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M. J.
WARNER. Proprietor of the Chestnut Hill
stock farm, in Concord township, Lake county, Ohio, f near Painesville,
and a prominent citizen, was born in Hampden, Geauga county, this State,
June 23, 1851. His grandfather, Daniel "Warner, was a native of New York
State, who emigrated to Leroy township, Lake county, Ohio, in an early
day. He there cleared and improved a farm in the woods, whence he
subsequently removed to Geauga county and later to Cleveland, finally
going to Bryan, Williams county, Ohio, where he passed the remainder of
his days. He was a successful farmer and stock raiser and took a prominent
part in the early development of the country. He died at a ripe old age,
leaving many friends to mourn his loss. His son, Martin J.
Warner, father of the subject of this sketch, was also a native of the
Empire State and one of a large family. He accompanied his parents to
Ohio, where he early engaged in the stock business, buying cattle and
driving them over the mountains to Eastern points,—Philadelphia,
Pittsburg, and other large cities,—and although but a boy when he
commenced he was very successful. lie followed this business most of his
life, shipping over the railroad after the completion of a line to the
East. He was a hard worker, and by perseverance accumulated a comfortable
income. He married Marcia Beckwith, a native of Lake county,
Ohio, and daughter of an old and prominent pioneer, her mother being a
Huntington, a relative of the first governor of Ohio, and they had four
children, two of whom survive. The father died in 1873, after a long life
of usefulness, followed by the regrets of all who knew him. He was an
active member of the Congregational Church, to which he liberally
contributed, as he did to all worthy objects. The mother still survives,
happy in universal esteem. She also is a useful member of the
Congregational Church, and is prominent in all good and charitable works. The subject of this sketch was born on a farm on which he lived until ten years of age, after which he resided in Painesville, in which city he attended school. He early engaged in farming and stock-raising, being interested with his father until the latter's death, when he, in September, 1879, removed to his present farm in Concord township, on the old State road. For the last few years, he has been a breeder of high-grade horses, mostly the Wilkes stock, in which he has been very successful and which enterprise has proved very remunerative. He has greatly improved his farm, on which, in 1892, he erected a commodious and handsome residence and large, well arranged barn, besides other valuable modern facilities for the prosecution of his business. His farm includes 174 acres of as choice land as is to be found in Ohio, resides which he also owns valuable land in Wisconsin and Missouri, and is numbered among the substantial men of the country. Mr. Warner has been twice married, first, in 1878, to Miss Carrie Benjamin, a highly estimable lady of Painesville, where she was born and reared. Her life was spared but a short time after marriage, her death taking place in 1880, to the general sorrow of all who knew her. She left one child, Kate G. In 1881, Mr. Warner married Mrs. Hattie Valentine, an accomplished lady, a native of Geanga county, Ohio, who has been a worthy helpmeet. Mrs. Valentine had one daughter, Lavern E., by her former husband. Politically, Mr. Warner has been a Republican, but of late years has inclined toward Prohibition. He is a member of the Home Guards Military Company, a local organization of merit. Although not belonging to any religious denomination, he is always first to assist any worthy cause. His wife is an active member of the Methodist Church. Few men are more heartily in accord with all that tends to advance the welfare of the community, and few more thoroughly enjoy the respect of all who know them. |
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ALVIN C. White,
Mayor of Jefferson, Ohio, a worthy citizen and leading lawyer, was born
August 9, 1850, in Parkman township, Geauga county, Ohio, where he was
mainly reared, although during his childhood his parents resided for fully
nine years in Pennsylvania. His parents were Eben Clark and Emily (Pinney)
White; the paternal grandmother having been a Miss Clark before
marriage, the son was given her maiden name. The paternal grandfather,
also Eben White, was a native of Connecticut and a lineal
descendant of William White, who came from England in the
Mayflower. He first settled in the Plymouth colony, whence the family
afterward removed with others to Connecticut, where they took up their
abode. There Grandfather Eben White was born and reared, and
thence he moved with his family to Ohio in 1817, settling in Farmington,
Trumbull county, where he lived four years, when he removed to Parkman,
Geauga county, where he started an iron foundry, which he successfully
operated for several years. He then removed the foundry to Kirtland, where
the establishment was destroyed by fire. He thereupon returned to Parkman.
He had two sons and five daughters, of whom Warren, the oldest son,
died, unmarried, in 1837; and Eben Clark White,
father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Connecticut November 2,
1816. Eben Clark grew to manhood in Geauga county, Ohio, where he has
passed the greater portion of his life, and where he still resides, being
engaged in the wagon-making trade. He married Miss Emily
Pinney, also descended from an old and respected family. The subject
of this sketch and two daughters, Sophronia, now deceased, and Cynthia,
now the widow of Ethan A. Alderman, were the issue of this
marriage. Miss Pinney was a daughter of Captain
Levi Pinney, a brave soldier of the war of 1812. The American
ancestor of this family was Captain Aaron Pinney, a
native of bonny Scotland, who came to the United States prior to 1755,
settling in Windsor, Connecticut. They established the first Scotch
Episcopal Church in that State. Aaron Pinney's son, Abram,
was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary war. His eon, Levi, removed from
Connecticut to Ohio about 1812 and settled in Trumbull county, where he
continued to reside until 1827, when he removed to Lake county, the same
State, where he died in 1853. He had several sons and daughters. Mr. White, of this sketch, attended the district schools during his earlier years, after which he went to the Parkman high school for two years. In August, 1869, he entered the freshman class in Hiram College, at which institution he graduated June 19, 1873. He was engaged in teaching for three years, and then in October, 1876, he entered the law department of the Michigan University, where he remained through the term. He then came to Jefferson, Ohio, where he was for a time in the law office of Hon. Stephen Northway, subsequently returning to the Michigan University, from which he graduated in March, 1878. He was admitted to the bar in Geauga county in the following month, and in May opened a law office in Jefferson, where he has ever since resided and successfully practiced his profession. Soon afte1' establishing himself in that city he entered into a partnership with E. J. Pinney, under the name of Pinney & White, which association was pleasantly and profitably continued until Mr. Pinney's removal to Cleveland in 1890, since which time Mr. White has practiced alone. Politically Mr. White has been a life-long Republican, but during the last few years has not fully accepted the tariff policy of his party. Of open, candid disposition, honest in purpose and faithful to trusts, he enjoys the confidence of his community, which is exemplified in his recent election to the Mayoralty of his city. He had frequently declined office before this, bat on this occasion a principle was involved with which he was in thorough touch, which accounted for his acceptance of the proffered honor. Jefferson has been a local option town and free from saloons since 1886, but in the spring of 1892 a strong fight was made between the whisky ring and temperance men for supremacy. Mr. White was solicited to become the temperance nominee for Mayor, and as such was elected after a heated contest. Mr. White was married October 8, 1876, to Amelia C, daughter of Seth and Mary (Russell) Burton, a lady of domestic tastes and social accomplishments. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Past Chancellor of that order. Mr. White is a man of intellectual ability and moral worth, being a worthy descendant of an honorable family, and taking a commendable interest in the welfare of his city, State and country. (Source 2) |
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Rev.
Austin
Wilson, is a Pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Orwell, Lake county, Ohio. He
comes of a family noted for their natural literary attainments, several
having been brilliant orators of fine address and not the lest among them
stands the gentleman of whom we write. He was born on a farm near
Warren, Ohio, June 6, 1849; his paternal grandfather was a Scotch-Irish
descent. His father, Mr. Wilson, was a pious and God fearing man.
He was the first white child born in Youngstown, Ohio, the date of the
event being November, 1811. His wife, who was in her girlhood Miss
Nancy Welty, was born arch 11, 1811, in Maryland. Her father was
also a native of Maryland, while her grandfather, who was a minister, was
born in Holland. On her mother's side the lineage goes back for
generations to the founders of the family of America who located in
Maryland. The subject of this brief notice is one of fourteen children, three of whom died in infancy: Elizabeth, deceased, was the wife of Mr. Loomis; Catherine is now Mrs. Beach; Harriet became the wife of Mr. Loomis; William H., who was a minister for thirty years, died while a Presiding Elder of the Canton (Ohio) district; Julia L., deceased, was the wife of Mr. Grant; W. J. is Pastor of a church in Canton, Ohio: C. V. is in charge of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Olean, New York; J. F. is one of the leading lawyers of Warren, Ohio; next in order of birth is our subject; while the youngest brother, E. B., is a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Welshfield, Ohio. This family is truly worthy of note, as five of the six sons have chosen to renounce worldly affairs and are devoted workers in the cause of Christ. J. F. is a brilliant lawyer and has made his mark at the bar. The sisters as well have the family trait of eloquence and superior intellect, and like their brothers are possessors of five conversational powers and social attainments. The education of Mr. Wilson was acquired at Warren, Ohio, and in Alleghany College, of Meadville, Pennsylvania. He began the study of law with Messrs. Hutchins, Tuttle & Steele, of Warren, and was admitted to the bar. After practicing for six years he decided to devote himself more entirely to his Master's work and commenced his ministry at Imlay City, Michigan, where in course of time a fine church edifice and parsonage were erected by the congregation who flourished under his guidance. A small church was also built in the county, and there he preached occasionally. The next pastoral work of Mr. Wilson was at Lexington, Michigan, where he labored for two years and was active in the erection of a house of worship there. For the next four years he was located at Thompson, Geauga county, Ohio, and while he was there the congregation put up a pleasant parsonage. For two years in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and after closing his labors there, he came to dwell and work with the good people of Orwell, settling here in the fall of 1892. On the 20th day of September, 1877, Mr. Wilson and Miss Jennie E. Johnson were united in marriage. She is the daughter of Edward M. and Mary C. Johnson, of Leavittsburg, Ohio, and is one of four children. Ida became the wife of Reed Stowe and was called from this life in 1875. Dora E. wedded Charles Reedes, and Mary is living with her parents. Mrs. Wilson is an educated lady of quiet and sociable disposition and has that rare personality which attracts and makes people become her friends. She is well adapted to fill the sometimes trying position of a minister's wife, and with her kindly counsel and motherly way assists her husband to a great extent of his work. She is the mother of four children: Nansie, born July 24, 1878; Ben J., August 15, 1880; Harry J., August, 1884; and Ruth B., March 8, 1891. The two older children manifest a decided talent for music, while Benjamin, for a boy of his years, has a wonderful memory and is local authority on all historical topics of national and general importance. He is a great book-worm and takes great delight in his fathers' large and well assorted library. In politics, Mr. Wilson is a Republican of the conservative order, and fraternally is a member of the Masonic order. He belongs to the Royal Arcanum, to the Knights of Pythias, and is a member of the "Junior Order of United American Mechanics." (Source #1) |
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NOTES: Source #1: Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton. Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899. Source #2: Biographical History of Northeastern, Ohio - Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake Counties. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company 1893 |
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