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Canaan Twp. -
JOHN N. CAMPBELL,
farmer; P. O., Caledonia; was born July 9, 1839, in Marion Co.;
is the third of a family of nine children, born to John and
Lucinda Campbell, who have been long and favorably known in
this county. John Nelson, in his early years,
evinced an aptitude for farming and stockraising. At the
age of 24 he united his interests with Miss Maria P. Aye,
born in 1845, and a daughter of W. S. Aye, one of
Canaan's staunch citizens, and early settlers. Subsequent
to their marriage they moved to the Taylor farm, in this
township, which he occupied for eight years; they then moved to
the middle fork of the Whetstone, on the Strawman farm,
which has been his residence ever since, having 186 acres of
which employs his time, being engaged in farming and stock
raising. They have a family of six children - Mary O.,
Melvin A., Morris W., Cora B. Hallie R. and Pearl L. J.
Himself, wife and three children are members of the M. E.
Church. |
Cardington Twp. -
HENRY CECIL,
farmer, P. O., Gilead Station, was born in Shelby Co., Ohio,
Sept. 9, 18215, and lived there three years; the family then
moved to Belmont Co., Ohio, where they engaged in farming; in
1840, after the death of his father, Henry began the
management of the place, and lived with his mother until Jan.
29, 1845, when he married Miss Nancy Bonham, of Belmont
Co., Ohio; they lived on the Cecil homestead for five
years, and then moved to his uncle's place near by ,and lived
with him for five years, after which he rented in the
neighborhood, until in 1856, when he mother died; after which he
bought the old homestead, and lived on the same for seven years;
in Aug., 1862, he enlisted for three years in Co. B., 126th Ohio
Reg.; after serving eight months he was discharged, owing to
ill-health; in 1864 he settled in Cardington Tp., and has lived
there since; he is now residing on his place, which contains
eighty acres, and is located one mile west of Gilead Sta.
By the marriage there was one child, which ahs since died -
Esther Ann; she married first Mr. Levi Maxwell and
after his death she married Mr. R. A. St. Clair; by the
first marriage there were two children, one of whom is living -
Harry C. Maxwell; he lives with his grandparents.
By the second marriage there was one child, which has since
died. Mr. Cecil's parents, John and Duannah
(Long) Cecil, were natives of Maryland and Virginia; they
came to Ohio - be in 1814, with his parents, who settled in
Belmont Co.; she also came to Ohio with her parents, who settled
in Belmont Co. They married there and died on the old
homestead; of their seven children, four are living.
Hiram lives in Belmont Co., Ohio; Henry, Thurza, now
Mrs. Ross Greenfield, and Erwin, all live in
Morrow Co., Ohio, and all are married. |
Perry Twp -
ALBEN
COE, farmer and dealer in stocks; P. O., Shaucks; is the
fourth son of Alben and Ruth (Nickols) Coe; he was born
in Chester Tp., Morrow Co., O., Nov. 21, 1834; passed his
boyhood on the farm, and went to district school in winter.
At twenty-two he rented his father's farm for two years; then
purchased 75 acres of the present place, about 1858. He
has since added, at one time 85 and at another time 904 acres,
until his estate now covers 265 acres of fine farming lands.
He erected a large house in 1879 on the site of a similar
structure, which was built in 1874 and burned in 1878. His
present elegant frame residence of ten handsomely finished rooms
he erected in 1878. Thus has our farmer-boy, who started
in life with no capital but three dollars in money, two strong
hands and a willing heart, surrounded himself and family with a
beautiful hoe and handsome competence. He has been
interested for some time in the raising of draft horses, having
some very fine specimens of the Clydesdale stock. He has
dealt in stock quite extensively for the last nine years.
He takes an active interest in the Agricultural Society, having
been a member of its Board for six years. At the call of
his country Mr. Coe enlisted Sept., 1861, for three
years, in the 64th Reg., Co. C, of the O. V. I., commanded by
Capt. Brown and Col. Forscythe. He participated
in the fortunes of that regiment until it reached Stevenson,
Ala., when he was sent home to recruit the ranks. During
the five months in which he was thus engaged he took to the
front at one time men who were assigned to the "11th" O. V. C.,
and at another time he enlisted eighteen men. He entered
the old 9th O. V. C., as First Lieutenant but was soon promoted
to the office of Captain. He led his company in teh
engagements of Decatur, Alabama and Center Star. They
started on a raid, and were in a continual fight with the Rebel,
General Forrest, for sixteen days. He was at the siege of
Atlanta. At one time Forrest ditched the train in which
they were riding, and his men disengaged themselves from the
debris and formed in line of battle on the opposite side of the
cars, completely routing the Rebels. At Lawrenceburg
Capt. Coe's company charged on the 3rd George Reg., gaining
a signal victory and killing eighteen. They also fought in
the Charge of Waynesboro, and all the engagements of that
memorable "March to the Sea." He was mustered out Aug. 5,
1865. He was married Sept. 18, 1856, to Rebecca H.
Shauck, daughter of Elah Shauck, born Jan. 31, 1834,
in this township. Ten children have been born to them of
which there are but five living - Alva L., born June 23,
1857; Laura E., July 6, 1863; Claude E., Sept. 3,
1868; Glenn H., Nov. ?, 1869; Nevada, Aug. 8,
1877. Five died when young. Mr. Coe votes the
Republican ticket. He has a relic of by-gone days in the
shape of an ancient wooden clock whose history extend back to
1780. It was brought from Pennsylvania by the Lemmon
family. Alben Coe, father of our subject came from
Lancaster Co., Penn., and settled on what is now known as the
Russell Farm; the land was first entered by Nathan
Nichols. At the time of his settlement - probably
about 1817, there was no one living on the site of Mt. Gilead.
Allen Kelley was his nearest neighbor. Here he was
a cabin on the banks of the Whetstone and followed the trade of
black-smith - no doubt the first of his craft in that region.
He helped to cut and carry the logs and raise the first cabin
ever erected in Mt. Gilead. At that time deer were very
plenty, and one day a pack of dogs pursued one to the banks of
the stream, and as it came out on the opposite side, Mrs. Coe
struck it with a stick just back of the ears and killed it.
The family lived in different parts of Morrow Co. for some
years, then removed to Delaware Co., where they lived some three
years. They settled on the farm where our subject lives in
1856; where they lived two years then removed to Richland Co.
where they lived some three years, when they settled in Gilead
Tp., where the father died Apr. 6, 1870. His wife, Ruth
Coe, died about 1840, and he subsequently wedded Mary
Conway of Sparta, Ohio. Of the first marriage seven
children were born - Nathan N., who married Letitia
Blakely of Mt. Gilead. He lives there now, having
retired from the farm. Sarah, now Mrs. Joseph
Patton of this county; William married Ann
Smith, and is a farmer in Gilead Twp.; John R.
married Sarah Friend of Tipton, Iowa; he now lives in
Nappa Co., Cal.; Marth J., deceased, was wife of
Orange McDonald; Alben, subject of this sketch;
Emma R. married William Logan of Richland Co., Ohio.
They now live at Spring Green, Wis. |
Canaan Twp -
NATHAN
N. COE, farmer; P. O. Marits; born Nov. 8, 1837, in
Gilead Tp.; is a son of Abram and Margaret (Nichols) Coe;
Abram was born Dec. 6, 1806, in Loudoun Co., Va., and
emigrated to this State, locating in Gilead Tp.; he yet
survives, and is among the honored and highly respected citizens
in the county. Nathan Nichols was married in his
23rd year, Oct. 10, 1860, to Sophia Harris, who was born
in Denmark, Canaan Tp., Feb. 25, 1839, the daughter of Joel
Harris. After their marriage they lived one year on
the homestead in Gilead; in 1863 he purchased seventy-one acres,
one-half mile south of Denmark, which he has fitted up in good
farmer shape; he has good buildings, and arranged with a view to
comfort and convenience; and is living in comparative
contentment, enjoying the love and good-will of his friends and
neighbors. They have no children. |
Washington Tp. -
REV. C. L. CONGER, B. S., minister;
Iberia; pastor of the M. E. Church and Professor of English
Language and Liberature in Ohio Central College; was born in
Delaware Co., O., in the year 1854. His parents were
formerly residents of New Hampshire, but removed to Ohio in
1852, and settled in Delaware Co., where they died.
Rev. Mr. Conger entered Ohio Wesleyan University at
Delaware, in 1873, and graduated from the college, of which he
is now Professor in 1879, his course being interfered with by
the demands of the pulpit; he first joined the North Ohio
Conference in 1878, and was regularly appointed to his present
charge, having previously labored in that place as a local
preacher. Hence he is now completing his pastorate - the
longest term allowed by the economy of Methodism. His
youth, present ability and success give prophecy of a remarkable
future.
(Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio
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Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880 - Page 745) |
Westfield Tp. -
CHARLES B. COOMER, cooper; P. O.,
Westfield; was born in Niagara Co., N. Y., Apr. 29, 1825; his
father was a shoemaker, but carried on a farm, at which
Charles assisted when not in school, until his 19th year,
when he went to Monroe, Mich., to learn the cooper's trade;
after a year he returned to Ohio, where he finished his trade;
and worked in different places; at the age of 25, he opened a
shop on the home farm, and worked about three years; in 1852, he
married Miss Emeline Rogers, of Shawtown, a native
of Delaware Co.; after some changes, they settled down in this
township in 1861, and Aug. 8, 1862, he entered the army; only a
battalion of three companies being formed they were assigned to
garrison duty, and subsequently consolidated with the 88th O. V.
I.; he was mustered out in July, 1865; two years later he
engaged in the coopers' trade, in which he has since continued.
He has a good business and a pleasant home in Westfield; of his
three children, only one, Emerson F., born May 3, 1853,
is now living. Mr. Coomer is a member of I. O. O.
F. Lodge, No. 269, of Westfield, and Encampment No. 125, of
Ashley; in politics he is a Republican.
(Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio
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Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880 - Page 636) |
IRA
B. COOMER. - Through well directed efforts in connection
with the great basic industry under whose effective discipline
he was reared Mr. Coomer has gained precedence as one of
the representative farmers and stock-growers of his native
county and township, where he has so guided his course as to
retain at all times the unqualified esteem and confidence of all
who know him. His finely improved farm of one hundred
acres, known as "Pinehurst," is eligibly located in Peru
township, and on every side are patent evidences of thrift and
prosperity. Mr. Coomer is a scion of one of the
sterling pioneer families of this favored section of the old
Buckeye state, with whose history the name has been identified
for more than four score years, and his personal standing as
well as his ancestral prestige render most consonant a review of
his career within the pages of this history of his native
county, where he has applied his energies as to gain success and
independence of no uncertain order.
On the old homestead of his father in Peru township,
Morrow county, Ira E. Coomer was born on the 19th of
April, 1858, and thus it may be well understood that this fine
section of his native county is endeared to him by the gracious
memories and associations of the past as well as by those of the
present time, involving his connection with both civic and
industrial affairs. He is a son of William and Barbara
A. (Place) Coomer, the former of whom was born in Delaware
county, Ohio, a son of Ira W. Coomer who was born in the
state of New York, as was also his father, Benjamin Coomer.
The family was founded in America in the Colonial era of our
national history and the major number of its representatives
have followed agricultural pursuits. Ira W. Coomer
came from the old Empire state to Ohio in 1828 and numbered
himself among the pioneers of the central part of this
commonwealth. Here he reclaimed a productive farm from the
forest wilderness and here both he and his wife passed the
residue of their lives. Of their thirteen children
William was the eldest, and of the number six are
now living, namely: Leander, Adelbert, Sophia, Mary E., Viola
and Priscilla.
William Coomer was reared to maturity on the old
pioneer homestead and contributed his quota to its reclamation
and development. He never wavered in his allegiance to the
great industry of agriculture and through the same he eventually
became numbered among the representative farmers of Peru
township, Morrow county, where he commanded secure vantage
ground in the confidence and good will of his fellow men.
He was a man of sterling character - Honest and industrious and
loyal to all the duties of citizenship. he was summoned to
the life eternal in 1884, and his venerable widow still resides
on the old homestead, secure in the affectionate regard of all
who have come within the sphere of her gracious influence.
William Coomer and Barbara A. Place were married in Morrow
county and here they reared their seven children, whose names
are here entered in respective order of birth: Elmore, Ira
E., Leonora, Irene, Emma, Frederick and Willington.
All of the children are still living except Leonora,
whose death occurred in 1896.
Ira E. Coomer's early experiences were those gained
in connection with the work of the old homestead farm, which was
the place of his birth, and thus he learned the value and
dignity of earnest toil and endeavor, the while he duly availed
himself of the advantages afforded in the public schools of the
locality. He continued to the associated in the work and
management of the home farm until he had attained to his legal
majority and he then went to Illinois, where he found employment
at farm work and other occupations, as did he later also in the
state of Kansas. He was absent from his native state
somewhat more than three years and in the meanwhile he carefully
conserved his earnings, so that he had a modest capital upon his
return to Ohio, in 1883. In 1885 he married and he and his
bride established their home in a two-room log cabin, in which
they resided for a short time. Mr. Coomer than
rented a farm in Peru township, and there he initiated his
independent efforts as an agriculturist and stock-grower.
Indefatigable industry and careful management marked his course
under these conditions and he bent every energy to the work in
hand, with the laudable purpose of securing eventually a farm of
his own. Economy ruled in the household and all other
departments of the farm, and in 1890 he had accumulated
sufficient capitalistic reserved to justify him in the purchase
of twenty acres of land in section 2, Peru township. This
formed the nucleus of his present fine farm of one hundred acres
and it may readily be understood that the advancement made was
through consecutive industry and determined purpose. His
present homestead, "Pinehurst," was purchased by Mr. Coomer
in 1900, and the property is most eligibly located two and
one-half miles east of the village of Ashley. The
buildings on the place are of substantial order, with modern
equipment and facilities, and the owner has shown much
discrimination in improving the property, which has been brought
up to high standard, though he still consults ways and mans to
increase still further the productivity of his land and to gain
the maximum returns from his various operations, in which he
makes use of the best modern appliances and scientific methods.
In connection with diversified agriculture Mr. Coomer
raises high-grade live stock, and in this latter department he
is devoting special attention to the breeding of registered
Merino sheep.
That one animated by such definite ambition in
connection with personal affairs should also be liberal and
progressive as a citizen is a foregone conclusion. Thus
Mr. Coomer has ever been ready to give his influence and
cooperation in the furtherance of measures and enterprises
tending to advance the general welfare of the community, and he
is well fortified in his opinions as to matters of public
import. He accords a stanch allegiance to the Republican
party, and the confidence and esteem reposed in him in his
native township have been significantly shown, since he served
fro a number of years as a member of the board of trustees of
Peru township, of which he is assessor at the time of this
writing, in 1911. He and his wife are active and valued
members of the local organizations of the fraternity known as
the Gleaners, and the family is distinctively popular in
connection with the best social activities of the home
community.
In the year 1885 was solemnized the marriage of Mr.
Coomer to Miss Allie E. Eckles, who was born and
reared in Delaware county, this state. She attended the
public schools of Ashley, that county, until she had attained to
the age of sixteen years, and later came with her parents to
Morrow county, where she remained at the parental home until her
marriage to Mr. Coomer As already intimated, the
honeymoon of the young couple was passed in their little log
cabin of two rooms, where they lived one year, and then lived on
a rented farm until 1890, when they removed to their small farm
of twenty acres, where the household accommodations were of
better order. Their present home is far different than
that in which they initiated their married life and they are
fully appreciative of its advantages and attractions, the while
they here find pleasure in extending a generous hospitality to
their wide circle of friends.
In conclusion of this brief sketch is entered the
following record concerning the children of Mr. and Mrs.
Coomer: Joseph, who was born on the 1st of January, 1886,
was graduated in the high school at Cardington, this county, as
a member of the class of 1906, after which he taught school for
a time, and he is now a student in the Bliss Business College at
Columbus, the capital of the state, in which institution he will
have completed his course before this publication is issued from
the press; Carrie B., who was born Sept. 12, 1890, is an
expert stenographer but she is now married to Guy Legg
and lives in Ashley, Ohio; the three younger children are to be
found beneath the home rooftree, their names and respective
dates of birth being as here noted: Elbert, May 10, 1892;
Frederick M., Nov. 16, 1898; and Margaret E., July
22, 1904.(Source: History of Morrow County, Ohio by A. J. Baughman
- Vol. II -
Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1911 - Page 664) |
Westfield Tp. -
MORRIS M. COOMER, farmer and stockraiser;
P. O. Ashley; was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., Jan. 13, 1815.
His father, Benjamin Coomer, was born Mar. 22, 1783, in
Berkshire Co., Mass., and at teh age of 22 married Miss Amy
Wood, born in Bennington Co., Vermont, May 11, 1789, who was
related to the Hutchinson family, famed as singers, and a
cousin to Ex. President Filmore. To them were born
Ira W. Jonathan, G. Anson, Seymour C., Morris M.,
Julia, married to Joseph Shoemaker; Rachel, married
to Ephraim Hubbell, Charles B., and Wilson W. Morris
began his education in New York State, but his advantages were
limited after his arrival in Ohio. He learned the
cabinet-makers' trade, at which he worked one year; afterward in
partnership with his brother Jonathan, he manufactured
fanning-mills for one year, and worked for fourteen years as
journeyman in the same business. At the age of 31 he
married Miss Sarah Clark; she was born in Franklin Co.,
Ohio, in 1816. Her grand-father, were Revolutionary
soldiers. Her parents came from New York State to Ohio in
1811. Soon after marriage they moved to Oxford Tp.,
Delaware Co., and six years later to the farm where he now
resides, consisting of 74 acres of productive land. They
have had four children - Cicero, born in 1847, married to
Miss Sarah Pierce, and now Treasurer of Delaware Co.;
Monroe, born in 1850, who died at the age of 4 yeas; Alice,
born in 1854, and married to Isaac Hickson, and Ada,
born in 158, and educated at the Ohio Wesleyan Female College,
and now engaged in teaching school. Mr. Coomer is a
member of I. O. O. F., No. 421, and F. and A. M., No. 407, and
in politics a Republican.
(Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio
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Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880 - Page 638) |
Peru Tp. -
W. W. COOMER, farmer; P. O. Ashley.
In the State of Rhode Island, Benjamin Coomer took his
first peep at the light of day, in the year 1747; passed through
the revolutionary war, and having attained his three score and
ten, died Oct. 26, 1817, in Niagara Co., N. Y. Benjamin
Coomer, Jr. was born in the State of Mass, on the 22d day of
March, 1783. His wife was Annie Wood, born in
Bennington Co., Vt., May 11, 1789. They were joined in
wedlock, Jan. 13, 1805, and for two-thirds of a century they met
and battled with the cares and woes incident to life.
Their family, like many of the pioneer families, was large, as
will be seen by the following record: Ira W., born May 8,
1808; Anson H., born June 26, 1810, died Sept. 18, 1819;
Seymour C., born July 4, 1812; M. M., Jan. 13,
1814; Julia, April 24, 1817; Rachel, Dec. 14,
1820; Cynthia, born Nov. 18, 1823, died Nov. 28, 1824;
Charles B., born Apr. 29, 1825; Wilson W., June 25,
1827; Stephen L., Jan. 29, 1831, died Dec. 6, 1834; the
subject of this biography, who is Wilson W. Coomer, the
proprietor of Hickory Grove Farm, born in Niagara Co., N. Y.,
June 25, 1827, was one year old when his parents came to Ohio in
1828. His wife, Lucinda McClish, was born in
Carroll Co., Ohio, on the 24th day of December, 1829, and their
marriage occurred Mar. 13, 1850. Their first-born,
Benjamin Third, dates Apr. 4, 1853, died Feb. 2, 1875;
Amy, born Oct. 18, 1856; Alexander, July 5, 1858;
George S., Mar. 31, 1863. Although, by occupation,
Mr. Coomer, is a farmer, yet he is a man possessed of rare
mechanical genius, and might have played the role of master
mechanic. HE enters upon this part of farm economy with
zeal and a constant hope of reward, and has devoted some
attention to the mysteries of Spiritualism. He has paid
much attention to relics of the past ages, and his cabinet now
contains a stone hammer, a hatchet, a stone pestle; shuttles,
one of which bears the appearance of petrified wood, the grains
of wood being distinctly visible; darts and such like of more
than ordinary interest.
(Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio
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Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880 - Page 651) |
Peru Tp. -
WILLIAM COOMER, farmer and carpenter; P.
O. Ashley. Benjamin Coomer was born in the State of
New York and came to Ohio in 1820. His son Ira was
born in the year 1806, in Onondaga Co., N. Y. In teh year
1829, he led to the altar Mary Ann Houston, daughter of
one Thomas Houston, a pioneer emigrant from the State of
Delaware, and who settled near the present site of the village
of Ashley. The subject of this sketch, Mr. William
Coomer, son of Ira and Mary Ann Coomer, was born
Sept. 13, 1830; his wife, Barbara Place, was born Jan.
15, 1838. They were married the 21st day of May, 1853, the
Rev. Mr. Nickey officiating. Sept. 28, 1855,
Elmore, their first son, was born; Ira, their second
son, was born Apr. 19, 1858; Lenora, born Feb. 21, 1860;
Irena, born May 16, 1862; Emma J., born Apr. 5,
1865; Frederick, May 5, 1876, and Wellington, Apr.
10, 1874. Mr. William Coomer is a carpenter and
joiner, practical and competent. At present, however, he
has turned his attention to farming, and is rapidly developing
the productive qualities of the rich, alluvial deposit, of which
his farm is composed. Like most intelligent farmers, he
has learned that the raising of stock is most compensating to
the husbandman.
(Source: History of Morrow County and Ohio
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Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880 - Page 652) |
Canaan Tp.
EZEKIEL H. COX,
farmer; P. O., Iberia; was born in Tully Tp., Marion Co., Ohio,
May 24, 1843; his father, Abraham Cox, was born in
Monongahela Co., Va., July 11, 1806; he married Mary Pittman,
who was born May 25, 1810, and emigrated west about the year
1835, locating in Monroe Co., and later, in Gilead Tp., where he
purchased 160 acres of land, and remained there until 27 years
of age; April 14, 1872, he married Louisa J. Hendrickson,
who was born in Marion Co., 1853, daughter of G. W.
Hendrickson; her mother's family name was Blocksom;
since the marriage of Mr. Cox, he has been a resident of
Canaan, on Section 2, where he has 135 acres of land. They
have two children - Alfred E., born March 20, 1873;
Adda A., March 5, 1875. |
Canaan Twp. -
CLARK COX, farmer;
P. O., Caledonia; is a nataive of Marion Co., Ohio; he was born
in Tully Tp., March 28, 1847, and is the eighth of a family of
nine children; his parents were Abraham and Mary (Pittman)
Cox; he was a natiave of Virginia, and came West at an early
day; they now live in Galion, Ohio. On becoming of age,
Clark began farming on his own account; and Feb. 22, 1871,
he married Miss Rebecca J. Irvin; she was born in
Wasington Tp., this county, in the year 1848; after her
marriage, they lived with his father until 1874, when he came to
his present place, and has lived here since. They have
five children - James H., born Dec. 25, 1871; Charles
E., Dec. 28, 1873; William J., "Oct. 20, 1875;
Mary S., Oct. 17, 1877, and babe born May 17, 1880.
Mr. Cox is among the well-known farmers of his township; his
farm contains 200 acres of land well-adapted to stock-raising,
in which he is largely interested; he is located about eight
miles northwest of Mt. Gilead. |
E.
L. CUTLER & Bro., dealers in staple and fancy groceries.
This reliable house was established in the spring of 1881.
Mr.
E. L. Cutler, the senior member of the firm, was born in Delaware,
now a portion of Morrow County, Ohio, October 8, 1842, and when
twelve years of age migrated to Michigan, his father, S.B.,
locating with his family in Hillsdale County. There he engaged in
farming, and the subject of the sketch made it his home until
1862, when he tendered his services to the Union cause, enlisting
in Company F, Eighteenth Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Was in the
Athens engagement, and other notable engagements of the war; was
honorably discharged after serving three years and two months.
In 1866, the family removed to Atchison County, Kansas, where the
father, Mr. S.B. Cutler, resided until 1878, when he took up his
abode in St. Joseph, Missouri.
In 1870, E. L. engaged in the
manufacture of brick, at Troy, Kansas, continuing until 1873, when
he became an officer in the penitentiary at Leavenworth, in which
capacity he acted seven years, and during three years he was yard
master. He married, in 1866, Miss Mary Putnam, of Hillsdale
County, Michigan.
They have three children: Jennie M., Cora E.
and Mabel May. He is a member of the I.O.O.F.
Mr. C. W.
Cutler, the junior member of the firm, was born in Morrow County,
Ohio, February 18, 1854, and when quite young, removed to
Hillsdale County, Michigan, with his parents, residing there until
1866.
Then the
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family migrated to Atchison
County, Kansas, where our subject was raised to manhood, and
educated. His early days were spent in tilling the soil. In
1874, Mr. Cutler received the appointment in the penitentiary, at
Leavenworth, as an officer, the duties of which he discharged
until embarking in mercantile pursuits, in St. Joseph.
He is a
member of the I.O.O.F.
(Source: The History of Buchanan
County, Missouri: containing a history of the county, its cities,
towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens, Buchanan
County in the late war, general and local statisics, portraits of
early settlers and prominent men, history of Missouri, map of
Buchanan County, etc., etc, Illustrated (St. Joseph, Missouri, St.
Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., 1881),
719, 720. Page 719) Contributed by Judith Anne (Weeks) Ancell
jancell@spro.net from family records. |
Bennington Twp. -
ELIZABETH CULVER, farmer and stock-raiser;
P. O., Bloomfield; is the daughter of Jonathan and Millison
(Jennings) Bennett, who had twelve children - Sally, Robert,
Josiah, Susan, Berthsheba, Mary,
Martha, Matilda, Mariah, Elizabeth,
William and Mima; Matilda and Elizabeth
are the only ones now living of this large family; Elizabeth
was born in New York, in 1810, and moved to Ohio in 1824; she was
married May 10, 1827, to William Culver, and by him
had nine children - James, born in Sept. 1828, married
Elizabeth Decker, and lives in Bennington Tp., as does
all the family; Harriet, born May 7, 1830, is the widow of
John A. Taylor; Martha was born in September, 1833,
and is the wife of Stephen Gage; Aaron, born
May 19, 1836, and married Melvina Powell; Asel,
born June 7, 1842, and was drowned in a river in New Mexico July
18, 1875; Mary, born April 19, 1838, and died August 30,
1859; Jonathan was born in March, 1844, and is the husband
of Harriet Dunham; Sarah M., born March 26,
1848, is the wife of Thomas Chase; Jesse B.,
born July 15, 1846, and was married September 17, 1878, to
Nettie Boner, and by her had one child, Daisy,
born March 16, 1880; Jesse has always made his home with
his parents; he has eighty acres of land, while the parents have
190 acres; they came to Bennington Tp. in 1830, and have lived
there ever since; two of the boys were in the war of Secession;
Asel was a private, and Jonathan was second lieutenant;
they, generally speaking, are Republicans, and are large land
owners in Bennington. |
Chester Twp. -
CUNNINGHAM BROTHERS, millers, Chesterville;
prominently identified among the millers of Morrow Co., is the
firm of C. K. and Z. T. Cunningham. They
have of late purchased of the Cunningham heirs the old
mill, long known as the "Cunningham Grist Mill," and have
re-fitted the same and made it entirely new. They are now
running three sets of buhrs, and are prepared to make the new
process flour. The machinery is in excellent condition,
both the water and steam works; they have also added a first
class saw mill to the same, and deal in lumber. They are
speedily circulating their new process flour in distant parts of
the country. Their father's name was R. W. Cunningham;
born Apr. 9, 1819, and was the son of R. C. and Mary (Clark)
Cunningham; he was one of eight children - John, R. W.,
Margaret, Eliza A., Isabel, Harriet, Mary and Jane.
The father died Dec. 27, 1876. Their mother, Mercy,
was a daughter of Reuben and Olive (Austin) Gleason; her
father was born in 1793 in Vermont, and her mother in 1797 in
the same State; her father came to Ohio about 1816; she was born
May 15, 1820, in Knox Co., and was one of nine children, eight
of whom survive - Mercy, Lucy, Elisha, John, Asa, Joseph,
Sylvester and Elizabeth The marriage of R.
W. to Mercy, occurred in 1842, which union blessed
them with Warren K., who was in the 174th O. V. I. for
one year; George W. was in company F., 81st O. V. I. for
three years; William H., deceased Cleopas K., of
the firm of Cunningham Bros., who was for five years boss
of a five-buhr mill at Big Rapids, Michigan, and was in the
employ of the firm for two years; he dealt two years in buggies,
and is now President of Mutual Life Insurance Company, at Fort
Wayne, Indiana, Marcellus A., Zachariah T., L. E., and
Anna A. The father enlisted in company A., 20th O. V.
I., for over three years; he ranked as sergeant; he also
manufactured chain pumps and bedsteads at this place. The
father of Mrs. Cunningham began an ashery in Chester Tp.
about 1826, and transferred the same to Chesterville in 1830,
locating his business on the lot where John Smiley now
lives. He entered a contract to carry the mail from Mt.
Vernon to Bucyrus, for two years. Mrs. Cunningham
and Anna are members of the Methodist Church at this
place.
Source:
History of Morrow County and Ohio
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Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880 - Page 595 |
Cardington Twp. -
GEORGE R. CUNNINGHAM,
carriage maker; Cardington; is a native of Troy Twp., Delaware
Co., Ohio; he is the son of John and Sarah (Wise) Cunningham,
and was born June 20, 1831. These parents were born and
raised near Bellaire, Ohio, and were the parents of eight
children, all of whom reached their majority; two of the sons,
John A. and James A., died while serving their
country in the last great war. The father came to Delaware
Co., Ohio, in 1830, and himself and wife are yet living in
Delaware City, and both are old and respected citizens of that
place. The subject of this sketch lived on his father's
farm until he was 17, when he went to Delaware and learned his
trade of E. R. Thompson, with whom he remained three
yeas. Shortly after this he came to Cardington with his
possessions, consisting of $15 and a large share of native
energy, with no bad habits. He started a small job shop
upon his arrival in 1851, and the following year began so
rapidly increasing business of making two-horse and spring
wagons. About this time he formed a partnership with his
brother, William A., which lasted until 1861, when the
brother was bought out, and our subject continued the business
alone. In 1874 a sudden and destructive fire burned him
out, destroying property valued at $20,000, covered by $6,000
insurance; just before the fire he had a business, the sales of
which amounted to $30,000 per annum. With characteristic
energy he began anew, but lost heavily on account of hard times
and an unstable currency. At present he is engaged in the
same business in a large two-storied brick building, with about
sixteen employees. On the 31st of July, 1856, he was
married to Minerva J. Peck, who bore him two children -
Mary A. and John L. His first wife died in
August, 1864, and two years later he married his second wife,
Sarah A. Gregory. Mr. Cunningham is a Republican; he
has been a member of the Town Council and of the City School
Board ten years. he is a member of the Presbyterian
Church, and is a strong temperance man, allowing no drunkenness
among his workmen. He owns one of the largest vehicle
manufactories in Ohio. |
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FREDERICK CUTLER, deceased;
Frederick Cutler was born Dec. 12, 1929, in Vermont, and came to
Westfield Twp. when a small boy, receiving the customary
advantages of that day. He went with the great tide to
California in '49, and after a year's absence returned with about
$1,200 in gold, which he immediately invested in the farm where
his widow now resides. At this country's call he early
joined the 65th O.V.I., remaining in the service three years;
while in the army his first wife died, and he married first a
sister of Mrs. Cutler, and after her death, the
present Mrs. Cutler, then Miss Maria Peak,
a native of Westfield Twp., whose parents, Daniel and
Clarissa Peak, came to Ohio from Vermont in 1825, and
settled about a mile and a half west of Westfield.
Mrs. Cutler received the best education the schools of
that day afforded; her parents, with the characteristics of New
England people, exercised a pious care for the education of their
children. Mr. Cutler, dying in Jan., 1879,
left the management and care of the estate and family entirely in
her hands, which she is ably conducting, and educating the four
children of her own, and four of her sisters', on her fine farm of
200 acres.
Source:
History of Morrow County and Ohio
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Chicago: O. L. Baskin, 1880 - Page 635 |
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