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WILLIAM RANSAW, (deceased) was born
in 1802 in Germany; son of Fred Ransaw. He emigrated to
America, settling in this county, in 1840, and was married in Ravenna Township
the same year, to Elizabeth Schriver, also a native of Germany,
where she was born in 1822, and from where she emigrated to America the same
year her husband arrived. To this union were born seven children, five of
whom are now living: William H., Lewis, Fannie, Fred and Henry C.
The deceased are George and Mary. Our subject was a tanner
by trade, but after arriving in this county engaged in farming, which occupation
he followed until his death, in February, 1866. He at that time owned
fifty-two acres of good land on which his widow now resides. He was
universally respected, an honest, upright citizen, true to his obligations and a
man who contributed largely to the development of this county. |
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ANTHONY REED, farmer, P. O.
Deerfield, was born in Colunbiana County, Ohio, in Oct., 1811, son of William
and Mary (Middlesworth) Reed; former born in the State of Delaware, the
latter in West Virginia. (Their history appears in another portion of this
volume.) The family settled in the southern portion of Deerfield Township,
this county, in 1812, where the parents lived to the close of their lives.
Our subject's advantages for receiving an education were very limited, and his
father realizing this fact, erected a log schoolhouse, in which he taught his
own and the neighbors' children in his spare moments. Anthony resided on
the old homestead until thirty years of age. He was married in 1842 to
Miss Elizabeth Lazarus, a native of Deerfield Township, this county.
This union has been blessed with two children - Amelia, wife of
William R. Shilliday (have four children, Maggie, Arad, Mattie and Mary),
and Mary, widow of George Ganze (by whom she had two children,
Joel and Mabel), and who is residing back on the old homestead with her
children, a comfort to her father in the declining years. Mr.
Reed, when twenty-one years of gage, purchased sixty-six acres of land, to
which he subsequently added until he is now owner of 429 acres. He
inherited but a small amount of money, and his accumulations are the result of
his own energy and industry. He is a member of the Congregational Church. |
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JAMES REED, farmer, P. O.
Deerfield, was born in Brooke County, W. Va., in 1809, a grandson of Anthony
Middlesworth, a Hollander by birth, and son of William and Mary (Middlesworth)
Reed, the former born in the State of Delaware, August 23, 1778; the latter
a native of West Virginia. They had a family of twelve children, of whom
eight are still living. The family were among the pioneers of this county
of 1812, and settled two and a half miles south of the center of Deerfield
Township. William Reed here cleared eighty or ninety acres of land
and passed the remainder of his life, attaining the ripe age of eighty-five
years. Our subject was brought up on a farm receiving the limited
education obtainable in that early day. Being reared in the wilderness one
early learned to swing the ax and to toil with his hands. At the age
of twenty-one he began the struggle of life for himself, and by perseverance,
industry, and frugality he accumulated a fine estate, comprising over 290 acres
of land. He was married September 14, 1852, to Miss Rebecca A. McMillen.
The family are connected with the Presbyterian Church. |
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LINUS REED,
farmer, P. O. Deerfield, was born March 30, 1815, in Deerfield Township, this
county, son of William and Mary (Middlesworth) Reed, whose history
appears elsewhere in this work. Our subject attended the school taught by
his father, and held in the log schoolhouse erected by the latter,
and resided on the old home farm until his marriage in 1838, in Stark County,
Ohio, with Sarah B., daughter of David Swaine, and a native of New
Jersey. To this union were born two children, Mary A. (deceased),
and Ardelia. Our subject is a self-made man; commencing with but
$50, he has accumulated a comfortable competency. He taught school for
fifteen terms at $12 per month, and from his savings made his first purchase of
land at $9 per acre; for his next purchase he paid #30, and the residence which
he is now building to replace one destroyed by fire will cost $1,800. when
he first settled on his present farm it was covered with woods, which had to be
cut away to make room for his log cabin. His first purchase was twenty-six
acres, to which he added seventy-two, and he has also bought lands elsewhere
which he disposed of advantageously. Mr. Reed is one of the oldest
residents of Deerfield Township. He is a member of the Presbyterian
Church. |
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MARK B. REGAL, farmer, P. O. Deerfield,
was born November 5, 1840, in Deerfield Township, this county, son of John
and Lucinda (Laughlin) Regal, who are among the oldest living pioneers of
Deerfield Township. They were parents of ten children and have sixteen
grand-children. The subject of this sketch was brought up on the home farm
and , after securing an education, for several years worked during summer and
taught in the winter seasons. He was married in 1877, to Anna,
daughter of John and Margaret Hartzell, and widow of Miller McGowan
(by whom she had five children, all now living: Lelia, wife of James
Watson, Margaret, Alsora, John and Gertrude). The home
farm consists of 166 acres, and is one of the best cultivated and improved in
the township. Mr. and Mrs. Regal are members of the Disciples
Church. |
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