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ALBERT G. SHEWELL, farmer, P.
O. Edinburgh, was born in Randolph Township, this county, Aug. 22, 1831, son of
William and Lydia (Baldwin) Shewell, former born in Waynesburg,
Greene Co., Penn., Fe. 5, 1799, and the latter born in Connecticut, Oct. 17,
1799, both of English descent. They were married Dec. 14, 1820, in Portage
County, where they remained until their death. The father died in
Rootstown, this county, Apr. 13, 1880; the mother died in Rootstown, Sep. 4,
1871. Our subject was marred Jan. 21, 1851, to Mary E. Chapman,
born in Columbiana County, Ohio, Jan. 6, 1832, daughter of James and Mary E.
Chapman, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Shewell have had four children:
Idazella J., wife of James W. Dundon; Franchette D., who was married
to Ida Gilbert; Judd B., married to Estella Stephenson, and
Ulyssess G. Mr. Shewell who has been a farmer all his life, owns 170
acre of land where he and his family reside. He has filled several offices
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HENRY SHEWELL, (deceased) was
born in Deerfield Township, this county, July 17, 1804; son of Rev. Henry and
Mercy Shewell, natives of New Jersey, who came to this county in 1802 and
here remained until their death. Our subject was married, March 18, 1832,
to Irena Chapman, born in Rootstown Township, this county, July 5, 1811,
daughter of Nathan and Mary Chapman, natives of the East, who located in
this county, former in about 1804-05, latter in 1806, and who were married
during the latter year. settling in Rootstown, where they remained until Mr.
Chapman's death. To our subject and wife was born September 18, 1839,
one child - Eliza M., now the widow of Willis E. Bottsford and the
mother of two children: Edward H. and Harry S. Our subject
died at Baxter Springs, Kan., Oct. 12, 1867 leaving his wife and one child, who
thereupon returned to Ohio. |
JONATHAN SHOOK - An
industrious and skilled carpenter of thirty-five years standing in Randolph,
Portage county, and one of that dwindling phalanx of Civil war veterans,
Johnathan Shook is a native of the township in which he has always resided -
excepting only the period in which he wore the blue. He was born April 6,
1841, and is a son of Philip and Sarah (Bartholomew) Shook, natives of
Pennsylvania, who, shortly after their marriage, located in the western part of
the township on a 120-acre farm. This was in 1830. The father was
also a carpenter by trade, and between that avocation and that of farming
provided his family with a good living.
Jonathan resided with his parents until a few
months past his majority, when (on August 8, 1862) he enlisted in Battery A,
First Ohio Light Artillery, and served under Captain Cotter with
soldierly faithfulness for nearly three years or until the end of the war.
On November 4, 1865, he wedded Miss Alvina Brockett, and at once located
on a farm of fifty acres in Randolph township. His wife was born Mar. 17,
1841, daughter of Albert and Betsey (Sleath) Brockett, her parents being
natives of Wallingford, Connecticut, who migrated to the township in 1825.
Mr. Brockett became prominent in both the civic and military affairs of
the county, serving as captain of a state militia company for many years.
The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Shook were: Carlos A.,
born Dec. 15, 1868, and who married Miss Louisa Unger, Apr. 20, 1892;
Eliza A., who was born Mar. 4, 1871, and died Apr. 25, 1892, and Florain,
born Jan. 8, 1882, who is married and a draughtsman by profession.
As stated, Mr. Shook has combined carpentry and
farming nearly all his life. For some years he has also been an insurance
solicitor, and in this work, as in all other which he is undertaken, has been
thoroughly faithful and efficient. In politics he is a Republican, and his
religion is based on the faith of the Disciples' church. Mr. Shook
is not only the father of affectionate and respected sons, but is the
grandfather of Donald H. Hartman Shook, who married Miss Jessie
Halman May 2, 1906.
(`Source: History of the Western Reserve - Vol. II - Page 1012)
NOTE: Found in 1880 Census - Randolph Twp., Portage Co., Ohio -
Series: M593 Roll: 1258 Page 410 - Aug. 23d, 1870
Dwelling 297 Family 301
Shook, Jonathan 29 M W Carpenter RE$2,500 Born Ohio
" , Alvina B. 29 F W Keeping House Born. Ohio
" , Carlos A. 1 M. W.
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JAMES SPIERS, farmer, P. O. Atwater,
was born in England, October 16, 1813, son of Thomas and Ann (Parkins) Spiers,
with whom he immigrated to this country in 1833, and located in Deerfield
Township, where Thomas Spiers died the following week. In 1840 our subject
secured fifty acres of his present estate, now comprising eighty-two acres,
which at that time was wholly wooded. A road through the forests had to be
cut to make a clearing for the erection of a cabin. Their bread was baked
in a kettle suspended on poles, over a fire, and they experienced all the other
hardships and privations incident to a pioneer's life. He was married in
Boardman, then Trumbull, now Mahoning County, Ohio, February 29, 1844, to
Miss Betsey, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth
Webber, by whom he has the following children living: Milo, Lucy,
wife of Charles Craig (have one child - Ethel M.), and Celeste,
residing at home, the joy and solace of her parents declining years.
The family are widely known and highly esteemed. |
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C. J. STANFORD, member of the
firm of Stanford & Mendenhall, furniture dealers and undertakers,
Atwater, was born in Randolph Township, this county, September 7, 1841.
His father, Orrin Stanford, a native of Connecticut, came to this county
when a youth, with his father, Oliver, who was one of the pioneers of Randolph
Township. Orrin Stanford married Eliza Coe, a daughter of
Deacon James Coe, Sr., who was born in Granville, Mass., March 19, 1769, and
settled in Randolph Township, this county, in 1811. The Coe
family came to this country from the County of Suffolk, England, where their
ancestors for many generations back had resided. Robert Coe,
of Milford, Suffolk, was burned at the stake by orders from Queen Mary,
September, 1555. Robert Coe (of the ninth generation) is the
first of this name who came to this county. The subject of this sketch
learned the carpenter's trade of his father, and worked at the same until he
joined the Union Army in 1861, enlisting in Company A, Forty-second Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and serving three years. He participated in the
battles of Middle Creek, Ky., under Garfield, Pound Gap, Siege of Vicksburg,
Arkansas Post, and in other Skirmishes. After his return he worked at his
trade until 1877 when he opened a furniture store and undertaking establishment
at Edinburg. In 1880 he removed his business to Atwater, and in 1883 Mr.
Mendenhall was admitted a partner in the concern. Mr. Stanford was
married, March 15, 1883, to Miss Nina Mendenhall, by whom
he has one son - William. |
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W. H. STOCKBERGER, carriage
manufacturer, P. O. Atwater Center, was born in New Lisbon, Columbiana Co.,
Ohio, in September 1841, son of Frederick and Elizabeth Stockberger,
who emigrated from Germany in 1835. They were married at New Lisbon and
settled at Atwater Center in 1854. Their family consisted of four
children: Caroline, W. H., Daniel and Lizzie.
Frederick Stockberger was a carriage-maker by trade, and
established the present business here, which he carried on to the close of his
life, in 1878. His widow is still surviving. The subject of this
sketch was married in Pittsburgh, Penn., in 1802, to Miss Louisa
Rettman, also a native of Germany. Their living children are
Jessie, Carrie, Mary, Frank, Lottie,
Frederick, Walter and one not named. Mr. Stockberger
has made great improvements in the carriage factory, moving the old building to
the rear and erecting a substantial two-story structure. The main floor is
used as a carriage repository and the upper floor as a paint shop and drying
room. This addition was completed in 1880. Mr. Stockburger
and family are members of the Lutheran Church. |
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JARED STRATTON, farmer, P. O.
Atwater, was born in 1841, in Atwater Township, this county; son of Jared and
Damaris (Perkins) Stratton, natives of Connecticut, who settled in Atwater
Township in 1821. Of their children, three are now living: Almon,
born in this township, in 1831, married to Rebecca Henline (they
have two children: Willie J. and Howard S.); Jared; and
Samuel, unmarried. Jared Stratton, Sr., was a
carpenter by trade, and worked at this occupation until within a few years
previous to his death in 1883. His widow is now a resident of the old
homestead farm. The subject of this sketch, in 1871, settled on his
present farm, consisting of fifty six acres, which he has greatly improved and
cultivated. He was married in 1872, to Miss Lydia B. McLeish, who
has borne him four children: Fannie, Frank, John and
Walter. Mr. Stratton is present Clerk of this
district, School Director and a member of the Board of Education. He was
appointed a Deacon in the Congregational Church, of which he is a member, in
1883. |
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SAMUEL STRATTON, farmer, P. O.
Atwater, was born in Atwater Township, this county, June 21, 1843; youngest son
of Jared Stratton, Sr., whose history appears
above. Samuel Stratton has always remained on the homestead
farm and since his father's death, February 18, 1883, has been the support and
companion of his respected mother, now in her eightieth year. Our subject
has added thirty-seven and one-quarter acres to the original homestead, making a
total of seventy-five and one-fourth acres. He is connected with the
Congregational Church. |
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