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FRANKLIN
WATROUS, retired farmer; P. O. Canal Fulton; is a
native of Cuyahoga County, and was brought up upon a farm.
In July, 1848, he was united in marriage to Miss Drusilla
McCadden, of Lawrence Township, and soon after settled
upon a farm in Cuyahoga County, remaining in that county the
most of the time for ten years. In 1858, they settled
upon the old McCadden homestead farm, in Lawrence
Township, where they remained until 1872, when they retired
from active labor and are now enjoying the evening of their
days in a pleasant home, west of the corporation limits of
Canal Fulton. John McCadden, an old pioneer
settler of the township, and the father of Mrs. Watrous,
was born in Ireland; he emigrated to America in 1808,
landing in Baltimore, and soon after made his way to
Virginia, where he married Mary Edgington in 1809,
and shortly after, in company with her father, John
Edgington, came to Lawrence Township, where they all
located and lived for the remainder of their lives.
John McCadden was a prominent citizen, serving as Notary
Public, and valued highly by all classes; his death occurred
in 1859; his wife's seven years previous, in 1852; they were
parents of seven children, only two now surviving - Mrs.
Watrous and Maria Malone, in Lancing, Mich.
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Jackson Twp. -
A. M. WEIDLER, M. D., McDonaldsville;
was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., Nov. 29, 1812; son of
David and Elizabeth (Hallacher) Weidler. The
Doctor began the study of medicine in 1833, and in 1835-36
he attended college at Philadelphia, and i 1838 came to
Stark Co., and located at New Berlin, where he began the
practice of his profession. In 1837 he married Ann
M. Kluch; and she died in 1855, after which he married a
daughter of Samuel Nunamaker; she was born in
this county July 21, 1843, and is the mother of four
daughters - Rosa A., Grace V., Ethel P. and Verona
M. After making three or four moves, the Doctor
finally settled in McDonaldsville, Stark Co., in 1874.
~ Page 981 - City of Canton - History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
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ISAAC
WELTY, farmer P. O. Wilmot; was born June 22, 1820,
on the farm he now owns, in Sec. 22, southwest quarter.
He is a son of Philip and Sarah (Overholt) Welty, the
former of whom was born May 2, 1789, in Westmoreland Co.,
Pa.; the latter April 7, 1791, in the same county.
Philip came West to Ohio, and located on his farm in
1816, having entered land from the government, living on the
same until Sept., 1848. He was a Baptist in religious
belief, and a Whig in politics. His wife died in 1866,
having borne him a family of five children - Hester,
wife of David Alter of Tuscarawas Co.; John,
on the homestead, Isaac (our subject); Eliza, Mrs.
J. D. Otis, M. D., of Tuscarawas Co., and
Mary, now Mrs. Daniel Foreman, of Wilmot.
He served in the war of 1812. Our subject was raised
on the homestead, and never lived anywhere else. He
was married to Susan, daughter of Joseph and
Martha (Reed) Poyser, who was born in this township in
1823. Mr. and Mrs. Poyser were natives of
Pennsylvania, but came West and were married in this State,
and had thirteen children, eight of whom are living -
Susan, now Mrs. Welty; John,
residing in Canton; Eliza, wife of John Eckerd,
of Tuscarawas Co.; Sarah, now Mrs. Jacob Oberlin,
of Plain Twp.; Kate, now Mrs. Peter Myers,
of Canton; Margaret, married Fred Ricksicker,
of Canton; Lemma A., now Mrs. Barr; and
Jane, unmarried. The parents were Lutherans.
To Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Welty have been born four
children - George, Orin S., Bernard and Mary F.
He owns 142 acres of land with fine and substantial
improvements in the way of buildings, and is a Republican in
politics.
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JACOB
T. WELTY, retired farmer; Canton; was born in
Maryland, Nov., 1815. His father, Christian Welty,
came with wife and four children to Stark County in 1835.
Jacob was the oldest of the children, and had
received a thorough academic education in his native State.
After coming to Ohio he devoted much of his time to teaching
school and civil engineering for several years. In
Feb., 1842, he married Phianna Klinker. She was
a daughter of Jacob Klinker, of Pennsylvania, who had
removed to New York thence to Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, in 1839.
Mr. Welty turned his attention to farming after he
was married, and has since conducted that business
extensively, owning about 600 acres in Stark County.
In 1877, he removed to Canton and superintends his farms
from here. Mr. and Mrs. Welty reared three
children, viz.; Almon C., Ella N., now
Mrs. David Nailor of Sturgis, Mich., and John C.
~ Page 643 - City of Canton - History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
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JOHN
WELTY, farmer; P. O. Wilmot; is the oldest
living residents, of the township. He was born upon
the same farm he now lives upon, Jan. 13, 1819, being the
second of the family. His parents were Philip and
Sarah (Overholtz) Welty. Mr. Welty has been
constant resident of the township, and upon the farm where
he was born, for over sixty-two years. While others
have lived a longer time in the township than he, yet he is
the oldest living township-born resident. He remained
in bachelorhood until Mar. 1855, when he became the husband
of Adaline Brooks who was born Apr. 12, 1835, in
Schaefferstown, Lebanon Co., Pa., daughter of George and
Lydia (Bricker) Brooks, who were natives of the same
county. They came West to this township in July, 1853,
purchasing 100 acres, upon which he lived until 1853, when
he removed to Bethlehem Twp., where he died in March, 1865.
He had a family of four children - Elvira, Cyrus,
Henrietta and Adaline. Cyrus died in the
late war; Henrietta, wife of William Kilgore;
Elvira wife of V. Hay. Mr. Welty has six
children - Sarah A., at home; Ellen J. wife of
Adolph Hay; Lydia, Mrs. David Marchand, both of this
township; Priscilla and Ida M. at home.
Mr. Welty has a farm of 116 acres.
~ Page 971 - Sugar Creek Township - History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
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JOHN
C. WELTY, attorney, Canton; was born Sept. 10, 1852;
he is the youngest of three children of Jacob T. and
Phianna Welty, whose sketch appears above. The
subject of these notes got a good public school education
and entered Bethany College, Virginia, in 1869; the
following year he entered Mt. Union College and took a
classical course. In 1873, he began the study of law
with Judge S. Myers, of Canton, and at the fall term
of the District Court at Canton in 1875, he was admitted to
the bar. He opened an office in Canton and entered
upon the practice in the Federal Courts in 1878. He
was elected City Solicitor in 1877, and re-elected in 1879,
City Solicitor in 1877, and re-elected in 1879, and
re-elected in 1881, which office he now holds. Oct.
11, 1877, he married Miss Graham, daughter of
Charles H. Graham, of Philadelphia, and granddaughter of
the Hon. Mr. Graham, who was the first State Senator
from this district.
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JACOB WEYGANDT,
farmer; P. O. North Lawrence; is a son of Jacob and
Elizabeth (Wilhelm) Weygandt, his father, a native of
Pennsylvania, his mother of Virginia. They came to
Ohio about 1820, settling upon the farm now owned by the
subject of this sketch; they continued residents of the
township until their deaths. Jacob Weygandt
died in 1856, aged 70; his wife, in 1854, aged 64.
Nine children were born to this worthy couple, as follows:
Hannah Goon, of Wayne County; Elizabeth Reinoehl,
living in Minnesota; Joseph in Indiana; William,
a resident of Wayne County; Sarah Wilson, of Lawrence
Township; Matilda deceased; Margaret Putt and
Jacob, residents of the township; and Amanda,
deceased. Jacob Weygandt, our subject, was born
upon the farm upon which he now lives, in 1828; here his
life, up to the present writing, ahs been passed; to farming
he has devoted his attention, and has 80 acres of well
cultivated and improved land. He was married in 1855,
to Miss Mary J. Jackson, daughter of Joseph and
Eva (Fleshmen) Jackson, early settlers of the county,
and residents of Tuscarawas Township where they died.
Mr. and Mrs. Weygandt have one child, Sarah Jane;
they are members of the Presbyterian Church.
~ Page 793 - Lawrence Twp. - History of Stark County: with
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EDWARD
WILLIAMS, livery, Canal Fulton; is a son of John
and Sarah (Swyers) Williams, natives of Scotland; upon
emigrating to America, they located first in New York, where
they remained for ten years or more, subsequently removing
to Ohio and settling in the southern portion of the State.
Our subject commenced to learn the harnessmaker's trade at
the age of 17, in Southern Ohio; this trade he followed for
several years. He came to Canal Fulton in
1870, and was connected in business with Wesley
Grayham in harness-making; they continued together for
one and a half years, and Mr. Williams continued
alone until 1881, running, in connection, a livery stable,
which he started in 1879; in 1881, he disposed of his
harness-shop, and is now engaged in the livery business
exclusively; his stables are large and well-appointed, and
it is the aim of Mr. Williams to conduct his business
upon a first-class basis. He is a member of the
Masonic order of Canal Fulton, and one of the leading
public-spirited citizens. He was married, in 1879, to
Miss Lottie A. Caldwell, of Stark County; they have
one child, Flora.
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| B. J. G.
WILLIARD, farmer:
farmer; P. O. Homeworth, Columbiana Co. His father,
Jacob G. Williard, was a native of Maryland, and removed
from there to Columbiana County in 1823 and settled in New
Lisbon, in which village he was a Justice of the Peace for
many years; he was a skilled surveyor, and employed
frequently completed by the citizens; among these were the
old Sandy & Beaver Canal, and several lines of railroads; he
served as County Surveyor in Columbiana several terms; was
appointed one of the Fund Commissioners, and in 1846 was
elected Treasurer of the county, serving one term.
Politically, he was a Democrat. Having purchased 320
acres in Washington Tp., Stark Co., he removed to this tract
in October, 1848 and commenced farming; the citizens of
Stark County, however, appreciating the valuable services of
Mr. Williard, he was ere long chosen as Surveyor of
the county, which position he occupied several terms, and,
at the time of his death, which occurred April 17, 1878, he
was also City Engineer of Canton, and, although 77 years of
age, executed his duties in an efficient manner; his wife
died in 1876; they were the parents of eight children, as
follows; B. L. P., died in Ft. Wayne; G. L. L. and
G. J. G., of Washington Township; Catharine of
Alliance; John, died in Alliance; Maria, now
Mrs. Thomas Cicil. of Alliance; George and
Andrew J., of Homeworth, Columbiana Co. Many years
previous to his death, Mr. Williard transferred his
land to his children and removed to Canton. His son,
B. J. G., subject of this sketch, was born in 1831, and
married, Sept. 15, 1838 to Mrs. Elizabeth Beer; they
moved to their present farm in April, 1860, residing there
ever since. Mr. Williard owns at the present
time 60 acres, and is engaged in farming and raising stock;
he has been chosen Clerk of Washington Township, although
politically a Democrat. He is the father of seven
children, viz., Lily, Grace, Mary,
James Beer, Walter, Maggie and
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| GEORGE W.
WYANT, farmer of Paris Twp.,
Stark Co., was born Feb. 22, 1808, and lived in Baltimore
until the age of 15, when he went to live with an uncle in
Washington Co., Penn., remaining two years; he then returned
to Baltimore, where his father, who kept a tavern three
miles out of the city, was soon taken sick and died.
About a year later, he, with his mother, moved to Washington
Co., Penn., and a year later he returned to Baltimore; when
he was about 20 years of age, they moved to Ohio and bought
80 acres of one John Wickard, paying $400. Here
they lived in quarters of a very primitive fashion, the
house and barn being built alike, the floor being of
puncheons and the upper loft of loose boards, reached by a
ladder. Two years later he was married to Mary
Rhoades. Their wedded life was quiet and happy,
covering a period of forty-seven years. They were both
church members for forty years. He a Lutheran, his
wife a Presbyterian. Mr. Wyant is now (1881) 73
years of age, and has lived on this same farm for
fifty-three years, where his son John also resides.
Mr. Wyant, worked hard for a period of thirty years,
and is now quietly Enjoying the fruits of his labor; he has
lived at peace with his neighbors and has never had a
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