Portage County OH

Biography of Marshall F. Price, M. D.

Among the prominent physicians of Colton, and of San Bernardino County, mention should be made of the subject of this sketch. Dr. Price was born in Portage County, Ohio, in 1834. His father, Dr. George Price, was a native of Pennsylvania, but was reared and educated in Ohio. Dr. Price remained in his native State until fourteen years old; his parents then moved to Illinois and settled in Knox County. He was given a good education, and in his young manhood he entered upon the study of medicine. In 1861, when the war of the Rebellion broke out, he was … Read more

Roll Of Capt. Joshua Woodward’s Company

(Probably from Portage County). Served from August 24, until September 4. 1812. Capt. Joshua Woodward Lieut. Linus Curtis Ensign Anson Beeman Sergt. Almon Babcock Sergt. Elijah Smith Privates Alanoon, Baldwin Barnes, George Broadway, Ebenezer Cook, James Crosby, David Forsburg, Abel King, John Knowlton, James Loomis, Babzemon Miller, Jesse Nobles Quarter Owen, Silas N. Smith, John B Thompson, Abel Walfort, Peter

Roll Of Capt. Hezekiah Nooney’s Company

(Probably from Portage County) Served from August 24, until September 4, 1812. Capt. Hezekiah Nooney Lieut. Oliver Snow Ensign Ella Wilmot Sergt. Seth Harmon Sergt. Gershom Judson Sergt. Horace Ladd Sergt. Ariel Walden Corp. Henry Blair Corp. Phinas Pond Corp. Moses McIntosh Corp. Basil Windsor Drummer Virgil Moore Fifer, Joseph Skinner Privates Atwater, Jonothan Bright, Thomas Carlton, Peter Gardner, John Judson, Samuel Ladd, Eleazar Ladd, Ezekial Leeland, Lyman Moore, Samuel, Jr. Pond, David Pond, Moses Ray, Patrick Russell, William Snow, Franklin Terris, Henry B.

Biographical Sketch of William George Dietz

Dietz, William George; investment banker; born, Warren, O., April 7, 1857; son of August A. and Katherine Baehr Dietz; educated public school and in the private school of Miss Sackett, in Warren; graduated Hiram College, 1881, Ph. B.; married, Solon, O., Nov. 18, 1885, Jessie B. Pettibone; one daughter, Marian; deputy auditor Trumbull County, 1867-1877; sec’y to Dr. B. A. Hinsdale, supt. of the Cleveland public Schools, from September, 1882, to February, 1886; was one of the first two teachers in the night schools of Cleveland; taught news boys; with Lamprecht Bros. & Co., bankers, 1886-1893; organized the firm of … Read more

Biographical Sketch of George W. York

York, George W.; investment banker; born, 1869; graduated from Hiram College in 1892; he’ has been associated with the bond business since 1893; has had a long experience in the purchase and sale of bonds; has traveled extensively in connection with his work; for some years he was mgr. of the Bond Dept. of the Otis Co., and in 1911 became a general partner in the firm.

Biographical Sketch of Irwin Bacon

Irwin Bacon is a native of Portage County, Ohio, and was born January 19, 1843. His father was a native of Connecticut, and his mother, of Ohio. His parents came to Daviess County in 1848, when he was five years of age, and settled on a farm, where he remained until 1861, when he enlisted in Company G, Thirty-third Regiment Enrolled Missouri State Militia, and was on duty at intervals during the war and participated in several noted engagements. At the close of the war he returned to his home and engaged in farming until 1870, and has been a … Read more

Roll Of Capt. Asa K. Berraugh’s Company

(Probably from Portage County). Served from August 28 until September 24, 1812. Capt. Asa K. Berraugh Lieut. Hezekiah Hime Ensign, Richard E. Gay Sergt. Samuel Menson Drummer, Horace Berraugh Fifer, Greawhood Berraugh Privates Baker, Joel Brown, Ephraim Bradley, Benjamin Hine, Abel Hine, Lyman Probably only a partial listing, however records show no further Private names.

Roll Of Capt. Delanne Mills’ Company

(Probably from Portage Co.) Served from September 28, until October 12, 1812. From March 7, until September 6, 1814. From August 24, until September 4, 1812. From February 24, until March 14. 1815. Capt. Delanne Mills Lieut. John Caris Lieut. David Barret Lieut. John Redden Lieut. Thomas Robison Ensign Asa Trusedale Ensign John Brooks Sergt. Titus Belding Sergt. Gershon Norris Sergt. Chester Adams Sergt. Samuel Coe Sergt. Oliver Mills Sergt. George Young Sergt. Benjamin Higley Sergt. John Streator Sergt. John Randall Sergt. John Smith Sergt. John M. Baldwin Sergt. George G. Redden Sergt. Daniel Sawtell Sergt. Griswold Gillet Corp. David … Read more

Biography of Col. Horack L. Moore

Col. Horack L. Moore, of Lawrence, had seen valiant service as a soldier of the Civil war and in after campaigns against the hostile Indians of the West. He had also been a successful business man and banker, had served a term in Congress and is still a local leader in substantial and beneficial enterprises. He is a native of Ohio, born at Mantua, February 25, 1837, and received his higher edueation at the Western Reserve Electric Institute, at Hiram, Ohio. In 1858 he moved to Kansas with his brother Francis, who died a mouth after their arrival in Atchison … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Fred Sanford Crane

Crane, Fred Sanford; sales mgr.; born, Mantua, O., July 15, 1875; son of Simeon Charles and Laura L. Crane; educated, Mantua and Ravenna schools and Hiram College; married, Hudson, O., March 17, 1900, Alice E. Ellsworth; sales mgr. Burroughs Adding Machine Co., since 1903, Cleveland; member Masonic, Knight Templars, Consistory, Shrine, Automobile and Rotary Clubs, and Association of Credit Men.

Roll Of Lieut. Ira Morse’s Company

(Probably from Portage County) Served from August 24, until September 4, 1812. Lieut. Ira Morse Sergt. Hamlet Coe Sergt. Alexander K. Hubbard Sergt. Jeremiah Jones Corp. Caleb Mattoon Privates Baldwin, Allen E. Baldwin, Ami Baldwin, Moses Bucksley, Asabel Carter, James Chittendon, Almon Day, Oratio Granger, Ralph Hartsell, Abraham Hartsell, John Hartsell, Peter Hartzell, William Hubbard, Ephraim B Laughlin, James Mason, Peter Morse, Amos Mott, Elijah Mott, Ezekial Quier, John Strong, William A Sutliff, Jesse Taylor, Robert Whittlessey, John H.

Biographical Sketch of Abner H. Bedell

Bedell, Abner H.; insurance; born, Shalersville, O., July 29, 1872; son of H. C. and Sarah L. (Horr) Bedell; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, March 29, 1913, Bertha R. Lewis; paymaster, Ohio Battalion Naval Reserves to 1896; quartermaster 10th 0. V. Inf. 1898; War with Spain; entered insurance business, 1890; treas. and director 0. M. Stafford-Goss-Bedell Co.; Coventry Road Land Co.; West Ninth Co.; Cleveland Athletic Club; director Guarantee Title and Trust Co.; member Military Order of Foreign Wars; member Union, Cleveland Athletic, Hermit, Euclid and Mayfield Clubs.

Biographical Sketch of Charles W. Chase

Chase, Charles W.; trustee of The Estate of Edwin Cowles; born, Edinburg, O., Aug. 8, 1846; son of Charles W. and Eliza Brown Chase; attended public school in Portage county, O., and High School at Newton Falls, O.; married, Cleveland, Aug. 1, 1872, Almira F. Cowles; one daughter, Helen (Mrs. E. C. Bassett) ; treas. of the City, April, 1895-1899; in clothing and men’s furnishing business from 1870 to 1890, at No. 15 Public Square; director Chamber of Commerce, 1905-1906; pres. of The Cleveland Leader Co., 1901-1905; sec’y, treas. and director The Electric Smelting & Aluminum Co.; sec’y and director … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Andrew Lytle

Andrew Lytle, deceased, was born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, in 1812. His parents moved to Akron, Ohio, when he was a small boy. At the age of twenty-one years he went back to Pennsylvania and married Hannah Hull. This lady was the daughter of Abner and Martha (Skinner) Hull, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Connecticut. In 1834, two years after his marriage, he moved to Portage County, Ohio. Next he moved to Bidwell County, Missouri, and two years later to Nauvoo, Illinois. From the latter place he removed to Salt Lake, where he remained several years. In 1850 he came … Read more

Biography of Leland Everett Call

Leland Everett Call is professor of agronomy in the Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan. Though still a young man he has gone far in the science of agriculture, is already a recognized authority in several special lines, and since coming to Kansas ten years ago has done much to uphold the prestige of the splendid school at Manhattan. He was born at Kent, Ohio, February 9, 1881, the oldest of the four children of Charles A. and Olive (Prior) Call. Both his parents are natives of Ohio, and are still living in that state. His father is a farmer … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Dr. Harris R. C. Wilson

Wilson, Harris R. C.Dr.; D. D. S.; born, Painesville, O., Sept. 7, 1881; son of George H. and Kittle Cooley Wilson; educated, Painesville and Cleveland graded schools, Western Reserve Academy at Hudson, Hiram College, Western Reserve University Dental School; married, Ravenna, June 20, 1908, Mabel Rogers; issue, Kathryn, Roger, Georgetta; member National Dental Ass’n, Ohio State Dental Society, Cleveland Dental Society, Northern Ohio Dental Ass’n; recording sec’y Cleveland Dental Society, 1913; member Clifton Club.

Biographical Sketch of George Taylor Bishop

Bishop, George Taylor; owner of electric railways; born, Ravenna, O., Oct. 11, 1864; son of Clark B. and Arvilla A. Taylor Bishop; public school education; married, Brownsville, Pa., Nov. 26, 1891, Anna L. Swearer; pres. and director Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis R. R. Co.; director Cleveland Trust Co.; director National Bank of Baltimore, Baltimore, Md.; director Munsey Trust Co., Washington, D. C.; member Union, Country, Mayfield, Cleveland Automobile Clubs; Cleveland, Maryland and Baltimore Country Clubs; Baltimore, Columbia Country Club, Washington, D. C., Ohio Society of New York.

Biographical Sketch of Albert Mark Allen

Allen, Albert Mark; consulting engineer; born, Akron, O., Aug. 26, 1877; son of Minor J. and Frances DeWolf Allen; educated, Hiram College; Steven’s Institute of Technology, M. E. Degree; married, Union Hill, N. J., April 6, 1900, Christine M. Pellinger; issue, two children; member firm Albert M. Allen & Co.; director Banker’s Guarantee Title & Trust Co., member American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and American Society of Mechanical Engineers; member Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, Chamber of Commerce, University and Athletic Clubs.

Roll Of Capt. John Campbell’s Company

(Probably from Portage Co.) Served from July 1, 1812, until June 30, 1813. Capt. John Campbell Lieut. Alva Day Ensign Aaron Waston Sergt. Louis Day Sergt. Ralph Buckland Sergt. John Wright Sergt. Louis Ely Corp. Charles Chittenden Corp. John Harmon Corp. Daniel Burroughs Corp. John Turner Privates Allen, Miles Amadown, Abiscan Buckley, Ebenezer Campbell, Robert Caris, John Carter, Charles Coleman, William Cross, Nathan Day, Seth Harmon, Enos Harmon, Zacheus Hartle, Samuel Jacobs John Jones, David Mayfield, William McCartney, Edward McGill, James McManus, John Moore, David Moore, Mark Newberry, Chane, Pettibone, Henry Ray, James, Jr. Reading, George G Reading, Richard Redfield, … Read more

Biographical Sketch of John Corydon Hutchins

Hutchins, John Corydon; lawyer; born, Warren, O., May 8, 1840; son of John Hutchins; mother’s maiden name Andrews; educated, Warren public schools, Oberlin College and Albany Law School; married, Ravenna, O., Dec. 28, 1861, Jane M. Campbell; issue, five children, two daughters and three sons; 1st lieut. 2nd Ohio Cavalry in Civil War; came to Cleveland to live in 1868, and from that time on has lived an active professional business and official life; member of School Board, 1873; prosecuting attorney, 1871-1880; Judge of Police Court from 1883 to 1887; member of Public Library Board thirteen years, and pres. eight … Read more