Medina City Township (part 1 of 2)

Medina Township

The principal proprietor of this township was Hon. Elijah Boardman, of New Milford, Connecticut, He was born March 7, 1760. In 1776, he enlisted as a common soldier, was taken very sick at New York, and was removed to Kingsbridge,

Providentially was found by a neighbor of his father, who took him to a place of safety, gave notice of his situation, when his father immediately came to his relief.

In 1795, Mr. Boardman became a member of the Connecticut land company, and a very considerable amount of land in the Western Reserve fell into his hands.

Mr. Boardman had become a man of some prominence in Connecticut; was elected six times a member of the State Legislature. In 1819, was elected State Senator, and in 1821, Senator of the United States. He occupied his seat during the two sessions of the seventeenth Congress, and having been elected for six years, was a member at the time of his death, which occurred in 1823, at Boardman, Ohio.

Medina was surveyed into lots, eighty-one in number, in 1810. The first cabin was erected by a Mr. Hinman and brothers on lot Twenty-two. They chopped about three acres, remained a short time, and for fear of the Indians left and never returned; they were said to have been from Aurora. Zenas Hamilton was the first actual settler. He was born in Danbury, Connecticut, November 6, 1781, removed from there to Harpersfield, New York, remained there one year and a half, and as he had previously made a purchase of some land in Medina, he accordingly pursued his journey and arrived with his family October 3, 1814, and went into the lone cabin aforesaid, being hardly a shelter for them until he could roll up another near by, on lot Twenty-two, being a part of his purchase. Mr. Hamilton, with his family of seven or eight in number, were alone for a year and a half, before any other family arrived. They had to fare as best they could. Sometimes they would put corn into a small leathern bag and pound upon the head of an axe, and again shell out wheat and rye by hand and boil it and supply their wants until they could get from the mill twenty or more miles distant. Their trials and privations must be experienced to be realized. Mr. Hamilton had the good fortune to kill a bear almost the first thing after his arrival. During the first few years he killed fifteen bears, besides a great number of deer and turkies.

Ir^ consequence of his being so fortunate and efficient in hunting, they were pretty well supplied with meat. There pioneers were provided for ; the meat of the bear was much like pork, quite palatable to a woodman. The meat of the deer and turkies was somewhat drier than beef or the domestic fowl but we were thankful for it, and surely had no reason to complainr Mr. Hamilton, at one time, as he approached a large oak tree, discovered a large bear at the foot, eating acorns, and as he looked up he saw the old one with two cubs getting off the acorns. Knowing that those on the tree would come down as soon as he fired at the one on the ground, he prepared himself by taking some bullets in his mouth so that he could load his rifle quick, and immediately shot the larger one at the foot of the tree, then put some powder into his gun, spit a ball in and gave it a chunk on the ground, when it would prime itself, and in that way shot the others before they could get down, and thus had them all but one, in a heap, in a very short time.

Mr. Hamilton had no cow until the next harvest time after his arrival, when he bought one in Columbia and brought her home to the great joy of the children.

Narrative Of James Moore

In my early life the old song " And well settled on the bank of the pleasant Ohio," had something to do in what afterwards became a settled purpose, and in company with a young man about to settle in "West Bloomfield, New York, started, January 1, 1816, from Boston, Massachusetts, on runners, snow about one and a half feet deep. In passing the Green Mountains, in Vermont, we tarried over night at Mr. Strong's, the agent for Strongsville, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, and in part the agent to survey what was afterwards the township of Strongsville. We pursued our journey, and arrived in West Bloomfield about the last of June, where my horse failed me. I took a seat in the mail stage to Buffalo, from thence to Cleveland by private conveyance. At this time no stage run on the lake shore road ; in fact, there was little or no road ; yet the wilderness was full of emigrants going west, who had been pent up by the three years war. We arrived in Cleveland the fore part of March, 1816, where I found

Mr. Strong, the agent. At this time Cleveland coil* tained but six or seven frame buildings. Munson and Shephard were keepers of public houses. Carter in the red house on the river bottom, kept the ferry ; Dr. Long had an apothecary shop on main street.

The day following, Mr. Strong and party, with myself, I think all on foot, with such things as were absolutely necessary, started for Strongsville, where we arrived in season to build a good camp fire, and spent the night in a most primitive manner. The day after we spent, in rain and snow, in finding our way to Timothy Doan's in Columbia, where provisions were procured. We returned and spent several days in running lines ; but finding that whenever I selected a lot it was reserved, I made the best excuse I could, and left for Mr. Doan's, and soon became acquainted with Captain Seymour, who volunteered to show me the Mill Site, where he and Mr. Doan would soon erect Mills in the Township of Medina. Accordingly the Captain, with tin cup, rifle., and most formidable butcher knife, led the way, and, as if by instinct, found his way some ten or eleven miles through a dense forest. After viewing the Mill Site, we descended the branch of Kocky River, as far as lot fifty-two, and after some examination, found our way to Zenas Hamilton, where we spent the night. In the morning the Beach Tree, conspicuous as the seat of justice of Medina county, was visited ; and if size gives importance, this tree was truly important. It stood sume forty or fifty feet a little north of east in front of the old Court House. At this time about the- 20th of March, 1816, Zenas Hamilton was the only inhabitant in the township. While I was getting materials together on lot fifty-two for a cabin, James Palmer, Chamberlin and Marsh arrived and assisted me in putting up my cabin, being the third in the township ; this must have been in the fore part of April, 1816. I cut and cleared, without team, three acres where David Nettleton's house now stands, and planted it with corn, and left in care of Joab Marsh. The last of May, 1816, I started for Boston, and returned in October of the same year. During my absence, several cabins were erected. In April, 1816, Mr. Hulet, in the west part of Brunswick, was, after Z. Hamilton, my nearest neighbor in that direction,, and Mr. Mott east on the old Smith road, each about seven miles from my cabin. Our nearest post-office was Cleveland. Pork was then thirty dollars per barrel, tea one dollar and fifty cents poi*pound, wheat one dollar and fifty cents per bushel, corn and potatoes one dollar per bushel each, "tobacco and sole leather fifty cents per pound, eight-penny nails twentyfive cents per pound, &c.

Chamberlin and Marsh remained in Medina but a short time, and moved to Sullivan. James Palmer put up his cabin on lot sixteen, and improved it, and made himself a good farm, with every needed convenience, and remained on it until his death, which occurred in February, 1850. He was a very upright, worthy citizen ; much esteemed by all who knew him. Mr. More's family arrived with Mr. Andrew Seaton and family from Boston in 1818. Mr. Seaton died in the summer of 1826. Mr. More remained on lot fifty-two until 1828 or 1829, when he went on to lot seventythree, and erected a good house in company with Nathan Northrop, cleared up the farm, and added all needed buildings, with good fruit, all in good state of cultivation. In 1832 they sold out to Daniel Northrop. Mr. Moore, in company with Erastus Luce, purchased a farm in the north-west part of Medina, near Abbeyville, built a splendid mansion, made many important imprcvemis, and in a few years sold out again. Mr. Moore removed to Lake county, Illinois, where he still resides. He was a man of more than ordinary ability ; honest, prompt, and persevering in every engagement; in a word, a kind-hearted and very worthy citizen.

On the 11th day of June, 1816, Rufus Ferris, Esq., arrived with hi3 family; and, having a number of hands in his employ, soon erected a shanty for their things, and did their working by the side of a fallen tree. Mrs. Ferris had to bake every day, rain or shine. He soon erected a log house, half a mile north of the Public Square in Medina. He was agent for Mr. Boardman, and his house was open and free for all who came to purchase land in the township. He, with his men, pushed forward the chopping and clearing as fast as they could, and soon had corn and wheat growing on the ground so recently an entire wilderness. They were formerly from New Milford, Connecticut.

In the fall of 1816, a number of lots were selected by different individuals. In October, Noah M. Bronson and Noah Warner, from Plymouth, Connecticut, made purchase of lots thirty-seven, fifty-four and fiftyfive; and about the same^time, Noice B. and Dathan Northrop, from Cornwall, Connecticut, after spending a day and a night in the woods, and then changing their course, succeeded in finding their way to Ferris' cabin, thankful for a dish of potatoes and venison, after having fasted thirty odd hours. They selected lots thirty and fifty-six. Seth Roberts was with them.

In November, 1816, Dathan Northrop came on and put up the logs and roof of a cabin for Joseph Northrop and family, who had stopped in Nelson, Portage county, and waited for sledding until the last of January, 1817, when they removed to Medina and went in with Esq. Ferris. There they remained until they could mud up the cabin. In order to do this they had to heat water, and dig through the snow then eight inches deep. This being accomplished, they moved into it the 6th day of February, 1817, without door, floor, or chimney. The weather was very cold, but plenty of wood at hand, and they were quite comfortable, and thankful. In a few days, built a stick chimney, hewed puncheon boards for door and table. Pole bedsteads and stools or benches constituted the furniture for the time being.

All the pioneers for the first year had to suffer more or less for the want of bread and potatoes, in consequence of the distance to where they could be obtained. N. B. Northrop went fifteen miles in the spring, paid ten dollars for twenty bushels of potatoes, and five dollars to get them hauled in. He had previously been twenty miles for the first load of wheat, paid one dollar and fifty cents per bushel, got it ground, and paid a like sum to get it home. Also paid three dollars for the first bushel of salt, thirty-four dollars and fifty cents for the first cow, twenty-six dollars for the first barrel of pork and three calf heads, and poor at that. F. A. Abbott and N. B. Northrop paid eleven dollars for a barrel of Liverpool salt, and it fell short one-tenth. All this don't begin to tell the story of many of the pioneers of these then new settlements. The multitude of comforts, nuts, fruits, &c, which are now usually abundant, we did not then expect or hope for. But by the blessing of a good,, kind Providence we have many of us lived to realize more than our most sanguine expectations.

It was on the 11th day of March, 1817, that the first public religious service was ever conducted in this then wilderness township. Sermon by Rev. Royce Searl,

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Rector of St. Peter's Cliurch, Plymouth, Connecticut. Services the next day also ; sermon by Rev. William Hanford, Missionary from Connecticut. Both at the house of Zenas Hamilton. Some time after, Blr. Searl organized St. Paul's Parish, of Medina. The following names are on the original record, viz : Rufus Ferris, Miles Seymour, Benjamin Hull, Harvey Hickox, David "Warner, William Painter, George Warner, Mirah B. Welton, and Zenas Hamilton. All the above-named persons have since died or removed.

In early spring of 1817, William Painter, David and George Warner, from Plymouth, Connecticut, Lathrop Seymour, Timothy Doan and Samuel Y. Potter, from Columbia, and Isaac Barnes, Mr. Calender and some others, now became actual settlers.

In June, 1817, Esq. Ferris employed John Northrop and N. B. Northrop to hew the timber and frame the first barn built in Medina ; it being also the first barn frame that N. B. Northrop had ever superintended as master workman. The timber being green and heavy, help was at that time necessarily obtained, in part, from Liverpool and Brunswick ; and, not being able to complete the raising the first day, all had to lie over until morning. Ferris being fond of fun, prepared two large pails of milk-punch, sweet, but strong with whiskey ; and in a short time six or eight of those who drank most freely were on their backs feeling upwards for terra firma. The raising was finished in the morning. Rufus, the youngest son of Esq. Ferris, now living in Lafayette, (though then- a small boy,) says he well remembers that when the rafters and ridge-pole were up, Uncle John Hickox (as he was called) went up on the end rafter and walked the ridge-pole to the other end and down again to the plate. The barn is still standing now in' 1861, being the same in which the first Court wa& held in and for Medina county.

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rrhe wife of Lathrop Seymour, ( now widow Bradford,) presents the following Pioneer History, viz : That on the 20th day of September, 1807, they started from Waterbury, Connecticut, for the Western Reserve, in company with four other families, with ox-team, through mud and mired, to Buffalo ; and that they took passage in a little dirty schooner ; that they went ashore -on Canada side and staid over Sunday at an old neighbors. They then went on board again, and in three weeks landed at Erie, Pennsylvan^ Mr. Seymour and wife concluded not to go on boara again, and Mr. Seymour started #for Euclid. Mrs. Seymour, with Mr. Bromon, wife and child, commenced their journey on foot, Mrs. Seymour having been sick the three weeks they were on the schooner, she could walk only six miles in a day. Mr. Seymour arrived in Euclid the 14th of November, procured two horses and met them forty miles from Erie ; they then completed their journey to Euclid on horseback. They remained there through the winter, went to Cleveland in the spring ; stayed there three months ; from thence they moved to Columbia, with the ague, which held on about nine months ; during the time they lost their child. From thence they moved to Tallmage, where Mr. Seymour built a saw-mill. They again returned to Columbia, occupying their farm for a time ; then went to Huron, where Mr. Seymour built another saw-mill. Again they returned to Columbia. War having been declared, they were in constant fear. Mr. Seymour being in the service, Mrs. Seymour was alone most of the time with her children, with trouble without and fears within. After a while the soldiers were stationed at home ; and put up a block house,, to which, at any alarm, they repaired for safety. Mrs. Seymour says that one night about twelve o'clock they had news that the British and Indians were landing at Huron ; that they all got up, packed up their things and started for Portage county ; that they had not got over ten miles when they camped out in the woods ; that news came to them in the night more favorable, and in the morning they returned home. This was in the spring. She says that in September, after Perry's Victory, there was great rejoicing on the frontiers ; they then commenced working on their farms. In 1814 they removed to Liverpool and boarded the Jiands that worked in the salt works. They were therff^, year, and went again to Columbia, from whence Captain Seymour came to Medina, in March, 1816, with James Moore, to "view a mill-seat, which Doan and Seymour had previously purchased. They moved to Medina, April, 1817. They went into a little log shanty so small that when they camped down the floor was covered with their beds. The snakes were so thick that they were afraid of having a new bed-fellow before morning ; they would stick their heads up through the floor and crawl on to their doorsteps to sun.

Seymour and Doan erected a saw-mill in the fall of 1817. Grist-mills were at Middlebury and Stow, a four days' journey with oxen. Mrs. Seymour says that they once went three weeks without bread, living upon potatoes, meat and milk.

In 1818 Seymour and Doan built a grist-mill adjoining the saw- mill in Weymouth. Mrs. Seymour is. now in her seventy-fifth year, and has been the mother of seven children, but two of whom are now living. She says it may be her life has been spared for greater trials, but God's will be done ; and she further says that whatever the Lord may see fit to place upon her she will try to bear patiently. Captain Lathrop Seymour died December. 19th} 1835.

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On the tenth day of April, 1817, the people assembled, with teams and tools, at the place appointed, near the present residence of Chauncey Blakslee, cleared away the under-brush, cut the timber, hauled it together and put up a log meeting-house ; cut the tree, made the shingles, covered it, etc. About noon notice came that Mr. Searl would be there and preach a sermon at four o'clock in the after-noon, that day, We did ou-r best to be ready. We prepared seats by placing poles between the logs and stakes drove in the ground, and had it all ready in due time. Mr. Searl came and fulfilled his appointment. Nearly all were present who could get there. The exercises were accompanied with appropriate singing, and all passed off in very pleasant pioneer style.

The first school ever taught in Medina, was by Eliza Northrop, in the house above mentioned, in the sum* mer of 1817. The names of the pupils were Joseph, Ruth, Elizabeth and Mary Hamilton ; George, Lucius, Carlos and Lester Barnes ; Banner and Harrison Seymour ; Jared and Mary Doan ; Anna, Cynthia, Philemon, Chloe, Ruth and Madison Rice ; Clement and Freeman Marsh ; Frank and Philander Calender ; and Lois and Liusa Palmer : twenty-three.

Ruth and Elizabeth Hamilton, (now Mrs. Graham and Nettleton) and Harrison Seymour, are all that now remain in town of those first scholars that attended the first school ever taught in this, then wilderness, township.

The first person born was Matthew, sen of Zenas Hamilton, June 9, 1815. He studied medicine, went West and was doing a good business as a practical physician, and in crossing a river to see a patient was drowned.

The first death was that of $, young daughter of Asahel Parmaly, from Vermont, while stopping on their way to Sullivan. It occurred early in the spring of 1817.

On May 8, 1817, Ransom Clark, with his brother John L. Clark, arrived and purchased a part of lot Forty-five, and slept under their wagon, with elm bark for floor and siding, until they could build a shanty of such poles as they could handle themselves, with bark floor and ceiling. There they kept bachelor's hall through the summer. Ransom worked at his trade (joiner) in Wooster, through the winter, and John L. taught school in Columbia.

In June, 1718, F. A. Albert, with his family, arrived and soon after settled on lot Fifty-three, -north half, and Agustus Phillips on the south half of the same lot. His father and mother came in 1820; they were colored people, descendants of King Phillips of ancient renown.

In June, 1817, James Warner and Gad Blakslee came from Plymouth, Connecticut, and located the central lot in Medina. In October following, E. A. Warner arrived and proceeded to put up a log house for his father's family, and to procure provisions and make such preparations as he could for their arrival, which occurred February 18, 1818. They went into their house in an unfinished state, as many others had to do in thflse days. Mr. Blakslee did not move in until some time after ; he died some years since. James Warner is in his eighty-sixth year and smart, enjoying comfortable health. .

that their father, John Clark, was coming, and they left their chopping and cut the logs for a shanty for the family, and had got it up and three-fourths of the roof on when their father's team appeared in sight. They soon finished the roof, and the family crossed the river on flood -wood (the river being so high they could not cross then with their teams) and carried their bedticks, (filling them with straw and leaves) and such other articles as they could, lodged in their cabins in real pioneer style, and like others of their neighbors before them, fared as best they could, They were forty days on their journey from Bridgewater Connecticut, arrived in June, 1818. The remaining Indians had had their camps along on Rocky river and vicinity, for a few of the first years ; they were friendly, but incessant beggars. If rightly informed they left after the following manner ; Mr. Hulett, of Brunswick, was at Nelson, Portage county, and saying something about the Indians being a nuisance, Captain* D. Mills, the old pioneer hunter, well known to the Indians, told Mr. Hulett, that if he would tell theui that Mills, Redding and some others that he named, was coming out there, and would make way with every Indian they could find he thought they would leave. Mr. Hulett did so, and sure enough, they packed their horses and left, and never returned.

By order of the commissioners of Portage county, dated March £4, 1818, the first election of township officers for Medina, was held the first Monday of April (6th day,)jfcl8. It was then organized by appointing Isaac Barnes, Noah M. Bronson and Abraham Scott,

Judges; and Samuel Y. Potter Clerk of election. After being duly sworn, it was voted that Isaac Barnes be Township Clerk ; Joseph Northrop, Abraham Scott and Timothy Doan, Trustees; Rufus Ferris and Lothrop Seymour, Overseers of the Poor; Abijah Marsh and Benj amine Hull, Fence Viewers ; James Palmer, Lister ; Rufus Ferris, James Moore, Zenas Hamilton and William Painter, Supervisors ; Samuel Y. Potter and Ransom Clark, Constables ; and James Moore, Treasurer.

The first suit was nearly as follows: Joseph Northrop had bought a pig of a Mr. Woodward, of Bath. As the money was not sent quite as soon as Woodward expected, he sent his claim (two dollars) to Zenas Hamilton, Esq., the first Justice^of the Peace, with orders for him.to sue it. But Esq. Hamilton, rather than send a summons, went two miles through the woods, informed Mr. Northrop of the fact, and told him that if he would say that the money should be in hand three months from that time, he would do no more about it ; and the matter ended. Justices in those days were frequently much more ready to save their neighbors trouble and expense, than to pocket their fees themselves.

The first couple married, were Giles Barnes and Eliza Northrop, on the 22d day of March, 1818. Rev. Royce Searl (Episcopal Clergyman) solemnized the* marriage ceremony, after the Congregational form. Invitations were sent out for all the inhabitants of the township to attend the wedding. They "held on rather late, but, as the boys had procured a dead|L|ad of torch bark, all were amply supplied, and went totheir homes with torch in hand. Some were thought to be a little snapped with wine - (no, whiskey;) - but this was not considered very extraordinary, (even for some Clergymen,) under such circumstances, in those days.

The first Congregational Church was organized February 21st, 1S19, by Rev. William Hanford, Missionary from Connecticut, assisted by Rev. Simeon Woodruff. The Church was organized at the house of Isaac Barnes, and consisted of seven members, viz : Joseph Northrop, Charity Northrop, Isaac Barnes, Marther Barnes, Nira B. Northrop, Giles Barnes and John Barnes. All have died except Nira B. Northrop and Giles Barnes. Mr. Hanford, Missionary, occasionally preached in Medina, for four or five' years. Joseph Northrop was born in Brookfield, Connecticut, June 13th, 1766 ; Charity, his wife, was born in Stratford, Connecticut, February 6th, 1769. They removed from Brookfield to Cornwall, Connecticut, February, 1796, and from thence to Medina, as before mentioned, when there were but two families in the township ; but several others arrived soon after. Joseph Northrop first settled on the bank of Rocky River, north side of the east and west road, lot thirty. After seven years, he moved on to lot fifty-six, where he remained until his death, which occurred July 21st, 1843, in the seventyeighth year of his age. Charity, his wife, died December 26th, 1851, in the eighty-third year of her ag«. Isaac and Marther Barnes were from Camden, New York, and, after ten or twelve years, removed to Richland, Kalamazoo county, Michigan, and have since both died. Nira B. Northrop was born in Brookfield, Connecticut, December 8th, 1791, and still lives, on lot fifty-six, the same he bought in 1816. Giles and John Barns were from West Hartford, Connecticut. Giles now lives in Weymouth. John went to Hudson, first, from here, and thence to Richland, Michigan, and has recently died. Life is as a vapor; it appearethfor a short season, and then vanisheth away.

The Episcopal Methodists held meetings early, in the village of Medina, perhaps in 1819 or 1820; but the record is not to be found, as yet. The Baptist and Free Will Baptist Churches were organized some time after 1830 and 1840 ; the United Brethren in Christ also about 1859. The exact dates have not been obtained.

One goeth and another cometh, improvements still progressing. In 181 8, Moore & Stevenson erected a saw-mill in Bagdad. James Warner soon purchased the mill and privilege, and with his son-in-law, Steven N. Sargent, erected a grist-mill in 1820, just below the saw-mill.

Early in 1818, Noah M. Bronson moved his family and settled on the lot (thirty-seven) that he purchased in 1816. He had resided in Ashtabula for some time previous. He was, for a member of years, Associate Judge in the Court of Common Pleas, in Medina county, and lived on his farm to the advanced age of ninety- two years.

In 1818, David Allen, John Briggs, Selden B. Welton, Eden Hamilton, Esq., and their families arrived. Arza, Lindley, and Eden Hamilton, jr., Jacob R. Welton and David Nettleton, were permanent settlers. Several others also came, and remained a few years, and have gone West.

Religious meetings were conducted on the Sabbath, in the house erected April 10th, 1817, during the season ; one-half of the day by the Episcopalians, and the other by the Congregationalists. Soon after, a log house was built at the Center, where meetings were continued harmoniously until the house was burned.

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The. people built a town-house, where Episcopal service was conducted until that was also burned. The Congregational people built a meeting-house at Bagdad, and met there and at the village alternately, for a number of years. Rev. Lot B. Sullivan was the first minister of the Congregational Church, for one year, one-half of the time ; the other half in Wellington. Rev. Horace Smith was with Medina and Granger six months, as a Missionary, sent by the Hampshire Missionary Society, Massachusetts. Rev. S. V. Barnes came in 1827, by the aid of Aristarchus Champion, Esq., of Rochester, New York. His labors were abundant, resulting in a general revival in the east part of the towrship, and afterwards in the village and vicinity. He was the stated minister in Medina and Weymouth for a number of years. Religious, moral and temperance reform were gaining the ascendency ; schools were improving ; and every important enterprise was cherished, and urged onward to success. Thus we seemed to see the wilderness and solitary place literally budding and blossoming as the rose, and indeed becoming vocal with the praises of the Most High God.

The first sudden death occurred at the raising of a log barn for Giles Barnes, on lot seventy-one, August 12th, 1819. Isaac J. Pond was instantly killed as he was taking up a rafter, standing on the north-east corner. The butting pole rolled, and he, losing his balance, jumped on to the ground, and as he was endeavoring to rise upon his feet, the rafter struck him across the temple. I sprang to him, and no sooner than I reached him the blood poured forth from his nose and mouth, and he died without moving a finger.

His wife, though fainting at the first intelligence, soon became composed, and in the exercise of Christian fortitude was enabled to bear the affliction as well as any woman under such circumstances. Their little son, Henry N. Pond, was just three months old that day. Mrs. Pond had the sympathy of every member of the community. The remains of the deceased were interred the next day, a little west of the then residence of F. A. Abbott, on lot fifty-three.

I will mention here that not far from thirty years from that time, the same Henry N. Pond, who had for some time been the head of a family, while at work in his field was instantly killed by the fall of a dead tree. Both father and^son were much respected and worthy citizens ;. and in both cases the whole people deeply mourned their loss. The widows of both father and son are still living, and have each, several years since, buried a second husband. As the changing seasons roll on, so does the sunny and shady side of this mortal life appear. -

In 1820, Harmon Munson, aged eighty-two, and wife, Johnson Warner and Joseph Pritchard and families arrived and settled near the center. About the first court after Mr. Munson arrived, he thought he would attend. He being so much older than any body else, of course attracted considerable attention. As he seated himself in Esq. Hickox's tavern, Judge Todd approached him and enquired where he was from, etc. Mr. Munson, without knowing that the person was Judge Todd, told him that he thought he would come and see the Judge and lawyers and get acquainted, and remarked that lie supposed the Judge had not arrived yet. Yes, says the Judge he is here. Mr. Munson says, I understand he is a pretty smart man. Smart enough, says the Judge. But, says Munson, they say he drinks. The Judge's reply I have not learned. At any rate he wished the people to call him George Todd, except when he was in the Judge's seat. ^ During the time of the Rectorship of Mr. Searle, in connection with St. Paul's Church in Medina, a somewhat exciting difficulty occurred among some of the members, and at the same time the Episcopal Methodists at the village manifested considerable engagedness in their prayer meetings, and in reply to some remarks of Esq. Ferris, upon the subject, Seth Roberts said

Presbyterians look on and sing, Sweet is the work my God and King, At a certain time a lady had been repeatedly abused and her life threatened by her husband when intoxicated, and to that degree, that she went before a Justice of the Peace and swore the peace against him. He was offered bail for his future good behavior, but refused to take it ; accordingly the Court made a mitimus ordering the constable to take him to jail; and on this, he requested the privilege of stopping at his house, which being granted, he took a bag and put in one end his gallon bottle of whiskey, and in the other the large family Bible, placed them across his saddle.; and thus took them with him to jail. In a few weeks he was bailed out, none the worse for having spent a short time there.

flock of sheep, and the wolves killed eighteen at one time. It was found that they inhabited the wind-fall, in the south part of the township. They got Zenas Hamilton to go and assist in building a dead-fall, in which, together with a large steel-trap, they caught nine old wolves, (and ten to carry) and one more old one the next year. There has been but one known to have been seen in these parts since.

In October-, 1821, as I was on my way home from Weymouth, passing a lot belonging to Friend Ives, (now Isaac Bronson's) near the road I saw a flock of wild turkeys of about fifty. As I was on horseback, they did not seem much alarmed. I called at the house, asked Mrs. Ives if Mr. Ives had got a gun and powder and shot. Being answered in the affirmative, I took the gun, an old queen's arm, very rusty. However, I loaded pretty heavy, put in a handful of coarse shot just right for the occasion, and as I went to the door I met Mr. Ives and H. Selkirk, I told them what I was about to do, which was to go down on the east side of the lot under cover of some bushes, behind which I should be undiscovered, and requested them to walk slowly up the road and moderately show themselves to the turkeys that they might come near me. But as I approached the lot behind the bush and fence, a large turkey says, quit, quit. I dropped down upon my knee, balancing my gun with my elbow upon my knee, and looking through the leaves I saw the large turkey about thirty feet from me and the rest moving along in range, when I pulled away at them, and laid six of them sprawling, and myself too, on my back, gun and hat beyond me. When I recovered from the shock and got over the fence, Messrs. Ives and Selkirk were picking up the turkeys. I gave each of them one and tied four to my saddle, and started for home, quite well satisfied, notwithstanding the hard thump from the oid gun.

In May. 1818, a general hunt was organized, comprising the north-west part or quarter of Brunswick, the north-east quarter of Liverpool, the south-easfc quarter of Columbia and the south-west quarter of Strongsville. The lines were all formed, the march had proceeded for some distance when a large buck came up and broke the line near where Jeremiah Warner was passing on with the line. Esq. Hamilton says to him, why don't you shoot that buck? He then cocked his gun, but too late, he thought; and says that he must have been careless, for as he was uncocking his gun it went off and being on his arm, lengthwise of the line it was supposed that the ball struck a limb and glanced downward, struck William Pritchard, passing through his heart killing him instantly. This was done May 16, 1821, he would have been sixteen years old the 29th of the next month. The hunt was broken up, and there has been no occasion for the like since.

A Back-Woods Celebeation

The anniversary of American Independence was celebrated at Medina, July 4, 1821, not by the ringing of church bells and firing of cannon, but by the rustling of leaves, singing of birds and tinkling of cow-bells. John Freeze presided, assisted by Dr. B. B.

Clark. The Declaration of Independence was read by A. G. Ilickox, and an appropriate oration delivered by Rev. R. Searle. A sumptuous repast was served by the good wives, of which all partook thankfully and harmoniously. After the feasting was over, the following toasts were read and loudly cheered. Sweetened whiskey, a very essential beverage, was imbibed freely at the cheering of every toast, and was repeated when a response was given.

7. The Spirit of Freedom. Its seeds are sowing. - May they take deep root, spring up and bring forth a hundred fold and utterly root out the thistles of tyranny and oppression.

Bt Austin Badger

I was born, reared and educated in the State of New York, and during the war of 1812, I participated in the duties of the camp and had a full test of the many privations that are consequent upon a soldier's life. I witnessed many of the scenes that have now become part of the history of that war and tested fully the toils and troubles of a life in the tented field.

After the close of that war and the proclamation of peace, I came to the conclusion that my native State did not contain all the elbow room necessary for an ambition like my own, and came to the conclusion that in the western wilderness I might find an opening where I could, in future, enjoy a full share of life's comforts, without being circumscribed by a narrow bound.

In the month of April, I left my native State and came into Medina county in May, 1818. There was a striking contrast between the country I left, and that into which I had just entered. The openings made by the axe-men, were comparatively few ; and the cabins built and occupied by the settlers were rudely constructed and far between. A view of the almost unbroken forest seemed to overcome resolution, and I sometimes feared lest my physical powers would give way before I could make an opening and*ereet a cabin. But when I saw what others had done, I resolved to purchase, open and rear me a home in Medina county. I built the first double log house on the same ground where

Source changes here: from History of Medina County and Ohio, Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time ... a History of Medina County, Giving an Account of Its Aboriginal Inhabitants ... Pioneer Incidents, Its Growth, Its Improvements, Organization of the County ... Biographical Sketches; Portraits of Some of the Early Settlers and Prominent Men, Etc., Etc. .., by Perrin, William Henry, D. 1892?, Comp, published 1881; 19,335 words in this source stream.

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Woodward, the firm style being Woodward & Andrew, they continuing at the present time. Oct, 10, 1300, he married Miss Imogene, daughter of Jerome and Emily (Hall) Simmons ; she was born in Granger Township, Medina Co., Ohio. They have three children, viz., Vernon Pi., Imogene C. and Edith.

JAMES H. ALBRO. banker, Medina ; was born in Cummington, Hampshire Co., Mass., April 17, 1S20. He lived there until 15 years of age, when he came with his parents to Ohio, stopping for one year in Maumee City, and in 1830, removed to Medina, where his father embarked in mercantile business. James H. assisted in the store until he was 22 years of age, when he bought his fathers business from the savings of his wages, going in debt for a small balance. He remained two years in Medina, then moved his store to Seville. He continued there two years in company with his father and grandfather as J. Albro & Co., during which time his father built a large frame store where Mr. Boult's store now stands. On the completion of this house, the Seville store was moved to this place, and the firm of J. Albro & Son was formed and continued for twelve years, when James H. again bought out his father. Two years later, he sold out and engaged in other lines of business, viz., dealing in sheep, brokering. etc. The business of broker was continued until 1873. w'hen, in company with Hon. H. G. Blake, he organized the Phoenix National Bank, Mr. Albro as President, a position he still holds. From his first start in life he has been successful. He was married March 12, 18-10, to Miss Julia M. Chase ; she was born in Medina, Ohio, Aug. 13, 1828. Three children were born of this marriage, two of whom are living - Willis H. and Mary E., now Mrs. Beacb, of Medina. Mr. Albro's parents, John and Mary (Bradley) Albro, were natives of Rhode Island and Connecticut, Mr. Albro being born July 9, 1796. The}' were married in Sullield. Conn., moved to Massachusetts, and in 1835, moved to Ohio. He died about 1859 ; she lived in Medina until her death, which occurred May 15, 1880. They had seven children, of whom James II. (our subject) is the only survivor. He has always given his support to the Episcopal Church, of which Mrs. Albro has long been a member.

Baltimore - and is the fourth of a family of ten children, born to John and Jane (Scott) Bowman, who were natives of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. They were married in Pennsylvania, and moved to Virginia probably about the year 1S20, and settled in the vicinity of Wheeling, where he followed his trade of blacksmithing. About 1830, they removed to Youugstown, Ohio, where he engaged in farming, a business he followed until his death, which occurred about 1860. His wife died three years previously. Samuel (the subject) lived at home until he was married, an event that took place Aug. 18, 1836, to Miss Caroline H. Stall, a native of Youngstown. She was the second and only survivor of three children, born to George and Elizabeth (Hull) Stall, natives of Ohio and New Jersey. They were married in Ohio, and followed farming near Youngstown, where he died about 1830, and she about 1850. After his marriage, Mr. Bowman (the subject), worked at his trade of ax-making, to which he had served an apprenticeship of two years, beginning when lie was 19 years old. He worked some three years at Youngstown. He then went to Garnettsville, where he worked at his trade for Harvey White, remaining with him and working at other points for about sixteen years. lie came to Medina the week after the first fire and engaged in the Medina Ax Factory, where he worked about three years. He at first lived in the village, but the third year he bought and occupied his present place, and has lived on it ever since. He has followed farming since the three years spent in the Medina Ax Factory. They have eight children, viz., Frank, hardware merchant, West Salem, Ohio ; Albert L., boot and shoe dealer, Akron, Ohio ; James S., clerk in a hotel, New York City ; Mary, now Mrs. Finch, lives at Anna, 111. ; Ida, now Airs. Moore, Akron, Ohio ; Charles E., printer, Medina ; Park W., clerk, Akron. Ohio ; Louie B., at home.

G. D. BILLINGS, dentist, Medina ; was born in Butler Co., Ohio. Nov. 10, 1842. Ilis early life was spent on the farm. At the age of 17, folks moved into the village of Oxford, where he finished his schooling, and assisted in his father's broom factor}'. Sept. 5, 1861, he enlisted in the 50th O. V. 1., as a musician, and, the following December, his company was transferred and formed Co. B, 69th O. V. I. After the first term of service of the 69th, he and some sixty others were transferred to Co. A, 2d 0. V. I., serving with that command about two months, when they were returned to the 69th (which had re-enlisted), with which command lie served until January, 1865. He was with the regiment in the battles of Stone River, Resaca, Buzzard's Roost, Atlanta, Marietta, Jonesboro, Savannah, Mission Ridge, Atlanta campaign and the "March to the Sea." He received flesh wounds at Stone River and Peach Tree Creek. After his discharge, he returned to Oxford and entered the office of Dr. G. W. Keely, dentist, with whom he remained for two years and four months. He then came to Medina and bought the business of Dr. G. W. Dunn, dentist, and has followed the profession since. Oct. 3, 1867. he married Miss Ollie M. DeWitt, a native of Oxford, Ohio : she died Feb. 27, 1877, in Medina. Oct. 1, 1878. he married Miss Mary J. Welty, a native of Oxford, Ohio. They have one child - Suzie May belle, born June 4, 1880. During the great fire in Medina in 1870, the Doctor's office and household goods were destroyed, and he had his hands seriously burned while he was trying to save his property, and only escaped himself by dropping from a window of the burning building.

W. H. BRADWAY, proprietor Medina Hollow-ware Company. Medina ; was born in Munson Township, Hampden Co., Mass., Feb. 23, 1814. He was brought up on a farm until he was 16 years of age, when he engaged in brickmaking, and worked at that business for five years. His schooling was limited to a few winter terms of district schools. He apprenticed, at Springfield, Mass., to the molder's trade for one year, he receiving $100 and board, and followed the business most of the time until 1851, when he farmed for three years. In 1854. he came to Ohio, and settled in Hinckley Township, where he resided some eighteen months. He then came to Medina, and worked in a small foundry, where he made a new style of plows. After one year, he went to Ft. Wayne, Ind., where he engaged as foreman in Bass & Hannah's foundry, and, after six months, he went to Gabon, Ohio, and took charge of A. C. Squire's foundry for twenty-two months, when he came to Medina and began clearing some land he had bought. In April, 1876, he engaged in his present business, renting the place of the owners, and, in 1877, he bought the entire business, and has conducted it since. He i married Miss Sallie E. Squier in July, 1S37. She was a native of Massachusetts, and died July 8, 1S79. They had two children ; one living, viz., Orlando. He is married and lives in Ft. Wayne, Ind., where he follows his trade of brass molder in the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad Co.'s shops.

S. H. BRADLEY, of S. H. Bradley & Son, hardware, Medina ; was born in Blandford, Mass.. Sept. 24, 1818, and lived there seventeen years, he assisting at home in the hotel and attending the district school. In 1835. the family moved to Maumee City, Ohio, and, in 1836, they came to Medina, where his father formed a partnership in the cabinet manufacturing business, the firm being Blair & Bradley. S. H. engaged his time in clerking in the general merchandise business until 1S40, when he went to Cincinnati as book-keeper for Messrs. Albro & Co., with whom he remained one year ; he then returned to Medina, and, on the 20th of November following, he married Miss Maria L. McClure. She was born in New York, and came to Ohio with her parents about the year 1828. After the marriage, he kept the American House in Medina, and, in the spring of 1843, he moved to Litchfield, where he kept hotel until the summer of 1844. He then engaged in the livery business in Titfin, Ohio, and, in 1845, he came to Medina, and served as Deputy Auditor for four years. In the fall of 1848, he was elected Auditor, and was re-elected in 1850. in both instances being the only one elected on the ticket. In 1853, he became a member in the partnership of Bradley & Boult, the latter being at the time Auditor ; but he officiated in the store, and Mr. Bradley acted as Auditor. In 1857, Mr. Bradley bought Mr. Boult's interest in the business, and, in 1861, he sold out to Messrs. E. G. & E. J. Fenn, and bought out the hardware business of H. W. Brown, and has been in that line ever since. In 1870, his business was destroyed b}' the great fire, his loss reaching $9,500, on which there was an insurance of $6,000. He soon re-built, and added queens and glass ware and pottery to his line of hardware. He also took his son into partnership, the style of the firm being S. II. Bradley A Son. By the marriage, there iiave been two children - John A., partner in the business, and Fannie M., who was drowned in 1864. Mr. Bradley's parents, Thomas and Lucretia A.

(Boice) Bradley, were natives of Suffield, Conn., and Blandford. Mass. They married in Bland- ! ford in 1S16. and came West, as stated. He | followed his cabinet business until 1845. Feb. 2 of that year, he died. Mrs. Bradley continued her residence in Medina until her death, in July, 1865. Of their three children, two are living - :S. II. and L. L.. who. since 1850, has resided in California. Mary E. died about the year 1853.

JUDGE SAMUEL G. BARNARD is a native of this county, and the fifth in a family of eight children born to Capt. Abner and Diana (Blanchard) Barnard. Abner Barnard, son of Capt. Samuel and Roxana Barnard, was born in the town of Simsbury, Scotland Parish, Hartford Co., Conn.. Nov. 3, 1779 ; he married Diana, daughter of Thomas and Sylvia Blanchard, of Windsor, Poquonock Parish, Hartford Co.. Conn., Feb. 22. 1820, and left his native State for the Reserve on May 10, 1827 ; journeying in wagons to Albany, he took the canal-boat there to Buffalo, where he embarked his family, consisting of a crippled daughter and a little boy of less than 2 years of age, on the steamboat Enterprise, for Cleveland. Arriving at a point three miles from that city, the captain of the vessel refused to go farther - it is said, because of some previous misunderstanding with the officials of the city - and the passengers were obliged to trust themselves to the open boats. These, ladened down nearly to the gunwale, in the darkness of the night, made their tedious way to what was then the hamlet of Cleveland, the passengers touching the water when resting their hands on the sides of the boats. Fortunately, the passage from the steamboat was made without accident, and the little family came with teams from Cleveland, on the old pike, to a point on this road in Guilford Township, nearly a mile north of the village of Seville, settling on what is known as the Martin farm. Of the children. Abner was born in Connecticut Nov. 3, 1799 : Diana was born in Connecticut Feb. 15, , deceased Aug. 26, 1877 ;

Mary W. was born in Connecticut Dec. 31, 1822, deceased May 6, 1850 ; James E. was born in Connecticut Aug. 22, 1825 ; Samuel G. was born in Ohio April 4, 1828 ; Albert G. was born in Ohio Oct. 14, 1831 ; Charles II. was born in Ohio Sept. 12, 1836, deceased April 4, 1852 ; Heredia M. was born in Ohio April 25, 1842. Samuel G. was born in Guilford Township April 4, 1S2S. The straitened circumstances of his parents rendered early ! self-support an urgent necessity, and he began j to work away from home, as a day-laborer,

His earl}* education was such as the meager I advantages of the common schools afforded at that early period, with about a year and a half 1 of academic instruction : he was a close stuj dent, and employed his leisure hours to such advantage, that, at the age of 16, he was engaged as an assistant teacher in a select school at Seville, and. in the following year, success- | fully taught a winter school. He continued 1 teaching school in the winter for a number of years, when he was engaged as Principal of 1 a Normal School at Weymouth : this school, : numbering over one hundred pupils, he taught i with but one assistant, and with such distinj guished success that he was at once elected Superintendent of the Medina Public Schools. j This position he filled with great acceptance, 1 1 until his failing health forced him to resign. : ! But teaching had become his chosen life work,

I and, after a few months' respite, he opened a Normal School at Medina. Here his efficiency as a teacher was displayed in a marked manner, and attracted a large attendance from a i wide area of country. This school was a great j success in ever}* respect, and Mr. Barnard has | ; the gratification of knowing that under his i ! guidance many of his pupils laid the foundation | of an education which has placed them in ; ; prominent and responsible positions. Probably j the leading characteristic of 51 r. Barnard as an i I educator, was his skill in directing young j minds, and he was recognized as particularly ! successful in influencing those who were re- I garded as especially wayward. It was this feature of his school that gained for it so wide a ! reputation and made it sought by thoughtful and careful parents for their children. It is ; needless to add, that his school was highly sue- j cessful, financially as well as professionally. Mr. Barnard was appointed a member of the County Board of School Examiners in 1853, j and remained in that position until about 1870.

1 save while occupying the position of Probate Judge. At the close of his second term in the latter position, he was again elected to the superintendency of the Medina Public Schools, which he held until he resigned to accept a similar appointment at Ravenna, Ohio. Here, again, his zeal made too heavy demands upon his strength, and his declining health admonished him that he must resign his chosen work. Since then, Mr. Barnard has been obliged to decline many invitations to resume his work as teacher, and has, of late years, devoted himself to the practice of the law. He was admitted to the bar in 1852, and commenced his practice with J. C. Johnson, but abandoned it for teaching after six months' experience. Since 1874, however, he has been regularly engaged in his profession, and has made an enviable position at the bar. In 1S76, he was chosen Presidential Elector on the Bepublican ticket ; was made a member of the Judiciary Committee in the Ohio Electoral College, and cast his vote for Butherford B. Hayes for President and for William A. Wheeler for Vice President. As a citizen of Medina, Mr. Barnard has been prompt in identifying himself with every worthy rnove- . ment, and, in all the trying experiences through which the village has been called to pass, has ever been ready to cheerfully act well his part. A zealous Bepublican in politics, he has not sought political preferment, though an efficient organizer and attractive speaker when the occasion demands. As a public speaker, Mr. Barnard is clear and logical in thought, read\' and apposite in expression, and forcible in delivery. Though a man of intense convictions, he surveys the public questions that arise, with a calm, dispassionate judgment that rarely leads him astray. Of a generous, S}'mpathetic, confiding nature, his real character is best known in the home circle and among his intimate friends, where his genial influence sheds a glow of cordialit}' which acts like a benison upon his friends. Mr. Barnard was married, Oct. 7, 1849, to Miss Malvina M. Martin, daughter of Asa (bora in Bath, Grafton Co., X. H., Feb. 14, 1807) and Xancy (Wetherbee) (born in Bath, Sept 25, 1805) Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Martin were married at Bath, Aug. 8, 1820, and moved to Medina, arriving here Nov. 31, 1832. Four children were born to them - James, born in New Hampshire ; Malvina M., born in Xew Hampshire ; Jirah, born in Xew Hampshire ;. Ariel M., born in - Ohio ; Augusta A., born in Ohio. Mrs. Barnard, the second child and first daughter, was bora at Bath, X. II., Sept. 16, 1828, and came with J her parents to Ohio in 1832. Notwithstanding the meager opportunities for gaining an education at that time, her quick perception as a child, and her earnest devotion to her studies, enabled her to make such rapid advancement, that, at the age of 14, she was granted a certificate, and began teaching in the public schools. She continued in this profession until some time after her marriage. Possessed of fine mental abilities, excellent forecast of mind, good taste and judgment, and lively wit, she is, above all, womanly ; a devoted mother, and an earnest member of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Four children have blessed her marriage -

F. J.. bora in Medina, March 26, 1852 ; educated at Cornell University, X. Y., he is now a popular educator in Ohio, having been connected with the schools of the State some nine years ; he was Superintendent for several years at Brooklyn, then at Selina for two years, and is at present serving on the third year at Mid- dleton ; the second child, Lily', was born at Me- j dina March 23, 1856, deceased Aug. 12, 1856 ; j Bertie A., born at Medina Aug. 12, 1857, is a j teacher in the Medina Public Schools : and j Harry, bora at Medina Sept. 29, 1865.

EPHBAIM BBEXXEIt, proprietor Brenner ! House, Medina ; was bora in Lancaster Co., j Penn., July 6, 1840, and is the second in a family of ten children born to Adam and Mary ; (Sitz) Brenner ; they were also natives of Lan- j caster Co., Penn. ; they moved to Wayne Co., i Ohio, in 1851, and followed farming. Ephraim lived at home until he was 16 y ears of age ; he j then apprenticed to the harness and saddle business with John A. Bettig, of Medina. After his marriage, he farmed his father-inlaw's farm for one }*ear ; he then rented the latter's store, in Abbey villc, and next formed the partnership of Benz & Brenner, and purchased the business of Mr. John A. Bettig (whom they formerly apprenticed to), and have conducted the business since. In 1870, he began the hotel business, and, though he was burned out of hotel and business in the great fire of that year, he has been identified with each ever since, building a large brick hotel in 1879. Socially, Mr. Brenner is a genial gentleman, and has a large and intimate circle of friends. He was married, Feb. 12, 1863, to Miss E. E. Miller, a native of Liverpool Township, Medina Co., Ohio, and eldest of two survivors in a family of ten children boin to Jacob and Abby Ionia (Dechand) Miller ; by the marriage, there have been three children, of j whom two are living, viz., Hattie V. and Pearle B. Jacob Miller was a native of Wurteraberg, where the name appears as Muller. He came to the United States with his parents in 1S31. They arrived in Philadelphia with only 94 cents, and worked in the city a short time, until the}* had enough to move West on. They moved to Liverpool, Medina Co., Ohio, and settled in the timber, building a rude hut of bark and brush, in which they lived until their log house was completed. They lived on the place until her death, in about 1S48. He married again, and lived in the vicinity until his death, in 1S71 ; his second wife died in 1880. Jacob lived at home a few years after they came to Medina Co., when he hired in the store of Mr. Walbridge, at Brunswick Center. Remaining there a few years, he next went to Cleveland and worked about a wholesale store, and, during his residence there, he married Miss Abbylonia Dechand, a native of Baden, Germany. She came to the United States with an uncle, who settled in Cleveland, where she hired out. After the marriage, they took a farm at Parma, where they lived two years ; they then went to Liverpool and settled on part of his father's land, occupying the original log house. He did teaming to Cleveland, and, on one trip, got seven pounds of coffee, and, on his return home, offered same for sale, and gradually worked into a store business, which he conducted successfully for many years ; he also carried, on farming extensively. He was well known aud highly respected. He died on the old homestead July 30, 1880 ; she died in Cleveland Nov, 14, 1880.

AUSTIN BADGER, retired ; P. 0. Medina; he (whose portrait appears in this work) was born in Chenango Co., N. Y.. Sept. 3. 1793. and lived at home until 1818, during which time he worked on the farm and in a grist-mill and woolen-factory. His education was confined to the district schools. In 1812. he enlisted in the army, and served under Col. William Dobbins, of Gen. Wadsworth's command, six months. Upon the burning of Buffalo, in

1814, the company was drafted, and served as guards over prisoners at Greenbush, Mr. Badger serving as Orderly Sergeant. Upon the close of the war, he returned home and worked on a farm and in a saw-mill until the spring of 1818, when he started for Ohio, walking the entire distance to Buffalo, thence by water to Cattaraugus Creek, afoot to Erie, by j water to Ashtabula, and afoot, via Cleveland, I to Medina, where he took a contract to clear | the public square, and next to build the court , house. It was built of hewed logs, two stories high, the court-room being in the second story. ! In the spring of 1 SI 9, he and a Mr. Hec-ox ! opened hotel in the lower room of the court I house, and entertained the first court held at the county seat. In 1S20, he entered some land (now Montville Township) ; his and some land entered by Abraham Freese was the first land entered in that section. He entered 100 acres and put up a log cabin (round logs) and began clearing ; he also started a nursery, which furnished most of the early orchards of that locality. In October, 1820. he married Miss Catharine Rouple, who was born in Pennsylvania ; they were married in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio ; she died July 30, 1822, leaving one child - Lucia, now Mrs. Booth, of Medina. April 3, 1823, he married Miss Nancy Bell, who died March 5, 1849. Oct. 22, 1849, he married Mrs. Wells, formerly Miss Mary S. ; Sibley ; she died Oct, 14, 1852. Nov. 29, ( 1854. he married Mrs. Loring, formerly Miss ; Elizabeth Whelock ; she died Nov. 17, 1878. ! There were no children except by the first mar- i riage. In 1853. Mr. Badger retired from his i farm, and has lived in Medina since. He was ! one of the first Trustees of Montville Town- j ship ; also served as Justice of the Peace, and I was for three years Adjutant of the county ; militia. In 1810. he "was commissioned by De Witt Clinton as Captain of an independent rifle company, in New York. In 1854. he took a trip to Iowa and located some land warrants 1 he received for sendee in the war of 1812. Being one of the early settlers, he is known I and esteemed by all.

C. B. CHAMBERLIN, manufacturer of cheese, Medina : was born on his father's farm, in Franklin Co., Vt., April 21, 1820, and lived j at home until 1847, assisting on the farm and , attending school. May 11, 1845, he married j Miss Nancy Shattuck, a native of Windsor Co., Vt. About his 22d year, Mr. Chamberlin became the manager of his father's business, the 1 latter deeding his property, to take effect at his death. In 1847, the business was sold, and : Mr. Chamberlin and wife, with his father and j mother, came to Ohio and occupied a log cabin on the farm they had bought in Montville Township, Medina Co. They began clearing the laud and built a frame house, barn and cheese- house ; he also started a dairy with 100 cows. In 1860, he came to his farm adjoining Medina, and lived there about four years. lie then moved to his present residence in the corporation, where he has since lived. During his residence in this county, Mr. Chamberlin has been engaged in farming, dairying and the manufacture of cheese, at present owning four factories in the county. Mr. Chamberlin's parents, Moses M. and Lucy (Kendall) Chamberlin, were natives of Vermont. The}' died in Montville Township, and were buried in Medina.

CYRUS E. CLARK, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. 0. Medina. This family trace their connections back through a long line of ancestors to the early days of the country. The first of these to appear is the name of William Clark, who, in company with twenty-seven young men, from Hartford, Windsor and Weathersfield, settled at Haddam, in 1662 ; he died in 1681, leaving nine children - four sons and five daughters, all of whom were born before his removal to Haddam ; hence, he was probably upward of 35 years of age at that time, and, doubtless, was the original immigrant. His property, at his death, amounted to 412 pounds sterling. One of his sons. Sergeant John Clark, was the father of John Clark, Jr., who was the father of Deacon Ebenezer Clark. He was the father of Ebenezer Clark, Jr., w'ho was the father of Ebenezer Clark, the father of the subject of this sketch. Ebenezer Clark, last mentioned, married Sallie Sanford about the year 1812 ; their births occurred Dec. 4. 1786. and Oct. 6.

came to Medina Co., Ohio, in 1838, settled on a farm and followed cultivating the soil until their death ; she died in 1861, and he in 1867. Cyrus E. Clark, the subject, was born in Washington Township, Litchfield Co., Conn., Feb. 20, 1S18, and is the third son of a family of six children, born to Ebenezer and Sallie (Sanford) Clark. He lived with his parents until his marriage, May 31, 1847, to Miss Harriet A. Oviatt, also a native of Washington Township. Litchfield Co., Conn., and the second child of a fam-

J ily of four, born to John A. and Caroline (Mason) Oviatt, who were also natives of Connecticut ; her father, Mr. Elisha Mason, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and received a pension to the time of his death. After marriage. Mr. Clark settled on his present place, where lie has ever since resided. He owns ISO acres of laud, lying three miles northeast of Medina, which he has made by his own labor and management. Four children have been born to him - Porter O.. farmer, single, lives at home ; Fannie R., at home ; Arthur L.. a merchant at Winsted, Conn.; and Franklin J., at home.

C. J. CHASE, County Auditor, Medina, is second of a family of three children, born to John B. and Sophia (Gates) Chase. His birth occurred June 21, 1854, on his fathers farm, in La Fayette Township. Medina Co., Ohio. His early life was spent upon the farm and in attending the schools of his district, until 187Ctywhen he entered the Preparatory Department of Oberlin College, and graduated from the Department of Arts in the fall of 1876. Iu 1879, his Alma Mater conferred upon him the degree of Master ; of Arts. Upon his return from college, he became Principal of the public schools of Lodi, and, the following year, he was called to Le Roy. where, for three years, he served as Prin- ! cipal of the public schools of that place. In the summer of 1580, he received the nomination for Auditor by the Republican County j Convention, and was duly elected, taking his I seat on the second Tuesday in November following. In August. 1877. he married Miss Josie L. Woodworth, at her home in Ashtabula ! Co.. Ohio. They have one child - Paul L. In I the fall of 1880, Mr. Chase took up his resi- , deuce in Medina.

F. B. CLARK. County Treasurer. Medina ; was born on his father's farm in Medina Co., Ohio, April 7, 1830. He lived at home for twenty years, when he came to Medina, and ; read medicine with Drs. Tolman and Smith for ; three and a half years. He then attended lect- i ures at Western Reserve Medical College at Cleveland, and, in 1853. went to Lockbourne i and began the practice of medicine in partnership with Dr. McLean. But, his father dying | that winter, he returned to the homestead farm, and lived on same until 1878, having bought out the other heirs in the property. In 1854, he was appointed Township Clerk, and has held j the office some twenty years. He also served ; L four years as Township Trustee. He was elected County Treasurer in 1877, on the Republican ticket, and was re-elected in 1S79. Upon his election in 1877, he moved to Medina, where he has since lived. Mr. Clark has been thrice married. His lirst marriage was to Miss Adelaide Pritchard, which occurred March 1, 1855. She was a native of Medina Co., and died leaving one child - Frank Eugene. The second marriage was to Miss Minerva Branch. She was also a native of Medina Co., and died leaving one child - John L. His present wife was Miss Delight A. Proutv. of La Fayette Township, Medina Co. The}* wrere married in 1864, and have one child - Forrest W. Mr. Clark's parents. John L. and Almira (Stevens) Clark, were natives of Connecticut and Massachusetts. The former was born Aug. 8, 1799, the latter in April, 1804. They came to Ohio when young, and were married at Grafton. At the age of 20, he began clearing a piece of land which his father gave him. now the property of his son. He lived on the place until 1836, when he was elected County Sheriff, and served four years, after which he returned to his farm, where he lived until his death. Dec. 29, 1853. Mrs. Clark lived with her son, F. B., for some twelve or fifteen years. She then went to Circleville, Ohio, and lived with her daughter Evaline until her death. By the marriage there were seven children - Evaline, now Mrs, Dr. Sheridan, of Cireleville ; George (deceased) ; F. B. ; Helen, now Mrs. James Loughrv. lives in Pittsburgh ; Mary Ann. in Pittsburgh ; Emily, now Mrs. A. Weaver, lives in Pittsburgh; John, lives in Fremont Co., Iowa (farmer). John Clark, the father of John L., and grandfather of F. B., was a native of Connecticut, and married Miss Mary Munson, also a native of Connecticut. The\' came to Ohio in the spring of 1818. Those of their nine children who did not come with them had come out before. John settled in the woods a mile west of the present Medina Center. He cleared a large farm, on which he died about the year 1838. Mrs. Clark lived with her children, and died in 1859. at the residence of her son. Dr. Jeremiah Clark, of Franklin Co., Ohio. All their children grew up and were married. They were Dr. Munson Clark, who died in Ashland ; Dr. Bela B. Clark, who also died in Ashland ; Poll}*, the only daughter, married Horace Porter, and died in Franklin Co. ; Ranson and John L. died in Medina Township ; Dr. Jeremiah died in Frank-

JUDGE C. G. CODDING, lawyer, Medina ; is a native of Granger Township, Medina \ County, Ohio. He was born Sept. 9, 1829. His earl}* life was spent on the farm. At the age of : i 22, he began work with his brother, in the j cooper business, which business he followed j during the summers for six years, teaching i school during the winters. In 1858, he began j reading law in Medina, with Mr. John B. I Young. In 1860, he was admitted to the bar, j and, ' the following year, the partnership of I Young & Codding was formed, and continued ! until the fall of 1S64. In the fall of 1865, Mr. Codding was elected Prosecuting Attorney for ; the county, and w*as re-elected in the fall of j 1867. In 1871, the firm of Blake, Woodward ! & Codding was formed, and continued until j 1S73. In February of that year, he entered the : office of Probate Judge, to which he was elected j the fall previous. He was re-elected in 1875, j serving, in all six years. Since the expiration j of his term of office, he has devoted his time ! to his regular practice. Aug. 9, 1863, he mar- j ried Miss Cornelia J., a daughter of Isaac W. j and Ann (Oatman) Babcock. The Judge's par- j ents were the Hon. John and Hannah (Spencer) i Codding. They were natives of New York. He j was born May 2, 1794 ; his father, John Cod- j ding, Sr., was a blacksmith by trade ; the latter j and wife died in Ontario Co., X. Y., during the j plague in 1813. The Hon. John Codding, Jr., j came to Ohio in the year 1818, and settled in I Medina Co., where he followed farming. He served a number of years as Justice of the Peace, and was one of the early County Assessors. In 1837, he was elected on the Whig ticket, a Representative from Medina County to the State Legislature, and was re-elected in 1838. In 1844, he was elected Senator from the Medina and Lorain District, and was re^ elected in 1845, after which he lived retired on his farm until his death, Oct. 20, 1865; his wife died Sept. 3, 1854.

II. P. FOSKETT, grocer. Medina ; was born in Leroy, Genesee Co.. X. Y.. March 31, 1S36; his mother died when he was but 5 years of age, and, the following year, he came to Ohio with his grandfather, who settled in La Fayette Township. Young Foskett was raised on the farm with his grandfather's family, living with them, except one year's residence on a farm in New York, until I860, when he began reading law with J. B. Young, of Medina, and read with him for one year. In the fall of 1861. he enlisted in a company formed in Medina Co., which was. after arriving at Camp Chase, distributed throughout the 42d 0. Y. I. (Garfield's regiment). He was assigned to Co. K, of which company he was elected 2d Lieutenant. He was in the service nearly three years, and was twice promoted, last serving as Captain of Cos. I and D. In 1S63, the Captain was detailed to the Provost Department at New Orleans, where he inspected the passes and passports of passengers on all water craft except war vessels, that came to that port. He was in the battles of Middle Creek. Cumberland Gap, Tazewell, Charleston, Ya., Chickasaw Bluff, Arkansas Post, Vicksburg, and the other battles of the regiment. From the arm}' he returned to Medina, and engaged in the clothing business, under the firm name of Sanders & Foskett, who continued for three years, when he sold out and occupied a farm he had formerly bought, and lived on same for five years. In the fall of 1872, he was elected County Treasurer, and served two terms. He then engaged as salesman in the clothing house of Lewis Leon, in Cleveland, remaining with him about eighteen months, when he returned to Medina and engaged in his present business, buying out Mr. A. H. McClure. In the fall of 1865, he married Miss Nancy B. Swan, a native of Sharon Township, Medina Co. They have three children, viz., Harry 3., Helen R. and Burr A.

HIRAM GOODWIN, carpenter, Medina ; was born in Granger Township, Medina Co., Ohio, June 10, 1826. and lived at home on the farm until the spring of 1848, during which time he apprenticed to carpentering. He was married, March 5, 1848, to Miss Martha Swan, a native of Sherbrooke Co.. Canada. She died in Iowa Nov. 2, 1871, leaving two children - Charles S. and Erva L. In 1865, he moved to Medina, where he has since lived, except one and onehalf years' residence in Iowa. In 1866, Mr. Goodwin engaged in the grocery business in Medina, and continued same for five years. Sept. 3, 1872, he married Miss Cornelia, daughter of Robert and Mary (Prentis) Jackson, who were natives of New York. She came West in 1854, and was a student at Oberlin a number of years, and graduated at the National Normal 1 School at Lebanon. Ohio, after which she fol- j lowed teaching, and had taught, the three years 1 previous to her marriage, in the grammar school at Akron. Mr. Goodwin served as Justice of the Peace in Granger Township for eight years ; he also held the office of Clerk in that town. He served four years in Montville Township as Justice, and for past eight years has been Clerk of Medina Village. He is serving on his 1 fourth term as Coroner, and has served as I Deputy Sheriff for three terms.

N ATHANIEL A. GOODWIN, deceased ; was | born in Litchfield, Conn.. March IS, 1788. He j was the second child of a family of four children born to Seth and Deborah (Allen) Good- ! win. These parents were natives of Connecticut, as were their parents. Seth Goodwin was a soldier with the rank of Captain in the Revolutionary war. and ranked as Major in the war of 1S12. The business of his life was shoemaking and farming. He moved to Ontario Co., N. Y., j in 1804. and to Granger Township. Medina Co., Ohio, in 1817. His wife died there July 1, 1829. He lived with his children until his j death, in 1849. They had four children, one of whom was Nathaniel A. He married Miss Le- | onia H. Low, a native of Ontario Co., N. Y. They came west on ox-sleds, the winter of 1815-1 6. They stopped a short time at Strongsville, but, owing to the land titles there, came : to Granger Township. Medina Co. They had ten children, one of whom. Deborah M., born : Aug. 2, 1818, was the first female child bora in : that township, and her cousin. Hamilton Low, born Aug. 2, 1818, wras the first male child born in the same. Mr. Goodwin followed farming, ne was one of the early pioneers of the county. He died Jan. 21, 1843, and Mrs. Goodwin died j February 5. 1868.

ANDREW GRIESINGER, boots and shoes, . Medina; was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, December 22, 1832, and lived there twenty-two years, during which time he learned the shoe- 1 maker's trade. In 1S54. he came to the United States, and worked at his trade for three years I in New York City. He then came to Medina Co., Ohio, and worked as jour for about three ! years. He then engaged in the business, beginning with a very limited stock, which he kept steadily increasing, until now he carries the .largest stock of boots and shoes in the ; county, besides conducting a custom depart- mcnt employing five hands. In 1S70, his business was destroyed by the great fire, he losing, over and above insurance, about 81,000. December 1. 1S70. he completed and occupied his present brick store. Nov. 29, 1S59. he married Miss Catharine Kunstner. She was born in German}', and came to the United States when young, her folks settling in Liverpool Township, this county. By the marriage there have been nine children, six of whom are living, viz.: Christian, Louisa, Andrew, William, Mary and Georgia.

G.B. HAMILTON, farming; P. 0. Medina; was born on his present place Nov. 17, 1S22, and lived here until he was 22 years of age, when he engaged as clerk in Medina, which he followed about five years. He was then. March, 1849, appointed Postmaster under Gen. Taylor's Administration, and served four years. In 1850, he engaged as telegraph operator at Medina, his being the first office of the kind in the county ; he continued the business about four years. He then served two years as general agent for contractors on the Medina & Wheeling Railroad, after which he served one year as Treasurer of that company. He then came back to the farm, where he remained until March, 1861, when he was appointed Government Mail Agent, Cleveland to Cincinnati, and run for four years ; he then served one year as Special Agent, post office department, after which, he again returned to his farm and has lived there since. Sept. 19, 1850, he married Miss Flora A. Sellkirk, a native of Medina Co., Ohio; she died in April, 1877. They had four children, viz. : Achsah, now Mrs. Pratt, of Medina ; Letta, now Mrs. Pratt, of Lorain County ; J uliaand Gale. In September, 1879. he married Mrs. Blanchard, formerly Miss Harriet Smeadley, a native of Massachusetts ; she came to Medina County during her infancy.

MATHEW L. HAMILTON, retired farmer; P. O. Medina; was born in Delaware Co.. N. Y., Jan. 20, 1797, and lived on a farm in his native State for twenty-one years. In 1818, he and his brother Arzy came to Ohio, by sleigh, to Medina County, where their cousin. Zenas Hamilton, lived. Mathew entered 100 acres of land, where he now lives, and his brother entered adjoining. They worked for the neighbors, and. late in the fall of that year, he went back to New York afoot, the whole distance to Delaware County. He also visited relatives in

Connecticut, and the following summer worked at carpentering. In August, 1S21, he married Miss Achsah Beardsley, a native of Connecticut. They married in Delaware Co., N. Y., whither her parents had moved. The fall of his marriage he came West in a two-horse wagon, and occupied his place, building a log house, and began clearing his land. In 1839. his wife died, leaving four children, of whom three are living, viz. : G. B., on the old homestead ; William and Lewis farm adjoining places in Washington Co., Iowa. In 1840, Mr. Hamilton married Miss Sallie Beardsley, a sister of his first wife; she died in 1873. About 1872, he became paralyzed, and has been an invalid since. His parents, Eden and Zellar (Lindsley) Hamilton, were natives of Connecticut ; they followed farming ; of their nine children, Mathew L. alone survives. Eden Hamilton was a drummer boy in the Revolutionary war, his command serving at West Point, when Andre was hung.

PETER R. HUNTINGTON, farmer ; P. O. Medina; was born in Norwich, Conn., Aug. 20, 1809, and lived there sixteen years ; he then came to Ohio, taking the water-route via New York City, Albany, Buffalo and Cleveland ; thence, he rode with a stranger to Medina Co., where lie lived with his brother-in-law. until 1827 ; he then went to Cleveland and worked on the Government pier, and in that fall he went back to Connecticut and worked on a farm ; the following winter he spent with his brother in New York, and worked during the summer on a farm in New Jersey ; he then returned to Connecticut, and worked on a farm until 1832 ; in December of that year, he came to Ohio and clerked in his brother-in-law's store in Medina. In the following spring he entered 96 acres of land and began clearing the same. Feb. 22, 1834, he married Miss Jane Simmons, of New York, who was then visiting her sister in Ohio. After the marriage, he bought 100 acres of land, the same he now resides on. He occupied the place in 1836. and has lived on the same ever since. Mrs. Huntington died April 1, 1878 ; of their five children, but one is living - Sophia, who lives on the old homestead. His parents, Levi and Catharine M. (Richards) Huntington, were natives of Norwich, Conn. They were married Oct. 23, 1802. He died in Norwich July 1, 1S38, and she died Aug. 6. 1818 ; of their five children, two are living, viz., Peter R.. here

DANIEL HEMMETER, Medina Marble Works, Medina ; was born in Syracuse. X. Y., Aug. 4. 184S. During his infancy his parents moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where our subject grew up. and at the age of 16, was apprenticed to the marble-cutting trade, serving three years with J. 31. Martin, after which he worked as journeyman in Cleveland and Massillon. Aug. 4, 1S70, he married Miss Louisa Kiilir. who was born in Massillon. They had five children, four of whom are living - William, John C., Lilly and Ralph. Charles died in Medina in 1S76. Mr. Hemmeter came to Medina in 1S72. and established the Medina Marble Works, at first doing the work himself. His business now employs from three to six skilled workmen, and affords the best facilities to his customers, who buy of him at prices which do not include the agents' commission, city rents, etc.

GEORGE HAYDEN, Count}' Clerk, Medina. The subject of this sketch was born in Sharon Township. Medina Co.. Ohio, April 5, 1840. He was born on his father's farm, where he lived until he became of age, during which time he assisted in the labors on the farm and attended ! school. (In addition to those of his district, he also attended at Sharon Center and Medina.) He also taught several terms of district school during winters. In 1861, he went to Hiram College, Ohio, and remained there until September 20 of that year, when he enlisted in Company A, 42d 0. Y. I. (Garfield's Regiment), and served for twenty months, when, owing to sickness, he received his discharge. Among the battles in which with the regiment he took part, were Cumberland Gap, Chickasaw and Arkansas Post, he receiving his discharge after the latter, and returned to Medina. , After a few months, he engaged in farming in Sharon Township, where he remained until 1876, during which time he served two terms as Assessor and part of a term as Justice of the Peace. He was then elected County Clerk on the Republican ticket, and was re-elected in 1870. Upon his election in 1876, he removed to Medina, where he has since lived. In the fall of 1864, he married Miss Helen Brown ; she was born in Sharon Township, Medina Co., Ohio. They have one child - Edna G.

were natives of New York and were married in ! Medina Co., Ohio, whither they had come when young. He was a carpenter and joiner by trade, which he followed in connection with his i farm. In 1860, he retired from the farm and lived in Medina, until his death, in April, 1S64. His wife died in March of the same year. Of their seven children, five grew up to maturity ; of the latter three are living, viz.: Mrs. Harriet E. Henry, of Chicago ; Ella, living with her sister ; and the Doctor, Frank S. He was born in Medina Co., Ohio, May 18, 1846, and made his residence at home until the death of his father in 1864, after which he engaged as clerk in the grocery store of Davis & Warner, in Medina, and clerked with them for one year, j In 1865, he engaged as clerk in the drug store \ of A. 31. Armstrong, and later served one year in the same business in Cleveland, after which 1 he returned to Medina and soon after went to 1 New York City, where he attended the New j York College of Pharmacy for three seasons, i graduating in the spring of 1872 ; he also took : a special course at the School of Mines, New i York ; he remained in New York in the drug , business until the following fail, when he at- ; tended the Rush Medical College of Chicago, 111., graduating there in the spring of 1876. He returned to Medina in April following, and began the practice, which he has continued since. Oct. 30, 1877. he married Miss Marie, daughter of Judge Humphreville, of Medina, Ohio.

SAMUEL KENYON, farmer ; P. O. Brunswick ; is a native of Rhode Island, and was born Oct. 31, 1313. He was raised on the farm and obtained his education by a limited attendance at the district schools. At the age of 17, he went to Monroe Co., N. Y. (whither his parents had gone), and lived there until 1838. working on the farm. In that year he came to Medina Co., Ohio, and worked on the farm in Granger Township. July 4, 1839, he married Miss Amy Clark, a native of Rhode Island. There have been six children born to the marriage, of whom but one is living, viz.:

I Charles C. Throughout his life, Mr. Kenyon has followed agricultural pursuits, in which he has been successful, starting with a purchase j of 10 acres, he has steadily increased his propi erty, until now he owns about 200 acres, furnishing an ample competency for himself and wife in their declining years.

CHARLES C. KENYON, farmer; P. 0. Brunswick ; was born on his father's farm in Medina Co.. Ohio, Jan. IS, 1847; lie married Miss Lucy Gouldin, Feb. 10, 1808. She is a native of Summit Co., Ohio. They have three children, viz.: Alfred 31., Herman C. and John S. His wife's parents, John and Hannah (Husong) (rouldin, were natives of Ohio and now reside in Summit Co.

R. L. LOVELAND, farming and stock-dealing; P. O. Medina ; was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio. April 0, 1821, and is a son of David and Amy (Lowry) Loveland, who were natives of Hartford. Conn., and emigrated with their parents to Trumbull Co., when quite young, and where they were married. They removed to Delaware Co., Ohio, about the year 1826, where they farmed for five years ; they then sold out and moved to the Illinois River country, the winter the Mormons went to Nauvoo, expecting to meet friends there, but, upon arrival, found they had joined the Mormons, and had removed with them to their new city (Nauvoo). The}* determined to return to Ohio, and arrived in Delaware Co. about the middle of February, and in the following spring they bought and occupied a farm in Huron Co., where they lived three years, then moved to Ashland Co., where they lived for twenty- five years, when they returned to Huron Co., and resided there until their death. She died in 1850, at the age of 64, and he died in 1861. at the age of 66 years. They had four children, of whom R. L., the subject, is the second. He lived at home and assisted his parents until his marriage, which took place March 28, 184S, to Miss Catharine Mc- Guire, a native of Pennsylvania, and who, wThen young, removed with her parents to Ashland Co. After marriage, he removed to Lorain Co. and bought 54 acres of land, which he occupied and improved. He dealt largely in sheep and was successful with them. He lived there twenty-six years, and increased his land to a fine farm of 2624 acres, well stocked ; he also had a dairy of forty-one cows. In 1874, he came to Medina and bought his present place of 194 acres, one and one-fourth miles east of Medina, on which he has since built an elegant brick residence, and has probably the best farm improvements in thecounty. He formerly kept a dairy here, having at one time sixty cows, here and in Lorain together, but recently he sold his dairy, and has turned his attention to

; sheep, keeping 160 fine- wool sheep. Ten children have been born to him, viz.: Newton \Y., married, and lives in Kansas ; Elmer H. and i 31 ary, at home ; Emma, now 3Irs. Collins, lives in Medina Township ; Charles manages his father's farm in Ashland Co.; Hubert P., Hatj tie P., Agnes, Cora and Lucy are at home. 3Irs. j Loveland died 3Iarch 3. 1880, of nervous pros- j j tratiou, brought on in consequence of a long ' drive over bad roads. She received information j of the illness of her sister, 3Irs. Simanton, in ! Ashland Co. It was too late for a train, and,

! In a few days after, 3Irs. Loveland died, liter- | ally sacrificing herself through affection for her j sister. She was highly respected by her many < | friends, and by all who shared in her many acts | of kindness. Her remains were brought home,

0. N. LEACH, clothing and gents' furnishing | goods, 3Iedina ; was born in Sullivan. Ashland : Co., Ohio, in 1841. In 185S, he entered the j Preparatory Department ofOberlin College, and ! remained there until 1860. He then engaged j as clerk in the general merchandise business of j Baldwin. Laundon A* Co.; in 186S, he formed I the partnership of Fitch & Leach, they doing a j clothing and gents' furnishing goods business.

July 16, 1S66, he married 3Iiss Electa Fitch, a | native of Cuyahoga Co.. Ohio. They had four I children, of whom two are living - Frank II.

! and Florence A. In 1872. 31 r. Leach came to j 3Iedina, and opened business in the Empire | Block, and later moved to the Dental Block, but, not having sufficient space to accommodate his trade, in the fall of 1878, built his present brick store, thus securing an elegant room,

: 244x80 feet, in which he has placed a mammoth | stock. Prominent among the many advantages ) he offers the trade, is his one-price cash system, i which unites satisfaction and cheapness for the I buyer. 3Ir. Leach has also an admirably manj aged custom department that cannot fail to be ! appreciated bv all who love a snug fit.