^MM CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY '*7 ' l£!Q Cornell University Library F 499C57 W39 Pioneer history of Clarlisfield „b¥,Dr. F ^, -*^.. m^ .^' nns ^i ''^/■. W <.H || Cornell University J Library The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924028849036 PIOTIEER nisTORy OF CL/?RKSFIELD, BY 1908. FablfsKed by tKe fiafKor, ClarksffeTd, OUo. ,(=..1- !v k' u i i ^ ,f 7 3^5-/ I . ! . ! 'I W •- i I TKe /[atKor« To learn the wliole history of the settlement of Clarksfleld we must go back to the history of the Western Reserve and the Firelands, and the narraiive properly begins more than two centuries ano. Bosworth says, in '•Gleanings From the Western Re- serve:" "The Western Reserve is the motlier of us all. Go where we will over the interior, if we do not find Western Reserve men among: the molding agencies, we are almost sure to find an institutioD, a church, a school, or a pervading sentiment or principle, that can be traced back to the intensely active moral forces that have swayed society in northeastern Ohio from the first. Her influence more or less direct, even upon the whole nation and the world, ha.s been incalculable, and in the aggregate it has always told for righteousness. Blot out Hudson and Oberlin, the seminaries and academies of all this region, eliminate from history her noted names, sweep away tlie host of unnumbered workers in the home land and the foreign field, in private life and public, in all departments of religion, science and reform, who have been born or trained or have labored here. Think for a moment, if you can, what that would mean, and it will not seem an unfitting thing for us to come and sit down by our mother and ask her to tell us again the stories of her youth. * * * * When New Connecticut was thrown open for settlement, it was most naturally from old Connecticut and the other New England states that the pioneers came — people Who brought with them their church and school, many of them also person ail piety, steadfast adherence to a high standard of morals, and faces set toward whatever light might yet "break forth from God's word" or His providence. This it is which has made the Western Reserve such a potent factor in the world's pregress. It has been the narrow strait into and through which has poured the rich tide of all that was best in good old New England, gathering volume and momentum and power in its pent up channel, then .spreading out over th3 whole western land, as far north as the British line, as far west as the Golden Gate and the Columbia Bar, and' now pushing south through the Mississippi valley it bids fair to sweep around by the Gulf and up the Atlantic coast until it reaches again the fountain head, and the whole world has felt its beneficent influ- ence.'" Something over two hundred and fifty years ago, John Winthrop of England was elected governor of the HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. colony (if Massacliusetts Bay. He was held in hiuli esteem by Charles I, King of Kntrland, who trjive him a magnificent, diamond rins- Eleven years later, after the death of botli these men, Charles II ascended the throne and John Winthrop the second was governor of the colony of Con- necticut. The colonists desired larger possessions and more liberty', and in 1662 they delegated their governor to go to England and endeavor to obtain from the king a new charter. When Governor Win- throp reached England he obtained an interview with the king, and by way pf introduction showed him the ring which the elder Charles had given to the elder Winthrop. The king was so much affected by the sight of It that he was moved to tears. At this opportune moment Winthrop presented before the king the pre- pared charter which he liad brought with him. This document provided for the right of self government and extended the territory of the colony westward to the "South .Sea" as the Pacific Ocean was called. When the king asked how far it was to the ■'South Sea," Winthrop said he tliought it could be seen from the western hills of the (!oloiiy. The re- quests seemed to the king to be v^rv modest, so he signed the charter. That charter gave to Ooiio'^ctieut the territory from which the Western Reserve was created, ;ind uuu'!i more came of that diamond ring than the king or John Winthrop dared even dream of. Connecticut enjov<^d the possession of her unbroken' wilder- ness, with Its vague western bound- ary for more than a hundred years: Owing to the ignorance of the English I'eople and of the eolonists themselves, of the true extent of the western portion of our land, charters were given to other colonies which in- cluded the same western territory. Fierce disputes grew out of this as the lands were settled more. Vir- ginia, Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut all claimed wide strips from sea to sea. After the war of the Revolution the United States govern- ment claimed these disputed tracts and some bloodshed followed. To settle the matter Connecticut, in 1786, ceded to the United States all claim to her western lands but re- served a portion extending 120 miles west from the west line of Pennsyl- vania, and, of course, the same width as the state of Connecticut, with the 41st parallel of latitude for its south ern boundary. This tract of land was called New Connecticut, or the Western Reserve. The conflicting claims of the other states were not fi- nally adjusted until 1800 The Uniied States claimed jurisdiction over the Western Reserve, although recogniz- ing the right of Connecticut to tlie ownership •- < '•^5^ijJ K. .M. r.aiii.ini Saiiiiiel lIiiHk'ii. HISTORY OP CLARKSFIELD. 25 were made and in time came the modern light carriages. People frequently became lost in the dense forest, if darkness overtook them where the only path was the line of blazed trees. The writer's father and aunt once were obliged to lie in the woods all night on account of being lost. In the earlier days, before county infirmaries were built, each township was obliged to care for its own paupers. One of the duties of the trustees was to ''sell the paupers," that is, to let to the lowest bidder the contract for boarding each pauper for the year. Very often the man who bid off a pauper made up by scanty food and clothing for the low price which he received for the board, aiid the treatment of the unfortunate ouhs was much less humane than by the modern methods. Whenever a person came to live in a township and was likely to become a township charge, either through sickness, in- temperance, or other reason, the overseers of the poor would "warn him out of town," so that the town from whence he came would become responsible for any help furnished him in case he required public aid. The citizens were not so hard hearted as the township records would indicate, and the persons warned did not al- ways become paupers. For instance, Eliza Titus, who came from Connec- ticut with the family of Milton Bissell and lived with them and with Walter Bissell until her death some fifty years afterward, was "warned out" in 1834. Local History. The years which have passed since the first permanent residence was erected in Glarksfield have seen great changes in the mode of living and travel. At that time, 1817, travel was by wagon, stage, horseback or on foot. Railroads and canals were unknown in this country. The Erie Canal was begun July ith, 1817, and was not finished until 1825. Prior to the completion of that great work it cost $120 per ton for carrying freight from Albany to Buffalo. We can see that it meant more in those' days to go several hundred miles into the wilderness to build a home than it does in these times. At that time no edge tools were made in the United States; no boards wore planed by iiiKchinery; no paper was made of straw ; no bricks were made by ma- chinery'; no pins or horse-shoes were m»,de by machinery ; sewing machint'S were unknown ; no messages were sent over wires. In 1814 a treaty of peace between the United States .and England was signed at Ghent, Bel- gium, yet it took two months to get tfie neivs to the British army in this country. In 1898 the Spanish fleet was destroyed at Santiago, and the next morning all the daily papers in this country, and perhaps in the world, had the news printed. In 1817 the population of the United States was only about eight millions. It was only thirty years since the first colony in the State of Ohio had been planted. James Monroe was President and only four presidents had preceded him. There was no state south of Georgia ; no state west of Georgia, Tennessee or Ohio, with the exception of Louisiana; and 26 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. no state north of Ohio. Spain owned Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevacia, Utah, part of Wyoming, Colorado and Kansas. Yet it is only a little more than four score years since the first house was built in the township — a period of time shorter than the span of life of several persons living here now. The following quotations, although being something of a repetition of some things already written, are, nevertheless, of special interest to Clarksfield readers because they were written by Benjamin Benson, one of the pioneers who was an eye witness to the scenes described, and is known by some of our older readers. In the Firelands Pioneer of November, 1858, he says: "Directly after the close of the war of 1812, it was common to see Id the streets of eastern tuwns tiuc] villages, as well as around the social hearth, persons engaged in" conversa- tion, who were discussing the inerirs and advantages of removing to some new country, and of engaging in i^ome new or untried occupation, or else of becoming cultivators of the soil, and Ohio was the burden of their song. The war had left the country deeply in debt, und as its resources were then but imperfectly developed the nation resembled in some meas- ure, at least, a man who had just re- covered from a fit of sickness; the disease was indeed removed, but it required time for him to recover his wo'ited strength. Business, though it did nor lag, had not as yet acquired that elastic spring so fondly antici- pated by many, and this had its due effect in keeping up the excitement in the public mind. But chiefly the desire of novelty or the mania to foUpw in the track of the multitude. directed the attention of the many to the region of the far west. Many of these had. in reality, no specific object in view, but this was not the case with all, for some who were in moderate circumstances, or even poor, acted from other and better defined motives. They had liibored hard for what little they had ac- quired, and saw at a glance the com- petence, and what is of equal impor- tance, the independence, which must ensue from the possession in fee simple of a section of one hundred and sixty acres of land, which they felt it to be in their power to bring into a state of productiveness in a comparatively short time and which would amply reward them for their labors. These settlers were from the eastern states generally, but chiefly from Connecticut. None of the original grantees settled in this town- ship; rhey generally sold their lands m sppi-uhifors, and these again to those who uere willing to endure the privations incident to the settlement Of a new country, or to be deprived of the comforts of life for a season in order that they might secure to them- selves and to their children a com- petency. This fact alone is sufficient proof that they were not only hardy and industrious, but they were nu-n of solid judgment and undaunted courage." He says further: "Ibis thought that the Indians residing in this county and vicinity at the time of its settlement were a part of the Seneca, Wyandot and some other tribes. This township, however, was but a part of their hunting grounds, and not their permanent abode. At the beginning of the settlement there wtre camps in various parts of the forest. The Indians were en- HISTORY OF CLARKSKIELD. 27 At the begir ning of the settlement there were camps in various parts of the forest. The Indians were en- gaged in hunting and trapping, and subsisted chiefly on the flesh of the deer and the raccoon, of which there were great numbers, besides that noblest of the winged tribe, the wild turkey. The Indians were in general peaceful. They often called upon us and partook of such food as we hap- pened to have on hand, and some- times three or four of them would lodge all night with us, for which privilege they seemed to be thankful. And it is worthy of remark that there were in that early day, strong marks of missionary teaching among the savage race in our vicinity." Tlie Indians used to visit the settlements to exchange venison for produce, whiskey, etc. One day an intoxicated Indian stopped at the house of Ebe- nezer M. Barnum, and supposing him to be "one Frenchman," insisted on slaying him, but he was tied up f.)r the night, by the aid of one of his own tribe. In the morning he de- parted in a more amiable frame of mind. The Indians were seen here as late as in the thirties. A favorij:e trail used to be across the river at what was called Stilesburg. now West Clarksfield, down the river from the wagon road, and the string of Indians, squaws, ponies and dogs would reach for some distance, for they traveled in single file. They used to have cer- tain camps about here to which they would come every spring to make sugar. One of these was over on the East Branch. They used to have bells on their ponies when they were turned out to graze, and the children of those days were glad when they heard the bells, for they were (ond of going to the camp where they saw many things of interest to them. Mr. Benson says, further: -'Of grist mills there were but few in the country, and these, of cojirse, were far between, so that a number of days and much travel were sometimes spent ir, getting a little flour or meal, which constituted the chief support of the pioneers. It would perhaps be thought incredible that what was then called roads could be used as such. The forest trees stood, or were pros- trate, as nature with her winds and age had placed them, while in some places, for half a mile or more the track, was projected through a swamp where the wagon would settle in the mud up to the axletrees. But the labor of the pioneers went on, and many obstacles were overcome by their perseverance. It is true that we sometimes had to do withoatT bread for weeks together, but found a substitute in green corn,- pumpkins and potatoes, and the lack of meat was occasionally supplied by wild game. But still the pioneers were not without their comforts, and in the absence of taste and fashion there were fewer causes for envy and strife, and they were naturally led in- to a more primitive and simpler' meth- od of recreation and enjoyment. The men and women often met together at some one of the neighbors, who al- ways provided the best they had, and ■if they were fortunate enough to have a piece of fat pork, it was a luxury indeed. A little of this was cut up into small pieces, with a large por- tion of potatoes prepared in like man- ner, and the whole fried together un- til sufficiently cooked when it was served up on a dish in the center of the table, and each guest helped himself 28 HISTORY OF CLAEKSFIELD. by proiecting his fork into the dish until he was satisfied, or until the whole had disappeared, which, I can assure you, was in much less time than is usually occupied by an Eng- lish dinner party. It was not, however, the procuring of breadstuffs alone whidi filled up the measure of our wants; we had to pay fourteen dollars a barrel for salt, and travel fifteen or twentj' miles and sometimes further to obtain it, over roads that would now be thought im- passable. Few of the first settlers were hunters; they passed by the rifle and seized the axe, with which they could better subdue the forest ; of course, the J got but little meat, for there was but little in the country, (that is, beef and pork) although we had sometimes the good fortune to track a rabbit to his burrow or liis 'hollow tree, and then we had a feast, indeed. Many were the attempts to get up something new out of the old material, corn and pumpkins. And as we made bread out of the former, so we made molasses out of the lat- ter, and one man, in the exuberance of his fanCy, contrived a dish which he significantly, or rather, insignifi- cantly, called 'no cake and milk,' and truly so it was." "When the pioneer had been swinging his axe for weeks, and it may be for months, together, it is often cheering to hear that there is to be a log raising in the neighbor- hood. He anticipates at once the pleasure that is to be derived from meeting his neighboi-s, and having with them a little social chat, or the exchange of a few sprightly jokes. And when the work commences, see with what energy they seize upon the log that is to be put up, and how each party strives to get their end up first. Each individual is pleased with himself and with everybody else, and joy beams in every counte- nance. Nor are these pleasing emo- tions lessened by the fact that the most of them will soon meet the woman he loves at the house of one of the neighbors, where the wives have met to participate in kindred enjoyment to that of their husbands, not by uttering scandal or speaking ill of those who are absent, for they feel too much of real enjoyment to suffer any other emotion to intrude. It may be thought by some that these remarks are not warranted by the facts in the case, but this is not so, for during a period of ten years, and where some ten or more of the female part of the settlement were in the almost daily habit of meeting each other in smali parties and some- times in common, for social inter- course, it was not known that a single instancfe had occurred to mar the mutual flow of kindness toward each other or to disturb their peace. It has just been said that the men and women often met together, but in the busy time of the year this privilege was enjoyed chiefly by the women, and, in one instance, they had liked to have paid dearly for it. They (that is most of those in the settlement) had gone to pay a visit to a neighbor on the west side of the river, but, unfortunately, on their return, they lost their way and could not find the river. They wandered about for some time and when they found it they did not know where to cross it for it was a dense forest on either side, but thinking they were above the settlement, they followed the downward course of the stream HISTORY OP CLARKSFIELD. 29 until they came to the house of one of the party, when they soon found their respective places of abode, but not until it was ^ dark. On*.another occasion, (returning from a prayer meeting) two of the women lost their way and had to remain in the woods all night, and a gloomy night it must have been, for it was dark and cloudy and the wolves wore howling about them in every direction. jllt was a common thing with the settlers to be out in the evening, but they always provided themselves with a good hickory torch, which had a ten- dency to dissipate the gloom as well as to direct them to their dwell- ings." In dividing the Firelands in 1808 the township of Clarksfield was as- signed to the holders of the original claims of 117 persons whose claims amounted to 8339 pounds, worth then 127,797, but these claims had been scaled' down to 1^17,924, which is a little more than a dollar an acre. After the State of Ohio had incor- porated the company known by the long name of the "Proprietors of the Half Million Acres of Land Ljing South of Lake Erie, Called Sufferers' Land," the directors assessed a tax of two cents on the pound on the original losses for the purpose of de- fraying the necessary expense of sur- veying and dividing the lands. Many of the owners failed to pay this trifling tax and the lands were sold at "Publick Vendue," as the deeds state, in 1808. Comfort Hoyt, Jr., was one of the tax collectors and among other claims sold to Zadock Starr claims amounting to $747 for 110.06; to Ezra Wildman claims amounting to $569 for $7.84; to John Dodd claims amounting to $862 for $9.64 and other claims at like dis- counts. This indicates that the original claimants were often indif- ferent or too poor to pay the tax. Undoubtedly the most of the original sufferers or their heirs realized but little from the grant of land. When the drawing for the division of the Firelands was made on the 9th of November, 1808, the several sections of Clarksfield township were drawn by the following persons and their claims entitled them to the number of acres opposite their names : First, or southeast section, William Walton 2253 Timothy Chittenden, Jr 1886 Second, or northeast section, James Clark .' 698 Curtis Clark 924 Joseph Trowbridge 1P62 Capt. John McLean 443 Timothy Chittenden, Jr 122 Third, or northwest section, John Dodd 685 L. Phillips 685 Philo Calhoun 683 Zadock Starr 687 Timothy Chittenden 586 Daniel Minor 809 Fourth, or southwest section. Comfort Hoyt, Jr 2902 J.H.Gregory 26 Ezra Dibble 1178 The township was named from James Clark, who was one of the greatest sufferers from the incursions of the British in the Revolutionary war. The township contains more' than sixteen thousand acres, as it is a little more than five miles square. At the first meeting of the Com- missioners of Huron county, held at the county seat north of Milan, near Abbott's bridge, on the 1st day of August, 1815, Verhiillion township w HISTOKY OF CLARKBPIELD,. was organized to contain the whole of the .twentietli range, tliat is, the townsliips of Vermillion, Florence, VVakeman, Clarksfleld, New London and Ruggleti. It also included "all of that portion ot Huron county east of the Firelands, '■ which was a con- siderable of the present county of Lorain. March 2, 1818, New London township was organized to comprise the townships ol Buggies, New ."jon- don and ClarksHeld. March 8, 1820, the commissioners "ordered that townships number 3, in the 20th and 21st ranges, (Clarksfleld and Hart- land) be and the same are hereby or- ganized into a separate township with all the privileges belonging thereto, by the name of Bethel." In 1826 the two townships were organized under their present names. At the December meeting ot the county commissioners in 1815, a road was ordered to be laid out as follows : "Beginning at the end of the north and south road which is now laid out from the lake to the south line of Jessup, (now- Florence) thence to con- tinue through the 20th range to the south line of said 20th range through the settlement in New London." This road was cut out during the winter and is the one upon which the village of Clarksfleld is located. The settlement in New London was south of the present town of New London. On the 28th day of March, 1816, two brothers, Hosea and Hiram Town- send, left Florence with an ox team on their way from Massachusetts to New London, and are said to have been the first persons to drive a team over this road. In 1810 Benjamin Stiles of New York City purchased of John Dodd 1295 acres of land in Clarksfleld township, at one dollar per acre. In 1817 Samuel Hasted purchased of John Dodd an undivided interest in 782 acres for $1,600. At this time all of the third section ex- cept one tier of lots on the south side was owned in common by Ezra Dibble, Comfort Hoyt, Jr., Timothy Chittenden, Jr., Benjamin Stiles and*' Samuel Husted. May 14, 1817, they quit claimed to each other definite portions of this land, Chittenden get- ting 595 acres ; Dibble & Hoyt, 693; Stiles, 1300 and Husted, 752. May 19, 1817. John Dodd sold to Nathaniel and Ezra \\ood, brothers, of Dan- bury, Conn., a piece of land in com- mon in the second section, to con- tain 126 acres, for $252.56. Another deed located the land in Lot 17 and Nathaniel soon sold his interest to Ezra. In the same year, 1817, Abra- ham Gray purchased of Dodd and Dibble Lot 13 in the second section, (the lot next east of the Daniel Bow- land farm.) In September, 1817, Benjamin Ben- son purchased Lot 7 in the third sec- tion for $385. In 1811 Comfort Hoyt. Jr., deeded to his son Simeon 159 acres of Lot 6 in the fourth sec- tion and to his daughter Dolly Lot 4 in the same section. This land which comprises the north part of Andrew Blackujan's farm and the farm.sf George Smith was given by her to the First Congregational churchin 1826, but was deeded back to the heirs of Comfort Hoyt in 18-14. In 1817 a number of the men who became pioneers of Clarksfleld owned land here and in this year we find the first attempt to make a break in the forest. Samuel Husted was a stirring man of 38 years of age and with a growing family, living at Dan- bury, Connecticut, and he decided to HISTORY OF CLARKSFIEL0. 31 set up a home for himself on the land he owned in Ohio — that land of promise so far away from civilization. Ezra Wood, a young man whose wife was a niece of Mrs. Husted, also de- sired to see the new country. These two men started from Danbury in a one horse wagon, May 19, 1817. The narrative of their journey has fortu- nately been preserved in print. We quote from the narrative of Jonathan Fitch in the Firelands Pioneer of June, 1864: 'On the 19th day of May, 1817, I left Norwalk, Oonn., tor Ohio, in company with Capt. Adam Swan, his Irishman Kelley and John and Seth Keeler. We went by the way of New York City, which we reached about noon on the 20th. After resting a few hours, we crossed the river to what is now Jersey City, and reaching Morristown, we put up for the night. Moving forward the next morning, we arrived at the top of a long hill about mid-day, wlien we stopped by the wayside, fed our horses and resorted to, our provision chest. W^hile eating, we discovered two men in a one horse wagon ascend- ing the hill. As they came near they raised the shout: "Hurrah for Ohiol" They proved to be strangers to us,' but we were not long in making their acquaintance. They were Cap- tain Husted and a Mr. Wood, (given nS,me not remembered.) They hailed from Danbury, Conn., and were bound for Ohio. Learning at Norwalk of our departure, they had hastened to overtake us. Our numbers being thus increased to seven, we moved on over hills, valleys, rivers and moun- tains to Pittsburg, which we reached the 8th of June. Here we rested for the Sabbath. Monday we traveled on to the west side of the Big Beaver bridge, where our new acquaintances left us, taking to the right hand road to go to Olarksfield, Huron county, while we kept on direct to Mansfield, Richland county. We arrived at Mr. Giles Swan's, north of Mansfield, June 17th." In the same year Mr. Fitch started back to Connecticut on horseback. He and another man left Mr. Swan's, near Mansfield, Nov. 10,1817. He says: "On our jour- ney east of Pittsburg, we met an ox team with household goods. I told Smith it must be Captain Husted, but the driver was a stranger to me. We soon, however, met three horsb teams. I raised a hurrah for Captain Husted, and in response he dropped his lines and waded through the mud to reach me upon my horse. He said he was overjoyed to see one he knew. A Mr. Starr, I think, was with him. After a brief interview we bid each other farewell, and went on our ways." Husted and Wood went to Florence and stopped with Major Barnum, another JDanbury man who had come to Florence eight years before. Fitch says that his party reached Mansfield June 17, and we may reasonably suppose that Husted and Wood reached Florence about the same time. Making Florence their headquarters, they came over into the woods of Olarksfield, on Husted's land, and worked for six weeks, preparing the timbers for a log cabin and clearing oft the trees adjoining. Six men raised the house, and these men were probably from Florence. Wood says that Husted cut the first tree and built the first house in the township, and E. M. Barnum, who came two years later, also says that Husted put up the first house. We find no reason to 32 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. dispute this claim. Husted and Olcott and Charles; and in the other Wood wi;nt back to Danbury after was Henry Anderson, his wife and a this. daughter Laura, and connected with There is considerable uncertainty the family was Simeon Munson, who in regard to the first actual settler in came down from Ohio to help move the township, but we believe the weight ol evidence is in favor of the statement that the family of Stephen Post was the first to live here, al- though Ezra 'Wood, Benjamin Ben- son and E. M-. Barnum, who have written sketches of the pioneer settle- ment of the township, fail to men- tion Mr. Post, but Simeon Hoyt, wlio them. The sum total of persons were twenty-two. Some time in the month of December, 1815, these four families came together 'A"ith their goods packed and piled on three or four sleds, and one wagon was loaded with goods, and these loads were to be hauled by three or four ox teams and two spans of horses. Around came in 1817, says that Mr. Post was were gathered six cows, three hogs here when he came. Although we and one pet sheep. The little lads, believe Mr. Husted built the first with sticks in their hands, were be- house, his family did not come until hind to drive the drove, the women some months afterward. Bushnell and the little children were tucked in Post, a son of Stephen, tells the among the goods, the drivers were at story of his father's journey to Ohio their post, with their faces set tow- in the following words: 'In the year of 1815, down in the P^mpire state and in the rich valley of Gencs- -see, there lived a family of Posts, a * = family of Miners, a family of Russelis the great city of and a family of Andersons, all neigh- stands, and — what ards the frozen waters of Lake EriOj and with a crack of the whip they move on over the creaking snow. They reach the place where Cleveland now do they find J bors, or what was called neighbors in One solitary log hotel down on the those early days, for though some bottoms of Cuyahoga river, but are miles of wooded roads lay between told that there are a few houses up them, yet their social gatherings and on the hills. On, on, we trace them ; their friendly greetings proclaimed we hear the little lads complain of them neighbors indeed. These four sore feet and weary limbs, the little families consisted of the following children cry with cold and hunger, persons: Stephen Post, my father; the mothers, with anxious care, can Sally Post, my mother; sisters but heave a sigh, and the father's Cynthia and Anna, brothers Isaiah, whoa, haw, gee, with energy rings Stephen and William and the baby, out along the wooded way. The sister Lucinda; and connected with most serious mishap happens as they the family as a hired man at this near the mouth of the Vermillion, time was Zara C. Norton, in all nine where an ox sled capsized on the un- persons Asel Miner and his wife; even ice that was cracked and bulged lolly Miner, Goorge Miner, Joel and here and there, and scattered its con- Albert Miner make up a family of tents over the ice just as the shades SIX. The Russelis were three in num- of night were setting thick and fast ber; the mother and the two sons, A box of axes found a crack in the HISTOJIY OF CLARKSFIELI). 3 8 ice and slumped through and found a resting place in the gravelly bed of the lake. The goods were gathered up that night lest a wind should spring up and ice, goods and all be among the missing ere the dawn of anotiier day. But the ice was there ; the crack was found and the box of axes was fished out of eight or ten feet of water the next morning. Arriving at what is known as Sprague's Corners in Florence, my father's family put up for the rest of the winter — it now being the last of December or some time the first of January, 1816 — while the other three families held on for New London. In the spring of this j'ear our family moved to New London and into the house belonging to Benjamin Hen- dricks'and near the west line of the farm now owned by George Bissell. Here they raised corn, potatoes and garden sauce on the little opening that Hendricks had made, and dur- ing that fall they built a house in the southwest corner of Clarksfield, and the foundation logs were laid very near where now stands the neat and trim white house of Mr. Dunning. They moved to this round log struc- ture some time that fall or winter — the opening of 1817 — there being but one white person living in the town- ship at the time, he being an old bachelor who had a shanty on the place now owned by Mrs. Baldwin — a Mr. Osmer by name, who was there when our family moved into that good old log home built beneath the shades of the towering trees of south- west Clarksfield. * * * And here, above all other events on the first day of June, 1817, the first white child of the township was born — ray youngest sister, Almira. Here, too, occurred the first wedding of the township, Zara C. Norton being wedded to my oldest sister, Cynthia, and the knot was tied by 'Squire Case of New Londo)i. This wedding is down in the pioneer book of this county as having taken place in New London. But this is a mistake; it took place in the first log house built in Clarksfield, it being the one built by the hands of my father. * * * The nearest mill was eighty miles away, down on Owl creek, where my father went once the first year wo lived in New London, with a wagon loaded with corn and wheat and a pair of oxen and one horse hitched ahead of them to haul the load, my oldest brother riding the horse to lead the way and Philo T. Porter bringing up the rear with another ox team hiuiling another wagon like loaded. Well, they made the trip and re- turned home in three weeks, being delayed by high waters, where they found hungry, anxious friends await- ing them. Our people lived on the Clarksfield farm two years, but the trouble to get to mill caused them to move to Richland county and settle near where Hayesville now is. Here they lived for two years." In an- other article Mr. Post tells about his father's family coming to Ohio and says that it was in 1816 that they started from their home in the east and 1817 when they went to New London and moved into a house built by a Mr. William Hendrix, "and where on June 1st, a little sister was born." "Here they tarried for only a short time, until a house could be built on a section of land in the southwest corner of Clarksfield, where they moved in the fall and where they 84 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. lived for a year or two." Our read- ers will notice thnt there are some differences in these two statements, (.^ne makes the date of their arrival in Xew London andClarksfleld a year later than the other. One says that the baby sister was born in Clarks- field, and the other that she was born in New London ; one says that the house they moved into was built by Benjamin Hendricks, the other, by William Hendrix. [The latter was a son of the former.] These dis- crepancies lessen the historical value of the statements and we must look for corroborating evidence. Dr. Skel- lenger says that the younger Stephen Post said that they came to Olarks- field in 1816, but he (Skellenger) upon investigation thinks it was a year later. In the history of New Loudon township Dr. Skellenger says that Stephen Post, Henry Anderson and Mrs. Russell and her sons came to New London in 1817. It seems the most reasonable to suppose that Mr. Post came to Clarksfield in the fall of 1817, after spending the summer in Naw London. Taking Bushnell Post's statement, the Mr. Osmer was the first white man to live in the township, but his habitation was only a shanty and we hear nothing more of him, so he cannot be called a permanent settler. Stephen VV. Post lived in Clarks- field for a couple of years and then moved to Richland county, but moved back to Clarksfield in a few years, obtaining the deed for the whole of the lot upon which he lived in 1823. His wife was a sister of the father of the Fanning brothers who lived in Clarksfield in later years. M\\ Post died in 1838 at the age of 08. His wife died in ISi-i at the age of 62. She died at the home of David Potter, who lived in a log house a short distance north of Piatt Sexton's. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Post were Isaiah, Cynthia, Lucinda, Anna, Stephen, Bushnell, William E., Ash- bell and Almira. Isaiah was born in 1S06 in Ontario county, N. Y. He married Clarissa Blackman, daughter of Oapt. William Blackman. He obtained a farm near his father's, the farm now owned by E. J. Harland, and built a house there. He afterward sold it and moved to Indiana, and after that he lived in New London, in Illinois. Minnesota and Michigan, but finally settled in Brighton, where his wife died. He died in 1887, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Fish, at Kast Clarksfield. Mrs. James Backus of Brighton is another daughter. Cynthia Post was born in 1801 and married Zara Norton, Oct. 14,1818, and this was the first wedding in Clarksfield township. She died in 1880. Lucinda Post married Hessel P. Ryerson. He obtained a deed of the Widow Fanning farm, now occupied by John Ries, in 1882, but sold it in 1834 and bought eight j -five acres across the road of Alfred Stebbins. In 1838 he sold out to William J. Harland. The family finally moved to New .Fersey. Anna Post married Lewis Higgins, a son of Daniel Higgins, one of the pioneers of the Forks of the River, in Florence. Mr. Higgins purchased forty acres of land at the southwest corner of this township in 1823, but sold it to George Minor in 1825. We cannot learn where they lived, but they went to Florence, and Mr. Hig- gins died there in 1829. The widow rictuix'«(iue (;lark.sliel(l. -rf % Zara Xoitoji and wife. HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 35 then married Eber Newton, who lived north of Oberlin. Stephen Post was born' in 1809 and married a djiughter of -'Elder" Carl- ton. They lived for many years on the farm now owned by Spencer Prosser, just over in Hartland from the farm of the elder Post. He lived in New London for a few years before his death, which occurred in 1877. Bushnell Post was born in Richland county, O., in 1820 and married a daughter of John Miller of New London. He died in New London in 1888. William Posb married Sally Case of Fitchville and they lived in Fitch- ville, New London and finally Oregon. Ashbell Post went west and now lives in the state of Washington. He is the only one of the family living. Almira Post was born June 1, 1817. She married David Potter and they lived in many dilferent houses in Clarksfield, but finally went to Ne- braska, where Mrs. Potter died. Zara 0. Norton, who came to Ohio with the family of Stephen Post, was born at Wolcott, Conn., Nov. 15, 1799. He was married to Cynthia Post, October 14, 1818, by Esquire Case of New London, and this was the first wedding in Clarksfield. After their marriage they lived with Mr. Post, went to Richland county with him and came back with him, but then sattled in a log house on the north side of the town line road east of Barrett's Corners, on a farm now owned by Edward Hubbard. The little red house was built by Mr. Norton in later years. In 1829 he was licensed to exhort and to preach in 1833. At this time he went on the circuit as a Methodist minister, and was away from home much of the time. In 1840 he was admitted to Conference and in 1841 he was as- signed to a circuit in VVilliams county and remained for two years, but the family remained on the farm. In 1856 the family moved to Minnesota where they remained for ten years and then moved to Missouri. In 1878 Mr. and Mrs. Norton moved to Nebraska, where they both died only a few weeks apart in 1880, having lived together for nearly sixty-two years. Their children were Louisa, Isaiah, Sally, Lucinda and Elizabeth. Louisa married Jasper Pixley and they lived south of Alexander Twad- dle's, on the east side of the road. In 1856 they moved to Minnesota and Mrs. Pixley died in two or three years. / Isaiah Norton married Abigail Tracy of Wood county, O., and they lived in Wood county until 1856 when they went to Minnesota with the Norton family. They are living in Nebraska at present. Sally Norton married Isaac Tracy of Wood county and they lived on the Norton farm, on the south town line, for a number of years, but went west with the rest and finally moved to Nebraska, where both died, the wife in 1899. Lucinda Norton married Gregory Barnum in 1849. They went to Mis- souri in 1855. Elizabeth Norton (Thomas) is the wife of John Barnum of Clarksfield. Zara Norton's father, Noah U. Norton, was a soldier in the Revolu- tionary war, where he served as a servant or body guard for General Washington. In 1832 Zara went to New York state with an ox team and 36 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. brought his father and mother back with him and they made their home with him until their deaths in 1841 and 1848, respectively. In the fall of 1817 Simeon Ho\t and Smith Starr started from Dan- bury, Conn., with their farailios, in a wagon drawn by two yoke of oxen and one horse and after a journey lasting six weeks they reached Clarks- held i:i October. Hoyt settled on his farm in the south part of the town- ship, where Sherman Smith after- ward lived and died. It will be re- membered that Mr. Hoyt was one of the party of aurvejors who surveyed the Firelands in 1806 and later. In 1809 Comfort Hoyt, the father of Simeon, and one of the original proprietors of the Firelands, came out to see the land and was taken sick at Huron. Simeon sent to Cleveland for a doctor. After a while he recovered so as to be able to travel. Simeon had intended to re- main longer, but was obliged to re- turn to Connecticut with his father. Years afterward, when he was 70 years of age. Comfort Hoyt came to Ohio on horseback to visit his chil- dren, and returned to Connecticut the same way. In describing his ex- periences Simeon says: "I came with an ox team in company with Smith Starr. We were six weeks on the road. I had previously purchased the land on which I moved. It was nearly all a wilderness at that time. A few families were living in New London and Stephen Post in this town. We found it hard times. Provisions were scarce and high, and no roads. How we ever lived I can hardly tell, but we did, and in a few years became situated very comfort- ably." Also in another letter: "My family the first year comprised eleven persons, and it was no easy matter to provide provisions for so large a household. We obtained some flour from Richland county and some from Huron, and made use of pounded corn some of the time. After the first year we were not troubled for the neces?ities of life." His brothers Ira and Aaron wei-e undoubtedly members of the family. Simeon Hoyt married Mindwell Knapp, the widow of John Knapp. She had a family of seven children at that time. They were Lyman, Hiram, William, Henry, Caroline and Eme- line, twins, and Eliza. Lyman R. Knapp was born in 1802 and married Arvilla Curtiss. He lived on a farm on the east side of the Sew London road towards the south part of this township, the farm being now owned by his son, .fay. Mrs. Knapp died in 1833 at the age of 24. She left a daughter, Mary (Hosmer) and son, John S. Mr. Knapp married for his second wife Harriet Rowland, daughter of James Rowland. Lyman R. Knapp died in 1880 and his wife, Harriet, in 1896. They had two sons, James B. and Henry Jay. Hiram Knapp married Sally White and lived on the farm next north of Lyman Knapp's. He moved to New London and died there. His children were Lucy, Betsy, Caroline, Eliza, Frederick and Smith. William Knapp went back to Con- necticut not long after the family came here. About 1850 he brought his family here and they lived in a house which stood on the Sherman Smith farm, east of Barrett's Corners. Mr. Knapp died there and the rest of the family went back east. Mill Dam in .lariuary. Simeon 1 loyt. !■■, A. Wildman HISTORY OF CLAEKSPIELD. 37 Henry Knapp married Eunice Case, a sister of Dr. Case, of New London. They lived in New London tor a time and then lived in a house which stood jast north of Royal Gridley's. They went back to New London again. Mr. Knapp was taken sick at Sherman Smith's and died there. Their children were Murray, Abel and Rose. Caroline Knapp married Sherman Smith. She died in 1892 at the age of 82. Emeline Knapp married Dr. Tracy Case and they lived in New London. Their children were Phelps, Lorinda and Eliza. Eliza Knapp married Major Smith. She was about four years old when she came here with the family in 1817 and is still living. She will have lived here for eighty-two years, it she lives until the fall of the pres- ent year, (1899) which is longer than any other person has done. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. floyt had three children, J. Fred- erick. Dolly and Lucy Ann. Fred- erick married Mary Andre and they lived on Simeon Hoyt's place for a time and then moved to the Butler road, across the way from Sedgwick Barnes' farm. They then moved to Michigan, where Mr. Hoytdied about 1885, after losing his mind. Their children were Simeon, Malcolm and Elmer. Dolly Hoyt married John Dean, Jr., and lived on Mi;. Hoyt's place, east of the corners, for a time and then went to Michigan, where Mr. Dean died. His wife is still liv- ing there. Lucy Ann Hoyt married William Lloyd Vanderhoff, and they, too, lived on Mr. Hoyt's place at first, but moved to Florence town- ship, living at Terryville. The hus- band died there and the widow married Benjamin Pierce. She is still living at Terryville. She had no children. Mrs. Hoyt died in 1858 at the age of 77. Mr. Hoyt afterward married the widow of the elder William Van- derhoff. Before this she had married John Blackman, but they soon separated. Mr. Hoyt moved to Florence township in 1860, living south of Terryville. He died in 1867, being nearly ninety years of age. His wife died two year3 before. Smith Starr, who came with Simeon Hoyt, was a son of Peter, son of Samuel, son of Samuel, son of Josiah, son of Thomas, son of Dr. Comfort Starr, who came from England to Cambridge, Mass., in 1634, and later to Boston. He was born at Ridge- field, Conn., and was married to Joanna Knapp in 1805. When they came to Clarksfleld they had a num- ber of children, John T., the oldest, being eleven years old. They first moved into the log house which Cap- tain Husted had built in June, until their own house could be put up. This was built on the south hill near the site of the fine frame house which he built afterwards, and which was his home until his death. It is now owned by Grant Johns. He was a shoemaker by trade and brought leather on his back from the nearest tannery, some thirty miles distant. His shop and tools were destroyed by fire, so he gave up the business and built a sawmill on the bank of Spring brook in 1819, the first sawmill in town. He was a useful man in the community and served as postmaster for many years. He was Justice of the Peace and Township Clerk and the township records and the Justice 38 HISTORY OP CLARKSFIELD. docket shows a beautiful handwriting and an exactness which show liim to have been a man of education. His children were John Taylor, Mary," Rory, i'eter, Deborah Ann, Smith and William Knapp. For several weeks, after Mr. Starr moved here his nearest neighbor \^as Simeon Hoyt. or perhaps some settler in Hartland. It is said that Mrs. Starr saw the face of a white woman but once in two months. Mrs. Starr died in 18J:6 at the age of 68, and Mr. Starr in 1856 at the age of 72. Taylor Starr was born in 1806 and married Ortency, daughter of Daniel Bills, fir._. in 1831. They lived in a double log house on the farm after- wards called the Hamlin place, where Dorr Twaddle now lives. The wife died in the fall of 1841, and was the first 23orson buried in the Methodist cemetery. In 18-12 he married Amanda Ferry, a daughter of Joseph and Louisa Ferry, and moved to Amherst, 0. After a few years he came back and lived in the house with his father for a time and then moved into a house which stood at the end of the lane running east of J. X. Barnum's present residence. In 1857 they moved to Kansas, where Mr. Starr died in 1882. The children by the first wife were Melissa, Lucy, Louisa and Theodora. By the second there were three sons, Elmer, Henry and John. Two of .Mr. Starr's girls, Lucy and Melissa, married sons of Levi M. Bodwell. Mary Starr was born in 1808. She was married to her. cousin. Smith Starr Gray, in 1829, and died in 1853. They had a daughter, Harriet, who was a cripple and died at the a-ge of 23. They had another daughter, Mary Ann. Rory Starr was born in 1810 and married Eliza Smith of Wellington in 1835. She died in 1859 and in 1860 he married her sister Caroline. Mr. Starr lived on a farm just east of the center of the township until his second marriage, when he moved to the Hollow and lived where his son William afterward lived. He died suddenly in the woods in 1872. His wife died the year defore. His chilb- ren were Mary, Augusta, Orlando, William, Ann and Emma. Peter Starr was born in 1812 and married Rhoda Way in 1837. They lived across the road from John Hough's place, the place now owned by Urban Snyder. Mr. Starr fell from an apple tree in 1858 and his back was broken. He died from the effects of it in a few months. Their children werei George, Sarah and Joanna. The widow married Peter Bivins of Amherst and died only a short time ago at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William S. Prosser. Deborah Starr, or 'Aunt Debbie" as she was called, never married, but lived at the old homestead until her death in 1883. She was born in 1816 and was a baby when her parents moved here. Smith Starr, Jr., was a bright, promising young man, who was born in 1824. In ISiS, while working in a sawmill near Sandusky, he was struck in the back by the pitman and the back was broken, causing his death four months afterward. He was engaged to Betsy Ann Richard- son, who afterwards became the second wife of Smith Gray and after his death she married Hiram New-' hall, and now lives in Brighton. William K. Starr was born in 1825 and married Jane Arnold of Sandusky HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 39 in 1848. They lived on a portion of the old homestead until the death of Mr. Starr in December, 1898, and the widow still re;3ides there. They had no children. Five of Smith Starr's children died on the old farm. Samuel Husted was a son of An- drew Husted, who died in 1812. His wife was Esther Wildman, a daugh- ter. of Samuel Wildman of Danbury, Oonn., and a sister of Ezra Wildman and Grace Rowland, the mother of Aaron and Levi Rowland and Xancy, wife of Ezra Wood. Their children were Hiram, Edward E., Samuel W^., Thon:ias F., Hoyt, Betsy, Mary Jane and Obadiah J. Hiram Husted remained here but a short time, but returned to Con- necticut. He afterwards went to Raleigh, Xortli Carolina, where he married and lived the rest of his life. He was a lawyer. Edward Evelyn Husted was born in 1805 and married Deborah Gray in 1831. He was a miller by trade, as were all his brothers, except Oba- diah. In 1830 he purchased from Asa Wheeler the farm now owned by James Gray, but sold it to Ezra B. Gray in 1842. Mr. Husted lived on that place and also built the house now owned by Dr. Foss. in Clarks- Held village, where he also livpd. In 1841 he was elected sheriff, and Clarksfi^ld felt' honored by the choice, and the office was honored by having a man of the character of Mr. Husted to fill it. He served two terras and in 1847 he was elected county treasurer and served two terms in that office. He spent the rest of his life in Norwalk, where he was in the boot and shoe business with his brother-in-law, Erastus Gray, ..for many years, and sons of Mr. Husted have continued the same business ever since. Ho died in 1878 and his wife in 1884. They had ten children, seven of whom grew up to have children of their own. Their names are Edwin, El- mer, Emma, Frank, Edward, Wil- liam and Ella. Samuel W. Husted was born in 1808 and married Tamzon Rowland in 1880. They lived at Hamlin's corners, then at Rowland's Corners and when the hotel was built at Clarksfield about 1834 they moved into it and lived there for eight years. They then moved back to Hayes ville and from there to Clarks- field again, where Mr. Husted built the house now owned by Henry Miller. Mr. Husted died there in 1852. Their children are Harriet (Scott) and Esther. Thomas F. Husted was born in 1811. He married Nancy Frazier in 1833. She died in 1838 and he mar- ried Lydia Cooley,'at Oberlin, in 1841. He taught school in his early years, but followed the occupation of miller from the time of his marriage until' 1^56, first at Clarksfield and then at 'Olmstead Falls, to which place he moved in 1844. In 1850 he moved to Elyria. In 1856 he moved to West Climax, Mich., where he en- gaged in farming until his death in 1887, his wife surviving him but six- teen days. The first wife had two children, Hiram and Esther. The last wife had three children, Oelia, Emma and Thomas. Esther (Mcln- tyre) is the only one living. Hoyt Husted was born in 1813 and married Sarah Gray in 1837. She died in 1858 and he afterward mar- ried Anna Cornelia Stone. He owned the house now owned by Mrs. Beers 40 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. and lived there and in the one next to it until his wife died. After his second marriage he lived in his fath- er's house for a time and then in the house near the river which was oc- cupied by Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Gray until recently. He died in 1866. The children by the first wife were Henry, Evelyn and Evaline, twins, and Hugh. Henry and Evelyn lost their lives while fighting for their country. The fruit of the second marriage was one son, Daniel S. Betsy Husted was born in 1815. She married Oran Rowland. They lived on a farm at Rowland's corners the rest of their days. She died in 1878. The n:imes of their children are Asher, Levi, Samuel, Nancy, Cor- nelia, Watson. Jennie, Thomas, Ebor, George and Eddie. All are living ex- cept Watson and Eddie. The former died while a soldier in tlie field. Mary Jane Husted was born in 1817 and married George Signer. They spent the rest of their lives in Olarksfield. Their children were Mary, Anna Esther, Louise, Emma, Georgiana, Juliet and George. Obadiah J. Husted was born in 1820 and was married to Mary W. Hurlbut in 1841. He was a farmer and lived south of Olarksfield village for many years. They moved to Kansas City, Kansas, where they are still living. The names of their chil- dren are Charles, Elbert, Anna and James. All are living but Elbert. The first of November, 1817, Samuel Husted again started from Danbury, Conn., for Ohio, but this time he brought his family of wife and six children with him. Hester Paul and Jachim Morris must have come with them as members of the family, Eli Seger and family also accompanied them. The Mr. Starr which Fitch mentions as being with Husted was not Smith Starr. Mary Jane Husted was only six weeks old when they started and her cradle was a basket hung from the top of the covered svagon, and she is said to have been the least trouble of any of the children. Probably the swaying of the wagon as it passed over the rough roads kept her cradle rocking. They were six weeks on the road. Husted drove an ox team with a white horse ahead. This animal lived for many years afterward and was known by the name of "Knitting Work," on account of her nipping kind of a gait. A piece of their wagon is still preserved by the youngest son. They came by the way of Pittsburg, Petersburg, Can- field, Rocky River, Ridgeville and Black river, as an old account book shows. Husted furnished the means to pay Seger's way and charged him !fi4 for carrying a chest three hun- dred miles. He went into his own log cabin, which stood near the brow of the hill north of the Hollow, near Albert Stone's house. After a (ew years he built the first frame house in the township in the Hollow, near the brick store. The old log house was used for a school house and William Stiles, John Barnum, Samuel Gray, Hiram Gray and others of that age attended school there. Daniel Stone afterward used the old building tor a barn. He was a sergeant in the Connecti- cut Militia and was a Captain in the Ohio Militia and was generally called "Captain Husted." Piatt Benedict says that he 'with his regimentals" had command of the military guard at the hanging of two Indians at HISTORY OF CLAKKSFIELD. 41 Norwalk in July, 1819. He took an active part in the affairs of the com- munity and was, perhaps, the best known citizen during the earlier years of the settlement. He was a Free-will Baptist and as early as 1821 had an account with the Bap- tist Missionary Society. Before there was any church building in town services used to be held at liis house and he used to read sermons from a book. He used to be a regular at- tendant at the Congregational church when that building was erected and became a member and gave his as- sistance to help build it. There was a post near his seat and he used to hang his tall hat on a particular nail on that post. After he had lost his mind so as not to know his own children he used to go to the church, during the week, thinking it was Sunday and wonder why the puople did not come. He had a large wen on his forehead and he used to rest his glasses there when he stood at the door of his store, and he was a very familiar figure to those who passed through the Hollow. Esther Wildman Husted died in 1842 at the age of 63. Mr. Husted afterward married the widow of his brother, Piatt, of Cincinnati. She ,vas Fanny Barnum, a sister of E. M. and Levi Barnum. Her daughter in New York was a fine musician. She used to visit her mother frequent- ly and sent a piano out to her, which was probably the first one in the township. Her playing and singing on summer evenings when she was visiting her mother used to attract many hearers who gathered around the Husted home at the Hollow. Mrs. Husted went east to visit her daughter and while there was taken sick and died. Mr. Husted died not long afterward in 1863 at the age of 84. Eli Seger, who came with Captain Husted, settled a half a mile north of the Hollow on the flats, on the farm now occupied by Bert Bar- num. He died in 1822, leaving a widow and five children. Alfred R,, and Albert W. were twins and looked as much alike as two peas. Alfred married Cornelia Wildman, a daugh- ter of Ezra Wildman. He was in a store with Mr. Curtiss of Fitchville about 1835. The store stood in the Hollow, near the location of DeWolf's store. He was in partnership with Henry Tyler ar.d went into the Cobb store after Cobb sold out. After they sold out to the Jones brothers Mr. Seger studied mtdicine and practiced in Ularksfield tor a number of years. After the war he went to Kansas. He died at Norwalk in 1875 at the age of 64. His sons are dead. His daughter Anna married Harley Jones, Jennie married Charles Husted and Gertrude married David Tyler. Al- bert Seger married Emeline Mead of Norwalk. In 1836 he bought Wild- man Rowland's place, afterward owned by Ben. Hill. In 1838 he owned part of the Hayes mill property and operated a foundry there. About 1842 he went into partnership with Walter Bates, his brotherinlaw, and built the foundry, which stood near the Daniels house, at the Hollow. Later he had as a partner Almeron McKinney, with whom he was inter- ested in the patent right business. Mr. Seger Anally moved to Kansas onto a farm and died there in 1879 at the age of 68. His children who were all born in Clarksfield, were Ophelia, wife of Palmer Cunningham; Sarah, 42 HISTORY OF CLARKSPIELD. wife of Frank Gilbert; Libbie. who married 0. O. Cooper; Augusta, who married E. P. Miller; Mary, Silas and Edgar. The other children of Eli Seger were Mary Ann, who mar- ried William Wildman and died in a short time ; Amarillas, who married Warren Ooolej' ; Lucy, who married Charles Rowland and Ephraira, who died in August, 1818, from the effect of the bite of a rattlesnake. He was a lad of some thirteen or fourteen years of age. He lived for three days after being bitten. This was the first death in the township. Captain Rusted fur- nished the coffin on the 23rd day of August and charged $2.50 for it. This death led to the raid on the snake den the following spring. Jason and Ziba Thayer were twins and carae here soon after Mr. Husted, for we find an account showing that they boarded with him in January, 1818. They were evidently single men at that time, for they boarded with Husted and others for some time. They afterward owned a farm on the north line of the township northeast of the Hollow. Jason died in Wakeman township in 1850 at the age of 64. Ziba Thayer died in Townsend township'. Benjamin Benson was a butcher In New York City. He was a member of the First Troop of Horse Artillery under Col. Joseph Bogart in the war of 1812, and spent a little time in camp when the troops were called out to defend the city against an ex- pected attack of the British, but did not see any active service. He pur- chased a piece of land here in Clarks- fleld in the summer of 1817. He started for Ohio October 14, 1817. He says; "Traveling was very ex- pensive, even when a man drove his own team, owing chiefly to the great flood of emigration at that time set- ting toward the west. The price of oats on the main thoroughfares would average about 75 cents a bushel, with hay proportionately dear. Our destination was Clarks- field, Huron county, Ohio, and we arrived at Florence on the 2d day of December, where we were accommo- dated by Major Barnum with shelter within the body of a log house with- out chimney or floor or anything but the bare logs, with open spaces of three or four inches between them, thus affording very inadequate pro- tection against the rigor of winter, which, after our arrival had begun in good earnest, and continued through the months of January and February, at a temperature with little varia- tion, bordering upon zero. During this time we built a log cabin, and before the spring opened we had re- moved to our intended future home." This cabin stood near the place where Robert Hurlbut afterward built his house, on the road about a half mile south of the Hollow, on the farm known as the Hurlbut farm. He had three sons, Jacob, Joseph and Daniel, none of whom are living and one daughter, Dorothy. Mr. Benson says: "She was born January 9th, 1819, and died at the age of eight years, and to us, under circumstances which make our hearts bleed as often as recollection calls them up." Mr. Benson moved to Townsend township in later years and died in 1867 at the age of 79 years. Obadiah Jenney was a son of John and Catherine Jenney and was born at New Bedford, Mass., in 1794. Early in March, 1818, he left Cayuga HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 48 county, N. Y., with a horse and cutter and made -the trip to Clarlis- lield in a very short time, reaching here March 11. He was a mill- wright by trade and began work for Captain Husted on the 11th day of April, 1818, at $1.50 per day and worked on the house and mill until Sept. 10, earning nearly two hundred dollars. He had three brothers who lived in Huron county, Benjamin, Abram and Mordecai, all of whom lived in Greenwich township, and Obadiah lived there for a short time, probably from September, 1818, until January, 1821, as indicated by bis accounts with Oaptain Husted. He began to board with Mr. Husted May U, 1821. On Christmas Day, 1821, he was married to Hester Paul, who, it will be remembered, lived in Cuptain Husted's family. She was 17 years old at the time. Some Clarksfield historians have said that this was the first wedding in the township, but Zara Norton and Cyn- thia Post antedated it by some three years. They lived in Clarkstield until December, 1825, when they moved to Xorwalk and lived there the rest of their days. "ColonelJenney," as he was sometimes called, was a very enterprising man and we find that he took an active part in the history of Norwaik and Huron county. He was interested in the project of building a paper mill on the Medina road ; soon after moving to Xorwalk he bought the '-Mansion House" hotel and kept hotel there; he and Mr. Beebe of Elyria ran a line of stages from Lower Sandusky (Fre- mont) to Elyria. He went to Wash- ington in a gig to get the charter for the State road, out of Norwaik. One of Mr. Jenney's experiences is told in the Firelands Pioneer. Mrs. Miles, who lived in the western part of Townsend township, says: "Our settlement was the only one between Milan and Clarksfield, and there was only a foot path frqm our neighbor- hood to the latter place. We were almost isolated from society and the arrival of a traveler was a rare oc- currence. One evening after dark we were startled by a knock at the door and to our surprise a well dressed stranger entered the house and re- quested a night's lodging. We made him welcome to such fare as we had. He stated that his name was Obadiah Jenney of Clarksfield. He had been to Milan to do some trading, and was belated on his way home. Being alone and on foot, he was afraid of an attack from wild beasts. We all re- tired to rest, but during the night we were awakened by a crash on the floor, and Mr. Jenney cried out, " 'I've broke down I'" There were no bed cords to be had, and we had to use shakes instead, and his break down was caused by the shakes becoming misplaced ; but the floor was strong and it held him safe till morning." D. H. Pease, the Recording Secretary, in a foot note, says: "Mr. Jenney states that on the occasion referred to, he was on foot and first applied for lodging at Mr. Gibbs', then living on the farm where the NorwalK cemetery is now located. He was refused on some frivolous pretext, ana went on to Elder Barber's. There he met with refusal again, and continued on to Mr. Miles', where he found an intelligent and socip,ble family, and was kindly received. The reception was more grateful tb him, as the chances began to look like being compelled to sleep in the 44 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. woods — a very venturesome under- taking at the tireie, especially if the traveler was without a horse." Mr. and Mr.s. Jenney raised a family of eight children. The two older ones were born in Clarksfield. Their names are Eliza, Enoch, Cor- nelia, John P., VViDiam H., Frances Jane, Mary and Cecelia. Mr. Jenney died in 1883 and his wife only a few years ago. Some of the items charged to Mr. Jenney in his account with Captain Hustf-d are interesting. 2^ yds. cotton cloth, $1.70. Pair of cotton .iitookings, .75. Quart of whis- key, July 4th, 1818, 37^0. To part of bear skin, $1.50. To pair of soles for buckskin shoes, 25 cts. To post- age on letter, 25 cts. To goiijg to Black River with team for load of goods, in 1823, $3.75 To cash to pay Military fine, $2.10. To peck of rye for coffee, 25 cts. To whiskey for milk punch, 25 cts. Dec. 6, 1825, to oxen to move, $1.00. Nov. 13, 1S2{), to one month of Samuel, $10. William is practicing medicine in Kansas City. Frances (Lorien) also lives in Kansas City. Miss Cecelia lives at the old homestead in Nor- walk which was purchased in 1842. Mr. Jenney and Piatt Benedict planted, with their own hands, many of the shade trees which gave Xor- walk its name of Maple City. He is said to have planted the first orchard in Clarksfield in 1821, on the Stone farm. If this be so, he was probably working for Ezra Wildman, for he had an orchard set out in the spring of 1821 and Barnum and Seger set some of the trees, and he owned the Stone farm. In April, 1818, Benjamin Stiles, who already owned a large tract of laud in Clarksfield, started from Xew York City, with his family of a wife and five or six children and his sister, Ruth Ann, who became the second wife of Willis Case. He oiet with bad luck on the road, losing horses and being delayed, so that he did not reach Clarksfield until the third day of July, 1818. The trip cost him about seven hundred dollars. The family lived in the wagon, as they had on the road, until a log house was built, on the farm now owned by lyeGrand Gibson. In later years Mr. Sitiles built the house now occupied by Mr. Gibson at West Clarksfield.. The log house was a good sized one with the chimney in the center and a couple of bedrooms partitioned oflf. Mr. Stiles was one of the "solid" men of the township and filled diff- erent positions of trust. A little settlement soon grew up on Mr. Stiles' land and was known as "Stilesburg." The land which Mr. Stiles owned when he came here com- prised the two westernmost tiers of lots in Section 3, with the exception of the two lots on the south lino of the section. His farm afterwards contained about sixteen huhdred acres of land. Mr. Stiles did not fol- low his trade after he came here, but gave his attention to farming. We quote some charges from Cap- tain Husted's account with Mr. Stiles. July 14th, 1818, to gallon of whiskey lent, $1,50. To horse for Seger after butter three days, |1.12J. April 3d, 1819. To qt. whiskey when at work at snake den, 32 cts. To i bushel of cranberries, $1. To one 22 gallon kettle, $13. ■' 18 •' " 10. " 13 " " 8. •■ lu " " 5. large pot 4. Ilepiit at Wc^t ( Uirkslicld. |-;/ra W(k:iI. I'.t'iijaiiiiii ^lilt.s. .Smith .Starr. .Saiiuit'l Stile^ HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 45 To drag tooth lost by Seger, $1, 1827, Jan. 13. To coffin for child, $1. 1828, Oct. 25, to fixing patent churn, $5. Benjamin Stiles was a son of Sam- uel, son of Isaac, son of Isaac, son of Isaac, son of John, who was the second of the four Stiles brothers, who came from England to Connecti- cut in 1635. He was born at South- bury, Conn.. September 1, 1779. He was a saddler by trade and went to New York City about 1808. He also made saddletrees and invented the method of making the tree out of six pieces, framed together, instead of the clarasy tree hewed out of a solid block. He accumulated a consider- able property, as shown by his real estate operations. His first wile was Anna Morris, who lived but a few months after her marriage. He then married Hannali Trowbridge, a widow with two children, J. Benedict and Rebecca. Their children were Aiui, Aithea, Henry, Joseph, Lucy, Sam- uel, (the first white child born in Clarksfield,) William W. and Harriet. Mrs. Stiles died in 1823, at the age of 42. Mr. Stiles then married Ehoda Root and their children were Ed- mund M., Hannah Maria and Ed- mund R. The last wife died in 1851. Mr. Stiles died in 1872. Benedict Trowbridge did not re- main here long, but went back east. Rebecca Trowbridge married John Hough and died in 1827 at the age of 23. Ann Stiles married Ezra Row- land and died in 1841 at the age of 31. Aithea died young. Henry married Sally M. Starr and they went to housekeeping in a log house just south of the old house on Lewis Johnson's place. Mr. Stiles then built the frame house mentioned and lived there many years. After he sold that place he moved into his father's house and later into the house which his brother William had built, and which is now occupied by Giles Scott's children, where he died in 1866, at the age of 54 ; his wife and one daughter dying within a week afterward. Their children were Harriot Ann, Starr, Eliza, Lucy, Joseph, Samantha, Ben, Rachel, Henry and Carey. Joseph Stiles married Betsy Row- land and they lived in a log house near his father's near Albert Arnold's house, where he died in 1842 at the age of 29, leaving one daughter, Emily. Lucy Stiles married Peter Starr Gray and they lived at the Stiles homestead, where she died in 1885, only a lew months after her marriage, at the age of 18. SiimUbl Stiles married Ariette Livennore and they lived in the frame house now occupied by Albert Arnold, but later moved across the river where he lived until 1872, and then moved to Iowa where he died about 1886, his wife dying within four days of his death. Their chil- dren were Joseph, LeGrand, Belle and Eda. William W. Stiles married Diana Tyler in 1843, and they lived in the log house where Joseph had lived, but atterward built the house where Ht-nry Stiles died afterward. They afterward moved to Clarksfield Hol- low, into the Dr. Seger house, where they lived until the death of Mrs. Stiles in 1899. Their children were Murray, Rose, Retta and Vern. Harriet Stiles died young. Hannah Maria married Alfred Mead and they first lived with her parents until he 46 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. built the house known as the Samuel Stiles house. After a time they be- gan their migrations and lived in Iowa, Clarksfleld Hollow, Missouri, Norwalk and Michigan, where she died about 1887. Their children were Clarence, Edmund, Clarinelle, Edith, Merwin, Clifford and Wini- fred. Edmund M. Stiles died in infancy. Edmund R. married Angeline Bruce. He became a Congregational minister and first lived at Brighton, then Lowell, Mich., Manchester, la., and finally at Hancock, Mich. He went across a portion of Lake Superior on the ice to marry a couplb and took cold, causing his death. His chil- dren are Edmund, Irene, Gertrude, William and Frank. The settlement around the home of old Mr. Stiles was rightly named "Stilesburg." Ephraim Webb, whose wife was Althea Stiles, sister of Benjamin, came about the same time as Mr. Stiles from the! State of New York. He lived in a log house on the Dr. White place, just north of the rail- road, at West Clarksfield. Mr. Stiles gave him fifty acres for clear- ing ten acres. He raised a large family and did not remain long in a place, gome of his descendants live in New London. The children were Stiles, Horace, Ben, David, Amy, Ruth Ann, Delia, Mary Ann, Eunice, Belinda and Phebe. Stiles Webb married Julia Carman and lived on his father's place for a while. He died in Licking county, Ohio. Horace Webb married his first wife in the east. His second wife was Sarah Call. He lived and died in New London township. Ben Webb married, lived and died in New London. David Webb married, first, Sophia Lyon, second, Abigail Call. He owned a farm south of Clarks- field, known as the Joseph Smith place, but he died on the Butler road. Amy Webb married James Smith of Florence and died in Illinois. Euth Ann Webb married, first, Thomas Taylor, second, Terrence Mulligan and lived in Sidney, Ohio. Delia Webb married Piatt Sexton. Mary Ann Webb married Rufus Coats and is now living with her daughter in New London township. Eunice Webb married Thomas Ed- wards, a son of Aden Edwards. They lived in this town and she died here. Belinda Webb married Samuel Bra- man and died in Rochester, O., re- cently. Phebe Webb married Sey- mour Foster and died in Clyde. Aaron Sexton lived in Vermont. He lost his property and moved to Carlisle township, Lorain county, O. He was a shoemaker by trade. He had two sons, Piatt and William, who carne to Clarksfield in 1818 and bought one hundred acres of land at what was known as Sexton's Corners, now called Nestor's Corners. They built a Jog house and kept '*bache- lor's hall." They had no well and used to come to the Hollow after water. One day William came on horseback and was chased by a pan- ther on his way home. William went back to Carlisle, married a neighbor's daughter and settled down there. Piatt married Delia Webb, a daughter of Ephraim Webb. Their children's names are Mary, Althea, William, Edwin, Hiram, Aaron, Andrew and Pamela. Mary married Elon A. Stone and lives in this township. Althea mar- ried John L. Spurrier and also lives HISTORY OF CLARKSPIELD. 47 in Clarksfield. William married a Miss Putnam and died in 1853. Kd- vvin married Delany Garner and lived on the next farm south of his father's, having built the house owned by John Sinclair. Hiram married Ade- line Root and lived a short distance north of his father's. Aaron mar- ried Eliza Chamberlain, sister of the wives of Wm. and Ed. Croxford. They lived north of Sexton's corners, where Thomas Nestor, Jr., now lives. Edwin, Hiram and Aaron live in Michigan. Andrew died young. Pamela married Lewis Hayes and lives in Kansas. Piatt Sexton died in 1877 at the age of 80 years and his wife in 1889 at the age of 84. The Sextons are re- lated to the wife of President Mc- Kinley, whose name was Saxton. Asa Wheeler, Sr., lived in Connec- ticut at the time of the war of the Revolution. He was drafted into the army and was put to work as teamster and helped draw pork to Danbury after the town had been burned by the British, a depot of supplies having been established there by the militarj- authorities. He was only eighteen years old and did not relish army life, so he man- aged to slip away one morning at sun rise. He was a noted runner and it is related that he reached his home, seventy miles away, at sunset. The ofiBcers were never able to catch him again. He came to Trumbull county, Ohio, where his wife died. His son Asa was married to Olive Minor, a sister of Daniel Minor, at Vienna, Trumbull county. In 1818 they came to Clarksfield with one child, Lovina, and the old gentleman came with them. They settled on a piece of land up the river from the home of Benjamin Stiles, near the bank of the river. He raised his house July. 13, 1818. Mr. Wheeler set out an orchard there, which was one of the first orchards in the town, if not the very first. In a few years he and his brother-in-law, Joseph Bartholamew, bought out Levi Bar- num, who had built the mill, after- wards known as the "Hayes" mill, on the east branch. The business did not pay well enough for them to meet their obligations and they were glad to sell out to Johnson Wheeler (not a relative.) Mr. Wheeler then lived in different places; indeed, some say that he lived in more different houses than any other man in town. He worked for Captain Husted for some time running the grist mill and lived in a log house near the resi- dence of William Stiles. In 1840 he lived in Wakeman aad run the mill there. At the time of his death he lived at the Hollow in the house now owned by Dr. C. H. Foss. His chil- dren were Sally Lovina, who married Wheeler Percy and who died in 1897; Bethia, the first white girl bornf. Y., to Greenwich township in Alarch, 1818. He must have lived in this township for a short time. Benjamin Benson says that Alzina Barker, (who was a daughter of Ephraim) was the first teacher in the first school house erected in the township, and that her parents then resided in the town- ship and were reckoned among the pioneers of the place. Alzina married David W. Briggs, one of the greatest hunters in this county, and they lived in Greenwich, as did her father for many years. Solomon Gray and his wife, (Betsy Benham) with two children came from New Haven, Conn., in 1818. They came with an ox team and were on the road for eight weeks. They first settled on the farm now owned by sons of John Hayes. About 1823 Mr. Gray traded with Levi Bar- num for the farm just north of the Hollow and lived in a log house which stood near the river on the west side of the road where he died in 184.J. He had three children. Pa- mela, who was eight years of agfe when they came here, married James Green and they lived on a farm west of the Hollow, near the township line. She died in . (.TBorge W., who was a baby in 1818, married Mahala Spur- rier in 18i2 and settled on a farm next west of James Green's. He died in 1888. His children were Martha, Nettie, Ellen, Mina and Dallas. James M., who was born in 1822, married Eunice Bissell of Birming- ham and lived on the old homestead. His second wife was Mrs. Brewer. He died in 1891, leaving a daughter, Millie. Three Barnum brothers, Levi, Ebenezer AI., and Eli, came from Danbury, Conn., to Clarksfield. They were sons of Levi Barnum, who died in 1796. Their mother died in 1807. Levi Barnum was in business in Pittsburg in 1819, engaged in mak- HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 51 ing saddles. He had purchased land in Olarksfield and made such repre- sentations as to induce his brothers to move here. Ebenezer, at seven years of age, went to live with Jonas Benedict, whose son, Piatt, was one of the founders of the village of Nor- walk, O. At fifteen years of age he was apprenticed to Samuel Tweedy to learn the hatter's trade. In 1815 he married Betsy Nickerson and lived at Danbury for two or three years, then lived in New York for a year, following his trade. In June, 1819, he and Eli, with their families, left New York, going by stage to Phila- delphia and hiring a team to carry them to Pittsburg. There they pur- chased ox teams and proceeded by New Lisbon and Wooster, entering Huron county at New Haven. They did not learn of the location of Olarksfield until they reached Peru. They arrived here in July, after a journey of two weeks from Pittsburg. Eli settled on the farm afterward owned by Benajah Furlong, east of the Hollow. He also owned the Dunham farm, southwest of Stiles- burg, now owned (in part) by Wil- liam Winans. In 1824 he and Allen Mead bought out Joseph Osyer, who owned the farm on Hartland Ridge, now known as theEno Holiday farm, and Mr. Barnum moved there. He was the first Justice of the Peace elected in Hartland. He soon after- wards moved to Norwalk, and was the superintendent of the infirmary. He died in Norwalk. His children were Levi, Horace, David M., Henry, Lucy and Mary. Ebenezer M. Barnum first lived on the farm acrcss the road from his brother's, now known as the Fisher farm. Soon after their arrival, he and his wife were attacked with the chills and fever and Mr. Barnum be- came so ill that his life was despaired of, but he finally recovered, and his wife also. Mr. Barnum moved to Milan in a few years and worked for Henry Lockwood making hats, for several years. In 1829 he obtained from Richard Huyck a deed of thirty- one acres of land at the southwest corner of Hamlin's corners, (now Twaddle's) one mile east of Olarks- field village. He lived in a log house here for a time and later built a frame house. In 1857 he moved to the village into a house which had been built by Zelotus Barrett, which is now occupied by John Barnum. Here he died in 1868 and his wife in 1885. Their children were Francis, Mary, John N., Joseph S., William L., Stephen Gregory, Sarah A., and Ebenezer M., Jr. Francis and Mary died in infancy. John N. was born in 1820, and married Catherine Crox- ford in 18±0. They first lived in the old log house on the home farm and then built the house at the Hamlin corners, now owned by John Howard. In 1856 they moved to the village into a house built by Warren Oooley, now owned by Vern Stiles. Mr. Barnum opened a store in the build- ing which stood in the bank south of the Oobb store, which was built by David Stevenson. He afterward be- ' came the owner of the Cobb store and carried on business with Dr. Disbro. He afterward carried on the business alone until he retired from active business a few years ago. His children are Emma, Mary and Her- bert. A son, Joseph, died some years ago. His wife, Catherine, died in 1886, and a few years afterward he married Elizabeth Norton and 52 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. they are now living in Glarkstield village. Joseph Barnum was born in 1823, and married Sally Bacon of Ripley in 1846. He learned the trade of har- ness maker of Starr Hoyt and fol- lowed the business for a while and then lived on the Bonajah Furlong farm for a time. From there he went to Ripley and then to Missouri, where he lived until his death in 1899. He was engaged in the mer- cantile business for many years. William L. Barnum was born in 1825 and married Maria Scott in 1845. They lived in different places in this township. Mr. Barnum be- came a minister and now lives in Michigan. His first wife died and he is living with a second wife. He has a daughter, Marilla. Stephen Gregory Barnum was born in 1828, and married Lucinda Norton in 1849. They moved to Missouri in 1855 and lived in Minnesota and Mis- souri until 1883, when Mr. Barnum died. They had two children, Susie and Charles, both of whom are de- ceased. E. M. Barnum, Jr., died at the age of three years. Sarah A. Barnum was born in 1833, and married Levi Stuck in 1855. They moved to Missouri very soon afterward, where she died in 1856. On the 22d of July, 1819, soon after their arrival, the Barnum brothers sold their yoke of oxen to Captain Husted for $70 and purchased some pork, wheat, potatoes and whisky. In 1818 and 1819 Captain Husted charged Levi Barnum for chopping, clearing and fencing some of his land, and June 25, 1819, he charged for twenty-seven bushels of potatoes planted at 62^ cents. He received from Barnum forty yards of shirting at 62^ cents per yard, and 168 pounds of tobacco at 50 cents per pound. In 1820, in the month of April, Levi Barnum moved here and settled on the west side of the road, north of Captain Husted's house, on a farm afterward owned by Abraham Gray, but now owned by Will Franklin. He soon bought out Solomon Gray and moved over to the east branch, where he built a mill, but soon sold, or traded with Asa Wheeler, and moved to the farm where he died, three-quarters of a mile south of the Hollow, the place being known as the Patch farm. Here he made im- provements and built a large frame barn in 1827, which stood for seventy- one years, outlasting scores of other frame buildings. He died Aug. 8, 1833, at tlie age of 42. His wife was Elizabetli Cameron Smith. Long after the death of her husband she married Samuel Parker. She died in 1861 at the age of 70 years. Mr. and Mrs. Barnum's children were Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Fanny, Thomas, Joanna, Margaret and Catherine. Mary Ann was born in 1817, and married William A. Patch. They lived on a farm south of the Hollow, near the Essex Call farm, but after- wards moved to the Barnum home- stead. She died in 1897. Their chil- dren are Mary E., Anna and Thomas. Elizabeth Barnum was born in Pittsburg in 1818. She married Or- ville Furlong. They lived east of Mr. Barnum s place, where Philander Barrett afterward lived, then moved to New London and then to Tennes- see, where Mr. Furlong died. His widow came back to New London and died there in 1887. Their children are Rhoda and Elenor. HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 53 Fanny Barnum was born in 1825. She marfied Hiram Smith in 1854, and they lived in Norwalk. She died in 1897. Thomas Barnum went to Putnam Countj , Ohio, about 1848 and taught school. He married one of his pupils and lived in Putnam County until his death in 1859. Joanna Barnum married John Lu- cas and they lived in different places and finally went to Michigan. Mr. Lucas died many years ago and his widow died in 1891. Margaret Barnum married Herrick Bentley and they lived on a farm be- tween Clarksfleld and Wakeman. Mr. Bentley died many years ago and his widow lives in Norwalk at this time. Their children were May and Arthur, the former being dead. Catharine Barnum married Wilson Ourtiss. They went to Michigan, where both died, the wife in 1896. Levi Barnum 's first purchases af- ter his arrival were of bran , corn for samp, flour, wooden dishes, etc. Henry T. Vanderveer came here in 1819, obtaining a deed of Lot 20 in the 4th section in the same year, but sold the south half of the lot to J. B. Trowbridge the same year, and the north half to Upton Clark in 1825. He probably lived somewhere near where Upton Clark built his house, on land now owned by Edward M. Day. In the year 1825 he was one day chopping a tree aown and when the tree began to fall he saw a cow standing within reach of the branches. He ran to drive hor away, but was caught himself and crushed to death. December 20, 1819, Captain Husted charged him with a coffin, $2.50. We know nothing more about the family. Frederick Hamblin, (no relation to Hiel Hamlin) came to Clarksfield as early as 1819. The only reference to him we can find is in the township records and in Husted's account book. In 1820 the trustees contracted with him to build a bridge across the river at Clarksfield, undoubtedly the first bridge in town. They were to raise $75 out of township funds and the balance by subscription. There are several charges in Husted's account book, showing that Mr. Husted paid the subscriptions of several men and charged the amount to their accounts. Some of the items of Hamblin's ac- count are as follows: Sept. 2d, 1820, to board, 106 meals at bridge, $7.50. 1822, to 30 card handles, 50 cents. Credit, by 43 pounds drag teeth at 33J cents per pound, $14.34.. By 18 pairs of cards, $10. He must have put in some of his time at mak- ing wood cards, which were very salable property in those days. Also : By 31 bushels wheat collected on subscription, $31. He must have been a hatter, or at least brought some hats here for sale, as further items indicate : By one hat to In- dian, $1.25. By one hat to Capt. Pearse, $2.50. By Castor to Indian, $6.00. This last was a beaver hat and seems like an expensive hat for an Indian to wear. The whole bill for hats was $21.75. Hamblin did not complete the bridge, for we find that the County Commissioners made an appropriation of $25 "to Smith Starr and Levi Barnum to complete the bridge across the Vermillion river near Husted's mill in Bethel," on the 3rd of December, 1824. Captain Husted had an account with Elijah Morris which began while he was still at Danbury and 54 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. thfa account ran until 1819, but merged into the account with Jachin Morris, who probably came here with Husted, because the account con- tains items like the following: "1817, November 1st, to one day of Jachin, sick." ."Dec. 8rd, to pair of boots for Jachin." Husted charged Elijah Morris with 25 rods of laud in Clarks- field, in September, 1817. Jachin worked for Mr. Husted, as the items like the following show : 'To^ day lost by headache." "To 2^ days lost, toothache." "July 13, 1818, to one day at Wheeler's raising." The ac- counts of other persons contain charges for work "by Jachin." In the year 1819 Jachin was working on his own account and boarded with Mr. Husted some of the time. Among his purchases were "deer skins for pantaloons, $4.50." "To a cotton shirt, $2.00." "To making skin pantaloons, $1.00." "To pair mogasons, 37^ cts." His accounts continue until December, 1821. What became of him, we are unable to learn. He might have been a cooper by trade, for he was credited with flour barrels to the amount of $12.26. In 1829 E. and J. Morris sold the whole of Lot 15, 3rd section, the same lot of which Philemon Peck's farm was a part, to Samuel Jennings. In 1817 Jonathan Anderson, who had been a soldier and fought at Lundy's Lane, and his son, John, came to Florence, from Homer town- ship, Courtland county, N. Y., (the same place from wliich Robert Fletcher and Dan Minor came) and the year following another son, Alanson and his wife, who was a sister of Simeon Blackman, followed. The latter settled in Florence Corners and the old "Ander- son" house is yet one of the land- marks of the village. In two or three years John moved to the south line of Olarksfield township, obtaining the deed to his farm, which is a mile east of Barrett's Corners, and is now owned by W. K. Hoover, in 1821, from Benjamin Orampton, whose sister he married. He was a local preacher, and was a good man, but somewhat peculiar. He had a habit of addressing almost every man as "Bub," and this gave him the name of "Bub John." Mr. and Mrs. An- derson had no children and Solomon Hubbard, and his wife, Bythinia Gifford, took care of them at the end of their days. John died in 1865 at the age of 65, and his wife, Saphronia, in 1S61, at the age of 61. Jonathan Anderson lived with his son John in the latter years of his lite and died in 1845 at the age of 88. It is probable that Henry Hopkins lived hero in the winter of 1819-20, and taught school. He bought of Captain Husted venison at three cents per pound, pork, flour, etc. He received credit for "School Tax, $14.98." Moses B. Hopkins was born here Jan. 16, 1820, and was probably a son of Henry. We find the name of Moses B. Hopkins in J. J. Cobb's account book in 1841. Levi Munson Bodwell came here in 1820, and settled on a farm one-half mile north of the Hollow. His mother was a half sister of Ebenezer Barnum. His first wife was Ann Eliza Vanderhoof, who died in 1840, at the age .of 34. His second wife wa,<3 Charlotte Day. He taught school in Wakeman in 1820, being the first male teacher in that town- ship. In 1825 he moved away from ClarksBeld, but returned by 1832. HISTORY OP CLARKSPIELD. In 1826 he deeded to the heirs of Eli Seger thii-ty acres of his farm, and in 1828, eighty acres to Smith Gray. In later years he lived on the Essex Gall farm, the farm now occupied by Elmer Shays. He went to Kansas and died at Baldwin City. His chil- dren were Levi, Lester, Edwin, Joseph and Munson. Levi Bodwell married Lucy Starr, Edwin married Melissa Starr and Joseph married Emma Barnum. Lester went east to live. Levi, Ed- win and Munson live in Kansas. Joseph is in Alaska, but his wife lives in California. We learn that Horace Bodwell. who might have been a brother of L. M., went down into a well on the place of Levi Bar- num, afterward owned by Abraham Gray, and was overcome by the "damps." He fell to the bottom and it was some time before the lifeless body was recovered. Omri Nickerson was the one who finally succeeded in getting a rope fast to it. In his ac- count with Captain Husted he re- ceived credit for 18 eents for cutting frock for Mary Jane. In 1832 he re- ceived credit for $24 for "Henry's Exposition," (probably a book.; He is charged 18 cents "for a broom without a handle," and $10 for a fanning mill. In 1821 John Hough came to Clarksfield from New York. He had learned the trade of saddle-tree and hame-maker of Benjamin Stiles and he married his step-daughter, Re- becca Trowbridge, who had' come to Clarksfield in 1818. She died in 1827 at the age of 23 years. She left three children, two of whom died young and the third, Charles, who married a Miss Sanford, of Fitchville, went to California with Andrew Stevenson and others in 1852, and died there soon after his arrival. Mr. Hough married, for his second wife, Ruth Hill of Wakeraan, a sister of Ben Hill, and had eight more children. Two died in infancy. Anne married Philo Oscar Stevenson and died in 185i at the age of 24. Cordelia mar- ried William Denman and died some years ago. Ellen died in 1855 at the age of 17. William married Mary Barnes of Birmingham and died in 1872. Jonathan died in 1846 at the age of six years. Frances married Dr. Forde, of Kentucky, who died twenty years ago. She and her daughter are living in Cincinnati, Ohio. John Hough and wife went to Oberlin to live and died there in 1872, only a few days apart, fol- lowed in a few days by Charles Hoyt and William Hough. The Hough iiome was the farm just south of the village of Clarksfield, the place being owned by Calvin Johns at the pres- ent time. He followed the business of making hames and saddle trees as long as there was a demand for such goods. He had a log shop at the foot of the hill south of the house, by the side of the road, where Nunkey Hoyt used to work. He afterward built a frame shop back of his house where both worked as long as Mr. Hoyt was able to, and after that "Uncle Rob" Hurlbut did the iron work on the hames. He also carried on farming quite extensively, owning 250 acres of land. Mr. Hough was a man of strong character and very religious. He always did what he thought to be right, "though the heavens fall." His accounts in the earlier days contain the usual charges for whisky, yet in later years he was an uncom.- promising opponent of the habit of ")(■) HIKJ'OKY ■ I- HIIKSFIKLD. drinking. When tlie Undergroiiml Railroad was in operation he became one of the most fearless workers and is said to have carried over the Wnf more than one thousand escaping slaves, lie had a dark room in hi^ house where the slaves were hidde/i until they could, be taken to the next station. Among the charges in Cap- tain Husted'.-< account book are the following: J-'int of vvhisky "to was) i sheep by." To quart whisky "train- ing day." To cherry coffin, $1.2.j. To coffin for wife. fd. To coffin for child, .$2.50. 1828. To board from March to August, 21 weeks, |26.25. This indicates that Mr. HougJi boarded wil:h Mr. Husted for a tinn- after the death ofk.hi^ wife. When Jlr. Hough came here Charles Hoyt, or "Nunkey," as he was generally called, came with him. It is possible that Hoyt came first, in 1821, and Hough did not come until the next year, as shown by their accounts. Hoyt's account contains the follow- ing charges in 1821. To haulint;- wood for coal pit, 50 cents. To old house for shop, $5. Also otlier charges for hauling wood for coals. Mr. Hoyt lived with Mr. Hough until his death in 1872, when he was aboui ninety years old. He was unmarried, and little is known about his early history. He was a man of smal: stature and was liked by all. Umri Xickerson came here as early as 182 i and began working for Samue! Husted and boarded with him for a year and a half after that. He built a tannery at an early day, in 1825 perhaps, as shown by a charge in Husted's account, "to hay when afte ■ bark mill" in May, 1825. He had a shop of some kind soon after he came here, as shown by the followiiii; charges: "1821, to 12 ligh« frame in ^liop." To building shop one foot luiL^«ier than agreed." In September, J.'^-'I, he was charged for seven meals on raising day, which may have been the t.ime when the tannery was raised. This tannery Was located jnsi -outh of the present grist mill. \\li,-ii the addition for the engine lo.iia of the mill was built, about ls."'ii. in digging for the foundation nMtf corner of an old tan vat was un- ■ • ivii-ed and a woodchuck hide in ,1 good state of preserva- tj..n was found. It might have been like the leather which entered into 1 he construction of the "wonderful ■ me lioss shay," "found in the pit wltere the tanner died." The land iipoii which the tannery was located wa- two acres which Xickerson pur- cliasiid of Smith Starr in 1824 and it \»as sold to Samuel Husted in 1829. It was sold by him to George Conkey in ls29, but whether Conkey operated rile tannery or not we are unable to -a\ . In 1823 Xickerson received a ileed of 100 acres ot land in Lot 15, >ili :-ection, the land now owned by .Iciel Rogers and wife on the Xew I. Melon road. Part of this land was • iwntid by V\'orlin Carlton at the time iii his death. He was a cousin of .In-eph Xickerson and came from t'uiiiiecticut. He went from here to 'l'"vvnsend after living here only a few \ eai'S. The first physician to make a set- t lenient in the wilderness of Clarks- lield was Andrew McMillan. He was of Scotch parentage but was born in the state of Xew ^ uk. About 1820 he came with his lather's family to a farm near Mon- rneville, and in July, 1822, he came to < 'larkstield. He was married in Xo- HISTORY OF CLAKKSPIELD. m vember of the same year to Effle D. Wheeler, daughter of Samuel Wheeler. He practiced medicine and studied, and in 1827 he graduated from the Ohio Medical college at Cincinnati. He experienced all the hardships of the life of a pioneer physician, riding through the woods at night, being treed by wolves, and such annoyances. He owned differ- ent pieces of land, but built the house where Mrs. Towsley lives and died there in 1849 at the age of 52. A row of marble slabs in the south cemetery tells a tale of, sadness in connection with Dr. McMillan's family of childrt-n. Th¥ first child, John, died in 1824 at the age of six- teen days. Two infant sons died in 1826. In 1834 four more children, Effle, Andrew, William and Harriet, died of dysentery, between the 17th of July and the 20th of August. These comDrised the whole of the children born before that time. Seven more children were born : Andrew, who died from an injury re- ceived in the pineries of Michigan ; Harriet, who married Andrew J. Parkhurst and died at the age of 22 ; Jqhn, who was killed in a railroad accident in 1892 at the age of 51; Lucy, William Franklin, Mary and Charles Edwin, who are all living in the west. Dr. McMillan was caught by the tumbling rod of a threshing machine about 1837 and received se- vere injuries. After the death of Dr. McMillan in 1849, the family moved to Minnesota, where the mother died. Mrs. McMillan's mother, Mrs. Wheeler, died in Olarksfield in 1847 at the age of 84. Dr. McMillan, or "Doctor Mac," as he was familiarly called, was much respected in the community. Ira Peck was born in Addison county, Vermont, in 1789, and came to Clarksfield in 1818, probably set- tling on ttirf Ezra Dunham farm, a portion of which is now owned by W. H. Winans. He afterward lived in the northwest part of the town- ship and built the barn on the farm now owned by Humphrey Butler. He also owned the farm known as the Bostwick farm. Mr. and Mrs. Peck raised a family of ten children, viz: Henry T., Philemon R., Amanda A., Riley R., Alvah M., Martha M., Cal- vin L., Argalus N., Samuel J., and Edward E. Henry T. Peck, or "Harry," as he was generally called, married Abbie Haskins and settled in Wakoman township, on the Flor- ence road not far north of the Clarks- field line. His children's names are Warren, Royal, Byron, Dell, Ed, Wilmer, Henry, Virgil, Everett, At- lanta, Julia, Lavina and Alice. The widow is living in Wakeman. Philemon Peck married Caroline Taintor of Hartland and lived on a farm on the Florence road, a short distance north of Clarksfield village. The names of his children are Eras- tus, Albert, Henry, Chancy, Jose- phine, Marcus and Meda. Albert and Chancy lost their lives in the Civil war. Amanda Peck married Rufus Munger and died in Wisconsin. Riley Peck married Maria Rey- nolds and lived on a farm next south of Harry Peck's place. His children were Aryilla, Celina, Charles, Ira and Cynthia. Alvah Peck was born in 1816 and married Pamela Post. After her death he married her sister Fanny, who was the widow of Hiram Tower and a daughter of Isaiah Post of 58 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. Hartland. She died and his third wife was a lady from Rochester, O., where Mr. Peck lived for many years and where lie died in 1899. Martha Peck died single. Argalus Peck married Mary Taylor. He was an excellent school teacher, but his mind was clouded at intervals. He lived in various places, but his home was in New London at the time of his death. He became hopelessly in- sane before he died. Ualvin Peck married Kachael Spur- rier and lived for a time in this town- ship, but moved to Wisconsin. They came back and he went into the army and died of wounds recpived in battle. Samuel Peck married Julia Randall and now lives in Illinois. Edward Peck died young. Samuel is tlie only one of the familj living. Ira Peck died in 1861 and his wife in 1853, after her mind had been clouded for years. She used to be the terror of small children. Renjamiu Carman came here as early as 1822, and boarded with Ben- jamin Stiles for some years. He afterward lived in a log house on the Stiles farm, towards Charles Fisher's place. He was a surveyor and in later years moved to Norwalk and was county surveyor for some yeai:s. In 1822 Jonathan Baldwin ob- tained a deed of one hundred acres of land on the New London road, next north of Zelotus Barrett's farm. There was no house upon it. Bald- win was a single man and lived at Barrett's for some years. He was an iron worker by trade and became dissatisfied with the prospect here and went away one day without tell- ing where he was going. Nothing was heard of him for nineteen years, when word came from him, saying that he had a family and wished to come back to his farm, but had no means. John Knapp went to Cum- berland Gap, Tenn., and brought the family here. A house was built and Baldwin lived in it until his death in 1868 at the age of 71 years. The widow and children continued to live there until the former died in 1890, and the place was then sold to Sher- man Blackman, but a portion of the place had been previously sold to pay the expen.se of moving here and build- ing the house. Zelotus Barrett was a son of Phil- ander Barrett and was born at Men- dun, Ontario county, N. Y., in 1798. His father died in 1814 and he came to New London. It is uncertain just when he came to this township, but it must have been during the first years of the settlement, as early as 1824. His first wife was Betsy Smith, a sister of Sherman and Major Smith, and they were married in 1821. She had two sons. Philander and Smith. She died in 1889, at the age of 84. Mr. Barrett's farm was on the New London road, near the south line of the township, the farm known as the "Knowlton" farm. Mr. Barrett was shaving lath one day, a good many years ago, and a cross-grained piece broke and let the drawing knife enter the knee joint. Amputation was performed and for the rest of his days Mr. Barrett stumped around on a wooden peg, which gave him the name of "Pegleg Barrett" to his ac- quaintances. He lived in New Lon- don township for many years and became a wealthy man. He died in 1876. Salmon, or Zalmon, Rockwell, came here in 1819 and chopped seven acres for Captain Husted. In 1834 he HISTORY OF CLERKSFIELD. 59 bought of John M. Smith a pieoe of land and sold it ten years later to Michael Shay 6. This land was on the west side of the New London road, south of the Major Smith farm. Rockwell lived on the east side of the road, just north of the widow Car- penter's house, about this time. He was a half-brother of Horace Porter, who lived nearly across the road- He went to Michigan and died there Stephen Day was a native of Rut- land, Vermont. He came to Clarks- field as early as 1822, obtainipg the deed to his farm of 100 acres in 1823. This farm was located just south of what was known as "Day's Gomers," on both sides of the north and south road. The log house stood on the east side of the road in what is now .John McDonald's orchard. The children were Stephen, Ransom, Lu- cinda, Corydon, Alzina, David R. and Sally. Stephen Day died in 1826, at the ' age of 39. The widow continu-ed to live on the farm. Ransom, the eldest, a boy twelve years of age when his father died, became the main support of the family. In 1830, the widow married John Bates and had two more children, John and-Silas. Ransom Day mftrried Maria Cath- arine Wood, only daughter of Ezra Wood. He bought the old homestead and lived there until Hiram Cunning- ham bought the east part of the farm in 1849 and then he built the frame house on the west side of the road, where he lived until his death. Their children are Arsula, Sarah, Lucinda, Nancy, Corinth a, Stephen E., David and Ida, all living but Sarah and Co- rintha. Mr. Day died in 1876 at the age of 63, and his wife in 1880 at the age of 62. Lucinda Day married William Hen- dryx. ■ Corydon Day went west and died. Alzina Day mal'ried John Day. David R. Day married Aurilla Black- man. Sally Day married Reuben Tripp. Arsula Day married Johannus' McCord and they live in Oregon. Sa- rah married Carlton Clark and died in 1864 at the age of 24. Lucinda mar- ried Walter BisseH and is the present wife of Truman Edwards and lives in Fairfield. Nancy is the present wife of Carlton Clark Stephen married Alice LitchBeld and lives east of Phi- lander Barrett's corners. Corinttia died when a young lady. David mar^ ried .lessie French and lives in Brigh- ton. Ida married Cyrus Bidwell and lives at Bedford, O. Augustus Porter obtained a deed of a tract of land on the south side of tlje 3d section, in 1824, but he lived here in 1822. He lived near the bank of the creek between the Stiles settle- ment and thfe New London rOad, be- tween the Medina road and the section line road. He was a man of violent disposition and small bo.ys had a wholesome fear of him and dreaded to pass his house. His wife was a sister of Dan Minor and Mrs. Asa Wheeler. He moved from here to Townsend and his wife died there. He was sent to the penitentiary toi'.a vile crime and died there. In 1811 Town Clark and his brother Upton, with their widowed mother and some younger children, came to Florenc from Onandaga county,N. Y. The two brothers went to Greenwich to live in 1818 and to Clarksfield in 1823. Town Clark married Philotha Case of New London and moved to Seneca county, where he died. «0 HISTORY OF OLABKSFIEIiD. Upton Clark married Sally Day, Dec. 28, 1819. She was a sister of lijphraim Day. . Their house was built near the present residence of Edward Day. He received the deed of this land from Henry Vf^nderveer m 1825. In 1839 he purcha-sfid from Ira Starr the farm' now owed by his son Carl- ton. Their children were Augustus F., Elias W., Olive, Samuel J., Rollin A,, r.alvin C, Sarah E., Emily E. ;inench. They lived in Wakeman. Myron H. Bills was born in- 1829 and niarried Martha Clawson. daugh- ter of John t!. Clawst>n. He ' hung himself some years auu. He lived near Norwalk. Roxana Bills was born ill 1N3I and married Charles Shfltun. (No relative of the Wake- man fainil.w ) . Siiemvr C. Bills was born in 18;i3 and mar lied Carrie Parsons. He died ill Indiana, In 1)^2-1 Mr. Bills traded farms with Dauiel Minor and moved to Clarks- field. on llie place cow owned by Charhs Fishpr, and built the house now ooeupied by Mr. b'isher. He died in 1862 at the age of 80 years. He was a soldier in 1812, His' wife died in 1S42 at the age of 47 years. "HISTORY OF CLAKKSFIELD. 61 Daniel Minor was born in Homer, Cortland county, N. Y., and eame to Ohio with his father in 1810 and set- tled near Rocky river, Cuyahoga county. His father soon died and he returned to Homer for school, but returned to Ohio in 1819, settling in Huron county. Where he lived and just when he came to Clarksfield, we are unable to say, but it was un- doubtedly about this time that he came. His farm was in the west part of the township, south of Stiles- burg. He married Lydia Bennett of Seneca county, Jan. 7, 1828. In February, 1824, he exchanged farais with Daniel Bills, as mentioned above, and settled on Hartland Ridge, where he kept a tavern for many years. He was the first post- master in Hartland and held the office for twenty-one years. Ho and his wife both died in 1878. Joseph Nickerson was born in Franklin. Putnam county, N. Y., July 4, 1798. In 1812 he married Nancy A. Ghrist, who was born in Hartford, Conn., in 1792. In 1824 they moved from Danbury, Conn., to Clarksfield, settling on a farm a half mile north of the Hollow, on the place now owned by J. N. Barnum, moving into a house which had been built by Eijra Wildman, on the east side of the river. Mr. Nickerson was a hatter by trade and used to work in Milan. At one time the family lived in Ebenezer Barnum's log house, while Mr. Nickerson was at Milan. Mr. Barnum's wife was a sister of Mr. Nickerson. About 1836 they sold their farm and bought another on the Medina road, near East Clarks- field, the one owned by their son,.E. B. Nickerson. In his account with Captain Husted he received credit for a castor hat, $8.00; for a hat for Thomas, .$4 50; for a hat for Mr. Husted, $6.00 The children were Rev. William H., who married Char- lotte Hill of Wakeman and who is deceased; Joseph G., who married Emeline Barnes and who is dead; Ebenezer i^., who married Mary Hand, and who lives on the old place; (their children were Hattie, Mary, Will and Charles, who lost his life while a soldier.) John 8., who married .Louisa Edwards and who is dead; Henry L., who is a minister in Indiana. His wife was Mary Singer. Mr. Nickerson died in 1881, and his wife in 1866. Joseph Osyer moved from Canada to Berlin and in 1820 to Hartlar.d Ridge, settling on the farm known as the Eno Holiday farm. In 1824 he sold out his place and moved to Clarksfield. Hying in a log house on the farm of Benjamin, Stiles, back of Charles Fisher^s house. He used to make many shingles and had a shed near his house where he used tu shave the shingles. The Stiles boys .-ind others of the neigliborhopd used to like to go there and watch him at work. ■ He received $2 per thousand for his shingles, and the price seems small when we consider that every shingle was split and shaved by hand, and made of the very best oak or whitewood timbfir. Joseph Osyer's wife was a direct de- scendant of the eminent divine, Russell Bigelow. Their children were Sally M., Josepli M., Consider v., and Lavilla B., also Polly G., an adopted daughter. Mr. Osyer moved to Townsend about 1827 and died there in 1833, at the age of about 63 years. His wife, Abigail, died in Michigan in 1852 at the age of 73. 62 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. Cyrus Waggoner was a son of George and Marj'' Waggoner and was born in Cayuga county, N. Y., in 1802. In 1824 he married Lavilla Bigelow Osyer, mentioned above. Tliey lived in a log house near Mr. Osyer's in Clarkstield. They prob- ably moved away at the same time as Mr. Osyer's family. Mr. Waggoner died from a kick of a horse in 1850 in Michigan, and his wife also died in Michigan. Their children were Mar- shall O., born in 1826 in Clarksfleld, William T., Monroe B., CyrusE. G., Mary A., James M., and Joel V. Marshall 0., the only one. living, is a well known lawyer of Toledo. He is an own cousin of Clark Waggoner of Toledo. In 1823 Benjamin Benson sold to J. M. and J. Osyer and 0. Waggoner the land afterward owned by W^orlin Carlton, and in 1829 they sold it to Wm. Townsend; who sold it to Carl- ton. In 1811 Elisha Smith, with his wife, three sons, Sherman, Austin and Major, with a daughter, Betsey, started from near Syracuse, N. Y., with a team and wagon and headed for Ohio. When they reached the Allegheny river, a boat was pur- chased and the whole outfit loaded upon it. They floated down the Al- legheny and Ohio rivers to the town of Cincinnati, then a place of sonae- thing over two thousand inhabitants. ,Fronj. there they went by team to Springfield, O. Elisha was an artifi- cer in the war of 1812 and shod oxen and horses, while the eldest son, Sherman, also served in the army for Six months. Elisha and his wife both died in 1814, only a few weeks apart. In 1815 the brothers came to New London. Sherman was the eld- est and the care of the younger brothers devolved upon him. The sister was bound out to a man at Springfield. Sherman heard that she was misused, so he went there and stole her away and brought her to New London. He was sued for abducting her and gave his note for ■iilOO in settlement, but it was never paid. The sister became the wife of Zelotus Barrett. In 1S25 Sherman married Caroline Knapp and moved to Clarksfleld, because he found he could not obtain a good title to the land he had bought in New London. He settled on the place now owned by James Crandall. In 1862 he bought Simeon Hoyt's farm and lived there until his death. He operated a tannery for some years. Mr. Smith was the first township clerk in New London township. His children were Sarah, who married George Bissell; Sabra, who married Benjamin Fan- ning; Mina, who married Augustus Fox; and Emeline, who married Andrew Blackman. All are living. Mr. Smith was born in Connecticut and died in 1889 at the advanced age of 94 years. His wife died in 1892 at the age of 82. Major Smith, the youngest brother, married Eliza Knapp and. settled on the farm across the road from his brother's, the farm now owned by Frank Livermore. He moved to an- other farm on the New London road, (where his widow and grandson, Austin Smith, and his wife, are now living), in later years. They had one daughter, Dolly, who married Wesley Smith for her first husband and William "F. Barnum for her second husband. Major Smith was born in Onandaga county, N. Y., in 1809, and died in 1885. HISTORY OF CLAKKSFIELD. 63 Abraham Gray, a son ot Joseph Gray, was born at Daubury, Conn., in 1781. He married Anna Starr, a sister of Smith Starr. He moved to Sullivan county, N. Y., in 1810. In 1825 he came from the town ot Mam- makating, in Sullivan county, N. Y., to Olarksfield, arriving here Sept. 14. He moved into the log house which Levi Barnum had built on the farm north of Captain Husted's, the farm being now owned by William Frar.kliu. The house stood some dis- tance north of .the corner, and back from the road and an old pear tree still marks the location of the house. This place was the home of Mr. Gray and his family for many years. Mr. Gray and his wife had a large family of children. Their names were Smith S., Pamela, Erastus, Peter S., Deborah, Lydia, Pamela, Sarah, Samuel D., Hiram H., Orlando and Harriet. Smith Starr Gray was born in 1807. He married his cousin, Mary Starr. They lived on a farm about three- fourths of a mile east of the village of Clarksfield, where Philo Stone now lives. After the death of his wife in 1853 he married Anna Richardson and went to Iowa, where he died in 1859. Pamela, 1st, died young. Erastus was born in 1810. He went to Nor- walk about seventy years ago and en- gaged in business. In 1867 he mar- ried Mrs. Eliza Parker of Norwalk. He died in 1889, leaving no issue. Peter Starr Gray was born "in 1812 and married Lucy Stiles in 1834. After her death he married Alice Knapp in 1887. They moved to Iowa, where Mr. Gray died in 1884. Their children are Lucy and Abraham. Deborah Gray was born in 1814 and married Edward Husted in 1831. She died in '1884. Lydia Gray was born in 1817 and married Henry Sedgwick Barnes in 1835 and died in 1885. Pamela Gray was born in 1819 and married William Squire in 1837. They lived in Wakeman township and moved to Iowa. Their children are George, Anna, Hiram, Wilbur and Emory. Sarah Gray was born in 1821 and married Hoyt Husted in 1837. She died in 1858. Samuel D. Gray was born in 1823 and married Mary Scott in 1846. She died and in 1870 he married Anna Cornelia Stone, widow of Hoyt Husted. They are both living in Oberlin. Mr. Gray was a farmer and miller by occupation until his health failed. His wife died while they were living in the west. His children are LeGrand, Harriet and Minor. Hiram H. Gray was born in 1827 and in 1845 married Jane Rogers of Bronson and they moved to Iowa, where they are yet living. Their children are RoUin, Cora, Frank and Kate. Orlando and Harriet Gray died young. Abraham Gray died in 1842 at the age of 60, and his wife in 1844 at the age ol 56. Seldon Freeman lived here as early as 1825. He owned the Major Smith place, now owned by Austin Smith, at one time. He moved west and died there. His son Richard married Rachel Porter. Willis Case came to New London in 1818, and to Clarksfield as early as 1825, settling on the farm now owned by his grandson. Orris Case. He was a tanner and carried on the business for many years. He had sons George, Charles and Lemuel. His second 64 HISTORY OF CLARTCSFIELD. wife was Ruth Ann Stiles, a sister of Benjamin Stiles. He cjied in 1849 at the age of 72, and his wife in 1854 at the age of 74. George Case married a daughter of William Blackman. and Lemuel mar- ried a daughter of Jacob Glawson. John Wriker lived somewhere in the south part of the township in 1826. His wife was a sister of Pliram Harris. His daughter Rachael mar- ried Daniel Hubbell and another daughter, Wealthy, married Daniel Hubbell's son William, and another daughter, Sarah, is the wife of James Pollock of this township. The Mrs. Hubbell both lived in this township recently. The wife of Oliver Minor of Hartiand is another daughter. Linus Palmer came from Fairfield county, Conn., in 1818 to Fitchville. He married Jemiua Rowland and lived in Clarksfield in 1826. He moved to Ficchville and back to Clarksfield several times. He first lived in the house now owned by Mrs. Mary Johnson, near Rowland's Cor- ners. He also lived in the hotel at Clarksfield. His children were Mar- cus, Elizabeth, (Townsend) Debbie, Henry, Sarah, (Hibbard) Edwin and Albert. Elizabeth and Sarah are the only ones living. Mr. Palmer died in 1860 and his wife in 1880. Israel Thompson Mead lived here as early as 1826. He lived on what is known as the Bills farm on the Xew London road, now owned by Lydi*Rogers. He was a brother to Ira Starr's wife. He and his eldest son, riatt, died of cholera in 1882. Essex Call was a son of Cyrus Call, .who was the first settled minister be- tween Cleveland and the "Indian lands" when he lived in Berlin. The family moved from Essex county, N. Y., to Mentor, Lake county, ()., about 1815. In 1819 they moved to Berlin, Erie ceunty. In 1828 Essex moved to Clarksfield and settled on a farm a mile and a half south of Clarksfield Hollow, the place being occupied by Elmer Shays at present, where he lived until his death. In 1827 he married JMary Town of Xew London. He died in 1859 at the age of 56, and his wife in 1851 at the age of 43. Their children were Manly, Sarah, Elizabeth, Abigail, Noble. William, Essex, Mary, Samuel and Harriet. Manley married Mary Ann Orox- ford and lived in Clarksfield for a time, but now lives in Ashland, O. Their children are Mary Ann, Joseph,. Fremont, Catherine, Charles and Robert. Sarah Call married Horace Webb and their children are Rozela (de- ceased) Sydney, Adela, Dora, Edith, Ina and Manly. Sarah Call died in Clarksfield in 1877. Elizabeth Call married Anthony Shipman in 1857 and they lived on the Butler road in Clarksfield until quite recently, but now live in New London. Their children are William and Grant, who live on their father's farm in Clarksfield and Irene, who lives in Xew London. Abigail Call married David Webb and they live in Indiana. Their children are Edgar, Luella and Ernest. Xoble Call married Margaret Merrill. She died in two years and he then married Mary Burton. They live in Xorwalk. Their children are Burton and Grace. William Call went to Washington territory and his whereabouts are unknown. Essex Call died young. Mary Call married Charles Alger and HISTORY OF CLAKKSFIELD. 65 she died in 1877. Samuel Call married Ada Bradley and they live in New London. They have a son Charles. Harriet Call married T. R. Grinold and she died in 1877. They had three children, Myrtle, Ada and Clayton. Allen Blackman, a brother of" Simeon, owned one hundred acres of land north of the Hayes mill. He lived in a log house near where Henry Hayes now lives, and never near Mr. Fish's. He moved from Clarksfielri to Florence in 1829, came back again and about 1839 moved to a farm on the Butler road near Whitefox sta- tion, purchasing it from Benajah Furlong.' About 1841 he moved to Indiana. During his early years in Clarksfield he used to make potash for Captain Husted, as items in Cap- tain Husted's account book show. The same acsount shows about ninety (jharges- for whisky between the years 1821 and 1824. His children were Alanson, Josiah, Almond, Levi, Czarina, Almira, Harriet, Aurilla and Rodney. Czarina married Eli Pixley. Aurilla married David R. Day. Rodney was killed by the falling of a tree one election day soon after the settlement of this township. Mr. Blackman died in Illinois. Ephraim Day was a son of Dr. Samuel Day who was a brother of Stephen Day and was born aS Underhill, Vermont, in 1804. His mother died when he was eight years old and the family was broken up and he had to work where he could. In 1819 he went to Chenango county, N. Y. In February, 1821, he and three brothers, John, Josiah and William, started on foot for Ohio. Josiah had come out the year before to "spy out the land." They settled in New London and the father and the rest of the children (there were eighteen originally) came the next year. Ephraim remained at home until he was of age then be- gan work for himself, by chopping timber at fifty cents per acre. With his savings he purchased a tract of land in Clarksfield, which he afterward sold and purchased another piece of timber land. He came to Clarksfield to live in 1826, or about that time. He added to his original purchase until he became the owner of three hun- dred acres of land. In 1833 he mar- ried Sarah Parker, daughter of Samuel Parker, of Clarksfield. Their home was on the Fitchville road, southwest of Clarksfield. The old house was destroyed by fire only a few months ago. The most of the farm is now owned by their son Edward. Their children were George, who died young; Har- riet, who died in 1865; Arriette, who married Joel Rogers and died in 1877; Edward M., who married Cynthia Waugh; Elmer P., who died in 1850, and Isabel who died in 1850. Mr. Day died in 1872 and his widow is still living with her son. David Lee was born in England and was brought to this country when three years old and lived in the state of New York. He married Mercy Barber. He moved to Town- send township, Huron 'county, Ohio, in 1817. He erected the first saw- mill in that township on Rattlesnake Creek, on the farm afterwards owned by Benjamin Benson. In 1820 he was one of the township trustees. Some time between this time and 1826 he 66 HISTORY OF CLARKSflELD. moved to Clarksfield and settled on the next farm south of Andrew Blackman's, where Alexander Twad- dle since lived. There were marks of Indians on this farm. Mr. Lee's children went to school at Barrett's Corners, traveling along a path through the woods, marked by a line of blazed trees. They used to be frightened by wolves. The children were Sally, who married Alexander Twaddle, and who is still living on the old place; David, Arvilla, Emily (who died long ago) and Reuben, who is living in Michigan, ilr. Lee was in the war of 1812. He was a tanner and shoemaker and worked at his trades for manj years and his shop was an attractive place for the bo^'s of the neighborhood, who loved to hear him tell stories. He died in 1866 at the advanced age of 99 years and 11 months. Roswell Mancliester was descended from Thomas Manchester, wli,o was a resident of the colony of New Haven, Conn., in 1639. Roswell, who was born in Vermont, and his brother, Thomas, moved to Newberry, Geauga county, Ohio, about 1815, where Ros- well built the first house in the ham- let of Fullertown in 1816. It was fiuilt of split whitewood logs. At some time previous to 1826 he came to Clarksfield and settled northwest of the Hollow, on the farm now owned by Thomas Cummings, and the house whieh he built iome time afterward is still standing, with its huge hreplacel and chimney. Mr. j^Ianchester's children were Harriet, who married Cyrus Minkler; Dwight; Irena, who married Mr. White and Sereno, who married Mindwell Bills. All are dead with the possible ex- ception of Dwight. Jfr. Manchester died in 1877 at the of 91, and his wife in 1879 at the age of 82. He served as a soldier in the war of 1812. William Hendryx was a son of Benjamin Hendryx of New London, who accidentally shot himself, and brother of Mrs. Hiram, Harris. His wife was Lucinda Day, and he lived in a log house on the farm now owned by Andrew Blackman, south of the brick house and farther baok from the road. The site is marked by some fruit trees at this time. He lived here as early as 1824, but sold his farm to Isaac VanHouton in 1832 and went to Illinois, where they died. John Day, a brother of Ephraim Day, lived in Clarkstield in 1826. He owned the Dunham farm, now owned by W. H. Winans. He married Polly Corey of New London, in 1817, and afterward Amanda Carman and had a little family of fourteen chil- dren. ,He and his wife separated in later years. He sold his farm to Ezra Dunham in 1838. His oldest son, John, married Alzina Day. In 1822 Mr. Day purchased sixty acres of land north of Hayesville, a,nd in 1823 purchased twenty acres more of the same lot of Allen Blackman. This land was a part of the Vincent place. Richard Huyck lived in the town- ship in 1826 and before. He is said to have kept a sort of store, but we do not know where he lived, unless it was upon the land which he sold to E. M. Barnum. Nathan Reed lived on the New London road, where Ira Starr afterward lived. Harvey Webb was a brother of Ephraim Webb, He was a house- holder here in 1826, as were also Harvey Smith, John Gray and John HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELJ). 6T Harmon, but we do not know where they lived. John -M. &inith was a son of John and Frances rfmUli ot Thompkins county^ N. Y. He married Kmeline Rowland and they came to Olarks- fleld in June, 1826. They lived in a log house which stood west of the Michael Shays homo on a road which used to run from the New London road near Ira .Starr's store west to the road above Willis Case's. Mr. Smith obtained the deed of fifty acres of land here in 1828 and sold it to Benjamin Stiles in 1885. He died in Clarksfield in 1840, and his wife died in Oberlin in 1863. Their children were Elizabeth and M. Frances, who were born in New York state; J. Wesley, Henry W., and Emma, born in Ularksfield. Elizabeth married Daniel Prosser and they lived in New" London and Clarksfield townships and Michigan. She died in Wake- man in 1897. Her children are Ed- ' win S., Henry A. and Wesley A. M. Frances Smith married Dr. A. F. Tuttle, who practiced medicine in Clarksfield with Dr. Bunce in 18i5 and 1846. Dr. and Mrs. Tuttle then moved to North Amherst. The Doctor died in 1895 and his wife in 1897. They have one son living in Toledo, Henry by name. J. Wesley Smith married Dolly Smith, a daughter of Major Smith, and they are both dead, leaving one son, H. Austin Smith of Clarksfield. Henry W. Smith married Eveline Ells of New London. He served in the army during the Rebellion and was killed in battle. Emma 0. Smith married Milo Trowbridge and lived in Oberlin, but now lives in Cleveland. This properly closes the first period of the settlement of the township while it was called Bethel. In 1827 the population of the township was reported to be 287. In 1820 the vil- lage and personal property tax for the township amounted to $11.70. On the 3d day of November, 1820, "the inhabitants of Bethel were legally warned for the purpose of building a bridge across the Ver- million river." This was, without doubt, the bridge at the "Hollow." Samuel Hasted, Smith Starr and Levi Barnum were appointed by the trustee^ to superintend the building of it. September 8, 1821, Ephraim Webb gave bond as township treas- urer. In April, 1822. we have the first record of an election of township officers. Some of the offices were diffei;ent from any of the present tim-e and have been discarded and the duties performed by other officers. The election was as follows: Levi Barnum, Clerk; Aaron Rowland, Josiah Kilburn and Benjamin Car- man, Trustees; Jason Thayer ai)d William Howard, Overseers of the Poor; Ziba Thayer and James White, Fence Viewers; Eli Soger and Smith Starr, Appraisers and Listers ; Eph- raim Webb, Treasurer; Eli Barnum, Nathan Minor, Constables; Josiah Kilburn, Joseph Osyer, Levi Barnum, Eli Seger, Eli Barnum, Ira Pec^, Stephen Post, Smith Starr and Allen Blackman, Supervisors of the High- way. It will be remembered that Clarksfield and Hartland were to- gether at this time. Kilburn, Howard, White, Minor and Osyer lived in Hartland. Benjamin Stiles was elect - ed Justice of the Peace, Dec. 6, 1820. In 1824 Bethel was divided into six road districts, Clarksfield having four and Hartland two. In 1825 we find 08 HISTORY OF CLARKBFIELD. t!ie first instance of "warning out of tjwn," John Kelcy being notified to 'depiirt the township." In 1825 Joseph Waldron received two dollars for putting up guide boards. In April, 1825, after the separation of the towijships the following officers were elected in Clarksfield: Andrew McMillan, Clerk; Asa Wheeler, Jr., Piatt Sexton and Slieldon Freeman, Trustees; Samuel Husted and John Hough, Overseers of the Poor; Ira Peck and Andrew McMillan, Fence Viewers; Smith Starr, Lister and Andrew McMillan, Appraiser of Prop- erty ; Aaron Rowland, Ti-easurer; Levi Barnum and Stiles Webb, Con- stables; John Wriker, John Hough, Stephen Post, Ezra Rowland and Harvey Webb, Supervisors. In May the trustees divided the township in- to four school districts and made a list of the householders, forty-four in number. First Events. Samuel Stiles, who was born No- vember 18th, 1818, was without doubt, tho first white child born in the township and Bethiah Wheeler was the first girl. Dorothy Benson, who was bora January 9th, 1819, was probably thb third white child born here. The first death, as before stated, was that of Ephraim Seger, which occurred on the 27th or 28th of August, 1818. He had been sent on an errand by his father and when he returned, was set to work picking up chips to put on a log heap. Ho was soon heard to exclaim, 'what has bit mel" A large rattlesnake was found in the weeds and was quickly put into the burning log heap. It was found that the boy had been bitten on the wrist and he died three days afterward. In 1820 Horace Bodwell went down into Levi Bar- num's well, a very deep one, on the Abraham Gray place, and was over- come with the "damps," and fell to the bottom. Omri Jsickerson went down and after several attempts suc- ceeded in fastening a rope to the body and it was drawn out, but life was extinct. Two deaths by falling trees, those of Henry Vanderveer and Rodney Blackman, occurred soon after the settlement of the town. The first wedding in tlie townsliip was that of Zara C. Norton and Cynthia Post, on the IJrth day of October, 1818, and the second was that of Obadiah Jenney and Hester Paul. Captain Husted, who always had an eye to the "main chance, "saw the great inconvenience of the absence of a grist mill and soon set to work to supply that deficiency. He began the'work of buildingamill in April, 1818, and it was finished in Septem- ber. Samuel Townsend was evident- ly the foreman, judging by the wages paid, !|!2.;37^ per pay. Obadiah Jen- ney and Elial Palmer worked at $1.50 per day. Mordecai Jenney and Jona- than Sherman worked a few weeks at ijfl.OO per day and were evidently not skilled workmen. The whole expense of the construction of the mill, was $1503.90, and the items were as fol- lows: Labor, $710.65; irons, $180; stones, SflOO; bolts, $50; lumber, $30; nails, $13.25; ditch, $120; board, $300. The most of this sum was borrowed of Benjamin Stiles. The dam had a foundation of rock and has not had as many mishaps as the most of mill dams. The mill stood near the center of the present road running west from the village ol HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 69 .(Jlarksfield, in front of the Daniels house and one of the old mill stones is doing duty as a horse, block in front of that house. It was made from a granite rock. The mill was an unhandy building, two stories high and all the grain had to be car- ried up a steep, winding stairway. It had one run of stones. The stream went dry in the summer and those settlers who did not lay up a supply of flour and meal had to go to some other mil!. Before this mill was built the settlers here wont to Merry's mill at Milan or to Richland county. This mill stood for about twenty years. The first .saw mill in the township was built by Smith Starr in 1820. It stood east of the Hollow on the bank of Spring Brook, some distance south of the road and some remains of the dam are yet to be seen. The dam once broke and the flood of water cut a channel through the road at the foot of the east hill. About 1823 Levi B^rnum built a saw trAU on the east branch of the Vermillion river, short distance north of Rowland's Corners. He sold out to Asa Wheeler, Jr., and Joseph Bartholamew in a few years. It thus appears that Clarksfield was well supplied witji mills early in the set- tlement of the township. Benjamin Benson says : -'The first trading establishment, if it be worth name, was opened by Richard T. Huyck in the Hollow. He sold rum, a few articles of stone ware, a trifling amount of groceries and called it a store. Some of the inhabitants would meet there ; the rum was good for the men to get drunk on, and but little else." We think that Captain Husted must have been the first and principal merchant in town, for his old account book shows that he sold all kinds of merchandise very soon after he came here. In a few years (probably after he had built his frame house at the Hollow) he built a store across the street from his house, about where the hotel now stands. About 1S30 it was moved further east to make room for the hotel. It was a long, low two story frame building and fronted the east, after it was moved. In the later years of its existence the front part -was used for a store and the rear for a dwelling. Mr. Husted's account books contain the names of men of New London, Fitchville, Hartland, Wakeman, Florence and JBrighton, as well as Clarksfield. Some of the articles sold were whiskey, tobacco, flour, horse and ox hides, salt, win- dow sash, potatoes, iish, wooden dishes, cotton cloth, bear skins, ket- tles, young bears, pups, deer skins, cranberries, hat splints, ox yokes, bear meat, tallow, deer meat, (salt, dried and hams,) hoes, scythes, hats, apple trees and cofHns. Frequent mention of Indians. is made. Benson says : "Of money there was but little in use, for the reason that there were no markets for grain, and but little to dispose of if there- had been. Labor was reckoned at a dollar per day, but a bushel of wheat would pay for that day's labor, although it was nominally worth but thirty-seven cents. Thus, the products of the soil constituted the ai tides of traffic, and supplied the place of bank paper, or the better currency of gold and silver coin. Speaking of barter, it would have been truly diverting if a record had been kept of the many queer exchanges that we»e made both by the men, and the women at that. 70 HISTORY OF CLAEKSFIELD. early period. And if one should now offer to swap toadstools for old sonks or live skunks for 'possum fat, it would not be more ludicrous." There have been many other stores in the township, but their history will be considered at a later date. The first settlers, coming as they did irom New England, were people of considerable education as a rule, and they began to erect school houses very soon after they were established in their new homes. Captain Husted gave Ezra Wood credit for one day's work at school house in December, 1818. The first school house in the township was built of logs, south of the Hollow not far from the Hough house, in 1819 and Miss Alzina Barker was the first teacher. This building was burned in 1829. It was supposed that some of the young men set fire to it in hopes of getting a better building. A frame building was soon afterward built just north of the river on the east side of the road. Soon after the first school house was built at the Hollow another was erected in the Stiles settlement some distance south of the present village of West Clarksfield. During the first years the schools were supported by those inhabitants who sent children to school, the expense being borne according to the nusnber sent. But three months of school were taught in a year. During the first four years of the new settlement the inhabitants had to go to Florence, or, perhaps. Now London, for their mail. In 1821 a postoffice was established at Clarks- field with Smith Starr as postmaster, and he held that office until 1853, with the exception of two short in- tervals. We give a list of the earlier postmasters, with date of their com- missions : Smith Starr, May 23, 1821. Frederick A. Wildman, Feb. 9, 1840. Smith Starr, June 3, 1841. Frederick A. Wildman, May 28,1846. Smith Starr, Aug. 22, 1849. James S. Porter, July 16, 1853. Joshua B. Bissell, June 19, 1860. Geo. W. Jerauld, July 13, 1861. There was no change after this for twenty-four years. The second of these men, Mr. Wildman, has just passed away, (1899.) It is said that the first mail route which supplied this office was from Jledlna to Nor- walk and Paul Lebo, a Frenchman, was the mail carrier. In the early history of New London we learn, also, that a mail route was established be- tween Ashland and Florence and that Paul Lobo was the mail carrier. It is Baid that he carried the mail on foot, but he must have used a horse part of the time for Captain Husted charged him for horse feed at different times. Tke mail carriers of that period ex- perienced many hardships, traveling through the woods and swamps, across swollen creeks and rivers. The first distillery in town was built by Henry Barber in 1819. Some entries in Captain Husted's account book indicate the date: 1819, Sept. 3. To chopping on still yard, $5.00 To paj'ing for brick, $4.12^. To 8^ bushels corn, $4.25. To grind- ing corn and rye, $1.00. To 16^ bushels of corn $8.25. Credit: 1819, Dec. 7. By 5^ gallons whiskey, $2.75. Dec. 10. By 6 gallons whiskey, $3.U0. By keeping 6 hogs one week, 75 cents. By keeping 1 cow one week, 25 cents. This business was carried on by Mr. Barber for a year or two only. Ben- jamin Benson mentions this distil- The (;obb Store. The last Log House in C'larksheld. HISTOJIY OF CLARKSFIELD. 71 lery and says : "It would have asr tonished you to see the instanta- neous effect produced by tlie smell of the whiskey jug; every tongue was at once set at liberty (the historian must tell the truth.) It is no exag- geration to say that you will seldom find a more sober, grave and thought- ful set of inhabitants than were the .inhabitants of Clarksfield ; but these virtues were always more apparent when the whisky barrel was empty. A few years after the beginning of the settlement, a whisky still was found in Clarksfield "Hollow." It was got up by Henry Barber and in- volved a seeming paradox, for the settlers both approved and disap- proved of it at the same time. Do you give it up? Why, then, I will tell you. Tliey loved the whisky, and so far approved of the still, but they disapproved of it because it did not make whisky enough, as the fol- lowing incidents will tend to illus- trate. A dance was about to come, off rather unexpectedly when it was found, to the great grief of all con- cerned, that there was not a drop of whisky about the establishment. What must be done? There was no alternative; the grain had to pass through the various operations of grinding, mashing and distilling be- fore the delicious beverage could reach the festive scene, which had to suffer several days' delay before the pleasing revel could be brought about. On another occasion, a social even- ing party was gotten up; there was no whisky on hand, so that as usual, they had recourse to the still. But the liquor had been run so low that day that what came next had scarce- ly any spirit in it. They contrived, however, to get a sufficient quantity of the stuff together, on which, after heating and sweetening and drinking somewhat less than a gallon apiece of the mixture, they made out to get a little exhilarated." Our readers should not infer from the above that the pioneers of (Jlarksfield were un- usually fond of whisky. They were no more so than their neighbors. Coming from New England at a time when the great majority of people used liquor and when even the clergy- men were not averse to taking a drink occasionally, it is not to be wondered at that they brought their custom of drinking the social cup with them. The most of them gave up the habit when the temperance question became agitated and be- came strong advocates of temper- ance, if not of total abstinence. We learn that Alvin Ooe, a Presby- tsrian, and William Westlake, a Methodist, were the first regular ministers. Other men visited the new colony and some of these mis- sionary workers saw hard times. David Marks was one of them and in his Memoirs (see p. 22) he gives a narrative of his first journey to Ohio. Finding that a Free Will Baptist church had already been established at Milan, he journejed on to New London, Clarksfield and Danbury, where he attended meetings "with some appearance of success." On the 29th and 80th of June, 1822, a general meeting was held at Milan. "Brethren attended from three small churches in Milan, Greenfield and Clarksfield, which were the only Free Will Baptist churches in this part of the country." In August of this year he attended meetings at Clarks- field in addition to other places. It 72 HISTORY OP CLARKSPIELD. is probable that the fli-sb church so- ciety organized in the township was the Baptist, but we .are unable to learn anything more concerning it than stated above. In 1822 a Methodist cliurch was or- ganized in the south part of the town- ship, but the members were mostly from New London township. The second class, consisting of Abraham Gray and wife, Harvey Smith and wife and Mrs. Joseph Nickerson, was organized in 1825 and the meetings were first held at the home of Mr. Gray. Then the log school house south of the Hollow was used, and when that was burnt the new school- house north of the river was used. In 1832, during the pastorate of Rev. Thomas Barkdull, the first efforts to- ward raising money for a church edi- fice were made, but it was not until 1838 that the building was erected. Smith Starr donated ground at the top of the hill east of the Hollow and Zara Norton, who was the local preacher, cut and laid the fuundation with his own hands. Hiel Scott, Pe- ter Starr and others were the carpen- ters. The building cost !pl200 and the same frame with a new covering stands today. Hiram Cunningham did much toward building the church. Sheldon, Mclntyre, Barkdull, Disbro, the Mitchells, Ennis, McMahon, Co- nant, Gavitt, Biggs, Broomfield, Nor- ton, Huestis and Kellam were among the early pastors. In addition to the church iust mentioned there is also a church at Whitefox (formerly East Clarksfield). one at Barrett's Corners and another at West Clarksfield. In 1822 a Presbyterian church was organized at Clarksfield, and Samuel Husted, who was a member of the Pregbyterian church at Florence, and his son, Edward, were among the first members. Services used to be held at the home of Mr. Husted and it is said that a few Wyandot Indians fre- quently attended these meetings. In 1836 funds were raised to begin the erection of a church building, but it was not completed until two years afterward. The upper floor was not finished off, but was used for differ- ent purposes. In 1881 it was re- placed by a new structure which is the present Congregational church, situated on the hill south of Clarks- field village. Rev. Xenophon Befcts, who camo to Wakeman in 1829, was, perhaps, the first regular pastor. He was followed bj' Paine, Wilcox, Todd, Pierce and others. Nathan Reed came here as early as 1826, and his brothers, Israel and Asa, came as early as 1828. Nathan lived south of Willis Case's, where Henry Stiles afterward lived. In 1831 he bought seventy-five acres of land on the New London road, north of Ira Starr's, and south of James Collingwood's place. He sold it to Ira Starr in 1836. Israel and Asa Reed lived west of Ephraim Day's, near the river, back from the road, where the Livermores lived afterward. Ira Reed lived here in 1826. He might have been another brother. Samuel Parser, whose wife was Ruth Root, came from Livonia, N. Y., to Florence township in 1817. His brother, William, lived in Flor- ence for many years. Samuel was a clothier and dyer and used to dress and dye the homespun cloth of the pioneers. He moved to Birmingham and operated the flouring mill for a time, then moved to Elyria and fol- lowed his trade. In 1828 he came to Clarksfield and settled on a farm HISTORY OF CLAEKSFIELD. 73 occupied by Allen Mead, on the north side of the road near Upton Clark's place, now owned by A. CoUingwood. He bought fifty acres of this farm of Samuel White, in 182C, twenty-five acres of Daniel Bills and twenty acres of Levi Barnuin, in 1832. Che chil- dren were Sarah, born in 1816, and George, born in 1818. Sarah married Ephraim Day and is still living in sight of the place where she came over .seventy years ago. George mar- ried Emily Livermore and lived on the old place. In 1850 he sold out and moved to Wisconsin, then to Nebraska, where he died. Samuel Parker's wife died in 1849 and he went to Wisconsin, where he died about forty years ago. In 1815 Henry Bates and Peter Kinsley, soldiers in the English army, deserted and crossed the Niagara Ri7er under the fire of the English and came into the lines of the Amer- icans. In 1818 they came to New London. Bates married Phetae Hen- dryx, a daughter of Anthony Hen- dryx. His second wife was Phebe Root, a sister of Samuel Parker's wife and his third wife was Polly Parker (Crandall), a sister of Samuel Parker. In 1828 he bought 50 acres of land near the Livermore settlement, but sold it the nest year. He once lived across the road from Dr. McMillan's house. He went to Florence and from there to Camden , where he died . Benjamin Hill was a son of Isaac Hill, of Wakeman. and had six broth- ers and seven sisters. He was born in 1796. The family came from Con- necticut to Portage County, Ohio, at an early day. Mr. Hill was married there to Mary Shanks in 1820. Soon after 1825 (the year is uncertain) he came to Clarksfield. He bought 20 acres of Smith Starr in 1829, on top of the hill east of the Hollow, on the north side of the road, where Charles Harris now lives. He was a black- smith by trade and had a shop at this place. He paid for this farm $75. His price for shoeing horses was eight cents a shoe. He used to burn charcoal to use on his forge. In 1828 he married Julia Stevens of Fitchville. His children were Jona- than, Hoyt. Alvin and Alfred. All are doad except Alvin, who lives in Monroeville, O. In 184i Mr. Hill sold to Martin Pulver and bought Albert Seger's place, east of the Hamlin corners, where Charles Phil- lips now lives. In 1862 he moved to Fairfield township, where the wife died in 1875 and he in 1876. Agur Beach Hoyt was a son of Agur and a cousin- of Simeon Hoyt. He was born at Danbury, Conn., in 1802, and in 1823 married Melinda Hack of Danbury. In 1828 he came with his family to Sandusky, and from there he journeyed on horse- back to Clarksfield to locate a farm. He bought of Dibble & Hoyt ninety acres of land a half mile north of the Hollow, on the river, where Bert Barnum now lives. He lived here until 1882 when he sold out to Lewis Patch. He moved to Norwalk and lived there untiL his death in 188U. His wife died in 1871. They had nine children, one of whom was Peter B., who became a well known physi- cian. Benjamin DeWitt and John Mc- Connell both lived here in 1828. Benajah Furlong was born in 1785 and married Ehoda Galusha, who was born in 1788. They lived in Connecticut until 1828 when they came to Clarksfield with their chil- 74 HISTORY OF CLAKKSFIELD. dren, Norman G., born in 1809, Maria Louisa, toorn in 1811, Orville P., born in 1813, Myron C, born in 1816 and Mary Ann, born in 1819. Mr. Fur- long bought a farm about tliree- fourthis of a mile east of the Hollow, where he built a fine house after- wards. He was a blacksmith by trade and his sons, Norman and Orville, were wagon mskers and they used to work at their trade in the basement of the house. Mr. Furlong built a tannery across the road and a little east of his house, and carried on busi- ness there also. This tannery was built about 1836 or '37 and Normal I>. Waterhouse, a tanner by trade, was interested in the business. He married Betsy Ann Signor and they had a daughter, Frances. It turned out that he had a wife already and he left the country suddenly. Mr. Furlong died in 1849 and his wife in 1867. Norman Furlong married Ohloe Maria Hamlin in 1835, and she died ill 1844. In 1846 he married Betsy Knapp. He lived in the house just east of hi^ father's. He was a wagon maker and worked at that trade and was also in company with Martin Pulver and made fanning mills and grain cradles in a shop across the road from his house. He died in 1885 and his wife in 1898. Louisa Furlong married Lucius M. Ourtiss in 1831. Orville Furlong married Elizabeth Barnum in 1846 and his history is given with the history of Levi Bar- num. Myron Furlong married Minerva B. Disbro in 1839. They lived at Mt. Vernon, O., then moved to War- saw, Ind., where they died. Mary Ann Furlong married Francis D. Collins in 1847 and died in 1895. Allen Mead, a brother of Thomp- son Mead, was a preacher and lived near Upton Clark's. Horace Porter and his family came to Clarksfield from Connecticut about 1831 and settled on a farm on the west side of the road, just south of the Major iSmith place, on the New London road. The first wife was Rebecca Northup who died before they came here, leaving four chil- dren, Rachel, Elizabeth, James S. and Henry N. The second wife had three children ; Horace, born before they came here, Samuel and Persilla. Of the children', Henry and Horace only are living. Rachel married Richard Freeman; Elizabeth married Michael Shays and died in 1868. James S. lived in Clarksfield for quite a number of years and went to Michigan, where he died only a few years ago. Henry N. married Susan Starr and has lived in Clarksfield ever since. Horace married, first, Julia Morris; second, Augusta Morris; third, Ann Smith ; fourth, Mrs. Lizzie Cooley. He lived in Clarksfield the most of the time, but now lives with his daughter at New London and at Grafton, O. George Gregory was born at Wilton, Fairfield county, Connecticut. Polly Waring was born at Southeast, Duchess county, N. Y., in 1792. They were married Dec. 31, 1810, and lived at Southeast. He was a saddle- tree maker. He served in the war of 1812. Their children were James L., born in 1813, Mary E., born in 1816, Peter L., born in 1820, Charles W., born in 1821. Abby L., born in 1822, Ann Maria, born in 1826, Matthew, born in 1829, on the farm where he lives. In 1828 the family came to Clarksfield and lived north of the Hollow, while Mr. Gregory worked The Culil) Store. %: .^f^-'^^^^^-^F^lS©^ The las;l Log House in ( 'larkslteld. HISTORY OF CLARKSPIELD. 75 for Captain Husted in the mill, and in the spring moved to the farm on the south line of the township, on the west side of the road and lived in a log house where the brick chapel now stands. Mr. Gregory afterward built a frame house across the road, where Matthew now lives. Mr. Greg- ory died here in 1865 and his wife in 1883.- Of the children, James mar- ried Margaret Patch and they lived at the Hollow, where he worked at the trade of tailor. He died in 1863. Mary married Kichard Fanning and died in IS-li. Peter married Louisa Tyler and after her death, Mary M. Darling of Sandasky. He lived in Minnesota for many years, but at this writing is living with his sister in Sandusky. Charles married, first, Kebeeca Gates of Xew Loiidon^second, Lou (Rogers) Patch. He died in 1889. Abby married Joseph B. Dar- ling of Sandusky and is still living in Sandusky. Ann Maria married Llewellyn Smith in 1850 and died in 1894. They lived on the farm next west of the Gregory farm. Matthew married Harriet Rogers in 1884. George Gregory's mother married Comfort Hoyt, Sr. . Dr. Hervey Manley lived here be- tween 1828 and 1832. He was a single, as well as a singular man. He boarded with Captain Hasted, Abra- ham Gray, etc., and loved to hunt turkeys Willi Fred W'ildman and James Monroe. He taught school in the old Husted log house, or a building which stood near there. Ira Starr was a tailor by trade and was a native of the state of New York. In his youth he had a dis- eased leg and it was amputated. He came west, first settling in Indiana, then moved to Seneca county, 0., and in 1828 canae to Clarksfield and bought a farm of Allen Mead, the one now owned by Carlton Clark, and lived in a log house which stood near the site of Mr. Clark's house. In 1833 he sold this farm to Thomas G. Carlton and he probably lived across the road from Levi Bodwell's place after this, and kept a small stock of goods in Bodwell's house. In 1830 he had bought Lot 9 in the 4th Sec- tion, but sold it to William Vander- hoof the next year. In 1836 he bought of Henry Potter seventy-five acres of the next lot south and built what was known as the "block house," which stood north of the Lyman Knapp place on the east side of the road. The logs were hewed and covered with clapboards on the outside and matched lumber on the inside, making a warm house much better than the ordinary ones. He followed his trade here and kept a store in one room of the house. The business did not pay and the sheriff sold the farm to Timothy Baker in 1840. Mr. Starr and Francis Barnes afterward lived at Hayesville and kept a store there. The children were Sally, who married Heary Stiles and is deceased; Rachel, who married Francis Barnes; James T., who married Maria Gordon and lives at Berlinville, Ohio; Samantha, who married Avery Arnold; Susan, who married He-nry Porter, and Betsy Ann, who married Walter Twiss and lives in Michigan. The wife, who was a sister of Thompson and Allen Mead, died in 1863, and Mr. Starr died in 1885 at the great age of 96 years. Isaac VanHouton bought of Wm. Hendryx sixty-seven acres of land in 1828, and in 1832 one hundred and re HISTOKY OF CLARKSFIELD. seventeen acres more, which is the south part of Andrew Blackman's farm Ho lived in a log house which stood further back from the road than the liouse afterward occupied by Simeon JBhickman. In 1839 he traded farms with Simeon Blackman and moved to Vermillion. Ezra Wildman was a son of Samuel Wildman, whose homestead is now a part of the city of Dan bury, Conn. He was born in 1775, and learned tlie trade of hatter, which he followed for many years. In 1798 he married Anne Hoyt, a daughter of Comfort Hoyt, Jr., and Eunice Mallory, who was born in 1779. Their children were Mary Ann, born in 1801; Wm. H., born in 1810; Frederick A., born in 1813, and Cornelia, born in 1816. j\rr. Hoyt, who owned a goodly por- tion of Clarksfield township, gave his daughter, Mrs. Wildman, lot 10 in the 3d section, which was the lot next to the north line of the town- ship, north of Captain Husted's first house, on the east side of the road. In 1820 Mr. Wildman came out here to see his land and make arrange- ments to have it cleared. His brother- in-law, Captain Husted, must have looked after the matter, as shown by the following items taken from Hus- ted's account book: 1820, Dec. 1. To three days to Portland for goods with team, if6. 1820, Dec. 1. To paid frait , etc., for hats, axes & tobacco, $8.50. 1821, Mar. 8. To paid subscriptiDn for bridge, $8. 1821, May 1. To paid Eli S. Barnum for apple trees, $6.25. 1821, May 1. To fetching same from Florence, $1.50. 1821, May 1. To settling same by Barnum and Seser, $1. Mr. Wildman sent some goods out for Mr. Husted to sell. In May, 1828, he and his son, William, drove thro' to Clarksfield, arriving June 1st. He made arrangements to have an addi- tion built to the log house which Aaron Rowland had built in 1818, and he then returned to Danbury, leaving William laere. He returned with the rest of the family the same tall, arriving Oct. 21st. In thafsame year he purchased of Samuel Husted and Levi Barnum sixty-two acres of land across from Abraham Gray's place, where Captain Husted had first lived. In 1837 he deeded to Daniel Stone forty-seven acres of this, and in 18i4 deeded the remainder at the southeast corner of the lot to Cornelia Seger. Mr. Wildman died on the farm in February, 1858, and his wife, died the following Juno. Mary Ann U'ildman married Danl. Stone in Danbury, and they came to Clarksfield with Mr. Wildman 's family and lived with them for a number of years. Mr. Stone had left home when quite young and learned the hatter's trade of Mr. Wildman. After he moved here he followed his trade at Milan for some time, untU he had gotten his farm cleared, by hiring it done. Then he built a log house nearer the road than Captain Husted's old house and lived there for many years. In their old age they moved to the Hollow, across the street from Hoyt Husted's, and died there. Their children were Ezra W., who married Maria Hayes and who is deceased ; Anna Cornelia, who mar- ried, first, Hoyt Husted, and second, Samuel Gray; Elon A., who married Mary Sexton; Henry A., who mar- ried Selina Peck and Demmon C.,who married Eveline Husted. William H. Wildman married Mary HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 77 Ann rieger in Fitcliville in 1831, and she died in 1834, childless. In 1836 he married Fanny Knapp in Genes- see couniy, N. Y. He was a hatter by trade and worked in Milan four years. Then he followed fanning, his father having given him fifty acres on the north side of his farm in 1834. He afterward lived on the homestead until lie sold it in 1880. Hedied in Norwalk in 1898. Their children are Frank and Alfred. Frederick A. Wildman was married to Marietto Patch, Feb. 3, 1835, at the home of his father, and at the .same place and time two other couples were married; Alfred Seger to Cornelia Wild man and Warren Oooley to Amarillas Seger. Mr. Wildman lived on a part of his father's place, where Eugene Stone now lives, at one time and also lived at the Hollow. He was elected Jus- tice of the Peace in 1837 and served until 1851. Ho was the second post- master at the Hollow, having been appointed in 1840. In 1851 he was elected county clerk and moved to >7orn-alk. When his term of office expired in 1858 he returned to Clarks- field and bought the Abraham Gray farm and repaired the house, but moved bank to Norwalk in a short timn. He was a captain in the civil war and was provost marshal of this district. He lived in Kansas for six years, but.rcturned to Norwalk, where his wife died in 1891 and he died in 1899. His children are Judge S. A., Charles, F. H., Mrs. C. P. Wickham- and Mrs. Capt. Adams. Cornelia Wildman married Alfred Seger and after his death married Mr. S. G. Wright and died in Kansas City, Kas. The Fannings were of Irish descent and lived at Hopkinton, Mass. James Fanning was a son of Wil- liam, son of James and was born in 1786 and in 1808 married Sarah West- brook, who was born in 1789, They lived in Ontario county, N. Y., where James was killed in 1827 while assist- ing to raise a, barn frame. He left a widow and seven children, Richard, John, Benjamin G., William M., Ann. Eliza and Asenath. In 1829 Richard came to Clarksfield and found a home ^ith the family of Stephen Post, whose wife was a sister of James Fan- ning. He was a ship carpenter by trade and worked in the ship yard at Huron for six years. In 1836 he married Mary Gregory and lived in Clarksfield. She died in 1844 and in 1850 he married a lady who is now Mrs. Bascom,of New York state. He died in 1864 at the age of 50. He had lived in different houses in this township since his marriage. "Col. I)ick" Fanning, ashe was called, was a man of fine personal appearance, and made an ideal militia officer on "training day." He left a daughter by the first marriage, who is now Mrs. H. W. Townsend of New London. Eliza Fanning married Alfred Steb- bins. In 1884 the widow Fanning with her sons, Benjamin and William M., (generally called Mason) and Mr. and Mrs. Stebbins came to Clarks- field and bought of Hessel P. Ryer- son fifty-four acres of land near the old Stehpen Post farm, on the south- west side of the' road, where John Ries now lives. Mr. Stebbins bought 85 acres on the opposite side of the road from said Post, but sold it the next year to Mr. Ryerson and moved to Lyme township, Huron County, where his wife died in 1880. Asenath Fanning married a Mr. Palmer and 78 HISTORY OP OLARKSFIEJLD. came to Lyme township in 1836. John Fanning married and lived on the home farm until his death in 1871 at the age of 52. Benjamin G. learned the shoemaker's trade in his youth but did not like it and went into the fruit tree business. After a time he bought a farm in Clarksfield and found employment in Sherman Smith's shoe store and in 1846 he married Mr. Smith's daughter, Sabra, and they settled on his mother's farm. Mr. Fanning afterward sol.d that and bought another farm next north of Sherman Smith's where the widow and son, Henry, now live. He traveled for a number of years sell- ing patent rights. In 1852 he took charge of the farm and lived there until his death in 1891, at the age of. 68. Mason Fanning went to Mcnroe- ville in 1842, where he still lives. The widow Fanning married Jonas Clark, of Sandusliy Co., O., after living here a few years, and died in 1860, at the age of 71. Levi Rowland was a son of Heze- kiah Rowland and Grace Wildman and was a brother of Aaron. He was born at Carmel, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1788. He served in the American army during the war of 1812. In 1830 he came to Clarksfield, arriving on the 22nd day of October. He settled on the south side of the road, just east of Rowland's corners opposite to where S. H. Rowland lives. In 1840 he sold this place to Oran, his son, and Asa Wheeler. He moved away and died in Fitchville on the 18th of December, 1874. Mr. Rowland was the father of the following children, all of whom were born at the town of Southeast, N. Y., and all of whom came with him to Clarksfield : Oran. Anna, Cornelia, Eber and Sophia. Oran was born May 1st, 1811, and was married to Betsy Husted in 1835. They lived in the father's place, but the house was burnt and a new house was built on the north side of the road, and here the wife died in 1878 and the husband in 1882. Of their children, Asherdiedin Norwalk; Levi lives in Michigan; Samuel lives on the homests^d ; Nancy lives in Bron- son ; Cornelia makes her home with Samuel; "v\''atson died in the army; Jennie married D. H. Clapp and they went to China as missionaries and were murdered by the Boxers in 1900; Thomas, Eber and George live in Kansas and Eddie died young. Anna Rowland who was born Au- gust 1, 1812, married Moses Yale. He lived in Clarksfield in 1837 and taught school, but spent the rest of hislife at Norwalk. Cornelia Rowland vva« born July 25, 1814, and married Justin Hill, of Wakeman. They lived at Wakeman and Florence, then moved to Michi- gan, where she was living, a widow, not long ago. Kber Rowland was born Oct. 7, 1816 and married Jerusha Fowler. ' They lived in Wakeman, Clarksfield, Savannah, Florence and Birming- ham., eventually moving to Michi- gan, where the wife died and where Mr. Rowland still lives. Sophia Rowland never married but lives at Norwalk where she has lived for fifty years. She was born No- vember 17, 1827. Levi Rowland was a blacksmith by trade and worked at it by odd spells, but gave it up entirely and devoted his time to farming. In 1845 he bought the Wheeler mill property of Albert Seger and carried on the mill for some time. Eber had operated HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 79 the mill for two years previous to tbis. George Case, a son of Willis, mar- ried Phillida Blackman and they lived south of the Ephraim Day homestead. They moved to Michi- gan, vphere he died in 1869. The wiie died at the home of Mrs. Har- land in 1884. Their children veere Mahala, who married Rollin Clark and lives in Kansas; Edmond, who married Elizabeth Garner and died in 1899; Sarah A., who majried E. J. Harland, and died in 1895; Elbert, who lives in Kansas; George, who died in Colorado in 1899; Sabra, who married George Garner and died in Hartland in 1874; Wilber, who died in Michigan in 1875; Libbie, who died in Wellington in 1884 arid Frank, who has been an inmate of the Insane Asylum at Toledo since 1884. J Charles Case, another son of Wil- lis, was born in Ontario county, N. Y., in 1813. In 1831 he was married to Emeline Belden of Cayuga county, N. Y., and they lived there for a few years, then came to Clarksfield and lived on the old Case homestead. The wife died in 1861 and the hus- band in 1873. Their children were Harriet, Charles Belden, Susan, Ada- line, Ruth Ann, Emeline, Dimis, Orris, Olive, Francis and Bradley. Harriet married Minor Sprague and is deceased. Susan married William Sprague and lived in Missouri.' Ade- line died unmarried. Ruth married James Knapp and died recently, Emeline married Samuel Bassett and died 1888. Dimis lives in Michigan. Orris married Angeline Rounds of Hartland, and lives on the old Case homestead. Olive married George Ransom and lives in Wellington. Prances is unmarried and lives with relatives. Bradley lives in Norwalk. Willis Case's first wife was a sister of Nathan Reed. Aaron Hoyt, a brother of Simeon, came here with him in 1817. His father deeded him 65 acres of land where B. G. Fanning afterward lived, and 100, acres where Isaiah Post afterward lived, in 1818. In middle life Mr. Hoyt married Miss Martha Coon, a sister of William Vander- hoof's wife, and they lived on thfe place now known a= the Ben. Fanning farm, but sold that and moved to New London township and Mr. Hoyt died there in 1862. They had a son, Augustus, who married a daughter of Jonathan Baldwin. The widow of Aaron Hoyt and th« son are both dead. Perry H. Bills, the eldest son of Daniel Bills. 3r, whose name was omitted from the list of children, voted here in 1837. He did not live here long. Abraham Dayton Hendryx came to New London with his family in 1817 and lived in many different places, but lived in Clarksfield as early as 1828 and as late as 1833. The children were Sophia, George, Sally, Anna and John. Anna mar- ried Benjamin DeWitt and we read that 'Squire Case, who married them, received as his fee a fine dog pup; Mr. Hendryx and his son, ''Devil John," and Benjamin DeWItt were all warned out of this township. This John married Ephraim Day's sister. '* Michael Mead and his wife, " Patty," lived here with their child- ren, Thompson and Allen Mead and Mrs. Ira Starr, as early as 1828, but went to Seneca county, O., to live 80 HISTORY OF OLARKSFIELD. with their son, and d^ed there. Mr. ' Mead was a soldier of the Revolution. His wife was captured by the Indians when she was sixteen ygars old, and was bought by a French trader for a silver knee buckle. Lucius M. and Henry L. Curtiss were sons of Eleazer and Anna Cur- tiss, of Saulsbury, Conn. Lucius was born in 1801. He came to Ohio in 1822 and remained for a few years then went back and indijced the par- ents and the rest of the family to come out here, which they did in 1829 and settled in Florence town- ship. In that same year Lucius came over to Clarksfield and bought out the Thayer brothers. In 1881 he married Louisa Furlong and they lived on their farm on the road to Wakeman at the north line of the township, the farm being now owned by John Gardiner. About 1848 they sold but and moved to Florence where • Mr. Curtiss died in 1870. In 1880 their only son. .lune, died and the wife died a year or so latcV. Henry Curtiss lived with his par- ents until their deaths in 1837 and in that same year he married Char- ' lotte Eliza Weaver, of Berlin, but who was born in Otsego county, N. Y. In 1848 he sold the home farm to his brother Lucius and came to Clarksfield, possibly living on the farm which his brother had owned, for a short time, but later buying a farm of Almanza Hamlin next east of Robert Barnes', where David Fox afterward lived and died. About 1857 he sold thi« place and moved to Wakeman, then Cleveland, then to Florence, east of Mason's mills, where he died in 1881 and the wife in 1884. She had been a cripple for ftiany years. Their children are Charlotte, James and Mahlop. Samuel W. Jennings bought the lot next north of Abraham Gray's farm in 1829. He lived there, somewhere near where Mr. House afterward lived. In 1834 he sold it to Ira Peck. He had a son Samuel who worked for Mr. Cobb in 1841, and a daughter, Mariette. He moved to Norwalk. Isaac and Samuel Wellman lived here in 1829. Soon after 1830 Thomas G. (Elder, as he was called) Ca,rlton came to Clarksfield from the east, as a kind of missionary. He went back but soon returned with his family and his parents, a brother, Worlin and sister, Elizabeth. He bought out Ira Starr in 1833 and lived where Carlton Clark now lives, but sold out to Upton Clark in 1839. He had children, George. Elizabeth and James. They moved to York town- ship, Sandusky county, 0., where they died. Worlin Carlton bought a piece of.land just south of the sec- tion line, on the New London road and lived in a log house, but built the house now standing on^ the farm which was sold to Daniel Bills in 1832. His first wife, Pauline Cole, died there and he then married Eme- line Clawson. He undertook to atop the horses on a thrfishing machine, as they had become unmanageable, but the large fly wheel burst and one piece struck him on the head and killed -him. This was in 1846. He left no children. The sister, Eliza- beth married Stephen Post, Jr. She was a sister of Elder Carlton, instead of daughter, as stated on page 35. Her father's name was Thomas, which caused the error. The parents died at the home of Stephen Post, Thomas in 1848 and Betsy, the wife! HISTORY OF CLAEKSriELD. 81 in 1853. Sturges "Hayes was a native of Con- necticut, born at New Fairfield in 1797. He married Anna Wake- man, of the same place. He was a wagon maker by trade. He came to Clarksfled with his family atout 1830 and in 1835 be bought of his brother seventy one acres of land opposite Ezra Wood's place They lived here for some time, then sold this place to Ezra Rowland and bought another place on the Butler road, where the sons of William Barnes now live.' Their children were Edward, Le,wis, Lucy, Bradley , Eli, Hannah, Phebe, Maria, Harriet and Frances. Edward married Sarah Hile of this township and died Kansas. Lewis married Sarah McCord and after her death, Pamela Sexton, and they live in Kansas. Bradley married Mary (Wheeler) Hanford of Wakeman and they live in Wakeman .township. Eli married Mahala Hoag and they Jive in Mis- souri. Hannah and Phebe died in 1840 at the age of 14 and 15, respec- tively. Maria married Ezra W. Stone and she -still lives in this town- ship. Harriet married Abram Har- ris and lives in this township. Fran- ces married Henry Holcomb and died quite a number of years ago. Lucy married Wm. T. Mead and is deceased. John Hayes was a brother of Stur- ges Hayes. His wife was Clarissa Wildman, a daughter of Eli Wild- man, who was a brother of Ezra Wildman. Mr. Hayes came from Connecticut to Rochester, N. Y., and kept a hat store. In 1832 they came to Clarksfield and boarded with Capt. Huated for a time. Mr. Hayes bought the old store of Capt. Husted the same year and they lived in one part and kept a store in the front. The store stood in front of the pres- ent grist mill, near' the race. After a few years they moved to a farm a little more than a half mile east of the Hollow, afterwards kpown as the Fisher farm. In November, 1835, Mr. Hayes bought out Johnson and "Oliver Wheeler and moved over to that place and continued the busi- ness of milling and store keeping. The settlement around the mill came to be known as Hayesville. In 1838 Mr. Hayes laid out a town plat there and called it Geneva and the town existed (on paper) until "1890. Only two or three houses were built in the town. About 1860 the family moved to Oberlin. Mr. Hayes died at the home of his daughter in Portage county, O.. in 1870, at the age of 68. The children were Edward, Eli, Henry, Harvey andHowardj twins, Adelaide, John, and Ann. Edward married Nancy Palmer and died on the old place in 1877. Eli died soon after coming here. Henry lives on the old farm in the Lyman Biley ' house. Harvey died in 1895. Ade- laide died in 1878, John in 1863 and Ann in 1862. Howard died in 1900." The mother died at the home of Howard in 1891. Mr. Hayes owned a number of farms in the township, at different times, Levi Rowland was a son of Heze- kiah and Grace Rowland andja broth- er of Aaron. He was born atCarmel, N. Y., in 1788. He was a soldier in ' the war of 1812. He came to Clarks- field with his family, arriving October 22nd, 1830, and settled on the south side of the road just east of Rowland's corners. In 1840 he sold this farm to Asa Wheeler and Oran Rowland. In 1845 he bought the Hayes mill 82 HISTORY OF OLARKSFIELD. property of Albert Seger and ran the mill for a time. He was a black- smith by trade and followed his trade for some time after coming here, but finally gave it up and devoted his energy to farming. He finally moved to Fitchville where he died in 1874. His children were Oran, Anna, Cor- nelia, Kber'and Sophia. Oran, was born in 1811 and/ married Betsy Husted in 1835 and they lived on the father's place. The old house was burnt and they built a ne',v house' on the north side of the road, where their children, Samuel and Cornelia now live. The wife died here in 1878 and the hiisband in 188?. Anna Rowland married Moses Yale and they lived at Rowland's corners for a short time, then moved to Nor walk where both died. Mr. Yale was a school teacher. In 1832 Levi Row- land sold to Mr. Yale 100 acres of land across the road from his house and in 1835 Nathaniel R. Daniels bought it. In 1836 Mr. Yale bought of John Hayes a tract of land on the north side of the road, east of the White- fox church. Cornelia Rowland, born in 1814, married Justin Hill, of Wakeman, and she now lives with , her son in Michigan. Eber Rowland, born in 1816, married Jerusha Fowler. They lived In Clarksfield for a time, while Mr. Rowland ran the Hayes mill for a couple of years previous to 1845. They then moved to Savannah, Wakeman. Florence, Birmingham and finally to Michigan, where the wife died in 1899 and the husband is still living. Their children are Oran, Henry, Mary, Edwin and Esther, all living in Michigan. Sophia Rowland was born in 1827 and has lived in Norwalk for many years. She is unmarried. Luke Rowland (no very near rela- tive of the other Rowland families here) came from the State of New York to Clarksfield in 1830. He wa« a soldier in the war of 1812 and per- haps in the war of the Revolution also. He was born in the township of (!anaan state of Connecticut in 1758. His wife was Elizabeth Knick- erbocker, of Saulsbury, Conn. They had nine children, eight of whpm were born in Connecticut and one in Ontario county, N. Y. None of the children are living, the last one, Miss Esther Rowland, who lived in Clarks- field and Milan once, died in Toledo in 1894 in her ninety eighth year. Luke Rowland died in Clarksfield, at the home of John M. Smith, in 1839 at the age of 81 and his wife died at the home of Jacob Clawson in 1849 at the age of 86. James C. Rowland, a son of Luke, moved from N. Y. to Gallia county, Ohio, in 1814 and to Clarksfield in 1832. He lived in different places in the township and in 1844 moved to Indiana, where he died in 1869 at the age of 85. His children were Harriet. Mahala, William, Luke, Polly, Jane, Sally and Henry. Harriet married Lyman R. Knapp and died in 1896 at the age of 80. Mahala married Syd- ney Howard of Hartland, and is deceased. William died in Indiana in 1898. Luke lives in Michigan, Polly married John W. Holcomb and they lived in Clarksfield from 1837 to 1844. She is deceased. Jane married a Mr. Great and is deceased. Sally died unmarried and Henry died young. The wife of Mr. Rowland was a daughter of a sister of Robert Fulton, the famous inventor. Mrs. Clarksllfl.l Mill. HISTORY OF OtAKKSFIELD. 88 Rowland's father died and she mar- ried Asa Gleason and they lived in this township in 1839. Thpy lived in the old log house on Pamela Green's , place and both died there, probably. Luke Rowland had two daughters who lived in Clarkstield, Emeline, the wife of John M. Smith and Betsy, wife of Jacob Olawson. Johnson Wheeler was a son of Johnson, son of Samuel, son of John, son of John, son of John. We find that his great grandfather married' Ruth Stiles, a daughter of Benjamin Stiles, who might have been a rela- tive of the Benjamin Stiles of Olarks- field. In 1820 he was married to "Sally Burr, daughter of John Buri- of New Milford. Conn. They lived on the old Wheeler homestead at South- bury, Conn., for two or three years. Some of his neighbors had settled in Wakeman and their reports deter- mined them to move to the Firelands. On the , 7th of October, 1823 they started on their journey. The roads were horrible and they were delayed by the serious illness of Mr. Wheeler, but finally reached the home of friends at Wakeman. In the early part of 182't they moved to Townsend township and bargained for a piece of land. Mr. Wheeler agreed to furnish a certain number of axes, scythes, hoes, etc.j in payment. In the fall of the same year they went back to Connecticut, and Mr. Wheel- er employed his brotherinlaw, James C. Judson, a blacksmith by trade, to make the required articles, whilo he assisted him. Five months' labor completed the job and in 1825 they returned to Ohio, but were accom- panied by the family of Mr. Burr.' The latter settled in Florence, while Mr. Wheeler settled on his farm in Townsend. There were no schools within reach, so he made a trade and obtained the barnum mills of Asa Wheeler, in Clarksfield, in 1830, and the family lived here until 1835. Mr. Wheeler, with his brother Oliver, carried on the grist mill, saw mill, store, distillery and farm until they nearly ran themselves under before they sold out to John Hayes in 1835. Mr. Wheeler moved to Florence, and from there to Indiana, where he died in 1870 his wife having died in 1858. In 1850 he went to California in search of gold' but found only ill health, so he returned to Indiana and gained a competency before his death. Nathaniel R. Daniels cat!:;e here with Johnson Wheeler and lived with him. He bought considerable land at Rowland's corners, but sold it soon. He was a stone cutter by trade. When Mr. Wheeler went to Florence he went with him. He married Sarah Peck, a sister to the wife of Virgil Squire, and settled in Florence township, where he lived until his death in 1851, at the age of 42. His daughter, Mary, became the wife of George Lewis, once of Clarks- field. , Jacob ^ Clawsdn was born at Wheeling, Virginia (now West Vir- ginia,) April 4, 1792. In 1800 the family moved to Tompkins county, N. Y. In 1813 he was married to Betsy E, Rowland, daughter of Luke Rowland. In 1831 they moved to Clarksfield and settled on a farm on the east side of the New London road, a little south of thq section line, road, whore George Russell now lives. Mr. Clawson died in 1881 and his wife, who was born at Hector, N. Y., in 1791, died In 1878. Mr. Clawson was 84 HISTOEY OFOLARKSFIELD. a jnechanic and made chaira, spin- ning wheels, coffins, etc. He also spent some time catching wild pig- I eons and hiving bses and liked to tell a good story. He had five children, Eliza Ann, Emeline, John E., Mar- garet and Luke E. Eliza marjied Lemuel Case and they lived in New London township, but moved to Michigan-, where she was living not long ago. She was born in I8I0. Emeline married Worlin Oarltoti and died in 1857. John F. was born in 1820 and was married to Dofcas Phillips of Hartland in 1843. He lived in Clarksfield the most of the time after bis marriage until his death in 1893. Margaret was born in 1823 and married Daniel Bills. She died in 1883. Luke, was born in 1830 and lived on the farm next north of his father's until he moved to Michigan. He died in 1895. Harvey Town lived' here from 1828 until his death in 1833. He lived west of Ephraim Day's. He was very poor and was buried by the town. - ' Oyrus H. Liverraore from Chen- , ango county, JV. Y., to Clarksfield about 1831 and bought out Seldon Freeman, on the New London road where Austin SmitW now lives, and built a frame house on the place. The chiWren were Louisa, Emily, Emeline, Laijra, George, Ariette, Jackson, Orson, Ezra. Emeline mar- ried James 'Vance, a carpenter by trade and they lived at Mr. Liver- moro's for some time then lived in a house near the grist mill of Benja- min Stiles. He was interested in the mill and worked in it. Ezra married Orpha Dwight of Greenfield town- ship, Jan. 2, 1842. Ariette married Samuel Stiles. Emily married George Parker. The mother Arabella, died in 1841 at the age of 48 and the father in 1854 at the age of. 64. Af- ter the father's death the farm was sold and the children all went west. Daniel Livermore, a brother of Cyrns H., came a year or two later and bought a piece of land of Ephraim Day, west of Mr. Day's house quite away back from the road, and lived there in a log house. His brother Martin, an old bachelor, lived with him for a little time. Of the child- ren, Alauson was married when he came here and settled on the Butler road not far from the Whitefox cor- ners. Abraham married Elizabeth Day, a half sister of Ephraim Day. Zalmon and Alonzo married in the west. Charlotte married Morris Rogers. Another daughter married Achilles D. Gordon. In 1845 Daniel Livermore sold out to Joel Rogers and the whole family moved west. Cyrus Livermore, or " Little Cy," as he was called, was a nephew of Dan- iel and Cyrus H. He lived west of the George Case place, now owned by Lewis Johnson, on a farm which he bought in 1841 and sold in 1847. His wife was Mary Day and they had sons Abel and Loren and per- haps other children. They moved west also. William Vanderhoof was a son of William Vanderhoof and Mary Acker and was born in New York, April 22nd, 1799. His father was a soldier in the war of the Revoli;tion. Wil- liam entered the navy at the age of thirteen, serving on a man-of-war during the war of 1812. He went to Tangier, Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli and other Mediterranean ports. He remained in the navy five years. He then retiirned to New York citv and ^ HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. entered into business, 'first as a rope maker and later as a furrier. In 1827 he was married to Emma Coon and about 1831 moved to Clarksfield where he bought of Ira Starr 117 acres of land on the e^st side of the New London road where James Collingwood now lives. In 1835 he sold a small portion of this farm to .Elizabeth Rowland and in 1847 sold the remainder to Cyrus H. Liver- more. He moved to Amherst, Lorain county, O., and died April 24, 1847. His wife died in 1868. They had three children. William Lloyd, Phoebe Ann and Emeline. Lloyd (as he was called) married Lucy Hoyt and lived m Clarksfield for some time, then moved to Terryville, in Florence township, and died there. Phoebe Ann married Zuinglius Ellis and is deceased. Emeline married Philander Barrett and is living in Cleveland with her children, at this writing. Levi Bud well's first wife was a sister of William Vanderhoof. William and Elias Bassett came from England to America, the former ita 1830 and the latter in 1828. William abd his family were on the ocean for more than six weeks. They lived in Ne>v York ^tate for six months and then came to Town- send township, Huron county, 0., and lived in the old block house for some time, then bought a small farm two miles from the Center. In the fall of 1882 they came to Clarkstteld and lived in a house belonging to Johnson Wheeler, at Huyesville until the following spring, then moved to the Hollow and lived in a house acro'ss the street from Capt. Husted's, probably just west from the Hrftel. In 1834 they bought the Myron Rogers farm,' of Levi Barnum.- This was on the Norwalk road a half mile west of the Hollow. In 1838 they bought of Lucius M. Curtis 30 acres of land north of the Hollow and east of the river: In 1846 they bought out George Pelham and built the house which was owned by J. B. Bissell for many years and is now owned by John Gardiner. In 1856 they moved to the Hollow, where Mr. Bassett died in 1862 at the age of 66 years. His wife, whose maiden name was Jane Pelham, died in Michigan in 1879 at the age of 76 years. Their children were Edward, Elizabeth, William and Thomas, 'born in Eng- land. Lucy, George, Samuel, Henry, Maylam and Ellen were born in Ohio. Edward went to Defiance cpunty about 1841 and married there. He now. lives in Nebraska. Elizabeth married Alanson, Hamlin, a cousin of Xoah, and they went west. She died Jn 1867., William became a blacksmith and worked at the Holr low. About 1852 ha married a lady from Ashland county and moved to Defiance county, where he died in 1896. Thomas married,Lydia Merri- field in 1856. He went to Defiance county and died there in 1892. Lucy married C. E. Mead, of Bronson Township, in 1853. They lived in Branson, then Kansas and are now living in California. George was drowned in the Mississippi River in 1855. Samuel married Emeline Case and lived in Clarksfield until about 1868, when he moved to Missouri, where he died in 1888. Henry mar- ried Alcie M. Rogers in 1863 and lived in Clarksfield until 1873, follow- ing the profession of teaching. He now lives in Lodi, 0., where he is a newspaper publisher. Maylam lived HISTORY OF 0LARK8PIELD. in Clarksfield until the war, and after serving as a soldier for four years, went to Michigan, where he married and lived until his death in 1896. Ellen died in infancy. Elias Bassett lived at Hayesville for a time, but moved to Defiance, 0., about 1838 and died in Iowa many years ago. John Milton Bissell was a native of Saulsbury, Conn., and was born in 1784. In 1807 be. married Sally Kellogg'arid they had three children. Wealthy Ann, born in 1808, John M. born in 1809 and Samuel Bishop, bor,n in 1811. The wife died Nov. 4, 1812 and Mr. Bissell married Sally Birch Jan. 27, 1814. Their children were George, born in 1814, Helen, born in 1816. Walter J. and Rachel, twins, born in 1819, Rachel, 2nd, born in 1821, George, born in 1822, William W., bdtn in 1825, Joshua B., born in 1826 and Sarah J., born in 1828 George B. died in 1816, Rachel, 1st, in 1820, Rachel, 2nd, in 1823, John M. in 1825 and Samuel B. in 1838. In 1832 the family, except Wealthy and Bishop, came to Clarks- field and settled on a farm three fourths of a mile east cf the center of the township, where George Brumby now lives. Here the parents died, the father in 1842 and the mother in 1864. Of the children, Wealthy Ann came here later and married Ezra B. Gray, and lived here until her death in 1881. Helen married William Barnes in 1836 and died in 1897. Walter lived on the home farm until his death in 1898. Late in life he married Lucinda Day. George married Sarah Smith in 1845 and lived in tl>l3 township for some years, then moved to New London township where he died in 1897, leaving no children. William W. married Antoinette Judson, of Flor- ence, in 1853 and they live on the farm next south of the homestead, their only living child, (iharles, living near them. Joshua B. married Ann Wheeler, a daughter of Jesse Wheeler, and they lived on the Bas- sett farm a mile northeast of the Hollow, until the death of the wife. He lives in Indiana at this writing. Sarah J. married Burr Judson, of Florence, and she died in 1853, leav- ing a son, John, who is deceased. The Bissell brothers did an extensive business in dealing in wool and live stock and at one time owned over five hundred acres of land in this township. Eliza Titus, a young girl, came to Clarksfield with Milton Bissell's family and lived with them until her death October 19, 1880. William Morris was a son of Amos Morris and Polly Hoyt and was born near Danbury, Conn., in 1812. He came to Clarksfield in 1832 and worked for Benjamin Stiles. About 1837 he married Angeline Sweatland and they settled near Norwalk. In 1844 he bought 84 acres of the south part of the farm owned by William Bissell and they lived on this place. In 1850 the wife died and he married Sarah J. Smith in 1851. About 1853 he sold out and bought a farm on the Medina road east of the Whitefox corner, where Gershom Green now lives. Mr. Morris died there April 4 1857. The children by the first marriage wereAmos A., born in 1839, married Augusta Starr, and died in Alabama, in 1862 while a member of the 3rd, Ohio Calvalry. Bamuel G , born in 1841, no\V living in California; Mary E. (Rodgers) born in 1846, lives ClurkNllelil -Mill. HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 87 in California. Courtland L., born in 1844, married Mary Nickerson, lives in Indiana. Eli, born iu 1847, died in 1848. The fruits of the second marriage were Angeline, who died at the age of 20, besides the two who .died in infancy. Charles Lewis Patch came from IJanbury, Conn., to Milan in 1831 and the next year to Clarksfield and settled on a farm which he bought of Agur B. Hoyt, a half mile north of the Hollow, next the river. His wife was Catherine Husted, a sister of Capt. Husted. Mr. Patch died in 1835 and his wife in 1859. Their children were William Augustus, Frederick, Benedict, Mariette, Jane, Catherine, Adeline and Margaret. Augustus married Mary Ann Barn urn in 1833 and lived a mile south of the Hollow and afterward on the Levi Barnum homestead, where Mrs. Bunco now lives. He died here in 1882. Fred Patch iparried Charlotte Lucas and they li-ved on the Patch homestead for some years, then mov- ed to Milan and Norwalk and finally toMichigan where he died in 1899. Their children were Frances, George, Adeline, Albert and Anna. Ben Patch married, first, Abbie Husted, and after her death, Phebe Bissell. They lived at the Hollow for a number of years, then went west. The first wife had three chil- dren, Lozetta, Henry and Luella. ThQ second wife had a son, Bert. The last wife died in Norwalk a few years ago and Mr. Patch lives with his children. Mariette Patch mar- ried Frederick A. Wildman.- Jane married Hubbard Darling and they lived at Huron and Milan. Cath- erine married William- H. Couch and they lived at the Hollow for some time, then in Wellington, Norwalk and (Cleveland, wh 99 section, a part of which. is now owned by William Twaddle. Sally and Su- san came with them. Thev put up a log house and liked the country so well that they induced the parents and most of the children to come the next year. The sons sold to their father a portion of the land they had bought and the old people lived there the rest of their days. Mr. Twaddle died in 1859 and his wife the next year. The house stood across the road from where E. J. Fcx lives. Jemima married Dan Haley, in Holmes county. He went into the Mexican war and died. She then came to this township and married Benoni Steambarge and went to Kan- sas and died in 1893. Her children were, Joe, Betsy, Alary, Daniel, Het- ty, John, James and Irene (Steam- barge.) Abner Twaddle married Aerie Bevington, but they separated and he married twice afterward. He lived in Rochester, Ohio and died there. His children are Susan and Alex. Lydia married Peter Justice in Holmes county in 1827 and died in Clarksfleld in 1872. Mary ("Pol- ly") married. Robert Barnes and died in 1886. Alexander, Jr., married Sarah Lee, of Clarksfield, in 1839, and they lived on the home farm un- til 1848, then moved to the Lee home- stead, where S. 0. Heifner lives, and here he died in 1894, and the wife in 1900. Their children were, Abner D., John J., and Dorinda A. Elizabeth married Peter Bevington in Holmes county in 1835 and died in 1894. John married Julia Palmer, of West- chester county, New York, and they lived near the old people, where Eu- gene Fox now lives. He died in 1885 and his wife in 1889. Their children were. Dorr, Leroy and Lily, twins, and Charlotte. Sarah ("Sally"), married Adam Shank in Holmes county and is still living. Susan married Royal Gridley and still lives in Clarksfleld. Margaret married Mr. Gains and died in 1849, the first of. the family to die. Nancy married' Phillip JVIcGloon', and after his death Elijah Minkler and lives in Missouri. William married Sabra Pixley and they live on the homestead. Peter Justice was a son of Nathan and was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, in 1796. He was a carpenter and joiner by trade and followed that and farming all his life. He enlisted in the war of 1812, but was not called into service. In early manhood he came on foot as far as Fulton county, Ohio, in search of land, but returned to Pennsylvania. Later he came to Holmes county, where he married Lydia Twaddle in 1827. In 1887 they came to Clarks- fleld and settled on a farm next south of the Twaddle place, where they lived until their deaths, the wife dying in 1872. and he in 1881. They raised a large family of children , whose names are : Thomas Wright 'born in 1829, died in 1862; Nathan, born in 1831 ; George W,, bor^ in 1833, died 1886; Henry H., born in 1835; John Alexander, born in 1839; Susan, born in 1841; Royal F., born in 1844, died in 1891 ; Andrew AT, born in 1846; and Daniel L., born in 1852. Thomas, Andrew and Susan were b,orn blind. Peter Bevington lived in several different houses near the Twaddle home, but finally settled on the west side of the Butler road, where his son now lives. He was killed by a vicious horse in 1853. His children were Mary and Dennis. Adam Shank was born in Fayette 100 HISTORY OF CLARK8FIELD. county, Pennsylvania, in 1814 and was married to Sarah Twaddle, in Holmes county, in 1839 and they came to Olarksfield the same year and lived first in a log house on the Twaddle farm, but now live on the Butler road nearly two miles south of the section line. Their children are, Margaret Elinor and Frances Elizabeth. Manoah Hunter was born in Ticon- deroga, New York, April 27, 1795. His wife, Susanna Qriswold, was born February 8, 17d6. They^ were married in 1815. Their children were, Polly, born in 1816; John, born in 1818; Betsy, born in 1820; Phidilla, born in 1822; Milo, born in 1825; Chester, born in 1827; Lydia, born in 1830; Fanny Jane, born in 1833; William Anson, born 1837; and an infant, born in 1843. The family lived in Vermont until about 1830 and. came to Olarksfield in 1836, liv- ing in a log house between the later homes of John Twaddle and Robert Barnes. Polly Hunter married Luth- er Cooley Jr., who died in 1849, and in 1851 she married Charles Leach and they lived on the Cooley farm until her death in I860. She left four small children, .one of whom was a baby boy, who was brought up by grandmother Hunter, and now lives at Lorain, Ohio. Mr. Leach, with the other three children, moved to Wisconsin and died in 1889. Betsy Hunter married Truman S. Cart- wright in 1836, and she died in Clyde, while visiting there, in 1885. John Hunter married and lived in Norwalk township until his death in 1880. Phidilla Hunter married John Va- nator in 1843. After the death of her husband she was married twice more and died in Clyde in 1896. Milo Hunter married in Norwalk town- ship in 1849, and moved to Clyde about 1869, and died there in 1877. Chester Hunter was married in Nor- walk in 1860 and died at his home in Clyde in 1893. Fanny Jane Hunter was married in Norwalk in 1850, and has been married three times since then, and lives at Berlin. William Hunter had been twice married and lived at Clyde until his death in 1900. He and his brothers, Milo and Ches- ter, became expert ax makers and followed the business at East Nor- walk and later at Clyde, with success, and a "Hunter" ax was sought after by the choppers in this part of the country. The Hunter f»mily moved to East Norwalk (-'Puckerbrush"), where the mother died in 1854, and the father in 1864. This family was noted for the large stature of its members and it is related that on one occasion, when the ten members of the family were present at a fami- ly gathering, their combined weight was 2400 pounds. Two of them were children, so the average was rather large. The father weighed 308, Pol- ly about 300 and iietsy about 250. The parents found it a hard matter to wring a subsistence out of the • woods of the first section of the township, and it is said that they were once reduced to tho necessity of living on wild leeks, alone. The son, William, who relates this, says he was a nursing baby and did not re- alize the deprivations as did the rest. It is also related that at one time there was such a scarcity of corn in the township that a poor man for.nd it impossible, nearly, to obtain any. Ira Starr sent a team to Ashland county and obtained a load for him- self and some of his neighbors. As n^- - -V fe V •:^- 0- ' 'm-'y' /^•- /^^': -t^ ■y?^.; ^ «\ •- ' ' c y ^t^. 'A t J"* «■• * K% ,^ s.r^ *'« ^ . Jf 1 ■• i?W ii *^-. A^ .- HISTORY Ol!' CLARKSFIEUD. 101 soon as the corn came he put his son James on a horse, with a hag of corn and sent him to Husted's mill, with instructions to the ;niller to grind it at once, and when it was done the boy went through the woods to Noah Hunter's and left the meal. The old lady told, with tears running down her face, how they had subsisted for two weeks on one 'possum and wild leeks. Truman S. .Cartwright. who mar- ried Betsy Hunter, lived in Clarks- fleld for some time, then lived at East Norwalk for a number of years, then moved to Michigan. He died there about thirty years ag&. They raised a family of ten children. liUther Cooley, Jr., who married Polly Hunter, eaine from Vermont, with his wife and one daughter, Hul- dah, in 1838, with Mr. Hunter's fami- ly, and purchased a piece of land on the road south of BisseH's.nextsoiuth of the Jaqua place, and lived there until his death in 1849. He left three girls and one boy. Hutdah married F. Bristol and they moved to Michi- gan, and she died a couple of years ' later. Fannymiarried Will Thair and lives near Norwalk. fcordelia- mar- ried Lewis Stevens and lives in Nor- walk, a widow. Joel married Lydla, a daughter of Levi Hunter, and lives in Michigan Mr. Cooley 's father,also named Luther, lived here with his wife and they both died here and are buried on William Bissell's f3.rm. He died January 1. 1842. He was a soldier of the Revolution. His wife was a Widow Davisand bad a son. Benjamin, who was a simpW minded man, who wandered about the country and finally died in the poorhouse. Hiel Hamlin was born at Sharon, Connecticut, and his wife was born aJ; Stamford, Connecticut. Their chil- dren were, Eleazer. Noah and Eliza- beth. The family came to Clarksfield from Sharon, in 1835 and settled a mile east of the Hollow, on the oppo^ site of the road froni Alntianza's, who was a brother of Hiel. Eleazer mar- ried Deborah Knapp, of Clarksfield, June llth, 1840. About 1853 he moved to Iowa, then to Norwalk, Ohio, where he died in 1896 at the age of 72. Noah married Ad^lia Marion Cbuch in 1836 and lived on a part of the Wil- liam Bissell farm, building the house there. He followed farming and school teaching. He^went toNorwalk in 1849, where his wife died, in 1896. He is still living there with his daugh- ter, Theresa Pebbles. Elizabeth C. Hamlin married J. J. Cobb in 1840, and died at the home of her brother, in Norwalk, in 1888 at the age of 65. Hiel Hamlin died atlowaEalls, Iowa, in 1868 at the age of 76, and his ' wife died at the same place in 1883 at the age of 87. Samuel Jaqua was born ne&,r MpnT treal, Canada, July 4th, 1795, and died in- 1872. His father was born in 'France. Samuel moved to Yates county. New York, and from there to Indiana, and in 1836.came to Clarks- field. He bought a piece of laild of Almanza Hamlin in the first section, across the road from the' farm after- ward owned by Sinieon Blaekman,' the farm now t)eing owned by Charles Burrows. Here he lived until 1846, when he sold out to David B; Prosser, a brother of his wife, and moved aw^ay. The children were George, Abraham, Pertheny, Phebe, , Eliza- beth and David. All are dead except^ ing (Jeorge, who lives in Minnesota, 102 HISTORY OF CLAKKSFIELD. and Elizabeth, the latter lost, her sight and lives witl) her brother. Mi&hael Shays, a native of Ireland, came here about- 1836 and did teaming- and farming for a living. He hauled the machinery for the Squire and Lawton mill •from Huron. By pure hard labor he became the owner of several farms before his death. His first wife was Elizabeth Porter aod they lived on the New London road opposite Lymari Kn«ipp's. Their chil- dren are George, Elmer aadMarion, all of this township. After the death of his wife he mpved to New London and married again. He died in 1899. About 1836 Jolin Seldon Leet came to Clarksfield from Euclid near Cleve- land and lived in a log house on the opposite side of the road from Eph- raim Gridley's. He had children Lucius and Adeline, of school age. One of his daughters had married Joseph C. Post, a brother of Parley, and they came here with Mr. Leet's family and lived together uutil after 1846, when both families went to Wisconsin where the parents died. Daniel Lee, a cousin of Benjamin. Hill's wife, lived iust east of Clarks- field villaf'e at the forks of the road where Seth Cooley afterward lived. He moved- to Fitch ville' about 1835. Purdy Smith lived hero from 1836 tu 1839. He lived near Jacob Clawson's and also on the Butler road. His sis- ter ivas the wife of Getyge Hopkins Otis Munn, a widower and his son- in-law, John Power, with his familv, came here from the east about 1836 and settled on the farm next south of Kiel Scott's, on what is ^snowii as the IJr. White farm, the loj; house stand- ing just north of where the railroad now runs. After a time the men had a disagreement and Power moved into a log cooper shop which had been built by Silas Biggs. In 1840 Power had an illness and when he felt better, ate so much apple pie that he had a relapse and died. It is probable that Munn -died soon afterward as we find no mention of him after 1840. The rest of the family went back east. Mr. Power's children wereAdellne, Martha and Alvin. . , Joseph Terwilliger lived here from 1836 to 1838. He was a blacksmith and w orked in a shop east of Cobb's store. Robert Fletcher came from New- York state to Clarksfield in 1836 and settled on the Butler road just north of the Edwards corners, and lived there uutil his death in 1875, at the age of 84. The wife had died in 1860. at the age of 69. Their children were Olari.'^sa, Joseph B., Lydia, Smith, Sudan, Lovina and Harriet. Clarissa marrif d John Hand and died in 1898. Joseph married Anna Stone in 1842 and they lived on the homestead. The wife died in 1893 and Mr. Fletcher in 1896 at the age of 78. Lydia married Asa Percy and died in*1887. Smith lived ill Wakeman township and died a few years ago. Susan married Israel Bursley and they lived in Clarksfield a few years, then moved to Wakeman township and died there. Lovina mar- ried Samuel Boies and lived inClarks- field, then in Camden, then in the western part of this state,and the wife died there. Harriet did no^ come here until after the rest of the family. She married William Thompson and lived on the Edwards eorbers. He had a fit while on a roof at work, and was killed by falling to the ground. This was in 1858. She then nianied H. G. Ham- HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 103 mond and died in Camden. Her son, George Tliompson, was drowned in the "Little Lake," in Camden. William Fletcher, a brother ol Robert, moved to Bronson township first, then came to Clarksfield In 1839, settling on the opposite side of the road, next north of Robert's, where his son, Harley, now lives. His children were W. H. Harrison, living in Wake- man, George, Charles H., deceased, Mary Jane, deceased, Andrew, Daniel, deceased, and Harley. William Fletcher died in 1872, at the age of 72 and his wife, Maria, in 1872, at the age of 61. There was a family of Lawtons, eight in number, at BufEalo, N. Y., of whom five members lived in Clarksfield. George, who was born Oct 12, 1806, was a millwright by trade and worked on a mill at Birmingham, 0., and then came to Clarksfield about 1836, enter- ing into partnership with Virgil Squire in a store and they also bought and operated the Husted gristmill and saw- mill. On December 4th, 1836, he was married to Miss Catharine Daley, of Henrietta, Lorain county, O. Mr. Law- ton was acquainted with the family of David Tyler, in Clarksfield. When Mr. Tyler lived in Henrietta he was a neighbor of Mr. Daley. Lawton was in the habit of making his headquarters at Mr. Tyler's when he was courting. One Monday morning the Tyler boys overheard Mr. Lawton telling Mr. Tyler that he had proposed and been accepted. Mr. Tyler asked what Mr. Daley said, and the reply was, "the old man, he laughed." Of course the Tyler boys made the most of the remark, to the discomfiture of Mr. Lawton. Mr. and Mrs. Lawton began housekeeping in a house which stood near the bank of the race, In front of the present gristmill, in Clarksfield. A son, Mau- ley Chapiiw Lawton, was born to them here on May 6, 1838. Two or three years after the building of the mill here Mr. Lawton went to Canada to work on a mill and then moved to Venice, Brie county, 0., where he repaired a mill. Their second son, Henry Ware j-awton, was born March 17, 1843, un- uoubtedly at Venice, although the father was working in Lucas county, and they moved there after the birth of the boy. A third son, George D., was born in 1848. In 1854 ttie family was living at Birmingham while the father was in California. The wife died there and the family was broken up. Mr. Lawton went to Indiana and died at Ft Wayne in 1867. The eldest son, Manley, went to Texas and became a civil engineer. He was forced into the Confederate army and was cap- tured. He went to California after the close of the war and died there- Henry W. Lawton attended school at Ft. Wayne and enlisted in the 9th Indiana regiment In 1861, with the rank of sergeant and was pi-oTiotPd to the rank of brevet colonel at the close of the war, for gallantry on the field. He obtained a discharge and began the study of law, which was interrupted by his appoIntmp.Tit a.s p-"rnnd TIeiitpnant in the 41st U. S. Infantry. In 1886 he led the troops who captured the noted Apache chief, Geronimo, ^fter a most exhausting campaign in the fastnesses of the mountains of Mexico. For this service he received the appointment of Inspector General. At the outbreak of hostilities with Spain in 1898 he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier Gen- eral of volunteers. He was chosen to open fhe military operations at Santi- ago and captured El Caney. He was 104 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. one of the comissioners to arrange terms for the surrender of Santiago, Cuba. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in July, 1898, and in December was sent to the Phillipines, where was very successful in his opera- tions against the insurrectionists. On the 19th of December, 1899, he was shot through the heart at San Mateo, Luzon, while encouraging his men on the firing line. He was one of the most trusty of the generals in the field and great hopes were entertained that his influence would greatly help to put down the insurrection. He was an ideal soldier, of commanding presence, and one who obeyed orders without criticisms. George D. Lawton, the third son, while a youth, entered the U- S. army just at the close of the war and re- ceived injuries in Indian Territory which finally caused his death in 1871 at the home of his uncie, James Daley, in Clarlisfield. In 1837 Daniel and Charles Lawton, brothers of George, came to Clarksfield and worlted on the mill. Daniel was married and bought a lot here and built a house on it, the one lately owned by Dolly Tremain. He died in Indiana. Charles had studied in the Norwalk Seminary, intending to enter the min- istry, but he gave it up and worked with his brother as a millwright In 1842 he was married to Abby Daley, a sister of Catharine. He and his wife died in Indiana. Maria Lawton lived with her brother George in Clarksfleld, for a time. She married and lived in New Haven town- ship, Huron county, until her death in 1871. Another sister, Hannah, was married to a man by the name of Dodge and they lived in Clarksfield on the Patch farm north of the Hollow, and also north of Ezra Wildman's. She died at Port Clinton, O. A girl by the name of Ruth Dodge lived at Joseph Nickerson's in 1844. Sne might have been a daughter of Hannah Dodge. Abraham Edwards was a son of Ab- raham, son of John, son of Thomas Edwards of Wales, and was born at Worthington, Mass., May 6, 1783. He was married to Olivia Daniels Jan. 22, 1804. She was a daughter of Dan. i>aniels and was born at Worthington, Nov. 19, 1786. They lived at Worthing- ton until May, 1831, when they moved to Norwalk, O., living on the David Gibbs farm. In February, 1835, tliey moved to Clarksfleld, settling on a farm one half mile east of Rowland's corners, where Mrs. Beebe now owns. They built the first house on the place and this was the flrst house east of Rowland's corners, in Clai*;sfield. Their children were all born in Massa- chusetts and their names were George G., 1st, Daniel, Philander, Lucy, Olivia, Mary, Ransloe D., Samuel, Ixiulsa M., George G., 2nd and Ezra S. The two eider sons remained in Massachusetts, in fact, the elder George died before the second George was born. The rest of the children came to Norwalk with the parents. Philander, born in 1808, married Mary Keeler, of Norwalk, and died in 1874. Lucy, born in 1810, mar- ried Allen Brown and died in Dartford, Wis., in 1887. Olivia died in Norwalk in 1831- Mary, born in 1816, married Joseph Wilson, and is yet living at To- ledo, Iowa. Ransloe D., horn May 19, 1819, married Mary A. Book, of Nor- walk, in 1842. They once lived on a farm north of the father's farm, in Clarksfleld, then moved to Norwalk about 1847. He died in 1855. The aiS'fORY Of CLARKSIflEtD. 105 widow still lives, near Milan. Samuel, born in 1821, came to Clarksfleld and lived until 1854, then he went to Cold- water, Michigan and married Elizabeth Church, then went to Toledo, Iowa, and lived until his death in 1883. Louisa M., born in 1823, married John NicUerson, of Clarksfield, and is living ai Kearney, Neb. George G., 2nd, born in 1827, married Lucy Ann Dowd, of Clarlisfield and lived in Clarlisfleld un- til 1855, when he moved to Iowa and died in 1869. He became a Baptist preacher and was a chaplain during the civil war. Ezra S., born in 1829, mar- ried Louisa S. Phillips, a sister of the first wife of John McDonald, in 1851. He became a Baptist preacher. He moved to Toledo, Iowa, in 1855. They are yet living at Lorimor, Iowa. About 1854 Abraham and Samuel Edwards went to Toledo, Iowa, and bought land, and moved there the next year, and also Philander, Ransloe, George and Ezra. The wife, Olivia, died there in 1865 and Abraham in 1872. Philander, Ransloe, Samuel and George all died at Toledo. The Robert Edwards, who left an estate of 77 acres of land in New Yorls: City, (now valued at three hundred millions of dollars) was a great uncle of Abraham Edwards. Samuel H. Gibson came here, proba- bly from Greenwich, Ohio, about 1836, and boarded with Capt Husted, but was soon married to Bathsheba Sheldon, of Greenwich. They lived in the upper part of the Tyler shop. He worked at cloth dressing, carding wool etc., in the lower part of the same building, his power being derived from a water wheel which received its water from the mill race. He afterward lived in a house across the street from Smith Starr's, where Emma Spurrier now lives. Mr. Gibson was in partnership with Capt. Husted in the store from 1837 to 1841. The Tyler shop was destroyed by fire in 1841 and Mr. Gibson soon moved to WaKeman township, then to Milan and finally to Greenwich. He might have worked for Silas Earl a short time after the shop burned. His children, enumerated here in 1848, were Jerome, Mary and Isaac. Caleb Hendryx used to work for Mr. Gibson in the carding mm. Captain Joab Squire was a sea cap- tain, a native of Connecticut, and came to Florence in 1815. He was the father of sixteen children, three of whom, William, Virgil and Charles, became residents of Clarksfield. Will- iam married Pamelia Gray in 1837 and they lived north of Ezra Wildman's. He was a basket maker and worked in the Tyler shop. They were the par- ents of six children, George, Annie, Hiram and three others, triplets, of whom two died in infancy and William grew to maturity. The family moved to Iowa in 1858 and came back a couple of years later. Mr. Squire died here and the family then moved to Grinnell, Iowa, where the mother died. Virgil Squire was born in Connecticut in 1808 and was married to Rebecca Peck, of Florence, about 1835. They began housekeeping m the old Husted store builuing, which stood near the sawmill race and here their eldest son, Charles, was born. Mr. Squire carrried on a store in the small building which is now the back part of the Barnum store. He also built an ashery in 1835. In 1836 he became associated with George Lawton in the mercantile business and built a mill which will be described i06 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELfi. later. The business was a financial Isaac Lawton (not of the family failure and Mr. Squire moved to Defl- of George) came to ClarKsfleld in 1837 ance, 0., about 1842 and finally be- from New York state, and built a house came well off. He died in 1874 and at Rowland's corners. He was inter- his wife in 1895. Their two sons, ested in the foundry with John Hayes. Charles and Edward are living in De- After a few years he went back east, tiance. Charles R. Sguire lived lu Martin Pulver was a neighbor ot Ciarksfield from 1840 until 1843. He Lawton and came here and lived in became an attorney at law and lived Lawton's house for a short time, but in Sandusky. He died about 1855. went back east He returned to Zebina Russell lived on the east side Clarksfield in May, 1839, and bought of the New London road next south of out David Hinmari, a short distance Lyman Knapp's, from about 1835 until east of Clarksfield village, and lived his death between 1844 and 1850. His there until 1843, when he sold out to children were Charles, Henry, George, Jonathan Huestis. He then bought Almon, Delavan and Lucia. CKarles, out Benjamin Hill, across from the Almon and Delavan died in Fitchville. Methodist church, and lived here until George died near Sandusky. His son, his death. He was born at Cokake, George, lives in Clarksfield. Henry N. Y., November 27, 1804, and died In lived in Fitchville but died in Clarks- 1880. His wife, Rebecca, died in 1860, field a few years ago. Lucia married at the age of 54. He then married Arthur W. Curtiss, of Fitchville, and Mrs. Tamzon (Rowland) Husted. Mr. died in the west. Zebina Russell mar- Pulver was a mechanic and used to ried the widow. Electa Stocking, for a work with Norman Furlong at making second wife, but they did not live to- grain cradles, fanning mills, wagons, getner long. etc. He was a fine man and enjoyed Armon, or Harmon, Rusco lived in the respect of the entire community. Norwalk in 1819 and in Bronson in There were three Pixleys (not of the 1822. He or another of the same name family of Eli) who came from Gatar- came to Clarksfield about 1836 and augus county, N. Y., to Clarksfield with settled near the "plum swamp" on the the Rounds family. They were Lett, west side of the Butler road south ol' his son Horace and grandson, Aaron Whitefox. He was a basket maker and L. They lived east of Rowland's found it difficult to make a living. He corners, just across the river. Lott was one of the first members of the was very fond of hunting foxes and Whitefox cburch at its organization in used to spend much time at this sport 1837 and he used to exhort at some when an old man. Aaron was mar- of the meetings. His children were ried to Harriet Rounds, of Hartland, Sarah, Alfred, William, Clara, Juliet, February 20, 1842. She died here a Nelson and Charlea, Sarah married year or two later and he married Ju- Mason Hand, a son of Enoch. Clara laney Converse. About 1860 he went married Eppa Owen. Some time after to California, abandoning his family. 1844 the family moved to Hardin Their son, Henry, is yet living, county, O. They were not related to In 1837 Nelson Warren Phillips lived Houghton Rusco. on a small farm south of James D. HISTORY OF CLARKSPIELD. 10? Smith's and his brother, Hugh, lived on the William Bissell farm- Myron Morris was the eldest son of John Morris, a half brother of Parley Post, who lived In Hartland just north of Mr. Post's. He married Alvira Blodgett and lived in Clarksfleld east of his father's place in 1837. He moved to New London after a few years and lived until his death. Abel D. Howe, a native of the state of New York, bought a piece of land in Clarksfleld south of the farm of Peter Justice, in 1837. He probably did not live there but about this time, August, 1836, came to Clarksfleld vill- age and lived in the back part of the Husted store building, keeping a small stock of goods in the front room. In 1844 he bought the store which had been owned by the Vermillion & Ash- land R- R- Co., at sheriff's sale, for $400, and kept a store here for a short time. He was also interested in the marble business with John Hayes. In 1845 he moved into the house next west of the hotel. He was in company with George M. Cleveland in the manu- facture of fanning mills. In 1850 he moved back to New York and a couple of years later to Lexington, Michigan, where he died in the 70's. His wife was Harriet Solis, a daughter of David Soils and Elizabeth Gary, of Oneida county, N. Y., and she died a few years before her husband. Their children were Elizabeth, who married and died at Lexington, Amelia, who married Charles Hudson, one of the captors of JeSerson Davis, and who died many years ago; Anna, who died at Lexing- ton, unmarried; Charles, living at Lex- ington; Fred and Frank, sailors on the lakes. The oldest son, Murray, died in 1838, at the age of 8 years. Jonathan Higgins, a tinner by trade, and whose widow, Clarissa, married "Uncle Billy" Letson, lived here in 1837 and died on the farm next west of Ezra Gray's. His daughter, Esther, married William Rounds. Alva and Daniel Heath were sons of Arden Heath, of Washington county, N. Y. There were nine sons and four daughters in the family. Alva was born In 1800 and was married to Jane Frazier in April, 1820. They moved to Clarksfleld as early as 1834 and nossi- bly as early as 1833, living in a log house which stood on the corner where the Whitefox schoolhouse now stands. This house was burned and he then built a house near Dr. McMillan's and lived there until about 1842, when he moved into a log house across the road from Jesse Wheeler's, just over the line in Wakeman township and lived there until 1853 or 54, when he moved to Sparta, Wis., where he died in 1834, he and his wife having lived together nearly 64 years, and she lived until 1894. They had no children. Daniel Heath married Caroline Thompson, a descendant of Miles Standlsh, and they came to Clarksfleld as early as 1837, taking uo a farm at the Whitefox corners, afterwards owned by Layton Cunningham, now owned by John Lee. He carried on an ashery and his brother may have been in company with him. His children were William, Nathan, Mary, Jane, Amarilla and Frank- About 1845 he left Clarksfleld, moving to Palo, Michigan, in 1850-52. Mrs. Heath died in 1873 and Mr. Heath in 1889. George Bolton lived near Ezra Wood's from 1837 to 1843. He made brick on Mr. Wood's farm. Asa Gleason came here in 1837 and 108 HISTORY OP CLARKSFIELD. lived in the log house on Pamela Green's farm and died there. His wife was a widow Peyton, the mother of James Rowland's wife, and a sister of Robert Fulton, the famous inventor. In 1837 Ezra Dunham came here and bought out John Day, who owned the farm south of that of Daniel Bills, now owned by W. H. Winans. He built the house now on the farm. He was twice married. The children of the first wife were Eliza P., who married W. H. Jaques and died at Joliet, 111-, in 1852; John H., who became a millionaire merchant and member of congress, at Chicago, and died a few years ago; Thomas P., who lived in Michigan a few years ago, and Ann. The children of the second marriage were Jane, who married a man by the name of King and went west; Delia, who married Levi Thomas, Jr., of Hartland, and died in 1863, and Samantha, who married Benajah Dolbee and died at Olena, some years ago. Mr. Dunham died in 1853 at the age of 63 and his widow- died in New London in 1863 at the age of 64. Asahel Dowd was a son of Asahel Dowd and Tabitha Pease and was born at Tyringham, Mass., Feb. 15, 1799. He was married to Fannie Morley in February, 1823. About 1830 he, with his parents, moved to Wayne county, N. Y. In 1837 he moved to Clarksfieid, purchasing 50 acres of land on the east side of the New London road, south of Cyrus Llvermore's. In 1850 he moved to Cook's corners, Huron county, 0., where he died In February, 1855. The wife, who was born in Massachu- setts, February 24, 1794, died June 1, 1854, while on a visit in Clarksfleld. She was a daughter of Derrick Morley and Thankful Morse. Their children were Sabrina M., born in 1824, married Charles Bunce, of Wakeman, and died at Toledo, Iowa, July 6, 1887; Harriet M., born in 1825, married Mr. White and died at Norwalk, O., in 1882; Lucy A., born in 1826, married George G. Edwards, of Clarksfleld, and died at Toledo, Iowa, Sept. 6, 1860; William A., born in 1828, lives at Toledo, Iowa; Eleanor B., born in 1831, died in 1833; George Newton, bom in 1835, lives at Carroll, Iowa; James Watson, born in Clarksfleld in 1837, starved to death at Andersonville prison in 1864. Solomon Dowd voted here in 1838, but was no relative of Asahel. Ira Day, (not a relative of Ephraim) lived on the Butler road from 1837 until 1840. He was a brother of Levi Bod- well's second wife. He married Emily Cochran, a sister of Augustus Barrett's wife. He went to Fremont and became insane. He died in Michigan. John Converse was born in Otsego, county, N. Y., in 1805. His wife, Mar- garet Maykee, was born in Delaware county, N. Y., in 1807. They came from Cataraugus county, N. Y., to Clarksfleld, in 1837. They lived on the Medina road, east of Whitefox corners, then on the Butler road north of the corners, then just east of the Whitefox corners. Mr. Converse died there in 1888. His wife died at Roch- ester, O., in 1900. Their children were Julaney, who married Aaron L. Pixley and died in Clarksfleld in 1861; James, living at Urichsville, O.; Lewis, living in Iowa; Sumner, who was killed by the cars some years ago; Rachel, who lives at Rochester, O., and William, who married, 1st, Josephine States, 2nd, Mary Rounds, and died on the old homestead in 1899. HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 109 Bbenezer Seklns lived here from 1837 to 1839. Thomas Frazler, of Highland Scotch descent was bom in Ireland In 1769. He came to America in 1786- His first wife was Nancy McMillan, an aunt ot Dr. McMillan. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom Margaret, Webster, Jane, John, Andrew, Agnes, Thomas and Mary came to maturity. The second wife was Levice Gorsline and they had five children, Alexander, George, Clinton, Elizabeth and Allen. Mr. Frazier,came to Clarksfield some time prior to 1837, in which year he died In a log house which stood near the river on the Bodwell farm a half mile north of the village. After his death the family moved to Indiana and the widow died there in 1851. Margaret married Joseph McCumber and died in 1840. Webster and John married uis- ters and died in Indiana many yea-.-s ago. Jane married Alva Heath and died at Sparta, Wis., in 1894, at tlie age of 94. Agnes, or "Nancy," as she was called, married Thomas F. Husted on February 3, 1835, in the little school house which stood just north of the river, at Clarksfield. She died in 1839. Andrew married Amanda Stone and they lived in Clarksfield, where he died in 1851, at the age of 35. Marv married S. Griswold and died at Sparta, Wis., at the age of 76. Alex- ander, who was apprenticed to Bph- raim Day in 1840, went to California in 1849 and died there in a few years. Gecrfe, who was apprenticfi 1o Thomas F. Husted in 1839 and to Smith S. Gray in 1840, became a lawyer and lived at Warsaw, Ind. He represented his county in the state legislature and was appointed Governor of on=! of the territories, but died in 1872, at the sfc'f of 48, before he entered upon th» duties of his office. Clinton died at Litch- field, Minn., in 1878, at the age of 50. Elizabeth married a Mr. Needham and died at Mishawaka, Ind., in 1899. Ellen married a Mr. Baintree and died at South Bend, Ind., in 1858. Dr. G. H. Darling lived nere in 1837 and another Dr. Darling lived in the Dr. Bunce house after the doctor moved away. Thomas Southwell was a blacksmilh and lived in Clarksfield village from 1837 to 1845. In 1844 he bought a house of S. H. Gibson but sold it the next year to Albert Buckley. He moved to a small town near CinciTaiati, but was superintendent of the Infirm- ary at Sandusky, O., in 1857. He had a son, George, when he lived here. Josiah Coats came from Buffalo, N. Y., to Clarksfield in February, 1837 and lived in two or three different houses, in a log house south of Hiel Scott's, on the old Ira Peck place, and at the Hol- low. In the next year he bought a place east of New London and lived there until his death. The children who came here were Harmon, Ransom, Jael, John, Reuben, Julia A., Nancy A, Prank and Dynatha. Malvina was born here in October, 1837. Benjamin Ransom Coats was married to Marv Ann Webb. Feb. 26, 1838. They livi>d in this township for a time. Reuben lived here in 1841 and John in 18 J4. Only two of the Coats children ar? living. Lewis Scott was a brother of Isaac C. Scott and came from Connecticut. He lived in Clarksfield In 1837, part of the time in a log house west of Ran- som Day's and part of the time across the road from Ezra Rowland's. He had three children, Cynthia, who was 110 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. the first wife of Albert Judson, of Florence, Lyman, who died in Wake- man a few years ago, and Alexander D., who lived in Clarksfleld for a num- ber of years but now lives in Cleve- land. Mr. Scott died in Wakeman and his wife, who was Sliza Young, died in Florence. Thomas Barkdull was the youngest son of Joseph and Mary Barkdull and was born in Columbiana, county, 0-, June 24, 1813. In 1829 "he left his home and went to Wooster, Ohio, ana in 1834 attended school at the Norwalk Seminary. In February, 1834, he was licensed to exhort and the next year was licensed to preach and was admitted on trial in the Ohio Confer- ence (Methodist) and was appointed to the Blyria circuit On October 11, 1836 he was married to Caroline Hendry, of Blyria. His next appointment was to Norwalk and in 1837 he came to Clarksiield. He bought i of an acre ot land of Andrew Frazier a little east of Dr. McMillan's and across the road. He built a house on the land, but lived here only a year or two. While he was the pastor of the M. E. church here, the society built a church, largely through his efforts, which building is still standing and is still the home of the M. B. church. After this time he had different appoint- ments in northern Ohio- He died at Mt. Vernon, 0., January 4, 1869. William Barnes and wife and a fam- ily of nine children came to Clarks- fleld in 1837 and lived on the road east of Milton Bissell's on the farm owned by David Fox at his death. The children were Anson, John, George, Robert, William, Louis, Mary Ann, Sarah and Edmund. John lived on the Butler road on what Is known as the Newhall farm. His children were Bmiline, Cortes, Silas, Melinda, Angeline and Frances. Emeline mar- ried Joseph Nickerson, Melinda mar- ried Abraham Hand, Angeline married William Cunningham, Silas married Elizabeth Clark. The family moved to Michigan, where the parents died. Anson also went to Mich gan and his relatives have lost track of him. George married a Minkler girl, from Berlin and they nad son, Seymour. They moved to Michigan in 1859, where they died. He was called "Devil George" bcause he was so full of fun and to distinguish him from another George, in Wakeman. Robert was married to Mary (Polly) Twaddle January 31, 1839 and they lived on the farm next west of the father's until his death in 1832, at the age of 75. Their chil- dren were Emily, Nancy, Jane, John and Fran!:, iumily and Frank died years ago. John lived on the home- stead until his death in 1901. Nancy Jane married J. M. B /ron and after his death, Edwin Prosser and lives in Wakeman townshii|, Will- iam Barnes married Helen Bissell in 1837 and they lived on the farm next east of t-ie father's, but later moved to tne bturgess Hayes farm on the Butler road, where he died in 1886 at the age of 76. Their children were Me- lissa, who married John Haynes and died some lears ago; Wealthy Ann, married John Howard and died in 1902; Charles, who li\ps on the old place, unmarried, and Johua B.. who married Belle Kemp and also lives on the old place. Louis Barnes moved to Michigan in 1853. He had five children, Mary, George, Louis, Frlsby and Harriet Mary Ann Barnes was married to Delos Battle HISTORY OF CLASKSFISLD. Ill January 31, 1839 and lived in Brighton, Ohio, where she was killed by being thrown from a carriage. Sarah, or "Aunt Sally" as she was called, never married but lived with her relatives and died not many years ago. Ed- mund Barnes married in the state ot New York and lived on the father's place, but moved to Indiana in 1846. They had a family of eleven children. William Barnes, the elder^ and his wife moved from here to Camden township, where the wife died and he then went to Michigan to live with Louis and died there. Dr. Hiram Bunce was a son of Isaac Bunce and Anna Sherwood and was born in Connecticut in 1802. He was a student at Yale College, and studied medicine with his uncle, Ebenezer Sherwood. He married, 1st, Margaret Kennedy and they had four children, William H., Augustus, Mary Jane and Marshall. In 1832 he married, 2nd, Mary Stevens, daughter of John Stevens, a sea captain of Connecticut They came to Ohio with the four child- ren, settling first at La Porte, Lorain county, and in Wakeman two years later. The parents of Dr. Bunce, with one son and some daughters, had moved to Wakeman in 1832. In 1836 Capt Husted charged Dr. Bunce for twelve weeks' board and he moved to Clarksfleld the same year. He bought a house of Asa Wheeler, w.hich stood at the foot of the hill on the west side of the road south of themill race, and was built partly in the bank. It was afterward owned by Anorew Daniels. Dr. Bunce sold this house and built another on the north side of the river, the one now owned by Dr. F. B. Weeks. Here the fam- ily lived until October, 1851, when they moved to Oberlin and in 1856 to Toledo, Iowa, where the doctor died in 1864 and the wife in 1879. The children of the second marriage were Charles, Sherwood, Sarah, Theodorejt Edwin, Mary, Edwin W. and Carrie. Will- iam, Augustus and Theodore followed in the footsteps of their father and be- came doctors. William married Ellen Conant, of Rochester, O., and prac- ticed at Clarksfleld for a short time, then moved to Oberlin and became one of the most skillful physicians in this part of the country. He died in 1892. Augustus married a Miss Field and died in Oberlin in 1864. Mary died young. Marshal clerked in the Cobb store at Clarksfleld. He married Mary Elizabeth Patch and died in 1850 a few months after his marriage. Charles went to Toledo, Iowa, and died in 1864. Sherwood died at Winchester, Va., in 1862, from the effects of a wound re- ceived in battle. Sarah married Edwin F. Oldroyd and is living at Shreve, O. Theodore married Julia Pierce, of Wakeman and practiced in Wakemas; Cleveland, Oberlin, etc., and died at Ashtabula, O., in 1885. Edwin and Carrie died young. Edwin W. lives at Marshalltown, Iowa. Edward Ferris lived here from July to October, 1836, boarding with Capt. Husted. Captain William Blackman, an uncle of Simeon, was a native of Connecti- cut, but moved to Tonawanda Creek, N. Y., in 1802, and settled near Buffalo before the war of 1812. He saw Buffalo burned by the British. He served as an American soldier during the war. , About 1815 he moved to U'lorence, first living in the block house where the Sprague brick house stands, with the widow Clark and her family. He soon 112 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. moved to Vermillion township, at Joppa, but he and Harley Mason built a sawmill in the forks of the river in Florence township. He traded Ws farm in Joppa for Mason's interest in the mill and built a log house near the mill and lived there until a freshet swept away the mill. He then moved to New London township, where he erected the first grist mill in the town- ship, which was operated by hand, the stones being made out of sandstone. This was about 1826. He lived south of the Peter Justice farm, on the south side of the road, but moved across the road into Clarksfield township some time before 1841. The house stood on the point between the creek and the road, where Homer Barrett's barn stands. His son, Daniel, bought the land in 1836 and sold a portion of the" farm to his father the next year. Mr. Blackman built a horse mill while liv- ing here and one of the stones is yet preserved, as a relic, by D. L. Justice. Mrs. Blackman died here in 1850. Mr. Blackman moved to Indiana after this but was sick and finally returned to Ohio and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Denman, in Florence. He and his wife, Phi- lenda, had four sons and five daughters. Almira married William W. White, of Clarksfield and they lived here for some years, until about 1851, when they moved to New London, where she died. Clarissa married Isaiah Post and died here some twenty-five years ago. Philida mar- ilied George Case and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. J. Har- land, In Clarksfield. Ann married William T. Cole and they lived In a house which stood between Royal and Ephralm Grldley's. Some time after 1846 they went west Marinda mar- ried John Denman of Florence, in 1819 and died about 1889. Daniel went west with his father and returned to Flor- ence and died there. Albert died In youth. Jerome went west and died in Nebraska a few years ago. Charles also went to Nebraska and was killed a few years ago by his horses running away. Levi GifEord was of Scotch parentage and was bom in Rhode Island hut afterward lived in the state of New York. He married Patience Jaqua, a sister of Samuel Jaqua, afterward ot this township. They came to Ohio at an early day and settled in Crawford county when it was a wilderness. They moved from there to Michigan and came to Clarksfield in 1837, settling on the farm next south ot David Lee's, on the east side of the road. About 1859 they moved to Minnesota, where both died. Mr. Giflord was well known as a Justice of the Peace. They had six children. Margaret married Jay Bradish and lived in this town- ship for many years, dying here in 1902. Bithynia married Solomon HuTi- bard and after his death, Daniel Hos- mer. They lived on the John Ander- son farm and she died there several years ago. Phebe married William Fellows, of this township and died In Michigan. Abby Jane married Mr. Warburton and lives in Minnesota. Samuel died In Salisbury prison during the war. Marshall died in Minnesota. James Harvey Hand was a native of Galen, New York state and moved to Fitchville and to Clarksfield in 1837. settling first near Ezra Dunham's and later on the Sedgwick Barnes farm on the Butler road. He moved to Michi- gan and back several times. He and HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELB. 113 his wife have long been dead. They had seven children. Mary married Bbenezer Nickerson and spends her time between her place In Clarksfield and the home of her son at West Lib- erty, O. Abraham married Melinda Barnes and is dead. John married Clarissa Fletcher and lives in Wake- man township. Experience, or "Speedy," as she was called, married Giles Scott and died in Clarksfield in 1899. Elvira married Levi Scott and lives in Michigan. Cyrus died in Michigan in 1899. William was acci- dentally killed many years ago. David Hinman came with his family from Connecticut to Litchfield, Ohio, and owned and operated a steam saw- mill. This was destroyed by fire. He lost his first wife and married Mary Squire, a daughter of Joab Squire, of Florence. He came to Clarksfield as early as 1837 and bought the John Hayes farm a half mile east of Clarksfield village and lived there until he sold the farm fo Martin Pulver m 1839. He also bought a piece of land east of the farm of Abraham Edwards. Mr. Hinman had been a Methodist preacher in his younger days but gave up the ministry on account of a partial falure of his voice. He was a handy workman and did manufactur- ing in a small way in a shop which he built near his house, where he had turning lathes and other machines. Of the children, there are living, Mrs. Martha Bradley, Wilber F. and Munson S., the latter having been born in Clarksfield. Mr. Hinman moved to Ashland, then Elyria, then Brunswick then to Berea in 1,^47. In 1862 he went to Louisville, Ky., to serve as an army nurse, but returned in a few weeks and died in the same year, at the age of 66 years. His wife died at the home of her son in Cleveland in 1871. Mr. Hinman was a strong anti-slavery advocate and gave some aid to the "Underground Railroad-" Thomas B. Knapp lived at Danbury, Conn., and married Mercy Seger. He was a relative of Smith Starr's wife and his wife was a relative of Eli Seger. He died and the widow with six children, Elbert S., Betsey, Alice, Deborah A., Thomas B., Jr., and Orrin W., came to Clarksfield in 1837. They first lived in a log house across the road from the Methodist church. One of the daughters, Fannie, had mar- ried William H. Wildman in New York state and was living here. Elbert fol- lowed farming for several years, but when Edward Husted was elected Sheriff, he appointed Mr. Knapp dep- uty, which office he filled as long as Mr. Husted was in office. Mr. Knapp lived in NorwalK. He married Frances Bump, of Portage county, O., and died in 1853. Betsy married Norman G. Furlong and died in Norwalk in 1898. Alice married Peter S. Gray and died in Iowa. Deborah married Bleazer Hamlin in 1840 is living at Norwalk. with her sister, Fannie. Thomas B. was a lad of twelve years of age when the family came here. He attended tint schools here, then went to the Nor- walk Academy, then worked one sum- mer with Lyman Gilpin at the trade of mill Wright- In 1841 he went to Ala- bama and clerked in a store for sev- eral years. In the winter of 1848-49, at the time of the California gold fever he started for California, via the Isthmus of Panama. He was ship- wrp.cl:ed in the Carribean Sea and reached an island off the coast of Yuca- tan and at last reached the coast of 114 HISTOEy OF CLARKSFIELD. Central America. At Belize he em- barked for Chagres, crossed tlie Isth- mus and reached San Francisco' in August, 1849. In 1853 he returned to Clarksfield and went to Iowa Falls, Iowa, in company with J. J. Cobb, Eleazer Hamlin and Peter S. Gray and is still living there. He signs his name with anHon. before it- Orrin Knapp, when he was old enough, learned the carpenter's trade of War- ren Cooley and followed it for several years. He married Mary Starr, of Geauga county, O., moved to NorwalR and to Illinois and finally went to Iowa where he died in 1897. Elon Stone lived at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. His wife, Esther, became in- sane and the family was broken up. Their children were Philo, Laura, Dan- iel, Elton, Jr., Alvin, John.Demmon ani Abigail. Daniel married Mary Ann Wildman, Abigail married Hoxsie Vin- cent Alvin had tw,o daughters who lived here, Anna, who married Joseph Fletcher and Amanda, who married Andrew Frazier. Elon, Jr., once lived in the Lyman Gilpin house but moved to Florence, at "Tater Hill," and died there in 1856. Philo and Laura came to Clarksfield about 1837. Philo, who never married, bought a farm next south of Hoxsie Vincent's, where Piatt Vincent now lives. Laura kept house for him until his death in 1842 at the age of 45. Some time after this she married Jonathan Washburn and died in 1879 at the age of 76. Elon Stone, Sr., came here some time in the for- ties and lived with Laura until his death in 1852, at the age of 85. His wife had died in 1845. In Cattaraugus county, N. Y., there lived a family by the name of Rounds. One of them, Isaac, came to Hartland township. One of his sons, Nelson, died in Clarksfield in 1900. A daughter, Harriet, married Aaron L. Pixley and died in Clarksfield in 1843. Jacob Rounds, a brother of Isaac, came to Clarksfield in 1838 and lived near Whitefox, but returned to New York. A daughter of his married her cousin, Nelson Rounds, and lives in New fork, since the death of Mr. Rounds. An- other Rounds family, cousins of Isaac and Jacob, also lived in New York, ot whom five sons and one daughter came to Clarksfield about the same livae, 1836-37. Isaiah married a sister of Mrs. John Converse and they lived on the Butler road north of Whitefox uniil 1840. He died in Wisconsin. Darius married a sister of Seymour Waldron and died in Michigan. Will- iam W. married Esther Higgins, a daughter of Jonathan Higgins, and they lived just east of Hamlin's corn- ers, then moved to Wakeman township, then to Wisconsin, where they died- Their daughter married William Con- verse and is living in the west Cyril lived here until 1845. He once lived in Dr. McMillan's log house south ot Hamlin's corners, then on the Butler road near John McDonald's. His child- ren were Orton, Mary, Margaret and Elizabeth. He died in Wisconsin. Lane Rounds lived here until 1840, but died in New York. Esther Rounds was the wife of Freeborn Letson. Two younger brothers, Washington and Nelson, lived in this vicinity, but probably not in this township. Freeborn Letson and his family came from New York with the Rounds fam- ily. He once lived south of Hamlin's corners but later bought a small farm on the Butler road across the way from John McDonald's, which is now a part HISTORY OF CLASKSFI&LD. lis of the Fish farm. His children were William, Cornelia, Andrew, Philander and Perry. Philander died about 1849. The family moved away some time after 1851. William Letson, a brother of Free- bom, married the widow of Jonathan Higgins and died on the farm next west of Ezra Gray's. Starr Hoyt was a nephew of Simon and came to Clarksfield village in 1837. He was a harness maker and workeil in a shop which stood in front of where the grist mill now stands. He lived first in a house just east of the Cobb store, but later built a house on the next lot east, which house was burned while Greorge Signer lived in it. Hoyt had three daughters, Issa- bella, Josephine and Caroline. The faily went back east about 1851. Daniel Bullock lived south of Mil- ton Bissell's in 1837. One daughter Is living at Valparaiso, Ind. John Titus Homer lived in New London township in his youth, but was a resident of Clarksfield from 1837 to 1855. In 1844 he married Mary Knapp and they lived a little more than a half mile south of the center of the township, just south of wher« John Knapp afterward lived. They sold this place and moved to the New London road, near Lyman Knapp's, In 1855 they moved to Michigan, where the wife died Jan. 16, 1901. She was born July 15, 1829. Mr. Hosmer still lives in Michigan. They had two sonf , Hiram, bom in 1846 and Major, born in 1848. The latter died in 1864 from a wound received in battle during the war. William W. White was a son of Thomas White, a pioneer of Fitchvllle, and was born in 1813. His wife waa Almira Blackman and he lived in Clarksfield as early as 1837. In .1838 hb eought 40 acres of land north of where William Blackman lived. la 1848 he bought a farm on the Butler road where Adam Shank afterward lived and built the house there. He lived here about four years and then moved to New London, where the wife died. Their children were Thomas, Alfred, Andrew and James. Mr. White married again and died in Michigan in 1898. Ira B. Scovllle lived at Clarkgfleia from 1837 until 1841. Moses Yale, a son-in-law of Levi Rowland, lived here in 1837 and tai^ht school. He moved to Norwalk and lived there many years, until his death. Other men who lived here in 1837 were Darius Allen, Abram Hinkley, Harry Kimball, Gorge Langhey, Ira Mason, James Makee, Nathaniel Redd, Jeremiah Service, William W. Shaw, Charles Sherman, Moses Smith, George Van Ortwlck and Abraham Van Ort- wick. David Stevenson, a native of Platts- burg, N. Y., came to Clarksfield about 1838 and first lived in a log house back of Mr. Furlong's, then in another log house which stood on the brow of the hill across the road from the Methodist church, but later built a frame house a little further east, where Mr. Wing's house now stands. He built a shop across the road from his house and kept a number of men at work making boots and shoes. He afterwards had a store south of the Cobb store and also kept the hotel. About 1855 he moved to Iowa, where he died. His first wife Hannah, died in 1842. He then mar- ried Mary Bivens. She died in 1844 and he then married Bvaline Kress, a 116 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. sister of Henry Kress. She died in 1876. The children of the first wife were Harry, Albert and Justin. The second wife had no children. The chil- dren of the last wife were John, Susan and Rinaldo. Harry and Justin went to California- Albert married Cynthia Jane Carpenter and died in Iowa. John and Rinaldo live in Iowa and Susan is dead. Philo Stevenson, a brother of David, was bom at Plattsburgh, N. Y., in 1793 and was married to Lucena Ells- worth in 1816. In 1833 he moved from Middleboro, Vt, to Huron county, O,, first living in Norwallc to\fnship, then in Ripley and coming to Clarksfleld in 1843. He was a shoemaker and worked for his brother and lived in the house next east of David's shoeshop. He died in 1873 and his wife in 1876 at the age of 75. Their children were Amanda, born in 1821, William T., born in 1824, Oscar Philo, born in 1827, An- drew M., born in 1830, Jane, born in 1832 and Calista, born in 1839. Amanda was married to George Parker in 1839. He was a peddler who lived here be- fore Mr. Stevenson came here. He abandoned her and she married a Mr. Johnson, in Washington Territory, and died in Belle vue, O., in 1871. She had a daughter, Malvina Parker, now a resident of Milton, Wis. Philo was married to Ann Hough in 1848 and they had a son, John, who goes by the name of Hough and lives in Iowa. They sep- arated after a time. Stevenson went to California and Washington Terri- tory and was accldently killed there in 1863. William married Lois Hakes, of Fitchville, in 1851, and died in Cali- fornia in 1855. Andrew married Jo- anna Starr in 1868 and died in Clarks- fleld In 1902. Calista married Frank Carpenter, of New London, and died at Glenville, near Cleveland, in 1884. Jane was taken sick with typhoid fever in 1845, the year so many were sick with the disease, and while de- lirious wandered away and was not found until she reached Peru township. She died not long afterward. James Stevenson, a brother of Philo and David, lived south of William Bissell's place, on the east side of the road. His wife, Patty, died here in 1842, leaving several sons. The family moved to Illinois and Mr. Stevenson died near Chicago. Martin Blodgett taught school here in 1838. He was a molder by trade and worked for Hiram Allen in the furnace at Rowland's corners, at one time, but he taught school the most of his life. He never married and in his old age lived in an old house just north of the Jonathan Baldwin place and died there, alone, a few years ago. David Williams, an Englishman, and a first class shoemaker, lived in Clarks- field from 1838 until 1846, and then moved to Norwalk. He lived in the Rory Starr house, east of Squire Starr's. His children were James, Victoria, David, William, Charlotte and Bert Charlotte married a sailor by the name of Lawton and died in Clarksfleld. Bert married George Gray's daughter, Nettie. Mr. Williams and his wife died in Norwalk. William J. Harland lived in Ontario county, N. Y., and was a school mate of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon church, and lived within half a mile of the place where Smith claimed to have found the Mormon Dible. He came to Clarksfleld in 1838 and bought out Hessel P. Ryerson. He flrst lived In the house which Ry- HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 117 erson had built but afterward bought the Isaiah Post farm and lived there until his death in 1850. His wife died in 1884. His children are James, liv- ing in California, Mary (Blakeman), living in Michigan, and Edward, who married Sarah Case amd is living on the old homestead- Samuel CoUingwood, a brother of Jonathan, a single man, lived here in 1838. He died in Hancock county, O. a few years ago. Jonas Martin came to Clarksfield in "1838 and rented a house of Capt Husted. He afterward lived on the Medina road where Elijah Button lived later. About 1844 fie moved to Wakeman township and from there to Iowa, where he died. His wife, Emily, died in 1862 at the age of 56. Their children were Olivia, who married Eli Hale, of Clarksfield, and is dead, Ange- line, who married Sylvester Hale and lives in Iowa, Cynthia, who also lives in iowa, and Horace, who is deaff. Jonah Martin, who lived north of Row- land's corners in Wakeman, was a twin brother of Jonas. Almerdn McKenney, a son of John McKenney was born in New York Jan- uary 10, 1812. In 1836 he was mar- ried to Jane Tibbitts, of Cleveland. She was born in Ogdensburg, N. Y., March 30, 1819- Between 1836 and 1838 they came to Clarksfield. Mr. McKenney built a house south oC the one afterward occupied by E. M. Barnum, and lived there. He was a shoemaker and worked in a shop wh!, w. Y., soon moving back to Massachusetts where the wife died, leaving four daughters, Arvilla, Eunice, Julia and Harriet. In 1836 Mr. Mead married Laura Dutton, a daughter of Elijah uutton. In 1839 the family came to Clarksfield and settled on a farm be- tween Ezra Wood's and Ransom Day's on the east side of the road. Here Mr. Mead built a brick house, the first in the township. The wife died in 1875 and Mr. Mead in 1883. There were two children by the second mar- riage, Charles and Mary. Mr. Mead carried the mail frpm Wellington to Clarksfield and from Norwalk to Clarksfield, on alternate days, for manj) years. Arvilla Mead married Robert H. Hurlbut and lives in lowa^ Eunice married Jairus Sheldon and is living in Illinois- Julia married Orson Wight and died in Iowa. Harriett mar- ried Wm- Somers and died In Ne- braska in 1876- Charles married Jen- nie Hoag, of Clarksfield and lived on the comer opposite Ransom Day's for a number of years and then moved to Missouri, where he still lives. Mary married John W. Johnson of Clarks- field and they live in Clarksfield near Rowland's corners. Eli Benjamin come to Clarksfield about 1839. He was married to Han- nah Wheeler, a daughter of Asa Wheeler, Sr., on January 31, 1839. He bought the BarkduU house in 1842 and lived there until his death in 1855. He 120 HISTORY OF CLAKKSFIELD. did teaming for Mr. Cobb much of the time. His children were Lucy, Edwin and Willie. The widow and her chil- dren went to Michigan and she died there. William lived in Iowa not long ago. James A., and Ariel D., Gibson, brothers, came here from the state of New York in 1839. James was a black- smith and worked at the Hollow- He went west and died- Ariel had been en- gaged to a girl in the east, Hannah Carley, by name. He was sent to the penitentiary and he and the girl were told that the other was dead. After he came here he married Polly Mead and they lived in the house back of the B. M. Barnum house. .After a time Hannah Carley was visiting in this part of the state and she and Gibson found out the deception which had been practiced, and went west to- gether. Gibson's wife starved herself to death, leaving a child, which the father came and got, afterwards. He died many years ago. Mortimer Fay, a bachelor, laborer and handy man at almost anything, lived with his sister, Mrs. Abraham Thompson, from 1839 until 1844. Alva and Harley, Halbert, brothers, came here in 1839 with their mother and lived here until about 1845. They first lived on the east side of the New London road, south of where Richard Panning died. They built the frame of a house in Clarksfleld village, where Isaac B. Scott lived in later years, but did not finish it Harley had two sons, John and James. The men were nearly blind. Henry Hart came here before 1839 and lived in the old log house built by Stephen Post, Sr., near the south- west corner of the township. Mrs- Hart's parents, Isaac and Charlotte Lewis, lived with Hart The old house was destroyed by fire and Mr. Lewis nearly lost his life by being burned. A new house was built and the fam- ily lived in it and Mr. Lewis died there. Some time after 1841 Hart moved to Michigan. Mrs. Lewis died at the home of a relative on the Butler road. Mr. Hart's children were Har- vey, yho used to live on the Butler road where Lafayette Johnson now lives; Charlotte, Isaac, Rodman and Hiram. Andrew Daniels married Nancy Hendrickson and came to Clarksfleld village in 1840 and lived in the Dr. Bunce house just south of the mill race. Mr. Daniels was a blacksmith and worked in a shop back of Cobb'? store. They moved away in a couple of years, but returned in 1847 and bought and occupied the same hous« again. Some time after this he bought the foundry property and had a house made out of the fanning mill factory of Cleveland and Howe, ani lived there until his death. The Bunce house was moved so as t* stand over the race and made into a blacksmith shop. Mr. Daniels after- wards worked in a shop west of the Capt Husted house. He died in 1891 at the age of 77 years and his wife died in 1898 at the age of 74. Their only child died in infancy. Marcellus Booth, a cabinet mak«r, came here about 1840 and lived at Clarksfleld for a time. He 'married a sister of Lucius M. and Henry Curtiss and lived on a farm near Birmingham at the time of his death. Stephen and Asa J. Fisk wer« brothers and came to Clarksfleld about 1840. Asa was a blacksmith an* HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 121 built a house on the north side of the river, just north of Dr. Bunco's. Stephen was a stone cutter and boarded with Squire Starr some of the time- He married a sister of Hi- ram Gray's wife and lived in Norwalk until his death. The brothers went away after 1845. S. S. Fisk, who died in 1850 at the age of 63 years and Nancy, his wife, who died in 1850, also, at the age of 69 years, are buried in Hartland, and were undoubtedly the parents of Stephen and Asa. Lyman Gilpin came here about 1840 and built the house in the rear of the Congregational church. He was a mill Wright and was also a preacher of the Free Will Baptist denomina- tion. His children were William, Delos and Margaret. In 1845 he sold his place to Winslow Fay and went away. Walter Bates was a son of John Bates who married Stephen Day's widow. He lived In Clarksfield after he was a voter, from 1840 until after 1851. He married a Mead girl, from Bronson. He was interested in the foundry at Clarksfield and was the builder of the firct engine used in the grist mill at Clarksfield. He was killed at Milan in 1875 while helping to move a boiler. Asa White was a brother-in-law of Ben Hill and kept the hotel at Clarks- field in 1840. Benjamin Kidney came here from Florence and lived in a log house back from the road on Augustus Barrett's place from 1840 to 1844. His children were Frances, John and Eliza. Oliver Day and his brother, Moses R. were cousins of Bphriam Dav and natives of Vermont- They lived here in 1840. Oliver was a carpenter by trade. Moses was called "Moses Rant," to distinguish him from Stephen Ransom Day, or "Stephen Rant." He lived with Ephraim Day and Upton Clark, while here. He afterward lived in New London and died there. Glide Day, of New Lon- don is his son. Wesley J. Wells, a Methodist min- ister, lived here in 1840. Caleb M. Welsher was a Baptist minister and lived at Rowland's corn- ers, in the house built by Isaac Law- ton. Isaac Welsher was a bachelor and lived with Caleb. They lived here for three or four years. Christopher House was a son of Cornelius House, a captain who served in the American army through the whole period of the Revolutionary war. fie and his wife were born and raised in Montgomery county, N. Y., and had a family of seven daughters and one son. In 1835 they came to Ohio, firsf. living in Wellington, then in Hart- land, then coming to Clarksfield in 1840 or 1841- They lived on a forty acre farm purchased from Ira Peck, next north of the Philemon Peck farm, where George Godfrey now lives. The eldest daughter, Margaret, was mar- ried to Henry Purdy while living here and Jennie married Nelson Tyler and lives in California. The family moved to Michigan after a few years. Aaron C. Jenne was born in 1799 and was married in 1821 to Delania Pixley, who was born in 1802. She was a daughter ot Paul Pixley, of New London, and an aunt to Eli, Sardis and Jasper. They came from New York to Florence about 1835 and lived there five years, then went to Seneca county, then to New London, then to Clarksfield. They lived on the farm 122 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. west Of the one where Sherman Smith first lived, now owned by George Shays. Mr. Jenne once owned the Cyrus Livermore farm. He once lived in the old "Mansion House," at Row- land's corners. He died in Ross county, O., in 1864. His wife died in New London township in 1854. Their children were Amanda, Catharine, John Winslow, Eli P., and George T., of wnom Amanda and Winslow only are living, the former in Canada, the latter in Michigan. George died in New London a few years ago. Seth Cooley was a native of Con- necticut and was a brother of War- ren CooleyV His wife was Clarissa House. They came from Rochester, N. Y., to Clarksfield about 1840 and first lived in a Ihouse near Ezra Wild- man's, then in a house east of Ham- lin's corners, where Ben Hill after- wards lived, then built a house at the forks of the road at the foot of the hill west of the Methodist church and lived there many years. Mr. Cooley owned a small farm north of Ezra Wildman^, just over in Wakeman township'. He ^as a carpenter by trade and also operated the saw mill at Clarksfield. He died in 1864 at the age of 65 and his wife died in 1883, at the age of 79. Their children were Mary Ann, who married Piatt Finch and lives in Clarksfield and Norwalk, with her children; William, who died a number of years ago, and Zelma, who married Seneca Ronk, and lives in Norwalk. Lott Spurrier was born in Maryland and went into the army during the war of 1812. He was discharged in the state of New York and he remained there and married Catharine Kilmore in 1817 and they lived in New York until 1834, when they moved to the village of Euclid, near Cleveland. In 1836 they moved to Milan township at Abbott's bridge. In 1840 they came to Clarksfield and first lived on the Patch farm, north of Clarksfield, but later moved into a log house on George Gray's farm. He died here in 1862, at the age of 71, and the widow died in 1880, at the age of 76. Their children were Mabala, born in 1821, John L., born in 1823, Rachel, born in 1826, Loren, born in 1828, Emily, born in 1835, Finley, born in 1839, Lucina, born in 1840 and Willard, born in 1843. Mahala married George Gray in 1841 and lived in this township until 1899 when she went to Wellington to live with her daughter and died there in 1900. John married Althea Sexton in 1846 and they lived in Clarksfield until his death by accident in 1899. Rachel married Calvin Peck and lives in Indianapolis. The other children left here years ago and their residence is unknown to their relatives here. Fin- ley was here for a few days, some years ago, but went away again. Joseph McCumber was born in Her- kimer county, N. Y., in 1798. He came to Ohio about 1833 or 34, settling in Ashland county. In 1840 he came to Clarksfield, settling near the David Minor place, where he carried on an ashery. After he gave up that busi- ness he carried on farming near Clarksfield village. In 1856 he removed to Sparta, Wisconsin, with his fam- ily„ and lived on his farm until 1871 when he followed his sons to Call fornia and died there in 1876. He was twice married. The first wife, Mar- garet Frazier, died in Ashland county in 1838. The children of the first mar- riage were Nancy, Elizabeth, Jane F., HISTORY OF CLAKKSFIELD. 123 Thomas C, Melissa, Morrison, Mary A. and John P. Nancy married Mr. Munyon and lived in New Jersey. Elizabeth married J. H. Blodgett and both died in Nebraska many years ago. Jane married Capt. DeWitt Wil- son, of Wakeman and lived in Wake- man, then moved to Wisconsin where she died in 1872. Thomas died in Cali- fornia a few years ago, leaving a large family. Melissa married G. W. Grubaugh and they lived in Indiana for many years. Morrison died in 1842, at the age of eight years. Mary married Alfred Wilson, of Wakeman in 1863 and lived in Wakeman for a few years, then moved to Sparta, Wisconsin, where she still lives- John went to California in 1859 and has been a farmer on the wheat ranches of the San Joaquin Valley ever since. He is unmarried. The children of the second marriage are Alva, Andrew and Albert, living in California. Ebenezer Hunt Chandler was a son of Simeon Chandler and Lois Benja- min. Simeon was a son of Benjamin Chandler, who was a captain in the French army Tinder Lafayette an^ came to America during the war of the Revolution and served until the close of the war, then settled near Hartford, Conn. Ebenezer was bom in Connecticut in 1800 and went to Madi- son county, N. Y., in 1818 and went to farming. In 1820 he married Lydia Post, a daughter of Isaiah Post The Post family came to Hartland town- ship and settled near the southwest comer of Clarksfield and Mr. Chandler came here in 1836 and lived on what is known as the Lee farm, just south of Parley Post's farm, in Hartland, until 1840, when he bought a farm in Clarksfleld, on the east side of the road, opposite Royal Gridley's, where he lived for several years. His mother lived with him until her death in 1840. He used to travel around the country buying ashes for Joe Pot- ter and J. J. Cobb. He moved to Nev.' London and finally to Townsend, where he died in 1878. His widow died in 1889. Their children were Loretta, Dolly, Cornelia, Isaac Harri- son, Ebenezer, Joseph Edwin, Amelia, Helen Arvilla and Benjamin Ftanklin. Loretta married Allen Priest and died in Clarksfield in 1841. Dolly married Joseph Tremein in 1840 and died in Clarksfield in 1901. Cornelia did not marry, Harrison married Catharine Rumsey and lives in Nor- walk township. Ebenezer married Ab- bie Bracey and lives in Wellington. Joseph, or "Tip," married Julia Foster and lives in Fitchville. Amelia mar- ried Guy Poppy. Arvilla married Ransom Barrett Frank married Har- riet Bracev. The daughter are dead. Justin Tremain was a brother of the mother of the Gridley brothers and of the mother of Parley Post and Mrs. E. H. Chandler. His wife was Fanny Chandler, a sister of E. H. Chandler. They came from the same town and started at the same time, that Mr.' Chandler did. They lived in Clarks- field near the old Stephen Post farm, from 1836 until nearly 1850, then moved to Michigan, and died at Tecum- seh. Mrs. Tremain's daughter, Susan, married Nathan W. Spear, of Hartland, and her son, Joseph Tremain, married Dolly Chandler and at this writing is living in Clarksfield, at the age of 82 years, but is very feeble. Nathaniel Fisher was born in Can- ada March 20, 1816. He came to Flor- ence and was married to Mary Knapp 124 HISTORy OF CLARKSFIELD. in 1835. She was born May 3, 1818. They came to Clarksfield some time before 1842. They first lived on a farm which they bought, south of Ephraim Gridley's. They next lived at Clarks- field and kept the hotel there. After a few years they bought a farm on the Butlt-r road just south of the Jones corners, on the east side of the road. They lived here until about 1887. when they moved to the Huestis farm, where Mr. Fisher's brother, Robert, had lived. Mr. Fisher died in 1888 and his wife in 1894. Their children were James, born 1835, Charles, born in 1842 and Ann, born in 1848. James married Hannah Stevens and died in 1863. Charles married Lucretia Gib- son ,of Florence in 1867 and Helena Walton in 1870. He lived in Clarks- field until his death March 18, 1901. He was killed by the oars. Ann mar- ried Thomas Lang and lived in Clarks- field for some time but lives in Michi- gan at present. William Hart Husted was a brother of Samuel Husted. He and his wife, Caroline, moved from Danbury, Con- necticut, to Trumbull county, Ohio, with three children, and two more were born tJhere- The children wer,' Harriet, Henry E., Abbie, Edmund and Hoyt. About 1840 the wife with Henry and Abble came to Clarksfield, where Edmund an4 Hoyt had prev- iously come. Mr. Husted came here soon after and lived at Ezra Wild- man's and made hats. He wetft back to Danbury, Connecticut and was killed in a hat factory. The widow went back to Trupibull county and married again and died there. Har- riet married a Meeker and was liv- ing at Wauseon not long ago. Henry married Delia Scott and lived in Clarksfield. They separated and he married the widow of J. Hendrdckson and lives at Olmsted Falls, Ohio. Ab- bie married Ben. Patch and died many years ago. Hoyt was apprenticed to Samuel W. Husted in 1839, married Ethellnda Finch and lives in Des Moines, Iowa. Edmund was appren- ticed to Levi Rowland in 1839 and lives in Wakeman. Abel B. Barnes was a brother of Sheldon Barnes and came to this town- ship as early as 1841. He was a bachelor. His l)areats, Charles and Cynthia Barnes, came here aboutl855 and lived in different houses In Clarks- field village and Abel lived with them. They came from South Britain, v^on- necticut. They both died here. She died in 1S66. Abel was a stone cutter and an expert marble cutter and many of the old tombstones in our ceme- teries are the work of his hands. He died in the Capt Husted house about twenty-five years ago. Two of Almanza Hamlin's sis- ters. Sally and Diadama Row- ley, lived with him until his m*-riage, when they went to Pittsfleld and lived with another sister. One of them had a son, Hiram H., who also lived with Almanza. He married Betsey Ann Signor and lived east of Hamlin's corners. They separated and he married Rebecca Bond, a widow, of Norwalk. He lived at Clarksfield vill- age and carried on the business of harness making. He moved to Wake- man and died a few years ago. Nat Ames, who lived with him when a lad and learned the trade of him, lives at West Clarksfield. Eli Thomas was a son of Levi Thomas and was born at Brighton, Monroe county. N. Y., July 13, 1809. HISTORY OF CLAEKSFIELD. 125 He learned the trade of cabinet maker and became a fine workman. He lived in Canada for a year then moved to Norwalk, O. He was married to Jen- nette Griswold, of Townsend, October 12, 1834. He lived in several towns in Huron county and came to Clarksfleld in 1840. He had a shop across the road from Seth Cooley's, east of Spring Brook. Part of the time he lived in the upper part of the shop and part of the time in the Dr. Bunce house, at the "foot of the hill south of the mill race. The wife died March 31, 1843 and was buried at the top of the hill back of Rory Starr's place. He then married the widow of John Kedwell but they separted some time after the war. In 1847 he sold his property here to Richard Fanning and moved to Fairfield, and after some other moves, settled in New London where he lived for thirty years. In his old age he went to the infirmary and died there In 1901. He spent much time in trying to invent a machine for per- petual motion and eventually lost his property and nearly lost his mind in chasing this "ignis fatuus. ' He was a very strong believer in the religion of Swedenborg. Mr. Thomas had four children by his first wife, Mordecai, who lives at Bingham ton, N. Y., Ara- minta, who is dead, Rosabella, who lives in Norwalk, and Alice, who lives in Boston. The second wife had one son, Frederick, who lives at Brie, Pa. This wife Is living at Sandusky, 0. John Dean, Sr., came from New York state with his wife and two daughters, Maria and Phoebe, the latter being an invalid. They lived in a house east of Barrett's corners, just east of the creek, near Zara Norton's. The old gentleman used to chop timber and do other work, as he was able, and Maria did weaving. The old lady died in 1847 at the age of 71 and the old gentle- man in 1849 at the age of 82. It is supposed that he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution The daughters went west after the death of their father. John Dean, Jr., a son of John Dean, Sr., came from Cuyahoga county, N. Y., to New Haven township, Huron county, O., in 1837 and to Clarksfleld the next year. He married Dolly Hoyt in 1837 and they lived in a house on Simeon Hoyt's farm, east of Barrett's corners, on the west side of the creek. In 1854 they moved to Michigan, where he died in 1867, at the age of 54. The widow married Joshua Leonard and died in 1900. She had seven chil- dren, two of whom, Dorisca and Dor- lisca, were of school age in 1845. Leander Hinman came to Clarks- fleld about 1840 and lived south of Noah Hamlin's, on a part of the farm afterward owned by William Bissell. His wife died here in 1841 and In 1843 he married Mary Watros, of Fitchville, and they lived on the farm for a short time, then moved to Norwalk, Fitch- ville and New London, finally coming back to Clarksfield, where they bought the Uriah Tucker house and lived there. Mr.' Hinman died in 1881, at the age of 74. Mr. Hinman had a son by the first wife, named David, who was living at Denver, Colorado, some time ago. He had two children by the last wife, Delia, who married Henry Tows- ley, and Frank. The widow and chil- dren are living in Clarksfleld. In 1840 and 1841 Enos Smith voted here and in 1842 Enos Smith, Jr., voted here. A man of the same name, but not the same family, lived here 126 HISTORY OF CLAHKSFIELD. from 1820 to 1825. He was a son of Nathan Smith, the first minister in Florence, and who went to New Lon- don in 1816, but returned to Florence. Enos was married to Sally Sampson, of New London, January 6, 1819. He lived the most of bis life after this on the town line road between Florence and Berlin and died Sept 15, 1874, at at the age of 94. Their oldest daughter, Betsy (Jefferson) was bom in Clarksfield. Charles Smith, a brother, married Phebe Mead, of Fitch- ville in 1818 and began housekeeping here. In 1840 Joseph Ferry lived in a log house west of Daniel Stone's, where Myron Rogers afterward lived. His children were Amanda, who married Taylor Starr, Sophronia and Sheldon. John Thompson lived here in 1840 and worked with James A. Gibson. James Williams, a cloth dresser, lived here in 1840-41. Mastin Brundage lived on the Butler road in the 1st section from 1840 to 1844. His children were Isaac, Sarah, Nathaniel, Clarence and Prudel. In 1840-41 David B. Braman lived somewhere near the Jones ashery. His son Samuel married Belinda Webb and lives in Rochester. David lost his life in a well. In 1840 the following men were voters here: Daniel Booth, Moses Chamberlain, John Conway, (perhaps the one who married Elder Carlton's sister) Isaac Lockman, Levi M. Mack, Sidney R. Parkerton, Frederick Payne, Joseph Rowe, William R. Rundle, Os- car Stickney and Stephen Squire, (who was a blacksmith, but no kin to Vir- gil). John B. Lucas, who married Joanna Barnum, lived here from 1841 to 1844. Levi Hunter, a brother of Manoah, came here as early as 1841. In 1843 he bought a farm across the road from David Lee's and lived there for some time. He then moved to a farm west of the Jones ashery on the south side of the road- He died here in 1865. His widow, Antha Hunter, married a brother of Giles Carpenter and died in 1871. Mr. Hunter's children were Sarah, William, Timothy^ Jane, Eliza, Lydia, Myron, Susan and Emma. Sarah married Sam Purdy and they lived in Clarksfield as late as 1851. They moved to Canada, and then to Michi- gan, where the wife died. Mr. Purdy lives in Mansfield, O. William lost his eyesight at the age of seven years, and learned the trade of making brooms. He was killed by the cars in Michigan in 1897. Timothy married a daughter of William Tappan, of Clarksfield and moved to Iowa. He died in the army. Jane married Dan Sheldon, of Fitch- ville and died in Michigan. Eliza mar- ried a man by the name of Cook, in Canada, and died in Michigan. Lydia married Joel Cooley and died in Michi- gan. Myron lost one arm in his youth. He married Miss Dignan, of Fitchville and lived on the homestead for some years, but is now a merchant at Fitch- ville. Susan married a man by the name of Hilliker and lives in Michi- gan. Emma married Arven Ellis and lives in Michigan. Solomon Hubbard, a son of Solomon Hubbard, a New London pioneer, lived in Clarksfield township from 1841 un- til his death in 1864. His wife was Bithynia Gifford. Tey lived on the John Anderson farm. Holsey Hub- bard, another son of Solomon, Sr., lived with his uncle, John Anderson, from 1841 until 1847, when he married Ha- <.'uiit:rL'^aUuiml ( liurcli. Town Hall. HISTORy OF CLARKSPIELD. 127 daseh Elizabeth Kinney, a sister of Ephraim Gridley's wife. They lived on the Hubbard homestead, in New London township, across the road from the Anderson farm and Mr. Hub- bard died there some years ago. Elder B. S. Freeman lived here in 1841 and moved to Michigan. Edmund Badger and his wife, with their son Ansel and family, came here about 1841. Ansel lived in the hotel and the old people lived in a little house which stood just west of the hotel but has been moved and forms the office of the hotel. The old lady, Margaret, died here is 1845, at the age of 77 years. In 1845 the old gentle- man traded the hotel for Hiel Scott's farm and the whole family lived there for a time. The old gentleman was determined to court the widow Bristol and this caused a coolness between him and Ansel, so the latter moved to Milan and kept a hotel there. John Spurrier lived on the farm and the old gentleman lived ''^'ith him until he met with a decided rebuff in his courting, and then he went to live with Ansel, and sold the farm. Ansel had two sons' Albert and Austin. Giles Carpenter and his family came from Dutchess county, N. Y., to Brooklyp, Ohio, in 1837, and went from there to Michigan, where the whole family was sick. They then moved to Wakeman and in March 1841 came to Clarksfield. They first lived in the log house at the center of the township, built by Truman Percy, but moved to another log house further east near Hiram Cunningham's. Mr. Carpenter owned a tract of land further south, which is now a part of the William Bis- sel farm. The wife, who was Harriet Scott, a sister of Isaac C. and Lewis, Scott, died May 1, 1844. Mr. Carpenter then sold a portion of the farm and traded the remainder to Almanza Ham- lin for forty acres of new land north of Mr. Hamlin's and put up a house and barn there. He lived here until his death in 1870, at the age of 74. In the fall of 1845 he married a widow Kellogg, of Oberlin, who was a sister of Dr. Gibson, of Fitchville. She had two sons and a daughter, Melinda, who married Charles Harris. Mr. Car- penter's children (all by the'first wife) were Elizabeth, Morgan J., John P., Cynthia Jane, Caroline, Frederick W. and Harriet. Elizabeth was a deaf mute and a very lovable girl. She was at the state asylum, for instruc- tion, and died there at the age of 17, before the death of hermother. Morgan married Almira Walton and died in 1862, while in the army. John mar- ried Ann Tucker and lives in Clarks- field- Cynthia married Albert Steven- son and lives in Iowa. Caroline mar- ried William Matcham and lives in Brighton. Fred married Martha Gray and lives in Wellington. Harriet died in the fall of 1844, at two years of age. James Doyle, an Englishman, lived here in 1841 and worked for Benjamin Stile?^. He afterward lived In New London township and died there. Elihu Bosworth Johnson, known as "Bod" Johnson, came here about 1841 and worked for Piatt Sexton. Some time after this he married Sarah Bris- tol, of Hartland. He bought a small farm north of Philemon Peck's and lived there until 1849, when he sold out to Eleazer Fellows. He went west and died there. Mary J. and Bsock Bis- tol used to live with him. George Pelham was a brother of William Bassett's wife and came from 128 HISTORY Ol' CLARKSFIELD. England to Clarksfleld about 184]. He rented the Benajah Furlong farm and afterward bought the Lucius M. Curtiss farm, north of Clarksfleld, and lived there iuntil 1849, when he sold the farm to his sister and moved to Illinois, where he died about 1885. His children were Elizabeth, Mary, Thomas and Louisa. Charles Beauman or Bowman lived on the Butler road near Whitefox from 1841 to 1843. He was a nephew of Isaac C. Scott Lyman Richmond lived at Clarks- fleld from 1841 until 1843. He used to do teaming for Mr. Cobb. He kept the hotel in 1843. Jacob Smith came here about 1841 and lived on the east side of the road, south of the center of the township, just south of where the school house stands. His son, Eli, with his family, lived with his father. Another son, Charles, lived in Hartland, where he carried on a blacksmith shop, and the hoes, pitchforks, cowbells, etc., which he made, were noted for their excel- lence. Mr. Smith died here March 20, 1852, at the age of 77 years. The fam- ily moved to Wisconsin. The Henry Hopkins mentioned on Page 54 was a school teacher and a kind of a roving character. He was a noted hunter and used to contract to furnish a certain number of deer skins and trust to his skills with the rifle to have them ready at the speci- fled time. His wife was Miranda Bar- rett. He lived in difiEerent places about here, but finally deserted his family while the children were small. He had three sons, Moses B., Samuel and Alonzo. Moses was born in Clarksfleld in 1820 and lived with Simeon Blackman after his father left the country. He lived there until about 1843j when he studied law and went west, but finally settled at Grand Haven, Michigan, where he became a judge and member of the state legis- lature. He died some years ago. His wife was Lemira Cochran, a sister of Augustus Barrett's wife. Samuel died many years ago. Alonzo was appren- ticed to Benajah Furlong in 1834, at twelve years of age. He went west entered the Union army and was killed at Petersburg. The mother married a Mr. Wright, of Huron and died in Huron township. With George Pelham came one John Kedwell, another Englishman. He lived east of Clarksfleld and died there after a few years. His widow married Eli Thomas. He had a son George, who died in the army March 24, 1862. David M. Barnum was a son of Eli Barnum, one of the pioneers of this township. He came here in 1841 and lived a few years. He was a clerk in Cobb's store part of the time. He also taught school- He was a tailor by trade. In 1848 he was elected county recorder and moved to Norwalk, where he held the ofilce for ten years. He was a hunchback. Myron Allen, a neighbor of Jesse Mead In Massachusetts, came here in 1841 and lived with Mr. Mead. He worked in the Hayes foundry and one day some melted iron was accidentally poured into his boot, burning him so badly as to make a cripple of him. He went back east after this. In 1841 Daniel Nessel lived at Row- land's corners and worked in the dis- tillery there. Ezra B. Gray was a son of Scotch parents and was born in 1800, soon afterhisparentsarrived in this country. HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 129 He was brought up in Vermont, but went to New York state while a young man and engaged in mercantile busi- ness near Catskill. He married Mrs. Percy Chaffee, a widow, who had a son and four daughters. One of the daughters, Harriet, married Daniel Rowland and lived in this town- ship until her death, June 1, 1899. An- other daughter, Abigail, came here aad married Mr. Potter, of New Lon- don and died in 1890. Mr. Gray and his family came to Clarksfleld in 1841 and lived on a farm, which they bought, across the road from Asa Cur- ry's, which is now owned by James Gray. Mr. Gray and hjs wife had three children, Ezra, living at Sara- toga Springs, N. Y., Catharine, who married David Fuller and is supposed to be living in Texas, and Minerva, who went to Illinois, where her sister, Mrs. Potter lived, and married Mr. Wing. She now lives in Clarksfleld with her daughter. In 1842 the wife died and in 1843 he married Wealthy Ann Bissell and they had two sons, Samuel, who was killed by the cars and James, who married Sarah Tucker and lives in Clarksfleld. Jonathan Powles married Adeline Birch, of Orange county, N. Y., a niece of Mrs. Milton Bissell. They came to Clarksfleld in 1841 and bought a farm of Almanza Hamlin, a mile south of the Bissell home, where William Hof- statter now lives. Mr. Powles died there in 1872, at the age of 71 and his wife in 1874 at the age of 69. Their children were Selah, who died in Mich- igan about 1897; John, who died in Chicago in 1900; Charles, who lives in New York state; Henry, who lives in Clarksfleld; Caleb, who lives in Michigan; Mary, who died in Clarks- fleld in 1849 at the age of 19; Eliza Jane, who married William Hofstatter and died some years ago; Hannah, who is the present wife of William Hofstatter, and Daniel, who died from sunstroke here in 1854 at the age of 19. John Powles, a bachelor brother of Jonathan, lived here with him for a few years, then went to Indiana and died. Dana C. Call, a brother of Essex, lived here in 1841. He became a Di- sciple minister and died in this state in 1902. In 1841 John M. Booth, Calvin Cooley, William C. Eustance, Isaiah Frost. Napoleon B. Green, S. B. Gui- berson, John Long, James H. Rey- nolds, Russell Smith and Rev. Martin Wilcox lived here. In this same year John P. Knowles lived here and- worked for J. J. Cobb; Erastus Tompkins worked for Abel Barnes; Benjamin Scram, a son-in-law of Seldon Freeman lived here. John Blackman, a half brother of William, came here from Florence in 1841 and lived on the Butler road not far south of Whitefox corners, but moved to Michigan after a few years. His wife died there and he came back here and married the widow of Will- iam Vanderhoof but they separated and he went back to Michigan with his children. The children were Ransom, George, Emerson, Nelson and Curtiss. Josephus Alexander, a shoemaker, came here about 1841 and worked for David Stevenson. He also worked for himself in the old Husted store build- ing . He was badly crippled with rheumatism while here but afterward recovered. He went away after 1846. He was not married. Joseph Smith was born in New Jer- 130 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. sey In 1815. He was married to Mary- Wheeler, of Ashland county, 0., in 1842 and in May of the same year they came to Clarksfleld and settled on the east side of the New London road, where William Vanderhoof had lived. About 1875 they moved to New Lon- don, where Mr. Smith died in 1891 and his wife in 1894. Their children were Sybilla, Abraham L., Henry, Anna, Harriet Lovina and Mary. Harriet (McCann) is the only one living in this township. Joseph Smith's father, Ab- raham, lived here for a time. The name of Abraham Smith seems to be a favorite one for Clarksfleld, no fewer than five men bearing that name hav- ing lived here, but they were of three families. One married Abraham John- son's daughter and his father's name was Abraham and he lived here also. One was the son of James D. Smith and the other two are mentioned above. In 1842 George Foster bought 83 acres of land on the north side of the road running east from Andrew Black- man's and built a log house there. The land is now a part of the William Bis- sell farm. Foster lived there twu years. His wife was a daughter of Squire Pond, of New London and they had a son Harris. Mr. Foster died at Rochester, Ohio. Leonard Fellows came here as early as 1842 and lived in the Pixley house, south of David Lee's, then bought five acres of land just north of Royal Grid- ley's and lived there until his death, which must have occurred about 1850. He and his wife, Araminta, had seven children, Betsy Maria, who married Major Potter, and is dead, John, Har- riet, William, who lives in Minnesota, Oliver, Mary and Louise. William married Phebe Gifford. Eleazer Fellows, the father of Leonard, came here a littfe later and bought ten acres of land of E. B. John- son in 1849. This land was north of Philemon Peck's. He lived there with his daughter, Betsy Lang, until his death in 1859 at the age of 86 years. His daughter, Betsy, had married a man by the name of Haskins and after- wards married another man by Jhe name of Lang. She went by the name of Haskins, here. Her children were Credelia, Hannah, Elizabeth, Lavinna and Frederick. Elizabeth married Chauncey Peck and after - his death married hi§ brother Marcus. After the death of Chauncey, she and her mother lived in the Silas Earl house and the mother died there. Another daughter married Frank French, of Wakeman Mrs. Haskins lived in the Bissell district in 1846, in the Gridley district in 1847 and in the Clark dis- trict in 1848. Rev. Jonathan Huestis was a super- annuated Methodist minister who came from Genessee county, N. Y., to Clarks- field about 1842 and bought Martin Pulver's farm a half mile east of the village, now owned "by John Perkins. He had married for his second wife Maria Collins, but they had no chil- dren. They lived on this farm until the death of Mr. Huestis in 1854 at the age of 68. The wife went to Fairfield township and died at the home of her step-grandson, Jonathan Huestis. She was a noble woman and no woman in Clarksfleld had a warmer place in the hearts of her neighbors than "Auntie Huestis." Mr. Huestis was also well liked by all. His children were Alex- ander who went to Indiana, William, who was a Methodist minister and who HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 131 came to Ohio in 1834, Elizabeth, who married Roswell Fairchild and Eliza who married Gershom Fairchild. Elizabeth Collins, the mother of Mrs. Huestis died here in I860 at the age of 81. Hermon S. Adams clerked for Mr. CoDb in 1842 and 1843. He married Maria Brooks, a sister of Winslow Fay's wife. She died, leaving two little girls and he married Emma (Drake) Hildreth. "William Pierce, a carpenter by trade and his wife, Rizpah, came from Sud- bury, Vt., and lived here from 1842 until 1846. He clerked for Mr. Cobb part of the time. He lived on the back street where Lewis Beers lived at the time of his death. He moved from here to Oberlin. His children were Henry, Ellery and Hermon. EUeryj became a lawyer. In 1842 Cornelius Brown owned 40 acres of land south of Simeon Blackman's on the east side of the road and lived there with his large family. He moved to Michigan and committed suicide by hanging. Daniel Freeman lived 'here in 1842 and was warmed out of town. He was not ttie Daniel Freeman, a brother of John, who lived in New London township at a later date. In 1842 Simeon B. Sturgess lived here and carried on the "Railroad Store," in company with Abel D. Howe. He went to Norwalk and died there. David Minor was a son of David and was born at Woodbury, Connecticut in 1797. He married .-.ally Hyde, a native of Oxford, Connecticut. He came to Clarksfield with his family in 1843 and bought land a half mile west of Whitefox corners and lived in a log house until he built the frame house where Charles Philips lives. He was the postmaster of the East' Clarksfield postofflce and kept a small stock of goods to sell to the patrons of the office. About 1870 he sold out and moved back to Woodbury where the Wife died in 1879 and he the next year. Their children were Frederick, born in 1827 and died in 1897, Elvira A., born in 1830, living at Brooklyn, N. Y., and Aurelius, born in 1832, living in New York City. He practiced law in Salt Lake City for some years. George Fox was a carpenter and worked in New York City, then moved to Hartford, Connecticut and then to Woodbury. In 1843 he came to Clarks- field with David Minor, Parman Patchen and George Peck. He did not bring his family, but sent for them when he found he would like the country, and settled on a small farm next east of Mr. Minor's on the north side of the road, where Sedgwick Barnes had made some improvements. He lived there for many years, but died in New London in 1880 at the age of 73 years. His wife died in 1877 at the age of 67. ' They had two children; George Augustus, who married Mina Smith and lives in Clarksfield on the Simeon Hoyt farm, and Sarah, who married William Sharp and lived in Clarksfield until the death of her hus- band. She is now the wife of Mr. Hitchcock and lives in New London. George Peck with his wife and three sons came to Clarksfield in 1843 and- settled on a farm near the southwest corner of the angling road running west from Barrett's church, on the farm now occupied by Mr. Hero. He v/as a tailor by trade but followed farming. In 1853 he sold the farm and 'moved to Ripley township, this 132 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. county, and died in 1894. His wife, and taught school in the upper room who was Emily Andrews, died in 1876. of the old Congregational church. He Of the sons, Samuel lives in Ripley died in Illinois. township, George H. is a physician at Dr- Hiram Barber lived here from New Philadelphia, Ohio, and Edwin 1843 until 1847. He lived in the Dr. is a physician at Cleveland, Ohio. Bunce house at the foot of the hill Farman Patchen, who came to Ohio south of the race and in the h,. M. with Mr. Minor, owned an interest in Barnum house. His children were some of the land bought by Mr. Mi- Lucius, and Dennis and Dennison, nor, but may not have lived in this twins. He moved to Florence and township. He owned considerable land finally went west. in this township at different times. Epaphras Bull Owen, better known He lived on Hartland Ridge and as "Eppa" Owen, was an eccentric moved to Collins where he died. character and was a neighbor of Bena- Electa Post, a sister of Parley Post, jah Furlong and Milton Bissell at married Roderick Stocking and he died Saulsbury, Connecticut He came here in the east, leaving quite a family of about 1843 and lived with Mr. Furlong children, Julia, Lydia, John, Arvilla, part of the time. He wandered from Harriet, Marcia, Erastus, Malvina and house to house, willing to do any kind Jared. About 1843 the family came of work, and would stay until his wel- to Clarksfleld and lived near the Grid- come was worn out and he would take leys, and also in Hartland. Mrs. offense at something and then go to Stocking married Zebina Russell, but some other place. After a while he they did not live together long. She married Clara Rusco and bought a afterward married a man by the name farm north of Almanza Hamlin's and of Searles and went to Wyandot lived there. He traded his farm there county, Ohio and lived until they be- for a farm in Hardin county, getting came too old to take of themselves, badly cheated, as he found the most when she went to Kansas with her of the new farm under water when children and died there. Lydia mar- he moved there. His wife left him ried Mr. Cochran, a brother of Angus- and he came back here but finally re- tus Barrett's wife, John married Bet- turned to Hardin county and died, sey Ames, of New London and lived at Harry Starr was a hatter and came Quincy, Michigan until the wife died, from Connecticut about 1843, after his when he married Caroline Gates and wife died, and lived with his brother, lived in Illinois and finally in Kansas. Smith Starr. After Smith died he A few years ago, while on his way went back to Connecticut, home from a visit in Clarksfield, he Thomas J. Askin clerked for Mr. stopped in Illinois to make a visit. Cobb in 1843 and lived here for a He fell down stairs and was dead when couple of years. picked up. Harriet married George Elijah Mudge lived on the Butler Hosmer, a brother of Titus and Daniel road on what is known as the Fisher Hosmer and they live in Kansas, farm- He was warned out of town in Julia and Arvilla are dead. , 1843. James M. Safford lived here in 1843 Daniel Johnson lived in the Whitefox HISTORy OF CLARK^PIELD. 133 school district from 1843 until 1845. He was a shoemaker by trade. His children were Daniel, Mary Ann, Joel, Erastus and William. Samuel and Horace Elliot lived on the -Butler road in 1843. David M. Conant, a methodist minis- ter lived here in 1843. Lewis F. Beers was a son of Will- iam and Hannah Beers and was born in Connecticut February 19, 1820. He, came to Wakeman with his father's family previous to 1829. They lived on the road from Clarksfleld to Wake- man, a half mile north of the town- line. In 1841 Lewis married Dorothy Percy, better known as "Dothy," and soon afterward moved to Clarksfleld. His wife died and he married Emily Easterly, sister of Anson Wheeler's first wife. She died and he married Mary A. Hopkins, who survives him. Mr. Beers was the father of ten or eleven cliildren only three of whom are living, Phoebe, Delano and Perry. He died in 1892. Jason Wing came from Vermont to Ohio in 1838, living in Wakeman then Berlin, coming to Clarksfleld in 1843. He bought just west of where the old Husted mill stood and lived there until his death. He was a tanner by trade and operated the Furlong tannery and later one which stood just west of his house, on the bank of the river. He died in 1879 at the age of 86 and his wife died in 1881, at the age of 82. Their children were Mary Ann, Jo- seph B., J.. Clark and Summer A. Mary Ann married Barna Cooper and died at the old homestead in 1900. Joseph died in Wisconsin a few years ago. Clark went to Kansas when a young man and died there in 1898. Sum ner is living in Clarksfleld. Jeduthan King married Esther Row- land, a sister of Aaron and Levi. They came to Clarksfleld about 1843 and lived a little west of Aaron Rowland's on the north side of the road. They moved to Fitchville and both died there many years ago, leaving no children. Adam McKibben lived on the west side of the Butler road, south of the Jones ashery from 1843 until after 1851. His children were Wesley, Geo. and Sarah. S. Bingham, Charles M. Blanold, Lewis iVi and Luther B., Carter, Na- poleon B. Cross, Haman C. Lewis, William McConnell and Lorenzo B. Rounds lived here in 1843. Franklin Phelps Hall was a son of Edmund Hall and Betsey Phelps and was born at Gorham, Ontario county, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1810. In 1835 he come to Milan, Ohio, and taught school. The next fall he and his brother bought a large farm in Fairfield town- ship, Huron county. He lived on the farm and followed farming and school teaching for several years, and then studied for the ministry. He was licensed to preach in 1837, and was pastor of Baptist churches at difCenent towns in Huron county during the years following. On June 2, 1839 he was married to Margaret Burn, a daughter of William Burn, a Scotch- man who moved to Fitchville in 1832. She was born in Grt-ene county, N. Y., May 14, 1818. About 1844 "Elder Hall," as he was called, came to Clarksfleld and lived on the south side of the Medina road, a half mile east of the New London road, where Robert H, Hu,rlbut once lived* He taught a select school in a building which stood back of the B. M. Barnum house. 134 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. It had been built for a cooper shop and was fitted up for a school house. In the next year, 1845, this building was rebuilt and rnade Into a Baptist church and was long known as the "Old Baptist church" Mr. Hall preached here to goodly congregations. He bought the Halbert house, south ol Almeron McKenney's, and lived there until about 1849 when he moved back to his farm and lived there until a short time before his death, which occurred at Olena April 3, 1890. His wife died July 13, 1892. Their chil- dren were William E., born in 1841, died in 1870; Byron B., born in 1844, now living on the old farm. He fol- lowed the profession of school teach- ing until 1898; Sarah B., born in 1851 and died in 1864. Elijah Button and his wife, Dia- dama, moved from Egremont, Berk- shire county , Mass., to Clarksfield, ar- riving July 4, 1844. Mr. Button bought fifteen acres of land on the north side of the Medina road, just west of Isaac C. Scott's. The wife died here in 1848. In 1862 Mr. Button went to Urbana, 111., and lived until his death in 1867, at the home of his adopted daughter, Harriet Somers. He suffered the am- putation of one arm for cancer of the hand, when past 70 years of age. His children were Laura, who married Jesse Mead and died in 1875, Roxy, who married George Lawrence and died in 1845, Pamela, who married Nyram Eldredge and died in 1880, and Eliza Ann, who married Edward Barnes and died some years ago. With Mr. Button came George Law- rence, with his wife and three children George, Charles and Angeline. They lived in the Barkdull house and Mr. Lawrence worked in the Ben Hill blacksmith shop. He died March 28, 1845, at the age of 36 and his wife died August 28, 1845 at the age of 32. George married Alice Yeaman and they lived at Claarksfield wheile he worked in the grist mill, until 1865, when they moved to Clyde, where they still live. Charles went to Iowa and died a few years ago. Angeline married a man by the name of Peck and lives in South Bakota. ,Rev. Richard Biggs lived here in 1844- 45. His children were Henry, Sarah, Rachel and Margaret. William Curtiss, an own brother of Lucius Curtiss, better known as "one eyed" Curtiss, of Wakeman township, was apprenticed to a man in Connecticut, but ran away and changed his name to Lyman Riley. He mar- ried Betsy Church and came to Clarks- field about 1844 and lived at the vill- age, while he worked at stone cutting in the old Furlong tannery building. The next year he bought a house of John Hayes in Geneva village, at Row- land's corners and lived there. He worked at stone cutting in the old foundry building, near his home. In 1846 he bought 19 acres of land of Lott Pixley east of Rowland's corn- ers. His children were John, George, Rebecca, Abbie, Luclnda and Helen. George was drowned in the Hayes mill pond in 1850- Mr. Riley and his wife separated and she went to Michigan. He married the widow of Gilbert Mc- Cord, a sister of Joseph Ronk. They went to Wellington and to South Ba- kota in 1884 and in 1887 he went to Missouri, where he died. The wife died in 1885. Br. A. Evans lived here in 1844. He lived in the Br. Bunce house at the foot of the hill, in the B. M. Barnum HISTORY OF CLARKS FIELD. 135 house and in the Gilpin house. He used to complain of the Ijealth of the community and say that it was "de- plorably healthy" James Hewitt lived on the Butler road across from where Sedgwick Barnes livedo, from 1844 until after 1851. His children were of the Jones Margaret, George and Jane. Mason Hand, who married Sarah Rusco, lived on the Butler road south of the Jones corners in 1844. Spencer Putnam came here about 1844 and lived across the corner from Piatt Sexton's. He was a tanner bj trade and operated the Wing tannery part of the time. He had a crooked eye, which gave him the name of "Cock eye Put" He moved to Belle- vue, where his wife Almary died, some time after 1851. He went into the army and was killed. His chil- dren were Emeline, who married Will- iam Sexton and died in 1861; Luther and Judson. Henry Bevington was a brother of Peter Bevington and came here about 1844 and lived in the Joe Potter neigh- borhood. He afterward lived on the Butler road where Sedgwick Barnes afterward lived. He traded farms with Mr. Barnes and moved into the log house built by Hiram Cunningham just east of the center of the town- ship, and lived here until after 1851. He would not work but associated with thieves and counterfeiters and was finally sent to the penitentiary for horse stealing. He died in Cali- fornia in 1894. His children of school age in 1848 were John, Louis, Francis and Margaret. Jerry French and his sister lived with Milton Bissell's family in 1844. They both went to Conneaut, Ohio. John Hand, a son of Enoch Hand of New London, a noted hunter, lived here in 1844. He was called "Black John Hand," to distinguish him from Harvey Hand's son, John. He was a man of low stature, dark complexion and with stiff black hair. He had no regular home but lived wherever he might find a night's lodging. He was a famous hunter and killed many deer, turkeys and other game. He often killed and ate mud turtles, for a change. E. H. Chamberlain lived here in 1844 and clerked for Mr. Cobb. His wife was a relative of Mr. Cobb. She had a son by a former marriage, El- mer Westcott, who also worked for Mr. Cobb. Chamberlain, went back east where he had come from. West- cott remained and lived at Mr. Cobb's as shown by the school enumeration. Mr. Cobb sent him to California with a shingle mill and he did not return here. Alexander Jones was a son of Jesse and Polly Jones and was born at At- tica, N. Y. in 1821. His father died when he was a lad and he came to Ohio with his invalid mother and found employment in various ways. In 1842 he married Julia Starr, of Ber- lin. She was a daughter of Thomas Starr and Clementina Clark. Mr Starr was a relative of Smith Starr and came to Berlin in 1810 and did the iron work on the first vessel built on Lake Brie, west of Erie. In 1814 he married Clementina Clark of Flor- ence, a sister of Upton Clark and this was the first wedding in Florence. Mr. and Mrs. Jones lived at Berlin- ville about eighteen months while he was engaged in the business of mak- ing potash. In 1844 he obtained by 136 HISTORY OK CLARKSFIELD. purchase or exchange, fifty acres of land in Clarksfleld, of Anson L. Craw- ford, who had obtained the land of John D. Jones, a brother of Alex- ander. This was on the Butler doad, about a mile south of Whitefox corn- ers, where Aaron G. Rowland now lives. He moved to this place and carried on quite an extensive business in making potash as well as farming. He kept a small stock of goods which he. bartered to ibe farmers for their ashes. In 1855 he sold out here and moved to Rochester, Ohio, where he carried on a store, ashery and cooper shop. In 1875 he moved to Cleveland and bought the American House and kept hotel until his death in 1888. His wife died January 4, 1902. She was born Dec. 5, 1821. Their children are Lizzie, Jennette, Alice, Almeda and Elnora their two boys dying young. George M. Cleveland was the young- est son of Dr. Benjamin Cleveland, of Litchfield, Connecticut, and was born in 1816 and moved to Seneca county, Ohio, with his parents, in 1833. When he became old enough he began the business of making fanning mills at Savannah, Ohio. In 1842 ne was mar- ried to Sarah MefEord. In 1844 he moved to Clarksfleld, first living in the house just west of the hotel, then in a log house on the Pulver place. He entered into partnership with Abel D. Howe and they manufactured fan- ning mills. It should be remembered that in those days the grain was threshed with a flail and fanning mills were a necessity for cleaning the grain. They bought a house which stood east of Starr Hoyt's, in the orchard of David Williams and had been built by one Lawton, a son-in- law of Williams, but never occupicj as his wife died before the house was finished. THe house was moved over ntar the Seger foundry and used for a factory of fanning mills. Mr. Cleve- land moved to Norwalk about 1849 and operated a tannery. In 1857 he was elected Sheriff of the county. In 1866 he bought a large flouring mill at Norwalk and operated it for years. He died in 1900 and his wife is yet living. He had children, Helen and Piit- His nephew, William P. Cleve- land, lived here in 1844. Patrick Mallory lived on the north- east corner of the intersection of north and south center road and the south town line road from 1841 until after 1851. He was a local preacher of the sect known as "Christians" (pro- nounced with a long I in the first syl- lable). He had two sons, John and Charles. He moved to Iowa. In 1842, Rev. Sackett, a "Christian" preacher, held revival services in the school house south of David Lee's and organized a church with quite a mem- bership. The neighborhood came to be known as "Sackett's Harbor" from this occurence. Several "Christian., preachers lived in that vicinity, one after the other, as will be noted in the history but the organization fell *o pieces years ago. In 1844 Lewis Howes lived in the Whitefox district. His children were Cordelia, Catharine, Silas, Lewis, Lo- renzo and Polly. David Rowland, a brother of James C. Rowland, lived here in 1844-45. He lived near Asahel Dowd's and in Dr. McMillan's log house. His children were Joseph, David, George and Eliza- beth. He afterward lived at Pontiac, Michigan and probably died there. John Delany, an Irishman, lived in HISTORY OF CLARKSFlEtD. 137 lived until his death in 1894 at the age of 84. Besides operating the sawmill, the Whitefox district in 1844 and had a son, Richard. Luther A. Townsend lived at Clarks- field in 1844 and had children, John H-, Mary J., and Charlotte. James H. Tanner lived in the Ran- som Day district in 1844 and in the Rowland district in 1845. His children were Basris M., Phebe A. and Miran- tha. Sylvester Day lived here from 1844 to 1848. He, instead of John, Jr., as was stated on page 66, was the eldest son of old John Day. William Burr lived in the hotel in 1844. Nathan Wilson, who had a son John lived in the Dowd district in 1844. Other men who lived here in 1844 were Lewis Beebe, Nehemiah Brown, Jonas Clark, Charles Grooner, James H. Parmer, W. C. Pratt, Lorenzo D. Reynolds, A. J. Turner, George S. Roberts and James Roberts. Abraham Yeaman was born in Washington county, Pa., in 1813 and moved to Richland county, Ohio, with his parents when a year old- He lived on a farm until he became of age, help- ing to run saw and grist mills as he was old enough. In 1834 he moved to Venice, Erie county, O., and worked in the mill at that place, most of the time as foreman. In 1837 he was married to Miss Tasena Elizabeth Cowell. In 1845 he bought the Squire & Lawton mill at Clarksfield and moved there. He operated the mill here until 1861, when he went to Nor- walk and operated a mill there for two years and then came back to Clarksfield and lived until 1865, when he sold out here and moved to Clyde, O., where he lived until his death in 1894. His wife had died in 1889 When he moved here he lived in the house just east of Cobb's store, the one now onwed by Lucretia Reynolds, but which stood back at the foot of the hill and had another story under the present structure. He afterward lived in the house across from Squire Starr's where Emma Spurrier now lives, and then in the Gilpin house, back of the Congregational church. They were the parents of nine chil- dren, of whom three are living. Mrs. Alice Lawrence, of Clyde, Mrs. Libbie Weeks of Green Spring, 0., and Mrs. Mary Terrill, of Chicago, HI. Henry died in 1887 and Russell in 1889. One boy was drowned in the river here. When Mr- Yeaman came here he was associated with John Massey, who came here and lived a short time, then sold out to Mr. Yeaman and moved awav. Chauncey and DeWitt Cooley lived here in 1844-45. Uriah Tucker, a native of New York state, lived in Venice, Brie county, Ohio. When Mr. Yeaman moved to Clarksfield he sent Mr. Massey back to Venice to get Mr. Tucker to come here and operate the sawmill, which be- longed to the Squire & Lawton prop- erty. Mr. Tucker moved here in Oc- tober, 1845, and lived in the upper part of the same house that Mr- Yeaman occupied, then he moved to a house on the bank of the race west of where the old Husted mill used to stand, afterward building the house which stands there now and living there un- til 1851, when he bought seven acres of land of Abel Barnes, just west of the river on the south side of the road, where he built a house and lived until 138 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 1873, when he moved to Toledo and he built a good many bridges and a few mill dams. He was married three times, the first two wives being sisters. The first wife had five children, two of whom Reuben and Mary Ann, lived here, but now live in Castalia, Erie county, 0. The second wife had a son, Eli, who lives in Fremont, O. When he came here he was married to Harrie Bettis, of Vermont, and they had a family of six children, Will- iam, Pamela Ann, Sarah Jane, Mil- ton, Alida and Henry. William lives at Chicago, Milton and Henry live in Toledo. Ann married John Carpenter and died in Clarksfield, in 1902. Sarah married James Gray and also lives here. Alida died many years ago. Harriet Bettis was born in 1827, mar- ried in 1843 and died at Toledo in 1902. Joel Rogers was a son of Ben- jamin Rogers who was descended from one of three Rogers brothers who came to Massachusetts on the May- flower. He was born in 1793 and in 1816 was married to Betsy Ells, who was born in 1796. Their children, twelve in number, were Myron, born in 1818, Morris in 1820, Smith in 1821* Potter and Palmer, twins, in 1823, Mary in 1825, Daniel in 1828, Benja- min in 1830, Harriet in 1832, Jeremiah, in 1834, Reuben in 1836, Elizabeth in 1838 and Joel M., in 1840. The twins were named for Potter Palmer, a rela- tive of the late well known business man of Chicago, of the same name, and who was a relative of Joel Rogers. Potter died in 1826, but the rest of the family grew to maturity. In 1832 the family came from Lyons, N. Y., to Hartland township, and lived near Ransom's corners. In 1845 Mr. Rogers bought out Daniel Livermore and lived in the log house west of Ephraim Day's, in Clarksfield. After a few years he moved to Berlin and from there to Wakeman township, near "Brushwood" school house, and died there in 1854. The widow died in Clarks- field in . 1888 at the age of 92. Myron Rogers married Maria Phillips, of Hartland, and they lived on the Nor- walk road northwest of Clarksfield un- til the death of Mr. Rogers in 1889. He was a Justice of the Peace for about thirty years. His widow lives at Lodi, Ohio- Morris married Char- lotte Livermore and died in Iowa in 1881. Smith married Harriet Harris, a sister of Hiram Harris, and died in Michigan in 1872. Palmer married Ma- tilua Day, a sister of Ephraim Day, and they live in Iowa. Mary married Lemuel Smith and lived in Clarksfield until his death in 1862. She afterward married Avery Edwards and lived in Wakeman until his death, but now lives at Delta, Ohio. Daniel married Mrs. Victoria Fanning for his secona wife and died at Sandusky in 1899. Benjamin married Almira Buck, a granddaughter of the second Mrs. Cy- rus Dunning and lives in Clyde, O. Harriet married Matthew Gregory and lived in Clarksfield until her death in 1901. Jeremiah lives in Cleveland. Reuben married Emily Clark and they live in New London. Elizabeth mar- ried J. J. Dunning and they lived ir Clarksfield for some years but now live in New London. Joel M. married Ariette Day and after her death, Lydia Daley, and now lives in Norwalk. uames A. Carley was born in Ver- mont in 1806 and was married to Nancy Kimball in Massachusetts. She was a cousin of David Stevenson's HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. 139 first wife. They moved to St. Law- rence county, N. Y., and in 1843 to Peru township, this county, and in 1845 to Clarksfield village. He was a black-' smith and worked for David Steven- son in the Ben Hill shop which had been moved across the road when Mr. Pulver bought the place, and lived in the B. M. Barnum house. In 1846 he lived on the Butler road a short dis- tance south of the Jones corners. He moved to Vermillion but came back and lived in the old "Mansion House" at Rowland's comers. From here he went to Rochester, O., and kept hotel but came back here and lived in the Eli Thomas house, near Spring Brook and died there in 1852. His widow married Essex Call but they separated and she died in Indiana in 1890. Their children were Albert A., who died in the army, John T. living in St. Louis, Mo., James R., living at Collins, 0., Harry M., living at Florence, Charles H., living at Muncie, Ind., Caroline A., living at Lima, O., and Coridon D., living at Chicago, 111., besides Harriet, Miles and Josephine, who died in youth in Clarksfield. In 1845 Fitch Swan lived in this township, south of Ephraim Gridley's and later across the line in New Lon- don. His children were George, Mer- ritt and Harriet. , Charles Hill, a singing school teacher, lived here in 1845. His chil- dren were Charles and John. He was a brother of Ben Hill. John Todd was a son of James Todd and Sally Ainsworth and was born in Dauphin county. Pa., Nov. 10, ,1818. His father was a great grandson of Hugh Todd who came from the north of Ireland and whose brother is be- lieved to have been an ancester of tUe Todds of Kentucky, of whom the wife of Abraham Lincoln was a mem- ber. On the 10th of September, 1844, he was married to Martha Atkins, of Cleveland, a daughter of Quintus F. Atkins, a noted Abolitionist, and they came to Clarksfield the same month- He had studied for the ministry and was chosen pastor of the Congrega- tional church at this place. They first lived in the house next east of Dr. Mc- Millan's where Charles Puder now lives, and tholr eldest son, "Jimmie," was born here. After the parsonage was built, south and west of the church, they moved Into it. He be- came interested with Deacon Gaston, of Oberlin, in planting a Christian colony and college in the Missouri val- ley and in 1848 he and Mr. Gaston went to Iowa, most of the Way on horseback. to choose a location. They decided upon a point at Percival and Mr. Todd moved his family there in 1851. Ow- ing to floods and the prevalence of fevers, the colonists moved to the higher ground at Tabor after a year. This was the beginning of the town and college of Tabor, Iowa. Mr. Todd was pastor of the church there for more than thirty years, and saw it grow from nothing \.o become the sec- ond in the state, in size. Tabor Col- lege was founded in 1866 and Mr. Todd served as Professor of Natural Sciences and as Treasurer and was a trustee un- til his death. He dropped dead at the house of a neighbor while circulating a petition urging the enactment of a certain temperance law. His wife died at Tabor and he married again. His children are Prof. James B. Todd, State Geologist of South Dakota, liv- ing at Vermillion; Rev. Quintus C Todd, of Tabor; Mrs. Margaret Currier, 140 HISTORY Of CLAEKSFIELD. of California; Miss Martha Todd, of California, and Mrs. Bertha Campbell, of Iowa. Mr. Todd was a man of strong convictions and whose influence for good was much felt in the commun- ities where he lived. The older resi- dents of this township have tender recollections of John Todd and Father Huestis, who worked together, al- though belonging to different churches- James P. Wilson was born in Dutchess county, N. Y., March 1, 1786. He served in the war of 1812, carry- ing despatches on foot from Cleveland to some of the western forts. In 1813 he was married to Phebe Powers who was born in 1791. He settled in Green- field township, Huron county, O., in 1815, but lived in Norwalk township from 1819 to 1827. The wife died in 1830. About 1844 he came to Clarks- fleld. He once lived near Lyman Knapp's and also on the east side ol the Butler road, next to the New Lon- don line and built the first house on that place, a log block house, some time after 1846. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Winans, August 23, 1880. His children were Isaac P., born in 1814, James H., in 1816, Han- son R., in 1818, Harriet E., in 1820, Ira, in 1822, Saphrona, in 1825, Adeline, in 1826 and John, in 1830. Isaac lived in Illinois some time ago, Ira in St. Paul, James in Texas. Adeline died in New London two or three years ago. Harriet married David K. Win- ans and died in 1893. John married Amanda Johnson and died at the home of Abraham Johnson. Amasa Finch, who was born in 1799. married Alma Wicks, who was born in 1802 at Rensselaerville, N. Y. She was a daughter of Israel P. Wicks and Prudence Abbott, natives of Long Island. Mr. and Mrs. Finch moved from Pennsylvania to Townsend, in this county, in 1833 and to Clarksfield in 1844 or 45. They bought out Alonzo Bishop, in 1845, This farm was west of Clarksfield, a half mile, on both sides of the road. The house stood on the south side of the road, and they lived here for some time. They also lived at Sexton's corners and in 1857 were living in the David Williams house. Tney moved to Wakeman township and from there to Townsend. Mr. Finch died in 1877, and his wife in 1885. Their children were Piatt W., Julia, Mary, Ethlalinda and Chauncey. Piatt married Mary Ann Cooley and lived in Clarksfield until his death in 1896. He practiced medi- cine in the later years of his life. Julia married Sanford Wal- dron and lived in Wakeman town- ship. Mary married Herman Owen, of Fairfield, and died in Clarks- field in 1857. Ethalinda married "Little Hoyt" Husted and died on the Huestis place in 1866. Chauncey mar- ried Matilda Scott and lived in Clarks- field for a number of years until after his wife died in 1876. He was mar- ried twice after this and died in Townsend in 1897, by suicide. James Seeley was born at Oxford, England, April 6, 1813 and died in Cleveland, Ohio, August 7, 1889. He married Laura Sweet, who was born in New York state Jan. 6, 1822 and died In Norwalk, Ohio, in 1866. They had six children, James, who was killed in the army, Ann Elizabeth, Mary Lu- cinda, Laura Ellen, Ida Alvira and Alice Maria. The latter married John Ries and died in this township in 1899. About 1844 Mr. Seeley moved to Clarksfield and worked for Smith S. historv op CLARKSPIELD. 141 Gray as a journeyman shoemaker In a shop which stood south of Cobb's store. He bought the house east of the E. M. Barnum house and lived there. He moved to Norwalk some time after 1851. Augustus Barrett was a brother ot Zelotus Barrett and was the youngest of thirteen children. He was born in Monroe county, N. Y., in 1813 and came to Ohio in 1836. In 1840 he was mar- ried to Clarissa Cochran. In 1845 they moved to Clarksfield and settled on a farm on the north side of the town line road, just east of Gridley's corn- ers. He died here in 1886 and the wife died at the home of Mrs. Beebe in 1890. The children are Mary, Homer and Caroline. Mary married Dr. Mar- tin Beebe and lives on the Edwards farm on the next corner east of Row- land's corners. Homer lives in New London township on the next farm east 01 his father's. Caroline is the wife of W. E. Minor and lives in New Lon- don- In 1845 T. W. Davis lived in the house where Silas Earl had lived. In this same year Henry Jordan lived on the Butler road. Elon Smith also lived in the township this year. Patrick McGovern, or McGaughran, lived here from 1845 until after 185L His home was on the south town line road about a half mile west of the Butler road, on the Gilead Knapp farm He had a son, John. Henry M. Rose lived here from 1845 until after 1851. He lived on the Butler road, south of the Whitefox corners and his children were Mat- thias, Betsy, Henry, James and Jane. He bought a farm of Almanza Hamlin but did not make his payments accord- ing to contract and had to give up the farm and this made hard feelings. Some time after this Mr. Hamlin's barn was burned and Rose was accused or setting it on fire, but the charges were not proven and he escaped punishment -tansford Wonser lived in the Mal- lory district in 1845 and had children, Charles, Abigail, Unccie, John, Eliza- beth and Sophia. Jonathan Ross lived in the south part of the township in the same year and had children John, Jonas and Thursa. David Galusha was a brother of Benajah Furlong's wife and was born at Bennington, Vt, Dec. 12, 1795. He was married to Marilla Hicks. In 1834 they moved to Parrysburg, N. Y., and in 1837 to Buffalo. In September, 1845, they moved to Clarksfield and lived in the Barkdull house. Mr. Galusha was a school teacher and taught a select school here. In April 1848 the family moved to Mt. Vernon, Ohio, to Mon- roe, Wisconsin, in 1861 and to New- ton, Iowa in 1876. Mr. Galusha died there in 1880 and his wife in 1890. Their children were Julius B., of Mon- roe, Wis., Delia A., deceased, Reuben Barney, a lawyer at St. Paul, Minn., Simon H., of Newton, Iowa, David Henry, last heard from at Dallas, Texas, and Julia M-, deceased. Henry E. Kress was a son of Elijah and Susan Ann Kress and was born in Erie county, N. Y., in 1816. In 1844 he was married to Laura Watkins and they moved to Berlin township the same year and to Clarksfield the next year. Mr. Kress was a cabinet maker and painter and worked in the Tyler shop with Hoyt Husted and other cabi- net makers. He and Smith Starr and Starr Hoyt voted the last Whig ticket ever voted here. He died in Clarks- 142 HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. field in 1894, having lived in this town- L. Johnson now lives. In 1859 he ship nearly all the time since he first moved to Clarksfield village and in came here. His widow is still living, 1864 to Michigan. He was a carpenter spending the time in Cleveland, New by trade. Soon after he went to Mich- London and Clarksfield. Elijah Kress igan his wife died and he married came to live with Henry, alter his wife Sarah Lewis. He died in 1879. His had died in Berlin in 1845. He had eldest son, Francis, lived on the Butler been a soldier in the war of 1812. He road in 1845 and 46, just north of his Qied in 1854. father's. His children were Julius and Barna Cooper was born in Vermont Julian, twins, Alvlra, Jane and Will- in 1820 and was married to Mary Ann iam. The family moved to Wisconsin. Wing, of Clarksfield, at Rochester, John Freeman's eldest daughter was Vermont, in 1845. They came to married to Darius Wadkins and they Clarksfield at once and lived with Ja- too lived on the Butler road in 1845-46. son Wing's family, until the death of Their children were Sylda, Margarett, the old people and still continued to Willard, Lucy and David. They moved live in the same house. Mr. Cooper, to Wisconsin with Freeman's family, or "Uncle Barna," as he was called, Mr. Wadkins was a soldier in 1812. died in 1898 and his widow in 1900. John Freeman, Jr., was a son of the Other men who lived here in 1845 second wife and married Salina Phil- were Edward Brooks, William Hazen, lips and they lived near the Jones Uri Heath, D. B. Hall, George Noakes ashery, but moved to Fitchville, where and Henry W- Owen. The latter was he died in 1860. Mr. Freeman's third from Fairfield and was a physician, wife had six sons, besides a daughter He became county auditor about 1&80 who died young. They were William and died in Detroit in 1898. Oscar, who married Eliza Shipman and John Freeman was born in New lives in Michigan, Henry, who married Hampshire May 8, 1789. At the age Of trudence Ann White and lives In ten he went to Warwick, Mass., and Fitchville, Horace, who married Mar- then to Northfield. In 1808 he was tha Phillips and died in the army, An- married to Lucinda Green and had drew, who married Mary Bevington taree children. The wife died and he and lives in Kansas, Albert, who mar- married Lucinda Thair and lived at ried Harriet Tucker in New York and Lucalia, Mass., and had ten more lives in New London and George, who children. This wife died and he then lives in Fitchville. married Nancy Story in 1826 and had Patrick Maglone (some of the family seven more children, making a total of spelled the name McGloon) was born twenty children, which showed a pretty in Ireland and came to Steuben county, good obedience to the command to N. Y. In 1833 he moved to Seneca "Multiply upon the face of the earth." county, Ohio, near Attica. About 184S Mr. Freeman moved to Fitchville in he came to Clarksfield and lived on the 1836, arriving June 4th. In 1846 he Butler road at the Jones corners, moved to Clarksfield and lived on the where Boughton Busco had lived, but east side of the Butler road near the where E. K. Litchfield now lives. He south line of the township, where G. moved from here to Wakeman and Schcol liousi.' tit Claikslield. i\\v Xortli i;riili;e at I 'llllk^^K■l(l KISTOr;Y OF CI-AKKSiryiLD. U:! then in Michigan, where he and his ~wife died. He had three sons who lived in this township; Edward, Phil- lip and John. Edward McGloon was- born in 1817 and married Charlotte T^awrence, a daughter of Wilder Law- rence, a pioneer of Norwich township, Huron county. He bought a piece of land south of Robert Barnes' and lived there in 1848. His children of school age were Wilder, who died in Norwalk a few years ago, Charles Matthew,who • died in the army, Elisabeth and Wel- tha Ann. He moved to Henry county, Ohio, and lived there for thirty-five years before his death, which occurred in 1899. He had fourteen children al- together. Phillip McGloon married Nancy Twaddle in 1847 and died in 1854 while living in a log house on Peter Beving- ton's place. John McGloon was mar- ried to Miss Striker, of Berlin and lived on a portionlof the William Bissell farm in 1848, but now lives in Wakeman. Isaac B Scott, a brother of Hiel was bom in St Albans, Vt., in 1807, and was married to Almira Smith in 1827. She was born in Connecticut in 1709. In 1840 they moved to Lake coimty, Ohio, and in 1846 to Clarksfield, living first in a log house on Hiel Scott's farm, then Scott bought Hoyt Husted's farm, west of Uriah Tucker's and they lived there many years, then moved into the Elder Hall house and in 188ti moved to Toledo. Mrs. Scott died in 1897 and Mr. Scott in 1899. Their chil- dren were Delia, Mary, Samuel I.,Oha's A., and Amos. Delia married Henry Husted and second Mr. Knight and lives in Michigan. Mary married Samuel Gray and died in Iowa. Sam- uel married Harriet Husted and lives in the village. Amos was accidentally killed by a gunshot wound many years ago. Charles lives in Michigan. Gould Stevens came to Clarksfield as early as 1846 and lived on ihe east side of the Butler road, between James Wil- son's and John Freemnn's. He died in Fulton county, Ohio, and his wife at Rochester, Ohio. Their children were Rosetta, who married Nathan Justice and is dead, Hannah who married James Fisher, Lewis, who married ( ordelia Cooley and is dead, Gould, who married Frances Shank and died in 1896, Truman, who lives in Wauseon, Ohio, and Ambrose who lives in South Dakota. Abraham Johnson was born in Cop- necticut and moved to Tompkins coun- ty, N. Y. He worked at the trades of stone mason, carpenter and cooper. His wife was Sally Walton. In 1846 he came to Clarksfield with his family, ex- cept his son Wesley, the adults walking practically, the entire distance. They made a start in the forest on the south town line, a half mile west of the But- ler road where Marvin Rick now lives. When they were building their log cabin a tree fell across it and demolish ed it, but they cleared away the wreck and built anew. Mr. Johnson died in 1866 and his wife in 1872. The" chil- dren were Phoebe, Wesley, George, Jane, Gilbert Lafayette, Emily, Lewis and Amanda. Phoebe married Abra- i-M HISTORY OF CLAKKSF'IELr). ham Smith, in Clarlssfield. Jane mar- ried Antliony Shipman and died in Clark sliold. Lafayette lives in Clarks- on the Butler roaicl, where John Free- man used to live. Amanda married John Wilson and is now the wife of Anson Wheeler. Abraham Phillips, a native of New York, came to Clarksfield from Kipley township, this county, in 1846 and lived on the Butler road, just north of where William Burrows now lives. He went back to iUpley after a couple of years. His children were Louisa, Em- ily, Hannah, Catherine, Martha, JS'e^- thaniel and Levi. Louisa did not live here. Emily married George Rickard and died in Mercer county, Ohio. Hannah lives in Michigan. Catherine lives in Wisconsin. Martha married Horace Freeman and lives in MLssouri. JSTathaniel died in the sta.te of Wash- ington in 1S9JS. Levi married Jane Sinclair and lives on the Butler road, near the north line of the towiiship. George Ricard took up a farm on the east side of the Butler road, in Ularks- Jield where Wm. Burrows lives and lived there in 1846. His children were George and Albert. He nioxed away after three years. His brother, Jacob lived here with him at one time. Henry Baker, whose children were Paulinfe, .uary, John antl, Joseph lived in Clarkslield village in 1846. There used to be a house between James J). Smith's and Patrick Mallo- ry's,aii(i Whitman B. Rhodes, a"('liris- liHu" prt'iK'hcr lived there in 1846. Nelson Slorrs li\cd llicio the next year. He had been a sailor and was at this time a preacher and a good one, too. His children were Miles and Melissa. In 1846 Joseph V. Decker lived on the John Twaddle farm. His children were Lew and Miranda. John G. Birch lived in David Mi- nor's neighborhood in 1846, but had no children of school age. He afterward lived north of Alijianza Hamlin's and did not leave the township until after 1851. James Abell, a miller, lived here across the street from tSquire Starr's from 18i6 to 1848. Klijah Hale was born July 26, 1790. Aurelia DeForest was born Jan. 31, 1796. They were married Oct. 29, 1815. Mr. Hale had served in the war.of 1812. They moved from Onandaga county, JS'. Y., to Greenwich, Ohio in the spring of 1826 and to Clarksfield in 1646. They lived on a farm on the south side of the center road, the farm now being owned by Darius Phillips. In IhoG they moved to Ripley town- ship, in this county, where his wife died in 1864. After a short time Mr. Hale sold his farm and moved to" Bar- ry county, Michigan, where he died Feb. 15, 1870. Their children were, Philena 1st, (who died in infancy), Josephs., Huldali, Ann M., Philena 2nd, Elijah, Sylvester D., Eli A. and ■lane E. Joseph died in Toledo in 1«90, lluldah died at Sliiloh, O., in 18,")8, .Vnn lives in Fairfield township, Philena lives at Greenwich, O., Elijah Jr., lives in Michigan. Sylvester mar- ried Anseline Martin and died in Iowa," HISTORY OF OLEBKSFIEIjD. 145 Eli married Olivia Martin and lives in Michigan, and Jane also lives in Mich- igan. In 1846 Sidney A. Brown lived on the Butler road, just south of White- fox, where William Phillips now lives. His children were Helen, Esther and Nancy. Horace Hitchcock came from Peru township and lived in Dr. McMillan's log house, south of Hamlin's corners. He lived here from 1846 untilafter 1851. He had a son, Charles Hueston. Isaac Hitchcock lived here in 1«51 and may have been a relative of Horace. He lived in the house next east of Dr. Mc- Millan's and worked for Abel Barnes. Abiam C. White lived here in, 1846 Jiiseph Knapp lived in Jie Rowland district in 1846 anti had children, Wil- liam, Pater, Ann Maria, LosJDa and Chloe. Joliii McDotiald was a son ofCharles McDonald and Barbara Stratton, of Aberdeenshire. Scotland, and was " born in 1817. His mother died in 1820 and he was then con.slgned to the care uf liis father's sisier, Margaret. Tlie youngest son, Charles, came to Anier- ic-a in 1835. The fatlier with hi.s sis- ter and son .Tuhn came to this conotry in 1838 and lived at the '-Scotch Set- tlement'" at tSavanniih in Asliland County, O. Tl.e latlier died in 1843. John worUed on a fnrm,tlien was boss and time keener at the St.Mary'w res- ervoii-, in .Mercer County. \N itii his earnings he had pure haned a farm, but sold it in 1847 and bouglit a small farm of Joseph Fletcher, on the But- ler road. He moved here, with his aunt as housekeener. In 1855 he was married to Sally Phillips and their children are John, George and Jesse. The wife died in 1865 and he married Mary Kinjrsbiiry. He died in 1896. His aunt died in 1859. He was ohe of the most respected men in the com- munity. Stephen Parkhurst was a son ol H;uben, son of Joseph, son of John, son of Joseph, son of .Joseph, son of George, who was born in England in 1590. He was born In' Sharon, Vt.^ iu 1795 and in 1819 was married to Laura Stevenson, a daughttjr of Captain Stevenson (or Stephenson,) and a sis- ter of Philo and David Stevenson. They came to Hartland township and lived near Mr. Ransom's, and came to Clarlisfleld about 1847 and settled on a farm north of AlmanzaHamlin's. In 1854 they moved to Iowa. In 1871 he died from injuries received from a runaway horse. His wife, who was born in 1801, died in 1888. Their chil- dren were Harriet M., Martha, John S., Henry S.. Stephen P., Andrew J., Reuben K., Theodore A., Laura E. and Eliza S., besides some who died young. Harriet died in 1892, Martha lives in Miss., John was murdered in Miss, in 1897. Henry lives in Iowa, Stephen P., was killed by the kick of a horse in J8o0, Andrew dropped dead in Missouri in 1893, Reuben lives in 111,, Theodore died in 1865, Laura lives in Iowa and Eliza lives in California. Francis D. Collins, a brother of Mrs. Jonatlian Hueslis, lost his. wife 146 HISTORY OF OLAKKSFIKU). in the east, and Mrs. Huestis took his daugliter Anna to bring up. Mr. Col- lins came out liere on a visit, but te- main^ed and in 1847 was married to ■Mary Ann Furlong. He was a wagon malier by trade and followed liis trade here and finally ijecame the owner of the old i'urlong farm. He died in 1864. His children, besides Anna, who died a few years ago, are Maria, (lertrude and John. Another dauifhter, Sarah, died Bome time ago. Charles O. White was a son of Thomas White, and brother of Wil- liam W. He was born in Mew York state Nov. 11, 1811, and came to Fitch ville at an early day. In March 1830 he Was matried to Patty Reynolds, of Bronson township, and who was born Nov. 12, 1812. They lived at Fitch- ville, Rocliester, Olmstead Falls and New London. lu 1847 they moved to Clarksfleld, and lived on the Butler road, where Anthony Shipman after- ward lived. In 1853 they moved to Michigan, where Mr. White died in January 1856, and his wife in 1872. Their children were Bussell, born in 1833, died in 1854; Prudence Ann, born in 1834;Phoebe Jane, born in 1836, died in 1854; James, born in 1839, died in 1866; Leander, born in 1843; Francis born in 1847, died in 1866; Colonel C , born in 1849, and L,ucy, born in 1851. Prudence married Henry Freeman and lives in Fitchville. John Phillips,a brother ofAbraham, came from the state of New York to Florence in 1840) and his wife died there in 1845. In 1847 he came to Clarksfleld and lived on the Butler road north of George RIcard's. He died at the home Of William Phillips in 1865. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. His children, who came here, were David, who died .in Kansas; William, who married Ellen Sinclair; Selina, who married John Freeman, Jr., and died in Troy, O., and Lavina. who never married. William Phillips and Abner Twaddle bought the prop- erty of Alexander Jones and the I'hil lips family lived there, until Willisim traded farms with Jolin Foreman, when he moved to^that place and lived there until his death in 1902. His vFife dind in 1906. Henry Phillips, another brother of Abraham, came here In 1847 and lived on the Butler road near his brother's. After a year or so he went to Birming- ham, virher«; his wife died in 1851, at the age of 41. He died in .Clarksfleld at the home of his son, in 1881, at the age of 70. His children were Nancy, who lives in Toledo; Hannah Ann and Georgo, who are dead; Solomon, who lives in Rochester, O.; Darius who lived on the Hale farm in Clarksfleld until his removal to- Brighton, and Rhoda Ann, who lives in Michigan. Ill 1847 Betsy Lang lived in the Gridley District and liad children, Cordelia, Hannah, Elizabeth and La- vinna. Beuoni Steiimharge lived here from about 1847 until alt>-r 1851. He owned ten acres of hind oppositi- the north end of the BobHrt Barijes road, a'con- siderable portion of which was HISTOEY OF CLARJfSBlELD. 147 swamp. Bis Wife. Azuba, died here March 25, 1849. He was married to Jemima (Twaddle) Haley, April 29 : 1849. They moved to Napoleon, Ohio, * and he died there. They had a daughter, Irene.'^S^o died recently. Artemus Steambarge, a nephew of Benoni, lived with him, ajid a Phebe, probably Steambarge, a niece, lived with him too. Nyrain Bldredge. who married Pa- mela Dutton, lived in the Sridley dis- trict in 1847. He tiad no children of liis own, but John, Sidney and Chloe Blalieman were enumerated in his family. He lived in New London and died there in 1894. G-eorge A. Merry lived in the White- fox district in 1847 and 1848 and had a son John. William Card lived on the west side of the Butler road, on a part of what is now Anthony Shipman's farm, in 1847. He sold out to Charles Ship man. His cliiidren were Sarah A. and William T. He died in Olena a couple of years ago. lialen A. Mills lived in the house east of Dr, McMillan's in 1847 afad 48. He went to Berea and lived there many years. His children were Prlscilla A., James P., Margaret and Malvina. Danit'l Fisli came from Orange lownsliip, Ashland County, O. to Clarksfleld in 1848, and settl*vd oh a farm on the east side of the Butler road, a half mile north of Wliitefox corners. His wife died here iu 1879 and he in 1894. Their children were Henry, Eliza, Susan, Charles, Agnes, Alfred, Jay, Frank and Edwin, Charles married Isaiah Post's daugh- ter and lived on the old farm until 1901, when he sold it and moved to Norwalk, but now lives on the Pacific Coast. Charles Shipnjan lived on the, But- ler road on the west side, towards the south line of the township, where Grant Shipman now lives, in 1848. He went into the army and after his return lived with his brotherAnthdny, 'who lived on the next place north. He died some years ago. In 1848 Benjamin SWeet lived .east of Rowland's corners, and his wife died here. His children were William who lives in Mansfield, 0., Henry, Betsy and Polly. In 1848 E. Inchoe lived in Alex. Jones' district and had a son James. D. Gardner, who had a son George, lived on the Butler road south of the Sedgwick Barnes farm, in 1848. • George W. McKim was born in Columbiana County,^., in 1810, and in 1835 was married to Catherine Hoiles and lived in MahoningCounty until 1848, when he moved to Fremont, O., but the wife was sick and he stopped in Clarksfleld and lived in an old log house south of Hiel Scott's for a few months. They lived in Fre- mont a few years and moved back to Mahoning County. In 1866 he figain moved to Clai-ksfield and bought out Chauncey Finch, who owned a part of his father's farm, west of the Hollow. Mr. McKiu) lived there until about 148 HISTOKY OF c'lakksbt;eld. 1890, in whic.h year his wife died. He then lived with his son, Robert, in the Thomas Husted house, and was the oldest person in the township, at the time ef his death in 1904. His daughter, LuBeta, was the first wife of Henry Scott. Jonathan Collingwood came from Pennsylvania and lived north of Row- land's corners, across the road from Jonathan Washburn's, (probably with his brother Samuel) before he was married He went to Shelby, 0., and after he was married came to Clarks- field and bought a farm west of George Oase's; probably the Myron Morris farm. In 1861 he bought the Samuel Parlier farm and lived tliere until his death in 1861, at the age of 48 years. His wife died in 1881. Their children are Martha, James, Anos, Elmer, Alice, Rebecca and Harvey. James Collingwood was a bachelor and lived with the family of his brother, Johathan, until his death in 1879. In 1848 George Thompson lived at the Hollow and had a daughter Emma. In 1848 William A. Pack lived in the Livermore district and had children Thomas D. and Mary E. In 1848 David Nusbaum lived in the Hamlin district and his children were Elizabeth A. and Catherine C In 1848 and 49 Thomas .lames lived in the house east of Dr. McMillan's. He moved to Castalia. James R. Thompson was a stone mason by trade. He lived on the Hiel Scott farm and in the hotel. He lived here from 1848 until after 1851. He moved to Toledo. He had a daughter whose name was Geofgie Emma Sarah Sabrina and her moth- er always used the full name when addressing her. Seymour Waldron, a native of Hart- land, came here about 1848 and lived at Geneva Tillage and Wak'eman, where he died. He was a chair mak- er, and some of the old residents still use chairs of his make. He served in tfie army and died July 16, 1882. His wife died recently in Wakeman. Hi* ■son, Willie, was the head drummer of Co. D, 55tb O. V. I. and died March 31, 1862, at the age of 15 years. Gershom Fairchild lived here in 1848. His wife was Elizabeth Huestis. He bought out .Justus Barnes, north of the Hollow. He had boyg and one girl His wife finally left him. Dr. H. W. Manley, a single man, antl John Kmg lived here in 1848. Philander Barrett was the eldest son of Zelotus Barrett and Betsy Smith, and was born in Clarksfield, Dec. 30, 1821. In 1849 he was-married to Emeline Vanderhoof, of Amherst. They began housekeeping north of New London, but moved to a farm a half mile north of the center of this township, and later moved further north to the corner, where they lived until the death of Mr. Barrett in 1883. They had four children, Betsy E ,Onie A., Frank W. Z. and Birdie, the latter dying in infancy. Betsy and Onio are practicing medicine in Cleveland, and HISTORY OJJ' CJLEKKSFIELD. 149 Frank is a Methodist minister and living in Cleveland. Their' mother lives with them. Mr. Barrett was a warm advocate of temperance, and signed the pledge whan a boy. He voted the first ticket which had for its purpose the abolition of slavery. Marquis D. Randall was a son of Charles Randall, a soldier of theRevo- lution, who died in Wakeraan in 1846, and a s^randson of Jeremiah Randall, who emigrated from England to Con-r necticut about 1750. He and his wife, Lydia. came to Wakeman, with their family in 1840 and- to Clarksfleld in 1849. They first lived on the east side ■ of the road, on a part of the William Bissell farm, but moved to theLayton Cunningham farm at Whitefox c(fr- ners, where. John Lee lives. In 1865 they moved to Wakeman and Mr, Randall died there in 1881 ' and tfie wife in 1886. Their children were Julia, who married Samuel J. Peck and died in 1890, Charles H.who lives in Cleveland, William H. who died in 1865, Daniel B. who lives in Kansas, Richard n7 who lives in Tennessee. Henry T. Palmer, a brother of Mrs. John Twaddle and Mrs. Edward Hayes, lived on the Biitler road on the Rickard~farm in 1849 and for a few years later. Charles E. Prosser lived here in 1849. He was a cabinet maker and came from the east. He was ^ rela- tive of Joe P.otter. Joseph June, a shoemaker, lived at Olarksfleld in 1849, but is now living in New London. James McKinney, an Oberlin stu- dent, tanght school in the old red school house in 1849. He- afterwards became a photographer and lived in Iowa. James Goodrich, a Baptist preach- er lived in the E. M. Barnum house in 1849 and afterwards. B. B. Chambers came here in ^1849 and clerked for Mr. Cobb for a few years. • He lived in the house where Dr. Foss now, lives. Mindall Henry lived here from 1849 until aft»r 1851, in the house east of William K. Starr's. His wife was Oreeta Chamberlain, a sister to Ed- , ward Croxford's. wife. He moved to Birmingham and was killed in the army. His daughter, Millie, is the wife of Warpen Peck, of Wakeman. Thomas G. Haynes came here ahout 1849 arid lived on the old Barnes farm on the center road west of Whitefox. He owned 50 acres of land at the center of the township and also 123 acres at the northeast corner of the township. His wife, Maria Palmer, died here in 1854, at the age of 40. He traded the Barnes farm toDavid Fox and moved to Iowa. Avery S. and Henry C. Arnold were brothers and came to Clarksfleld in 1849 and carried on a tin shop for several years. Avery married Saman- tha Starr and tliey lived in New Lou- don for some years, then moved to Iowa whfere he died. Abraham Smith came here from Richland county, Ohio,aboutl849.and lived on the west side of the Butler l,-)() HISTOHY 01'' CXAKKSJ'IELD. road next to the town line. He or his father bought this farm in 1836. He mariied Phoebe Johnson. He died here in 18t)4. His lather, also named Abraham, lived here for a time, but died in Williams County, O. Timiothy Smith, a brother of Abraham, married Caroline- Taylor, of New London, and lived in the James Wilson log house across from Abraham's, but died at Coldwater, Michigan. Rhoda Smith, a sister of Abraham, married Frank Day, a son of old John Day. Palmer Converse, Ashbel Fenton, O. B. Hill and Silas Wilcox lived here in 1849. Henry E. White was a son of John, White and was born in St. Lawrence county, N,Y., Sept. -I'S, 1822. The family came to Ohio in 1832, settling in Berlin township. He studied medi- cine and graduated in 1848. In' the same year he rnarried Roxanna Den- man, of Morence township, and lived at Columbus Groye, Ohio, until 1850, when he moved to (JlarksfteX^^/^ "WZ^^, -4..^—^ ^^gi^o. ^«f««5r^ga^«- ^.^.*— ^i/^J^ ^ ^yffil-^-^^ ij^'DEJr. ««>««« AUell, James 144 Barnum, E. M. 50-81 Ackley 152' , " J. N. •■ .S.5-51-98 AdaniBr H. 8. 131 Wm. L. 52-92 Allen, Darius 115 S. G. 35-52 Myron 128 " Mary Ann 52-87 " Alson 153 David M. 188 Ataes, J. H. 152^ " Elizabeth 52-74 "0. 152 " Joanna 52-53-126 Nat 124 Emma 55 Anderson, J. 54 Barrett, Z. 58-62 Arehey, L. 98 P. 85-148 Arnert 151 A. 141 Arnold, Avery 75-149 Bartholamew 47 '■ Henry 149 Basford, J. R. 95 A skin, T. J. 132 Bassett, Wm. -■; 85 fiadger 127 " ' Eliae 85-86 Baker, Henry 144 Sam 79-86 ^lEildwin, J. -; 58 Henry 85 Balrber, Henry 60 Bates, Henry - 73 " Dr. Hiram 132 Walter' 121 fidrkdnll, Rev. T. . 110 John - 59 Barker, B. 50 Beebe, Lewis 137 Barnes, Wm. Sr. 110 » Beers, L. F. 88-183 t Wm. Jr. 86-110 Benjamin, Eli 119 ' Robert 99-110 Benson, B. - 30-42 ( ' John - ' 110 Betts, R. W. 50 ( ' Justus 89-159 Bevington, Peter 99 I ' Sedgwick 68-90 " ' Mary 99-142 i ' Ffancis 75-90 Henry 135 I Sheldon 88 Bicker» Thos. 153 ' Charles 88-124 Biggs, Rev. Richard 134 t Abel 124 Silas 92 i ' Emeline 61 Bills, Daniel, Sr. 60 ( Edward R. 90 " Jr. 60-84 ' i ' - Angeline 91-110 " Ortency 38-«0 ' Melinda 110-113 " Mindwell 60-66 ; ' Silas 110 " Perry 79 Barnum, Levi 50-52 * " Myron 60 Eli 50 Bingham, S. 133 Birch, J. G. Bishop, D. " A. - " S. Bissell, J. M. " Wealthy " Geo. " Helen " Walter " C. P. " Phoebe " Eunice Blackmail, Allen Aurilla Czarina Wm. Phlllida Almira Clarissa Ann • Simeon Eltira A. J. . Geo. Mary John Chester Blanold, C. M. Blodgett, M. Bodwell, L. M. levi. " Edwin Joseph " Horace Bolton, Geo. Booth, Naomi " John - Marcellus Daniel John M. Bowman, Chas. Bracy, C. 144 Bradley, D. 150 92 Braman, David B. -_ - - 126 92-95 Sam f 46-126 153 Brooks, Edward 142 86-129 "Broughton, Noah 152 Brown, Cornelius 131 86-62 Nehemiah 137 86-110 Sidney 145 59-86 Brundage, M. 126 150 Bullock, D. 115 ■87 Bunce, Dr. H. - Ill 50 Marshall 111 65 Burgess ^ 152 59-65 Burr, Wm. 137 65-97 Buskirk, J. 118 111 Byers. A. 151 79-112 Call, Essex 64 112-115 " Mary A. 64-98 , 34-112 " Sarah 46-64 112-118 " Abigail 46-64 65-118 " Ira 94 118 " DanaC. 129 62-119 Cannon, M. 153 119 Card, Wm. 147 119 Carley, J. A. 138 37-129 1 Carlton, T. G. 80 119 Worlin - - 80-84 ^ 133 Elizabeth !' 80 116 Carman, B. 58 54-160 Carpenter, G. 127 38-55 J. P. - - 127 J8-55 F. 127 55 Cynthia 116-127 56 Orrin 152 107 Carter, Ij. 133 93 Luther B. 101-133 118 Cartwrlght, T. 100 120 Case, Willis 44-63-79 126 " Geo. 64-79-112 ' 129 " Chas. 64-79 128" " Lemuel 64-84 153 " Mahala 60-79 Case, Emeline 7»-85 Converse, Julaney 106-i08 " Sarah 79-117 Wm. 108-114 " Kuth 79 James 108 Chaffee, Harriet 49-129 Palmer im Chamberlain, Moses 126 Conway, John 126 E. H. 135 Cooley, Seth 122 J. P. 159. " ~ Warren 42-95 Chambers, B. B 149 Luther 100-lOi Chandler, B. H. 123 Joel 101-126 Loretta 123 Cordelia, 101-143 Dolly 123 Calvin 129 Chilson, J. 151 Mary A. 122-140 Churches 71-72-158 Chauncey 137 Church, Betsy 134, Dewitt 137 Churchill, F. A. 153 Leander 1'5& Clark, Upton 59 Cooper, B. 133-142 " Town 59 Couth, W. H. 87 RoUin 60 Cronk, John 96 C. C. 59-60 ■ Cross, N. B. " 133 Emily 60-138 Croxtord, Catherine 51-98 Elizabeth 110 Edwrard 98 " . Wm. 60 Wm. 98 " Jonas 137 Mary A. 64-98 Clawson, Jacob 83 Cunningham, H. W. 90 *' John 84 '' Lay ton 90-91 Luke 84 A. P. 41-91 " Emeline 84 E. W. 91 " Margaret 60-84 Wm. ,91 " Eliza 84 Curry, Asa 162 Martha 60 W. 89 John G. 162 Geo. 96 Cleveland, G. M. > 136 Curtiss, L. M. 74-80 Coats, J. 109 H. L. 80 R. 109 A. W. 106 Cobb, J. J. 101-119 Wm. 134 Cole, Wm. 112-118 Daniels, A. J. ,120 Collinwood, S. 117 N. R. .-■ 83 " Jonathan 148 Darling, Dr. G. H. 109 " James 148 Davis, T. W. - . 141 Collins, F. D. 74-145 Ben 101 Conant, D. M. 133 Day, Stephen 59 Converse, John 108 '" S. B. 59 Day. Luclnda 59-66-86-96 Eldredge, N. 147 '■ Corydon 59 Elliot 133 • D. E. 59 Ellis, M. 152 " Sally 60 Eustace, W. C. 129 " Sarah 59 Evans, Dr. A. 134 " Nancy 59 Fairchild, R. S. S. 131 • ' Ephraiin (55-78 G. 131-148 ■■ Chas. 151 Fanning. K. 75-77 " Sylvester 137 .John 77 ■' Ariette 65-138 B. G. 62-77 ," John 59-66 Widow 77 •' Alzina 59-66 Pay, M. 120 ■■ Ira 108 " Winslow 161 ',; Oliver 121 Fellows, Wm. 112-130 "' Moses B. 121 L. 130 Dean. John :^7-^25 Betsy 89-130 Decker, J. V. 144 E. 130 Del alley, J. 136 Fenton, A. 150 Dennisoii, Edwurd 15.T Ferris, E. 111 Dewitt, B. 73-79 Ferry, 38-126 DOwd, A. 108 Finch, A. 140 Lucy 108 C. 87-140 Solomon 108 P. w. 140 Doyle, J, 127 Ethalinda 124-140 Dunham. E. 108 First. Events 68 Dunning-, Cyrus 47-91 Fish, D. 147 Oliver 47-91 Fisher, N. 123 Dutton, E. 134 '• Jas. 124r-143 " Laura 119-134 Fisk, A. .]. - - 120 Roxy 134 ' S. 120 Pamela 134 Fletcher, Robert 102 " Eliza - (K>-134 Wm. 103 Earl, Silas 117 Clarissa 102-113 Edwards, A. ,104 l^ydia 88-102 Aden 96 Joseph 102-114 Thomas 46 J^oreniau, J. M. 152 Avery 96-138 Christina 152 H. D. 104 Foster, Cieo. ' - 13U Loui«a 61-105 Fox, Henry 118 " (Jeo. 10.V108 " (ieo. 131 Ezra 105 •' (J. A. 62-131 • Ti-uinan 96 Frayer, A. A. 93 FMiaier, Thos. 1(W Gray, P. S. . 46-63-113 Margaret 109-122 Deboral 1 39-63 •' Jane 107-109 Lydia - 63-90 " Agnei; 39-lOy Martha - ' 50-127 " Nancy 39-109 Sarah 39-63 Andrew 109-1 U Samuel B3-76-143-169 Freeman, John 142 Hiram 63 " Francis 142 John 66 Henry 142 - E. B. 86-128 Horace 142-144 Jas. 129 " Andrew 142 (rreen, N. B. 129 . ' Daniel 131 Jas. L. 50-91 ~ " E. S. 127 Gregory, Geo. '' 74 Seleten * 63 J. L. 7fi-87 Richard HH-li Mary 76-77 French, J. • 135 P. I.. 75-94 Frost, I . 129 M. 75-138 Fulnier 153 Grldiey, E. 96 Furlong, B. 73-89 '' R. 96-99 N. O. 74-113 " Grooner, Chas. 137 O. P. 52-74 Gtiiberson, S. B. 129 Louisa 74r-80 Hackett 118 Mary A. 74 H albert 120 (ialusha, D. 141 ^ale,E. - 144 Gardner, D. 147 Sylvester 117-144 George, J. 152 •' Eli 117-144 Gibson, S. H. 105 Haley, Jemima 99 '■ A. D. 88-120 Hall. D. B. 142 •• J. A. 120 ■ F. P. 53-169 Gifford, L. - ' -. ^12 Hambliii. F. 53-159 Bithynia 112-126 Hamlin, Almaa:ea 93 Phoebe 112 Hiel 101 Uilpin, L. - , 121 Elea/nr 101-113 Gleason, Asa 83-107 Koah 101 Goodrich, J. 149 Elizabeth 101-119 Gordon, A. V. 84-92 Chloe 74 Gray. Solomon 50 Hand. J. H. 112 " G. W. 60-122 Mary 61-113 . .;. M. 50-161 Speedy 92-113 Pamela 50-63-91 ■ . Elvira 92-113 Abraham 30-63 A. 113 " S. S. 38-63 Jolin 102-113-136 ■;£ Hand, Mason 106-1 3r, Hopkins, M. - 54-128 Hans, Geo. . 94 A. . 128 Harland, Win. 116 Geo. 102 E..]. 117 HoSfoi-d, S. 118 Harmon, J. 66 Ho,slner, J. T. 115 liarris. Peter 1.59 Hough. John 4.5-55 Hart, H. " 120 " Ann - .55-116 Haskins, Betsy 130 Mouse, Chr. 121 Hays, S. 81 ■' Jan J 94-121 .John 81 Howe, A. D. lo: Lewis 47-81 Howes, Lewis 136 Lucy 81-88 Hoyt, Simeon - 30-36-37 Marin 76-81 ■' Dolly ,. 36-.37-125 'Hayiies, T. (i. - 149- ■ A. B. 73 Hazen, Wm. 142 Aaron 79 Heath, A. 107-109 t'has. 56 " D. 107 Jjucy - - ST. " Uri 142 Starr 11.5 > Hendrickson, Job. 124 Hnbbard, Sol. •54-1 12-126 Col. -151 H. 126 Heiidryx, Wni, .59-66 Huestis, J. 130 A. I). 79 Elizabeth 130 Annji 79 EUza 131 " Joliii 79 Hunter Manoali 100 Caleh 10.5 Ijevi 126 Henry, M. 149 ■ Phidilla 100 Hewitt, James . 1H5 Polly 100 iliggins, L. 34 Ijydia 101-126 " D. 118 Sarah 126 J. •. 107 Hetsy 100 Ewtlier 114 Hurlbut, R. W. 97 Hill, Ben. 73 K. H. 98-119 " Chfis. 139 Mary -. - 40-98 • O. B. 150 Ann 94-98 •• s. 1.52 H listed, Samuel 3(l-;!l -39-40-1 59 Hinkley, A. 11,5 E. K. 39-63 Hininaii, David 113 S. \V. - - 39-49 Leander 125-1 5!> T. K. 39-109 Delia S9-125 Hoyi :ilM>.{-7fi-124-140 Hiti'licock 154 Hetsy 40-78 Holcoml), .1. W. 8'.' Mary J. 40-118 Hopkins, H. .52-l'-'.s Harriet 39-143 Husted. Eveline 40-7fi Knapp, Fanny 77-113 Chas. 41 Joseph 145 • 0. J. 40-98 Knowles, J. P. 129 Catherine 87 Kress, E. 142 Abbie 87-124 H.E. 141 Hart 124-160 Lang, Betsy 1.30-147 Henry 124-143 Langhey, Geo. 11.5 Huyck. R. 66 Lawrence, Geo. 134 Ihchoe, E. 147 Ijawtou, Geo. 103 James, Thos. 148 H. W. 103 Jaiqiia, S. 101 D. 104 Jenne, A. 121 Chas. 104 Jehillngs, S. 80 Isaac 106 Jenney, O. 42 Lee, David 65 Jerauld, G.W. 148 " Sally 06-99 Johnson, E. B 127 • Daniel 102 Daniel 132 Leet, J. S. 102 A. 143 Lrtson, Wm. 107-115 " Phoebe~ 143 :■ F. 114 Amanda - 47-140-143 Lewis, Isaac 120 Oliver 151 H. C. 133 Jones, Alex. 13,5 D. D. T. 162 Eber 151 Livernjore, C. H. 84 Jesse 152 Cyrus, Jr. 84 Harley 41-161 Emily 73-84 June, J. 149 Emeline 84 Justice, Peter 99 Ezra 84 Kedwell, Jno. 135-128 Ariette 45^4 Kidney. B. 121 Daniel ,S4-92 Kimball. H. 118 Charlotte 84-138 King, .J. 148 Local History 25-67 Jedutban 148 X>ockman, Isaac 126 Knapp. Ij. R. 36-82 Lon^. John 129 Caroline 37-62 Lucas, John 120 ■" Eliza 37-62 Lyon, Nath. 152 " James 36-79 Mactc, Levi 126 John 36-119 John 143 Mary 36-'ll.-> Maglone 142 " Deborah 101-113 Malsee, James 115 T. B. 113 Mallory, P. 136 Betsy 74-113 Manchester, R. 66 Alice 63-113 '■ Irene 66-94 Manchester, Sereno 60-66 Morris, Win. -- 86 Manley, Dr. Hervey 7.5 " Julia 74 '■ Dr. H. W. - ' 148 Augusta 74 Martin, J. - 117 ' C. L. 87 " Olive ' 117-144 A. A.. 86 Angeline 117-144 Myron X. 107 Mason^ Ira 11.'. Mudge. E. 132 Massey. J. 137 Munn, Obis 102 Matthews,. R. 153 Nessel, U. 128 McConnell, Wni. 73-133 Nichols, P. 150 '/ •' .Jno- 73 Nickerson, J. 61-159 McCord, J. 1.51 J. G. 61 MeCumber, J. 109-122 E. P.. 61-113 /McDonald, Xno. 14f. J. S. 61 McGlone, B. ^ 143 Mary 61-87 Phil. 99-143 " Omri 56 McGovern 141 Noakes. Geo. • 142 McKenney, A. 117 Norton, Z. C 35 McKibben, A. 133 Noah 35 McKlm, G. W. •l47 Lucinda 35-52 McKinney, J. 149 Elizabeth ;&-51 McMillan, Dr. A. 56 Louisa 35-97 Harriet 57 Nusbaum, David 14ii Mead, 1. T. 64-75-79-88 Osyer, J . 61 '■ Allen 74-7,5-79 Owen, E B. 106-132 •' M. ' - 79 H. W. ' 142 " Win. T. 81-88 Pack. Wm. A. 148 Elizabeth 88 Palmer, Linus 49-64 " Polly 88 H. 149 Piatt 64-88 Parker, Samuel .52-72 Jesse ' 119 " Sarah - ; 65-73 Eunice 91-119 Geo. ..-i^i 73-84 Arvilla 98-119 Parkerton, S. R. - 1^ Merry, Geo. 147 Parkhurst, S. 145 Millis, A. D. 153 "A. 57 Mills. G. A. 147 Parmer, Jas.. 137 " 68-153 ♦ Pai'rish, J no. 15;^ Minkler, C. m I'lUch, C. L. 87 Minkley, A. 150 Win. A. .52-87 Minor, Daniel 59-61 Mary E. 52-111 ^" David i 131 IVJargaret 75-87 Morris, Jaehiiii 40-54 Mariette 77-S7 Patch, Catherine .S7 Porter, H. B. 74 B. H. 87-124 '■ , Rachel 63-74 Patchen.-jfi'- 132 Post, Stephen 35-80 Paul, -Hester 40-43 " S. W. 32-34^77 Payne, P. ^^•^J W-' " ^- ' " .34r-112 Peek, Ira 57-^ fe' " Cynthia 34 " Riley 57-95 '• Almira - , , - 35-89 " Alva 57 " J.C. 102 " Oal. 58-122 " Electa - ' - 132 " B. .- -. 92 Post Office 70 " S. -. -' -.;;- - .58 Potter, Anson 88 •' Geo. x:-"^':. • 131 D. 3.5-89 Pelham, Geo. ■-■ >W ■ 85-127- M. B. 89 Percy, T. R. ■ ' - ■ 88 J. 89 " J. W. 47-88 Geo. 87 " Asa 88-102 Henry 89 " Dorothy 88-133 Power, J. 102 Perham.-Geo. 152 Powles, J. . - 129 Phillips, Warren 106 Pratt, W. C. 137 Hugh 107 Priest, Anij - 93 A. 144 Allen 93-123 " Emily 144 " Hannah 93 Martiia 142-144 Prosser, Chas. 149 John 145 Pulver, M; 49-106 Salina 142-146 Purdy, Sam. 126 Wm. 146 Putnam, S. 185 " 1/evi. 143 " Emeline 47-135 ^ ~ " Henry 146 Railroad 157 : ; • " Francis - 142 Randall, M. D. 149 t Pierce, Wm. . -.-:,^ 131 - ■ -■ 162 Redd, N. 115 ' " Chas'. Reed, Nathan '06-72-79 Pixley, Eli 97 Israel 72 " Sard. 97 Asa 72 " J. 35-97 Reynolds, O. 94 •■ Lott . ' 106 " Marial 95 ■ H. 106 " Louisa 92-95 ■^ A. L. 106-108-114 J. H. 129 Sabfa 97-99 Col. 92-153 Porter, A. 59 L. D. 137 Horace .59-74-159 Rhodes, W. B. 144 *.; ■ " Elizabeth 74-102 Rieard, Geo. 144 ■> H.N. 74-75 Richmond, L. 128 Riley, I,. 134 Rowland, Harriet 36-82 Rockwell, Z. 58 Polly 82 Roberts • 137 Ellen 49-88 Rogers, Joel 138 " David 136 •! R. 60-138 Debby - 91 •' J. M. 138 •• - Eliza 84 Harriet 75-138 Rowley, H. H. 118-124 '• M. 84-138 Rundle, Wni. 126 Mai'y 91-HB-I38 Rusco, B. 97 " John 118 Arnion 106 " D. 138 Sarah 106-136 Draper 118 Clara 106-132 " Alcie il. 85 Russell, Z. 106^132 Rose, H. M. 141 Lucia 106 Hoss, J. 141 Kyerson, H. P. 34 Rounds, Jacob 114 Sackett's Harbor 136 Isaiah 114 SafFord, J. M. 132 D. 114-161 Sawdey, F. 153 Wni. - 107-H4 Sawyer, A. 152 Cyrus 114 Scott, Hiei 87 Lane 114 Matilda 87-140 Esther 114 Elizabeth S7-89- Mtiry 108-114 Sarali 87 Harriet 114 " I. C. 92-159 L. B. ' 133 '• C. C. 92-113 Rowe, J. lie Levi 92-113 Rowland, Aaron 39-48- Lewis ' 109 Levi :!y-4,S-7S-81-158 •• I. B. 143 Nancy 48-49 Susan it2 Esther 48-82-133 Delia 124-143 Ezra 45-49 '• Mary 63-14:{ Jemima - , 49-64 " s. [. ■ - 143 S. W. 49 Maria 52-92 Tamazon 39-49-106 Scovilie. I. B. 115 Betsy 45-49-83 Scram, B. 129 CUas. 42-49 Seeley, J. 140 Dan. 49 Spf.or, Eli 41 Kuieliue 67-83 Alfred 41-77 " Oran 4U-7S Albert 41 Auu'i 78 Jennie 41 Luke - . - S2 " Anna 41 Jaine,s 82-9(1 Mary 42-77 .SegiUTier, Lett 116 J. L. 74-102 '' Mahaia 9(.M19 Rachel 115 Squire, Wm. 153 Virgil 161 Ohas. :- 147 Stephen 153 Mary 117 Starr, Sniith 40-118 J. T. r4-117-124 Mary 152 Susan 37-62 Augusta 37-62- Ira 66 Sally 67 Rachel 67 Samaiitlia 62-67 '■ Joanna 62-67 Diana 62-78 Harry 62-86 Lucy 62-131 Melissa 62-119 Steambarge, B. 91-138 Stevens, G. 91 '• Hannah 95 Lewis 95 Stevenson, David 115 Philo 125 A. M. 128 Albert 128 «129 129 141 130-149-143 160 102-150 94-107 107 109 152 122 46-122 50-122 58-122 63-105 83-105 105 126 113 36-37-63 38-60 38-63 74-75 38-86 75-79 45-75 75-90 75 38-116 119 132-160 38-55 38^5 99-146 143 143 143 115 lie' 116 116-127 Stevenson, Oscar .55-116 Todd, John 13!t James 116. Tompkins, E. 129 Stickney, Oscar 126 Tower , Hiram .-.7-95 Stiles, B. 30-44 '• Boxana 96 " Ann 45-49 Town, Harvey 84 Henry 45-75 Townsend, Luther 137 " Joseph 45-49 Towsley, H. G. K9 " Ruth Ann 44^64 Tremain. Justin 123 " Althea 46 " Joseph. 123 i. Lucy 45-63 Tripp, Harvfv 118 " Samuel 45-84 Trowb ridge. J. B. 45 " Wm. W. 45-94 ■ Rebecca 4.J-.36 Stocking, Electa 106-132 Tuckei ■. i:. 137 /^Stoiie, Elon 87-114 Ann . 127-138 •■' Daniel 76-114 Sarah 129-138 Philo 114 Turner ■, A. J. i;;7 Laura 114 TiUtle, , Dr. A. P. 67 1, Amanda 109 Twaddle. Alex 98 '^ Anna V. 89-63-76 A. Jr. 66-98 " Demmon 76 Susan 96-98 ^, \ Elon A. 46-76 Wm. 97-98 If Ezra 76-81 Jemima 98 " Henry 76 '■ Lydia 98 '• Esther ' 114 Mary 9S-no A una 102-114 •' Elizabeth 98 Stores 69-155 " Sarali , 98 Storrs , Nelson 144 Xanoy 98-14;; Sturges, S. B. 131 Tyler. David 93 Swan, . F- 139 •• Henry 94 9.S Syers, A. 153 ■' Ijouisa 75-94 Tanner, Jas. 137 Edwin 1)4 Tannery 56-74 Xelson 94 Tayloi r, Thos. ^ 46-94-159 ■■ Diana 45-94 " Wm. H. ' '■ 151 Vanator. Jno. 100 Terwi Uiger', Jos. 102 Jas. 151 Thaye r, J. and 7i. 42 B. . 151 Thomas, Eli 124 V-MU-V, , .ias. 84 Tliom pson, (ieu. 148 Vanderhoof, Wm. 37-84 ' Jas. K. 148 ( Lloyd 37-84 John 126 • Emeline 84 Abraham 162 Vanderveer. 11. T. 'u\ Titus, Eliza 86 Viin Houton, Isaac "5 VanOrtvvick. A. 95-115 White, Dr. H. E. 150 Vincent. Hoxsle 87-114 Isaiah 150 Piatt 88 Oliver 180 Henry • - 8K David 150 Wadkins, D. 142 A. C. 145 Waggoner, Cyrus 62 Ghas. C. 145 Waldron.S. - 148 Prudence 142-145 Washburn, J. 114-118 Asa 181 Waterhoiise, N. D. 74-117 Wm. W. 112-115 Webb, Ezra 46 " Henry 66-94 •' Belinda 46-126 Whitman, Samuel 157 Delia 46 Whitton, Oliver 152 ■' Kunice 46-96 Wilcox, Silas ■ 150 Horace V 46-64- Rev. Martin 129 Harvey 66 Wildman. Ezra ', ■- 39-76 Mary Ann 109 Mary A. - 76-114 • Amy 46 P. A. 76-87 ■ David 64 W. H. -^- 44-76-113 •' Olive ^89 Cornelia 41-76 Rutlv Ann 94 Esther 39 Wellm'an. Tsaae 80 Williams, David 116 " Samuel 80 Jas. 126 Wells, W. J. 121 Wilson, James 140 "Wellsher, Oleb 121 '• Harriet >' , ' 9^-140 Isaac 121 John 140-143 Westcott, Blunter 135 Nathan .187 Wheeler, Asa ■47-88 Winans, C. 92 Asa, Jr. 47-59 D. K. 92-140 ■• . Xovina 47-88 Wing, .lason 133 Beth i a 47 Mary A. 92-140 Anson 47-143 Wonser. Ransford 141 Lucretla - 47-91 Wood, Ezra 30-31-39-49 Luey 47-91 Marie 49 Johnson 8;i-9l Wciker, Jno. 64-160 •'. Oliver 83 Vale, Moses 78-115 Abigail 88 Yeanian, Abraham 137 " Hannah 119 " Alice 134-137 White, P. F. 1.53 '■^^>>ry^$ '^^ ^ ^>i7S*? ^ ^^7- 7«y^,->T- ^- >>7^^ H 1 1 ^B^^^ - -r.#Sl IfeHH 11^^ hH w^m ^H H w ^^Wfi ^^^H H^S !¥• j^^^M HhbI QSH ^^^^jKnO^^I H^H HI ' 9^ ^^^^sHi nfip^S ^IGk ^:m ■HHmfl Hj^^ ^H[ K-'' ^^v:l