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1878
History
of
Ashtabula Co., Ohio

with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
of its'
Pioneers and Most Prominent Men.
Philadelphia
Williams Brothers
1878
256 pgs.

Index

Table of Contents:

HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE.

HISTORY OF ASHTABULA COUNTY.

CHAPTER   PAGE
  INTRODUCTORY 7
I. - The Progress of Discovery 8
II. - The Connecticut Western Reserve 9
III. - The Connecticut Land Company 10
IV. - The Geography of the County 14
V. - The Geology and Topography of the County 15
VI. - The Mound Builders 16
VII. - The Indians 20
VIII. - The Parent State 24
IX. - Pioneer Settlements - Added 7/26/23 24
X. - Means of Communication 27
XI. - Civil Organization 28
XII. - Social Life in Early Times 31
XIII. - Ashtabula's connection with the Anti-Slavery Movement - Added 7/26/23 33
XIV. - Religious and Educational 35
XV. - The Press 38
XVI. - Societies 41
XVII. - The Ashtabula Railway Disaster 45
XVIII. - Statistics 48
XIX - The Military History of the County
  Roster of Soldiers from Ashtabula County
49
       War of 1812 57
Roster of Soldiers from Ashtabula County
     War of the Rebellion
58

HISTORIES OF THE TOWNSHIPS

Andover 215
Ashtabula - Added 7/27/23 130
Austinburg 185
Cherry Valley 236
Colebrook 211
Conneaut - Partially Added 7/28/23
 - Amboy
 - South Ridge

 - Conneaut Village
154
Denmark 213
Dorset 209
Geneva 173
Harpersfield 169
Hartsgrove 254
Jefferson 146
Kingsville - Added 7/28/23 204
Lenox 222
Monroe 200
Morgan 194
New Lyme 223
Orwell 231
Pierpont 234
Plymouth 221
Richmond 227
Rome 218
Saybrook 183
Sheffield 238
Trumbull 228
Wayne 243
Williamsfield 241
Windsor 250
   
   
ERRATA 236

ILLUSTRATIONS
Court House (Frontispiece) -   Facing Title page  
Map of Ashtabula County facing 7
County Jain and Recorder's Office, with portraits of E. O. Peck, E. G. Hurlburt, and W. T. Simonds facing 31
County Infirmary Buildings, with portraits of Edward Hammond, C. E. Curtiss, and M. W. Follett facing 48
Ashtabula Disaster - Ruins of the Bridge facing 45
Residence of Hon.. Benjamin F. Wade facing 70
Portrait of Hon. Benjamin F. Wade (steel) facing 67
Portrait of Hon. Joshua R. Giddings 72
Portrait of Hon.. Edward Wade 84
Portrait of Rufus Percival Ranney 86
Portrait of Rev. Joseph Badger 86
Portrait of Hon. Orramel H. Fitch 90
Portrait of Hon. Horace Wilder 89
Portrait of Hon. Abner Kellogg 106
Portraits of Group of Attorneys:
 - Hon. W. P. Howland,
 - Hon. H. B. Woodbury
 - Hon. Edward H. Fitch,
 - Hon. S. A. Northway
, and
 - Hon. Charles Booth
91
Portrait of Hon. Darius Cadwell 93
Portrait of Charles Stetson Simonds 105
Portrait Edwin Cowles (steel) facing 99
Portrait Edwin W. Cowles, M.D. (steel) facing 99
Portrait of Miss Betsey Cowles (steel) facing 101
Portrait of Miss Cornelia Cowles (steel) facing 101
Portraits of Physicians Group:
 - Dr. John C. Hubbard, Dr. A. K. Fifield, Dr. L. D. Kellogg, Dr. S. S. Burrows, Dr. Elijah Coleman, and Dr. S. H. Farrington
facing 121
Portrait of Hon. William Kellogg 107
Portrait William Cooper Howells 103
Portrait Henry Fassett 104
Portraits of Editors' Group:
 - J. A. Howells, James Reed, Warren P. Spencer, J. P. Rieg, and Ferdinand Lee
facing 123
Portrait of Hon. Quintus F. Atkins 113
Portrait of Harvey R. Gaylord 118
Portraits of Physicians' Group:
 - Dr. S. G. Holbrook, Dr. H. H. Webster, Dr. Greenleaf Fifield, Dr. E. M. Webster
facing 127
Portrait of Hon. Feeman Thorp 119
Portraits of Spencer Group:
 - Prof. Platt R. Spencer, R. C. Spencer, H. C. Spencer, H. A. Spencer, Lyman P. Spencer, and Platt R. Spencer, Jr.
facing 108
Portraits of the Hubbard Group:
 - Hon. Matthew Hubbard, William Hubbard, and Henry Hubbard
facing 124
Portraits of the County Officers' Group:
 - Hon. E. J. Betts, W. H. Crowell, E. F. Mason, Hon. E. B. Leonard, D. L. Crosby, A. W. Stiles, T. S. Young, and S. H. Cook
facing 125


ANDOVER

Residence of Austin Harmon facing 217
Residence of C. Stillman, with portraits facing 215
Residence of and mills of C. H. Fitts   & Wollen Mills of C. H. Fitts facing 216


ASHTABULA

Portrait of Philo Booth 143
Portrait of Dr. David Edward Kelley 145
Residence of George Willard, and interior and exterior Views of Store, with portraits betw. 114, 145
Residence of John P. Robertson facing 138
Residence of M. G. Dick facing 130
Residence of Wm. M. Eames facing 130
Residence of James P. Jennings facing 135
Phoenix Iron-Works facing 140
Exterior Views of Store and Opera-House of L. W. Smith & Son facing 142
Interior View of Webb & Son''s Store facing 142
Carriage-Works of F. D. Fickinger, with portrait  - CAN'T FIND betw. 140, 141
Carriage-Works of Thorp & Pfaff facing 138
Flouring-Mills of Seymour & Son facing 138


AUSTINBURG

Portrait of Deacon Joseph Mills facing 188
Residence of A. W. Howard, with portraits facing 193
Residence of the late Rev. G. H. Cowles facing 188
Church at Austinburg facing 188


CHERRY V VALLEY

Portrait of Joel Rice (Williamsfield Group) facing 242
Residence of Wesley Clark, with portraits facing 236
Residence of A. E. Beals, with portraits facing 238
Residence of Horace Lindsley, with portraits facing 237


COLEBROOK.

Portrait of Hon. D. C. Allen betw. 166, 167
Portrait of General Henry Keyes betw. 166, 167
Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Plin Smith betw. 166, 167
Portrait of Dr. D. W. Raymond betw. 166, 167
Portrait of Nelson Burington betw. 166, 167
Portrait of A. C. Dibble betw. 166, 167
Portrait of Aunt Lydia King betw. 166, 167
Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Benoni Andrews betw. 166, 167
Christian Church, with portraits of Rev. O. T. and Mrs. O. T. Wyman facing 162
Residence of J. P. Rieg facing 162
Residence of S. J. Smith facing 156
Business Block of S. J. Smith facing 156
Town Hall facing 154
Residence of Thomas Gibson, with portraits facing 160
Residence of Captain Salisury with portraits betw. 158, 159
Residence of Calvin Poole, with portraits betw. 158, 159
Mill Property of Benton, Ayers & Cushing 165
Portrait of Elisha Farnham facing 203


DENMARK.

Portrait of J. C. Andrews facing 213


GENEVA.

Portrait of Romanzo Spring betw. 176, 177
Residence of R. Spring  
Portrait of Charles Tinker betw. 176, 177
Residence of Charles Talcott, and exterior and interior Views of Store betw. 178, 179
Residence of S. H. Munger betw. 174, 175
Residence of N. S. Caswell, with portraits facing 182
Residence of N. H. Dickerman facing 172
Residence of H. W. Forman - CAN'T FIND facing 178
Residence of Henry C. Fobes betw. 180, 181
Portraits of H. C. Fobes, Electa Fobes, Sanford L. Fobes, Flora H. Fobes, David A. and Fanny C. Fish betw. 180, 181
Public School Building betw. 174, 175
Hotel of Thomas B. Tuller & Livery facing 173
Residence of Luther Parker facing 176
Residence of Henry Bedell, with portraits betw. 180, 181
Residence of Nelson Maltby, with portraits betw. 180, 181
Residence of Samuel W. Peck with portraits facing 179
Residence of Robert Woodruff, with portraits facing 177
Residence of Cynthia Hart, with portraits facing 175
Geneva Congregational Church facing 183


HARPERSFIELD.

Portrait of Dr. J. H. SeCheverell and wife facing 171
Portrait of Col. G. H. SeCheverell and wife facing 171
Residence of M. Wharram facing 172


JEFFERSON

Portrait of Dr. D. D. Gist betw. 148, 149
Residence of H. P. Wade facing 146
Property of Henry Talcott, with portraits facing 153
Jefferson Educational Institute facing 150
Residence of E. L. Mullen betw. 148, 149
Residence of John Watters betw. 148, 149


KINGSVILLE.

Portrait of Dr. M . Kingsley facing 208
Residence of Dr. E. M. Webster (Frontispiece) facing 204
Kingsville Cemetery betw. 206, 207
Residence of John Holmes facing 206
Residence of H. P. Newton betw. 204, 205
Residence of Stephen Sabin betw. 204, 205
Residence of J. F. Blair facing 207
Residence of Charles H. Cratar facing 208


MONROE

Portrait of H. F. Hardy facing 203
Portrait of William K. Pinney facing 203
Residence of Hiram Griggs facing 162


MORGAN

Portrait of Bradley Cummings Randall facing 199
Portrait of Alonzo Moses 199
Residence of the late James Stone, with portraits facing 194
Residence of E. O. Miller facing 196
Stores of Latimer & Thompson facing 196


PIERPONT.

Residence of Alvin Schrambling, with portraits facing 234


ROME

Residences of L. and G. H. Crosby, with portraits facing 218
Residence of Elijah Crosby facing 220


SAYBROOK.

Residence of Isaac Brooks facing 183
Residence of O. H. Calloway facing 183
Residence of D. H. Kelley facing 184


TRUMBULL

Residence of John and Eleanor Churchill facing 196
Residence of John Brown, with portrait facing 228


WAYNE

Portrait of Rev. E. T. Woodruff betw. 248, 249
Portrait of Dr. Spelman facing 245
Portrait of Nathaniel Coleman facing 245
Portrait of Mrs. N. Coleman facing 245
Portrait of Samuel Jones Sr. betw. 246, 247
Portrait of Linus H. Jones betw. 246, 247
Portrait of Samuel Jones, Jr. betw. 246, 247
Portrait of Anson Jones betw. 246, 247
Residence of O. P. Fobes, with portraits of Simon and Ferdinand betw. 248, 249
Residence of Rollin L. Jones, with portraits betw. 246, 247
Residence of Wm. Kiddle facing 243


WILLIAMSFIELD.

Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. William Giddings facing 242
Portraits of Rev. Elias and Mrs. Abiah Morse facing 242


WINDSOR.

Residence of F. R. Smith facing 250
Residence of S. C. Wilson facing 251
Residence of Prof. E. Hamilton betw. 252, 253
Residence of Thompson Higley betw. 252, 253

 

 
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