AMOS B. LUCE, ex-Treasurer of Ashtabula County, Ohio, and one of the most prominent and enterprising men of Kingsville township for many years is now living retired.  As he has been identified with this county all his life and is so well known here, a review of his life will be read with interest by many.  Briefly given, it is as follows:
     Amos B. Luce was born in Kingsville, Ohio, Mar. 6, 1825, son of Calvin and Susan (Batchelor) Luce, natives of Massachusetts and New Hampshire respectively, their marriage having occurred in Kingsville.  Calvin Luce and an older brother, Artemus, came to Ashtabula County in 1810, and the following year their father, Mayhew Luce, came out here with the rest of the family, seven children in all, and settled in Kingsville, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits and where he passed the rest of his life.  He died here in 1844.  For many years he was a member of the Presbyterian Church, as was also his wife, whose maiden name was Joannah Gorham.  She survived him a number of years, remaining a widow.  Their children have all passed away.
     Calvin Luce, like his father, was a farmer - an honest, enterprising successful farmer.  Both he and his wife were members of the Baptist Church.  For about six years he served as one of the Infirmary Directors.  He died Thursday, Feb. 28, 1856, aged fifty-nine years.  From a former publication we clip the following: "Calvin Luce came to this township in boyhood and helped to remove the wilderness.  He lived and died an honest man at peace with the world and with a treasure laid up beyond the power of rust, which he is now called to enjoy, leaving behind him a bright and beautiful example of Christian devotion and quiet, unostentations deportment and philanthrophy, a rich consolation to many relatives and friends."  His wife died Mar. 24, 1887, aged eighty-six years.  Her parents were Amos and Susannah (Baker) Batchelor.  Her brothers and sisters removed to Ashtabula county, and are all now deceased.
     Amos B. Luce is an only child.  He received an academic education and in early life developed a talent for music.  After leaving school he engaged in farming, and for some time spent his winters in teaching music.  He has been a leader of the church choir for forty years.  He continued farming until he was forty, at which time he sold his farm, turned his attention to the mercantile business at Kingsville, conducting the same for twenty years.  Then, having been elected County Treasurer, he sold his stock of goods and entered upon the duties of his official position.  He held that office four years, being elected each time by a large majority, and according to law was not eligible for a third term.  He served as Township Clerk some five years, and was Township Treasurer about the same length of time.  This was before he was elected County Treasurer.  He affiliates with the Republican party.
     Mr. Luce was married Nov. 8, 1849, to Miss Calista E. Dibell, daughter of John and Denny (Baldwin) Dibell, the father a native of Berkshire, Massachusetts, and the the mother of Durham, New York, their marriage occurring at the latter place.  Soon after they were married Mr. and Mrs. Dibell came to Ohio first settling in Denmark township, and in 1825 coming to Kingsville.  Mr. Dibell was a farmer.  He died Aug. 30, 1873, at the age of eighty-five years and six months.  His wife passed away Mar. 17, 1874, aged eighty-seven years, eight months and twenty-one days.  Both were members of the Baptist Church, in which for many years he was a Deacon.  Following are the names of their seven children: Caroline, wife of Philetus Taylor, died Apr. 19, 1889, aged eighty years; Elihu, who died in infancy; Sylvester B., of Wisconsin; Harvey L. deceased; Addison J., deceased; Calista E.; Timothy E., a resident of Michigan.  John Dibell was one of the pioneer settlers of the Western Reserve and was well and favorably known here.  His parents John and Sarah Dibell, the former a native of Massachusetts, and the later of New York, came to Ohio in 1811, where they passed the rest of their lives and they died.
     Amos B. Luce and his wife have long been identified with the Baptist Church and he has been a Deacon in the same for many years.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 555)

ROBERT LYON, deceased, was at one time the leading merchant of Conneaut, Ohio, and was identified with the early history of this town.
     Mr. Lyon was born in New Jersey, Sept. 27, 1796, son of Moses and Elizabeth (Arnett) Lyon, both natives of New Jersey.  Moses Lyon was born at Lyon's Farms, Dec. 21, 1763, and died May 2, 1823; and his wife, born at Elizabethtown, Apr. 24, 1769, died Sept. 7, 1822.  Of this worthy couple we have but little knowledge, more than that they had a large family, none of whom are now living.  Robert was the only one who ever settled in Ohio.  Two daughters married and went with their husbands to Michigan, and the others settled in New York.
     Robert Lyon came to Ohio some time before 1832, and engaged in the merchandise business in Conneaut, which he followed until shortly before his death, when he sold out to Thompson & Rice.  He was an enterprising and public-spirited man and during his life was one of the leading citizens of the town.  He was a man of intense energy, of quick wit, of positive opinions and decisive action.  He died Oct. 5, 1854, at the age of fifty-eight years, his death resulting from accident.  While he was standing in an express wagon the horse made a quick start, from fright, caused by the whistle of a locomotive, and he was thrown out.  In the fall which he received, his back was injured, causing partial paralysis, and he died in less than a week.
     His whole time being devoted to his business affairs, he gave little attention to political matters, never seeking or holding office.  He was a man much devoted to his family; was an affectionate husband and father, a kind neighbor and a most worthy citizen.  He attended the Congregational Church and was a supporter of the same, responding liberally to its calls for benevolence and the support of the ministry.
     Mr. Lyon was twice married.  He first wedded Catherine Bacon in Ogdensburgh, New York.  She died Oct. 11, 1840, leaving issue as follows:  William B., deceased; Lydia Jane Cleveland, widow of George Cleveland, resides in Minneapolis; John B., married and living in Chicago, is a commission merchant and member of the Board of Trade; Helen, wife of C. F. Blakeslee, resides in Chicago; and Robert, a soldier in the late war, died in Texas, Sept. 16, 1861.  June 16, 1841, Mr. Lyon married Clarissa Kellogg, daughter of Amos and Paulina A. (Dean) Kellogg, natives of Massachusetts.  Mrs. Lyon was born in Monroe township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, Oct. 12, 1819.  They had four children, Catherine, Clara, Paulina and Thomas R.  Catherine, the oldest, has been twice married.  By her first husband, Eber B. Ward, she was two children, Eber B. and Clara L., both married and living in Paris, France.  She is now the wife of Alexander Cameron and resides in Toronto, Canada.  Clara, the second of Mrs. Lyon's children, is the wife of Colonel J. F. Wade, son of Hon. B. F. Wade, her husband being Colonel of the Fifth United States Cavalry, stationed at Fort Reno, Oklahoma.  Colonel Wade and his wife have three children: Benjamin F.; John Parsons, a student at West Point Military Academy; and Clara L., wife of Lieutenant J. M. Jenkins, of the Fifth United States Cavalry.  Paulina, wife of J. S. Stearns, has one son, Robert L., who is engaged with his father in the lumber business in Michigan.  Thomas R., the youngest of the Lyon family, is a banker in Chicago.  He married Harriet Rice, of Ludington, Michigan, and has four children, Emily C., John B., Paulina and Harriet.
     Mrs. Lyon is still an honored resident of Conneaut.  She is a lady of the highest culture and refinement and is a devoted member of the Congregational Church.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 481)