of Lorain County, Ohio · documented from the public record
The family in the record
William O. Cahoon 1808 – 1878
William O. Cahoon⚭ Melissa Eldred
childrenE. A. Cahoon · W. E. Cahoon
Their story
What the record says
Commemorative Biographical Record, Ohio.
Born in New York.
Came to Ohio in 1810 at age two with his parents.
Settled in Elyria in 1835, died there 1878.
Republican and Free-soiler, Methodist.
Family numbered five sons and one daughter.
Birth year approximate (age two in 1810).
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