Frank Warner

As printed in 1908

FRANK WARNER, residing on the old Warner home place of ninety acres, which is situated in the northwest corner of Green Township, is a leading citizen of his community. Mr. Warner was born July 28, 1867, in Summit County Ohio, in the old log house that formerly stood on his present farm, and is a son of Samuel and Sarah (Thornton) Warner.

Samuel Warner, father of Frank, was born in Coventry Township, Summit County, in 1829. his parents having settled there when they came from Pennsylvania. Samuel wak5 the fifth in a family of eight children, the other? being: John, William. Jacob, Adam, Abraham, Solomon and Daniel. Samuel Warner grew up on his father's farm and assisted to clear it of the heavy timber which then covered it, doing the work with teams of strong oxen. He married Sarah Thornton, who was born in Pennsylvania and died in 1900, aged sixty-three years. After marriage, Samuel Warner and wife settled on the present farm, which had belonged to the Thorntons in early days, and found domestic happiness living in the old log house that.stood for many years. During the strength of youth and manhood, Samuel Warner was a very industrious man, carrying on his farming and stock-raising and also threshing through the country, having one of the oldtime horse-power machines, which were then considered entirely adequate. He resides ndth his son Frank but owns a farm of sixty acres separate from the one under consideration. Six of his large family of children reached maturity, as follows. Harriet; Mary, who married Henry Hauff; Ellen, who married Grant Stahl; William; Frank; and Martha, who married Harvey Rex.

Frank Warner may be said to have spent his whole life on his present farm for here his main interests have always centered. After leaving school he worked for a time in the rubber factories at Akron and the sewer pipe works at Barberton, but shortly returned 10 the life which makes a man independent, that of a farmer. He has a fine property and he has placed it 'under an excellent state of cultivation. There is a natural lake on the land which but adds to its value, and the beautiful shade trees around the residence make most attractive surroundings.

Mr. Warner married Bessie Carmany, who is a daughter of Benjamin and Louisa (Bower) Carmany, and they have two children, Marie and Gertrude. Mr. and Mrs. Warner belong to the Evangelical Church. Politically, he is a Republican and for three years he sen'ed as township constable.

As printed in Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.