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Born 1834
From Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908), History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881)
HENRY FREDERICK, farmer; P. 0. Akron; born in Wayne Co., March 20, 1834; his great-grandfather, Thomas Frederick, was born near Lancaster. Penn., about 1745, and, when some 7 years of age, his father, Noah, was killed by the Indians, and Thomas taken prisoner. He was adopted as one of the tribe, and remained with them seven years, but, after the treaty with the French and Indians, he, in connection with all other captives, was delivered to the English at Fort Du Quesne. He afterward settled in Northumberland Co., Penn., from which section he removed to Ohio with his family in the year 1804, and died May 3, 1808, while a resident of Center Township, Columbiana Co. His wife, Anna Margaret Frederick, died Feb. 28, 1826. Their son Thomas was born near Lancaster, Penn., Dec. 1, 1778; emigrated to Columbiana Co., with his father, in 1804; was married. May 2. 1804, to Elizabeth Schock, who was born March 8, 1785. He was a soldier during the war of 1812; removed to Wayne Co., and settled in Chippewa Township during the year 1813. He died July, 1871; was the father of fourteen children. His eldest son, Jacob, was born in Columbiana Co., February, 1805, and removed to Wayne Co. in 1813; was married to Margaret Rasor, and removed with his wife and family to Copley Township about 1843, where he now resides. Jacob had seven chiklren. as follows: Samuel, Thomas, Henry Eli, Benjamin. William and Christopher. Henry, the subject of this sketch, was educated in the common schools of Do'lestown and Copley Townships; worked for his father until May 20, 1858, when he married Miss Ellen Viei's, daughter of James McClintock and Eliza (Allen) Tiers'. During the summer of 1858, he worked out by the day. In October, 1858, he rented John C. Stearns' farm of ninety-seven acres, and farmer this three years; then the farm owned by the heirs of Jonathan Spafford; after about eighteen months, he purchased this land, which he afterward sold. In the fall of 1 865, he removed to Norton Township, and, after eight months, returned to Coplev and rented 240 acres of Peter Wicks, which land he farmer for one year. In 1867, he purchased 546 acres, in connection with Royal Brockway, from the Rhodes l)others. This land was divided between Messrs. Frederick and Brockway. The former sold a portion of his, and bought other tracts, and now has 233 acres. Mr. Frederick is, at the present time, engaged in raising stock and farming. He is a member of the Disciples' Cluirch of Akron. His wife is connected with the same congregation. They are the parents of three children — Charlotte Eliza, now Irs. Harry N. Sherbondy; James McHenry. and Grant. Mr. Frederick was elected Trustee of Portage Township in 1874, and served for three years; was chosen Infirmary- Director of Summit Co. in the fk fall of 1876, and re-elected in 1879. At both elections, he ran ahead of his ticket.
As printed in History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
HENRY FREDERICK, whose valuable farm of 200 acres, situated in Portage Town-.ship, has been in his possession since June, 1867, has developed this property into its present high state of cultivation from a tract of native timber. He was born at Doylcstown, Wayne County, Ohio, Jlarch 20, 1834, and is a son of Jacob and jMargaret (Raor) Frederick.
Jacob Frederick was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and accompanied his father, Thomas Frederick, in boyhood to Columbiana County, Ohio. When he was fourteen years old, the family made another change, removing to Wayne County, Ohio, where Thomas Frederick bought a half section of land, which included the present site of Doylestown. At that village Jacob Frederick was married to Margaret Rasor, who was a daughter of Christopher Rasor, who came from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to Summit County when Margaret was a child, and she was reared at AVadsworth. In November, 1842, Jacob Frederick bought a farm in Copley Township, on which his son, Henry, was reared, and where both the parents died. They were good, Chri.stian people, who led a peaceful life and did their full duty to their neighbor.
Henry Frederick, in his boyhood, attended the district.schools in Wayne County, and later in Copley Township, and assisted his father on the home farm until he married, in 1858. He then rented in Copley Township a farm which was then owned by John C. Stearns, and which is now occupied by William Waggoner. After residing there for three years, he moved to a seventy-eight-acre farm north of the White Elephant Church, in Copley, renting it for eighteen months and then buying it. Mr. Frederick lived on that farm for eighteen month? and then sold it and moved to Clark's Mills for a residence of.?ix months, after which he lived for a year on a rented farm of 240 acres. About this time Mr. Frederick, together with Royal Brockway, bought the place on which he now resides, the whole tract containing 546 acres. This enterprise was entered into in May, 1867, and in the following fall," the partners divided their land, Mr. Frederick keeping 235 acres, with the improvement*. Since then he has bought thirty acres of the Brockway part on the west side, and seventy-one acres of the Sherbondy plat, selling a portion of his land in 1904. lie has devoted his attention to general farming and dairying. During his first five or six years on this land, he was engaged in a lumber business to a large extent, but since then has paid attention exclusively to raising large crops and to operating his first-class dairy, keeping twenty-six head of cows.
On May 20,' 1858, Mr. Frederick was married to Ellen Viers, who was reared in Norton Township, Summit County, and who is a daughter of James McClintock Viers. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick have three children, namely: Charlotte, residing at home; James McHenry, who is a graduate of Amherst College, and resides at Lakewood, where he is superintendent of the schools, and Ulysses Grant, who is secretary of the U. G. Frederick Lumber Company, of which his father is president.
Mr. Frederick has long been prominent in township and county affairs. From 1876 until 1882 he served as a member of the County Board of infirmary directors; he has frequently been township trustee and a mem- Vier of the School Board, and in 1889 he was elected county commi.sioner. He is a member of the First Church of Christ and ha served for years on its Board of Trustees.
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.
Named in this biography: Harry N. Sherbondy (b. 1858) Royal Brockway (b. 1815) U. G. Frederick
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