In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
Born 1826
From A portrait and biographical record of Portage and Summit counties, Ohio (1898)
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At the age of seventeen years our subject came to Richfield, entering in the employ of Jonathan Page, under whom he acquired a mastery of the harness and saddlery trade. After serving a competent apprenticeship in this line he opened a store and factory of his own and has continued in business at that place until at present he has a very large and growing trade in this line, the excellence of his manufactured goods commanding for them a large sale, his harness being shipped to all parts of the country, and his name is widely known as a manufacturer.
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; Walter, Maieh 10, 179S. The material grand- I parents of Mrs. Allen were David and Catli- I eine (Tod; Baldwin, wfio had the followir.
children: David Rubic, Lucy, Stephe-i";
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Lucy M., August 30, 1856, wife of William
Whitney; Elmer E., February 13, 1864:
Enmia C, May 31, 1866.
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' ber of Richfield lodge, No. 266, F. 'l' A. M- I with which he has been connected since 1-5."'' 1 and through which he has passed all the chair-- e/*
As printed in A portrait and biographical record of Portage and Summit counties, Ohio (1898). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
The printed record stops around 1898. We trace your line from there down to you, with every source cited.