William Viall

As printed in 1881

WILLIAM VIALL, dairyman and farmer; P. O. Cuyahoga Falls; son of Burrill Viall who came from Chautauqua Co., N. Y. during the winter of 1831, on a sled to Middlebury in what is now known as Summit Co., Ohio. He is of English descent on his father's side, but his mother, Sarah (Ferguson) Viall was of Scotch descent. At the lime of their removal from New York to Ohio, JMr. and Mrs. Viall were the parents of six children, and after their arrival, there were born to them six more, making a total of six sons and six daughters. Eleven of these grew to be adults. There are now living in this family of children only nine. The Vialls were in very- poor circumstances at the time of their arrival, and Mr. Viall had to labor early and late to keep his family recently supported. He first settled on the farm now owned by Uriah Horner. In 1850, he and family emigrated to Jackson Co., Iowa, where they lived until the death of their parents. The father's death occurred Dec. 23, 1862, of heart disease. He was buried on Christmas Day, 1862, in Sterling Cemetery Jackson Co., Iowa, aged 69 years 8 months and 25 day-s. His wife never survived the shock of her husband's death, and she died Jan. 4, 1863, aged 62 years 6 months and 15 days, and was also buried in Sterling Cemetery. The father was a Republican in politics, and he and wife were consistent and devoted members of the M. E. Church. The names of the children are Eliza, Burrill, Elzina, dead; Sullivan. John N., William, Mary, Julia, dead; Adaline, Clark, dead; Amelia and Lafayette. William, the subject of this biography, passed his youth and early manhood on the farm, receiving a common-school education. He was married Oct. 17, 1849, to Sabina, daughter of James and Mary (Dickerson) McPherson, and by her had four children — Charles W.. born Aug. 9, 1852, died April 24, 1853; Martha T., born April 19, 1854, now wife of George W. Hanson, and resides in Medina Co., Ohio; Mary D., born April 4, 1856, and is now the wife of Fred S. Prior, and resides in Northampton, and James F., born April 25, 1860. Mrs. Viall was born Oct. 16, 1832, in Utica, N. Y., and Mr. Viall was born Aug. 20, 1828, in Chautauqua Co., N. Y. After fifteen years of farming on the prairies of Iowa, our subject returned to Ohio, and for the first year lived on the Lindsey farm, in Stow Township, Summit Co., Ohio. He sold that soon afterward, and the following year purchased the old " Lewis farm ' in Northampton Township, where he has ever since resided. He now owns 134 acres of well-improved land. Is a Republican in politics, and has held the office of Justice of the Peace for twelve years. He and wife are members of the Disciples' Church, and are among the first citizens of Northampton Township.

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.