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History of
Ashtabula Co., Ohio
SOURCE: History of Ashtabula County, Ohio
Large, Moina W.
Topeka :: Historical Pub. Co.,, 1924, 1132 pgs.
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BIOGRAPHIES
* FALKENBURG, Earl
* FANCHER, Bert H.
* FARNHAM, Charles E.
* FARR, William
* FAULKNER, Albert T.
* FAULKNER, H. R.
* FAUST, B. B.
* FAYLOR, J. W. & Son
* FELCH, Irad P.
* FERGUSN, Chauncey
* FINDLEY, T. A.
* FINLAW, James
* FISK, E. A.
* FITCH, Chauncey
* FITTS, H. H.
* FLACK, J. B. |
* FOBES, H. W.
* FOBES, R. B.
* FOLLETT, Frank W.
* FOOTE, Howard S.
* FORD, S. B.
* FORMAN, LaRUE D.
* FORTUNE, William
* FOWLER, R. E.
* FRAYER, Edward D.
* FREDERICKS, Jerome
* FREIGH, Oscar N.
* FRENCH, D. W.
* FRISBIE, Henry
* FRY, George T.
* FULLER, F. H.
* FULMER, L. B. |
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R. E. FOWLER,
proprietor of the Elmwood Fruit Farm, ranks among the leading fruit
farmers of Ashtabula County. He was born on North Ridge Road, one
mile west of North Kingsville, March 2, 11879, and is a son of Henry
W. and Ella Frances (Harmon) Fowler.
Henry W. Fowler, who lives retired, was born in
Conneaut Township, Ashtabula County, is engaged in dairy farming and for
many years has met with success. Mr. and Mrs. Fowler have
four children as follows: R. E., the subject of this
sketch; Mrs. Martell, North Kingsville Village; William,
deceased; and one child died in infancy.
R. E. Fowler received his education in the
Kingsville schools and also attended Spencerian Business College in
Cleveland. He engaged in dairy farming with his father until 1913,
at which time he became interested in the fruit business. Mr.
Fowler now owns three fruit farms, which total 92 acres.
In 1899 Mr. Fowler was married to Miss Pearl
Jacobs, a native of Gambier, Ohio, and a daughter of Alonzo and
Catherine Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs died in 1909. He was a
veteran of the Civil War and a leading merchant of merchant of Gambier
for 40 years. His son, L. H. Jacobs, now owns and operates
the shoe business there which was established by his father.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs had three children: H. C. lives in
Chicago; Mrs. Fowler; and L. H., who married Frances
Young of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Fowler have two
sons: Harold, born Nov. 18, 1900, lives at home, and the
Theodore Alonzo, born May 16, 1903, was married May 29, 1922, to
Virginia Sturgeon and two children have been born to them,
Theodore Allen and Donna May. Theodore Alonzois
engaged in farming with his father.
Mr. Fowler is a Republican and belongs to the
Masonic Lodge. He is recognized as one of the representative and
substantial citizens of this county and the Fowler family are
highly respected citizens of the county.
Mrs. R. E. Fowler is interested in the breeding
of Chinese Chows and she has won many ribons at various dog shows.
The dogs are highly valued and during the past year Mrs. Fowler
sold several puppies, the sale of which totaled $1,100.00. Mr.
Fowler is a breeder of Black Silver Foxes, having paid $3,000.00 for
his first pair.
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JEROME N.
FREDERICKS, blacksmith, Conneaut, Ohio, was born in Jefferson
county, New York, June 29, 1823. He is a son of John and Eunice (Nutting)
Fredericks. The father, a native of Holland, came to America in
1806, and settled in Groton, Massachusetts, and in that State married
Miss Nutting, a native of Massachusetts and a descendant of Scotch
ancestry. He was a mason by trade, and while in the East was employed in
stucco work. He moved to Conneaut in 1837, and passed the rest of his life
in this county. He died at Kingsville, December 30, 1855, aged ninety
years. Few men were better known in this part of the State than he, as he
did plastering and mason work all over northeastern Ohio. His wife died
about 1859, aged sixty-six years. Both were members of the Congregational
Church for many years. They had a family of nine children, namely:
Emory, who resides in Canada; Betsey, wife of Luther
Spencer, both deceased; Harriet, wife of Seth McNutt, is
deceased; William, of New York State; Jerome N.;
Mrs. Elial Risdon, Conneaut; Barsheba, widow of Captain
Lent, resides with her sister, Mrs. Risdon; Levi, of
Conneaut; and Elbridge, of Humboldt county, California.
Mr. Fredericks started out in life as a
clerk in a store in Buffalo, and remained there two years. He came to
Conneaut in June, 1839, and at once began to learn the blacksmith trade.
He was the first boy in this town to serve a regular apprenticeship at any
trade. After completing his term of service he traveled through this
country and Canada, spending two years in Hamilton, Canada West, and
eighteen months in St. Catherines, and after. an absence of live years
returned to Conneaut. He has been a resident here since 1847. Some time in
the '50s Mr. Fredericks opened his shop on Sandusky street.
His house, the first one built on the street, is still standing. At that
time all this part of the town was in timber. About two years before the
war he received an injury which rendered him unfit for service, and upon
examination for entrance into the army was rejected. He served as
Councilman of Conneaut one term, at the end of which term he refused to
serve longer.
Mr. Fredericks married Miss
Milura, daughter of Sylvester and Sophronia (Mason) Cowles,
of Medina county, Ohio. Both her parents are deceased, her father dying
about 1878, aged seventy-three years, and her mother in 1875, aged
seventy-live They were life-long members of the Congregational Church.
Mrs. Fredericks is the oldest of their six children, the others being
as follows: Shepard, who was drowned at the age of two years;
Newel M., engaged in farming in Medina county, Ohio; Shepard
B., a Michigan farmer; Emily J., wife of Lewis
Rensburg of Illinois; and Ellen H., who died at the age of five
years. Mr. and Mrs. Fredericks have had two children, namely:
Edmund J., a partner in business with his father, and a young
man of fine physique and good habits; and Minnie, who died in 1882,
aged nineteen. Mrs. Fredericks is a member of the Christian Church.
Mr. Fredericks' life has been characterized by
industry and the strictest integrity. His honest toil has been rewarded
with success. Today he is in comfortable circumstances and owns valuable
property in Conneaut. He has long been a Democrat, taking, however, little
interest in politics now. He is a member of the blue lodge, chapter,
council and commandery of Conneaut, of the Alcoran Temple and of the
Scottish Kite, having taken the thirty-second degree, at Cleveland. In all
these organizations he has held official positions. He is one of the
members of Cache Commandery.
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L. B. Fulmer,
the well known city food and dairy inspector of Conneaut, was born in New
York City, Aug. 9, 1892, and is the son of R. A. and Ida (May) Fulmer.
R. A. Fulmer has been prominent for many years in
New York City as an artist and at the present time is in Paris. His
wife is living with her son in Conneaut. A daughter, Agatha,
is married to Charles Britton and they live in Conneaut.
L. B. Fulmer received his education in Conneaut,
his family having removed to Ashtabula County in 1894. Mr.
Fulmer worked as an automobile mechanic until 1916, at which time he
entered the employ of the United States Secret Service as an inspector of
food and dairy products. He has been located at Conneaut in this
capacity for the past four years.
Mr. Fulmer is a Republican and a member of the
Methodist Church. He is held in high regard throughout the community
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NOTES:
Note 1: Source - Biographical History of Northeastern,
Ohio Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake.
Containing Portraits of all the Presidents of the United States with a Biography
of each, together with Portraits and Biographies of Joshua R. Giddings, Benjamin
F. Wade and a large number of Early Settlers and Representative Families of
today.
Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company - 1893.
NOTE: There will be an asterisk (*) next to the biographies that have a
portrait.
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