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Athens -
EBENEZER FELTON, deceased, came to
Meadville, Penn., about 1805, adopting the profession of
surveyor. In 1829 he bought land and cleared one of
the first farms in Athens Township, this county, and, with
James Drake, built and operated the first saw-mill,
grist mill and carding machine in this township.
Mr. Felton at one time was supposed to own 9,000 acres
of real estate in this and adjoining counties. He
established the fortunes of many of the early pioneers by
allowing them to work for him and giving them land in
exchange for their services. He was of a too generous
disposition and others over-reached him in business
transactions until he had finally to relinquish all his
immense estate. He held various local offices, having
been County Surveyor for twenty-five years. He never
married. He died about 1850, at the residence of
Elvia Barton, Meadville. Mr.
Felton rendered invaluable services in developing Athens
and surrounding portions of this county, and it is but just
that his memory be preserved and that his name should go
down to posterity.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 780 |
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Athens -
GEORGE FLEEK, JR. (deceased) was born
at Blooming Valley, this county, Oct. 27, 1737, son of
George Fleek, Sr. He married Jan. 1, 1863,
Ellen A. Woodside, born Mar. 4, 1839, in Washington
Township, Erie Co., Penn., daughter of John and Polly
Woodside, of Washington Township, Erie Co., Penn., of
which they were early settlers. Mr. Woodside
now resides in Rockdale Township, this county, aged
seventy-eight. Mr. and Mrs. Fleek, after their
marriage, located in Little Cooley, where he established a
general merchandise business, and as he was a man of good
business habits, he prospered and soon after opened a branch
store at Miller's Station. He also dealt largely in
real estate and became possessor of several extensive farms
in this township. To Mr. and Mrs. Fleek were
born Mrs. Mary E. Southworth, Mrs. Georgia M.
Drake and Bernice A. Mr. Fleek, on Jan. 18,
1879, was hurt by a falling tree while engaged in lumbering,
and died from the effects of his injuries on the Wednesday
following, Jan. 22, in the forty-second year of his age.
He was a kind husband and father, and an esteemed citizen.
His widow, who has devoted herself to the interests of her
family, giving them good advantages for musical and literary
culture, is now residing on the pleasant homestead in Little
Cooley, and is respected by the whole community.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 Page 780 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
GLENN I. FOLSOM, merchant,
Cambridgeboro, was born May 3, 1857; was the first white
male child to see the light of day in Glencoe, McLeod Co.,
Minn., now a city of 8,000 inhabitants. He is a son of
John and Mary J. (Smith) Folsom, former a native of
New Hampshire, and a pioneer of Minnesota, latter a native
of Erie County, Penn. John Folsom was a son of
John W. Folsom, of New Hampshire. Mrs.
Folsom was a daughter of John W. and Parmelia M.
(Fuller) Smith, who were natives of Essex County, N. Y.
They were parents of three children: Watson A.
(deceased), Glenn I., and Edith E. (deceased),
wife of John McKee. Our subject was married
Dec. 9, 1880, to Edna T., daughter of Frederick A.
and Tryphosa (Snow) Nichols, by whom he bas one
child—Donald B. Mrs. Folsom's
mother was a daughter of Ralph and Thankful (Snow) Snow,
who came from Becket, Berkshire Co., Mass., and settled in
what is now Cambridge Township in 1816. Mr. Folsom
has been in business in Cambridgeboro since the fall of
1882, and owns an interest in the Grange store. He is a F. &
A. M., a member of the I. O. O. F., and E. A. U. In politics
he is a Republican.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 806 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
JAMES W. FORD, merchant, Cambridgeboro, was born in
Woodcock, this county, July 31, 1852, son of William and
Mary A. (Stone) Ford, the former a son of James Ford,
who was a son of Peter Ford, all early settlers of
Woodcock Township, this county; the latter a daughter of
Winette Stone, who, with her father, was also an
early settler of that township. James W. Ford,
our subject, was married Apr. 2, 1877, to Anna
Burns, of Genesee, N. Y. They have three children:
Hattie M., Howard W. and Blanche. Mr.
Ford located in Cambridgeboro in the spring of 1883,
and, in company with his brother, Henry O., embarked
in the grocery and boot and shoe trade, in which they are
engaged at the present time. He is a member of the I. O. O.
F., and the A. O. U. W.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 806 |
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