Wayne County, Oh-Genealogy Trails- Obituaries

Wooster Weekly Republican - Thursday, May 26, 1881

- In Memoriam -

This paper was read at the funeral of Esq. Reed by the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and requested by the family of the deceased for publication in the Wooster Republican. John Reed, Esq. was born in Pennsylvania, Nov 13, 1806, and died in Burbank, Wayne County, Ohio, May 2d, 1881. He was the father of eleven children, four of whom (as also their mother) preceded their father to the spirit world.

In May 1829, they moved to Ohio, and Mr. Reed has been a resident of Wayne County ever since, and most of the time of this village. In the year 1849 he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church and ever remained a loyal and acceptable member of the same. He was an officer in the church a great number of years. When he died he held the important offices of Steward and Trustee of the Church property. During eight or ten years he was Justice of the Peace, for a time assistant Revenue Collector, and when smitten down by this fearful Pneumonia, he was finishing as rapidly as possible the critical and responsible duties which were imposed upon him as Assessor of this election precinct. Esq. John Reed was a loyal citizen, a faithful husband and an affectionate father.

In all offices of trust, whether in the State of church, his honor and integrity shone out with crystal clearness, so that his unsullied reputation was never tarnished by even suspicion of trickery or hypocrisy. He made no boastful proclamation of his honesty and goodness, but left us to draw our conclusions from his words. Indeed he was a man of few words, timid as a maiden, diffident of his own ability, and appreciative of the opinions of others; he said but little, whether in a meeting for counsel or for Christian experience. He never used fine words or put on fine style, which so often, like the beautiful colors of the serpent conceal the poison. He had the simplicity and gentleness of a child, and like Nathaniel was without guile.

It wounded his soul to find a citizen attempting to conceal any of his property from the Assessor, or refusing to swear to what he had. Esq. Reed was like the citizen of Zion descried in Psa. 15, “Who sweareth to his own hurt.”

In short he was a man of unblemished character, and of the sweetest and most beautiful spirit, and of stalwart loyalty to the right as he understood it, both in the Nation and the Church.

John Whitworth, Pastor.

Submitted by Cynthia Nottingham

Reuben Reed

Wooster Weekly Republican - 8 December, 1897

Reuben Reed of Burbank, died last Friday from the effects of paralysis. The funeral took place on Sunday. Reuben Reed was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, May 2, 1819, being one of a family of 11, three older brothers and one sister still survive. The family was noted for its longevity as four of his brothers have celebrated their golden weddings. He was converted in 1843 and moved to Canaan township some time after. He was a faithful Christian from conversion till death. His sufferings were not long and were borne with great patience. His last perceptable words were "Rest in my Father's house." At the time of his death his age was 88 years 7 months, and 2 days. Burial in the village cemetery. Rev. Dowling officiated.

Submitted by Cynthia Nottingham

Mansfield News
Jan 8, 1908

Robert Morehead, the widely known hotel man of Creston. died Tuesday morning. Mr. Morehead has been sick for many months suffering from cancer of the throat. and his death has been expected. Mr. Morehead., before going into the business at Creston, was for a number of years connected with the old Washington hotel. Wooster. He was aged about 67 years. Mrs.. Morehead is also very sick and is feared that her end is not far off. Mr. Morehead was a member of the Wooster Masonic bodies and his funera at 1 p. m. Thursday will he under the anspices of Wooster Commaudery, Knights Templar.

(Submitted by Linda Dietz)

Wooster Republican
Dec 10, 1868

DIED—On December 2d, 1868, at the residence of her son-in-law Wm. Dlx, in Chatham, Medina Co, Ohio , of pneumonia, Mrs. Charity Bell, aged 70 years.
Charity Bell was born in Beaver County , Pa., April 30th, 1799, moved with. her parents to Warren, Trumbull County , Ohio, in 1808 and in 1810 again moved, to Wooster, Wayne County where she lived until her marriage to Simeon Bell, in 1817, when, they moved to Millbrook in the same county, where her husband died in 1833, leaving her seven small children. In the same year she united with the Baptist Church at Wooster where her name still stands. She lived to see the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the little settlement of three cabins a large and populous town. Of her family of seven children but three are known to ho alive. Up to her death she ever maintained her Christian character, and of her it cannot be said she has lived in vain. COM.

Submitted by Linda Dietz

Wooster Republican
Sep 3, 1863

Died-- Samuel, second son of Daniel and Rachel Eberhart, of Wayne county, Ohio, a substituted volunteer in Co. F, 120th O. V. I., died in Jefferson Barracks, Mo., June 21st, 1863, aged 17 years, 5 months and 16 days.

Daniel, son of Peter and Elizabeth Pittinger, died near Rewsburg, Wayne county, Ohio, August 24, 1863, of dysentary. Aged 3 years, 5 months and 11 days.

Sidney Jane, daughter of Josiah J. and Nancy A. Longacre, and adopted daughter of Miss Sidney M. Jacobs, died in New Pittsburg, Wayne county, Ohio, Aug. 25, 1862, of dyptheria, age 7 years, 4 months and 24 days.

at the residence of her parents in Canaan township, August 11, Ida Margaret, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Brown, aged 1 year, 11 months and 11 days.

Aug. 29, 1863, of consumption, at his late residence in Wooster, John Huffstott, aged 42 years.

Wayne County Democrat
Apr 18, 1850

Died - on the 9th inst., at his residence in Wayne tp., of inflammation of the bowels, Mr. Henry Bair in the 37th year of his age. Though dead, yet he speakath. His integrity and deeds of kindness had won him many friends. He was a beloved citizen and neighbor, a true-hearted friend, a kind husband, an affectionate father, and a consistent and exemplary Christian. For years he had been trained in the school of affliction, and his pathway meandered along the turbid stream of trial and temption. His last illness was of intense suffering, but he bore it with Christian patience and fortitude. His trust was in God. A short time before he expired, he gathered his family (wife, and six children) around his bed and bade them all an encouraging farewell, with the bright prospect of immortal bliss. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord".

For him death had no sting-
Nor could the cold, still valley of the tomb,
A passing terror fling
Upon his spirit, "Mid its deepest gloom,
His star of Faith shone brightest, and its ray
Cherr'd and illum'd his way
To holier, happier climes on high
Where tears are wiped from every eye,
And grief and sighing never away -- Com

Wayne County Democrat
Jul 11, 1850

Died - in this town on the morning of the 10th inst., Mrs. Charlotte S., wife of Julian Spink, aged 29 years, 2 months and 10 days.

Wayne County Democrat
Jul 18, 1850

Struck by lightening

We are informed that yesterday during the thunder storm, a son of James Perine, six miles north of Wooster, was struck by lightening and instantly killed.

Wayne County Democrat
Aug 1, 1850

Died -

on Wednesday evening, July 31st, Maria Louisa, daughter of Charles F. and Elma H. Leopold, aged 15 months. Funeral at the residence of the father to-day, Aug 1, 1850, at 3 o'clock.

Wooster Republican
Feb 1, 1872

LOOP —In Wooster, on Tuesday, January 30th, 1872, at 2 1/2 o'clock A. it., Mrs. Nancy Loop, aged 61 years. The deceased was the widow of Jacob Loop who died in Wooster three years ago. Mrs. Loop hue been confined invalid for eighteen years faithfully cared for by tender hearts throughout the long years of her bodily suffering. For over fifty years she had been ft resident of Wayne County; and was a younger daughter of Frederick Fishburn, who was one of the earliest pioneers to cross the Ohio to locate in what was then the wilderness of Wayne County. She was the mother of eight children all of whom survive her. Her funeral was largely attended by those who esteemed her in life and lament her death.

KNOX—January 17th, !872, Mrs. Sarah Knox, of our city, departed this life, aged 85 years, 10 mouths and 11 days. The deceased was born In Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, on the 6th day of March, A. D, 1776. In the year 1810 she was united in marriage with Mr. Robert Knox, of the same county. The next year, 1811, they removed to Holmes County , Ohio aud settled about three miles south of where then village of Frederlcksburgh now stands. At that time nearly the whole country was wilderness
inhabited only by wild beasts and hostile Indians with here and there a hardy and brave pioneer settler. In the year 1812, the hostility of the Indians had become so great that Mr. and Mrs. Knox were compelled to leave their rude but comfortable home and take shelter in a Block House, erected in that neighborhood for the protection of the white settlers. Whilst in the Block House, their firstborn son, then an infant, took sick and died. They met with many and sore trials—but neither the winter's storm, the wild shriek of the savage, nor any other trials were sufficient to drive them from the wilderness home. They resolutely toiled on, surmounting obstacle after obstacle until at length their wilderness was made to "bud and blossom as the rose. In the year 18'0, Mrs. Knox was compelled to mourn the death of her husband, who had so long shared her trials end troubles, her cares and sorrows. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Knox, and her family removed to the village of Fredericksburgh,
where she lived .fifteen or sixteen years, and in the fall of 1862, she, with, two of her daughters came to our city, where she lived to the time of her decease. Mrs. Knox was a good woman, full of. faith and good works: she made a profession of religion early In life—as did also her husband—and when the associate Presbyterian Church at Fredericksburgh was first organized, they become members of that organization, (Mr. Knox having been elected a ruling Elder in that Church) and during her whole life she evinced the truth and reality of the religion she professed by a walk and conversation becoming the gospel. She was a good
neighbor, a kind mother, an affectionate friend and a devout Christian. God in His wisdom has called her home, to the place of rest above, where she shall go no more out, but shall ever be with the Lord.

Dearest mother, thou has left us,
Here thy loss we deeply feel,
But tis God that lath bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal;
Wooster, February 6th, 1872.

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