The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-05-27

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For the PRESS, usToisdw aat.
of the Descendants of Ella Wilmo
\, On May 14th, the descendants Of. FL
la Wilmot, met at the old homestead
to enjoy a reunion of the differen
members of the family. The occasion
which called the surviving members o.
the family together, was the return ol
Mrs. Mary Snow, from Santa Barbra
Cal, the youngest daughter of !. Ellis
Wilmot. Fifty one 1.-The immediate
relations were present, divided as fol.
lows: Fifteen relations of Ella and
Lucretia Wilmot, l3 children ; II grand.
children and 6, great-grandchildren
BY IL a. m. most of the relations were
in attendance, and the time was spent
in visiting and recalling old time in
cidenta, until p. M, when dinner was
announced, when all repaired to the
old dining-roem, where all were seat
ed to tables well loaded with, the
choicest viands, to which ample justice
was done. Rev. Eliof Boswerth in
voked the divine blessing. After the
inner man had been fully satisfied
Andrew Squires read carefully pre-
pared history of the .Wilmot family,
from which we gather the brief histe-
ry that follows: .e-e ..,..ef,.... =.
Ella Wilmot was born in Cheshire,
New Haven County, Conn Feb. 26tb,
1859, and was third of a family OF nine
children of Elisha Wilmot. Ella Will
mot came to Mantua, Ohio, in Aug ust
or September, 1904, with Judge AMI
Atwater, when but fifteen years ol
age, he driving an OK team all the way
through the then almost unbroken
forest to the Western Reserve. When
almost to the journeys end the pro-
vision failed, and Ella was compelled
to remain in a large tract of woods in
the eastern part Of what is now Por-
tage County, alene with the OK team,
while Judge Atwater and the balance
of the party came to Mantua and pro-
cured provisions and returned to get
him. -. - .t5s,s -
In 1906, he went back to ConDecti-
cut, travelling the whole distance on
foot. AT this time he became sick of
the Reserve. He remained in Con.
necticut only short time, when he
again returned to Ohio, when he soon
purchased farm and commenced to
clear it. He purchased of Oliver Snow
los acres of land in lots 33 and 81 OF
Mantua Township, the deed being ac-
knowledged by. AMI Atwater, then
an Associate Judge of the Court, and
bearing date of May 8, 1913. In 1871.
he again went, to Connecticut for his
mother and two sisters, Ester and
Cleona, who accompanied him to Ohio.
He>was married Feb. Is, 1910, to Luz
cretia Blair, the Oldest daughter of
John Blair. who was born In Blamford
Township, HARTFORD County,, mass.,
Dec. 8, 1890. She was the oldest of a
family of nine children. She came to
Ohio and settled in Mantus in 1907.
She came the entire distance on horse
back, carrying most Of the way q
younger brother. On the farm now
owned by Chauncey Blair, her half
brother, she was married in the old
house that stood near the present res
idence of Chauncey Blair, that was re-
moved a few years ago to make room,
for q more commodious residenee.
They commenced house keeping Mar
l, 1910, in log house, already erected,
standing west of the old orchard on
their farm, but long since destroyed.
nothing but stone heap now marks
the place where it stood. Struggling
for life among those stones, may be
seen the old hop vine, planted by them
when they first moved there. 1t is
now the only living thing that marks
the place where they first began house;
keeping. They cleared up the farm
they then owned. Nine children were
the fruits of their marriage, seven OF
whom are now living and were pres
ent at the family gathering with their
families, as follows: "a aas % {.
Betsey yA.Wilmot, born Jam Z, 1872; !;
married April 20, 1852, to John Co.
burn, now living at Blair, Ind. They
have one son, Wilmot P. Coburn.
Frederick Wilmot, iborn Oct. 25,
1914, to Harriet L. Perkins; two chill,
dren, Harrit- F. and Albert T.. hYe at
Hiram, Portage County. H.zF. Viii.
mot is now at Baton Rogue, La, in
the coal business. sI,,l &. ....,.,..
Sarah Wilmot, born Dec. 3, 1916.
married June 8, 1S40, to Eliof Bos.
worth one child, Rev. Eliof Bosworth,
born March 8, lS43. He is the pastor
of the Christian Church at Courtland,
Trumbull County. Sarah died Oct.
3. 1857. ai fe e@ stf
Harriet Wilmot, born Dec. 20. 1878,
married Jan. 25, 1912, to Edwin SAM
ford. They have two children, Lucia
and Samuel both married and live at
Mantua. Harriet died, Aug. 16, 1877.
Sophronia Wilmot, born Jan. 10,
1921 not married. living with her sis
ter Martha, at Hiram, Ohio. a a =
Amzi Wilmot, born Feb. Is. 1923,
and married Oct. 25, 1S49. to Minerva
S. Dudley; have five children. Ernest,
+ Addie, Carrie, Amelia and Grant, who
died in May, 1864. Carrie married
William Spay, Dec 25, 1878, and re.
side on the old homestead. Minerva
died, Oct. IL, 1864, and Addie married
Helen NJ. Kyle, in ISL, lives at Man
tna, Ohio. tao., - 81 s1otstf 2lslis= q