The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-04-26
In Memoriam.
Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers do wither at the north win

And flowers do wither at the north winds
And stars do set; but all
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, o death"
Died, in Shalersvillc, Portage County, Ohio,
April II, 1888, General David Mcintosh aged So
years months and twenty-five days.
In the death of General Mcintosh good
man has gone to rest and the world is poorer
for his loss, though richer and better because
he once lived. He was born at Haverhill, New
Hampshire July 26, 1874, and descended direct
ly from Revolutionary stock, his father Eben-
ezer Mcintosh, being one of the party who
threw the tea overheard i'll Boston harbor.
David came to Mantua in this county when
about eight years old. He lived for time
with half brother, but subsequently found
home and in the family of Judge AMI At
water. After his eleventh birthday he at
tended school for the first time, winter term,
i'll Hudson, boarding in the family of the Rev.
Leonard Bacon. This beginning only increased
his desire to continue in school, and at the
close OF his term he went on foot and alone
through the unbroken wilderness, guided by
blaZed trees, to Warren, Trumbull county, and
succeeded in finding home in the family of
General Simon Perkins. He attended school
in Warren, working night and morning for his
board, nearly a year. TO obtain better school
opportunities, before reaching his thirteenth
birthday, he started on foot and alone and
walked to Vermont, where he remained at
tcnding school all the time his scanty earnings
would permit, nearly five years. He then
walked back to his old friend Judge Atwater
in Mantua and lived with him until he reached
his twentieth birth day. His school opportu-
mites in Hudson, Warren and Vermont were
then supplemented with a three months winter
| term in Shalersvile, which ended his educa-
| tional advantages. He then contracted with
| George w. Kneeand for one hundred acres of
land in the south west part of ShalersVille; one
| hundred dollars in cash and one years work on
Mr.. Kneeland's farm being the terms agreed
upon. Having complied with the contract
and obtained deed of his land, on the I'd day
of November, 18lS he married Miss Harriet
Smith, of cambridge, Ohio and at once settled
his young bride in the prineval forest. where
| with brave hearts and willing hands they went
| to work with Il will to make the necessary
| improvements for Il home. While living on
this farm five children were given them, two
girls and three boys, the latter dying quite
young. In 1880 Gen. Mcintosh sold his farm to
Portage county on which to establish a county
| infirmary. Gen. Mcintosh then came to Ra-
VIENNA village where he resided several years,
then removed to Stow, now Summit county,
where he lived short time, then bought a
| farm half a mile east of Shalersvile center
which has been his home to the time of his
| death.
The late Leonard Case, of Cleveland, and
General Mem Osh were classmates in tho War
! rem school, both doing chores TO pay their
board, and caught fish together from the Ma
honing river to pay their tuition.
| General Mcintosh leaves widow, one
daughter, Mrs. p. S. March, of Buffalo, N. Y,
| a number of grandchildren and several great
grandchildren to mourn his loss. In his do
mestic life he approached a model He spared
no pains to make his home attractive and ell
| tertained his friends with the most liberal and
friendly hospitality. His numerous guests will
recall with pleasure his cordial hand-shake
| and genial smile of welcome. Few communl-
ties bear upon their roll of citizens the name
of one who has SO honorably, faithfully and
acceptably served his day and generation as
the subject of this sketch.
In 1854 General Mcintosh built the two east
stores in Phcnx Block, Ravenna, and has ever
been active and foremost in all that pertains
TO advancing the interests and improvements
of his town and county. In 1888 he was ap-
pointed and served member of Governor
BartIey's staff. In l745 he was elected by the
| old Whig party Il member of the State Legisla-
ture from Summit and Portage counties. In
| 1852 he was chosen Il member of the State
| Board OF Agriculture for two years. He took
great interest in the military organizations OF
| the State, and attained the rank of Major Cen
erai of the 10th Division of Ohio Militia which
| embraced Trumbull Portage and Summit
counties, which position he held five years
The organization and success OF the Portage
| County Agricultural Society is largely due to
his untiring labor and energy in its behalf
| At the outbreak of the Rebellion, being neal
seventy his age untitled him for the front, but
he was made chairman of the county military
committee, and he worked in season and out OF
season in raising and equipping men tor the
field. He was among the first to buckle on his
knapSack and go for the defense of Cincinnati
| His patriotism was unbOunded and his love tol
the flag of his country unlimited, as is evil
denced by the provision in his will, to furnish
our national emblem to the several townships
OF Portage county. His has indeed been long
and evcntful life. He has lived in the admin.
istratiOn of every President elected by the
people of the United States. From a few
scattered settlements in Ohio, he has witnessed
its growth in population and commercial inn
portance till it ranks as the third state in the
nation He was sincere in his convictions, true
in his friendships, urbanc and genial in his in
tercoursa, and wholly unassailable by COR
| ruption. He has resided among over fOuI
score years, and in his death another pioneer
has passed away forever to the ''Starry court
of eternity Com.