The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-28

Albert Doolittle, one of the early settlers
IN Streetsboro, died at his residence Jan.
Is. 1856, in his sOth year.
He was born October g. 1906, at Nero,
Milford township, Susquehanna county.
Pa. His parents, Benjamin and tanny
WARD DoOlittle were originally from
Connecticut. OF a family of nine child
ren, six sons and three daughters. he was
the Second son and child. His oldest
brother, Rev. Nelson Doolittle now Of
Washington, d. c., and his oldest slster,
Mrs. L. A. Mason Of Xenia, o., still sur
yiye. With his parents end their family
except Nelson he moved to Ohio the lat
ter part of November, 1875, and on Christ
mas day the family moved into II log
house erected "itCr their arrival, very
near the site OF the present homestead.
Deer and turkeys were very plenty, and
during that winter the elder brothers
with their trusty rifles furnished tho sup
PLY OF meat. The farm was in the state
of nature and there were no improve
meuts in the Immediate vicinity. me
next fall, when he was twenty years old,
his father offered him his time on Condi-
ton that he would prepare Twelve acres
Of heavy timber for logFiBE,. This onoI
he accepted. About the same timo he
engaged to teach q winter term OF school
N Manfua township in what Is known
as Judge Fosters district, His opportu-
mites for au education had been oonhned
to the common schools of that day, buI
he was equal to the demand made upon
HIM III the school room. His spare Sat
uTIaye and holidays were spent in chop
ping, aud by spring his job was complete
aud he was ready to commence lfes
work for himself without material means
but with iudomitabic energy and unfal-
feTiug perseverance, and with habits OF
industry and economy that pTophesied
success
December %, 1886, he ana Miss AIamanda
Burroughs were married. To them were
born four children, viz Charles r., All
gtlsta, wife of 4. s. Olin, Horace A, and
Lucy A, wife Of Charles +. Harmon, all
of whom, with their mother, survive TO
mourn the departure Of an anectionsfe
and devoted husband and father. Al
though farming was his ontonsinle 0ccu-
patton and the place OF his death always
his home, yet his time was quite laTariY
spent 81 public works nT6t on the OhiO
$ Pa Canal and last on the n Y, z. (
-. + Il His time was too largely ocCnr
Piai with important business TO admit OF
his hoiIiue offices that demanded much
care 0I confinement. vet at different
times he held nearly every township OF
lice lie was quiet aud unaSsuminE Iii
his manner, possessed GOOD Judgment
ani business ability. his honesty aud i'll
tegriIV We're unGUtstioned and he COM
manded the respect and confidence III q
large circle Of neighhorS and ac4naiuian-
oeS. Though not physically Strong he
possessed great tenacitV Of strength and
power of endurance. 10 Il good degree
the result of his excellent habits. He
was not n professional politician yet he
took lively interest i'll political affairs
and gave hearty support 10 the prinCi-
pies of the Republican party. Rever-
emily and mOdestly yet earnestly did he
cherish faith in q God of unlimited love,
and no tormeuting doubts of the future
cast dark shadows over his Christian hope
Possessing strict integrity of character
and purity of life, he bu Ii a monument
fI,ar xxril lIC. i'm a nf
ing to help ana comfort.
For some time he had been gradually
failing. Less than two weeks before his
death an attack of pneumonia prophesied
his speedy departure. His funeral sery-
ices, held at the family residence Monday,
the 18th inst, conducted by Rev. Andrew
Wilson, of Ravenna, were largely at
tended specially by elder people.