The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28


her Of tho family, lle WAS early appren-
| leed 20 the printing buslneha, 10 tho
| WostllGhe liaObaehter, q German paper
! then published Ia Town, oil which he ~
| time he0ame edilnenselef, lie was fond
| of controversy but as tho field IN Dutch
| did not give liiin gnliielent scope 10 yenli.
| lato his qulxntiG notions, he sold out aud
used tile columns OF the OHIO Repository,
| lle was full Ut visionary schemes, Made
several eii0riR to organize company hR
| q Commune, but falling la this, united
himself with the KoarlleH, who were then
| in tic zenith Of their glory, How long he
| remained with them AN unable tO state,
but we next hear Of Him Ia Allegheny,
whore h0 died without succession,
sam was thG blltcut Of the family, not
in the sense tho term was used ln thphrmy,
hut rather ~ a butt without the cut, lle
didn't like 10 90 70 school, aud wasn't
considered as bright as the rest Of tho
family Ito was apprenlloed 10 the plas'
lerlng trade, In time graduated, did bus
moss on his own reapoiihblltyl married,
moved 10 Illinois and was lost sight uf,
except that tho friends learned Of his
death.
llll lad prIdelectlon for sport, Kept
game fowls and had q irplllng horse the
ilrst Of tho Kind Ia town Ito was q blue
dun with black streak down the back,
ON pleasant evenings during tho SUM
mer, lsli would speed his lrOlter, riding
him bareback from OppOalte the Lutheran
church on East IuscarnWas street 10 Ntes
llug'a hill, eliCltlng the hu1zas Of the boys
along the pavement, | don't know that
the horse WAS ever tlmpd, but have no
idea he could make nile under four
minutes, Tor az that day, tho noted
lrOtlera OF tho country, were Tom
Thumb, OF 81, Louis, and 1Op
Gallant, Of New Jersey, aud when
they made mile Ia ihrcH minutes II was
considered wonderful feat, When
fow years after, Flora Temple beat that
record, and made II n 1liO, tho country
was electrified, 2AO was the standard for
everything supposed 70 excel, Ell had
taste for the stage and WAS a performer Ia
the old Academy, His ambition was for
tragedy, but 40 lla memory wnh M fault,
he frequently stuck la tho rendition of hid
part which rather impaired hIH reputa.
tlOn 40 "a star performer, lie studied
medicine with Dr., ireyHchor, went west,
Hpt up la practice first IN Iowa, afterwards
la llllroIa, Two OF his sons enlisted dur
iuG tho war, El tool, his father and
mother aud with HIN they lived during
the balance Of their days, lgll died about
ton years ago,
NNNlllNNllll MNN wv NNIllN INNliNNN NIlt
flower Of the family, Ito was popular
wiill all clunnpH, Old an0 young had the
good viii Of everyone with whom ho came
In contact, lie was quite gymnRat-dld
ull thu ground und lOilN illuiuiug iur the
juvenile shows NJ his day he could turn
u handspring, or somerset forward aud
backward, equal To q professional, lie
learned the tailor trade which was hiR
life occupation, and in which 20 acquired
the reputation Of u skilled workman, llo
was a member OF the Disciple church aud
sometime spoke Ia meeting, Several
members OF hla family were good singers,
aud he had acquired The skill Of Initiating
with hlh voice tho sound Of a trombone,
with this adjunct TO tho choir, tho family
travelled aud gave concerts several sea-
aOuauudcrthc nnmeOf lO0 "Saln lumily,n
Brn'H last residence was la Toledo, where
hc died several years ngo, the last Of tho
original family
LoyI, the youngest 0f the boys, was
rather Inclined 10 ho Wuywurd, Ills taste
ran In the direction Of shows, aud before
he attained manhood, followed one South,
lie never, 20 my knowledge, returned 10
Canton, hut for a numhur Of years lived
Va New OrlOhua, nu nilaOho uf q theatre.
From there ho drlficd To Galveston,
IcNua, aud engaged In The same business,
AfNNNAN ~ NllNNNA VI wv NNlNNNN WHY
that h0 died some yenrH ago, Two Of hia
SONS were Ia the Rebel army, and the
hlory ls told hy the surviving mcmbcrH Of
Tho family That the two CouainH on each
side of the contest, met durluR the war ut
Green RIVER Kentucky aud had quite u
chat on family matters, To one who had
served in tho army, aud knew how dilll.
cult Il was tu bring about such Nu event,
II would seem almost incredible, hut ~
tell the tnlO ua twas told 20 mCh
Charlotte, the eldest daughter, married
sam Mcdaniel, the John l., Sullivan OF
Stark county butcher and noted pugl.
ihi, Tho particulars ol the ilghta hc had
nt the Rising Sun aud the Cross Keys on
East ruacNrAwus, would make interesting
reading matter for the columna Of the
Sporting Times McDlunol went 10 III.
noia and died there, NitCfwhich Mrs, McD,
removed 10 the home Of hOr brother Solo
mnn In Allegheny and there died about
1850
Lena married Andrew Elliot, fashion.
able tailor-thc FIRST 10 exhibit a fashion
plato IN Canton, lie was an active MON.
bcr Of the Methodist church, Of the emo
tionNl type aud occupied u scat m the
anon corner lie removed 10 Navarro,
aud thorc both Mr.. aud Mrs, II. died, some
time In the fortica,
Sophia, the youngest Of the girls -"tho
bird In tie cngc,n as her father was In tho
habit Of calling her, ~ well 0a the boys
about the town IN Imitation, married u
man by the nnmo Of McCulyor lived In
Akron aud there dicdNbout ten years ago,
Thus cndoth the chapter from which the
atndont OF genealogical research would
naturally conclude that NJ the same rate
OF increase II will not bc many yonrs until
tlW namo OF Snln N lost,
II may bo proper TO state that much OF
the information contained IN this article,
obtained Ia an interview with the widow
OF benjamin SNla, now residing In
Toledo H., S,
Canton, Now n, 1880
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