The Junction City Daily Union
December 12, 1910Miss Harriet A. Smith, was born near Conneaut, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1849. Her early life was spent on a farm with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Smith. Later she attended the Kingsville academy, where she studied music and literature. She specialized in Shakespearean elocution and showed so much abilty in this work that even as a student she was placed over the class as instructor. She took a prominent part socially in the community and it was seldom that a musical or literary program was given in which she did not have a prominent part. Even as a school girl she was organist at the home church. In the meantime studying music with a noted teacher in Cleveland.
In 1866 Mr. and Mrs. Smith moved with their daughter Hillsdale, Mich., in order that they give her a college education. Her education was literary, but included music, in both of whuch she excelled.c.
In 1872 Miss Smith was married to Sanborn W. Clarke, a son of Rev. and Mrs, Rufus Clarke, also residents of Conneaut, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs, Clarke were acquainted from earliest childhood, having been brought up in the same community, and Mrs. Clarke had often told that even as children they were strongly attached to each other. As time went on that attachment ripened and culminated in a marriage of marked happiness.
Innediately after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. clarke came to Junction City, and have been identified with the the live of this community ever since. In 1874, the year of the grashoppers, Mr, and Mrs, Clarke moveds to Wakefield, remaining until 1876, at which time Mr. and Mrs. Clarke closed out his business and moved back to Hillsdale, Mich. They returned to Junction City, in 1878, where the remained.
To Mr. and Mrs. Clarke four children were born: Elizabeth, who died in infantcy; Mrs. J. Abbie Clarke Hogan of this city, Oliver who died in infancy, and Mrs. LuCelia Clarke Towne, of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The Ashtabula Beacon
December 24, 1915Sidney H. Cook, Civil War veteran, died this morning at two o'clock at his residence on North Chestnut Street, death being due to a general breakdown. He was 77 years of age.
The deceased was a former resident of Lenox, moving to Jefferson in the latter part of 1877 when he was elected county treasurer, serving two terms. He was also a director in the First National Bank for many years and was a prominent man in local affairs.
The deceased enlisted in October of 1861 as a sharp shooter in Ray's Brigade Band under Captain W. R. Allen of Jefferson. In August of 1862 he joined Co. A., 50th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being wounded in the first battle in which the company participated at Perrysville, Ky. In the fall of 1862 he was promoted to the office of Assistant Quartermaster, being later advanced to the position of Brigadier Quartermaster. In 1863 he was made Regimental Sargeant Major, serving one year, and in 1864 was promoted to the Second Lieutenant Colonency of the company. He was mustered out in June of 1865, being discharged in July of the same year. His was record was a brilliant one and he was mentioned in the dispatches for various acts of bravery.
The deceased leaves one son, Carl C. Cook and one daughter, Mrs. W. P. Simmons of Washington, D.C.,
Mrs. Cook having died three months ago, a peculiar incident being that the deaths occurred at the same hour and day.
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH)
March 17, 1990Louis W. Zimmer was a machinist and mechanic for General Electric Co. for 55 years.
He joined the firm in 1920 and returned as a consultant for 10 years after his retirement in 1965.
During his career, he traveled to Venezuela, Mexico, Hawaii, the Philippines, India, China and throughout the United States servicing GE plants.
Mr. Zimmer, 89, of Mayfield Heights, died Monday at Lake Hospital System (Willoughby) as the result of a stroke.
He was born in Collinwood.
When he was a first-grader, on March 4, 1908, the new Collinwood elementary school caught fire. He was pulled out of a broken window in the building and was the last child who could be rescued from the blaze. It killed 174 people, most of them children.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; son, William J. of Strongsville; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a stepbrother.
Battle Creek Enquirer
June 9, 1998Joyce Harriet Esch, 90, of Kalamazoo died Sunday, June 7, 1998, in Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo.
She was born Aug. 7, 1907 in Union City to Frank and Ora Collard Ashley and completed 13 years of education.
She and her husband owned and operated Charlotte Appliance for 30 years until 1979.
She married Leo Frederick Esch on September 30, 1930. He preceded her in death.
Surviving are sons, John W. Esch of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Francis Esch of Haverhill, Mass.; a daughter Karen J. Rambaldt of Allegan; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.