Jonathan Hascall Jr. served as supervisor of Brant, Erie, New York 1839-1844, 1846-1847, 1849-1852, and 1855-1856. He was supervisor of Evans, Erie, New York in 1830. He was Presidential elector from Erie county New York in 1844. He served as judge of Surrogate court of Erie county from 1864-1867. Due to his influence in county politics he was popularly known as "King Hascall".
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Probate file
Died 8 April 1872
Heirs
Rosearvilla Hascall
Isaac S. Hascall
Cordelia Davis
Mary Ann Chapin
Caroline Barrel
Martha Bartley
George D. Hascall
Homer J. Hascall
Rosa Frost
Railroad brakeman, killed by cars.
Find-a-GraveJohn King was born in Virginia in 1786. He moved to Ohio where he married Rachel Hixon and after her death he married Alcina Cherry Baldwin.
He was the father of eleven children. He spent his life in Ohio where he was a farmer, minister, and community leader.
Material on many of his descendants is given in this volume. Descendants now live in Nebraska, Kansas, California, and elsewhere.
"History of Fayette County: Together with Historic Notes on the Northweat Page 780
Rev. John King, one of the founders of Methodism in Fayette County, was born March 6, 1786, and married Rachel Hixon February 12, 1808, who was born April 12, 1792.He settled first in Ross County, in the same year of his marriage, where he remained till 1816, thence removing to Perry Township, on land now in possession of his son, Rev. W. A. King, where he resided till his death.
Mr. King was an earnest and devout Christian, having at an early period of his life united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, shortly after which he was soundly converted to God, while riding on horseback, on his way from church. His conversion was clear and powerful, as was demonstrated by a long life devoted to the work of his Master. He organized a Methodist society, or class, at his house as early as 1820, which he led for several years. He was ordained a deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church, in 1834, by Bishop Soule, which office he held till 1843, when the honor of elder was conferred upon him by the same bishop. But prior to this, in 1829, he had been licensed to preach by John Collins.
The death of his first wife was attended with sad circumstances. She dropped dead in the road from her horse, while returning from church, December 19, 1843.
On April 24, 1845, he married Alcina Cherry, who died in 1878.
Outside of his Christian life, Mr. King was a useful and valued citizen. He served in the war of 1812, and proved a brave soldier. After he settled in Perry, he taught school several winters in his own house, charging nothing for tuition.
He died on his farm, in 1868, much lamented by the church, and the people of Perry and adjoining townships, for whose spiritual and temporal welfare he had spent a long and useful life.
The Methodist Episcopal organization, within the limits of Perry, was effected by the Rev. John King, at his house, in 1820, on land now occupied by George Lynch, but in the possession of Rev. W. A. King, son of John King.
Services were held at the different houses of the neighborhood, and at a log school house that stood on the banks of Sugar Creek, near the bridge at the crossing of the Martinsburg pike, till 1851, when the society erected Sugar Grove Chapel, a frame structure, at a cost of eight or nine hundred dollars.
Obituary provided on Noble county web siteDunn Charles Williamson was born in Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Sept. 10, 1794, and was the first white child born in that village. His father, William, removed to Newton, Tioga County (now Elmira, Chemung County) when Charles was 5 years of age. At the age of 14 his father died and he assisted his invalid mother in maintaining the family of 6 children by carrying the mail on horseback between Elmira and Geneva, 60 miles, most of the way being almost a wilderness, and in that capacity traveled over 20,000 miles. At the age of 19 he married the daughter of Col. Isaac Baldwin, and they had 5 children, 3 of whom are still living - William B. and Charles W. of Brimfield, and Mrs. Sarah B. Macy of Detroit. Eight of his grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren are living. He was the only surviving member of the family of 6 children. He was an honorary member of Kendallville Lodge, F&AM, and a Royal Arch Mason. His remains were brought from Brimfield to this city last Thursday and he was interred by the side of the grave of his wife. ^ 9-9-1880
Obituary provided on Noble county web siteDunn Charles W was born July 6, 1821 in Newtown, Tioga County, New York. Died June 22, 1899 in Brimfield, aged 77 years, 11 months, 16 days. He came to Indiana in middle life.
He married Amanda Miller December 1, 1883 in this place.
Burial, Osborne Cemtery.
History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins, and Schuyler Counties, New YorkAndrew Kerr Gregg, son of John Gregg, was born in Elmira in 1799. In early life he entered the law-office of Matthews & Edwards, and completed his legal studies in the office of Judge Gray. He meanwhile was admitted to the bar of the Common Pleas, and about six years later, in 1830, was admitted as an attorney of the Supreme Court of the State of New York; in 1835 as a solicitor and counselor of the Court of Chancery; in 1842 as an attorney, proctor, solicitor, counselor, and advocate of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York; in 1862 as an attorney and counselor of the same court for the district of Wisconsin. He was also appointed district attorney of old Tioga County, holding the office for two terms, from 1835 to 1841. For more than thirty years he was in constant practice of the law, giving it up only a few days prior to his death, which occurred at Chippewa Falls, Wis., April 5, 1868.
New York Times
June 22, 1915Dr. William H. Gregg, noted as a chemist and naturalist, died yesterday at St. Cloud, Fla., in his eighty-fifth year. He was born in Elmira, N. Y. and was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Besides his chemical researches, he wrote many books and pamphlets on bird life, one of the best known being a classification of bird life at Chemung, N. Y. Dr. Gregg was a member of the State Medical Society and the American Association for the Advancement od Science. His widow survives him.
Medina Tribune
May 5, 1892
LAURA PARKER WELD (31 May 1802 - 2 May 1892)Another link is broken; a link of the golden chain that binds our hearts to the heroic days, the pioneer days, of the long ago. Mrs. WELD, widow of Elisha WELD, died on Monday morning, aged nearly ninety years. Her maiden name was Laura PARKER, and she is the last of the honored pioneer family of that name.
She was born at Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., May 31, 1802, and came with her father's family, in 1816, to Ridgeway, and settled on the farm now owned and occupied by Hollis N. PARKER. She was married Jan. 4, 1821, to Elisha WELD, a son of another pioneer family. Three children servive her, viz.: Mrs. Harvey SCOTT, of Medina, and the Misses Cynthia and Lucy WELD, of Lyndonville. Another daughter, the mother of Miss Hattie WELD, of Chicago, and Irving WELD, of Lyndonville, passed away many years ago. Deceased was a very estimable woman, respected and beloved by all who have known her throughout the many years of her life. The old homestead in Ridgeway, taken by Mr. and Mrs. WELD, soon after marriage, where they toiled together for a home and reared and educated their family, has remained in their name until the present time.
The funeral, at the home in Lyndonville, on Wednesday, was conducted by Rev. H. B. Howell, who also officiated at Mr. WELD's funeral, sixteen years ago. The older nephews of Mr. and Mrs. WELD acted as bearers, viz.: Myron L. and Hollis N. PARKER, John, Wellington, Marson and Asa WELD.
Medina Daily Journal
May 16, 1923LUCY AMANDA WELD (Oct 1841 - 15 May 1923)
Miss Lucy A. WELD died at her home in Lyndonville Tuesday afternoon May the fifteenth. She is survived by two nieces, Miss Harriet J. WELD of Lydonville and Mrs. F. H. WHIPPLE of Medina and one nephew Dr. F. W. SCOTT of Medina.