| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Calvin Giddings Papers
| | | | Creator: | Giddings, Calvin | | | | Dates: | 1830-1866 | | | | Abstract: | Calvin Giddings (1796-1875) was a farmer and resident of Rockport Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in New York, he married Mary Bennet in Ashtabula County, Ohio in 1821. In 1826, he purchased land in Rockport Township from George Peak Jr. in what is now Rocky River, Ohio. In addition to farming, beginning in 1829 Giddings ran a wool carding business in Rockport Township. The farmers of Rockport Township nominated him as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Cuyahoga County in 1838. The census of 1850 lists him as owning a substantial farm in Rockport Township. While his son Chauncy Giddings is listed as a resident of Rockport Township in the 1860 census, there is no entry for Calvin. By the 1870 census, Calvin Giddings was living in Erie County, Ohio. He died April 4, 1875, and is buried, along with his wife, Mary and several children, in the Fairview Park (Rockport) Cemetery, Fairview Park, Ohio. The collection consists of letters, receipts, and an account sheet. | | | | Call #: | MS 4861 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Giddings, Calvin, 1796-1875. | United States -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Rockport (Ohio : Township) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Samuel Smith Papers
| | | | Creator: | Smith, Samuel | | | | Dates: | 1831-1874 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel Smith lived in Ashtabula, Ohio, in the 1830s and Brooklyn, Ohio City, Dover Township, and Rockport Township in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in the 1840s-1870s. While little is known about Samuel Smith, it is known that he was born ca. 1794 in New York and he was a farmer and tavern owner in Cuyahoga County. His son James and daughter, Ursula Smith Rich, lived in Barcelona, New York. He had two other daughters, Emily Smith Ritenburgh and Louisa Smith Woodbury. His wife's name was Ursula, and she was born ca. 1798 in Massachusetts. The collection consists of account books, correspondence, land agreements, and receipts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5213 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century | Real property -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Smith family | Smith, Samuel, ca. 1794- | Smith, Ursula, ca. 1798-
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