Stark County

Obituary of Dr. Peter W. Lee

The Alliance Review, Alliance, OH, Wednesday, February 27, 1907

Dr. T. {P. for Peter}} W. Lee died at his home near North Benton on Saturday morning at 9 o'clock after a long illness from a complication of diseases.

Deceased was born near New Alexander, Columbiana Co, on December 11, 1829. He was a student under Dr. Carey of Salem and later received a diploma from the Cincinnati College of Medicine. Soon after graduating he began to practice his profession at Carrollton, and later in life practiced at Essex and La Rue in the western part of Ohio. Some years ago he came to North Benton and practiced for a short time when he retired to his farm near by and remained there until the close of life.

He is survived by a family of five daughters and one son. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and for many years was an elder in that body. He was a man of deep learning and highly esteemed by all who knew him.

The funeral will be held from the late home on Tuesday at 10 o'clock a.m. and later at the church in North Benton.

Submitted by Sara Hemp

Dallas Morning News
Aug 8, 1940

Funeral services for Frank Gamble, 75. 2834 Birmingham , who died Sunday in North Canton , Ohio , were held in Alliance . Ohio , Wednesday. Burial was in the Alliance City Cemetery . Mr. Gamble had been ill for the last six months, he had arrived
in North Canton last Friday and was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orin Brick there when he died. Born in Beaver County . Pennsylvania, in 1S65. Mr. Gambia lived In Alliance from 1S99 to 1927. coming to Dallas thirteen years ago. He was a carpenter and for the last ten years had been retired. He belonged to the Scofield Memorial Church here. Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Ella Gamble: two daughters. Mrs. Floyd Brick of Dallas and Mrs. Earl Ban of Akron . Ohio ; a son, Nesley Gamble of Alliance ; a sister. Mrs. Minnie Harper of Coraopolis. Pa.; a brother, Elmer Gamble of Wellsville, Ohio , and eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild

Canton, Ohio, Dec 14. On Dec 7, Jos Augustine young man, son of Mr. Baltzer Augustine, of Oznaburg township, was killed whilst creeping under the bellows in Congress Furnace; caught by the stirrup, his head was instantly tore from his body. [Daily National Intelligencer, JAN 3, 1821 - Submitted by K. Torp]

Name of Deceased: John W. Johnson

County Name: Whitley, Columbia City,

State: IN

Newspaper: Columbia City Post and Mail

Submitters Name: Tom Johnson

Obit: John W. Johnson was born in Jefferson County, Ohio in the year of 1820 but later came to Stark County, thence to Wayne County, Ohio where he resided until he attained his manhood.
By his first marriage to Christina B. France he was the father of twelve children, she died in 1871 in Indiana. six of the twelve survive him.
In 1871 he married Catherine Smith of Stark County, Ohio who together who together, with one son of this union survive him.
In 1853 the subject moved from Wayne County, Ohio to Whitley County, Indiana .where he has continusly resided on his farm until his death.
Thus has another old pioneer been summoned from his labors.
In politics he was a democrat of the strongest type. His religon as he remarked to us a few days before his death while in the field at work, was to do right , pay your debts and be honest towards your fellow man, to which principles be strickly adhered and practiced, as all who knew him will attest.
John W. Johnson died suddenly at his home in Peabody, Indiana Sunday evening July 11,1894.
Columbia City, Indiana Post & Mail.
(Tom Johnson great great grandson is looking for parents names of John W. Johnson, if anyone has information contact me at
Tomrj99@aol.com) May 20,2009