JUDGE HENRY HOSMER, retired farmer; P. O. Seville. Among the emigrants to America from County Kent, England, were three brothers by the name of Hosmer, who settled at Cambridge, Mass., and one of these was a member of the Hooker colony that went from there to Connecticut. The subject of this sketch is a descendant of that emigrant. His father, William Hosmer, was born at Hartford, and he and seven brothers entered the Continental Army, and fought gallantly for the cause of American Independence, one laying down his life at the battle of White Plains, and another (lying in hospital from wounds received in battle). William married Elizabeth Barker, a native of his own State, and for many years was engaged in the manufacture of coaches and chaises; but eventually relinquished it for farming. In 1814, he moved into Southern Massachusetts, where he remained until his removal to this State, where he died July 18, 1839, lacking only three months of being a centenarian. His wife departed this life, the 19th day of August the previous year. The subject of this sketch, whose portrait appears in this history, was born May 2, 1793, and was apprenticed to a black-smith when in his 17th year, and worked for him two years after coming of age. On his 23d birthday, he started for the great West with a single companion, accomplishing the whole journey of over 600 miles in eighteen days, on foot. After prospecting through several counties, he selected it tract of land where the village of Seville now stands. And returning home on foot by the way of Pittsburgh, told the story of the new country. The last day of December, 1816. together with his brother Chester, sister Mary and Shubael and Abigail Porter, he again made the journey to this place. It being mid-winter. They bought an Indian cabin for $1, in which they lived until better accommodations could be prepared, and immediately went to work clearing away the forest and getting ready for a spring crop. Henry returned once more to the Old Bay State, and brought the rest of his father's family to the pioneer home. He has done much for the improvement and advancement of this part of the county, and is a respected and esteemed citizen. He has held various township offices; was the second Coroner of the county; served as County Commissioner, and for five years was Associate Judge of Medina Co, being on the bench when the present Constitution of Ohio was adopted. He was married, Oct 30, 1820, at Avon, Lorain Co, Ohio, to Lucy Hayes. She is of Scotch descent, and was born April 10, 1798, in Hampden Co, Mass. Her mother dying when she was young, she was reared by her grandparents, and came to her sister's home in Ohio after reaching maturity. Their union has been fruitful of ten children, five of whom are living. viz., Louisa M., Henry H., Julia J., Mary Y. and Leavitt K. Judge Hosmer is still living on a part of the farm he secured when he first came here. He served in the war of 1812, and has been a member of the Masonic Order since 1824. He is a stalwart Republican. ["History of Medina County & Ohio" Illus. Chicago: Baskin & Battey Historical Publishers, 1881; Part III, Biographical Sketches.]
Pvt. Henry Hosmer was a veteran of the war of 1812 and enlisting with the 1st Brainerd's Connecticut Militia.
The following is an excerpt from "Seville has been on the map for almost 200 years" by Maggie Krohne -- "On July 13, 1816, Henry Hosmer founded what is now known as Seville Township. At that time, it was called a village and was part of Guilford Township. The village was named "Burgh" by Hosmer, simply for lack of a better name. It was not until Washington Irving, an author, stopped in the small village to visit Nathaniel Eastman's hotel that the name was changed to Seville. Irving said that the area reminded him of Seville, Spain and the name has since remained..." ["1816-1966 A Book About Seville, Ohio," and "There Were Giants on Earth!"].
Obituary.
Medina Co. Gazette - May 19, 1882.
Another of the pioneers of Medina county has passed away. Judge Henry Hosmer died At his home in Seville, Tuesday morning of this week, May 16th, at half past 8 o'clock. He would have been 89 years old next Monday, the 22nd. He had been sick for several months, dangerously so for the past three weeks. When the end came it found him ready to depart. He retained his consciousness up to the moment of passing away, watching the approach of his own dissolution and remarking on it frequently with more calmness than any of the friends could manifest who surrounded his bedside. Judge Hosmer was born in Massachusetts May 22d, 1793. He learned the blacksmith trade in his youth and worked at it until after he was of age. On his 23d birthday he started West, with a single companion, accomplishing the distance of 600 miles on foot in 18 days. He selected and bought a tract of land where the village of Seville now stands, and returned to his Eastern home on foot by way of Pittsburgh. In 1816 with brothers-and-sisters, he came back to the West, bought an Indian wigwam for $1, and began the work of clearing his farm. The rest of his father's family he soon afterwards brought to the new home. In 1820 he was married to Lucy Hays, of Lorain county, and together they have lived on the same farm at Seville from that time until the present. He has held various offices of trust and responsibility, Coroner, County Commissioner and Associate Common Pleas Judge for 5 years under the old pensioner. His long life was a useful and busy one, and he will be missed in the community of which he had so long been a part. He was a man of extensive and varied reading, and splendid memory, in early days a staunch opponent of slavery, and a Republican from the organization of the party. In matters of religious belief he was liberal and independent, and in all the relations of life an upright man. Pease be to the ashes of the old pioneer.
Medina Co. Gazette - May 26, 1882.
The funeral of Judge Henry Hosmer, whose death was announced in our last week's issue, took place at his home in Seville on Thursday afternoon of last week. A very large concourse of people were present, including many from Medina, Wadsworth and surrounding towns. The Masonic fraternity, of which Order the deceased had long been a member, were out in considerable numbers and conducted the services at the grave. The funeral services at the house were held in the yard of the old homestead, under the shade of the trees which the Judge had planted in his youth. The Rev. Mr. Clark, pastor of the M. E. church of Seville, offered prayer, a choir sang a hymn, and remarks on the life and character of the pioneer who had just passed away were made, in accordance with his last request5 by J. H. Greene, a . Munson and G. W. Lewis of Medina, J. T. Graves reading a beautiful poem entitled "There is no Death".
Pvt. Henry Hosmer was a veteran of the war of 1812 and enlisting with the 1st Brainerd's Connecticut Militia.
The following is an excerpt from "Seville has been on the map for almost 200 years" by Maggie Krohne -- "On July 13, 1816, Henry Hosmer founded what is now known as Seville Township. At that time, it was called a village and was part of Guilford Township. The village was named "Burgh" by Hosmer, simply for lack of a better name. It was not until Washington Irving, an author, stopped in the small village to visit Nathaniel Eastman's hotel that the name was changed to Seville. Irving said that the area reminded him of Seville, Spain and the name has since remained..." ["1816-1966 A Book About Seville, Ohio," and "There Were Giants on Earth!"].
Obituary.
Medina Co. Gazette - May 19, 1882.
Another of the pioneers of Medina county has passed away. Judge Henry Hosmer died At his home in Seville, Tuesday morning of this week, May 16th, at half past 8 o'clock. He would have been 89 years old next Monday, the 22nd. He had been sick for several months, dangerously so for the past three weeks. When the end came it found him ready to depart. He retained his consciousness up to the moment of passing away, watching the approach of his own dissolution and remarking on it frequently with more calmness than any of the friends could manifest who surrounded his bedside. Judge Hosmer was born in Massachusetts May 22d, 1793. He learned the blacksmith trade in his youth and worked at it until after he was of age. On his 23d birthday he started West, with a single companion, accomplishing the distance of 600 miles on foot in 18 days. He selected and bought a tract of land where the village of Seville now stands, and returned to his Eastern home on foot by way of Pittsburgh. In 1816 with brothers-and-sisters, he came back to the West, bought an Indian wigwam for $1, and began the work of clearing his farm. The rest of his father's family he soon afterwards brought to the new home. In 1820 he was married to Lucy Hays, of Lorain county, and together they have lived on the same farm at Seville from that time until the present. He has held various offices of trust and responsibility, Coroner, County Commissioner and Associate Common Pleas Judge for 5 years under the old pensioner. His long life was a useful and busy one, and he will be missed in the community of which he had so long been a part. He was a man of extensive and varied reading, and splendid memory, in early days a staunch opponent of slavery, and a Republican from the organization of the party. In matters of religious belief he was liberal and independent, and in all the relations of life an upright man. Pease be to the ashes of the old pioneer.
Medina Co. Gazette - May 26, 1882.
The funeral of Judge Henry Hosmer, whose death was announced in our last week's issue, took place at his home in Seville on Thursday afternoon of last week. A very large concourse of people were present, including many from Medina, Wadsworth and surrounding towns. The Masonic fraternity, of which Order the deceased had long been a member, were out in considerable numbers and conducted the services at the grave. The funeral services at the house were held in the yard of the old homestead, under the shade of the trees which the Judge had planted in his youth. The Rev. Mr. Clark, pastor of the M. E. church of Seville, offered prayer, a choir sang a hymn, and remarks on the life and character of the pioneer who had just passed away were made, in accordance with his last request5 by J. H. Greene, a . Munson and G. W. Lewis of Medina, J. T. Graves reading a beautiful poem entitled "There is no Death".
JUDGE HENRY HOSMER, retired farmer; P. O. Seville. Among the emigrants to America from County Kent, England, were three brothers by the name of Hosmer, who settled at Cambridge, Mass., and one of these was a member of the Hooker colony that went from there to Connecticut. The subject of this sketch is a descendant of that emigrant. His father, William Hosmer, was born at Hartford, and he and seven brothers entered the Continental Army, and fought gallantly for the cause of American Independence, one laying down his life at the battle of White Plains, and another (lying in hospital from wounds received in battle). William married Elizabeth Barker, a native of his own State, and for many years was engaged in the manufacture of coaches and chaises; but eventually relinquished it for farming. In 1814, he moved into Southern Massachusetts, where he remained until his removal to this State, where he died July 18, 1839, lacking only three months of being a centenarian. His wife departed this life, the 19th day of August the previous year. The subject of this sketch, whose portrait appears in this history, was born May 2, 1793, and was apprenticed to a black-smith when in his 17th year, and worked for him two years after coming of age. On his 23d birthday, he started for the great West with a single companion, accomplishing the whole journey of over 600 miles in eighteen days, on foot. After prospecting through several counties, he selected it tract of land where the village of Seville now stands. And returning home on foot by the way of Pittsburgh, told the story of the new country. The last day of December, 1816. together with his brother Chester, sister Mary and Shubael and Abigail Porter, he again made the journey to this place. It being mid-winter. They bought an Indian cabin for $1, in which they lived until better accommodations could be prepared, and immediately went to work clearing away the forest and getting ready for a spring crop. Henry returned once more to the Old Bay State, and brought the rest of his father's family to the pioneer home. He has done much for the improvement and advancement of this part of the county, and is a respected and esteemed citizen. He has held various township offices; was the second Coroner of the county; served as County Commissioner, and for five years was Associate Judge of Medina Co, being on the bench when the present Constitution of Ohio was adopted. He was married, Oct 30, 1820, at Avon, Lorain Co, Ohio, to Lucy Hayes. She is of Scotch descent, and was born April 10, 1798, in Hampden Co, Mass. Her mother dying when she was young, she was reared by her grandparents, and came to her sister's home in Ohio after reaching maturity. Their union has been fruitful of ten children, five of whom are living. viz., Louisa M., Henry H., Julia J., Mary Y. and Leavitt K. Judge Hosmer is still living on a part of the farm he secured when he first came here. He served in the war of 1812, and has been a member of the Masonic Order since 1824. He is a stalwart Republican. ["History of Medina County & Ohio" Illus. Chicago: Baskin & Battey Historical Publishers, 1881; Part III, Biographical Sketches.]
Pvt. Henry Hosmer was a veteran of the war of 1812 and enlisting with the 1st Brainerd's Connecticut Militia.
The following is an excerpt from "Seville has been on the map for almost 200 years" by Maggie Krohne -- "On July 13, 1816, Henry Hosmer founded what is now known as Seville Township. At that time, it was called a village and was part of Guilford Township. The village was named "Burgh" by Hosmer, simply for lack of a better name. It was not until Washington Irving, an author, stopped in the small village to visit Nathaniel Eastman's hotel that the name was changed to Seville. Irving said that the area reminded him of Seville, Spain and the name has since remained..." ["1816-1966 A Book About Seville, Ohio," and "There Were Giants on Earth!"].
Obituary.
Medina Co. Gazette - May 19, 1882.
Another of the pioneers of Medina county has passed away. Judge Henry Hosmer died At his home in Seville, Tuesday morning of this week, May 16th, at half past 8 o'clock. He would have been 89 years old next Monday, the 22nd. He had been sick for several months, dangerously so for the past three weeks. When the end came it found him ready to depart. He retained his consciousness up to the moment of passing away, watching the approach of his own dissolution and remarking on it frequently with more calmness than any of the friends could manifest who surrounded his bedside. Judge Hosmer was born in Massachusetts May 22d, 1793. He learned the blacksmith trade in his youth and worked at it until after he was of age. On his 23d birthday he started West, with a single companion, accomplishing the distance of 600 miles on foot in 18 days. He selected and bought a tract of land where the village of Seville now stands, and returned to his Eastern home on foot by way of Pittsburgh. In 1816 with brothers-and-sisters, he came back to the West, bought an Indian wigwam for $1, and began the work of clearing his farm. The rest of his father's family he soon afterwards brought to the new home. In 1820 he was married to Lucy Hays, of Lorain county, and together they have lived on the same farm at Seville from that time until the present. He has held various offices of trust and responsibility, Coroner, County Commissioner and Associate Common Pleas Judge for 5 years under the old pensioner. His long life was a useful and busy one, and he will be missed in the community of which he had so long been a part. He was a man of extensive and varied reading, and splendid memory, in early days a staunch opponent of slavery, and a Republican from the organization of the party. In matters of religious belief he was liberal and independent, and in all the relations of life an upright man. Pease be to the ashes of the old pioneer.
Medina Co. Gazette - May 26, 1882.
The funeral of Judge Henry Hosmer, whose death was announced in our last week's issue, took place at his home in Seville on Thursday afternoon of last week. A very large concourse of people were present, including many from Medina, Wadsworth and surrounding towns. The Masonic fraternity, of which Order the deceased had long been a member, were out in considerable numbers and conducted the services at the grave. The funeral services at the house were held in the yard of the old homestead, under the shade of the trees which the Judge had planted in his youth. The Rev. Mr. Clark, pastor of the M. E. church of Seville, offered prayer, a choir sang a hymn, and remarks on the life and character of the pioneer who had just passed away were made, in accordance with his last request5 by J. H. Greene, a . Munson and G. W. Lewis of Medina, J. T. Graves reading a beautiful poem entitled "There is no Death".
Pvt. Henry Hosmer was a veteran of the war of 1812 and enlisting with the 1st Brainerd's Connecticut Militia.
The following is an excerpt from "Seville has been on the map for almost 200 years" by Maggie Krohne -- "On July 13, 1816, Henry Hosmer founded what is now known as Seville Township. At that time, it was called a village and was part of Guilford Township. The village was named "Burgh" by Hosmer, simply for lack of a better name. It was not until Washington Irving, an author, stopped in the small village to visit Nathaniel Eastman's hotel that the name was changed to Seville. Irving said that the area reminded him of Seville, Spain and the name has since remained..." ["1816-1966 A Book About Seville, Ohio," and "There Were Giants on Earth!"].
Obituary.
Medina Co. Gazette - May 19, 1882.
Another of the pioneers of Medina county has passed away. Judge Henry Hosmer died At his home in Seville, Tuesday morning of this week, May 16th, at half past 8 o'clock. He would have been 89 years old next Monday, the 22nd. He had been sick for several months, dangerously so for the past three weeks. When the end came it found him ready to depart. He retained his consciousness up to the moment of passing away, watching the approach of his own dissolution and remarking on it frequently with more calmness than any of the friends could manifest who surrounded his bedside. Judge Hosmer was born in Massachusetts May 22d, 1793. He learned the blacksmith trade in his youth and worked at it until after he was of age. On his 23d birthday he started West, with a single companion, accomplishing the distance of 600 miles on foot in 18 days. He selected and bought a tract of land where the village of Seville now stands, and returned to his Eastern home on foot by way of Pittsburgh. In 1816 with brothers-and-sisters, he came back to the West, bought an Indian wigwam for $1, and began the work of clearing his farm. The rest of his father's family he soon afterwards brought to the new home. In 1820 he was married to Lucy Hays, of Lorain county, and together they have lived on the same farm at Seville from that time until the present. He has held various offices of trust and responsibility, Coroner, County Commissioner and Associate Common Pleas Judge for 5 years under the old pensioner. His long life was a useful and busy one, and he will be missed in the community of which he had so long been a part. He was a man of extensive and varied reading, and splendid memory, in early days a staunch opponent of slavery, and a Republican from the organization of the party. In matters of religious belief he was liberal and independent, and in all the relations of life an upright man. Pease be to the ashes of the old pioneer.
Medina Co. Gazette - May 26, 1882.
The funeral of Judge Henry Hosmer, whose death was announced in our last week's issue, took place at his home in Seville on Thursday afternoon of last week. A very large concourse of people were present, including many from Medina, Wadsworth and surrounding towns. The Masonic fraternity, of which Order the deceased had long been a member, were out in considerable numbers and conducted the services at the grave. The funeral services at the house were held in the yard of the old homestead, under the shade of the trees which the Judge had planted in his youth. The Rev. Mr. Clark, pastor of the M. E. church of Seville, offered prayer, a choir sang a hymn, and remarks on the life and character of the pioneer who had just passed away were made, in accordance with his last request5 by J. H. Greene, a . Munson and G. W. Lewis of Medina, J. T. Graves reading a beautiful poem entitled "There is no Death".
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