Baldwin, Columbus Jackson, a Life Member of The Firelands Historical Society, and for many years a well known and influential citizen of Norwalk, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 1924, at his home on West Main St. He was born in Huntsville, Pa., July 5, 1831, and had he lived another month he would have reached the age of 93 years, nearly sixty of which were lived in Norwalk. He was the sone of Abed and Philena Lewis Baldwin and a direct descendent of the original settlers of Milfored colony. His ancestors on both his father's and mother's side, fought in the Revoluntionary War. Mr. Baldwin's early education was obtained in the Wyoming Seminary at Kingston, Pennsylvania, and later at Baldwin University (now Baldwin-Wallace) at Berea, Ohio, which he attended in 1850-John Baldwin, the founder of the institution having been a relative. Ill health did not permit him to finish the course at Berea and he returned to his home in Wilkes-Barre, where he was elected clerk of courts of Luzerne co., receiving a re-election in 1861. Later he was appointed an assistant assessor in the federal service where he remained for five years when he resigned and came to Norwalk to make his home. Soon after his election to the office of clerk of courts of Luzerne county, he came to Norwalk long enough to claim a bide in the person of Lucy A. Gager, the daughter of one of Norwalk's prominent families. Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin were married on June 28, 1859, and took up life in Wilkes-Barre until 1866 when they came to Norwalk where with the exception of a few years spent in Missouri, they lived happily until separated by death. Mrs. Baldwin, always a lovable woman with host of friends, died April 1918, since which time Mr. Baldwin had lived a secluded life in the family home on West Main street. Of six children born to them, two are still living, Mrs. C.W. Rule of Norwalk and Mrs. Charles A. Schafer, of Cleveland. There are six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mr. Baldwin will be remembered as one of Norwalk's leading and substanial business men. For many years he was in the grocery business in the room at No. 4 W. Main St., first in partnership with his father-in-law, Mr. Edwin Gager, later as sole proprietor, and when he retired from active business in 1907, was succeeded by his son-in-law, C.W. Rule. C.J. Baldwin was, however, much more than a business man. Always active in the community life of the town, he did much to further its interests. He was a ready writer and whenever an article was printed in the Reflector over the well-known intitials "C.J.B" it was sure to command attention. He wrote many articles in a reminiscent vein to his old home pare, "The Record of the Times" at Wilkes-Barre, under the nom-de-plume of "Mountaineer" and these frequently found their way back to the columns of the Norwalk papers. In politics Mr. Baldwin took a lively interest. He affiliated in the early days with the Republicans, but in 1877 he joined the ranks of the Democratic party and for many years was one of its conservative and consistent leaders in Norwalk. He voted for 18 Presidential candidates, the first being Franklin Pierce in 1852, and two occasions for Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Baldwin was a quiet, unassuming, Kindly gentleman of the old school, whose long and useful life greatly enriched this community. From "The Firelands Pioneer"



"Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," Columbus Jackson Baldwin, 1924

Name:
Columbus Jackson Baldwin
Gender:
Male
Death date:
07 Jun 1924
Death place:
Norwalk, Huron, Ohio
Age:
92
Birth date:
1832
Birthplace:
Huntsville, Pa
Race:
White
Marital status:
Widowed
Spouse's name:
Lucy Baldwin
Father's name:
Aded Baldwin
Mother's name:
Philena Lewis