The subject of this sketch, formerly a prominent agriculturist and stock breeder of Plain Township, was a native of Pennsylvania, born January 16, 1839. His father, John Jewell, married miss Nancy McCullough, by whom he had children as follows: Aaron, deceased; Jane, the wife of B. Franklin, of Lucas County; Samuel, a farmer of Plain Township; Margaret, the wife of Myron LeGalley; William, a farmer of Portage Township; George, a farmer of Weston Township; Celia, the wife of William T. LeGalley, Jr.; Henry, a farmer in Michigan; Rezin, our subject; and John, who died in infancy. In 1840 the family came to Wood County and settled in Plain Township, where the father died in 1864, the mother surviving him six years.
Mister Jewell received an excellent education in youth, his fine natural abilities enabling him to make the most of every opportunity. After attending the schools of his district for some years, he studied in Waterville and West Millgrove, paying his own way, and then taught for 25 terms, farming at intervals. When his father died he bought the Homestead, where he afterward resided, making many improvements, and conducting the estate upon progressive methods. He was married in 1862, to miss Catherine Alexander, who was born in Bellevue, Ohio, December 26, 1847. Her father, William Alexander, was a native of Huron County, Ohio, born August 29, 1822, and her mother, Susanna Moore of Bellevue, was born September 15, 1827. They had 12 children: Catherine(Mrs. Jewell), Albert, John, James, Judson, Edwin, Ida, William, George, and Chester M. ; The others died in infancy. In the year 1856 Mister Alexander came with his family to Wood County and became one of the leading farmers of Plain Township. His wife died in 1889 and he still survives, residing in the county.
Mister Jewell was a man of kindly and genial nature. Loving and considerate in his domestic life, he was ever ready to respond to any call upon his sympathies from outside the family circle. He took pride in advancing the interests of his township and county, and for a number of years served in a number of official positions – Constable, school director, and supervisor. He was a great lover of horses, and was one of the first to introduce good breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs into this County. Thoroughly progressive and his ideas, he was always among the foremost in advocating any change which would benefit the community, and his early death, in August, 1892 was deeply mourned by a wide circle of friends, who cherish the memory of his good deeds.
Mrs. Jewell still conducts the Homestead, the active the management being in the hands of Edward E. Everett, who married Ida Alexander, a sister of Mrs. Jewell. They have three children: Blaine, born August 4, 1884; Imogene, born September 19, 1886; and Clyde E., born October 7, 1889.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897. Contributed by Lavidaloca
Mister Jewell received an excellent education in youth, his fine natural abilities enabling him to make the most of every opportunity. After attending the schools of his district for some years, he studied in Waterville and West Millgrove, paying his own way, and then taught for 25 terms, farming at intervals. When his father died he bought the Homestead, where he afterward resided, making many improvements, and conducting the estate upon progressive methods. He was married in 1862, to miss Catherine Alexander, who was born in Bellevue, Ohio, December 26, 1847. Her father, William Alexander, was a native of Huron County, Ohio, born August 29, 1822, and her mother, Susanna Moore of Bellevue, was born September 15, 1827. They had 12 children: Catherine(Mrs. Jewell), Albert, John, James, Judson, Edwin, Ida, William, George, and Chester M. ; The others died in infancy. In the year 1856 Mister Alexander came with his family to Wood County and became one of the leading farmers of Plain Township. His wife died in 1889 and he still survives, residing in the county.
Mister Jewell was a man of kindly and genial nature. Loving and considerate in his domestic life, he was ever ready to respond to any call upon his sympathies from outside the family circle. He took pride in advancing the interests of his township and county, and for a number of years served in a number of official positions – Constable, school director, and supervisor. He was a great lover of horses, and was one of the first to introduce good breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs into this County. Thoroughly progressive and his ideas, he was always among the foremost in advocating any change which would benefit the community, and his early death, in August, 1892 was deeply mourned by a wide circle of friends, who cherish the memory of his good deeds.
Mrs. Jewell still conducts the Homestead, the active the management being in the hands of Edward E. Everett, who married Ida Alexander, a sister of Mrs. Jewell. They have three children: Blaine, born August 4, 1884; Imogene, born September 19, 1886; and Clyde E., born October 7, 1889.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897. Contributed by Lavidaloca
The subject of this sketch, formerly a prominent agriculturist and stock breeder of Plain Township, was a native of Pennsylvania, born January 16, 1839. His father, John Jewell, married miss Nancy McCullough, by whom he had children as follows: Aaron, deceased; Jane, the wife of B. Franklin, of Lucas County; Samuel, a farmer of Plain Township; Margaret, the wife of Myron LeGalley; William, a farmer of Portage Township; George, a farmer of Weston Township; Celia, the wife of William T. LeGalley, Jr.; Henry, a farmer in Michigan; Rezin, our subject; and John, who died in infancy. In 1840 the family came to Wood County and settled in Plain Township, where the father died in 1864, the mother surviving him six years.
Mister Jewell received an excellent education in youth, his fine natural abilities enabling him to make the most of every opportunity. After attending the schools of his district for some years, he studied in Waterville and West Millgrove, paying his own way, and then taught for 25 terms, farming at intervals. When his father died he bought the Homestead, where he afterward resided, making many improvements, and conducting the estate upon progressive methods. He was married in 1862, to miss Catherine Alexander, who was born in Bellevue, Ohio, December 26, 1847. Her father, William Alexander, was a native of Huron County, Ohio, born August 29, 1822, and her mother, Susanna Moore of Bellevue, was born September 15, 1827. They had 12 children: Catherine(Mrs. Jewell), Albert, John, James, Judson, Edwin, Ida, William, George, and Chester M. ; The others died in infancy. In the year 1856 Mister Alexander came with his family to Wood County and became one of the leading farmers of Plain Township. His wife died in 1889 and he still survives, residing in the county.
Mister Jewell was a man of kindly and genial nature. Loving and considerate in his domestic life, he was ever ready to respond to any call upon his sympathies from outside the family circle. He took pride in advancing the interests of his township and county, and for a number of years served in a number of official positions – Constable, school director, and supervisor. He was a great lover of horses, and was one of the first to introduce good breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs into this County. Thoroughly progressive and his ideas, he was always among the foremost in advocating any change which would benefit the community, and his early death, in August, 1892 was deeply mourned by a wide circle of friends, who cherish the memory of his good deeds.
Mrs. Jewell still conducts the Homestead, the active the management being in the hands of Edward E. Everett, who married Ida Alexander, a sister of Mrs. Jewell. They have three children: Blaine, born August 4, 1884; Imogene, born September 19, 1886; and Clyde E., born October 7, 1889.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897. Contributed by Lavidaloca
Mister Jewell received an excellent education in youth, his fine natural abilities enabling him to make the most of every opportunity. After attending the schools of his district for some years, he studied in Waterville and West Millgrove, paying his own way, and then taught for 25 terms, farming at intervals. When his father died he bought the Homestead, where he afterward resided, making many improvements, and conducting the estate upon progressive methods. He was married in 1862, to miss Catherine Alexander, who was born in Bellevue, Ohio, December 26, 1847. Her father, William Alexander, was a native of Huron County, Ohio, born August 29, 1822, and her mother, Susanna Moore of Bellevue, was born September 15, 1827. They had 12 children: Catherine(Mrs. Jewell), Albert, John, James, Judson, Edwin, Ida, William, George, and Chester M. ; The others died in infancy. In the year 1856 Mister Alexander came with his family to Wood County and became one of the leading farmers of Plain Township. His wife died in 1889 and he still survives, residing in the county.
Mister Jewell was a man of kindly and genial nature. Loving and considerate in his domestic life, he was ever ready to respond to any call upon his sympathies from outside the family circle. He took pride in advancing the interests of his township and county, and for a number of years served in a number of official positions – Constable, school director, and supervisor. He was a great lover of horses, and was one of the first to introduce good breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs into this County. Thoroughly progressive and his ideas, he was always among the foremost in advocating any change which would benefit the community, and his early death, in August, 1892 was deeply mourned by a wide circle of friends, who cherish the memory of his good deeds.
Mrs. Jewell still conducts the Homestead, the active the management being in the hands of Edward E. Everett, who married Ida Alexander, a sister of Mrs. Jewell. They have three children: Blaine, born August 4, 1884; Imogene, born September 19, 1886; and Clyde E., born October 7, 1889.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897. Contributed by Lavidaloca
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