Peter Van Dorn, was born in Onondaga County, New York, March 28, 1812, and as a youth moved to Ohio. Between the years 1830 and 1850 he had the reputation of being the "greatest barn builder in Northern Ohio." When he was fifteen years of age, he apprenticed himself to a barn builder near Syracuse, New York, and when twenty years of age, began to erect barns in Northern Ohio. It is said of him that "he could spot more timber, lay out and raise a barn quicker than any man in that part of the country." He finally settled on a farm in Lorain County, and stood well in the community. "He was arbitrary in the management of the premises and allowed no swearing, tobacco chewing, smoking or drinking. His strongest trait was the raising of boys. He knew what to do with a boy from the very start up and the boy generally knew what to do every hour. He was anxious to raise a president of the United States."
Peter Van Dorn died May 13, 1881. He married Keziah Gardner of Connecticut, born December 8, 1812, and died July 12, 1864. They were the parents of ten children.
(A History of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland, by William R. Coates)
Peter Van Dorn died May 13, 1881. He married Keziah Gardner of Connecticut, born December 8, 1812, and died July 12, 1864. They were the parents of ten children.
(A History of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland, by William R. Coates)
Peter Van Dorn, was born in Onondaga County, New York, March 28, 1812, and as a youth moved to Ohio. Between the years 1830 and 1850 he had the reputation of being the "greatest barn builder in Northern Ohio." When he was fifteen years of age, he apprenticed himself to a barn builder near Syracuse, New York, and when twenty years of age, began to erect barns in Northern Ohio. It is said of him that "he could spot more timber, lay out and raise a barn quicker than any man in that part of the country." He finally settled on a farm in Lorain County, and stood well in the community. "He was arbitrary in the management of the premises and allowed no swearing, tobacco chewing, smoking or drinking. His strongest trait was the raising of boys. He knew what to do with a boy from the very start up and the boy generally knew what to do every hour. He was anxious to raise a president of the United States."
Peter Van Dorn died May 13, 1881. He married Keziah Gardner of Connecticut, born December 8, 1812, and died July 12, 1864. They were the parents of ten children.
(A History of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland, by William R. Coates)
Peter Van Dorn died May 13, 1881. He married Keziah Gardner of Connecticut, born December 8, 1812, and died July 12, 1864. They were the parents of ten children.
(A History of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland, by William R. Coates)
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PETER VAN DORN
DIED A.D. 1881
AGED 73 YRS.
KAZIAH His Wife
DIED A.D. 1864
AGED 53 YEARS
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