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History of Ashtabula, (Ashtabula County) OhioOur database does not include an historic photo for Ashtabula, (Ashtabula County) Ohio, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:William Ashbrook Kellerman - A Biography William Ashbrook Kellerman, educator, was born at Ashtabula, Ohio, May 1, 1850; son of Daniel K. and Ivy (Ashbrook) Kellerman; grandson of John Kellerman, and a descendant of Frederick Kellerman, of Holland, who came to America about 1776. He was graduated from Cornell university in 1874; taught natural science at the State normal school, Oshkosh, Wis., 1874-79; studied at G?ttingen, Germany, 1879-80, and received the degree of Ph.D. from the University of Z?rich in 1881. He was professor of botany and horticulture at the State College of Kentucky, 1881-82; professor of botany and zo?logy at the Kansas State Agricultural college, 1883-88, and professor of botany, 1888-91. He was botanist to the Kansas state board of agriculture and to the Kansas experiment station, 1885-91; botanist of the Ohio geological survey, 1892-93, and became professor of botany at the Ohio State university in 1897. He was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1893. He lectured extensively, and in 1885 founded the Jonrnal of Mycology, which he edited with J. B. Ellis and B. M. Everhart. He is the author of: Elements of Botany (1883); Plant Analysis (1883); Kansas Forest Trees (1887); Analytical Flora of Kansas (1888); Spring Flora of Ohio (1882); Botany and Spring Flora (1897), and numerous botanical bulletins. |
Ohio Facts: Ashtabula County Facts: Seat: JeffersonEstablished: 1807 Formed from: Trumbull and Geauga
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: ASHTABULA, a county forming the N. E. extremity of Ohio, bordering on Pennsylvania and Lake Erie. It is drained by Grand and Conneaut rivers. The surface is level; the soil contains a large portion of clay, and is adapted to grazing. In 1850 the county produced 56,618 tons of hay; 704,291 pounds of butter; 135,203 of wool; 267,209 bushels of corn, and 189,478 of oats. It contained 55 churches and 3 newspaper establishments. There were 4688 pupils attending public schools, and 230 attending academies and other schools. Hay, Indian corn, oats, butter, cheese, wool, and cattle are the staples. It is intersected by a railroad leading from Cleveland to Erie. The county was first settled in 1796 by natives of New England. Capital, Jefferson. Population, 28,766. The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: ASHTABULA, a post-township in the N. part of Ashtabula county, Ohio, on Lake Erie, about 12 miles N. of Jefferson. Population, 2177. Ashtabula is situated 205 meters above sea level. |
