Hezekiah D. Baldwin
Hezekiah D. Baldwin, farmer, P. O. Windham, was born in Wayne County, N. Y., July 2, 1829, son of Daniel and Nancy (Allen) Baldwin, former a native of New York, latter born in Massachusetts in 1805. They were parents of six children: Hezekiah, Mary A., Henry R., Edwin D., Laura C. and Cordelia S. Daniel Baldwin was a farmer and a local preacher. He went to Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1833, and became a very influential man, highly esteemed by the community in which he lived. He died in 1847, his widow in 1881. Our subject was married, September 27, 1854, to Miss Sarah J. Bradford, a resident of Ravenna, this county, born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 27, 1834. By this union there are four children: Linton D.; Eva L., wife of R. D. Loomis; Addie H. and Willie G. Mr. Baldwin early in life entered upon his career as a farmer, and has always followed agricultural pursuits. He came to this county in 1856, locating in Charlestown Township, but in a few years moved to Ravenna, where he remained till 1869, when he came to his present farm, the appearance of which does not belie his reputation for being one of the practical and substantial farmers of Windham Township. Mr, and Mrs. Baldwin have for many years been identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885