Francis Carlton
Francis Carlton, farmer, P. O. Mantua, was born April 29, 1817, in Mantua Township, Portage Co., Ohio, son of Peter and Clarissa (Ladd) Carlton, natives of Stafford, Conn., and Marlboro, Mass., respectively, and who were the parents of ten children, five now living: Francis; Clarissa (Mrs. Sperry), in Tallmadge, Summit Co., Ohio; P. A., residing on the old homestead; Hulda (Mrs. Sperry), in Tallmadge, and Percis A., widow of Charles Taylor, also in Tallmadge, Ohio. Peter Carlton and wife came to this county in the spring of 1811, and settled in Mantua Township, where he bought a farm, which in a few years he traded for one owned by B. F. Blair. He was a pioneer farmer of Mantua Township, and died May 27, 1861, aged seventy-five years. Clarissa (Ladd) Carlton died January 10, 1883, aged ninety-four years. Our subject was married October 23, 1839, to Polly, daughter of Daniel and Margaret (Squires) Bidlake, who came to Mantua Township, this county, in 1810. To Mr. and Mrs. Carlton have been born seven children: G. W., married to Chloe Hotchkiss; F. M., married to Mary Nelson; Lydia A., wife of S. T. Thayer; A. P., married to Helen Cobb; Abbie, wife Charles Parker; Ida B., wife of Caleb Kettring, and Emma M.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885