George E. Hedger
George E. Hedger, farmer, P. O. Garrettsville. was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, May 24, 1837; son of Calvin and Sally (Richards) Hedger, natives of Connecticut and Vermont respectively, and early settlers of Trumbull County, both now deceased. They were the parents of seven children: Amanda, Alonzo, Joseph, Martha, Mary, John and George E. Our subject was brought up on a farm and has been engaged more or less extensively in raising and dealing in thoroughbred cattle. He came to this county in 1859, and on November 7, 1861, was married to Caroline Curtis, who was born June 11, 1837, on the place which has always been her home, daughter of Julius Curtis, who was born in Glastonbury, Conn., December 25, 1797, and who at the age of eighteen removed to Ohio, locating in Geauga County, where he remained five years and then returned to Connecticut. Later Mr. Curtis once more became a resident of Ohio, and in 1822 married Rhoda McCall, who is still living, aged seventy-six, and who bore him four children: Catharine, Ebenezer, Barsheba and Caroline. Mr. Curtis soon after his marriage came to this county, where he died March 6, 1883; he was a prominent stock-dealer and farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Hedger have two children: Walter J. and Susie A. Our subject has served nine years as Justice of the Peace, and has also been Trustee and Assessor of Nelson Township.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885