H. F. Ladd
H. F. Ladd, farmer, P. O. Randolph, was born in Randolph Township, this county, July 1, 1859; a son of Henry and Sophia (Youngman) Ladd, former born in Mantua, Ohio, October 23, 1816; they were married May 15, 1849; he died June 3, 1864; Sophia, his widow, was born in Maine, February 7, 1824; moved with her parents to Ohio in 1834, and died April 1, 1884. Henry Ladd, who had been engaged in farming through life, was the parent of four children, three of whom are now living: Mary S., born June 7, 1851, married to Samuel A. Woolf October 24, 1872; Henry F., and Edward H., who was born August 22, 1862, married November 5, 1884, to Cora E. Hatcher, born September 22, 1864, daughter of Harrison and Ann Eliza Hatcher. The deceased is William H., born November 25, 1856, died September 13, 1858. Our subject was married July 3, 1881, to Ella D. Cavender, born in Atwater, Portage County, Ohio, March 24, 1861, daughter of David and Harriet (Sears) Cavender. Our subject with his brother is engaged in farming the old homestead, consisting of 113 acres of improved land, which they own. The name Ladd is recognized among the old pioneers of this county.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885