Charles Parham
Charles Parham, farmer, P. O. Yale, was born in Dorsetshire, England, in 1817; son of Thomas and Mary (Babcock) Parham, both now deceased. Our subject immigrated to this country in 1835, and located in Buffalo, N. Y., where he learned the painter's trade. After remaining there two years, he removed to Warren, Trumbull Co. , Ohio, working at his trade there until his settlement in Deerfield Township, this county, in 1842. At this time he had, by careful management, saved enough to purchase twenty-five acres of land; a second purchase of nine acres followed, and at this time he is the possessor of a farm of 155 acres, secured by his own industry and frugality. He was married in Warren, Ohio, June 2, 1840, to Miss Rebecca Davis, who has borne him six children—Henry, who served three months in the Union Army during the late Rebellion; Albion, who enlisted in the One Hundred and Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was killed before Atlanta, Ga., during the war of the Rebellion; Martha, wife of N. Dodge; Sabina, Hiram and Frederick C. Mrs. Parham died June 17, 1859, and on August 4, 1861, our subject married Miss Mary A. Meads, a native of Brighton, England, by whom he has one son., John M., married to Miss Eliza Kibler, and residing on the homestead. Mr. Parham is a Trustee of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is highly esteemed by all who know him.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885