Samuel A. Pardee
Samuel A. Pardee, farmer, P. O. Windham, was born in Addison County, Vt., September 10, 1829; son of Benjamin F. and Harriet (Perkins) Pardee the former of whom, a hatter by trade, was a native of Connecticut, the latter of Vermont. They were parents of five children: Chauncey A born July 1. 1816; Benjamin F., born August 27, 1818; Marcus L born October 19, 1820; Azro A., born November 6, 1823, and Samuel A. Benjamin F Pardee died February 28, 1830, when our subject was not a year old, and when he was seven years of age his mother married Samuel H. Pardee (a brother of her deceased husband), who was elected County Assessor in 1838 and eventually became State Representative from Portage County, and with him our subject lived till he reached his majority. His mother died May 1 1868. Samuel A. Pardee was brought to this county by his parents m 1835. He acquired a common school education, and early in life learned the carpenter and joiner trade, which he followed more or less for fifteen years, since when he has given his entire attention to farming. He was married July 7, 1851; to Diadama Owen, born in Lebanon Springs, N. Y., December 30 1828 and has five children: Salmon A., civil engineer in California; William C. a physician in Warren County, Ohio; Ella A.; Howard L and Silas O. Mr. Pardee, with the exception of five years, has lived m the same neighborhood for forty-eight years. During the war of the Rebellion he served in the 100 days service, enlisting in Company I, One Hundred and Seventy-first Ohio National Guards. He has held several offices of trust m the township. Politically he is a Democrat.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885