Charles A. Thayer
Charles A. Thayer, Justice of the Peace, Garrettsville, was born in Williamsburg, Mass., February 10, 1825; son of Jacob and Sarah (Porter) Thayer, the former a native of Braintree, Mass., born January 25, 1793, the latter born in Hampshire County. Mass., in 1795. They removed to this county in 1832, settling in Freedom Township, where they passed the remainder of their lives. Their family consisted of four children: Henry N. , a farmer and stock-dealer of Freedom, Ohio; Mary, wife of E. E. Torrey, a farmer and mechanic; Edward P., a farmer, and Charles A. Jacob Thayer was of English descent, dating his ancestry back to the seventeenth century, among whom were the early pioneers of Braintree, Mass. He was a hard-working, energetic farmer, very prominent in the history of his township, and devoting the best part of his life to church interests. He died April 17, 1884, his wife having preceded him in 1867. Our subject was married, December 1, 1847, to Mary Nistetter, born in Stark County, Ohio, January 8, 1827. By this union there are five children: Wilbur D., in the meat market with his father; Albert A.,.a lawyer at Warren, Ohio; Byron E. and Andrew A. (both farmers) and Lenora. Mr. Thayer, a self-made man, has dealt more or less extensively in stock, in which he is still interested, and, along with his son. also carries on a meat market. He has held several of the township offices and is now serving his first term as Justice of the Peace. He is a member of Garrettsville Lodge, No. 246, F. & A. M., and Chapter of Royal Arch. Politically he is a Republican.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885