Robert B. Witter
Robert B. Witter, proprietor of livery, etc., Ravenna, was born October 29, 1829, in Truro, Nova Scotia, where his father, Ezra Witter, died about 1848. Our subject came to this county about 1849, settling in Ravenna in 1854. His mother, Margaret Witter, came to this county in 1850 and died in Rootstown September 5, 1853; his sisters, Mrs. Isabella Butler and Mrs. Mary A. Day, and his brother Charles now live in Ravenna, Ohio. Our subject followed his trade as harness-maker until 1863, and has conducted a livery stable since 1875. He married, in October, 1872, Mrs. Mary A. Steadman, widow of Dr. Charles E. Steadman, and daughter of Robert and Mary Ann Hamilton, of New Baltimore, Ohio. Mrs. Witter died May 30, 1879, leaving one daughter—Mary A. Witter.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885