NATHANIEL C. SABIN, farmer of Manchester, Delaware county, is a native of the town of Marcellus,    Onondaga   county,   N. Y.     He comes of New  England  parentage, his father, Elisha Sabin, having been born in Vermont, and his mother, Sallie Crandall, in   Stonington, Conn.    The   father was born November 1, 1772, married in 1802, moved to Scott  county, N. Y., in 1808, thence to  Marcellus,  Onondaga county, that state, in 1811, and thence to Cuyahoga county,  Ohio,  in  1838,  returning after the death of his wife, to Onondaga county, N. Y., where he died October 8, 1850.    He  was a farmer all his life, a quiet, industrious, useful citizen.  The mother was born April 20, 1776, and died in Mayfield, Ohio, May 7, 1838-—a dutiful mother and a pious christian woman. To this union was born a family of five chil­dren, of whom Nathaniel C., the subject of this notice, is the youngest.

The eldest child, Elisha Denison, was born in Vermont, June 16, 1803, married Eliza Bacon, May 26, 1830, and died in Onondaga county, N. Y., April, 1887, having been the father of two children— George E., born in Onondaga county, N. Y., May 24, 1834, died in same place Feb­ruary 14, 1890, and Sarah E., born in same county, April 14, 1841, and died April 15, 1842. Lavina C. was born in Vermont, July 19, 1807, was married to Asa Jerome some time in the " thirties," and died in the spring of 1884.

Sabrina L. was born in Scott county, N. Y., September 16, 1810, was married to John Lander, of Onondaga county, N.Y., and died in Cuyahoga county, Ohio. September 29, 1859.

Olive C. was born in Marcellus, Onon­daga county, N. Y., July 18, 1813, was married to Louis M. Gates, of Onondaga county, N. Y., and died February 25, 1875.

Nathaniel C., the youngest and the sub­ject hereof, was born April 22, 1819. He was reared in his native place, and, accom­panying his parents West in 1838, settled in Cuyahoga county, Ohio, where he re­sided till 1869, when he came to this county, and has since lived here. He was reared on the farm, trained to the habits of industry and usefulness common to farm life, and has always been engaged in farm­ing pursuits. He now owns a farm of land in Delaware township, this county, and ten acres of timber land, which he purchased on coming here, to which he has given his attention mainly for the last twenty-one years, and which has not only afforded him his chief em­ployment but his chief revenue as well. He is one of Delaware county's quiet, industrious and notably serviceable citizens. Avoiding the feverish life of a seeker after public honors with all its un­certainties and the equally feverish life of a speculator and its yet more unset­tling tendencies, he has pursued the safe, conservative course marked out for him by nature and training, and in this course, he has, measured by his means and oppor­tunities, met with a reasonable degree of success. His duties as a citizen he has met with promptness and discharged with efficiency. He has filled a number of minor offices in connection with the ad­ministration of the affairs of his township, the duties of which offices he has dis­charged with credit to himself and satis­faction to those concerned.

Mr. Sabin has been twice married and is the father of nine children, four by his first marriage and five by his second. He was married first December 6, 1842, the lady whom he took to wife being Laura E. Marlett, who was a daughter of Thomas Marlett, a native of Schenectady county, N. Y. She too was born in Salina, Onon­daga county, October 5, 1825 and died in Mayfield, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, March 4, 1852. The four children of this union were born in Cuyahoga county, Ohio. The eldest, Mary O., was born October 7, 1843, and died August 26, 1866. The second, Denison G., was born August 9, 1845, married Carrie Van Dusen December 28, 1871, and died October 7, 1876, the father of two children—Indie, born Octo­ber 20, 1874, died March 18, 1877, and Thomas R., born April 3,1876, and died August 31, 1886. The third, Hiram W. was born June 8, 1848, married December 27, 1872, now resides in this county, and a sketch of him appears in its appropriate place in this work. The fourth and last child is Thomas M., who was born April 21, 1850, married Effie Page December 18, 1878, and now resides at Warren, Ohio, the father of two children—Eugene, born March 27, 1881, and Nat T., born June 17, 1887.

Mr.   Sabin  married  the second   time October 28, 1852, the lady being Octavia D. Rudd, who was born in Champion, Jef­ferson county, N. Y., February 26, 1831, a daughter of Horace Rudd, who was born in Charlemont, Mass., January 29, 1786, married   Dorcas Wakefield,   October 3, 1816, and died August 26, 1866, a farmer all his life, and an industrious and fairly successful one.   He came of New England stock, his people having been for several generations natives of the Old Bay State. He was a son of Lebbeus Kudd, who was also born at Charlemont. and he is a son of Nathaniel, born at the town of Norwich, Conn., all of  whom  always resided  in their native state and bore their full share as citizens in the development of  those industries,   enterprises   and    institutions which have long rendered Massachusetts and Connecticut noted for their wealth and culture.    Mrs. Sabin's mother, Dor­cas Wakefield, was a native of Dublin, N.  H.,  and was  born March  11,  1790. She died February 22, 1857.    Her father, Thomas Wakefield, was born in Boston, and was a son of Thomas Wakefield, who was either born in Boston or brought there by his parents from France during infancy. The mother of the elder Thomas Wakefield dying soon after coming to America, he was adopted by a family named Gould and by them reared. He was subsequently apprenticed to Timothy Pratt of Reading, Mass., and in 1750 married his master's daughter, Dorcas, by whom he had a son, Thomas Wakefield. Jr., who was the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Sabin.

Horace and Dorcas (Wakefield) Rudd were the parents of nine children, of whom Mrs. Sabin is next to the youngest. The others are:

An infant, born in August, 1817, and died unnamed.

Charles, born October -29,1818, married Ester Lacy, October 15, 1841, and died June 19, 1867, the father of six children— Henry, William, Martha, Herman, George and Mary.

Maria, born May 22, 1820, married to Rev. Elias C. Sharp, December 6, 1844, and died August 4, 1882, the mother of four children—Andrew, Hannah, Pliny and Alla.

Lucia, born April 10, 1822, married to Nelson Brainard, and resides at Brooklyn, Ohio, the mother of seven children— Carrie, Martha, Eliza, Lillie, Frank and two infants that died unnamed.

Horace, born September 4, 1824, mar­ried Rachel Warner, and died July 21,1890, the father of four children—Nellie, Arthur and two infants that died unnamed.

Oullen D., born August 28, 1826, mar­ried Amanda Rathbone, and lives in Lake, Ohio, the father of five children—Charles, Halsey, Alice, Laura and Clara.

Milo, born December 29, 1828, married Sarah Neville, and resides in Mayfield, Ohio, the father of four children—Fred, Florence, Walter and an infant that died unnamed.

Sallie P., born June 24, 1833, married to James K. Gurney, and resides in Honey Creek township, this county; no children.

The   five   children  of   Mr.  and   Mrs. Sabin are:

Herman J., born May 14, 1855, at Mayfield, Ohio, married Addie Sheldon, Feb­ruary 16, 1881, and resides in Delaware township, this county; has one child, Cora, born January 14, 1882.

Laura O., born November 9, 1858, at Mayfield, Ohio, married to William Graham, and now resides at Greeley, this county, and has two children—Allen S., born May 21, 1879, and Belle, born January 31,1885.

Willard C., born October 20, 1861, at  Mayfield, Ohio, married Eliza Fuller, of Hancock county, Iowa, December 10 1879 and now lives near Welch, La.

 Myron H., born August 31, 1865, at Mayfield, Ohio, and now lives at Albuquerque, N. Mex.

Maud O., born January 17, 1870, in this county and is still at home with her parents.

Mr. Sabin and his excellent wife are both members of the Methodist church, and, in accordance with their means, are liberal contributors to all charitable purposes.  In politics Mr. Sabin is a republican and has been since the organization of that party. He takes considerable interest in the schools, churches and social affairs of his community, being ever ready to lend a helping hand to any enterprise or purpose of a commendable nature.

 

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