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L.B. Lathrop biography

"Lucian B. Lathrop... moved from there [Vermont] to Pike, Allegany Co. NY. He was engaged in hotel keeping and acted as deputy sheriff for 12 years. He came to Ohio in 1834, purchasing land from the government in Richfield township, Lucas Co. Ohio. He established a home in the wilderness with neighbors no nearer than four miles. In 1848 he moved to the villiage of Sylvania.... Lucian B. erected the first frame barn in Richfield Twp. in 1837. He was trustee and treasurer of the township and the first postmaster at Berkey, Ohio where for fifteen years there was a weekly mail. In 1841 he was a delegate to the Democratic State Convention. In 1852 he was elected a representative to the Ohio State Legislature.... He was ordained a minister of the Universalist Church and preached for ten years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and was Worshipful Master in 1856 taking office on October 23. In 1848 he was one of the promoters of the Toledo and Indiana plank road, one of the most noted roads in history and said to be the first plank road in Ohio..."

by George Lathrop

Source: History of the Lathrop Family by Irma Lathrop Moorman 1940

Lucian Bonaparte Lathrop genealogy

• Born: July 18, 1800, Royalton, Vermont
• Died: May 17, 1873, Sylvania, Ohio
• Buried: Ford Cemetery, Berkey, Ohio

Father: John Lathrop born: August 30,1761, Bethel Vermont; married: October 25, 1787 Bethel Vermont; died: July 23,1830 Pike Twp. Alleghany County New York

Mother: Azubah Putnam born: February 26,1767; married: October 25, 1787 Bethel Vermont; died: October 18,1855 Sylvania, Lucas County Ohio buried: Ford Cemetery, Berkey, Ohio

Spouse 1: Pamelia Cleveland born: January 21, 1802; died: August 4, 1844 Richfield Twp, Lucas County Ohio buried: Ford Cemetery, Berkey, Ohio Married: October 10, 1822 Vermont Father: Squire Cleveland Mother: Pamelia (Green) Cleveland

Children:

1. Mary Anne (Lathrop) Wilson born: January 3, 1824, Pike Twp, Allegany County New York; married: February 18,1841 Lucas County, Ohio William W. Wilson; died: December 15, 1900
2. George Lathrop born: April 14, 1825, Pike Twp. Allegany Co. New York; died: April 14, 1825 Pike Twp. Allegany Co. New York
3. Lorenzo Lathrop born: May 12, 1827, Pike Twp. Allegany Co. New York; married: May 30, 1848 Sarah Ann Wood; died: April 19,1910
4. Luther C. Lathrop born: October 18, 1829 Pike Twp, Allegany Co. New York; married: 1853, Almeda Henrickson; died:March 20,1900
5. Miles Lathrop born: October 7, 1831, Pike Twp. Allegany Co. New York; married: January 14, 1854 Julia Warren (father: Haskell Warren; mother: Olive Warren); died:October 30, 1900 Charleston, Coles County Illinois; resided: 1889 Charleston, Illinois and operated Maple Hotel
6. James Jerome Lathrop born: June 30, 1836, Richfield Twp. Lucas County Ohio; married: Jane (Edmon) Lathrop-widow of brother Wilson Lathrop; died: January 10, 1910
7. Helen (Lathrop) Roberts born: February 15, 1839 Richfield Twp. Lucas County Ohio; married: Chester Roberts; died: February 12, 1913
8. Wilson C. Lathrop born: April 18, 1842 Richfield Twp. Lucas County, Ohio (adopted by Pliny Lathrop-Lucian B. Lathrop's brother); married: 1863-1864 Jane Edmon; died:August 7, 1864 in Civil War buried: Ford Cemetery, Berkey, Ohio

Spouse 2: Larissa O. Titus born: 1800 (1805,6) ; died: June 3, 1872 Sylvania, Ohio buried: Ford Cemetery, Berkey, Ohio Married: March 11, 1846

Sources:

History of the Lathrop Family by Irma Lathrop Moorman 1940

Friends of the Sylvania, Ohio Lathrop House

Census 1800 VT Windsor County Bethel Roll 52 Book 1 Page 469; www.genealogy.com (assumed)

Census 1810 VT Windsor County Bethel Roll 65 Book 1 Page 338; www.genealogy.com (assumed)

Census 1830 NY Allegany County Pike Twp Roll 84 Book 1 Page 143A; www.genealogy.com

Census 1840 OH Lucas County Richfield Twp Roll 410 Book 1 Page 272A; www.genealogy.com

Census 1850 OH Lucas County Sylvania Roll 706 Book 1 Page 107B Dwelling 1546 Line 7; www.genealogy.com

Census 1870 OH Lucas County Sylvania Roll 1236 Book 1 Page 118A Dwelling Line; www.genealogy.com

Welcome to the Lathrop House

The Lathrop house is an Undergound Railroad house in Sylvania, Ohio.

Contents of Harriet Fuller's papers

Volume	Contents	Pages
Vol. 1	"Michigan State Anti Slavery Convention held at Adrian the 16th of October 1852..." Resolution to form the State Central Anti-Slavery Committee	1-4
	State Central Committee. Meeting minutes, 1852 December 5	5-7
	State Central Committee. Meeting minutes, 1853 January 2	7-8
	State Central Committee. Meeting minutes, 1853 January 16	9-11
	State Central Committee. Meeting minutes, 1853 February 6	11-13
	State Central Committee. Meeting minutes, 1853 March 6	13-14
	State Central Committee. Meeting minutes, 1853 April 3	15-16
	State Central Committee. Meeting minutes, 1853 May 1	17-18
	State Central Committee. Meeting minutes, 1853 June 5	19
	State Central Committee. Meeting minutes, 1853 July 3	20
	State Central Committee. Meeting minutes, 1853 August 7	21-22
	State Central Committee. Meeting minutes, 1853 September 4	22
	State Central Committee. Meeting minutes, 1853 September 8	23-25
	State Central Committee. Meeting minutes, 1853 September 23	25-26
Vol. 2	General accounts of the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society, 1853 October 23-1857 April 5 (also includes 8 miscellaneous receipt laid inside front cover)	1-45
Vol. 3	"List of pledges and Donations given at the antislavery Convention at Adrian, Oct. 23rd, 1853"	1-5
	"Pledges made to the Michigan Antislavery Society to be paid within six months from Feb. 19/54"	5-7
	"Pledges given to S. S. and A. K. Foster"	8-9
	"Pledges given to J. W. Walker"	9
	"Pledges made at the Albion Convention... Feb. 19th, 1854"	9-10
	"Donations to the M.A.S.S. given at Adrian, Oct. 14, 1854"	11
	"List of Pledges given at the 1st Anniversary of the Michigan Anti Slavery Society held at Adrian Oct. 14th, 1854"	12-14
	"Battle Creek pledges to the M.A.S.S. Nov. 5th, 1854"	15-17
	"Albion pledges to the M.A.S.S., Nov. 14/54"	18
	"Raisin Valley Pledges to the M.A.S.S. Nov. 14"	19
	"Farmington Pledges to the Mich. A.S.S. Dec. 1854"	20
	"Donations to the M.A.S.S. given at Livonia, Dec. 10th, 1854"	21-22
	"Pledges given to the Mich. A.S.S. at Fairfield, Decr. 31st, 1854"	23
	"Pledges to the M.A.S.S. at Lima, Legrange Co., Ia., Feb. 19th, 1855"	24
	"Pledges given to M.A.S.S. at Wolcottville, Noble Co., Ia., Feb., 1855"	24
	"Pledges to M.A.S.S. taken at Covenanters Church near Brockville, Ia., Feb., 1855"	25
	"Donations given to the Michigan Anti Slavery Society at Battle Creek, Oct. 6th, 1855"	27
	"Pledges at the Anniversary of the Michigan Anti Slavery Society held at Battle Creek Oct. 6th, 1855"	28-29
	"Pledges given at Adrian since Oct. 6th, 1855"	30
	"Collections for the Mich. A.S.S. by J. H. & M. A. Philleo" Oct. 3, 1855-Nov. 1853 (incl. at Ann Arbor)	31
	"Collections by J. H. & M. A. Philleo & A. M. Powell" Jan. and Feb., 1856	31
	"Pledges given to the Mich. A.S.S. Livonia, October 11th, 12th, 1856"	32
	"Donations given at the Annual Meeting Mich. A.S.S. Livonia, Oct. 11th, 12th, 1856"	33
Vol. 4	"Constitution and bye-laws of the Michigan Anti Slavery Society"	1-4
	"The Michigan State Anti Slavery Convention, assembled in Odd Fellows' Hall, Adrian... Oct. 22nd, 1853"	7-18
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1853 November 6	20
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1853 December 4	21
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 January 1	22
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 January 7	22-23
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 January 17	23
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 January 18	24
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 February 6	24-25
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 March 4	26
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 April 2	27
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 May 7	28
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 June 4	29
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 July 2	29
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 August 6	30
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 September 4	30
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 October 1	31
	"Proceedings of the First Annual Meeting of the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society," [1854 October]. Minutes and resolutions	32-41
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 October 10	41
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 November 5	41
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1854 December 3	42
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1855 January 7	42
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1855 February 5	43
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1855 March 4	43
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1855 April 1	44
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1855 May 7	44
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1855 June 4	44
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1855 July 1	45
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1855 August 5	45
	"Second Anniversary of the Michigan Anti Slavery Society," [1855 October]. Minutes and resolutions	47-56
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1855 October 8	57
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1855 November 4	57-58
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1855 December 2	58
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1856 January 6	58-59
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1856 February 3	59
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1856 March 2	59
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1856 April 6	60
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1856 May 5	60
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1856 June 1	61
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1856 July 6	61
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1856 July 27	62
	"The Third Anniversary of the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society," [1856 October]. Minutes and resolutions	63-75
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1856 October 13	76
	Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1857 January 4	77