Stephen Cooper Gladwin

1864 - 1942  (78 years)

• Name	Stephen Cooper Gladwin
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	25 Mar 1864	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England   [3, 11, 12, 13, 20, 23, 24]
  Census	1870 (Age 6)	Akron, Summit County, Ohio   [1]
  In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 6, living in Akron, Summit County, Ohio with his parents.
  Immigration	1876 (Age 12)  [3, 6, 18]
  Census	1880 (Age 16)	Akron, Summit County, Ohio   [2]
  In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 16, living on 308 Voris Street, Akron, Ohio with his parents. He was a stone and wood carver.
  Census	1900 (Age 36)	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio   [3]
  In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 36, living on 164 Oakdale Street, Cleveland, Ohio. He was an architectural sculptor.
  Offices Held	About 1900 (Age 36)	Akron, Summit County, Ohio   [14, 20]
  About 1900 he was the President of the Summit County Historical Society. At the time of his death in 1942, he was listed as the honorary president of the society.
  Census	1910 (Age 46)	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio   [4]
  In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 46, living on 10306 Columbia Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. He was an architecture sculptor and a naturalized citizen.
  Census	1920 (Age 56)	Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio   [5]
  In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 55, living on 291 St. Ledger Street, Tallmadge, Ohio. He is listed as a mechanical draftsman in a rubber company.
  Census	1930 (Age 66)	Akron, Summit County, Ohio   [6]
  In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 65, living on 1485 West Market Street, Akron, Ohio. His occupation is listed as a sculptor.
  Occupation	13 Mar 1939 (Age 75)	Akron, Summit County, Ohio
  Stephen was a sculptor. Among his works is the baptismal font of the Church of Our Savior in Akron.
  Will	22 Nov 1939 (Age 75)	Akron, Summit County, Ohio   [25]
  Address: 1485 W. Market Street
  Census	1940 (Age 76)	Akron, Summit County, Ohio   [7]
  In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 76, living on 1485 West Market Street, Akron, Ohio. His occupation is listed as sculptor. He and his wife were living with his step-daughter, Adeline, and her family.
  Obituary	18 Apr 1942  [20]
  S. C. Gladwin, Sculptor, Claimed By Death Here Decorated Buildings All Over United States The honorary president of the Summit County Historical society, and a well-known Akronite 'for 56 years, Stephen C. Gladwin, 77, architectural sculptor, died at his residence, 1485 W. Market St., this morning, Mr. Gladwin had been in falling health 'recently. Although he re tired 20 years sgo, he had remained prominent In historical and architectural activities in Akron district, and was a member of the Fifty Year, club. He was born in England, March 25, 1864, of one of England's most historically prominent families. The Gladwins came to America and he attended Pleasant Park, Old Stone and Jennings schools when Akron was a mere village. Mr. Gladwin worked for the old Akron Beacon after leaving school, and studied wood carving and sculpture under his father. Worked On Fair Project He helped to decorate a great many public and private buildings in this and' eastern vicinities, Including a two-year Job on the famous George W. Vanderbilt home in the North Carolina city of the same name. He assisted with the decoration of Garfield's monument in Cleveland, and in that city was appointed a member of the board of city hall commission to aid in. the development of Cleveland architecture. He did sculptural work at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Mr. Gladwin leaves his wife. Gertrude Allyn Gladwin; five sisters. Miss Janey Gladwin, Mrs. Arthur Hunsicker, Miss Anna, Miss Neonetta and Miss Ellen R.; three daughters, Mrs. A. L. Brown, Mrs. Gladys Roy and Mrs. Ned Cadot; two sons, - Frank C. and Stephen C., the latter of the Y.M.C.A. staff; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3 p. m. at the Billow chapel, with Dr. George Cross Baner officiating. Burial will be in Glendale cemetery, and friends may call at Billow chapel after 4:30 p. m. Sunday Published by the Akron Beacon Journal, 18 April 1942
  	Obituary of Stephen C. Gladwin
  Death	18 Apr 1942	Akron, Summit County, Ohio   [8, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 22]
  	He died at home, 1484 West Market. [20]
  Burial	—	Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, U.S.A.   [8, 10, 12]
  	In section 12, lot 13
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  1. Mary Elizabeth Gladwin, LL.D.,   b. 24 Dec 1861, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England d. 22 Nov 1939, Akron, Summit County, Ohio  (Age 77 years) + 2. Stephen Cooper Gladwin,   b. 25 Mar 1864, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England d. 18 Apr 1942, Akron, Summit County, Ohio  (Age 78 years) ▻ Ada Leona Copeland,  m. 12 Oct 1887 ;   Gertrude E. Allyn,  m. 25 Jun 1921   3. Anna Cooper "Hannah" Gladwin,   b. 1866, England d. 31 Jan 1965, Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio  (Age 99 years)   4. Sarah Jane Gladwin,   b. Jan 1868, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England d. 20 Jan 1960, Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio  (Age 92 years)   5. Ellen Rachel "Nellie" Gladwin,   b. 26 Aug 1871, Akron, Summit County, Ohio d. 11 Oct 1957, Akron, Summit County, Ohio  (Age 86 years)   6. Frances Gladwin,   b. 27 Aug 1875, Akron, Summit County, Ohio d. 8 Jan 1957, New Milford, Portage County, Ohio  (Age 81 years)   7. Neonetta "Nettie" Gladwin,   b. 13 Feb 1878, Akron, Summit County, Ohio d. 15 May 1963, Akron, Summit County, Ohio  (Age 85 years)
  Person ID	I278	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Francis "Frank" Gladwin,   b. 15 Jul 1834, Pendleton, Manchester, Lancashire, England d. 5 Feb 1900, Akron, Summit County, Ohio (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Sarah Jane Cooper,   b. 3 Jan 1838, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England d. 20 Feb 1912, Akron, Summit County, Ohio (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Jul 1860	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years - She : 22 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ada Leona Copeland,   b. 21 Jul 1867, Wolcott, Wayne County, New York d. 11 Nov 1920, Akron, Summit County, Ohio (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1887	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio   [3, 9, 16, 21]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 7 months - She : 20 years and 3 months.
  Children	1. Francis C. "Frank" Gladwin,   b. 16 Dec 1888, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio d. Aug 1967, Canada (Age 78 years)   2. Floretta Ada "Florence"Gladwin,   b. 18 Jan 1890, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio d. 30 Oct 1971 (Age 81 years) + 3. Gladys C. Gladwin,   b. 9 Aug 1891, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio d. 25 Oct 1969, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Age 78 years)   4. Mary Elizabeth Gladwin,   b. Feb 1900, Ohio d. 12 May 1902, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Age 2 years)   5. Stephen Copeland "Bus" Gladwin,   b. 9 Nov 1903, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio d. 24 Dec 1973, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Gertrude E. Allyn,   b. 24 Nov 1869, Akron, Summit County, Ohio d. 9 Sep 1945, Akron, Summit County, Ohio (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1921	Akron, Summit County, Ohio   [15, 23, 24]
  		Marriage Record of Gertrude Hillibish and Stephen Cooper Gladwin
  Age at Marriage	He : 57 years and 3 months - She : 51 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Mar 1864 - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Census - 1870 - Akron, Summit County, Ohio Census - 1880 - Akron, Summit County, Ohio Marriage - 12 Oct 1887 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Child - Francis C. "Frank" Gladwin - 16 Dec 1888 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Child - Floretta Ada "Florence"Gladwin - 18 Jan 1890 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Child - Gladys C. Gladwin - 9 Aug 1891 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Census - 1900 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Offices Held - About 1900 - Akron, Summit County, Ohio Child - Mary Elizabeth Gladwin - Feb 1900 - Ohio Child - Stephen Copeland "Bus" Gladwin - 9 Nov 1903 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Census - 1910 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Census - 1920 - Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio Marriage - 25 Jun 1921 - Akron, Summit County, Ohio Census - 1930 - Akron, Summit County, Ohio Occupation - 13 Mar 1939 - Akron, Summit County, Ohio Will - 22 Nov 1939 - Akron, Summit County, Ohio Census - 1940 - Akron, Summit County, Ohio Death - 18 Apr 1942 - Akron, Summit County, Ohio Burial - — - Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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