OBITUARY, Hon. Frank Mantor - Hon. Frank Mantor died at his home in Conneautville at 4 o’clock last Friday morning, after an illness of several months. Frank Mantor was born in Albany county, New York, December 31, 1830. His father came to Conneaut township in the spring of 1831, brining his family. At the age of nine years the (piece missing) “worked out” and attended district school. At the age of fifteen he began teaching, and with the money so earned paid for his further education. He attended two terms at the Kingsville (Ohio) Academy, two terms at the academy at Albion, Ohio, and one term at the Grand River Institute, Austinburg. About this time he was instrumental in organizing a select school in Conneaut township, the first in its history. At the close of three years, at the age of seventeen, he went into the store of the late J.E. Patton. He remained with Patton two years, and then clerked one year, 1849, in Conneaut, O. In 1850 he became a partner in the firm of Hammon & Mantor, general merchants at Conneautville. In 1853 he went to New York, and for two years he was engaged as traveling salesman. His health becoming impaired, he went to Minnesota, but he returned in time to takes a leading part in the organization of the Republican party in Crawford county. In November, 1855, in company with his brothers, he again sought Minnesota, and made claim to a tract of land and settled the town of Mantorville, county seat of Dodge county. Here he built the first saw-mill and the first grist-mill on the Zambro river. In the winter of 1856 Mr. Mantor visited Washington, and secured the establishment of a large number of postoffices and post roads in the territory; he also aided in securing the passage of a bill for the relief of settlers in the territory; during the same time he was largely engaged in mercantile business. In 1857 he was elected delegate to the Constitutional convention, which met to prepare for the admission of the territory into the Union. At the first Republican State convention, receiving the unanimous nomination for State Treasurer, he jumped the State, but, with the entire ticket, was defeated. Returning to Conneautville in 1860, he has made that his permanent residence. Then he became salesman for a large grocery house in New York, and remained with them for four years. In 1860 he received the appointment to the Neshon Agency of the Apache Indians in Arizona Territory, but owing to the breaking out of the war, the agency was not filled. In 1873 Mr. Mantor was elected one of the delegates to the Constitutional convention, and was chosen one of the committee of that body to present the result to the people which he did at his own expense. In 1876 he was nominated as a candidate for State Senator, and was defeated by only forty-five votes in an unusually hotly fought campaign. In March 1879, he was appointed to a position in the State Department at Harrisburg and filled a place in that department a number of years. In 1891 he returned to Conneautville. He has been superintendent of the Conneaut Lake Exposition grounds for the past two years. He was very popular with all visitors to the Park, and faithfully discharged all his duties. He was a highly respected citizen and his death will be greatly mourned. His wife, who survives him, was Sarah M. Foster, daughter of George and Margaret Foster, of Conneautville, and grand-daughter of Alexander Power, the first settler in Conneautville. The funeral services were held at the late home of the deceased Monday afternoon, at 2 o’clock and were very largely attended. Hope you are enjoying the posts, and making connections! Kathy Brubaker Volunteer Genealogist Linesville Historical Society kbrbkr@toolcity.net