Obituary 4 March 1868 Western Reserve Chronicle: Died in Green, Ohio; from Orwell, Ohio

While on a visit in Green, after a short sickness, Feb. 19, 1868, DANIEL R. WOLCOTT, of Orwell, Ohio, aged 86 years.
Mr. Wolcott came into Ohio at an early day. His first settlement was in Farmington, where in 1820, he built the first frame house in the township, it was at the center, near the Presbyterian church. In 1823, he removed to Orwell, when it was an almost unbroken forest. He was on the first citizens there, his being the fifth family that settled there. He was thoroughly identified with the public improvements of that place and in these bore a full share of burden. He was one of the original founders of the Congregational church in Orwell, and the only survivor of that little band. In his house was held the first Sabbath School that ever met in Orwell. He was a good neighbor and an industrious and enterprising citizen. Although his death was sudden, yet it did not find him unprepared. The hope that he had lived by, sustained him as he went down into the dark valley.
The church of which he was a member and the community in which he lived, have sustained a great loss in his death, and a large circle of friends are left as mourners.
Orwell. Feb 22, 1868. M.

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[Photographs of Church and of the North Orwell Cemetery right behind the Church]
Orwell Presbyterian Church
Orwell, Ohio 1841
In 1831, a group of settlers formed a Congregational Church. It met in homes until the church members constructed the church from hand hewn logs and other local materials. The Church became Presbyterian in 1846, and in 1917 it joined a federation with the Disciples of Christ Church. The architectural history of the church is an example of the ongoing evolution of a religious building in response to changing needs of the congregation. In 1876 the building was moved back, and turned. The original length of 36 feet became the width, and the church was lengthened to 56 feet. The spire, copied from a church in New Lyme, Connecticut, and based on a design by Christopher Wren, was added along with gothic windows. In 1899 the church was raised so that a basement could be added. During the twentieth century, the church interior underwent various renovations; additions include a new pipe organ, pulpit, and memorial windows. The church doors were donated and installed in 1938.

Architectural Style: Carpenter Gothic

Address: 135 N. Maple, Orwell, Ohio

Orwell Township Cemeteries:
North Orwell. West side of road in back of Presbyterian (formerly Congregational) Church on N. Maple St., north of intersection with US Rt. 322 in Orwell. Coordinates: 41° 32’ 20” N, 80° 52’ 12” W