(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 600 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY Pennsylvania. where the remainder of his life was spent, his death occurring in 1885. For a time he conducted a butcher business, but later operated a brewery. At New Castle he was married to Christena Palmer, who was born in Germany, October 13, 1835, and still lives in New Castle. Five children constituted their family, namely Louis F., Katherine, Herman, Clara and Karl. Louis F. Siegle was educated at New Castle and as soon as his school days were over he went to clerking and continued until he was 21 years of age, when he left home and removed to Leetonia. securing work in a brewery. He proved industrious, honest and intelligent and continued to work steadily for one employer. Thus he accumulated enough capital to buy the brewery which he did in 1890 and he has operated it with increasing success ever since. The Leetonia Brewery has a capacity of 4,000 barrels and his output is sold in Leetonia and the surrounding towns. In 1888 Mr. Siegle was married to Caroline Wiedmaver. who is a daughter of Christian Wiedmayer, who was one of the pioneers of Leetonia. They have two children.—Katherine and Jacob. Mr. and Mrs. Siegel are members of the German Lutheran Church. He is known as an enterprising man of business and one whose honesty and industry are never questioned. He has many friends in and around Leetonia. JOSHUA TWING BROOKS was born October 27, 1840, in Salem. Ohio. His parents. Joseph J. Brooks and Judith Lying, removed to Ohio from Vermont and settled in Salem in 1838. His father was a lawyer, a man of strong intellect. great energy and executive ability. qualities which the son inherited in a marked degree. He attended school at Canfield and the Salem High School and completed his preparation for college at the Kimball Union Academy. Meriden, New Hampshire, where he graduated with honors. In 1860 he entered Yale, but early in his junior year it became necessary for him to leave college. on account of the death of his father, and assume the responsibilities of head of a large household of younger brothers and sisters. He became president of the Farmers' National Bank of Salem in January, 1862, which position he held until his death. Taking up the study of the law. he was admitted to the bar in August, 1865, and formed a partnership with Hon. Peter A. Laubie. of Salem; which continued until 1875. It was a strong firm, and quickly became one of the leading law firms of Eastern Ohio. In 1865 he was elected to the Ohio State Senate, and was reelected in 1867, serving with honor and credit alike to himself and his constituents. In May, 1870, he was elected president of the State Bank of Ohio, a corporation, consisting of about 36 banks in the different parts of the State, whose charter terminated in 1866, but whose corporate existence was continued for a while longer in order to enable it to wind up its affairs. In December, 1866, he was appointed solicitor of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad Company for Eastern Ohio ; and also in July, 1869. solicitor for the Pennsylvania Company for the State of Ohio., having charge of its legal business on the line of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, which had been leased to the Pennsylvania. This position he held until November. 1877, when he was appointed general counsel of all the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg. He continued in that position until in May, 1891, when he was elected 2nd vice-president of the Pennsylvania lines, in charge of the law, real estate and treasury departments and held that position at the time of his death. He received the honorary degree of M. A. from Yale in 1882. Mr. Brooks was married September 7, 1865, to Annie Miller, of Brownsville, Pennsylvania, who survives him. They had five children : Charles Twing, Elizabeth, William P., deceased August 5, 1872, Judith T., and Mary Augusta. His son, Charles T., a graduate of Yale, class of 1899, of the Harvard Law School, 1894, practicing law in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Brooks' health began to fail about a year and a half before his death, but he continued to discharge the duties of his office until December. 1900. when he was forced to retire to his Salem home. He was a sufferer from AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 601 Brights' disease. During the period of his decline he took several trips to the South and returned apparently somewhat benefitted: and it was thought that he might live in comparative comfort perhaps for years. He had been driven out almost daily until the day before his death. which at the last came suddenly on the morning of October 11, 1901. The funeral services were held at the beautiful home on Highland avenue. Salem, on October 14th. The presence of a large number of distinguished men from Ohio and other States testified to the wide respect and honor in which his character, ability and services were held. The business of the city was suspended during the obsequies. He was looked upon by his fellow-townsmen as a benefactor of the city, almost every business interest in it depending upon him for counsel or for financial help. Its streets and buildings are an enduring monument to his liberality and progressive spirit. The following in regard to his political affiliations and services is quoted from an account of his life contained in the Pittsburg Times of October 12. 1901 : "Entering political life as a stalwart Republican, he held that the great problems of the war would be better settled by the election of some one else rather than by the reelection of Gen. U. S. Grant. His independent method of thought brought him over to the support of Grover Cleveland on the great question of a high protective tariff and he was one of Mr. Cleveland's stanchest supporters through the 12 years of the latter's leadership of the Democratic party. When Mr. Bryan was nominated on a pledge for free silver. Mr. Brooks refused to support him and took the platform for William McKinley, and in 1896 made a tour of the Middle States, which was scarcely less strenuous and exacting than the famous tour of Mr. Bryan himself in that year. After his election, President McKinley personally expressed his high appreciation of Mr. Brooks' aid in the campaign. Mr. Brooks had the highest personal regard for Mr. McKinley and would have taken an active part in his second campaign had not failing health prevented him from doing so." As stated above, Mr. Brooks was a vigorous supporter and close friend of President McKinley, and the story is told, with good evidence of truth, that upon the retirement of Hon. John Hay from the post of Ambassador to Great Britain to accept the Secretaryship of State, President McKinley offered the former position to Mr. Brooks, who, however. declined to entertain the proposition. On being requested by the President to state whom he would like to have appointed, he named Joseph H. Choate. Accordingly, the place was offered to Mr. Choate, who is reported to have said : ."Before I accept, I must first see my creator." The following extracts are made from the minutes adopted at a meeting of the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Company,. held October 24, 1901, and at a meeting of the board of directors of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company, held November 1, 1901 : "As a lawyer his work was principally the development of corporate interests, and his conservative efforts resulted in sure foundations upon which extensive corporate powers were exercised. From his labors in this direction have sprung up large corporations whose business extends over many States. "His broad-mindedness on public questions and his patriotism led him to take an active part on the platform in national political campaigns, wherein he knew the issues involved were of vital importance to the welfare of his country. "He was especially esteemed by his official associates on account of his kind and genial manner, his unfailing good humor and his high-minded sense of right. "He was always a student of world problems and a great reader of books bearing thereon. "His person and mental characteristics made him a delightful companion in official and social circles. “He possessed a broad, public spirit, was hospitable to his friends, benevolent to his neighbors and ever tolerant of the opinions of others. "He will be sadly missed in our counsels, and each associate feels keenly the loss sus- 602 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY tained by the company and themselves, and they desire to express to his family a heartfelt sympathy in their great bereavement." The following is quoted from the proceedings of the Columbiana County bar, at a meeting held at Lisbon, Ohio, October 19, 1901 : "An estimate that will do justice to the character of J. Twing Brooks is difficult to give. He was many-sided, of great intellect, unbounded energy and vast executive ability. A student of men and of books, the knowledge thus acquired was ever at his command. His standard of morality, political, civil and social, was of the highest. and his code of ethics was impressed upon all with whom he came in contact. * * * His love of nature was a marked characteristic. It was his custom when at home to rise very early in the morning and go to his farms, spending as much time in the woods and fields as possible. In his home, surrounded by his family and friends. he found his greatest happiness. His life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him that nature might stand up and say to all the world. This was a Man.' " The closing sentences of an elaborate memorial address by William A. Lynch. Esq.. of Canton, Ohio, before the Ohio State Bar Association at Put-in-Bay, July 10, 1902, were as follows: "Mr. Brooks was a most interesting and attractive character. He lived a fine life and did a great work and it must be our constant regret that he died in the very prime of his powers, when he should., in the ordinary course of nature, have had many years of usefulness before him. But the lessons of his life remain, and it is hard to conceive of a career more full of useful teachings to young men." HON. DAVID BOYCE, deceased, was president of The First National Bank of East Liverpool and one of the foremost citizens in the community, in which he lived for 80 years. He was a native of Columbiana County. Ohio. and a descendant of one of the leading pioneer families of the Ohio Valley. Mr. Boyce was born in St. Clair township, April 14, 1824, and died December 1, 1904. He was a son of Richard and Ann (Spence) Boyce, both natives of Ireland. His grandfather, Robert Boyce, came with his family to this country from Ireland in 1801, locating in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He later removed to Columbiana County, Ohio,. where he resided until his death. Richard Boyce was a man of considerable importance in this county and for more than 41 years served as justice of the peace in various townships. He ran a grist-mill in St. Clair township many years and kept the first store in East Liverpool. He was the owner of a farm of 160 acres in the East End, which his sons carried on. He died in 1860. David Boyce received a somewhat limited common school education and as a young man engaged in farming. In 1840 he moved with his parents to Liverpool township and settled on the farm above referred to. which is now a part of the East End. He lived there until 1880 and then took up his residence in Liverpool. In 1864 he took financial management of the George S. Harker & Company pottery works and after the death of Mr. Harker was administrator of the estate, continuing as bookkeeper until 1873. In that year he associated himself with Josiah Thompson, Isaac W. Knowles. William Cartwright and others in the organization of the. East Liverpool Banking Company, of which he was made president. He served in that capacity until the concern was merged into the First National Bank, of which he became a director. Mr. Boyce, who was originally a Democrat, became a Republican during the Civil War and so continued. He was county commissioner two terms in the. early '60s. In 1876 he vas elected representative to the State Legislature. which position he held for two terms, serving the people in a most creditable manner. In 1890, he was elected-president of the First National Bank, and in a most able manner discharged the duties of that position until his death. He was also interested in many of the leading enterprises and industries of the city, as well as many charitable undertakings. He was one of AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 603 the organizers and for years one of the trustees of the orphan asylum of Columbiana and Stark Counties. He took a deep interest in educational matters and also in the public library. donating many volumes to the Carnegie Public Library, of East Liverpool. He was one of the promoters of the Riverview Cemetery and gave $2,000 towards its beautiful gate. He joined the First Methodist Episcopal Church about 1854, and in it served as steward, trustee. etc. In 1855 Mr. Boyce was united in marriage with Jane Harker. a daughter of Benjamin Harker, who came here from England about 1840. She is now deceased. Mr. Boyce was a man of many fine qualities and the people who had known him for so many years appreciated him at his true worth and mourned his death as a loss to the community. COL. H. R. HILL, who may properly be called the Nestor of the bar of East Liverpool. is now retired from active practice after a long and successful career. He possessed the ability, energy and enterprise throughout his business life of fulfilling every duty devolving upon him, and attained prominence as educator, soldier and lawyer. H. R. Hill was born at East Liverpool. Ohio, November 12, 1834, and is a son of Sanford C. and Sarah ( Leech) Hill. The family traces its ancestry back to Rev. Rowland Hill. a distinguished minister and author in England. The family upon coming to this country became established in New England. where Roger Hill. the grandfather of our subject. was born. The latter became a pioneer of Hancock County. Virginia (now West Virginia). Sanford C. Hill was born in Hancock County, Virginia (now West Virginia). June 20, 1796, and was there reared on his father's farm. In 18r4 he opened a small dry goods store on the farm, which he conducted successfully some years, in the meantime prosecuting his studies as best he could without the aid of an instructor. Through self-training and the aid of such books as he could procure, he became an expert mathematician and astronomical calculator. For some years prior to his death he was engaged in preparing the mathematical data for use in the "Nautical Almanac." used by the United States government. He also furnished the data for a series of almanacs used for advertising purposes. The first of the latter. known as the "Loomis Almanac,” was published by Luke Loomis, of Pittsburg, and had a national circulation. He devoted most of his life to that line of study and work in which he brought to bear all the accuracy and methods of modern science. He brought distinction to his home city, having moved to East Liverpool early in his career, and his death, which occurred in 1871, was mourned as a great loss to the community. He was twice married, his first union being with Vashti B. Moore by whom he had four children, as follows: Thomas M.; Eliza F.; Harriet F.; and Narissa, the sole survivor of these children, who is the widow of Stogdale Jackman. of East Liverpool. His second marriage was with Sarah Leech, who was born in York County. Pennsylvania, December 14, 1810. and was reared in Fairfield township, Columbiana County. Ohio. where her father farmed until his death. The town of Leechburg, Pennsylvania. was named in honor of her family. The following children were the issue of this marriage : H. R., subject of this sketch Mrs. William Brunt, of East Liverpool: Winfield E., a Presbyterian minister now residing in East Liverpool: and Meriden S.. collector of internal revenue at Blaine. Washington. Sanford C. Hill was reared in the Presbyterian faith, was one of the founders of the church of that denomination at East Liverpool and served the church many years as elder. H. R. Hill was reared at East Liverpool, and after completing a preliminary course of studies in the common school pursued a classical course at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, graduating therefrom in 1858. He then entered upon the study of the law at Lisbon under the preceptorship of Hon. Jonathan H. Wallace. in the 604 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY meantime teaching school in Columbiana County. In the spring of 1860 he went South to Louisiana and acted as tutor in the family of a wealthy planter. The Civil War fhen being inevitable, he returned to East Liverpool in the fall of 1860, and the following year was admitted to the bar at Lisbon. He then moved to Andrews, Jackson County. Iowa, on the Mississippi River, and began the practice of the law. When Fort Sumter was fired upon, although he had a good practice started, he decided it was every young man's duty to work for the preservation of the Union. Consequently. he returned to East Liverpool with the intention of raising a squad of 20 men so that he would receive a commission as lieutenant. Recruiting was easy at that time and he soon had 100 men enlisted, being himself commissioned captain of Company A, 115th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. He served in Kentucky and Tennessee with the Army of the Cumberland. His service was marked with efficiency and he was rewarded by promotion to the rank of major, August 19, 1864, and to that of lieutenant-colonel on February 8, 1865. Colonel Hill served until the war was over, being mustered out at Cleveland, Ohio, June 22. 1865. returning then to East Liverpool. which has continued, his home ever since. He reentered the practice of his profession and was in early years contemporary with Judge John M. Cook and subsequently with Hon. R. W. Tayler, who is now United States district judge at Cleveland. Of the men in practice at that date, he alone is living in East Liverpool at the present time. He practiced without interruption and with great success until recent years, when he retired from business to enjoy the fruits of his many years of labor. He is a man of scholarly attainments, well grounded in the principles of the common and civil law. and in the practice had the happy faculty of applying his theoretic knowledge to the cold, hard facts and complicated circumstances, which present themselves in everyday practice. Before the bar, he was eloquent upon occasion. strong and convincing in argument, cool and collected under the fire of opposing counsel. He gave his clients his best efforts always and has to his credit many notable triumphs. He has steadfastly refused to dabble in politics, although frequently importuned to accept nominations at the hands of his party. Colonel Hill was married, July 26, 1865, to Louise D. Briggs, who was born at New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Mahlon Briggs, who was a Quaker and a pioneer in the hardware business at Lisbon. He died in 1891. The following offspring have blessed this union : Walter B.. William M., Louise and Marion. Walter B. Hill. burn September to, 1866, was graduated from Princeton College in 1890. Cincinnati Law School in 18920 and is now engaged in the practice of the law in East Liverpool. He was married in 1893 to Mabel E. Ball. a daughter of Daniel H. Ball, of Marquette. Michigan. William M. Hill. born October 24. 1868, attended the Columbus Law School, and was admitted to the Ohio bar with the class of 1895. He was captain of Company E, Eighth Reg., Ohio Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, known as "McKinley's Own," during the Spanish-American War. and saw service in Cuba before Santiago. Louise. born July 1, 1870, is the wife of Rollin W. Patterson, cashier of The Potters' National Bank. of East Liverpool. Marion. born November 19, 1872, is the wife of George E. Davidson. now city solicitor of East Liverpool. Colonel Hill belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic. and the Greek letter fraternity.— Phi Gamma Delta. He attends the Presbyterian Church, of which his wife is a member. JOSHUA J. BOONE. For nearly a half century the late Joshua J. Boone was identified with the interests and development of Salem. which city remained his home, with the exception of a few intermediate years. from 1832 until his death on December 25. 1895. Mr. Boone was bofti in Berks County. Pennsylvania. February 10, 1820, being a member of one of the old Pennsylvania families of English extraction. whose energy and thrift have for generations made that section of the "Keystone” State a noted one for material prosperity. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 605 In 1832 the mother of Mr. Boone moved to Ohio, the father having died; she was accompanied by her three sons,—Thomas, Joshua J. and Jesse T. They settled in the town of Salem and from that time until the present the name has been conspicuously prominent in business and social life here. At this time Joshua was a sturdy lad of 12 years, fairly well-educated for his age and times, and possessed the adaptability and willingness to exert every energy to lay a firm business foundation. He found his first employer in John Street. who was one of the first settlers in Salem. Gaining experience and showing capacity, his older brother, Thomas, entered into partnership with him and they established a general retail business, utilizing a building which was then centrally located, being opposite the old Simeon Jennings residence on West Main street. The firm grew and prospered and some years later built the block east of the Town Hall. Here the enlarged facilities contributed to added prosperity and the firm of J. T. & J. J. Boone. as the business style had then become, was rated with the leading ones of the city. Following this, the firm, whose style had been changed to Boone. Harbaugh & Boone, established a provision and shipping business at Pittsburg. with a branch at Philadelphia, and Mr. Boone left Salem to take personal charge of the firm's extensive business at Pittsburg. The failure of his wife's health caused the return of Mr. Boone to Salem and the year 1855 saw him reestablished in this city at his old location, a hearty welcome being accorded him by old business associates. While especially successful in mercantile projects. Mr. Boone had not confined his attention entirely to these. When the great railroad lines began to push farther and farther into hitherto unsettled Western regions. he was one of the first to realize the advisability of investing in Western lands and these investments led to other undertakings of importance. In the course of time he became associated with Jackson Cotton in a real estate and brokerage business at Salem. The new firm opened an office in what is now known as the A. J. King Block, which at that time was owned by Dr. Carey. from which they subsequently removed to the Pow Block, taking the late Robert Campbell into partnership and. shortly afterward establishing. the City Bank.. At a later date Mr. Cotton retired but Boone continued in the active management of the bank until April t, 1894, when the partnership of Boone & Campbell, proprietors of the bank, was dissolved and the affairs of the institution brought to a close. That was the end of Mr. Boone's active participation in business, the remaining years of his life being given to caring for his investments. In every essential the late Joshua J. Boone was a good citizen. His conception of public education was broad, progressive and liberal, as was his attitude to almost all the important things of life. His career was marked by the influences of his strong traits of character. He was honorable and just, was firm in his convictions of right and was determined in living up to them. In business his standards were high and his methods were those of the upright man. In private life he was a man of tender sympathies and of genial disposition. Mr. Boone was married July 4, 1846, to Leah Heaton, at the residence of Rev. Jacob Kuhn, near Salem, Ohio. Mrs. Boone survived her husband some six years. She was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, December 8, 1825, and was a daughter of Thomas and Mary Heaton. Her death took place on October 16, 1901, at the beautiful family home at No. 391 McKinley avenue, where her two unmarried daughters still reside. When she was quite young, her parents, Thomas and Mary Heaton. moved to Salem township, Columbiana County. Ohio, accompanied by their 13 children, of whom a son, Capt. Jacob Heaton. became very well known in Salem. Mrs. Boone became a member of her brother Jacob's family in Salem and here attended school, being an apt pupil under Amos Gilbert. Subsequently she attended-.the Lisbon High School and still later the Ladies' Seminary at Steubenville, and was graduated at the latter institution. All her life she was a lover of good literature and an encourager of intellectual movements as they came within the circle of a quiet, refined social career. Outside her family circle her influence 606 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY was felt and those who were admitted to close friendship found her a rare and high-minded woman. The hospitality of the home was noted and was delightful mainly through her gentle manner and sincere friendliness. Her parents were of the Baptist faith and she was reared in that religious body, but later in life she united with the Presbyterian Church and remained until her demise a faithful, consistent member. Her remains were laid beside those of her husband, in the family lot at Hope Cemetery. The children of Joshua Boone and wife were : James B., deceased; Mary B., wife of Dr. William Waterworth, of Brooklyn, New York : Jesse T., deceased ; J. C., of Salem : Blanche, Mrs. M. H. Shane ; and Elizabeth R. and Esther L., of Salem. Judge J. C. Boone. of the above family. has long been one of the leading members of the bar of Columbiana County. He has served for two terms as judge of the Probate Court and is prominent in other connections. His beautiful home is located at No. 522 McKinley avenue, Salem. CHARLES F. JAMIESON. proprietor of a flourishing mercantile house in New Waterford and postmaster of that village, is a product of Columbiana County, having been born and educated within its limits. He was born about 41 years ago to Thomas E. and Mary J. ( Lipesy) Jamieson. of whom the former will be remembered by many of our readers as being among the leading farmers of this county some 20 years ago. Thomas E. Jamieson was of Scotch descent but was born and reared in East Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he learned the trade of a carpenter. He came to Columbiana County. Ohio, in 1855. purchased a farm which was under cultivation and engaged in farming and working at his trade until his death, which occurred in February. 1887. He was married the following year after locating in Unity township to Mary J. Lipesy, who is a native of this county but of English parentage. Six children blessed their union, namely : Minnie, wife of George Snyder, of Erie, Pennsylvania ; J. L. and W. H. (twins); who reside in Cleveland; Anna, wife of Frank Hampton, of Alliance, Ohio; and Charles F. and Ida May (twins), Ida being the widow of Ira Smith. Mrs. Jamieson now resides at Columbiana. She and her husband were members of the Presbyterian Church. Charles F. Jamieson attended district school in his boyhood and then devoted his time to farming in Unity and Fairfield townships, his father's farm being located in these townships. He continued this work until 1890 when he moved to New Waterford and opened a general store, which he 'has since successfully conducted. He carries a complete line of dress goods, clothing, groceries, etc., and his patrons are accorded a courteous and considerate attention that has been appreciated and insures the continuance of their trade. In 1902 he was appointed postmaster of the village, being sworn into office April 26th. Mr. Jamieson was married to Ida Pauline, daughter of Solomon and Susan Pauline, of Mahoning County, Ohio, and two children have been born to them : Joy and Leonne. Mr. Jamieson has served as a member of the county central committee of the Republican party for a number of years and been the chosen delegate from his district to county and congressional conventions. He is a member of Columbiana Lodge, No. 276, F. & A. M. ; K. 0. T. M.: and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. CHARLES HANLEY, SR., has been an honored and respected resident of East Liverpool since about 1858 and is one of the many sons of Ireland whose uprightness, sterling worth and industrious habits have placed them among the most estemed citizens of their adopted home in America. Born in Belfast, Ireland, August 23, 1839. he is a son of James and Elizabeth ( Moore) Hanley, and a grandson of William and Fannie (Cromwell) Hanley. His grandmother was first cousin to Sir Charles PAGE - 607 - BLANK PAGE - 608 - PICTURE OF HON. ELIJAH HILL AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 609 Cromwell, and his grandfather took part in the rebellion in Ireland. William Hanley, was a farmer in County Antrim and lived to reach his 90th year. James Hanley was born in the County Antrim about 1815 and was a farmer during the 60 years of his life. He married Elizabeth Moore. who died at the age of 36 years in 1848, leaving a family of nine children. seven of whom grew up, the five now living being as follows : Ann, William. Charles, Isabelle. Mary and Ellen. Both parents were Presbyterians. Charles Hanley Sr., learned the trade of a carpenter in his native country and at the age of 17 years came to America, his brother William, now of Media, Pennsylvania, having preceded him by several years. Landing at Philadelphia he worked at his trade there until 1858 When he came to East Liverpool, Ohio, and worked as a journeyman until the war. He enlisted in the Third Ohio Independent Battery and was in the field about six months during the winter of 1863 when he contracted pneumonia. and was sent to the hospital at St. Louis to recuperate. Having recovered his health the following spring. he entered the 143rd Regiment Ohio Vol. Inf.. under Capt. William Brunt, and was with the command until the company was mustered out of service. Returning home, he was employed in the railroad shops about one year and then engaged in the business of contractor and builder, in partnership with Robert Hall. the firm name being Hanley, Hall & Company. A few years later Mr. Hanley sold his interest in the business, but continued to work for the company. In the fall of 1868 he built the C. C. Thompson pottery and was employed by C. C. Thompson & Company at intervals until 1881. when he became a regular employee and has worked steadily for them since. Mr. Hanley was married to Susan Elizabeth Kirby, daughter of Pierce Kirby, of East Liverpool, and these children were born to them : Hannah Ellen, wife of George F. Grosshans, of East Liverpool : James. who is clerk of the court at Lisbon : Mary. deceased ; William Frank, of East Liverpool ; Inez, wife of Harvey McHenry, of East Liverpool ; John C., a minister of the United Presbyterian Church, now stationed at Canton, Ohio; Charles, Jr., of East Liverpool ; Bessie, wife of William Patterson ; Lou, at home; and Irene, wife of J. J. Pugh, of East Liverpool. Mr. and Mrs. Hanley are members of the Second United Presbyterian Church of the East End, in which he is elder, he has also served as superintendent of the Sunday-school. He is a member of General Lyon Post, No. 44. G. A. R. He is a Republican and was the first councilman elected from the East End, then the Fifth Ward. and was president of that body in 1891. HON. ELIJAH W. HILL, member of the State Legislature from Columbiana County, and a prominent business man of East Liverpool, was born at Salineville, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 19, 1870. and is a son of Elijah and Rachel A. (Cowan) Hill. Elijah Hill, father of our subject, was born in 1824 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where he lived until 1859 when he removed to Ohio. For many years he had charge of coke ovens in connection with the coal mines at Salineville. He died in 1889, being survived by his five children: James G., Arthur D., Elijah W., George W. and Chester C. Elijah W. Hill remained at home until he attained his majority, his education being secured in the common and high schools, with the expectation of enjoying collegiate advantages. The death of his father made this contemplated project impossible as the necessity arose for his immediate entrance into business. Mr. Hill embarked first in a confectionery business at Homestead. Pennsylvania, in 1891, but the labor difficulties which soon after made Homestead a center of trouble, caused the young merchant, to remove—to a better business field, and in 1892 he located at East Liverpool. Here he worked in a grocery store for four years, and in 1897 he was elected a justice of the peace and served a term of three years. It was during this period that Mr. Hill first began operating in real estate, but since that 610 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY time this has remained his chief interest. He has judiciously enlarged its scope and has become one of the leaders in this line in this section of the State. In 1903, Mr. Hill was nominated on the Republican ticket and elected as Representative to the State Legislature. He has made himself felt in the deliberations of that body and has taken a decided stand upon many questions of the greatest moment to Columbiana County. He was again nominated in the spring of 1903. In 1891 Mr. Hill was married to Cora Ellen Rogers, who is a daughter of Francis Rogers, of Salineville. and they have two children : Janet F. and Roger C. Mr. and Mrs. Hill belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church. He entertains fraternal relations with the Elks, the Knights of Pythias and the Odd Fellows. His portrait is shown on a foregoing page in proximity to this. SAMUEL FROST, manager of the clay department of The National China Company, of East Liverpool, is a native of Longport, a suburb of Burslem, Staffordshire. England. He was born January 14, 1858, and is a son of Samuel and Mary (Challinor) Frost. His father was born at Leek, Staffordshire. and died in 1881 at the age of 63 years. He married Mary Challinor, a daughter of Philip Challinor. of Shelton, and 14 children were born to them. The following children were all of the number that lived through childhood, namely : Eli, who died in England ; Amy, wife of George Allen. of Shelton, England John, deceased ; George, of Longton, England ; Mary Ann. deceased, wife of William Coxon ; Philip: Samuel Thomas : Joseph Emily ; Fred ; and Albert, who died at the age of 16 years. Mrs. Frost still resides in England and is now in her 80th year. They were members of the Church of England. Samuel Frost was reared in Hanley. England, and educated at Wolstanton and Etruria. He was then apprenticed to learn decorating in a pottery, during which time he attended the Hanley art school. He spent about six years in this art school during and after his apprenticeship, taking the complete course, including designing, modeling, drawing, painting, e:e., and then worked at decorating until he was about 27 years old. when he began manufacturing pottery. He was engaged in this business for himself until August, 1890. w!ien he came to the United States and worked for a short time at Trenton, New Jersey. From there he went to Barberton, Ohio, and modeled art tiles for the Kirkham art tile pottery there until it was burned down some 17 mouths later. In 1893 he came to East Liverpool, Ohio, and opened a studio which he conducted until 1905. when he became connected with The National China Company. Mr. Frost was married to Annie Hughes, daughter of William Hughes and a native of Hanley, England. They have the following children : Albert Elliot ; Harry Talfourd ; Alfred Colin : Annie Ellen; Leon Challinor; and Douglas Hughes. They are members of St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church, of East Liverpool, where Mr. Frost was leader of the choir for three years and also served as senior warden. He was made a Mason in England and still holds his membership in the blue lodge there. He is a member of East Liverpool. Chapter. No. 100. R. A. M.. and Pilgrim Commandery. No. 55. K. T., and takes an active part in their meetings. He is a stanch Republican. JOHN M. DAVIS, one of the prosperous agriculturists of Columbiana County, resides on a farm of 155 acres section 6, St. Clair township. He was born about a mile from his present residence on Little Beaver Creek, March 4, 1844, his parents being John and Susan (Welsh) Davis. His father was a native of Pennsylvania but came to Columbiana County with   parents: John M. Davis was educated in St. Clair township and has always been engaged in farming. He is modern and methodical in his work and progressive. hence Prosperous. In his .loth year he enlisted in the 186th Regiment. Ohio Vol. Inf., and served one year. Returning AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 611 he again took up farming and in 1893 t his present property. Mr. Davis was married in September. 1868. `Elizabeth Conkle, a daughter of Benjamin kle and granddaughter of Peter Conkle, grandfather entered land from the government and until its purchase by our subject it always been in the possession of some of Conkles. His family consists of 10 children namely : Frank and Charles, who together own 80 acres of land near Clarkson, upon which the former resides : Dora, who married Elmer Barnes and has three children, Raymond, Leigh and Harley, deceased : Harry; Lizzie, who married John Chaney and has one child,—Harmon ; Mary, who married L. G. Feezel ; Edna ; Willis; Earl ; and Raymond. They are members of the Clarkson Presbyterian Church. Mr. Davis is a Republican and a member of Rogers Post, G. A. R. FREDERICK STANTON McKINNEY. M. D., one of the best known medical practitioners of Leetonia. is a native of this State, born at Wooster, Wayne County, February 1, 1872. He is a son of John R. McKinney, a native of Pennsylvania, who is a prominent lawyer and politician at Wooster. Dr. McKinney completed the common school course and then entered the University of Wooster and, subsequently, Rush Medical College at Chicago. After one year of study there, in 1895 he entered the Marion Sims Medical College, at St. Louis, Missouri. where he was graduated in 1898. He then became hospital steward and assistant surgeon for the Eighth Ohio Regiment in the Spanish-American War, participated in the Santiago campaign and was mustered out of the service on November 21, 1898, at his native city of Wooster. Dr. McKinney then located for practice at Fredericksburg, Ohio. where he continued until October, 1904, when he settled permanently among the good people of Leetonia. He is associated in medical practice with Dr. Bertolette. Dr. McKinney was married on June 1, 1903, to Grace Claire Herndon. who is a daughter of Edward T. Herndon, a large iron manufacturer of St. Louis. Dr. McKinney retains membership in a. number of his college fraternities, belongs to various medical organizations and is also connected with the Odd Fellows. JOHN BROOKES is too well known to the people of Columbiana County as the successful florist and truck gardener of East Liverpool, to need an introduction by us. He is by birth an Englishman and a son of John and Lydia (Steele) Brookes. He was born October 14, 1856, at Hanley, Staffordshire, England, but has lived in the United States since his sixth year. His paternal grandfather, John Brookes, was born at Hanley in 1800 and was a crate. maker. In 1872 he came to America and made his home with his son, John Brookes. and grandson. John Brookes. until his death in the 86th year of his age. Our subject's maternal grandfather was Joseph Steele, a kiln foreman of Hanley, who died in 1864 at the extreme age of 92 years. John Brookes, the father of our subject. was born at Hanley, England, in 1831, and was a turner in the potteries. In 1862 he . came to this country and settled in East Liverpool where. he had been preceded by a brother-in-law and sister-in-law. He soon secured work with Salt & Mear at the old Mansion Pottery and several years later became an employee of William Brunt. In 1879 he moved to a farm near West Point, Columbiana County. and followed farming for about five years. He then returned to East Liverpool and accepted a position with Knowles. Taylor & Knowles, remaining with them until sickness rendered it necessary for him to cease work a few years previous to his death, which occurred in 1898. He was a man of resources and an original thinker, whose practical mind saw the possibilities offered to the individual taking the initiative in the florist business in East Liverpool. About 1867. only 612 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY A few years after he came to this country, he built a small 18 by 24-foot greenhouse. the first in East Liverpool. He raised a general assortment of bedding plants, devoting his summers to his greenhouse and garden and spending his winters at work in the pottery. He succeeded beyond his expectations and as his business grew he added to the number of his buildings until he had three greenhouses 50 by 11 feet and three 50 by 24. His market extended from Pittsburg and Allegheny on one hand to Wheeling on the other and the work was a source of satisfaction and pleasure as well as profit to him. He was a Republican in politi, can sentiment. Fraternally he was a member of Riddle Lodge, No. 315, F. & A. M.; and East Liverpool Lodge, No. 379, I. O. O. F.. of which he was treasurer for many years. He was at one time a member of the Board of Health. He married Lydia Steele and became the father of eight children, five of whom survive. viz.: Alice, wife of Alexander Allison, of Chester, West Virginia : John : Elizabeth, wife of George Dunn, of Akron. Ohio Annie, wife of Burgess Mick, of Glasgow. Columbiana County; and Charles. who lives in East Liverpool. The mother died in June, 1897, aged 66 years. They were members of the First Methodist Protestant Church and Mr. Brookes was a member of the committee which looked after the inside finish of the building when that edifice was erected. John Brookes was educated in the East Liverpool schools and then became a turner in the pottery trade. After working in that department for several years he became a decorator, working in the independent shop of John F. Steele for 14 years until that gentleman retired from business. Mr. Brookes then turned his attention to truck gardening and raising flowers and has built up a large business. In 1888 he purchased his present little truck farm of 13 acres ; there is no better land in the county than he has under careful cultivation. He has added materially to the improvements on his place. converting the house he found on the property into a comfortable seven-room residence and otherwise adding to the attractiveness and utility of the premises. In 1897 he built a greenhouse to by 32 feet and Was so successful with the plants raised that he added more buildings until he has five at present. These are mostly devoted to the raising of bedding plants, which are disposed of in the home trade, the supply scarcely equaling the demand. Mr. Brookes is the inventor of an iron railroad tie, which has met the approval of railroad experts and rail manufacturers and its adoption will make him independently rich. This tie, which is pronounced the best thing of its kind in existence, is so constructed that the rails rest in a groove at each end and are held in place'by flanges at the top and a key at the side, the latter being held in place by a pin which is driven through from the top. This would do away with the present method of spikes and plates to hold the rails and would render the occurrence of accidents much less likely. Mr. Brookes married Elizabeth Moore, daughter of Stephen Moore, of East Liverpool. They have six children : Alice E.. Lillian E., L. Mary. Charles R., Annie L. and Ruth M. They are members of the First Methodist Protestant Church of East Liverpool ; Mr. Brookes was leader of the church choir for many years. He is a musician of far more than average ability, and played first alto born in the old band when it was in existence and was violinist in the Lazarus Orchestra. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum. In politics he affiliates with the Republicans. JESSE FISHER, who is engaged in a baking business at East Liverpool and is also a member of the firm of Fisher Brothers, operators of a large stock and dairy farm which is located just outside the city limits, was born January 22, 1877, in St. Clair township. Columbiana County. Ohio, and is a son of Benjamin P. and Margaret ( Smith) Fisher. The paternal grandfather, Michael Fisher. was a resident of St. Clair township for many years and died on his farm there aged about 86 AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 613 years. He married a member of the well-known Dawson family. Our subject's maternal grandfather was Thomas Smith, who was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, probably at Smith's Ferry, in 1813 and died there April 20, 1900. His father, Jesse Smith, was a pioneer in Beaver township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, where he started a hotel on the stage line between Cleveland and Pittsburg. He secured the charter and established a ferry across the Ohio, and the town received its name from this ferry. Thomas Smith. his son assisted his father in the business of conducting the tavern and ferry and subsequently the whole business fell into the hands of himself and brother. The father died when the boys were small and the mother, Susan Smith, managed it until they were old enough to relieve her. At a later date Thomas Smith became interested in a Ohio river steamer, his brother Samuel being the captain. Together, the family established a wharf-boat at Smith's Ferry, which they owned and operated for many years. Thomas Smith seems to have been a man of great business enterprise and apparently was connected with a large number of the industries and interests which were foremost in his day. Prior to his marriage he bought stock and drove them across the mountains to Philadelphia and also invested in farming lands and employed a large body of men to operate them. At one time he owned a valuable tract near Ohioville, which became noted as a fine oilfield. Politically a Republican, he was frequently elected to local office. He married Eliza Lawson of Marietta, Ohio, and they had seven children, five of whom reached maturity, viz. : Susan, wife of R. W. Laughlin, of East Liverpool; Margaret. mother of our subject: Annie, wife of W. C. Reed, of East Liverpool : Jesse, of East Liverpool ; and Cora. wife of R. L. Andrews, of Cleveland. The Smith family has always been regarded with consideration wherever the members of this branch have settled. Benjamin P. Fisher was born in St. Clair township, Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1849, and has always resided on the homestead farm. It has always been conducted as a dairy farm, its location making this branch of agriculture the most profitable. and Mr. Fisher continued to carry it on until 1904, when he turned its operation over to his sons. Politically a stanch Democrat. the successes of his party have always been of great interest to him but he has never cared to accept office. He has long been looked upon as one of the substantial and representative men of his township. In 1872 Mr. Fisher was married to Margaret Smith. who was born in Liverpool township, Columbiana County, Ohio, and was a daughter of the above-mentioned Thomas Smith, one of the pioneers of the county. They had six children, namely : Benjamin J., of Liverpool township : Jessie, of this sketch : Thomas and Frank M., who live on the old home in St. Clair township ; and May, who makes her home with her brother Jesse. The mother died in 1888, aged but 34 years. She was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. Jesse Fisher grew to manhood in his native: township and was educated in the local schools. In 1892 he came to East Liverpool and went to work for W. A. Andrews, a dairyman, then spent two years in the grocery business and next bought the J. M. Smith bakery business. This was then located at No. 155 Fourth street and Mr. Fisher retained the premises for 18 months and then moved to Pennsylvania avenue, where he had erected his present fine business house. Mr. Fisher has a very large wholesale trade. employs six bakers and keeps two teams busy supplying the local demand. In addition he ships goods to all the river towns in this section of the valley. In the spring of 1905, Mr. Fisher, with his. brother Benjamin J., formed a partnership under the name of Fisher Brothers to conduct a dairy business. Their farm comprises 227: acres which is owned by the heirs of his mother,. Margaret (Smith) Fisher, and this land with his father's farm makes 480 acres of the finest land in Columbiana County. It is situated just. outside the city limits of the First Ward. About 50 head of high-grade cattle are kept. and they have an average wholesale and retail business of about ioo gallons of milk a day.. 614 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY The property is within easy access of the city. as it is only a io-minute walk from the street car line. Mr. Fisher married Effie Allen, a daughter of William Allen, of East Liverpool. They are members of the First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Fisher is a Republican in politics. H. R. KALE, secretary of The Salem Hardware Company of Salem, is one of the city's Company business men. He was born in Mahoning County, Ohio. September 18. 1851, and is a son of Moses E. and Elizabeth J. (Pettit) Kale. The parents of Mr. Kale were both born in Ohio. the father a native of Mahoning and the mother of Trumbull County. The former died in 1864 and the latter in the following year. Moses E. Kale followed the carpenter's trade as an occupation. They had seven children, namely : A. Z.. deceased: H. R.. of this sketch ; M. E., formerly a member of the police force of Alliance, Ohio; W. S., formerly of Topeka, Kansas. now of Los Angeles, California; Curtis, of Akron, Ohio : Emma. wife of R. O. Sturgeon. of Everett. Washington : and Harry A.. of Seattle. Washington. The Kale family is of Pennsylvania Dutch extraction. Our subject was about six years of age when he accompanied his parents to Salem, where he attended school until the age of 18 years and then went to work as clerk in the hardware store of Carr & Tescher, the business being conducted in the same building now occu- pied byMr. Kale. He continued with this firm for eight years, in the meantime thoroughly learning the business. He then spent five years on a farm some eight miles east of Salem. in Fairfield township. Upon his return to Salem he went into business as clerk for McLeran & Crumrine, remaining two years as such and then buying a third interest and later buying the interest of Mr. McLeran. the firm name becoming Crumrine & Kale. thus continuing for five or six years until about t000, when the present name was adopted and the business incorporated. This is the largest hardware store in the city, haying double stores of three floors and 180 feet frontage. A very large and complete stock of large aggregate value is carried and the company's trade relations extend all over the county and much of Mahoning County. Mr. Kale was married on January 1, 1879, to Miss T. M. Gilbert, of Columbiana County, who is a daughter of Jacob and Barbara Gilbert. pioneers of this section. Mr. and Mrs. Kale have one daughter,—Florence B. Politically Mr. Kale has been identified with the Republican party all his life. He is an elder and a trustee in the Christian Church. In the business world he has met with much success. this condition. being entirely brought about through his own methods and commercial integrity. He is not only one of the city's substantial' men but also one of the most respected. JOSEPH P. WINTRIORO superintendent of the plant of the East Liverpool Brick Manufacturing Company, was born February 14. 1879, at St.Pitro, in Southern Italy. being a son of Ralph and Rose (Bannard) Wintrioro. retired residents of that town. His grandfather, Joseph Wintrioro, was a stock raiser on the little farm at St. Pitro which afterward descended to Ralph Wintrioro. who carried on farming and stock-raising on an extensive scale for Italy. The latter married a daughter of Joseph Bannard of St. Pitro and had a family of four children, namely : Mary, who is married and lives in her native land : Joseph : Michael A. and Albert. In 1889 he came to America, bringing with him his son Joseph in order that he might be educated in America and lie a better opportunity for advancement than vas offered in his native country. He remained here one year but he found it hard to learn the English language and the strange manners and customs of the American people and he returned to his own land, leaving his AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 615 little son with the child's uncle and his own brother. Joseph P. Wintrioro was taken into the home of his uncle and reared in the way his father desired, attending the public schools and acquiring a good common school education. He was a studious lad and improved his time to such advantage that when he reached his 14th year he had completed the grammar grade of the Pittsburg schools. in which city he resided. He was now ready to learn a practical business and for that purpose went to Harmarville. Pennsylvania. and entering the brick-yards. remaining two years until he had mastered the work. He then worked in various yards in Western Pennsylvania until 1903, when he came to East Liverpool and it was not long before he had secured a position with the East Liverpool Brick Manufacturing Company. and the following year was placed in charge of the plant as its superintendent. This company has four kilns. employs 17 men and three teams and manufactures on an average 15,000 bricks a day. Soon after coming to East Liverpool. he purchased a residence on Railroad street. near the brick-yard. and he and his estimable wife have converted it into a very pleasant home. Mr. Wintrioro married Miss Rosa Cecelia and is the father of two children.—Ralph M. and Laura T. Mrs. Wintrioro is a native of St. Pitro, Italy, and a daughter of Joseph Cecelia. While the parents were acquainted in Italy, the young people had never met until they met in America. They are members of St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Mr. Wintrioro is a member of the Pittsburg Fraternal League. HERBERT R. FERRELL, M. D., who has been a resident of East Liverpool since 1901, is one of the most successful practitioners of his profession in the city. He was born at Washington. Guernsey County. Ohio. April 9, 1866. and is a son of Hon. Tosenh and Martha (Morton) Ferrell. The family is of Scotch-Irish descent. and the name was originally spelled O'Ferl. Joseph Ferrell, grandfather of our subject, was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, from which county his father enlisted in the Continental Army for service in the Revolutionary War. After reaching maturity, he settled on a quarter-section of land in Oxford township, Guernsey County, Ohio, for which he received a patent from the government. He married Sarah Anderson, of Washington County. Pennsylvania, whose parents became pioneers of Guernsey County, Ohio. Hon. Joseph Ferrell, father of our subject, was born in Oxford township, Guernsey County, Ohio, March 13, 1818, and there received a common school `education. He later read law, was admitted to the bar and had his law office and residence at Washington, which until the building of the railroad was the principal town in the county. The courts were at Cambridge, Ohio, where he practiced. He was originally a Whig in politics and later a Republican, by which party he was elected to the State Legislature. serving two terms—from 1860 to 1864. During this time he was also an officer in the military under Governor Tod. When he retired from the Legislature, he located on the home farm in Oxford township, Guernsey County. where he followed agricultural pursuits until his death in October, 1894. He married Martha Morton, a daughter of Moses Morton. one of the pioneers of Oxford township along with the Ferrells. Mrs. Ferrell died in February, 1895, aged 73 years, and was survived by five children as follows : Cornelia, wife of Samuel A. Hogue, of Steele, Kidder County. North Dakota ; John W., of Quaker City, Ohio ; Elizabeth, wife of William McCormick, of Cleveland, Ohio; Edward, deceased ; and Herbert R. The family belonged to the United Presbyterian Church. Herbert R. Ferrell was born on the old home farm and was there reared to maturity, attending, the common schools. At the age of 18 years he began reading medicine under a preceptor, after which he entered the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati. He was graduated from that institution in. 1890, and thereafter for a period of to years practiced with much success at Cambridge. Ohio. Because of failure of his health, he then lived in retire- 616 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY ment one year. Since 1901 he has been actively engaged in-practice in East Liverpool. He attained success from the first, and is held in highest esteem by his fellow-practitioners and the general public. On June 4, 1890, Dr. Ferrell was married to Helena Sherman, a daughter of Henry Sherman, of Wheeling, West Virginia. Her death. which occurred September 28, 1896, at the age of 26 years was a sad blow to her husband. One daughter, Helen L., survives. Mrs. Ferrell , was a member of the Presbyterian Church. FRED E. BEEMER, D. D. S., one of the leading professional men of Salem, whose dental parlors are located at No. 35 Broadway, was born at Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, October 8. 1871, and is a son of Charles C. and Martha E. (Wilkin) Beemer. The father of Dr. Beemer was born in Canada and the mother in Pennsylvania. The father died in Ontario in 1897, aged 56 years. For a number of years he was a leading business man of Simcoe, dealing in coal and farm supplies.. The mother still resides in that city. They had five children, namely: Charles W.. a practicing physician at Milwaukee, Wisconsin ; Fred E., of this sketch; Cora J., wife of Dr. F. A. Watts, of Port Hope, Michigan : and Mabel and Edith, deceased, the former at the age of 14 and the latter at the age of 16. Dr. Beemer was reared in his native place. where he resided until 25 years of age. After graduating very creditably at the Simcoe High School, he entered upon the study of dental surgery at the Royal College of Dental Surgery at Toronto, where he was graduated in 1893. After four years of successful practice at Simcoe, he moved to Conneaut. Ohio. where he practiced with Dr. F. G. Kelley for one year. In 1899 he removed to Salem, where he has been in constant practice ever since. In 1897 Dr. Beemer was married to Maude A. Hadcock, who was born at Mount Elgin. Ontario, and is a daughter of Isaac and Ruth Hadcock, natives of Virginia. Dr. Beemer and wife have two beautiful little daughters : Ruth Agnes and Helen Maude. Dr. Beemer conies of very old and honorable ancestry. In early days in Germany, the name was spelled Bremer, being so spelled in an ancient Bible in the possession of the Beemer family, which contains the family record for 300 years. When the founders of the family settled as pioneers in Ontario. the British government granted them large tracts of land. On the maternal side. Dr. Beemer's ancestors were of English extraction, belonging to the prominent Dickinson family, an old Quaker one of prominence and substance in Pennsylvania. WALTER E. MOWEN, M. D. one of the best known and most skillful physicians and surgeons of the East End, East Liverpool. was born July 31, r857. at Deerfield. Portage County, Ohio, being a son of Tobias R. and Elizabeth ( Hubbard) Mowen. The paternal grandfather was Daniel Mowen, born April 8. 1795, who learned the trade of a tailor when a young man and began business in that line in Cincinnati. Later he came to Columbiana County and settled in the town of Petersburg, now included within the limits of Mahoning County, where he built the first brick house erected in that vicinity. He was very successful in his business and followed it as long as he lived. His wife. Elizabeth Mowen, was a daughter of Jacob Rudicil. of Petersburg. and was of German descent. They had a large family of nine children, viz. : Humphrey, a resident of Deerfield: Tobias R., the father of our subject : Hiram. who vas a resident of Trumbull County from which county he enlisted for service in the Civil War where he lost his life: Simeon J.. of Chicago : Nancy Jane. deceased : Sophina. widow of Daniel -Kuntz;-Kuntz; of -Cleveland: Harriet. widow of Richard McGowan, of Deerfield : and Oliver P., of Deerfield. Tobias R. Mowen was born at New Springfield, Mahoning County. Ohio, May 14, 1824, but his parents moved to Deerfield not long- PAGE - 617 - BLANK PAGE - 618 - PICTURE OF CAPT. JOHN F. TESCHER AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 619 after his birth and it was there he grew to manhood. He farmed up to 1900, when he retired. He married Elizabeth Hubbard, daughter of the noted pioneer preacher, Rev. Ephraim Hubbard, who was a co-laborer with Campbell and assisted that eminent divine to found the Christian Church in Ohio. Where duty called, there went the man of God and when Rev. Mr. Hubbard took his family to Deerfield township, they were the fifth family to locate there. Mr. and Mrs. Mowen have but one child, our subject. with whom they have made their home since leaving the farm. They are devoted members of the Christian Church, in which Mr. Mowen was deacon for many years and they are enjoying the sunset of life, blessed with health and friends and happy in the love and devotion of children and grandchildren. Dr. Mowen supplemented a common-school education with a course in Mount Union College and then read medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. C. O. Hoover, of Alliance for one year. Following this he entered the medical department of the Western Reserve University at Cleveland in 1886, and three years later graduated from that institution. He practiced for 12 years in Deerfield and then came to East Liverpool as a more desirable location for an enterprising physician, giving wider scope to his ability and affording richer fields of investigation and practice. He is recognized by the medical fraternity as a surgeon of undoubted skill and is destined to gain an extended reputation in his work if his present successes are continued. He is identified with the County and State medical societies and is medical examiner for Pan. American Court, No. 127, Tribe of Ben Hur ; Buckeye Castle. No. 98. Knights of the Golden Eagle; and has served on the Board of Health ever since locating in the city. The Doctor is a Republican but is far too busy to become a politician. He is a member of Charity Lodge. No. 512, F. & A. M.. of Palmyra, Ohio Penova Lodge, I. O. O. F.: and is a past commander of the Knights of the Maccabees. The Doctor was first married on July 1. 1877, to Alice B. Randall. a daughter of Stephen Randall, of Deerfield township, Portage County, Ohio. She was a most estimable Avoman and a member of the Christian Church. She passed away in 1898, leaving four children : Don T., Cliff S., Blanche and Ned. Don T. died in Iwo, his death being the result of an accidental shooting. In 1901 Dr. Mowen was married to Lillie May Bower, whose father, Jacob Bower, is a prominent resident of Steubensville, Ohio. Mrs. Mowen is the mother of a bright little daughter, Mary Katherine. The Doctor and his wife are members of the Second Presbyterian Church of East Liverpool, located in the East End. CAPT. JOHN F. TESCHER, senior partner of the firm of Tescher & Mead, leaders in the hardware and agricultural implement business at Salem. is also an honored citizen and a survivor of the great Civil War, in which he took a distinguished part. Captain Tescher was born November 2, 1837, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. and is a son of John and Mary, (Spring) Tescher. The parents of our subject lived until past middle age in their own picturesque land, but later joined their son in Salem, and here the father died, aged 90 years and the mother, aged 83 years. Their six children were: John F., of Salem; Fred, now of South Bend, Indiana, who was a soldier of Sherman's army in its "March to the Sea :" Mrs. Mary Heltbrand, of Switzerland; Mrs. Anna Russi, of Salem; Mrs. Elizabeth Schaffer, of West Austintown, Ohio ; and Mrs. Kate Myers, of Salem. The life of a boy in school and on a farm is very similar the world over and our subject grew up to the age of 17 years surrounded with about the same conditions and performed about the same duties in Switzerland as he would have done in any mountain State of the United States. He then went to work in a grocery store in the village of Locle, near which he was born, and then came to America, reaching Wooster, Ohio. in the spring of 1860. Until he enlisted in the Union Army, on September 2, 1862, he worked at farm work and in a hard-. 620 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY ware store at Wooster. He became a member of Company C, 107th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under Colonel Myers. His promotion was rapid, first from the position of a private in the ranks to be 1st sergeant and after his company was attached to the Army of the Potomac, he was made 2nd lieutenant. His gallantry on the field of Gettysburg resulted in his rise to the rank of 1st lieutenant and after this he was given command on many occasions but was not made a captain until after he was transferred to Company G. During these days he did not win his honors very easily, long marches, constant skirmishes, exposure to hardships of all kinds and participation in terrible battles, strained the vitality of such a robust frame as the gallant young soldier had built up on the breezy mountains of his native land. Until the serious nature of his wound, received at Gettysburg, made it necessary for him to resign in June, 1864, he had taken part in almost every one of the 22 engagements in which his regiment had participated, and his frequent promotions showed that he had displayed unusual valor. His sufferings after being wounded were intense as he lay for four days on the field unattended, in the hot sun, without a drop of water in his canteen, and was in such a condition that his captors scarcely thought it worth while to bother with him. Fortunately the Union forces recaptured him before life was totally extinct, but long weeks in a hospital resulted. Patched up, however, he insisted upon rejoining his regiment which he found in front of Charleston. and there he took command again of his company. led it to Jacksonville and precipitated himself so courageously into every skirmish that his wound was reopened and he was obliged to give up, as noted above. Captain Tescher is held in high esteem in the Grand Army post to which he belongs. His comrades are those, who, having passed through like experiences, can well appreciate his services to his adopted country. After some months of convalescence, Captain Tescher became a clerk in a hardware store at Salem and remained with this firm for some four years and then bought an interest, the business being conducted under the name of Donnely, Carr & Company. Later Captain Tescher and Mr. Carr bought out Mr. Donnely and continued the business as Carr & Tescher for about 30 years. When the partnership was dissolved, Captain Tescher embarked in the carriage and agricultural implement business, which he conducted alone for seven years, but in 1904 he admitted Elmer Mead to partnership and now the extensive business is prospering under the firm name of Tescher & Mead. The quarters include a storeroom 40 by 60 feet in dimensions, with a warehouse, of two floors, 40 by wo feet in dimensions. A very large business is done in plows although they handle all kinds of implements suitable for agriculturists. Captain Tescher is not only one of the early business men in this line but has proven himself one of the most capable and reliable. In 1866 Captain Tescher was married to Susan K. Miller, who was born at Boltigen, Switzerland, in 1840, and came to America with her brother in 186r. They have had these children : Mrs. Adeline Callahan, who died some three years since, leaving three children ; Ella, wife of Albert Kennedy, of Salem ; Effie, wife of Thomas Webb, of Salem: Lillian. wife of Ross Penrose, of Garnett, Kansas ; Harry, who died aged six years; and Walter, who died in infancy. Politically Captain Tescher has always been identified with the Republican party. Fraternally he is an Odd Fellow. His portrait accompanies this sketch. WILLIAM J. TAYLOR, M. D., proprietor of the first private hospital and Red Cross training school for nurses in East Liverpool, is one of the eminent physicians and surgeons of this section of Ohio. Dr. Taylor was born in Cambridgeshire, England, October 6, 1853. Dr, Taylor, became a member of the medical profession in his own country, where he practiced over 12 years. On coming to America, he engaged in medical practice for some six or seven years in New York City and Brook- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 621 lyn. then took a course in the College of Physicians and Surgeons at St. Louis, Missouri. and in 1894 completed a post-graduate course in gynecology in the New York Polyclinic. and also completed a four yeafi course in the Eclectic Medical College of that city. In 1894 Dr. Taylor came to East Liverpool. Ohio. and entered into general practice. In 1902 he opened The Dr. Taylor Private Hospital and also his Red Cross training school for nurses, the first of the kind in this city and the best equipped in this part of the State. The operating room is fitted with every modern appliance and the nurses are given a thorough. practical training in every detail. The hospital owns the best filter in the city and apparatus for distilling water and it has static and X-ray machines in addition to every other known appliance used in electro-therapeutics. The school has been in operation two years and has graduated three nurses. Dr. Taylor has associated with him several medical men of wide reputation.—Dr. Swope, of Pittsburg and Dr. Howard Davis, of East Liverpool. Dr. Taylor is surgeon to the police and fire departments. Dr. Taylor belongs to a number of medical bodies. Fraternally he is a member of the Masonic order, which he entered in England, where he still retains membership. He also belongs to Stella Chapter. No. 27, Order of the Eastern Star, of Brooklyn, New York. and to Josiah Wedgewood Lodge, No. 235. Sons of St. George, of East Liverpool. JOHN LEWIS HERBERT, M. D., one of the able and experienced physicians of Columbiana County, who enjoys a large and satisfactory practice in and around the village of Hanover, was born in 1858 at Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, and is a son of the late John L. Herbert, of that city. For a period extending over 20 years, the father of Dr. Herbert was an official of the city of his birth, serving on the police force up to the time of his death in 1883, at the age of 64 years. He was a man of education and intelligence and, as far as lay in his power, assisted his son to gain an education and prepare for the medical profession. The subject of this sketch attended school from early boyhood until he was graduated from the gymnasium at Frankfort, a gymnasium resembling in some features an American high school. In 1874 he came to America and located in Ashland County, Ohio, where for two years he studied medicine under Drs. Fuller and Wirt. In 1881 he was graduated from the Louisville Medical College. Prior to coming to the United States, he had been studying medical science and had done hospital service as at member of the Hospital Corps in the Franco-Prussian War, in 1870-71. After receiving his degree, he settled in Coshocton County, Ohio, where he remained for five years and then removed to New Harrisburg, Carroll County, and continud to practice there for six years. removing then to the villages of Kensington and Hanover, Columbiana County. During his m years of practice in this vicinity, Dr. Herbert has gained the full confidence of the public and ranks with the leading practitioners here. He is a member of the Columbiana County Medical Society and the Ohio State Medical Society. Dr. Herbert was married in 1881 to Percella Keck. who was a daughter of Gottfried Keck, of Telloway, Knox County, Ohio. Mrs. Herbert died May 4, 1900, without issue. Dr. Herbert has always been identified with the Republican party since becoming interested in public affairs. He is a member of the Christian Church. His fraternal relations are maintained with the Masons, Elks and Maccabees. WILLIAM D. TURNER, whose efficiency as chief of the police force of Salem has but added to the general esteem in which he has long been held by his fellow-citizens, is a native of Ohio. born at Elkton, Columbiana County. December 29. 1868, and is a son of George and Sarah A. (Albright) Turner. The father of Mr. Turner was born at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, but the mother was a na- 622 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY tive of Columbiana County. Both died in Ohio, the mother at the age of 47 years and the father aged 72 years. His whole life from infancy had been spent in Ohio, where he followed the trade of carpenter. Of the family of five children born to them our subject is the oldest and the only son, his sisters being Ida, a trained nurse living in Cleveland : Mattie, who is the wife of Harry Dunn, of Salem ; Effie, a resident of Carlton ; and Fannie, a resident of East Liverpool. When our subject was about five years old, his parents moved to Franklin Square, Columbiana County, and. one year later, to Danville, Knox County, the youth attending school continuously until 14 years of age. In 1880 the family settled on a farm one mile from Salem and he assisted in its cultivation for the next three years, and then came to Salem where he spent several years in a business house and then entered into the wall-paper business at No. 55 East Main street. in partnership with G. V. Sharp, under the firm name of Sharp & Turner. Charles Shem, of Alliance, later being admitted. when the firm style was changed to Sharp. Turner & Shem. After nine months of association, Mr. Turner bought the interests of his partners and continued to conduct the business alone until February, 1902. At this time he was appointed chief of the police force of Salem by the mayor, J. B. Baker. and he enjoys the distinction of being the first and only official of this kind that the peaceful Old city has ever had. In 1893 Mr. Turner was married to Della Summers, who was born in Columbiana County. Ohio, and is a daughter of Andrew and Katherine ( Glass ) Summers. Lewis ( Glass. Mrs. Turner's maternal grandfather. was one of the earliest settlers in Knox township, Columbiana County. Mr. and Mrs. Turner have one son, Russell C.. a student. Politically Mr. Turner has been identified all his life with the Republican party and has been a local party leader. He served from 1896 until 190o as a member of the City C,,uncil and during this time displayed judgment public spirit and civic pride. His fraternal connections are with the Elks and the Red Men. HARRY W. SMITH is one of the well-known citizens of East Liverpool. He was born in Hancock County, West Virginia, in 1864, and is a son. of James Al. and Elizabeth A. McPheters) Smith. John G. Smith, grandfather of our subject, lived in Washington County. Pennsylvania, and conducted an inn—"The Greentree Home"— on the old Steubenville turnpike. He lived to reach the advanced age of 94 years, dying in 1894. James M. Smith was a baker by trade and followed that business in East Liverpool, Ohio. until his death in 1899, at the age of 71 years. His Nv i flow now lives with her son, Harry W., at East Liverpool and is 71 years old. She had a brother, Dr. David McPheters, of Hookstown. Pennsylvania, who is deceased. Harry W. Smith was five years of age when he was brought by his parents to East Liverpool, Ohio, where he was reared to manhood and received his educational training in the- public schools. His first work was in the freight depot of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, in Chicago, after which Ile was employed by the Weaver-Tod Company, coal shippers. until 1894, having charge of their rail. coal business. After the closing out of that business, Mr. Smith spent a year traveling in the South ( during which time he was for six months receiver for a mill company at Nashville) for the purpose of improving his health. and found himself very much benefitted. He returned to East Liverpool. and then accepted a position with Armour & Company, being stationed while so engaged at Uniontown. Norfolk and Boston. Again returning to East Liverpool he accepted the position of editor and compiler of the matter for the ''Historical Atlas of Columbiana County,- and upon the completion of that work became manager of the Crisis, of East Liverpool. of which he had charge for two years. In the spring of 1903,. he was erected secretary of the Pottery Association of the United States, and after serving one year had the duties of treasurer added to his office. He is a capable business man and has given the Pottery Association most efficient service. Mr. Smith was united in marriage with AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 623 Maud McKinnon, a daughter of M. R. McKinnon, who is a prominent resident of East Liverpool. Mr. McKinnon was born in what is now Liverpool township, Columbiana County. Ohio. in 1825, is a son of Michael McKinnon and a grandson of Joseph McKinnon. The last named was born in Pennsylvania and came to Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1801, living here until his death in 1809. Michael McKinnon was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, August 1, 1781, accompanied his father to Columbiana County, Ohio. and was here reared to maturity. He was a farmer by occupation and located his first land near the present city of East Liverpool in 1811 and to this he added a tract in 1813, which farm is now within the city limits. He was married May 22, 1823, to Elizabeth Cameron (a sister of Senator Don Cameron. of Pennsylvania), who bore him three daughters and one son. He died April 27, 1874, aged 93 years, and his wife died in 1832. M. R. McKinnon was reared in his native County and attended the pioneer schools. He afterward took charge of the home place, buying up the interests of the other heirs from time to time. so that at his father's death he became sole owner of the homestead. He was married in 1850 to Martha Arbuckle, by whom he had the following children : Annie, Harry, Frank, Clarence and Maude. His wife died in 1884, and he subsequently married Mrs. M. J. Arbuckle. widow of the deceased wife's brother. He is a man highly respected by every one and is possibly the oldest of the native- born residents of East Liverpool. Mr. McKinnon has built a number of fine houses on the hill overlooking the city. among which are the residences of N. G. Macrum. Fred Nagle and F. E. Grosshans. He has laid out hundreds of lots in what is designated as the "M. R. McKinnon Plat." and still owns about so acres of land that has not been platted. In 1900. he erected his present handsome home on Calcutta street. Harry W. Smith and his estimable wife have one child. Marcus, born May 26. 1897. In politics. Mr. Smith is a Republican and has been a member of the county central committee for five years past. taking a very active part in political affairs. Fraternally, he is a member of Riddle Lodge, No. 315, F. & A. M.; Pilgrim Commanders, No. 55, K. T.. and the Elks. In religious faith and fellowship. he is a Presbyterian. GEORGE W. MEREDITH. one of the leading business men of East Liverpool. distiller, jobber and importer of wine and liquors, was born at Utica, New York, April 7, 1850, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Meredith. The parents of Mr. Meredith died when he was a child and he has practically made his own way in the world from boyhood. The father was of Welsh extraction. In 1853 the father moved the family from Utica to Trenton, New Jersey, and died soon afterward. Mr. Meredith was educated in the public schools of Trenton, which he attended until he went into a pottery to learn the trade of potter. In 1877 he came to East Liverpool, Ohio, and worked for one year for George Morley and then entered the great pottery house of Knowles. Taylor & Knowles. remaining with this firm until 1880. In this year he embarked in business for himself, engaging in the hot- ding business in a small way, utilizing at first a small store-room at No. 177 Market street. with dimensions of 25 by 60 feet. In contrast. he to-day occupies the entire block including Nos. 171 to 179 Market street, two floors and basement: the building was once known as Brunt's Opera House. Eight years ago one man did all the bottling in addition to performing other duties, while now 23 employees are required to handle the bottling. This is the largest wholesale liquor house in Eastern Ohio and the most extensive whiskey bottlers in America. The leading brands handled-are: "Meredith's Diamond Club Pure Rye." "Meredith's Malt Whiskey" and "Meredith's Celery Gin Tonic." The whiskeys are handled by the largest and best wholesale druggists and dealers from Maine to California and from Canada to the Gulf. Mr. Meredith was one of the incorporators of the Crockery City 624 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY Brewing & Ice Company, and is president of The Colonial Company, potters. Mr. Meredith has a fine home in East Liverpool and an interesting family. He married Annie Heath, who is a daughter of Richard Heath, of Trenton, New Jersey, and they had eight children, namely : Amelia, wife of John McDonald, of East Liverpool; Richard, of East Liverpool; Annie; Thomas; Willis, and three deceased. Mr. Meredith is fraternally connected with East Liverpool Lodge, No. 238, B. P. 0. E. and the East Liverpool Aerie of Eagles. He is a man of enterprise and public spirit and in all essentials is a first-class citizen. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, of East Liverpool. one of the soundest financial institutions of Eastern Ohio. was founded in 1873 as the East Liverpool Banking Company, and has since that time been a factor in the development of the "Ceramic City." The East Liverpool Banking Company was organized with a capital stock of $30,000, and had as its president David Boyce, F. D. Kitchel serving as cashier. The institution was organized as a national bank in 1874. with Josiah Thompson as president. He served as such until his death in 1889, when he was succeeded by Mr. Boyce, who was president until his death in 1904. Mr. Kitchel was cashier until 1878. since which time N. G. Macrum has had charge of the office of cashier. The capital of The First National Bank was $50,000 from its inception until June. 1804. when it was increased to $100,000. The present officers of the bank are : J. C. Thompson. president : N. G. Macrum, cashier : J. M. Kelly, vice-president : and Thomas H. Fisher. assistant cashier. The hoard of directors consists of the following well-known business men : J. C. Thompson. J. M. Kelly, H. N. Harker, B. C. Simms. Will L. Thompson. Walter B. Hill and Oliver C. Vodrey. The present hank building at No. 198 Washington street was erected in 1889 at a cost of $40,000, and it is known as the First Na tional Bank Building. It has a frontage of 30 feet, a depth of 90 feet and is four stories in height. THOMAS H. FISHER, who has been identtied with this institution since 1889, has ably discharged the duties of assistant cashier since 1896 and is a man of recognized ability. He was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. in 1874, and is a son of William H. Fisher. who came to East Liverpool in 1873 and died here five years later. Thomas H. Fisher has also been identified with various other business institutions and is at the present time treasurer of The National China Company and treasurer of the Federal Building & Loan Company. In politics he is an unswerving supporter of Republican principles. and for some years has served as a member of the Board of Education. HON. SANFORD C. HILL. In recalling the early leading men of East Liverpool. great prominence should be given Sanford C. Hill, astronomer and mathematician. many times may or and for over a half century intimately connected wtih all public matters pertaining to this locality. His birth took place in Hancock County, Virginia (now West Virginia ) June 20, 1796. The Hill family has had many distinguished members in many States of the Unix „l. The origin of the family was in England and this branch traces its ancestry to Rev. Rowland Hill, the eloquent minister and author whose "Village Dialogues" are still read and quoted.. In the 17th century the founder of the family in America settled in New England. where Roger Hill. father of our subject. was born. Roger Hill became a pioneer in Hancock County, Virginia. In boyhood Mr. Hill received an injury which disqualified him for farm work and he remained in schoo1 until he was 18 years old. a longer period of schooling than was usually accorded youths of his day. While apt in every branch. mathematics especially appealed to him and in everything pertaining to that science AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 625 he excelled through life. After he left school, his father secured him a place in a book store in Pittsburg, where he was able to continue his studies by himself and to perfect himself in surveying and civil engineering which, later in life, he followed over a wide radius. When 19 years of age his father established him in a small business at Wellsville, then a shipping point, but in 1817 he opened the first dry goods store in East Liverpool, this being but a few years after it had been laid out. Subsequently he sold his stock and engaged in surveying as noted above,. Had his bent not been so strong in the direction of mathematics, Sanford C. Hill would have been a great lawyer. He was a justice of the peace for many years during which period he made a thorough study of the law, and it was the opinion of the community that it never had a better administration of the law. He had an extensive law library. He was noted for his ability in adjusting cases without appealing to other courts and on many occasions quietly healed family and neighborhood differences. For 42 consecutive years Mr. Hill was engaged in mathematical calculations for almanacs and in this congenial occupation he probably spent the happiest moments of his life. Nothing was too difficult for him to solve and eminent men of science were accustomed to call upon his brain for assistance in their work when the utmost accuracy was demanded. It was a natural wish that one of his sons should inherit this mathematical bent of mind and he made it his concern to endeavor, by private teaching, to develop latent tendencies in this direction. None of them, however, came up to his standard, although all were brilliant in other directions. Mr. Hill was twice married : first, to Vashti S. Moore; they had four children, namely : Thomas M., Eliza F., Harriet F. and Narissa. His second marriage was to Sarah Leech, who was born December 14, 1810, in York County, Pennsylvania. but was reared in Fairfield township. Columbiana County, Ohio. The town of Leechburg, Pennsylvania. was named in honor of her father's family. These children were born to the second union : H. R., now a retired attorney of East Liverpool, for many years a distinguished citizen; Mrs. William Brunt, of East Liverpool ; Winfield E., a minister of the Presbyterian Church, now residing in East Liverpool ; and Meriden S., who is in the government service at Blaine, State of Washington. In his political affiliations Mr. Hill was a Whig in his early days and then became a stanch supporter of the Republican party. So eminently was he qualified for public positions that many were proffered him, including those of common pleas judge and State Senator, but his ambitions did not run in the direction of political preferment. He was devoted to the interests of the Presbyterian Church and liberally supported its various benevolent enterprises and for a number of years was ruling elder in the church at East Liverpool. His general education was comprehensive while his scientific acquirements brought him into touch with the great thinkers of the world. SANFORD E. ANDERSON, senior member of the firm of Anderson Mawhorter, owners of the largest bakery in East Liverpool. is a man of superior business qualifications and has made a success of everything to which he has turned his hand. He has a keen appreciation of the wants of the people and has always acted upon the principle that the best is none too good. As a result the bakery enjoys excellent standing in the business world and commands an extensive patronage. Mr. Anderson was born in Beaver township, Beaver County. Pennsylvania, September 16, 1867, is a son of Robert A. and Elizabeth ( Hooker) Anderson, and grandson of Bernard Anderson, who lived in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.: during the greater part of his life. Robert A. Anderson was born in Beaver County. Pennsylvania. where he still lives at the advanced age of 72 years. He has been a successful farmer and served for some years as township supervisor. He is a Republican in politics. but never aspired to political prefer- 626 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY ment. He married Elizabeth Hooker, who was born in 1845 and is a daughter of Jacob Hooker. They became parents of five children as follows : Euphemia, wife of John Warner, of Salem; Sanford E. ; Estella, wife of Isaac Riley, of East Liverpool ; Frank, a resident of Beaver, Pennsylvania : and Loretta, also of Beaver. Religiously, the family is Presbyterian. Sanford E. Anderson received his educational training in the common schools of his native county, and in 1888 came to East Liverpool, Ohio, where he drove a team for Faulk Brothers, continuing with them one and a half years. He then bought an interest in their mill and took charge of the cooper shop, which they had at that time, continuing as a member of the firm until 1808. Selling his interest in that business he entered the employ of McCain Brothers, coopers, and after remaining with them a year and a half accepted a position as traveling salesman for a hardware house. After a period of eight months, he returned to the employ of McCain Brothers. but only remained a short time when he engaged to sell buggies, wagons and harness for Trotter & Son. He remained with them one season when he again returned to McCain Brothers, and later worked for Armour & Company one year in East Liverpool. In April, 1902, he purchased an interest in a baking business firm. James Anderson, one of its founders. The business was conducted under the name and style of S. E. Anderson for a little more than a year. Robert Buchanan, one of the founders of the business. again purchased an interest in it. the firm becoming Anderson & Buchanan. This continued until June 1, 1905, when Karl H. Mawhorter purchased an interest and the firm became Anderson & Mawhorter. When Mr. Anderson first acquired an interest in this plant, it was but one-third of its present size. They now employ five bakers and three drivers. The product is sold exclusively to the wholesale trade and by them furnished to the retailers. This bakery is the largest in the city and consumes 2.400 barrels of flour per year. Mr. Anderson is also a director in the West End Land Company. In February, 1903, Mr. Anderson was married to Ida Hayes, a daughter of Thomas Hayes. She was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, but was living in Columbiana County at the time of her marriage. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, while our subject is a member of the First Presbyterian Church. of East Liverpool. In politics, he is a Prohibitionist. CYRUS WRIGHT HAMILTON. a prosperous and progressive farmer of Unity township, resides on the farm in section 28 upon which he was born more than 50 years ago. He is a son of Thomas S. and Anna (Dildine) Hamilton and a grandson of Thomas and Sarah ( Scott) Hamilton. The grandfather. who had previously lived near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, engaged in farming. moved in 1824 with his wife and seven children to Unity township, Columbiana County. Ohio. where he purchased a tract of land in section 27, now owned by C. P. Rothwell. which he improved and upon which he lived until his death. Thomas S. Hamilton was born near Pittsburg. Pennsylvania. in 1813. and was a farmer by occupation. In 1840 he located on the Scott place. a rich tract of land consisting of 70 acres, partially cleared and provided with rude log buildings. These have long since given place to neat. frame buildings. He was married in 1842 to Anna Dildine. a daughter of Richard and Anna (Opdyke ) Dildine, both natives of New Jersey, who settled near New Waterford, Columbiana County. in pioneer days. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, viz : Alex. who married Margaret J. Schanafalt. and resides in Illinois. near East St. Louis: Cyrus Wright and Areta. deceased in 1886. who was the wife of William J. Tillbrode. of Pittsburg. Pennsylvania. In 1892 the father was laid to rest and three years later the mother was placed beside him. Cyrus W. Hamilton was reared on the old homestead and has continued to make it his home ever since with the exception of some to years spent in the west. While he engages AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 627 quite extensively in general farming.—raising corn, wheat and oats.—yet a goodly portion of his land is devoted to fruit and it would be difficult to find more delicious peaches. apples and small fruit than Mr. Hamilton produces each year. He makes a specialty of the Baldwin apple as it seems to be the apple best suited to this climate. Hamilton was married in 1876 Pennsylvania, to Ida Long. daughter of Israel and Charlotte (Greenamyer) Long. At her death she left two children : Emily I.. who keeps house for her father and Ralph S., a rising young attorney of the Indian Territory. Mr. Hamilton assisted in organizing and laying out the cemetery at East Palestine and his wife was the first to be buried in it. He is an earnest member of the Presbyterian Church. He is affiliated with the Knights of the Maccabees. JOHN P. MONTGOMERY owns the fine farm of 180 acres in sections 23 and 26. St. Clair township, upon which he resides, and is iine Of the foremost and most progressive agriculturists of the county. He is a sou of John and Sarah ( Poe ) Montgomery and was born about 60 years ago on the farm which is still his home. His paternal grandfather, James Montgomery. came from Pennsylvania about 1806 and purchased land in what is now Liverpool township. He lived and died on this farm. which afterward descended to his son. Joseph. who was a bachelor. and still later became the property of Charles H. Blazier. John Montgomery was born in Washington County. Pennsylvania. September 13, 1798, and was eight years of age when the family came to Ohio. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and purchased the farm in St. Clair township which he cleared and improved. In place of the log cabin so familiar at that time, he erected about 1832 a substantial brick home. which was regarded as a piece of architectural elegance for that time. He married Sarah Poe who died in 1854 in the 54th year of her age. He lived until 1880. Their family consisted of nine children, viz : Andrew, who died in his 13th year. James who married Ann Eliza Gilland and is now living in Henry County, Ohio, where he is a prosperous farmer; Nancy, who makes her home with our subject: Eleanor, widow of John McCoy and a resident of Van Wert County, Ohio; Elizabeth, deceased, wife of William McCoy ; Sarah Jane. who married George F. Houston and resides at Alliance, Ohio : Joseph, deceased : Rachel. wife of George Gaston. of East Liverpool: and John P. The maternal great-great-grandfather of our subject was Adam Poe, the famous Indian fighter, who killed the Wyandot chief, Big Foot. His paternal grandfather, Andrew Poe. was a resident of Stark County, Ohio. near Massillon, and it was there that our subject's mother was born. She is a sister of Rev. Adam Poe, a Methodist minister, living in Cincinnati. John P. Montgomery has always given his attention to farming and has lived on the farm upon which he was reared and born. On April 10, 1890, he was married to Laura C. Fisher. daughter of Michael and Eliza (Dawson) Fisher and sister of Benjamin P. Fisher, who now owns the farm which was her birthplace and whose biography appears on another page of this work. This marriage has been without issue. Mr. Montgomery has a fine piece of land has it well improved. He has made changes in the residence and in 1890 built a fine barn, while every department of the farm shows the skill and care displayed in its management. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery are Presbyterians. In politics he is a Democrat. ORVILLE A. RHODES. M. D., is one of the leading- medical practitioners at Salem, of which city he has been a resident ,.since two. Dr. Rhodes was born in the early days of the Civil War. on November 18, 1861. at Sunbury. Pennsylvania. and is one of a family of six living children of his parents, Albert B. and Ruth A. (Patterson) Rhodes. Orville A. Rhodes was reared in his native 628 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY place, attended the public schools and subsequently Wooster University, at Cleveland, Ohio, where he was graduated in 1883. He then prepared for, medical college and in 1883 entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore; in 1893 he took a post-graduate course in the New York Post-Graduate Medical School. Dr. Rhodes located at Sunbury, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery for four years and then went to North Carolina and remained there for four years more. Upon his return to the North Dr. Rhodes came to Columbiana County, Ohio, and lived for a time at Washingtonville, but in 1900 he located at Salem, where his professional ability and genial personality have brought him a large practice and many friends. In 1883 Dr. Rhodes was married to Beulinda Campbell. of Plain Grove, Pennsylvania. She died in 1889 at Washington, Ohio. In 1893 he was married to his present wife. Jennie Jennings, who is a daughter of George Jennings, a prominent citizen of Cleveland. They have one son, Philip. Their pleasant home is located at No. 3 East Main street, a part of which the Doctor utilizes as his office. Dr. and Mrs. Rhodes are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the American Medical Association and keeps thoroughly posted on all matters concerning his profession. Politically, he is independent in his views. Fraternally, he is an Odd Fellow and a Maccabee. JOHN C. CATLETT, one of Wellsville's leading business men, whose line is that of furniture. owning the oldest as well as the largest establishment of its kind in the city. is one of the city's prominent citizens also and for some years was mayor. He was born May 30, 1841, at Wellsville. being a son of Albert G. and Catherine A. (Aten) Catlett. Dr. Hanson Catlett, the paternal grandfather, came of Scotch-Irish ancestry, and became a noted surgeon. He was the medical man called in at the time of the noted duel between General Jackson and his adversary. He married Minerva Chittenden, a native of one of the most distinguished families of Vermont. Albert G. Catlett, father of our subject. and the eldest son of Dr. and Mrs. Catlett. was born in 1813. at Fort Bellefonte. Maryland, and after the death of his father, in his youth, removed with his widowed mother to the vicinity of Beaver, Pennsylvania. When about 20 years of age he came to Wellsville, Ohio. and clerked for, a time in the dry goods store of A. G. Richardson. After his marriage he established himself in a wholesale and retail grocery business, which he continued until his death on March 14, 1848. He married Catherine Aten. who was a daughter. of Henry Aten, one of the early pioneers of Wellsville. Of their five children, but two reached maturity. viz : Hanson, of Wellsville, and John C.. of this sketch. The mother passed away in 1896, in her 78th year. Both parents were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church from youth. Our subject was reared in Wellsville until the death of his father, when he went to live with his grandfather Aten on the latter's farm. there remaining until he reached his majority. He enjoyed liberal educational advantages. attending Washington and Jefferson College and later the Cleveland Law School, where he was graduated in 1865. For some years Mr. Uttlett traveled through the West, teaching school and viewing the country and its resources and opportunities, but in 1873 he returned to Wellsville and here purchased the furniture 1:usiness. which had been formerly conducted by William Snowden. Mr. Catlett was one of the organizers and now is president of the Perpetual Building & Loan Company. Politically a stanch Republican, he has served two terms as a member of the Council and was may, ir the city from 1878 to 1881. For many years he has been a munber of the School Board and has always been most active in promoting; the general welfare. Mr. Catlett was married January 22, 1873. to Julia F. Abbey, who is a daughter of William Abbey, of Hartford, Connecticut. She was a resident of Cleveland at the time of her mar- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 629 riage. Two of their four children reached maturity, namely : Albert W., of Wellsville, who married Margaret Lindsey and Fred W., who is a graduate of Harvard College, class of 1904 and is a member of the Harvard Law School, class of 1907. The family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which Mr. Catlett is president of the board of trustees. His fraternal associations are with the Mystic Circle and the Protected Home Circle. WILLIAM H. DEIDRICH. vice-president of The Sevres China Company, of East Liverpool, which commands an extensive patronage throughout the United States and in foreign countries, is a man of sound business ability and inventive genius. An invention of his promises to revolutionize the decorating of designs on pottery, china and glassware. William H. Deidrich comes of a well-known family of this county. His great-grandfather, George Deidrich, was born in Germany and came to America in 1832, bringing his wife and nine children. Tradition says he was a tailor by trade. He settled in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania in which section there are many Deidrichs at the present time, all with a common origin, although there may be slight differences in the spelling of the name. An association has been formed and a reunion is held every two years. Much progress has been made in tracing the genealogy, although there are several missing, links, which are necessary to complete the chain. It has been discovered that the family is prominently mentioned in the annals of the German Empire, tracing back to Deidrich von Bern, who was King of the Ostrogoths. A. D. 454-526. The family was most powerful before the Reformation. George Deidrich, above mentioned, married Katherine Frey, by whom he became the father of 10 children. George Deidrich, son of George and Katherine (Frey) Deidrich, was born in Germany in 1809 and died in this country in October 1866. He came to East Liverpool, Ohio, in 1835, and established a blacksmith shop. Two years later he built a home on the corner of Third and Washington streets, having his shop on the same lot for many years. He had one of his eyes injured by a spark of fire and finally abandoned blacksmithing. He then opened a feed store and later added a line of groceries, finally carrying groceries exclusively. Politically he was a Democrat. He was united in marriage with Katherine Garrett. of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who died in December 1876, after having given birth to 11 children eight of whom grew up. Mrs. Deidrich was a German Lutheran, while her husband was an earnest Catholic, being one of the earliest members of the Catholic Church in East Liverpool, of which he was a liberal supporter. William Q. Deidrich, father of our subject. was born at East Liverpool, Ohio. and died in 1887, at the age of 62 years. He learned the trade of a wagon-maker with Stacy Ingalls. of Van Port. Pennsylvania. and was employed by the government during the lv a r to build army wagons. After the war. Mr. Deidrich returned to East Liverpool and for some years engaged in contracting and building with his brother George W. He then started the manufacture of wheel-barrows. especially adapted for pottery requirements. and wagons, continuing in that line until his death. He was a Democrat until late in life when he became a Republican. Fraternally. he was a charter member of Peter Cooper Council, No. 772, Royal Arcanum. He married 0 daughter of Henry Deitz, of East Liverpool, and they had six children, as follows : Elizabeth C.. wife of Herman Tatgenhorst. of East Liverpool; William H., subject of this sketch; Mary. who died at the age of eight years : Rena L., wife of Samuel Pacv. of Wellsville: Charles E.: George Henry; and J. Robert, of Denver, Colorado. The family were members of the German Lutheran Church. William H. Deidrich was educated in the public schools of East Liverpool, then went, into the pottery of McNicol. Burton Company, where he learned the practical details. 630 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY of making pottery. He worked in various positions in East Liverpool until 1891, when he helped to organize The Crown Pottery Company, of Evansville, Indiana, of which he was general manager until 1895. He then returned to East Liverpool and took a position on the road with The D. E. McNicol Pottery Company. continuing with this concern for five years. He helped to organize The Sevres China Company in 190o and became vice-president and manager. In 1902 he gave up his duties as manager of The Sevres China Company but continued as an officer. and went to Salineville, Columbiana County. where he organized the Dresden China Company and built its plant. He served as president until 190.4, when he severed his connection with that company and gave his attention to the work of increasing the output of The Sevres China Company by negotiating a consolidation of The Derry China Company, of Derry. Pennsylvania. with. The Sevres China Company. which now operates both plants. While Mr. Deidrich was traveling on the road he was studying, and during the intervals at home he was experimenting on an invention which he was successful in perfecting and which is one of the greatest labor-saving devices ever introduced into the manufacture of pottery. It was nothing less than a printing press to stamp the designs on pottery and to do away with the old method. which was to stamp each unit of the design by hand with a rubber stamp. By the new method. a rubber stamp of the complete design is placed on a large flat sheet of rubber, called a diaphragm, which is stretched over a block of wood or metal. In this block four tubes are inserted at the sides for the admission of air. and the face of the block is pierced with many small holes for the emission of air forced through the tubes from a tank of compressed air The diaphragm is locked in a chase in a similar manner to the forms used on a common job press and the tubes in the block are connected with the tank by hose. When the press closes. the moment the plate or other article. which is fed into the press the same as a sheet of paper. comes in contact with the diaphragm the air is turned on by a cam movement and the rubber diaphragm carrying the design is inflated from behind and bulges outward, completely conforming to the shape of the piece of ware, implanting the design perfectly, completely and in its proper place. As these presses run 1,200 impressions an hour, the advantage over the slow hand- stamping process is readily seen. This machine has been patented in all foreign countries, and is controlled by him and The Sevres China Company, which has the shop rights. Mr. Deidrich was united in marriage with Sarah E. Brunt, a daughter of William Brunt, of East Liverpool, also a pottery manufacturer, and they have one child.—Henry W. Fraternally, he is a member of Riddle Lodge, No. 315, F. & A. M.: East Liverpool Chapter. No. 100. R. A. M ; Pilgrim Commandery, No. 55. K. T. ; Alcoran Temple. A. A. 0. N. M. S.. of Cleveland; Carson Lodge of Perfection. of Steubenville: and Lake Erie Consistorv. of Cleveland. He has taken all York and Scottish Rite degrees except the 33rd. CHARLES A. LENTZ cashier and manager of the bank of Chamberlin Brothers & Company at East Palestine, is one of the most progressive and successful business men of the community, being identified with many enterprises. He Was born in Unity township, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 9, 1868, and is a son of Daniel F. and Sarah J. Lentz. Daniel Lentz. great-grandfather of our subject, was born in Wittenberg, Germany, and was the first of the family to come to America, locating at an early date in New Harmony. Indiana. His wife died at that place. and he afterward moved with his two children to a farm near Unity village. Unity township. Columbiana County, Ohio, where he died at the home of his daughter. His children were: Hannah, who was born at New Harmony, Indiana. about the year 1808, and became the wife of Gottlieb Wilhelm and Benjamin, grandfather of our subject. Benjamin Lentz was born at New Har- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 631 mony. Indiana. December 7, 1818, and was shortly after taken by his father to Unity township, where he grew to maturity. He purchased a tract of 80 acres in this township, which he owned until his death, April 14, 1904, when he was aged 85 years. He married Rebecca Miller, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Snyder) Miller. She was born near Allentown, Pennsylvania, and died at the age of 35 years. To them were born three sons and five daughters, of whom but two are now living, namely : John, residing at Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas, who married Margaret Keener and has three sons: and Elizabeth, who married O. S. Rauch, now a retired farmer of Unity township. and has two children.—Harvey M., who married Minnie Roebke and has a laughter, Olive Elizabeth, and Blanche A., wife of Clark Floor, of Unity township. Daniel F. Lentz, better known as D. F. Lentz, the eldest son of his parents, was born in Unity township, Columbiana County, Ohio, September 19, 1840, and died July 31, 1898. In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, 19th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., commanded by Major General Rosecrans. This regiment saw much hard service throughout the war and at times was greatly reduced in numbers. There were 202 men who served in this regiment from Columbiana County and they made a most honorable record. They did heoric work at Stone River, where the regiment lost 213 out of a total of 449 men engaged, nearly one-half its strength, and afterward they were conspicuous in the battles of Liberty Gap, Chickamauga and Mission Ridge. Returning to Chattanooga. they then marched with Sherman toward Knoxville, thence to Strawberry Plains and Flat Creek, where on January 1, 1864, 400 of the gallant 19th Ohio re-enlisted as veterans. They returned to Ohio for a brief furlough, reaching Cleveland on February 16th, and again returned to Knoxville on March 24th, thereafter taking part in the battles of Rocky Fall Ridge, Carrsville, Pickett's Mills, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Lovejoy Station, Franklin and Nashville. They were mustered out at San Antonio, Texas, October 21, 1865, reached Columbus, Ohio, November 22nd, and were discharged at Camp Chase three days later. During his service of four years, two months and io days, Mr. Lentz was never sick nor wounded and. never in the hospital. Upon his return from the war D. F. Lentz, engaged in general merchandising at East Rochester. Columbiana County, until 1868, when he moved to East Palestine and first engaged as clerk in the store of R. Chamberlin & Sons. He later became a member of the firm and continued in that connection until he moved to New Waterford and conducted a store in partnership with W. C. Chidister, from 1873. to 1878. He was thereafter interested in a mercantile business in association with Max W. Beyer until 1882, when he moved to Minerva and established a large dry goods store. This he conducted alone until 1885, when his son, Charles A.. became a member of the firm, the name being changed to D. F. Lentz & Son. They continued successfully in this business until 1895, when both located in East Palestine and purchased a half interest in the bank of Chamberlin Brothers & Company, with which our subject is still identified. Upon the death of Mr. Lentz in 1898, his widow succeeded to his interest which she still retains. He was an extensive property holder in East Palestine and vicinity and was a wealthy man at the time of his demise. He was past commander of the G. A. R. Posts at East Palestine and Minerva and a Royal Arch Mason and Knight Templar. being a member of the Royal Arch Chapter at Lisbon and Salem Commandery, No. 42. Knights Templar. He was a member of the Christian Church of Minerva and served as deacon many years. Charles Albert Lentz was reared in Columbiana County and received his educational training in the public schools of East Palestine. Leaving school at the age of 14, one year later. he took charge of the clerical work of his father's store. becoming a partner in the business during 'the same year. He has given evidence of great business ability, particularly in his present capacity as cashier and manager of the bank of Chamberlin Brothers & Company. one of the safest financial institutions in Eastern Ohio. He was assistant cashier four years 632 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY under F. B. Chamberlin, and since 1900 has held his present position. He is a member of the East Palestine Store Company, president of the Hartford Chemical Company, president of the Ohio China Company, and has a controlling interest in the East Palestine Reveille-Echo. He has been a member of the Sons of Veterans for 19 years and is a major of the First Battalion, First Regiment. He is also a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason. also a Knight Templar. Mystic Shriner and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. He also belongs to the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, Woodmen of the World and National Union. Mr. Lentz was united in marriage September 25, 1889, with Elizabeth Mercer. a daughter of Obed and Ann Mercer. She was four years of age at the time of her mother's death, and was reared by Mrs. W. F. Faas, who gave her a mother's care. She is a woman of handsome appearance and refinement and moves in the best social circles. This union resulted in the birth of three children : Norma, born July is, 1890, who is an accomplished pianist. having in her 14th year been one of three to carry off the honors in a musical recital Genevieve, born September 28, 1892, who is talented in art : and Clementine, born August 7, 1894. The family are members of the Christian Church, of which our subject is a trustee. S. R. FELLOWS. superintendent of the Salem Iron Company. of Leetonia. has been identified with this line of work since the beginning of his business career. He was born at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. and when a lad went with his parents to Youngstown, Ohio. where he attended the public schools and later studied law. He was admitted to the bar at Youngstown but never practiced. Soon after leaving school he accepted a position with the Himrod furnaces in Youngstown. at first having charge of outside work. He was soon afterward made superintendent of the furnaces and continued in that capacity one year. He was next with the Union Coal Company, of Youngstown, and subsequently was with the Andrew & Hitchcock Iron Company as superintendent for 11 years. He afterward served as superintendent of the Iroquois Furnace Company, of Chicago, for one year. In 1899 he came to Leetonia to accept the position of superintendent of the Salem Iron Company, with which he has been since identified. In 1881 Mr. Fellows was joined in marriage with Elizabeth Rudge, a native of Ohio. CHARLES S. JONES. It is often said that in these days of trusts, large combinations of capital and vast enterprises, the young man thrown entirely upon his own resources has little, if any, chance. Ability to do one thing well, combined with energy, tenacity of purpose and a strict adherence to the fundamental principles of right and honesty, will bring a just reward the same as it ever did, as is shown by the career of Charles S. Jones, which is here briefly traced. Probably no one ever began the battle of life more seriously handicapped than he. Mr. Jones was born in London. England, December 7, 1860. and is a son of George and Maria (Shearman) Jones. His father was born in Swansea, Wales. in 1835. and for a period of 25 years drove the Brighton coach in London, where he has lived in retirement during the past 20 years. His wife. who is 69 years of age. was born in London and is a daughter of James Shearman. George Jones and his wife are both members of the Church of England. Charles S. Jones is the second of 17 children born to his parents. The necessities of a large family mule it necessary for him to seek employment very early in life. At the age of to we find him applying for a job in a brush factory, assuring the foreman that he could do anything. He was put to work and when he erred and was corrected showed such willing- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 633 ness to learn that he retained his position. When he reached the age of 14 years, with the :consent of his parents, he was bound out to his employer to serve an apprenticeship of five years at the trade. So well did he make use of his opportunities he was acknowledged at the end of the five years to be the best brush-maker in the factory. During these years he had not been neglecting his physical development, but had made such use of the facilities afforded by the Life Guards' Barracks, which were located near by, that when he had completed his apprenticeship he was able to pass the physical examination for enlistment in the First Life Guards, probably the most rigid examination of the kind in the world. For two and a half years he was a member of Oueen Victoria's body-guard. In 1883 the regiment was sent to Egypt where Mr. Jones participated in three engagements. Upon his return to London, he drifted into one of Moody and Sankey's gospel meetings and there came in contact with influences which were destined to change the whole current of his life. These Christian workers made a profound impression upon his life. He asked an American lady, who had stopped to speak to him about spiritual things, where they all came from, and she replied : "New York.” He hadn't the faintest idea where that place was, never having been to school a day in his life, and she informed him it was in America. He made up his mind he would like to go to a country whence such people came. He secured his discharge from the Life Guards and came to America in the fall of 1884. Here he was directed to a Bible mission in New York City, where he attended evangelical services and determined to lead a Christian life. The superintendent of the mission gave him a letter of introduction to a man named Bradley, one of the largest brush manufacturers in America and with him he remained until 1902, winning recognition as the most expert brush-maker, in the plant, which was the best in this country. He had not been in the plant long before his employer discovered that he could not read and write and. telling him that a man need not remain ignorant in this country, directed him to an evening school. He made immediate application for admission and there pursued his studies for a period of five years, making rapid progress. In 1902 he was persuaded to enter the employ of a brush manufacturer in Pittsburg, who supplied brushes to the potteries in this section. After, 10 or 14 months, Mr. Jones, not being satisfied with his position, determined to locate at East Liverpool, Ohio, and establish himself in business. The obstacles in his way were many. His wife was dead and he had four children to care for. After paying his fare from Pittsburg and the freight on his furniture he had practically nothing left except his tools and knowledge of the business. The first day he called upon a number of potters and from that day to this he has never done any soliciting, the orders for his product now being in excess of his ability to keep up with them. N, hen his former Pittsburg employer learned that he was in business and began to feel the loss of the pottery trade, which was all going to Mr. Jones, he went to the dealers in bristles and supplies and made it impossible for Jones to purchase raw material, even if the orders were accompanied with cash. This became known to one of the buyers for a leading pottery in East Liverpool, and through him the circumstances were related to Mr. Bradley, the early employer, of our subject, who has always proved a true friend. Being one of the largest customers of the wholesale dealers in supplies, he was able to present the matter in such a light that they were anxious to sell Mr. Jones anything he wanted and also eagerly offered favorable terms of credit. Mr. Jones, however, has always refused to buy his materials on time. These details are gone into to show the great obstacles which Mr. Jones has surmounted and that success is possible to anyone who has in him the essential qualities. The first year his sales amounted to more than $3,000 and each succeeding year has seen an increase. He is undoubtedly. the-superior of any other brush maker in the United States. His wide knowledge of materials and of the requirements for the different kinds of brushes enables him to select the kind of bristles best suited to the purpose and to make a brush in such a manner 634 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY that it not only does the work better but wears longer than any other manufactured. This accounts for the fact that he does not have to seek a market for his product, orders coming to him faster than they can be filled. His Christian character shows in his business affairs as he puts his honor into his work. He is conservative to a degree that retards the development of his business, for he could soon have a factory of mammoth proportions which capitalists now stand ready to erect, but he wants absolute control of his product, in order that their high degree of excellence may be maintained. On October 23, 1888, Mr. Jones was joined in marriage with Lottie Dougherty, a daughter of Joseph Dougherty, of New York City. She died June 15, 1898, leaving four children, as follows : Charlotte A.; Florence, who died at the age of 13 years ; Mabel A.; and Henry L. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. On August 26, 1903, he married Laura May, who was born at Wellsville, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 22, 1860. They have one child. Elton. She is a Presbyterian in religious belief, while our subject is a Methodist. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, Foresters of America and American Legion of Honor. ALEXANDER CRUIKSHANK, M. D., C. M., physician and surgeon lately established in the village of Hanover, but since October 1, 1905, a resident and practicing physician of Salem, was born June 12, 1871, at Leeds, Province of Quebec, Canada, and is a son of William and Margaret (Melrose) Cruikshank. Our subject's ancestry can be traced to Scotland and to France. His grandfather, Robert Cruikshank, was born in Scotland and removed to Canada to enter the service of the Hudson Bay Company, in which he continued many years. He had, however, retired and settled at Leeds prior to his death in 188, at the age of 85 years. In Canada he was married to Caroline Glanville Cook, who was a descendant of the old Huguenot family of De Glanville. The parents of Dr. Cruikshank were born in Canada and still reside there. Their family consisted of four children : Caroline, who married Andrew Jamieson, a farmer of Inverness, Quebec, and has four children; Robert, deceased; Alexander, our subject ; and William, who resides at home. Alexander Cruikshank received his primary and also his academic education at Inverness, Quebec. He was graduated from the medical department of McGill University at Montreal in 1895. and then practiced two years at Inverness, going from there to San Marcial, New Mexico, as division surgeon for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company. He continued with that corporation for five years. tilt position affording most valuable experience, and then moved to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. In the spring of 1904 he located in the village of Hanover, Columbiana County, where he continued about a year and a half. removing on October 1. 1905. to the city of Salem. He was very successful in his work at Hanover and it is expected that he will take his place among the most prominent practitioners of medicine of the city where he now makes his home. Dr. Cruikshank has an interesting family. In 1897 he was married at the home of his bride's uncle. William Black, a leading merchant of Coburg, Ontario, to Grace Ethelwyn Black, who is a daughter of Dr. Charles Black. of Pittsburg. They have two children. viz : Charles Lyman, who was born at Inverness, Quebec, in January, 1898: and Kenneth Melrose, who was born at San Marcial, New Mexico. in June. 1902. Dr. and Mrs. Cruikshank are members of the Presbyterian Church. He belongs to the Odd Fellows and the Foresters. CHARLES W. HARRIS. the head of the great label-printing business of Harris & Company, at Salem. is one of the leading men of the northern section of Columbiana County. He was born in 1845; at Salem, and is a son of the late Dr. John and Mary (Trescott) Harris and grandson of Jacob Harris. PAGE - 635 - BLANK PAGE - 636 - PICTURES OF GEORGE FREDERICK AND MRS. SARAH B. FREDERICK AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 637 The Harris family was one well known in Adams County, Pennsylvania, prior to the Revolutionary War, the paternal grandfather's home being in that section of the State during the continuance of the struggle for independence. Jacob Harris subsequently removed to Columbiana County, Ohio, and settled on a farm in the vicinity of Salem, where he resided many years and then located in Stark County, where he died. His son, Dr. John Harris, was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, in 1808, and in 1839 accompanied his parents to Ohio. Shortly afterward he began the study of medicine in the office of Dr. Benjamin Stanton at Salem, and later entered the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati. He practiced medicine at Salem until 1853 and then became interested in dentistry, which he followed until the close of his life. Dr. Harris was a very prominent citizen of Salem, serving many times as its mayor and being identified for years with its educational interests. In religious belief and was a Quaker and was one of the agents of the "Underground Railroad." that mysterious system of transportation by which slaves were assisted to freedom. He married Mary Trescott, a daughter of Samuel C. and Sophia ( Lane ) Trescott. Mr. and Mrs. Trescott were members of the Connecticut colony which settled in the Western Reserve. Ohio. when that section was claimed by Connecticut. Two sons were born to Dr. Harris and wife, viz : Augustus H., who died in January, 1903, and Charles W., the subject of this review. Charles W. Harris was reared and educated at Salem and in early manhood turned his attention to civil engineering and thus became connected with the Pennsylvania Canal, with headquarters at Harrisburg. In 1876 he returned to Salem and in association with his brother, Augustus H.. he purchased a label printing business, which, although established in 1869, up to this time had not been energetically pushed. When Mr. Harris entered into the business, he brought business capacity and progressive spirit and the effects of the same are seen in the great development of this concern until his clients are found all over the United States and in a number of foreign countries. He has now one of the largest industries of its kind in Ohio. He supplies mainly manufacturers and druggists. Mr. Harris is identified with the Republican party but in no sense is a politician, consenting to serve only in those civic offices which advance the communtiy along educational and philanthropic lines. He has been in the City Council frequently, and has been a member of the Board of Health and of the Board of Education. Mr. Harris was married in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Maria Greenawalt, and. they have five children. namely : Mary T., wife of J. F. Layng, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Dixon. member of the firm of Harris & Company; Frank G., a machinist at Salem ; Augustus E., also a machinist ; and Edna E., a student in the Salem High School. The family belong to the Presbyterian Church, in which Mr. Harris has long been an elder. The beautiful family home is situated at No. 31), McKinley avenue, Salem. GEORGE FREDERICK, a retired farmer and well-known citizen of Salem township, resides on a well-improved farm of 20 acres, located in the environs of Leetonia, but also owns a farm of 75 acres in section 3, Salem township. He was born in December, 1832, at Washingtonville, this county, and is a son of Michael Frederick and grandson of Joseph Frederick. Michael Frederick, the father, was one of the pioneers of the southeastern part of Salem township, and became one of the substantial men and respected citizens. George Frederick was reared on his father's farm and obtained his education in the log schoolhouse at Washingtonville; which in his boyhood was the best the place afforded. In youth he learned the mason's trade and worked at that for a number of years prior to engaging in farming. For a considerable period he car, ried on general farming, but for some years. 638 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY has been practically retired. His land is all well improved and very valuable. In 1853 Mr. Frederick was married to Sarah A. Betz, who is a daughter of John Betz, .one of the old pioneers of the county. They :have two sons, viz : John B., who is assistant cashier of the First National Bank, of Leetonia; and Orlando W., who is proprietor of the "Maple Grove Farm" in Salem township. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick also reared a little girl from the age of four years, who is now the wife of Edward Smith, of Columbiana County. For more than a half century Mr. and Mrs. Frederick have been members of the English Lutheran Church. He is a man who commands the universal respect of the community, a man .whose word is as good as his bond. Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick accompany this sketch. A. G. MACKENZIE. formerly mayor of Wellsville, and a citizen of prominence here, has spent the greater part of his life in this, his native place. He is the youngest child of Hon. N. K. Mackenzie, M. D., who is the oldest physician at Wellsville. who has been often referred to in the historical portion of this work. A. G. Mackenzie learned the drug business with William M. Hamilton, of Wellsville, with whom he remained three years and then entered Eastman's Business College, at Poughkeepsie, New York, where he was graduated in 1872. During the following year he taught in the college and then accepted a position in a wholesale drug house in Pittsburg. Later he became bookkeeper for M. L. Miller. wholesale druggist, at Steubenville. Ohio, and subsequently was connected with the house of Collins' Brothers, in the same city. In 1877 he returned to Wellsville and started a retail drug store. at the corner of Main and Ninth streets, which he conducted until 1897, when he sold out to T. A. McIntosh. In 1883 Mr. Mackenzie was elected justice of the peace and has served continuously ever since. In 1884 he was elected mayor of \Wellsville and served two years. He has frequently been chairman of the local Republican committee and has more than once been shown great consideration by his party. From 1896 until 1900 he was deputy State inspector of oils, under Capt. J. B. Lucky, of Toledo, during Governor Bushnell's two terms. He is known as a zealous supporter of the principles of his party and as one ready to work hard in its interests. In 1904 when J. L. McDonald ran as an independent candidate for auditor of Columbiana County, Mr. Mackenzie was chairman of the local committee that advanced Professor Mc- Donald's candidacy, on this occasion taking issue with his party for special reasons. He has served on the School Board for a number of years and has proved himself a useful and public-spirited citizen. In 1882 Mr. Mackenzie was married to Margaret Given, who was a daughter of Joseph Given, of Toronto, Ohio. Mrs. Mackenzie died in 1897, the mother of one son, who died in 1892. Mrs. Mackenzie was a lady of lovely character, whose memory has been tenderly cherished. In addition to his drug business, Mr. Mackenzie has been more or less interested in the oil industry, having a holding in some fairly productive territory. JOSEPH TURNBULL, secretary and manager of the Crockery City Brewing & Ice Company, is one of the leading and responsible business men of East Liverpool. He was born at McKeesport. Pennsylvania. February 26. 1856, and is a son of Joseph and Dorothy (Brack) Turnbull. Joseph Turnbull, father of our subject, was born at Newcastle, England. and died at East Liverpool, Ohio, in 1893, aged 63 years. He grew up a coal miner and was more or less connected with coal interests all his life. When he came to America he lived one year at McKeesport, Pennsylvania. and then removed to Salineville, Ohio. This was in the infancy of our subject and before any railroad line had AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 639 penetrated through this section. The trip was made in a two-horse wagon, which carried the family and household goods. At Salineville Mr. Turnbull became manager of a mine belonging to Joseph Walton and he remained here until 1869 when he removed to a point near Brownsville, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in coal mining on his own account. In 1883 he sold his mine and located in East Liverpool, where until his death he gave his attention to a retail coal business, which he had established in 1875. He was a man who enjoyed the confidence of his fellow-citizens. His good judgment and stability of character made him a useful member of the City Council. to which he was elected as a Republican. For a number of years he belonged to Riddle Lodge, No. 315. F. & A. M. He had the following children : Joseph. our subject, who is the oldest of the family : Marie. wife of T. C. Foster, of East Liverpool ; Dorothea, deceased ; and Sarah. deceased. who was the wife of Dr. 0. D. Shay. of East Liverpool. The mother died in 1888, aged 58 years. Joseph Turnbull attended the public schools in the various towns where the family resided as best suited the father's business. When he came to East Liverpool. he assisted his father in the coal office and succeeded to the business on his father's death. He then broadened his business field by going into the brewery business, becoming the representative of the Schlatter Brewing Company. of Cleveland, and he continued with them until September, 1900. when he became one of the organizers as well as secretary and manager of the company with which he. is now identified. The Crockery City Brewing & Ice Company is successor to the Crockery City Ice Company, which was organized in 1894 with these officers : Philip Morely, president ; G. W. Meredith, treasurer Thomas Cochrane, now deceased. secretary. At that time two artesian wells were sunk and a frame building, which is still in use, was erected. The plant for the manufacture of artificial ice at that time had a capacity of only 15 tons a clay but the business continued to increase until, when the present company was formed. the plant had a capacity of 75 tons a day. In September, 1900, the Crockery City Brewing & Ice Company was organized. It purchased the plant and interests of the old ice company and in the following November erected the present modern plant. The brewery is a substantial five-story brick structure 100 by 71 feet in dimensions, with a capacity of 40,000 barrels of beer per annum. Employment is given to about 45 men during the season and four beer wagons are run and six ice wagons. The original officers were : G. W. Meredith, president ; Joseph Turnbull, secretary and manager, and John Pfeffer, treasurer. The present officers are : S. J. Wainwright, president; G. W. Meredith, treasurer, and Joseph Turnbull, secretary and manager. Mr. Turnbull is regarded as a fine business man, possessing the tact and good judgment which enable him to successfully manage men and the business sagacity which gives him the power to look far ahead and to seize opportunities close at hand. Mr. Turnbull married Ellen Barrett, of Wintersville. Ohio. In politics he is a Republican, and fraternally he is a member of the Elks. JOHN KIPP, a leading agriculturist of Unity township, was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in 1837, and is a son of George Kipp. who settled in Iowa and died in the prime of life at the age of 38 years. Of a family of seven children born to George Kipp but two are now living,—our subject and his sister Barbara, who is the wife of William Floding, of Leetonia. John Kipp came to Unity township when a lad of 12 years and entered the employ of John Smith. a prominent farmer. Mr. Smith had come Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1824, with one George Cook. for whom he worked a number of years. At the same time Dorothy Ulmer, whom he afterwards made his wife. was working for Mrs. Cook. The young people purchased 29 acres of timber land, which he cleared and converted into 640 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY a farm. To this was later added 56 acres, purchased of William Kintner who had entered it. This gave Mr. Smith 85 acres in sections and 12. He was a thrifty, frugal and hardworking man, kind-hearted and ever ready to help a neighbor. Mr. Kipp worked for him 25 years and at employer's death, in 1875, succeeded to the farm upon which he still lives. He has added to this property from time to time until he now has a fine farm of 19; acres, all in one body, located in sections 11, 12 and 13. Mr. Kipp has expended considerable money in improvements on this land, having erected neat, substantial buildings and has but lately put in over 600 feet of tiling. The original buildings, a house and barn of hewed logs, are still standing but have been weather-boarded in order to preserve them. Mr. Kipp was united in marriage with Mary Ann Lemley in 1862. Mrs. Kipp. who was a daughter of Jacob and Rica (Metzger) Lemley, died December 31, 1900. without issue. Mr. Kipp is a director of the First National Bank of East Palestine. Mr. Kipp is a stalwart Democrat and has served as trustee of Unity township for two terms. He is an active politician and belongs to the Democratic Central Committee. He is a member of the Lutheran Church. DAVID SILVERS FIRESTONE. who resides on his well-improved farm in section 2, Fairfield township. belongs to one of the oldest pioneer families of the northern part of the county. He was born October 28, 1840, one mile east of his present home. and is a son of Peter and Sally ( Allen) Firestone. Nicholas Firestone, the paternal grandfather, was one of the earliest settlers in Fairfield township. He was of German paternity and on the maternal side came from an old Quaker family. He was born and reared in Virginia and it is related that he made a journey on foot as far as Tennessee, where he remained a year with his mother. He was married close to the Maryland line to Elizabeth Good and they had these children : Mrs. Kate Christ ; Mrs. Polly Cristy ; Betsey, who married Joseph Hisey : Peter: John ; Henry and Mrs. Susan Clinker. Nicholas Firestone brought his family to Ohio in a covered wagon. arriving in the eastern part of Fairfield township in 1801. This was all a wilderness at the time and the family lived in the wagon until he could cut down forest trees and build a log house. After the death of his first wife, he married the widow Church. formerly a Linn. There was no issue to this union. After this marriage he appears to have moved to the Jonathan Hisev farm. He died just before the War. For many years he had been one .4 the township's leading men, was one of its first trustees and was a great temperance man. very active in the Washingtonian movement. He was survived by a number of his children and by a young woman whom he and his wife had reared, now a Mrs. Harold. Peter Firestone, father of our subject. was born in Fairfield township. June 2, 1802, a son. of Nicholas and Elizabeth ( Good) Firestone. He was twice married, his first wife dying in July. 1830. On February 2, 1831, he married Sally Allen. who was a daughter of David Allen, also a pioneer in Fairfield township. To this union seven children were born, namely : Benjamin, born November 19, 1831, who married and had a family of children : David Silvers. our subject, who was named for the family physician : Levi, deceased born July 4, 1835 ; Mary Ann. wife of Solomon Vollnogle. of New Waterford : Lydia Ann, born October 21, 1838. deceased; Eliza. born June 28, 1843, wife of Peter Smith, of Fairfield township : and Sarah, born July 2, 1845;. deceased. The mother of this family died February 6, 1885. David Silvers Firestone was reared on the home farm spending his boyhood and youth in the enjoyment of better home conditions and school opportunities than were given many of his associates. In early manhood he made a trip to Kansas, in company with his cousin, Abner Allen, in order to enjoy the excellent hunting to be found in that region. It seems strange to recall this incident, for now that AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 641 whole section of the country is covered with every evidence of civilization. Mr. Firestone was in Kansas during the troubled year of 1857 but he took no active part in the political strife in that locality. While in Clay County. however, he was so well pleased with the appearance of the land that he entered a quarter section, one portion for himself and the other for his brother. Later he sold his land to his brother and the property is still owned by the family. Following his marriage, Firestone settled on a farm of 87 acres of choice land in the southeastern part of section 2. Fairfield township, just across the Youngstown and East Liverpool main road, which run by his home. from the homestead entered by his grandfather. The present comfortable home was erected and the grounds attractively laid out in 1870 and some years later the commodious barn was put up. The place little resembles the wild. uncultivated tract that it was when he first located here. Mr. Firestone can with pleasure look over his many improvements and recall the occasion when he cleared this or that field, made the fences, set out the trees and erected the buildings, each year marking progress. He now has one of the most attractive homes in the township. He still makes this his settled home. but all the farming operations are directed by his capable son-in-law, David Walker. During his active years he was an extensive and successful breeder of cattle. hogs and sheep. making a specialty of the last named. He still retains his membership in the Black Top Merino Association, of Washington, Pennsylvania. and the American Shropshire Association. He is probably one of the best judges of stock to be found in the county. On September 26, 1861, Mr. Firestone was married to Sarah A. Armstrong who was born February 28, 1839, and died April 20, 1902. They had four children namely: Allen, a machinist. located at Alliance. Ohio. formerly a resident of Columbiana, who married Ella Seidner and has one daughter.—Eva Dora, who married David Walter and has two children.—Ina May and Goldie Fay: Anna, who married Andrew Dickey, of Louisiana, and has our children.—Florence, Mabel, Ola and Etta; and William, of Columbiana County, who married Bessie Lyon and has four children, Grace, Richard, Walter and David Arthur. Few families in the township are more prominent that the Firestones. MASON CALVERT BEAUMONT, a prominent citizen and representative farmer of Butler township. the owner of a fine farm of 80 acres in section 10, was born February 19, 1831, at Canastota, Madison County, New York. and is a son of James T. and Henrietta (Crampshire) Beaumont. The Beaumont family is a very old one in America and is descended from old Huguenot stock. The father of our subject was born at West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, March 21, 1814, which was his home until 10 years of age when he came, about 1854, to Ohio, later settling on the farm now occupied by his son, where he died in 1893, aged 79 years. His whole life was devoted to agricultural pursuits and he made a specialty of sheep rowing, raising them for breeding purposes. He also was a scientific horticulturist and gave considerable attention to floriculture. He was a great reader and a very well-informed man. His father. James Davis Beaumont, was for many years keeper of the "Whitehall Tavern." at West Chester, Pennsylvania. which was a popular resort for politicians and stockmen. James Davis Beaumont lived to the age of 91 Years and was a man of unusual virility. It is recorded that when he was 80 years old he could crack hickory nuts with his teeth. James T. Beaumont was a Republican in his political sentiments. He was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. The mother of our subject was born March 5, 1818 on a Maryland plantation situated between Washington City and Baltimore, and died at the present farm of our subject in 1893. She was a daughter of Thomas and Caroline (Calvert ) Cramphire. Her father owned 10,000 acres of land and more than 150 642 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY slaves, being one of the typical lords of the manor of those days, keeping open house and welcoming frequently to his board such men as Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. His wife was descended from one of the Calverts who founded the city of Baltimore, one of the proudest old families of wealth and aristocracy in Maryland. Mrs. Beaumont took three of her slaves with her to New York, where she later freed them and became a convert to anti-slavery beliefs at a subsequent date. Our subject is the third child of the family of five born to his parents. the others being: Virginia, of Salem; James D., deceased in 1903, who was an engineer on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway for 15 years; Alexander, a gold and silver miner in California and Arizona ; and Charles O. The last named is a leading business man of Philadelphia, who conducts a large copper sheet works, established by Joseph Ost in 1784. Much of his time prior to engaging in his present business had been spent in the great shipbuilding plant of the Cramps. Our subject was three years old when the family came to Ohio and five years old when they settled north of Salem. In 1861 the family removed to the farm in section to. Butler township, now owned by our subject. His fathers' first purchase was one of 50 acres, his second purchase, one of 30 acres, coining to years later. An old house of hewed logs, built about 1800, stood on the place but the family did not occupy it. The substantial family home was built in 1850. The property is one of the finest in the township and is known as "Locust Farm." For the first 15 years after its purchase it was operated as a sheep farm. hieing stocked with the finest strains brought from New York, having been purchased of Wright's celebrated stock. Then it was converted into a dairy farm and a fine herd of registered Jersey cows has been kept ever since. The product is sold in Salem. Mr. Beaumont was married in 1889 to Leora Welker, who was born at North Jackson. Ohio. Junes, 1855, and is a daughter of Peter Welker, a large merchant and produce man at Jackson before the days of railroads, maintain ing long wagon trains between distant sections and trading extensively in produce and especially in wool. Mr. Beaumont is one of the educated men of his community and is especially well fitted to fill the public offices to which he is so frequently elected. Politically he is a Republican and has served two terms as township treasurer, many years as school director and is a leader in all local affairs. For the past 36 years he has been the leader of the choir of the Presbyterian Church and has frequently served as superintendent of the Sunday-school. GEORGE W. HISCOX. one of the prominent general farmers and stock-raisers of Center township, who owns a well-improved farm of 59 acres in section 25. was born in this township. a half mile north of Lisbon, August 19, 1846. and is a son of John and Mary ( Slug) Hiscox. The father of Mr. Hiscox was born in 1809 at Bradford, England. On the banks of the river Avon, and came to America in 1842 with his wife and five children, settling at Elkton, Columbiana County. Ohio. where he secured work in the woolen-mills. He was a practical man in this line and he leased a woolen-mill on the Columbiana road in Center township, which he operated five years. Subsequently he bought a farm of 100 acres which he cultivated until his death. at the age of 56 years. He married Mary Slug, who was born in England in 1806. also on the banks of the beautiful river Avon. She married again after the death of Mr. Hiscox and died at Hicksville. Defiance County, Ohio. Her children, all born to her first marriage, were as follows : Martha. who married Isaac Reynolds. of Warsaw. Indiana: Elizabeth.' who married Warner Peters, of Center township; James. of Colfax County. Nebraska : Jabez. Who died in young manhood: Joseph, deceased : William, who was drowned while bathing near Lisbon : George W., of this sketch : Susan, who married Jesse Williams, of Lisbon : and John, who resides in Hicksville. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 643 Our subject was reared in Center township, attended the public schools and remained on the home farm until he was 20 years old. He then made a visit to Dodge County, Nebraska, and remained there one year with his brother James. After the death of his father, he returned to the homestead and continued to farm for his mother. In 1874 he bought his present valuable farm which he has greatly improved. erecting excellent buildings and in vesting in fine stock. He is one of the representative agriculturists of the township. In 1873 Mr. Hiscox was married to Cynthia J. Trunick, who was born in Center township. Columbiana County. Ohio. and is a daughter of John and Elizabeth ( Eaton) Trunick, who were born in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Hiscox have five children. namely : Albert. of Center township ; Orville C.. living at home: Florence. who married Roy Gilmore. of Madison township. Columbiana County ; and Ira and Carl, who live at home. JOHN W. SHOOK. for many years proprietor of the tannery in Unity village. which was established as early as 1843 or 1844, is now retired from that business and conducts a farm of 40 acres in Unity township. He is one of the substantial citizens of the village, where he still has numerous business interests. Mr. Shook was born at Middlesex, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Charles and Margaret (Brooks) Shook. and grandson of John Shook. who was a soldier during the War of 1812. John Shook was located near Youngstown. Ohio. in Mahoning County, at a time when the country was sparsely settled and Indians roamed about over the land. He lived there until his death, engaged in farming, although in early life he followed the trade of a ship carpenter. which he had learned in his native country, Germany. His marriage with Annie Wilson. a lady of Irish parentage. resulted in the following offspring : Charles, Calvin. Hazel, Martin. Rachel and Mary, all of whom grew to maturity. Charles Shook was reared on a farm near Middlesex, Pennsylvania, and at an early date learned the trade of a tanner under his uncle,. Dr. Mitchelltree. He came to Unity village in 1853, and was thereafter connected with the tannery and shoe manufactory until his retirement from active business in 1873. He was identified with the tannery of William Hoffstott and J. Young, who also conducted a general store, and he later engaged in business for himself, tanning leather and manufacturing shoes. At one time there were as high as 20 shoemakers in Unity, and their output was sufficient for the whole county. When Charles Shook assumed, charge of the business, he shipped the output to Pittsburg and other distant points. Upon quitting this business, he retired to a farm adjoining the village, where he thereafter resided until his death in 1883. He was married to Margaret Brooks. who was born at Cape May and died in Youngstown in 1899. This union was blessed with the following offspring : Sarah. deceased, who was the wife of Dr. E. Greenamyer ; Annie, wife of Oliver Heck : Louise. deceased, who was the wife of Dr. McDonald ; Rachel ; John W. ; Elizabeth. wife of D. C. King; Frank: Eliza, wife of Peter Bower, of Allegheny. Pennsylvania : and Charles. John W. Shook was 15 months old when his parents moved from Middlesex, Pennsylvania, to Unity township. Columbiana County, Ohio, and here he was reared to maturity. He attended public schools and at an early date learned the trade of a tanner in the tannery of his father, which was established about 1843 as aforesaid. He succeeded his father as proprietor of this tannery. which he conducted with uninterrupted success until his retirement in recent years. He grew up with the business. learning it in all its details, and it was this thorough intimacy with the business which enabled him to achieve business success. He has a farm of 40 acres in Unity township, which he supervises and is interested in the Unity telephone line. Mr. Shook was united in marriage with Miss A. Martin. a daughter of Elijah Martin, who was of one of the pioneer families of the 644 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY county. Three children have been born to them: Clark S. and W. W., who are tanners by trade: and 0. D. All are well educated and holding responsible positions. Mr. Shook :has been considerably interested in local politics and has served about to years as school trustee. also io years as township trustee. He frequently has been chosen delegate to county conventions. ELI HARMAN a prosperous farmer of Unity township, owns a valuable farm of 227 acres in section It. He comes of a prominent old family of this township, and is held in the highest esteem by his fellow-citizens. He is now living a retired life. Mr. Harman was born on the old home farm in Mahoning County. Ohio. and is a son of Solomon and Leah (Mellinger ) Harman. and grandson of John Harman. who took up a section of land in Mahoning County, Ohio. Solomon Harman located in Beaver township. Mahoning County, at the same time as his parents, and lived there until 1849. when he came to Unity township. Columbiana County, purchasing the Eyster place. which consisted of a little more than 109 acres and was partially improved. There was an old log building on the place and into this he moved with his family. As time went on he made many improvements on the place. He lived here until his death in 1872. his wife having preceded him some years. They were the parents of 10 children, of whom a daughter. Elizabeth (Mrs. Jehu Chipper), resides in Unity township. and Daniel lives in Greene township. Maiming County. Eli Harman was reared on the home farm and has always followed farming. Upon the death of his father, he purchase, the interests of the other heirs to the home farm. and kept it until he transferred it to his son. Aaron Calvin Harman. in whose name it still stands. Our subject's farm of 227 acres in Unity township is well improved and under a high state of cultivation. He is a trustee of Unity township. has served as assessor and has always worked for the advancement of his home community. He has served on the School Board and is a director of the First National Bank, of East Palestine. In politics, he is a stanch Democrat. Eli Harman was married to Mary Elwonger, who died leaving one son, Oliver, who is a core-maker at Leetonia. He subsequently married Louise Floor and to them was born one son, namely : Aaron Calvin. who was married December 22. 1891 to Ida Strawheeker, a sister of Samuel Wilhelm Strawheeker of Unity township and a daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Wilhelm) Strawheeker : they have two sons. Gaylord and Milton. Eli Harman. after the death of his second wife. married his sister-in-law. Elizabeth C. Floor. and they have one son. Clarence Edwin. who was married November 10. 1903. to Anna Shaffer. a daughter of Albert Shaffer. of Unity township; they have an infant son.—Audis Raymond Willard. HILL A. TOLERTON. proprietor of the popular summer resort. "Tolerton Park" and the owner of 179 acres of the most valuable land in Perry township. which is situated in sections 1 and 12, a part being within the city limits of Salem, is one of the best known men of his locality. Mr. Tolerton was born on this beautiful farm, May 31, 1847, and is a son of Hill and Lucy Mary (Warner ) Tolerton. James Tolerton, the grandfather of Hill A., was born in County Antrim, Ireland, and came to America with wife and two children, making a home in Columbiana County, Ohio, where three more children were born, the family being as follows: Alexander, a physician: Robert, Hill, Ann and William. Hill Tolerton. father of Hill A. was born at Salem, in a house on West Main street which is still standing in 1812, and spent the whole of a long, useful and honorable life in Perry township. dying at the age of 80 years. When he invested in property here, the whole country was covered with a heavy growth of timber. He began life in a log cabin but be- PAGE - 645 - BLANK PAGE - 646 - PICTURE OF GEORGE E. SEBRING AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 647 fore he died he erected the stately mansion ow occupied by his son, which he built on an legation overlooking the city of Salem and miles of rich farming land. This delightful ome is approached through a long avenue of ne shade trees and is one of the most comfortable as well as attractive rural homes in he county. He was reared in the Quaker faith but he married a Methodist and then united with that religious body. He married, first, Lucy Mary Warner. who was born at Canfield. no. and died in Perry township aged 56 years. Mr. Tolerton married, second, Mrs. Rebecca A. (Whetmore) Wheeler. who still survives and resides with our subject. The latter is one of a family of nine children, four of whom died in infancy, the survivors being: James J., of Iowa : Fannie, wife of Alexander McCleary, of Indianapolis, Indiana : Oscar O., of Iowa : Hill A. : and Elihu W., of Toledo. Ohio. Hill A. Tolerton has always lived on the beautiful farm which he now owns. Formerly he devoted it to extensive stock interests. mainly sheep raising. keeping some 500 head. This he lrs reduced to about so head of sheep with a corresponding number of other high grade stock. For the past 12 years he has utilized 35 acres as a park and summer resort, spending a large amount of money in its improvement. The natural growth of sugar maple, oak, poplar and chestnut trees still stand in all their strength and beauty and he has added an artificial lake, which covers two and a half acres and is fed by springs. Boats are provided and it is a very popular resort during- the heated season. In the winter it is Converted into an ice field, a profitable business in this line haying been conducted by Mr. Tolerton's sons for the past four years. sales being made in Salem. Mr. Tolerton finds his time fully occupied in looking after his large property interests, when not overseeing his farm operations. He owns two valuable business blocks in Salem, one of these located opposite the First National Bank Building and another opposite the Metzger Hotel, and six residences in fine renting localities. Mr. Tolerton was married in 1875 to Florence E. Johnson, who was born April 1, 1853, in Massachusetts, but accompanied her father. William Johnson, when he moved his family to Iowa when she was eight years old. They have had six children : William W. ; Raymond, deceased at the age of seven years: Charles; Earl August, deceased at the age of 13 years, Lucy and Percy L. Miss Lucy Thiel-toil is a graduate of the Salem High School. the valedictorian of the class of 1905. GEORGE E. SEBRING one of the founders of the young city of Sebring in Mahoning County, Ohio, a leading factor in the greater number of its manifold industries and president of The Oliver China Company, was born at East Liverpool, Ohio. February 13, 1859, and is a son of George and Elizabeth A. (Larkins) Sebring. The father was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. and the mother in the city of Pittsburg. They live retired at Sebring, surrounded by every luxury their devoted children can provide. George E. Sebring is the second son and child of his parents' family of 10 children, the others being : Oliver H.. president of The French China Company, of Sebring: Elsworth H.. of The French China Company, of Sebring; Joseph H.. who died aged 27 years : Frederick E.. president of The Limoges China Company, of Sebring; Frank A., president of The Sebring Pottery Company and vice-president of The Limoges China Company ; Eva. twin sister of Frank A., wife of Rev. J. H. Norris, of Pittsburg; William H., accidentally killed in 1904; Emma, wife of C. J. Albright. secretary of The Sebring Pottery Company: and Charles, a twin brother of Emma. who died aged five years. From the age of 15 years our subject, George E. Sebring. has been associated with pottery interests. He started to work in the old Agner and Foutts pottery in East Liverpool, nt turning jiggers. the work then being done by hand. at a salary of $2 a week. and worked on up through every department until he became foreman of the Knowles. Taylor Knowles 648 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY clay-shops at East Liverpool, where he continued until he entered into partnership with his brothers in the purchase of the Agner and Foutts pottery. To him was assigned the offices and duties of president and general manager of the business and he continued until 1893, when he was released in order to assume the management of the East Palestine Pottery Company. at East Palestine, under a contract of five years. This plant was in rather bad repute when Mr. Sebring took charge, having failed some eight or ten times in the preceding 15 years, but with his practical methods he soon had it on a paying basis and it became one of the most successful potteries in this section. As his methods continued to be observed, it is still a valuable plant. Mr. Sebring's successful management of this plant secured him the confidence of the citizens of East Palestine and during his last year there under contract they presented him with a bonus of $25,000 to build there a new pottery plant, which he had .in contemplation. With this encouragement he did so. erecting the plant and forming The Ohio China Company and successful conducted it until his interests became centered at Sebring. He then disposed of this plant to East Palestine people, leaving it in a prosperous condition and this prosperity continues. largely on account of Mr. Sebring's methods being still employed. During his residence at East Palestine he still continued his financial interest with his brothers at East Liverpool, ami his Lrotl,er. Frank H.. was also interested with him at East Palestine. - In 1899 the brothers organized The Sebring Land Company, and our subject. on account of his superior executive ability was relieved of other duties and delegated to build the town of Sebring. It is a very interesting story of how. within 48 hours, he managed to close deals for 18 farms aggregating 1,000 acres of land in the Mahoning Valley, for which he paid. on an average, $38 per acre. The business interests of Salem on the west and Alliance on the east. both large manufacturing centers. opposed the establishment of an industrial town between, so that Mr. Sebring did not wait until their opposition took form, but made his plans secure before the locality at large was aware of the new project. The ultimate purchase embraced 2,000 acres of land, a town was platted and on celebrating its sixth anniversary in June, 1905, most wonderful results were shown. In the establishing of the various utilities necessary for the operation of a prosperous community. George E. Sebring's efforts have been of a very valuable nature. He was president and secretary of The Sebring Land Company he organized the Sebring Water Works and put in a water supply and subsequently sold it to the Mellens, Pittsburg bankers, who, now have an interest of $75,000 in it. He also organized the Sebring Electric Light & Power Company and this he sold to Pittsburg capitalists. It was through his efforts that the Farmers' Manufacturing Company. with their specialty of feed cutters. an artificial-stone plant and electrical repair shops. located at Sebring, and he assisted in the organization of the Torrent Pump Company, which has been in operation for four rears and organized the Sebring Forging Company. In the erection of churches. of which the city can boast four, he was very active, and was instrumental in the erection of the present two large school buildings and in arranging for accommodations for each an I all organizations which the rapidly growing population required. His energies have been untiring and much credit is due him personally for the success of the great enterprise. In December, 1902, the various holding the brothers, then in combination, had grown of so much importance, that it was decided that individual interests amt the prosperity of the town would be better preserved if each brother would assume the personal supervision of a branch of the business. George E. Sebring took charge of The Oliver China Company, whick established the first pottery built in the town, which has never been closed down since its fires were first built. It has six ware and six decorating kilns. employs 250 hands and manufactures a full line of table and toilet ware, making a specialty of fancy and highly decorated ware. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 649 At one time in the development of their interests here, the four brothers decided upon buiding a street car line to connect Sebring with Alliance by trolley and as they were about to form a company to carry out the idea, a financier from Cleveland came to them with the promise of building a through line from Canton to Salem if they would drop their negotiations. Finally the Stark Electric Railroad was completed, a finely equipped line which gives hourly service with Canton, Salem and other adjacent points. Although stupendous business interests have claimed so much of his time. Mr. Sebring has found opportunity for some recreation and in 1896 he made a foreign tour, during which he visited Europe, Egypt and Africa, enjoying a trip to Palestine and all through the Holy Land. He owns a fine home at Rock Ledge, Florida, on the Indian River, where he has a productive orange grove, and he spends the greater part of the severe winter weather there. He was a hearty worker in the Methodist Church for many years in East Palestine and East Liverpool, and has built a magnificent church at Sebring, at an outlay of $16,000. He has always been deeply concerned on the temperance question, although not an adherent of the Prohibition party, and in the foundling of this town it was his judgment that made necessary contracts which forever will prevent the establishing of saloons to mar the peace, plenty and happiness of one of the most attractive and cleanly towns of the State. It gives him great pleasure to be assured that Sebring presents the appearance to the stranger of being the best and most moral town in Ohio. He has also given great thought to the schools and is a director of Mount Union College. Mr. Sebring was married, first, in 1882, to Annie L. Harrison, who was born at East Liverpool, Ohio. and was a daughter of George and Margaret ( Wood ) Harrison. who were among the English pioneers who came to East Liverpool and engaged in the pottery industry. Mr. Harrison died at East Liverpool but his widow still survives and resides at Sebring. Mrs. Sebring, a most estimable lady, widely known and much beloved for her many charities died at East Palestine. August 5, 1895. the mother of two children : H. Orvel and Ethel Marie. The former was born in East Liverpool, August 17, 1883. He passed through the common and high schools. enjoyed two years at Mount Union College and three years at Harvard University. In June, 1904, he graduated there in a class of 600, being one of so to receive honors and one of the five Ohio graduates to be given the degree of B. A. He is a practical potter possessing the democratic American ideas which made him, during vacations. don the potter's overalls and go into his father's works and learn the business from the very bottom. He owns stock and when he went into business was assistant manager of The Oliver China Company, under his father, but in six months he became manager and his. father now is assistant. In every way he is capable. Soon after graduation he was married to Elsa Roderus, of East Palestine, who is a daughter of Henry Roderus who has been the leading grocer there for the past 30 years. The daughter, Ethel Marie. was born at East Palestine. December 8, 1893, and is still attending school. Mr. Sebring was married, second, on February 16, 1897, to Cora H. Harris who was born in Pittsburg but accompanied her parents to Columbiana County in childhood. She is a highly cultured lady, a graduate of the Ohio University. They have three children,. viz.: Leland H.. born December 8, 1897. deceased April 9, 1901 : George E., Jr.. born September 30, 1902, at Sebring. Ohio: and. Paine Murry, born at Rock Ledge. Florida, March 28, 1904. Mr. Sebring owns one of the handsomest homes in Sebring. His portrait accompanies this sketch. GILES McGREGOR, who is the oldest retail lumber merchant at Wellsville, as well as one of the city's most esteemed citizins, was born in the. city of New York. August 27, 1828, and is a son of John and Margaret ( McBane) McGregor. The parents of Mr. McGregor were both