AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1025 ward left home. Andrew J. Ault spent his early manhood in the California mines and tested both placer and hydraulic methods. Afterward he went into the cattle business in Mono County. While in California he was first married, his wife being Miss Mary Weaver and she and their four children are all deceased. In 1871 Mr. Ault returned to the East and in the latter part of that year established a mercantile business at what was then a railroad crossing bearing the name of Brown's Station and he was appointed ticket agent and express agent here and had a large amount of business to attend to even at that early day. Later the station became Jeddo post-office and he was made postmaster and continued in all these offices for a number of years and continued as postmaster after the growing town was renamed Costonia, and at the present time of writing, 1910, his wife holds this government office. Mr. Ault has acceptably filled numerous offices of responsibility in township and county. For two years he was a member of the board of infirmary directors of Jefferson County and for a number of years served as a director of the Special School District No. 2 and during a part of this time was clerk of the board. He has always been identified with the Republican party. Mr. Ault married for his second wife, Miss Eva Henry, a daughter of the late Joshua Henry, an old-tithe resident of Steubenville, and they have two children, a son and a daughter : Leroy H., who is general manager for the Jefferson Plantation Company, in Mexico ; and Margaret A., who lives at home. Mr. Ault is a leading member of Bray's Methodist Episcopal Church in Island Creek Township, in which he is serving as a class leader, trustee and treasurer and formerly was Sun day-school superintendent. DAVID HENRY ENGLAND, Justice of the Peace and one of Cross Creek Township's best known citizens, resides on his farm of sixteen acres, which is situated on the town line of Wintersville, Ohio. He was born in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, May 4, 1849, and is a son of David and Elizabeth (McGrew) England, and a grandson of Isaac England and Finley and Deborah (Blackburn) McGrew. David England was one of Cross Creek Township,s most respected citizens. His father, Isaac England, had settled here in early times and David was born in 1809, on the farm on which his death occurred, in 1901. He followed an agricultural life exclusively. His widow survives and resides at Wintersville. David England left an estate of 136 acres to his family. He was a .Democrat during the earlier part of his life but later became a Republican. In his religious connection he was a Methodist and reared his family in that faith. David Henry England attended the common schools in Cross Creek Township more or less regularly until he was seventeen years of age, after which he devoted himself to farming for thirty years. From boyhood he had possessed a natural knack in the handling of tools and in working in wood and after partially retiring from farm activities, Mr. England began to work as a carpenter and has done a large amount of creditable construction and still works at that trade as his official duties permit. He is one of the three survivors of his parents' family, the others being: Elma J. and W. L., the latter of whom is a physician who is engaged in practice at Jewett, Ohio. Those deceased were: Isaac N., who was a veteran in the Federal Army during the Civil War when he was stricken with illness from which he died after .reaching home; Deborah M., who was the wife of Stephen Morton; Oliver M.; and John B., Who was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church. On December 17, 1875, Mr. England was married .to Miss Caroline D. Porter, a daughter of Clinton and Margaret Jane (Ramsey) Porter. They were farmers in Cross Creek Township where both died and their burial was in Island Creek 1026 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY Township. Of their children, Mrs. England was the first born, the others being : Anna, deceased, who was the wife of Edward Maxwell; Serepta, deceased, who was the wife of Jefferson Fryer; and Norello, deceased, who was the wife of Charles Hartup. Mr. and Mrs. England have had four children : Clyde ; William C., who is deceased ; Frederick, who married Ninetta Grim ; and Elma J. The family belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics Mr. England is a Republican. He has filled numerous township offices, serving on the school board for twelve years and now very acceptably filling the office of Justice of the Peace. JAMES A. GROVES, proprietor of the Unionport Flour Mills, at Unionport, Ohio, and a trustee of Wayne Township, Jefferson County, was born in Salem Township, January 19, 1854, and is a son of John and Ellen (Clomen) Groves. John Groves was born in Franklin County, Ohio, where his father had settled after the close of his service as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. In early manhood John Groves came to Jefferson County and settled in Salem Township where he learned the blacksmith trade with a brother, and he followed the same during his active years, later engaging also in farming. He died in Harrison County when aged about eighty years. He married Ellen Clomen, who was a native of Pennsylvania. James A. Groves attended the Salem Township schools and gave assistance to his father until his marriage. He worked at carpentry and odd jobs until 1880, when he came to Unionport, where he has become a leading citizen. During the first two years here he worked as journeyman carpenter, and then until 1903 as a bridge builder on the Panhandle Railroad, for about twelve years of this time being foreman. He was engaged in this work in 1884, when the Ohio river reached the greatest height of which there is any record, and Mr. Groves was on continuous duty from a Thursday morning until the following Saturday at midnight, without rest. He upon one oc casion, at a later period, was working on the bridge at New Comerstown, when he was knocked into the turbulent water below. He swam against the stream and got within reach of two of his fellow workmen, who hauled him out. In 1903 he became connected with the flour mill business and is now proprietor of the Unionport Flour Mills, a very important business enterprise of this section. He manufactures high grade winter wheat flour and corn meal and feed. In large measure he is a self-made man, having been independent as far as financial assistance is concerned, from early youth. In August, 1874, Mr. Groves was married to Miss Flora B. Krider, who was born in Salem Township, Jefferson County, and two children were born to them: Maggie B., who is the wife of Jesse A. Polen, and they have three children—Harold D., Ella Marie, and Charles A., and they live in Unionport, Ohio ; and Ora E., who is deceased. Mr. Groves is a member of the Christian Church at Unionport. He is a Republican in his political views and has served in township offices at times, having been assessor of Unionport Precinct, Wayne Township, and in the fall of 1909 was elected township trustee for a term of two years. GEORGE B. STERLING, who is a representative b usiness citizen of Steubenville, engaged in the hardware line, was born in this city August 28, 1850; and is a son of James and a grandson of. Hugh Sterling. Hugh Sterling, who was a native of Ireland, settled at Steubenville in its very early days. Here his son, James Sterling, was born, and the latter became a leading merchant of the city. George B. Sterling attended school at Steubenville until the spring of 1863, when he was twelve years old. When the April vacation came he disappeared from home and when discovered, was found to be an enlisted private in Company B, Thirty- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1027 Fifth Mass. V. I. He served bravely until the close of the war and witnessed the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox. He returned home in June, 1865, and then, after completing his school studies, went to Philadelphia, and worked for his uncle, John Cochran, in a wholesale notion house. He then returned and was engaged in a grocery business for five years, afterwards accepting a position as agent for the Adams Express Company, which position he held for twenty-seven years. He then resigned to enter the Steubenville Hardware and Supply Company as one of the incorporators, in 1902 becoming its secretary. Always deeply interested in public matters, Mr. Sterling has served acceptably in office, elected on the Republican ticket, and during his two terms as a member of the Board of Education, many improvements were brought about in the public schools. His excellent qualities as a citizen and as a business man, have made him a valuable member of the board of Infirmary directors for Jefferson County, and in every other connection he also commands the respect of his fellow citizens. In 1877 Mr. Sterling was married at Steubenville to Miss Emma Hamilton, a daughter of Archibald Hamilton, a merchant of this city, and they have three sons : Samuel M., who is bookkeeper for McGowan Bros., wholesale grocers ; Walter C., who is secretary of the Steubenville Pottery Company; and Archie C., who is in the purchasing department of the La Belle Iron Works. Mr. Sterling and family are members of the United Presbyterian Church. R. H. RUSSELL, city engineer of Toronto, Ohio, with offices in the Windsor Hotel Block, is a graduate of both civil and mining engineering schools and is well known professionally in both Ohio and Pennsylvania. He was born at South Wales, near Buffalo, Erie Co., N. Y., February 7, 1879, and is a son of Miller F. and Esther Irene (Barber) Russell, both of whom still reside at Buffalo, N. Y., where the father is a carpenter and contractor. R. H. Russell was educated at South Wales and East Aurora, N. Y., graduating from the High School at the latter place when seventeen years of age. He had already made some progress in the study of engineering, in the previous year having taken a correspondence course and also studied at night with a private tutor, at Buffalo. At the time the Lakeside Cemetery, situated about ten miles from Buffalo, was being laid out and arranged for its purpose, Mr. Russell secured employment under the contractor and served two years as assistant engineer and two years as chief engineer, beginning his professional work here when but eighteen years of age and becoming chief of construction before he had reached his majority. After the satisfactory completion of this large contract, he went to Buffalo and there entered the employ of the Lehigh Valley Railroad on the construction of the terminal, and about nine months later he was transferred to Sayre, Pa. He continued in the employ of the same road on the maintenance of way, and from there came to Toronto, in 1902. For five years he was with A. G. White and for two years was with Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co., as a civil engineer in charge of construction on the electric street railway from Steubenville, Ohio, to Rochester, Pa., while it was in course of construction and during that time made his headquarters at East Liverpool, Ohio. In September, 1909, he opened his office at Toronto. He has additional interests, being manager of the U. S. Specialty Co., the factory of which is located at New Brighton, Pa. Mr. Russell married Miss Hettie J. McCurdy, at Toronto, Ohio, and they have one son, George McCurdy. The father of Mrs. Russell was the late James McCurdy, formerly a prominent attorney at Steubenville, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Russell are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Toronto. He is a 32nd Degree Mason and belongs to the Blue Lodge at Toronto, 1028 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY the Lodge of Perfection at Steubenville and the Consistory at Cleveland. He is identified. also with the Modern Woodmen of America at South Wales, N. Y. WILLIAM E. HENDERSON, one of Smithfield Township's substantial and representative citizens, residing on a valuable farm of 220 acres and also owning a farm of 120 acres which lies farther south, was born on the former property, January 3, 1850. His parents, were Robert and Margaret (White) Henderson. Robert Henderson was born in Ireland, in 1802, and was two years old when his parents, Robert Henderson and wife, brought him to America. It was the older Robert Henderson who secured a section of Government land in Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, for which he paid $1.75 per acre, this being in 1814. Mr. Henderson can recall his grandfather telling of the state of wilderness that the country was then in. Dangerous streams had to be forded and a clearing cut through the forest before the team could make its way through with the wagon that had transported the family from Pennsylvania. Grandfather Henderson had a large family and many sons and all but two of these, Robert and Alexander, pressed farther west when they reached manhood. The sons who remained assisted the father .to develop the farm and Robert spent his life on it, his death occurring in 1872. He married Margaret White, who was born near Fernwood, Ohio, in 1811, and died February 6, 1876. They had six children : Eleanor, Richard MT., Robert F., Margaret, William Elliott and Eliza Jane, all of whom are deceased except William Elliott. The eldest daughter was the wife of W. H. Barkhurst. William Elliott Henderson has spent his life amidst the old familiar surroundings. From boyhood he has been accustomed to farm details and long before he reached manhood had mastered those problems of farming and stock raising which mark the difference between success and failure in agricultural life. Through careful cultivation and equally careful breeding, both his fields and herds have abundantly rewarded him. On June 25, 1907, Mr. Henderson was married to Miss Isabella Smith, a daughter of George W. and Deborah Smith. In politics, Mr. Henderson is a stanch Democrat. JERRY NEVILLE, a prominent contractor who makes a specialty of street paving, sidewalks, concrete bridges, etc., is secretary of the Board of Trade of Mingo Junction and has been a resident of this thriving little city since 1901. He was born on a farm in Fayette County, Ohio, and is a son of Morris and Margaret (Campbell) Neville. Morris Neville was born and reared in Ireland and at the age of seventeen came to this country and located for a short time at Springfield, Ohio, but subsequently lived on a farm in Fayette County, Ohio, for a few years, and also for a time in Madison County, Ohio. He then located in London, Ohio, where he followed general contracting some years and is now living in retirement there, being now seventy years of age. His marriage with Margaret Campbell, who died January 5, 1909, aged seventy-three years, resulted in the birth of the following children : Jerry, the subject of this record; Edward; Charles, who is a contractor at Mingo Junction ; Mary; Arthur, who died aged thirty-four years; Elizabeth, who is a milliner of Mingo Junction, and Morris A., who is superintendent of the P. & E. Division of the Big Four Railroad. Jerry Neville was reared on the farm and attended the public schools of London, Ohio, and also spent two terms at the Catholic schools. In early manhood he engaged in teaming and later took entire charge of his father's business. In 1901, after the latter retired from business our subject came to Mingo Junction, where he has since followed contracting, as mentioned above. Mr. Neville is the owner of a tract of 100 acres of farm land in Madi- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1029 son County, Ohio, and with his wife is also interested in considerable real estate at Follansbee, W. Va., and at Mingo Junction, Ohio. Mr. Neville was married February 2, 1903, to Mrs. Minnie (Hall) McGrew, who was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Henry and Mary (Carey) Hall, who were early settlers of Jefferson County. Her marriage with Alexander McGrew resulted in the following issue : Mary, who is the wife of Edward Triplet, has one child, Minnie ; George ; Eva; and Martha McGrew. Mr. and Mrs. Neville have one daughter, Margaret. The religious connection of the family is with the St. Agnes Catholic Church. Politically, he is a Democrat, and has served two years in the Mingo Council. HARRY WOODS, proprietor of the Woods Valve and Machine Company and superintendent of the steam fitting, hydraulic and water departments of the La Belle Iron Works, is a substantial and reliable citizen of Steubenville, Ohio, where he has been located during the past nine years. Mr. Woods was born in Sweden in 1866, and was nineteen years of age when he came to the United States, first locating in New York City, where he spent eleven months. From there he went west to Minneapolis, Minn., where he worked in a stone quarry for a time, then went to North Dakota, where he was for a brief period in the employ of the Great Northern Railroad. He next went to Duluth, Minn:, where he, for nine years, engaged in steam fitting and machine work. From there he moved to Pittsburg, thence about ten months later to Cleveland, where he was an employee of the American Wire and Steel Company, and then to Sharon, Pa., where he was with the National Steel Company. About the year 1901, Mr. Woods located at Steubenville and became identified with the La Belle Iron Works as superintendent of the steam fitting, hydraulic and water departments, in which capacity he has since served with marked efficiency. He is the head of the Woods Valve and Machine Company, which manufactures hydraulic operating valves for controlling high pressure, of which Mr. Woods is inventor and patentee. He has made rapid progress in a business way since coming to this country, having worked his way to the front through hard work and persevering effort. He stands high in the community. In 1888 Mr. Woods was married to Miss Allie Wolstead of Minnesota, and they have four children, Helma, Leonard, Arthur and May. Religiously, he and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Fraternally, he is a member of Steubenville Blue Lodge, No. 45, F. & A. M.; Steubenville Commandery, No. 11, K. T.; ahd Aladdin Shrine, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Columbus, Ohio. JOSIAH J. CRAWFORD, a citizen of Toronto, Ohio, of which city he has been a member of the council for more than a decade and has proved faithful and efficient in guarding its best interests, for the past twenty years, has been extensively engaged in oil operating in Jefferson County. He was born in Knox Township, May 23, 1852, and is a son of John and Ruth A. (Sapp) Crawford, both of whom were also born in Jefferson County. John Crawford was a son of Josiah Crawford, who was of Irish parentage but was born in Maryland. The latter was one of the very early settlers near Sugar Grove in Knox Township. John Crawford spent his entire life in Jefferson County, where he died in 1870. He was a successful farmer and stockman and was widely known. He married in early manhood and, although he died in his forty-seventh year, he left a large family. Of his ten children the following survive : Annie, who is the wife of George W. McCoy, of Portland,. Ore.; James W., who lives in Wamego, Kan.; Josiah J., of Toronto ; Sadie, who is the widow of J. H. Roberts, of Knights-town, Ind.; John N., who lives in Jefferson County; Orlando Y., who is in business at 1030 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY Toronto ; Sylvester V., whose home is a Steubenville; and Joseph S., who lives a Toronto. Josiah J. Crawford grew to manhood or the homestead in Knox Township and after attending public schools near home; went to Zanesville, where he took a com-mercial course in Small,s Business College In 1882 he came to Toronto and embarked in the mercantile business which he con-tinued for many years and at the same time was interested in the horse industry, which included the importing of draft horses from Canada. He then turned a large part of his attention to operating in oil and maintains his office on Market Street, Toronto. He is considered one of the ablest business men of the place. Mr. Crawford married Miss Clara Skelley, a daughter of Alexander Skelley and a granddaughter of one of the pioneer settlers of Jefferson County. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Toronto, of which. he is a trustee. He is a prominent Mason, be-longing to the Chapter and Commandery at Steubenville, and also to the Scottish Rite Branch, while he is attached to the Blue Lodge at Toronto. In. politics he is a Republican. DAVID M. SCOTT, a prominent citizen of New Alexandria, Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and president of the school board, owns a valuable farm of 181 acres, on which he was born, August 24, 1841. His parents were Andrew and Jane (Thompson) Scott. Andrew Scott was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and accompanied his father, James Scott, to Jefferson Coun-ty, who purchased the present farm Janu-ary 22, 1811, securing his deed from the original owner, a man named Wilson, who was from Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The land at that time was heavily wooded and little improving had been attempted but James Scott cleared it off and devel-oped a good farm. Andrew Scott entered the Methodist ministry in early manhood and served in different charges for ten years when his voice failed and he then went on the farm with his father and spent his subsequent life here. He married Jane Thompson, who is also deceased and both were buried in the New Alexandria ceme-tery. They had the following children: Weslel and William, both of whom are deceased ; Elizabeth, who is the widow of H. C. Welday ; James, who is deceased; Thomas, living in New Jersey now was a missionary in India for forty years ; Mary, who is the widow of S. B. -Warren; David M.; Clark, who is deceased ; Isabel, who is the wife of Dr. S. L. Jepson ; and Carrie, who is the widow of Clark McCann. David M. Scott attended school in Cross Creek Township from early boyhood until he was twenty years of age but only for a few months in the winter seasons, the sum-mers being given to work on the farm. Like many other young men, when the Civil War was precipitated, he thought long and seriously over the various issues involved and finally decided to offer his services for the preservation of the Union. On August 11, 1862, he entered the Union army in which he remained until his honorable dis-charge on June 28, 1865, having been de-tained for some time in a hospital in order that his terrible injury which resulted in the loss of his right arm, might be attended to. This injury was received at Benton-ville, N. C., which was the last battle in which General Sherman's forces met with serious opposition. Previously Mr. Scott had escaped wounding although he had been in many hard fought battles, including Perryville, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek and Chickamauga. He is not only a first class farmer but is a leading citizen. In politics he is a Republican and for four years served as township treas-urer and for many years has been a mem-ber of the school board, of which public body be is now president. Mr. Scott was married October 2, 1872, to Miss Mary E. Clancy, a daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Brainard) Clancy, the former of whom was a minister in the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1033 Methodist Episcopal Church. The children of Charles Clancy and wife were : Frank ; Lavina, wife of Edgar Hook; Lula, who married William Nachtried ; and Mary E., wife of David M. Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Scott have these children : Louis ; Georgia, who is the wife of Joseph Linton ; Bertha, who is the wife of Carl Armstrong; Ellwood Andrew and Warren. Mr. Scott and family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church and he is president of the board of trustees and church treasurer. He is identified with E. M. Stanton Post, G. A. R., at Steubenville, and with Wildwood Lodge, Odd Fellows, at New Alexandria, Ohio. JOHN C. GRAHAM, a prominent retired farmer of Richmond, Ohio, and owner of a farm of eighty acres in Salem Township, Jefferson County, was born December 8, 1833, in Deersville, Harrison County, Ohio, a son of Harrison and Ruth (Hague) Graham. The parents of our subject were both natives of Maryland and continued their residence there a few years after their marriage. They then moved to Harrison County, Ohio, where the father died, after which the mother removed to East Springfield, where she spent the remainder of her life. The mother of our subject was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of East Springfield. She was the mother of the following children : F. E., Lucinda, Maria Ann, John C., and James. John C. Graham was reared and educated in Harrison County, Ohio, and learned the blacksmith trade at which he worked for years at Richmond and Mooretown. He subsequently located on a farm of eighty acres in Section 22, Salem Township, where he followed general farming until 1902, when he removed to East Springfield, Ohio. One year later he removed to Richmond, where he has since lived in retirement, but still continues the management of his farm. Mr. Graham was first united in marriage May 3, 1852, with Rebecca Richardson, who was a daughter of Samuel Richardson of Carroll County, Ohio, and of their union were born the following children : Isaiah, deceased ; Samuel ; Emma A.; James H., deceased ; George E.; McCullough, deceased ; William R.; David N.; and Maggie B., deceased. The entire family was stricken with small pox and Mrs. Graham died of that -dread disease, December 2, 1871. She and a son were buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Mr. Graham, with the assistance of his brother-in-law and nephews being obliged to conduct the entire burial service, owing to the nature of the disease. Mr. Graham's second marriage occurred September 3, 1872, with Ruth Walton, a daughter of William Stewart Walton, and of this union were born three children : Nannie M., Charles and Eugene R. Mrs. Graham died September 10, 1884, and is also buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mr. Graham formed a third union May 27, 1886, with Emma Morrow, who is a daughter of William Morrow. Mr. Graham is a charter member of the United Brethern Church of East Springfield, Ohio, and was for some time an exhorter, and is now a class leader. In politics he is identified with the Democratic party, but in no sense of the word is a politician. JOSEPH E. EDWARDS, a prominent citizen and the treasurer of Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, has been a resident of Toronto since the spring of 1890. He was born in Staffordshire, England, August 2, 1851, and is a son of Thomas and Annie (Burrows) Edwards. Thomas Edwards was a native of Wales and his wife of England. He died when his son, Joseph E., was a small boy. His widow married Enoch Probert and in 1867 the family came to America and located in Jefferson County, Ohio. Joseph E. Edwards had few early advantages and may be said to be a self made man, having made his own business opportunities. For a time after reaching Jefferson County he worked with his step-father in the coal mines and then as a stone mason and stone cutter and now is a contractor in 1034 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY stone, brick, sewer building and all kinds of concrete work, including the making of sidewalks. For a number of years before coming to Toronto, Mr. Edwards resided at Knoxville, Ohio, where he was valued as a citizen. Mr. Edwards possesses the stability of character that gains the confidence of his fellow citizens and wherever he has lived, they have honored him with public office. For two years he served as road supervisor, for two more as assessor and for a number of years as tax collector of Knox Township and at present is serving in his second year as township treasurer. At Toronto he has been a member of the Board of Health, also of the Board of Education, and is a member of the present Board of Public Service. Mr. Edwards was married first, August 2, 1872, to Miss Laura V. Brady, of Knoxville, Jefferson County, Ohio, and they had one daughter, Mollie V., who is the wife of Frederick Mills, of Knoxville, Ohio. On April 5, 1890, he was married secondly to Miss Minerva J. Halliwill, who was born near Findlay, Ohio, a daughter of Ferdinand F. and Elizabeth (Crawford) Halliwill. Both parents were born in Ohio and her father, who resides at Findlay, is now in his seventy-sixth year. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards are members of the United Presbyterian Church at Toronto, of which he is a trustee, while Mrs. Edwards is president of the Home and Foreign Missionary Society connected with this church. She is a most estimable lady and is interested deeply in many philanthropic enterprises and is a valued member of the W. C. T. U. at Toronto. In his political views, Mr. Edwards is a Republican, and in 1908 was brought forward by his party for the office of county commissioner. JAMES W. STEPHENSON, a representative citizen of Richmond, Ohio, treasurer of the borough and for many years engaged here in the mercantile business, is now proprietor of a hotel at this place. He was born at Osage, formerly Bowling Green, Ohio, September 26, 1845, and is a son of John and Julia (Anderson) Stephenson. John Stephenson was born near Eldersville, in Jefferson Township, Washington County, Pa., and was one of a family of five children born to his parents who were Andrew and Mary (Mercer) Stephenson. The grandparents of James W. Stephenson were born in Scotland and when they came to America settled immediately in Washington County, Pa. John Stephenson learned the carpenter trade and after marriage lived for a time at East Liverpool, Ohio, but in 1830 moved to Osage, in Jefferson County, and resided at that place during the remainder of his life. He was a Democrat in his political views and a Presbyterian in his church connection. He married Julia Anderson, who was born on a farm in Washington County, Pa., and they had the following children : Matthew A., who died in Iowa in 1860 ; George, who resides at Bloomington, Ill.; Martha, who died at Richmond, Ohio ; W. H., who resides at Steubenville ; John, whose home is at Osage, Ohio ; James W.; and Margaret, who lives near Osage. The beloved mother of the above family died at the age of fifty-six years. James W. Stephenson attended the public schools of Osage and enjoyed two terms at Richmond College, after which he taught school for four years, for the first twc -rears in home district, and one year at Mt. Tabor district, Ohio, and one year at Hayworth, Ill. His health becoming somewhat impaired at this time, caused him to retire from the educational field, in which he had been very successful, and he then went into the mercantile business at Richmond, which he continued for twenty-seven years. During the Civil War, he made three attempts to enter the army but on every occasion was refused on account of his not being in rugged health. He has always been an active and interested citizen and during his long period of residence at Richmond, has done his full part in promoting the best interests of the borough, and, when called upon, has ac- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1035 cepted the responsibilities attached to public office. By appointment he is serving as borough treasurer, has been a member of the school board for thirteen years and for nineteen years was clerk of Salem Township. On April 3, 1873, Mr. Stephenson was married to Miss Amanda S. McNiece, a daughter of Hugh and Margaret N. Mc-Niece, of Richmond, Ohio, and they have the following descendants : R. L., who married Julia Mitchell, of Austin, Ill., has one son, James ; the family home being at Joliet, Ill., where he is a clerk in a bank; Julia M., who is a teacher in the public schools of Allegheny, Pa., is a graduate of the Indiana Normal School; Parker H., who is connected with the Florida Loan and Trust Company, married Mary Rothacker, a daughter of the late Dr. Rothacker, and they have one son, John; Della M., who is the wife of Samuel W. Simpson, of Allegheny; Ira D., who is a school teacher in Salem Township ; and Robert B., who is an employe of the steel mills at Mingo, Ohio. Mr. Stephenson and family attend the United Presbyterian Church In, politics he is a Democrat. ELISHA B. HARRIS, one of Dillon. ale's representative business men, dealing in lumber and builders' supplies, was born at Rush Run, Jefferson County, Ohio, December 2, 1870, and is a son of William and Eliza (Jones) Harris. Rev. William Harris, the venerable father of Elisha B., now resides at Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga County, and is a superannuated minister of the Methodist Protestant Church. He was born in Mt. Pleasant -Township, Jefferson County, in 1837. He married Eliza Jones, who died November 15, 1907, at the age of seventy-one years. She was born on the old Jones homestead near Rush Run. They had nine children born to them, as follows : Avery S., who is engaged in the lumber business at Weems, Jefferson County; Charles E., who is a carpenter, living at Ambridge, Pa.; Mary, who is now deceased; Mattie, who resides with her father and sisters at home; Elisha B.; Ada, who also lives at home; Wilbur J., who is engaged in the lumber business at Pittsburg; Anna, who is the wife of Arthur Kaske, of Cleveland; and Carrie; who lives at home. Elisha B. Harris obtained a public school education in the Hopewell and Blue Run schools and then worked for several years as a carpenter, starting at Toronto, after which he went to Ellwood City in Lawrence County, Pa., where he remained until February, 1901, when he came to Dillonvale. In the same year he entered into the lumber business here and has prospered, being a well balanced, intelligent business man. He is proprietor of the Harris Lumber Cqmpany and has a monopoly of this business at Dillonvale. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the lodge at Smithfield. In politics he is a Republican and is serving as a member of the town council. He was carefully reared in a good home and has always attended the Methodist Protestant Church. Mr. Harris was married June 8, 1910, to Miss M. Leah Ulrich. P. H. BAILEY, a member of the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce and concerned largely in the business interests of Steubenville, in the wholesaling of grain and seeds, has been a resident of this city for four years. He was born in 1864 at Philadelphia, Pa., where he was educated and remained Until he was twenty-four years of age. In 1888 Mr. Bailey went to Milwaukee, Wis., and was engaged in the grain business there for eight years and subsequently was a commercial traveler from that city until he came to Steubenville in 1905. Here he secured offices in the National Exchange Building and deals extensively, shipping both in and out of Steubenville, selling entirely by wholesale, grain, flour, feed, seeds, hay and straw, in car load lots, being the only exclusive dealer in this line at Steubenville. His dealings amount to a large sum annually and are so carefully regulated as to the condition of the mar- 1036 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY ket, that Mr. Bailey has gained the reputation of being a shrewd and far-seeing business man. He is a Knight Templar Mason. He was reared in the Presbyterian Church. GEORGE CAMPBELL, a well known resident of Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, a school director of School District No. 3 and a substantial farmer and stock raiser, was born in this township, May 6, 1851, and is a son of Thomas Jefferson and Harriet Campbell. Thomas Jefferson Campbell was a son of William Campbell, an early settler. The family has been an agricultural one from the beginning and Thomas J. Campbell was a large farmer and grower of stock of all kinds. He was a solid, substantial citizen, a pillar in the Island Creek Presbyterian Church and for many years was accorded the respect and esteem given men of real worth. He died in 1885 and was survived but one year by his widow. Of their children, the following survive : John H., residing in Island Creek Township; George, living in Knox Township ; Thomas J., a resident of Toronto, Ohio; Charles F. and David E., both residing in Knox Township; Emma, wife of William Gray, living in Saline Township; Mary E., residing in Knox Township ; and Nettie, who lives at Newark, Ohio, is the widow of J. B. Rex, formerly of Philadelphia. George Campbell has passed his life in Knox Township. He owns a farm of eighty acres on which he has carried on the usual farm industries and for the past forty years he has particularly devoted himself to the growing of fruit. He has six acres given to his horticultural experiments and makes a specialty of apples and peaches and also does a large business in strawberries. He has made a close study of fruit growing and by his systematic care produces some of the finest fruit put on the market in this section. Mr. Campbell was married March 11, 1875, to Miss Catherine Arnold, who was born in Knox Township, Jefferson County, and they have had four children: Emma F., who is the wife of W. H. Cooper, of Knox Township; Edna, who is now deceased ; Ethel, who is the wife of Walter A. Warren, of Island Creek Township; and Allen, who lives at home. Mr. Campbell and family attend the Island Creek Presbyterian Church. He is not an active politician but he keeps posted on public matters and casts his vote with the Republican party. STEPHEN E. ADKINS, hardware merchant and plumber, doing a very prosperous business at Mingo Junction, Ohio, was born at Point Pleasant, W. Va., April 7, 1863, and is a son of Spencer and Caroline (Glover) Adkins. Spencer Adkins was born at Roanoke, Va., where he was educated in the profession of civil engineer. in the line of business he assisted in laying out the town of Point Pleasant, W. Va., and was so pleased with the situation that he located there. He died February 1, 1891, aged sixty-one years. He married Caroline Glover, who survives him. They had the following children born to diem : Mary, (deceased), who was the wife of Capt. W. D. Holmes, commander of a vessel on the Ohio River; John, who is in business at Wheeling as a manufacturer; Bettie, who -married William Crothers; Sarah, who married William Greenley, a prominent business man of Charlestown, W. Va.; Rose, who is the widow of George Kiser; and Stephen E. Stephen E. Adkins was reared at Point Pleasant and during boyhood attended school four months each year. He was ambitious to learn a good trade and was only thirteen when he started to work in a tinner's establishment. As soon as he completed the usual apprenticeship, he opened a shop of his own at Point Pleasant, and then learned the plumbing trade. Thus equipped with two excellent trades, Mr. Adkins came as a very desirable citizen to Mingo Junction, moving his stock AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1037 to this place in September, 1901, and opening a store in the McLister Building, on Commercial Street. In October, 1909, he came to his present excellent location on Commercial Street, opposite the public school building, and added a full stock of hardware and paints, and builders' supplies. He owns seven pieces of good property at Mingo Junction in addition to his three-story brick block which he built on Commercial Street. Mr. Adkins was married October 29, 1884, to Miss Maggie E. Hysell, a daughter of Curt Hysell, of Point Pleasant, W. Va., and they have two children : Oscar E., who managed the plumbing end of the business, having learned the trade with his father, before he established his own plumbing shop on Fourth Street, Steubenville; and Oca, who is the wife of Ralph Porter, a leading grocer of Mingo Junction. Mr. and Mrs. Porter have one daughter, Ella Deborah. Mr. Adkins and wife reside in the Adkins Block. In politics he is a Democrat and has taken quite an active part in public matters. In 1909 his party nominated him for county commissioner and he failed of election by but 188 votes, having run far ahead of his ticket and carried Steubenville by sixteen votes. Mr. Adkins is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen. H. L. WICKERSHAM, a representative business citizen of Steubenville, of which city he has been a resident since 1905, was born at Harrisburg, Pa., in 1880, and in infancy was taken to Pottstown, where he was reared and educated. Mr. Wickersham became a bank employe at Pottstown, when he first entered into business life, and remained there for four years. Afterwards he was with the Warwick Iron and Steel Company of the same city for three and a half years and then came to Steubenville. For four years he was connected with the La. Belle Iron Works but in the latter part of 1908 became manufacturer's agent for rolling-mill and blast furnace equipments and supplies, with an office at No. 415 National Exchange Building. In September, 1908, Mr. Wickersham was married to Miss Mary Sherrard, a daughter of the late Robert Sherrard, and member of an old and prominent family of Jefferson County. Mr. and Mrs. Wickersham have one child, Katherine Sherrard Wickersham. They are members of the Second Presbyterian Church, and are identified with the city,s pleasant social life. JONAS B. SPRAGUE, deceased, for a number of years was a well known and esteemed citizen of Richmond, Ohio, and he was equally valued in other places, where his business capacity and his personal qualities made him a representative man. He was born in Morgan County, Ohio, September 16, 1825, and died at Richmond, July 27, 1909, his burial being in the Union Cemetery at this place. His parents were Jotham and Almira (Bemis) Sprague, the latter of whom lived to the unusual age of ninety-six years. Jonas B. Sprague completed his education at Oberlin College and afterward taught school in both Putnam and Allen Counties, Ohio. After marriage he located at Columbus Grove, in Putnam County, where he was postmaster from 1860 until 1877 and also conducted the largest drug store outside of a city, in that part of the state. He was a leading man in the county and was much interested in politics. In 1880 he bought a drug store at Batesville, Ind., but resided there less than one year, in 1881 moving to West Liberty, Ohio, from which place he came to Richmond, in 1882. He was led to making investments here, which included the founding of a newspaper, called the Radiator, because of the excellent business prospects that then seemed to belong to the place. Richmond College at that time was in a very flourishing condition and there was every reason to believe that the railroad then in course of construction, would reach Richmond. By 1887 this hope 1038 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY of business men was dissipated and he stopped the publishing of his paper and returned to Columbus Grove. There he continued in business as a notary public and as a collection agent until March 12, 1897, when he disposed of his interests there, following the death of his wife, and came back to Richmond. Here he served for a long time as a Justice of the Peace and was also assistant postmaster. He was a lifelong Republican and he was also a Mason of high degree. In many ways he was a man far beyond his fellows, being possessed of an exceptionally fine mind and a sense of justice and understanding of his fellow men that could not fail to bring him the attention and respect of all with whom his life brought association. He was proud of his children and afforded them every advantage in his power and they reflected credit on their parents. All were graduates of Columbus Grove Col-lege. Jonas B. Sprague was twice married, first on June 3, 1851, to Mary J. Gaston, who lived but a short time. On April 27, 1858, he was married secondly to Marga-ret R. Killen, a daughter of John and Re-becca (Albert) Killen, and they had the following children : Myrtal, deceased; Reno, who has been Identified with news-paper work at Akron, Ohio, for a number of years, married Florence Ritter of that city and they nave two children—Marga-ret Eleanor and Charles Frederick; Lota S., who is the widow of William J: Ford; Vyula, who has been assistant postmaster of Richmond since 1906; and True, who. was born on June 16, 1869, and died June 14, 1874, his burial being at Rockport. Of the above family, Lota S. and Vyula both reside at Richmond. The latter taught school for thirteen years in Putnam and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and at Minneap-olis, Minn., then retired and came to Rich-mond. Lota Sprague Ford, who was appointed Postmaster at Richmond when her hus-band died, was a successful and popular teacher for many years. After leaving college she taught for three years at Bates-ville, Ind., and for the ten following years taught at Richmond, continuing to teach for five years after she was married, finding enjoyment in the imparting of knowledge and being able to keep her pupils interested. On September 5, 1889, she was united in marriage with William J. Ford, who was born on the old farm three miles south of Richmond, April 27, 1857, and died November 6, 1906, a son of Hon. S. H. Ford. William J. Ford was one of Jefferson County’s men of worth. He was a student of Meadville College and afterward taught school for some years in Jefferson County.. He was a prominent Republican and served -in county offices and in 1897 was appointed postmaster at Richmond and continued in office until his death. Mr. Ford was the proprietor of the largest mercantile business in the place. He was a man in every way trusted and looked up to and was one of the liberal supporters of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he was a member. Three children were born to William J. Ford and wife, namely : Ralph S., who is a student in a military academy in Northern New Jersey; Francis E., who is a student at Rich-mond; and William J. born in January, 1902, who died in March, 1904. THOMAS JOHNSON, banker and capitalist, is identified with many of the lead-ing interests of both Steubenville and Jefferson County. He is a native of this city, born in 1843, and is a son of Dr. Thomas Johnson, who came to Steubenville in 1840, from Washington County, Pennsylvania, and was engaged in the practice of medi-cine here until the time of his death. He was a citizen of prominence and usefulness and at different times served on the city school board and in the city council. Thomas Johnson attended the schools in his native city and later took a commercial course in Duff's Business College, at Pitts-burgh. In 1858 he embarked in the whole-sale and retail drug business at Steuben-ville, from which he retired in 1893 in order AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1041 to give the necessary attention to other interests and to, find time to care for estates that had been left in his charge. He is a member of a number of directing boards controlling the destinies of important interests, among them being the National Exchange Bank, of Steubenville, and the Steubenville Coal and Mining Company. He was cashier and also president of the Steubenville National Bank at the time it was merged into the National. Exchange Bank, and he is president of the George & Sherrard Paper Company, of Wellsburg, W. Va. He is a member of the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce and a trustee, vice-president and treasurer of the Union Cemetery Association. At Philadelphia, Pa., in 1866, Mr. Johnson was married to Miss Margaret Jane Sharp, of that city, and they have two children : William R., who is in the wholesale grocery business at Steubenville; and Bessie, who is the wife of. W. W. Welsh, who is superintendent of the open hearth furnace and the La Belle Iron Works. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a Republican, and fraternally an Elk. GEORGE WHITFIELD MACMILLAN, president of Richmond College, and a retired Presbyterian minister, was born August 19, 1827, in York County, Pa., and received his early schooling at West Alexander Academy under D. D. John McClusky. He graduated from that academy, which at that time was very efficient and practically a college, and then attended the Princeton Theological Seminary, from which he graduated with the class of 1857, under Dr. Alexander. His first call was to the Princetown Presbyterian Church, of which he had charge six years, then went to Lithopolis, Ohio, where he remained three years, after which he was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Brunswick, Ill., for four years. He then spent two years at Butler, Mo., one and a half years at Osceolo, Mo., and fifteen years at Perrineville, N. J., and in the fall of 1888 ac cepted his present position as president of Richmond College. After coming to Richmond, Dr. MacMillan was chosen pastor of the Bacon Ridge and Richmond Presbyterian Churches and preached at those two places for eighteen years. He retired from the active duties of the ministry in 1910. Dr. MacMillan is the owner of Richmond College, which was established in 1835 as a subscription college, and at one time had as many as 100 students enrolled. The college building is a two-story structure, 80 by 40 feet, while the dormitory, which contains fifty rooms, is a three-story building, 80 by 34 feet, and the college grounds cover a tract of eleven acres. He also owns sixteen and one-half acres of farm land adjoining the college property. Dr. MacMillan is a man of considerable literary ability and has published two books, one entitled, The Coming Millennium, and the other, Creation and the Development of. the Universe. In 1858 Dr. MacMillan was joined in marriage with Nancy MacMillan, who is a daughter of Samuel MacMillen, and to them were born the following children: John K.; Ida, who married Professor Sherman of Orange, N. J.; George W., a practicing physician of Lakewood, N. J.; William T., a physician of Perrineville, N. J.; Charles IL, general superintendent of steel works in Canada; James A., who resides on an adjoining farm; Calvin Edward, a physician, who is at present traveling in the West; Anna, who married a Dr. Hobson, of Missouri; and Grace, a trained nurse of New York City. In politics Dr. MacMillan is independent. C. LAUGHLIN, M. D., physician and surgeon, with offices at No. 100 N. Third Street, Steubenville, Ohio, may almost be claimed as a native son, although he was born at Summitville, Ohio. He was reared from infancy in Steubenville and obtained a public school education here. Dr. Laughlin then attended Selo College, where he was graduated in pharmacy and from there entered the Baltimore 1042 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY Medical College and was graduated from that institution in the class of 1901, immediately locating at Steubenville. In 1909 Dr Laughlin spent seven months in the great medical schools at Vienna, Austria, perfecting himself in some special lines. He engages in general practice and is the retained physician and surgeon for the La Belle Iron Works, the Pope Tin Plate Mills and the C. & P. Railroad. He has met with gratifying success in his practice and is already numbered with the leading men of his profession in Jefferson County. Dr Laughlin was married May 22, 1909, to Miss Ella B. Stewart, a daughter of Bryce Stewart, now deceased. Dr. Laughlin is a thirty-second Degree Mason and is a member of Lake Erie Consistory, Steubenville Commandery of Knights Templars, and is identified also with the Knights, of Pythias, the Elks and the Eagles. CHARLES RUTHERFORD LEATHERBERY, who is in the livestock business and a general farmer in Saline Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, resides on a well improved property known as the old Mathias Householder farm, which contains 127 acres. Ile belongs to an old and respected family of this county and was born in Knox Township, September 30, 1877. His parents are Henry and Martha (McClelland) Leatherbery. Henry Leatherbery was born in Saline Township, Jefferson County, and is a son of Thomas and Jane (Cooper) Leatherbery, and a grandson of one of the early pioneers. Henry Leatherbery has resided on his farm of 100 acres, in Saline Township, for fifty years. The residence was built by a pioneer, Joseph Marshall, the bricks for its construction having been made in the field in the rear of the house. Henry Leatherbery had four sisters and two brothers : Sarah, who married Benjamin Evans, of Chester, W. Va.; Elizabeth, who married Joseph Gaskill, of Marietta, Ohio ; Loretta, who married Alex ander Hale, who is foreman of the Pennsylvania Railroad shops at Cleveland, Ohio ; Hannah, deceased, who was the wife of Jack Bevington, also now deceased, (one of .their sons survive) ; Alexander, who married Elizabeth Carson, and resides at Glasgow, Ohio ; and John, deceased, who is survived by his widow, formerly Christina Swickard. Henry Leatherbery married Martha McClelland, who was born on the old McClelland homestead in Knox Township, Jefferson County, and is a daughter of Rutherford and Sarah P. (Hamilton) McClelland, the latter of whom was born on the farm on which she now lives. Two children were born to the above marriage : Edward and Charles Rutherford. Edward Leatherbery resides near Knoxville in Jefferson County. He married Lula Cooper, a daughter of Wooster Cooper and they have two children : Wilbur and Martha. Charles R. Leatherbery was reared on the home farm and obtained his education in the township schools. Farming and dealing in livestock have been his occupations ever since and as he was thoroughly trained in agricultural pursuits, he has been correspondingly successful. Mr. Leatherbery was married October 2, 1900, to Miss Myrtle B. Warren, a daughter of George and Margaret (Fitzpatrick) Warren, of Knox Township. They have two children, Thomas, who has reached the age of six years, and Ruth, who is but two. Mr. and Mrs. Leatherbery, as well as their parents, are members of the United Presbyterian Church at Knoxville. In politics he is a Democrat. FRANK S. KING, city auditor, and secretary and treasurer of the King Oil Company and financially interested in other large organizations of capital at Steubenville, Ohio, was born at Canonsburg, Pa., April 26, 1881. When Mr. King was one year old his parents moved to Steubenville and he has been identified with this city ever since. In 1899 he was graduated from the High School, but prior to that AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1043 was already studying law, and for, two and one half years 'continued his studies under the supervision of the law firm of Roger & McCauslin. Mr. King then entered the employ of the Bell Telephone Company and continued there for two years. In 1903 he was elected city auditor and in 1906 was re-elected to this office, his service showing him to be a careful, accurate accountant and a faithful public official. He is one of the influential Republicans of the city. In his business connections he is associated with important interests and in addition to being secretary and treasurer of the King Oil Company, he is a director in the Owens Oil and Gas Company and also in the Johnston Oil and Gas Company. Mr. King was married March 18, 1908, to Miss C. Fae Porter, of Toronto, Jefferson County. They are members of the Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church. His fraternal affiliations are with the Red Men, the Eagles, the Knights of Pythias, the Modern Woodmen of America and the German Turnverein. JOSEPH S. MILLS, who is one of Knox Township,s best known citizens, has always resided on the farm on which he was born on January 17, 1836, which is situated in Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and his parents were Robert and Margaret (Stuart) Mills. Robert Mills was born in North Ireland and was a son of Alexander Mills, who came to America in 1783. After living for a time at Philadelphia, he moved to Western Pennsylvania and in 1835, Robert Mills came to Ohio and settled on the farm in Knox Township, Jefferson County, which his son now owns. Here he died in his eighty-third year. He married Margaret Stuart, who was born in Pennsylvania, and but two of their children survive : Nancy J. and Joseph S., both of whom have always lived in Knox Township. Joseph S. Mills has been a farmer ever since, old enough to become useful. His land is valuable and has always returned a good income. The old brick residence has long survived its builder, having been erected in 1831, and many of the old substantial and comfortable furnishings are the same as when a large family circle gathered here. Mr. Mills was married October 21, 1858, to Miss Amanda J. Shane, who was born in Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Nichol) Shane, a very old family of that township, James Shane, the grandfather, having settled there in 1797. Mrs. Mills has one surviving sister, Mrs. Samantha Hinman, of Medina, County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Mills have had four children : Harry S., who is the present clerk of Knox Township John H., who lives at Steubenville; Frederick G. H., who resides at Knoxville, Ohio; and Mary R., who is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Mills are members of the Island Creek Presbyterian Church, in which he is an elder. On October 21, 1908, they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary-and the occasion will long be pleasantly remembered. In politics he is a Republican. For a short time he served as a justice of the peace but has never been anxious for political office. On May 2, 1864, Mr. Mills enlisted for service in the Civil War, engaging for the 100-day service, but his regiment was kept out for about four months and he was honorably discharged on September 5, 1864. He belonged to Co. H, 157th 0. Vol. Inf., and was an active member and was commander of the G. A. R. Post at Knoxville until it was disbanded. NATHAN McGREW NAYLOR AND SAMUEL G. NAYLOR, brothers, and both retired farmers residing at Smithfield, Ohio, were born in the old log house that stood on their father’s farm in Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, the former on October 8, 1832, and the latter on February 14, 1835. They are sons of John S. and Jane (McGrew) Naylor. John S. Naylor, the father, was born in Baltimore, Md., and his parents were Samuel and Rebecca Naylor. When John S. 1044 -HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY was nine years old the family moved to Hookstown, Pa. where they lived for sev- eral years and then came to Jefferson County, Ohio, locating on McIntire Creek, •in Warren Township, where John S. Naylor operated the old water-power mill for twelve years. From there the family came to Smithfield Township and Samuel Naylor bought land in the woods which he cleared with the assistance of his sons. Later he and wife retired to Smithfield, where both died, aged about eighty-four years. John S. Naylor was the eldest son in a large family and he remained with his father until he grew to manhood and after his marriage to Jane McGrew, took a part of the farm for his personal use and cultivated it for several years, after which he purchased a farm of his own near York, in Smithfield Township. A number of years afterward he bought land, known as the McGrew farm. which is situated on the Cadiz road. He died there at the age of eighty-four, having survived his wife for twenty years. They had nine children born to them, four of whom died young, the following surviving to maturity : Eliza Ann, now deceased, who was the wife of Nathan Hammond, also deceased; Nathan McGrew; Samuel G.; William B.; and Oliver P., the latter of whom was a soldier in the Civil War, a member of the 157th O. Vol. Inf. Nathan McGrew Naylor attended the district schools in his boyhood and for a short time was a student at the Friends' Boarding School, at Mt. Pleasant. He returned to the homestead and later purchased sixty-three acres from his father, which he subsequently sold and then bought 200 acres in Smithfield Township, twelve acres of which have since been disposed of. Mr. Naylor's younger brother, Samuel G. Naylor, who owns a one-half interest in the farm, has always been associated with him in all his operations, including general farming and stock raising, and they do a very extensive business in. livestock. In 1891 the brothers moved from the farm to Smithfield, and they purchased their commodious residence from Evan Purviance. They still own their land but rent it out on shares. In their various undertakings the brothers have been closely associated, and they have never had separate homes. Samuel G. Naylor is a stockholder in the First National Bank of Smithfield. On June 3, 1870, Nathan M. Naylor was married to Miss Alice P. Elliott, who died in 1897. She is survived by two children: Anna, who is the wife of T. C. Wood, a dairyman of Smithfield ; and Olive Isabella, who is the wife of Clarence Harbourt, residing in East McKeesport, Pa. Mr. Naylor and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Both Nathan M. and Samuel G. Naylor are Republicans in their political views. MRS. M. A. HENRY, widow of James H. Henry, and the owner of a large general store at Tiltonville, O., was born May 15, 1861, at Wheeling, W. Va., and is a daughter of Thomas and Mary Jane (Deffenbaugh) Brand, both of whom were born at Wheeling, W. Va., where Samuel Brand, grandfather of Mrs. Henry, was one of the early settlers. Thomas Brand, her father, now deceased, was a lifelong resident of Wheeling, and her mother is still a resident there. The following children were born to Thomas and Mary Brand: Mary Ann, who is the subject of this sketch; Elsworth, who is deceased ; Effie, who is the wife of August Cook ; William; Elizabeth, who married William Cage; and Mabel, who married *William Long. Mary Ann Brand spent her childhood in Wheeling, where she attended the public schools, and at an early age came to Tiltonville to live with her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Chalfant, with whom she resided until the time of her marriage. On October 17, 1876, when little past fifteen years of age, she married James H. Henry, a son of Ephraim Henry, who was one of the early settlers of Tiltonville, O., and they had two children : Anna M., who was born October 31, 1888, married Hugh F. Cusick and they have one child, Ruby Olga, born. March 19, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1047 1909; and James H., J r., who was born in 1892, and died at the age of twelve years and two months. James H. Henry was born in April, 1843, at Tiltonville, O., and grew to manhood on his father,s farm. On August 13, 1861, he enlisted in the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was shortly afterward disabled, discharged, and then sent home to die. However, he recovered from his seemingly mortal wounds and on August 14, 1862, re-enlisted, in the 50th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and in November of that same year was again discharged. He then went to the farm on Deep Run where his sister lived and subsequently worked in a supply store at Yorkville. He served fifteen years as a notary at Yorkville, and also as justice of the peace. In 1885 he opened a small general store at Tiltonville, and two years prior to his death, which occurred June 19, 1897, he turned the business over to his wife, Mary Ann Henry, the subject of this record. Subsequently Mrs. Henry. bought and removed to her present location, where she has greatly increased her stock and carries on an extensive and very profitable business. Mr. Henry was a Democrat in politics and served as mayor of Tiltonville. He was a member of the G. A. R. and also of the Masonic fraternity at Martin's Ferry. SAMUEL Z. ALEXANDER, for many years a Justice of the Peace in Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, has been a farmer here all his mature life and owns a valuable property consisting of 115 acres of well improved land. He was born here, April 15, 1833, and is a son of James and Rachel (Spiller) Alexander. James Alexander was born in Hancock County, W. Va., and was a son of John Alexander, who was born in what is now West Virginia, and was of Scotch-Irish parentage. James Alexander came early to Jefferson County and entered 160 acres of land from the Government during the administration of President James Madison, who signed his deed, and Samuel Z. Alexander owns eighty-eight and one-half acres of the original tract. James Alexander died in 1865. He was a man of high standing in Knox Township and for twenty-one years had served as a Justice of the Peace. He was captain of a rifle company in the War of 1812. He was an old line Whig and up to the time of death, when in his ninetieth year, took an interest in public affairs and cast his ballot for the candidates of his party. He was twice married and became the father of nineteen children. Samuel Z. Alexander, although one of an unusually large family, is the only survivor and he has always made his home on the farm on which he lives. In his boyhood the children of even men of many acres of land often had few educational opportunities, and the greater part of his early schooling was obtained in the subscription schools which had no stated term of months, their continuance being usually dependent upon the support given by subscribers. Mr. Alexander's father, however, was a very intelligent man and the youth grew up accustomed to hearing public questions discussed by the leading men of the township who came for his father's advice and thus he gained much information. Reading and association with people, officially and otherwise, has long since corrected any deficiency. For many years Mr. Alexander, like his late father, has been a Justice of the Peace and for a quarter of a century has been a notary public. In early manhood he learned the cabinetmaking trade but his life has been mainly devoted to farming and stock raising. On October 27, 1859, Mr. Alexander was married to Miss Margaret Edmiston, who was born in Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, August 26, 1840, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Cannon) Edmiston. Her parents were both born in Pennsylvania, came early to Knox Township and lived to advanced age. Mrs. Alexander had an aunt, Mrs. Letitia Walker, who died June 20, 1901, in her 102nd year. One brother of Mrs. Alexander survives, Joseph W., who lives in Knox Township. 1048 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY Mr. and Mrs. Alexander have had eight children, three of whom are deceased : One that died in infancy ; Mary E. and John C. The survivors are : Rachel A., who is the wife of James M. McClave, of Urichsville, Ohio ; Lizzie, who is the wife of John N. Crawford, of Knox Township; James, who lives in Knox Township ; Ina M., who is the wife of Levi Mackey, of Island Creek Township ; and Edna, who is the wife of J. C. Hilsinger, who is cashier of a bank at Toronto, Ohio. Mr. Alexander and family are members of the Island Creek Presbyterian Church, in which he is an elder. In politics he is a Republican and for eighteen years served as township clerk. The anniversary of the fiftieth wedding day of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander was celebrated in 1909, at which time many relatives and friends gathered in the old home and the occasion was one that will long be remembered for its exhibition of kind feeling. JOHN L. HELLSTERN, one of the substantial business men of Steubenville, of which city he has been a resident for thirty-two years, conducts a retail and wholesale bakery and confectionery business at No. 524 Market Street, where he erected his commodious building which has a frontage of 160 feet and is four stories high in front. Mr. Hellstern was born in Brook County, W. Va., in 1862, and is a son of John Hellstern. The latter was a very successful gardener and for many years before the Civil War supplied the Steubenville markets with produce and early vegetables. He was a native of (Germany and had learned his business there. John L. Hellstern assisted his father in his youth and continued in the gardening business himself until about 1878, when he came to Steubenville. Here he served an apprenticeship to the baker's trade with Felix ,Goode and about twenty-four years ago started out in the same line for himself. Mr. Hellstern prospered and now has an ample fortune, being a stockholder in several flourishing concerns and also own ing valuable real estate aside from his business block. Mr. Hellstern was married February 25, 1886, to Miss Lizzie Collins, of Steubenville. They are members of the Holy Name Catholic Church. W. B. MOORES, one of Salem Township's substantial citizens and representative men in many ways, owns land that has been in the name of his family ever since its original entry. This consists of 240 acres in Section 2, Salem Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and of eighty additional acres two miles farther south, in Section 1, of the same township. Mr. Moores was born on this farm, October 28, 1876, and is a son of Joshua and a grandson of Col. James Moores. Col. James Moores was born June 13, 1789, and accompanied his father, Judge Moores, from Maryland, and they settled on this land. Col. James married Sarah Cole, who was born May 13, 1784, and died June 27, 1844. They had the following children : Ezekiel, born August 6, 1805; Elizabeth, born in 1807 ; James, born in 1809; Thomas, born in 1810; Sarah, born in 1812 ; Aophia, born in 1813; Deliverance, born in 1816; Alethia, born in 1818; John, born in 1820; Rebecca, born in 1822; Mary, born in 1824; and Joshua, who was born December 22, 1826, and died April 4, 1904. Col. James Moores. died April 24, 1848. He was an officer in the War of 1812. He built the old log house still standing on the farm, in which he and wife lived for some years and made many of the other improvements which still remain. He gave each of his children a farm of 160 acres. Joshua Moores was reared on this farm and spent his life here engaged in farming and stock raising. All of the land except seventy-five acres yet in timber, is tillable. He was a man of good judgment and was always interested in making improvements on his property and when it came into the hands of his son, W. B., there was practically no more to do. Joshua Moores was Married October 16, 1866, to Matilda Wag- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 1049 goner, who was born May 20, 1840, in Salem Township, Jefferson County, and six children were born to them, namely: Winona Maude, born July 5, 1867, who died November 14, 1885; Mary Laura, who was born June 24, 1871, and died June 14, 1895; Sarah Jenette, who was born October 21, 1872, and died May 8, 1899; William B., who was born in 1876; Mabel Edna, born August 4, 1877, who married Frank Carr (they reside at Pittsburg and have two children—Mary Elizabeth and Katherine Matilda) ; and Earl Raymond, who was born November 21, 1879, and died September 5, 1897. SAMUEL McADOO, highly esteemed as one of the foremost citizens of Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio, is a man of large interests which require him to be away most of the time, but he continues loyal to the little city where he has made his home since 1872. He is president of the Northwestern Clay Manufacturing Company at Griffin, Ill., and is also identified with the American China Company. Mr. McAdoo was born in Hancock County, Va., now West Virginia, February 22, 1851, and is a son of James and Jane (Bradley) McAdoo. His father had settled at Porter's Landing in 1849 and there engaged in the manufacture of fire brick until 1853, when he fell a victim to the cholera and died. His mother was married a second time and lived until 1884. Samuel McAdoo attended the common schools of his native county, and later a private school conducted by Rev. Hastings at Toronto. As a boy he began to work in the yards of Anderson & Porter and when he became of age he entered the employ of T. M. Daniels as pressman. He subsequently became connected with W. B. and S. B. Goucher in the manufacture of sewer pipe, and ever since he has been in close association with them. They became owners of the Calumet and Empire Fire Clay Companies, and for many years Mr. McAdoo was superintendent of these two plants. They also became identified with the sewer pipe industry at Brazil, Ind., and with Mr. J. 0. Freeman established the Northwestern Clay Manufacturing Company at Griffin, Ill. From humble circumstances in boyhood, he has won his way to a foremost position in the business world through foresight, energy and thrift. He has a beautiful residence on North River Avenue in Toronto, and is a man of wide acquaintance and many friends. Samuel McAdoo was joined in marriage with Miss Madora Myers, a daughter of Henry Myers. She came of one of the old families of the county and was descended from "Auver Mike'' Myers, an early day Government scout, whose name is recorded in the history of Jefferson County. Mrs. McAdoo died leaving three children: James, Blanche and Harriet. He formed a second union with Miss Lucinda Manning, of Clermont County, Ohio. He is a member of Blue Lodge, F. & A. M., and Steubenville Commandery, K. T. In politics he is a Republican. JAMES M. McCONNELL, a prominent farmer and stock raiser of Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, resides on the 230 acres of fine land owned by his mother, which land is cultivated by him and his brother, Edward S. McConnell. Mr. McConnell was born in Hancock County. W. Va.. October 5, 1869, and is a son of Edward and Annie (McCausland) McConnell. Edward McConnell was born in North Ireland and was fifteen years of age when he came to America, locating first at Pittsburg, where he began to work at gardening. He became a fine gardener and had charge of a number of the choice gardens in the Iron City, but afterward, when farming on a large scale, still paid attention to gardening. In 1873 he moved to Island Creek Township where for many years he was a well known citizen and highly respected one. His death occurred in 1896. For many years he had been a member of the United Presbyterian Church at Steubenville. He married Annie McCausland,