AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 601 owns the old home farm there. Early in life he conducted a milk business and later was engaged as a marble polisher for five years. He then embarked in the ice business which he has carried on with unvarying success for over forty years. Mr. Yocum was married in 1853 to Miss Eliza Whitson, who died in 1892, leaving six children: Mrs. Josiah Myers; Charles B.; Anna, wife of William E. Bevan; John W.; Louisa, widow of Edward McCormick; and Walter W. Yocum. Mr. Yocum was married a second time in 1897, to Miss Belle Jacobs, who was born in Virginia and is a daughter of David Jacobs, who removed from Virginia to Brooke County, West Virginia, where he engaged in farming until his death/ Mr. and Mrs. Yocum are devout members of the Christian church. THOMAS PRICE, manager and secretary of the American China Company's plant at Toronto, O., president of the Means Engineering and Foundry Company at Steubenville and Toronto, president of the Toronto Realty Company, and a director, since its inception, of the First National Bank of Toronto, O., is a leader among the business men of Toronto and has taken an active part in its progress and development. Thomas Price was born in the southern part of Wales, April 24, 1863, and is a son of William and Ann (Lewis) Price. At the age of six years he accompanied his parents when they emigrated to America and located at Irondale, Jefferson County, Ohio. An uncle, Samuel Lewis, was a prominent man at Irondale at that time, and it was on his advice the parents of the subject of this sketch came to this country. Thomas was a well grown boy when he began learning the trade of a potter, a trade which has been the means of his advancement from a poor boy to a position of affluence in the community in which he now resides. He started in a pottery at East Liverpool, ., where he continued until 1889 when he was made superintendent of the Chelsea China Company's plant in New Cumberland, W. Va. He continued at that point until 1897, when he removed to Toronto to accept the position of superintendent of the plant of the American China Company. He has been identified with the Means Foundry Company, which is now the Means Engineering and Foundry Company, since 1901, and has served as its president since 1905. It was largely through his efforts that Toronto became the home of this large concern, which now has under construction a large and modern plant. Mr. Price was united in marriage with Miss Lillie Jennings and they have four children, namely: William, Grace, and Emmett and Elmer, twins. Fraternally, he is a 32nd degree Mason. DAVID STANTON McMASTERS, a well known citizen of Mt. Pleasant, where the larger part of his life has been passed, is also an honored veteran of the Civil War and a member of Post No. 407, G. A. R. He was born at Farmington, Belmont County, Ohio, December 15, 1842, and is a son of Merrick Hamilton and Susannah McMasters, who spent almost their entire lives in Mt. Pleasant Township. The paternal grandfather was Rev. David McMasters, a minister in the Methodist Protestant Church, who, after his marriage came to Jefferson County from Baltimore, Md. Merrick H. McMasters was a tailor and divided his attention between that trade and farming. During the Civil War he not only encouraged his sons to enter the army but enlisted himself and with his eldest son, James Harvey, was a member of Company B, 52nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. David Stanton and George W. were members of the 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and the youngest son, Albert, was a member of the 104th Infantry. They all survived the war, although the eldest son was twice wounded. The children of Merrick H. McMasters and wife were as follows : James H., who lives in California ; David Stanton ; George W., who lives in Mt. Pleasant Township Albert, who 602 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY died in Iowa several years after the close of the war; Mary, who is the wife of Thomas P. Gorsuch, of Mt. Pleasant Township; Jennie, who is the widow of Mack Robbinson, formerly an attorney, and lives at Denver, Colo.; and Sarah, deceased, who was the wife of George Weir. David Stanton McMasters grew to manhood at Mt. Pleasant, his parents having come here in his infancy, and this has been his home ever since and his place of residence except during the time spent in the military service of his country. He enlisted in August, 1861, at St. Clairsville, joining Company E, 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was organized at . Mansfield and being sent immediately to the front, gained its first experience of war in the terrible battle of Shiloh. Subsequently this regiment fought at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, participated in the Atlanta campaign and was at the battle of Resaca. The division to which Mr. McMasters belonged then returned to intercept General Hood, and at Stone River, Mr. Mc-Masters, with many comrades, was captured by the enemy. He was incarcerated in Libby Prison for seventy-six days, after which he was liberated on parole. From Richmond he went to Annapolis, then to Baltimore and Pittsburgh and then back to Camp Chase, where he remained until January 1, 1864, when he came home on furlough, after re-enlisting for further service. He returned to his regiment at Huntsville, Ala., by way of New Orleans, and from there went to Mobile, where he was honorably discharged at the close of the war, being mustered out at Indianola, Tex. Although he took part in every battle in which his regiment was engaged with the exception of that of Nashville, he was never wounded, although on many occa- sions his comrades fell by his side. After the close of his military life, Mr. McMasters returned to Mt. Pleasant and on August 26, 1866, he was married to Miss Caroline O. Tweedy, a daughter of William and Sarah Tweedy, both of whom lived and died at Mt. Pleasant. In 1848 William Tweedy went to California where he resided for twenty-six years. Mrs. McMasters has two brothers : George W., of Martin's Ferry; and Thomas Finley, of Wheeling, W. Va. To Mr. and Mrs. Mc-Masters four children were born, namely: George Hamilton, who lives in the far West ; David S., a resident of Mt. Pleasant, who married Miss, Mary Handle and has three children, Caroline, Louise and Elizabeth; Estella, who married Harry Reid, of Mt. Pleasant, and has three children, Wiliam Stanton, Harold and Lois ; and Ida M., who married William J. Curn, and has one child, Gertrude. Mr. McMaster has been identified with the Republican party since he reached manhood and has been one of its most active and useful members in Mt. Pleasant Township. He has served in a number of official positions, for thirty-four years being constable, and for some years deputy sheriff, and has also been supervisor and road commissioner. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias Lodge at Mt. Pleasant. JOHN LESLIE PUNTNEY, for many years was one of the leading agriculturists of Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio. He was born December 2, 1841, on the old Puntney farm of 131 1/2 acres near New Alexandria, Ohio, and died May 9, 1897, on the old home farm. The Puntney family is of French extraction and originally spelled the name Puntenney. John Puntney, the father of our subject, came to Jefferson County, Ohio, from Virginia, and settled in Wells Township on the old Puntney farm, which the Kirkwoods first purchased from the government, the Puntneys buying from them, and his death occurred on this farm. His marriage with Charlotte Clayton resulted in the following issue : Sarah, who is the widow of James Clayton; Stephen; James ; Eliza, who married William Armstrong (deceased) ; Elizabeth, who was the wife of James Snell ; Josephine., who married Albert Graham (deceased) ; John L., the subject of this record ; Ellen, who is the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 603 widow of Philip Trainer ; Bethan, who was the wife of Taylor Elliott. The only survivors of this family are : Mrs. Sarah Clayton and Mrs. Ellen Trainer. John Leslie Puntney grew to maturity on the old home farm, which he helped to clear, and when young went to the gold mines of the West, where he was moderately successful. He owned a claim, which was located on the present site of Helena, Mont., but this he abandoned to return to his father's farm, where he lived with his widowed mother for many years afterward. After the death of his mother he purchased the home farm from the heirs and engaged in farming here until his own death. The old six-room brick house, which is on the farm, was built in 1843, by his father, and was made from brick and lime produced on the home farm. Mr. Puntney, with others, was the owner of a grain elevator at Remington, Ind., his interest in this having been disposed of by his widow. Mr. Puntney was a staunch Democrat. In fraternal circles he was prominently identified with the I. 0. 0. F., having taken his last degree at Columbus, Ohio. On March 16, 1886, Mr. Puntney was united in marriage with Miss Martha M. Oursler, who was born near Rome, Ohio, a daughter of Judge Henry Oursler, formerly of Adams County, Ohio, and of their union were born three children, Charlotte E., Emmett Leslie, and Claude D. Mrs. Puntney received her education in the public schools of Adams County, Ohio, and at the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio. She then taught two terms in her home district, and since the death of her husband has proved herself a capable business woman in the management of her farming interests. Judge Henry Oursler, father of Mrs. Puntney, was born August 11, 1820, in Huntington Township, Brown County, Ohio, and was the youngest of seven children born to his parents. His father came to Ohio from Maryland, and his mother from Washington, Kentucky, and in 1795 they located in Huntington Township in what is now Brown County, but then known as Adams County. Here he was reared and attended the district schools. He also took a course in English grammar and surveying from a local surveyor of Brown County, and at the age of twenty-three had qualified as a surveyor. He spent the year 1839 working in a saw-mill, and in 1840 was elected a captain in the militia and served in that capacity several years. In 1850 he was appointed deputy surveyor of the Virginia Military District for Adams County, and served in that capacity until the office was abolished. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and served as justice of the peace and township trustee. He was formerly a staunch Democrat and was elected and served as clerk of Green Township, county recorder and auditor, of Adams County. In 1861, not satisfied with the, Democratic party he became identified with the Republicans, and in 1863 was elected probate judge of Adams County, resigning from that office in 1865. Judge Oursler has often represented the Republican party at the district conventions. He was married in 1850 to Elizabeth Puntney, a daughter of James Puntney, and they reared a family of five children. Since the death of Mr. Puntney, Judge Oursler had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Puntney, acting as an advisor and companion to her three children. While at the advanced age of ninety years, the Judge is still hale and hearty, with the appearance of a much younger man, and is looking forward to his 100th anniversary, which he hopes to celebrate in 1920. He had been a member of the Christian church since 1848. M. McKENZIE DUNLOPE, sole owner and proprietor of the Market Street Grocery and Meat Market, at Steubenville, O., has beer a resident of this city for some eleven years and is identified with the leading interests of the place, is an owner of property and a member of the Chamber of Commerce. He was born in Indiana County, Pa., in 1861. Mr. Dunlope completed his education at 604 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY the Indiana State Normal School, Indiana, Pa., after which he taught school for two years and then went into the business of building and contracting, working for thirteen years in Pennsylvania and six years in Florida and Ohio. He was also in the furniture and undertaking business while in Florida, and did a large amount of fine work in his other line while at Tampa, a very satisfactory contract being the inside finishing of the Tampa Bay Hotel, at Tampa, Florida. Mr. Dunlope afterwards came to Steubenville and in 1901 embarked in his present enterprise, establishing the firm of Dunlope & Davis, which is located at No. 508 Market street, Mr. Dunlope, as already stated being the sole owner. He does a large business in handling staple and fancy groceries, together with salt and fresh meats. He had additional business interests, also, being president of the Ohio and Albama Land and Orchard Company, with offices in the National Exchange Bank Building. On June 24, 1885, Mr. Dunlope was married to Miss Jessie M. Thurston, of Alliance, O., who died March 8, 1908, which was followed by the death of a son, W. Ernest, on February 10th, 1909. Two children survive : Morris T., of Steubenville, and Helen M., of Alliance, O. Mr. Dunlope is a member of the First Presbyterian church and is an elder in the same. He is identified with the Masonic bodies at Steubenville. CAPT. CHARLES T. .YOUNG, past commander of the G. A. R. Post at Toronto, ., and one of the prominent citizens of this section of Jefferson County, was directly or indirectly connected with the sewer pipe business for a period covering thirty-four years. He was born on a farm in Jefferson County, ., near New Alexandria August 28, 1843, and is a son of Charles R. and Annie (Dorsey) Young. The parents and a part of the family were born and reared in Maryland. Charles T. Young was reared on the home farm and attended the country schools. Apparently his life stretched out before him along quiet, agricultural lines and his boyish plans were made in anticipation of the rewards coming from the industrious tilling of the soil. Then came the call to arms when the dissolution of the Union was threatened, and one of the first to respond and to urge his acquaintances to do the same, was Charles T. Young. After enlisting at Steubenville, O., he recruited a portion of a company, these men being from Steubenville, Brilliant and New Alexandria, and they were joined by others equally loyal and patriotic from Cadiz, Columbus and Marion, and at Camp Todd they were formed into Company C, 5th Independent Battalion of Cavalry, Air. Young being made first sergeant of the organization. The period of enlistment was for six months, the general idea then prevailing being that no soldiery would be needed for a longer time than that. This battalion consisting of four companies went into service in Fleming County, Ky., and by the time their term had expired it was recognized that the great struggle between the opposing sections would be a long one, and the battalion reenlisted. A furlough of thirty days was given the men and this furlough Mr. Young spent in Jefferson County recruiting. This company was then reunited at Camp Chase and became a part of the 13th O. Vol. Cav., in which Sergeant Young was commissioned second lieutenant. In 1864 he was made first lieutenant and in the fall of 1865 he was commissioned captain and served from April, 1864, under Div. Com. Gregg, in the Army of the Potomac, the higher officers being Brig.-Gen. Smith and General Sheridan. Early in April, 1864, the company with which Captain Young was identified, started for Washington, D. C., by way of Pittsburgh and Baltimore. After twenty-four hours in Washington it entered into camp on Arlington Heights, above the Potomac River and remained there one week and then marched down to Alexandria, Va., AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 605 and took a steamer to Belle Plaine Landing, sometimes called Ecqua Creek. From there the company was marched twenty miles to Fredericksburg, remained over night and then was ordered back to Belle Plaine Landing. On the next day orders came to proceed to Port Royal, on the Rappahannock River, where the company was mounted. About a week later this company was marched ten miles and joined the cavalry corps and in the final reorganization this company became a part of the 3rd Brig., and 2nd Div. Cav. Corps. On May 4, 1864, the river was crossed and they entered into the battle of the Wilderness that evening, being among the first troops to open the fight. Captain Young's company took part in the week-long battle, later participated in the fight at Spottsylvania Court House and was continuously engaged until after the battle of Cold Harbor. He was in the battles at Hanover Court House, North Anna and South Anna Rivers and Charles City Court House. The cavalry then accompanied the infantry as a defense until near Richmond and in the battle there the cavalry suffered a loss of 1,500 brave men. A fight was also precipitated at White I louse Landing, this being one of the few bloodless battles in which Captain Young. took part. After that battle his command crossed the James River and went on to Petersburg and were there at the time of the explosion, July 30, 1864. He was wounded three times and his own company lost twenty-three men and 289 men of the regiment were lost. In his own company one prisoner was taken, twelve men were wounded and ten were killed. Captain Young was confined in a hospital at Portsmouth. Grove, R. I., for two months and for two months was on David Island, N. Y., in the East River. (hi November 1, 1864, he rejoined his command at Petersburg. He had been captain of his company before the accident and when he returned resumed command. The regiment spent the winter in Virginia and was mustered out of the service August 11, 1865, but before that time had taken part in a number of other very serious engagements. These included Weldon Railroad, Pilgrim Farm, Poplar Grove Church, Dinwiddie Court House, Hatcher's Run and Stony Creek. There was then a short respite. but later there were engagements at Notaway, Amelia Court House, Jettlersville, Sailor's Creek, Farmsville and Appomattox Court House. After the surrender of General Lee, Captain Young and his command returned to Petersburg and two weeks later, as Johnston had not yet surrendered, they were ordered to reenforce General Sherman. After a march of 100 miles and when within twenty miles of the Union forces, they learned of the surrender of Johnston and then return was made to Petersburg. After Sherman's forces had passed on to Washington, the cavalry was still retained at Petersburg. At that time, Captain Young was acting major and had command of four companies at Powhatan Court House as there were many disturbances between the whites and blacks. He established a refugee camp there and remained in charge until the sixth of the following August, when he was ordered home and was mustered out at City Point, Va. For bravery, patriotism, faithfulness and capacity, Captain Young's record is one that should inspire pride in all his kindred and admiration in his fellow citizens. After his military service was over he returned to the farm and followed agricultural pursuits from 1866 until October, 1873, when he moved to Toronto and for one year was in the drug business. After selling out his interest in that line, in 1874 he became connected with the sewer pipe industry at the Franey works and from that date until 1908 gave almost his entire attention to that great industry, one of the most important ones in the state. After some time with the Franey people, he went into partnership with Canada Kling and they owned the Jefferson or the Toronto Fire Clay Manufacturing, plant and later owned the Markle works under the name of the Canada Kling Company, the members 606 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY of which were : Captain Young, Canada Kling and J. M. McClave. A large business was done until 1901, when the plant was sold to the American Sewer Pipe Company. Captain Young was married (first) to Hannah Eliza Stokes, and seven children were born to them: Franklin, Edwin M., Charles William, John W., Henry S., Jessie, wife of W. S. Smith, and Hattie M., wife of John Reece. All survive except the eldest who died aged three years. On January 8, 1889, he married (second) Mary J. Kerr. They have no children. Captain Young is a Mason and an Odd Fellow. In the former fraternity he is a member of Steubenville Lodge No. 45, F. & A. M.; Union Chapter, No. 15 and Steubenville Commandery, No. 11. He has taken all the degrees of Odd Fellowship and served as colonel of the 3rd Ohio Patriotic Militant Corps. For over thirty years he has been an elder in the First Presbyterian church at Toronto. WILLIAM FRANCIS TOMLINSON, a highly respected resident of Mt. Pleasant, where he has been more or less engaged in mercantile pursuits for a number of years, is a representative of one of the substantial pioneer families, which was established in Jefferson County about 100 years ago. His whole life has been spent in this county, where he was born May 26, 1849, the seventh and -youngest child of his parents who were Samuel S. and Rachel (Street) Tomlinson. Isaac Tomlinson, the grandfather of William F., was born in Bucks County, Pa., where he married Mary Deweese, and they came to Jefferson County in 1818. Their first night here was spent at Mt. Pleasant, but the next morning they went on to Emerson and took up their residence in a log house which stood near the present Emerson schoolhouse. He then purchased a farm of forty acres which is now owned by the heirs of Thomas McCullough, on which he lived for some years, but died at his home, which was a brick house that stood east of the town of Harrisville, and his burial was in the Quaker burying ground at New Trenton. He was a chair-maker by trade and some of the comfortable arm chairs that he patiently fashioned are still in use. To Isaac and Mary Tom- linson the following children were born : Samuel S., who was born in Bucks County, Pa., and died in Jefferson County at the age of eighty-nine years and eleven months ; Rebecca, who married Amos Marsh, and died in Iowa ; Thomas, who moved to Iowa reared a family there and died in that state ; Susanna, who married James Carter and lived and died in Harrison County ; Carver, who reared a family in Illinois and died there ; Comley, who after residing for a number of years in Jefferson County, moved to Salem, in Columbiana County, where his last years were spent ; Chalkley, who died very suddenly in Jefferson Coun ty and Sarah, who married Amos Griffith and died in Harrison County, Ohio, after having become a widow in Iowa. Samuel S. Tomlinson, father of William Francis, was born in Bucks County in 1810, and died in Jefferson County, Ohio, in December, 1899. He learned the trade of chairmaking with his father but after his marriage became a farmer. His first purchase of land was a tract of sixty acres, now owned by John Beam, and afterward he bought forty-four acres from James Robinson. This land he kept intact and cultivated and improved it, spending many busy years here. In 1831 he married Rachel Street, who was also born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1810. Seven children were born to them, namely : Griffith, who spent the greater part of his life in Jefferson County but later moved to Belmont County. (married Alice Greer) ; Emily, who married Samuel R. Battin, resided for a few years after marriage in Columbiana County, Ohio, then moved to Clark County where she died in the fall of 1909; Isaac, a farmer, who resides near West Liberty, Iowa ; Elizabeth, residing in Marshall County, Iowa, who never married ; Rebecca, who was the wife of Amos Gibson and spent her life in Jefferson and AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 609 Columbiana Counties, dying without issue Edward, who has been engaged in farming in Harrison County, Ohio, for the past eight years (married Mary Philpot); and William Francis, of Mt. Pleasant. Very few descendants of the above family still live in Jefferson County, they being confined to the immediate family of William Francis Tomlinson and two nieces, Mrs. Worthington and Mrs. Fisher. William F. Tomlinson remained on his father's farm west of Emerson until he was about twenty-eight years of age. He attended what was known as the Trenton school during its winter sessions but helped in the cultivation of the farm during the summers. Later he attended the Mt. Pleasant school for two months, this completing his regular schooling. It in no wise completed his education, however, for he came of intelligent parentage and possessed a quick and receptive mind and from the many visitors to his parents' home and later through a wider acquaintance he secured much practical knowledge that he might not have acquired from a collegiate training. The visitors referred to above were numerous, for his people were hospitable and as they were prominent Hicksite Quakers, their home was often a place of hospitality for ministers and other travelers or that faith. William F. Tomlinson was married December 1877, to Miss Elizabeth McCullough, a daughter of Thomas and Mary ( Porter) McCullough.. Mrs. Tomlinson was born on Wheeling. Island and came to Mt Pleasant in 1873 with her parents. who died here. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson : Edith, who has adopted the profession of a trained nurse: and Walter M. The latter was connected for ten years with the Harper hat store and at present is a traveling salesman for a.. large hat house of Cincinnati. He married Mary Jessie House. a daughter of C. A. House, who is a music dealer of Wheeling. W. Va.. and they have one daughter, Irene. William F. Tomlinson at different periods has been engaged in mercantile business and since his marriage has conducted a general store at Mt. Pleasant. He has never taken any pronounced interest in politics, nor has he sought public office, but always performs the duties of good citizenship. He votes with the Republican party and has served as township assessor. He attends the Quaker church at Emerson, being a birthright member of the Society of Friends. JAMES TURNBULL, who was long a prominent citizen of Steubenville, was born in Philadelphia in 1795, and from there removed in 1807, to Pittsburgh, where he took up the trade of book-binding. In 1816 he came to Steubenville, then a town of only about 900 inhabitants, and set up a book-bindery and publishing house, probably the first in Ohio. Quite a number of books were published here, which are valuable on account of their rarity.. From 1835 to 1847 he was an active member of the firm of Holdship, Hanna and Turnbull, operating the Clinton Paper Mill, now the lTartje Mill on North Third Street. He also conducted a book and stationery store until 1850, in the room now occupied by his son-in-law, Capt. John F. Oliver, the apartment having been used continuously in this business for upwards of ninety-three years. As a business man he was thoroughly successful and took a lively interest in public affairs. He voted for .James Monroe for president in 1816, and for his successors until 1884, and was the last survivor in this section of the War of 1812 He was elected county treasurer in 1831 and declined re-election on account of his increasing private business; served two terms in the City Council, five terms as member of the Board of Education, and as Water Works trustee was identified with the building of the first water works at the foot of Adams Street. He was also a director in the old Farmers and Mechanics Bank, The Jefferson National, the original. Steubenville and Indiana Railroad, and took part in almost every other 610 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY public enterprise. He lived under every president from Washington to Cleveland. Mr. Turnbull was married three times, his first wife being Caroline 'Galbraith, the second, Sarah Todd and the third, Margaret McDevitt, who died October 21, 1898, Mr. Turnbull having passed away on June 1887. Two--children survive, Elizabeth, wife of Major James F. Sarratt, and Caroline, wife of Capt. John F. Oliver. Mr. Turnbull was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, and his remains were laid at rest in the presence of a large attendance of citizens and public officials. WILLIAM M. GRAFTON, an extensive real estate dealer of Steubenville, O., is identified with the LaBelle Land Company, and numerous building projects. He has been a resident of this city nine years and is widely known. Mr. Grafton was born in New Cumberland in 1861, and was twelve years of age when his family moved to Bellaire, O. There he completed his schooling and early in life learned the glass-making trade. He was engaged in that business for a period of twenty-five years, and then turned his attention to the real estate business. Upon coming to Steubenville in 1901, he became identified with the LaBelle Land Company, with which he has continued ever since. He is a man of good business qualifications, resourceful and enterprising, and has been active in the development of the city. Mr. Grafton was formerly active in politics, but in recent years has taken little interest. In 1882 he was married to Miss Sophia M. Ingler, a native of Jefferson County, and they have four children : Nellie, Mabel, William and Gebrgiana. Religiously, they are members of the Methodist Protestant church. Mr. Grafton is a member of the Junior Order United American Mechanics. MRS. SUSAN C. HANLIN. Among the beautiful., farms for which Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, O., is justly noted, is that 100-acre tract belonging to Mrs. Susan C. Hanlin, who is a well known and highly esteemed resident of this section. Mrs. Hanlin was born in Washington County, Pa., April 22, 1838, and is a daughter of Samuel and Mary (Cunningham) Creswell, the former of whom was born in West Virginia and the latter in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hanlin was reared in Washington County, attended the district schools and grew to womanhood skilled in all housewifely accomplishments. On February 7, 1861. she was united in marriage with William R. Hanlin, who was born in Washington County, July 15, 1836, and was a son of Alexander and Margaret (Gracey) Hanlin. His father had also been born in Washington County and probably was of. Revolutionary stock. William R. Hanlin and family resided in Washington County until 1872 and then removed to Jefferson County, Ohio, and in 1874 settled on the farm which Mrs. Hanlin still owns and occupies. Here he engaged in farming and stock raising but survived only a few years longer, his death occurring on May 11, 1878. He was a man of quiet life and took no very active part in public matters but was mindful of his duties as a citizen. He cast his vote with the Republican party. He was a worthy member of the Centre Chapel Methodist Episcopal church. To Mr. and Mrs. Hanlin eight children were born, three of whom are deceased : Samuel C., George A. and William F. The survivors .are : Rachel J.; who is the wife of A. J. Crawford, of Island Creek Township ; Margaret Grace, a lady of education and culture, who is a popular public school teacher in Jefferson County; Mitchell De Ford, who resides in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; Marie E., who is a trained nurse residing at Pittsburg, Pa. ; and John D., who operates a farm in Island Creek Township. Mrs. Hanlin and Miss Margaret Grace, are active members of the Centre Chapel Methodist Episcopal church, and they are well known socially, their home being one of great hospitality. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 611 WILLIAM HENRY McCAIN, one of the substantial citizens of Wells Township, Jefferson. County, Ohio, who is engaged in stock buying, and in general farming on a tract of eighty-one acres, located about two miles west of New Alexandria, was born July 27, 1870, on his father's farm in Wells Township, and is a son of William and Margaret (Whitten) McCain. David McCain, the grandfather of our subject, was a native of Ireland, and during his any life came to America; where he settled in Jefferson County, Ohio. Here he lived to the advanced age of eighty years and reared a family of eight children. By his first union he became the father of six children : Ann, William, Cloya, Eliza Jane, Andrew and James, all deceased. By his second marriage he had two children : David W. and Charles. William McCain, father of William H., was born and always lived in Wells Township, where he followed agricultural pursuits. He married Margaret Whitten, who came of one of the old established families of Jefferson County, and to them were born six children, two of whom died in infancy : David L., a resident of Wells Township; John L., of Wells Township Nancy, who married George Vermillion of Wells Township; and William H., the subject of this record. William McCain died in 1887 aged fifty-one years, and his widow died in 1908, aged seventy-five years. William H. McCain passed his boyhood days on the home farm, and at an early age began assisting his father with the work. After his marriage he located on his present farm, which he rented for five years from William Armstrong, and purchased in 1895. Here he has always followed farming in connection with stock buying, and butchering, and disposes of his meat in wholesale quantities. Mr. McCain was married September 14, 1892, to Vernia B. Moore, a daughter of John Moore, deceased, formerly sheriff of Jefferson County, and to them were born : Harry, Gladys, and Elwood. Mr. McCain is politically identifled with the Republican party. C. J. DAVIS, president and treasurer of the Davis-Price Foundry and Machine Company, is a representative business man residing at No. 72 North 5th street, Steubenville, O., and for a number of years has been identified with manufacturing interests. He was born at Clarksburg, Va., now West Virginia, December 28, 1860, and is a son of John A. and A. C. Davis. John A. Davis, father of C. A. Davis, was also a manufacturer and was a member of the firm of R. Davis & Son, which firm, for seventy years, conducted a large saddlery and harness business at Clarksburg, where he died in 1885. He married a daughter of W. W. Jasper, of Rockbridge County, Virginia, and she survives and lives in the old home at Clarksburg. C. J. Davis attended school at Clarksburg until he was about fifteen years of age and after that became self supporting. For seven years he was a clerk in a general store and then embarked in a wholesale china and glassware business at Clarksburg. Subsequently selling this store he then represented several large manufacturers of china and for ten' years traveled throughout the West, after which he came to Steubenville and assisted in organizing the Means Foundry and Machine Company, filling the office of treasurer. In 1900 in partnership with others he incorporated the Davis-Price Foundry and Machine Company of New Cumberland, West Virginia, and this concern has developed into an important business factor in this city's industrial life. In 1907 he resigned his position as treasurer of the Means Foundry and Machine Company and disposed of his interests therein to become president and treasurer of the Davis-Price Foundry and Machine Company. Mr. Davis is a stockholder in the American China Company of Toronto, O., and for several years was the vice-president of the company. He also organized the Pittsburgh Block Coal Company, of Pittsburg, Pa., and was its first treasurer and vice-president. Mr. Davis was married to Miss Mary A. Tavenner, of Parkersburg, W. Va., and 612 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY they have two children, Thomas Britton and Mary Esther. Only exceptional circumstances would ever cause Mr. Davis to accept public office, but he has always been a stanch Republican. He is a thirty-third degree Mason, member of the Superior Council Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction ; belongs to all the branches of Masonry at Steubenville, and is also a member of the Provincial Grand Lodge of the Royal Order of Scotland, with Grand Lodge at Edinburg, Scotland. He is also a Knight Templar and member of Ohio Council of Deliberation. JOHN MOREN, who has been postmaster at Jeddo, Jefferson County, for the past fourteen years, has occupied the same home place for almost seventy-three years, although not continuously, his business interests sometimes calling him to other points for a time. He was born in a little town named Dungannon, in Columbiana County, .February 3, 1837, and is a son of James and Catherine (McKirk). James Moren and wife were both born in Ireland. When they came first to America, James Moren secured work on the Sandy & Beaver Canal, near New Lisbon, O., with Colonel Riley, a fellow countryman. When their son John was a few months old they came to Jeddo but soon located across the river in West Virginia. In the following spring, James Moren went to Anderson's Landing, just across the river from what is now Toronto, and the place was called Newburg. There Mr. Moren worked in a brick yard and for many years was engaged in the brick industry. When John Moren was old enough he also worked in the brick yard where his father was employed and continued there until he was twenty years of age, when he came again to Jeddo. Here he became a clerk in a general store for Capt. Joseph McCalpin, where he remained for two years and then returned to West Virginia and later, with his father and Mr. Suter and Mr. Price, organized the J. Moren & Co. Brick Company, the plant being at Holbert's Run. John Moren remained in the brick business there for two years and then, for two more years was in partnership with Thomas Anderson in operating a boat for brick transportation on the Ohio River between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Mr. Moren then became identified with the firm of Freeman Brothers & Company, in the sewer-pipe and brick industry and was in that business for fifteen years. Mr. Moren married Miss Melissa Hood, a daughter of James and Eliza (Oliver) Hood, and they have four children : Ella, who is the wife of G. S. Stokes, of Philadelphia ; John, who is in the sewer-pipe business at Patton, Pa.; Caddie, who is the wife of Fred Morrow, of Jeddo ; and Charles, who looks after the home farm of six acres. Mr. Moren has a commodious and comfortable residence on this land which lies just south of the corporation lines of Toronto. The postoffice is Markle, but for those who have lived in this section for years the old name of Jeddo seems more natural and home-like. Mr. Moren is one of the best known men up and down the river in this locality. JOHN W. WATT, who is a prominent citizen of Island Creek Township, in which he has lived for more than a quarter of a century, resides on a valuable farm which contains seventy-three acres and owns a second and larger farm, comprising 100 acres. He was born in Knox Township, this county, January 17, 1847, and is a son of James and Jane (Manypenny) Watt. James Watt was born in West Virginia and was a son of Henry Watt, who was born in Ireland and came to America and to Jefferson County early in the 19th century. He had married at Harmon's Creek, West Va., and there his son James was born in 1802. Henry Watt was one of the early merchants in Knox Township, hauling his goods all the way from Philadelphia. He owned much land and his signature is attached to the deed that conveyed the land on which was built the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 615 Island Creek church and cemetery. James Watt continued to live in Knox Township, where his death occurred many years ago. He married Jane Manypenny, who was born on Yellow Creek, and two children were born to them : Sarah J., who is the widow of Robert Wilkinson, who lives in Knox Township ; and John W. of Island Creek Township. James Watt and wife were worthy people and valued members of the United Presbyterian Church. John W. Watt grew to manhood in Knox Township and with his only sister attended the district schools near his home. He remained on the farm assisting his father until in May, 1863, when he enlisted for service in the Civil War, entering Company D, 157th O. Vol. Inf., which was subsequently stationed at Fort Delaware where four months were spent in guarding prisoners of war. Afterward he returned to his home in Knox Township and some years later moved into Saline Township and from there to Island Creek Township, where his possessions are large and valuable, as indicated above. he devotes his land to general fanning and stock raising. Mr. Watt was married to Miss Anette Vantelburgh, who was born in Knox Township. a daughter of the late William Vantelburgh, of that township, and they have three children : Cora M., who is the wife of Edward Voorhees, of Harrison County, Ohio ; and Ross J. and Oliver W., both of whom live in Island Creek Township. Mr. Watt and family are members of Centre Chapel Methodist Episcopal church, of which he has been a trustee. He has always been interested in the work of the Sunday-school and served as superintendent for a year. MRS. KATE FORESHA, who owns a fine farm of 131 acres which is situated in Cross Creek Township. Jefferson County, Ohio, is a very capable woman and successfully conducts a large dairy business in addition to the other farm industries. She is the widow of Andrew Jackson Foresha, who died in 1888, in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where he was born in 1853. Mrs. Foresha was born in Pennsylvania and is a daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Ramsey) Wiggins, and a granddaughter of Samuel Wiggins and of George Ramsey, the latter of whom served six months in the Revolutionary War. The parents of Mrs. Foresha were farming people. They had three children : George, Susan and Kate. In 1877 Kate Wiggins was married to Andrew Jackson Foresha. He was a Democrat and was always well satisfied with a name that recalled one of the greatest presidents of the United States. Mr. and Mrs. Foresha had three children : John, Alva, and Rollo, who married Jennie Clark and has one daughter, Margaret. When Mrs. Foresha and sons came to Jefferson County they bought the present farm from Burns Oliver. A special feature is made of dairying and fourteen head of cattle are kept and a wholesale milk business is done at Steubenville. Mrs. Foresha is a member of the United Presbyterian church but her late husband had been brought up in the Methodist faith. ANDREW A. ELLIOTT, M. D., whose professional work brought him to the pinnacle of distinction throughout Eastern Ohio, was one of the most thoroughly known and highly regarded men recorded in the modern history of Steubenville. His death which occurred, June 11, 1902, was a distinct shock to the city, whose citizens mourned his passing as a 'personal loss. His fellow practitioners, who frequently called him into consultation in the most complicated and trying cases, regarded his death as an irreparable loss to the medical profession. He was taken suddenly in the prime of life and in the midst of his greatest usefulness. Dr. Elliott was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, October 6, 1853, and was a son of John and Catherine (Adams) Elliott. His father was born in Scotland in 1818, and his mother in Ireland in 1824. 616 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY The paternal grandfather brought his family to America at a very early date and settled first in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, later moving to Athens County, Ohio. From there John Elliott moved to Columbiana County, where he became a man of substance and the owner of a farm, living there until his death, April 29, 1870. For a period of twenty-seven years he engaged in teaching school and attained considerable prominence as an instructor. His widow, who came to this country at the age of thirteen years, survived her husband many years. Dr. Elliott was the fourth of six children born to his parents, of whom two are now living : William Elliott of the Westinghouse Company, Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Mary McBean, of Wellsville, O. Dr. Elliott, in boyhood and youth, enjoyed educational advantages denied many of his companions, his father taking particular pride in his son's quick intelligence and attainments. From an academy at Beaver, Pa., he entered the National Nor-Mal School at Lebanon, 0., where he was graduated after an attendance of three years. He immediately entered upon the study of medicine in the office of Dr. J. W. Hammond, of Wellsville, 0., subsequently entering the Medical University of New York, from which he was graduated in March, 1881. From that time he engaged in professional work at Steubenville, quickly reaching a high degree of efficiency as a physician and surgeon, which brought him into prominence throughout this section of the state. He was especially skilled in surgery, a branch of medical science on which his distinction chiefly lay, being regarded as the foremost surgeon of Eastern Ohio. For many years he was surgeon for the Pennsylvania Companv, the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Company and several of the large manufacturing plants, as well as examiner for most of the leading life insurance companies. He was the promoter and one of the organizers of the Eastern Ohio Medical Association, was a member of various other medical organizations and of the Association of. Surgeons of Pennsylvania Company. He was surgeon of the railroad hospital of Steubenville for many years and one of the leading surgeons of Gill Hospital from the time of its inception. The manner of man he was and the esteem in which he was held is revealed in a tribute which appeared in the press at the time of his death. To quote : "He was beloved by his patients and there is great sorrow in many hearts throughout the city and community, that their beloved physician, counsellor and friend had passed into the Great Beyond. As a citizen he was progressive and was .a man of striking integrity of character and a genial companion and friend. He was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and senior warden and was one of the organizers of that church ; his death is keenly felt throughout the parish where he was loved for his fidelity and Christian courtesy. He married Rachel Shaw, only daughter of the late James Gallagher, September 5, 1883, and they have lived a life of genial and happy companionship in a beautiful home surrounded by all the luxuries of a refined Christian life." JOHN D. GRAFTON, who has resided on his valuable farm of 230 acres, situated in Island Creek Township, since his father came here with his family, in 1844, is one of the township's representative citizens. He was born in this township, March 10, 1834, and is a son of Isaac and Jane (McFarland) Grafton. Isaac Grafton was born in Maryland but was brought early to Island Creek Township by his father, who was later killed here by a stroke of lightning, this happening before the birth of his grandson, John D. Grafton. In 1844, Isaac Grafton settled on the farm now owned by his son, John D. He lived into advanced age, dying in 1882. He married Jane McFarland, a daughter of William McFarland, who settled in Island Creek Township about 1812. There are three surviving children of Isaac and Jane Grafton : John D.; George W., who AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 617 lives near Smithfield, O., and Jane, who is the widow of Thomas Robertson, (formerly of Steubenville, but she now resides in Stafford County, Kansas. John D. Grafton was ten years old when his parents settled on the present farm and here his life has been spent, his occupation always having been an agricultural one. He began to work independently in 1859 and has always met with reasonable success in his undertakings. During the Civil War he bought and sold a large amount of livestock and, being a man of excellent judgment, was able to make it profitable. He has a well cultivated farm and its value reaches what would be an impossible price to the ordinary purchaser of land. Mr. Grafton has devoted many years of his life to its cultivation and improvement. He has taken a good citizen's interest in public matters in his township and has been willing to take upon himself the responsibilities of office when his fellow citizens have selected him for the same and has (riven faithful and efficient service. He is a Democrat and on the Democratic ticket was a candidate for county commissioner and was defeated by a very small majority. He has served as judge of elections and a number of years ago served as township trustee, to which office he was again elected for a term of two years, in November, 1909, while for a quarter of a century he has been a school director. On January 21, 1858, Mr. Grafton was married, to Miss Sarah J. Palmer, who was born in Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, February 19, 1839, and is a daughter of George and Elma (Coulter) Palmer, the former of whom died in 1863. To Mr. and Mrs. Grafton seven children have been born : George P., who lives in Summit County, Ohio; Elma J., who is the wife of O. L. Swickard, of Island Creek Township ; James W., Isaac H. and Alonzo B., all of Island Creek Township Martha A., who is the wife of J. W. Fleming, of this township ; and Nancy A., who is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Grafton are members of Pleasant Hill Presbyerian. church. HENRY F. LAWLER, justice of the peace and a well known and representative citizen of Steubenville, was born in this city, June 21, 1867, a son of Michael and Ellen (Devine) Lawler. Michael Lawler, who was a native of County Waterford, Ireland, came to Steubenville in 1851, and was here connected with the stone contracting business during the rest of his active life. He married Ellen Devine and they had nine children born to them, the six survivors being: Kate, who is the wife of James J. Dooley, of Toledo, O.; Anna, who resides in Steubenville ; Maria, who is the wife of John W. Leahy, of Detroit, Mich. ; Emma, who resides in Cleveland; John, who is a resident of Chicago ; and Henry F., of Steubenville. Henry F. Lawler was reared in Steubenville and was educated at St. Peter's Parochial School, after which he served an apprenticeship of one year in the printing office of the Steubenville Gazette. He then went to the Gill Brother's Lamp Chimney and Glass Manufacturing Works and continued there as an employee for twenty years. In the meanwhile he had taken an active part in public matters and become a useful and popular citizen. In 1904 he was elected a member of the Board of Public Service, of which he was vice-president during 1906-07 and president during the years 1908 and 1909. He was then elected justice of the peace and assumed the duties of this office in 1910. In 1903 Mr. Lawler was married to Miss Carrie, the youngest daughter of John Andregg, one of the old citizens of Steubenville, and they have one child, Katherine Virginia. The family belong to the Holy Name Catholic church. The handsome residence Mr. Lawler erected at No. 249 Eigth street, Steubenville. He is identified with some church organizations and with the Modern Woodmen. EDWARD DEMPSEY, proprietor of a stationery, candy and notion store at Mingo, O., is also extensively engaged in the real estate business and has been a resi- 618 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY dent of Mingo since March, 1887. He was born in August, 1862, at Dublin, Ireland, and is a son of George and Elizabeth (Leonard) Dempsey, both natives of Ireland. The father, who was a merchant and farmer, died in Ireland when our subject was quite young, and the mother died in June, 1909, at Mingo, Jefferson County, Ohio, aged seventy-seven years. George and Elizabeth Dempsey were the parents of the following children : Catherine, who is the wife of A. Pridgeon, and a resident of England ; Mary, who married W. Richards, and is a resident of England; Sarah, Edward and George, who died in America ; John who is a resident of Chicago, Ill., and 'Thomas. Edward Dempsey was reared at Birkenhead and Ashton-Under-Lyrae, England, his mother having moved to the latter place in 1873. When a boy he entered the cotton mills, then spent five years as warehouse man for William Tipping, and in 1887 accompanied the family to America and located at Mingo, Jefferson County, Ohio. Here he entered the mill operated by W. H. -Bradley, later became clerk and then was placed in charge of the metal yard. He subsequently became manager of the entire metal department, contracting for the charging of the cupolas, and in 1900, after the adoption of the Carnegie system in the mills, which did away with his part of the work, he resigned his position, having been in the employ of the Laughlin & Junction Steel Company for fourteen years. Mr. Dempsey then opened his present stationery, candy and notion store, which is located on Commercial avenue, and with his son George, deals in real estate. The latter conducts also a job printing business. Mr. Dempsey sold the first forty lots for the Brook Improvement Company at Follansbee, West Va., and during the opening sale disposed of more land for that company than did all their other agents. Mr. Dempsey is a director of the Mingo Building and Loan Company. He is politically identified with the Democratic party, and was elected councilman on that ticket for three years. In January, 1883, Mr. Dempsey was united in marriage with Martha Lord, who was born in England and died in 1906, at Mingo, Ohio. Seven children were born of their union : George ; Elizabeth, who married Dennis Caniff ; Agnes ; Martha Mary, and two 'who died in infancy. Mr. Dempsey is a member of the Catholic church. JAMES H. CUNNINGHAM, who finds farming and stock raising profitable industries in Island Creek Township, where he owns 141 3/4 acres of excellent land, came to this farm in the fall of 1903. He was born in Marion County, West Va., June 4, 1865, and is a son of William N. and Phebe (Ogden) Cunningham, both of whom were born in West Virginia. The mother died there but the father survives and resides in Marion County, being now over seventy years of age. James H. Cunningham was reared and educated in Marion County and during the entire period of his business life has been interested in agricultural pursuits. He is an enterprising farmer and successful stock raiser and is doing well in the sheep industry. His flock averages 100 sheep and they are all of the Delano variety which he prefers for many reasons. Mr. Cunningham was married July 4, 1896, to Miss Hannah Cunningham, a daughter of Richard Cunningham, of Marion County, W. Va., and they had four children born to them : Paul, Olive, Walter and Carrie. The beloved mother of these children passed out of life June 11, 1906. She was a woman of many virtues and was a consistent member of the Christian church. Mr. Cunningham takes no very active part in politics, but he always casts his vote with the Democratic party. JOHN C. RALSTON, dealer in fancy and staple groceries, at No. 836 Sherman avenue, Steubenville, was born at Bloom- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 619 field, Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1842, and is a son of Andrew and Francis Ann (Hesser) Ralston. Andrew Ralston was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, and came to Jefferson County in 1815. He was a blacksmith by trade, but the greater part of his life in Jefferson County was spent as a farmer. He married Frances Ann Hesser, who was born in Jefferson County in 1801, a daughter of Peter Hesser, who was one of the very earliest settlers of the county. He took up a section of land and built and operated the first saw-mill in the county and owned the first brick house. It was situated near Unionport and a part of the old walls are still standing. To Andrew and Frances Ann Ralston seven sons and three daughters were born and the following now survive : L. W., who lives in Knox County, Ohio ; Nancy Jane, who lives at Martinsburg; Catherine, wife of S. B. Thorp, who lives at Smithfield ; Mary E. (Copeland) who lives at Fairfield, Iowa ; and John C. John C. Ralston was reared in his native county and was assisting his father on the farm when the Civil War broke out. In 1861 he enlisted in Co. G, 43rd Regt., O. V. I., and served until he was honorably discharged in 1864. He was attached to the Army of the Tennessee and participated in the following battles and military operations : New Madrid, Mo. ; Island No. 10 ; Fort Pillow ; Hamburg, Tenn. ; Farmington, Miss. ; the Siege of Corinth ; Iuka ; again at Corinth ; the expedition through Mississippi to Tuscumbia, Ala.; Town Creek ; Decatur ; Snake Creek Gap ; the Atlanta campaign ; Jonesboro, Ga. ; East Point, and Gailsville. He was a member of that great army that fought its way to the sea under General Sherman,—that memorable march that will live forever in song and story. After receiving his discharge at Savannah, Mr. Ralston returned to Jefferson. County and for four years thereafter followed farming.. He was then engaged in the milling business for some time but later turned his attention to the grocery trade in which he has built up a large business. On May 31, 1866, Mr. Ralston was married to Miss Sarah B. Merriman, and they have six children, namely : Mary F., wife of C. M. Ryder, of Steubenville ; Elizabeth J., wife of A. R. Westlake, of Steubenville ; Cora E. ; Elsie F., wife of M. W. Westlake, of Columbus ; Sarah J., and Lon W. Mr. Ralston and wife are members of the Baptist church. He has long been an active citizen, and his son Lon W., is a member of the present city council. Mr. Ralston formerly served four years as trustee in Steubenville Township. He is a member of E. M. Stanton Post, G. A. R., No. 166. STEPHEN ELLSWORTH FLOYD, city engineer at Mingo Junction, O., conducts extensive farming operations in Cross Creek Township, where he and wife own a valuable farm of one hundred and forty-seven acres, the old Roberts place, which has been in the Roberts name continuously since 1800. Mr. Floyd was born on his father's farm in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, January 18, 1860, and is a son of John and Catherine (Winters) Floyd. John Floyd also was born in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, February 20, 1827, being the grandson and only heir of William Floyd, who, with a small family, came from Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and located in Cross Creek Township in 1804. John Floyd was married to Catherine Winters in January, 1851, and eight children were born to them, six sons and two daughters, all of whom survive except one daughter. The eldest son, J. C. M., is a physician residing at Steubenville. J. Howard is a farmer in Cross Creek Township. W. Everett is a teacher of music and resides at Wheeling Island, West Virginia. Stephen Ellsworth is a civil engineer and farmer. Sherman M. owns farm land and at present is serving as deputy auditor of Jefferson County. Porter B., the youngest son is a farmer and 620 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY resides at home as also does Emma L., the surviving daughter. Mr. Floyd is one of Cross Creek Township's most respected citizens. Stephen Ellsworth Floyd attended the local schools in boyhood and then entered the Ohio State University at Columbus, where he completed a three-year course in civil engineering and has made much progress in his profession. For some years he has divided his time between this and agricultural pursuits. On October 16, 1884, Mr. Floyd was married to Miss Carrie Roberts, a daughter of James and Rachel (Taylor) Roberts, and a granddaughter of William and Sarah (Mansfield) Roberts and James and Esther (Johnston) Taylor. The father of Mrs. Floyd was born in Cross Creek Township and the mother in Ross Township. They have both passed away and their burial was in Cross Creek Township. They had three daughters : Elizabeth, Laura and Carrie, the last named, Mrs. Floyd, being the only survivor. She inherited the old homestead of father and grandfather and still holds it in her name. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd have two children : Taylor Winters, who is employed in a wholesale grocery house at Fayetteville, Ark; and Catherine Esther, who resides with her parents. In these two families, the Floyds and the Roberts, are united old pioneer settlers of this section, people of courage and enterprise who took their lives in their hands when they ventured into what was then a wild and tractless wilderness. JACOB L. MISER, a veteran of the Civil War, and a well known citizen of Springfield Township, where he owns a fine farm of 273 acres, was born near East Springfield, O., December 25, 1833, son of George and Maria (Leas) Miser. George Miser, father of Jacob L. Miser, was born January 5, 1807, a son of Henry and Margaret (Drukamiller) Miser, who came from Holland and settled near Albany about 1702, going thence to Womelsdorf, Pa., in the Lebanon Valley. George Miser secured his education in the schools of Jefferson County, and was there married to Maria Leas, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Leas. To this union the following children were born : William, who married Sarah Elliott ; Jacob L. ; Mary, who married Isaac Crabb ; Henry, who was a soldier and died during the Civil War ; Frank, who was shot at Little Kenesaw during that great struggle ; George, Jr., who died near Decatur, Ill. ; Margaret, who married John Gault; John A., who married Nancy Green; Jennie, who married Isaac Morrison ; and Cyrus, who married Janet Smith. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Miser located on a farm one mile east of Jacob L. Miser's present property, and here George Miser died at the advanced age of 87 years, in 1893, being buried at Leas cemetery. His wife who was seventy-seven years old, died on the same farm and was also buried in Leas cemetery. In early life Mr. Miser was a Democrat, but later he became connected with the Prohibition party. He was an active member of the Lutheran church. Jacob L. Miser received the most of his schooling in East Springfield, and after completing his education taught school for two years. He was married October 11, 1859, to Mary J. Gault, daughter of John and Nancy (McKinney) Gault, the mother being a native of the Isle of Man, of Scotch Irish descent. The father was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Miser had three children : John G., who is residing with his father, married Annie Zimmerman, daughter of Hiram and Sarah Zimmerman, and has five children: George, Charles, Wilma, Darl and Kermit; George E., residing in East Springfield, who married Mary Moorehead, daughter of Sylvester and Sarah Moorehead ; and Olive M., who is the widow of Sanford Shepherd. After marriage Mr. Miser settled on his farm in Springfield Township, where he was located at the time of the outbreak of the Civil War. He enlisted in the Union Army, becoming a member of Co. B, 157th O. V. I., with which he served gallantly, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 623 having no hospital record, and never being captured by the enemy. After the close of the war he resumed his farming operations, and so continued until 1893, when he, retired from active life. Mr. Miser is a Prohibitionist in his political views, but he is not a politician. He is a member of the Presbyterian church. On October 11, 1909, he celebrated his Golden Wedding anniversary, at which time about sixty friends and admirers of this excellent couple were royally entertained. Mr. Miser is robust and healthy, and shows in every way the beneficial effect of clean living. S. J. and M. ANATHAN, proprietors of the Hub Clothing Store, complete outfitters, with business location on the corner of Market and Fifth Streets, Steubenville, O., operate the largest establishment of this kind in this section of Ohio. The proprietors of the Hub are both intelligent and enterprising young men and both have had a similar business training. They are natives of Pennsylvania, born in the city of Philadelphia, and both entered the service of the same clothing company in the capacity of cash boys. They proved equally faithful and efficient and during their ten years of service climbed from cash boys to be managers of departments. In 1904 they came to Steubenville, and started into business for themselves, prudently beginning in a small way and using the same business methods that they had seen bring best results while they were receiving their own training. They have greatly prospered and their rather remarkable success reflects credit on their enterprise and business integrity. They now own, and have the patronage to justify it, the largest clothing store between Pittsburg and Columbus, occupying commodious quarters in the Johnstone building. Regardless of expense they remodeled their three rooms to suit themselves and have a floor space of over 12,000 square feet. They require the assistance of eighteen employes. Both in business circles and personally they are popular and they are fraternally identified with the Elks and the orders of Knights of Pythias, Red Men, and Woodmen. JAMES GALLAGHER, for many years the leading financier and a useful and highly esteemed citizen of Steubenville, ., passed from this life on April 7, 1892, at the venerable age of eighty-six years. He was a man of pronounced views, a leader in every sense of the word and ever active in promoting the best interests of his home community, whether from a business, moral or social standpoint. He carved his own way in the world, making advancement through hard work, keen business sagacity and judicious investment, but withal was the soul of honor and never sought advantage through another's misfortune. His life was a record of achievement and he leaves behind a memory which his descendants and all who knew him will cherish with respect and veneration through the years to come. James Gallagher was born on Callow Hill, Street, Philadelphia, Pa., October 31, 1806, and was a son of Charles and Eleanor (Maloy) Gallagher, natives, respectively, of Counties Derry and Donegal, Ireland. His parents were born near Londonderry and they had a daughter Catherine, born to them before coming to the United States in 1804. They located at Philadelphia, where their other children James and Eleanor were born. Both daughters died in childhood. The father died in 1811, when James was five years old, and in 1816, the mother left Philadelphia and sought a home in the West where her son might be able to make his own way in the world, as she had no fortune with which to advance him. They located in Steubenville, ., where she lived until her death in 1830, during these years being the recipient of the son's filial care and affection. In the spring of 1817, be was apprenticed to the saddlery trade in the shop of Joseph Walker, a pioneer settler here, and he served seven years, after, ward working as a journeyman until 1830. 624 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY He then engaged in the river trade to New Orleans, in time acquiring an interest in a flat boat, William G. Murdock being the other owner. He continued this business for eight years, and made fourteen trips to New Orleans and return, on one occasion, in 1833, returning from Natchez on horseback in order to avoid the cholera which then prevailed in the river towns. I raving accumulated some capital, Mr. Gallagher, with the business enterprise which always characterized him, embarked in a pork packing business, being a pioneer in that line in this section. In 1839, however, he sustained a sprained ankle in trying to stop a runaway horse, a common enough accident, but in his case complications set in and permanent injury resulted necessitating the use of canes to assist him in walking during the remainder of his life. Ire was advised to embark in some business that would not require a large amount of bodily activity. In 1836 he had become a stockholder in the Farmers and Mechanics Bank, ,which had been organized in 1816, and was one of the pioneer banks of the state, and in 1839 he was elected a director in that institution. He continued as such until the bank went out of existence through the expiration of its charter. In the meantime he was elected in 1842 to the office of justice of the peace, serving one term. Tie took an active part in the formation of the Jefferson Branch of the State Bank of Ohio, of which be became a director. in 1845, continuing until the expiration of the charter of this institution in 1865. When the Jefferson National Bank was organized as its successor he was the leading stockholder and in 1870 was elected president. When this bank was reorganized in 1885 as the Steubenville National. he retired from active participation in business. During his half century 's experience in the banking business. he established for himself a high reputation for keen foresight and wonderful sagacity in financial affairs. Under his wise and conservative management the hank was not only profitable to its stockholders but required an ex- tended reputation as one of the solid institutions of the country. In the days of wildcat currency the notes of the State Bank. of Ohio, and especially the Jefferson Branch, were always worth their face in gold. After retirement, his faculties remained unimpaired and his advice was valued as of old. He was the last living incorporator of the Steubenville and Indiana Railroad and also was at one time interested in the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad. Mr. Gallagher was an omnivorous reader and this habit, in addition to his own experiences, tended to make him a well informed and broad minded man. He was an authority on early conditions and events, taking a. keen interest in the early history of the community, and possessed a retentive memory to such an extent that he at times was requested to prepare articles on early happenings, which made their appearance in the press of the city. Among his early travels was a journey on foot to Washington, D. C., in 1827, at which time he had the pleasure of seeing the president, John Quincy Adams. In politics he was a Whig in his earlier days and later a Republican. While working at the saddlery trade he became acquainted with Benjamin Lundy, editor of the Universal Emancipator, the first organ of the Abolitionists. Lundy being also a saddler, he worked at his trade in Steubenville while his paper was being printed and prepared for delivery. On September 27, 1836, Mr. Gallagher was united in marriage with Miss Rachel Shaw, a daughter of Ambrose Shaw, who at that time was a builder and contractor in Steubenville and enjoyed considerable local prominence. It was Mr. Shaw who built the brick chimney of the first steamboat constructed in Steubenville, he going on the trip up the river with the boat in order to finish his work. His death occurred in 1855. The mother of Mrs. Gallagher was a Doyle and was the oldest daughter of Benjamin and Patience Doyle, who were of the very earliest settlers of this