AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 901 a part of each year in travel and has visited all sections of the country and at the present time (1910) is contemplating a trip abroad. He is financially interested in the Union Deposit Bank. In his earlier years he was quite active in local politics and has served a number of terms as president of the city council, and during this period and through his efforts the paid fire department was established. During this time the paving of the streets with brick took place. He is known as the "father of the fire department." He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and has been president of the Humane Society for the past twenty-five years. In 1861 Mr. Donaldson was married to Miss Emelda B. Junkin, a daughter of Ex-Mayor Junkin, of Steubenville, and they have two daughters : Mary, who is the wife of D. J. Sinclair, a prominent banker of Steubenville ; and Florence, who is the wife of Harry H. Henderson, of the Manhattan Rubber Company, of Passaic, N. J. Mr. Donaldson and family are members of the Second Presbyterian Church, he being president of its board of trustees. ALBERT R. McNEAL, a venerable and respected citizen of Steubenville; 0., is now living in retirement after a long and honorable business career, having been engaged in the meat business in this city for more than forty-five years. He was born in Lisbon, 0.. in 1830, and is a son of Archibald and Julia Ann (Hart) McNeal. Archibald McNeal was born in the north of Scotland and upon coming to America located in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1832. He settled on the land and built the house where his grandson, George C. McNeal, now lives, although the latter has remodeled the house. He was an expert stone cutter and letterer by trade. His marriage with Julia Ann Hart resulted in the birth of the following children : James, John, William, Albert and Mary, of whom Albert is the only one now living. Albert McNeal was two and a half years of age when his parents moved from Lisbon to Jefferson County, Ohio, and here he grew to maturity and has always lived since. He worked at different occupations for a few years and for a time was engaged in gardening. He finally embarked in the butchering business which he carried on for forty-five years in a most successful manner. Some six or seven years ago he retired from active business to enjoy the fruits of his toil and he has a very comfortable home in Steubenville, which he built fifty-three years ago. It is constructed of brick and is in a good state of repair notwithstanding its age. In 1857 Mr. McNeal was married to Miss Elizabeth Ann Makle, now deceased, and they reared two sons and two daughters : Edith, wife of John Gamble ; Etta, wife of John Miller; Charles and Albert. Mr. McNeal has been a member of the Finley M. E. Church ever since it was built. MORRIS J. HESS, one of the well known ,and highly esteemed citizens of Springfield Township, where he owns tracts of farming land comprising 283, 40, 17 and 245 acres respectively, was born near Amsterdam, 0., May 7, 1847, a son of Charles and Catherine (Springer) Hess. Charles Hess was probably born in Knox County, Ohio, but after marriage went to live one and a half miles above Amsterdam, where he operated a grist-mill by waterpower. His death occurred in 1852, when Morris J. was but five years old, and he died in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was buried at Simmon's Ridge. He was a Republican. Mrs. Hess was seventy years of age when she passed away, and she also was buried at Simmon's Ridge. Mrs. Hess, who bore the maiden name of Catherine Springer, was the daughter of Jacob Springer, and her union with Mr. Hess resulted in the following children : Phoebe Ann, who died when thirteen years of age ; and David, Melissa, Morris J., John E. and Charles H. Morris J. Hess received his education in the schools of Amsterdam, and as a lad worked on the home farm. On October 1, 902 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY 1878, he was married to Chrsitiana Kelly, daughter of Thomas Kelly, and to this union two children were born : Thomas Wayland, and Cora Nilla, who married Pearle Ashton Moore. After marriage, Mr. Hess settled on his present farm, about fifteen acres of which have been laid out in town lots in the village of Bergholz, and the old Taylor bank, which is not doing business, is also situated on this property. Coal is located under almost all of Mr. Hess's property. It is said that from the barn on the land, then owned by William Kelly, a horse was stolen by Morgan while on one of his raids. Mr. Hess is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, in which he serves as a trustee. He is a Republican in political belief, but is not a politician. CHRISTOPHER LANDMIRE, conducting a successful grocery business at No. 1132 Lincoln Avenue, Steubenville, has been a resident of this city for forty-three years. He was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1852 and, was two years old when his parents brought him to America. Mr. Landmire attended both an English and German school at Wheeling, W. Va., where his parents settled, and remained Mere until fourteen years of age, when he came to Jefferson County and went to work for Thomas Bair on a farm and dairy, and remained there until he was married, when almost twenty-one years of age. After that he worked for about fourteen years in the old Jefferson Iron Works and afterward drove a huckster wagon for John Wilson, and worked in the latter's store for ten years. Mr. Landmire then followed the huckster business for himself for seven years, after which he embarked in his present line and has prospered in the same. He is also interested to some degree in city real estate. In 1873 Mr. Landmire was married to Miss Martha L. Lee, a daughter of Wilson Lee, of an old county family, and they have five children : Minnie, who is the wife of John DeVore, residing on Sinclair Avenue, Steubenville ; George, who is associated with his father in business ; and Bertha, Francis and Charles. One daughter, Eva, is deceased. Mr. Landmire and family attend the Christian Church. UPTON K. SUTHERLAND, an old soldier, a former member of the Smithfield council and at present township clerk of Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, 0., was born November 15, 1837, in the old pioneer log house that stood on his father's farm in Smithfield Township, and was the tenth born in a family of twelve children, his parents being Vachel and Mary (Williams) Sutherland. Vachel Sutherland was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and was a son of John Sutherland, who came from Scotland and lived and died on his farm in Washington County, leaving a large family. Vachel, who was one of the oldest members of the above family, served as a soldier in the War of 1812. Later his father bought a wild tract of land near York, in Jefferson County, and after his marriage to Mary Williams in Pennsylvania, Vachel brought his wife to Ohio and in 1818 they settled on that land. Mrs. Sutherland was born in Maryland. Her father, John Williams, a miller by trade, came to Ohio in her girlhood and buiht a mill in Tuscarawas County. The trip was made in wagons as there were no railroads at that time, and the Ohio River was crossed at Wellsburg, W. Va. The early log cabin of the Sutherlands .gave way to a comfortable frame house and Vachel Sutherland and wife lived to see their farm cleared and cultivated. His death occurred in 1860, at the age of sixty-eight years and hers in 1870, when aged seventy-four. They had the following children : John, Susan, Catherine, Eliza, David P., Mary Ann, Lewis, Vachel, Amanda, Upton K., Christina and Isabella. There are four survivors : Vachel, residing in Nebraska ; Amanda, in Smithfield Township ; Upton K.. and Christina, living in Illinois. Vachel Sutherland was a member of the 157th Ohio AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 903 Volunteer Infantry, and Lewis was a member of the 126th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War. The latter was captured at the engagement at Mine Run and was incarcerated in Libby Prison and was one of the 120 brave men who escaped from that dungeon by tunneling a way out, some, himself included, only to be recaptured. He was transferred to Camp Sorghum, S. C., but escaped from there, rejoined the Union army, and served until the close of the war. Until he enlisted in September, 1861, Upton K. Sutherland had spent a peaceful and uneventful life on the home farm. He became a member of Company C, First Virginia Infantry under Captain Mill-house and the record of his military life is a rather remarkable one. He served until the close of the war, participating in thirty-seven battles, including Winchester, the Second Battle of Bull Run and that of Cedar Creek and showed such bravery that he was promoted to be a corporal, then a sergeant and later a lieutenant. He escaped every serious injury, and not even suffered capture. He then resumed agricultural pursuits and for eleven years after his marriage remained on the home farm, but subsequently sold his interest in the property and moved to Smithfield. He worked for three years with the engineer corps in the coal fields and for three more with the same corps on the Wabash Railroad. He has been a very active citizen of Smithfield, where he has served eleven years on the council ; for seven years he has been a notary public and he is serving in his third term as township clerk, to which office he was first elected in 1904. On January 18, 1887, Mr. Sutherland was married to Miss Frank Mercer, a daughter of Henry and Mary (Smith) ) Mercer, her father having been a soldier in the Civil War, a member of the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland have one daughter, Mary. In politics, Mr. Sutherland is a Republitcan. He is a member of Daniel McCook Post, G. A. R. For a long period he has been identified with the Masonic fraternity, since 1867 having been a member of Smithfield Lodge and for twelve years its master and at present is serving as secretary. Few men are better known in this section than Mr. Sutherland. His long tenure of public office indicates very clearly' the esteem in which he is held by his fellow citizens. HARRY A. ZINK, of the firm of Albert Zink & Sons, foremost furniture dealers of Steubenville, 0., has been a resident of this city since his boyhood. He is a progressive and public spirited citizen and has a wide acquaintance throughout this vicinity. He was born in Wheeling, W. Va., in 1879, and is a son of Albert and Rebecca Legge Zink. Albert Zink, father of the subject of this record and founder of the business of Albert Zink & Sons, was born in Wheeling, W. Va., in 1844, and there grew to maturity. He first engaged in the furniture business at Martin's Ferry, coming from there to Steubenville where he embarked in a similar business. He built up an extensive establishment and commanded a large patronage from over the county. He erected the fine three-story brick building, 30x180 feet, at Nos. 146t148 North Fourth Street, and the entire three stories and basement are used for the display and storage of the mamoth stock carried by Albert Zink & Sons. Albert Zink conducted the business until 1907, when his sons, William H. and Harry A. Zink, were admitted to the firm, since which time the sons have managed the enterprise. Mr. Zink was married to Miss Rebecca Legge, a native of England, and they became parents of three sons : Frank, who lives at Cleveland, 0. ; William H. and Harry A. William H. Zink was born in Kinkwood, W. Va., and was educated at Martin's Ferry in the public schools, and at Scio College. Leaving college he entered his father's store and has been identified with the business ever since. He is a member of Steubenville Chamber of Commerce. In 1890, he was married to Clara Permas; who died in 1907, leaving three children : Henry 904 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY Perm" Dwight Albert and Mary Elizabeth. He formed a second union, December 29, 1909, with Miss Ada Fielding, of Steubenville. Religiously, he is a member of the M. E. Church. Albert Zink also is a member of that church, and serves on its official board. He is affiliated with the Masons. Harry A. Zink was eight years of age when brought by his parents to Steubenville, where he completed the prescribed courses in the public and High Schools. He afterward attended the Steubenville Business College, and then entered the furniture business, which he has ever since followed. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and is prominent in Masonic circles, being a 32nd degree Mason. He is a member of the Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council and Comandery at Steubenville, the Consistory at Cleveland, and Aladdin Shrine at Columbus. He also is a member of the Elks, and has served as presiding officer of the council and is past exalted ruler; of Steubenville Lodge, No. 1, K. of P., and the Country Club. He belongs to the First M. E. Church at Steubenville. In 1906, Mr. Zink was married to Miss Mame Bowers, whose death occurred two years later. W. A. TAYLOR, jr., a leading citizen of Bergholz, 0., where he is identified with the Bergholz Coal and Electric Company and has financial interests, was born at Church Hill, Trumbull County, Ohio, March 29, 1871, and is a son of W. A. and Harriet (Shannon) Taylor. W. A. Taylor, Sr. was a coal operator for twenty consecutive years and was financially interested in that line of industry all his life. His death occurred in March, 1908 and his burial was in the cemetery at Church Hill. His widow, Harriet (Shannon) Taylor, and both sons, William Allen and Clyde S., survive him, the last named residing with his mother at the old homestead. After completing a business course at Mt. Union College, W. A. Taylor, Jr. went into the mining business with his father, and he still has a lease on a mine and is weigh boss for another company. Since coming to this section, Mr. Taylor has been a very active and interested citizen and has been the choice of the Republican party on many occasions for township and village offices. For nine years he served as township clerk and for four years as village and corporation clerk. The mine known as the Taylor mine, situated in Springfield Township, Jefferson County, was opened in 1897. On June 28, 1900, Mr. Taylor was married to Miss Mary E. Sponseller, a daughter of Joseph Sponseller, of Paris, Stark County, Ohio, and they have two daughters, Grace and Dorothy. Mr. Taylor was reared in the Methodist faith and is a member of this church at Bergholz, in which he is a steward, organist and treasurer and librarian of the Sunday school. He is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and is the present keeper of the record and seals. BENJAMIN M. SHARP, who served two terms as sheriff of Jefferson County, Ohio, was a widely known citizen of the county and for many years was engaged in the undertaking and livery business at Steubenville, where he established the business now conducted by his son, Benjamin L. Sharp. He was born in Fayette County, July 15, 1821, and was a son of Levi and Elizabeth (Freeman) Sharp, both of whom were natives of Sussex County, New Jersey. Levi Sharp was a son of Henry and Mary (Morgan) Sharp, of whom the latter was a sister of Daniel Morgan, famed as a general in the Revolutionary War. The Sharp and Morgan families came from Scotland in the colonial days, and the Free-mans from Germany. Levi and Mary Freeman Sharp were married in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in 1810, and in the spring of 1824 moved to Brown County, Ohio, where she passed away in 1831 and Mr. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 907 Sharp in 1834. They were parents of seven children, all of whom are deceased. Benjamin M. Sharp and his twin brother, Daniel Morgan Sharp, went to live with an uncle, John Sharp, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, after the death of their mother. There Benjamin remained until December 2, 1835, when he came to Steubenville, 0., where he served an apprenticeship of five years and one month at the tailor's trade. He then engaged in tailoring for himself until 1850, at which time he embarked in the livery business. He thereafter continued in that business until his death in 1893, in 1886, when his son, Benjamin L. Sharp became a partner, adding the undertaking branch of the business. It is one of the oldest established business in the city and has always enjoyed the liberal patronage of the public. Benjamin M. Sharp was a man of striking personality and easily made friends throughout the county. In 1881, he was the popular choice of the people for sheriff of Jefferson County, and served with such efficiency as to be honored with re-election in 1883. Mr. Sharp was married on July 15, 1841, to Miss Eliza O'Neil, who died July 9, 1849, leaving four children,: Frances E., Morgan H., Emma and Eliza. On January 27, 1852, he formed a marital union with Miss Nancy D. McCracken, who was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, and was a daughter of Hugh and Sarah (McCracken) McCracken, who were of no kindred, although bearing the same name. Hugh McCracken was born in Ireland and his wife .,,as a native of Washington County, Pennsylvania. He was engaged in the grocery business in Pittsburgh for many years. He was a man of means and of a most benevolent spirit, assisting his fellow countrymen with his money and advice, and was a most highly respected citizen. Benjamin M. and Nancy McCracken Sharp became parents of seven children, two of whom died in infancy, the others being : Nancy, John, Benjamin L., Mary and Jennie. Mrs. Sharp survived her husband until March 14, 1905, when she too entered her final rest. JOHN T. DANIELS, the oldest merchant in Toronto, 0., is engaged in the mercantile business on River Avenue, in the same building in which he started more than thirty years ago, and which is by far the oldest stand in this city. Mr. Daniels was born April 29, 1841, near Hollow Rock Camp Ground, Jefferson County, Ohio, and is a son of Abraham and Sarah (Myers) Daniels. Abraham Daniels was engaged in furnishing steamboats with wood for fuel, and shortly after the birth of John T. Daniels the family moved to Port Homer, where the father died at the age of twenty-eight years. His widow was later married again, and the son was reared by an uncle, Thomas Grumley, of Hancock County, West Virginia. Being ambitious, the lad struck out for himself as soon as he was old enough, his first work being in the New Cumberland brick yards, where he was employed ten years, during which time he ran down the river to Cincinnati on a brick boat, and also made two trips to New Orleans. About 1868 he started in the mercantile line at New Cumberland, where he continued until July, 1879, when, with his brother Thomas M. Daniels and R. M. Franey, he purchased from Hill & Stewart the business which he now conducts, the firm name taken being Daniels, Francy & Company. This association continued for a few years, when John T. Daniels purchased his partners' interests and since that time he has continued to operate the business alone, with gratifying success. In addition to this business, Mr. Daniels owns five dwellings in this city, which he rents out, and he lives in one of the finest homes in Toronto, surrounded by a yard covering about an acre of ground, which in the summer months is covered with beautiful flowers. At New Cumberland, W. Va., on May 3, 1864, by Rev. Hall, Mr. Daniels was married to Artimissia R. Grafton, of Wellsville, 0., and they have had six children, namely : George W., who resides in Little Falls, Wash.; John J., who is assistant 908 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY trainmaster of the Western Pennsylvania Railroad at Freeport, Pa. Samuel V., who is assistant train director of the Pennsyltvania Railroad System at Pittsburgh ; Thomas M., who is a telegrapher ; Emma E., who is deceased, was the wife of Charles I. Eakin, and Mary E., who is the wife of. U. G. Arthurs. Mr. Daniels is a member of the Christian Church of Totronto in which he was treasurer for ten years. He joined the Masonic fraternity at New Cumberland, W. Va., in 1866, and he is also a member of the Odd Fellows. HUGO PEKRUHN, one of the substantial citizens and leading business men of Mingo Junction, Ohio, is a member of the firm of Otte and Pekruhn, who are proprietors of a livery, feed and grain stable, and an extensive ice plant, and who also carry on a general moving and teaming business. He was born September 21, 1872, near Berlin, Germany, and is a son of John and Amelia (Shultz) Pekruhn, both of whom were born in Germany. John Pekruhn was reared in his native country, where he for some time operated a wagon making shop. In 1880 he brought his family to America and located in Steubenville, 0. Here be followed carpentering in the railroad shops for a time, then entgaged' in general carpentering, and for ten years followed farming in Ross Township. He is now living in retirement in Steubenville, 0., at the age of seventy-one years. He married Amelia Shultz, who is now sixty-five years of age, and to them were born ten children, the five oldest being natives of Germany : Minnie, who is the wife of George Bartels ; Hugo, the subject of this record ; Augusta, deceased ; Paul ; Anna,. deceased John ; Ida, who is the wife of Otto Ockensdorf ; William ; Mary, and Fred. Hugo Pekruhn began attending school in his native country at the age of five years, and three years later came with his parents to Steubenville, 0., where he was reared to maturity. At the age of ten he began working mornings and evenings in the grocery store operated by Mr. Hinds, and also worked in the latter's hotel. When the Humphrey Glass works were established he became a glass blower at the age of fourteen years and continued in the glass busines until in August, 1897, when he came to Mingo Junction, 0., where he and Mr. Otte purchased their present business from John Breen. In 1906 they erected a modern ice plant which has a capacity of ten tons per day, and in addition to their livery and feed store, retail coal, and are the only dealers in Mingo Junction who handle grain in car load lots. Mr. Pekruhn was married in 1896 to Emma Becker, who is a daughter of August Becker, with whom she came to this country from Germany, and to them were born three children : Frances, Emma Elizabeth, and Edith May, the last named dying aged seven months and four days. Mr. and Mrs. Pekruhn are members of the German Lutheran Church of Steubenville, 0. He is a Republican politically, and has served five years as a member of the council. He is chief of the Mingo Volunteer Fire Department, consisting of three companies, and is serving in hi.s fifth year. Mr. Pekruhn is a member .of the K. of P., No. 414, Mingo Junction, and was one of the organizers of the Uniform Rank, of which he was captain for one year. WILLIAM A. SMURTHWAITE, superintendent of the Steubenville Coal and Mining Company, is a native of Steubenville, 0., and is a son of William Smurthwaite, on of the highly respected retired citizens of this place. William Smurthwaite was born in England. In 1859 he came to America and shortly afterward to Steubenville, 0. For about a half century he served as superintendent of the Steubenville Coal and Mining Company. He retired in 1906 at the age of seventy-seven years. William A. Smurthwaite after graduating from the Steubenville High School became an employe of the Steubenville Coal and Mining Company. He soon became as- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 909 sistant superintendent under his father, whom he succeeded when the latter retired. Mr. Smurthwaite is a member of the Methtodist Protestant Church. He is a 32nd degree Mason, belonging to the Lake Erie Consistory of Cleveland. He is past presiding officer of the Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council, and Commandery of York Rite Masonery and also past presiding officer of the Lodge of Perfection and Chapter of Rose Croix of Scottish Rite Masonery. He is a member of the Aladdin Temple of the Mystic Shrine of Columbus, 0. He also belongs to the Elks and Steubenville Lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias as well as to the order of Eastern Stars. Mr. Smurthwaite takes an active part in politics and was treasurer of the Republican county central committee for several years. JAMES BRETTELL, who deals extensively in real estate, fire and life insurance, is also a notary public at Mingo Junction, and for fortytseven years was actively identified with the steel and iron industry in various cities. He was born January 2, 1845, in South Staffordshire, England, and is a son of Richard and Elizabeth (Priest) Brettell, both of whom were born and died in England. Richard Brettell during his early life manufactured horse-shoe nails by hand, but was later employed by the New British Iron Company of South Staf- fordshire. He died in 1870 aged sixty-five years and was survived by his widow until 1880. They reared the following children: Joseph, a resident of Trenton, N. J.; George. deceased, who was a resident of Indiana ; James, the subject of this record; Thomas, a resident of Mingo ; and Mary Ann, who is the wife of Joel Steventon. James Brettell was reared in South Staffordshire and his educational advantages were very limited, having entered the works of the New British Iron Company, at Brierly Hill, when less than eight years of age. There he learned the iron trade, and in 1868 came to America and located at Pottsville, Pa., where he spent five months working in the mills. He then went to Akron, 0., where he remained three years, and after residing at Green Castle, Ind., for eight years, he located in Centralia, Ill. There in 1879, with other fellow workmen, he organized and built a nail-mill with a capital stock of $60,000, which they were highly successful in operating for several years. During the year 1880 they realized a profit of 115 per cent., and with this a steel plant was established in Centralia. This they operated with considerable success at first, but were finally forced to abandon same in 1890, not being able to compete with the larger steel mills throughout the country. Here he was first employed as a puddler, then as a heater, and was still a member of the firm, when in 1897 he entered the employ of the Laughlin & Junction Steel Company at Mingo Junction. He worked in various capacities with this company until 1899, when he resigned his position with the intention of retiring from business. But after forty-seven years of activity in the iron and steel industry he found himself not content with a life of retirement and embarked in the real estate and insurance business, and his success in same has been most gratifying. Mr. Bret-tell has his offices in the Brettell Block, a three-story brick building containing offices and store rooms, and erected by our subject in 1900. Air. Brettell was one of the organizers, and is a. director and appraiser for the Steubenville Loan Association; he is a stockholder of the First National Bank at Mingo Junction, and was one of the ortganizers of the Building and Loan Assotciation at Centralia, Ill. Mr. Brettell is a member and trustee of the First Presbyterian Church, but was reared in the Baptist faith. He is fraternally a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Golden Eagles. In politics he is nominally a Democrat, hut in 1894 ran for Congress on the Populist ticket. Mr. Brettell was married in April, 1868, to Annie Ford, a daughter of John Ford, and to them were born the following children : Walter Herbert, who married Bertha Bugher, and has three children—Alice, 910 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY James H., and Howard W.; Florence, who married Howard Dean, master mechanic of the Steel Works at Canton, 0., and has one child, Florence ; and Anna, an instructor in the Mingo High School, who is one of the few teachers in Ohio that have state certificates. ERNEST SCHRADER, a prosperous business man of Steubenville, 0., is proprietor of a wholesale bakery and deals in ice cream and confectionery goods, being the leader in this line in the city. Mr. Schrader was born in Germany and was less than seven years old when brought to the United States. He was reared and educated in Steubenville and his first work was in the old Jefferson Iron Works. When that plant was destroyed by fire he learned the molders' trade in Sharp's foundry, and afterward learned the baker's trade with Charles Specht, with whom he continued six and one half years. Upon leaving his employ he worked at his trade in cities in different parts of the country, gathering new ideas and perfecting himself in the business. After his return to Steubenville, he worked two years on the street car line before buying out the bakery establishment of Mr. Specht, which he has conducted now for six years in a most successful manner. He has a fine store and his bakery is equipped with the latest and best machinery for the successful prosecution of his work. He also is interested in the real estate business. Mr. Schrader was. married in 1900 to Miss Elizabeth Voight, a native of Steubenville, and they have three children, Clarence, Ernest and Mary Elizabeth. Religiously, they are members of Zion Lutheran Church. He is a member of Steubenville Lodge No. 1, K. of P. ; Red Men, Knights of the Maccabees and Uniformed Rank, K. 0. T. M. THE McCUNE BROTHERS, Joseph A. and Samuel J., who are general merchants at Brilliant, 0., carry on an extensive business in this section of Jefferson and adjoin ing counties, and come of one of the old established families of Jefferson County. The McCunes can trace their ancestry back to the time of the persecution for their religious views, in Scotland, when they then spelled their name McCewen ; one of the McCewens wrote a book on religious liberty and on account of this publication the family was persecuted; some of the family were burned at the stake, other members of it fled to the North of Ireland, changing their name to McCune ; the McCunes came to this country early in its history. James McCune, the great-great-grandfather of this branch of the McCunes, was born near Philadelphia, Pa., July 12th, 1757. His -wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Rotherham. Thomas McCune. son of James, was married to Mary Brady, daughter. of Gen. Joseph Brady. Thomas was a Colonel in the Revolutionary army. He was buried in a cemetery about two miles east of Mt. Pleasant, 0. A simple stone marks his resting place. Thomas McCune was born on the old McCune homestead in Warren Township, May 30, 1799. He married M artha Dunlap, April 21, 1825 ; died December 10, 1847; buried in the Seceder Cemetery, Mr. Pleasant, 0. Joseph McCune, son of Thomas, was born on the same farm as his father, May 13, 1826. He married Mary Jane Medill, daughter of Joseph Medill August 9, 1849. Joseph McCune died September 20, 1877, and his wife. Mary Jane McCune died April 27, 1901. They rest in Steubenville Cemetery. To them were born the following children : Thomas Fleming, who died in 1908, graduated from the Washington-Jefferson College in 1877 and spent thirty years as superintendent of the Iowa College for the Blind, at Vinton, Iowa. Mary Margaret married James A. McConnell, who is secretary of the Pennsylvania Loan Association, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Nancy Jane, married T. M. M. Conahey now a retired farmer of Mt. Pleasant, 0.; AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 911 Joseph A., subject of this sketch; Kerenhappauch, married F. A. Kimball, city auditor of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Albert Elsworth, a manufacturer of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Samuel James, who is engaged in business with our subject; Jessie Ellen, who for the past twenty-three years has been an instructor in the public schools at Brilliant, 0.; Laura Alma, at home, and Theresa Maxima, who married Rev. James Mease Potter, pastor of the Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church of Wheeling, W. Va. Joseph Addison McCune was born March 18,1857 on the old homestead place in Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and remained under the parental roof until about twenty-five years of age. He then spent some time clerking in the west and in the spring of 1883 embarked in business in partnership with W. H. Rodgers. Four years later they dissolved partnership and Mr. McCune and his brother Samuel J. established their present business in a small room about twenty feet square. Two years later they erected their present building on Main Street where they conduct a very extensive business, carrying a full line of dry goods, notions, boots, shoes, hardware, farm implements, wagons, buggies, engines, etc. Mr. McCune is politically a Republican. He is a 32nd degree Mason, a member of the Lake Erie Consistory at Cleveland, O. He is a member and an elder of the First Presbyterian Church at Brilliant. GEORGE W. McLEISH, contractor at Steubenville, 0.. is one of the town's substantial citizens and owns a valuable body of land on the corner (sf Franklin and Brady Avenues. Which I.!c cultivates to some extent. He Iva, born at Steubenville, October 1, 1872, and is a son of .James McLeish, a native of Scotland. who is one of the older residents and formerly worked as a molder in one of the industrial plants here. George W. McLeish was reared and educated at Steubenville and then learned the glass-worker's trade at which he continued for twenty-two years and since retiring from that occupation has been in the contracting business. He has been an active and interested citizen and has frequently been elected to city offices, at present serving as councilman at large, receiving the largest vote of any city official at the primaries. He is a member of the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce and finds many ways in which to lend his influence to further the development and welfare of his native place. In 1892 Mr. McLeish was married to Miss Anna L. Spriggs, who was born and reared in this city. They have four children: Earl, Clayton, Wynema and Leona, the two last named being twin daughters. Mr. McLeish and wife are members of the Second Christian Church, in which he is a deacon and a member of the board of trustees. He is identified with Union No. 8 of the Local Glass Workers. WILLIAM OTTE, one of the representative business men of Mingo Junction, 0., a member of the firm of Otte & Pekruhn, proprietors of a livery stable and owners of an ice plant, was born at Steubenville, 0., February 20, 1870, and is a son of George and Mary (Swatzaker) Otte. George Otte, father of William, was born in Hanover, Germany. He married there and remained in his own land until after the birth of three children, coming then to America and settling in Jefferson County, 0. He bought what was known as the Neff farm, in Steubenville Township, and cultivated his land and grew stock until 1905, when he retired and now resides at Steubenville. His first wife died on the farm, in 1871, aged forty-five years. Six children were born to that marriage, namely: Anna, who married Henry Palmer ; Elizabeth, who married Charles Plice Ernest; William ; Mollie, who married Robert Melching, and Matilda, who married John Hobson. George Otte married Freda Ulrich for his second wife and at death she left two children : Charles and Bertha. He was married a third time and Mrs. Otte still survives but has had no children. 912 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY William Otte grew to manhood on his father's farm near Mingo Junction and during boyhood attended the country schools. In 1897 he came to the Junction and at that time entered into partnership with Hugo Pekrulm, in the livery business. In 1907 the firm opened their ice plant, which has a capacity of seven tons of ice per day. Both members of this firm are enterprising men and their business concerns are among the important ones of the place. Mr. Otte gives the larger part of his attention to the new enterprise, while Mr. Pekrulm devotes himself mainly to the livery. On May 10, 1901, Mr. Otte was married to Miss Ida Becker, a daughter of the late August Becker. Mr. Otte owns his attractive residence on St. Clair Street and has other property investments. In politics he is a Republican. Fraternally he is identified with Lodge No. 21, Red Men, of Mingo Junction, and belongs also to a German society named the Schutzen. Club. DAVID M. GRUBER, a prominent member of the Jefferson County bar, who has been engaged in the practice of law at Steubenville. Ohio. for the past twenty-four years, is also a factor in Democratic politics and is a broad-minded citizen in regard to everything that relates to the public welfare of this section. He was born January 7, 1854, at Annapolis. Jefferson County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Powell) Gruber. Andrew Gruber, ancestor of John Gruber, according to a translation from the German text in the Bible Family Record, was born at Marburg, Hesse Darmstadt, about the year 1555. The grandfather of our subject came to America shortly after the War of the Revolution and settled near Lancaster, Pa., where his son John was born on July 27, 1797. From there the family moved to Washington County. Pa., and John having learned the printer's trade, subsequently became the editor of a newspaper at Wellsburg, IV. Va. Prior to his marriage he came to Ohio and located first in Harrison County, where he soon was recognized as a man of sterling qualities, and for fifteen years he served there as Justice of the Peace, and was twice elected to the State legislature from Harrison County. After removing to Jefferson County he engaged in the practice of law, his death occurring December 20, 1885. He married Elizabeth Powell, who was born in Washington County, Pa., October 8, 1814, and she survived her husband for some years. Several members of the family became prominent in different callings. Jacob Gruber, a relative of John, was a leading Methodist preacher and an ardent abolitionist. While holding a charge in the South, he was arrested on the charge of preaching abolitionism, but was acquitted. Albert, son of John Gruber, is also a Methodist preacher, now located at Sebring, Ohio. David M. Gruber obtained his early education in both, public and private schools, and later attended the Hopedale Normal School, in preparation for the career of a teacher. He was thrown entirely upon his own resources when but fourteen years of age and made a manly fight for both education and social and professional recognition, which in every respect proved successful. For five years from the age of seventeen. He alternated teaching and school attendance, and in 1878. when he graduated with honors from Scio College, he had completed the full scientific course. Having previously decided upon the law as a life profession. tie had done a great deal of preliminary reading before he felt justified in devoting himself exclusively to his law studies, which was his course after leaving college, and he was admitted to the bar on October 3. 1882, by the Supreme Court of Ohio. It had been his intention to immediately open an office at Steubenville, but the precarious nature of his father's health made it necessary for him to return home where he remained until his father's decease. In August, 1887. Mr. Gruber entered upon professional work in Steubenville and has been in continuous and successful practice ever since, his office AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 915 being a well appointed one in the National Exchange Bank Building. His clientage is marked not only by numbers but by character, embracing as it does some of the leading business men and corporations of eastern Ohio and adjacent territory. In 1908 he served as a delegate from this Congressional district to the Democratic National Convention at Denver and represented Ohio on the Committee on Platform. He was a member of the special committee to frame the platform anu one of the subcommittee of five to arrange the reports on this matter. At a recent Ohio Democratic convention he was presented for the office of Supreme Court Judge, and although it was a complete surprise and there was no solicitation by himself or friends, he received next to the largest number of votes cast for the nominee for that important office. He has been asked to become a candidate for various state and county offices, but has uniformly declined, preferring to follow his profession. Mr. Gruber married Miss Myra A. Ferry, a daughter of William H. and Sarah L. Ferry and their pleasant home is situated at No. 743 Sixth Avenue. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. JAMES ROBERT SIMPSON, who is engaged in general contracting for crushed stone and threshing, is one of the enterprising business men of Richmond, Ohio, and was born January 17, 1870 in Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and is a son of .James and Rachel (Barcus). and a grandson of Robert and Eliza (Kirkpatrick) Simpson. J. Robert Simpson obtained his educational training at the Mt. Tabor schoolhouse and Richmond College, and after graduating from the latter institution, taught school in Island Creek Township four years. After his marriage he located on a farm of 200 acres in Island Creek Township, where he followed farming eight years, and then came to Richmond and settled on his present place, where he has made extensive improvements. Mr. Simpson is politically a Republican, has served as a councilman of the. borough, and is at present land appraiser. His religious connection is with the United Presbyterian Church. Mr. Simpson was united in marriage with Emelda Beebout, wno is a daughter of William and Rhoda Beebout, and to them have been born four children: Harry, who died aged ten years, Fred, who is attending school; Rachel, and William. FREDERICK FLOTO, in whose death on January 10, 1901, the city of Steubenville lost a highly esteemed and substantial citizen, was the head of the Floto Bros. Construction Company. He was born March 24, 1844, in Hanover, Germany. In 1865 Mr. Floto came to the United States and located at Steubenville, 0. In 1870, he engaged in the general contracting business in association with a brother, Henry Floto, under the name and style of Floto Brothers. This firm became one of importance in this vicinity and secured the first contract let for paving in Steubenville. It continued as the most prominent contracting firm of the city for many years, and the business is now organized and carried on as the Floto Bros. Construction Company, with the widow of Frederick Floto and their children as owners. In 1866 Frederick Floto was joined in marriage with hiss Minnie Gode, who was born in Germany and was about twenty-two Years of age when she came to this country. Four sons and one daughter were born of this union : Frank H., who is manager of the Floto Bros. Construction Company ; Matilda ; Fred N.; Charles D. and Louis G. Floto. Religiously, Frederick Floto was an earnest member of the Zion German Lutheran Church and served on its official board. GEORGE H. SMITH, who settled on his present farm containing 126 acres, situated in Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, in the spring of 1872, was born in this township. September 20, 1842, 916 - HISTORY .OF JEFFERSON COUNTY and is a son of John and Mary C. (Fleece) Smith. John Smith was born in Allegheny County, Md., and his first wife in Morgan County, W. Va., both being of German parentage. Both came to Jefferson County before their marriage. In 1852 the mother of George H. Smith died and the father married again, but all his children were born to the first union and three of them survive—George Henry ; Mrs. Margaret Knepper, living at Wellsville, Ohio ; and Rebecca J., widow of Thomas Mills. She formerly lived in Washington County, Pa., but now makes her home with her brother, George H. For many years John Smith lived in Island Creek Township, where he died in his eighty-eighth year. He came to Jefferson County in 1834 and his first wife came in 1836. She died in her thirty-fifth year. They were members of Centre Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church. George Henry Smith grew to manhood in Island Creek Township and after his school days were over learned the carpentry and building business with his father and engaged in that more or less up to the time he came to his farm, when he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. He carries on general farming, raises cattle and stock, paying particular attention to sheep and keeping a valuable flock of seventy-five head, of the Merino variety, noted for their wool. He is a very thorough-cooing man in his methods and has achieved good practical results. Like his father, he votes for the candidates of the Democratic party but has never desired public office for himself. He is ranked with the representative men of the township. GEORGE OSCAR VERMILLION, who is engaged in agricultural pursuits on a tract of eighty acres, located about three miles west of New Alexandria, in Section 30, Wells Township, has been a lifelong resident of Jefferson County, Ohio, and comes of one of the old established families of the county. He was born April 16, 1878, in Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and is a son of Anderson C. and Nancy J. (Dodds) Vermillion, and a grandson of Charles Vermillion, who was one of the early settlers of Wayne Township. The grandfather located on the farm in Wayne Township, which is now owned by the father of our subject, but died in Smithfield. He had ten children : Joseph, William, Charles and John, all of whom are now deceased ; Thomas Burns ; Anderson C., father of George 0.; Anna, widow of John Ramsey; Sarah, widow of J. C. McKelvy ; Jemima, widow of David Hayne; and Rebecca, who died young. Anderson C. Vermillion was born in 1855 on his father's farm in Wayne Township and has spent his entire life here engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was united in marriage with Nancy J. Dodds, also a native of Wayne Township, and a descendant of bne of the old families of Jefferson County. They are the parents of the following children : Charles ; Mary Ann, who is the wife of J. C. Purviance ; George O., whose name appears at the head of this sketch; Joseph Theo, and Ethel. George O. Vermillion was reared in Wayne Township and attended the public schools. Subsequently, after taking a course at the Steubenville Business College and the Jefferson County Normal, he taught three years at Blue's Run and three years at Franklin, Wells Township. He was married in March, 1909, to Nannie McCain, who is a daughter of William McCain, now deceased. Mr. Vermillion follows general farming and is one of the progressive and public spirited citizens of Wells Township. He is identified with the Democratic party in politics. J. F. FLOOD, general manager of the Tri-State Traction Company, of Steubenville, Ohio, is a native of Wheeling, W. Va., but was brought to Steubenville when a babe in arms and this place has been his chosen home. Before completing his education, Mr. Flood went into the drug business and was engaged in that line at Steubenville for seven years. He then accepted AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 917 the position of bookkeeper and traveling salesman for W. L. Sharp & Son, at the Ohio Foundry, where he continued for seven years, after which, in 1887, he was instrumental in organizing the first electric lighting company in Steubenville, and was interested for about four years in this business. In 1891, he became connected with the Steubenville Traction Company and remained until 1907, being at that time superintendent of their lines, and then came to the Tri-State Traction Company. He is an active and earnest citizen, taking much interest in the development of Steubenville in every way, and has been a member of the Chamber of Commerce since its organization. He is identified with the Y. M. C. A., and is a member of the First Presbyterian Church in which he is an elder. ALBERT N. FELL, general farmer, residing in Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, owns two excellent properties in this township, one containing fifty-two acres in Section 30, on which he lives, and another of almost eighty-two acres. Mr. Fell was born at New Alexandria, Jefferson County, January 24, 1852, and is a son of Aaron and Rachel (Naylor) Fell. Aaron Fell, who was born in St. Clairsville. Harrison County, Ohio, was a blacksmith by trade, and a Democrat in politics, and belonged. with his wife, to the Methodist Protestant Church. He was a strong man both physieally and morally and had the courage of his convictions and when he thought a eause was right he was never afraid to express his views. Ili: wife was a native of Smithfield Township. Jefferson County. Ohio. Five children were born to Aaron Fell and wife. namely: William D.. Sarah. Ezra. Thomas B., and Albert N. Of these, Sarah and Ezra are deceased. The former was the wife of David Armstrong. Albert N. Fell attended the district ehool: and afterward was employed in various ways until he married. After that he went into the huckstering business and so continued for twenty years and also, be- fore he purchased his first farm, operated a general store in Wells Township. In 1887 he bought the farm on which he now lives from the heirs of Isaac Lewis and also acquired his other land. He has made many improvements on his property, has good barns and other farm buildings and a comfortable two-story residence. He is one of the township's substantial men and has always conducted his affairs in a manner both to gain and retain the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens. In April, 1882, Mr. Fell was married to Miss Melissa McDevitt, a daughter of Charles and Nancy (Bowman) McDevitt, both now deceased, who were old residents of Wells Township. Charles McDevitt died at the age of 93 years and his wife at that of 82. To them were born eleven children, namely: Elizabeth, who married John Carpenter; Rebecca, who married Dawson Bucy; Mary, who married Oliver Rine; Sarah, who married first Benton Lysle, and afterwards Campbell Hunter; John, who married Ellen Camody; Belle, who is deceased; Henry, who married Elsie Davis; William, who is deceased; Daniel, who married Mary Abrons ; Charles, who married Belle Rine; and Melissa, who married Albert N. Fell. Mr. and Mrs. Fell have three children: Roxanna, who is the wife of Cecil Thompson; and Chandler and Henry. Mr. Fell and family are members of the Methodist Protestant Church. In his political views he is a Prohibitionist. He has served two terms as school director but otherwise has never accepted any public office. CHARLES F. CAMPBELL, one of Knox Township's well known citizens, is a member of one of the old pioneer families of this section. He was born on the farm on which he lives. March 24, 1856, and is a son of Thomas J. and Harriet Campbell, and a grandson of William Campbell. Grandfather William Campbell came to Knox Township among the earliest settlers and made his clearing in the midst of the dense forest that then covered a large part 918 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY of the land. Here his life was spent and here a large family grew up around him. His son, Thomas J. Campbell, was born in the pioneer cabin and he also spent his life in Knox Township, completing the clearing of the farm. and making improvements which resulted in mare comfortable living. He added to the original acreage and at the time of death owned some 500 acres of land which he devoted to farming and stock raising. He was not only a. good business man but one of sterling character and was useful to his community in many ways. He was one of the liberal supporters of the Island Creek Presbyterian Church, in which he was an elder. He and wife are deceased, but eight of their nine children are living, namely : John H., who lives in Jefferson County; Emeline, who is the wife of William Gray, and lives in Saline Township; Mary E. and George, both of whom live in Knox Township; Thomas J., who lives, at Toronto. Ohio; Charles F. and David E., both of whom reside in Knox Township; and Catherine J., who lives at Newark, Ohio, and is the widow of J. B. Rex, formerly of Harrisburg. Pa. Charles F. Campbell has continued the industries started by his father and grandfather and is regarded as one of the leading farmers and stock growers of Knox Township. where he is part owner of a farm of 180 acres. Mr. Campbell was married October 28. 1887, to Miss Mary E. Wasson, who was born in Pennsylvania. Her father was the late Andrew Wasson, of Island Creek Township, Jefferson County. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have had five children : Andrew W., Thomas .T., Nina M., Harriet T. and Mary E.. all of whom have had school advantages. Mr. Campbell being a firm believer in the value of an education, whether one's future is to be passed on a farm or in a city. He is a Republican in his views on public questions but has never sought public office. GEORGE P. WILSON, secretary, treasurer and manager of the Means Foundry and Machine Company at Steubenville, Ohio, and interested also in the Davis-Price Foundry and Machine Company of New Cumberland, W. Va., and also in oil development at different points, is a representative business man of this city where he has lived for twelve years. He was born at New Cumberland, W. Va., September 25, 1872. After his school days were over at New Cumberland, Mr. Wilson took a business course at Duff's Commercial College, at Pittsburg, and then went into brick manufacturing at New Cumberland and remained there until he was twenty-five years of age. After locating in Steubenville he became bookkeeper for the Means Foundry and Machine Company, later was made vice-president and for more than two years has satisfactorily filled the offices of secretary, treasurer and manager. In addition to his Steubenville interests, Mr. Wilson devotes attention to, those at other points and through the employment of rational methods and the exercise of business judgment has entered into middle life with success crowning his undertakings. In 1900, Mr. Wilson was married to Miss Margaret Davis, of Wellsville. Ohio, and they have three children : George P., Jr.. John D. and Hobert M. Mr. Wilson and wife are members of the Methodist Protestant Church. he is a Thirty-second Degree Mason and belongs to Lake Erie Consistory. Cleveland, Ohio, and to the Scottish Rite in Steubenville. JAMES CADMAN, general merchant at Toronto, Ohio, in that part of the town known under the name of Fosterville, is one of the steady and enterprising business men of this section. He was born in Loudon County. Va., August 11, 1874. and is a Agnes of Charles and Agnes Cadman. Charles Cadman moved with his family, about 1881. to Calumet. Jefferson County, Ohio. and for twenty-one years was in the employ of the Calumet Fire Clay Company, being a foreman in the plant for seven years of this time. Later he became a partner with his son in merchandising and re- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 919 tained his interest until the time of his death, in 1903. James Cadman was about seven years old when his parents moved to Calumet and he has resided in the town of Calumet for twenty-seven years, his place of business being but one-half mile south of his home. In April, 1893, he bought a half interest in the store of John Mushrush, at Fosterville, an old established business, and twenty-one months later he purchased the other half interest. He then started out under the firm name of James Cadman & Co., his father being his partner, and after the death of the latter, he has conducted the business under his own name. In 1897, he erected his present commodious quarters, removing from the old location about 100 feet north. He does a large business and. carries a full stock of general merchandise. He has other interests and is a director in the First National Bank of Toronto. Mr. Cadman married Miss Nettie C. White and they have two children : Charles and Alma. In politics Mr. Cadman is a Republican, and for five years was a member of the Toronto School Board, his term expiring January 1, 1910. He is identified with the Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. HON. THOMAS R. GRIFFITH, who is serving in his third term as mayor of Empire, 0., is one of the busy and prominent citizens of this village, not only being identified with its public affairs but also Being concerned in one of its largest industries. He is a native of Wales, born there July 26, 1850, and is a son of David and Sarah (Jones) Griffith. Mayor Griffith remained in his native land until he had reached manhood. In 1869 he made a move that he probably has never regretted, coming then to America and locating. in Jefferson County, Ohio. For a time he was employed at Irondale, but in 1873 he came to the neighborhood of Empire, where he has lived ever since, in 1880 becoming a resident of the village. He has been a man of large importance here, taking an active interest in all movements to advance the town's high standing in every direction, serving as a member of its school board, on its town council, on committees for the public good, and subsequently became mayor. His administration has been so beneficial to all concerned that he has been twice re-elected. His business relations with one company have been continuous for a quarter of a century. He is boss burner for the National Fire Proofing Company, of Pittsburgh, Pa., the plant being located at Zalia, W. Va., and it is locally known as the Sligo Sewer Pipe Works. On August 22, 1871, Mr. Griffith was married to Miss Margaret Williams, who was born in South Wales, and they have had ten children, the survivors being: Sarah, who is the widow of Samuel Mansfield, lives at Empire ; David E., who lives at Junction City, 0.; and Thomas Minnie, Hannah L. and Mary, all of whom reside at Empire. Mr. Griffith and wife are members of the Methodist Protestant Church. In politics he is a _Republican and fraternally he belongs to the Knights of Pythias. Mr. Griffith, like many other of his countrymen, has been gifted with a fine voice and for a number of years has led the church choir. JOHN TAGGART, a representative citizen of Jefferson County, and a resident of Saline Township, was born on the farm adjoining his present home place, on March 11, 1830. He is a son of William and Catherine ( Wilhelm) Taggart, the former of whom was born near Beaver, Pennsylvania, and the latter in Westmoreland County, that state. After the marriage of William and Catherine Taggart, they moved to Jefferson County, Ohio, settling on a forty acre tract on the west bank of the Ohio River in Saline Township. About the year 1844, they moved to the vicinity of Sugar Grove Church, and lived upon that farm until their respective deaths. He died in 1857, 920 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY at the age of sixty-four years, and Mrs. Taggart died in 1891, at the age of eighty-seven years. They were parents of eleven children, as follows : Nancy, who was the wife of Israel Travis and died near Salem, Ohio ; Matilda, deceased; Jane, who was the wife of James Crawford of Columbiana County, Ohio, both now deceased; George, who married Margaret Norris and at the time of his death was a resident of Oak Ridge, Columbiana County, Ohio ; John, subject of this record; Mary, who is the widow of William Norris and resides in Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio ; Hannah, who was the wife of William Frye of Wisconsin, both now deceased; William, who died young Richard, who married Mary Parker, who survives him and resides in Toronto, Ohio ; Columbus, who married Elizabeth Abrams, who survives him and also resides at Toronto ; and Sarah, who is the wife of Samuel J. Minsinger and resides near Empire, in Knox Township. John Taggart attended the common schools of his native township and resided on the home place until after his marriage in 1857, when he located upon his present place. It was owned by his mother, who held a life interest in the property, and upon her death he purchased it. It consisted of ninety-seven and one-fourth acres at the time of his arrival here, but several acres have been disposed of to the railroad and electric railway which traverse it. The railroad was run through in 1857 and the interurban has been in operation some three years. During his almost continuous residence of fifty-three years on this farm, he has constantly made improvements and kept abreast of the times in the adoption of modern methods in farming. He cleared the farm, set out good orchards, and in 1906 erected his commodious residence. The land is valuable for agricultural purposes, and is rich in coal and fire clay, although the two latter properties have never been developed. The Taggart family has long been prominent in this vicinity, his parents having located here in the pioneer days, when the land was heavi ly timbered and wild game abounded. Mr. Taggart has ever been among the foremost in advancing the best interests of the community, and he is universally held in high esteem by his fellow citizens. Mr. Taggart was first married on February 4, 1857, to Miss Elizabeth N. Crawford, a daughter of Elijah Crawford, and she died April 1, 1874, leaving the following children : William C., who died at the age of twenty months ; Annis A., wife of Emery Wilson of Wellsville, by whom she has four children : Fred, Edward, Mary and John; Charles, who was killed on the railroad at Bayard, at the age of twenty-one years ; and A. C. Taggart, known as Harry, who married Leah Finnigan and has a daughter, Mabel. John Taggart was again married on December 11, 1876, to Mrs. Sarah Jane Taylor, a daughter of Abraham Noble, and they had two children: Olive K., wife of Robert Laidlaw of Cleveland, by whom she has a daughter, Anna Elizabeth; and Emory J., who married Emma Van Tilberg and has a son, John. Emory J. Taggart, who resides on a farm near his father's home. John Taggart is a Republican in politics, and for generations the family has been identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, his parents belonging at Sugar Grove. Though now past eighty years of age, Mr. Taggart is hale and hearty and has the strength and appearance of a man many years younger. JOSIAH B. SALMON, deceased, who served several terms in the office of county commissioner of Jefferson County, Ohio, was long one of the solid, substantial business men of Steubenville. He was born January 31, 1825, at Steubenville, and his interests remained with his native place until his death, which occurred November 19, 1903. The Salmon family belonged to New Jersey in the days of the grandfather, Cutler Salmon, who moved from there in 1797 and settled in Brooke County, W. Va., seven years later removing from there to AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 921 Steubenville, Ohio. The parents of the late Josiah B. Salmon were Cutler and Anna (Burk) Salmon, the former of whom was born in New Jersey and the latter in Canada, of Irish ancestry. Their wedded life was spent at Steubenville. Josiah B. Salmon attended the Steubenville schools until old enough to learn a trade, and from 1840 until 1860, he conducted a butchering and meat market business. When the Civil War was precipitated, he foresaw an excellent business opportunity in providing horses for the use of the Federal Government and for several years he gave the larger part of his attention to this undertaking, after which he embarked in a banking and real estate business, in which he continued. Mr. Salmon prospered through a natural gift of foresight and unusual business acumen and thus he became one of the city's substantial men, and assisted in the commercial up-building of the place, while his high personal character was shown in his attitude toward the advancement of his native city on higher lines and the support he gave benevolent enterprises. He was active in politics and was twice elected a county commissioner, on the Republican ticket. On February 22, 1851, Mr. Salmon was married to Miss Margaret Collins, who died in March, 1852. In 1855, Mr. Salmon married Miss Elizabeth Collins, a daughter of Abram Collins, and they had eight children born to them. Of these one of the survivors is a well known citizen of Steubenville, Samuel J. Salmon, now living retired in his comfortable home at No. 233 North High Street. U. G. ARTHURS, city editor of the Toronto Tribune and city clerk of Toronto, has resided here since childhood. He was born on a farm near Paris, Washington County, Pa., May 18, 1872, a son of James and Nancy (Herron) Arthurs. Mr. Arthurs attended school at Toronto until seventeen years of age and then entered the office of what is now the Weekly Tribune and learned the printer's trade, after which he had considerable newspaper experience. For one year he conducted the Mingo Advocate and for two years the Salinesville News, at Salinesville, Ohio. In 1906 he returned to Toronto and accepted a position in the job department of the Tribune and when the paper changed hands in November, 1908, he became city editor. He has been more or less active in politics for some years and in 1908 was elected city clerk and assumed his public duties January 1, 1910, his office being in the editorial rooms of the Tribune. Mr. Arthurs married Miss May Daniels, daughter of J. T. Daniels, a leading merchant of Toronto, and they have one son, Harold. Mr. and Mrs. Arthurs are members of the River Avenue Christian Church, in which he is first elder, and he has served four years as superintendent of the Sunday school. He is identified with the Odd Fellows, the Maccabees. the J. O. A. M. and the W. O. M. HARRY P. BOYER, senior member of the firm of Boyer & Bray, publishers of the Toronto Daily and Weekly Tribune and general printers and engravers, at Toronto, was born at Steubenville, Ohio, January 10, 1872, and is a son of Intrepid and Mary Ann (Corbett) Boyer. Mr. Boyer's mother died in 1903, but his father still survives and resides at Toronto. Harry P. Boyer was reared in his native place where he completed the high school course. He then entered the office of the old Steubenville Herald and learned his trade during the time that that journal was owned by P. B. Conn. During his apprenticeship he worked for a short time in an office at Pittsburg and also worked in a job office. He was identified with the firm of Sprague & Carnahan, and the H. C. Cook Company, who succeeded them, for ten years as a printer and for three years was general manager and one of the stockholders. He then came to Toronto and in partnership with John M. Bray, succeeded Frank Stokes in the ownership of the Toronto publication and interests, the new firm taking charge November 1, 1908. This 922 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY journal was established in 1879 and is independent Republican in its policy. Mr. Boyer is a Thirty-second Degree Mason and belongs to the Consistory at Cleveland and the Mystic Shrine at Columbus. He is Past Master of Steubenville Lodge No. 45, Past High Priest of Union Chapter No. 15, and is identified also with the Knights of Pythias. He is also president of the Toronto Board of Trade. Mr. Boyer married Miss Sarah E. Knowles, a daughter of John Knowles; of Maryland, and they have one daughter, Clara. JOHN M. BRAY, junior member of the firm of Boyer Bray. was born at Toronto, Ohio, August 12, 181, and is a son of William and Annie L. (Thompson) Bray, both of whom are deceased. John M. Bray was reared at Toronto and attended the common and high schools of his native city. He commenced the newspaper business at the bottom, starting as a newsboy for the journal, of which he is now part owner, and completing his trade in Toronto. Before entering into his present partnership he operated a job printing plant for a. short time, merging it with the Tribune when he and Mr. Boyer took charge of the latter in 1908. Mr. Bray is a Knight Templar Mason. THOMAS BURRISS, a substantial general farmer in Jefferson County, Ohio, residing on a well improved, tract of 152 acres, situated in Wells Township, which he owns in partnership with his mother, has an additional farm containing; 160 acres. which lies in Section 26. Warren Township. he was born in Wells Township. March 31, 1854. and is a son of William and Rachel (Mehollen) .Burriss. William Burris was born in West Virginia, just across the Ohio River from Steubenville. a son of Zadoc Burriss, who was born in Maryland. The latter settled in West Virginia in early manhood but in middle life moved with his family to Wells Township. Jefferson County, where he died. William Burriss was the third born in his parents' family and after coming to JeffersOn County attended school and later engaged in farming, which occupation he followed all through his active life. His death occurred in Wells Township, in 1898, at the age of seventy-two years. He married Rachel Mehollen, who survives him, as do all three children, Ella, Thomas and Zadoc. The daughter is the wife of George E. Medill. Thomas Burriss resided at home and assisted his father until he married, at which time the latter gave him the 160-acre farm which lies in Warren Township. Mr. Burriss and wife lived there for seven years but when his father died he went back to the old home place in order to take care of his aged mother who neither desired new people about her nor 'to change her old home for another one. Mr. Burriss operates both farms, the township line dividing them, and makes a specialty of raising livestock. Mr. Burriss was married March 3, 1893, to Miss Anna Cole, a daughter of John T. and Margaret Cole, and they have one son, John. Mr. Burriss is a well informed man on public questions. He casts his vote with the Republican party but has never desired political office, his private affairs demanding all his time. FREDERICK A. STONE, one of the leadimr attorneys and prominent citizens of Steubenville, Ohio. who was born in 1873 in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, comes of one of the prominent and old established families of the county. The Stone family was established in Ohio by our subject's great grandfather, who was a native of Ireland, and one of the pioneer settlers of Jefferson County, Ohio. George D. Stone, father of our subject. was a farmer and a mechanical genius in all building lines. He was born October 14, 1829, in Jefferson County, Ohio, and died September 9, 1898. Frederick A. Stone attended the schools of the county, graduated from the law de-