AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 925 partment of the Western Reserve University, and 'was admitted to the Jefferson County bar December 24, 1904, since which time he has followed his profession at Steubenville, where he has established an extensive and lucrative practice. Mr. Stone takes an active interest in local politics, is a member of the Steubenville Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and the Dennison Lodge No. 421, B. R. T., having been identified with the southwest system of the Pennsylvania lines about seven years. CARL MILDNER, who has been identified with the interests of Steubenville for a quarter of a century, is a native of Germany, where he was born in 1861. Mr. Mildner was twenty-three years of age when he came to America. He had been thoroughly educated both in the public and theological schools and was prepared to take charge of a church. After a short period spent at Buffalo, N. Y., he came to Steubenville, where he had charge of Zion Lutheran Church for four years and went from there to Pittsburgh, East End, where he had charge for four more years of a Lutheran Church. At that time a throat trouble developed which ultimately caused his retiring from the ministry. He then returned to Steubenville and in partnership with his father, started a dairy on the John Martin farm and continued in the dairy business until about 1909. In the meanwhile he had been investing in property, buying the Huscroft and Liggett farms, both containing, 114 acres. On the former farm, in 190:3, he established the Steubenville Pure Company, which he sold in 1908. In 1904 the Pure Milk Company was started on Washington Street, in Steubenville, and was the first and only company to give the town pasteurized milk. Since disposing of his dairy business he has been engaged in looking after his real estate interests, having proved himself to be a shrewd and successful business man. On March 11, 1910, he bought out the Imperial Hotel, the best hostelry in town. It contains 122 rooms, all heated with steam, has gas and electric lights, private baths and telephone in the rooms. The rates are from $2.50 to $3.00 a day: He is concerned in other enterprises at Steubenville. In 1885, Mr. Mildner was married to Miss Alma Trehman, who was also born in Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Mildner are members of St. John's Lutheran Church. JAMES ALEXANDER McELROY, who resides on the farm of 161 acres, and in the same house in which he was born, July 2, 1853, has been a resident of Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, his entire life. His parents were William and Christiana (Patterson) McElroy. William McElroy inherited the present farm from his grandfather, William McElroy, the great-grandfather of James Alexander. The first William McElroy secured the old deed for the property, which bears the signature of Thomas Jefferson, from Bezaleel Wells, in 1807, and it has never been out of the McElroy name since then. The present owner has the deed in his possession. Great-grandfather McElroy lived to be ninety years of age and was the only one of the large family to ever die in this house. The parents of James A. McElroy had moved to a new house on the farm prior to their decease. Their burial was in the Methodist Cemetery at Wintersville, Ohio. The father of William McElroy the second, was James McElroy, and the par- ents of his wife were William and Christiana Patterson, who had come from Ireland to .Jefferson County before she was born. To William and Christiana McElroy the following children were born : George, who was a member of Co. A, 98th 0. V. I., in the Civil War, was so seriously wounded that he died at Columbia, Ky., and was buried there; Mary Jane, who is the widow of John M. Hutton ; John R.; W. O.; James Alexander ; A. R.; Laura L., who is the wife of Howard Hill ; and L. W. McElroy. In October, 1884, James Alexander McElroy was married to Miss Luella Stone, a daughter of David and Mary Ann (Chaplain) Stone. They came originally from 926 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY Maryland where the grandfather once owned a plantation and slaves. Mrs. McElroy had one sister, Mary J., who is now deceased. She was the wife of E. S. Castner. To Mr. and Mrs. McElroy five children have been born, namely: Blanche, who married Scott Bowers and has one son, Maurice; and George A., Verne C., Mary E. and Wilma Luella. Mr. McElroy and family are members of the Presbyterian church. The former was reared by. his father to believe in the principles of the Republican party and has always given that organization his political support. He has been indifferent as to office but on account of his interest in the public schools, has served as a school director for some eight years. He is a wide awake farmer and is a member of the local grange. WILLIAM R. BURGOYNE, pharmacist, 108 South Third Street, Steubenville, Ohio. was born in Brook County, W. Va., on the farm which is the present site of the town of Fallansbee. Mr. Burgoyne has been engaged in the drug business at the same location since July 1, 1869. He has served as member of the city council, and is at present president of the Board of Education and is also connected with other interest, for the welfare of the city. W. E. STEINMETZ. contractor and shipper of hardwood lumber and railroad ties, sash, door, making slate and interior finish a specialty and dealing also in builders' supplies or all kinds. is one of the representative business men of Bergholtz. Ohio. He was born in Stark County. Ohio, May 24, 1861. and is a sou of George and Mary Ann Steinmetz. George Steinmetz was a farmer in Stark County during his entire life. his death occurring there in 1906. He was a lifelong Republican and was active in the affairs of a public nature in his own neighborhood. Both he and wife were members of the Christian Church. She survives and resides in the old home in Stark County. W. E. Steinmetz was educated in Stark County and the Eastern Ohio Normal School, after which he decided to go into the lumber business, making his start in Huntington County, Indiana, and acquiring timber lands at the head of Lake Superior, which he still owns. From Indiana he came to Jefferson County, Ohio, and since his marriage has resided at Bergholtz, where he has made investments and erected the building he occupies. He does a large business all over the county. In September, 1894, Mr. Steinmetz was married to Miss Anna M. McCleve, a daughter of Stewart and Rachel (McClain) McCleve, and they have two children, W. Stewart and Rachel Anna Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Steinmetz are members of the Christian Church at Bergholtz, in which he is an elder. Although a staunch Republican, Mr. Steinmetz is willing that other citizens who have more time at their disposal should attend to the duties of public office. He is identified with Lodge No. 752, Knights of Pythias at Bergholtz. JOHN R. WINN., one of the substantial citizens of Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, where he owns a valuable farm of 218 acres, was born in this township, July 18, 1,933, and is a son of Metcalf and Susanna. (Rinehart) Winn. Metcalf Winn was born in England and was young when he accompanied his parents. Dawson and Dorothea (Eglin) Winn, to Jefferson County. where the remainder of his life was spent. For a time Dawson Winn was shepherd for Wells Dickinson, who were the introducers of the Merino sheep into Jefferson County, their farm be- ing. near Massillon. Ohio. Metcalf Winn married Susanna Rinehart. who was born in Knox Township and Iva.: a daughter of John Rinehart. who came from Germany to Jefferson County raid was one of the early settlers. In yormger years he was a minister in the Lutheran Church. To Metcalf and Susanna Winn three children were born: John R. Winn is the sole survivor. In addition to farming. Metcalf Winn prac- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 927 ticed as a veterinarian, and in this professional capacity was known all over the county. He was a member of the Lutheran. Church. He was a man of much intelligence and was well posted on public matters but he was never willing to hold office. John R. Winn attended school in Knox Township in his boyhood but since old enough to handle farm tools and imple- ments has been engaged in farming. He devotes his large farm to general agriculture and to stock raising, although in former years he gave a large amount of attention to growing sheep and later to dairying. He takes some pride in his excellent stock and his land and surroundings show that he has always been a judicious manager. Mr. Winn was married December 31, 1857, to Lucinda M. Frederick, who was born on the farm on which she still lives. Her parents were David and Frances (.Jacobs) Frederick. Mr. and Mrs. Winn have had two children, a son and daughter : Charles G. and Mary B. The latter is the wife of Charles IV. Cooper, a farmer in Knox Township. Charles G. Winn, deceased, the only son of John R. Winn and wife, was born near Empire, Ohio, in July, 1867, and died at his home near that village, in February, 1910. He had always lived in the same place with the exception of a few winters which he spent in the South and West. He was married in October, 1891, and was the father of three children. His occupation was farming. He was a great promoter of public improvements and was very practical and modern in all his ideas. He was the principal instigator of the free turnpike road and the rural telephone system of Knox Township. He was a very active member of the board of education for a number of years. John R. Winn, wife and daughter are members of the Nand Creek Presbyterian Church, in which he is an elder. ROBERT TOLBERT WELLS,* farmer and gardener, owns a finely cultivated farm of 186 acres which lies party in Section 20, Warren Township, and in Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, about four miles northwest of Rayland. He was born September 30, 1841, in Brooke County, W. Va., and is a son of Bezeleel and Nancy (McIntire) Wells. The father of Mr. Wells was a native of Maryland but the larger portion of his life was spent in West Virginia. He acquired a farm in Brooke County and became a very extensive sheep grower, keeping about 1,800 in his flocks at one time. His death occurred when he was about seventy-eight years old, he having survived his wife for some years. They were parents of fourteen children : Absolom, Michael, Robert, Ezbai, Charlotte, Milton, Bezeleel, Anna, John, Richard T., William and three who died in infancy. Of the above family there are but four survivors, Richard T., Michael, Anna and John. Richard T. Wells grew to manhood in Brooke County and remained there until 1880, when he came to Jefferson County and bought his present land in Warren Township from William Baker. He devotes it to sheep raising and to fruit and produce and operates a truck wagon to different towns in this vicinity. Mr. Wells had a practical training in sheep growing and in his younger years was considered an expert shearer. Mr. Wells was married first to Elizabeth Stocks, who, at death, left five children: Mary, who married A. M. Hedges, and has three children—James, Charles and Samuel Charlotte, who married Ressie Becket; Virginia, who married J. C. Beckett and has two children—Ray and John and Ezbai, who married Cora Barnes and has six children—Mabel, Lila, Ezbai, Jessie, Daisy and Gladys. Mr. Wells subsequently married Rebecca J. Long and they had the following children : Stella, now deceased, who married A. Scamahorn and had four children—Pearl, Fred, Carl and Clarence; Lulu. now deceased, who married William Shively and had two children—Henry and William W.; and Burt A., who married Mayme Sanderson, their three children be- 928 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY ing all deceased. Mrs. Wells is a daughter of Lorenzo and Margaret (McGeary) Long, the former of whom was born in Ohio and the latter in Pennsylvania, both being now deceased. They had four children, James, Rebecca, John and Alvin. Mr. Wells casts his vote with the Republican party. Two of his brothers served in the Civil War, one with the rank of colonel. With his wife, Mr. Wells belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. JESSE M. SCOTT, D. D. S., a well established practitioner of dentistry at Mt. Pleasant, maintaining well equipped offices in the Peoples National Bank Building, has been a lifelong resident of Jefferson County, Ohio, and belongs to old and prominent families of this section. He was born at Emerson, Ohio, February 21, 1874, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Evans) Scott. John Scott was born at North Wales, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1828, and came to Jefferson County, Ohio, in early manhood and remained through life, his death occurring in 1876. He was a carpenter by trade. His parents were Israel, and Edith (Lukens) Scott of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. They were members of the Society of Friends. John Scott married Elizabeth Evans, who was born at Emerson, Ohio, a daughter of George I. and Sarah (Griffith) Evans, and died in 1886. The Evans family also belonged to the Society of Friends. To John and Elizabeth Scott the following children were born : George Evans, who is State Deputy Dairy and Food Comissioner for Ohio, married Emma Pettitt ; Edith Lukens, who resides in Mt. Pleasant ; Sarah Griffith, who is deceased ; Mary Elizabeth, who resides at Mt. Pleasant ; Anna, Mrs. Arthur, who resides art Mt. Pleasant ; Walter Alexander, who has been a resident of Duneden, New Zealand, for twenty-three years, is an inventor and a very successful business man and married a Miss Duckworth ; Amy J., who is the wife of H. C. Benton, a cotton planter of Sunbury, North Carolina, and Jesse M. Jesse M. Scott was mainly educated at the Friends' Boarding School at Barnesville, Ohio, and was graduated there in the class of 1892. He then returned to the home farm and remained until the fall of 1898, when he entered the Ohio College of Dental Surgery, at Cincinnati, and was graduated from the same in the spring of 1902. He immediately located in Mt. Pleasant and subsequently opened an additional office to accommodate patients at Dillonvale and has built up a large and lucrative practice through this section. Dr. Scott was married in 1909 to Miss Helen Theaker, a daughter of James and Helen Theaker, of Mt. Pleasant, the former of whom was captain of the 50th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. His death occurred in April, 1910, his birth having been, in Belmont County. The mother of Mrs. Scott survives and resides at Mt. Pleasant. Dr. Scott is identified with Smithfield Lodge, No. 182, F. & A. M. and Smithfield Chapter. He retains membership in the Greek letter fraternity of his college. In politics he is a Republican. He was reared in the Society of Friends. CLARENCE F. RADER, who is secretary, treasurer and manager of the La Belle Clothing Company, one of the largest business enterprises of Steubenville, has been a resident of this city eight years. He was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, in October, 1872, but was reared and educated at Shawnee, Ohio. Mr. Rader was a youth of sixteen years when he first became connected with the clothing business, entering the clothing store of James Baillie at Shawnee, Ohio, as a clerk, where he continued for four years. From there he went to Warsaw, Ky., where he was manager and buyer of the clothing and furnishings department for J. H. McDanell's Sons Co., for five years and then embarked in the clothing and dry goods business at Carrollton, Ky., under the style of Rader and Montgomery, after which he was manager for two years of the Buckeye Clothing Company at Marietta, Ohio, and AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 931 from there came to Steubenville. Here in association with J. Friedman, of Point Pleasant, W. Va., he established his present business. This business has grown to such an extent it necessitated the purchase of the threetstory brick building, 100 ft. by 25 ft., at 422 Market Street. In contnection with this building they rent the first floor of 418 Market Street, occupying in all about 10,000 square feet of floor space. They give employment to ten people and handle clothing, furnishing goods, hats, trunks, etc. Mr. Rader owns also the Buckeye Clothing Store at Coshocton, Ohio. In 1900, Mr. Rader was married to Miss Zelpha Morton, of Warsaw, Ky., and they have two children : W. Morton and Margaret Zelpha. Mr. Rader and family belong to St. Peter's Catholic Church and he is identified with the Knights of Columbus and the Elks. He is a member of the board of directors of the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce and he is chairman of the retail committee of this body. CAPT. WILLIAM P. FRYER, a prominent retired resident and representative citizen of Richmond, was born May 17, 1840, in Cadiz, 0., a son of Robert and Susan (Brady) Fryer. Robert Fryer was born and reared in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and later came to Cadiz, 0., where he purchased a farm where the Cadiz Fair Grounds now lie. He subsequently sold this farm and bought what is now known as the Fryer Mills at Fryer's Mills. He was a man widely known for his honesty and integrity, was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, and in politics was identified with the Republican party. Iie married Susan Brady. whose parents were pioneers of Virginia. and of their union were born four sons and one daughter. The maternal grandmother of our subject died at the advanced age of ninetytfive years. Capt. William P. Fryer received his schooling at the Red Hill school-house at the edge of Cadiz. and owing to the death of his father left school at an early age to take up milling at the Fryer's Mill. He was living near Cadiz at the time of the outbreak of the Civil War and enlisted with Co. G. 71st. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but owing to illness was discharged. After he recovered from his illness, in association with another man he recruited and organized an independent company at Columbus, 0. He was chosen captain of this company, and while in service was taken prisoner once, but was fortunate in making his escape. Captain Fryer was appointed commissioner of the State Reform School of Pennsylvania by the Governor, holding that position at Morganza for thirty-one years, and upon his resignation as the director of that institution was presented with a fine gold medal by the other directors and members of the board. During his incumbency as commissioner of that institution he met and corresponded with many prominent men, and was a warm personal friend of the late President, William McKinley. Captain Fryer was united in marriage with Margaret Norman, who is a daughter of John and Catherine (Lupher) Norman, prosperous farmers of Jefferson County, Ohio, who live near Richmond. No children were born of their union. John Norman was born near Mingo Junction, and moved with his father, Henry Norman, to what is now known as the John Thompson farm, where his father owned and kept a hotel. John Norman married Catherine Lupher, of Stark County, Ohio, and they became the parents of four children : Nathaniel T., who served in the Civil War' under Colonel Webster in Co. D., 98th. Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Henry, who resides on the old home farm in Salem Township; Margaret A., who is the wife of Captain Fryer ; and Rebecca, who married Wesley Carnes, of Waynesburg, 0. John Norman spent his entire life on the home farm, two miles south of Richmond. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was a Republican in politics. Mrs. Fryer's paternal grandparents were Henry and Anna (Knotty) Norman. Cap- 932 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY tain Fryer has been a member of the Presbyterian Church for the past twenty-five years. He is identified with the Repubtlican party in politics, but is not holding office at present. Captain Fryer has been connected with the Jacques De Molay Commandery No. 3, Knights Templar, at Washington, Pa., for twenty-five years. E. J. DYE, a successful general farmer in Jefferson County, Ohio, who owns 159 acres of fine land situated in Salem Township, along the Springfield and Steubenville Turnpike Road, was born in Monroe County, Ohio, April 29, 1867, and is a son of Basil and Adaline (Cline) Dye, the former of whom died at East Springfield; the latter resides on Yellow Creek, in Jefferson County. E. J. Dye attended school through boyhood, in Monroe County and then assisted on the home farm until he was twenty-four years of age. He then married but remained for some time afterward in his native county. When he decided to move to Jefferson County he bought his present farm in Salem Township, from William Watt. He found very little improving necessary, as all the comfortable farm structures now standing had been previously erected. He has all his land under cultivation except twentytfive acres which is still in timber and is a valuable part of the farm. Mr. Dye was married February 22, 1891, to Miss Ellen Polen. a daughter of George W. and Sally (Baker) Polen. and they have had three children, Clyde. Carl and Earl, the last named dying when a babe of ten months. Mr. Dye and wife belong to the Disciples Church. He is a Republican in his political views but he has never desired office, his preference being for the independent life of a farmer. He has never leased his land for coal but formerly it was leased for gas and oil. JOHN FRANCY, deceased. One of the most prominent names connected with the fire-brick industry of Eastern Ohio is that which appears at the head of this sketch. Mr. Francy, who was born in County Antrim, Ireland, came to the United States with practically no capital but, by the exercise of remarkable business talent, which has been inherited by his sons, he rose from the humble position of a day laborer to that of an industrial magnate. His birth took place April 11, 1830 and he was twenty years old when he reached the port of New York. Going directly to West Virginia, he there secured employment in the brickyard. of Stewart & Muney, and from there, a few months later, went to Freeman's Landing and was in the employ of G. S. Porter until 1858. He then removed to New. Cumberland and from there, a year later, crossed the river and took charge of the Myers' brickyard on Croxton's Run, which he operated for two years, thus managing the first brickyard in the county. Returning to New Cumberland he there leased the Stewart works and operated them for five years. Mr. Francy then returned to Ohio and purchased a half interest in the saw- mill of J. R. M. Stewart, and, in partnership with Alexander Stewart, established the Enterprise Firetbrick Works, which had a capacity of 1,000,000 bricks per annum. Franey & Stewart operated this plant four years and then sold out to Porter, Minor & Co. Mr. Francy then operated the works at Elliottsville for a short time, after which he established the Forest City yards at Toronto. which he managed until 1886, when he removed to Washington City. Mr. Francy was married in Ireland, March 26, 1.850, to Janes Wilson and to them were born two daughters and five sons. Robert M. Francy. the eldest son of the late John and Jane (Wilson) Franey, succeeded his father as a leading fire-brick and sewer pipe manufacturer and stands foremost in the industry in Eastern Ohio, at the present time. He was born August 30, 1851. His early business life was spent at Cleveland, Ohio. where he was engaged, one year as a. salesman for fire-brick and sewerpipe. He then came to Jefferson AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 933 County, where he was bookkeeper for the Calumet Fire Clay Company for four years. Then in association with T. M. Daniels he leased the works and operated them three years, after which he came to Toronto, where the firm established the Great Western Fire Clay Company, which is one of the most extensive manufacturing plants of its kind in the country. In 1881 Mr. W. F. Dunspaugh became a partner, and when Mr. Daniels retired in 1883 the firm became Franey & Dunspaugh. In 1876 Robert M. Franey was married to Miss Lizzie L. Saltsman, and they have had six children : Macy J., Wilmot J., Annie E., Clark W., Elmer and Ralph H. Wilmot and Annie are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Francy are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is identified with the Knights of Pythias and the Masons. William B. Franey, son of the late John and Jane (Wilson) Franey, was born at New Cumberland, West Virginia, October 26, 1857. He was given an excellent education in the Toronto schools and as soon as qualified became bookkeeper in his father's works. Later he was admitted to a partnership and in 1880 the firm of John Francy & Sons was established. In 1883, the father, the late John Franey, retired and the business is now continued by Wiltliam B. and Elmer E. Franey, another son of the founder, with J. W. Roller, of Cleveland. Mr. Francy is identified with the Knights of Pythias and the Odd Fellows. In politics he is a Democrat and has served in the city council and in other capacities. He was one of the organizers of the Toronto Electric Light Company. On February 5, 1880, Mr. Franey- was married to Miss Jennie G. McFerren, a. daughter of F. A. McFerren, and they have had five children : William B., who died June 20, 1889, and Louise T., Jay G., John B. and Dora M. Elmer E. Franey, a. son of the late John and Jane (Wilson) Francy, was born April 12, 1862. He was educated at Toronto and Pittsburg and then accepted a position with the sewertpipe works at Utica, Illintois, where he remained two years. In 1883 he returned to Toronto and entered the firm, in which he has continued ever since. He has always been an active citizen and has served in the city council and other civic boards. Mr. Franey was married to Miss M. Louise Taylor, a daughter of Everett and Kate Taylor, formerly of Utica, Illinois, but later of Toronto, on October 21, 1886. The development of the sewerpipe and firebrick business under the direction and management of the Franey family has been remarkable in the history of the growth of great industries and it is largely to their enterprise that the Ohio Valley is indebted to its industrial prosperity along this line. J. W. PORTER, a member of the Jefferson County Bar, and one of the influential and leading business men of the younger generation of Jefferson County, Ohio, was born in New Alexandria, Ohio, and is a son of T. B. Porter, and a grandson of Joseph Porter, who was one of the pioneer settlers of the county. J. W. Porter is a native of this county, secured a common school education in the public schools of New Alexandria, and began teaching school before he was sixteen years of age. He taught for several years in the country schools, and for six years was principal of the Central Grammar Schools at Toronto, Ohio. He was highly successful as a teacher and was the holder of an eight year teacher's certificate. Mr. Porter attended school at Scio College, and later took up the study of law. He was admitted to the Jefferson County. Bar in June of 1903, was successful in passing one of the severest examinations that had been given by the State. He has been associated with Mr. P. P. Lewis, one of the most successful and prominent attorneys in the State of Ohio, in the practice of law. In December of 1908 he passed the examination in the Federal Courts, and practices law in both the State and Federal Courts. Mr. Porter was united in marriage with Mayme Montgomery of Toronto, Ohio, and 934 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY they have one daughter, Kathaleen Porter. T. H. Montgomery, father of Mrs. Porter, was one of the influential and wealthy citizens of Jefferson County, and an ex-sheriff of the county. Mr. Porter lives at Toronto, Ohio, but practices law in Steubenville, the county seat. Mr. Porter is in every sense a self-made man. He made his own way through college, and has by diligent and laborous work pushed himself to the front. He is a talented scholar, a forceful talker, and a gentleman of high rank. He has a nice practice in his chosen profession, and is destined to be one of the leaders of the Jefferson County Bar. Mr. Porter is no partisan; on his father's side, they were strong and loyal Republicans, while on his mother's side of the house, they were devoted Jacksonian Democrats, and he seems to have taken the best from the teachings of both, and become independent in his political views. He believes in placing men in office who will carry out the principle, "that a public office is a public trust." His mother was Elizabeth Graham, a member of a leading and substantial family of Jefferson County. Mr. Porter is a member of the M. E. Church of Toronto. Ohio. and is interested in the growth of all church work. He is affiliated with the K. of P. Lodge, and the Benovolent Protected Order of Elks. Mr. Porter has three brothers and one sister. the Rev. C. M. Porter, Attorney R. G. Porter, V. L. Porter. in the oil business and Mrs. Frank S. King. wife of Ex-City Auditor Frank S. King. of Steubenville, Ohio. FRANK M. CRAIG. vice-president and general manager of The Van Meter Construction Company of Steubenville. Ohio, contributes the following personal sketch. "I was a son of Charles C. Craig and Catharine E. (Castle) Craig. I was born are The Old Craig Homestead' on June 21. 1 S75. one mile and a half from Kingwood. West Virginia. the eighth child of a family of thirteen children. I was educated at the Snider School one mile and a half west of my home. At that time they had but four months of school each year. When I was small the winters were too cold for me to attend and when I became older I had to work most of the time, as my father ran a country coal bank. When short of a digger or a driver I was taken from school and given a place. Very little schooling did I get. "I left home at the age of eighteen years in 1893. I went to work for Castle Bros., logging in the woods at $12.00 per month and board. I. worked for them about one year. My brother C. A. Craig offered me a job in the timber business at $15.00 per month and board ; stayed with him about six months. Thinking I was not making money fast enough I went to work in the Monongey Mines in West Virginia, making on an average of $45.00 per month. I stayed there about three months. The mines shut down on about half time. I could not stand that, for I would have nothing after my board was paid. My older brother, J. W., came along at that time and persuaded me to try railroading. It being winter time, jobs were very scarce. I had but $65.00 saved and my brother, nothing. It was not long till that money ran out and with no job in sight. This was in the month of January. One foot of snow on the ground and my toes were sticking out of my shoes. This was enough railroading for me and I decided to quit. I landed in Columbus, Ohio. I could get no job of any kind, so I offered to work for my board till spring, at different places; was getting the blues pretty badly about that time. Ran against a cousin of mine on the street; his name was E. F. Castle. He invited inc to his home to stay till a job showed up, saying I might take orders for buckwheat flour, which I tried. I made out pretty fair by hustling. I sold about seven tons, five hundred pounds, buying at 2 1-4 cents and selling at 5 cents. I bought the flour at Freeland and Cassidy Mills at Trealta, West Virginia. The buckwheat season running out, I had to quit the business. I hired AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 935 to a farmer for the season. Trying the buckwheat business again in the winter I did very well. The next spring I got a job in a carpet and furniture store known as F. G. Howald & Company, working there about two years. My brother, C. A., wrote and insisted that I return and drive for him again, offering me $20.00 per month and board, which I considered better than the store job. I told Mr. Howald that my brother offered me better wages. He said for his part he would increase my wages, but his partner objected, saying if he increased my wages, he would have to increase the other employee's wages. So I drew my money and went back to my brother, working for him driving, logging, and lumbering about one year at Irona, West Virginia. He completed that job in the spring of 1898. He then bought a piece of timber at Houseville, West Virginia. I took a half interest in the logging, I buying half his teams. It was completed in about eighteen months, making out pretty fair. My brother then quit the timber business, I taking a contract off Pierce and Albright, timber men, of logging and lumbering by the thousand, at Albrightsville, West Virginia. I had to buy another team to do the work. Everybody told me Pierce would beat me in the end, so I kept close tab on everything I did for them. When we came to settle, he figured out my account sixty-eight dollars, more than I had it, saying to me, Craig, here is where I get my name. I always pay by my account,' so he gave me a check in full to his account. Thanked him very kindly for it, and was sorry he did not have another job for me to take, for I was more than pleased to work for them. He said for the ten years he was in the timtber business he never had a man that was as prompt in getting the work done. He was sorry he had no more work for me then, and if I ever needed a favor of any kind to call on him; (It had taken me about six months to complete it). At that time the American Coal and Coke Company started to open up new works near McCelland Town, Pennsylvania. I went there and got a job teaming. There was plenty of work there, but the roads being so muddy and disagreeable it was impossible to make more than half time. But when spring opened up, I took a contract of John Anderson and Sons', hauling material for a hundred new company houses, that contract taking about eight months to complete. I settled up with Mr. Anderson with everything satisfactory to both of us. I went then to Lambert, two miles north of McClelland Town, and started to work with my teams for Owen Murphy, who had a contract building ovens. I discovered my teams too light for the heavy work, so I sold them and bought four horses from John Clark, horse dealer in Union Town, Pa. I had them about eight weeks, and a man by the name of Billy Parshel came along and offered me one thousand for the four naked horses, which I refused. On the following Thursday, October 19, 1901, a cousin of mine, John Henry Hostleter, and a friend of his, came to see me to tell. me of a better job or contract I could get near Union Town. They took supper with me, after which I went to tend my horses as usual, and they accompanied me. They looked over my stock and said I had two of the best teams in Fayette County. When leaving the stable everything was in fine shape. Next morning when I got up to go tend my horses, I discovered my stable was burnt to the ground ; my horses perished in the flames, my entire loss including, horses, harness, feed, wagons and tools amounting to about twentytfive hundred dollars. Night men that worked around the plant discovered the fire at four o'clock in the morning. But before they could reach the stable it was nothing but a mass of flames. So they could save nothing. The origin remains a mystery. In collecting my money that was due me and settling my bills, I only had twenty-nine dollars left, but lots of good friends who offered me enough money to buy more stock and continue in business. But with such luck I felt too badly discouraged to try it again. "I went to driving team for the American 936 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY Coal and Coke Company, their wages being two dollars per day for all four-horse drivers. The superintendent, Mr. Banker, said he would give me two fifty per day if I did not let the other teamsters know it. Of course, I kept quiet, as fifty cents extra per day looked good to me. Starting to work on October 24, 1901, up until the 15th day of March, I had worked every day, even on Sundays, making thirty days' extra time. I made more money buying and cashing time than my wages amounted to. I bought another team, thinking I would try it again. I came to. Charleroi, going to work for Ott Brothers, and working one-half day there. They asked me if I would take my team to Leechburg, Pa. I accepted this. The wages per day, including feed, stable and wagon, were four fifty ; worked for them until the job was completed. I then came with them to Wilkinsburg, Pa., working for them there until December 1, 1902, when their work shut down for the season. I then took my team and went to SeWickly, Pa., getting a job from B. F. Jones, improving his country home. I stayed there until the next June. I concluded to quit teaming, and selling my team to the Eagle Transfer Company for a good price, I went back to Wilkinsburg and went to work for Ott Brothers, they wanting me to take charge of their work there. I finished this work in the fall and going to work for D. J. Madigan & Company of Swissvale, Pa. I was in their employ as general foreman until the spring of 1906, the company then dissolving partnership. The company consisted of D. J. Madigan and J. H. Van Meter. Each one giving me a strong invitation to go in with him in the construction business, I decided to go in with Van Meter, taking a half interest. The firm was known as J. H. Van Meter & Company, and did considerable work in Pittsburg and adjoining boroughs, making out fairly well on every job we undertook. We were together about four years. In the fall of 1908 we got a big job of severing and paving in Steubenville, Ohio, and we moved there the same fall. In January, 1910, we incorporated and the firm is now known as the Van Meter Construction Company, with J. H. Van Meter, president ; F. M. Craig, vice president and general manager; Al. Freeman, secretary and treasurer. The Van Meter Construction Company handles all lines of contract work. In addition to the duties entailed by my offices in this concern, I am otherwise interested, being a stockholder in several oil companies, but have made no lucky hit so far. On June 27, 1906, I was married to Miss Elizabeth E. McElwee. She was born in North Oakland, Butler County, Pa., being a daughter of P. A. and Catharine McElwee, also of Butler County, where they spent their entire life until 1908 when they came to Steubenville. Mr. and Mrs. Craig have one child, Catharine May. We belong to the Holy Name Catholic Church." ALONZO C. AND AMANDA R. STEWART, son and daughter of Jesse and Rebecca (Hains) Stewart, who were old and respected residents of Salem Township, still reside on the old farm of eighty acres, which is situated in Section 14, Salem Township, Jefferson County, Ohio. Jesse Stewart was a son of one of the early settlers in this section and he also was born in Salem Township, where he spent his life. He was a man of much native intellect and although in his youth he did not enjoy many advantages, he became a successful schoolteacher and taught a subscription school in a log building that stood on an adjoining farm that belonged to a Mr. Hale. Latter he engaged in farming and always resided on the present home farm after his marriage up to the time of his death. Although he was never in robust health and sometimes was confined to his bedroom for a year at a time, he was usefully occupied whenever it was possible and was widely known and much respected. He died in his seventy-ninth year. In early manhood he married Rebecca Hains, of Harrison County, Ohio, a daughter of Longstreth Hains, and they had the following children born to them : James H., who AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 937 resides in Harrison County, married Eliza Shambaugh and they have nine children; Rachel, who married John Arbaugh, and they live in Harrison County and have eight children; Susanah, who died on the farm in early womanhood; Julia, who is now deceased, married William Snyder, also deceased; Hannah, who married Andrew Orr, of Wyandot County, and they live in Harrison County and have five children; Isaac, who lives in Harrison County, married Melissa Kimmel and they have seven. children ; Rebecca, who is the wife of Augustus Orr, of Harrison County, and they have two children; Alonzo C.; Amanda R.; and Marv, who died at the age of thirty years. For the last twenty years of her life the beloved mother of the above family was an invalid and her death occurred at the age of about sixty-four years. Both she and husband were worthy in every way as members of the Methodist Episcopal church and were examples of true christianity, bearing their bodily afflictions with meekness and grieving no one by fretfulness or complaint. They were buried side by side in the old Quaker Cemetery in Salem Township. Alonzo C. Stewart was educated in the Oak Grove school in Salem Township and has made farming his life work. Like his late father he is a Democrat in politics. Both he and sister are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They reside in the old home place and keep up as many of the old family customs as they can, and the same quiet, restful peace lingers about the place as in the days when the dear parents were still on earth. JAMES SIMPSON, who resides on his valuable farm of 250 acres which is situated in Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and has been in the family since 1800, was born here, February 18, 1844, and is a son of Robert and Eliza (Kirkpatrick) Simpson. Robert Simpson was born in Island Creek Township on the present farm. His father was John Simpson, who was born in the north of Ireland and emigrated to America, shortly afterward coming to Jefferson County, and in 1800 he bought this farm in Island Creek Township from Jesse Edgington, and died here in 1841. The solid, substantial character of the family has been shown in the way they have kept their land while so many of the old estates in the county have changed hands many times and the present owners scarcely remember the earlier ones. Robert Simpson grew to manhood on this place, his birth having taken place in 1800, and here followed an agricultural life. His death occurred in 1887, when his township lost a man of sterling worth. He married. Eliza Kirkpatrick, who was born in Pennsylvania, of Irish ancestry, and of their children four survive : James ; Samuel S., who is a well known educator and is superintendent of the schools of Caledonia, Ohio.; John M., who is the proprietor of a hotel at Canton, Ohio ; and Emeretta, who is the wife of James Andrews, of Salem Township, Jefferson County. James Simpson was given a good district school education. His business through life has been farming, but the duties of public office have claimed a part of his time. In May, 1864, during the Civil War, he enlisted in Co. H, 157 0. Vol. Inf., and for four months was in the service, a part of the time being engaged in guarding prisoners at Fort Delaware and Camp Relay, and railroads near Baltimore. After his honorable discharge he returned to Jefferson County and later identified himself with the Harry Hale Post, G. A. R., at Richmond, Ohio. In November, 1893, Mr. Simpson was elected a county commissioner and served two terms in this office and during one year was president of the board. He has also been township trustee and president of its hoard, and for three years was a justice of the peace. In all his public relations he has shown the good judgment of a well balanced, honest and efficient man. He casts his vote with the Republican party. On February 28, 1867, Mr. Simpson was married to Miss Rachel Barcus, a daughter 938 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY of James and Cassandra Barcus, who were well known people of this section. To Mr. and. Mrs. Simpson nine children were born and the following survive : Mildred B., who is the wife of W. G. Gorsuch, of Wayne Township; James R., who lives at Richmond, Ohio; Mana W., who is the wife of Harry Kelly, of Wellsburg, W. Va.; Samuel W., whose home is at Pittsburg, Pa. ; John B., who lives in Salem Township ; and Emma, who is the wife of JoSeph Frazer, of Wayne Township; while Ida, the youngest, remains at home. Mr. Simpson and family belong to the United Presbyterian Church at Richmond, in which he is an official. ALONZO LEWIS SUTHERLAND, a prominent farmer and extensive wool grower of Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, is the owner of 350 acres of fine farm land in Wells, Smithfield and Wayne Townships. He was born February 14, 1855, on Perrin Run, in Smithfield Township, and is a son of John William and Nancy Jane (Moore) Sutherland, and a grandson of Vachel Sutherland, an early settler of Jefferson County, who died near Little York, Ohio, aged sixty-six years. John William Sutherland was born in Washington County, Pa., and was one of twelve children born to his parents. He was about two years old when his parents came to Jefferson County and located in Smithfield Township and here grew to manhood on the home farm. Subsequent to his marriage he purchased a farm on the head waters of Perrin Run near Little York and later also bought a farm on Piney Fork, the latter now being the property of the Jefferson Coal Works. Mr. Sutherland disposed of these two farms and in 1860 came to our subject's present farm in Smithfield Township, having purchased 300 acres from John Giffen. To this he later added fifty acres and here followed farming and stock raising until the time of his death, January, 1903, at the age of eighty-five years. He married Nancy Jane Moore, who is still living at the advanced age of eighty-eight years, and to them were born the following children : Melissa, who married William C. Naylor; Rachel, widow of Simon Elliott; Clara, who is the wife of Nelson Hopkins ; Mary, the deceased wife of E. A. Moore ; Alonzo Lewis, the subject of this record ; and Maggie B. Alonzo Lewis Sutherland has lived on his present farm in Smithfield Township since he was a child of four or five years. His education was obtained in the schools of the township, and he early began working on. the farm, looking after the sheep and attending to various other duties. He has always followed farming and makes a specialty of sheep raising and wool growing, and also deals extensively in stock. Mr. Sutherland is a stockholder and director of the Findlay Lumber and Supply Company, of Weems, Wells Township. He is a Mason, being a member of Smithfield Lodge, No. 182, and the Smithfield Chapter, No. 81. He is politically a Republican, and his religious connection is with the Methodist Church. Mr. Sutherland was married December 20, 1881, to Maude Armstrong, a daughter of William and Eliza (Puntney) Armstrong of Wells Township, and to them have been born the following children : Audrey; John W., who married Mattie Hubbard, has one child, John, and is a resident of Buffalo, N. Y. Frank Raymond, of Wil- merding, Pa.; and Carl, residing at home. J. B. FITZSIMMONS*, a representative business man of Steubenville, Ohio, who is secretary of the John C. Fitzsimmons Lumber Company, was born in this city, in .Tan-nary, 1870, and is a son of Edward Fitzsimmons. The latter was born in Dublin. Ireland. When sixteen years of age he came to America and made his own way in the world. He was well known at Steubenville, where he was superintendent of Mt. Calvary Cemetery for a number of years. J. B. Fitzsimmons obtained his education in the Steubenville schools. When old enough to begin work, he went with the Mack Manufacturing Company at New AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 941 Cumberland, W. Va., where he continued for thirteen years. In May, 1906, when the John C. Fitzsimmons Lumber Company was organized and incorporated, he became secretary of the concern, the other officers being : P. E. Brady, president ; Louis H. Hilz, vice president ; and John C. Fitzsimmons, treasurer. This is the most extensive general contracting firm in the city of Steubenville. As a firm it has membership in the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Fitzsimmons is a member of the congregation of St. Peter's Catholic Church. He is identified with the Knights of Columbus and the Elks. HENRY FLOTO, a well known contractor of Steubenville, 0., has been a resident of this city for many years and is a highly esteemed citizen. He was born in Germany, in 1846, and learned the trade of a mason and stone cutter in his native land. In 1865, while yet a boy, he came to the United States and immediately located at Steubenville, where he worked for a time in the building of railroad bridges, on the Pan Handle Railroad. He was later with Bernard Swartz, and in 1874 the firm of Swartz, Floto & Co. was formed and successfully carried on a contracting business until 1886. In that year Mr. Swartz retired from the firm and the business was thereafter carried on under the name of Floto Bros., with Henry and Frederick Floto as partners. In 1908, Henry Floto withdrew from the business and has since continued alone, meeting with success and making a specialty of constructing concrete vaults. He has had a lifetime of experience in the contracting business, and has a well established reputation, his work bearing the closest scrutiny. In 1871 Henry Floto was joined in marriage with Caroline Vesperman, who was born in Germany and came to America in 1867. They have four living children : Caroline, who is the wife of Clarence Beucher, of South Street, Steubenville; Harry, who is located on Sixth Street, Steubenville; Minnie, who is the wife of Charles Clark, of Steubenville ; and Fred Floto who resides with his parents. Mr. Floto has been a member of the Zion German ,Lutheran Church ever since coming to Steubenville, and was financial secretary and trustee of this church for twenty-five years. He is a member of the order of Heptasophs, and of the German Turner Society. JOSEPH W. EDMISTON, a representative citizen of Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, owns a very valuable farm containing 200 acres which he has long devoted to general agriculture and has made something of a specialty of sheep raising.. He was born in Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, June 30, 1833, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Canning) Edmiston. John Edmiston was born in Pennsylvania in 1807 and was a son of Joseph Edmiston, who moved his family to Jefferson County in 1814, settling first in Knox Township but moving in the following year to Island Creek Township, where he was one of the first settlers and where he died in 1819. John Edmiston was a man of fine character and for many years was a Justice of the Peace and held other local offices, being elected to the same on the Democratic ticket. He died July 22, 1869. He was a leading member of the Island Creek Presbyterian Church. He wedded Elizabeth Canning, who was also born in Pennsylvania and died in Ohio, October 15, 1865. In addition to farming, John Edmiston operated a grist mill on Yellow Creek from 1841 until 1848, after which he devoted himself entirely to his farm. Joseph W. Edmiston was educated in the subscription schools in Knox Township, where his life has been spent, with the exception of the years that he gave to the service of his country as a Union soldier in the great Civil War. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company D, 98th 0. Vol. Inf., which became a part of the Army of the Cumberland, and during the greater part of his service he was in General Thomas's command. However, when Sherman 942 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY marched to the sea Mr. Edmiston was one of his weary but victorious soldiers. He took part in many severe battles, among them the battles of Perryville, Chickamauga, Resaca, Jonesboro and Bentonville. He survived those strenuous years of marching and battling and being honorably discharged in June, 1865, has since lived a peaceful, industrial life in Knox Township. He is one of the valued members of the G. A. R. Post at Toronto, Ohio. Mr. Edmiston was married February 17, 1870, to Miss Margaret Pittenger, who was born in Knox Township, a daughter of the late Thomas Pittenger, a former well known citizen of that township. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Edmiston : Mary E., who married John A. Johnston; Cora M., Laura B. and John W., all of Knox Township ; Sara E., who married J. W. Wallace and Kathryn M., who resides at home. Mr. Edmiston and family are members of the Island Creek Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a Democrat and for a number of years served as clerk and also as trustee of the township. He is a member of Jenkins Lodge No. 471, F. & A. M., at Hammondsville, and of the Knights of Pythias at New Somerset, Ohio. BURNS M. OLIVER, an enterprising and successful general farmer of Jefferson County, Ohio, owning two farms, one of sixty-eight acres situated in Cross Creek Township, and another, of seven acres, in Island Creek Township, was born in the former township, September 14, 1873. His parents were Alexander J. and Jemima (McCain) Oliver. Alexander J. Oliver was also a native of Cross Creek Township, where he followed farming throughout his life. Both he and wife are deceased and their burial was in the Tent Church Cemetery. They had three children : Elizabeth, who is the wife of Frank McCullough; Burns M.; and Anna, who is the wife of William Birchfield. Burns M. Oliver was educated in the country schools and the High School at Mingo Junction. His first business experience was as a clerk in a store at Mingo Junction, after which he returned to the ' home farm where he has remained since with the exception of one year during which he worked in the supply department of the La Belle steel mill. Mr. Oliver was married February 28, 1900, to Miss Carrie Swearingen, who was born in West Virginia. She is a daughter of George and Sarah (Hooker) Swearingen who lived at Steubenville, Ohio, for a number of years before they died. The father was buried there but the mother's remains were taken back to her old home in West Virginia. George Swearingen was married first to Maggie Langfitt and they had one son, Charles L. His second wife, as above noted, was Sarah Hooker and they had three children, Eliza, Fannie and Carrie. His third wife was Anna Reynolds and they had five children, George, John, Mary, Alice and Helen. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver have three children, Virginia, Gladys Adaline and George Alexander. Mrs. Oliver was reared in the Christian Church and is a member of that body at Steubenville. Mr. Oliver is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a Democrat and he is fraternally identified with Wild-wood Lodge No. 509, I. 0. 0. F., at New Alexandria. ELI T. CASTNER, a member of the firm of Castner Bros., at Steubenville, Ohio, dealers in sand and gravel and general contractors, is one of the reliable and representative business men of this city. He was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, two miles distant from Steubenville, November 25, 1857, and is a son of the late R. Castner, and a grandson of Michael Castner. The latter was one of the pioneer settlers of Jefferson County and one of the large landowners of his day. Eli T. Castner was reared on his father's farm and attended the country schools. During the whole of his business life he has been engaged in general contracting and in building macadamized roads, brick and AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 943 stone structures and sewers. The firm of Castner Bros. handles the largest sand and gravel business in the county. Mr. Castner is additionally interested in a wholesale grocery business, in the ice business and is an extensive operator in oil, both in Ohio and in Illinois. His business success is but the result of close attention, great industry and a large measure of natural adaptability. In 1896 Mr. Castner was married to Miss Sarah Moulds. They are members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. He belongs to the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce and is identified with the order of Elks. DAVID H. JONES, president of the board of trustees of Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and a member of the town council of Bloomfield, was born in Wayne Township, November 7, 1875, and is a son of John and Sarah J. (Naylor) Jones. John Jones and wife were both born in Jefferson County, where he died in 1903. He was a son of Joseph Jones, one of the early settlers of Wayne Township, and the whole of his long and useful life was spent here. In every relation of life he was a man of fine character. His political sentiments made him a Republican. He was a valued member of the Presbyterian Church at Bloomfield, Ohio, and at times served as a trustee. He married Sarah J. Naylor, who has reached her seventy-eighth year and resides at Bloomfield. Of their twelve children the following survive : Charles A., who lives in Wayne Township ; Martha J., who is the wife of S. M. Cope, lives at Carnegie, Pa.; William R., who is a resident of Pittsburg; Ruth E., who is the wife of Thomas M. Bell, of Wayne Township ; Mary E., who is the wife of J. C. Patton, of New Rumley, Ohio ; Amos G., who is a resident of Carnegie ; John 0., who resides at Pittsburg ; Venia S., who is the wife of N. R. Bell. of Martin's Ferry, Ohio ; David H.; Anna H., who is the wife of T. M. Snodgrass, of Salem Township ; and Flossie M., who is the wife of Joseph Welday, of Den- nison, Ohio. One son, Joseph, is deceased. The mother of the above family is a member and constant attendant of the Presbyterian church at Bloomfield. David H. Jones grew to manhood in his native township and was educated in the schools of Bloomfield. His business has ever since been farming and stock raising and his well cultivated land and herds and flocks testify to the success which has attended his efforts. From early manhood he has been more or less active in politics and his fellow citizens have recognized his excellent qualifications for public service by frequently electing him to office. He is serving in his second term as township trustee and as president of the board directs its deliberations along sound business lines. Mr. Jones was married November 24, 1897, to Miss Emma V. Bowers, who was born at Clinton, Iowa, a daughter of Henry F. Bowers, a well known attorney there and the founder and present supreme president of the Order of A. P. A. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have two sons : Henry F. and Claude R. They are members of the Presbyterian Church at Bloomfield, in which he has been an elder for several years. He is a Republican. GEORGE P. MILLER, who is at the head of the George P. Miller & Company firm, designers of men's clothes and shirt makers, with quarters at No. 179 Fourth Street. Steubenville, Ohio, was born at Wellsburg, W. Va., where he was reared and educated. Mr. Miller came to Steubenville in 1880 and established himself in 'the gents' furnishing goods line and as a merchant tailor. He has elegant parlors and in every way his establishment is superior to any other of its kind in the Upper Ohio Valley. In 1884, Mr. Miller was married to Miss Mary Johnson, a daughter of Samuel Johnson, a well known citizen of this section, and they have three children: Mildred N., S. Johnson and Helen M. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are members of the First Presby- 944 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY terian Church, of which Mr. Miller is a trustee and an official. He is a Thirty-second Degree Mason, belonging to the Masonic bodies at Steubenville and to the Lake Erie Consistory at Cleveland. He is identified also with the Elks and the Knights of Pythias. Although never very active in politics, Mr. Miller has always shown his respect for good citizenship and is a member of the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce. He belongs to the Country Club. WILLIAM E. WILLIAMS, superintendent of the coal and clay mines for the Eastern Ohio Sewer Pipe Company, of Irondale, Ohio, was born in Wales, May 19, 1868, and is a son of William and Sarah (Harris) Williams. William Williams and wife were both born in Wales and they came to America in 1888 and settled first at Horatio, Jefferson County, Pa., where the mining industry was the leading business. William Williams had charge of a coal mine there for two years and then was awarded a contract at Irondale, Ohio, in the clay mines for Captain Lacy, and he worked there until the time of his death, February 19, 1892. His widow survives and is now in her sixty-seventh year. They had the following children : William, who is deceased; Seth, who is superintendent of the Russell coal mines at Tiltonsville, Ohio ; William E., of Irondals ; Ellen, who died when aged nine months ; Maggie Jane, who died when aged twenty-eight years (was the wife of James Anderson) ; twin babes that died soon after birth ; Thomas J. and Edward, twins, both of whom are in the employ of the Eastern Ohio Sewer Pipe Company (both married, the former to Agnes Armstrong and the latter first, to Gertrude Gibson and second, to G. Kathryn Lay) ; and a babe that died. William E. Williams came to the United States with his parents in 1888 and entered the coal mines in Pennsylvania with his father. When he came to Irondale he found work in the coal and clay mines, first in the Lacy mines and then was employed in the wareroom of the tin mill department, then for one year worked for the Eastern Ohio Sewer Pipe Company before becoming superintendent of the same, in the mining department of both the clay and coal mines, an office he has filled for six years. Mr. Williams was married in 1893, to Miss Mollie McClane, a daughter of Richard McClane, of Irondale, and they have one son, Earl, who was born May 11, 1894. He conducts a store owned by his father, at Cream City. In politics, Mr. Williams and son are Republicans. He is a Knight Templar Mason and is affiliated with the Blue Lodge at Irondale, the Chapter at Wellsville and the Council at East Liverpool, Ohio. EMMETT E. ERSKINE, a leading member of the Jefferson County bar, and a resident of Steubenville for the last thirty years, was born in Springfield Township, this county, in 1855. He is a son of David Erskine, a native of Ireland, who came to America and settled in Springfield Township about '1829. A Republican from the organization of that party, David Erskine, although he never sought office, was an active worker for the success of his party. Emmett E. Erskine was reared in Springfield Township. He attended Westminster College one year and the State University of Kansas three years. He returned to Jefferson County, where he taught school, and read law with Battin & Andrews of Steubenville. He was admitted to the bar in 1879, practiced his profession in partnership with Mr. E. S. Andrews for five years, and then carried on a general practice of his own until elected prosecuting attorney of Jefferson County, in which capacity he served six years. He also practiced law five years in partnership with his brother, E. Dewitt Erskine, and was then in business for himself until Mr. Smith became a member of the firm. He has always ranked high in AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 947 the legal profession of Jefferson County, his reputation being that of a lawyer of ability and a counsellor whose advice may be followed. Erskine & Smith are attorneys for the Steubenville Wheeling Traction Company and the Commercial National Bank. Mr. Erskine is president of the Steubenville Realty Company, a director of the Commercial National Bank and the Toronto Realty Company. He belongs to the First Presbyterian Church, being a member of the board of trustees. A Thirty-second Degree Mason, he belongs to the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery of Steubenville, and to the Consistory at Cleveland. He is also a Knight of Pythias, of which order he is Past Chancellor, and a member of the Country Club. Mr. Erskine was married December 20, 1888, to Margaret Anderson, who was born and reared in Steubenville, and to them have been born three children, two of whom are living, namely : Mary, who is a student at Willard School in New York, and Helen. THE ARCHER MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS, of Steubenville, 0., is one of the substantial business concerns of the city and is owned by Mrs. William J. Archer. This enterprise was started by William J. Archer, now deceased, many years ago. William J. Archer was born in London, England, and came to the United States when about twenty-four years of age. He located first in New York City, where he worked at his trade asa marble and granite stone cutter, which he had learned in his native land. He was next located at Akron, 0., coming from there to Steubenville, where he engaged in general stone contracting. He erected many of the important public buildings of the city, and as examples of his work may be mentioned : the City Building, St. Paul's Church, the Congregational Church, the stone work of the First Presbyterian Church, the stone entrance to the *Steubenville cemetery, the Sharon and McClinton vaults, the receiving vault and other smaller vaults. About the year 1880, Mr. Archer established the Archer Marble and Granite Works, and for some five or six years had Mr. James Boal as a partner. Upon the latter's death Mr. Archer purchased the outstanding interest and continued to carry on the business with uninterrupted success until his own death, which occurred in August, 1890. He was a man of exceptional ability in his line and ranked among the city's successful business men. In January, 1866, Mr. Archer was united in marriage with Miss Emma Elliott, who was born in Steubenville and is a daughter of Edward Elliott; Her father was born in Westminstei, England, and upon coming to this country was foreman in the blacksmith shop of the Pan Handle Railroad, having about eighty men under his direction. Mr. and Mrs. Archer became parents of six children, as follows : Grace L. William E.; Edward J:, who is in the glass works in Steubenville; Charles H. George E., of the Steubenville fire department; and Walter Archer, who is in the pottery at Steubenville. The family attends St. Paul's Episcopal Church. William J. Archer was a member of Blue Lodge, F. & A. M., and was a Knight Templar, and belonged also to the Royal Arcanum, the Red Men, and Knights of Pythias, of which he was past chancellor commander. Of his sons, William E. Archer is a member of the Red Men Edward J. is a member of the Woodmen, and Walter Archer is a Forester. WILLIAM J. ARCHER, deceased, was engaged in the stone cutting and monument business at Steubenville for many years, and was considered one of the city's solid, substantial and reliable citizens. He was born in London, England, May 29, 1845, and died at Steubenville, 0., August 11, 1890. His parents were John and Mary Ann (Hudson) Archer, neither of whom ever left England. William J. Archer went to school until 948 - HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY thirteen years of age, when be was apprenticed to the stone mason and marble-cutting trade and by the time he reached manhood was a skillful workman. In 1869 he came to America and worked at his trade in New York City and at Cleveland and Akron, 0., before coining to Steubenville, in which city he started his business in 1871. In addition to his marble cutting and masonry work, he engaged also in stone contracting and for a number of years did the contract stonework for much of the important building done here. Examples of the substantial and attractive structures for which he supplied the stone may be found in the Congregational and Episcopal Church edifices. the Steubenville Opera .1 louse, the City Hall, and numerous stately business blocks. Mr. Archer was married first in 1867, to Miss Anna Chapman, who accompanied him from England. She died June 8, 1876, and was survived by a daughter. In 1877, Mr. Archer was married secondly to Miss Emma Loretta Elliott, and six children were born to this union: Grace, William E., Edward J., George E., Walter, and Charles H. Two of the sons, William E. and Charles H., carry on the business. Mrs. Archer resides at No. 719 Market Street. She is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Steubenville, with which her husband was also identified and was junior warden at the time of his death. Mr. Archer sought no political honors but he was a stanch Republican and an interested and earnest citizen in all matters of public moment. He was a Knight Templar Mason and belonged also to the Knights of Pythias and to the Royal Arcanum. DAVID K. ANDREWS, the owner of 107 acres of fine land in Cross Creek Township, was born in Salem Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, May 5, 1848, and is a son of William and Jane (McCullough) Andrews. William Andrews was born in Washington County, Pa., and was a son of John and Nancy Andrews. He followed farm ing all through his active years and died in Jefferson County. He married Jane McCullough, who was born in Cross Creek Township, this county, a daughter of John and Nancy McCullough. She died also in Cross Creek Township and both she and husband were interred in the cemetery connected with the United Presbyterian Church at Richmond, of which they were members. They were people of worth and were respected and esteemed b.y all who knew them. They had the following children : Miry, deceased, who was the wife of Matthew Swan; Nancy, deceased, who was the wife of Stephen Hobson; Margaret, who is now deceased; Kate, who is the wife of Edward Hagen; John, who died in the army during the Civil War; David K.; James, who lives on the old hoinestead; Anna, who is the widow of William Hause; and Thomas, who lives at Topeka, Kansas. David K. Andrews attended the common schools near his home and later spent four terms at Richmond College, at Richmond, Ohio. Since he was twenty-two years old he has been engaged in farming, at first with his father, and after the latter's death he operated the home farm until 1884, when he bought his present place from the William Ramsey heirs. He takes much interest in his estate, on which he has spent considerable money in the way of improvements, including the erection of one of the most substantial barns in the township. He carries on general farming, which has brought him very satisfactory financial returns. In 1882, Mr. Andrews was married to Miss Frances Margaret McCausland, a daughter of George and Mary Jane (Cavitt) McCausland. The parents of Mrs. Andrews came to Jefferson County from Washington County, Pa., and Were farming people. Both deceased, they are survived by three children : Theresa Jane, who is the wife of Samuel Kane; Frances Margaret, and George B. To Mr. and Mrs. Andrews seven children have been born—Cora, Mary, Lee, Irma, William, Roy and Laura Eveline. The Angel of Death has AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 949 twice invaded this little circle, Mary and William both being deceased. Mr. Andrews and family are members of the United Presbyterian Church at Richmond. He is a Republican in his political affiliation and has served two terms as road superintendent of his township. WESLEY RIDDLE, an enterprising citizen of Wells Township, who is engaged in farming and stock raising on a tract of 110 acres, was born August 23, 1853, on the home farm in Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and is a son of William and Irene (Cox) Riddle, and a grandson of John Riddle. John Riddle was born in 1792 and was one of the pioneer settlers of Jefferson County. In 1829 he moved from Dry Forks, Cross Creek Township, to Wells Township. He lived twenty-five years on the old home farm and then went to SteUbenville, where he resided some years. He then lived for a time with his children and subsequently died at Beech Flats, Wells Township, in July 1867. He served in the War of 1812 and two of his sons, one of whom was killed, served in the Civil War. He was the father of ten sons and one daughter, William, the father of our subject, being one of the eldest. William Riddle was born on the farm in Cross Creek Township in 1823 and was a mere child when the parents came to Wells Township, where he was reared, and spent the remainder of his 'life. •He and his brother John purchased a farm, which is now owned by our subject, and his death occurred here May 15, 1865. He married Irene Cox, who died November, 1885, aged 59 years, and of their union were born four children : Caroline Elizabeth, who is the wife of John C. McDevitt, and lives on the old Grandfather Riddle farm, which has been in the possession of the Riddle family since 1829 Wesley, subject of this sketch; William C., who resides in Illinois; and Clark, a resident of Wells Township. Wesley Riddle spent his boyhood days on the old Riddle farm in Wells Township. He attended the district school, which was the first frame school house erected in the township, and at the age of eight years began to assist in the work on the farm. In 1882, about one year after his marriage, he moved to his .present farm, which he rented from his Uncle John Riddle, who lived with them until his death in 1887 at the age of seventy-six years. The old log house on the farm, which our subject inherited from his uncle, was built about one hundred years ago by an Irish settler, one Johnson, who came here from Brandywine, Pa. Mr. Johnson sold the farm to a Mr. Thorp, who built the kitchen addition in 1832, and in 1852 the land was purchased by our subject's grandfather, John Riddle, who four years later sold it to John and William Riddle. Mr. Riddle was married March 3, 1881, to Martha L. H. Cusick, a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Boyles) Cusick, who came here from Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and a granddaughter of John Cusick, who at an early period came to Ohio from Maryland on horseback. Mr. Riddle is a Democrat in politics, and he and Mrs. Riddle are members of the M. E. Church. ROBERT M. FRANCY, a well known business citizen of Toronto, who was identified with the sewer-pipe manufacturing business for many years, was not only vice-president of the American Sewer Pipe Company, but was also manager of the No: 13 plant at Toronto, Ohio. He was born in West Virginia, immediately across the Ohio River from Toronto, August 30, 1851, and is a son of John and Jane (Wilson) Francy. Mr. Francy went into the sewer-pipe manufacturing business very soon after completing his school attendance and was continuously interested in that industry from 1874 until April, 1908. He came to Toronto in 1872 and this city has been his home ever since. While never neglecting his business for politics, he has always accepted the duties of good citizenship. He served in Council for eight years and on