AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 575 an incident of the journey which was the spending of one whole day cutting down trees and brush in the thick woods, so that the wage ins conveying the family, could get through. Abel Strawn was an early settler in the southern part of Goshen township, making his stopping place right in the wilderness, where he built a log house. Game of all kind" was plentiful, and wolves came out in bands at night and howled around the lonely little pioneer home, but the settlers possessed the courage of a sturdy old English ancestry which enabled them to endure hardships and finally overcome them. The four survivors of Mell Strawn and wife are : Abel; John S.; Jehu B., who resides at Salem; and Martha, who married Joseph Burton, also residing at Salem. The venerable father survived until in his cloth year. John S. Strawn was reared from childhood, in Goshen township, was educated in the district schools near his home, and has always been engaged in agricultural pursuits. His political affiliation is with the Republican party, .and he has been frequently elected on its ticket to township offices. For a number of years he served as township clerk, for three years was a member of the board of trustees. and always has done his full duty in and out of office. as a worthy and public-spirited citizen. Mr. Strawn was very active also in business for a long period. serving as treasurer of the Summit Oil Company, of Pennsylvania, and as a director of the Aetna Manufacturing Company of Salem. which was an important industry at one time. During the Civil War, especial confidence was shown in him, by his fellow citizens, they choosing him as treasurer Of the Goshen township military fund. Mr. Strawn married Betsey Mead, who was born in England, and is a daughter of John Mead, a very early settler of this township. They had the following children : Esther \I.. who married Albert Burton, vice-president of the Mahoning County Agricultural Society and formerly a director in the same; Margaret A., who is the widow of John Smith, formerly treasurer of Goshen township; Eva, who married Howard Bardo, of Goshen township; and Josephine W., who married Alva J. Cobb. of Goshen township. For a long course of years, Mr. Strawn has been one of the leading members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Goshen township, and has served as one of its official board. He has always given encouragement to agricultural movements, is a member of the Goshen Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and has served as its chaplain. Mr. Strawn is numbered with the older residents of this section and he can recall many wonderful changes which have taken place since he was a boy. Many of the pioneer families of this section have entirely passed away, but the Strawns are possessed of great vitality and retain their full mental faculties and physical activity even into extreme age. FRANCIS WHITE, residing on his well improved farm of 46 acres, which is situated in Berlin township, two miles south of Berlin Center, is a representative citizen of this section and is an honored survivor of the Civil War. Mr. White was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1835. and is a son of Joseph and Jane (Mead) White. Joseph White, accompanied by his wife, three sons and a daughter, came to America in 1851, settling in Goshen township, Mahoning County, Ohio, where he engaged in farming. With the exception of three years spent in Green township, Mr. White continued to reside in Goshen township until his death, February 19, 1873, when aged 86 years. His widow survived until 1895, dying aged 88 years and six months. Their children were: Francis; Mathew, residing at Alliance; Henry, residing in Goshen township, engaged in farming; and Mrs. Mary Cassaday, residing in Canfield township. Francis White was reared on the home farm and attended the schools of Goshen township. He was engaged in the peaceful pursuits of agriculture, when he enlisted for service in the Federal army, August 1, 1862, in HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY - 576 Company H, 105th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served faithfully and bravely, taking part in the famous march to the sea with General Sherman. and later enjoying the triumphal ceremonies of the grand review at Washington City, where he was mustered out June 3, 1865. When his patriotic services were no longer needed, Mr. White returned to farming in Goshen township, where he continued until 1872, when be settled on his present valuable farm in Berlin township. He has made many substantial improvements in the way of buildings and has both a comfortable and attractive home. In 1867 Mr. White was married to Lydia M. Davis. who is a daughter of Samuel and Sarah Davis, of Goshen township. They have one daughter, Clara M. In political sentiment Mr. White is . a stanch Republican and has supported the principles of that party ever since the clays of John C. Fremont, for whom he cast his first vote. At various times he has capably filled local -offices. He has always taken a deep interest in Grand Army affairs and was the first commander of Asher Kirkbride Post, No. 600, Grand Army of the Republic, at Berlin Center. J. HOWARD EDWARDS was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, in 1869, and was reared and educated at Hubbard. After completing his studies he taught school for two years, beginning when only 16 years of age. He then moved to Youngstown, and for the four following years was engaged in reportorial work on the Youngstown Telegram and Vindicator. About this time he was selected by the city council as city clerk and was afterwards unanimously re-elected to the office, serving through two terms of two years each. During his second term Mr. Edwards was editor and manager of the Youngstown Telegram, which paper he ably conducted for the succeeding six yeas. He has always been an ardent Republican and in 1899 he was unanimously nominated by his party for the office of clerk of courts, to which he was elected in 1902 he was re-elected by the largest majority received by any candidate in the county for any office, up to that time. He was one of the most popular officials Mahoning County ever had. Since the expiration of his term of office, Mr. Edwards has devoted himself to the interests of Edwards Company, bookbinding and printing establishment, which he founded some four years since. On December 14, 1894. Mr. Edwards was married to Rachel C. Simms, of Youngstown, who was at that time superintendent of the Akron City Hospital. They have two children, Jeanette L. and Helen L. Mr. Edwards is affiliated with the Odd Fellows, Elks and Knights of Pythias and several other fraternal orders. He is also prominent in Masonry, having taken the 32nd degree, and belongs to the local bodies and to the higher branches at Cleveland, as well as to the Mystic Shrine in that city. For some years he has been secretary of the old Nineteenth District Garfield Club. DANIEL LAZARUS, senior member of the prominent business firm of Lazarus & Moore, proprietors of the North Benton Mills, at North Benton, is one of the substantial men and leading citizens of this section. Mr. Lazarus was born in Deerfield township, Portage County, Ohio, July 4, 1839. and is a son of George and Jane (Craig) Lazarus. George Lazarus, father of Daniel, was born in Pennsylvania and was a son of Frederick and Christena (Hartzell) Lazarus, who came from Pennsylvania to Portage County, Ohio, when he was about one year old, settling in the wilds of Deerfield township. where they passed through many pioneer experiences and subsequently died. In 1850 George Lazarus moved to :North Benton, Mahoning County, here he engaged in agricultural pursuits for many years. living to be 89 years of age. He was born on the natal clay of Abraham Lincoln. February 12. 1809, but his life was one of peace, far removed from the scenes of pas- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 579 sion and strife that brought about a nation's calamity. In his early years, George Lazarus was a miller and later a farmer. He was a man of sterling character, a strong Democrat, and an honest official when he was elected to township offices. Daniel Lazarus accompanied his parents to North Benton where he attended school through boyhood, and later spent a short period in the Salem High School. For a number of years Mr. Lazarus has been identified with the North Benton mills. The firm operating these mills under the name of Lazarus & Moore, is made up of Daniel Lazarus and E. C. Moore. They manufacture choice flour, mill feed, corn meal, and buckwheat and Graham flour, the best put upon the market. They have an excellent plant with modern machinery and make a specialty of the Leader and Armada brands of flour. This is an important industry at North Benton. On February 16, 1865, Mr. Lazarus was married to Drucilla Bosworth, who was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, and died July 7, 1884. She was a daughter of Thompson Bosworth, an old resident of Trumbull County. They had two children born to them, namely : Effie M., who married George P. Miller, residing in Smith township : and Mary B., residing at North Benton. Mr. Lazarus is a stanch Republican. He is an elder in the North Benton Presbyterian Church and is a man of broad-minded views and charitable impulses. and enjoys the respect of his fellow-citizens. LLOYD BOOTH, founder of the Lloyd Booth Company, now incorporated with the United Engineering and Foundry Company of Youngstown, was born in the village of New Scotland, not far from Albany, Albany County. New York, and was a son of Arza and Phoebe (Beardslee) Booth, his father being a farmer in that locality. He was educated in Albany and learned the machinist trade in that city, subsequently securing work as a master mechanic in the Erie Railroad shops at Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Prior to the Civil War he settled at Knoxville, Tennessee, and later worked as a locomotive engineer on the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad. After retiring from railroad work he moved to Meadville, Pennsylvania, where he became a partner in the firm of Dick, Fisk & Company, manufacturers of engines and oil well equipments. In April, 1867, Mr. Booth came to Youngstown and bought an interest in the present concern. At that time the plant consisted of a small foundry and machine shops operated as Ward, Kay & Company. Later Mr. Booth bought out the other interests, the name of the business being changed to Lloyd Booth & Company, and after it was incorporated, to The Lloyd Booth Company. In 1901 this plant became .part of the United Engineering and Foundry Company, which has its general offices at Pittsburg. The Youngstown branch is carried on on a large scale, 400 men finding employment here. Lloyd Booth was married at Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, November 18. 1858, to Nan C. Gilbert. He had three children—Charles H., of whom further mention will be made in this article; Gilbert B., who died May 5, 1896, and who was also connected with the Lloyd Booth Company; and Grace B. When Mr. Booth's business was absorbed by the United Engineering and Foundry Company, he retired from active life. His death occurred August 28, 1901. He was a man widely respected as one who had risen by his own natural ability and force of character to a position as one of Youngstown's notable captains of industry. He was a director in the Ma-honing National Bank. In the Masonic order he had attained the 32nd degree. Charles H. Booth was born at Knoxville, Tennessee, January 17, 1861. He was six years old when his father settled at Youngstown. Here he attended the common schools, and also entered the High School, but did not remain to finish his course in the latter institution. in preference spending two years at the Western Reserve College at Hudson, Ohio. Upon his return to Youngstown he 580 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY became his father's bookkeeper and gradually became more and more identified with the business until he attained his present responsible position as vice-president of the United Engineering and Foundry Company, and general manager of the Lloyd Booth Branch at Youngstown. He now ranks well up among the practical business men of the city. He is a director in the First National Bank, the Dollar Savings and Trust Company, the Ohio Leather Company, the Republic Rubber Company, the General Fireproofing Company, and the American Belting Company, all of Youngstown. On June 15, 1887, Mr. Booth was married to Harriet Arms, who is a daughter of Myron I. Arms, of this city. They have two children, Lloyd and Jane Arms. Mr. Booth is identified with the Masonic Fraternity and is connected with various civic bodies and social organizations. His portrait accompanies this sketch. GEORGE LINCOLN FORDYCE, president of the Fordyce-Osborne Company, who succeeded George L. Fordyce & Company, in the dry goods business, at Youngstown is financially interested in a number of other successful business enterprises of this city. Mr. Fordyce was born at Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, September 29, 186o, and is a son of John Horton and Louisa (Close) Fordyce. Mr. Fordyce comes of. Revolutionary stock and old Scotch and English ancestry. The Horton branch of the family originated in England and through Nathaniel Horton (2). the great-great-grandfather of George L. Fordyce. can be traced back ten generations. Barnabas Horton was a son of Joseph Horton, and was born at Mousley, Leicestershire, England, July 13 (old style), 1600. In 1636 he emigrated to America, settling at Hampton, Massachusettts. In 1640 he moved to New Haven, but in October of that year he settled permanently on the east end of Long Island, which is now known as Southold. A house is still standing there, which he built in 1659. Caleb Horton, third son of Barnabas, was born in 1640, married Abigail Hallock, and with his wife moved to Long Island. Barnabas Horton, eldest son of Caleb, was born December 22, 1687, married Phoebe Terry, and in 1748, moved to Roxbury, New Jersey. Nathaniel Horton, son of Barnabas, was born October 13, 1719, and married Mehitable Wells. Nathaniel Horton (2), son of Nathaniel, was born in 1741, and married Rebecca Robinson. He was captain of a company in the Continental army, during the Revolutionary War, and one of the private soldiers in his company was Benjamin Fordyce, who married Rebecca Horton. The Fordyce annals reach no further back than this Benjamin Fordyce, who, it appears, was a good soldier in the New Jersey militia, of which his father-in-law was captain. In 1790, Benjamin Fordyce and Rebecca Horton were married, and five years later, they removed from New Jersey to Scipio, New York, settling on the same farm on which George Lincoln Fordyce was born, many years later. They were pioneers in that section and they endured the dangers and hardships incident to locating in the uncivilized land along the border. John Fordyce, son of Benjamin. was born at Chester, Morris County, New Jersey, in 1791. and married Anna Wilkinson. of Scipio, New York. They had but one son, John Horton, who was born August 23. 1836. John Horton Fordyce, son of John and father of George Lincoln Fordyce, was reared on his father's farm near Scipio. and educated in the local schools, and until he enlisted for service in the Civil War, he was interested in developing and improving the home estate. He possessed in full measure that loyal feeling, which caused him to sacrifice all personal interests in his country's behalf, and in August, 1862, he enlisted in Company E. 138th New York Volunteer Infantry, as a private, refusing the captaincy of the company. His death occurred nine weeks later, November 13, 1862, at Washington, D. C. He was survived by AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 581 his young wife and their little son, then less than two years old. On January 12, 1859, he had married Louisa Close. Their child was given the middle name of Lincoln, in honor of President Abraham Lincoln, this being one of the last requests made by the soldier father. George Lincoln Fordyce was reared and educated in his native town of Scipio, New York. In 1876 he became a clerk in a general store at Scipio Center, where he remained one year, then accepting a position which was offered him in a large grocery store at Auburn, New York. He soon made friends in that city, and later secured a satisfactory position in the Cayuga County National Bank there, remaining until 1883, when he came to Youngstown. Here in association with several partners, he opened up a dry goods business on the corner of West Federal and Phelps streets. From a modest beginning the business has been expanded into one of the largest in its line in the city, seventy-five people being now employed. It was conducted for many years, under the firm style of George L. Fordyce & Company, Mr. Fordyce being sole owner. On February 1, 1907, The Fordyce-Osborne Company succeeded, and the firm is still making rapid strides forward. Mr. Fordyce owns the present site of his establishment, having purchased it for a large sum some three years ago. Mr. Fordyce is interested in other flourishing Youngstown enterprises, and is connected with many charitable and philantrophic agencies. He is a director of the First National Bank, also of the Dollar Savings and Trust Company, and was formerly vice-president of the People's Savings and Banking Company. He is a trustee of the Youngstown Hospital Association, was formerly president of the Young Men's Christian Association, and has been a leader in many of the benevolent enterprises of the city. On June 25, 1890, Mr. Fordyce was married, at Youngstown, to Grace Walton, who is a daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Oyer) Walton. They have had the following children : George Lincoln, hearing his father's name, born August 18, 1892, who died October 11, 1900; Rebecca Walton, born May 20, 1894; and Louise Horton, born August 3, 1898. The family home is a handsome residence at No. 40 Lincoln avenue, Youngstown. Politically Mr. Fordyce is a Republican and he has been chairman of many of his party's important organizations. During his terms of service on the city council, his advice was frequently asked and followed, and he was always prompt in promoting public improvements and favoring the installation of city utilities. For many years he .has been active in the work of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. While a keen and successful man of business, with his days well filled with the cares which large responsibilities bring, Mr. Fordyce somehow finds time to pursue studies and investigations in ornithology, and to such an extent that he has become an authority on birds and their habits. He finds pleasure and recreation in teaching bird lore to the public. JOHN LONEY, who is one of the leading contractors of Youngstown, Ohio, was born in 1849, in Limerick, Ireland, and when about six years of age came to America with his parents, who located in Crawford County, Ohio. Here he was reared and educated. In 1864, when about 16 years old, he enlisted in Co. F, 199th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, being mustered into service at Philadelphia. He participated in his first engagement at Deep Bottom, and was also in the engagements around Richmond, at the fall of Petersburg, and in other lively actions in that section of Virginia. He also participated in Grant's campaign to the surrender of Appomattox. After the close of the war he returned to his home, and in 1867 came to Youngstown, where he finished an apprenticeship to the trade of carpenter and joiner. He has since followed this trade, being engaged in the general contracting business at Youngstown, where he is recognized as one of the leading contractors of the city. Mr. Loney was married in 1870 to Mrs. Grace Wilson. They have one daughter, 582 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY Mary, wife of W. W. McKelvy, superintendent of the W. B. Pollock boiler and structural works at Youngstown. Mr. Loney is a member of Tod Post, G. A. R., No. 29; he filled the office of commander in 1901. and is the present adjutant. He is on the staff of Chief Commander Tanner with the rank of colonel. ELI GOODMAN, a well-known and successful farmer of Green township, has resided upon his present farm of 107 acres, situated in section 8, since 1876. He was born in Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio, October 14, 1849, and is a son of William and Julia A. ( Smith) Goodman. Mr. Goodman was educated in the public schools of his native township and was reared to agricultural pursuits on his father's farm. Since reaching manhood he has been engaged in farming and for a number of years has also operated a sawmill, these combined interests making him a very busy man. Mr. Goodman married Mary C. Woolf, who was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, and they have four children, namely : Harvey, residing in Green township; Lenora, who married F. L. Crockett, residing in Canfield township; Marietta, who married Eli Paulin, residing in Green township; and Etta R., living at home. Mr. Goodman is a member and liberal supporter of the Disciples Church at Greenford. Politically he is identified with the Republican party. JOEL MALMSBERRY, a prominent and substantial citizen and former treasurer of Smith township, has been a resident of North Benton. Ohio, for the past thirty-one years, during which period he has been identified with both mercantile and agricultural interests of this section, and for the past twenty years has devoted a large part of his attention to the raising of Shetland ponies on his extensive farm, which is situated all in one body, extending, through Smith township and Deerfield township, in Portage County. Mr. Malmsberry was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1842, and is a son of William and Maria (Solomon). Malmsberry. The Malmsberry family is of English extraction and Quaker faith, and the name is one well-known throughout the rich farming regions of Pennsylvania. The parents. of Joel Malmsberry were both born in that state, and when he was about 11 months old, they removed to Ohio, settling on land in Goshen township, Mahoning County, on which the present village of Garfield now stands. After a number of years they moved from their first to another farm, in the northern part of the same township, and there the father died in 1865. The mother made her home with her son Joel, at North Benton, for many subsequent years, and died at North Benton, aged 8o years. The three surviving children are: Joel; Elizabeth, who married John Minser, a harnessmaker, residing at North Benton; and Annie, who married A. E. Strong, also of North Benton. Joel Malmsberry was educated in the schools of Goshen township. In 1876 he came to North Benton, where for 17 years he was engaged in mercantile pursuits, and during a part of this time was postmaster. Later he devoted himself exclusively to farming and stock-raising, owning 410 acres of valuable land, 70 acres of which is situated in Deerfield township, Portage County. For over 20 years he has made the raising of Shetland ponies a leading feature, and has bred a great number on his Smith township farm, but also has .imported largely from the Shetland Islands. There is always a larger demand for these sturdy little ponies, than there is a supply. Prior to coming to North Benton, Mr. Malmsberry. in 1862. enlisted for service in the Civil War, and was a member of Company G. 86th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was with General McClellan in Virginia and West Virginia, mainly doing guard duty. He was honorably discharged in the latter part of 1862. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 585 Mr. Malmsberry was married (first) to Margaret Sproat, of Smith township, who was a daughter of John Sproat, and they had two children : Mary and John, both residing at North Benton, the latter of whom is a graduate of Mt. Union College, at Alliance. Mr. Malmsberry was married (second) to Sallie Henry, who is a daughter of Richard and Caroline Henry, the former of whom is deceased, the latter is a resident of Deerfield township, Portage County. They have one daughter, Ruth. In politics, Mr. Malmsberry has always been identified with the Republican party. For a number of years he served as treasurer of Smith township, making a true and careful official, and he has frequently been a member of the school board. He is a man whose useful activities have benefited the whole community. RICHARD BROWN, pioneer iron manufacturer, whose portrait appears on a neighboring page of this volume, was the son of John and Elizabeth (Swain) Brown, natives of England. He came from a long line of Christian ancestry. His maternal grandfather was a Wesleyan clergyman, his great-uncle, Joseph Swain, a celebrated Baptist clergyman and composer of the Walworth hymns. Of his mother, Bishop Scott said, "I have seldom, if ever, seen so ripe a Christian." Mr. Brown inherited his aptitude for the iron business from his father and grandfather who had the reputation of making the best iron in Wales. His father came to this country in 1814, and was one of the pioneer iron manufacturers of America. Among the plants of his erection the first was at Ellicott Mills, Maryland, where his son Richard was born November 27, 1824. Mr. Brown received such advantages of education as the local schools of that time afforded. When 21 years of age he went to New Castle. Pennsylvania, to join his elder brothers Joseph and Nathaniel, who were engaged in the iron business there. His life from that time on is more interesting than many a story book. He arrived in New Castle in almost the same condition as that in which Benjamin Franklin entered Philadelphia. All his earthly possessions consisted of a church letter (which he presented the following Sunday), one hundred dollars in bank notes, and some small change. Unfortunately, the bank on which. the notes were drawn had just failed and he had nothing left but the small change with which to begin life. He often laughingly asserted that it was the first Sunday in New Castle that his fortunes began because it was then at Sunday-school where he first saw and fell in love with his wife. He received a position at the mills as roll turner, at which he earned $1.25 a day by working long hours. In December, he was taken ill with fever. It was a year before he could work again. His illness left him not only weak and out of work but deeply in debt for food and medicine. Doubtless many a man of less moral strength and courage would have given up in despair. But out of these trials he emerged all the more determined and hopeful. He secured a position in Orizaba rolling mill of which his brother Joseph was a partner and manager. He was accustomed to begin work at five in the morning and work until four in the afternoon at the rolls, and from four until six he worked at roll turning, clearing $3.00 a day, and to earn a little extra money he frequently worked after supper until bed time. On December 27, 1849, Mr. Brown was married to Henrietta A. Chenoweth, and they went to England on their wedding tour. Mr. Brown's purpose was to visit the iron mills of Wales. The trip from New Castle to New York was in those days a great undertaking. The young couple were almost a week in reaching Philadelphia, part by stage and canal boat and over the mountains by inclined plane. From Philadelphia to New York they took the railway train, which required a full half day to accomplish the trip. This was considered dangerous speed and those who traveled it were thought to be risking life and limb. Steamboats were considered dangerous ex- 586 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY periments and the people had not yet recovered from the excitement of the loss of the steamship President not long before. When Mr. Brown reached New York with a letter of introduction to Horace Greely he asked his opinion of the comparative safety of the steamship and sailing vessel. At Mr. Greely's advice they took the latter. The trip over was accomplished in 18 days and the return in 30. In 1855 the iron works in New Castle burned down and Mr. Brown and his brother lost all they had. With a determination that makes heroes of men they sought at once a new enterprise. Hearing of an abandoned mill at Youngstown, Ohio, Richard and his brother Joseph negotiated for the purchase. A company was formed including the Brown Brothers, 'Mr. Wiliam Bonell and Mr. James Westerman. With credit and character for their only capital, they gave their notes for $100,000. With rigid economy and great industry they paid for it in four years. That they were thenceforth in the highest degree successful is attested by the extensive plant founded by them, called Brown, Bonnell & Company, who products soon became known in all markets of the world. In fact it is the cornerstone upon which has been reared the superstructure of Youngstown's growth and prosperity. During the great growth of Youngstown Mr. Brown was interested in many of its manufacturing enterprises. He retired from business in 1891 and spent his winters at his country residence in Florida. His blissful married life lasted for over 5o years. He and his wife celebrated their golden wedding at Youngstown in the company of 25 nieces and nephews, three of whom were members of his household. Mr. and Mrs. Brown had no children but had a strong attachment for them, and were called Uncle Richard and Aunt Hetty by almost the entire community. Mr. Brown was a most successful superintendent of Trinity M. E. Sunday-school for over 20 years. He was the leading figure in Trinity Church and it was largely through his efforts and generosity that the present handsome stone edifice was made possible. In order to help humanity he was identified for years with all the best things in Youngstown. He has given time, thought, money and influence to practically every good movement. He was a most liberal giver to each of the five Methodist Episcopal Churches, the public library and Young Men's Christian Association. For several years before his death he was president of the Board of Trustees of Mount Union College up to which time his interest towards this institution never ceased. He was a staunch and diligent worker in the temperance cause and in every way possible he sought to elevate and help humanity. Among his beautiful traits of character which was apparent to all who knew him, was his cheerful view of life and human nature. He carried a happy heart and more sunshine fell into other lives when he passed by. On one time an abused confidence seemed destined to bring financial disaster to him when his day for labor was passed. His attorney said of him : "I had not then nor have I since seen such quiet fortitude in the midst of such adverse surroundings. I learned then to know why he could have led so noble and good a life. His Maker had so fashioned him that to be good and help were but the manifestations of his nature." At the time of his demise an editorial said "In the death of Richard Brown, Youngstown loses a great power for good. He was an altruist by nature, and was one of the few men who never allowed anything to dull or blunt his conscience.. He never became pessimistic and in spite of prosperity he never became dazed by the glitter of gold. He was superior to his environments and lived and died a true Christian. For years the name of Richard Brown had been synonymous in Youngstown with goodness, kindliness and generosity. He gave not because of ostentation or for publicity, but through a sense of duty and out of the innate openness of his heart. Such men as Richard Brown are of more vital importance to a community than fine residences, monuments of art, mills and furnaces, and great bank accounts. "He will live long in the memory of the people, not because he made a success in life AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 587 from a worldly standpoint, not because he acquired wealth, but because he lived without guile, and tried, by the best of his ability to make all with whom he came in contact happy and hopeful." GEORGE W. BODENHORN, district agent for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, with office at No. 414 Federal building, Youngstown, was born at Lapel, Madison County, Indiana, and is a son of Samuel and Mary (Coverdale) Bodenhorn. The father of Mr. Bodenhorn, who was born in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, is still a resident of Lapel. The mother, who was a native of Indiana, is now deceased. After completing his education in the local schools, Mr. Bodenhorn taught school in his native state until 1894, when he went into the insurance business. He was associated with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. from the start, first at Richmond, Indiana, where he remained two years, then at Elwood, Indiana, where he remained nearly four years as assistant superintendent. His work here was so successful that he was sent to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, to open up and organized the copper country district, having his office at Calumet, Michigan. There he served the company for four years with the greatest efficiency, as superintendent, and various marks of confidence were shown him by the officials. At the end of four years he was asked to take charge of the Youngstown district, which is considered one of the best and most progressive districts of the company in Ohio, and he has been in charge here since 1903. This districh has been operated by the company since 1882, and business has developed so rapidly that they have found it necessary on several occasions, to divide the territory. The honorable business methods pursued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and its clean record under the closest investigation, together with the able men in control of its affairs, have all contributed to the just popularity of this organization. While it has more thon 15,00o industrial policies in force here, the company also enjoys the patronage of many of the leading citizens and capitalists of the district. The district over which Mr. Bodenhorn has charge, comprises Mahoning and Trumbull counties, with the main office at Y0ungstown and a branch at Niles. Under him are 3o employes. Since he has been in charge the volume of ordinary life insurance business has been more than doubled. As a matter of general interest it may be mentioned that Mrs. John A. Logan, widow of General Logan, is one of the enthusiastic admirers of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and has made use of her gifted pen to promote its interests. A reprint of the copyright articles, from various magazines, has been issued in a brochure entitled "Mrs. Logan's Talk to Women," copies of which can be obtained at the local offices. On December 23, 1894, Mr. Bodenhorn was married to Myrtle May Reinier, a daughter of Joseph Reinier, of Lapel, Indiana. He is one of the official members of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. He is also a trustee of the Young Men's Christian Association and an active member of the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce. JOHN P. FELGER, a well known citizen and representative business man of New Springfield, who, for many years was in the manufacturing field, in Springfield township, haS been exclusively engaged, for the past five years. representing the Jarecki Chemical Company, of Sandusky, in this district. Mr. Felger was born at New Springfield, Mah0ning County, Ohio, October 14, 1856, and is a son of George and Caroline (Eckert) Felger. George Felger was born in Springfield township, Mahoning County, February 12, 1830, and is a son of John Philip and Magdalene (Miller) Felger. Both of the latter were about 15 years old when they came to America from Germany, and were bound out for two 588 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY years to work out their passage money. Be, fore starting for the wilderness of Mahoning County, over ninety years ago, they were married and established their pioneer home among the earliest settlers. They had five sons and five daughters to grow up, three children dying in infancy; Philip, who lived at West Salem, in Wayne County; Mary, who is the widow of Samuel Smith, and resides in Iowa ; Joseph, residing at West Salem, who has passed his 8I st birthday; Elizabeth, deceased. who married John Peters, of New Springfield; George, father of John P.; Christine, who married John Shady, and resides in Iowa ; Benjamin, a resident of New Springfield; Min, residing in Springfield township; Magdaline, who married Abraham Noggle, and resides in Michigan; and Caroline, who married William Smith, and resides in Youngstown. George Felger was reared on the old farm on which his father settled and went to sch000l in a primitive log cabin. He learned the trade of wagon making and then turned his attention to wood-bending, at New Springfield, where he has lived ever since he was 19 years of age. He built a factory which stood on the site of John P. Felger's handsome residence, and when his son entered into partnership, operated under the name of George Felger & Sons. The business grew to large proportions, but in 1877 the factory burned down, entailing a loss of $7,000. The factory was rebuilt, the location being on the edge of New Springfield, in Springfield township, and the business was continued for 20 years at that location. George Felger owns 25 acres outside the city, very valuable property. George Felger married Caroline Eckert, who was born at Wittenberg, Germany, July 27, 1826, and died August 13, 1902. She was about six years old when her parents came to America. There were five sons and one daughter born to this marriage, namely : Henry, who died aged six years: Theodore. residing in Springfield township; John P., whose name begins this article: Hattie, who married Henry Buffinger residing at New Springfield Allen, residing five miles north of New Springfield, and Jonas, who re- sides in Columbiana County. George Felger has always been. a stanch Republican. He is a member of the Evangelical Church. For many years, in fact all his active life, he was a representative business man of New Springfield. His enterprise was an important one and the influence he exerted through persistent industry and honest dealing was not lost in the community. John P. Felger was reared at New Springfield. He attended school in an old log house and at no time did he have any very extended educational opportunities. By the time he was 15 years of age he was learning the wood-bending trade with his father, and later became a partner, and through his excellent business qualifications did much to make the business a success. The burning of the factory, as above stated. interrupted the business for a time, but the new factory that took its place was better equipped, and during the succeeding 20 years Mr. Felger turned out a large amount of fine work. Since 1897. Mr. Felger has given his exclusive attention to the sale of fertilizers for the Jarecki Chemical Company, of Sandusky. selling at retail and also going out on the road as their representative, and has proved himself one of their most successful promoters, having covered a wide territory. On September 18, 1880, Mr. Felger was married to Sadie Peters, who was born at New Springfield, and is a daughter of Conrad and Lena (Hoffman) Peters. Conrad Peters was a buggy manufacturer at New Springfield, for many years and died in this city. his two surviving children being Mrs. Felger and Jonathan Peters, who also resides at New Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Felger have three children : William Henry, Hattie Florence and Floyd Evan, William Henry Felger was born September 7, 1881, and was educated at New Springfield, subsequently successfully passing the examination for teachers and receiving a certificate. From earliest childhood he exhibited marked musical talent and it became the ambition of his life to perfect himself in this great art. He taught school for three years and then entered the Dana AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 589 Conservatory of Music, at Warren. Ohio, where he was both pupil and instructor. His success as a teacher made him decide to make the profession of music his life work and he remained four years at the conservatory and took one year of post graduate work. For two years he has maintained a studio at Youngstown and has all the piano students he can accommodate. Mr. Felger's daughter and younger son reside at home, the latter being a teacher, while Miss Hattie Florence is a practical milliner. In politics, Mr. Felger is identified with the Republican party. HARRY W. WILLIAMS, secretary and treasurer of the Lowellville Savings and Banking Company of Lowellville, was born March 28, 1881, at Lowellville, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of William and Maria (Becker) Williams. William Williams was born at Greenville, Pennsylvania, and when a young man came to Lowellville, where he married Maria Becker, a daughter of Lorenz Becker, a native of Alsace-Loraine, then a part of France. They were the parents of four children : Daisy, John L., and Harry W. and Hattie, twins, all residing at Lawellville. Harry Williams was reared at Lowellville and attended the common schools, after which he entered the employ of Frank Vaughn, as a drug clerk, remaining in that position for two and one-half years, when he entered the employ of the P. & L. E. Railroad, on April 1, 1900, as assistant agent at Bently, Ohio, a point directly across the river from Lowellville, and he remained there for one year, when he was transferred to Haselton. This was before the company began building the yards there, and Mr. 'Williams was the first clerk, employment now being given to 14 clerks.. He was made chief clerk on August 22, 1904, and served in that capacity until he resigned, May 14, 1907, when he accepted his present position as secretary and treasurer of the Lowellville Savings and Banking Company. Mr. Williams is a member of the Western Star Lodge No. 21, F. & A. M., of Youngstown ; Lodge No. 537, K. of P., of Lowellville; Maine Castle Lodge No. 44, Knights of the Golden Eagle, of Lowellville, which lodge is named after the battleship Maine; of the Protective Home Circle No. 368, of Lowellville. He is a member of the Christian Church of Lowellville. Politically he is a Republican and was elected on that ticket clerk of the village of Lowellville, serving from May, 1903, until January, 1906, and was tendered the nomination for a second term, but was obliged to decline on account of his numerous other duties. GRANT JACOBS, the efficient city treasurer of Youngstown, Ohio, serving in his second term, is one of the representative men of this section of Mahoning County. He was born in 1864 in Coitsville township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of Nicholas Jacobs. The father, Nicholas, a native of Washington County, Pennsylvania, came in early life to Mahoning County, where he became a prosperous farmer and a useful, respected citizen. C. Grant Jacobs was reared on his father's farm and was educated in the country schools. In the spring of 1884, when 20 years old, he came to Youngstown, and became a clerk in a shoe store, remaining thus engaged for about ten years. He then learned the carpenter trade, which he followed for some three years, when he was obliged to abandon it on account of ill health. His period of residence at Youngstown had shown him to his fellow citizens as a reliable and trustworthy citizen, and in 1900 he was elected clerk of Youngstown township. In this office he served for two and a half years, resigning in order to become city treasurer, to which office he was first elected in 1903, being re-elected in the fall of 1905, without opposition. 590 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY On October 1, 1886, Mr. Jacobs was married to Ruth Brenner, of Youngstown, and they have two children, Clyde and Martha. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs are members of the First Christian Church at Youngstown, he being a member of its board of trustees. He is also one of the trustees of the Bellmount Park Cemetery Association. Fraternally he is connected with the Odd Fellows, the Elks and the Maccabees. JOHN DANIEL SEEGER, a prosperous business citizen of New Springfield, who has been engaged in the meat business here since April, 1892, was born at New Springfield, Ma-honing County, Ohio, March 5, 1873, and is a son of John and Fredericka (Baum) Seeger. The father of Mr. Seeger was born in Wittenberg, Germany, February 22, 1838, and was about 21 years of age when he came to America, and located at New Castle, Pennslyvania. He was a brewer and distiller and carried on that business at New Castle until 1861, when he came to New Springfield. Until 1878 he operated a brewery and distillery, but in that year discontinued the brewing business although he continued distilling until his death which took place April 12, 1904. He married Fredericka Baum, who was born March 7, 1837, in Germany, and was 18 years of age when she came to America with her father, Mathias Baum, who located at New Springfield. He followed his trade of stonemason until his death. The children of John and Fredericka Seeger were : Rachel, who married Edward Ulman, residing at Youngstown; Louise, who married Simon Peters, residing at New Springfield ; Charles, residing at Youngstown ; Doretta, deceased at four years; Anna, who married Emmerson Heck, residing at Youngstown ; Fred, residing at New Springfield; John Daniel; and a babe that died unnamed. John Daniel Seeger was reared and educated at New Springfield and after leaving school he learned the butcher business. In April, 1892, he established his own market, which he has successfully conducted ever since. He is a well-known and popular citizen. On April 10, 1892, Mr. Seeger was married to Icephena Reesh, who was born in Unity township, Columbiana County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Andrew and Lena ( Whitmer) Reesh, a sketch of Mr. Reesh being included in this work. They have two children : Maude Marie, who was born January 7, 1893, and Herman Otto, who was born March 9. 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Seeger are members of the Lutheran Church. Politically, he is a Democrat. Fraternally, he belongs to the K. O. T. M., at Springfield, and was a member of the Junior Order of the U. A. M. until the organization was disbanded. Mr. Seeger owns some very valuable property in this city. In 1906 he completed one of the handsomest residences in New Springfield, a two and one-half story, 10-room house, which is supplied with every modern comfort and convenience. WILLIAM P. MEAD, a prominent citizen of Goshen township and a member of its board of trustees, resides on his well-cultivated farm of 40 acres, which is situated in section 21. Mr. Mead was born January 20, 1853, in Goshen township, Mahoning, County, Ohio, and is a son of William P. and Margaret (Strawn) Mead. The father of Mr. Mead was born in England and in boyhood accompanied his parents to America and to Goshen township, Mahoning County, where they were early settlers. He died in this township in the fall of 1905. He married Margaret Strawn, who was born in Mahoning County. Her parents came to Ohio from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The surviving children of William Mead and wife are: Abel, residing in Goshen township ; William P.; Ella, who married 'William P. Lloyd, residing in Goshen township; Mary, who married R. L. Burton, residing in Goshen township; Elmer E., residing at Salem; AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 593 Hannah, who married John Hack, residing in Goshen township; and Clara, who married Albert Fogg, who is treasurer of, Goshen township. The late William Mead was a well-known man who was actively engaged in the business life of Goshen township for many years. He was both farmer and miller, successfully operated a sawmill and also did a feed-grinding business. William P. Mead obtained his education in the schools of Goshen township and has always been more or less active in politics and a leader in township affairs. For at least ten consecutive years he served as treasurer of Goshen township, served two terms as assessor, for many years has been a valuable member of the township school board and is now on the board of trustees. Politically he is a Republican. Mr. Mead married Elma Burton, who is a daughter of Samuel and Abigail Burton, late of Goshen township, and they have two children : Homer B., residing at Denver, Colorado ; and Abbie A., residing at home. Mr. Mead carries on a general line of agricultural work. HON. HUGH ALEXANDER MANCHESTER, formerly a member of the Ohio State Legislature, serving from 1899 until 1900 in the 74th General .Assembly, and since 1902 acceptably filling the honorable office of Mayor of Canfield, belongs to an old Mahoning County family. He was born on the Manchester homestead in Canfield township, in that part which was then situated in Trumbull County, March 5, 1837, and is a son of Isaac and Ellen (Wilson) Manchester. The Manchester family has always taken pride in its English descent. In 1738, Thomas Manchester, bearing the name of one of the great manufacturing cities of his native land, came to America and landed at New Haven, Connecticut, where, in the following year, in association with Clark and Cardington, and others, he organized a company and formed the first settlement on what is now known as Rhode Island, in Narragansett Bay. Many of his descendants still live in that part of the country. His son, Thomas Manchester, married a Miss Woods, also of English descent, and they reared their family in Rhode Island, leaving a son William, who also lived and died in Rhode Island. John Manchester, son of William, served in the Revolutionary War; he married a Miss Crandell, and they both died in Rhode Island. Their son Isaac inadvertently assisted the the British soldiers when about 15 years of age, being captured by them and compelled to haul wood to their camp. He attained old age, but never forgot the indignity. He subsequently married a Miss Taylor and they reared a family of 12 children, some of whom, in 1797, left home with great covered wagons and penetrated what was then the far West, crossing the Allegheny Mountains and settling in the fertile valleys in Independence township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Isaac Manchester seems to have been the first of the family to make the journey and become a man of substance and importance in Pennsylvania. He was a very successful fruit-grower, raising apples, peaches and cherries in great abundance. He died in Washington County in December, 1851, leaving many descendants. Benjamin Manchester, son of Isaac, was born at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1785, and accompanied his parents to Pennsylvania, where he was in the course of time married to Nancy Doddridge, a granddaughter of the eminent divine, Rev. Philip Doddridge, he being at that time 19 years of age, while his bride was but 17. They came at once to Ohio and settled in what was then Trumbull County now Mahoning, right in the depths of the Clark and lonely forest. Mr. Manchester was a soldier in the war of 1812, but he returned home before the death of his young wife, which occurred in the spring of 1813. She left four children, all now deceased, namely : Philip, James, Isaac and Mary Ann. The last named married George Ranch. Benjamin Manchester died in 1857, just five years and 594 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY six months after the death of his father, leaving a large estate to his children. Isaac Manchester, the son of Benjamin and father of Mayor Manchester, was born in Canfield township, on the home place, December 20, 1810, and resided there all his life, with the exception of four years, which he spent in Indiana. On growing to manhood he married Ellen Wilson, who was born in 1811, and who was of Scotch-Irish extraction. This was the first introduction into the family of other than English blood, but her beauty, quick wit and household thrift won her a ready welcome. She became the beloved mother of seven children and died in 1867. Isaac Manchester lived almost 20 years longer dying in 1887. Their children were : Hugh Alexander, Robert Asa, William John, Mary Margaret, Benjamin Oscar and Hannah Jane Elizabeth, all of whom survive except Mary Margaret. Isaac Manchester was a highly respected man and valued citizen. He always took a lively interest in public matters, without being willing to hold office. For a short period he served as justice of the peace and then resigned. Hugh Alexander Manchester obtained his education in the district schools, and when 18 years of age began to teach through the winter seasons and farm during the summers. For some 30 years he continued teaching. At the age of 30 years he was elected justice of the peace; he was also made county school examiner, and for 23 years served as clerk of the county board. In 1887 he became cashier of the Farmers' National Bank, at Canfield, a position he resigned April I, 1907, but he still continues as one of the directors. He formerly owned 600 acres of fine land in Canfield and Ellsworth townships, but has disposed of a part of it. On November 8, 1859, Mr. Manchester was married to Rose A. Squier. They have been the parents of the following children : Mary E., who died at the age of 19 years Laura E., who married E. P. Tanner. and has two children. Fannie Marion and Edmond P. ; Fanny C., wife of Ellis Bowman, who has one child, Hugh ; Isaac, who married Stella Stewart ; William Charles, who married Margaret McGregor, and has four children, Hugh A., William C., and Mary Katherine and Helen Margaret ; Curtis A., who married Leona Eckis, and has one son, Hugh Wallace ; and Leroy Alexander. Mr. Manchester and family belong to the Presbyterian Church, in which he is an elder. Formerly he was connected with the management of the Children's Home, being president of the board of trustees, but increasing business and public cares caused his resignation. He has always taken an active part in politics and when sent to the State Legislature, served with the efficiency which has always marked the management of his private affairs. His administration of the mayoralty has given general satisfaction and the city has prospered wonderfully during the past six years. Mr. Manchester is prominent in Masonry, belong to Argus Lodge at Canfield and to St. John's commandery, Knights Templar. He belongs also to Lodge No. 155, Odd Fellows, at Canfield. His portrait is published in connection with this sketch. W. I. DAVIES, city auditor of Youngstown, Ohio, has been a resident of this city since he was four years old. Here he was reared and educated, receiving his early education in the public schools. Early in life he entered the business world, clerking in several of the city's stores for a number of years. In the fall of 1893 he entered the city clerk's office in Youngstown. subsequently becoming deputy clerk, and still later. city clerk, which office he held for four years. He was afterwards elected city auditor, in which capacity he is still serving. Mr. Davies has always taken an active interest in Youngstown politics and his public services have been eminently satisfactory to his fellow citizens, his reputation being that of an honorable, capable and hard-working official. Fraternally Mr. Davies is a 32nd degree Mason : he also belongs to Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 595 Elks. He is a member of the Congregational Church of Youngstown, Ohio. DR. N. H. CHANEY, A. M., A. B., Ph. D., superintendent of the public schools at Youngstown, Ohio, is one of the best known educators in the state. Dr. Chaney was born in 1858, in Highland County, Ohio, where he passed his boyhood. He received his collegiate training at Wilmington, Ohio, where he secured his degrees of A. B. and A. M., receiving that of Ph. D. from Delaware, in 1893, after completing a thorough post-graduate course. Dr. Chaney has been a teacher since 1876, beginning his successful career in the educational field in the district schools of Highland County. Later he took charge of the schools at Samantha, where Ile spent one year prior to entering Wilmington College. After completing his collegiate course, he was invited to become superintendent of the schools of Clarksville, where he remained for four years. Thence he went to Blanchester, where he taught for i8 months. He then took charge of the schools at 'Washington Court House, and for the succeeding 12 years remained at the head of educational affairs there. The following four years he spent as a teacher in the city of Chillicothe, from which place he was called to Youngstown. Dr. Chaney here holds a very responsible position, having under his supervision 223 teachers and 8,641 pupils—a position which could only he satisfactorily filled by a man of high scholarship and collegiate training, possessing also some personal magnetism, and an large amount of tact and executive ability. As an educator his exceptional acquirements have been widely recognized for a number of years, and in 1903 he was made president of the State Teachers' Association. which office he filled until 1905. In 1902 he was the director, for Ohio, for the National Teachers' Association. In 1880. Dr. Chaney was married to Anna Roush, of Highland County, Ohio. They are the parents of three daughters—Bertha, Opal and Emma. The family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church, Dr. Chaney serving- on the official board. Fraternally the Doctor is a 32nd degree Mason and an Odd Fellow. He. takes no active interest in politics. WILLIAM THOMAS, a highly respected retired farmer of Smith township, and owner of a valuable farm of 188 acres in section 16, has been a resident of Sebring since the fall of 1906, his pleasant home being located on Indiana avenue. Mr. Thomas was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, October 14, 1846, and is a son of Uriah and Elizabeth (Barkley) Thomas. The parents of Mr. Thomas were born in Washington County Pennsylvania, and they moved from there to Ohio in 1855, settling in Columbiana County, near Westville. The mother of Mr. Thomas has passed away, but his venerable father still survives and bears well his 87 years. William Thomas was reared to agricultural pursuits. After securing a good district school 'education, he entered upon farming and this has been his main occupation through life. He came to his farm in Smith township in the spring of 1874 and resided there until his removal to Sebring. On October 2, 1874, Mr. Thomas was married to Hannah J. Howe, who was born in Wayne County, Ohio, March 13, 1854, and is a daughter of Peter and Sarah (Meach) Howe, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Ohio. For many years they were residents of Wayne County. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have three children: John William, residing in Smith township; Henry W., residing in Goshen township ; and Luva E., who married F. D. Burris, residing at Sebring. In politics. Mr. Thomas is an independent thinker and voter. He has always supported educational and religious enterprises and both - 32 - 596 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY he and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church at Sebring. He is one of the directors of the Smith township Aid Society. JOHN W. NESBITT. postmaster, and one of the leading citizens of the village of Poland, was born January 31, 1840, on a farm in Poland township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of Nathaniel and Jane (Wishard) Nesbitt. The Nesbitt family came originally from Scotland. James Nesbitt, the great-grandfather of John W., was born in that country and at a very early period came to America and located in Pennsylvania where James Nesbitt, the grandfather was born. In 1855 he came to Ohio and settled in Poland, where he died at the advanced age of 94 years. Nathaniel Nesbitt, father of John W., was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and was 15 years old when he accompanied his father to Poland township, where he lived all his life, his death occurring in 1868. He was a contractor and builder by trade. Nathaniel Nesbitt married Jane Wishard, who was born in Poland township, in 1806, and died in 1868. She was a daughter of John Wishard, who came from Washington County, Pennsylvania, and settled on a farm just west of the Ohio State line. Six children were born to Nathaniel and Jane Nesbitt : James, who died in 1883; Mary J., who resides with her brother, John W., is the widow of Isaac Robb, who died from sunstroke while serving in the Civil War; John W.; Sarah, who died in 1868; Myrancy, deceased, who married Adam Frankforth, of Iowa ; William H., who died at the age of four years. John W. Nesbitt was reared in Poland township and learned the carpenter trade, which he followed for about 35 years. On August 9, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, 105th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the Army of the Cumberland until the close of the Civil War. He was with Sherman on his march to the sea, and participated in all of the battles and engagements. and was not absent from duty for even 24 hours, during the whole •war. He was slightly injured in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, but not seriously enough to incapacitate him from duty. During his first nine months of service he acted as commissary of his company, and was then made. sergeant; serving in that capacity until the close of the war, and was mustered out at Cleveland, Ohio, June 9, 1865. After the close of his military service, he returned to Poland and resumed carpenter work, and in 1869 he was married to Rosa A. Logan, a daughter of D. C. Logan, of North Bloomfield. Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt have three Children Carrie L., Frances (Mrs. Warren Simon), and Jane. Miss Jane Nesbitt is an instructor at the Orphans' Home at Xenia, Ohio. Mr. Nesbitt first assumed the duties of postmaster of Poland, April 1, 1891, and served for four years, and after a lapse of three years again took charge of the office, on January 1, 1898, and has since been serving in that capacity. For the past 20 years he has been trustee of Poland township, and has served on the village school board for the past 25 years. He is a member of the American Order United Workmen. MRS. ELIZABETH CROCKETT. Among the best-known residents of Green township, in which she has spent her whole life, is Mrs. Elizabeth Crockett, residing on her valuable farm of 52 acres which is located in section 15. Mrs. Crockett belongs to one of the old pioneer families of Ohio and was born in Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio, March 29, 1829. and is a daughter of Michael and Elizabeth (Dustman) Kenreich, extended mention of whom will be found in another part of this work. Elizabeth Kenreich was educated in the district schools and was carefully reared to young womanhood by a good mother. She married (first) James H. Cook, formerly a merchant and later a farmer in Green township. He AND RE PRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 597 was a Republican in politics but was a man of quiet tastes and never sought political honors. He is well remembered by the older citizens. After the death of Mr. Cook, his widow subsequently married John Crockett, a former resident of Summit County, Ohio. For a num- ber of years Mr. Crockett lived in Green township, where his death occurred. He was a worthy member of the Disciples Church. In politics he was a Republican. Mrs. Crockett is one of the most highly esteemed residents 'of Green township, and her home is often the gathering place of old friends who have known her from childhood. She is a member of the Lutheran Church, in which she has taken an active interest since young womanhood. DAVID SIPE, residing on the old homestead farm in section 14, Springfield township, Mahoning County, Ohio, on which he was born, June 17, 1849, is one of the representative men of this locality and is a member of a fine old family which has been settled in Ohio for several generations. The parents of Mr. Sipe were John and Catherine (Paulin) Sipe. Philip Sipe, the grandfather, came to Mahoning County from York County, Pennsylvania, and settled on the present farm in Springfield township, in 1802, and the property has never since been out of the family. At a later date, with other settlers, Philip Sipe made a prospecting trip through Seneca County, on horseback, where he was taken ill and died. He married Magdalena Messerly, whose father secured a section of land from the Government, the present home farm being a part of the same. They had the following children : Jacob; Hannah, who married John Horning, resided in Springfield township; Elizabeth, who married Jesse Cover, lived in Berlin township, Mahoning County; Solomon, who lived at New Lisbon ; John; Polly, Mrs. George Raub, residing in Seneca County ; and others who probably died in infancy. John Sipe was born August 27, 1817, on the farm on which his whole life was spent. His business was general farming and stock-raising and these occupations engaged his attention through all his active years. He died January 22, 1898, and his remains rest in a cemetery in this township. He married Catherine Paulin, who was born in Springfield township, September I., 1822, and died December 22, 1883. She was a daughter of Elias and Hannah (King) Paulin, this being an old pioneer family of that section. John and Catherine Sipe had children as follows : Jeremiah, residing in Poland township; Hannah, deceased, who married Elias Burkey ; Sarah, residing at New Middleton, who married (first) Jacob Heaver, and (second.). Joseph Sitler, also deceased ; Eli, residing one mile south of New Springfield; David, whose name begins this sketch ; Sophia, residing at Columbiana, who married Louis Smith ; Mary Anna, residing in Springfield township, who married Israel Beight; and two children who died in infancy. John Sipe was a stanch Democrat. He was one of the founders of the Reformed Church in this neighborhood. David Sipe has always resided on his present farm and has carried on farming and stock-raising with, excellent results. His place is a valuable one, his land fertile and well improved. The residence was built by his father. On January 31, 1882, Mr. Sipe was married to Amelia E. Hammer, who was born in Unity township, Columbiana County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Christian and Rosanna (Griner) Hammer. The father of Mrs. Sipe was born in Germany and was about 22 years of age when he came to America. He belonged to an educated family in his native land, which was prominent in local affairs. When he reached Ohio he settled near New Middletown, Springfield township, Mahoning Comity, but later moved to Unity township, Columbiana CountY. He married Rosanna Griner and they had eight children, 'two sons and six daughters, namely : Mrs. Kate McNutt, residing in Springfield township; John ; Mrs: Mary' Christman, residing in Columbiana County ; Amelia, now Mrs. Sipe ; Mrs. Sadie Wetzel, residing in Cincin- 598 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY nati; Mrs. Louisa. Wetzel, a resident of Columbiana; Mrs. Matilda Geiger, residing in New Springfield; and William, who resides on the old home farm. Mr. and Mrs. Sipe have five children, namely : Elmer Howey, born October 3, 1884; Clara Rosanna, born September 27, 1886 ; Charles M., born January 7, 1889 ; Martha May, born April 14, 1898; and Florence Eva, born December 17, 1901. Mr. Sipe has always been a stanch supporter of the Democratic party. He is a member of the Reformed Church and for 20 years was an official, having served both as elder and deacon. JACOB W. SEACHRIST, residing on his well-improved farm of 24 acres, situated in section 28, Goshen township, and owning a second farm, of 100 acres, is a prominent and respected citizen. He was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, January 27, 1840, and is a son of Henry and Margaret (Windle) Seachrist. Jacob Seachrist, the grandfather of Jacob W., came from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, at an early day, and settled among the pioneers in Columbiana County, Ohio. His son Henry accompanied him from the old home and the youth soon formed new ties, marrying in Columbiana County, where he lived until his son Jacob W., was about six years old, when he moved with his family to Portage County, taking up land in Atwater township, which was then a wilderness. After a struggle with hard conditions there for six years, Henry Seachrist returned to Columbiana County and settled for the rest of his life in Fairfield township. Jacob W. Seachrist was 12 years old when his parents came back to Columbiana County, where he was reared to manhood and where he attended school and became skilled in all agricultural pursuits. After his marriage he came to Goshen township and early in the 70's settled on his present farm. Mr. Seachrist was married (first to Elizabeth Lower, and they had two children, the one survivor being, Elizabeth, wife of Allen Seeds, residing in Columbiana County. Mr. Seachrist was married (second) to Marillas Crum, who was born and reared in Columbiana County. She is a daughter of the late John Crum. Two sons were born to this marriage, Charles E. and John, both residing in Goshen township. Mr. Seachrist is a Republican with prohibition leanings. He is a good man, one who realizes his duty to his family, his neighborhood and his country, and he is very highly esteemed. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. W. R. GRAHAM, prosecuting attorney of Mahoning County. Ohio, now serving in his second term of office, is a. prominent member of the county bar and belongs to the Mahoning County Bar Association. He was born in 1864 on his father's farm near Lowellville, Mahoning County, just over the Pennsylvania line, and was reared and primarily educated in that locality. Mr. Graham subsequently entered Grove City College, where he completed his literary course, and afterwards became a student at the Cincinnati Law School, where he was graduated in 1889. On August 17, of that year, he began the practice of law at Youngstown and six months later became associated as a partner with Judge James B. Kennedy. This partnership continued from 1890 to 1896, when Judge Kennedy was elected judge of the Court of Common Pleas. After that Mr. Graham practiced alone until his first election as prosecuting attorney, which was in the fall of 1902. In the fall of 1905 public satisfaction with his record was evidenced by his re-election, without opposition, to this office. Mr. Graham has, with a strong intellectual endowment, the tact, firmness and discriminating judgment particularly needed in a prosecuting attorney, the duties of which office he has administered without fear or favor. In 1894