AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 701 member of the Volunteer Fire department. He belongs to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. is a Chapter Mason, an Odd Fellow and a Knight of Pythias. He has invented a sewer appliance for which he has applied for a patent, and as its utility is apparent he will doubtless have no difficulty in placing it on the market. CALVIN OSBORNE, who is engaged in general farming on his farm of 53 acres located in Section 10, Youngstown township, was born March 25, 1841, in this township, and is a son of Daniel and Sarah (Crow) Osborne. His paternal grandfather, Anthony Osborne, was a native of Virginia and came to Mahoning County, Ohio, which was then a part of Trumbull County, with a colony of Virginians. He purchased a tract of 150 acres in Youngstown township, which he cleared and placed under cultivation. Later he sold 100 acres to Daniel Osborne, father of Calvin, and the remaining so to another son, after which he went to live with his son Daniel until his death. Daniel Osborne was born November 7, 1809, in Loudon County, Virginia (now West Virginia), and was a young man when he accompanied his father to Mahoning County, Ohio, where he passed the remainder of his life engaged in farming and stock-raising. His wife, also a native of Loudon County, Virginia and whose parents died when she was quite young, came to Mahoning County, Ohio, with her half sister and was one of the same colony with which Mr. Osborne came. Mr. Osborne bought a farm of 150 acres from his father, to which he continued to add until at one time he was the owner of 401 acres. There were nine children born to Daniel and Sarah Osborne, seven of whom grew to maturity, only two now surviving, viz. : Clark Osborne of Ashtabula County, Ohio; and Calvin, the subject of this sketch. Mrs. Daniel Osborne died March 28, 1884. and her husband April 18, 1893. Calvin Osborne was the fifth of a family of nine children, and was born and reared within a short distance of his present home. His education was obtained in the district schools of the township. He has been married three times, first in 1864 to Alice Crooks, a daughter of James Crooks. Of this union there was one child, Charles Osborne, who married Esther Sanders, resides in Austintown township and has seven children. Mr. Osborne's marriage occurred in 1872, to Mary Crooks, a niece of his first wife. They had two children, Robert, who married Alice Gushemend and has three children ; and Bertha, who married William Lee and has a family of three children. After the death of his second wife Mr. Osborne married Mary McMillen, which union resulted in the birth of one child, Carrie E., who teaches school at Kyle's Corner, Youngstown township. Mr. Osborne, whose portrait is herewith presented, has always followed farming as an occupation, and is recognized as one of the township's most successful and enterprising citizens. In politics he is a Republican. Mrs. Osborne and her daughter Carrie E., are members of the Disciples Church of Youngstown. HENRY HEASLEY, a retired farmer living at Poland, who owns valuable farms in Poland township, was born at Youngstown, Ohio, November 1, 1845, and is a son of Henry and Rachel (Adair) Heasley. The Heasley family came originally from Switzerland and settled in Wesmoreland County, Pennsylvania. There Henry Heasley, the elder, was born, and was reared at Green-burg. In 1833, when a young man, he came to Youngstown, where he was later joined by his father, and started a cabinet-making shop, and for many years was the only cabinet-maker, and operated the only undertaking establishment in Youngstown. His charges were moderate. as he made coffins from walnut hoards, lined them. and supplied the hearse for funerals for $4. In 1853 he removed to 70 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY Boardman township and purchased a farm on the Youngstown and Poland road, which was known as the Asa Smith farm. One year later he purchased a tract of land on the Poland township side of the road, a part of which is now owned by the subject of this sketch. He died on the Asa Smith farm in 1869. He was twice married (first) to Mary Ann Powers, a daughter of Isaac Powers. She died leaving one child, Mary Ann, who married Philip Jacobs, both of whom are deceased. He married (second) Rachel Adair, deceased, who was born and reared in Poland township and was a daughter of James Adair, who was one of the early pioneers of Poland township, who came from Pennsylvania at an early day, with his brother Alexander, and opened up a farm. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. Nine children were born to this union : Emily, deceased; Julia, who is the widow of Daniel Davidson ; Henry ; Frances, deceased, who married James Gibson, of Youngstown ; James, deceased; Josephine, deceased, who married George Miller; Louis, residing in Colorado; Veeder and John, residing at Youngstown. Henry Heasley was eight years old when his parents moved to the farm in Poland township on which he was reared and received his agricultural training. For many years he was one of the most successful and prominent farmers of Poland township, where he still owns two farms, one of 103 acres on the Youngstown and Poland road, and the other of 75 acres, situated one mile south of the village of Poland, on the Poland and Springfield road. In 1903, Mr. Heasley retired from farming and bought his fine residence property in the village of Poland. The house was built and occupied by Seldon Haynes and is a very old building, but is in first-class condition. Mr. Heasley was married, in 1873, to Mary A. Clark, a daughter of John and Mary (McMillen) Clark, the latter of whom was a sister of Reuben McMillen, who was for many years superintendent of the Youngstown schools and for whom the McMillen Libraries were named. Mr. and Mrs. Heasley have had three children : Henry Clark. Susan M., and George. Henry Clark, who died aged 25 years, was a graduate of the Poland Seminary, after which he took a post-graduate course at Wooster, Ohio, and was studying to be a physician at the time of his death. Susan M. married Elmer Kirkland and has one son, Henry. George resides at home and manages the farm on the Youngstown road. Mr. Heasley is a director in the Farmers' Deposit and Savings Bank of Poland. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church of the village of Poland. HENRY HEISLER, merchant at Sebring, where he has been in business since 1901, still retains his fine farming land in Smith. township, comprising 180 acres, on which he resided for thirty-two years, engaged in agricultural pursuits. Mr. Heisler was born in Goshen township, Mahoning County, Ohio, December 14, 1844, and is a son of Charles and Emma (Amos) Heisler. Charles Heisler was born in New Jersey and accompanied his parents to Goshen township, Mahoning County, in his boyhood. They were very early settlers and endured many of the hardships incident to pioneering. Charles. Heisler remained on the home farm all the rest of his life, dying when his son Henry was about eight years of age. Henry Heisler remained with his mother on the farm until he enlisted in the. Federal army, December 9, 1861, when he became a member of Company L, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, which became a part of the Army of the Potomac. Mr. Heisler has a notable army record which includes participation in forty-four battles, many minor engagements and marches of hundreds of miles to and fro over the country. After serving with the greatest courage and efficiency for nearly four years, he was honorably discharged. During a large part of the time he was with General Sheridan's command. Mr. Heisler survived all dangers without serious injury, although he took a brave- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 703 soldier's part in such terrible engagements as the second battle of Bull's Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Five Forks and the siege of Petersburg. He was at Appomattox when General Lee made the surrender of his army to General Grant, and was honored by being selected as an escort to the great commander. Mr. Heisler returned to Goshen township and continued in agricultural work there until 1869, when he moved to Smith township. There he owns two farms, both of which are fertile and which he has improved. In 1901 he removed to Sebring, where he has a most comfortable home at the corner of Seventeenth street and Oregon avenue. He is well known through both town and country and is a representative man of both sections, having always taken an interest in their development. Mr. Heisler married Eliza A. Smith, who vas born in Goshen township. Mahoning County, and is a daughter of the late Elijah Smith. They have two children, namely: Annie E., who married Elwood Rose, of Smith township, and Lewis. who resides near Mobile, Alabama. Formerly Mr. Heisler belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic Post at Alliance. Politically he is a Republican. He is one. of the leading members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at North Benton, and is one of the board of stewards. ANDREW W. COCHEL, whose farming and dairying interests are of large importance in Green township, resides on a valuable farm of 78 acres, situated in section 27. Mr. Cochel was born March 8, 1851, in Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son Of Andrew and Mary (Zimmerman) Cochel. Andrew Cochel was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, February 13, 1809, and was a son of George Cochel, also a native of Berks County, who died when Andrew was nine years of age. The mother of the latter died when he was 14 years old. He was about 17, years old when he left Pennsylvania, and in 1826 settled in what is now Mahoning County. Some time in the 40's he purchased land which now forms a part of the site of the village of Calla, on which he resided until 1868, when he bought another farm, a portion of which is now covered with the town of Greenford, and on this farm he resided until his death, May 9, 1896. He was a man well and favorably known all through this section, serving in many public capacities and being a representative citizen. He was affiliated with the Democratic party, casting his first Presidential vote for Andrew Jackson. For a long period he was a trustee of Green township. He married Mary Zimmerman, who was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, and died in Green township, August 31, 1896, surviving her husband but a few months. Of their children the following survive : George Z., residing at. Mansfield; Joseph M., residing at Calla; Mary A., who married F. F. Lynn, residing at Canfield; William H., residing at Columbia, Missouri; Daniel B., residing at Bellingham,. Washington; and Andrew W. Andrew W. Cochel was educated in public school district No. 1, Green township, and at Poland Union Seminary, and subsequently taught school for eleven winter seasons, devoting his summers in the meantime to agricultural pursuits, to which he later gave his. entire attention. Mr. Cochel's land is well situated for his main industry, which is dairying. On February 6, 1879, Mr. Cochel was married to Laura J. Matzenbaugh, who was born in Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio, September 29, 1855, and is a daughter of Daniel and Caroline (Berlin) Matzenbaugh, the former of whom was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, and died in Green township,. March 23, 1901. His father, also Daniel, came to Columbiana County from Pennsylvania, having been a soldier in the war of 1812, and died when his son Daniel was four years old. The mother of Mrs. Cochel was a daughter of Henry and Julia Berlin, who came from Germany and settled in a log house 704 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY in the eastern part of Green township. Mrs. Cochel's mother died November 28, 1892. The children of Daniel Matzenbaugh and wife were : James A., residing in Green township; Laura J. ; Mary E., who married Ensign Cook, residing at Greenford; and Susan and Estella, residing- in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Matzenbaugh was a very highly respected citizen. He was a worthy member of the Lutheran Church. In politics he was a Democrat. He was a charter member of Orion Lodge, No. 390, Odd Fellows, at Washingtonville. Politically Mr. Cochel is a stanch Democrat, and for twelve consecutive years he served as a justice of the peace, his whole term in this office being fifteen years. Mr. and Mrs. Cochel belong to Greenford Grange, No. 1085. Mrs. Cochel is a member of the Lutheran Church at Washingtonville. The family is prominent socially through the township. JAMES P. KENNEDY, who is engaged in general farming on a tract of 80 acres located in section 15, Coitsville township, was born in Ireland in 1850 and is a son of Patrick and Catherine (Maher) Kennedy. Patrick Kennedy and his wife were both natives of Ireland, where they were reared and married, and in 1853 they came to America. They first resided for two years in New York, where their daughter Bridget died, after which they came to Youngstown, Ohio. Here Mr. Kennedy was engaged in contracting for twenty-eight years. During his residence in Youngstown he purchased two farms, the first, known as the Bear's Den Farm, being located in Youngstown township. He did not locate on this farm, but bought a tract of I33 Y4 acres in Coitsville township, to which he later added another small tract, owning at one time 145 acres. Here he resided and was engaged in farming for the remainder of his life, passing away at the age of 66 years. After his death his widow moved to Youngstown, where she died at the advanced age of 84 years. They were the parents of sixteen children. James P. Kennedy was reared in Youngstown, and when a young man engaged as overseer for his father, having charge of the unloading of ore, stock, etc., which he had taken to the Phoenix and Falcon furnaces, with which concern his father had a contract. He removed to his present farm with his parents, where he has since been engaged in general farming. The farm was originally a tract of 140 acres, of which he sold Co acres to his brother, P. M. Kennedy. His fine large barn, which was 4ox6o feet, was burned in July, 1906, when he lost everything in it, with the exception of the live stock. Mr. Kennedy was married May 10, 1894, to Elizabeth Tyrell, a daughter of William Tyrell. They have two children : Raymond and Lawrence. CALVIN T. HAYNES, a prominent business man of the village of Poland, who, in partnership with Alonzo B. Cover, operates two general stores under the firm name of Cover & Haynes, was born in Boardman township, Mahoning County, Ohio, December 10, 1863. and is a son of Charles S. and Lucy (Meeker) Haynes. Charles S. Haynes was born in Vernon, Trumbull County, Ohio, on the farm of his father, David Haynes, who was a native of Connecticut, and who came to this county when a young man. When Charles S. was 14 years of age, his father removed to a farm in Poland township, where he died about 1868. Charles S. Haynes married Lucy Meeker, who was born and reared in Boardman township, and was a daughter of William Meeker. After his marriage he lived for some time on the home farm, and then purchased a tract of 20 acres, which he subsequently sold, purchasing a farm of 50 acres, on which he resided until his father removed to Poland, when he returned to the home farm. In 1872 he removed to the village of Poland and entered into the mercantile business with I. G. Blackman, continuing for two years, after which he bought his AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 705 partner's interest and managed the store alone until his death, December 19, 1898, at which time he was manager of the store now owned by Cover & Haynes. His widow is still living and is a resident of Poland. Charles Haynes and wife were the parents of two children : Calvin T., and Lily, twins. The latter married Prof. M. A. Kimmel, a sketch of whom is to be found in this work. Calvin T. Haynes was reared in Poland and attended the public schools and also the Poland Union Seminary, after which he farmed a tract of 90 acres, which his father owned, and also followed teaming. He resided on the Boardman township side of the road. In 1903 he went to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and worked nine months for the Orient Coal and Coke Company as receiving clerk, after which he returned to Poland and entered into the mercantile business with Mr. Cover. At first they operated but one store. of which Mr. Haynes bought a half interest, May 1, 1904, but in October, 1906, they enlarged their business scope and bought another building and opened a second store, in both of which they carry a full line of dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, flour, feed, etc., and do an extensive business. Mr. Haynes was married (first) in 1885, to Eva Marshall, who died in 1901, leaving one child, Hazel. Mr. Haynes was married (second) to Lydia Kennedy, a daughter of Abraham Kennedy. Mr. Haynes is a member and president of the Special Poland District Board of Education, and has served for twelve years as councilman of the village. Fraternally he is a 'Mason. EZRA C. WELSH, one of the progressive, enterprising and able business smen of New Middletown, one of the .6, -s(4, (9,    owners of the widely known distilling business of Wire, Welsh & Co., was born in Springfield township, Mahoning County. Ohio, February 1, 1865, and is a son of William and Leah (Witzeman) Welsh. William M. Welsh was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, where he remained until he was 19 years of age, when he came alone to America and directly to Springfield township, where he followed his trade of shoemaker,. subsequently purchasing a farm of 25 acres,. which he later sold and then bought his 80-acre farm, on which he still resides. He married Leah Witzeman, who was born in Springfield township, and is a daughter of Jacob, Witzeman, who was the first of his family to. come to Mahoning County. Jacob Witzeman was a prominent business man, farmed and ran a general store on his place and dealt ex tensively in stock, driving the same to Philadelphia. The children of William and Leah Welsh were four in number, namely : Jonathan, residing near New Springfield; Wilson, residing in Springfield township; Ezra C. ; and Albert, who died aged six years. Politically William Welsh is a stanch Democrat and has. served in local offices. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church. Ezra C. Welsh attended the country schools and those at Poland, but the training to be secured in them did not satisfy his ambition, and when only 13 years of age he decided to make a personal effort and earn the money to take him through a more extended course of learning. His father did not approve of his plan, but the youth managed to carry it out and to acquire the necessary sum of. $35, earning a part of it and borrowing the remainder, and thus prepared himself for teaching, and when 17 years old took his first school in Springfield township. He continued in the educational field for the following seven years, never having reason to regret his determined stand in boyhood. This same determination has been a strong factor in bringing about his subsequent business success. In his business career Mr. Welsh has been solely interested in distilling, from the time-he entered the firm of Wire, Rummel & Co. In 1889 he bought that firm out, when the name was changed to Wire & Welsh, with Solomon M. Wire and Ezra C. Welsh as owners, and it so remained until the admission of D. Livingstone as a partner, when the firm name was changed to Wire, Welsh 8: 706 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY Co. Mr. Wire died in 1903, but the business name has been retained, Mr. Welsh and Mr. Livingstone being the sole owners. In the development of this business Mr. Welsh has shown marked ability and stands as one of the representative business men of the county at the present time. On September 16, 1886, Mr. Welsh was married to Agnes Livingstone, who was born March 15, 1866, near Struthers, Ohio. and is a daughter of Andrew and Agnes (Calderhead) Livingstone. Mr. and Mrs. Welsh have three sons : Allen Grover, William Andrew, and Duncan Ezra. The eldest son was born January 19, 1889. After graduating from Poland Union Seminary he completed a thorough business course at Hall's Commercial College at Youngstown, and proposes to enter the freshman class in the Ohio State University in the fall of 1907 as a student of chemical engineering. William Andrew, the second son, was born July 19, 1891, and is completing his second year in the Poland Union Seminary. The youngest son, who was born September 19, 1893, is also a student in the Poland Union Seminary. Mr. Welsh and family belong to the German Lutheran Church at New Middletown. Fraternally he is connected with Starlight Lodge, No. 224, Knights of Pythias, at Petersburg, and with the order of Eagles. Mr. Welsh and Mr. Livingstone own a magnificent farm of 155 acres, adjoining New Middletown, which has been highly improved with fertilizer from the distillery. R. H. JACOBS, secretary, treasurer and manager of the Jacobs Lumber Company, at Youngstown, is one of the city's progressive and successful business men. He belongs to an old and honored family of this section and was born at Youngstown, Ohio, in 1874, and is a son of Orrin and Malvina (Gerwig) Jacobs. The Jacobs family was founded in this locality by Abraham Jacobs, the great-grandfather, who came here at a very early day, from McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He was probably accompanied by his son, Philip, who was an early merchant, coal dealer and worker in the coal banks, and for years had a place of business on East Federal street, Youngstown. Orrin Jacobs, father of R. H., was born at Youngstown and was also engaged in the coal business. He married Malvina Gerwig, who was a daughter of that well-known foundryman and machinist, who came to Youngstown from Pittsburg, about 1842, and, with Homer Hamilton, John Stambaugh and William Tod. founded the great works known as the William Tod works. Their busy brains and active hands have long mouldered into dust, but the great industry they established still continues and brings wealth and contentment into the Mahoning Valley. The Jacobs Lumber Company, with which R. H. Jacobs is identified, was incorporated February 1, 1906, with a capital stock of $75,000, and with these officers : B. M. Campbell, president Horace Williams as vice-president and R. H. Jacobs as secretary, treasurer and manager. Mr. Jacobs is well qualified for this position, having been connected with large business propositions for a long period. He read law in his younger years for a time, but left its study to accept a position at the Ohio Steel plant, where he remained for five years. In 1899 he formed a partnership with B. M. Campbell, under the firm name of Campbell & Jacobs, in the real estate line. The firm bought a large amount of property, which they improved and then sold, and carried on a very extensive business, which they still continue, in connection with their lumber and coal enterprises. They are thorough men of business. active, enterprising and public spirited. Mr. Jacobs has always taken a lively interest in politics and for three years was chief deputy inspector of elections. Mr. Jacobs is a prominent and popular member of the order of Elks. For two years he was a member of the house committee, and for one year was its chairman. He belongs also to the Odd Fellows and to a number of purely social organizations. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 709 THOMAS L. KNAUF, postmaster Calla, and one of the leading citizens of Green township, was born March 16, 1864, in Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Amelia A. (Ewing) Knauf. The father of Mr. Knauf was born in Green township and the mother in Canfield township, both coming from old pioneer families of this section. Nicholas Knauf, the grandfather of Thomas Knauf, was born in Germany and was six years of age when he accompanied his parents to America. They landed at Philadelphia and shortly afterward died there of yellow fever. Nicholas Knauf was brought to Mahoning County and was reared in the family of John Baird, of the Ridge, in the northern part of Green township, where he lived until his death, dying in old age respected and esteemed. John Knauf became also a man of character and substance, a supporter of the public schools and was a liberal member of the Lutheran Church. He died May 4, 1903 ; Mrs. Knauf died May 15, 1905. The surviving children of John Knauf and wife are : Etta E., who married Warren L. Cook, residing in Green township; Thomas L.; Rose, who married Alexander T. Hendricks, residing in Green township ; Harvey W., residing in Green township; Martha, who married Frank T. Rogers, residing at Calla; Arthur and Hugh A., both residing in Green township, and Eunice J., residing at home. Thomas L. Knauf was reared in his native township and attended the public schools. After reaching manhood he engaged in farming and stock-raising up to the time he was appointed postmaster at Calla, in August, 1905. He still retains his valuable farm of 140 acres, but resides in his fine, modern residence, which he erected at Calla. in the summer of 1906, it making a beautiful, convenient and comfortable home, one that ranks with the best in the village. On September 29, 1887, Mr. Knauf was married to Elva D. Cochel, who is a daughter of Joseph M. Cochel, of Calla, and they have three children, Hazel B., Ruby A., and Roy J. Mr. Knauf has been an active factor in politics in Green township for a number of years. He was elected township trustee on the Republican ticket, serving in this office for six years, and during a part of this time was president of the board. He is a man of good citizenship in all that the title implies and enjoys the confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens. His portrait accompanies this article. BENJAMIN F. BAILEY, one of the best-known citizens of Smith township, who has resided on his present valuable farm of 120 acres, which is situated in section 14, for considerably over a quarter of a century, was born at Lordstown, Trumbull County, Ohio, October 11, 1845, and is a son of Peter and Rufina (Kistler) Bailey. The Bailey family came to Mahoning County from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, the grandfather, Abraham Bailey, settling at a very early date in Austintown township, where his son, Peter, was reared. They were of German extraction and Peter learned both the German and English languages, and later taught both German and English schools in that neighborhood. Later he engaged for four years in clerking, in the general store of John R. Church, at Canfield, but after his marriage he moved to Newton township, Trumbull County, where he resided for many years. He then settled at Lordstown, which was his place of residence until his death. Benjamin F. Bailey was educated in the public schools of Lordstown, and resided in that place until his marriage, in January, 1870, to Sarah Kistler, who is a daughter of Daniel B. Kistler, late of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. They have had seven children born to them, as follows : James E., residing at Meadville, Pennsylvania, where he is chief train dispatcher for the Erie Railroad; Charles D., residing at Mt. Union, Ohio, where he is part proprietor of the Mt. Union grist mills; George S., a resident of Alliance, who is train dispatcher for the Lake Erie, Alliance & 710 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY Wheeling Railroad; Martin F., who resides at Mt. Union, where he is engaged in a mercantile business; Seymour L., residing at Rock Falls, Iowa, where he is operator and station agent for the Rock Island Railroad; Mary, who married William Armstrong, a merchant, residing at North Benton; and Collins, who is deceased. Mr. Bailey's surviving children are remarkably well placed in life and are representative members of society in their various communities. After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey resided for a short time in Newton township, Trumbull County, then removed to Leetonia for a few years and afterwards to the farm in Smith township, in 1878. For two consecutive years, Mr. Bailey served as road supervisor of his district, and proved himself a capable and careful public official. He is a liberal supporter of the public schools and for many years has been one of the leading men of this section in promoting moral measures of all kinds for the general welfare. Personally, he is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Newton township, in which he is an elder, having held this honorable office for seven years. Politically, he is a Democrat. DR. JOSEPH H. SCHNURRENBERGER, residing on a fine farm of 200 acres located in section 1o, Austintown township, was born August 5, 1865, in Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Eliza J. (Zimmerman) Schnurrenberger. Conrad Schnurrenberger, grandfather of our subject, was a native of Germany who came to this country and settled in Mahoning County, Ohio, and who died in Green township at the age of 80 years. He married Elizabeth Baker and they reared a family of six children, namely : John, the father of our subject; Solomon, deceased, Lyman, Joseph, Barbara, and Elizabeth, the last mentioned of whom married Charles Price. John Schnurrenberger, father of the doctor was born in Greenford, Mahoning County, and was edu cated in the common schools. He was a carpenter and cabinet-maker by trade, and also followed farming. His wife, Eliza, was a daughter of Peter Zimmerman, who came to Mahoning County from Pennsylvania They were the parents of two children, Lewis V., a resident of Salem, Ohio, who married Anna Wight; and Joseph H., the subject of this sketch. The mother died in 1869 at the early age of 30 years; the father in 1892, aged 56 years, both their deaths occurring in Green township, Mahoning County. Dr. Schnurrenberger was reared on his father's farm and obtained his education in the district schools of the county and in the High School at Greenford. After leaving school he taught for four terms in Green township, and then, in 1888, began reading medicine with Dr. A. W. Schiller, then of Greenford, but now of Salem, Ohio. One year later he entered the Western Reserve Medical College at Cleveland, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1892, having been engaged since that time in the practice of his profession. Dr. Schnurrenberger and his family reside on a fine farm of 200 acres, which his wife inherited from her father's estate. Dr. Schnurrenberger was married November 3, 1892, to Maude Gilbert, a daughter of John A. and Margaret (Troxel) Gilbert. Her parents were among the pioneers of this county. Two children have graced the union of Dr. and Mrs. Schnurrenberger, Gilbert M. and John A. Fraternally Dr. Schnurrenberger is a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 514, of Greenford. He is a Democrat in politics. and has been president of the school board since 1901. He and his family are members of the Zion Reformed Church of which he is also an elder. JAMES P. WILSON, one of Youngs-town's leading attorneys and a member of the well-known law firm of Arrel, Wilson & Harrington, was born February 6, 1857, at Lyons, Iowa, son of James T. and Harriet P. (Hawes) Wilson. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 711 James T. Wilson, the father, was a prominent lawyer at Cleveland, Ohio, for a number of years, being a member of the law firm of Wilson & Adams in that city. He spent some years engaged in business at Lyons, Iowa, during which period he was elected mayor of that city. After his return to Cleveland he was honored with public office. His death occurred in the latter city in 1887. He had three sons, James P., David H. and William R. ; all three have distinguished themselves professionally, James turning his attention to the law and his brothers to literature and the stage respectively. James P. Wilson was educated at Cleveland. After graduating at the Central High School, in 1875, and reading law for one year with Judge Rufus P. Ramney, he took a special course at Columbia, followed by two years in the law school of Columbia College. After being admitted to practice, he located at Youngstown, entering into partnership with his uncle, D. M. Wilson, and after the latter's decease, with Hon. W. J. Lawthers ; later he became a member of the law firm of Wilson, McNab & Hamilton. Since January 1, 1906, Mr. Wilson has been an important member of the law firm of Arrel, Wilson & Harrington, one of the strongest combinations of legal talent in Mahoning County. While Mr. Wilson has made a study of every line of practice, he has paid particular attention to railroad law, and for years has been connected with several of the great transportation corporations as legal advisor. As a pastime he has given some attention to dramatic literature. His main reputation, however rests upon his abilities as a lawyer. His firm is most conveniently located in fine offices at Nos. 706-714 Dollar Bank Building, Youngstown. In 1887 Mr. Wilson was married to Frances E. Patton, a daughter of the late Thomas Patton, who at one time was proprietor of the Youngstown Vindicator. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have three sons, viz : Richard Bartley, James Taylor and Harold Leslie. Politically Mr. Wilson is a Democrat. He has fraternally affiliations with the Elks; and is a Son of the American Revolution, tracing - 37 - his ancestry from Connecticut and Virginia. As indicated, he is a man of professional talent and literary culture. His social standing is high and his hospitable home at No. 228 Madison avenue opens its doors to the best citizens of Youngstown. JOHN WHITE, whose valuable farm of 272 acres of finely improved land, all in one body, is situated in section 1, Coitsville township, was born October 12, 1819, in County Monaghan, Ireland, and is a son of Hugh and Rosanna (Braden) White. Hugh White was reared in Ireland and for a number of years worked in a linen factory in his native land. The wages were meager and there was little chance at that time for factory workers to advance their interests. These facts induced him to cross the ocean to try to better his fortunes in a land where there were wider opportunities. Leaving his wife and two children in Ireland, when his son John was five years old, he located first in Massachusetts, where he hoped to find employment in one of the great factories. He remained there but a short time, however, going thence to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he secured employment in the construction of the Fairmount dam, on the Schuylkill River, but the contractor who had the work in charge, proved to be unreliable and left the neighborhood without paying the laborers. This action on the part of his employer left Mr. White almost penniless, and in this emergency he turned to peddling, starting out with two baskets filled with small notions, and walking many miles in disposing of them. He saw that money was to be made in the business and as soon as his earnings permitted, he bought a horse and wagon and started out through the country, making long trips, crossing the mountains to Pittsburg and taking a different route back. He soon had established a line of trade, housewives along the route welcoming his small wares and finding the genial and obliging salesman honest in the 712 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY representation of his goods. He now sent for his family, from whom he had been parted for seven years, and they joined him at Philadelphia, where they lived for seven more years. Mr. White had accumulated enough ,by this time to indulge in the hope of buying :a farm and shortly after purchased 30 acres of wild land near Middlesex, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, for which he paid $10 per acre. He hired a man to clear this land while he continued his peddling route, which he continued to operate until 1844, when he purchased 100 acres of his son's present farm, which was then a part of Trumbull County, Ohio. Here he engaged in farming during the rest of his active life. He died in 1872, and was survived by his wife until 1881, her death occurring when she was 97 years old. They had two children, Mary, who married Thomas Mayers, and John. John White was 12 years old when the family was reunited at Philadelphia and he proved of the greatest assistance to his father when the latter came to the farm in Ohio. He has continued to reside on this farm, making additions to it and carrying out constant improvements. During the many years of his life devoted to farming- he has made a specialty of raising sheep. In 1880, he built the present handsome family home, and his judgment was wisely exercised in the construction of the other farm buildings and improvements, which add so largely to the value of his property. In young manhood, Mr. White married Eliza Dickson, who died in 1885. A native of Ireland, she accompanied her parents to America in girlhood, and was reared at Lowellville, Mahoning County. There were five children born to Mr. and Mrs. White, namely : Hugh J., who died unmarried, aged 3o years: George D., who is associated with his brother, John B., in operating the home farm, and who married Rebecca Sturm, has two children, Edith M. and Alice M.; William B., residing at Springdale, Pennsylvania, married Mary Neely. and they have two children, John and Lois; John B., who is mentioned above; Robert F. is in partnership with his brother. William B., in a general mercantile business at Springdale All of Mr. White's sons are reputable, successful business men. Two of them are among the leading citizens of Springdale, while the other two rank high as farmers and cattle growers. In January, 1905, John B. White was elected a member of the school board of Coitsville township. Mr. John White has always been identified with the Democratic party and for about 15 years he served as township trustee. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, of which he was formerly a trustee at New Bedford. Mr. White has reached the age of 87 years, 63 of which have been spent in Ohio. Wonderful changes have taken place during this period and he can recall many interesting- circumstances connected .with the development of this section. He has managed his personal affairs with wisdom and prudence, which have brought him success, and old age finds him surrounded by all reasonable. comforts, and the affectionate reverence of children and grandchildren. ROSS W. BROWN LEE, a highly respected citizen and successful farmer of Coitsville township, resides on his farm of 41 acres, on which he also operates a sawmill. Mr Brownlee was born in Coitsville township, Mahoning County, Ohio, on a farm situated between Hubbard and Lowellville, and is a son of John Wilson and Sadie (Madge) Brownlee. The grandfather of Ross W. Brownlee, was Thomas Brownlee, who came to America from his native Scotland, when about 18 years of age settling in Mahoning County and acquiring a farm of 250 acres in Coitsville township, where his death took place. He followed the drover business in his earlier years and crossed the mountains into Pennsylvania, on many occasions, with herds of cattle and flocks of sheep. Among his children, his son, John Wilson Brownlee, still survives and resides on his farm of 200 acres in Coitsville township. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 713 He was married (first) to Sadie Madge. She was a daughter of Robert Madge, a native of England, who when 16 years of age came to America and passed the remainder of his life in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. The children born to John W. and Sadie Brownlee were: Ross W., Thomas E., James O., Jessie. May. Calvin (deceased). Sarah Madge and Martha. The mother of the above mentioned children died in June, 1882. Mr. Brownlee was married (second) to Emma Gilkey, and they have two children, Lena and Retta. Ross W. Brownlee was reared on his father's farm in Coitsville township and attended the neighboring schools. He learned the carpenter's trade at which he worked for several years, in Youngstown, but later returned to Coitsville township. where he engaged in farming rented land for several years. He then settled on his present property. In February, 1901, he built his present sawmill and has recently installed a steam engine with a 25 horse-power boiler, the operating of the mill requiring the assistance of from two to six men. Mr. Brownlee also deals in lumber. In addition to the interests named, Mr. Brownlee manages 100 acres of land which belonged to his father-in-law's estate, of which he is executor. On February 14, 1894, Mr. Brownlee was married to Edith May Brownlee, who is a daughter of Smith and Emma (Cracraft) Brownlee, and a granddaughter of Moses Brownlee. one of the early settlers of Coitsville township, who died on the present farm, aged 88 years. Mr. and Mrs. Brownlee have three children : Ralph, Irene and Lloyd. Mr. Brownlee is a member of the United Presbyterian Church of New Bedford, Pennsylvania. JAMES B. CHAMBERS, general contractor and expert in all kinds of cement work, at Youngstown, has been a resident of this city for some 19 years. He was born near Crestline. Ohio. December 1, 1858, and is a son of John A. and Maria L. (Andrews) Chambers. The late John A. Chambers was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and going from there to Crawford County as a young man, and in 1859 came to Mahoning County, settling in Boardman township, where he lived until his death in 1895, aged 78 years, having been extensively engaged in farming and stockraising. He married a daughter of William and Mary Andrews and they had five children. namely : Mary J., wife of William R. McLaren, residing at New Castle, Pennsylvania ; Anna E.; James B.; Dr. John V., a physician and surgeon, residing at North Lima ; and William A., residing on the home farm. The mother of Mr. Chambers died at his home. August 6, 1906, aged 73 years. The Chambers family comes of sturdy old Scotch-Irish stock. J. B. Chambers was one year old when his parents moved to Boardman township, and located on a 200 acre tract of land, and there the boy was reared. His education was secured at Poland Union Seminary and the Canfield Normal School. and when he left the latter he taught school for about six years. Mr. Chambers then became bookkeeper first for M. W. Johnson and later for Heller Brothers, and still later for the Youngstown Carriage and Wagon Works, but failing health made him give up so sedentary an occupation. He then became interested in the cement business and now is doing a large amount of work in this line and in general contracting. He is also a large owner of realty, having just completed the purchase of a plot of land for which he paid $2o.000, and which. he is selling in building lots. This is his fifth business venture of this kind. He owns also a farm of 75 acres near Canfield, and has an interest in the old home farm. Mr. Chambers married Edna A. Simpkins, who is a daughter of Robert R. Simpkins of Youngstown. and they have one daughter, Marjorie. They belong to the Westminster Presbyterian Church, in which he is a member of the board of trustees. Politically, Mr. Chambers is a Democrat. He is a well-known, active, useful, prominent and honorable citizen. 714 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY EZRA A. HOUK, residing on a fine farm of 96 acres located two and a half miles from Youngstown in section 10, Austintown township, was born August 17, 1860, on the old home farm in Springfield township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of Henry and Mary (Barth) Houk. Henry Houk was born in Germany and when about one year old came to this country with his parents, Jacob and Mary Houk, who settled on a farm in Southington township, Trumbull County, Ohio, where they both died. He was the oldest of a family of six children, the members of which were: Henry, Jacob, David. John, Daniel and Rosine. David, Daniel and Rosine are now deceased. Henry was reared on the farm and married Mary Barth, who was born in Springfield township, Ma-honing County, and who was a daughter of Christopher and Christina Barth. Her parents came from Germany and settled in the timberland of Springfield township. Henry Houk bought the farm on which his wife was born and she later died there at the age of about 77 years, in the same room in which she was born, having resided all her life in that house. Their family numbered nine children, namely: Solomon, Aaron, Louisa, now Mrs. Theodore Obenouf ; Ezra, the subject of this sketch; Eli; William. Sarah, who married Charles Barth, Lydia, and Samuel, most or all of whom are residents of Mahoning County. Henry Houk died in March, 1906, aged 75 years. Mrs. Henry Houk was grandmother to about 28 children at the time of her death. Ezra A. Houk was reared on the farm, his primary education being obtained in the district schools. He later entered Thiel College, at Greenville, Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1888. After leaving, school he returned to the farm and was marrier September 26, 1894, to Lydia Moherman, who was born March I, 1862. on the Moherman farm on this township. She is a daughter of Daniel and Susanna (Miller) Moherman, whose parents were among the first settlers of Austintown township. Six children have graced the household of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Houk, namely : Arthur J., Armand W., Esther Mildred, Helen Eldora, Gustavus A., and Luther A. Mr. Houk resided on the Moherman farm until the death of Mrs. Moherman, when he removed in 1897 to his present farm, which he and his wife received from the Moherman estate. He has made many improvements thereon, including a fine, large, eight-room, frame house, with barns, etc. He is engaged in general farming and fruit growing. Mr. Houk is a Democrat and is at present a member of the school board. He belongs to the Lutheran Church.S SIDNEY McCURDY, M. D., physician and surgeon at Youngstown, was born in Massachusetts, and is a son I of Mathew S. McCurdy, a resident of Massachusetts, where he is connected with educational work. Dr. McCurdy had the advantage of attending the best schools of his native state. passed through Dartmouth College. and then entered the Western Reserve University, where he was graduated with his medical decree, in 1903. Selecting Youngstown as his field of practice, Dr. McCurdy entered upon what has so far proved a very successful professional career. In addition to having a large private practice, he has been accepted as assistant surgeon for a number of corporations. He is a member of the Mahoning County and the Ohio State Medical Associations. JOHN C. JACKSON. one of the most highly esteemed and widely known citizens of Coitsville township. residing on the old Jackson farm of 40 acres, located in section 14. Coitsville township. Mahoning County, Ohio. was born on his present farm, April i6, 1867. and is a son of Capt. Joseph and Rebecca (Loraine) Jackson, of whom a full sketch will be found in the sketch of S. D. L. Jackson. John C. Jackson was the youngest of his AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 717 parents' family of four children, namely : Marietta, who married James McBride, residing in Union township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania ; S. D. L. Jackson ; Eliza Jane, who married J. A. Cooper, residing at Coitsville; and John C. John C. Jackson was reared on the home. farm and in early life engaged in the sawmill business, for many years thereafter operating three portable saw mills, having one in East Hubbard, one in Youngstown township, and one in Liberty township, Trumbull County, Ohio. He removed to Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1902, and became manager of the Medberry & Jackson sawmills, of which, his brother, S. D. L. Jackson, was part owner, and continued there until 190$, when he retired from the milling business, Mr. Jackson then returned to the farm which he and his brother own together. where he has since been extensively engaged in general farming, dairying and stock raising. Mr. Jackson was united in marriage June 22. 1893, to Evaline Clingan, a daughter of J. J. Clingan. of Coitsville township. Three children have been born to them, viz. : Thomas LeMar : John C. : and Clingan. WILLIAM W. RIBLET, who owns a very valuable farm of 163 acres, which is situated in section 1, Austintown township, is a representative business man of this community, and is held in general esteem as a worthy survivor of the Civil War, in which he endured many hardships. Mr. Riblet was born January 16. 1836, in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of John and Rebecca (Sankey) Riblet. His paternal grandfather. a native of Germany, came to America, settling in Pennsylvania. He had two daughters and one son, the latter of whom, John married Rebecca Sankey and settled with his wife in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, where both died. They had ten children, namely : Catherine, who married A. Miles ; Hannah, who married J. Williams; Angeline, who became the wife of M. D. Moore; Mary Jane, who married a Mr. Marshall; Rebecca, who married John Smith of Lawrence County Pennsylvania; Amanda, who married George Crane of Erie City, Pennsylvania; Minerva, John, William., and James. The only survivors of the family are the two youngest sons, and Mrs. George Crane. William W. Riblet was reared on his father's farm and in boyhood attended the district school through the winter seasons, assisting on the farm in the summer. On August 27, 1861, he enlisted for service in the Civil War, entering Company B, 100 Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and remained in the army until his honorable discharge, August 3o, 1864. He participated in the battles of James Island, where he was wounded four times, the second battle of. Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, where his regiment crossed the bridge under a heavy fire; Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Knoxville, Cold Harbor, and innumerable skirmishes. On several occasions bullets passed through his clothes and his army blanket, but he returned to his home without serious injuries, although it took a long time for him to regain robust health. In 1873, Mr. Riblet came to Mahoning County, Ohio, buying his present farm from Charles D. Arms, since when he has erected all the buildings including the comfortable home. There are 15 acres of fine stone on Mr. Riblet's land and for the past 20 years he has done a large stone business. He raises many fine berries and other fruits in connection with his general farming. The place is very attractive on account of the care given it, the well-trained hedges and other shrubbery in good condition, shows that Mr. Riblet takes a justifiable pride in his home: Mr. Riblet was married to Terresa Bell, a daughter of William and Mary S. Bell. She died July 31, 1904, aged 63 years. Mr. and Mrs. Riblet had nine children, namely : Horatio, who married Oro De Camp, has one child, Pearline; Mina W., who married David Stambaugh, has three children, Maude, Helen and Paul ; William B., who married Clara 718 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY Phillips, has four children, Roy, Blanche, Carl and Grace; Thadeous, who married Flora Overlander, has one child, Glen; Philip, who married Maude Milligen, has two children, Nettie and Dale; Ruhama, who married Grant Titus, has two children, Therresa and Horatio; Samuel G., who married Matilda Creed; Fremont, who married Hannah Wint, has four children; and Charles, who is also married. Politically Mr. Riblet is a Republican. With his family he belongs to the Presbyterian Church. His portrait appears in connection with this article. J. G. BUTLER, JR., one of Youngstown's leading citizens, who is general manager of the Brier Hill Iron & Coal Company, president of the Bessemer Limestone Company and chairman of the Bessemer Pig Iron Association, has been a very prominent factor in building up the great industries of the Mahoning Valley. Mr. Butler was born in 1840, in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of J. G. and Temperance (Orwig) Butler. His parents were natives of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. The father was an iron worker and was connected with the large iron industries of Mercer County prior to 1842, when he moved to Trumbull County, Ohio. During the latter part of his life he lived retired from active business, but he became a prominent and esteemed citizen of Trumbull County, of which he was elected sheriff in 1861, and served until 1865. J. G. Butler, Jr., has been connected with iron interests almost all his business life. In 1863 he became associated in the iron works of Brown, Bonnell & Company, representing Hale & Ayer, large owners in the enterprise, with whom he remained until 1866, when he became a partner in the Girard Iron Company of Girard, Ohio. In this connection he was associated with the late Governor Tod, William Ward and William Richards. This association continued until 1878, when Mr. Butler became general manager of the Brier Hill Iron & Coal Company, in which capacity he has continued ever since. He has large interests also in other companies and corporations. He was vice-president of the Ohio Steel Company, is president of the Bessemer Limestone Company, and is on the directing boards of the Pittsburg, Youngstown & Astabula Railroad company, the Cleveland & Mahoning Valley Railroad Company and the Mahoning Valley street railway system. On June 10, 1860. Mr. Butler was married to Harriet Voorhees Ingersoll, a daughter of Lieutenant Jonathan Ingersoll. of the United States navy, who is a representative of one of the oldest and most prominent families of New England. Mr. and Mrs. Butler have three children, viz.: Blanche, the wife of E. L. Ford, of Youngstown; Grace, wife of Arthur McGraw, of Detroit. Michigan. and Henry A.. a graduate of Harvard University, class of 1897. who is now with the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Mr. Butler is an ardent Republican and is very prominent in party councils. In 1868 he was elected a member of the first city council at Youngstown, and has twice since been elected to the same office. In 1900. he was sent as a delegate to the Republican National Convention held at Philadelphia. He has served also on the City Board of Health. Fraternally and socially, Mr. Butler belongs to a number of well-known organizations. He is a member of the Nathan Hale Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution; the American Geographical Society, of New York: the Union Club. of Cleveland: the Duquesne Club of Pittsburg. and the Youngstown Club of Youngstown. He is also interested in art and has probably the finest collection in the city. WILLIAM C. NIXON, a general farmer and large fruit-grower of Poland township residing on his farm of 61 acres, was born at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. February 18, 1851. and is a son of Robert and Mary (Obey) Nixon. Robert Nixon was engaged AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 719 in operating coal mines during his early life, but later retired to farm life in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, remaining there until 1879, when he returned to Pittsburg, where he died in 1891. William C. Nixon grew to manhood in the city of Pittsburg and learned the trade of heater in the Eagle Iron Works, at Saw Mill Run. In 1862, before he was 12 years old, he began working in the Singer-Nimmick Steel Works, remaining there for a number of years. when he went to Pipetown and worked at roll turning. When his father moved to the farm he gave up work in the mill and remained with his father until 1876, when he married Kate W. Green, a daughter of James Green. She was born and reared on a farm in Armstrong County Pennsylvania, and came from a very prominent family of Armstrong County. Three years after his marriage he removed to Allegheny and worked for 14 years as a heater for the Oliver Iron and Steel Company of that city. In 1892 he traded property which he owned in Allegheny, for his present farm, which originally consisted of 122 acres. It is situated in lot 75 and lies in the Lowellville Special School district, about half a mile north of Lowellville. He subsequently sold one-half of this land to George H. Nixon, a resident of Youngstown. Mr. Nixon has devoted ten acres of this land to apple, peach, pear, plum and other fruit-growing, the remainder to general farming. There is a fine supply of water on this place. there being two reservoirs, each containing 200 barrels of natural spring one of which he uses to irrigate the farm, and the other supplies water to the Lowellville cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Nixon have reared five children : Annie M., ; James G., who graduated from the Lowellville High School, also took a course at the State Normal School at Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and is now clerking for the Oliver Iron and Steel Company at Pittsburg; Horace, who graduated at the Lowellville High School, also attended the Raven High School of Youngstown, Ohio, and the Ohio State University at Columbus, is now connected with the civil engineer corps of the Pennsylvania Railroad ; Hugh Hamilton, who is a graduate of the Lowellville High school is also a graduate in the class of 1907, of the State Normal Scholl, at Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania ; and Ralph Clair, who attends the Lowellville High School. Mr. Nixon is a member of the Presbyterian Church of Lowellville. E. G. MILLER, general manager of The G. M. McKelvey Company, at Youngstown, has been identified with the interests of this city for a quarter of a century. He was born in Pennsylvania but accompanied his parents to Chicago, Illinois, in early youth and was educated in the schools of that city. In all his business career, Mr. Miller has been associated with the mercantile affairs. His early business training was received in Chicago, from which city he came to Youngstown and accepted a position with the Andrews Brothers, at Haselton. Three years later he entered the employ of The G. M. McKelvey Company and remained with that firm until 1891, when he organized the Albany Dry Dry Goods Company, of which he was general manager until 1894, when he went to New York. where he became associated with the firm of Hilton, Hughes & Company, successsors to A. T. Stewart, the great mercantile prince of the country, for so many years. One year later he returned to Youngstown to accept the management of The G. M. McKelvey Company, with which he has been identified ever since. Mr. Miller has other important business connections.. He is president of the Wheeler Mineral Spring Company ; a member of the board of directors of the J. B. Pierce Company, wholesale wall paper dealers, of Cleveland ; and is a stockholder in other firms. In 1896, Mr. Miller was united in marriage with Miss Todd, in Chicago, and they have one son. Forest Todd. Mr. and Mrs. Miller attend St. John's Episcopal Church. Mr. Miller has numerous fraternal, business 720 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY and social connections and among these are: the Chamber of Commerce, the Youngstown club, the Mahoning Golf club, the Rayen club and the Elks. JAMES A. CAMPBELL, president of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, at Youngstown, is one of this city's leading business men, and is identified with a number of important enterprises. Mr. Campbell was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, but was reared at Austintown, Mahoning County, and completed his education at the Niles High School and at Hiram College. After leaving college. Mr. Campbell was with the Morris Hardware Company for some time, and he then organized the Youngstown Ice Company, of which he was manager until 1890, when he engaged in the iron business. On November 28, 1900, the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company was organized and incorporated, with a capital of $600,000, which has been subsequently increased to $6,000,000. paid up stock, with a bond investment of $2,500,000, and undivided profits of $3,500,000. making about $12,000,000 capital used in the business. The officers of this immense concern are : J. A. Campbell, president ; H. G. Dalton, of Cleveland, first vice-president ; C. S. Robinson, second vice-president; George Day, secretary ; Richard Garlick, treasurer ; and W. B. Jones, auditor. The company manufactures pig iron, steel billets, steel sheet bar, galvanized iron and steel sheets and plates, and black and galvanized iron and steel pipe. These works employ 3500 men and their pay roll for the last year was $1,657,304.89, and will probably reach a much higher mark in the ensuing year. Mr. Campbell is one of the directors of the Dollar Saving and Trust Company ; is vice-president and director of the Youngstown Ice Company ; is president and director in the Central Stone Company; is president and director in the Union Ice Company ; is president and director in the Crystal Ice and Storage Company, and is a leading business factor, active and progressive in them all. In 1880, Mr. Campbell was married to Etta Place, of St. Petersburg, Pennsylvania, and they have three children, viz. : Louis J., a student at Yale University; Helen Marie and Rebecca Walton, both of whom are bright students in the Rayen High School. Mr. Campbell is a member of the board of trustees of the chamber of commerce, and he belongs to the National Union and to the Royal Arcanum. He is president of the Youngstown Club. JAMES LIGGETT, residing in Poland township, on the Youngstown and New Castle road, seven miles east of the former city, where he owns 65 acres of excellent land, in two farms, both located in lot 70 is one of the well-known men of this section of Mahoning County. He was born in Deer Creek township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, November 3. 1830, and is a son of William and Rosanna (Jackson) Liggett. The father of Mr. Liggett was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and was a son of Joseph Liggett, who accompanied him to America in 1819, when the younger was 16 years of age. They settled first in Coitsville townshop, on a farm adjoining that of John E. Gray. but subsequently removed to Pennsylvania and bought the farm in Lawrence County, on which James Liggett was born. There the grandfather died. Soon after settling in Lawrence County, William Liggett was married to Rosanna Jackson, who was a daughter of Joseph Jackson, who lived in Coitsville township, Mahoning County, where Mrs. Liggett was born and reared. After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Liggett went to housekeeping on the home farm of 106 acres, which William Liggett and his father owned in partnership. The children of William Liggett and wife were : an infant, that died at birth ; Joseph, deceased ; James ; Nancy, who married Alexander Barkley, both deceased; Jane, who married AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 723 Zalmon Matthews, residing in Kinsman township, Trumbull County ; John, who died aged six years; Mary Ann, deceased, who married John McLean, deceased ; William, residing at Lowellville, who served over three years in the Civil War, being a member of the Second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. In 1836, when James Liggett was six years of age, his parents moved to Coitsville township, where they rented a farm on which they lived for four years, when they moved to Lowellville. There William Liggett followed plastering and mason work from 1842 until 1870, the time of his death, having survived his wife for ten years. In the district schools of Coitsville township and at Lowellville, James Liggett secured a fair education and then went to work on a canal boat running- from Pittsburg to Cleveland, and later bought a boat which he continued to operate for himself, spending 14 years on the canal. For two years after leaving the water, he worked at getting out hearthstones for blast furnaces, at Lowellville. In 1869 he purchased his present farm, to which he came in April, 1870, since which time he has devoted his attention exclusively to general farming. In 1852, Mr. Liggett was married (first) to Harriet Richardson, who died in 1859, leaving two children, namely : John, residing at Millbank, Grant County, South Dakota, being clerk of the court. has three children ; and Harriet, who married Frank Buchanan, and resides at Grove City, Pennsylvania, has six children. On January 1, 1862, Mr. Liggett was married (second) to Isabella Saxton, and they have the following children : Eliza, who married Joseph Johnston, residing at East Liverpool. has three children; Mina, who married John James, residing in Green township, has three children; Anna, residing in Poland township, is the wife of Lyman Stacy ; Joseph Saxton, residing at Youngstown, has two children; Samuel J., residing at home; and Mary C., who married John Dickson, residing at Struthers, has one child. Mr. Liggett, with his family, belongs to the Presbyterian Church. DAVID MACKEY, whose death occurred December 21, 1900, was for a period of over three-quarters of a century a resident of Youngstown, where he was born June 10, 1824. For a great portion of this period he was very actively engaged in the real estate business. He was a son of Major and Margaret (Early) Mackey. The Mackey family is of Scotch extraction and was founded in Pennsylvania by David Mackey's grandfather, and there James Mackey was born in 1776. The latter came to Ohio as a pioneer in 1805, settling near Poland and spending the rest of his life in the counties of Trumbull and Mahoning. His title of major was gained through gallant service in the war of 1812. After this war, in 1816, with Colonel William Rayen, he embarked in a general mercantile business at Youngstown, utilizing a small log building, which was practically in the center of the then hamlet. With great foresight he invested in a large amount of land in this locality, and became,. after his marriage, an extensive farmer and stock raiser. He also did some surveying. In 1823 he married Margaret Early, a daughter of Thomas and Jane Early, natives of Ireland, who had settled at an early day near Coitsville: Major James Mackey and wife had eight children, as follows : David, whose name begins this sketch and whose portrait appears on a neighboring page; Nancy, who married William Braden and died at the age of 74 years; James, a respected citizen of Youngstown, who is extensively interested in real estate in Youngstown, and also in country property; Robert, who died aged 61 years ; Letitia, who is the wife of Andrew Kirk, of Youngstown; and John, Jean and Thomas, who died in childhood. Major Mackey died August 15, 1844, aged 68 years. He served as a member of the general assembly and was also treasurer of Trumbull County, a county commissioner and a justice of the peace. David Mackey engaged in the real estate business in early life and for a period of thirty-two years was associated in this business with his brothers, Robert and James, under the 724 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY firm style of Mackey Brothers. He and his brother James were among the principal projectors of the present street railway system of Youngstown, which was inaugurated in 1875, David Mackey being one of the first presidents of the system. Mr. Mackey was twice married : First on June 27, 1844, when Jane Braden became his wife. His second wife, whom he married October 5, 1882, was Martha M. Jones. Of the first union there were nine children, as follows,: Mrs. Olive Marstellar, deceased; Mrs. Margaret Fowler ; John ; Mrs. Kate Brewer, deceased ; Mary, James, Jr.. Jennie, Ida and Nancy, all deceased. Mr. Mackey is survived by his widow. He was a consistent member of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church and was liberal in his support of the church and also of various charitable institutions of the city. James Mackey, Jr.. son of David and Jane Mackey, was born December 17, 1856, in Mahoning County, and is now engaged in the real estate business in Youngstown, with an office at No. 142 West Federal street. He has a fine small farm adjoining the city on the east. JOHN N. EUWER'S SONS. This is a well known business name throughout Mahoning and other counties, representing as it does a large and important business enterprise of Youngstown, which was founded by the father of the present proprietors as far back as 1834. at New Castle, Pennsylvania, and was established by his sons at Youngstown, in 1881. John N. Euwer, father of the present proprietors, was born in Allegheny County. Pennsylvania. His first work was with the Erie. Canal during its period of construction between Rochester and Erie, and both he and brother Daniel kept working in this connection until the canal reached Conneaut. Ohio. In 1834 he returned to New Castle, where, with his brother Daniel, he established the store of D. & J. N. Euwer, of which the present business is a continuance. Daniel soon re tired, removing to Pittsburg, and Samuel C., a younger brother came into the business and the firm became J. N. & S. C. Euwer. On the death of the latter, J. N. Euwer became the sole owner and continued proprietor until 1867, when his sons, J. C. and W. D., became partners, and the firm then became J. N. Euwer & Sons. The business was continued under this style until 1878. when J. N. Euwer died and the firm style was changed to J. N. Euwer's Sons. In 1881, the four sons of the late J. N. Euwer came to Youngstown stated, buying out the business of A. W. Brownlee & Company, and they opened up in the store-room now occupied by the Williams Shoe Company. In 1866, while occupying a building on the north side the business was enlarged, but in 1900 fire devastated the whole stock. The present proprietors immediately rebuilt at Nos, 220-226 W. Federal street. erecting a structure almost double the size of the former one. two floors 67 by 200 feet in dimensions and three floors of 67 by 100 feet, this giving them over 20,000 square feet of floor space. This building was again destroyed January 20, 1907, the stock and building being a total loss. They then took up temporary occupancy of the building at No. 217 West Federal street awaiting the completion of the Stambaugh building on the Square, where they will occupy three floors and basement. They carry an immense stock of seasonable goods, employ at all times 100 people and occassionally 150, and conduct the largest department store in this section of the state. Walter D. Euwer, who with his son John N. Euwer (2) and Walter C.. has sole management of the business, was born at New Castle, Pennsylvania. was there reared and educated, and has been identified with the dry goods business since he was 15 years of age. In connection with his large interest mentioned, Mr. Euwer is one of the directors of the Mahoning National Bank. In 1873, Walter D. Euwer was married to Anna M. Courtney. who is a daughter of David M. Courtney. a prominent farmer in the vicinity of New Castle. They have four