850 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY pany of Hiawanna, Mississippi, and he spent three months there in the fall of 1906 in getting the business established. He also owns stock in the South West Land Company of Cuba. He was married September 15, 1903, to Belle Baker, a daughter of James Baker. Mr. Robinson is a member of the Knights of Pythias order. His portrait accompanies this C. J. LOMASNEY, vice-president of the Republic Rubber Company, one of the prominent citizens who has been identified with several of the leading business concerns of Youngstown, was born June 21, 1870, in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Lomasney was reared in Nashville and educated in a private school of that city, and remained there until 20 years of age. He then went to New York City and entered the employ of the Peerless Rubber Manufacturing Company, with whom he remained for about nine years. Corning then to Youngstown, Ohio, he became associated with the Republic Rubber Company, as vice-president, and has been thus connected since. Mr. Lomasney was married in December, 1902, to Miss Fannie Arms, a daughter of Warner Arms, one of Youngstown's leading citizens and manufacturers. Mr. Lomasney is a member of the Youngstown Club, the Mahoning Golf Club, and is also a member of the Larchmont Yacht Club of New York City. CHARLES W. FITCH, who is engaged in general farming and stock-raising on a tract of 80 acres, located in section 14, Coitsville township, is a prosperous agriculturist and well-known citizen. He was born March 3o, 1856, at Coitsville Centre, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of Robert and Jane (Moore) Fitch. Robert Fitch: was born in Maryland and was a small boy when his father died, after which his mother contracted a second marriage, with Mason Bell, and they moved to Coitsville township, Mahoning County, Ohio. Mrs. Bell died in Coitsville, in 1872, at the advanced age of 90 years. Charles W. Fitch was reared in Coitsville township and learned the carpenter trade, which he followed for about 20 years, during which time he built a great many houses and barns in Coitsville township. He also assisted in the erection of the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches of Coitsville Centre. He married Jane Moore, a native of Ireland who came to this country with her father, William Moore, when eight years old, and resided in Bazetta township, Trumbull County, Ohio, until the time of her marriage. She died in 1887. They had three children ; Mary A., Charles W., and Frank, the latter of whom died aged 18 months. After retiring from carpenter work, Mr. Fitch located on the old McBride farm of 94 acres, which he subsequently bought, and there he resided until his death, in September, 1901. Charles W. Fitch was reared in Coitsville township, learned the carpenter trade with his father, and followed the same for about 10 years. After his marriage, he rented and operated his father's farm for several years and then bought about two and one-half acres of this land, on which he resided for several years, after which he purchased his present farm of 8o acres, where he has since been engaged in general farming and stock-raising. He makes a specialty of raising horses. Mr. Fitch has made all of the improvements on the farm as there were no buildings here at the time of his purchase. He owns other land in Coitsville township, aggregating 148 acres, in four separate tracts. Mr. Fitch was married April 19, 1883, to Sarah Plant, a native of Bazetta township. Trumbull County, Ohio, who is a daughter of George and Eliza (Parsons) Plant. Her father, a native of Ireland, was a large, powerful man, six feet, one inch tall, and for years he was a member of the Royal Guards, to the late Queen Victoria. of England. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Fitch : Harry, Raymond, Mamie Jane, Myrtle Belle, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 851 and Charles Victor. Mr. Fitch and his family are members of the Coitsville Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he united when 16 years old. When quite young he served as superintendent of the Sunday school for two years and has been a steward in the church for the past 25 years. WILLIAM H. CREED, a successful farmer and one of the leading citizens of Struthers, residing on a fine farm of 160 acres located in section 12, Poland township, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, March 5, 1849, and is a son of William and Harriet ( Ames) Creed, a full sketch of whom will be found in this work under the name of John A. Creed. William Creed was but a few months old when his parents moved to the Rayen estate farm of 600 acres, in Coitsville township, on which he was reared, securing his education in the Milligan District school, in Coitsville township. His father died when he was 14 years old, after which he continued to reside with his mother until the time of his marriage. In 1875, one year after his marriage, be moved to Holland, near Warren, Trumbull County, and rented the Christopher Milligan farm for three years, after which he returned to Coitsville township and rented the Kimwell farm for seven years. In 1880, he bought his present farm, on which he located two years later, and immediately began making improvements. The house was then situated on the west end of the farm and this he moved to the east end, on the Struthers and Poland road, now known as Poland Avenue, and later sold this house after having removed it to another lot. In 1903, he built a commodious, modern 12-room house, and in 1889 he erected a fine large barn. Mr. Creed runs a dairy in connection with his farming. and keeps about 25 cows. With Dr. W. A. Morrison of Struthers. He bought 50 acres of land in Struthers, adjoining his farm, which was formerly the Joseph Sexton farm, and this property was laid out in town lots, the greater part of which have been sold. Mr. Creed is also a director of the Struthers Savings and Banking Company. Fraternally he is a member of the Protective Home Circle, and is religiously associated with the United Presbyterian Church of Struthers, of which he is a trustee. On April 30, 1874, Mr. Creed was united in marriage to Susan W. Reed, a daughter of John H. Reed, and a sister of William Reed, of whom a sketch appears in this work. Children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Creed, namely : . Nellie J., who married Enos Humm, of Struthers, has four children, Harry, Roy, Alice, and Frank ; L. S., who lives on the home farm, married Etta Fieldhouse, and has two children, Randall and Dudley; Frank R., who married Josephine Lauthers, of Youngstown, has one child, Wilson. Frank Creed, of the above family, is a member of the grocery firm, Creed & McNabb, at Struthers. LOUIS F. BARGER, treasurer and superintendent of The Mahoning Gas Fuel Company, at Youngstown, has. been a resident of this city since the spring of 1888. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Barger was reared and educated in his native State, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1866. For a few years he practiced his profession in Philadelphia and through the northwestern part of Pennsylvania. He then became interested in the oil fields and remained more or less identified with the industries of the oil sections until April, 1888, when he came from Oil City to Youngstown, at that time assuming the duties of his present position. During the Civil War, Mr. Barger served in both the land and sea forces of the Government. He was a member of the expedition sent to the West Indies to annex the island of Santo Domingo, and was also with the expedition under Commodore Shuefeldt to Tehuantepec and Nicaragua, in the interests of the ship canal. In 1876, at Geneva, New York, Mr. Barger was married to Louise Page, and they 852 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY have two children, namely : Helen Margaret, who married John Searight, residing at New Castle, Pennsylvania; and Adele C., who resides with her parents. Mr. Barger is a Knight Templar Mason. He belongs to George G. Meade Post No. 1, G. A. R., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. SAMUEL WERREN, a representative agriculturist of Goshen township, who is extensively engaged in dairying and cheese manufacturing, owns one of the finest farms in this vicinity. consisting of 294 1/2, acres, situated in section 7. Mr. Werren was born in the canton of Berne, Switzerland, August 5, 1860, and is a son of John and Magdalena (Martin) Werren. The parents of Mr. Werren were born in Switzerland. The father is deceased, but the mother still survives, having reached her 87th year. Samuel Werren was educated in the excellent schools of his native land. In 1883, he came to America, locating in Columbiana County. Ohio, where he followed agricultural pursuits for a time and then engaged for several years in making Swiss cheese, for John A. Summers, near Georgetown, Columbiana County. It was not difficult to create a public demand for this delicious cheese, and Mr. Werren decided to go into the business on his own account. He came to Goshen township and rented his present farm for seven years, and then moved to Smith township. in the vicinity of Sebring. In 1899, he returned to this farm, which he then purchased. and which he has continued to improve. In addition to general farming, dairying, and cheese manufacturing, Mr. Werren has become identified with cattle-raising, breeding from registered Holsteins. He now owns a herd of 100 of these beautiful, valuable cattle, of which he is justly proud. for their equal are seldom seen. Mr. \Werren is a wide-awake business man and thoroughly understands all the details of his many industries. On December 31, 1892. Mr. Werren was married to Louisa \Werren, who was also born in Switzerland. With his wife, Mr. Werren belongs to the German Reform Church. at Alliance. Politically, Samuel Werren is a Republican. but he is too much occupied with his many business interests to care for any local office. His success in life has come to him through his own efforts, as Mr. Werren is an excellent type of that class known as self-made men. ALFRED DETCHON, one of the most prominent and highly respected citizens of Milton township. residing on a tract of 60 acres, was born in 1837, in Boardman township. Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of Solomon and Anna ( McKee) Detchon. Oswald Detchon, grandfather of Albert Detchon. was a native of England. After his marriage to Miss Carr, he came to America and subsequently located on a farm of 300 acres in Boardman township, Mahoning County. Ohio. This land was divided among his three sons, Solomon Detchon. father of Alfred, was born in Boardman township. resided on his share of his father's estate. consisting of 100 acres, until his death in 1869. He was one of the first justices of Boardman township. He married Anna McKee. who was born in Trumbull County, Ohio. and died in 1898. aged 89 years. They were the parents of five children, four of whom are living. Alfred Detchon was reared to manhood on his father's farm in Boardman township. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in Company E, Second Regiment. Ohio Cavalry, at Canfield, contracting for three years, but on account of disability, he was discharged before a year had passed. He then returned to Boardman township where he continued to live until after his marriage, when he sold his property there and came to Milton township. where he has since resided. He was married in 1865. to Martha Eholtz. a native of Ohio, and a daughter of Frederick and Amelia AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 853 (Zedaker) Eholtz, both natives of Ohio, the former of Springfield and the latter of Boardman township, Mahoning County. Mr. and Mrs. Detchon have ten children, all of whom are living, namely : Jessie, Ella. Fred. Herbert, Clara. Edith, Emory, Margaret, Blanche, and Vernon. Emory saw military service in the Phillipine Islands. GORDON COOK, attorney at law, at Youngstown, with offices in the Dollar Bank Building, was born in 1879, on a farm near Clarendon, Orleans County, New York, his family being an old settled one of that locality. His father. Rev. F. W. Cook, is a minister in the Methodist Church. Mr. Cook was reared in Orleans County and completed his liberal education at the Syracuse University, receiving his degree of Bachelor of Science, in 1899, and of Bachelor of Law in the same year. He immediately' took a post graduate course at Vanderbilt University, at Nashville. Tennessee. and on its completion came to Youngstown. He soon formed a partnership with Hon. E. H. Moore, which was continued for a few years, but for some years he has been practicing alone. He is a member of the Law Library Association. In 1900, Mr. Cook was married to Mary Stambaugh, youngest daughter of D. B. Stambaugh, of this city. Politics have always been of interest to Mr. Cook, but he has sought no political favors. Fraternally he is connected with the Elks. WARREN L. RIPLEY. a leading citizen of Ellsworth township, residing on his well-improved farm situated at the edge of the village of Ellsworth. owns 140 acres of some of the best land in Mahoning County. Mr. Ripley was born April 26. 1842. in Ellsworth township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of Hervey. and Henrietta ( Sackett) Ripley. Gen. William Ripley, the grandfather of Warren L., came to Ellsworth township, in 1805, accompanied from Connecticut by his brother Hervey, who died in 1813, Captain Coit and Andrew Fitch. All were brave, adventurous young men, who had had some Indian fighting experiences and were prepared for the hardships of pioneer life. They erected a frame building, two stories in height and 18 feet square and this remained their home for two years. This building still stands on Mr. Ripley's farm. Each member of this quartet, with the possible exception of Hervey Ripley, subsequently married and from them have descended many who are representative people through this part of Ohio. In 1807, Gen. William Ripley returned to Connecticut, where he married Susan Bingham, whose mother belonged to the Bradford family. the ancestors of which family came to New England on the Mayflower. William Ripley died in 1859. His family included four sons and three daughters, namely : Adeline, who married Joseph Colt, died in Ellsworth township; Edwin, who died at Princeton, Illinois; Emily, who married Josiah Fitch, died in Wisconsin; Susan, who married Joseph Edwards, died at Marquette, Michigan; Hervey, of whom there is no special mention ; William, Who was born in 1818, the last survivor of this family, died in the winter of 1906-7; and John B., a clergyman, who was a chaplain in the United States Marine Corps, died while stationed at Philadelphia. Hervey Ripley, father of Warren L., was born February 23, 1816, in Ellsworth township, and died April 25, 1894, aged 78 years. On January 7, 1838, he married Huldah Henrietta Sackett. who died in 1874. She was born in Ellsworth township, Mahoning. County. and was a daughter of Moses and Cornelia (Fox) Sackett, who were natives of Connecticut, and very early settlers in Mahoning County. There were ten children born to Hervey Ripley and wife, one of whom died in infancy, five sons and four daughters surviving to maturity. Judith P., married Walter. Smith, who was a soldier in the Civil War, and died in a hospital at New Haven, Ken- 854 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY tucky. Thomas, who served in the Third Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, enlisting from that state, married (first) Sarah Hughes, of Ellsworth. and (second) Annie Ogden. He died at Atlanta, Georgia, where he was in the contracting business. Warren L. Ward, who served in Company F, Forty-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for four years and three months. resides at Olithia, Kansas. He married Ella Woodward, of Michigan. Edgar, who served 100 days in the 155th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, residing at Olithia, Kansas. He married Rachel Furgerson, of Milton township, Mahoning County. William never married. Warren L. Ripley was educated in the district schools and Cottage Hill Academy. In September, 1861, he enlisted for service in the War of the Rebellion, in Company F, Forty-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered out November 27, 1865. The first battle of importance in which Mr. Ripley participated was that of Shiloh, April 7, 1862, and the last, that of Nashville, December 16, 1864, but between these two dates he had risked his life in 56 other engagements, large and small. For 100 days he was under fire in the Atlanta campaign, but he fortunately was never seriously injured. After the surrender of General Lee his regiment was sent to the Texas border on account of trouble being expected with Mexico. but as Napoleon III wisely withdrew his French army, the Federal soldiers soon dispersed to their various homes, Mr. Ripley coming to Columbus and shortly afterward reaching Ellsworth township. After his long absence Mr. Ripley soon had farming operations under way and until the present he has continued to engage in general agriculture and stock-raising, in which he is ably assisted by his son, who has been given a half interest in the farm of 140 acres, which is jointly owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ripley. On January 17, 1866, Mr. Ripley was married to Susanna Miller, who is a daughter of Eli and Catherine (Gee) Miller, old residents, the former of whom was born in Ellsworth township, in 1821, and the latter in Delaware township, Westchester County, New York, in 1822. She came to Ellsworth township with her parents, Rev. Nicholas and Nancy (Furman) Gee, one of twelve children. Rev. Nicholas Gee came here in 1825, and was a local minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the first of his faith in this community. He died May 14, 1867, aged 70 years. Mrs. Miller died in 1903, aged 82 years. John Miller, the grandfather of Mrs. Ripley, was born in 1789, and died at the age of 94 years. Prior to coming to Ohio. he lived at Tyrone. Pennsylvania, from which point he started with his family and possessions, in covered wagons. The trip to Ellsworth township consumed fifteen days, a stop having been made for .a short period in Poland township. He settled in the northeast part of the township and lived there until his death. The Miller family is of German extraction and John Philip Miller, Mrs. Ripley's great-grandfather. was one of the earliest settlers of Ellsworth township and a prominent man there. He had served in the War of 1812, and made a local reputation as a musician. He was a member of the Reformed Church and was buried in the cemetery of that church, at Canfield. The parents of Mrs. Ripley reared two orphan boys, Ira F. Powers and William W. Craig, as their own. Ira F. Powers was born March 24, 1843, in Beaver County. Pennsylvania. His father lost his life while firing the salute which marked the completion of the Fort Wayne Railroad through the Darlington cuts, a premature explosion doing much damage and causing the death of Mr. Powers. Ira F. Powers served as a soldier in the Civil War, as a member of Company C. 11th Regiment. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was the first volunteer from Ellsworth township. Wm. W. Craig was a son of John Wesley Craig. He died from typhoid fever, at Nashville, Tennessee, during the Civil War. Mr. and Mrs. Ripley have had two children, Catherine and Sehon Miller. The former was born July 14. 1883, and died April 20, 1891. The latter was born September I I. 1890, and has obtained his education in the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 855 public schools. He is a very bright, intelligent and engaging young man and has a wide circle of friends in the neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Ripley are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he is one of the stewards and belongs also to the board of trustees. Politically Mr. Ripley has been a life-long Republican and has served as township treasurer. He belongs to Trescott Post, No. 10, Grand Army of the Republic, at Salem, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Ripley are noted for their hospitality. They have a beautiful old home in which Mrs. Ripley has lived for fifty-two years.   ANDREW REESH, who is the proprietor of the Reesh Basket Works, at New Springfield, which is one of the important industries of that place, also oversees the extensive farming operations on almost 300 acres of fine land, all of which, with the exception of 15 acres, is situated in Springfield township, this balance being in Beaver township. Mr. Reesh was born in Unity township, Columbiana County, Ohio, and is a son of Benjamin and Rebecca (Kuntz) Reesh. The father of Mr. Reesh was born also in Unity township, where he owned 15 acres of land, which he sold when Andrew was about eight years of age, removing at that time to Crawford County, Pennsylvania. During the last eleven years of his life he resided with his son at New Springfield. Andrew Reesh is one of Springfield township's most substantial citizens and is a self-made man. He was given almost no educational opportunities in his youth, but nevertheless he has much more than held his own in the battle of life, has acquired valuable property and has become one of the leading business citizens of his community, accomplishing all this through his own efforts. During his youth he was always industrious, working on farms in Columbiana and Mahoning counties. and also following the carpenter trade. When he decided to embark in business at New Springfield, he sold his farm of 17 acres which 17e then owned and which included a sawmill, about two miles south of New Springfield, and in 1887, Mr. Reesh started into the manufacturing of hoops, that being the foundation of his present business, but shortly afterward increased his facilities, and since then has manufactured baskets, barrel headings, shingles etc. His factory is fitted with first-class machinery, including fifteen basket machines, and also a cider press. He manufactures pint, quart and gallon baskets, his factory having a capacity of about 100,000 a week at present, and his sales are commensurately large. During the summer of 1906, he shipped over 2,000, 000 baskets alone to California and ships to other states, particularly Michigan. Daring the busy season he gives employment to from 40 to 42 men, women and boys, paying good wages and thus assists materially in the prosperity of the communtiy. Mr. Reesh married Lena Whitmore, who is a daughter of David Whitmore, of Unity township, and they have eleven children : John, who works with his father, married Mary Peters and they have five children; Clark, who is railroading; Elsa, residing at home; Alice, who married Jonas Sheely, residing in New Springfield ; Icephene and Josephine, twins, the former of whom married Daniel Seeger, residing in New Springfield; Nettie, who married Elmer Crouse, and resides in Columbiana County; Nonie, residing at home; and three who died in infancy. In politics Mr. Reesh is a Democrat. He is a member of the Knights of Maccabees, at New Springfield. Mr. Reesh's success, which he has reached entirely by his own efforts, should prove a source of encouragement to other young men, placed, at the beginning of life, in a like situation. THOMAS J. McVEY, a prominent citizen of Coitsville township, a member of its school board, and identified for the past five years with the land purchasing interests of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, resides on his farm, which is situated on the Youngstown and Lowell- 856 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY ville highway, east of the former city. Mr. McVey was born May 31, 1862, in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of John and Isabella (Johnston) McVey. The father of Mr. McVey was born in County Antrim, Ireland, and was a son of Daniel McVey, who died in that country. In his youth he went to the coal mines of Scotland, where he worked until 1850, when he was 23 years of age, when he emigrated to America and located immediately at Lowellville, where he began work in the coal fields. He was a man of exceptional business faculty and in a very short time he began to lease coal and ore lands, and entered into shipping their products to Brier Hill by way of the old canal. Subsequently, John McVey went to Illinois, where he associated himself with William Graham, who was a cousin of his wife and an uncle of Prosecuting Attorney Graham, of Youngstown, and together they opened up the first coal mine in Illinois. Mr. McVey then moved to Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, buying a farm situated one-half mile east of the State line on the Youngstown and New Castle road, and this farm was the birthplace of his son, Thomas J. McVey. The mother of Mr. McVey was born in Ireland but was taken to Scotland in early youth by her father, Robert Johnston-, who emigrated to America at a later day and settled in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, on a farm adjacent to the one on which Thomas J. McVey was born. When the latter was five years old, his parents sold the farm in Lawrence County and bought one located in Poland township, between Lowellville and Struthers. The father bought three separate farms in Poland and Coitsville townships, aggregating 300 acres of good land, and the :family still retain two farms in Poland township and one in Coitsville, although they have disposed of some of the property, the Pennsylvania and Lake Erie Railroad having bought 23 acres of the farm on which Thomas J. McVey lives, and the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company having bought about the same amount, while a large tract out of the 100 acres has been divided into building lots. After retiring from. the coal mining business, which he did when Thomas J. was still young, John McVey devoted the rest of his life entirely to agricultural pursuits and died on his farm in Poland township, July 24, 1901. His widow resides in Youngstown, They had seven children, namely : Margaret Jane, who died aged two and one-half years; John E., formerly a prominent attorney at Youngstown, died November 24, 1905; Robert W., residing in Coitsville township; Thomas J.; Hannah Jane, who married Daniel Davis, residing in Youngstown; Isabella Frances, who married James S. Potter, residing in Youngstown; and Charles Y., residing at Cleveland. Thomas J. McVey was educated in the schools of Lowellville, and up to 1902, devoted his attention to farming, retiring at that time from agricultural pursuits to turn his attention to other lines of business. Since then he has been connected with the Pennsylvania Railroad as purchaser of rights of way. Since January I, 1905, he has served on the school board. Mr. McVey married Althea J. Reed, who is a daughter of John and Samantha Reed, and they have one child, Cecil Reed, aged 19 years. CHARLES J. ROLLER, the successful operator of a valuable farm of 157 acres, which is situated in section 23, Green township, is a prominent citizen of this neighborhood and a member of one of its old families. Charles J. Roller was born in Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio, August 3, 1867, and is a son of the late Samuel W. and Sarah E. (Hole) Roller. The late Samuel W. Roller was born in Green 'township, April 30, 1826, and died March 30, 1902. He was a son of Michael and Isabel (Calvin) Roller, and a grandson of John Roller, who came to Green township from Tennessee, as early as 1802. His son, Isaac Roller, was the first white male child AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 859 born in this township. All the early history of Green township shows the prominence of the Roller family. They cleared the land, made roads, built school houses and established places for. religious worship, giving encouragement to every civilizing influence. Samuel W. Roller spent his whole life in Green township, and he was one day over one year old when his parents settled on the present farm, which is known as the Samuel W. Roller homestead. It is owned by his heirs and is operated by Charles J. Of the nine children of Samuel W. and Sarah E. Roller seven are living, as follows : Elvira J., who married Oliver S. Walter, residing at Greenford; Melissa, who is the widow of Dr. J. H. Calvin, late of Salem, Ohio; Arthur C., residing near Columbiana; Anna L., who married Jacob D. Cook, residing at Salem; Ida I., who resides with her mother at Green ford; and Charles J. and Ernest I., residing in Green township. The late Samuel W. Roller served a number of terms as trustee of Green township, elected on the Republican ticket. His widow resides at Greenford and is a consistent member of the Disciples Church. Charles J. Roller grew to man's estate in his native place and was educated in school district No. 7. He has been accustomed to farm work from his youth and is considered one of the leading agriculturists and fruit-growers of this part of the county. His late father was also interested in growing fine fruit. On August 26, 1903, Mr. Roller was married to Irene Porter, who was born in Canfield township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a daughter of A. Porter of that township. In politics Mr. Roller is a strong supporter of the principles of the Republican party and he has served as township trustee, and in 1900 was township census enumerator. Fraternally he belongs to the Blue Lodge, F. & A. M., at Leetonia, and the Chapter at Salem; is also a Knight of Pythias and a member of the Greenford Grange, Patrons of Husbandry. Mr. Roller is a very popular citizen in his neighborhood, his best friends being those who have - 44 - known him from boyhood, which is a pretty: fair test of character. THOMAS A. CREED, owner and proprietor of the Creed Stock Farm, which consists of 112 acres, all of which with the exception of 11 acres lying across the line in Trumbull County, is situated in Youngstown township, resides on the old William Price farm, in Coitsville township, this property having formerly belonged to his father-in-law. He was born in Somersetshire, England, September 30, 1845, son of William and Harriet (Ames) Creed. His parents came to America when he was about three years of age. They settled in Coitsville township, Mahoning County, where William Creed rented farming land from the late Judge William Rayen, for 3o years. William Creed died aged 55 years, but his widow has survived to a venerable but not helpless age. She has reached her 89th year and when 85 years of age was able to enjoy her usual social life and to entertain her friends with instrumental music. She resides with a daughter, Mary J. Millikin, at Youngstown. Thomas A. Creed was about 19 years old when his father died and he remained at home-until he married, when he took charge of the William Price farm and worked for his father-in-law on shares for thirteen years. He. then moved to Fosterville, in Youngstown township, and lived there on rented land for five years, but in 1888 he bought 118 acres from H. H. Stambaugh, taking possession of it in the following spring. Here he carried on general farming, stock-raising and dairying for fourteen years, but in the spring of 1903, came to the present farm. In a large degree Mr. Creed is a self-made man, having gained independence through his own industry and good management. In 1871 Mr. Creed was married to Ella B. Price, a daughter of William B. and Matilda E. (McFarland) Price. William B. Price was born at Hubbard, Ohio, a son of James S. and Sarah Ann (Duer) Price, who were na- 860 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY tives of Connecticut. He remained in Hubbard until he was 17 years old and then came to Coitsville township, where he learned the blacksmith trade with Thomas McGeehan, subsequently entering into partnership with him. His wife, Matilda Elizabeth McFarland Price, is a daughter of William and Elizabeth McFarland, the former of whom was born in Ireland and was an early settler in Coitsyille township. In 1831 William McFarland built the old stone house to which the parents of Mrs. Creed moved, from Coitsville Center, when she was five years old. The William Price farm originally contained 123 acres, but a large portion of it has been sold to the Youngstown Land & Improvement Company. Mr. and Mrs. Creed have had four children, namely : William Price, residing on his father's farm in Youngstown township, who who married Cora Corll and has two children, Carl W. and Mabel Lucile; James S., who died January 31, 1901, aged 28 years; Matilda Caroline, who married Samuel Riblet, residing in Boardman township; and Cora P., who married James A. Thornton., and has one child, Dorothy Isabel. Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Creed appear in connection with this sketch. WILLIAM DICKSON McBRIDE, one of the prominent and influential farmers of Coitsville township, residing on his farm of 87 acres, located in section 20, was born in October, 1840, on his present farm, and is a son of John and Sarah (Dickson) McBride. John McBride was born on his father's farm in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and was a son of Samuel McBride, who was one of the early pioneers of Lawrence County, and remained at home until he reached his majority, when he came to Mahoning County, Ohio, and located on a farm in Coitsville township. He married Sarah Dickson, who was born near Lowellville, in Poland township, and they became the parents of two children : Wil liam Dickson and Achsa, the latter of whom is deceased. Both parents of Mr. McBride died on this farm. William Dickson McBride was reared on his present farm, and with the exception of about eighteen months spent in Iowa, has always lived here and has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He is recognized as one of the township's most successful farmers and sterling citizens. Mr. McBride was married in 1875 to Sarah Elizabeth Cowden, who died in 1903. She was a daughter of Reynolds Cowden, and for many years was a popular school teacher. She is survived by her two children, Grace and Osie, both of whom are single and reside at home. Mr. McBride is a member of the Mahoning United Presbyterian Church. WILLLIAM SHIPTON, a well-known truck gardener of Coitsville township, residing on a tract of 30 acres located in section 14, was born at Lowellville, Mahoning County, Ohio, November 5, 1855, and is a son of Thomas and Permelia (McGill) Shipton. Thomas Shipton was born in England and came to this country after reaching maturity, locating at Lowellville, where he engaged in gardening. He subsequently moved to Springfield, Illinois, where he also worked at gardening for many years. He served during the entire Civil War, enlisting as cannoneer in a company of light artillery from Illinois, and at one time was a prisoner in Libby Prison. His death occurred shortly after returning from the army. He married Permelia McGill, who was a daughter of Robert McGill, a farmer of Poland township, whose father laid out the town of Lowellville, which was at that time known as McGillsville. William Shipton was but one year old when his parents removed to Springfield, Illinois, where they resided for about eighteen years, coming back to Mahoning County in 1873. After returning to Lowellville, Mr. Shipton engaged in gardening, until 1899, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 861 when he came to Coitsville township and purchased his present place of 3o acres. He has erected three greenhouses, the largest 40x110 feet, and the other two are 38x50 and 18x50 feet respectively, which are all heated by a hot water system. He wholesales his products in Youngstown. Mr. Shipton was married November 8, 1883, to Elizabeth Brockelsby, of Illinois. They have three children, namely : Charles Francis, who is superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday school at Coitsville Centre; Melia, who married George Vail, and Emma. Mr. Shipton is a member of the Junior Order of American Mechanics. A. F. FORCE. a substantial farmer of Milton township, Mahoning County, Ohio, residing on a farm of 75 acres, was born on his present farm, and is a son of William and Susan (Garee) Force. William Force, the father of A. F. Force, was born about one and one-half miles north of the center of Milton township, and was a son of William and Margaret (Reeves) Force, natives of New Jersey, who drove from New Jersey to Ohio in a one-horse wagon and located in Milton township. Grandfather Force was a miller by trade and worked in what was known as the Old Mill at Pricetown, Milton township, which has disappeared. He subsequently located on the farm where his son William afterward lived, and he built the house in which his grandson now resides. William Force, the second, spent his life in Milton township and always followed farming. He died in 1896, when in his 66th year. He was a Democrat. A. F. Force was reared on his father's farm in Milton township and attended the local schools. In 1888 he was married to Lucy Strock, a native of Newton township, and a daughter of Joseph and Susan (Kistler) Strock. both of whom are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Force have five children : Bales J., Susan, Erland, Lillian and Wilbur. ABRAHAM ZIMMERMAN, the well-known proprietor of Maple Heath Farm, a fine estate consisting of 207 acres, located in section 34, Green township, was born December 14, 1825, in Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of Captain Joseph and Elizabeth (Witeleather) Zimmerman. The founder of the Zimmerman family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was John Zimmerman, who emigrated from Germany and settled there in 1725, securing much land in the neighborhood of New Holland. In 1802, John Zimmerman, grandfather of Abraham, came ifrom Lancaster County to Mahoning County, Ohio, entering section 34, Green township, and in 1804 and 1805 the Zimmerman family in general settled on section 34, in the latter year building a log cabin in the midst of the woods. Captain Joseph Zimmerman, father of Abraham, was born May 9, 1781, in Lancaster County, and died in Mahoning County in 1864. He was an officer in. the war of 1812 and subsequently became one of the most prominent men of Green township. He married Elizabeth Witeleather, who was a daughter of John Witeleather, who was born in Germany, came to America and fought under General Washington in the Revolutionary War. Abraham Zimmerman was reared on his father's farm, on which he still resides, attended the district schools during his boyhood and from early youth took an interest in farming and stock-raising. On May 23, 1850, Mr. Zimmerman was married to Elizabeth Shimp, who was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of Samuel Shimp, who died in Franklin County. When Mrs. Zimmerman was 12 years old she accompanied her widowed mother and brothers and sisters to Mahoning County, and she was reared on a 'farm in Beaver township. Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman have had four children : Rev. Joseph C., deceased, formerly a well-known minister in the Lutheran Church; Samuel L., who died in childhood ; John L., a prominent attorney residing at Springfield, Ohio; and Catherine 862 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY Isadore, who married Rev. E. W. Simon, who is pastor of the Lutheran Church at Akron. The only survivor of the above family is the son residing at Springfield. In November, 1900, Mr. Zimmerman was also bereaved of his beloved wife, to whom he had been united for over half a century. She was a woman of Christian life and was a devoted member of the Lutheran Church. In politics Mr. Zimmerman is a Democrat. For a number of years he was a trustee of Green township, and served three years as a justice of the peace, during which time he tried twenty-one civil suits. For more than sixty years he has been a member of the Lutheran Church at Washingtonville, has served as one of the deacons and has always been interested in the work of the Sunday school. In former years he was identified with the order of Odd Fellows. Probably no man in Green township is more generally respected and esteemed than is Abraham Zimmerman. JOHN GAULT, a leading citizen of Jackson township, and a representative of one of its oldest families, was born December 27, 1836, in Jackson township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of Robert and Marjorie (Ewing) Gault. The early history of the Gault family settles in Pennsylvania, and it is probable that from that state the great-grandfather entered the ranks of the Patriot army, during the War of the Revolution, and the fact is substantiated that he was a personal friend of the great commander, General Washington. His son, Robert Gault, paternal grandfather of John Gault, was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and migrated from there to the Western Reserve in 1800, settling in Jackson township in what was then Trumbull, but subsequently became Mahoning County. He married Charlotte Bowman, who was of German descent and a native of Pennsylvania. He served in the war of 1812. His death occurred in October, 1814, and he was buried on Rocky River, near Cleveland. The maternal grandfather of John Gault was John Ewing, who was born in Ireland and emigrated to America in company with his mother, one brother and two sisters, in 1800. They remained in Pennsylvania until 1804, when they moved to Jackson township, Ma-honing County, Ohio, and for more than a century this family has been prominently identified with the affairs of this section. Andrew Gault, a brother to the father of John Gault, was the first white child born in Jackson township, and he married a daughter of John Ewing and a sister to the mother of John Gault, and she was the first female child born to white parents in Jackson township. The two families, Gault and Ewing, are close kindred. Robert Gault, son of Robert and father of John, was born in Pennsylvania, and lived a long and useful life, mainly devoted to agricultural pursuits. His death occurred in January, 1892. He married Marjorie Ewing in 1834, who was one of a family of twelve children born to John and Margaret R. Ewing. Her birth took place in 1816 and she still suryives, bearing well the weight of her 91 years, and resides on the home farm, now conducted by her son Gibson J., where she has lived for seventy-two years. Robert and Marjorie Gault were parents of twelve children, eleven of whom grew to maturity and nine still survive, the majority of them being residents of Mahoning County and among her best and most substantial citizens, namely: John, Alexander and Margaret, twins, Mary Ann, Andrew, Caroline, Martha J., Gideon, Samuel S., William, Gibson J., and Robert E. Of the above family, Alexander, residing at Struthers, served gallantly as a soldier in the Civil War, and was a member of Company F, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He married (first) Elizabeth Forsythe, of Muskingum County. His twin sister, Margaret, married Thomas H. Bellard, and they reside in Ashtabula County. Mary Ann is the wife of J. A. Smith, residing at Struthers. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 863 Andrew was a veteran of the Civil War, having re-enlisted after serving a term of three years, as a member of Company F, 4th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. At Dallas, Georgia, he was wounded so seriously that he lost an arm and died from the effects of blood poisoning. Caroline died aged 18 months. Martha J., deceased, was the wife of D. A. Wilson, of Youngstown. Gideon, residing at Warren, was formerly a prominent farmer. He married Olive Mason, of Mecca, Trumbull County. Samuel S., a prominent farmer and large landowner in Ellsworth township, married Alice Williams. Gibson J., who is president of the Jackson township school board and a successful farmer and stock-raiser, resides on the old homestead and cares for his venerable mother. He married Harriet Duncan., of Berlin township. Robert E., who is also a successful farmer of Jackson township, married Jessie Dunlap, who was born in Michigan. John Gault was educated in the district schools of Jackson township and at Canfield Academy. He has been interested in agricultural pursuits all his life and has resided on his present valuable farm of 166 acres since 1870. He is justly ranked with the leading farmers and stock-raisers of this section. Mr. Gault was married (first) in September, 1861, to Louisa M. Johnson, who was a sister of Judge J. R. Johnson, of Youngstown. She was accidentally killed in a railroad accident in Medina County, Ohio, in September, 1888, and was survived by three children, viz.: Joseph G., Lula Olive and George F. Joseph G. Gault, the eldest son of John Gault, was born December 27. 1863, and completed his education at the Ohio Normal College. He married a schoolmate, Cora Bennett, and they live in Union County, where Mr. Gault is a successful farmer. They have three children : John B., Howard and Mary L. Lula Olive Gault graduated first from the Union school at Youngstown and completed the classical course at Hiram College, where she spent seven years in study. Subsequently she became the wife of Rev. J. E. Lynn, who is pastor in charge of the First Disciple Church at Warren. They have two children, Emerson and Rachel. George F. Gault, the second son, was born August 9, 1879, spent three years at the Rayen High School at Youngstown and two years at the Ohio Normal University at Ada. He married Floy Henry, of Ada, Ohio, and they have one child, Axia Marjorie. John Gault was married (second) to Mrs. Sarah Jane (Davis) Sampson, in 1890, who died in 1899. Mr. Gault was married (third) to Mrs. Margaret J. (Copeland) Armstrong, of Columbiana County. Almost since his youth Mr. Gault has taken an active interest in politics and has been identified with the Republican party. For a number of years he has been in service on the school board, and in 1882 he was elected a county commissioner of Mahoning County. His administration of the office so satisfied his fellow citizens that he was re-elected in the fall of 1885. He fills the office of justice of the peace in Jackson township, and in all public matters, his advice is asked and his judgment consulted. On many occasions he has been a party delegate to the Republican county and congressional conventions and on one occasion he was a delegate to the state convention. He is a man of fine presence and affable manner and makes an excellent representative, both of his party and of his community. He is one of the leading members of the Presbyterian Church in this section. Both the Gaults and the Ewings were prominently identified with the founding of schools and religious edifices in the early days of their settlement here, dating back to the time when the only roads through the forests were the trails of the Indians. ENSIGN N. BEARDSLEY, residing on his valuable farm of 133 acres, situated in section 24, Green township, is a successful farmer and dairyman and is also a representative citizen of this neighborhood. Mr. Beardsley was born in Canfield township, Mahoning County, Ohio, 864 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY October 2, 1873, and is a son of Almus and Mary P. (Dean) Beardsley, the latter of whom died December 5, 1905. The Beardsley family is of English extraction and the founders in America came to New England in colonial days. From there the sons and daughters in succeeding generations have spread through many states, th:e first one 'coming to this section of Ohio being Captain Philo Beardsley, the grandfather of Ensign N. He was a native of Connecticut and was a very early settler in Canfield township, where his son Almus was born January 2, 1829. The latter is one of the old and substantial citizens of that township. He was one of the early encouragers of the Grange movement and has been identified with the development of other interests. In politics he is a Republican. Ensign N. Beardsley was reared in Canfield township and educated in the public schools and the Northeastern Ohio Normal College at Canfield. He was also a student for a short period in the agricultural department of the Ohio State University at Columbus. His one surviving brother, Hiram J., farming in Canfield township, and his one sister, Sarah T., who married W. C. Wilson, residing at Canfield, also enjoyed excellent educational advantages. Mr. Beardsley is considered a very capable farmer and an equally successful dairyman. In the latter industry he has well-fitted quarters and conducts his business along modern lines. On May 6, 1895, Mr. Beardsley was married to Flora Stewart, who was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Josiah Stewart, late of Franklin Square, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Beardsley have had eight children, the four surviving being: Daniel S., Ruby, Noble W. and Almus L. Mr. Beardsley is a friend of education, and his children will have many advantages. In politics he yotes generally with the Republican party, but claims a right to act independently when his judgment urges him to do so. Mr. Beardsley has long been a member of Greenford Grange No. 1085, Patrons of Husbandry, of which he is now master, and is always ready to take part in movements looking to the development of better agricultural conditions. He is a member of the Disciples Church at Greenford. ISAAC CATTELL, a prominent citizen of Beloit and a former assessor of Smith township, was born September 29, 1836, in Smith township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of Ezra and Henrietta (Stanley) Cattell. The Cattell family came to this part of Ohio from Pennsylvania, and James Cattell, the grandfather, was one of the earliest settlers in Goshen township. Ezra Cattell was reared in Goshen township, but after his marriage he settled in Smith township, on a farm then covered with the native forest, but which is the present site of a part of the. busy town of Beloit. Ezra Cattell built his log cabin in what then seemed an outpost of civilization. He married Henrietta Stanley, who was a daughter of Thomas Stanley, who was one of the earliest settlers of Smith township, where he acquired large tracts of government land which became of great value as the country became settled. Both Ezra Cattell and wife died on the pioneer farm in Smith township, and of their children, the following survive : Thomas, residing at Beloit ; Isaac; Esther. residing at Beloit, is the widow of Albert Cobb, formerly of Smith township; Binford T. Alzada, residing at Alliance, who married John Johnson, while those deceased were: Hannah, Clark, Albert and Ezraetta. In political sentiment, Ezra Cattell was a Republican. He was a leading member of the East Goshen Friends Church. In his death Smith township lost one of its best and most exemplary and useful citizens. Isaac Cattell was reared and educated in Smith township, growing to young manhood as his father's assistant in his agricultural operations. He has always resided in Smith township, where, at various times, he has assumed duties of a public character. For several years he was assessor of the township and AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 865 for a number of terms was assistant assessor. On August 26, 1862, Mr. Cattell was married to Rebecca A. Pettit, who was born in Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio, May 15, 1834. She is a daughter of Edward and Sarah (Atterholt) Pettit, the former of whom was a native of Philadelphia, and the latter of Columbiana County. When she was about thirteen years of age, her parents moved to Green township, Mahoning County, and subsequently to near Alliance, where they died. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Cattell was a prominent citizen of Columbiana County for many years and was one of the early judges, the name of Judge Atterholt being found on many of the township's important early documents. Mr. and Mrs. Cattell both are members of the Friends Church at Beloit, of which he has filled its various offices. L. H. E. LOWRY, a member of the law firm of Gibson & Lowry, with offices on the seventh floor of the Dollar Bank building, at Youngstown, was born at Lowellville, in 1863, and is a son of James J. and Margaret (Smith) Lowry. James J. Lowry resides on the farm on which he was born, 82 years ago. He is a: son of William Lowry, who was born in County Down, Ireland, and it was his grandfather, Robert Lowry, who brought the family to America, and in 1804 settled at Poland Center, Mahoning County. L. H. E. Lowry attended school at Lowellville, and later at Hudson Academy, and took the freshman year at Adelbert College, Cleveland. He entered the University of Michigan and was graduated there in 1888, with the degree of A. B. Subsequently he read law with Attorneys C. D. Hine and John H. Clark at Youngstown, until admitted to the bar, in December, 1889, immediately afterward beginning to practice at Youngstown. Mr. Lowry continued alone until January I, 1906, when he formed a partnership with Hon. W. T. Gibson, under the firm name of Gibson & Lowry. Mr. Lowry is a member of the Republican party and has served as secretary of the Republican county central committee. Mr. Lowry is interested in several prosperous business enterprises of this county, and is a director of the Lowellville Savings and Banking Company. In addition to membership in the Mahoning County and the State Bar Association, Mr.. Lowry is a member of Hillman Lodge, No. 481, F. & A. M., of which he is past master,. and of St. John's Commandery, No. 20, K. T. He is a member of the Lowellville Presbyterian Church and belongs to its board of. trustees. WILLIAM C. ELDER, general farmer and stock-raiser, resides on a valuable farm of 118 1/2 acres, situated in Goshen township, lying in section 17, on which he has resided since its purchase in 1870. He was, born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, December 29, 1832, and is a son of George and Margaret (Cessna) Elder. William C. Elder was reared on the old home farm in Bedford County, on which his grandfather, James Elder, lived and died. He attended the district schools near his home and after completing his education, he engaged in farming and stockraising and before coming to Mahoning County, did a large amount of shipping. In 1870, he settled on his present farm, which he has greatly improved. On June 19, 1862, Mr. Elder was married to Ellen Baylor, who was born in Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio, June 11, 1842, and is a daughter of Peter and Mary (Kelley) Baylor, the former of whom was born at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and the latter in Columbiana County, Ohio. Peter Baylor left his native state in boyhood, having been left an orphan, and for a number of years worked at farming in Green township, Columbiana 866 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY County, and then moved to Van Buren County, Michigan. After some years there he returned to Ohio and settled at Salem, where he died in his 86th year. His widow survived to be 90 years of age and died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elder. To the latter were born six children, as follows: Estella, who married S. E. Mackintosh, residing at Salem; George N., a resident of Goshen township; Espey A., a resident of Goshen township; Warren B., residing at Canton ; Bessie, who married Lewis S. Campbell, residing in Green township; and Clyde, residing at Salem, Ohio. In politics Mr. Elder is a Democrat and has served as school director and as judge of elections. He has served as one of the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which both he and his wife belong. They are well known, kind and hospitable people, and have a wide circle of friends through Goshen township. CHARLES H. SHREVE, a well known citizen and prosperous agriculturist, residing on his well cultivated farm of 63y, acres, in section 19, Goshen township, was born in Smith township, Mahoning County, Ohio, July 7, 1864, and is a son of Joshua and Elizabeth (Stanley) Shreve. The father of Mr. Shreve was born in Goshen township and the mother in Smith township, Mahoning County, Ohio. They spent their lives here, Mr. Joshua Shreve dying after a long and useful life in 1895, and his wife in 1905. They were worthy people, Who, in daily walk and conversation proclaimed their adherence to the principles taught by the religious body to which they belonged, the Society of Friends. The Shreve family was established in Goshen township by Stacy Shreve, the grandfather of Charles H.. he having come here at a very early date, from New Jersey. In political sentiment, Joshua Shreve was a Republican. He was reared in Goshen township but removed to Smith township after his marriage. Charles H. Shreve was reared in Smith township, securing a good education in the district schools. He has always devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits, and haying been accustomed to farm life since childhood, thoroughly understands every detail which goes to make farming a success. He settled on his present farm in 1903. On November 27, 1890, Mr. Shreve was married to Lonora Cattell, who was born in Goshen township, Mahoning County, and is a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Cattell, who are now residents of Beloit, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Shreve have one son, Clifton C., who was born July 15, 1896. Mr. Shreve and wife are members of the East Goshen Friends Church. of which he is an overseer and a trustee. He casts his vote, in political contests, for the candidates of the Prohibition party. Mr. Shreve is an intelligent, broad-minded man, who is a friend of the public schools and who served on the school board while living in Smith township. He is a worthy representative of a family that has been identified with the development and improvement of Mahoning County, for a long period. S. J. DILL, vice-president and general manager of the Youngstown and Southern Railway, now in course of construction between Youngstown and Leetonia, Ohio, is a man whose railroad experience covers many years and in different sections of the country. He was born, reared and educated in the state of New York. From a clerkship in a store, Mr. Dill engaged in an ice business in Jersey City, New Jersey, and then took up railroad work at that point, with the Pennsylvania system. Two years later e went with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, with which corporation he remained in train service for six years. He then accepted the position of division superintendent of the Metropolitan Street Railway, of New York City, remaining there five years. Thence he went to the super- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 867 intendency of the Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor and Jackson Railroad, for two years, subsequently becoming general superintendent of the Michigan Traction Company, with which he remained for a year and a half. Mr. Dill was then called to his present position as general manager of the Youngstown and Southern Railway. This line will have been completed as far as Leetonia, by the autumn of 1907 and will be fully equipped as an electric railway. A connection will be made at Leetonia with the Youngstown and Ohio River Railroad, thus connecting with Salem, Lisbon and East Liverpool, and cementing the transportation interests of Columbiana and Mahoning Counties. In 1892 Mr. Dill was married to E. Janette Flood, of Boston, Massachusetts, and they have four children : Leland, Herbert, Robert and Grace Margaret. Mr. Dill has invested in real estate at Youngstown, puchasing a handsome home at No. 827 Michigan avenue. He is a member of the Masons and the Elks and belongs also to the Youngstown Club. ABRAHAM GREENAWALT, justice of the peace and prominent citizen of Damascus, has been a resident of this little city since 1892, when he removed from his valuable farm of 129 acres in Smith township, which he still owns. Mr. Greenawalt is also an honored survivor if the great Civil War. He was born February 23, 1834, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Conner) Greenawalt. The parents of Mr. Greenawalt were natives of Pennsylvania, from which state they came to Ohio, in 1835, settling in Columbiana County, near Washingtonville. There the father engaged in farming for many years before his death. He was survived by his widow for some years. Of their five children, Abraham is the only one living. Abraham Greenawalt remained on the Dome farm assisting his father, until he was 18 years of age, in the meantime securing a district school education.     He then learned the trade of bricklayer, one he followed for many years, but later, when he settled in Smith township, Mahoning County, turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. When the Civil War was precipitated on the country, the army was mainly made up, in the North, from a class of men who, previous to enlisting, had always lived quiet, peaceful lives. Among those who went out from this section of Ohio, was Abraham Greenawalt, who, in August, 1862, entered Company G, 104th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served with cheerful courage until he was honorably discharged in June, 1865, at Greensboro, North Carolina. During this long period of hard marching and more or less continuous fighting, Mr. Greenawalt fortunately escaped injury, although he participated in some of the most serious battles of the whole war. His regiment was a part of the Army of the Cumberland and took part in the siege of Knoxville, the battle of Franklin, and the several days of fighting included in the battle of Nashville, and the campaign around Atlanta, being under fire the greater part of the time. The 23rd Army Corps, of which his regiment was a part, was at Raleigh, North Carolina, when the noted Confederate general, Joe Johnston, was compelled to surrender to the Federal forces. After his honorable discharge from military service, Mr. Greenawalt came to Cleveland, Ohio, where he was paid off, and then lived for a short time at Salem, but settled, in 1866. on farming land he had purchased in Smith township. He there became one of the substantial, reliable citizens, took an interest in public affairs, served several years as township trustee, two years as assessor and in 1900, was appointed land appraiser in Goshen township. In 1892 he retired from farm labor and since then has been a leading citizen of Damascus, has served as an active promoter of the town's best interests, and since May 5, 1903, has been a justice of the peace. Mr. Greenawalt was married (first) to Jane Miller, of Smith township and they had five children, the two survivors being: Emor 868 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY M., residing in Wichita County, Kansas, and John J., residing at Alliance, Ohio. Mr. Greenawalt was married (second) to Mary J. Phillips, who was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of Nathan and Anna Phillips, who came from Pennsylvania when Mrs. Greenawalt was eight years of age. A granddaughter of Mr. Greenawalt, Blanche, daughter of Emor M., has resided with her grandfather for the past fourteen years, since she was four years old, and is a very amiable and engaging young lady. Mr. Greenawalt is one of the leading members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a valued comrade in John C. Fremont Post, G. A. R., of Alliance, Ohio. MRS. SARAH RHODES, a most highly respected resident of Greenford, widow of Cyrus Rhodes, who died December 26, 1904, was born in Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio, November 4, 1830, and is a daughter of John and Mary (Baker) Bush. The father of Mrs. Rhodes died in 1880. He was a native of Germany and had come among the early settlers to Green township. He was a weaver by trade and in connection with farming, worked more or less at his loom until his death. He married Mary Baker, who died when Mrs. Rhodes was small and she is the only surviyor of their family of five children. Mrs. Rhodes as a girl attended the public schools of Green township, and has always been considered a woman of great intelligence and excellent judgment in the ordinary affairs of life. On August. 7, 1851, she was married to Cyrus Rhodes, who was born November 18, 1826, in Green township, Mahoning County, and was a son of Henry and Sarah (Cochel) Rhodes. The latter were natives of an eastern state and came to Green township at so early a period that they were obliged to make their own path through the unbroken forest, marking the trees on the way in order to find an opening again to civilization. No children were born to Cyrus Rhodes and wife, but they reared two infants to maturity, both of whom became as dear to them as their own. Their adopted son, Lafayette Rhodes, residing in Green township, married Caroline Hively, of Green township, and they have two children, Sarah M. and Otis 0. The adopted daughter, Eliza Parmelia, who died in the spring of 1899, married Dwight Kelley, residing now at Youngstown, and they had five children, namely : Ruby M., Ada M., Charles R., Clark L. and Honor D. After their marriage, Cyrus Rhodes and wife settled on a farm in Green township, where Mr. Rhodes carried on general farming. He was a man of prominence in the county and served six years as infirmary director and a number of terms as trustee of Green township. He took an active part in town politics and his influence was always lent to advance the best interests of his community. He was a Republican. For many years he was a consistent member of the Lutheran Church at Greenford, in which he was a deacon. After a half century of happy married life, Mr. Rhodes passed away, a man who was beloved and reverenced in his family and respected and esteemed by his fellow-citizens. Mrs. Rhodes still owns her farm of 100 acres, situated in Green township. She is a valued member of the Lutheran Church at Greenford. MYRON I. ARMS. vice-president of the First National Bank at Youngstown, Ohio, and president of the General Fire-Proofing Company, also of Youngstown, is one of the representative business men of this city. He was born January 3o, 1854, a son of Myron I. and Emeline E. (Warner) Arms. The father of Mr. Arms was long one of the prominent business men of this section, a large iron manufacturer, with many and important interests. During the Civil War these were so large that on three occasions he paid AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 869 for substitutes to enter the service because he could not release himself from his business responsibilities. Later he entered the service himself and died in 1864 as a result of exposure in the field. He was the father of six children. After completing his education Myron L Arms began his business career as a teller in a bank, but subsequently became interested in iron manufacturing at Niles, Ohio. His interests have extended and for some time he has been vice-president of the First National Bank at Youngstown, having been president of the General Fire-Proofing Company since 1901. Mr. Arms married Almira Hitchcock, a daughter of the late Wm. J. Hitchcock, and they are the parents of one child. They have a beautiful and home-like residence at No. 639 Wick avenue, Youngstown. Mr. and Mrs. Arms are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Arms is affiliated with the Republican party, but takes no very active interest in politics. He ranks among the foremost business men of the city. REV. GEORGE B. MALMSBERRY, proprietor of Hillview Farm, a finely located tract of 63 acres of fertile, well improved land in Goshen township; has been a minister in the Society of Friends. for the past forty years. He was born March 23, 1841, in Goshen township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of James and Sarah H. (Brantingham) Malmsberry. The grandparents of Mr. Malmsberry were Benjamin and Jane Malmsberry, who came to what is now Mahoning County, from New Jersey, and settled in Goshen township, when but few other pioneers had yentured into the wilderness which then prevailed. Benjamin Malmsberry selected his farm near the present site of the town of Garfield, this land now being the property of M. L. Pettit. There he built his log house and began the developing of a farm from the forest. In religious faith he was a Quaker and his was a powerful influence in establishing firmly in this section, the Society of Friends. Benjamin Malmsberry and wife, in the course of nature, passed away and their remains lie in the quiet little burying ground of the East Goshen Church. James Malmsberry, father of George B., was reared and educated in Goshen township,. in which he passed the greater part of his life. He married Sarah H. Brantingham, of English descent, and they reared a family and they, too have passed away. George B. Malmsberry was reared in Goshen township and in his boyhood attended the district schools. He also enjoyed educational advantages in priyate schools, his early instruction having been supplemented by a life more or less intellectual in its activities. For a long period Mr. Malmsberry has been an acceptable minister in the Friends' Church and has served as regular pastor of both the East Goshen Church and of the Mottown, Portage County, Church. He is widely known, and his counsel, advice and example, as well as his deep and earnest religious instruction, are highly valued by his people. In character he is an honest, upright, God-fearing man, fearless in denouncing wrong and ready at all times to speak for the right. Mr. Malmsberry married Tazetta Cattell„ who was born in Mahoning County and is a daughter of Joseph and Annar Cattell. Mr. and Mrs. Malmsberry have two children, namely: Arvine J. and Sarah A. The latter is the wife of Walter J. Ellyson, residing in Butler township, Columbiana County. Arvine J. Malmsberry was born in Goshen township, Mahoning County, Ohio, October 5, 1864, and was educated in the public schools and at Damascus Academy. He owns an excellent farm of 6o acres, situated in section 19, Goshen township, and is also senior member of the firm of Malmsberry & Stanley, balers and pressers of hay and straw. This firm does a large business and owns a modern hay press. Arvine J. Malmsberry married Alice Cobbs, who was born in Goshen township and is a daughter of Elihu and Mary A. (Stanley) 870 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY Cobbs, who reside at Salem. Of this marriage have been born three children : Russell E., Loren G. and Charles A. Mr. Maims-berry is an elder in the East Goshen Friends Church. Like his esteemed father, he is a Prohibitionist. Rev. George B. Malmsberry has resided on his present property since about the close of the Civil War. As its name appropriately describes it, the farm is admirably situated as to view, and it shelters some of the most highly respected and beloved residents of this section. Mr. Malmsberry is a pleasant conversationalist, and his recollections of the changes which he has witnessed in the faee of the country in this vicinity are very interesting. U. F. KISTLER, attorney-at-law, at Youngstown, with offices in the Maloney block, was born in 1864, near Cornersburg, Boardman township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of Joseph Kistler. His grandfather, John B. Kistler, who was born in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, was an early settler and a prominent farmer of Ma-honing County. Joseph Kistler was born in this county and died when the subject of this sketch was 10 years old. U. F. Kistler was reared on the farm in Boardman township where he received his primary education, later attending school in Canfield. For ten subsequent years he taught school in Mahoning County, and then read law with R. B. Murray, of Youngstown. After his admission to the bar, in 1894, he immediately began the practice of his profession. In 1902 he entered into partnership with F. L. Oesch, under the firm name of Kistler & Oesch. Mr. Kistler is a member of the Mahoning County Bar Association and the Mahoning County Library Association. Mr. Kistleri has a beautiful country residence at Lanterman Falls. He was reared in the faith of the Lutheran Church. JOSEPH R. TABER, postmaster, dealer in boots and shoes, and one of the leading citizens of the village of Canfield, was born February 3, 1859, in Carroll County, Ohio, and is a son of Joseph Addison and Isabella (Keckley) Taber, the former of whom is deceased, and the latter is still living on the old home place in the village of Pekin, Carroll County. Ohio. Joseph R. Taber was reared in Carroll County, Ohio. His primary education, which was received in the district schools, was supplemented by a course at the Grand River Institute in Ashtabula County, after which he taught in the business department of the Austinburg Institute for two years. In 1888 he came to Canfield and taught the business department of the Northeastern Ohio Normal College for thirteen -years. In 1900 he bought out G. B. Shellhorn, who conducted a boot and shoe store, and has since been engaged in that business which he manages in connection with his duties as postmaster of Canfield, taking charge of the postoffice on April 11, 1905. Since 1900 Mr. Taber has been clerk of the village. He is a Republican in politics, and served as mayor of Canfield for two years, during 1894-5. Fraternally he is connected with the Odd Fellows. Mr. Taber married Nettie A. Bartholomew of Vienna, Ohio, and has two children : Mildred and Mabel. WILLIAM BEIGHT, merchant, who has been established in the mercantile business at New Middletown, since 1887, was born on the old Jonathan Beight homestead, in Springfield township, Mahoning County, Ohio, January 11, 1866, and is a son of Jonathan and Bietta (Lipp) Beight. The Beight family came to Springfield township among its earliest pioneers. John Beight, the great-grandfather, with his son, John Beight, came from Hagerstown, Maryland, in 1802, and located in Springfield town- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 871 ship, where he secured about about a half section of land from the government, paying $1.25 an acre. The land was cleared enough at first to enable the father and son to build a log cabin of the most primitive description, without either windows or floors. This structure stood on the farm for many years. Grandfather John Beight married a member of the Rhodes family, also pioneers. Jonathan Beight, father of William, was born on the Beight land but on a farm adjoining that on which his son was born, in December, 1828. When he married he bought 57 acres of the homestead land to which he subsequently added until he had 140 acres, which he operated for some years, but later disposed of all of it to his sons. He married Bietta Lipp, who was born in April, 1828, in Stuttgart, Germany, and is a daughter of Gottleib Lipp, who came to Springfield township when Mrs. Beight was five years old. A family of ten children have been born to Jonathan Beight and his wife, as follows : Israel, residing in Springfield township; Louis, a resident of Springfield township; George, who died aged six years; Emanuel and Jonathan, Jr., both residing in Springfield township; Lydia, who married Francis Haller, residing in Springfield township; William; Tillie, who died young; Rebecca, who married Clarence Creps, residing with her parents ; and Annie, who married Sylvester Burkey, and resides a short distance east of New Middletown. William Beight was reared in Springfield township, where he attended the public schools during boyhood, later became a student at the Northeastern Ohio Normal School at Canfield, and completed his education at the Spencerian Commercial School at Cleveland. For two years he was interested in a mercantile business at New Springfield, under the name of J. Hoffman & Co., following which he came to New Middletown. Mr. Beight commenced business at his present location, a two-story building, and he utilizes all the space, his stock being a very heavy one. For the first six years he had his brother, E. M. Beight, as a partner, but then bought the latter's interest and the firm name was changed from Beight Bros. to William Beight. His stock includes. dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, and he. supplies a large percentage of the citizens of New Middletown as well as the adjacent country. Mr. Beight has not only been a successful merchant, but he has a number of other inter ests which he ably controls. A man of fore sight and judgment, he has invested largely in real estate, particularly at Youngstown, in which city he owns seven valuable residence properties and also has an interest in the Pfau & Faunce Realty Company. He owns a one-fourth interest in a three-story store and apartment building which is being erected on Phelps. street. In September, 1887, Mr. Beight was married to Emma Fauser, who was born at Petersburg, Mahoning County, and is a daughter of Frederick and, Lucy (Martin) Fauser. Mr. Fauser still survives and resides at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Beight. The latter have one son, Judson Frederick, who was born February 11, 1888. In politics, Mr. Beight votes with the Democrats. Fraternally he belongs to Starlight Lodge, No. 224, Knights of Pythias. JOHN H. MILLER, a leading business man of Salem, who conducts a greenhouse at No. 17 West Main street, operates two other similar establishments on his farm of 25 acres, which is situated in Goshen township. Mr. Miller was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, October 3o, 1845, and is a son of Joseph C. and Delilah (Hanks) Miller. The father of Mr. Miller came to Ohio in the spring of 1882 and resided in various parts of Mahoning County. His death took place in Berlin township. John H. Miller came to Mahoning County in the spring of 1864, and until the following fall he worked as a farmer, in Ellsworth township. He then went back to Bedford County, only to return, to Mahoning in the spring of 1865, and from then until 1872 he was mainly engaged in agricultural pursuits in Green and 872 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNT Y Goshen townships. About that time he bought 25 acres of land in section 13, Goshen township, and started immediately to improve the property, which he continued to do as long as he resided upon it. He started his nursery and greenhouses and when he saw a good opening for the business, in 1881, he moved to Salem and erected his present establishment in the city; his business now requires the resources of all three greenhouses. Mr. Miller married Rosa D. Bowman; who was born in Goshen township, and who is a member of an old and prominent family of this section. Her father was the late Christian Bowman. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have six children, as follows: George H., residing in Goshen township; Rachel, a public school teacher in Mahoning County; Esther residing at home; John G., residing at Salem; Emily, residing at home; and Abel R., a resident of Salem. Politically Mr. Miller is a Democrat. While living in the country, he served as school director in district No. 6, and always has done all in his power to advance the interests of education in his community. He belongs to Salem Lodge, No. 305, of the Elks, and is serving in the office of chaplain. Since he was eight years of age Mr. Miller has been entirely dependent upon his own efforts and he may justly be called a self-made man. NORMAN W. HOLE, M. D.,a leading physician and one of the representative citizens of North Jackson, was born May 23, 1869, near Augusta, in Carroll County, Ohio, and is a son of Caleb and Sophia (Miller) Hole. Caleb Hole was born about 1827, in Carroll County, Ohio, and is still living at the advanced age of 80 years. His parents, John and Catherine (Hanna) Hole, came from Virginia to Ohio, and were among the early pioneers of the state. Catherine (Hanna) Hole, grandmother of Dr. Hole, and the grandfather .of the late Senator Mark A. Hanna, were brother and sister. Sophia (Miller) Hole, mother of Dr.. Hole, survives, in her 68th year. Her parents came to Mahoning from Columbiana County, Ohio. By a previous marriage, Mrs. Hole had two children, and two children were born to her marriage with Caleb Hole, viz. : Anna Lula, who died aged 22 years, was unmarried ; and Norman W. Dr. Norman W. Hole received his early education in the district schools of Carroll County, Ohio, and was reared on a farm. When about 17 years old his father removed to Damascus, and there he graduated from the academy. He subsequently spent three years in the Western Reserve Medical College, and later entered the Cleveland College of Physicians and Surgeons, now known as the Medical Department of the Ohio Wesleyan University of Cleveland, where he graduated with the class of 1898. In the following autumn he located in North Jackson, Mahoning County, Ohio, and embarked in the practice of his profession, and has become one of its eminent exponents in this section. Dr. Hole is president of the North Jackson Telephone Company. His fraternal relations include membership in Lodge No. 343, Knights of Pythias, of North Jackson, and the Maccabees, of Rosemont, Mahoning County. Religiously, he is connected with the Disciples Church at North Jackson. Politically he affiliates with the Republican party, but is extremely liberal in his views. At present he is a member of the Jackson township school board. Dr. Hole was married June to, 1896, to Ellena Cobbs, a daughter of Amasa and Anna M. (Schaeffer) Cobbs, of Beloit, Ohio. Her grandfather, John Schaeffer, who still resides near North Benton, Ohio, is probably the most aged man in North Benton, having entered his 102nd year. He settled there when all that section was a dense forest. The paternal grandparents were Linsey and Anna Cobbs. Three children. have been born to Dr. and Mrs. Hole: Bertha Anna, Donald Norman, and Alfred C. Dr. Hole has a bright and intelligent family. They enjoy a beautiful and comfortable home in North Jackson. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 873 JAMES PORTER McNEILLY, a leading citizen of Ellsworth township, residing on his valuable farm of 85 acres, was born on this farm February I, 1844, son of James and Elizabeth (Trimble) McNeilly. The father of Mr. McNeilly was born in. 1804, in Ireland, and was married there at the age of 20 years. In 1827 he brought his family to Mahoning County, Ohio, settling first in Jackson township, but later removing to the present farm in Ellsworth township. His children were eight in number, namely : John and Robert, deceased; William, residing in Wayne township, Ashtabula County; Margaret and Eliza, deceased; Samuel A., residing in Ellsworth township; Mary, deceased; James Porter, subject of this sketch; and Martha, who is the widow of Frank. Fitch, and a resident of Ellsworth township. The father of the above-mentioned family, when he settled here, built a log house on this farm, and in that his children were born. Here also the mother died in November, 1870, aged 72 years. James Porter McNeilly grew to manhood on his present farm, an.d was educated in the district schools and the Canfield Academy. He has devoted himself to agricultural pursuits, and the longest time he has ever passed away from his old home was the period, during the Civil War, in which he served in the Federal Army. He enlisted in 1864 in Company G, 155th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After serving his term of enlistment he returned to the farm, and for some years spent the winter seasons in teaching local schools. On February 2, 1871, Mr. McNeilly was married to Jerusha Fitch, who is a daughter Of Richard and Nancy . (Webb) Fitch, and a granddaughter of Richard Fitch, who came to this section in 1866, in company with his brothers, William and Charles Fitch. The mother of Mrs. McNeilly was six months old when her parents, John and Sallie Webb, came to Mahoning County. The children of Richard and Nancy Fitch were: Francis, deceased; Jerusha, now Mrs. McNeilly; Addie, residing in Ellsworth township; and Colbert, who is deceased. Richard Fitch died aged 73 years, and his widow aged 77 years, both being residents of Ellsworth township. To Mr. and Mrs. McNealy were born two children: Francis Fitch and Fannie Alberta, the latter of whom was born October 21, 1879, and died February 20, 1881. Francis Fitch McNeilly, the only son, was born January 13, 1876, and died after a short but severe illness, in April, 1899, aged but 23 years. On September 28, 1898,, he was united in marriage with Glenadore. Noble, who is a daughter of Henry and Lucy Noble, of Rosemont, formerly of Rock Creek, Ashtabula County. The untimely death of Mr. McNeilly was .a heayy blow to his loving family and was felt .as a bereavement to the community, which had watched him develop from a manly, youth into a man of sterling character. His friends were many, for he possessed a beautiful, sunny disposition which attracted all to him, and those who knew him only in a business or social way, were impressed by his unusual ability, his excellent judgment and his personal integrity. There are many who still miss his hearty, cheerful greeting and the cordial grasp of his hand. His peaceful resting place is in the quiet shades of the Ellsworth cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. McNeilly reside in their comfortable nine-room residence, one of the many improyements he has put on the farm. Mr. McNeilly has been a lifelong Republican. He is a member of Kirkbride Post, No. b00, of the Grand Army of the Republic, of Berlin township. DANIEL I. RICHARDS, a prominent citizen of Goshen township, who served eighteen consecutive years as a justice of the peace, resides on his valuable farm of 77 acres, which is situated in section 23. Mr. Richards was born. in Goshen township, Mahoning County, Ohio, October 12, 1843, and is a son of Samuel and Lydia (Brown) Richards. Samuel Richards was born in Warren County, New York, and came to Mahoning County in 1839, settling on the farm in Goshen township now occupied by his son Daniel, 874 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY where he continued to live until his death in 1854. He was a son of Daniel Richards, a native of the state of New York. In the early days he was one of the pioneer school teachers and being a man of more education than many of his neighbors, he took a leading part in public matters. He was a Whig in politics and he served as one of the first clerks of Goshen township. He married Lydia Brown. who was born. in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, and of their children the following survive: Stephen B., residing at Salem; Daniel I.; George A., residing at Elmira, New York; Hannah B., wife of Emmett Snode, residing in Stark County; and Huldah E., a resident of Goshen township. Daniel I. Richards was reared in his native township and its schools provided him with a common school education. He has always given attention to agricultural pursuits and in addition to general farming he carries on extensive dairying. His valuable herd of Jersey cows includes a number of registered cattle. On January 16, 1883, Mr. Richards was married to Emma Fred, who was born in Belmont County, Ohio, and is a daughter of the late Thomas Fred. Mr. and Mrs. Richards have five surviving children, namely : Herbert F., Lola M., M. Grace, Lewis S., and Thomas W. Mr. Richards has given his children excellent educational advantages, one daughter, M. Grace, at present being a student in the Elmira Female College, at Elmira, New York, and the standing of the family has assured them pleasant social connections. Politically Mr. Richards has been identified with the Republican party ever since his majority, and he has frequently been called on to serve in office, for eighteen consecutive years, as mentioned above, being a justice of the peace, and also a member of the township board of trustees. On numerous occasions he has been sent as a delegate to important conventions, being in the confidence of the leaders of his party. He is a man of progressive ideas and has always encouraged agricultural movements which promise to promote the welfare of the farming community, and is a charter member of Goshen Grange, Patrons of Hus bandry. He is a member of the Society of Friends at Salem. Mr. Richards is a type of the self-made man, in that he was left with heavy responsibilities at an early age, being but 11 years old and next to the eldest son, when his father died. HORACE W. SPEAR. who is largely identified with the fruit industry in Goshen township, is also a successful agriculturist, residing on a valuable farm of 85 acres, which is situated in section 32. Mr. Spear was born at Salem, Ohio, February 17, 1857, and is a son of Dr. Benjamin W. and Elizabeth (Ware) Spear. Alexander Spear, the grandfather of Horace W., was probably born in Scotland, but he was residing in Pennsylvania at the time of the birth of his son Benjamin, in 1822. The latter came to Ohio and for about twenty years practiced medicine at Salem. On account of failing health, he turned his attention to the growing and handling of fruit, and in 1865, in order to advantageously engage in this industry, he moved to Garfield, Ohio. He owned a fruit farm in Goshen township, and for a number of years he was profitably engaged in buying and shipping. During his last ten years in Ohio he conducted his business under the firm name of B. W. Spear & Son, Horace W. being his partner. The firm was dissolved in 189o, when Dr. Spear and his wife moved to Pasadena, California, where they still reside. Dr. Spear has passed his 84th birthday. Horace W. Spear was eight years old when his parents moved to Garfield, where he entered the public schools, and he later spent a short time at Mount Union College, at Alliance. He carries on general farming, but has his father's tastes, and in the season pays much attention to the handling of fruits. He owns a warehouse at Garfield and buys and ships hundreds of barrels of apples all over the country. He is a well-known dealer all through the fruit belt and is a very highly valued citizen of Mahoning county.