AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 975 John Stambaugh, Jr., who worthily bears his father's honored name, after completing the common-school course at Youngstown entered Cornell University, from which he was graduated in the class of 1884, immediately thereafter applying his education by becoming chemist for the Youngstown Steel Company.. In 1887 he entered the employ of the William Tod Company, and afterwards became manager of that concern. He became secretary treasurer of the Youngstown Steel Company, in 1900, and since the death of the late William Tod, in 1905, he has been president of the William Tod Company, having previously been a member of the firm. On September 21, 1887, Mr. Stambaugh was united in marriage with Cora Bunts, who is a daughter of the late Col. William Bunts, of Cleveland, a gallant officer during the Civil War, who died in 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Stambaugh have two children. John and Caroline. The beautiful family residence is located at No. 621 Wick avenue, Youngstown. JOHN C. DETCHON, a prominent business man of North Benton, who has been engaged in the buying and shipping of livestock, for a quarter of a century, is the senior member of the firm of Detchon & Wilson, large shippers at this point. Mr. Detchon was born in .Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of George and Mary (Hively) Detchon. George Detchon, father of John C., was born i n Boardman township, Mahoning County, and was a son of Oswald Detchon, who was horn in England and settled among the earliest pioneers of Boardman township. George Detchon spent the early part of his life in Boardman township, but later moved to Smith township, settling in section 15, practically in the woods. He erected a log cabin which remained the family home for some years, but was later replaced by' a more commodious dwelling. George Detchon assisted in the development. of all the interests of his section and was a reliable, public-spirited man. He was one of the early supporters and active members of the North Benton Methodist Episcopal Church. He lived to the age of 80 years. Two of his children survive : John C. and Elizabeth, the latter being the wife of Adam Boohecker, residing at Sebring, Ohio. John C. Detchon has devoted his life to agricultural pursuits and owns a valuable farm of 178 acres in Smith township. In 1901 he left the farm and since that date has occupied his pleasant home at North Benton. His business partner is H. S. Wilson, of Portage County. Mr. Detchon married Emma M. Hartzell, a daughter of the late Solomon Hartzell. of North Benton. Mr. Detchon has never taken a very active stand in politics, but votes the Republican ticket. He has a wide circle of business friends all over the country, by whom he is held in high esteem. JOHN FRANK, a prominent and progressive citizen of Struthers, resides on his farm of 93 acres, which is located in section 23, Coitsville township, although within the corporation lines of the village of Struthers, which lies partly in Poland and partly in Coitsville townships. Mr. Frank was born in Wittenberg, Germany, April 26, 1864, and is a son of John and Catherina (Diener) Frank. The parents of Mr.. Frank still reside in Germany, where the father owns a vineyard on which he manufactured wine during the boyhood of his son John, who gave him assistance up to the age of 14 years. He then started to learn the shoemaking trade at which he worked until the age of 16 years, when he came to America, and settled first in Berrien County, Michigan, at a point about 12 miles north of South Bend, Indiana. For six months he followed his trade and then went to work on a farm, where he continued for two and one-half years, although his wages were very small, being only $6 a month in addition to his board. Mr. Frank then came to Mahoning County and worked as a farmer for different persons, 976 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY one of these being Louis Gluck, who is a relative. A sketch of Mr. Gluck, ex-county commissioner, will be found in this volume. On August 30, 1887, Mr. Frank was married to Matilda Gilbert, who is a daughter of Frederick Wilhelm and Louisa (Snyder) Gilbert. Mrs. Frank was born and reared in Prussia, coming to America in 1880, her parents having both died in that country since she left home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank have had six children, one of whom died in infancy, while Carl lived only to the age of two years. The survivors are : Gottlieb George, John Herman, William and Caroline Louisa. The farm on which Mr. and Mrs. Frank reside was known as the old Snyder farm and it was owned by a brother of Mrs. Frank's mother, from whom Mr. Frank rented it for three years after marriage, and then moved to Poland township and rented what was known as the Guttman farm, for six years. Upon the death of Mrs. Frank's uncle, the Franks moved back to the Snyder farm and one year later, in 1900, Mr. Frank purchased the same. In recent years, Mr. Frank has laid out a considerable portion of his farm in town lots, and he engaged in improving and selling his property which promises to become the most desirable section of Struthers. Politically, Mr. Frank is identified with the Republican party. Since 1901 he has been a member of the school board, being elected in Coitsville township. In 1905 this section was taken into the Struthers Special District and Mr. Frank was transferred to the special board, his services and advice being regarded as most valuable. Mr. and Mrs. Frank are leading members of Grace Reformed Church at Struthers, in which Mr. Frank is a deacon. Mr. Frank is a good American but still cherishes, as do all true Germans, a love for the Fatherland, which he has never revisited since leaving so many years ago. On May 15, 1907, he proposes, however, to take his wife and children .and make up a party, including Mr. Louis Gluck and family, and spend t beautiful summer among his old friends on the other side of the Atlantic. This renewing of old acquaintances will be very pleasant and profitable. W. S. DOUGLAS, who is general superintendent of the William Tod Company of Youngstown, which is one of the largest concerns of its kind in the city, was born in Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, Ohio, in 1849. and is a son of Thomas Douglas, who was engaged in the machine business at Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, and was one of the pioneers in that line of business. W. S. Douglas was reared and educated in Warren, Ohio, and it was here he learned the machine trade in his father's machine shop. He was later associated in business with his father until 1880, when he came to Youngstown and accepted a position as foreman in the William Tod Company plant. Soon after the death of Homer Hamilton, the superintendent of the plant, he was promoted to the position of general superintendent of that immense factory. Mr. Douglas was married in the fall of 1879 to Lucy E. Stewart, a daughter of James Jacob and Martha A. (Gaskill) Stewart. Her father, who was a merchant in Warren, Ohio, for a number of years, died in 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas came from two of the best and most highly respected families in this section of Ohio. ADDIS E. KNIGHT, senior member of the firm of Knight & Semple, in the real estate and insurance line, at Youngstown, has been in business in this city for many years. He was born in Carroll County, Ohio, in 1852, and is a son of the late Robert E. Knight. The father of Mr. Knight was also born in Carroll County, Ohio, and because one of the leading members of the Ohio bar. For a number of years he carried on a large law practice at Cleveland. Addis E. Knight was about 10 years old AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 977 when his parents removed from Carroll County to Cleveland. About five years later he came to Youngstown and entered the Rayen High School, where he was graduated. He then studied law in his father's office and in 1874 was admitted to the bar, subsequently becoming city solicitor and serving also as a justice of the peace. He then went to Seattle, Washington, and while there became interested in real estate, that section attracting settlers from all over the country. Although Mr. Knight never settled his family there, preferring his home to remain at Youngstown, he held interest in property at Seattle for some 10 years. Since 1897 Mr. Knight has been engaged here in a general real estate and insurance business. For two years he was associated with Richard Inglis, but for the pas seven years he has been in partnership with Mr. Semple. The firm handles a great deal of desirable property and has been the medium through which much capital has been brought to this section. Mr. Knight is a member of the Unitarian Church. WILLIAM SWANSTON. farmer and capitalist, residing on a valuable farm of over 275 acres situated in Canfield township, owns real estate in Mahoning and Portage Counties aggregating B00 acres of land ; and yet there are those living who remember when this man of large means worked for the sum of 15 cents a day. Mr. Swanston has made his own way in the world and enjoys an ample fortune earned through his own efforts. He was Lorn in December, 1840, in County Fermanagh, North Ireland, and is a son of William and Eliza (McCurdy) Swanston. The parents of Mr. Swanston came to America in 1851, William being then about 11 years of age, old enough for him now to recall the events of the long voyage which consumed eight weeks and three days. The family landed at New York and on the same clay took the train for Utica. Simon, the eldest son of William Swanston, had preceded the family to America and was working on the McCurdy farm, in Mahoning County, and he assisted his father to join him and to provide for the rest of the family to come by rail to Buffalo and thence by stage to the McCurdy farm near . Brier Hill. They remained there for five months and then moved into a log house north of Coitsville and some years later Mr. Swanston moved to Ellsworth township, 1855, and still later bought a small farm in Boardman township, where he died in February, 1882, aged 90 years. His widow survived to the age of 100 years, dying July 31, 1905. All of their children except George, the youngest, were born in Ireland. All of the daughters Lennie school teachers. Before coming to America, William Swanston, the younger, had attended school for a short time and after reaching Coitsville township he went to the Crab Creek school a few weeks and later to schools at Coitsville Center and in Dalby District, but altogether it amounted to very little school attendance. As there was a large family and small means, the boy had to assist in the family support while still young. He was about 12 years old when he worked at carrying brick for Joseph and James McCartney earning $5 a month for six months, and then worked two weeks for his first pair of boots. Among the interesting changes which have come about in the life of Mr. Swanston may be mentioned that he has in his possession, among other valuable papers,. a mortgage on the place calling for $2,619, on which he once worked as a tired little boy for 15 cents a day. Mr. Swanston was very industrious and willing in boyhood and youth and when one kind of work failed he soon found something else to take its place. When he went to work for John Brownlee at Struthers it was to haul ore and to work on the .farm and he was paid $8 for his services. In 1855, he started to work for the firm of Brownlee & Swanston, driving horses along the town path of the canal, for which he was paid $18 per month, all this time giving all he earned to his father, a prac- 978 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY tice he followed until he was 19 years of age. In the meantime John Swanston dissolved partnership with Mr. Brownlee and he and Charles, his brother, came into possession of the boat, but they found it worn out and practically useless. In partnership then with his brother Charles, he bought, in 1857, a new boat, the "Cottage Girl," for which they paid the sum of $600. This was considered the finest boat that .had ever been in use on the canal. In 1859 Mr. Swanston dissolved, partnership with his brother. In the two summers and three months during which he had the boat its earnings were $4,200, and he sold it to Mr. Sullivan for the sum of $520. By this time Mr. Swanston had proved himself an excellent business man, and after leaving the boating business he turned his attention to trading in cattle and stock, handling sheep, hogs, horses and cattle, and for some twenty years he annually cleared $2,500. This was very gratifying, for he had made all his opportunities for himself, but the time has come when that income is more than doubled. He has extended his business interests in vari- cus directions, loans money and makes many trips to Chicago to buy stock, being still a large dealer. Mr. Swanston has had a really remarkable life. At the age of 19 years he left the home roof without one dollar of capital. He went into debt $7,000 for his present farm, on which he settled in 1864, and according to agreement, paid it all off in ten years and at the same time paid cash for 200 acres more. His taxes are heavy, some $500 annually in Mahoning County and $100 in Portage County. His comfortable home is situated about eight miles southwest of Youngstown. He has never married. W. D. JONES, president. treasurer and manager of The W. D. Jones Company, wholesale liquor dealers, at Youngstown, was born in this city, in 1864, and is a son of D. W. Jones. For a number of years the late D. W. Jones was a prominent business man here. He was born in Wales and came to Youngstown in 1852, where he resided until the time of his death in 1890. He was a substantial. citizen and owned a farm within two miles of this place. W. D. Jones was reared on his father's farm, through boyhood attended school at Youngstown and then became connected with the firm of E. O. Jones, wholesale liquor dealers. After the death of E. O. Jones, the firm of The W. D. Jones Company was incorporated, with a capital stock of $40,000. Mr. Jones is the only active member of the company, which is a reliable and representative one. Two traveling men are kept continually on the road and the goods o the firm sell n quality. In January, 1888, Mr. Jones was married to Mary Parry, of Hubbard, Ohio, and they have three sons, viz : Fred, Howard and Edward. Mr. Jones is a valued member of 'the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce and a potent factor in its most important deliberations. He belongs also to the Elks, the Eagles and the Golden Eagles. W. J. THOMPSON, one ofthe leading real estate men and influential citizens of Youngstown, was born in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, in 1872, where he was reared and educated. He entered the rolling mill business in Toronto, which he had learned previously, and afterwards was engaged in the same business at Burlington, Iowa, where he remained until coming to Youngstown in 1892. Here he engaged in the real estate business with H. G. Hamilton, with whom he has been associated since 1893, and who subsequently organized the firm of Hamilton, Evans & Company, which later became the Hamilton Realty Company. This is now the largest real estate company in the city, and has practically made the south side of Youngstown, which they developed, platted, built up and sold. Mr. Thompson has other interests also in various enterprises of the city. He was united in marriage in 1894 with Margaret AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 979 Haddow, who was born and reared in Mahoning County, Ohio. They have two chil- dren : Edgar J. and Sarah Helen. Mr. Canadian Society and also of the order of Thompson is a member of the Youngstown Scotch Clans. DAVID W. STAMBAUGH, a representative citizen and prosperous agriculturist of Youngstown township, resides upon his valuable farm of 118 acres, which is situated in section 14, and which is generally regarded as a model farm of this part of the county in way of improvements. Mr. Stambaugh was born on the old Stambaugh farm, near Bear's Den, in Youngstown township, Mahoning County, Ohio, August 31, 1857, and is a son of Jacob and Lydia A. (Wise) Stambaugh. The Stambaugh family came to Ohio at a very early date, in the person of Philip Stambaugh, who crossed the mountains from Pennsylvania and acquired the old Wirt farm, near Brier Hill, in Youngstown township, Mahoning County, on which he lived until 1810. Later, he moved to Youngstown and for a number of years kept a tavern on West Federal street, located near the Town Hall, but subsequently returned with his family to Pennsylvania, locating on a heavily timbered farm in Mercer County. Jacob Stambaugh. son of Philip and Rebecca (Bower) Stambaugh and father of David W.. was born in the log tavern which was conducted by his father, at Youngstown, in 1820. He was small when his parents returned to Pennsylvania and until his majority he was busy, a large part of the time, in giving his father assistance in clearing off the timber on the Mercer County farm. His parents were in no position financially to assist him at any time, and after working at various employments in his own neighborhood. as occasion offered, he decided to return to Mahoning County, where, from having visited an uncle, he had found there was plenty of work for willing hands to do. Hence, in 1842, when 22 years of age, with a few dollars in his pocket as sole capital, he became a resident of Youngstown. Mr. Stambaugh hired out to Judge Rayen, who was then the leading man in the village, and worked for him for two years, doing much of the clearing and plowing of his land. At that time oxen were mainly used for all kinds of farm work and during his later years it was a source of great entertainment to his grandchildren when Mr. Stambaugh would tell them stories of what lie accomplished with the patient cattle in days when conditions right on the site of their comfortable homes were full of hardships they could scarcely imagine. Mr. Stambaugh was a well-informed man, having taken advantage of his few opportunities, and while his whole life was devoted to manual labor, he gave his children educational opportunities which fitted them for professional and business life. On May 31, 1847, Mr. Stambaugh entered the employ of the late Gov. David Tod, remaining on the latter's farm for two years, when he went to Weathersfield, where he was employed by Tod, Ford & Company, as head teamster, for five years. His work here was the hauling of coal from the coal bank, where a large business was being done, fording the stream and loading on canal boats, seven trips being then considered a day's work. For two years after his marriage, in 1850, Mr. Stambaugh resided in Weathersfield, and then purchased 72 acres of land near Bear's Den, which farm is now owned and occupied by his daughters, Margaret E., who is the wife of Myron I. Wehr, and her maiden sister, Priscilla. The family resided in an old log house which was then standing on the farm, and in it David W. Stambaugh was bOrn. It was purchased by Dr. Timothy Woodbridge of the family for the sum of $40, and was moved to the vicinity of Mill Creek Park, where it stands as a relic of pioneer days. Mr. Stambaugh continued to be active long beyond the age of many of his contemporaries. When not busy on his own farm he took contracts for public work and in 1866-67 he hauled much of the stone 980 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY and timber used in building the Baldwin dam. Up to December, 1898, he had known little of sickness, but he was then stricken with paralysis, which, in the following March, became more serious, and which terminated his life March 18, 1899. His death was the subject of extensive local comment and press notices, for he was a well-known and most highly respected citizen. He was noted for his strict temperance and this not only covered the use of intoxicating liquor and tobacco, but entered into every phase of life. making him a kind and peaceable. neighbor and a loving father and grandfather. On January 31, 1850, Jacob Stambaugh was married to Lydia A. Wise, who died in 1895. They had four children, namely : Rebecca, who was born April 16,. 1851, who died May 29, 1854; Priscilla, who was born January 21, 1853; David W., whose name begins this article; and Margaret E., who married Myron I. Wehr. There are six grandchildren, all of whom were beloved to an unusual degree by Mr. Stambaugh, and who rendered him obedience and affection. David W. Stambaugh was reared in Youngstown township. His early education was obtained in the schools of the locality known as Bear's Den, near his home, and there he prepared for Poland Union Seminary, in which he was a pupil from 1873 until 1875. In the latter year he taught school at Perkins' Corners, and then he took the high school course at Youngstown, where he was graduated in the class of 1878. Mr. Stambaugh subsequently taught school at Bear's Den and at Weathersfield, in Trumbull county. in the meantime devoting a part of his time to agricultural pursuits. In 1881 he purchased the first portion of his present farm and located on it in the same year, and at various times has added to it until he now owns 118 acres of very fine land, which he has been improving ever since. All the substantial and suitable buildings for a country home and large farming operations, he has erected, with the result that fey farms of equal size can excel it in Youngstown township. On December 28. 1880, Mr. Stambaugh was married to Mina Riblet, who is a daughter of William W. Riblet, a sketch of whom will be found in this work. They have three children, namely : Ida Maude, residing at home. graduated from the Raven School at Youngstown in the class of 1902 and attended Mt. Union College, near Alliance: Paul H.. a student of mechanical engineering, in the class of 1908, at the University of Michigan. at Ann Arbor, who graduated at the Raven High School in 1903 and Helen F.. who is a graduate of the Raven High School. class of 1907. Mr. Stambaugh and family are members of the Central Christian Church at Youngstown. He has always taken a deep interest in educational matters in his township, has voted in favor of good roads and public improvements, and in his life has displayed the same prudence and good management which brought success to his father before him. WILLIAM SCOTT BONNELL, president of the Mahoning National Bank, and prominently identified with many of the most important business interests of Youngstown, is also known in other cities where he has capital invested and has business and social relations. Mr. Bonnell was born July 12, 1842, at Cincinnati, Ohio. and is a son of the late William and Sarah (Scott) Bonnell. The early boyhood of William Scott Bonnell was passed at New Castle, Pennsylvania. and he was 13 years of age when his parents located at Youngstown, where his education was completed in the public schools. As a lad he sought employment for his spare hours and served as • clerk in a number of the business houses. which were well known at that time. Later he entered the employ of Brown, Bonnell Company. iron manufacturers. where he was made toll turner and thoroughly learned that branch of the business, later acquiring experience in others. His employers soon recognized that his ability could be put to better account in the offices of the company, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 981 and he proved his capacity so well that in 1867 he was invited to become a partner. Within eight years, upon the incorporation of the business, Mr. Bonnell was made secretary of the company, a position he filled until business changes caused a transfer of his interests and he became secretary and, later, vice-president of the Mahoning Valley Iron Company. For a long period he has been one of the alert, directing spirits of this great corporation, and as years have passed he has assumed other responsibilities and his name adds strength to a number of the country's great business combinations. Mr. Bonnell, through his marriage with Lucretia H. Wick, became connected with one of the oldest and most prominent families of Youngstown. Mrs. Bonnell was born at Youngstown and is a daughter of Hugh B. and Lucretia G. (Winchell) Wick. Her father was a very prominent iron manufacturer and capitalist of Youngstown. Mr. and Mrs. Bonnell have two surviving children : Emily Cree, wife of Perry Burnham Owen, of Youngstown, and William Wick, who married Julia Garlick and resides in Youngstown. For many years Mr. Bonnell and wife have been leading members of the Presbyterian Church. They are also active supporters of many of the city's charities and both publicly and privately display. the real Christian spirit that actuates those whose sincerity cannot be questioned. Their beautiful home has been the scene of many of the most important social functions of the city, and has also been open to gatherings of literary and musical talent. The home atmosphere has always been one of culture and refinement. The stately structure, which stands at No. 305 Wick avenue, is one of the most elegant modern residences in the city. Mr. Bonnell's name and character are known all through the Mahoning Valley, and the honor and personal esteem which he enjoys are but the results of a life of business integrity. In a way he is a self-made man, having . labored with both head and hands, and in this way he is fitted to hold the proper balance between capital and labor, a question which every man with great interests must face in these days of unrest. Combined with a keen sense of justice, a kindly consideration for others, Mr. Bonnell possesses business discernment which amounts to almost genius and thus he stands today one of the big men of Ohio in the commercial world. HON. DAVID F. GRIFFITH, probate judge of Mahoning County, and an honored resident of Youngstown, was born at Weathersfield, Trumbull County, Ohio, July 21, 1865, and is a son of David 0. and Susannah (Jones) Griffith. Judge Griffith's ancestry dates on both sides to Wales, a country which has contributed largely to the good citizenship of Ohio. By trade his father was a blacksmith, and a number of his eleven children inherited much of his skill in mechanics. Shortly after the birth of David F., his parents moved to Mineral Ridge, Ohio, where they lived for the remainder of their lives. After completing the common school course at Mineral Ridge, Mr. Griffith, after overcoming discouraging conditions which would have killed the ambition of a youth of weaker character, was able to enter the Northeastern Normal College at Canfield, where, in 1890, he was creditably graduated, in the classical course, with the Bachelor's degree, following which, for a period of three years, he was superintendent of the public schools of Mineral Ridge, Ohio. Upon his retirement from school work, he entered upon the study of law with the late Judge L. W. King and John E. McVey, and during this period of study, he taught night school at Youngstown, thus earning support for himself and family. He' was admitted to the bar at Youngstown in October, 1894, and was associateed with the law firm of King, McVey & Robinson and Arrel, McVey & Robinson, for seven years. In 1900, on account of continued ill health, probably induced by his unremitting attention to 982 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY his professional duties, he was compelled to retire for a time, but after he regained his accustomed health, he resumed the practice of law, until he was elected judge of the Probate Court in November, 1905. This election came through the Republican party and was secured without opposition on account of Judge Griffith's personal popularity, although the contest for the nomination was one of the hardest fought and most spirited in the history of Mahoning County, there being four candidates in the field. Since his election, Judge Griffith has displayed in his administration, the qualities most required in this high office, and in such marked degree that his fellow-citizens have continued to show the confidence they repose in him. Judge Griffith married Harriet C. Phillips, who is a daughter of William Phillips, of Canfield, Ohio. They have two children, Mary Gertrude, and Wendall Phillips. His residence is situated on Glenwood avenue extension, near Mill Creek Park. Fraternally, Judge Griffith is associated with the Elks, the Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. For many years he has been a valuable member of several leading Republican organizations. His open record as a citizen shows his sane and sensible attitude toward, as well as his hearty co-operation in various public-spirited enterprises. WALTER A. BEECHER, vice-president of the Mahoning National Bank, at Youngstown, Ohio, and for almost twenty-five years secretary and treasurer of the Ohio Powder Company, is one of the leading business men of this city. He was born August 30, 1845, at Southington. Connecticut, the only child of Leonard and Ruth W. (Webster) Beecher. The Beecher family is an old New England one of more or less prominence for many years back. The father of Mr. Beecher was born in Connecticut, and there Walter A. Beecher was reared and educated. When about 20 years of age, the latter came to Youngstown, and he has been identified with this city ever since. For thirteen years he has been connected with the great financial institution above mentioned, of which he has been vice-president since 1904. He has, besides, other business interests, being connected with a number, either as stockholder and director or as president, secretary or treasurer. His business standing as well as his social.. and civic importance makes him a representative Youngstown citizen. Mr. Beecher. married Eleanor L. Price, a daughter of Samuel Price, and they have one son, Ward. The family residence is at No. 274 West Rayen avenue, they having also a summer residence on a farm on the Price Road. about two miles out of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Beecher are members of the Presbyterian Church. Politically he is a Republican. HENRY MANNING GARLICK, president of the First National Bank of Youngstown. was born in this city, December 28, 1848, son of Richard G. and Caroline L. (Manning) Garlick. The father, who was a son of Alonzo Garlick, came to Ohio from Vermont at the age of about 32 years, and engaged here in farming and mercantile business. His wife, Caroline, was a daughter of Henry Manning, formerly president of the Mahoning County Bank, of which the First National Bank is the successor, and who took a prominent part in the development of Youngstown's business interests. Henry M. Garlick was educated in the public schools of Youngstown, including the high school, which he attended until he was 17 years old. He then entered the employ, as bookkeeper. of the Eagle Furnace Company, with whom he remained for about three years. For a year or more thereafter he was engaged in operating a coal mine at Brazil, Indiana. This venture not proving sufficiently remunerative, he returned to. Youngstown, and. soon after AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 983 assisted in organizing the Second National Bank, of which he was subsequently cashier for twenty-five years. On May 3, 1904, this institution was consolidated with the First National Bank, and Mr. Garlick was elected president, which office he has since held. Mr. Garlick has also been connected with various other prominent business enterprises of Youngstown. In the early 80's he was president of the Youngstown Malleable Iron Company, and so continued until the company went out of existence. He was interested about the same time as a partner in the hardware firm of J. H. Morris & Co., and on the organization of the firm into a stock company under the style of the Morris Hardware Company, he was elected its president and thus served until 1905. He was also interested in the firm of Lloyd, Booth & Company, which was afterwards incorporated under the style of the Lloyd-Booth Company, that in turn being merged into the United Engineering & Foundry Company. In 1887 he helped to organize the Dollar Savings & Trust Company, of which he has been vice-president for a number of years. In 1901 Mr. Garlick, with G. M. McKelvey and A. E. Adams, and with the aid of Youngstown capital, organized the Standard Table Oilcloth Company, one of Youngs-town's flourishing manufacturing industries. The Standard Oilcloth Company was formed by merging seven different concerns situated in several states. The company is now known as Standard Oilcloth Company, with a capital stock of $6,000,000, one-half each preferred and common. Mr. Garlick was married April 5, 1870, to Miss Sarah Stambaugh Ford, daughter of James H. and Arabella (Stambaugh) Ford, of Youngstown. Mrs. Garlick was horn in Youngstown on the old Tod homestead at Brier Hill. Her father came to this city from Akron, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Garlick are the parents of two children : Richard, who is now treasurer of the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company and Julia G., born March 31. 1874, who is the wife of William W. Bonnell. ROBERT GRAY, vice-president and general manager of the Meehan Boiler & Construction Company, of Lowellville, has been a resident of that enterprising little city since 1897, and is recognized as one of its leading and most influential citizens. He was born June 12, 1857, in Coatbridge, Scotland, and is a son of James and Mary (Frew) Gray. James Gray, who was a blacksmith and an engineer by trade, was a life long resident of his native land, Scotland, where his death occurred January 12, 1904. His wife is still living. They were the parents of eight children, six daughters, who all live in Scotland, and two sons, Robert, the subject of this sketch, and Thomas, who came from Scotland in 1900 and is now chief draughtsman for the Meehan Boiler & Construction Company. Robert Gray was reared in Scotland and during his early days learned the machinist's trade in a locomotive works. He also later learned engineering. In 1891 he came to America and entered the employ of J. P. Wetherill, of New Castle, Pennsylvania. His first position was that of chief engineer and he later became superintendent of the works, remaining in New Castle three years. In the fall of 1897 Mr. Gray removed to Lowellville, entered into partnership with the three Meehan brothers, Patrick, Paul and James, and their nephew, John Meehan. The company is incorporated under the laws of Ohio with a capital stock of $50,000, and the present officers of the company are : Patrick Meehan, president ; Robert Gray, vice-president and general manager, and James Meehan, Jr., secretary and treasurer. On the site upon which the works are located was an old sawmill, which the company purchased, and they also later purchased the creamery, which stood on the ad joining lot. They first employed about twenty-five men, which number has been increased to 200. Their principal output is the Meehan Boiler, though they also do a great deal of iron and steel construction work, such as building blast furnaces, their business 984 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY amounting to about $200,000 per year. Mr. Gray is also a trustee and clerk of the Electric Light plant of Lowellville. He is a member of the Lowellville school board, and is a member and trustee of the Presbyterian Church. In 1880 Mr. Gray was united in marriage in Scotland with Ellen McQuade, like himself, a native of that country. They have reared a family of eight children, the six eldest of whom were all born in Scotland, namely : Nellie; James Gray, a machine apprentice of New Castle, Pennsylvania; Eliza, Mary, Annie and Agnes; and Sarah and Robert, who were born in this country.H HUGH LYTLE McELROY, president and general manager of the H. L. McElroy Company, at Youngstown, the largest house furnishing company in the retail line in the state of Ohio, was born November 19, 1866, at Fairfax, Linn County, Iowa, and is a son of William B. and Jane G. (Lytle) McElroy. The founder of the McElroy family in America was James McElroy, the great-grandfather of Hugh L., who was born in the north of Ireland and who emigrated to America, settling in Pennsylvania. His son, Hon. James McElroy, the second, was born in Pennsylvania in 1811, and resided many years at West Fairfield, in that state. He was a prominent citizen and a member of the state legislature. William B. McElroy, son of Hon. James and father of Hugh L., was born in Pennsylvania in 1841. In early manhood he removed to Iowa and became permanently identified with the interests of that state. He served four years with distinction in the Civil .War, commencing as a private and rising in rank to be adjutant, in the Fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, under General Philip Sheridan. He was, seriously wounded on four occasions. At the battle of the Wilderness he was captured by the enemy, and in making his escape five minutes later was very seriously wounded. He participated in many of the most serious battles of the war and was present at the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House. Immediately after his return from the war, he married Jane G. Lytle, a native of Pennsylvania and a daughter of Hugh Lytle. Mr. and Mrs. McElroy then moved west, locating on a valuable farm in Linn County, Iowa, which Mr. McElroy operated and on which he died in 1889. His widow still .survives and resides -with the youngest son at Tacoma, -Washington. Of their eight children—Hugh L., James I., Edward H., Harry A., William B., John A.. Ralph G. and Susan M.—Hugh L. is the only one living east of the Mississippi River. Hugh L. McElroy attended school in Linn County, Iowa, completing his education at Monmouth College, Illinois. He began to teach school, although only 17 years old. and continued in that occupation for two years. He then accepted a clerkship in a store at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he remained eighteen months, this giving him some business experience and proving a stepping stone to a better position. In the early winter of 1888, Mr. McElroy came to Youngstown, Ohio, and for three years was with the firm of J. N. Euwers & Son, as manager of their carpet department. After the death of his uncle. Frank Lytle, he entered into partnership in the furniture business with his uncle's widow, the business being conducted for two years under the firm style of Lytle & McElroy. Prior to accepting a responsible position with a large mercantile establishment at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Mr. McElroy was connected for a short time with the E. M. McGillan Company, at Youngstown. He remained at Pittsburg for almost three years, in charge of the carpet and upholstering department at Kauffman's, the largest store of its kind there, and then returned to Youngstown in 1896. It was with the intention of establishing in this city the large general furniture and house furnishing business, which he has developed into such an immense concern, that Mr. McElroy selected Youngstown as his field AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 985 of effort. He succeeded in the organization of what is known as the H. L. McElroy Company, of which he became president and general manager. The store at Youngstown is one of sixteen others of its kind located at different places in the United States. The H. L. McElroy Company was incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000, which was later increased to $25,000 and in 1901 to $75,000. The Youngstown store occupies a whole acre of floor space and, as noted above, is the largest retail furniture establishment in the state of Ohio. The business is enormous and employment is given an army of assistants. January 20, 1907, occurred the second disastrous fire that destroyed the entire store and goods of this firm. Mr. McElroy devotes the whole of his time to looking- after the affairs of the Youngstown store. He stands very high in commercial circles and is a prominent member of the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce; he was one of the prime movers in the organization of that body and was a member of the first board of directors. At Niles, Ohio, June 20, 1894, Mr. McElroy was married to Anna Benedict, who was born in the same house as was the late lamented President William McKinley, and is a daughter of the late James S. Benedict, who died in 1895. Mr. McElroy has always participated actively in public affairs and has been a prominent factor in Republican politics, working, more, however, for his friends than for himself. He has been chairman of the Republican city committee. Fraternally Mr. McElroy is prominent in the Knights of Pythias, is past chancellor commander and for ten years a member of the board of trustees. He is a past exalted ruler of Youngstown Lodge, No. 53, B. P. 0. Elks, and has been for two years district deputy grand exalted ruler of Northeastern Ohio. For many years he ham also been an Odd Fellow. Mr. McElroy belongs to the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church and is chairman of the board of trustees. Other connections are with the Foraker Club and the Youngstown Club. JOHN G. THOMAS, president of The John G. Thomas Company, dealers in flour, feed, butter, eggs and cheese, at No. 16 Chestnut street, Youngstown, was born in January, 1870, at Thornhill, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of the late Jonathan G. Thomas, who was one of the pioneers of this county. He was reared and educated in Youngstown and began his business career as clerk in a mercantile establishment, continuing thus employed until 1899, when he entered into his present business. The business was conducted under the name of John G. Thomas until it was incorporated in January, 1906, with a capital stock of $25,000, as The John G. Thomas Company, with John C. Thomas as president. Under able management it has been developed into one of large proportions. In March, 1898, Mr. Thomas was married to Annie C. Camp, of Youngstown, and they have one daughter, Helen. Mr. Thomas is a valued member of the Credit Men's Association. He is a good business man and an enterprising, public-spirited citizen. WILLIAM B. MOORE, justice of the peace, who is serving his second term in this office in Poland township, is one of the substantial, reliable and esteemed citizens of Lowellville. He was born in Poland township, Mahoning County, Ohio, August 27, 1840, and is a son of James S. and Hannah R. ( Truesdale) Moore. The Moore family of this section of Ohio can be traced very far back. It originated in Ireland, a country which has contributed so largely to the citizenship of America, and from that green isle came Francis Moore, the great-grandfather of William B. Moore, 01 Lowellville. He did not settle permanently in the colonies, but returned to Ireland prior to the breaking out of the Revolutionary War. He left descendants behind him, his one son, William, the founder of the family in 986 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY Mahoning County, coming to Poland township in 1804. The latter selected a desirable site for his future home, in the dense woods that then covered all this region. Two years later, with his wife and two children, he took possession. The long journey, by devious trails and through the wilderness, over unbridged streams and through grassy morasses, from Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Mahoning County, Ohio, was made on horseback, his wife carrying the babe in her arms, while the older child was fastened behind him. He came without capital, but his pioneer pluck soon put him in comfortable circumstances. In Franklin County he had married Mary Smith, and they reared four of their seven children, namely : Francis, born December 3, 1802, who died in the old home in Poland township, June 13, 1833; James S., father of the subject of this sketch.; Martha, who married David Arrel, and died leaving three sons and one daughter ; and Rebecca, born February 28, 1813, who died in 1886, unmarried. The death of Francis was one of especial sadness. He was engaged to be married and had erected a house of his own on the home farm, which he never lived to occupy. The three other children died within one week, from dysentery. This farm became the Moore homestead and is still in the possession of the family. One-half of the 260 acres was formerly owned by William B. Moore, but recently passed into the possession of his son, Alfred J. The other half is owned by F. M. Moore, a brother of William B. At the present time it consists of highly cultivated, productive and improved land, and it requires a vivid imagination to recall it as it must have been in the grandfather's day, when his little rude log cabin without door or window, stood in the midst of a great forest, which was then but the home of Indians and wild animals. James S. Moore was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, October 28, 1804, and was but two years old when his parents brought him to Poland township. Although his life was one of hard manual labor, and he was of so slight build that he never weighed. more than z00 pounds, he lived to the age of 81 years without ever having had a day's illness, dying from natural causes. He married Hannah R. Truesdale, on May 3, 1838, on what is now the Kennedy farm. She was born in Springfield township, April 2, 1816, and was the only child of Hugh and Ann (Riley) Truesdale. The following were the children of this marriage: Rachael A., William B., Hugh R., Franklin M., Mary E., Rebecca 4. and Julia A. Rachel A. Moore married John Stewart, a prominent druggist at Washington, Iowa, where he died in September, 1901. She had three children : Anna, who died aged 22 years; Dr. Charles W., a physician and surgeon at Washington, Iowa, who married Maud Dennie, and had two children, Mildred and Francis ; and Mary, who married Ralph Smith, a merchant at Washington, Iowa. Hugh R. Moore, the next younger brother of William B. Moore, died of heart disease, at Poland, in 1897. He had practiced medicine at Lowellville for many years and after removing to Poland, continued to practice to the day of his death. During the Civil War he served in the 86th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with the rank of sergeant. Later he graduated from a medical college at Cincinnati. He married Margaret Woodruff. of Poland, and they had three children, of whom Elizabeth married Bert Sexton, formerly an employe of Brown & Bonnell ; George married Cora McFarland, of Poland, and has three children, Hugh, Mabel and Elizabeth ; and Kittie, who died in infancy. Franklin M. Moore, who has resided on the old Moore homestead all his life and owns one-half of the original tract, married Ella Bell, of Youngstown, and they have two children,. Charles and Bell. Mary E. Moore, the second sister of William B., married Dr. Ebenezer McKinnie. of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and they had five children, namely : Hannah M., who married Frank Bissel ; Lewis H., residing at Colorado Springs, a graduate of a Philadelphia medical college who has gained quite a reputation as a AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 987 surgeon, and who married Helen E. Ficher ; Bertha M., who married Charles Phelps, a merchant of Greeley. Colorado, and has one child, McKinnie : and Alice and Shirley, both of whom reside with their parents. Rebecca Moore, residing at Los Angeles, California, married E. J. McComb, an engineer by profession, and they have two children : Arthur, a civil engineer, who married Bettie Church, and resides at San Francisco, and Frances, who lives at home. Julia A., the youngest of the Moore children, married Frank Crawford, of Crawfordsville, Iowa, and they moved to Los Angeles, where both died. William B. Moore was educated in the district schools of Poland township and was trained to agricultural pursuits on the home farm. In. June, 1863, he enlisted for service in the Civil War, and was mustered in as a member of Company A. 86th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at Camp Cleveland, on July 1, and was mustered out February Jo, 1864. He served eight months during which time his regiment was stationed at Cumberland Gap, and he was present when General Rosecrans forced the surrender of that place. After the close of his military life, Mr. Moore returned to the old farm on which he continued to re side until 1895. For a number of years he was in a profitable partnership with his brother, F. M. Moore, in the horse business and their stock farm gained a wide fame for its registered stock of all kinds and its fine road and carriage horses. When Mr. Moore decided to locate at Lowellville, he rented his farm at first, but later turned it over to his son, who is successfully operating it. He then purchased his present residence property in the village, and since 1902. when he was first elected magistrate, he has been busy with the duties of his important office. After serving three years, he was again elected on the Republican ticket, and as a public official, enjoys the full confi- dence of his fellow citizens. Mr. Moore was married (first) in 1867, to Sarah J. Johnson, of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, who died in 1882. They had three children, namely : Alfred J., residing on the old farm, who married Emma Brown and has one child, Ruth ; Mary E., who died at the age of 14 years; and Phoebe C., who died of scarlet fever when only seven years old. In 1882, Mr. Moore was married (second) to Ella J. McConnell. Politically, Mr. W. B. Moore is a Republican, his father having been one of the old line Abolitionists. He is an elder in the Presbyterian Church at Lowellville. ALFRED H. RICE, of Youngstown, who is prominently identified with many of the city's important business interests and public affairs, was born in 1846, at Poland, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of Chauncy Rice, who came to western Pennsylvania from Connecticut. Chauncy Rice was a merchant for many years in western Pennsylvania, but after coming to Mahoning County and buying the old Dr. Kirtland place, in the village of Poland, in 1837, he engaged in farming here during the rest of his life. Alfred H. Rice was reared in Mahoning County and completed his education at Bucknell, which was then the University of Lewisburg. He then entered the store of Parks & Case, general merchants at Youngstown, and remained with them for about four years. During the next few years he was interested in a merchant tailoring establishment, and then turned his attention to real estate and insurance, and in 1886 he entered into partnership with Mr. Haney, under the firm name of Rice & Haney. In 1893 Mr. Medbury was admitted to the firm and the style became Rice, Haney & Medbury, which partnership was dissolved in 1906, when Mr. Rice withdrew to give all his attention to the life insurance field and a general brokerage business. He represents the North-Western Mutual Life Company, of Milwaukee. He was one of the pioneer real estate men at Youngstown, still handles a large amount of valuable property and has been the means of bringing much cap- 988 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY ital here from eastern investors. One of the city's useful and active business men, he is concerned in various industries, among them being the Youngstown Carriage and Wagon Company, of which he is the corner of and director. In 1867 Mr. Rice was married to Ada Lord, who died in 1902, leaving two daughters, viz : Frances R., of New York, and Amy R., who is the wife of W. Noble Anderson, an attorney at Youngstown. Mr. Rice was married second, in 1905, to Katherine Arms, who is a daughter of Charles D. Arms. He is a member of the Memorial Presbyterian Church of which he is a trustee and treasurer. He is also a trustee of the Youngstown City Hospital. Mr. Rice enjoys numerous fraternal and social connections. He is a 32nd degree Mason, an Odd Fellow and an Elk, and he belongs also to the Youngstown Club, the Ma-honing County Golf Club, and the Rayen Club, being a popular member of all. ISAAC K. ILGENFRITZ, a prominent business man of Youngstown, who has been a resident of this ce 1876, was born in Springfield township, Mahoning County, Ohio, September 13, 1851, and is a son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Miller) Ilgenfritz. The Ilgenfritz family came to America from Germany, and located at a very early day in Pennsylvania, the grandfather, John Ilgenfritz, being born at Little York, in Lancaster County, that state. His emigration to Ohio was as early as 1808, when he settled in Springfield township, Mahoning County, and there his son Frederick was born, in 1811. Frederick Ilgenfritz spent his whole life in Mahoning County, mainly engaged in farming and stock-raising, but in early manhood he drove a stage coach, for a time, running to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He was an active supporter of the principles and candidates of the Democratic party. His death occurred in 1863; his widow still survives, at the age of 93 years, being a resident of Youngstown. She was born in Springfield township, her father, Henry Miller, also of German ancestry, having come to this section about the same time as did the Ilgenfritz family. Isaac K. Ilgenfritz was reared on the home farm and completed his education in the Poland Union Seminary. For seven years afterwards he followed school teaching. In March. 1876, he came to Youngstown and embarked in a mercantile business on the corner of Federal and Watt streets, the building being known as "the tall brick." He occupied the west half of it as b. grocery and provision store. making country produce a specialty, and sending a wagon out through the rural regions twice a week, for supplies. The east half of his large store room was used as a meat market. By hard work and close attention to business, his trade increased so rapidly that in a few years he was compelled to seek larger and more commodious quarters, and in June, 1879, he removed to the 'West side, locating on the corner of Mahoning avenue and Mill street, now called Oak Hill avenue. After this removal he added china and tinware, flour and feed to his stock. In 1881, Mr. Ilgenfritz purchased a one-half interest in the premises he occupied, covering 113 1/2 feet on Mill street, and in 1884, he purchased the other half and became sole owner. In 1883 he again enlarged the scope of his business by putting in a stock of dry goods, and in 1884, he completed the equipment of a general mercantile store by adding hats, caps and gent's furnishings. Close attention to business for a period covering 27 years, had seriously impaired Mr. Ilgenfritz's health, and in June, 1903, he sold out his mercantile interests, not, however, giving up. business life. He owns and handles a large amount of valuable real estate, and also devotes a part of his time to his banking interests. Mr. Ilgenfritz has been identified for years with br)th public and private enterprises, in which his high personal standing, his ripened judgment and commercial integrity have been valuable assets. In 1890, he became president AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 993 of the Youngstown Paving Brick Company, manufacturers of paving brick, drain tile, and building blocks, and miners of coal, and served as such until 1897, when the company disposed of its interests. In 1881 lie assisted in organizing the Merchants Mutual Protective Association, and served as its president during its first seven years. In 1887, in association with Charles Herman, of Cleveland, he organized the Ohio Merchants Protective Association, ;of which he was, for years, one of its foremost members and officers. In 1886, he was sent as a delegate from Ohio to the National Pure Food convention, held at Washington, D. C., delegates, representative men, from every State in the Union being present. It was this body that started the pure food agitation that resulted in subsequent legislation. Mr. Ilgenfritz is vice-president of The Pfau & Faunce Realty Company and a member of its executive committee, and is treasurer of the Ohio Cattle Company, which owns 2,200 acres of land in Cuba. He was one of the organizers of the Youngstown Savings and Banking Company, and is a member of its directing board. In 1885, Mr. Ilgenfritz was married to Mary Gairing, a daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Gairing, both of whom were born in Germany. Mrs. Ilgenfritz was born, reared and educated at Youngstown. Mr. and Mrs. Ilgenfritz have three children : Gertrude Leona, Hazel Corinne and Frederick Earl. The family belong to the Memorial Presbyterian Church. Their residence is located at No. 1007 Belmont avenue, Youngstown. Mr. Ilgenfritz has been prominently identified with the Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. In 1872 he became a member of Canfield lodge of Odd Fellows. In 1880 he withdrew from this lodge and became a member of Youngstown Lodge, No. 403, I. O. O. F. He is a member of Phoenix Encampment. In 1878 he joined the order of Knights of Pythias, Mahoning Lodge, No. 62, of Ohio. of which he was one of its leading members, and in two years serving in all the subordinate offices and becoming past chancellor in 1880. He was elected trustee and - 51 - joint trustee successively each year from 1880 to 1899. He was elected representative to the Grand Lodge four successive years. During this service as a member of the Grand Lodge of Ohio he was appointed on the committee of "Pythian Home," which resulted in later years in the erection of a beautiful Pythian Home at Springfield, Ohio. He was appointed district deputy grand chancellor to institute three new lodges : Starlight Lodge, of Petersburg, Ohio; Haselton Lodge, of Haselton, Ohio; and Lowellville Lodge, of Lowellville, Ohio. He was a charter member of Fleur de Lis Division, Uniform Rank, K. of P., and served as third officer in rank. WILLIAM JOHN LOMAX, sole proprietor of the W. J. Lomax department store, the leading establishment of its kind at Lowellville, was born at Ohioville, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, January 26, 1879, and is a son of Eliab and Amy (Brown) Lomax. The Lomax family is of English extraction and the great-grandparents of William J. Lomax, bore the name respectively of Henry and Nancy (Fisher) Lomax. They passed their entire lives in England, but their son John, who was born in 1823, emigrated to America in 1853 and established his family at Lowellville, where he still resides. He married, in England, Margaret Taylor, and they left that country when their son Eliab was one year old. Eliab Lomax grew to manhood in Mahoning County and spent his early industrial years in the coal and oil regions of Ohio and Pennsylvania. In 1885 he turned his attention to mercantile business, beginning with a small confectionery store, which stood on the site of the present department store, where he prospered, and in 1896 he erected the building now occupied on a corner across Railroad street. In 1902, the railroad purchased the land on which the building stood, and Mr. Lomax had his store transported to its present site. It is of very substantial construction and 994 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY contains two floors and basement, 82 by 48 feet. Mr. Lomax kept adding to his stock until his departments included groceries, hardware, dry goods and almost all kinds of articles carried in a first-class store of this kind, except furniture. The building is so arranged that it can be also comfortably used as a dwelling. A business of $50,000, is done annually and it is constantly increasing. In 1863, Eliab Lomax married Amy Brown, who died in 1881, leaving three children : Carrie M., Alberta and William John. Subsequently, Mr. Lomax married Frances Hayes, and they have one daughter, Hazel V. In 1902, Mr. Lomax moved to Youngstown, where he now lives retired from active participation in business life. Formerly he served on the school board and the town council at Lowellville and was one of the most stirring citizens of the village. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias. For years he was a liberal supporter of the Presbyterian Church at Lowellville and was one of its active members. William John Lomax was less than one year old when his parents came to Lowellville, where he attended the public schools. Before entering upon business life, he took a commercial course in a college at New Castle, Pennsylvania. In 1900 he entered into partnership with his father, when the firm became Eliab Lomax & Son, and January 25, 1902, he succeeded to the business. A view of the store with Mr. Lomax' portrait is shown on neighboring pages of this volume. On September 17, 1899, Mr. Lomax was married to Sarah Cole, who was born in Coal-burg, Ohio, October 1, 1878, and is a daughter of James and Jane (Williams) Cole. Mrs. Cole died April 30, 1901, at the age of 54 years, but Mr. Cole still survives. They had 0 children, namely : Mrs. Mary Morgan, residing at Youngstown Mrs. Lizzie Jane James; Mrs. Rachel Thrasher, residing at Youngstown; William, residing at Hubbard ; Margaret, Sarah (now Mrs. Lomax), Priscilla and Thomas, and two deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Lomax have three children, viz : Amy Jane, Francis Albert and Helen Mildred. The family belong to the Presbyterian Church. Politically, Mr. Lomax is a Republican. Fraternally, he is identified with the Knights of Pythias. JEREMIAH P. SNYDER, one of the best-known citizens of Austintown township, owns about 400 acres of fine farming land in Mahoning County, on which he carried on large farming and. stock operations for many years. Mr. Snyder was born in Perry County, Pennsylvania, April 8. 1829, and is a son of Jacob and Mary Snyder. Jacob Snyder was born in Connecticut and his wife Mary, in England. His occupation, that of a violin-player, did not enable him to secure a competency for his family, and when his wife died in 1831, the children were placed in the almshouse, in Perry County, until homes could be procured for them, when they were bound out according to the law, until the age of 17 years. Jeremiah was two years old when his mother died, being the fourth member of the family of five children. The others were : Mary, who married E. Chisholm ; William, who subsequently became a man of wealth and owned and operated grist mills in Perry County; John, and James. It was a hard fate that attended the childhood of Mr. Snyder, but his stay in the almshouse covered but one day, and he was taken out by a Mr. Trostle, a farmer of Adams County, to whom he was indentured. According to the contract, the boy was to receive seven years of schooling, but as a matter of fact he scarcely had seven months' instructions given him. The family which gave him a home was one of German industry and practi- cality, and the bound boy worked early and late for all he received. While there he learned to speak the German language and this acquisition proved of great benefit to him in later life. He remained on the Trostle farm until he was 17 years old and then worked for three years with his brother William, who, through a wealthy marriage, had become able to establish himself in the milling business. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 995 After completing his apprenticeship to the milling business, Mr. Snyder returned to Adams County and followed his trade until 1849, when he came to Ohio. He walked the distance from Salem to Canfield on the new plank road. Prior to coming to this section, however, he had finished his education by attending a High School at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where, by his own work, he paid both his board and tuition. Mr. Snyder now found his knowledge of the German language a great help to him as many of the business men of this section were Germans, and he immediately secured a position in the steam-mill operated by J. H. Holcomb, in Canfield, which was the first one in Mahoning County outside of Youngstown. After working here for 18 months his health failed and he began to prepare himself for school-teaching, studying, under Francis Sirvis at Canfield and successfully passed the necessary examination. He secured a school, the contract being that he should board with the different pupils and instruct them for $17 per month. The schoolhouse was situated on his present farm. He taught school for 18 months, having 97 names on the roll and a daily attendance of 72 pupils. Present day teachers would be inclined to think that a strenuous undertaking. After his marriage, in 1853, Mr. Snyder moved to the farm on which he lives, 200 acres belonging to his wife. Having inherited his father's musical gifts he taught music, and also sold pianos and organs, and made a success with his vocal classes. Mr. Snyder did not, however, make music his main business, although he has always cultivated his talent to some degree as a recreation, and when he became a Sunday-school superintendent later in life, he thoroughly enjoyed teaching the children to sing, giving them valuable instruction. Mr. Snyder acquired land at various times and now controls 400 acres. For many years he was actively engaged in farming and stock-raising, giving particular attention to horses and sheep, and in one year he had sold the wool of 2,000 sheep for $1.01 a pound. In 1889. with his wife, he was injured in a bad railroad accident, and since then he has followed the undertaking business. On February 22, 1853, Mr. Snyder was married to Rebecca Troxel, who was the widow of Reuben Troxel and is a daughter of Henry and Margaret (Neff) Petre. She was born on the present farm in 1823. Henry Petre was one of the very early settlers of Austintown township, coming to this farm when it was all covered with timber. He built a log cabin in which his family lived while he served in the War of 1812. This was a time of great hardship for Mrs. Petre. Often she was obliged to drive the wolves from the cabin at night. There were no roads in this locality at that time and the only way she could get her grain ground was to carry it on horseback to a distant mill. The two children of Henry Petre and wife were, Henry, deceased, and Rebecca. Mrs. Snyder had one child by her first marriage, Margaret, who married William Peck. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, namely : Rose, who is the wife of Charles Hubbard, residing at Youngstown, and they have one child, Ava ; Alice, who is the widow of Charles McDonald, had one child, Chloe, who died in 1901, aged 23 years, the wife of Osa Young, and left one child, Esther Alice; Albert C., who married Julia Hentzelman and has five children, Cleveland, Earl, Jessie, Jay, and Dewey ; and Sherman, who married Lucy Smith, and has four children, Herbert H., Vera, Howard, Mandie Lee. Mr. Snyder was reared a Democrat, but since the Civil War has been identified with the Republican party. At various times he has been elected to office and served for two years as constable of the township. Mrs. Snyder is a member of the Reform Church. Mr. Snyder belongs to the Evangelical Church and for eight years served as superintendent of the Sunday-school. Mr. Snyder's life is an interesting one and is an excellent example of what may be done by industry, courage and morality to change circumstances which may be very adverse in early life. Such examples are well worthy of commendation. 996 - HISTORY OF MAHONING COUNTY JOHN STAMBAUGH. This sterling citizen of Youngstown, who passed off the active scene of life, at New York City, March 5, 1888, after years of useful business activity which brought him both honor and large emoluments, was born at Brier Hill, Mahoning County, Ohio, March 8, 1827. He was a son of John and Sarah (Bower) Stambaugh. Mr. Stambaugh was primarily educated at Brier Hill and completed his training by taking a business course at Cincinnati. He became interested in coal and iron with the Tod family and his was the wise and capable brain which managed these vast interests on the outside, for many years. This entailed many trips abroad the first one being taken in 1871. During two of these trips he was accompanied by his entire family and visits were made to all the interesting points in Europe. The value of this culture to his children can scarcely be over-estimated, and while later visits were made mainly to benefit Mr. Stambaugh's failing health, no regulations or parental restrictions prevented their enjoyment of all that might be obtained by delightful, leisurely travel or residence in the choicest health resorts on the Continent. On September 12, 1854, Mr. Stambaugh was married to Caroline Hamilton, a daughter of William and Mary (Hull) Hamilton. The father of Mrs. Stambaugh was of English parentage and was born in New Jersey. He was a soldier of the War of 1812, about which time he settled in Ohio. He died in 1846. He married Mary Hull, of Berlin township, Mahoning County, who died in 1832, at the age of 40 years, the mother of nine children, of whom Mrs. Stambaugh was the youngest, she died March 14, 1904. The others were : Eli, deceased in 1892, who married Mary Myers and is survived by one daughter, Julia, wife of William Thornton, of Crab Creek, and a number of grand-children ; Emanuel, who married Catherine Deeds and left four sons : Homer Hamilton, B. Frank, Wilson S. and Chauncy ; Lydia, deceased in 1892, aged 78 years, who was survived by three children : Caroline Ralph, deceased, and Sarah (wife of Wick Gans) ; Sarah, who married- John Fowler—they and their children have passed away ; William, who married Laura Shuman—both are long since deceased; Andrew, who died unmarried aged 46 years; Horace, who died in infancy ; Jesse, deceased at the age of 62 years, who married Laura Predmore and was survived by three sons—Charles, deceased ; William, deceased ; and Frank. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Stambaugh were : Grace G., a most highly accomplished and cultured lady, who was educated in Paris and is the wife of Frederick D. Wilkerson of Youngstown, Ohio ; Henry Hamilton, secretary of the Brier Hill Iron & Coal Company, who was educated at Cornell University ; John, Jr., also educated at Cornell University, who is president of the William Tod Company and treasurer of the Youngstown Steel Company ; and George, who married Avenel Conner, is interested extensively in stock farming at McGuffey, Ohio. Mr. Stambaugh was not only one of Youngstown's most enterprising and successful business men; he was much more. He was public-spirited, was liberal in his support of all deserving enterprises and was one of the most charitable of the city's many substantial men. His business integrity was never any more questioned than was his personal honor. His friends were men who stood before the world in places of high esteem, and they were glad to be called his comrades. In his passing, Youngstown lost one of the "Old Guard," a man whose like is not too often found in these days. HON. GEORGE E. ROSE, formerly judge of the Probate Court of Mahoning County, now a member of the important law firm of Norris, Jackson & Rose, with offices at Nos. 608-613 Dollar Bank Building, Youngstown, is one of the city's prominent men, one who is identified with many of its important interests. He was born December 9, 1857, at Carlisle, Lor- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 999 ain County, Ohio, and entered Dartmouth College from which he was graduated in 188i. After his admission to the bar, in 1883, he settled at Youngstown, entering upon the practice of law and also taking an intelligent interest in local politics. In the spring of 1888 he was elected city solicitor on the Republican ticket, and served as such for two terms. In 1893, he was elected judge of the Probate Court. Since retiring from the bench in 1900, Mr. Rose has given his whole attention to a large private practice and has been associated with men of legal ability and more than city prominence. Sidney D. Lamar Jackson, the second member of the firm, of Norris, Jackson & Rose, which was formed in November, 1900, was formerly prosecuting attorney of Mahoning County, and each member has gained distinction in some line of practice. Judge Rose married Louise H. Baxter, a daughter of Heman Baxter, and they have one child, Louise M. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church. They have a very pleasant home at No. 204 Arlington street, Youngstown. Judge Rose is a Republican in politics and, fraternally, is an Elk and Knight of Pythias. PRIOR TANNER JONES, formerly infirmary director, now a retired farmer, residing on a comfortable little place of four acres at Canfield, owns a valuable farm of 200 acres in Canfield township, located on the Erie Railroad, one mile west of the village. Mr. Jones was born in Ellsworth township, Mahoning County, Ohio, June 11, 1836, and is a son of James and Huldah (Tanner) Jones. The paternal grandparents of Mr. Jones were Thomas and Sarah Jones, who came with two children to Ellsworth township, Mahoning County, from their home in Maryland, in 1804. They settled on the line between Ellsworth and Canfield townships, when but thi-ee other families had founded homes in Ellsworth. Their first log cabin had neither doors nor windows and in their wide fireplace they burned timbers which now would be worth many dollars. Although these early settlers bore many hardships, they reared a family of ten children and both lived to be over 90 years of age. James, the father of Mr. Jones, was the fourth member of the above family, his older brother, Thomas, having been the first white child born in Ellsworth township. James Jones was born November 14, 1807, in Ellsworth township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and when he grew old enough assisted in the clearing of the large body of land his father had acquired. Hethreeed Huldah Tanner, who was born at Canfield, in 1812, and who was a daughter of Edmund Prior and Fannie (Chapman) Tanner, who came to Ohio from Connecticut in 1802. James Jones and wife continued to live in Ellsworth township until 1852, when he sold his farm there and bought 120 acres in Canfield township, from Myron Sackett, to which he subsequently added until he owned 200 acres. He died in Canfield township, in November, 1870, and was survived by his widow, until December 16, 1898. James Jones was one of the leading men of his day in Canfield township. He was a pronounced Free-Soil man and on the formation of the Republican party became thoroughly identified with it. He was appointed one of the first three infirmary directors of Mahoning County, and served on that board from October, 1855, until 1863. There were four children born to James and Huldah Jones, namely : William, who died in 1858; Prior T.; Fannie, who married James Turner and died in 1886; and Laura, who is the widow of Fred Beardsley. Prior Tanner Jones attended school for a short time in his boyhood, in Ellsworth township, and then spent a year in an academy in Connecticut. This was followed by a few terms in the Canfield Academy. He then taught school for two winters in Austintown township, one winter in Canfield township and one in Jackson township, after which he re-