OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 375 Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, where he received the degree of A. B. in June, 1889. In 1893 he received from this institute the degree of A. M. He entered the University of Michigan in the fall of 1889, where he took a two years' course, after which he matriculated at Long Island Hospital College, Brooklyn, New York, and was graduated in 1892. Immediately after his graduation he returned to Warren, where he has since been engaged in practice. He is the only child of Ansol and Emma B. (Bartlett) Miner, and when he was three years old had the misfortune to lose his father. Ansol Miner was born in Hartford, this county, and was engaged in farming here all his life. The Doctor's mother now makes her home with him. Dr. Miner was married November 10, 1892, to Miss Winifred L. Wilkenson, daughter of Rev. Hudson L. Wilkenson, associate editor of the Pittsburgh Christian Advocate. Our subject and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Dr. Miner secured the nomination for Coroner from the Republicans and was elected in the fall of 1893. ABRAM KLINE, a farmer of Liberty township, was born at Briar Hill, Ohio, May 5, 1831, a son of Peter Kline, who was born in Northampton county, Pennsylvania, in 1802. He was a son of Abram Kline, a native of Pennsylvania, but was'one of the early settlers of Youngstown, Ohio. Peter Kline came from Briar Hill to Liberty township, Trumbull county, was a drover by occupation and an extensive cattle dealer. At one time he drove 200 head of cattle over the mountains, first having them shod. He was a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and gave $3,800 for the erection of the house of worship of that denomination at Church Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kline had four children: Sarah Lynch, deceased; Zenas, one of the prominent citizens of Liberty township, died in August, 1888; Abram, our subject; and Jenny, wife of Rev. C. W. Reeves, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Cleveland. Mrs. Kline departed this life in 1877, at the age of seventy-two years, and Mr. Kline died at Girard, at the age of eighty-eight years. Abram, our subject, was reared and educated in Mahoning county, Ohio, and came to Trumbull county about 1880, locating on the old Kline homestead, known as " Sunny Side." This place consists of 325 acres of fine agricultural land, has a large residence, good barns and sheds for cattle. Mr. Kline has also a fine herd of short-horn cattle. He was married at Coitsville, December 30, 1852, to Lucy A. McCartney, who was born on Federal street, Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Maxwell) McCartney. Mrs. Kline was a successful and popular teacher, teaching at Coitsville and in Liberty township, Ohio. Mr. Kline taught school at North Lima, Ohio. Our subject and wife have two children living: Frank Maxwell, a farmer now living near the old home, who married Mattie Keizer, and they have four children: Mabel, Zenas. Vincent and Allen; and Effie, wife of W. W. Ashald, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, and they have one daughter, Lucy. Mr. and Mrs Kline lost two children by death; Mary Esther, who was the wife of C. F. Baird. She was educated at Mount Union College, and was a successful and popular teacher for twenty 376 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY terms, and at her death, left one daughter, Effie; and James, deceased in infancy. Mr. Kline affiliates with the Prohibition party, and in 1893 was a delegate to the State Convention at Cleveland. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a Trustee and a Class-leader. HARRIS EWALT, one of the leading 1 farmers of Howland township, Trum- 1 bull county, Ohio, was born on the farm on which he now lives, October 7, 1818. His father, John Ewalt, was born in New Jersey, near Philadelphia, February 1, 1776, son of Jacob Ewalt, whose father, Jacob, was a native of Germany. He emigrated to this country, and lived in New Jersey until he reached- the advanced age of 115 years, when he mysteriously disappeared, nothing ever having been heard of him. John Ewalt was married November 6, 1803, to Rebecca Ewalt, a native of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Samuel Ewalt, a noted Indian fighter and one of the first settlers of this county. In 1801 John Ewalt came on horseback to Trumbull county, Ohio, and upon his arrival in what is now Howland township he bought 160 acres of land, the farm on which his son Harris now lives. His primitive log cabin was in time replaced by a modern brick residence, and as the years rolled by he developed a fine farm. Here he and his wife reared their family, passed the rest of their lives and died, his death occurring in 1858, at the age of eighty-three years, and hers in 1843. He was a prominent man among the pioneer settlers, and his good wife was noted far and near for her Christian acts of kindness. Following is a brief record of their ten children: Samuel H., born in 1804; Sarah A , 1806; Abigail, 1808; Jacob, 1810; John and Rebecca, twins, 1812; Hetty, 1814; Z. T., 1816; Harris, 1818; and William H., 1820. Three of these sons, Jacob, Z. T. and Harris, lived to celebrate their golden weddings on the farm on which they were born and on which they had thus far passed their lives. Harris Ewalt was married December 29, 1841, to Margaret S. Trew, a native of Weathersfield township, this county, and a daughter of Andrew and Jane (King) Trew, she being of Scotch-Irish descent. They have had four children: John A., born May 25, 1843, was a member of Company B, One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Regiment, and died at Louisville, Kentucky, in July, 1863; Henry Clay, born December 28, 1844, is engaged in business at Pittsburg; Eliza Jane, born in 1846, died at the age of eighteen months; and Charles Harris, born January 13, 1848. Charles Harris Ewalt was married June 4, 1873, to Ida Hoyt, of Painesville, Ohio, daughter of Comfort L. and Eliza (Bright) Hoyt. They have had four children: Harry, born September 5, 1874, died March 20,1875; Mary L., born March 14, 1876; Bessie, born August 5, 1881; and Karl H., born July 31, 1884. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Ewalt is a Republican, and has never failed to vote since he was of age. He is a member of the Masonic order. JOHN REEVES, whose fine farm and comfortable home is located in Howland township, Trumbull county, Ohio, is ranked with the prominent and well-to-do citizens of the county. A resume of his life is as follows: OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 377 John Reeves was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, March 21, 1815, son of John Reeves, Sr., one of the first settlers of the county. The senior Mr. Reeves was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, June 6, 1781, son of Abner Reeves, a native of New Jersey and a soldier in the Revolutionary war. John Reeves, Sr., was married in Washington county, Pennsylvania, April 16, 1801, to Sarah Quinby, a native of that county, born April 30, 1786, she, too, being the daughter of a Revolutionary soldier. In 1802, not long after their marriage, they came to Ohio and settled in the woods of Trumbull county, being surrounded on all sides by wolves, bears and Indians. Mr. Reeves was drafted for service in the war of 1812, but procured a substitute. Mr. Reeves came out here in a canoe, with guides, while his wife subsequently made fhe journey on horseback. During the war of 1812, they removed to Washington county, Pennsylvania, and when the war closed they returned to Trumbull county. For a number of years they kept hotel. After a long and useful life he passed away November 20, 1851, and his good wife was called to her last home, February 3, 1880, she having reached the advanced age of ninety-four years. Both were zealous members of the Baptist Church, he being a Deacon for many years. Politically, be was a Whig. They had twelve children, as follows: Arthur, Samuel Q., Abner, Jesse, Ephraim, Joseph P., John, Lewis R., Sarah, Reno, Eugene Little, Nancy Dawson, and Hannah Barnes. The subject of this sketch was reared in the town and on his father's farm and in Trumbull county, and received his education in a little log schoolhouse near by. After he grew up he gave his attention to farming chiefly, and traded in cattle and hay, buying and shipping and doing a profitable business. In 1849, when California gold fever spread over the country, he caught the disease, and equipped with a mule team and other necessary articles, holding the honorable and important position of " M. M. D." (master mule driver), he started on the long and tedious journey across the plains. In due time he reached his destination, having been 101 days in making the trip from the Missouri riyer to California. He was gone fourteen months, a part of which time he was engaged in trade on J street, Sacramento, and then for three months he was engaged in mining. He returned East by the Isthmus route. During the Civil war he was active in the Union cause. He raised a company of 100 men, was given a Captain's commission, and he and his company became a part of the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Regiment. He also helped to raise the Sixth Ohio Cavalry. His farm in Howland township comprises 172 acres and has excellent improvements upon it. His brick residence, substantial barns, etc., together with his broad pastures and well-cultivated fields, all have the appearance of thrift and plenty. Mr. Reeves was married February 21, 1839, to Harriet Mason, a native of Essex county, New York, and a daughter of Ambrose and Jemima (Turner) Mason. Mr. and Mrs. Reeves have had six children, four of whom are living, namely: Abner R., a resident of Wright county, Iowa; Sarah, wife of James Lamb, Warren, Ohio; Mary Parsons, and John Reeves, Jr., a commercial traveler. Politically, Mr. Reeves is a Democrat. He served as County Treasurer in 1856257, having been the first Republican elected to to that office. For over forty years he has served most of the time as Justice of the Peace. On various occasions he has served 378 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY as delegate to conventions. Personally, he is a man of genial nature and generous impulses, and his many estimable qualities have endeared him to a large circle of friends and acquaintances in this county where he has lived so long. JAMES McROBERTS, a farmer of Weathersfield township, Trumbull county, was born at Belfast, Ireland, April 5, 1833, a son of Andrew McRoberts, who was born in county Down, that country, in 1804. The latter was a son of Andrew McRoberts, Sr., a native of that county, and his father was born in the lowlands of Scotland, but removed to Ireland at the time of the Cromwell war. The mother of our subject, nee Mary McClure, was a native of county Down, Ireland, and a daughter of James McClure. The latter was a brother of Sergeant-General McClure, of the British navy. The mother of Mrs. McRoberts was Georgiana Witherspoon, a cousin of Dr. John Witherspoon, one of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of independence. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McRoberts came to Austintown, Ohio. The former died in September, 1863. He was identified with the Democratic party, and was a member of the Covenant Church. Mrs. McRoberts, born in 1817, died at New Castle, Pennsylvania, in 1881, at the age of sixty-four years. They bad eight children: James, John B., Georgiana, Caldwell P., Mary Ann, Jordan, Helen and Rachel. John B. enlisted for service in the late war in 1861, in Company B, Third Ohio Infantry. For gallant service at Perryville he was promoted to the rank of Captain, and later had command of the guard that hung Mrs. Surrat and the other conspirators, at Washington, District of Columbia. C. P. was also a soldier in the Civil war, in the Nineteenth Ohio Infantry, but died of disease contracted in service, at the age of twenty-three years. Helen and Mary Ann were both successful teachers at New Castle, Pennsylvania. James McRoberts, the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated at Austin-town, Ohio. For thirteen years he was superintendent of a coal mine, and later was foreman on a railroad. March 15, 1865, he enlisted for service in the late war, entering the One Hundred and Ninety-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company B. After the close of hostilities Mr. McRoberts was engaged in the oil region until 1868, and in that year came to his farm of ninety-three acres in Trumbull county, which is under a fine state of cultivation. He makes a specialty of market gardening. October 12, 1858, our subject was united in marriage with Laura M. Draper, a daughter of Milau. and Rachel (Dunlap) Draper. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. McRoberts, Nathan Draper, came to Trumbull county, Ohio, in 1803, locating on a farm which had partially been cleared by the Indians. Nathan married Hannah Cartwright, and both died on the above mentioned farm, the former at the age of ninety-four yeti's, and the latter at seventy years. Rachel Draper's death was caused by being frightened by burglars. They had nine children: Kittie, John, Mary, William, Laura, Hannah, Nathan, Elihu and Warren. Nathan was a soldier in the Nineteenth Ohio Infantry, and his death occurred in Arkansas, in 1879. Warren also served in that struggle, in Company C, Nineteenth Ohio Infantry, and was honorably discharged at San Antonio, Texas, December 25, 1866. Mr. and Mrs. James McRoberts had four children: Ida May, engaged in business at New OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 379 Castle, Pennsylvania; Emily Alice, wife of J. P. Smith, of Mahoningtown, Pennsylvania; John P., a resident of Niles; and Mary Rachel, who died June 25, 1893, at the age of twenty-five years. She was a lady of intelligence, culture and refinement, and was loved by all who knew her. The wife and mother died May 30, 1870, having been a consistent member of the Disciple Church. In 1871, Mr. McRoberts married Isabelle White, widow of John White, and a daughter of William and Catherine (Justice) Arnold, natives of Lawrence county, Pennsylvania. Both died in this county. Politically, Mr. McRoberts affiliates with the Republican party, and socially is a member of the G. A. R., McPherson Post, No. 16. He has been a member of the Presbyterian Church for many years. Mr. McRoberts is well informed on the general topics of the day, is a good student and historian, and favors education, religion and temperance. H. T. MASON, a farmer of Trumbull county, Ohio, was born in Essex county, New York, December 10, 1816, a son of Jude Ambrose Mason, a native of Washington county, that State. Ile was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was one of the leading citizens of Essex county, New York, for a number of years. His father, Nathan Mason, was a son of a minister, and was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The Mason family in America are descended from three brothers who came from England in an early day, and two located in New England and one in Virginia. Ambrose Mason married Jemima Turner, a native of Washington county, New York, and in 1835 they came to Trumbull county, Ohio, where the latter died at the age of seventy-six years. Mr. Mason departed this life at the age of ninety years. He was a farmer and mechanic by occupation, and was identified with the Democratic party. He was Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in New York, was the first postmaster of Niles, and was Justice of the Peace four years at Girard. Mr. and Mrs. Mason had eleven children: Lucy, Mandy, Eliza, Dean E., Electa M., H. T., H. H., Harriett, and three deceased in Essex county when young. For history of the Mason family, see biography of H. H. Mason, in this volume. H. T. Mason, the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated in his native place, and was afterward engaged as a sailor on Lake Champlain between Port Henry and White Hall. In 1835 he came to Trumbull county, Ohio, worked by the month for eight years, farmed on rented land seven years, owned and operated a foundry for eighteen months in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and then returned to this county. He now owns 235 acres of fine farming land, where he has two dwelling-houses, large barns, and many other improvements. Mr. Mason was married, in Howland township, Trumbull county, at the age of twenty-three years, to Margaret Cherry, a native of this place, and a daughter of John and Rebecca (Hank) Cherry, who came from Greene county, Pennsylvania, to Howland township, and both are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Mason have had five children, namely: Ambrose, who was a soldier in the late war. He enlisted first in April, 1861, three months' service, Company B, Nineteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His second enlistment was in the Forty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A, in which he served about one year, when he received a commission from Gover- 380 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY nor Tod, as Second Lieutenant to recruit for the One Hundred and Fifth Regiment. After serving a few months as Lieutenant he was promoted to the rank of Captain of Company 0, One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Volunteer, Infantry. He died at Atlanta, Georgia, August 24, 1864, at the age of twenty-four years, and was buried at Chattanooga, Tennessee; Allien, deceased at the age of five years; Albert H., on the home farm ; Clara, wife of T. A. Winfield, of Niles; and Jesse E., also at the home farm. The great loss of this family was in the death of the beloved wife and mother, September 12, 1882, she having been a consistent member of fhe Disciple Church. Mr. Mason affiliates with the Republican party, and served as County Commissioner for six years during the late war, when it took men of nerve and good business ability to carry on the finance of the country, He is an officer in the Disciple Church, and is honored and respected by all who know him. PETER FENSTERMAKER, deceased, was during his life one of the respected citizens of Trumbull county, Ohio. He was born in Pennsylvania, a son of German parents who emigrated from Saxony to this country and located in the Keysfone State, where they reared their family, passed the rest of their lives and died. Their settlement in this country was previous to the Revolutionary war, in which the father of our subject was a participant. Peter Fenster-maker was reared to farm life in his native State, and was there united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Goldner, she, too, being of German extraction and a native of Pennsylvania. Soon after his marriage he came to Jackson, Mahoning county, Ohio, where he lived a number of years. In the spring of 1841 he moved to Champion township, where he located a tract of timber land, sixty acres in extent, the same property on which his son Joseph now lives. His life was not unlike that of the other pioneers in this section of the country. He built a cabin home in the woods, toiled early and late the year round, working at the coopers' trade in winter and in summer devoting his energies to clearing and cultivating his farm. His life was characterized by simplicity, honesty and industry. He made it a point to attend strictly to his own business. By his many estimable qualities he won hosts of friends, few of the early pioneers being more highly respected than he. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, and in politics was a Democrat. He and his wife had a family of ten children, of whom we make record as follows: Samuel, a resident of Champion township, is engaged in farming; Susan, deceased, was the wife of Jerry Shafer; Eli, who is engaged in farming in Noble county, Minnesota, served all through the late war as a blacksmith in the Sixth Ohio Cavalry; George, a lumberman, resides in Farmington township, this county; Sarah, wife of Abner Munson, lives in Vienna, Ohio; Joseph, of whom furfher mention is made in the conclusion of this sketch; Peter, who served in the Sixth Ohio Cavalry all through the late war, died in Champion township, this county, from the effects of exposure incurred during his service; Charles, who is engaged in farming in Bazetta township, this county; Lewis, also a farmer of this county; and Eliza C., who died in early childhood. The father of this family died at the age of seventy-five years, the mother surviving him a few years and dying at about the age of eighty-one. OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 381 Joseph Fenstermaker was born in Jackson, Mahoning county, June 15, 1841, and in his infancy was brought by his parents to Champion township, Trumbull county, to the farm upon which he now lives. He remained on the home farm, caring for his aged parents until their death, after which he bought out the other heirs to the farm, and has continued to occpy the old homestead, consisting of sixty acres. He was married at the age of thirty-one to Miss Adaline Clemens, a native of this township and a daughter of William Clemens, one of the oldest settlers in the township. They have two children: Carrie, wife of Sherman Shafer, of this township; and Charlie, who lives with his grandfather Clemens. The Fenstermaker home is located five miles and a half north of Warren, and is one of the most attractive country, seats in this vicinity. The residence is surrounded with evergreens and ornamental trees, and there are about 500 rods of Osage hedge on the place. Mr. Fenstermaker is one of the most progressive men in the township. Politically, he is a Democrat. CHARLES HOLMAN, the leading phofographer of Warren, Ohio, is located in the Franklin Block, where his elegant parlors are arranged according to his own plans and ideas. He has long been identified with this business in Warren, having been first employed by Mr. Rice, a prominent artist of this city, and in 1878 succeeded Mr. Potter, whose gallery and equipments he purchased, the establishment at that time being located at No. 25 Park avenue, the quarfers now occpied by the Y. M. C. A. He continued business there until he moved - 26 - to his present location. He now has one of the finest operating rooms in eastern Ohio. His apartments are commodious and are arranged with regard to both elegance and comfort. Charles Holman is a native of Northborough, Massachusetts, and is a son of Nathaniel and Mary B. (Rice) Holman, also natives of Massachusetts. His parents were descended from some of the oldest families in New England. His father died in Massachusetts a number of years ago, and after his death his mother came to Ohio, and made her home with her son. She died while on a visit to New England, in 1890. They had a family of three children, of whom Charles is the only one now living. When he was a lad of five years he went to New York city, where he grew to manhood, and from the time he was nine years old he has been self-supporting. His youth was spent in a shoe factory in that city. In 1868 he came to Warren, Ohio, and spent one year with his uncle, Mr. Rice, the photographer above referred to. He then returned to New Yorke this time to 'Utica, where he became asso- ciated with a shoe company, with which he remained until 1875. That year he returned to Warren and entered the photograph gal-. lery of his uncle, with whom, as above stated, he learned the business. Mr. Holman was married February 41 1871, to Miss Ann Colgan, a daughter of James F. Colgan, of Brooklyn, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Holman have two children: Charles and Mary. With fraternal circles Mr. Holman is prom, inently identified. He is a thirty-second degree Mason, a member of the uniform rank, Knights of Pythias, and is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In the latter organization he has filled all the 382 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY chairs and served as District Deputy. He was one of the organizers and active workers in the leading I. O. O. F. team of the State of Ohio. This team performed the work at the meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge at Columbus, in 1889. In politics Mr. Holman is a Republican. REV. THOMAS SWAIN, Postmaster of Sodom and Justice of the Peace of Liberty township, Trumbull county, Ohio, was born in Shropshire, England, November 20, 1831, a son of Charles and Ann (Upton) Swain, the former a native of Birmingham, Warwickshire, and the latter of Shropshire. When Thomas was three months old his parents moved to Blaina, Monmouthshire, Wales. At the age of six years he began working in the mines, following that occupation until coming to America, at the age of thirty-two years. Mr. Swain landed at Portland, Maine, April 13, 1864, was afterward engaged in mining for a time at Six Mile Run, Bedford county, Pennsylvania, spent five months at Hickory Corners, Mercer county, that StSfate,ater went to Coshocton, Ohio, and in 1867 came to Trumbull county. He was engaged in mining until 1887, and in that year began farming on a tract of land he had purchased in 1877. Mr. Swain now owns thirty acres of well improved land, where he is engaged in gegener alarming. He is a staunch Republican in his political relations, has served as Justice of the Peace in Liberty township since 1884, and Jaunary 15, 1891, was appointed Postmaster of Sodom, which position he resigned August 15, 1893. He was married at Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales; December 31, 1853, to Miss Eliza Ann Howell, a native of Bath, Somersetshire, and a daughter of Thomas and Eliza Ann Howell. They have now been married nearly forty years, yet their love for each other has increased, while they enjoy the confidence and esteem of their community. Mr. and Mrs. Swain have had four children, but all were gathered to their Master in infancy. In 1854 our subject united with the Wesleyan Church, was ordained a Deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Cleveland, Ohio, in September, 1870, and was licensed to preach in 1864, in this county, although he had been licensed in Europe in 1861. Mr. Swain is a self-made man, having been denied the advantages of an education in his boyhood days, but, unaided in all things, and by dint of perseverance, he has -acquired a knowledge that enables him to attend to any duty that may devolve upon him. His life is a good example of what a man may accomplish who has the desire to succeed. SYLVANUS S. KING is one of the prominent old settlers of Howland township, Trumbull county, Ohio. He was born on the farm on which. he now lives, March 16, 1822, son of David B. King, and grandson of Barber King, the latter being one of the early settlers of this county, having located here in 1802. Barber King was a native of Connecticut, and his wife, whose maiden name was Irene Scoville, was also a native of Connecticut. They had five sons and two daughters, namely: James, Jonathan, Samuel, William B., David B., Sarah and Anna. Barber King and his wife both died in this county. David B. King was reared on his father's frontier farm, receiving his education in a OF NORTHEASTERN, OHIO - 383 log schoolhouse near his home. He married Jane, daughter of Samuel Kennedy, a native of Pennsylvania, who lived neighbor to the King family. Her grandfather was a native of Ireland, and of Scotch-Irish descent. David B. King and his wife had five children; Mary Jane Brown, Sylvanus, S., Samuel B., Caroline Belon and and Amanda Phillips. The father of these children died at the age of sixty-seven years. His whole life was passed on a farm, and was characterized by strict integrity and industry. In politics he was first a Whig and afterward a Republican. His wife lived to be eighty-two years old. Sylvanus S. King was reared to farm life. He is now the owner of 270 acres of fine land, and is regarded as one of the most prosperous farmers in the township. HiS well-cultivated fields, his fine stock, substantial farm buildings, etc., are all indicative of thrift and prosperity. He was married at the age of thirty to Abigail Chamberlain, a native of New York, who died in 1888, leaving four children, viz.: Ralph; Bliss, a resident of Warren, Ohio; Jennie Belle, wife of John Kennedy, has one daughter, Grace; William, who married Ella Vennetton, has one son, Harry. Mr. King is a radical Republican. Politically, financially, and socially, he is ranked with the leading men of Howland township. Indeed few men have more friends here than he. WILLIAM WELLS KENNEDY, a well-known farmer, and highly respected citizen of Howland township, Trumbull county, Ohio, was born on the farm in which he now lives, March 24, 1837. He is a son of Samuel M. Kennedy, who was born in Westmoreland county. Pennsylvania, in January, 1798, who is a son of William Kennedy, a native of Chester county, that State. William Kennedy's father, Samuel, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. William Kennedy was one of the first settlers of Trumbull county; his father, Samuel, was a native of Ireland. William Kennedy and his wife, nee Elizabeth Anderson, had seven children: Samuel M., William A., Agnes, Ebenezer, Eliza, Anna and John P. The mother of these children died at the age of seventy, and the father lived to the advanced age of ninety-two. Samuel M. was a lad of seven years when he came with his father to Trumbull county, where he grew up and was married. His wife's maiden name was Tabitha Kennedy. She was a cousin and also a native of Pennsylvania. They spent their lives and died on the farm on which their son, William W., now lives,—the mother's death occurring at the age of sixty-six years, and the father's at seventy-seven. They had four children, namely: Ann Eliza, deceased; William Wells, Ann Eliza (2); and one child that died in infancy. The farm owned by William W. Kennedy comprises 130 acres, is well improved and kept in the best of order. In connection with his farming he gives considerable atten- tion to stock-raising. Mr. Kennedy has been twice married. September 25, 1877, in Warren, Ohio, he wedded Addie Ewing, daughter of Levi and Mary (Shiveler) Ewing. She died ill August, 1878, leaving one son, Samuel Ewing Kennedy. April 19, 1882, Mr. Kennedy married Barbaria Jones, a native of Austintown, Mahoning county, Ohio, and a daughter of Almus and Margaret (Wilson) Jones, of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have six sons and 384 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY   five daughters. Willie Guy is the only child Mr. Kennedy has by his present wife. Mr. Kennedy's father was a Republican, and his political views are also in accord with his party. He is a man whose frank and genial disposition makes him a favorite among his many friends. JOHN G. CARSON, one of the representative men of Newton township, Trumbull county, Ohio, is a native of this State, born October 27, 1837. John Carson, senior and junior, the grandfather and father of John G., were among the earliest settlers of eastern Ohio, locating here in in 1831. The elder Mr. Carson died in Milton; Ohio, at the age of seventy-two years. His son John is still living on the farm on which he settled in 1833. Catharine (Wentz) Carson, a native of Pennsylvania, the wife of John Carson, Sr., died at the home of her son John, aged sixty-seven years. John Carson, Jr., married Lucy A. Gross, a native of York county, Pennsylvania. She is still living. Her parents, John and Christiana Gross, died in Berlin, Ohio, at advanced ages. John G. Carson is one of a family of twelve children, six of whom grew to maturity, all farmers as far as known. Grandfather Carson was a soldier in the war of 1812. The subject of our sketch has been married three times. His first wife, nee Elizabeth Davis, died at the age of thirty-three years. She had four children, three of whom are living: a son who is in Texas; Bertie of Iowa; and Hattie, who lives at Berlin, Ohio. His second marriage was consummated with Julia Reeves, who died at the age of fifty-three years. She also had four children, three of whom are still living and are members of the home circle. Mr. Carson's last marriage occurred February 18, 1893, to Mrs. Anna Sutton. She was born October 23, 1846, daughter of Aaron and Sarah (Winfield) Strock. Aaron Strock, a native of Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, came to Ohio in 1815, with his parents, George and Elizabeth (Latman) Strock. George Strock was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, April 23, 1786, and died in Ohio at the age of eighty-two years. His wife was born h. Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1778, and died in Ohio, aged seventy-nine. The Strocks were among the first settlers in this part of the State. Joseph Strock, the grandfather of Aaron, was born in Germany, came to this country when a young man, and died in Ohio at about the age of ninety years. George Strock was a soldier in the war of 1812, serving eighteen months, and for service then rendered was the recipient of a land warrant. Aaron Strock was one of a family of twelve children, eleven of whom reached adult years, and six of that number are still living. Some of them were mechanics and business men, but for the most part they have been egaged in agricultural pursuits. Mrs. Carson is one of a family of six children, all of whom are living. She was first married, November 12, 1873, to William N. Sutton, who was born May 5, 1825, son of William and Mary (Cox) Sutton, both of died in Ohio, at advanced ages. William N. Sutton was first married to Susan Strock, by whom he had six children, two of whom are living, both engaged in farming. Mr. Carson has three children married and has eleven grandchildren. OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 385 Mr. Carson's life has been spent chiefly on the farm. When the war came on he enlisted, November 7, 1861, in Company L, Sixth Ohio' Regiment Volunteer Cavalry, under Captain C. L. Bartlett and Colonel L. L. Lloyd, and remained in that company one year. He then spent two years in the Quartermaster's department, his service ending with his honorable discharge November 11, 1864. He spent two weeks in the hospital at Camp Chase. After the war he settled down to farming near Alliance, Ohio, subsequently removed to Harper county, Kansas, and finally came back to the old home place in Ohio. Mr. Carson is a member of Benton Post No. 61, G. A. R., of Kansas. Politically, he is a Republican. He and his family are members of the Christian Church. WILLIAM R. WADSWORTH, of Hubbard, Ohio, is a son of Harvey A. Wadsworth, who was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, October 21, 1830, and who is a son of James and Isabel Wadsworth. The father died when Harvey was eight years of age, and the mother departed this life when he was three months old. Mr. Wadsworth then made his home with B. F. Hardy until sixteen years of age, and at the death of the latter he took Mrs. Hardy to his home, where she lived five years, or until within one year of her death. At the age of sixteen years Mr. Wadsworth went to Hudson, Ohio, where he was apprenticed to the blacksmith's trade, and eight years afterward removed to Burton, this State. At the latter place he followed his trade only a short time, when he bought a farm, and continued that occupation there thirty years. Next, in company with his son, Harry A., he embarked in the furniture and hardware business at Windham, Ohio. In his political views, Mr. Wadsworth is a Democrat, while a resident of Burton held the position of Trustee, and is now a Councilman of Windham. The first of the Wadsworth family in this counfry were three brothers, who came from England to America in Revolutionary times. They located first in New York. The mother of our subject, nee Caroline A. Cummings, was a native of Mantua, Ohio. When eight years of age she was adopted by Harry A. Thompson, of Hudson, this State, where she remained until her marriage. She is a daughter of James and Catherine Cummings, of Scotch descent. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Wadsworth were married in 1853, and have four children: Clara A., wife of W. B. Wright, a commercial traveler of Cleveland; Harry A., engaged in the furniture and hardware business at Windham; William R., our subject; and Fred B., a commercial traveler at Warren, Ohio. William R. Wadsworth, the subject of this memoir, was born in Burton, Ohio, November 18, 1859, where he resided until sixteen years of age. Then, after completing a common-school education, he began learning the printer's trade, two years later worked on the Warren Record, spent one year in Ravenna, and in May, 1879, came to Hubbard. After locating in this city, Mr. Wadsworth worked on the Signal from May until February, and at the age of twenty years established the Hubbard Enterprise, since which time he has been the editor and publisher of this important paper, an independent weekly, issued on Thursday. December 22, 1881, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Sadie A. Thompson, a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Archer) Thompson, citizens of Hubbard. To this 386 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY union have been born two children, Blanche and Arthur, both at home. .M r. Wadsworth affiliates with the Democratic party, and was the choice of his party for Town Clerk two terms. Socially, he is Past Grand of the I. 0. 0. F., Hubbard Lodge, No. 495, is a member of Phoenix Encampment I. 0. 0.F., at Youngstown, and is a Past Chancellor of the K. of P., of Hubbard. Both he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, in which the former is now serving at superintendent of the Sunday-school. MICHAEL STORM, deceased, the first of the Storm family in Ohio, located on Crab creek, then Trumbull county, now Mahoning county, about 1804, where he cleared a farm. He was also a cabinet-maker by trade. He was a German by birth. Mr. Storm married Sarah Swager, a native of Pennsylvania, and they had ten children, nine of whom grew to years of maturity. The parents were members of the Presbyterian Church. Abram Storm, the only survivor of the above family, and the father of our subject, was born Decetnber 4, 1810, and remained at home until after his marriage. He then purchased five acres of land, erected a log house, afterward added to his small farm, and remained there until about 1857. He then worked at the shoemaker's trade and farming in Sodom until 1871, when he came to his present farm of 152 acres, in Liberty township, all of which is now well improved. Mr. Storm affiliated with the Democratic party, and held the office of Township Trustee; he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years; was one of the leading citizens of Trumbull county. He was united in mar riage with Jane Swager, and fhey had three children: Ann, wife of Levi Beaver, of Liberty township; Lucinda, now Mrs. Sidney Wood, also of this township; and Sheldon. The mother died March 28, 1890, and the father departed fhis life October 3, 1893. Sheldon Storm was born August 29, 1844, and has always remained at home with his father, where he is engaged in general farming and stock-raising. He was married May 21, 1890, to Miss Lida A. Adams, a native of Girard, Trumbull county, and a daughter of Augustus and Jemima (Crandon) Adarns. Mrs. Storm is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In political matters, our subject is a stanch Democrat, and he is a member of Hebron Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., of Young-town; and the family are among the representative citizens of. Trumbull county. JOB R. VAN ORSDEL, a prominent stockman of Liberty township, Trumbull county, Ohio, was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, December 31, 1837, a son of Ralph and Margaret (Randolph) VanOrsdel. The father spent his life principally in Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, and his death occurred in 1891. He was a farmer by occupation. He was a son of Cornelius VanOrsdel, who was a native of Holland. The mother of our subject was a descendant of John Randolph, of Roanoke, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph VanOrsdel had eleven children, namely: Job R., our subject; Cornelius C., deceased; Mariah B., wife of John W. Donaldson, of New Castle, Pennsylvania; William G., who was a member of Knapp's Pennsylvania Baftery during the late war, and died while in the Atlanta campaign, at Buzzards' Roost, Georgia; John, deceased in OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 387 infancy; James, also deceased when young; John C., of Grove City, Pennsylvania; the next child died in infancy; Joseph G., a resident of Independence, Oregon; James F., of Riley county, Kansas; and Josiah A., an attorney of Cheyenne. J. R. VanOrsdel, the subject of this sketch, enlisted August 1, 1862, in Company D, One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Pennsylvania Infantry, Third Brigade, Fifth Ohio Cavalry, and took part in the battle of Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville and was with Burnside in his campaign as commander of the army of the Potomac. He was mustered out of service June 30, 1863. At the age of about twenty-one years, Mr. VanOrsdel began operating a threshing-machine, which he continued about six years. He next embarked in the stock business, buying and selling to home dealers for a time, and later began shipping his cattle. In 1880, be came to Ohio, first located near Coalburgh, later took up his residence in this neighborhood, and in 1889 purchased his farm of ninety-five acres, which he has since improved. Since coming fo Ohio Mr. VanOrsdel has been engaged in buying stock, slaughtering, and shipping to the Youngstown market. He kills about 900 cattle annually, and also from 1,000 to 1,200 sheep and is extensively engaged in farming, controlling over 300 acres of land. His residence is located four miles north of Youngstown. September 6, 1863, in Pennsylvania, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Jane Justice, who died in March, 1875. They had four children, viz.: William C., salesman for Root & McBride, wholesale merchants of Cleveland, Ohio; Minnie D., wife of David T. Lowry, weighmaster of Brown & Bonnell's rolling mills at Youngstown; Ralph T., at home; and Sanford N., learning the flour milling business at Blue Springs, Nebraska. Mr. VanOrsdel wag married September 6, 1876, to Miss Mary Black, a native of Ohio. They had four children: Guy M. and Iva F., twins, born August 13, 1881; John C., born October 8, 1885; and Bessie, in February, 1887. Mr. VanOrsdel takes an active part in the Republican party, was elected Trustee of Liberty township, in 1893, and has also served as a member of the School Board several tines. The family are membors of the United Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Van Orsdel is an Elder of Liberty Congregation. GENERAL SIMON PERKINS. There are figures in the early annals of States which, stand out against the background of history, marking eras of progress with which their names are irrevocably identified, and of these is the subject of this sketch. Simon Perkins, conspicuous alike for his talents, worth and energy, was born at Lisbon, Connecticut, September 17, 1771. His father was a captain in the Colonial army of the American Revolution and died in camp, a hero and a martyr in the cause of independence, which sweat legacy he, and others like him, contributed fo the American people for all future generations. In 1795 Simon Perkins emigrated to Oswego, New. York, where he engaged extensively in land operations, in which he continued for about three years. He then, in the spring of 1798, went to Ohio in pursuance of the proposition of certain parties who had become proprietors of a large portion of the Western Reserve, by whom Mr. Perkins was employed to explore their lands and report a plan for the sale and settle. ment of them. Accordingly the summer of 388 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY that year and several successive summers were spent by him in investigating the lands and in serving as agent for the proprietors. March 18, 1804, he married Nancy Anna Bishop, and settled down at Warren, on the Western Reserve, where he resided until his death. By his wife Nancy he had nine children: Simon, Anna Maria, Alvin D., Alfred, Martha, Charles, Joseph, Jacob, and Henry B., all deceased but the last named. The land agencies intrusted to him for several years were so extensive that in 1815 he paid a State land tax into the public treasury amounting to one-seventh of the entire revenue of the State. He was for nearly thirty years the recipient of the unbounded confidence and esteem of his government and the people. In 1807, at the request of the general Government, Mr. Perkins established mail' lines through the Indian country to Detroit, Michigan. In the autumn of 1808 his efforts led to the treaty of Brownsville, by which the Indians ceded lands for a road from the Western Reserve to the Maumee, or Miami of the Lakes. In May, 1808, Mr. Perkins was commissioned a Brigadier-General of militia in the division commanded by Major-General Wadsworth, and on learning the infamous surrender of Hull's army at Detroit, General Perkins ordered his colonels to prepare for active duty. To him fell the necessity of protecting a large portion of the Northwestern frontier. He was exceedingly active, having his scouts out far and near all the while. Later, General Harrison was sufficiently reinforced to dispense with General Perkins' command, and the latter accordingly left the service February 28, 1813, receiving the highest encomiums of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Northwest. At the suggestion of General Harrison and others, President Madison sent General Perkins a commission of Colonel in the regular army, but owing to his family and to a greatly increasing business the latter declined the commission. From 1826 to 1838 General Perkins was an active member of the Board of Canal Fund Commissioners, and, as head of the commission, to him was entrusted the arrangement and execution of the extensive canal system of Ohio. The commissioners were under no bond and received no pecuniary reward, notwithstanding which they gave energy and impetus to the enterprise, and within the space of seven years sold State bonds for the public improvements to the amount of $4,500,000. In 1801 Mr. Perkins was authorized to establish a postoffice at Warren, and he was appointed Postmaster, which position he held for twenty-six years. The office was first opened in a log-house. With other leading men he established a bank at Warren, in 1813, which was the first bank opened on the Western Reserve. He was chosen the president, holding' the office_ until 1836, when, on account of failing health, he resigned. During the twenty-three years of his presidency he had implicit confidence and entire support of the stockholders and directors of the bank, and, the careful and conservative policy for which it was distinguished carried the bank safely through the various and severe storms which bore down all the other banks of the State that entered the field before or with it. " As good as a Western Reserve Bank bill" was a familiar saying in those days. The remarkable record made by this bank during the many financial panics which it passed through was largely owing to, the high, unswerving integrity and financial ability of its president; and one secret OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 389 of the bank's success and stability was that it never loaned money to its directors. After the war broke out, and the Government provided for the organization of National banks, it was the parent from which was born the First National Bank of Warren, of which Henry Bishop Perkins, General Perkins' youngest son, became president. Its bank stock was never divided, and forms now part of the stock of its successor, the First National. The remarkable history of this old Western Reserve bank is, it is believed, without a parallel in this country. General Simon Perkins was a conspicuous character for years among the many remarkable men who settled the Western Reserve, and he is yet held in affectionate remembrance as a good citizen, a moral and upright man, and a faithful friend. His influence in social and moral life is felt in the region of the Western Reserve to this distant day. He died November 19, 1844, at Warren, Ohio, which had been his home for so many useful and happy years, his loss being mourned as a public calamity. His widow survived him several years, expiring at Warren, in April, 1862, in the midst of her family and friends. She was a woman of rare charms of mind and character, and was peculiarly fitted for life-long and congenial companionship with a man of General Perkins' acknowledged worth. AVERY C. McKINNEY, proprietor of a livery, sale and feed stable of Girard, was born at Mineral Ridge, Trumbull county, June 11, 1870, a son of Samuel and Mamie (Tibbett) McKinney. The father was born in the north of Ireland, but came to America when a young man, and was married in Mahoning county, Ohio. He was a physician by profession, and practiced medicine in this county for about fifteen years. The Tibbett family were among the early pioneers of this part of Ohio, and the mother of Mrs. McKinney was a relative of President Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. McKinney had six children,—Della, Charles, Avery C., Myra, Charlotte and John. Charles is engaged in thA livery business at Mineral Ridge. The father died in 1880, and the mother now resides at Warren, Ohio. A. C. McKinney, the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated at Mineral Ridge. At the age of sixteen years he began work in the car shops at Pittsburg. In 1889, he came to Girard, Trumbull county, Ohio, and for the following two years was employed in the livery business of E. M. Morgan. In the spring of 1891, Mr. McKinney purchased the stock, and now enjoys a large and steadily increasing trade. In politics he is a Republican. BUFFIN ROGERS, a veterinary surgeon of Vienna, was born at Warren, Ohio, September 2, 1847, a son of Austin and Abigail (Tribbie) Rogers, both deceased in Vienna. The grandfather of our subject, Joseph Rogers, was a native of Long Island. He came to Trumbull. county, Ohio, about 1802, located land, built and conducted the first hotel in Vienna township for many years, and also conducted one of the first tanneries in this county. He was a public-spirited man, and lived to the advanced age of ninety years. Joseph Rogers married Lydia Lowry, a member of the oldest and 390 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY one of the most prosperous families in the county. They had eight children,--Loren, of Vienna; Royal, of Warren, Ohio; Austin and Gilbert, deceased; Addison, of Warren; and Charles, Minerva and Lucy, deceased. Austin Rogers, father of our subject, was born in Vienna township, Ohio, in April, 1822, read medicine with Dr. Payne, of Philadelphia, and attended the Cincinnati Medical College, where he was graduated. He afterward located with Dr. Payne in Warren, Ohio; next resided at Haysville for a time; lived and owned considerable land at Portageville, Wood county, Ohio; next, in connection with farming in the former county, was engaged in buying and shipping horses in Findley, this State. In 1863 he embarked in the stock business in California and Nevada, and finally began the mercantile business at Vienna. He died in Vienna, February 2, 1888. Mr. Rogers married Abigail Tribbie, who was born in this State, a daughter of Jerry and Martha (Witherspoon) Tribbie, natives respectively of Maryland and Pennsylvania. To this union were born five children, namely: Buffin; Abigail, wife of Frank Chamberlain, of Bazetta township, Trumbull county; Adella, deceased, was the wife of David Harrington; Addison, who was killed by the Mormons in Utah; Austin, deceased. Buffin Rogers, the subject of this sketch, started in life for himself at the early age of fifteen years, locating a ranch near Austin, Nevada, where he was engaged in herding stock, employing a Mexican to do the work. Next, in partnership with a gentleman of that city, he opened a sale stable, which he conducted in addition to his ranch. About two years later Mr. Rogers took a course in mineralogy; next was employed in the Yellowstone country, and the South for a prospecting mining company, and later returned to his ranch and sale stable, also following freighting over the mountains. Mr. Rogers returned to Ohio in 1870, where he now owns the Ledger Stock Farm, located a mile and a half from Vienna, which consists of about 100 acres. He also owns the Vienna hotel property and a residence in Vienna Center. The Ledger Stock Farm contains some of the best blood in stock this county affords. King Ledger stands at the head of his stud, is the largest standard-bred stallion in this region and has produced many fine market horses. Among the men who owned and sold these Ledger colts were J. J. Holliday, John Cole, Abe Hoffman, Mr. Neely, Joe Rogers, John Rush, Chauncey Andrews, Mr. Shively, W. Hayes and others, prices ranging from $175 to $300. King Ledger was sired by Ledger, 1,669. His dam, Gray Betty, was a Manchester Tuckahoe, wilh a record of 2:311. King Ledger, 5,783, carries in his pedigree the most noted crosses from extreme speed, Hambletonian Clay and pacing make up, running into the noted racing blood of Diomede and Messenger. Revenue, the son of King Ledger, is also owned by Mr. Rogers, and no young stallion in this part of the country can show better breeding than this noted animal. Mr. Rogers is also the original breeder of the Polled Delain sheep. This fine breed of sheep was produced by a judicious course of breeding of good families during a period of over twenty years. He claims a superiority in size, in length of wool and fineness. He has invented and manufactured the celebrated sheep dip, called the Safe Sheep Dip, for destroying ticks and scab in sheep. Mr. Rogers is the first resident of Trumbull county to take a course in a veterinary college, he having graduated at the Ontario Veterinary College OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 391 in 1882. He is now one of the best veterinarians in this sectiOn of the county, and is a member of the American Veterinarian Union. Mr. Rogers was married in Ohio, October 5, 1870, to Miss Mary A. Leet, the only daughter of Abraham Leet. They have two children,—Katie and Bell. Mrs. Rogers is a member of the Presbyterian Church. In political matters, our subject is a staunch Republican, and is one of the well known and worthy citizens of Trumbull county. W. J. SHAFER, proprietor of the West Bazetta Cheese Factory, Cortland, Ohio, is one of the prominent men in Trumbull county. Of him we present the following resume: W. J. Shafer was born in Perry county, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1842. John A. Shafer, his father, was a native of that same county, and at the age of twenty-two was married there to Miss Anna Murphy, also a native of Perry county. Some years after their marriage they moved to Mahoning county, Ohio, making the journey here with a wagon and one horse. For five years they lived in Austintown, after which they settled in the woods of Champion township, where they built a log cabin, went to work to improve a farm. He is still a resident of Champion township. They reared five children, namely: W. J., the subject of this sketch; M. P., who served through the war as a member of the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Infantry, is now a resident of Kansas; John R., deceased; Mary Ann, wife of Dr. Dillon, of Osborn City, Kansas; and Ella, the youngest, now living at home with her parents. W. J. Shafer was nine years old when his parents located in Champion township. Here he grew up, and by home study and attendance at the district schools acquired a fair education. He was one of the number that responded to Lincoln's call for "300,000 more" and as a member of Company B, One Hundred and Fith Ohio Volunteer Infantry, went to the front. This company was raised by Captain John Reeves, of Howland, and went into the service under the command of Captain Braden and Colonel A. S. Hall. Mr. Shafer was in the battles of Perryville, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain; Missionary Ridge, Buzzards' Roost, Rockyface Ridge, Resaca, Atlanta and others, and was also in the march to the sea. He was one of the victorious soldiers who took part in the grand review at Washington, and was honorably discharged at Cleveland, Ohio. Upon his return from the army, Mr. Shafer was married, July 23, 1865, to Lovina E. Klingensmith, who was born on the farm on which they now live, daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Kline) Klingensmith, both natives of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. Her Parents are among the early pioneer settlers of this place and both have passed to the other life. Their family comprised three children: Delilah, Lovina E. and Maggie. Mr. and Mrs. Shafer have six children, namely: Sherman A., a resident of Champion township, who taught school a few years, married and settled on a farm, where he now resides; Anna, who was also a popular teacher but is now married to James Baker of this township, a farmer; May E., wife of Burton Burbank of this township; Clara, now deceased; Alice R. and Francis V. Mr. Shafer owns seventy-five acres of farming land, which is well improved with farm buildings and a cheese factory. He has 392 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY been engaged in the manufacture of cheese for the past four years. At the present time he is paying about $18 per day for milk. His product is No. 1 full cream, and sells at the highest market prices at Warren, Cleveland and Pittsburg. Mr. Shafer is a member of the Burrow Coburn Post, G. A. R., of Cortland, is a stanch Republican and a Trustee of the United Brethren Church, of which society all his family also are members, at Independence Corners. He has held various offices in that church from time to time. Relatives near and distant 'ire numerous in this part of Trumbull county, and, like all of that name in the world, came originally from Germany. SIMON P. CARLTON, one of the prominent and well known citizens of Trumbull county, was born at Girard, Ohio, August 16, 1838, a son of Gideon Carlton, who was born in Austintown, this State, in 1812. His father, John Carlton, familiarly known as Red Squire, was of Irish descent, was noted for his wit and sound judgment, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was a prominent man in his village. Gideon Carlton was reared and educated in this county. He was married in Youngstown township, Mahoning county, to Mary Brougher, a daughter of John Brougher, a native of Germany. They had seven children, four .now living: S. P., N. B., Flora Tyler and Ella Prentice. The deceased children were: John, who died at the age of twenty-six years; Nelson, deceased in 1857; and Simeon, a member of Company C, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Colonel Opedyke's Regiment, was killed at the battle of Buzzards' Roost, May 8, 1864. The wife and mother died in 1850, and the father was afterward married to Mrs. Sarah McKindley, nee Price. They had two children: Rachel Matthews and Fanny McGrath. Gideon Carlton died at Girard in 1884, at the age of seventy-two years. He was a Republican in political matters, a farmer by occupation, and a member of the Universalist Church. His widow departed this life in October, 1891. S. P. Carlton, the subject.of this memoir, enlisted for service in the late war August 10, 1861, in the Second Ohio Cavalry, Company E, served four years and thirty-six days, and took part in ninety-seven battles. No regiment ever left Ohio for the war that made a more brilliant record than the Second Ohio. They traveled 27,000 miles, and served in five different armies: Army of the Frontier, of Missouri, Potomac, Ohio and Shenandoah. Mr. Carlton received several injuries from having his horse shot from under him, and at the battle of the Wilderness was thrown to the ground and nearly trampled to death. He has never fully recovered from that injury. In 1869, Mr. Carlton located on his farm of 240 acres, one mile from Girard, where he has a good residence, large barns, etc. He is one of the most extensive raisers of fine-wool sheep in the county. In 1867 he was united in marriage with Melissa McKindley, a native of Liberty township, Trumbull county, and a daughter of Robert and Sarah (Price) McKindley, early settlers of that township, but both now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Carlton have had three children: Cora, deceased, was the wife of Ira Adams, of this township, and they had one daughter, Helen; Warner, aged twenty-one years; and Belle, fourteen years. Mr. Carlton has been a Republican the most of his OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 393 life, but is now independent in his potitical views. In 1892 he was an active worker for his party, and his motto is " My country and my people first, last, always." Socially, he is is a member of the G. A. R., Tod Post, No. 29. CHARLES F. WHITNEY, a merchant of Mineral Ridge, Trumbull county, was born at Niagara Falls, November 22, 1831, a son of Theodore Whitney, a native of Flint Creek, Ontario county, New York. He was a farmer by occupation, and in political matters was first a Whig and later a Republican, and was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church. He married Experience Warner, a daughter of Asher Warner, a soldier in the war of 1812. He was killed at Sodus Point in 1813. Mr. Whitney was accidentally killed at the age of forty-nine years: His wife departed this life at the age of thirty-six years, leaving seven children, two now living: John, who resides on the old home farm, at Niagara Falls; and Charles F., our subject. The latter was reared and educated in Niagara county, New York. At the age of twenty-eight years he went to Allegan county, Michigan, where, in company with his brother George, he was engaged in the manufacture of rakes for several years. In 1866 Mr, Whitney engaged in the mercantile business at Mineral Ridge, Trumbull county, Ohio, where he has a large store, 22 x 40 feet, with an L, 18 x 30 feet, and carries a general stock amounting to $9,500, of dry goods, boots, shoes, groceries, buggies, carriages, sleighs, lumber, etc. Mr. Whitney was married af Geneva, New York, October 3, 1854, to Charlotte Crittenden, a daughter of Fortiscue Crittenden, whose father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was wounded at Sodus Point, New York. They have seven children: Elizabeth, wife of W. H. Warner, of Cleveland; Fanny, wife of Rev. J. J. Graham, of Pittsburg; Abby, a successful and popular teacher; Charles E., who married Annie E. Helwig and is in the store; Kate, the next in order of birth; Ethel, wife of Robert Woods, of Pasadena, California; and John Frederick, at home. They lost two children by death: Ami Ellsworth, who died at the age of twelve years; and Nelly Force, who died at Youngstown, Ohio; at the age of twenty-four years, the wife of Benjamin Gibson. Mr. Whitney affiliates with the Republican party, has served as Township Trustee twenty years, and is a member of the School Board. He is a member of the Masonic order, blue lodge, of Niles, the I. O. O. F. of Mineral Ridge, and is an Elder in the Presbyterian Church. JERRY OLIVER, who has had charge of the Ohlstown mill for about forty years, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, January 30, 1832, a son of Archibald and Elizabeth (Minnick) Oliver, the former a native of Ireland, but reared in Pennsylvania, and the latter a native of that State. The father, a miller by occupation, died in Warren, Ohio, at the age of sixty-eight years, and the mother departed this life at the age of fifty-six years. They were the parents of nine children, six sons and three daughters. Three of the sons were soldiers in the late war: Cyrus, a member of the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Infantry, now resides at Church Hill; George, a member of the Seventh Ohio Infantry, suffered the loss of his limb near Atlanta, and now 394 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY resides at Girard; and Josiah, a member of the Thirty-seventh Illinois Infantry, was killed at the battle of Pea Ridge. The remaining children were: Jerry, John, Peter, Susan, Betsey and Mary Ann. Jerry Oliver, the fourth son of the above family, was educated at Warren, Ohio, and early in life began work in the mill, which has been his life work for about forty years. The mill was built about fifty years ago by Charles, Michael and David Ohlo, and in an early day furnished nearly all the flour sold in Warren. Mr. Oliver was married at Ohlstown, September 12, 1854, at the age of twenty-three years, to Anna Herriff, a native of Austin-town, Ohio, and a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Herriff, who were also born and reared in that city. They had two sons in the late war: Jacob, a member of the Sixth Ohio Infantry, now resides in Chicago; and Henry, also a member of the Forty-second Ohio Regiment, was wounded at Shiloh, and afterward died at home. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver have had seven children, viz.: Jenny, wife of Warren Phillips, of Ashtabula; Lina, now Mrs. C. P. Rose, of this township; Dot; Lottie; Abby, a successful and popular teacher; Jerry and Mattie. Mr. Oliver affiliates with the Republican party, and his wife is a member of the Methodist Church. JOHN WEIR, Cortland, Ohio, is one of the prominent men of Bazetta township, Trumbull county. he was born on the farm on which he now lives, March 14, 1823. William Weir, his father, was a native of Pennsylvania, his parents having come to this country from Ireland. The mother of our subject, whose maiden name was Hannah Headly, was a native of Pennsylvania, and was married in that State to Mr. Weir.. They removed from Pennsylvania to Ohio at an early day, built a log house, and improved a farm in Bazetta township. Here William Weir died at the age of eighty-one years. His wife died when her son John was an infant. She left a family of seven children, whose names are Washington, Thomas, Robert, Elias, Joseph, Samuel and John. Washington and Elias are both deceased. Both were soldiers in the civil war, and the latter also had four sons in the Union ranks. William Weir was a member of the Disciple Church. He was a farmer all his life, and was noted for his industry and integrity. Politically, he was first a Democrat and afterward a Republican. His father being a farmer, John Weir was reared to agricultural pursuits, and has all his life been engaged in this occupation. He owns a fine farm of 200 acres, well cultivated and nicely improved. His modern residence, built in 1878, at a cost of $2,000, is 32 x 34 feet, two stories. He also has good barns and other substantial and convenient farm buildings. Mr. Weir was married, at the age of twenty-four, June 1, 1848, to Dorlesca Mott, daughter of Stephen and Cinderella (Parker) Mott. Their family is composed of three sons: William Allen, a resident of Bazetta township, Trumbull county, has been twice married, first, to Alice Fansler, by whom he had four daughters; second, to Correna Everett, by whom he had one son; Clarence E., an attorney of Indianapolis Indiana, is married and has one son; and Fred Burdette, who was married January 12, 1893, to Belle Gill, of Youngstown, Ohio, and resides at the old homestead. In January, 1887, John Weir OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 395 met with a sad bereavement in the death of his estimable wife. For over forty years they had shared each other's joys and sorrows, living to see their children grow up and occupy honorable and useful places in society. Mr. Weir has long been identified with the Republican party and has filled various local positions, serving in township offices and as delegate to county conventions. He is a member of the Disciple Church. Such, in brief, is a sketch of one of the prominent families of Trumbull county, Ohio. HENRY FANSLER, a farmer of Bazette township, was born in Bristol township, Trumbull county, April 8, 1818, a son of Michael Fansler, a native of Virginia. The latter was a son of John Fansler, also a native of Virginia, and his father was a Pennsylvania German. Michael Fansler was married at Bristol, Trumbull county, to Sarah Norton, a daughter of Jacob Norton, a native of Germany, and who served as cook in the Revolutionary war. Mr. and Mrs. Fansler subsequently moved to Crawford county, Pennsylvania, where they spent about thirty years, the mother dying there at the age of seventy years, and the father at the age of seventy-nine years. The latter was a great hunter, was a farmer by occupation, in political matters was first a Whig and later a Republican, and was a member of the German Baptist Church. Mrs. Fansler was a member of the Methodist Church. They were parents of nine children, viz.: Henry, Harriet, Margaret, Sarah, Lyda, Samuel, David, Austin and Norton, all living but Samuel. Henry Fansler, the subject of this memoir, was raised on a pioneer farm, and received his education in a log schoolhouse several miles from home. After his marriage he resided for a time in West Bristol, and in 1870 purchased the Enoch Gordon farm of 142 1/2 acres, all of which is now under a fine state of cultivation. His residence is situated on a natural building site. He is engaged in general farming and stock raising, and has raised some fast trotting horses, which have made a reputation in the field. Mr. Fansler was first married to Hannah Jewett Davis, a daughter of Llewellyn and Mary (Chamberlain) Davis, natives of New York, but both now deceased. To this union was born four children: Seymour, Seabury, Sarah and Albert. The wife and mother died and nine years afterward Mr. Fansler married a step-sister of his first wife, Hannah Thompson, a native of New Jersey, and a daughter of Daniel and Mary Thompson. Our subject and wife have also had 'four children, one now living, Hattie, at home. The deceased children were: Alice, Adah, and Henry Morris. Alice and Adah were successful teachers. Mr. and Mrs. Fansler and daughter are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In political matters Mr. Fansler affiliates with the Republican party. C. C. WILLIAMS, a physician and surgeon of Niles, was born at New Lisbon, Columbiana county, Ohio, May 13, 1863, a son of Samuel Williams, a native also of that place. His father, Levi Williams, located in Columbiana county in 1828, and the family trace their ancestors to Roger Williams. Samuel Williams married Isabella McCurdy, who was born, reared and educated in Columbiana county, a daughter 396 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY of Samuel McCurdy, a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Williams had eight children, viz. : Olive, C. C., Dora, John, Mary, George, Omer and Anna. Five of the children were successful teachers. The father affiliates with the Republican party, and is a Member of the Presbyterian Church. C. C. Williams, our subject, taught school about seven terms. He is a graduate of the Ann Arbor (Michigan) College, in the class of 1890, where he received two diplomas, one medical and the other electro-therapeutic. He received the degree of B. S. at Mount Union College, Ohio, in 1886. He located in this city in the fall of 1891. July 30, 1890, at Canton, Ohio, Mr. Williams was united in marriage with Clara J. Faust, a daughter of William Faust. She is a graduate of the high school of this city, was a successful teacher for four years, and is a woman of intelligence, refinement and cut= tare. Mr. Williams is a member of the Royal Arcanum, No. 1315, of the Masonic lodge, No. 394, and of the Ohio State Medical Society. In politics he is a Republican. OBLOW L. WOLCOTT, the able cashier of the Western Reserve National Bank at Warren, Ohio, was born in Farmington, this State, December 10, 1823. He is of New England descent, his parents, Lewis and Mary (Higgins) Wolcott, having been born and reared in the grand old State of Connecticut. The Wolcott family is of English ancestry who settled in Connecticut in the early history of the colonies. Deacon Theodore Wolcott, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was the sixth generation from Henry, the founder of the Wolcott family, who emigrated to America in 1628. He was born in that State, where he passed the greater part of his life, rearing the following children: Lewis, father of Mr. Wolcott of this notice; John, William, Newton, Nancy, Emily, Susan and Chester. In 1806, when Lewis Wolcott was a young man, he joined the western tide of emigration, coming to Trumbull county, Ohio, where he chose a home. He then- returned to Connecticut, where he was married to Nancy Higgins, and in 1808, accompanied by his wife, his parents and their family, he retraced his steps to the frontier, as Ohio was then called, and settled on land near Farmington, which was ever afterward their home. Here he engaged in farming, which was his life occupation, although he was a mason by trade. At the time of the war of 1812 he tendered his services to his country, and acted as a Captain of a company of militia. Be was twice married, his wives being sisters. By the first union there were two children, both of whom died. By the second marriage there were seven children, four sons and three daughters. Of these Orlow L. Wolcott was reared on the home farm and attended the district school, after which he entered Farmington Academy, of which latter institution his father was a founder and patron. When eighteen years of age Orlow began clerking in a store in Farmington, and a year later taught school one winter in Michigan, after which he taught a year in Farmington. He then discontinued teaching and embarked in the general merchandise business in that town, where he also served as Postmaster. He was thus employed until 1850, at which time he bought a third interest with A. D. Kibbee in a general merchandise store in Farmington, which they continued successfully to operate for six years, when they sold out, Mr. Wolcott in the meantime marrying OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 397 Mr. Kibbee's daughter. The following two years Mr. Wolcott was engaged in farming and dealing in live stock. In 1858 he was elected on the Republican ticket to the office of County Auditor, of which he took possession in 1859, and continued to discharge the duties of that position two terms. In 1863, just before retiring from the auditor's office, he became station agent for the first station at Warren of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, and a few months later was appointed by the railroad company as its real-estate agent, and as such bought the right of way for the road between. Akron and Dayton. He held this position four years, during one year of which time he was a director of the road. In 1867 he resigned this position and once more resumed farming, also becoming interested in a flaxmill. In 1868 he was elected a member of the State Board of Equalization, on which he served one term of a year. In 1869 he made. an unsuccessful race for nomination by his party for State Senator. In the spring of 1872, without his knowledge or solicitation, he received appointment as State Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs, the duties of which position he efficiently discharged for two years, when, on the change of government, he retired from office. He returned to his farm and engaged in agricultural and other pursuits until 1884, in May of which year he accepted the position of cashier of the Trumbull National Bank at Warren, Ohio. On the expiration of its charter in 1885, the Western Reserve National Bank was organized in its stead, with Mr. Wolcott still at the helm, where he has ever since continued, rendering able and honorable service. When he took charge of the bank it had a low deposit, although financially safe. Under his efficient management - 27 - and known reputation for integrity it has experienced renewed prosperity, and now boasts a deposit of more than $300,000. In 1850 Mr. Wolcott was married to Martha F. Kibbee, daughter of a prominent citizen of Farmington, and they have five living children: Ella H., who was married to Rev. B. N. Chamberlain, of Youngstown; Louise, deceased; Emma A., now Mrs. F. A. Millikan, of Windham; Carrie F., at home; Grace L., now Mrs. George M. Smith, of Warren; Frank B., married and at home, studying for the law. Mr. Wolcott and his family are active members of the Presbyterian Church. Fraternally he is a Mason, and in politics he is and has always been a Republican. In his various relations in private and public life he has always been the same earnest, upright, capable and courteous gentleman, winning the confidence and esteem alike of all who knew him. WILLIAM E. HARRIS, superintendent of the Falcon Iron and Tin Plate Company, Niles, Ohio, is one of the best informed and most widely experienced manufacturers in this line in our country. By birth he is an Englishman, his native place being Worcestershire, and his natal day May 23, 1835. He entered the rolling mill at the age of fourteen, and by the time he was twenty-one had mastered his trade and become an expert iron and tin roller. Upon the request of Phillips & Jourdan, of Covington, Kentucky, Mr. Harris Came to the United States as a boss sheet-iron roller, and was in the employ of the firm for some time; was then with the Globe Iron Company, and afterward went to Newport, Kentucky, where he remained a period of six 398 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY years, in the employ of Alexander Swift. He superintended the erection of a sheet mill at Cincinnati, Ohio, and for a half dozen years was connected with it in an important capacity. • He next went to Chicago, and there built a plate and bar mill, in which he had a financial interest, and which he superintended until 1876. In this year he returned to England for the purpose of putting in a patent of his own invention; he was on this business two years, but took up his residence again in this country at the expiration of this time. He located in Wheeling, West Virginia, as a roller until 1880, when he went to St. Louis, Missouri, and there erected the Granite Iron Rolling Mills, of which he was superintendent thirteen years. In the year 1891 he made two trips across the ocean and back in the interest of the firm of Neidringhaus Bros., buying up machinery for the new tin-plate mill which was being built for that firm according to his instructions. He visited England, Belgium, France and Germany, doing very important business for the company. The offer of the superintendency of the Falcon Sheet Iron and Tin Plate Mill was made to him in 1892, and was accepted in March of that year. He has a financial interest in the new plant of this company, which is in process of building. It will be fitted out with modern machinery of the most improved patterns, and the product of this mill will not find a superior in the market. Mr. Harris is a son of William Birch Harris, and a nephew of James. Harris, mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Our subject was united in marriage, in Worceshshire, England, in 1855, to Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Richard Smith. Four children have been born to them: Agnes, Albert, Louisa and John A. Mr. Harris is a man of superior business qualifications, and has a talent and taste for mechanics, which he has cultivated to a good purpose. With a practical knowledge of every detail of the business, he is without an equal in the position he holds with the Arms Company. Mr. Harris was made a Mason in Cincinnati; Ohio, in 1861. In politics he is a stanch Republican. He is a man of fine physique, of a genial and generous nature, and is a patriotic, public-spirited citizen. THOMAS K. WILSON, Township Trustee of Howland township, Trumbull county, Ohio, is one of the leading men in this part of the county. Mr. Wilson was born in Bazetta township, Trumbull county, Ohio, January 12, 1835, son of James G. Wilson, deceased, one of the well-known early pioneers of the township. James G. Wilson was born at Springfield, Vermont, August 16, 1800, son of Samuel Wilson, a native of Massachusetts, and a descendant of Scotch-Irish ancestors, Samuel Wilson's father having come to this country from the Emerald Isle. James G. Wilson was reared and educated in Vermont, and in 1818, at the age of eighteen, came with his parents to Ohio, where they spent the rest of their lives. James G. Wilson was married at the age of twenty-seven, to Miss Barbara Stevens, a native of Vermont and a daughter of Simon and Catherine (Wilson) Stevens. Their only child, Ithiel, was a surgeon in the late war, and died while in the service, aged twenty-seven, leaving a young widow. His mother died in 1833. James G. Wilson's second marriage occurred October 8, 1837, to Miss Olive King, a native of this county and OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 399 a daughter of Samuel King, Esq., a prominent and well-known citizen here. Her father was born in Connecticut, son of Barber and Anna (Scoville) King, who came to Ohio in 1804, and spent the rest of their lives and died in this county. Samuel King was a veteran of the war of 1812. He married Nancy Kennedy, a native of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Samuel Kennedy, a native of Ireland and of Scotch-Irish descent. Samuel and Nancy King had six children: Olive, Samuel K., Anna, Jane, James and Thomas. Samuel King served as Justice of the Peace for a quarter of a century, and during that time married scores of people. He died at the age of seventy-nine years, and his wife passedaway at the age of eighty-seven. James G. Wilson and his wife had three sons who are still living: William Wells Wilson, a resident of Bazetta township; Obed Orr Wilson, also of Bazetta township; and T. K., a resident of Howland township. They also lost one daughter, Armine, wife of Byron Taylor, who died July 14, 1863, leaving two children, James and Samuel H. The last named died at the age of fourteen years. After an active and useful life, James G. Wilson passed away, in April, 1885, aged eighty-five years. Politically, he was a Republican. His widow is living with her son, Thomas, and his maternal grandmother, Nancy King, lived and died at his home. T. K. Wilson was eleven years old when he came to the farm on which he now lives. This farm comprises 133 acres, and is well improved and under a high state of cultivation. Here the subject of our sketch was reared and educated. He was married March 22, 1876, to Julia Daugherty, a lady of culture and refinement, who was born and reared in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit county, Ohio, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Marshall) Daugherty, the former a native of Holmes county, Ohio, and of Dutch descent, and the latter a native of Ireland, and now residents of this township. Like hies father, T. K. Wilson affiliates with the Republican party. WILLIAM T. WILLIAMS, president of the Mineral Ridge and Niles Electric Street Railroad, is one of the intelligent and successful business men of Trumbull county. He was born in Mumbershire, Wales, June 18, 1843, a son of Thomas and Leah (Williams) Williams. The father, also a native of Wales, died at the age of ninety years. He was a coal miner by occupation, a Republican in political matters, and an officer in the West Congregational Church; was honest and industrious, and was respected and loved by all who knew him. The mother died in Summit county, Ohio, at the age of sixty-five years. They were the parents of eight children. In 1838 the parents emigrated to the United States and located at Minersville, Pennsylvania, the father engaging in mining. From there they removed to Palmyra, Ohio, and later returned to Wales, where they remained about twenty years, when they again came to the United States, locating in Trumbull county, having been preceded one year by their son, William T., who first settled in Carbon county, Pennsylvania. W. T. Williams received his education principally by reading at home. At the age of nine years he began work in the coal mines, and in 1865 the family located in Mineral Ridge, Trumbull county, Ohio. Mr. Williams was one of the active workers in