OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 475 wife, born January 15, 1809, is still living, an _honored pioneer resident of Youngstown, Ohio. She was for many years an active member of the Christian Church. This worthy couple, Emanuel Hamilton and wife, had four sons, namely: Homer, our subject, was the oldest and the first of the children to depart this life, a resident of Portland, Oregon; Wilson, superintendent of the Youngstown water works; and Chauncey, also a resident of Youngstown. Homer Hamilton sprang from humble life, being reared in the school of adversity and stern experience. He surmounted difficulties, led a useful and blameless life, and leaves to his family something that wealth could not purchase—an honored name and spotless reputation. At the age of sixteen he left school and concluded to learn the trade of machinist. He engaged with Reed & Wells, of Youngstown, and, although only a lad, did a man's work. Under his term of apprenticeship he received $25 the first year, $30 the second, and $35 the third, board and washing included. Two years later the firm failed, and he went to Warren, where he was employed for nearly two years in Hull's machine shop, and when he returned to Youngstown at the end of that time he engaged in business with James Predmore on East Boardman street. His first work in the machine shop was on a portable engine to be used in the Mecca oil fields in Trumbull county, Ohio, which were then being developed. Shortly afterward he built one for Brown, Bonnell & Co. The firm of Predmore & Hamilton was dissolved in 1861, Mr. Hamilton and John Stambaugh buying the interest of Mr. Predmore. It was then organized uuder the name of Homer Hamilton & Co. This firm was the predecessor of William Tod & Co., now doing business at the same old stand. An item worthy of mention in this connection is that an engine from the William Tod & Co. establishment was used in turning the Ferris Wheel in the " White City." Mr. Hamilton was the manager of this firm, and prepared the plans and specifications for the extensive plant, the Hamilton works being one of the largest of the kind in Ohio. he continued a member of the firm and its active manager up to the time of his death, which occurred November 27, 1886. At various times Mr. Hamilton held prominent official positions. At home he held a position on the Board of Health, was a member of the Council, and was Treasurer of the Fire Department. He was elected to the Council from the third ward in 1868. In 1883 the onerous duties of Commissioner of Ohio to have charge of the mechanical display at the New Orleans Exposition, were thrust upon him, the appointment being made by President Arthur and without any solicitation on Mr. Hamilton's part. That he filled the position with honor to the State and credit to himself is well known. At the Centennial Exposition in 1876, he rendered most valuable aid in making a creditable exhibit of the iron products and mineral resources of the Mahoning valley. With his customary energy he interested manufacturers and others here in the matter, and the arrangement of the attractive display caused him to receive many compliments from the press and public. In this, as in every other position he attempted to fill, he showed himself the right man in the right place. The following is a quotation from resolutions adopted at a meeting of the manufacturers of the city: " The manufacture of engines and machinery on a superior scale in this city is perhaps due to the genius of Mr. Hamilton more than 476 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY to any other person.. His death at a time when his usefulness was ripe from knowledge, is a loss to the community which will be keenly felt; but not alone for his natural gifts and attainments do we mourn his loss, for his large heart and genial nature have left an impression on the masses in this city where he was born, on those with whom he came in contact everywhere, which will always keep his memory green as a noble and useful man." One solution of the success of Mr. Hamilton in the mechanical world was, that he mastered every detail of the trader, never counting the labor lost, but knowing the results that would be attained. Several years ago, in conversation regarding stationary engines, Mr. Hamilton remarked: "I will first build an engine that will create a sensation in the mechanical world, as I believe one can be built that, while furnishing the necessary power, will be almost noiseless when running at full speed." In this his most sanguine expectations were realized in the Porter-Hamilton engine, in which he felt a pardonable pride. He was the inventor of this engine, and its smooth and noiseless movement will be a gentle and much appreciated tribute to the inventive genius of the Youngstown mechanic whose name it bears. Mr. Hamilton was married, September 27, 1859, to Miss Adeline Roberts, a native of Ohio, and a most pleasant and companionable lady, who shared his joys and sorrows for more than a third of a century. She is a daughter of William and Mary Ann (Moore) Roberts, of Youngstown. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton became the parents of six children, namely: Grant E., who married Lida Hilker, resides in New York city, where he has a position as an artist on the staff of Judge; Frederick, a mechanical draughtsman in the employ of William Tod & Co.; Harry, who married Elizabeth Thompson, of Toronto, Canada, is engaged in the real-estate business at Youngstown, Ohio, being a member of the firm of Hamilton & Evans; John, also interested in the real-estate business, with his brother, Harry; Nicholas, who married Clementine Taylor, of Youngstown, Ohio, is telegraph operator at the Mayor's office in this city; and Scott, who has not yet completed his education. Politically, Mr. Hamilton was a Republican. Fraternally, he was a Mason, a member of Western Star Lodge at Youngstown, and his funeral was in charge of the order he loved. S. H. TRUESDALE, M. D., one of the eminent physicians of Mahoning county, Ohio, is a resident of Poland. A brief record of his life is as follows: Dr. S. H. Truesdale was born in Polnd township, this county, in the year 1843, son of Dr. Joseph and Eliza Truesdale. His father located in Mahoning county in 1831, where he was for many years engaged in the practice; of his profession: he died in March, 1871. He served two terms in the -State Legislature, representing Mahoning county. He was a graduate of the Cincinnati College of Medicine. During his active career he took a prominent part in public affairs, being a generous and public-spirited citizen and doing much to advance the best interests of his county. He and his wife are members of the Congregational Church. Of their family we make record as follows: Sarah M. is the wife of Dr. Riley, a prominent physician of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Ella Smith is now a widow and lives in London, England. Lucy (Rockwood), a resident of Chicago, OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 477 Lottie (King), a resident of Youngstown. Fred H. is engaged in the real-estate business in Chicago. Dr. S. H. Truesdale was married in 1864, to Miss Amelia McCreary, daughter of William McCreary. Their only child, William J., born in 1870, is a graduate of medicine and is now engaged in the practice of his profession with his father. He is one of the promising young physicians of the county and is starting in life with a bright outlook. The Doctor and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, and are popular in the social circles of Poland. The subject of our sketch comes from a patriotic family, and he himself has never been lacking in the spirit of patriotism. During the troublous days of the Civil war he was Captain of Company. A, Eighty-sixth Ohio Volunteers, enlisting in June, 1863, and being discharged at Cleveland the following year. His grandfather Truesdale served in the Revolutionary war, four of his father's brothers were in the war of 1812, and his maternal grandfather was a Colonel in the latter war. Dr. Truesdale has been a resident of Mahoning county all his life with the exception of a few years, from 1867 until 1875, when he resided in Chicago, on Rush street, engaged in the crockery business. HUGH BRYSON WICK.—Conspicuous among those men of prominence in Youngstown, Ohio, whose enterprise, business sagacity, upright methods, liberality and public spirit have contributed to the growth of this young metropolis, rendering it a leading factor in the advancement of the State and country, stands the - 32 - subject of this sketch, who, although having departed to his reward, has left a legacy rich in good influences which will endure to the end of time. Mr. Wick was a native son of Ohio, having been born in Youngstown, on the northwest corner of Federal and Phelps streets, February 5, 1809. This city was then but a hamlet, and this young lad and the town grew in unison together, dispensing in their advance the light and warmth of prosperity and happiness to all with whom they came in contact. The parents of the subject of this sketch were Henry and Hannah (Baldwin) Wick, prominent pioneers and for many years esteemed residents of Mahoning county, most of whose twelve children played an important part in the development of the Mahoning valley, planting there those seeds of civilization which have attained to their present wonderful growth. These children, in order of their birth, are as follows: Caleb Baldwin, born October 1, 1795; Thomas Lupton (the first), born February 4, 1798, died September 16, 1818; Betsy, born January 12, 1800; Lemuel, born January 3, 1804; Henry, born Feb-. ruary 28, 1807; Hugh Bryson, born February 5, 1809; Hannah, March 21, 1814; Matilda Lucretia, February 1, 1813; John Dennick, January 4, 1816; Mary Ann, October 15, 1817; Thomas Lupton (the second), November 29, 1819; and Paul, October 1, 1824. Of these children, the only survivor is Henry, who has been for many years a resident of Cleveland. Like an oak he still stands as a prominent landmark of that once young and vigorous family. Mr. Hugh B. Wick, while yet in his minority, entered upon that active business career which he pursued successfully and uninterruptedly for more than half a century. His first adventure in this line was as a mer- 478 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY chant, in Brookfield, Trumbull county, in 1828, where he was continuously engaged in business for nearly ten years, conducting, during a portion of the same time, a branch store in Lima, in Columbiana county, Ohio. Early in 1837 he left Brookfield and removed to Lowellville, where he started a store, which he successfully conducted for a little more than two years. At the end of this time, in 1839, he came to Youngstown, where he was continuously engaged in business until his death, reaping the deserved fruits of an energetic and upright career in a large and eyer-increasing patronage and consequent good fortune. His comprehensive grasp of financial and commercial matters, connected with great activity, led him to undertake numerous enterprises, which, under the wise direction of the same mind which conceived them, were conducted with uniform success. In 1846, he with his brothers, Henry, Caleb B. and Paul, with Henry Heasley, Dr. Manning, William Rice and others, started a rolling mill, which was the beginning of the now extensive works of Brown, Bonnell & Company. In connection with these works, the company conducted a store, under the management of the late Paul Wick, which; on the termination of the partnership, was continued by Paul and Hugh B.. Wick until 1855. In the meantime the subject of this sketch had become interested in the banking business iu Cleveland, Ohio, becoming a member of the well-known firm of Wick, Otis & Brownell, afterward known as H. B. & 11. Wick & Company. In 1857, he and his brother Paul, with others, started in Youngstown the well-known house of Wick Brothers & Company, and two years later Mr. Hugh Wick dissolved his Cleveland connections. After that date, he chiefly devoted himself to banking, although his coal interests were at times very large and important. He was, at the time of his death, a director in the Mercer Mining & Manufacturing Company as well as in the Shenango & Alleghany Railroad Company, distinguishing himself as a wise and upright official and contributing in no small measure to the advancement of the institutions with which he was connected. He was a man of public enterprise, but was not, it is true, in favor of lavishing expenditures without an assurance of return, or a reckless extravagance where it would bear no fruit. In public, as in private life, his strong common sense asserted itself, and in matters of public improvement he advocated cutting the garment according to the cloth obtainable, and to measuring the outlay by the existing necessity. Few knew it, but he was by far the largest contributor to the fund for building the Mahoning county courthouse, at Youngston, which is but one of many instances which might be cited of his unostentatious gifts to public advancement. Hugh Bryson Wick died April 22, 1880, aged seventy-one, a year older than the allotted time of man. His was a busy and useful life, his active years being devoted to the best interests of Mahoning valley, and his most lasting monument is in the hearts of those whom his acts benefitted. Although the materialistic side of his life has thus far been given precedence, yet it must not therefore be inferred that he neglected spiritual things. On the contrary he was deeply religious, his convictions being carried with him into the work of every-day life, and governed his associations with men. In 1843, he united with the Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, for many years under the able pastorate of Rev. Charles A. Boardman, and lovingly continued its communion until his death. He took an active interest in every- OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 479 thing pertaining to its welfare, and was one of its pillars of strength, a devoted and faithful friend on all occasions. It was on the Sabbath of April 4, when attending communion, that he last visited that church which knew him so well. He seemed even then to be nearing the eternal shore, his feeble and measured step being at that time remarked by many present. He was a man of large benevolence, but literally obeyed the Scriptural injunction to not let " the left hand know what the right hand doeth." Many a load of coal, barrel of flour and bushel of potatoes have found their way from his liberal hand to needy homes,the recipients themselves not being aware whence the assistance came or who was the noble- benefactor. These generous and unostentatious deeds, known to but few, and to those through no sign from Mr. Wick, now rise as sweet incense to his memory, and wreathe a halo round his name which glows with immortal radiance. October 30, 1832, was the date of Mr. Wick's marriage to Miss Lucretia G. Winchell, at that time residing in Youngstown with her uncle, the late Dr. Charles C. Cooke; and Mr. Wick's friends have often heard him speak of his bridal trip, which contrasted wonderfully with the extensive and expensive wedding trips of the present day, his journey on that occasion being from Youngstown to Lima, in the same county. Mrs. Lucretia G. Wick was the only daughter of Orrin and Laura C. Winchell, and was boru in Wallingford, Connecticut, September 5, 1813. Her parents dying in her infancy, she was reared in the family of her uncle, Dr. Charles Cooke. She was until fourteen years of age a pupil in a select school in New Haven, Connecticut, when, in 1827, she accompanied her uncle to Ohio, and, after residing two years in Ellsworth, removed to Youngstown, which, for the most part, was ever afterward her home. She became a communicant of the First Presbyterian Church in early life, and continued a regular and earnest attendant until failing health prevented. She survived Mr. Wick twelve years, her death occurring April 27, 1892, in her seventy-ninth year, universally regretted by all who knew her. The services at her funeral were conducted by Rev. Dr. Evans, who paid a glowing tribute to the Christian life of the deceased, and the womanly traits of character with which she had been so richly endowed. She gave largely to charity, although in a quiet way, and many love and reverence her memory for the helping hand so often extended to them in time of need. Few women are as greatly distinguished for refined sensibilities and generosity. She cheered her home with the sunshine of her, presence for nearly sixty years, watching over the interests of those most dear to her, and contributing by all means within her power to their happiness. She brought to her forty-eight years of married life every sweet and noble attribute to be found in a wife, mother and friend. Few lives are as replete with happiness as were those of this perfectly mated couple, the sunshine of their domestic felicity radiating round about and enveloping all with whom they came in contact, making all more, happy and content. They had ten children, six of whom preceded the parents to the better land. The four surviving are: John C. Wick; Mrs. Lucretia H. (Wick) Bonnell; Henry Wick; and Mrs. Emily (Wick) Bonnell. Mr. Wick was idolized by his wife, children and grandchildren, and by all who lived in the family. No word but of kindness fell from his lips, and no act but of love characterized his intercourse with those connected 480 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY with him by ties of blood or dependence. In his death a. good man, a worthy citizen, a faithful friend, a most loving husband and father has fallen by the way; but he lived well his allotted time and accomplished to good purpose the work assigned him. It is to such men that Youngstown owes her rapid and continued advancement in wealth and morality, the principles of whose character are such as lay most firmly the foundation of commonwealths and contribute to the prosperity and honor of nations. COLONEL JOHN STEWART, "'Squire John Stewart," was born on his father's farm in the northwest corner of Coitsville township, Trumbull, now Mahoning, county, Ohio, May 28, 1807. He removed with his parents while a boy to a farm in the southwest part of the same township, remaining with his father until some time after attaining his majority, when he bought his father out, assuming the care of his parents for the remainder of their lives. He attended the common schools of that day, and taught in the same one or two winter terms. He was elected Justice of the Peace at a very early period, probably at the April election before coming of age, and held the office almost continuously during the remainder of his life, being in office at the time of his death. About 1830 he spent a part or all of the year at Danville, Pennsylvania, in the employ of Major Robert Montgomery, father of Hon. Robert Montgomery, of Youngstown, Ohio. Along in the '30s he was elected Colonel of the State militia, and started with his regiment for Fort Meigs during the last contention regarding the boundary line with Great Britain. After marching a couple of days they were sent back home, owing to amicable settlement. In 1839 he was elected County Commissioner of Trumbull county, and again to the same office in what was Mahoning county, in 1852. In 1849, in company with James D. Bryson, now of the Lovell Milling Company, he went to Big Run, near New Castle, Pennsylvania, purchased the site and rebuilt the flouring mill recently burned, which they ran until the fall of 1850; be then sold to Mr. Bryson and returned to his Coitsville farm. In April, 1851, he opened a general store at Lowellville, in company with S. H. McBride and James S. Moore, under the firm name of McBride, Stewart & Company, continuing the business until 1858. In 1853 he sold his Coitsville farm and bought the Walter Buchanan farm near Lowellville, Poland township, to which he moved. he removed to Lowellville in 1854, still running his farm and mining coal there, supplying the town of Lowell and neighboring country, and during the summer seasons shipped by the old canal to Cleveland. He returned to the farm in 1858. He then exchanged the same for the James Adair farm at Mt. Nebo, moving there in 1860, where he continued to reside until 1880; then sold the farm, moving to the village of Struthers on account of failing health. He was one of the original members of the Struthers Iron Company, organized April 1, 1869. He spent much of his time in managing business and lands of non-residents as administrator and executor of estates, and at times was guardian for three-fourths of the orphan children in Poland and Coitsville townships; he was an old-time Whig, and later a Republican; he was a member of the Seceder Church in early life, going with it to the United Presbyterian Church when the latter was organized. After OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 481 a busy life he died at Struthers, October 7, 1881. He was at that time a Ruling Elder of the church. The subject of this sketch was a grandson of Robert Stewart, of Marsh Creek, Adams county, Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio in 1802, and purchased lands in Coitsville and Liberty townships, on which he located six sons and two daughters. These sons and daughters, following the traditions of their Scotch-Irish ancestor, at once, with other settlers then arriving, interested themselves iu organizing what was and still is known as the Seceder Corners Church in ;liberty township. The Rev. David Goodwillie, D. D., was pastor of this church for fifty years, resigning in 1875 on account of the infirmities of old age. The Stewarts were at all times a prominent feature of this church, and the ten original pioneers with many of their descendants lie buried neath the shadows of its walls. John Stewart, father of the subject of this sketch, married, in 1804, Agnes Struthers, sister of John Struthers, the second settler in Poland township, arriving there in 1799; she died September 24, 1824, aged fifty-two years, leaving four children: Robert H., M. D., born 1805; John, 1807; Sarah, 1809; and Agnes, 1812. John Stewart again married, Sarah Lackey, of North Beaver, Lawrence county, Pennsylvania; he died November 16, 1838, aged seventy-one years; and Sarah, his second wife, died February 20, 1855, aged eighty-two years. Colonel John Stewart married Mary Young Walker, January 5, 1836; she was the daughter of Isaac and Rachel Walker. Isaac Walker was a son of Nathaniel and Mary Young Walker, who came from Chester county, Pennsylvania, in 1803, and settled ou a farm near Lowellville, Poland township, now owned by Thomas W. Kennedy. Isaac and Rachel were married in 1811, and settled by purchase on his father's farm, his mother having died in 180. Mrs. Stewart was born January 5, 1813, and February 10, her father, then Captain of the United States Army of 1812, took his command to the present site of Fremont, Ohio, and there died, April 5, 1813, being buried in the camp. Rachel Walker, Mrs. Stewart's mother, born near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was the daughter of Gabriel and Rachel (Lowry) Walker, Rachel Lowry being the daughter of James Lowry, of county Down, Ireland and Rachel Walker, of county Londonderry, Ireland, who married and emigrated to Oxford, Chester county, Pennsylvania, before the Revolution. She, Rachel Walker, came to Ohio to visit her sister, Mrs. Joseph Porter, in 1811, and was there married; she was married a second time in 1820, to Hugh Trues-dale; he died August 20, 1862; she continued to reside with her daughter Margaret, wife of Thomas W. Kennedy, on the old homestead until the time of her death, March 20, 1870. Mrs. Stewart died at Struthers, September 1, 1885; she was well educated for the times, only having attended common schools and for a short period the old academy at Canfield. She had a strong mind, a wonderful memory and large individuality. John and Mary Stewart were the parents of seven children: Isaac W., born in Coitsville, May 27, 1838, educated in common school, about one year at Westminster College, clerked in his father's store, took a cornmercial course at business college, was employed by the City Bank, Cleveland, went to California in the employ of Cleveland capitalists in 1860, and was murdered by Indians at Walker's lake, Nevada, in 1865. John H., born at Coitsville, August 24, 1840, attended 482 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY Canfield Academy for a short time, farmed, and taught school, married Rachel A. Moore of Poland, in 1862, studied pharmacy, and has been a successful druggist, in Washington, Iowa, for twenty-five years; they have had five children,—Charles W., M. D., and Mary A., surviving. Hugh T., born at Coitsville, June 10, 1843, attended common school, farmed, enlisted in Company A, Eigthy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, June 6, 1863; discharged February 10, 1864, worked a few months with Thomas W. Kennedy, building blast furnaces, but by reason of injuries received during service was unable to continue the business; took commercial course at business college, entered the employ of company then operating Lowell furnace, and was after agent for the railway company, went to Missouri in 1867, and in 1869 took charge of the office of the Struthers Iron Company at Struthers, Ohio, is still there, having been a member of the firm since 1880; he was married April 3, 1867, to Mattie de F. Ramsey, daughter of Dr. Robert Ramsey, deceased, and Mary McCreery Ramsey; they have had five children, Mabel Barton and Harry Hull, surviving. Homer E. was born at Coitsville, May 21, 1845; he graduated at Westminster College in 1867, and began the study of law with Hon. Milton Sutliff the following fall; he attended Albany Law School, graduating in 1869, and in September of the same year became a member of the bar of Ohio, and began the practice of his profession with Judge Sutliff. September 7, 1870, he married Kate L. Sutliff, daughter of Calvin G. Sutliff, deceased; they have three children Milton S., Helen D. and Homer E. Albert S., born at Coitsville, September, .26, 1847, educated at Westminster College, attended theological seminary at Newburg, New York, was ordained a minister in the United Presbyterian Church, and has filled pulpits in various places, now being in charge at Redclyffe, Pennsylvania; he married April 26, 1876, Charlotte E. Campbell of New York, born in 1856, the daughter of Solomon Campbell, deceased, a native of Ireland; they have five children: Mary E., Charlotte 0., John C., Solomon W., and Margaret K. Wilfred H., born at Big Run, Pennsylvania, March 30, 1850, educated in common schools, remained with his parents until grown, was in the West several years, was employed as bookkeeper for the Struthers Iron Company for three years, remaining until January 1, 1882, when he took charge of the property and business of Hon. Thomas Struthers at Struthers, which position he still holds, in connection with the secretaryship of the J. A. & D. P. Cooper Company; he married Ina M. Lewis, of Crawfordsville, Iowa. She died June 24, 1883, leaving three children: Lewis S., John S. and Faith. Sarah Agnes, born at Coitsville, November 4, 1852, single and now residing at Wooster, Ohio. JOHN FINK, who owns twenty acres of land in Poland township, Mahoning county, Ohio, and who is one of the prominent horticulturists of this part of the country, was born here, November 21, 1817. He is a son of John and Charretta (Dice) Fink, the third born in their family of seven children. The other members of the family were: Mary, Barbara, Betsey, Kattie, Samuel and Rachel. His father was one of the earliest settlers of Mahoning county, having located here in 1802. Our subject's grandfather, George Fink, owned 640 acres of land, a portion of it now being in the possession of our subject, and here he was engaged in   OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 483 farming and stock-raising, and also operated a sawmill for thirty years. This mill was built in 1828 and was run by water power. The average number of logs sawed per year was 600. He and his wife were members of the Reformed Church, were generous in their support of the gospel and all public enterprises, and were ranked with the most prominent of the early pioneers. John Fink, the subject of our sketch, was married in 1844, to Caroline Arner, and they had ten children : James W., Elizabeth, Frank, Lynda, Mary, Delia, Caroline M., Charles, Clara and John W. Seven of this number are still living. Mrs. Fink died in 1876, and in 1880 Mr. Fink married Mary Newhouse. She is a member of the Christian Church, while Mr. Fink is a Presbyterian, as also was his first wife. Mr. Fink was formerly engaged in the sawmill business, running his mill day and night for thirty years. He now gives his whole attention to his farm. Unlike his father, who was a Democrat, Mr. Fink gives his influence and support to the Republican party. He is one of the most worthy citizens of Mahoning county, and his family are likewise highly esteemed. WILLIAM R. STILES, the popular and efficient cashier of the First National Bank, of Warren, Ohio, of which city he is a life-long resident, was born here April 29, 1827. He comes of one of the most prominent families of the State, his father, Henry Stiles, having been for many years a leading merchant of Warren. The Stiles family is of Scotch lineage and settled in New England in an early day. Henry Stiles, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Danbury, Connecticut, in 1798, and came to Canfield, Ohio, with his stepfather, Comfort S. Mygat, when but three or four years of age When about fourteen years old, Henry came to Warren to make his home with a family in that place, and he here learned the saddler and harness trade, which he followed until 1833. In 1837, he engaged in the general merchandise business in that city, which he followed there until his death in 1869. He married Mary Reeves, a native of Pennsylvania, and they had four sons and two daughters; the worthy wife and mother died in 1859, aged sixty years, greatly regretted by all who knew her. The firm of Henry Stiles, Sons & Company, is still perpetuated in Warren, where it was ably guided for so many years by the founder and senior member, whose memory is still recalled with affectionate regard by all who knew him. He was a man of superior business ability and the highest integrity. He began life without capital other than his industry and perseverance, combined with intelligence and wise economy, characteristics which marked his useful career. He never aspired to public office, but was well informed in regard to the political issues of his day, in all of which he took a deep interest. He was originally a Whig, but later became a Republican and always a champion of right and liberty. Few men were his equal in honor and ability and the influence of none has resulted in more benefit to the community in which he lived and labored so long. William R. Stiles, the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated in Warren, and in 1842, when fifteen years of age, he entered his father's store as a clerk, in which capacity he continued until 1858, when he became a partner in the firm. In 1882, he withdrew from the store; and in 1887 became cashier of the First National Bunk of Warren; 484 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY where he has since continued, contributing by his financial ability and business integrity to the prosperity of this well known institution, by inspiring people with confidence in its management. June 15, 1853, Mr. Stiles was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Lucy. (Potter) Quinby, an estimable lady, now deceased. Two children were born to them: Lucy P., now the wife of Rolla A. Cobb, of Warren; Henry Q., engaged in the mercantile business at Warren, Ohio, married Miss Belle Thayer. They have one child, William R. Although not active in politics, Mr. Stiles votes the Republican ticket and stanchly advocates the measures of that party. He is a member of the I. 0. 0. F., Mahoning Lodge, No. 29. Like his father he is prominent in advancing the welfare of his community, of which he is justly regarded as a representative citizen. ANON G. BENTLEY, a well-known citizen of Niles, was born in Brookfield township, Trumbull county, Ohio, December 25, 1824. His father, James Bentley, was a farmer by occupation; he died in Brookfield township, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. His father, Benjamin, located in Sharon, Pennsylvania, in 1797, and there engaged in real-estate transactions on a large scale; he owned great bodies of agricultural lands, and at the time of his death had accumulated a handsome estate. He removed to Ohio before his death, about 1806. He married a Miss Baldwin, and they reared a family of eight children. James Bentley, their son, was a merchant's clerk in his youth, and at the age of twenty-two he. turned his attention to agriculture; he served his town as Justice of the Peace and was one of the Marshals who took the census in 1840. He married Temperance Buttles, the daughter of a Connecticut Yankee who emigrated to Trumbull county about the year 1820, and removed to Iowa City, Iowa, in 1855. James Bentley and wife reared a family of seven children: Amos B.; A. G., the subject of this notice, Caroline, wife of Mr. Woodbridge; Eveline, who married Mr. DeVol; Martin, deceased; Benjamin and Joel B. A. G. Bentley received a fair English education in the district schools and private academies, and as soon as he was fitted for the profession engaged in teaching. In 1853 he gathered together all his possessions and started to the gold-fields of California, locating in Nevada county; there he remained five years, and met with satisfactory results. In 1858 he returned to his old home, and soon afterward settled in Youngstown, conducting alum ber business there for one year. In 1859 he assisted in organizing the First National Bank of Youngstown, and for many years was its vice-president and director. He was also interested in a flouring mill. In 1879 he came to Niles and assisted in organizing the Wick, Bentley & Co. Bank; this was afterward converted into a banking association of which Mr. Bentley was president; ten years afterward this association was succeeded by A. G. Bentley & Co., and in 1883 the business was closed out. Since that time Mr. Bentley has given his attention to real estate and other business interests. During the war he was a stanch supporter of the cause of the Union, and was active in securing men for the ranks and providing for Youngstown's quota. OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 485 He was united in marriage August 5, 1858, to Miss Mary A. Ingraham, a daughter of the Rev. S. W. Ingraham of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. and Mrs. Bentley are the parents of four children: Anon J., a banker residing in Kansas; Frank, Mary E., wife of W. A. Thomas, a dry-goods merchant of Niles; and an infant that died at the age of two years. JOHN LETT.—A good name is the best 1 heritage a man can possibly leave to his descendants. Such an inheritance fell to the children of John Lett, one of the old and well known citizens of Youngstown, now deceased, who was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, August 10, 1815. His parents dying when he was still a young man, he removed to this city in 1835 and married December 22, of the following year, Miss Jane Shelley, a daughter of Daniel and Jane (McClain) Shelley, two of the earliest pioneers of Youngstown. Mr. Shelley came to the city from Ireland in 1795, and in 1798 married and brought his young wife to the farm which he had purchased with the money his efforts had earned. That same property is still owned by his descendants and Shelley street was named for this sturdy old pioneer, although his death occurred in 1832, when he was about seventy-five years of age, many years before the street was laid out. By occupation he was a farmer and was unusually well educated for his time, being regarded as a man of refinement and culture by all whe knew him. Of the nine children borne to him, eight grew to maturity and married, but are now deceased, Lucius McClain Shelly, Sr., who died, February 4, 1893, being the last of the family. Mrs. Shelley was a native of Pennsylvania and was married in Beaver county, that State, and died in Youngstown in 1855, aged seventy-five years, a devout member of the Presbyterian Church. The first year of the married life of Mr. and Mrs. Lett was spent in Hubbard county, but they then removed to Youngstown, where they purchased a home on the corner of Watt and Federal streets, but later removed into their larger and better residence on Shelley street, where Mr. Lett died in 1866 at the age of fifty-one, his wife surviving him until 1889, when her death occurred at the age of seventy-one years. Seven children were born to them, namely: Ellen Manse!, who died in 1879, aged forty-one years, leaving six children: Ella P., Ida Irene, Lottie J., Nellie W., Katie C. and Alice; Horace O., a resident of Coitsville township, married Jane Holland, by whom he has two children, Nelson and Horace; Charlotte J.; John S.; Charles A., married Anna M. Hyle, and resides in Youngstown, engaged in the flour, coal and feed business, his three children being John C., Mary H. and Steward K.; Daniel L. married Lizzie J. Warner and now resides in Youngstown, being a carpenter and contractor by trade and occupation, his two children being, Willie A. and Alice G., and Willie A. died in 1865 at the age of eight years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lett were devout and earnest members of the Methodist Church, the date of their entrance into that body antedating their marriage. In political matters Mr. Lett was a Whig and later a Republican, and during the late war, while he was too advanced in years to take any active part in the great struggle he sent two of his sons and two sons-in-law and was strongly in favor of continuing the struggle until rebellion was stamped out. Throughout his lifetime he was known as a 486 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY man of honor and integrity and his many virtues endeared him to a large circle of friends and acquaintances, among whom his influence for good was wide spread, and his memory lives in the hearts of those to whom he was known. Early in life he was a shoemaker by trade, but later engaged in farming; both callings were pursued by him with characteristic zeal and enterprise, and the success attained by him was most deservedly obtained. JOHN S. ORR was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, January 15, 1842, a on of James and Sarah (McLaughlin) Orr, also natives of the Keystone State. James Orr was a carpenter by trade; he removed with his family to Youngstown, Ohio, in 1859, and continued his former vocation. John S. received his education at New Brighton, Pennsylvania, and then began to learn his father's trade. His plans were interrupted by the Civil war that shook this country from coast to coast, and called a halt upon all industries and paralyzed the operations of commerce. In August, 1862, Mr. Orr enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Forty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry; he was assigned to the Army of the Potomac, and participated in the battle at Fredericksburg, in which engagement he was wounded in the ankle, and from that time was detailed as division forage master; he was in the field two days at the battle of Gettysburg, and saw both Grant and Lee at the time of the surrender at Appomattox; he ended his military career at the grand review, in Washington. His health was badly broken, but after his return home he resumed work at his trade; four years later his health again failed, and for many months life was a very uncertain quantity to him. He finally rallied, and in 1869 he went to Kansas, returning somewhat improved at the end of twelve months. In 1870 Mr. Orr purchased an interest in a furniture store in Youngstown, and took charge of the undertaking department; the firm name was Gilman, Orr & Company, and the business was carried on for eighteen months; at the end of this time Mr. Gilman withdrew, Mr. Shields taking his place in the business. This relationship continued until October, 1873, when the establishment was destroyed by fire. Mr. Orr then purchased the hearse and horses, and has since conducted the undertaking business alone. He is well equipped in every detail for this work, and has a large patronage. He was married February 14, 1863, when home on a furlough, to Miss Sarah, daughter of Hon. Joseph and Nancy (Smith) Montgomery of Youngstown. Mr. and Mrs. Orr are the parents of four children: Edith is the wife of C. H. Kennedy, teller of the Commercial National Bank; Bessie is a graduate of the Rayen school; Nettie and Fred are twins; Nettie graduated from the Rayen school in June, 1893, and Fred is a graduate of the Peekskill Military Academy, New York. The father and mother are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown. Mr. Orr is a member of the Tod Post, G. A. R; he belongs to Youngstown Lodge, I. O. O. F., of which he is a charter member; he is a member of the A. 0. U. W., of the O. U. A. M. and of the Elks; he is a member of the Masonic order, belonging to Western Star Lodge, No. 21, A. F. & A. M.; Youngstown Chapter, No. 93, R. A. M., and St. John's Commandery, No. 20, K. T.; he is a member of the Grand Consistory of Northern Ohio, S. P. R. S., OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 487 thirty-second degree; he belongs to Alkoran Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.; he is also a member of the Veteran Legion. Politically he affiliates with the Republican party, and served as a member of the Town Council two years, declining re-election at the expiration of his first term. He is one of the representative business men of Youngstown, and in all his relations displays that integrity of character that wins and holds the confidence of all who meet him. DR. WILLIAM BREADEN.— Having passed a long and honorable life, Dr. William Breaden yet lives in the hearts of those among whom lre had labored. Possessing an unusual aptitude for his business he pursued it with untiring zeal and .industry and his success in this line was but the just reward of his enterprising efforts. Dr. Breaden was born in Springdale, Hamilton county, Ohio, near Cincinnati, September 20, 1820, a son of Dr. Jeremiah and Epinetus (Sarter) Breaden, natives of Ireland and New Jersey respectively. Coming to this country at an early age with his parents, the father of our subject studied medicine in Warren, Trumbull county, Ohio, with Dr. Harmon. Of thirteen children born to Dr. and Mrs. Breaden but one, John Edward Broaden, a farmer of Greenville, Darke county, Ohio, is now living. Our subject atteuded school in Cincinnati, Ohio, and then read medicine under Dr. Rig-don, the oldest physician in Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio. He later took a course of study in Cincinnati and was engaged in a drug store for some time, in Hamilton, with Dr. Lewis. After obtaining his diploma he practiced in Hamilton, Butler county, for a number of years; after which he sold his practice and removed to Youngstown. Upon coming to this city in 1845 he opened a dry goods store in partnership with Franklin and Joseph Barclay, and later accepted the position of ticket and freight agent for the Atlantic & Great Western Railway now known as the "Nypano," with whom lre re mained for twenty-one years, serving in that capacity until his death, which occurred March 27, 1876. An ardent member of the Methodist Church he was an exhorter in that body and was prominently identified with important revivals carried on in the city, and often on the absence of the clergyman lie would step into the pulpit and preach an excellent sermon. Dr. Breaden was married November 3, 1842, to Miss Nancy Mackey, daughter of James and Margaret (Erly) Mackey. To this union were born seven children, namely: James, who died at the age of five years; Jeremiah Edgar; Maragaret Emma, who was born April 12, 1853, and died April 12, 1861; George Dwight, who was born February 24, 1886, and died November 19, 1876; Robert, who was born April 16, 1863, and died December 10, 1890; William; James, born July 5, 1844,now deceased; and Nettie, born May 19, 1856. Jeremiah Edgar, was born June 4, 1844, and died April 17, 1888. He was a locomotive engineer and had the misfortune to be in a collision between Fort Wayne, his home, and Chicago, in September, 1877. Although he jumped from his engine in order to save himself, he fell down a steep embankment, injured his spine from which he never recovered, dying the following year from a third stroke of apoplexy resulting from his accident. He left a widow to mourn his loss. Robert Mackey was elected one of the city civil engineers at the age of twenty- 488 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY seven years, having graduated at the Rayon school, at Youngstown and in the engineers' department of the State University. He was one the brightest and most prominent young men of the city and his death occurred on the Wednesday night after the Monday on which he was elected. Throughout his life he was a consistent and earnest member of the Methodist Church. William the fifth child, has been engaged in the drug business since attaining years of discretion, first as a clerk and later as a member of the Eagle Drug Company. Nettie, the fourth child, a most accomplished and charming young lady, is a graduate of the Rayen School. Mrs. Breaden has been a member of the Methodist Church for forty years during which time she has consistently followed in the footsteps of her Master. Dr. Breaden was a member of the Masonic order, which he helped to organize in Youngstown and was prominently connected with the order of. Odd Fellows. For many years he was one of Youngstown's most popular and enterprising citizens and his loss was deeply mourned throughout the entire community. PROF. GEORGE W. ALLOWAY, principal of the Oak street school, Youngstown, Ohio, is a native of the State of Pennsylvania, born in Huntingdon county, May 20, 1855. His parents, Eli and Mary (Horton) Alloway, were also natives of the Keystone State; the father was born July 10, 1832, and died May 14, 1867; the mother was born August 21, 1833, and is still living; she traces her ancestry to the Puritans who emigrated to New England, and the house is still standing which was occupied by the first Mr. Horton that lived in America; the .Alloways are of Scotch-Irish extraction. Eli Alloway emigrated to Iowa in 1865, and became a conspicuous figure in the community in which he settled. George W. Alloway is one of a family of seven children: Angelina died at the age of two years; Lizzie; Ella, wife of Samuel Betterton ; Mary, deceased; Anna, deceased; and Ada. The subject was a lad of ten years when his father died; he then left home, going to John Alloway, his father's uncle, and the family was scattered; he worked with his uncle for five years, and then began teaching in the district schools of Pennsylvania; his educational advantages had been the most meager, but be conned over his lessons many a night by the light of a pine knot, and improved every opportunity for adding to his limited store of knowledge. Naturally adapted to the profession he had chosen, his success was assured from the first; he soon arose to a principalship in Pennsylvania, and continued teaching there until 1881, when he came to Youngstown; he has since that date been a principal in Youngstown, four years at the Briar Hill high school and eight years at the Oak street school, a position requiring a considerable degree of executive ability as well as advanced scholarship.' Prof. Alloway has been County School Examiner for three years, and still holds that office. After the death of his father which ended a long and most trying illness, the finances of the family were sadly reduced, and it became necessary to break up the home. As soon as the young teacher made a start in the world he gathered the family together, re-established the home and supported the helpless mother and sisters as long as they were in need of help; these demands often OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 489 taxed his powers to the utmost, but he bravely weathered the storm, and for many years has had clear sailing. He was married June 20, 1882, to Miss Jennie E., daughter of Henry and A. A. Morrison, and grand-daughter of Judge Elijah Morrison, of, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Alloway is one of a family of four children: Sheridan L., Clifton and Effre M. Prof. Alloway and wife have had born to them a family of four children: Roy, who died at the age five years, was born September 4, 1883; Nellie Edna; John, deceased in infancy; and Ray. They are both members of the Trinity Methodist Church, and Prof. Alloway is assistant superintendent of the Sabbath-school, one of the largest in the State. He is a member of the Masonic order, and other secret societies, and the Y. M. C. A. He is a teacher of high scholarship, is a thorough disciplinarian, and has the confidence and respect of pupils and patrons alike. PATTERSON T. CALDWELL.—The large and extensive interests that center at Youngstown afford ample opportunities for the exercise of the abilitiy possessed by its leading business men, who have thus been enabled to lay the foundations of fortunes which are constantly increasing with every succeeding year. Among those thus representative is Patterson T. Caldwell, secretary and treasurer of the Youngstown Gas Company and the Mahoning Electric Light Company, who was born in Beaver, Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, February 9, 1839, a son of William and Mary (Duff) Caldwell, both natives of Pennsylvania. The family originated in Ireland and Scotland, arid belonged to the landed nobility, having a coat of arms. Protestant in religion, they were stoical and sturdy in disposition and took kindly to the faith, doctrines and communion of the Presbyterian Church. Throughout the entire history of the family, no taint or blemish has spotted its fair name, all taking pride in upholding its honor and prestige. William Caldwell, the great-grandfather of our subject, a nobleman by birth, came from Scotland to the United States, settling in Pennsylvania. His children were: William, our subject's grandfather; Daniel; Robert; Jane, who married John Johnson; Nancy, who married William Smiley; Peggy, who married a Mr. Anderson; and Martha, who married William Nesbit—all of whom are now deceased. William Caldwell, our subject's grandfather, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, but later moved to Beaver, now Lawrence county, where he resided on a farm and died there at the age of seventy-three years, a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was married to Miss Mary McEwen, also a member of the Presbyterian Church, who bore him eight children: William Smiley; John; Robert; William; Mary Ann, who died at the age of eighteen years; Jane, wife of John Ripple, who moved to Mahoning county in 1858; Nancy, wife of A. Shaffer, a resident of Youngstown, and the oldest of the name now living; and Margaret, wife of Edwin Still, who is now deceased, having died in 1846, aged about twenty-seven years. The parents of our subject were William and Mary (Duff) Caldwell, both natives of Pennsylvania, where the former carried on the occupation of farming. Although he enlisted in 1861, he was not accepted owing to ill health. Both he and his wife were life-long members of the Presbyterian Church, dying in that faith, he in 1881, and she in 1885, both having been born in 1813. 490 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY Mrs. Caldwell's parents were William and Mary Duff, the former a native of Ireland, who came to this country at the age of sixteen, and the latter a native of Pennsylvania. Our subject is the second in a family of three children, namely: William, a merchant of Harlansburg, Pennsylvania; our subject, and James, who is now serving as Postmaster at Sharon, Pennsylvania, having received his appointment under the Harrison administration. During the late war P. T. Caldwell enlisted in Company G, Eighty-eighth Ohio Volunteers, and was elected Orderly Sergeant. The company was stationed at Gallipolis and did some effective work in West Virginia. Both brothers of P. T. Caldwell enlisted for the war and saw years of hard service. Our subject was educated at Canfield, Ohio, and the College of Cannonsburg (Jefferson College), Pennsylvania. After graduating he engaged in teaching for ten years in Canfield and then was made superintendent of the schools of Youngstown for five years, his term of service ending in 1873, during which time he gave the most uniform and general satisfaction. At that date he received an offer to take charge of the coal companies of Brown, Bonnell & Company and Nimrod Furnace Company, which lre accepted and retained for thirteen years, but in 1886 resigned his position and went West, where he remained two years. He has retained his present position since 1877 and came to Youngstown in 1865. Mr. Caldwell was married December 24, 1868, to Miss Julia I. Cornell, a most cultivated and pleasant lady, a daughter of Gideon and Julia A. Cornell, then residents of Youngstown. Our subject and his wife have two children, namely : Augustus Backus, who is engaged by the gas company as plumb er; and Amy, who is attending the public schools at Youngstown. Both parents are members of the Presbyterian Church, in which our subject is an Elder and has charge of the Bible class in the Sunday-school of which he was superintendent for many years. In political matters he is an ardent Republican, and takes pleasure in upholding the platform and measures of his party on all occasions. Mr. Caldwell is one of the sound and reliable business men of Youngstown, and his many admirable qualities have tended to make him popular with all classes with whom he comes in contact. PROF. J. M. DICKSON, principal of the Covington street school, Youngstown, Ohio, was born in county Down, Ireland, August 11, 1839. His parents, William and Margaret (Redmond) Dickson, were also natives of the Emerald Isle, and were married in their native country; they emigrated to America in 1839, and during the first year lived in New Jersey; later they removed to Mahoning county, Ohio, and settled on a farm in Ellsworth township, where they passed the remainder of their days; the father died at the age of fifty-two years, while the mother survived to the age of seventy-six years. They were people of the most exemplary habits, and inspired the deepest respect of all with whom they mingled. The paternal grandfather of Professor Dickson was James Dickson, a native of Ireland; he was a landowner in good circumstances, and reared a large family, all of whom, excepting two, came to America. His wife's maiden name was Jane Dodds. William and Margaret (Redmond) Dickson were the parents of a OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 491 family of nine children: Alexander, the eldest, is deceased: J. M. is the second in order of birth; Ann Jane is the wife of J. B. Jordan; Nellie is the wife of B. F. Kirkbride; Eliza M. is a teacher of fine reputation ; Robert W. married Miss Jettie W. Allen, now deceased; Margaret Lucretia is the wife of James A. Forsythe, of Youngstown; Ada R. is the wife of W. T. Anderson; William A. S. married Miss Mary Dickson. J. M. Dickson attended the common schools of Ellsworth and Canfield townships and was also a pupil in the normal and high schools; he took an elective course in college, and at the age of seventeen years began teaching. His life since that time, with the exception of three years, has been earnestly devoted-to the profession of which he is an honored member. During the past eighteen years he has filled the position he now occupies as principal of the Covington street school of Youngstown, and has taken a place in the front ranks of the educators of the State; he has steadily supported the elevation of educational standards for the county and State, and zealously advocates the education of the masses. Professor Dickson was united in marriage April 24, 1873, to Miss Dora Gibson, a daughter of James and Sarah (Whigham) Gibson, natives of county Down, Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson now reside at Delhi, Delaware county, New York, at the age of eighty-three and seventy-eight years respectively. They reared a family of eight children: Isabelle, wife of P. F. Benedict, is deceased; Susan M. is the wife of W. F. McClintock; Mary E. is the wife of L. R. Frisbee; Sarah J., wife of Philemon Minckler; Mrs. Dickson; Joseph T. married Josephine Ressetnan; Frances M. is the wife of Edwin J. Betts; Rev. James R. married Lillian Cairns: he resides in Califon, New Jersey, the regularly installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Professor and Mrs. Dickson have a family of three children: James Mamico, telegrapher in the employ of the Pennsylvania and Lake Erie Railroad; Mildred C., and F. Ethel. The parents are members of the United Presbyterian Church, and Prof. Dickson is superintendent of the Sabbath-school; he is one of the trustees of the Church and a member of the Board of Elders. In politics he is independent and unpartisan; he exalts the man above the office, and casts his vote for men rather than for declared platforms and principles. His life and efforts have been exceedingly useful to people of Youngstown, where his name is held in the highest esteem. Mrs. Dickson is also an educator of superior ability; she was engaged in teaching for six years in two districts, where her services gave excellent satisfaction. She and the Professor both possess that refinement and culture which are born only of close kinship with books and the best they contain. JAMES HINEY, junior member of the firm of Weil & Hiney, Youngstown, Ohio, was born in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, December 29, 1849. His parents, Patrick and Ann (Lawson) Hiney, were natives of the Emerald Isle, and there grew to maturity; they emigrated to America, and were married in this country in 1848. Patrick Hiney now resides at Fort Edwards, New York, having accumulated a competency for his old age by many days and years of patient and diligent toil; his wife survives; both are members of the Roman Catholic Church. Their son James is the oldest of a 492 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY family of thirteen children: Mary, wife of John Oyle; Willie died at the age of six years; Hattie is a resident of Poughkeepsie, New York; John lives in Montreal, Canada; Sarah lives in Troy, New York; Josie also lives in New York; Libbie is a widow; Alicia is the wife of Joseph Vasquez, a member of the Brazilian Trade Company, of New York city; the others died in infancy. The youth of James Hiney was varied with many occupations: he picked berries for sale, worked in the blast furnace, and was engaged in farming. He came to Youngstown in 1873, and secured a position as clerk for James Wilson, who had a store in the room Mr. Riney now occupies. He clerked here four years, when Mr. Wilson sold out to Mr. Weil. Mr. Hiney was retained as clerk, and at the end of ten years purchased an interest in the business. During the past six years the firm of Weil & Hiney have conducted a thriving business; they carry a large and well-selected stock of fine wall papers, floor oil-cloths, window-shades, books and stationery, and by high and honorable methods have gained a wide patronage, Mr. Hiney was $500 in debt when he started in business; he is now out of debt and has his credit well established. He has served the people of Youngstown township as Clerk for three consecutive terms, and gave excellent satisfaction in his administration of this office; he had the largest majority of all candidates on the ticket, an unmistakable evidence of his personal popularity. He was married in 1886, to Miss Mary Calvin, a daughter of Dr. Calvin of Canfield, Ohio, and three children have been born to them: Wilbur, Alice and Charles. Mr. Hiney is a member of the I. 0. 0. F. and of the order of Elks. Politically, he adheres to the principles of the Republican party. He is progressive in his views and business methods, is enterprising and public-spirited, and worthy of the high esteem in which he is held. LYMAN S. CLINE, a member of firm of Cline & Holeton, furniture dealers and undertakers of Niles, was born at Bristol, Trumbull county, Ohio, March 2, 1846, a son of William Cline, who was born in Warren, this State, in 1802. The latter's father, William Cline, Sr., was a native of Germany, but located in Warren as early as 1801, where he was one of the first settlers. William Cline, Jr., was reared principally at Bristol, where he died in 1874, at the age of sixty-six years. He was a farmer by occupation, a Democrat in his political views, and a member and Class-leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church. The mother of our subject, Sophia B. Cline, died in 1891, at the age of seventy-eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Cline had three children: L. S., Mary A. and David J. L. S. Cline was reared and educated at Bristol, and came to Niles in 1867, where he was engaged as a carpenter and contractor for several years. During that time he built a large number of houses in Niles, employing from eight to twelve men, and for seventeen years he has been engaged as a furniture dealer and undertaker, has a store room 20 x 90 feet, and carries a large and elegant stock of furniture. Their store is second to none in Trumbull county, and they also have all the necessary equipments for the undertaking business. Mr. Cline was married at the age of thirty years, in Warren, Ohio, to Miss Sarah Elliott, a native of this county and a daughter OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 493 of John and Lucinda Elliott, both now deceased. They had two daughters: Mrs. Cline and Mrs. Samuel Pew, of Warren. Mr. Cline affiliates with the Republican party, is a member of the A. F. & A. M., No. 394, of Warren Chapter, No. 66, and is an Elder in the Presbyterian Church, also a prominent worker in the Sunday-school. Mrs. Cline is a member of the W. C. T. U. and other church societies.P PAUL WICK.— That " the good that men do lives after them " is most strikingly illustrated in the life of Paul Wick, whose name is indissolubly connected with the growth and development of Youngstown. For many years he was numbered among the leading and influential business men of the city, and his death was mourned throughout the entire Mahoning valley, where he had played such an important part. Mr. Wick was born in Mahoning county, Ohio, October 1, 1824, a son of Henry and Hannah (Baldwin) Wick. The father was a native of Southampton, Long Island, New York, where he was born March 19, 1771. After attaining maturity he moved to Washington county, Pennsylvania, where he was married December 11, 1794, to the mother of our subject. Here he engaged in mercantile pursuits for a few years, but came to Youngstown in 1802, his father-in-law, Caleb Baldwin, having preceded him several years, and it is presumed that it was upon the request of the latter that he made the removal. Thirteen children were born to the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Wick, senior, namely: Caleb B.; Betsey; Dr. Lemuel Wick, of Cleveland; Henry Wick, of Cleveland, who was born in 1809, and is now the - 33 - only survivor of the family; Hugh Bryson; Hannah; Matilda; John D.; Mary A.; Thomas L.; Paul, and two others who died in infancy. Our subject was educated at an old academy where the Diamond is now located. After finishing his school course lie and his brother, John D. Wick, opened and operated a coal mine on a farm near Youngstown, which their father had given them. Later he engaged in the mercantile line, and for a short time was associated with Henry and Hugh Bryson Wick in a wholesale and retail store in Cleveland, Ohio. For a number of years he operated a store in Youngstown, and was one of several who in 1846 comprised the Youngstown Iron Company, they being then the prominent capitalists of the city. After the organization of this company a small mill was built on the " flats " along the old Ohio & Pennsylvania canal. The company operated the mill for a number of years when it was shut down, but in 1855 was sold to the late William Bonnell and others. Mr. Wick's name is associated with the very first of those who conceived the idea of an iron mill in Youngstown, but the pos- sibility that this village, then consisting of 500 or 600 inhabitants, would ever become the great manufacturing center it now is, never entered their minds. There is no doubt "they builded better than they knew," and the wonderful result attained but demonstrates the enterprise and public spirit of the men concerned. In addition to his other interests at this time, Mr. Wick managed h dry-goods store located a little west of Champion street, under the firm name of P. Wick & Brother, P. and Hugh Bryson Wick being the proprietors. Later Mr. Wick was a member of the firm of Wick & Goble, continuing in the mercantile business until 1866, when he and Hugh Bryson, his brother, organized 494 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY the banking house of Wick Bros. & Co. near where the Stambaugh-Thompson building is now being erected. Here they continued until 1883, when the bank was moved into the Wick Bros.' building, where it is now located. Since its inception this bank has been one of the most substantial institutions in the entire State, and Mr. Wick continued a member of the firm until his death. The gentlemen at the head of the management of the affairs of this bank have ever commanded the respect and confidence of the entire community, and their transactions have been without exception of the most honorable character. Since the demise of Hugh Bryson Wick his son, John C., has been in charge of the bank, and has nobly sustained the high reputation it has borne for so many years. Paul Wick, our subject, was a most successful business man. He assisted in various other enterprises of the city in addition to his banking, and owned valuable realty throughout the city. He was also interested in several iron firms, including the Youngstown Rolling Mill Company, and was one of six men who composed this corporation. He was also a member of the Ohio Iron & Steel Company, and played an important part in the management of its affairs. The marriage of Mr. Wick occurred in 1846, to Miss Susan A. Bull, who came from Vermont a few years prior to her marriage, with her brother, a school-teacher. The ceremony was performed at the old homestead on East Federal street, which is still standing and is now occupied as a hotel. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Wick was blest with six children, namely: Myron C.; Alice M., widow of Clark S. Powers, who died in August, 1892, aged forty-two years; George D.; Harriet, widow of John S. Ford; Frederick H. and Mary. Mrs. Wick died in 1882, aged fifty-six years, having been throughout her life-time a faithful member of the First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown. In speaking of her many virtues, a friend of Mrs. Wick says: " Few knew her best traits on account of her retiring disposition. Although unobtrusive she was positive in all the qualities that go to make up noble womanhood. Her conception of the Christian was of the highest type, and her greatest ambition to exemplify that conception in her daily life. Though not published throughout the world, she was ever ready to respond to calls for the church and for benevolent purposes. Although gone to the silent shore, her many virtues still live in the memory of a large circle of acquaintances." Mr. Wick was again married in 1885, to Mrs. Margaret L. Haney, of Youngs-town, with whom he lived until he was called away by death June 13, 1890, in the sixty-sixth year of his age. The following extract is copied from a paper called Our Quarterly Statement, issued by the First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown. The article is written by Mr. Wick's pastor, D. H. Evans, D. D.: " Mr. Paul Wick on June 13, 1890, at his residence in this city, closed a life which has long been identified with our church and with our city. Born here sixty-five years ago and long and actively engaged in business, he was widely known and highly respected as a citizen. For twenty-eight years a member of this church, in various ways he has labored and largely given to its enterprises. His genial manners did much to sustain the social life of this organization, until recently it might safely be said that he knew every member of the flock of nearly 800. Knowledge with him was acquaintance, and acquaintance meant to OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 495 be on friendly terms with the poorest and obscurest. In his death we lose a link that bound us to the honored toilers of the past a generous friend whose deliberate and careful, yet kind and liberal benevolence did much for the good work in this community, and a brother who was possessed of the 4 meekness of wisdom.' " Mr. Wick was a Republican in politics, but never sought office, although he served in the City Council for several years and for nineteen years was a member of the Board of Education. In this capacity he served longer than any other man in the entire city. A manly character only could have inspired such confidence, and a faithful and efficient service only could have secured its long continuance. His continual re-election to the same official position speaks eloquently of a service well rendered, and of the high appreciation of talents in one of the most important offices of the city. He was largely instrumental in the erection of the large and palatial school buildings on Front and Covington streets. At the close of his nineteen year of service he left the School Board of his own accord, in 1879, much to the regret of the citizens of Youngstown. His death was felt throughout the community to be a personal loss to all the inhabitants, as he had endeared himself to them by a life of uprightness and honesty. A life-long member of the Presbyterian Church, he served in the capacity of Trustee for many years, and was a liberal contributor to the church, benevolent and all other worthy enterprises. His charity was not confined to his own church, however, but he gave liberally of his substance to all religious organizations. No one ever appealed to him in vain, and those asking his aid received a much larger contribution than they had reason to hope for or expect. In disposition he was lovable, kind and court-eons, and was never known to slight of riend, although he was extensively acquainted and well and favorably known throughout the entire State. His practical knowledge of all the details of his business as well as his thorough acquaintance with the leading topics of the day, made him a most interesting conversationalist as well as a most competent adviser, and his opinion was sought by many, his views being received with the highest degree of respect. Pleasant in address, easy in manner, firm in his convictions, and of extraordinary force of character, he was uniformly admired for his honesty of purpose and his thorough business qualifications. Tracing his ancestry back on both sides to people who were among the enterprising and progressive pioneers of the city, Mr. Wick has proven himself a worthy offspring of them. His life was actively devoted to business pursuits, in which he was moat successful, and his death was mourned not only throughout the community in which he lrved, but also by a large circle of acquaintances and friends, which he had attached to him through Ohio and surrounding States. DAVID M. JOB, a member of the City Council of Niles, was born at Mon-) mouthshire, Wales, December 21, 1848, a son of Michael and Margaret (Stevens) Job, both born and reared in that country. In 1864 the family came to the United States, locating at Newbury, Ohio, then a suburb of Cleveland, where the mother died, leaving one child, our subject. The father and son afterward came to Niles, and both are now employed as boiler-makers in the mills. The latter received his educa- 496 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY cation in Wales, by reading and studying at home, and is now well informed on general topics. In 1892, lie was elected a member of the City -Council of Niles, by precinct B, and as an officer has shown ability and good business qualifications. He has been a resident of this city for twenty-eight years. At the age of twenty-three years, November 3, 1870, Mr. Job was united in marriage with Ann Bomen, who was reared and educated in Weathersfield township, Trumbull county, a daughter of Evan and Mary L. Bomen, the former deceased and the latter residing at Mineral Ridge. To this union have been born three children: Margaret Ann, Evan John, Mary Jane. Politically, Mr. Job is an active worker in the Republican party, and socially is Secretary of the I. 0. 0. F., Lodge No. 36; has held the position of secretary eight years in the Ancient Order of Foresters, and has passed the offrcial chairs; he is a member of the Amalgamation Association of American Iron and Steel Workers, and has been a delegate to its many meetings. Mrs. Job is a member of the Baptist Church. SOLOMON LIPPLY, who owns and occupies a farm of seventy-three acres in Springfield township, Mahoning county, Ohio, is a native of this place and a son of prominent pioneers, Christian and Barbara (Hallo') Lipply. He is one of a family of twelve children, nearly all of whom are still living and occupying honorable and useful positions in life. Solomon Lipply was married in Beaver township, this county, in 1868. to Miss Caroline Clerkler, daughter of John and Louisa Clerkler, well-known and highly esteemed people. Mr. and Mrs. Lipply have three children, Selesta, Homer and Ida, born in 1870, 1878, and 1880, respectively. Selesta is the wife of Mr. S. Rapp, of Springfield township, this county. Both the Lipply and the Clerkler families are members of the Lutheran Church. Politically, Mr. Lipply is a Democrat. He started out for himself when he was twenty years old, and by honest industry and careful economy has succeeded in securing a snug little home, in which he and his family are surrounded with all the comforts of life. Like his father, he is noted for his piety and his strict integrity, and all who know him respect him for his many estimable traits of character. A. C. PFAU, a dealer in fine horses, New Springfield, Ohio, was born in Columbiana county, this State, in the year 1861. He is a son of John and Rebecca (Smith) Pfau, and one of a family of fourteen children. His father was a blacksmith by trade, which trade he followed for forty years, and lie also carried on fanning to some extent, owning fifty-two acres of land. His life was characterized by simplicity, honesty and integrity, and he and his wife were faithful members of the Lutheran Church. A. C. Pfau was married in 1884, to Miss Sydney Lower, daughter of John and Mary Lower. They have two children: Roy T., born in 1885; and Otto, in 1891. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church, and in politics he is Democratic. Mr. Pfau learned the trade of carriage-maker, and worked at it seven years. For several years he has given his attention to horses, keeping on hand both carriage and coach horses. He is the owner of " Royal OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 497 Pretender," a rich bay horse, with black mane, tail and legs. This horse is six years old, sixteen and a fourth hands high, and weighs 1,300 pounds. His beautifully shaped and well-poised head, his proudly arched neck, and his perfect gait, are the admiration of all who behold him. Ile has been exhibited at eleven different fairs, from each of which he has carried away the first prize. LEVI J. SIMONTON.— Among the enterprising and progressive businessmen of Youngstown, is Levi J. Simonton, City Corn missioner, whose name has been connected with the vast operations in iron which have made the city famous throughout the country for many years. He is a native of Pennsylvania, having been born in Mercer county, that State, October 22, 1840, a son of James and Catherine (Clark) Simonton, both natives of the same State. The father was a miller by trade and operated a gristmill on the Shenango river, being an early settler and pioneer of that section of country, and his name is cherished throughout Mercer county as a synonym of honesty and uprightness. His death occurred when he had attained his eighty-second year, his wife dying in 1867, aged sixty-nine years. During their long and eventful lives they were faithful and devout members of the Methodist Church and were noted for their charity and benevolence. Such lives as theirs should prove to the young an example worthy of emulation. For their many kind deeds they were beloved by all with whom they came into contact, and the recollection of their loving, faithful and consistent Christian lives arouses in many hearts a desire to so live that when death shall have called them away from this earth, those left behind will have as many kind and pleasant memories about them as are preserved about Mr. and Mrs. Simonton. Of the four children born to his parents, our subject was the youngest, the others being: Jemima, wife of William Stillings, who resides in Sharon, Pennsylvania; S. C., a resident of Mercer county; and Mary N., wife of Israel Garretson, who is now deceased. The educational advantages enjoyed by our subject were not of the best, but, owing to his natural ability, he was enabled to secure a sufficient amount of necessary knowledge to enable him to successfully conduct his affairs during his active and useful life. Coming to Youngstown in 1859 lre has resided in this city continuously ever since and is now numbered among the leading and representative business men of the place. For thirty years he was connected with the Brown-Bonnell mills, being the assistant superintendent for twelve years, and was also connected with the rolling mills, continuing the latter association until his election to his present office, in 1892, which position he still retains, his term not expiring until April 20, 1894. Mr. Simonton was married in 1863 to Miss Charlotte J. Lett, a daughter of John and Jane (Shelley) Lett, by whom he has had four sons, namely: William L., who is now connected with the Brown-Bonnell Company, being in charge of a department in the office, and who is married to Miss Lottie Kellie; John L., in the flour, feed and coal business, under the firm name of Lett & Simonton, of Youngstown; S. C., clerk in Brown-Bonnell Company's office; and Levi J., Jr., still at home. Both Mr. and Mrs. Simonton are devout and faithful members of the Methodist Church, in which they are active factors. For 498 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY over twenty-five years he has been a member of the Odd 'Fellow lodge, and has passed all the chairs in that organization. During the late war Mr. Simonton was in the One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company D, serving for three months, when he was honorably discharged with his regiment, the time of enlistment having expired. Holding decided and pronounced views on political matters, Mr. Simonton has always given expression to them, and, owing to his ability and integrity, the people have conferred upon him various positions of trust and responsibility, which he has occupied with characteristic intelligence, giving the most uniform satisfaction to all with whom he has come in contact. The success which has attended his efforts has been gained by the pursuit of honorable and enterprising methods, and Mr. Simonton is justly regarded as one of the leading and representative exponents of the business men of the city of Youngstown. JESSE F. ALLEN has been prominently identified with the agricultural interests of Mahoning county, Ohio, since arriving at years of maturity, and has aided very materially in elevating the standard of the live-stock raised in this section of the State. He was born on the farm on which he now resides, August 13, 1841, and is a son of Martin and Lucy Maria (Fitch) Allen, pioneers of this county; they reared a family of twelve children, seven of whom are now living. Jesse F. was the second son born to these worthy people; in early life he became inured to the hard labor of the frontier farm, but acquired a good education in the district school and at Cottage Hill Academy. The quiet monotony of his life was brought to a sudden end by the declaration of war between the North and South of the country which had hitherto had no internal dissensions. August 13, 1862, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company H, and participated in many of the most noted engagements of the war; he was with Sherman on his march to the sea, returned through the Carolinas, and was present at the grand review in Washington, District of Columbia. At one time he was granted a furlough on account of disability, but as soon as his health would permit, rejoined his command near Chattanooga. He was honorably discharged at the close of the war, and then returned to take up the old duties on the farm. He now owns the old homestead, a choice tract of 230 acres, well improved with substantial buildings and all the conveniences of modern invention. Mr. Allen makes a specialty of raising sheep and cattle, and has been uniformly successful in every branch of husbandry which he has essayed. Politically he adheres to the principles of the Republican party; he has served as Township Clerk and Trustee, and has been a delegate to county conventions. He is a member of Kirkbride Post, No. 600, G. A. K, and has filled the offices of Commander and Adjutant with marked ability. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church and has been an Elder of this society for a number of years. A man of excellent business qualifications and strict integrity, he has the respect and confidence of all who know him. Martin Allen, deceased, father of Jesse F. Allen, was one of the prominent pioneers of Mahoning county. He was born at Windham Connecticut, August 25, 1807, and received a thorough education in his youth; he en- OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 499 gaged in teaching in his native State, and in 1829 came to Mahoning county, Ohio; he settled on the farm now occupied by his widow and son, and did his part toward developing a fertile farm in the forest. He also aided in establishing schools for the children of early settlers, and himself taught a number of terms in the primitive log schoolhouse. He was married March 12, 1832, to Miss Lucy Maria Fitch, who was born in 1811, and of this union there were twelve children: Lloyd, Enoch, Mary Eliza, Jesse Fitch, Chester, William Hoyt, Henry Bingham, Lucy A., Jettie W., Enoch F., Betsey Ann and a son who died in infancy. The paternal grandparents of our subject were Enoch and Betsey (Witter) Allen; they were married in 1794, and reared a family of five children: Asa W., John, Eliza, Martin and David. The earliest ancestors of the family in this country were Samuel and Ann Allen, who emigrated from Somersetshire, England, to the United States and settled in Brain tree, Massach usetts. GENERAL JAMES H. FORD, deceased, was born in Painesville, Ohio, in the year 1829, a son of James R. and Julia (Tod) Ford. His father's family came from Connecticut to Ohio at an early day, and settled upon the Reserve. James H. made the most of the limited educational advantages afforded in the common schools and the academy at Twinsburg. Arriving at years of maturity he became interested in the great iron industry of the State, and built one of the first furnaces at Youngstown; he sold this and went to Cleveland, and there became a member of the firm of Ford, Rhodes & Company, dealers in coal. On account of failing health he went to Omaha, Nebraska, but after a aloft time there went on to Colorado. He was still there when the dark war cloud spread its sable pall over this nation, and threatened the existence of the Union. He was commissioned by Governor Gilpin to raise a company, which was afterward Company A, Second Colorado Cavalry. An intimate acquaintance writes as follows of his deceased comrade: " It is a sad duty for us to perform to record the death of one of Colorado's bravest soldiers, with whom we have served so long and with whom we have had the honor of participating in every battle of the late Rebellion in which he was engaged. We speak advisedly when we declare that no kinder officer or braver soldier ever set a squadron in the field." Always prompt to duty, always in the thickest of the light, by his lion-hearted courage he won the confidence of his men who would follow him to the death if he would lead them. There is not a man in his old regiment who will not deeply sympathize with his afflicted widow in her great bereavement. In the winter of 1861—'62 he entered the service as Captain of one of the independent companies; this was afterward made Company A, of the Second Colorado Infantry; with it he marched to New Mexico, and was in the campaign against the invading force of Texans in that territory. In May, 1862, Colonel Leavenworth was authorized to raise the Second Colorado Infantry, when Captain Ford's company was made part of it, and he was made its Major. During the following summer the raising of the Third Colorado Infantry was authorized by Governor Evans; he took charge of recruiting it, and the following January, the Second and Third Infantry being consolidated and made the Second Cavalry, he was mustered in as its