OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 525 Father Manning is a man of kindly sympathies, and thoroughly understands the needs of those to whom he ministers. As a citizen, he supports all progressive reforms and enjoys the warm regard of all classes of society. JAMES H. NUTT.—Among the prominent personages identified with the great iron interests of Youngstown, is James H. Nutt, who, although still in the prime of life, has already attained the summit of worldly prosperity, being at present secretary of the Mahoning & Shenango Valley Iron Manufacturing Association. Mr. N utt was born in Worcestershire, England, November 19, 1848, a son of Thomas and Ann (Poultney) Nutt, both natives of England, where they died, the father at the age of sixty-eight and the mother at the age of sixty-three, the former being by occupation a tinman. Nine children were born to their union, of whom but three grew to maturity, one brother, Thomas, now residing in Cleveland, Ohio. Our subject received his scholastic education in England, and became an iron-worker coming to the United States in 1868. Upon his arrival in this country he located in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, engaging at his trade, and in January, 1876, he removed to Youngstown, Ohio, to work in the rolling mills as a heater with the Brown-Bonnell Company. This occupation he followed for sixteen years, during which time he took an active part in the iron movement which has played so prominent a part in the upbuilding of the city. He was one of the organizers of the American Amalgamated Association. In 1877 he was elected vice-president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers of the United States for this dis- -35- trict, serving three separate terms. He was also elected one of the national trustees, and has been re-elected each year until 1891, when he resigned to accept a position under the city government; but June 1, 1892, he accepted a position with the Manufacturers of the Mahoning Valley as manager of the labor department, which office he still holds, and July 24, 1893, he was appointed its secretary. In 1891 he was appointed City Commissioner for two years, and prior to that was a member of the City Council for six years; during two years of which time he served as its president. During his term of service many important measures were passed and franchises were granted; the street railway was extended, the water-works improved and many other improvements were carried out,— the success of which largely depended upon his zeal and enterprise. Prior to his election to the City Council, Mr. Nutt took an active part in the affairs of the city, his position as one of the chief officials of the Amalgamated Association bringing him into close touch with the prominent iron men of the community. While connected with this association he was several times elected a representative to the conventions of the Confederation of Labor, and served with credit to himself and his constituency. For years he was a member of the conference committee, whose object was to adjust the prices paid for labor. He has also represented the iron-workers before the Ways and Means Committee of the national legislature on the question of tariff for the Amalgamated Association and the Manufacturers' Association, having since 1878 been prominently identified with the different committees that were permitted to appear before Congress in the interest of protective tariff. A prominent Republican, he has been 526 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY a delegate to the county and State conventions, and for two years was chairman of the Republican County Central Committee of Mahoning county, and for the same length of time held a like position on the Republican Central Committee of Youngstown. Mr. Nutt was married November 26,1871, to Miss Sarah Ward, a daughter of Henry and Susan Ward, of Rome, New York. This union has been blessed with eight children, namely: Flora, who died at the age of eighteen months; Harry, a student in the junior year at the Ohio State University, who is taking a course in mechanical engineering; Helena, deceased at the age of seven years; Albert; May; Edith; Ada, deceased at the age of five years; and George. Mrs. Nutt is a devout member of the St. John's Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Nutt is an attendant, and both are faithful workers in this body. A live and active Mason, Mr. Nutt has passed through the blue lodge, chapter and St. John's Commandery, and is also connected with the order of Elks. For many years Mr. Nutt has occupied positions of public trust and responsibility, in all of which he has shown himself thoroughly competent to execute every demand made of him. He is a responsible, upright and reliable citizen, who has been connected in a substantial and prominent way with the growth and progress of the city. So prominent has' he become that his name has been mentioned several times for the-State Legislature, and in 1888 he was spoken of for Postmaster, but his various duties have prevented him from accepting any further responsibility, he having already served, as before mentioned, as member and president of the City Council, member of the Board of City Commissioners, trustee of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, with headquarters at Pittsburg, and secretary of the Mahoning Shenango Valley Iron Manufacturing Association. In 1891, when he left the Brown-Bonne]] Company's works to assume his duties as a city official, he was presented by the operatives with an elegant gold watch in appreciation of his faithful service among them, and a handsome testimonial from the National Lodge of the Amalgamated Association. Possessing fine conversational powers, Mr. Nutt is enabled to talk intelligently upon all the living topics of the day, and his genial, pleasant manner and affable ways make him a general favorite with all classes of men. Having worked his way up from the bottom, he is enabled to appreciate the difficulties under which working men labor, and his sympathy with them has gained for him their confidence and esteem. His thorough knowledge of all the details of his position have made him a protectionist in the extreme, and his arguments in favor of a protective tariff are convincing and indisputable. LORENZO LANE, one of the early merchants of Ohio, emigrated from Wyoming county, New York, to Akron, where he resided from 1845 to 1849. He was born in Wyoming county, New York, May 21, 1826, a son of John F. and Zerina (Perkins) Lane, natives of Pennsylvania and Vermont, respectively. Both passed their last days in Ohio, the father dying at the age of eighty-two years and the mother at the age of eighty-six. They had a family of nine children, two of whom survive: Oscar and Lorenzo. Our subject received his education in New York before the age of fourteen years. The first occupation in which he OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 527 engaged was shoe-making, and after he came to Akron, Ohio, he was foreman in a shop for four years. While in that city he acted as foreman in a shoe store, also a dry-goods store. In August, 1849, he moved to Youngstown, Ohio, and clerked one year for Nemiah Edson, and in company with William Rice opened a dry-goods store and continued till 1853, and since that time has been variously occupied in different places. After the war he engaged in the lumber business in Tennessee, and prior to this carried on a large real-estate business in Covington, Kentucky, in partnership with a Mr. Morse. In 1867 he opened a large mercantile establishment in Youngstown, Ohio, and at once identified himself with the city's interests. He also conducted a prosperous real-estate business here and did much to forward the growth of the place. Mr. Lane was united in marriage,'in 1850, to Miss Laura Rice, a daughter of William and Christina Rice. Mr. Rice was one of the oldest settlers of Ohio, having emigrated here as early as 1797. He died in Painesville, Ohio, at the age of eighty-seven years, and his wife passed away at the age of eighty-three years. They had a family of four children: Lucy is the widow of Edwin S. Beardsley; Cornelia is the wife of Thomas L. Perrine; Laura Lane is the third child; Freeman died when a young man. Mr. and Mrs. Lane have had born to them three children: Irene died at the age of five years; William Rice resides in Bellefontaine, Ohio: he married Melzena Horne, and they have two daughters, Irene and Laura; Charles Perkins married Lizzie Melany, and they have one child, a son named Sidney. The mother of this family died July 30, 1881, aged forty-nine years. Mr. Lane was married in 1882 to Mrs. Cordelia Wickmire, of Madison county, New York. By her first marriage Mrs.. Lane had one daughter, Jennie, the wife of D. E. Webster, of Youngstown. Mr. Lane takes little interest in politics, but votes the Republican ticket. He is one of the patentees of the Lane & Woodworth patent glass roofing, and is president of the company organized for its manufacture. He is also vice-president of the Youngstown Stamping Company, and director and vice-president of the Fredonia Carriage Works in Youngstown. He has an interest in the carriage works in the Y. M. C. A. building, under the management of his partner, D. E. Webster. His largest transactions have probably been in the real-estate business, which he conducted many years with great advantage to himself and to the benefit of the city, where he is held in the highest esteem by his fellow-townsmen. JAMES M. RENO, a skillful civil engineer, was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, in 1838, a son of Francis and Rachel (McCay) Reno, also Pennsylvanians by birth. The father was a civil engineer by profession, and was one of the principal engineers on the Pennsylvania and Ohio canal, and was employed on many other public works. The paternal grandfather of our. subject was the Rev. Francis Reno, descendant of Lewis Reno, a Huguenot who emigrated to America, arriving in Charleston, South Carolina, about the year 1685. Said Francis was the first Episcopalian clergyman west of the Alleghany mountains. His principal labors extended between the Beaver river and Chartiers valley. He married Lydia Savers, June 15, 1784. The maternal 528 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY grandfather was James McCay. He married Sallie Randall, 167 Arch street; in Philadelphia, August 15, 1805, and they removed to Pittsburg, and thence to Ohio in 1828, locating at Youngstown. He had first visited this territory in 1796, and was here again in 1802. He built a house near Spring Common, and in that building the first township election was held. He died in 1838, his wife surviving until 1844. They had a family of three: Seymour Austin, Rachel and Sarah, an honored pioneer of Youngstown. Rachel, the mother of our subject, was born in Philadelphia, September 9, 1808; married the late Francis Reno, August 8, 1837, in Youngstown. James M. Reno is one of a family of eight children, five of whom are living. He was only six months old when the parents emigrated to Ohio, but he returned to Beaver county, Pennsylvania, and there received his education. Preparatory to taking up his father's profession he began a course of study in the Beaver Academy. He returned to Ohio in 1857, and was employed by Wilder & Reno, Youngstown, as clerk until 1862. He then bought them out and conducted the business until 1864, at which time he abandoned his private interests and enlisted in the service of his country. He joined Company C, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in May, and in September, 1864, was appointed Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers with the rank of Captain, by President Lincoln. He held the position until October, 1865, when lre was honorably discharged. In 1866 he was appointed engineer for the city of Youngstown, and held that office until January, 1890, with the exception of the years 1872, 1873 and 1874, when he declined the office. Since 1890 he has been engaged in building the East Federal street bridge, a structure that has cost about $100,000. He also completed an atlas of the city for the use of the city commissioners. He superintended the building of the tin-plate plant at Niles, Ohio, the first plant of that character in the State. He has also served as County Surveyor, discharging his duties to the entire satisfaction of the public. In politics lre takes little interest, but votes the Republican ticket. Mr. Reno is a member of the Masonic order, belonging to the blue lodge, chapter and commandery. He is a member of the Episcopal Church, and has been Senior Warden for twenty-eight years. He has ever been a most serviceable and worthy citizen, giving his influence to forward all educational enterprises and elevate to the highest degree the standard of morality for all classes of people. THOMAS L. MOORE, one of the oldest residents of Youngstown, Ohio, was born in this city, April 17, 1825. His parents, Edward and Mary A, (Irwin) Moore, were born in county Leitrim, Ireland, and there were reared and married. Emigrating to America they located in Youngstown, Ohio, the former engaged in contracting and building till 1830, then farmed in Mahoning county up to 1852, then moved back to Youngstown, Ohio, where he lived until his death. The wife died in 1847, and he survived until 1870; they were devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Moore was one of the earliest contractors of the city, and built many of the first brick houses erected in Youngstown ; he made liberal contributions to the pioneer churches and assisted in the erection of many of the OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 529 houses for worship in the surrounding country. Upon great moral questions he was decidedly radical, and believed in the vigorous prosecution of the war of the Rebellion. Thomas L. Moore is the fifth of a family of nine children, who grew to years of maturity: John H. married Laura Weller, deceased, and has a family of three sons and three daughters; Irwin died in Trumbull county, Ohio, in 1892, at the age of seventy-four years: he married Jennette Clapp, who died many years ago, and his second wife was Mary A. Harper, who died in 1887; Eliza A. is the wife of Franklin Powers, now deceased; William G. died in April, 1893, at the age of three score and ten; Thomas L. is the fifth of the family; Edward died in California in 1850; Martha M. died at the age of thirty years; Charles P. is la farmer in Ashtabula county; Caroline is the wife of John Weller. Our subject embarked in the jewelry business in Youngstown under the firm name of Carroll & Moore, and at the end of two years sold out his interest and went West; he carried on a lumber- business on the banks of the Missouri river at Muddy Run, and afterward returned to Youngstown. He was appointed Postmaster of this place by President Lincoln, April 13, 1865, which was probably the last appointment to this office made by the martyr president; he served in this capacity for eight years, and the following eight years operated a coal bank at Haselton in the interests of Andrews Bros. At the end of this time he became associated with the same firm in the iron works, of which his son, E. N. Moore, is now superintendent. He was importuned to accept almost every office within the gift of the people of the county, but steadily declined all excepting that of Road Supervisor, which he accepted in the interest of improved roads; he was the right man in. the right place, and to him is largely due the credit of the many miles of well-paved streets in the city of Youngstown. Mr. Moore was married, in 1858, to Miss Phebe Rose Andrews, a daughter of Norman Andrews and a sister of Chauncey, Lawrence G. and Wallace C. Andrews. Five children have been born of this union: Edward N., Helen E., Lawrence, bookkeeper for Andrews Bros.; William Wallace died at the age of twenty years, being the second-born; Thomas J. died in 1871, at the age of two years. Mrs. Moore is a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, and is devoted to the comfort of her family. Our subject has been a Republican since the organization of the party in. 1856. He is a man of strong intellect, broad sympathies and generous disposition, and has a wide circle of warm friends. HENRY W. REEDY, secretary of the Andrews Bros. Company, was born in Cuyahoga county, Ohio, December 13, 1851, a son of Michael and Mary (Glen) Reedy; the father was born in Ireland, January 12, 1812, and died November 18, 1888; the mother was a native of the State of New York, born in the city of New York, December 5, 1824, and died December 19, 1864; they were married in 1843. Mr. Heedy was at one time connected with the Weddell House, Cleveland, Ohio, having located in that city in 1847; he emigrated to America at the age of sixteen years, and became a loyal citizen of the country of his adoption. He and his wife were devout members of the Roman Catholic Church; they reared a family of five children, four of whom still survive: Esther; Henry W., the subject of this notice; Horace P. and Eleanor. 530 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY Henry W. received his education in the public schools of Cleveland, and when his school days were over entered the banking house of Everett, Weddell & Co., where he gained a thorough training in the business; he was also in the employ of a Lapeer, Michigan, banking house. Later he went to Niles, Ohio, as bookkeeper for the Niles Iron Company, which afterward was merged into the Andrews Bros. Company. He then came to Youngstown, and has since been connected. with this firm; he assumed the duties of the secretaryship in December, 1887, and has dispatched the business with a promptness that has elicited the admiration of many patrons and won the entire confidence of the corporation. Mr. Reedy was married, January 26, 1887, to Miss Sarah A. Shook, a daughter of Calvin and Julia (Stambaugh) Shook, old and highly respected residents of the State, now deceased. They had a family of three children: John; Silas, who married Kate O'Conner; and Mrs. Heedy. Mr. and Mrs. Reedy are the parents of one child, a son named Henry Glen. In politics Mr. Heedy is non-partisan, casting his suffrage for the man he deems best suited to discharge the duties of the office in question. He is a man of excellent business ability, and has the respect of all who know him. WILLIAM TAYLOR, West Mecca, Trumbull county, Ohio, is one of the prominent citizens of this place. Of his life we present the following review: William Taylor was born in Canada, May 29, 1836, son of Thomas and Margaret (Foster) Taylor, both natives of Ireland, who emigrated to Canada in 1832. In 1852 the Taylor family removed from Canada to Bloomfield, Ohio, and subsequently to Niles, both in Trumbull county. At the latter place both parents died,—the father at the age of seventy years, and the mother at eighty-one. They had eleven children, of whom we record that two sons, Benjamin and Thomas N., are engaged in business at Warren, the former being one of the proprietors of the Warren Chronicle, and the latter an undertaker; George J. is engaged in business in Niles; Mrs. Jane Ohl is a resident of Niles; Mrs Catherine Chapin lives at Bristol; Mrs. Eliza West, at Niles; William, subject of this sketch; Sarah E., of California; Margaret and her husband, Rev. Albert Gary, are missionaries in the Northwest; Mrs. Mary Reed, of Toronto, Canada; Mrs. Almira Smith, deceased. In politics, Thomas Taylor was a Republican; in religion a Methodist. He was a man who was highly respected by all who knew him. William Taylor was seventeen years old when his parents moved to Bloomfield, where he completed his schooling. He subsequently went to Warren, where he learned the trade of harness-making. He worked at his trade in Farmington, Trumbull county, from 1858 until 1870, when he came to West Mecca. Here he engaged in the manufacture of cheese, in company with Silas Reynolds and Son, and Howard Reynolds, and for some time did a very extensive business. In 1872 their factory utilized the milk from 1,100 cows. In 1873 Mr. Taylor turned his attention to the mercantile business, and, with Silas and Howard Reynolds, he conducted a successful business here for four years, when he purchased his partner's interest and continued the business for thirteen years, his annual sales ranging from $8,000 to $10,000. He continued his interest in the cheese factory OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 531 for a few years after entering the mercantile business. He was the first Postmaster appointed at West Mecca, and has rendered efficient service in that capacity for fifteen years, having resigned his position July 1, 1893. For twelve years he has served most acceptably as Township Treasurer. Mr. Taylor has been an active member of the Republican party, and has frequently been a delegate to various Republican conventions. He is a member of the Masonic order, Old Erie Lodge, No. 3, and also belongs to the I. O. O. F. lodge, No. 707. He and his wife are both active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a Trustee. Mr. Taylor was married June 2, 1861, to Eleanor Reynolds, a native of Farmington, Ohio, and a daughter of Silas and Eliza (McKay) Reynolds. Her parents were natives of New fork, and both are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have only one child, Jennie, who is now the wife of John H. Love, a well-known traveling salesman of Mecca. Mr. and Mrs Love have two children, Nellie E. and Neal T. During the Civil war. Mr. Taylor was a soldier in the Union ranks for four months, enlisting in 1864, in Company H, 171st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and at the end of his service being honorably discharged. WILLIAM M. JOHNSON, a resident of Mecca township, is one of the prominent citizens of Trumbull county, Ohio. He is an ex-soldier of the Civil war, and has long been identified with this country. He is a native, however, of England, born in Northamptonshire, October 29, 1844. His parents, John and Mary Johnson, were natives of England. They emigrated to America in 1847, and settled on a farm in Vernon towhship, Trumbull county, Ohio. His father is still a resident of Vernon township, now seventy-eight years of age. On the farm William M. Johnson was reared, and his education was received in the schools of Vernon and at Hiram College. When the war broke out, the subject of our sketch was still a boy in his 'teens, but toward its close, February 21, 1864, he enlisted in Company D, Sixth Ohio Cavalry, and remained in the service until the end of the war. He saw considerable hard fighting and was in several important engagements. October 1, 1864, in an engagement at City Point, he was wounded, and was obliged to have his arm amputated just above the elbow. After this he served as Ward Master at Washington, D. C. He spent six weeks at Central Park, New York. After receiving his honorably discharge, July 8, 1865, Mr. Johnson returned to Trumbull county, where he has since made his home. For the past twenty-six years he has lived at West Mecca. He owns one of the best farms in his neighborhood, which is well improved with excellent buildings, etc. His residence was built at a cost of $2,000. He carries on both general farming and stock-raising, keeping a dairy and also making a specialty of sheep. Mr. Johnson was married, January 1, 1867, in Gustavus, Ohio, to Miss Florence M. Thompson, daughter of Timothy and Celina Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson had two sons in the late war: Cassius, a member of the Sixth Ohio Cavalry, was killed, at City Point; and Cyrus, a member of the 177th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, is now a resident of Farmington, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have two children; Fred C. and Nina E., both at 532 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY home. They lost two children: Nellie, at the age of two-and-a-half years, and Myra in infancy. Mr. Johnson is an ardent Republican, voting as he shot. He is a member of the G. A. R. Post, No. 435, of Mecca, and of the I.O.O.F., No. 707., having served as Commander of the former, and being Past Grand of the latter. He and his whole family are members of the Disciple Church. JAMES T. KAY.—Among the enterprising and progressive young business men of Youngstown, Ohio, is the subject of this sketch, James T. Kay, whose ability has placed him in a position of prominence while still in the vigor of manhood. Enjoying as he does the implicit confidence of his associates and friends, Mr. Kay is destined to become one of the most influential and wealthy of the merchants and manufacturers of the city, if not of the entire State. Mr. Kay is a member of the firm of De Normandia & Kay, manufacturers of and wholesale and retail dealers in fine harness, etc„ which business has been established for a number of years, and under the present management has been built up to its large proportions. Mr. Kay was born in Mahoning county, Ohio, October 20, 1858, a son of Alexander N. and Mary (Tyrrell) Kay, natives of Scotland and Ireland, respectively. Mr. Kay, Sr., came to America about 1854, while still an unmarried man, settling in Youngstown, which was then known as Briar Hill, where he engaged in mining, but later embarked in the nursery business, in which he is now engaged. Since coming to this country lre has always remained in this city, and is well- known throughout the entire city and vicinity as an honorable, upright and reliable business man and worthy member of the Presbyterian Church. Although not a politician, so popular is he that the various' minor offices of the city have been thrust upon him, and he has always given entire satisfaction in all the positions held by him. He is now about fifty-five years of age, while his wife is two years younger and a most devout member of the Roman Catholic Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Kay eleven children have been born, of whom our subject is the eldest. Of the children we offer the following record: James, our subject; David, who married Miss Billet; Robert, who married Mary A. Evans; Thomas, who married Maria Powell; John, who married Mary A. Williams; Jennie, who married Jules Didier; Annie, who married Matthew Gouldie; Katie, Willie, Allen and George W., still at home. The education of our subject was obtained at night schools and at the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio, at which institution of learning he graduated. After finishing his course of study he entered the employ of the Stambaugh-Thompson Company as their bookkeeper, remaining with them from the fall of 1882 until the spring of 1889, when he purchased a one-half interest in his present business, the firm being a successor to -the old and long established house of J. H. Bushnell, who has been in business in this line for fifty years. *Since that time the success of the partners has been marked and rapid. Both possessing a thorough knowledge of all the details of the business, they are enabled to conduct the affairs of their house upon methods which commend themselves to the favor of the public and the trade generally, and they are destined to be leaders in their branch of activity OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 533 in the entire State. The firm are manufacturers of fine harness and wholesale and retail dealers in saddlery, hardware, robes, whips, horse boots, trunks and bags, their stock being selected with the greatest of care from the best and most meritorious productions of leading manufacturers, and the superior advantages enjoyed by them in procuring their goods enabling them to quote prices which challenge competition. The success which has attended their efforts is due to their energy and sterling honesty, pluck and perseverance, coupled with their strict attention to their business, and they are entirely out of debt, owing no one a single dollar. In addition to his interests in this enterprise, Mr. Kay, who started out in life without a dollar, is now one of the proprietors of a large mining business. The marriage of our subject occurred March 20, 1884. when he was united to Miss Ruth Davis, a daughter of Evan and Hannah Davis, of Youngstown, Ohio. Her mother is still living, aged seventy years, but her father died during the winter of 1881, aged about sixty years, both being earnest members of the Congregational Church. Mrs. Kay is the fifth child in a family of seven children, namely: Ann, wife of John B. Hughes, of Coal Creek, Pennsylvania; John, who resides in Greenville, Illinois; Susie, wife of James Davis, resides at Briar Hill; William married Mary A. Williams, of Youngstown; Mrs. Kay; Maggie, wife of Luther Hornical, resides in Monongahela, Pennsylvania; and Thomas, who resides with Mr. Kay, our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Kay are the parents of two bright little children, Clifford A. and Willie. Both Mr. Kay and his wife are influential members of the Plymouth Congregational Church of this city, of which he is one of the Trustees and As- sistant Superintendent of the Sunday-school, having held the position of Superintendent for two years. Social by nature, he has connected himself with various organizations in the city, being a member of the blue lodge, No. 21, Western Star; Past Grand in Youngstown Lodge, No. 403, I. O. O. F.; a member of the Encampment, and member and Clerk of the Board in the Patriarchs Militant. The success which has attended the different enterprises in which Mr. Kay has been interested is entirely due to his progressive methods of conducting business and his thorough knowledge of all the exacting details. Beginning life at the very bottom of the ladder he has carved his name on every successive step as he mounted, until, at present, while not yet at the summit, he can see the blue sky above him and can look down upon others, much older than he, whom he has passed in the upward ascent. While still yet a young man he has proven his ability to grapple with financial problems of the gravest nature, and in all of his transactions his honor and integrity have never been questioned. JOHN STAMBAUGH, JR., a member of the firm of William Tod & Company, steel manufacturers, of Youngstown, Ohio, a progressive business man and worthy citizen, was born in this city, February 15, 1862. His parents, John and Caroline (Hamilton) Stambaugh, were early settlers of Youngstown, the former renowned for his rare business ability and honorable character, and for many years a prominent figure in Youngstown. 534 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY The subject of this sketch received his primary education in Youngstown, after which he completed a course in Cornell University in the class of 1884. He was afterward chemist for several years for the Youngstown Steel Company, when, in 1887, he became a partner in the firm, in which capacity he has ever since acted. He is secretary and treasurer of the Youngstown Steel Company and president of the Youngstown Opera House Company, and displays the business ability and tact which were such marked characteristics of his lamented father, and enjoys the most roseate prospects for his future success. Mr. Stambaugh was married September, 21, 1887, to Miss Cora Bunts, a lady of many estimable qualities, a resident of Cleveland. Her father, Colonel William Bunts, was an efficient officer in the Union army during the late war, and was highly esteemed as a man of superior integrity and ability. He died in 1871, -leaving a widow and six children, all of whom are living, the mother being now fifty-three years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Stambaugh have two children: Caroline and John. Politically, Mr. Stambaugh is a Republican, although but slightly interested in public affairs, his personal business matters absorbing most of his time and attention. Be inherits many of the sterling qualities of his able father and is developing those business qualifications which are destined to land him high on the shores of prosperity. JAMES W. DICKEY.—The city of Youngstown is fortunate in its choice of City Commissioner in the person of James W. Dickey, who combines all the necessary requisites of a good official with those of a prosperous and public-spirited citizen. He was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, August 31, 1848, a son of Thomas S.-aS. anditia A. (Wilson) Dickey, both natives of Chester county, Pennsylvania. Mr. Dickey was the manager of a general country store for many years, but later in life occupied a position in the customhouse at Philadelphia, and subsequently traveled throughout Ohio and the surrounding States, as the representative of an old established Philadelphia firm: While residing at New Castle, Pennsylvania, he was city weigh-master, but during the last years of his life he resided with his children, dying in 1888, at the age of eighty-two years. is wife died in 1884, aged seventy-four years, and both she and her husband were devout members of the Presbyterian Church. Their upright and Christian lives afforded an excellent example to their family, and the memory of their good work is the best heritage that could have been left behind them, not only to their children but to the church to which they belonged and the community in which they lived. Our subject is the ninth child in a family of ten children., all of whom are still living. Anna M., the eldest of the family, married Samuel Gerry, and now resides in Cecil county, Maryland, upon the farm left her by her`her husband, is now deceased; Rebecca married Dr. Reynolds and after his demise was united to Charles Rubican, who also is now deceased, his widow residing in Santa Monica, California; Mary married Jackson Armstrong, and after his decease she married Ebenezer Murdaugh, and they now reside upon a farm in Chester county, Pennsylvania; Letitia, wife of J. C. Lysle, resides in Leavenworth, Kansas; Harriet married Frank Patterson, and, after his decease, was united to William Wright, and OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 535 they reside upon a farm in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania; Jennie P., wife of George R. Hastings, resides upon a farm in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania; David married Rebecca Hays as his first wife, and, after her demise, married Mary Devlin, and now resides in New Castle, Pennsylvania; Hannah, wife of Joseph White, resides upon a farm in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania;' our subject; James W.; and Maggie, wife of John Boyle, resides in Gallatin county, Montana, upon a farm. Our subject received his education in the common schools of Chester and Lancaster counties, alternating attendance with working upon his father's farm until his seventeenth year, when he removed to Oil City and engaged in the manufacture of mineral water, continuing there one year. In 1868 he removed to Mansfield, where his father was engaged in business, and formed a partnership with him under the firm name of Dickey & Son, manufacturers of mineral water. Continuing this connection for three years, he next engaged in the same line in New York city for two years under the firm name of Caswell, Hazard & Company, for which firm he worked on a salary, but owing to failing health he returned to New Castle and engaged as a clerk in the lumber-yards of G. W. Crawford & Son, with whom he remained for two years. At the expiration of this time, in 1874, he came to Youngstown and engaged in the manufacture of mineral water, which he continued until the spring of 1891, when he sold his interest and was appointed to his present position, which he has held moat acceptably since April 21, 1891, a period of two years, and so uniform was the satisfaction given by him that he was re-appointed April 20, 1893, for another term. In 1881 he was elected a member of the City Council of the city and served in that capacity for two terms, after which time he served for two .terms on the Board of Equaliztion appointed by the Council, and was a member of the Board of Health for five years. Mr. Dickey was married January, 1874, to Miss Jennie A. McNath, a daughter of Susan MeNath, of New Castle, Pennsylvania, by whom he has had seven children, namely: Jessie, a pupil of the Rayen school; David; Lizzie; James W., who died at the age of eight months; Susie; Jay W., who died at the age of eighteen months, and Anna M. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dickey are prominent members of the Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Dickey is a prominent and influential factor in the Democratic party, taking an active part in all local politics. A live and active Mason, Mr. Dickey has passed through the blue lodge, chapter and commandery, and has attained the Thirty-second degree, Scottish Rite, and is a member of the Mystic Shrine. Throughout his entire life, Mr. Dickey has devoted his energy toward the advancement of his party and the good of his community, and has gained the respect and confidence of all with whom he has had business or social relations. Of the strictest integrity of character, he possesses a most delicate sense of honor and is uniformly courteous and generous in his dealings with his co-laborers. HON. JOHN R. DAVIS.— Faithful in all the relations of life to the trust imposed in him, our subject, the Hon. John R. Davis, has earned most justly the confidence and esteem of his fellow-men, and he stands to-day in the front rank of the 536 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY leading and representative men of Youngstown. Fully realizing his worth and ability, the Republican party made him their candidate for the General Assembly of 1889, to which he was elected with a large majority, and re-elected in 1891, and which office he is still holding, maintaining the dignity of his position in a manner fully worthy of him, and reflecting honor upon not only himself and his constituency, but also upon his State, of which he is so influential a citizen. Mr. Davis was born in Paris, Portage county, Ohio, July 26, 1840, a son of Rev. Rees and Esther (Evans) Davis, natives of Caermarthenshire and Montgomeryshire, Wales, respectively. The father was a clergyman of the Baptist denomination, and was among the early pioneers of Ohio, coming to the State about 1830. He was an earnest and devout man, and his work throughout eastern Ohio, where he filled various pulpits as the occasion offered, was marked by his zeal and ability, he being widely famed for his scholarly attainments, his Christian virtues and his influence with those who sat under his teachings. He was cut off in the midst of his usefulness in 1858, when about forty-eight years of age, at Paris, Ohio, where he was in charge of the church in which he was ordained. Holding to the views of Joshua Giddings on the subject of abolition of slavery, his opinions were given voice to in the pulpit as well as upon the street, and, as his sermons were scholarly masterpieces, the influence for good he possessed in this direction was very great. As a clergyman he endeared himself to his people by his earnest Christian devotion to their spiritual welfare, his activity in all lines of church work and his fearless and plain exposition of the gospel. In his person, all instinctively felt, were united the truest and purest types of Christian virtues. Mrs. Davis died in May, 1861, aged sixty-one years, having come to America in 1831 with her first husband, who died about a year after their arrival. In 1833 she married Mr. Davis, by whom she had three children, namely: William R, a resident of .Milton, this county; Mary Ann, who died about 1853, aged fifteen years; and our subject. By her former marriage Mrs. Davis had two children, namely: David E. Jones, who now resides upon the farm at Paris, Ohio; and Jane E., wife of Captain Rowland, residing at Boulder City, Colorado. The educational advantages of our subject were more abundant than those of the ordinary country boy of his day, as, in addition to attending the common public schools of his township, he enjoyed the opportunity of reaping the benefit of the schools of Newton Falls, in Trumbull county, and of the Western University at Pittsburg. After finishing his school course he became the bookkeeper for Hon. A. Howells, consul to Cardiff, Wales, with whom he remained three years, enlisting in 1864, at the expiration of his contract with Mr. Howells, in Company. C, One Hundred And Fifty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. January 1, 1867, occurred the marriage of Mr. Davis and Miss Maria S. Richards, sister of ex-Lieutenant Governor Richards of Ohio, and daughter of William and Sarah Richards, who came from the seaport town of Swansea, Wales. Mrs. Davis was reared in Tioga county, Pennsylvania, and is possessed of many sterling traits of character, being a refined, Christian lady, whose amiable disposition and generous impulses have endeared her to a large circle of friends and acquaintances. To this marriage have been born five children, namely: Albert R., of the firm of Bingham, Davis & Co., of Cleveland, OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 537 Ohio, general insurance agents; Charles W., who is taking a course in mining and engineering at the Ohio State University, being in the class of 1894; Sarah E., John R. and Ralph G., all of whom are at home. Both Mr. Davis and his wife are earnest members of the First Baptist Church, in which body the former is a Deacon and Trustee. After his marriage Mr. Davis engaged in the mercantile business in Youngstown with his brother-in-law, W. T. Hughes, under the firm name of Davis .& Hughes, continuing this association for five years, when, February 28, 1872, he sold his interest to his partner, and the fall of the same year was elected Sheriff of the county, going into office January 6, 1873, and, after serving most acceptably for two terms, he retired January 1, 1877, and engaged in the insurance and real-estate business, in which he has continued ever since. Taking an active interest in educational matters, he has served on the School Board for a number of years, being its president for two years. In the fall of 1889 and again in 1891 he was elected to the General Assembly of the State, and is still holding that most honorable position. In the Sixty-ninth Legislature he was a member of the Insurance, Fees and Salary Committee, and during the Seventieth he served as Chairman of the Committee on Railroads and Telegraphs and as a member of the Committee on Manufactories and Commerce. A careful review of the work of the last legislature establishes the fact that there were few more active and energetic members in that body than Hon. John R. Davis of Youngstown. No less than sixteen important bills were passed under his immediate charge at the adjourned session, and are now laws whose efficacy speaks for themselves. Many of them are of vast importance to the general public, while others affect only local interests, but the general satisfaction expressed by them is the best tribute which can be paid to their author's ability as a legislator. Social by nature, Mr. Davis is a member of Tod Post, No. 29, G: A. R., and Huron Lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 55, in which he has passed all of the chairs, and is as popular in these associations as he is prominent in business circles. Mr. Davis is a man whose honorable career, both in public and private life, may well serve as a lesson t6 those who are but starting on that upward journey toward fame and fortune. No stain or blemish has soiled his fair record, and he may well be proud of the esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens, as it is but indicative of the merit of his work among them as a legislator and private citizen.J. J. W. MANGUN, a weli-known farmer and stock-raiser of Smith township, Mahoning county, Ohio, residing near North Benton, is a native son of the Buckeye State, his birth having occurred in Rose township, Carroll county, in 1850. He is of. English and Scotch ancestry, his grandfather having come from England to Maryland in an early day, and took part in the war for independence in 1776. In 1798 he removed to Ohio and was active in the early history of the State. The parents of the subject of this sketch were B. W. and Jane (Wiley) Mangun, the former born in 1818, two miles south of his present home in Carroll county, while the latter was born in 1820, her death occurring in 1873. They had eleven children, four of whom survive. Mary, the oldest, married James Banta, and died September 30, 1893, a resident of Indiana; Mar_ 538 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY garet died, aged eighteen; Joseph died in 1861; Albert died in the same year. J. W., the subject of this sketch, is the fifth in order of birth; John B. died in 1861, as did also Eli; Malissa is the wife of Joshua Latimer, of Carroll county, Ohio; Sarah, wife of George Combs, resides in Indiana; Cora B. died in 1861; and Clarence H., who died at the age of two years and six months. The father of Mr. Mangun is a physician of note and a successful farmer and stock-raiser of Carroll county, owning 244 acres of arable land. By industry and good management he has accumulated a profitable income, being numbered among the most substantial men of his community. He has been for many years an active member of the Presbyterian Church, in which he had the able cooperation of his faithful wife during her lifetime. He takes a deep interest in the cause of Prohibition, to the advancement of which he lends material aid, and is foremost in all projects tending to forward the welfare of his community. Mr. Mangun of this notice was reared on a farm and received his education in the public and high schools. He afterward studied medicine, but has never practiced that profession, his tastes leading him to adopt an agricultural life. He was for some time engaged in farming and stock raising in Carroll county, Ohio, whence he removed in April, 1891, to his present place in Mahoning county, bringing with him all his implements, grain and other valuables. He now owns 152 acres of arable land and has a large number of horses and other stock. His property is under an excellent state of cultivation and well improved, justly ranking with the best in the county: In 1881, Mr. Mangun was married to Lydia Olive Daniel, an educated and esteemed lady of Augusta, Ohio, who was born in 1860. She is one of four children of James and Louisa Daniel, prominent residents of Carroll county. Her father is a brick and tile maker and takes an active part in the local affairs of his community. He is politically a Prohibitionist and he and his wife are prominent members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he is an Elder. Mrs. Mangun comes of a family of great longevity, her great-grandfather having lived to the advanced age of 103 years, while her grandmother is still alive. Mr. and Mrs. Mangun have five children: B. W., Jr., born June 18, 1882; Clara B., July 12, 1884; Mary L., June 8, 1887; James H., July 6, 1889; and John D., January 22, 1892. Mr. Mangun is prominent in his community, taking an active interest in everything intended to advance its material and moral welfare. He is an efficient worker for educational interests, at present acting as School Director and Clerk. Politically he is a Prohibitionist, and is most active in forwarding that most worthy cause. He and his wife are useful members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he has been an Elder for ten years, lending to it most efficient aid. Of rare energy, public spirit and liberality, Mr. Mangun has . done much toward the advancement of his community, of which he is justly recognized as a representative citizen.H. H. J. BARDWELL, managing editor of the Ohio Sun at Youngstown, was born in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, in 1863. He graduated at Yale College in 1890, since which time he has spent several years in newspaper work, having been for nearly two years on the New York Trib- OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 539 une. At New Haven, Connecticut, he formed an acquaintance -with Charles R. Pratt, who was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1871,and who was then at Yale College. Mr. Pratt has been connected with the Hopkins Grammar School Critic, published at New Haven, Connecticut, and thus gained an experience in newspaper work. In November, .1892, Messrs. Bardwell and Pratt came to Youngstown, and later succeeded in organizing a stock company for the purpose of publishing a daily and weekly newspaper. The company is styled the. Sun Publishing Company, with Mr. Pratt as president; Hon. M. A. Morris, vice-president; and Mr. Bardwell, secretary and treasurer. The other directors are Colonel Evan Morris, of Girard, and James G. Shaw. April 7, 1893, the first issue of the Ohio Sun appeared. It is published as a daily and weekly paper, has gained a very large circulation, and is fast becoming a popular newspaper. It is an ably edited paper, and is appreciated as one of the most newsy of journals. It has a neat and excellent appearance. It is issued from one of the most modern and improved presses, and its owners have just cause to boast of having one of the best, if not the best, printing plants in Ohio. HON. ROBERT MORRIS MONTGOMERY, one of the oldest and most esteemed citizens of Youngstown, was born at Warren, Ohio, October 20, 1815. His father, Robert Montgomery, a native of Pennsylvania, was a son of William Montgomery, of Scofch-lrish lineage. The latter lived for many years in Chester county, Pennsylvania, took an active part in the American Revolution, and served as Surveyor General for the State of Pennsylvania. Robert Montgomery, his son, was reared in that State, and when a young man came to Ohio. He located at that part of Poland now known as Struthers, Mahoning (then Trumbull) county, where, in 1805, he built an iron furnace and operated the same until about 1812. He afterward followed farming, in which his interests grew large and important. Mr. Montgomery died in Pennsylvania in 1859. He was twice married, and by his first wife there was but one child, a daughter. He married for a second wife Mrs. Louise Maria (Morris) Edwards, widow of Colonel John Stark Edwards. To this union were born two daughters and one son; one daughter and the son still survive. Robert M. Montgomery, the subject of this memoir, removed with his parents when a child to a farm just east of Youngstown, Ohio, where he was inured to farm labor, and was given a fair education. He has always devoted his attention to the vocation of farming; in which he has been very successful. As a woo!-grower he has also met with good success, was instrumental in promulgating the measures providing for the wool tariff of 1867, and for years no man has been better informed on the subject of wool and woolgrowing. In an early day Mr. Montgomery took an active part in politics, having cast his first presidential vote for Andrew Jackson, and was a bold and aggressive antislavery man. In 1862—'63 he served in the Lower House of the Legislature, and in 1867 visited Washington, District of Columbia, where he was instrumental in securing the placing of a tariff on wool. Mr. Montgomery was married at the age of twenty-two years, to Miss Nancy Higgins Wolcott, a native of Trumbull county, Ohio. Her father, Lewis Wolcott, was born in Connecticut, of Scotch descent. He came to 540 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY Trumbull county, Ohio, in 1808. Our subject and wife have two children: Lewis Wolcott, a farmer of Youngstown; and Mary Correy, wife of T. S. McKinley, also a resident of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery have been active members of the Presbyterian Church for a number of years. LUNG BROS., proprietors of a livery, feed and boarding stable, 210 East Federal street, Youngstown, Ohio, are among the most enterprising business men of the city. This firm, composed of Frank A. and Henry W. Lung, bought out the livery establishment of N. Hinckle in 1888, and have since been doing a thriving business. They own thirty-five head of horses and a number of first-class carriages and buggies, run a city transfer to all trains, both day and night, and do all the transfer for the Tod House as well as for the opera house. In short, they do a larger business than any other stable in the city. The number of their telephone is 218. A few words in regard to the family history of the Lung Bros. will not be inappropriate here, and are as follows: Their father, Andrew Lung, was born in Wittenberg, Germany, January 6, 1809, son of John W. and Wenna (Leimbeauch) Lung, both natives of Germany. He came to the United States in 1847, landing in New York city after an ocean voyage of thirty days on the sailing vessel Marietta Evans. When he landed in this country his capital consisted of $100. He came direct to Ohio, and in Tuscarawas county secured employment on a farm, being thus employed for two years, at $6 per month. After that he worked two years for another farmer, who paid him $10 a month. He then went to Massillon, Ohio, and acted as hostler at a hotel for one year, after which he went back to Tuscarawas county, bought a farm and settled down to agricultural pursuits. Subsequently he moved to Stark county, this State, where he still resides. In 1852 he was married to Catherine Frantz, who was born in Germany, daughter of Nicholas Frantz. They have a family of ten children, a record of whom is as follows: John, who married Lizzie Thomas, has one child, Frank; Mike J., who married Barbara Ale, has six children,—Flora, Frank, Emma, Clara, Lillie and Arline; Frank A., born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, February 2, 1857, was married, in 1890, to Tressia Gardner, and has one child, Clara; Henry W., born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, January 28, 1859, was married, September 11, 1884, to Julia Fagan, daughter of Thomas Fagan, and they have three children,—Clarence A., Josie C. and Henry J.; Mary, wife of Frank Siggeer, Canton, Ohio, has six children,—Henry, Frank, Oliver, Leo, Mary and an infant; Annie, wife of Jacob Rohr, Stark county, Ohio, has five children; Katie, wife of Theodore Arrour, Youngstown, Ohio, has two children,—Walter and Paul; Emma, wife of Adam Sailor, Youngstown, Ohio, has three children,—Dannie, Myrtle and Julia; Clara, wife of Joe Folzer, Canton, Ohio, has one child; and Louisa, unmarried and at home. MILTON W. POWERS was born in Mahoning county, Ohio, October 14, 1811, son of Abraham and Betsey (Woodruff) Powers; was married, February 14, 1841, to Lucy Silliman, and died December 25, 1885. His wife, whose birth occurred in Fowler, Trumbull county, OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 541 Ohio, March 6, 1821, died March 3, 1893. He was for many years an extensive stock dealer, buying horses and cattle and driving them to Eastern markets. This was before there were any railroads here. The family consisted of eleven children, a brief record of whom is as follows: Marinda M., born February 21, 1842, died October 2, 1867; Austin, R, born October 6, 1843; Clark S., born June 5, 1845, died March 24, 1879; George W., born June 1, 1847, died September 5, 1879; Clayton W., born October 31, 1849, died January 2, 1850; Florence E., born January 21, 1851, died August 22, 1851; Emma E., born August 2, 1852, is the wife of Frank P. Wick, Youngstown, Ohio; Lucy A., born October 5, 1854, died December 2, 1854; Emmor P., born February 21, 1856; Ada M., born January 24, 18581 and Frank W., born June 8, 1860, married Elizabeth Ward and lives in Youngstown, Ohio. GEORGE J. RENNER, a brewer of Youngstown, Ohio, was born in Kenton county, Kentucky, February 11, 1856, son of George J., Sr., and Sarahphina (Appleman) Renner, both natives of Germany. The senior Mr. Renner is also a brewer, having learned the business in his native land. He came to America in 1848 and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he engaged in brewing. He has continued this business all through life. Since 1888 he has been a resident of Akron, Ohio, being interested in a brewery there and also in one at Mansfield, this State. He was born February 11, 1834. His wife died in 1893, aged fifty-eight years. She was a devout Catholic all her life. - 36 - The subject of our sketch was the second born in a family of twelve children, of whom two sons and five daughters are still living. One daughter, Lizzie, is the wife of Earnest Deihel, who is in the insurance business in Youngstown. Of the others we record that Rosa is the wife of Felix Huber, Newport, Kentucky; Nora is bookkeeper in her father's office at Akron; Emma is a member of the home circle; and William, a twin of Lizzie, is superintendent of the Akron brewery. The others, with the exception of one sister, Mary, died in early childhood. Mary was twenty-seven years old at the time of her death. George J. Renner, Jr., received his education in the public schools of Covington, and at an early age began to learn the trade in which he has since been engaged. He has been in business for himself since 1881. He first started up in Wooster, Wayne county, Ohio, where he remained three years, and from whence he came to Youngstown in 1884. Here he bought an old plant which had been standing idle. Some time afterward the boiler exploded, the engineer, Charles Richter, was killed, and the building was burned. Mr. Renner then built his present commodious quarters. This was in 1890, and since then he has been operating in the new building. He manufactures beer, ale and porter. His brewery, which is located on Pike street, has a capacity of 40,000 barrels per year, and the past year he sold 17,000 barrels of his product. Mr. Renner was married, in 1880, to Miss Emma Weaver, of Covington, Kentucky; she is a daughter of the late John Weaver, a business man of Covington. They have had seven children, namely: George, Amiel, Edna, Irene, Viola, who is deceased, Florence and Ruth. All are living except Irene and George: the death of the latter was the result 542 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY of an accident, he having been kicked by a horse, in May, 1886, at the age of six years. Mrs. Renner's parents had a family of ten children, of whom we make record as follows: Mrs. Renner; John, who married Tillie Boyd, resides at Mansfield, Ohio; Robert, who married Minnie Schleutker, died at the age of thirty-four years; George, unmarried, died al the age of twenty-six; Mary, wife of C. C. Mooar, resides in Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Pauline, at home; Gus, who married Rosa Deihel, resides in Youngstown, where he is bookkeeper for the Renner brewery; Frank, who died at the age of twenty-one; Harry, foreman of the Renner brewery; William, a photographer of Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Mr. Renner and his wife are members of the Catholic Church. Personally, he is robust and of fine physique, is quick in perceptive faculties, and has a kind and genial disposition. JAMES ERSKINE, a prominent business man and a land-owner of Mahoning county, is a son of Hugh Erskine, who was born in Erskine parish, Scotland, in 1790; he was a shawl weaver by trade, and was employed in the famous shops at Paisley, many of whose employees it was said were qualified to go to Parliament. He died in his native country, in 1837. His parents were Robert and Helen (Allison) Erskine, also natives of Erskine parish, Scotland. Hugh Erskine married Elizabeth Craig, a native of Paisley, the daughter of James and Janet (Melvin) Paisley, natives of Scotland, and to them were born seven children: Robert, deceased; Janet, deceased; Hugh, ofJohn, deceased; William,. deceased; Joseph, who died in this country this country; and James, the subject of this sketck. He was born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1825, and for a short period in his youth was employed in the renowned shawl factories of that place. After his father's death he removed to the Shotto iron works, and finally became a competent engineer, following this calling five years; he still holds the recommendation received from his employer in the iron works. The attractions in the New World were many, and Mr. Erskine determined to try his fortune in America. Accordingly, he sailed from Greenock, Scotland, and landed in New York city, May 28, 1849; he continued his journey to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; he first secured employment on a farm, and afterward in the brick-yards at Bolivar, Pennsylvania; here he lost his first five months' wages by the failure of the owners, and returned to the farm, working for his former employer. He went back to the brick-yard, and remained there until 1859, when he was made general manager in the absence of Mr. Glover, one of the owners. He also had charge of the store of his employers, and continued there until 1863, when he bought a farm near Bolivar, Pennsylvania, which he cleared of the timber. He afterward, with two friends, bought the brick-yards at Bolivar, which they sold to the former owner at the end of seventeen months. After these many changes he came to the Mahoning Valley in 1866, and purchased a tract of land containing brick clay; the following spring he brought his family and has been engaged in brick-making ever since. He was married in 1853 to Catherine Geddes, a Scotch lassie, a daughter of George and Margaret (Farquhar) Geddes, natives of Scotland, who emigrated to America and settled in Bolivar, Pennsylvania. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Erskine: OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 543 Robert married Mary Smith and has two children, Bessie and Carl; Elizabeth died a young girl; George married Anna .Wright, and they have five children,—Paul, Arthur, Marcia, Ralph and George; John married Minnie Davidson, and they have two children,—James D. and Charles Frederick; James H. married Ella Macey and has two children, Albert and Keneth; William L. married Mary Pettigrew. Mr. Erskine was married a second time, August 7, 1890, to Ella E. Hicks, a daughter of Isaac and Sarah A. (Whisner) Hicks, natives of Pennsylvania; they have had a family of nine children, four of whom are living; the children of Mr. Erskine's second marriage are Isaac P., and one who died in infancy. At the age of thirteen years Mr. Erskine began to make his fortune, serving as a herd laddie in Scotland; he now owns five hundred acres of land. He also owns one-third interest in the brick-works and store, a third interest in the Erskine & Company's brickworks at Youngstown, an interest in the Lowell Limestone Company and in improved town property. His correct business methods and strict integrity have won him the respect and esteem of a wide circle of business and social acquaintances. In politics he is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, of which he is Elder. In 1889, he assisted in establishing the church at Lowellville. DANIEL A. DAVIDSON, a progressive young business man of Lowellville, Mahoning county, is a son of James and Lavina Davidson, whose history is given elsewhere in this volume. Our subject was born at Lowellville, Ohio, in 1869, and resided there until the death of his father. He was married in 1891, and soon afterward removed to the farm previously owned by his father, and resided there until 1892, when he came to Lowellville, which is still his place Of residence. On the sixteenth day of September, 1891, Mr. Davidson was united in marriage to Miss Theresa Book, a daughter of Mike and Mateson E. (Walls) Book, natives of Lawrence county, Pennsylvania. Mike Book is a son of Jacob Book, who emigrated from Germany to America and located in the Keystone State. Mrs. Davidson is one of a family of five children: Anna, Minnie, Ira and John; she is the third born. Politically our subject is identified with the Republican party and is a staunch supporter of the issues of that body. He is a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, Lodge No. 17, of Lowellville; he is also a member of the Knights of Pythias, Lodge No. 137; he is an officer of both orders. He is a man of good ability, energetic and industrious; he has in herited a competence from his father's estate. which places him in easy circumstances. ISAAC STROUSS, a member of the firm of Strouss & Hirshberg, of Youngstown, Ohio, was born in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, May 20, 1848. He has gained a fair knowledge of the German, French and English languages. He also obtained a little business experience with his father in his native land, but left Germany at the age of seventeen years, and came to the United States. Mr. Strouss soon afterward located in Youngstown, Ohio, where he accepted a position in the store of D. Theobald & Co., 544 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY where he remained three years. He next was employed as clerk for the firm of A. Wallbiunn & Co., of Youngstown, with whom he remained about nine years, and during that time also spent six months in Michigan, but was induced to return to the employment of the above firm as their bookkeeper and salesman. The firm afterward sold their store to D. Theobold & Co., for whom Mr. Strouss managed the business one year, and then, in 1875, in company with Mr. Hirshberg, Mr. Strouss bought the business that Wallbiunn & Co. had established. They do an annual business amounting to $100,000, in dry goods, notions, cloaks, clothing, carpets, 'millinery and dress-making. Their store occupies three stories and basement. They have gone through many hard struggles, but have built up an excellent trade, and have a large store building at 132-6 West Federal street. Mr. Strouss was married in September, 1874, to Miss Lena Pfaelzer, a native of Philadelphia. They have One son and a daughter. Mr. Strouss affiliates with the K. of P. and the B'nai B'rith. D. P. COOPER, the head of the J. A. & D. P. Cooper Company, manufacturers of carriage wood work at Struthers, Ohio, one of the leading business concerns of that place, is possessed of superior qualifications for the transaction and management of business affairs, and has won an enviable reputation for his sound judgment and strict integrity. Robert Cooper, the father of D. P. Cooper, was born in Coitsville township, Mahoning county, Ohio, in 1828, and there passed his life on the old homestead taken up by his father in 1800. He was a farmer by occupation, and followed agricultural pursuits all his life. Politically, he was identified with the Democratic party, and was well informed upon the leading questions of the day. His parents were David and Rebecca (Armstrong) Cooper, whose names are mentioned in the sketch of J. A. Cooper, which will be found on another page of this volume. They reared a family of twelve children, named as follows: James, deceased; Jane, deceased; Rebecca, deceased; John, a stockholder and director of the J. A. & D. P. Cooper Company; Sarah, deceased; David, deceased; Eliza, a resident of. Coitsville; Margaret, deceased; Polly, deceased; William, a citizen of Coitsville; Robert, the father of our subject; and Armstrong, who died in Kansas in 1859. D. P. Cooper was born in Coitsville township, Mahoning county, in 1853, and resided in the place of his birth until 1871. He received a good common-school education. At the age of eighteen years he went to Youngstown, Ohio, and there was apprenticed to Siegfried & Lemley to learn the carriagemaker's trade; he served the term of three years, and in the meantime occupied his leisure hours in study. He completed a commercial course in the night sessions of the business college, his diligence and industry winning the hearty sympathy and admiration of his employers and teachers. He followed the trade he had mastered for three years at various places, and then went to Coitsville, where he was located for ten years previous to his coming to Struthers. In 1887 the partnership was formed with J. A. Cooper. This company was reorganized in 1892, when D. P. Cooper was elected president and general manager of the J. A. & D. P. Cooper Company. Mr. Cooper was married in 1877 to Miss Mary McClelland, a daughter of David and OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 545 Mary A. (Murray) McClelland, and to them have been born three children: Ralph, Dahl and Mary. Our subject supports the issues of the Democratic party. He is a member of the I. 0. 0. F. lodge No. 495, of Hubbard, Ohio. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. W. K. HUGHES, M. D., an honored member of the medical profession, resides at Berlin Center, Mahoning county, and has made a career worthy of notice in this connection. He was born in 1835, and was reared 'and educated in the town which is still his home. When he determined to enter the profession he began to study the science of medicine under the direction of his father, and afterward became a student in the Cleveland Medical College; he was graduated from this institution in 1859, with the degree of M. D., and for three years thereafter was engaged in practice at Berlin Center. In the autumn of 1862 he received the appointment as Assistant Surgeon of the Thirty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and started to join his command. Owing to railroad obstructions he *as unable to reach his regiment, and by order of his superior officer reported to General Wright at Covington, Kentucky. There he was on detached service five months, and during this period organized the Greenup hospital in that city. He was afterward transferred to Camp Dennison, and later was obliged to resign his position on account of ill health. He returned to his home, and May 21, 1863, was united in marriage to Miss Martha F. Smith. As his failing strength returned he expressed a willingness to re-enter the service, and was appointed Assistant Surgeon to the Twelfth Ohio Cavalry; later he was promoted to the position of. Surgeon, which he filled until he was mustered out in November, 1865. James W. Hughes, M. D., father of Dr. W. K. Hughes, was one of the pioneer physicians of Mahoning county. He was a man of large sympathies, and never turned a deaf ear to distress, though a response to the call cost him many weary hours of travel over the lonely bridle-paths of the forest. His genial presence at the bedside of the sick and dying was always most welcome, and many have blessed him in their hour of dire necessity. He was born at Rockville, Montgomery county, Maryland, November 11, 1807, a son of Benjamin Hughes, a native of Maryland, descended from Welsh ancestors. He was married in Goshen township, Mahoning county, Ohio, to Pauline S. Brooke, who was born in Genesee county, New York, a woman of rare force of character and unusual attainments. His death occurred in 1869, at Berlin Center, Ohio, a cause of the deepest grief to the entire comm unity. James Brooke Hughes, deceased, was a son of Dr. James W. Hughes. He at one time served as Auditor of Mahoning county, being elected by a majority of 1,450 votes in 1874. He was a most efficient officer, and had the confidence of the people whose interests he guarded. Politically, he adhered to the principles of the Democratic party. J. D. SHIELDS, a member of the Coleman-Shields Company, Niles, Ohio, is a native of this State, born in Boardman township, Mahoning county, May 30, 1847. Reared upon the farm, his environment was 546 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY favorable to the development of a rugged constitution, and at the age of eighteen he was a sturdy, healthy youth. Having determined upon learning a trade, he secured employment with Shedd, Clarke & Co., of Youngstown, Ohio, but only to have his plans thwarted and his hopes disappointed. Not long after going into the mill, while still in his 'teens, he met with an accident which resulted in a permanent injury to his right hip; he was then transferred to the office of the company, and completed his term of service in this department. The first business he conducted on his own account was a furniture and undertaking establishment in Youngstown; five years later he was appointed Deputy County Clerk of Mahoning county, and accepted the office, rendering faithful service to the county from 1876 to 1882. Following this he went to Girard, Ohio, where he secured the position of shipping clerk for the Girard Iron Company, of that place; he remained with this establishment until 1887, when he came to Niles, where he was employed on a salary until the organization of the Coleman-Shields Company. This corporation has conducted a very successful business. Mr. Shields is a man of much more than ordinary ability, and has made the most of a varied experience in :the commercial world, gaining a thorough knowledge of the most correct business methods and making an accurate estimate of human nature as it is in the world. James Shields, father of our subject, was also a native of Mahoning county, Ohio; he was a prominent man in his community, and was the first superintendent of the county infirmary. He married Olive Price, a daughter of James Price, a native of Maryland, and to them were born three sons: Homer, a resident of Wayne, Nebraska; Henry B., manager of the Girard Iron Company, Girard, Ohio; and J. D., the subject of this notice. The first member of the family who settled in Mahoning county was Thomas Shields, who reared a family of six children: Elizabeth, a daughter who married a Mr. McMullen; Andrew and Archibald, twins; and James and Thomas, twins. In August, 1879, our worthy subject was united in marriage to Miss Alice M. Predmore, a daughter of Joseph Predmore, one of the old residents of Youngstown. Mr. Predmore in later life moved to Chicago, where he passed the remainder of his days. His wife was a Miss Barclay, whose family were also old settlers in Youngstown. Mr. and Mrs. Shields are the parents of five children: Julia, Helen, Fred O., George D., deceased, and James D. Mr. Shields is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and has a wide circle of acquaintances who appreciate his many sterling qualities. PORTER WATS0N is a native of Mahoning county, Ohio, and has been prominently identified with some of her leading interests. His father, William Watson, was born October 17, 1807, in Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, and there resided in his old home until the death of his father. He was then a lad of twelve years, but assumed the responsibility of managing the farm, and continued in charge for eight or nine years. He then removed to the town of Pulaski, Pennsylvania, and there embarked in mercantile trade. In a short time this enterprise was abandoned, and he erected the first mill built in the place. Selling this, he came to Lowellville, Mahoning county, Ohio, in 1837, and built the Red mill in partner- OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 547 ship with John S. Hunter. This they operated until 1847, when they also established themselves in mercantile trade. In 1874 the mill was sold, and Mr. Watson continued the commercial branch of the business for a year or two. He died May 17, 1892. In politics he was a Republican; until the last few years before his death he voted the Democratic ticket. He served as Township Clerk and Justice of the Peace for twelve years. He was a man of broad intelligence and strong convictions, and was highly esteemed by the entire community. William Watson married Peggy Jane Wallace, a native of Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of William Wallace, also a Pennsylvanian by birth. Her mother's maiden name was Breckenridge. Nine children were born of this union, of whom our subject is the fifth; James died in youth; John W. married Emma Page; Albert married Lucy Morgan, and has five children; Cordelia resides on the old homestead; Hugh is deceased; Angeline is the wife of N. Brown, First Lieutenant of the regular army; they have two children: Kate Helen died at the age of six years; Charles E. resides in New York city. Porter Watson was born July 6, 1841, in Lowellville, and remained with his parents until he was twenty years of age. He then went out in defence of his country's flag, enlisting in Company I, Seventh Ohio Infantry, for four months. At. the end of that period he re-enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was in this regiment until the close of the war. He was promoted until he filled the office of First Lieutenant, and participated in some of the most noted engagements of the war; he was mustered out June 3, 1865, and returned to Lowellville. He has since been employed in the furnaces at Mineral Ridge, Pilot Knob, Mis- souri, Pittsburg, Sheffield and Birmingham, Alabama, and finally back in Lowellville, where he has been engaged in contracting and farming. Mr. Watson was married, in 1865, to Miss Lois M. Barclay, a native of Mahoning county, Ohio, and a daughter of Alexander Barclay, a native of Ohio. Of this union four children have been born: Helen C. is the wife of Lyman Cowden, and is assistant Postmistress of Lowellville; Mary M. is at home; Grace W. died in January, 1889; John E. is a student at Youngstown. Politically, our subject affiliates with the Republican party. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the I. O. O. F.; he also belongs to the Knights of Pythias and to the G. A. R. and Veteran Legion., C. W. BUTLER, proprietor of the leading grocery store of Niles, was born in this city, April 21, 1863, a son of Miles G. and Elizabeth (Battles) Butler. The father was born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, was salesman for the Mahoning Valley Iron Company for sixteen years, was a member of the Travelers' Protective Association, and was a man highly respected by all who knew him. His death occurred March 5, 1892, at the age of fifty-four years. Mr. and Mrs. Butler had seven children, viz.: Ailie May, wife of L. H. Cook, of Cleveland; Charles W., our subject; I. E., on the old home farm; Ella, wife of Charles Gearing, of Warren; James P., of Niles; Mary Zell; and Laura Belle, deceased at the age of eleven years. C. W. Butler, the subject of this sketch, received his education in the high schools of Niles. He was first employed by Young 548 - BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY Brothers for a time, next by McConnell & Church about four years, was with George C. Campbell & Company, and also with L. S. Cole & Company. Mr. Butler has had about ten years' experience in the grocery business. He now carries a full line of fish, staple and fancy groceries, and is one of the most popular business men of Niles. October 14, 1884, at Girard, he was united in marriage with Dora B., a daughter of Joseph and Caroline Lintz. They have one child, Charles Raymond. In political matters, Mr. Butler affiliates with the Republican party, and socially is a member of the Knights of Pythias, No. 138, of Niles. PROF. FRANK J. ROLLER, superintendent of the public schools of Niles, was born in Washingtonville, Columbiana county, Ohio, a son of Rev. John R. Roller, who was born in Mahoning county, this State, in 1819. The latter was a son of General J. B. and Elizabeth (Gilbert) Roller. The parents had eight children; two of the sons were soldiers in the late war: Samuel J., a member of the One Hundred and Fourth Ohio Infantry, was a prisoner at Andersonville nine months; and William A. was also a member of an Ohio regiment. The father died in 1891, at the age of ninety-seven years. Rev. J. R. Roller was reared and educated in Ohio, has been a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, and is a member of the East Ohio and formerly of the Pittsburg Conference. He was married at the age of twenty-one years, to Hannah Coy, a native of Mahoning county, Ohio, and a daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Boyer) Coy, natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Roller had six children, viz.: Anna, the wife of J. R. McLaughlin, of Blair, Nebraska; Jennie, wife of Hon. C. N. Snyder, of Columbiana county, Ohio; Mattie, of Niles; Edward I., now of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America; Frank J., our subject; and Aaron, deceased at the age of two years. Mrs. Roller died November 12, 1887. Frank J. Roller was graduated in the classic course at Mt. Union College in 1881. He took charge of the Niles schools as superintendent in 1888. He has twenty-one teachers on his staff. He is now a member of the Trumbull County Board of Teachers' Examiners, has been active in institute work, and is regarded as one of the best educators of the county. The Professor is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a Republican. WILLIAM W. ROSENSTEEL, a prominent and well-known business man of Mineral Ridge, was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, June 6, 1848, a son of Phillip and Phoebe Rosensteel, he a native of that city, and of German and Irish ancestry. He married Phoebe Wright, a native of that place. They had nine sons and two daughters. Three of the sons were soldiers in the late war: Jacob, a member of Hampton's battery of Pittsburg, was discharged as Sergeant; R. C., a member of the Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry, served over two years, and after the war returned home to Pittsburg. He came to Mineral Ridge in 1889, and was accidentally killed in October, 1891, leaving a widow and four children. W. W. Rosensteel, the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated in Pittsburg. OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 549 In August, 1862, although only fifteen years of age, he enlisted for service in the late war, entering the First Pennsylvania Battery, under Colonel W. H. Borrows. He served for two years and ten months, and took part in most of the battles and marches of the Army of the Potomac, serving until the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. After the close of the struggle Mr. Rosensteel worked at the carpenter's trade for five years, later as a millwright and mechanical engineer for a time, and in May, 1889, came to Mineral Ridge. Since that time he has been engaged as mechanical engineer for the Mineral Ridge Manufacturing Company in this city, in which he has one-third interest. Mr. Rosensteel was married at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, November 7, 1872, to Mary E. McDonnough, a daughter of John and Martha J. McDonnough. The mother is a sister of John B. Goff, a prominent railroad official. Our subject and wife have two children, Phoebe and Martha. Mr. Rosensteel is a prominent and active worker in the Republican party, and socially is Commander of the John A. Logan Post, No. 620, G. A. R, a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the Masonic order at Niles. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; in which the former is an officer. Mrs. Rosensteel is an active worker in the W. C. T. U. NORTH NEWTON, a prominent and prosperous farmer of Boardman township, Mahoning county, Ohio, Was born at the place where he now lives in the year 1849, son of Sheldon and Rachel (Hahn) Newton. His parents had five children, the others being Warner, Olive, George and Sarah. Olive and North are the only ones of this number who are now living. The Newtons are of English extraction, the first members of the family having come from England to America in 1676 and located in the Housatonic valley, Connecticut. Sheldon Newton was born in 1804, and died in 1888. His mother's maiden name was Olive Warner, she being a sister of Colonel Seth Warner of Revolutionary fame. Rachel Hahn was born in 1813, and her marriage to Mr. Newton occurred in 1837. They were among the early pioneers of Mahoning county, and he was prominently identified with local affairs here. He owned 150 acres of land; was a director in the Mahoning County Bank, and was vice-president of the First National Bank at Youngstown; was a Justice of the Peace forty years and also served as County Commissioner and Representative to the State Assembly, being elected to these offices on the Republican ticket. His wife was a member of the Episcopal Church. Warner Newton, the oldest brother of our subject, enlisted in the Union army in 1861, and went out as a member of Company E, Second Ohio Cavalry. He was killed at Five Forks, Virginia, in September, 1861. He was serving as Major at the time of his death. North Newton was married September 27, 1871, to Marinthe A. Kirk, daughter of William Kirk, of Boardman township, Ma-honing county. They have two children: Gertrude R. and Sheldon W. Both have been educated at Youngstown and Painesville, this State. Mr. Newton erected his commodious and attractive residence in 1891, and has one of the finest homes in the township. He owns 150 acres of Mahoning county's best soil, and