HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 625 the corporation. As mentioned above, he is also interested in numerous other business enterprises of the city. On Oct. 28, 1920, Mr. Adams was united in marriage with Miss Lanora Anne Weir, of Warren, daughter of George C. Weir. Their son is Norman Whittlesey, Jr. Lanora Anne (Weir) Adams died Aug. 16, 1926. Mr. Adams married (second) Miss Harriet M. Rex, of Warren, daughter of R. F. Rex. To them have been born two children, Roger Rex and Nancy Margaret. During the World War Mr. Adams served as a member of the 122nd Aero Squadron at Camp Alfred Bail, New Jersey. Mr. Adams and his family are members of the First Presbyterian Church and he belongs to the Trumbull Country Club, American Legion, and Delta Upsilon fraternity. He is a Mason and is affiliated with various Masonic bodies. Mr. Adams has done considerable writing for various publications, is widely known as a public speaker and has always been popular in the community where he has spent his entire life. Thomas W. Evans. —Among the professional men of Trumbull County is Thomas W. Evans, well known lawyer of Warren. He was born at Girard, Ohio, May 25, 1904, the son of Harry and Anna (Moss) Evans. Harry Evans, who lives retired at Girard, was born at Punxutawney, Pa., and his wife was born at Girard. He spent many years as a steel roller in the mills at Girard. Mrs. Evans was a member of a well known pioneer family of Girard and died there in 1915. Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Evans: Thomas W., the subject of this sketch; and Harry, who is employed by the Thomas Steel Company at Warren. 626 - HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO The early education of Thomas W. Evans. was received in the public schools of Girard, from which he was graduated in 1920. He received the degree of LL. B. at Ohio Northern University in 1925, and in that year was admitted to the Ohio State bar. He has since continued in private practice at Warren, and has an attractive suite of offices in the Union Trust Building. Mr. Evans was married Jan. 22, 1927, to Miss Josephine VanWye, of Niles, Ohio, daughter of Warren VanWye. They have two children, Allen E., and Joan. Mr. Evans is a Republican and he and his family hold membership in the First Christian Church of Warren. He also belongs to the Buckeye Club and is affiliated with Girard Lodge, F. and A. M. James W. Cannon. —Outstanding among the successful professional men of Youngstown and Mahoning County is James W. Cannon, attorney, who has offices in the Terminal building and Federal building. He was born in this city, July 2, 1885, the son of James and Anne (McGeever) Cannon. James Cannon and his wife were natives of Ireland, and they came to the United States about 1875. They settled in Youngstown, where Mr. Cannon was employed in the old McCurdy steel mill. He died in 1898 and his wife died in 1901. They are buried in Calvary Cemetery, Youngstown. Mr. Cannon was a Democrat and held membership in St. Columbia's Catholic Church. There were five children in the Cannon family: James W., a World War veteran, served with the 60th U. S. Engineers, on General Staff, G. 4, G. H. Q. in advance sector in France. He lives in Youngstown. 2. John, a World War veteran, 18th U. S. Engineers, lives in Youngstown. 3. Patrick, lives in Youngstown. 4. Thomas HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 627 J., deceased. 5. Paul, a World War veteran, attached to Base Hospital No. 31, served in France, lives in Youngstown. Following his graduation from the parochial and public schools of Youngstown, James W. Cannon attended Lowell (Mass.) High School, class of 1904. He learned the trade of telegrapher and became chief dispatcher on the New York Central Railroad, being the youngest man to hold that position in the company's employ. He subsequently studied law at Georgetown University, and received the degree of LL. B. at that institution in 1915, being admitted to the bar in the same year. In April, 1918, Mr. Cannon gave up his private practice to enlist for service in the World War, and received the commission of first lieutenant, Engineering Corps, at Washington, D. C. After a short time at Camp Lee, Va., he was transferred to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, and assigned to the 62nd Engineers. He was later transferred to the 60th Engineers, and served in France with that organization, also attending an officers' school at St. Angere. He served with the Army of Occupation in Germany and later had headquarters in Antwerp, Belgium. He returned to the United States with the 60th Engineers and was discharged in August, 1919. Mr. Cannon was one of the founders of the U. S. Direct Clothing Company, and was connected with that enterprise for a time. In 1921 he resumed the practice of law in Youngstown as a member of the firm of Metcalf & Cannon. Since 1931 he has conducted a private practice. Mr. Cannon was appointed counsel in August, 1933, for the Home Owners Loan Corporation. Mr. Cannon was married in 1931 to Salome (Schultz) Cauley. Mrs. Cannon has two children: Myrtle, and Marjorie. Politically, Mr. Cannon is a Democrat. He holds membership in St. Edward's Catholic Church, Youngstown Post No. 628 - HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO 15, American Legion; Lt. Kahn Post No. 1423, Veterans of Foreign Wars, B. P. O. Elks No. 51, Canteen Club, Phi Alpha Delta fraternity, 60th Engineers Association, and Society of American Military Engineers. He also belongs to the Mahoning County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Roy S. Hardman. —Widely known and highly esteemed throughout Trumbull County is Roy S. Hardman, of Warren, who holds the responsible office of Sheriff. He was born at Bedford Springs, Pa., June 8, 1886, the son of Henry and Hannah (Wilson) Hardman. Henry Hardman was born near Bedford, Pa., and his wife was a native of Cumberland, Md. He was a farmer and removed to Maryland from Pennsylvania about 1893. He was killed in a railroad accident in 1896, and during the following year his widow sold the farm and located at Cumberland. She remained there until Sept. 16, 1916. She died in 1925 and is buried at Cumberland. There were four children in the Hardman family: 1. Lula, married George Crass, lives at Cumberland. 2. Roy S., subject of this sketch. 3. Gladys, a nurse, lives at Baltimore, Md. 4. William Earl, lives in Cumberland, Md. Roy S. Hardman obtained his early education in the rural schools of Pennsylvania and with his sister made the daily trip half way by horseback. The horse was then turned toward home and found his way back alone, while the children walked the remainder of the trip to school and the entire trip back by foot. When the family removed to Cumberland, Md., Mr. Hardman attended the public schools. At the age of 17 years he entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as a repairman on railroad cars, and two years later he became a brakeman on the railroad. He continued in that capacity until 1910, and then became a member HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 629 of the Cumberland police force. In 1916 he came to Warren as an employe of the Trumbull Steel Company, now the Republic Steel Company. Mr. Hardman was appointed deputy sheriff of Trumbull County under Sheriff Smith in 1925 and held that office until 1929. He then returned to the mills and in 1932 was elected to the office of sheriff, gaining the election to office by a majority of 5,800 votes, the largest Democratic vote ever polled in Trumbull County. Mr. Hardman was married Aug. 4, 1915, to Miss Stella L. Harvey, a native of Elk Garden, W. Va. Mr. Hardman is a Democrat, a member of Todd Avenue Methodist Church, and belongs to the Knights of Pythias, B. P. 0. Elks, Eagles Lodge, and Loyal Order of Moose. Marie Tracy Brown. —A member of a prominent pioneer family of Ashtabula County, Miss Marie Tracy Brown is recognized as one of the substantial citizens of Conneaut, where she has served as librarian of the Carnegie Public Library since May 3, 1909. She was born at Detroit, Mich., the daughter of Joseph Venen and Maria Eliza (Barnes) Brown. Joseph Venen Brown was born at Conneaut in the old Brown homestead, where his daughter now resides. It was built in 1813 by his father, Josiah Brown, who was a native of Windsor, Canada, and one of the first settlers of Conneaut. Joseph Venen Brown was a Yale graduate and had extensive mining and real estate interests in Michigan. He later lived on a farm near Conneaut. Politically he was a Republican. His wife was a native of Middletown, Conn., daughter of Jonathan Barnes, who was a well known attorney of Middletown. She is deceased and is buried at Conneaut. To Joseph Venen and Maria Eliza (Barnes) Brown were born the following children: 1. Henry, deceased. 2. Elizabeth Strong, 630 - HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO lives at Conneaut. 3. Marie, the subject of this sketch. 4. Catherine, married Howell Cummins, both deceased. 5. Joseph Randolph, lives at Boston, Mass. 6. Emily, lives at Conneaut. Marie Tracy Brown attended the Conneaut Academy and Hillsdale (Mich.) College and later entered Oberlin College. She also was a student at Knox College, Gailsburg, Ill. She was a school teacher for several years, beginning at the age of 16 years and continuing until 1909. She was a member of the faculty of the Jefferson Educational Institute at the time of the organization of the Carnegie Library at Conneaut in 1909. She has continued as librarian to the present time. Albert James Ford, who is president of the Geneva Savings & Trust Company, at Geneva, is one of the outstanding and successful financiers, and a leading business man of Northeastern Ohio. Both his maternal and paternal ancestors were among the very earliest prominent pioneer settlers of this section of the State. Mr. Ford was born in Madison Township, Lake County, Jan. 2, 1850, the son of James and Jane (Cowles) Ford. James Ford was a native of Plainsfield, Mass., and a son of Ebenezer Ford, who was also born in Plainsfield, Mass., and who came west and settled in Madison Township, Lake County, on a wilderness farm which has been in the family ever since, and it is now owned by Albert J. Ford. Today it is one of the fine, well kept farms of that section. Ebenezer Ford followed farming during his entire life and was considered one of the successful pioneer farmers of his day and time. He spent his entire life on this place after settling here. James Ford, father of Albert J. Ford, was a successful farmer and also built and operated a grist mill about a mile HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 631 northof the Ford homestead in Madison Township, Lake County. He was highly respected and a substantial citizen. He died on the old Ford homestead, June 18, 1887, and is buried in the family plot in Middle Ridge Cemetery, near Madison. Jane Cowles, mother of Albert J. Ford, was born on the old Cowles homestead in Harpersfield, Jan. 22, 1829. She was a member of one of the historic pioneer families of northeastern Ohio. She was an only daughter and although she had 13 half-brothers and sisters with the Harper blood in their veins, she was known as the only connecting link between the pioneer Ford and Harper families. She was an unusually bright and intellectual woman who lived an interesting and useful life. She gathered much valuable information about her pioneer family history and wrote a book entitled, "Records of the Harper Family". She died in 1905 at the age of 76 years. James Ford and Jane Cowles were married on Dec. 15, 1847, and four children were born to them, as follows: Nellie, who died in 1878; Althea Hills, who died in 1886; Albert J., the subject of this sketch; and Carrie, married Homer Searle, and she is deceased. Albert J. Ford was reared on the old Ford homestead in Madison Township and educated in the Madison public schools and at Oberlin College. His early life was spent in assisting his father on the home farm and operating the flour and grist mill. In the fall of 1872, when he was 22 years of age, he became a citizen of Geneva and for a year was associated with the dry goods firm of Maltby Brothers. In February, 1873, he purchased Mr. Higley's interest in the firm of Norris & Higley, extensive dealers in groceries and feed. Later, he acquired more interest in the firm and it became known as Ford & Cowles. That firm name remained unchanged for 18 years. They carried a general line of merchandise and later in 1891 A. J. Ford moved into the 632 - HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO new Ford-Tibbetts block, and conducted an extensive mercantile business until 1924, when he sold out. In the later years of the business the firm was known as A. J. Ford & Sons Company. For 51 years Mr. Ford was engaged in the mercantile business in Geneva, and was considered one of the most successful merchants in this section of the state. While Mr. Ford has met with marked success in the mercantile business, beyond question his greatest success has been in the greater field of finance and banking. His first venture in the field of finance was as vice president and director of the First National Bank of Geneva, a position which he held for seven years. On July 1, 1902, he helped organize the Grant Trust & Savings Company, of Marion, Ind., with a capital of $100,000.00. His son, Harry A., became cashier of that institution. On July 1, 1896, with others, Mr. Ford organized the Geneva Savings Bank, of which he became president at its organization, a position which he has since held. The savings department of this institution was added in 1930, when the title of that institution became The Geneva Savings & Trust Company. This is one of the sound financial institutions of the state whose business was not interrupted by the so-called "banking holiday" of 1933. It is a member of the Federal Reserve and its resources run into the astounding figure of $1,668,640.37, according to the report of Oct. 2, 1934. This bank has never missed paying a dividend since it was organized—depression or no depression. Mr. Ford has extensive real estate interests in and around Geneva. He has 17 tenants occupying his property, including seven business places, to say nothing of numerous offices rented by him. He and his father-in-law built the FordTibbitts block, which is one of the outstanding business blocks in Geneva. Mr. Ford now owns this property. He HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 633 built and still owns the building occupied by the U. S. Post Office in Geneva. Albert J. Ford was married on Dec. 14, 1871, to Miss Anna Alena Tibbitts, only daughter of Rev. A. C. Tibbitts. Reverend Tibbitts was a Methodist minister, and a forceful and eloquent preacher who exerted a strong Christian influence in this community. He was not only a great preacher of the Gospel, but a successful business man as well. He built the Methodist Church in Geneva, and by judicial investments acquired considerable property in his later years of activity. To Albert J. and Anna Alena (Tibbitts) Ford were born six children, as follows: A. M., president of the Geneva Metal Wheel Company; Harry A., a broker, lives at Los Angeles, Calif.; Charles J., attorney, lives at Geneva; Nellie, died at the age of four years; Dean T., general insurance, lives at Geneva; and Florence Alena, married Augustine Carter, sales manager for the Geneva Metal Wheel Company, Geneva. Mrs. Ford died Nov. 22, 1920, and is buried in the cemetery at Geneva. While Mr. Ford has never aspired to hold political office, he has at various times been elected to local office. He is a Republican and is a thirty-second degree Mason and the oldest living member of the Geneva Congregational Church, in which he has held all the church offices and is at present a deacon. Few men in Northeastern Ohio have such a long and successful career to their credit as Albert James Ford, of Geneva. David H. Wick. —As auditor of Trumbull County, David H. Wick is among the most prominent citizens of Warren and is a member of a highly esteemed pioneer family. He was born at Niles, Ohio, Aug. 13, 1899, the son of Jay L. and Lelah Miriam (Hunter) Wick. 634 - HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO Jay L. Wick is a native of Youngstown, Ohio, and now lives retired at Niles. He was a mill worker most of his life, and was employed in the local valley steel mills. His wife was born at Phoenixville, Pa., and died in October, 1900. She is buried at Youngstown. To Mr. and Mrs. Wick were born four children: 1. David H., subject of this sketch. 2. Virginia Wick Nash, lives at Poland Manor, Ohio. 3. John F., lives at Berea, Ky. 4. Anna Ruth Wick Eggleston, lives at Niles. David H. Wick acquired his early education in the public schools of Niles and Warren. He then attended Mt. Union College and Spencerian Business School, at Cleveland. He began his career in business as bank teller with the State Banking & Trust Company, at Cleveland, during 1918-20, and later was connected with the Chamberlain Bros. Bank, at East Palestine, Ohio. He also was teller with the Second National Bank, at Warren. Mr. Wick was appointed deputy clerk of courts in Trumbull County and served during 1921- 23; deputy sheriff of Trumbull County during 1923-25; secretary to the Board of Commissioners during 1925-27; and deputy county auditor during 1927-1931. Mr. Wick was then elected county auditor in March, 1931, and re-elected to that office in March, 1935. On Dec. 25, 1920, Mr. Wick married Miss Ida M. Adgate, of Warren, Ohio, daughter of John Hart and Ella (Mann) Adgate. Both were natives of Trumbull County and their forefathers were settlers from Connecticut. They received a grant of land in this section, then known as the Western Reserve. John Hart Adgate lives on Summit Street, Warren. His wife died in June, 1911. The Adgate family settled in Trumbull County in 1799 and the Wicks were soon to follow them to this section. The former were farmers and the latter became iron and steel producers in the Valley. HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 635 To David H. and Ida M. (Adgate) Wick was born a son, Warren Adgate Wick, born March 6, 1922. Politically, Mr. Wick is a Republican. He is a member of the Second Christian Church, and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Loyal Order of Moose, Eagles Lodge, and American Legion. Mr. Wick was a student of the Reserve Officers Training School during the World War and received his discharge on Dec. 13, 1918. Fred W. Adams. —Honored, respected, and esteemed in Warren, Fred W. Adams was prominent throughout Northeastern Ohio, and was a member of a distinguished pioneer family of Trumbull County. He was born at Warren, Feb. 28, 1868, the son of Whittlesey and Margaret (Smith) Adams, mention of whom appears below. Fred W. Adams was one of a family of three children: 1. Charles Smith, electrical engineer, died in 1915. 2. Fred W., the subject of this sketch. 3. Scott Mygatt, lives at Alhambra, Calif. The entire life of Fred W. Adams was spent in the city of Warren, and after his graduation from high school in 1887, he joined his father in the insurance business, with which he was identified throughout his life. He was also vice president of the Second National Bank, director of several companies, and very active in the business affairs of the city. Mr. Adams died Sept. 22, 1931. He was a Mason, as was his father, and his great-grandfather, Asahel Adams, who was a charter member of Erie Lodge, F. and A. M., founded in 1803. Mr. Adams married Miss Olive M. Palmiter, and they were the parents of two sons: Norman Whittlesey, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history; and Frederick 636 - HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO Dean, who died in 1928 at the age of 32 years. He married Miss Lucile N. Barrett, and had two sons, Dana W., and John Dean. Whittlesey Adams was born at Warren, Nov. 26, 1829, a son of Asahel and Lucy (Mygatt) Adams. The former was born at Canterbury, Conn., July 6, 1776, and came with his father's family to Girard, Ohio, in 1802. His father was Asahel Adams. Whittlesey Adams attended Western Reserve College at Hudson, Ohio, and was a member of the class of 1857 at Yale University. Following his admission to the bar he became interested in the insurance business in Warren and in 1857 established the present Adams Insurance Agency Company. He continued in this business until his death in 1916. His hobby was writing on historical subjects, involving the Western Reserve. His wife, Margaret (Smith) Adams, was born at Warren in 1835 and died in 1915. She belonged to a distinguished family from Glens Falls, N. Y., being the daughter of Charles and Eliza (Scott) Smith. The Adams family is descended from John Adams who came to New England in 1621 on the ship "Fortune" from England. He became a prominent citizen of Plymouth, Mass., and later established a home in Connecticut. Many members of this Adams family were leading citizens in the early history of New England. Asahel Adams and wife are buried in Liberty Cemetery, Girard, and other members of this well known family are buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warren. Descendents of the Adams family of Warren are related by marriage to the Tods, Wicks, and Betsey Adams, sister of Asahel Adams, married Camden Cleaveland, a brother of Moses Cleaveland. A sister of Charles Smith, great-grandfather of Norman Whittlesey Adams, married Gov. David Tod, of Ohio. Polly Mygatt, a sister of Lucy Mygatt, HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 637 great-grandmother of Norman Whittlesey Adams, married Elisha Whittlesey, who was congressman and later U. S. Controller of the Currency. Asahel Adams, great-grandfather of Norman W. Adams, was a soldier during the Revolutionary War and was with General Washington at Valley Forge. His son, Asahel Adams, grandfather of the subject, served in the War of 1812, and is remembered as the first school teacher in Cleveland, where he taught in 1806. He also carried mail between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, and subsequently became a prosperous merchant of Warren. He had ten children. Clinton G. Thomas. —Among the progressive and widely known business men of Trumbull County is Clinton G. Thomas, who is president of the Thomas Steel Company, at Warren. He was born at Niles, Ohio, March 12, 1882, the son of Thomas D. and Sarah K. (Evans) Thomas. Thomas D. Thomas and his wife are deceased. They had two children: 1. Clinton G., subject of this sketch. 2. Mrs. Charles H. Lewis, lives at Niles, Ohio. The boyhood of Clinton G. Thomas was spent at Niles, where he received his education in the public schools. During 1900-12 he was connected with the Niles Iron & Sheet Company, at Niles, and in 1913 Mr. Thomas organized the Western Reserve Steel Company, at Warren, which plant was later sold to the Briar Hill Steel Company. He organized the Thomas Steel Company, at Warren, in 1923. On Oct. 21, 1914, Mr. Thomas was united in marriage with Miss Layte Hice, of Enon Valley, Pa., the daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Wilson) Hice, of New Castle, Pa. Mr. Thomas is a Republican and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge. 638 - HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO Clifford A. Childs is a veteran of the World War and a progressive business man of Conneaut. He was born at West Springfield, Pa., Dec. 31, 1893, the son of J. W. and Ettie (Baker) Childs. The Childs family is among the well known pioneer families of Ashtabula County. Cyrus A. Childs, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born in Randolph County, New York, Feb. 29, 1829, and at an early date settled in Ashtabula County, where he engaged in general farming and stockraising on 450 acres of land. To Cyrus A. and Lydia (Ward) Childs the following children were born: 1. W. A., attorney, deceased. 2. Meda, widow of Charles Wolcott, lives at Conneaut. 3. Tennie, deceased, was the wife of E. E. Ward, who lives at Conneaut. 4. J. W., father of the subject of this sketch, deceased. 5. Eddie, married Charles Reink, lives at West Springfield, Pa. 6. Birdie, lives at Conneaut. Cyrus A. Childs. died Dec. 3, 1902, and his wife died in 1912. J. W. Childs was for many years a well known farmer of Ashtabula County. He died Sept. 25, 1926. His widow, Ettie (Baker) Childs, resides in Conneaut. Their children were: 1. Clifford A., the subject of this sketch. 2. M. C., attorney and justice of the peace, lives at Conneaut. Mr. Childs was a Republican and attended the Christian Church. Clifford A. Childs received his education in the public schools of Conneaut and was interested in the contracting business there from 1913 until 1917. He was inducted into service during the World War and on Nov. 2, 1917, was sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio. He served in France with the 83rd Division from June 13, 1918, until his discharge Aug. 12, 1919. He has been engaged in business at 229 Broad Street, Conneaut, since December, 1915, where he is proprietor of the Childs billiard room, and also a dealer in cigars and tobacco. HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 639 On Jan. 22, 1918, Mr. Childs married Miss Minnie Halliday, of Columbus, Ohio, daughter of William and M. (Lock) Halliday. The former is deceased and the latter lives at Conneaut. There are four children in the Halliday family: 1. Howard, lives at Cleveland. 2. Robert, a World War veteran, lives at Conneaut. 3. Minnie Childs. 4. Monica, lives at Conneaut. To Clifford A. and Minnie (Halliday) Childs were born two children: 1. Betty Jane, born Nov. 26, 1921. 2. Robert Clifford, born April 10, 1924. Mr. Childs is a member of the Christian Church and belongs to the Masonic Lodge and American Legion, and is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. His wife holds membership in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the Eastern Star and the Auxiliary of the American Legion. They are favorably known in the community. W. A. Fillinger, who is proprietor of the Fillinger Creamery, at 417 Broad Street, Conneaut, is recognized as one of the substantial and dependable business men of Ashtabula County. He was born at Erie, Pa., Oct. 31, 1881, the son of John and Emily (McCumber) Fillinger. John Fillinger, who died in 1928, was a veteran of the Civil War. He was a native of Erie County, Pa., and spent his entire life there as a building contractor. His wife, also born in Erie County, died in October, 1927. To Mr. and Mrs. Fillinger were born two children: W. A., the subject of this sketch; and Corey, deceased. W. A. Fillinger acquired his education in the public schools of West Springfield, Pa. He spent several years as a farmer and during 1905-12 was employed by the Nickel Plate Railroad as a steamfitter. In the latter year he established his present dairy business at Conneaut. His factory was completely remodeled in 1934 and is equipped with the finest 640 - HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO type of dairy machinery. The plant also specializes in the manufacture of ice cream. An extensive milk delivery service is maintained. On Aug. 23, 1905, Mr. Fillinger married Miss Anna Joslin, born near Tracy, Pa. They have no children. Mr. Fillinger is a Democrat. B. M. Hillyer. —One of the better known young men of Trumbull County is B. M. Hillyer, who is serving as city auditor of Warren. He was born at Colebrook, Ohio, Jan. 1, 1895, the son of Clinton E. and Alice (Weed) Hillyer. Clinton E. Hillyer lives retired at Cleveland, Ohio. He was born at Mecca, Ohio, and spent his early life there. He later engaged in farming near Colebrook, and in 1910 removed to Florida on account of ill health. Three years later he located in Cleveland. He is a Republican and holds membership in the Methodist Church. His wife was born at Ashtabula, Ohio, and died in 1900. Their children were 1. M. O., lives at Cleveland. 2. B. M., died in infancy. 3. B. M., subject of this sketch. 4. Cora, married Malcolm Williams, lives at Jefferson, Ohio. B. M. Hillyer grew up on his father's farm near Colebrook, Ohio, and received his education in the public schools of Mecca and Cortland. He attended business school at Warren and also studied at the Youngstown Law School. At the time of the World War he was employed in the offices of the New York Central Railroad in Cleveland. He enlisted in April, 1917, and was sent to Camp Sherman, Ohio, and later to Camp Mills, N. Y. He served overseas and participated in numerous important engagements, including St. Mihiel. Mr. Hillyer began his banking career as a bookkeeper with the old Western Reserve National Bank, at Warren, and after two years became a teller. In 1928 he HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 641 became secretary and treasurer of the Citizens Commercial Savings Bank, and four years later assumed the duties of city auditor in Warren, having been elected to that office in November, 1931. He was re-elected in 1933. On Aug. 18, 1924, Mr. Hillyer was united in marriage with Miss Christine Hammond, of Warren, daughter of Marcus and Hattie Hammond. They have two sons: James Bernard, born March 2, 1930; and Theodore Milton, born Sept. 16, 1933. Mr. Hillyer is a Republican in politics. He holds membership in the Lutheran Church, and is a member of the Masonic Lodge, American Legion, and Civitian Club. Alice Katharine Bowen. —As librarian at the Warren Harding High School, at Warren, Miss Bowen has a wide acquaintance in the community and is among the representative women of Trumbull County. She was born at East Aurora, N. Y., Dec. 3, 1878, the daughter of Clark Putnam and Katharine Turner (Rogers) Bowen. Clark Putnam Bowen was a native of East Aurora, N. Y., where he spent his entire life. He was a hardware merchant for many years. He died May 18, 1927, and his wife, born at Sheldon, N. Y., died Aug. 12, 1916. Both are buried at Warren. Mr. Bowen was prominent in the affairs of his church and was active in Masonic circles. Alice Katharine Bowen, only child of Clark Putnam Bowen, was reared and educated at East Aurora, N. Y. She is a graduate of Buffalo (N. Y.) High School, and Wells College. Miss Bowen also spent a year studying in Berlin, Germany. She was a teacher of German in the Warren High School from 1902 until 1918, and in the latter year the teaching of German was discontinued in the schools because of the World War. She has since been connected 642 - HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO with library work and has attended the summer courses at the University of Michigan Library School. She has also studied at the Chautauqua School for Librarians at Chautauqua, N. Y., and now teaches in the summer school at the latter institution. Miss Bowen is a Republican, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and holds membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution and American Association of University Women. John F. Cantwell. —Prominent among the successful insurance men of the Mahoning Valley is John F. Cantwell, Jr., who is identified with John F. Cantwell & Sons, in Youngstown, with offices in the Dollar Bank Building. He is the son of John F. and Margaret (Ring) Cantwell. A sketch of John F. Cantwell, deceased, appears elsewhere in this history. John F. Cantwell attended St. Columba's parochial school and is a graduate of Hall's Business College. As a boy of 14 years he worked in the steel mills, carrying water, and after steady advancement he resigned after a number of years as general foreman. He has been interested in the general insurance business in Youngstown since 1914, and was associated with his father from 1914 until 1928, when the father died. Mr. Cantwell represents several of the leading fire insurance and casualty companies in the United States, and is also a real estate broker. Mr. Cantwell is vice president of the Youngstown Association of Insurance Agents. On June 24, 1908, Mr. Cantwell married Miss Catherine Kirwin, daughter of Michael and Sarah (Friel) Kirwin, natives of Bradford, Pa. The latter is deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Cantwell have been born the following children: 1. John, III, married Miss Mary Fabish, lives at Youngstown. He is identified with the Republic Iron & Steel Company. 2. HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 643 Margaret, married John Garvey, attorney, and superintendent of claims for the Employers Liability Company, at Akron, Ohio. 3. Frank, attends Rayen High School. He is amateur tennis champion in the city of Youngstown and has competed in eleven amateur matches. 4. Marian, attends Rayen High School. 5. Sally, attends Rayen High School. 6-7. Robert and Thomas, students at St. Edward's parochial school. 8. Richard. Mr. Cantwell is a Democrat, a member of St. Edward's Catholic Church, and belongs to Youngstown Council, K. of C., 4th degree. He also is a member of the Youngstown Real Estate Board and Feb. 16, 1935, was made permanent fee appraiser of the Home Owners Loan Corporation, in Mahoning County. Hon. Harvey D. Cope. —Among Columbiana County's most representative and influential citizens is Harvey D. Cope, who is mayor of Rogers and a former member of the Ohio State Legislature. He was born in Elkrun Township Columbiana County, Oct. 12, 1866, the son of Israel and Sarah (Edmundson) Cope. Israel Cope was born in Middleton Township, Columbiana County, and his wife was also born there. Both are deceased and are buried in East Carmel. Cemetery, near Rogers. Mr. Cope spent his life as a farmer, fruit grower and wagon maker. He was a Republican and served as township trustee. He held membership in the Wilbur Friends Church, as did his wife. Their children were: 1. Harvey D., subject of this sketch. 2. Emma, the widow of W. M. Stooksbury, lives in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County. 3. Ella, married Eugene Mae, deceased. Harvey D. Cope grew up on his father's farm and attended the district schools. He also was a student at Olney Seminary, Friends Boarding School, and Mt. Union College. 644 - HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO Following his graduation from Ohio Northern University, Mr. Cope taught school in Columbiana County until 1911, with the exception of the years from 1892 until 1903, when he was interested in the mercantile business at East Carmel, Ohio. While in St. Clair Township he served two years as Justice of the Peace. He read law in the offices of J. M. Dickinson, at Lisbon, and was admitted to the Kentucky State Bar on July 22, 1909. Since 1901 Mr. Cope has been justice of the peace in Middleton Township, and he has been mayor of Rogers since 1928. He has also been active in the business affairs of Columbiana County for a number of years as an insurance agent and has offices at Rogers. In 1920 he was elected to represent Columbiana County in the Ohio House of Representatives in the 84th General Assembly session in 1921. While a member of that body he introduced House Joint Resolution No. 5, relating to the purchase and care of Ohio homesteads of former presidents of the United States from Ohio. This bill was passed by both the House and Senate. In 1922 he was re-nominated as State Representative and re-elected to the 85th Session in 1923. Here he introduced House Bill No. 178, which amended the General Code, permitting the transfer of newspaper files by county commissioners to the custody of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, and this bill also became a law. Mr. Cope served as chairman on the enrollment and on the committee of Codes and Labors and Taxation. In 1934 Mr. Cope was again a candidate for the office of State representative. He is a Republican. On Sept. 11, 1883, Mr. Cope was united in marriage with Miss Cora B. Sheets, born at East Palestine, daughter of James and Appaline (Lozier) Sheets. He was born in Columbiana County. Both are deceased. He is buried in East Palestine. She is buried in Columbus, Nebraska. He HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 645 was a blacksmith by trade and also was a general farmer. To Harvey D. and Cora B. (Sheets) Cope were born the following children: 1. Adelbert L., deceased. 2. Harvey D., Jr., farmer, lives in Middleton Township, Columbiana County. 3. Edson Allen, deceased. 4. Elmer Allen, lives in Nebraska. 5. Frank F., attorney, lives at Carrollton, Ohio. 6. Irene S., deceased. 7. Milton C., attends the College of Law, Ohio State University. 8. Mildred E., married Charles R. Taylor, lives at Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Cope is affiliated with the Loyal Order of Moose, Knights of Pythias, and Grange. John Quincy Tandy Ford. —One of the able attorneys of Trumbull County is John Q. T. Ford, of Warren, who is also a veteran of the World War. He was born at Georgetown, Ky., Jan. 21, 1897, the son of James M. and Margaret (Tandy) Ford. James M. Ford, a native of Scott County, Ky., died in 1932 and is buried at Georgetown. He was reared on a farm, received his early education in the district schools and was a graduate of North Middletown College. He taught school and later served as sheriff of Scott County during 1888-1896. He subsequently studied law and was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1895. He continued the practice of law until 1910 and at that time became interested in the real estate business in Georgetown. Mr. Ford was a Democrat and at one time was a candidate for the office of county judge. He held membership in the Christian Church and belonged to the Masonic Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Elks Lodge. His widow is a native of Carroll County, Ky., and resides at Ghent, Ky. She is a graduate of Ghent College. To Mr. 646 - HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO and Mrs. Ford were born three children: 1. Emily Elizabeth, lives at Washington, D. C. 2. John Q. T., the subject of this sketch. 3. Margaret, married Branham Dunlap, lives at Pisgah, Ky. John Q. T. Ford is a graduate of Georgetown Academy and Georgetown College, class of 1917. During the following year he was athletic coach and teacher at Sturgis (Ky.) High School, and on June 1, 1918, Mr. Ford enlisted for service in the U. S. Navy. He was discharged June 1, 1919, with the rank of ensign. He then entered Harvard Law School, from which he received the degree of LL. B. in 1922. After his admission to the bar in Ohio, Mr. Ford became associated in the practice of law with Charles F. Taplin of Cleveland, and that association continued until March, 1928. Until August, 1933, he was associated with the law firm of Fillius & Fillius, at Warren, and he has since been identified with Hoppe, Lea, Day & Ford. They have offices in the Second National Bank Building. Mr. Ford is trustee of the estate of Henry K. Wick, deceased. He is also special counsel appointed by the attorney general of Ohio for the liquidation of the First State Bank of Newton Falls, Ohio. He is president of the H. K. Wick Company. On Nov. 28, 1929, Mr. Ford was united in marriage with Miss Martha Bechtel, of Warren, daughter of M. W. and Amelia (Rentschler) Bechtel, natives of Ohio. Mr. Bechtel is vice president and treasurer of the Borden Company at Warren. Mrs. Ford is a graduate of Warren High School and National Park Seminary, at Washington, D. C. She also was a student for three years at the Cleveland School of Art. Mr. and Mrs. Ford have a daughter, Molly Tandy Ford, born at Youngstown, Jan. 19, 1933. Mr. Ford is a Republican and holds membership in the Trumbull County, Ohio State, and American Bar associa- HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 647 Lions, being secretary of the Trumbull County Bar Association. He holds membership in the University Club, Troop A, and Hermit Club of Cleveland; Buckeye Club of Warren; Harvard Club; American Legion; Warren Chamber of Commerce; and Kappa Alpha fraternity. He is a trustee of the Central Christian Church, and Mrs. Ford is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Warren. W. J. White. —Among the dependable business men of Trumbull County is W. J. White, funeral director, who has successfully conducted an establishment at Warren for more than 30 years. He was born at Southington, Trumbull County, June 1, 1877, the son of Riley and Lucy (Phillpot) White. Riley White, deceased, was a veteran of the Civil War. He was born in Michigan and as a boy came to Ohio. During the war he served with the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry and had several brothers in the service with him. He was a stationary engineer and was located at Southington for a number of years. He then came to Warren in 1910, and died in that city, March 26, 1914. His wife was born at Kilgore, Ohio, and died in 1888. Both are buried at Southington. Mr. White was a Republican, a member of the Second Christian Church, and belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic. There were five children in the White family: 1. Mrs. Will Minor, lives at Minerva, Ohio. 2. Mrs. W. H. Robinson, lives at Southington, Ohio. 3. Mrs. Charles Chalker, lives at Southington. 4. Harry K., who died Jan. 10, 1922. 5. W. J., subject of this sketch. The boyhood of W. J. White was spent at Southington and he attended the district schools. His mother died when he was 11 years old, and since that time he has made his own living. He worked in the timber a good deal, doing 648 - HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO teaming, hauling logs to the sawmill. He came to Warren in 1898 and was employed for a number of years by J. L. Cross, funeral director. Later, he was employed in Cleveland, being connected with some of the largest embalming and funeral directors in the city, and in 1912 returned to Warren, where he established his business at 327 Forest Street. The business has expanded and now occupies a modern funeral establishment at 717 North Park Avenue. Mr. White's equipment is of the most up-to-date type and his service of the highest grade. Mr. White is a Republican, a member of the Second Christian Church, of which he is trustee, and he has held membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for 30 years. He also belongs to the Loyal Order of Moose. Clarence W. Yarger. —Among the dependable and widely known young men of Trumbull County may be mentioned Clarence W. Yarger, of Warren, who is superintendent of the Trumbull County Home. He was born at New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, Dec. 10, 1897, the son of Fred D. and Clara (Green) Yarger. Fred D. Yarger is a native of Ohio and lives at Lexington. He spent his early life on a farm and later became interested in the building and contracting business. He is a Democrat and holds membership in the Lutheran Church. Clara (Green) Yarger was born at Shawnee, Ohio, and died in 1910. She is buried at Junction City, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Yarger were born the following children: 1. Walter, deceased. 2. John, deceased. 3. Rev. Sherman G., a minister of the Lutheran Church, at Clyde, Ohio. 4. Edwin, merchant, lives at Pyote, Texas. He served throughout the World War with the rank of captain. 5. Floyd, a school teacher, lives at New Lexington, Ohio. 6. Isal, married HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO - 649 Alva Focht, lives at Akron, Ohio. 7. Clarence W., subject of this sketch. 8. Sarah, married Clarence Rarick, at Akron, Ohio. 9. Ruth, married Fred Burley, lives at New Lexington. 10. Ethel, married Ralph Noon, lives at New Lexington. 11. Lester David, died in infancy. Clarence W. Yarger is a graduate of New Lexington High School, class of 1916. He enlisted for service in the World War in January, 1917, and became a member of Company H, Seventh Ohio National Guard, before joining a company for service overseas. He was sent to Camp Sheridan, Alabama, and later was transferred to the artillery. In June, 1918, he went to Camp Upton, Long Island, N. Y., and sailed for overseas duty. He saw active service at St. Mihiel and the Marne, being discharged at Camp Sherman, Ohio, April 10, 1919. Upon his return to New Lexington, Mr. Yarger followed the trade of rubber worker and later went to Akron, Ohio. In 1923 he went to Nebraska and the following summer Mr. Yarger returned to Trumbull County. He followed general farming until 1926, at which time he removed to Cortland, Ohio, where he still owns his home. He spent several years in the employ of the Central Iron and Steel Company, at Warren, and in May, 1934, received the appointment as superintendent of the Trumbull County Home. He has offered his resignation to take effect in May, 1935. Mr. Yarger was married on Sept. 15, 1924, to Miss Oleva Morey, of Johnston Township, Trumbull County, daughter of John and Carrie (Houck) Morey. The former is deceased and the latter resides at Cortland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Yarger have a daughter, Lois 0., born May 26, 1915. She is a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School, Warren, class of 1934. Mr. Yarger is a member of the Lutheran Church and his wife is a member of the Methodist Church. He belongs