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Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio

embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Trumbull and Mahoning
Containing Portraits of all the Presidents of the United States, with a Biography of
each, together with Portraits and Biographies of Joshua R. Giddings, Benjamin F. Wale,
and a large number of the Early Settlers and Representative
Families of to-day.
Published: Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company
1893

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  JAMES H. BEAN, a dentist at Girard, Trumbull county, Ohio, was born in Lagrange county, Indiana, Jan. 30, 1859, a son of John and Mary (Berry) Bean, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Indiana.  James H., one of a family of nine children, five now living, was reared to farm life, and educated in the public and high schools of Lagrange.  He began the study of dentistry in 1886, with Dr. A. C. Beecher, of that city, with whom he remained two years.  For the following two years Mr. Bean was engaged in the practice of his profession, and then entered the Dental College at Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating at that institution, in 1893.  Since that time he has practiced dentistry in Girard, Trumbull county.
     June 10, 1891, Dr. Bean was united in marriage with Miss Della Smart, a native of Lagrange county, Indiana, and a daughter of Richard W. and Carolina (Thurston) Smart, natives of England and Indiana.  They had five children: Dellin D., Ada, Hannah, Bryson, and an infant, who died young.  Our subject and was have one child, Mary Vivian Viola.  Dr. Bean is a member of the I. O. O. F., and the S. of V. Religiously, the family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Trumbull and Mahoning - Publ. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1893 - Page 552
  C. W. BUTLER, proprietor of the leading grocery store of Niles, was born in this city, Apr. 21, 1863, a son of Miles G. and Elizabeth (Battles) Butler.  The father was born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, was a 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 Mar. 5, 1892, at the age of fifty-four years.  Mr. and Mrs. Butler had seven children, viz.: Allie 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 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.
     Oct. 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.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Trumbull and Mahoning - Publ. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1893 - Page 547
  J. G. BUTLER, JR. - One of the names which is destined to go down to posterity connected with the industrial iron world is that of J. G. Butler, whose energy and enterprise have greatly aided in the upbuilding of Youngstown and the entire Mahoning valley.  It is so much men as he that the great corporations which are now in so prosperous a condition here own their success, and it is proper that a record, however short, be preserved of the life of so important a factor in the city's history.
     Mr. Butler is a native of the Keystone State, having been born in Mercer county, that State, Dec. 21, 1840, a son of J. G. and Temperance (Orwig) Butler, both natives of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.  Prior to leaving Pennsylvania in 1842, the father of our subject was connected with the iron works in Mercer county, and pursued the same business in Trumbull county, but retired from active business several years ago, having attained the advanced age of eighty years,  his wife being seventy-seven years old.  After coming to Ohio Mr. Butler was elected Sheriff of Trumbull county, from 1861 to 1865, in which capacity he served his constituents most acceptably.
     Coming to Illinois with his parents in 1842, our subject has remained here ever since, gradually rising from the bottom of the ladder to the topmost rung, from which proud eminence he can now look back with pride upon the weary ascent.  In 1863 he removed to Youngstown and engaged in the iron works of Brown, Bonnell & Co., representing Hale & Ayer, large owners in the enterprise, with whom he remained until 1866, when he became partner in the Girard Iron Company, of Girard, Ohio, with Governor David Tod, William Ward and William Richards, and continued this association until 1878, when he became the general manager of the Briar Hill Iron and Coal Company, in which capacity he has continued ever since.  He is also interested in the Ohio Steel Company, of which he is vice-president, which will employ more than 1,000 operatives, and is president of the Bessemer Limestone Company, which company was incorporated Apr. 26, 1888, with a capital stock of $60,000, the following officers being elected:  J. G. Butler, President; Charles M. Crook, Secretary and Treasurer; and J. D. Shilling, Superintendent.  The company at present operates three distinct quarries, which now have an annual output of 250.000 tons, which could be increased to nearly double that amount if necessary, and at present 150 operatives are employed.  He is also president of the Mahoning and Shenango Valley Iron Manufacturers' Association and a member of the British Iron and Steel Institute.
     The marriage of Mr. Butler occurred in 1866, when he was united with Miss Harriet V. Ingersoll, a daughter of Jonathan Ingersoll, a lieutenant in the United States Navy and a resident of Honesdale, Pennsylvania.  Three children have been born of this marriage, namely: Blanche, wife of E. L. Ford, superintendent of the Youngstown Steel Company, a resident of the city; Grace, wife of Arthur McGraw, cashier of Park, Davis & Co., a resident of Detroit; and Henry A., a graduate of the Rayen public school, now attending Harvard University.  Mrs. Butler and her children are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, in which body they are esteemed and valued factors.
     Having devoted his entire life to the pursuit of this particular line of business, Mr. Butler is an authority upon all matters pertaining to iron, and the honorable methods upon which he has always conducted all his transactions have commended him to the favor and patronage of a large circle of friends, while to his energy and foresight is due much of the prosperity of the mammoth concerns with which he is connected.  Possessing the qualifications necessary to success, combined with the strictest sense of honor, Mr. Butler has won for himself the confidence of all with whom he has had business relations, and he is most justly regarded as a leading and representative exponent of the great iron interests of Youngstown and the Mahoning valley.  Although not active in political matters, he is a strong Republican, and embraces every opportunity to further the interests of that organization.  His home, which is a model of elegance and refinement, contains the finest private collection of paintings in the State, Mr. Butler being an authority on the fine arts, and the exquisite taste displayed in its furnishings and appointments render it one of the finest residences in the entire city.  Mr. Butler is a man of whom it would be difficult to say too much in praise, as he possesses all the qualities which make a noble and perfect man, while his pleasant, genial manner and address have gained for him friends wherever he is known.  To such men as Mr. Butler is due the prosperity of a community, and Youngstown has reason to congratulate itself upon its good fortune in possessing so public-spirited and enterprising a citizen within its limits as J. B. Butler.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Trumbull and Mahoning - Publ. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1893 - Page 467

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