SAM JANOS, a prosperous merchant of Conneaut Harbor, was born in Greece, Oct. 4, 1884, the son of Peter and Mary (Giddas) Janos, both deceased.  They were the parents of five children: Spero, Angeline, deceased; Virginia, John and Sam, the subject of this sketch.
     Sam Janos emigrated to teh United States in 1904, and located at Butler, Pa., where he remained six years.  In 1910 he came to Conneaut and established his present place of business.  Mr. Janos carries a complete line of drugs, confections, cigars, etc.
     On Aug. 29, 1911, Mr. Janos was married to Miss Lucy Dibbs, a native of Syria, born Nov. 15, 1893.  Mrs. Janos has the following brothers and sisters: Sisie, married Donald Anthony, lives in Conneaut; John, in business with Mr. Janos; Josephine, a student at Emerson College, Boston, Mass.; and Anna, married Ray Stanley, lives at Detroit, Mich.  To Sam and Lucy (Dibbs) Janos have been born three children; Elizabeth, born Oct. 17, 1912; John, born Sept. 1, 1916; and Evelyn, born Sept. 7, 1920.
     Mr. Janos belongs to the Episcopal Church and is well and favorably known in his community.
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E. S. JEROME

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GEORGE S. JONES, owner and proprietor of Maple Shade Farm, ranks among the progressive and enterprising farmers of Ashtabula County.  His farm is in Jefferson Township.  He was born in Plymouth Township, Jan. 22, 1870, and is the son of George S. and Lydia (Andrews) Jones.
     George S. Jones, deceased, was a prominent pioneer of Plymouth his parents during the very early days.  He improved a large tract of land and engaged in general farming for 52 years.  He died in Ashtabula, and his wife, a native of Harpersfield, Ohio, is also deceased.  Mr. and Mrs. Jones were the parents of the following children: Paul, lives in Seattle, Wash.; George S., the subject of this sketch; Charles, lives in Seattle, Wash.; Ida, married W. E. Jerome; Inez, twin sister of Ida, married Lynn Rockwell, lives in Ashtabula;  Albert, who died in 1918.  By a former marriage, Mr. Jones had three children: Frank lives in Jefferson; Ada, married W. E. Mann, lives in Ashtabula; and Fred, lives retired in Jefferson.
     George S. Jones received his education in the district schools of Plymouth Township and began life as a building contractor in Ashtabula.  He then was employed by the New York Central Railroad for several years, after which he engaged in farming in Jefferson Township.  He owns 102 acres of good farm land and has one of the attractive stock farms of the township.
     Mr. Jones is a Republican and a highly esteemed resident of the community.
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W. E. JONES, who now lives at Wayne Center, has for many years been a prominent merchant of that community.  He was born there, Sept. 28, 1853, and is the son of Samuel and Samantha (Forbes) Jones.
     Samuel Jones, a native of Ashtabula County, was born Dec. 6, 1822.  He engaged in the general mercantile business at Wayne Center for many years and was an excellent citizen.  Mr. Jones' first wife was Samantha Forbes, who died Jan. 9, 1866, leaving two children: W. E., the subject of this sketch; and Stella Wilcox, who lives at Amboy, Ohio.  Mr. Jones was later married to Miss Saphronia Beckwith, who was born Aug. 18, 1842.  She now lives in Ashtabula.  Samuel Jones died May 25, 1912.  They were the parents of two children: Jennie L. Wilder, born Jan. 19, 1871, lives in Cleveland; and Ralph, born Sept. 15, 1875, lives at Conneaut, Ohio.
     W. E. Jones has always lived in Ashtabula County.  He was reared at Wayne Center and received his education in the district schools, after which he engaged in business with his father, the business being known as Jones & Sons. This partnership continued until 1883, at which time Mr. Jones took over the business, which he conducted successfully until 1912, when the business became known as S. W. Jones and Company.
     On Sept. 28, 1877, Mr. Jones was united in marriage with Miss Sarah McNeilly, a native of Ellsworth, Ohio, born Apr. 20, 1856, and the daughter of William J. and Louise (Beardsley) McNeilly, natives of Ohio.  Mr. McNeilly died Jan. 27, 1912, and his wife died Mar. 10, 1897.  They had nine children, as follows: Mrs. Jones; Philo, lives at Wayne Center, Ohio; Mary E., deceased; Ward D., deceased; Fannie P. Dillon, lives at Wayne Center, Ohio; Louis, deceased; F. W., deceased; Katie, wife of A. W. Hart, lives in New York; and Cora, the wife of W. E. Kreitler, lives in Warren, Ohio.  To W. E. and Sarah (McNeilly) Jones three children have been born:  Samuel W., born Dec. 18, 1890, who succeeded his father in business at Wayne Center; Lloyd F., born Apr. 15, 1893, at home; and Marcia S. Hasson, born Aug. 24, 1894, lives at Wayne Center.  There are two grandchildren: Neoma B. Jones, born June 1, 1918; and Gale E. Hasson, born May 1, 1919.
     Mr. Jones is identified with the Republican party in politics and served as postmaster of Wayne Center from 1883 until 1910, at which time the postoffice was removed from the village.  The family are members of the Congregational Church and are highly esteemed and widely known citizens of the county
Source: History of Ashtabula County, Ohio - by Moina W. Large - Vol. II - 1924 - Page 810

JAMES H. JUDSON, retired, is among the prominent citizens and successful business men of Ashtabula County.  He was born at Conneaut, Sept. 28, 1848, the son of Hiram and Azuba (Horton) Judson.
     Hiram Judson was born in New York in 1812, the oldest of three children of Elisha Judson, his two brothers being Ephriam and Isaac.  Ephriam went to Michigan, where he died when about 21 years of age. Isaac died in Elkhart, Ind., in 1886.  The mother of J. H. Judson was born Dec. 10, 1809, the elder of two children of James and Asenath (Mann) Horton, natives of Connecticut and Massachusetts, respectively.  The other child, Sarah, was born in May, 1811, and became the wife of S. A. Pelton, of Connecticut, and she died Mar. 1, 1883.  After the death of her mother, which occurred when Azuba was three years old, she went to live with her grandparents, Nathan and Elizabeth Mann, by whom she was reared.  Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Judson were married Mar. 6, 1835, and in 1840 settled in Conneaut.  Of the three children born to them only James H. is living.  Elisha, the oldest, born June 10, 1888, died at the age of 17 years, and Sarah, born Oct. 22, 1844, lived only four years.
     Hiram Judson, deceased, was one of the earliest settlers of Ashtabula County.  For a number of years he and Asa Shepard conducted a woolen mill and store on South Ridge, and in 1859 he moved into Conneaut and engaged in merchandising, E. A. Higgins being his partner.  He also, with Hiram Lake as a partner, carried on a lumber business.  With the discovery of oil in Pennsylvania, he went to the oil fields and for a number of years was one of the busy men in that busy section.  He returned to Conneaut, however, in 1864.  At the death of Mr. Lake, James H. Judson, the subject of this sketch, came into the firm, and he and his father continued a successful business in lumber until the time of Hiram Judson’s death, Oct. 19, 1890.  Mr. Judson was instantly killed when he fell from a train while en route to California.  His widow died in March, 1896.
      James H. Judson was educated in Conneaut, for a time receiving private instruction under William F. Hubbard, of Ashtabula, Ohio.  He has been identified with the interests of Conneaut for many years, beginning his business career as a clerk in the store of Mr. Keyes.  Afterward he and Mr. Keyes were engaged in the fish business, next he was in the shoe business with Joseph Douglas, and still later became a partner in the dry goods business with Mr. Higgins.  The firm of Higgins & Judson continued to do a successful business until 1884, when Mr. Judson sold out.  He then engaged in the lumber business until the time of his retirement, when he sold his interests to Mr. Parker.
     On Aug. 11, 1870, Mr. Judson was united in marriage with Miss Louisa Houck, a native of Buffalo, N. Y., and the daughter of Michael and Margaret (Pflau) Houck, of that place.  Mr. Houck died Jan. 12, 1879, and his wife died Apr. 25, 1871. born, as follows: To Mr. and Mrs. Judson five children were Hiram, who died at Conneaut in May, 1923; Clara, married Horace Fesmire, lives in Philadelphia, Pa.; Azulah, deceased, was the wife of Harry N. Williams, superintendent of the Chicago Division of the Nickel Plate Railroad, lives at Fort Wayne, Ind.; Margaret, lives with her father; and Ruth, died at the age of seven years.  There are three grandchildren: Judson, Louise and Paul Fesmire; and two great grandchildren, Marion and William Fesmire.
     Mr. Judson has always been a Republican.  He and his wife are the founders of the Church of Christ, Scientist, at Conneaut and Mr. Judson was its first reader.  He is a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and Shriner.  The Judson family is widely known and is one of the highly esteemed pioneer families of Northern Ohio.
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