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Source:
 History of the Upper Ohio Valley
with Historical Account of Columbiana County, Ohio.
A statement of the Resources, Industrial Growth and Commercial Advantages.  Family History and Biography
Vol. I & II. Illustrated
Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891

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  ROBERT T. ABRAHAM, the popular postmaster of East Liverpool, is a native of Columbiana Co., Ohio, and the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Abraham.  The paternal grandfather of the subject was John Abraham, a native of Westmoreland county, Penn., who moved to West Virginia at an early day and settled on a tract of land opposite the city of Wellsville.  Later, about 1810 he moved to Columbiana county and located on Long's Run, where he resided until 1859, at which time he emigrated to Indiana and settled in Greene county, where his death occurred in 1862.  His son, Thomas Abraham, father of the subject of this mention, was born in the year 1817, and in early life served an apprenticeship of three years at wagon-making, but never followed that occupation to any considerable extent.  He spent a number of years in the river trade, but afterward engaged in agricultural pursuits on land, the greater part of which is now included within the city limit is of Liverpool.  He married while quite young, Miss Elizabeth Quinn, daughter of John Quinn, the latter one of the early settlers of this county, having made improvements here as long ago as the year 1810.  To Mr. and Mrs. Abraham were born four children, all of whom are now living.  The father and mother departed this life in the years 1859 and 1849 respectively.  The immediate subject of this mention was born July 5, 1847, and received his educational training in the public schools of the county in which he obtained a knowledge sufficient to enable him to enrage in the profession to teaching.  He taught for some time in Indiana and in the fall of 1865 went west and spent about three years in different western states and territories.  It was during that time he made a trip from St. Joseph, Mo., to Denver, Colo., driving an ox team and walking the entire distance there and back.  In August, 1858, he returned to Columbiana county and for three succeeding years was a resident of the same, making his home during the greater part of that time in East Liverpool.  He afterward made another trip to the west and spent about four years, principally in Texas, Colorado and other parts, and then returned to Ohio and finished his trade of stone mason, which he followed for some years in this city and county, where he did a large business in contracting and building.  In 1884 he was elected street commissioner of Liverpool, the duties of which position he discharged for four years.  Owning to impaired health he was then compelled to abandon his trade and in 1887 was appointed postmaster of East Liverpool, an office which he has since held very efficiently and satisfactorily to the public.  Mr. Abraham is a public spirited citizen, fully alive to the general welfare of the city and county, and is one of the leading democrats of Columbiana county.  He has gained the good will of all, irrespective of party affiliation, and is widely and favorably known throughout this part of the Ohio Valley.  He is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the Blue lodge and chapter.  Mr. Abraham and Miss Inez M. Kerr, of Beaver county, Penn., were united in the holy bonds of matrimony in 1878 and their wedded life has been blessed by the following children:  Janet E., Thomas, Eva W., and Adell, all living.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page   286
  GEORGE M. ADAM, senior member of the firm of G. M. & M. B. Adam, dealers in buggies and harness, was born in New Lisbon, Columbiana county, in the year 1839, son of Gottlieb and Catharine Adam, natives respectively of Wurtemberg, Germany, and Ohio.  The father was a wagon-maker by trade, and followed his occupation in the old country until 1823, at which time he came to the United States, and located in New Lisbon, where he remained a short time and then he went to New Orleans.  Two years later he returned to Ohio and again located at New Lisbon, where he remained until his death.  The subject of this sketch is one of six children, and was reared and educated in New Lisbon.  He assisted his father in the shop until 1862, when he entered the army as private in Company F, Eighty-seventh Ohio infantry, with which he served four months.  He was at Harper's Ferry at the time of the surrender and was taken prisoner, and after his parole and discharge he returned home, but in 1864 again entered the army as second lieutenant of Company K, One Hundred and Forty-third infantry, with which he served for a period of four months.  On leaving the army he returned to New Lisbon, and in partnership with his brother, M. B. Adam, purchased his father's business, and conducted the same until 1879.  In that year they moved their manufacturing establishment to East Liverpool, enlarged the business by the addition of the harness department, and are now carrying on a large trade in harness and buggies.  Mr. Adam was married in 1888 to Hattie Pettit, who has borne him two children, Raymond T. and Frederick.  Mr. Adam has been prominent in municipal affairs, and in 1889 was elected real estate appraiser of Liverpool, which position he still holds.  He is a member of the G. A. R., and is a republican in politics.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 287 - Liverpool Twp.
  MELVIN B. ADAM, brother of the above (George M. Adam), was born in New Lisbon, in 1845.  In early life he began working with his father, and continued at the trade until the breaking out of the war, when he made several unsuccessful attempts to enter the army but was prevented from so doing by his parents.  In May, 1864, he was more successful, at which time he entered the One Hundred and Forty-third Ohio, with which he served until December of that year.  During his period of service he was in the Virginia campaign and took part  in the siege of Petersburg.  He also served in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania regiment, during Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania, and remained with it until it was disbanded.  At the close of the war he returned to his home and from there later came to East Liverpool, where, in partnership with his brother, G. M. Adam, he has since carried on a large and growing business in the buggy and harness trade.  In 1874 Mr. Adam and Miss Emma Ernwein were united in marriage and six children have blessed their union, as follows:  Bertha E., Nellie A., Clara L., Etta, Karl E. and Corinne.  Mr. and Mrs. Adam are members of the Presbyterian church of East LiverPool and active in religious work.  He is a member of the G. A. R., Sr. O. A. M., and in his political affiliations is identified with the republican party.  In January, 1889, he was appointed chief of the fire department of East Liverpool, the duties of which office he has since discharged in a manner highly satisfactory to all concerned.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 287 - Liverpool Twp.
  GEORGE WASHINGTON ADAMS.  The subject of this biographical sketch is General Washington Adams, an old pioneer of Columbiana county, who was born in York county, Penn., Nov. 14, 1810.  His father and mother were William and Rebecca (Douglas) Adams, natives of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Ohio in 1828, and settled at New Lisbon, where they remained about a year, when they took up their residence on a farm about a mile and a half from that place.  Here the parents remained until their death.  The father was a soldier in the war of 1812.  George W. Adams was brought up on a farm, and was given as much of an education as was possible to those in his circumstances in that day.  In 1833 he married Margaret Thomas, daughter of Evan and (Gilmore) Thomas, who were early settlers in this county.  Of the five children born to them, but two are living, one of whom is William H. who was a soldier in the late war.  He enlisted as a private, but was advanced to the position of captain for bravery.  He was with Sherman on his "March to the Sea," and served during the entire war.  The other child is Mary (Adams) Reese, who now lives in this township, and has three children.  Her mother was born in this county in 1812, and died in 1858.  In 1862 Mr. Adams married a second time, Mary C. Albert beginning his wife.  She is the daughter of William and Eliza Ann (Brown) Albert, who came to Ohio from Virginia in the early days of this county.  The second marriage resulted in the following children:  Maggie May, wife of Miller Crawford, by whom she has had three children: Maxie, Berna and Etta.  John C. Adams, a son by the last wife, is not yet of age and resides with his parents.  Mrs. Adams was born in this county in 1833.  Mr. and Mrs. Adams are active members of the Presbyterian church.  The subject of this mention began life penniless.  For three years he served as an apprentice to the carpenter's trade, and then bought a set of tools on credit.  He went to Wellsville where he worked a short time, and from there to various places, among them being Wheeling and Cincinnati.  Finally returning to this county he engaged to work for his old employer at sixteen dollars a month, and remained with him for several years.  In 1855 he took up the vocation of farming.  Subsequently he embarked in the hotel business in New Lisbon, but after five years returned to the farm.  He has 281 acres of good farming land in this county, one town lot in Salineville, twelve lots in Leetonia, and was the owner of the Commercial hotel at New Lisbon, now owned by William Bradbury.  The mill at Elkton is his property, as well as some 120 acres of land in Missouri.  He is one of the leading citizens of Columbiana county, and despite the fact that he has lost a great deal of money by fire and in other ways, he is a wealthy man.  And what is still more to his credit he made it all by his own efforts.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 205 - Center Twp.
  HENRY W. ADAMS, junior member of the firm of Adams Bros., a well-known business house of East Liverpool, was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, in 1841, and is the son of William and Sarah (Burchfield) Adams the father a native of Maryland and the mother of Pennsylvania.  William H. Adams was the son of George Adams also a native of Maryland, and was born in the year 1812.  He was a plasterer by occupation and also worked at the cigar maker's trade.  He came to Ohio a number of years ago and settled in Tuscarawas county, of which he remained a citizen until his death, in 1877.  Henry W. Adams, the immediate subject of the biography, is one of ten children, all of whom are living.  After attending the common schools for several years he learned the plasterer's trade, which he followed in this city and purchased an interest in the firm with which he is now identified.  In February, 1864, he enlisted in Company L, Third Ohio cavalry, with which he served until the close of the war, acting as clerk in the adjutant general's office during the greater part of his period of enlistment. He was married in 1871 to Susan Iler, and has five children, as follows:  Charles H., William E., Nina A., George A. and Henry H.  Mr. and Mrs. Adams are members of the Methodist church of East Liverpool and Mr. Adams is an active worker in the G. A. R.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 288 - Liverpool Twp.
  LAWRENCE STANTON ADAMS, a well-known newspaper man of Columbiana county, was born in New Lisbon, May 23, 1846.  His father, Martin C. Adams, was born in Steubenville, Ohio, March, 1803, was brought by his parents to New Lisbon, at the age of three years, and here grew to manhood.  He was a carpenter by trade, and became one of the leading contractors of Columbiana county, having erected a great many of the residences and business houses of New Lisbon and other towns in the county, besides a number of buildings, in the country.  He was married in the year 1840, to Isabella Huston, and had a family of five children whose names are as follows:  Matthew W., Mary G. (deceased), Lawrence S., Daniel and Isabella, (deceased).  Mr. and Mrs. Adams died Mar. 8, 1884, and July 22, 1887, respectively.  The grandfather of Lawrence was Matthew Adams a native of Little York, Penn.  He came to Columbiana county, Ohio, as early as 1806, and departed this life July 31, 1852, at New Lisbon.  The immediate subject of this mention received his educational training in the schools of New Lisbon, and in August, 1863, entered the office of the Buckeye State, where he obtained a thorough knowledge of the art preservative, which has been his life work.  He remained in the Buckeye office three years, after which he worked on the Journal  for several months, and later went to Pittsburgh, where he was similarly employed form 1870 until 1875.  He returned to New Lisbon the latter year and again entered the office of the Buckeye State where he was engaged three years.  Subsequently he was connected with the Wellsville Union three years, worked one year in Pittsburgh, and returning to New Lisbon, engaged with the Ohio Patriot, with which he is still connected.  He was married Sept. 14, 1882, to Ida B. Shultz, only daughter of David C. Schultz, a union blessed with two children, viz.:  Charles S. died in infancy, and Edna.  Mr. Adams is a member of the K. of P. fraternity, and belongs to the United Presbyterian church.  Mrs. Adams is a member of the Church of the Disciples.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 206 - Center Twp.
  WILLIAM H. ADAMS, senior member of the firm of Adams Bros., was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, in the year 1849, son of William and Sarah (Burchfield) Adams.  He attended the schools of his native county until seventeen years of age, at which time he entered upon an apprenticeship to learn the tinner's trade, which he followed as journeyman near his home until 1879.  He came to East Liverpool that year and opened a small business which soon increased, and in 1881, his brother Henry became a partner, a firm which still continues.  Under their joint management the stock has been largely increased and the business extended, and it is now one of the leading houses of the kind in the city.  Mr. Adams was married in 1874, to Laura Timmons, who has borne him three children, viz.:  Bessie E., Mary and Edward C.  Mr. Adams is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, belongs to the P. A. C., and in politics votes the republican ticket.  Mrs. Adams is also a member of the Methodist church, and a lady widely and favorably known in East Liverpool.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 288 - Liverpool Twp.
  WILLIAM W. ALLEN was born in Columbiana, Ohio, April 18, 1834, the son of Jesse and Hannah W. (Icenhour) Allen.  The father was a native of Chester county, Penn.  He came to Columbiana county when it was a wilderness.  His first business venture was in the undertaking business, in which he continued for many years.  He came to Salem in 1847, and died there in 1864.  He was thrice married,  his first wife being Miss Mercer;  Hannah Icenhour became his second wife and bore him the following named children:  Thomas C., William W. and Elizabeth M., who married David E. Blackburn.  Mrs. Elizabeth (Davis) Waterworst, daughter of Samuel Davis, the first settler of Salem, was his third wife.  William Allen, the subject of this sketch, passed his youth at Columbiana and Salem. He was educated in the public schools and at the Wittenbury college at Springfield, Ohio.  After leaving college, he entered the hotel business in Salem,  being the proprietor of the Farquhar house from 1858 to 1859.  He then located at Warren, Ohio, and there conducted the Gaskill house for six months, after which he returned to Salem and established a fish and oyster depot, which he has conducted since that time.  He married Sarah Boswell, daughter of Peter H. and Amy (Morris) Boswell, of Salem, May 1, 1856.  Their five children are:  Virginia K., wife of Preston B. Lee; Elizabeth M., wife of C. E. Whinney; William H., Paul, deceased, and Frank Y.  Mr. Allen is a pronounced democrat, and one of the highly respected business men of Salem.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 191
  B. M. ALLISON, proprietor of the Model Flouring mills of Wellsville, was born near Pughtown, Hancock county, W. V., Dec. 27, 1850, and is the son of Enoch and Mary (Bartley) Allison natives of West Virginia and Ireland, respectively.  His paternal grandfather was Burgess Allison, a native of Maryland, who settled in Hancock, W. Va., in the year 1800.  His maternal grandfather was Andrew Bartley, who came from Ireland in an early day, and was also one of the pioneers of the above county and state.  B. M. Allison was reared upon a farm and early engaged in the milling business at Wellsville, Ohio, where, as proprietor of the Model mills, he earned the reputation of an expert manufacturer of flour.  In 1889 he erected the Model mill at Wellsville, which from its peculiar construction and unique design, is doubtless the most complete mill of its kind in the United States if not in the world.  It is a four story structure, 24x40 feet in dimensions, and is built in sections so as to be easily taken apart and transported to a distance if necessary.  It is supplied with the Smith Brothers' machinery for the manufacture of flour by the latest improved process has a capacity of seventy-five barrels per day, and is pronounced by connoisseurs to be as nearly perfect as it is possible to construct a mill of its kind.  It has been exhibited at Jackson, Mich., Buffalo, N. Y., Cincinnati, Ohio, and other places, and can be constructed and in full operation at any place in three days.  Mr. Allison is to be congratulated upon his success as a manufacturer of flour and his mill is certainly a very valuable addition to the town of Wellsville.  Mr. Allison was married in 1875 to Mary A. Bunting of Wellsville, who has borne him two children, a boy and girl, Harry G. and Mary E.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 330 - Yellow Creek Twp.
  HON. JACOB A. AMBLER.  The Hon. Jacob A. Ambler is a native of Pittsburg, Penn., and was born Feb. 18, 1829.  His parents, Henry and Hannah (Speight) Ambler, were natives of England, having emigrated to America in 1822, and settled in Pittsburg, where they resided for many years.  Jacob Ambler was the third son in a family of eleven children and after he attained the age of fourteen, was compelled to rely on his own resources.  He acquired his education in the public schools of Pittsburg, and under the tutelage of Mr. John Kelly, a noted instructor of his day.  In 1849 he came to Salem, Ohio, and there read law with his brother Henry, who subsequently became a prominent attorney of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and was admitted to the bar in March, 1851, when twenty-two years of age.  He at once began the practice of his Profession with his brother.  This partnership continued for three years and was then terminated by the removal of the brother to Iowa.  For the succeeding three years he was associated with P. A. Laubie, Esq., of Salem, now a judge of the circuit court of this circuit.  In Oct., 1857, Mr. Ambler was elected to the lower house of the Ohio legislature on the republican ticket, resigning this office in October, 1859, to accept an appointment by Governor Chase, on the common pleas bench of the first sub-division of the ninth judicial district of the state, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Lyman W. Potter.  In October, 1860, he was elected to the bench for the remainder of the unexpired term, and re-elected in the following year for the full term of five years.  Judge Ambler was elected to represent the seventeenth district of Ohio in the forty-first congress, and was re-elected to the forty-second congress.  While in the legislature, he served as a member of the committee on the judiciary, and while in congress as a member of the committee on foreign affairs and also on the committee on the revision of the laws.  Since the expiration of his congressional service he has devoted his time to the practice of his profession, exclusively, with the exception of serving on the United States tariff commission, by appointment of President Arthur, the report of which commission was the basis of the tariff law of 1883.  Judge Ambler was a democrat until the organization of the republican party, but since that period has been a staunch advocate of its policy.  His last active service in political campaigns, however, was in 1871, when he accompanied Governor Noyes on his canvassing tour through southern Ohio.  He was also a member of the Cincinnati convention which nominated R. B. Hayes for the presidency in 1876.  June 1, 1852, he married Mary Steel, daughter of Andrew and Sarah (Makemsen) Steel of Salem, and by her has four children:  Byron S. , Laura (Mrs. M. C. McNabb), Ralph S. and Maude.  Judge Ambler is a member of the Masonic fraternity for over thirty years.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 192 
  GEORGE W. ANDERSON, one of the oldest citizens of Columbiana county, Ohio, first saw the light in Washington county, Penn., Dec. 11, 1814.  His parents were Matthew and Elizabeth (Ladely) Anderson, natives of Ireland and Virginia, respectively.  Matthew came to America with his parents when he was two years of age.  The parents settled in Washington county, Penn., and there reared a family of three children.  Matthew and Elizabeth were members of the Seceders church, but the mother subsequently united with the United Presbyterians.  When fifteen years old George W. Anderson began working on a farm, and was employed both as a farmer and carpenter for several years.  In 1848 he moved to Columbiana county, settling on the farm now owned by him.  He has been so successful in his work that he now owns 214 acres of fine land in Liverpool township, besides land in Virginia.  He has in all probability held more public offices than any other man in the township, and all of his public acts were characterized by the same energy and integrity as have dominated his whole life.  Isabella Fassett, granddaughter of Thomas Fassett, who at one time owned the town of Liverpool, and in whose honor it was called Fassettstown, became his wife in 1835, and has borne him five children, as follows:  Thomas F., married Martha Huston; his death occurred in 1886; Isabel and Clark are his offspring; Matthew married Zrady Huston, they live in East Liverpool, and have one child Clarence G.; Joseph R., married Ellen McDonald who died in 1890; he resides in Columbiana; John C., married Lizzie Todd, by whom he has had one child, George Archer; John manages the home farm, and is a successful and enterprising business man, and Lizzie, who lives with her parents.  The family are members of the United Presbyterian church, of which the father is a trustee, having held that position for over a third of a century.  The four sons of this representative family served their country in the rebellion, and they fought with the same earnestness and faithfulness that they have displayed throughout their careers.  They were brave, patriotic soldiers, that, which no greater praise can be given.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page   257)
  JAMES ANDERSON, M. D., one of the most skillful and successful physicians of Columbiana county, is a native of Columbiana county, having first seen the light of Knox township, Dec. 13, 1851, his parents being William and Isabel (Little) Anderson, natives of Scotland, who settled in Knox township about 1847.  Dr. Anderson was brought up on a farm until he reached his sixteenth year, at which time he entered Mount Union College, from which he was graduated in 1874.  The same year he began the study of medicine with Dr. C. L. Anderson, of Homeworth, Columbiana county.  In the fall of 1874 he entered the medical department of the University of Michigan, and two years later was graduated therefrom.  Subsequently he graduated from the University of the city of New York. In the fall of the year 1877, a few months after completing the course of the University of New York, Dr. Anderson took up his residence in Salem, Ohio, where he began the practice of his profession.  Here he has since remained, having gained a name for skill in his profession, which has resulted in giving him a large and lucrative practice.   Miss Henrietta Brooke became his wife in 1877.  She is the daughter of Jesse and Agnes (Diehl) Brooke, of Homeworth, Columbiana county.  Their three children are: Mary, Thomas B. and Robert B.  Dr. Anderson is a member of the Union Medical Society, of Columbiana and adjoining counties, and also of the Ohio State Medical Society. He is a member of the K. of P., and his family are communicants of the Presbyterian church.  His political views are democratic.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page   193
  T. F. ANDERSON, one of the prominent citizens of East Liverpool, member of the firm of Knowles, Taylor & Anderson, engaged in the manufacture of sewer pipe and terra cotta ware, was born in Anderson, West Va.  His father, Thomas Anderson, a native of eastern Pennsylvania, located in Anderson and engaged in the manufacture of fire brick and was the founder of that place.  Previous to his going to West Virginia, he was engaged in manufacturing at Pittsburg and was one of the pioneers of the fire brick industry of that city.  He continued in the manufacture of brick at Anderson for a number of years, but the latter portion of his life was spent in retirement, until his death, which took place in January, 1890.  He was the father of four sons and two daughters, two of the former now running the old works at Anderson, one son being dead.  Our subject was educated in the schools of West Virginia.  He began work with his father in the manufacture of brick and remained there until some time in 1878.  Upon reaching his majority, he purchased an interest in the works which were conducted for about twelve years under the firm name of Thomas Anderson & Son.  In 1878, he disposed of his interest to his father and moved to Denver, Col., where he established a manufactory of building brick.  He also established a fire brick factory in Golden, Col.  He conducted these factories until 1882, when he disposed of them and returned to eastern Ohio, where he connected himself with the N. U. Walker clay factory of which he acted as general manager for four years.  During this time the works were remodeled to a great extent.  In 1886, he formed a partnership with Messrs. Isaac W. and Homer Knowles and John M. Taylor.  This firm built the sewer pipe works which are now one of the ornaments of this city and of which Mr. Anderson has acted as general manager.  He was married Oct. 23, 1868, to Margaret B. Ori, a resident of West Virginia.  The result of this union as been two sons:  Thomas B. and George O., both living.  Thomas B. is now acting as manager of the works.  Our subject has never taken any part in politics, but is loyal to the republican doctrine.  The firm to which Mr. Anderson belongs has met with very flattering success and is now doing an extensive business.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 289
  WILLIAM ANDERSON, one of the older residents of the Upper Ohio Valley, is a native of Brooke county, W. Va., born in the year 1828 the son of John and Mary (Gaston) Anderson, both natives of Pennsylvania.  His paternal grandfather was a native of Ireland, which county he left in an early day, settling in the United States some time during the revolutionary war.  John Anderson was born in 1790, and was a prominent farmer and stock dealer.  He served as captain in the war of 1812 and became a resident of Columbiana county in 1832 and of East Liverpool in 1854.  He had a family of ten children three of whom are living, and he departed this life in 1878, at the age of 80 years.  William Anderson grew to manhood on a farm and early chose agriculture for a life work and followed the same until within a comparatively recent date.  For the last fifteen years he has lived in retirement, but for a short time previous to that date he followed teaming for an occupation.  In 1871 he married Sarah McDonald who died August, 1889, leaving three children, viz., James A., John E., and Ella M., all living.  Mr. Anderson served six months in the late war in the One Hundred and Forty-third Ohio volunteer infantry enlisting in 1864.  He is a quiet man, a substantial citizen and is esteemed for his many sterling traits of character.  He is a member of the G. A. R. and belongs to the United Presbyterian church.  Mr. Anderson also belonged to the same religious organization and her life was in harmony with her christian profession.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 290
  ANDREW ARMSTRONG, one of the most respected pioneer settlers of Elk Run township was born Jan. 25, 1818, the son of Andrew and Hannah (Shaw) Armstrong.  The father was born in Northumberland county, Penn., in 1783, and moved to Ohio with his parents in 1799, first settling at Georgetown, where they remained for about one year, when they removed to Middleton township and "squatted" on a piece of land in section twenty-six.  Here he remained until the breaking out of the war of 1812, when he enlisted under Capt. William Faulke, serving under the command of William Henry Harrison  He was with the army that cut a road from Ohio to the Maumee Valley.  Two land warrants were given him by the government for his service during the war.  He lived to be seventy-three years of age, and died a respected honored citizen.  For several terms he was elected a trustee of the township.  His parents were William and Elizabeth Armstrong.  The former came to America from Ireland when quite young.  Upon his arrival in this country he was sold for enough to pay his passage from Ireland.  When he settled in Ohio it was not yet made a state.  He "squatted" on a piece of land, ten acres of which he cleared, but the property was afterward taken from him when the land was opened for entry.  Not to be discouraged he entered a quarter section of land where Clarkson now stands.  Upon this he built a house upon what he thought to be his own land, but which proved to belong to another when the survey was made.  He served in the Revolutionary war.  Andrew Armstrong, the principal of this biographical sketch, learned to "read, write and cipher" in the log school-house before he reached his twelfth year, after which time his services were required at home on the farm.  Elizabeth Bowman daughter of of Christian and Sarah (Walter) Bowman, became his wife in 1842.  Mention of the latter family will be found elsewhere in this book.  Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong; They are:  C. Bowman, Perry M., Melissa J., George W., Sarah E., Mary H., Henry A. and Frank Siegle.  Mrs. Armstrong was born in 1820, on the homestead of her family.  At the age of eighteen years Andrew Armstrong began life's battle for himself, at which time he was employed as a teamster driving a six horse team to Philadelphia, having continued in this business for twelve years, during which time he managed to save up a considerable amount of money.  Mr. Armstrong bought 160 acres of land in Hancock county, Ohio.  He loaned a man some money who kept a store in Elkton, and was afterward obliged to take the business in payment of the debt.  He remained in the mercantile business for three years, at the expiration of which period his father died (in 1855), and Mr. Armstrong then removed to the farm previously occupied by his father.  Having bought the other heir's property, he now owns 163 acres of the homestead in section 22, Elk Run township, to which he has since added some seventeen acres.  This farm is under the highest state of cultivation, and is a source of great credit to its owner.  From 1866 to 1872.  Mr. Armstrong served as a county commissioner, and for six years as a justice of the peace; he is also a trustee of the township.  He was one of the commissioners when the new court house was built, in 1871-72.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 373
  ANDREW W. ARMSTRONG was born March 17, 1834.  His parents were William and Hannah (Chamberlain) Armstrong, mention of whom is made in another place.  Mr. Armstrong passed the usual happy days of a farmer's son, working on the farm in the summer season and attending school in winter.  The educational advantages of that day, although not comparing favorably with those of to-day in some respects, yet were such as to fit the scholar for the hardy life of a pioneer settler.  The lessons of self-denial and self-reliance taught in the old log school-houses with their chinks stopped with mud, their slab seats and stick chimneys, were lessons which eminently fitted the hardy young settler to cope with dangers and difficulties to which the boy of the present day is a stranger.  Mr. Armstrong began life on a rented farm, but steadily advanced in his calling until now he is the happy proprietor of a large and splendidly improved farm consisting of 196 acres.  He is considered as one of the leading farmers and citizens of the township of Elk Run, and by his life of probity and industry has gained the confidence and esteem of those with whom he comes in daily contact.  Sept. 4, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Turner  Three children have been born to them as follows:  William Albert, born Oct. 30, 1871; Kinsie Armstrong, born Aug. 17, 1881, and died Jan. 4, 1884; Edward Vale Armstrong, born Nov. 8, 1885.  Mrs. Armstrong is the daughter of George and Nancy (Switzer) Turner, both of whom are descended from prominent pioneer families of Columbiana county.  Mr. Armstrong was born in Virginia, Apr. 27, 1851.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 374
  C. BOWMAN ARMSTRONG was born in 1843, in Elk Run township, the son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Bowman) Armstrong.  Having completed his scholastic training, he being the eldest child it was necessary for him to remain on the old homestead and assist his father in the management of the farm.  In 1862 he offered his life and services to his country by enlisting in Company G, One Hundred and Fourth regiment of Ohio volunteer infantry, under Capt. Sturgeon.  After having served for nearly three years he received his honorable discharge at Raleigh, N. C. His record as a soldier was of the best, he always having been found at his post of duty.  When Mr. Armstrong returned home after having given three of the best years of his life to the service of his country, he had but $300, but at once settled down to active life.  His industry and enterprise have been rewarded insomuch that he now owns 199 acres of fine farming land, with good buildings, good stock and all that appertains to the successful operation of the farm.  He is an honored citizen and popular with all who know him best.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 373
  PERRY M. ARMSTRONG, a successful business man of New Lisbon, was born in Columbiana county, Sept. 15, 1845.  He received his educational training in the public schools of Elkton, grew to manhood on his father's farm, and at the age of twenty-one engaged in teaching, which he followed for some years with flattering success.  During the time that he was thus engaged he gave considerable attention to the surveying, having previously become quite efficient in civil engineering.  He subsequently purchased 146 acres of land adjoining his father's farm, and established himself thereon in the pursuit of agriculture which he carried on until about the year 1882.  From 1882 to 1885, he was agent for the Ohio farmers' insurance company, in which venture he met with good success, and in 1883 removed to New Lisbon and effected a co-partnership in the drug and hardware trade with S. D. Longshore, which still continues.  This house carries a full stock in the above lines, and is one of the substantial business firms of Columbiana county.  Mr. Armstrong is a member of the K. of P. fraternity, belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, as does also his wife, and potentially supports the republican party.  The father of the subject was Andrew Armstrong, a native of Columbiana county, born Jan. 29, 1818.  He was for some years engaged in teaming from Columbiana county to Philadelphia and Baltimore on the east, and Canton and Massillon on the west, and afterward engaged in farming.  In 1851 he engaged in the mercantile and hotel business at Elkton, until 1855, when he removed to the farm where he still resides.  He was married in 1842 to Elizabeth Bowman, daughter of Christian Bowman, who bore him eight children, as follows:  Christian B., Perry M., Mrs. Melissa Young, George W., Sarah E., Henry A., Mrs. Mary Longshore, and Frank S.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 207
  SYLVESTER ARMSTRONG, a well known farmer of Goshen township, was born in Columbiana county, now Mahoning county, Ohio, Sept. 26, 1846, and is the son of Joel and Mary A. (Thompson) Armstrong, the father a native of Ohio, and the mother of Pennsylvania.  Our subject was educated in the common schools in which he made much more than ordinary progress, and afterward attended a term at Mt. Union college with the object of preparing himself for the teacher's profession.  He taught sixteen terms of school, eight of which were in his own home district, and during all of the years spent in educational work he applied for only one school, his services having been eagerly sought by his patrons, who appreciated his abilities as an instructor.  While following the teacher's profession he was engaged to some extent in farming, and later began the manufacture of lumber, which he carried on in connection with agricultural pursuits for some years.  For some time he has given his attention to farming and contracting, and is now one of the active, progressive and responsible men of the community.  He was elected township clerk for five consecutive terms, and is now holding the office of justice of the peace, to which position he has chosen by his fellow citizens eight yeas ago.  Mr. Armstrong was married in 1873 to Miss Ada Johnson, daughter of Mathias and Susan Johnson who were old and respected residents of Columbiana county.  The wedded life of Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong has been blessed by four children, viz.:  William, Mary, Stella and Robert, all of whom reside with their parents.  Mr. Armstrong is a member of the P. of H., and is lecturer of the same at the present time.  He wields an influence for the republican party, and with his wife is a communicant of the Methodist Episcopal church.  Mr. Armstrong's paternal ancestors came originally from Ireland, in which county his grandfather, Robert Armstrong, was born and raised.  Robert Armstrong, in company with three brothers and a sister, came to America in the latter part of the last century and settled in Pennsylvania.  He afterward moved to Mahoning county, Ohio, settling in Goshen township, on the farm now owned by the subject of his sketch and Robert Lewis, the stone residence of the latter having been erected by Mr. Armstrong in the year 1826.  One of the brothers of Robert Armstrong was impressed into the service of the crown and was never afterward heard from.  James, another brother, settled in Virginia, and became a prominent planter.  William located in Louisiana, and became a general in the war of 1812.  A sister, Mary, married a Mr. Burnside, and was the mother of Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, who served with distinction in the late war, and afterward became governor of Rhode Island.  Joel Armstrong, the father of Sylvester H., was a farmer by occupation and a well known citizen of this county.  He was a prominent member of the Friends church, and to him is due the credit of establishing one of the first Sunday-Schools in this part of the country, of which he was many years superintendent.  He was born August, 1808, and died February, 1865.  His wife was born in 1823, and departed this life May, 1880.  These parents had eight children, six of whom are living at this time.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page  162
  THOMAS S. ARNOLD (Salem Twp.), proprietor and editor of the Leetonia Reporter, was born Oct. 4, 1854, in Salem, Ohio, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Flitcraft) Arnold.  This family is descended from one of the earliest pioneer families of Columbiana county.  Samuel's father came to Ohio from Philadelphia, Penn., about 1820 or 1825, and located in Goshen township.  His father settled on a farm which remained in the possession of the family for many years.  Samuel removed to Salem, where he learned the tailor's trade, which he followed until his removal to Columbiana, where he still resides.  He married Miss Elizabeth Flitcrift, daughter of Samuel and Phoebe (Smith) Flitcraft, by whom he has had nine children, six of whom are living.  They are: Josephine, Levi, Ella, Thomas S., William and Charles.  Thomas spent his early life in acquiring an education in the schools at Salem.  In 1869 he entered the schools at Columbiana, to which place his parents removed in that year.  Until 1872 he was occupied in the pursuit of an education, after which he entered the office of Moore, Nesbitt & Co., of Pittsburg, where for three years he was engaged in mastering the printer's trade.  In 1875 he returned to Columbiana, and in company with his brother, Levi, established the Columbiana True Press.  In July, 1879, Thomas purchased his brother's interest, and from that time until August, 1881, he managed the business alone.  At this time he came to Leetonia, and established the Leetonia Free Press.  The old Leetonia Reporter was established in 1872, but when Mr. Arnold took editorial charge its name was changed to the True Press, under which name it was published for several months.  It was then changed to the Leetonia Democrat, and in 1888 the old name of the Leetonia Reporter was resumed.  Mr. Arnold was married July 4, 1876, at Pittsburg, Penn., to Miss Maggie Berry, a native of New York state.  Their children are:  Harry, Lottie and Spencer.  He is a member of the I. O. O. F., of Leetonia, of the Knights of Honor, of Columbiana, and also of the Methodist Episcopal church.  His wife is a Catholic.  Mr. Arnold is a prominent democrat of Columbiana county. 
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page  250
  A. HOMER ARTER is among the most enterprising and successful young farmers of Columbiana county.  His birthplace is in Hanover township, where he first saw the light in 1863.  His parents are Aaron B. and Mary A. (Pike) Arter.  The former was born in Salem township, the son of Simon Arter, a native of Maryland, who came to Ohio about 1806 and settled in Center township.  A. Homer Arter received a good preliminary education and then became a student in the Damascus academy, where he remained for several terms.  The school was then taught by Prof. I. P. Hole.  Although Mr. Arter passed the required examination for a teacher's license he was never taught.  In 1885, he espoused Miss Sarah E. Williard, daughter of Peter and Susan (McCarns) Williard.  This union has been blessed by the birth of two children: Irwin D. and Hazel V.   Mrs. Arter was born in Franklin township, in 1865.  Mr. Arter decided to follow agriculture as his life's vocation.  HE began farming in a small way on a rented farm.  Although still a very young man, he has succeeded in acquiring eighty-eight acres of very fine farming land, which is under a state of the highest cultivation, with substantial buildings and all needed accessories.  He is a man of most liberal mind and is a firm friend and supporter of all enterprises calculated to benefit the community in which he resides.  He and his wife are active and efficient members of the Lutheran church, and are held in the highest respect and esteem by all who known them best.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 207 - Center Twp.
  THOMAS ATCHISON, a member of the firm of Atchison Brothers, is one of East Palestine's most promising young business men.  He was born in Schuylkill county, Penn., Aug. 24, 1855, being one of eleven children born to William and Eliza Atchison.  William was born in Northumberland county, England, Jan. 29, 1831.  Upon reaching the age of twenty-one years he came to the United States, where he sought a broader field for his life work.  After residing in Pennsylvania for two years he returned to the land of his nativity, where he was married.  After his marriage he returned to Pennsylvania, and in 1875 removed to Ohio, where he engaged in the mercantile business up to the time of his death, in 1888, his wife having been bought to an end by a railroad accident.  His wife resides with her son in East Palestine.  Thomas, the subject of this biographical mention, has lived in East Palestine the greater part of his life.  His younger days were spent in working in the mines and going to school.  At the time of his father's embarking in business Thomas was taken into the firm, and at the time of his father's death he assumed charge of the same in company with a brother.  In 1882 he was married to Belle Sutherin, daughter of John and Ann Sutherin.  This marriage has resulted in the birth of the following children:  Eliza, John, Sarah, and Willie, who is now dead.  Mr. and Mrs. Atchison are valued members of the Methodist Episcopal church, the former being a trustee of the same.  He is also a member of the East Palestine lodge, No. 417, F. & A. M.  Judging from the past, his future business career augurs well.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 267 - Unity Twp.
  HON. CHARLES ATEN.  The subject of this sketch is Hon. Charles Aten, who is one of the oldest living settlers of Columbiana county, having been a resident of the same for a period of eighty-five years.  He is the eldest of six children born to Henry Aten, who came to this county from Allegheny county, Penn., in 1805, and died at Wellsville, May, 1876 at the advanced age of one hundred and two years and seven months.  Mr. Aten was born in Allegheny county, Penn., Aug. 14, 1805; was brought by his parents to this county when an infant, in 1806, and lived on the home farm near the present site of Wellsville, where he was reared, and in early youth attended such schools as the country then afforded.  At the age of eighteen he entered Jefferson college, Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1825.  Of his class of twenty-nine members he is the only one living at this time.  On completing his education he began the study of law at Steubenville, Ohio, in the office of Gen. Sam Stokely, and was admitted to the bar in Harrison county in 1828, moving thence to New Lisbon, where he practiced his profession continuously until his retirement from active life about the year 1870.  He was elected to the legislature from Columbiana county in1836, re-elected in 1840, and at the ensuing election was sent to the state senate, in which body he served two terms.  In addition to the above he served three years as justice of the peace, two terms as mayor of New Lisbon, and in 1836 was appointed by the state convention a delegate to the national democratic convention held in Baltimore in June of that year, where he used his influence and vote for Martin Van Buren and Richard M. Johnson, for president and vice-president.  He is said to be the only delegate to that convention new living.  Mr. Aten was married in 1836 to Elizabeth B. Harbaugh, daughter of Jacob Harbaugh, to which union these children were born: Jerome (deceased), Louis, (deceased), Henry, (deceased), and Kate.  Mr. and Mrs. Aten have been members of the Presbyterian church for a number of years, and he is an active worker of the I. O. O. F., belonging to Concordia lodge.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 208 - Center Twp.
  GEORGE B. ATEN, the popular and efficient postmaster of Wellsville, was born Oct. 22, 1837.  He is the son of James and Margaret J. (Logan) Aten.  He is the son of James and Margaret J. (Logan) Aten.  His paternal grandfather, Henry, settled in Wellsville, in 1804.  James is born in Wellsville.  He was a graduate of the Cincinnati college of medicine and practiced in his native town for several years.  Later he entered into business and was thus engaged for about twenty-five years.  His death occurred in 1864, he being fifty-two years old.  His first wife was Margaret J. Logan, by whom he had two children, George B. and Frances M., who married C. R. Boyce. His second wife was Emily C. Bye.  Their four children were: Frank, Mrs. P. C. Young, and two now dead.  George B. Aten was educated in the schools of his native town.  Upon the breaking out of the war his patriotic spirit was fired, and he enlisted Apr. 3, 1861, in Company K, Third Ohio volunteer infantry, and served for three months; at the expiration of this time he re-enlisted in the same company, and served for three years.  He was taken prisoner while the army was in Georgia, and taken to Belle Island, from which he was paroled.  He never faltered at the word of command, and was ever found at his post, than which no greater praise can be given a soldier.  After the war Mr. Aten engaged in farming for several years, but subsequently entered the grocery business.  He was interested in the manufacture of sewer pipe for several years with Angus Lunond, in District of Columbia.  In 1877 Mr. Aten returned to Wellsville, and engaged in the grocery business.  Miss Hannah E. Riggs became of wife in 1864.  She is the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Northcroft) Riggs, of Wellsville.  To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Aten three children have been born:  Henry J.,  Willett R. and Elizabeth C.  Mr. Aten is a member of the I. O. O. F. and also of the G. A. R.  He was appointed postmaster of Wellsville in 1886, and has since filled that position with much satisfaction.  He is a man of much force of character and of undoubted ability.  He is a democrat.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 332 - Yellow Creek Twp.
  HENRY ATEN, a prominent farmer of Wellsville was born in the old stone mansion he now occupies, Oct. 3, 1814, and is the son of Henry and Mary (Morgan) Aten.  Henry Aten, Sr., was a native of Maryland, born Sept. 23, 1773, and his wife was a native of Maryland, born Sept. 23, 1773, and his wife was a native of Pennsylvania, born Nov. 29, 1782.  They settled in what is now Wellsville, Columbiana county, in 1804, and improved the farm upon which the subject now resides, a part of which is occupied by the town plat.  The residence in which Mr. Aten now lives, was erected in 1811, and is still in a state of good preservation, having been remodeled in 1874.  The elder Aten was a soldier in the war of 1812, and his death occurred Apr. 28, 1876, at the remarkable age of one hundred and three years.  Born a subject of Great Britain under the reign of George the Third, he was permitted to see the republic grown from a small beginning to the greatest country in the world.  The subject of this sketch succeeded to the homestead and has always followed farming as an occupation.  He is one of the substantial citizens of Columbiana county, and also one of the oldest and is widely and favorably known throughout this part of the state.  He is a member of the Presbyterian church and in politics is a supporter of the prohibition party.  Mr. Aten was married Jan. 8, 1867, to Eliza A., daughter of John and Ann (Russell) Dever, the issue of which union is five children:  George McCarrell, born Nov. 24, 1867; Carrie P. (deceased), Henry W. (deceased), Lydia J. F., born Feb. 24, 1877, and Mary C., born Sept. 24, 1883.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 331 - Yellow Creek Twp.
  JOHN M. ATEN, the leading gardner of East Liverpool, was born in Brooke county,  W. Va., in the year 1836, the son of Jeremiah and Mary (Morrow) Aten.  Mr. Aten's paternal grandfather moved from Maryland into West Virginia about the beginning of the present century and settled on King's Creek.  Jeremiah Aten was a farmer by occupation.  He reared a family of three children, and departed this life in 1848.  John M. Aten was reared a farmer and followed that useful calling until 1859, at which time he went to Colorado where for nearly two years he was engaged in mining.  Returning to his home in Virginia, he resumed agricultural pursuits and resided there until 1858, when he moved across the river and began gardening in the vicinity of Liverpool, a business which he still carries on with success and financial profit.  He has a large trade in Liverpool, Wellsville and other points, and his garden is one of the best in this part of the Ohio Valley.  Mr. Aten was married in 1863 to Adda Gaston, to which union the following children have been born, viz.:  Nettie, wife of W. T. Wilson, Mary, wife of E. Eldon, and Allie.  Mr. and Mrs. Aten are members of the Presbyterian church.  Mr. Aten is a prohibitionist in politics.  He has served as member of the school board and as township trustee.  Aten's addition to East Liverpool was laid out in lots by him from a part of his garden land.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 293
  RICHARD ATEN, a prominent and well-known retired citizen of Wellsville, was born in Yellow Creek township, Columbiana county, Jan. 30, 1810, and is a son of Henry and Mary (Morgan) Aten, natives respectively of Maryland and Pennsylvania.  The family settled in Yellow Creek township this county as early as 1804, having been among the pioneers of eastern Ohio.  The above parents reared a family of six children, whose names are as follows:  Charles, James, Richard; Frances, wife of John M. Chadwick; Henry, and Catherine, wife of Albert Cattlett.  Richard Aten was reared on the old homestead, and in early life engaged in agricultural pursuits, which he followed until 1832, when he embarked in the general mercantile trade in Wellsville, which he carried on successfully until 1840.  He disposed of his stock in the latter year, and again engaged in farming, which he carried on until 1860, when he retired from active life and removed to Wellsville where he has since resided.  In 1835 he married Valinda, daughter of E. Swearinger, of Yellow Creek township, a union blessed with the birth of two children, viz.: Henry and Sarah A., wife of Dr. John W. Hammond, both deceased.  Mrs. Hammond died leaving two children: Harry and Frances.  Mr. Aten is one of the oldest residents of Wellsville, and also one of the most highly respected.  Politically he is a republican and the Presbyterian church holds his religious creed.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 331 - Yellow Creek Twp.
  M. S. ATKINSON, whose sketch is herewith presented, is one of the well-known farmers and stock dealers of Goshen township.  He is a native of Ohio, born in Columbiana county, Nov. 26, 1831, and is the son of George and Elizabeth (Moore) Atkinson, who came from New Jersey to this part of Ohio a number of years ago.  George Atkinson was by trade a brick layer and plasterer, in which he served an apprenticeship for seven years in the city of Philadelphia.  He located near Salem early in the present city of Philadelphia.  He located near Salem early in the present century, and opened a farm which his sons carried on, his time being occupied in building and masonry work in various parts of the country.  He died about the year 1870, aged seventy-three years and his wife died a short time previous to that date at the age of seventy years.  Of their seven children three, viz.: Mrs. Elizabeth Carr, Henry and the subject of this sketch, are now living.  M. S. Atkinson learned the trade of carpentering in his younger days, and began working for himself when eighteen years of age.  He continued in his chosen calling until 1861, since which time he has been largely engaged in buying and shipping live stock - a business which has proved financially remunerative.  He was married Jan. 29, 1862, to Mary Lee, daughter of Mordecai and A. R. Lee, natives of Pennsylvania.  Mr. Lee was a well-known man in his community, and died in 1862.  His wife died in 1881, at the age of seventy-two.  They are estimable people, members of the Friends church, and reared a family of six children, two now living, viz.:  Elma Gyger, and Mrs. Atkinson.  Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson have two children:  Alton and Avin, both of whom reside at home.  Mr. Atkinson is a republican in politics.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 163 -

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