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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
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)
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JAMES
M. EARNST, a leading physician of Columbiana county,
Ohio, was born in Harrison township, Carroll county, Ohio,
Feb. 20, 1848. Dr. Earnst resided on his
grandfather's farm until he was twenty-five years of age,
having meanwhile acquired a good common schooling in his
native town. When he had reached his twenty-fifth year
he entered the medical college of the University of
Michigan, where he remained for six months, after which he
became a student in the Long Island Medical college, and was
graduated therefrom June 24, 1875, fully equipped for the
practice of his chosen profession, having had three full
courses of lectures, one at the University of Michigan and
two in the Long Island Medical college. Dr. Earnst
settled in North Georgetown, Ohio, and has since remained
there in the active practice of medicine, with the exception
of one year spent in Topeka, Kan. He was married on
the 15th of March, 1876, to Miss Mary F. Slentz, a
daughter of Edmund N. and Lucinda Slentz, of Malvern,
Ohio. Mrs. Earnst was born Jan. 27, 1854.
To this happy union seven children have been born, namely:
Effie C., Jettie M., Claudie C., Capitola P., Florence L.
and James E., and one daughter that died in infancy.
Dr. Earnst is a prominent member of the F. & A. M.,
and of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
He is one of Georgetown's leading citizens as well as
one of the most eminent physicians of the county.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II -
Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 277 |
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MARTIN L. EDWARDS,
a prominent manufacturer of Salem, is a Pennsylvanian by
birth, having been born in Fallowfield township, Chester
county, Penn., Apr. 26, 1836. His parents were
Zenas P. and Mary (Reeves) Edwards, who were natives of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, respectively. They
settled in Salem in 1839. The father was a blacksmith.
After but a short residence in Salem he removed to the
vicinity of Mount Union, residence in Salem he removed to
the vicinity of Mount Union, Stark county, Ohio, where he
purchased a farm which he operated in connection with
blacksmithing. He died July 14, 1888. Martin
L. Edwards remained on the paternal farm in Stark
county, until his eighteenth year, when, in 1854, he became
an apprentice in Salem, to the machinists trade. After
an apprenticeship of three years he worked as a journeyman
for three years. In 1860 he entered Hillsdale college,
at Hillsdale, Mich. Despite his great desire to obtain
an advanced education, Mr. Edwards enlisted as a
private in Company C, Second Michigan regiment, Apr. 19,
1861, being one of 100 patriotic students of that
institution who offered their services to their country.
After the expiration of the three months enlistment he
returned to Salem, and in the latter part of July, 1861,
enlisted in Company C, Eleventh Ohio volunteer infantry, as
a recruit, joining his regiment at Sewell Mountain, W. Va.,
along with some thirty other recruits whom he enlisted for
the same company. His rise was rapid. From a
private he became first sergeant, in 1862; a second and
first lieutenant in the same year, and in the spring of 1863
he was promoted to a captaincy, but was not mustered as a
captain because of the reduced condition of his regiment.
He was mustered out June 21, 1864, as a first lieutenant,
having commanded a company the last year of his service.
He participated in the battles in West Virginia under
Gen. Rosecrans in 1862, and was with the army of the
Cumberland in all of its battles and marches from February
1863, until June, 1864, during which time he commanded a
musket proof gunboat on the Cumberland river, armed with 100
picked riflemen and six cannon, doing convoy duty for a
fleet of boats running from Nashville, Tenn., to Carthage,
Tenn., a distance of 150 miles, furnishing Gen. Crook's
division, at Carthage, with supplies. In this service
he was engaged with the rebels quite frequently, who sought
to capture the entire fleet, but without success. In
June, 1864, having received his honorable discharge, he
returned to Salem and resumed his work as a machinist in the
employ of Dole & Silver, remaining with them until
the fall of 1872, the last seven years of which time he
occupied the position of foreman in their shops. In
1872 he founded the manufactory which he has since so
successfully operated. Mr. Edwards is the
inventor and patentee of most of the machines which he
makes, he having had issued to him twenty or more letters
patent. Among his productions are meat choppers, lard
and tallow presses, sausage stuffers, hub boxing machines,
blacksmith's hand and power drills, cork sharpeners, endless
chain horse-powers, and numerous other useful and economic
articles. He married, Aug. 2, 1864, Sarah C. Ney,
who is the daughter of Dr. Jacob and Elizabeth (Bowman)
Ney. Their one child in Ethel I. Mr.
Edwards is a member of the G. A. R., I. O. O. F. and R.
A. He has served two terms as a member of the Salem
council, has been a delegate to several state encampments of
the G. A. R., and was a state delegate to the national
encampment at Portland, Maine, in 1884. In politics he
is an independent.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II -
Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 209 -
Perry Twp. |
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ERASTUS
EELLS, a prominent pioneer of
Columbiana county, is a native of Connecticut, Aug. 9, 1808.
The first of the Eells to cross the ocean was John,
who came over in 1628, and returned to England in 1640,
taking his son Samuel, born in 1639. This son
returned to America in 1661. He was a prominent
lawyer, a major in King Philip's war, and died in
Massachusetts in 1709. The subject descended from his
son Samuel. Erastus Eells' great-grandfather,
Rev. John Eells, of Milford, was the first minister
of New Canaan, having charge of the Congregational church as
early as 1733. The subject's grandfather was
Jeremiah B. Eells also a native of New Canaan, Conn.
The father of Erastus Eells was Nathaniel Eells.
His wife was Elizabeth Hoyt, daughter of Justice
Hoyt, a Baptist minister of New Canaan. The family
came to Columbiana county as long ago as 1817, locating near
new Lisbon where Nathaniel Eells ded August, 1823.
They had nine children: Eliza, Alvira, Polly, Nathaniel,
Hannah, Emeline, Electious, Erastus and George,
the last two being the only members of the family now
living. Erastus Eells remained on the home farm
in Elk Run township, until 1824, when he came to New Lisbon
and entered upon an apprenticeship to learn cabinet making
with Joseph Ledlie with whom he remained three years.
After working an a journeyman one year, he opened a shop of
his own in 1828 and has been in the business ever since, a
period of sixty-two years, being perhaps the oldest cabinet
maker and undertaker in the state of Ohio. During the
time he has been engaged in business he has buried over
4,300 bodies and driven over 55,000 miles in delivering
coffins and cases and attending funerals, not including
funerals attended by his assistants, a record unparalleled.
During all these years he has never been behindhand,
although in one instance he had but three hours notice with
a coffin to trim and a drive of ten miles. Mr.
Eells was one of the original abolitionists of eastern
Ohio, and became one of the most active and trusted agents
of the "underground railroad" twenty-five years before the
war, and the freedom of many a poor slave was due to his
courage and untiring efforts. The things he then did
in secret he now dares to tell and receive the praises
therefor which he so justly merits. He has been four
times married, the first time Mar. 12, 1829, to Mary Ann
Ramsey who died Nov. 15, 1837, having been the mother of
four children: Susan R. (deceased), Robert G.,
Elizabeth and Leonard H. Mr. Eells married
his second wife, Jennet S. Biggs, on May 3, 1838, and
to this union were born two children: Mary Ann and
Agnes, both of whom are dead. Mrs. Jennet Eells
departed this life July 13, 1840, and Apr. 27, 1841, the
third marriage was solemnized with Nellie Bell McKaig,
who bore him one daughter Nellie B., died quite
young. Mrs. Eells died Feb. 24, 1842.
Mr. Eells married his last wife Katherine Figley,
Nov. 3, 1842, and to them were born four children as
follows: Hannah H., Martha R., Sarah H.
(deceased), and Eliza J. (deceased). Mr.
Eells was honored by his fellow-citizens with an
election to the office of county treasurer in 1859, and he
discharged the duties of that responsible position for one
term of two years. He became a member of the
Presbyterian church in August, 1828, and in May of 1830,
united with the associated Presbyterian church at West
Beaver, now known as the United Presbyterian, which
connection he still retains.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley -
Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page
219 |
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JOHN R. EELLS
was born in 1852, on the farm which he now
owns. His educational privileges were above the
average, and he improved them. IN 1876 his marriage to
Miss Lydia R. Richardson was solemnized.
Mrs. Eells is a daughter of Samuel Richardson,
mention of whom will be found elsewhere in this work.
Five children have grown up in the happy home of Mr. and
Mrs. Eells, named respectively: Lizzie M., Electious
M., Daniel C., Barney and Frank R. The
family are members of the Presbyterian church, and he is
also a member of Pleasant Valley lodge, No. 398, of the K.
of P., and had the honor to be appointed a delegate to the
grand lodge of Ohio, in 1890. Electious
Eells, the father of the above, was born in Connecticut
in 186, and when but one or two years of age was brought to
Ohio by his parents, Nathaniel and Martha. They
settled in Columbiana county and entered government land,
where the father remained until his death.
Electious passed through the trying scenes of the
pioneer days of the county, was educated in the old log
school house that stood near his father's farm and was
taught the lesson of industry and frugality. He
married Amfield Morgan, daughter of Thomas C. and
Susanna Morgan, who came to Ohio from Rhode Island and
settled on the land now in the possession of their
grandchild. Electious and Amfield Eells were
members of the Presbyterian and Campbellite churches,
respectively. He held many township offices and was
regarded with much respect and esteem by all who knew him.
The children of this marriage, besides John R., were:
Mrs. Susanna Randolph, Thomas M., Mrs. Kate Ferrall,
George E., Abel, Celestine, deceased; Martha,
deceased; Mrs. Amanda Justison, Jennie, deceased;
Mrs. Mary Nuson and Hattie E.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley -
Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page
181 |
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WILLIAM
ERLANGER, one of the leading clothiers of East
Liverpool, was born in Fuerth, Baveria, Germany, in the year
1853. His father, William Erlanger, Sr., also
a native of Bavaria, was a dry goods merchant in that
country, a business he followed until his death, in 1852.
The subject of this mention is one of five children.
He was educated in the schools of his native country, and
after taking a course in a commercial college, began working
while still young in a knitting mill at Offenbach, A. M.
After continuing in the old country until 1871, working at
different places during that time, he came to the United
States, and for about one year was employed in New York
city, but afterward engaged in different enterprises at
different places. He first engaged in the clothing
business in 1872, in Philadelphia, where he clerked for some
time in a large wholesale house. In 1875 he began
business in partnership with Joseph Levy, at Butler,
Penn., and was also engaged in the same trade for some time
in the city of Canton, Ohio. The firm came to East
Liverpool in 1880, and established the business which Mr.
Erlanger at present conducts. In February, 1881,
Mr. Levy disposed of his interests in the
establishment, and since that time Mr. Erlanger has
been sole owner, and as already stated, is among the leading
clothiers of the city. He is a popular business man,
and socially occupies a prominent position in East
Liverpool. In March 1882, his marriage was solemnized
with Miss Sophia Meyers, of Philadelphia. The
wedded life of Mr. and Mrs. Erlanger has been blessed
with two children, Milton and Sidney. Mr.
Erlanger is a member of the I. O. O. F., Masonic Order
and Mystic Circle.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II -
Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 317 |
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EVANS
FAMILY. The first member of the Family
family to settle in Columbiana county, was Jonathan
Evans, a native of Pennsylvania county, who was located
on the northeast corner of section 6, of Perry township, in
1805. This land now lies within the city limits of
Salem. He cleared and improved this land and was
intimately connected with the growth and development of this
section of the country. He died in August, 1849, at
the age of sixty-nine years, leaving a family of five
children, viz.: Mrs. Hannah Bousall, Mrs. Lydia
Mathers, Mrs. Susan Stratton, Mrs. Sarah Bousall and
Philip. He was a member of the Society of Friends
and a prominent citizen. At his death Philip,
his only son, succeeded to the homestead, where he resided
until his death. He laid out an addition to Salem,
known as "the Evans addition." He was a member
of the Society of Friends and at one time was the treasurer
of his branch of this order. His wife, Esther
Morris, was a daughter of Joseph Morris, a
pioneer of Goshen township, Mahoning county. By this
marriage one son was born, named Jonathan M.
Jonathan was reared on the paternal farm, being educated
in the public schools of Salem, and later in the seminary at
that place. Early in life he made farming his chosen
work and was engaged in agriculture and in the nursery
business in Perry township, up to 1885, when he removed to
Salem township, where he is now engaged in farming. In
1873 he married Miss Annis C. Miller, daughter of
Peter and Elizabeth (Whitacre) Miller, of Salem, by whom
he has had three children: Warren M., Esther
E. and Jonathan Morris. Mr. Evans was born
in what is now Perry township, Apr. 24, 1847. He is
man of much ability and enterprise, and has made a marked
success in his calling.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II - Publ.
Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 211 |
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BENJAMIN
EVANS, dealer in general merchandise, is a
native of Wales, and first saw the light of day in the town
of Garndiveth, in the year 1844. His parents, Isaac
and Jemima (Waters) Evans, both natives of the same
country, came with their family of seven children to America
in 1850, locating in Washington county, Penn., where they
resided until 1857, when they came to Salineville, where
they resided until their respective deaths, the mother dying
in 1858, and the father in January, 1888. The
subject's education was derived from the resources at
command in Washington county, Penn., and Salineville, and in
1858 he engaged in coal mining, at which he was emplo9yed
until entering the United States army in 1861. He
enlisted in Company I, First Ohio volunteer infantry, with
which he served for a period of three years, having been
mustered in Sept. 14, of the above year, and honorably
discharged at Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 14, 1864.
During his period of service he was with his regiment in
many of the bloodiest battles of the war, including, among
others, Shiloh, Stone River, Liberty Gap, Chickamauga,
Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Buzzard's
Roost, Resaca, Adairsville, Bunt Hickory, Kenesaw Mountain,
and Chattahoochee River. After the last named battle,
the regiment was under Sherman and was mustered out
of the service at the date above mentioned. In the
battle of Mission Ridge, Mr. Evans was severely
wounded in the neck, the effect of which was to compel him
to remain from the field for some months in hospital, and
from the effects of which he still suffers. On
returning from the army he resumed coal mining at
Salineville, which he continued until 1877, when he embarked
in the mercantile business in the western part of the town,
but upon the death of his father, in 1888, he moved to the
stand occupied by the latter, where he has since sold goods.
Mr. Evans was married in 1867 to Miss Joanna,
daughter of James E. and Gwennie James both of whom
were natives of Wales, but at the time of the marriage,
residents of Pennsylvania. The following are the names
of the children born to this union: Dora B., Effie
C., Louis W., and Benjamin F. Mrs. Evans
and children are members of the Presbyterian church, and
Mr. Evans is a member of the Masonic fraternity, G.
A. R., and a republican in politics.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II - Publ.
Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 304 |
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