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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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D. J. McBANE, one of the leading butchers of East Liverpool, was born in Columbiana county, in 1868.  He is the son of Norman and Elizabeth McBane, his parents both being natives of Ohio.  Norman McBane received a limited education in the schools of his native county, and began mining when quite a young man.  During the gold excitement he went to California where he was engaged in mining for a short time.  He returned to Ohio and remained in that state until his death.  He was the father of five children, three of whom are yet living, as is also his wife.  Our subject received his early education in this county and remained on the farm until about sixteen years of age, when he began learning the butcher's trade with R. Y. Boyd, working for him some four years.  In 1888, in company with his brother, Norman G., he started in business in East Liverpool, which they are still conducting.  They have met with a fair measure of success in the business of butchering and their trade is steadily growing.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley  - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page  339
DUNCAN McBANE.  A representative business man of Wellsville is Duncan McBane, who, as the name indicates, is a native of Scotland, born near the city of Inverness, Nov. 30, 1831.  His parents were Alexander adn Margaret (McIntosh) McBane.  They came to America in 1832, locating in Canada, where they resided until 1847, at which time they moved to Columbiana county.  The father was by occupation a carpenter, and is remembered as a very skillful workman.  Duncan McBane, their only child, early learned the trade of stone mason and for twenty years was a contractor, a part of the time in the employ of the C. & P. railroad, for which he did much of the stone work.  He became a resident of Wellsville in 1861, and for a number of years was prominently identified with the mercantile interests of the city in the dry goods trade.  He also carried on the hardware business for some time, and since 1887 has been engaged in the boot and shoe trade, his house being one of the most substantial establishments of the kind in the county.  He is a member of the United Presbyterian church, a republican in politics, and a most estimable and highly respected citizen.  His wife, whose maiden name was Margaret McLean, daughter of Philip and Isabella (Noble) McLean of Madison township, ahs borne him one son, Alexander C., whose birth occurred July 25, 1870.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 346

JOSEPH McCREADY, of Madison township, Columbiana county, Ohio, was born on the 6th day of February, 1819.  He is the son of Joseph McCready, who was born in Washington county, Penn., and he was a son of Robert, who was a native of Scotland.  Joseph, senior, came to Ohio in 1806 and settled in the township where the family have since resided, the same farm which he then entered now being in the possession of his son and namesake.  This land was purchased from the Wells family.  The father's wife was Elizabeth Leeper, the offspring of Alexander Leeper, a Pennsylvanian.  This union resulted in the birth of thirteen children, five of whom still survive the parents.  Joseph McCready, the subject of this sketch, was married on his twenty-first birthday to Martha Campbell, by whom he had six children.  She died in 1833, and in the due course of time he married Catherine Boyd, who bore him three children.  This wife passed to her reward in 1889, mourned by all who knew her.  The family are members of the Presbyterian church.  Mr. McCready has served his township as a justice of the peace for many years, and is also a very efficient member of the school board, having been a member for over forty years.  He takes a deep interest in all educational movements promising the enlightenment of the coming generations and in all respects is an exemplary citizen.  He has two sons who have made their mark in the world as physicians, Joseph and Robert, the former of Pittsburg and the latter of Allegheny City.  Joseph McCready has a farm of 370 acres with substantial buildings and all modern conveniences for the proper operation of a farm.
 Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 171
DANIEL G. McINTOSH was one of six children who came to America with their parents, Daniel and Annie McIntosh, in 1830.  They landed in this country on the 6th of October, having come from Invernesshire, Scotland.  Madison township was selected as the place of their abode, and the family has since continued to reside there.  The father was born in Scotland in Scotland in 1786, and died in 1851.  His wife, who was Annie McGillvarey before her marriage, was born in Scotland in 1784, and died in 1851.  Both of these parents were carried off by a malignant pestilence that raged throughout the state during that year.  They were earnest members of the Presbyterian church, of which he was a ruling elder for a few years.  Daniel G. McIntosh was born in Invernesshire, Scotland, about the year 1817.  He was bout thirteen years of age at the time of the arrival in America.  Until he was eighteen years old he was engaged in helping his father about the farm, and in attending school.  At the latter age he went to work as a stone-quarrier, and continued in that employment for several years, having been engaged on several important works.  He was superintendent for two years while the Monongahela river was being made slack water for the use of boats, and also different other works.  Having saved some money by strict economy, he married Jennette McIntosh in 1851, and three of the five children born to them are still living.  Mrs. McIntosh died in 1865, and three years later he married Catherine Campbell, by whom he has had one child.  Mr. McIntosh, of late years, has been engaged in agriculture, and now owns a very fine farm in Madison township.  He has been a trustee of the township for two or three terms, and was township treasurer for one year.  He has retired from active life, and is now spending his declining years in peace and contentment.
     But few families have been so prominently identified with the advancement of Columbiana county to its present high position among the counties of Ohio as the McIntosh family, members of which have taken an active and effective part in the settlement of that region for over half a century.  FARQUHAR McINTOSH, the subject of this mention, was born in Invernesshire, Scotland, in the year 1822, and came to America with his parents when nine years of age.  His early youth was spent in working on his father's farm and in attending school.  In 1856, Eliza Campbell became his wife.  Mrs. McIntosh was a daughter of Angus and Isabel Campbell, who were among the first settlers of the county.  They were also of Scotch parentage.  Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh have had eight children to gladden their home.  Their names are:  Daniel C., a teacher of Page county, Ia., Belle C., Anna E., Angus A., Katie J. and John J.  Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh  are valued supporters of the Presbyterian church, and are to be found with the charitable and intelligent people of the community in which they live.  Farquhar McIntosh  enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Forty-third regiment of Ohio National Guards during the late war, and was honorably discharged at Columbus, Ohio, after having served his country with valor and faithfulness.  He has a good farm of 160 acres in Madison township, which is well stocked and in fair condition.
 Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 171
EVAN McINTOSH.   The children born to Evan and Isabell (McDonald) McIntosh were as follows:  Alexander, deceased, served in Company B, One Hundred and Forth-third regiment Ohio national guard, in the late war; John, deceased, was a prominent lawyer of Pike county, Ind.; Daniel, a school teacher, died about 1852; Jennett; Isabell, wife of Thomas Hill, of Pittsburg, Penn.; Mrs. Mary Ann Stafford; Mrs. Margaret Frazer, of Kansas; Evan; Mrs. Elizabeth Fraser; James C. who was a lieutenant in Company B, One Hundred and Forty-third regiment Ohio national guard, in the rebellion, and Kate, now living in Wellsville.  The father of these children was born in Invernesshire, Scotland, about 1798, and came to America with his parents when but two years old.  The family settled on government land in Yellow Creek township, Columbiana county, Ohio, about 1800.  They landed in Baltimore, and made the journey over the mountains on foot.  Evan McIntosh was reared on his father's farm and learned the cabinet-maker's trade, which he followed until his marriage to Isabell McDonald.  At this time they located on the farm on which their son Evan now lives.  This land was entered by a man by the name of Gilson, who made no improvements on it, so that when the McIntosh family gained possession there was everything to be done in order to make it a first-class farm.  The father died din 1841, but the mother survived until 1882.  They were members of the Presbyterian church, and he was one of the organizers of the Yellow Creek church, that has since been replaced by a new structure.  Evan McIntosh, Jr., whose sketch this is, came into the world in 1836, on the farm which he now owns.  When the rebellion broke out he enlisted in Company I, Seventy-eighth regiment Ohio volunteer infantry.  He took an active part in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Siege of Corinth, was the Grant before Vicksburg, and with Sherman during his Georgia campaign.  At the expiration of the latter campaign his term of service expired and he returned home, and in 1868 married Miss Christina McDonald, a daughter of James and Catherine McDonald, pioneers of Columbiana county.  The former was born in Scotland and emigrated to America when five years old.  His parents were Neal and Christina McDonald, who settled in Madison township about 1806, where they passed the remainder of their lives.  James died in 1887, and Catherine now lives on the old homestead.  They were earnest members of the Presbyterian church.  To Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh have been born two children: James, now a student in Scio college, and an infant that died before its christening.  After his marriage, Mr. McIntosh was engaged in the lumber business at East Liverpool for two years, since that time he has been engaged in farming.  The family are communicants of the Presbyterian church.
 Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 172
MATTHEW R. McKENNON, a prominent citizen of East Liverpool, is a native of Columbiana county, born on the farm he now owns, in the year 1825.  His father Michael McKennon, was a native of Washington county, Penn., and the son of Joseph McKennon, also a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio in 1801, and died in Columbiana county in 1809.  Michael McKennon was born Aug. 1, 1781, moved with his parents to Columbiana county, and here grew to manhood as a farmer, locating his first land near the present site of East Liverpool in1811.  He added to this tract in 1813, and the farm is now occupied by a part of the city limits.  He married in 1823, May 22, Elizabeth CAmeron, who bore him four children, three daughters and one son, the latter the subject of this sketch.  Mr. McKennon died Apr. 27, 1874, at the advanced age of ninety-three years.  The mother died in 1832.  Matthew McKennon was reared in this county, attended the pioneer schools, and afterward took charge of the home place.  He purchased the interests of the other heirs of the homestead which he now occupies.  Mr. McKennon was married in 1850 to Martha Arbuckle, who bore him the following children:  Annie, Harry, Frank, Clarence and Maud, all living.  His wife died in January, 1884, and he afterward married Mrs. M. J. Arbuckle, widow of his first wife's brother.  Mr. McKennon has lived a quiet life and belongs to  that respectable class of people which constitute the bone and sinew of the country.  He has accumulated a handsome property, a great part of which lies in the city, and he is the proprietor of a considerable portion of the town plat.  Socially, Mr. McKennon is highly respected by the people of East Liverpool, and as a public spirited citizen, fully alive to all that interests or benefits the city and county.  Few occupy a more conspicuous place.,
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 342
LAUGHLIN F. McKENZIE was one of the eleven children born to the home of John and Margary McKinzie.  The date of his birth was in 1842.  He was sent to the public schools of the township, and given a practical experience in agriculture, having been brought up on his father's farm.  In 1879 he was elected county commissioner of Columbiana county, on the republican ticket, and served with much satisfaction to all for six years.  He has also been elected trustee of the township three times.  He is a member of the Iris Lodge No. 125, of the I. O. O. F., of Wellsville, and of Star post, G. A. R., of New Lisbon, having enlisted in Co. B, One Hundred and Forty-third Regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, during the war of the rebellion, and received honorable discharge at Columbus, Ohio.  The other children born to the above mentioned parents were:  Mrs. Elizabeth Gilmore, of Pittsburg, Penn; Jeannett, deceased, John, deceased, who served in Company K.  Third Regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry; Daniel, deceased; Mrs. Margaret Swearingen; Angus, deceased; Nancy, died in her youth; James C., and infant that died at birth and Angus C.  The latter was born in One Hundred and forty-third regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, and after serving his time was honorably discharged.  After the war he worked at the carpenter's trade until 1879, when he married Nannie McMillan, by whom he has had two children:  Margery, deceased, and Mary Jennett.  The father, John McKenzie, was born in Scotland, in 1787, and when eighteen years old emigrated to America.  Landing at Baltimore he worked in Philadelphia for a time, and then came to Pittsburg, Penn., where he married and had two children, named William and Alexander, who are both dead.  In 1815 John removed to Columbiana county, and settled on the land now owned by his son.  In 1823 his wife died, and he was again married, his wife being the mother of the children whose names appear above.  He was an industrious, upright man, and had the respect of his neighbors to a great extent.  He died November 26, 1860, on the farm where he had spent so many years of weary toil.  His wife was the daughter of Alexander and Gertrude Forbes, who were natives of Scotland.  The father came to Ohio in 1812, and settled in Columbiana county.  His wife died in 1887.
 Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley- Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 173
MARTIN McLAUGHLIN, dealer in clothing, was born near New Lisbon Jan. 4, 1845, and was educated in the country schools, having been reared to manhood on a farm.  He remained at home until his twenty-eighth year at which time he was married in Knox county, Ohio, Apr. 3, 1873, to Lavina Scoles, daughter of Richard Scoles who died Dec. 25, 1883.  In 1882, Mr. McLaughlin engaged in the drug and grocery business at North Liberty, Knox county, Ohio, and after continuing the same about one year, suffered the loss of the greater part of his stock by fire.  He then moved to his farm in Knox county, and remained there until after the death of his wife, when he went to the west where he spent some time.  During a part of the interval between 1883 and 1887 he attended the Mt. Union college and Dana's musical institute at Warren, and in November 1889, opened a clothing house in New Lisbon under the firm name of McLaughlin & Co., which has become one of the best known places of business in the city.  Mr. McLaughlin is a popular citizen, a successful business man and by carefully studying the demands of the trade has won a large and constantly increasing patronage.  The father of the subject, Joseph G. McLaughlin, was the son of Jeremiah McLaughlin, a native of Pennsylvania, and a descendant of James McLaughlin who came from Scotland to the United States a great many years ago.  Joseph D. McLaughlin was born in Columbiana county May 3, 1804, and died in New Lisbon June 4, 1890.  He was three times married, and by his first wife had two children: Joseph and Gilson.  His second marriage resulted in the birth of the following children:  Euphenia (deceased), Newton (deceased), Martin, Alecia and Leonard.  His last wife whom he married in 1874 was Caroline McCartiney.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 232 - Center Twp.
JOSEPH McMILLAN, D. D. S., has been one of the most noteworthy men of the community in which he resided.  He was born in Middleton township, Aug. 8, 1817, the son of Thomas and Jane (Taylor) McMillan.  The father entered land in Middleton township in the old pioneer days when the log cabin was the prevailing style of architecture.  His home was burned soon after he took possession of it, and during the succeeding winter he was obliged to depend upon the hospitality of his neighbors for support.  But his was a spirit not easily conquered, and he soon regained enough to replace what the fire had consumed.  Often after having worked hard all day he would spend half of the night clearing his land and burning the logs and brush.  He was one of the pioneer physicians of Columbiana county, having begun the practice of medicine about the year 1830.  He was known as a botanical doctor and met with much success in the treatment of all diseases which attacked the settlers, especially consumption.  He was the first physician in the county to abandon the barbarous and useless process of bleeding.  Joseph McMillan was brought up in the belief that "honest toil is man's greatest honor."  His younger days were spent in helping his father clear the land surrounding their home of the dense timber growth which abounded everywhere at that time.  His education was received in the log school-house near his father's farm.  In 1842, he was joined in marriage to Miss Hannah Burt, daughter of William and Margaret (Mitchell) Burt.  This union has been blessed by the birth of nine children, seven of whom are living, they are:  John I., Louisa, Angeline, Mary E., Anna, Leonidas and Leola.  Mrs. McMillan was born in Middleton township.  The family are members of the Bible Christian church in which denomination Doctor McMillan applied himself to the study of dentistry under Eriah McMillan.  At the time of his death he had been practicing for forty-four years and was the oldest living practitioner in the county.  His two sons have also taken up the same profession, having studied under their father's tutelage.  Doctor McMillan belonged to that class of men known a geniuses.  Among the many other proofs of his handwork may be mentioned a buggy and a wagon which is constructed in their entirety with the exception of the hubs.  Although seventy-two years of age, he worked incessantly at his profession until the final messenger arrived.  In addition to the practice of dentistry, Dr. McMillan was also a farmer, he having bought fifty-eight acres of land from his father's estate.  He has the distinction of being the first man who ever made a success of berry culture in the county.  Dr. McMillan died quite suddenly on Oct. 16, 1890, while seated in his chair and he passed away without a struggle.  Thus ended a long and useful life, which left its impress upon the community.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 389 - Elk Run Twp.
TAYLOR McMILLAN, one of the early pioneers of Columbiana county, was born in York county, Penn., Oct. 10, 1803, being the eldest of seven children.  The parents were Thomas and Jane (Taylor) McMillan, both natives of York county, Penn.  The father was the son of George and Ann (Hinshaw) McMillan, who were natives of Ireland.  George was the son of Thoams and Deborah (Marsh) McMillan, who emigrated to America from Ireland in 1739.  The latter date was obtained from a certificate of good character, issued by a meeting of the Society of Friends in Ballanacree, Ireland, Mar. 6, 1738.  This certificate was submitted to the Friends meeting, at Goshen, Chester county, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15, 1739.  It is from this source that the oldest American branch of the McMillan family sprang.  Jane Taylor McMillan, the mother of our subject, was a daughter of Joseph and Jane (Leech) Taylor.  Joseph was the son of Jeremiah and Mary Taylor.  Jeremiah was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Haines) Taylor.  Joseph was the son of Abiah and Sarah Taylor, who were natives of England.  They were born in Didcott, Burkeshire, England.  Joseph married Elizabeth Haines  in 1700, and eight years later sought a new home in America.  On his arrival in this country, he settled on 705 acres of land in Chester county, Penn., where he remained until his death.  Here he built a mill on a branch of the Brandywine, known as Pocopson creek.  This mill was erected in 1730, and was still in use in 1876.  Taylor McMillan grew to manhood on his father's farm, coming to Ohio with his parents in 1810.  They first settled on a quarter section of land in Middleton township, on which the father soon built a dwelling which shortly burned with all its contents.  He erected another and succeeded in clearing enough land for farming purposes.  In 1828 he removed to a farm in Elk Run township, which he purchased from his brother-in-law, Joseph Taylor.  This property was situated in the woods and required a great amount of clearing to render it fit for agricultural purposes.  Here the father, between 1836 and 1839, erected a large frame barn and unique frame house in which he lived and died.  The son was sent to the old log school-house, which was typical of the pioneer days.  Although he acquired most of the knowledge to be gained from that humble source he still kept on with his studies, and from his intimate association with books and papers has come to be a well informed man.  Jan. 14, 1834, he was joined in marriage to Miss Sarah Bell, who was born June 15, 1806, in Elk Run township, and rocked in a sugar trough on a puncheon floor.  She was a daughter of Smith and Martha (Buzby) Bell.  Smith Bell, son of Thomas and Thamar (Smith) Bell, and grandson of William and Sarah (Tinley) Bell, was born in Delaware, and came to Ohio from New Jersey in 1805, and took up forty acres of land which he redeemed from its wild state.  This property remains in the family to this day.  Martha (Buzby) Bell was the daughter of Isaac and Naomi (Owen) Buzby and grand-daughter of Thomas and Margaret Buzby.  Six children have been born to this happy union, they are:  Smith; Thomas, married Sarah Caldwell, by whom he had two children: Taylor G. and Wilford B.; Jane, first married G. W. McGinnis to whom she bore one child, Pearl, her second husband was Cyrus Mrolan, by whom she had one child, Minerva; Emily, and two others, who died when young.  Taylor McMillan and wife still live on the land which he helped his father to clear sixty-five years ago.  Sixty acres of the old homestead farm are still in his possession.  He is one of the oldest and most respectable citizens of the county.  For six years he had the honor of serving as a director of his school district, for two years was supervisor of roads, and in all his dealings with his fellows has aimed to be upright and true.  He is a member of the Society of Friends, as were nearly all of his thirty most immediate ancestors, among whom Quaker membership runs in several unbroken lines to at least the fifth generation.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 388 - Elk Run Twp.
ANDREW McPHERSON was born in Madison township in 1807, the son of Andrew McPherson, who was born in Invernesshire, Scotland, and was among the early pioneers of Columbiana county.  Andrew attended school in  the old log school-house of his boyhood, and when old enough to work went to Pittsburg and became an employe in a stone quarry.  About 1833 he married Nancy McBane, who was the daughter of pioneer settlers of Columbia county.  Soon after his marriage he settled on the farm that is still in possession of the family.  From wild land he converted this into one of the best farming properties in the township.  He was a trustee of the township for several terms, and himself and wife were devout members of the Presbyterian church.  She died in 1883, and her husband followed to his eternal rest May 18, 1890.  Their children were:  Andrew,  who was killed by being thrown from a horse in Nebraska.  He served in the Seventy-eighth regiment of Ohio volunteer infantry, during the late war and was twice wounded; Alexander, now a farmer of Idaho; John, who lives on the old homestead; Daniel, living in Nebraska; and James S.  the latter is one of the progressive farmers of Madison township, where he was born December 14, 1850.  His education was obtained in the common schools of the township.  He has always lived on a farm, having been under the wise tutelage of his father in this business. On the third of July, 1890, he too until himself a wife in the person of Miss Nancy McPherson, an accomplished lady of Columbiana county.  Mrs. McPherson is the daughter of Malcom and Margaret (Noble) McPherson, and they were also pioneers of Columbiana county.
 Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 174
JOHN R. McPHERSON is one of the prosperous and enterprising agriculturists of Madison township.  Mr. McPherson was born in Washington township, Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1848, on the 10th of March.  His boyhood was passed on the paternal farm and in the public schools of the township, where he received a good education.  Isabel Smith became his wife on his attaining to the years of manhood.  Mrs. McPherson was the daughter of Duncan Smith, who was an early settler of Madison township.  Mrs. McPherson; Roy S., who was born in April, 1885, and died when six months old.  They are influential members of the Presbyterian church of Yellow Creek, of which Mr. McPherson is a trustee.  They take a great interest in all educational and religious matters, and are benevolent and charitable to a marked degree.  Mr. McPherson is a member of Wellsville lodge No. 196, F. & A. M.  He has a magnificent farm of 160 acres of the best of land, with substantial and commodious buildings and the best of live stock.
 Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 175
A. R. MACKALL, attorney-at-law, was born in Middleton township, Columbiana county, in the year 1849, and is a son of James and Nancy (Davidson) Mackall, the father a native of Pennsylvania and the mother of Ohio.  James Mackall, so of James Mackall, Sr., a native of Pennsylvania, was a farmer and stockraiser by occupation, and also gave considerable attention to fruit culture.  He settled in Middleton township, Columbiana county, a number of years ago, where he still resides, one of the prominent men of the community.  He was married in1838 to the mother of the subject of this sketch, who was borne him thirteen children, nine of whom are still living.  A. R. Mackall attended the country schools in his youthful days and afterward pursued his studies in the schools of Salem, this county, where he obtained a knowledge of the more advanced branches of learning.  He taught school for some years and read law under the direction of J. M. Smith, of New Lisbon, after whose death he pursued his professional studies under the instruction of John M. Dickinson, of the same place.  He came to East Liverpool in 1876, and here began the practice of his profession which he has since successfully continued, having at this time a lucrative business in the courts of Columbiana and other counties.  He has served the people of Liverpool as city solicitor for seven consecutive years, and is the present incumbent of that office, the duties of which he has discharged in a very efficient and satisfactory manner.  Mr. Mackall and Miss Rosa K. Smith, were united in marriage in 1882, and they have one child, Cora Roberta.  Mr. Mackall is an earnest supporter of the republican party, and as such has been a potent factor in local and general politics.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 336 - Liverpool Twp.
JAMES MACKALL was the only son of James and Elizabeth Mackall.  James came to Pennsylvania from Virginia about 1801, and settled in Beaver county.  There he purchased 400 acres of land, and remained there until his death in 1875.  His wife, Elizabeth Lewis Mackall, was a Pennsylvanian, the daughter of William Lewis.  She died in 1881.  For four years the father was a commissioner of Columbiana county, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  James Mackall, Jr., was born November 7, 1813, in Pennsylvania.  He married Nancy Davidson, daughter of James and Mary Davidson, both natives of Columbiana county.  Soon after his marriage, James settled in Middleton township, Columbiana county, and has since remained there.  His children are:  George H. Jackman (deceased, Jackson E., Matilda (deceased), who was the wife of J. B. McCoy; Mrs. E. Dawson, Addison R., a prominent attorney of East Liverpool, Ohio; Mrs. U. Angistine; Mrs. Irena Overlande; Belle, wife of A. J. Coulp, and one infant.  The parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and have the respect of all who know them.  Jackson Mackall, son of the above, was born Jan. 12, 1842.  When sixteen years of age he began active life for himself as a sheep grower, and continued in that vocation until he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and first regiment Pennsylvania volunteer infantry.  He served from October to March, 1863, at which time he was honorably discharged on account of disability.  From 1863 to 1864 he was engaged in the fruit business at Cincinnati and then was employed in furnishing horses to the government until 1865.  Returning home he embarked in the grape and small fruit growing industry; subsequently purchasing a farm of 255 acres, he began general farming.  In 1869 he espoused Velinda,  daughter of Thomas and Rebeca Creighton, who early settled in Ohio, having removed from Washington county, Penn.  Budell C., born April 9, 1870; James H., born May 14, 1872; Cal G., born April 1, 1874, and Pauline, born Feb. 3, 1886. are the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Mackall.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 185
NORMAN K. MacKENZIE, M. D., a successful physician of Wellsville, was born in Madison township, Columbiana county, March 4, 1818, and is a son of James and Ellen (Burress) MacKenzie, natives of Scotland, who came to America at the beginning of the present century.  James MacKenzie settled in Madison township, this county, in 1807, and cleared a farm on which he resided until his death which occurred when he was ninety-nine years and three months old.  He was a carpenter by trade, and served in the war of 1812 and at the battle of the Thames served as captain of the guard which held the prisoners taken in that engagement.  He was a man of remarkable endurance, and at the time of his death, did not have a gray hair in his head, and had lost but three teeth which were kicked out of his mouth by a vicious colt when he was ninety-six years old.  His children were twelve in number, as follows:  Sophia, wife of Peter May; James; Mary; wife of James Stewart; Alexander; Nancy, wife of John F. Patterson; Susan, wife of Alexander McDonald; John, Norman, Ellen, William B., and Adams.  Dr. MacKenzie was reared in his native township and thrown upon his own resources at the early age of sixteen years.  With the profits of his labor, he was enabled to take a two years' course at McGill's  academy at Wellsville, after which he began the study of medicine with Dr. J. F. Patterson.  Subsequently he was graduated from the Ohio Medical college, after which he located in the practice of his profession in the town of Fairview, W. Va., where he resided for three years, moving thence in 1848, to the city of Wellsville.  He practiced here successfully until the breaking out of the rebellion, when he enlisted in Company K, Third Ohio volunteer infantry for three months' service and at the expiration of that period, enlisted in the One Hundred and Fourth Ohio volunteers, of which he was appointed surgeon.  Owing to disability, he was compelled to resign before the expiration of his term of service, and returning to Wellsville, resumed the practice of his profession which he has since continued.  The doctor has a large and lucrative practice in Wellsville, and surrounding country and ranks with the successful medical men of the Ohio valley.  He has always taken an active part in political affairs, formerly as a whig, and later as a republican, and in the fall of 1864, was elected to represent the twenty-first district in the state senate.  In 1860 he represented his district in the electoral college, which elected Abraham Lincoln to the presidency.  He has been active in the city's interests as a member of the common council, of which body he served as a member for five years, and was also postmaster of Wellsville for eight years.  It will thus be seen that his life was an active one, devoted principally to the public service, and as a private citizen, he stands high socially, and commands the respect and esteem of all who know him.  The doctor was married in 1845, to Lydia A., daughter of Gideon and Mary (Tritt) Gaver, of Columbiana county, to which union two children have been born, viz.:  Laura F., wife of James Luke, and Austin G.  The doctor is a member of the Presbyterian church, F. & A. M. and Odd Fellows fraternities.
 Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 350
HUGH W. MALEY was born in Carroll county, Ohio, June 8, 1834.  His parents were James and Bridget (Hanlon) Maley, a sketch of whom will be found elsewhere in this volume.  Hugh came to Columbiana county from Carroll county with his parents when he was but two years old.  He was educated in the old log school-house near his father's farm, and his memory is still fresh with the appearance of that ancient building with its ponderous log frame, slab seats and greased paper serving the purpose of window lights.  His first teacher was a man by the name of Thomas Tighe, and by him he was duly ushered into the mysteries of arithmetic, spelling, etc.  In 1867, Mr. Maley married Miss Mary C. Burns, daughter of Dudley and Catherine (Ward) Burns.  Dudley Burns was born in county Donegal, Ireland, and came to America at the time of the construction of the Sandy & Beaver canal, on which he was a workman.  To Mr. and Mrs. Maley, ten children have been born, of whom nine are living, they are:  John J., Bridget M., Mary F., Irena G., Joseph I., Lucretia, Hugh W., Anna and Elizabeh.  The mother was born in Ohio, in 1844.  Mr. Maley was an efficient member of the school board for fifteen years, served two terms as an assessor and also two terms as a constable.  He and wife are communicants of the Catholic church.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 324
JOHN R. MALEY is one of the progressive and successful farmers of Wayne township, Columbiana county, Ohio, as well as a leading citizen.  He was born inHanover township, July 25, 1838.  Both of his parents were born in county Donegal, Ireland.  Their names were James and Bridget (Hanlon) Maley.  These parents settled in Ohio in 1823, in which year they emigrated from the land of their nativity.  Carroll county was their first residence but the father soon removed to Columbiana county, and there purchased 160 acres of land with the money that he had received from the sale of his Carroll county property.  His new farm had but few improvements, but he rapidly converted it into a fine farming property.  Both himself and wife were Catholics and stood high in the community.  Their son John R. was reared on the farm and given all the educational advantages at hand.  Succeeding to the farm on the death of his parents he married Miss Ellen Collins, in 1870, and by her had six children.  Those living are: Minnie D., Thomas, George W., John E. and James.  Mrs. Maley was born in 1842, the daughter of Thomas and Susan Collins.  Mr. Maley is a trustee of the township and for two years was a member of the council of Salinesville.  Both himself and wife are communicants of the Catholic church and are highly esteemed by all who know them best.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 324
SOLOMON HENRY MANEVAL was born at Pine Run, Lycoming county, Penn, on the 19th of November, 1853, his parents being Louis and Elizabeth Maneval.  This family is of French extraction, and this branch of it is the only American offshoot of the parent stem.  No other families of the same name have been heard of by them in America.  Young Solomon left his home when but thirteen years of age and began self support by working in a saw-mill at Williamsport, subsequently he learned the carpenter's trade, and when twenty years of age commenced to realize the dream of his youth of his youth, by securing a competent teacher to guide his footsteps in the paths of knowledge.  There was something in the boy that made him yearn for knowledge.  He had high ambitions and the courage to confess them.  On the 11th day of May, 1875, he was united in the bonds of matrimony, to Miss Celesta Gleckler,  of Mahoning county, Ohio.  This accomplished lady was the daughter of John and Louisa Gleckler, who were Pennsylvanians.  The date of her birth was January 13, 1855.  Soon after his marriage, Mr. Maneval removed to Osceola Mills, Columbiana county, Penn., and there finished the study of the law that had been begun some time before.  He was duly admitted to the bar, and in 1879, settled at East Palestine, and there opened a law office.  In 1886, he conceived the idea of founding a newspaper, and with its first appearance November 15, 1886, and it s outspoken and fearless attitude at once made it the "people's paper."  It was printed on the first power press in Palestine.  Mr. Maneval is still its editor and proprietor.  His enterprise and public spirit have not yet had their full reward, but he is held high in the estimation of the people.  Three children constitute the accomplished home circle of Mr. and Mrs. Maneval, they are:  Minerva L., born October, 1877; Caroline E., born January 14, 1881, and Alice E., born July 7, 1883.
 Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 281
CAPT. ABNER MARTIN, an old and well-known river man of eastern Ohio, was born in Tyler county, Va., in 1820, the son of Alexander and Jane Martin.  Alexander Martin was the son of R. Martin, a native of Wales, who came to the United States previous to the war of the revolution and settled in Virginia, and afterward moved to West Virginia, and started the first blacksmith shop ever operated in the present city of Wheeling.  He afterward moved near Mansfield Ohio, where his death occurred at the advanced age of one hundred and four years.  He bore a distinguished part in the war of American Independence, and figured prominently in the early history of the Virginia counties, where he settled.  Alexander Martin, the father of the subject, was born in the year 1796, and spent his early life in the vicinity of Wheeling, W. Va.  He served in the war of 1812, and at the close of that struggle moved to Tyler county, Va., where his death occurred about the year 1866.  He was married about the year 1819, to Jane Dixon, by whom he had eight children, four living at this time.  Absalom Martin, uncle of our subject, established and operated the first ferry, at Wheeling, W. Va.  Captain Martin spent his early life at the home of his parents, in Tyler county, Va., and at the age of thirteen began clerking on a steamboat which plied the Ohio and other rivers.  He worked his way upward from a clerk until he became captain of a boat one of the first that engaged in the Mississippi river traffic, and he followed boating principally between Pittsburg and New Orleans, with occasional trips on the Alabama, Red and Yazoo rivers for a number of years.  He took charge of a boat as captain in 1852, and ran as such until 1865, during which time he commanded several boats which did an extensive trade.  During his career on steamboats, Captain Martin met with many thrilling adventures and accidents, some of the latter of which were of national interest.  A brief outline of his adventures will prove of general interest and it is given as follows.  He was on the steamer "Roanoke" when it sank at the mouth of the Big Hocking river, in 1836.  He was on the steamer "Brooklyn" when she collapsed her flues in 1846 twenty-five miles below Vicksburg, Miss., and he was also on the steamer "National" when a similar accident happened to her fifteen miles below Paducah, Ky.  Captain Martin was associated with the famous "Mark Twain," when that erratic humorist was learning to pilot on the Mississippi river, a period which he afterward described so amusingly in his many stories.  He and Captain Martin were together for eleven months, on the fated steamer "Pennsylvania," which exploded her boilers on June 13, 1858, seventy-five miles below Memphis, Tenn.  At the time of this terrible accident there were on board 500 passengers, of whom 260 were lost, a brother of "Mark Twain" being one of the number.  After the breaking out of the Civil war, Captain Martin was engaged in transporting troops and stores for the United States government, and during this period he frequently passed through dangerous adventures and hair-breadth escapes.  He was usually very lucky with the boats he commanded during these stirring times, his only loss occurring at Johnsonville, Tenn.  While lying at that point in 1864, on the steamer "Mountaineer," the rebel generals, Forest and Hood, bombarded the fort and burned the transports that were there.  Captain Martin and his associates were transferred that were there.  Captain Martin and his associates were transferred by rail to Nashville, Tenn., through a country thickly infested with guerrillas, which made the trip one of thrilling interest and danger.  In 1861, Captain Martin moved his family to Columbiana county, and located on a small farm which he still owns and upon which he has since resided, in the pursuit of agriculture.  He married Rebecca Jolly, who bore him eight children, three now living, viz.:  Madison B., William L. and Eleanor V.  His wife died in 1855, and he afterward married Lucinda Calhoun, a union which resulted in the birth of two children:  James H. and Ida I., who with their mother are still living.  Captain and Mrs. Martin are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and he belongs to the Masonic fraternity.  The captain has now reached his seventieth year, having lived a life filled with many stirring adventures, and not entirely devoid of hardships.  He has many friends in Columbiana county, and along the river, and is well respected by all who know him.
 Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 338 - Liverpool Twp.
JOHN R. MARTIN, county treasurer, a native of Columbiana county, born in the town of East Liverpool, Feb. 27, 1831, the son of John F. and Mary Martin.  His father, a native of Frederick, Md., and a shoemaker by occupation, settled in East Liverpool, about 1825, and there followed his trade until 1838, when he removed to Jefferson county, which was his home until 1881.  In that year ye came to Wellsville, and resided here until his death, which occurred in October 1883.  He was the father of seven sons and two daughters, viz.: Nancy, wife of Thomas G. Hall, James, John R., William, Alfred, Joseph, Samuel A. and Mrs. Mary Andrews.  The wife of Mr. Martin, whose maiden name was Mary Robbins, was the daughter of John Robbins, a native of New York, and one of the first blacksmiths of this county.  John R. Martin settled in Wellsville, in 1848, and served an apprenticeship of three years at the tailor's trade, after which he worked as a journeyman until 1861, when he engaged in business for himself.  He carried on a successful trade at tailoring until the fall of 1889, at which time he was elected treasurer of Columbiana county, for a term of two years; in the primary election more votes were cast for him than for both of his opponents.  He is of the popular republicans of the county, and his election to the responsible office of treasurer is a deserving compliment to a worthy citizen.  Mr. Martin was married the first time to Sarah, daughter of George W. and Jane (Wilson) Garringer, of Wellsville, by which marriage he has three children living:  M. Maud, wife of H.C. Again; Mary Esther, wife of J. G. Fry, and Jennie B., wife of Richard Furnace.  Mr. Martin's Second wife, whose maiden name was Mary V. Abrams, daughter of James and Prudence Abrams, of Wellsburg, W. Va., has borne him the following children:  Lula, Jay R., Goldie and Roy.  Mr. Martin is a member of the I. O. O. F., K. of P. and Masonic bodies and other fraternities.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 352
JOSEPH MEEK.  Joseph and Agnes Meek were the parents of seven children, all of whom are married and have families of their own.  Joseph was born in Unity township, Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1813.  He was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Meek, who were of Irish descent.  Samuel, his father, died in 1856, while his mother, Elizabeth, departed this life in 1845.  His wife, Agnes Boies, was a daughter of John and Nancy Boies, who were of Scotch parentage.  Mrs. Meek is still living, and she resides in East Palestine with her eldest son, Seth.  These worthy parents were members of the Presbyterian church.  Mr. Meek took an active interest in township affairs.  He was township assessor for a number of years, and he was always foremost in every good work.  John B. Meek first saw the light in 1845.  His youth was spent in attending school and in farm work.  He was a student at Mt. Union college for one term.  Upon reaching the years of manhood he returned to his father's farm and continued in agriculture until 1887, when he moved to East Palestine and became a partner in the East Palestine Lumber company.  His marriage was solemnized in 1870, and has resulted in the birth of three children:  Olive M., Joseph A. and Stella D.  Mrs. Meek was the daughter of Rev. Isaac and Mary Eaton, who were the parents of five children, she being the third from the oldest.  All have departed this life except Mrs. Meek and Hon. A. Y. Eaton.  Eaton is a graduate of Mt. Union college, and is now a successful lawyer in the state of Minnesota, where  he has twice been elected to the state senate.  Mr. and Mrs. John B. Meek, also their three children, are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which church Mr. Meek is a trustee and steward, while their daughter, Olive M., has charge of all the music.  This was a very fine example of a true American home circle, until near the close of the year 1890, when the circle was broken by the marriage of their daughter, Olive M., to John Gould, who resided in East Palestine.  Mr. Gould is an active worker in the Methodist Episcopal church, and is to be found among the board of stewards.
 Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 282
The MILLER FAMILY - Few families in Columbiana county are more entitled to a special mention in the history of the upper Ohio valley than the Morris Miller family, for whom the following brief sketch is prepared.  In the eleventh month, A. D. 1810, Levi Miller (a worthy member of the religious Society of Friends), emigrated with his family from Fayette county, Penn., to the township of Hanover, Columbiana county, Ohio, having purchased the west half of section 32, in the above township, the land having been previously entered by Levi Haines, A. D. 1809.  This was when the country was new, and Mr. Miller went to work with energy, and soon had one of the nicest farms in the county, where he continued to reside until his death in the eighth month of A. D. 1837.  Levi Miller was a son of Robert Miller, an Irish emigrant, who came to America with his sister Susan, from Londonderry, Ireland, in 1845.  They came over as did many others at that time, with the captain of the vessel, and were to be hired out in this country to pay their passage.  On arriving in Philadelphia, Susan was sold to a family in that city, who treated her well, and after her time was served with them she chose to become an inmate of their household.  She continued to reside with them until the meeting of the colonial congress of Philadelphia, at which time she became acquainted with a member of that historic body from Tennessee, whom she afterward married.  She returned with her husband to Tennessee, and since then no tidings of her has been heard by the family.  Robert did not fare quite so well as his sister.  He was sold to a planter near Philadelphia, who owned quite a number of negroes, and the owner treated Robert as though he was in no wise better than his colored slaves, a state of things which cause the young man to flee from his master before the expiration of his term of service,  He went about fifty miles from Philadelphia, into Bucks county, and while there was married, and in this county was where Levi Miller was born.  The eldest son of Levi Miller was Morris Miller, a pioneer of Hanover township.  Previous to the death of his father, Morris had purchased a portion of the old homestead, and married Miss Ann Votaw, and to them were born a family of four sons and six daughters, three sons and three daughters of whom survive.  They are Oliver, Joseph, Mrs. Prof. I. P. Hole, Mr. Eliza M. French, Morris, Jr., and Sophia M. Hole.  Morris Miller, Sr., was born near Brownsville, Fayette County, Penn., on the 27th of the death of his wife, which occurred on the 31st of the fifth month, 1865.  Prof. I. P. Hole then purchased the farm, and Mr. Miller made his home with his son-in-law, about sixteen years previous to his death.  With his consent Prof. Hole sold the farm, and removed to near Damascus, Butler township, Columbiana county, Ohio, but still made his home with Prof. Hole until his death, which occurred on the 18th of the eleventh month, 1883.  During his life Mr. Miller was one of the substantial citizens of Hanover township, and the county and counties adjoining, have numerous improvements which will long endure as monuments to his name.  He was a prominent factor in the first locating and building of the Sandy and Beaver canal, and also of the C. & P. R. R., and was one of the first surveyors of the route through from Wellsville to Cleveland, Ohio.  A part of the route through from Wellsville to Cleveland, Ohio.  A part of the town of Kensington is situated on what was originally the old Miller homestead.  Ann Votaw, the wife of Morris, Sr., was born near Clarksburgh, in Harrison county, Va., the 22d, of the ninth month, A. D. 1799.  Her father, Moses Votaw, was a native of Loudon county, Va., and tradition says his grandparents were of French Huguenot descent, who settled in New Jersey early in the eighteenth century.  Oliver Miller, from whom the above facts were obtained, was born on the old homestead, on the 29th of the eighth month, A. D. 1824.  He says that while he was attending school at Salem, during the winter of 1842-43, his father wrote for him to come home and assist in making a preliminary survey of what came to be the C. & P. R. R., above mentioned, which he did, and he was for several weeks kept from school on the route then surveyed.  At the age of twenty-four he went to Cincinnati, and was there employed by a lumber company for some years.  Returning home he engaged with the C. & P. R. R.,  (John Durand, Esq., then being superintendent), and has ever since been more or less in the employ of said company, having been for more than twenty-three years ticket and freight agent at Kensington station, a position he resigned the ninth month, A. D. 1889.  He is a member of the Society of Friends, a man highly respected by his neighbors, and a representative citizen of Columbiana county.
 Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 268
REV. ABRAM MILLER, pastor of the Lutheran church of North Georgetown, Ohio, and also the editor of the Home Light, was born in Stark county, Feb. 25, 1838.  At the age of four he was left an orphan, without brother or sister, his parents, John and Catherine (Clay) Miller, having died within three years of each other; the father in 1839, and the mother in 1842.  John and Catherine Miller were natives of Stark county.  The latter's parents, David Clay and Catherine Harter were the first couple married in Stark county.  Their native county was Columbiana, but they went to the former county in 1804, and were married there in 1809.  The father's parents came from Huntington county, Penn., and settled in Stark county in 1812.  After the death of his parents, the little orphan was taken to the home and heart of his grandfather, Abram Miller.  In 1851, young Abram being then thirteen yeas old, death again entered the home, the victim being the grandfather.  With a sturdy determination to fight his own battles, the boy went to work for a farmer.  He continued to work during the summer months, and attended school in the winter, until he was seventeen years of age, when he launched out as a teacher.  In the spring of 1858, Mr. Miller accepted a position with J. Miller, merchant of Cairo, Ohio, and remained with him for one and one-half years.  In 1858 he married Miss Mary Deppen, who died in January, 1860.  In April of the same year, he began the study of theology at Heidleburg college, Tiffin, Ohio.  To make ends meet he rented a private room of a German family (Gottlieb Fritz) for $2 per month, paid them 12½ cents for dinner and his breakfast and supper consisted of nothing but rye bread and butter and cold water, during nearly all of his college days.  When the first call for volunteers came in 1861, Mr. Miller offered his services and served out the term of his enlistment and received an honorable discharge.  After which he returned to college and was graduated in 1863.  He then entered the ministry.  Until 18798, he was located in Stark county, when he went to DeKalb county, Ind., and was there engaged in preaching and teaching until July 1880.  At this time he received a call to Leetonia, Ohio.  He preached there and at Greenford, Canfield, and in 1881 took in the Georgetown congregation until 1886, when he removed to North Georgetown, and two yeas later resigned the Leetonia pastorate, since which time his whole attention has been given to the North Georgetown church.  In 1885, Mr. Miller begin the publication of a paper called the Church Messenger, but three years later he changed the Home Light.  This is an admirable church paper, serving as a medium between the family and the church.  It is published monthly.  Mr. Miller was married to Miss Mary Miller a native of Lancaster county, Penn., in 1871.  Her death occurred in November, 1882, and in December, 1883, Miss Mary E. Streber of Austintown, Ohio, became his wife.  During his pastoral service in the North Georgetown and Leetonia charge since 1880, he has received nearly300 new members into full communion with the church, baptized about 300 new members into full communion with the church, baptized about 300, solemnized about 150 marriages and officiated at about 200 funerals.  Preaches in the English and German languages.  He now owns and occupies, perhaps the most desirable dwelling place in the village, with a small farm adjoining.  For his own pleasure, rather than profit, keeps quiet a lot of fine standard bred poultry.  Preaches for his people twice each Sabbath, and retains the good will of all of them.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 280
ANDREW MILLER was born in Salem township, Ohio, in 1841.  He was the son of John and Mary (Switzer) Miller, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania in 1800, coming to Ohio with his parents six years later.  They crossed the mountains in wagons and first settled in Fairfield township, where they made them a home and a farm in the woods; subsequently they moved to a farm in Salem Township.  When this family located in Ohio they were exceedingly poor, but this condition was changed to one of comparative affluence by hard work and god management.  Andrew Miller the subject of this biographical sketch, was brought up on the farm in Salem township, and was sent to the primitive public schools as much as the condition of his parents would permit of.  In 1862 he enlisted in the Union army in Company K, One Hundred and Fourth regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry, under Capt. Jordan.  He was with his company in all its engagements with the exception of one month while confined in the hospital by sickness.  He took an active part in the Tennessee campaign where they were under fire for sixty days.  He marched from Knoxville to Strawberry Plain, having but little clothing and with blood oozing from his naked feet.  At one time during this fearful ordeal the company marched for forty-eight hours with nothing to sustain them but coffee.  He received his honorable discharge at Greensboro, N. C., at the close of the war, having performed every duty assigned him with a loyal heart and patriotic zeal.  Mr. Miller now receives a pension of $8 a month for disabilities received during the war.  After returning from the army he went to his old home in Salem township, and remained there for one year.  At the expiration of this period he removed to Center township and two years later, in 1869, was joined in marriage to Miss Louisa E. Burnett, daughter of Edmund P. and Christian Burnett.  Flora M. is the result of this union.  In 1875 Mr. Miller bought the farm which he now operates, and has since greatly improved it with a fine brick dwelling, good barns and all needed accessories.  Both himself and wife are members of the Disciples church.  He is one of he most prominent men in the county.
 Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 234
ELWOOD MILLER.  One of the leading agriculturalists of Columbiana county, is Elwood Miller, a resident of Hanover Township, and a commissioner of the county.  Mr. Miller was born near Alliance, Starke County, Ohio, Sept. 3, 1843.  Isaac Miller his father, was born in Washington County, Penn., Oct. 20, 1806; his wife, Martha Shaw, was born in Bucks county, Penn., Oct. 11, 1807.  They were married Sept. 26, 1833, and came to Ohio early in this century, the former coming in 1816, and the latter in 1823.  Their union resulted in the birth of the following named children:  Mrs. Sarah Andrew, David, Elwood, Mrs. Alice Entrikin, and a son, George, and a daughter, Phebe Farquhar, now dead.  Isaac Miller came to Hanover township in 1854, and his death occurred there four years later.  His son, Elwood, the subject of this biographical mention, was brought up on the homestead farm, and was the recipient of a good district school education.  He chose the tilling of the soil as his life work and has since persevered in this choice, with such success as to prove his decision a wise one.  His beautiful farm has made its owner known far outside of the township limits, so that he may safely be classed with the leading farmers of Columbiana county, and indeed of the state.  His property is situated about one and a half miles from the town of New Garden.  His marriage to Miss Eliza J. Wolf, a daughter of Ezakiah and Hannah (Rish) Wolf, was solemnized Sept. 23, 1869.  Ezakiah Wolf was bor Mar. 12, 1816, and died July 23, 1889.  His wife was born Aug. 7, 1818, and died Mar. 29, 1887.  Four daughters have grown up in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Miller, viz.: Dora L., Carrie E., Ida M. and Anna L.  Mr. Miller enlisted in May6, 1864, in Company C, One Hundred ad Forty-third Ohio volunteer infantry, and served until the expiration of his term of enlistment, Sept. 16, 1864.  He was served his township as a trustee for five years, and in October, 1885, was elected commissioner of Columbiana county, and in 1888 was re-elected and is Flugan and Mr. Albert H. Phillips.  Mr. Milleris a member of the G. A. R. post, of Hanoverton, Ohio, and both himself and wife are communicants of the Christian church.
 Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 268
MORRIS MILLER (deceased) the eldest son of Levi and Deborah (Morris) Miller, was born July 27, 1799.  It is a family tradition that his grandfather, Robert Miller, and a sister came from Ireland, about the year 1745, they having been obliged to serve a short period for their passage as was the custom in those days for people who could not pay their way across the ocean.  They settled in Bucks county, Penn., where Robert Miller married in a family by the name of Shaw, and reared four sons and five daughters, of whom Levi Miller, the father of Morris, was one.  Levi Miller had a family of six sons and five daughters, all of whom lived to mature years except one son, who died in childhood.  Three sons and three daughters still survive, the youngest of whom is over seventy years of age, while the eldest is in his ninetieth year.  Morris Miller was reared to manhood in Ohio, and received but limited educational training in such schools as the country at that time afforded.  He became a contractor in masonry work, and being a keen observer and possessed of a naturally strong mind, he gave a great deal of attention to scientific subjects, especially to geology, in which he became quite proficient, and of which subject he published a treatise, giving the result of his many years' observation.  He was married to Anna Votaw, daughter of Moses and Mary Votaw, of New Garden, on the 30th of October, 1823, the marriage  being solemnized according to the usage of the Friends Society.  To them were born ten children, four sons and six daughters, eight of whom lived to mature years.  Mr. Miller was engaged during many years as a contractor in public work, especially in heavy masonry.  Many of he structures that he built from thirty-to fifty years ago, in eastern Ohio and western Virginia, are enduring monuments of his skill and integrity.  It was a rule of his life when he had contracted to do a piece of work according to specifications, to make it better than the agreement required, if thereby he should lose money on the contract.  He prized the reputation of doing a good job more than securing a good compensation for his time and skill.  It is no disparagement to others to say that Columbiana county had no contractor more scrupulously honest to the public than Morris Miller.  He reached the advanced age of eighty-five years and died lamented by all who knew him.
 Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 194
ALBERT MONTGOMERY, deceased, a former leading merchant and miller of Salineville, was born Mar. 25, 1838, the son of John and Hannah Montgomery, natives respectivelly, of Ireland and England.  Until 1861 his life was spent principally at New Castle, Penn., and later moved to Ohio, and his first business venture was merchandising at New Castle, where he resided until the breaking out of the war.  He enlisted in 1861, in Company B, One Hundredth Pennsylvania infantry, with which he served during the war, and with which he was in many of the leading battles, including Bull Run, Antietam, Wilderness, Gettysburg, and many others, in all of which he bore the part of a brave and gallant soldier.  He returned from the army in 1864, and came direct to Salineville, where he engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods, which followed for some years, and then began the manufacture of flour, which he continued until his death.  Few men in Salineville commanded the respect and confidence that were reposed in Mr. Montgomery, and his death removed one of the most valuable citizens of the city.  He was married in 1868, to Miss Henrieetta Lacock, daughter of Joseph and Rhoda (Farmer) Lacock, and of the family of six children, four are now living, viz.:  Alden, Bernina, Edith and Ella, all of whom reside with their mother at the home place.  Mr. Montgomery died May 22, 1885.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 313 - Washington Twp.
WILLIAM R. MONTGOMERY.  One of Salem's most prosperous and respected business men is William R. Montgomery the popular boot and shoe merchant.  Mr. Montgomery first saw the light of Salem, Ohio, Apr. 13, 1855.  His grandfather, William R. Montgomery, was a native of Scotland, who early emigrated to this country and became a pioneer settler of Hanover township, Columbiana county, Ohio.  He had three children: Angelina (Mrs. Eli Messmore), William R., and Emeline, who married Joseph Uncapher.  William R., the father of William R., the third, was a wheelwright by trade, adn was born and reared in Hanover township.  He removed to Salem in 1841, where he resided until his death.  William R., the subject of this biographical mention, received his schooling in his native city.  He embarked in the boot and shoe business in 1886, in which he has since continued, having met with unusual success, by virtue of his uprightness and business ability.  In 1883 he married Miss Harriet McQuiddy, of New Albany, Ind., and has two children: Helen and Edith.  Mrs. Montgomery is the daughter of John T. and Cordelia (Smith) McQuiddy.  Mr. Montgomery is a member of the Presbyterian church, the F. & A. M., R. A. M., K. T., I. O. O. F. and the Sr. O. U. A. M.  He is a loyal supporter of the republican party.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 225 - Perry Twp.
HENRY MORLAN one of the oldest living citizent of Elk Run township, was born July 27th, 1802, on the same section of land where he now resides.  He was a son of Joseph and Kate (Loyd) Morlan.  Joseph Morlan came from Bedford county, Va., in the fall of 1801, and settled on section 12, where he spent the remainder of his days in honest toil.  With true pioneer spirit he built a typical "little log cabin" in the woods, and began to make a home for himself and family in the wilderness.  Venison, corn bread and honey, formed their staple diet.  Like all men of his class, Joseph Morlan was an energetic and industrious worker, and the farm which he finally succeeded in clearing, represented many days of weary toil, and nights of anxious thought.  Among such surroundings as these, Henry Morlan first saw the light of day.  He was born to the perils and hardships of a pioneer's life, and when the proper time arrived for him to take up his life work, he was not found wanting, but manfully started out to do life's battle.  His sole means for gaining the education which he desired was to be found in the cabin school-house where he gained all the education attainable to the pioneer's children of that day.  His first school experience was had in a log cabin which had formerly been used as a dwelling, but this was soon replaced by a school-house of hewn logs.  July 5th, 1821, he was united in marriage to Abigail Ferguson.  Of the seven children born to them but one is living, Henry.  Abigail (Ferguson) Morlan was born in Loudon county, Va., in 1804, she passed to her reward in 1834.  One year later he took Mary Moran, daughter of Aiden Moran, to wife.  Seven of the twelve children born of this scond marriage are living, they are:  Lucretia, Jesse, Catharine Marquis, Ella, Rosanna and Lorena.  The mother of these children was born in Columbiana county.  She died Oct. 26, 1890, aged seventy-seven years.  Mr. and Mrs. Morlan were acceptable members of the Disciples church, and both held in the highest esteem by their neighbors and friends.  For over thirty years Mr. Morlan has been a deacon in the Disciples church.  When first married he built himself a log house in the woods, and here spent the happiest days of his life.  The land which he inherited from his father he paid for by many hard days' labor.  The declining years of his life are crowned with happiness.  Surrounded by the ample fruits of a life spent in industry, he has plenty, and to spare of this world's goods.  The homestead consists of 104 acres of well tilled land, stocked with every requisite for the proper cultivation of the farm.  Mr. Morlan's first presidential vote was cast for John Quincy Adams, and his last for Benjamin Harrison.
Source: History of the Upper Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 390
THEOPHILUS MORLAN, an early settler of Columbiana county, was born in Beaver county, Penn., in 1826, the son of Mordecai and Eliza A. (Dean) Morlan.  The father was a native of Virginia and was born in 1793.  When a young man he came to Ohio, where he married and afterward removed to Pennsylvania.  He finally located at Salem where he continued to manufacture woolen goods.  The power to run his machinery was furnished by the old fashioned tread-wheel which was run with oxen.  He remained in this place until 1839, when he returned to Pennsylvania.  In 1842, he began the business of boating coal on the Erie extension canal, which he followed until 1850, at which time he returned to Salem and started a grist-mill.  A year or two afterward, he went into the business of house and chair painting and finishing furniture which he followed until his death.  He reached the ripe old age of nearly eighty-seven, and continued work until he was over eighty-two years old.  Our subject's mother was a daughter of Jonathan and Hannah Dean, who came to Ohio from New York in 1810, and settled in Columbiana county, where they cleared a farm in the woods.  Our subject was the third of a family of ten children, all of whom are living and have families.  He remained with his parents until he was twenty-six years of age.  After receiving a good common school education he served an apprenticeship at the baker's trade, which he followed for two or three years.  He also worked at the painter's trade with his father about two years.  In 1856, he chose for his second wife, Lydia French which union resulted in the birth of one child, Mary M., who afterward married Nathan Kirk.  They have two children named Elisha T. and Lewis J.  Our subject's second wife died in 1859, and in 1861, he married Sarah P. Holloway.  To this union have been born five children, four of whom are living:  David H.; Anna, wife of Abner Hall, who has two children.  Mabel S. and Harlan L.; Charles P. and Lewis T.  The mother was born and reared in Ohio.  The family are all members of the Society of Friends.  Our subject's oldest son, David H., was married to Eliza A. Ashton, daughter of Barak Ashton.  The subject of our sketch is one of the respected citizens of the county.
 Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 431
CLARK MOORE is one of the enterprising young agriculturists of Liverpool township.  Mr. Moore was born in St. Clair township, Columbiana county, Ohio, Apr. 3, 1849, the son of William and Margery (Elder) Moore, both Ohioans, and born in 1819.  They are still living, and are honored residents of St. Clair township, and consistent members of the United Presbyterian church.  Clark was reared on his father's farm, and at the age of seventeen began active life by learning the carpenter's trade.  Later he acquired a thorough knowledge of bridge-building and became a contractor.  He has built some of the largest buildings and bridges in the county, and at one time was a member of the firm of Croft & Moore.  The senior partner was one of the noted bridge-builders of the state, and was a man of much enterprise and intelligence.  He died in April, 1888.  Mr. Moore enterprise and intelligence.  He died in April, 1888.  Mr. Moore has been the contractor for the erection of more buildings and bridges than any other man in the county.  For the past five years he has been very extensively engaged in this business, having turned his attention to farming, and is also a large dealer in all kinds of agricultural implements, wagons, buggies surries and all goods of that class.  His farm, consisting of sixty-five acres, is one of the best, and is beautifully situated.  Dec. 25, 1884, Mr. Moore was united marriage to Miss Mary C., daughter of Samuel and Mary (Richardson) Fisher, old and respected residents of Columbiana county.  The father died in 1880, but the mother still survives him.  Two bright, capable children have been born in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Moore, namely, Mary M. and George C.  Mr. and Mrs. Moore are members of the United Presbyterian church, and the former is a devoted follower of the democratic party.  John W. Moore, Sr., grandfather of the above, was a soldier in the war of 1812.  He was a man of much power of mind and body.  He settled in St. Clair township when it was mostly woods, with the wild animals running through the same plentifully.  Some few years before his death he retired from his farms and located in East Liverpool where he lived until his death.
 Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 264
DANIEL MOORE

Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 283
ELLSWORTH E. MOORE, the son of the above mentioned parents, was a young man of great promise.  His parents came from leading families on both sides, whose religious training had proved effectual in shaping character and strength of intellect.  Ellsworth was liberally educated, was a graduate of Canfield college, and seemed to have before him a life of great usefulness.  He was an earnest member of the United Presbyterian church.  For two years he had filled the office of town clerk with efficiency and faithfulness.  In the spring of 1890 he was elected clerk of the township.  He was a man calculated to win friends of the best kind, himself being an accomplished and genial gentleman of chaste life and conversation.  In the superior points of his make-up, he had few peers, and is life was what such qualities could but make it, pure, simple and devout.  This noble young life was brought to a sudden end by an unseen accident, at a time when he was in the full enjoyment of perfect health and strength.  To those who knew him this dire calamity seemed almost a mistake of Providence, but it cannot be otherwise than that his death, like his life, was for the best.  On the 2nd of July, 1890, he died, his death having been caused by the discharge of his gun with which he had been hunting.  While in the act of climbing a fence, with the barrel of his gun firmly grasped in his right hand, his feet slipped and struck the trigger, discharging the piece and instantly killing him.  The sorrow of his grief stricken parents and friends cannot be measured.  He was buried July 4, 1890, the funeral sermon having been preached by his pastor, the Rev. McKelvey.  No occurrence in the township for years has so affected the people as the gloom of his untimely death.  His pure life and good example are a benediction and a precious memory.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley- Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 263
JAMES G. MOORE a well-known and successful lawyer of New Lisbon, was born Aug. 24, 1852, in New Castle county, Del.  He lived there with his father until the spring of 1864, at which time the family moved to Columbiana county, settling in Wayne township, where the subject of this sketch during the years 1865-1867 attended the common schools.  He worked upon a farm until his nineteenth year and then began teaching, which profession he followed three and a half years, studying law in the meantime.  He made commendable progress in his professional reading, and Sept. 25, 1874, was admitted to the Columbiana county bar where he soon won the reputation of a very efficient attorney.  He began the practice of March, 1875, at Salineville and continued there in the successful prosecution of the legal business until February, 1885, during seven years of which time he served as village solicitor.  He served as clerk of Washington township form April, 1880, until April 1884, and in October of the latter year was elected probate judge of Columbiana county, re-elected in 1887, and is the present incumbent.  Mr. Moore has discharged the duties of his office with ability and dispatch and his reputation as a faithful and painstaking public servant is one of which he feels deservedly proud.  He is prominent in the Odd Fellows fraternity, having been representative to the Grand lodge from district fifty-three, for three consecutive terms of two years each.  He is also active in the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Blue lodge chapter and commandery.  He was married Sept. 19, 1876, to Elizabeth J. Forbes, daughter of J. L. Forbes of New Lisbon.  Mr. Moore's father, William Moore, is a native of county Donegal, Ireland, and his mother, Anna M. (Mullen) More, was born in this country.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 234
JOHN W. MOORE came to Columbiana county, Ohio, from Westmoreland county, Penn., at an early date.  He was a farmer of more than ordinary ability, and was held in the highest esteem by his neighbors.  For a number of terms he was a justice of St. Clair township, and in that and all other departments of life exhibited sterling qualities of manliness.  His wife was Nancy Crawford, a native of Ohio.  John W. Moore and his wife were devout and active members of the Associate Reformed, now the United Presbyterian church, in which he was a ruling elder for several years prior to his death.  He served through the war of 1812 with valor and devotion.  His death occurred Nov. 16, 1866, in his seventy-third year.  His wife had gone on before on the 26th of November, 1862, when in her sixty-ninth year.  Their lives were so lived as to leave a marked effect for good on the community in which they passed them.  Of the eleven children born to them, five are now living, among them being John W., who was born Mar. 28, 1824.  When twenty-six years of age he embarked in agriculture on his own account, his previous life having been passed on a farm, he had formed a love for the ennobling toil of tilling the soil.  The light of after years proves the wi9sdome of his choice, for he is among the best farmers of the county, and has made a success in life in all of its departments.  Nov. 1, 1849, he took unto himself a wife in the person of Miss Sarah Martin, daughter of James W. and Elizabeth (Blair) Martin.  The father is still living, his wife having died in 1885.  Seven children have been born to John W. and Sarah Moore, named as follows:  Nancy E., born Aug. 24, 1850, died Sept. 6, 1860; George C., born Mar. 24, 1852, died Nov. 11, 1855; James L., Amanda J., John W. and Elmer E.  This family has been brought up in the faith of the United Presbyterian church.  Each member has won for himself or herself a warm regard from the community in which they live.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 263
DR. WILLIAM MOORE.  Prominent among the well-known physicians of Columbiana county, is Dr. William Moore, who was born in the town of New Lisbon, June 13, 1826.  He was reared and educated in his native town, attended first the old log school-house which stood on the present site of the large union school building, and among the early teachers are remembered Robert Whittiker and David Anderson.  At the early age of thirteen he accepted a clerkship in the general store of Samuel Shriver, with whom he remained one year, and then accepted a similar position with John Endly, who conducted a mercantile business in the town of Hanover.  After remaining at the latter place two years, he returned to New Lisbon, and clerked a while in a hardware house, and then attended school for some time in the village of Fairfield.  His education was such that enabled him to engage in teaching, which he began when seventeen years of age, and continued two years, reading medicine in the meantime as occasions would permit.  He afterwards taught in the towns of New Baltimore and Niles, and at the age of twenty-one began the practice of his profession in the town of West Chester where he remained nearly three years.  His next location was Fairfield, where he remained two years, having in the meantime attended lectures, and graduated in 1857 at then Miami medical college of Cincinnati.  In 1866 he located at New Lisbon, where he has since been in the active practice which extends throughout various parts of this and other counties.  The doctor has been successful from the start, and as a practitioner ahs the confidence of all who have engaged his professional services.  He was married Mar. 6, 1847, to Eliza Ferrall, daughter of Jonathan Ferrall, to which union three children have been born viz.:  Mrs. Mary M. Pritchard, widow of Cyrus Pritchard; Frank P. and Edmund S.  The father of Dr. Moore was John Moore, a native of Pennsylvania, born in the year 1802, the son of Ezekiel Moore, also a native of Pennsylvania, and an early resident of Columbiana county settling here in the year 804, and dying in 1851.  John Moore was married in 1824 to Minerva Allison, daughter of Abner Allison, a union blessed with the birth of nine children, three of whom died in infancy, one unnamed.  Those living are:  Dr. William Moore, of New Lisbon; Dr. C. Moore, of Southington, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary J. McGlathery.  the names of the deceased members of the family are:  Helen, John A., Anna Bell, Sarah and Abigail.  The father of Dr. Moore died in 1842, in Fairfield, Ohio, and the mother was burned to death at the same place ten years later in the destruction of her residence by fire.
Source:  History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 -  Page 235

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