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ROBERT O.
CAMPBELL, deceased, was for many
years identified with the business interests of Salem,
and was also one of the city's upright, substantial and
representative men. He was born at Steubenville,
Ohio, Jan. 1, 1828, and was a son of Robert and Mary
Campbell, who were of Scotch descent and devout
Presbyterians. His death took place Oct. 18, 1902,
at his home at No. 143 Ellsworth avenue, Salem, where he
had resided for 30 years.
Mr. Campbell was quite small when the family
settled at Salem and he grew up under the Spartan
teachings of that day, that the common school would
afford him all necessary educational opportunities and
the workshop would fit him for usefulness. He
learned to be a blacksmith but never followed the trade.
After completing his apprenticeship, he went West and in
Kansas and Nebraska became interested in dealing in
cattle. It was his custom to drive to far Eastern
markets and herds of cattle he purchased on the Western
plains, as that was before the days of the railroad.
Through these long trips across the plains and over the
mountains, he made large additions to his substantial
fortune.
After his marriage in 1871, he settled permanently at
Salem, still continuing in the cattle business, but to
less extent than formerly, and investing largely in land
near the city. In 1864 he associated himself with
the late Joshua Boone and they founded the City
Bank, which was conducted for 30 years in Pow's Block,
at the corner of Broadway and Main street, the business
being continued until 1894.
Mr. Campbell's marriage in 1871 was to
Eliza Jane Lloyd, a daughter of Benjamin Lloyd.
Three children were born to them, viz: Lloyd, who
died in 1898: Mrs. John Post, of
Salem; and Ralph W., one of Salem's prominent
business men who is the senior member of the firm of
Campbell & Rogers, extensive dealers
in real estate and mortgage loans. In 1892 the
mother of these children died.
On Feb. 15, 1894, Mr. Campbell was married to
Hannah K. James, who survives him. Up to the
time of her marriage, she had been a resident of
Cleveland for 25 years. Her father, Abel James,
a Virginian by birth, came with his family from Virginia
to Ohio in 1802 and settled in Columbiana County.
The late Mr. Campbell was an able business man
and much more. He was thoroughly honest and
despised shams of every kind, was charitable in his own
way and was one of the stanchest friends a man could
have. He formed neither religious or fraternal
ties but respected those whose views differed from his,
providing they lived up to what they professed. He
was proud of being a Republican, but could never be
induced to accept office although few men through
possession of sterling qualities, were better qualified.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical
Publishing Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 422 |
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S. P. CAMPBELL,
a leading business citizen of Salem township, who, in
association with Mr. Carr, owns and operates what
is known all over the county as the Crystal Spring
Creamery, was born June 15, 1869, in Carroll County,
Ohio.
Mr. Campbell was reared and educated in his
native county and has devoted his lie to farming and
dairy interests. With the exception of one year
spent in Montana and one year in Texas, he continued to
reside in Carroll County until 1901, following farming
and operating the Kilgore Creamery, being interested in
the latter enterprise for six years.
In 1901 Mr. Campbell removed to Salem
township, Columbiana County, and took charge of the
Crystal Spring Creamery, which he operated alone for six
months and then entered into his present partnership.
This creamery is one of the large industries of the
township. It manufactures 1,000 pounds of butter
per week and disposes of from 300 to 400 gallons of
cream a week. The firm deals extensively in Jersey
cattle, also, and owns a large herd for their own use.
The business is carried on by experienced men and the
products of this creamery find ready sale in any part of
the county.
Mr. Campbell was married in 1893 to
Maud James, of Carroll County, Ohio, and they have
these children: Bert, Jesse, Margaret and
Irene. They are members of the Presbyterian
Church. As a good citizen, Mr. Campbell
takes an intelligent interest in public matters and has,
on various occasions, held political office.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical
Publishing Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 822 |
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JAMES R. CAREY,
senior member of the law firm of Carey & Mullins,
one of the strong legal combinations of Salem, was born
at Salem and is a son of Dr. Abel and Marie P.
(Miller) Carey.
The late Dr. Abel Carey was born Sept. 16, 1809,
and died Jan. 10, 1872. He was one of the pioneer
physicians of Columbiana County and enjoyed the
reputation of being one of the ablest. The mother
of our subject was born May 4, 1817, at Brownsville,
Pennsylvania. They had nine children, six of whom
still survive.
James R. Carey's boyhood was spent at Salem,
attending school, and subsequently he entered Western
Reserve College at Hudson, where he was graduated in the
class of 1874. He then entered the Law School of
Harvard University, where he was graduated in the class
of 1877. He has since practiced law in Salem
excepting during the years from 1878 to 1887, when he
was in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as assistant solicitor for
the Pennsylvania Company. He returned to Salem in
1887 and became solicitor for the Pennsylvania Company
in its Fourth District, succeeding Rush Taggart, Esq.
From 1889 to 1900 he was in partnership with W. C.
Boyle and Frederic J. Mullins under the firm
name of Carey, Boyle & Mullins. Mr. Boyle
left the firm in 1900, since which time the style of the
firm has been as it is at present.
In 1888 Mr. Carey was united in marriage with
Carrie Hampson, daughter of R. V. Hampson, of
Salem, and they have these children: Elizabet,
James R., Jr., and Hampson. Mr.
Carey and family reside in a very pleasant home at
No. 150 Franklin avenue.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical
Publishing Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 717 |
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JAMES CLARK, a prominent citizen and
retired capitalist of East Palestine, a self-made man in
every respect, was born in England, April 19, 1831, and
is a son of John and Ann Clark.
The parents of Mr. Clark were natives of
England and both came to America and passed their last
days with our subject. Four of their children reached
maturity, viz: Benjamin, residing at New
Waterford, Ohio, who is 87 years of age; Sally
and Nathan, both deceased; and James.
James Clark obtained his education in his
native land and was a young man of 23 years when he
started for America in order to better his fortunes.
By trade he was a coal miner. He secured passage
on the old sailing vessel “Wyoming,” and was landed at
Philadelphia after a voyage of six weeks and three days.
From that city he went first to Pittsburg, landing there
just when the cholera scourge was at its height, when
people were dying of the disease by scores, but he
escaped and in August, 1854, went to the great
Pennsylvania coal region of Homestead. Although,
during his three years of residence in Pennsylvania, he
worked as a miner and was always and is still interested
in coal interests, he did not confine his energies to
this one branch of industry. He acquired farming
property in Darlington township, Beaver County, has
dealt largely in stock and three times has built his
fortune up from the bottom. The most of his money,
however, has been made in mining, in the great coal
fields. The Sterling mine in Darlington township,
opened in 1857, was a mine in which he was very much
interested. He hauled the greater portion of the
coal mined in this mine to a branch of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Mr. Clark came to East Palestine in 1857
when Joseph Young’s store was the only
one here. At that time game was still plentiful
and he remembers occasions when the sun was darkened by
immense flocks of wild pigeons. He has seen the
town grow from its beginning. Early investments
proved profitable and he is still a large property
owner.
On May 5, 1851, Mr. Clark married Mary
Ann Bumby, an English lady, and a very happy
occasion was the celebration of their "Golden Wedding”
in 1901. They have seven children, namely:
William, Helen, Emma, Elizabeth, Jane, Edward
and Mary. William married Dora
McCowan and to them have been born three sons and
three daughters; of these, Irwin married Jane
Flinn and has two children, and Lilly
became the wife of Jesse Warren and has
one child. Helen married Thomas
Voker, of Waterford, Ohio, and has three sons and
three daughters; of these, James married a
Miss King, of Columbiana County, and has two sons.
Emma married William Wallace and
has two daughters and two sons; of these, Mary
married John Bradshaw, of Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth married John Gray, of East
Palestine, and has a son and daughter. Jane
became the wife of Henry Lawrence, a
merchant of East Palestine, and has three children; of
these, Gertie is now the wife of William
Owen, of West Virginia. Edward, who
resides at Rogers, is married and has four, children.
Mary married Abel Franklin and has
two sons and a daughter.
Mr. Clark has reared a most estimable
family to whom he has been particularly kind and
generous. He was a dutiful son, sending to the old
home for his aged parents and also for his father-in-law
to come and live in comfort under his roof and
protection. Like many business men he has had ups
and downs but he has never been discouraged, knowing
that the same qualities which built up one fortune could
acquire another. His life has been one of
industry.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio
and Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical
Publishing Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 375 |
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Top Row (Left to Right):
John Cole,
Enser Cole
Front Row (Left to Right):
Henry Cole, Sr.,
Abraham Cole,
George W. Cole. |
HENRY COLE, Sr. Source: History of Columbiana
County, Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. by
Biographical Publishing Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 -
Page 715 |
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EMMER COPE,
one of the well-known residents of Butler
township, residing on his farm of 50 acres in section
26, was formerly one of the successful teachers of this
locality. He is a representative of one of the
earliest pioneer families of the county. Mr.
Cope was born in Elkrun township, near Rogers,,
Columbiana County, Ohio, March 25, 1855, and is a son
Joseph and Phebe (Hole) Cope.
The Cope family was originally one of
distinction in England, and the ancestral line can
be traced back to the days of Henry VIII, when
Lord Cope was in that monarch’s retinue.
The founder of the family in America was Oliver
Cope, who came to the State of Pennsylvania with
William Penn.
Israel Cope, the paternal grandfather of
our subject, was born in Pennsylvania and came to
Columbiana County as one of the first of the pioneers.
He taught school in the county until he was 60 years of
age and lived to the age of 93. He could tell of
early times when he had killed as many as six bear in
one day where now lie the productive fields of his
descendants.
Joseph Cope, father of our subject, was
born near, Rogers, Columbiana County, Ohio, and in this
county his whole life was passed. He was a farmer
and an extensive fruit grower and was one of the very
first to successfully grow peaches. He invented the
“fruit house” for which he secured a patent. He
also made a success of sheep growing, introducing the
Merino breed in the county, and he was also an extensive
breeder of Percheron and Norman horses. He was a man
whose personality dominated every line of activity in
which he engaged. The county remains indebted to him for
his enterprise and public spirit. Joseph Cope
was a Republican but filled few official positions, both
on account of his personal interests and because of his
adherence to the principles of the Society of Friends,
which does not encourage office-holding in its members.
He married Phebe Hole, who was born in
this county, a daughter of Nathan and Sarah
(Armstrong) Hole. They reared eight children,
namely: Lycurgus, of East Carmel, Ohio; Lucina,
deceased ; James, of Rogers; Oliver, of
East Liverpool ; Mary; wife of Dio Rogers,
a well-known attorney of Steubenville, Ohio; Eliphas,
of Rogers; Edith, deceased; and Emmor.
Emmor Cope has resided in Columbiana
County all his life, remaining at school and on the home
farm until 21 years of age. He was graduated with
credit from the Lisbon High School and then began
teaching and for the next 10 years continued to teach
through the winters and farmed for his widowed mother,
his father having died in 1879.
In 1881 Mr. Cope was married to
Rebecca A. Hoopes, who was born on the farm on which
she still lives, being a daughter of Robert and Sarah
(Spencer) Hoopes. Robert Hoopes resided
on the farm in section 26, Butler township, now held by
our subject, the greater part of his life, succeeding
his father who had entered this land from the
government. Mr. and Mrs Cope settled on the
farm, which originally contained 90 acres but has been
reduced to 50. In addition Mr. Cope
owns two other farms, one of 26 acres and another of 40
acres, making a total of 116 acres in Butler township.
He carries on general farming and dairying and in
earlier years raised sheep and fat cattle. He is
one of the township’s substantial men.
Mr. and Mrs. Cope have two sons: Rollin E.
and Clarence D., who are taking a business
course in the Salem Business College. In politics
Mr. Cope has always been identified with
the Republican party and has always taken a lively
interest in public affairs. At various times he
has filled offices in local organizations but has
refused political ones. His influence has always
been given in the direction of better school facilities,
educational advancement being, in his opinion, the great
motor of the car of civilization. He was reared in
the Society of Friends but since severing his connection
with that religious body he has united with the
Christian Church at Highland.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical
Publishing Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 741 |
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CORNELIUS
CRONIN, secretary and treasurer of The Standard
Pottery Company, of East Liverpool, was born in the
parish of Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland, Dec. 13,
1861, and is a son of John and Johanna (Hickey)
Cronin. His grandfather, also named John
Cronin, was a farmer in Millstreet parish and it is
there the father was born and engaged in farming on the
Cronin homestead.
In 1863 John Cronin, our subject's father for
America, the voyage being made on the steamship "Great
Eastern," which was the only trip made by that vessel,
carrying passengers. They arrived here in August,
1863. In June, 1864, Mr. Cronin enlisted in
Company C, 23rd Ref., Ohio Vol. Inf., and served during
the remainder of the war. He then secured work on
a railroad and continued in that employment until his
death in 1876. He was a Democrat in politics.
His wife was a native of the same parish as he and
daughter of John T. Hickey. She was born in
1836 and is now residing in East Liverpool. Six of
their children grew to adult years, namely:
Daniel P., vice-president of The Salem China
Company, of Salem; Honora, wife of Daniel E.
McNicol, president of The D. E. McNicol
Pottery Company, of East Liverpool; Cornelius;
Johanna, deceased; Ellen, who married
Joseph Luthringer and lives with her mother; and
Mary, deceased.
Cornelius Cronin was a little more than a
babe when his parents brought him to East Liverpool.
Until his 12th year he was a student in the^ public
schools. He then went to work in a pottery and has
worked his way up through every branch of the business,
gaining a practical knowledge without which it would
have been impossible to achieve the position he has
reached. In 1882 he became a stockholder in the
Potters’ Co-Operative Company and was with that concern
until 1890, when he was largely instrumental in
organizing The Standard Pottery Company. He was
made secretary and treasurer of this company and has
held that position since. He was an organizer and
is a director of the Union Building Loan & Trust
Company, of East Liverpool, and is a business man of
more than ordinary acumen.
Mr. Cronin married Mary A. Stephen
and a family of six children have blessed their union,
namely: John, who died at the age of six months;
Daniel M., John S., William Kress,
Cornelius, Jr., and Harold. Mr.
Cronin is a Republican but does not take an
active part in politics as the time not devoted to
business is spent in the bosom of his family. He
is a man whose industry and integrity have placed him in
a prominent position and he has the esteem and
confidence of both business and social acquaintances.
Mrs. Cronin was born Mar. 10, 1863, in a house
which stood on land now serving as the Cronin lawn.
She is a daughter of Jacob Mathias and Mary
(Myers) Stephen. Her great-grandfather,
Christian Stephan, married Eva
Elizabeth Schmetz and resided in Gross
Breitenbach, Hessen, Germany, where Mathias
Stephen, her grandfather, was born in April, 1786.
He was twice married and had a family of 15 children.
Jacob Mathias Stephen (as the
family name came to be spelled) was the eldest child of
the second marriage and was born Dec. 8, 1831, at
Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was brought up on the
farm and then engaged in mining. On June 10, 1862,
he married Mary Myers and two children were born
to them: Mary A. and Jacob, who died in
infancy. Mr. Stephen enlisted in
Company D, 123rd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and died in June.
1864, at Fortress Monroe from sickness contracted in the
service.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical
Publishing Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 582 |
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DANIEL P.
CRONIN, a leading business citizen of Salem,
vice-president of The Salem China Company, with plant on
South Lundy street, was born Jan. 15, 1856, in Cork,
Ireland, and is a son of John and Johanna (Hickey)
Cronin.
The parents of Mr. Cronin were born in
Ireland and came to America in 1863. The father
died in East Liverpool, Ohio, July 11, 1876; his widow,
aged 69 years, is still a resident of that city.
John Cronin entered the Union Army after coming
to the United States and made a good soldier in the 23rd
Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf., of which the colonel was
Stanley Matthews, later a justice of the United
States Supreme Court. Four of the eight children
born to John Cronin and wife now survive, namely:
Daniel P., of this sketch; Honora, wife of
Daniel E. McNicol, president of The D. E.
McNicol Pottery Company, of East Liverpool;
Cornelius, secretary and treasurer of The Standard
Pottery Company, of East Liverpool; and Ellen, of
East Liverpool.
Our subject accompanied the rest of the family to
America, landing at New York on Aug. 26, 1863.
After a residence of four months in Harlem, the family
removed to Port Homer, Jefferson County, Ohio, and lived
there from December, 1863, until May 1, 1864, and then
settled at East Liverpool. For the past six years
our subject has been a resident of Salem, where he is an
esteemed and respected citizen. He is a self-made
man, beginning almost in childhood to drive a horse in a
pottery at East Liverpool, and thus adding to the family
income. He worked through every department of the
pottery and learned all the smallest details until he
became an expert potter in all branches of the craft.
He has been interested
in the Dresden pottery at East Liverpool and belongs to
the directing boards of a number of the pottery
companies in what is termed the East Liverpool district,
which turn out some of the finest specimens of the
potter’s art. He was one of the organizers of The
Salem China Company, in 1899, with which he has been
officially connected ever since, and is the present
vice-president, Thomas McNicol being president
and William Smith secretary and treasurer.
The Salem China Company is well equipped, having six
ware kilns and two decorating kilns.
In 1891 Mr. Cronin was married to Katherine
Collins, who was born at Wolverhampton, England, and
came to America with her parents in 1866. Mr.
and Mrs. Cronin have five children: Mary,
John, Philip, Katherine and Cornelius.
They are consistent members of the Catholic Church.
Although Mr. Cronin was reared a Democrat, he
subsequently became identified with the business men and
substantial citizens of his section of Columbiana
County.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical
Publishing Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 556 |
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