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COLUMBIANA COUNTY,
OHIO
History & Genealogy |
Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph L. Hahn
and Family |
JOSEPH L. HAHN
was born in 1839 on the farm south
of his present well-tilled farm of 228 acres, which is
situated in section 25, Knox township, and is a son of
William Mary (Sentz) Hahn, and a grandson of
Adam Hahn, the founder of the family of Ohio.
Adam Hahn came to Columbiana County from
Maryland in 1801. He was accompanied by his family
and John Whiteleather and family, and in 1819
together they entered the whole of section 25, Knox
township. The old pioneer died when our subject
was very young.
William Hahn, the father of Joseph L.,
was born near Baltimore, Maryland, in 1796 and was about
five years old when his father came to Ohio. He
grew up on his father's land and worked mainly in the
latter's sawmill until the age of 26 years, when he and
his brother, Frederick Hahn, went on the section
that Adam Hahn had entered, each taking a
quarter-section, in dimensions a quarter of a mile wide
and one mile long, William Hahn’s land
lying south of that of his brother. At one time
our subject owned the quarter-section taken by his
father but subsequently sold it. The mother died
Mar. 25, 1848, and the father in 1863. They had
nine children, namely: Catherine, who died in
infancy; Rachel, deceased, formerly wife of
Peter Bennett, also deceased; Mary,
deceased, formerly wife of John Bennett,
deceased; Elias, who died in his 77th year in
November, 1904, leaving a widow and two children, —Mary
and Edna; William, who is a minister of
the United Brethren Church, residing in Florida; John,
who is a bachelor and resides in Ionia County, Michigan;
Joseph L., of this sketch; Sarah, who
married Michael Wagner and reared six sons
and two daughters; Adam, a minister of the United
Brethren Church, who has a family of seven children; and
Henry, a farmer in Knox township, who married
Lydia M Shiveley and has five children.
Joseph L. Hahn was educated in Knox township and
at Mount Union College and worked on his father’s farm
until he was prepared to start out for himself.
After disposing of his part of the homestead farm, he
went to Tennessee for a time and upon his return
purchased his present farm in section 25. This he
operated himself for a number of years and still
oversees it, although he is not so actively engaged as
in former years. It is a valuable property, well
improved and finely cultivated.
Mr. Hahn was married in 1861 to
Rebecca Haas, who died Dec. 13, 1901, in her 66th
year. She was a daughter of Mathias Haas,
a farmer of Springfield township, Mahoning County, Ohio,
who died at the age of 67 years, leaving 15 children.
Born in Germany, he came to America a poor man, worked
for a time at shoemaking in Philadelphia and then
removed to Mahoning County, where by industry and
economy he accumulated 304 acres of land. Mr.
Hahn and wife had five sons and one daughter born
to them, namely: Mathias, an ordained minister in
the German Baptist Church, in Stark County, Ohio, who
married Alice Fugate and has four
children, — Waldo, Charles, Lucy
Rebecca and an infant son; Joan, who
married Edwin G. Saffie and has three sons,—Byron,
Frank and Harold; Curtis, who
married Clara Summers, resides at Canton
and has two children (twins), Lester and Leroy;
Thurman, who married Mattie Lewis, resides
in Stark County and has one child,— Joseph L.;
Owen C., who married Vinnie Stroup;
and Frank, who remains on the farm, his father's
right-hand man.
Mr. Hahn is a leading member of the
German Baptist Church at Reading, two miles west of
North Georgetown. He has in his possession a
German Bible which was published in 1700, which his
father bought at Canton in 1856, paying a $20 gold piece
for it. Politically he is a Democrat. A
picture of the Hahn family accompanies this sketch.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 569 |
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HARRY
T. HALL, cashier of The Dollar Savings Bank, of East
Liverpool, has been in some capacity or other engaged in the
banking business throughout his active career and his rise
has been rapid. He possesses the essentials of a good
business man, and by conscientious work and the acceptance
of opportunities as they were presented has taken high rank
in the business world.
Mr. Hall was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, in
1879, and is a son of William Hall, who has resided
in this city since 1874. Our subject received a high
school education in East Liverpool, and upon leaving school
began his business career as messenger boy with The First
National Bank, eventually rising in the service of this
institution to the position of teller. In 1902, after
seven years of faithful service, he left The First National
Bank to assist in the organization of The Dollar Savings
Bank, of which he has since been a director and officer.
He is a man of energy and enterprise and as cashier has done
much to make the bank the safe and prosperous institution it
now is.
Mr. Hall was joined in marriage with Bertha
A. Dunlap, a former teacher in the East Liverpool High
School and a daughter of M. S. Dunlap, of this city.
Politically he is a Republican and takes an earnest interest
in the success of that party. He is a 32nd degree
Scottish Rite Mason, and belongs to Pilgrim Commandery, No.
55, K. T. of East Liverpool, and to Lake Erie Consistory S.
P. R. S., of Cleveland. Religiously, he and his wife
are Presbyterians.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 716
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JOHN
WILLIAM HAMMOND, M. D., one of Wellsville’s most
highly esteemed citizens, who is distinguished as the
oldest practicing physician and surgeon in this city,
was born in Salineville township, Jefferson County,
Ohio, February 28, 1830, and is a son of Thomas and
Margaret (McDonald) Hammond.
The father of Dr. Hammond was born at a
point on the Potomac River, in Maryland,, and died in
1867 aged 72 years. He was reared on his father’s
plantation until he reached his majority, when he
started out for himself and came to Ohio. He
settled in Salineville township, Jefferson County, on
Big Yellow Creek, and subsequently founded the town of
Hammondsville. He followed farming, grain growing
and stock raising all his active years. When he
first came to the township, he found several salt-wells
on his property and he engaged in the manufacture of
salt in connection with his other enterprises. In those
days salt was worth $10 per barrel. He continued
its manufacture for about 20 years. He was a man of
standing in his community, a strong Whig in politics and
was elected to numerous township offices.
The mother of Dr. Hammond, Margaret (McDonald)
Hammond, was a daughter of Charles McDonald,
also of Maryland. She survived her husband a
number of years, dying in 1880 aged 80 years. Of
the six children born to them, the five who reached
maturity were: Sophia, widow of Caleb
Cope, who resides at Newgarden, Columbiana County;
Caroline, deceased; Nancy, deceased, who
was the wife of Dr. David S. Silver, of
Wellsville, formerly a very prominent physician; John
William, of this record; Thomas G., deceased
and Virginia, who is the widow of Edward
Crawford, of Richmond, Jefferson County, Ohio.
The subject of this sketch recalls his first school
days in the old log schoolhouse near his father’s farm.
Later he took an academic course under Rev. John Scott,
at Steubenville. He assisted on the home farm for
several years and then began the study of medicine under
Dr. David S. Silver, by whom he was prepared for
Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia, where he was
graduated in 1856. He then returned to Wellsville
and this city has been his home and the scene of his
life work. For the past 19 years he has been
surgeon for the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad and is
examiner for a number, of life insurance companies.
He also still attends to a large private practice.
In the fall of 1862 Dr. Hammond enlisted
for service in the Civil War and was assigned as 1st
assistant surgeon to the 120th Regiment Ohio Vol. Inf.,
with the rank of captain and continued in the service
for 15 months. He spent the winters of 1865-66 and
1866-67 in walking the New York hospitals. He is a
member of the city, county, State and the American
medical associations. He has always been more or
less prominent in public life in Wellsville and has
served frequently as a member of the Council. He
was foremost in the introduction of locust posts for the
street lamps which, when they were being installed, were
looked upon as a curious innovation.
Dr. Hammond married Sarah Aten, a
daughter of Richard Aten, of Wellsville, who died
in 1877 aged 30 years. Their children were: Mary,
who died in infancy; Henry C., of Wellsville; and
Frances, deceased, who was the wife of
Benjamin Rahter, of Wellsville. Mrs.
Hammond was a member of the Presbyterian Church,
which Dr. Hammond attends.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical
Publishing Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 505 |
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J. N. HANLEY,
who has been the efficient clerk of the courts of
Columbiana County since August, 1903, was born at East
Liverpool, Ohio, in 1863, and is a son of Charles and
Susan (Curby) Hanley.
The father of Mr. Planley was born at
Belfast, Ireland, and came to America in 1856 and
subsequently made his home in Columbiana County, married
and reared a large family. The mother of Mr.
Hanley was born in Columbiana
County.
J. N. Hanley was reared and educated at East
Liverpool. In early manhood he became connected with
public affairs and served 10 years as city clerk at East
Liverpool prior to accepting his present position. His
administration of the duties of the office has been most
satisfactory to all concerned.
Mr. Hanley married Cora E. Gorby,
a lady of East Liverpool, and they have a son and
daughter. The family is identified with the United
Presbyterian Church.
Fraternally Mr. Hanley belongs to the
Elks of East Liverpool; the Knights of the Golden Eagle
and the Mystic Circle.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical
Publishing Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 375 |
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EUBIUS E. HANNA,
member of the firm of Hanna & Kridler, extensive
dealers in real estate, at Salem, Ohio, where he has
been in the business since 1888 is one of the leading
citizens and capitalists of Columbiana County.
Mr. Hanna, who portrait accompanies this sketch, was
born in Hanover township, Columbiana County, in 1855,
and is a son of John and Mary (Farmer) Hanna.
There are few families in Ohio whose names are better
or more honorably known than that of Hanna.
The grandfather, John Hanna, was an old resident
of Hanover township where he was prominent in public
affairs; the first court of the county, of which he was
the clerk, was convened in his house. His wife,
Hannah Randall, belonged to an old pioneer
family from Pennsylvania. John Hanna,
father of Eubius E., was a prominent farmer and
extensive stock raiser and he also took active part in
public affairs. He was a second cousin of the late
distinguished United States Senator Marcus A. Hanna.
He died in 1877, aged 63 years. In political
sentiment he was an ardent Republican.
From such ancestry came our subject, Eubius E. Hanna.
He was given good educational opportunities and in 1874
graduated at the New Lisbon High School. He then
began teaching and followed this profession for some
years in his native county and in Iowa and Wisconsin,
but subsequently entered into a wholesale business with
his brother, E. F. Hanna, which continued until
1888. It was in this year that Mr. Hanna
settled at Salem, and a decade later entered into
partnership with R. C. Kridler in the real
estate, mortgage loan and insurance business. The
progressiveness and enterprise of this firm have made it
the largest of its kind in Columbiana County, while its
operations extend also through Mahoning County. It
does a business of hundreds of thousands of dollars
annually. Mr. Hanna has not confined
his abilities to this business alone, having previously
been president of the Salem Oil & Gas Company, and is a
valued member of the Salem Board of Trade and the
Business Men’s Association and a director in the Eastern
Ohio Oil & Gas Company. Mr. Hanna
married Naomi E. Coffee, who is a daughter of
Joseph and Mary A. (Friend) Coffee, of an old family
of Belmont County, Ohio. They have one son,
Delos J., who is cashier in the office of Hanna
& Kridler, who conduct a savings bank in
connection with their other business. The firm is
located at No. 34 East Main street and Mr. Hanna’s
beautiful home is located on McKinley avenue.
For many years Mr. Hanna has been active in the
ranks of the Republican party and in close accord with
its leaders. He has never accepted any public
office with the exception of justice of the peace, in
which he served satisfactorily for three years.
His fraternal connections include the Masonic bodies,
the Royal Arcanum and the Knights of
Pythias. He is recognized in social circles, is
prominent in all movements of civic importance and
enjoys in the highest degree the respect and esteem of
his fellow-citizens.
Mr. Hanna was a resident of Mount Vernon,
Illinois, at the time it was visited by a terrible
cyclone on Feb. 19, 1888. We are herewith giving
in full his letter descriptive of the event, which was
published in the Lima, Ohio, Daily Republican , dated
Jeffersonville, Illinois, February 23rd:
“As many kind friends have telegraphed and written to
me, inquiring as to the safety of myself and family
since the terrible cyclone that visited that once
beautiful little city, and our recent home, at Mount
Vernon, Illinois, will attempt to answer as many as
possible through the columns of your paper, and at the
same time give them a brief description of our sad
experience.
“Owing to the telegraph wires being blown down, it was
impossible to receive or send messages until some time
on Monday, and then nothing hut such messages as
pertained to the affairs of the city and the relief
committee would receive immediate attention.
Therefore it was impossible for the surviving citizens
to telegraph to their friends or relatives at a distance
that they were yet alive, or the extent of their
distress. While the papers have attempted to
describe this awful disaster, yet the thousands who have
since visited the place all remark that it is tenfold
worse than the papers have pictured it. It seems
to be characteristic of most Western towns to suppress,
so far as possible, all such reports that would have a
tendency to retard their future growth or prosperity.
Hence we may truthfully say ‘the half has never been
told’ in this case.
“Our escape is said to be one of the most miraculous of
any yet reported, considering the location and the depth
of the debris under which we were buried. We were
in the basement of a large, three-story, brick building
which we used as a kitchen and dining room, occupying
sleeping and sitting rooms on the second floor.
Just before the cyclone came we had finished a late
dinner, and were sitting there watching the hail fall
and bounce on the sidewalk above us. All at once
we heard a terrible roaring noise, followed by darkness;
we all rushed for the door leading up to the street,
when the building fell and we found ourselves imprisoned
in a space scarcely large enough for us to stand, in
utter darkness; and almost suffocated with dust and with
smoke from our stove, which stood not more than two feet
from us, filled with fire. In this situation and
with clasped hands we bade each other good-by, resigned
to meet the fate that seemed so surely ours.
During this space of time of only a few seconds, the
upper timbers of the fallen debris seemed to settle, and
all at once there came a ray of light from above, caused
by the settling debris separating enough to let in the
light. Then we realized that we were near a window
adjoining closely to the door. In an instant we
broke through the window pane, getting enough fresh air
to revive us. We cried for help, but no help came,
and feeling the fire from our stove creeping upon us, I
assisted my wife and boy through the window to a vacant
space outside, between the outer and inner walls made
for the stairway down. This space was protected by
a cross-walk leading into a door above. We were
yet 15 feet from the top, and where we could see the
light at an angle above us. With supernatural
power I dug my way through the brick, mortar and timbers
and succeeded in rescuing my wife and boy only a few
minutes before the flames issued forth from our prison
below. It is useless for me to attempt to describe
our feelings during that time, or even afterwards, as we
shudder at the thought of it. Next, to see and
assist in rescuing the wounded and dead bodies from the
debris of buildings was disheartening in the extreme,
and would require too much space to describe it here.
Up to last night, when we left Mount Vernon, there had
been 52 deaths reported, and over 300 persons wounded,
many of whose injuries will prove fatal. They
found three dead bodies yesterday and further search
will reveal several who are yet missing. Over 400
buildings and residences are reduced to atoms. The
loss is now estimated at over one million dollars.
“We lose everything, barely escaping, without hats,
overcoats or wraps of any kind. Our little boy’s
companion, familiarly known as ‘Dick Dog,’ perished in
the flames. We heard his cries for help but could
not rescue him. “Our goods were insured against
the fire but not against cyclones, consequently we can
not recover any of our loss, which was over $3,500.
“Out of the ruins we gathered a few relics, such as my
wife’s gold watch and other pieces of jewelry, all of
which are melted out of shape and valueless, except as
relics only. Thankful to God for our miraculous
escape with our lives, we humbly submit to all other
loss and distress we have undergone.”
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 439 |
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JOHN F. HANNAY,
one of the leading farmers and dairymen of Butler
township and one of its highly respected citizens,
resides on a valuable farm of 160 acres in section 16,
which has been his home for the past 35 years.
Mr. Hannay was born near Coraopolis, Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8, 1843, and is a son of
William and Elizabeth (Watson) Hannay.
William Hannay, who was born in Scotland, came to
America when 21 years of age. HE settled in
Pennsylvania and married there, but died in Ohio, July
8, 1864, aged 62 years. He was a contractor and
learned the trade of stone-mason in his native land.
He became a large railroad contractor and did the
bridging and laid the track for the Fort Wayne Railroad
and was in the employ of that system at the time of his
death. In addition to a great deal of important
constructed work at Pittsburg, he built the locks on
various canals, including the Sandy and Beaver Canal
here and a canal at Bowling Green, Kentucky. He
built the first asylum at Newburg. He owned a farm
of 162 acres in Perry township but never farmed, giving
his attention to contracting entirely. In politics
he was a Republican. In religious belief he was a
Methodist. He was a man who was trusted
implicitly, a capable machinist, a reliable contractor,
a good father and a most worthy citizen. He
married Elizabeth Watson, of Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania, who was born in England and came to
America with her parents, Mark and Ellen Watson,
when 16 years of age. Her death occurred on the
old farm in Perry township in 1891, at the age of 78
years. There were nine children born to this
union, four of whom died young, the survivors being:
William of Salem; James E., of Perry
township; John F., of this sketch; Robert,
of Butler township; and David, who lives on the
old home in Perry township.
Our subject was 11 years old when his parents came to
Columbiana County, Ohio, and he has lived in the
vicinity of Salem ever since. He assisted on the
home farm until he enlisted for service in the Civil
War, on Aug. 31, 1864, in Company I, 178th Reg., Ohio
Vol. Inf., under Capt. William A. Miller and Col.
Jacob Stafford. He participated in the battles
of Stone River, Cedar Creek, Shelbyville and Kinston,
and continued in the service until the close of the war,
being mustered out in July, 1865. Since his return
from the army. Mr. Hannay has been settled
on his present farm. There are two good residences
here, one occupied by his son and the large brick one,
which he himself occupies. Mr. Hannay has a
fine orchard of 10 acres. He is one of the
stockholders of the Winona Creamery and is counted one
of the substantial men of his section.
Mr. Hannay was married to Mary E. Patterson,
who was born on this farm and has always resided here.
She is a daughter of Robert and Lydia Ann Patterson.
They have three children: Emma L. who married
Oliver N. Thomlinson, resides at Denver,
Colorado, and has three children, - Edith, Ruth
and Walter; Robert P., residing on his father's
farm, who has two sons, Frank and Walter;
and Myrtle, who lives with her parents.
Mr. Hannay is
a Republican. He is one of the active members of
Trescott Post, No. 10 G. A. R., of Salem.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 717 |
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ROBERT HANNAY,*
one of the well-known citizens and excellent
agriculturists of Columbiana County, who resides on his
well-improved farm of 80 acres in section 15, Butler
township and also owns 33 1-3 acres in Perry township,
was born at Coraopolis, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,
Dec. 17, 1845, and is a son of William and Elizabeth
(Watson) Hannay.
William Hannay, father of our subject, was born
in Scotland, a Highlander, and was 21 years of age when
he came to America, well equipped with the trade of
stone-mason. This he followed at first but later
entered into contracting and became prominent as a
railroad, canal and bridge contractor. About 1854
he came to Columbiana County and bought a farm of 162
acres in Perry township on which he established the
family and set his sons to work clearing land. He
built the City Jail in Allegheny and other public
buildings there and in other cities, was interested in
the construction of numerous important canals and at the
time of his death in 1863, at the age of 63 years, he
was in the employ of the Fort Wayne Railroad Company.
He was a Republican in his political views and in
earlier days was an Abolitionist. He was a worthy
member of the Methodist Church and was a liberal
supporter. He donated the lumber for the erection
of the Salem Methodist church.
The mother of our subject, who was a daughter of
Mark and Ellen Watson, was born in Durham, England,
and died in Perry township on the home farm in 1801 at
the age of 78 years. She was 16 years of age when
she came to Pennsylvania with her parents, who settled
in Coraopolis, Allegheny County. This town was
named for Cora Watson, who was a daughter of
Fawcett Watson, who was an uncle of our subject.
He donated a large tract of land as the state of the
village and railroad station and the place was named in
honor of his young daughter. Mr. Hannay is
one of a family of nine children born to his parents,
the five survivors being: William, of
Salem; James E., of Perry township; John F.,
of Butler township; Robert, of this sketch; and
David, of Perry township, who lives on the home
farm.
Our subject was about 13 years of age when he
accompanied his parents to Columbiana County. He
has lived in the vicinity of Salem ever since.
Although his father owned a good farm, his duties kept
him away a large portion of the time and the operation
of the farm devolved upon his sons. In 1864
Robert Hannay enlisted in the service of his
country, entering Company F, 184th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf.,
under Capt. George P. Davis and Colonel
Cumminger. The regiment was sent to Nashville,
Tennessee, thence to Bridgeport, Alabama and then to
Chattanooga. After the fall of Richmond it
returned to Bridgeport, its duty being mainly in
guarding important points. Mr. Hannay
was mustered out at the close of the war at Camp Chase,
Columbus, and then returned to his home. He is a
member of Trescott Post, No. 10, Grand Army of the
Republic, at Salem.
When our subject was not more than 13 years of age, he
went with the firm of Henliff Brothers and
learned the trade of stone-mason. This he resumed
after the close of the war and worked at it more or less
until recently. During the last two years he has
been mainly concerned with farming and dairying, selling
his milk to the Winona Creamery. Mr.
Hannay has a very pleasant home, his land is very
valuable and his improvements excellent. The
commodious residence he built in 1876. He has
three acres in orchard.
In 1870 Mr. Hannay married Lydia Ann
Patterson, who was born on an adjoining farm in
Butler township, and is a daughter of Robert and
Lydia Ann Patterson. Mr. Patterson
came here from Philadelphia and entered this land, which
consisted of about 400 acres. He made his money by
driving cattle, sheep and horses over the mountains, a
very profitable business in his day. He was born
in Ireland but married into a very prominent
Philadelphia family. He had nine children, namely:
John P., Susan, Margaret and
William, all deceased; Robert, of Guilford
County, North Carolina; Mary E., wife of John
F. Hannay, of Butler township; Fannie, wife
of George Little, of Butler township;
Emma Jane, who died young; George, who died
aged 12 years; and Lydia Ann, wife of our
subject. Mr, and Mrs. Hannay have these
children: Charles, of Mahoning County; George;
Nora, living at home; John, of Pittsburg; and
Homer, deceased.
Mr. Hannay has lived on his present farm
since 1870. His farm of 33 1-3 acres in Perry
township is a part of the old homestead farm. The
Hannays are all considered substantial,
representative men and good citizens.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 845 |
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ELI
HARMAN, a prosperous farmer of Unity township, owns a
valuable farm of 227 acres in section 11. He comes of
a prominent old family of this township, and is held in the
highest esteem by his fellow-citizens. He is now
living a retired life.
Mr. Harman was born on the old home farm in
Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of Solomon and Leah
(Mellinger) Harman, and grandson of John Harman
who took up a section of land in Mahoning County, Ohio.
Solomon Harman located in Beaver township, Mahoning
County, at the same time as his parents, and lived there
until 1849, when he came to Unity township, Columbiana
County, purchasing the Eyster place, which consisted
of a little more than 109 acres and was partially improved.
There was an old log building on the place and into this he
moved with his family. As time went on he made many
improvements on the place. He lived here until his
death in 1872, his wife having preceded him some years.
They were the parents of 10 children, of whom a daughter,
Elizabeth (Mrs. Jehu Clupper), resides in Unity township
and Daniel lives in Greene township, Mahoning County.
Eli Harman was reared on the home farm and has
always followed farming. Upon the death of his father,
he purchased the interests of he other heirs to the home
farm, and kept it until he transferred it to his son.
Aaron Calvin Harman, in whose name it still stands.
Our subject's farm of 227 acres in Unity township is well
improved and under a high state of cultivation. He is
a trustee of Unity township, has served as assessor and has
always worked for the advancement of his home community.
He has served on the School Board and is a director of the
First National Bank, of East Palestine. In Politics,
he is a stanch Democrat.
Eli Harman was married to Mary Elwonger,
who died leaving one son, Oliver, who is a core-maker
at Leetonia. He subsequently married Louis Floor
and to them was born one son namely: Aaron Calvin,
who was married Dec. 22, 1891 to Ida Wilhelm Strawheeker
of Unity township and a daughter of Jacob and Catherine
(Wilhelm) Strawheeker; they have two sons, Gaylord
and Milton. Eli Harman, after the death
of his second wife, married his sister-in-law, Elizabeth
C. Floor, and they have one son, Clarence Edwin,
who was married Nov. 10, 1903, to Anna Shaffer, a
daughter of Albert Shaffer, of Unity township; they
have an infant son, - Audis Raymond Williard.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 644 |
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SHARP
WILSON HEMPHILL, M. D., although but a
comparative newcomer in East Liverpool, is recognized as
one of the leading physicians and has a lucrative and
constantly increasing practice in this city. He
was born in Hancock County, Virginia (now West
Virginia), on the old Finley farm, just across
the river from East Liverpool, Mar. 3, 1854, and is a
son of Charles H. and Priscilla (Wilson)
Hemphill. The grandfather, James Hemphill
is supposed to have been a native of Pennsylvania; the
greater part of his life was spent in Bridgewater,
Pennsylvania, where he died in 1838.
Charles H. Hemphill was born in Bridgewater,
Pennsylvania, Mar. 8, 1822, and took to the river when
but a lad. His uncle, Sharp Hemphill, was
captain of a steamboat and Charles went with him.
He continued to work on the river, making the trips back
and forth between New Orleans and Northern point, until
the opening of the Rebellion. Previous to this he
had been in sympathy with the South, but when
hostilities actually began he hastened to Virginia and
enlisted in Company E, 11th Reg., Virginia Vol. Inf., to
fight for the "Stars and Stripes." He was in the
service over two years and was wounded, though not
seriously, but the privations and hardships endured at
that time undermined his constitution and wrecked his
health so that he was not able to work and died from the
effects of the exposure in 1870. He was married to
Priscilla Wilson, daughter of Daniel
and Jennie (Ralston) Wilson,
residents of Fairview, West Virginia. They were
the parents of nine children, three of whom died before
reaching mature years. Those living are Richard
R., of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania; Sharp W.;
Ann Eliza, wife of James Murray,
of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania; Loretta, wife of
George Melwood, of East Liverpool;
Rosaline, widow of Thomas Cartwright;
and William, of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.
The mother passed away in 1884 at the age of 66 years.
They were members of the Roman Catholic Church.
Sharp Wilson Hemphill lived with
his parents as long as they lived. He read,
medicine with Dr. T. G. McPherson of Beaver
Falls, entering
his office in 1879. In 1884 he took a complete
course in the medical department of Wooster University
at Cleveland and at once began practicing at Beaver
Falls. A few years later he went to New York City
where he took a post-graduate course in the New York
Clinical School, receiving the degree of M. D. The
following seven or eight years he was physician for the
Wheeling, Lake Erie & Pittsburg Coal Company, in Stark
County, Ohio, and after that he practiced at Irondale,
Jefferson County, from 1896 until he located in East
Liverpool in 1903. He opened an office in the East
End and has already. built up a good practice and has
been well received by the profession. Dr.
Hemphill married Lizzie Merick,
daughter of John and Gertrude (Denny)
Merick, deceased, by whom he has three children,
J. William, A. Edward and Cora
Elizabeth. They are devoted members of the
Christian Church and take an active interest in the work
of that organization. The Doctor is a Republican
in politics. He was
made a Mason in Jenkins Lodge, No. 471, F. & A. M., of
Hammondsville, Ohio.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 370 |
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WILLIAM M. HOSTETTER,
secretary and treasurer of The Columbiana County Mutual
Insurance Company, has long been one of the most active
and public-spirited business citizens of Lisbon.
He has resided in this city throughout his entire life,
with the exception of the years spent in the Union Army
during the Civil War, and through his connection with
various enterprises and industries has become widely
acquainted in this section of the State.
Mr. Hostetter was born in Lisbon, Ohio, in 1838,
and is a son of William and Lydia T. (Helman)
Hostetter. His grandfather, David Hostetter,
was born at Baltimore, Maryland, and in 1806 moved from
that city to Lisbon, Ohio, the town being then known as
New Lisbon. Here he built and conducted the
Commercial Hotel, which has been conducted continuously
since. It was one of the first hotels in the
county, and after the death of David Hostetter
was operated by his son, William; David, who
served in the War of 1812 and was a resident of Stark
County, Ohio, at the time of his death; and Joseph,
also a resident of Stark County.
William Hostetter, father of our subject, was
born at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799, and was about
seven years of age when taken by his parents to Lisbon,
Ohio. He at one time conducted an iron furnace
near Lisbon and after the death of his father conducted
the Commercial Hotel. He located on what is known
as the McKinley farm in West township, but this
he sold when he was chosen to serve as sheriff of
Columbiana County, being the first Republican to serve
in that capacity. He served two terms, from 1855
to 1859, after which he purchased the Brown farm
near Lisbon, where he made his home until the war, when
he located in the city where he served as provost
marshal and also engaged in the mercantile business.
He continued in the grocery business in Lisbon until
1877 and then moved to a farm in Madison township where
he lived until a short time before his death. He
died at the Hostetter House, then the home of our
subject. Dec. 4, 1884, at the age of 86 years.
He was at that time possibly the only man living in
Ohio, who had attended the funeral of George
Washington in 1799, having been about six months old
at the time. He was joined in marriage with
Lydia T. Helman, who was born at Hanover, Maryland,
about 20 miles from the city of Baltimore, and was a
daughter of Martin Helman who removed with his
family to Lisbon, Ohio, in 1806. Here he built the
Hamilton Block which has been in use ever since.
He kept a general store until his death in 1844, when
his son, Charles F., took the store and ran it
until 1850. In that year A. J. Blocksom
assumed charge of it and continued until his death in
February, 1869. In that year the firm of
Hamilton & Hostetter, our subject being the junior
member, bought the store and conducted it until 1872,
when Mr. Hamilton became sole proprietor.
Mr. Helman and his wife had three children,
namely: Magdalena who married John Watson,
one of the family that built the Watson House
(now the Hostetter House), and died in
Newgarden in 1850; Charles F., who removed to
Cincinnati in 1850 and died there about 20 years later;
and Lydia T. (Mrs. William Hostetter), who
died on the home farm in Madison township in 1882 at the
age of 83 years. William Hostetter
and his faithful wife became the parents of seven
children, as follows: Laura, who died on the
McKinley farm in August, 1854, aged 35 years;
Susan M., residing at East Liverpool, who is now 76
years of age; David C., aged 73 years, who is
living a retired life at Dayton, Ohio; Theresa,
who married David A. Pritchard and died in 1870,
aged 40 years; William M.; Horace H., who
died in 1847, aged six years; and Caroline A.,
who died in 1872, aged about 23 years.
William M. Hostetter was reared and educated at
Lisbon, and was less than 17 years of age when he was
made deputy sheriff, serving under his father and also
two years under Sheriff Jesse Duck. On the
first call of President Lincoln for volunteers,
he enlisted in the 19th Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf., and
immediately saw active service at the front. Upon
the expiration of his term of enlistment, he reenlisted
in the 115th Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf. He was at that
time appointed adjutant of the regiment, and directly
afterward was made captain of Company K, serving in that
capacity until he was forced to resign on account of
illness. He participated in numerous important
engagements, among them the first victory of the war,
July 11, 1861, at Rich Mountain, West Virginia.
Returning from the army, he engaged in the livery
business at Lisbon, and continued until 1869, when he
embarked in the drug business as a member of the firm of
Hamilton & Hostetter. In the
meantime he was appointed by President Grant
as postmaster of Lisbon. He continued in the drug
business until 1872 when he sold his interest to his
partner. In 1873 he smarted in the drug and
hardware business with C. B. Dickey, buying out
the interest of R. B. Pritchard. Two years
later he purchased the interest of his partner and
continued the store alone until 1877, when he sold to
the firm of King & Young. He was
elected sheriff of Columbiana County in the fall of that
year and served two terms of two years each, his second
term expiring in 1882. The following year he
engaged in the gentlemen’s furnishing business and in
1884 bought what is now the Hostetter House,
conducting the latter very successfully until May, 1889,
when he sold it to A. J. Griswold and John
Hartzell. In 1892, Mr. Hostetter
purchased the “H. V. George Drug Store” from
J. S. Marquis, and conducted it until 1894 when he
sold it to Hepburn & Morgan. He was
then retired from business activity for three years, but
in 1896 became president of The Columbiana County Mutual
Insurance Company, one of the oldest mutual insurance
companies in the United States and the oldest in Ohio.
He served successfully in this capacity until Jan. 1,
1901, since which time he has been secretary and
treasurer. A brief sketch of this company, showing
Mr. Hostetter 's connection with it,
appears elsewhere in this work. He is a man of
recognized business ability, and is highly esteemed for
his excellent qualities wherever known. He has
served as director of the above-named company since
1877, and to him is due much of the credit for its
excellent standing and financial condition.
William M. Hostetter was joined in marriage with
Rosaline S. McCaskey, of Lisbon, who was born at
Wellsville, Ohio, and is a daughter of A. G. McCaskey,
who was postmaster of Lisbon a number of years and died
here in 1882, aged about 64 years. He was born in
Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and was brought’ to
Columbiana County in infancy. Three children were
born to bless this union: William A., who
died at the age of nine months; Horace E., who
died in 1878, aged eight years, five months and 18 days;
and Emma Josephine, who married Frank
R. Gailey, a merchant at Lisbon and has two
children,— William D., aged 17 years, and
Ariel H., aged eight years. Our subject has a
fine residence at No. 148 East Walnut street.
Politically, he has always been a stanch Republican,
casting his first vote for Lincoln. He was chosen
the first supervisor of elections in 1804. and in
1900 was. supervisor of the census for the 18th
Congressional District of Ohio. Fraternally, he is
a 32nd degree Mason, being a member of Salem Commandery,
and a charter member of Pittsburg Consistory. He is also
an Odd Fellow of high standing and a member of Star
Post, No. 138. G. A. R. Mrs. Hostetter is
a member of the Christian Church.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 681 |
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