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ALFRED U. RICHARDSON,
manager of the Southern Division of the Columbiana
County Telephone Company, is a resident of East
Liverpool. He was born in Middleton township,
Columbiana County, Ohio, Nov. 18, 1867, and is a son of
Thomas J. and Hannah E. (Shaffer) Richardson.
Thomas J. Richardson, father of our subject, was
born in 1833 in Middleton township, was educated in the
local schools and remained on the old homestead farm
until 1890. In 1894, in association with his son,
Alfred U., he embarked in a drug and hardware
business under the firm named of Richardson &
Son, which was continued until 1897 when the hardware
feature was discontinued. The business is now
operated as a drug store and such articles are also kept
for sale as are usually found in the modern first-class
pharmacy. Mr. Richardson was a
soldier in the Civil War, entering the service at the
age of 17 years in the 26th Ohio Battery, under
Captain Yost. He has always been active
in Republican politics and since locating at Negley, in
the early 80’s, has been a party leader there. He
was appointed postmaster of Negley during the first
administration of President McKinley and
has never been disturbed in this official relation.
He belongs to the G. A. R. Post at East Palestine.
The mother of our subject was born in Columbiana
County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Michael
Shaffer, formerly of Meigs County, Ohio. He
came to East Palestine among the pioneers and lived in
the town until his death at the age of 92 years.
Mrs. Richardson died in May, 1894, aged 64
years. She was a woman of most estimable
character, devoted to her family and to the work of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, of which she had long been a
consistent member. The two survivors of the family
of three children born to Thomas J. Richardson
and wife are: Alfred U., of this sketch and May E.,
who is the wife of John W. McCain, of Negley.
Alfred U. Richardson, the immediate subject of
this biography, was educated first in the excellent
schools of Achor and then spent three years at Mount
Hope College. Subsequently he entered into
partnership with S. L. Fisher under the firm name
of S. L. Fisher & Company, in the hardware and
drug business; at Negley. In 1896 Thomas J.
Richardson bought Mr. Fisher’s interest, and
in 1898 our subject withdrew in order to travel for a
wholesale house, as he desired a change of occupation.
He then entered the employ of the telephone company upon
its organization, acting as solicitor, and later became
superintendent of construction; in 1902 he was elected
to his present position. In the meantime the
company has met with much encouragement, having at
present about 2,500 subscribers. His whole time is
occupied in attending to the company’s affairs. In
politics he is a Republican.
Mr. Richardson married Margaret L. Fisher,
who is a daughter of his former business partner.
She was born in Wellsville, Ohio, and lived for some
years in St. Louis, Missouri. They have three
children, viz.: Frances F., Erla M. and
Lucy N. The family belong to the Methodist
Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Richardson
was one of the trustees.
Mr. Richardson belongs to several
organizations of a fraternal character,—the Sons of
Veterans, at Palestine; East Liverpool Lodge, No. 258,
B. P. O. E.; and Negley Lodge, No. 565, F. & A. M., of
which he is past master. The family is one of
established reputation in Columbiana County.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 688 |
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THOMAS ROBINSON,
a director and the general manager of The Colonial
Company, potters, of East Liverpool, was born in
Wolstanton, near Burslem, Saffordshire, England, on May
6, 1856. His parents were William and Caroline
(Prinn) Robinson, and the grandfather was George
Robinson, a native of Staffordshire and a man of
considerable wealth, who died in 1880 when about 85
years of age.
William Robinson was born in England in May,
1827, and there became a potter and worked at his trade
until 1868, when he came to the United States and
located at Trenton, New Jersey. There he worked at
his trade until some 20 years later when he moved to
East Liverpool, Ohio, and spent the remaining years of
his life in a well-earned ease. His union with
Caroline Prinn resulted in the following offspring,
viz.: Annie, Eliza, George, Emma and
Thomas, the last named being the only survivor.
Mr. Robinson died July 4, 1899. In England
he was a member of the Shepherds, a large and
powerful fraternal society.
Thomas Robinson attended the public schools of
Trenton and then became a dishmaker in the pottery,
remaining in Trenton until 1877, when he came to East
Liverpool, Ohio, to work in the potteries here. In
1882 he became foreman of the clay department of the
Potters' Co-Operative Company. He remained with
this concern until 1891 when he was offered a similar,
but more lucrative place with Mountford &
Company. Later he became a large stockholder of
George C. Murphy & Company, potters, and was made
president and manager. This company was afterward
absorbed by the East Liverpool Potteries Company, of
which Mr. Robinson was one of the heavy
stockholders and of which he became manager. In
July, 1903, he in company with a number of other
gentlemen organized the company which was incorporated
under the name of The Colonial Company, and which
purchased the Wallace & Chetwyn pottery, which they are
now operating with Mr. Robinson as manager.
He is a man of sound business principles and a better
man for the place could not have been chosen.
Mr. Robinson married Amelia Wirt and has
an interesting family of five children, namely:
William H., Minnie S., Caroline M., Thomas and
Emma. They attend the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Robinson is a member of Josiah Wedgewood
Lodge, No. 235, Sons of St. George, of which he is past
president; the Eagles; and the Mystic Circle.
Henry Wirt, the father of Mrs. Robinson, was
born in Germany in 1811 and came to America when a young
man. Having learned the trade of a stone cutter in
his native land, he followed that business at Pittsburg
for many years and later came to East Liverpool, Ohio,
where he built the brick house on Walnut street, now the
home of Mr. Robinson and one of the oldest
buildings in East Liverpool. He built a large part
of the stone and bridge work of the railroad when it was
put through here and his contracts extended to Pittsburg
and other points outside of this neighborhood. His
wife was Wilhelmina Russie a descendant of an
estimable German family which had settled here at an
early day. Mr. Wirt was a Republican.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 702 |
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THEOPHILUS GATES ROGERS,
founder of the town of Rogers, a village that came into
being in 1883, one beautiful in situation and settled by an
intelligent, cultured class, was one of the pioneer settlers
of Columbiana County, Ohio. He was born in Harford
County, Maryland, Dec. 23, 1818 and Passed a long useful and
exemplary life amid the surroundings to which he was
introduced as a child of three years, dying on his
patrimonial farm in 1898. He was a son of Joseph
and Mary Cooper (Morgan) Rogers.
Mr. Rogers was of English-Scotch extraction and
the family record, an interesting one can be clearly traced
as far back as 1755 to John Rogers, the great English
divine and martyr, who in that year at Smithfield was burned
at the stake.
Joseph Rogers, the father, came to East
Fairfield in the fall of 1821 and in the following spring
came to the site of what in later years was the home of our
subject for so many years, where he made a small clearing
and built a little pebble-dashed cabin. This was
afterward moved to just west of where the present residence
was built in 1836. This house was built from the
resources of the farm, the brick being burned on the place
and the stone quarried from ledges of rock. He took up
a section of land here, which, with the assistance of our
subject, he cleared and here he lived until his decease in
1863.
The late Theophilus Gates Rogers was given the
best educational advantages the locality afforded at that
time and being of a studious turn of mind he secured more
substantial benefit than many of his classmates.
Although he was obliged to leave school at the age of 14
years, in order to assist in the very serious business of
clearing the pioneer farm, his love of reading led him to
seek constant food for his mind and he became familiar with
all the books he could buy or borrow. All his life
Mr. Rogers was particularly fond of history and he not
only read of the past but took a deep interest in current
affairs, keeping thoroughly posted on all modern happenings
the world over. He was much interested in all kinds of
inventions which marked the progress of years. He grew
up at home, subject to the quiet, refining influences of a
household tempered by the spirit of Quaker belief, but he
was also taught the practical virtues of industry, frugality
and temperance. As years passed by, he became more and
more interested in the leading industries of his section -
farming and wool-growing - and he accumulated an ample
fortune, the natural result of careful, conservative
business methods. He was a man who was very liberal in
his support of worthy public enterprises and gave largely to
Mount Hope College of his town. His lamented death
took place on Feb. 15, 1898.
In 1880 Mr. Rogers was married to Ida Morgan
Hammond, a member of one of the oldest families of York
County, Pennsylvania. She is a daughter of William
and Mary (Glasgow) Hammond; her grandmother Hammond
was a first cousin of Gen. Robert E. Lee. The
Hammonds were Scotch Presbyterians. Mrs.
Rogers' father was educated in Harvard University and
had been reared a Scotch-Presbyterian. Her mother was
a member of the Society of Friends. Mr. Rogers
is one of a family of three children having a sister,
Mrs. James Gibson, and a brother, Milton Hammond.
She was educated in the English and Classical Institute at
Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, and the State Normal School at
Millersville. For some years her father was instructor
in mathematics and civil engineering at York College.
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers had four children: Walter
Gates, Myra Eunice, Roscoe Milton and Iris
Mary.
Mr. Rogers was never very active in politics, his
main interest being the establishment and continuance of a
protective tariff. He neither desired nor sought
office, although, as a man of consequence, his influence
would not but be more or less felt, in both county and
township elections. He always supported the Republican
party. His religious convictions prevented him from
affiliating with any secret orders. He was a man of
notable sterling qualities. In him his fellow-citizens
felt they could repose perfect confidence, and he was held
in esteem by people of all creeds and political
proclivities.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 540
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Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 753 |
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J. WESLEY RUSSELL,
real estate dealer and auctioneer, of Wellsville, was
born in Knox township, Jefferson County, Ohio, Sept. 16,
1852, and is a son of James R. and Eliza (Wilson)
Russell.
John Russell the grandfather, was born near
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1778, and died in Ohio in
1851, aged 73 years. He came to Ohio after his
marriage and located in Jefferson County where he was
one of the pioneer settlers and became possessed of a
large body of land near New Somerset. He was very
prominent in the Democratic party in his locality.
He married Jane Russell and they reared a large
family. In his later days he united with the
United Presbyterian Church.
James R. Russell, the father, was born near New
Somerset, Jefferson County, Ohio, July 16, 1826, and
died Oct. 6, 1885. He resided all his life on the
homestead farm and also acquired one adjoining it.
Like his father he was a prominent Democrat and like him
was a man of sterling character. He filled
numerous local offices. He married a daughter of
James Wilson. She was born in County
Tyrone, Ireland, June 1, 1827, and became the mother of
two children, viz: John C., who was born in
1849, and died in 1884, and J. Wesley, of this
sketch. The mother still survives and is a devoted
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Her
husband belonged to the United Presbyterian Church.
Our subject grew up on the home farm where he remained
until maturity and then he opened a general store near
New Somerset, in partnership with J. B. Culp,
under the firm name of Russell & Culp, which
continued until 1885, when Mr. Russell sold his
interest. For several years following he engaged
in farming but in 1890 he engaged with the Pioneer
Pottery and during the five succeeding years was on the
road looking after its interests.
Mr. Russell then became interested in the
development of real estate, including contracting,
building and disposing of property. Later he added
an agency to the business and then, advised by Judge
P. M. Smith, he went into the real estate business.
His first year was one of great encouragement as during
this time he sold property to the amount of $97,000.
For the past 15 years he has also been an auctioneer and
is very popular in this connection at Wellsville and
neighboring points.
Mr. Russell married Vella Culp, who is a
daughter of Jacob Culp, one of the early stock
men of New Somerset. Mr. and Mrs. Russell
are members of the First Methodist Protestant Church, of
Wellsville. Politically, he is a Democrat but
takes an intelligent citizen’s interest only.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 594 |
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JOHN W. RUSSELL,
formerly one of Wellsville's leading business men ,but
now living retired in his beautiful home at No. 1103
Riverview avenue, was born at Monroeville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, Jan. 7, 1849, and is a son of Joseph
and Mary (Householder) Russell.
John Russell, the grandfather, was born near
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1778, and died in Ohio in
1851. After his marriage he came to Ohio as one of
the pioneer settlers of Jefferson County, and entered a
large body of land in the neighborhood of New Somerset.
He became a leader in Democratic politics and county
affairs, and was frequently elected to office. He
married Jane Russell and reared a large family of
children, a number of whom have become well known in the
section of the State.
Joseph Russell, father of John W.,
was a resident for many years of Hammondsville, Ohio,
where he erected the first house. He kept a hotel
there for a long period. His death took place in
1862. To him and his wife, who is a daughter of
Mathias Householder, were born eight
children, the six to reach maturity being: John W.,
of this sketch; Rebecca, wife of Albert Coombs,
of Youngstown, Ohio; Nancy, wife of James
Baker, of Cleveland; Mary, of Irondale,
Ohio; and William and James Wesley,
also of Irondale, Ohio. In early life the mother
united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, but in later
years attended the Presbyterian Church.
John W. Russell remained at home until he
attained his majority, assisting his mother in the
management of the hotel which she continued to operate
after her husband’s death. From 1868 until 1873 he
engaged in a mercantile business but as his patronage
depended largely on the prosperity of the mills at
Irondale, the panic which closed them in the, latter
year caused him heavy loss. He then came to
Wellsville and entered into partnership with his cousin,
John C. Russell, under the firm name of J. C.
& J. W. Russell, but two years later he sold his
interest to his partner and embarked individually in
storekeeping. Two years later he bought the
Thompson & McClain brick-yard on 10th street,
where he engaged in the manufacture of brick for two
years, making during this period about all the brick
used in Wellsville. In the third year he bought
ground of Richard Aten and started a new
yard, platting the old yard and converting it into
residence lots which he sold. For five years he
ran the new yard.
Then Mr. Russell engaged in another brick
business, entering into partnership with the late
Judge P. C. Young. They manufactured
fire-brick for one year at Vanport, Pennsylvania, then
Mr. Russell purchased Judge Young’s
interest and continued alone for four years, finally
selling the business to a Pittsburg firm. Mr.
Russell next accepted the management of the
wholesale meat business of Armour & Company at
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, for a year and then came
back to Wellsville. Here he saw a good opening in
the real estate business and he also handled his own
property, erecting a number of residences which he
disposed of. About this time he became deeply
interested in the refined coal-oil business, investing
largely and equipping his business with oil tank wagons
and erecting oil tank stations in a number of towns in
the valley. He was making money and the prospects
of developing an extensive wholesale oil business were
indeed flattering, when the Standard Oil Company, whose
product he handled, ordered him to sell out to it and
forced him to take this unwelcome step under the threat
that the company would not sell him oil if he remained
in business. As he could not obtain oil elsewhere,
he sold the business in 1899. Mr.
Russell then turned his attention to milling,
purchasing the grist-mill of Christian Metsch
in Wellsville and he operated this for some time under
the name of the Wellsville Milling Company. This
was his last business connection before he retired.
On Mar. 23, 1876, Mr. Russell was married
to Lucy Swearingen, a daughter of
Elimelech Swearingen, of Wellsville, and they have
two children, viz: Helen M. and John
Howard, the latter being a member of the 10th
Battery, U. S. A., now located at San Francisco,
California. Mr. Russell and family
belong to the First Presbyterian Church. In
politics he is a Republican, taking only a good
citizen’s interest, however.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 592 |
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