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AARON B. WALTON.
For a number of years the late Aaron B. Walton
was numbered with the enterprising and successful
business men of Salem, a leader n the grocery and
tobacco business. Mr. Walton was born in
Columbiana County, Ohio, and was one of a family of
seven children born to his parents, Abraham and Ann
(Brunson) Walton.
The parents of Mr.
Walton were natives of Pennsylvania, from which
State they migrated to Ohio and settled at Near Garden,
Columbiana County, where they spent the remainder of
their lives the father following agricultural pursuits.
Aaron B. Walton grew to young manhood on his
father's farm and attended the local schools. He
prepared for his future by learning the shoemaking
trade, but probably did not follow it very long as he
became a traveling representative for a Buffalo business
house early in his mature years. When prepared to
settle permanently in business, he came to Salem,
embarking here in the grocery and tobacco business, in
which he accumulated an ample fortune and continued to
be interested until his retirement from activity some
five years prior to his death, which took place June 26,
1896. His remains were laid to rest in beautiful
Hope Cemetery at Salem.
Mr. Walton was married on May 3, 1852, to
Rebecca J. Barnet, who is a daughter of William
Barnet, of Pennsylvania birth. They reared a
family which is well known in many circles at Salem, viz:
Flora A., who is very prominent in Salem musical
circles, a teacher of music and an accomplished lady;
Laura M., Mrs. J. A. Teegarden, of Salem;
Elizabeth, wife of A. Otis Silver; Carrie M.,
wife of Charles MacIntire, of Pittsburg; and
Herbert A., who married Estella Dout, and is
shipping clerk for The Silver Manufacturing Company, of
Salem. Mrs. Walton still survives and with
her eldest daughter resides in a very attractive new
home on the corner of Green street and Highland avenue.
Mr. Walton was reared in the Quaker faith and
remained attached to that peaceful body all his life.
The family attend the Presbyterian Church.
Politically our subject was a Democrat, but never
aspired to political prominence. He was honored
and esteemed as a man of probity.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 769 |
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JOSEPH E. WALTON,
the owner of a finely improved farm of 100 acres
situated in section 23, Butler township, widely and
favorably known for his success in raising fine cattle
and horses, being one of the largest shippers in this
part of the country, is one of the most enterprising
business men of Columbiana County. He was born
Mar. 2, 1861, in Butler township, and is a son of
Abel John and Mary (Bromall) Walton.
Abram Walton, the grandfather of Joseph E.,
was born in Pennsylvania and was one of the pioneers of
Butler township, Columbiana County, Ohio. He was a
prominent member of the Society of Friends. He
carried on agricultural pursuits all his life and died
at the age of 70 years. Abel John Walton,
his son, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, Apr. 11,
1831, and has been a farmer all his life. He now
resides on a well-kept farm of some 50 acres in the
vicinity of Winona. For the past 35 years he has
been an influential member of the Society of Friends,
belonging to that body which adheres particularly to the
teachings of Gurney, the English philanthropist and
Quaker preacher. The mother of our subject was
born in 1835 in Butler township, Columbiana County,
Ohio, and has always resided here; (she is a daughter,
of Nathan and Phoebe Broomall, both of whom were
born in Pennsylvania and came here in pioneer days.)
The "Golden Wedding" of Abel John Walton
and wife was celebrated Apr. 26, 1905, when the
venerable parents had the pleasure of seeing their
children and grandchildren gathered to do them honor.
The children are: Phoebe, the wife of
Isaac Coppock, of Mahoning County; Joseph E.,
of this sketch; John Oscar, of Hanover township;
and Walter B., who remains on the homestead.
Joseph E. Walton has always been associated with
the farming and stock raising interests of Columbiana
County. Since 1892 he has been located on his
present fine place, his many substantial improvements
making it one of the best farms of the township.
He has laid three miles of drain tile and has erected
new buildings and remodeled the old buildings until the
appearance of the whole place in most attractive.
He operates his land as a stock and hay farm, making a
specialty of fine cattle and horses, both road and
draft. He also raises and sells trotting horses
but does not develop their speed. He buys and
ships fat cattle, hogs and sheep and does a large
business in baled hay. Each year he ships from 75
to 100 cars of fat stock. He is president and a
director of the Winona Central Telephone Company.
He is not only a man of means but is also of substantial
character and is ranked with the leading men of the
county.
Mr. Walton was married Nov. 16, 1887, to Emma
C. Mountz, who was born in this county and is a
daughter of Jeremiah C. and Mary Martha (Pettit)
Mountz. They have four children:
Ernest J., Abram Malvern, Edith M. and Alice L.
Formerly Mr. Walton
was an active Republican, but for the past 10 years he
has been identified with the Prohibition party, always
having taken a lively interest in temperance work.
He was his party's candidate in 1905 for county
commissioner. He belongs to the Grange and is
interested in agricultural movements along progressive
lines. With his family he attends and contributes
to the support of the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Winona.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 554 |
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MRS.
LUCY WARREN, one of the highly esteemed -
residents of the pleasant village of Rogers, is the
widow of the late John D. Warren and a member of
one of the old and honorable families of Middleton
township. Mrs. Warren was born Oct. 27,
1835, in Middleton township, Columbiana County, Ohio,
and is a daughter of William and Hannah (Thompson)
Underwood.
The founder of the family was William Underwood,
Mrs. Warren’s
great-great-great-grandfather, who came from England
with William Penn and settled in
Pennsylvania. William Underwood, his
lineal descendant and the father of Mrs.
Warren, was born in Warrington township, York
County, Pennsylvania, Apr. 28, 1785, and was a son of
Jesse and Mary (Revel) Underwood. Jesse
Underwood was also born in Warrington township but
his wife was born in France. In 1808 Jesse
Underwood came to Ohio and settled on the Eli
Vale place in Middleton township, Columbiana Couny,
where he died in February, 1841. His children
were: William, Sarah, Nancy,
Hannah, Ruth and Newton.
William Underwood accompanied his parents to
Middleton township in 1808 and resided within its limits
until his death in 1875. 1813 he married Hannah
Thompson, who was a daughter of Joseph
Thompson, of Loudoun County, Virginia, who came
first to this county in 1804 and lived here until his
death. William Underwood’s family consisted
of three sons and four daughters, namely: Israel,
Rachel, Mahlon, Gilbert, Lucy,
Mary and Clarissa, all of whom have passed
away except Mrs. Warren.
As Lucy Underwood, Mrs. Warren
grew to young womanhood in Middleton township, attending
the district school and assisting in the cares of a
large household. She married John D. Warren,
who was born Apr. 9, 1833, in Lancashire, England, and
was a son of' Thomas and Ellen (Slater) Warren.
He was the only member of his family to come to America.
He was located in various parts of the country until his
marriage in 1858, after which his home remained in
Middleton township until his death in 1893. He was
a soldier during the Civil War and served with bravery
for two years as a member of the 19th Regiment, Ohio
Vol. Inf., enlisting from Alliance and participating in
the battles of Pittsburg Landing and Shiloh, with other
engagements. Just before the battle of Stone River
he was prostrated with typhoid fever and, although he
had hospital care, the disease settled in his hip from
which he suffered for the remainder of his life.
Mr. Warren was a Blue Lodge Mason, holding
membership at East Palestine, and a Royal Arch Mason,
belonging to the Chapter at Lisbon. He was also a
member of L. M. Tulloss Post, G. A. R., of
Rogers. He was buried with Masonic honors.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren had 10 children, the seven
survivors being: Mrs. Mary Kaminsky;
Joseph, living in Wellsville; Hannah,
deceased, who was the wife of Emmett Farr;
William E., an attorney at Leetonia; Izora,
wife of Jonas Moreland; Zulica,
wife of James Kridler; Thomas,
deceased; Walter, of East Palestine; and Effie,
who married James Gilmore.
Mrs. Warren continued to reside on the
farm in Middleton township until 1902, when she removed
to Rogers where she has formed many pleasant social
ties. The family is one which has always commanded
respect and inspired esteem.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 712 |
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WILLIAM E. WARREN, a well-nown and very able
member of the bar, located at Leetonia, Ohio, was born
in Columbiana County, Ohio, Mar. 7, 1865, and is a son
of John B. and Lucy (Underwood) Warren.
The father of Mr.
Warren was born in Lancashire England, and came to
America in 1856, locating in Ohio. When the Civil War
broke out, he offered his services in defense of the
government under which he was promised life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness, and served through the whole
period as a member of Company D, 19th Reg. Ohio Vol.
Inf. After the close of the war he returned
to Columbiana County, where he died Feb. 28, 1894.
The mother of our subject was born and reared in
Columbiana County. Her ancestors, the
Underwoods, came to Pennsylvania at the same time as
did William Penn.
William E. Warren was educated at Mount Hope
Academy and later attended Washington and Jefferson
College, at Washington, Pennsylvania. Upon
completing his literary course, he entered upon the
study of the law with C. S. Speaker, a well-known
attorney of Lisbon, and was admitted to the bar June 5,
1890. Mr. Warren began his practice
at Leetonia, which city has been his home with the
exception of two years spent in East Liverpool, and one
year in Boston, Massachusetts, He was elected city
solicitor of Leetonia on the Democratic, ticket and made
an excellent officer, performing the duties in a manner
very satisfactory to all concerned.
Mr. Warren was married on Jan. 12, 1890,
to Elizabeth Fife, of Columbiana County,
and they have one daughter,—Pauline born Aug. 18,
1891. They have a very pleasant home and take part
in the town’s social life to some extent. Mr.
Warren is a Knight of Pythias and a member of the
Odd Fellows lodge at Leetonia and East Liverpool
Encampment, No. 107, I. O. O. F.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 545 |
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ANDREW
A. WATSON, one of the leading
business men of East Liverpool, proprietor of the
"Watson Cash Hardware Store," of this city, was born
here, Oct. 30, 1866, and is
The father of Mr. Watson was born in
Glasgow, Scotland, in 1837. In boyhood he learned
the tinner’s trade and followed it in his native land
until he came to America in 1871, when he resumed it
after locating in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1877
he came to East Liverpool, Ohio, and here opened a store
which was the nucleus of the present large establishment
owned by his son. In 1883 the present commodious
building at No. 104 Sixth street, was erected and here
Mr. Watson continued in business until
1890, when he was succeeded by his son, Andrew A.
Mr. Watson has been twice married, our
subject being the only child of the first union.
His second marriage was to Deborah Allen.
The parents of Andrew A. Watson lived for
several years at Salem before locating in East Liverpool
and he had excellent school advantages there and
completed his education in East Liverpool, in the
meantime assisting his father more and more in the
store, gradually becoming acquainted with all its
methods and succeeding to full ownership in 1890.
A general line of hardware and stoves is carried, the
stock being modern and complete enough to satisfy the
most exacting customers. Both father and son bear
the reputation of being honorable and upright men of
business, have similar tastes and the same political
convictions, both being stanch Republicans, but neither
being office-seekers.
Andrew A. Watson was married in Ohio to Tamar
Robinson, daughter of William Robinson,
who resided near Williamsport, Ohio. They have
three children: Allen Robinson, Edith
and Robert James. Mrs.
Watson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 574 |
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