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Source:
History of Columbiana County, Ohio
Harold Barth
In Two Volumes
Illustrated
Historical Publ. Co. Topeka - Indianapolis
1926
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)
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GEORGE
C. RAUCH, a leading young business man of Lisbon,
where he is successfully engaged in the real estate and
insurance business, is a native of East Liverpool. He
was born Dec. 5, 1902, and is the son of W. S. and Alice
(Cope) Rauch.
W. S. Rauch, deceased, was a prominent building
contractor of Lisbon for a number of years, and died in May,
1915. His wife died in October of the same year, and
they are buried in Riverview Cemetery, East Liverpool.
George C. Rauch attended the public schools of
Lisbon and Carnegie Institute of Technology at Pittsburgh.
He has since engaged in the real estate and insurance
business here and is the local representative for the E.
A. Strout Company, a national organization dealing in
farm lands. Mr. Rauch is associated in
business with Paul Haubert. Their place of
business is located in the Commercial Hotel Building on West
Lincoln Way.
Mr. Rauch is a Republican and a member of the
Presbyterian Church. He is progressive and
enterprising and a substantial citizen.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio - Vol. II:
Historical Publ. Co. Topeka - Indianapolis - 1926 - Page 721 |
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W.
HOMER RICHEY is an enterprising and successful young
businessman of East Liverpool, where he was born Sept. 15,
1894. He is the son of Emory and Mellisa (McGonigal)
Richey.
Emory Richey was born in Washington County, Pa.,
and his wife is a native of Salineville, Columbiana County.
He began his career as a potter and for 25 years was
employed as a decorator in the local potters. He then
was associated with Charles W. Harrison, importer of
decalcomania. In 1913 he went with the Croxall
Chemical & Supply Company as a salesman, and is now
connected with that firm. He and his wife reside in
East Liverpool and are the parents of the following
children: Margaret, deceased; Ralph,
lives at Wheeling, W. Va.; Floyd, lives in Omaha,
Neb.; Harry, at home; W. Homer, the subject of
this sketch; Lawrence, at home; and Gladys,
married Richard Taylor, lives in East Liverpool.
W. Homer Richey attended the public schools of
East Liverpool and since 1909 has been identified with
Charles W. Harrison. They are importers' of
potters' decorating materials and have a well established
business throughout the pottery section.
In 1914 Mr. Richey was married to Miss
Blanche Laughley, of Chester, W. Va., and the
daughter of Henry and Mary (Beadnell) Laughley,
residents of Chester. They have two daughters:
Thelma, born in March, 1916; and Betty Jane,
born in February, 1918.
Mr. Richey is a Republican, member of the
Christian Church, and a dependable citizen of the community.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio - Vol. I:
Historical Publ. Co. Topeka - Indianapolis - 1926 - Page 512 |
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REX
RUGGY, of Rubby-Courtney Motors, Inc., is one
of Salem's most prominent and successful business men.
He was born in this city, March 18, 1877, and is the son of
George A. and Kate (Walker) Ruggy.
Rex Ruggy began life as a messenger boy for the
Western Union Telegraph Company when a boy of 14 years.
He spent several years later in the employ of the Deming
Company, the Buckeye Engine Company, and for 20 years was a
member of the cigar and sporting goods firm of Ruggy-Johnson,
later known as Reich & Ruggy. This business is
still conducted under the latter firm name and they are
dealers in sporting goods and accessories. Mr.
Ruggy has been interested in the automobile business for
a number of years and has met with marked success.
With Mr. Courtney he has the local Overland-Wyllys-Knight
agency, and owns one of the finest salesrooms and garages in
the county.
On June 30, 1909, Mr. Ruggy was married to
Miss Eva B. Harris, of Salem, the daughter of C. E.
and Alma Harris, residents of this city, where Mr.
Harris has been foreman in the Mullins Body
Corporation for 35 years. Mr. and Mrs. Ruggy
have two children: George H., born Feb. 13,
1911; and Ruth Alma born Oct. 3, 1916.
Politically, Mr. Ruggy is a Republican. He
is a member of the Masonic and Elks lodges, the Salem
Country Club, Salem Golf Club, and ranks, high in both
business and social circles.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio - Vol. II:
Historical Publ. Co. Topeka - Indianapolis - 1926 - Page 733 |
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GEORGE E. RUSSELL,
capable mayor and well known business man of Salem, is a
native of Pennsylvania. He was born in Butler County,
Mar. 19, 1868, and is the son of Huston and Anise (McElvain)
Russell.
Huston Russell was a farmer during his entire
life. He died in 1917 and his wife died in 1922.
They had nine children: John, deceased; Perry,
deceased; R. M., lives at Greenville, Pa.; Golden,
lives in Butler County, Pa.; George E., the subject
of this sketch; Amantha, deceased; Emily,
lives in Butler County, Pa.; Rose, lives in
Cleveland; and Zella, lives in Akron, Ohio.
George E. Russell spent his boyhood on his
father's farm and when a young man engaged in the livery and
express business at Beaver Falls, Pa. He later was
interested in the lumber business in Michigan and also spent
some time in Chicago. In 1905 he removed to Salem,
where he has since resided. For a number of years he
has engaged in the restaurant business here, the business
being known as Russell & Wiggers. Mr.
Russell was elected president of the city council in
January, 1924, to succeed Mayor Schaeffer, who
resigned.
Mr. Russell was married Sept. 1, 1905, to
Miss Mabel Heacock, of Alliance, Ohio, a daughter of
I. B. and Alpharetta Heacock. To them have been
born four children: Kenneth, who died in 1922;
Alpharetta, born Mar. 19, 1908; Betty, born in
September, 1912; and Elizabeth, born July 2, 1918.
Mr. Russell is a Republican, a member of
the Presbyterian Church and belongs to the Masonic Lodge and
the Knights of Pythias.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio - Vol. II:
Historical Publ. Co. Topeka - Indianapolis - 1926 - Page 721 |
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O. H. RUSSELL,
a progressive and enterprising business man of Wellsville,
is one of the well known and substantial citizens of
Columbiana County. He was born in Pennsylvania, Feb.
1, 1878, and is the son of John M. and Ella S. (Sharp)
Russell.
John M. Russell, deceased, was a native of Ohio,
and among the prominent pioneer merchants of Wellsville,
where in 1886 he established the J. M. Russell
Company, dealers in men's furnishings. He died Dec.
15, 1915, and is buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Wellsville.
His wife, also a native of Pennsylvania, lives at Bellaire,
Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Russell had nine children,
as follows: Ada B., married Charles Schelly,
lives at Bellaire, Ohio; Arthur, deceased; O. H.,
the subject of this sketch; Minnie, died in infancy;
Dr. Murch, a physician, lives in Portland,
Ore.; Alta, the widow of Andrew Shields,
lives at Bellaire; Gertrude, married M. R. Arnold,
lives at Lamberton, Minn.; John M., lives at
Portland, Ore.; and Ralph, a professor of music, now
studying in Europe.
O. H. Russell was reared and educated in
Wellsville, and in 1905 became associated in business with
his father. He succeeded to the business in 1915 in
which he has been very successful. Mr.
Russell owns one of the finest dairy farms in Yellow
Creek Township, where he resides. He specializes in
the breeding of pure bred Guernsey cattle.
In 1905 Mr. Russell was married to
Miss Naomi Shontz, who was born in Leetonia, Ohio, in
1879, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Shontz.
Mr. Shontz died in 1920 and his wife died in
1891. Mr. and Mrs. Russell have five children:
Frederick, born in May, 1907; Roland, born in
1909; Dwight, born in 1912; Ralph, born in
1914; and Dorothy, born in 1918.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell are members of the Second
Presbyterian Church and have a wide acquaintance in the
community.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio - Vol. II:
Historical Publ. Co. Topeka - Indianapolis - 1926 - Page 630 |
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