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Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and
Cleveland, Ohio
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The Lewis Publishing Company
1894
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A.
McAllister
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Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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JAMES B. McCONNELL,
M. D., Strongsville, was born July 27,
1838, in Ottawa, Canada, where he passed his boyhood days up to
the age of twelve years. He then made his home in New York
State for four years, where he attended the Oneida Institute, at
Cazenovia, a portion of two years; and he also attended the Port
Edward (New York) Institute about a year and a half.
Entering the office of Dr. Hiram Hoyt, he read
medicine about a year, and finally graduated at the National
Medical College at Washington, District of Columbia, in 1860.
He opened practice in Cleveland, where be practiced until
December, 1876, when he removed to a point about a mile south of
Strongsville, and here has a good patronage.
In Waverly, Massachusetts, in 1869, be married Miss
Mary V. Turner, who died in Cleveland in 1872; and he was
again married, in Waverly, to Miss Harriet
Turner, and by this marriage there were five children:
James T., Ruth H., Agnes, Edith and
Leila, which last mentioned died when three years old.
The mother of these children died in Strongsville, Aug. 10,
1891, and the Doctor, in February, 1893, married for his present
wife Mrs. Clara M. Sanderson, the widow of
Burton Sanderson, who died in Strongsville.
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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WM. A. MADISON,
director of accounts of the city of Cleveland, and the veteran
official of the city Hall, was born in Cleveland, Feb. 5, 1845.
His natural father was Mr. Turner born in Windsor county,
Vermont, who emigrated to Cuyahoga county, and followed
mercantile pursuits for many years, dying here at eighty years
of age.
Wm. A. Madison's mother died at his birth.
Their family physician was waiting on another patient at the
same time, who lost her infant and was anxious to adopt without
formality another child to assuage the family grief and fill the
empty cradle. At a conference between the two officiating
families, Mr. Turner not being able to care for his
infant and motherless child as he would desire, decided to allow
Mrs. Madison to take him with the understanding
that she should raise him to maturity as her own son. He
fell heir to the new family name because he heard no other and
knew no other. Mr. Madison received a
liberal English education from the public schools of Cleveland.
In 1864 he offered his services to his country, joining Company
B, One Hundred and Fiftieth Ohio National Guards. Prior to
this date he had been attached to a regiment of Ohio troops, but
was ordered discharged because of his tender
years. In the fall of 1864 Mr. Madison went
south for the purpose of joining the Union army. He found
it in Tennessee and met General Hazen at
Murfreesborough and was made chief clerk in the department of
subsistence. He was so connected with the army till
January, 1866, when he was relieved at Nashville and returned
again to Cleveland.
On entering civil life again, Mr. Madison
became an employee of the Lake Shore Railroad Company, and
remained in the freight department seven years, retiring to
accept a clerkship in the water-works. In this capacity he
was found at his post through succeeding administrations to
1890, when he was requested to accept the position of Secretary
of the department of Public Works, which he did, and there
remained till April, 1893. On the succession of Mr.
Blee to the mayoralty, he offered Mr. Madison
the directorship of accounts, not out of a political
necessity but for the single reason that he knew the duties of
the department and was amply equipped for their performance.
Mr. Madison is not identified with any political
party, and because he served so long with the Republicans and
has now been honored with a position in the mayor's cabinet, he
is good-naturedly referred to as "The Gresham of the cabinet."
Sept. 27, 1867, Mr. Madison married in
Cleveland one of his schoolmates. Miss Marian
Augusta Brewster, a direct descendant of Elder
Brewster. Some of them settled in New York, in which
State Mrs. Madison was born. Mr.
and Mrs. Madison have the following children:
Fannie Laura, the wife of E. L. Fisher,
Vice President of the Fisher Lumber Company, of
Cleveland; Charles Brewster, who died July 18,
1893, and was buried on his twenty-third birthday; Eva
Marian, who died in 1883, aged seven years; and Wm. A.
Madison, Jr., now aged sixteen years.
Mr. Madison is a 32d -degree Mason, and
is Treasurer of the Holyrood Commandery, Knights Templar, No.
32.
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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F. B. MANY, one of
Cleveland's young, prosperous and influential business men, was
born Mar. 15, 1860, in this city, graduated at the high school
here and entered the service of the Valley Railway Company where
he had charge of the purchasing and ticket departments for five
years. In 1881 he interests himself in the oil business,
as a member of the Harrison & Many Lighting
Company, in which trade he is still interested. In 1886
this firm took the contract for lighting the suburbs of
Cleveland. He is also interested in the following
enterprises in the official relation named: President of the
Cleveland Vitrified Pressed Brick Company; president of the
Atwater General Electric Company; director in the Caravel Gold
and Silver Mining Company; member of the firms of Harrison
& Many and Harris & Many Lighting Company,
as already mentioned; interested in the G. C. Kuhlman Car
Company; and dealer in paving brick, operating alone.
As to fraternal relations Mr. Many is a member
of Pearl Lodge, Uniformed Rank K. of P., of Prieu Chevalier
Division, No. 3, National Union; Ottwawa Shooting Club on the
Sandusky river, as Secretary of the Locust Point Shooting Club;
the Cleveland Yacht Club; and the Cleveland Athletic Club.
As to politics he is a Republican.
John J. Many, father of F. B., was born
in New York City, in 1819, graduated at Mt. Holyoke
(Massachusetts) College, and came to Cleveland in 1850, for the
purpose of accepting the auditorship of the Cleveland, Columbus,
Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad, and held that position for
twenty-four years. Failing health caused him to resign, in
1876, and he died in 1876. The grandfather of our subject
was James Many, and great-grandfather was Count
Francis De Mona (origin of name), who was a native of
France. He was one of the original Huguenots who emigrated
to America. He stood guard at Governeur's island in the
war of 1812, furnishing his own provisions, but was afterward
reimbursed by the Government. He owned Blackwell's island
and other estates, which now constitute the town of Haverstraw,
New York; the family permitted it to revert to the Government.
Mr. Many's mother's name before marriage was
Jane L. Brady. Her father, Philip Braady, was
the son of Sir James T. Brady, of Ireland, whose coat of
arms was the memorial sign to the name Brady, formerly
" The barons of Loch Tee:
Three empty purses and spend your money free."
Mr. John J. Many's
paternal grandparents, Mr. Many, our subject, was married
July 20, 1886 to Miss Ilda M., daughter of Henry and
Frances (Perew) Dresden, of Cleveland and of American and
French ancestry, and Mr. and Mrs. Many have one child,
who is named Frank.
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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G. C.
Mapes
pg. 595 |
GEORGE CARLTON MAPES
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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B. L. MARBLE is a
member of the Marble & Shattuck Chair Company, and is
recognized as one of the most progressive businessmen of
Bedford. This company was organized in 1885 and the
following year was reorganized as a stock company, when th firm
of Klinger & Dodge of Akron was merged into the
corporation. The entire plant belonging to this firm was
destroyed by fire Mar. 17, 1886; and although it was a severe
blow to the business the buildings were replaced with
characteristic energy, and operations were resumed the next
July. As the plant now stands it consists of a brick
engine-house, a factory, 40 x 154, three stories high, finishing
and ware room 40 x 160, two stories high, and an upholstery
room, 24 x 100, two stories high. Ninety men are employed
in this establishment, and a business of $140,000 per annum is
transacted, the patronage being drawn from every quarter of the
United States.
In 1887 F. D. Hills purchased the stock owned by
Mr. Dodge, and in 1890 S. S. McMillin became the
owner of the stock formerly controlled by Mr. Shattuck.
Mr. Marble is a native of the town which is the
scene of his business successes. He was born Feb. 6, 1851,
a son of Levi Marble. The father was born in the
State of New York at Marbletown, in 1820, and at the age of
twelve years came to Ohio with his father, Thomas Marble.
He was married to Mary A. Richardson, a native of
Vermont, and of this union four children were born: C. B., F.
D., B. L., and one deceased. Levi Marble was
engaged in business at Bedford for a number of years. He
died at the age of seventy years. Politically he was
identified with the Republican party; he was a member of the I.
O. O. F. and at one time served the people of his township as
Treasurer. B. L. Marble was a youth of fourteen
yeas when he began his career in the commercial world..
For two yeas he was in the employ of the Purdy Chair
Company, and was afterward with the B. J. Wheelock Chair
Company. Going to Alliance, Ohio, he superintended the
erection of a chair factory for the firm of Beeson & Hartzell,
and had charge of the business one year At the end of this
time he returned to the B. J. Wheelock Company, but later
went to Toledo, where he remained one year. He then came
to Bedford in the employ of the Taylor Chair Company, and was
foreman of this establishment until 1885, when he embarked in
business for himself.
Our worthy subject was united in marriage at the age of
twenty-three years to Mary E. Matthews, a daughter of
Joseph and Martha (White) Matthews. Mr. Matthews is
deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Marble are the parents of
three children: Bessie L., and Linn Levi and
Lloyd Joseph, twins. The family occupy a handsome
residence where they are surrounded with all the comforts of
this century of improvements and inventions. Mr. Marble
is a Republican, and has served as a member of the City Council
two years. He belongs to the Masonic order, A. F. and A.
M., Summit Chapter No. 74, R. A. M., and Holyrood Commandry,
No. 32, K. T. He is also a member of the Knights of
Pythias.
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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O. H. Mathers |
SAMUEL H. MATHERS, LL. D.
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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James K.
Meaher
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GOTTLIEB MERKLE,
an old settler and prominent farmer of Brooklyn township,
Cuyahoga county, Ohio, resides at Lindale. It is
appropriate that some personal mention be made of him in this
work, which is descriptive of the representative men of the
county.
Mr. Merkle was born in
Woodenburg, Germany, Nov. 17, 1836, son of George and
Katharine (Maier) Merkle, both natives of Germany.
George Merkle emigrated to America in 1858, first
locating at Cleveland and afterward in Independence township in
the same county. He was a farmer by occupation. He
died May 3, 1862, and his wife survived him until 1881.
They were the parents of thirteen children, eight of whom
reached maturity, the subject of our sketch being the tenth born
and the only one of the family now living.
When Mr. Merkle came to Cuyahoga county,
Ohio, he was sixteen years old. HE attended school some in
the old country, and after coming here went to school two years
in Cleveland. Then he clerked in a general merchandise
store in Cleveland for six years. After his marriage he
settled on the farm on which he now resides and where he has
since carried on general farming. This place comprises
eighty-nine and a half acres.
Mr. Merkle was married in 1859 to Susan
Stehling, who was born on the farm on which they now live,
her people being among the early settlers of the county.
Mr. and Mrs. Merkle have had eleven children, all of whom
are living except one, namely: Fred C., George
(deceased), Lewis, Mary, William, Sophia, Louisa, Gustaph,
Edward, Jacob and Frankie.
Politically, Mr. Merkle is a
Republican, and has held various local offices. He has
been a member of the School Board for about twenty-four years,
served as Township Trustee one term, and for six years was
Assessor. He is a member of the Evangelical Church, in
which he has served as Trustee and in which he is now Treasurer.
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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JOHN MEYER, a retired farmer residing
at No. 1327 Pearl street, Cleveland, Ohio, has long been
identified with this place, and it is fitting that some personal
mention be made of him in connection with other representative
men of the county. Briefly, a sketch of his life is
herewith presented:
John Meyer was born on a farm, which is now
covered by a portion of Cleveland, May 19, 1838, his parents
being Nicholas and Dorotha (Gephart) Meyer, both native
of Germany. Nicholas Meyer, a carpenter by trade,
came to Cleveland about 1833, and here was for many years
engaged in contracting and building. It was here that he
was married to Miss Gephart, and they established their
home on Canal street, where the Point Works are now located.
Both were well known and highly respected. They were
devoted members of the Zion's United Evangelical Church.
He died May 23, 1884, aged seventy-five years; she Apr. 9, 1890,
aged seventy-three. They had a family of twelve children,
six of whom are still living, all in or near Cleveland. John
was the second born in this family and is the oldest one now
living; Christian, a carpenter by trade; Nicholas,
who is engaged in farming; Charles, a dealer in coal,
flour and feed; George, a farmer; and Caroline,
wife of Theodore Lampus, a cigar manufacturer.
With the exception of the past three years, the subject
of our sketch has spent his whole life in agricultural pursuits.
He has plowed, sowed and harvested where a large part of the
south Side now stands. He was for some time a resident of
Brooklyn township, and while there served several terms as
Trustee. During the war he served for sixty days on guard
duty, guarding Rebel prisoners on Johnson Island, he having
enlisted Aug. 15, 1863.
Mr. Meyer was married Nov. 8, 1860, to Miss
Elizabeth Truebele, daughter of Jacob and Margaret
Gruebele. Her parents came to America from Germany,
their native land, when she was six years old, and landed in
Cleveland July 12, 1847. She was born Sept. 13, 1841.
Her father was born in 1813, and departed this life, Apr. 15,
1882; her mother, born in 1809, passed away Nov. 9, 1886.
They were devoted Christian people, and were much esteemed by
all who knew them. Mrs. Meyer is one of a family of
twelve children, three of whom are living. Her sister
Mary, widow of Frederick Koeber, resides in
Cleveland, and her brother Lewis lives in Tennessee.
Mr. and Mrs. Meyer have had a family of fourteen
children, record of whom is as follows: Charles, a
carpenter of Cleveland, married Miss Carrie Klein and has
two children, Rubie and Delbert; Henry (twin of
Charles) was accidentally killed while repairing a car in
the car shops of Canton, Ohio; John is a conductor on the
motor car line; Carrie, wife of Robert Merker
Cleveland, has one child, Lillian; Katie, was of
Charles Renz, a grocer of Cleveland, has three children,
Erma, Helen and an infant; George, who married
Minnie Fay and resides in Cleveland, has one child, Roy;
Louis, a conductor on the motor cars; Edward,
employed as a clerk in Cleveland; Anna Dorotha, who died
at the age of twenty months; Jessie, a bookkeeper;
Gussie, attending school; Alice and Albert,
twins; and Maud.
Mr. Meyer has been a life-long
Republican, but has given little attention to political matters.
In concluding this sketch, we further state that Meyer
street in Cleveland was named in honor of the family to which
our subject belongs.
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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A. J.
Michael
pg. 843 |
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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Millard, Cyrus
pg. 467 |
CYRUS MILLARD Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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CHARLES
W. D. MILLER, a representative citizen of Berea, was born
in Lima, Portage county, Ohio, Nov. 25, 1842, where he passed
his childhood days. When he was but two years old his
parents died, and at ten years old his parents died, and at ten
years of age he came with his mother's sister to Strongsville,
Ohio, and made his home with an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey, for twelve years, excepting about a year. Two
years he attended Baldwin University. Nov. 19, 1860, he
married Miss Vienna Pomeroy, a native of Strongsville,
and engaged in farming in that township for two yeas. For
four years he was engaged in sawmilling in Indiana, which
business he disposed of and engaged again in farming and dealing
in stock. Afterward he exchanged his farm for a
store and a half interest in a stock of hardware in Berea, and
conducted that store for about twenty years, - until January,
1893. He has also been interested in other business.
He has been a director of the Bank of Berea for many years, and
is largely interested in the Cleveland & Berea Electric Railway,
being president of the company. He has held several public
offices. Was instrumental in establishing the Middleburg
township poor-house. As to the brotherhoods, he is a
member of Oriental Commandery of the Knights Templar of
Cleveland.
He has five children, namely: Dayton C., Harriet K.,
Alanson P., Harlan D. and Harry D.
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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GEORGE F. MILLER,
in general agent for the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
of San Francisco, California, with an office at Cleveland.
In this position he ahs charge of the States of Ohio, Virginia
and West Virginia, and has held the same charge since 1891,
succeeding in that year John R. Calvey, who opened this
field in the interest of said insurance company, which is
comparatively in the beginning of the introduction of its
business in this field. In fact, the company has been in
operation only since 1884. In 1885 Mr. Miller
became a solicitor under Mr. Calvey, and for
meritorious services Mr. Miller was placed in his
present position as general agent. When he took the
management the total collections of this company in this field
amounted to about $23,000, which sum he has raised to upward of
$75,000, with his business increasing each year. The
company which he represents is a solid and safe institution, and
its management is equally good, the directors being liable for
the debts of the corporation.
Mr. Miller is a native of Canton, Ohio,
born July 20, 1857, a son of Joseph H. and Catharine E.
(Eckert) Miller. His father died in 1870, while the
mother is still living.
Mr. Miller was reared in Canton, where he
made his home until he was twelve years of age, at which age he
became self-supporting and was on his own resources. He
accepted employment with the C. Aultman Company, of
Canton, in whose shops he learned the trade of machinist, and
after learning his trade he worked at the same until he engaged
in the insurance business.
Mr. Miller is a self-made man in respect
both to mental discipline and financial success. From an
early age he has improved every opportunity for doing well, and
his success in life has been due to energy, pluck and
determination, as well as to close application of his time and
attention to whatsoever business engages him. By wide
business experience, together with the aid of books, newspapers
and social relations, he has become a well-informed man upon
subjects of general interest. Fraternally he is a member
of the order of the Knights of Pythias, of American Mechanics,
the Maccabees, and other Masonic beneficiary orders.
He was married in 1880, in the city of Canton, to
Miss Saidie E. Baldwin, daughter of Judge Baldwin,
of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have one child, a
son, Faber Baldwin Miller, aged eleven years.
They are members of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Canton. Politically, Mr. Miller is an
adherent of the Republican party.
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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T.
E. MILLER, Trustee of Olmsted township,
elected in the spring of 1886 and now serving his third term,
came to this place in 1872, locating on his present
farm, after having resided in Cleveland two years.
He was born in Mahoning county, Ohio, June 1, 1850, a
son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Lower) Miller, both also
natives of that county. His father, a farmer, lived in
Springfield township, that county, but sold his place there and
purchased a place in Beaver township, same county, where he
passed the remainder of his life, dying June 1, 1887; his wife
survives, and still resides there. They brought up six
children, namely: Sarah Ann, wife of William Winter
of Indiana; T. E., our subject; Wilson, married
and resides on the old farm in Beaver township; Celeste,
now the wife of Issac Easterly, of Columbiana
county, this State: Melissa, now Mrs. Joseph Herrold,
of Mahoning county; and Laura, the wife of Isaac
Chapple, of Leetonia, Ohio. The grandfather, Henry
Miller, came to Mahoning county when a young man, with his
father, and they were the first pioneers of the county, built
the first log cabin in that section of the county, and made the
first clearing. Mr. Miller, our subject, was reared
in Mahoning county to the age of twenty-one years, attending
school meanwhile, and then he came to Cleveland and engaged in
the dairy business. Afterward he moved, having married, to
Olmsted and settled on the old farm, whereon he has erected a
fine, large two-story dwelling, and also a large barn, having a
capacity of 100 tons of hay. A gas well on the place
supplies all the material necessary both for heating and
lighting, and also for the school house. The farm
comprises eighty acres. Mr. Miller has seen
many changes in the improvement of his neighborhood since his
settlement there. He takes an active interest in the
public welfare and in national politics, as a Republican.
He has been a member of the School board for sixteen years.
He was married at the age of twenty-three years in
Olmsted township, to Miss Catherine Onocker, a
daughter of Rudolph and Mary (Oswalt) Onocker, who in an
early day came to Cuyahoga county, locating south of Cleveland,
and were burned out there, losing five children in the tire.
Mr. Onocker died at the age of ninety-seven years, Sept.
28, 1890; the widow still survives. Mr. and Mrs. Miller
have three children,—Mary E., Emma and Emmet. Mrs.
Miller is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Olmsted Falls.
Source: Memorial Record of the County
of Cuyahoga and City of Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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PHILIP MORRIS
was born in Girard, Trumbull county, Ohio, June 15, 1855, a son
of David Morris, who was born July 9, 1819, in Wales,
arrived with his father's family in the United States, Oct. 4,
1839, and died Feb. 15, 1862. In 1843 he married Miss
Dorothy Philpot, also a native of Wales and a daughter of
William Philpot. They had six children, as follows:
Mary, who married, June 8 ,1863, A. V. Cannon,
a native of Portage county, Ohio, born in 1834 and died July 10
1867, leaving one child, Clara. Mrs. Cannon
afterward married Captain Thomas Wilson, of the Wilson
Transit Company, named for him; he is now a resident of
this city. By this marriage there were three children:
Daniel Morris, who died at the age of twelve years;
and Anna Belle and Mabel, now grown up.
William, who died at the age of thirty-one in
San Antonio, Texas, in 1879. He married Miss Belle
Wilbur and had three children,— Nellie, Alice
and William, the last mentioned of whom died at the age
of two years.
John, engaged in the coal business in
Youngstown, Ohio. He married Miss Elizabeth
Robbins, of Niles, Ohio, and David is their only
child.
Dollie, now Mrs. F. M. Osborn, of
Cleveland; Mr. Osborn also is engaged in the coal
trade. In this family are five children.
Lucy, now Mrs. R. G. Miller, of this
city.
Mr. Philip Morris, on approaching
the years of manhood, engaged himself in the vessel business on
the lakes, with Captain Wilson, for sixteen years.
During this time he and his brother John purchased the
coal interests of the estate of David Morris, and
proceeded to mine what coal there was left in the mines.
In 1891 Mr. Philip Morris sold his vessel
interest to Captain Wilson, and, entering
partnership with Captain John Mitchell and
others, formed what is known as the Mitchell Steamship
Company of Mentor, Ohio, of which Mr. Morris is
vice president and director.
He was married Oct. 22, 1879, to Miss Sarah
Elizabeth Lane, a native of Philadelphia and a
daughter of William and Jane (Moorehead) Lane, of that
city. Mr. Lane is a native of Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Lane is a native of Bristol,
Pennsylvania. Mr. Morris has four children:
Elizabeth Disston, William Philpot,
Harry Lane and Douglas. The family
are attendants at and supporters of St. Paul's Church,
Protestant Episcopal.
Mr. Morris' grandfather, William
Philpot, a native of England, was at one time a partner
of David Tod, once Governor of Ohio, in the coal
business at Briar Hill, which is now a part of Youngstown.
Moving to Youngstown in 1846, he endeavored to forma furnace
company, associating with himself Jonathan Warner
and others in organizing the "Ohio Iron & Mining Company," now
known as the "Eagle Furnace Company." At that time Mr.
Philpot opened and developed the Wertz and
Manning Briar Hill coal mines. The furnace was built
for the purpose of smelting iron ore with raw stone coal.
The equipment was hazardous and was carried forward under many
difficulties, financial and otherwise; but energy and enterprise
of Mr. Philpot triumphed over all; he is a man of
resolute disposition and practical good sense. He always
was successful, for he seemed to know exactly the right course
to take; and his integrity has always been unquestioned, his
word as good as a bond and his promises always reliable.
He died in Liberty township, Trumbull county, June 2, 1851.
His wife died in Cleveland, in August, 1865.
He has a most pleasant home, and at his home, with its
charming surroundings, he finds his greatest pleasure.
Concerning his father, David Morris, we
should add that the memory of his noble and upright life will
live in the hearts of those who knew him long after that of most
personages of his time. His name will be handed down to
future generations as inseparably associated with all that is
noble.
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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V. Morris
pg 229 |
V.
MORRIS, contracting agent for the King
Bridge Company. was born in Medina county, Ohio, Jan. 8, 1856,
and is the youngest child of George and Rebecca Morris.
He has two sisters living, - Mrs. James Newton,
of Medina, Ohio, and Mrs. A. M. Jewett, of Halstead,
Kansas. Mr. George Morris, a native of New
Jersey, was brought to Ohio as early as 1830, when he was but
four years of age, by his father, also named George, who
settled in Morrow county, where he remained a resident until his
death. George Morris, the junior, was
married in Medina county, this State, to Rebecca
Waltman, and they had four children, of whom the three above
mentioned survive. Here he farmed successfully until his
death, which occurred in 1873; here, also, upon his father's
farm, young Morris spent the early years of his life.
It is a conspicuous fact that most of the reliable talent of the
world qualified for duties of heavy responsibility is the
product of rural life, and Mr. Morris graduated at
this school at the age of eighteen. Destiny had marked a
broader sphere for him,—one in which he could better serve his
fellow men, and at the same time afford him opportunity to bring
into play the talent which lay slumbering while he tilled his
father's soil. When opportunity came for him to engage in
some other business, he left the farm and entered the employ of
the company already mentioned. Those who knew young
Morris said this of him: "Whatever he did he did well,
putting his whole heart and mind into his work, whatever it
might be." Every one knows that this is the road to
success.
Mr. Morris is one of the prominent bridge
men of the country, and sustains a reputation in the bridge
business which older men might envy. His works over the
country stand as monuments of his success. The graceful
structure which spans the Ohio river between Cincinnati, Ohio,
and Newport, Kentucky, is the product of his busy brain, as are
also other important structures, too numerous to mention.
He is a director in the Central Railway and Bridge Company,
owning the bridge over the Ohio at Cincinnati, and is also a
member of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Morris is too busy to devote much
time to social life, but is a genial, pleasant young man, and a
member of the Union Club. He is also the promoter and
organizer of a corporation owning Chippewa lake and adjacent
property for club purposes and a summer resort.
In 1879 he was married to Miss Mattie Sharkey,
of Lexington, Mississippi, and a niece of ex-Governor
Sharkey, of reconstruction fame. Mr. and Mrs.
Morris have three children: Henry Clay, born
in 1880; Vallie, born in 1885; and Valentine, born
Feb. 14, 1894. Valentine has been a family name in
Mr. Morris' family for hundreds of years, and
there is quite an interesting tradition connected with it. On
St. Valentine's Day, some time in the seventeenth century, the
Duke of Waltman was hunting in his woods in
Germany, and found a little child. Having no children of
his own, he adopted it, and named it Valentine.
This Valentine Waltman is one of the ancestors of the
present Valentine Morris, and when his own little
son was born on St. Valentine's Day he felt that his boy was
entitled to the name which has been in every branch of the
family for so many years.
Mr. Morris' mother is still living with
her daughter in Halstead, Kansas, and is a hale and hearty old
lady, having passed her three-score years and ten.
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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CHARLES
MURFETT, a farmer of Orange township, Cuyahoga county,
was born in England, in September, 1833, a son of Edwad and
Sarah (Gilbert) Murfett, natives also of that country.
After coming to this country the parents located in Orange,
where the mother died at the age of seventy-three years, and the
father lived to the age of 100 years, dying Jan. 24, 1894.
He was a Democrat in his political views, and was a member of
the Christian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Murfett had six
children, viz.: Edward, Charles, Mary Ann, Mathews
(deceased), Emiline Harder, Sarah Knapp and Carrie
Abell.
Charles, our subject, came to this country when
four years of age, and received his education in the schools of
Orange. He was successfully engaged at the butcher trade
for twenty years. In 1863 he came to his present farm of
209 acres in Orange township, where he has a comfortable
residence, three good barns, one 30 x 80 feet, and many other
improvements. In his political views Mr. Murfett is
identified with the Republican party.
He was married at the age of thirty years, to Ellen
Abell, a daughter of Alvin and Almina (Reynolds) ABell,
and they had one daughter, Mina, wife Charles Burton
and was a popular teacher before marriage. Mrs. Murfett
died in 1868. Feb. 22, 1871, Mr. Murfett was united
in marriage with Clara Corlett, a native of Warrensville,
Ohio, and a daughter of William and Jane Corlett, natives
of the Isle of Man, and among the pioneer settlers of
Warrensville, Ohio. The father died in 1870, and the
mother in 1888. Mr. and Mrs. Corlett had eight
children, - Ellen, William, John, Robert, Jane, Thomas
(deceased), Clara and Sylvenus. Mr. and Mrs.
Murfett have seven children, viz.: Ada M., Charley C.,
(a graduate of the high school), Mable Belle, Alice Dora,
Olive Clara, Edith Edna and John J.
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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