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20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co., Ohio
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1910
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EARLE T. JENNY, landscape
architect, who came to Steubenville, Ohio, in 1904 to
assume the superintendency of the Union Cemetery, has also
a professional reputation in several other states.
He was born at Greenwich in Huron County, Ohio, in the
fall of 1874.
Mr.
Jenny was educated at Earlham and Oberlin
Colleges, after which he taught school for several winters
and then spent some years in securing his technical
training. At the opening of the Spanish-American War
he enlisted, but an accident to one hand caused him to be
rejected, and since then he has been continuously occupied
with work along professional lines. His beginning
was as his father's assistant. For three years he
was located at South Bend, Ind.; also as professionally
engaged in Michigan and later at Rock Springs Park, in
Chester, W. Va.; also made the decorative plans for the
grounds of the Odd Fellows' Home in West Virginia, and has
had equally important contracts at other points. In
August, 1904, he came to Steubenville and took charge of
Union Cemetery. He has some 200 acres under
supervision and has done a great work here.
Mr. Jenney
was married in May, 1903, to Miss Mary Edith Hall,
of Laporte, Ind., and they have two children: Ruth
Hall and William Earle.
Mr. Jenney
is a member of the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce and of
the Country Club.
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THOMAS
JOHNSON, who is a member of one of the old
pioneer families of Jefferson County, has been a
resident of Island Creek Township, where he owns a
valuable farm of 133 acres, since 1843, but he was born
in Salem Township, June 17, 1823. His parents were
Thomas and Christina (Carroll) Johnson.
The father of Mr.
Johnson, also Thomas Johnson, bore his
father's name of Thomas, and both were born in
Ireland. Grandfather Thomas Johnson
emigrated to America when his son Thomas was
twelve years old, and settled first in the Tuscarawas
Valley, Pennsylvania, and from there came to Jefferson
County early in the 18th century and died in Island
Creek Township in 1835. He was survived by his
son, Thomas Johnson until 1842. The latter
married Christina Carroll, who was born in
Germany.
Thomas Johnson the
third of the name, resided in Salem Township until he
was in the twentieth year and then came to Island Creek
Township and lived on the present farm with his two
aunts, who owned it. He remained with them as long
as they lived and afterward bought the place, and has
continued to reside here. Mr. Johnson has
devoted himself to general farming and stockraising, and
has met with much success in these industries. In
large measure Mr. Johnson had his own way to make
in the world and the ample fortune he has gained has
been secured by years of industry.
Mr. Johnson was
married on Aug. 1, 1861, to Miss Margaret J. Lawson,
of Wheeling, W. Va., a daughter of Dr. Johnson
was born in Ireland and was only six years old when her
parents left there, settling first in Canada and later
moving to West Virginia and still later to Jefferson
County. Mrs. Johnson died Aug. 10, 1904.
She was an estimable lady and a consistent member of the
Island Creek Presbyterian Church. To Mr. and
Mrs. Johnson eleven children were born, nine of
these are living: Henrietta, wife of Crawford
Spencer; Cochran, of Island Creek Township; Sarah
J., wife of Chalmers Slentz, of Hancock
County, West Virginia; Rosanna, wife of John
Johnston of Knox Township; Ida M., wife of
Joseph F. McConnell, of Island Creek Township;
Margaret; Thomas, who married Zetta
McBride, lives on a farm which his father owns; and
Joseph, Ella C. and Clara M., all of whom
are at home. Thomas (1) and Charles
are deceased. Mr. Johnson is a Democrat in
politics. For many years he has been a member of
the Island Creek Presbyterian Church. He has
witnessed many changes take place in this section, has
survived many of those who started out in life with
himself, and he can tell most interesting tales of the
long ago when, in his youth, so many things were
different.
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THOMAS JOHNSON,
banker and capitalist, is identified with many of the
leading interests of both Steubenville and Jefferson
County. He is a native of this city, born in 1843,
and is a son of Dr. Thomas Johnson, who came to
Steubenville in 1840, from Washington County,
Pennsylvania, and was engaged in the practice of
medicine here until the time of his death. He was
a citizen of prominence and usefulness and at different
times served on the city school board and in the city
council.
Thomas Johnson attended the schools in his
native city and later took a commercial course in Duff's
Business College, at Pittsburgh. In 1858 he
embarked in the wholesale and retail drug business at
Steubenville, from which he retired in 1893 in order to
give the necessary attention to other interests and to
find time to care for estates that had been left in his
charge. He is a member of a number of directing
boards controlling the destinies of important interests,
among them being the National Exchange Bank, of
Steubenville, and the Steubenville Coal and Mining
Company. He was cashier and also president of the
Steubenville National Bank at the time it was merged
into the National Exchange Bank, and he is president of
the George & Sherrard Paper Company, of
Wellsburg, W. Va. He is a member of the
Steubenville Chamber of Commerce and a trustee
vice-president and treasurer of the Union Cemetery
Association.
At Philadelphia, Pa., in 1866, Mr. Johnson was
married to Miss Margaret Jane Sharp, of that
city, and they have two children: William R., who
is in the wholesale grocery business at Steubenville,
and Bessie, who is the wife of W. W. Welsh,
who is superintendent of the open hearth furnace and the
La Belle Iron Works. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
are members of the Presbyterian Church. In
politics he is a Republican, and fraternally an Elk.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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W.
R. JOHNSON, secretary and treasurer of the
Mosel-Johnson Company, wholesale grocers, at
Steubenville, O., is a member of an old Jefferson County
family. He was born at Steubenville, in 1867, and
is a son of Thomas Jefferson.
W. R. Johnson was educated in the Steubenville
schools and the University of Michigan, spending three
years in that institution at Ann Arbor. When he
returned he went into the drug business with his father
until the latter sold out, when he became connected with
Armour & Company and for eighteen years was with them as
superintendent and auditor. In November, 1908,
Mr. Johnson entered into his present business
connection, the firm of Mosel-Johnson Company
being organized and incorporated, with J. H. Mosel
as president, R. M. Castner as vice president,
and W. R. Johnson as secretary and treasurer.
This is a large concern, keeping six traveling men on
the road visiting every section, the trade being
entirely wholesale. The business location is a two
store and basement structure, with dimensions of 50 by
168 feet, the stock carried being the best attainable
and covering luxuries as well as staples.
On Jan. 31, 1895, Mr. Johnson was married to
Miss Anna Lindsey, a daughter of John Lindsey.
Mr. Johnson has taken eighteen degrees in Masonry
and belongs also to the Elks. He is a member of
the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce and to the
Steubenville Country Club.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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DANIEL TARR JOHNSTON,
township trustee of Wells Township, Jefferson County,
Ohio, and proprietor of a blacksmith shop at Brilliant,
is a representative citizen of this section, both in
private and official life. He was born on the old
home farm near Mingo Junction, Ohio, Sept. 15, 1862, and
is a son of Joseph and Mary Jane (Tarr) Johnston.
Joseph Johnston was born in Steubenville Township,
Jefferson County, two miles west of Mingo Junction, and
was a son of Irish immigrants who established a home
there, cleared up a farm and were among the respected
people of the place. Their burial was at New
Alexander. They had nine children, all now
deceased, namely: Anna, wife of William
Connell; Jane, wife of Alexander Connell;
Matilda, wife of John Todd; Mattie, wife of
Samuel Connell; and Robert, Frances,
Archibald, John and Joseph. Joseph Johnston
attended the old Harmony school in boyhood and continued
to live on the home farm, finally buying out the other
heirs and he died there in 1886, aged sixty-eight years.
His widow survives. She is a member of the
prominent old Tarr family, early settlers at
Wellsburg, W. Va., and successful business men of
Jefferson County. Mrs. Johnston is now in
her eighty-fifth year, but is still in the enjoyment of
good health and has a wide circle of friends. To
Joseph and Mary Jane Johnston, five children were
born: Florence, who is the wife of N. C.
Hunter; and Jennie, Matilda, Samantha and
Daniel T.
Daniel T. Johnston enjoyed fewer educational
advantages than he would otherwise have done had he not
been the only son, but as this was the case, he had to
begin early to help his father, who had debts to pay on
a part of his land. He continued to follow farming
at home until his marriage, after which he continued for
three years on another of his father's farms.
Before he married he had learned the blacksmith trade
with William Helms at Steubenville, and about
1888 he decided to turn his attention to blacksmithing.
He invested in property at Brilliant and started a shop
and finding that place an excellent business center,
built his present well arranged shop and has been very
prosperous. He owns the old anvil, probably the
first one used east of the mountains, which belonged to
his grandfather Tarr, who was a mighty blacksmith
in his day, making by hand the utensils that are now
turned out in foundries. When Mr. Johnston
was younger, he operated a sand it for R. T. Helm
& Sons at Washington, Pa., and afterward one at Mahan,
W. Va., for Caster and Nickelson and during that
time lived in the first house ever built at the
prosperous oil town of Follansbee, W. Va. Under
the supervision of Mr. Williams he also spent
fourteen months in the ten-inch mill at Steubenville.
On June 30, 1884, Mr. Johnston was married to
Miss Alice V. Green, a daughter of William and
Sarah (Antle) Green, of Brooke County, W. Va., and
they have had eight children: Joseph, Harry, Florence
(wife of George Everson), Francis, Archibald,
and three who died young. The family home is a
beautiful residence in Rodger's Addition, one mile south
of Brilliant. His blacksmith and repair shop is on
Smithfield Street, near the river.
In politics Mr. Johnston is a Republican.
He was elected township trustee first in 1908 and again
in 1910. For five years he was constable and
during that time not only had some near escapes from
death at the hands of desperadoes that he was
endeavoring to capture, but succeeded in bringing some
noted criminals to justice.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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FRANCIS V. JOHNSTON, Knox
Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, has among its most
highly regarded citizens, a number of men who have been
born here and have lived useful and contented lives amid
the familiar surroundings to which they have been
accustomed from infancy and in large measure, all will
leave these old homesteads better cultivated,
stocked and improved than when they took charge.
This is notably the case with Francis V. Johnston,
who was born on his estate of 176 acres in Knox
Township, May 3, 1837, and is a son of George and
Mary (Allen) Johnston.
George Johnston was a son of John Johnston,
who was born in Ireland and when he emigrated to
America, settled first in Pennsylvania, where he was
married and when he came to Knox Township, Jefferson
County, in 1802, his son George was then twelve
years old. He spent the remainder of his life on
the farm his grandson owns, as did the latter's father,
who died in 1875. George Johnston was one
of the solid, reliable men of Knox Township, serving in
the office of township trustee for a number of years and
giving support to both churches and schools. In
Politics he was a Democrat and in his day was active in
work for his party. He was one of the early
members of the Island Creek Presbyterian Church.
Francis V. Johnston attended the district
schools in his youth and was yet young when he began to
make himself very useful on the home farm. There
was little machinery used in those days and much of the
hard work that is now successfully completed through the
help of modern agricultural implements, had to be done
by long hours of patient toil. Mr. Johnston
has always followed practical methods and enjoys the
reputation of being a very successful farmer.
On April 18, 1861, Mr. Johnston was married to
Miss Elizabeth McCarty, who was born in
Washington County, Pa., and is a daughter of John and
Julia McCarty. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston have
three children: Ida M., who is the wife of
Charles W. Brown of Knox Township; George E.,
a civil engineer who is prosperous in his business at
Louisville, Ky.; and Frances J., who is the wife
of J. E. Pugh, of Buffalo, N. Y. In his
views on public questions, Mr. Johnston is a
Prohibitionist and he has served as a member of the
township school board.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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GUY JOHNSTON,
vice president of the National Bank of Toronto, O., and
manager and treasurer of the Guy Johnston Company,
builders and contractors, dealers in lumber and
operators of a large planing mill at this place, has
been a resident of Toronto for a quarter of a century
and is identified with its leading interests. Mr.
Johnston was born at Steubenville, O., Sept. 8,
1860, and is a son of William B. and Louisa
(Chambers) Johnston. He bears the honored name
of his grandfather, who came to America from Ireland in
1830, and lived and died at Steubenville.
In his native city, Mr. Johnston was reared and
educated. He learned the carpenter's trade in
Steubenville and Pittsburgh and then came to Toronto,
where he worked as a carpenter for eight years. He
first established himself in business at Steubenville,
as president of the Union Lumber Company, but maintained
his home at Toronto, and in 1902 founded his present
large enterprise in the latter city. This was
incorporated in 1904, with the following officers:
B. F. Myers, president; W. R. Gooch,
vice-president; W. B. Johnston, secretary;
and Guy Johnston, ,general manager and
treasurer. He has numerous other business
interests, being president of the Ohio Plaster and
Supply Company, of Steubenville, and president of the
People's Sanitary Sewer Company, of Toronto. He
has been an active and interested citizen for many years
and is serving as a member of the Toronto council.
Mr. Johnston was married to Miss Mollie
Lashley and they have had three children: William
B., who is secretary of the Guy Johnston
Company; Mary Olive; and James Stewart,
the latter of whom died at the age of twenty-one years.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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WILLIAM JOHNSTON.
A marked product of the early country school was
William Johnston, who was educated in the Ross
Township schools, and studied law in John C. Wright's
office in Steubenville. He is said to have started
the first temperance society in the county on Bacon
Ridge in 1833, the members of signing a very strict
pledge. He became the prosecuting attorney of
Carroll County, and represented that county in the
legislature in 1837. He had come to the front as
an advocate of the proposition for Ohio to adopt the
Pennsylvania and New York common school system, and was
not last given opportunity to draft the law providing
for the common school system, practically the same as
that now existing with later amendments found by
experience to be necessary. It was in support of
the common school law that he made one of the most
notable oratorical efforts ever made in Ohio, not only
in its immediate influence that resulted in the passage
of the bill, but in its lasting influence. After
describing the difficulties encountered by himself in
obtaining the rudiments of an education in the days of
Henry Crabbs and Thomas Riley, he insisted
that the boys and girls should have a better chance than
he had had on the banks of` "Yaller Crick," as he
pronounced the name of the stream in imitation of the
boys reared in the wilds of Ohio. "The old Irish
school master," he said, "holds forth three months in
the year in a poor cabin, with greased-paper window
panes. The children trudge three miles through
winter's snow and mud to school. They begin the
a-b, ab, and get over as far as b-oo-b-y, booby, when
school gives out and they take up their spring work on
the farm. The next winter, when school takes up,
if it takes up so soon again, having forgotten all they
had been taught previously in the speller, they begin
again at a-b,ab, but year after year never get any
farther than b-oo-b-y, booby."
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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AVERY
CHARLES JONES, one of the representative citizens
of Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, who, with
his brother, Fred O. Jones, owns a tract of 275
acres on which they carry on general farming and
dairying, was born November 15, 1876, on a farm in
Warren Township, and is a son of Charles and Sarah
(Caldwell) Jones.
Charles Jones, who was born on the old Jones
farm on Rush Run, Warren Township, is a son of
Stephen Jones, who was one of the early settlers and
the owners of several hundred acres of land, which he
sold other pioneers of the township. Charles
Jones was one of five children born to his parents:
Charles, Wesley, a resident of Iowa; Lamden,
deceased; Eliza, deceased; and Thomas,
of Rush Run. Charles Jones was reared on
the farm and learned tailoring, which he followed for
many years, but later in life located on a farm on Short
Creek, Warren Township. His death occurred in
February, 1907, at the age of eighty-three years, while
living with our subject on his present farm where his
widow still resides. Charles Jones married
Sarah Caldwell, and of their union were born the
following children: Elizabeth, who married
Rev. Charles Simpson, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of Tiltonville, Ohio; John C.,
who is physician at Dillonvale, Ohio; Margaret,
who died young; Avery Charles; Thomas S.; who is
an attorney of Steubenville, Ohio; and Fred O.,
who is engaged in business with our subject.
A. C. Jones was reared on a farm near his
present one, attended the district schools and for two
years taught the Buckeye School of Warren Township.
In 1900 he and his brother, Fred O., purchased
their present farm of 275 acres in Warren Township, and
here they followed general farming and supplied the
mines with grain and hay until 1905. Since then
they have been engaged in wholesale dairying, and keep
from twenty-five to fifty registered Jersey cows.
Mr. Jones is a Republican in politics, and in
1902 was first elected to the Ohio House of
Representatives and served three sessions as
representative from this district. Fraternally he
is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Knights of
Golden Eagle. His religious connection is with the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: 20th Century History of
Steubenville & Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle -
Publ. Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page
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CHARLES
A. JONES, who has been a successful farmer and
stock raiser in Wayne Township for many years and owns
an excellent farm of 160 acres, is one of the leading
men of this section and has long been very active in the
public affairs of the township. He is a native of
Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, born Nov. 19,
1859, and is a son of John and Sarah J. (Nayor)
Jones.
John Jones was born in Jefferson County, a son of
Joseph Jones, who came to Ohio at an early day,
selecting a pioneer home in Wayne Township.
John Jones spent the larger part of his life here,
following agricultural pursuits entirely, and became a
man of high standing, a trustee of the Presbyterian
Church and a reliable citizen in every particular.
He married Sarah J. Naylor, who came from another
old Jefferson County family, and the children who
survive them are the following: Charles A.;
Martha J., who is the widow of Samuel M. Cope,
a former resident of Wayne Township; Ruth E., who
is the wife of T. M. Bell, who was appointed land
appraiser of Wayne Township for 1910; Mary E.,
who is the wife of John C. Patton, of Harrison
County, Ohio; Sarah L., who is the wife of
Newton Bell; Annie, who is the wife of
Thomas Snodgrass, of Salem Township; Flossie M.,
who is the wife of Joseph Welday, of Jewett,
Ohio; William R., who is a resident of Pittsburg,
Pa.; Amos G., who lives at Carnegie, Pa.; John
O., who is a resident of Pittsburg; and David H.,
a trustee of Wayne Township, who resides at Bloomfield.
Charles A. Jones attended the public schools of
Bloomfield. He has been in business for himself
ever since he reached his majority and gave his personal
attention to his farm and stock interests for many
years, although a part of his time was necessarily
devoted to public duties, his fellow citizens having
frequently elected him to responsible offices. For
several years past he has been serving as assessor of
Wayne Township and of the village of Bloomfield,
incorporated, and has also served as a trustee of Wayne
Township, being the president of that body for a part of
the time. He is a clearheaded, practical man and
has demonstrated the same both in the management of his
own affairs and in his performance of public duties.
Mr. Jones married Miss Carrie Bowers, of
Cross Creek Township. Her father, Joseph Bowers,
who is now a resident of Wintersville, Ohio, was
formerly a director and later the superintendent of the
Jefferson County Infirmary. Five children were
born to Mr. and Mrs. Jones, all of whom survive;
Bertha F., Harry M., Sarah J., Mary H. and
Edith E. Mr. Jones and family are members of
the Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a
Republican.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville &
Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ.
Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page 987 |
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DAVID
H. JONES, president of the board of trustees of
Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and a member of
the town council of Bloomfield, was born in Wayne
Township, Nov. 7, 1875, and is a son of John and
Sarah J. (Naylor) Jones.
John Jones and wife were both born in Jefferson
County, where he died in 1903. He was a son of
Joseph Jones, one of the early settlers of Wayne
Township, and the whole of his long and useful life was
spent here. In every relation of life he was a man
of fine character. His political sentiments made
him a Republican. He was a valued member of the
Presbyterian Church at Bloomfield, Ohio, and at times
served as a trustee. He married Sarah J. Naylor
who has reached her seventy-eighth year and resides at
Bloomfield. Of their twelve children the following
survive: Charles A., who lives in Wayne Township;
Martha J., who is the wife of S. M. Cope,
lives at Carnegie, Pa.; William R. who is a
resident of Pittsburg; Ruth E., who is the wife
of Thomas M. Bell, of Wayne Township; Mary E.,
who is the wife of J. C. Patton, of New Rumley,
Ohio; Amos G., who is a resident of Carnegie;
John O., who resides at Pittsburg; Venia S.,
who is the wife of N. R. Bell, of Martin's Ferry,
Ohio; David H.; Anna H., who is the wife of T.
M. Snodgrass, of Salem Township; and Flossie M.,
who is the wife of Joseph Welday, of Dennison,
Ohio. One son, Joseph, is deceased.
The mother of the above family is a member and constant
attendant of the Presbyterian church at Bloomfield.
David H. Jones grew to manhood in his native
township and was educated in the schools of Bloomfield.
His business has ever since been farming and stock
raising and his well cultivated land and herds and
flocks testify to the success which has attended his
efforts. From early manhood he has been more or
less active in politics and his fellow citizens have
recognized his excellent qualifications for public
service by frequently electing him to office. He
is serving in his second term as township trustee and as
president of the board directs its deliberations along
sound business lines.
Mr. Jones was married Nov. 24, 1897, to Miss
Emma V. Bowers, who was born at Clinton, Iowa, a
daughter of Henry F. Bowers, a well known
attorney there and the founder and present supreme
president of the Order of A. P. A. Mr. and Mrs.
Jones have two sons: Henry F. and Claude R.
They are members of the Presbyterian Church at
Bloomfield, in which he has been an elder for several
years. He is a Republican.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville &
Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ.
Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page 943 |
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THOMAS
S. JONES, a rising young attorney of
Steubenville, O., is a descendant of one of the oldest
American families. He was born at Yorkville,
Jefferson County, Ohio, a son of Charles Jones
(deceased), and a grandson of Stephen Jones, who
came from Maryland to Jefferson County in 1809.
Charles Jones was born at Rush Run, this county,
in 1823 and died at Yorkville, O., in 1906. Early
in life he learned the tailor's trade, subsequently
became a local minister, and still later engaged in
general farming. He was an active worker in the
interests of the Republican party.
Thomas S. Jones secured a common school
education in Jefferson County, and graduated
subsequently from the from the Martin's Ferry high
school. He then followed teaching six years, and
in June, 1905, was graduated from the law department of
the Ohio State University. He immediately embarked
in the practice of law at Steubenville, where he has
rapidly risen to the front ranks, and also practices in
the various courts of the state. Mr. Jones
holds membership in the First Methodist Episcopal Church
of Tiltonville, O., and is affiliated also with the
Steubenville Lodge, No. 1, Knights of Pythias, the
Knights of Golden Eagle, and the Modern Woodmen.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville &
Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ.
Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page 840 |
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THOMAS
TICHIELL JONES, a veteran of the Civil War and
owner of 127 acres of fine farm land in Warren Township,
Jefferson County, Ohio, was born Oct. 27, 1838, on his
present farm, and is a son of Stephen and Elizabeth (Bucey)
Jones.
Stephen Jones, father of our subject, was born in
Maryland and was the eldest of four sons and two
daughters born to his parents, Charles and Mary Jones.
In 1809 he came from Maryland to Jefferson County with
his parents, who first settled near Steubenville, O.
In 1819 the family located on our subject's present farm
in Warren Township, where the parents both died.
The father owned 235 acres of land in this township and
in 1821 the entire road and personal tax on it only
amounted to $2.10. Stephen Jones was reared
here on the farm which he subsequently inherited with his
brother, William, whose interest in the same he
later bought, and here he spent his entire life engaged
in agricultural pursuits. Stephen married
Elizabeth Bucey, who died in 1866, aged sixty-six
years, and to them were born the following children:
Charles, deceased; William L., deceased;
John W., who lives in Iowa; Mary, deceased;
Eliza, deceased; and Thomas T. the subject
of this sketch. Stephen Jones passed out of
this life in 1873.
Thomas T. Jones was reared in the old hewn log
house on his present farm, attended the log school of
this district, and assisted in clearing the farm.
In 1862 he enlisted for ninety days in the army, in
Company F, 84th Ohio Regiment, under Captain Orth
and was stationed at Cumberland, Md. In 1863 the
militia of Ohio was organized and he was elected captain
of a company in Warren Township and duly commissioned by
Governor Tod. The commissioned and
non-commissioned officers of the state were ordered into
camp for a week's drill and he went to Newark with those
from the eastern companies and went through the
evolutions which terminated in the review by the
governor. Mr. Jones was a member of the
Union League during the years of the Civil War, a secret
organization composed of loyal men of the country and
designed to strengthen the government and perpetuate the
American Union.
Mr. Jones has always
followed general farming on the home place, which he
obtained by will from his father. He was married
Sept. 19, 1869, to Catherine Rigg, who was
born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter
of Elial Rigg, who died in Washington
County, Ohio. Five children were born to Mr.
and Mrs. Jones; Fred M., a resident of Canton, O.,
who married Pearl West and has four children,
Harry, Paul, Virginia and Drexel; May, Ella,
Mildred, and Helen. Mr. Jones is a
member of the G. A. R., and is identified with the
Republican party in politics.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph
B. Doyle - Publ. Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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WILLIAM J.
JONES, president of the Miners' and Merchants' Exchange
Bank, at Smithfield, Ohio, is a representative citizen
of the town, of which he is a native, having been born
here in November, 1841. His parents were Jacob
C. and Sarah (Evans) Jones.
Jacob C. Jones, and wife were natives also of
Jefferson County and both died at Smithfield. The
father conducted a tailoring shop for a number of years.
They had seven children, namely: Mary, deceased,
who was the wife of Rev. Hanway; Elizabeth,
deceased, who was the wife of William Whitten:
Adaline, deceased, who was the wife of A. E.
Beesford; William Judkins, subject of this sketch;
Sophia, deceased, who was the wife of F.
McGrew; Anna E., who married William Lee; and
Virginia, who married F. P. Young.
William J. Jones attended the public schools at
Smithfield and was but a boy when he first became a
clerk for Amos Scott, who was a druggist at
Smithfield and he remained with him until 1864, when he
enlisted in Company F, 57th Ohio Vol. Inf., under
Captain Smith. After his period of military
service was over he returned to Smithfield and soon
afterward, in partnership with John Ong, went
into the drug business, under the firm style of Jones
& Ong. Later the name became Jones & Bates,
when Dr. Bates bought the Ong interst, and
latter they bought out Mr. Jones' old employer,
Amos Scott, and the two stores were consolidated.
Still later, William McKinney bought the Bates
interest, when the firm became Jones & McKinney,
which then purchased the Henderson & Blakely
grocery, at Wellsville, Ohio, and they operated it under
the style of Jones, McKinney & Co., it being
under the direct management of the brother-in-law
of Mr. Jones. The latter bought also
the interest in the in the old drug business owned by
Mr. McKinney. As his business thus expanded,
he recognized the need of a suitable building which he
later erected, a commodious two story brick structure
and both the drug store and the bank are located
conveniently on the first floor. The Miners' and
Merchants' Exchange Bank has only been established since
September, 1908, but it does a very large business and
is numbered with the most important concerns at
Smithfield. Its capital stock is $25,000.
Interest is paid on time deposits. The officers of
the bank are: William J. Jones, president;
William Reynard, vice president; and H. M.
Cattell, cashier.
In 1868 Mr. Jones was married to Miss Harriet
E. Maxwell, of Mt. Pleasant, and they had one son
Charles J., who is deceased. He married
Edna Scott and they had one daughter, Gladys,
who belongs in her grandfather's home. In politics
Mr. Jones is identified with the Republican party
and he has served occasionally in public offices, having
been treasurer of Smithfield and also a member of the
school board. He belongs to Daniel McCook Post,
G. A. R.
Source: 20th Century History
of Steubenville & Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle
- Publ. Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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