Biographies
Source:
History of Trumbull
& Mahoning Counties
with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
Vols. I & 2 -
Publ. Cleveland: H. Z. Williams & Bro.
1882
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THOMAS
W. SANDERSON was born in Indiana, Indiana county,
Pennsylvania, Oct. 17, 1829. His father, Matthew D.
Sanderson, was of Scotch descent. His mother, Mary
(Wakefield) Sanderson, was daughter of Thomas Wakefield,
who was born in the town of Wakefield, England, which locality
Oliver Goldsmith has immortalized as the scene of his
world-famous tale, The Vicar of Wakefield.
M. D. Sanderson was a farmer, and in 1834 he
removed with his family to Youngstown, Ohio, where he continued the
business of farming. He died in 1864.
T. W. Sanderson attended the schools at
Youngstown and afterwards attended a college at Bardstown, Kentucky.
He read law with William Ferguson at Youngstown, and was
admitted to the bar by the district court at Canfield in August,
1852. During the period of his reading law he spent part of
the time in land surveying and civil engineering, and, for a period
after his admission to the bar, he followed the profession of civil
engineer. In 1854 he commenced the practice of law at
Youngstown in co-partnership with his brother-in-law, Frank C.
Hutchins, now of Warren, under the firm name of Hutchins &
Sanderson, and continued this partnership for a few years.
In 1856 ye was elected prosecuting attorney of Mahoning county, and
served one term.
In 1861 he left the practice of law and entered the
United States army as lieutenant and adjutant of the Second Ohio
volunteer cavalry. He remained in the service over four years,
passing through the several grades of promotion, and was made
brigadier-general in 1864. During the last two years he
commanded brigades and divisions all the time. He was with
General Rosecrans from Stone River, and participated in nearly
all the actions of which the army of the Cumberland was engaged.
He continued with this army when it passed under the leadership of
General Thomas, and fought at Chickamauga and Lookout
Mountain. When General Thomas was superceded by
General Sherman he was connected with it until the fall of
Atlanta, and then on Sherman's march to the sea, and again
through Georgia and the Carolinas until the surrender of Johnston
and the close of the war. During these years of blood and
battle he was always in the field. It is worthy of remark that
he was made brigadier-general for gallantry in action. At Bear
Creek station, south of Atlanta, on the second day of Sherman's
march to the sea, with one brigade of Federal cavalry against three
divisions of Wheeler's cavalry, he fought the enemy and won
the victory.
On leaving the army he returned to the practice of the
law in Youngstown, and stands high in the profession. He
refuses to enter the political arena as a candidate for civil
office, yet is decided in his political preferences. In 1872
he served as a delegate-at-large from the State of Ohio in the
National Republican convention which nominated General Grant
for re-election as President.
He was married Dec. 19, 1854, to Miss Elizabeth
Shoemaker, of Newcastle, Pennsylvania, a member of one of the
oldest families of that State.
Source: History of
Trumbull & Mahoning Counties with Illustrations and Biographical
Sketches Vol. I - Publ. Cleveland: H. Z. Williams & Bro. 1882 - Page 218 |
John Sanzenbacher
Sarah J. Sanzenbcher |
JOHN SANZENBACHER AND FAMILY.
John Sanzenbacher was born in the kingdom of Wurtemberg,
Germany, May 5, 1827. His parents were Jacob and Barbara (Schuger)
Sanzenbacher, both natives of Wurtemberg. Jacob
Sanzenbacher was born Aug. 1, 1799, and is still living, a
resident of New Springfield, Mahoning county. Mrs. Barbara
Sanzenbacher was born Feb. 12, 1804, and died Dec. 24, 1878.
She was the mother of five sons and two daughters, but of this
number only two children remain - John and his brother
Jacob. The latter resides in Southington, Trumbull county.
John was the second child and the oldest son.
In 1833 he emigrated to the United States with his
parents, and lived near Unity, Columbiana County, Ohio, until 1836,
when the family moved to Beaver county, now Lawrence county,
Pennsylvania. There his boyhood was passed upon a farm until
Aug. 19, 1844, at which date he was bound out to Mr. R.
Fullerton for three years and six months to learn the trade of
tanning and currying. At the end of this period he came to
Mahoning county, and worked at his trade for William Moore,
in Boardman, for ten months. He next went to New Middleton, in
this county, where he worked about nine months, then returned to
Boardman, and was employed by Mr. Moore for six months.
In the winter of 1849-50 he purchased of F. A.
Brainard his tannery in Canfield. Apr. 9, 1850, he came to
Canfield, and commenced business with a capital of about $500, out
of which he made a payment to Mr. Brainard of $40. Six
hundred dollars was the price paid for the tannery.
Dec. 24, 1850, having got a little start in his
business and having concluded to take a wife, he was united in
marriage to Miss Sarah A. Oswald, of Canfield township.
Mar. 3, 1862, in company with Pierpont Edwards,
he engaged in the drug and grocery business but continued to carry
on tanning. About the year 1865 he formed a partnership with
F. Krehl, of Girard, in the tanning and currying business.
In 1867 he sold out to Mr. Krehl, and also disposed of his
interest in the drug store. The same year he purchased a farm
one mile east of Canfield, to which he moved June 20, 1867. In
1868 he erected a fine large barn and made other improvements upon
the place.
Mr. Sanzenbacher began the manufacture of
leather belting in 1865 and carried it on for one year in connection
with his other business. In 1866 he quit tanning, and in the
spring of 1867 disposed of his tannery and machinery. But i
1869 he again resumed the manufacture of belting, and October 20th
of that year took P. Edwards as a partner under the firm name
of J. Sanzenbacher & Co., which is still the style of the
firm. During the summer of 1872 his firm erected a large
building, where they still continue the business. From the
time their new establishment was erected until the present they have
been doing a large business. From the time their new
establishment was erected until the present they have been doing a
large business both in tanning and in belt making.
Mr. Sanzenbacher is a man of quiet, social, and
agreeable manners, and enjoys the highest esteem and confidence of
the better portion of the community. He is regarded as the
friend of every worthy cause, and is never backward in matters of
public interest.
Mrs. Sarah A. Sanzenbacher, the worthy helpmate
and companion of the subject of this notice, was born in Canfield
township, Nov. 25, 1832. She is the youngest daughter of
Charles and Sarah A. (Harding) Oswald, of Canfield township.
Her father died Sept. 20, 1862, in the fifty-eighth year of his age.
Her mother is still living in her seventy-sixth year, and makes her
home with Mr. Sanzenbacher's family. Mrs. John
Sanzenbacher is the youngest daughter of a family of three sons
and three daughters. She has but one sister living, Mrs.
Amanda Mahnensmith, Gilman, Iowa, and no brothers.
To Mr. and Mrs. Sanzenbacher have been born six
children, all of whom are living in Canfield. Following is the
family record: Harriet Louisa, born Oct. 26, 1851; married
Mar. 31, 1870, to John Neff, of Canfield; has five children,
viz: Sadie, Ensign, Martin, Calvin, and an infant son.
Rebecca Caroline, born Aug. 30, 1856; married Irwin
Callahan May 20, 1875. Charles J., born Aug. 25,
1860. John H., born Dec. 16, 1864. David L.,
born Nov. 11, 1869. Martin L., born July 14, 1871.
Source: History of
Trumbull & Mahoning Counties with Illustrations and Biographical
Sketches Vol. I - Publ. Cleveland: H. Z. Williams & Bro. 1882 - Page 36 |
GEORGE SNYDER,
SR. |
GEORGE SNYDER, SR. Source:
History of Trumbull & Mahoning Counties with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches Vol. II - Mahoning Co., Publ. Cleveland: H. Z.
Williams & Bro. 1882 - Page 284 |
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