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1907
 
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DAVID MACKEY

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 723

JAMES MACKEY, one of Youngstown's leading citizens, whose professional work as a surveyor has kept his name before the public for many years, was born at Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, Feb. 7, 1829, and he is a son of James and Margaret (Early) Mackey.
    
As the name indicates, the Mackeys originated in the Highlands of Scotland, and the founder of James Mackey, who settled in Pennsylvania and there reared a family.  James Mackey, Sr., father of James, was born in 1776, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and in 1805 he came to Ohio and settled in that part of Trumbull County which later became Mahoning County.  He was a man of education, a mathematician and a surveyor, and with other enterprises, he became associated with Robert Montgomery in building of one of the first furnaces on Yellow Creek.  He kept the accounts of the firm until the beginning of the war of 1812, when he joined the Fourth division of Ohio militia, in which he was paymaster and also adjutant, and was accorded the rank of major, by which title he was subsequently known.
     In 1816 Major Mackey entered into partnership with Colonel William Rayen in a mercantile business at Youngstown, which continued for several years.  Prior to 1823, when he was married, Major Mackey purchased a large tract of land northeast of the village, and on this he settled, making it his home during the remainder of his life, and carrying on farming and stock-raising.  His death occurred Aug. 15, 1844, when he was 68 years old.  During the whole of his active life he had done surveying, and his son's proficiency as a civil engineer may be a direct heritage from the father.  Sept. 10, 1823, he married Margaret Early, who survived until May 14, 1870.  Her parents, Thomas and Jane Early, who were born in Ireland, settled in Coitsville township, Mahoning County, Ohio.  Major Mackey and wife had eight children, three of whom died in childhood.  There are but two survivors, namely: James and his youngest sister, Letitia, who is the wife of Andrew Kirk.
     Major Mackey
was the type of pioneer whose value to a community cannot be over-estimated.  He served as township clerk, county commissioner, a member of the legislature and treasurer of Trumbull County, while in his immediate neighborhood there was no necessity to elect or appoint by law, for he was naturally fitted to be a leader and safe adviser.
     James Mackey, Jr., was afforded common school and academic training before he entered the Cleveland University.  Here he prepared himself for the work for which he felt himself especially fitted, and proved himself so competent and accurate, that he had filled but a few contracts before he was invited to become a member of a commission made up of five representative engineers and surveyors of Ohio and Pennsylvania, to establish for all time the boundary line between the states.  Mr. Mackey has probably had as much experience in the surveying of coal lands and mines as any man in his profession, his work being marked with the certainty and accuracy which precluded all kinds of litigation.  About  1875 he began also to survey and plat town sites and his work in this line has been vast.  With his brothers, the late David and Robert Mackey, he promoted and constructed the first street railroad in Youngstown, the old horse-car line, which was then an enthusiastically welcomed public utility.  Of this enterprise he served for seven years as president, when the pressure of professional work made it seem advisable that he resign this office, as well as curtail his activities in a number of other directions.
     Mr. Mackey, like other members of his family, has always been identified with the Democratic party, but he has never been convinced that his duty as a good citizen necessitates his acceptance of public office.  Neither has he accepted many positions on directing boards of business or other enterprises, his tastes lying more in the direction of a private life and close attention to his professional work.  Large demands have come to him in this line, and these he has met with the efficiency which has made his name one of note in civil engineering all over the state.  He spent upwards of fifty-three years in and about Youngstown in his profession.
     On Oct. 30, 1862, Mr. Mackey was married to Mary H. Ruggles, who was born in Canfield, Ohio, a daughter of Azor and Adeline M. Ruggles.  Mr. and Mrs. Mackey have had five children, namely: Robert M., who died in infancy, Charles L., Grace, Margaret H. and Nellie.  The beautiful family home, which is the center of much social life, is situated just east of the city limits, no McGuffey street.  Mr. and Mrs. Mackey are members of the Episcopal Church, worshipping with the congregation at St. John's, of which Mr. Mackey was a member of the vestry for a number of years.
     Mr. Mackey was a member of the original board of trustees of the Rayen School, and after serving continually for twenty years, he refused to accept the position longer on account of his professional duties.  His portrait is published on a neighboring page of this volume.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page
511
 HON. ROBERT MACKEY

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 501

  HON. HUGH ALEXANDER MANCHESTER

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 593

  WILLIAM MAY, the owner and operator of the New Springfield Basket Factory, a large and important industry of this place, is one of he foremost citizens of the town.  Mr. May was born in Unity township, Columbiana County, Ohio, May 4, 1849, and is a son of Israel and Rebecca (Harrold) May.
    
The history of the May family in Springfield township, dates back to William May, the grandfather, who came to this section in young manhood, locating three-fourths of a mile south of New Springfield, where he acquired 200 acres of land and became a prosperous farmer.  Israel May, father of William and son of William, the name being one particularly favored in the May family, was born in township, Mahoning County, Springfield Ohio, and died while his children were yet young.  He purchased a farm of 50 acres, in Unity township, Columbiana County, which he subsequently sold and bought one of 84 acres in Springfield township, on which he lived until his death.  He married Rebecca Harrold, who was born near New Waterford, Columbiana County, Ohio, who was an aunt of Joseph Harrold, a sketch of whom appears in this work.  To this marriage four children were born, the two survivors being:  William May, of New Springfield, and Medina, who is the wife of Manassas Smith, also residing at New Springfield.  Mrs. May was married subsequently to George Kuntz, and to that marriage were born two sons and four daughters, namely: Charles, residing at East Palestine: Mrs. Sarah Crider, residing at Girard. Ohio; Solomon, residing at Youngstown; Mrs. Lucinda Leish, deceased; Mrs. Amanda Wetzel, residing at Columbiana; and Alice, who is the widow of Elmer Rupert.
     The parents of William May removed from Columbiana to Mahoning county in his infancy, and he was reared on the home farm two miles south of New Springfield.  Owing to the fact that his father died when he was small, he had but limited educational opportunities, but his few chances were improved and the progress he made in mathematics was remarkable, his natural bent being in the making and solving of problems which required mathematical precision of the highest order.  As a boy he could fashion puzzling bits of mechanism, out of indifferent materials, which he would put together and defy any one to imitate.   It is said of him that after watching some men working on a six-piece puzzle, he was able to construct it for himself, without ever having had it in his hands.  Such natural talent as this was bound to result in success outside the walls of a school room.  Mr. May in boyhood built a puzzle of 16 different pieces, which he still keeps, he being the only one who has ever known how to reconstruct it, although it has been submitted to many expert
"puzzle-solvers."  He had some thought of placing this puzzle on the market, but its difficulty of solution made its sale doubtful and he gave up the idea.
     Mr. May was 16 years old when he left home and started out for himself, working first as a carpenter and later as a molder, although he never had a day's training in either industry, his natural talent enabling him to successfully compete with those who had served long apprenticeships.  In 1871 he came to New Springfield and conducted a foundry for about eight years, after which he embarked in a saw-mill business, and operated extensively some 10 years ago, when he turned his attention to his present enterprise, and began the manufacture of fruit baskets.  At first he made the peck and half bushel sizes.  He now manufactures only full quart baskets, un like many other manufacturers who turn out a scant quart, which is a fraud on the public.  Mr. May has been in large measure, rewarded for his honesty, as he has been wonderfully successful, and he undoubtedly enjoys the confidence of those with whom he has large business dealings.  His beginning was in a small way, his first building being a space 40 by 45 feet in which he put an engine, boiler and planer.  To this he added 30 by 100 feet, and still later, as the growing business demanded, 30 by 40 feet, all equipped with first class machinery.  He also has large lumber sheds and two commodious store rooms, in which he carries a stock of 1,500,000 baskets.  These he ships on order, the product going mainly to Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, although there is a good demand also in Michigan and South Dakota, while trade is extending through other States.  The plant operates eight machines and employment is given to many workmen, and the distribution of wage money is very large, resulting in proportionate prosperity to New Springfield.
     On Aug. 24, 1878, Mr. May was married to Christine Celestia Gephardt, who was born one mile east of New Springfield, and is a daughter of Michael and Elizabeth (Wolf) Gephardt.  The father of Mrs. May was born in Germany and was nine years old when he accompanied his parents to America.  He died in 1890, aged 86 years.  He was married (first) to Elizabeth Muckenfus, and they had the following children:  Mrs. Caroline Royer, deceased; Annie, residing in Maryland; Lewis, residing in British Columbia; Mrs. Kate Hasness, residing at Canton, Ohio; Jacob, deceased; Mrs. Mary Waldele, residing in Osage County, Kansas; Mrs. Elizabeth Snapp, residing in Alabama; Mrs. Louisa Stacy, residing near Coitsville, Ohio; and Paulina, who died young.  Mr. Gephardt was married (second) to Elizabeth Wolf, who they had three children, namely; Amelia Sophronia, who married John Russell, residing at Industry, Pennsylvania; Mrs. May; and Josephine, who married John Brenneman, residing at Canton.  the mother of Mrs. May died in 1895.
     Mr. and Mrs. May have had four children: A babe that died unnamed; Iva, residing at home; and Oscar Otto and Milton, who assist their father in the basket works.
     In addition to his other interests, Mr. May has acquired large timber tracts, from which he secures the material used in his factory.  He purchased a desirable tract of land, comprising four acres, at New Springfield, and in 1905 he completed a beautiful modern home here, containing 10 rooms, all of them finished throughout in quarter-sawed oak.  It is one of the finest homes in this section.  Mr. May was one of the organizers of the New Springfield Creamery and is still financially interested in it.  He is a good citizen in all that the world implies, but has never been very active in politics.  In local affairs he supports the man of whom he most approves, but in national matters, he votes with the Republican party.  Perhaps it is unnecessary to add, after the above brief sketch of Mr. May's business career, that in his success rests both a lesson and an inspiration.  Notwithstanding his natural talents, if prudence, industry and perseverance had not accompanied them he would scarcely have become the head of the large industry which has carried his name to almost every part of the Union, and that because of early disadvantages, no young man, on the thresh hold of life, need feel discouragement.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 763
  D. O. McCAULEY,* funeral director, located at No. 26 East Eederal street, Youngstown, was born at Wattsburg, Erie County, Pennsylvania, in 1876, but at the age of three months was taken by his parents to Bradford, Pennsylvania, where he was reared and educated.  His first industrial business was with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and he continued in the railroad service for nine years.  He then became an embalmer for Mathew Hanlon, at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and after one year with him was employed in the same capacity by Art Rice, at Sisterville, West Virginia, where he remained two years.  In 1903 he came to Youngstown and in July of the present year he embarked in an undertaking and embalming business.  He is a graduate of the Champion School of Embalming.  He owns his own funeral carriages and also all the appurtenances pertaining to the quiet, orderly and appropriate conduct of both private and official ceremonies.  Mr. McCauley was married on Sept. 19, 1905, to Nora Lynch, who is a daughter of John Lynch, of Youngstown.  They are members of St. Columba's Catholic Church.  Mr. McCauley belongs also to the Knights of Columbus, the Catholic M. B. Association and the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 1029
  JOSEPH G. McCARTNEY

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page  623

GEORGE M. McCLURE

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 629

 

ROBERT McCURDY.  For more than a quarter of a century the late Robert McCurdy was the president of the First National Bank of Youngstown, one of the most important institutions of northern Ohio.  He was much more - an honorable, upright citizen, a man of sterling worth in every relation of life, and a stanch supporter of everything that related to the well-being of the city of Youngstown.  He was born at Castle Finn, county Donegal, Ireland, June 24, 1842, and was the son of Dr. Robert McCurdy, who came to America when Robert Jr., was a child of 11 months.  Settling on a small farm near Crab Creek, Mahoning County, Ohio, he practiced his profession as opportunity offered, and also cultivated his land, in order to provide for the needs of his eight children.  Of these still three survive, namely: Dr. John McCurdy, Mrs. Mary Bentley and Samuel D. McCurdy.
     Robert McCurdy
had very little of what may be termed a helpful childhood.  His surroundings were not those to encourage leisure as soon as he became self-supporting, and probably he was earning his own keep in the world when other lads, not much better off, were scarcely thinking about it.  In after years Mr. McCurdy was disposed to look upon his early trials as good discipline, and it is certain that in his case habits of industry and economy were so early implanted that they greatly assisted him through life.   From the public schools he sought self-supporting work in the neighborhood, and, in August, 1861, he accepted a position in the old Mahoning County Bank.  While he retained his humble place, he performed its duties with the same thoroughness that later characterized his management of the First National Bank.
     In becoming even a humble accessory to an important business, a certain standing is assured, and so well did Robert perform the duties assigned him that he attracted the attention of his employers, among whom were some of Youngstown's most eminent citizens.  Before Long a clerkship was found for him when the First National Bank was organized on June 2, 1863.  On June 20, 1865, he was made cashier, in which position he served with such ability and fidelity that when changes came about in the management of the bank, early in 1877, Mr. McCurdy was elected president, which office he served continuously from that time until his death.  During this period, covering some twenty-seven years, Mr. McCurdy gained for the bank a reputation which increased its usefulness and added materially to its strength.
     Although Mr. McCurdy's primary business was banking, he was on numerous occasions interested, for a short time, in some of the city's various important industries, and had a few tentative interests at other points.  He was, however, a citizen devoted to Youngstown and took more interest in forwarding her enterprises than in investing elsewhere, however flattering the outlook might seem.
     During the Civil War Mr. McCurdy was an active supporter of the Government.  At its outbreak he enlisted as a member of the 155th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served three months in Virginia before he was stricken with typhoid fever, which resulted in his being discharged for disability.  He was always a stanch supporter of the Republican party, and took an active part in its campaign work.  On many occasions he served as a delegate to various important conventions.
     On Sept. 19, 1878, Mr. McCurdy was married to Isabella Porter, a daughter of the late William Porter.  Mrs. McCurdy and their three children still survive.  They had two daughters, Isabel and Florence, and a son, Robert H.  The eldest daughter, Isabell, is the wife of J. L. Grandin, a business man of Boston, Massachusetts.  Mrs. McCurdy resides in one of Youngstown's finest residences at No. 726 Wick avenue.
     From early manhood Mr. McCurdy was a consistent member of the First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, serving its needs in many capacities - as Sunday school teacher, as clerk of the session and as elder for the twenty-six years preceding his death.  In recalling Mr. McCurdy's many spheres of usefulness, his fellow citizens must always associate his memory with the Young Men's Christian Association, the Reuben McMillan Public Library Association, and the Rayen School.  In 1869 Mr. McCurdy became a member of the first committee that met to organize a branch of the Young men's Christian Association.  Throughout the remainder of his life never did he lose his enthusiastic interest in the organization, over which he presided as president for five consecutive years.  At the time of his decease, Mr. McCurdy was one of the trustees of the Reuben McMillen Public Library Association and it was mainly through his efforts that Youngstown acquired the fine library that it now possesses.  He served from 1877 as one of the trustees of the Rayen School and was continually concerned in its improvement and in the maintenance of the high school standard for which it is noted.  He was vitally interested in many other noble and uplifting agencies in his city and gave to them the best that was in him.
     Mr. McCurdy was most charitably inclined, and never turned a deaf ear to an appeal on behalf of a worthy cause.  His privates charities were known only to those closest to him; the amounts so expended in relieving want and destitution were large indeed, and constituted the greater part of his benefactions.  When contributions were solicited for the help of those who had been the victims of any public calamity, his name invariably headed the list with the largest amount.
     Personally Mr. McCurdy attached others to himself irresistibly.  He commanded admiration for his fearless outlook on life and his untiring, energetic and thoroughly sincere struggle against anything that interfered with his convictions of right.  He was one who was always known as a dependable man, one who could never be swayed from the right course by sophistry or by an appeal to his personal feelings.  All those who knew him were not his friends, because he was not in sympathy with much that he found in the mass of his fellow citizens, but none could be found who did not entirely respect him.  His death occurred Mar. 25, 1904, at his home in Youngstown, Ohio, after an illness of two years from Bright's disease.  A portrait of this admirable citizen appears in connection with this article.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page
436

  WILLIAM BONNELL McELEVEY, dealer in real estate, stocks and bonds and insurance, with quarters in the Dollar Bank building, at Youngstown, is one of the city's representative business men.  He was born in 1866, at New Castle, Pennsylvania, and was 15 years of age when he came to Youngstown.
     Mr. McElevey was educated at the public schools and was a student in the Rayen School.  During the early years of his business life he was in the iron trade for a time and for five years was assistant superintendent of the Mahoning Valley Iron Company.  He then went to Chicago as secretary and treasurer of the Lake Side Nail Company, at Hammond, Indiana, and later was a broker in coal, coke and pig iron.  He spent ten busy business years in Chicago and then left that great metropolis and returned to Youngstown.  Here he embarked in a general insurance and real estate business.  HE deals also in stocks and bonds and handles safe investments.  In his insurance risks he represents these companies; North British and Mercantile, of New York; the Girard, of Philadelphia; the New Brunswick, of New Brunswick, New Jersey; the Providence Life and Trust Company, of Philadelphia; the Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation, of London; the American Surety Company, of New York; and the Etna Indemnity Company.  Mr. McElevey is also interested in other business enterprises of this locality.
     For a number of years Mr. McElevey had been a member of the First Presbyterian Church of this city.  He belongs to the Youngstown Club and to the Mahoning Golf Club.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 659

William H. McGinnis
 


 

  WILLIAM H. McGINNIS

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 479


John E. McVey
  JOHN E. McVEY

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 569

  ALBERT J. MILLER, a leading merchant at Youngstown, Ohio, whose place of business is at No. 1329 Market street, has been a resident of this city for a quarter of a century.  He was born at Washingtonville, Mahoning County, Ohio, June 5, 1866.  He is a son of George L. Miller, who was born in Pennsylvania, and who, on coming to Ohio, settled in Washingtonville.  During the infancy of his son Albert, George L. Miller removed to Canfield, where he was engaged in business for some years.  He afterwards removed to Niles, which was his place of residence at the time of his death.
     Albert J. Miller was reared and educated at Canfield.  He first entered into business as a butcher and conducted a meat market at Youngstown for eight years, gradually expanding until now he carries on a considerable general mercantile business.  He has excellent accommodations, occupying the entire first floor of a two story building, the dimensions of which are 40 by 123 feet.  In addition to successfully conducting his large business, Mr. Miller takes an interest in all that particularly concerns the city, exhibiting a laudable public spirit and taking part in various movements for the general welfare.  In 1892, Mr. Miller was married to Rachel Jones, who comes from Welsh ancestry.  They have five children, namely: Lloyd, Allen J., Howard, Verna and Bertha.  Fraternally, Mr. Miller is connected with the Woodmen of the World, the Modern Woodmen. the Maccabees and the Pathfinders.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 974
  E. G. MILLER, general manager of The G. M. McKelvey Company, at Youngstown, has been identified with the interests of this city for a quarter of a century.  He was born in Pennsylvania but accompanied his parents to Chicago, Illinois, in early youth and was educated in the schools of that city.
     In all his business career, Mr. Miller has been associated with the mercantile affairs.  His early business training was received in Chicago, from which city he came to Youngstown and accepted a position with the Andrews Brothers, at Haselton. Three years later he entered the employ of The G. M. McKelvey Company and remained with that firm until 1891, when he organized the Albany Dry Dry Goods Company, of which he was general manager until 1894, when he went to New York, where he became associated with the firm of Hilton, Hughes & Company, successors to A. T. Stewart, the great mercantile prince of the country, for so many years.  One year later he returned to Youngstown to accept the management of The G. M. McKelvey Company, with which he has been identified ever since.
     Mr. Miller has other important business connections.  He is president of the Wheeler Mineral Spring Company; a member of the board of directors of the J. B. Pierce Company, wholesale wall paper dealers, of Cleveland; and is a stockholder in other firms.
     In 1896, Mr. Miller was united in marriage with Miss Todd, in Chicago, and they have one son, Forest ToddMr. and Mrs. Miller attend St. John's Episcopal Church.  Mr. Miller has numerous fraternal, business and social connections and among these are:  the Chamber of Commerce, the Youngstown club, the Mahoning Golf club, the Raven club and the Elks.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 719
  EDWARD MILLER, who owns a valuable farm in Springfield township, devotes about 135 acres to general farming, under the best conditions, having a well cultivated and finely improved property.  Mr. Miller was born Feb. 22, 1857, in Poland township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of James D. and Susan (Kriner) Miller.
     James D. Miller, father of Edward, was born at Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Aug. 24, 1820, and died Oct. 2, 1890, aged 70 years, one month and eight days.  He had reached his majority when he accompanied his father, James Miller, to Poland township, where the latter purchased the 100-acre farm now owned by Cyrus Detcheon, who bought it when Mr. Miller was ready to move to . Youngstown, where he died.  After coming to America, James Miller located at Philadelphia and for a time drove a four-horse stage over the route between Philadelphia and Pittsburg.  James Miller had the following children: Alexander, who died in Youngstown; Mrs. Margaret McGee, who also died in Youngstown; Mrs. Mary Holton, who died in Niles; Mrs. Jane Knott, the only survivor, who resides at Rock Island, Illinois; and James D.
     James D. Miller
had but few educational opportunities in his youth, but through reading and observation, he became a well informed man, having a specially good knowlege of history.  He lived in different sections, on various farms, leading an agricultural life.  After 1890 serving in the 100-day service in the Civil War, as a member of Company D, 155th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he returned to his farm in Poland township, where he remained until 1867, removing then to Lowellville, where he lived until 1870.  Thence he moved to Hillsville, Pennsylvania, afterwards to a farm near Lowellville, and thence to a farm near Mt. Jackson, Pennsylvania.  In  he moved to a farm near New Springfield on which he lived until his death.  He was twice married, (first) to Elizabeth McGowan, by whom he had three children, namely: Alexander, who died at the age of three years; Jennie, deceased, who married Horace Brown; and Elizabeth, who married Barnabas Reed, residing two miles south of Lowellville.  Mr. Miller married (second) Susan Kriner, who was born Oct. 14, 1827, and who died Apr. 2, 1893, aged 65 years, five months and 19 days.  The children of this marriage were: Clara, deceased, who resided at Fayette, Ohio; Charles G., an instructor in the High School, at Archibald, Ohio, and owner of a fine farm and home in Fulton County, Ohio; Edward, whose name begins this sketch; Sophia, who married Cyrus Martin, residing at Hillsville, Pennsylvania; Frederick, who died aged three years; George W., residing at Penn Station, Pennsylvania; and Fannie, who married J. S. White, residing in Columbiana.
     Edward Miller was about ten years of age when his parents moved from Poland township, where he had already made a good record at school.  Later he attended the Normal School at Worthington.  He remained at home until he was 31 years of age, assisting his father in the management and operation of the farm.  Prior to purchasing land of his own, he rented for three years near Lowellville and one year near Mt. Jackson, and then bought 80 acres in Springfield township.  To this he added a piece of over eight acres and subsequently 47 acres more.  In 1896, before coming to his present farm, he removed to New Springfield, and later spent three months in Florida, settling on his present place in the following year.  He made many improvements in what was previously a good property, with a comfortable residence and a barn 32 by 56 feet in dimensions.  The latter he enlarged, making the dimensions 86 by 70 feet, and it is now one of the handsomest and most substantial structures of its kind in Springfield township.
     On Oct. 18, 1888, Mr. Miller was married to Permilla Jane Martin, who was born near Middlesex, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25, 1859.  Her parents, Thomas and Elizabeth (Robinson) Martin, moved to Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, in 1861, and both died near Hillsville, on a farm now owned by their son.  Hugh Martin, the grandfather of Mrs. Miller, came from Ireland, settling at Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, from which point he moved to North Beaver township, near Mount Jackson, about 1829.  The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Miller were James and Jennie (Lusk) Robinson, who were married in 1808 and settled on a farm near Mount Jackson, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, where they died.  The parents of Mrs. Miller had six children, she being the youngest.  The others were: John S., residing at New Castle, Pennsylvania; James R., residing at New Castle: Mary S., deceased, who married John W. Gailey; Cyrus L., residing on the old homestead at Hillsville; Anna E., deceased, who was the wife of William T. Gilmore.
     Both Mr. and Mrs. Miller take an interest in old and historic objects, particularly when connected with their own family history.  They possess several valuable relics which would be gladly accepted by any museum.  One of these is a sugar bowl, of old design, which was a part of grandmother Robinson's wedding outfit, and the granddaughter values it very highly.  Another relic in the family is an old dish, shaped in the form of a duck, which is of an age difficult to compute.  It was purchased of some Swedish emigrants on the docks at that far-away date when the great city of Philadelphia had but three houses on her water front.  Another very interesting object in the Miller home is a mounted snow-white owl, measuring 63 inches from tip to tip of wings which was captured by Mr. Miller about a year ago.  This magnificent specimen, now almost extinct in this section, Mr. Miller has preserved under glass, and it is a beautiful and very interesting ornament.
     In politics, Mr. Miller is a Democrat.  Both he and his wife are valued members of the Baptist Church at Hillsville, Pennsylvania.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 666
  EDWARD E. MILLER - Click Here

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 306

  GEORGE P. MILLER, one of the leading citizens of Smith township, who is successfully engaged in farming and stock-raising on his large estate of 137 acres, which is situated in section 3, was born on this place, and is a son of William A. and Rebecca C. (Pow) Miller.
    
On this old homestead farm, which was settled by Abraham Miller, the father of George P., who came from Pennsylvania at a very early date, William A. Miller, his father, was born, in the little log cabin which was the first home of the family.  He became a prominent and useful citizen, was a trustee of Smith township, a justice of the peace for many years, and was elected county commissioner of Mahoning County.  In politics he was identified was the Republican party, but he served his community faithfully without hope of political favor.  He was a consistent member and an elder in the Presbyterian Church at North Benton.  His death occurred in April, 1885, and then Smith township lost one of her best citizens.
     William A. Miller was married (first) to Rebecca C. Pow, who died in 1876.  The children of this marriage were: George P.; Mary L., who married C. L. Harris, a well known attorney, residing at Eldorado, Kansas: Anna M., who married Homer H. Ward, residing at Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he is a merchant; Ida A., who married F. L. Sage, who is dean of the law school of the Michigan State University, residing at Ann Arbor; and Walter L., residing in Smith township.  William A. Miller was married (second) to Mary Brosius, who now resides at Alliance, and they had one son, Carl E. residing at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he is a mechanical engineer.
     George P. Miller obtained his primary education in the local schools and then attended Mt. Union College for a time, where he completed the commercial course of study.  He has mainly devoted his attention to farming and stock-raising, being much interested in growing sheep, keeping from 100 to 300 head at one time, a number of these being registered, and all of fine grade.  Mr. Miller has been very successful in his undertakings, and beside assisting himself, has done much toward raising the standard of stock through this neighborhood.
     On March 1, 1888, Mr. Miller was married to Effie M. Lazarus, who is a daughter of Daniel Lazarus, of North Benton, and they have had four children:  William L., Blanche M., Gertrude, deceased, and Daniel H.
    
Politically Mr. Miller is a Republican.  He is a member and an elder of the North Benton Presbyterian Church, to which he has always given a liberal support.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 619
  I. BARCLAY MILLER - Click Here

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 300

  JOHN H. MILLER, a leading businessman of Salem, who conducts a greenhouse at No. 17 West Main street, operates two other similar establishments on his farm of 25 acres, which is situated in Goshen township.  Mr. Miller was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  Oct. 30, 1845 and is a son of Joseph C. and Delilah (Hanks) Miller.  The "father of Mr. Miller came to Ohio in the spring of 1882 and resided in various parts of Mahoning County.  His death took place in Berlin township.
     John H. Miller came to Mahoning County in the spring of 1864, and until the following fall he worked as a farmer, in Ellsworth township.  He then went back to Bedford County, only to return to Mahoning in the spring of 1865, and from then until 1872 he was mainly engaged in agricultural pursuits in Green and Goshen townships.  About that time he bought 25 acres of land in section 13, Goshen township, and started immediately to improve the property, which he continued to do as long as he resided upon it.  He started his nursery and greenhouses and when he saw a good opening for the business, in 1881, he moved to Salem and erected his present establishment in the city; his business now requires the resources of all three greenhouses.
     Mr. Miller married Rosa D. Bowman, who was born in Goshen township, and who is a member of an old and prominent family of this section.  Her father was the late Christian BowmanMr. and Mrs. Miller have six children, as follows: George H., residing in Goshen township; Rachel, a public school teacher in Mahoning County; Esther, residing at home; John G., residing at Salem; Emily, residing at home; and Abel R., a resident of Salem.
     Politically Mr. Miller is a Democrat.  While living in the country, he served as school director in district No. 6, and always has done all in his power to advance the interests of education in his community.  He belongs to Salem Lodge, No. 305, of the Elks, and is serving in the office of chaplain.  Since he was eight years of age Mr. Miller has been entirely dependent upon his own efforts and he may justly be called a self-made man.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 871
  JOHN S. MILLER, a leading citizen of Ellsworth township, residing on his finely-improved farm of 276 acres, was born on this place, Dec. 12, 1861, and is a son of Emanuel and Margaret (McNeilly) Miller, and a grandson of James McNeilly.
     The maternal grandparents of Mr. Miller were born in Ireland and emigrated to America, settling in Jackson township, Mahoning County, Ohio, in 1827 and coming to Ellsworth township, in 1830.  The paternal grandparents came to Ellsworth township from Pennsylvania.  Their children were: four daughters, and the following sons, Eli, Jesse, Josiah, David, John, E. P., and Abraham.  The paternal grandfather died at the age of 90
years.
     Emanuel P. Miller, father of John S., was born in 1829 on his father's farm in Ellsworth township, on a part of which he still resides.  He married Margaret McNeilly, who died in March, 1895, aged 62 years.
     John S. Miller attended the district schools of his native township and select schools at Ellsworth, and spent some time as a student at Oberlin College.  He has resided on his present farm all his life, like his father, following agricultural pursuits, but devoting especial attention for the last 18 years to breeding registered Jersey cattle.  Up to 1890 he was in the sheep and cattle business to some extent, but in this year he began his present enterprise, with four head of Jerseys, and now has the finest herd of registered cattle in Mahoning County.  He keeps from 35 to 45 head of milkers, and in 1906 he put on the market over 12,000 pounds of Jersey butter.  He supplies some 50 families at Youngstown with his farm products, for which he receives the highest market price paid.  He looks after his deliveries himself, going to the city every Friday and returning home on the following day.
     Mr. Miller brought the first registered imported male Jersey to Mahoning County, and much of the improvement in cattle in this section may be directly traced to his enterprise, as he raises stock to sell for breeding purposes.  Formerly he has bred only the St. Lambert Jerseys, but is now making the experiment of crossing the same with what is known as the Island-bred.  He has tried various other breds but finds that the Jersey cattle are decidedly the most economical and by far the best for dairy purposes.  He has made this business a scientific study.  High prices do not prevent his buying such stock as meets his requirements, and he is justly proud of a beautiful heifer for which he recently paid the sum of $225.  On his fertile and well-cultivated farm Mr. Miller grows just enough for his own use in taking care of his cattle.  He has erected all of his barns and his residence, and they are substantial in construction and modern and sanitary in their equipments.
     On Oct. 5, 1880, Mr. Miller was married to Jessie May Smith, who is a daughter of Walter and Judith P. Smith, and a granddaughter of Walter Smith, who was a pioneer from Connecticut to Ellsworth township.  Mrs. Miller traces her ancestry back to the Mayflower.  Mrs. Miller, like her husband, was the only child born to her parents. Her father was a soldier in the Civil War, a member of Company F, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died from fever, in 1862.  The mother of Mrs. Miller still survives.  She is a daughter of Henry Ripley and a granddaughter of Gen. William Ripley, of Connecticut, who married a Miss Susan BinghamGeneral Ripley came to Ohio on horseback, one of the early settlers in the Western Reserve.  He became a man of great prominence and served twice as member of the Ohio Legislature.
     Mr. and Mrs. Miller have had four children, namely: Walter Waldo, Lulu May, Lester and William RayLester is deceased.  Mr. Miller and family belong to the Presbyterian Church at Rosemont.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 843
  WILSON L. MILLER, residing on his well-improved farm of 120 acres, situated in section 27, Beaver township, is one of the prosperous farmers and stockraisers of this part of Mahoning County.  Mr. Miller was born in Springfield Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, Jan. 9, 1853, and is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Lower) Miller.
     Henry Miller
, the grandfather of Wilson L., was the founder of the family in Mahoning County, coming in the 20's of the nineteenth century from Maryland.  He acquired about 130 acres of land in Springfield township, a farm that is now owned by Aaron Hoffman.  Samuel Miller, father of Wilson L., was born on the above farm in Springfield township, on which he lived until 1869, when he purchased land in Beaver township.  He had owned 80 acres in Springfield township which was so heavily timbered when he took charge of it that he was obliged to make a clearing before he could find space on which to build his house.  This house subsequently burned down, after which Samuel Miller sold the property.  His farm of 154 acres in Beaver township had been improved by a house and barn, and he resided there until his death, some eighteen years later, at which time he was 60 years of age.  His wife, Elizabeth, was born in New Springfield, Mahoning County, a daughter of Jacob Lower.  She still survives and resides near Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio, with a daughter.  Samuel Miller and wife had six children:  Sarah Ann (deceased), who was the wife of William Minter; Tobias, residing in Cuyahoga County; Wilson L., the subject of this sketch; Alice Celesta, who married Isaac Esterly, and resides in Columbiana; Melissa C., wife of Joseph Harrold, a sketch of whom will be found elsewhere in this volume; and Laura J., who married Isaac Chappell residing in Ashtabula County, Samuel Miller was a member of the Lutheran Church at New Springfield.
     Wilson L. Miller was educated in the district schools, which he attended in Beaver township for some two years.  He has since given his attention to agricultural pursuits, carrying on general farming and stock-raising, and making a specialty of hogs.  Besides the home farm he owns 22 acres in section 16.  He has a valuable property and his surroundings all indicate a high degree of material prosperity.
     On September 7, 1876, Mr. Miller was married to Laura A. Sensenbacher who was born in Springfield township, Mahoning County, a daughter of Gottlieb and Anna (Mollenkopf) Sensenbacher.   The father of Mrs. Miller was born in Germany and was about 18 years old when his parents brought him to America.  They located in Mahoning County, on the Pennsylvania line.  He died June 14, 1891, and his wife's death occurred in the following year.  Mr.  and Mrs. Sensenbacher had seven children, namely: Mrs. Miller; Louisa Mary who married Calvin C. Rummel, and resides in Youngstown; John, residing in Unity township, Columbiana County; Rosa Catherine, who married Henry Wood, residing in Youngstown; Sarah, who married George Beck, and resides in East Palestine; Daniel and Emma, who died in childhood.
     Mr. and Mrs. Miller have one son, Park F., who was born on the present farm, Sept. 10, 1877.  Jan. 24, 1901, he married Blanche G. Wunderlin, who was born in Beaver township, a daughter of Lewis WunderlinMr. and Mrs. Miller have one grandson, from the above marriage, Relph Lewis, who was born July 16, 19045.
     Like his father, Mr. Miller has always been a Democrat.  He is a member of Grace Church, at Columbiana.  A good citizen, he takes an active interest in everything pertaining to the advancement of education, temperance and religion, in his neighborhood.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 454
  GEORGE W. MILLIKIN

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 829

  JOHN S. MITCHELL

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 672

  GEORGE H. MONTGOMERY, a representative citizen of Youngstown, has been county surveyor of Mahoning County, Ohio, since 1897, being his own successor in the office and now serving in his third term.  Mr. Montgomery was born in Youngstown township, Mahoning County, Ohio, in 1873.  His father, Lewis Montgomery, has resided here all his life.  He was the son of Robert Montgomery, one of the early settlers of this section of the state.
     George M. Montgomery, after completing the common school course at Youngstown, entered the Northern Normal University at Ada, Ohio, and completed his course in civil engineering at the Ohio State University in 1896.  He located immediately at Youngstown and became a member of the firm  of Haseltine Brothers & Montgomery, succeeding that of Haseltine Brothers.  On the death of Robert Haseltine in 1905, the firm became Haseltine & Montgomery, general civil and mining engineers.  This is at present the leading firm of its kind in the city.
     Mr. Montgomery married Ella Robinson, daughter of James Robinson, of Niles, Ohio.  They have two children, Mary Louisa and Robert Morris. The family belongs to the First Presbyterian Church at Youngstown.  Mr. Montgomery is a member of the order of Knights of Pythias.  As a good citizen he takes an interest in politics and invariably gives time and attention to secure the election of first-class men, with good records, to positions of responsibility in both local and national affairs.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 638
  HON. RANDALL MONTGOMERY, who, as general manager, is connected with a number of important business enterprises at Youngstown, Ohio, was born on Federal street, Youngstown, in 1851, and has been a citizen of prominence here for many years, serving as mayor from 1888 until 1892, and for four years as member of the Legislature from Mahoning County.
     After completing the public school course at Youngstown, Mr. Montgomery worked for some four years in the grocery store of A. J. Morgan, and was then in the hardware line with Fowler, Stambaugh & Company.  Later he embarked in a plumbing business under the firm name of Montgomery, Thomas & Company, which was the foundation of the immense business of Stambaugh, Thompson & Company.  Mr. Montgomery was in the plumbing business for nine year, but prior to this he had worked several years in the oil fields.  He was elected mayor of Youngstown while in the plumbing business, from which he then retired.  After completing a very popular administration as mayor, Mr. Montgomery was then elected to the State Legislature and served with distinction, for four years.  Subsequently he was appointed city commissioner and one the death of Mr. Holmes, he became general manager of the Youngstown Consolidated Gas and Electric Company, the Youngstown & Sharon Street Railway, the Valley Street Railway, the Sharon & New Castle Street Railway, the Wheatland Street Railway, the Shenango Valley Electric Light Company, and the Sharon Gas & Water Company.
     Mr. Montgomery is also a member of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce and is a trustee and president of the Youngstown Hospital Association.  Fraternally he is an Elk, a Knight of Pythias, an Odd Fellow and a 32nd degree Mason.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 791
  HON. EDMOND H. MOORE, a prominent member of the Mahoning County bar, and one of the leading Democratic politicians of this section of Ohio, was born in Mahoning County, Oct. 16, 1862, and is a son of Alexander F. Moore.
     Alexander French, the great-grandfather of Edmond H., came to Mahoning County in 1810.  Alexander F. Moore, the father, was born in Mahoning County in 1833, was admitted to the bar in 1858, and attained to eminence in his profession.  With the exception of four years, his practice was confined to Mahoning County.
     Edmond H. Moore completed his education at the Rayen High School, at Youngstown, then entered the educational field and taught school for some eleven years, in the meanwhile reading law with his father.  He was admitted to the bar in 1884, but did not begin practice until 1891.  He was associated first with A. J. Woolf, later with others, and on Jan. 1, 1904, entered into partnership with Mr. Craver.
     Mr. Moore
has been interested in politics since young manhood and has been identified with Democratic party councils for a number of years.  In 1896 his party elected him mayor of Youngstown, and he gave the citizens an administration most creditable to himself and beneficial to the city.  He was delegate at large to the Democratic National convention held at St. Louis, that nominated Judge Parker for the presidency, and he has served on the state executive committee on numerous occasions.  He is closely in touch with his party at the present time and was selected as one of the committee of reception of which Governor Folk, of Missouri, was chairman, to meet Hon. William Jennings Bryan, on Aug. 29, 1906, on his return to America from a trip around the world.
     In 1890 Mr. Moore was married (first) to Emma McKinney, who died in 1904, leaving two sons, Harold and MarkMr. Moore was married (second), in November, 1905, to Martha Reznor of Mercer, Pennsylvania.
     Fraternally Mr. Moore belongs to the Elks and the Knights of Pythias.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 741
  JOHN A. MOORE, a prominent agriculturist of Coitsville township, residing on section 16, was born in Poland township, Mahoning County, Ohio, May 28, 1842, and is a son of William O. and Mary A. Stewart) Moore.
    
The Moore family has been known in Mahoning County since the advent of John Moore, the grandfather of John A., who came from Washington County, Pennsylvania, and settled in Poland township in 1803.  He was a soldier in the War of 1812.  David Stewart, the maternal grandfather of John A. Moore, was of Scotch-English descent and prior to settling in Mahoning County, in 1803, had resided in Pennsylvania, and he also served in the War of 1812.  Grandfather Stewart built a log house on the farm now owned by John A. Moore, and here the latter's mother was born.  She was reared in Coitsville township, where she subsequently married Willam Moore, who was reared in Poland Township.  William Moore and wife had five children, all of whom survive, namely: Mrs. Sarah Jane McDonald, residing in Oregon; Benjamin Franklin, residing in Coitsville township; John A.; David T., residing in Coitsville township; and Dr. William E., who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.  William Moore died in 1874, but his widow survived until 1889, when she died at the home of her son, Dr. William E. Moore.
     John A. Moore was about four months old when his parents removed from Poland to Coitsville township and settled on the Stewart farm, which has remained his home ever since.  His boyhood was mainly spent in attending school and later he assisted on the farm, a great deal of clearing remaining to be done at that time.  He has continued agricultural pursuits, but makes a specialty of raising all kinds of fruits.
     On Mar. 25, 1869, Mr. Moore was married to Martha Jane Forsythe, who was reared in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where her father, Benjamin Forsythe, was a well known resident.  Mr. and Mrs. Moore have had the following children: Ernest Carrell, Milo Stewart, Louis F., Roy J., Harrison, Jane Addams, and William, surviving and two babes died in infancy.  Ernest Carrell, who is superintendent of the schools at Los Angeles, California, is one of the leading men of that city and is prominent in many educational centers.  He wa a student in the Rayen High School and after graduation studied law at Ada, Ohio.  He was graduated from Columbia College, New York, and subsequently from the University of Chicago.  After removing West he was an instructor for several years in the University of California.  He is entitled to the prefix of Doctor, having received collegiate degrees.  He married Dorothea Rhodes, who is a graduate of a Boston medical school.  Both are very well known in social as well as professional life in their city.
     Milo Stewart Moore, who is a teacher in the schools at St. Louis, Missouri, graduated from the Rayen High School and attended Mt. Union College and subsequently took a post graduate course at Harvard University.  He married Celesta Nettleton, and they have one son, BernardLouis F., the third son of the family, was educated in the Rayen High School and at Ada, and is an electrician in business at Los Angeles.  Roy J., residing at home is bookkeeper for the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company.  Harrison and William, the two younger sons, assist on the home farm, the former being a graduate and the latter still a student at the Rayen High School.  The only daughter, Jane Addams, was named for that admirable woman, the philanthropist and founder of Hull House, Chicago.  Mr. Moore belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, wile his wife is a Presbyterian.  On several occasions Mr. Moore has served as township trustee and assessor.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 727
  WILLIAM B. MOORE, justice of the peace, who is serving his second term in this office in Poland township, is one of the substantial, reliable and esteemed citizens of Lowellville.  He was born in Poland township, Mahoning County, Ohio.  Aug. 27, 1840, and is a son of James S. and Hannah R. (Truesdale) Moore.
     The Moore family of this section of Ohio can be traced very far back.  It originated in Ireland, a country which has contributed so largely to the citizenship of America, and from that green isle came Francis Moore, the great-grandfather of William B. Moore, in Lowellville.  He did not settle permanently in the colonies, but returned to Ireland prior to the breaking out of the Revolutionary War.  He left descendants behind him, his one son, William, the founder of the family in Mahoning County, coming to Poland township in 1804.  The latter selected a desirable site for his future home, in the dense woods that then covered all this region.  Two years later, with his wife and two children, he took possession.  The long journey, by devious trails and through the wilderness, over unbridged streams and through grassy morasses, from Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Mahoning County, Ohio, was made on horseback, his wife carrying the babe in her arms, while the older child was fastened behind him.  He came without capital, but his pioneer pluck soon put him in comfortable circumstances.  In Franklin County he had married Mary Smith, and they reared four of their seven children, namely: Francis, born Dec. 3, 1802, who died in the old home in Poland township, June 13, 1833; James S., father of the subject of this sketch; Martha, who married David Arrel, and died leaving three sons and one daughter; and Rebecca, born Feb. 28, 1813, who died in 1886, unmarried.  The death of Francis was one of especial sadness.  He was engaged to be married and had erected a house of his own on the home farm, which he never lived to occupy.  The three other children died within one week, from dysentery.
     This farm became the Moore homestead and is still in the possession of the family.  One-half of the 260 acres was formerly owned by William B. Moore, but recently passed into the possession of his son, Alfred J.  The other half is owned by F. M. Moore, a brother of William B.  At the present time it consists of highly cultivated, productive and improved land, and it requires a vivid imagination to recall it as it must have been in the grandfather's day, when his little rude log cabin without door or window, stood in the midst of a great forest, which was then but the home of Indians and wild animals.
     James S. Moore was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28, 1804, and was but two years old when his parents brought him to Poland township.  Although his life was one of hard manual labor, and he was of so slight build that he never weighed more than 100 pounds, he lived to the age of 81 years without ever having had a day's illness dying from natural causes.  He married Hannah R. Truesdale, on May 3, 1838, on what is now the Kennedy farm.  She was born in Springfield township, Apr. 2, 1816, and was the only child of Hugh and Ann (Riley) Truesdale.  The following were the children of this marriage:  Rachael W. William B., Hugh R., Franklin M., Mary E., Rebecca J. and Julia A.
     Rachel A. Moore married John Stewart, a prominent druggist at Washington, Iowa, where he died in September, 1901.  She had three children: Anna, who died aged 22 years; Dr. Charles W., a physician and surgeon at Washington, Iowa, who married Maud Dennie, and had two children, Mildred and Francis; and Mary who married Ralph Smith, a merchant at Washington, Iowa.  Hugh R. Moore, the next younger brother of William B. Moore, died of heart disease, at Poland, in 1897.  He had practiced medicine at Lowellville for many years and after removing to Poland, continued to practice to the day of his death.  During the Civil War he served in the 86th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with the rank of sergeant.  Later he graduated from a medical college at Cincinnati.  He married Margaret Woodruff, of Poland, and they had three children, of whom Elizabeth married Bert Sexton, formerly an employe of Brown & Bonnell; George married Cora McFarland, of Poland, and has three children, Hugh, Mabel and Elizabeth; and Kittie, who died in infancy.

    
Franklin M. Moore, who has resided on the old Moore homestead all his life and owns one-half of the original tract, married Ella Bell, of Youngstown, and they have two children, Charles and Bell.
     Mary E. Moore, the second sister of William B., married Dr. Ebenezer McKinnie, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and they had five children, namely: Hannah M., who married Frank Bissel; Lewis H., residing at Colorado Springs, a graduate of a Philadelphia medical college who has gained quite a reputation as a surgeon, and who married Helen E. Ficher; Bertha M., who married Charles Phelps, a merchant of Greeley, Colorado, and has one child, McKinnie: and Alice and Shirley, both of whom reside with their parents.
     Rebecca Moore, residing at Los Angeles, California, married E. J. McComb, an enginneer by profession, and they have two children: Arthur, a civil engineer, who married Bettie Church, and resides at San Francisco, and Frances, who lives at home.  Julia A., the youngest of the Moore children, married Frank Crawford, of Crawfordsville, Iowa, and they moved to Los Angeles, where both died.
     William B. Moore was educated in the district schools of Poland township and was trained to agricultural pursuits on the home farm.  In June, 1863, he enlisted for service in the Civil War, and was mustered in as a member of Company A, 86th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at Camp Cleveland, on July 1, and was mustered out Feb. 10, 1864.  He served eight months during which time his regiment was stationed at Cumberland Gap, and he was present when General Rosecrans forced the surrender of that place.  After the close of his military life, Mr. Moore returned to the old farm on which he continued to reside until 1895.  For a number of years he was in a profitable partnership with his brother, F. M. Moore, in the horse business and their stock farm gained a wide fame for its registered stock of all kinds and its fine road and carriage horses.  When Mr. Moore decided to locate at Lowellville, he rented his farm at tirst, but later turned it over to his son, who is successfully operating it.  He then purchased his present residence property in the village, and since 1902, when he was first elected magistrate, he has been busy with the duties of his important office.  After serving three years, he was again elected on the Republican ticket, and as a public official, enjoys the full confidence of his fellow citizens.
     Mr. Moore was married (first) in 1867, to Saah J. Johnson, of New Wilmingotn, Pennsylvania, who died in 1882.  They had three children, namely: Alfred J., residing on the old farm, who married Emma Brown and has one child, Ruth; Mary E., who died at the age of 14 years; and Phoebe C., who died of scarlet fever when only seven years old.  In 1882, Mr. Moore was married (second) to Ella J. McConnell.
     Politically, Mr. W. B. Moore is a Republican, his father having been one of the old line Abolitionists.  He is an elder in the Presbyterian Church at Lowellville.
 
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 985
  D. J. MORGAN

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 630

  D. J. MORGAN

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 630

  DAVID G. MORRIS

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 939

  JOHN D. MORRISON, one of New Springfield's leading business men who, since June 18, 1897, has been manager of the C. Y. Shearer general store at this point, and since June 1, 1905, has also been manager of the Springfield Butter Manufacturing Company, of which he is a director, is a native of Columbiana County, Ohio, having been born in Unity township, Mar. 20, 1872.  His parents were John and Lucinda (Reesh) Morrison.
     Until he was 15 years of age, John D. Morrison remained on the home place, obtaining his education in the local schools.  when he came to New Springfield he worked for his uncle, Andrew Reesh, in his basket factory, remaining with him until his marriage, when he removed to Columbiana and followed the butchering business there for three years.  In the meantime, his father-in-law, Samuel J. Shearer, urged him to come to New Springfield, and become the manager of the C. Y. Shearer general store, Mrs. Shearer having been appointed postmistress by the late President McKinley, July 27, 1897.  He disposed of his meat business at Columbiana, to Charles Geiger, and they came to New Springfield, being appointed assistant postmaster.  His business interests have been increased since locating here and through his public spirit and good citizenship, he has become one of the leading men of the town.
     On Jan. 1, 1892, Mr. Morrison was married to Edna I. Shearer, who was born Mar. 31, 1875, at New Springfield and is a daughter of Samuel J. and Caroline Y. (Zeigler) Shearer.  Mr. and Mrs. Morrison have two sons: Burdell S., who was born June 18, 1893; and Trall E., who was born Sept. 6, 1899.  The family belongs to the Evangelical Church Association.
     Politically Mr. Morrison is affiliated with the Republican party.  He is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Allen Lodge, No. 276,  F. & A. M., Columbiana; Salem Chapter, No. 94, R. A. M.; Omega Council, No. 44, R. & S. M.; and Salem Commandery, No. 42, K. T.  Formerly he was an active connection with the Junior Order of American Mechanics.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 792
  WILLIAM A. MORRISON, M. D., the oldest physician and surgeon, in point of service, at Struthers, is one of the leading citizens, being also president of the village council and a director of the Struthers Savings and Banking Company.  He was born in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14, 1857, and is a son of James F. and Anna (Mehard) Morrison.
     Dr. Morrison
assisted his father in his general store in the village of Wittenburg, during his boyhood, while attending school, first in the district and later in the local academy, going from the latter to the Washington and Jefferson University, where he was graduated in the class of 1879.  Having decided upon the profession of medicine, he then entered a medical college which was a branch of the Western Reserve University at Cleveland, where he was graduated in the spring of 1881.  He came directly to Struthers and entered upon his professional duties which he has continued to perform until the present.  He has always been a progressive and enterprising as well as public-spirited citizen.  For some years after locating here he operated a drug store in connection with his practice and was appointed postmaster and served as such during the administration of President Harrison.
     In 1881 Dr. Morrison was married to Mary E. Hazen, who was born at North Sewickly, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.  They have two children, Gertrude and Homer.  The former married Dr. Charles E. Spring, a rising young physician of Struthers, who is a graduate of the Cleveland Medical College.  They have one daughter, Mary EllenHomer  is a student in the Struthers schools.
     Dr. Morrison is a member of the Knights of Pythias and is a 32nd degree Mason.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 697

Henry K. Morse
HENRY K. MORSE, a representative citizen of Poland township, residing on the old Morse homestead on which he was born May 4, 1822, belongs to a family which has been long and favorably known in Mahoning County.  His parents were Elkanah and Nancy (Kirtland) Morse.
     As family records disclose the founder of the American branch of the Morse family was John Morse, the great-great-grandfather, who came to New England, in 1635, and became prominent in the settlement of New Haven, Connecticut.
     Benajah Morse, grandfather of Henry K. served as captain of the Home Guards, which was an organization formed to protect the residents of Wallingford, Connecticut, from the depredations of the British raiders, during a part of the Revolutionary War.  Although the Morse family has been prominent in many lines of activity, it has also been an agricultural one and the old homestead at Wallingford ha been retained for a period of 185 years, while the present home of Henry K. Morse has been a family possession for 104 years.
     Elkanah Morse, father of Henry K., was born at Wallingford, Connecticut, and was a young man when he came to Poland township, Mahoning County, in 1814.  He was a man of energy and enterprise and his life was filled with many adventures, much business success, and a few reverses; its dramatic close came when he was stricken with cholera, on the great plains, while on his way to recover from business losses in the California gold fields, in 1849.  In partnership with Henry Kirtland, his brother-in-law, Mr. Morse built a flat-boat on the Mahoning river and loaded it with flour, bear-skins, oil and other commodities, proceeded down the river to Beaver, then down the Ohio to the Mississippi, and thus on to New Orleans, where a ready market was found.  A number of successful trips were made and for a time the business was very profitable.  Almost all his life, Elkanah Morse was more or less interested in river and lake. traffic, owning vessels, commission houses and supply stations at various points.
     While Mr. Morse had business interests all over the country, each year increasing their scope, he continued to retain his home in Poland township.  He operated a store at Poland village and for several years carried on a large commission and shipping business at Detroit.  He was a man of advanced and progressive ideas and was the original promoter of several important industries of this section.  He be came interested in the growing of broom-corn and in one year raised 400 acres having about 20 men employed in broom-making and encouraging others to follow his example.  It was Mr. Morse who opened up the oyster trade in this section, his first transaction of this nature being the sending out of a load of brooms which were disposed of at Baltimore, Maryland, a wagon load of canned oysters, being received in exchange.  When the wagon with its then very precious freight, reached Poland, Mr. Drake took charge and transported them, by sleigh, loads, around Lake Erie, to Detroit, where they were disposed of for from $4 to $5 per can, they being at that time an expensive luxury.  In 1836 and 1837, Elkanah Morse met with serious business reverses.  He was maintaining a business house at Detroit and owned vessels and boats on the lakes which were bringing him a large income, but which also entailed large expenses.  At the time above named he was depending upon disposing of a heavy cargo carried by one of his schooners, the Ben Barton, to pay off all his indebtedness.  The vessel was loaded at Detroit and its destination was Buffalo, but encountering a heavy storm on the lake, it was shipwrecked near Erie, Pennsylvania.  In 1849, when a company was organized to cross the plains to California and seek for gold, Mr. Morse, always ready for business adventure, joined a party, and his death followed, as noticed above.
    
Elkanah Morse was married (first) to Nancy Kirtland, born at Wallingford, Connecticut, and who was a daughter of Turhand Kirtland.  The latter was an agent for the Connecticut Land Company and came to Mahoning County in 1798, making an annual summer visit up to 1803, when he brought his family and settled in Poland township.  To this marriage three children were born, namely: Mrs. Lois Mansfield, residing at Beaver, Pennsylvania; Henry K., direct subject of this sketch, and Edwin, who died in 1853.  Mrs. Morse died in 1825, while at Wallingford, Connecticut, where she had gone on a visit to regain her health.  Mr. Morse was married (second) to Comfort Eliza Waller, and they had one son, William.  The latter enlisted for service in the Civil War, in 1862, from Illinois.  He was wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Stone River and subsequently died at Atlanta.
     Henry K. Morse was reared mainly in Poland township and attended the district schools.  During one subsequent winter he attended school at Detroit, another winter was spent at Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, and one year at Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio.  His time of youth on the farm was one crowded with many duties, including the clearing of land, attending to the broom-corn crop, and general agriculture.  In 1840 he became a clerk in the general store of Kirtland Mansfield, at Poland, and in 1843-4 he was appointed postmaster of the village.  He conducted a store of his own and kept the office until 1852, when he resigned the latter in order to embark in a promising business enterprise.  He became a member of company which erected a large flouring ill and which conducted a milling business successfully for 12 years, or until the Fort Wayne Railroad was completed.  This road made transportation of wheat possible from wheat-growing regions and the milling business at Poland was no longer profitable.  The mill was later sold to William Powers and a company, was removed and rebuilt at Youngstown, and, until destroyed by fire, stood on the site of the present wholesale grocery house of John H. Fitch.  For a number of years after retiring from the milling business, Mr. Morse engaged extensively in gardening and fruit-raising and was the first gardener in this section to see the advantages of raising produce for the Youngstown market.  To a small extent, Mr. Morse continues his gardening business in which he takes a great interest, having met with much success in raising very fine vegetables and fruit.
     Mr. Morse was married (first) to Mrs. Mary (Lynn) Wick, who died in 1878.  She was the widow of Henry Wick.  The four children born of this marriage were Henry G. Charles J., Edwin K. and Mary L. W.
     Henry G. Morse
, of the above family,, who died in 1904, was a graduate of the Rensselaerville Polytechnic School, at Troy, New York.  He was the founder and president of the New York Shipbuilding Company, which occupies 45 acres of land at Camden, New Jersey.   Charles J. Morse graduated from the Yale College Sheffield Scientific School, and is a capitalist at Evanston, Illinois.  He has traveled extensively and is greatly interested in Japanese art, having a fine collection of Japanese art objects.  Edwin K. Morse, residing at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and also a graduate of the Sheffield Scientific School, is engineer for the proposed subway at Pittsburg and consulting engineer for Jones & Laughlin of Pittsburg.  Miss Mary L. W. Morse, after graduating from the Poland Seminary, spent one year at St. Margaret’s School, Waterbury, Connecticut, afterwards taking a two-year course in chemistry, at the Boston Technical School, Boston, Massachusetts.  In 1881, Mr. Morse was married (second) to Eliza Blakelee, who is a daughter of Jotham BlakeleeMr. Morse and family belong to the Presbyterian Church.  His portrait may be seen on an accompanying page of this volume.  
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 539
  JAMES V. MURPHY

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 308

  R. B. MURRAY, who has attained much prominence in the practice of his profession, is one of the leading attorneys of Youngstown, in which city he was born, and is the son of Ira and Hannah (Carothers) Murray.
     Ira Murray was born in New York in 1806, and came to Wayne, Ashtabula County, in 1821, but subsequently located in Youngstown in 1826, where he practically passed the remainder of his life, engaged in following his trade as a tanner.
     R. B. Murray was reared in Youngstown, attending the public schools of the city and later attending Allegheny College, of which he is now a trustee, and the University of Michigan.  After leaving the latter institution he opened an office in Youngstown in 1868 and embarked in the practice of his profession, and has been in continued practice since that time.  For a period of 16 years, from 1870 to 1886 inclusive, he was associated with the Hon. A. W. Jones, but since then has been alone the greater part of the time, and has long enjoyed one of the most extensive and lucrative practices in the city.
     Mr. Murray was married in 1872 to Sophia Bond, of Geneseo, New York.  She died on Nov. 19, 1885, leaving no children.  Mr. Murray's second marriage occurred on June 30, 1897, to Wealthy A. Darby, of Meadville, Pennsylvania.
     While never seeking political preferment, Mr. Murray has always been an active party man, and has always worked for the success of his party without any expectation of personal reward.  He is a member of the following fraternities: Phi Beta Kappa, a Greek fraternity, which was founded in 1775, by Washington. Jefferson and others, at William and Mary College, Virginia, and of which he is one of the two members now in Mahoning County; a member of the Masonic order for many years.  He is now and for most of his life has been an active member of the Trinity M. E. Church, of which he has for a number of years been a member of the board of trustees.
Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 842
  FRANK S. MYERS, M. D.

Source: 20th Century History of Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 338

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