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DAVID MACKEY
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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.
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HON. ROBERT MACKEY
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HON. HUGH ALEXANDER MANCHESTER
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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.
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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.
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JOSEPH G. McCARTNEY
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GEORGE
M. McCLURE
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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
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and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co. - Chicago, Illinois -
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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.
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JOHN E. McVEY
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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.
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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 Todd. Mr. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Bowman. Mr. 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.
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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 Bingham. General
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 Ray. Lester is
deceased. Mr. Miller and family belong to the
Presbyterian Church at Rosemont.
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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 Wunderlin. Mr. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Mark. Mr. 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.
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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, Bernard. Louis 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.
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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.
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D. J. MORGAN
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D. J. MORGAN
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DAVID G. MORRIS
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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.
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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
Ellen. Homer is a student in the Struthers
schools.
Dr. Morrison is a member of the Knights of
Pythias and is a 32nd degree Mason.
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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 Blakelee. Mr. Morse
and family belong to the Presbyterian Church. His portrait may
be seen on an accompanying page of this volume.
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JAMES V. MURPHY
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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.
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FRANK S. MYERS, M. D.
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