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BIOGRAPHIES
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History of Stark County:
with an outline sketch of
Ohio
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1881
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Washington Twp. -
JOHN CAIRNS, retired farmer; P. O.
Maximo; born in Dumfries, Scotland, Feb. 5, 1813, son of
Andrew and Margaret (Pagan) Cairns; Andrew was the son
of John, a shepherd in Scotland, which occupation was
the calling followed by the Cairns family for many
generations. Andrew came to America with eight
children in August, 1833, and settled in Washington
Township, upon land purchased in 1832 by his son John,
who came out to America during that year, in company with
his sister Elizabeth, and purchased 72 acres from
Joseph Towns; he has been living on this tract ever
since. John has served as Trustee of Washington
Township one term, as Treasurer for two, and as Clerk for
three; he supported his father and mother until they died,
and all their children found a home at his house until they
were married; he is a member of the Presbyterian Church of
Alliance, and has always voted the Democratic ticket; his
father, Andrew, died in April, 1854, aged 68; his
mother, in 1868, aged 83; they were the parents of ten
children, viz., Elizabeth, came to America with her
brother in 1832; she was an early school-teacher of
Washington Township; was afterward married to William
Porter, and died in 1859; John, their second
child, is the subject of this sketch; Margaret, now
Mrs. John Shaffer, of Washington Township; Mary
now Mrs. Joseph Bogan, of Crawford Co., Ohio;
Christina and William died of cholera in 1834,
shortly after coming to Ohio; Agnes, now Mrs.
Gideon Scott, of Columbiana County; Janet, now
Mrs. John Grimm, of Williams Co., Ohio; Allison,
of Williams County; Jane, the youngest daughter, has
always resided on the brother's farm since she came to
America in 1833; she was born Dec. 7, 1831, and married,
Apr. 17, 1855, to David Fox, who was born Dec. 27,
1827; David was the son of John and Nancy (Bender)
Fox, who removed to Washington Township from Columbiana
County in the spring of 1841, and settled on the farm now
owned by Andrew Shaffer, one mile east of Freeburg;
John had been a blacksmith in Columbiana County; he
was a member of the Lutheran Church; he died Sept. 9, 1867;
his wife, Oct. 18, 1876; they were the parents of eleven
children - David, of Washington; Catharine,
now Mrs. Samuel Myers, of Washington; Jacob,
of Caldwell Co., Mo.; Lucinda married Reuben
Lozier and Sarah married George Lozier,
both of Washington; Eli, of Caldwell Co., Mo.;
Samuel of Champaign Co., Ill; Huldah died aged
about 21; Nancy, now Mrs. Andrew Shaffer, of
Washington; Lizzie, now Mrs. Christian Seniften,
of Paris Township. David Fox resided with his
father until he grew to maturity; he learned the carpenter's
trade in early life, which occupation he followed until some
twelve years since, when he took charge of the Cairns
farm; he is engaged in raising stock, and all the cattle
of his farm are Jerseys; he is the father of three children
- Maggie, Ann and Nancy Jane; Miss Maggie
is a graduate of Mt. Union, in the class of 1875; she has
been a school-teacher for eight years; Ann has also
been a student at Mt. Union.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881
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City of Alliance -
P. J.
CALLAHAN, M. D.,
eclectic practitioner, Alliance; was born in Mahoning Co.,
Ohio, in October, 1835, the fourth child of a family of nine
children, born to Thomas and Mary Callahan.
His boyhood and early manhood was spent in the multifarious
duties of the farm and attending school. When about 19
years of age he entered the office of Dr. James M. Hole,
of Greenford, as a student of medicine. His preceptor
was of the eclectic school and in the winter of 1857 and
1858 he attended lectures at the Philadelphia Medical
University, after which he entered upon the practice of his
profession in his native county, where, with several changes
of location, he practiced for many years. He attended
a second course of lectures, at the Eclectical Medical
College of Pennsylvania, and graduated from this institution
in 1859. He located at Canfield, where he practiced a
short time; disposing of his interest in the drug business
there to his partner, Dr. Ethan Hole, he removed to
Berlin Center, Mahoning Co., where he practiced his
profession ten years; thence to Alliance, in 1870, where he
has established a good practice. New-year's day, 1862,
he married Ada B. Margerum, who came to Ohio from
Springfield, Mass., but was formerly of Connecticut.
They have two children, viz. - Sarah A., and Ada
M. In the late war, Dr. Callahan went to
the southern hospitals, and remained at his own expense, and
loss of time, assisting as a nurse, without either
appointment or remuneration for his pains, other then
experience which he gained from being brought in contact
with sickness and suffering.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881
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Page 722 |
Lexington Twp. -
CAMPBELL - See Martin & Campbell
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881
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City of Canton -
C.
B. CAMPBELL, carpenter, Canton; Superintendent of the
large manufacturing establishment of John Danner; has
been a resident of Canton for about thirteen years, his
native place being Dane Co., Wis., where he father (see
sketch of James Campbell) resided for some years.
In 1869, he began learning his trade with his father, with
whom he remained until 1874. In 1875, he built the
first case for Mr. Danner. He was married
in1865, to Miss C. L., daughter of Thomas C.
Cuningham. Two children have been born to them.
Mr. Campbell is a member of the I. W. U. W., and is,
though a young man, one who has for a number of years filled
a responsible position.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 -
Page 602 |
City of Alliance, OH -
MAJOR WM. W.
CANTINE, hardware
merchant; Alliance; was born in Onondaga Co., N.Y., August
13, 1833, the only son of Henry and Carolina M.
(Titus) Cantine. The family emigrated from New
York to Michigan, and located at Battle Creek, in 1837.
They were farmers, and consequently the boyhood, and early
manhood of our subject was spent in attending school, and
engaged on his father's farm. In 1849 he engaged as
clerk in the general merchandise business in Battle Creek,
and remained there until 1851; thence to Grand Rapids,
Mich., where he remained until the breaking out of the late
civil war, when he was commissioned Quarter-Master of the
third Michigan Cavalry, in August, 1861, and served
until the close of the war. Being stationed in the
meantime at St. Louis, Little Rock, New Orleans and Mobile.
In July, 1862, he was promoted to Chief Commissary of
Subsistence of the 7th Army Corps, and of the Division of
the Mississippi, with the rank of captain, and had charge of
the principal supply depot at Mobile. In October,
1865, he received his discharge with the rank of
Brevet-Major. His war record was highly creditable to
himself, and evidences efficiency in the performance of his
duty. He remained in Alabama six years subsequent to
the close of the war, during which time he turned his
attention to the production of cotton on a plantation of
1100 acres, which he purchased about 150 miles from Mobile,
where he resided about two years, and then removed into
Mobile, where he remained four years. His experience
on the plantation did not result in pecuniary success, in
consequence of the high rates of labor and provisions
followed by a series of unfavorable seasons and poor cotton
crops. Having sustained considerable loss of capital
he removed from the South and came to Alliance in 1871,
where he purchased an interest in the gas works, and
remained in that business until October, 1880, when, in
company with Chas. Y. Kay, and S. M. Highland,
the hardware firm of W. W. Cantine & Co. was
established. May 13, 1858, he married Emily W.
Dickenson, of Grand Rapids, Mich., and to them was born
one child, Gertrude; now Mrs. Charles Y. Kay.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 -
Page 721 |
DR.
M. M. CANTLIN, physician, Canton; is a native of
Herkimer Co., N. Y., and was born Aug. 15, 1846. He
was brought up on his father's farm. Soon after his
father's death, which occurred when he was but 9 years old,
he hired out, for his board and clothes, going to school
during the winter months; and also received a course at the
West Winfield Academy, taking the first prize for
declamation. He continued on the farm until the age of
17, when he enlisted in Co. D, 46th N. Y. V. V. I., and
served two years, participating in all the principal
engagements during his term, among them, the Wilderness,
Cold Harbor, Petersburg, the capture of Richmond, and was at
the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. After his return
from the army, his health not being good, he took up the
study of medicine in the fall of 1865, with Dr. Nathan
Spencer, of East Winfield, N. Y., and in 1868 he
graduated from the Cleveland Homeopathic Hospital College.
A few months later he commenced practice at Brookfield, N.
Y., where he remained about three years, and then moved to
Massillon, Ohio, in 1871; he came on a tour of inspection,
and was so well pleased that he concluded to remain.
He practiced four years at Massillon, and then moved to
Canton, where he has since remained. He is a member of
the American Institute of Homeopathy, and of the Homeopathic
Medical Society of Northeastern Ohio; of the latter he has
been Secretary for two years. He was married Jan. 27,
1869, to Miss Rozella D. Clark, a native of
Brookfield, N. Y.; they have three children, viz.: Grace,
Homer and Mary.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 -
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Plain Twp. -
ISRAEL CARPENTER, carpenter; New
Berlin; is a son of Gabriel and Susanna (Schrantz)
Carpenter, who were natives of Lancaster Co., Pa.
In 1837, they came to Ohio, settling in Plain Twp. The
husband worked for a man for thirteen years, and then
removed to Lake Twp., and lived there several years.
He lived with his daughter the latter part of his life, and
died in 1870 at the age 70 years. There were eleven
children in the family, our subject being the second.
He was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., in 1828, and when 9 years
old came to Plain Twp., with his parents, and owing to their
limited means he, at the age of 11 years, went to work for
farmers, continuing at farm labor until he was 18 years old;
he then apprenticed himself to the carpenter's trade,
serving as an apprentice three years, he then began working
at his trade in Plain Twp., and has been engaged in the same
business ever since. He has been engaged in
contracting largely for several years, and owing to his
competency and faithfulness, he has always been busily
engaged. His two sons have been engaged in the same
business. In 1854, he was married to Elizabeth,
daughter of Daniel Holl, of Plain Twp.; she died in
1864. From that marriage there were three children,
two of whom are living - Clayton and Silas.
HE married for his second wife, Leah, the widow
of Isaac Sell. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter
are members of the Disciples' Church.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 -
Page 880 |
City of Alliance -
STEPHEN
CASE, general manager; Alliance; in the firm
of Case, Shaffer & Ellison, of the Alliance
Bagging Manufactory; was born in Sussex Co., New Jersey,
July 14, 1814, son of Stephen and Sarah (Sausman)
Case who were also born in New Jersey. The
youthful days of Mr. Case were spent on his father's
farm, and in early manhood he learned the carriage making
business. Having finished his trade, he set out for
the West, and proceeded to Michigan in 1838; he
remained there but a short time when he retraced his steps
as far as Newton, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and there began to
work at his trade and continued it about ten years. He
then purchased a farm and turned his attention to
stock-raising, and dealing for many years, in which he was
very successful. For six years of his residence in
Mahoning he was a member of the Board of County
Commissioners. In 1869 he came to Alliance, and in
company with two others organized the bagging works; his
original partners however have withdraw, but Mr. Case and
his interests have remained unchanged. The
establishment has been, and is, well managed by the
enterprising proprietors. They have been heavy losers
by fire, being twice swept out totally, and once sustained
serious damage, but in every case promptly set about
rebuilding and repairing. The annual capacity of their
works is about 400,000 yards of manufactured material.
It is made from flax, and is used exclusively for covering
cotton bales, and put up in rolls of fifty yards each.
Mr. Case married Amelia Durell, Jan. 16, 1840.
The reared six children, viz. - Thorn, his only son,
enlisted in the 21st O. V. I. in 1861, from Mahoning Co.,
and served until May 28, 1864; when at Rasaca he was
mortally wounded, was brought to Chattanooga, where he died
July 23; Anna B., now wife of R. E. Collar;
Charlotte L., deceased, was wife of S. R. Patterson;
Cornelia H., is widow of W. C. Meeker;
Lovina P. and Blanche A. The two last named
and their widowed sister reside with Mr. Case. Mrs.
Case passed away July 4, 1873.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881
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Page 722 |
Sandy Twp. -
GEORGE
CASPER, farmer; P. O. Magnolia; was born in Alsace,
now a German possession, in 1819. His parents,
Jacob and Margaret Casper, emigrated to America about
1832, settling in Sandy Twp., where the remainder of their
days was passed. George has followed the
occupation of farming all of his life, and has been a
resident of the township since the removal of his parents
there. He now owns 240 acres of land, and his
homestead
farm is finely improved with buildings, and ornamented by a
new and elegant residence. He was married in 1846 to
Miss Louisa Ullman, of Rose Township, Carroll Co.
They have twelve children, all living - William, a
resident of Pike Twp.; Hannah Tresler, living in
Sandy Twp.; Jacob, in Indiana; Susannah Richards,
in Indiana; Isaac, living in Indiana, teaching
school; Henry, in the harness trade, Waynesburgh;
Annis Newton, Pike Twp.; James, Ida, Edward, Curtis
and Abraham. Mr. Casper is one of the
solid, substantial farmers of the township, and universally
respected.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881
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Page 820 |
ROBERT
A. CASSIDY, editor and proprietor of Canton
Republican; was born at Blairsville, Penn, Dec. 20,
1839. In July, 1856, he entered the office of the
True American to learn the printing trade, in his native
town; in February following he removed to Bellefonte, Penn.,
where he finished his trade in the office of the Center
Democrat, and pursued his calling until August, 1862,
when he enlisted in Co. H, of the 148th Penn. V. I., and at
the organization of the regiment he was appointed Principal
Musician, in which position he served until the close of the
war. In 1860, he was married to Miss Carrie M.
Johnson, of Bellefonte, Penn. They removed from
Pennsylvania to Canton, Ohio, in August, 1865, and for a few
months Mr. Cassidy was employed on the Stark
County Republican. After a brief engagement in
other kinds of business, he entered the employ of E. Ball
& Co., manufacturers of mowers, reapers and threshers, and
in October, 1870, was elected actuary of the concern, and
continued in that position until October, 1880, when he
established the Canton Republican. Mr. and
Mrs. Cassidy have a family of six children. Since
his residence in Canton he has been continuously identified
with the management of municipal affairs, as a member of the
City Council, Boards of Education and Board of Health.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 -
Page 601 |
Bethlehem Twp.
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HON. THOMAS W. CHAPMAN,
Navarre; was born in Brooke (now Hancock) Co., Va., June
18, 1814; he is descended from Low Dutch, Irish and English
on his Grandmother Chapman's side, and of English and
Scotch on the Chapman side. The family settled
first near Martinsburg, Va., and afterward near Fairview, in
Western Virginia. Our subject's grandparents were
George and Elizabeth (Swearengen) Chapman, and his
parents were William and Elizabeth (Wilcoxton) Chapman.
William Chapman was born near Martinsburg, on Back
Creek, Jan. 23, 1782; his wife, our subject's mother, was
born on Independence Day, July 4, 1785, in Montgomery Co.,
Md.; they were married in 1805, but this lady was Mr.
Chapman; there were no children born to the first
marriage, but to the second there were born nine, three of
whom are yet living, our subject being the only son.
The parents came from Virginia to Ohio in 1845, locating in
Bethlehem Tp., Stark Co., where they resided until their
respective deaths. Mr. Chapman was a Democrat,
and he and wife were of the Old-School Presbyterians in
religion; they were honest and well-respected people, and,
from the time he first commenced dividing his property among
his children, he was estimated to have been worth $75,000.
Mr. Chapman died Apr. 5, 1875, aged over 92, and
Mrs. Chapman Mar. 5, 1878, aged over 87. The one
who forms the subject for this sketch received a good
common-school education; he came from Virginia to Ohio in
1839, and has remained in the State, to a greater or less
extent, ever since. June 30, 1836, he was united in
marriage with Miss Rebecca Warner, daughter of
George Warner, Sr., and by her had a family of six -
Abraham W., William M. (deceased), Clara (wife of
Oliver Yost, of Perry Township), Maria E.
(wife of Levi S. Smith, whose biography accompanies
this work), Elizabeth E. (wife of Prof. O. A. S.
Hursh, of Tiffin, Ohio), and Eva A. (wife of
Rev. J. H. Steele of Ashland County).
Mrs. Chapman was born in Franklin Co., Penn., Oct. 3,
1817. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Chapman
farmed the old Chapman homestead in Virginia for three
years, and then came back to Ohio and disposed of 320 acres
of unimproved land in Ashland County, after which he
purchased his present farm, on which he has resided to the
present; he now owns 160 acres of fine farming and grazing
land, a portion of which is underlaid with a four-foot vein
of excellent limestone; his present occupation is farming
and stock-raising. Mr. Chapman was one of the
first farmers of Bethlehem Township who early began the
importation of blooded stock; his first shipment of sheep
was made in 1856, when he imported twenty-four head of
Spanish sheep, principally of the Atwood stock, at a cost of
$1,200; he has also taken considerable pains in the breeding
of fine horses and cattle, and has done more in the
building-up of blooded stock than perhaps any man in the
township. Mr. Chapman and his youngest son, who
is now dead, were quite extensively engaged in sheep-raising
in Illinois at one time. He and wife are members of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church. In politics, Mr.
Chapman is a stanch and leading Democrat of his county
and township. Besides many other positions of honor
and trust in the gift of that party which he has held, he
was selected to represent the counties of Stark and Carroll
in the State Senate in 1858 and 1859, which he did with
credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents.
Mr. Chapman is one of the most prominent men of
Southern Stark County.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 - Page
984 |
Osnaburg Twp. -
ABRAHAM CLARK, coal dealer; Osnaburg.
Abraham Clark was born in Schuylkill Co., Penn., Nov.
1, 1814, son of Jacob and Susanna (Bowman) Clark.
He removed to Osnaburg Twp. with his parents at the early
age of two years, where he was raised upon the farm,
clearing up the forests and assisting at the heavy labor of
a new county. In 1845 he began for himself and
purchased his present homestead, the Kuntz farm,
which he has improved in buildings, &c., until it is one of
the attractive rural residences of Osnaburg Twp.
Mr. Clark continued working the coal bank, already
opened by his predecessor, supplying the various
manufacturing establishments located at Canton, Akron,
Alliance, Fort Wayne, and other points at a distance.
From 1860 to 1878 Mr. Clark was the principal coal
dealer of Osnaburg Twp., ranging from 50,000 to 100,000
bushels per annum. One secret of his success was he
never leased his mines to other parties, but was a direct
manager and overseer of his own business. His coal
land is a tillable farm of 144 acres, lying at the western
edge of Osnaburg village. In addition to being an
excellent grain farm, Mr. Clark has given it a
reputation and a name as a fine fruit hill with its natural
complement, an extensive apiary. In 1835 he was joined
in wedlock to Miss Catherine Reatlinger of Osnaburg.
The fruit of this wedlock is four children - three boys and
one girl. The boys are all on the farm. Mrs.
Catharine Clark died 1865. Mr. Clark was
remarried to Mrs. Mary Meizer of Osnaburg. In
politics he has always cast his lot with the Democracy.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark and family are attendants and
members of the Reformed Church.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 - Page 838 |
City of Canton -
JOHN F. CLARK, Secretary Canton Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, Canton; is a native of Washington
Co., Penn. He was raised on the farm where he lived
for twenty-seven years; he conducted his father's stock
business, and on becoming 27 he removed to Iowa, where he
farmed on his own account, in Lee Co., for about six years.
In August, 1864, he came to Canton, Ohio, and engaged as
local agent in the fire and life insurance business.
In 1876, he, with others, organized the present Canton
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of which he became the
Secretary, and after about seven months he was elected
President; in June, 1879, he resigned his position, and
became Secretary, holding that office at the present time.
In 1856, he married Miss Pamela M. Alexander, a
native of Washington Co.; by the marriage there have been
born four children. Mr. Clark is a
Republican, and was a member of the first convention that
party held in his native county. He is also a member
of and closely associated with the Presbyterian Church.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
1881 - Page 605 |
Lexington Twp.
-
GEORGE W. CLARKE, A. M., professor of
Greek and Latin, Mt. Union College; Mt. Union; was born in
North Springfield Tp., Portage Co., now Summit Co., Ohio,
July 24, 1825. He is the third child of a family of
twelve children born to Robert L. and Nancy I. (De Haven)
Clarke The Clarke and De Haven
families were both early pioneers in that section of the
State, and were among the most prominent and influential
citizens of the Western Reserve, where they located about
the year 1810. The parents of Mr. Clarke were
farmers, and in the duties consequent upon that vocation,
and attending the common school of the neighborhood his
boyhood days were spent. He was the third of their
twelve children, nine of whom lived to mature years.
When about 16 years of age, Mr. Clarke attended an
academy at Kent, Ohio, and through the winter months taught
school, and worked some on the farm. He entered the
Allegheny College, at Meadville, Penn., when about 22, and
supported himself throughout his collegiate course by
teaching at intervals, as opportunity afforded, and by doing
chores for his uncle, who was professor of Greek and Latin
in that institution at the time. In July, 1852, he
graduated, third in a class of thirty-two, with the honorary
degree of A. B. The following August he took charge of
an academy at Conneautville, Crawford Co., Penn., where he
taught almost two years. On account of the failing of
his uncle, Prof. Clarke, in the Allegheny College at
Meadville, our subject was appointed for a time in his place
as tutor of Greek and Latin, with his alma mater; and while
in that place was chosen to the professorship, which he now
holds, in 1854, where he has labored continuously ever
since. He has frequently assisted in branches other
than the languages, viz.: astronomy, botany,
physiology, elocution and classic vocal music. He has
also served as secretary of the College Faculty for the last
twenty years. Apr. 6, 1862, he married Elizabeth M.
Hill of Summit Co. By this union two children were
born, viz.- J. Willbert and Mary Ida. They
both graduated at the same time; he in the classics, and she
in English literature and music. J. Wilbert
studied law with W. C. Pippitt about two years; was
considered an accomplished scholar and possessed of more
than ordinary ability for his time; but he was stricken by
cerebro-spinal meningitis, and survived the attack but a
short time, dying May 10, 1877, in his 23d year.
Miss Clark is a fine musician, and devotes her time
principally to teaching that art, and it is generally
conceded that she is one of the finest pianists in the
State.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
1881 - Page 751 |
Jackson Twp. -
MOSES CLAY, farmer; P. O. Massillon;
was born in Jackson Tp., Stark Co., Ohio, Nov. 27, 1823.
His father, Isaac, was a native of Pennsylvania, born
about 1782, and came to Stark Co. in 1804, and settled in
Plain Tp., one and a half miles from New Berlin, on 80 acres
he and his brother David entered, which they paid for
by splitting rails. While there they paid for by
splitting rails. While there he married Miss Mary
Pennock, a native of Virginia, and in 1812 removed to
Jackson Tp., where he purchased 100acres of unimproved land,
which he soon improved and began farming on a larger scale.
At the time of his death he owned 560 acres of well improved
land, which was the fruit of many years of economy and hard
labor. His nearest market place for many years was
Cleveland and Pittsburg. His wife was the first to
die, her death occurring in 1832, and his in 1852.
Moses Clay, the subject of this sketch, is the sixth
child of a family of seven. He remained at home all
his life, and now resides close to the place where he was
born, owning a part of the old homestead. In 1850 he
married Catharine M. Madison, daughter of Otis
Madison. She is a native of Virginia, but was
mostly raised in Stark Co. Mr. Clay's family
are - Elvira I., wife of J. Pontius, Harvey B.,
Otis M., Frank M., Edward P., Emma I., Mary D., and
Marshall F.; one deceased, Mary E. Mr. Clay
owns 240 acres of well improved land within four miles of
Massillon, and is a highly respected citizen of Stark Co.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 - Page
978 |
City of Alliance -
AMOS WALLACE
COATES, inventor and
manufacturer; Alliance; whose portrait appears in this
history as one of Stark Co.'s successful manufacturers; was
born near Marlborough in this county, April 24, 1834.
His paternal grandfather was a pioneer to Coatesville,
Chester Co., Pa., and laid out that town. His parents
were Amos and Jane B. (Norris) Coates, both
natives of Pennsylvania. They removed to Ohio in an
old-fashioned moving wagon in 1823, and settled in
Marlborough Tp., Stark Co. His father was a man of
scholarly attainments; had charge of an academy of Chester
Co., Penn., and subsequently a merchant of Philadelphia.
After coming to Ohio he engaged in farming, and part of the
time in teaching. He had a family of twelve children,
of whom our subject is the seventh son. He was
educated in Marlborough Academy, completing his course at
the age of seventeen. He then spent two years learning
stove-plate and machine casting, and subsequently formed a
partnership with his brother-in-law, J. D. Arnold,
under the firm name of Arnold & Coates, and began the
manufacture of plows and castings in Paris, this county.
This enterprise proving a pecuniary success, they added to
their works the manufacture of hay-rakes on the old
"Sander's" patent in 1855, and in the latter part of the
same year introduced what was said to be the first sulky
spring-tooth horse rake ever used in Stark Co. At the
end of the first season they disposed of their interest in
the rake business, and for several years devoted themselves
to the manufacture of plows and other castings. During
this time Mr. Coates occupied the little leisure
afforded him in reading law, under the instruction of
Alexander Bierce, Esq., of Canton. In 1860 he
purchased the factory and foundry, but in the fall of 1861,
sold the same and enlisted in the Fremont Body Guard, going
to St. Louis with part of a company. In consequence of
Gen. Fremont's removal and the disbandment of the
Guard; he was discharged, returned home and resumed his law
studies under his former preceptor, and was admitted to the
bar in the Supreme Court at Columbus, in the session of
December, 1862. He did not enter upon the practice of
law, but early in 1863 he re-purchased the Paris foundry and
plow works, and conducted them about one year. In
September, 1864, he removed to Alliance, and began the
erection of the buildings now occupied by his works, and
continued the manufacture of plows. In the spring of
1865, he abandoned this business and embarked in the
manufacture of what was known as the White Hay Rake.
In the fall of 1865 be invented his Lock Lever Rake, which
was patented in 1867, and has since continued to manufacture
the same, frequently improving it to keep pace with the ever
advancing progress of farm implements. Several
additions have been put to his buildings since he began the
manufacture of rakes, to secure facilities for supplying the
increasing demand. In the fall of 1868 was formed the
partnership known as Coates, Gray & Co., which was
dissolved in 1874, by Mr. Coates purchasing the
entire interests of his partners. He has taken out
eight patents, viz.: three on his lock-lever hay-rake; one
on the spring-seat for the same, two on guarded scissors,
one on a child's pocket-knife, and one on a water-elevator
for wells and cisterns. In the fall of 1875 he was a
candidate on the Republican ticket, for the Ohio Senate for
the 21st Senatorial District, comprising the counties of
Stark and Carroll, and came within forty-eight votes of
carrying his district, the Democracy carrying the district
in the previous and subsequent elections by over a thousand
majority. In 1877 he erected the Coates' Block
at a cost of $20,000. It is one of the finest business
structures in Alliance, the upper story of which is
elegantly fitted up expressly for the meetings of the I. O.
O. F. He was for a time proprietor of the
Independent Age, a journal devoted to literature, news
and religion. He has been a member of the City
Council, and is an active member of the following secret
societies; I. O. O. F., Freemasons, Knights Templar, Knights
of Pythias, Knights of Honor, Royal Arcanum, and American
Legion of Honor. March 22, 1859, he married Ada F.,
daughter of A. B. and Catharine Freer, of
Paris, this county. They have had nine children, six
of whom are living - Hallam F., now attending Mt.
Union College, with promise of fine success, and whom his
father intends aiding in the pursuit of any profession he
may choose; Ida M., Nellie L., Hartwell W., Hayes
K., and Effie F. N.; Horatio H., (next
younger than Hallam) was one of three youths
who lost their lives by breaking through the ice while
skating on the Alliance Reservoir, on New Year's day, 1880.
Their oldest child, Horace L., died when four years
of age, at Paris, and Harlan since their removal to
Alliance.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881
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Page 719 |
City of Alliance -
GEORGE B.
COATES,
general superintendent, Alliance; of the "Coates"
Hay Rake establishment. He is the sixth child and
fifth son born to Amos and Jane B. (Norris)
Coates. His boyhood was spent on his father's
farm, at the same time he obtained a good common school
education. He began to learn the joiner and
carpenter's trade when about 18 years of age, in
Marlborough, serving about three years, and then conducted
the business on his own account, contracting and building
many of the fine farm residences in this county, and also
the Disciples' Church, building at New Baltimore. At
the outbreak of the late war, he enlisted in the 76th O. V.
I., and while the regiment was at Camp Mansfield, Ohio, was
taken sick, and there received his discharge before they had
gone to the front. He engaged in the sash and window
blind establishment of Wilson - subsequently Doyle &
Co., where he remained about four years; and severed his
connection with the last named firm in 1868, to take
position of general manager of the horse hayrake
establishment of his brother (A. W.
Coates), where he has remained ever since. On
New Year's day, 1851, he married Mary Black, daughter
of David Black, of Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio,
formerly of Pennsylvania. Mr. & Mrs. Coates are
parents of four children, viz. - Jane E., deceased;
Harriet M.; Eva M., and Jessie K.
Mr. Coates has been elected and is serving the third
term in the Alliance City Council. He is a member of
the I. O. O. F. He began business in limited financial
circumstances, but by unceasing industry he has accumulated
a nice property in Alliance, owning five good residence
besides his own pleasantly located home.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881
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Page 722 |
Plain Twp. -
SAMUEL CORRELL, farmer; P. O. Canton;
is the second in a family of twelve children born to John
and Elizabeth (Lind) Correll, who were natives of
Carroll Co., Md., where John was engaged in the
distilling business, and farming. In 1813 he removed
to Adams Co., Pa., and engaged in farming, which business he
carried on until 1834, when he removed to Stark Co.,
settling on a farm in Plain Twp., where Samuel now
resides. He remained on this farm until death removed
him from the midst of many friends, who remained on this
farm until death removed him from the midst of many friends,
who keenly felt the loss of his amiable disposition and true
manliness. Samuel, our subject, was born in
Adams Co., Pa., Mar. 10, 1815, and his childhood was spent
on the farm, where he received his education in the common
schools of his native county, and when 19 years of age came
to Ohio with his parents. The year following, he
apprenticed himself to the tanner's trade, serving an
apprenticeship of two years. He then worked as
journeyman for a short time, and established a business in
Harrisburg, this county, where he remained twenty-four
years. He then removed to the farm where he now lives,
(it being 1861). In 1840 he married Miss Lucetta,
daughter of John and Julia Dupuy, of Stark Co.
From that marriage there have been seven children, five of
whom are living - John H., William W., Elizabeth E.,
Julia M. and Samuel. Mr. Correll is
a stanch Republican, and has held many township offices in a
Democratic township.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 -
Page 880 |
City of Alliance -
JAMES W.
COULTER, attorney-at-law;
Alliance; was born in Butler Co., Pa., Aug. 27, 1854, the
only son of James W. and Martha A. (Thompson)
Coulter. In early life his father learned and
worked at the blacksmith's trade, but later in life turned
his attention to farming; he died when James W. was
only a few weeks old, leaving a widow and two helpless
children. When our subject was about 10 years old his
mother disposed of their farm, and removed with the two
children to Iowa, and about seven years after their removal
to that state she died. Mr. Coulter was left to
his own resources early in life, and made every possible
effort to obtain a thorough education. After the
district school course, he applied himself to teaching one
term, and afterwards had the advantages of an academic
course in Iowa City, and one year in the preparatory
department Iowa State University. In 1873 he returned
to Ohio and applied himself to teaching school and the study
of law with M. M. King, of Alliance. In 1877 he
was admitted to the bar in the District Court of New
Philadelphia, and in the spring of 1879 he opened an office
in Alliance, and the same year was elected Justice of the
Peace. In July, 1879, he married Phoebe V. Peet;
they have one child.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881
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Page 723 |
City of Alliance -
JAMES C.
CRAVEN, contractor and
builder; Alliance; was born in Lawrence Co., Pa., in Dec.,
1840; he was the fourth child of a family of seven children
born to Richard and Hannah (Goff) Craven.
His father was a heavy contractor and builder, which
business our subject also early in life adopted. In
1860 he went from Pennsylvania to Tennessee, and was
contracting and building in Nashville at the outbreak of the
late war. On account of the war and demoralized state
of business in the South, he came to Ohio, and while
stopping at Salem, Columbiana Co., he enlisted in Co. B.
65th O. V. I., in October, 1861. Shortly afterward his
sight became seriously affected, which unfitted him for the
service; he was promptly discharged, but was confined to
hospital in Philadelphia for some time in consequence.
Having recovered his usual health he returned to Ohio, and
assisted his father who had taken the contract for building
the Mt. Union College in 1862. The following year the
subject of these notes took the contract, on his own
account, for building the round house for the P., Ft. W. &
Chicago R. R. Co., at Alliance. July 3, 1863, he
married Emma Werner, daughter of George Werner,
of this county. He has since resided in Alliance,
except one year in Pennsylvania, and has made contracting
and building his life work; some of the best business rooms
of Alliance were erected under his direction. In 1876,
he erected his own handsome two story brick residence on
Linden Ave. Mr. and Mrs. Craven have
four children living, viz. - Nellie M., George R., Minnie
S. and James F. Mr. Craven is an active
member of the I. O. O. F.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch
of Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 -
Page
723 |
City of Canton -
W. A.
CREECH, Treasurer Peerless Reaper Company, Canton.
This gentleman came to Stark Co., Ohio, in 1871, locating at
Alliance, where he became book-keeper for the Alliance
Rolling Company, and in 1875 he came to Canton, and served
as Deputy Auditor, and was appointed Auditor in 1879.
About the same time he was elected Treasurer of the Peerless
Reaper Company, and accepted the latter position, appointing
a deputy to act in his place as Auditor; he has continued
his position as Treasurer since.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline sketch
of Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 -
Page 605 |
Bethlehem Twp. -
GEORGE H. CROSS, Navarre; is a native
of Lancaster, Penn., his birth occurring Mar. 12, 1846; he
is a son of John and Eliza (Hawkins) Cross, both of
whom were natives of England, but were married after their
arrival in Pennsylvania, and resided there until their
arrival in Navarre, Ohio, in 1857. Mr. Cross
was a chandler by trade - a business he followed both in
England and America. On the breaking-out of the
rebellion, in 1861, he enlisted in Co. A, 19th O. V. I., and
participated in a number of leading engagements; at the
battle of Stone River he received a severe wound, and was
carried off the field to the hospital at Nashville, Tenn.,
where he died Jan. 18, 1863. To his marriage with
Miss Hawkins there were born a family of seven -
George H., Joseph J., Charlotte M., Mary A., William
A., Louisa M. and Thomas F. The mother is
yet living, and resides in Navarre. George H.,
our subject, received a common school education in youth,
and, when 13, commenced life's battle on his own
responsibility; he continued his father's business -
candle-making - together with farming, until 17 years of
age; in 1863, he went to New York City, where he engaged his
services to Kuh & Silverman, wholesale clothing
merchants, with whom he remained until 1875, and then came
to Navarre and engaged in the dry goods trade, where he has
since resided, as one of the town's leading merchants.
His success in business is due mainly to his energy and
close attention to business; HE carries a stock of
about $5,000, and, in connection with his trade, carries on
merchant tailoring. He is a member of the M. E.
Church, and is a Republican in politics. He was
married Apr. 17, 1878, to Miss Sarah Klinker, who was
born in Stark Co., Ohio, June 18, 1854.
Source: History of Stark County: with an outline
sketch of Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881 - Page
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