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Biographies Source:
Atlas & Directory
of
Trumbull County, Ohio
including a Directory of Freeholders and Official Register of the County
with Illustrations
Compiled from Recent Surveys, Official Records and Personal Examination
by
The American Atlas Company
Cleveland, Ohio
1899 Also See Individual Townships for
additional short biographies.
Thos. B. Webb |
THOMAS
B. WEBB. Since 1889 the
subject of this sketch has held the office of sanitary policeman and
food inspector, and he has performed the duties of that office in a
most creditable and satisfactory manner, as it evidenced by the fact
that his salary has twice been raised. Mr. Webb was
born in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, Sept. 13, 1853. His
father, John, was born in 1829, and his mother, Mary,
in 1830, both being natives of Ireland. Thomas B.
attended the Christian Brothers school of Knaresborough, England,
three years and his further education has been acquired by
self-instruction. He was married to Celia B. Cohen Aug.
24, 1874. Since is the daughter of John and Mary Cohen,
residents of this city. Mr. and Mrs. W. are blessed
with the following children, in order of birth, as follows:
John H., Mary, Ellen, Margaret J. (deceased), Cecelia, Thomas
E., Anna and Genevieve Our subject is a member of
the Emerald Beneficial Association, of which he became a charter
member nineteen years ago. At the age of fifteen Mr. Webb
began learning the mason's trade, which he followed till 1871, when
he came to America. He landed in New York and followed his
trade in that city nearly a year and then came to Youngstown to
visit an only sister. Having decided upon remaining in this
locality he found employment with Wm. Richards, in the blast
furnace at Girard, where he remained a short time and then came to
Warren, where he continued to work for the same employer from April,
1872, till the final shut-down of the works in 1873. After
that time he has mainly worked at his trade, and became a
contractor, which he followed until elected to his present office in
1889.
Source:
Atlas & Directory
of
Trumbull County, Ohio including a Directory of Freeholders and Official
Register of the County
with Illustrations - Published 1899 - Page 234 |
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