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FRANK H.
MALLORY, a substantial and well known young business man of
Conneaut, is a native of Ashtabula. He was born May 10, 1893,
and is the son of Clayton and Minnie (Day) Mallory.
Clayton Mallory was born in Pennsylvania and came
to Ashtabula in 1890, where he worked at his trade as carpenter.
He is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church and belongs to
the Loyal Order of Moose. Mr. and Mrs Mallory are the
parents of the following children: Frank H., the
subject of this sketch; Francis, a machinist, lives at
Conneaut; Nina, married Ben Woodruff, lives at Girard,
Pa.; Mildrend, deceased; Loren, lives at Conneaut; and
Viola, at home.
Frank H. Mallory received his education in the
public schools of Conneaut and began life as a clerk in a local
grocery store. In December, 1915, he engaged in business for
himself, opening his present place of business at 508 Harbor St.
He carries a good line of groceries and smoked meats.
Mr. Mallory owns several pieces of city property in Conneaut,
and erected his own modern store building in 1924. He also
owns 204 acres of good farm land in Conneaut Township, Erie County,
Pa.
In June, 1916, Mr. Mallory was married to
Miss Florence A. Brown, a native of Kansas, and the daughter of
O. L. and Cassie (Farley) Brown, natives of Montpelier, Ohio,
and residents of Springfield, Pa. There are seven children in
the Brown family, as follows: Alice, a member of
the faculty of Cornell University; Florence Mallory; Inez,
married Edward Kirkenburg, lives at Montpelier, Ohio;
Ellen, married Rosco Kirk, lives in Ohio; Esther,
married Otto Brown, lives in Pennsylvania; Arthur, a
veteran of the World War, lives at home; and Beulah, a
student. Mrs. Mallory taught school for five years
before her marriage. To Frank H. and Florence A. (Brown)
Mallory, two children have been born: William born
May 5, 1917; and Robert, born Jan. 28, 1919.
In politics Mr. Mallory is identified with the
Republican party and he belongs to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. He and his family hold membership in the First
Christian Church.
Source #2 ~ Page 693
NOTE: Rosco & Ellen Kirk can be found at Superior, Williams
Co., Ohio in 1920 Census. Frank H. Mallory family found in
1920 Census - Film series T625 Roll 1345 Page 245. |
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BYRON E.
MANN, a farmer of Cherry
Valley township, was born in New Lyme, Ashtabula County, Aug. 28,
1837, a son of John Mann, who was born in Vermont, in December, 1785.
He was married, in New York, to Anna Bromley, and was born in that
State in 1796. In 1818 they moved to New Lyme, this county, and
1820 located in Cherry Valley township, where the mother died at the
age of eighty-six years, and the father at the age of ninety years.
The latter was a farmer by occupation, voted with the Republican
party, and was a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Mann had
nine children: Sophia, Nancy, John, Melissa, Alta, Lucinda, Maryetta, Byron E.,
and Irving. Four of the children are now
deceased.
Byron E. Mann now owns 292 acres of fine farming land
in Cherry Valley township, where he has three large barns and a good
dairy, keeping twenty cows. He was married, in Crawford county,
Pennsylvania, at the age of twenty-eight years, to Charlotte M. Grokenbarger, a daughter of
John and Jane (Williams) Grokenbarger.
The father was a native of Germany, but came to America at the age of
seven years. His death occurred at the age of forty-one years.
His death occurred at the age of forty-one years, leaving a widow and
four children: John, who died in McPherson county, Kansas; Edd O., of
Unionville, Ohio; Charlotte M., wife of our subject; and Harriet.
The mother, a native of New York, now resides in Wayne township,
Ashtabula county. Mr. and Mrs. Mann have had five children,
viz.: Myrtle Jane, wife of L. M. Loveland, of Wayne township,
Truman E., engaged in farming with his father; Anna L.; Jessie A.;
and John Lee, deceased at the age of six years. Mrs.
Mann is a
member of the Baptist Church. In political matters, our subject
affiliates with the Republican party.
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ERNEST F.
MARCH, a well known citizen of Ashtabula County, who is
successfully engaged in farming and stock raising in Saybrook
Township, was born in Tripoli, Syria, May 9, 1887. He is a son
of William and Jennie (Hill) March.
William March was born in Massachusetts, as was
also his wife. After their marriage they went to Tripoli as
missionaries but later returned to this country. Mr. and
Mrs. March are the parents of the following children:
Anna, died in infancy; Arthur W. a professor of science,
biology and astronomy in Hangchow Christian Collage, China; Eliza
H. Freidinger, lives in Syria, where her husband is a
Presbyterian minister; Ernest F., the subject of this sketch;
Amy, wife of Dr. Douglas Forman, lives in Alabad,
India, where her husband is a physician; Alice Nelson Martin,
lives at Ashland, Ohio; and Harold M., a teacher of French in
Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
Ernest F. March received his education in the
public schools of Wooster, Ohio, and was graduated from the schools
there in 1907. In 1912 he received his Bachelor of Arts degree
from Miami College, and later took graduate work at Ohio State
University in agriculture. In November, 1913, Mr. March
purchased his present farm of 100 acres in Saybrook Township.
He is a fruit farmer and also raises poultry.
Mr. March was married to Miss Angie Richmond,
a native of Ashtabula, and a daughter of Sylvester and Ella
(Wyman) Richmond. Mr. Richmond died July 25, 1887, and his
wife is also deceased. Mrs. March was their only child.
To Mr. and Mrs. March has been born one child, Eleanor
Jean, born Aug. 8, 1917.
Mr. March is a Republican, a member of the
Methodist Church, and belongs to the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
He is one of Ashtabula County's broad-minded and public-spirited
citizens.
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CHARLES E.
MARCY, well known funeral director in Conneaut, was born
there, Feb. 6, 1872, and is the son of Willard and Oliva (Ball)
Marcy.
Willard Marcy, a pioneer funeral director of
Ashtabula County, was born near Conneaut. He was a Republican
and a member of the Methodist Church. He died in 1896, and his
wife, a native of Pennsylvania, died in 1915. They were the
parents of the following children: Eva, married A.
B. Putney, deceased; Henry, deceased; Emma, lives
at Warren, Pa.; Sylvia, married A. M. Weston, lives at
Los Angeles, Cal.; George, an engineer on the Nickel Plate
Railroad, lives at Conneaut; Charles E.. the subject of this
sketch; and Edith, married J. W. Pigeon lives at
Conneaut.
Charles E. Marcy has always lived in Conneaut.
After finishing his schooling he engaged in business with his
father, and upon the latter's death succeeded to the business.
Mr. Marcy has a well equipped funeral home located at Harbor
and Liberty Streets.
On Sept. 1, 1891, Mr. Marcy was married to
Miss Viola Daugherty, a native of Conneaut, born Nov. 23, 1870,
and the daughter of Hugh and Ruth (Blanchard) Daugherty, the
former a native of Canada and the latter of Vermont. Mr.
Daugherty died in 1897, and his wife died in Conneaut Township,
Ashtabula County; Wallace, died in 1890; Mary Jane,
married George Chapman, lives at Conneaut; Julia Ann,
twin sister of Mary Jane, married J. F. Sawtelle,
lives at Conneaut; Anna, the widow of Harry Byron,
lives at Conneaut; Mrs. Marcy, and Laura, married
John Hale, lives at Conneaut. To Mr. and Mrs. Marcy
three children were born: Hugh, Willard, born in 1892, a
mention of whom is made below; Helen Esther, born in 1894,
married C. A. Hyre, a professor at West Commerce High School
at Cleveland, lives at Lakewood, Ohio; and Robert Charles,
born in 1909, at home. There are four grandchildren:
Charles H. Marcy, born in September, 1920; Mary Jane Marcy,
born Feb. 18, 1922; Jean Hyre, born in 1919, and Marjorie
Ann Hyre, born in 1921.
Hugh Willard Marcy is a veteran of the World War
having served in France with the Lakeside Hospital Unit for 27
months. On Sep. 1, 1919, he was married to Miss Mabel Horn,
who had served throughout the war as a Red Cross nurse with the
Lakeside Hospital Unit. Mr. Marcy is in business
with his father at Conneaut, and is the third generation following
this profession.
Charles E. Marcy is a director of the Mutual
Loan Bank. He is a member of the Methodist Church and belongs
to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; the Elks Lodge; and the
Modern Woodmen of America; the Masonic Lodge, Commandery, and
Shrine; Knights of Pythias; Rotary Club, and Country Club.
Source #2 - page 704 - Sharon Wick's Note: Charles E.
Marcy's son Charles has followed the profession in
Conneaut as of this writing - Dec. 2009 - it is located at the
corner of Liberty Street & Harbor Street. |
HUGH MARCY
is a veteran of the World War and ranks among Ashtabula County's
successful young business men. He was born in Conneaut, June
1, 1892, and is the son of Charles E. and Viola (Daugherty)
Marcy.
Charles E. Marcy, who is well known as a funeral
director, is a native of Conneaut, born Feb. 6, 1872, and the son of
Willard and Olivia (Ball) Marcy. Willard Marcy was the
founder of the Marcy funeral establishment at Conneaut. He was
born near that city and died in 1896. His wife a native of
Pennsylvania, died in 1915. They were the parents of the
following children: Eva, married A. B. Putney,
deceased; Henry, deceased; Emma, lives at Warren, Pa.;
Sylvia, married A. M. Weston, lives at Los Angeles,
Calif.; George, an engineer on the Nickel Plate Railroad,
lives ta Conneaut; Charles E., father of the subject of this
sketch; and Edith, married J. W. Saigeon, lives at
Conneaut.
Charles E. Marcy has always lived in Conneaut.
After his father's death he succeeded to the business. He has
a well equipped funeral home located at Harbor and Liberty streets.
On Sept. 1, 1891, Mr. Marcy was married ot Miss Viola
Daugherty, a native of Conneaut, born Nov. 23, 1870, and the
daughter of Hugh and Ruth (Blanchard) Daugherty, the former a
native of Canada and the latter of Vermont. Mr. Daugherty
died in 1897 and his wife died in 1915. They were the parents
of the following children: Helen, lives in Conneaut
Township, Ashtabula County; Wallace, died in 1890; Mary
Jane, married George Chapman, lives in Conneaut; Julia
Ann, twin sister of Mary Jane, married J. F. Sawtell,
lives at Conneaut; Anna, the widow of Harry Byron,
lives at Conneaut; Mrs. Marcy; and Laura, married
John Hale, lives at Conneaut. To Mr. and Mrs. Charles
E. Marcy, three children were born: Hugh, the subject of
this sketch; Helen Esther born in 1894, married C. A. Hyre
a professor at West Commerce High School at Cleveland, lives at
Lakewood, Ohio; and Robert Charles, born in 1909, at home.
There are four grandchildren.
Hugh Marcy was educated in the public and high
schools of Conneaut and after finishing his college course at
Oberlin, Ohio, engaged in business with his father at Conneaut.
During the World War he enlisted with the Lakeside Unit ant
Cleveland, and was overseas two and one-half years, being discharged
from service, Aug. 5, 1919.
On Sept. 19, 1919, Mr. Marcy was married to
Miss Mabel Horn, a native of Bellevue, Ohio, and the daughter of
August and Lydia (Erf) Horn, natives of Ohio. Mr.
Horn resides at Monroeville, Ohio. His wife died in 1906.
They were the parents of four children: Dr. Dora, lives at
Cleveland, is a veteran of the World War, having served in the
medical corps overseas throughout the war; Lewis, a
veterinary surgeon, lives at Redmondville, Ore.; Ella, who
served overseas as a nurse during the World War, and now lives at
Coquille, Ore; and Mrs. Marcy, who also served as a nurse
with the Lakeside Unit overseas during the World War. Two
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Marcy, as
follows: Charles Horn and Mary Jane.
Mr. Marcy is a Republican, a member of the
Methodist Church, and belongs to the Elks and Masonic lodge.
He and his wife are highly esteemed and have many friends in
Ashtabula County.
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LEO L. MARCY,
of Pierpont Township, who has the agency for the Nash and Chevrolet
automobiles and McCormick Deering farm machinery with headquarters
at Pierpont, Ohio, ranks among Ashtabula County's successful
business men. He was born at Pierpont, Sept. 2, 1883, and is
the son of Ira and Alta (Morrison) Marcy.
Ira Marcy was among the early settlers of Ashtabula
County, having come here with his parents. He engaged in the
milling business and was an extensive grain farmer. Mr.
Marcy was a republican and held many township offices. He
died July 30, 1920. His wife lives at Pierpont. They
were the parents of six children, as follows: Charles,
a farmer, lives in Pierpont Township; Gertrude, married
Hugh Wright, lives in Pierpont Township; James, died in
infancy; Nora, married Ray Benjamin, lives in Pierpont
Township; Leo L., the subject of this sketch; and Mabel,
married Park Waterman, lives in Buffalo, N. Y.
Leo L. Marcy grew up on his father's farm and
attended the public schools of Pierpont. Since 1914 he has
been engaged with Jesse Dart in the sales department of the
above named cars and Mr. March handles the McCormick
and Deering implements. He is a successful farmer and
is well known throughout the county.
On June 18, 1913, Mr. MArcy was united in
marriage with Miss Pearl Z. Marcy a native of Colby, Kansas,
born Aug. 28, 1890, and a daughter of K. R. and Villa (Prindle)
Marcy, residents of Cherry Hill, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. K. R.
Marcy are the parents of five children: Mrs. Leo L.
Marcy; Ida, married Harry O'Connor, lives at Albion, Pa.;
Harry, lies at Albion; Rolla and Marguerite,
both at home. To Mr. and Mrs. Leo L. Marcy two children
have been born: Harold, born June 3, 1914; and
Glenaven, born Sept. 30, 1920.
Mr. Marcy is the owner of Pleasant View Farm
which is one of the finest and most modern stock farms of the
county. It contains 351 acres of good farm land and is stocked
with Holstein cattle and is located one mile east of Pierpont, Ohio.
In politics, Mr. Marcy is identified with the
Republican party. His wife is a member of the Methodist Church
and he belongs to the Masonic Lodge, I. O. O. F. and the Eastern
Star. Mrs. Marcy is a member of the Eastern Star of
Conneaut.
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FRANK MARN,
a progressive and enterprising business man of Conneaut, was born in
Austria Hungary, Aug. 29, 1893, and is the son of Valentine and
Mary (Gronek) Marn.
Valentine Marn was a native of Austria Hungary, as was also his
wife. He is deceased and she is now 79 years of age. They were the
parents of the following children: Valentine, lives in
Conneaut; Joseph, deceased; Alex, deceased; Mary,
the widow of John Jubanc, lives at Nottingham, Ohio;
James, was killed in Austria during the World War; Jennie,
married John Kozl, lives in Austria; John, lives
at Conneaut; Helen, Catherine and Alice, all deceased;
and Frank, the subject of this sketch.
Frank Marn came to the United
States on July 16, 1913, and was employed in the coal mines of
Pennsylvania for several years. He then came to Conneaut, where he was
employed by the Nickel Plate Railroad for five years. In 1922
Mr. Marn began the manufacture of cement blocks and he is
among the well known mason contractors of the county.
Mr. Marn was married on July
14, 1920, to Miss Jennie Sliver, and to this
union one daughter was born, Jennie, born March 12, 1922.
Mr. Marn is a member of the Catholic
Church. He lives on Millard Avenue.
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DR. EDWARD D.
MERRIAM, of
Conneaut, Ohio,
and now the oldest resident practitioner in Ashtabula
county, was born at Niagara Falls in Canada West,
Dec. 11, 1827, son of Joseph and Clara (Hudson) Merriam.
Joseph Merriam
was born in Pittsfield Massachusetts,
and was descended from a family noted for longevity. He was by trade a cabinet and
fanning-mill maker and was also engaged in farming. At an early day he went to Canada, where he lived for a number of years. About 1860 he came to Conneaut, and
died at the home of his son, Dr. Merriam,
in 1866, aged eighty-four years. The
Doctor’s mother was a native of Kinderhook, New York, and was a
schoolmate of Martin VanBuren. In her girlhood days she gave her
heart to Christ and became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with
which she remained in loving communion the rest of her life, her death occurring
in 1869, at the age of eighty-three years.
She was married to Mr. Marriam Jan. 11, 1804. Following are
the names of their children:
Edward B., who died at the age of
eleven years and nine months; Caroline
Eliza, wife of Sayre Beach, died
in 1892, leaving six children: Sarah,
Maria, now Mrs. Stevenson, was
born in 1817, and is now residing in Illinois;
Henry Douglas, born in 1819, died in
1821; John H., born in 1821, died in
1863; James H., was born in 1824, is
now in company with his son, running a planning mill in Conneaut;
Dr. E. D., whose name heads this
article; and Charles Wesley, who was
born in 1831, and who died in London.
He had gone to Australia
to prospect for gold, was taken sick, and on his way home died, in
London, May 3, 1855. He was a member of the Masonic
fraternity and was buried by the order he loved.
Mrs. Merriam was a member of
the distinguished family of
Hudsons in New York, a descendant of
Henry Hudson, in honor of whom the
Hudson river was named.
Dr. Merriam went to
Buffalo
when he was twelve years old, and at the age of sixteen began the study of
medicine in that city, under the instruction of
Dr. Horace M. Congar. He attended the
first course of medical lectures ever delivered in Buffalo, by Doctors
Flint, White and Hamilton, eminent men
of their day, all now deceased.
After completing his course, Dr. Merriam
began the practice of his profession in Buffalo in the spring of 1852.
This was in the cholera season, and his first calls were to attend
cholera patients, in the treatment of which malady he had considerable
experience. In 1853, he came to
Conneaut, and has been engaged in practice here ever since.
Dr. Merriam is a member of the County
and State Medical Societies, and has been Health Officer of the city ever since
this office was established. He has
also served as a member of the City Council.
HE has taken an active interest in the educational affairs of Conneaut
and for many years has been a member of the School Board.
Dr. Merriam entered the service of the Union army in the spring of 1862, as acting
assistant surgeon. His first service
was at Pittsburg Landing, where he had charge of the Second Indiana Cavalry;
later he was in charge of General Nelson’s
division at Shiloh hospital. From there he was assigned to the
field hospital at Monterey,
Tennessee, where he remained about a month. By reason of his failing health he
resigned this charge and returned home.
May 2, 1855,
Dr. Merriam was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe A., daughter of General Henry and
Vesta Keyes, who were prominent and highly honored pioneers of
Ohio.
General Keyes had been twice
married and had three children by his first wife and seven by his second, who
was the mother of Mrs. Merriam. The children of the first
marriage were: Henry P., Alvin C. and
Mary C.; those of the second were:
Marcus B., Martin B., Charles W., Elias
A., Phoebe A., Russell M., and
Milo O. General Keyes was at one time an
extensive land-owner.
To
Dr. and Mrs. Merriam four children were born two of whom attained maturity.
Henry and Clara died in infancy;
Charles K. followed in the footsteps
of his father, studied medicine and became a physician. He was for some time successfully
engaged in the drug business in
Illinois, but, on account of failing health, he returned
to Conneaut, where he died, June 15, 1892, at the age of thirty-five years. His widow is the daughter of
Dr. Bockes. Dr. Merriam’s only daughter,
Miss Carrie M., is an artist of some
note, both in painting and music.
Politically, the
Doctor votes for the Republican party; fraternally, he is a member of the blue
lodge and chapter, A. F. & A. M., and has served as Master of the lodge.
Source: History of North Central Ohio - Publ. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company - 1893 ~ Page 809
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HIRAM J.
MARSH, a dealer in coal, and one of the prosperous
businessmen of Conneaut, Ohio, was born at this place, March 28,
1835, his parents being among the pioneers of Ashtabula county.
He and the older brother, Steven W., are now the only ones of
the family residing here. Of them we make the following
record:
Among the people of New York who came West to Ohio, in
1828, were Silas Marsh and his family. Mr. Marsh
was of Scotch descent, was born in New York, in 1792, and in 1818
married Miss Mary Williams, also a native of that State, the
date of her birth being 1800. He was a pearler by trade, and
after coming to Conneaut worked in the ashery where the Shenango
station is now located. His home was within a few rods of this
spot. Mr. Marsh was a man of sterling qualities and was
well known and highly respected here. He was a soldier in the
war of 1812, and during that struggle received a wound, from the
effects of which he never recovered and which no doubt hastened his
death. He died in the faith of the Christian religion, in
March, 1861, aged sixty nine years. His wife joined the church
the year she was married, and hers was a beautiful Christian
character. She passed to her reward in November, 1877, at the
age of seventy-seven. They had a family of twelve children,
namely: Jefferson, who died in Rochester, in 1859; Lucy,
wife of B. Jones, is a resident of Valparaiso, Indiana;
Sarah, wife of John Laferty, is deceased; Steven W.;
Betsey, wife of Charles Condon, is deceased; David
F., of Chicago; Hiram J.; Electa, wife of James
Goldring; Lucius, who died in 1866; and two that died in
infancy.
Hiram J. Marsh began life as a farmer boy,
working for wages. The first pair of shoes he ever wore were a
pair for which he and his brother earned the money to buy them by
picking mulberry leaves, and they took turns in wearing them, he
wearing them one week and the next week going barefoot while his
brother wore them. After he was eleven years old he went on
the lakes, being employed as cook, handy boy, etc., on various
vessels until the war broke out.
August 9, 1862, the three brothers, Hiram J., David
F., and Steven W., all enlisted in the Second Ohio
Independent Light Artillery, and their war record is perhaps without
a parallel in the history of any country. They were with the
forces that operated in the West and South. To give an account
of the engagements in which they participated would be to write
a history of the greater part of the war. Suffice it to say
that three truer, braver, more patriotic soldiers never went into
battle; that all enlisted on the same day, served in the same
command three years, returned home together on the same day; and
that none of them were ever wounded or taken prisoner, although they
were often in the thickest of the fight with comrades falling all
around them. The date of their discharge was in August, 1865,
exactly three years from the day of their enlistment.
Hiram's health was so impaired after the war
that the first winter he was unable to do much work. March 1,
1867, he was employed by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Company, and remained in the service of that corporation sixteen
years, being first employed as baggage master, afterward as clerk
and later as chief clerk in the freight office. Then he turned
his attention to the coal business, in which he has since been
engaged.
He was married Mar. 12, 1854, to Miss Louisa Biffin,
a native of England, and a daughter of William Biffin.
Following are the names of their children: James H., who
married Emma Culbertson, is a resident of Conneaut; Lina
wife of Joseph G. Salsbury, conductor on the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern Railroad; Alice L., wife of Byron L.
Gifford, of Conneaut; George H. married Mollie
Darling and lives in Conneaut; Fred E., fireman on the Nickel
Plate Railroad; and Clara Bell, of the home circle. Both
Mr. and Mrs Marsh are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and he is a member of the G. A. R. Mr. Marsh is one of
the self-made and substantial men of Conneaut.
Steve W. Marsh of whom mention has been made in
the preceding sketch, is another one of the highly respected
citizens of Conneaut.
He was born in Conneaut, July 25, 1829, six weeks after
the family landed here. His war experience has already been
referred to in the biography of his brother, Hiram J., and
was very similar to that of his brother, with this exception,
however: He was detailed at the Soldiers' Home in Vicksburg,
through the recommendation of Mrs. Plummer, of Springfield,
Pennsylvania, who in person went to the headquarters of General
Grant and had him detailed to attend hospital, which he did for
fourteen months. By a mistake on the part of the lady in not
giving him a duplicate of the detail, he drew no money for this
service. During this time his good wife supported herself and
two children by rolling cigars at her home in Conneaut.
On his return from the war, Mr. Marsh engaged in
railroading, and was employed as baggage master of this station for
fifteen years. Then he was engaged in draying for some time.
He is now an invalid and not in any active business.
Feb. 22, 1853, he married Minerva Clark,
daughter of Norman S. and Amanda (Laferty) Clark. Her
fathers and mother were natives respectively of Virginia dn
Pennsylvania, were married in New York, and came to Springfield
township, Erie county, Ohio, about 1846. Mrs. Marsh is
the oldest of eleven children, seven of whom are still living.
Her father died in 1873, aged sixty-three years, and her mother in
1888, aged seventy-five. The latter was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh have two
children: William H., of Cleveland, married Mary E.
Brown, and has two children, Arthur S, and Dora M.;
and Kate I., wife of Stilman Vining, of Lisbon,
Dakota. Mr. Marsh and his wife are among the oldest
members of the Methodist Church of Conneaut, having united with the
same in 1857. He is a member of the State Police and also of
Custer Post, No. 9, G. A. R., he and his brother Hiram being
charter members of this post.
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J. W.
MARSHALL, owner and proprietor of the Perfection Laundry of
Conneaut, is a progressive business man of Ashtabula county.
He was born at Deposit, N. Y., Oct. 29, 1891, and is the son of
George Henry and Stella (Burrows) Marshall.
George Henry Marshall is among the early settlers
of Conneaut. He served on the Nickel Plate Railroad for many
years as an engineer and now lives retired at Conneaut. He is
a Republican and a member of the Methodist Church. Stella
(Burrows) Marshall is deceased. There were six children in
the Marshall family, as follows: Reuben, lives
in Conneaut; Genevieve, married Birt Secord, and now
deceased; J. W., the subject of this sketch; Cordelia,
married B. B. Sprinkle, lives at Geneva, Ohio; Edna,
married Frank Marion, lives at Conneaut; and Clayton,
lives at Conneaut.
J. W. Marshall attended the public and high
schools of Conneaut and became an engineer on the Bessemer Railroad,
in which capacity he served 20 years. On Jan. 19, 1920, he
began the operation of the Perfection Laundry in Conneaut, which has
developed into a thriving institution. Mr. Marshall
employs 15 people and operates a truck in connection with his
business. It is located at 177 Main Street.
In 1903 Mr. Marshall was married to Miss
Dorothy Clark, a native of Perry, Ohio, and the daughter of
John and Emma Clark, residents of Ashtabula. Mr.
Marshall is deceased.
In politics Mr. Marshall is identified with the
Republican party. He is a member of the Congregational Church
and belongs to the Masonic lodge, the Elks and B. of L. F. and E.
He has many friends throughout Ashtabula County and is
highly esteemed.
Source #2 ~ Page 694 |
WILLIAM M.
MATHEWS, conductor on the Eastern Division of the Nickel
Plate Railroad, and a resident of Conneaut, was born in Pierpont,
Ashtabula county, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1853, his parents Benjamin and
Olive (Simmons) Mathews, both being natives of this county.
Benjamin Mathews was a carpenter by trade and
was well and favorably known all over the county. He died in
1855, aged forty-seven years. He was a member of hte United
Brethren Church. The mother of our subject was married three
times. Her first husband was Benjain Jones, a native of
this county, and her last marriage was to Solomon Tyler, a
native of Conneautville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. By
Mr. Mathews she had two children, William and Seldon,
the latter dying at the age of twenty years. Her children by
Mr. Tyler were O. B. and Benjamin. She died July
20, 1880 in her seventieth year.
William Mathews worked on a farm until 1872,
when he entered upon a railroad career, beginning as a brakeman on
the Erie & Pittsburg Railroad. He next served in the same
position on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, and on the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio. While on the last named road he was
promoted to conductor. In August, 1883, he came to Conneaut
and accepted a position as brakeman on the Nickel Plate. He
has remained in the service of this company ever since and the past
six years has been conductor. His whole railroad experience
has been characterized by careful attention to business. He
has been in three wrecks, but in none of them was he held
responsible. One was on the Erie & Pittsburg and one on the
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio, he being brakeman in both cases.
In the other he was conductor on a freight train for six cars when
he had a collision with an excursion train that was running on his
time, and although he did everything in his power to avert the
catastrophe it was to no avail. This was at Silver Creek where
eighteen persons were killed and six wounded.
Mr. Mathews was married Sept. 6,
1876, to Miss Justina Broughton, daughter of William and
Esther (Flowers) Broughton, natives of New York, and residents
of Crawford county, Pennsylvania. Her parents moved to
the farm where they now live Feb. 18, 1892. Her father is
seventy. Recently they celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary. Of their children we record that Lucy,
wife of L. W. Odel, resides in Stoneborough, Pennsylvania;
Addie, wife of J. E. Fenner, lives in Lyonsville,
Pennsylvania; Ette, wife of M. B. Young, Ashtabula,
Ohio; Mary, wife of Frank F. Hicksin, Conneaut;
Aurilla, at home; Mrs. Mathews; Edith, cashier in Mr.
Penton's store for the past four years. Mr. and Mrs.
Mathews have one child, Edith M.
Mr. Mathews is a member of the K. of P. and of the
O. R. C., Nickel Plate Division, No. 145, Conneaut. His
political affiliations are with the Republican party.
Source #1 - Page 1000 |
OTTO
MAUKONEN, an enterprising and progressive citizen of
Conneaut, was born in Finland, Sept. 26, 1885, and is the son of
Gabriel and Mary (Kempainen) Maukonen. Mr. Maukonen died
in 1917 and his wife died in 1923. They were the parents of
the following children: Ida, Eva, Selina, Helen, Anna, Otto,
the subject of this sketch, Emil and Oscar.
Otto Maukonen came to this country in 1903 and
during that year located in Conneaut, where he was employed on the
docks. In 1918 he entered the employ of hte Nickel Plate
Railroad repair shops.
On April 27, 1907, Mr. Maukonen was married to
Miss Amanda Mackey, who were the parents of the following
children: Mrs. Maukonen; William, lives in Cleveland;
Elizabeth, married Arthur Adams, lives at Conneaut;
Alma married Matt Lutha, lives in Ashtabula; Anton,
deceased; Susie, married Emil Hill, lives in Conneaut;
Arlene, lives in Conneaut; Elsie, Conneaut; Sarah
and Thomas, who live at Conneaut. Mr. Mackey
lives retired at 278 Park Avenue, Conneaut. His wife died in
1913. To Otto and Amanda ( Mackey) Maukonen two
children were born: Olive, born March 8, 1909; and Edwin,
born July 19, 1911. Mrs. Maukonen died Aug. 8, 1922.
Mr. Maukonen is a Republican, and a member of
the Lutheran Church. HE belongs to the Modern Woodmen of
America.
Source #2 ~ Page 688 |
WILLIAM
J. MAYBURY, superintendent of the Ashtabula County Infirmary,
is a well known and highly esteemed citizen of Ashtabula County.
He was born at Monroe Center, Ashtabula County, Oct. 25, 1871, and
is the son of John and Elizabeth (Graham) Maybury.
John Maybury was a native of Scotland, born in
1834. In 1852 he came to this country and settled in Ashtabula
County. Mr. Maybury was a marine engineer and followed
that profession until the time of his death in 1902. His wife
was a member of one of Cleveland's first families and was born there
in 1844. She died in 1898 at Kellogsville. Mr. and
Mrs. Maybury were the parents of the following children:
Thomas, lives at Monroe Center, Ohio; Mattie Howlett,
lives at Buffalo; and William J. Maybury. Richard, Mrs.
Dollie Peck, John, Samuel, Charles and George are all
deceased.
William J. Maybury attended teh schools of
Kellogsville and the New Lyme Institute, where he studied marine
engineering. He followed this profession on the Great Lakes
until 1920 at which time he was appointed superintendent of the
Ashtabula County Infirmary. Mr. Maybury's wife is
matron there. The infirmary was built about 100 years ago and
contains 400 acres of good farm land. It is pronounced by the
state officials to be among the best managed and operated
infirmaries in the state. One of the inmates is 99 yeas of
age. Another, known as "Grandma" Griffin, died there at teh
age of 100 years.
Source #2 ~ Page 998 |
W.
H. McCALL, tinner and slater, Conneaut, Ohio, was born in
Mercer county, Pa., July 9, 1856, son of John and Mary Ann
McCall, both natives of Pennsylvania.
John McCall was a contractor and builder.
He passed his life in Middlesex, in his native State, and died there
in Oct., 1888, at the advanced age of eighty-three years. During
the late war, notwithstanding his age, he volunteered and served two
years. At the battle of Gettysburg he was shot in the ear, after
which he went home on a surgeon's discharge, and never returned to the
army. His wife died in March, 1887, aged sixty-nine years.
Both were life long members of the United Presbyterian Church.
Their family was composed of two sons and nine daughters, as follows:
Alonzo, who was killed in the battle of Gettysburg,
July 3, 1863, aged twenty years; Melissa, wife of
John Gundy; Elizabeth, wife of D. W. McCready; Sarah
Jane, wife of John Lytle; Matilda and
Marilda, twins the former the wife of F.
Means, and the latter of F. J. Glasgow; Mary
and Emma, twins, the former the wife of C.
Mayrs, and the latter of Matthew Boggs; W. H.,
whose name heads this sketch; and Eva and Ida,
twins, the former now Mrs. W. W. McCance
and the latter Mrs. Cal. Hayes. Emma was twice
married, her first husband being John A. Wilson.
W. H. McCall learned the tinner's trade in New
Castle, Pennsylvania, of his brother-in-law, John A. Wilson,
and has been engaged in this business ever since. For the past
four years he has been engaged in business for himself in Conneaut.
He is a finished workman, understanding his business in its every
department, and has met with good success here.
Mr. McCall was married Mar. 8, 1883, to
Miss Kittie I. Loomis, daughter of F. A. Loomis.
They have three children, Frederick John, Irene Luella
and Wade William. The oldest is deceased.
Both he and his wife are members of the Congregational church.
He is also a member of the Mystic Circle in Salem, Ohio, Jr. O. U. A.
M.
Source
#1:
Biographical history of northeastern Ohio -
Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1893 - Page 144
|
LOUIS
McCULLOUGH, who is successfully engaged in the green house
business at Jefferson, ranks among the enterprising and progressive
young business men of Ashtabula County. He was born at
Jamestown, Pa., in 1891, and is the son of William and Grusella
(Sheppard) McCulloug.
William McCullough removed from Jamestown, Pa., to
Ashtabula County in 1903 and located at Eagleville, where he worked
at his trade as a basket maker. He and his wife now live at
Warren, Ohio. They are the parents of six children, as
follows: James, lives at Rock Creek, Ohio; Ella,
married H. D. West, lives at Warren, Ohio; Frank,
lives at Ashtabula, Ohio; Emma, married John Berlin,
lives at Cleveland; Louis, the subject of this sketch; and
Ada, married Robert Brown, lives at Garretsville,
Ohio. Isaac McCullough, grandfather of our
subject, was a Civil War veteran.
Louis McCullough received his education in the
public schools of Pennsylvania and in 1903 removed to Eagleville,
Ohio, with his parents. He learned his father's trade, basket
weaving, and was employed by H. W. Forbes Company for five
years, after which he entered the employ of the Griswold Green House
Company of Ashtabula, where he remained for eight years.
During the World War, Mr. McCullough had charge of assembling
work in the Ashtabula shipyards. After the close of the war he
became associated with the John Reublin Company of
Ashtabula, and on Jan. 1, 1923, opened his present place of business
at Jefferson. He raises many kinds of hot house vegetables and
is widely known throughout the county.
In politics Mr. McCullough is identified with
the Republican party. He holds membership in the Baptist
church and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
On Oct. 19, 1910, Mr. McCullough was united in
marriage with Miss Alice Fortney, a native of McClure, Ohio,
born Dec. 18, 1891, and the daughter of E. D. Fortney
residents of McClure and the parents of the following children:
Chanucy, lives at Bowling Green, Ohio; Adelia,
deceased; Clay, lives at Bowling Green, Ohio; Mrs.
McCullough; Chester, a veteran of the World War, lives at
Toledo, Ohio; Mildred, married and lives at McClure, Ohio;
Nina and Arthur, both at home. To Mr. and Mrs.
McCullough three children have been born: Donald, born in
1911; Robert born in 1915; and Virgil, born in 1918.
Mr. McCullough and his family are favorably
known throughout Jefferson and Ashtabula County.
Source #2 - page 1072 |
HENRY
C. McKELVEY, engineer on the Nickel Plate Railroad, Conneaut,
Ohio, was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, fourteen miles
from Johnstown, Sept. 17, 1858, son of Ephraim W. and Sarah C.
(Croft) McKelvey.
Ephraim W.
McKelvey was born in Ireland, being of Scotch-Irish descent.
He was a general contractor; took the contract for and built a part of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. A man of marked business ability, he
succeeded in whatever he undertook. For many years he was
engaged in the general merchandise business and at the same time was
in the employ of the Adams Express Company. His death was the
result of an accident. While residing on the express wagon a box
fell off, causing him to fall at the same time. He sustained
injuries to his head, from the effects of which he died about three
hours afterward. This was Aug. 9, 1865, he being fifty-two years
of age. He was a Presbyterian, of which church his widow is also
a member. She is now sixty-three years of age and resides at
Pittsburg. Her parents were John and Barbara (Herr)
Croft. John Croft was an English
soldier in the war of 1812, and after the war returned to England and
remained there several years. Coming back to America, he settled
near Herr's Island. He was a merchant, and
while transporting goods with teams was hurt by an accident from which
he died some time later. Herr's Island, between
Allegheny and Pittsburgh, in the Allegheny river, is a part of the
Herr estate, which amounted (before the division previous to
the war) to 2,000 acres. This island has lost one-third its area
by the action of the water. Here the Herr family
were engaged in raising fruit and vegetables. John Croft
ad his wife had four sons and two daughters, only two of whom,
Mrs. McKelvey and her brother David, both of
Pittsburgh, are now living. Mrs. Croft died in
1874, aged seventy-eight years. Ephraim W. McKelvey
and his wife had six children, namely: William, who
married Kate Gettemy, is a resident of Wilkinsburg,
and has been running a locomotive on the Pennsylvania Railroad for
nearly thirty-five years; Lewis died July 30, 1871,
aged twenty years; Martha, wife of James B.
Anderson, of Wilkinsburg, has three children, -
Florence, Lewis and Mary; Henry C., the
subject of this sketch; Francis M., who married
Ida McCormic, is an attorney of Pittsburg;
Edward Wallace, Pittsburg, married Hattie Lindsey,
and has three children, Mark, Blair and
Marguerita.
Henry C. Mc
Kelvey started out to carve his fortune at the age of
fourteen years, and for one year was employed in the sheet-iron
department of the boiler works. Then for over a year he was
messenger boy for the Western Union Telegraph Company. After
that he served a two-years apprenticeship to the trade of making
ladies' straw and felt hats. The close confinement incidental to
that business did not agree with his health, so in 1876 he entered
upon a railroad career, beginning as fireman on the Pennsylvania
Railroad. He served as fireman from September, 1876, until
March, 1878, on the Pennsylvania Road; was fireman on the Pan Handle
from December, 1878, until May, 1880, when he was promoted to a
position as engineer; engineer on the Baltimore & Ohio four months;
engineer on the Pittsburg & Lake Erie one year; engineer on the
Pittsburg & Western and the Pittsburg, C. & T. Railroad from 1883
until March, 1886. From March, 1886, until January, 1887, he was
employed as assistant engineer in the Cartwright, McCurdy
& Co. rolling mills, Youngstown, Ohio. Since
February 9, 1887, he has been an engineer on the Nickel Plate.
He has never had an accident that cost the company anything as a
result of his fault, nor an accident in which any person lost limb or
life. His changes were all for increase of wages or improvement
of condition.
Mr. McKelvey
was married Aug. 25, 1888, to Miss Ida Dill,
daughter of Charles L. and Mary J. (Blake) Dill, of
Youngstown, Ohio. Her mother is now a resident of Conneaut.
Mr. and Mrs. McKelvey have three children:
Francis, Marion, Raymond Dill and Olive Irene.
He is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and in
politics is a Republican. Like many of the Brotherhood, he has a
comfortable and happy home.
Source #2 -
History of Ashtabula County, Ohio -
by Moina W. Large - Vol. I - 1924 |
J. R.
McLAUGHLIN, a successful young business man of Conneaut, is a
veteran of the World War. He was born at Falls Creek, Pa.,
Nov. 28, 1895, and is the son of John H. and Margaret (Patton)
McLaughlin.
John H. McLaughlin was born in Pennsylvania where
he now resides. He lives at Falls Creek where he has owned a
blacksmith shop for many years. Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin
have five children: Zella, married Earl T. English,
lives at Tiffin, Ohio; Nellie, deceased; J. R., the
subject of this sketch; Warren and Leslie, live at Falls
Creek, Pa.
J. R. McLaughlin was educated in the public and
high schools of Falls Creek, Pa., and has lived in Conneaut since
1918. He was inducted into service during the World War and
served with the 9th Battalion 33rd Depot Brigade. He was
discharged from service in November, 1919. Mr. McLaughlin
has been a member of the jewelry firm of Loomis - McLaughlin
since 1923. The firm was formerly known as Herrick &
Loomis.
On August 16, 1921, Mr. McLaughlin was
united in marriage with Miss Eleanor Alter, a native of
Conneaut, and the daughter of J. H. and Nannie (Olmsted) Alter,
who live at Conneaut. To Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin has
been born one child, Robert Morris, born July 5, 1924.
Mr. Alter is an engineer on the Nickel Plate Railroad and is
one of the pioneer railroad men of this section. He is a
Republican and belongs to the Masonic lodge. Mr. and Mrs.
Alter have one child, Mrs. McLaughlin.
Mr. McLaughlin is a member of the Congregational
Church and is identified with the Masonic lodge and American Legion.
He is well and favorably known in Ashtabula County.
Source #2 - page 674 |
H. H. MEAD, JR.,
who was engaged in the furniture business with his father in
Conneaut, is among the substantial citizens of Ashtabula County.
He was born at Corry, Pa., in 1882, and is the son of Henry H.
and Jessie E. (Dingman) Mead.
Henry H. Mead, who organized the H. H. Mead &
Son Company of Conneaut, was born in Ireland, and when a young
man came to this country, locating in Pennsylvania. In 1889 he
brought his family to Conneaut, where he established his present
business. Mr. Mead is a Republican and he and his
family belong to the Congregational Church. There are three
children in the Mead family: H. H., Jr., the subject of
this sketch; James, lives at White Plains, N. Y.; and
Thomas F., who lives at Elizabeth, N. J.
H. H. Mead, Jr., attended the public
schools at Erie, Pa., and when a young man became connected with the
Erie Daily Times, which was owned by John J. Mead. He
has been associated in business with his father since 1923.
The company deals in high grade furniture and house furnishings.
In November, 1913, Mr. Mead was married to
Miss Josephine S. Reid, a native of San Francisco, Calif., and
the daughter of Jacob N. and Isabelle (VanDorn) Reid, natives
of New Jersey. Mr. Reid is an authority on chocolate
processes and is employed as an expert by various large chocolate
manufacturers. There are three children in the Reid family:
Ruth, married F. L. Alpaugh, lives in Maplewood,
N. J.,; Raymond D.; and Mrs. Mead. To H. H.
and Josephine S. (Reid) Mead three children have been born:
Henry H., deceased, Earl Van Dorn, and
Eleanor Ruth.
Mr. Mead is a Republican and a member of the
Congregational Church.
Source #2 - page 674 |
ANDREW MERILA
has been connected with the New York Central Railroad for 20 years and
is a substantial citizen of Ashtabula county. He was born in Finland,
November 11, 1881, and is a son of Eli and Anna
Merila.
Eli Merila spent his entire life on a
farm in Finland and died June 26, 1924. His widow lives on the home
place there. They had three children. Andrew, the subject of
this sketch; John, lives in Finland, and Anna, married
Alfred Newguard, lives in Michigan.
After coming to the United States in 1905, Andrew
Merila located in Ashtabula county and entered the employ of
the New York Central Railroad in the car repair department. He is now
foreman of that shop. In 1924, Mr. Merila removed to
Jefferson township, where he owns a large and well improved farm. He
specializes in dairy farming and is a breeder of Holstein cattle.
On April 11, 1906, Mr. Merila was married
to Miss Mary Tarppa, also a native of Finland,
born February 15, 1886, and a daughter of John and Catherine Tarppa,
both of whom are deceased. They were the parents of six
children, as follows: Mrs. Merila; John, lives in
Finland; Helen, deceased; William, lives in Ashtabula;
Elma and Arthur, live in Finland. To Andrew and Mary
(Tarppa) Merila seven children have been born: Aili,
born October 23, 1907; Sula, born November 28, 1908; Arvl,
born January 10, 1910; Anna, born September 18, 1911; Arnold,
born March 27, 1913; Leo, born June 25, 1917, and Gertrude,
born October 26, 1922.
Mr. Merila and his family are
members of the Lutheran church and he belongs to the Modern Woodmen of
America. He is a progressive type of man, a good farmer and a
successful manager. |
AARON
MERRITT, deceased, was a veteran of the Civil War and for
many years a prosperous farmerand stockman of Ashtabula County.
He was born in Greene Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, Jan. 18,
1840, and was a son of Aaron and Isabel (Clyde) Merritt.
Aaron Merritt, Sr., was a native of Massachusetts,
and a pioneer settler of Ohio. He was born Dec. 12, 1807, and
died Jan. 28, 1869. His wife was born Nov. 17, 1806, and died
in 1870. They were the parents of the following children:
Sylvania, born Mar. 27, 1826; Sylvester, born Mar. 23,
1828; William, born Apr. 3, 1833; Amelia, born Aug.
25, 1836; Solomon; Nancy, and Aaron, the subject of
this sketch.
Aaron Merritt was reared and educated in Greene
Township, Trumbull County, and in 1852 removed to the present
Merritt farm in Colebrook Township. During the Civil War
he served with Company B, 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was in
service for more than three years. He died May 2, 1918, and is
buried in Greene Township, Trumbull County.
On Aug. 22, 1868, Mr. Merritt was united in
marriage with Miss Marilla Shumaker, who was born in Ohio,
Dec. 3, 1842, and a daughter of Madison and Anna Sophia Shumaker,
early settlers of Ashtabula County. Mrs. Merritt now
resides on the home place with her son, Aaron Glen. To
Aaron and Marilla (Shumaker) Merritt five children were born, as
follows: Bymer E., born Apr. 29, 1869; Eldora,
born Nov. 10, 1871; Albina, deceased; Amelia, born
Nov. 3, 1881; and Aaron Glen, born Mar. 29, 1885.
On Apr. 17, 1917, Aaron Glenn Merritt was
married to Miss Hazel Pitman, a native of Frankfort, Kan.,
and they have three children: Frederick, born Mar. 24,
1919; Dorothy, born Mar. 4, 1921; and Margaret, born
Oct. 30, 1923.
Aaron Merritt was a Republican, a member of the
Grand Army of the Republic and belonged to the Disciples Church.
Mrs. Merritt is an interesting pioneer woman of Ohio where she
has spent her entire life.
Source #2 - page 939 |
E. R. METCALF, whose name heads this sketch, was born in Ashtabula
county, Ohio, March 17, 1818, and was reared on his father's large
farm, attending the schools in his vicinity. At the age of sixteen
years he secured employment as a cabin boy on a boat plying the lakes,
in which capacity he worked three months, when he was advanced to a
position before the mast. He worked in different positions after that,
serving for five years on a sail boat and four years on a steamer,
severing his connection with, the lake trade while holding the
position as second mate of a steamboat. On relinquishing that
position, he invested his small earnings in a farm, his first purchase
being a tract of twenty-three acres. By industry, careful economy and
excellent management, he gradually increased his means, adding to his
land from time to time until he now owns 400 acres, all well
cultivated and improved. The place is contiguous to the city, and is
one of the good farms of the county. He also owns a home in Ashtabula,
in which he has passed the last few years of his life, enjoying, in
ease and comfort, the accumulations of former years of toil and
economy, blest in the affection of a worthy family and the universal
esteem of his fellow men.
When twenty-five years of age, Mr. Metcalf was married in Ashtabula,
by Elder Low to Miss Virginia Sweet, a lady of social culture and
domestic accomplishments, daughter of Peleg and Hannah (Stevens)
Sweet. She was one of eleven children: Sidney, who married
Adaline Easton; Virginia W., born January 25, 1822;
Albert, who married Candis Sweet; Harmon married
Rebecca Woodbury; Pembroke married Betsy
Castle, nee Cheney; Rushbroke married Lucana Sweet; Jesse M.;
Letitia
married William D. La Zade; Emelia married Truman Shaw;
Emma died
young; and Wilson married Alice Forbes. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Metcalf
have four children: Marion, who married James Forsyth;
Friend married Lewella Hayward; Chauncey J. married
Abbie Foot; Dennis D. married
Martha Askew. In politics Mr. Metcalf is a Republican, having cast his
first vote for William H. Harrison and his last for his grandson,
Benjamin.
Mr. Metcalf is essentially domestic in his tastes, finding his
greatest happiness in his home surroundings. Like his honored father
before him, he is deeply imbued with the love for his native city and
country, whose progress seems a part of himself. |
EZRA R. METCALF. Few men in Ashtabula county,
Ohio, have contributed as much to her material and moral advancement
as the subject of this sketch, who has greatly aided, by his energy
and ability, in pushing her car of progress along the road leading to
the point of high eminence now attained.
He inherits his sturdy qualities from hardy New England ancestors, who
have been in this county since early Colonial times. His grandfather,
Ezra Metcalf, was born in New Hampshire about the middle
of the eighteenth century, and spent his life in the Granite State.
John Metcalf, his son, father of the subject of this
sketch, was born in that commonwealth in the latter part of the same
century, and was reared and educated there. When he had attained the
age of manhood, he went to Canandaigua, New York, where he secured the
contract for carrying mail from that point to Niagara, the same State,
his route being afterward extended as the road was opened up to
Buffalo, to which latter city he was the first man to carry a mail
bag. From that city he pushed his way westward on foot, with a mail
bag on his back, blazing a path through the untraveled wilderness, his
course afterward becoming a beaten track, over which many hundreds
passed to the promised land of the West. Later on, he settled in
Ashtabula, Ohio, where he established a small mercantile, business in
East Village, resigning to the Government his commission as
mail-carrier. The desire for his old occupation, however, grew upon
him, until he shortly afterward secured another mail contract from the
Government, this time for the route west of Ashtabula to Cleveland,
his familiar face being again seen in Uncle Sam's service as far
toward the setting sun as Fort Meigs, Defiance and other distant
points. He visited Washington on horseback as many as fourteen times
to renew his contract with the Government, when, becoming by this time
aged, and being a cripple from youth, he surrendered his commission,
after a service in the mail department of the Government for more than
thirty years. His remaining years were spent in retirement, and he
died in Ashtabula, August 20, 1853, aged seventy years. He thus passed
from the midst of his family and many admiring friends, to whom his
many sterling qualities of mind and heart had greatly endeared him.
His wife, mother of the subject of this sketch, was a daughter of
Peleg Sweet, Sr., a prominent character of Ashtabula county, of
which he was a pioneer. He was a native of Connecticut and a shoemaker
by trade, an occupation he followed in earlier life, but which he
abandoned after coming to this county. He traded his old home in New
England for 800 acres in Ashtabula county, to which he removed, and on
which he made his home until death, cultivating and improving his land
until it became a valuable piece of property. He donated several
pieces of land to Ashtabula,—a cemetery plat, a tract for a park in
East Village and an eighty-foot street,—which are lasting monuments to
his liberality, as well as his devotion to the interests of his
adopted city. He is deserving of the regard of all patriots, having
sealed his devotion to his country by an efficient service in the war
of 1812. His wife, Mary Wilkinson, was the daughter of
an Englishman, and was one of thirteen children, of whom eleven
attained maturity, those besides herself being: Clarissa,
Lauren, Isaac, Lewis, Asa and Aria (twins),
Fretus, Peleg, Susan and Orphia, the
others dying in infancy. John Metcalf and wife had six
children: Birdsey S., who was married three times, first to
Samantha Cheney, next to Eliza Hall, and
lastly to Emily Hall; he died in 1890; E. R., the
subject of this sketch; John Q.; Clarissa, who married
Robert Johnson; Lauren D.; Mary M.,
who married Dennis Dean, who died in New York city while
on a visit; her remains were brought to Ashtabula for interment. |
WILLARD
S. MONTGOMERY, a well known and substantial citizen of
Ashtabula County, who lives in Conneaut Township, is a native of
Ashtabula County. He was born on a farm in Wayne Township,
Jan. 28, 1857, and is the son of Allen and Mahala (Morrison)
Fobes.
Allen Fobes was a native of Wayne Township,
Ashtabula County, and engaged in general farming and stock raising
during his entire life. Mr. and Mrs. Fobes, now
deceased, had three children: Flora, married Bela
Barber, both deceased; Ella, married Leroy Witter,
both deceased; and Willard S., the subject of this sketch.
Willard S. Montgomery was educated in the
schools of Geneva and when a young man learned the printer's trade,
which he has since followed. He ha been employed on various
newspapers in Cleveland and Geneva, and since 1907 has been
connected with the Conneaut News Herald, a daily newspaper.
Mr. Montgomery is a linotype operator.
On May 23, 1878, Mr. Montgomery was
married to Miss Evelyn Patterson, a native of New York City,
born Jan. 8, 1858, and to this union two children were born:
Willard Hugh lives at Portland, Ore.; and George,
lives at Anderson, Ind. Mrs. Montgomery died Sept. 20,
1887, and is buried in Geneva. Willard Hugh Montgomery
has six children: Allen Kent, Irene, Margaret, Willard, George
and Olive.
On Feb. 14, 1889, Mr. Montgomery was married
the second time to Miss Eleanor Rathbun, a native of
Conneaut, born Oct. 22, 1861, and to this union four children were
born, as follows: Carl, an employe of the Bessemer &
Lake Erie Railroad, lives at Erie, Pa.; Olive, lives at home;
and Mary, married Harold Puffer, lives at Conneaut.
Carl Montgomery has seven children: Elmer, Viola, Robert,
Evelyn, Hazel, Marjorie and Esther Montgomery. Ernest
Montgomery has six children: Gleason, Helen, Ruth,
Jane, Ernest, Jr., and Lucille Montgomery. Mary Puffer
has one son, Willard Lewis Puffer. Mrs. Montgomery died
Oct. 14, 1924, and is buried in
City Cemetery
at Conneaut.
Mr. Montgomery is a Republican and a member of
the South Ridge Baptist church. He is an energetic man who
stands well in the esteem of his neighbors and fellow citizens.
Source #2 - page 988
SHARON WICK'S NOTE: Willard S. and Mary Eleanor Montgomery's
gravestone can be found at:
http://www.conneautohio.us/citycemgravestones.htm
Robert's stone is supposed to be there but I haven't located it yet. |
PHILLIP
MOORE, another one of the worthy citizens of Conneaut, who is
employed as conductor on the Nickel Plate Railroad, ws born in Erie
County, Pennsylvania, May 26, 1867, son of Elijah and Mary E.
(McGuire) Moore.
Elijah Moore was born in Pennsylvania, and was
twice married - first, June 4, 1845, to Mary E. McGuire, and,
Sept. 18, 1885, to Mrs. Julia (Mills) Barnum. The
latter is still an honored resident of Conneaut/ During the
war, Mr. Moore rendered efficient service in Company A, One
Hundred and forty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, enlisting
Aug. 21, 1862, and being honorably discharged May 31, 1865. He
was in the Army of the Potomac and was corporal of his company.
He came to Conneaut from Girard, Pennsylvania, in 1872, and resided
here until the time of his death, October 31, 1892. He was a
teamster, worked for the Conneaut Paper Mill Company for a number of
years, and by all who ever knew him was regarded as an honorable and
upright man. His first wife died May 13, 1884, at the age of
sixty years. Their four children were as follows:
Jennie, a resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, was married Feb. 3,
1869, to Joseph Hamilton, and has six children, Ella,
Nelson, Willie, Martha, Eddie and Viola; Desda, of
Sandusky, Ohio, was married Feb. 11, 1872, to Orlando Orcott,
and has five children, Alice, Lloyd, Mary, Samuel and
Joseph; George, of Cleveland, Ohio, was married Nov. 25, 1887,
to Margaret Stevens; and Philip, the subject of our
sketch.
Phillip Moore started out in life as a clerk,
and after clerking for awhile, he kept a feed store. Then he
turned his attention to railroading and has been in railroad employ
ever since. He began as brakeman on the Nickel Plate in
1884, and in 1887, at the age of twenty, was promoted to the
position of conductor. He has been a conductor ever since, and
in that employ of the same company, his efficient service making him
a valued employe.
Mr. Moore is a member of the Uniformed Rank, K.
of P., No. 114, and Maple lodge, No. 217, K. of P., Conneaut; also
of the Nickel Plate Division, No. 145, Order Railroad Conductors.
He is a Republican.
In concluding this sketch, we relate the story
connected with the life of Mr. Moore's mother, which, indeed,
reminds us of the old saying that truth is often stranger than
fiction.
Mary E. McGuire was born on board a clipper
ship, sailing under American colors, in the waters of the
Mediterranean sea, her father being captain of the vessel.
Captain Daniel McGuire and his wife were drowned off the coast
of Maine. He was in the American marine and was just returning
from Japan after an absence of three years. His wife and
little daughter were with him, the former, a consumptive, being in a
dying condition. The vessel had seventy-five cabin passengers,
besides a crew of twenty-five persons. During his absence the
channel had been charged. The night was dark, a storm was
approaching, his wife and was thought to be dying, and he was an
anxious to get to land. In this troubled and excited condition
he had neglected to give the signal for a pilot. This
oversight caused the vessel to run against the breakers and she was
torn to pieces. The captain tied his daughter to some rigging,
tossed her into the sea, and jumped in after her. The dying
wife and mother sank to rise no more, as also did the crew and cabin
passengers. Mary and her father were picked up the third day.
She was unhurt, but he, having been struck by timbers was injured
fatally and lived only a short time after they were brought to
shore. This occurred in 1836, when Mary E. was ten years of
age. She was adopted by Rev. R. A. Sheldon, and
Episcopal clergyman, and his wife, and was reared by them. Her
father married her mother very much against the will of the latter's
parents. The young couple eloped. This so incensed the
parents that they disowned her. The parents were immensely
wealthy, and if the certificate or proof of Captain McGuire's
marriage to their daughter could be produced, the descendants of
Mary E. would be heir to an independent fortune.
After the little orphan had lived for some years at the
home of Rev. Sheldon, he and his wife took her with the to
England, and while there, they visited her grandparents. The
clergyman introduced their granddaughter to them and told them of
the sad death of her parents. The grandmother, who still had a
mother's love for her erring and lost daughter, suggested to her
husband that they adopt the child as their own. After
considering the matter, he replied: "No! she looks like her father;
I can't consent to it." Those who knew the old gentleman were
well aware that when he said "No" h meant it with all the
impetuosity of his English Nature. She returned to America
with the clergyman and wife, who gave her a happy hoe while she
remained with them.
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J. J. MUNDY,
editor of the Ashtabula Star-Beacon, is one of the widely known
newspaper men of the country. He was born in Philadelphia,
Pa., Nov. 23, 1872, and attended school in that city. He also
attended the West Farmington, Ohio, Western Reserve Seminary and
Normal School and Valparaiso, Ind., University.
Mr. Mundy started as printer's devil in
Coudersport, Pa., and afterward became "local editor." Later
he became half owner and editor of a paper at that place. He
was connected with printing plants and newspapers of Chicago for
four years, and followed newspaper business in Philadelphia for some
time. In 1910 he came to Ashtabula. With M. T. Stokes he
started and had charge of Evening Independent. After two years
he became editor of the Beacon-Record and the papers were combined
and are now known as the Star-Beacon.
For three years Mr. Mundy wrote "Cherry Valley Notes:
for the Hearst Sunday papers.
For nine yeas he has been writing Once-Overs for the
International Feature Service of New York, which is controlled by
W. R. Hurst.
Mr. Mundy is a Mason, a member of the Rotary Club,
belongs to the Episcopal Church and is a Republican. He is
married and has one daughter, aged 16 years.
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