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BIOGRAPHIES
Each Book has it's own separate biographical index.
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX FOR SOURCE #1:
The History of Clark County, Ohio :
containing a
history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., general and local
statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history
of the Northwest Territory, history of Ohio, map of Clark County,
Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc., etc.
Chicago: W.H. Beers & Co., 1881,
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BIOGRAPHICAL
INDEX FOR SOURCE #2:
A Standard History of Springfield and Clark County,
Ohio: an
Volume 2 - Publ. 1922
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Springfield Twp. -
JAMES
NEILL, of the firm of Neill & Co.,
manufactures of and dealers in boots and shoes, Springfield.
Mr. Neill is a native of Chester Co., Penn., born May
9, 1829; his early youth was spent on a farm. At 16
years of age, he began to learn the shoemaker's trade in
Rockville, in his native county, and, after completing his
apprenticeship, worked there as a journeyman some two years,
then went to Philadelphia, where he was employed eight years
as foreman in the cutting department of a large wholesale
boot and shoe manufacturing firm. In 1854, he came
West and located at Springfield, and has since been
identified with the boot and shoe trade of this city, with
the exception of a short interval, when he was employed as a
traveling salesman in the same line During the ten
years previous to the formation of the firm of which he is
now a member, he was foreman of the manufacturing department
of Reifsnider & Brother of this city. It will
thus be seen that the greater part of Mr. Neill's
unusual experience and opportunity to learn all the
intricacies of manufacturing, and the special wants of the
people of this vicinity, which accounts in part for the
marked success of his present firm. He married, in
1856, Mary E., daughter of Jeremiah and Catharine
Harris, who were residents of this city. Her
father is now deceased, but her mother still resides here,
being quite advanced in years. This union has been
blessed with seven children, five of whom are living, two
sons and three daughters, viz., Frank, George, Mattie,
Nettie, and Annie, all of whom are members of the
family household.
SOURCE
#1: The History of Clark County, Ohio; Publ.
Chicago: W.H. Beers & Co., 1881 - Page 891 |
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