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Source:
History of the Upper Ohio Valley
with Historical Account of Columbiana
County, Ohio.
A statement of the Resources, Industrial Growth and
Commercial Advantages. Family History and Biography
Vol. I & II. Illustrated
Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)
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JOHN CAMERON
was born in Invernesshire, Scotland, on
the 22nd of May, 1795, the son of
John and Nancy (Frasier) Camron.
In 1801 he emigrated to America with his
parents. They settled in
Pittsburg, where they remained until the
death of the former, who lived to be one
hundred and seven years old.
John learned the glass blowers'
trade in Pittsburg and worked at it
until he was twenty-eight years of age,
at which time he removed to Ohio and
entered a quarter-section of land in
Madison township, Columbiana county.
Here he built the first log house in
that part of the county. He
married Nancy Paul, daughter of
John and Hannah Paul, natives of
Pennsylvania. They have had nine
children: Mrs. Nancy McConaghy,
Mrs. Hannah Norris, Mrs. Rebecca
Nothdoft; Margaret and
Alexander B. The latter
enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and
Forth-third regiment. Ohio national
guard, and later in the Ohio volunteer
infantry. All of his brothers were
in the same company and all served
faithfully for the continued union of
their country. John has
been superintendent of the Twentieth
ward school of Pittsburg for twenty
years; he married Mattie Simpson;
William T., now living in Iowa,
where he is engage din farming, married
Maggie McCready; Mary Jane, wife
of A. M. Norris, of Yellow Creek
township; and Sarah E., who
resides on the old homestead. This
is one of the leading families of
Columbiana county. Its members are
generally found on the right side of the
leading questions of the day and they
are much respected and esteemed by the
community at large.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I
- Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891 - Page
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ADDESIN
M. CARR. The member of the large hardware firm
of Carr & Tescher, of Salem, is Addesin M. Carr.
Mr. Carr is an Ohioan by birth, having first seen the
light at Smithfield, Jefferson county, Ohio, Dec. 18, 1844.
His parents, Aquilla and Mary (Ong) Carr, were the
children of James Carr and Finley Ong,
respectively. Both of these grandparents were pioneer
settlers of Jefferson county, and were among its most
prominent citizens. Mr. Carr removed from his
native town to Salem, in 1855, and there received most of
his scholastic training in the public schools. In 1862
he entered the hardware business s a clerk, and has found
his business so congenial that he has since remained in it.
The firm of Carr & Tescher was formed in 1887,
and has since continued in active operation. Although
this firm was not established until 1887, yet Mr. Tescher
has been associated in business with Mr. Carr since
1870. In September, 1868, the marriage ceremony of
Henry S. Carr and Phoebe J. Harris was solemnized, and
has resulted in the birth of three children: Charles S.,
Lizzie M. and Raymond. Mrs. Carr is the
daughter of Silas and Anne (Hillis) Harris, respected
residents of Salem. Mr. Carr is a wide-awake,
progressive business man. His life of probity and
unquestioned honesty has won the respect and esteem of his
fellow townsmen, and he is looked upon as one of Salem's
solid business men. His political convictions are
intensely republican.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I
- Publ. Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller -
1891 - Page 200 |
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ROBERT
N. CHAMBERLIN, one of the most
prominent business men of East
Palestine, Ohio, was born Jan. 5, 1860,
the son of John T. and Sarah
Chamberlin. Maud A., the wife
of Samuel J. Lowry, a merchant of
East Palestine; Mary E., Sarah R.,
Fannie and Carrie, were the
children born to John T. and
Narcissus Chamberlin he having
married a second time. John
was born in 1832, his parents being
Dr. Robert and Rebecca C.
(Taggart) Chamberlin. Robert
was born in Pennsylvania and came to
Ohio with his parents. Rebecca
Taggart was born in 1810, in
Columbiana county, Ohio. The house
where she was born is still standing.
She lives at East Palestine, having
reached the ripe age of eighty-one
years. John T. Chamberlin
was prominently identified with the
growth of Columbiana county. For
many years he was engaged in the real
estate business at East Palestine, and
at the time of his death was also
engaged in the lumber business. He
started life a poor boy, but by energy
and great business tact, made a success.
He was a man of undoubted integrity and
ability. He was one of the most
prominent members of the republican
party in that portion of the state, and
for ten years as a member of the East
Palestine council. He was a ruling
elder of the Presbyterian church, and a
charitable, progressive man, having done
more toward the advancement of the
interests of the city than almost any
other one man. His death occurred
October 10, 1877, and was a public
calamity. Robert N. Chamberlin
has been a life long resident of East
Palestine. His early youth was
spent in acquiring an education and in
his father's employ. When
twenty-one years of age he embarked in
the furniture business, and has since
continued in that trade, having met with
much success. He is also quite
extensively interested in one of the
largest potteries in the vicinity of
East Palestine. July 13, 1887, his
marriage to Miss Jennie Luther
was solemnized. Mrs. Chamberlin
is the daughter of John and Anne
Luther, residents of East Palestine,
but natives of England. In
1888, Mr. Luther was a member of
the National republican convention which
met at Chicago, having been elected to
represent the eighteenth congressional
district, he is also a member of the
republican central committee and of the
executive committee. He is one of
the leading citizens of the county, and
an intelligent, energetic man.
Himself and wife are communicants of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I
- Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891 - Page 269 |
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ELMER E.
CHAMBERS, senior member of the
grocery firm of Chamber Bros., is
a native of Jefferson county, Ohio, and
dates his birth from the year 1862.
He is the son of Richard and Mary E.
Chambers, the father a native of
England and the mother of this country.
Richard Chambers, a carpenter by
trade, came to the United States in
1858, and engaged in merchandising at
Knoxville, Jefferson county, with the
business interests of which town he was
identified until his death in 1881.
The subject of this sketch is one of the
six sons of Richard and Mary Chambers
now living. He attended the
schools of Knoxville for some years, and
his initiation into business was in his
father's store, where he soon obtained a
practical knowledges of the mercantile
trade. After the father's death
the store was operated for a period of
two years by the widow, and it then went
into the hands of Frank B. Chambers,
who, in 1887, effected a copartnership
with the subject of this sketch, and the
firm thus formed came to East Liverpool,
where it has since done a very extensive
and successful business. Mr.
Chambers was married in 1888 to Mary
J. McBride, of Columbiana county, who
has borne him one child, Ralph E.
Chambers.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I
- Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891 - Page 305 |
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CHARLES CHANDLER,
a prominent agriculturist and breeder of
fine horses, was born on the old
homestead in Center township, Columbiana
county, Ohio, in May, 1828. He is
the son of Morgan and Permelia
(McClain) Chandler. The father
was born in this county in 1810.
He was the son of Joshua Chandler,
a native of Pennsylvania, who came to
Ohio in 1805, moving all his household
effects and farm implements on the backs
of horses. He entered a section of
wild land and cleared it into a fine
farm. He suffered all the
hardships and perils incident to the
life of a pioneer. Morgan
Chandler served a term of six years
as a justice of the peace of Center
township, and was a well known and
influential man. Charles
reached the years of manhood on the
family estate, having been educated in
the district school. In 1861 he
married Miss Abigail H. Flemming,
daughter of John and Mary (Scott)
Flemming. Nine children, eight of
whom are living, have been born to them,
they are: Emmet, Minnie, Cora B.,
John, Harry, Edward, Curtis and
Adelbert. The mother was born
in this county. She is a
communicant of the United Presbyterian
church, while her husband is a member of
the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr. Chandler has served as clerk of
the school board of his district for
twelve years, and his administration of
the office has been received with much
favor. He is a member of the I. O.
O. F. of New Lisbon, and is one of the
leading and practical citizens of the
county. He has made an enviable
success in life in his business and is
recognized as one of the ablest farmers
and horse breeders in the community.
His specialty is Hambletonian horses.
He owns a very noted stallion, and a
colt which is celebrated for having won
a race when but one year old.
Source: History of the Upper Valley -
Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant &
Fuller - 1891 - Page 215 |
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J. LAWRENCE CHANDLER,
the descendant of an old and
distinguished pioneer family, was born
in Center township, Columbiana county,
Ohio, in 1851, the son of Jesse
and Prudence (Ferrall) Chandler,
a complete history of whom will be found
elsewhere in this work. J.
Lawrence Chandler was born and
reared on the old homestead farm that
has been in the family from the time it
was first redeemed from the surrounding
wilderness. He was the recipient
of a good common school education.
When a young man he chose the vocation
of tilling the soil, and the light of
after years proves that the choice was
well made, for he has made an unusual
success in agriculture and is recognized
as one of the leading farmers and
citizens of this county. In 1876,
his marriage to Miss Sarah Atterholt
was solemnized and has happily resulted
in the birth of two sons: John
J. and Frank. Mrs. Chandler
is the daughter of John and
Evaline (Williams) Atterholt, and
was born and raised in Hanover township,
Columbiana county. Mr. Chandler
owns 110 acres of the old family
property, and the entire farm is under a
state of the highest cultivation,
stocked with the best of farm animals,
buildings and all needed implements for
the successful and proper operation of a
modern farm. The family is held in
the highest respect and esteem in the
community. They are communicants
of the Methodist Episcopal denomination.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley -
Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant &
Fuller - 1891 - Page 214 |
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MARIAN W. CHANDLER,
was born in Center township in 1848, the
son of Jesse and Prudence (Ferrall)
Chandler. The father was born
in this county in 1824. He was a
son of Joshua and Patience (Wayney)
Chandler, and died Apr. 5, 1888,
aged sixty-three years. Joshua
was a native of Pennsylvania, having
been born in Chester county in the year
1781, and he was married in Fayette
county, in same state. He moved to
Ohio in 1805, and settled in Center
township where he bought eighty acres of
wild land, upon which he built a log
cabin. The land was part of a
quarter section entered by John
Gouldin, a brother-in-law, whose
first and second wives were sisters of
Joshua Chandler. The latter
finally bought all the land that
Gouldin had entered, besides some
entered by other neighbors, until his
farm consisted of 210 acres. This
he subsequently divided between two of
his sons, and also bought farms for four
other sons, besides dividing a large sum
of money among his four daughters.
A blacksmith by trade, he soon had
a shop, and the trade of his county for
miles around. He was the only
resident of the neighborhood at that
time who owned a wagon. It was in
this old-fashioned covered wagon that he
and his family lived while the husband
and father was building the humble
log-cabin. At one time his courage
forsook him and he decided to return to
the more civilized east, but the good
counsels of his noble wife prevailed and
he remained. Success soon attended
his efforts, and at the time of his
death, which occurred in 1861, in his
eighty-first year, he had over 800 acres
of land. His wife Patience,
died in the year 1855, aged sixty-eight
years. There were ten children,
six boys and four girls, all of whom
reached mature age. Marian
Chandler was born and raised on the
homestead farm. He received a
practical education, and in 1872 married
Miss Anna E., daughter of John
and Mary J. (Scott) Fleming. Nora
B., and Turner M. are the
children that have been born to them.
Mrs. Chandler is a native of
Columbiana county. Mr. Chandler
started active life as a cropper on the
shares. In 1861 his father bought
forty-six acres of land which he and a
brother helped to pay for, also
ninety-six acres bought in 1873, and at
the present writing he owns a fine farm
of 100 acres. For nine years he
was honored by being elected a director
of his school district. Both
himself and wife are honored members of
the Lutheran church, and he is also a
member of the Grange.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley -
Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant &
Fuller - 1891 - Page 213 |
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JOSEPH
CHETWYND, junior member of the
firm of Wallace and Chetwynd,
manufacturers of pottery, is one of ten
children born to David and Martha (Townlay)
Chetwynd, and dates his birth from
the year 1852. He was born in
Staffordshire, England, and early served
a six years' apprenticeship as a molder
in a pottery in his native city, and
afterward conducted a business with his
father, who was also a manufacturer of
pottery. In 1872 he came to the
United States and first located in
Jersey City, N. J. and where he followed
the crockery business, dealing in
imported goods, until 1879, when he was
called to East Liverpool by the death of
his brother, who was here engaged in the
pottery works of G. S. Harker a
molder. He was prevailed upon to
take the place made vacant by the death
of his brother, and disposing of his
business interests in Jersey City, moved
to East Liverpool and for short time
worked by Mr. Harker. He
afterward returned to Jersey City, but
after remaining there a short time
located in Wheeling, W. Va., where he
engaged in the manufacture of pottery.
While there he was married to
Clementine V. Wallace, and in 1881,
in partnership with his wife's brother,
H. D. Wallace, came to East
Liverpool and purchased the Benjamin
Harker works, which they greatly
enlarged and supplied with the latest
improved appliances. Since
engaging in the business in this city
Mr. Cleveland has been sole manager
of the firm, and the business has been
constantly increasing. M.
Chetwynd is the father of five
children whose names were as follows:
Wallace Jessie, Jean and
David, all living but Jean
and one that died in infancy unnamed.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I
- Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891 - Page 306 |
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SAMUEL I.
CHISHOLM
is a descendant of one
of the early pioneer families of
Columbiana County, and is of Scotch
descent. Mr. Chisholm
was born in Salem, Ohio, Sept. 25,
1840, and was the son of John and
Elsie (Bowker) Chisholm. John
Chisholm was born in Perry County,
Penn., and came to Salem in 1838, where
he worked at his trade of blacksmithing
for a year and a half, after which he
engaged in business for himself, and
conducted a shop until his death in
1883. Samuel, Mrs. Mary J.
Entrikin and Josephus R.,
were his children. Isaiah
Bowker, and his wife Hannah
(Whitten) Cresher Bowker, were
natives of New Jersey, who settled in
Salem township in 1804, and subsequently
removed to Salem, where they remained
the balance of their lives. Four
children were born to them, named:
Mrs. Betsey Flitcraft, Mary Leach, Mrs.
Nancy Harmon and Mrs. Elsie
Chisholm. The great
grandfather of these children was a
lieutenant in the revolutionary war and
served on the staff of General
Washington. His son Isaiah,
was a soldier in the war of 1812,
serving under Capt. William Blackburn,
of Butler township. The battalion
was commanded by Col. Jacob B. Roller,
the brigade was under the command of
Brig.-Gen. Beall, and they served
under Gen. Harrison.
Samuel Chisholm received his
education in the schools of Perry
township. He learned the
blacksmith's trade with his father,
which he has since made his life
vocation. May 12, 1862, he
answered his country's call and enlisted
in Company G, Eighty-sixth Ohio
volunteer infantry, and served
faithfully and well for two years and
ten months, when he received his
honorable discharge. In 1868,
Nettie, daughter of Henry W. and
Elizabeth (Deems) Bell, of Mount
Vernon, Ohio, became his wife, and has
borne him two children, John and
Elsie. Mr. Chisholm is a
member of the I. O. O. F., K. of H., O.
I. H. and G. A. R. He is a
republican.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I
- Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891 - Page 201 |
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HARRISON CLAPSADLE,
who is descended from one of the old and influential
families of Columbiana county, was born in 1827, the son of
Daniel and Provie Clapsadle. Daniel came from
Baltimore to Ohio in 1806 and settled on fifty acres of land
where a part of New Lisbon now stands. He built the
first grist-mill in New Lisbon when there were but three
houses in the town. He was a soldier in the war of
1812. Harrison Clapsadle was reared to the
years of manhood on his father's farm, attending school in
the winter months in the old log school-house. When
but seventeen years of age he engaged himself to work for a
man at $10 per month. At the end of three years he had
managed to save $300 from his modest wages. With his
hard-earned money he bought a team of horses and began
farming on rented land. At the expiration of eleven
years he bought the farm where he now lives. His farm,
which consists of 140 acres, is one of the finest in the
township, and its prosperous appearance is ample proof of
the enterprise and thrift of its owner, who has good reason
to be proud of his success in life's battle. Mr.
Clapsadle married Miss Jane Carlisle, daughter of
John and Margaret (Hepburn) Carlisle, of Center
township. This faily was also among the early settlers
of Columbiana county. A large family of children have
grown up in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clapsadle,
namely: Jefferson, William, Frank, Mary, Wesley, George,
John, Emma, Eva, and two others who are now dead.
Mrs. Clapsadle is a consistent member of the Baptist
church.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley -
Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant &
Fuller - 1891 - Page
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ADOLPHUS
H. CLARK. One of the
successful lawyers of the city of East
Liverpool is Adolphus H. Clark,
who was born in Columbiana county, near
the town of Salineville, in the year
1847. He is the son of James
Clark, whose father, Hugh Clark,
came to Columbiana county at a very
early day, and is remembered as one of
the earliest school teachers in this
part of the state. Samuel Clark
the great-grandfather of the subject of
this sketch, was a native of Hagerstown,
Md. He had two brothers, George
and John killed by the Indians.
He was married to Nellie Violette,
who was at the time the widow of one
Lyttleton. She had a son named
John Lyttleton, and two daughters,
afterward married to George Dawson
and Mr. Scott. Samuel
had
four sons, namely: Alexander, Samuel,
George and Hugh. The
latter, Hugh Clerk, and
grand-father of Adolphus H. Clark,
was born in the year 1788, in western
Pennsylvania, we think in Fayette
county, near Brownsville. He came
to Ohio in the year 1800, two yeas
before it became one of the sisterhood
of states. What is now Columbiana
county was then included in Jefferson.
When about eighteen years of age he was
employed by an uncle living in Kentucky,
named Violette, the owner of a
slave plantation. This gave him
such opportunity to observe the
iniquities of the slave system, that he
was forever thereafter a hater of the
institution, and an avowed and ever
active abolitionist. He was
married in the year 1811, to Miss
Fishel, and removed to Mad River,
Clark county, Ohio. Here two
children were born to him, Mary
and Eleanor. Upon the death
of his wife, about the year 1815; he
returned to Columbiana county, settling
upon Yellow creek, a few miles below
what is now Salineville. He was
again married in 1816, to Miss
Letitia Kerr, by whom he had seven
children, viz: Violet, James, Amelia,
Julia A., George D., Letitia J. and
John L. He died in
December, 1857, having resided all these
years in Columbiana county.
Besides following farming, he taught
school many years, and was also a music
teacher, when it was taught in
school-houses by candle light. He
is said to have been the first music
teacher in St. Clair township, this
county. Leitia Kerr,
wife of Hugh Clark, and
grandmother of A. H. Clark, was
born in 1793, the child of James Kerr
and Hannah Beard. Her
father moved to Yellow Creek in 1810,
where he resided till 1812, the year of
his death. They had eight
children, namely: Letitia Clark,
William Kerr, Mary Downard, Amelia
Woodburn, Hannah Marshall, James Kerr
and Julia Roach. She died
in May, 1855, in Washington township,
Columbiana county, Ohio. Hugh
Clark he three brothers:
Alexander, Samuel and George,
whose lives were spent in Jefferson and
Columbiana counties, Ohio.
Alexander married Ruth Matthews,
and had seven children: Sallie
Wycoff, Samuel Clark, Prudence Hart,
Alanson Clark, John Clark, Nellie
Russell and Rachel Clark.
Samuel married Jennie Carothers,
and had ten children:
Violet Adams, Rebecca Russell, Hugh
Clark, Nellie Kerr, James Clark, Sarah
Lowery, Hannah Clark, Jane Ewing,
Margaret Barcus and Lydia Criss.
George Clark married Hannah
Vaughn, and had eleven children:
Nellie Fishel, Alex Clark, Lydia
Brothers, Stephen Clark, Elizabeth
Clark, George Clark, Richard Clark,
Diana Haumers, Frances Gilson, Hannah
Clark, and Perry J. Clark.
Of the children of Hugh Clark,
grandfather of our subject, four are
deceased, viz.: Mary Carman, Violet
Saltsman, James Clark and Letitia
Campbell. Five are living
viz.: Ellen Van Fossan,
West Point, Ohio; Amelia Paisley,
New Lisbon, Ohio; Julia A. McCloskey,
Canton, Ohio; George D. Clark,
Irondale, Ohio, and J. Lyttleton
Clark, Pawnee City, Neb.
James Clark, father of
Adolphus H. Clark, was born in 1818,
on Yellow Creek bottom, near the
residence of Samuel C. Kerr, a
few miles below Salineville. He
followed brick making for several years,
teaching school in the winter. He
was also engaged at the coopering trade,
making barrels for the flour mill and
salt works, then called Farmers' Salt
Works, and also followed farming to some
extent. He was a man of more than
ordinary intelligence for his day, was
possessed of a strong and well stored
mind; was a good talker and formidable
debater. He was especially fond of
discussion, held in the village and
country school-houses. Theological,
moral and political questions were
mostly the themes for controversy.
He early espoused the anti-slavery
cause; he worked with might for
slavery's overthrow, at which he greatly
rejoiced. In line with his ideas
upon this subject he became a member of
the Free Presbyterian church, and
continued his connection therewith,
until the cause of its organization, the
institution of slavery, went down, when
that church disbanded and became a
religious body of the past. He
then united with the Presbyterian church
in which he remained a consistent member
until his decease. In politics he
was an earnest and active advocate of
the principles of the republic party,
from its birth until his death. In
later years he was engaged in mining at
Salineville. He was a member of
Company G, One Hundred and Forty-third
Ohio volunteer infantry, and saw active
duty on the Peninsula. After a
life of toil and devotion to his family,
with a firm and unyielding desire for
the promotion and betterment of mankind;
with a love for his country confined
only within the bounds of true
patriotism, still staunchly maintaining
his position with strong convictions of
the right, he passed away in death in
April, 1875, at his home in Salineville,
Ohio, almost at the threshold of the
place of his nativity, and where he
spent the many years of his life.
James Clark was married to
Miss Mary C. McMillen, a native of
Carroll county, Ohio, in 1845, by whom
he had eight children, viz.: Adolphus
H. Clark, Harriet A. Carter, L. Cordelia
Clark, Lizzie E. Omohundro, Mary
R. Clark, Hannah K., Rebecca T. and
Blanche C. Clark. Of these,
five are living, namely: A. H. Clark,
Lizzie E. Omohundro, Hannah K., Rebecca
T. and Blanche C. Clark.
The mother died in June, 1871.
George D. Clark and John L. Clark
were for many years engaged at
teaching school, and were quite
successful in that profession.
Both served their country for three
years in the late war; the former in the
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Ohio
volunteer infantry, and saw active and
arduous service in the army of the
Potomac; the latter enlisted in the One
Hundred and Four Ohio volunteer
infantry, and served in the west in
Sherman's army, under Col. J. W.
Reilly. John L. learned the
printer's trade, and for some years was
editor of the Buckeye State.
He is now engaged at farming in Pawnee
county, Neb. Adolphus H. Clark
was educated in the common schools of
the county. After reaching his
majority, he entered one of the
institutions of Columbiana county,
presided over by his uncle, J.
Lyttleton Clark, under whose
instructions and tutorship he remained
some two years. A few of his
earlier years were spent in coal mining.
After quitting school he taught for four
years in the Union schools of
Salineville and New Lisbon, during which
time he began the study of law. In
the early summer of 1873, he entered the
office of Nichols & Firestone, of
New Lisbon, Ohio, under whose
instructions he continued until his
admission to the bar in 1874. In
the spring of the following year he
began the practice oaf his profession in
East Liverpool, where he has remained
ever since in the enjoyment of a
lucrative practice. Mr. Clark
has been a hard and close student, and
is self-made and educated, having
acquired his literary and professional
training through his own efforts alone.
He was soon elected city and township
clerk of East Liverpool and Liverpool
township, and afterward served as mayor
of the town from 1880 to 1882. He
is, and always has been a republican in
politics, and has ever been active in
promoting his party's interest having
served as chairman of the local
committee several years, and was county
chairman in 1888, and conducted the
presidential campaign of that year
skillfully and successfully. He is
a member of the Masonic fraternity, in
which he has attained the degree of
Knight Templar, he is also a member of
the I. O. O. F., having taken every
degree in the order, including the
Patriarch Militant, and is a prominent
member and worker in the Order of United
American Mechanics, in which order he
has reached the rank of Councilor.
He was married in 1878 to Miss Kate
E. Ikirt, daughter of Dr. J. J.
Ikirt. To them have been born
five children, three of whom are living,
namely: Walter A., Willis I.,
and Lizzie E., two are
deceased, Charles I. and
Charlotte E. He and wife are
members of the Methodist Episcopal and
Presbyterian churches respectively.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I
- Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891 - Page 306 |
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FRANK M.
CLARK, M. D., was born in
Strongsville, Cuyahoga county, Ohio,
Jan. 14, 1854. He is a son of
Heman and Myra E. (Miles) Clark, and
is of New England Extraction. He
was reared on a farm, and received his
literary education at the normal school
at Geneva, Ohio. Having chosen
medicine as the profession best suited
to his talents, Dr. Clark first
began to study with Dr. George Lee,
of Strongsville, Ohio, but later with
Dr. E. H. Peck, of Cleveland, Ohio,
and was graduated from the Cleveland
Homeopathic Hospital medical college, in
the spring of 1880. He began
practicing at Monroeville, Huron county,
Ohio, remaining there for three years.
In 1883, he came to Salem, Ohio.
In 1880, Dr. Clark married
Miss Hattie E., daughter of D. M.
and Almira (Bryant) Strong of
Strongville, Ohio. Both himself
and wife are communicants of the
Presbyterian church, the Doctor also
being a member of the I. O. O. F., the
Ohio State Homeopathic Medical society,
the American Institute of Homeopathy,
the Eastern Ohio Homeopathic Medical
society, he being the secretary of the
last named organization, and for two
years he has been a member of the board
of education of Salem. His
political faith is found on the platform
of the republican party.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley -
Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant &
Fuller - 1891- Page 202 |
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JAMES W. CLARK,
attorney at law, was born in Liverpool
township, Columbiana county, May 15,
1855, and is a son of Rev. Samuel W.
and Sarah F. (White) Clark.
His paternal grandparents, James and
Mary (Watt) Clark, were natives of
Ireland and early pioneers of Jefferson
county. His maternal grandparents
were James and Agnes (Fergus) White,
of Washington County, Penn., but who
spent their old age with their
son-in-law and daughter in Columbiana
County. Samuel W. Clark was
a clergyman of the United Presbyterian
church, and at one time was pastor of
the East Liverpool and Calcutta
Churches. He also attained
considerable prominence in politics,
having represented Columbiana county two
terms in the state legislature, and
Jefferson county as delegate to the
state constitutional convention of
1872-3. He resided in Liverpool
township until 1867, at which time he
removed to Jefferson county, where his
death occurred in 1881. James
W. Clark was reared in Columbiana
and Jefferson counties, and received a
liberal education at Westminster
college, New Wilmington, Penn., from
which he was graduated in 1877. He
studied law with Battin & Andrews
of Steubenville, was admitted to the bar
in 1879, and at once commenced the
practice of his profession at
Steubenville, where he remained until
March, 1881. In April, 1882, he
came to Wellsville, where he has since
practiced in the courts of Columbiana
and other counties. He has been
city solicitor, and is now mayor of
Wellsville. In 1881 he was married
to Anna M., daughter of Robert
and Rebecca Cox, of Steubenville,
and has four children: Arthur,
Ethel, Helen and Robert.
Politically Mr. Clark is a
republican, and has rendered his party
valuable service.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley
- Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891
- Page 235 |
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MAJ. J. S.
CLEMMER
is a native of Stark
county, Ohio, where he was born Aug. 24,
1825, the son of Joseph and Nancy
(Swartz) Clemmer, natives of Bucks
county, Penn., who settled in Stark
county, Ohio, in 1825. Son after,
they again moved, this time to Summit
county, where the balance of their lives
were spent, the father dying at the age
of seventy years, and the mother at the
age of ninety-three. J. S.
Clemmer acquired his scholastic
education in Summit county, and also
learned the potters trade, which he
followed until his enlistment in the
union army in Aug., 1861. He
enlisted in Company G, Twenty-ninth Ohio
volunteer infantry, and they went to the
front from Jefferson, Ohio, Dec. 25,
1861. He was mustered into the
service Sept. 30, of the same year, and
was promoted to the rank of major.
He was wounded at the battle of Port
Republic, Jun 9, 1862, and on account of
serious disability, was honorably
discharged in December, 1862.
Prior to his enlistment in the army, for
a number of years he and his wife were
active members of the old anti-slavery
guard, their house being one of the many
depots on the "underground railroad."
After leaving the army, Maj. Clemmer
returned to Summit county, and in
1864, located in Salem.
Here he founded a pottery in company
with John Demming, for the
manufacture of stoneware, under the firm
name of Clemmer & Demming, which
they operated up to 1871, when Mr.
Clemmer was appointed post-master of
Salem, by Gen. Grant. After
his term expired, he for some time
engaged in the grocery business, and
later, was elected mayor of Salem.
May 27, 1845, he espoused Maria,
daughter of Moses and Tryphena
(Holcomb) Miller, who was born in
Hudson, Summit county, Aug. 13, 1825, by
whom he has had three daughters:
Felicia, deceased; Marcia,
living unmarried and Florence,
deceased. Mr. Clemmer is a
member of the G. A. R., and the I. O. O.
F. He is a loyal republican, and a
charter member of the Trescott post of
the G. A. R., and was actively engaged
in securing the erection of the Soldiers
and Sailors Home at Xenia, O.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley
- Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891
- Page 203 |
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THOMAS
CLINTON, foreman of the clay
department of Taylor & Knowles'
pottery, and also a member of the city
council of East Liverpool, was born in
Bucks county, Penn., Sept. 9th, 1849.
He is the son of Patrick and Bridget
Clinton. His father was born
in the county of Kildare, and his mother
was also a native of the Emerald Isle.
Patrick Clinton came to the
United States in 1844, and located in
Brownsborough, Bucks county, Penn.,
where he remained for about five years,
and then moved to Trenton, N. J., where
he now resides. He was married
while living in Pennsylvania to the
mother of our subject who bore him eight
children, five of whom are still living.
His wife died in 1879. Our subject
received his first schooling in Trenton,
N. J., and finished his education in the
state normal school of that city.
Immediately thereafter he began work in
the potteries as presser and followed
his trade four years in that city, after
which he spent some years in different
parts of the United States and Canada.
In1878 he came to East Liverpool and
entered the employ of the company for
which he now works. He was married
in 1880 to Mrs. Lizzie Croxall.
To this union have been born two
children: Edwin and
Bessie, both still living.
Mr. Clinton is a member of the
Royal Arcanum. He has never taken
any active part in politics, but votes
the republican ticket. In 1888 he
was elected to the city council, was
re-elected in 1890 and is now filling
that office. He is one of the
prosperous business men of East
Liverpool, and enjoys the esteem of his
fellow citizens.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio
Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891 - Page 309 |
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J. F. COLLINS.
Among the successful business men of
Salineville worthy of special mention is
J. F. Collins, junior member of
the mercantile firm of McGarey,
Conley & Collins, who was born in
Salineville in 1859, the son of
Thomas and Susan (Sweeney) Collins,
natives of Ireland. The parents
came to the United States in a very
early day and located near the town on a
farm, having been among the pioneer
settlers of this pat of the county.
J. F. Collins was reared amid the
active scenes of farm life, attended the
common schools at intervals during the
years of his minority, and remained
under the parental roof until 1873, at
which time he entered the commercial
department of Mt. Union college, near
Alliance, Ohio, where he pursued his
studies one year for the purpose of
preparing himself for merchandising,
which he early chose for his life work.
Soon after leaving college he entered
upon his mercantile career as a
book-keeper with the firm of McGarey,
McGonagal & Co., in which capacity
he continued three eyes, when he
purchased an interest in the business
which he still holds. He has been
quite successful as a merchant and is
one of the popular salesmen of
Columbiana county, and also one of its
popular and highly respected citizens.
He was married in 1882 to Mary Nixon,
daughter of John and Eliza Nixon,
who came from Ireland to the United
States, in 1851, and located at
Salineville, where the mother is still
living, the father having died in 1868.
Mr. and Mrs. Collins are members
of the Roman Catholic church, and Mr.
Collins is an earnest supporter of
the democratic party. They have
one child, Harold, who was born
Nov. 8, 1884.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio
Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891 - Page 301 |
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ARCHIBALD
C. COOK, one of the leading
lumber merchants of Salem, was born in
Perry township, Oct. 19, 1839. His
parents were Henry and Mary (Taylor)
Cook, sketches of whose families
will be found elsewhere in this work.
Archibald was given all the
educational advantages at hand, and
after attaining his majority engaged in
farming. Subsequently he entered
the clothing business in Salem, in which
he continued two years. In 1878
Mr. Cook established the lumber
business which has since grown to its
present magnitude. Miss Bessie,
daughter of Calvin and Sophia (Fitch)
Brainard, became his wife Nov. 27,
1873, and Ella L., Bessie M.
and Anna P. are the fruit of this
union. Mr. and Mrs. Cook
are members of the Presbyterian church,
of which he has been a trustee for
twelve years. His political faith
is founded on the principles of the
republican party. Mrs. Cook's
grandparents, John and Anna (Conn)
Brainard, and David Fitch,
were all natives of Connecticut and
pioneer settlers of Canfield and
Boordtown, respectively.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley
- Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891
- Page 204 |
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JOSEPH A. COOK.
The Cook Family has long been
conspicuously identified with the
development of Columbiana county.
It has produced men of ability and
sterling worth, men who have helped to
clear the land of timber, and redeemed
it from a wilderness infested by savage
beasts and more savage men, to one of
the most important counties in Ohio.
Joseph A. Cook is a descendant of
this sturdy pioneer family. Mr.
Cook was born in Salem township, on
the land which he now occupies,
July 3, 1843, his parents being Henry
and Mary (Taylor) Cook, of whom full
mention is made in another place in this
book. Mr. Cook has always
resided in Salem township, and now tills
and owns a part of the land which has
entered and cleared by his
great-grandfather, He married Miss
Emma A. Smiley, daughter of Dr.
James and Lavinia (Smith) Smiley of
Salem, June, 1874. They have two
children, James S. and Mary L.
The family are communicants of
the Presbyterian church. Mr.
Cook's political convictions place
him in the ranks of the independent
voters.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley
- Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891
- Page 205 |
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EDWIN COOKE,
one of the enterprising and successful
agriculturists of Perry township, was
born in Goshen township, July 20, 1848,
the son of Stacey and Martha J.
(Johnson) Cooke. Stacy Cooke,
the grandfather, was born in the city of
Philadelphia, Penn., and settled in
Goshen township about 1832. Here
he cleared and improved a large farm,
and later in life, removed to Salem, and
there ended his days. His children
were: Isaac, James, Stacy, Mrs.
Martha Street, Charles, Alexander, Mrs.
Sarah Fawcett, Mrs. Abbie Cook and
William. William Johnson, the
maternal grandfather, first settled in
Goshen township and subsequently became
a pioneer of Hanover township.
Finally he removed to Rootstown, Portage
county, and lived there the balance of
his life. He was a native of New
Jersey. Stacy Cooke removed
from Philadelphia with his parents, and
settled in Goshen township at an early
day. Locating at Perry township,
he purchased the farm now occupied by
his son, Edwin Cooke. His
death occurred Mar. 4, 1884. His
two children were, William H. and
Edwin. Edwin has
resided in Perry township since 1868.
Having chosen farming as his life work,
he was no longer able to actively engage
in the duties of a farm, and has since
continued to operate this fine property.
He married Mary Hayes in 1880.
Mr. Cooke is the daughter of
Charles I. and Deborah (Fawcett) Hayes,
residents of Salem. Mr. and
Mrs. Cooke are members of the Wilbur
Society of Friends, and are highly
respected by all with whom they have
acquaintance. Mr. Cooke's
political convictions are decidedly
republican.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley
- Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891
- Page 203 |
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COPE FAMILY.
Ten children were born to Nathan and
Jane Cope, named as follows:
Byron, Mrs. Melinda Kinnear, Mrs.
Louisa Gray, Joseph W., John D., M.D.,
Allen, Samuel F., Charles, deceased;
Mrs. Emma Dildine and Mrs.
Mary E. Phillips. Nathan Cope
was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, in
1817, on the farm which his grandfather
bought from the government in 1810.
He passed his life on the farm, and was
a celebrated fruit grower, having
invented a process of preserving fruit
which is used by almost all fruit
dealers at this time. He died in
1878. His wife was Jane Hole,
a daughter of Nathan and Sarah Hole.
She was born in 1824, and is now living
at New Waterford. Nathan Cope
and wife were members of the
Society of Friends by birthright.
JOSEPH W. COPE, the subject of
this sketch was born in 1849, in
Columbiana county, Ohio. His
boyhood was passed on the farm, and he
was given a good education, having been
graduated from Mount Union College.
In 1875, he was married to Miss Clara
Denton, daughter of Hiram and
Margaret Denton. Seven
children were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Denton three of the sons being now
engaged in the practice of law in
Indiana. Hiram Denton, died
in 1873, and his wife in 1886. To
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cope three
children were born; Sidney N.,
born in April, 1878; Frank T.,
born in April, 1884, and an infant now
deceased. For two terms Joseph
Cope has served as justice of the
peace. He is engaged in a large
fruit business, owning a fine fruit farm
in Fairfield township, and a large fruit
house at New Waterford.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio
Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891 - Page 179 |
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ISRAEL
COPE was born Nov. 16, 1825, in Columbiana county,
Ohio, the son of Israel and Elizabeth Cope, who were
the parents of twelve children. Israel, Jr.,
was reared on his father's farm. Apr. 4, 1850, he
married Miss Sarah T. Edmundson, daughter of
Jonathan adn Phoebe Edmundson. Mr. and Mrs. Cope
are the parents of the following children: Harvey C.,
born Nov. 6, 1853; died Dec. 7, 1855; Harvey D., born
Oct. 12, 1856; Maria E., born Apr. 20, 1858, wife of
William Stooksberry; Ella L. born Mar. 13, 1862; died
Feb. 15, 1890. Israel Cope's start in life was
not very promising. He learned the wagon-maker's
trade, receiving $10 for fifteen month's work during his
apprenticeship. For some time he operated a
wagon-making establishment successfully, and saved enough to
buy sixty-five acres of land, subsequently giving his entire
attention to farming. From time to time he added
more land to his farm, until at the present time he owns a
very large property. Both himself and wife are members
of the Society of Friends, and their parents before them had
the same privilege. Israel Cope, the father of
the above, was born Dec. 2, 1782, near Redstone, Penn.
He came to Ohio with his parents about the year 1800,
John and Mary being the names of his father and mother.
The father was a Pennsylvanian. He began active life
by teaching school, and later became a farmer.
He was a man of much ability, having had a remarkable
affinity, for the study of mathematics. His death was
caused by a fall, he then having attained to the ripe age of
ninety-two years. 1874 was the year of his demise.
His wife died about 1861.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio
Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891 - Page 180 |
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JOHN S. COPE,
one of the most enterprising and
intelligent farmers of Fairfield
township, was born there on the 17th of
September, 1892, his parents being
Ellis and Amy (Stratton) Cope.
His father was also born and bred in
that township, where he got his
education and spent his life. His
parents were natives of Pennsylvania,
but of English descent. The
subject of our sketch was brought up on
the farm where he now resides, it being
the same land that was entered by his
grandfather about 1807. It was not
the good fortune of Mr. Cope to
obtain a very thorough education in
school, but his natural intelligence and
fondness for reading have made up
largely for early deficiencies in this
respect. The result is that he is
now as well informed as any member of
the useful calling to which he has
devoted his life. His marriage
took place in 1861, the party of the
second part being Sarah Derhodes,
daughter of David and Mary A.
(Miller) Derhodes. The
marriage proved a happy one, and
resulted in the birth of three children:
Mary L., wife of David Hope,
who has two children, Olive, and
John; Nora L., wife of
William Caldwell, who has one child,
Howard L.; and Howard.
The mother is a native of this township,
and her birth dates from the year 1844.
Mr. Cope was one of the national
guards during the rebellion, and helped
to pursue the notorious Morgan
when that rattle-brained rebel was
making his reckless raid through the
populous counties of Ohio. Mr.
Cope has been successful in all his
undertakings. He began life for
himself on the farm which has been in
the Cope family ever since the
day of its first entry. He now
owns ninety-one acres of the old
homestead property, to which he has
added twenty-seven acres since he took
possession. He is universally
recognized as one of the live and
enterprising citizens of the township,
and enjoys the respect and confidence of
a wide circle of friends.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio
Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891 - Page 407 |
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WILLIAM H.
COPE first saw the light of day
in 1836, on the old Cope farm in
Fairfield township. The parents to
whom he owned his existence were Amos
and Amy (Stratton) Cope. His
father was born in 1809, of parents who
came to Ohio from Red Stone, Penn.,
about 1803. They entered and
settled the land which has ever since
been in the family. There the
subject of our sketch spent his boyhood
days. There he grew to manhood and
there he has since made his living.
In 1866 came the great change in his
condition which is always brought about
by marriage, the lady selected as his
life companion being Martha Derhodes,
daughter of David Derhodes.
To their happy union resulted two
children: Ada I. and Anna M.,
by name. In 1863, Mr. Cope
enlisted in Battery G, Second regiment
Ohio artillery, and served until the
regiment was discharged at the close of
the war. He has met the misfortune
of losing his eyesight almost entirely,
and it is commented on as an injustice
on the pat of the government that he is
only allowed the sum of $6 pension,
notwithstanding his very serious
disability. Mr. Cope is a
worthy and industrious man who has
always set a good example in the way of
industry, economy and obedience to the
law. He owns a good farm well
improved, and his home has always been a
happy one.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio
Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller -
1891 - Page 407 |
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JOSEPH COULSON,
a merchant of East Rochester, Columbiana county, Ohio, was
born Nov. 4, 1822, in the town where he now resides.
He is a son of Jabez and Sarah (Garret) Coulson.
His father was born in Fayette County, Va., and when quite
small came to the township where our subject now lives.
He was orn Jan. 17, 1797, and died in 1887. His mother
was born in Chester county, Pen., and came to Columbiana
with her first husband whose name was Nathan Pim.
He died in 1813, leaving her a widow with six children.
Afterward she was united in wedlock wit the father of our
subject, Jabez Coulson, and to this union was
were born four children, one of whom died in infancy.
The mother was born in 1783, and died July 31, 1850.
The father was again married to Abigail Regester,
which union resulted in the birth of one child, John.
The children by his first wife are: Rachel
Bowersick, who died in California, and Benjamin,
who lives in Iowa. Our subject's stepmother is still
living. He got his early education in a log
school-house which was kept by the Society of Friends.
He attended there at intervals until he was twenty-one years
old, when he began teaching, which profession he followed
during eight successive winters, receiving from $16 to $20
per month, of twenty-four working days. During the
summer he put in his time on the farm. In 1858 he
entered the business in which he is now engaged, and has
continued at it ever since. In addition he has acted
as express and railroad agent, and in 1859 was appointed
postmaster, which office he held until about the middle of
Cleveland's administration. Nov. 25, 1849, his
nuptials were solemnized with Sarah E. Bashaw, who
was born in 1830, and died June 29, 1866. The product
of this union was four children, two of whom still live,
Vesta Vail, who lives in Iowa, and Lizzie.
He was married again in 1868 to Sarah L. Bashaw, who
was born about the year 1835, in Licking county, Ohio.
Source: History of the
Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller
- 1891 - Page 326 - West Twp. |
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DANIEL
CRAWFORD. Prominent among
the successful business men of
Columbiana county, is Daniel Crawford,
dealer in real estate, whose brief
biographical sketch is herewith
presented. His grandfather was
John Crawford, who came from Ireland
to America in the time of the colonies,
and served gallantly in the war of the
revolution. The father of the
subject was Daniel Crawford, Sr.,
who was born in the year 1778, in the
state of Virginia, and his mother, whose
maiden name was Margaret Robinson,
was a native of New Jersey. The
father came to Ohio in 1806, and located
on the west fork of Beaver Creek, in
Columbiana county, where his death
occurred in 1846. He served in the
war of 1812, and earned the reputation
of a brave and gallant soldier.
His first wife, a Miss Bowers,
who died in 1810, bore him three
children, and by his second wife, the
mother of the subject, He had
eight children, all deceased but three,
two daughters and one son. Mrs.
Crawford was the daughter of
Jonah Robinson, also one of the
early settlers of this county, moving
here in 1809, and locating on the
present site of Wellsville. He
afterward settled on the west fork of
Beaver, and remained there until the
time of his death. Mrs.
Crawford died in 1875. The
immediate subject of this mention was
reared to manhood on a farm and in his
youth attended such schools as the
country afforded, in which he obtained a
practical English education. He
embarked in the pursuit of agriculture
for himself on attaining his majority,
and followed the same with very
encouraging success, until within a very
recent date. He abandoned farming
in 1889, and coming to East Liverpool
engaged in the real estate business,
which he has since continued, and in
which he has dealt quite extensively in
Columbiana and other counties of the
Upper Ohio Valley. In his business
relations he enjoys the esteem of all
those who deal with him, and his
business in real estate has built up a
large patronage in which is constantly
increasing. Mr. Crawford
was married in 1854, to Mary McBeth
of Wellsville, who has borne him six
children, viz: Minnie B., James
C., Kate C., Mazie M.,
Susie McB.,
and Lizzie S. Mr.
and Mrs. Crawford are members of the
Presbyterian church, in which he has
held the position of elder for a period
of fifteen years. While not taking
an active part in politics, he is a
supporter of the republican party, and
in 1890, was elected a member of the
city council, which position he still
holds.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley
- Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891
- Page 310 |
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STEPHEN
CRAWFORD, a prosperous farmer and
stock-raiser of Elk Run township, was
born in Middleton township, in 1837, the
son of Mordecai and Lydia (Ward)
Crawford. Mordecai was a
native of Pennsylvania, having been born
in Fayette county, that state, in 1819.
When sixteen years of age his parents
removed to Ohio. His parents were
James and Margaret Crawford, who
were also natives of Fayette county,
Penn. When the family came to Ohio
they settled in Middleton township,
where James lived until his
death. Mordecai Crawford
remained in Middleton township until
1854, at which time he changed his place
of abode to Elk Run township, where he
bought 160 acres of land, part of which
was cleared. His death occurred in
1872. He and his wife were members
of the United Brethren church.
Although he had never enjoyed any
educational advantages and indeed could
not write nor read, yet, by his keenness
and energy he accumulated a fair
competence. For a time he was
engaged in driving a huxter's wagon to
Pittsburg, doing all his business
calculations mentally. At the time
of his death he was possessed of 160
acres of good farming land in Elk Run
township, and 117 acres of this land is
now owned by his son Stephen, the
subject of this sketch. Stephen
was seventeen years of age
when his family removed to Elk Run
township, and being the oldest son at
home was obliged to remain on the farm
and assist his father in its management.
As soon as he had obtained the necessary
amount of experience his father turned
the farm over into his keeping. In
1863 he espoused Hester C. Wollen.
L. Dora, John H., O. Netta, Y. Nora,
Burchard Hayes and four children
deceased are the result of this union.
The mother was born in Middleton
township in 1842. She is a member
of the Disciples church. In 1864
Mr. Crawford responded to his
country's call and enlisted in Company
B, One Hundred and Forty-third Ohio
volunteer infantry, under Capt. J.
Newton George. After serving
for 120 days he received his honorable
discharge at Columbus, Ohio. He
makes a specialty of raising all kinds
of fruits and berries, and also fine
Jersey cattle among his herd. Both
as a farmer and as a citizen Mr.
Crawford is acknowledged as a
leader.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley -
Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant &
Fuller - 1891 - Page
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S. J. CRIPPS,
member of the firm of Sebring Bros.,
potters, was born in Beaver county,
Penn., in the year 1856, and is the son
of William and Margaret (Sebring)
Cripps, parents both natives of
Pennsylvania. William Cripps
was a farmer by occupation, and followed
his chosen calling in Beaver county,
until 1857, at which time he became a
resident of East Liverpool. He
returned to Pennsylvania in a short time
and in 1861, entered the army and served
until the close of the war. He
died at Gallipolis, Ohio. The
subject of this mention spent his early
life of Beaver county, Penn., and in
1861, came to this city in the schools
of which he received his educational
training. His early inclinations
leading him to mechanical pursuits he
learned the carpenter's trade, which he
followed in Liverpool and adjacent
country until December, 1889, at which
time he became a member of the firm of
Sebring Bros., manufacturers of
pottery, with which he is still
identified. He was for a number of
years a prominent contractor and erected
many buildings in Liverpool and other
places.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley -
Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant &
Fuller - 1891 - Page 311 |
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FRANK CROOK,
senior member of the firm of Crook,
McGraw & Lewis, is a native of
Columbiana county, born in Elk Run
township, in the year 1854. He is
a son of Thomas and Jane (Bachelor)
Crook, parents both natives of
Staffordshire, England. Thomas
Crook was born in the year 1817, and
when a young man began working in the
woolen mills as a dyer, which he
followed in his native country until
1836, when he came to the United States,
locating in Columbiana county. He
erected a woolen mill on Elk Run, which
he operated successfully for a number of
years, and afterward engaged in the
mercantile business at Elkton, where he
sold goods for some time. He
afterward retired, and for the last
twenty years of his life was not
actively engaged in any business or
occupation. The subject of this
sketch early learned the trade of wagon
making, and followed the same until
1884, at which time he came to Liverpool
and purchased an interest in the firm of
Allbright & McGraw, with which he
is still identified. This firm is
upon a substantial basis, and is in the
enjoyment of large and constantly
increasing business. To the
marriage of Mr. Crook and Miss
Jennie Fisher one child has been
born, Pauline.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley -
Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant &
Fuller - 1891 - Page 311 |
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FRANK S. CROWL,
editor of the East Liverpool Gazette,
one of the leading publications of
Columbiana county, was born in the city
of New Lisbon, this county, in the year
1854. His parents were George
and Jane Crowl. His father is
a native of Ohio and his mother of New
Jersey. George Crowl is the
son of George Crowl, Sr., who
came from Pennsylvania in to Columbiana
Co. some time about the year 1802.
They located in what is now New Lisbon
and remained there until his death.
By occupation he is a farmer, following
that until his death. George
Crowl, Jr. was born in the year ___.
He received a limited education in the
schools of the county. He learned
the trade of tailor when quite young and
followed it for some years. In
later years he invented an iron roofing,
and has been engaged in handling this
for some years. He is the father
of five sons and four daughter; all are
living except one daughter. Three
of the sons are now running newspapers.
Our subject was educated in the schools
of this county. After completing
his trade he began serving an
apprenticeship as a printer in the
office of the New Lisbon Journal,
and remained there two years. He
then went to Marshalltown, Iowa, and
there completed his trade; he followed
his trade in different parts of the west
until the year 1879; he returned east in
that year, coming to East Liverpool, and
worked as journeyman until 1885.
He established the East Liverpool
Gazette, which he conducted as a
weekly for five years, and in March,
1890, he began the publication of a
daily, and has worked it up to one of
the leading papers in the county.
He was married in March, 1882, to
Emma T. Smith, a resident of
Wellsville. To this union has been
born three children, Edwin W.,
Donald and Howard;
all are living. He and wife are
members of the Methodist Episcopal
church, he is also a member of the I. O.
O. F. In politics he has
always been an ardent republican, and
has been one of the most ardent workers
in the county for his party's success.
He has been very successful in business
and now enjoys a large and a growing
circulation.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley -
Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant &
Fuller - 1891 - Page 311 |
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JOHN W.
CROXALL. In the front rank
of successful business men of East
Liverpool stands John W. Croxall,
one of the leading potters of the Ohio
Valley who was born in Derbyshire,
England, in 1824. His parents were
Richard and Phoebe (Wilson) Croxall,
both natives of England, whose ancestors
can be traced back through many
generations to some of the oldest
families of that country.
Richard Croxall was by occupation a
tailor, but the greater part of his life
was spent in merchandising. He
came to the United States in 1844 and
the same year located in East Liverpool,
Ohio, and after remaining here some
years moved to Louisville, Ky., where
his death occurred about 1856. He
had a family of nine children, of whom
four are living. His wife died in
1860. The immediate subject of
this biography was educated in his
native country and remained with his
parents until after they came to the
United States, after which he began
working for himself in East Liverpool,
for Bennett & Bros., well known
potters. He remained with his
employers until their removal from the
city in 1844, at which time, in
partnership with his brothers,
Thomas, Samuel and Jesse Croxall,
the took the lease formerly held by
Bennett Brors., and operated the
works very successfully until their
destruction by fire in 1852. After
this he was for some time in the employ
of different firms, and in 1856 effected
a co-partnership with Joseph
Cartwright, John Kinsey and
Thomas Croxall, and purchased the
Union pottery, which had previously been
erected by Messrs. Ball & Morris.
The firm thus formed continued for some
years, but since 1888 Mr. Croxall
has been sole owner, and under his
successful management the business has
become largely extended. Recently
Mr. Croxall took his two sons,
George W. and Joseph H. into
partnership, and the firm is now known
as Croxall & Sons. It will
thus be seen that Mr. Croxall's
life has been a very active one and in
his business ventures his success has
been the result of good management and
superior judgment. While
prominently identified with the material
interests of East Liverpool, Mr.
Croxall has also taken an active
part in the public affairs of his
adopted town having served as a member
of the common council and also as
township trustee. In his political
affiliations he is an ardent republican
and fraternally is a member of the
Masonic and I. O. O. F. orders.
Mr. Croxall was married in the year
1848 to Sarah Johnson, who bore
him eight children, the following
living: George W., Joseph H.,
Phoebe B. and Maggie.
The names of those deceased are:
Hannah, Edith, Agnes, and
Richard. Mrs. Croxall dying,
Mr. Croxall afterward married
Margaret A. Dilinger.
Source: History of the Upper Ohio Valley -
Vol. II - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant &
Fuller - 1891 - Page 312 |
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