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BIOGRAPHIES
(Source #1: Mack, Horace - History of Columbiana
County, Ohio : with illustrations and biographical sketches of
some of its prominent men and pioneers.
Philadelphia: D. W. Ensign & Co., 1879, 372 pgs. )
(Source #2 - History of Upper
Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891)
(Source #3
- History of Columbiana County, Ohio:
Historical Publ. Co. Topeka - Indianapolis - 1926)
NOTE: As Always, Biographies will be transcribed upon
request.
Sharon W.
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| ROBERT
L. RANDALL comes of an old and illustrious family.
His father was Elias Randall, who was a cousin of Samuel
J. Randall, the statesman. Elias was born
in Frederick county, Md., about 1812. When twenty-four
years of age he removed to Harrison county, Ohio, and
settled four miles from Cadiz, where for some time he was
engaged in clearing land. While living there he
married Margaret House, daughter of Benjamin House,
one of the early settlers of Ohio. Soon after his
marriage he removed to Dearsville and occupied a log cabin
with very scanty furnishings. By hard work and the
closest economy he managed to save a competence for his old
age. In 1875 his wife died, and he passed away in
1882, in his seventy-second year. This estimable
couple were lifelong members of the Methodist Episcopal
church. He was honored and trusted by his neighbors
and filled many township offices during his life.
Robert L., Mrs. Amanda Stevens, Benjamin, Mrs. Sarah
Chandler, John F., Mrs. Mary Watson, Mrs. Rebecca Spect.
Mrs. Salena Ripley and Martha, who died in
infancy, were the children born to them. Robert
was born in Harrison county, Ohio, in 1840. His early
youth was passed on the farm and in attending school.
He was given a good education, having been for several terms
a student at Mount Union college. After leaving
college h e worked on a farm for three years, and then
engaged in teaching school. In 1870 he was a professor
in the New Lisbon high school, and until three years ago was
more or less engaged in educational matters. Mr.
Randall now owns and operates a farm of fifty-seven
acres, raising fruits in large quantities. In 1870
Miss Minnie J. Rogers, daughter of James and
Elizabeth Rogers, became his wife. Three children
have been born to this marriage: Mrs. Vida Young,
E. Sylvan and Mary Elizabeth. |
JONATHAN F. RANDOLPH is one of the most
successful and respected agriculturists of Middleton
township. Mr. Randolph was born Oct. 31, 182.
His boyhood was spent in acquiring an education and in
learning the tannery trade, under the tutelage of his
father. In 1864 he formed a partnership with his
brother in the business, and the firm continued until the
death of the brother in 1884, at which time he purchased the
interest of his brother from the latter's heirs. Among
other property owned by them was a fine farm, to which
Mr. Randolph retired upon the dissolution of the
partnership, and since that time has been engaged in
conducting a large farming business. In 1860 he was
united in marriage to Miss Rebecca L. Ashford,
daughter of George and Deborah Ashford, natives of
Virginia, who came to Ohio at an early date. The
father passed to his reward about 1872; his wife still
survives him. To Mr. and Mrs. Randolph have
been born the following named children: Lewis S.
F., Jessie D., wife of Dr. George J. Boyde, of
Blackhawk, Penn.; Eliza U., Mary V., and John C.,
who is now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph are
valued communicants of the Baptist church, of Achor, of
which the former is a deacon and the treasure. This
family is one of the oldest and most highly connected in the
county, members of it having done much for the advancement
and continued growth of the community.
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To
SAMUEL and SARAH
RICHARDSON, the following named children were born:
Samuel, Alford (deceased); Mrs. Sarah Campbell,
Mrs. Lydia Dixon, Enoch, Mrs. Margaret Smith (deceased);
and Mrs. Polly Fisher. The father was born in
Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio with his parents John and
___ Richardson, in 1802. John then settled
on the farm which is now owned by Samuel Richardson.
Sarah Blackledge, who afterwards became Samuel's
wife, was born in Washington county, Penn.
Both parents were Quakers. Samuel died in 1862,
and his wife about two years later. He was a justice
of the peace of Middleton township for sixteen years, and
settled a great many estates. His son, Samuel,
the principal of this biographical mention, was born in
1821. He assisted his father to clear the farm for
cultivation, but was given a good education despite need of
his services on the farm. When twenty-three years of
age he married Miss Elizabeth Fisher, daughter of
Michael and Eliza Fisher, both early settlers in Ohio.
Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Richardson:
Mary E., wife of John Blackmore; Lydia,
wife of Robert Eells, and Miah, who married a
daughter of James Sutherin, by whom he has had two
children: Frank and Sadie; and Nerva,
the wife of James W. Sutherin. Samuel
Richardson has ever been actively identified with any
enterprise promising good to the community in which he lies.
He was very active in securing the entrance of the railroad
into Negley at the time of the agitation of the subject, and
in many other ways his influence and energy have been thrown
on the side of progressiveness and public improvement.
(Source #2) |
W.
HOMER RICHEY is an enterprising and successful young
businessman of East Liverpool, where he was born Sept. 15,
1894. He is the son of Emory and Mellisa (McGonigal)
Richey.
Emory Richey was born in Washington County, Pa.,
and his wife is a native of Salineville, Columbiana County.
He began his career as a potter and for 25 years was
employed as a decorator in the local potters. He then
was associated with Charles W. Harrison, importer of
decalcomania. In 1913 he went with the Croxall
Chemical & Supply Company as a salesman, and is now
connected with that firm. He and his wife reside in
East Liverpool and are the parents of the following
children: Margaret, deceased; Ralph,
lives at Wheeling, W. Va.; Floyd, lives in Omaha,
Neb.; Harry, at home; W. Homer, the subject of
this sketch; Lawrence, at home; and Gladys,
married Richard Taylor, lives in East Liverpool.
W. Homer Richey attended the public schools of
East Liverpool and since 1909 has been identified with
Charles W. Harrison. They are importers' of
potters' decorating materials and have a well established
business throughout the pottery section.
In 1914 Mr. Richey was married to Miss
Blanche Laughley, of Chester, W. Va., and the
daughter of Henry and Mary (Beadnell) Laughley,
residents of Chester. They have two daughters:
Thelma, born in March, 1916; and Betty Jane,
born in February, 1918.
Mr. Richey is a Republican, member of the
Christian Church, and a dependable citizen of the community.
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| JAMES
ROGERS was the son of Thomas and Hope Rogers,
the former of whom was born in Burlington county, N. J.
He was the son of Thomas, who was also a native of
that state. They subsequently removed to Pennsylvania,
where the father died. Thomas jr. was
approaching the years of manhood at the time of the removal
to Pennsylvania. He worked on his father's farm until
his marriage to Miss Hope Russell, daughter of Job
and Hulda Russell. James Rogers was born in
Columbiana county, on the farm that he now owns, in 1812.
When nineteen years old he began to learn the blacksmith and
gunsmith trades. Having served an apprenticeship of
three years with Jonathan Ricesenger, he worked as a
journeyman for two years more, at the expiration of which
time he formed a partnership with John Russell, and
they carried on a gun-making business for two years, after
which James worked on a farm for some time.
After leaving agriculture, he and a brother started a shop
where they carried on a blacksmith's business for some time.
Elizabeth, daughter of Archibald and Jane Jamieson,
natives of Westmoreland county, Penn., became his wife at
that time, and eleven children have been the result of this
union. |
REX
RUGGY, of Rubby-Courtney Motors, Inc., is one
of Salem's most prominent and successful business men.
He was born in this city, March 18, 1877, and is the son of
George A. and Kate (Walker) Ruggy.
Rex Ruggy began life as a messenger boy for the
Western Union Telegraph Company when a boy of 14 years.
He spent several years later in the employ of the Deming
Company, the Buckeye Engine Company, and for 20 years was a
member of the cigar and sporting goods firm of Ruggy-Johnson,
later known as Reich & Ruggy. This business is
still conducted under the latter firm name and they are
dealers in sporting goods and accessories. Mr.
Ruggy has been interested in the automobile business for
a number of years and has met with marked success.
With Mr. Courtney he has the local Overland-Wyllys-Knight
agency, and owns one of the finest salesrooms and garages in
the county.
On June 30, 1909, Mr. Ruggy was married to
Miss Eva B. Harris, of Salem, the daughter of C. E.
and Alma Harris, residents of this city, where Mr.
Harris has been foreman in the Mullins Body
Corporation for 35 years. Mr. and Mrs. Ruggy
have two children: George H., born Feb. 13,
1911; and Ruth Alma born Oct. 3, 1916.
Politically, Mr. Ruggy is a Republican. He
is a member of the Masonic and Elks lodges, the Salem
Country Club, Salem Golf Club, and ranks, high in both
business and social circles. |
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