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(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)

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HENRY SEACHRIST, was born in Lancaster county, Penn., in 1813, and removed to Ohio with his parents in 1815, settling in Fairfield township, Columbiana county, where Jacob, the father, raised a family of fourteen children. Henry remained on the farm until he was seventeen years old, and then became an apprentice to the blacksmith's trade, which he followed for ten years. In 1846 he removed to Portage county, Ohio, with his family, and lived there until the fall of 1851, when he returned to Columbiana county and took possession of the farm now owned by him. He has reached his seventy-seventh year, and is still hale and hearty. Although he never had any advantages of education he is well informed, and is a good English scholar and a fair German student. His wife, Margaret, was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Windel, who emigrated to Ohio from Virginia early in the history of Columbiana county. John Windel was one of the old time wagoners, his route extending as far as Washington, D. C. The farm once owned by him is still in the possession of his descendants. Mrs. Seachrist died in May, 1886, leaving eight of the ten children born to her to mourn her loss. The names of the children of this marriage are: John (deceased), Mrs. Elziabeth Myers, Jacob W., Enos, Mrs. Tryphena Seeds, Mrs. Margaret Ann Hoke, Eva Elza (deceased), Leonard, Ira and Mrs. Mary Rauch Enos Seachrist, the principal of this sketch, was born Feb. 8, 1842, in Columbiana county. When the late war broke out he was but nineteen years of age, but nevertheless he became a Union soldier, having enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Fifteenth regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, Aug. 19, 1862, and served until the close of the war, at which time he received his honorable discharge at Cleveland, Ohio. For two years after his return from the war he engaged in farming, and on June 18, 1867, espoused Rebecca, daughter of John and Lucinda Marlnee, by whom he has ad two children, Orin H. and Ida May. The family are members of the United Brethren church, and he is also a member of the G. A. R. His wife died Mar. 22, 1888. She was very earnest, Christian woman, and her loss to the community is great.
Source #2 - Henry of Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 188

ALBERT R. SILVER. One of the most important and extensive industries of Salem is the manufactory operated by Albert R. Silver. Mr. Silver is the son of William and Esther (Spencer) Silver. James Silver was the paternal grandfather. He came from Harford county, Md., in a wagon, and settled in Salem in 1802. He cleared and improved a farm there. He was killed in 1812 by a falling tree. His wife was Ruth Beaver, by whom he had eight children: Asa, Mrs. Elizabeth Bishop, William, Amos, James, Ann, Joel and Ruth. William was reared in Salem township. He learned the blacksmith trade with Daniel Burger, near New Lisbon. In 1822 he located in Salem, where he conducted a blacksmith shop until 1829. He then purchased a farm in Goshen township, which he cleared and improved, remaining there until 1868, when he returned to Salem, and spent the balance of his life in retirement, dying in 1881, at the age of ninety-four years. His wife was the daughter of John Spencer, a pioneer of Butler township. Their children were: Albert R., Mrs. Eliza Kirtland, Lovering B., Abel and Amos. His second wife was Mrs. Sarah (Warrington) Whitacre, who bore him three children: James, Mrs. Emily Lloyd and Mrs. Esther Kirk. Albert R. Silver was born July 16, 1823, in Salem, but his education was had in the old log school-house in Goshen township. He located in Salem in 1841, and became an apprentice to the blacksmith trade, after which he worked as a journeyman up to 1854, five years of that time having been foreman of the Woodruff Carriage Works, one of the most important factories in Salem at that time. Mr. Silver then formed a partnership, for the manufacture of carriage builders' tools. This partnership existed until about 1862, when John Deming purchased an interest in the business, which, up to 1890, was conducted under the name of the Silver & Deming Manufacturing Company. In the latter year Mr. Silver withdrew, and established a new concern for the manufacture of carriage tools, butchers' tools, feed cutters, etc., while Mr. Deming continued the manufacture of pumps. Mary A. Dunn became his wife Apr. 28, 1848, and they have six children: Emmor W., Charles R., Mrs. Esther Brainard, Ellen A., William, Homer and Otis. Mr. Silver and wife are earnest communicants of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Silver has ever been a pioneer in reform movements. He espoused the cause of abolition with all his might, and is now a zealous advocate of prohibition, probably being the oldest prohibition voter in the county.
Source #2 - Henry of Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 232

HON. THOMAS H. SILVER, banker, lawyer and legislator, of Wellsville, is one of the most prominent men of Columbiana County. Mr. Silver is a native of Wellsville, having first seen the light of there Feb. 21, 1855. His father was David S. Silver, M. D. He was a native of Maryland and a graduate of the New York College of Medicine. He began the practice of his profession in Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1825, and remained there until 1845, when he removed to Wellsville. Here, Dr. Silver was actively engaged in the practice of medicine until 1883. He died in August, 1887, at the age of seventy-six, having lived a life of usefulness and honor. His wife, Nancy E. (Hammond) Silver, was a daughter of Thomas Hammond, an Englishman by birth, who emigrated to this country, and afterward became the founder of the town of Hammondsville, Jefferson county, Ohio. David and Nancy Silver were the parents of five children: Thomas H., Margaret H., Frank, and David, Jr. Thomas H. was reared in Wellsville, where he fitted for college. Entering Allegheny college, at Meadville, Penn., he was graduated therefrom in 1875. He then entered Harvard college, and graduated in 1876, and from the law department of the latter college in 1878. In 1884 he founded the Silver Banking company, and was made president of the same. He is also the proprietor of the Champion Brick works, which was established in 1886. Susanna, daughter of Capt. Daniel and Harriet (Brown) Moore, of Newport, Ky., became his wife Oct. 2, 1885, and has borne him the following named children: Harriet M. and Thomas. In 1881 Mr. Silver was appointed solicitor of Wellsville; was elected mayor in 1883; has served on the school board for four years; has been president of the Wellsville Fair association from its inception in 1888, and in 1889 was elected to the upper branch of the Ohio legislature by the republican party. Although still a young man, Mr. Silver has accomplished more than ordinarily falls to the lot of man in a lifetime of the hardest work. Magnificently equipped, both by nature and education, his success has been most brilliant. Above all it is deserved. A true representative of the true American citizen. Both himself and wife are communicants of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Source #2 - Henry of Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 359

SAMUEL N. SHAFFER. One of the township's most respected residents is Samuel N. Shaffer. Mr. Shaffer is the son of Archibald Shaffer, who was an early pioneer of Columbiana county. He was a man of considerable influence in the community, and was a very exceptional farmer. His son Samuel was raised on the farm and was given the educational advantages to be had at that time. When Samuel reached the years of manhood, he was married to Miss Tamar Williams. Mrs. Shaffer is the daughter of Jesse Williams, who settled in Columbiana county at an early date. To the union of Samuel Shaffer and Tamar Williams have been born seven children: Minnie, Alice, George, Lida, Archibald, Frank and one other that died in infancy. Samuel Shaffer is an excellent farmer and has a fine farm, under the highest cultivation. He also operates a milk business in East Liverpool which is run in connection with his farm. His stock is of the best, and his reputation as a man of integrity and ability is undoubted. Both Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer are active and efficient communicants of the Presbyterian church at Calcutta, and are always to be found with the charitable and intelligent of the community.
Source #2 - Henry of Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 175

DANIEL J. SMITH

VOL. II - P 358

DAVID S. SMITH was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, in the month of February, 1843. His father was a farmer, and David was of industry, which has since stood him in such good stead. When about fifteen years of age he began to work during the summer months for himself, remaining at home in the winter, until he was of age, when he became a clerk in a general store, and was thus employed at different places, among them being East Palestine, in his native county, until he removed to Kansas, where he obtained employment in a general mercantile business, and remained there for two years. At this time Mr. Smith returned to the locality of his home, and two years after his return from Kansas he embarked in the drug and hardware business with a man by the name of Lamb, under the firm name of Lamb & Smith. After six years of this partnership Lamb took the drug business and Mr. Smith the hardware department, at the same time admitting a Mr. Fraser to partnership, the firm being Smith & Fraser. In the course of time Mr. Smith sold his interest in the firm of Smith & Fraser, and purchased a half interest in a stock of general hardware, stoves, etc., in the same town of East Palestine, Ohio, the firm, under the name of Smith & Crawford, enjoying a good trade. Miss Callie Boice became his wife in November, 1882, and they have been blessed by the birth of one child, Mary, born in July, 1885. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are influential and earnest members of the Presbyterian church, of which he is a ruling elder. They are continual workers in every movement, promising the enlightenment and welfare of the community. Mr. Smith is a member of the Maccabees lodge, No. 70.
Source #2 - Henry of Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 289

PHILIP M. SMITH, attorney-at-law, is a native of Columbiana county, born in Yellow Creek township, Aug. 17, 1852. He attended Mt. Union college during the years 1872-73, 1875-76, but did not complete the prescribed course. He read law with Judge W. A. Nichols, and was admitted to the bar in April, 1878, at which time he located at Wellsville, where he has since been in the active practice of his profession. He was elected prosecuting attorney in 1885, re-elected in 1888, and has discharged the duties of that position with commendable fidelity and efficiency. He has a large and lucrative practice in the courts of this adjoining counties, and is one of the successful members of the Columbiana bar. He was married in 1880, at Clarksburg, W. Va., to Miss Ida McKeehan daughter of Dr. B. F. and Emily (Martin) McKeehan. Mr. Smith's father is William C. Smith, a resident of Yellow Creek township, where he was born June 24, 1871, on the farm which he now occupies, and which he has owned all his life. The old Smith homestead was entered by the maternal grandfather of William C. Smith, Alexander Smith, about the year 1804. It was afterward purchased by his son-in-law, Philip Smith, and from him inherited by William C. William C. has five children, viz.: Philip M., Alexander, William E. and two daughters at home on the farm. The wife of William C. Smith whom he married in January, 1848, was Janette Baily, daughter of Alexander and Margaret (Noble) Baily who came from Scotland to the United States in an early day, and were among the pioneer settlers of Yellow Creek township, this county. The paternal ancestors of William C. Smith were also natives of Scotland, and both families were Scotch Presbyterians, noted for their sterling honesty, good sense, and intelligent citizenship.
Source #2 - Henry of Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 361

Source #2 - Henry of Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page

WILLIAM SMITH. William, Jacob, Valentine, Henry (deceased), Jessie, George, David, Anna, the wife of George Warner (now deceased), Mrs. Margaret Fausnaught, Mary, Mrs. Elizabeth Burke, and Sarah (deceased), where the children of Peter and Sophia Smith, the former of whom was born near Hagerstown, Md., about 1769. Soon after his marriage he removed with his wife and one child to what is now Mahoning county, when Columbiana county, Ohio. He settled on a farm of 100 acres, which he converted from wild land into fields of waving grain. He started for the scene of action during the war of 1812, but met others returning from the war who said that it was over, so he returned to his home. The father belonged to the Reformed church, while the mother was a Lutheran, and so well had they lived that they went to rest without fear, the father dying in 1852, and the mother three years later. They were godly people, faithful to God and man, and both now sleep aside by side in the old Springfield cemetery. Thus ended the lives of two of the grave, simple pioneers of Columbiana county. William Smith was born in Mahoning county, since changed to Columbiana, in 1817. His boyhood was but a repetition of the boyhood of the pioneer's sons. Having attained to the years of manhood, he married Rachel McNutt in March, 1839. She was the offspring of Alexander McNutt, a Virginian. Seven children blessed this marriage: Peter, Mrs. Sarah Warner, David S., Cowden M., Rachel, William A., and George S. The mother died in January, 1886. For many years they were devout members of the Reform church. Mr. Smith has been a justice of the peace of Unity township for twenty-one years, and has also served as assessor at several different periods. He has a well improved farm, upon which he does a general farming and stock-raising business. His life has been a success.
Source #2 - Henry of Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 289

WILLIAM C. SMITH, a prominent farmer of Yellow Creek township, was born in 1817, on the place where he now resides. He is the son of Philip Smith, who was born in 1754, in Invernesshire, Scotland. He was a tailor by trade, and emigrated to America in 1805, being nearly ninety days making the passage across the ocean. He landed at New York, thence made his way to Pittsburg, where he worked for some time in the brickyard. He married Janette Smith, and soon afterward they located a quarter-section of land in Yellow Creek township, Ohio, where they raised a family of six children of whom the only living one is the subject of this sketch. Our subject received the usual education afforded by the country schools, and afterward set to work on the farm at which he has continued all his life, meeting with unusual success. On Feb. 4, 1847, he united his fortunes in marriage to Janette Bailey, who was born in 1826, her father being a native of Scotland. Our subject and wife were the parents of five children: Catherine, Philip, Maggie, Alexander and William. The family are members of the Presbyterian church. Our subject's son, Philip, is prosecuting attorney of Columbiana county. He obtained his education at Mt. Union college, after which he taught eight terms of school before he entered regularly into the law business. Alexander, another son, is an attorney in Wellsville, and William, a third son, is operating coal mines at Portland, Ohio. The family stands well and are highly respected by a wide circle of acquaintances.
Source #2 - Henry of Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 360

C. N. SNYDER, a prominent attorney and counsellor-at-law, of Leetonia, is a native of Columbiana county, born in the year 1849, at Washingtonville, that county. He began active life as an employe in the coal mines near his home. His desire for an education and his determination to obtain one, conquered, and in 1868 he became a student of Mount Union college, where he remained for one year. After leaving college, Mr. Snyder became to fit himself for a teacher, and soon was in charge of a school. He continued this vocation until 1879, when he began the practice of law, having previously studied during the time at his command under the tutelage of J. C. Ryan, of Washingtonville. Locating in Leetonia, he has since made that his home. He married Miss Jennie M. Roller in 1878, by whom he ahs had four children: Flora M., Vernon C., Olive M., and Helen. Mrs. Snyder, a graduate of Mt. Union College, is the daughter of the Reverend J. R. Roller, who at the time of his daughter's marriage was in charge of a church at Washingtonville. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder are active and consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, the former is also a member of the Good Templar's society, and an ardent and energetic republican. As a lawyer, Mr. Snyder has acquired the reputation of an honorable, high-minded and energetic member of this chosen profession, and enjoys a lucrative and rapidly growing practice. He has been the solicitor for the village of Leetonia for seven of the eleven years resident there, and active and prominent in all public improvements in the community. His address of welcome to the Pioneer society of Columbiana county, held at Leetonia in 1887, was a masterly effort and attracted general and favorable mention. If his life is spared, there is doubtless a bright and honorable career before him.
Source #2 History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891

JAMES SPANOS, an enterprising and progressive young business man of East Liverpool, was born at Leka, Samos Greece, Jan. 18, 1896, and is a son of John C. and Mary (Salamalekis) Spanos.
John C. Spanos, deceased, was extensively engaged in the raising of grapes and olives in Greece during his life time. He owned 200 acres of land at Leka. He died in March, 1925. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Spanos: Thomas, engaged in the confectionery business at Livingston, Mont.; Gus, a veteran of the World War, lives in Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mike, lives in Greece; James, the subject of this sketch; and Evangeline, married George Checkalakis, lives in Greece.
James Spanos spent his boyhood on his father's farm and attended the schools in his native land. He came to his country in 1909, settled in Chicago, but shortly after removed to Livingston, Mont., where he engaged in business with his brother. He has lived in East Liverpool since June, 1924, where he is proprietor of the Royal Cleaning Works. Mr. Spanos employs four men in his shop and has a well established trade.
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A. A. SPRINGER, popular garage owner of East Liverpool, was born in Wetzel County, W. Va., June 19, 1891, the son of Selby and Ellen (Kidder) Springer.
     Selby Springer was born near Philadelphia. At an early date he settled in West Virginia where he worked at his trade as a carpenter. He died in Wetzel County in July, 1898. His wife resides in East Liverpool. Mr. and Mrs. Springer had four children: A. A., the subject of this sketch; Ruth, married Theodore Nusser, lies in East Liverpool; Earl, deceased; and Raymond, lives in East Liverpool.
     After completing his schooling in the public schools of Wetzel and Pleasants counties, W. Va., A. A. Springer engaged in the lumber business for four years. He then learned the blacksmith trade which he followed until 1912, at which time he entered the employ of the National Drawn Steel Company of East Liverpool. In 1919 he gave up his work and engaged in the automobile business. He opened the East End Garage in 1922 in partnership with R. Plate, and they were local dealers for the Chevrolet automobile until January, 1925, when the partnership was dissolved. Mr. Springer has since engaged in the garage business at 1845 Harvey Street.
     In 1912 Mr. Springer was married to Miss Belva Gorby of New Martinsville, W. Va., the daughter of Dudley and Eleanor Gorby, both deceased. They have four children: Eugene, Benjamin, Guy and Bessie.
     Politically Mr. Springer is a Republican. He is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Eagles Lodge. He is an industrious and energetic citizen, highly esteemed throughout the community.
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JONATHAN STANLEY is one of seven children born to Jonathan and Mary (Crew) Stanley, both natives of Hanover county, Va., who settled in what is now Perry township, in 1805. Having passed the first winter on the farm now owned by a. H. Phillips, they, in 1806, located on the land from which they reclaimed the farm since occupied by them and their children. The father died in 1852, and the mother in 1857. Their children were: Andrew, Fleming, Abraham, Mrs. Millie Johnson, James, John and Jonathan, all of whom are dead except Jonathan and Mrs. Johnson, the latter being a resident of Howard county, Ind. Jonathan was born on the homestead farm and has since remained there, boy and man. Upon the death of his father he succeeded to the property. Mr. Stanley has been thrice married, his first wife being Hannah, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Bennett) Miller, of Brownsville, Penn., by whom he had five children: Mrs. Elza S. Bousall, Mrs. Isabel Spear, Abram, and two others who died in youth. The second wife was Amelia F., daughter of Aaron L. and Phebe H. (Wing) Benedict, of Morrow County, Ohio, by whom he had one daughter, Mrs. Felicia A. Cope. The present Mrs. Stanley was Mrs. Ann (Bean) Earle, of Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley are members of the Society of Friends, and the former is a most earnest advocate of prohibition. John Stanley, the grandfather of the above, was a son of Maddox Stanley, of Hanover county, Va., and James Crew, the maternal grandfather, was also a native of the same county and state.
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SAMUEL STAPLETON

Source #2 History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 394

JAMES P. STEWART, a leading tobacconist of Salem, is a native of Maryland, having been born in Mount Savage, Allegheny county, that state, Jan. 3, 1855. His father and mother were Henry P. and Catherine (Maus) Stewart. Mr. Stewart was reared and educated in Pittsburg, and there learned the cigarmakers' trade, afterward serving in the capacity of clerk in a tobacco store in that city. In 1882 he located in Salem and established a tobacco business and has since succeeded in building up a large and increasing trade. May 15, 1890, he espoused Isa N. Keener, daughter of Thomas Keener, of Beloit, Columbiana county, Ohio. Mr. Stewart is a member of K. of P., O. U. A. M., and is a staunch republican. Since his coming to Salem he has not only succeeded republican. Since his coming to Salem he was not only succeeded in establishing a good business, but has also made a name for uprightness in his every deal.
Source #2 History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 234

SAMUEL STOCK, a prosperous agriculturist of Columbiana county, was born in New Lisbon in 1822, the son of Henry and Minerva (Stallcup) Stock. Henry Stock was born in Hanover, Penn., and was the son of Michael and Barbara (Ritz) Stock. Michael was a native of Germany, and when a young man was a soldier in the German army, but deserted from the army and emigrated to America. He was a wagon-maker by trade. Henry came to Ohio with his parents in 1808, and settled in New Lisbon where he began to learn the trade of making spinning-wheels, but after a short time had a misunderstanding with his overseer and returned to Pennsylvania where he served the balance of his time at the trade. Having become a practical mechanic he returned to New Lisbon and established a shop. Here he conducted a large and lucrative business for many years and there are still many wheels in the county which bear his name. The house still stands in New Lisbon which he erected in 1820. Subsequently he traded his property for a farm near the latter place. The only building which stood on the farm was a large barn which had been built in 1811, being the first frame barn in this county. During the war of the Revolution Roland's volunteers slept one night in this noted barn. Henry Stock was a soldier in the war of 1812. Samuel Stock was raised on this farm. He received a very limited education in the old log school house, and in 1849, married Elizabeth C. Wiles, daughter of William Wiles. Eight children have been born to this union; the living are: J. Frank, Alice M., Elizabeth C., and Dora B. The mother was born in September, 1824, in Maryland; she died in 1884, mourned by all who knew her. She was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. In 1857 Mr. Stock was elected superintendent of the Columbiana county infirmary and served until 1866, having performed his duties with great credit to himself. Aug. 19, 1867, he was appointed to fill the vacancy then existing and did so, serving for two years and more. When he resigned it was against the protests of the community.
Source #2 - Henry of Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. II - Madison, Wisc. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 248

D. W. STOUFFER, postmaster of Washingtonville, Ohio, is a native of Beaver township, Mahoning county, Ohio, where he was born in 1852. John and Susannah Stouffer, his parents, were natives of Ohio. Until twenty-three years of age Mr. Stouffer was engaged in acquiring an education and in assisting his mother on the farm. At that time, however, he embarked in farming for himself. Two years later he went to Washingtonville, and has since remained there. His first business venture was in the opening of coal mines in company with his brother and William Warner. They opened the Fairview coal mine in 1881, and operated it together until D. E. Stouffer sold his interest and took the superintendency of the mine. In 1884 it was sold, and Mr. Stouffer then became engaged in various occupations until he was appointed postmaster of Washingtonville. He received his appointment August 1, 1890. In 1874, Miss Hannah E. Myers, daughter of George Myers, a native of Germany, but at the time of the marriage of his daughter, a resident of Beaver township, became his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Stouffer have four children: Harry A., Charlie, Raymond and William. The parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and are strong supporters of its good works. Mr. Stouffer is also a member of the K. of P., of Washingtonville, and of the Jr. O. U. A. M., of Leetonia. He takes an active part in politics, being a devoted constituent of the republican party. The father, John Stouffer, died in 1853, on his farm in Mahoning county, and the mother passed to her reward in 1885 in Columbiana, where she had removed after her husband's death. They were both devoted communicants of the German Reform church, and both possessed qualities which endeared them to all who knew them.
Source #2 History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Page 256)

MICHAEL STRATTON emigrated from Haddonfield, N. J., to Perry township, Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1810. He was a carpenter by trade, but cleared and improved a large farm, now owned by Joseph Lannon. He was a Quaker, and reared a large family of children in this faith. The children were: Josiah, Charles, Joseph, Daniel, Aaron, Michael, George, Mrs. Elizabeth Dean, Mrs. Abigail Rood, and Mrs. Mary Barber. Charles came to Perry township with his father, and also cleared a farm from the surrounding wilderness. He died there at the age of sixty-two. The farm is now owned by Frank Tabor. Charles married Hannah Mickle, who bore him the following children: Rhoda, James, Mrs. Martha Daniel and J. M. The latter, who is the principal of this biographical mention, was born in Perry township, July 2, 1827, and was reared on the homestead farm. He followed farming until 1865, when he embarked in the lumber business, in Salem, and has since continued in this. His wife was Rachel W. Bousall, a daughter of Edward and Rachel (Warrington) Bousall, whom he married in 1853. Martha D., who married Mrs. James Jessup, is the issue of this union. Mr. Stratton is a member of the Orthodox Society of Friends, and is a man of enterprise and sterling integrity. For three years he was a republican member of the Salem city council, serving with wisdom and efficiency. He is a still a staunch republican, and on the right side of all reforms.
Source #2 History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 - Vol. I - Page 234

JAMES W. SUTHERIN, perhaps the most prominent benefactor of the town of Negley, Middleton township, Columbiana county, Ohio, was born March 22, 1857, at Industry, Penn. He was given some schooling, and when twelve years of age, began work in the coal mines. After three years, he entered the employ of the Butts Coal Co., being engaged in their store until his father's removal to East Palestine. Having accompanied his parents to their new home, James secured employment in the coal banks at the latter place, and remained there for some time, after which he worked in a store owned by a man by the name of Chamberlain. Not being able to stand the confinement of store clerk, in 1880 he went to Kennelton to operate the coal works there for his father. After three years, the coal supply having been exhausted meanwhile, he returned to East Palestine to assume the management of the Prospect coal bank for his father. In 1883, Mr. Sutherin came to the place now called Negley and opened a coal bank. He is now manager of the coal works in the latter place, and has under his charge 125 men engaged in developing this rich coal country. Mr. Sutherin is one of the best coal bank managers in the country. He has never had any trouble with the men under his control, and his course with them has always been marked by respect for their calling, and by a firm trust in their loyalty to him. His experience in the business is unbounded, He having followed all the steps from driving a mule to managing a mine. June 22, 1881, he married a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Richardson, by whom he has had four children: Maud, born March 27, 1882; James B., born December 30, 1884; Burrizetta, born Apr. 1, 1887; and Paul, born June 14, 1889. Mr. and Mrs. Sutherin are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he is also a member of lodge 417 F. & A. M., of the I. O. O. F. and of the Jr. O. U. A. M. Mr. Sutherin is engaged in the mercantile business at Negley, in addition to his coal business.
Source #2 History of the Upper Valley - Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891

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