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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.
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JAMES H.
TEEGARDEN, the leading carriage
manufacturer of Salem, is a
Pennsylvanian, having been born in Green
county, that state, Nov. 24, 1857.
His father and mother are both natives
of green county, also. Their names are
Thomas F. and Mary J. (Lindsey)
Teegarden. The father is a
carpenter by trade. He settled in
Salem in 1858, residing there up to
1875, when he changed his residence to
Canton, Ohio. James Teegarden
located in Salem in 18621. Having
obtained a good public school education,
he apprenticed himself to H. Judd &
Company with whom he learned the
carriage makers' trade. He worked
for them as a journeyman for seven
years. From 1874 to 1875, he kept
a wholesale and retail tobacco store in
Salem, but in 1877 resumed his trade and
in 1879, established a carriage factory
at Steubenville, Ohio, which he
successfully conducted until the fall of
1885, when he purchased the carriage
works of H. Judd & Company.
This is the oldest established carriage
business in Salem. Mr. Teegarden
is turning out some very fine work from
his factory, which insures him the
greater trade for the future, although
he now does a very large business.
In 1880, he married Miss Laura M.
Walton. Mrs. Teegarden
is the daughter of Aaron B. and
Rebecca J. Walton, of Salem,
Louis J. and Lindsey W. are the
children that have come to brighten
their home. Mr. Teegarden
is a member of the Presbyterian church,
of the F. & A. M. and also of the I. O.
O. F. He votes the republican
ticket.
Source #2 History of the Upper Valley -
Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant &
Fuller - 1891Vol. I - Page 239 |
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H. H. THORN, division
superintendent of transportation for the Steubenville, East
Liverpool and Beaver Valley Traction Company, is an
enterprising and progressive citizen of Columbiana County.
He was born near Palestine, Wirt County, W. Va., Nov. 3,
1880, and is the son of Thomas H. and Cintilla (Seaman)
Thorn.
Thomas H. Thorn was a farmer and owned a well
improved farm of 124 acres in Wirt County, W. Va. He
was a Democrat and a member of the Methodist Church.
To Mr. and Mrs. Thorn, who are deceased, the
following children were born: Dora, married P.
Sheppard, lives in Wirth County; T. D., lives in
Ohio; Grover C., deceased; Edwina, married
Floyd Tompkins, lives at Niles, Ohio; Violet,
married Bert King, lives at Newell, W. Va.; and F.
S., lives in Wirt County, W. Va.
H. H. Thorn spent his boyhood on his father's
farm and in early life engaged in farming and mining.
In 1903 he came to East Liverpool and has since been
identified with the East Liverpool Traction and Light
Company, He was appointed to his present position in 1925.
Mr. Thorn married Miss Vinnie Schuvrant,
a native of Wirt County, W. Va., the daughter of J. A.
and Minerva (Dagget) Scheuvrant. Mr. Scheuvrant is
deceased and his widow resides in Wirt County. To
Mr. and Mrs. Thorn were born one daughter and one son:
Garnet, died in Feb., 1922, was the wife of F.
Booth, of Niles, Ohio, and they had a son, Hugh,
born in 1920; Vivian, died at the age of three years.
Mr. Thorn is a Democrat and a member of the
Baptist Church. He is an excellent citizen and holds
the respect of the entire community.
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CONRAD THUMM,
of the well-known boot and shoe firm of
Thumm & Koenreich, of Salem, is a
German by birth, having come into this
world on the 20th of September, 1855, in
Altenburg, county of Tuebinger, kingdom
of Wurtemburg. He is the son of
Joseph M. and Barbara (Zeeb) Thumm.
Mr. Thumm was educated in his native
land, and their began an apprenticeship
to the shoemaker's trade, which he
finished after coming to America, in
1872. He first located at Warren,
Ohio, where he worked as a shoemaker for
four years; later settled in Petersburg,
Mahoning county, and remained there
eight years. In 1885 he took up
his residence in Salem, and June 3rd of
that year embarked in the boot and shoe
business with S. R. Koenrick, and
this firm has since built up a very fine
trade, having gained an enviable
reputation for enterprise and integrity.
Mr. Thumm was married, Apr. 26,
1885, to Jsoephine shaeffer,
daughter of John and Mena (Crouse)
Schaeffer, of Green township,
Mahoning county, Ohio. Their
children are Tamar and Celia.
Mrs. Thumm is a member of the
Lutheran church, and is an ardent
democrat.
Source #2 History of the Upper Valley -
Vol. I - Publ. Madison, Wis. - Brant &
Fuller - 1891Vol. I - Page 241 |
ROBERT
TRAVIS was one of the first settlers of Columbiana
county. He was the son of John Travis, who was
a captain in the war for American independence.
John was a native of New York state, and removed to Ohio
about 1808. He was of Welsh descent, and first located
in Elk Run township, where he died in 1828. Robert was
born in 1786, and in 1822, married Mrs. Mary Davis,
whose maiden name was Mary Ramsey, by whom he had
five children: Sarah, dying in infancy;
John, Mordecai, Rebecca, and William.
Rev. M. M. Travis was pastor for many years, of the
Presbyterian church, of Chenoa, Ill., but at present is
pastor of the Presbyterian church, of Republican City, Neb.
Rebecca married George Robinson and resided
near West Point, Ohio. William S. Travis was a
lawyer and died at thirty years of age. The most of
Robert Travis' life was spent in Wayne township, where
he entered eighty acres of government land. He and his
wife were devout members of the Presbyterian church Bethel,
in which he was a ruling elder for over twenty years.
He died February 4, 1860, and his wife in December, 1864.
They were a fine example of American manhood and womanhood,
as seen in pioneer days. John Travis was born
May 25, 1826, and lived with his father on the latter's farm
until he had reached the years of discretion, learning from
his parents the practical methods of operating a farm.
He was given a common school education and when he had
reached the age of twenty-six years, in 1852, was united in
marriage to Miss Mary Fife, second daughter of
Isaac and Elizabeth Fife, early settlers of Columbiana
county, coming from Washington county, Penn., in 1808.
The fruits of this happy union were the following named
children: Harvey D. Travis, a prominent
attorney at law, in Weeping Water, Neb.; Isaac F. Travis,
a lawyer of the same place; William M. Travis, of
West Point, Ohio; Elizabeth and Mary M., who
is an artist of splendid talent. In June, 1864,
Mrs. Travis passed to her eternal rest. After six
years Mr. Travis' marriage with Miss Mary
Hastings, daughter of Isaac and Jane Hastings,
early settlers of Columbiana county, was solemnized.
Mr. and Mrs. Travis are respected members of the
Presbyterian church, of New Lisbon, of which he is a ruling
elder. For six years he served as justice of peace and
notary for twelve years. Mr. Travis has retired
from active business on account of ill health.
Source #2 - History of Upper Ohio Valley - Vol. I - Madison,
Wis. - Brant & Fuller - 1891 |
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