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20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co., Ohio
by Joseph B. Doyle -
Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago -
1910
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JEWELL BAISE, one of
the leading citizens of Connorville, O., is not only the
pioneer merchant of the place but is one of the largest
property owners and enjoys the distinction of having
been the first purchaser of a town lot and was the first
resident. He was born in Belgium, Dec. 8, 1850,
and a son of Pierre and Catherine (Bodwin) Baise.
They died in Belgium and of their seven children, only
two, John and Jewell, came to America.
Jewell Baise had very few opportunities in his
youth as he was obliged to enter the coal mines when he
was only eight years old and thus help his father in
taking care of the family. He continued to work in
the same way in Belgium until 1885, when he came to the
United States and in September of that year reached
Primrose, near McDonald, Pa. He easily secured
employment in the coal mines there and made excellent
wages as he was industrious and dependable and soon was
able to start a little store and conducted that while he
kept on working in the mines for eleven years. In
the meanwhile he kept on the lookout for just such an
opportunity as the one he took advantage of in 1894,
when he came to Connorville and bought a lot and started
his grocery store. He also worked at the carpenter
trade, and keeping busy all the time, soon had ways of
turning his money over so that he shortly was able to
purchase more land and now owns his own comfortable
residence and store building, owns four other dwellings
that he rents and also a store room which he rents out
as a town hall, and also rents six lodge rooms in the
same building. Mr. Baise also acts in the
capacity of a private banker, loaning money to other
business men until they get also established in
business. The growing town owes much to his energy
and enterprise.
Mr. Baise was married (first) to Marie Mabell,
in the old country, and they had the following children:
Juliet, who is the wife of Frank vanderbot;
Victor, who is deceased; Josephine, who is
the wife of Harry Mucher; Maria, who is deceased;
Mary and Jewell, who is deceased.
The first wife died and on Oct. 1, 1901. Mr.
Baise was married to Mrs. Melanie (Hubert)
Sheverley, widow of Frank Sheverley and
daughter of Julian and MArie Hubert. She
was born in France and came to America in 1894. By
her first marriage she has two children: Frank
and Eugenia, the latter being the wife of
Joseph Longom. Mr. Baise is an entirely self
made man. He has a wide acquaintance and there is
little of importance that concerns this section that he
does not take part in, using his money and time and
giving advice whenever either may be necessary.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson
Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold
Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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P. D. BAKER,
general farmer, owning 225 acres of valuable land
situated in Section 10, Ross Township, Jefferson County,
Ohio, Mar. 6, 1863, and is a son of Jacob and Jane
(Reynolds) Baker.
Jacob Baker was reared in Monroe County but moved
to Virginia after his marriage and died there when aged
seventy-six years. His widow survived until 1903,
her death taking place when she was eighty years of age;
their burial was in Virginia. Jacob Baker
married Jane Reynolds, who was born in Delaware,
and they were parents of ten children, four of whom are
still living.
P. D. Baker was reared in Virginia and after he
was through going to school, he embarked in farming in
West Virginia, remaining there until October 12, 1907,
when he bought his present farm from A. Wiles.
Tests for oil and gas have not revealed the presence of
either, but the land is well adapted to farming and
stock raising. Mr. Baker has done a large
amount of improving and has all his farm under
cultivation with the exception of forty acres which is
still timbered. He is a practical, industrious and
well informed man and enjoys the respect and esteem of
his neighbors in Ross Township.
Mr. Baker was married in October, 1890, to
Miss Clara Travis, of West Virginia, and they have
four children: Clare, Marion, Sarah and Ralph,
the last named being seven years of age, and at present
attending school. Mr. Baker and family
attend the Pine Grove Presbyterian church.
Source:
20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co.
- Chicago - 1910 - Page 1105 |
William Banfield |
WILLIAM
BANFIELD, general manager of the tin plate mills
of Follansbee, W. Va., with offices at Pittsburgh, Pa.,
and president of the East Ohio Sewer Pipe Company, with
plant at Irondale, O., came to Steubenville in 1907 and
is numbered with the men of large business interests who
are located here and give stability to the city.
He was born in Monmouthshire, England, in 1854.
When eighteen years of age Mr. Banfield
accompanied his father to America and together they
worked in the first tin plate mill ever operated in the
United States, that being at Leechburg, Pa. He
remained there for seven years and worked as heater and
roller, after which he became manager of the whole plant
and occupied that position in relation to it for the
next six years. In October, 1885, Mr. Banfield
came to Irondale in Jefferson County and, with others,
purchased the Pioneer Iron Works plant and established
the Irondale Rolling Mill Company under the subtitle of
Wallace, Banfield & Co., Limited, and
engaged in the manufacture of fine grades of black and
galvanized iron and soft sheet steel. The concern
did an extensive and successful business, giving
employment to a large force of men and grew into one of
the leading manufacturing plants of the county. In
1892 the company built two tin mills and converted their
sheet mill into a tin mill and were the first to
manufacture tin plate in great quantities, under the
McKinley Bill. In 1899 the company sold out to
the American Tin Plate Company, and in 1900 the plant
was dismantled.
Mr. Banfield then went to Chester, W. Va., and,
with other capitalists, built the sheet mills there and
later sold out these also to the American Sheet Steel
Company, the transaction taking place on the completion
of the mills. He was then district manager for the
American Tin Plate Company for three years and then
joined the Follanshee Brothers Company at
Follansbee, W. Va., and there they built the extensive
tin plate mills of which Mr. Banfield has been
general manager ever since, this being an independent
concern. Among this other business interests is
the presidency of the East Ohio Sewer Pipe Company, a
very important enterprise of this section and one in
which a large amount of local capital is invested.
Mr. Banfield is an elder in the Second
Presbyterian Church at Steubenville.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson
Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold
Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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W. B. BARR, secretary and treasurer of the
Steubenville Drug Company, of Steubenville, O., was born
in this city in 1862 and is a son of John Barr, a
native of Pennsylvania, who spent a large part of his
life here, being in the employ of William Dougherty,
a merchant tailor.
W. B. Barr has always been loyal to his native
city, remaining here through his educational period and
entering into business here. On February 21, 1889,
when the Steubenville Drug Company was incorporated, he
became secretary and treasurer, the other officers being
Dr. J. C. M. Floyd and Dr. Robertson.
This is a standard business concern operating under the
pure food laws and the laws of the State of Ohio and is
one of Steubenville's most prosperous enterprises.
Mr. Barr was married September 16, 1891, to
Miss Ella Low, a daughter of Joshua Low,
formerly a prominent citizen of Steubenville, and they
have two sons: Harry L., who is a chemist in the
Carnegie steel plant at Mingo Junction; and William
C., who is a student. Mr. and Mrs. Barr
are members of the Methodist Protestant Church.
He is identified with Steuben Lodge No. 1, Knights of
Pythias, and belongs also to the Chamber of Commerce.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson
Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold
Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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GEORGE
BATES, one of the leading contractors and
builders of Steubenville, Ohio, connected with The
Fickes Company, is engaged in general contracting and
brick construction work. He was born in Rock
Island, Ill., in 1857, and is a son of William Bates,
who was also engaged in contracting in his day.
George Bates was reared in Steubenville, Ohio,
from the time he was three months old and have attended
the public schools. Early in life he learned the
trade of a bricklayer, beginning when he was sixteen
years of age, and his entire business life has been
devoted to construction work. He was identified
with the firm of Arthur & Company, which was
organized about the year 1904, and has continued with
the Fickes Company since it succeeded the former
concern. It is a leading firm and does much of the
brick construction work in this vicinity.
Mr. Bates was united in marriage with Miss
Annie Cooper, whose death occurred April 13, 1909.
Fraternally he is a member of Steubenville Lodge No. 1,
K. P., and also is a member of the Bricklayer Union.
He is a representative citizen of Jefferson County and
is well known.
Source:
20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co.
- Chicago - 1910 -
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Harry M. Bates |
HARRY M. BATES, a
general contractor in excavating, paving, sewer and
artistic concrete work, is a well known citizen of
Steubenville and a man of recognized business standing.
He was born in Steubenville in 1869, and is a son of
John Bates.
Harry M. Bates was reared and educated in his
native city, and throughout his active business life has
been engaged in general contract work by himself.
In 1893 he was married to Miss Lucy Crew, of
Richmond, Jefferson County, Ohio, and they have three
children: James and Harry, twins, and John.
Religiously, the family attends St. Stephen's Episcopal
Church. Mr. Bates is a thirty-second degree
Mason, a member of Lake Erie Consistory and Alladin
Temple, Mystic Shrine, and is also a member of Steuben
Lodge, No. 1, K. P. He is a man of wide
acquaintance is the county, and can number his friends
by his acquaintances.
Source:
20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co.
- Chicago - 1910 -
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John O. Bates |
JOHN O. BATES is engaged
in general contracting in paving, excavating and sewer
construction work, his field of operation being in
Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, with headquarters
at Steubenville, O., where he takes rank among the
leading citizens. He was born in that city, Feb.
14, 1864, and is a son of John S. Bates, a
retired resident of Steubenville.
John O. Bates was educated in the public
schools of his native city, and after leaving school was
employed for seven years in the old Jefferson Iron Works
and the mill at Brilliant. He was then in
partnership with his father in teaming and contracting,
and later engaged in general contracting in paving,
excavating and sewer construction. He has
successfully completed many large contracts through this
section and is recognized as a progressive citizen and
business man. He has a number of oil interests and
also is a stockholder in the Peoples National Bank.
Although he has served on the school board, he has never
sought political preferment, being satisfied to work for
the success of his friends.
On Sept. 17, 1885, Mr. Bates was married to
Miss Agnes H. Seybold, who was born and reared in
Steubenville, and is a daughter of Louis Seybold.
Her father, who for many years was engaged in the
confectionery and bakery business, died in Kansas in
1902. He was married to Fredericka Weinmann,
and of their family of four sons and six daughters all
are living, namely: Emma, wife of James
Sterling of Illinois; Mary, wife of Albert
Clemans, of Leavenworth, Kan.; William H., of
Leavenworth, Kan.; Katherine, wife of D. S.
McCoy, of Steubenville; Agnes (Bates); Amelia,
wife of R. F. Antle, of Medford, Ore.; Louis
J., of Turin, Ia.; C. Edward, of Denver,
Col.; Ernest B., of Atchison, Kan.; and Nellie,
wife of Paul Orlopp, of Medford, Ore.
Mrs. Seybold, although past seventy-three years of
age, is supple and active and is in the enjoyment of the
best of health. She makes her home among her
children. Mr. and Mrs. Bates have three
children: Florence A., Mildred C. and John
Louis. He is a member of St. Stephen's
Episcopal Church. He is a member of Steubenville
Lodge No. 1, K. of P., the Order of Odd Fellows, the
Heptasophs and the Eagles.
Source:
20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co.
- Chicago - 1910 -
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JOHN S. BATES, a highly
respected citizen of Steubenville, O., now living
retired from business activity, has resided in this city
all his life, with the exception of several years in
California, during the period of the gold excitement.
He was born Aug. 10, 1833, and is a son of John S.
and Sarah (Beany) Bates, bothe of whom were born in
England and were married after coming to Steubenville.
The subject of this sketch was the youngest of four
children born to his parents and was less than a year
old when his father died in 1834.
John S. Bates was variously employed in early
life and four a time worked at the trade of a brick
mason. He also followed teaming and when about
twenty years of age went overland to California with
stock. He remained there and engaged in teaming
about four yeas, finding the work very profitable.
Upon his return to Steubenville he engaged in the coal
and teaming business, at which he continued during the
most of his active business life. He is now living
in retirement in Steubenville.
On March 11, 1862, Mr. Bates, was married to
Miss Ann J. Moore and they became parents of six
children, five of whom are living, namely: George,
wife of George Carlyle, of Portsmouth, O.;
John O., a contractor of Steubenville;
Lettie, wife of Charles Grove, of
Philadelphia; Harry M., also a prominent
contractor of Steubenville; and Lizzie, wife of
Clarence Williams, of Steubenville. Mrs.
Bates is deceased.
Source:
20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co.
- Chicago - 1910 -
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THOMAS OLIVER BETTON, postmaster and a
general merchant of Rayland, O., has been a resident
here since 1869 and was born Aug. 8, 1850, at Little
York, Jefferson County, Ohio, and is a son of William
and Julia A. (Ginovin) Betton.
William Betton was of English descent and was born
near Baltimore, Md., where he was reared and learned the
shoemaker's trade. He was twice married. The
first wife died in Maryland, and he subsequently married
Julia Ginovin, whose parents came to this country
from Ireland. William Betton and his wife
came overland in wagons to Jefferson County, Ohio, and
located at Little York, where he followed his trade the
remainder of his life. He died in 1876, aged
sixty-eight years, and was survived by his widow until
1884, her death occurring at the age of seventy-two
years. The following children were born to
William and Julia Betton; Elizabeth,
who married Joseph Parkinson, both now deceased;
Hanna J., who is the widow of B. N. Daniels;
Mollie, who is a resident of Little York,
O.; Catherine, who is the widow of L. W.
Sutherland; Harry, who served in the Civil War, a
member of Company G, 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
died in the army; Margaret, deceased, who married
D. C. Kennedy; Henrietta, who married Joseph
A. Hobson, and lives at New Alexandria, O.; and
Thomas Oliver, the subject of this record.
Thomas O. Betton obtained his education in the
schools of Little York, and in 1869 came to Warren
Township, where for twenty-two years he taught during
the winter months and farmed during the summer. He
then clerked in Ward & Smith's store at Rayland for
three years, after which he established himself in
business in a small way and also invested in real estate
here and at Tiltonville, O. He became postmaster
at Rayland under President Cleveland's administration
and was also appointed postmaster by President
McKinley, and has continued operating his store in
connection with his official duties.
Mr. Betton was married Feb. 12, 1873, to Anna
B. Aken, who is a daughter of William and Mary (Chamberlin)
Aken, and they have reared four children: Jessie;
Erma, who is deceased; W. Kinsey who married
Myrtle McMannis and has three children; and
Benjamin, who married Ida Baum, and has one
child. While his father was an Abolitionist, he
is a Republican in politics, and has served three terms
as township clerk. He has been a member of the I.
O. O. F. since 1875. The religious connection of
the family is with the Presbyterian Church.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson
Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold
Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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WILLIAM E BEVAN, a
representative citizen of Island Creek Township and a
candidate for county commissioner, conducts a large
wholesale and retail ice business at Alikanna. He
was born at Newport, England, in 1875, and was brought
to America when eight years of age.
In 1883 Mr. Bevan went to Youngstown, O., with
his parents and attended school there. In 1886 he
came to Jefferson County and for five years was employed
in the works of the Riverside Iron Company, after which
he established his present business at Alikanna.
He has been a resident of Island Creek Township for a
number of years and has proved a worthy and useful
citizen, having served acceptably as township trustee
and in other offices. He is a Republican in his
political views. In 1897 Mr. Bevan was
married to Miss Anna L. Yocum, who died on May
17, 1910, having been the mother of three children,
Esther, John and Alma. Mr. Bevan
is a member of Steubenville Lodge, No. 1, Knights of
Pythias.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson
Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold
Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
Page 724 |
John M. Bigger |
JOHN M. BIGGER
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20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co.
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O. E. BINCKLEY,
superintendent of the schools of Smithfield, Ohio, is a
well known educator in Jefferson County and has had a
large amount of experience. He was born on his
father's farm in Licking County, Ohio, Nov. 30, 1871,
and is a son of William H. and Mahala J. (Radcliff)
Binckley.
After graduating from the local high school, in
1891, Mr. Binckley spent portions of five years
at the Ohio State Normal University, preparing for what
he had decided to make his life work and completed his
collegiate course at Lima College in 1907. He has
been engaged in teaching ever since graduating from the
High School, his first experience being in his native
county. He has found himself particularly well
fitted for his work, and has enjoyed it, and his efforts
have been rewarded by the record of his students
wherever he has been - in Perry County, at Oakfield,
Moxahala and Crooksville, and later at Smithfield, to
which place he came in 1902 - Jefferson County also
recognizing his ability.
IN June, 1896, Professor Binckley was married to
Miss Lillian Newman, and they have three
children, Walter H., George W., and Lillian C.
With his family he belongs to the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He is identified fraternally with the
Masons at Smithfield, and the Knights of Pythias at New
Lexington. In his political views he is a
Republican.
Source:
20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ. Richmond-Arnold Publ.
Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page1080 |
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A. C. BLACKBURN, a
member of the real estate and brokerage firm,
Blackburn & White, of Steubenville, Ohio, who has
been identified with the business interests of this
locality since 1883, was born Jan. 19, 1846, in Wayne
Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and is a son of
Moses M. Blackburn and a grandson of Finley
Blackburn, one of the pioneers of Jefferson County,
Ohio, who located on a farm in Wayne Township in 8107.
The father of our subject was born in York County, Pa.,
in 1799, and when about eight years old came with
his parents to this county, where he followed farming
and worked at his trade as a stone mason. He was
one of the progressive and public spirited citizens of
Wayne Township, and always took an active interest in
local politics, supporting liberally all measures which
tended to advance the community in which he lived.
A. C. Blackburn was reared in Wayne Township,
where he attended the common schools, and early in 1864
enlisted in the army as a member of Company E, 52nd O.
V. I., serving in the Army of the Cumberland under
General Thomas, and with Sherman on his march
to the sea. After the close of the war, Mr.
Blackburn returned to Jefferson County and completed
his education, taking a course at the Hopedale Normal
School, after which he taught for some time. He
then learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked
for some years for the Panhandle Railroad, and after
losing a limb was also clerk for that company for seven
years. He served as auditor of Jefferson County,
Ohio, two terms, from 1890 to 1896, and then organized
the Jefferson Building & Savings Company, of which he is
vice-president and director. One year later he
became expert accountant for the state auditor, and
commissioner of insurance for five years. Mr.
Blackburn then served as deputy clerk of court until
August, 1909, since which time he has been identified
with Mr. White in the real estate and brokerage
business at Stephenville.
Mr. Blackburn was married in September, 1873, to
Lizzie R. Williams, and to them have been born
the following children: Maud I., who is the wife
of Frank G. Howerter, of Steubenville; Miriam;
Charles W., who was proprietor of a grocery store at
George's Run, Ohio, and at present resides there; and
Grace. Mr. Blackburn holds membership with the
Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church, is fraternally an
Elk, and is prominently identified with the G. A. R.,
being a charter member of the E. M. Stanton Post, No.
166. He is aide de camp to the commander in chief
of this Department of the G. A. R.
Source:
20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co.
- Chicago - 1910 - Page 1017 |
A. M. Blackburn |
A. M. BLACKBURN, M. D.,
general medical practitioner at Steubenville, O., and a
member of the Jefferson County, the Ohio State and the
American Medical Associations, is also a veteran of the
Civil War. He was born in Jefferson County, Ohio,
in 1842, and is a son of John C. Blackburn.
The Blackburn family has been known in
Jefferson County since the days of the doctor's
grandfather, who settled here in 1796. Many
descendants of this sturdy pioneer are now living.
The father of Dr. Blackburn was a millwright by
trade and spent the whole of his life in Jefferson
County except the last twenty years, which he passed in
California.
Dr. Blackburn was reared in his native county
and attended the local schools. Although preparing
for a professional career at the time, in 1862, the
young student enlisted for service in the Civil War, and
for a term of three months was at the front as a member
of Company F, 84th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After
he returned he completed his medical studies and in 1864
he was graduated from the Ohio Medical College of
Cincinnati. He again entered the service of his
country, and enlisting in Company B, 157th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, of which he was made sergeant,
serving one hundred days. Immediately afterward he
located at Steubenville, where, with the exception of a
short period, he has been engaged in practice.
Dr. Blackburn is widely known and he has won his
reputation through professional ability.
In 1865, Dr. Blackburn was married to Miss
Sarah C. Lowe, a daughter of Orr Lowe, and
they have five children: Charles E., who resides
in West Pittsburg; Dora B., who is the wife of
M. C. Cunningham and lives in Pennsylvania; John
F., who is a resident of Steubenville; Sarah,
who is hte wife of Samuel Pearce, of Bellevue;
and Gertrude, who is the wife of Albert E.
Stewart. Dr. Blackburn and family are
members of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, in
which he is recording steward. He is identified
with E. M. Stanton Posts, No. 166, G. A. R.
Source:
20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co.
- Chicago - 1910 - Page 872 |
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FRANCIS M. BLACKBURN,
who has been a resident of Fair Play Station, Jefferson
County, Ohio, since 1904, still retains his farm of 152
acres, situated in Wayne township, which is devoted to
both general farming and dairying. He was born in
Wayne Township, Jefferson County, ,Apr. 19, 1848, and is
a son of Moses M. and Anna (Sprague) Blackburn.
Moses M. Blackburn was a son of Finley Blackburn
and a grandson of John Blackburn, the latter of
whom was one of three brothers of that name who
emigrated from England and settled in Westmoreland
County, Pennsylvania. Moses M. Blackburn
was quite young when his parents brought him to
Jefferson County and he spenet his subsequent life in
Wayne Township. He married Anna Sprague,
who was born in Ohio. One of their children was
Capt. William S. Blackburn, who for many years was a
resident of Wayne Township, where he served as township
clerk and justice of the peace, dying in December, 1903.
He was captain in a Kansas regiment during the Civil
War. Another son, A. C. Blackburn, formerly
auditor for several terms in Jefferson County, resides
at Steubenville.
Francis M. Blackburn was reared in Wayne
Township and attended the public schools of Bloomfield,
to which village his parents removed in his childhood.
Later he learned the carpenter's trade and worked at it
for a number of years. He then became carpenter foreman
for the Pan Handle Railroad Company, and continued with
that corporation for nineteen years. while he was
in the employ of that company the great flood at
Johnstown took place, May 31, 1889, sweeping Johnstown
away and also the Penn Railroad. Mr.
Blackburn was sent with the rest of the "P. H."
carpenters to help repair the damage done the
Pennsylvania Railroad, arriving at Johnstown June 2,
Sunday morning. He was there two weeks and during
that time did not have his clothes off, taking what rest
he could while lying down with his clothes on. On
leaving the employ of the railroad company he engaged in
farming and stock raising until he retired to Fair Play.
He was an active citizen while residing at Bloomfield
and served for nine years as a member of the village
school board and for six years as its clerk. He is
still identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church
there, in which he served for nine consecutive years as
superintendent of the Sunday school. He is a
Socialist in politics.
Mr. Blackburn was married to Miss Ella V.
Albaugh, who was born in Bloomfield, a daughter of
the late Harrison W. Albaugh, and nine children
have been born to them, as follows: Ethel M.,
who is the wife of George H. Lightell, of
Tuscarawas County, Ohio; Lester R., who is
deceased; Harry S., who resides at West Newton,
Pa.; Iva L., who is the wife of Marion C. Poe,
of Fair Play; Daisy C., who is the wife of E.
W. Smith, of Fair Play; Chester A., who lives
at Washington, Pa.; Moses M., who is a resident
of Tuscarawas County; and Albert R. and Elsie V.,
both of whom live at Fair Play.
Source:
20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co.
- Chicago - 1910 - Page 842 |
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JOSEPH E. BOOTH, who
has occupied his handsome brick residence in Island
Creek village since the fall of 1909, has been connected
with the oil industry for a number of years, and before
that was a railroad man. He has been a resident of
Island Creek Township for more than twenty years, but is
a native of Lancashire, England, where he was born Nov.
2, 1859. His parents were Joseph and Martha
Booth, who came to America and to Steubenville, O.,
in 1864. The father died there in 1876 and the
mother some years later in Toronto, O.
Joseph E. Booth was five yeas old when his
parents came to Ohio. He attended school at
Steubenville but had no very favorable opportunities, as
he began to work in the coal mines when young.
Later he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company and was connected in various capacities with
other systems for a long time and then became a pumper
in the Island Creek oil fields. He is at present
in the employ of J. J. Crawford, of Toronto, O.,
who is largely interested in oil in Jefferson County.
In association with his wife, Mr. Booth owns
seventy acres of excellent farm land in this township
and resided on it prior to coming to the village.
Mr. Booth was married Jan. 29, 1884, to Miss
Retta Wallace, who was born in Salem Township,
Jefferson County, and is a daughter of James C. and
Mary (Huff) Wallace. Her father, who died in
August, 1900, was a native of Yellow Creek, O. Her
mother, who was born in West Virginia, eighty-six years
ago, resides in Island Creek Township, and Mrs. Booth
has lived in this township since she was eight years
old. Mr. and Mrs. Booth have had three
children: James W., who is deceased; Rena M.,
who lives at Steubenville, and is an expert stenographer
and bookkeeper; and Blanche E. G., who lives at
home.
Nominally Mr. Booth is a Democrat, but he is
rather inclined to be independent on many issues.
He has served two terms as road supervisor of Mt. Tabor
District, but otherwise has accepted no public office.
Source:
20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co.
- Chicago - 1910 - Page 674 |
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AUSTIN HOOKER BROWN,
son of the late Cole. Richard Hooker and Elizabeth
(Pugh) Brown, was born in Hancock County, West
Virginia, July 17, 1875. He was educated in the
public schools of his home community, in the State
Normal at Fairmont, W. Va., and in the State University
at Morgantown. He was engaged in teaching in the
schools of his county for four years, after which, for
three years, he had charge of the yard department of
Crutchfield and Woolfolk, commission merchants of
Pittsburg, Pa. From 1901 to 1905 he was in charge
of a wholesale produce house in Greensburg, Pa. In
March, 1905, he came to Steubenville, where in
association with W. H. Neiger, he established the
Steubenville Produce Company, which, one year later was
incorporated with him as president.
Mr. Brown in politics is a republican; he is
also a member of the Chamber of Committee and the
Protected Home Circle. Religiously, he is a
Methodist, belonging to the Hamline M. E. Church of this
city of which he is a member of the official board being
Financial Secretary.
Mr. Brown was married in 1902, to Miss
Eleanor C. Gallagher of West Newton, Pa.; they have
one son, William James, born July 30, 1904.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson
Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold
Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
Page
1158 |
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HENRY W. BUCEY, one of
Warren Township's beat known and most highly respected
citizens, an honored veteran of the great Civil War,
resides on his farm of thirty-eight acres, situated in
Section 8, Warren Township. He was born in Wells
Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1839, and is
a son of Asa and Mary A. (Girt) Bucey.
Asa Bucey was born in Maryland and was brought to
Jefferson County by his father, Thomas Bucey,
when an infant. He grew to manhood on the pioneer
farm situated near the river, in Warren Township, and
died in Jefferson County, Aug. 17, 1858, aged fifty-six
years. His widow survived until after the close of
the Civil War. They had five sons and four of
these served as soldiers in the War of the Rebellion;
Thomas, who is now deceased, was a member of Company
E, 1st Virginia Infantry; Hiram, who was a member
of the 58th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Henry W.;
Leonard, who went out with the 58th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, but never returned; and Charles.
Henry W. Bucey grew up on the home farm and during
his boyhood there was still clearing to be done.
He afterward worked on different farms in the
neighborhood, but when the Civil War was precipitated,
immediately resolved to enter the army in defense of his
country's liberty. On May 7, 1861, he enlisted in
Company B, 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he
served for three months and then re-enlisted in the 1st
Virginia Infantry, in which he served until the close of
the war, in July, 1865. Although he was almost
constantly in danger and took part in such important
battles as Bull Run, Winchester and Cedar Creek, and was
so brave in his actions that he was promoted to be
sergeant of his company, he was never once compelled to
enter a hospital on account of illness. After his
honorable discharge from military service, he came back
to Jefferson County and bought his present farm, which
is a part of his father's old estate. IN 1902 he
sold the coal from his land. He does not cultivate
his farm, having it under rental but makes a business of
raising poultry, keeps about ninety hens and finds a
ready sale for all the chickens and eggs he can produce.
In 1874 he built his comfortable frame house of six
rooms.
Mr. Bucey was married Feb. 6, 1869, to Miss
Margaret A. Roe who was born in Jefferson County and
is a daughter of William and Anna (Taylor) Roe,
the former of whom was born in Maryland and the latter
in Jefferson County, in 1800. The Roe family
belonged to the early settlers. They had ten
children: Levi, Ebenezer, Ruzilla, William, John,
Scott, Madison, Jefferson, Sarah and Margaret.
Of that family William and Scott both were
soldiers in the Civil War. To Mr. and Mrs.
Bucey four children were born, namely: George M.,
who married Minnie Calvin; Scott L.,
who married Amy B. Wilson and they have four
children - Wesley, Calvin; Scott L. who married
Amy B. Wilson and they have four children-
Wesley, Elmer, Virginia and May;
Finley, who married Anna Shively, and they
have one child. Margaret; and Wilbur,
who married Margaret Binney, and has one son,
Charles. Mr. and Mrs. Bucey are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a
Republican.
Source:
20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co.
- Chicago - 1910 - Page 751 |
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