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Source:
20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co., Ohio
by Joseph B. Doyle -
Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago -
1910
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DAVID
N. LAWRENCE, who successfully carries on
general farming in Springfield Township, owns
seventy-four acres of fine land situated one-quarter
of a mile north of Amsterdam. He was born in
Carroll County, Ohio, Dec. 27, 1858, and is a son of
William and Anna (Noble) Lawrence, the former
of whom was born in Ireland.
David N. Lawrence was the third of his parents'
six children. He attended school in Carroll
County and then engaged in farming and continued to
live there for eleven years after his marriage, when
he came to Springfield Township and bought his
present farm from his brother-in-law, Hezekiah
Rankin. It is well adapted for general
agriculture and there is a possibility that oil and
gas may sometime be found, though no tests have yet
been made for them.
Mr. Lawrence was married Oct. 13, 1886, to
Miss Elizabeth Rankin, a daughter of Thomas
and Ann Jane (Tenant) Rankin, and a
granddaughter of Robert and Hester (Dennis)
Rankin, natives of Ireland, who settled on the
present farm of Mr. Lawrence in 1832.
Thomas Rankin was born on this
farm, which was mainly cleared by his father,
and died here Dec. 23, 1893. He married Ann
Jane Tenant, who died Jan. 16, 1905, and both
she and husband were buried in the Amsterdam
cemetery. Her father, John Tenant, of
Carroll County, lived to the venerable age of one
hundred years. To Thomas Rankin and
wife six sons and three daughters were born.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence have three children,
Mary, Anna, Belle, and William.
Anna Belle is a member of the class of 1910 in
the Amsterdam high school. Mr.
Lawrence and family belong to the Presbyterian
Church. He is a Democrat, as were also his
father and father-in-law.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page 775 |
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ALBERT
G. LEE, a man of extensive and varied
business interests, is a well known citizen of
Steubenville, Ohio. He is connected with
the Union Deposit Bank, the firm of oil
operators widely known as Ferguson &
Company, and is also interested in the
automobile business.
Mr. Lee was born at Holliday's Cove, W. Va.,
and is a son of A. G. Lee (deceased),
who was engaged in the mercantile business and
also identified with a sewer pipe company.
The elder Lee's death occurred about the
year 1865. Politically he was a Democrat.
Albert G. Lee, subject of this sketch, was
educated in the public schools and in 1901 was
graduated from the Steubenville High School.
He was in the purchasing department of the La
Belle Iron Works for four years, and in 1905
began his connection with the Union Deposit
Bank, with which he ahs since been identified.
He is a member of the Steubenville Chamber of
Commerce, the Country Club and the Jefferson
County Auto Club of which he is secretary.
He is a thirty-second degree Mason, being a
member of Scioto Consistory of Columbus, and the
Shrine at Wheeling. He also is a member of
the Elks and Sons of the American Revolution.
He attends the Presbyterian Church.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ.
Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page 1061 |
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JAMES LEE,
one of Island Creek's best known citizens, the
owner of a farm of 200 acres, was born in Island
Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, April 1,
1835, and has there spent his long and busy
life. His parents were James and
Margaret (Mears) Lee.
The parents of
Mr. Lee were natives of North Ireland and
they came to Jefferson County, Ohio, in the
early part of the nineteenth century and settled
in Island Creek Township near the site of
Costonia, which place bears its second name, the
first having been Brown's Station. The
postoffice was then called Jeddo although the
town was still known as Brown's Station and
finally was renamed Costonia. The father
of Mr. Lee settled on the hill farm which
his son James owns and it is known far
and wide as Riverview. The brick house
which has long been the family residence, stands
now in the village, and it was built in 1858.
The parents died some years ago, and of the
family of twelve children, there are only two
survivors: James and Mrs. Rachel M.
Patterson, the latter of whom lives at
Eddyville, Iowa. They were members of the
Episcopal Church, and in politics the father was
a Democrat.
James Lee, who bears his father's name, was
reared in Island Creek Township and attended the
district schools. During a large portion
of his life, Mr. Lee has been a farmer
and stock raiser, and has also been interested
in milling and was the pioneer merchant at
Costonia. He has also been engaged in
merchandising at Jewett, Ohio. A
progressive and public spirited citizen, he has
aroused public interest in many desirable
improvements. It was mainly through his
efforts that a postoffice was established when
the village, under the name of Jeddo, was
scarcely entitled to it. He has also been
quite active in politics and has been elected to
office on the Republican ticket, serving as
township trustee with a great deal of
usefulness.
Mr. Lee married Miss Annie Cooper, who
was born in Knox Township, a daughter of John
Cooper, a well known early settler there.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee are the parents of six
children: Oma Ida, who is the wife of
Frank P. Jewett, of Island Creek Township;
Mary O., who is the wife of J. S.
Crawford, of the same township; Osman S.,
who also resides in Island Creek Township;
Lizzie C., the wife of John P. Cochran,
of Island Creek Township; John M., who is
a conductor on the Wheeling & Lake Erie
Railroad, with headquarters at Massillon, Ohio;
and Rena H., who lives at home.
Mr. Lee and family belong to Bray's
Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he is a
class leader.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
Page 1086 |
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WILLIAM
J. LEE, a representative farmer and stock
raiser of Island Creek Township and one of its
best known citizens, was born on a farm in this
township, Apr. 1, 1860, and is a son of
Benjamin and Elizabeth (Taylor) Lee.
Benjamin Lee, who died in1891, was one of Island
Creek's most respected citizens and a lifelong
resident. His father, James Lee,
was born in Ireland and was one of the pioneers
in this section, the old family home being
situated on what is known as Lee's Ridge,
Benjamin Lee married Elizabeth Taylor
and they had two children, William J. being
the only survivor, and they had one adopted
daughter, Emma the wife of
Joseph Jacobs. Benjamin Lee and wife
were valued members of Bray's Methodist
Episcopal Church in which he was a steward, and
she continues her relationship with this body.
Mrs. Lee is now in her seventy-seventh
year and is a beloved member of her son's
household.
William J. Lee was carefully reared by excellent
parents and during his father's lifetime he was
his main assistant on the home farm and later
assumed all its responsibilities. Having
been accustomed to the details of farm life from
boyhood, he has had the advantage that comes
from knowledge in the management of his farm and
stock industries and has met with more than
usual success.
Mr. Lee married Miss Alice Powell, a
daughter of Aaron Powell, a prominent
resident of Island Creek Township for many
years, and they have five children:
Julia E. who is the wife of John Rogers,
of Island Creek Township; Gladys M., who
is a student in the High School at Steubenville;
and Carl T. and Laura M., who are
at home. An infant daughter is deceased.
Mr. Lee and family belong to Bray's
Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he is one
of the stewards. He is a public-spirited
citizen and much interested in the schools and
has served on the Island Creek Independent
School District No. 2 board.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ.
Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page 584 |
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A.
C. LEWIS, prominent attorney, and one of
the leading citizens of Steubenville, O., was
born on a farm near Smithfield, Jefferson
County, Ohio, in 1858, and is a son of Isaac
Lewis (deceased), a native of Pennsylvania,
who located in this county during early manhood
and here carried on farming for many years.
A. C. Lewis was educated in the public schools
of Steubenville and the Washington-Jefferson
College, and after studying law in the office of
John McClave was admitted to the
Jefferson County bar. He then studied law
one year at the University of Michigan, since
which time he has been continuously engaged in
the practice of his profession. With the
exception of a short time spent in Denver, he
has carried on an extensive practice at
Steubenville, where he has won the confidence
and esteem of his fellow men. From 1897 to
1903 Mr. Lewis served as prosecuting
attorney of Jefferson County. He is a
member of the Masonic order, in which he has
attained the seventeenth degree, of the
"Eagles," the Knights of Pythias, and the
Country Club.
Mr. Lewis married Ida E. Graham, who died
in 1897, leaving three children: Mildred E.,
Robert O., and Addison C. Lewis, Jr.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ. Richmond-Arnold Publ.
Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page 660 |
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JAMES A. LINDSEY,
funeral director and embalmer, is proprietor of the oldest undertaking business
in
Steubenville, it having been
established by his father, Barnet N.
Lindsey and brother James Lindsey,
in 1870. That was the year of
James A. Lindsey’s birth, which took
place in Greene County, Pa.
James A. Lindsey was an infant when
the family came to Steubenville and he was reared and educated in this city. He started on his business career as
an employe in the steel mills at Mingo, where he worked for two years and later
bought an interest in his father’s undertaking business. In 1905 he bought the interest of his
father’s other heirs and has continued as sole proprietor ever since. He has well arranged quarters at Nos.
134-136 South Fourth Street. Mr. Lindsey has other important
interests, being secretary and treasurer of the Steubenville Roller Rink Company
and also secretary, vice president and treasurer of the National Amusement
Company. He is a public spirited
citizen, a member of the Chamber of Commerce and probably, through his many
activities, is one of the best known men in the county. He was reared in the Presbyterian
Church and belongs to the congregation of the Second Presbyterian at
Steubenville. Fraternally,
Mr. Lindsey has numerous affiliations, being a Knight Templar Mason, a Knight of Pythias and an Elk.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B.
Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
Page 983
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JOHN W. LONG,
a well known resident of Wayne Township,
Jefferson, County, Ohio, and a member of its
board of trustees, has lived on his valuable
farm of 180 acres since 1874, and devoted it to
general farming and stock raising. He was
born in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County,
Sept. 21, 1845, and is a son of James and
Margaret (Armstrong) Long.
James Long was born in Cross Creek
Township after his father, John Long,
had established the family home there, and spent
the remainder of his life in the same section.
He carried on farming and was a man of excellent
standing, one who gave support to the schools
and the church and was a prominent member of the
Methodist Episcopal body and a class leader.
He married Margaret Armstrong and
of their children the following survive: Mary
A., living in Cross Creek Township;
Jennie, wife of Eli Kirk, of
Cross Creek Township; Sarah E., widow of
Brice Gruber, residing in Cross
Creek Township; Margaret L., of Cross
Creek Township; John W., of Cross Creek
Township; Susanna (Mansfield) of
Wayne Township; James T., Maria C.
and David S., all living in Cross Creek
Township; and Ida M., the youngest of the
family, died at the age of nine months.
John W. Long remained on his father's farm until
he reached manhood and gained his book education
in the public schools. On Mar. 24, 1884 he
was married to Miss Ada C. Mansfield, a
daughter of Edward and Mary Mansfield,
who formerly were residents of Jefferson County.
Mrs. Long has three brothers and one
sister: Reason P. and Nimrod P.,
of Wayne Township; Ross J., of Los
Angeles, Cal.; and Annie E., who is the
widow of William Clark, formerly
of Martin's Ferry, resides in Wayne Township.
To John W. Long and wife six children have been
born, namely: Edward C., who lives at
Philadelphia, Pa.; James E. and Wilbur
M., both of whom reside in Wayne Township;
Charles W., who is a traveling salesman
for Bailey, Farrell & Co., of
Pittsburg; and Nina F. and Mary M.,
both of whom live with their parents in Wayne
Township. Mr. Long and
family are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He is a Republican in his
political views and served for two years as an
assessor of Bloomfield Precinct, Wayne Township.
In the fall of 1909 he was elected a trustee of
Wayne Township and entered upon his official
duties in January, 1910, to serve two years.
During the Civil War, when the call was made for
100-day men, Mr. Long responded,
although at that time his private affairs needed
his attention, but he felt in that course lay
the path of duty. He remained in the army
until near the close of the war, being mainly on
guard service at Fort Delaware, and was then
honorably discharged. He is a valued member of
the G. A. R. Post at Smithfield. He is
more than usually public spirited and is one of
the wide awake, progressive men who are willing
to work in their township for the general
welfare. He is an urgent advocate of the
turnpike roads.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville &
Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ
Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page
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