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(Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
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CARL ECKHARDT, whose
dairy farm is situated in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson
County, Ohio, where he owns 167 acres of excellent land,
was born in Germany, Dec. 11, 1867, and is a son of
Carl and Augusta (Becker) Eckhardt.
The parents of Mr. Eckhardt were natives
of Germany and the father died in that country. The
mother survives and resides at Steubenville. They
were parents of the following children: Louise,
who is the wife of Henry Kleinecke;
Lena, who is the wife of William
Woltjen; Wilhelmina, who is the
wife of Jacob Engle; and Carl.
Carl Eckhardt attended school in Germany
before coming to America and spent six months at school in
the United States. His father had been a weaver but
the young man desired to engage in agricultural pursuits
and soon found employment on the dairy farm of
William Becker, in Jefferson County, Ohio, for
whom he worked for ten years. After that he rented
land until he purchased his present farm.
Mr. Eckhardt keeps about thirty head of cattle
and for fifteen years has conducted a milk route in
Steubenville, numbering among his patrons some of the
oldest families of the city.
Mr. Eckhardt was married Mar. 28, 1894,
to Miss Lena Bothe, a daughter of
William and Wilhelmina (Bya) Bothe. The
father of Mrs. Eckhardt was a well known
gardener in Cross Creek Township. She has one
brother, William and two sisters,
Anna and Kate. Mr.
and Mrs. Eckardt have three children:
Clara, Wilma and Florence.
The family belongs to the Zion Lutheran church. In
politics he is a Republican.
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VAN HORN
ELY, president of the Steubenville & East
Liverpool Railroad & Light Company, has been prominent
in traction matters for a long period and has been
identified with railroad affairs of New York and Ohio
since 1899. He was born at Lockport, N. Y., July
28, 1866, and lived in his native section until he was
sixteen years of age, moving to the city of Buffalo, N.
Y., June 1, 1882. In 1886 he was graduated from
the Buffalo High School.
Immediately after leaving school, Mr. Ely formed
a business partnership in the real estate line and
operated under the firm style of Bell & Ely,
until 1899. When the International Railway Company
was organized he was elected assistant to the president
and he continued in that position until February, 1905,
when he accepted the presidency of the Steubenville and
East Liverpool Traction & Light Company, and the Ohio
Passenger Railway Company. Mr. Ely has
still other interests and is a director of the First
National Bank of Toronto. On Mar. 1, 1910, he was
elected president of the Beaver County Light Company.
On Oct. 8, 1889, Mr. Ely was married to Miss
Carrie K. Kimball of Buffalo, N. Y., and they have
two children: Helen Louise, who is a
student in Washington Seminary; and Van Horn, Jr.
Mr. Ely and family attend the First Presbyterian
Church. He is a trustee of the Steubenville
Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the board of
directors of the Steubenville Country Club and teh Y. M.
C. A. He is a member of the fraternal order of
Elks and belongs also tot he Royal Arcanum.
(Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville &
Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ
Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - 984) |
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