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GEORGE
A. Mc CONNELL, dairy farmer of Northfield Township,
was born in Coshocton County, Ohio, April 8, 1856, and is a
son of John and Jane L. (Shannon) McConnell.
John McConnell was born in County Donegal,
Ireland, and was brought to America by his parents when he
was eight years of age. He died Mar. 6, 1905, aged
within a few days of his eightieth birthday. He lived
on the home farm in Coshocton County, where his parents had
settled until 1864. Prior to his marriage, with his
brother Alexander, he operated the home farm of 480
acres. After coming to Northfield Township he bought
one tract of land after another until he owned 367 acres, on
which he wintered from sixty to seventy head of cattle, and
raised many horses and hogs and some 200 sheep. Later
he turned his attention to raising wheat, at which he was
very successful, and he also engaged in dairying. He
took an intelligent interest in public matters, but he was
never a politician. In Coshocton County he married a
daughter of Isaac Shannon. She died Mar. 30,
1896, aged sixty-five years. They had nine children,
namely: John, who is deceased; Isaac, of
Northfield Township; George A., subject of this
sketch; Hervey A., justice of the peace in Northfield
Township; LaGrande, a physician, now deceased;
James and Albert, deceased; Sarah, who
married H. R. Boyden, of Northfield; and Charles,
of Magnolia, Colorado.
George A. McConnell attended school in
Northfield Township until he was sixteen years of age, in
the meanwhile assisting on the home farm, as did also his
brothers, all working for the common benefit. He then
learned cheese-making, and industry that he followed for six
years, and with the exception of that period, has ever since
been a farmer. He keeps from thirty to thirty-five
head of cattle and ships milk to Cleveland. He raises
nearly all his own cows and is making plans to keep only the
Ayreshire stock, having purchased the thorough-bred
Ayreshire ball. He has had a valuable silo constructed
with dimensions of 16 by 18 feet, 27 feet high. In
1892 he built his present comfortable residence.
Mr. McConnell married Jane A. Willey, of
Northfield Township, and they have a family of five
promising children: Albert A., Carl W.,
Ella L., Clark and Lucy. Mrs. McConnell
is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr.
McConnell is affiliated with the Republican party.
He has never served in any office except one connected with
educational affairs, including a number of terms on the
school board, and for a few years as township trustee.
He is giving his children every educational and social
advantage in his power.
† Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio
and Representative Citizens -
Publ. by Biographical Publishing Co. -
Chicago, Ill - 1908~Page 462 |
REV.
THOMAS F. MAHAR, D. D., - son of Thomas and Ann
(Hart) Mahar, both natives of the United States, was
born at Scranton, Pa., Sept. 28, 1851, in 1862 entered St.
Mary's College, in Cleveland, where he remained four years,
then attended St. Louis College, at Louisville, Stark
County, three years. In 1869 he went to Rome, Italy,
where he pursued his ecclesiastical studies six years, there
receiving the degrees of Ph. D. and D. D. In 1875 came
to Cleveland, where he was made Assistant Pastor in St.
John's Cathedral, serving in that capacity five years.
Aug. 1, 1880, by appointment of Bishop, Father
Mahar, became the Pastor of St. Vincent de Paul's
Church, of Akron, his ministrations having been attended
with signal success to the present time, as will be seen by
the history of the church, given elsewhere, not only having
charge of St. Vincent de Paul's Church proper, on West
Market Street, with membership of 275 families, but of St.
Mary's division, on South Main Street, with a membership of
nearly 100 families, (soon to be erected into an independent
parish), with his brother, Rev. William G. Mahar, as
his assistant. |
MINA
MILLER, daughter of Lewis and Mary V. (Alexander)
Miller, was born in Akron, July 6, 1865; after
graduating from the Akron High School, for a time attending
Mrs. Johnson's academy, in Boston, Mass., followed by
a European tour, becoming an accomplished musician, and
familiar with a number of modern languages. Meeting
with Mr. Edison, while visiting with mutual friends,
in the East, and later at Chautauqua, a marriage engagement
ensued, which was consummated at the home of her parents, in
Akron, at 3 o'clock p.m., Feb. 24, 1886. After a few
months' sojourn at their winter villa, near Fort Meyers,
Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Edison returned to the family
home, "Glenmont," at Llewellyn Park, N. J., where they still
reside. They have two children - Madeline, born
May 31, 1888, and Charles, born Aug. 3, 1890.
Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio
and Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing Co. -
Chicago, Ill - 1908~Page 500 |
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