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ANDREW
J. LEITCH, M. D., who died on the 7th of May, 1904, was a
native of Donegal, Ireland, born Jan. 22, 1848, but when only four
years of age he was brought by his parents, Robert and Elizabeth
Leitch, to America, the family locating on a farm in the
southwestern part of Weathersfield township, Trumbull county, Ohio,
where Dr. Leitch grew to manhood in the manner of most of the
lads of his time and location, working, playing and attending the
country schools during a few months of each year.
As a young man he entered Hiram College, of which
James A. Garfield was principal, but who then little dreamed of
the future honors awaiting him as the President of the United
States. While yet a student in taht college young Leitch
conceived the idea of becoming a physician, and without remaining
for graduation entered the Western Reserve College at Cleveland,
Ohio, where he pursued courses in medicine and graduated with the
class of 1871. Within a few weeks after his graduation he
became a practicing physician at Niles, Ohio, and although at that
time just entering the threshold of manhood he was soon in
possession of a good practice and within a decade or less he ranked
with the ablest in his profession in the autumn of 1898 to engage in
the iron business. The medical profession of this county had
numbered him among its faithful devotees during the long period of
twenty-seven years, and his name will long be remembered for the
excellent work he accomplished.
In company with R. G. Sykes, Dr. Leitch
purchased the sheet and galvanizing mill in Hammond, Indiana, but a
year and a half later he sold the mill to the United States Steel
Corporation. This was just four years prior to his death, and
returning to Niles he again identified himself with the manifold
industries of the city. He was one of the incorporators of the
First National Bank in 1889, ever afterward remaining a stockholder
in that institution, and he was its president from 1901 until the
time of his death. He was also a stockholder in the Bostwick
Still Lath Plant and at one time its president, and was a director
in the Ohio Galvanizing and Manufacturing Company, and treasurer of
the Eureka Springs Cattle Company, of Phoenix, Arizona. He was
also interested in the Bradshaw China Company, the Niles Car
Manufactory and the Standard Electric Works. But however great
was his business relations he never neglected his duties as a
citizen and filled several local offices with honor and
faithfulness. He was made a member of the Niles city council,
in which he served in the capacity of treasurer, and was the first
president of the board of public safety. Fraternally he was
associated with the Masonic order at Niles and Warren, affiliating
with the Knights Templar at the latter place and with the Trumbull
Council of the Royal Arcanum at Niles. In church faith he was
identified with the Presbyterian denomination and was a lover of its
sacred institutions. His life, although short in duration, was
replete with good deeds toward his fellow men, and he was known and
honored for his loyalty to home and native land. He died of
paralysis at ten o'clock on Saturday evening of May 7, 1904.
He was married in 1881, at Niles, to Ella M. Ward,
and they became the parents of the following children:
Harriet E., Isabella, Florence E., Alma G., Robert Andrew, and
Paul Ward. Harriet, the eldest, is a graduate of the
Niles high school, the Rayen school of Youngstown, and of Smith
College at Northampton, Massachusetts, where she studied for four
years. Isabella graduated at the Rayen school and then
attended the Emma Willard school, in Troy, New York.
She also graduated from the Pittsburg Kindergarten College, and is
now connected with the Pittsburg Kindergarten Association in that
city. Florence, after graduating from the Rayen school
in Youngstown, attended the Rye Seminary, at Rye, New York, where
she pursed a musical course. Alma is now attending
Oberlin College, Robert is at Hiram College and
Paul is at home. At of the children received their early
educational training in the Niles public schools.
Mrs. Leitch was born in Wheeling, West Virginia,
a daughter of Volney and Eliza Ann (McCombs) Ward. She
received her educational training in the graded and high schools of
Warren, and at the Poland Union Seminary, and taught both in Niles
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JAMES G. LEWIS
- During many years the Lewis family have been honored
residents of Trumbull county, and during later years have been
conspicuously identified with the public life of Girard.
Edward J. Lewis, the father of James G., was born in
Weathersfield township of Trumbull county January 20, 1860, but his
father, J. E. Lewis, was from Wales. On coming to
America in 1836 he established his home in Pennsylvania, and later
became numbered among the early pioneers of Trumbull county, Ohio,
where he found employment as a bookkeeper and was also associated
with Todd and Morris in the mining business. He
lived to the age of sixty-four years, and was laid to rest among
others of the honored early pioneers of Trumbull county. His
politics were Democratic and his fraternal relations were with the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In his early life J. E.
Lewis married Sarah Perry, who was of Welsh descent, but
a native daughter of Pomeroy, Ohio.
Edward J. Lewis, is the younger of the two sons
born to J. E. and Sarah Lewis, and in his native township of
Weathersfield he grew to mature years and received his educational
training. When but a lad of ten he started out for himself,
working for a time at any honorable occupation that presented itself
and thus became familiar with many lines of work, principal among
which was the milling business, which he followed for sixteen years.
From 1892 until 1899 he was engaged in the coal business, and in
1898 he was appointed by President Lincoln as the postmaster
of Girard, and is now serving his third term in that office.
He is a stanch and true Republican, an efficient worker for his
party's interest, and he is well known in the county in which his
life has been spent. In 1880 Edward J. Lewis was
married to Elizabeth Williams, whose birth also occurred in
the township of Weathersfield, but her father, Richard W.
Williams, was born in Wales. Coming to the United States
his established his home in Weathersfield township, Trumbull county,
Ohio, during the early history of this community, and soon became
one of its well known residents. Six children were born to
Edward J. and Elizabeth Lewis - James G., Bessie, Adessa, John T.,
Richard W. and Edna.
James G. Lewis is a native born
son of Girard, his birth occurring on the 22nd of September,
1881, and here he was reared and received his elementary educational
training, this being supplemented by a course at Hall's
Commercial College at Youngstown. He is now serving his ninth
year as the assistant postmaster of Girard and his second term as
the city treasurer. Like his father, he is an active party
worker in the interest of Republican politics, and in addition to
his official duties he is an able newspaper correspondent for
several journals. He is a member of the Masonic order, of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of the Modern Woodmen of America
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SETH L. LOVE
- No finer representative of the self-made men of our day
can be found in Trumbull county than Seth L. Love, of Warren,
who began life at the foot of the ladder of achievements, and by
sturdy toil, excellent judgment, and wise management has attained a
noteworthy position among the prominent and influential men of his
community. He was for many years identified with the
agricultural growth and prosperity of Trumbull county, but having
acquired a competency is now retired from active labor, enjoying all
of the comforts of life at his pleasant home, No. 309 Porte Avenue,
Warren. A son of Wilkins Love, he was born, Feb. 15,
1839, in Cayuga county, New York. He is of English descent,
and comes of Revolutionary stock, his great-great grandfather
Love having served as a surgeon in the Revolutionary War.
Wilkins Love was born in Vermont, which was the
birthplace of his father, John Love. Leaving New
England when a young man, he bought land in Cayuga county, New York,
and there resided until his death, about 1850. He married
Sarah French, who was born in New York state, where the emigrant
ancestor of her family settled on coming to this country from
France. Their union was blessed by the birth of eight sons and
two daughters, all of whom grew to yers of maturity. Five of
these brave sons, including Seth L., served in the Civil war,
and another was anxious to do so, but was not accepted by the
examining officer. Three enlisted when but sixteen years old,
one in 1861, one in 1862, and another in 1863. One was killed
at the Battle of Chancellorsville, but the others all returned home.
The Love family has always been famed for its patriotism, and
in every national conflict from the time of the Revolution has been
represented in the army, two of Mr. Love's sons having served
in the Spanish-American war.
Brought up in New York state, Seth L. Love
received excellent advantages in his youth, completing his education
in Ithaca, at Cornell University. He subsequently learned the
trade of a harness maker in Knoxville, Pennsylvania, and was there
working at his trade when the Civil war broke out. His
patriotic ardor being aroused, he enlisted, in 1862, in Company B.
One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and
served until May, 1863, when he was honorably discharged.
Returning to Knoxville, Mr. Love resumed work at his trade,
continuing there until 1871. Coming then to Warren, Ohio,
Mr. Love was connected with Dana Institute for a year or
two. After his marriage, in 1873, he bought land lying four
and one-half miles from Warren, and was there extensively and
prosperously engaged in general farming for twenty-three years,
when, in order to give his children better educational advantages he
moved to Warren, and has since resided here.
Mr. Love married, in 1873, Grace J. Ewart,
who was born in Trumbull county, the only daughter of Jacob Ewart,
one of the early pioneers of this part of Ohio, and prominently
identified with its early history. He married, Maria
Sefingwell, who was born in Connecticut, of English ancestry,
and was a direct descendant of John Knox, who was burned at
the stake, a martyr to his religion. She was an accomplished
and talented woman, and a graduate of Dana's Musical Institute.
Of the five children born to Mr. and Mrs. Love, one died in
infancy, and four are now living, namely: Olive M.,
wife of Glenn Webster, of whom a brief sketch may be found on
another page of this work; Frederick R., of Cleveland, a
member of a wholesale firm; John, connected with the Western
Electric Company, of Chicago, Illinois; and Jacob W., who has
charge of the order department of the Sterling Works.
Mr. Love is active and prominent in fraternal
circles, being a member of Bell-Harmon Post, No. 36, G. A. R., in
which he has filled all of the offices, including commander, and of
which he has for manyyears been chaplain. For forty-one years
he has been identified with the Masonic order, and is an active
member of the Royal Arcanum. Both Mr. and Mrs. Love
united with the First Presbyterian Church of Warren thirty-four
years ago, and for twenty-two years he has served as elder. A
life-long Republican, Mr. Love has been active in party work,
and is now assessor of the second ward of Warren. |
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