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1899 Also See Individual Townships for
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Geo. H. Taylor |
GEORGE H. TAYLER. Among the business men of Warren
city none stand higher in the estimation of the people than the
subject of this sketch. He was born in Warren May 5, 1847, and
with the exception of a few years has lived here all his life.
He is the son of Matthew B. and Adaline Hapgood Tayler
The father was born Mar. 17, 1815, and died Nov. 23, 1880. For
sixteen years previous to his death he was cashier of the First
National Bank. The mother was born Jan. 18, 1821, and died May
22, 1885. After graduation from the Warren schools in 1865 our
subject took a course in Allegheny College, graduating in 1869 with
the degree of A. B., and three years later received the degree of A.
M. After leaving college he spent three months as clerk in a
dry goods store in Warren.
In 1870 he went West and engaged with an engineering
corps in construction of the M. K. & T. R. R., through Missouri,
Kansas, Indian Territory and into Texas, where he spent four years.
Returning to Warren he was employed for a time as bookkeeper for the
Warren Gas Light Co., and then for time as clerk in a shoe store.
In 1879 he again went West and as assistant engineer was engaged on
the Kansas branch of the U. P. R. R. in northern Kansas, and the C.,
M. & St. P. R. R. in Wisconsin. Upon the death of his father
in the fall of 1880 he returned to settle up the estate, having been
appointed administrator of the same. In February, 1881, he
became secretary, treasurer, and superintendent of the Warren Gas
Light company, which position he still holds. Mr. Tayler
is connected with numerous other financial enterprises, among which
might be mentioned director of the First National Bank, the Warren
Paint Company, the New Philadelphia Iron and Steel Company, and
Bostwick Steel Lath Company, and the Warren Opera House Company.
He is also president of the Oakwood Cemetery Association. In
1864 he enlisted as a member of Co. A, 171st O. N. G., and served
during the term of the regiment. He was married the term of
the regiment. He was married Feb. 23, 1888, to Roxa Wilcox,
a native of Livingston, N. Y. She was educated at the Seminary
at Lima, N. Y. Her parents were Ezekiel and Alathea Lovejoy
Wilcox. Mr. Tayler is a 32nd degree Mason, past master of
Old Erie Lodge, No. 3, F. & A. M., past eminent commander of
Warren Commandery, No. 39, K. T., and member of the A. A. S. R.
Valley of Cleveland, O. In politics he is an ardent
republican.
Source:
Atlas & Directory of Trumbull County, Ohio
including a Directory of Freeholders and Official Register of the
County with Illustrations - Published 1899 - Page 226 |
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MATTHEW B. TAYLER, is a native
of Warren, O., where he still resides. He was born Sept. 17,
1862, and is the son of Matthew B. and Adaline Hapgood Tayler.
At the time of his death the senior Matthew B. had been cashier of
the first National Bank for sixteen years. The subject of this
sketch was educated in the Warren public schools and also took a
course in Allegheny College. In 1883 he
accepted a position in the First National Bank and has been
connected with that institution ever since. He was united
in marriage Sept. 23, 1891, to Mary R. Sheilds. She is
a native of Warren and was educated in Cleveland. To this
marriage one son has been born, Matthew B., now six years
old. Mr. Tayler is a prominent member of the Old Erie
Lodge, F. & A. M., past eminent commander of Warren Commandery, No.
39, member of Lake Erie Consistory and Alkoran Temple of Cleveland.
He is past chancellor, K. of P., member of U. R., K. of P., and B.
P. O. E. As a business man and citizen Mr. Taylor is
held in high regard by those who know him.
Source:
Atlas & Directory of Trumbull County, Ohio
including a Directory of Freeholders and Official Register of the
County with Illustrations - Published 1899 - Page 226 |
B. J. Taylor |
BENJAMIN J. TAYLOR. The
force of perseverance and determination, intelligently directed, in
an effort to attain to honorable rank among men are fully shown in
the life and work of the subject of this sketch. On a farm, in
the county of Leeds, on the Canadian side of the St. Lawrence river,
in a commodious hewed-log house uilt by his father, Benjamin J.
Taylor was born Apr. 27, 1848, of Irish parentage. His
father's name was Thomas Taylor, and his mother's Margaret
Foster Taylor In 1852 they removed to Ohio, settling in
North Bloomfield, Trumbull county. Both parents were deeply
imbued with American ideas, and, on coming to the United States,
became ardently devoted to the republican principles of this
country, especially so to its public school educational system, and
prized the religious freedom enjoyed by the people. These
progressive American ideas were inculcated into the minds of their
children and formed a part of their home education, ever afterward
influencing for good their thoughts and actions. Mr. Taylor
was scarcely past the age of babyhood when his parents settled in
North Bloomfield, where he spent his early days and attended
district school during the winter months until he attained the age
of fifteen. At this early age he found it necessary to rely
upon his own resources, and in March, 1863, he went to Warren, O.,
to learn the printer's trade, entering the office of "Western
Reserve Chronicle." The editors and proprietors at that time
were George N. Hapgood, Comfort A. Adams and
William Ritezel. Before young Taylor's
apprenticeship of three years had expired Mr. Adams had
retired form the firm and Mr. Hapgood had died, leaving
Mr. Ritezel the sole owner and proprietor. In those
days it was customary to deliver the "Western Reserve Chronicle" to
city subscribers by carrier, and older subscribers of that paper
will remember the annual visit, on the first day of the year, of the
carrier boy, with his handsome, and always original New Years'
Address to his patrons. Young Taylor filled this
important position with honor and fidelity, and to this day enjoys
the distinction of having, when a carrier boy, delivered the
"Chronicle" from week to week into the hands of its founder and its
first editor, the venerable and honored Thomas D.
Webb, who established the paper in
1812. After finishing his term as an apprentice and becoming a
practical printer, he continued his connection with the office and
filled all the positions from "devil" to editor. In April,
1877, he purchased an interest in the paper and become one of its
editors and proprietors. Since the organization of the firm of
William Ritezel & Co., twenty-two years ago, of which Mr.
Taylor is still a member, he has given his attntion more
particularly to the business management of the concern, and the
steady growth and prosperity of the plant are a sufficient comment
on his ability, progressiveness and integrity. July 25, 1877,
Mr. Taylor was married, in Warren, to Gertrude Taylor,
daughter of the late Matthew B. and Adaline Hapgood Tayler,
and they have two sons; Dean and Alfred Wheeler.
Politically, Mr. Taylor is a sound
republican and takes commendable interest in public affairs.
He is a member and an ex-president of the Giddings Republican Club,
which represents the younger element of the republican party in the
Nineteenth district, and is a charter member of the Garfield
Republican Club.
Religiously, Mr. Taylor is a prominent and
influential member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, and for
more than twenty as trustee or steward, and for a number of years
has been recording of that honorable body. He is now preparing
for the press an illustrated history of Methodism in Warren which
will soon be published in book form.
Fraternally, he is a member of the Masonic order, and
has passed the three principal chairs of Old Erie, No. 3, serving
two terms as worshipful master. He is also a Knight Templar,
and is senior warden of Warren Commandery, No. 39.
He is a supporter of all things tending to advance the
intellectual and moral conditions of his fellow men, and for nearly
a quarter of a century he has been identified with business
interests of Warren. He was one of the founders of the Warren
Public Library, an institution in which he has always taken the
deepest interest, and has been a large contributor to its welfare.
He was one of the incorporators of the Library Association, and has
always been one of the trustees and a member of the executive board.
In 1895 he was elected president of the association, which office he
still holds.
Source:
Atlas & Directory of Trumbull County, Ohio
including a Directory of Freeholders and Official Register of the
County with Illustrations - Published 1899 - Page 226 |
Geo. J. Taylor |
GEORGE J. TAYLOR. Taylor's insurance and
real estate agency of Niles is one of the live, hustling concerns of
that thriving city. Our subject was born Feb. 10, 1849, the
son of Thomas and Margaret Foster Taylor, at Smith Falls,
Canada, and came to Trumbull county in 1852, receiving his education
in North Bloomfield. In 1870 he was engaged in the hardware
business in Niles, O., and is at present secretary of the Home
Building and Loan Association of that place. Feb. 17, 1876, he
was married to Hannah M. Harris. Her parents are
James and Hannah Harris. She was born Oct. 27, 1855, at
Covington, Ky., and was educated in the schools of Youngstown and
Niles, O. Five children, three boys and two girls, bless this
union, all living. He is a member of F. & A. M., I. O. O. F.
and K. of P., and is an active and progressive citizen.
Source:
Atlas & Directory of Trumbull County, Ohio
including a Directory of Freeholders and Official Register of the
County with Illustrations - Published 1899 - Page 229 |
Jas. H. Thompson |
JAMES H. THOMPSON, the son of
J. B. and Mary Boon Thompson, was born in Bazetta township on
his present farm May 2, 1855. His youth was spent on the
father's farm and in attending the district school. May 24,
1883, he was united in marriage to Libbie Reed, who was born Feb.
16, 1860. She is the daughter of Isaiah and Dacy Dunlap
Reed. Mr. Thompson is a silver democrat in
politics. He devotes his time to farming and stock trading.
For six years he has served continuously on the school board and in
the live questions of the day and the welfare of the community of
which he is a representative member.
Source:
Atlas & Directory of Trumbull County, Ohio
including a Directory of Freeholders and Official Register of the
County with Illustrations - Published 1899 - Page 230 |
J. N. Thompson |
JAMES N. THOMPSON, ex-recorder
of Trumbull county, is one of the leading citizens and business men
of Warren. He is the son of James and Sarah Thompson,
both of whom are now deceased. He was born on the old Thompson
homestead in Mecca township. He was raised a farmer by
attending the district schools and later took a course in the
Western Reserve Seminary. He served for four years as
assistant deputy sheriff under Mr. J. H. Dilley, and in 1891
was elected to the office of county recorder, assuming the duties of
that office in January, 1892, being re-elected and serving until
Sept. 9, 1899. His administratio not that office stands
second to none of his predecessors. He was careful,
painstaking, and in every way an efficient and capable official..
He was married Sept. 23, 1887, to Ida E., daughter of
Joseph and Lucena Tift. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are the
parents of one son, Rolla S., now nine years old.
Mr. Thompson is a member of Old Erie Lodge No. 3, F. & A. M., I.
O. O. F. and B. P. O. Elks. Since the close of his term as
recorder is engaged in the real estate business with Mr. A. P.
Huntley, the firm being Thompson & Huntley, with an
office in the Packard block.
Source:
Atlas & Directory of Trumbull County, Ohio
including a Directory of Freeholders and Official Register of the
County with Illustrations - Published 1899 - Page 230 |
Jonathan Thompson |
JONATHAN THOMPSON, stock
dealer and farmer, has one of the most attractive homes on the Old
Center road, in Howland. He formerly kept a large quantity of
stock, mostly sheep and cattle and horses, especially roadsters and
gentlemen's drivers. Mr. Thompson is a man who has
worked his way up from small beginnings to a state of assured
prosperity. He was born Aug. 31, 1837, in Howland township.
His father died when he was but fourteen years of age, and our
subject worked out first for his board and clothes and later for
wages. He was married June 5, 1865 to Miss Sarah Holcomb,
of Gallia county, Ohio. Six children have been born to them,
for of whom are living. After his marriage Mr. Thompson
lived as tenant on different farms until 1866, when he bought his
present place on the Vienna road. During the civil war our
subject enlisted in the First Independent Co., O. V. I. and was
mustered out July, 1865. Mr. Thompson is a democrat and
some years ago held the office of justice of the peace.
Source:
Atlas & Directory of Trumbull County, Ohio
including a Directory of Freeholders and Official Register of the
County with Illustrations - Published 1899 - Page 230 |
C. L. Tift |
CARLTON L. TIFT
Source:
Atlas & Directory of Trumbull County, Ohio
including a Directory of Freeholders and Official Register of the
County with Illustrations - Published 1899 - Page 230 |
Geo. F. Troxel |
GEORGE F. TROXEL. Among the successful young men of
Trumbull county few are possessed better than the gentleman
mentioned above who is the owner and proprietor of a large, general
mercantile store at West Mecca, O. He is in the fullest sense
of the term a self-made man, commencing life's battle with nothing
but his own resources and a determination to conquer. He was
born in West Mecca, O., Now 16, 1863, and is the son of A. J.
and Nancy Eaton Troxel. Our subject married Tillie
Fee on Mar. 19, 1888. Two children have been born to this
union. Leta was born Jan. 9, 1890, and died Jan. 4,
1894, and Paul F. born Apr. 9, 1895. Both husband and
wife are members of the M. E. church. Politically he is a
democrat. Twice appointed postmaster of West Mecca, since
1885, he filled the office to the entire satisfaction of all, the
patrons. It is his aim to supply the demand of the entire
farming community with merchandise.
Source:
Atlas & Directory of Trumbull County, Ohio
including a Directory of Freeholders and Official Register of the
County with Illustrations - Published 1899 - Page 230 |
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