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Biographies
Source:
A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County, Ohio
by
Harriet Taylor Upton of Warren - Vol. II - Illustrated
Published by The Lewis
Publishing Company - Chicago
1909
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WILBER C. SCOVILL, one of the
representative farmers cultivating the rich and productive soil of
Vienna township, Trumbull county, is a native of the place on which
he now lives, born there Dec. 16, 1861, a son of Samuel and Mary
A. (Kratzley) Scovill. His mother was born in Connecticut,
Nov. 26, 1819, and the father in New Jersey, July 5, 1817.
When eight years of age he accompanied his parents to Ohio.
The paternal grandfather, Obediah Scovill, located in the
southeastern part of Vienna township, on a farm which he cleared up
from out of forest land and there resided many years and finally
died there. The maternal grandfather, Kratzley, came
here when Mrs. Scovill was about five years of age; he
located two miles east of Vienna Center on a farm. The
grandfather died there and the grandmother died in Howland township
about 1873, at which time she was residing with her son John.
The grandmother Scovill died at the old homestead. The
father remained at home until he reached his majority. He was
a carpenter by trade, and married when about twenty-three years of
age. He then bought a farm in Howland township and remained
there until 1854, then sold and purchased the place on which his
son, of whom this biography treats, now lives. Here the father
continued to live until his death, May 5, 1881, aged sixty-three
years and ten months. His faithful wife died Oct. 12, 1889.
This worthy couple were the parents of five children, as follows:
Emma wife of Lehman Ferry who now resides in
Tennessee; Lucius H., residing in Vienna township, a retired
veteran; Frederick C., died at nine years of age in 1861;
Marshall J., residing in Fowler and is in the
undertaker's business; Wilber C. of this notice, the
youngest of the family. Mr. Scovill's brother,
Lucius H., served three years in the Civil war as a soldier from
Ohio.
Concerning the career of Wilber C. Scovill it
may be stated that he attended the common schools in Vienna
township. He commenced the conflict of life for himself, when
about nineteen years of age, by working on the farm for others for a
time. He married when twenty-one years and purchased the old
homestead of ninety-eight acres and a fraction on Mar. 10, 1883.
When he first left the paternal roof he worked at Youngstown, Ohio,
and also did mill work until he bought the old homestead, since
which time he has lived on it continuously and expects to spend his
days there. He raises grain and some stock.
Jan. 29, 1883, marked a new era in his life, for it was
upon that day that he was united in marriage to Maggie Heaps,
born in Hubbard township, Trumbull county, Ohio, Sept. 18, 1865, a
daughter of John and Elizabeth (Russell) Heaps, both of whom
were natives of Scotland and who came to America in the early
sixties, locating in Hubbard township. The father was a miner.
After about two years they returned to Scotland, remained there
three and a half years and came back to Hubbard township, this
county. In 1871 the father bought a farm in Vienna township,
the exact that being July 3. The mother died there Apr. 13,
1906, and the father still lives on the old place, which consists of
fifty-seven acres. He has retired and his farm is carried on
by his son. In the Heaps family, of which Mrs.
Scovill is a daughter, the children were: William,
engaged in the livery business at Salem, Ohio; Elizabeth,
wife of John Schaffer residing in Hubbard township, on a
farm; Maggie (Mrs. Scovill); Robert, residing with his
father; John, residing in Vienna township, on a farm;
Jennie, wife of Hugh Bartholomew, residing on a farm in
Brookfield township; Mary wife of Jackson Vasey
residing in Vienna township, where he is a blacksmith; Andrew of
Vienna township; James, residing with his father; Mary
Jane, deceased.
In his church faith, Mr. Scovill is of the
Presbyterian denomination. In politics, he is a firm supporter
of the principles of the Republican party. The children born
to R. Scovill and wife are as follows: Grace
Elizabeth, born Feb. 7, 1884, wife of William Rimmel,
residing near Vienna Center, where he follows teaming, and they have
one child, born May 28, 1907; John Samuel, born Jan. 20,
1886, unmarried and residing with his parents; Jesse Fremont
born Jan. 9, 1888, unmarried, at home; Wade Earl, born June
18, 1891, at home.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County,
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SEPTIMUS E. SCOVILLE,
who is now a retired farmer and dairyman, residing in the beautiful
little village of Vienna, Trumbull county, is a native of Brookfield
township, this county, born Oct. 15, 1852, a son of William
Wheeler and Lovira (Alderman) Scoville. Both parents were
born in Trumbull county, the father in 1820 and the mother in 1826,
she dying at Sharon, Pennsylvania, in 1881. The grandfather,
Merrill Scoville, a native of Connecticut, came at an early
day to Ohio and was a prosperous agriculturist. He at first
located in Howland township, but subsequently removed to Vienna
township, where he finally died. William W. Scoville
was born in Howland township and there reached his maturity.
He was also a farmer and later moved to Brookfield township, where
he died in 1853.
The grandfather, Alderman, was born in
Connecticut, and at an early day came west, driving an ox-cart
through the wilderness. He located in Brookfield township and
there purchased a good farm from the old Connecticut Land Company
and there developed his place to one of beauty and excellence.
In all, he possessed about four hundred acres of choice land.
There he continued to reside and cultivate his broad acres until
called by death about 1856.
Septimus E. Scoville obtained his education
chiefly at the schools of Brookfield township and Sharon,
Pennsylvania, with two and a half years at Newton Falls. He
remained with his mother until about nineteen years of age, then
commenced the dairy business, in company with his uncle, Dexter
Alderman. After sixteen years of successful operation in
this line of industry he moved to Wichita, Kansas, and there in the
golden West engaged in farming and dairying, remaining there
eighteen years and three months, when he disposed of his western
property and retraced his steps to Ohio, after having accumulated a
six hundred and forty acre tract of land. Upon his return to
the state of his nativity he purchased a neat residence - one of the
best in the pretty village. Here he expects to spend the
remainder of his years in quiet. He belongs to the order of
Maccabees at Vienna. In his political views he reserves the
right of voting an independent Democratic ticket. At present
he is a trustee and has served on the school board at various times.
Both he and his estimable wife are members of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Mr. Scoville was united in marriage Sept. 24,
1879, to Ada Lesher, born at Greenville, Pennsylvania, Mar.
8, 1857, a daughter of Samuel and Amanda (Robinson) Lesher,
both of whom were natives of Sheakleyville, Pennsylvania. The
parents were Germans, who came from eastern Pennsylvania and are now
deceased. The father was a carriage builder and worked at
Sharon until his death, in 1877. The mother died October,
1906, at Vienna, Ohio, where she was making her home with Mr. and
Mrs. Scoville.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County,
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JOHN
SHOBERG - Many of the most thriving and prosperous citizens
of Trumbull county have come from the land beyond the sea, and of
this number John Shoberg, residing at 519 East Market street,
Warren, is a worthy representative. He was born May 19, 1856 i
Sweden, and there lived until coming of age. Being of an
adventurous spirit, he then determined to seek his fortune in
America, the land of promise.
Emigrating, therefore, to Massachusetts, Mr. Shoberg
lived for nine years in the city of Worcester. Having
accumulated some money by means of hard labor, he then returned to
his old home and purchased a farm for his parents. After
seeing them comfortably settled, he again came to this country, and
for seventeen years was busily employed in Braddock, Pennsylvania,
by the judicious use of his time, energy and brain, making money.
In the meantime, in 1897, Mr. Shoberg again visited Sweden,
and while there sold his farm. Disposing of his interests in
Pennsylvania, in 1906, Mr. Shoberg came to Ohio, locating in
Warren. Buying his present property, which consists of five
and one-half acres of land in the city, he has made substantial
improvements upon the place, repairing the house and buildings,
spending in all about $2,300, adding greatly to the value and beauty
of the estate. Having by persistent labor and wise management
acquired a competency, he is now living retired from active
pursuits, enjoying the reward of his former years of toil.
On February 19, 1882, in Worcester, Massachusetts,
Mr. Shoberg married Matilda Johnson, a native of Sweden,
and of their union six children have been born, namely: Ellen,
Florence, Henry, Herman, John and Tillie.
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JOHN
WILLIAM SIRRINE, who is farming in Greene township, is a
native son of Trumbull county, born August 21, 1858, and he is a
member of one of the township's earliest pioneer families. His
maternal grand-parents, John and Polly (Higgans) Evans, were
among the first to settle in the north corner of Green township,
locating there when the place was densely covered with timber.
They were originally from Massachusetts. The paternal
grandfather, William Sirrine, was a native of Lima, New York.
Thomas Sirrine, his son and the father of
John W., was also born in Lima, and he was sixteen years of age
when he came in 1831 to Greene township, Trumbull county, Ohio.
A number of years afterward, about 1848, he was married to Submit
Evans, a native daughter of this township, born in 1830, and
they purchased and located on a farm of eighty acres here in Greene
township. The wife died there in 1886, and in 1898 he sold the
farm and went to Homer county, Michigan, to live with his son
James, his death occurring in February, 1904. In their
family were two sons and three daughters, but two of the daughters
died many years ago.
John W. Sirrine, the third born, made his home
with his parents until his marriage, Dec. 19, 1882, to Anna
Johnson, born in Orwell, Ashtabula county, Ohio, a daughter of
John and Charlotte (Parks) Johnson, born respectively in
Canada and Ireland. During the five years following his
marriage Mr. Sirrine resided on his father's farm, and he
then rented the Difford farm in Greene township for two
years, spent a similar period in Vienna township, and in the
meantime, in 1892, he had purchased one hundred acres in Greene
township, densely covered with timber, and moving there he cleared
and improved thirty acres of the tract. A few years afterward,
in 1898, he erected his present residence, which was built from
timber township. In addition to his general farming he
conducts quite a large dairy.
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Taylor Upton of Warren - Vol. II - Illustrated - The Lewis
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GEORGE J. SMITH, M. D. Source: A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County,
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CYRUS
B. SNYDER was one of the most extensive land owners and
stock-raisers within Trumbull county, and had possessions in Ohio
and far away Texas, where his interests were large. He was a
native of Brookfield township, this county, born June 1, 1830, the
son of David and Mary A. (Combs) Snyder, the former born in
Perry county, Pennsylvania, in 1804 and the latter in Brookfield
township, Dec. 3, 1807. The paternal grandparents were
Thomas and Mary Snyder, of Pennsylvania, who were of German
parentage. On the mother's side the grandfather was
Ebenezer M. Combs, of Connecticut. The father came with
his mother to Hartford, Ohio, in 808, cutting a wagon road through
the dense forests. The mother of Cyrus B. Snyder came
to Vienna with her parents when a small girl.
David and Mary A. (Combs) Snyder were were
united in marriage November 27, 1827, in Trumbull county, Ohio, and
settled in the northern part of Brookfield township. David,
a blacksmith by trade, conducted a shop there until 1848, when
he sold his shop and moved to a farm in Bloomfield township, where
he resided several years, then came to the village of North
Bloomfield, and there ran a shop for ten years, after which he
retired, about the spring of 1875. His faithful wife died in
1890. They had nine children, three of whom still survive:
Cyrus B., of this narrative, the eldest; Mary, Mrs.
Harrison Lee, of Enid, Oklahoma; David T., of North
Bloomfield.
Cyrus B. Snyder had the advantages
of the common schools and the Vienna Academy. He resided with
his parents until eighteen years of age, when he entered the employ
of Charles Brown, who was in the live stock business, raising cattle
and horses. Mr. Snyder was in the employ of this
stockman three years and caught a full glimpse of what a great
business was being carried on in such an industry and at once
purchased land and began the role of a stockman himself. He
steadily forged his way to the front rank, and was the owner of
twelve hundred acres of land in Mesopotamia and Bloomfield townships
at the time of his death. He cultivated a portion of this land and
pastured the remainder. He also owned forty-six hundred acres
in Shackelford county, Texas, which land is chiefly devoted to
grazing purposes. In all of his business transactions he
proved himself a competent factor in the great live stock business
of this country. Politically, he had ever voted the Democratic
ticket. He was justice of the peace, township trustee and
school director, besides holding other local positions. He was
a member of the Masonic order when this fraternity had a lodge at
North Bloomfield.
He was happily married Sept. 22, 1852, to Mary Clark,
a native of Bloomfield, and the daughter of Isaac G. and Polly
(Bundy) Clark, of Connecticut. Mrs. Snyder died
Apr. 19, 1859, leaving one child, Mary Lovira, born Apr. 2,
1853, now Mrs. Herbert F. Griffith, of West Farmington, Ohio.
For his second wife, Mr. Snyder married Sept. 19, 1860,
Mary J. Bugby, born Oct. 23, 1839, at Orwell, Ashtabula Co.,
Ohio, a daughter of Henry and Paulina (Cook) Bugby. The
father was born in Oct., 1816, in Chautauqua county, New York; his
wife was born Nov. 25, 1818, in Windsor, Ohio. The grandfather
Bugby was named Wymand; he was also of New York.
Mrs. Snyder's father and mother were Zera and Chloe
(Loomis) Cook, natives of Windsor, Connecticut. All of
these families were early pioneers in the famous Western Reserve of
Ohio. Mrs. Snyder's parents lived on a farm in
Ashtabula county, Ohio, where the father died in 1883 and the mother
in the spring of 1889.
The children born to Mr. Snyder, by his second
marriage, are: Elva, Mrs. Elsworth Yoder, of Wymore,
Nebraska; Clara V., Mrs. Charles Hollister, of Warren, Ohio,
who died February, 1892; Gertrude L., Mrs. Samuel S.
Marquis, of Detroit, Michigan, and Cyrus Byron, of
Baird, Texas. After a short illness, Mr. Snyder passed
away Oct. 7, 1908, honored and respected by all who knew him, and
Trumbull county, citizens will long mourn him as one of their most
valuable citizens.
Mr. Snyder has a horse twenty-eight years old
which was a great favorite of his and known all over the country.
Being crippled, Mr. Snyder had to use a crutch, but the horse
would assist him to mount by sidling up to a stump or rise of
ground. She would wait for him on the roadside or field
without being hitched all day and night if necessary. Mr.
Snyder had become very much attached to her and on his deathbed
requested his wife to be good to Dora, which is the horse's
name.
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BENJAMIN STEVENS Source: A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County,
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HUGH H. SUTHERLAND - Coming from the land of sturdy
habits, industry and thrift, Hugh H. Sutherland inherited to
the marked degree those qualities of mind and character that command
success in life, and is now occupying an assured position among the
valued citizens of Warren, Trumbull county, where he is a well-known
builder and contractor. He was born, Dec. 7, 1858, in
Scotland, and there grew to man's estate.
In 1882, having previously, in Edinburgh, spent an
apprenticeship of five years at the trade of a stonecutter and
builder, Mr. Sutherland emigrated to America, and the
following four years was employed in the construction of bridges on
the Erie Railroad. In 1886, forming a partnership with
Watson and Craig, he began his career as a contractor and
builder in Warren, and under the farm name of Watson,
Craig and Sutherland, carried on a prosperous business until the
death of the senior members of the firm in 1904. Since that
time Mr. Sutherland has continued the business alone, and in
his undertakings has met with signal success, having built up a
large patronage in the city and in surrounding country. A man
of intelligence and ability, Mr. Sutherland takes an active
interest in promoting and advancing the welfare of his adopted town
and county, and has never shirked the responsibilities of public
office. He is a staunch Republican in politics, an influential
member of his party, and served two years on the city council and is
now serving his second term as a member of the board of education of
Warren.
On February 26, 1884, Mr. Sutherland married
Annie Sutherland who was born in Scotland, a daughter of John
Sutherland, and who came to this country in 1884. Their
union has been blessed by the birth of one child, Marguerite,
a graduate of the Warren high school. Fraternally Mr.
Sutherland is prominent in Masonic circles, and one of the most
active and useful members of the craft, belonging to lodge (past
master), chapter (high priest), council and commandery, being past
eminent commander.
Source: A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County,
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MRS. PHEBE LORD (MARVIN)
SUTLIFF was born in Bazetta township, Trumbull county, Ohio,
July 1, 1822, a daughter of Capt. Joseph Marvin, who
was born in Lyme, Connecticut. The date of his birth was Mar.
26, 1772. He came to Trumbull county in 1821, leaving the
state above mentioned, April 1, with an ox team. He purchased
one thousand acres of land which he generously divided among his
four sons. They were forty days on their journey. The
first night they were within Trumbull county, they were in sight of
Warren. The father survived the years of his pilgrimage until
he had numbered the centenary mark and at his departure 1821 to
1864, he resided on the farm, but during the last named year, he
went to live with his daughter. His wife before marriage was
Temperance Miller, born June 14, 1781. They were united
in marriage Jan. 22, 1797, and were the parents of fifteen children.
Mrs. Sutliff and her brother William (3) are
the only survivors of this large family and the only ones born
within Trumbull county.
Mrs. Sutliff was reared on the old
homestead and attended school by walking two miles to a schoolhouse
and the old family dog went with her as a protector from wolves.
She was married Oct. 1, 1840, to Levi Sutliff, who was born
in Vernon, Trumbull county, Ohio, July 12, 1805. He was reared
and educated in the same count}- and studied law, being admitted to
the bar and became one of the prominent attorneys of Trumbull
county. He was a strong advocate of abolition of slavery and
acted as conductor on the "Underground Railroad." He was
eminent as a lawyer
and well known as a pioneer. He died Mar. 25, 1864.
Mr. and Mrs. Sutliff were the parents of eight children, two of
whom survive: Phebe T. Sutliff, of Warren, and Lydia S.,
wife of Edward J. Brainard, of Toledo, Ohio. The
venerable mother has lived in the place where she now resides for
fifty-eight years and is the last person living on the street where
she resides that was here when she moved into this residence.
At that time there were but five houses on the north side of the
street between her and the Fair Grounds. Mrs.
Sutliff was a member of the Presbyterian church, having united
when eleven years of age, but is now a communicant of the Baptist
church. She was many years a teacher in the Sunday School and
took an active part in the great Crusade Movement. Mrs.
Sutliffs father was postmaster at Bazetta, Ohio, for fourteen
years.
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