Wayne Township (part 14 of 19)

In 1850 Mr. Davis was married to Sarah Anthony, who was born in Massachusetts, and they had three children, two sons. D. YV. and D. L., and one daughter. Jnsie. who died in 1874. D. \V. Davis was born November 3, 185 1. was educated in the public schools and during youth learned the machinist's trade and became also a draughtsman. In 1885 he married Ora Sharp, a daughter of Simeon Sharp. Their one son died in infancy. D. L. Davis was born January 3. 1855. and in 1882 married Emma T. Harvey, of Ithaca. New York. Mrs. D. L. Davis died in 1898. survived by one son, Leon IT., who was lx>rn in 1892. Mr. Davis is a practical electrician and, with his father and brother, owns and operates the electric light system at Salem, one of the city's greatest utilities. Of this company Milton Davis is president, D. \V. is vice-president and D. I.. is secretary and treasurer. The sons are also in partnership with the father in the street railway enterprise. The mother of these children died in 1865.

Mr. Davis has always been a stanch Republican but h;»s never taken any very active part in public affairs, content to give his influence to the support of good men and w ise measures without desire for personal honors. This family as much as any other has contributed to the prosperity of Salem. Its social connections are of the pleasantest character. No visitor comes to Salem without seeing the works of the Buckeye Engine Company and does not remain long before he hears the name of Davis. That the head and Mentor of this family may see many years more of prosperity and happiness is the general expressed wish of his fellowcitizens.

H. CL'I.P, proprietor of the "(Juahtv Hill Fruit Farm.'' which is located in Fairfield township, was born in Greene township, Mahoning County, Ohio. April 13. 1856, and is a son of Joseph and Mary < Bixlcr 1 Culp.

The Culp family came from Rockingham County. Virginia, in the time of Henry Culp. the grandfather, who was born there and removed with his large family to Mahoning County, Ohio. The family is of German extraction and the records have been kept as far back as 2.30 years. Many branches of it are scattered over the Union, a large contingent living in Elkhart County. Indiana, where it is computed that there are 448 voters of the name. Henry Culp was born January 14. 1786. and died September 2. 1868. On May 21, 1807. he married Elizabeth Clepper. who was born January 8. 1783, and died September 22. 1870.

Joseph Culp was bom in Mahoning County. Ohio, and his wife at I'niontown, Pennsylvania, in 1824; she still resides in Reaver township. Mahoning County, occupying the old homestead. The children of Joseph and Mary Culp were: Henry: Jacob; Mrs. Nancy Harrold: Elizabeth (Mrs. Eli Cole), deceased : William, of Columbiana: J. R, of this sketch; Susan,

J. B. Culp was one year old when his parents settled in Reaver township. Mahoning County, and there he was educated in the district schools. He remained at home until the age of 21 and then started out for himself, embarking in the jewelry business in which he continued for two years. In 1884 he established himself in the town of Columbiana, removing in 1887 to his present farm, which includes q' 4 acres of fertile land. This tract Mr. Culp utilizes for the growing of choice fruit, finding his entire market at Pittsburg. In the season he picks 16.000 quarts of straw l>erries and other fruits in proportion. All the improvements, from the setting out of every tree and the placing of every vine and brier to the introduction of a perfect system of waterworks and the installing of a telephone, are the results of bis own efforts. In the autumn of 1888 be completed his fine residence and substantial barn. The whole place gives evidence of careful cultivation, excellent management ami exceeding thrift.

Mr. Culp is probably one of the most accomplished penmen in this part of the State, a natural talent so apparent that he has had many pupils come to him to fill out their diplomas. He has exercised it frequently in the making of pen and ink sketches of various people.

youngest son uf the well-known Josiah Thompson and Sarah Jackman. his wife, and a grandson of William Thompson. An ancestral sketch of the Thompson family will be found in another part of this work.

John C. Thompson received his preliminary educational training in the public schools of Fast Liverj>oi>], subsequently attending Alliance College and still later taking a course at Mount Union College.

Upon his return to Fast Liverpool, Mr. Thompson entered into business, becoming connected with the old and well-established firm of J. Thompson & Company, which, up to this j time, has l>een owned and managed for many j years by Josiah Thompson. The firm on being 1 reorganized was composed of the following meml>er.s: Josiah Thompson. Cassius C. Thompson. B. C. Simms. Will L. Thompson and John C. Thompson, the business lx'ing a general mercantile one. The place of business was on the corner of Third street and Broadway, which building was afterward sold to Will L. Thompson and a few years later to outside parties for hotel purposes and. after changing ownership several times, is now known as the New Thompson House.

For a number of years the firm of Thompson & Company was an important factor in the commercial world at Fast Liverpool. After removing from its old quarters, it occupied the large brick building, erected by Will L. and John C. Thompson, on the corner of Broadway and Second street, near the railroad. The first j change in partnership, previous to this removal. I came when Cassius C. Thompson retiree! from I the firm and went into the manufacture of "Rockingham" and yellow ware, and later Will L. Thompson left the old firm and entered the new firm of Will L. Thompson & Company for the sale of music and musical instruments. The third member to leave the old firm was B C. 1 Simms. who entered into the pottery firm of C j C. Thompson & Company. This firm soon after l>egan the manufacture of white and dec- 1 orated ware in addition to the "Rockingham" J and yellow ware. Shortly after these changes.

Josiah Thompson retired from active business . and John C. Thompson was the last member of ' the family to continue the general mercantile business, carrying on the same successfully under the old firm style of J. Thompson & Company. Some few years later. August .20, 1890. the firm of C. C. Thompson &- Company was incorporated under the laws of Ohio and formed the new corporation. The C. C. Thompson Pottery Company. At this date John C. Thompson increased hi* 1 stock in the new pottery firm, selling out Ins ' entire mercantile holdings, and went into the

Mr. Thompson was united in marriage with Charlotte Kverson. who is a daughter of the late William H. Everson, of Pittsburg. Pennsylvania. They now have live living children, viz: Millicent E.. wife of Roliert T. Hall, of East Liverpool: Sara E.. Josiah Donald. Charlotte W. and Malcom Waylaud. For many years Mr. Thompson and family occupied their old home at Xo. 8 Thompson place, but since the spring of 1902 they have occupied their new home on Park Imulevard. known as " The Lyndens." The entire family l>elong to the First Presbyterian Church, of East Liverpool.

In addition to his many other business interests in East Liverpool. Mr. Thompson was elected president of The First National Bank of East Liverpool, January 10. 1905. which position he tiow fills.

OMAS T. CHURCH. M. D, one of Salem's prominent and skilled physicians and surgeons, as well as leading citizens, was born at Pittsburg. Pennsylvania, September 12. i860, and is one of a family of three children born to W illiam I. and Emma (Tcasdale) Church.

Dr. Church is following in the professional footsteps of his forefathers for four generations back, all of whom have been distinguished in the medical field. Since the age of two years his home has lieen at Salem and here he obtained his literary training, graduating at the Salem High School, in 1878. His medical studies were pursued in the medical department of the University of Tennessee, at Nashville, ami later at the Homeopathic Hospital College at Cleveland. Ohio, w here he was graduated in 1882. His tirst experience was as a member of the hospital staff of the Huron Street Hospital in Cleveland, where he remained a year.

Dr. Church spent the following year in Salem and then went abroad, spending one year at Vienna and Berlin in studv and visiting the leading hospitals and great clinics of

Europe. Since 1885 he has been in successful practice at Salem, where his qualities as an experienced and skilled physician and surgeon are abundantly recognized.

Dr. Church married Kate L,. Safford. who is a daughter of Philo T. Safford, and they have two children: Herbert and Katherine. The attractive home is situated at No. 31 Lincoln avenue, a portion of which the Doctor utilizes for his well apix>inted office. With his family he lickings to the Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the leading Homeopathic medical organizations of the country, including those of County and State and the American Institute of Homeopathy, and of the American Public Health Association. He is secretary and treasurer of the Salem Publishing Company.

IAMES L. M.vcDONALD. superintendent of the public schools of Wellsville. is. in point of continuous service in one place, the second oldest incumbent of such an office in the State. He was Ixim in Muskingum County. Ohio. September 27. 1843. and is a son of John and Mary ( Atcheson) MacDonald.

John MacDonald. father of Mr. MacDonald. w as bom in Scotland and came to America with bis parents when aged aliout three years. His people settled first in Washington County, Pennsylvania, whence they moved to Monroe township. Muskingum County. Ohio. John MacDonald lived his whole life thereafter, until the age of 73 years, on the old homestead, engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a Whig and an Almlitionist and in sympathy with the organization termed the "Underground Railroad."

The mother of our subject w as a (laughter of Humphrey Atcheson: she was born in Muskingum County. Ohio, and died aged 52 years. Of the seven children of John and Mary ( Hutcheson) MacDonald, two died in infancv; and the others were: Humphrey A., who is chaplain of the National Soldiers' Home at Dayton, Ohio; James L., of this sketch; Nathaniel : Mary Elizalieth married Samuel Clark.

of Guernsey County, Ohio, and lives on the old homestaed: and David, who also lives on the homestead. The parents came of Presbyterian stock and united first with that sect called the Seceders, but later they liecame active memlwrs of the United Presbyterian Church, which succeeded the former society, John MacDonald being an elder in Mh Ixxli'es.

The boyhood of James I.. MacDonald was that of a farmer lx>v with ambitions reaching beyond the tilling of the soil and the restrictions of what made up a purely agricultural life in those days. His early education was obtained in the local log schoolhouse and in Muskingum College. He then liegan teaching, his first school lxHng at Xew Concord, Ohio. Two years later he went to Senecaville and in 1870 he came to Wellesville, l>eing elected su|ierintendent of the city schools. In this responsible position he has continued ever since. Many changes have been brought alxnit during bis incumbency and the work has extended so that now 25 teachers are employed where seven sufficed when he took charge. He is a valued member of the Ohio State Teachers' Association and the Eastern Ohio Teachers" Association.

Mr. MacDonald was united in marriage with Rachel A. Henderson, who was a daughter of Andrew Henderson. She was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, was educated at Muskingum College and taught for several years before marriage. Her death took place in 1S00 at the age of 52 years. She was a lady of education, refinement and Christian character and a consistent meml>er of the United Presbyterian Church. The four children of this union were : Charles R.. a resident of Chicago; John H.. deceased at the ape of 18 years; William R., an attorney at Wellsville: and Mary I... at home.

Mr. MacDonald is a member of the Presbyterian Church, in which be is an elder. He has always lx?en particularly interested in Sunday school work, has served as superintendent and is a. valued teacher. Politically he is a Republican. His fraternal connections include membership with Wellsville Lodge. Xo. tSo. F. He A. M.; Wellsville Chapter. R. A. M. : Royal Arcanum; Protected Home Circle and Mvstic Circle.

I*JSJ \.\IEL M. BLOOM, M. D., an ll i 1 omment physician of Xew Waterford, EJy|j was born at North Lima. Mahoning wteriaj County, Ohio, at which place his parents. John and Harriet (Wheeland) j Iiloom resided. The father passed away in 180,7 and the mother survived him but two years. The Doctor is of German ancestry, if we except the maternal grandmother w ho was an English woman, and he has inherited all the sturdy habits and persevering traits of character which have enabled him to surmount all obstacles and overcome all difficulties on his road to success. He was a lad of studious propensities and entered the Poland Union Seminary to carry on his education but changed his j>osition from pupil to that of teacher at the age of 17 years, continuing, however, to study and may still be said to be a student, so closely does he keep in touch with all leading points of interest, whether professional or general. After teaching for some time he entered the office of Dr. Schiller, of Youngstown. Ohio, under whose preceptorship he became familiar with the rudiments of medicine. On Mav n. 1875. he graduated from the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio, and at once oj>ened an office and began practicing, meeting with well-deserved success. With the exception of three years, be has been established at Xew Waterford the whole period since his graduation and has built up an extended and well-paying practice. Few physicians can point to a more satisfactory record for 30 vears. Dr. P.loom's first office consisted of two rooms adjoining his residence; the present offices coinprise four rooms, well lighted and ventilated with all modern conveniences.

In addition to his medical work. Dr. B!<k»iii is a writer of ability and has contributed a number of articles to various medical journals and papers. Recognizing his literary talents, the stockholders of the Xew Waterford Magnet, business men of the town, chose him as editor of that publication, a position he filled with credit and honor. During this time he compiled and published an authentic history*'' the town - a work that occasioned much favorable comment and resulted in a very notable increase in the subscription list of the paper. It is this untiring energy displayed in whatever work he undertakes, that has made the Doctor so popular and successful. It was he who organized the New Waterford Cornet Band in which he played the tromlwnc and which has been in existence about a quarter of a century.

Dr. Bloom was married in May, 1874. to Louise Moore, of Mercer County. Pennsylvania. Three children were born to them only one of whom is living. This son, Edward L., graduated from the North-Eastern Ohio Normal College, of Canfield, Ohio, with the degree of B. S. and is now employed in the Pennsylvania freight depot of Voungstown. The Doctor is a member of the Presbyterian Church in which he is ruling elder; for 10 years he was the efficient superintendent of the Sundayschool from which he resigned in 1900 on account of the press of professional duties. lie is a member of Allen Lodge. No. 276, F. & A. M., of Columbiana; and the Knights of the Maccabees, of New Waterford, of which he is the medical examiner. He is also medical examiner of several insurance companies.

RANK CROOK, a leading business man of East Liverpool, president and treasurer of The Frank Crook Company, retail dealers in furniture and carpets, was born at F.lkton, Columbiana County. Ohio. July 24, 1854, and is a son of Thomas and Jane (Batchelor) Crook.

The Crook family is of English extraction. The father of our subject was born in Wiltshire. England, and there learned the art of manufacturing textile fabrics; by the time he was 19 years old and came to America, he was master of all the processes in the manufacture of woolen goods. His work was first at Hanover. Ohio, but shortly after he bought a woolen-mill at Elkton. Columbiana County, and this he o|>erated for a number of years. Later he etitered into partnership with his brother John and together they carried on a successful mercantile husmess at F.Iston until within a few years of his death, when John Crook became sole proprietor. He was a man of sub- 1 stantial character. In politics he was affiliated with the Republican party.

The mother of our subject was also born in England and was married there. She died in 1863, aged 47 years. Her husband survived her many years, dying in 1897, aged 73 years. They we're'consiste'nt members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Their children who lived to maturity were : Martha, widow of George Jeffries, a resident of the State of Washington ; Mary, w ife of William Culler, of Hicksville, Ohio; Sarah, widow of Runts Martin, of Lislx>n; Edward W. ; Emma, wife of John Y. Williams, of Alliance, Ohio; Frank: and Ida, wife of Cyrus De Rhodes of I-eetonia.

In 1884 the subject of this w riting located at East Liverpool, forming a partnership with a Mr. McGraw, in the retail furniture business. ' the firm style being Crook &: McGraw. A modest beginning was made by the partners, but their energy and ability soon developed a large trade and in 1893 they were obliged to seek more commodious quarters, removing at that time to the present location of the business at No. 149 East Fifth street, with entrances on both Fifth and Market streets. The whole building was occupied, three stories and basement. After a business association of 12 years, the |>artnership was dissolved, at which time Mr. Crook purchased Mr. McGraw' s interest. In 1893 the business was incorporated under its present name, with our subject as president and James Oliver, secretary. This is the oldest and one of the most complete furniture stores in the county. Its present large business represents the enterprise and honest methods which have, in comparatively a short time, made it a leading concern of East Liver- |x>ol. The Frank Crook Company is now erecting on East Fifth street, adjoining the building at No. 14*). a brick building, of five floors and basement. 47 by [30 feet in ground dimensions; which will give the company the largest furniture warerooms in Eastern Ohio.

Mr. Crook married Jennie Fisher, a < laughter of Benjamin D. Fisher of Calcutta, Columbiana County, and to them was bom one child, Pauline, the wife of Bert Sebring.

|K ANK SWAXEY, district manager of ilic Central District & Printing Tele- -nqih Company, at East Liverpool, I ;m.l a man of spirit anil enterprise, was horn at Dungannon, Columbiana County, Ohio, August 10. 1869, and is a son of Alsinus and Elizalwth (McQuilkin) Swaney.

William Swaney. the grandfather of our subject, catne to Ohio from Pennsylvania at an early day. settling in Columbiana County. Alsinus Swaney was bom at Mill]x>rt, Columbiana Couny. June 6, 1842. and grew to maturity on the home farm. Three years of his young manhood's life were given to the service of bis country as a member of Company K. 117th Reg.. Ohio Vol. Inf.. during the Civil War, his record being that of a loyal, faithful soldier. In 1877 he moved to East Liverpool and engaged for some years in a grocery business on the comer of Market and Second streets. When he retired from merchandising be went to work in one of the potteries, where he continued until 1889. Mr. Swaney was then appointed a government mail carrier enjoying the distinction of being the first appointment made in that service in East Liverpool. Politically he is a Democrat. Fraternally he belongs to the Royal Arcanum.

The mother of our subject is a daughter of Daniel McQuilkin, who was one of the lending men of Columbiana County for many years, a justice of the peace at Millport and prominent in township politics. The children of Alsinus and Elizalwth Swaney were: Prank, of East Liverpool; James A., of Pittsburg: Cora D.. wife of M. B. Frank, of East Liverpool: William H.. of East Liverpool; Daniel Hugh, of Allegheny; Alice B.. of Fast Liverpool: and Harry M., of Cleveland. The parents of this family reared their children in the Presbyterian faith.

Our subject was educated in the schools of East Liverpool and then entered the drug store of R. F. Stew art as drug clerk and student of pharmacy and during his three years in the store completed the course and became a registered druggist. Mr. Swaney has not followed pharmacy as a profession, becoming interested in other lines alxnit the time of bis graduation, when lie was accepted as assistant to the city engineer. In 1889 as an inspector lie entered the employ of the company with which he still continues and filled that i>osition for three years ami was then made manager, a j>osition newly created. From East Liverpool he was transferred in turn to Steubenvillc, Ohio. Johnstown and New Castle, Pennsylvania. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and in i8q8 was returned to East Liverpool. A wonderful advance has been made in the company's territory and business since Mr. Swaney first became associated with it. Prom a list of 36 subscribers, it has increased to 1.225 ai,*l business is in a very prosperous condition.

Mr. Swaney married Edna B. Rieley, who is a daughter of William IL Rieley. of WetUvilte. Mr. and Mrs. Swaney arc members of the First Presbyterian Church. He belongs to East Liverpool Lodge. Xo. 379. I. O. O. P.

RS. LL'CY WARREN, one of the highly esteemed residents of the pleasant village of Rogers, is the w idow of the late John D. Warren and a member of one of the old and honorable families of Middleton township. Mrs. Warren was l>orn Octolwr 27. 1835. in Middleton township. Columbiana County. Ohio, and is a daughter of William and Hannah (Thompson) Underwood.

The founder of the family was William Underwood. Mrs. Warren's great-great-grcatgrandfather. who came from England with William Penn and settled in Pennsylvania. William Undenvood. his lineal descendant and the father of Mrs. Warren, was Ixirn in Warrington township, York County. Pennsylvania. April j8. 1785. and was a son of Jesse and Mary (Revel) I'nderwood. Jesse Underwood wa* also born in Warrington township but his wife was born in France. In 1808 Jes>e Underwood came to Ohio and settled on the Eli Yale place in Middleton township. Columbiana Couny. where he died in February. 1841. His children were: William. Sarah. Nancy. Hannah. Ruth and Newton.

William I'nderwood accompanied his parents to Middleton township in 1808 aiul resided within its limits until his death in 1875. In i8i3*he married Hannah Thompson, who was a daughter of Joseph Thom])son, of Loudoun County, Virginia, who came first to this county in 1S04 and lived here until his death. William I'ndcrwood's family consisted of three sons and four daughters, namely: Israel. Rachel. Mahlon. Gilbert. Lucy. Mary and Clarissa, all of whom have passed away except Mrs. Warren.

As Lucy LnderwiKKl. Mrs. Warren grew to young, womanhood in Middlcton township, attending the district school and assisting in the cares of a large household. She married John I). Warren, who was lioru April 9. 1833. in Lancashire. England, and was a son of Thomas and Ellen (Slater) Warren. He was the only memlnrr of his family to come to America. He was located in various parts of the country until his marriage in 1858. after which his home remained in Middleton township until his death in 1893. lie was a soldier during the Civil War and served with braverv for two years as a member of the 19th Regiment. Ohio Vol. Inf.. enlisting from Alliance and participating in the battles of Pittsburg Landing and Shiloh. with other engagements. Just before the battle of Stone River he was prostrated with typhoid fever and. although he had hospital tare, the disease settled in his hip from which he suffered for the remainder of his life. Mr. Warren was a Dhie I-odge Mason, holding meml>crship at East Palestine, ami a Royal Arch Mason, belonging to tlie Chapter at Lisbon. I le was also a member of L. M. Tulloss Post. G. A. R.. of Rogers. He was buried with Masonic honors.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren had 10 children, the seven survivors being: Mrs. Mary Kaminsky : Joseph, living in Wellsville: Hannah, deceased, who was the wife of Emmett Karr: William E.. an attorney at Leetonia; Izora, wife of Jonas Moreland; Zulica. wife of James Kridler: Thomas, deceased: Walter, of East Palestine: and Erne, who married James ( iil more.

farm in Middleton township until 190.2. when she removed to Rogers where she has formed many pleasant social ties. The family is one which has always commanded respect and inspired esteem.

s'RY COLE.. Su. One of the early pioneers in Columbiana County was. the late Henry Cole. Sr., deceased in 1904. who came here with his parents from Maryland. He was seven years old at the time and was one of five sons and four daughters.

In 1855 Mr. Cole purchased 147'li acres - of land, which originally belonged to Nicholas ! Eirestone. Mr. Cole's first home was a very ! primitive one. He selected three saplings staud- I ing close together and cut them off at a con' ! venient height, making them the posts for his i home and these he Itoarded up. In this rude habitation he lived until the fall of the year, w hen he bought a log house of Samuel Elickinger in which he resided until 1873. His barn he built in 1857 but it was not until the former year that he erected the present comfortable family residence. In the early days the subject of this sketch assisted in the construction of the Columbiana and Unity road and also the North Youngstowu and East Liverpool road. He was a meml>er of Grace Reformed Church at Columbiana. He married, first, Elizabeth Metz and they had these children : Elizabeth, deceased, who was the w ife of Jacob Dishong: George W.. of Eairfield township: Mrs. Sally Ann Lowry of Lisbon; Mrs. Ellen Reash. of Eairfield township, deceased: Mary, wife of Pierce Lower, of Columbiana; Henry. Jr., of Eairfield township: and Lydia, wife of H. Houlctt. Mrs. Cole died in 1871.

The second marriage of Mr. Cole took place in 1877 to Mary Ann Ranch, who still survives and enjoys the possession of the family farm, during her lifetime.

Mrs. Cole is a daughter of Solomon and Susan ( Palmer ) Ranch. The father was lx>rn in Lehigh County. Pennsylvania, in 170,4 and was a son of Philip and Eva Ranch, of Ger- | man extraction. He was reared in Pennsyl- vani.-i and learned the trade of carpenter and was also a farmer. In i8_>o lie moved to Ohio and bought land in Columbiana County, two miles north of the village of lnity, in lnity township, and there he lived until his death in March. 1878. He participated in the War of 1812. For years he was a consistent member of the Reformed Church.

Solomon Rauch was married in Columbiana County to Susan Palmer, who was born in 1807 in I'nity township, and they had eight children, the survivors being: Mary Ann, widow of Henry Cole, Sr.; Jonathan: and Maria, widow of William Burt, of East Palestine.

Henry Cole, Jr., son of the late Henry Cole, was born and reared in Fairfield township and he now rents and manages the farm of his stepmother, Mrs. Mary A. Cole. He married Mary Root, of Mahoning County. Ohio, and they have these children living: Nora, wife of H. Shaffer, of Columbiana : Maggie ; Elsie : Ralph : Lizzie and Mabel. A baby boy died a few hours after birth.

Both the Cole and the Ranch families have always been prominent in the Reformed (."lunch and the passing away of such worthy members as Solomon Rauch and Henry Cole. Sr.. left vacant places which may long Ik* left unfilled by men as good and upright as these two who have passed to their reward.

P. HALL, cashier of The I Jnllar Savings Bank, of Fast Liver- 1 ">-''., lias been in some capacity or 1 dux engaged in the banking business throughout his active career and hi> rise has been rapid. He possesses the essentials of a good business man, and by conscientious work and the acceptance of opportunities as they were presented has taken high rank in the business world.

resided in this city since 1874. Our subject received a high school education in East Liverpool, and upon leaving school began bis business career as messenger boy with The First National Bank, eventually rising in the .service of this institution to the position of teller. In U)G2. after seven years of faithful service, lie left The First National Bank to assist in the organization of The Dollar Savings Bank, of which he has since been a director and officer. He is a man of energy and enterprise and as cashier has done much to make the Ixink the safe and prosperous institution it now is.

Mr. Hall was joined in marriage with Bertha A. Dunlap, a former teacher in the East Liverpool High School and a daughter of M. S. Dunlap, of this city. Politically be is a Republican and takes an earnest interest in the success of that party. He is a .}Ji>d degree Scottish Rite Mason, and belongs to Pilgrim Commandery, No. 55, K. T. of East Liverpool, and to Lake Erie Consistory S. P. R. S., of Cleveland. Religiously, he and bis wife are Presbyterians.

rf>v^%\ W'k E. GROSSHANS, attorney -atav,. at Fast Liveqxvil. with offices at No. 155 Fourth street, was Iwrn in St. Clair township, Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1867, and is a son of John and Rebecca ( Thomas) (irosshaits.

The parents of Mr. Grosshans were old residents of ibis locality. His mother still survives at the age of 76 years and is a resilient of East Liverpool. She is a daughter of the late I'riah Thomas of Middlcton township, one of the old and prominent residents of the county. He wrote a very acceptable history of Columbiana County, and at one time was chairman of the Pioneer Society. He was a man of affairs, a justice of the peace and a very extensive land-owner. Our subject has two brothers: Hollis E.. an attorney at East Liverpool : and J. B.. a blacksmith here.

Frank E. Grosshans was reared in Columbiana County, and was educated in the common schools, and at Mount I'nion College, lbs law reading was done under Col. H. R. Hill.

at East Liverpool, and from his preceptor's office he entered the Cincinnati Law School, where lie was graduated in 1892. His whole j>eriod of practice has heen in East Liverpool, first in partnership with his brother, but for the j»ast five years alune. His practice is of a general character, and lie lias met with enough success to make him to be considered a leader in his profession here. His personal -nullifications and abilities have placed him in a position of influence in city affairs, and in 1808 he was elected city solicitor on the Republican ticket.

On September J, 1897, at Montpelier, Vermont. Mr. Grosshans was married to Maud F. Porter, who was born in Vermont, and is a daughter of the late George L. Porter, who died in Connecticut. They have two children, Ixith born at East Liverpool, viz.: Donovan Porter and Marjorie Thomas. Mrs. Grossturns is a member of the Vermont Society of Colonial Dames. In 1902 Mr. Grosshans built his fine residence "Hillcrest" at East Liverpool. Both he and his wife belong to the Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Grosshans' fraternal associations are Masonic, and lie belongs to the lilue Lodge and Chapter at East Liverpool, the Lodge of Perfection at Steubenville and Lake Eric Consistory at Cleveland. He is a prominent member of the Phoenix Club, a social organization of East Liverpool.

\MF.S R. CAREY, senior member of the law firm of Carey & Mullins, one nf the strong legal combinations of Salem, was born at Salem and is a son of Dr. Abel and Marie P. (Miller) Carey.

The late Dr. Al>el Carey was born September 16, 1S09, and died January 10. 1872. He was one of the pioneer physicians of Columbiana County and enjoyed the reputation of lK-ing one of the ablest. The mother of our subject was Ixnn May 4. 1817. at Brownsville, Pennsylvania. They had nine children, six of whom still survive.

Salem, attending school, and subsequently he entered Western Reserve College at Hudson, where lie was graduated in the class of 1874. He then entered the Law School of Harvard I University, where he was graduated in the class of 1877. He has since practiced law in Salem excepting during the years from 1878 to 1887, when he was in Port Wayne, Indiana, as assistant solicitor for the Pennsylvania Company. He returned to Salem in 1887 and became solicitor for the Pennsylvania Company in its Fourth District, succeeding Rush Taggart, Esq. From 1889 to 1900 lie was in partnership with W. C. Liovlc and Frederic I. Mullins, under the firm name of Carey, Boyle & Mullins. Mr. Boyle left the firm in 1900, since which time the style of the firm has been as it is at present.

Jn 1888 Mr. Carey was united in marriage with Carrie Hampson, daughter of R. V. Hampson, of Salem, ami they have these children : Elizabeth, James R., Jr., and Hampson. Mr. Carey and family reside in a very pleasant home at Xo. 150 Franklin avenue.

IOHX F. HA XX AY, one of the leading farmers and dairymen of Butler township and one of its highly respected citizens, resides on a valuable farm of 160 acres in section J 6, which has been his home for the past 35 years. Mr. Hannay was l>orn near Coraopolis, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, August 8: 1843, and is a son of William and Elizabeth (Watson) I lannav.

. William Hannay, who was bom in Scotland, came to America when 21 years of age. He settled in Pennsylvania and married there, but died in Ohio. July 8, 1864. aged 62 years. He was a contractor and learned the trade of stone-mason in his native land. He became a large railroad contractor and did the bridging and laid the track for the Fort Wayne Railroad and was in the employ of that system at the time of his death. In addition to a great deal of important construction work at Pittsburg, he built the locks on various canals, in- chiding the Sandy and Beaver Canal here and a canal at Bowling Green. Kentucky. He built the llr-sl asylum at Newburg. He owned a fann of 162 acres in Perry township but never fanned, giving his attention to contracting entirely. In politics he was a Republican. In religious belief he was a Methodist. Me was a man who was trusted implicitly, a capable machinist, a reliable contractor, a good father and a most worthy citizen. lie married Elizabeth Watson, of Allegheny County. Pennsylvania, who was lioni in England and came to America with her parents. Mark and Ellen Watson, when 16 years of age. Her death occurred on the old farm in Perry township in tS<)i. at the age of 78 yens, l ucre were nine children born to this union, four of whom died young, the survivors l>eing : William, of Salem: James E., of Perry township; John I\, of this sketch; Robert, of Butler township; and David, who lives on the old home in Perry township.

Our subject was 1 1 years old when his parents came to Columbiana County. Ohio, and he has lived in the vicinity of Salem ever since. He assisted on the home farm until he enlisted for service in the Civil War. on August 31. 1S64, in Company I. 178th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf.. under Capt. William A. Miller and Col. Jacob Stafford. He participated in the battles of Stone River. Cedar Creek. Shelhvville and Kinstou, and continued in the service until the close of the war. I>eing mustered out in July, 1805. Since his return from the army, Mr. Hannay has l>cen settled on bis present farm. There are two good residences here, one occupied by his sou and the large brick one. which he himself occupies. Mr. Hannay has a tine orchard of 10 acres. He is one of the stockholders of the Winona Creamery and is counted one of the substantial men of his section.

Mr.* Hannay was married to Mary E. Patterson, who was lx>rn on this farm and has always resided here. She is a daughter of Robert and Lydia Ann Patterson. They have three children: Emma L.. who married Oliver N. Tomlii^on. resides at Denver. Colorado, and has three children. - Edith. Ruth and Walter: Robert P.. residing on his father's farm, who

CARTWRIGHT BROTHERS COMPANY, one of the important manufacturing concerns of East Liverpool, has a reputation extending throughout the country, its products going to all sections. The company employs about 200 men in the manufacture of toilet and table wares, and make snccialtics in decorative ware. The company was established as a copartnership in 1864, and in 1897 was incorporated with a capital stock of $100,000, and the following officers: William Cartwright. president and treasurer: Samuel R. Cartwright. vice-president and general manager : and John '['. Cartwright. secretary. William H., Frederick H. and Ambrose J. Cartwright are also interested in and actively identified with this company. All these gentlemen have gained prominence as business men and stand among the foremost citizens of this section of Ohio. The plant which they control has seven ware kilns and four decorating kilns, and the excellence of the product is attested by the size of the business done.

The Cartwright family comes of an <>M English family long resident in Shropshire, where it has representatives in agricultural pursuits and in the mechanical arts. Thomas Cartwright. who was born in the latter half of the 18th century, spent his life as a farmer ami ended his days not far from his birthplace. His sun. William Cartwright. who was lx>rn in Shropshire. England, in 1801. also l>ecame a tiller of the soil. He continued at that occupation until 1845. when he moved with his family to America, arriving in Pittsburg after the great lire there in that year. He then located at East Liverpool. Ohio, where he remained but one year, when he returned to England, taking all his family with him but one son. Thomas. He again came to East Liverpool, however, in 1853. and here worked in the potteries for many vears. dying in this city in 1 876. aged 75 years. He was married in England in 1824 to Elizabeth Brett, and they had the extreme satisfaction of seeing all but one of their children grow to maturity and liecome thoroughly identified with American institutions and make good, loyal citizens of their adopted country. Of the five sons born to them, four fought for the Union during the Civil War. one losing his life in that struggle. Thomas, the eldest son. served in the 76th Regiment. Ohio Vol. Int.. and died after the war: Anna, the eldest daughter, became the wife of Thomas Thackery and is now numbered among the dead; John, the second son, rose to the rank of captain, commanding Company A. 27th Regiment I'. S. (Colored) Inf., and was killed while leading his troops at the battle of Petersburg: Mary, the second daughter, is the wife of Holland Mauley: William, whose biography appears below, was next in order of birth: Joseph died at the age of 18 years; and Samuel R.. whose life record appears Mow. Mr*. Cartwright died in 1880.

William Caktw rioiit. president and treasurer of the company above named, was reared in England, where he was lxirn on December Jt). 1834. in Staffordshire. He accompanied his parents to this country in 1X45. tbeti returned with them to England. When the family moved to East Liverpool, Ohio, the second time, in 1853, William obtained employment in the potteries, having been connected with that business before coming to this country. In 1862 he enlisted in the Ohio National Guard for a term of rive years. In 1864 he was transferred to the government service and served with gallantry. In February. 1864, under the firm name of Mauley & Cartwright. he and Holland Mauley established a pottery at East Liverpool. In 1872 Samuel R. Cartwright secured an interest in the business and the firm thereafter continued unchanged until 1880. when Mr. Mauley withdrew. The title of the firm then became Cartwright Brothers, and so it continued until it was incorporated as a company in 1X07. In politics. Mr. Cartwright is a Republican, and has frequently been called into official position in the municipality. He w as a meml>er of the Board of Equalization and the Board of Sewer Commissioners from the incorporation of the city until the recent change in the State code, ami has been a member of the City Council. Fraternally, he is a member of General Lyon Post. No. 44. G. A. R.. and for more than 40 years lias been an Odd bellow,

William Cartwright was married to Harriet S. Talbot, a native of Staffordshire, England, who was nine years of age when she accompanied her parents to this country. Her father, William Talbot^ located at East Liverpool and was foreman for Knowles, Taylor it Knowles. He died in 1861'. but little past the age of 40 years. Tins union was prolific of the following offspring: Kliza .Anne, who is living at home; William H.. born Octolnr 18. i860: Ambrose L. born Septemlier 30, 1862; John T.. Itorn January 29. 1865: and Florence N.. the youngest of the family, who is the w ife of Simon R. Huss, an attorney of Pittsburg. William H. Cartwright is foreman of the decorating department of The Cartwright Brothers Company. He married a daughter of William Brunt and has two children. - Alma B. and Myrtle B. He is a member of the Mystic Circle and of the Phoenix Club. Ambrose J. Cartwright was for two years manager of the Barlierton Pottery Company, of Barln-rton. Ohio, acted as receiver tor the lTnion Co-Operative Pottery Company, which was latter reorganized as the Cnion Potteries Company and is now in the office of The Cartwright Brothers Company. East Liverpool. He married Carrie Forbes, of Steubenville, and has two children. I^uiis and Homer K. He was one of the original eight members of the Phoenix Club, of w hich he has served as secretary, treasurer and president, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Mystic Circle. John T. Cartwright has !>een secretary of The Cartwright Brothers Company since its incorporation in 181)7. He is a mcmlier of the Masonic order, the Royal Arcanum ami the Phoenix Club, of which he has served as president. The family are Presbyterians.

child of his parents. He was Ixiru at Burslem, Staffordshire, England, in 18^0, an<i was five years of age when the voyage of his family to America was undertaken. When i_> years old he Inule farewell to his studies and entered into the serious work of life as a helper in one of the local potteries of East Liverpool. During the following 12 years he kept industriously at work, learning the various details of the business and got his firsl change < f occupation by enlisting in May, 1864. as a member of Company 1. 143rd Reg.. Ohio Vol. Inf., serving until the following September. After leaving the army, he engaged in business for himself, and in 1872 became associated with the firm of Manley & Cartwright in the pottery business. As vice-president and general manager of 'I'lie Cartwright Brothers Company, he has displayed great executive ability and a thon mgh knowledge of the details of the business.

In 1861 Samuel R. Cartwright was married at Smith's Ferry. Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth Talbot, a daughter of William Talbot, and they became parents of two children : Frank E.. who died in infancy; and Frederick II.. who married Caroline Metsch. a daughter of Christian Metsch. and has two children. - Robert M. and Ruth E. Occasionally Mr. Cartwright has been called from loo close confinement to his work t<« render public service. He served in the City Council from the Third Ward for six years, the last two years of which period he was president. For six years he was trustee of Liverpool township. He is a Republican in polities. Religiously, he is a Methodist.

[EXJAMIN FOSTER. M. D. For a great many years the late Dr. Foster was one of the well-known medical men of Columbiana Comity, one of the early, faithful physicians whose lives were full Of hardship in curing the ills of their fellow-men. Dr. Foster was I>orn in what is now West Virginia. Octolier 7. 1800. and was a son of Benjamin Foster ami wife, who were members of old Virginia families.

The subject of this article was reared in Virginia (now West Virginia) and began the study of medicine in young manhood, w hich he continued under Dr. Wilson, a well-known practitioner of the early days, who lived near Steulieuville. Ohio, on the Virginia side of the Ohio River. Dr. Foster made a specialty of cancerous diseases and in their treatment was very successful, although his period of practice was long before the days of modern investigation on the subject. He was never connected with great hospitals founded by millionaires, but his cures were wrought by the homely medicaments of his time, which were administered according to his judgment.

In 1845 Dr. Foster came to Columbiana County and located at the little settlement of Cannon's Mills. Subsequently be bmght the mills and (grated them for some years. He sold them to James McCoy and soon afterward a terrible accident occurred there, the wife of the owner losing Iter life by l>eing caught in the belting of the mill, while showing the machinery to friends. After selling the mills. Dr. Foster purchased a farm of 80 acres, one mile from Wellsville. in section 1 1. Yellow Creek township, of his wife's father. Samuel Swearengen. On this farm Dr. Foster died March I 8. 1888. in his 82nd year. He was survived by \\\< widow and two daughters. - Sarah and Eliza. The former married John Hoey. a native of Salineville. They now reside at Altoona, Kansas, and have reared 11 children, those living being Frank, Mattie M.. Jane. Edith. Andrew. Harry. Benjamin and Bertha.

The second daughter. Eliza, married William doner, and they lived on the above mentioned farm for 42 years. They had five daughters, of whom the youngest, Sadie Pearl, died in infancy. The others are: Ella Adelia. who married David Quayle. a foreman carpenter on the railroad, and has these children. - Myrtle. Zana. Earl. Mary. Margaret. Anna. Gladys and Helen: Barbara E.. who married Frank Smith, a carpenter and contractor: Anna Mary, who married James Buchanan, an en- gincer in the railroad shops, and has one son, - Walter; and Alice La Rue. who married Clark Ilaynci and has two children, - Goldie and Ycrna.

Politically Dr. Foster was always affiliated with the Democratic party. He and his wife were attendants ft the Christian Church for 54 years, of which church his wife was a member, while the Doctor was a member of the Society of Friends.

HI X AIKIX, who for the past 18 years has successfully conducted a blacksmith shop at Leetonia, Ohio, was born in Middletou township. Columbiana County, Ohio. April 2~. and hears the name that was borne by his father and grandfather before him - a name that long years of honorable and upright living have made a respected and honored one. The business has also been handed down from father to son for three generations and it would be impossible to find a smith more conversant with his trade or more thorough in his work than the gentleman whose name heads this article.

John Aiken, the first, was born in the North of Ireland and became one of the pioneers of Columbiana County. Here he engaged in hlacksmithing and carpenter work. He was very skilled at his trades and could build a wagon entire from the raw materials. He served in the War of iSi 2. and proved stanch and loyal to his adopted home. His wife was a \Vithcrs|xx>n. niece of John Withcrspoon. a signer of the Declaration ,.f Independence.

John Aiken, the second, was born in 1S14 in Middletou township, this county. He was also a skilled mechanic and died a great part of the black-smithing of the country for miles around. lie was an earnest, whole-souled Methodist and for six vears was director of the County Infirmary. He married Elizabeth Randels" a Ouaker lady of English descent who resided near Philadelphia and lived to a good - -Id aye. passing away in his <> 1 st year.

reared and educated in Salem township after his fifth year. He learned the trade with his father and later learned also that of a carpenter. In 1870 he came to I-eetonia and w orked at the carpenter's trade for a few months and then entered the employ of the Leetonia Iron and Coal Company. He was with this concern and the Cherry Valley Iron Company for a period of 17 years, running the blacksmith shops at the mines. In 1887 he opened his present shop where he does general blacksmithing and wooden repair work and has a large patronage.

He was married in 1869 to Susan Keller, daughter of Christian Keller. They have a family of six children, viz: Harry O., a traveling salesman, of New Brighton. Pennsylvania; Clyde V.. a painter and paper hanger, of Leetonia: Alice, wife of John Morgan: Edith, a |)opular and successful teacher in the schools of Leetonia: Arthur, employed in the office of the Salem Iron Company: and Frank, a student. Mr. Aiken is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is one of the trustees.

991 leading citizens of the place, was bom November 25. 1864. at Carrollton. Ohio, and is a son of William and Mary A. < McCausland ) Blazer.

The parents of Dr. Blazer still survive, blessed with vigor of mind and IkkIv. The father was born in Carroll County. Ohio, w here he married, and where he has continued to carry on farming. Of the seven children comprising their family, si.x still survive. The record is as follows: Laura, who is the widow* of H. If. Ilooblcr, of Salincville. and has two children. Jessie and Helen; Harold E. : Alice F,, of Jefferson County: Homer P. of Magnolia. Ohio, w ho married Laura Stoody ; Thomas P.. who died in 1884. aged 15 years; William V.. stationary engineer: and May E.. who is the wife of John McClainn. of Salincville. assistant cashier of the People's Bank.

Harold E. Blazer enjoyed academic advantages at Harietn Springs and at Canfield, Ohio, for several years prior to entering upon the reading of medicine with Dr. J. A. Linsey, of Salineville. He then attended Wooster Medical College at Cleveland tor two years, after one year spent at the Western Reserve College, completing his medical education. He was graduated at C leveland in July, 1890, and entered into practice at Dillonvalc, Jefferson County. Six months later, in 1 89 1 . he located in Salineville and has here been established in a lucrative practice ever since.

Dr. Blazer was married August 7. 1888. to ' Ida L. Potts, who is a daughter of John and 1 Rebecca (McMillan) Potts, the former of whom died September 4. 1880. and the latter in July. 1899. During the early years of his business life, the father of Mrs. Blazer kept a book store at Columbus, but later he moved to Carroll County. Ohio, and there engaged in farming until his death.. The mother of Mrs. Blazer was a native of Carroll County, Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. Blazer have two daughters: Hazel I., aged 14 years and Frances K. \Y.. aged 10 years. The family Itelong to the Presbyterian Church.

Politically Dr. Blazer is in sympathy with the Republican party. For the past two years he has Ijeen a very useful member of the School Board. His fraternal association is with Crockery Tent. Xo. 131, K. O. T. M., of East Liverpool. He is one of the towti's publicspirited men. active in all measures looking t<> civic improvement and a very strong and able advocate of temperance.

Pj-JjlHARLES BRA WHY OGDEX. M. wtffl D.. who has been a life-long resi- (§nk dent of East Liverpool, where lie has attained a high degree of prominence in the practice of medicine, comes of one of the pioneer families of America. He traces his ancestry in this country Kick to David Ogden. who was a member of the company that sailed with W illiam Penu. in the good ship "Welcome," to America in the year i68j. David Ogden was l>orn in England. February 1. 1655. and was married prior to coming to this country to Martha Houlston. a daughter of John and Ann Houlston. He settled on a part of the tract granted to William Penn and died at Middleton, Chester County. Pennsylvania. August 22. 1705. The next in line of descent to our subject was Stephen Ogden, who was born Septemt>cr 16. 1705, and died in 1700. His wife. Hannah Surman. died in 1783. Their son. Aaron Ogden. was horn at Darby. Pennsylvania, and married Esther Preston.

Stephen Ogden. the grandfather of our subject, was a son of Aaron and Esther ( Preston) Ogden. He was lmm at Darby, Pennsylvania. April 18. 1777, and died in Columbiana County. Ohio, in 1846 He married Hannah Bartram. a granddaughter of America's first botanist. John Bartram. who was bom in I'xjOat Darby, Pennsylvania, and died in 1777. Stephen Ogden and his wife came to this county about the vear 1800 and settled in Fairfield township. Two years Inter they located at Lisbon, and late in life at East Liverpool, where Mr. Ogden died.

Dr. Benjamin B. Ogden. son of Stephen and Hannah (Bartram) Ogden. was horn at Lislnm. Ohio. March 13. 1806. He studied medicine under Doctor Potter in his native tout) and practiced there and at Wellsville for some years. He moved to East Liverpool in iK^o being the first of his profession to l<veite in the then small town, and practiced until his death, which took place April 2~. 1878. He was first married, in 18J5. to Marv Ami Mahlin. a daughter of Toshua and Catherine Mahlin. She died in 184s. leaving these six children : Benjamin, who died aged nine vears: Mary Ann. who died in infancy: Pauline O.. who married Samuel Gcddcr: Toshua: Stephen; and Caroline. In i8;o. Dr. Benjamin P.. Ogden married Catherine Brawdv. who was Ixirn in Pittsburg and died in East Livcrp'«>l about 180S. leaving the following children: Charles Brawdy. subject of tins biography; Hannah M.. b>rn in 1853. who was married in i88t to George A. Stent/, of Beaver County. Pennsylvania: Benjamin A., bom in 1856. de- ceased in 1861 ; Aaron 1... Iiorn in 1859. a physician by profession, who married Alice Standish; John Elmer, born in 1863. a merchant1 at Mount Ayr, Iowa, who married Florence Wood; George E., Ixjrn in 1866. a resident of Mount Ayr. Iowa, who marric<l Etta M. Williams.

Charles B. Ogden was bom in Fast Liverpool. Ohio, July 19. 1S51. He completed the common school course, then attended Mount T'nion College, after which he spent one year at the University of Michigan. He graduated from the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati in 1878, although practicing some years before, and has since that year practiced in Fast Liverpool. Me commands a very large general practice, and has the esteem of his fellow-citizens to a marked degree.

Dr. Ogden was united in marriage in 1878 with Mary F. Talbot, by whom he has four children: May F.. Iiorn March 27. 1884. who married George C. Simmons, of East Liverpool, and has two children. - Deborah C. and May: Charles born April 2. 1887; Catherine Ethel, born May >-. 1S84. the wife of Frank S. McKenna, who is identified with a brass foundry in Pittsburg; and John Talliot. lorn October 11. 1889. Politically, our sul>- ieet is a Republican. I le served as health officer several years. He Mongs to the County. State and American medical associations, and is a member of the Masons and the Elk*. He is a memlier of Pilgrim Commandcry. No. 55. K. T. His parents were strict Ouakcrs. but he is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Fast Liverpool.

FORGE F. PRCXT. one of the prominent business citizens of Fast Liverpool, w hose portrait is shown on the opposite page, is sole owner of the G. F. Brunt Porcelain Works, a branch of the business established by his grandfather as early as 1848. The other branch devoted to the manufacture of knobs is conducted by his brother. William H. Brunt, both plants lieing operated by the same power. George F. Brunt, our subject, was born in

Fast Liverj>ool, Ohio, and is a son of Henry and Annie (Holzmann) Brunt, and grandson of William and Elizabeth I Boone ) Brunt. His grandparents, natives of Staffordshire, England, came to America in 1842. landing at New Orleans. Thence they made their way by river lx>at to "Egypt" (Southern Illinois), where they were located alxuit five years. In 1847 William Brunt moved with Ins family to East Liverjxxd. Ohio, which locality was still in rather a primitive state, an I the following year in partnership with William Bloor, embarked in the pottery business. They built a small plant on the site of the west end of the present knob works, and engaged in the manufacture of knobs for the hardware trade. This partnership continued until the removal of William Bloor to California: then William Brunt continued in the business alone for some years, finally taking in his son, Henry, as a partner. He died in July. 1882, after a very useful life of 76 years, and his wife died in 1880. at the age of 76. They were parents of five children: Mrs. William Bloor, deceased: Mrs. Thompson, deceased: William, of East Liverpool; Henry, father of George F. ; and Mrs. Mary Ann Jenkins, deceased.

Henry Brunt was born in Staffordshire, England. January it. 1834. and in his boyhood accompanied his parents to this country. After reaching maturity, he was for six or eight months associated in business with his brother, William Brunt, and then returned to the knob manufacturing business, with which he was identified during nearly all of his active career. He was taken into partnership w ith his father and they continued together until almut 1880. when William Brunt retired from the business. Henry Brunt continued alone for a few vears. and then his eldest son. William II. Brunt, became associated with him; they operated then as the Riverside Knob Manufacturing Company. In 18S4 they added the electrical w orks to the plant, and in 1891 began the manufacture of porcelain. In 1S94 George F. Brunt and his brother-in-law. Charles F. Thompson, took over the electrical and porcelain department, and Henry and William II. Brunt continued the other department, Henry

Brunt retired several years later, and William H. Brunt has since oiierated tlie plant alone. Henry Brunt is a member of General Lyon l'ost. No. 44, G. A. K., having served in the Civil War as a member of Company I, 143rd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf.. under Colonel V'odrey and Capt. William Brunt. He is also a member of the Oild 1 el lows. He was married at East Liverpool to Annie Holzinanii, who was born at Pittsburg, and is a daughter of Francis and Rachel (Cletzley) Holzmann, both of whom died at East Liverpool, the latter at the age of 88 years. Her father was one of the organizers of the first foundry in East Liverpool. Mrs. Brunt has a brother living. - Joseph Holzmann, of East Liverpool. The latter during the Civil War. enlisted from Pittsburg, July 23. 1863, in Company G. 8_>nd Reg.. Pennsylvania Vol. Inf.. and was mustered out at Hall's Hill, Virginia. July 13. 1865. He was in the Sixth Army Corps. l;irst Division, First Brigade, in the Army of the Potomac, and participated in about 30 engagements. besides many skirmishes, lie contracted asthma in the service, which has bothered him ever since. He is also a member of General Lyon Post, No. 44. G. A. R. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brunt have, in addition to the two sons mentioned, a daughter, - Emma B., wife of Charles F. Thompson, of Chicago. Henry Brunt is a Republican in politics, and served as councilman in the early days.

George I". Brunt was reared at East Liverjmx>I, and received his educational training m the public and private schools, and in a business college in Chicago. At an early age he became identified with the business he now owns, and in i8<;4 with Charles F. Thompson took charge of it. In the latter part of 180,5 he l>ecame sole ow ner and has since conducted it alone. It is a characteristic of this family to possess exceptional business ability and George F. Brunt is no exception to the rule, lie has from 75 to 100 men in his employ at all times, and ships to the trade in all parts of the United States, his goods being handled through jobbers. He was married a few years ago ti. Miss I.eighton. who was born at j'ittsbnrg and is a daughter of Edward I.eighton, who was formerly an engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad. In politics, our subject is a Republican. Fraternally he is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

P5H-I C. LEWTON, one of Center towns K^jpl ship's first-class fanners and proniil| Qfl nent citizens, owns a fine farm of 163 ftai acres in section 13, which comparefavorably with any other farm of like size in Columbiana County. Mr. Lewton is also a survivor of the great Civil War. He was liorn October 18, 1836, at Scroggsfield. Carroll County, Ohio, and is a son of Jacob and Elizalicth (George) Lewton.

The Lew ton family is of English extraction and those in America are undoubtedly connected with the owners of the great estate known as Lewton Place, London, England. The family has been established in America for some generations, however, as the grandfather, Isaac Lewton. was born in Maryland.

; when his parents came to Carroll County, Ohio, ami he probably entered the State with as tinusual a stcetl as ever boy rode, this being a pet sheep, who eased many a weary mile of the road. Jacob Lewton became a prominent agriculturist ami at one time owned 240 acres < f well-improved land. Early in life he was a strong Whig, but after the formation of the Know Nothing party he identified himself w ith the Democrats, and our subject recalls going to the polls with his father, when he cast hifirst vote, his own ballot being for Abraham Lincoln and that of his father for Stephen A. Douglas. The death of Jacob Lewton took place in 1871. at the age of 62 years. He v, aa consistent member of the United Presbyterian Church.

The mother of our subject was l>orn in 1812, at Scroggsfield, Ohio, and her whole life was spent in that locality, where she died at the age of 74 years. The children of Jacob and Elizabeth Lewton were: Eli C of this sketch : Thomas and Lucinda, lioth deceased : Andrew,

Our subject grew up a fanner U>v and was educated in the local schools where he made such good use of his opportunities that when but 16 years old he was engaged as teacher. He continued to tench through liie winters and also taught two summers prior to enlisting for service in the Civil War. On August 1, i8nj, he was entered as a corporal in Company H. g8th Reg.. Ohio Vol. Inf., under Colonel Webster and Captain Thomas, and he saw much hard service until honorably discharged after the Grand Review at Washington. June i. 1N65. He took part in the battles at Perry - ville and ( hickamr.uga and participated in all the engagements of the southwestern campaign and of the long march to the sea until Atlanta was taken. He was never absent from bis regiment except when prostrated with typhoid fever in the hospital at Nashville. Tennessee.

After his return to Carroll County, Mr. Lewton soon married and entered into a mercantile business in partnership with Major Scott, the firm l)cing Lewton &- Scott, which continued three years. After the partnership was dissolved. Mr. l.ewton continued in business for four years, w hen the death of bis father recalled him to the farm, which he operated for the next six years. In 1878 he came to his present farm in section 1 which lie has improved w ith a fine brick residence, substantial Kirns and other necessary buildings. He has made this a very valuable as well as attractive farm. For alHiut four years he paid a great deal of attention to dairying, but now devotes his land to general farming and the raising of fine stock. He has always been more or less interesteil in sheep growing, Merinos exclusively.

Mr. l.ewton was married on September 14, 186;. to Elizabeth M. Campbell, who was born in Carroll County. Ohio. December it. 184.2. a daughter of William and Mary ( Welsh) Campbell, natives of Pennsylvania. The children of this union were: Elmer, of Center township, who married Minn Switzer, of Center township; Jessie, who married Harry L. Ingleduc. a resident of Washingtonville ; William, of Lisbon, who married Carrie Johnson, of Lisbon; and Walter. Mary ami Henry Lerov.

Mr. Lew ton has always been identified with the Republican party. Although he has never sought public office, he was elected township trustee while residing in Carroll County and has always been looked upon as a responsible, representative man wherever he has lived. He was reared by careful. Christian parents in the faith of the United Presbyterian Church, in which he has l>een an elder for many years.

J.IAM CALVIN BUNTING, one of the progressive business men it \\ ellsville. manufacturer and wholesale and retail dealer in ice cream and confectionery, was born in Hancock County, Virginia (now W:est Virginia), just across the Ohio River, from Wellsville, February 17. 1849, and is a son of Samuel and Mary (Gorrell) Hunting.

Samuel Bunting, father of our subject, was liorn May 10, 181 3, and died February 19. 1888. In the early days prior to the building of railroads in this section. Samuel Bunting kept a wharf-boat in Wellsville and also owned several hundred acres < f farm land, which he hired cultivated lie married Mary Gorrell, who was l>orn in County Cork. Ireland. July 15. i8jj. and came t.» America in girlhood to make her home with an aunt in Philadelphia She was on a visit to Wellsville when she met Samuel Punting, who she married March .'I, 1838. She died in August. 1805. They had 10 children, nine of whom reached maturity. viz. : Clarissa, widow of George Games, of Wellsville: Albert P.. deceased in 1904. aged 00 years; Mary, residing on the homestead in Wellsville: William Calvin: Josephine Virginia, deceased, who was the wife of George S. Goodwin, of East Liverpool ; James Robert, of Cleveland: El wood Samuel, of Wellsville; Missouri Belle, wife of James II. Baker, of Oil City, Pennsylvania: and Ida May, who lives 01 r

Our subject has had a life tilled with many unusual events, from the age of 10 years when lie began to follow the water with his older brother. Al>out 1845 Capt. Albert Bunting and his sister came to Wellsville and settled on a farm where they were joined by our subject. He attended the old Jethro school for a time and then was taken by his brother on his vessel that plied on the Ohio River. Captain Bunting gained considerable distinction on account of his daring in taking his steamer north to Pittsburg at the opening of the Civil War. being the last officer to succeed in getting through the lines. The government, fearing disaster, had ordered the vessel to stop at Steubenville, but through bravery, tact and diplomacy. Captain Bunting succeeded in running the gaunlet and reached his destination in safety, thus preserving a valuable cargo of freight.

After following the river for a period of four years here, our subject shipped under Captain Marsh on the steamer "II. C. Xutt." which belonged to the Missouri River Transfer Company. At Cincinnati. Captain Marsh left the hoat and instructed Mr. Bunting to take it to Omaha. The latter hesitated as he had never previously commanded a steamer, but he finally took command and reached the destination safely. He was subsequently in command of the first steamer that ever went up the Des Moines River above the dam. Later Mr. Bunting became associated with a party of engineers and continued with it in its work of laying out towns through the West, many of which are now thriving municipalities.

In 1877 he returned to Wellsville. having been in Des Moines. Iowa, and Chicago for some time, and worked for a few years with his father in a dairy business. In ]f<8o he engaged in his present large and successful enterprise. - a confectionery and ice cream business, manufacturing both for the wholesale and retail trade. This is now the oldest business of its kind in Wellsvillc. One had been established in the town l>cfore he engaged in the business, but it is not now in existence. In 1885 he admitted hi> brother Elwood as part-

I ner and they continued together for three years, when our subject purchased his brother's in- ; terest. Mr. Bunting ships ice cream to all sections of the Ohio Valley in the vicinity of Wellsvillc and even has a large trade in Pittsburg. In addition to giving much of bis own time to the business, he employs four helpers.

Until 1901 Mr. Bunting operated a large bakery business in which several skilled bakers were kq>t busy. b,ut as his health was not very 1 good at that time he sold the bakery business , and later oi>cned a harness store, which was operated under the name of the Wellsville Harj ncss Supply Company. Tin's has also developed ' into a large and prospering industry. Mr. j Bunting makes all kinds of fine harness and J does an extensive repair business, handling all j kinds of harness ami carriage supplies and offering also a great variety of lags for all purposes. He has proved himself a man of fine business ability and ranks with the leading j manufacturers of the citv.

Mr. Bunting was married in 188 1 to Rose A. Bowers, who was lxjrn in 1853 and is a daughter of Michael ami Mary (Torrence) Bowers. Michael Bowers was born on the Susfiuchanna River, at Halifax. Dauphin County. Pennsylvania, and died at Wellsville, Ohio, .January 1. 1891, aged 65 years. In youth he learned the carpenter's trade and came to Wellsville in 1848. For a numlier of years he followed building and assisted in the construction of the old United Presbyterian Church, the oMer school buildings and the Smith & McXicol pottery. About 1853 he went into the grocery business and continued in that until i his death, when he was succeeded by bis son ! Oscar.

The mother of Mrs. Bunting was a daughter of William1 G. Torrence. and was horn at Creensburg. Pennsylvania. She still survives at the age of 77 years. She is a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but her huslxand belonged to the German Lutheran ! faith. He was also a member of Iris Lodee, T. O. 0. F.. of Wellsville. Of the seven children of Mr, and Mrs. Bowers, five grew to maturity, namely: Amanda, of Wellsville: Rose A., wife of Mr. Bunting: Oscar P.. of

In his political affiliation, Mr. Hunting is a Republican and as one of the city's substantial, representative men has frequently Iteen elected to local offices. He has always been regarded as a man of public spirit and is a popular mem- Iter of the Wellsville Board of Trade.

AVID S. SMI TH, a well-known hardware merchant of East Palestine, and one . if the substantial, influential men of the town, was horn in February, 1843, and lielongs to a family that has taken a prominent part in the development and prosperity of Columbiana and Mahoning counties for more than a century. His father, William Smith, venerated and esteemed throughout the entire county, is a familiar figure in Petersburg, Mahoning County, Ohio, where he is sj tending the sunset years of life, surrounded by the friends of a lifetime. The Smith family is of (iennan descent and was established in the United States by the greatgrandfather of our subject, who came to this country at the age of 14 years and settled at Baltimore. Maryland, where he reared a large family, consisting of live sons and six daughters.

One of these children was Peter Smith, who married Sophia Cabill and soon after migrated to Ohio, being among the first to locate in Columbiana County, then unknown to fame and devoid of bridges, railroads or other improvements, the path through the forest being located by blazed trees. He purchased 100 acres of timber laiwl of Peter Musser 1 now s|K'lled Mercer), who with his brothers. John and Jacob, had braved the dangers of the frontier and entered large tracts of land. New l.is- 1k m. now known as Lisbon, was at that time a point of considerable importance as a trading post. W hen the family ran short of meal, he wmild go on horseback to the mill with a sack of grain thrown across the back of his steed. After waiting until it was converted into meal or dour, he would return home in the same way. Peter Smith cleared the timber from his land and proceeded to cultivate it. using a wooden mold-l-oard plow to break his ground and a cradle to harvest his grain. He reared nine of the 10 children bom to him and they w ere of great assistance to him in clearing and tending his farm ami became honored members of s.xiety. He died at the age of 82 years and his children also lived to a good age. Margaret (Mrs. l-orsnaft) but recently (10.05) passed away at the age of 90 years; William is in his Noth year; and Jessie, wife* of David liurla, a resident of Columbiana, has also attained a good old age.

William Smith, more familiarly known, as "*S(|uire'" Smith, was bom February 9, 1817, in the cabin of hewed logs built by his father in the timlter and was reared in Springfield township. Mahoning County. He there carried on farming and it is interesting to hear hint recall the varied changes which have taken place under his observation. He married Rachel McXutt. daughter of Alexander Mc- Xutt. and soon after marriage took up his resilience 011 the farm in section 2. Unity township, winch had ltecn purchased by his father

I and was partly under cultivation. Mrs. Smith spun and wove the clothing used by the family and cooked the meals on the crane ltefore the large fireplace, w hich occupied one end of the cabin. Flint and tow or punk were used to <tart a lire. It was no uncommon thing to rind the lire had gone out; if the materials for

1 kindling a tire were not at hand, the settler had to borrow from a nehdiltor. perhaps many miles distant. Mr. Smith also used the primitive implements employed by his father and hunted with the old Hint-lock riile. He lived on the farm for upward of 40 years and saw the luxuries of that day become the necessities of this, while the crude implements were replaced with modem and labor-saving devices; his, farm, when he left it in 1800, was in striking contrast to the one he moved "11 40 years before. Mr. Smith was active in all public enterprises and was justice of the peace for more than 21 years before be left the farm. He was also assessor for six years before the vilby Google

The union <>f William Smith and Rachel Mc.Xittt resulted in the birth of seven children, namely : Peter, bint January 6. 1840. who is a fanner of Fairfield township; Sarah, born June 8. 1841, who married Amos Warner and resides in Petersburg; David S.f our subject; William A., 1*>ni May 4. 1848, who married Miss Felger and lives at Yoiingstoun; Cowden M.. lx>rn Xoveinber 20. 1850. who lives in l.eetonn; (ieorgc S.. born July 12. 1833, who married Miss Peters and lives in Yonngstown; and Rachel, who is her father's housekeeper. Mrs. Smith was bum in May. 1814. and died January 28, 1886. William Smith has 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He is a member of the Reformed Church, as was his wife.

UVF.R J. ASTRY. president of the Salem Driving Park Association, is one of Salem's successful business men, an extensive dealer in real estate and one of the leading insurance men of the northern section of Columbiana County. Mr. Astry was horn in Salem township, Columbiana County. Ohio. August 3. 1876, and is one of a family of six children born to his parents. William and Mary A. (Weaver) Astry.

The father of our subject was an early settler in Salem township where he became a large land-owner and successful fanner. His death occurred there in OcmIkm*. 1893. and that of his wife in November. 19.01.

Mr. Astry spent his Uiyhood in Salem township, where he attended the local schools and assisted on the home farm. Since attaining his majority, however, he has been a resident of the city of Salem and lias been an operator in real estate, handling both city property and farming lands. He is also one of the < Id and reliable insurance agents here, nt present writing risks in seven of the leading companies

Graham, and they have one son, Paul W. The comfortable family home is located at No. 29O Fast High street, while Mr. Astry has convenient business offices at No, 8D/j Fast Main street.

Politically Mr. Astry is identified with the Democratic party. For the past three years lie has served as a justice of the peace at Salent and is well known and very highly considered. His fraternal association is with the Flks.

OXATH AN FITZ-R ANDOFPII. who has resided on the old Randolph farm in section 13, Middleton township, all his life, has l>een very successful in business affairs. For many years he conducted a tannery at Achor. but in recent years has devoted his energies exclusively to farming.

Mr. Randolph was lx>rn October 31, 1828. and is a son of Richard F. Randolph and bis wife. Fliza Hailey. His grandfather, James Randolph, who was of Fnglish birth, came t>> this country at an early age and located near Rahway. New Jersey, moving from there to near Rice's Landing in Greene County. Pennsylvania, where he died. The family name, correctly given, is Fitz-Randolph, but for some generations it has l>ee:i abbreviated to F. Randolph, as it is now spelled.

Richard F. Randolph, father of our sul)- ject. was born near Railway, Xew Jersey, but «t the age of about 12 years moved with his parents to Greene County. Pennsylvania, w here he lived until 181 1. In that year he came to Middleton township. Columbiana Couutv. Ohio, where he located on what has since 1»ecn known as the Randolph homestead in section 13. There he conducted a tannery for a period of almost -15 years, and in 1855 moved to Fa-t Fairfield, where he died in 1872. aged 85 y ears and live months. He married Fliza P.ailey. w ho was horn 111 Greene County. Pennsylvania, and was a daughter of Hli Hailey. Twelve children were turn to them: Hannah, who died young; Matilda, who died at the age of \<) years: Hailey. who for a time lived at Clark - son but later returned to the liomc farm where he died, leaving a sun. Lcmoinc. who lives in Chicago: RuIhmi. deceased; Kersey, deceased; Rck-cca A., who married Robert McGregor, lived in Beaver. 1'ennsvlvania, and died in Pittsburg, leaving two children. - Donald R. who is in the United States Xavv and Mary fMcCreedy). of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania; Jonathan, who was the seventh child bom to iii> parents ; Richard, deceased : Fliza. who married Baltzer Young and died at Li si ion ; l,li James, who lives in New York City; Joseph, deceased, whose wife was Susan F.ells; and Ira. deceased in infancy. The mother of this family was a member of the Society of Friends and was buried in the cemetery at Fast t'armel.

Jonathan F. Randolph attended the primitive schools of his home district and was reared on the home place, which he has never left for more than a month at a time. lie learned the trade of a tanner under his father and when the latter left the home (dace, our subject continued the tannery in partnership with his brother. Bailey, until the Litter's death. He thereafter conducted it alone until 1887, since which time his efforts have been exclusively devoted to agricultural pursuits. In addition to the home place of u- acres he owns ;i quarlcrsectioti of land in Middlctmi township, known as the old Todd place, buying uo acres of it in 180,5 and the remainder in h>oj. lie is a man of physical strength for his years, being now 77 years of age: every day he works on the farm as in his younger days, but is ably assisted by his son. lie is a man 01 pleasing personality and is held in highest esteem by his many friends throughout the township.

On June _>8. 1SO0. Jonathan F. Randolph was united in marriage with Rebecca l.ouise Ash ford, a sister of Amnion Ash ford, of Rogers, Five children were born to bless this uniou. four of whom are now living. The record is as follows: Charles Fremont, who died at the age of four months; Louis Sheridan Ik. rn January ^1. 1805. who attended the Achor di-trict schools, who is unmarried and lives at home, assisting his fither on the farm: Jessie Deborah, ho-n June -'. 180O. married* Dr.

George J. Boyd of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and has three children, - Jessie. George and an unnamed infant; Fliza Cnas. born November 17, 1872, who married Benjamin F. Hennessy. of Middletou township, ami has five children, - Amnion, Julia, Franklin, Lola and Paul; and Mary V irginia, lx>rn September 1. 1875, who married Norman Patterson, of duty town- I ship, and has one son, - James F. Randolph. Mr. Randolph has nine grandchildren.

Jonathan F. Randolph is a member of the ' Baptist Church at Achor. Politically, he is a I Republican and has been a standi sup|H>rter of ; 1h.it parly's principles ever since its organiza- I tion.

Arthur Martin Phillips, the grandfather, was born in Connecticut ami possessed all the mechanical ingenuity w ith w hich natives of that fine old State are credited. He came to Ohio early in the last century and worked as a machinist, establishing his own business at Steuben ville. For manv vears he held the office of river inspector. Arthur M. Phillips, his son and father of our subject, was Ixirn at Wheeling. Virginia (now West Virginia), and learned the trade of' machinist in l>oyhood. later taking up engineering on the river steamers. This was his occupation as long as he lived an active life. He retired some years prior to bis decease. His wife was a native of Marseilles, France. They had but two children, Arthur M., who died in infancy, and George J. B.. of this sketch, 'llie mother survived until iS8_\ 'lying at the age of 53 years.

Our subject was a resident of West Virginia during the early part of the Civil War. Later be learned the trade of stone-cutter w hich he followed at Monndsville. West Virginia, and this he followed as a journeyman until 1860. Then he came to Fast Liverpool and worked at bis trade, tirst - n the old Fourth Street school-

Mr. Phillips married Jane R. Moore, with whom he continued for four years. In daughter of Tackson Sprague Moore, of Fast 180.8 he left there for Wellsville. where he en- Liverpool. The latter was named for two men tered the employ of Julius (ioetz. a retail clothwho later became distinguished, the former as ing mercliant and in 1003 be became a part- <jo\ernor of Maryland and the latter of Yir- . ner in the business. Mr. Ijowther is a meinginia. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips have had two j her of the fraternal order of Eagles. Mr. and children, viz.: Kdessa Edna, wife of Albert [ Mrs. Lowther have one daughter. Mary \ ir- Lowther. of Last Liverpool: and I'rank O.. ginia. who was born August 11. toot, who was accidentally killed by a train at the age In politics our subject is a Republican but of j(> years. The loss of this son in his bright has nev er sought office. He is vcrv prominent young manhood was a crushing bereavement . in fraternal circles, being a member of Riddle to his lather. The family belong to the Lodge. No. 315. I*. & A. M.. of which lie is I'rotestant Episcopal Church. past worshipful master: East Liverpool Chap- Jackson Sprague Moore, father of Mrs. ter. No. 100. R. A. M.. of which be is high Phillips, was liorn in Baltimore and dieil in priest: Pilgrim Commandery. No. 55, K. T.. Ohio in 1901. aged 82 years. His father. Will- | of which he is past eminent commander : and iam Moore, took part in l>otb the War of 181 2 : Stculicnville Consistory. S. P. R. S.. holding and the Mexican W ar. He was one of the all the Scottish and York rite degrees except the old charter members of St. Stephen's Protestant .^rd. I le is also a member of Crystal Chapter. Episcopal Church, of East Liverpool, where he j No. 18. Order of the Eastern Star, of which came to reside at an early day. Jackson i he is patron: Ohio Valley Ruling. No. 43. Sprague Moore came to this section with his Mystic Circle, of which he is past worthv ruler : parents when a child. When he grew toman- 1 East Liverpool Lodge. No. J58. B. P. O. E.. hood, lie located on a farm in what is now 1 of which be is past exalted ruler: Lucy Webb West Virginia and followed the river mainly | Hayes Council. No. 5. Daughters of j.ibertv: until after the Civil War. He was a member I Crockery Tent. No. 131. K. O. T. M.: and of the 7->nd Virginia Regiment Vol. Inf. Order of United American Mechanics. When he came to East Liverjiool. he entered of James and Mar)- (Winklctou) Holliday. The grandfather was from Baltimore, Maryland, whence he moved to Pennsylvania and finally to Oskaloosa. Iowa. He worked at his trade as stone-mason for many years. He lived to the age of 88 and retired from active harness several years lx?fore his death in 1886. His wife was a native of Mercer County, Pennsylvania.

Frisbic Holliday was horn at Edinhurg. Pennsylvania, and now resides in Iowa, where he is engaged in farming. He was first married to Mrs. Elizaheth (Mills) Furness, widow of Richard Knrness. By her first marriage she had three children : Alonzo; Man- L. ; and Margaret, who died in i8<»o, leaving her huskind. John Roherts, of New Castle, and one child. Mary, since deceased. By her marriage with Mr. Holliday our subject's mother had five children, namely: James A.: John P.. a potter, of Wellsville. who married Lillian Cox and has six children, - Alonzo, Edward. Mary. Grace Florence and I-orena; Joshua P.. also a potter, of Wellsville, who married Bertha Driscoll : Emma, deceased: and William, a clerk of W ellsville, who married Lorena Stamford and has three children. - Harold. Ralph, and Edith. Mr. Holliday "s second wife was Mary Cody, of Ottumwa, Iowa.

James A. Holliday received his education in Madison township. He bought three acres of the farm, upon which he was born and reared and here has erected a comfortable home and a store building, where he carries a complete line of general goods and has the patronage of the surrounding country. He had previously been a salesman for various firms in Wellsville and also was engaged for some time in selling through the country goods from the various potteries, in which business he built up quite a trade. Mr. Holliday married Emma Johnson, of Johnstown. Pennsylvania, and to them have been born the following children: W alter Mills, horn April -'6. 1888; Margaret Ellen, born October 15. 1803; and William Sullivan, born Octoher _>_>. 180,8. Mrs. Holliday is a memlKT of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Holliday is a Republican and a member of the fraternal order of Eagles. The parents of Mrs. Holliday were Isaac and Susan ( Queer ) Johnson, the former a son of William Johnson, of Johnstown, and the latter a daughter of a farmer residing in Somerset County. Pennsylvania. Of the six children living. Mrs. Holliday is the third in a family that originally numliered eight.

Columbiana County, whose portrait accompanies this sketch, resides on his farm in section 15. Center township, his postoftice address lieing Lisbon. He was formerly for 12 years engaged in housemoving, contracting, etc.

Mr. Armstrong was l»m at Elkton, Columbiana County. Ohio, June t, 1850, and is a son of Andrew Armstrong, who served as county commissioner of this county from 1868 to 1874.

Andrew Armstrong was Ixim in Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1818, and died in the spring of rgoo. He was a very successful farmer in Elkruii township, and was one of the most active advocates of the building of the new Court House which was erected in 1870. His father, also named Andrew Armstrong, had located here at)out 1803, and opened and cleared the farm. The latter built a log bouse where he conducted a country hotel or tavern. This house was afterward replaced by a brick house in 1830. w hich, in 1833. was completed for a home and hotel, and our subject's grandfather conducted it as a public house for years - until the traffic by stages was discontinued. He died here in 1855. and the farm is now owned by Frank S. Armstrong, a brother of the subject of this sketch. Grandfather Armstrong came from Armstrong County. Pennsylvania, and was one of the pioneer settlers of Columbiana County.

George W. Armstrong's mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Bowman, was horn in Elkrun township. Columbiana County. Ohio, in i8_'o. She died in tyoo. alxnit four' months after the death of her husband. She was a daughter of Christian Bowman, also a pioneer settler of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong w ere married in 1843, and 50 years later celebrated their '"Golden Wedding." They had eight children, seven of whom are living, one being in North Dakota, and the others in Columbiana County. No death occurred in the family until the youngest child was 37 years ol.l.

George YV. Armstrong was reared and schooled in Columbiana County, where he farmed, and afterward followed house-moving until he was accidentally injured at Lisbon.

Mr. Armstrong was married in Elkrun township to Lydia Morris, who was horn there, and they have five children, namely: \Y. Howard, who is married and resides in Lisbon; and Eva M.. Lois E., Liwrence S. and Helen J., who are at home.

Mr. Armstrong is a thoroughly practical fruit grower, and is very successful. He has ] .200 apple trees, of which 600 are bearing. He has picked 464 bushels from 16 trees. His plan is to spray the trees in March with caustic soda, and later use three or four regular sprays. He sets 40 trees to the acre, and has raised 1.100 bushels per acre.

Poltically. Mr. Armstrong is a Republican. He is a member of the Infirmary Board, to which he has lieen reelected for a second term, and has served the public in other capacities. Religiously, he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and officiates as superintendent of the Union Sunday school in Center township.

pCH BROTHERS, proprietors of Koch Brothers' Carriage Works, at New Waterford. have a recognized name in every trade center of the country. This firm name was adopted January 15. 1SS0, but the business was established by George J. Koch in 1883 and has developed from a little more than a village blacksmith business to one of the large and important industries of this portion of Ohio. The members of the firm of Koch Brothers are George J. Koch and Jacob H. Koch, formerly mayor of New Waterford.

George J. Koch, the head of the firm, was born on the old family homestead in Fairfield township, Columbiana County. Ohio, January 18. 1863, and is a son of Henry and Mary Ann (Geiger) Koch, the former 01 whom was born in Germany and the latter in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. George J. is the fourth in a family of to children. He was educated in the district schools of Fairfield township, which he left at the age of 18 years to learn the blacksmith trade with John M. Ott. At the close of his apprenticeship in 1883, he started into business for himself, his first factory being the old blacksmith shop on the old homestead which was situated one mile northwest of New Waterford. This little building with its dismantled forge still stands, a kind of landmark in the township and doubtless many a thrifty fanner has pointed it out to his sons as the place where the well-known manufacturer laid the foundations of his present fortune.