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The doctor is the youngest of the family and the only one now residing in Trumbull county. He was four years of age when his parents came to Liberty township and was reared on the old homestead farm, obtaining his education, primarily, at the common schools, the Hubbard schools and Mount Union College, Ohio. He attended the Western Reserve Medical College at Cleveland, and the University of Vermont, after which he grad- uated from the Medical College of Columbus, Ohio, in 1891. He first located in his medical practice at Red Oak, Iowa, but two years later returned to his old home, locating at Girard, and is now the second oldest physician practicing in the town. He has been highly successful in the treatment of diseases common to his section of the country. He holds a membership with the State and County Medical societies; also in the American Medical Association.
Being a progressive, intelligent man of affairs, he has naturally found his way into fraternal societies, and belongs to the ancient and honorable fraternity of Masons, being a member of the Youngstown chapter. He is also connected with the Knights of Pythias order. Politically, the doctor has always been a supporter of the Republican party. He is a member of
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the school board, being elected first in 1898 and was again elected to that office. He has been health officer in his village for a number of years, and taken much interest in sanitary affairs of his place, and has been delegate to conventions and furnished valuable papers on health questions.
The doctor was married in 1892 to Kate Hughes, of Youngstown, Ohio, daughter of Richard and Sarah (Crowther) Hughes. Two daughters have been born to Dr. Williams and wife: Laura Bell and Helen.
DR. M. J. BARCHFELD, dentist and furniture dealer, of the firm of Blackstone & Barchfeld, of Girard, Ohio, was born in Canton, Ohio, June 29, 1873, a son of Andrew W. Barchfeld, a native of Germany. He came to America when about twenty years of age, locating at Pittsburg, Penn- sylvania, and was by occupation a butcher. He died in Canton in 1907.
Dr. Barchfeld's mother was Margaret Close, a native of Germany and is now living in Canton, Ohio. This worthy couple were the parents of ten children, six of whom reached maturity, the doctor being the ninth child in the order of birth. He passed through the high school at Canton, graduating at the Western University of Pennsylvania, in the dental department, in 1899. For a time he was located in the practice of dentistry in Pittsburg, then went to Youngstown and from that city came to Girard in 1901. In 1907 he formed a partnership with T. G. Blackstone in the furniture and undertaking business.
The doctor is a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity and also of the Masonic order, being connected with the blue lodge at Niles and the Royal Arch Masons at Youngstown. Politically he is a supporter of the Republican party, which party has several times elected his cousin, Dr. Andrew J. Barchfeld, of Pittsburg, to a seat in Congress from the Thirty- second district of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Barchfeld was married in 1902 to Kittie Bernett, daughter of John Bernett and wife. Mrs. Barchfeld was born and educated in Pittsburg.
GOMER J. JONES, of Girard, Trumbull county, one of the most promi- nent and thoroughly reliable business men of that place, engaged in the shoe business, conducts a newly fitted store, having a frontage of twenty- two feet and a depth of sixty feet, in which he carries a complete stock of shoes and shoe findings, gloves, mittens, trunks, etc. He was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, February 29, 1860, a son of John R. Jones, a native of Wales, where he was reared and lived until twenty-five years of age, when he came to America. In New York he married Elizabeth Davis, a native of Wales, who became the mother of Gomer J., of this memoir. The family lived at various places in this country and became early settlers in Mahoning county, Ohio, and also lived in Trumbull county. The father, who was a farmer in his later years, died at the age of seventy-six, while his good wife reached the age of sixty-nine years. There were six children
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born of this union-three daughters and three sons-all of whom reached. maturity and are still living. They are Christiana, wife of Ellis Phillips, of Girard; J. W., of Los Angeles, California; Kate, wife of Thomas P. Thomas, of Niles, Ohio; Alfred, of Columbus, a traveling man; Mary, wife of Geary Baker, of Niles, Ohio; Gomer J., of this narrative.
Gomer J. was the second child in the family and was educated in the common schools. After he was twenty-one years of age he attended Ada College for six months and gained much knowledge by experience. He is a good mathematician and this has been of much service to him during his business career. Up to the time he became of age, he worked much of his time in coal mines, and after that occupation became a clerk at Girard, and remained one year in that capacity. He then began business on a small scale at Girard, in company with Mr. J. Jones, continuing about three years, until 1886, when he purchased his partner's interest in the business, sinee which time he has conducted an independent business. He has just reason to be proud of the extensive business he has built up from so small a begin- ning. He is thoroughgoing and reliable in all details of his business as a shoe dealer as well as in his thirteen years at general merchandising at Girard, previous to the establishment of his present line of trade.
In his political views, Mr. Jones is a firm believer in the general prin- ciples of the Republican party, which organization he has always supported since he was old enough to cast a vote. He was the first citizen to intro- duce the subject, and to really advocate the matter of incorporating Girard, and became one of its first councilnen. He has ever taken much interest in educational affairs and served faithfully on the board of education. He was one of the founders of the Board of Trade at Girard and has been instrumental, with other co-laborers, in securing many industries for Girard. He is secretary and treasurer of the Girard Improvement Company and has accomplished much for his town and its streets. Besides his mercantile business, Mr. Jones is largely interested in the real estate business, hence is doubly interested in the general welfare of the village. Anyone desiring to invest, may safely trust him in any negotiations that may be contem- plated, for his word is good, and is accepted by the entire community in which he has so long been a resident. He has long since identified himself with the Knights of Pythias.
April 22, 1884, he was married to Ida Jones, daughter of J. and Ann Jones, of Girard. Her father was for many years a merchant tailor of that place. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Gomer J. Jones are: Blanch M., Grace E., Gomer J., Jr., Jordon K., Gladys May Jones, all natives of Girard.
C. D. GOODRICH, a justice of the peace and notary public, residing in Girard, was born in Hubbard township, Trumbull county, Ohio, November 1, 1843, a son of Roswell Goodrich, a native of Chatham, Connecticut, born September 13, 1779, and who came to Ohio in 1833, locating in Ashtabula county. In 1838 he went to Hubbard township, locating at the old red
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mills. He was a millwright by trade and built a mill at Wells, Vermont, in 1808, and it is still standing, a monument of his good workmanship. He repaired the old Red Mill at Hubbard about 1844. There were other mills which he built and rebuilt in the vicinity, including the one near Loys Corners. After residing there eight years, he moved to Vienna, there locating on a farm, trading his mill property for that place. There he died, April 13, 1853. Politically, he voted with the old line Whig party and was a devoted Presbyterian. His father was Daniel Goodrich, who was born March 25, 1752, and died in 1826 in Wells, Vermont, he being of English descent. Daniel Goodrich's father was Joshua Goodrich, born March, 1423, and died October 23. 1793, and resided at Middletown, Con- necticut. Joshua's father was Richard Goodrich, born February 22, 1685, and died April 2, 1459. His father was Ephraim, born June 2, 1663, died February 27. 1739. Ephraim's father was William Goodrich, born in England and came to America in about 1640. The genealogical line run- ning thus: (1) The English emigrant. William; (?) Ephraim; (3) Rich- ard; (4) Joshua: (5) Daniel; (6) Roswell; (C) C. D. Goodrich, of this sketch.
Mr. Goodrich's mother was Rhoda Davis, widow of Enoch Davis, a native of Pennsylvania, of Irish descent. Her grandfather, Thomas Ken- nedy, a native of Ireland, came to America in 1784, locating in eastern Pennsylvania, from which locality he moved to Westmoreland county of that state, then to Hubbard, Ohio, about 1800.
C. D. Goodrich was the only child by his father's second marriage, but there were ten children by the first marriage. C. D. Goodrich lived eight years in Liberty and an equal number of years at Vienna, coming to Girard in 1860. He obtained his education at the public schools, with three months at Girard. He learned the cabinetmaker's trade and conducted such a business at Hubbard, finally removing to Girard, where he was in business thirty-eight years, doing both furniture and undertaking, up to January, 1903, when he sold his furniture store. He also had a grist mill, a cider mill and factory, at one time, and was a busy factor of the place. He is now serving as a justice of the peace and notary public.
In his political affiliations, Mr. Goodrich is a Republican, always taking a lively interest in the affairs of this political organization. In 1870 he was elected justice of the peace, serving eighteen years : was out of office twelve years, and in 1900 was again elected and has been a notary public almost as many years. He has been township trustee and school director and deeply interested in educational affairs and the general welfare of his county. He is connected with the Masonic and Odd Fellows orders, having filled the chairs in both lodges. He now belongs to the Mahoning Lodge No. 394 at Niles and Youngstown Chapter No. 93, and Warren Commandery No. 58. He is a charter member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, Girard No. 432, in which he has passed all chairs. He was elected financial secretary January 1, 1875, and has been re-elected each term ever since that date, a period of thirty-three years. He is now representative of district No. 14 and still active in the work of this excellent order.
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Mr. Goodrich was married in 1864 to Mary A. Keefer, born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, daughter of Abraham Keefer. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich are as follows: Frank R., of Washington, Dis- trict of Columbia, employed in accountant's office of the Southern Railroad Company, married Nellie Williams, of Girard. William K., married Mar- garet Keefer, of Girard, and is a carpenter at the upper mills of the Car- negie Steel Company, Youngstown, but lives in Girard; they had three children, William E., deceased, Harry and Mary. Margaret, wife of Evan E. Jones, now of Denver, Colorado. Susan, wife of James Owens, of the Hartzell and Owens Company of Girard, and they have one son, Norman. George W., who was born February 22, 1876, and died in 1907. Samuel E., unmarried, at home and is a photographer. Emma S. died aged eighteen months.
JOHN G. LEITCH, one of the county commissioners of Trumbull county, and an old settler, residing at Mineral Ridge, is a native of Ireland, born January 15, 1844. His father was Robert Leitch, a native of Ireland, of Scotch Irish descent, who came to America in 1836, but returned to Ireland in 1839 and married Elizabeth Porter, also a native of Ireland, but of Scotch origin. They came to America in 1851, locating in Weathersfield township, Trumbull county, where Mr. Leitch bought a farm and cultivated the same. He was dealer in stock and a prominent agriculturist and lived to the age of seventy-nine years. His wife still survives and is ninety-six years old. Four sons and four daughters blessed this marriage, all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood.
John G. is the eldest son and the third child in his parents' family. He was seven years of age when the family moved to America. He was educated in the public schools of Weathersfield township and at Lordstown high school. In 1864 he enlisted as a soldier for service in the Union army. He was a member of Company C, One Hundred and Seventy-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He received an honorable discharge in 1865. After the war closed he went to Missouri as superintendent of a charcoal iron furnace, and remained with the company for nine years. His next position was at Steelville, Missouri, with the Midland Blast Furnace Company, where he was superintendent of the mines for five years. The next five years he was very successful in the cattle business in Arizona. He then re- turned to Mineral Ridge, Ohio, since which time he has been engaged in farming. He also has interests in the Dollar Savings Bank at Niles, of which institution he was one of the organizers and is at present director. He is also interested in the car manufacturing company at Niles, besides being a stockholder in the First National Bank of that city. His farm consists of two hundred acres, a part of which is in Mahoning county and the balance in Weathersfield township, Trumbull county.
In his political views, Mr. Leitch is a stanch Republican and takes an active part in the work of this organization. He has served as township trustee and was elected as county commissioner in 1906 and nominated for
Geo. E. Kreither
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a second term in 1908. He is an honored member of the Grand Army Post, known as "McPherson," at Niles, Ohio. He is connected with Mahon- ing Lodge No. 394 of Masons.
Mr. Leitch was married in the month of December, 1871, to Frances E. Wilson, of Girard, daughter of James G. and Phoebe ( Hake) Wilson. To this union were born eight children: Grace, wife of J. W. Dunlap ; Minnie W .; Helen; Edna May, wife of Dr. J. M. Elder; Frances E .; Charles A. ; Clara A. ; Blanche.
GEORGE EDWARD KREITLER, who for thirteen years last past has been the secretary of the Lordstown Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, is a native of South Dedham, Massachusetts, born May 16, 1858, a son of Joseph and Josephine Kreitler (see their sketch). George E. Kreitler was only three years of age when he accompanied his parents to Ohio. He had the advantages of a good common school and business education, and at an early age began to work on his father's farm. It is related how he used to sow grain when only eleven years of age. He continued on his father's farm until he was nineteen years old, and then started for himself, work- ing for others by the month. He applied himself industriously and saved his earnings up to 1882, when he purchased the farm where he now lives, in the western part of the township of Lordstown. The improvements he has put upon this farm have added very much to its beauty and value. He has at much expense drained every acre of his tillable land by means of underdrain tiling. The place contains ninety acres, now all under a high state of cultivation and equipped with excellent buildings.
Mr. Kreitler was united happily in marriage, January 22, 1885, to Cora A. Johnson, born in Newton township, Trumbull county, Ohio, De- cember 26, 1857, a daughter of Saunders Dodge Jobnson, a native of New York state, born in 1830, and his father, Isaac Johnson, it is thought, was also a native of New York and of Scotch ancestry. He went to Ohio in 1833 and was an early settler in Newton township, where he purchased a tract of land. There he improved a water-power, and operated a saw mill for many years, in the meantime, having his land cleared up and made fit for profitable cultivation. He remained there until his death in 1852. Before her marriage, his wife's name was Sarah Dodge, of New York state. She survived her husband several years. She was the mother of ten chil- dren.
Saunders Dodge Johnson was three years of age when he was brought to Ohio, and was reared to the pursuits of a thrifty farmer and followed agriculture several years after his marriage. He worked a portion of the old homestead, a part of which he inherited. In 1873 he sold out and re- moved. to Warren, engaging in the provision business for a few years, after which he purchased a farm near Warren. The last named farm he sold in 1887 and moved to Johnson county, Kansas, where he bought a farm, lived on the same three years, then sold and engaged in the commission business in Kansas City, Missouri, continuing seven years, after which he went to
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De Queen, Arkansas, at which point he embarked in the provision trade and remained there until his death in 1899. He married in April, 1855, Elizabeth Lavina Stanley, born in Lordstown, Ohio, September 22, 1832. Her father, Noah Stanley, was born in Pennsylvania, and his father, Na- thaniel Stanley, it is thought, moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio in the early settlement of the state, making the trip overland, with his family. His wife went on horseback, carrying ber infant son Noah on her lap. He bought timber land in Newton township, which he cleared up and occupied throughout his life, spending the last five years, however, with his children, dying about eighty years of age. Before her marriage, his wife was Mary Moore, who died before her husband's decease.
Noah Stanley was an infant when brought to Ohio and was reared in Trumbull county amid pioneer scenes and developing activities. At the date of his marriage, he settled in Lordstown township and built a hewed log house, which was the fourth house built within the township. He re- mained there until his death, when he was aged seventy-five years. The maiden name of his wife was Sarah Bowman, who was the grandmother of Mrs. Kreitler. She was born in Greene, in what is now Mahoning county, Ohio, a daughter of Christian and Elizabeth Bowman. Christian Bowman was of German ancestry and became an early settler of Mahoning county. He was a successful farmer and assisted each of his children to gain good homes. Mrs. Kreitler's mother, now lives with her children. She was the mother of four children : Cora, Bert, Addie V. and Lillie Ann.
In his political views, Mr. Kreitler supports the Democratic party and has served as a justice of the peace nine years; also three years as a member of the board of township trustees, and was for a number of years a member of the board of education.
GEORGE TIEFEL, ranking among the good farmers who are making a success of tilling the fertile soil of Weathersfield township, Trumbull county, Ohio, and residing three-quarters of a mile west of Niles, Ohio, was born in the township in which he now lives, December 25, 1865. His father, George L. Tiefel, was a native of Germany, in which country he was reared, educated and married. At the age of twenty-six years he came to America. This was in 1853, and he located at Pittsburg, Penn- sylvania, later going to Youngstown, Ohio, where he worked in blast fur- naces, going to Niles in 1854. He was a skilful shearer in the sheet-iron mills up to 1880, when he located on the farm on which he now resides, but for three years longer continued to hold his position at the mills. In all he served in the mills from 1854 to 1883. He is now eighty-one years of age and while living on "borrowed time," he is well satisfied with his con- dition in life. His faithful wife was Elizabeth M. Sandman before mar- riage and she was also a native of Germany. She came to Pittsburg, where she was united in marriage with Mr. Tiefel. She is now seventy-seven years of age. The four living children of this venerable couple are: Anna M .; John C .; Mary E., wife of John Eaton, of Niles; George, of this memoir.
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George Tiefel was reared and educated in Niles, attending the public schools of that city. He chose farming for a livelihood, and located on a farm when fifteen years of age, and has followed it thus far in a successful manner. Possessing ninety acres of excellent farm land, he is contented to reap where he honestly sows and do his share in the support of his family, the town, county and state in which he is proud to be known as a citizen.
In 1892, he was united in marriage to Hattie M. Waidley, daughter of Jacob and Anna Waidley, who now reside in Ashtabula county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Tiefel have five sons: Albeit, Myron, John, Robert and Leonard.
Mr. Tiefel is an ardent supporter of the Republican party. He is a member of the board of education for Weathersfield township and always does his full share in support of all worthy means and measures. In church relations, he is a Presbyterian, belonging to the Niles church, to which he has been a communicant since twelve years of age. In Sunday-school work he takes much interest.
IRA BUDD, one of the prosperous farmers of Weathersfield township, Trumbull county, was born in Wayne county, Ohio, January 25, 1846, a son of William Budd, a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where he was reared and married, going to Ohio in 1826, and settling in Wayne county, where he died at the age of sixty-seven years, in 1863. He was a Whig in politics, until the formation of the Republican party, when he affiliated with the new party. He was an admirer of Horace Greeley and was a subscriber of the New York Tribune from 1850 up to the date of his death. His father is supposed to have been Joshua Budd, of Irish- English extraction, who was a colonel in the Revolutionary war. The mother of Ira Budd was Jane Hasson, also a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. She reached the ripe old age of eighty-four years; she was of Scotch descent, and her mother reached the age of ninety years.
One peculiarity of the parents of Ira Budd was the fact that they had never traveled in a street car, a railroad car or on a canal boat. They had ten children, eight sons and two daughters, all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood save one daughter. Four sons were soldiers in the Civil war, one dying while in the army and three returned. One son lived to the age of eighty years, and another was seventy-eight at the time of his death. There are four of this family now living: William, John, Asenath and Ira.
Ira Budd. the youngest in his parents' family, was reared and educated in Ohio, obtained his schooling in an old-time log school house, walking a mile and a half to school. He remained at home and was employed on the farm until 1869, during which year he married Edith A. Gilbert, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth ( Seright) Gilbert, a native of Wayne county, Ohio, where she was reared and obtained her education. Mr. Budd located on a farm in Wayne county, where he followed farming until 1879, when he moved onto another farm, remaining one year and then spent six years in Holmes county, Ohio, at farming, going to Trumbull county in 1886,
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locating first at Braceville, where he rented a farm for two years and in 1888 bought his present farm, since which time he has farmed and paid special attention to raising Jersey cattle. He has a farm comprising sixty acres.
Mr. Budd is an ardent supporter of Republican party principles. His first vote was cast for Gen. U. S. Grant, for whom he voted twice-in 1868 and 1822. He has the honor of voting five times for the late, lamented McKinley, with whom he was personally acquainted-twice for president, twice for governor and once for congressman. Mr. Budd has served in all about forty years as school director. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, having been connected with this denomination almost his entire life. He was a charter member of the first Sunday-School in the then village of Wayne. He is still an active church worker at Niles, Ohio, of which organization he is a trustee.
Mr. and Mrs. Bndd are the parents of the following children : Eliza- beth S .; Anna L .; Cora M., wife of Edgar Shannon, of De Forest, Ohio; Lucy C., wife of T. P. Renniger, of Detroit, Michigan ; James W., with the Mackintosh Hardware Company, of Cleveland, Ohio; Zella F., wife of Norman G. Lemington, of Scranton, Pennsylvania; Edith M., widow of Lee W. Bixler; Walter G.
CARLOS GREENWOOD, deceased, will long be remembered by all citizens who knew him in his lifetime for the noble traits of character and the ability with which he was gifted by nature. Mr. Greenwood was a native of Vienna township, Trumbull county, Ohio, born there June 23, 1839, a son of Stephen W. and Hepsabeth ( Norton) Greenwood.
John Greenwood, the grandfather, a native of Massachusetts, was possibly among the very first pioneers who settled within the limits of Vienna township, as he came here about 1800. He located on the town line, between Vienna and Fowler townships, where he resided some years, but later moved across the line into Fowler township, where he lived until his final summons came. Stephen W. Greenwood, his son, at one time owned thirty acres of land in Vienna township on which he lived in a log cabin, which was later replaced by a frame residence, in which he died abont July 2, 1879. His wife died February 8, 1903. Of the children born to this worthy couple, only three are living: Seymour, of Vienna township; Eliza, wife of Anstin Andrews, of the same township; and Rose, unmarried.
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