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Mr. and Mrs. Shoff were the parents of the following children: Clar- ence W., born September 2, 1875, unmarried, now in New Mexico, to which place he went because of failing health; Cleon C., born December 4, 1877. residing in Chicago, employed with the American Steel Wire Company,
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married February 25, 1900, Miss Maud Norton, of Vienna township ; Hattie V., born December 20, 1878, wife of Charles Moore, residing in Vienna township and has four children-Laura R .. August 9, 1903, Rosetta Valeria, December 19, 1904, Edna Lucinda, December 15, 1906, and George Irvin; January 20, 1908; Fred Irvin, born March 11, 1880, bookkeeper for Ferris & Cahoun, residing in Cleveland, married November 29, 1905, Jeanette Hoak, of Cleveland, the daughter of a Methodist minister, and they have one son, William Hoak Shoff, born December 2, 1908.
Mr. Shoff was originally a member of the Disciple church, but later in life both he and his wife united with the Presbyterian church at Vienna. Politically, he voted on independent ballot.
ALBERT WYAND, the enterprising proprietor of the "Flowing Well Farm," in Warren township, Trumbull county, is a native of Cavendish, Prince Edward's Island, born February 28, 1853, a son of Samuel Wyand, who was born in Devonshire, England. His father was John W. Wyand, a native of the same English shire. He emigrated from there to America, accompanied by his wife and two children on a sailing boat and was tossed upon the ocean's waves for three months, en route to Quebec, Canada. He halted there for a short time and then wended his way to Prince Edward's Island, settling at Cavendish, where he followed the carpenter's and builder's trade, spending his last days with his son Samuel, and dying at a good old age. His wife, before marriage, was a Miss Wallige.
Samuel Wyand was sixteen years of age when his parents settled in Prince Edward's Island. There he commenced the real activities of life by working out, by the month, continuing at that and various labor for seven years. when he purchased a tract of land from the government. which had previously been claimed by his brother. Upon this tract he erected a log house first, then later a frame residence. He went through the hard work of clearing up his timbered land, making the wilderness place look like a veritable garden spot. There he lived, labored and died, aged eighty- seven years. He married Margaret Stevenson, a native of New Glasgow. Prince Edward's Island, and a daughter of Charles Stevenson, a native of Scotland and an early settler of New Glasgow. She died, aged seventy- seven years, and reared eleven children, as follows:
William, Charles, Albert, Silas, Wallace, Jane, Henry, Lemuel, Chester, Margaret and Allen.
Albert Wyand was reared and educated in his native place and remained with his parents until nineteen years, when he came to the States, arriving at Warren, Ohio, "even with the world." He was not long in securing employment at farm labor in Howland township. He was possessed of frugal and temperate habits and saved up his hard-earned wages, so that in time he was able to engage in agriculture on his own account, as a renter. He remained in Howland township until 1891, when he purchased the farm he now owns and occupies. This valuable farm is situated about one mile from the city limits and contains one hundred and twenty aeres, the same being styled the "Flowing Well Farm." Here Mr. Wyand has erected an
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excellent set of buildings, including farmhouse and barns, which buildings are perpetually supplied with pure running water. His improvements rank well with any within Trumbull eounty. He keeps a good herd of milk eows, from which he supplies many customers in the city of Warren. Everything about the premises shows thrift and care to the utmost degree.
Mr. Wyand has been twice married, first, November 1, 1881, to Ella Dubenderf, born in Warren, Ohio, a daughter of William Dubenderf, who was a native of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, and was the son of William Dubenderf, of the same state, who went to Ohio about 1822, being one of the early settlers on the western line of Warren township. He purchased a tract of timber land and cut away the trees to make room for the erection of his log cabin which was the pioneer residence of the family in Ohio. There he eleared up a large farm and labored for many years, doing such work as only the brave and hardy, yet ever-hopeful pioneer, has any knowl- edge of. Later, he went to Branch county, Michigan, where he spent the remnant of his days with his son, who became the father of Mrs. Wyand. He was but eight years of age when the family settled in Ohio. He suc- ceeded to the ownership of a part of the old homestead in Warren town- ship, where he spent the balance of his life, dying in 1865. Mrs. Wyand's mother's maiden name was Laura Butler, a native of Warren, and daughter of Alfred Butler, who, it is believed, was born in Connecticut. He was a wagonmaker and operated one of the first shops in Warren, subsequently turning his attention to farm pursuits. Mrs. Wyand's mother died in 1873, the mother of three children : William H., Frances and Ella.
For his second wife, Mr. Wyand married in 1896, Mrs. Sara (Beek) Mullin, a native of Warren, Ohio, a daughter of Jacob and Frederiea Beck, and the widow of Thomas Mullin. By his first marriage, Mr. Wyand had four children : Artemas W., Albert H., Mildred M. and William H., the first born dying in infancy. Mrs. Wyand has one son by her former mar- riage, John F. Mullin, of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Wyand hold membership in the Christian church.
JESSE D. WILLIAMS, of Vienna township, Trumbull county, is well and favorably known as the operator of an excellent steam threshing machine outfit and mill. He was born in Vienna township, November 21, 1874, a son of Addison and Eliza (Bacon) Williams, also native to Vienna town- ship. The mother was born there March 13, 1852 and the father October 12, 1849. The paternal grandfather, William Williams, if not born in Trumbull county, must have come to that county when very young with his parents, who it is known settled there on a farm, where the great-grand- father died. The grandfather became the owner of a fine farm situated along the Niles road, about one and a half miles from Vienna village, and where he remained until his death in the month of October, 1882.
When about twenty-eight years of age the father bought a saw mill, which he continued to operate until his death. He also operated a threshing outfit for about fourteen years and owned a pleasant home in Vienna vil-
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lage. Ile died November 23, 1907. This mill is the one now owned by Jesse D. The wife and mother is living in the village yet, sharing the home with her son; but she contemplates taking up her residence at Youngstown with a son and daughter who now reside there. Addison and Eliza ( Bacon) Williams were the parents of five children, four of whom still survive: Leroy, of Youngstown, Ohio, a millwright on the furnaces of the Ohio Steel Works; Nora, unmarried, resides in last named city; AArthur, of Youngs- town, a millwright, employed by the same company as is his brother ; Jesse D., the eldest of the family ; Myrtle, died at the age of about fifteen months.
Jesse D. Williams attended different district schools in Trumbull county, thus gaining a fair common school education. The most of his schooling was obtained, however, at the old No. 3 school, on the Niles road, near his old home. In his political views, Mr. Williams is of the Repub- lican faith, and always casts his vote with this political organization. When about twenty-one years of age he set forth in life for himself. When not employed at home he was at work for others in the vicinity. At the age of twenty-five years he bought a steam threshing outfit, which lie still operates in threshing season. He being gifted with a mechanical turn of mind, handles, operates and keeps in good repair his own machinery, both at the saw mill and his thresher, though necessarily has to employ considerable help. His mill is situated on his own land, or rather on the undivided estate of the father. He also operates a feed mill in connection with his saw mill and planer.
Mr. Williams is connected with the order of Maccabees at Vienna : also is a member of the Knights of Pythias at Cortland. He was married, February 27, 1902, to Miss Mina Lewis, born in Vienna township, January 15, 1882, a daughter of E. A. Lewis and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have no children living, one having died in infancy.
JAMES P. WILLIAMS, one of the esteemed farmers residing in Vienna township, along the rural free delivery route No. 5, running out from War- ren, Ohio, is a native of Michigan, born in Livingston county of that state, March 25, 1850, a son of Hiram and Ellen ( Stewart) Williams. The father was a native of Scotland, born in Perth county. The mother died when James P. was about one year old, henee he knows but little of her history, but it is supposed that she was born in America. The father came to this country alone when a young man and remained in New York City for some time, but later drifted to Michigan, entering a piece of government land within Livingston county. This was largely timber land and he was com- pelled to go through the laborious process of clearing up a farm from out the dense forest. He was a farmer, honest and trne throughout his days, dying about 1880 in Livingston county on his farm. He had married in New York state before coming west and his faithful wife died on the farm above named. Later he married again. His children were Thomas, de- ceased : Sarah, deceased : Mary, wife of John Harris, residing in Howell, Michigan ; James P., of this sketch.
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James P. Williams was a student at the public schools in the Osceola district in his native county, attending school only during the winter months. He has made his own way through life sinee twelve years of age, when he commenced work as a farm hand and at other labor, thus early be- coming used to the rugged ways of a son of honest toil. When twenty-six years of age he came to Vienna township, Trumbull county, Ohio, where he was employed by a man who operated a saw mill. Here he hauled lumber and logs for about four years. The next two years were spent at the same kind of work for another mill man. At the end of the last named period Mr. Williams was married, after which he resided on his father-in-law's farm for two years, and in 1889 he purchased twenty-two acres of land, constituting his present homestead, where he has made all the valuable im- provements and expects to remain there the balance of his days. He is inter- ested in that most independent of all occupations-general farming.
On April 14, 1883, James P. Williams was united in marriage to Mary Nowling, born in Vienna township, this county, February 7, 1853, a daugh- ter of Hubbard and Elvira (Clark) Nowling. Her father was born in this township, June 28, 1828, and her mother in Fowler township, February 7, 1833.
The paternal grandfather, Joseph Nowling, became an early settler, probably in what is now Vienna township. He died of small-pox when the father was a small boy. The father became a cerpenter and painter, which trades he followed throughout his entire life, his death occurring November 3, 1881. The faithful wife and mother died October 27, 1881. Besides Mrs. Williams, the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard Nowling were: John, residing in Vienna township: Frank, in Liberty township; and Martha, unmarried, residing at Vienna.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams are the parents of these children : Grace Elvira, born February 9, 1884, wife of Robert Kingsley, residing in Fowler town- ship, on a farm ; Mamye Philena, born December 25, 1885: Nellie Ethelyn, born September 15, 1889, who is a graduate of the Warren Business College and lives at home.
Politically, James P. Williams is a Republican, but has never cared to be an officeholder. In all that is true and loyal, as citizen and friend, he measures up to the standard of excellence and his life has ever been an exemplary one in the community wherein he has lived and labored.
JOHN BRUNSWICK, so intimately associated with the agricultural and coal mining industries of Trumbull county, justly finds a place on the pages of a work of this character. Mr. Brunswiek was born near Hamburg, Germany, August 28, 1849, the son of Christian and Mary (Tesh) Bruns- wiek, both natives of the German Empire. The paternal grandfather came to America about 1852; his wife then being deceased, he brought two sons and one daughter, and located in Weathersfield township, Trumbull county, where he worked in the coal mines and at other employment until he be-
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came too aged. IIe lived the last years of his life with a son-in-law, dying in 1880.
The father, Christian Brunswick, came to America in 1865 and direct to Hubbard township, and here worked in the mines for five years, then purchased fifty acres of land, where his son John, of this sketch, now re- sides. Here Christian lived and labored until his death, which occurred November 23, 1887. The wife and mother died November 2, 1876. This highly esteemed couple were the parents of five children: One deceased ; Charles, resides in Vienna township; August, of the same township; Louisa, wife of John Wolf, of Youngstown; and John, who is the youngest in his parents' family.
John Brunswick received a good education in the German language, but never attended school after coming to America. In his religious faith, he is a Lutheran. In his political views, he is in hearty accord with the princi- ples of the Republican party. Ile takes much interest in school affairs, and has served as director, etc., in his home school district. He has made his own way through life, sinee landing on American soil, by hard work in the coal mines of Trumbull county, following mining for a livelihood for a period of more than twenty years. During this time lie purchased a farm and has also conducted a coal mine for others on his own land, the coal hay- ing been reserved when the farm was sold to him. Since about 1898 he has faimed exclusively. He has added to the improvements of the farm materially, including the erection of an excellent house in which he expects to make his home the remainder of his years. It may be of interest to state that his father served in the regular German army and carried the old style flint-lock firearms.
Mr. Brunswick was married January 26, 1879, to Mary Wendler, born in Brookfield township, June 19, 1859, a daughter of Nicholas and Mar- garet (Bates) Wendler, both born in Bavaria, Germany. The mother was born October 9, 1830, and died in March, 1898. The father was born February 26, 1826. They came to this country when the father was but ten years of age. The mother came alone, her parents following some years later. Mrs. Brunswick's parents located in Brookfield township on a farm in the "Dutch Settlement." The grandparents died there, and there the good father still resides. In his younger days, the father was a carpenter ; also taught school and clerked in a store at Brookfield. He was a teacher in the days when a teacher was not required to be examined. He now makes his home with his daughter in Hartford. In his family there were three daughters, she being the eldest. The others were: Lydia, widow of John Beaver, now resides in Sharon, Pennsylvania; Leali, wife of John Baumiller, residing in Hartford. Mr. and Mrs. Brunswick are members of the Grange.
The children which have come to bless and brighten the home cirele of Mr. and Mrs. Brunswick are as follows: Albert J., born October 7, 1880, a farmer in Vienna township, married Beulah Malin, of Sharon, and they have three children-Paul, born July 21, 1900, Edna, born October 24, 1902, and Bernice, born October 20, 1906; Paul, born May 8, 1882, died
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February 13, 1894; Louis, born December 23, 1885, a clerk for the Wheeling & Lake Erie Coal Company at Herrick, Ohio, married Clara Meikle; Will- iam, born July 8, 1890, unmarried.
WILLIAM D. STEWART, deceased, who, in his lifetime, was counted among the representative farmers and most worthy citizens of Trumbull county, Ohio, was born on the farm where his widow now resides, November 21, 1822, a son of Alexander and Mary (Bailey) Stewart, both of whom were natives of eastern Pennsylvania. The father came with his parents to Ohio when a young man, first locating in Hubbard township on a farm, but later moved into Brookfield township and there remained until death. The father remained at home some years, then bought a farm in the woods in Brookfield township. This land he cleared up from the wild forest state and carried on general farming and later engaged in the distillery business ; also had a saw mill, and was prominent in the activities of his community. In these various operations he continued until his death, which was about 1862. The mother came with her parents to Mercer county, Pennsylvania, when ten years of age, and died in the month of May, 1878.
William D. Stewart attended school in Vienna township; also at Mercer, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the United Presbyterian church, of which body he was an elder. In politics, he was a firm supporter of the Re- publican party, originally, but later became a Prohibitionist. Mr. Stewart taught school some years at Spring Ridge, Pennsylvania; also one term in Illinois. Soon after this he married and settled on the farm on which his widow now resides, which place was given to him by his father, who at that time owned a mile square. Here Mr. Stewart resided until his death, No- vember 6, 1902, his widow now occupying the farm. He had been a hard- working man and a good citizen, in whom all had the utmost confidence. He had succeeded in financial affairs and this all by his own good manage- ment, aided by his faithful helpmate.
He was united in marriage, October 13, 1853, to Elizabeth Applegate, born in Hubbard township, February 9, 1830, a daughter of William Ap- plegate and wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Hann, both natives of New Jersey. The children born of this union are as follows: 1. Jennie, born October 14, 1854, wife of Frank Heinselman, who resides in Hubbard township and is a tinner by trade; they have four children: Vesta, born October 2. 1881, now the wife of Todd Mackey, of Vienna township, two children, Wick, born November, 1898, and Veda, born July 12, 1900; Odley, born October, 1885, unmarried, at home; Frances, born June, 1890, died in 1900; Gladys, born Mav, 1898, at home. 2. Newton W., born November 14, 1857, married Emma Everett, of Vienna township: they reside in Brook- field Center, are now farmers, he having been a merchant; three children, Virgil, born December 12, 1887, at home, Hazel and Harry (twins), born August 17, 1889. Harry dying January, 1891. 3. Fred G., born September 14, 1868, married Miss Carrie Shoaf, born in Hubbard township, March 19, 1821 ; her father was a native of Pennsylvania and her mother of Hub-
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bard township, Trumbull county, Ohio, where she still resides, the father having died about 1893. The children of Fred and his wife are: William Ward, born August 18, 1896; Hilan Armstrong, October 13, 1897; Helen Lucile, May 21, 1900; Winfred Jane, September 19, 1902; Robert Newton, September 3, 1906, all at home.
JOHN COLE, the owner of a fine farm devoted to general farming and especially stock raising, which is located within that fertile portion of Trumbull county known as Vienna township, was born December 10, 1830, in the extreme northeast corner of Hubbard township, and on the state line. His father was Moses and the mother Mary Ann ( Perine) Cole, the former born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1806, and the latter in Wayne county, Ohio, about 1814. The paternal grandfather, Moses Cole, came from New Jersey about 1812, locating in Hubbard township on a farm. His daughter, with her husband, then came to reside on the place. The grand- father remained on the homestead in Pennsylvania until his death. In the disposition of the property the father of John Cole received this farm in Hubbard township and resided thereon until his death, in 1877, the wife and mother having died about 1871.
John Cole, born on the farm where his grandfather located, is the third eldest child in a family of eight children born to Moses and Mary Ann Cole. He was educated at the public schools in Hubbard township, also one winter attended the school at Hubbard. He remained at home until twenty years, when he married, after which he lived with his father-in-law, being em- ployed in his distillery, which plant was known as the Applegate Distillery. Having lived on his father's place two years previous to this, he then sold out and went to the one hundred and thirty-acre tract where he now resides. Here he carries on extensive farming operations, including the growth of considerable stock. He is a Democrat, and has served one year as a justice of the peace and been a notary publie for thirty years.
Mr. Cole was united in marriage, October 9, 1851, to Rachel Apple- gate, born in Brookfield township, March 8, 1832, a daughter of William and Sarah Jane (Hann) Applegate, her parents both being natives of New Jersey, who came to Trumbull county, Ohio, locating first in Hubbard township. Her father's brother was one of the old school Campbellites, and Mr. Cole used to attend the meetings held by Mr. Campbell, when he was a boy about six years of age. These meetings were usually held in the big woods. Mrs. Cole's parents later moved to Brookfield township and there the father died about 1864 and the good mother about 1874.
The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Cole are as follows: Charles, born November, 1851, married Grace Hann, a second cousin, now reside in Vienna township on a farm; William, born 1853, unmarried and resides with his father : Perry, born 1855, unmarried and at home; Dexter, born 1857, unmarried and at home: John, born 1859, died in 1876; Addie. born 1864, the wife of J. O. Price, residing in Hubbard township, in the saw mill business, but owns a good farm also; Harry, born 1867, unmarried,
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at home and is a teacher, at present in Warren township; Royal, born 1874, now a mail carrier; Paul, born 1877, married Lottie Nottingham, residing near the father, engaged in running a saw mill in partnership with his brother-in-law, Mr. Price.
C. A. PIERSON, one of the substantial and extensive agriculturists cultivating the fertile soil of Vienna township, Trumbull county, was born at New Lebanon, Mercer county, Pennsylvania, August 4, 1856, a son of E. A. and Henrietta (Turner) Pierson. Of his parentage it may be stated that his father was born in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, while the mother was a native of Mercer county. The paternal grandfather, Abel S. Pierson, was a native of New York state, of Scotch descent, as are all the Piersons in this country. Abel S. went to Pennsylvania at a very early time and was a farmer and stock raiser ; also speculated in real estate. He died in Pennsylvania in 1867. The father resided with his parents until his marriage, then engaged in clerking in a store, continuing until the breaking out of the Civil war, when he enlisted in Company B, Eighty- third Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served his country two and a half years. After the war closed he embarked in the mercantile business at New Lebanon, where he carried on a successful business several years and was the postmaster at that place, having been appointed under President U. S. Grant. His wife died about that time, and he then went to Mon- tana and is now engaged in mercantile pursuits in Fromburg, Montana, and is also the postmaster of the town. In his family there were five children, three of whom died in infancy: Minnie J., was the wife of Elmer Seafuse, of Lake City, Michigan; she is deceased. C. A. is the eldest of the two children who survived to maturity.
C. A. Pierson began for himself in life when aged but thirteen years by working in a store in Vienna, where he remained fourteen years, then removed to the farm on which he now lives and where he has resided con- tinuously. He has come to be an extensive stock raiser. His farm consists of one hundred and fifty acres-the home place-and forty acres more between Vienna and Vienna Center. Mr. Pierson is now in possession of a deed of the land where he now lives, which instrument was made to Mrs. Pierson's grandfather in 1803.
April 11, 1878, Mr. Pierson was married to Mary Strain, born in Vienna township, November 6, 1857, a daughter of Samnel and Mary W. (Woodford) Strain. The mother was born on the farm where Mr. Pierson now lives. The father was born in Pennsylvania. The Woodfords were natives of Connecticut. Mr. and Mrs. Pierson are the parents of two children : W. W. Pierson, an attorney-at-law residing and practicing at Youngstown, born February 2, 1880, married Mina Josephine Clawson, born in Fowler township, and by this union one child was born, Vir- ginius W .; Olive B., born May 28, 1882, wife of T. C. Cochran, residing in Mercer, Pennsylvania; they are the parents of one son, Wilson H.
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