Biographical history of northeastern Ohio : embracing the counties of Ashtabula, Trumbull and Mahoning, Part 51

Author: Lewis Publishing Company
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 786

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Dr. Julian Harinon has resided on the same lot in Warren from the time of his birth. He lived for sixty-two years in the old home which was erected by his lamented father, but in 1885-'86 built the present elegant residence which occupies the site of the old home. Unassuming in manners, up- right in character, a physician of note, and a public-spirited citizen, he exemplifies in his life the predominating characteristics of his ancestors, and especially of his revered father, whose acts are forever intimately intertwined with the history of Ohio.

H ENRY H. MASON, a prominent citi- zen of Niles, Ohio, has long been iden- tified with the business interests of this place, and has contributed in no small degree to hier growth and prosperity. It is therefore fitting that his history should

be recorded in this volume, and to this pur- pose the following space is devoted: During the reign of Queen Anne of England an in- surrection broke out in which Nathan, Samp- son and Daniel Mason, brothers, were en- gaged. They were leaders of a political party called " King Killers." It appears from history that they were men of some in- fluence, and rendered themselves conspicu- ons in that contest; but that party was put

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down by the queen's troops, and those three brothers were forced to flec to save their heads. They succeeded in getting on board a French vessel, and came to America. They landed in Boston and in a short time snc- ceeded in getting their wives and children over, and settled in Swansea, Massachusetts. They were professors of the Baptist faith and they and their descendants assisted Roger Williams in founding the first Baptist Church in North America. From this stock all the Masons "from Maine to Georgia " have sprung. The three brothers first named were strongly opposed to monarchial government, and their descendants partake freely of their sentiments upon the subject.

Nathan Mason, great-grandfather of our subject, was born in Swansea, Massachusetts, in 1719; he was named Nathan in honor of one of the original three brothers. Through the Baptist Association of Massachusetts he was called to the pastorate of a Baptist Church in Lower Canada, and gladly wel- comed the summons. When it became evi- dent that Canada would not join the thirteen colonies in their struggle for independence against the British king, the congregation over which Nathan Mason presided deter- mined to remove to New England; a com- inittee appointed by the church selected a spot in Lanesboro township, Berkshire county. Massachusetts, for their retreat, and as one family they bronght their church books, property and preacher, and settled in Massachusetts. The church which they built is still standing, and Nathan Mason presided as their pastor until his death in 1804. He married and was the father of eight children: Nathan, Hezekiah, Samp son, Daniel, Chloe, Elizabeth, Bethania and Experience. His son Hezekiah enlisted in the Colonial army the second year of the war

of the Revolution, and served to the close of the struggle; he was retained in the commis- sary department, being considered an expert financier. By common consent Nathan Mason was exempt from military duty al- though he participated in a fight at Ben- nington, Vermont, at the time some stores were seized there, after which the enemy was captured to a man. Nathan Mason, a son of Nathan Mason, Sr., was born November 15, 1756, married Miss Cole, and in 1788 re- moved with his family to Washington county, New York, where he claimed some land which he cleared and converted into a farm; there he lived forty-two years. In 1835 his two younger sons emigrated to Andover, Ashtabula county, Ohio, he and his wife ac- companying them; he lived to the age of ninety-one years, dying June 17, 1847. A transcript of the records of Massachusetts giving the history of the service of Revolu- tionary soldiers is as follows:

" COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, BOSTON. )

" Revolutionary service of Nathan Mason, of Lanesborongh.

" V. 17, 166: Various service .- A pay roll of Captain Daniel Brown's company, who marched on the alarm from Lanesborongh to Melooinscuyck on August 14, 1777, and con- tinued in said service as respectively noted in the proper column of days.

" Nathan Mason, private; time of service, six days.

" V. 17, 192: Various service .- An ab- stract of pay due to Captain Daniel Brown's company, Colonel Simonds' regiment, on the aların October 20, 1780, agreeable to a re- solve of the General Court passed November 13, 1780, for Continental pay.

" Nathan Mason, private: time of service, three days.

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" V. 21, 11: Varions service .- A pay roll of Captain Samuel Low's company in Colonel Benjamin Simond's regiment of the militia from the county of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts Bay, for service done for the United States of America at St. Coyx, from the 30th day of June to the 14th day of Au gust, 1777, inclusively. The within is the additional pay promised by this State, one pound per month.

" Nathan Mason, private, entered service July 9, left service July 23. Number of days of service, fifteen days.

" I hereby certify that the foregoing con- ditions of the military service of Nathan Ma- son are true extracts from the Revolutionary war archives deposited in this office.

" Witness the seal of the Commonwealth. " WILLIAM M. OLIN, Secretary." [SEAL.]

Ambrose Mason, son of Nathan Mason, Jr., father of our subject, was born in Berk- shire county, Massachusetts, December 25, 1781. He married Jemimah Turner, a daughter of Captain Turner of Revolutionary note; the Captain died when she was eight years old, and she was reared from that time by a half-sister, wife of Deacon Parker; she received a good education and taught in the district school. At the age of nineteen years Ambrose Mason hired as a farm laborer for a term of six months, and his service was most satisfactory; he was then appointed chainman for a party of surveyors, and be- came so interested in the use of the compass that he concluded to continue his education; he studied the following winter under the surveyor, and then taught for a few terms. He engaged in farming in Essex county, New York, and in 1808 bought another farm, which he improved and occupied as his home for twenty-seven years. He was appointed

Justice of the Peace for his township in 1820, and in 1823 was appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. In September, 1834, he disposed of his property in Essex county, and came to Trumbull county, Ohio; in 1839 he erected a store building in Niles, and purchased the first stock of goods sold there brought from New York city. In 1848 he sold his mercantile interests and retired; he died at the home of his daughter, in Girard, in 1871, aged ninety years; his wife had died seventeen years before. They had a family of nine children: Hiram, who died at the age of six years; Lucy married Ephraim Woodworth; Amanda married James Good- rich; Eliza is the wife of E. Crandon; Dean E. married Bertha Holcomb; Electa married Josiah Robbins; the seventh child was also named Hiram; he married Margaret Cherry; H. H. is the subject of this sketch; Harriet, is the wife of John Reeves.

H. H. Mason was born Jannary 3, 1817, and received his edneation in the district school, and was reared to the occupation of a farmer; he followed agricultural pursuits until 1835, when he came to Warren and secured a position as clerk with William Goodhne; after a number of years of experi- ence in the mercantile business in Warren, he came to Niles and forined a partnership with Mr. Robbins in general merchandising. This business was continued until 1864, and soon after it was closed ont Mr. Mason removed with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, in order to give his children the advantages of the sn- perior educational facilities in that city. In the spring of 1872 he returned to Niles, and the following Jannary was elected cashier of the Citizens' Savings & Loan Association; he held this office until 1880, when he was ap- pointed Postmaster of Niles; he served in this capacity efficiently and to the satisfaction

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of the public until 1889. In January, 1890, he was inade president of the First National Bank of Niles, and filled this position until 1893. Hle has served in the local offices of the township and was the first Mayor of Niles, and for a number of years was a mem- ber of the Council. He has always voted the Republican ticket, and has frequently repre- sented his party in conventions. He is a man of excellent business qualifications, pos- sessed of sound judgment and rare executive ability.

He was married in Niles, Ohio, February 22, 1842, to Adeliza Kingsley, a daughter of William Kingsley, a native of New York State. Mrs. Mason was born in Washington connty, New York, August 24, 1824; she is the mother of six children: Cordelia, now the wife of W. K. Miller; Albina, wife of Ralph J. Wick; William Ambrose; George, deceased; Charles and Henry H., Jr. George was a practicing physician in Arizona, where he died. Mr. Mason was the first man to be initiated into the secrets of Masonry at Niles, and is an honored member of the fraternity.

A LBERT I. POWERS, one of the prom- inent farmers of Trumbull county, Ohio, is a son of Matthew Powers, a venerable citizen of Liberty township, this county.

Albert I. Powers was born and reared on his father's farm in Hubbard township, this connty, the date of his birth being June 7, 1847. His early education was received in the public schools. When he was sixteen he entered the Western Reserve Seminary at Farmington, and after being a student in that institution for three ternis he took a com- inercial course at Iron City College, l'itts-

burg. After completing his course in the business college, lie was employed as clerk in Youngstown by B. F. Parks & Company, with whom he remained one year. At the age of nineteen he took charge of the mer- cantile establishment of M. Powers & Sons, Coalburgh, Trumbull county, Ohio, he hav- ing an interest in the firm. He was married at the age of twenty, and after his marriage dissolved his partnership with the above firm, and engaged in farming and stock-raising, being located for two years in Hubbard town- ship. In 1873 he came to Vienna town- ship, spent three years in the sonthern part of the township, and thien settled at his present location. Here he has 1263 acres, which he purchased from the Vienna Coal Company, the property being in a dilapidated condition when it came into his possession. His earnest and efficient efforts to develop and improve it have brought about a marvel- ous change, this farm being now ranked with the best in the township. In connection with his general farming, Mr. Powers deals ex- tensively in stock, making a specialty of shorthorn cattle. He has a fine herd of full- blooded cattle, at the head of which stands a descendant of the "Booth" family, bred by Jonathan Edwards & Sons.

Mr. Powers is one of the organizers and directors of the Orient Electric Company, of Youngstown, which was chartered in June, 1893, with the capital stock of $60,000. This company manufactures and repairs all kinds of electrical supplies, and gives employment to a large force of hands, its capacity per day being 5,000 incandescent lamps.

September 4, 1867, Mr. Powers married Miss Amelia Booth, youngest daughter of William and Julia (Hall) Booth. They have had three children, two of whom are living. Maud is the wife of C. O. Shiatto, secretary,

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treasurer and general manager of the Orient Electric Company at Youngstown. Miss Florence is at home and is now fifteen years of age. William C. died January 31, 1875, aged two years.

Mr. Powers has been a Probibitionist all his life, and is one of the active workers of his party. He has been placed in nomination for Representative, and also at varions times has been on the county ticket; but, his party being in the minority, he ha's each time been defeated. He is a member of Mahoning Lodge, No. 394, F. & A. M., at Niles, and both he and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he being an official in the church.

A MBROSE B. MANNIX, a merchant of Vienna, was born October 11, 1850, at Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Timothy and Margaret (Hickey) Man- nix, both now deceased. His father was a Inerchant of Boston, and when the subject of this sketch was about five years of age, he removed to Malone, New York, where he purchased a farm, which he conducted un- til he died.

Our subject, one of a family of twelve children, eight sons and four daughters, was reared in Malone, Franklin county, New York, and received his education in private and high schools. At the age of nineteen years he accepted a position as watchinan on the lake steamers plying between Ogdens- burg and Chicago; later he spent two years on a farm at Newbury, Geanga county; next purchased an interest in a drilling outfit, and was engaged in drilling for coal in Geauga and Trumbull counties; afterward conducted a meat market in Vienna about twelve years,

and then, in company with S. W. Squires, pur- chased the mercantile stock of D. M. Mc- Clnrg, at Vienna. The firm of Squires & Mannix continued about two years, after which Mr. Mannix purchased the entire busi- ness. He carries a general stock amounting to $8,000, of dry goods, boots, shoes, notions, groceries, hardware, farm implements, bug- gies, etc. He also owns forty-five acres of land in the village of Vienna, where he now resides. Mr. Mannix is a self-made man, having begun life for himself at the bottom round of the ladder, but by good business management and sound judgment has amassed a handsome competency, and is now one of the leading men of Trumbull county.

At Vienna, February 22, 1882, Mr. Man- nix was united in marriage with Carrie Chamberlain, a native of this county and a daughter of George and Mary (Wheeler) Chamberlain. In political matters, our sub- ject affiliates with the Republican party, and has served as Treasurer of Vienna township. Socially, he is a member of the F. & A. M., Mahoning Lodge, No. 294. Mr. Mannix is one of the public-spirited men in his locality, and always lends a helping hand to any en- terprise that might prove a benefit to. the public in general. He has projected and is about to carry into operation an electric street railway running from Warren to Sharon, Pennsylvania, via Vienna, a distance of sixteen miles. He has secured the fran- chise and has also most of the right of way conceded.

HARLES H. STAMBAUGII, a farmer and real-estate dealer, Youngstown, Ohio, was born in Weathersfield town- ship, Mahoning county, Ohio, December 2, 1849. He is a son of Jeremiah and Eliza-

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beth (Wise) Stambaugh. Jeremiah Stam- baugh was born in Perry county, Pennsyl- vania, and when a young man came out to Ohio and secured employment with his uncle, John Stambaugh. Later he was employed by Governor Tod, and he also worked for Judge Tod. Then, in company with a cousin, he opened a coal bank and was engaged in the coal business for a number of years. His father, David Stambaugh, was at one time Sheriff of Perry county, Pennsylvania. He died when Jeremiah was a small boy. The inother of our subject was born in Weathers- field township, this county, daughter of Jacob Wise, and was reared and educated here. She became the mother of four children, two of them survive: Dr. J. E. Stambangh and the subject of this article. Jeremiah Stam- bangh died June 13, 1880.

Charles Stambangh grew up on his father's farm and received his education in the dis- trict schools. He moved to his present loca- tion, near Youngstown, in 1880. Previous to this he spent two years in Boardman town- ship. Upon locating at Youngstown he built an eight-room residence, erected other farm buildings and otherwise substantially improved his place, and in 1892 he purchased other land. He now owns 102 acres besides his home place. Much of his property is each year growing in value, and he has al- ready platted a portion of it and has sold a number of town lots.

Mr. Stambaugh was married in 1873 to Miss Rachel Peters, daughter of Christian and Eva (Christian) Peters, the youngest in a family of fourteen children, eleven of whom reached maturity and eight of whom are now living. The Peters family came from Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, to Olio, and in Weath- erstield township, Mahoning county, in 1854, Mrs. Stambaugh was born. Mr. and

Mrs. Stambaugh have two children : Clyde D., born in 1877; and Earl W., June 9, 1886. Since 1891, Mr. Stambaugh's home has been within the city limits. He is independent in politics, voting for the best man, regardless party lines. Mrs. Stambaugh is a member of the Reform Church.

W ESLEY W. WILSON, County Com- missioner of Trumbull county, Ohio, is a resident of Warren township. Of his life we present the following brief review :

Wesley W. Wilson was born on the farm on which he now resides, in November, 1839, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Riddle) Wilson, natives of Virginia and Pennsylvania respect- ively. Thomas Wilson came to this county with his parents when he was quite small. His father and mother, William and Lydia Wilson, were natives of the Old Dominion, and were of German and Scotch descent. The Wilsons ranked with the first families of Virginia. When William and Lydia Wilson came to Trumbull county, Ohio, they first located at Farmington, from whence, a few years later, they removed to Warren, settling about one mile east of where the subject of this subject now lives. Not long afterward they took up their abode on the farm that joins our subject on the cast. Here grand- father Wilson cleared eighty acres, made a nice home, and spent the rest of his days, his death occurring when he was eighty-four years old. His wife had passed away some years before. He was a man of sterling integrity and good judgment, being strong both mentally and physicially, and was a Icader among the pioneers. His political views were in harmony with the principles

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advocated by the Whigs, and in the ranks of that party he was an active worker. He also took an active part in religious matters, his house having been used as a place of worship by both the Presbyterians and the Methodists. He and his wife had a family of eight chil- dren, a record of whom is as follows: John, who located in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, is deceased; Elijah, for many years engaged in farming in Trumbull connty, is deceased; Lydia died in early life; James, deceased; Thomas, the father of Wesley W .; Mary Ann, deceased, wife of John Reeves; Temperance, deceased, wife of Henry King, and William F., deceased, a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, who, for many years was regarded as one of the ablest men in the Ohio Conference. The Wilson family were all noted for the active part they took in church and educational work, besides being promi- nently connected with various other public affairs in the early history of this part of Ohio. Grandfather Wilson and his son, Eli- jah, bothi took part in the war of 1812.

Thomas Wilson, the father of our subject, was engaged in agricultural pursuits all his life. He cleared up and improved 120 acres of land in the woods of Warren townihip, where he spent his life, and died on another farm that he had purchased near Warren. He was first a Whig and afterward a Repub- lican, and, religiously, was identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was mar- ried, in this county, to Miss Elizabeth Riddle, who was born in Crawford county, Pennsyl- vania, danghter of Merinus Riddle. In his family were the same number of children his father had. Of them we record that Emily, wife of John Cartwright, is deceased; Henry C., is a resident of Champion town- ship, this county; Martha is the wife of Ed- ward Arnold and lives at Akron, Ohio; Al-

bert and Mary are twins, the former being a resident of Linn county, Iowa, and the latter being the wife of Ellis Fox, Trumbull county, Ohio; Wesley W. was the next in order of birth; John R., of Farmington township, this county, is a teacher and farmer; the eighth born, a daughter, died in infancy. The father of this family passed away February 3, 1879, aged seventy-six years; his wife, December 25, 1859.

Wesley W. Wilson was reared on his father's farmi and in his boyhood days learned the carpenter and joiner's trade, which he followed a few years previous to the war. After the war he was engaged in contracting and building for some time. His education was received in the public schools and in the high school at Warren. He had also a brief experience in the schoolroom as teacher. April 28, 1861, he enlisted in Company C, Nineteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and in the service three months, when he was dis- charged on account of disability. Recovering his health, he re-entered the service in July, 1862, in Company G, Second Ohio Heavy Artillery, and was in many engagements and skirmishes, and was mustered out of the service August 23, 1865. On one occasion he was struck on the leg by a piece of shell, but was not, however, severely wounded.

Mr. Wilson was married, in September, 1866, to Miss Melissa Templeton, a native of this county and a daughter of William Tem- pleton. After liis marriage he removed to Linn county, Iowa, hoping that a change of climate would be beneficial to his declining health. He remained in Iowa until Febru- ary, 1868, when he returned to his old home in Ohio. Here he has since resided. Ilis wife died December 7, 1871, at the age of twenty-five years, leaving an only child, Ger- tie E. December 25, 1873, lie married

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Amanda Brobst, daughter of John Brobst, of this county. Their only child, a daughter, died in infancy.

Mr. Wilson has filled the office of County Commissioner since January 1, 1892, having been elected to this office on the Republican ticket. He has served as Township Trustee for a number of years, and has also filled various other offices. In every position which he has been called to fill he has per- formed his duty with the strictest fidelity. He is one of the leading spirits of the Repub- liean party in this county. Like his fore- fathers, he is a stanch Methodist, and is active and liberal in the support of the church. He is identified with Bell Harmon Post, No. 36, G. A. R. His farm comprises seventy-nine acres, and is one of the nicest rural homes in this part of the country.

E LIAB LOMAX, one of the leading merchants of Lowellville, Ohio, is a son of John Lomax, a native of Eng- land, born in 1823. The father emigrated with his family to America in 1853, sailing from the port of Liverpool. He first located in Minersville, Pennsylvania, and afterward resided in Mckeesport, Pennsylvania, com- ing finally to Lowellville, Ohio. Here he bought property and established himself in a small tin business. At the end of four years he put in a hardware stock, and now is well established in a profitable trade. Al- though he had in his youth few educational advantages, he is well informed upon all the topics of the day. In his religious ideas he entertains the convictions of the Free-thinker. He has reared his family to habits of self- reliance and independence of thought. He is a son of Henry and Nancy (Fisher) Lomax,

who lived and died in England, their native country. John Lomax married Margaret Taylor, a native of England and a daughter of Thomas Taylor, also an Englishman by birth. Eleven children were born of this union: Therza, wife of Thomas Planton; Levi, deceased; Anna, widow of George Briton; Alpheus; Eliab, the subject of this notice; Caroline, Salina, Eleazer, Henry T., John T., and another daughter named Caro- line. The last named six are not living. The mother of this family is also deceased. The father was married a second time, De- cember 26, 1867, to Alice Lomax, a native of England, and three children were born of this marriage: William, deceased; Morris and Elizabeth M.

Eliab Lomax was born in England in 1853, and was an infant of one year when his par- ents emigrated to America. He remained under the parental roof until eighteen years old, when he engaged in coal mining at Clinton, Pennsylvania. At the end of two years he came to Lowellville, Ohio, and dur- ing one winter was employed at the furnace. He then resumed mining in the coal regions, and four years were spent in this occupation. The end of this period brings him to the year 1877, when he went into the oil region of Pennsylvania, where he was drilling and pumping until 1882. He then came back to Lowellville, and was employed on the rail- road and at the furnace for a time. Deter- mined to enter a new field, he invested his savings, which amounted to $30, in a small stock of goods, and for fifteen months carried on a little store. He then went back to mining, but in 1885 again embarked in mer- cantile trade at his old stand. His capital was then increased to $150, and from this beginning he has established himself in a profitable business. He carries a stock val-

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Biographical history of northeastern Ohio : embracing the counties of Ashtabula, Trumbull and Mahoning, Part 51

Author: Lewis Publishing Company Publication date: 1893 Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 786

Author: Lewis Publishing Company
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 786