Biographical history of northeastern Ohio : embracing the counties of Ashtabula, Trumbull and Mahoning, Part 55

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

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In 1869 Colonel Wing was elected by the Republicans of Trumbull county as a mem- ber of the Ohio House of Representatives, and upon the expiration of his terin of service in 1871, was returned for a second term. He served as a member of the committees respectively, of Finance, Penitentiary, Revis- ion of the Laws, and Redistricting the State.

Otherwise than as above narrated Colonel Wing's life has often been varied by duties or interests that have taken him from home and amid scenes and sitnations of more than ordinary moment. His breadth of sympathies and tastes has always enabled him to derive a wholesome enjoyment from these changes, but the companionship of his wife and chil- dren and the accustomed surroundings of home have been the reliance for his chiefest happiness and contentment. Among his im- mediate townsinen Mr. Wing has always re- ceived the consideration and regard which his high character merits, and his words of wisdom, sympathy or cheer have been, in turn, timely and free. His accepted standards for the con- duct of life are elevated and never confused

by half-understood or fanciful ideas. His views on all practical questions, whether of individual or public concern, are sure to be genuine and broad. While he has been a wide reader, both for entertainment and in- struction, his habit of reflection has been commensnrate-and his judgments compre- hensive and just.

His wife died at her home on the 15th day of December, 1887:

She was born at Westmoreland, New Hampshire, May 28, 1812, and at the time her parents removed to Bloomfield she was in her fourth year. She early manifested superior intellectnal endowments and an unusual force of character. At fourteen she was sent to school at Brattleboro where she remained for two years. Later she attended the Troy Fe- inale Seminary, at New York, then presided over by the eminent Mrs. Emma Willard, and, thereafter, she was at school at the Fe- male Seminary at Steubenville, Ohio. Dur- ing her school life not only did she confirm her literary tastes but became especially ac- complished in music, and hers was the first piano that came to Trumbull county. Her intellectnal inclination and culture distin- guished her through life; reading was a cou- stant gratification and, with her, it embraced especially all topics which involved a human interest. She gave great attention to the affairs of the country and the long struggle against slavery that preceded and ended with the Civil war, enlisted her intense sympathy and concern. Although her sympathies and in- terests abroad were wide, they were un- bounded in her home and immediate family. Through her long and responsible life she gave immeasurably to these-and devotedly dis- charged the manifold duties of her place.

There were born to Joseph Knowles and Mary (Brown) Wing the following named

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children, namely: Mary Huntington, Eliza- beth Brown, Virginia Passavant, George Clary, Francis Joseph, Julia King, and Annie Margaret.

A USTIN ANDREWS was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, September 25, 1823, a son of Daniel and Polly (Hotchkiss) Andrews, natives of the State of Connecticut; the parents grew to maturity in their New England home, and were married there; they reared a family of eight children: Lucy Ann, born February 12, 1801, was married October 19, 1820, to Julius Baldwin; she died at the age of seventy-five years; Upson, born July 11, 1803, was married, October 10, 1832, to Al- vira Spencer: he died October 15, 1854; Sa- bra, born February 15, 1806, was married September 2, 1835, to Alfred Wheeler, she died in 1893; Miranda, born October 4, 1808, was married, in 1825, to Allen Huma- son ; she died January 29, 1848; Samuel, born August 15, 1812, was married, November 16, 1835, to Lorena Hutchins: he resides in Warren, Ohio; Rachel, born Jannary 20, 1814, was married, in November, 1837, to E. N. Brown, now dead; they lived in Trumbull county, Ohio; Francis N., born June 28, 1818, was married, October 22, 1840, to Ann King: she died at the age of thirty-three years, and he married a second time, May 18, 1854, this .union being with Esther Kennedy; Austin, the subject of this sketch, is the eiglitlı born. The father and mother both died at the age of seventy-five years; they emigrated to Ohio in 1815, and were among the most worthy pioneers of Trumbull county. Mr. Andrews traded his property in Connecticut for ninety acres of wild land that he had not seen until he came to make a

settlement. He was a blacksmith by trade, and followed this most useful vocation in con- nection with agricultural pursuits.

. Austin Andrews received his education in the old log selioolhouse at Payne's corners, and assisted in the cultivation of the home farm until 1840. He then went to Missis- sippi and was engaged in cutting cord-woo for six months, going at the end of that time to New Orleans; he then returned to his home, and for a year attended to the farm. His next objective point was the lead mines of Wisconsin, and arriving there he remained three years; he again returned to his home and settled into the quiet of agricultural life. In October, 1846, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Waters, a daughter of John Waters, of Trumbull county, Ohio; the two years following this were spent on the farm. and then he operated a cheese factory a. Windsor about two years.

Joining the vast throng bound for the gold mines of the Pacific coast, he sailed from New York in 1852, went to Aspinwall, crossed the isthinus on foot, and thence by water to California. While at Panama he witnessed a bull fight, the first entertainment of this barbaric character he had ever at- tended. He spent four years in digging the yellow dust in the Golden State, and wa" quite successful, but concluded to come back to Ohio. He rented a farm, which he cultivated two years, and then bought the old John Kinsman dairy farm at Kinsman. It was while residing here that his wife died, April 4, 1860, the first and only death in the fam- ily to 1893. In 1861 Mr. Andrews sold this farm, and went to the Perkins place, a tract of 600 acres east of Warren. In 1875 he removed to Youngstown and bought the hotel and a feed and coal business which he still owns; the firm controlling this establish-

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ment is Andrews, Hill & Company. He also has an interest in the Wampum Run Coal Company.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews had three children born to them: Frank, born May 19, 1849, married Florence Ryan, and they have two children, Daisy and Rachel; Upson A., born May 30, 1851, married Hattie Warrington; they have three children, Austin W., William M. and Alice; Daniel, the third child, mar- ried Sarah A. Packard, who died in 1882, leaving one son, Peter A.

Mr. Andrews is justly regarded as one of the pioneers of Mahoning county.

V EEDER HEASLEY, Commissioner of the city of Youngstown, is a native of the State of Ohio, born in Mahoning county, May 4, 1857. His parents, Henry and Rachel (Adair) Heasley, were born in Pennsylvania and Ohio respectively. The father was a farmer in the latter years of his life, but when a young man followed the cabinet-maker's trade. He was Infirmary Director for several years, and was widely and favorably known as a pioneer of Ohio; he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Poland, Ohio. He died at the age of sixty-four years, June 22, 1870; his wife survives him, at the age of seventy-three years; she belongs to the Presbyterian Church. They reared a family of eight children, four sons and two daughters now surviving. Veeder Heasley is the seventh-born of this family. He attended the Poland Seminary, and during the summer season assisted his father on the farm.

When he embarked in business for himself he engaged in the flour and feed trade under the firm name of Crawford, Semple & Co.

For five years they did a thriving busi- ness, and at the end of that time dissolved partnership. Mr. Heasley then went to Gir- ard, Ohio, and there invested in the Girard Milling Company, in which he still retains his interest.

In 1882 he removed to Youngstown and has since resided here. He was elected a member of the City Council in 1890, and re- signed the office to accept the position of Com- missioner; he has also served as Township Trustee, and has discharged his official duties with a promptitude and dispatch that have won him the highest respect of the con- munity.

He was married in 1880, to Miss Mary L. Crawford, a daughter of William Crawford of this city. Four children have been born to them: Mary Josephine, Florence Adair, Elizabeth Crawford and Dorothy. Both Mr. and Mrs. Heasley are consistent members of the First Presbyterian Church. Our worthy subject is also a member in high standing of the Masonic fraternity. Politically he is identified with the Republican party, whose issues he supports with great zeal.

E DWARD L. FORD .- Possessing the necessary qualifications to success, the subject of this sketch, Edward L. Ford, although still a young man, has already en- graved his name upon the pages of commer- cial history and is regarded by all who know him as one of the leading and progressive young business men of Youngstown, Ohio. Mr. Ford is now general superintendent of the Youngstown Steel Company and a direc- tor in the Ohio Steel Company, of Youngs- town, and is prominently connected with all movements in the city tending toward a bet-

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terment of trade or advancement of the material interests of the place. Mr. Ford is a native of Albany county, New York, where he was born in 1856, a son of John W. and Frances (Rndd) Ford, both natives of New York. Mr. Ford, Sr., was a prominent at- torney of Albany, New York, where he resided all his life, his practice extending throughout the entire State. Devoting his entire attention to his profession, he took but little interest in the political issues of the day, and died in 1870 at the age of sixty-five years, his wife surviving him until 1886, when her death occurred, at the age of fifty-nine. Their children were two in number: a danghter, Reinette, who married Dr. A. M Clark, of Youngstown; and our subject.

Mr. Ford gradnated from Yale College in the class of 1876 as a civil and mechanical engineer, and after completing his course at that institution of learning followed his pro- fession in different portions of the country until 1882, when he located in Youngstown, taking charge of the works of the Youngs- town Steel Company, as general superin- tendent, in which capacity he has remained ever since, giving the most entire satisfaction to all parties concerned.

The marriage of our subject occurred in 1887, to Miss Blanche Butler, a daughter of J. G. Butler, Jr., one of Youngstown's most prominent and progressive citizens. By this marriage two children have been born, John W. and Josephine. Mrs. Ford is a faith- ful and consistent member of the First Pres- byterian Church, in which body she is an earnest and steadfast worker.

In addition to his other interests, Mr. Ford is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Institute of Min- ing Engineers and the British Iron and Steel Institute. The various enterprises in which

he is engaged engrossing all of his attention, Mr. Ford gives but little thought to political matters, but votes the Republican ticket, especially in national elections. With so fair a record behind him and so bright a future before him, Mr. Ford's lot in life is one to be envied, and he is, without doubt, destined to become one of the leading iron men of this section of country before time shall have silvered his locks.

A. REDDY, of New Springfield, Ma- honing county, Ohio, has for the past fonr years been in the employ of the Government as storekeeper and gauger in the Revenue Department. Some personal men- tion of his life is herewith presented.

L. A. Reddy was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, in the year 1842, a son of Captain George and Caroline (Mickle) Reddy. His parents had a family of fonr children, two of whom are living. Louisa J. is the wife of W. P. Tuttle, a member of the Board of Trade in Chicago. The other two died in infancy. Mr. Reddy's father was Captain of a steamship for thirty years. He was lost in a wreck on the Atlantic in the year 1847. Some years before this he was attacked by pirates while at sea and was seriously in- jured, his injuries leaving a mark which he carried to his watery grave. Captain Reddy's wife died in 1848, in Chicago, Illinois. Both were people of education and refinement and were members of the Lutheran Church.

L. A. Reddy was married in the township in which he now lives, to Isabella Macklin, in 1870. Her father came to Mahoning county, Ohio, as early as 1804, and was one of the prominent pioneers of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Reddy have two children, Byron H.

Galde Biltich

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and Robert T., the former born in 1874 and the latter in 1886. Byron is a mechanical engineer and bridge builder.

In connection with his other business Mr. Reddy travels in the interest of the Americanl Sewing Machine Company. For a number of years he was located at Pittsburg, Pennsylva- nia, where he was superintendent of the com- pany's office for eighteen years. He affiliates with the Republican party and takes an active interest in political affairs. He is a member of the R. A. M., I. O. O. F., Jr. O. U. A. M., and the G. A. R.

April 20, 1861, Mr. Reddy enlisted in the Union army, becoming a member of Com- pany H, Ninth Pennsylvania Regiment, under J. S. Wines, and rendered efficient service in the ranks until May 12, 1864, when he was honorably discharged. He participated in the seven days' fight be- fore Richmond, was at Culpeper, South Mountain, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and a number of other engagements.

Mr. Reddy is a man of more than ordin- ary business ability. He has met with suc- cess in the various enterprises with which he has been connected, and is regarded as one of the leading and most highly respected men of the county in which he lives.

C OLONEL CALEB B. WICK .- No family has been more closely identified with the settlement, growth and de- velopment of Youngstown, Ohio, than that by the name of Wick. One of the first min- isters of the gospel of any denomination, if not the first, to hold religions services in the infant settlement of Youngstown, and who was for many years pastor of the Presbyterian Church, in which he solemnized a marriage

as early as November, 1800, was Rev. Will- iam Wick, an elder brother of Henry Wick, father of the subject of this sketch.

Henry Wick was born on Long Island, March 19, 1771, and was a son of Lemuel and Deborah (Lupton) Wick. Lemuel was born at Southampton, Long Island, New York, April 16, 1743, and was the ninth of eleven children of Job and Ann (Cook) Wick, of Sonthampton. The remote genealogy of Job Wick is not well authenticated, but the Wick family is said to be of English origin. Henry Wick went, when a young man, from his native town to Washington county, Pennsyl- vania, where he was married, December 11, 1794, to Miss Hannah Baldwin, daughter of Caleb Baldwin, a prominent resident of that county. They had eleven children, of whom Caleb Baldwin, the subject of this sketch, was the oldest. Henry Wiek was engaged in the merchandise business in Pennsylvania until 1801, when he came alone to Youngs- town, probably at the instance of his father- in-law, Caleb Baldwin, who removed to this pioneer town in 1799. Here, Henry Wiek purchased land, erected buildings for resi- dence and store, and engaged in mercantile pursuits. After getting a home for his family, he removed them to Youngstown in the spring of 1802. He continued to be in merchandising on the corner of Federal and Phelps streets, and on the southeast corner of the Diamond, until the date of his death, November 4, 1845, his demise being greatly lamented by all who knew him. His wife survived him some years, her death occurring April 10, 1849, to the regret of many friends. They had six sons: Caleb B., of this notice, Lemuel, Henry, Hugh B., John D. and Paul. But one now (1893) survives: Henry Wick, a prominent banker of Cleveland, Ohio, esteemed for his business ability and exalted

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character. This worthy conple had also several daughters, who are all now deceased, leaving no children.

Caleb B. Wick, whose name heads this sketch, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, October 1, 1795, and was in his seventh year when his parents removed to Youngstown. He received such instruc- tion in the common branches of learning as was afforded in the schools of his day, much of his youth being spent in assisting his father in the latter's store and in other busi- ness. In the fall of 1815, Caleb B. Wick and Dr. Henry Manning opened a general store at Youngstown, conducting in connec- tion with it a drug store, the first in that part of the Western Reserve. This partner- ship was continued about ten years, after which Mr. Wick followed mercantile pursuits alone until 1848, his experience as a mer- chant having covered a period of more than thirty years. He then retired from active pursuits, being then the oldest merchant in business in Youngstown. In 1846, Colonel Wick, with a few other citizens, erected the first rolling mill in Youngstown, which, with the additions since built, are now the immense works of the Brown-Bonnell Iron Company.

His activity was not confined to his busi- ness alone, as his fellow citizens several times elected him to positions of honor and trust, all of which he fulfilled with ability and in- tegrity. In 1817, he was commissioned Lieu- tenant of the Third Company, First Battalion First Regiment, Fourth Division of Ohio Militia, and, in 1818, was made Captain of the same company. In 1822, he was com- missioned Lieutenant-Colonel of the First Regiment, and in the fall of the same year was promoted to the rank of Colonel of the same regiment, which position he retained

for several years. He served as Township Clerk and later as Trustee of Youngstown township. In 1840, he was an active sup- porter of General Harrison for the Presi- dency, and, November 17, 1841, he was com - missioned Postmaster of Youngstown, which office he retained until March 10, 1843, when, not being a supporter of President Tyler, he was removed.

After his retirement from mercantile pur- suits, in 1848, Colonel Wick devoted his at- tention to the management of his large estate until his death, which occurred June 30, 1865, aged nearly seventy years, followed by the universal regret of his fellow men.

The Colonel was twice married. January 1, 1816, he was united to [Rachel Kirtland, danghter ofWared Kirtland, an early settler of Poland, Ohio. They had two children: Henry K., for some time a merchant of Youngstown, died aged twenty-two; and the second child died in infancy. In 1820, the Colonel was called upon to mourn the death of his devoted wife, whose amiable qualities had rendered her a favorite with a large circle of friends. November 3, 1828, Colonel Wick was remarried, his second wife being Miss Maria Adelia Griffith, of Youngstown, formerly of Caledonia, Livingston county, New York, who died in 1887. They had ten children, five of whom survive in 1893. Seven of the ten attained maturity, viz .: Rachel K., wife of Robert W. Taylor; Han- nah M., married to Charles D. Arms; Lanra E .; Caleb B .; Henry K .; Charles E. died in 1893; and Eliza M. died in 1890.

In social life, as a neighbor, friend and citizen, Colonel Wick was warm-hearted, generous and progressive. His hospitality was unlimited and in his honse every one felt at home. He was indulgent to his family and to the young in social joys, and took

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great delight in the society of old and young. He united with the First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, on profession of faith, April 6, 1835, and for more than thirty years was known as a Christian man, giving liberally of his means to the church of his choice. He remained steadfast in the faith, and though deatlı came to him rather sud- denly he had long awaited the summons from high and peacefully fell asleep.

Caleb B. Wick, son and namesake of the subject of this sketch, who is a prosperous and esteenied business man of Youngstown, was born in that city, April 24, 1836. He received his education in the schools of his native city, where, at the early age of seven- teen, he began his successful business career as a clerk in the Mahoning County Bank. In 1859, he was promoted to the position of cashier, in which capacity he continued to act until 1862. During this time he was a member of the banking firm of Wick Brotlı- ers & Company, of Youngstown, and, in the spring of 1865, in company with William Coleman and S. Q. Porter, he started the first bank in Sharon, Pennsylvania, under the firm name of Wick, Porter & Company. These multitudinous duties, however, did not absorb all of his time or attention, for he be- came prominently identified with the devel- opment of the railroad interests of the country. He was one of the organizers and a director of the Lawrence Railroad, which was com- pleted to Youngstown in the spring of 1867, and which was then the only railway con- lection between Youngstown and Pittsburgh and the East. Hle was also one of the in- corporators of the Ashtabula, Youngstown & Pittsburgh Railroad Company, in 1870, which line was completed in 1873. Mr. Wiek has always been a director of this road, and ont of the thirteen original directors he

and one other are the only survivors. The latter road, with the Lawrence Railroad and a branch from Niles to Alliance, constitutes the Pittsburg, Youngstown & Ashtabula Rail- road. Since 1862, Mr. Wick has been largely interested in the iron, coal and real-estate industries. He owns much of the best prop- erty in Youngstown and vicinity, and does a large and profitable business. He is a liberal- minded, progressive and popular citizen, in - terested in all that concerns the welfare of his community, to the development of which he and his illustrious father have greatly contributed, and their names deserve to be perpetuated in the memory of all future generations.

C HRISTIAN LIPPLY, one of the en- terprising and successful farmers of Beaver township, Mahoning county, Ohio, was born here in the year 1836. His parents, Christian and Barbara (Hallor) Lipp. ly, had a family of twelve children, eleven of whom are still living. Our subject's grand- father owned 200 acres of land in this town- ship, and was for many years ranked with the leading farmers and stock-raisers of Mahoning county, he having located here as early as 1805. He was a Democrat in poli- ties, and took an active part in the public affairs of his day. Both he and his wife were active church members, and were noted far and near for their Christian acts of kind- less.

The subject of our sketch is the owner of a fine farm of 127 acres, devoted to general farming and stock-raising. Ilis whole life has been characterized by industry and economy, the success he has attained bein'g the result of his own good management.

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Mr. Lipply was married in 1858 to Har- riet Sponseller, a native of this township. They have nine children: Henry, George, Wilson, Melissa, Louisa, Selvina, Edward, Oscar, and Charlie. He and his wife are members of the German Reformed Church, in which they are earnest and active workers, and to the support of which they give liber- ally.

W ILLIAM T. GIBSON, attorney at law, Youngstown, was born in Ma- honing county, Ohio, December 20, 1850, a son of Samuel and Nancy J. (Gault) Gibson. Samuel Gibson, a representative pioneer of Ohio, was born on the farm which is still his home, March 19, 1819, a son of Robert D. Gibson, who was born in Cum- berland county, Pennsylvania, in 1783. Rob- ert D. emigrated with his father to Ohio in 1799, and came to Mahoning county; one night they camped near the spring on the land now owned by Samuel Gibson; after- ward they went to Warren, Trumbull county, but at the end of two weeks came back to Mahoning county and purchased the farm on which Samuel Gibson now resides. There, Robert D. merged from youth into manhood, and was married to Lydia Marshall of Trum- bull county, Ohio, in 1818; he remained on the homestead with his father two years, and then removed a distance of three quarters of a mile, and located on land on which he passed the remainder of his days. His wife, Lydia Marshall, was born in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, in 1799, and at the age of eleven years was brought by her par- ents to Ohio; they settled in Trumbull county, where she grew to womanhood, receiving the education that was afforded in the primitive

schools of the frontier. Robert D. and Lydia Marshall Gibson had a family of nine chil- dren, five of whom grew to mature years, and four of whom still survive. They were most exemplary people, and labored earnestly and zealously for the welfare of their children: their means were limited, and the assistance of the boys was required on the farm at an early age. When twelve years old Samuel followed the plow, and at the age of fourteen he did all the plowing on the farm; he at- tended school only six months in his boy- hood, but he studied at home, and received instruction in mathematics from his father. At the age of fifteen years he took up the study of grammar. At the age of twenty- one years a coveted opportunity offered, and he entered the select school at Youngstown; the following year he began teaching, and had charge of the school on the Salt springs road; one term, however, ended his career as a pedagogue, and lie next engaged in the cultivation of broom-corn, and for fourteen years he devoted himself to this industry.

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Biographical history of northeastern Ohio : embracing the counties of Ashtabula, Trumbull and Mahoning, Part 55

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