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HOMAS E. DAVEY, one of the repre- sentative citizens of Youngstown, was born in Hamilton, Canada, January 16, 1856, a son of Thomas A. and Sarah A. (Elliott) Davey, natives of England. The father came to America about 1855, as one of a party to survey and establish the boundary line between Canada and the United States. In 1863 he came to Youngstown, Ohio, but in 1877 removed to Portland, Oregon, where he now lives.
Thomas E. Davey was reared in this city, where he secured a fair education in the pub- lic schools. He began work for himself as a teamster, hauling coal. In 1873 he was em- ployed as clerk in the Union Express office, in this city, in 1879 was made agent for the same company, which afterward merged into the Adams Express Company, and he re- inained as agent until 1886. Mr. Davey has served four consecutive years as Township Treasurer, and in 1886 was elected County Auditor of Mahoning county, entering that
office in September, 1887. He was re-elected in 1889, and his second term will expire in September, 1893.
In 1881 Mr. Davey was united in marriage with Miss Ada Holland, of this city, and a daughter of Andrew Holland. She is a granddaughter of Richard Holland, one of the oldest settlers of Mahoning county. Mr. and Mrs. Davey have one daughter. In po- litical matters, our subject affiliates with the Republican party.
M BUCK, who owns and occupies one of the finest farms in Austintown township, Mahoning county, Ohio, is one of the leading men in his vicinity.
Mr. Buck is a native of the Empire State. He was born September 29, 1827, one of a family of five sons and five daughters of David and Mary (Moyr) Buck. David Buck was a blacksmith by trade, but for many years was engaged in farming and stock- raising in New York, having removed from Pennsylvania to that State in 1823, accom- panied by his wife. The Bucks are of Ger- inan extraction. David Buck was a Lutheran, while his wife was a member of the Reformed Church. Politically, he affiliated first with the Whigs, afterward with the Democrats, and finally with the Republicans. He has a brother who served in the Revolutionary war.
The subject of our sketch was married, in 1854, to Miss Mary A. Gilbert, daughter of John and Maria (Harding) Gilbert. Here by honest toil and good management he came into possession of 280 acres of land, on which he has since been engaged in farming and stock-raising. In his early life he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, at which he
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worked for three years, and he was also for some time engaged in the merchandise busi- ness. His whole life has been one of great activity, and his accumulated wealth has all been the result of his own efforts. He is a gen- erons and public-spirited man, and contributes freely toward the support of the gospel and various charitable purposes. He is a member of the Reformed Church, while his wife was an Evangelist.
Mrs. Buck was born in 1835 and died in 1890. She left three children, of whom we record that Jolin A. was born in 1854, mar- ried Maggie Moherman, and lives in Jackson township, this county; Samuel J. was born in 1859; and Charles C. was born in 1861, and married Louie Harding, of Ellsworth township, Mahoning county. Our subject came to Trumbull county, Ohio, now Ma- honing county, with his parents in 1835 and has been a resident of Austintown township ever since except one year he lived in Trum- bull county.
H ON. I. B. MILLER .-- Within the last decade of years the city of Youngs- town has materially advanced in com- mercial and industrial importance, has donbled its population, and now figures as the sixth city, in point of population, in the State of Ohio. To be Mayor of such a city is not only to hold a position of honor and trust, but also means much responsibilty in guard- ing the interests of scarcely less than 40,000 people. Competent to fill this important office, the citizens of Youngstown so regarded I. B. Miller when they elected him their Mayor in April, 1892. Ile had been twice elected Justice of the Peace, the first time in 1888, and again in 1891, serving his second
term when he was elected to the Mayor's office. In this official capacity, sagacity and ability have characterized his administration, under which the city has maintained a commenda- ble condition of affairs.
Mr. Miller was born in Mahoning county, January 18, 1850, a son of Joseph and Jane Miller. The father was born in Virginia, in 1800. He came with his first wife, who bore liim several children, to Mahoning county, Ohio, in 1825, where he was engaged in farm- ing. He was afterward married to Jane Jones, who was born in this county in 1804, a daugh- ter of Edward and Jane (Price) Jones, early settlers of Austintown, Ohio.
I. B. Miller, our subject, gradnated at the Rayen high school of Youngstown in 1872. He afterward began the study of law with General T. W. Sanderson, and was admitted to the bar in 1873. In the following year he was married to Miss Ella I. Coombs, who had also graduated in the Rayen high school of Youngstown in 1872, and they have two children, Howard C. and Mand E. Mr. Miller votes with the Republican party, although is liberal in his views, and indorses men and measures best calculated to benefit public welfare. Socially he is a genial spirit and popular member of Elks, Odd Fellows, and K. G. E.
W ICK TAYLER, who is identified with the real-estate and insurance business of Youngstown, Ohio, and who occupies a leading and influential posi- tion in business cireles, is a native of the town in which he lives, and was born October 2, 1855. Ile is a member of one of the most highly respected families in eastern Ohio, his parents being Hon. Robert W. and Rachel K.
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(Wick) Tayler. Of his maternal grandpar- ents we record that his grandfather was Caleb Baldwin Wick, and that the maiden name of his grandmother was Maria Adelia Griffith. Of Hon. Robert W. Tayler, more extended mention will be found on another page of this work.
Wick Taylor, ever since reaching man- hood's estate and engaging in business, has held a prominent place in public favor. Pro- gressive and energetic, lie is a hustler in the true sense of that word. He spent the years of his boyhood in this city and in Columbus, Ohio, where he resided during the war, and since then has spent all his time in Waslı- ington city and Youngstown. After com- pleting his education he was for some time engaged in teaching, first in the country schools of Mahoning county and later in town schools. His career as an instructor began in 1876, and covered a period of several years. In Washington he held for a number of years an important position in the service of the Government. Since coming back to Youngstown and engaging in busi- ness pursuits he has done an extensive busi- ness in both real estate and insurance. At present his offices are located in Wick's Bank building. In both Washington and his na- tive place he lias a special knowledge of and is thoroughly familiar with the real-estate in- terests, and has much desirable property en- trusted to his charge for sale or exchange. As boy and man he has knowledge of the lo- cation of every foot of land in Youngstown and surrounding vicinity, its desirability, its value, and has special facilities for securing abstracts of land titles, having made a special study of titles. In the insurance business he represents some of the leading and old estab- lished companies. His unform politeness and 1.is promptness in the transaction of business
are important factors in his success, and he never fails to make friends with all those who have any dealings with him.
Mr. Tayler is ex-president of the Mont- gomery Republican Club of Youngstown, the most important political organization in this part of the State. He is a leading Republi- can politician in this the Eighteenth Congres- sional District of Ohio.
H ON. ROBERT WALKER TAYLER, deceasd, for many years First Comp- troller of the United States Treasury, was a man of prominence and more than ordinary ability. Of his life the follow- ing brief sketcli is presented:
Robert Walker Tayler was born in Harris- burg, Pennsylvania, November 9, 1812, son of James and Jane (Walker) Tayler. His parents moved to Youngstown, Ohio, in 1818, and his father bought a carding and fulling mill in what is now Mill Creek Park. Robert attended school at Fosterville, the educational advantages at Youngstawn being then very crude. While still in his 'teens he officiated as Assessor for Trumbull county, which then included within its limits the larger part of Mahoning county. He also taught school and studied law, and from time to time held several minor positions of im- portance and trust. In 1839 he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of his county, and held the office two terms. Subsequently he was Mayor of Youngstown, and still later was City Solicitor. During the early " '50s " he was cashier of the Mahoning County Bank. In 1855 he was elected State Senator and was re-elected in 1857, and while holding this office was Major-General of the Ohio State troops. In 1859 he was elected Auditor of State,
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which office he held until 1863, when he was appointed First Comptroller of the United States Treasury Department by President Lincoln. This last named position he filled with marked ability up to the time of his death, which sad event occurred February 25, 1878. He faithfully performed the duties in this office for fifteen years, under Presidents Lincoln, Johnson, Grant (two terms) and Hayes. So earnest a worker was he that he went to the office on the day of his death and was at work until two hours before his demise.
Previous to the organization of the Repub- lican party in this locality, Mr. Tayler and Judge Hoffman, who were warm personal friends, were among the leading and most prominent. Abolitionists. In their struggles for the freedom of slaves they were compelled to keep their counsels well to themselves and hold their own against some very influential people in the county. During his public career, Senator Fessenden, Secretary Chase and Senator Sumner were among Mr. Tay- ler's best friends. Mr. Tayler was the Cen- tennial Commissioner for the United States Treasury Department to the Centennial at Philadelphia in 1876, and in this position, as in every other, he rendered valned and highly appreciated service.
As will be seen from the above, Mr. Tay- ler did his part, and did it nobly, in one of the most important positions of the United States Government during the most impor- tant years of the Nation's history, and his ability and integrity were never questioned for a moment.
Mr. Tayler was first married, in 1839, to Miss Lonisa Woodbridge, a descendant of the great divine, Jonathan Edwards. Their nn- iou resulted in the birth of seven children, of whom we make record as follows: James,
who died at the age of nine years; Mary L., who occupies an important position in the office of the First Comptroller of the Treas- ury Department at Washington; Martha and Snsan, who died in childhood; George, for a number of years a commissioned officer in the regular army, died of consumption, in Washington, in March, 1876, aged twenty- seven years; Jeanie, a resident of Washing- ton; and Robert Walker, a prominent law- yer of New Lisbon, and lately the editor and proprietor of the Buckeye State. Mrs. Lonisa Taylor died in 1852. She was a faith- ful member of the Presbyterian Church, and hers was a beautiful Christian character. In February, 1854, Mr. Tayler married Miss Rachel Kirtland Wick, daughter of Colonel Caleb Baldwin Wick, of Youngstown, Ohio. She, too, bore him seven children: Wick, an enterprising real-estate dealer in Youngs- town; Maria L., who died in 1886; Jacob, who died in infancy; Rachel, an artist; Henry and Lila, twins, the former deceased, and the latter at home; and Louisa, attend- ing Wellesley College in Massachusetts.
M ELVIN CARY MCNABB, a promin- ent attorney at law of Youngstown, is a son of L. B. and Mary (Hawn) McNabb, who were born and reared in Mahoning connty, Ohio, and both were members of families who were among the very early pioneers of this county. Melvin C., one of tive children, was born at Poland, Ohio, October 14, 1852. His yonth was spent on a farm, and he received his educa- tion in the Poland Union Seminary. He be- gan school-teaching in 1867, and alternately attended and taught school. As a teacher he was very successful. Mr. McNabb tanght .
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first in the district schools, in 1868 was prin- cipal of the Poland union schools, and later taught at Salem, Ohio. At the latter place he began the study of law, and was admitted to the bar at Youngstown by the District Court, April 4, 1877. He immediately took up the practice of his chosen profession in this city, where he has ever since remained, main- taining a remunerative practice, and holding an appropriate place at the bar as a represent- ative lawyer. Mr. McNabb has been Secre- tary of the Mahoning County Bar Associa- tion since its organization, in 1879. In political matters, he is a stanch Republican, and socially is a prominent Knight Templar Mason.
September 21, 1884, Mr. McNabb was joined in marriage with Miss Laura Ambler, a daughter of Hon. J. A. Ambler, of Salem, Ohio. To this union have been born two chil- dren. Mr. and Mrs. McNabb are members of the Episcopal Church. and are among the leading and representative families of Youngs- town.
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T HOMAS W. SANDERSON, a prom- inent lawyer and citizen of Yonngs- town, Ohio, was born at Indiana, In- diana county, Pennsylvania, October 17, 1829, a son of Matthew D. Sanderson, who was of Scotch lineage and a farmer by occupation. He died at Youngstown, in 1864. The mother of our subject, nee Mary Wakefield, was a daughter of Thomas Wake- field, who was born at the town of Wakefield, England, the scene of Oliver Goldsmith's tale of the Vicar of Wakefield.
Thomas W. Sanderson, our subject, came with his parents to Youngstown, Ohio, at the age of seven years, where he grew to man's estate, and attended school. He also entered
the college at Bardstown, Kentucky. In early life he was nrged by his friends to pre- pare himself for the profession of law, which was suited to his tastes, and, being ambitious to lead a professional life, he decided on that vocation. He began reading law under the directions of William Ferguson, at Youngs- town, and in 1852, when scarcely twenty- three years of age, was admitted to the bar by the District Court at Canfield, then the county seat of Mahoning. While studying law Mr. Sanderson also spent much time in civil engineering, and for a time after his admission to the bar followed that occupation. In 1854 he began the practice of his chosen profession, in company with his brother-in- law, Francis E. Hutchins, with whom he re- mained but a short time. Soon. after enter- ing the practice of law he took appropriate rank at the bar, and in 1856 was elected to the office of Prosecuting Attorney for Mahon- ing county, where he served one term. At the opening of the Civil war he had gained a large clientage and an enviable reputation at the bar, but he gave up his practice to enlist in the struggle to maintain the Union. In 1861 Mr. Sanderson became Lientenant and Adjutant of the Second Ohio Volunteer Cav- alry, remained in service over four years, par- ticipated in the last realistic panorama of the rebellion, and passed through several promo- tions to that of a Brigadier General, in 1864. During the years of 1864-'65 he was in command of brigades and divisions. He was with General Rosecrans from Stone river, and participated in nearly all the actions in which the army of the Cumberland was engaged. Mr. Sanderson took part in the battles of Franklin, Chickamanga, Chattanooga, battles about Atlanta, Waynesborongh, Resaca, Averysborough and Bentonville, was with General Sherman on the march to the sea,
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and on through the Carolinas until the surren- der of General Johnston. At Bear Creek Sta- tion, south of Atlanta, on the second day of Sherman's march to the sea, General Sanderson, with one brigade of cavalry against three di- visions of General Wheeler's Cavalry, secured a dashing victory. He was gallant in action, for which he was made a Brigadier General.
After the close of the struggle General Sanderson returned to the practice of law at Youngstown, and now ranks as one of the leading lawyers of the State. He has ever been a well defined Republican in politics but has always refused to enter the arena as a candidate for civil office. In 1872 he was a delegate at large from the State of Ohio to the National Republican Convention which nominated General Grant for re-election as President. As a railroad lawyer Mr. Sander- son has done much successful practice for several companies, and has won an enviable reputation for such form of practice. As a business man he is practical and successful, and is shrewd and accurate as a planner and calculator. He is vice-president of the Com- mercial National Bank of Youngstown, and is also interested in several other business concerns.
Mr. Sanderson was married December 19, 1854, to Miss Elizabeth Shoemaker, of New Castle, Pennsylvania. They have one child, a daughter.
S AMUEL PRICE, one of the oldest agriculturists of Youngstown town- ship, Mahoning county, Ohio, was born on the farm where he still resides, November 2, 1815. His parents were James and IIan- nah (Kyle) Price, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania respectively; the father emi- grated to Ohio in 1809, coming through
Pennsylvania, where he was married; the journey was made by team in the true pi- oneer fashion. Joshua Kyle, brother of Mrs. Price, bought a large tract of land in Ohio, and Mr. Price purchased a portion of it, a body of eighty-two acres; it was heavily tim- bered, but he bravely went to work to clear it and reduce it to cultivation. He estab- lished a home where fourteen children were born, ten of whom grew to mature years. He died April 13, 1869, at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. He was a Deacon in the Baptist Church for many years, and his wife also was a devout member of that so- ciety. Their two older children died in in- fancy; John, the third, is also deceased; Mary, wife of George Hull, is deceased; Jesse survives; Dorcas is the wife of James Gordon; Samuel is the subject of this notice; Ann is the widow of Giles Bates; Jane is the widow of Andrew Shields; Olive is the widow of James Shields; Bryson is deceased; Betsey, wife of S. K. Shedd, is deceased; two other children died in infancy. Samuel Price was reared to the life of a farmer, and in early life became accustomed to the hard labor of tilling the soil on the frontier. For seventy-eight years he has resided in one place around which cluster many hallowed associations.
He was married April 25, 1839, to Miss Lydia Stewart, a daughter of Thomas and Lydia Stewart, both of whom died many years ago. Mrs. Price is the youngest of a family of four children: Eleanor, wife of Matthew Kerry, died at the age of eighty years; Margaret died in girlhood; Alexander is also deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Price are the parents of three children: Margaret mar- ried Perry Wehr, and they have three sons, Myron, Panl and Ranney; James, County Commissioner of Mahoning county, married
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Dolly Predmore, and they have three chil- dren, Samuel, Ned and Margery; Eleanor is the wife of Walter A. Beecher, and their two living children are George and Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Price celebrated their golden wed- ding in 1889, and the bride and groom of 1839 were the only ones present who had as- sembled to witness the event of fifty years before.
Mr. Price has carried on a general agricul- tural business for many years, changing lis crops and giving more or less attention to certain branches of husbandry as the times have demanded; at one time he raised a great many sheep, but this business was broken up by the savage dogs that roamed the country, destroying all sheep that were not protected. Politically he adheres to the principles of the Republican party, and has supported that ticket since 1861. He is a man of strong convictions, and always lias the courage to speak for the side of law and order, justify- ing his reputation for tlie strictest integrity.
M. JACKSON, one of the prominent inen of Coitsville township, Mahoning county, Ohio, was born in Pennsyl- vania, August 5, 1828, son of John and Jane Jackson. His father was born in 1800 and died in 1868; was a farmer, stock-raiser and Inmber-dealer; was a Democrat in politics, and took an active interest in public affairs, serving as Justice of the Peace several years. He was a liberal supporter of the Presby- terian Church, of which he and his wife were consistent members. She was born in 1800 and died in 1879. Their marriage occurred in 1821. The names of their nine children are as follows: Eliza, Ebenezer, Cyrus, J. M., William J., Nancy, Caroline, J. C., and
Rachel. Only three of this number are now living, -- J. M., William J. and Nancy. One of the sons enlisted in the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1862, and died after a service of twenty-three months.
J. M. Jackson was married in 1852 to Rebecca Roberts, one of the four children of Thomas and Mariette Roberts. They have fonr children, namely: Mariette, wife of James McBride, is a resident of Pennsyl- vania; S. D. L., who married a Miss McBur- ney; Eliza J., wife of John A. Cooper; and John C., who married a Miss Clingan.
During his early life the subject of our sketch was engaged in teaching school, be- ginning when he was fonrteen years of age and continuing that occupation until he was twenty-two. In March, 1864, he enlisted in in the Union army, and as Captain of Com- pany C, One Hundred and Seventy-first Ohio Regiment, he served until the close of the war. He has always given his allegiance to the Democratic party. He has been the choice of his party for County Commissioner, Justice of the Peace, and Township Clerk, in all of which positions he has rendered efficient service. Mr. Jackson has taken the Knight Templar degree in Masonry. Few men in Mahoning county are better known than he.
J OHN G. SHIELDS owns ninety acres of land in Coitsville township, Mahon- ing county, Ohio, the farm upon which his grandfather Shields settled at an early day, and where his father also lived for a number of years. Mr. Shields is here en- gaged in farming and stock-raising, his specialities being fine road horses and poul- try. Formerly he was for fifteen years en- gaged in the manufacture of fire brick, and
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for two years he dealt in lumber, having lum- ber interests in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, and also here in Mahoning county. His po- litical affiliation's are with the Republican party, and his father, John Shields, was the first anti-slavery man in this township. Dur- ing the war the subject of our sketch was in the service several months in 1863, being a member of Company 1, Fifty-fifth Pennsyl- vania Regiment, and being honorably dis- charged in September of that year.
Mr. Shields was married in 1870 to Mary J. Anderson, who was born in 1848, and who died November 1, 1873, leaving two chil- dren: J. Carey, born in 1871, and Anna J. in 1873. Miss Anna is now about com- pleting her education as professional unrse
at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a young lady of many estimable qualities. Mrs. Shield's father was captain of a company in the One Hundredth Pennsylvania Regiment, and was killed at Hilton Head, South Caro- lina, by a sharpshooter.
Mr. Shields is also a member of the Pres- byterian Church.
JEFFERSON S. MOHERMAN, one of the prosperous farmers and stock-raisers of Austintown township, Mahoning connty, Ohio, is a native of this place and a son of one of its early pioneers. He was born in 1857, received a fair education, and when he grew up was united in marriage to Ida L. Heintzelman, danghter of Jesse and Mary Heintzelman. Her parents have two children: Ida L. and Jurilla. Her father is one of the wealthy farmers and stock-raisers of the township, owning and operating 217 acres of land, and also being engaged in the
manufacture of cheese. Mr. Moherman's farm comprises 175 acres, and is devoted to general farming and stock-raising, horses be- ing his specialty.
Mr. Moherman and his wife are members of the Grace Lutheran Church, to which both her parents belonged. In politics he is a Democrat. He is ranked with the leading farmers of the township, and is highly es- teemed by all who know him.
H ON. L. C. OHL, one of the prominent men of Mahoning county, Ohio, re- sides in a beautiful rural home in Austintown township. Of him we make biographical mention as follows:
L. C. Ohl was born in the county in which he now lives in the year 1857, son of David and Elizabeth (White) Ohl. The other mem- bers of his father's family are: E. G., a resi- dent of Geauga county, Ohio; A. N., of Min- eral Ridge, Trumbull county, Ohio; Julia, James E. and Michael, at home; and Jennie, wife of William Ewing, who resides at Youngstown, Ohio. David Ohl was a mill- wright by trade, at which he worked for a period of thirty years. He also carried on farming operations, being the owner of 200 acres of land. He was born in 1813 and died in 1890, and his wife, born in 1829, is still living. He was a Republican in poli- tics, and was identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which church his widow has also been a member for many years.
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