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James's, Cross Creek. John B. Doyle, who was for many years a prominent resident of Steubenville, married Miss Sarah Cook- son, of Gettysburg, Pa. He died June 25, 1873, and his wife followed on Jannary 22, 1882, in her 80th year, leaving one son, Jo- seph C. Doyle, who was born September 26, 1823. He was educated under Dr. Scott at the Grove Academy, became interested in the river business and was agent for the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad (except a few months at the Pan Handle) for twenty- seven years, until his death, February 24, 1885. On November 30, 1847, he married Eliza A., daughter of Eli McFeely, who died January 7, 1902, leaving one son, J. B. Doyle, above mentioned. The latter was graduated at the Steubenville High School and afterwards at the Iron City Commer- cial College, Pittsburgh, studied law with William A. Walden and was admitted to the bar September 29, 1870. On Septem- ber 11, 1871, he became city editor of the Daily News, a new journalistic venture and remained with that paper and the Herald through different administrations as man- aging editor until September, 1905. After this he made a second trip of several months abroad, keeping up a correspond- ence with the Herald, and on his return accepted the position of librarian for the Jefferson County Law Library Associa- tion. In addition to this he has engaged in literary work including a memorial review of the life of Hon. E. M. Stanton and the present county history. He is also secre- tary of the Stanton Monument Association, and Wells Historical Society; member of the Board of Trustees of Union Cemetery, and of Carnegie Library, Ohio Society S. A. R., and Senior Warden of St. Paul's Church.
On the maternal side Mr. Doyle traces his descent from Edward MeFeely, who first came to America from Dublin in 1754, and was wounded in the Braddock expedi- tion the following year. He returned to Ireland and married a young lady whose relatives had fought against James II. at
the Battle of the Boyne. They came to Huntingdon, Pa., and on August 3, 1775, a son was born, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Elijah Hawk, a Revolutionary commissary at Harper's Ferry. Of this union Eli McFeely was born in 1802, and came with his parents to Steubenville in 1814, where he engaged in manufacturing, and filled several public offices. He mar- ried Elizabeth, second daughter of John Ward, one of Steubenville's pioneers, and on October 9, 1823, was born Eliza A., the mother of the subject of this sketch.
WILLIAM E. SLOANE, a representa- tive citizen of Island Creek Township, and a member of its board of trustees, is the senior member of the firm of Sloane Bros., well known through Jefferson County as agriculturists, dairymen and coal oper- ators. He comes of an old and influential county family and is a son of David A. and Jane O. (Hood) Sloane.
David A. Sloane, who is now deceased, was formerly a prominent citizen and ex- tensive fruit grower in Jefferson County. He was born in Knox Township, November 11, 1832, and was educated at the Steuben- ville Academy. On April 11, 1855, he mar- ried Jane O. Hood, who was a daughter of James and Eliza Hood, of Steubenville, and they had the following children : Mary E., who married C. J. McConnell; William E .; James H .; John O., and David C., the last named being now deceased. After marriage David A. Sloane settled in Island Creek Township. He was a man of ster- ling character and enjoyed the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens.
William E. Sloane was educated in Is- land Creek Township and has resided bere all his life and is deeply interested in everything that promises to be beneficial to this section. In association with his brothers he owns a large body of land near Toronto and there his various industries are carried on with a large amount of suc- cess. As a trustee he is identified with the
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public affairs of his township. He is a member of the Methodist Protestant church.
Mr. Sloane was married to Patience Jew- ett, who died September 19, 1889, leaving one son, Charles O., who resides with his father.
J. H. GLENN, an experienced business man of Toronto, who is manager and buyer of the dry goods department of the well known department store of the John Franey Company, with which he has been connected since its organization, and for the last six years has been a member of the company, was born on a farm in Co- lumbiana County, Ohio, August 25, 1852, a son of William and Lonisa (Davidson) Glenn.
William Glenn was engaged in farming for many years, but finally sold his land and moved to East Liverpool, O., where his wife died, J. Il. Glenn being at this time but thirteen years old. When he had reached the age of eighteen years he left the home farm and worked at the carpen- ters' trade until he reached his majority. and at this time he was married and came to Toronto, where he has lived ever since, a period of nearly forty years. His first employment was with Hartford. Roberts & Company, where he was a clerk for a few years, and he then spent six years in the employ of May Brothers, of Steubenville, as clothing salesman, leaving this concern to connect himself with the John Francy Company. Mr. Glenn's services with this large enterprise have covered a long pe- riod. his twenty-fourth year ending in . April, 1910, and he has been manager and buyer of the dry goods department for eighteen years.
Mr. Glenn was married to Miss Alice Ansley, of Columbiana County, Ohio, and two children were born to this union: Blanche, who married H. S. Carey, of Steu- benville, and has one son-Robert Glenn; and Gertrude, who married Robert Rodg- ers. of Long Beach, Cal., and has two chil-
dren-Alice and Elizabeth. Mrs. Glenn died June 23, 1897.
Mr. Glenn is a 32d degree Mason, a mein- ber of the Blue Lodge, member of Lake Erie Consistory, at Cleveland, O., the Lodge of Perfection, the Prince of Jeru- salem and the Rosecroix, having attained the eighteenth degree in Masonry. He was a member of the local town council for three terms. For a quarter of a century Mr. Glenn has interested himself in choral work, and he is now conductor of the choir of the United Presbyterian church, of which church he has been treasurer for more than eighteen years.
WILLIAM MeDOWELL, who is en- gaged in the Inmber business at Stenben- ville, with planing mill situated at No. 215 South Seventh Street, is one of the repre- sentative citizens, and came to Steuben- ville about 1868. He was born in Wash- ington County, Pennsylvania, April 29, 1834.
Mr. McDowell remained in his own county until early manhood and then went into the milling business in Washington County, lowa, where he remained for seven years. In 1862 he entered the Union army for service in the Civil War, enlisting in Company C. 19th lowa Volunteer Infantry. and won promotion, being commissioned corporal. He served until ahnost the close of the war and was then discharged on account of disability. During this period he was a prisoner of war for ten months and received a slight wound in the leg. After receiving his honorable discharge, Mr. MeDowell came to Jefferson County and spent some few years in the country before coming to Steubenville. For a time he worked at stair building and in a planing mill and later acquired his own mill, which he has fitted up with first class equipments. He bas lumber interests also, and as a re- war of years of well directed effort he enjoys a competency.
Mr. MeDowell was married to Miss Nancy MeConnell, who was born in Jeffer-
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son County, and they have two surviving children: Jane Walker and John, the latter of whom is a general contractor and is in business with his father. Mr. McDowell and son are Republicans. He is widely known and enjoys the respect and confi- dence of his fellow citizens, with whom he has had relations extending over thirty years.
ROBERT A. HOLMES, owner of a val- uable 100-acre farm which lies in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, was born on this place April 28, 1854, and is a son of Thomas and Mary (Snider) Holmes.
Thomas Holmes was one of the leading men of his day in Cross Creek Township. He was a millwright and miller and owned what was known as Holmes' mill for some thirty years, and was the first postmaster, the present name of the office being Fern- wood. He was a Jacksonian Democrat. He reared his family according to the disci- phine of the Episcopal church, in which he was n senior warden. He married Mary Snider, and they had nine children : Hiram, Kate N., Thomas B. and David are all de- ceased; Elizabeth, now deceased, was the wife of James Collins; Allen, deceased, was, like his three above named brothers, a soldier in the Civil War; Isaac lives at Milwaukee, Wis,, and Robert A., who is the youngest of the family.
Robert A. Holmes attended the local schools only and then assisted on the farm for a few years, and after that began rail- roading, and during the six years in that business was promoted to be a section fore- man. When his father died Mr. Hohnes received his present farm, a part of the 134 acres which his parent had owned, and he settled here and has engaged in farming ever since. In February, 1892, Mr. Holmes was married to Miss Sarah Virginia Skin- ner, a daughter of David and Mary Jane (Ice) Skinner. The parents of Mrs. Hohnes were natives of Ohio and her father was a river man. Of the large family of Mr.
and Mrs. Skinner only four survive: Dora, wife of Frank Culp; Emma; Florence, wife of Robert Fielding, and Mrs. Holmes. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes have five children : Harry, Anna, Mary, Edith and Herbert. The Holmes family from the time of the grandfather, Thomas Holmes, has been connected with the Episcopalian church. In politics Mr. Hohnes is a Democrat, but the only office he ever consented to accept was on the school board, and he served one term.
JAMES BUCHANAN MAXWELL, who has been identified with the business affairs of Mingo, Ohio, since October 19, 1882, has river interests and is extensively en- gaged in ferrying, and is a stockholder of the Tri-State Investment Company. He was born February 13, 1858, on a farm in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Daniel and Sarah (Watters) Max- well, and comes of one of the early pioneer families of Washington County. The Max- well family is of Scotch-Irish descent.
Daniel Maxwell was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and died at the age of sixty-six years at Wheeling. W. Va., where he had located about 1867. His wife was a native of Wheeling, and died there at the age of fifty-five years. Daniel and Sarah Maxwell were the parents of twelve children : William ; James Buchanan ; John. deceased; Maggie, who is the wife of Will- ian Horner ; Laura ; Clara M., and George, both decensed; Catherine; Charles. de- ceased; Daniel S .; Anna, who is the widow of Charles Frieberger, and Clarence.
James B. Maxwell was seven years of age when his parents removed to Wheeling, and after attending the local schools for three terms began working as n puddler in the La Belle Iron Works. In 1882, when the Langhlin Junetion Iron, Steel and Nail Company was established, he came to Min- go and worked with that concern as a nnd- dler until that form of work was abolished. He was then elected marshal of Mingo on the Democratic ticket, and served five sne-
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cessive terms in that capacity, being elected for the last two terms on the Inde- pendent ticket. Since April, 1892, Mr. Maxwell has been engaged in ferrying. He has served as a member of the council, board of trade, and is at present a member of the Mingo School Board. Mr. Maxwell is the owner of several pieces of residence property at Mingo Junction.
Mr. Maxwell was first united in nar- riage with Louise Baker, who died in Wheeling, W. Va., leaving one child, John William, a resident of Glassport, Pa., who married Minnie Garrety and has two chil- dren, Gladys and Anna. Mr. Maxwell formed a second union on May 19, 1886, with Catherine Mazingo, and to them have been born: Alma, who married Edwin Gal- vin, and they have one child, Catherine; Rhea; James A. Arthur; Della V., and Charles, who died aged two years and two weeks.
Mr. Maxwell is a member of the Im- proved Order of Red Men, degree of Poca- hontas, of which he is also a trustee; the Golden Eagles; F. O. E .; Uniform Rank of Knights of Pythias, of which he is trustee, and is also a member of the German Schut- zen Club, of Mingo Junction.
EARLE T. JENNY, landscape architect, who came to Steubenville, Ohio, in 1904 to assume the superintendency of the Union Cemetery, has also a professional reputa- tion in several other states. He was born at Greenwich, in Huron County, Ohio, in the fall of 1874.
Mr. Jenny was educated at Earlham and Oberlin Colleges. after which he taught school for several winters and then spent some years in securing his technical train- ing. At the opening of the Spanish- American War he enlisted, but an accident to one hand caused him to be rejected, and since then he has been continuously oceu- pied with work along professional lines. His beginning was as his father's assistant. For three years he was located at South Bend, Ind .; also was professionally en-
gaged in Michigan and later at Rock Springs Park, in Chester, W. Va .; also made the decorative plans for the grounds of the Odd Fellows' Home in West Vir- ginia, and has had equally important con- tracts at other points. In August, 1904, he came to Steubenville and took charge of the Union Cemetery. He has some 200 acres under his supervision and has done a great work here.
Mr. Jenney was married in May, 1903, to Miss Mary Edith Hall, of Laporte. Ind., and they have two children : Ruth Hall and William Earle. Mr. Jenney is a member of the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce and of the Country Club.
HON. JOHN M. COOK,t circuit judge of Jefferson County and president of the Union Deposit Bank of Steubenville, for a number of years has been prominently identified with both the public affairs and the business interests of this section of eastern Ohio.
Judge Cook was born March 6, 1843, in Burlington County, New Jersey, and is a son of David and Margaret Cook. He is of English ancestry, both parents having been born within England's borders. They were married in 1835, at Philadelphia, Pa., and immediately afterward settled in Bur- lington County, New Jersey. David Cook was a well educated man, and he was also equipped with a good trade, that of shoe- maker. He conducted a boot and shoe business at Burlington and later at Alle- gheny City, Pa., to which place he moved with his motherless children in 1856, two years after the death of his wife. He sur- vived until 1859.
The boyhood of Judge Cook was spent in Allegheny City and his public school train- ing was secured in the Third Ward School of that city, and this was later supple- mented, through his own efforts, by three years of academic instruction in the same city. Having chosen law as a profession, in the fall of 1866 he entered the Ohio
t Since this article was written Hon. John M. Cook died, on July 10, 1910.
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State and Union Law College at Cleveland, O., where he was creditnbly graduated on June 30, 1868. Immediately following his admission to the bar, January 7, 1869, he entered upon the practice of law at East Liverpool, O., where he continued to re- side until October 1, 1872, when he came to Steubenville, as offering a wider field for his special talents. Being an aente lawyer and a good orator, his advance to a leading position at the Jefferson County bar was rapid and resulted in his being chosen prosecuting attorney in 1879, to which office he was re-elected in 1881, and through the whole period of five years which he served the arduous duties of this responsible office were faithfully and conr- ageously performed. In 1901 he was called to the Circuit Bench, his election taking place in November, 1900, his associates being Judges P. A. Laubie, of Columbiana County, and J. B. Burrows, of Lake Coun- ty, and was re-elected in 1906. For this position he was eminently qualified, and his judicial administration has but further added to his professional laurels. As a broad-minded citizen and lover of his country and her institutions, he has taken an active interest in political matters ever since casting his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln, in 1864. He has more or less directed the policy of his party in the county at various times, having served for a number of years as chairman of the Re- publican County Central Committee of Jefferson County.
On December 23, 1874, Judge Cook was married to Miss Elizabeth A. Little, who was born July 25, 1846, at Steubenville. Her parents, James and Mary S. (Reyn- olds) Little, were former residents of Pennsylvania and Maryland. Judge and Mrs. Cook have three children, Homer C., Mary G. and Ida M., all of whom are mar- ried. Judge Cook and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; they are active in benevolent work and are rep- resentatives of the best in the city's qniet social life. Fraternally, Judge Cook is n thirty-second degree Mason, n member of
the Knights of Pythias and of the Be- nevolent Order of Elks.
WILLIAM F. MORELAND, treasurer of Island Creek Township, Jefferson Coun- ty, Ohio, and engaged in business at To- ronto as a florist, was born in Island Creek Township, June 13, 1866, and is a son of Daniel A. and Mary A. ( Findley) More- land.
Daniel A. Moreland is now deceased, but his widow survives and resides at Toronto. His father was David Moreland, an early resident of Steubenville. While living on his farm, Daniel A. Moreland served for a number of years as assessor of Island C'reek Township.
William F. Moreland was reared and educated in his native township and for a number of years before coming to To- ronto, was interested there in the coal in- dustry and had two coal banks leased. In 1907 he established his florists' business at Toronto and has greatly prospered. He has two greenhouses, the dimensions of which are 70 by 20 feet, situated at the head of West Euclid Avenue. He keeps a choice collection of the plants and flowers that are most in demand and finds a ready mar- ket ut Toronto and New Cumberland, W. Va. In politics he is a Republican and is serving his third term as treasurer of Island Creek Township, this fact alone proving his high standing in his com- munity.
Mr. Moreland was married on January 2, 1892, to Miss Lena Chambers, a daughter of Joseph Chambers, of Toronto, formerly of Island Creek Township, and they have four children : Janet I., Harry MeC., Leon W. and Nancy. Mr. Moreland and family are members of the First Presbyterian Church at Toronto, of which he is a trustee.
GEORGE V. SHARP, proprietor of a furniture store and an undertaking estah- lishment, and one of the representative citi- zens of Mingo Junction, Ohio, was born June 29, 1866, on his father's farm in
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Washington County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Thomas A. and Olivia (Walker) Sharp, and a grandson of John Sharp, one of the pioneer settlers of Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Thomas A. Sharp was born in 1829, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and is now living in retirement, his home being situated across the river from Steuben- ville, Ohio. He was reared and spent his early manhood on a farm in Washington County, but later removed to Steubenville, Ohio, where for several years he engaged in the livery and undertaking business. He is a Republican in politics and served two terms as commissioner of Jefferson Coun- ty, Ohio. Thomas A. Sharp was united in marriage with Olivia Walker, a native of Washington County Pennsylvania, who died January 28, 1910, at the age of sev- enty-nine years and ten months. To them were born the following children: Laura, James W., Josephi G., Alexander E., George V., and Elizabeth, who is the wife of W. Moulds.
Priest who is a daughter of Henry M. Priest, of Steubenville, Ohio.
CARL ARMSTRONG, a member of the Jefferson County Bar, was born in this county September 1, 1876. The son of David Armstrong and Sarah Fell, he lad as his birthplace the farm which has been in the Armstrong family for over a hun- dred years.
The first of the family in this country was John Armstrong, grandfather of Carl Armstrong, who came here from Carlisle, Pa., in 1799, and settled and cleared the farm in Wells Township, where the subject of this sketch was born. The grandfather was a near relative of John Armstrong, who founded Carlisle, Pa., and who was a brigadier-general of the Revolution and commanded a wing of the army at German- town.
Carl Armstrong attended the public schools and taught several years in this county; entering Mt. Union College, he studied there two years and then went to Ohio Northern University, where he com- pleted the course in law and graduated with the degree of bachelor of laws. He then located temporarily in Mingo, of which place he became solicitor in 1908; early in 1910 he moved to Steubenville and established an office there.
George V. Sharp was reared on the farm in Washington County, and when about eighteen years of age removed with his parents to Steubenville, where he engaged in business with his father. He subse- quently learned embalming with James J. Flannery & Company, of Pittsburgh, and in 1900 came to Mingo Junction, where he In 1901 he was married to Miss Bertha Scott, who is also a native of this county, and they have two boys, David W., born in 1902, and Lamar MeCalmont, born in 1903. The family are members of the Methodist church and Mr. Armstrong is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows orders, and Sigma Nu, a college fraternity. Both Mr. Armstrong and his wife are of Scotch an- cestry, hence he takes a deep interest in English and local history and literature. engaged in the undertaking and furniture business in partnership with W. H. Ferry, operating under the firm name of Ferry & Sharp. On July 1, 1901, Mr. Ferry retired from the business and Mr. Sharp has since continued as sole owner of same. He car- ries a full line of carpets and furniture in connection with his undertaking establish- ment, and in 1902 built a fine two-story business block on Commercial Street. Mr. Sharp is now serving his second term as a member of the Board of Education. His JAMES E. CARR, manager of the To- ronto plant of Gill Bros. Company, the ex- tensive glass manufacturers of Jefferson religious connection is with the Presbyte- rian church. On December 21, 1899, Mr. Sharp was married to Miss Laara E. County, has occupied this important posi-
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tion since August, 1905. Mr. Carr was born for a number of years was a director in at Allegheny, Pa., August 11, 1862, and is a son of John W. Carr.
Mr. Carr is a practical glass worker. He attended school until he was twelve years old and then came to Steubenville, Ohio, to live with an uncle, Frank Gillespie, and there entered the glass works of Beatty Bros., and later the works of Gill Bros. For seven years he was the executive mem- ber of the trade organization known as the Glass Workers' Union and had his head- quarters at Coraopolis, Pa., and during a part of this time he was in the employ of the Consolidated Glass Company at that place. He came then to Toronto and has made investments here and is identified with the general interests of the town.
Mr. Carr married Miss Mamie Mann, a daughter of Thomas F. Mann. Mrs. Carr was reared at Steubenville. Nine children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Carr, the eight survivors being : Thomas, James R., Lizzie May, Marie, Bessie, George, John and Mamie. Walter died when aged but four months.
ERNEST H. HAYNE, cashier of the Citizens' Savings Bank, of Mt. Pleasant, and widely and favorably known in busi- ness circles, was born at Adena, in Smith- field Township. Jefferson County, Ohio, April 23, 1878, and is a son of Alonzo and Anna M. (Parker) Hayne.
Alonzo Hayne was born at Adena. on the farm adjoining the old homestead, May 18, 1841, and was a son of Nathan and Phebe (Morris) Hayne, and a grandson of Daniel Hayne, who settled in Smith- field Township, this county, near the pres- ent site of Adena, in 1800. Daniel Hayne married Mary Stoneman. He lived to the extreme age of 101 years. He was one of the earliest pioneers of this section. His son Nathan was born on what is now the Russell farm, near Adena, and died here May 31. 1896, when aged eighty-seven years. He was a successful farmer and was prominent in local business affairs and
the First National Bank. In 1879 he moved to Mt. Pleasant and was long one of the town's most respected citizens. He married Phebe Morris, who survived him until April, 1897. Their children were: Alonzo (deceased); Elisha, who lives at Mt. Pleasant, and married Rachel Wagner; Mary E., who resides at Mt. Pleasant; Laura J., who is the wife of W. P. Moore, of Adena; and three who died young.
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