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Alonzo Hayne was a prosperons farmer in Jefferson County for a number of years. He was active in Republican polities and for thirty-five consecutive years served as a trustee of Smithfield Township. During the Civil War he was a member of Com- pany H, 157th Ohio National Guards, and was identified with Updegraff Post, G. A. R., at Mt. Pleasant. He was reared in and gave support to the Methodist Protestant church. After an illness of but twenty. fonr hours he died, on May 29, 1908. He married Anna M. Parker, who was born in 1851, at Barnesville, Ohio, a daughter of Dr. Harvey Parker, who was once a very prominent physician in Belmont County. They had five children: Ernest H .; Ralph A., who resides with his mother on the farm near Adena; Jessie P .; Effa K .; and Fred, who died in infancy.
Ernest H. Hayne attended the Rehobeth School, near which he was reared, the same in which both his father and grandfather had received primary instruction, and he, as did they, alternated school attendance with farming. Later he took a business course in a commercial college at Scio and subsequently put his knowledge into prac- tice in the Mt. Pleasant National Bank and the Peoples' Savings Bank at Martins Ferry. When the Citizens' Savings Bank of Mt. Pleasant was organized he was ten- dered the position of cashier, one that he has very capably filled up to the present time.
The Citizens' Savings Bank of Mt. Pleasant. Ohio, was organized January 23, 1905, and was opened for business April 1, 1905, with a capital stock of $25,000. The
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bank has been on n sound and paying basis from the start. It is a savings institution and was organized by the following citizens of Jefferson County: R. W. Chamhers, president ; Oliver Thomas, vice-president ; Ernest H. Hayne, cashier : R. W. Chambers, Oliver Thomas, Evan G. Evans, Alonzo Hayne and Richard E. Roberts, composing the board of directors. After receiving the papers of incorporation, C. M. Browu. H. G. Cheffy and O. M. Bracken became addi- tional directors. After the death of Robert Chambers, Cassius M. Brown was elected president; C. F. Scott succeeded HI. G. Cheffy on the board of directors. The bank has the full confidence of the people and has a large list of depositors. In its fine hriek huilding it has a massive steel vault and all the various appliances for safe- guarding the funds entrusted to its care.
Ernest HI. Hayne was married June 6, 1907, to Miss Esther Burris, a daughter of Addison and Ella (Caldwell) Burris, and a granddaughter of Hanson Burris, who, for many years, was a hotel proprietor iu Mt. Pleasant Township. Mr. and Mrs. Hayne have two children, Anna Elizabeth and Ralph Burris. Before he was twenty vears okl Mr. Hayne nited with the Adena Presbyterian Church and is now n member of the First Presbyterian Church at Mt. Pleasant. In polities he is a Repuh- liean, and in the fall of 1909 he was elected township treasurer. He is a representa- tive in the fourth generation of one of the county's oldest and most prominent fam- ilies.
JOHN A. MEDCALF, proprietor of the Steubenville Building & Lumber Company. with yards at No. 512 Dock Street, Stou- benville, Ohio, is interested in other pros- pering enterprises of the city and section, and is a representative business man in several different lines. Hle was born at Hagerstown, Maryland, in 1866.
When Jolm A. Medcalf was four years old his parents moved to Irwin, Westmore- land County, Pennsylvania, where he was sent to school, and later was employed in
the coal mines. When twenty-two years of age he came to Toronto, Ohio, where he worked nt the carpenter trade for nine years, and then came to Steubenville. Here he went into the general contracting and lumber business under the style of the Steubenville Building & Lumber Company, of which he is sole proprietor. He is n stockholder in the Steubenville Ice Com- pany and also of the Interstate Lunter Company, of Pittsburgh. His business is conducted along well regulated lines and his name stands high commercially.
Mr. Medcalf was married at Irwin, Pa., to Miss Anna M. Blake, and they have five children : Lydin J., who married Sherman Martin, of Stenhenville; and James Lewis, Laura Belle, William Lawrence, and Anna Mary. Mr. Medcalf and family attend the Methodist Protestant church. He is iden- tified with the order of Maccabees and the Junior Order of American Mechanics.
CARL ECKHARDT, whose dairy farm is situated in Cross Creek Township, Jef- ferson County, Ohio, where he owns 167 acres of excellent land, was born in Ger- many, December 11. 1867, and is a son of Carl and Angusta ( Becker) Eckhardt. The parents of Mr. Eckhardt were natives of Germany and the father died in that coun- try. The mother survives and resides nt Steubenville. They were parents of the following children: Louise, who is the wife of Henry Kleinecke; Lena, who is the wife of William Woltjen; Wilhelmina, who is the wife of Jacob Engel; and Carl.
Carl Eckhardt attended school in Ger- many before coming to America and spent six months at school in the United States. His father had been a weaver but the young man desired to engage in agricultural par- snits and soon found employment on the dairy farm of William Becker, in Jeffer- son County, Ohio, for whom he worked for ten years. After that he rented land til he purchased his present farm. Mr. Eck- hardt keeps abont thirty head of cattle and for fifteen years has conducted a milk ronte in Steubenville, numbering among his pat-
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rons some of the oldest families of the city.
Mr. Eckhardt was married March 28, 1894, to Miss Lena Bothe, a daughter of William and Wilhelmina (Bya) Bothe. The father of Mrs. Eckhardt was a well known gardener in Cross Creek Town- ship. She has one brother, William, and two sisters, Anna and Kate. Mr. and Mrs. Eckhardt have three children: Clara, Wil- ma and Florence. The family belongs to the Zion Lutheran church. In polities he is a Republican.
HON. FRANK H. KERR was born on a farm near Richmond, this county, Feb- ruary 5, 1862. He is of Scotch-Irish an- cestry, his father, William E. Kerr, being a farmer; his mother's maiden name was Mary A. Stoneman. When Mr. Kerr was nine years of age, his parents moved to Richmond, and during the period between childhood and early manhood, young Kerr assisted in the support of the family by doing odd jobs on neighboring farms and clerking in the village store. Being one of a family of eight children, he naturally had to rely largely on his own efforts to make his way in the world, especially as the opportunities in a small country town were not extensive. Fortunately he was able to secure a good edneation in the vil- lage schools, subsequently taking a course in Richmond College.
Before reaching his majority he began taking an interest in politics, working on behalf of the Republican party, and very soon after reaching the age of twenty-one years was elected central committeeman of his precinct. Salem Township, in which he resided, had always been strongly Demo- cratie, and in order to keep the Republican organization intact, he was twice nomi- nated for township clerk, and came within very few votes of being elected. He was elected and served two terms as clerk of Richmond village in the years 1886 and 1887. In 1888 he removed to Steubenville. having been appointed deputy clerk of the
Probate Court of Jefferson County. While . here he studied law and was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court at Columbus, on October 8, 1891. After seven years' service as deputy in the Probate Court, Mr. Kerr retired and began the practice of law. In 1899 he was nominated by the Repub- licans of his county for probate judge, after an active contest, in which he broke all precedents by being chosen over the chairman of the county central committee, who was also an aspirant. At the regular fall election following he ran 300 votes ahead of his ticket. He was re-elected in 1902, and retired at the end of his second term in 1906, and resumed the practice of law.
Judge Kerr was appointed by Governor Herrick one of the three delegates to rep- resent Ohio in the Uniform Divoree Law Congress, which met in Washington City in February, 1906, and again in Philadel- phia the following November. In 1908 Judge Kerr was strongly urged for the nomination of lieutenant governor of Ohio, and would doubtless have been awarded the same had not geographical considera- tions influenced a selection from another part of the state.
Mr. Kerr has taken an active part in all matters of public interest to the commu- nity. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows and Order of Elks. He is a leading Mason and Knight Templar, having taken all the degrees to and including the thirty- second, and is a member of the Royal Order of Scotland. He is vice president of the Stanton Monument Association, and was chiefly instrumental in reviving the work of that body, now about to be brought to a satisfactory conclusion. He is also a member of the Wells Historical Society, and is deeply interested in all that per- tains to our local history.
On April 27, 1905, Mr. Kerr was married to Miss Bella Cochran, an estimable young lady of Steubenville, and occupies a pleas- ant home on North Fourth Street.
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MRS. MARGARET FRAZIER, who, sides at Mingo Jnetion ; and Benjamin II. with her sons, conducts the well known homelike hostelry, the MeNeal Hotel, at Mingo Junction, Ohio, is one of the best known and most highly respected ladies of this place. Mrs. Frazier was born in the town of Cardiff, Wales, March 1, 1853, and is a daughter of David and Mary (Davis) Davis.
David Davis was a competent mill work- er, beginning in boyhood and becoming a heater, pnddler and roller. In 1863 he bronght his family to America, and for the first three years they lived at Mt. Savage, Pa., and from there moved to a farm in Preston County, West Virginia. Five years were spent there and then Mr. Davis removed to Cairo, Ill, where he died, in 1877, at the age of forty-eight years. His widow survived him a long time, her death taking place at the home of her only son, David Davis, at Mingo Junction. There were eight children in the family, Mar- garet being the eldest. The others were: Mary Jane, who is the wife of James Brooks, of New Castle, Pa .; Ruth, now de- ceased, who was the wife of Benton Fell, of New Alexandria; Naomi, a twin sister to Ruth, who died aged four months: David, who resides at Chicago, Ill .; Sarah Ann, who married Clarence Rine, of Ken- tueky; and two children, both bearing the name of Benjamin, died young.
Mrs. Frazier was ten years old when the family came to America and easily recalls the long voyage of sixteen days on the ocean. She remained at home with her parents until her marriage, which took place at Cairo, Ill., to William Frazier, and to their marriage six children were born. namely: Minnie, who married Garfield Gilgrist, of Columbus, Ohio, and has six children -- Florence E., Thomas A., Carl V., Robert Randell, Emily B. and Forest M .; Harry W., living at Steubenville, who mar- ried Mary Jane Bates, and has one child, Margaret; Blanche, who married George Simmons, of Mingo Junction, and has two children-Harland and Minnie: George J .; Sarah Ella, who married Carl Trig, and re-
In May following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Frazier came to Mingo Junetion, where he seenred work in the mill, and she added to the family income by keeping boarders. From this she drifted into the restaurant business and for years, with her sons, condneted the Home Restaurant at Mingo Junction. It prospered because it justified its name. Finally Mrs. Frazier and sons decided to go into the hotel busi- ness, and after selling ont their restaurant to Thomas Hughes, they took charge of the MeNeal Hotel, in October, 1909. This is a convenient, well appointed house, with twenty-five sleeping rooms and a commo- dious dining room, parlor, office and kitchen, all of which are fitted up accord- ing to modern demands. Mrs. Frazier charges from one dollar a day upward, ac- cording to location of apartments, baths, ete. While she has found it profitable to cater to railroad men to a large degree. her patronage is by no means confined to them. She has never operated a bar in any of her business enterprises, but has provided comforts of all kinds and keeps a table un- excelled for good, wholesome food. She owns valuable real estate at Mingo June- tion. Mrs. Frazier is a capable woman and has proved her efficiency in everything she has undertaken. She is beloved by her family and is hell in the highest esteem by all who know her. For a number of years she has been identified with the W. C. T. U. at Mingo Jmetion and is a valued member of the Free Methodist church at the same place.
JOSEPH ROBERTSON. M. D .. who has been successfully engaged in the prac- tice of medicine and surgery at Steuben- ville, Ohio, for twenty years and is closely identified with its many interests. was born in 1852. on his father's farm. fonr miles north of this city. His parents were David and Margaret L. (Phimmer) Robertson, and his grandfather was Joseph Robert- son, who came from Westmoreland Coun- ty. Pennsylvania. He settled in Jefferson
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County prior to the War of 1812, in which he took part.
David Robertson, father of Dr. Robert- son, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1825, and engaged in farming all through life. Hle married Margaret L. Phummer, of Westmoreland County, Penn- sylvania; and Dr. Robertson was the first born of their five children, the others being Molly, Sally J., Jessie and Annie, the lat- ter of whom is the wife of R. J. Lyle, of Washington County, Pennsylvania. Sally J. is now deceased.
Joseph Robertson attended the local schools and spent one year in Washington and Jefferson College, after which he read medicine with private preceptors and sub- sequently graduated in medicine and sur- gery from the Columbus Medical College, in 1881. He located first near the old home of the grandfathers, in Westmoreland County, later moved to Harrison County, Ohio, and one year afterward returned to Jefferson County. He is a member of the Jefferson County and the Ohio State Med- ical Societies and of the American Medical Association and keeps thoroughly abreast with the times in all that concerns his science. Dr. Robertson was married in 1884, to Miss Martha B. Smith, who died in 1886. Dr. Robertson is a member of the United Presbyterian church at Stenben- ville and belongs to the Session.
FRANK P. JEWETT, a well known agriculturist of Island Creek Township, where his valuable farm of seventy-five acres is situated, belongs to an old family of the county which came originally from New Hampshire. Mr. Jewett was born in Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, December 3, 1853, and is a son of Sumner and Priscilla (Sweat) Jewett, the latter of whom was born in New Hamp- shire.
Sumner Jewett was born in Massachu- setts and was young when he accompanied his father. Mark Jewett, to Jefferson County, and they settled on the farm now owned by Frank P. Jewett. It is located on the river road in a desirable part of
Island Creek Township and the commo- dious brick residence, which is probably the oldest in the township, was built by Sinner Jewett in 1838. His subsequent life of twenty years was spent on this farm. Of his children the following sur- vive: Mary L., who is the wife of J. C. Ault; Hettie V., who is the wife of John Tope, of Toronto; and Frank P.
Farming and stockraising have been the main occupations of Frank P. Jewett's life, and in both industries he has pros- pered. On September 20, 1890, Mr. Jewett was married to Miss Oma Lee, a daughter of James Lee, a well known citizen of Cos- tonia, O., and they have six children : Anna P., Lee M., Hettie, Sumner, Frank and Rader. In politics Mr. Jewett is a Republican and as a citizen he stands very high in public esteem.
W. E. PELLEY & BROTHER, a firm conducting the oldest established business at Mingo Junction, O., operate the leading drug store and are graduated pharmacists. The firm is made up of William Ellsworth and Thomas M. Pelley, both sons of Am- brose L. and Mary A. ( Morgan) Pelley.
The parents of the Pelley Brothers were residents of West Virginia. They had four children : William Ellsworth : Emma, who is the wife of Dr. A. R. Warden, of Graf- ton, W. Va .; Anna, who is the wife of M. E. Gorman, an attorney, at Morgantown, W. Va .: and Thomas M.
William Ellsworth Pelley was born at Benwood, W. Va., August 4, 1861. He re- mained at home until he reached manhood and obtained his education in the local schools. He then became a clerk and stu- dent in the drug store of Dr. Leonard Eskey, at Benwood, W. Va. In 1889 he came to Mingo Junction and bought the drug store of Dr. W. J. O'Connell, oppo- site the city building, where his quarters were burned in January, 1897. He then was located for several years in the city building before erecting the firm's present fine building, in 1902. It is a handsome two-story brick structure on Commercial Street. A stock of first class goods that
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may be found in every modern store of this kind is carried, while only pure drugs are ever handled. In 1889, William E. Pelley was married to Miss Carrie Vance, a daughter of Robert and Harriet (Me- Auley) Vance, and they have three chil- dren : Mary V., Laura and Harriet.
THOMAS M. PELLEY was born April 8, 1868, at Sherrard, W. Va. He was educated in the public schools and took a course in the Wheeling Business College and the Pittsburg College of Pharmacy, where he graduated in the class of 1892.
In 1888 he also came to Mingo Junction and became his brother's partner in the drug business, which they have so snecess- fully carried on ever since. On November 26, 1902, he was married to Miss Jennie Quinn, a daughter of John Quinn, of Mingo Junction. They have a pleasant home on Stenben Street. Both brothers are mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal church and both are Republicans in their political attachment. During the administration of President Roosevelt, William E. P'elley, was appointed postmaster, but he declined to serve, feeling that from the nature of his business he should have no divided in- terests. He is a member of the Odd Fel- lows, at Mingo, while Thomas M. Pelley is identified with the Masons at Steubenville.
F. C. CHAMBERS, secretary of the Steubenville Coal & Mining Company, has spent the larger part of his life in this city and has many business and other interests here. He was born in Cross Creek Town- ship, Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1861, and is a son of Thomas Chambers, who was born in northern Ohio hut later became a farmer in Cross Creek Township and sub- sequently a merchant at Steubenville, where he died, April 18, 1909, in his eighty- eighth year.
F. C. Chambers was reared and educated mainly at Steubenville and later was asso- ciated with his father in the mercantile business. For the past twenty-two years he has been identified with the Steuben-
ville Coal & Mining Company, of which he is now one of the officials. He is a di- rector in the National Exchange Bank and also a director of the Stenbenville Coal & Mining Company and owns stock in other enterprises. He has been a dependable citizen at all times, has served on the board of education and is a member of the Steu- benville Chamber of Commerce.
In 1884 Mr. Chambers was married to Miss Georgia Gertrude Peters, who was born and reared at Steubenville. Her fa- ther was William Raney Peters. Mr. and Mrs. Chambers have two sons and two daughters: Charles F., who is power man of the United Gas & Improvement Com- pany, of Philadelphia; George P., who is chemist for the United Gas & Improve- ment Company, of Philadelphia, Pa .; Mary S., who is a student in the Steuben- ville Iligh School; and Margaret, who also attends school. Mr. and Mrs. Chambers are members of the First Methodist Protestant Church, of which he is a trus- tre and secretary of the board of stewards. He is identified with the Masonic frater- nity.
DAVID MORROW, whose long and use- ful life was mainly spent in Island Creek Township. JJefferson County, Ohio, where he died. February 17, 1907, was bora in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, July 8, 1826, and was a son of David and Rebecca Morrow.
David Morrow was a small boy when his parents moved to Jefferson County. Ohio, and settled near what is now the vil- lage of Pekin, and at that time but few other homeseekers had reached this see- tion. David Morrow spent the rest of his life there, with the exception of a few years passed in Steubenville. He was con- sidered a good business man, a kind neigh- bor and an excellent husband and father. Hle was a man of upright life and for many years was a leading member of the Metho- dist Protestant church at Toronto.
David Morrow was married first to Nancy Viers, of Island Creek Township,
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and they had three children, the one sur- vivor being Oscar, who lives at Toronto. Mr. Morrow married secondly Maria Tay- lor, also of Island Creek Township, and of their children the following survive: Fred, residing at Jeddo, O .; Howard. re- siding at Steubenville; Joseph, living at Steubenville; and Laura, wife of Frank Carnahan, of Lisbon, O. Mr. Morrow mar- ried for his third wife the estimable lady who survives him. She was at that time Mrs. Samantha J. Wells, the widow of Thomas J. Wells.
Mrs. Morrow was born in Meigs County, Ohio, but she has been a resident of Island Creek Township for a half cen- tury. She was married first to Thomas J. Wells, who was born in Washington Conn- ty, Ohio, and was a son of James and Eliza (Oliver) Wells, with whom, when a small boy, he moved to Meigs County, Ohio, where he was reared. On April 15, 1858, Mr. and Mrs. Wells were married, and on May 20, 1860, they came to Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, and settled in the stone house on the river road at Wells' Cove, which remained his home un- til his death, April 21. 1903. He carried on farming and dairying very successfully. During the Civil War he served in the Union army for a time. He was a highly esteemed citizen. Mrs. Morrow resides on her farm of ninety-seven acres located at Wells' Cove. She is a very active and nse- ful member of the Methodist Protestant church at Toronto, and belongs to the For- eign Missionary Society of the church; is also a member of the Ladies' Aid Society and belongs to the W. C. T. U. at Toronto. ller time is much occupied in looking after her business affairs, her church and social duties and her many benevolent interests.
J. FRANK STROBEL, whose well im- proved farm of 127 acres is situated in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, was born near West Liberty, W. Va., in February, 1859. His parents were Frederick and Elizabeth ( Kentner) Stro- bel.
Frederick Strobel was born in Germany, where he followed farming, but after he came to America he worked in the coal mines in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He married Elizabeth Kentner and they had the following children: Lonisa. j. Frank, Christina, Godfrey, Frederick and John Charles. By a former marriage Frederick Strobel had three children, Ja- cob, Godfrey and Lonis.
J. Frank Strobel obtained a common school education and has been engaged in farming since early manhood. He por- chased his present farm, which had al- ready been improved, from Robert Dins- more, and through his excellent agricul- tural methods has made the investment a paying one and proves that Jefferson County farmers are well in the lead when it comes to agricultural independence.
In September, 1888, Mr. Strobel was married to Miss Elizabeth Raab, a dangh- ter of Martin and Elizabeth (Lutz) Raab, who were farmers in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Raab were: John; Elizabeth, who be- came Mrs. Strobel; Mary, who is deceased; Frank; Kate, who is the widow of Joseph Winters; and Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Stro- bel have six children, all at home, and the older ones attending school: Marybell, Martin, Frank, Ola, Walter and Vira. Mr. Strobel and wife are members of the Ger- man Lutheran church. In politics he is a Democrat and is serving as a school di- rector in Cross Creek Township. He is a self-made man and is one of the township's most respected citizens.
DOHRMAN J. SINCLAIR, one of the leading citizens of Stenbenville, O., who is cashier of the Union Deposit Bank and is identified with other institutions and enter- prises of importance in this section, was horn at Erie, Pa., in 1860, and is a son of Thomas Sinclair. Coming to Steubenville when five years old, he was educated in the schools of this city. In 1873 he en- tered the Union Deposit Bank, in a sub- ordinate cupacity, and has been contimt:
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