Century history of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio, and representative citizens, 20th, Part 121

Author: Sanderson, Thomas W., comp
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: Chicago : Biographical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1074

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In 1899 Mr. Johnson was married to Au- gusta Kell, of Youngstown, and they have four children. He is a member and one of the trustees of the Swedish Mission Church of

Youngstown, and is assistant superintendent of the Sunday-school. Mr. Johnson belongs to the executive committee of the Young's- town Credit Men's Association, and the firm belongs to the Chamber of Commerce.

ILLIAMI D. SHIREY, who is en- gaged in general farming on a tract of 90 acres located in Can- field township, was born April 29. 1846, in Austintown township. and is a son of John and Maria ( Brobst ) Shirey.

Adam Shirey, his great-grandfather, was a native of Germany and at a very early period came to this country, settling in Penn- sylvania. He was taken prisoner during the Civil War and died from starvation, leaving a family of three children, namely: George. grandfather of William D. Shirey: Samuel. who settled in Indiana; Adam settled in Co- lumbiana County, Ohio. George Shirey was a cooper by trade and conducted a shop in Pennsylvania for many years. He was 60 years of age and his wife was 66 years old when they came to Ohio. They walked the entire distance from Pennsylvania to Ohio and came with three other families, including the parents of the subject of this sketch, and six children, Samuel Roof, wife and six children, and John Houser and wife, young people. George Shirey came to Mahoning County on October 13, 1835. and settled where the in- firmary farm is now located. He cleared about 50 acres of timberland and also followed his trade for many years. His death occurred in Canfield township at an advanced age.

John Shirey, father of William D., was born December 25. 1800, in Lehigh County. Pennsylvania, and died in April. 1879. He learned the cooper's trade from his father and was married in Pennsylvania to Maria Brobst. They were the parents of II children: Jona- than, deceased: John, deceased; David, de- ceased ; Polly, deceased : Lydia, widow of Levi Shissler : Peggy, married Benjamin Berringer, both are deceased: Mary Ann, married John

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Sisco, who was killed in the Civil War: Sarah ( Mrs. Cornelius Miller ) : Susan, married James B. Moore, member of the Grand Army of the Republic; Elizabeth, married Eli Stitle : and William D., the subject of this sketch. Mrs. Shirey died in 1879.

William D. Shirey passed his early boy- hood days in Austintown township and when a lad of 11 years his father sold his farm and removed to a farm near the county infirmary, where he was reared to manhood. What little schooling he obtained was received at the old Stone Pile school on Turner street, but the greater part of his time was devoted to farm work. When quite young he learned the car- penter's trade with his brothers, working with them for eight years, when he bought an outfit for moving houses and buildings, and still fol- lows that business in connection with his farm- ing. Mr. Shirey bought his present farm in 1902 from James Mackey after selling his farm in Beaver township. He was married March 16, 1874, to Lydia Snyder, a daughter of David and Catherine ( Hollabaugh ) Snyder. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Shirey: Esther Viola, who married Benton Tressle, overseer of the Buckeye Machine Company of Salem, Ohio, and has three chil- dren. Ralph, Ornan and Leonard; and Willis Ensign, who married Anna Collar, and is en- gaged in business with his father, moving houses, buildings, etc. Mr. Shirey is a Dem- ocrat, politically, and he and family are men- bers of the Reformed Church.

5 ARRY A. ERNST, attorney at law at Youngstown, Ohio, and one of the active politicians of this section of the State, was born in Greenford, Ma- honing County, Ohio, and is a son of Jonathan and Margaret ( Crum) Ernst. The Ernst family is one of the old families of Mahoning County, having been founded by Abraham Ernst, who came to Mahoning County from Maryland in 1820 and became prominent in the county. While a resident of Maryland he had served in the War of

1812. Jonathan Ernst was born on the farm in 1827, at New Middletown. He entered the mercantile business as a boy and at the time of his death was established at North Lima. He married Margaret Crum, who was also born in Mahoning County.

Harry A. Ernst obtained his education at the Northeastern Ohio Normal School at Can- field, at Mt. Union College, Alliance, Ohio, and at Buchtel College at Akron, Ohio, and then studied law in the office of Green, Grant & Seiber at Akron. He completed his legal studies in the office of A. W. Jones and W. S. Anderson, of Youngstown, and was admitted to the bar in 1893. He entered immediately into practice at Youngstown and enjoys the distinction of not only being one of the most successful but one of the youngest attorneys here. He is a member of the Mahoning County Bar Association. Political life has also attracted him and he is a hearty worker for the Republican party.

RVING CALLAHAN, senior member of the firm of Callahan & Neff, deal- ers in grain, mill feed. hides and build- ing supplies, at Canfield, represents one of the early pioneer families of Green township. Mr. Callahan was born at Greenford, Ohio, October 26, 1853. and is a son of Lewis and Catherine ( Zook ) Callahan. John Callahan, the founder of the family in America, was married to a Miss Eleanor. whose family name has not been preserved. Born in Ireland in 1702, he emigrated to America and was a soldier in the Revolution- ary War. The children of this union were Jesse. William. James, Jeremiah and Nancy. John Callahan moved from Brownsville, Penn- sylvania, to Green township. Mahoning Coun- ty, in 1804. His son Jesse married Susan Stewart and of this union were born Thomas, Barbara, James. William, Elizabeth, Jesse. Sarah. Jeremiah and Susan. James Callahan of this family married Catherine Baker and they had the following children: Christina. John Lucy. Ann, Isaiah, Lewis ( father of the

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subject of this sketch), Mary, Mandy and Catherine.

Lewis Callahan was born in 1825, in Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood. When old enough he went to Salem, where he learned the trade of brick-making. In the fall of 1857 he came to Canfield and opened a brick-yard of his own, continuing in the business for a number of years, furnishing building material for a large number of the school-houses, churches and other buildings in the village and vicinity. Prior to his death he returned for a season to the farm, but subsequently came back to Can- field and continued to make himself useful in .his son Irving's business until his death in 1898. He married Catherine Zook, who died in 1892. They had seven children, namely : Lenora, widow of H. H. Harter, who resides at Canfield; Preston, residing at Canfield, a blacksmith; Irving, whose name begins this article; Henson, who died aged eight years; John L., residing at Canfield; Ida, who mar- ried Henry Beard and resides in Jackson town- ship; and an infant, deceased.

Irving Callahan was educated in the schools of Canfield and learned the trade of wood-worker, serving an apprenticeship of three years in the carriage shop of William Correll, his wages being $180, with no pro- vision being made for his clothing. As an in- dication of Mr. Callahan's thrift and good

management, it may be stated that when he left Mr. Correll he still had $100 of his wages left. Mr. Callahan then went into the tan- nery business with his subsequent father-in- law, April 1, 1875, under the firm name of John Sanzenbacher & Company. Later, with George Edwards, one of the company. Mr. Callahan bought Mr. Sanzenbacher's interest, the name becoming Edwards & Callahan, and he thus continued for three years, when Mr. Sanzenbacher returned to the firm, and its style became J. Sanzenbacher & Company. When Mr. Callahan decided to go into his present business he sold out his interest in the other firm. In 1900 Mr. Callahan took his nephew, C. H. Neff, into partnership and the firm began dealing in feed. Mr. Neff has re-

sided with Mr. Callahan since he was five years old and is manager of the firm, which does a large business. The firm's sheds, ware- houses and offices cover an acre of land, very conveniently located near the Erie Railroad, thus facilitating transportation. The partners divide their labors, Mr. Callahan giving his attention to dealing in hides, while Mr. Neff, besides being general manager, attends to the grain business. Three men are given employ- ment.

On May 20, 1875, Mr. Callahan was mar- ried to Rebecca Sanzenbacher, who is a daugh- ter of John Sanzenbacher. Both Mr. and Mrs. Callahan are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he united when he was 15 years of age, and in which he is steward and trustee. Mr. Callahan still owns 137 acres of valuable land on North Broad- street, a part of which is situated within the corporate limits of Canfield. His spacious res- idence, containing 10 rooms, was formerly the old Judge Newton residence, but it has been thoroughly modernized.

Cyrus H. Neff, the junior member of the firm of Callahan & Neff, was born February 28, 1881. at Canfield, and is a son of John and Hattie (Sanzenbacher) Neff. On August 20, 1903, he was married to Melva Watters, and they have one child, Marjorie. Mr. and Mrs. Neff reside in an elegant home on North Broad street, Canfield.

RANK E. PROBST, who fills an im- portant position with the Mahoning and Shenango Valley Railway and Light Company, being in charge of the collection department, with offices on East Boardman street, Youngstown, was born in this city, in 1859, and is a son of John S. Probst. The father of Mr. Probst was born in Pennsylvania and came to Youngs- town in 1854. Here he engaged in a harness and saddlery business for many years, one of the old and representative business men of his day.

Frank E. Probst went to work for his fa-

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ther after completing his schooling, but after a trial of eight years, decided to go into some other line of business. Just then he was ap- pointed deputy clerk of the courts and served for the following 13 years. From this public office he entered the employ of the Mahoning Valley Railroad, as claim agent, and he is now the efficient manager of the collection de- partment of the Mahoning and Shenango Val- ley Railway and Light Company.

In 1881 Mr. Probst was married to Clara E. Kaiser, who is a daughter of Frank J. Kaiser, who, for years, was connected with the lower mills of the Carnegie Company, but is now retired. Mr. Probst is a member of the Protected Home Circle. Since 1875 he has been a member of the Belmont avenue Metho- dist Episcopal Church and for 25 years was on its official board. Mr. Probst has been closely identified with the Young Men's Chris- tian Association, for 15 years being a trustee and has held the office of recording secre- tary for a number of years. He is a man who stands very high in the regard of his fellow- citizens.

F. JUDD, architect, at Youngstown, where he has been established in his profession since 1900, was born in 1853, at Rush, Monroe County, New York.

Mr. Judd was left an orphan at the age of 12 years and since that time has practically taken care of himself, has succeeded in a ma- terial way and has risen to a prominent place in a very exacting profession. Until he was 18 years old he worked on a farm in New York. and then learned the carpenter's trade. In the spring of 1874 he began contracting, locating at Warsaw, and was thus led into the study of architecture. He continued in business at Warsaw for 18 years, during which time he built many of the finest residences and best business blocks there. In 1879 he opened an architect's office, and in connection with contracting and building, did his own de- signing. In 1892 he moved to Conneaut,

Ohio, where he remained two years, and for the next seven years he followed his profes- sion at Buffalo. He then came to Youngs- town, where his fine architectural work speaks for itself in many handsome business blocks and residences, and in the beautiful, graceful simplicity of Grace Church. He has superin- tended in the past summer, the construction of the magnificent residences on aristocratic Park avenue, which are conceded to be the most modern and stately of all the many de- lightful homes at Youngstown. In 1873 Mr. Judd was married at Warsaw, New York, to Addie A. Collins, and they have two children, viz: Mildred, who is the wife of P. E. Lewis, of Hamburg, New York, and Ida M., who resides with her parents.

ILLIAM H. KYLE, a surviving officer of the Civil War and a sub- stantial farmer of Canfield town- ship, resides on his valuable farm of 85 acres and in connection with his wife, owns 167 acres, a part of which is traversed with valuable veins of coal. Mr. Kyle was born October 8, 1836, in Youngs- town township, Mahoning County, Ohio, on his father's farm, the place now being known as Kyle's Corner, or South Heights. His par- ents were Robert and Dinah ( Phillips) Kyle.

Joshua Kyle, the grandfather of William H., was probably born in England, and cer- tainly was one of the first settlers in Youngs- town township, making his home in the green woods when Youngstown was a mere frontier settlement of a half dozen log huts. He pros- pered probably on account of great industry, and accumulated a large body of land on which he subsequently built a substantial stone house. Both he and wife lived to old age, hav- ing reared a family of 10 children, none of whom survive. They. were: Joshua. James. Robert, William Henry Harrison, Alexander Stewart, Joseph. Anna, Jane. Hannah and Ella.

Robert Kyle, father of William H .. was born in Youngstown township, where his

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whole life was spent. He acquired a large farm adjacent to the rapidly developing town of Youngstown, and was numbered among the substantial citizens and successful farmers of the locality. He married Dinah Phillips, who died in March. 1895. She was born in Pennsylvania and accompanied her father, Eli Phillips, to Ohio, in her childhood. Robert Krle died December 21, 1889, aged 85 years. They had 10 children, namely : Eli, who went to the South in 1852, and when the Civil War broke out, was pressed into the Confederate army, where he probably died: Mary Ann, who is the widow of John M. Osborn; Cath- erine, who is the widow of Hiram Lynn; Joshua, who died August 5, 1904: William Henry Harrison; Leffard T .; Alice B., who married David S. Loveland: Amanda, who is the widow of John Emory Knox: Quincy, · who died aged three years ; and Ira M.

Until he was 15 years of age, William H. Kyle attended the district school with fair regularity, and then went to Warren, where he worked for three years with a Mr. Truesdale, learning the cabinet-making trade. 'After his return home he attended the Flint Hill School for one year and then spent a summer in the Pennsylvania oil fields, drilling near Oil City. Mr. Kyle then found employment as a car- penter at Bluffton, Ohio, where he worked steadily for two years, or up to 1862, when he entered the Federal army, enlisting under Captain Stanley, in Company I, 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a private. He remained in the army for three years and received de- served promotion to the rank of corporal, par- ticipating in many of the great battles and Mr. and Mrs. Kyle have had two children, Melvin C. and Arthur E. The former was married to Ada M. Hientzelman, September 27, 1892, and at the time of his death, Decem- ber 22, 1900, left three children, Lottie B .. William Ray and Howard H. famous marches of the war. He took part in the battles of Atlanta, Knoxville, Nashville, Resaca. Jonesburg, Georgia, and Bean Sta- tion, Tennessee. He had many narrow es- capes from death and through sickness and ex- haustion, was incapacitated for a short time. The second son, Arthur E., residing near his father and assisting on the home farm, was married October 9, 1902, to Ina L. Warrick, of Elkton. They have one child, Josephine S. He was confined for one month in the field hospital, suffering from fever. For 15 months of his term of service, Mr. Kyle was in the mounted infantry. On one occasion, while Politically Mr. Kyle is a stanch Republi- can. On several occasions he has held official out on service, he was taken sick, and was so miserable that he crawled alone into an old de- > position in the township and has served as road

serted barn. Probably the sight of his horse with empty saddle caused his companions to fear he had been killed and after a thorough search they found him in time to save his life.

After the close of the war, Mr. Kyle re- turned to his home in Youngstown township. where he worked both at his trade and on the farm for a time, and then went to Youngs- town, where he followed the carpenter's trade for nine years. On April 30, 1878, he pur- chased his first farm, of Eli Neff, subsequently buying his second farm, of Joseph Mathey. His residence property is situated about one and one-half miles east of Canfield, on the Canfield and Boardman road. The other farm is situated on the township line between Board- man and Canfield townships. Mr. Kyle has delegated the larger part of the active farm work to his son, who looks after his father's interests in a very efficient manner.

On May 16, 1867, Mr. Kyle was married to Mary H. Hill, who was born in Washing- ton County, Pennsylvania, not far from Bell- ville, September 8, 1842. Her parents were Eli and Lydia A. (Hawkins) Hill, both of whom were born in Pennsylvania and came to Youngstown township, Mahoning County. April 12, 1848. The father died in July, 1890, aged 77 years, and the mother in August, 1895, aged 78 years. They had seven chil- dren, as follows: Sarah, deceased, who mar- ried J. Simon ; Mary H .; Jerome F., who was a soldier in the Civil War; William, deceased ; Ruth, deceased, who married Julian E. Simon, also deceased; Aurelia L., who married L. M. Eckman ; and Anna N.

GERMAN LANTERMAN

MRS. SALLY ANN LANTERMAN

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supervisor and as a member of the school board. He is one of the active and deeply in- terested members of Tod Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and is a member of the com- mittee appointed to look after the indigent sol- diers of the Civil War in this locality and to provide for their widows. With his family, Mr. Kyle belongs to the Christian Church.

RS. SALLY ANN LANTER- MAN, residing on her valuable farm of 150 acres, situated in sec- tion 4. Youngstown township, is the widow of the late German Lan- terman, who was a very prominent citizen of this section. Mrs. Lanterman was born on the old Woods home farm, in Youngstown township. Mahoning County, Ohio, July 12, 1822, and is a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Berry) Woods.

With the exception of two years follow- ing her marriage, when she resided in Austin- town township. Mrs. Lanterman has spent her whole life in Youngstown township. She at- tended the district schools as they were some eighty years ago, and was reared to useful and capable young womanhood by parents who were people of substance. On February 3, 1842, she was married to German Lanterman, who was a son of Peter and Elizabeth (Logan) Lanterman, and was born in Austin- town township, Mahoning County, Ohio, Feb- ruary 6, 1814. He died on the present farm in January, 1889.

In 1844, Mr. and Mrs. Lanterman moved to the farm the latter still occupies, which then comprised 196 acres, 46 of which now form Mill Creek Park, of Youngstown. In partner- ship with his brother-in-law, Samuel Kimber- ly. German Lanterman built the historic old mill which is retained as a great attraction by the park commissioners. The erection of the mill was commenced in 1844, but three years elapsed before it was completed. The partners at the same time built the frame residence in which Mrs. Lanterman now resides. Mr. Lanterman, who was an extensive farmer and

large stock-raiser, later purchased Mr. Kim- berly's interest and the mill was successfully conducted for many years by a practical miller in Mr. Lanterman's employ.

Mr. and Mrs. Lanterman had two chil- dren, Florence and Ai John, both of whom are deceased. The daughter, born in 1843, mar- ried Col. L. T. Foster, leaving at her death two children-Una and Ina -- the younger of whom was then but two years of age. Mrs. Lanterman took her little grandchildren to rear. Una Foster married the late Hosea Si- mon, who left two children at his decease, Florence and Willard. Ina Foster married John Kennedy and they have two children, Vera and Frank, and they also reside with Mrs. Lanterman. Mrs. Simon later married (second) William Bakody and they operate a successful dairy on a part of Mrs. Lanterman's farm. Mrs. Lanterman's only son, Ai John, was born in 1844. and died December 2, 1898. He was a man widely known as an educated and able physician, having studied his profes- sion both in New York and in Germany. He never married and did not practice extensively, as he acquired gold mines in Colorado and be- came interested in their development. He died in Colorado. Although Mrs. Lanterman has been denied the companionship of her children. in her old age, she has loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as a wide circle of friends, many of whom have known her for over a half century. Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Lanterman on a neighboring page add interest to this notice.

C C. LANCE, a member of the Youngs- town Candy Company, the succes- sors to the D. L. Clark Company of that city, has been a resident of Youngstown for three years, and was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1879. He was reared and educated at Beaver Falls, that state, and at the age of 16 began work in a grocery store, where he remained until about 19 years of age. He then became a traveling salesman for the D. L. Clark Com-

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pany of Youngstown, wholesale confectioners, cigars and grocery sundries. He remained on the road for that company for about six years, when he was sent to Youngstown as manager of the branch in that city and later became a member of the firm, having been a stock holder of the company for the past five years. The firm employs five traveling salesmen who cover a radius of 100 miles out of Youngstown. Mr. Lance is a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

A LBERT J. MILLER, a leading mer- chant at Youngstown, Ohio, whose place of business is at No. 1329 Mar- ket street, has been a resident of this city for a quarter of a century. He was born at Washingtonville, Mahoning County, Ohio, June 5, 1866. He is a son of George L. Miller, who was born in Pennsyl- vania, and who, on coming to Ohio, settled in Washingtonville. During the infancy of his son Albert, George L. Miller removed to Can- field, where he was engaged in business for some years. He afterwards removed to Niles, which was his place of residence at the time of his death.

Albert J. Miller was reared and educated at Canfield. He first entered into business as a butcher and conducted a meat market at Youngstown for eight years, gradually ex- panding until now he carries on a considerable general mercantile business. He has excellent accommodations, occupying the entire first floor of a two story building, the dimensions of which are 40 by 123 feet. In addition to successfully conducting his large business, Mr. Miller takes an interest in all that particularly concerns the city, exhibiting a laudable public spirit and taking part in various movements for the general welfare. In 1892, Mr. Miller was married to Rachel Jones, who comes from Welsh ancestry. They have five children. namely : Lloyd, Allen J., Howard. Verna and Bertha. Fraternally, Mr. Miller is connected with the Woodmen of the World, the Modern Woodmen, the Maccabees and the Pathfinders.

A LFRED SMITH, one of the old and highly respected residents of Youngs- town, now living retired at his home, No. 802 Belmont avenue, has lived in this city since 1846, watching its growth from a village. He was born in 1845, in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, and is a son of John Smith, an old business man of Youngs- town. .

The father of Mr. Smith was born in Eng- land and there learned the brewing business. When he came to Youngstown, in 1846, he established the Smith Brewery, the first busi- ness of its kind started here. The capacity of his plant was small, not exceeding two barrels of brew a day, but he created a demand by the excellence of his product and gradually in- creased his facilities, until his works turned out 125 barrels a day. He died in 1870, at which time his son Albert took charge and operated the breivery until 1900, when he sold it and has been retired from business life since. Mr. Smith has twice been married. His four chil- dren, Alfred, Mary, Martha and Leslie, are of the second marriage, the mother formerly be- ing Elizabeth Williams. As one of the old settlers, Mr. Smith can recall many most in- teresting events in the growth and development of Youngstown.

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Century history of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio, and representative citizens, 20th, Part 121

Author: Sanderson, Thomas W., comp Publication date: 1907 Publisher: Chicago : Biographical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1074

Author: Sanderson, Thomas W., comp
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: Chicago : Biographical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1074