Century history of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio, and representative citizens, 20th, Part 87

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

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In September, 1864. Dr. Truesdale was married to Amelia McCreary, who is a daugh- ter of William and Mary McCreary of Law- rence County. Pennsylvania. Two children were born to them. Harry and William J., the former of whom died in infancy. William

J. Truesdale, whose lamented death occurred May 25, 1895, when but 25 years of age, was a graduate of the Western Reserve Medical College, and was practicing with his father. He was a young man of brilliant parts and attractive personality. The family has be- longed to the Presbyterian Church from far back.

R e ALPH URMSON, a representative citizen of Smith township, whose farm of 98 acres is valuable coal land, has been identified with coal mining ever since he has settled on this place. Mr. Urmson was born May I, 1840, in Brooke County, West Virginia, and is a son of Ralph and Nancy ( Platt) Urmson.

The parents of Mr. Urmson were born in Lancastershire, England, and they came to America, with their three children, in 1830, settling in Brooke County, West Virginia. The father there engaged in the coal industry for a time and then moved with his family to Sharon, Pennsylvania, and subsequently some years, was superintendent of a coal bank near Youngstown, Ohio. Both he and wife died at Clarksville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Their surviving children are: Mrs. Hannah Powers, residing in Iowa; Mrs. Mary Elliott, residing in Iowa ; Sarah, Mrs. Amos Loveland, residing in Canfield township, Mahoning County : Mrs. Nancy Thompson, residing at Youngstown; Abigail, Mrs. Dennis Ferguson, residing in Mercer County, Pennsylvania; George W. and William, both residing in Mercer County ; and Ralph, residing in Smith township.

Ralph Urmson was a child when his par- ents lived at Sharon, for a short period, and later he accompanied the family when his fa- ther settled on a farm in Mercer County, where the latter also superintended a coal bank. When 12 years old the family removed to Youngstown township, Mahoning County, where he completed his schooling and grew to man's estate. After his marriage he moved to Clarksville, Pennsylvania, but remained for

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a short time only, returning to Mahoning County and locating in Goshen township. Mr. U'rmson remained there for a number of years and then came to his present farm in Smith township. This land has proved to be of great value on account of the wide vein of coal underlying it, from which is obtained nut, lump and slack coal, of the best grade in each kind that is found in any Ohio field. Mr. U'rmson has been mining it ever since he lo- cated here and sells at Alliance, Sebring and Beloit.

On December 24, 1861, Mr. Urmson was married to Eliza J. Everhart, who was born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of George Everhart, formerly a well known citizen of that locality. Mr. and Mrs. U'rmson have had six children, namely: Mrs. Olive Thompson, residing at Beloit ; Amelia, wife of Epie Hockenberry, residing at Beloit ; Abigail, deceased; Herschel L., residing at Beloit; Franklin, residing in Smith township and Galileo, also residing in Smith township.

Politically Mr. Urmson is a Republican. Although he is now a man of large capital, he has been the architect of his own fortunes and can attribute a large measure of his suc- cess to his own industry. He is a man of social instincts and has a wide circle of warm friends. Although a man of business and closely attentive to the same, he greatly en- joys a quiet game of checkers as a recreation, and in his community has gained a reputation for expertness in this innocent amusement.

RANK L. OESCH, city solicitor for Youngstown, Ohio, and a well known member of the Mahoning County bar. was born in 1870, in Co- lumbiana County, Ohio, a member of one of the old families of this section.

Mr. Oesch was graduated at Mount Un- ion College in 1893 and then taught school for some nine years, utilizing his vacations to ad- vance his knowledge of the principles of law and thus completed his law course. He was admitted to the bar in 1897, and entered into

practice in association with the firm of Moore & Kistler, continuing with them until 1901, when the firm became Kistler & Oesch.

Ever since attaining manhood. Mr. Oesch has taken a lively interest in politics, voting with the Republican party, and in the fall of 1935 he was elected city solicitor of Youngs- town. His administration of the office has been eminently satisfactory. Mr. Oesch is a member of the Mahoning County Bar Asso- ciation. He is more or less prominent in a number of fraternal organizations, being a Chapter Mason, an Odd Fellow and a Knight of Pythias. He was reared in the faith of the Reformed Church.

J OSEPH LIPPIATT, the senior mem- ber of the firm of Lippiatt & Sons, is a prominent and substantial citizen of Green township, who is engaged in farming and also in coal mining at Millville. He was born in the parish of Dun- kerton, Somersetshire. England. Septem- ber 16, 1844, and is a son of Jacob and Han- nah (Richardson) Lippiatt. The Lippiatt family is an ancient one in England and can trace a clear ancestral line back 400 years. The parents of Mr. Lippiatt resided through life in Somersetshire, where the father was concerned in the coal industry.

Joseph Lippiatt was only nine years old when he began work in the coal mines of his native shire, but later he engaged in news- paper work, eventually owning and operating his own publication, selling out before he came to America, in the summer of 1891. For a short time he was located at Salem, Ohio, but in 1892, accompanied by his family, he came to Millville, where he and sons have become identified both with the coal industry and agri- cultural development.

On March 28. 1865 in England, Mr. Lip- piatt was married to Caroline Ashman, who was also born in Somersetshire, England. De- cember 23. 1846, and is a daughter of Wil- liam and Elizabeth ( Plummer) Ashman. The seven survivors of the children born to this

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marriage are : Kate, who married Isaac Ford, residing in County Durham, England; Her- bert, residing near Denver, Colorado: Ara C .. who married John Howells, residing at Mill- ville ; Gerald A., residing near Denver ; Jacob R., William A. and Gilbert J., all residing at Millville, associated with her father in busi- ness.

Mr. and Mrs. Lippiatt united with the Primitive Methodist Church in England. where he served as class leader, steward and superintendent of the Sunday school. In his po- litical sentiments Mr. Lippiatt is in sympathy with the Republican party. He is a man of practical ideas, level-headed in business and frank in his intercourse with those he meets socially or otherwise.

OLOMON LIPP, residing on his home farm of 51 acres of very valuable land, which is situated in section 20, Springfield township, owns also the old John Metzler place, in section 19. which contains about 84 acres, and on both properties he carries on general farming. Mr. Lipp was born September 26. 1850. in Unity township, Columbiana County, Ohio, and is a son of Philip Adam and Elizabeth ( Treiber) Lipp.

The father of Mr. Lipp was born in Fells- bach, Wittenberg, Germany, in 1816, and died in Columbiana County, May 29, 1883. He was about 16 years of age when he accom- panied his parents. Gottlieb and Argitha ( Hite) Lipp, to America. They settled first near New Middletown, but later moved to where Cowden Beight now lives, from which farm they moved on the old Marks place and from there to Unity township. Columbiana County, where the grandparents died. Philip Adam Lipp married Elizabeth Treiber, who was born October 11, 1822, in Staden, Witten- berg, Germany, and was a daughter of Got- freid Treiber, who came to America in 1832. The children born to Philip Adam and Eliza- beth Lipp were the following: John F., born

January 2, 1844, who lives in Unity township; Paulina, residing in Unity township, who mar- ried Reuben Yerian; Noah, residing at Youngstown, who was born May 31. 1848; Solomon ; David B., born January 15. 1853, who resides at Malta, Illinois; Ezra, born March 3, 1855: Anna Dora, residing in Springfield township, with her brother Aaron, was born September 7. 1857; and Aaron, re- siding near Petersburg, who was born June 23, 1860.

Solomon Lipp attended school in Unity township, through his boyhocd and has al- ways followed farming as his occupation. When he was 16 years of age he hired his services to the neighboring farmers during the summers and worked at home during the win- ters and later took charge of the home place, which he farmed for his father for three years, then. after a lapse of two years, farmed the home place another year for his father, and in 1880 he bought his own home place of 51 acres, from George Uebele, his father-in-law. That in far back times this farm was the abode of Indians there is little doubt, as each year Mr. Lipp's modern plow turns up the rich soil, bringing to light relics of either Indian set- tlement or battle field. He has an interesting collection of arrow heads, skinning knives and other implements known to have been used by the aborigines. On January 1, 1880, Mr. Lipp was married to Fredericka Uebele, who was born on what is now the George Uebele place, and is a daughter of John George and Mary Elizabeth Uebele. They have had three children, namely: Nettie Elizabeth, who was born February 14, 1882, died December I. 1894, aged 12 years, her death being a great blow to her parents: Harvey Elmer, who was born September 22. 1887: and Paul Philip. who was born March 18, 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Lipp are members of and give liberal support to the old Evangelical Lutheran Church. In politics he is a stanch Democrat, but has never found time to serve in any office except that of school director, and has done that as a pub- lic duty. He is one of Springfield township's representative citizens.

WALLACE K. HUGHES, M. D.

MRS. MARTHA S. HUGHES

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ALLACE K. HUGHES, M. D .. who is engaged in the practice of medicine at Berlin Center, is one of the surviving professional men who saw long and hard service in the Civil War. Dr. Hughes is well known in this village, for he was born July 18, 1835. and is a son of Dr. James Williams and Paul- ina Snowden ( Brooke ) Hughes.

The father of Dr. Hughes was one of the pioneer physicians of this section of Mahon- ing County. Married February 20, 1834. he and his wife reared children as follows: Wal- lace K., born July 18. 1835 ; Adeline Virginia, born April 2, 1838: Elizabeth Hester, born August 23. 1840, and James Brooke, born January 5, 1846.

Wallace K. Hughes attended the local schools in boyhood and began the study of medicine with his father. Subsequently en- tering the Cleveland Medical College, he was graduated from that institution in 1859, and began practice in association with his father at Berlin Center. In the fall of 1862 he was appointed assistant surgeon of the 38th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which he started to join at Nashville, Tennessee, but owing to ob- structions on the railroad between Louisville and Nashville, he was unable to do so, and instead reported to General Wright, at Cov- ington, Kentucky, where he was placed on detached duty. During the five months he was stationed at this point he organized what was named the Greenup Hospital, located at the corner of Greenup and Front streets, Coving- ton, Kentucky. From here he was transferred to Camp Dennison, but the situation caused his health to fail and three months later he resigned, and returned home in the spring of 1863. In the following fall, however, he re- turned to the service and was appointed as- sistant surgeon of the 12th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, later being made surgeon of the same regiment. and he served in this position until the close of the war. being mustered out No- vember 25, 1865. He was a member of the command that captured Salisbury Prison, and was with the force under General Stoneman that followed and captured Jefferson Davis.

U'pon the discharge of the 12th Ohio Regi- ment at Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Hughes was honored by having some 30 or 35 officers of the regiment present him with a handsome sword, encased in a gold scabbard, as a mark of their appreciation of his services and of their regard for him as surgeon and as comrade. The Doctor values this token of bygone days far above anything in his possession. He has a souvenir of the battle of Mount Sterling, Kentucky, in the shape of a tattered green scarf, given him by the woman whose home he turned into a field hospital, which he used as a sash to distinguish him as a surgeon. After his return from the army Dr. Hughes resumed practice with his father until 1870. Dr. Hughes is a valued, member of Asher Kirk- bride Post, No. 600, G. A. R., which was or- ganized through the efforts of the late Mrs. Hughes.

On May 21, 1863, Dr. Hughes was mar- ried to Martha F. Smith, who was born in Berlin township. Mahoning County, Ohio, November 22, 1834. a daughter of Dr. and Louisa Smith. This estimable lady, who was beloved by all who knew her and honored by every old soldier of this section, died in 1890.

He has been in the active work of his pro- fession for 49 years. He is a member of Dia- mond Lodge, No. 136. K. of P., at Palmyra, Portage County, and of Perry Lodge, No. 185, F. & A. M., at Salem, Ohio. A portrait of the Doctor is presented herewith.

P YATT W. HUBLER, who has been city clerk of Youngstown, Ohio, since 1903, was born in this city in 1866, son of Abraham Hubler. He is a grandson of Moses Hubler, who was a native of Pennsylvania and one of the earliest settlers of Mahoning County. Abra- ham Hubler, father of Pyatt W., was born in 1834, in Mahoning County, Ohio, and was for many years one of the leading insurance, real estate, and loan men of Youngstown. He also took some part in public affairs, serving several terms on the city's board of health.

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Pyatt W. Hubler was reared and educated in Youngstown, and early in life engaged in the fire insurance business in his native city. He was also engaged in the fire insurance, real estate and loan business with his father for about fifteen years, subsequently entering the internal revenue office, where he remained employed for about eight years. In 1898 he enlisted in Company H, 5th Ohio Regiment, for service in the Spanish-American War, and was in camp at Tampa, Florida, and later at Fernandina. He was mustered out of service at Cleveland, Ohio, November 5, 1898, and shortly afterwards became assistant to the city clerk under Mr. Davies. On the reorganiza- tion under the new code, he was elected city clerk by the city council, and was subsequently reelected for the second term. Mr. Hubler be- belongs to the order of the Knights of Pyth- ias, and was a member of the Spanish-Ameri- can War Veterans.

ILLIAM HOWARD WELKER, a highly esteemed citizen and repre- sentative agriculturist of Spring- field township, resides on his well- improved farm of 114 acres, which is situated in section 13. Mr. Welker was born on the state line, in North Beaver township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, October 26, 1848, and is a son of David and Elizabeth ( Davis) Welker, and a grandson of Philip and Kate (Shoemaker) Welker.

Philip Welker came across the mountains of Pennsylvania to Ohio and located in Spring- field township, on a farm in section 13. now owned by William Howard Welker, his grand- son, and adjoining the latter's home farm on the southwest. Philip Welker lived on that property until his death, when aged 80 years. Of his children, the following reached matur- ity: Peter: Jacob, residing at Kansas City. Missouri; John; William: David: George; Apeline, residing on the state line in Springfield township, who is the widow of Jacob Fosnot ; and Rebecca, who is the widow of Barnum Pitts.

David Welker, father of William H., was born on the old home farm, October 12, 18II, and there grew to manhood. For a brief per- iod he lived in Lawrence County, Pennsylva- nia, just across the line from the home place, but returned when William H. was less than one year old. He was a carpenter by trade and built the house and barn on the old place, on which he resided the rest of his life, his death occurring August 15, 1894. He mar- ried Elizabeth Davis, who was born February 4, 1822, and died March 18, 1898. She was born on the same farm as was her son, Wil- liam H., on which her father had settled in pioneer times. David and Elizabeth Welker had three children: William Howard; Perry W., residing at Alliance, where he is a prac- ticing physician, was born December 22, 1852; and Amelia J., who died September 6, 1896. The latter was born January 30, 1861, and married Frank Z. Sherer.

William Howard Welker was reared on the old home farm and was educated in the neighboring schools. He remained on the homestead until 1872, when he purchased 51 acres of his present land, on which he built a substantial two-story house and good barn, and has carried on general farming and stock- raising here ever since. The old home place was owned by his brother and sister for some years after the father's death, but in the course of time it came into the possession of William Howard, by purchase. Mr. Welker takes a great deal of pride in his farming operations and devotes the main part of his attention to them.

On December 10, 1874, Mr. Welker was married to Emma Martin, who was born in North Beaver township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, about one mile from the present home. She is a daughter of Samuel and Eliz- abeth ( Emery) Martin, and a granddaughter of Hugh Martin, who came from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania to Lawrence County, and was a native of Ireland. Samuel Martin was born April 27, 1812, and died at his home in Lawrence County. December 5, 1889. The mother of Mrs. Welker was born October 15,

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1816, and died November 30, 1886. She was a daughter of William Emery, who owned a farm adjoining that of the Martins. Samuel and Elizabeth Emery had the following chil- dren: Elizabeth, residing at New Castle, Pennsylvania, who is the wife of Jesse Cor- nelius ; James, who died at Mt. Jackson, Penn- sylvania, in middle life; Mrs. Mary Dunnon, who died in the same year as her mother and brother ; Clark, deceased, who formerly re- sided in Missouri; Emma; Albert R., residing at Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania; Wesley, re- siding at Aberdeen, Washington; and Perry, residing at Youngstown.

Mr. and Mrs. Welker have six children, as follows: William Curtis, residing at New Castle, Pennsylvania, was born September 3, 1875. married Margaret Livingstone, July 3, 1900, and they have one son, William How- ard; Perry Howard, who was born November 1, 1876; David Clyde, residing at Los Angeles, California, was born November 23, 1880; Ruby Jane, who was born July 9, 1884; Mau- rice Eugene, who was born August 3, 1886; and Elizabeth Marie, who was born August 2, 1888.

Mr. Welker has always been an active citi- zen, interested in all that concerns the pros- perity of his locality. In politics he is a Re- publican, but he has never accepted any office except that of school director. With his fam- ily he belongs to the Westfield Presbyterian Church.

ILLIAM A. MORRISON, M. D., the oldest physician and surgeon, in point of service, at Struthers, is one of the leading citizens, being also president of the village coun- cil and a director of the Struthers Savings and Banking Company. He was born in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, February 14. 1857, and is a son of James F. and Anna ( Mehard) Morrison.

Dr. Morrison assisted his father in his general store in the village of Wittenburg. during his boyhood, while attending school. first in the district and later in the local acad-

emy, going from the latter to the Washington and Jefferson University, where he was grad- tiated in the class of 1879. Having decided upon the profession of medicine. he then entered a medical college which was a branch of the Western Reserve University at Cleve- land, where he was graduated in the spring of 1881. He came directly to Struthers and en- tered upon his professional duties which he has continued to perform until the present. He has always been a progressive and enter- prising as well as public-spirited citizen. For some years after locating here he operated a drug store in connection with his practice and was appointed postmaster and served as such during the administration of President Har- rison.

In 1881 Dr. Morrison was married to Mary E. Hazen, who was born at North Sewickly, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. They have two children, Gertrude and Homer. The former married Dr. Charles E. Spring, a ris- ing young physician of Struthers, who is a graduate of the Cleveland Medical College. They have one daughter, Mary Ellen. Homer is a student in the Struthers schools.

Dr. Morrison is a member of the Knights. of Pythias and is a 32nd degree Mason.

m ICHAEL DURR, formerly one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens of Green town- ship, where he died September 6, 1906, was born in Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio, January 8, 1831. and was a son of Michael and Elizabeth (Snyder) Durr.

The father of the late Michael Durr was born in Maryland. In 1804 he came to Ma- honing County, accompanied by his two sis- ters, and they settled in Green township on the farm of 133 3-5 acres, on which his son Michael died, and which is still owned by his family. The green woods then covered all this land. many Indians still remained in this section of country, and game was abund- ant. The two sisters of Mr. Durr lived in the

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wagon which had carried them and their ef- fects from Maryland, until the brother could put up a log house, in which they subsequent- ly resided until it was replaced by a substan- tial frame one. Michael Durr. the elder. mar- ried Elizabeth Snyder, who belonged to a pio- neer family of Mahoning County. Of their children, two survive. namely: George M .. a nonogenarian. residing in Green township. and David, a septuagenarian, living in Goshen township.

The late Michael Durr was reared in Green township and during boyhood attended the district schools. He devoted his attention industriously to farming and stock-raising, and left a valuable property to his widow and children he was a man of honest purpose and won the respect and esteem of his fellow- citizens. On May 18, 1865. he was married to Mary A. Crowl, who was born in Green township, Mahoning County. Ohio. August 17. 1848, and is a daughter of Emanuel and Polly ( Lynn) Crowl. Her father was also a native of Green township and was a son of John Crowl, who was one of the pioneers of this section. The mother of Mrs. Durr was born in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

Mr. and Mrs. Durr had four children, as follows: Samuel A .. residing in Green town- ship: Lulu R., who married Gideon Klinge- man, residing in Milton township: Charles L., (leceased; and Bert E., who resides with his mother. He was married June 1, 1907. to Jennie Mae Carrier, of Deerfield township. Portage County, Ohio, a daughter of Jacob and Jennett ( Young ) Carrier. Jacob Carrier was a native of Wisconsin and his wife was born in Scotland. He came to America at the age of 12 years and moved into Ohio some thirty years ago.

In politics Michael Durr was a Democrat and he served as assessor of Green township. He was a good farmer, one who took pride in improving and tilling his land, a representative citizen, who performed every public duty to which his attention was called, and he was also a kind husband and father, and a helpful neighbor.

D AVID HEINSELMAN, president of the board of public service. at Youngstown, an office he has held almost continuously since May, 1903, is one of the reliable and representa- tive men of the city. He was born in 1858, in Trumbull County, Ohio, but has been a resi- (lent of Youngstown since he was nine years old

At an unusually early age Mr. Heinsel- man became a workman in the rolling mill. where he continued for six months, afterwards resuming his studies in the public schools, and later taking a course in bookkeeping with Miller & Noble. He was 'then a clerk in the grocery store of Harry H. Hall for several years, subsequently returned to rolling mill work, and for a year was in the employ of Daniel Reeble. After another season in the grocery line. Mr. Heinselman worked for Cartright, McCurdy & Co., in the rolling mills, and from there went to railroading, accepting a fireman's position on what is now the Erie Railroad. Here he remained for six years, being promoted at the end of that time to the position of engineer. He continued in rail- road work for about 23 years. From 1894 until 1898 he was a member of the city coun- cil. being elected from the Sixth Ward, and for one year he was president of the council. In 1903 he became a member of the board of public service. Thus step by step, through his own industry, energy and perseverance, Mr. Heinselman has climbed to an important posi- tion in city affairs, has attained prominence os a railroad man of reliability, and has won the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens.

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Century history of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio, and representative citizens, 20th, Part 87

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