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In '1822 Richard and Mary Templin removed from Pennsylvania to Ohio, locating in what is now known as Goshen township, Mahoning county. They purchased a tract of land which Mr. Templin afterward converted into an excellent farm, for at the time it came into his possession it was in its original condition, as it came from the hand of nature. The tract com- prised one hundred acres. Richard Templin was a molder by trade, but abandoned that work to establish a home in this new country in order to get his children away from the temptations of the city, and to allow them to grow up in a new country, where they might have better advantages for securing business success. Richard Templin died in 1860, having for about four years survived his wife, who passed away in 1856.
Lewis Templin, the founder of the extensive business now owned and operated by the present firm, was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1812, and was a lad of ten years when he came over the mountains to Ohio with
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his parents. In early life he learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed for about seven years. He then turned his attention to agricultural pur- suits. He had a real fondness for nature in its various phases, and this undoubtedly led him into the department of business life in which he after- ward became so active. In 1836 he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah A. Small and to them were born eleven children, eight of whom reached years of maturity, namely : Alexander P., Lucinda, Mary, Andrew, Eliza- beth J., Richard L., Mark B. and Samuel C. The first named was a soldier in the Union army during the Civil war and was never heard from after the battle of Stone River.
In 1860 Lewis Templin turned his attention to the nursery business in Green township, conducting his new enterprise about one mile from the Erie Railroad, with Greenford as his postoffice and shipping point. At the beginning of this enterprise he had little or no experience, but an abundant courage served as an excellent supplement to the ideal which was ever promi- nent in the foreground. With the hope of his success he built up one of the largest nurseries in this part of the state, and the secret of his almost phenomenal success was his close adherence to the ideal which he has always kept before him, and which now finds exemplification in the motto "worthy of your patronage." His honesty proved an excellent foundation upon which to build a business and he was also energetic, determined and resolute. His sons were in hearty sympathy with him in the work and co-operated with him to the benefit of all. In 1876 a small greenhouse was erected and the cultivation of flowering plants soon became an interesting as well as profit- able factor of their business. Year by year this department of their enter- prise increased, and year by year another greenhouse was added, until the plant reached its splendid proportions of today. There is now one acre under glass. For several years the nursery and greenhouse business was continued, but in 1885 it was decided to discontinue handling nurserv stock, and from that time to the present the entire attention of the firm has been devoted to a careful study of the best methods of caring for and shipping plants, seeds, bulbs and small shrubbery. Their trade comes from all parts of the United States. In 1892 the entire establishment was burned to the ground and in the same year the firm removed to their present site on the line of the Erie Railroad in order to enjoy better mailing and shipping facilities. They built their own depot and called it Calla. They have twelve acres, ten of which are devoted to the cultivation of plants out of doors, while two acres are covered with buildings and greenhouses. In connection with the conduct of this important enterprise they employ fifty people and the
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relation between the company and those in their service is a most commenda- ble one. They have also furnished a reading room, which is supplied with all the standard periodicals of the day. For twenty-two years the firm has made a close study of the art of sending plants by mail to all parts of the Union, and today their mailing business probably exceeds that of any other house. In connection with the growing of plants and shrubs, the firm does all its own printing, having a fully equipped printing department. They buy their paper by the car load and issue their own catalogues, having a composing room, presses, folders, and everything belonging to a printing office. They also manufacture their own mailing boxes.
Lewis Templin was a man of remarkable determination, discrimination and persistency, and carried forward to successful completion whatever he un- dertook, brooking no obstacles that could be overcome by honorable effort. His sons have followed in his footsteps, and the firm has thus maintained this splendid record. In public service Mr. Templin was also loyal and energetic. He served as one of the commissioners of Mahoning county from 1873 until 1878 and discharged his duties with fidelity. He belonged to the Christian church and was strongly attached to the denomination, doing everything in his power to promote its growth and extend its influence. His Christian spirit permeated every act of his life, and few men have ever more closely followed the golden rule. The death of this upright and honorable man occurred on the 9th of May, 1898, but he left to his family the priceless heritage of an untarnished name, to his friends an example well worthy of emulation, and to his city and county the record of patriotic devotion to all that pertained to the general good.
The firm of L. Templin & Sons was at first composed of the father and his three sons, Richard L., Mark B., and Samuel C. In 1900, however, the last named sold his interest and was succeeded by Wilbur W. Templin, a son of Richard Templin, and he is now connected with his father and his uncle. Out of respect to the founder of the establishment, and also because the house had become so well known under that name, the style of L. Templin & Sons has been retained unchanged. The present partners have largely extended their business. Their mail in catalogues alone amounts to fifty tons per season, and they send through the postoffice a proportionate amount of seeds and plants. The postoffice at Calla was established there through their efforts, and is the second in size in the county when the amount of mail matter which passes through it is considered.
Richard L. Templin, who is now the senior member of the firm, was born in September, 1853, and was united in marriage to Miss Mary E.
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Shaefer. They have had four children: Wilbur W., who is the junior member of the firm and attends to the correspondence; Mrs. M. Crocket ; Edna, and Purl. Mark B. Templin, who has supervision of the mechanical part of the establishment, including the printing room, seems to possess much natural mechanical ability and ingenuity. He was born in 1856 and was mar- ried in 1878 to Miss Alice Cook, by whom he had four children, but only two, Ethel M. and John L., are now living. Wilbur W. Templin, the junior member of the firm, is a wide-awake, enterprising young man, who was graduated at Hiram College, after which he served one and one-half years as assistant state secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at Dayton, Ohio, and is now proving an active and helpful factor in the conduct of the extensive business of the firm of L. Templin & Sons.
N. H. CHANEY, A. M., Ph. D.
In the educational circles in Ohio, Dr. N. H. Chaney has gained pres- tige, occupying an enviable position in the ranks of the profession in this state. It is a widely acknowledged fact that the most important work to which a man can direct his energies is that of teaching, whether it be from the pulpit, from the lecture platform or from the schoolroom. Its primary object is ever the same,-the development of one's latent powers that the duties of life may be bravely met and well performed. To the labor of in- structing the young Dr. Cheney devotes his time, energies and thought, and his labors have had far-reaching effect not only in the dissemination of the knowledge gleaned from books but also in the establishment of principles of growth and of mental concentration which will have effect upon the life of the student after leaving the schoolroom. In 1902 he accepted the posi- tion of superintendent of the schools of Youngstown, and already the edu- cational system of this city has felt the stimulus of his efforts and has been advanced to a higher standard.
Dr. Chaney is a native of Highland county, Ohio, born on the 4th of March, 1856, a son of John A. and Mary C. (Holmes) Chaney. His father was born in Pennsylvania, March 7. 1825; and the grandfather was James Chaney. who died in Highland county, Ohio, in middle age. The family is of Scotch-Irish lineage. The Doctor's father was but a boy when his par- ents took up their abode in Highland county, where he was reared to man- hood and then took up farming as a life work, following agricultural pur- suits throughout his entire business career. He passed away April 21, 1880. His wife was born in New Jersey in 1832, and with her parents came across the mountains to Ohio in her girlhood days, the family settling in Fayette
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county, Ohio. She still survives her husband and now resides in New Vienna, Clinton county.
Dr. Chaney is the third in order of birth in a family of four living children, and like the others of the household he attended the common schools of Highland county in his youth. At the age of seventeen he began teaching school and was thus engaged until twenty years of age, when desiring to add to the knowledge he had already gained, he entered Wilmington College, in Clinton county, Ohio, from which institution he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1880; three years later, in the spring of 1883, he received the degree of Master of Arts from his alma mater, after three years of advanced critical study of the German language and literature. He then entered upon a careful and extensive study of English literature and speculative philosophy in the Ohio Wesleyan University, which conferred upon him the Master of Arts degree in 1892, for the work which he had done in the former branch, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1893 for his attainments in the latter branch.
Dr. Chaney believes that education is a matter of a life time, and his extensive reading and investigation are continually broadening a mind whose possessions have already reached the classification of the scholarly. He has studied to a considerable extent in the University of Chicago and he holds a life state certificate in Ohio. As an educator he has attained distinction as a recognition of his superior ability, and under his guidance several schools of Ohio have made rapid, satisfactory and practical advancement. After completing his first course in Wilmington College he became superin- tendent of the schools of Clarksville, where he remained until 1884. From 1885 until January, 1887, he was superintendent of the schools of Blanchester, Ohio, and from January until June, 1887, was principal of the high school at Washington Court House. He was then advanced to the superintendency of the schools of that city, where he remained until 1898, covering a period of eleven years. He then accepted the superintendency of the schools of Chillicothe, continuing there until he secured his present position, coming to Youngstown in 1902.
Dr. Chaney makes a close and thorough study of his work, its needs. its conditions and its possibilities, and he bases all of his labors upon thor- oughly practical methods. He has taken as his motto: "First a man, then a scholar," and he has made it his aim to develop in the pupils character that shall form the basis of upright manhood and womanhood. He be- lieves with Sydney Smith that "the real object of education is to give children resources that will endure as long as life endures ; habits that time will ameli-
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orate, not destroy; occupation that will render sickness tolerable, solitude pleasant, age venerable, life more dignified and useful, and death less ter- rible." Dr. Chaney is a fine scholar, a superior teacher, a close organizer and a fair minded but firm executive. He inspires teachers and pupils with his own zeal and interest in the work, and he makes, as far as possible, a study of each pupil, insisting that his individuality shall be preserved and his latent powers of selfhood shall be developed.
In 1880 Dr. Chaney was united in marriage to Miss Anna Roush, of Sabina, Ohio, and they now have three daughters, Bertha, Opal and Emma. The Doctor gives his political support to the Republican party and keeps well informed on the great problems affecting the nation's welfare. Fra- ternally he is a Mason, having been raised in the lodge at Clarksville, Ohio, in 1883. The following year he took the chapter degrees and in 1884 he also became a Knight Templar in Hillsboro Commandery. He is likewise an Odd Fellow, having become a member of that order in Washington Court House. He and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, and he has labored effectively and earnestly for the moral as well as the intellectual development of the race. He realizes that the intellectual and moral natures are so closely allied that it is impossible to instruct the one without in a meas- ure influencing the other, and certainly the best results are accomplished when the work goes hand in hand. He has therefore endeavored to create an atmosphere of justice, of truth and of honor not only in the schoolroom but upon the campus, and the good influence of such a course is immeasurable. That Dr. Chaney is a man of broad intelligence and genuine public spirit, has been shadowed forth between the lines of this review. Strong in his individuality, he never lacks the courage of his convictions,-the dominating elements in his individuality being a lively human sympathy and an abiding charity, which taken in connection with the sterling integrity and honor of his character, have naturally gained for him the respect and confidence of men.
C. M. SHAFFER.
Charles Melville Shaffer, now prominent in Youngstown, Ohio, as a member of the McElroy Company, early became interested in the printing and publishing business. Beginning his business career in learning the printer's trade, Mr. Shaffer's ability and enterprise soon sought an outlet in a channel offering wider possibilities, and he accordingly became ambitious to become an editor. The desire with him was but father of the achievement, and for many years he played a prominent part in the molding of the thought of Youngstown.
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He came to Youngstown when one year old, having been born in Poland, Ohio, in 1861. He spent his boyhood days in Youngstown; was there edu- cated and learned the printer's trade in the office of The Vindicator. Here he continued for some time and by his energy and ability rose to be its editor in 1887. This position he filled for about one year, leaving to accept a position as advertising manager for The Telegram, which position he filled for about two years. He then started the Sunday Morning News, which he ably conducted until 1899, when he sold out and went into the furniture business, his present occupation, in which he has since been successfully engaged.
In 1886 at Jamestown, New York, he was joined in marriage to Minnie F. Black, daughter of W. C. Black of that place, and one son, Carl F. Shaffer, came to bless their union. Mr. Shaffer is an ardent member of the Republican party and in his connection with the various papers of Youngs- town did much to advance its interests. His articles were always pithy and able and did much to promote the popularity of these publications as well as to support the cause he advocated. He is a charter member of the Elks and is highly esteemed by that organization. He has no church affiliation, but has been ever ready to espouse all measures for the improvement of the community and the betterment of mankind.
The father of Mr. Shaffer was Andrew Shaffer, who was born in Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania, in 1817, and died at the ripe age of eighty years, in 1897. He was a successful photographer and was also township clerk of Youngstown township at one time, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him in his professional and private life. Mr. Shaffer's mother was Nancy Caldwell and she was the mother of four children, two of whom are now living, O. P. Shaffer, the present postmaster at Youngstown, and the subject of this narrative.
WILLIAM McCLURG.
James McClurg, an Irishman, was born in that country, and after his marriage he came to America and took up his residence in Mahoning county. Ohio. His first wife, who became the mother of six sons and two daughters. died in the town of Poland, and he then married a Mrs. Jordan, who was mother of children by her first union, and who bore him one daughter. mak- ing him the father of nine children in all. He passed away in July of 1849 at Boardman, where his wife also died, and of all his children none are at present living.
One of these children was born in 1800 and received the name of William. He grew up to be one of the strong sons of eastern Ohio and was noted for
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his ability as a hard, earnest worker. He found a noble helpmate in the young lady he chose for his wife, Elizabeth Campbell, who was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania; to her latest day she remembered how she had ridden on horseback behind her mother when with the rest of the family she came to take up her residence in the new country of Ohio, the other members of the household making the trip in a covered wagon drawn by four horses ; they were what might be termed well-to-do people and brought with them about sixty head of live stock. After their marriage this couple settled on a hundred acres of heavily timbered land in Boardman township, paying six dollars an acre for it, and he was for a number of years engaged in the work of clearing sixty acres. He and his wife are both Presbyterians, and from their union, which took place about 1824, there were born five children : James, the oldest, born in 1824, died at the age of fifteen years; the next in order of birth was Mary; then William; Margaret; and Julia, who became the wife of Isaac Williamson and died in 1893, leaving three children. The father of this family died when about fifty years of age.
The worthy people sketched in the preceding paragraph came to Mahon- ing county when public highroads were unknown and blazed trees guided the traveler, and Indian trails led from settlement to settlement. It is eighty- two years ago that William McClurg, Sr., erected a rough log house on his property, with the customary mud and stick chimney and other scant com- forts, and on December 18, 1827, a son, William, was born in this house, a place that he will never forget as the scene of all his childhood days. At the age of ten his father erected the dwelling in which he now makes his home, and here he grew to manhood, alternating between the school and the hard labor of the farm. He has followed the occupation of farming all his life, and at the present time owns fifty-four acres of cultivated land.
On February 8, 1871, Mr. McClurg married Elizabeth Caldwell, who was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, February 10, 1845; her parents, Samuel and Martha (Chambers) Caldwell, were farmers and lived and died in Pennsylvania, the former passing away in 1864, while the latter died at the age of twenty-five, having become the mother of only one child, the daughter Elizabeth. Lottie McClurg, the first born of this union, is now a young lady and resides at home with her parents. James has taken up the pursuit of farming and is now his father's right-hand man, relieving him of the responsibility which he so well upheld for many years. Mr. McClurg is now past seventy-five, but looks to be much younger, so easily have the cares of life sat upon him. He has been devoted to the interests of the Republican party throughout his voting years, and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church.
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LEWIS S. CRUM.
Intimately concerned in a line of industry which has important bearing on the progress and stable prosperity of any section or communtiy,-the agency which implies operations in the way of real estate transactions and the negotiating of financial loans upon approved realty-the subject of this review occupies a distinctively representative place among the business men of the city of Youngstown, and for this reason, as well as on account of the fact that he is a representative of one of the pioneer families of Mahoning county, of which he is a native son, it is but consistent that he be accorded due recognition within the pages of this volume.
Mr. Crum was born on the homestead farm in Youngstown township, Mahoning county, on February 1, 1864, being a son of John W. Crum, who is one of the successful and honored farmers of this county, where he like- wise was born and reared, the family name having been long identified with the annals of the Buckeye state. Our subject grew up under the sturdy and invigorating discipline of the farm, early beginning to lend his assistance in its work, and his educational discipline was received in the excellent public schools of this county. He continued his studies until he had attained the age of eighteen years, when he became eligible for pedagogic duties, putting his scholastic attainments to practical test by engaging in the work of teaching, to which he successfully devoted his attention for a period of six years in Mahoning and Trumbull counties. He then came to Youngstown and took the position of bookkeeper in the office of John Miller, proprietor of a local foundry, and this incumbency he retained about four years, when the concern was sold to a stock company, which was duly incorporated as the Youngs- town Foundry and Machine Company, Mr. Crum being advanced to the responsible position of treasurer of the new corporation. At the expiration of two years he withdrew from this office and engaged in the real estate business in Youngstown, while in 1900 the firm of L. S. Crum & Company was formed for the prosecution of the constantly increasing business, of which our subject has the general charge and supervision. Most desirable invest- ments are at all times represented on the books of the firm, both in improved and unimproved city property and farm lands in various sections of the state, while a department of financial loans is also maintained, reasonable terms being given and the securities involved being on real estate basis; the firm also gives attention to the handling of properties for rent, and Mr. Crum has shown marked discrimination in his operations and has conducted the business in harmony with the highest principles of integrity and fairness, so that he has not only gained uniform confidence and esteem but has also insured the constant growth of his enterprise.
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He is progressive and public-spirited in his attitude, and his political support is given uncompromisingly to the Prohibition party, of whose cause he is a staunch advocate. His religious faith is that of the Christian church, of which Mrs. Crum also is a member, while fraternally he is identified with the Knights of the Golden Eagle. In addition to his real estate business Mr. Crum has other interests of importance, being president of the Mahoning Gum Company and a member of the directorate of the Mineral Ridge Manu- facturing Company at Mineral Ridge, Trumbull county.
In Austintown township, this county, on the 25th of August, 1887, Mr. Crum was united in marriage to Miss Ella Phillips, who was born in this county, where her father, Isaac W. Phillips, is a successful and prominent farmer, and of this union three daughters have been born: Gertrude E., Ada J. and Lora S. They represent the fourth generation of the family to claim Ohio as the place of nativity, since Nicholas Crum, the grand- father of our subject, was born in this state, whither his parents emigrated from Pennsylvania in the early pioneer epoch.
EDWARD HOLBEN.
Edward Holben, of Calla, Green township, is a prominent and energetic farmer of Mahoning county, who owns and operates one hundred acres of choice land, on which he raises excellent crops. He is a native of Pennsyl- vania, his birth having occurred in Armstrong county in 1859. His parents. Aaron and Catherine (Neese) Holben, are also natives of the Keystone state, where they still reside. In the county of his nativity Edward Holben was reared, and early became familiar with agricultural pursuits, for he assisted his father in the labor of the fields from his youth until he started out in life on his own account. In 1881 he came to Ohio, locating near Calla, where he has since followed farming on his own account.
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