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Christ Mauser is a native of Bardenbach, Germany, where he was born on the 21st of February, 1847, coming of stanch old German lineage long identified with the annals of that section of the fatherland. He is a son of . Leonhardt Mauser, who was born in the same place, in 1821, and who there passed his entire life, his vocation having been that of a farmer. His good wife, whose maiden name was Philapena Weber and whose death occurred at about sixty-five years of age, was likewise a resident of Germany through- out her life, and of their four children, all of whom lived to years of maturity, two survive at the present time: Christ; and Christiana, who is the wife of Wilhelm Roeder and who still maintains her home in Germany. The parents of our subject were honest and unpretentious folk of sterling character, in- dustrious and God-fearing, and their lives were prolific in good. The paternal grandfather was Johann Mauser, who passed his entire life in the fatherland, a prosperous and honored citizen.
Christ Mauser was reared in his native place, in whose excellent schools he secured his early educational training, while he there prepared for the active duties and responsibilities of life by learning the trade of stone-cutting, becoming an expert workman and thus laying the foundation for a career of success in the future years. In 1866, when nineteen years of age, the young man severed the ties which bound him to home and fatherland and cour- ageously set forth to seek his fortunes in the United States, having become convinced that wider opportunities were here offered for one dependent upon his own resources. Unfamiliar with the language of his adopted country and equipped only with his determination, self-reliance, sterling honesty of purpose and knowledge of his trade, we can well imagine the obstacles and dif- ficulties that confronted him on his arrival in America, but that his equipment was altogether adequate no one can doubt, in view of later events and the position which he to-day holds, after years of ceaseless toil and endeavor. Soon after his arrival Mr. Mauser came to Youngstown, and this has been the scene of his successful labors for nearly two-score of years, and thus he may well be regarded as one of the veteran contractors of the city at the present time. In his line of operations he has been concerned in much work of importance, many substantial evidences of his skill and enterprise be- ing found in this locality, while he has ever observed the highest ethics of business life, has been true to the letter of every contract into which he has entered and has thus gained and retained unqualified confidence and esteem in the community where he has so long made his home and in which he has attained success through his energetic and well directed efforts. He is known and honored as a valuable citizen and is well entitled to representation in
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this publication. He was here employed as a journeyman at his trade for the first four years after his arrival and then, in 1870, gave inception to his independent business career by engaging in contract work in a modest way. His fidelity and ability soon gained him distinctive recognition, however. and his business has shown a continuous growth in scope and importance, and he to-day stands as one of the leaders in his line in this section of the state. Mr. Mauser and son also have a general storage house.
Thoroughly loyal to the institutions of his adopted land and fully ap- preciative of the opportunities which it has afforded him, he has been signally alive to the duties of citizenship and has exercised his franchise in support of the principles and policies of the Republican party. He served one term as a member of the city council of Youngstown, having been elected as a representative from the second ward. He maintains a deep interest in all that touches the progress and material prosperity of his home city and has con- tributed in no slight degree to its substantial upbuilding. His religious faith is that of the German Lutheran church, of which Mrs. Mauser is also a de- voted member.
In the city of Youngstown, on the 28th of May, 1870, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Mauser to Miss Lucinda Krum, who likewise is of stanch German lineage and who was born in the state of Ohio, a daughter of John Krum. Of their five children four are living, namely: Emma, who is the wife of Fred Kirchner, of Youngstown; Lewis C., who is in Youngstown; Bertha, who remains at the parental home; and August, who is in school in Youngstown. Alice died at the age of eighteen years.
M. G. HUFFMAN.
M. G. Huffman, lumberman and farmer of Green township and one of the leading business men of that locality, owns a farm of seventy-eight acres, a beautiful residence in Greenford, and has extensive interests else- where, including a portable sawmill, which he moves from one place to an- other, buying his timber standing. With this mill he cuts about three hun- dred thousand feet annually, and is an important factor in the lumber interests of the county.
Mr. Huffman was born in Page county, Virginia, in 1857 and was reared and educated in his native state. When but fourteen years of age he was brought by his parents to Ohio, in 1872, and has since then made that state his home. He is a son of David and Sarah ( Blosser) Huffman, both natives of Page county, Virginia, where the former was born in 1836 and the latter in 1834, and they were both reared and educated in Virginia. David
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Huffman has principally followed mechanical pursuits during his active life, and owned and operated a grist mill in Virginia for several years. On the breaking out of the Civil war he was engaged in the great struggle on the Confederate side, under General Stonewall Jackson. After his removal to Green township he purchased a portable mill, which he operated for a few years, and then sold, and formed a company with his son M. G. and bought a stationary sawmill. Later he disposed of it and ran a hotel, but after three years' experience, he abandoned that vocation and in company with his son Silas bought the planing mill in Greenford, added a sawmill, and for four years they operated the two in conjunction. The other sons bought out their father's interest, and formed a company. At the same time David formed a company with M. G. and James, and purchased the Greenford grist mill and extensively fitted it with the latest roller process machinery. This not proving a profitable investment, they exchanged the property for a farm, now the property of M. G. Huffman. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. David Huffman, are as follows: Millard G., James, Silas and Charles. The last three named are leading lumbermen of Youngstown, Ohio. In addition to these sons they had daughters as follows: Cordelia, Lizzie, Flora, Bessie, Mamie and Anna.
In March, 1882, M. G. Huffman was united in marriage with Miss Min- erva J. Calvin, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Calvin. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Huffman, namely: Jennie, in 1883; Carrie, in 1885; Effie, in 1889; Mary, in 1894; Russell, in 1897; Gertrude, in 1901. Mrs. Huffman was born in Washingtonville, Ohio, in 1860. Both Mr. and Mrs. Huffman are consistent members of the Disciples church, of which he is an elder. The Huffmans have long been leading lumbermen of Greenford, and they have done much toward advancing the commercial prosperity of that village. Among other things they have erected six of the best resi- dences in the place, and they always lend their influence toward all measures calculated to prove beneficial to the best interests of their locality.
AMOS H. LOVELAND.
Amos H. Loveland, of Green township, Mahoning county, Ohio, is one of the leading business men of that locality and a direct descendant of Amos and Jemima Loveland, both of whom were born in Connecticut in 1761, and died in 1851 and 1853 respectively. They moved first to Vermont and in 1801 came to Ohio and located in Coitsville, where they en- tered about three hundred and seventy acres. During the Revolutionary war Amos Loveland was a brave and gallant soldier, serving three years and
Amor He Loveland
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six months, and during the latter part of his life he drew a pension. Politi- cally he was a Democrat and a man of prominence in his community. His family consisted of seven children, all of whom became farmers or married farmers, and of this number was David, born in Coitsville township, Mahon- ing county, in 1801, and he was the first white boy born in the township. David became a man of considerable importance and owned five hundred and seventeen acres of excellent land, and became an officer in the state militia. In 1827 David Loveland married Lydia Pyle and eight children were born to them, as follows: Cynthia; Amos H .; Marrietta; Keturah; David and Nancy E. (twins) ; Candace and Sarah (twins), the latter deceased.
Amos H. Loveland was born in Coitsville township, Mahoning county, May 15, 1830, and was reared upon the farm. When he reached manhood's estate, he began the business of life for himself, and now is a man of affairs. His farm consists of ninety acres of excellent land, which he devotes to gen- eral farming, and he has resided upon his present property since 1851. In addition to his farming interests Mr. Loveland has been extensively engaged in the lumber business. owning two sawmills, as well as a cider mill and a factory which manufactures broom, staves and barrel heads, and is meeting with unqualified success in all of his ventures as a result of his energy, thrift and excellent management.
In 1850 Mr. Loveland was united in marriage with Elizabeth Hollen, and two children were born to them, Clara and Lydia. Mrs. Loveland died in 1853, and the following year Mr. Loveland married Sarah Armstead. To Mr. and Mrs. Loveland these children have been born: Samuel, Adam (deceased), Lewis H. and Warren R. They are rearing a bright little girl, Pearlie Zeta, whom they adopted when nine months old. They reared an- other orphan, Rillia Haughn, who is now the wife of Noah Rothgib.
WILLIAM P. LOVE, M. D.
Few men have risen to distinction at so early an age and occupied so many positions of responsibility as has Dr. William P. Love, at present one of the leading physicians of Youngstown. In youth he manifested a special taste and aptitude for military affairs, and when still a mere boy had earned such honors as to attract the notice of those in authority. As physician he ranks as one of the best educated and best informed men of his age in the profession. His college career was especially brilliant, and though he at- tended various schools he was always found at the head of his classes, as will be observed as the incidents of his life are unfolded. The family of Dr. Love was founded in America by his great-grandfather, who emigrated during
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the latter part of the eighteenth century and ended his days in the United States. William Love, son of the last mentioned, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1793, served as a soldier in the war of 1812 and died in 1884. Among his children was Andrew, father of Dr. William P. Love, who was born in Mahoning county, Ohio, in 1838, and spent his life in agri- cultural pursuits.
William P. Love was born on his father's farm in Poland township, Mahoning county, Ohio, in 1870, and remained at home attending the dis- trict schools until he was eighteen years of age. He then entered the North- east Ohio Normal College at Canfield, went from there to the Volant Acad- emy in Pennsylvania and later matriculated at Grove City College in the same state, where he was graduated in the ancient classical and military de- partment in the class of 1893. He was one of the three honor men in the military department and was recommended to the adjutant general of Pennsyl- vania and to the adjutant general of the United States army as a distinguished cadet. During his career at Grove City he served three years in the Cadet Corps, one year as first sergeant and one as senior captain. During the same period he was a private in Company F, Fifteenth Regiment, Pennsyl- vania National Guard, and saw actual service with his command at the time of the Homestead strike. In the fall of 1893 Dr. Love went to Baltimore and attended one session at the Medical College in that city, which was fol- lowed by a course in the medical department of the Western Reserve College at Cleveland, where he was graduated in 1896 as president of the class. In 1897, he received the degree of A. M. from his alma mater at Grove City, Pennsylvania, which rounded out his academical career with the highest honor his college could confer. Dr. Love's professional education was rounded out by a course at the New York Post-Graduate College, the New York Poly- clinic and the Philadelphia Polyclinic. In November, 1896, he located at Youngstown and August 4, 1897, was appointed captain and assistant sur- geon of the Fifth Infantry, Ohio National Guard. May 4, 1898, he was pro- moted to the rank of major and surgeon of the same regiment. May II, 1898, he was commissioned as surgeon of the Fifth Regiment, Ohio Volun- teer Infantry, with the rank of major and served in camp with that command at Tampa and Fernandina, Florida, until September 9. He was not mustered out with the regiment, but was retained as a member of the examining board for the mustering out of troops, being thus engaged about one month, receiv- ing his discharge November 26, 1898. In December, 1899, he again entered the militia service as assistant surgeon of the Fifth Regiment, Ohio Volun- teer Infantry, with the rank of captain, this being the position held by him
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when he first entered the military service. On April 28, 1903, he was made major and surgeon of the Ohio National Guard.
Dr. Love is a member of the Spanish-American War Veterans' Asso- ciation, having held the rank of colonel and aide-de-camp to General James B. Coryell, of Philadelphia. At present he is surgeon general of the same organ- ization with the rank of brigadier general. The Doctor is a man of genial addresses and fine bearing, intelligent and progressive in his professional meth- ods and popular in all ranks of society at Youngstown. In politics Dr. Love is an enthusiastic member of the Republican party, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He is also an active member of the Association of Mil- itary Surgeons of the United States.
ANDREW VON REICHSTADT.
Andrew Von Reichstadt, a worthy and venerable citizen of Green town- ship, now engaged in the manufacture of tile near Green station under the firm style of Von Reichstadt & Pettit, was born in Wuertemberg, Germany. December 13, 1827, and is the son of Andrew and Anna M. (Graffe) Von Reichstadt, and grandson of Jacob Graffe, born in Dottenwilen. His father was of French descent, closely connected with Napoleon De Reichstadt, son of the great Napoleon and his wife Mary Louise of Austria, but never suc- ceeded to the throne of his father, thus preventing the family of Von Reich- stadt from enjoying the rights which otherwise would have descended to them. The mother of our subject was descended from German stock and was a member of one of the best families of that empire. Andrew was a tin- smith by trade and worked at it in his native country. Eight children were born to himself and wife, and six of them are now living.
Andrew Von Reichstadt, our subject, emigrated to America in 1853, when he was twenty-six years of age. His early education was an excellent one, for after completing the primary course he took up Latin, Greek, French, Hebrew, geology, astronomy, philosophy and psychology. On account of the difference in religious belief between his father and mother, the former being Roman Catholic and the latter a Lutheran, he began the study of theology, and after deep research decided that the doctrines of the great Swedenborg came nearer to the truth than those of any other teacher. Mr. Von Reich- stadt is a man of deep thought and wide research and is interested in all liv- ing issues.
On arriving in this country, Mr. Von Reichstadt was in straitened circumstances, but he was not one to allow himself to be discouraged. At first he tried farming, but as he was not accustomed to the work, he removed
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from Columbiana county, Ohio, where he first settled, to Michigan in 1857, but the climate not agreeing with him, he returned to Ohio, where he applied himself to his trade of tinsmith, beginning with a very small capital in the village of Greenford, where he in time built up a very flourishing business. Soon he was able to open a store and tinshop, and he continued in this line until 1870. In that year he removed to Greenford station, where he was em- ployed by Chauncy Andrews on what is now the Niles & Lisbon branch of the Erie Railroad. Moving his shop to this village, he continued it in coli- junction with his duties as station agent, and did a very prosperous busi- ness For twenty-three years he remained in this position, enjoying the con- fidence and good will of his employers. In 1884 Mr. Von Reichstadt dis- covered a valuable vein of tile clay on his property, and the following year he opened a factory and began the manufacture of tile. He has also discovered a vein of coal, which furnishes him with fuel for drying his tile. The capacity of his plant is about two car-loads per week. About 1887 he took Charles C. Pettit into partnership, and the present style was adopted. On February 9, 1902, his tile works were burned to the ground, and he suffered a total loss as the property was not insured. However the firm soon con- structed a more substantial plant and are now doing a flourishing business, their trade constantly increasing, owing to the excellence of their product and the honorable treatment always accorded customers.
In 1856 Mr. Von Reichstadt was married to Miss Caroline Stahl, of Germany, and the following children were born to this union : Lydia A., George, Mima, Matilda, Eliza, Maggie, Sophia and Reinhold, of whom George and Matilda are deceased. In 1875 Mrs. Von Reichstadt died, and in 1879 Mr. Von Reichstadt married Miss Doratha C. Zehnder, who passed away in 1887. On April 17, 1889, he married Mrs. Rebecca Smith. Mr. Von Reichstadt is one of the most highly respected citizens of this locality, and his opinion is often sought upon matters of moment, as he is recognized as an authority upon almost every subject owing to his wide reading, deep studies and great intellectual abilities.
JAMES M. PETTIT.
James M. Pettit, a retired farmer and prominent citizen of Greenford, Mahoning county, Ohio, was born in Columbiana county, that state, March 14, 1820, a son of Phineas and Margaret (Middleton) Pettit. The Pettit family came originally from Pennsylvania to Columbiana county, and the parents of our subject were married in that state, the mother being a second wife. The first wife died leaving one daughter, now deceased. The children
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of the second marriage were as follows: John, James M., Elizabeth, Martha, Charles, William D., Sarah and Ann, of whom James, Charles and William are still living; John became a physician. The father died in 1834, the same year that the family located in Trumbull county, Newton township, and the mother survived until 1845.
James M. Pettit was fourteen years of age when he settled with his parents in Trumbull county, Newton township, and two years later he re- moved to Mahoning county, but then Columbiana county, and steadily worked to secure a farm. This he was able to purchase in 1865, it consisting of seventy-three acres, upon which but few improvements had been made. He added twenty-five acres, and here made his home until 1902, when he re- tired from active business, having developed his farm into one of the best in the township. He is a staunch Republican, and while residing in Green township, served as township treasurer and trustee.
On July 23, 1843, he was united in marriage with Charlotte, who is a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Cook, and was born in Green township, August 19, 1820. To this union there were born three children : Amanda J. married Josiah H. Blackbone, ex-commissioner of Mahoning county ; Charles C. is in partnership with Andrew Von Reichstadt; and Elizabeth A. mar- ried Luther Calvin. Mr. and Mrs. Pettit are consistent members of the Disciples church, in which they take an active part, and they are well and favorably known throughout the entire community.
SAMUEL LITTLE.
Among the respected citizens of Ellsworth is Samuel Little, a retired farmer, who was born April 28, 1824, in Dumfries-shire, in the parish of Hutton, Scotland, and is a son of Samuel and Janet (Clyde) Little, the former of whom was born February 4, 1794, and the latter on March 27, 1794, in the same shire, parish of Applegirth. The children born to then were: John, born December 5, 1818, was a carpenter and teacher, and died in Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1847; Margaret, born February 5. 1823, is now the widow of George Currie and lives in Portage county, with eight children ; Samuel; Adam, born October 27, 1829, is a carpenter and finisher living in Toledo, and has one son.
The Little family came from Scotland to America in 1833, by way of the sailing ship Quebec, the journey consuming seven weeks and four days. Their destination was Columbiana county, and there Mr. Little bought a farm of ninety acres, mostly timber. The home was a log cabin. It re- quired much industry, but a good farm was finally cleared, the timber being
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valuable, consisting of beech, ash, hickory and poplar. The father died in July, 1875, and the mother in June, 1886. They both were intelligent and consistent members of the Presbyterian church. The father was a Jackson Democrat, coming to America during his administration. For six years he was a justice of the peace in his township.
Samuel Little had but few educational advantages, for in his early days work was pressing and schools were few. Although never a very robust man, he has accomplished a great deal, clearing up several fine farms. On December 20, 1855, he married Nancy Miller, who was born October 19, 1826, at North Benton, Columbiana county, and is a daughter of Abraham and Nancy (Blackburn) Miller. Her father was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and her mother in Salem, Ohio. John Blackburn and Jane Armstrong, the maternal grandparents of Mrs. Little, were married in December, 1784, and had nine children, six daughters and three sons, of whom Nancy was the third child and second daughter, the others being : Elizabeth, William, Mary, Jane, Sarah, Hannah, John, Joseph. Two daughters died young and the others all married. Grandfather Miller took part in the Revolutionary war and served at Valley Forge. His wife moulded bullets and carried them to the soldiers. A pair of plain silver sleeve-buttons made by grandfather Miller and worn by him, are valued relics in the family, as are a pair of tongs, also made by him, which were brought with other belongings over the Allegheny mountains, when the family settled in Salem in 1806.
Samuel Little and wife began domestic life April 3, 1856, in Carroll county, on a farm of fifty and one-half acres, and here they resided until about 1896, when they sold this property and bought their comfortable vil- lage home. Here they enjoy life, keep a horse, wagons, have a cow, pigs and chickens, and combine thus very comfortably the pleasures of town and rural life. Mr. and Mrs. Little have had seven children: Margaret Jane married Joseph Galway Miller; Ida Ann, born November 16, 1858, married Evan J. Speakman, and has one living daughter; Mary Almeda died at the age of twenty-four years; Harriet Alice, born June 15, 1862, is the widow Miner and has one son; Walter Lowry, born August 21, 1864, died at the age of seven months; Clara Stella, born May 23, 1866, married Daniel Bingham, lives in Green township and they have one son; and Sarah Emily is the wife of Francis A. Harsh, and resides in Minerva, Stark county.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Little are members of the Presbyterian church. His political views have always connected him with the Democratic party, but he has never been willing to serve in any office. He is a well preserved
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man, active both in mind and body, and attributes a great deal of his good health and prosperity to having lived a moral life, of temperance, economy and industry. The ancestors of both Mr. and Mrs. Little were prominent people, and grandfather Blackburn was a well known Presbyterian clergy- man. Mrs. Little has several relics of her ancestors that are more than a century old, and are of great value.
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