History of Columbiana County, Ohio and representative citizens, Part 104

Author: McCord, William B., b. 1844
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Biographical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 912

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When Jacob Miller was married, he re- turned to Lawrence County. Pennsylvania, and rented a farm which he cultivated for five years. He then came with his family back to Colum- biana County and moved upon the farm which was then owned by Mrs. Miller's father, George Grader, and which was left to her when he died at the age of 86 years. This property consisted of 175 acres of land in section 15, St. Clair township. Mr. Miller carried on general farming and being of a frugal and industrious nature soon accumulated sufficient means to purchase an adjoining tract of 113 acres, which lay in section 14. He was a Democrat but not an aggressive one. He was a member of the German Lutheran Church in his earlier day and a prominent Mason. His death occurred May 11, 1901, when he was not quite 82 years of age. His wife also died in her 82nd year. passing away on July 12, 1905, esteemed and loved by all who knew her.

Miss Mary M. Miller has demonstrated the fact that one may be very successful in the dairy business although a woman. On the Ist of June, 1901, soon after the death of her father. she started with the six cows already in her possession, purchased 22 more and started sell-

ing milk. Finding the profits accruing from the sales equal to her expectations, she added five head more to her herd and now has a bunch of 33 as fine cattle as it will be possible to find in a day's drive. These cows have been se- lected especially and embrace Jerseys, Hol- steins and Durhams. The average amount of milk secured each day is about 45 gallons. Miss Miller is a thorough business woman and gives her personal supervision to the work, thus in- suring its success. She is a lady of pleasant address and a visit to her farm would well re- pay any lover of well-kept dairies.

A ARON B. WALTON. For a number of years the late Aaron B. Walton was numbered with the enterprising and .successful business men of Salem, a leader in the grocery and tobacco business. Mr. Walton was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, and was one of a family of seven children born to his parents, Abraham and Ann ( Brunson ) Walton.

The parents of Mr. Walton were natives of Pennsylvania, from which State they migrated to Ohio and settled at New Garden, Colum- biana County, where they spent the remainder of their lives, the father following agricultural pursuits.

Aaron B. Walton grew to young manhood on his father's farm and attended the local schools. He prepared for his future by learn- ing the shoemaking trade, but probably did not follow it very long as he became a traveling representative for a Buffalo business house early in his mature years. When prepared to settle permanently in business, he came to Salem, embarking here in the grocery and to- bacco business, in which he accumulated an ample fortune and continued to be interested until his retirement from activity some five veirs prior to his death, which took place June 26, 1896. His remains were laid to rest in beautiful Hope Cemetery at Salem.

Mr. Walton was married on May 3. 1852. to Rebecca J. Barnet, who is a daughter of William Barnet, of Pennsylvania birth. They

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reared a family which is well known in many circles at Salem, viz: Flora A., who is very prominent in Salem musical circles, a teacher of music and an accomplished lady ; Laura M., Mrs. J. A. Teegarden, of Salem; Elizabeth, wife of A. Otis Silver: Carrie M., wife of Charles MacIntire, of Pittsburg; and Herbert A., who married Estella Dout, and is shipping clerk for The Silver Manufacturing Company, of Salem. Mrs. Walton still survives and with hier eldest daughter resides in a very attractive new home on the corner of Green street and Highland avenue.

Mr. Walton was reared in the Quaker faith and remained attached to that peaceful body all his life. The family attend the Presbyterian Church. Politically our subject was a Demo- crat. but never aspired to political prominence. He was honored and esteemed as a man of probity.

LIFFORD A. BOUGH, proprietor of one of the largest cooper shops in East Liverpool, was born at Lisbon, this county, September 19, 1874, and is a son of Mark H. and Sarah A. (March) Bough.

The family have been residents of Colum- . biana County since a very early day when the great-grandfather, Henry Bough, bought a piece of land in Madison township which he cleared of timber and devoted to agricultural purposes. He married Elizabeth Woolen, who was born on Beaver Creek, about three miles from West Point, Columbiana County, and lived to the great age of 92 years. He passed away in 1865 at the age of 80 years.

His son. Henry Bough, our subject's grand- father. was born about one mile from West Point. Ohio, and was a farmer the greater part of his life. When the gold fever broke out in 1849. he joined the great army of fortune- seekers and made his way to California, where he was more fortunate in his quest than were many of his associates as he found gold and was able to return to Ohio with the much de- sired wealth which had been so elusive to many. Some of the ore which he brought back was

converted into a gold watch-case and chain and this valuable relic is now the prized possession of Clifford A. Bough. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, in which he was elder and held other, offices, being very active in religious work. In politics he was a Democrat and was a member of the Council of Lisbon, where the last 20 years or so of his life were spent, hav- ing retired from active business. He died in 1899 at the age of 83 years. He married Mary Irwin, who lived on the North Georgetown road, two miles east of West Point, and was a daughter of Joseph Irwin. They had a family of seven children: Joseph, who died in the army; Phoebe, Elizabeth, Mark H., Columbus, John A. and Olivia.

Mark H. Bough was born at West Point, Columbiana County, Ohio, May 9, 1847, and grew to manhood on the farm purchased soon after by his father, situated about a mile dis- tant from that point. He attended school in the primitive log cabin, farming in summer and going to school for the short winter term. He. continued on the home farm until his 25th year when he married and rented a farm on Beaver Creek, which he cultivated for three years. In 1875 he moved to Lisbon and took charge of the government mail, his route being between Lisbon and Wellsville. He carried the mail four years, when he moved to East Liverpool and worked in the clay departments of the dif- ferent potteries for three years. He next started a cooper shop on East Fifth street, which business he continued in that location 14 years, working up a good trade, and in 1893. moved to his present shop on Elm street and Sugar alley. He has five men in his employ constantly. He married Sarah A. March, a daughter of John W. March, of this county, and they have two children: Alma, wife of F. W. McCurdy, of Attica, Indiana; and Clif- ford A. Two others died in childhood. The mother died June 12, 1903. She was an earnest member of the First Presbyterian Church of East Liverpool. Mr. Bough belongs to Riddle Lodge, No. 315, F. & A. M. He is a Republi- can.

Clifford A. Bough was a child of two years when his parents brought him to East Liver-

JOHN DEMING

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pool, where he was educated. At the age of 14 he entered his father's cooper shop to learn the business. He continued to work there until 1904 when he opened his present cooper shop, employing two men. During the 15 months in which he has been in business for himself he has increased his trade until he has one of the largest shops in the city and finds it necessary to employ 15 men to keep up with the demand for casks and potters' shipping supplies, which he manufactures.

Mr. Bough married Cora B. Hall, a daugh- ter of John W. Hall, of East Liverpool, a lady of intellectuality and refinement and a promi- nent member of the First Presbyterian Church, which is also the church of Mr. Bough's choice. He is a member of East Liverpool Lodge, No. 258, B. P. O. E. He is affiliated with the Re- publican party and as a man stands high in the city.

OHN DEMING, deceased, late presi- dent of The Deming Company, the great pump manufacturing concern of Salem, and for many years a man closely identified with the various im- portant interests of this section, was born at Berlin, Connecticut, February 21, 1817, and was a son of William Riley and Mary (Fenn) Deming.

The first of the family to settle in America was a John Deming, who came at a very early day from England to the vicinity of Hartford, Connecticut. The name is frequently found among the officers of the Revolutionary War. William Riley Deming, father of the late John Deming, brought the name to Ashtabula County, Ohio. He married a daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Fenn, who graduated at Yale Col- lege in 1775, and was a chaplain in the patriot army during the Revolutionary War. Thus on both sides Mr. Deming came of Revolution- ary stock.

John Deming was a youth of 15 years when his parents settled in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Upon attaining manhood, he embarked in a mercantile business with his older brother, William S. Deming, at New Lyme, and later

the firm extended its joint operations to exten- sive dealing in live stock. Later, John Deming went to Illinois and to Iowa, farming for a short time in each State, but subsequently re- turned to Ashtabula County. About 1850 Mr. Deming came to Columbiana County and en- gaged some seven years in farming; in 1857 he resumed merchandising, locating at Salem. Two years later he again became associated with his father-in-law in business and they op- erated a wholesale fruit and manufacturing confectionery store in Cincinnati until 1863, when Mr. Deming returned to Salem.

It was in 1863 that Mr. Deming entered into the manufacture of pottery at Salen1, which he continued until 1866, when he bought a one-third interest in the firm of Dole & Sil- ver, manufacturers of carriage makers' and blacksmiths' tools, the firm then becoming Dole, Silver & Deming. One year thereafter Levi Dole, who was the inventor of many of the goods manufactured by the company, died and A. R. Silver, and John Deming bought Mr. Dole's interest. In 1874 the business was in- corporated as The Silver & Deming Manu- facturing Company, of which John Deming be- came vice-president and treasurer.

In 1890 the business was divided, The Sil- ver Manufacturing Company being organized, which took over the products and machinery for all the manufactures exclusive of pumps, while The Deming Company retained the plant of the old firm and engaged extensively in pump manufacturing.

Although then a man advanced in years, John Deming was elected president of the com- pany, a position he retained, performing its var- ious duties with remarkable efficiency until the time of his death, which occurred January 10, 1894. In many ways he was a man of unusual character. He had been actively engaged in business for a term of years covering the whole life of many who had started out as his com- petitors, and to the last held a firm rein in the direction of large affairs. His private life was without reproach, his name being ever,one asso- ciated with business integrity and good citi- zenship.

In 1849 Jolin Deming was married to An-

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gelina Bown, who was a daughter of Benja- min and Sarah Bown, residents then of Pitts- burg. Pennsylvania. Seven children were born to them as follows: Ella, born in 1850; Will- iam Lloyd, born April 15. 1852: Walter Fenn; born August 26, 1853; Frank Benjamin, born March 23, 1855: Caroline, born January 22, 1860: Angeline May, born December 8, 1864; and Eva Belle.

The eldest daughter of Mr. Deming mar- ried Herman Mayerhofer, a well-known resi- dent of Pittsburg, and they have two child- ren .- Walter H. and Estella Margaret.

William Lloyd Deming. the eldest son of Mr. Deming, was born on what is known as the Flick Young farm, which is located three miles south of Salem. After graduating from the Salem High School, he entered Cornell University, at Ithaca, New York, where he was graduated in the class of 1877. For several years afterward he was engaged in a printing business at Salem, but in 1882 he became identi- fied with The Silver & Deming Manufacturing Company, going out as a traveling representa- tive for the same. In 1890, when the reorgani- zation of the business took place, he became vice-president and secretary of The Deming Company, a position he still retains; he has special charge of the sales and advertising de- partment of the business. Mr. Deming has made many improvements in the machinery and the product, from designs of his own in- vention. much increasing the output thereby .. the patents for these being owned by the com- pany. He is also president of the Wirsching Organ Company which was incorporated in the current year and he is recognized as a far- seeing, capable man of business. On April 11. 1894, he married Henrietta Brinton, who was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of William Penn and Susan Brinton. They have one child, Susan Brinton, who was born . February 28, 1895.

Walter Fenn Deming. the second son of the late John Deming. was graduated from the Salem High School and then became associated with the firm of Voetter & Brainard, of Pitts- burg, as bookkeeper. After one year at Pitts- burg. he returned to Salem to act in the same

capacity for the firm of Silver & Deming, and was subsequently made secretary of the coni- pany. When the business was reorganized as above stated, he was made treasurer and gen- eral manager, later succeeding to the offices of president and treasurer of The Deming Com- pany. He is a member of the board of direc- tors of the Wirsching Organ Company, a di- rector of the Farmers' National Bank, a mem- ber of the Board of Education of Salem, and he has been president of the Salem Board of Trade. Like his late father and his elder broth- er, he is a keen man of business, and since com- ing into the presidency has shown his capacity as the alert, directing spirit of this great indus- try. In 1884 he was married to Polly Ramsden, who was born at Liverpool, England, and is a daughter of the late George Ramsden, who for many years was manager of the Guion Steani- ship Company, of Liverpool; was under his management that the ships of this company made the first fast record trips across the At- lantic Ocean. Mr. and Mrs. Deming have two children : George R., born April 29, 1885; and Dorothy F., born November 5, 1899.

Frank Benjamin Deming, the third son of the late John Deming, is a successful fruit farmer at Holland Springs, Ohio.

Caroline, the second daughter, is the wife of John Nelson Ostrom, a civil engineer, at Pitts- burg, and they have one son,-John.

Angeline May, the third daughter, is the wife_of William W. Mulford, who is secretary and treasurer of the Wirsching Organ Com- pany, of Salem. They haye three children, -- John Deming. William I. and Laura.

Eva Belle Deming, the youngest member of the family, is a musician of note ; she is now en- gaged in teaching sight singing in New York City. Miss Deming is well known to the musi- cal world all over the country. She has read many papers on musical subjects and taken a prominent place at many conventions.

The late John Deming was a stanch Repub- lican in his political sentiments, although he accepted no office. He was, however, promin- ent in the anti-slavery movement and was a promoter of the objects of the "Underground Railroad." He dominated much of the party's

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action in local matters in the advancement of progressive movements of various kinds, but business claimed the greater part of his atten- tion. In another part of this work will be found an exhaustive article upon the work and scope of The Deming Company, one of the great industries of Salem, which gives em- ployment to 300 persons, is the largest enter- prise of its kind in this section of the United States and sends its products all over the world. A portrait of the subject of this sketch appears on a foregoing page.

EORGE W. LITTLE, one of. the sub- stantial citizens of Butler township, who owns a productive farm of 125 acres and for the past 26 years has been the owner and operator of his own blacksmith shop at New Middleton, was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, May 19, 1850, and is a son of John and Ann ( Watson ) Little.

The parents of our subject were both born in Scotland. From the age of 14 years the father worked as a blacksmith and continued to work at his own forge until advanced in years. He made a specialty of horseshoeing and pat- rons would come a long distance in order to profit by his skill. His last years were spent with a daughter at New Garden, .Colum- biana County, Ohio, where his death took place at the age of 79 years. His wife died in her 65th year. Their children were: Janet, widow of Hiram Carle, of Butler, township ; Michael, a farmer of Hanover township; who followed blacksmithing for 20 years; Agnes Bell, wife of Jonathan- Marshall, of Salem; George W., of this sketch; Mary, deceased; Maggie, wife of John Gamble, residing on the old homestead at New Garden; Lily, wife of Sidney Carle, of Salem; Emma, deceased, who was the wife of Montgomery Cook, of Salem; Elizabeth, deceased, who was the wife of Albert Rutter, of Salem; and Alice, wife of Clyde Bryan, of Salem.

George W. Little was five years old when he accompanied his parents to America. After many days on the ocean, they landed in New

York and from there came directly to Home- worth, Columbiana County, where they livetl a short time and then removed to North George- town. There the father carried on his trade for two years and then removed to "Camp Settlement" in Butler township, where he ran a first-class blacksmith shop for four years. On June 9, 1859, he removed to New Garden and our subject remained with his father, with whom he learned the trade, until he was 26 years old. He and his father worked together for 14 years. When our subject started out for himself, he located in New Middleton, where he now owns a very good home and shop and has a fine line of custom. His farm is operated by his son, who resides on it. When Mr. Little and wife inherited 85 acres of this farm from her father, there had been no build- ings erected and but little improving done. Now it is a very valuable property. Industry combined with excellent management have brought Mr. Little deserved success and he is justly looked upon as one of the substantial and representative men of the township.

Mr. Little was married September 8, 1878, to Fannie M. Patterson, who was born in But- ler township, and is a daughter of Robert Pat- terson, one of the prominent men of the town- ship. They have three children, viz: Robert Wesley ; Margaretta, who is the wife of Thur- man Blythe, of Hanover township; and Ger- trude, who resides at home. Politically Mr. Little is a Democrat. Our subject's son, Ro- bert Wesley Little, who is a young man of sterling character, operates his father's farm. He married Estella Wehner, of Hanover town- ship, and they have one son, John A., named in honor of his great-grandfather, John A. Little.

OHN HARRISON is the able and efficient superintendent of the decor- ating department of the William Brunt Pottery Company, of East Liverpool, and has no superiors in his line of work. He was born and brought up at Burslem, Staffordshire, England, and there mastered the business in which he is now so

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proficient. His birth occurred August 4, 1852, and he is a son of Charles and Harriet (Beard) Harrison.

John Harrison, the father of Charles, was a thrower in the potteries as long as he lived. He married Ann Poole and died when Charles was but a child. Charles was born at Hanley and began as a boy to work in the potteries. He was general manager of the Furnival & Company's pottery for 35 years. He retired from active life some years before his death, which took place at the age of 66 years, in No- vember, 1885. His wife, Harriet, was a daughter of John Beard, of Burslem; two children were born to them, Harriet, wife of Frederick H. Heath, a china manufacturer of Longton, Staffordshire; and John, our subject. The mother died at the age of 65 years in the fall of 1884, about one year before her husband. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

John Harrison, the subject of this article, was apprenticed to E. F. Bodley & Company, of Burslem, to learn decorating, and as part of his apprenticeship took a course in the Han- ley Art School. Having a talent for the work, he made rapid advancement and was soon at the top of his profession. In 1884 he came to East Liverpool and entered the employ of J. Baum, who at that time carried on an independent decorating shop. He was tendered the posi- tion of foreman at the plant of the Union Pot- teries Company; after about four years with this concern he accepted the position of fore- man at the Sebring pottery. He was there seven years and with the East Liverpool Pot- teries Company two years, when he severed his connection with the business and returned to England for a visit with his sister among the scenes of his boyhood. When he returned to East Liverpool, in 1902, he was offered the position which he now holds.

Mr. Harrison married Agnes E. Morgan, daughter of John Morgan, of Hanley, and has three children, viz: Charles J., a graduate of the dental department of the University of Pennsylvania with the degree of D. D. S .: Frank R., who is also a graduate of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania and is a physician of

ability ; and S. Morgan, all of East Liverpool .. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison are members of St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church. Mr. Harrison is a member of Riddle Lodge, No. 315, F. & A. M., and of the Royal Arcanum. and in politics is a Republican.

D ANIEL F. STEINER, one of Wells- ville's well-known business men, who. is the oldest custom tailor, in the city, devoting his time exclusively to this. line, was born in Baden, Germany, December 11, 1863, and is a son of Andrew and. Katherine (Wagner) Steiner.

The father of Mr. Steiner was also a tailor: and owned his own establishment in Baden. He was a loyal soldier and served three years. in the army, taking part in the war with Den- mark, in 1864. His six children were: Daniel F., our subject, and the only one to come to America ; August, a resident of Baden, who is. a captain in the army, having risen from the ranks; Philip; Mary; Bertha and Lina. The parents were most worthy people. They be- longed to the German Lutheran Church.

Daniel F. Steiner was 14 years of age when. he came to America. His father had instructed him in the tailoring business and after he ar- rived in Pittsburg and later took up his abode in Allegheny, he completed his training and worked in the latter city for seven years. From there he went to Cleveland, where he first at- tended a cutting school and then worked in that city for a year. Prior to coming to Wells- ville, he spent three months in Cincinnati and a year in New Orleans. For four years he was, in the employ of W. R. Lawson, at Wellsville, but in 1889 he embarked in business for him- self at his present location on Main street, near Fourth. He has the largest establishment of its kind in the city and employs 10 skilled tail- ors, enjoying the patronage of the best dressers in the city.

Mr. Steiner married Isabella Murdock, of Wellsville, and they have two children,-Lil- lian and Frances.

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and he was president for one term of what was called the "Billion-Dollar Council." He is a member of the Board of Health and is one of the directors of the Board of Trade. Fratern- ally he belongs to Wellsville Lodge, No. 180, F. & A. M .; Wellsville Chapter, Pilgrim Com- mandery, No. 55, K. T., of East Liverpool; Iris Lodge, No. 125, I. O. O. F., and has been noble grand of the lodge for three terms and district deputy grand master for four terms; Royal Arcanum; East Liverpool Lodge, No. 258, B. P. O. E .; and the Eagles, of Wells- ville. He is a prominent and popular citizen.

HARRY SCHMICK, cashier of the First National Bank, of Leetonia, is a gentleman of decided business ability and is a heavy stockholder in a number of enterprises in Col- umbiana County and elsewhere. He was born in 1868 and is a native of Canfield, Mahoning County, this State, and is a son of C. N. and Jennie (Welker) Schmick, of Cleveland.

The grandparents of our subject were Will- iam and Rhoda ( Brookhart ) Schmick, natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia, whence they came to Ohio, locating in what was then part of Trumbull County, since included in Ma- honing County. Their first residence was at Greenford where the grandfather was engaged in business as a hatter. Some time after he removed to Canfield, where, in company with others, he established a bank which he managed a great many years. He was a man of energy and vigor, taking an active part in the busi- ness and political life around him. When Mahoning County was created he was the first sheriff of the new county, elected on the Demo- cratic ticket. In 1880 he came to Leetonia and started the bank, which he operated until his death some eight years later: This was the bank of William Schmick & Sons, which, in 1886, was changed from a private institution to a national one and has since been known as the First National Bank of Leetonia. He was a financier of more than ordinary judgment and his decision on the practicability of an en-

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History of Columbiana County, Ohio and representative citizens, Part 104

Author: McCord, William B., b. 1844 Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Biographical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 912

Author: McCord, William B., b. 1844
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Biographical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 912