History of Columbiana County, Ohio and representative citizens, Part 54

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

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Mr. Silver's death took place in 1900, after a long and useful life of 77 years. While his early life had been that of a young man strug- gling with limited means and held down by inadequate resources, his later days were filled and running over, with all of the comforts and blessings of life. It was a source of pleas- ure to him to see his sons grow into men ca- pable of carrying on the great business to which he had devoted so long a period of his active life and to see his name recognized as a synonym for business integrity the world over. He is survived bv his venerable widow, the cheerful partner of his early privations. She resides in the old family home in Salem which is the Mecca to which children and grand- children turn with love and reverence. Por- traits of Mr. and Mrs. Silver accompany this sketch.

A BRAHAM R. LEHMAN, the owner ,and. proprietor of one of the best im- proved farms in Fairfield township, is a lineal descendant of John Leh- man, one of the early and most prom- inent ministers of the Mennonite faith in Penn- sylvania. Mr. Lehman was born in an old frame house which formerly stood on the pres- ent farm and is a son of David and Margaret (Rohrer) Lehman. -

Mr. Lehman is a descendant of men of strong character, his ancestors having been members of that Swiss colony which settled in

and about Lancaster, Pennsylvania, years prior to the Revolutionary War. Like many others of the early colonists, they were refugees from religious persecution. These sturdy ancestors handed down to their descendants many of their most sterling qualities.

Rev. John Lehman was born in 1702 at Eberstonhoff, near Sweibrucken, Switzerland. He was a farmer by occupation. He married Anna Hege in 1725 and they, with his wife's brother, Hans Hege, sailed from Rotterdam, in the ship "James Goodwill," with David Crock- ett as captain, and landed at Philadelphia, Sep- tember 27, 1727. He was required to sign the British declaration, promising to bear allegiance to King George II. From Philadelphia they went to Lancaster County and settled in Rapho township, near Manheim, its former name having been Sticklestown. The party contained. a number of the founders of the Mennonite faith, the Lehmans, the Heges and the Lesch- ers all having strict ideas of religious ob- servance according to their own faith. In 1730 John Lehman was installed pastor of the con- gregation and he preached until his death in 1778, being a man of mighty power in the com- munity.

The children of Rev. John Lehman and wife were: Mary, Jacob, Anna, Peter, Daniel and John. The only records kept refer to Dan- iel, the fifth child. He was born in 1742 in Lancaster County and from this ancestor came the Lehmans who have scattered all over East- ern Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and other parts of the United States and also Can- ada. Their characteristics are all the same, in- tegrity and thrift making them desirable mem- bers of any community. Daniel Lehman was the great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch. He married Susannah Shelley and they reared a family.

'John Lehman, son of Daniel Lehman and the grandfather of our subject, married Ger- trude Huber, and they removed from Bedford County, Pennsylvania, to Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1828 and settled on section 15, Fair- field township. The family came here in a cov- ered wagon and at that time there were 12 chil- dren-six sons and six daughters-as fol-

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lows: Barbara, Elizabeth, Daniel, Nancy, John, Samuel, Jacob, Susannah, David, Chris- tian, Magdalena and Mary. John Lehman bought a tract of land on which stood a log cabin ; a few acres had been cleared. His chil- dren all reached maturity and all had fami- lies except Magdalena, who died single.

David Lehman, father of our subject, was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, March 10, 1814, and died March 11, 1889. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and attained a promi- nent position as one of the most successful men of his time and accumulated a large estate. His example had force, as his children are all pros- perous citizens of their respective communi- ties. He married Margaret Rohrer, who was born in Washington County, Maryland, No- vember 22, 1817. She still survives and resides with our subject in her home on the old home- stead, to which her husband brought her after · marriage. She is one of a family of II chil- dren; the youngest of the family was over 60 years of age before a death occurred among the brothers and sisters. The children of David Lehman and wife were: Mary, Abraham R., Sarah, Elizabeth and Margaret. Mary still re- sides on the old homestead. Sarah married Allen Rickert, of Mahoning County, Ohio, and has six children, viz : Edwin L., a graduate of Wooster College, who is a popular teacher; Lizzie, who married Ira Johns, lives near Gosh- en, Indiana, and has two children; Edith, wife of Harvey A. Metzler, who manages the home farm,-they have two children; Harvey L., a popular school teacher at. Massillon, Ohio; and Margaret Isaiah, the latter of Mahoning Coun- ty. Elizabeth married John J. Ward and at her death left two children : D. Lawrence and John L., the latter of whom was reared on the old homestead. Margaret married Calvin W. Holibaugh and has three children : Lloyd, Ralph and Edward, all at home.

Abraham R. Lehman, our immediate sub- ject, was reared in Fairfield township and was educated in the district schools. He contin- ued to operate the home farm until the spring of' 1897, and then turned his attention to man- aging a brokerage business, but still retains his home on the farm, which is but one mile out

of the town. The present home residence was erected in 1858 and modern improvements were made by Mr. Lehman in 1887. In 1862 he built his commodious barn and he has yearly added some improvement until now he has one of the most valuable as well as attractive places in the township. The residence stands on a slight elevation which gives a fine view of the surrounding landscape. Mr. Lehman natural- ly takes pride in this beautiful home and can re- call the planting of many of the trees. Since 1897 he has devoted his attention to a deposit and loan brokerage business with a large cli- entage.

OSEPH THORP, who is postmaster at Washingtonville, and in charge of the grammar department of the vil- lage schools, is a native of Yorkshire, England, where he was born June 16, 1860, being a son of Rev. David and Jane (Ridge) Thorp, the former being a coal miner and a local preacher in the Methodist Church. The maternal grandfather of our subject was in. the battle of Waterloo.

Joseph Thorp was four years of age when his parents came to this country. They made their home for a short time at Bartley, Penn- sylvania, Hammondsville, Jefferson County, Ohio, Salineville and then took up their resi- dence at Washingtonville. Joseph attended the public schools but soon began work in the Cherry Valley mine and as he worked his mind was active in planning out schemes to better his condition and rise to something more than could be obtained at the mines. In 1890 he entered the Washingtonville schools as a stu, dent and followed that with two years at Vol- ant, Pennsylvania, and never did pupil strive harder for knowledge than did he. Seeing the value of improving every moment, he did it and his advancement was rapid and permanent. He then returned to Washingtonville and se- cured a place as teacher in the village schools where his successful methods' were noted and he was made principal. At the present time he has charge of the grammar department.

Mr. Thorp was married in 1882 to Celia

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Tetlow, whose father, Zachariah Tetlow, was superintendent of the Cherry Valley Coal Com- pany for over 30 years and the best-posted min- ing engineer for coal in the State of Ohio. He was of English descent. To Mr. and Mrs. Thorp have been born six children : Chester, who is employed by the Erie Railroad; Leora, who assists her father in the postoffice; John, a student; Helen; Martha and Donald. They are attendants of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which his wife is a member. Mr. Thorp is a Republican and has taken rather an, active part in local politics, having served four years as clerk of the village, one year, as a member of the Council and four years as mayor, while he is now in his ninth year as postmaster. He was appointed to this office by the late lamented President Mckinley, was reappointed by him and is one of the most satisfactory, courteous and accommodating of- ficials ever in charge of the office. Mr. Thorp is a prominent Odd Fellow; Knight of Py- thias and is a member of a labor organization.

HARLES J. ALBRIGHT, the ef- ficient secretary of the Sebring Pot- tery Company, of Sebring, Ohio, was born July 31, 1871, at Franklin Square, Columbiana County, Ohio, and is a son of John W. and Anna ( Mercer) Albright.

The father of Mr. Albright was born at Elkton, Ohio, and the mother in Indiana. The latter still survives, but the former died on April 15, 1905. Our subject's brothers and sisters are : Morris F., treasurer of The Car- rollton Pottery Company, of Carrollton Ohio, who married Belle McCoy and has three chil- dren, Elma, Harold and Dorothy ; Allen E., of Carrollton, a gospel evangelist, who is at pres- ent entertaining a proposition to spend two years of evangelical work in California,-'-mar ried Tillie McNutt, and they have three chil- dren, Ethel, Lela and .Catherine; Louie, who is the wife of E. L. Henderson, of Carrollton; Percy D., connected with The Carrollton Pot- tery Company, who married Ida Barth and' has

three children, Darletta, Hazel and John; and Harry L., who is employed in the wareroom of The Carrollton Pottery Company. In his earlier days John W. Albright drove mules on the old Sandy and Beaver Canal which former- ly ran from Elkton to the Ohio River. Later he was general agent in this section for the Singer Sewing Machine Company.

Charles J. Albright was 10 years old wher he removed from Franklin Square to East Liv- erpool, where he attended school until 1883, when he entered the employ of the firm of Knowles, Taylor & Knowles, as office boy. His faithful attention to duty was rewarded by the company and he was soon promoted, being first given charge of the shipping room and later advanced to more responsible positions. In January, 1897, he accepted the offer of The Ohio China Company of East Palestine and became their manager, and still later became. secretary of The Sebring Pottery Company, a position he still continues to fill.

On November 26, 1901, at East Liverpool,. Ohio, Mr. Albright was married to Emma Sebring, who is a daughter of George and Eli- zabeth A. (Larkins) Sebring. They have four children, viz: Lucile, Mildred, Donald and Charles. Mr. and Mrs. Albright have a very pleasant home. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically, Mr. Albright is a Republican. In business life he- is respected and admired by his associates. He has always maintained a reputation for fairness. and integrity and his opinion carries weight.

C OM B. MARQUIS, M. D., one of the most successful practitioners of medicine and surgery in Columbiana· County, was the moving spirit and C is the present head of Riverside Hos- pital at Lisbon, the only institution of the kind in the vicinity. It is an institution of import- ance and benefit to the community and one of which the people are justly proud.

Dr. Marquis was born at West Point, Co- lumbiana County, Ohio, February 6, 1854, and is a son of Dr. David and Margaret (Mc-

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Cartney) Marquis. His father was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, where he was reared and in early life followed the trade of . a carpenter, thereby earning the necessary funds to take him through school. He was wholly ·a self-made man and gained a place of promi- nence in his professional work. He was gradu- ated from the Ohio Medical College at Cincin- nati, March 6, 1845, and soon after entered into practice, locating at West Point in 1846. Two or three years later he was married and in 1849 went . West overland to Pike's Peak and Sacramento City to seek his fortune. After spending two years in the West, he returned to Ohio subsequent to the destruction of Sac- ramento by fire and resumed practice at West Point. Amid the tragedies of Morgan's raid through Ohio, an amusing incident befell Dr. David Marquis. He was captured by General Shackelford and his men, while riding horse- back near West Beaver Church on his way to see a patient. Not knowing him personally, the General thoughit possibly he was a spy and would accept no explanation of his presence there. At the point of a pistol he was made to retrace his steps, but soon was able to estab- lish his identity and his loyalty to the Union · cause. He continued in practice at West Point until April, 1867, and then moved with his family to Lisbon, where he lived until his death, which occurred January 21, 1881, when he was about 67 years old. Dr. David Marquis was joined in marriage with Margaret McCartney, who was born on a farm near West Point, Co- lumbiana, County, Ohio, and died in Lisbon in 1892, aged 68 years. Five sons and three daughters blessed this union, all but one of whom are living.

Tom B. Marquis was reared at Lisbon, where he attended public and high schools. He took a course of study in the medical depart- ment of the University of Michigan and sub- sequently in Bellevue Hospital Medical Col- lege of New York City, graduating from the latter in March, 1877. He has been in prac- tice in Lisbon continuously since that time and has built up a large practice. He has been a constant student of medical science during these years, both in and out of schools. He has

completed post-graduate work in five or six institutions, including the New York Poly- clinic, the New York Post-Graduate and the Chicago Polyclinic. In connection with his two sisters, who are professional nurses, he estab- lished Riverside Hospital at Lisbon late in the 'go's, an institution which they still conduct with remarkable success. The Doctor has held the office of president of the Union Medical So- ciety, now defunct, composed of members of the profession from Columbiana and adjoining counties; and is a member of the Columbiana County and the Ohio State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. In May, 1882, he was appointed a member of the U. S. Board of Pension Examiners at Lisbon, and is now president of that board. In the fall of 1904, he was elected a member of the Board of Education of Lisbon.

Dr. Marquis was joined in marriage with May Frost, who was born in Lisbon and is a daughter of Ezra and Catherine (Cooney) Frost. Her father, now deceased, was a pion- eer grocer, of Lisbon, where his, widow still resides. Two children have been born to this union : Mabel and Catherine. Mrs. Marquis for the past several years has been an able as- sistant to the Doctor in difficult surgical op- erations that require help. She has also been an earnest worker, in the church and a leader in the charity work of the city. Fraternally, the Doctor is a member of Lisbon Lodge, F. & A. M., also of the Royal Arch Chapter and Salem Commandery, Knights Templar, Religiously, he and his family are Methodists, although he was reared a Presbyterian.

ILLIAM C. SMITH. was born on the farm on which his widow now resides in Yellow Creek township, Columbiana County, Ohio. His parents, Philip and Janet Smith, from the Highlands of Scotland, had located . on this farm about 1805. The mother died in 1854, and the father in 1861, at the age of 87 years.

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to Janet Bailey, daughter of Alexander and Margaret Bailey, of Yellow Creek township. Both were natives of the Highlands of Scot- land. William C. Smith died in 1899, in his 83rd year, leaving his widow, who is still liv- ing on the home farm. She is in her 79th year. Five children were born on this farm to William C. and Janet (Bailey) Smith, all of whom are still alive: Katharine, residing on the homestead with her mother ; Philip M., at- torney-at-law and ex-judge of the Court of Common Pleas in this district; Margaret M., wife of William Jenkins, of Madison town- ship, to whom two children were born,-Alex- ander and Janet; Alexander G., attorney-at- law, Wellsville, who married Anna M. McIn- tosh, of Madison township; and William E., engaged in the coal business, who married Jennie Paul, of Iowa, and has one son,-Cecil.

The farm has been in the family ever since its first settlement. William C. Smith was one of the founders of the Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church, and served as an elder in this church for 50 years, and is now succeeded by his son, Alexander G. Smith.

HON. PHILIP M. SMITHI, son of William C. Smith, was born in 1852 on the home farm in Yellow Creek township. He read law un- der Judge W. A. Nichols, of Lisbon, and be- gan the practice of the law in Wellsville, in February, 1879, succeeding Hon. W. G. Wells upon the election of the latter as probate judge of the county. He served as prosecuting at- torney of the county from 1885 to 1891, mak- ing an exceptionally good record in that office. He was appointed judge of the Common Pleas Court in 1895 by Governor Mckinley, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge N. B. Billingsley. He was elected to the same position in 1896, and resigned in 1900 to re- sume the practice of law in Wellsville, where he is now located as a member of the firm of Smith & Lones. As a jurist his decisions have been universally regarded as just and his rul- ings fair, while as an attorney at the bar. he has been eminently successful. Judge Smith was married in 1880 to Ida McKeehan, daugh- ter of Dr. B. F. McKeehan, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, who with their two children is

still living. The children are: Zana S., wife of Edward F. McCrea, of Cleveland; and Sid- ney McKeehan, now a student at Ilarvard Uni- versity.

In politics, the family, in all its branches, have been Whig and Republican, and are pos- sessed of the usual Scotch characteristics of thrift, honesty and regard for the law of God and man.

AREY E. GREENAMYER. secre- tary of the People's Savings & Loan Association, at Leetonia, where he is also engaged in a real estate and in- surance business, is one of the town's enterprising and successful men. Mr. Green- amyer was born February 5, 1872, in Mahon- ing County Ohio, and is a son of Joshua S. Greenamyer.

After completing the common school course at Leetonia, Mr. Greenamyer was with the Cherry Valley Iron Company and the Pennsyl- vania Railroad for about three years. In 1893 he and his father became associated in a general real estate and insurance business under the firm name of Greenamyer & Son, their opera- tions being mainly restricted to this locality. Mr. Greenamyer proved his business capacity to such effect, that in 1897 he was elected secre- tary of the People's Savings & Loan Associa- tion, a position which he still fills. This is one of the important business enterprises of Lee- tonia, its president being a well-known capitalist, S. M. Garlach.

Mr. Greenamyer was married in 1895, to Mary E. Burgham, who is a daughter of Thomas Burgman, of Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Greenamyer are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Leetonia. He is connected with the local lodge of Odd Fellows.

OSHUA BRANTINGHAM. In taking a review of the representative men of Columbiana County, many residents of Butler township merit notice and among these Joshua Brantingham takes a prominent position, for he belongs to

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an old and honorable family and possesses all the attributes of a man of sterling character. Mr. Brantingham resides on a fine farm located in the southwest quarter of section 26, in town- ship 16, range 4, where he was born July 4, 1852, and is a son of Alfred and Ann (Dean) Brantingham.

The family to which Mr. Brantingham be- longs originated in England, where George and Joseph Brantingham, sons of Joseph and Sarah Brantingham, were born. The birth of George Brantingham occurred at Iverson, Dur- ham County, on November 7, 1770. Both he and his brother Joseph emigrated to America and settled in the vicinity of Baltimore, Mary- land. Joseph removed at a later date to the neighborhood of New York City. George Brantingham was married March 9, 1801, to Phoebe Boulton, of Burlington, Mansfield County, New Jersey. They had issue as fol- lows: William, Joseph, Hannah, George and Sarah.

Joseph Brantingham was born at Baltimore, Maryland, January 27, 1807, and married. Lydia Whinnery, and they had these children : Rachel, William, Alfred, Elizabeth, Cyrus and George L. His second marriage was to Anna M. Stratton and they had two children : Lydia and Sina.

The family was established in Ohio by our subject's great-grandfather, George Branting- ham, who seems to have been a man of great energy and enterprise. Joshua Brantingham has in his possession a journal which was kept by his ancestor in which are related the occur- rences of the long voyage across the Atlantic. It is a remarkable account and is in every way interesting. When George Brantingham came to Columbiana County, he was prepared to in- vest in property and it is recorded that on June 5, 1824, he bought 120 acres of land of Chris- tian 'Shade, paying therefor the sum of $1,550. On October 22, 1838, his son Joseph bought the above farm of his father for the sum of $3,000. On August 23, 1852, Joseph Brant- ingham sold 1 14 acres of the foregoing farm to James Whinery, for the sum of $3,500. The next change was when James Whinery sold IIO acres of the farm aforesaid, on April II, 1871,

to George Gilbert, for the sum of $11,000. At the public sale of the estate of his father-in- law, George Gilbert, held on April 2, 1883, Joshua Brantingham purchased for $10,052 the above mentioned farm, which then contained 109 58-100 acres.

After disposing of the farm in 1852, Joseph Brantingham, our subject's grandfather, head- ed a company, composed of three of his married children and their families, namely: William Brantingham, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Dean and Alfred Brantingham, together with Edwin Hol- loway, Michael Stratton and Ezra Hall, which set our for Minnesota, with the intention of taking up government land near, the site of the present city of St. Paul. The journey was a hard one, all of it being accomplished by stage and boat through many localities where roads. were scarcely more than cut. In the vicinity of Freeport, Illinois, Mr. Brantingham was attacked with cholera, to which he soon suc- cumbed. Left without a leader, the company became discouraged and most all of the pioneers returned to their former homes in Columbiana County.

Alfred Brantingham, father of Joshua, was born on this farm in August, 1830, and died here in August, 1904. He was a farmer, car- penter and merchant and was a man who was successful in his business enterprises. After re- turning to Columbiana County, following the death of his father, he resumed his old occupa- tions and remained in the county the remainder of his life. He always gave hearty support to the Republican party. From 1876 until 1885 he was postmaster at Winona. He belonged to that branch of the Society of Friends known as the "Willburites," and by example and pre- cept sustained a reputation for integrity and Christian spirit.

The mother, of our subject, Ann (Dean) Brantingham, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, and was a daughter of Barton and Han- nah (Jackson) Dean, natives of New York and Virginia, respectively. The children of Al- fred and Ann (Dean) Brantingham 'were : Joshua, of this sketch; Elizabeth, wife of Jo- seph C. Stratton, of Butler township; Hannah D., wife of Abraham Stratton, of Philadelphia "

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William, superintendent and treasurer of the Winona Creamery Company, of Winona; and Mary, wife of Daniel Test, who is superinten- dent of the Pennsylvania Hospital at Phila- delphia.

Joshua Brantingham was educated in the local schools of Butler township and worked on the farm until the age of 18 years and then learned the carpenter's trade at which he was employed for seven years. Then, in associa- tion with his father, he bought a store at Wi- nona and this was conducted for seven years under the firm name of Brantingham & Son. His brother, William Brantingham, and his brother-in-law, Abram Stratton, were associat- ed with him, as partners in the firm, for several years. In 1883 he purchased the ancestral home and here took up his residence in 1884. The farm now contains 144 acres. Mr. Brant- ingham found the property much run down and at first he devoted the land to the raising of sheep. For the last 16 years, however, he has made it a dairy farm and keeps as many as 40 head of Jersey cows, milking 30 head at a time. Almost all of these are high grade, either regis- tered or eligible. The beautiful, modern home was built in - 1893. Large barns and other buildings, including a good tenant house, are found here, with all the necessary equipment in the way of machinery and appliances neces- sary for the successful carrying on of an exten- sive business. It is one of the most attractive as well as one of the most valuable places in the vicinity of Winona.

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History of Columbiana County, Ohio and representative citizens, Part 54

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