History of Columbiana County, Ohio and representative citizens, Part 74

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

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Mr. Barth came to America and located in Pittsburg about 1880. He remained there for three months and then came to East Liverpool and went to work in the pottery of Flentke & Godwin. He continued to work at his trade in various potteries in East Liverpool until the time of the labor troubles in 1882. He then went to Evansville, Indiana, and worked in potteries there until 1883, when he removed to Cape Girardeau, Missouri. There the work did not prove satisfactory on account of the pottery business being not yet well established,

and late in 1884 he returned to East Liverpool and entered the employ of Knowles, Taylor & Knowles, where he remained for seven years, going from there to Morley's pottery as fore- man, for one year. For the next six years he. was connected with the Sebring pottery and then entered the Homer Laughlin pottery, No. I, where his active work in this industry was concluded in 1901. During his long period of work in the potteries. Mr. Barth has ac- quired a large amount of valuable real estate and the care of this property now fully occupies his time.

Mr. Barth was married September 6, 1883, to Laura M. Bradshaw, who is a daughter of the late Enoch and Scynthia (Riley) (Logan) Bradshaw, very prominent residents of East Liverpool for many years, extended mention of whom will be found in another part of this. work. Mr. and Mrs. Barth have one son, Harold Bradshaw. The latter is a very brilliant young man. He graduated at the age of 20 years from Mercersburg College, at Mercers- burg, Pennsylvania, taking first honors in oratory. His talent in this direction is being cultivated in King's School of Oratory at Pitts- burg. He has a bright future before him. 1

Mr. Barth has never taken a very active. interest in political affairs, never desiring pub- lic recognition of any kind. He votes the Re- publican ticket.

09 J. McKEEFREY, a well-known mem- ber of the family of that name, which has been so prominently identified with the business interests of Colum- biana County for many years past, is secretary and treasurer of the Salem Iron Company, of Leetonia. He also is treasurer of the Atlas Coke Company, secretary and treasurer of the Shenango Lime Stone Com- pany; treasurer of the Grafton Supply Com- pany, and is financially interested in various other business ventures. He is a man of business standing in the community and is ex- ceedingly popular with his fellow-citizens.

N: J. McKeefrey was born in the old

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Seventh Ward of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1869, and is a son of John and Mary A. (Mc- Farland) McKeefrey, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Philadelphia. His father came to this country in boyhood, and is at the present time a citizen of Leetonia, where he is a large property owner and has import- ant business connections. Our subject was educated in the public schools of Pittsburg, after which he went into business. His first business venture was with his brother, W. D. McKeefrey, and W. D. Hofius in 1889, at their furnaces. In 1890 he became a member of the firm of McKeefrey & Company, of which his brother and father were also members. He became secretary and treasurer of the Salem Iron Company upon its incorporation in 1892, and has since served in that capacity. The plant is a large one, capitalized at $225,000, and has a capacity of from 250 to 300 tons per day. His father is president and his brother vice-president and general manager of this concern.

In 1903 N. J. McKeefrey was married to Jane Tracy Erwin, who was born in Pennsyl- vania, and is a daughter of Robert Erwin. Our subject is a Republican and has always been active politically. Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, Knights of Pythias and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

€ DWIN M. KNOWLES was born in East Liverpool and is a son of Isaac Watts and Rebecca J. (Merchant) Knowles. He prepared for college at a military school at Poughkeepsie, New York, and then entered Allegheny Col- lege, Meadville, Pennsylvania, going from there to Harvard University.

Mr. Knowles is one of the most active business men of the younger generation of East Liverpool. He is president of The Edwin M. Knowles China Company, The Potters' Supply Company and The Newell Street Railway Com- pany; and secretary of The Knowles, Taylor & Knowles Company and The North American

Manufacturing Company ; he is also a director of The Potters' National Bank and The Dollar Savings Bank and the different companies or- ganized for the development of Newell, a towni in West Virginia opposite East Liverpool, where over one million dollars has already been spent in improvements which include a bridge. across the Ohio and a street railway line. The: North American Manufacturing Company has under construction a 30-kiln pottery, the build- ings of which will cover 14 acres and where 1,200 men will be employed, and it is only a question of a short time until Newell will have grown into an important manufacturing city ; with this Mr. Knowles has had much to do.

Mr. Knowles married Mary Katharine Dur+ flinger, who is a daughter of Judge S. W. Dur -- flinger, of London, Ohio.

ILLIAM E. WARREN, a well -- known and very able member of the bar, located at Leetonia, Ohio, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, March 7, 1865, and is a son of John B. and Lucy (Underwood) Warren.

The father of Mr. Warren was born in: Lancashire England, and came to America in! 1856, locating in Ohio. When the Civil War broke out, he offered his services in defense: of the government under which he was prom- ised life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and served through the whole period as a mem- ber of Company D, 19th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf. After the close of the war he returned to. Columbiana County, where he died February 28, 1894. The mother of our subject was born! and reared in Columbiana County. Her an- cestors, the Underwoods, came to Pennsylvania at the same time as did William Penn.

William E. Warren was educated at Mount Hope Academy and. later attended Washing- ton and Jefferson College, at Washington,. Pennsylvania. Upon completing his literary course, he entered upon the study of the law with C. S. Speaker, a well-known attorney of Lisbon, and was admitted to the bar June 5, 1890. Mr. Warren began his practice at Lee-

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tonia, which city has been his home with the exception of two years spent in East Liver- pool, and one year in Boston, Massachusetts, He was elected city solicitor of Leetonia on the Democratic. ticket and 'made an excellent officer, performing the duties in a manner very satisfactory to all concerned.

Mr. Warren was married on January 12, 1890, to Elizabeth Fife, of Columbiana County, and they have one daughter,-Pauline born August 18, 1891. They have a very pleasant home and take part in the town's social life to some extent. Mr. Warren is a Knight of Pythias and a member of the Odd Fellows lodge at Leetonia and East Liverpool Encamp- ment, No. 107, I. O. O. F.

ILLIAM S. ARBAUGH, junior member of the firm of Patton & Arbaugh, furniture dealers and un- dertakers, with place of business at No. I East Main street, Salem, was born near Scio, Harrison County, Ohio, March 9, 1857, and is a son of William and Diana (Gottshall) Arbaugh.

The parents of Mr. Arbaugh were of old Pennsylvania Dutch stock, honest and in- dustrious people, who removed from Pennsyl- vania to Scio, Ohio, in 1874. They had a family of 10 children, five sons and five daugh- ters, our subject being the fifth child in order of birth.

Until he was 17 years old, William S. Ar- baugh remained on his father's farm and at- tended the district schools. He accompanied his parents to Harrison County, Ohio, and spent one year in the Scio schools and then took a commercial college course. Later he entered into the milling business with his father-in- law, Samuel G. Patton, with whom he was thus connected for 12 years. He then resided at Unionville for three years, working for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, after which he removed to Alliance, and entered the employ of D. B. Cassidy, in the furniture and under- taking business. with whom he remained for six years. In June, 1899, Mr. Arbaugh came

to Salem and entered the employ of D. E. Mather, an established undertaker and furniture man and remained with him for the three years preceding his engaging in the same line of business with Samuel G. Patton, under the firm style of Patton & Arbaugh. The firm oc- cupies commodious quarters, utilizing the three floors of a building 120 by 18 feet in dimen- sions, in addition to which they have a large warehouse full of stock and a well-equipped work room. Mr. Arbaugh is the practical em- balmer of the firm, being a graduate of an embalming school. As business men, the mem- bers of the firm stand very high.

.In January, 1884, Mr. Arbaugh was united in marriage with Eva M. Patton, who was born in Harrison County, Ohio, and is the only child of Samuel G. and Mary (Smith) Patton. Mr. Arbaugh is a quiet, home-loving man, his only social connection being with the Odd Fel- lows, to which society he has belonged for many years.

OHN W. WYMAN, chief of police of East Liverpool, has filled that office since it was first established in 1903. Prior to that time he served as sheriff of Columbiana County four years and as city marshal 12 years. His long experience in this line of work makes him the right man in the right place, and he has the almost un- divided support of tlie public who appreciate. him at his true worth.

Mr. Wyman was born in Huntingdon . County, Pennsylvania, August 21, 1844, and is a son of George and Catherine (Biglow) Wyman. His father was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, of German parentage, and followed the trade of a stone-mason throughout life. In politics, he was a Whig, then a Know Nothing, and finally joined the Republican ranks. He married Catherine Big- low, who was born in Ireland and was brought to this country when but a few months old. Mrs. Wyman died in 1877 at the age of 67 years, and Mr. Wyman in 1887 at the age of 77 years. They became parents of the following

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children : John W., subject of this sketch; Decatur S., who was killed at Malvern Hill in the Civil War, while serving in the Union Army ; William Biglow, a miner by occupation, who served three years in the Union Army and was three times wounded,-he died in Pennsylvania in February, 1897; Samuel E., an engineer in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Vandergrift, Pennsyl- vania, who served three years and three months in the Union Army; George, who died in in- fancy ;, and Mrs. Nancy Jane Nail, who re- sides in New Castle, Pennsylvania.

John W. Wyman was reared in his native county and there attended the common schools. He lived at home until he reached his majority, when he was married, then moved to Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, where he lived six months. He next moved to East Liverpool, Ohio, and has made this place his home almost continuously ever since. For three years he was employed in the flouring mill of James Wilson, and for four years in that of Christian Metsch. He was then elected town marshal, and served in that capacity 12 years, being elected six successive 'times. He was once de- feated as a candidate for the office of sheriff of Columbiana County, but was elected in 1887. He served two terms in that office in a most ·capable manner, during which time he resided at Lisbon. While in the discharge of his duties as sheriff, he was shot while apprehending the noted outlaw, Ira Mylett, who is now serving a life term in the Ohio State Prison. When the office of chief of police was created in East Liverpool, Mr. Wyman was called into service because of his natural ability and his many years of experience with law breakers. It is an important office with heavy duties, but with an insufficient force of seven men Chief Wyman has discharged his duties in such manner as to gain the hearty commendation of the general ·public.

John W. Wyman was joined in marriage with Harriet B. Armstrong, who was born in Pennsylvania, December 19, 1843. During the. last years of her life 'she was an invalid and was faithfully cared for by her husband and children, to whom her death on December 21,

1903, was a sad blow. She was 60 years of age almost to a day. Two children were born to them : Mary Alma, whose union with J. R. Shawke of East Liverpool, resulted in the birth of five children,-Harriet S., Joseph (de- ceased ), John R., George and Grace; and George Edwin, who married a daughter of Jo- seph Waters, of East Liverpool, and has two children,-Gladys- and John Wesley. George E. Wyman was a printer in the pottery trade until the Spanish-American War, when he served in Cuba in Company E, Eighth Reg., Ohio Infantry, U. S. Volunteers. He there injured one of his thumbs, which injury de- veloped into a felon, partially destroying the use of that member and making it impossible for him to now follow his trade. Fraternally our subject is a member of Riddle Lodge, No. 315, F. & A. M .; and East Liverpool Lodge, No. 379, and East Liverpool Encampment, No. 107, I. O. O. F. He is also a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and of the Rechabites. In church connection. he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which he joined in his 18th year. He has a comfortable home at No. 298 Sixth street, East Liverpool.

ONRAD BERG, proprietor of the Leetonia Pretzel Bakery, whose por- trait is herewith shown, was born at Alliance, Ohio; May 1, 1873, and is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Miller) Berg. Both parents were born in Germany, coming to America in 1869 and set- tling in Alliance. It was there our subject grew to manhood and was educated.

Having learned the trade of a baker, Con- rad Berg engaged in that business in his native town for two years and then purchased an in- terest in the pretzel bakery and moved to Lee- tonia in 1899. This plant was established in 1887 in Columbiana by F. H. Reighart, who conducted the business there until 1890 when it was moved to Leetonia. Nine years later he sold out to Mr. Berg and Mr. Freel. After operating the plant for 18 months with his father, Mr. Berg bought the latter's interest

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and has since been sole proprietor and has worked up a large trade. The output from this bakery is handled by merchants all over the country from Canton, Ohio, to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, the name of the manufacturer. being a guarantee of the superior merit of the product. Mr. Berg had the misfortune to lose his buildings by fire on July 25, 1903, the en- tire plant being destroyed, but he immediately rebuilt on a larger scale and continued the business in the same energetic manner. The present bakery is a neat two-story brick struc- ture, 34 feet by 60 feet in dimensions.

Mr. Berg was married in 1892 to Cora Speelman, by whom he has three children, -- Edward Walter, Earl Conrad and Laurence Floyd. They are members of the German Lutheran Church, Mr. Berg being one of the trustees. 'In politics he is a Democrat and takes an earnest interest in the general events of the day as well as those of local importance only. He has been a member of the City Council for two terms and is at present president of that body, displaying the same aggressive spirit in looking after the public interest that he, has shown in his private business.

Fraternally he is a member of Leetonia Lodge, No. 401, F. & 'A. M., and of Salem Lodge, No. 305, B. P. O. E. He is also 'a member of the Order of United Commercial Travelers of America, the National Associa- tion of Master Bakers and Tent No. 220, K. O. T. M., all of Alliance.

SAAC JONES; senior member of the firm of Isaac Jones & Sons, proprietors of the Enterprise Laundry, of East Liverpool, was born in Monmouth- shire, England, October 9, 1845, and is a son of Samuel and Ann (Williams) Jones, and grandson of William Jones, also of Mon- mouthshire.

Samuel Jones was born in Monmouthshire, England, and died in September, 1878, aged 64 years. When a boy, he learned the trade of a blacksmith, which he followed all his life. He was a member of the fraternal order called

the United Friends. He married Ann Will- iams, a daughter of Enoch Williams, both na- tives of the same place as he, and they had eight children, seven of whom grew to matur- ity, as follows : Isaac; Enoch, who died at East Liverpool,' Ohio; Sarah Ann, wife of Louis Watkins, who lives in England; Rachel, who. married Jeremiah Griffiths and died at Youngs- town, Ohio; James, of McDonald, Pennsyl- vania; Hannah (Mrs. John Jenkins), who lives- with her daughter at the home of our sub- ject; and Ellen, the wife of Rev. Meshach Cooke, a Methodist Episcopal clergyman now" living in Forrests of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. Religiously, Samuel Jones and his wife were Congregationalists, being members of what was known as the Ebenezer Church, which was built in the forest in the days of the- supremacy of the Roman Catholic Church, when they could worship according to the" dictates of their conscience only in secret meet- ing places. Mr. Jones now has a picture of this. old church.

Isaac Jones received a common school edu- cation and lived at home until after his mar- riage. He engaged in coal mining in Eng- land, and upon coming to this county, in 1869, located at Salineville, Ohio, on June 21st, where he worked in the coal mines. He then worked six years in the mines in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, after which he returned to. Salineville and followed his old employment until 1891. In that year, he took up his resi- dence in East Liverpool, Ohio, but was not en -· gaged in business until the summer of 1898, when he was persuaded by his sons, John and Enoch N., to embark in the steam laundry busi- ness with them. Enoch N. had previously be- come familiar with the details of the business. The firm of Isaac Jones & Sons, consisting of our subject and his sons,'Enoch and John, was accordingly established. The business was at first very small, all the work being done by the . members of the firm and two daughters of our subject, Ann and Jemima. It is far from the. oldest laundry in the city and it was only by a demonstration of the superiority of their work that they gained the extensive patronage they now enjoy. Besides the members of the firm,.

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14 employees are now required to handle the immense amount of work brought to them. As the building now occupied by the Enterprise Laundry is too small to handle the increased business that has developed in the last few years, plans have been drawn and estimates taken for a two-story brick building, 32, by 90 feet in dimensions, which is to be erected in the near future at the corner of Starkey street and Accommodation alley. The plant when estab- lished in the new building will be fully equal to caring for the increased business, as it will be one of the most modern in East Liverpool, 'equipped with the latest laundry machinery.

Mr. Jones was united in marriage with Ann Nock, who was born in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, and is a daughter of Robert Nock, of Shropshire, England. They have eight chil- dren now living : John, who is a member of the firm of Isaac Jones & Sons; Enoch N., also a member of the firm; Ann; Jemima; Rachel; Samuel, who has become a member of the above firm since its organization; William H. and Thomas. Religiously, Mrs. Jones is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Jones is inde- pendent in politics and votes for those candi- dates, whose qualifications seem best for the position to be filled.

LEXANDER GOANS CHAFINS, who is the largest and most success- ful contractor and builder in the East End of East Liverpool, was born in precinct 13 of Lawrence County, Kentucky, November 10, 1858, and is a son of Kenas M. and Margaret (Goans) Chafins.

The Chafins have been long established in this country, one Jordan Chafins having come to this country from Ireland prior to the Revo- lution. His son, Richard Chafins, great-grand- father of our subject, was born in Virginia and died in Kentucky. His son, James M. Chafins, was born in Virginia and at an early date mi- grated to Kentucky, where he followed farm- ing until his death in 1844, at the age of 50 years. He married a Miss Atkins, a native of Virginia, and among their children was Kenas M.

Kenas M. Chafins was born in Lawrence County, Kentucky, June 7, 1835, and engaged in farming until his retirement in 1902, with the exception of the time he spent in the Civil War. He enlisted in the Confederate service un- der General' Marshall in 1862 and served until he was taken prisoner in 1864 and incarcerated at Lexington, Kentucky, until the close of the war. He married Margaret Goans, who was born in Lawrence County, Kentucky, and was a daughter of Alexander and Mary (Skidmore) Goans, who were the first couple married in Lawrence County, Kentucky, after its organiza -. tion. Her father was born in the western part of Tennessee and was an extensive breeder of trotting horses, giving a great deal of attention to the racing game. His life ended in tragedy in 1844, when he was killed and robbed at Callahan's Creek, Virginia. His grave is lo- cated at the spot where the States of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky join. He married Mary Skidmore, a daughter of William Skid- more, a slave trader who was of a roving dis- position, traveling all over the country. His father was a Tory in the days of the Revolution and was in the party sent back to England with General Burgoyne, his wife having been left in this country. Kenas M. Chafins and his wife became the parents of the following children : Alexander Goans ; James M., of Ironton, Ohio; Calpurnia, widow of S. R. Burton, of Law- rence County, Kentucky ; Caroline Lee, wife of Jefferson Gilham, of Lawrence County, Ken- tucky; Robert B., of Lawrence County, Ken- tucky; William, of Ironton, Ohio; and Mrs. Lucy May Hughes, a widow residing in Colum- bus, Ohio. Mrs. Chafins died February 17, 1905, aged 73 years. She was a member of the- Christian Church as is her husband.

Alexander G. Chafins was reared in Law- rence County, Kentucky, where he partly learned his trade of carpentering, finishing his apprenticeship in Boyd County, Kentucky, where he worked as journeyman until 1891. He then entered the employ of the Portsmouth Wheel Company, of Portsmouth, Ohio, with which concern lie continued five years as a buyer of timber. He served one term as mar- shal of Hamden, Vinton County, Ohio, and in

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1897 moved to Ironton. He remained there but 30 days and then came to East Liverpool, where he commenced business as a contractor and builder in the East End. He was successful from the start and during the first year- erected eight houses ; all told he has built 80 houses in the East End, which is more than any other contractor has done. In 1902 he started a grocery store, but after 18 months resumed his present business.

Mr. Chafins was united in marriage with Susan E. Burchett, a daughter of Benjamin Burchett, who is descended from one of two brothers who came to this country from Ire- land, one locating in Virginia and the other going farther South, probably to Georgia. John B. Burchett, her grandfather, a farmer and stock-raiser of Lawrence County, Ken- tucky, married Millie Chafins, a native of Law- rence County, Kentucky, and a sister to the grandfather of our subject. Benjamin Burchett, who has lived in East Liverpool since 1904, was formerly a farmer in Lawrence County, Kentucky, where he was born January 6, 1836. He first married Deresa Curnutte, who died in. 1873, aged 33 years. He subse -- quently married Irene Kasee, of Lawrence County, Kentucky. Both he and his wife are members of the Baptist Church.

Mr. and Mrs. Chafins became parents of seven children, as follows : Andrew L. ; Robert F .; Hessie, who died in infancy; Benjamin Burchett; Cecil, Frank Jennings and Javell. Religiously, they are members of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church.

EORGE W. BECK, one of the well- known residents of Fairfield town- ship, who carries on general farm- ing operations on a well-improved tract of 25 acres in section 8, is also one of the soldiers of the Civil War who loyally bore arms for his country until the close of hostilities. Mr. Beck was born in 1842 in Columbiana County, Ohio, and is a son of Israel S. and Cornelia (Lyder) Beck.

The grandfather of Mr. Beck came to Ohio

as a pioneer, locating near Lisbon where he en- gaged in farming. His grave with that of his wife may still be found in the East Fairfield Cemetery. Mr. Beck's parents were natives of Columbiana County. They had a family of eight sons and four daughters, the survivors being: Mrs. Saline Bradfield, who resides in Eureka, Illinois; Henry, of Fairfield town- ship; George W., of this sketch; Sarah, widow of Frank Taylor, of Seattle, Washington; Landon L., of Youngstown, Ohio; and Syl- vanus, of Oklahoma Territory. Those de- ceased are: William C., Louis, James M., Cornelia, Josephine and James.

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History of Columbiana County, Ohio and representative citizens, Part 74

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