History of Columbiana County, Ohio and representative citizens, Part 79

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

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Cornelius Cronin was a little more than a babe when his parents brought him to East Liverpool. Until his 12th year he was a student in the public schools. He then went to work in a pottery and has worked his way up through every branch of the business, gaining a prac- tical knowledge without which it would have been impossible to achieve the position he has reached. In 1882 he became a stockholder in the Potters' Co-Operative Company and was with that concern until 1890, when he was largely instrumental in organizing The Stand- ard Pottery Company. He was made secre- tary and treasurer of this company and has held that position since. He was an organizer and " is a director of the Union Building Loan & Trust Company, of East Liverpool, and is a 'business man of more than ordinary acumen.

Mr. Cronin married Mary A. Stephen and a family of six children have blessed their union, namely : John, who died at the age of six months; Daniel M., John S .. William Kress, Cornelius, Jr., and Harold. Mr. Cronin is a Republican but does not take an active part in politics as the time not devoted to busi

ness is spent in the bosom of his family. He is a man whose industry and integrity have placed him in a prominent position and he has ths esteem and confidence of both business and social acquaintances.

Mrs. Cronin was born March 10, 1863, in a house which stood on land now serving as the Cronin lawn. She is a daughter of Jacob Mathias and Mary ( Myers) Stephen. Her great-grandfather, Christian Stephan, married Eva Elizabeth Schmetz and resided in Gross Breitenbach, Hessen, Germany, where Mathias Stephen, her grandfather, was born in .April, 1786. He was twice married and had a family of 15 children.

Jacob Mathias Stephen ( as the family name came to be spelled ) was the eldest child of the second marriage and was born December 8, 1831, at Carlisle. Pennsylvania. He was brought up on the farm and then engaged in mining. On June 10, 1862, he married Mary Myers and two children were born to them: Mary A. and Jacob, who died in infancy. Mr. Stephen enlisted in Company D, 123rd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and died in June. 1864. at Fortress Monroe from sickness contracted in the service.

JOHN A. DELLENBAUGH, who re- sides in section 25. Knox township, is a well-known resident of Column- biana County, as for 35 years he was proprietor and mine host of l)ellen- baugh's American Hotel at Salem. He was born at North Georgetown, Columbiana Con- ty, Ohio, September 11, 1834, and is a son of John and Sarah (Sheets) Dellenbaugli.

Christian Dellenbaugh, grandfather of our subject, was born in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, as was his wife. Ann Farnney. In 1818 he came to America with only his one son, Samuel, then a youth of 16 years, and lo- cated in section 13, Knox township, where he bought 160 acres. He built the first saw- mill in the township on his land. where he had water power. Our subject still preserves the old crank of his grandfather's mill. In 1821 Christian Dellenbaugh returned

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to Switzerland, where his wife and other child- ren had remained. During his absence in the United States, his son, John, had become crip- pled through accident and had had his leg am- putated. The blow was a heavy one to the good father, but he was a man of resource and he immediately placed his son with his uncle. Dr. Alexander Farney, to study medicine. In 1822 he came back to Ohio with all the family except John, who followed as far as New York in the following year.

John Dellenbaugh, our subject's father. remained in New York State for a while and in three months practice of his profession saved the sum of $900. The village of North George- town was then in great need of a physician. and its residents were very urgent in asking him to locate in the village, so he came to Col- umbiana County, Ohio, and settled at North Georgetown, where he became one of the lead- ing practitioners in this part of the State. Dr. Dellenbaugh continued in active practice for 28 years and it has been computed that in that time he prescribed 268,000 times. He had four or five students with him continuously and a number of eminent physicians graduated from his office. He died in 1853. universally mourned. His widow died in 1881 in her 73rd year. Their children were: Christian W., born in 1829, a practicing physician, a grad- uate of Baltimore University and of Bellevue Hospital Medical College, of New York : Eliza, who married Dr. Eli Sturgeon, a graduate of Jefferson Medical College and of Bellevue Hos- pital Medical College, of New York; John A., our subject; Harriet Elma, who died in in- fancy ; Lewis Franklin, deceased at the age of 12 years, who was a musical genius; Henry Harrison, deceased at the age of 10 years; Frances Henrietta, the wife of John Sturgeon, who is connected with the Santa Fe Railroad offices at Fort Madison, Iowa; Margaret Jus- tina, the wife of Charles Martin, who was formerly editor of a newspaper at Fort Madi- son but who is now engaged in farming; and Zachariah Taylor, a graduate of Jefferson Medical College, who is in practice at Cleve- land, Ohio.

In :842 Dr. Dellenbaugh was appointed

associate judge, although he was not a lawyer. His popularity was so great and he was held in such esteem that the appointment was con- sidered just and proper.

John .A. Dellenbaugh when a young man studied medicine under his father. As noted above. he was for 35 years engaged in the hotel business at Salem. When Mr. Dellen- baugh took charge of Dellenbaugh's Ameri- can Hotel. at Salem, he paid $10,000 in gold for it. Perhaps he did not make a fortune out of it. but he did make a host of warm friends. For some years past he has been en- gaged in operating his farm in Knox town- ship. He married Sarah A. Harman, who is a daughter of Adam and Mary ( McCartna) Harman, and they have three children, viz : Jesse, Eliza Ann and Sarah Frances.

OHN A. FLODING, member of the. firm of Floding & Sitler. of Leetonia, is one of the most enterprising and successful citizens of Salem township and rightly classed among its repre- sentative men. He was born in Salem township Columbiana County, Ohio, March 16, 1868, and was educated and received his business training here.

William Floding, the father of our sub- ject, was born in Saxony, Germany, December 8. 1839, and came to this country at the age of 12 years. Arriving in Pittsburg, he secured employment in a glass factory, where he re- mained two years. Another year was spent at work in a spring factory and then he went to the neighboring city of Allegheny, and en- tered a butcher shop, remaining there four years in order to master the business thoroughily. He then accepted a position with William Taylor. of Salem, Ohio, for whom he worked eight months, until the fall of 1859, when he decided to begin business for himself and began look- ing about for a desirable location. He estab- lished his slaughter house about one mile south of Leetonia and killed his first beef on March 3, 1860. His success was assured from the. first and the business has continued to flourish

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with each succeeding year. In 1863 he pur- chased property near Leetonia and located his butcher shop in the village. Ten years later he erected a fine slaughter house, which is oper .- ated by steam and is a model of convenience. In 1893 the new meat market in Leetonia was built. This building is brick and frame and is 30 by 64 feet on the ground and two and one- half stories high, modern in all its appoint- ments. Soon after this, Mr. Floding retired from the business, turning it over, to his son, while his own attention was given to his farm- ing interests.

William Floding was married in 1863 to Barbara Kipp, by whom he has four, children now living, viz: Mary, wife of Elmore E. Sitler, of the firm of Floding & Sitler ; John A., our subject; Ida, wife of Lester, Redfoot, a farmer of Salem township; and Fred, who lives at home. Mr. Floding is a devout mem- ber of the German Lutheran Church. He has been closely identified with the growth and prosperity of Salem township during his 45 years residence in it. He was one of the or- ganizers of the First National Bank, of Lee- tonia, in 1886, and is 110w vice-president of the institution.

John A. Floding entered the First National Bank as clerk immediately after leaving school but after, some six months he left it for the butcher shop, forming a partnership with his father in 1889. Floding & Son continued for several years ; a portion of the time a Mr. Long- anecker was also a member of the firm. When the senior Floding retired, about 1894, our subject continued the business alone until August, 1895. The business was now so ex- tended that one man could scarcely do it jus- tice and Elmore E. Sitler, a brother-in-law, was taken into the firm, which has since been con- ducted under the name of Floding & Sitler.

Mr. Floding was married in April, 1895. to Anna Wolfgang, of this county, a daughter of Noah J. Wolfgang. They have two daugh- ters,-Carrie M. and Helen B. Mr. Floding is a stockholder in the First National Bank and has been a member of the Leetonia School Board for the past eight years. He is a mem- ber of the English Lutheran Church and a prominent Mason.

OHN H. HARRIS, trustee of Liver- pool township and one of the most influential and substantial citizens of East Liverpool, is a native of the "Empire" State, having been born in Saugerties township, Ulster County, New York, December, 1, 1834. His parents were John and Catherine (Lewis) Harris, both natives of Wales. His grandfather was David Harris, a master mechanic of Wales, who was a strong, vigorous man when past his 80th birthday and superintendent of two rolling-mills. These mills were the property of John and Josiah Guest and were situated at Dowlais, Wales. One cold morning in the fall of the year, David Harris was going over the mountains from one mill to the other and, becoming chilled, stopped at a lime kiln to get warm and was smothered, his body being found lying over. the kiln.

John Harris, the father of our subject, was born May 8, 1806, in Glamorganshire, Wales, and entered the rolling-mills, where he became a puddler when the puddling process was first introduced in the manufacture of iron. He came to America and worked as a puddler at Saugerties, New York, until 1848, when he removed to Pittsburg and worked in the mills there. Later he was manager, of the rolling- mills of Everson Preston & Company, and re- mained with them until his death in 1881. Originally he was a Whig in politics. Later he became an Abolitionist and strong anti-slavery man, whose age only prevented him from tak- ing up arms to uphold his principles but who sent four noble sons into the army to fight in his stead. His wife was Catherine Lewis, a native of Monmouthshire, formerly a part of Wales. She was a daughter of Lewis and Jane Lewis. Her father brought his family to New York where he was employed in the iron mills of Saugerties until his death in 1832. To John Harris and wife were born 13 chil- dren, of whom 10 grew to maturity, viz. : John H .: David, deceased, who was a resident of Pittsburg and the organizer and first president of the Amalgamated .Association ; Thomas, a member of Company F. 46th Reg .. Pennsyl- vania Vol. Inf., who died April 7, 1862, from exhaustion brought on by a forced march after

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the battle of Winchester; William, a resident of Pittsburg; Margaret, wife of Robert Esler, of Pittsburg; Abraham and Sarah (twins) ; Sarah, the wife of Andrew Orth, of Pittsburg ; Isaac, of Pittsburg ; Jacob and Jane (twins), the former now deceased, the latter the wife of H. P. Gazzam, of the firm of Baer & Gazzam, wealthy machinists of Pittsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Harris also had an adopted son, John Lewis, whom they reared with their children and gave the name of John Lewis Harris. He resides in Pittsburg. Our subject's parents were mem- bers of the Baptist Church.

John H. Harris was reared to manhood in 'Pittsburg and became a brick-mason, finishing his apprenticeship in 1853. He was but 20 years of age when he began contracting and building on his own account and has beenf re- markably successful. In 1859 he moved to Steubenville, Ohio, and lived there until 1878 when he brought his family to East Liverpool, where he was already busy at work, having himself come here the previous year. He built more brick buildings here than any man of his time and was a thorough, conscientious workman. In 1900 he was compelled to retire from the business on account of trouble with his eyes. Cataracts had grown over both eyes and he was unable to see until one of the cata- racts was removed when his sight was partially restored.

In 1862 Mr. Harris enlisted in the 39th Regiment, Ohio National Guard, and was made 2nd lieutenant of his company. On May 12, 1864, he reenlisted, joining Company A, 157th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and was mustered out September 16, 1864. Returning home, he re- cruited soldiers for Gen. Anson G. McCook's regiment.

Mr. Harris has been twice married, his first wife being Ann Jane Hamilton, daughter of James and Jane Hamilton, of Pittsburg. Two children were reared from this union: Ells- worth Alexander and John W., a contractor of East Liverpool. Ellsworth Alexander Har- ris is a successful contractor of Pittsburg and was superintendent of construction of many of the largest brick buildings in that city, includ- ing the Carnegie Library, Farmers' Bank

Building and the addition to the Court House now being constructed. Mrs. Harris died December 26, 1882, in her 47th year. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Harris married as his second wife, Cornelia Ann Hunt, daughter of Will- iam Hunt, of Steubenville, Ohio. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Harris has been steward for more than 36 years. He has been closely identified with the Sunday-school for almost that length of time and has been class leader for almost 40 years. He is a member of General Lyons Post, No. 44, G. A. R., of East Liverpool, and was formerly affiliated with the Masons, Red . Men and the Odd Fellows and was at one time district deputy grand master in the last named order. He is a stalwart Republican and has always taken a lively interest in the success of the party. He was a member of the Steuben- ville Council for six years and served two years in the Council of East Liverpool, being the first president of that body when the village became a city. He was a trustee of the water- works nine years, eight years of that time being president of the board. For two and a half years, from 1897 to 1899, he was city inspec- tor of public improvements. In all these var- ious duties he has ever striven to give to the public his best and most conscientious efforts. He is a gentleman whose honor and integrity are beyond reproach and all who know him are proud to call him friend.

OHN K. RICH, a wide-awake and pros- perous stock raiser and farmer of Unity township, was born in Pennsyl- vania, October 8, 1851, and is a son of George and Nancy (Knight) Rich, and a grandson of Peter and Elizabeth (Mason) Rich. His maternal great-grand- father, John Mason, entered section 27, Unity township, in the early days of the county, and it was on 120 acres of this land that his grand- father, Peter Rich, settled in 1802 when he came here from Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Here he lived the remainder of his life, dying

ALBERT BRIAN

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in his 70th year, in 1853. His wife, Elizabeth survived him two years, dying in 1855. Of the eight children born to this couple, all grew to adult years but only one, Catherine Rich, is now alive. Peter Rich and his family, ex- cept George and John, are sleeping in the Rich burying ground.

George Rich was born in 1814 in Unity township, Columbiana County, Ohio. He was married in 1845 to Nancy Knight of Pennsyl- vania and they resided in that State until 1856 when he returned to his native township. In 1859 he moved back to Pennsylvania, lived there 10 years and then once more took up his residence in Ohio. When he bought his farm in section 33, upon which our subject now lives; he received a quit claim deed from Abram Scott. It consisted of 80 acres, eight acres of it being fine woodland with excellent growth of white oak and other valuable timber. Mr. Rich died March 7; 1894, and his wife- followed him to rest just 20 days later. They were the parents of four children, one of whom died in infancy. Of those living, our subject is the eldest. Allen married Kate Snyder and lives at Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania ; and Byron married Manta Rager and lives at Blairsville, Indiana.

John K. Rich was born and reared on a farm, has always followed that occupation and has resided on the present homestead for a per- iod of 33 years. His education was obtained in Pennsylvania, where he attended school four months each year, walking one and a half miles to the schoolhouse. He assisted his father in clearing the farm and remembers the first mowers put on the market as they were mowers and reapers combined. Mr. Rich has been giv- ing considerable attention to dairying and has a fine herd of 15 Jerseys, from which he makes from 40 to 60 pounds of butter per week. In 1900 hè erected a fine, large barn for the accom- modation of his herd. He has well improved his farm with good buildings and his house is arranged on the ground floor for the better convenience of his family ..

Mr. Rich was married March 8, 1882, to Hattie Richardson, who is a daughter of the late Andrew Richardson, now deceased. They

have two children, namely : Bertie, who was married March 27, 1905, to Ervin Moody, a farmer of Trumbull County, Ohio, and Altie, who is at home.

A LBERT BRIAN, of the firm of Brian Brothers, has the distinction of be- ing one of the oldest merchants in Salem, and proprietor of one of the largest dry goods houses. He was born in Burlington County, New Jersey. No- vember 18, 1845, and is a son of Samuel and Hester H. (Borden) Brian.

The aged parents of Mr. Brian spent the greater part of their lives in the village of Jacobstown, New Jersey, and died at the home of a daughter, the father aged 83 years and the mother aged 81 years, having celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The father's occu- pation was merchant tailoring. They had six children, namely : James T., deceased: Oscar G., of Putnam County, New York; Albert, of this sketch; Lydia P., deceased; C. Walter, deceased; and Mary E., of Blackwood, New Jersey, with whom the parents spent the clos- ing years of their lives. They were good and worthy people who were respected by all who knew them.

. Our subject was reared in the village of Jacobstown, where he attended school until 16 years old, when he began clerking in a general store in the village and later, in a crockery house in Philadelphia, having three years ex- perience in this line before he came to Salem, in December, 1866. For two months he made his home with Alfred Wright, a well-known resident, pioneer and merchant, and by Febru- ary, 1867, he was established in the dry goods house of J. & L. Schilling. He continued to clerk for this firm until it was dissolved and then he entered into a partnership with L. Schilling, one of his former employers, the firm being Schilling & Brian from 1871 until April 1, 1876. Then C. Walter Brian was ad- mitted to partnership and the firm name be- came Schilling & Brian Brothers, this style con- tinuing until February 5, 1880, when the pres-

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ent name was adopted, although C. Walter Brian died September 14, 1899. This old house has an enviable reputation for reliability. Mr. Brian continues as its manager and is assisted by his son.

The building on the corner of Main and Ellsworth streets was the early location of this business house, removal being made to Broad- way when C. Walter Brian came into the house ; then the business was carried on for three years immediately across the street, after which the firm was located on East Main street for 13 years and then took possession of the present building at No. 33 Broadway. Very commod- ious quarters are utilized here, the store room being 39 by 105 feet in dimensions.

In 1876 Mr. Brian was married to Rusha E. Cooke, who was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Joseph and Lydia Cooke, both natives of Ohio. The one son of this union, T. Keith, was born at. Salem. No- vember 10, 1884, and a very capable young man. Mr. Brian is a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Salem. and was its treasurer for many years. He takes only a good citizen's interest in politics, voting as his judgment directs. His fraternal connection is with the Royal Arcanum. Mr. Brian stands as one of the representative men of Salem, a leader in business, a good citizen and one whose life and character reflect credit upon his com- munity. His portrait accompanies this sketch.

P ETER CALVIN , HARTFORD, M. D., the leading physician of East Palestine, is a well-known citizen of the community and is held in the highest esteem by every one. He was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, May 6, 1862, and comes of a pioneer family of that section. He is a son of David and Margaret (Calvin) Hartford, grandson of Thomas and Esther (Patten) Hartford, and great-grand- son of James and Nancy ( Armour) Hartford.

James Hartford came from the North of Ireland or England to this country about the year 1755. His wife, Nancy Armour, was of

Scotch parentage. They settled in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, when it was a wilder- ness and helped in developing it into a rich and settled community. Among their children was Thomas Hartford, who was born in Beaver County, and who served in the War of 1812. He married Esther Patten and they reared five children, of whom David was the third in order of birth.

David Hartford was born in Beaver Coun- ty, Pennsylvania, in 1822, and early in life was bound out to learn the trade of a carpenter and cabinet-maker. This trade he followed for many years and then settled on the old homestead where he spent his last years, dying in 1882. He was married in 1859 to Margaret Calvin, who was born in Beaver County, Penn- sylvania, and is a daughter of William and Rachel (Young) Calvin, her maternal grand- father being Baltzer Young, one of the pioneers of Columbiana County. She was born in 1836 and is now in her 70th year residing on the old homestead in Beaver County. Ten children blessed this union and all are now living but one son, who died of typhoid fever after reaching maturity. Our subject was the second in order of birth, and has a brother, D. Burton Hartford, who has attained prominence as a lawyer at Beaver, Perinsylvania.

Peter Calvin Hartford was reared on the home farm and in his youth learned the trade of a carpenter. He received his educational training in the district schools, and later taught four years, one year of this period in the graded schools of his native county. He then began reading medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. U. S. Strouss, of Beaver County, and in 1885 entered the medical department of West- ern Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio, from which he was graduated March 9, 1887. He was later graduated from Jefferson Medi- cal College, Philadelphia, in 1894, and is one of the best educated men of his profession in Columbiana County. He began practice at Negly, Ohio, in 1887, and continued success- fully until he removed to East Palestine in 1896, where he has since been engaged in gen- eral practice. He has been a constant student of his profession and has met with great suc-

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cess in his field of work. He is a member of the State and County medical societies.

In 1897 Dr. Hartford was married to Carrie E. Dawson, a daughter of James B. and Mary Ann ( Smith) Dawson, both natives of Smith's Ferry, Pennsylvania. Her father is at the pres- ent time mayor of the city of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Dr. and Mrs. Hartford had a daughter, Sue, born to them, but she lived only four months. Our subject was also called upon to mourn the death of his beloved wife on March 4, 1904. Fraternally, the Doctor is a member of the Blue Lodge, No. 417, F. & A. M.

AMUEL STEVENSON, president of The Stevenson Company, founders and machinists of Wellsville, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, De- cember 25, 1828. and is a son of James and Hannah J. (Girvin) Stevenson.

The parents of Mr. Stevenson were both born in County Armagh, Ireland, and came to the United States in 1825. settling in Philadel- phia, where they lived until 1838. James Stevenson engaged in business as a paving and grading contractor. In 1838 the family re- moved to Pittsburg, but soon after went to Hancock County, Virginia (now West Vir- ginia ). across the river from Wellsville. Some time in 1839 another removal was made, to a farm in Yellow Creek township. Columbiana County. Ohio, but in 1842, they left the farm and moved into Wellsville. There James Stevenson died in 1870. aged 71 years, and his wife in 1872. aged 73 years. Of their 10 child- ren, eight grew to maturity, viz : Hannah, wife of Stephen Fawcett. of Wellsville, both de- ceased: Samuel. of this sketch: Elizabeth. de- ceased, formerly wife of John Stokes, of Wells- ville: Martha, whose first husband was James Parker and her second. S. F. Briggs, of Wells- ville : Emily S., deceased. wife of Andrew Haley, now of Connecticut: Thomas B., of Wellsville : Susan, wife of Albert Maple. of Oil City. Pennsylvania: Isabel, wife of David Nicholson, of Iowa; and Mary B. and Sarah

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History of Columbiana County, Ohio and representative citizens, Part 79

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