Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County Ohio and Representative Citizens, Part 122

Author: Sanderson, Thomas W
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: Chicago, Ill., Biographical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 993

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Ohio, where he remained two years, and for the next seven years he followed his profes- sion at Buffalo. He then came to Youngs- town, where his fine architectural work speaks for itself in many handsome business blocks and residences, and in the beautiful, graceful simplicity of Grace Church. He has superin- tended in the past summer, the construction of the magnificent residences on aristocratic Park avenue, which are conceded to be the most modern and stately of all the many de- lightful homes at Youngstown. In 1873 Mr. Judd was married at Warsaw, New York, to Addie A. Collins, and they have two children. viz: Mildred, who is the wife of P. E. Lewis, of Hamburg, New York, and Ida M., who resides with her parents.

7 ILLIAM H. KYLE, 'a surviving officer of the Civil War and a sub- stantial farmer of Canfield town- ship, resides on his valuable farm of 85 acres and in connection with his wife, owns 167 acres, a part of which is traversed with valuable veins of coal. Mr. Kyle was born October 8, 1836, in Youngs- town township, Mahoning County, Ohio, on his father's farm, the place now being known as Kyle's Corner, or South Heights. His par- ents were Robert and Dinah ( Phillips) Kyle.

Joshua Kyle, the grandfather of William H., was probably born in England, and cer- tainly was one of the first settlers in Youngs- town township, making his home in the green woods when Youngstown was a mere frontier settlement of a half dozen log huts. He pros- pered probably on account of great industry, and accumulated a large body of land on which he subsequently built a substantial stone house. Both he and wife lived to okl age, hav- ing reared a family of 10 children, none of whom survive. They were: Joshua. James, Robert, William Henry Harrison, Alexander Stewart, Joseph, Anna, Jane. Hanmah and Ella.

Robert Kyle. father of William H .. was born in Youngstown township, where his

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whole life was spent. He acquired a large farm adjacent to the rapidly developing town of Youngstown, and was numbered among the substantial citizens and successful farmers of the locality. He married Dinah Phillips, who died in March, 1895. She was born in Pennsylvania and accompanied her father, Eli Phillips, to Ohio, in her childhood. Robert Kyle died December 21, 1889, aged 85 years. They had 10 children, namely : Eli, who went to the South in 1852, and when the Civil War broke out, was pressed into the Confederate army, where he probably died; Mary Ann, who is the widow of Jolin M. Osborn; Cath- erine, who is the widow of Hiram Lynn; Joshua, who died August 5, 1904; William Henry Harrison; Leffard T .; Alice B., who married David S. Loveland; Amanda, who is the widow of John Emory Knox; Quincy, who died aged three years; and Ira M.

Until he was 15 years of age, William H. Kyle attended the district school with fair regularity, and then went to Warren, where he worked for three years with a Mr. Truesdale, learning the cabinet-making trade. After his return home he attended the Flint Hill School for one year and then spent a summer in the Pennsylvania oil fields, drilling near Oil City. Mr. Kyle then found employment as a car- penter at Bluffton, Ohio, where he worked steadily for two years, or up to 1862, when he entered the Federal army, enlisting under Captain Stanley, in Company 1, 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a private. He remained in the army for three years and received de- served promotion to the rank of corporal, par- ticipating in many of the great battles and famous marches of the war. He took part in the battles of Atlanta, Knoxville, Nashville, Resaca. Jonesburg. Georgia, and Bean Sta- tion, Tennessee. He had many narrow es- capes from death and through sickness and ex- haustion, was incapacitated for a short time. He was confined for one month in the field hospital. suffering from fever. For 15 months of his term of service, Mr. Kyle was in the. mounted infantry. On one occasion, while ont on service, he was taken sick, and was so miserable that he crawled alone into an old de-

serted barn. Probably the sight of his horse with empty saddle caused his companions to fear he had been killed and after a thorough search they found him in time to save his life.

After the close of the war, Mr. Kyle re- turned to his home in Youngstown township, where he worked both at his trade and on the farm for a time, and then went to Youngs- town, where he followed the carpenter's trade for nine years. On April 30, 1878, he pur- chased his first farm, of Eli Neff, subsequently buying his second farm, of Joseph Mathey. His residence property is situated about one and one-half miles east of Canfield, on the Canfield and Boardman road. The other farm is situated on the township line between Board- man and Canfield townships. Mr. Kyle has delegated the larger part of the active farm work to his son, who looks after his father's interests in a very efficient manner.

On May 16, 1867, Mr. Kyle was married to Mary H. Hill, who was born in Washing- ton County, Pennsylvania, not far from Bell- ville, September 8, 1842. Her parents were Eli and Lydia A. (Hawkins) Hill, both of whom were born in Pennsylvania and came to Youngstown township, Mahoning County, April 12, 1848. The father died in July. 1890, aged 77 years, and the mother in August. 1895, aged 78 years. They had seven chil- dren, as follows: Sarah, deceased, who mar- ried J. Simon; Mary H .; Jerome F., who was a soldier in the Civil War; William, deceased; Ruth, deceased, who married Julian E. Simon, also deceased; Aurelia I .. , who married L. M. Eckman ; and Anna N.

Mr. and Mrs. Kyle have had two children, Melvin C. and Arthur E. The former was married to Ada M. Hlientzelman, September 27, 1892, and at the time of his death. Decent- ber 22, 1900, left three children, Lottie B., William Ray and Howard H.

The second son, Arthur E., residing near his father and assisting on the home farm, was married October 9. 1902. to Ina L. Warrick. of Elkton. They have one child, Josephine S.

Politically Mr. Kyle is a stanch Republi- can. On several occasions he has held official position in the township and has served as road

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MRS. SALLY ANN LANTERMAN

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supervisor and as a member of the school board. He is one of the active and deeply in- terested members of Tod Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and is a member of the con- mittee appointed to look after the indigent sol- diers of the Civil War in this locality and to provide for their widows. With his family. Mr. Kyle belongs to the Christian Church.

m RS. SALLY ANN LANTER- MAN, residing on her valuable farm of 150 acres, situated in sec- tion 4. Youngstown township. is the widow of the late German Lan- terman, who was a very prominent citizen of this section. Mrs. Lanterman was born on the old Woods home farm, in Youngstown township. Mahoning County, Ohio, July 12, 1822, and is a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Berry) Woods.

With the exception of two years follow- ing her marriage, when she resided in Austin- town township. Mrs. Lanterman has spent her whole life in Youngstown township. She at- tended the distriet schools as they were some eighty years ago, and was reared to useful and capable young womanhood by parents who were people of substance. On February 3. 1842, she was married to German Lanterman, who was a son of Peter and Elizabeth ( Logan ) Lanterman, and was born in Austin- town township. Mahoning County, Ohio, Feb- ruary 6. 1814. He died on the present farm in January, 1880).

In 1844. Mr. and Mrs. Lanterman moved to the farm the latter still occupies, which then comprised 196 acres, 46 of which now form Mill Creek Park, of Youngstown. In partner- ship with his brother-in-law. Samuel Kimber- ly. Genman Lanterman built the historie old mill which is retained as a great attraction hy the park commissioners. The erection of the mill was commenced in 1844. but three years elapsed before it was completed. The partners at the same time built the frame residence in which Mrs. Lanterman now resides. Mr. Lanterman, who was an extensive farmer and

large stock-raiser, later purchased Mr. Kim- berly's interest and the mill was successfully condueted for many years by a practical miller in Mr. Lanterman's employ.

Mr. and Mrs. Lanterman had two chil- dren, Florence and Ai John, both of whom are «leceased. The daughter, born in 1843, mar- ried Col. L. T. Foster, leaving at her death two children-L'na and Ina-the younger of whom was then but two years of age. Mrs. Lanterman took her little grandchildren to rear. Una Foster married the late Hosea Si- mon, who left two children at his decease. Florence and Willard. Ina Foster married John Kennedy and they have two children, Vera and Frank, and they also reside with Mrs. Lanterman. Mrs. Simon later married ( second ) William Bakody and they operate a successful dairy on a part of Mrs. Lanterman's farm. Mrs. Lanterman's only son. Ai John, was born in 1844, and died December 2. 1808. He was a man widely known as an educated and able physician, having studied his profes- sion both in New York and in Germany. He never married and did not practice extensively, as he acquired gold mines in Colorado and be- came interested in their development. He died in Colorado. Although Mrs. Lanterman has been denied the companionship of her children, in her old age. she has loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as a wide circle of friends, many of whom have known her for over a half century. Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Lanterman on a neighboring page add interest to this notice.

C. LANCE, a member of the Youngs- town Candy Company, the succes- sors to the D. L. Clark Company of that city, has been a resident of Youngstown for three years, and was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1879. He was reared and educated at Beaver Falls, that state, and at the age of 16 began work in a grocery store, where he remained until about 19 years of age. He then became a traveling salesman for the D. L. Clark Com-

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pany of Youngstown, wholesale confectioners, cigars and grocery sundries. He remained on the road for that company for about six years, when he was sent to Youngstown as manager of the branch in that city and later became a member of the firm, having been a stock holder of the company for the past five years. The firm employs five traveling salesmen who cover a radius of 100 miles out of Youngstown. Mr. Lance is a member of the Knights of Pythias J.mulge of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

A I.BERT J. MILLER, a leading mer- chant at Youngstown, Ohio, whose place of business is at No, 1329 Mar- ket street, has been a resident of this city for a quarter of a century. He was born at Washingtonville, Mahoning Comty, Ohio, June 5. 1866. He is a son of George L. Miller, who was born in Pennsyl- vania, and who, on coming to Ohio, settled in Washingtonville. During the infancy of his son Alberi, George L. Miller removed to Can- field, where he was engaged in Imsiness for some years. He afterwards removed to Niles. which was his place of residence at the time of his death.

Mbert J. Miller was reared and educated at Canfield. He first entered into business as a butcher and conducted a meat market at Youngstown for eight years, gradually ex- panding until now he carries on a considerable general mercantile business. He has excellent accommodations, occupying the entire first floor of a two story building, the dimensions of which are 40 by 123 feet. In addition to successfully conducting his large business, Mr. Miller takes an interest in all that particularly concerns the city, exhibiting a landable public spirit and taking part in various movements for the general welfare. In 1892. Mr. Miller was married to Rachel Jones, who comes from Welsh ancestry. They have five children, namely : Lloyd, Men J .. Howard, Verna and Bertha. Fraternally, Mr. Miller is connected with the Woodmen of the World, the Modern Woodmen, the Maccabees and the Pathfinders.

A LFRED SMITH, one of the old and highly respected residents of Youngs- town, now living retired at his home, No. 802 Belmont avenue, has lived in this city since 1846, watching its growth from a village. He was born in 1845, in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, and is a son of John Smith, an old business man of Youngs- town.

The father of Mr. Smith was born in Eng- land and there learned the brewing business. When he came to Youngstown, in 1846, he established the Smith Brewery. the first busi- ness of its kind started here. The capacity of his plant was small, not exceeding two barrels of brew a day, but he created a demand by the excellence of his product and gradually in- creased his facilities, until his works turned out 125 barrels a day. He died in 1870, at which time his son Albert took charge and operated the brewery until 1900, when he soll it and has been retired from business life since. Mr. Smith has twice been married. His four chil- dren. Alfred, Mary, Martha and Leslie, are of the second marriage, the mother formerly be- ing Elizabeth Williams. As one of the old settlers, Mr. Smith can recall many most in- teresting events in the growth and development of Youngstown.

OHN STAMBAUGH, JR., president of the William Tod Company and secre- tary and treasurer of the Youngstown Steel Company, a large business enter- prise at Youngstown, occupies a prominent position in the city's business and social life. Mr. Stambaugh was born in this city, February 15, 1862, and is a son of John and Caroline ( Hamilton) Stambaugh.

The parents of Mr. Stambangh were early settlers at Youngstown, where for years the father was one of the prominent business fac- tors, He was born at Brier Hill, March 8. 1827, and died in the city of New York on March 5. 1888. An extended sketch of the eldler Mr. Stamhangh will be found in this volume.

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John Stambaugh, Jr., who worthily bears his father's honored name, after completing the common-school course at Youngstown en- tered Cornell University, from which he was graduated in the class of 1884, immediately thereafter applying his education by becoming chemist for the Youngstown Steel Company. In 1887 he entered the employ of the William Tod Company, and afterwards became mana- treasurer of the Youngstown Stecl Company, in 1900, and since the death of the late William Tod, in 1905, he has been president of the Wil- liam Tod Company, having previously been a member of the firm.

On September 21, 1887, Mr. Stambaugh was united in marriage with Cora Bunts, who is a dangliter of the late Col. William Bunts, of Cleveland, a gallant officer during the Civil War, who died in 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Stain- baugh have two children, John and Caroline. The beautiful family residence is located at No. 021 Wick avenue, Youngstown.

JOHN C. DETCHON, a prominent busi- ness man of North Benton, who has been engaged in the buying and ship- ping of livestock, for a quarter of a century, is the senior member of the firm of Detchon & Wilson, large shippers at this point. Mr. Detchon was born in Mahon- ing County, Ohip, and is a son of George and Mary ( Hively ) Detchon.

George Detchon, father of Jolin C .. was born in Boardman township, Mahoning County, and was a son of Oswald Detchon. who was born in England and settled among the earliest pioneers of Boardman township. George Detchon spent the carly part of his life in Boardman township, but later moved to Smith township, settling in section 15, practi- cally in the woods. He erected a log cabin which remained the family home for some years, but was later replaced by a more com- nualious dwelling. George Detchon assisted in the development of all the interests of his sec- tion and was a reliable, public-spirited man.

He was one of the early supporters and active members of the North Benton Methodist Epis- copal Church. He lived to the age of 80 years. Two of his children survive : Jolin C. and Eliz- abcth, the latter being the wife of Adam Boo- hecker, residing at Sebring, Ohio.

John C. Detchon has devoted his life to agricultural pursuits and owns a valuable farm ot 178 acres in Smith township. In 1901 he ger of that concern. He became secretary +left the farm and since that date has occupied his pleasant home at North Benton. His busi- ness partner is 11. S. Wilson, of Portage County. Mr. Detchon married Emma M. Hartzell. a danghter of the late Solomon Hart- zell, of North Benton. Mr. Detchon has never taken a very active stand in politics, but votes the Republican ticket. He has a wide circle of business friends all over the country, by whom he is held in high esteem.

OHN FRANK, a prominent and pro- gressive citizen of Struthers, resides on his iarm of 93 acres, which is lo- cated in section 23, Coitsville town- ship, although within the corporation lines of the village of Struthers, which lies partly in Poland and partly in Coitsville town- ships. Mr. Frank was born in Wittenberg, Germany, April 26, 1864, and is a son of John and Catherina (Diener) Frank.

The parents of Mr. Frank still reside in Germany, where the father owns a vineyard on which he manufactured wine during the boy- hood of his son John, who gave him assistance up to the age of 14 years. He then started to learn the shoemaking trade at which he worked until the age of 16 years, when he came to America, and settled first in Berrien County, Michigan, at a point about 12 miles north of South Bend, Indiana. For six months he fol- lowed his trade and then went to work on a farm, where he continued for two and one- half years, although his wages were very small. being only $6 a month in addition to his board. Mr. Frank then came to Mahoning County . and worked as a farmer for different persons.

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one of these being Louis Gluck, who is a rela- tive. A sketch of Mr. Gluck, ex-county com- missioner, will be found in this volume.

On August 30. 1887, Mr. Frank was mar- ried to Matilda Gilbert, who is a daughter of Frederick Wilhelm and Lonisa (Snyder) Gil- bert. Mrs. Frank was born and reared in Prussia, coming to America in 1880, hier parents having both died in that country since she left home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank have had six children, one of whom died in infancy. while Carl lived only to the age of two years. The survivors are: Gottlieb George, John Herman, William and Caroline Louisa.

The farm on which Mr. and Mrs. Frank reside was known as the old Snyder farm and it was owned by a brother of Mrs. Frank's mother, from whom Mr. Frank rented it tor three years after marriage, and then moved to Poland township and rented what was known as the Guttman farm, for six years, Upon the death of Mrs. Frank's uncle, the Franks moved back to the Snyder farm and one year later, in too, Mr. Frank purchased the same. In recent years, Mr. Frank has laid out a con- siderable portion of his farm in town lots, and hte engaged in improving and selling his prop- erty which promises to become the most de- sirable section of Struthers, Politically, Mr. Frank is identified with the Republican party. Since 1901 he has been a member of the school board, being elected in Coitsville township. In 1905 this section was taken into the Struth- ers Special District and Mr. Frank was transferred to the special buard, his services and advice being regarded as most valuable. Mr. and Mrs. Frank are leading members of Grace Reformed Church at Struthers, in which Mr. Frank is a deacon.

Mr. Frank is a good American but still cherishes. as do all true Germans, a kowe for the Fatherland, which he has never revisited since leaving so many years ago. On May 15. 1907. he proposes, however, to take his wife and children and make up a party, including Mr. Louis Gluck and family, and spend a betin- tiful sinmmer among his old friends on the other side of the Atlantic. This renewing of

old acquaintances will be very pleasant and profitable.

7 S. DOUGLAS, who is general su- perintendent of the William Tod Company of Youngstown, which is one of the largest concerns of its kind in the city, was born in Lea- vittsburg. Trumbull County, Ohio, in 1849, and is a son of Thomas Douglas, who was en- gaged in the machine business at Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, and was one of the pioneers in that line of business.

W. S. Douglas was reared and educated in Warren, Ohio, and it was here he learned the machine trade in his father's machine shop. He was later associated in business with his father until 1880, when he came to Youngs- town and accepted a position as foreman in the William Tod Company plant. Soon after the death of Homer Hamilton, the superintendent of the plant, he was promoted to the position of general superintendent of that immense fac- tory. Mr. Douglas was married in the fall of 1879 to Lucy E. Stewart, a daughter of James Jacob and Martha .\. (Gaskill) Stewart. Her father, who was a merchant in Warren, Olno. for a number of years, died in 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Donglas came from two of the best and most highly respected families in this section of Ohio.

DDIS E. KNIGHT, senior member of the firm of Knight & Semple, in the real estate and insurance line, at Youngstown, has been in business in this city for many years. He was born in Carroll County, Ohio, in 1852, and is a son of the late Robert E. Knight. The father of Mr. Knight was also born in Carroll County, Ohio, and because one of the leading members of the Ohio bar. For a mmiber of years he carried on a large law practice at Cleveland.

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when his parents removed from Carroll County to Cleveland. About five years later he came to Youngstown and entered the Rayen High School, where he was graduated. He then studied law in his father's office and in 1874 was admitted to the bar, subsequently becoming city solicitor and serving also as a justice of the peace. He then went to Seattle, Washington, and while there became interested in real estate, that section attracting settlers from all over the country. Although Mr. Knight never settled his family there, prefer- ring his home to remain at Youngstown, he held interest in property at Seattle for some 10 years. Since 1897 Mr. Knight has been engaged here in a general real estate and in- surance business. For two years he was as- sociated with Richard Inglis, but for the past seven years he has been in partnership with Mr. Semple. The firm handles a great deal of desirable property and has been the mediam through which much capital has been brought to this section. Mr. Knight is a member of the U'nitarian Church.

7 ILLIAM SWANSTON, farmer and capitalist. residing on a valuable farm of over 275 acres situated in Canfield township, owns real es- tate in Mahouing and Portage Counties aggregating 800 acres of land ; and yet there are those living who remember when this man of large means worked for the sum of 15 cents a day. Mr. Swanston has made his own way in the world and enjoys an ample fortune earned through his own efforts. He was born in December. 1840, in County Fer- managh. North Ireland, and is a son of Wil- liam and Eliza ( MeCurdy ) Swanston.

The parents of Mr. Swanston came to America in 1851. William being then about 11 years of age, old enough for him now to recall the events of the long voyage which consumed eight weeks and three days. The family landed at New York and on the same day took the train for Utica, Simon, the eldest son of Wil-

liam Swanston, had preceded the family to America and was working on the McCurdy farm. in Mahoning County, and he assisted his father to join him and to provide for the rest of the family to come by rail to Buffalo and thence by stage to the MeCurdy farm near Brier Hill. They remained there for five months and then moved into a log house north of Coitsville and some years later Mr. Swan- ston moved to Ellsworth township, 1855, and still later bought a small farm in Boardman township, where he died in February, 1882. aged 90 years. His widow survived to the age of 100 years, dying July 31, 1905. All of their children except George, the youngest, were born in Ireland. All of the daughters became school teachers.

Before coming to America, William Swan- ston. the younger. had attended school for a short time and after reaching Coitsville town- ship he went to the Crab Creek school a few weeks and later to schools at Coitsville Center and in Dalby District, but altogether it amount- ed to very little school attendance. As there was a large family and small means, the boy had to assist in the family support while still young. He was about 12 years okl when he worked at carrying brick for Joseph and James McCartney earning $5 a month for six months, and then worked two weeks for his first pair of boots. Among the interesting changes which have come about in the life of Mr. Swanston may be mentioned that he has in his possession, among other valuable papers, a mortgage on the place calling for $2.619, on which he once worked as a tired little boy for 15 cents a day.

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Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County Ohio and Representative Citizens, Part 122

Author: Sanderson, Thomas W Publication date: 1907 Publisher: Chicago, Ill., Biographical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 993

Author: Sanderson, Thomas W
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: Chicago, Ill., Biographical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 993