Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County Ohio and Representative Citizens, Part 127

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

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n ILS P. JOHNSON. vice-president of the Rose & Johnson Company, of Youngstown, is one of the enterpris- ing, progressive business men of the city. Mr. Johnson was born in Sweden. in 1860, coming to America when 19 years of age. He was educated in his native land and after coming to the United States he lived for some three years at Jamestown, New

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York. He went to Dagus Mines, Pennsyl- vania, where he engaged in work connected with coal mining, the main industry of that section. He remained there for six years and then lived 15 years at Renova, Pennsylvania, where he conducted a general wholesale and retail mercantile business, during a part of this time also having interests at Youngstown which resulted in his locating here a few years ago. He became associated with the firm of Rose & Johnson, as a partner, having been in- terested with the house previously, and when it was incorporated as the Rose & Johnson Company, he became vice-president of the con- cern. Other 'business interests include the Old Dominion Slate & Cement Company, of Vir- ginia, an incorporated concern, under the laws of that state, of which he is president, and he is also a large owner of real estate, having a fine home on the corner of Woodland avenue and Market streets. In 1883, Mr. Johnson was married to Emma Nelson, and they have a family of nine children. Politically he is iden- tified with the Republican party and while re- siding in Pennsylvania he served on the city council and as city treasurer of Renova, was also delegate to various conventions and was a member of the State convention that nomi- nated Governor Pennypacker, on June 11, 1892. He is serving at present as chairman and trustee of the Swedish Republican Club of Youngstown. Mr. Jolinson is a member of the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce. He belongs to the fraternal order known as the Swedish Brethren of America, and is a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Mystic Shrine.

ILLIAM H. REED, a well-known agriculturist of Coitsville town- ship, residing on a fine farm of 150 acres located in section 27, was born in this township, February 24, 1849, son of John H. and Jane ( Kimmel) Reed. John H. Reed also was born in Coits- ville township, and was a son of William and Martha (Thornton) Reed, the former of whom came from the eastern States at a very

early period and settled here. Both of Mr. Reed's grandparents and his great-grandfather, Mr. Thornton, who entered land from the gov- ernment, died in this township.

John H. Reed was reared and educated in Coitsville township where he taught school for two years. He married, first, Jane Kimmel, who was born in Youngstown township, a daughter of Philip Kimmel, the latter being an early settler in that township, and a soldier of the war of 1812. Philip Kimmel was a black- smith in early life, but subsequently engaged in farming in Coitsville township on a farm just south of that of William H. Reed, land on which his father, Isaac Kimmel, had set- tled when he came from Germany. After his marriage John H. Reed first engaged in farm- ing on the Frank Moore farm, continuing here for several years, then moving to the farm on which the subject of this sketch now resides. Here he lived until his death, which occurred on September 14, 1898; his wife Jane died February 24, 1862. They had seven children, namely : Lycurtus, who died March 14, 1864, aged 24 years; Martha, who died August 27, 1859, aged 18 years; Philip, who died July 19, 1859, aged 14 years; Wiliam II., who is the subject of this sketch; Susan, who. married William Creed of Poland township; Edward, who died October 29, 1803, aged 35 years, and Elizabeth, who died November 14, 1871, in her 18th year, were twins.

John Reed, after the death of his first wife, Jane (Kinnnel) Reed, was married, second, to Samantha McCleland, who died March 12, 1896. Of this union two children were born, namely : Althea, wife of Thomas MeVey, and Pluma, who died in 1889.

William 11. Reed was reared in Coitsville township, and has always lived on his present farm and has followed agricultural pursuits. He is at present interested more in real estate than in farming, having laid his land out in town lots, which he is engaged in selling. He married Mary P. Morris, a daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Morris, who was a preacher in the M. E. Church, East Ohio Conference. Rev. Morris came from England when a young man and followed the ministerial profession until his death in 1896. He married Ann Tur-

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ton of Washington, D. C., and was the father of seven children, namely : Agnes, who mar- ried George Ewens of Pittsburg; Rebecca, wife of William Broadbent; James L., who resides in the city of Washington ; Anna, who is now Mrs. Thomas Ncal; Mary P., now Mrs. W. H. Reed; Henry, of whom there is no special mention; and Emma, who married Prof. George Hamm. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Reed have been the parents of eleven chil- dren, whose record we give in part, as follows: John M., an electrician, by trade, who resides in Youngstown, Ohio, where he owns a coal yard and feed store; Nathaniel G., a mechani- cal engineer and a graduate of the Ohio State University, who is married and resides in Youngstown; W. Ferdinand, also a resident of Youngstown; Henry and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Reed reside in a large frame house which was erected in the summer of 1904. Mr. Reed has served two terms as trus- tce of Coitsville township.

m ENNO M. WEAVER, a successful merchant of North Lima, has been a resident of this place since the spring of 1889. He was born in Beaver township, January 12, 1854, and is a son of Henry and Anna ( Mctz- ler) Weaver. The ancestral record of this prominent family is published in another part of this work.

Menno M. Weaver was rcared and edu- cated in Beaver township. After completing the district school course, Mr. Weaver started to teach and for seven years devoted his win- ters and two summers to the school room, while his other summers were spent in selling nursery stock and books of various authors. One year of these seven (1877) he spent in a printing office at Orrville. In 1881. he learned the carpenter trade and followed it continuously until 1894, also doing contract- ing and slate roofing.

Until his marriage. in 1885. with the ex- ception of the year 1877. Mr. Weaver re- mained at home, and after this event lived in

the west precinct of Beaver township, at the home of his father-in-law, until he came to North Lima. In 1894, he embarked in a gen- eral mercantile business at North Lima, but after three and one-half years gave it up to go into a general agricultural implement and fer- tilizer business and continued this linc for three and one-half years. At the end of this period he re-entered the general mercantile business and operates the two lines in conjunction. Mr. Weaver is a progressive, energetic business man and is held in high esteem. He carries a large and well assorted stock of goods and commands a big tradc.

On January 1, 1885, Mr. Weaver was mar- ried to Lydia A. Blosser, who was born in Beaver township and is a daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Printz) Blosser, the former of whom is deceased, and the latter resides at East Lewistown.

Mr. Weaver is a good citizen, public-spir- ited and liberal. He votes independently.

R OY I. GUTHMAN, attorney-at-law, at Youngstown, with business quar- ters at 109 Wick avenue, was born October 17, 1880, at Youngstown, Ohio. He is a son of Emanuel Guthman, for years an honored citizen, who was born in 1840, in Hesse-Darmstadt. Ger- many, and died at Youngstown, October 12, 1905. Emanuel Guthman came to America in 1854 and served through the Civil War, with rank of lieutenant in the 62nd Tennessee Vol- unteer Infantry, Confederate army. In 1866. he came to Youngstown and opened the first alistract office here, later was appointed deputy treasurer of the county and was a prominent and respected official. Still later he engaged in a furniture business. He married Isabella Sutcliffe, who was born in England and who is now living.

Roy I. Guthman graduated from the Rayen High School at Youngstown, in the class of 1898, and in 1903 was graduated with his degree as Bachelor of Law, from the Northwestern University at Chicago. In De-

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eember of the same year he was admitted to the Ohio bar, at Columbus, and immediately en- tered upon the practice of his profession in his native city. On November 1, 1905, he formed a partnership with A. J. Gillespie, under the business style of Gillespie & Guthman. Mr. Guthman is secretary and treasurer and also one of the directors of the Guthman Bros. Company. house furnishers, at Youngstown.

Mr. Guthman is an Odd Fellow. He be- longs to Rodel Sholem congregation. He has always taken an active part in civic matters but has, as yet, accepted no political office. În 1906, he was elected as chairman of the Dem- ocratie county central conunittee.

AMES THADDEUS ARREL, a prominent farmer and raiser of thor- oughbred cattle and stock, resides on the old homestead farm of the Arrels and owns an additional 100 acres. hoth in Poland township. Mr. Arrel was born June 1, 1882, in Poland township, Mahoning County, Ohio, is a son of John Arrel, Jr., and his wife. Amelia ( McFarland) Arrel, and a grandson of David and Martha (Moore) Arrel.

The great-grandfather of Jantes T. Arrel was John Arrel, who was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and died in Mahoning County, Ohio, in 1848, Ile was of Irish par- entage and, as far as known, was the only member of his family to come to Ohio as early as 1800. Shortly afterward he settled in Po- land township, where he reared six sons and two daughters. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. The family was an agricultural one and David Arrel, grandfather of James T., was reared under similar conditions as was his father, and throughout life followed farm- ing and stuckraising. At the age of 27 years he married Martha Moore, who died in June. 1872, survived by her husband until 1888. They had the following children: William: Margaret, who married James Pence: John. father of James T .: and George Francis, for- merly judge of the court of common pleas, of 52

Mahoning County, and now a leading member of the bar at Youngstown.

John Arrel. Jr., was educated in the com- mon schools of his neighborhood and then entered into business as a farmer, stockraiser and stock dealer, attaining considerable local prominence in these lines of industry. On January 31. 1877. he was married to Amelia MeFarland, who was born June 4, 1842, in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Andrew McFarland. They had three chil- dren : an infant daughter that died at birth, December 25, 1877: Olive Grace, who was born 'December 22. 1879. married Dr. J. K. Nash, a prominent dentist residing at Youngs- town, has two children, George Arrel and Olive Grace: and James Thaddens.

James Thaddeus Arrel attended the schools in his home community and later spent two years at the Kenyon Military School at Gam- bier, Ohio, His pursuits have always been of an agricultural character and he has taken much interest in raising fine stock. Hle utilizes 265 acres and devotes a large part to pasturage, raising many Hereford and Guernsey cattle and Berkshire hogs. He is one of the most enterprising and progressive men of his com- mamity.

On April 18, 1906, Mr. Arrel was married to Mary Talbott Ridgely, who was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, and is a daughter of Benjamin T. and Elizabeth ( Talbott) Ridgely, farming people of considerable im- portance in that section, and representatives of one of the old county families. Mrs. Arrel is a graduate of Claremont College, of Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Arrel have many pleasant social connec- tiems. Politically. Mr. Arrel is a Republican. His portrait is presented with this notice.

HARLES E. SHRIVER, one of the successful and leading funeral direc- tors of Youngstown, Ohio, was born in Seneca County, in 1874. He was reared to manhood in his native county, receiving his education in the district schools, and also attending Heidelberg College

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at Tiffin for two terms. After completing his eincation he taught school in Seneca County for 12 termis after which he entered the employ of H. B. Baker, the leading undertaker of Tif- fin, Ohio, and with when he remained about nine months. He then went to Sycamore. Seneca County, New York, and engaged in the undertaking business for himself. After remaining a little over a year in Sycantore he located. in 1902. in Youngstown, where he has since been successfully engaged in operating an undertaking establishment, and has rapidly forged to the tront as a funeral director.

Mr. Shriver was married, in 18gh, to Clara Norris of Tiffin. Ohio, and they have one child living, Lynn Shriver. Fraternally, Mr. Shri- ver is connected with the following lodges : Knights of Pythias. Odd Fellows, the Home Circle, the Maccabees, and the Junior Order of American Mechanics. He is a member of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church of Youngstown.

A ANDREW KIRK, a leading farmer of Coitsville township, residing on his farnt located in section 6, was born in Hubbard, Trumbull County, Ohio, October 27. 1830, and is a son of Rayen and Mary A. (Gray ) Kirk.

Andrew Kirk, grandfather of our subject. was born in New Jersey and was a blacksmith by trade. He served in the War of 1812 under Colonel Rayen. entering the service from Coitsville township. then in Trumbull County, where he and his wife, Elizabeth { Baldwin) Kirk, lived on a farm given them by her father.

Raven Kirk was born in Youngstown township, and was reared in Mahoning County, which was then Trumbull Comity. Ile was a blacksmith by trade and after his marriage moved to Hubbard, where for many years he conducted a blacksmith shop. Team- sters with six and cigln-horse teams came many miles to Hubbard to have their horses shod. About the time of the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Kirk and all his family, with the exception of our subject and his sister Jane,

moved to Delaware Comity, lowa, where he engaged in tarming and also conducted a small blacksmith shop. Here he remained the rest of his life dying at the age of 88 years, and his widow lived to the advanced age of go years. Nine children were born to Rayen Kirk and wife, namely: Mrs. Caroline Eberhart, de- ceased : Andrew ; Mary, Mrs. McClelland : Mrs. Jane Kimmel. deceased : Mrs. Austria Kramer, deceased: Austin Kirk, a twin of Austria, is a resident of Des Moines, lowa; Ward, lives at Humansville, Missouri; Ralph, died in Cedar Rapids, lowa; Calvin lives at Strawberry Point, lowa.

Andrew Kirk has been engaged principally in farming, but taught district school for two terms in Hubbard, and also at Brookfickl, Trumbull County, Ohio, after which he com- menced farming in which occupation he has since continued. In 1856, he located on a farin which he owned in Brookfiekl, residing there until 1861 when he came to his present place, in 1865 building a fine large honse. which he remodeled, 20 years later into a maklerit up-to-date residence. Mr. Kirk was also agent for sewing-machines many years. but since coming here has devoted his time almost entirely to general farming.

Mr. Kirk was married in 1855 to Letitia . Mackey, a sister of James Mackey, a sketch of whom will be found in this work. They have reared a family of four children : Eugene, a resident of Youngstown, Ohio, a civil engineer and surveyor, who is married and has had two children, of whom but one, Helen. is living: Carrie L., who lives at home, and has taught at the Union school on MeGuffy street for 20 years ; and Natalie, and Emna. who are twins.

OLTARE J. BUEHRLE, who has been identified with the business in- terests of Youngstown for the past few years, conducts under his own name, at No. 232 Boardman street. a large china and restaurant and club furnish- ing business. Mr. Buehrle was born at Youngs- town. Ohio, September 2, 1865, and is the

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eldest son of John Buehrle, a well-known re- tired resident, who was the pioneer flour and iced merchant of Youngstown.

In 1893 the firm of Buehrle Bros, was formed, consisting of A. H. Buehrle and Vol- taire J. Buehrle, they purchasing the business of A. J. Williams. On September 7, 1900. another brother, John A. M. Buehrle, bought into the firm. A. H. Buelirle sold his interesi in the spring of igor, and John A. M. sold his interest December 30, 1902, since which time, Voltaire Buehrle has been sole proprietor. He has just completed the erection of a fine four- story brick building, modern throughout, 36 by 1371/2 feet, with basement, and now has a floor space of 30.750 square feet. His busi- ness is both wholesale and retail and an im- portant feature is the handling of hotel, club and restaurant furnishings.

In September, 1896, Mr. Buehrle was mar- ried to Mrs. Carrie Gairing, who was born and reared at Youngstown. They have one chil .!. Florence Lucille. Mr. Buehrle enjoys many fraternal, social and business connections, and he takes a good citizen's interest in politics, bet his attention is mainly given to his business.

I SAC RUSH, one of the oldest and best known residents of Coitsville town- ship. was born November 6, 1823, in the city of Youngstown, and is a son of John and Elizabeth ( Babbitt ) Rush. John Rush, father of our subject, was born in 1800, in Youngstown township, Mahoning .County, Ohio, and was killed by a runaway team of oxen when only 33 years of age. Ilis father, John Rush, Sr., came to this county from Washington County, Pennsylvania, in abont 1799. Mr. Rush's grandmother was a sister of General Laycock, who laid out the cross cut canal.

Isaac Rush was reared in Youngstown township, and with the exception of four or five years spent in Trumbull County, Ohio, where he owned a farm of 30 acres, has passed his entire life in this county. After leaving his farm in Trumbull County, Mr. Rush located

just over the line in Youngstown township, where he resided for about five or six years. After selling his farm in Trumbull County he located in 1862, on his present farm. Coming to Coitsville township, he engaged here princi- pally in gardening, and owns 130 acres of land which he has recently divided among his chil- dren. The house in which he resides was built about 1807 and is still in a fine state of preser- vation.

Mr. Rush was married in 1846. on Easter Sunday, to Lucinda Eckman, a daughter of James and Mary ( Wilson) Eckman, the latter being a daughter of James Wilson, who was an officer in the Revolutionary War. James Eckman was born in Liberty township. Trum- bull County. Ohio, and died on the old Eck- man farm about one mile from Girard, in that county, Mr. Eckman was a soldier in the War of 1812. Mrs. Rush spent her girlhood days on her father's farm, and was housekeeper for her father after the death of her mother, which occurred when she, Mrs. Rush, was quite young. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rush: Mary, deceased, who married Wil- liam Tidswell and reared a large family ; Ruth, who married John Atkinson of Coitsville town- ship; Lucy, who married H. Atkinson of Law- rence County, Pennsylvania; Jessie, the de- ceased wife of Hugh Showalter; Martha, who married George Atkinson of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania; John, who lives on part of the home farm; and Nora, who mar- ried John McGuire. Mr. and Mrs. Rush have several great-grandchildren. Mr. Rush served 20 years continuously as trustee of Coitsville township. In politics he is independent.

b G. BYE, attorney-at-law, at Youngs- town, with offices at No. 43 Central Square, was born in 1868, in Colum- biana County, Ohio, and is a son of Samuel and Belle (Gaver) Bye. Both his paternal and maternal families are repre- sentative ones of Columbiana County.

The Bye family is of English extraction and Samuel Bye, the elder, the grandfather of

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H. G., came from Maryland to Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1808. Samuel Bye, son of Samuel and father of H. G. Bye, was born in Columbiana County and is now living retired in Lisbon, having been formerly an extensive farmer and stockraiser. Ile was very promi- nently identified also with politics for many years, served for seven years very acceptably as county commissioner of Columbiana Coun- ty, and hell numerous township offices. He married Belle Gaver, who was born also in Co- lubiana County, and who was a daughter of Hiram Gaver, whose father brought him to Columbiana County when he was six years oldl. The Gaver family was well represented in the Revolutionary War.

11. G. Bye was reared in Columbiana County, attended the local schools, Mt. Hope Academy and the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio. After teaching for five terms in the country schools, Mr. Bye entered the Cincinnati Law School, and in 1894 was admitted to the bar. lle immediately entered upon the practice of his profession at Colum- biana. In 1808, he located at Youngstown where he has been engaged in active practice, meeting with very gratifying success. In 1808, Mr. Bye was married to Mary E. Greenamyer, of Columbiana County. Besides attending to his growing practice here, Mr. Bye is inter- ested in the concerns of a number of business enterprises, being a member of their directing boards. Fraternally he is a Mason, an Elk, an Odd Fellow and a Knight of Pythias.

I SAAC STROU'SS, president of the well known firm "Strouss. Hirshberg Com- pany," which is one of the largest dry goods concerns in the city, and with which enterprise he has been promi- nently identified since 1875, is one of the prom- inent and influential business citizens of Youngstown. He is a native of Rhine Hessen, Germany, born May 20, 1848, son of Jacob and Helena ( Mayer ) Strouss, natives of Rhine Hlessen, Germany, and Ilbesheim. Rhine Ba- varia, Germany, respectively.

Mr. Isaac Strouss came to Youngstown in 1865, and he engaged as a salesman in a mer- chant tailoring establishment, subsequently en- tering a dry gouds store in the same capacity. In 1875 he formed a partnership with Mr. Hirshberg and engaged in the dry goods busi- ness under the firm name of Strouss & Hirsh- berg, which firm continued with good success until 1906, when Mr. Hirshberg withdrew from active business relations and the firm has since continued business under the firm name of "The Strouss. Hirshberg Company," with a capital stock of $100,000, and officers as follows : Isaac Strouss, president ; William R. Becker, vice-president and manager; Clarence J. Strouss, secretary and treasurer; and 1. G. Goldsmith, assistant and advertising manager. They have in their employ about 100 people, occupying three floors and basement, and hav- ing about 25,000 square feet of floor space. Mr. Strouss is a stock-holder and director in the Dollar Savings and Trust Company of Youngstown, and also has other business in- terests, including mining stock.

Mr. Stronss was married September 23. 1874. to Miss Lena Pfaelzer of Philadelphia, and they have two children: Helen C., who married Harry Meyer, a well known business man of Youngstown : and Clarence J., who is secretary of "The Strouss, Hirshberg Com- pany" of Youngstown.

Mr. Strouss is a member of the Youngs- town Chamber of Commerce, is a life trustee of the City Hospital, and fraternally is con- nected with the Knights of Pythias. Relig- iously he is a member of the Rodef Sholem congregation.

J OHN D. REESE, a noted bone-setter, at Youngstown, was born in 1855. in Wales, and came to America and to Youngstown, in 1887.

In his own land, Dr. Reese attended the schools near his home, but went to work in the rolling mills, when still a boy. After com- ing to Youngstown he became a roller in what

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is now the Republic Iron mills, where he worked for five years. His becoming a sur- geon was the result of a natural aptitude for bone-setting. Away back in his boyhood he became interested in any kind of a surgical operation, and there were many which had to be performed in the mills, where imperfect machinery caused numerous sad accidents, and he had so closely watched and naturally com- prehended the work of surgeons called in on these occasions, that in the course of time. when no other help was to be obtained, he uf- fered his services. It was remarkable how suc- cessinl he was from the beginning, seeming to have a natural knowledge of bones, ligaments, muscles and nerves, and before long, so many were the calls made upon his time and strength, that he gave up mill work and devoted himself entirely to the treatment of strained and mis- placed bones. Without any effort on his part. his reputation has extended far and wide, and people come from all over the country to be treated. Since adopting this line of surgery exclusively. Dr. Reese has studied the subject with care, being very familiar with the scienti- fic works of Percival Fox.

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Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County Ohio and Representative Citizens, Part 127

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