Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County Ohio and Representative Citizens, Part 87

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

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him, would have undoubtedly still further dem- onstrated his business ability in the promo- tion of many other commercial concerns.

On May 22, 1862. J. Arrel Smith was married to Mary A. Gault, who is a daughter of Robert Gault and a sister of John Gault, of whom a sketch will be found in this work. Having no children of their own. Mr. and Mrs. Smith adopted a son, John Galbraith, at the age of five years, giving him their fam- ily name.

John Galbraith Smith attended the Wood street school at Youngstown and subsequently was graduated at the Rayen High School. from there being sent to Westminster College, Pennsylvania. He then entered Amherst Col- lege, Massachusetts, and after graduating from that old and honored institution of learn- ing, completed his law course at Columbia University, at New York, and is now a promi- nent practicing attorney at Warren. Pennsyl- vania. He married Kate Brown, who is a daughter of Judge Brown of Warren, and they have two children. William Galbraith and Richard Galbraith, both sons perpetuat- ing their father's former name.

Mr. Smith's large landed interests as well as business connections had made his name a familiar one all through Mahoning County. while her sterling qualities of mind and heart. as shown in domestic life and social inter- course. had secured him the respect as well as the esteem of all with whom he was brought into contact. He was a liberal member of the U'nited Presbyterian Church at Struthers and at the time of his death was serving as church treasurer. A portrait of this worthy citizen accompanies this article.

ARRY BONNELL. one of the well- known citizens of Youngstown. who for many years has been identified with the iron and coal interests of this section and has been secretary of the Gomersal Coal Company. Limited, belongs to a family which has been very conspicuous for its connection with the great industries of

this locality. He was born in Bradford, York- shire, England. September 19. 1855, and is a son of Joseph Fearnley and Alice Elizabeth ( Duffill) Bonnell. Further mention of this prominent family may be found elsewhere in this volume.

Harry Bonnell was given a good literary training in the excellent schools in Yorkshire, and then learned the textile-fabric trade. He continued with his father, managing his in- terests for some time prior to the latter's death, after which he came to the United States. Set- tling at Youngstown, in 1881, he here found no opening in his trade, but succeeded in ob- taining employment with an iron company at Girard. Ohio. Soon after he became con- nected with the Mahoning Valley Iron Com- pany, with which he remained until it was ab- sorbed by The Republic Iron & Steel Com- pany, and for several years thereafter. Mr. Bonnell. in addition to his other interests, rep- resents the Securities Corporation, Limited. of Mexico and the U'nited States.

Mr. Bonnell was married in June. 1880. to Isabel Storey, a daughter of Captain Storey of the Merchant Marine Service, of Great Britain, who died shortly afterward, aged 23 years, After locating at Youngstown and becoming identified with its social life. Mr. Bomtell was married (second), on February 24. 1886, to .Annie Mary Arms, a daughter of Charles Dayton and Hannah M. (Wick) Arms. Ile and his wife have one son. Charles Arms, Their beautiful home is at No. 626 Wick avenne. Youngstown. Politically Mr. Bonnell is identified with the Republican par- ty. With his wife he belongs to the Memorial Presbyterian Church, of Youngstown.

OHN H. SCHILLER, who is the owner and proprietor of the leading drug store at Petersburg, was born on the old homestead in section 35, Spring- field township. Mahoning County. Ohio, and is a son of Israel and Helen ( Hahn) Schiller.

Israel Schiller was born in 1809, in Ger-

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many, and was nine years of age when he left his native land to accompany his father, John Schiller, to America. The family took pas- sage on an old sailing vessel that was wrecked on the voyage and touched the coast of Nor- way, not reaching Philadelphia, their proposed destination, until six months after leaving Germany. The family lived in that city for several years and then came to Springfield township, locating on what is now the Sam- uel Schiller place. later moving to the Ezra Cipp farm, on which farm John Schiller died. Israel Schiller grew to manhood on that farm and after the death of his father, located on a farm of 80 acres in section 34. which he sub- sequently sold and bought what is now the Kebler place, but never resided there. He how- ever purchased 80 acres in section 35, which continued to be the Schiller home until the father of Jolm HT. retired to Petersburg, where he died in 1802. He married Helen Hahn. who was born in 1815, in Springfield town- ship, she being a daughter of Abner Hahn, who had settled here at an early time. They had the following children : Mrs. Maria Harding, residing in Beaver township; Gid- con, a druggist, residing at Pittsburg; Mrs. Kate Penn, residing at Braddock, Pennsylva- nia; Sevilla, residing at Petersburg; Silas, a physician, residing at Youngstown: Mrs. Eliza Beight, residing at Petersburg; Ira, who died aged 25 years : Odelia, residing at Peters- burg: Tobias, residing in Springfield town- ship; John H .; Andrew William, a physician, residing at Salem: and Martha, who died in infancy. As will be noted, a number of the sons chose a professional career.

John 11. Schiller was reared on his father's farm and attended the local schools and later spent two years in the New Castle schools. When he came to choose a calling in life. he decided to adopt that of a pharmacist, and with that end in view he was thoroughly edu- cated in that line at the Chicago Institute of Pharmacy. following which he entered the drug store of his brother Gideon, at Peters- burg. This drug business is one of the oldest in this section, having been established by Martin Van Buren King, now a resident of

Canfield, who disposed of it to other parties prior to its purchase by Dr. Gideon Schiller. Jolin H. entered the store as his brother's clerk, in 1875, and three years later became his partner, and in 1898 he became the sole owner He has given his sole attention to the drug business and enjoys the confidence which he is entitled to by his experience as a pharmacist.

On February 18, 1880, Mr. Schiller was married to Elizabeth Knesal, who was born at Petersburg, and is a daughter of J. G. Knesal. They have had three children : Ger- trude I .. , deceased, who was born April 4, 1881 ; Carl S., who was born June 7, 1884; and Richard H., who was born August 27, 1800. Mr. Schiller and family belong to the Lutheran Church, In politics he is a Democrat.

ETH H. TRUESDALE, M. D., or, as he is known to many of the older res- idents of Mahoning County, Captain Truesdale, was born in the village of Poland, Mahoning County, Ohio, where he resides, June 20, 1843, and is a son of Joseph and Eliza ( Hayes) Truesdale, the latter of whom was justly proud of being a cousin of that distinguished statesman, the late President Rutherford B. Hayes.

The father of Dr. Truesdale was born in Poland. Ohio, being the youngest member of a family of ten children, born to John Trues- dale, who came to America from Ireland, prior to the Revolutionary War. He settled near Chambersburg. Pennsylvania, and after sery- ing through a part of the Revolution, in the Patriot army, came to Poland at a very early time. He bought land in Poland township on which he lived for several years. when he moved to Austintown, where he spent the re- mainder of his life. The birth of Joseph Truesrlale took place in 1804, and he grew up in this section and subsequently became one of the best known physicians of his time in this locality, practicing in Poland for forty years. from 1831 until his death, in 1871. Two of his brothers, James and John, went from Ma- honing County into the War of 1812.

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Dr. Seth H. Truesdale enjoyed as good educational advantages as were available at the time of his boyhood, and was a classmate at the Poland Seminary, of that beloved Chief Executive of the Nation, the late William Mc- Kinley. Dr. Truesdale owns the house in which Mr. Mckinley's parents lived in those days, and his own home stands next to the res- idence in which Mr. Mckinley lived when he enlisted to enter the Union army. In 1862, Dr. Truesdale also enlisted in the army, en- tering Company B. 84th Regiment. Ohio Vol- unteer Infantry. as a private, and when he was honorably discharged at the end of his term, three months later, he was but 19 years of age. On June 16. 1863. Dr. Truesdale reenlisted, entering Company A, 86th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as first lieutenant, and on his birthday, June 20, 1863, he was promoted to be captain of this company. His regiment was connected with the Ninth Corps, under General Burnside, and its service was mainly in the vicinity of Cumberland Gap, including its siege. On February, 1864, he was dis- charged from his second term of service with honor, and returned to Poland.

For several years following, Mr. Trues- dale clerked in the general store of William McCreary, and then moved to Chicago, Illi- nois, where he lived for eight years, filling the position of cashier of a large wholesale crock- ery house of that city. While in Chicago he took advantage of its many educational op- portunities and studied medicine at Rush Med- ical College for one year. Upon his return to Ohio, he entered the Western Reserve Medi- cal College. at Cleveland, where he was grad- nated in 1876, entering upon practice at Mt. Jackson. Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, He remained there for eight years, but in 1883 he returned to Poland, where he has been actively engaged ever since. He is medical examiner for the order of Maccabees at this point.

In September, 1864. Dr. Truesdale was married to Amelia McCreary, who is a daugh- ter of William and Mary McCreary of Law- rence County, Pennsylvania. Two children were born to them, Harry and William J .. the former of whom died in infancy. William

J. Truesdale, whose lamented death occurred May 25, 1895. when but 25 years of age, was a graduate of the Western Reserve Medical College, and was practicing with his father. He was a young man of brilliant parts and attractive personality. The family has be- longed to the Presbyterian Church from far back.

R ALPH URMSON. a representative citizen of Smith township, whose farm of .98 acres is valuable coal land, has been identified with coal mining ever since he has settled on this place. Mr. U'rmson was born May 1, 1840, in Brooke County, West Virginia, and is a son of Ralph and Nancy ( Platt ) Urmson.

The parents of Mr. Urmson were born in Lancastershire, England, and they came to America, with their three children, in 1830. settling in Brooke County, West Virginia. The father there engaged in the coal industry for a time and then moved with his family to Sharon. Pennsylvania, and subsequently some years, was superintendent of a coal bank near Youngstown, Ohio. Both he and wife died at Clarksville. Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Their surviving children are: Mrs. Hannah Powers, residing in Iowa; Mrs. Mary Elliott, residing in lowa : Sarah, Mrs. Amos Loveland, residing in Canfield township. Mahoning County: Mrs. Nancy Thompson, residing at Youngstown; Abigail, Mrs. Dennis Ferguson, residing in Mercer County. Pennsylvania; George W. and William, both residing in Mercer County ; and Ralph, residing in Smith township.

Ralph U'rmson was a child when his par- ents lived at Sharon, for a short period. and later he accompanied the family when his fa- ther settled on a farm in Mercer County. where the latter also superintended a coal bank. When 12 years old the family removed to Youngstown township, Mahoning County. where he completed his schooling and grew to man's estate. After his marriage he moved to Clarksville, Pennsylvania, but remained for

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a short time only, returning to Mahoning County and locating in Goshen township, Mr. Urmson remained there for a number of years and then came to his present farm in Smith township. This land has proved to be of great value on account of the wide vein of coal underlying it, from which is obtained nut, lump and slack coal, of the best grade in each kind that is found in any Ohio field. Mr. Urmson has been mining it ever since he lo- cated here and sells at Alliance, Sebring and Beloit.

On December 24, 1861, Mr. Urmson was married to Eliza J. Everhart, who was born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of George Everhart, formerly a well known citizen of that locality. Mr. and Mrs. Urmson have had six children. namely: Mrs. Olive Thompson, residing at Beloit: Amelia, wife of Epie Hockenberry, residing at Beloit ; Abigail, deceased: Herschel L., residing at Beloit : Franklin, residing in Smith township and Galileo, also residing in Smith township.

Politically Mr. Urmison is a Republican. Although he is now a man of large capital, he has been the architect of his own fortunes and can attribute a large measure of his suc- cess to his own industry. He is a man of social instincts and has a wide circle of warm friends. Although a man of business and closely attentive to the same, he greatly en- joys a quiet game of checkers as a recreation, and in his conununity has gained a reputation for expertiless in this innocent amusement.

RANK L. OESCH. city solicitor for Youngstown, Ohio, and a well known member of the Mahoning County bar, was born in 1870, in Co- lumbiana County, Ohio, a member of one of the old families of this section.

Mr. Oesch was graduated at Mount Un- ion College in 1893 and then taught school for some nine years, utilizing his vacations to ad- vance his knowledge of the principles of law and thus completed his law course. He was admitted to the bar in 1897, and entered into

practice in association with the firm of Moore & Kistler, continning with them until 1901, when the firm lxcante Kistler & Oesch.

Ever since attaining manhood. Mr. Oesch has taken a lively interest in politics, voting with the Republican party, and in the fall of 1905 he was elected city solicitor of Young's- town, His administration of the office has been eminently satisfactory. Mr. Oesch is a member of the Mahoning County Bar Asso- ciation. He is more or less prominent in a number of fraternal organizations, being a Chapter Mason, an Odd Fellow and a Knight of Pythias. He was reared in the faith of the Reformed Church.

OSEPH LIPPIATT, the senior mem- ber of the firm of Lippiatt & Sons, is a prominent and substantial citizen of Green township, who is engaged in farming and also in coal mining at Millville. He was born in the parish of Dun- kerton, Somersetshire, England. Septem- ber 16, 1844, and is a son of Jacob and Han- nah ( Richardson) Lippiatt. The Lippiatt family is an ancient one in England and can trace a clear ancestral line back 400 years. The parents of Mr. Lippiatt resided through life in Somersetshire, where the father was concerned in the coal industry.

Joseph Lippiatt was only nine years old when he began work in the coal mines of his native shire, but later he engaged in news- paper work. eventually owning and operating his own publication, selling out before he came to America, in the summer of 1891. For a short time he was located at Salem, Ohio, but in 1892. accompanied by his family, he came to Millville, where he and sons have become identified both with the coal industry and agri- cultural development.

On March 28, 186; in England, Mr. Lip- piatt was married to Caroline Ashman, who was also horn in Somersetshire, England, De- cember 23. 1846. and is a daughter of Wil- liam and Elizabeth ( Plummer) Ashman. The seven survivors of the children born to this.

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marriage are : Kate, who married Isaac Ford, residing in County Durham, England; Her- bert, residing near Denver, Colorado; Ara C., who married John Howells, residing at Mill- ville; Gerald A., residing near Denver; Jacob R., William A. and Gilbert J., all residing at Millville, associated with her father in busi- ness.

Mr. and Mrs. Lippiatt united with the Primitive Methodist Church in England, where he served as class leader, steward and superintendent of the Sunday school. In his po- litical sentiments Mr. Lippiatt is in sympathy with the Republican party. He is a man of practical ideas, level-headed in business and frank in his intercourse with those he meets socially or otherwise.

S OLOMON LIPP, residing on his home farm of 51 acres of very valuable land, which is situated in section 20, Springfield township, owns also the old John Metzler place, in section 19, which contains about 84 acres, and on both properties he carries on general farming. Mr. Lipp was born September 26, 1850, in Unity township. Columbiana County, Ohio, and is a son of Philip Adam and Elizabeth (Treiber) Lipp.

The father of Mr. Lipp was born in Fells- bach, Wittenberg. Germany, in 1816, and died in Columbiana County, May 29, 1883. He was abont 16 years of age when he accom- panied his parents, Gottlieb and Argitha (Hite) Lipp, to America. They settled first near New Middletown, but later moved to where Cowden Beight now lives, from which farm they moved on the old Marks place and from there to Unity township, Columbiana County, where the grandparents died. Philip Adam Lipp married Elizabeth Treiber, who was born October 11, 1822, in Staden, Witten- berg, Germany, and was a daughter of Got- freid Treiber, who came to America in 1832. The children born to Philip Adam and Eliza- beth Lipp were the following: John F., born

January 2, 1844, who lives in Unity township; Paulina, residing in Unity township, who mar- ried Reuben Yerian; Noah, residing at Youngstown, who was born May 31, 1848; Solomon; David B., born January 15. 1853, who resides at Malta, Illinois; Ezra, born March 3. 1855: Anna Dora, residing in Springfield township, with her brother Aaron, was born September 7, 1857; and Aaron, re- sidling near Petersburg, who was born June 23, 1860.

Solomon Lipp attended school in Unity township, through his boyhood and has al- ways followed farming as his occupation. When he was 16 years of age he hired his services to the neighboring farmers during the summers and worked at home during the win- ters and later took charge of the home place, which he farmed for his father for three years, then, after a lapse of two years, farmed the home place another year for his father, and in 1880 he bought his own home place of 51 acres, from George Uebele, his father-in-law. That in far back times this farm was the alxxle of Indians there is little doubt, as each year Mr. Lipp's modern plow turns up the rich soil. bringing to light relics of either Indian set- tlement or battle field. He has an interesting collection of arrow heads, skinning knives and other implements known to have been used by the aborigines. On January 1, 1880, Mr. Lipp was married to Fredericka Uebele, who was born on what is now the George Uehele place, and is a daughter of John George and Mary Elizabeth Uebele. They have had three children, namely: Nettie Elizabeth, who was born February 14, 1882, died December 1. 1894. aged 12 years, her death being a great blow to her parents; Harvey Elmer. who was horn September 22. 1887: and Paul Philip, who was born March 18, 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Lipp are members of and give liberal support to the old Evangelical Lutheran Church. In politics he is a stanch Democrat, but has never fond time to serve in any office except that of school director, and has done that as a pub- lic duty. He is one of Springfield township's representative citizens.

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ALLACE K. HUGHES, M. D .. who is engaged in the practice of medicine at Berlin Center, is one of the surviving professional men who saw long and hard service in the Civil War. Dr. Hughes is well known in this village. for he was born July 18. 1835. and is a son of Dr. James Williams and Paul- ina Snowden ( Brooke) Hughes.

The father of Dr. Hughes was one of the pioneer physicians of this section of Mahon- ing County. Married February 20, 1834. he and his wife reared children as follows: Wal- lace K., born July 18. 1835; Adeline Virginia, born April 2. 1838; Elizabeth Hester, born August 23, 1840, and James Brooke, born Jannary 5. 1846.

Wallace K. Hughes attended the local schools in boyhood and began the study of medicine with his father. Subsequently en- tering the Cleveland Medical College, he was graduated from that institution in 1859. and began practice in association with his father at Berlin Center. In the fall of 1862 he was appointed assistant surgeon of the 38th Ohio Volunteer hifantry, which he started to join at Nashville, Tennessee, but owing to ob- structions on the railroad between Louisville and Nashville, he was unable to do so, and instead reported to General Wright, at Cov- ington, Kentucky, where he was placed on detached dnty. During the five months he was stationed at this point he organized what was named the Greenup Hospital, located at the corner of Greenup and Front streets, Coving- ton, Kentucky. From here he was transferred to Camp Dennison, but the situation caused his health to fail and three months later he resigned, and returned home in the spring of 1863. In the following fall. however, he re- turned to the service and was appointed as- sistant surgeon of the 12th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, later being made surgeon of the same regiment, and he served in this position until the close of the war, being mustered out No- vember 25. 1865. He was a member of the command that captured Salisbury Prison, and was with the force under General Stoneman that followed and captured Jefferson Davis,

L'pon the discharge of the 12th Ohio Regi- ment at Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Hughes was honored by having some 30 or 35 officers of the regiment present him with a handsome sword, encased in a gold scabbard, as a mark of their appreciation of his services and of their regard for him as surgeon and as comrade. The Doctor values this token of bygone days far above anything in his possession. He has a souvenir of the battle of Mount Sterling, Kentucky, in the shape of a tattered green scarf, given him by the woman whose home he turned into a field hospital, which he used as a sash to distinguish him as a surgeon. After his return from the army Dr. Hughes resumed practice with his father until 1870. Dr. Hughes is a valned member of Asher Kirk- bride Post, No. 60o. G. A. R., which was or- ganized through the efforts of the late Mrs. Hughes.

On May 21, 1863. Dr. Hughes was mar- ried to Martha F. Smith, who was born in Berlin township. Mahoning County, Olio, November 22, 1834, a daughter of Dr. and Lonisa Smith. This estimable lady, who was beloved by all who knew her and honored by every old soldier of this section, died in 1890.

He has been in the active work of his pro- fession for 49 years. He is a member of Dia- mond Lodge, No. 136, K. of T'., at Palmyra, Portage County, and of Perry Lodge, No. 185, F. & A. M., at Salem, Ohio. A portrait of the Doctor is presented herewith.

P YATT W. HUBLER, who has been city clerk of Youngstown, Ohio, since 1903, was born in this city in 1866, son of Abraham Hubler. He is a grandson of Moses Hubler, who was a native of Pennsylvania and one of the porliest settlers of Mahoning County. Abra- ham lubler. father of Pyatt W., was born in 1834. in Mahoning County, Ohio, and was for many years one of the leading insurance, real estate, and loan men of Youngstown. He also took some part in public affairs, serving several terms on the city's board of health.

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Pyatt W. Hubler was reared and educated in Youngstown, and early in life engaged in the fire insurance business in his native city. He was also engaged in the tire insurance. real estate and loan business with his father for abont fifteen years, subsequently entering the internal revenue office, where he remained employed for abont eight years. In 1898 he enlisted in Company H. 5th Ohio Regiment, for service in the Spanish-American War, and was in camp at Tampa, Florida, and later at Fernandina. He was mustered out of service at Cleveland, Ohio, November 5, 1808, and shortly afterwards became assistant to the city clerk under Mr. Davies. On the reorganiza- tion under the new code. hc was elected city clerk by the city council, and was subsequently reelected for the second term. Mr. Hubler he- belongs to the order of the Knights of Pyth- ias, and was a member of the Spanish-Ameri- can War Veterans.

ILLIAM HOWARD WELKER, a highly esteemed citizen and repre- sentative agriculturist of Spring- field township, resides on his well- improved farm of 114 acres, which is situated in section 13. Mr. Welker was born on the state line, in North Beaver township. Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, October 26, 1848, and is a son of David and Elizabeth ( Davis) Welker, and a grandson of Philip and Kate (Shoemaker) Welker.

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Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County Ohio and Representative Citizens, Part 87

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