Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County Ohio and Representative Citizens, Part 91

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

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Mr. Liggett, with his family, belongs to the Presbyterian Church.

D AVID MACKEY, whose death oc- curred December 21, 1900, was for a period of over three-quarters of a century a resident of Youngstown. where he was born June 10, 1824. For a great portion of this period he was very actively engaged in the real estate business. He was a son of Major and Margaret (Early) Mackey.

The Mackey family is of Scotch extrac- tion and was founded in Pennsylvania by David Mackey's grandfather, and there James Mackey was born in 1776. The latter came to Ohio as a pioneer in 1805. settling near Poland and spending the rest of his life in the counties of Trumbull and Mahoning. His title of major was gained through gallant ser- vice in the war of 1812. After this war, in 1816, with Colonel William Rayen, he em- barked in a general mercantile business at Youngstown, utilizing a small log building. which was practically in the center of the then hamlet. With great foresight he invested in a large amount of land in this locality, and became, after his marriage, an extensive farm- er and stock raiser. He also did some survey- ing. In 1823 he married Margaret Early, a daughter of Thomas and Jane Early, natives of Ireland, who had settled at an early day near Coitsville: Major James Mackey and wife had eight children, as follows: David, whose name begins this sketch and whose por- trait appears on a neighboring page; Nancy, who married William Braden and died at the age of 74 years; James, a respected citizen of Youngstown, who is extensively interested in real estate in Youngstown, and also in coun- try property ; Robert, who died aged 61 years; Letitia, who is the wife of Andrew Kirk, of Youngstown; and John, Jean and Thomas, who died in childhood. Major Mackey died August 15, 1844, aged 68 years. He served as a member of the general assembly and was also treasurer of Trumbull County, a county commissioner and a justice of the peace.

David Mackey engaged in the real estate business in early life and for a period of thir- ty-two years was associated in this business with his brothers. Robert and James, under the

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firm style of Mackey Brothers. He and his brother James were among the principal pro- jectors of the present street railway system of Youngstown, which was inaugurated in 1875. David Mackey being one of the first presidents of the system.

Mr. Mackey was twice married: First on June 27. 1844, when Jane Braden became his wife. His second wife, whom he married October 5, 1882. was Martha M. Jones. Of the first union there were nine children, as follows: Mrs. Olive Marstellar. deceased; Mrs. Margaret Fowler: John: Mrs. Kate Brewer, deceased; Mary. James, Jr., Jennie, Ida and Nancy, all deceased. Mr. Mackey is survived by his widow. Ile was a consistent member of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church and was liberal in his support of the church and also of various charitable institu- tions of the city.

James Mackey, Jr., son of David and Jane Mackey, was born December 17, 1856, in Mahoning County, and is now engaged in the real estate business in Youngstown. with an office at No. 142 West Federal street. He has a fine small farm adjoining the city on the east.

J OHN N. EUWER'S SONS. This is a well known business name throughout Mahoning and other counties, repre- senting as it does a large and import- ant business enterprise of Youngs- town, which was founded by the father of the present proprietors as far back as 1834, at New Castle. Pennsylvania. and was established by his sons at Youngstown, in 1881,

John N. Euwer, father of the present pro- prietors, was born in Allegheny County, Penn- sylvania. His first work was with the Erie Canal during its period of construction be- tween Rochester and Erie, and both he and brother Daniel kept working in this connec- tion until the canal reached Conneant, Ohio. In 1834 he returned to New Castle. where. with his brother Daniel. he established the store of D. & J. N. Euwer, of which the pres- ent business is a continuance. Daniel soon re-

tired. removing to Pittsburg. and Samuel C .. a younger brother came into the business and the firm became J. N. & S. C. Euwer. On the death of the latter, J. N. Euwer became the sole owner and continued proprietor until 1867, when his sons, J. C. and W. D., be- came partners, and the firm then became J. N. Euwer & Sons. The business was continued under this style until 1878, when J. N. Euwer died and the firm style was changed to J. N. Enwer's Sons.

In 1881, the four sons of the late J. N. Euwer came to Youngstown, as stated, buying ont the business of A. W. Brownlee & Com- pany. and they opened up in the store-room now occupied by the Williams Shoe Company. In 1866, while occupying a building on the north side the business was enlarged, but in 1900 fire devastated the whole stock. The pres- ent proprictors immediately rebuilt at Nos. 220-226 W. Federal street. erecting a structure almost double the size of the former one, two floors 67 by 200 feet in dimensions and three floors of 67 by 100 feet, this giving them over 20,000 square feet of floor space. This build- ing was again destroyed January 20. 1907. the stock and building being a total loss. They then took up temporary occupancy of the build- ing at No. 217 West Federal street awaiting the completion of the Stambaugh building on the Square, where they will occupy three floors and basement. They carry an immense stock of seasonable goods, employ at all times 100 people and occassionally 150, and conduct the largest department store in this section of the state.

Walter D. Euwer, who with his son John N. Euwer (2) and Walter C., has sole man- agement of the business, was born at New Castle. Pennsylvania. was there reared and educated, and has been identified with the dry goods business since he was 15 years of age. In connection with his large interest men- tioned. Mr. Euwer is one of the directors of the Mahoning National Bank.

In 1873, Walter D. Euwer was married to Anna M. Courtney, who is a daughter of David M. Courtney, a prominent farmer in the vicinity of New Castle. They have four

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children, viz .: Arabella J .: John N., his fa- ther's assistant, who is a graduate of Princeton College; Walter C., who is a graduate of Princeton College, in the class of 1907; and Marian L. Mr. Euwer and imnily are all members of the First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Euwer belongs to the Chamber of Com- merce and is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity. Politically he is a Republican, his fa- ther having been one of the old-time Aboli- tionists.

R EUBEN D. BURNETT, one of the leading citizens of Coitsville town- ship, where he is largely interested in the raising of fine horses, for many years was prominently iden- tified with the coal and lumber interests of this and other sections, Mr. Burnett was born in Austintown township, when it was a part of Trumbull County, Ohio, March 22, 1840, and is a son of Henry and Nancy ( Jones) Burnett.

The Burnett family is of Scotch extrac- tion and Henry Burnett, the grandfather, was the founder of the family, first in Connecti- cut and later in Westmoreland County, Penn- sylvania. He remained in the latter place for five years, removing in 1804. to the vicinity of Akron, Ohio, where he took up a large body of land and was one of the earliest pioneers. After living on that farm for a number of years, be came to Austintown township and purchased a farm near Weathersfield. on which he lived for many years before his death. This property was known as the Bur- nett farm and came into considerable promi- nence, as on it the first coal bank of this region was located. Henry Burnett (2). the father of Reuben D., was reared on this farm and after the death of his father it came into his posses- sion. It comprised 00 10 70 acres and the family continued to live on it until Reuben D. was four years okl, when his father soll it to William Edwards and it is now known under that owner's name, His first removal was to what was then Allegheny but is now Mahon- ing avenue, Youngstown, and front there to

the old Osborne farm at Flint Hill. following which he bought what was then known as the Baldwin Mills, in Boardman township, includ- ing a grist as well as a sawmill, and these Henry Burnett operated for many years. He finally disposed of his mill property and went into the land improvement business, For some years he lived on Commerce street, Youngstown, where he erected and sold six honses and he also laid out the plat of land which at first was called Burnett's addition to Youngstown, but later was changed to Spraguetown, three brothers by the name of Sprague having purchased the land from Mr. Burnett.

Henry Burnett. as can be seen, was a man of many activities. His next business venture was investing in land in the neighborhood of Lansingville, which he divided into lots, mak- ing the Lansingville addition to Youngstown. After seeing this enterprise an entire success. Mr. Burnett gave up further business con- cerus and died on that land in 1879. survived but two years by his widow. Henry Burnett was widely known and was noted for his en- ergy, foresight and enterprise and in many ways he was a very remarkable man.

Henry Burnett was married in carly man- huxxl to Nancy Jones, who was a daughter of Samuel Jones, and she was the first white child born in Trumbull County, Ohio. Samnel Jones was of Welsh extraction, perhaps emi- grated from Wales. He was one of the first pioneers to venture into the forests of Trum- bull County, where he became a man of sub- stance. As an echo of those early days comes the story of how he was called upon to serve on the jury which tried a white man for shoot- ing an Indian, this being the first law case in the county.

Fight children were born to Henry and Nancy Burnett, namely : Caroline, deceased. who married Orrin Bartholomew ; Mrs. Sarah .\. Holtz, a resident of Madison avenue, Youngstown ; Mlrs. Harriet Marr, residing in Missouri, is the widow of Dr. M. B. Marr. who served as a surgeon in the Civil War and died after his return : Hiram, residing in Cali- fornia; General Henry L., a resident of the

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city of New York, who recently assisted in trying a very important government case with the attorney-general, to which he was assigned by President Roosevelt, having been United States district attorney for the southern di- vision of New York, for eight years (at the time of the assassination of President Lincoln, he, with Judge Holt, tried the conspirators) ; Reuben D., subject of this sketch; John L., residing at Youngstown; and Aylett R., resid- ing at Guthrie, Oklahoma.

Reuben D. Burnett attended the Youngs- town schools during his boyhood and early youth and then went into the business of ship- ping horses and dealing generally in stock, his main point of delivery being Philadelphia. Subsequently, in partnership with Nelson Phelps, of Chicago, Mr. Burnett took and ful- filled a contract calling for furnishing 2.000 horses for the government, which were deliv- ered at Columbus, Ohio.

Mr. Burnett. in the meantime, was en- gaged in the study of medicine, devoting some three years to the science, and in 1862, when he enlisted for service in the Civil War, en- tering the Second Battalion, Ohio Cavalry. he was assigned to the position of hospital stew- ard. His term of service covered eighteen months, a part of the time being under Cap- tain, later. General T. W. Sanderson. At Fort Scott, Kansas, Mr. Burnett was seriously injured by the accidental fall of his horse, and he was honorably discharged on this account.

Mr. Burnett returned then to Youngstown where he entered into the coal business, in association with Prof. George E. Howe, of Lancaster, Ohio, F. M. Morrow. of Piqua, and Madison Dye. They organized the Hock- ing Valley Irou. Coal and Coke Company, of Nelsonville, Ohio, with a capital stock of $600.000. and leased of John W. Scott, 600 acres of coal land. in which the vein lay six and one-half feet thick. Mr. Burnett was pres- ident of this company and still retains a large amount of stock. He continued interested in coal lands and in seeking investments in the same, acquired valuable coal properties in Morgan County, Illinois, where he organized the Morgan County Iron, Coal and Coke Com-

pany, with a capital stock of $300,000, becom- ing president of the concern. He remained three years in Illinois and then returned to Mahoning County, after disposing of his in- terests in Morgan County, and retired to a farm he had purchased some years previously. This was known as the Dr. Kirtland home- stead at Poland, and Mr. Burnett resided on this place for ten years.

For a number of years following the sale of the Poland farm, Mr. Burnett resided at Youngstown, having purchased the Michigan Lumber Company's interests. In 1881, how- ever, he returned to the country, purchasing his present farm, which he has continued to improve until it is not only one of the most valuable but also one of the most attractive homes in Coitsville township. Here Mr. Bur- nett has engaged extensively in raising live- stock and has made a specialty of draft and trotting horses, and has owned animals known all over the world for their fine points. At One time he owned Big Timber, which was scheduled as the fastest horse in the world of his weight, which was 1.340 pounds, with a record of 2:12. The death of this fine animal was a great loss and he was interred on the present farm. Mr. Burnett also owned old Star Hambletonian, son of Hero, of Chester, New York, son of Hambletonian No. 10. known as the father of the trotting family of that name in America. Star Hambletonian was the only son of this sire ever owned in this county. Mr. Burnett takes pride in a noble animal he now owns, the Plunger, son of Chimes.

On August 27, 1860, Mr. Burnett was married to Eliza M. Clark, who is a daughter of Henry and Eliza ( Ulp) Clark, the former of whom was born in Connecticut and came to Hubbard, Ohio, in young manhood, where he was married. Mr. and Mrs. Burnett have seven children, as follows: Carrie A., who married M. B. Leslie, an attorney residing at Hubbard: Peter H., residing in New York. where he is an attorney for the Erie Railroad. married Florence Sterling : D. Clifton, a grad- uate physician and surgeon, residing at Har- risburg. Pennsylvania, is chief meat inspector

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for the government of that division, married Flora Williams; James L., a civil engineer, re- siding at Youngstown, married Mabel Jack- sou and they have one son, Keith Burnett ; Lawrence H., residing at Youngstown, is a civil engineer ; Frank T., a veterinary surgeon of Youngstown; and Gertrude, who lives at home. Mr. Burnett is a member of the Disci- ples Church.

J OHN A. MOORE, a prominent agri- culturist of Coitsville township, re- siding on section 16, was born in Po- land township. Mahoning County, Ohio, May 28. 1842, and is a son of William O. and Mary A. (Stewart) Moore. The Moore family has been known in Ma- honing County since the advent of John Moore, the grandfather of John A., who came from Washington County, Pennsylvania, and settled in Poland township in 1803. He was a soldier in the War of t8t2. David Stewart. the maternal grandfather of John A. Moore, was of Scotch-English descent and prior to settling in Mahoning County, in 1803, had re- sidled in Pennsylvania, and he also served in the War of 1812. Grandfather Stewart built a. log house on the farm now owned by John A. Moore, and here the latter's mother was born. She was reared in Coitsville township. where she subsequently married William Moore, who was reared in Poland town- ship. William Moore and wife had five children, all of whom survive, namely : Mrs. Sarah Jane McDonald, residing in Oregon : Benjamin Franklin, residing in Coitsville township: John A .: David T., residing in Coitsville township; and Dr. William E., who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. William Moore died in 1874. but his widow survived until 1880, when she died at the home of her son, Dr. William E. Moore.

John A. Moore was about four months old when his parents removed from Poland to Coitsville township and settled on the Stewart farm, which has remained his home ever since. His boyhood was mainly spent in attending

school and later he assisted on the farm, a great deal of clearing remaining to be done at that time. He has continued agricultural pursuits, but makes a specialty of raising all kinds of fruits.

On March 25, 1869, Mr. Moore was mar- ried to Martha Jane Forsythe, who was reared in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where her father, Benjamin Forsythe, was a well known resident. Mr. and Mrs. Moore have had the following children: Ernest Carrell. Milo Stewart, Lonis F .. Roy J., Harrison. Jane Addams, and William, surviving, and two babes died in infancy. Ernest Carrell, who is superintendent of the schools at Los Angeles, California, is one of the leading men of that city and is prominent in many educational cen- ters. He was a student in the Rayen High School and after graduation studied law at .Adla. Ohio. He was graduated from Colum- bia College. New York. and subsequently from the University of Chicago. After re- moving West, he was an instructor for several years in the University of California. He is entitled to the prefix of Doctor, having re- ceived collegiate degrees. He married Do- rothea Rhodes, who is a graduate of a Boston medical school. Both are very well known in se cial as well as professional life in their city.

Milo Stewart Moore, who is a teacher in the schools at St. Louis, Missouri, graduated from the Rayen High School and attended Mt. Union College and subsequently took a post graduate course at Harvard University. He married Celesta Nettleton, and they have one son. Bernard. Louis F., the third son of the family, was educated in the Rayen High School and at Ada, and is an electrician in business at Los Angeles. Roy J., residing at home is bookkeeper for the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Harrison and William. the two younger sons, assist on the home farm. the former being a graduate and the lat- ter still a student at the Raven High School. The only daughter, Jane Addams, was named for that admirable woman. the philanthropist and founder of Hull House, Chicago. Mr. Moore belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, while his wife is a Presbyterian. On

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several occasions Mr. Moore has served as township trustee and assessor.

C HARLES H. OWSLEY, senior member of the firm of Owsley & Boucherle Co., architects, at Youngstown, was born at Blaston, Leicestershire, England, where he was reared and educated, his studies being in the line of his profession.

Mr. Owsley came to America at the age of 22 years. After living for a time at To- ronto, Canada, he came to Youngstown, and here, for the past 35 years, he has been en- gaged as an architect, during 20 years of this period having been associated with Lonis Boucherle, under the firm name of Owsley & Boucherle, lately assuming the name of Ows- ley & Boucherle Co. This firm has been con- cerned in almost all of the important building operations of Youngstown and vicinity, for many years. It designed the Young Men's Christian Association Building, the Dollar Bank Building, the Tabernacle Church, the Memorial Presbyterian Church, the Richard Brown Memorial Sunday School, the larger number of the school buildings, several sub- stantial business blocks and many imposing private residences, all the above at Youngs- town. The firm also made the plans for the Buhl chib house at Sharon, Pennsylvania, and for school honses at Ashtabula, Bradford, Geneva, Franklin, East Liverpool, Martin's Ferry and Warren, Ohio. They built the beautiful Presbyterian Church at Butler, Pennsylvania, and have designed many ele- gant country homes in the rural districts. They have been commissioned to prepare designs and to execute plans for the new Mahoning County Court House, a view of which may be seen on another page of this volume. The present activity in building, at Youngstown, will produce several important buildings de- signed by this firm, creating an architectural standard not exceeded in any city of the State.

At Abergavenny, Momnouthishire, Eng- land, in 1886. Mr. Owsley was married to

Mary Williams, who was born at Newcastle- on-Tyne, Northumberland County, England, and they have five surviving children, viz. : Dr. H. F., who has been a practicing physi- cian and surgeon in New York city, for the past six years, a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and of the Royal Opthalmic Hospital, London, England: Louise. wife of Edward Beadel, residing at New Castle, Pennsylvania, chief engineer and general manager of the Pennsylvania Engin- eering Works; William M., a successful prac- titioner of law at Youngstown, a graduate of the New York Law School; Charles F., who is associated in business with his father ; and Martha M., residing at home, a graduate of of Miss Baldwin's School, Bryn Mawr, Penn- sylvania. Of the above family, Charles F. Owsley began his studies in 1896, as a pupil under Architect E. L. Masqueray, of New York City, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, with the degree of B. S. in ar- chitecture, and then studied this art in Paris and subsequently traveled extensively through Europe.

Charles HI. Owsley is a valued member of the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the committee on postal affairs. Fraternally he is a Mason and an Elk. With his family he belongs to the First Presbyte- rian Church.

J ACOB C. LAWRENCE, a well-known agriculturist of Poland township, re- siding on a fine farm of 967/5 acres. was born Jume. 27. 1847, in Spring- field township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of Andrew and Mary ( Myers) Lawrence. Andrew Lawrence, who was born, reared and married in Washington County, Pennsylvania, came to Springfield township and bought a small farm on which he died, about 1854. He was the father of six children, of whom Jacob C. was the youngest.

Jacob C. Lawrence was seven years old when his father died, and about five years later he came to Poland township to live with

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J. A. Smith, with whom he remained for about 18 years. He then went to Niles where he learned the carpenter trade, at which he work- ed for eight years, and during his residence there married Julia Ann Cowden, who was born and reared in Poland township, and is a daughter of S. M. Cowden, one of the early settlers and most prominent farmers of the township. She was reared on a farm adjoin- ing the present home, which was originally part of the old Cowden farm. Mr. Lawrence resided in Niles for several years after his marriage, and then removed to Hartford, Trumbull County, Ohio, where he lived for seven years, after which he located on his pres- ent property. The larger number of the im- provements on the place have been made by Mr. Lawrence, including the erection of the large frame house and all other buildings.

Mr. Lawrence has been a member of the United Presbyterian Church for a period of 40 years.

m ARK H. LIDDLE, cashier of the Farmers' National Bank of Can- field, has been prominently identi- fied with banks and banking in- terests almost all of his business life, and is well and favorably known through- out this section of the state. Mr. Liddle was born May 6. 1864. in Boardman township, Mahoning County, Ohio, and is a son of James and Nancy M. (Loveland) Liddle.

James Liddle was a farmer in Mahoning County for a number of years, whose death occurred in April, 1907. His widow still survives and is the nearest Daughter of the Revolution in Youngstown, her claim being through her grandfather, who served through the Revolutionary War, and who, at a very

early day, settled in Mahoning County, where he died, leaving many descendants. The chil- dren of James and Nancy M. Liddle were : Loveland S., Mark H., John D., Clara, Grace G., Thorne B., Clyde C. and Lydia B.

Mark H. Liddle remained on the home farm until the age of 21 years, in the mean- while acquiring an excellent education in the district schools, and later at the Poland Union Seminary, at Poland, which institution once claimed the fate President Mckinley as a pupil. Mr. Liddle further prepared himself for future usefulness by taking a business course at Duff's Commercial College, Pitts- burg. Upon his return home he entered the Farmers' Deposit & Savings Bank at Poland, in a clerical capacity, remaining for two and a half years, after which he spent a year on a ranch in California. When he came back to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence have two children. Alfred Truesdale and Clyde Edison. The for- mer married Elizabeth George, of Boardman township, and they reside south of Sharon. Pennsylvania, where he is engaged as roller in the mill. He has two children, Mary Eliza- beth, and Julian Alfred. Clyde Edison is a res- ident of Detroit, Michigan, and is a machinist Ohio he entered the Girard Savings Bank at Girard, Trumbull County, as clerk and book- keeper, and continued there three years, going thence to Youngstown, where he remained one year with the First National Bank as teller and bookkeeper, under President McCurdy. He was then called to his old home institution, the Farmers' Deposit & Savings Bank at Po- by trade. He married Mabel Allen, of Toledo, | land, which he served as cashier for the fol- Ohio.

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Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County Ohio and Representative Citizens, Part 91

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