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BOOK OF BIOGRAPHIES
THIS VOLUME CONTAINS
Biographical Sketches - OF
LEADING CITIZENS
- OF -
BEAVER COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA.
"Biography is the only true history."-Emerson.
BIOGRAPHICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, GEORGE RICHMOND, Pres .; S. HARMER NEFF, Sec'y .; C. R. ARNOLD, Treas. BUFFALO, N. Y., CHICAGO, ILL. 1899.
Allen County Public Library 900 Webster Street PO Box 2270 Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270
Printed for Mechling Associates, Inc. 203 Pine Track Road Butler, PA. 16001
800-941-3735
NOTE
ALL the biographical sketches published in this volume were sub- mitted to their respective subjects, or to the subscribers, from whom the facts were primarily obtained, for their approval or correction before going to press; and a reasonable time was allowed in each case for the return of the type-written copies. Most of them were returned to us within the time allotted, or before the work was printed, after being corrected or revised; and these may therefore be regarded as reasonably accurate.
A few, however, were not returned to us; and, as we have no means of knowing whether they contain errors or not, we cannot vouch for their accuracy. In justice to our readers, and to render this work more valuable for reference purposes, we have indicated these uncorrected sketches by a small asterisk (*), placed imme- diately after the name of the subject. They will all be found on the last pages of the book.
BIOGRAPHICAL PUBLISHING CO.
PREFACE
AVING brought to a successful termination our labors in Beaver County in compiling and editing the sketches herein contained, we desire, in presenting this Book of Biographies to our patrons, to make a few remarks neces- sarily brief, in regard to the value and importance of local works of this nature. We agree with Ralph Waldo Emerson that "Biography is the only true History," and also are of the opinion that a collection of the biographies of the leading men of a nation would give a more interesting, as well as authentic, history of their country than any other that could be written. The value of such a production as this cannot be too highly estimated. With each succeeding year the haze of Obscurity removes more and more from our view the fast disappearing landmarks of the past, Oblivion sprinkles her dust of forgetfulness on men and their deeds, effectually concealing them from the public eye, and because of the many living objects which claim our attention, few of those who have been removed from the busy world linger long in our memory. Even the glorious achieve- ments of the present age may not insure it from being lost in the glare of greater things to come, and so it is manifestly a duty to posterity for the men of the present time to preserve a record of their lives and a story of their progress from low and humble begin- nings to great and noble deeds, in order that future generations may read the account of their successful struggles, and profit by their example. A local history affords the best means of preserving ancestral history, and it also becomes, immediately upon its publica- tion, a ready book of reference for those who have occasion to seek biographical data of the leading and early settled families. Names, dates, and events are not easily remem- bered by the average man, so it behooves the generations now living, who wish to live `in the memory of their descendants, to write their own records, making them full and broad in scope, and minute in detail, and insure their preservation by having them put in printed form. We firmly believe that in these collated personal memoirs will be found as true and as faithful a record of Beaver County as may be obtained anywhere, for the very sufficient reason that its growth and development are identified with that of
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the men who have made her what she is to-day-the representative leading men, whose personal sketches it has been a pleasure to us to write and give a place in this volume. From the time when the hand of civilized man had not yet violated the virgin soil with desecrating plough, nor with the ever-ready frontiersman's ax felled the noble, almost limitless forests, to the present period of activity in all branches of industry, we may read in the histories of the country's leading men, and of their ancestors, the steady growth and development which has been going on here for a century and a half, and bids fair to continue for centuries to come. A hundred years from now, whatever records of the present time are then extant, having withstood the ravages of time and the ceaseless war of the elements, will be viewed with an absorbing interest, equalling, if not surpassing, that which is taken to-day in the history of the early settlements of America.
It has been our purpose in the preparation of this work to pass over no phase or portion of it slightingly, but to give attention to the smallest points, and thus invest it with an air of accuracy, to be obtained in no other way. The result has amply justified the care that has been taken, for it is our honest belief that no more reliable production, under the circumstances, could have been compiled.
One feature of this work, to which we have given special prominence, and which we are sure will prove of extraordinary interest, is the collection of portraits of the represen- tative and leading citizens, which appear throughout the volume. We have tried to represent the different spheres of industrial and professional activity as well as we might. To those who have been so uniformly obliging and have kindly interested themselves in the success of this work, volunteering information and data, which have been very helpful to us in preparing this Book of Biographies of Beaver County, we desire to express our grateful and profound acknowledgment of their valued services.
CHICAGO, ILL., November, 1899.
THE PUBLISHERS.
INDEX.
Biographical.
PAGE
A
Algeo, William G., Jr.
63
Algeo, William G., Sr.
14
Allen, Donald C.
.
179
Cook, Dr. William S. .
71
Fitzgerald, Thomas M.
315
49
Forbes, John Wylie
42
Forbes, William H. 424
Forsyth, Alexander T. 256
Fox, William H.
303
Franklin, Benjamin
51
Franklin, Dr. Orrin H.
105
French, William Caldwell
410
Fry, Henry C.
201
G
Gale, Dr. Constantine T.
235
Galey, William R.
112
Gartshore, William A.
281
Gorsuch, Samuel Clarence
387
Gould, George
.
232
Brown, Hon. Hartford Perry 61
Brown, J. O.
300
Dixon, George W. 275
Donaldson, William M.
207
Dravo, Hon. John Fleming
136
Duff, Alexander, Esq.
25
C
Calhoon, Harry
393
Camp, Henry M.
305
Campbell, John A. . 378
Carr, William 184
Caughey, James R.
277
Coffin, Dr. John D.
319
Conlin, James T.
170 | Evans, Joseph H.
PAGE
Conway, John
283
Cook, Henry Englehart
99
Cook, N. Ben
363
Allen, Dr. John J. .
223
Cope, Roger
Corbus, Daniel R. . 422
Craven, Thomas E.
432
Cristler, Dr. George A.
361
Cross, Samuel J., Jr. 431
D
Baldwin, Mrs. Mary Ann 58
Banks, Francis L
114
Barker, Harry T.
412
Davidson, Frederick 244
Davidson, George .
157
Bebout, William Irwin
269
Davidson, Hon. James J. 23
Beegle, Fred N.
13
Davis, Dr. John H. 405
Dawes, Edward L.
107
Beuter, John Bigger, Ellis N. 402
309
Dawson, Robert Doyne Burnside, M. D. . 375
Boyd, Dr. George S.
80
Deens, Rev. James L.
347
Graham, Lewis
134
Dillon, Herman F.
287
Graham, William A. P.
95
Grim, Dr. William S. .
237
H
Hamilton, William Deloss 242
Harker, William G.
74
Harrold, Simon
401
Hays, William W.
397
Hazen, Christopher C.
39
| Hazen, William R.
203
Hemphill, George M.
161
Hervey, Samuel M.
366
213
Heuring, Henry
386
.
PAGE
F
Fair, S. J.
270
Ferguson, John F.
70
Allison, Edward James
77
Anderton, William Henry
369
Armstrong, John Burton, M. D. 158
B
Beilman, F. Edward
89
Bryan, Robert M.
416
Buchanan, John McFarren
391
E
Eakin, John R. 316
Eberhart, Major Gilbert L. 381
Elliott, Oliver B. 241
Ellis, John 35
Estep, David Philips
343
Darr, Prof. Rufus . 414
Bates, John C.
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INDEX.
PAGE
Hice, Hon. Henry 359
McKim, J. C. . 426
Holt, Richard Smith 116
Mackall, George W. 217
Hope, Edgar Frederick 30
Mansfield, Hon. Ira F. 45
Hughes, Charles M. 255 Maratta, Capt. Frank . 250
Hughes, John M. 428 Marlatt, Richard J. 196
Hulme, Hezekiah 115
Marshall, Alfred P. 175
Hum, Edward Knox 310
Hum, James W.
333
Martin, Jere C. .
129
Stone, Dan H., Jr.
145
Hutchinson, E. L.
433
Huth, Peter J. .
337
Martin, J. Rankin 420
Mecklem, Hon. Millard F. 182
Sturgeon, Dr. Samuel Dixon 67
Taylor, James 93
Imbrie, Robert S. 68
Inman, Clyde W.
297
Irons, James A. 355
Iseman, Dr. Henry C. 328
J
Jolly, Albert M.
325
Jones, Walter C. . 220
K
Kane, Samuel M.
55
Kelso, John M. 168
Kidd, Rev. Robert Wilson, 430
Kirker, Lorenzo C. .
290
Klein, Charles W.
211
Knott, Joseph W. 101
Koehler, Paulus E. 167
L
Laughlin, John 276
Levine, Samuel 282
Littell, Gen. J. S. . 295
Louthan, Dr. James S. 298
Lowry, John Henry
294
M
McCauley, Dr. John C. 163
McConnel, William Appleton . 408
Mckenzie, James W.
417
Runyon, Charles
PAGE
PAGE
'S
Scroggs, Dr. James, Jr. 353
Sechrist, Henry 248
Seiple, Ernst H. 197
Sepp, Henry 173
Smith, George E. 395
Martin, John 64
Martin, John Imbrie 127
Stone, Stephen P. 145
Strouss, Ulysses S., M. D. 152
I
Miksch, Wenzel A. . 111 Miller, Dr. William M. 413
Minesinger, Thomas L 106
Molter, Oliver
151
Thomas, Ethan Hazen 371
Molthrup, Stephen
56
Thomas, Samuel 322
Moon, Dr. Addison S.
124
Townsend, Capt. Charles C. 11
Townsend, Milton 28
Treiber, Charles A. 425
V
Victor Manufacturing Company
284
W
Wagoner, William Henry 247
Wallover, P. M. 331
Ward, Gawn 205
Wehr, George F. 192
Welch, James H. 50
Welsh, Titus M. 191
West, Abraham 293
Weyand, Col. Jacob 33
133 Whisler, Alfred M., D. D. S. 195
White, T. Martin 180
Wilson, George 225
Wilson, James S. 304
Wilson, Hon. James Sharp 17
Wilson, Jefferson 364
Wilson, John B. 73
Wright, Charles W. 421
Reid, Alexander F. 218
Rose, Robert B. 162
Y
Young, John B.
189
148 |Young, Robert G.
289
N
Nickle, Matthew 266
P
Park, John H. 349
Park, William A. 341
Patterson, David G. 272
Pflug, Jacob
121
Pugh, Joseph T.
R
Randolph, Mrs. Mollie F. 47
Rayle, Dr. Walter F. 91
Reader, Frank Smith 338
Reed, Lewis W. 83
229
Moulds, William .
253
86
Myler, W. Albert
122
Taylor, Jonathan 419
Taylor, Rev. William G., D. D. 259
Moulds, Samuel Henry
Myers, C. Edgar
Rose, Dr. Walter A. 186
Smith, Rev. R. Morris 231
ortraits.
PAGE
Allen, Donald C., Mrs. Donald C., and Donald C., Jr.
178
Fox, William H.
302
Moulds, William 252
Allen, Dr. John J.
222
Franklin, Dr. Orrin H.
104
Pflug, Jacob 120
Allison, Edward James
76 Fry, Henry C. 200
Anderton, William Henry
368
Gale, Dr. Constantine T.
234
Reed, Lewis W. 82
Bebout, William Irwin 268
Gartshore, William A.
280
Scroggs, Dr. James, Jr. 352
Beilman, F. Edward
88
Harrold, Simon
400
Sepp, Henry 172
Beuter, John 308
Hazen, Christopher C.
38
Stone, Dan H. . 143
Brown, Hon. Hartford Perry 60
Hice, Hon. Henry
358
Stone, Stephen P. 142
Buchanan, John McFarren
390 Huth, Peter J. .
Cook, Henry Englehart . 98
Jolly, Albert M.
324 Taylor, Rev. William G., D. D.
258
Davidson, George .
156
Kane, Samuel M.
54
Townsend, Capt. Charles C. 10
210
Wagoner, William Henry
246
Dawson, Robert Doyne Burn- side, M. D. 374
West, Abraham 292
Deens, Rev. James L. 346
Mansfield, Hon. Ira F.
44 Weyand, Col. Jacob 32
Dillon, Herman F. 286
Martin, John Imbrie
126
Whisler, Alfred M., D. D. S. 194
Dixon, George W. 274
Miksch, Wenzel A.
110
Wilson, Hon. James Sharp 16
Eberhart, Major Gilbert L. 380
Molter, Oliver .
150 Young, John B. . 188
Elliott, Oliver B. 240
PAGE
PAGE
Fitzgerald, Thomas M. 314
Moulds, Samuel Henry 228
Klein, Charles W. Koehler, Paulus E. Mackall, George W.
166
Wallover, P. M. 330
216
336 Sturgeon, Dr. Samuel Dixon 66
Davidson, Hon. James J.
22
Pugh, Joseph T. 132
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CAPT. CHARLES C. TOWNSEND.
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BEAVER COUNTY
APT. CHARLES C. TOWNSEND, whose portrait we take pleasure in pre- senting on the opposite page, is senior member of the well-known firm of C. C. & E. P. Townsend, manufacturers of wire, rivets, and wire nails. This is one of the oldest enterprises in Beaver county, and was established by the grandfather of Charles C., in 1828. The plant is located on the west side of the Beaver River in the village of Fallston, and it has been gradually enlarged from time to time until it is recognized as one of the largest enterprises of its kind west of the Alleghanies. Capt. Townsend is a son of William P., a grandson of Robert, and a great-grandson of Benjamin Townsend, and was born in Allegheny, Pa., although he has been a resident of New Brighton since he was ten years of age.
Robert Townsend was born on a farm near Brownsville, Washington county, Pa., April 9, 1790. He was engaged in the wire busi-
ness at Baltimore, Md., until 1816, and then established a similar business on Market street, between First and Second avenues, Pittsburg. In 1828, he started the first wire plant west of the Alleghanies, at Fallston, Pa., -it also being the first iron business in Bea- ver county. The machinery of this plant was run by water, though a large part of the work was done by hand. In his latter years, he re- tired from active business, and erected a hand- some residence on Third avenue, New Brigh- ton ; this property is now owned by his grand- son, Edward P. Townsend. Mr. Townsend was of Quaker stock,-a very liberal and charita- ble man,-and enjoyed the friendship of a host of acquaintances. He passed from this life at the age of seventy-seven years. His wife was Deborah Colman, who was born in England, and came to the United States when a girl of sixteen years; she died aged eighty- five years. They were the parents of eight children: William P .; Mary; Sabina; Eliza-
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beth; John M .; Caroline; Lydia, and George.
William Penn Townsend, the father of the subject hereof, received his education in the schools at Pittsburg, and at an early age en- tered the employ of his father,-beginning as a clerk. In 1840, he and his cousin were taken in as partners, the firm name becoming R. Townsend & Company; in 1864, he be- came sole proprietor. He enlarged the plant, gave employment to many more hands, and put in new and improved machinery. Mr. Townsend delighted in traveling and spent many years in journeying throughout the United States and Europe. He entered the haven of rest at the age of seventy-eight years. He was joined in marriage with Sarah A. Champlin, a daughter of Matthew F. Champ- lin, of New York State; she still resides in New Brighton, has passed the eightieth year of her life, and is surrounded by many old friends and neighbors, who hold her in tender es- teem. She is the mother of five children: Charles C .; Edward P .; Amelia; Elizabeth, and Helen. Although Mr. Townsend was reared a Quaker, he and his wife became members of the Presbyterian church.
Charles C. Townsend attended Pittsburg University, and at the age of fifteen years be- came a clerk in his father's office. When the War of the Rebellion broke out, hè enlisted as a private in the Ninth Regiment, Pennsyl- vania Volunteers, but was shortly afterward transferred to the First Pennsylvania Cav- alry, with the rank of adjutant. After serving two years in the Army of the Potomac, he was discharged on account of poor health. Re-
turning home, he and his brother, Edward P., were taken in as partners with their father, and in 1894 the sons became sole proprietors of the establishment, the firm name being changed to C. C. & E. P. Townsend. They have enlarged the plant, have added the man- ufacture of wire nails of all sizes, and give employment to about one hundred hands. This is one of the largest enterprises in Beaver county, as well as one of the first. Captain Charles C. Townsend's sons, who now assist in running the plant, are the fourth genera- tion of Townsends who have been interested in this factory. Mr. Townsend is very enter- prising, gives his hearty support to those measures which tend to promote the general welfare and bring prosperity to the com- munity, and is recognized by his many friends and acquaintances as a good neighbor and loyal citizen. He resides in the old Brad- ford residence in New Brighton. He has served as vice-president of the National Bank of New Brighton since 1896, and has also represented this district in the Fifty-first Con- gress, from 1889 to 1891.
Capt. C. C. Townsend was married to Miss Juliet Bradford, a daughter of Benjamin Rush Bradford, and they are the parents of the fol- lowing children: Juliette; Gertrude, who died aged twenty-two years; William P., Jr., superintendent of the company warehouse ; Vincent Bradford, clerk for the company ; Charles C., Jr., of the mechanical department ; Benjamin Rush, and John M., an assistant clerk in the company's office. Religiously, Mr. Townsend is a member of the Presbyterian
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church, in which he is ruling elder. Socially, he belongs to Edwin M. Stanton Post, No. 208, G. A. R., of which he is past commander. In his political affiliations, he is a stanch Re- publican.
RED N. BEEGLE, secretary and treasurer of the Union Drawn Steel Co., of Beaver Falls, Pa., is a thorough bus- iness man and understands all the details of the steel business. Largely through his en- ergy, the business has increased to its present volume. The firm now enjoys a splendid for- eign, as well as a large domestic, trade. The subject of this sketch was born at Millersburg, Ohio, May 21, 1863, and received his schol- astic training in the public schools of his na- tive town, taking a finishing course at the High School of North Manchester, Indiana. At the age of sixteen, he began life for him- self, and in April, 1880, located in Beaver Falls, where he was clerk in a grocery store for a few months, subsequently entering the employ of the Western Union File Works, of the same place. He remained with the lat- ter company about five months, as "tester" of files, and then began business on his own account. Opening a wholesale and retail pro- duce business, he continued that very success- fully for a couple of years, then sold out to ex- cellent advantage, and spent the following year traveling in the West. Returning to Beaver Falls, Mr. Beegle became manager of a grocery store for B. B. Todd for about two and a half years. He then accepted a posi-
tion as order clerk for the Hartman Steel Co. of the same place; during his three years' service with that company he worked himself up to the position of assistant chief clerk.
At the close of that time, the Hartman plant was purchased by Carnegie, Fipps & Company, and Mr. Beegle became chief ship- ping clerk. One year later he was transferred to their Thirty-third street mill in Pitts- burg. This change, however, did not prove a satisfactory one to Mr. Beegle, and he re- signed after a few months' service. Very soon afterwards, on November 16, 1899, he entered the employ of the Union Drawn Steel Co., of Beaver Falls, as assistant superintend- ent. About one year later the company was re-organized, and Mr. Beegle became a stock- holder, being also elected secretary and treas- urer of the concern. When our subject first became associated with the company, the ca- pacity of the plant was only 2,000 tons per year, of cold drawn steel. Under Mr. Beegle's able management of the business end the out- put has constantly increased, and every sec- ond year a new building has been added and the capacity of the plant at the present time is 30,000 tons annually.
In 1880, Mr. Beegle was united in mar- riage with Nellie Heath, a daughter of Rev. Mr. Heath, of Oberlin, Ohio. They have one son, Clifford, in whom all their hopes are cen- tered. In his political views, the subject of this record is a Republican, and takes great interest in party successes, but is too busy a man to take an active part in politics or to have political aspirations. He is a son of
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Benjamin and Lucinda (Corns) Beegle.
Benjamin Beegle was born in Bedford county, Pa., and was a cabinet maker by trade. He went to Millersburg, Holmes county, Ohio, in 1846, and lived there the re- mainder of his days. His death occurred in 1882, at the age of seventy-two years. Lu- cinda Corns, a charming lady and a native of Lancaster county, Pa., became his wife, but laid down the burden of life at the early age of thirty-six. She left the following children to mourn her demise: Benjamin F .; Joseph ; Thomas (deceased); Rollin A .; John; Ed- ward; Lucy M. (Brady), deceased ; and Fred N., the subject of this brief sketch. The elder Mr. Beegle was a firm believer in the Jack- sonian principles of Democracy. He was a true gentleman, intelligent, courteous, and refined, just the kind of a man to make a lasting impression of good on all societies, which were fortunate enough to number him among their members. He favored the Luth- eran church.
Fred N. Beegle is a live, enterprising busi- ness man, and merits the success which he is meeting in all his endeavors. He is an honest and straightforward citizen and has made many friends both in private and commercial life.
ILLIAM G. ALGEO, Sr., of Beaver Falls, enjoys the distinction of being the oldest undertaker of Beaver county, Pennsylvania. He was born in Allegheny City, Pa., May 14, 1830, and
is a son of Gregg Algeo, who was also born in Allegheny City, where he was reared and received his intellectual training. He em- barked in mercantile pursuits at Pittsburg, Pa., and followed that occupation until cut off by death at the age of fifty years. He was joined in marriage with Sus- anna Gibson, a daughter of Rev. Robert Gibson. Mrs. Algeo was a native of New Jersey and departed this life at the age of forty-five years. They were Covenanters in their religious views, and reared six children, all of whom are now de- ceased except William G., the subject of this sketch. The following are their names: Re- becca ; William G .; Margaret (Pasco); Sarah J. (Robinson); William G., subject of this sketch; and Elizabeth.
William G. Algeo, Sr., obtained his educa- tion in the institutions of his native city. After leaving school, he began to learn the cabinet maker's trade with T. B. Young & Co., in 1846, remaining with that company until 1850. After working at his trade as a jour- neyman for a brief period, Mr. Algeo began business on his own account as a furniture dealer in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He con- tinued in that business with a great deal of success until 1860, when he became associated with Robert Fairman in the undertaking busi- ness. In 1864, they established the first cof- fin factory west of the Alleghany Mountains, and manufactured for the trade exclusively. The firm was then known as the Excelsior Coffin & Casket Works and was composed of Hamilton, Algeo, Arnold & Co. That firm
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continued to do business until 1870, when it was dissolved and Mr. Algeo formed a new company, locating a factory for the manu- facture of coffins at Rochester, Pa., and oper- ating under the firm name of Algeo, Scott & Co. This company continued in business un- til 1875, and was sold out. Mr. Algeo went to Beaver Falls and established a coffin factory there, having his son, William G., Junior, as a partner. In 1876, they closed out the man- ufacturing department, and embarked in the undertaking business, which Mr. Algeo still follows, being the only man in the county who has continued for so long in that busi- ness.
In 1853, our subject was joined in the holy bonds of matrimony with Sarah A. Huff, a daughter of Mrs. Rosanna Huff, of Pittsburg. Mrs. Algeo passed to the world beyond in 1894 aged fifty-three years, leaving three chil- dren as a legacy to her husband. Their names are: William G., Jr., who is master me- chanic of the Union Drawn Steel Co., of Beaver Falls, and who was joined in marriage with Nora Clayton, a charming lady of Bea- ver Falls; Mary E .; and Fairman, who led Anna Latham to the altar, and now has two daughters, Viola and Sarah.
Mr. Algeo has, by strict principles of in- tegrity and honor, built up a splendid :epu- tation as a man of push and energy, and has amassed a comfortable fortune that is now of service to him in his declining years. He is a member of Lodge No. 45, F. & A. M. of Pitts- burg; of Zerubbabel Chapter, No. 162, R. A. M .; of the A. O. U. W. and the Royal Arca-
num. In his political attachments Mr. Algco was first a Whig but is now a Republican, and, although he has never sought political dis- tinction, he served as burgess of Beaver Falls in 1886-1887. The subject of our sketch is an earnest and zealous worker in the Episco- palian church and is very charitable. He is a very prominent man, and one universally liked by all who have the pleasure of his ac- quaintance.
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