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Mr. Scanlon's father was Daniel Scanlon, who was born in Bally Lane, Ireland, where he fol- lowed farming; his death took place there in 1896, when he was aged eighty-seven years; his wife did not long survive the shock of his death, but passed away three months after at the age of eighty-five years. Daniel Scanlon was a son of Daniel Scanlon, Sr., who married Margaret Moriarity. Our subject's mother, whose maiden name was Eleanor O'Shangasy, was born in parish Glenn, County Limerick, Ireland, and was a daughter of John and Mary (O'Connor) O'Shangasy.
Patrick J. Scanlon was married in SS. Peter and Paul's Church in East Lebanon, by Rev. Father J. M. Bearel, to Honora Scanlon, daugh- ter of Edward and Mary (Barrett) Scanlon, both natives of Ireland. This happy union has re- sulted in ten children, as follows: Ella M., the
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wife of James Eagen of Youngstown, Ohio; Edward P .; Daniel; Mary, deceased; Margue- rite; John, deceased; Michael; Patrick; Eugene; and Mary. The entire family are communicants of St. Mary's Catholic Church of New Castle. In politics, Mr. Scanlon is a member of the unterri- fied Democracy. Socially, he is a prominent member of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; the Ancient Order of Hibernians; and the Emeralds.
Mr. Scanlon is one of the best examples of a self-made man that we have had the opportunity of mentioning in the columns of this work, and it is with a feeling akin to satisfaction and pleasure that we present his portrait on a pre- ceding page.
JAMES CAMPBELL, a retired farmer of North Beaver township, whose efforts througli life have been crowned with success, was born in Allegheny Co., Pa., Dec. 14, 1823. He was a son of James and Mary (Cunningham) Camp- bell, and grandson of Robert and Esther (Pat- terson) Campbell, both of whom were born in County Down, Ireland.
Robert Campbell, the grandsire, a man of education and refinement, was a teacher of high and scholarly attainments, and in addition un- derstood the trade of a weaver. Coming to America, his only daughter died at sea, but his son, James, the father of our subject, remained to him. After his arrival in this country, Rob- ert Campbell spent some little time in looking about for a favorable place in which to make his
permanent abiding-place, and finally purchased 400 acres of land in Ross and Pine townships, Allegheny County. He made his home on the portion of the property that was in Ross town- ship, and for many years successfully followed teaching, weaving and farming, becoming a leading spirit of that growing section. He died when four score years of age, leaving all of his accumulated property to his only son, James Campbell, Sr., father of the present James Campbell.
James Campbell, Sr., was early married to Miss Mary Cunningham, daughter of a well and favorably known family, and seven children sprang from this union: Robert; John; James; Hugh; Abram; Samuel; and Nancy; all of whom grew to noble manhood and womanhood. James Campbell, Sr., lived to the age of seventy-two, and his beloved wife was permitted to behold sixty-nine summers of mortal earth. The father of the subject of this article was a vigorous, stir- ring man in the community, respected and liked by all. He was a Whig and afterwards a Repub- lican of earnest convictions, being relied on by his fellow party-members for sound advice. Be- sides being a kind parent, he was a firm Chris- tian, and a leading member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church.
James Campbell, the son, was reared and educated in his native township, receiving all the advantages possible in the newly settled coun- try. He inherited a share of the paternal estate, amounting to 112 acres, and thereon erected a new house and barns, and followed general farming until 1869, when he sold his place, and removed to North Beaver township, where he bought the Dr. Smith farm of 204 acres. This
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tract of land was and is now one of the choicest pieces of farming property in the county. Since he became the proprietor of the estate, Mr. Campbell has made many marked improve- ments, permanent in their character. He re- modeled the house at a great expense, built a handsome large barn 64x44, with basement and every convenience, and set acres of ground with the finest varieties of orchard fruits. An up-to- date dairy has always been a feature of Mr. Campbell's estate, and no finer stock grazes on the hills of the county than can be found in his pastures.
When a young man, Mr. Campbell linked his fortunes with those of Eliza Ellen Dodds, daughter of Robert Dodds of Allegheny Co., Pa .; she bore him five children, namely: John, who married Ella Duff, and lives on the home- stead, assisting his father in its proper care; Harvey James, who wedded Ella Paden, and is the father of two bright children-Edna and Ralph; he has built a fine set of buildings on the homestead and follows farming as a pursuit; Evada B., Sarah M. and Lulu all died young. James Campbell, his whole life through, has been a worthy successor of an excellent ances- try. The influence of the Campbell family has always been felt in shaping the affairs of the commonwealth for the best. The affairs of the day, whether private or public, awaken in him the same lively interest as of yore. He has been a sincere Republican since the formation of the party, and may be always found in the front ranks, championing the cause which he believes and knows to be right. He is a Christian gen- tleman, and a devoted member of the Westfield Presbyterian Church of Mt. Jackson. He has
seen the land, chosen of his fathers, develop, prosper, and wax great. Even in times of trouble, when the nation's future was overcast with great ominous clouds of rebellion, Mr. Campbell's stock of sturdy Americanism, inher- ited from those who builded and builded well, never failed him, and he stands to-day a type of what a loyal, honorable and upright man should be.
ROBERT WALLACE. Lawrence County has a well-established reputation for her manu- factures and also for her food-products, especial- ly fine fruits, and so, in giving the lives of the representative men of the county, we should be loath to omit the name of the well-known gen- tleman which heads this sketch, for he takes a foremost place among the progressive and prac- tical fruit-growers and farmers of the county. He is no stranger to most of our readers, for his whole life has been spent in Lawrence County, where his ancestors for many generations back made their homes; it is thus with added interest as the life of a descendant of early pioneers of the county will this sketch of an eminent citizen appeal to whomsoever takes up this book and glances over its pages. Mr. Wallace was born in Scott township, Lawrence County, July 2, 1837, and is a son of William R. and Isabella (McCracken) Wallace, grandson of Robert and Elizabeth (Reeder) Wallace, and great-grand- son of John and Mary (Alexander) Wallace. John Wallace was born in County Antrim, Ire- land, and was a son of Robert and Mary (Knox) Wallace of the same district. Robert died there,
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and his wife and four sons, James, John, Robert, and Samuel, came to America before the Revo- lutionary War. John, with ready sympathy for the oppressed colonists of the new land, and fel- low-citizens, took part in the war, and was pres- ent at several important engagements. He mar- ried early in life and settled in Washington County, but at a later period came to Union township, this county, and bought land which he left to his sons at his death His son, Robert, when thirteen years of age went into Scott town- ship, and took a tract of land, on which he felled the trees and set up a structure of logs for a shelter and a dwelling-place; to that home he brought his bride and there reared his family; late in life, however, he moved back to Union township, and lived on a part of the land which his father had owned, dying at the age of sixty- five, being survived by his wife, who attained the age of ninety-seven. He served as a major in the War of 1812 at Fort Erie. In his religious views he was strongly inclined toward Presby- terianism. His family was composed of the fol- lowing children: Mary; Harriet; William R .; Elizabeth; Sarah; Robert; and Jane.
William R. Wallace, our subject's father, suc- ceeded his parent' on the Scott township farm, but spent his last years in Union township, de- parting this life there at the age of eighty-four. He followed general farming all his days, and his untiring efforts were invariably crowned with success, enabling him to keep his family in com- fort and to provide them with all they needed to enjoy life after a proper, sedate fashion. He was a Whig and then a Republican in his political views, and took a prominent part in the local politics of the community in which he lived; he
was a justice of the peace for many years, filled the office of county commissioner with rare dis- cretion and judgment, and served in the State militia as colonel. His wife, although bowed down with the weight of eighty-four years, is bright and active, and makes her home at the homestead. She is the mother of the following children : Robert; Jacob; William; John; George; and Mary E.
Robert Wallace continued to live under the shelter of the parental roof, assisting his father in his agricultural labors, until his marriage, Nov. 2, 1859, to Sarah Young, daughter of David and Jane (McGuffey) Young. David Young was born in Cumberland Co., Pa., and was a son of William and Mary (Elder) Young, and grand- son of John and Mary (White) Young, who were of Scotch descent. David Young when seventeen years old came to Union township, and settled on the farm, now owned by Mr. Wal- lace, taking up 186 acres, and building a log- house in which to live while clearing the farm. His father had previously settled where the Thomas Young farm is now, and died there. In 1852 David Young built the brick house still standing and used as a residence by Mr. Wal- lace; it was built in the old colonial style with four large chimneys. On this farm Mr. Young passed away at the age of eighty-four; his wife lived to be only fifty-two years old. Their chil- dren were: Mary; Elizabeth; Hannah; Aman- da; and Sarah. Mr. Young's wife had one child by her first marriage with Joseph Stewart- Anna J. After his marriage, Mr. Wallace con- tinued to live on the old homestead until 1870, when he bought the farm he now owns and op- erates, which had been the old Young home-
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stead, but had changed hands after David Young's decease. On this farm he has lived since, making many improvements that reflect credit on his good judgment and progressive- ness; he built a handsome three-story barn 40X 66 and a carriage house, which, with the substan- tial brick house built by the first owner, make a set of farm buildings in which nothing more can be desired. He has twenty acres of fruit orchards, planted to standard varieties of apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, etc., raising as high as 1,300 bushels of peaches of the best vari- eties in one year. He also has a fine dairy, in which he takes considerable pride. Besides the Young homstead on which he lives, he owns his father's old homestead, which has not been suf- fered to fall into disuse but claims an equal share of his attention and is kept in a high state of cultivation.
Mr. Wallace in his political views is a Popu- list, and is pronounced and decided in his opin- ons, which are the result of extended study and deep research. He is very popular among his fellow-citizens, and although no office-seeker he has been a school director for twenty-five years. All the family are members of the Presbyterian Church. The following children have been born to him and his excellent wife: Jennie, who mar- ried N. A. Offutt, and has one child, Eva Belle; William R., who died when one year old; Isa- bella, a teacher; David, who married Alcetta Morrison and lives on the old Wallace home- stead; William W., a teacher by profession, a graduate of the New Castle Business College, but now assisting his father on the farm; Lizzie G., a teacher; Robert B., who died in his youth; and Frank H., a musician.
SAMUEL P. EMERY, the subject of this short biography, is one of New Castle's prom- inent young attorneys; his office is located at Room 7, Pearson Building, where he devotes the greater part of his working hours to the preparation of his cases before the court, to con- sultations with his numerous body of clients, and to the conducting of a general law business. He is a son of William S. Emery, and grandson of David Emery, who was born in 1800. Our subject's grandfather was one of the early set- tlers of the town of New Castle, and followed the trade of a blacksmith until he was chosen the first sheriff of Lawrence County, upon the county's organization in 1849. After serving his term as sheriff, he became interested in rail- road building, and was engaged in railroad con- tracting until the war broke out, when he was appointed postmaster of New Castle, holding that position during the war. The latter part of his life was spent in easy retirement, his death occurring in 1882. His life companion was Sarah Jack, a native of Butler Co., Pa .; she lived to be eighty-two years of age. Six chil- dren made up the family, as follows: Benjamin; J. Reed; William S .; Mary A. (Kiefer); Iso- phena (Nessle); and Samuel.
William S. Emery, the father of Samuel P., was born in New Castle in 1836, and was reared to manhood and educated in his native town. During the period in which his father was post- master, William S. served as assistant. In 1868, ยท he and his brother J. Reed Emery became asso- ciated in the grocery business, and the partner- ship continued unbroken until 1873; he was located at the Old Stone Corner. He married Margaret C. Curry, a daughter of Samuel Curry
JOSEPH BURNLEY HARDAKER.
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of Butler County, and upon his death in 1890 was survived by her and his only child, Samuel P. Emery, the subject of our sketch. Mr. Emery was a strong Republican, served in the com- mon council of the city, and was known as an indefatigable and faithful party-worker.
Our subject was born in the city of New Cas- tle, Sept. 30, 1864, received his common school education in the grammar schools of New Cas- tle, and was advanced at Geneva College, at Beaver Falls, Pa., graduating in the class of 1887. He studied law in the office of Dana & Long of New Castle, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1889. He immediately opened a law office in New Castle, and is still actively en- gaged in the duties of his profession. In 1890 he was elected a member of the council from the Fourth Ward, and was chosen chairman of the council by his colleagues. He remained a mem- ber of the council twenty-one months, and then resigned to accept the office of district attorney, which he held for a term of three years.
JOSEPH BURNLEY HARDAKER, whose portrait we publish on the opposite page, for many years an honored and highly respected citizen of this county, was born in Yorkshire, England, nine miles from the city of Leeds, Feb. 4, 1815. He departed this life at his residence at No. 35 Croton Avenue, New Castle, April 14, 1897. He died suddenly of apoplexy, and, al- though he was eighty-two years of age at his decease, he carried his years well, and was ac- tive and vigorous up to the day of his death.
Before his retirement from active business pur- suits he was well-known in mercantile circles as a substantial citizen, whose industry, strict integrity, pleasant manners, and honorable char- acter entitled him to a high place in the esteem of the community.
His father, Richard Hardaker, was a skilled mechanic in the manufacture of machinery in his native country of England, where he lived until his death. Our subject's mother, Sarah (Burn- ley) Hardaker, died only eight days after Joseph B. was born, and she surrendered him to the care of her father, Joseph Burnley, who reared him, and with him, in 1832, came to America in the ship General Williams, sailing on the Ist of August, and arriving at New York on Sept. 10, 1832. They settled in Erie, Erie Co., Pa., but later removed to East Brook in this county, and there our subject's grandfather became inter- ested in the manufacture of woolen fabrics, hav- ing been a manufacturer in that line, when a resident of England. He lived to be eighty-eight years old.
Joseph B. Hardaker early in life entered into mercantile business, being located at East Brook fourteen years, and then sixteen years in New Castle; after this he was engaged for nine years in the banking business, and the last fif- teen years of his life were spent in retirement. He acquired an enviable reputation as an up- right, conscientious and obliging merchant, and with this reputation also accumulated a com- fortable fortune. He was vice-president of the First National Bank of New Castle for nine years until 1880, when feeling that he would like to retire from business and enjoy the years remaining to him, he closed out all those busi-
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ness interests that required his constant personal attention, and took an extended tour through Great Britain, visiting especially his native home Eccleshill, which from a small village, as he left it to come to the New World, had grown to a large and prosperous town, being altered almost beyond his recognition. The following year, in company with his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Hardaker, he made another visit to Great Britain, spending eight months abroad. After this tour he re- turned to New Castle, where he was very highly respected and where he enjoyed the comforts of a pleasant home, and the rest which he had so fully earned by a long and active business life. In his later years he managed with great care and good judgment the means and property he had accumulated in business. He was naturally of a social and friendly disposition and greatly enjoyed the company and conversation of his neighbors and acquaintances.
Mr. Hardaker married Miss Frances Glover, daughter of James Glover, who came from Eng- land to America in the same ship as our sub- ject. Mrs. Hardaker died in February, 1859. Several years afterward Mr. Hardaker was joined in marriage with his second wife, Miss Elizabeth Robinson, daughter of Thomas Rob- inson of Erie, Pa., who survives him and still re- sides in New Castle. Mrs. Hardaker is of Eng- lish descent. She is a genial, pleasant lady and has acquired a large circle of friends in the county.
In church affairs she is a Methodist and takes great interest in church work. She has broad and liberal views toward other denominations and any deserving charity will find in her a friend.
JOSEPH T. WALTER has for many years held an enviable position among the first farm- ers of Mahoning township, and indeed of Law- rence County. The high repute in which he is held comes not only from his being the worthy son of good ancestors, but also from the admir- able manner in which he has been living out his pre-eminently useful and busy life.
Mr. Walter is a grandson of Anthony Walter, who years ago was one of the first mill-owners of Western Pennsylvania, owning and operating mills first at Turtle Creek, Allegheny County, and later at a point in Columbiana County, Ohio. Anthony Walter followed the milling business for many years with success. Finally, desiring to change his occupation, he sold his mill interests, moved to Crawford County, Ohio, and bought a good farm, which he thereafter cultivated. He had in youth married a Miss Hawks, and they both lived to an advanced age, following peaceful agricultural pursuits. Their children were: Conrad, William, John, An- thony, Joseph, Daniel, Elizabeth, Sarah, Susan, Jacob, David and George.
William, the second son and the father of our subject, was born in Westmoreland County, and when still a lad had learned the milling business; after working at his trade at home for some years, he went to Lowell, Ohio, where he found a good position in his line of work. Saving money by exercising good judgment and rigid economy in his business affairs, he purchased with his savings in 1833 the Angel mills and a farm in Mahoning township, both of which he continued to hold and operate until his retire- ment from active pursuits in 1856. He died at Boardman, Ohio, at the age of seventy-nine.
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His wife, whom he had married years before, and who before her marriage was known as Miss Elizabeth Boggs Simpson, was a native of Ken- tucky; she reached the age of sixty-four and bore to her husband five children, named: Lewis I .; John W .; Joseph T .; William F .; and Caroline S.
Our subject, true to the inclination of his race, in boyhood learned to turn the golden grain into life-giving flour, and became a master of all the intricate details and the small points of the craft, which are often so necessary for suc- cess. Of a studious turn, he had at the same time assimiliated a goodly amount of book knowledge, so that at nineteen years of age, he not only was competent for assuming control of and running well any flouring mill in the land, but was also qualified to manage an educational mill. This he did, and for seven years was a most competent and successful teacher, his school experience taking him into many of the then far-Western States and Territories. Lov- ing the State of his nativity, and having pros- pered in his work, he purchased, in 1865, the William Stanley farm in Mahoning township, the place where he now resides. This farm of eighty-four acres was only in fair shape, when he bought it, but since he came into possession new barns and a house have sprung up, acres of orchards and lines of shade trees have been set out, and a large amount of tiling has been put in where needed for under-draining the land. Mr. Walter's ideas are nothing if not progressive, and he seems to be continually improving his surroundings, and bringing his property into a finished state of perfection. It is no more than fair to say that he has to-day one of the best
farms to be seen in a section of country which is everywhere noted for the excellence of its agricultural resources. Mr. Walter has a fine dairy, and is also a stockholder in the Creamery Association. He has a keen eye for a good horse, and has raised many of them, which com- mand a good price because of their training and bringing-up; he invariably has a fine team or two at his command.
Mr. Walter was born in Mahoning township near the western line of Lawrence County, and also of the State, March 17, 1833. He was mar- ried to Agnes J. Welsh, daughter of John B. and Martha (Erwin) Welsh. John B. Welsh was born in Bedford Co., Pa., Feb. 19, 1800, and was a son of James C. Welsh, who came as a pioneer into that part of the State in 1794, and took up four hundred acres of land. The elder Welsh suffered all the privations that fall to the lot of the early settler, living for weeks at a time in the open air, or in a covered wagon. He set- tled on his tract of land, built a log-cabin, and lived a happy life, which extended until May 21, 1810, his death resulting from a cold contracted from exposure, while going to a distant market in the dead of winter. The home was on the place, now owned by William A. Welsh, which adjoins the farm of the subject of this sketch. The wife of the old pioneer was Agnes, a de- scendant of Lieut. James W. McLean of Revolu- tionary renown. She died April 18, 1855, at the age of ninety-five. . The children were: John B., Benjamin, William and Eliza.
John B. Welsh, the father-in-law of Mr. Wal- ter, took charge of the home farm at his father's death, and ably assisted his mother in caring for the place and in raising the other juvenile mem-
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bers of the family. . He finally came into the pos- session of the estate, and in 1862 erected a fine brick house. On June 10, 1834, he married Martha Ewing, daughter of Thomas and Mar- garet Ewing, and their children were: Agnes, Margaret, James A., Samuel, Eliza J., and Will- iam A.
To Joseph T. Walter and his wife Agnes have been given ten children: Ernest J., now a car- penter in Youngstown, Ohio, was married first to Anna Van Valkenburg, now deceased, who made him the parent of two children-Georgie G. and Myrtie; his present wife, a Miss Tirza White, has borne him one child-Kenneth; George W., a farmer of the State of Missouri, married Miss Mamie Mungrave, and they have had three children, two of whom, Joseph A., and an infant, are now living; John S. is a farmer in the State of Washington; Guy T., a lawyer of New York City, married Miss Delia Smith; Sam- uel F., a farmer at Hazelton, Pa., is the husband of Pearl Roup, and the father of two innocent little daughters-Agnes and Ruth; Eliza A .; Ivanette and Rolla D. came in order named, and live at home. A son and daughter each died in infancy.
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