History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania : its past and present, Part 93

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Publication date: 1888
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Brown, Runk
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PHOEBE BROOKS, physician and surgeon, was born in Crawford County, Penn. She received her primary education in the district public schools, at- terward attending and graduating at the State Normal School at Edinboro, Penn. She taught for several years, devoting her spare moments to the study of medicine. In 1876 she entered the medical department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and graduated in June, 1878. She afterward spent one year at the New England Hospital for women and children, Boston, Mass. In December, 1879, Dr. Brooks opened an office in Sharon, and has since built up a good practice. She belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and is one of the well-known physicians of the borough.

LOUIS BUCHHOLZ, general clothier, was born in Prussia, Germany, Decem- ber 29, 1837, and is a son of Joseph and Rebecca (Loewenstein) Buchholz, natives of Germany. The former died there in 1867, and his widow is a res- ident of Berlin. Louis was educated in his native land, and in the fall of 1856 immigrated to Warren, Ohio, where he clerked three years. In the autumn of 1859 he started in the clothing business in Ravenna, Ohio, in part- nership with the late Jacob Goldstein. In the spring of 1863 he located in

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Sharon, and has since been one of the leading business men of the borough. Jacob Goldstein continued in partnership with him up to his death, in August, 1882, at which time Mr. Buchholz became sole owner of the business, though still retaining the old firm name of J. Goldstein & Co. Mr. Buchholz was married, July 7, 1864, to Miss Lizzie, daughter of the late William McGil- vray, of Sharon. Three children were born of this union: William, Joseph and Edward. His wife died May 14, 1877, and he was again married, June 25, 1884, to Miss Mary, daughter of the late Thomas Clark, one of the early settlers of the valley, whose widow, Mrs. Nancy Clark, resides on the old homestead near Sharon. Politically Mr. Buchholz is an unswerving Demo- crat, and one of the well-known enterprising citizens of the borough, where he has lived twenty-five years.

THE BUDD FAMILY. - In 1796 William Budd, a native of New Jersey, born October 19, 1773, whence he had removed to Washington County, Penn., was sent out to the Shenango Valley by his father, William, for the purpose of selecting lands for settlement. After exploring the country embraced in Mercer County he selected a tract lying on each side of the Shenango River, built a cabin, and passed the winter of 1796-97 in hunting and trapping, and the following year in the same way. In 1798 he returned to Washington County, Penn., where he married Drucilla Hulse, and again came out to his settlement on the Shenango. He was afterward joined by his parents, Will- iam and Sichy Budd, brothers, Daniel and John, and sisters, Patience, Nancy, Sallie, Elizabeth and Mary. He built a cabin for his parents not far from his own, where both died at an early day. To William and Drucilla Budd were born the following children, all upon the site of Sharon: Joseph, March 1, 1801; Elizabeth, January 7, 1803; Sichy and William (twins), September 26, 1807; Edward Scofield, February 1, 1809; Henry H., January 30, 1811, and Daniel Upson, March 2, 1813, the last mentioned, now a resident of Sharon, being the only survivor of the family. The mother died at Sharon June 10, 1815, aged thirty-three, and he was again married October 11, 1821, to Han- nah Riggs, born in New Jersey September 5, 1779, whom he survived. He died May 23, 1849. He laid out the original town of Sharon on his land, and lived to see it quite a flourishing place. He was a justice of the peace about thirty years.

Daniel Budd was born in New Jersey in 1775, and inherited fifty acres of the land entered by his brother William. He subsequently bought his brother John's fifty acres, and the farm is still owned by his descendants. He after- ward purchased land east of the Shenango and laid it out into town lots. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Achsah Quinby, pioneers of the valley. Daniel reared a family of four children: William, Sarah, Emily and Lafayette. Sarah (the widow of W. C. Malin) and Lafayette survive and reside in Sharon. Mr. Budd built one of the first frame houses in the village. In early life Mr. Budd was a Democrat, but afterward joined the Whig party, and both he and wife were members of the Baptist Church. Daniel died October 8, 1841, his widow surviving him till February 22, 1880, dying in the ninety-third year of her age.

John Budd, youngest son of William, Sr., married Unice Riggs, and lived in Hickory Township till his removal to the west many years ago.

Of the daughters of William Budd, Sr., Patience married a Mr. McMullen, and moved to Ohio; Nancy married Amos Hazen, and went west; Sallie mar- ried Nathaniel Hazen, and both died near Sheakleyville; Elizabeth married Thomas McMurren, and removed to Brookfield, Ohio, where they died, and Mary married Edward Scofield, a civil engineer sent out to survey the West-

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ern Reserve, who afterward served in the War of 1812, and was a member of the Legislature from Trumbull County, Ohio.

WILLIAM BUDD (deceased) was born in Sharon, Penn., September 26, 1807, was a son of William and Drucilla Budd previously spoken of, and spent his whole life in the vicinity of Sharon. He was married, October 26, 1829, to Miss Catharine, daughter of John and Patience (Elliott) Hull, who was born immediately north of Sharon September 19, 1812. Mr. Budd was a carpenter by trade, and followed that business many years. Politically he was a Demo- crat, and a life long member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and died November 9, 1867. He was recognized as an upright, honest man and a good Christian citizen. His widow resides in Greenville, enjoying the competence which his industry and judicious management accumulated.

EDWARD SCOFIELD BUDD (deceased) was born in Sharon February 1, 1809, and was a son of William and Drucilla Budd. He grew up and married, December 29, 1829, Mary Willson, a native of Brookfield, Ohio, born December 3, 1814. Soon after marriage they removed to Hickory Township, and in' 1841 to Brookfield, Ohio. In 1857 they went to Edina, Knox Co., Mo., returning to Sharon in 1863. On the breaking out of the Rebellion Mr. Budd raised an independent regiment of volunteer cavalry for service as militia in the State of Missouri, which he commanded until early in 1863, when sickness compelled him to retire from active duty. After his return to Sharon he remained there until his death, which occurred October 21, 1886. His widow is still a resident of the borough. While living in Trumbull County, Ohio, Mr. Budd served as justice of the peace nine years, and one term as sheriff. He also served as justice of the peace in Sharon one term. Politically he was a Republican, and a member of the Baptist Church, to which denomination his widow also belongs. They were the parents of the following children: James D., William, Jane (deceased), Mary A. (deceased), Edward W., Eliza (deceased), Samuel (deceased), Warren (deceased), John, Sarah E. and Ben- jamin F.

DANIEL UPSON BUDD, retired farmer, was born March 2, 1813, and is the youngest son of William and Drucilla Budd. He has spent his whole life in Sharon, and resides on a part of the land entered by his father. He has been twice married, first to Lucy Ann Hull, of Trumbull County, Ohio, December 29, 1836. Two daughters were born of this marriage: Sarah E. (wife of William Matthews, of Kansas City, Mo.), and Emma V., wife of A. S. Serv- ice, of Sharon. Mrs. Budd died January 19, 1883, and he was again married, October 8, 1886, to Mrs. Sophronia Waldorf, daughter of William and Lucre- tia Chew, of Brookfield, Ohio. Mr. Budd has followed farming all his life, and is the oldest continuous resident of Sharon, which borough he has seen grow from a small hamlet to its present flourishing dimensions. Since attain- ing his majority he has never missed casting his vote for the national nominee of the Democratic party.

LAFAYETTE BUDD, farmer and real estate dealer, was born in that town April 21, 1824, and is a son of Daniel and Elizabeth Budd previously spoken of. He grew to manhood in Sharon and obtained his education in the village schools of the borough. In February, 1850, he went to California, where he spent twenty years in the gold regions. He returned to his early home in 1870, and has since been engaged in farming and dealing in real estate. Mr. Budd was married December 18, 1871, to Mrs. May Strawbridge, daughter of Ros- well and Mary (Scofield) Abell, pioneers of Trumbull County, Ohio. Mrs. Budd is a member of the Episcopal Church. Our subject is a Democrat in politics, and a member of one of the oldest families of this section of the State.

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FRANK H. BUHL, manager of the Sharon Iron Works, now the property of Buhl, Sons & Co., is a native of Detroit, Mich., in which city his parents re- side. He received a first-class education and is a graduate of Yale College. In 1869 Mr. Buhl located in Sharon, and in 1874 became manager of the ex- tensive iron works previously spoken of. He filled that position four years and then returned to Detroit. In August, 1887, he again took charge of the works, and has since remained in that capacity. Mr. Buhl was married Feh- ruary 8, 1888, to Miss Julia Forker, daughter of the late Henry Forker and granddaughter of the venerable T. J. Porter, Esq., of Sharon. He is a Re- publican in politics, and one of the most prominent iron manufacturers of Pennsylvania.

CHARLES E. BUNDEL, druggist, was born in Lancaster, Penn., November 14, 1844, and is a son of Michael and Charlotte (Spurier) Bundel, the former a native of Lancaster, Penn., and the latter of England, both of whom died in Lancaster many years ago. Our subject grew to manhood and received his education in his native town. He there learned the drug business, came to Cleveland, Ohio, in the fall of 1867, and in the spring of 1869 located in Sharon, where he began clerking for Viall & Carnes. In 1870 he succeeded Mr. Carnes, and the firm of Viall & Bundel was organized. In 1874 Mr. Bundel withdrew from the firm and opened his present drug store, where he has since conducted a successful business. In June, 1864, he enlisted in the Seventy-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served till the close of the war, participating in the Atlanta campaign and Sherman's march to the sea. He was married October 20, 1870, to Miss Sarah E. Murphy, of Lancaster, Penn., who has borne him four children: Mary C., Grace, Charles M. and Kate H. Politically he is a Republican, and has been a member of the borough council one term. Mr. Bundel was one of the organizers of the Sharon Engine and Hose Co., now the Sharon Fire Department, has been chief of the depart- ment since 1881, and has done a great deal toward building up that institu- tion to its present high state of efficiency.

GEORGE W. BURNETT, proprietor of livery stables, was born in Brookfield, Ohio, November 14, 1843, and is a son of David C. and Rhoda (French) Burnett, the former a native of Trumbull County, Ohio, and the latter of Georgia. They were married in Texas, and afterward settled in Brookfield, Ohio, where David C. engaged in the manufacture of machinery, engines, stoves, etc., which he followed up to his death in 1869. His wife having died September 24, 1854, he married again, and reared four children by his second marriage. By his first marriage he reared five sons and four daughters, all of whom are living except one son, who died while serving in the late war. George W. grew up in Brookfield, and in January, 1862, enlisted in the Third Ohio Independent Battery, raised at Canton, Ohio, and served till the close of the war. Before the war he learned the engineer's trade, and at its close re- sumed that business. In the fall of 1871 he came to Sharon and ran the locomotive engine for the Stewart Iron Co. about ten years. Shortly before quitting this position he bought an interest in a livery stable, which business he has since followed, locating in his present stand in 1881. Mr. Burnett was married May 9, 1866, to Felicia E., daughter of James and Mary J. Cope, of Youngstown, Ohio, and natives of England. One son, David C., is the fruit of this marriage. In politics he is a Republican, is a member of the Masonic fraternity, K. of P., K. of L. and G. A. R. societies.

JOHN W. CANON, superintendent of the Sharon public schools, was born in Mill Creek Township, Mercer Co., Penn., February 11, 1844, and is a son of Robert and Catharine (Steele) Canon, of that township. His grandfather,

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John Canon, was born near Canonsburgh, Penn., and married Jane McFar- land, whose home was near Orangeville, Ohio. They settled in Shenango Township, near Middlesex, in the last decade of the eighteenth century, where both spent the remaining years of their lives, dying on their farm near West Mid- dlesex. They left a family of four sons and two daughters, all of whom grew to maturity in this county, Robert, of Mill Creek Township, and Mrs. Joseph Clark, of Russell County, Kas., being the only survivors. Our subject grew up in Mill Creek Township, obtaining his primary education in the public schools, subsequently attended New Lebanon Academy, and in 1866 entered the Edinboro Normal School, where he graduated in November, 1868. He, however, had begun teaching in the winter of 1864-65, and thus obtained the means to prosecute his studies till graduation. He then taught in Cambridge- borough two years, and in 1870 became a member of the faculty of the Edin- boro Normal School, where he taught seven years, mainly the departments of mathematics and United States history. While teaching in the Edinboro school he pursued a regular course of study, adding much to the normal course. In 1877 he resigned his position and accepted the principalship of the Franklin High-school, where he taught two years. In August, 1879, he was elected principal of the Sharon public schools, and in 1882 was elected superintendent, under the law of 1881 allowing boroughs of 5,000 inhabitants to elect a superintendent with the same powers and duties in the borough as the county superintendent has in the balance of the county. Mr. Canon has since filled the position of superintendent of the Sharon schools, and is one of the best known educators in the Shenango Valley. He was married March 10, 1875, to Mrs. Lizzie Reeder, nee McClaughrey, of Edinboro, Erie Co., Penn., of which union one son, Robert, has been born to them. Mr. Canon is a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Presbyterian Church.

JOHN CARLEY, of the firm of Wallis & Carley, contractors and builders, and manufacturers of builders' materials, was born near Brockville, Ontario, Febru- ary 28, 1844, and is a son of John and Sarah (Green) Carley, natives of that place, where both died. Our subject grew to manhood in his native county, and in the fall of 1865 came to Youngstown, Ohio, locating in Sharon the fol- lowing year. He learned the carpenter's trade after coming to Sharon, and in company with Jacob Faas, William Wallis and A. Kanengeiser, under the firm name of Faas, Kanengeiser & Co., began contracting and building, Faas and Kanengeiser retiring from the firm in 1876. In March, 1876, Wallis & Car- ley purchased the Carver & Trout planing mill and lumber yard, which was burned down the following October. They soon afterward built their present mill, which they have since operated. The firm of Wallis & Carley have built up an extensive trade and operate one of the largest institutions of its kind in the Shenango Valley, which they carry on with their usual energy and business sagacity. Mr. Carley was married in 1873 to Miss Maggie Armstrong, of Guelph, Ontario, of which union two children have been born to them: Ethel and Glenn. Politically he is a Prohibitionist, and a member of the Masonic and I. O. O. F. societies. He is one of the most progressive and enterprising citizens of the valley.

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, baker and confectioner, was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, January 8, 1826, and is a son of Joseph and Mary (Cleveley) Chamberlain, both of whom spent their lives in England. Joseph learned his trade in his native land, and in 1850 immigrated to Pittsburgh, Penn., where he soon afterward started a bakery and confectionery, which he conducted seven years. About 1858 he purchased a farm north of Sharon, upon which he settled and lived a few years. In 1863-64 he erected the

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building at present occupied by the Herald office, where he established a bakery, confectionery and grocery business. This was the pioneer institution, in that line, in Sharon. Several years afterward Mr. Chamberlain erected another bakery and steam cracker factory on Silver Street, where he manufac- tured his goods, though still conducting his store, and also ran peddling wagons. He subsequently removed to the corner of State and Shenango Streets, and in 1883 he erected his present store-room, where he has since car- ried on his business. Mr. Chamberlain was married in England in 1847, to Miss Elizabeth Morris, and both he and wife belong to the Episcopal Church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and politically is a Republican.

ALBERT W. CHASE, general grocer, was born in Jefferson Township, Mercer Co., Penn., May 24, 1858, and is a son of John and Ellen (Luce) Chase, the former a native of Potter County, Penn., and the latter of Vermont. John Chase came here when a child, with his parents, Chester and Esther Chase. The father died in Jefferson Township, and his widow still resides there. John grew to manhood in Jefferson Township, and married Ellen Luce, whose parents emigrated from Vermont to this county when she was a child. John Chase and wife have been residents of Sharon for twenty-five years. Albert H. has spent his whole life in this county, and twenty-five years of it in Sharon. He was in the livery business seven years, and in September, 1885, he opened his present store, and has since done a good business. Mr. Chase was married January 10, 1882, to Miss Anna M. Donlin, of Sharon. Politically Mr. Chase is a Prohibitionist, and a member of the Protected Home Circle.

SAMUEL CLARK, deceased, a soldier of the War of 1812, was born in Sussex County, N. J., August 13, 1796, and in 1804 his parents, Samuel and Mary Clark, settled in Pymatuning Township. They were natives of Northampton County, Penn. Samuel grew up in this county, and learned the carpenter and millwright trade. He was twice married, first to Mary McDowell, of Pymatuning Township, who bore him three children: John, deceased; Mary, deceased, and Samuel B., a resident of Sharon; all born on the farm at Clarksville. The mother died there in 1841, in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Clark was again married in 1844, to Mrs. Susan Reno, nee Patterson, of Sharon, widow of Joseph Reno, and daughter of Isaac and Margaret Patterson, natives of Adams County, Penn., who settled on the site of Sharon about 1803, moving across the line into Ohio in 1814 or 1815. Mrs. Clark was born on the site of Sharon October 7, 1811, and had three children by her first marriage: Isaac, of Sharon; Malissa, deceased, and Jane, deceased. Three children were born of her marriage to Samuel Clark: James, Jennette and Corinthia V., all residents of Sharon. Mr. Clark and wife removed to Sharon from Clarksville about two years after their marriage, and he spent the balance of his life in this town, dying October 6, 1878. He was a contractor on the Sandy & Beaver Canal, was one of the pioneer boatsmen on the Beaver & Erie Canal, and is said to have brought the first load of Lake Superior ore to Sharpsville. Mr. Clark was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In early life he was a Whig and afterward a Republican. He was one of the well-known pioneers of the Shenango Valley. His widow resides on the old homestead in Sharon, at the ripe old age of seventy-seven years.

FRANK H. CLARK, general grocer, was born in Delaware Township, Mercer County, Penn., January 29, 1846, and is a son of Daniel G. and Susan (Big- gart) Clark. The former was born near Lancaster, Penn., of German parent- age, while the latter was a native of this State, of Irish ancestry. John Clark, wife Rosanna and family settled in Delaware Township when Daniel

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G. was a boy, and both he and wife died in that part of the county. On the maternal side John Biggart, wife Eliza and family located near Sheakleyville, Penn., when Susan was quite small, and both died in that township. Daniel G. Clark and Susan Biggart grew to maturity in Mercer County, and were here married. Daniel learned the blacksmith's trade, and opened a shop in Delaware Township, subsequently removing to Jamestown, Penn., and thence to Clarion County, where he died, and where his widow now resides. Our

subject grew up in this county, and began clerking in Jamestown, Penn. In 1868 he came to Sharon and followed clerking, principally, till opening his present grocery house, April 1, 1887. Mr. Clark was married May 6, 1869, to Miss Maggie Allbright, of Jamestown, Penn., of which union two children have been born, Jennie C. and Charles A. Politically Mr. Clark is a Repub lican, a member of the E. A. U., and the family belong to the Baptist Church.

MARK COHEN, deceased merchant, was born in London, England, July 9, 1843, and was a son of Henry Cohen, who died when Mark was nine years old, throwing our subject upon his own resources. At the age of sixteen he crossed the Atlantic to Wilmington, Del., where he followed clerking in that city, and afterward in Philadelphia. He then opened a clothing store in Wil- mington, Del., which he conducted until the spring of 1867, when he located in Sharon, in the clothing business. He was married January 6, 1867, to Miss Julia Weinburg, of Philadelphia, who bore him six children: Henry M., Reuben W., Emanuel, Julia, Rose and Marquis, deceased. Mr. Cohen was a Republican in politics, a member of the Jewish faith, and belonged to the Masonic fraternity. He served two years as vice-president of the fire depart- ment, and held that position at the time of his death, which occurred May 12, 1878. He was also a member of the I. O. O. F. and I. O. R. M., of Wilming- ton, Del. He was a man of strict integrity and generous principles, and took a deep interest in the growth and prosperity of Sharon, and was one of its pro- gressing and enterprising citizens. Soon after his death his widow took charge of the business, established a cloak and millinery department, has made Sharon the leading cloak market between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, and has one of the largest retail trades in the Shenango Valley.

ISAAC D. COLE, retired farmer, was born in Washington County, Penn., June 10, 1813, and is a son of Moses Cole, a soldier of the Revolution, and Judah (Vanness) Cole, natives of New Jersey, of Dutch ancestry. They re- moved to Trumbull County, Ohio, late in the eighteenth century, where they lived several years, thence removed to Washington County, Penn., and there died in the faith of the Presbyterian Church. Isaac D. grew to manhood in Washington County, and attended school in the primitive log school-house of the pioneer days. In 1831 he was married to Elizabeth Taylor, of Washing- ton County, who bore him eleven children, eight of whom are living: John, of Perry Township; Sarah A., Mary C., wife of Sylvester Cook, of Shenango Township; Hannah L., deceased wife of Hugh Robison, of Hartford, Ohio; Nancy J., deceased; Martin V., of Perry Township; Judah, wife of Gibson Minner, of Jackson Township; Isaac, deceased; Caroline, wife of William Minner, of Hickory Township; Samuel, of Hickory Township, and Franklin P., deceased. In 1834 Mr. Cole settled in Shenango Township, with his wife and three eldest children, and all the balance were born upon the old homestead. Mrs. Cole died in 1863, and he was again married August 12, 1865, to Mrs. Catharine Hughes, a native of England and a member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church. Mr. Cole is a Democrat, and was closely identified with the school interests of Shenango Township during his residence therein. Coming

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to Mercer County a poor man, he has accumulated through the passing years a large estate. He has always been energetic and economical in his habits, and upright and honest in his business affairs.

JOHN COOK, contractor and builder, was born in Allegheny County, Penn., September 14, 1844, and is a son of Conrad and Elizabeth (Benter) Cook, both natives of Germany. They removed from Allegheny County to Deer Creek Township, Mercer Co., Penn., about 1850, where the mother died in 1853. The family afterward removed to Michigan, where the father died in 1886. After his mother's death John returned to Allegheny County, where he learned the carpenter's trade. He worked in the oil region about one year, and located in Sharon in July, 1866, where he has since resided. For the past sixteen years he has been engaged in contracting and building. Mr. Cook was mar- ried September 21, 1868, to Miss Clara Lawhead, of Sharon, who has borne him three children: Ida M., Harry B. and Mattie R. In politics Mr. Cook is a Democrat.

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History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania : its past and present, Part 93

Author: Publication date: 1888 Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Brown, Runk Number of Pages: 1288

Author:
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Brown, Runk
Number of Pages: 1288