HENRY C. McKELVEY, engineer on the Nickel Plate Railroad, Conneaut, Ohio, was born in Westmoreland  county, Pennsylvania, fourteen miles from Johnstown, Sept. 17, 1858, son of Ephraim W. and Sarah C. (Croft) McKelvey.
     Ephraim W. McKelvey was born in Ireland, being of Scotch-Irish descent. He was a general contractor; took the contract for and built a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad.  A man of marked business ability, he succeeded in whatever he undertook.  For many years he was engaged in the general merchandise business and at the same time was in the employ of the Adams Express Company.  His death was the result of an accident.  While riding on the express wagon a box fell off, causing him to fall at the same time.  He sustained injuries to his head, from the effects of which he died about three hours afterward.  This was Aug. 9, 1865, he being fifty-two years of age.  He was a Presbyterian, of which church his widow is also a member.  She is now sixty-three years of age and resides at Pittsburg.  Her parents were John and Barbara (Herr) Croft.  John Croft was an English soldier in the war of 1812, and after the war returned to England and remained there several years. Coming back to America, he settled near Herr's Island. He was a merchant, and while transporting goods with teams was hurt by an accident from which he died some time later.  Herr's Island, between Allegheny and Pittsburgh, in the Allegheny river, is a part of the Herr estate, which amounted (before the division previous to the war) to 2,000 acres. This island has lost one-third its area by the action of the water. Here the Herr family were engaged in raising fruit and vegetables. John Croft and his wife had four sons and two daughters, only two of whom, Mrs. McKelvey and her brother David, both of Pittsburgh, are now living. Mrs. Croft died in 1874, aged seventy-eight years. Ephraim W. McKelvey and his wife had six children, namely: William, who married Kate Gettemy, is a resident of Wilkinsburg, and has been running a locomotive on the Pennsylvania Railroad for nearly thirty-live years; Lewis died July 30, 1871, aged twenty years; Martha, wife of James B. Anderson, of Wilkinsburg, has three children, - Florence, Lewis and Mary; Henry C., the subject of this sketch; Francis M., who married Ida McCormic, is an attorney of Pittsburg; Edward Wallace, Pittsburg, married Hattie Lindsey, and has three children, Mark, Blair and Marguerita.
     Henry C. McKelvey started out to carve his fortune at the age of fourteen years, and for one year was employed in the sheet iron department of the boiler works.  Then for over a year he was messenger boy for the Western Union Telegraph Company.   After that he served a two-years apprenticeship to the trade of making ladies' straw and felt hats.  The close confinement incidental to that business did not agree with his health, so in 1876 he entered upon a railroad career, beginning as fireman on the Pennsylvania Railroad.  He served as fireman from September, 1876, until March, 1878, on the Pennsylvania Road; was fireman on the Pan Handle from December, 1878, until May, 1880, when he was promoted to a position as engineer; engineer on the Baltimore & Ohio four months; engineer on the Pittsburg & Lake Erie one year; engineer on the Pittsburg & Western and the Pittsburg, C. & T. Railroad from 1883 until March,
1886.  From March, 1886, until January, 1887, he was employed as assistant engineer in the Cartwright, McCurdy & Co. rolling mills, Youngstown, Ohio. Since Feb. 9, 1887, he has been engineer on the Nickel Plate.  He has never had an accident that cost the company anything as the result of his fault, nor an accident in which any person lost limb or life.  His changes were all for increase of wages or improvement of condition.
     Mr. McKelvey was married August 25, 1888, to. Miss Ida Dill, daughter of Charles L. and Mary J. (Blake) Dill, of Youngstown, Ohio. Her mother is now a resident of Conneaut. Mr. and Mrs. McKelvey have three children: Francis Marion, Raymond Dill and Olive Irene.
     He is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and in politics is a Republican. Like many of the Brotherhood, he has a comfortable and happy home.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 195)

D. B. McMULLIN, train dispatcher on the Nickel Plate Railroad, also Secretary of the Conneaut Building and Loan Company, Conneaut, Ohio, was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, January 23, 1855.  His parents were D. B. and Sarah Ann (McClelland) McMullin, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio respectively.
     The senior Mr. McMullin was a cabinet maker by trade, which business he followed in Newark, Ohio, for some years.  He went to Iowa in 1854, and after remaining there about a year came back to Ohio and settled at Middletown, where for some time he was engaged as cabinet maker and undertaker, and subsequently at farming.  He went from Middletown to Newark in 1866, and there spent the rest of his life, dying in 1874, at the age of fifty-six years.  He was a man of good business qualifications and was honorable and upright in all his dealings with his fellowmen, and, while not a member, attended the Presbyterian Church and was a liberal supporter of the same.  His widow is still living at Newark, now seventy-four years of age.
     The subject of this sketch is the fifth born in their family of five sons and one daughter. James, the second, was a soldier in the late war.  He died in January, 1890, at the age of forty-three years.
     D. B. McMullin started out in life for himself at the age of sixteen years, securing a position in the telegraph office at Newark, Ohio.  He went from there to Birmingham, Alabama, where he was engaged in the same business one year, returning to Newark at the end of that time.  For about twelve years he was in the service of the Pan Handle, being stationed as train dispatcher at Columbus from 1874 to 1880, and at Dennison from 1880 to 1886.  In October, 1886, he came to Conneaut, where he has since been employed as train dispatcher for the. Nickel Plate.  This position is one of great respon­sibility and requires the closest attention, and that he is eminently fitted for it is amply demonstrated by the high degree of satisfaction attending his efforts during the years he has been here.
     The Conneaut Building and Loan Company, with which Mr. McMullin is connected, has been in existence five years.  It is an enterprise of considerable importance and is extensively patronized.  It has a capital stock of $500,000.  Following are the officers of the company: President, E. A. Miller, master mechanic of the Nickel Plate at Conneaut; Vice-President, E. M. Comstock; Treasurer, Charles Hayward; and Secretary, D. B. McMullin.  Its office is located on Main street.
     Mr. McMullin was married in 1880, to Miss Elizabeth Donaldson, daughter of A. L. Donaldson, of Columbus, Ohio.  They have one child, Roy A., born in Dennison, Ohio, January 19, 1883.  Both he and his wife are members of the Congregational Church.
     In political matters Mr. McMullin takes a commendable interest, affiliating with the Republican party.  Fraternally, he is associated with the I. O. O. F., the Royal Arcanum, the American Train Dispatchers' Association, and the League of American Wheelmen.  He is Regent in the Royal Arcanum, and Local Counsel in the League of American Wheelmen.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 306)

BIRDSELL MANLEY, a native son of Andover, Ohio, of which he is a representative citizen, was born here Apr. 17, 1826.  He comes of good old New England stock, his grandfather, David Manley, having been a native of Massachusetts and a brave soldier in the war of 1812.  Almon Manley, his son, and father of the subject of this sketch, was also a native of the Bay State, and married Charity Marvin, who was born in Massachusetts, but later went to New York.  Almon Manley was a carpenter by trade, which occupation he followed for many years.  In 1817 he came to Andover, Ohio, then a small hamlet.  He built and conducted the first hotel in the town, and there he successfully operated many years, also doing a large business as a contractor, in which he employed a large number of men, and being engaged in the undertaking business.  He was an enterprising business man and took an active part in all matters pertaining to the interest of his county and town.  He was a zealous Whig and later a prominent Republican and a political leader in local affairs.  He was the father of eight children:  Henry M., deceased; Hiram, deceased; William, residing in Conneaut, Ohio; Elvira, now Mrs. Partridge, of Warren, Ohio; Clarissa, deceased; Birdsell, whose name heads this notice; Diantha, now Mr. Lilley, also of Conneaut; and Elsie Herriott, of Andover.  Colonel Almon Manley died in 1856, universally regretted as a great and good man; his widow survived him several years..
     The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in Andover, the place of his birth.  On commencing life for himself, he started in the manufacturing of cheese for the Morleys, who had the best cheese factory in the county, and who conducted the same successfully for fourteen years.  He then engaged in farming and the dairy business, which he followed twelve yeas, when, in 1882, he settled in town, where he has since resided, although still owning and conducting his farm.  He has a handsome modern residence, the surroundings and appointments of which suggest a refined and cultured taste, and give evidence of much comfort.  He also owns other valuable property and is altogether financially well situated, all of which prosperity is the result of continued and intelligent effort, combined with the highest integrity.
     Oct. 17, 1850, Mr. Manley was marred to Mary E. Morley, a native of Chemung county, New York, but who came with her parents to Andover when three years of age, where she has ever since resided.  She is a daughter of William H. and Sybil (Watson) Morley, widely known and highly respected people and old settlers of Andover.  Mr. and Mrs. Manley have reared two adopted children: Rosa, wife of Walter Talcott, of Cleveland, Ohio; and Millie, wife of Lester Dixon, of Andover.
     Mr. Manley advocates the principles of the Republican party.  He takes a deep interest in the advancement and welfare of his community, and is justly regarded as a representative citizen.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 761)

HIRAM J. MARSH, a dealer in coal, and one of the prosperous businessmen of Conneaut, Ohio, was born at this place, Mar. 28, 1835, his parents being among the pioneers of Ashtabula county.  He and the older brother, Steven W., are now the only ones of the family residing here.  Of them we make the following record:
     Among the people of New York who came West to Ohio, in 1828, were Silas Marsh and his family.  Mr. Marsh was of Scotch descent, was born in New York, in 1792, and in 1818 married Miss Mary Williams, also a native of that State, the date of her birth being 1800.  He was a pearler by trade, and after coming to Conneaut worked in the ashery where the Shenango station is now located.  His home was within a few rods of this spot.  Mr. Marsh was a man of sterling qualities and was well known and highly respected here.  He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and during that struggle received a wound, from the effects of which he never recovered and which no doubt hastened his death.  He died in the faith of the Christian religion, in March, 1861, aged sixty nine years.  His wife joined the church the year she was married, and hers was a beautiful Christian character.  She passed to her reward in November, 1877, at the age of seventy-seven.  They had a family of twelve children, namely: Jefferson, who died in Rochester, in 1859; Lucy, wife of B. Jones, is a resident of Valparaiso, Indiana; Sarah, wife of John Laferty, is deceased; Steven W.; Betsey, wife of Charles Condon, is deceased; David F., of Chicago; Hiram J.; Electa, wife of James Goldring; Lucius, who died in 1866; and two that died in infancy.
     Hiram J. Marsh began life as a farmer boy, working for wages.  The first pair of shoes he ever wore were a pair for which he and his brother earned the money to buy them by picking mulberry leaves, and they took turns in wearing them, he wearing them one week and the next week going barefoot while his brother wore them.  After he was eleven years old he went on the lakes, being employed as cook, handy boy, etc., on various vessels until the war broke out.
     Aug. 9, 1862, the three brothers, Hiram J., David F., and Steven W., all enlisted in the Second Ohio Independent Light Artillery, and their war record is perhaps without a parallel in the history of any country.  They were with the forces that operated in the West and South.  To give an account of the engagements in which they participated would be to write  a history of the greater part of the war.  Suffice it to say that three truer, braver, more patriotic soldiers never went into battle; that all enlisted on the same day, served in the same command three years, returned home together on the same day; and that none of them were ever wounded or taken prisoner, although they were often in the thickest of the fight with comrades falling all around them.  The date of their discharge was in August, 1865, exactly three years from the day of their enlistment.
     Hiram's health was so impaired after the war that the first winter he was unable to do much work.  Mar. 1, 1867, he was employed by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company, and remained in the service of that corporation sixteen years, being first employed as baggage master, afterward as clerk and later as chief clerk in the freight office.  Then he turned his attention to the coal business, in which he has since been engaged.
     He was married Mar. 12, 1854, to Miss Louisa Biffin, a native of England, and a daughter of William Biffin.  Following are the names of their children: James H., who married Emma Culbertson, is a resident of Conneaut; Lina wife of Joseph G. Salsbury, conductor on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad; Alice L., wife of Byron L. Gifford, of Conneaut; George H. married Mollie Darling and lives in Conneaut; Fred E., fireman on the Nickel Plate Railroad; and Clara Bell, of the home circle.  Both Mr. and Mrs Marsh are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a member of the G. A. R.  Mr. Marsh is one of the self-made and substantial men of Conneaut.
     Steve W. Marsh of whom mention has been made in the preceding sketch, is another one of the highly respected citizens of Conneaut.
     He was born in Conneaut, July 25, 1829, six weeks after the family landed here.  His war experience has already been referred to in the biography of his brother, Hiram J., and was very similar to that of his brother, with this exception, however:  He was detailed at the Soldiers' Home in Vicksburg, through the recommendation of Mrs. Plummer, of Springfield, Pennsylvania, who in person went to the headquarters of General Grant and had him detailed to attend hospital, which he did for fourteen months.  By a mistake on the part of the lady in not giving him a duplicate of the detail, he drew no money for this service.  During this time his good wife supported herself and two children by rolling cigars at her home in Conneaut.
     On his return from the war, Mr. Marsh engaged in railroading, and was employed as baggage master of this station for fifteen years.  Then he was engaged in draying for some time.  He is now an invalid and not in any active business.
     Feb. 22, 1853, he married Minerva Clark, daughter of Norman S. and Amanda (Laferty) Clark.  Her fathers and mother were natives respectively of Virginia dn Pennsylvania, were married in New York, and came to Springfield township, Erie county, Ohio, about 1846.  Mrs. Marsh is the oldest of eleven children, seven of whom are still living.  Her father died in 1873, aged sixty-three years, and her mother in 1888, aged seventy-five.  The latter was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Mr. and Mrs. Marsh have two children:  William H., of Cleveland, married Mary E. Brown, and has two children, Arthur S, and Dora M.; and Kate I., wife of Stilman Vining, of Lisbon, Dakota.  Mr. Marsh and his wife are among the oldest members of the Methodist Church of Conneaut, having united with the same in 1857.  He is a member of the State Police and also of Custer Post, No. 9, G. A. R., he and his brother Hiram being charter members of this post.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 372)

WILLIAM M. MATHEWS, conductor on the Eastern Division of the Nickel Plate Railroad, and a resident of Conneaut, was born in Pierpont, Ashtabula county, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1853, his parents, Benjamin and Olive (Simmons) Mathews, both being natives of this county.
     Benjamin Mathews was a carpenter by trade and was well and favorably known all over the county.  He died in 1855, aged 47 years.  He was a member of the United Brethren Church.  The mother of our subject was married three times.  Her first husband was Benjamin Jones, a native of this county, and her last marriage was to Solomon Tyler, a native of Conneautville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.  By Mr. Mathews she had two children, William and Selden, the latter dying at the age of twenty years.  Her children by Mr. Tyler, were O. B. and Benjamin.  She died July 20, 1880, in her seventieth year.
     William Mathews worked on a farm until 1872, when he entered upon a railroad career, beginning as a brakeman on the Erie & Pittsburg Railroad.  He next served in the same position on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, and on the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio.  While on the last named raod he was promoted to conductor.  In August, 1883, he came to Conneaut and accepted a position as brakeman on the Nickel Plate.   He has remained in the service of this company ever since, and the past six years has been conductor.  His whole railroad experience has been characterized by careful attention to business.  He has been in three wrecks, but in none of them was he held responsible.  One was on the Erie & Pittsburg and one on the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio, he being brakeman in both cases.  In the other he was conductor on a freight train of six cars when he had a collision with an excursion train that was running on his time, and although he had a collision with an excursion train that was running on his time, and although he did everything in his power to avert the catastrophe it was of no avail.  This was at Silver Creek, where eighteen persons were killed and six wounded.
     Mr. Mathews was married Sept. 6, 1876, to Miss Justina Broughton, daughter of William and Esther (Flowers) Broughton, natives of New York and residents of Crawford county, Pennsylvania.  Her parents moved to the farm where they now live Feb. 18, 1892.  Her father is seventy-five years of age, and her mother seventy.  Recently they celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary.  Of their children we record that Lucy, wife of L. W. Odel, resides in Stoneborough, Pennsylvania; Addie, wife of J. E. Fenner, lives in Lyonsville, Pennsylvania; Ette, wife of M. B. Young, Ashtabula, Ohio; Mary, wife of Frank F. Hicksin, Conneaut; Aurilla, at home; Mrs. Mathews; Edith, cashier in Mr. Pelton's store for the past four years.  Mr. and Mrs. Mathews having one child, Edith M.
     Mr. Mathews is a member of the K. of P. and of the O. R. C., Nickel Plate Division, No. 145, Conneaut.  His political affiliations are with the Republican party.   
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 1000)

DR. EDWARD D. MERRIAM, of Conneaut, Ohio, and now the oldest resident practitioner in Ashtabula county, was born at Niagara Falls in Canada West, December 11, 1827, son of Joseph and Clara (Hudson) Merriam.
     Joseph Merriam was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and was descended from a family noted for longevity.  He was by trade a cabinet and fanning-mill maker and was also engaged in farming.  At an early day he went to Canada, where he lived for a number or years.  About 1860, he came to Conneaut, and died at the home of his son, Dr. Merriam, in 1866, aged eighty-four years.  The Doctor's mother was a native of Kinderhook, New York, and was a schoolmate of Martin VanBuren.  In her girlhood days she gave her heart to Christ and became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which she remained in loving communion the rest of her life, her death occurring in 1869, at the age of eighty-three years.  She was married to Mr. Merriam Jan. 11, 1804.  Following are the names of their children:  Edward B., who died at the age of eleven years and nine months; Caroline Eliza, wife of Sayre Beach, died in 1892, leaving six children: Sarah Maria, now Mrs. Stevenson, was born in 1817, and is now residing in Illinois; Henry Douglas, born in 1819, died in 1821; John H., who was born in 1824, is now in company with his son, running a planing mill in Conneaut; Dr. E. D., whose name heads this article; and Charles Wesley, who was born in 1831, and who died in London.  He had gone to Australia to prospect for gold, was taken sick, and on his way home died, in London, May 3, 1855.  He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and was buried by the order he loved.  Mrs. Merriam was a member of the distinguished family of Hudsons in New York, a descendant of Henry Hudson, in honor of whom the Hudson river was named.
     Dr. Merriam went to Buffalo when he was twelve years old, and at the age of sixteen began the study of medicine in that city, under the instruction of Dr. Horace M. Congar.  He attended the first course of medical lectures ever delivered in Buffalo, by Doctors Flint, White and Hamilton, eminent men of their day, all now deceased.  After completing his course, Dr. Merriam began the practice of his profession in Buffalo in the spring of 1852.  This was in the Cholera season, and his first calls were to attend cholera patients, in the treatment of which malady he had considerable experience.  In 1853, he came to Conneaut, and has been engaged in practice here ever since.  Dr. Merriam is a member of the County and State Medical Societies, and has been Health Officer of the city ever since his office was established.  He has also served as a member o the City Council.  He has taken an active interest in the educational affairs of Conneaut and for many years has been a member of the School Board.  Dr. Merriam entered the service of the Union army in the spring of 1862, as acting assistant surgeon.  His first service was at Pittsburg Landing, where he had charge of the Second Indiana Cavalry; later he was in charge of General Nelson's division at Shiloh hospital.  From there he was assigned to the field hospital at Monterey, Tennessee, where he remained about a month.  By reason of failing health he resigned this charge and returned home.
     May 2, 1855, Dr. Merriam was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe A., a daughter of General Henry and Vesta Keyes, who were prominent and highly honored pioneers of Ohio.  General Keyes had been twice married and had three children by his first wife and seven by his second, who was the mother of Mrs. Merriam.  The children of the first marriage were:  Henry P., Alvin C. and Mary C.; those of the second were: Marcus B., Martin B., Charles W., Elias A., Phoebe A., Russell M., and Milo O.  General Keyes was at one time an extensive land-owner.
     To Dr. and Mrs. Merriam four children were born, two of whom attained maturity.  Henry and Clara died in infancy; Charles K. followed in the footsteps of his father, studied medicine and became a physician.  He was for some time successfully engaged in the drug business in Illinois, but, on account of failing health, he returned to Conneaut, where he died, June 15, 1892, at the age of thirty-five years.  His widow is a daughter of Dr. Bokes.  Dr. Merriam's only daughter, Miss Carrie M., is an artist of some note, both in painting and music.
     Politically, the Doctor votes for the Republican party; fraternally, he is a member of the blue lodge and chapter, A. F. & A. M., and has served as Master of the lodge.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 809) 

CLINTON MONTGOMERY, proprietor of the Evergreen Dairy farm, of Jefferson township, was born in Ashtabula county, in 1841, a son of Robert Montgomery, a pioneer of this county.  He was a tanner by trade, followed that occupation in Conneaut township, this county, a number of years, and then pursued the same vocation at Saybrook.  He was a soldier in the war of 1812.  Mr. Montgomery died in 1848, having been a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  The mother of our subject was a native of Vermont, but came to Ohio with her parents when young, where she was afterward married.  After her husband's death she found a comfortable home with her son, Clinton, until her death in 1862.
     Clinton Montgomery, the subject of this sketch, spent his boyhood days on the farm, attending school during the winter months.  After marriage he rented land and worked at various occupations until he could accumulate sufficient stock to engage in the dairy business.  He steadily advanced in this industry, and in 1882 purchased the farm he now owns, consisting of 160 acres of grazing and farming land.  Only sixty acres of the place was cultivated at that time, but he has since cleared the remainder of the farm, erected a portable sawmill, in 1886 built a good barn, 30 x 70 feet, has also a stock barn, 32 x 40 feet, a one-story residence of eight rooms, and all other farm conveniences.  In 1888 Mr. Montgomery began the dairy business in connection with his farming, and now owns fourteen Durham and Jersey cows.
     Jan. 1, 1863, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Jane Brown a daughter of Harry Brown, who was born in New York in 1811.  He followed farming in his native State until 1835, in that year located in Kirtland, Lake county, Ohio, one year later went to Jefferson, and in 1850 removed to Iowa, where he died in 1851.  Early in life he became a convert to the Mormon religion, and afterward, in connection with farming, filled the pulpit in that church.  In his political relations he was formerly a Whig, and later a Republican.  The mother of Mrs. Montgomery was born in New York, where she grew to years of maturity, and was married at the age of sixteen years.  Mr. and Mrs. Brown had eight children, five of whom still survive.  The mother died in 1865, having been a member of the Methodist Church from early life.  Mrs. Montgomery, wife of our subject, was born in Jefferson township, Ashtabula county, in 1844, enjoyed the advantages of the common schools, and was married at the age of nineteen years.  Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery have three children:  Daisy E., a teacher by occupation; L. May at home; and Earle attending the J. E. Institute.  Our subject and wife are members of the township grange, No. 1311, and the family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which Mr. Montgomery is Sunday-school Superintendent and Steward.  He has held the position of Township Supervisor and School Director, and is one of the progressive and enterprising citizens of Ashtabula county.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 931)
*SHARON WICK'S NOTE:  This was inserted as the first line on page 932 but didn't quite fit there:  "mother of Ira P. was by maiden name Miss".   It should be included in the first line of page 933 in the Biography of Irad P. Felch.

PHILLIP MOORE, another one of the worthy citizens of Conneaut, who is employed as conductor on the Nickel Plate Railroad, was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, May 26, 1867, son of Elijah and Mary E. (McGuire) Moore.
     Elijah Moore was born in Pennsylvania, and was twice married - first, June 4, 1845, to Mary E. McGuire, and, Sept. 18, 1885, to Mrs. Julia (Mills) Barnum.  The latter is still an honored resident of Conneaut.  During the war Mr. Moore rendered efficient service in Company A, One Hundred and Forty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, enlisting Aug. 21, 1862, and being honorably discharged May 31, 1865.  He was in the Army of the Potomac and was corporal of his company.  He came to Conneaut from Girard, Pennsylvania, in 1872, and resided here until the time of his death, Oct. 31, 1892.  He was a teamster, worked for the Conneaut Paper Mill Company for a number of years, and by all who ever knew him was regarded as an honorable and upright man.  His first wife died May 13, 1884, at the age of sixty years.  Their four children were as follows:  Jennie, a resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, was married Feb. 3, 1869, to Joseph Hamilton, and has six children, Ella, Nelson, Willie, Martha, Eddie and Viola; Desda, of Sandusky, Ohio, was married Feb. 11, 1872, to Orlando J. Orcott, and has five children, Alice, Lloyd, Mary, Samuel and Joseph; George, of Cleveland, Ohio, was married Nov. 25, 1887, to Margaret Stevens; and Phillip, the subject of our sketch.
     Phillip Moore started out in life as a clerk, and after clerking for awhile, he kept a feed store.  Then he turned his attention to railroading and has been in railroad employ ever since.  He began as brakeman on the Nickel Plate in 1884, and in 1887, at the age of twenty, was promoted to the position of conductor.  He has been a conductor ever since, and in what employ of the same company, his efficient service making him a valued employe.
     Mr. Moore is a member of the Uniformed Rank, K. of P., No. 114, and Maple lodge, No. 217, K. of P., Conneaut; also of the Nickel Plate Division, No. 145, Order Railroad Conductors.  He is a Republican.
     In concluding this sketch, we relate the story connected with the life of Mr. Moore's mother, which, indeed, reminds us of the old saying that truth is often stranger than fiction.
     Mary E. McGuire was born on board a clipper ship, sailing under American colors, in the waters of the Mediterranean sea, her father being captain of the vessel.  Captain Daniel McGuire and his wife were drowned off the coast of Maine.  He was in the American marine and was just returning from Japan after an absence of three years.  His wife and little daughter were with him, the former, a consumptive, being in a dying condition.  The vessel had seventy-five cabin passengers, besides a crew of twenty-five persons.  During his absence the channel had been changed.  The night was dark, a storm was approaching, his wife was thought to be dying, and he was anxious to get to land.  In this troubled and excited condition he had neglected to give the signal for a pilot.  This oversight caused the vessel to run against the breakers and she was torn to pieces.  The captain tied his daughter to some rigging, tossed her into the sea, and jumped in after her.  The dying wife and mother sank to rise no more, as also did the crew and cabin passengers.  Mary and her father were picked up the third day.  She was unhurt, but he, having been struck by timbers, was injured fatally and lived only a short time after they were brought to shore.  This occurred in 1836, when Mary E. was ten years of age.  She was adopted by Rev. R. A. Sheldon, an Episcopal clergyman, and his wife, and was reared by them.  Her father married her mother very much against the will of the latter's parents.  The young couple eloped.  This so incensed the parents that they disowned her.  The parents were immensely wealthy, and if the certificate or proof of Captain McGuire's marriage to their daughter could be produced, the descendants of Mary E. would be heir to an independent fortune.
     After the little orphan had lived for some years at the home of Rev. Sheldon, he and his wife took her with them to England, and while there, they visited her grandparents.  The clergyman introduced their granddaughter to them and told them of the sad death of her parents.  The grandmother, who still had a mother's love for her erring and lost daughter, suggested to her husband that they adopt the child as their own.  After considering the matter, he replied: "No!  she looks like her father; I can't consent to it."  Those who knew the old gentleman were well aware that when he said "No" he meant it with all the impetuosity of his English nature.  She returned to America with the clergyman and wife, who gave her a happy home while she remained with them.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 995)

WILLIAM M. MORRIS, foreman of the Nickel Plate machine shops, Conneaut, Ohio, is a man of high moral standing and in every way a most worthy citizen.  He is a true Welshman, re­modeled on the American plan.
     William M. Morris was born in Wales, June 24,1850, son of John and Jane (Davis) Morris, both natives of Wales.  In his native land John Morris served an apprenticeship of seven years at the trade of machinist, and worked at his trade there and in Ireland.  He was also an engineer in Ireland for some time, having charge of engines in the mines.  He came to America in 1853, and after making his home in New York city two years, came west to Columbus, Ohio, where he found employment in the shops of the Little Miami Railway, and subsequently, for four or five years, ran an engine in the Columbus yard.  In 1861 he went to Cincinnati, in the employ of the same company, which had moved its shops to that city. In 1872 he went to Dennison to work for the Pan Handle, and remained in their shops two years, going from there to Delaware, where he was in the employ of the Big Four six years. The last work he ever did was at Columbus, for the Pennsylvania Railroad company.  He died at Columbus, Ohio, at the age of sixty-one years, and his wife passed away at the age of sixty-seven.  They were highly respected people, and were attendants of the Welsh Presbyterian Church. In their family of ten children William M. was the sixth born.  He has two brothers and one sister still living:. All three of the brothers are machinists, having learned the trade of their father.  John, the oldest of those living, is in the employ of the Pan Handle at Columbus; married Anna Rutherford, and has two children. David D., of Conneaut, works in the same shop as does our subject; he married Anna Owens and has one child.  Their sister Margaret resides at the old homestead at Columbus. Sarah Jane, a bright and accomplished young lady, and a popular teacher in the schools of Columbus, died at the age of twenty-one years.  The other children died young.
     Under the direction of his father, William M. Morris learned his trade in the Little Miami shops at Cincinnati, commencing in August, 1867.  He worked there until 1873, after which he spent four years and a half in the Big Four shops at Delaware, Ohio. Next, we find him at Columbus, working for the John L. Gills Plow Works and other indi­vidual concerns.  He spent six months in the wood work machinery shop of J. A. Fay & Co., of Cincinnati.  Returning to Columbus, he was employed in the Pan Handle round shops, under the present master mechanic of the Nickel Plate shops, E. A. Miller.  He came to Conneaut in the fall of 1882 and has been working in the shops here ever since, and in his present position for the past live years.
     Mr. Morris was married Sept. 28, 1882, to Miss Clara Hurrell, daughter of James and Ellen (Kain) Hurrell.  Her father, who served as a private in the late war, is now a resident of Columbus, being about fifty years of age.  Her mother died when about thirty-five.  Mrs. Morris is the second of their children, the others being Frances A., and William. Frances A., wife of George Wolpert, died at the age of about twenty-two years, leaving an only child, George.  William, a coal dealer in Columbus, Ohio, married Tenie Longhenry and has two children, Clara and Mary.  The maternal grandmother of Mrs. Morris, Jane Kain, is a resident of Dresden, Ohio, being now eighty-seven years of age.  For many years she has been a member of the Baptist Church.  She has had eleven children, only one of whom,  Dwight, with whom she is living, still survives. Mr. and Mrs. Morris have four children, viz.: Harry, William M., James Hiram and John Raymond.
     Mr. Morris is a charter member of Maple Lodge, No. 217, Knights of Pythias. He votes the Republican ticket, but gives little attention to political matters.  Mrs. Morris is a member of the Christian Church.
(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 224)