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JOSEPH A. LINVILLE is Secretary of the C. Aultman & Co. Manufactory, of Canton, Ohio.He was born in Lancaster County, near Gap Postoffice, on the 27th of April, 1843, and was the second of four children, whose parents were William D. and Margaret (Hoar) Linville. The paternal grandfather, Benjamin Linville, was of Scotch and English extraction. He was a carpenter and farmer by occupation, and in religious faith was a Quaker. The Hoar family is of German and English descent. In 1845, William Linville and his family removed in a wagon to Champaign County, Ohio, locating upon a farm where the parents of our subject still reside, the father being in his seventy-sixth year, while the mother is seventy-one years of age. They are members of the society of Friends, and are highly respected people.
The subject of this sketch was only about two years old when brought by his parents to the Buckeye State, The days of his boyhood and youth were spent upon his father's farm, and in the common schools he acquired his early education. At the age of seventeen, he left the parental roof and entered the Normal school in Urbana, Ohio, subsequently teaching school during the winter season. In 1876, our subject entered the employ of C. Aultman & Co. as Local Agent at Urbana. The same year he traveled in Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota in their interest, In 1877, he accepted the general agency of the company for Illinois with headquarters four years at Galesburg and two years at Peoria. January 1, 1883, be removed to Canton, became a stockholder in the company, took charge of the safes department, superintended the general and local agents, and managed the disposal of the company's products. In 1887, be was elected Secretary of the company, which responsible position he stiff holds, The company engages in the manufacture of threshing-machines, stackers and sawmills, and has an extensive trade, selling in almost every State in the Union, and also shipping largely to foreign countries. The works, grounds and lumber-yards occupy twenty-five acres,
On the 19th of February, 1867, Mr. Linville was united in marriage with Miss Martha J. Guthridge, of Cleveland, Ohio, a native of Champaign County, and a daughter of John C. and Abigail O, Guthridge. Unto Mr. anal Mrs, Linville have, been born four children, as follows: Nettie, now the wife of J, Arthur Coburn, of Canton; Benjamin J,, Hattie M. and Estelle.
During the late war Mr, Linville manifested his loyalty to the Government by enlisting in 1864, and was subsequently elected Orderly-Sergeant of Company F, One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Ohio Infantry, under the command of Col. A, B. Armstrong. He was disabled in the service, and was honorably discharged. He now bolds membership with Canton Post No, 25, G, A, R, He has always taken an interest in political affairs, and being a stalwart Republican, is recognized as an influential member of the party in the State, He served in Alderman from the First Ward, and is now President of the City Council, In addition to his other business interests, he is Vice-president of the Gold Ball Mining Company, and in 1891 was President of the Board of Trade of Canton.
Mr, Linville is a man of excellent business ability, sagacious and far-sighted, and by his own efforts has worked his way upward to the responsible position he now fills. He ranks high in business circles, and is regarded by all who know him as an honorable, upright man.
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(4) Joseph, who married Martha J. Guthridge and lives
at 1918 Deming Place, Chicago, and has children, (1)
Nettie, married J. Arthur Colburn, and they have one
child, Leota, four years old, (2) Hattie, who married
J. E. Garman and lives in Chicago, (3) Benjamin J.
and (4) Estelle, both reside at 1918 Deming Place and
are unmarried.
Name : Joseph Alfred Linville
Titles :
Death date : 31 Jan 1923
Death place : Wayne Township, Champaign, Ohio
Birth date : 27 Apr 1843
Estimated birth year :
Birth place : Connestoga, Pa.
Age at death : 79 years 9 months 4 days
Gender : Male
Marital status : Married
Race or color : Caucasian
Street address :
Occupation : Farmer
Residence :
Burial date : 05 Feb 1923
Burial place : Urbana, Ohio
Cemetery name :
Spouse name : Martha Jane Linville
Father name : Wm. D. Linville
Father titles :
Father birth place : Pa.
Mother name : Margeret Hoar
Mother titles :
Mother birth place : Pa.
GSU film number : 1992183
Digital GS number : 4000557
Image number : 1410
Certificate number : fn 7101
Collection : Ohio Deaths 1908-1953
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1843 - 1923 (79 years)