The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . iiiL; the law rreat-inti the lal ler body. EUGENE \VAl;i>, of Newark, N. .1., was bom in thatcity Jnnnary 1. is:>, bt iiiL^ ilie son of .loseph (1. and ^. (i\rnnn| Ward ami a L^aiidson of Jacob Ward, lie waseducated in tin pnblic schools of Newark, and at an earlyaiie was employed by II. I! l>iinham, who was then enjiagedin the rubber business, .\boui tlie aiiO ofseventeen he learne(lI he trade of maidiinist,at whi(h he continuedto work for some tifteeuyears. In ISdS lu <n-i;aiicil in tlie sa(bneryhardwa
The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . iiiL; the law rreat-inti the lal ler body. EUGENE \VAl;i>, of Newark, N. .1., was bom in thatcity Jnnnary 1. is:>, bt iiiL^ ilie son of .loseph (1. and ^. (i\rnnn| Ward ami a L^aiidson of Jacob Ward, lie waseducated in tin pnblic schools of Newark, and at an earlyaiie was employed by II. I! l>iinham, who was then enjiagedin the rubber business, .\boui tlie aiiO ofseventeen he learne(lI he trade of maidiinist,at whi(h he continuedto work for some tifteeuyears. In ISdS lu <n-i;aiicil in tlie sa(bneryhardware l)usiness un-der the firm name ofButler ^: Ward. Thiseslablislnnent lias en-joyed a pros]ierous ca-reer, and is the ( M .-^tone of its kind in New-ark. .Mr. ^\ard is Presi-dent of the comi)any. He is a member ofthe Newark ofTrach, of St. ., No. 1, T. and , and ni the lli-hStreet rresbyleriaii riiurcdi. .Mr. Ward was maiiied, .\|iril JT, IsTli. lo Kale , and has two * hildren : .Mary J,, and IJi^ene (Ira \v.\un. ELIAS ( lIELLEi;, one of Newarks nn)st suc-oessful manufacturers as well as <uie of her nuist enterpris- 220 THE PASSAIC VALLEY ing and patriotic sons, was born in that city April 27, ancestors were of German and French origin, and formany generations well known Hnguenots in their nativelands. His parents, who were highly intelligent and wellinstructed persons, gave to him, as well as to his youngerbrothers, such an education in the public schools of New York and their nativecity as would fit themto carry on successfullywhatever business theymight choose to followas they grew older. Mr. Heller gave earlypromise of more thanordinary ability as aman of business and athorough the employ-ment of his father, thatof a manufacturer offiles and rasps, he car-ried on business withhim for some years, andeventually, before theage of thirty, becamethe head of an estab-lishment founded byhimself,
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