. A twentieth century history of Trumbull County, Ohio; a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests . owas also a native of the township. The elder Mr. Finney was there rearedand married to Fidelia Andrews, a native of Trumbull county and daughterof Drayton Andrews, who was long identified with the pioneer interestsof that section. The paternal grandfather, Josiah Finney, was a nativeof Warren, Litchfield county, Connecticut, and came to Trumbull countyabout 1804. His father, Josiah Finney, was a soldier in the Revolutionarywar, and died in this coun
. A twentieth century history of Trumbull County, Ohio; a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests . owas also a native of the township. The elder Mr. Finney was there rearedand married to Fidelia Andrews, a native of Trumbull county and daughterof Drayton Andrews, who was long identified with the pioneer interestsof that section. The paternal grandfather, Josiah Finney, was a nativeof Warren, Litchfield county, Connecticut, and came to Trumbull countyabout 1804. His father, Josiah Finney, was a soldier in the Revolutionarywar, and died in this county in 1844, at the advanced age of eighty-nine,his remains being buried in Johnson township. The father of D. J. Finneydied at the age of fifty-one years, and the mother aged forty-two children was the issue of their marriage—two daughters and threesons, all of whom survive, namely: D. J., of this sketch; Ward T., aconductor on the Chicago and Erie Railroad, who lives at Huntington,Indiana; Melvia, wife of J. J. Eagen. of St. Joseph, Michigan; C. , of Warren; and Maud, wife of F. E. Briggs, of Sioux Falls, HISTOEY OF TRUMBULL COUNTY 143 D. J. Finney was educated in the public schools, and when seventeenyears of age commenced to learn telegraphy, continuing the business foreleven years, and being in the service of the Erie and Pennsylvania 1883 he removed to Niles and formed a partnership with his father-in-law, Dr. W. F. Ball, in the drug business, in which he continued until 1898,when he sold and engaged in various manufacturing enterprises. In 1906the present boiler works company was organized, and Mr. Finney was electedas its secretary and treasurer. Politically Mr. Finney is a supporter of the Republican party, andserved one term as county commissioner, but declined re-election, on accountof his personal business. For six years he was a member of the Niles boardof education. He has been connected with Masonry for about twenty y
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