| Lewis Henry Mines was born September 29, 1834, in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, the second of nine known children of James Madison Mines and Ellen King. When he was about three, the family moved to Taylor County, Virginia, then in 1841 to Harrison County, in the Clarksburg area. First they lived four years at what was known as the �Stone House,� which later became the Gore family farm. They then �settled in the woods at the mouth of Limestone Creek, at Adamston and there [James Madison Mines] acquired 550 acres of fine farming lands.� Since his father was engaged in many enterprises -- farming, teaming, burning lime, etc. -- Lewis must have led a busy childhood life. When the Civil War broke out, Lewis would have been 26 years old. Military records show that he served as a private in the 20th militia under Capt. Levi Wilcox in 1864, but not whether he saw any action. However, there was fighting in the area at that time, so perhaps he was involved in the defense of his land. On December 3, 1868, Lewis married Emily Griffin, the daughter of Benjamin and Eliza Griffin. They had four children: Ellen K. (�Nellie�), Ray, Lewis Warren and Louisa. In 1869, Lewis and his brother, James Harvey Mines, bought a saw and grist mill near the mouth of the Limestone Creek, which they operated together for five years. Then James decided to sell his interest in the mill to a man named Michael Frush. Lewis and Frush operated the mill as partners for a time, until continuing disagreements concerning the sale between Frush and James Mines led to the sale of Frush�s interest to Lewis in 1877. Lewis was the sole owner for about 20 years, part of that time leasing the grist mill to different persons, including his brother-in-law Amos Payne. However, he �was always very jealous about the sawmill and refused to let anyone use it but himself.� In the meantime, Lewis�s wife Emily died (April 13, 1878), and three years later he married Caroline Titchenal, who had been hired to help with the housekeeping, according to stories passed down through the family. Research shows that they probably had seven children, two of whom died in infancy. Cemetery records show an unnamed baby girl born in 1882, and although the parents� names aren�t listed, the date more or less precludes her from being any but Lewis and Carrie�s child. Further records show a boy, Porter Morgan, who died at just over two months of age in 1884. The children who lived to adulthood were Henry Cadwell, Wilbur Scott, Roscoe Conklin, Lloyd Adrian and Dorothy Alma. In 1888 a flood greatly damaged the mill, but Lewis repaired it and continued its use until about 1900, when the building was torn down. It was about the same time when he sold his farm, including the mill property, to three men who organized a coal mining company. In current day Clarksburg, the property would be in the area of Perry Hollow Road. In 1903, after the sale of the mill and farm, Lewis moved the family to Howland Township in Trumbull County, Ohio. There they continued to farm, on 242 acres. Emily�s children visited their father at the farm but decided not to move from Clarksburg. At some point, though, Ray and Warren Mines moved to the Seattle area. The new home in Howland was a large 2-� story house with 17 rooms, large dairy barn and numerous outbuildings. A picture of the homestead shows it to be sturdy yet rather ornate. One granddaughter remembers being awed by the house, especially a closet that connected two upstairs bedrooms. She also recalls a front hall with a set of stairs made from black walnut wood, and a large kitchen that had a spacious pantry. When Lewis died in 1912, he left an estate valued at $6522.92, including horses, cattle, farm equipment, furniture, bank deposits and $900 worth of stock in the Niles Car Co., a manufacturer of trolley cars. He died November 28, of �exhaustion,� according to his death certificate, and is buried in Union Cemetery in Niles, OH. Sources: 1906 Rural Mail Directory for Mahoning County, Trumbull County and Sharon, Pa. Appraisal of estate of Louis (Lewis) Mines, 19 Mar 1913, Probate Court records at Trumbull Co. Archives, High Street, Warren, OH. Cochran, Wes, Harrison County, West Virginia, Marriages 1785-1894, p. 206 and 285. Death certificate, Lewis Henry Mines, Trumbull County Department of Health, Warren, OH. Emily Griffin Mines tombstone, Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, WV Harmer, Harvey W., Old Grist Mills of Harrison County, Clarksburg, WV. Knowles, Joanne, �Mines family history,� self-published and distributed at family reunion in Warren, OH, 19 August 1990. Obituary for Ellen King Mines, Clarksburg Telegram, 10 Dec 1904. �West Virginia Union Militia in the Civil War,� Internet search http://129.71.134.132/bin/gate.exe?f=doc&state=ig76g7.3.7 |
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| Caroline A. Titchenal was born May 20, 1855, in Adamston, Harrison County, (West) Virginia, the daughter of John B. and Dorothy Jane McIntire Titchenal. She was the third of nine children. Family history has it that she was a housekeeper for the Lewis Henry Mines family. Lewis�s first wife, Emily Griffin, died in 1878, and Lewis and Carrie married three years later. They had five children who lived to adulthood: Henry Cadwell, Wilbur Scott, Roscoe Conklin, Lloyd Adrian and Dorothy Alma. A son, Porter Morgan (born 1884), died at two months of age, and a stillborn daughter mentioned in Harrison County cemetery records (1882) was most likely also their child. In 1903 the family moved to Howland Township, outside of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. They had a farm of 242 acres, and a 2-1/2 story home of 17 rooms. There were also a large dairy barn and numerous outbuildings. Carrie was a �typical Southern lady with the accompanying accent,� said her granddaughter Joanne Rishel Knowles. �I am told she was a wonderful cook, had a great sense of humor yet could be very sedate.� Lewis died in 1912, and in 1920 Carrie moved in with her daughter, Dorothy, in Warren, Ohio. She contracted typhoid fever which weakened her and kept her bedridden (once source says five years, another eight years) and died of pneumonia March 2, 1936, at age 80. She is buried in Union Cemetery in Niles, Ohio. Sources: Mrs. Carrie A. Mines obituary, Warren Tribune Chronicle, 2 Mar 1936, p. 7. Harrison Co. Genealogical Society, Clark District Cemeteries, Harrison Co., WV, p. 188. Knowles, Joanne, �Mines Family history,� self-published and presented at the Mines Family reunion Sunday, August 19, 1990, Warren, OH. 1906 Trumbull County Rural Directory Carrie A. Mines death certificate, Trumbull County Department of Health, Warren, Ohio. |
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