Warren Miller

As printed in 1908

WARREN MILLER, who is well known throughout Summit County as a former successful buyer and seller of stock, to which business he devoted many years, now carries on general farming on his valuable tract of sixty-four acres, situated in Copley Township, ten miles west of Akron, on the township road of Bath and Copley, and the county road of Summit and Medina Counties. He was born in Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio, August 18, 1840, and is a son of William and Electa (Crosby) Miller.

William Miller, his father, was born in 1817, in the State of New York, a son of Morris and Hettie (Lucas) Miller, who came to Ohio in 1818. For a short time they lived with the Turner family on the very farm that Warren Miller now owns, and then moved to Bath Township, locating west of Ghent, where Morris Miller cleared up a farm. He died in Bath Township, after which his widow returned to Copley Township and died at the home of a daughter. They had the following children: John, William, Aaron and Morris, all deceased; Harriet, now deceased, who was the wife of N. Hubbard; Charlotte, who is the widow of B. Lee; and Laura, who married George McMillan, and. with her husband, is now deceased.

William Miller attended school for a short time at Lamb's Corners, not far from his son's present farm, but the greater part of his boyhood was passed in Bath Township. He married Electa ' Crosby, whose parents came to

Summit County at an early day, from New- York, settling in Granger Township. Afterward, he and wife lived for a short time on Liberty Hill, Granger Township, and then settled in Bath Township, remaining there until 1858, when they moved to Copley Township, living here for a number of years. Later, AVilliam Miller bought the Harris mill in Bath Township, but subsequently returned to Copley Township. Afterwards he built a fine residence at Akron, where he died in 1893. His widow married a Mr. Findlay, who died in 1904,.she surviving him up to the present time. There were two children born to William Miller and wife: Ralsamond and Warren, the former being now deceased.

Warren Miller spent his boyhood on the farm, and obtained his education in the schools at Stony Hill and Sharon Center. For a number of years and until quite recently, he devoted the larger part of his time to dealing in stock. In 1870 he purchased his present farm from the Turner heir.s — Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Sackett. The present residence was then standing, Init he built the substantial barn in 1880.

Mr. Miller was married (fir.st) in November, 1863, to Eliza Hawkins, who died in 1870, leaving one son, Forrest C. The latter married Effie Hoeglan, and they have one child, Florence. Forrest C. Miller is engaged in farming in Coj)ley township. Mr. Miller was married (second) in June, 1877, to Emily Huntley, who is a daughter of Seymour and Eveline (Miller) Huntley. One son, William H., has been born of this union. Mr. Miller is one of the solid, substantial men of his community and has the esteem of hi.s fellow-citizens.

0. (i. LYON, proprietor of the Lynn Rubber Co., Akron, came to xVkron in 1893. He was born at Mt. Rose, Summit County, Ohio, in 1859,.son of Morris Lyon. His father, a native of Connecticut and one of the early settlers in the county, died in 188'o. The present Mr. Lyon resided in Mt. Rose until reaching the age of twenty-four, completing his literary education in the Cojiloy high school. He then went to Medina County, where he was engaged in farming until 1893. In that year he came to Akron and engaged in the real estate business, with which he was connected for.some six years. His connection with the rubber manufacturing industry dates from 1899, in which year he became connected with the Faultless Rubber Co., in whose employ he remained for two years. He then establLshed the Lyon Rubber Co., of which he is still the proprietor and which is doing a successful business in the manufacture of rubber cement and other similar products. In e.establishing this industry Mr. Lyon has placed himself in line with the many other enterprising business men who have helped to spread the fame and build up the fortunes of this wide-awake, l)ustling city.

Mr. Lyon was married in 1882 to Miss Miranda F. Adams of Munroe Falls, Ohio. He has one son, who is a.associated with him in business. Religiously Mr. Lyon and his family are affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church.

As printed in Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.