Jefferson County Inventors Page

Jefferson County Inventors

The following information was generously donated by Julia Krutilla, past editor of the Jefferson County Lines Newsletter of the Jefferson County Chapter, OGS where it was previously published. This information was extracted by Sandy Day from the verticle files at Schiappa Library.
There are other articles of interest for Jefferson County following the Inventors.

1831, John HARMAN, Jr. received a patent on his Harman's Threshing Machine.
1916, William MUNSLOW invents Steel Railroad tie. He was a LaBelle Iron Works machinist.
1924, Spanish McGEE, from Bloomingdale, invented a tire chain with a unique design. He received a patent for his more durable tire chain.
Lloyd "Spud" HUGHES patented his invention of Menthol Cigarettes. He was from Mingo Jct. and this occurred around 1926 and the cigarettes were called "Spud Cigarettes".
John C. ICKIS (ICKES?) from Adena, received a patent in 1926 for his bandit proof window for bank enclosures and also window for bank enclosures.
1931, Mingo Jct. resident John GRANTONIC received a patent on his amusement device. (No explanation of what this is was detailed in the news article. It states he was of Slovak descent.)
1946 era, Charles "Chip" DeMARCO invented the electric pizzelle iron. He was from Steubenville and died just a few years ago.
1995, Wintersville resident Doug ZINK invented the Organizational Socket Tray for mechanics.
1996. Roger HENDRICKS of Mingo invented a refrigerant to charge cooling units or as the patent reads "Portable Heating Unit for On Site Charging of a Cooling Unit".
1996, Dominic CERRATO created and patented a brick called CynderBrix. These interlocking bricks are mortarless. He is a Bloomingdale resident.

WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE
Abtracted from Steubenville Herald Star, pg. 3, Tues., Mar. 6, 1900
Air Brake Was Made Here in Steubenville
The Engineers' Journal for March published in New York, devoted to railroad interest, contains an interesting article on the experimental tests of the Westinghouse air brake that is of considerable local interest.
The article states that the first test were made upon the old Steubenville accommodation in 1869, of which the late Johnson MONOEY was conductor, Daniel TAIT engineer, Charles BOYD fireman, Jacob DURY baggageman, and Ed McKINNEY brakeman.
The test was made with a Worthing Pump set upon the running board of the engine, and George WESTINGHOUSE, Jr. together with several local machinists, constructed the machinery and watched the progress. They were thirteen months perfecting the appliance on this train. The article includes an excellent picture of D. P. TAIT and the late Johnson MOONEY.

OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO
AN OLD DOCUMENTMarch 21, 1879 Herald Star, pg. 2, microfilm Schiappa Library, Steubenville Abstracted by Bridgette Osz An Old Document - While tearing down the Market House, some of the workmen found stuck up among the rafters an ancient printed document containing an act passed February 4, 1805 to incorporate the town of Steubenville.
It provided that the government should vest in a President, Recorder, seven Trustees, Assessor, Collector, Treasurer and a Town Marshall, who should be elected by the taxpayors of the town by ballot at the Court House on the first Monday in May following.
It was also enacted that David HULL be appointed President; John HYULL, Recorder; David HOGE, Zacheus A. BEATTY, Benjamin HOUGH, Thomas VINCENTE, John ENGLAND, Martin ANDREWS and Abraham CAZIER, Trustees; Samuel HUNTER, Treasurer; Matthew ADAMS, Assessor; Charles MAXWELL, Collector, and Anthony BECK, Town Marshall, until the election foresaid should be held. The act is signed by Michael BALDWIN, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Daniel SYMMES, Speaker of the Senate.
An act was passed on February 9th, 1813, giving Council power to levy taxes and a bill passed January 7th, 1817, prescribes that the boundaries shall begin at the intersection of the north line of Factory street, in Ross's Addition, with the river, thence down the river, thence down the river to the south line of South street, thence to western line of town plat, thence to north line of North Street, diverging so as to include Viers's Addition; thence to alley at western boundary of Ross's Addition, then northwardly to north line of Factory street; and then to the river.
The document has written on it, "James MEANS, ninety days after date".

McCullough's Childrens Home
1920 Census Roll 2, pgs. 3A & 3B Saline Twp., Jefferson Co., Ohio
Abstracted by Sandy Day
The following list are names that appeared in this census reading with age and whether charity case or boarder. (For brevity, I have used B for Boarder and C for Charity)

CUNNINGHAM, F. G. -Head CUNNINGHAM, J. M. -Wife
WOOSTER, Tillie Governess PURDY, Margaret Governess OWENS, Jessie Governess CUNNINGHAM, W. S. Engineer
ROBISON, Winona 19 C BUCK, Ethel 8 C BUCK, Sarah 6 C BOZICH (?), E. Mary 4 C BOZICH (?), Wm. 2 C BURNSIDE, Chas. 8 C CILLI, Helen 12 C CLARK, Sadie 4 C CLARK, Celia 14 C CHIAPANA*, Nancy 10 C CILLI, Edith 11 B CICSAREO Di (Di Cicsareo ?), Celia 6 B CILLI, Mary 3 B CLARK, Elmer 2 C COE, Minnie 8 B CIESAREO (?), Virginia 8 B COULTER, Earl 11 C CILLI, Galtorin 11 B CLARK, James 11 C CHIAPANA*, Phillip 8 C CILLI, Rosy 1 B
DYE, Edith 10 C DYE, Gladys 12 C DANONATIE (?), Guiseppe 2 B
EWING, Edward 13 C ELLIS, Wm 13 B
GRANITA, Mata 9 C GRUBB, Ruth 14 B GEDDYS, Hazel 13 C
HOOD, M. Lula 10 C HOOD, Geo. 8 C HOOD, G. Groman 6 C HOEFELDER, Robert 14 C
JONES, C. Geo. 4 B JONES, Gilbert 8 B
KREPPS, L. Ralph 12 C KREPPS, B. Joseph 6 C
LINDELL, Margaret 17 C
MARTIN, Della Kitchen Girl 18
LANDERFIELD, Annetta 17 C LEONARDIS, Clara 4 B LEONARDIS, M. Edna 1 C
MOOD, Amelia 7 B MILLER, Edward 11 B MILLER, Samuel 9 B MAHONEY, B. Thomas 15 C MOOD, Howard 9 B MOORE, Clarence 14 C
OWENS, Mildred 10 C
PETTY, Eloise 10 B PORTER, Mary 15 C
SAMUELS, James 2 C SAMUELS, Wm. 9 C SULLIVAN, Frank 10 C SC??LTZ, Robert 6 C
FRENCH (Trench?)(?), Albert 9 C
TRIMMER, L. Mary 13 B TRIMMER, Dorothy 9 B TRIMMER, Geo. 14 C
VIRTUE, Ralph 11 C
WIGHT, Chas 7 C WATTERMAN, V. Freda 12 C
ZANCANELLA, Attellio (?) 10 C ZANCANELLA, Reno 14 C ZANCANELLA, Silvia 12 C

*Chiapana also is same as today's Chappano. This was confirmed by a current Chappano family member now living in Jefferson Co. McCullough's Childrens Home was located at Yellow Creek; photos and history of are in the vertical file at Schiappa Library. The home officially opened in 1914 and the building was demolished in 1958.