CONNORVILLE, OHIO
This is some of the History of Connorville, Ohio
Enjoy !!!
A view of some of the company houses in Connorville in 1924 !!!
SOME HISTORY ON SECTION #24
The first owner of the 640 acre tract in section #24 of Township 4 in central Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio was Benjamin Biggs, a veteran of the Revolutionary War and a trustee of Charlestown, Virginia (now Wellsburg, West Virginia)... Biggs bought the tract from the United States Government on November 15, 1797...
To learn more about the
Land Ordinance of 1785
THE BIRTH OF A COAL MINING TOWN
In 1896, almost a hundred years later, Robert J. McCleary (1856-1930) founded a town which would later become known as Connorville. The town was named after Oliver Connor, who found coal in the hills... Eventually a few small coal mines were organized by the Wheeling and Lake Erie Coal Mining Company of Cleveland, Ohio on August 23, 1900.
By 1910, the population of the Village of Connorville had grown to 1440 people.
Postmasters of Connorville, Ohio
from 1899 to 1958
Robert J. McCleary (April 15, 1899)
Rome L. Jenkins (January 1, 1907)
John H. Eggenshwiler (April 7, 1908)
William B. Difford (October 26, 1908)
Daniel H. Wyatt (September 24, 1909)
Edward A. Olszewski (July 2, 1914)
Medesta M. Cardani (April 17, 1917)
Delude P. Levi (November 1, 1923)
Edna V. Aberth (April 30, 1957)
Discontinued January 10, 1958
Mail went to Rayland Post Office
We are currently trying to gather more pictures & info on this very old and history filled area of Ohio !!! Alot of the families that live in Connorville have been here for generations... We have been contacting them about obtaining pictures, articles, and memories that they can share !!!
We would love pictures and/or articles of the following:
The Train Station, The McCleary's, The MANY Stores, The Post Office, Cardani's Bakery, The Dance Hall, Residents (Past & Present), The Plane Crash, The Palaces, The Old Schoolhouse, Tom's Place, Mazzocchi's Slaughter House, Chief Red Cloud, Original Houses, The 1936 Flood, Old Connorville Baseball Games, & Any mine pictures !!!
"Chief Red Cloud"
Left/Standing: Red Cloud holding baby boy
Middle/Seated: My Great-Great Uncle Noah Mowrey
Right/Seated: "Babe" Vittek
If you have any info please write to us !!!
David & JoAnne
webmaster@connorville.com
The W & LE Bridge Collapse of 1920 !!!
One of many Palaces in Connorville... A type of company housing unit or row housing !!!
If you have any info please write to us !!!
David & JoAnne
webmaster@connorville.com
The Connorville Train Bridge in 1900...
If you have any info please write to us !!!
David & JoAnne
webmaster@connorville.com
NEWS FLASH
CONNORVILLE DRIVE THRU
Open as of November 8, 2001
HOURS 5:00 AM - 10:00 PM
More pictures of the CONNORVILLE DRIVE THRU
Coming Soon...
Some facts about the building of Buckeye Local High School in Connorville. It was built on the site of the old McCleary Farm, where it all began.
We would like to thank the following people & places who have been helping with pictures and information !!!
Patrick Swoyer
Clarence & Carlyle Swoyer
Jefferson County Court House
Ed Dobranetski
Mary Mowrey Bayliss Ruckh
Public Library of Steubenville & Jefferson County
Paul T. Mowrey Jr.
Richard Harris
Martins Ferry Public Library
Robert H. Richardson
Josh Buck
Andrew J. Sliday Jr.
Richard Stonestreet
Robert Ponti
Ancestory.com
And of course my parents...
Dave & Anna Proger
The remnants of a Connor mine !!! It was part of the reclamation projects happening in the late 1980's !!!
Tom's Place closed up in the late sixties.
Other places to visit about Jefferson County, Ohio and the surrounding areas !!!
Jefferson County OhGenWeb Project
JEFFERSON COUNTY CHAPTER, O.G.S. (AREA LINKS Page)
