C. J. McConnell
C. J. McConnell, of the firm of McConnell & Lyons, a representative business establishment in the line of gents' furnishings, clothing and tailoring, has been a resident of Steubenville since 1875. He was born in Hancock County, W. Va., in 1853 and lived there until he was twenty-one years of age.
In 1875 Mr. McConnell came to Steubenville in search of a business opening and shortly afterward entered the employ of May & Howerter, where he remained for six years and there gained the experience which assured his own subsequent success. He organized the firm of Foreman & McConnell, in the line of merchant tailoring, opening on South Third Street in 1882, and the business was continued without change until the death of Mr. Foreman, in 1890. Mr. McConnell then purchased the interest held by his partner's heirs and continued alone until September, 1890, when the present organization was effected. Mr. McConnell stands very high in the business world at Steubenville; he is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and shows the interest of a good citizen in local matters. He is a director in the National Exchange Bank and he was one of the organizers of the Jefferson Building and Loan Association and is one of its present directors.
In 1876 Mr. McConnell was married to Miss Mary E. Sloan, a daughter of David Sloan, a lifelong resident of Jefferson County. Her grandfather, William Sloan, was the original owner of all the land which is the present site of Toronto, O., and his home for years was at Sloan Station. Mr. and Mrs. McConnell have two sons: Harry S., a graduate of Adrian College, Michigan, who is connected with the National Exchange Bank; and Paul B., who was also educated at Adrian, and is with the firm of McConnell & Lyon. For a quarter of a century, Mr. McConnell has been a member of the Steubenville Methodist Protestant Church and for over twenty years has been its treasurer. He belongs to Steuben Lodge, No. 1, Knights of Pythias.
From 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio, by Joseph B. Doyle. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910