JAMES J. SHRYOCK, retired merchant and railroad President, Meadville, was born in Conneautville, Crawford Co., Penn., March 12, 1821, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (McNamara) Shryock.
His mother was a native of Pennsylvania, of English descent. His father, born in Maryland, of German lineage, came to this county in 1818, and manufactured salt in Beaver Township until 1822, when he came to Meadville and engaged in merchandising till 1842. He reared six children.
Our subject, the eldest son, was educated at the Meadville Academy, graduating in 1837. He then clerked for his father till 1839, when he embarked in general merchandising. In 1855 he was appointed Director of the Pittsburgh & Erie Railroad Company by the commissioners of this county.
In 1857, in company with J. D. Gill, he bought the Cussewago Mills. In 1858 he became one of the incorporators of the Meadville Railroad Company, now merged into the Atlantic & Great Western, and was elected a Director. In 1859 he was one of the incorporators of the New York Division of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, and was chosen Director. In the same year he sent several samples of the newly discovered petroleum to London, England; in December, 1861, he purchased 3,000 barrels for that market. In 1864 he became one of the Board of Directors of the New Lisbon, Ohio, Railroad Company. In 1865 he was elected President of the Pennsylvania Division of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, the same year a Director in the Mercer Mining & Manufacturing Company and also of the Shenango & Allegheny Railroad Company. On the consolidation of the railroads of the Atlantic & Great Western Company, in 1866, he was elected Vice President, and the same year was appointed a Director of the Pithole Railroad Company. When the Atlantic & Great Western passed into the hands of a receiver in 1867, Mr. Shryock was made his assistant, and in 1868 became President of the Shenango & Allegheny Company. He was elected President of the Meadville Water Company in 1874; in 1880 was elected President of the Meadville Railway Company.
Mr. Shryock has been twice married, on first occasion, 1842, to Priscilla, daughter of Robert Gill, who bore him three children, viz.: John J., a carpet merchant; Frank R., milling; and Emma, wife of Noble H. Merwin, of Cleveland, Ohio. This wife dying in 1869, he was remarried, 1871, to Mary, daughter of George A. Shryock, of Philadelphia, a manufacturer, who was the first to make straw boards, extensively used at the present time. Mr. and Mrs. Shryock are members of the Park Avenue Congregational Church, of which he is a Trustee. He is also one of the incorporators and a Director of the Greendale Cemetery and for many years was a Trustee of Allegheny College.
History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania: containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885, page 715
James J. Shryock of Meadville, a retired capitalist and for many years a successful merchant of that city, died Thursday, after a brief illness, aged 78 years. He was prominently identified with railroad, coal mine and oil interests.
Titusville Herald, 22 Jul 1898, p. 3, Titusville, Pa.
His mother was a native of Pennsylvania, of English descent. His father, born in Maryland, of German lineage, came to this county in 1818, and manufactured salt in Beaver Township until 1822, when he came to Meadville and engaged in merchandising till 1842. He reared six children.
Our subject, the eldest son, was educated at the Meadville Academy, graduating in 1837. He then clerked for his father till 1839, when he embarked in general merchandising. In 1855 he was appointed Director of the Pittsburgh & Erie Railroad Company by the commissioners of this county.
In 1857, in company with J. D. Gill, he bought the Cussewago Mills. In 1858 he became one of the incorporators of the Meadville Railroad Company, now merged into the Atlantic & Great Western, and was elected a Director. In 1859 he was one of the incorporators of the New York Division of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, and was chosen Director. In the same year he sent several samples of the newly discovered petroleum to London, England; in December, 1861, he purchased 3,000 barrels for that market. In 1864 he became one of the Board of Directors of the New Lisbon, Ohio, Railroad Company. In 1865 he was elected President of the Pennsylvania Division of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, the same year a Director in the Mercer Mining & Manufacturing Company and also of the Shenango & Allegheny Railroad Company. On the consolidation of the railroads of the Atlantic & Great Western Company, in 1866, he was elected Vice President, and the same year was appointed a Director of the Pithole Railroad Company. When the Atlantic & Great Western passed into the hands of a receiver in 1867, Mr. Shryock was made his assistant, and in 1868 became President of the Shenango & Allegheny Company. He was elected President of the Meadville Water Company in 1874; in 1880 was elected President of the Meadville Railway Company.
Mr. Shryock has been twice married, on first occasion, 1842, to Priscilla, daughter of Robert Gill, who bore him three children, viz.: John J., a carpet merchant; Frank R., milling; and Emma, wife of Noble H. Merwin, of Cleveland, Ohio. This wife dying in 1869, he was remarried, 1871, to Mary, daughter of George A. Shryock, of Philadelphia, a manufacturer, who was the first to make straw boards, extensively used at the present time. Mr. and Mrs. Shryock are members of the Park Avenue Congregational Church, of which he is a Trustee. He is also one of the incorporators and a Director of the Greendale Cemetery and for many years was a Trustee of Allegheny College.
History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania: containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885, page 715
James J. Shryock of Meadville, a retired capitalist and for many years a successful merchant of that city, died Thursday, after a brief illness, aged 78 years. He was prominently identified with railroad, coal mine and oil interests.
Titusville Herald, 22 Jul 1898, p. 3, Titusville, Pa.
JAMES J. SHRYOCK, retired merchant and railroad President, Meadville, was born in Conneautville, Crawford Co., Penn., March 12, 1821, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (McNamara) Shryock.
His mother was a native of Pennsylvania, of English descent. His father, born in Maryland, of German lineage, came to this county in 1818, and manufactured salt in Beaver Township until 1822, when he came to Meadville and engaged in merchandising till 1842. He reared six children.
Our subject, the eldest son, was educated at the Meadville Academy, graduating in 1837. He then clerked for his father till 1839, when he embarked in general merchandising. In 1855 he was appointed Director of the Pittsburgh & Erie Railroad Company by the commissioners of this county.
In 1857, in company with J. D. Gill, he bought the Cussewago Mills. In 1858 he became one of the incorporators of the Meadville Railroad Company, now merged into the Atlantic & Great Western, and was elected a Director. In 1859 he was one of the incorporators of the New York Division of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, and was chosen Director. In the same year he sent several samples of the newly discovered petroleum to London, England; in December, 1861, he purchased 3,000 barrels for that market. In 1864 he became one of the Board of Directors of the New Lisbon, Ohio, Railroad Company. In 1865 he was elected President of the Pennsylvania Division of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, the same year a Director in the Mercer Mining & Manufacturing Company and also of the Shenango & Allegheny Railroad Company. On the consolidation of the railroads of the Atlantic & Great Western Company, in 1866, he was elected Vice President, and the same year was appointed a Director of the Pithole Railroad Company. When the Atlantic & Great Western passed into the hands of a receiver in 1867, Mr. Shryock was made his assistant, and in 1868 became President of the Shenango & Allegheny Company. He was elected President of the Meadville Water Company in 1874; in 1880 was elected President of the Meadville Railway Company.
Mr. Shryock has been twice married, on first occasion, 1842, to Priscilla, daughter of Robert Gill, who bore him three children, viz.: John J., a carpet merchant; Frank R., milling; and Emma, wife of Noble H. Merwin, of Cleveland, Ohio. This wife dying in 1869, he was remarried, 1871, to Mary, daughter of George A. Shryock, of Philadelphia, a manufacturer, who was the first to make straw boards, extensively used at the present time. Mr. and Mrs. Shryock are members of the Park Avenue Congregational Church, of which he is a Trustee. He is also one of the incorporators and a Director of the Greendale Cemetery and for many years was a Trustee of Allegheny College.
History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania: containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885, page 715
James J. Shryock of Meadville, a retired capitalist and for many years a successful merchant of that city, died Thursday, after a brief illness, aged 78 years. He was prominently identified with railroad, coal mine and oil interests.
Titusville Herald, 22 Jul 1898, p. 3, Titusville, Pa.
His mother was a native of Pennsylvania, of English descent. His father, born in Maryland, of German lineage, came to this county in 1818, and manufactured salt in Beaver Township until 1822, when he came to Meadville and engaged in merchandising till 1842. He reared six children.
Our subject, the eldest son, was educated at the Meadville Academy, graduating in 1837. He then clerked for his father till 1839, when he embarked in general merchandising. In 1855 he was appointed Director of the Pittsburgh & Erie Railroad Company by the commissioners of this county.
In 1857, in company with J. D. Gill, he bought the Cussewago Mills. In 1858 he became one of the incorporators of the Meadville Railroad Company, now merged into the Atlantic & Great Western, and was elected a Director. In 1859 he was one of the incorporators of the New York Division of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, and was chosen Director. In the same year he sent several samples of the newly discovered petroleum to London, England; in December, 1861, he purchased 3,000 barrels for that market. In 1864 he became one of the Board of Directors of the New Lisbon, Ohio, Railroad Company. In 1865 he was elected President of the Pennsylvania Division of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad, the same year a Director in the Mercer Mining & Manufacturing Company and also of the Shenango & Allegheny Railroad Company. On the consolidation of the railroads of the Atlantic & Great Western Company, in 1866, he was elected Vice President, and the same year was appointed a Director of the Pithole Railroad Company. When the Atlantic & Great Western passed into the hands of a receiver in 1867, Mr. Shryock was made his assistant, and in 1868 became President of the Shenango & Allegheny Company. He was elected President of the Meadville Water Company in 1874; in 1880 was elected President of the Meadville Railway Company.
Mr. Shryock has been twice married, on first occasion, 1842, to Priscilla, daughter of Robert Gill, who bore him three children, viz.: John J., a carpet merchant; Frank R., milling; and Emma, wife of Noble H. Merwin, of Cleveland, Ohio. This wife dying in 1869, he was remarried, 1871, to Mary, daughter of George A. Shryock, of Philadelphia, a manufacturer, who was the first to make straw boards, extensively used at the present time. Mr. and Mrs. Shryock are members of the Park Avenue Congregational Church, of which he is a Trustee. He is also one of the incorporators and a Director of the Greendale Cemetery and for many years was a Trustee of Allegheny College.
History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania: containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885, page 715
James J. Shryock of Meadville, a retired capitalist and for many years a successful merchant of that city, died Thursday, after a brief illness, aged 78 years. He was prominently identified with railroad, coal mine and oil interests.
Titusville Herald, 22 Jul 1898, p. 3, Titusville, Pa.
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