[p. 415] who is one of North Beaver Township's substantial citizens and self-made men, resides on his valuable farm of ninety acres, which adjoins the town of Bessemer, and owns also a second farm, containing sixty-one acres, which lies in Springfield Township, Mahoning County, Ohio. Mr. Eckman was born near Girard, Ohio, March 5, 1845, and is a son of Perry L. and Esther (Wreagle) Eckman.
The father of Mr. Eckman was engaged in farming in Trumbull County, Ohio, where he died when his son, H. Boyd, was about seven years old. Shortly afterward his mother contracted a second marriage with William Cracroft, and as there seemed to be no place in the new household for the little boy he sought employment from neighboring farmers, for whom he worked for seven years for little more than his board. In this time he learned to be industrious and reliable and when fourteen years of age was able to command the wages of a farm hand. He worked for several years in this capacity through Trumbull County, and for a time was employed at Weathersfield as a coal weigher, but his life has been mainly devoted to farming. In 1867, about the time of his marriage, he settled on his present home farm, which was then a property needing improvement. All of the substantial buildings, including the large house and barn, have been placed here by Mr. Eckman.
Mr. Eckman married Sophia Harman, daughter of Joseph Harman, and they have had two children, Cora A. and Frank. The daughter married D. E. Summers, and at her death was survived by one son, Wilbur Milton. Frank Eckman resides on his father's farm in Mahoning County. He married Dora Sowers, and they have two children, Marie and Clarence. Mr. Eckman is a member of the Presbyterian Church and is connected with that religious body in Springfield Township, Mahoning County.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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