Ohio Silversmiths

OHIO SILVERSMITHS AND RELATED TRADES WORKING OUTSIDE OF CINCINNATI Based on research done by Elizabeth D. Beckman, compiled after her death by Maurice R. Meslans, and edited by Wm Erik Voss g = goldsmith, s = silversmith, j = jeweler, w = watchmaker, c = clockmaker
Surname	Given	City	County	Working	Profession	Notes

Abbey	Henry S.	Akron	Summit	1853-72	g, w, j	nothing found to indicate he was anything besides a clockmaker, though he retailed goods

Ackley	Charles C	Warren	Trumbull	1875-90	s, j	son of Joel

Ackley	Joel Woodworth	Fowler	Trumbull	1835-50	j
		Bloomfield	Trumbull	1850-80	j

Ackley	Lott W.	Painesville	Lake	1853-64	j	birth: abt 1810 in New York; death: 21 JAN 1885 in Painesville, Lake, Ohio

Ackley	Thaddeus D.	Warren	Trumbull	1860-90	s, j	son of Joel

Ackley	William Douglas	Warren	Trumbull	1890-1920	s, j	son of Thaddeus

Adams	John	Steubenville		1808	w

Adams	Thomas J.	Woodsfield	Monroe	1853

Aiken	Charles G.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1856

Aiken (Charles) & Coon (Jeremiah)		Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1856	j

Albertson	Joseph R.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1849-58	j

Allen	B	Morristown	Belmont	1850-53

Allen	Benjamin A.	Springfield	Clark	1856-8o	j	born 1816 in VA; listed in the 1880 Springfield census as a jeweler

Amsden (Austin O.) & Dickinson (George W.)		Ashtabula	Ashtabula	1859-72	j, c, w	the partners were related by marriage; Amsden sold out to his partner for a short time, moving to California for his health. He returned in 1877 and took up the trade again with his sons Arther and Lewis.

Anderson	David Bush	Marietta	Washington	1817-54	s, j

Anderson	David Bush, Jr. & Brothers	Marietta	Washington	1854-72	s, j, w	with brothers Henry and Joseph

Anthiaume	Jean B.	Gallipolis	Gallia	1790

Amstrong	Joel	Marysville	Union	1853-68

Ashley	Baxter	Milan	Erie	1850-56

Albert	Charles	Dayton	Montgomery	1853

Aubert	C. N.	Dayton	Montgomery	1856	j

Axman	Charles	Germantown	Montgomery	1853-72	j, c, w

Babcock	J. A.	Painesville	Lake	1850-3

Backus	Alexander	Columbus	Franklin	1841-50	j, c, w, s
		Defiance	Defiance	1853	j, c, w, s

Baird	Robert A.	Ravenna	Portage	1850-61	j

Baird (Robert) & Waite		Ravenna	Portage	1859-64

Baker	Joseph	Wilmington	Clinton	1850-53	j, w, s	listed in 1850 census as a silversmith; by 1860 he had moved on to Lebanon, where he is listed in the '60, '70, and '80 census as a jewelry and watch dealer

Baldwin	E. J.	Columbus	Franklin	1851	j	listed in 1850 city directory at the shop of Blynn (William) and Baldwin (Thomas) Jewelers

Baldwin	C. E.	Columbus	Franklin	1870-1880	j	listed in the 1880 census as a dealer in jewelry

Baldwin	J. C.	Columbus	Franklin	1870-1880	j	listed in the 1880 census as a dealer in jewelry; living with C. E Baldwin in the house of Henry Dietz

Baldwin	Thomas S.	Columbus	Franklin	1851	w	listed in 1850 city directory at the shop of Blynn (William) and Baldwin Jewelers

Bangs	J. J.	Maumee	Lucas	c 1830-1840	j, w	listed in the 1837 city directory

Bangs	John	Chillicothe	Ross	1839-68	j, w

Bapst	C. H.	Middletown	Butler	1856	j

Barkdull	Levi C.	Chillecothe	Ross	1838-68	j, s, w
		Sidney	Shelby

Barkdull (Levi) & Clark (A. J.)		Chillecothe	Ross	1838

Barrett	George B.	Cadiz	Harrison	1856-64	j, c, w

Bartholomew	H. M.	Chagrin Falls	Cuyahoga	1853

Baxter	William H.	Urbana	Champaign	1850-72	s

Baxter (William) & Benjamin		Urbana	Champaign	1853

Bean	R. A. or R. S.	Dayton	Montgomery	1853-56	j

Becker	Charles	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1836-37	w

Benner	J. F.	New Lisbon	Columbiana	1853-61	j

Benton	Lucius A.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1850-80	j, w, s	Worked in the 1840's for Crittenden, Benton & Maihivet; listed in the 1880 census as a jeweler

Best	Edward	Dayton	Montgomery	1860-80	j	son of Henry; listed in the 1880 census as a jeweler

Best	Henry	Dayton	Montgomery	1850-72	j, c, w	born 21 November 1804 in Cincinnati, died 26 January 1873 in Dayton

Best	Thomas	Lebanon	Warren	1822-36	j, c, w, s

Biesenthal	Soloman Ralph	Hamilton	Butler	c 1850-1855	j, w	born in Prussia; went on to work in Lexington KY until 1899

Binninger	Wolfgang	Lancaster	Fairfield	1853-80	j, w	born in Germany; listed in the 1880 census as a jeweler in his son's household

Binninger	Philemon	Lancaster	Fairfield	1860-1880	j	born in Lancaster c 1844, son of Wolfgang; listed as a jeweler in the 1880 census; Harry Boyer, a nephew, is also listed as a jeweler

Bisbee	C. A.	Chardon	Geauga	1850-68

Bixby	Edwin	Ironton	Lawrence	1850-72	j, c, w, s	listed in the 1880 census as a keeper of clocks and watches

Blackner	John L.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1836-37	w

Blanchard	J.	Ripley	Brown	1830-53

Bliss	John	Zanesville	Muskingum	1815

Bliss	Jonathan	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1815	s	brother of William; only stayed a short time before returning to NY

Bliss	William	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1815-28	s

Blynn	William	Columbus	Franklin	1848-64	j

Blynn (William) & Baldwin (Thomas S.)		Columbus	Franklin	1850-59

Boisell	Oliver	Cumberland	Guernsey	1853

Borton	Bethel	Washington	Guernsey	1816	c, w, s

Borton	Bethel	Washington	Guernsey	1856	j, w
		Winchester	Guernsey	1880	j	listed in the 1880 census as a jeweler

Bouvier	Daniel	Zanesville	Muskingum	1815	c, w, s

Bowman	George	Columbus	Franklin	1843-68	c

Bratin	A. R.	Greenfield	Highland	1856	j

Briggs (T. C.) & Co.		Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1856	j

Brown	George	St. Clairsville	Belmont	1820-72	j, c, w

Brown	J. B.	St. Clairsville	Belmont	1826	j, c, w

Brown	J. H.	Columbus	Franklin	1848	s

Brown (J. H.) & Bach		Columbus	Franklin	1851

Brown	W. B.	Mt.Vernon	Knox	1859-72

Brunner	T. K.	Circleville	Pickaway	1859-72	j, c, w

Buffler	Frank	Darrtown	Burtler	1859-72	j, c, w

Burger	J. & G.	Winesburg	Holmes	1853

Burkhart	William H.	Bucyrus	Crawford	1856-64	j, w

Burkhart (William H.) & Lake (Charles)				1864-66

Burr	Raymond	Deleware	Deleware	1850-64	j, w

Burrell (John W.) & Co.		Elyria	Lorain	1850-53

Bush	M.	Sidney	Shelby	1850-53

Butch	L. C.	Lancaster	Fairfield	1856-70	s

Butler	Morgan	New Phila.	Tocarawas	1853-64

Cahill	R. F.	Finley	Hancock	1853

Cambell	James	Steubenville	Jefferson	1808	j, c, w, s

Cambell	R. E.	Ravenna	Portage	1849-53	j, c, w

Canneff	J. W.	Toledo	Lucas	1853-72

Cantrovitz & Shrier		Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1853

Carey	Manson	Lexington	Richland	1853-72	j	born 4 Oct 1820 in Wyoming PA; listed in the 1880 Lexington census as a jeweler

Carter	O. G.	Norwalk	Huron	1850-72

Cary	H.	Crestline	Crawford	1859-62	j, w

Cellars	John	Chillicothe	Ross	1806

Chambers	Jacob	Eaton	Preble	1853-72	s, j	listed in the 1880 Easton census as a jeweler

Chapman	Harvey	Kenton	Hardin	1853-80	j	listed in the 1880 Kenton census as a jeweler

Chapman (Harvey) & Rogers		Kenton	Hardin	1853

Charter (David M. & George)		Xenia	Greene	1853-66	j

Clugsten	John	Portsmouth	Scioto	1853-64	j

Clackner	J. F.	Ravenna	Portage	1849	w, c

Clark	Elijah	Belleville	Richland	1859-61	j, c

Clark	A. J.	Chillicothe	Ross
		Columbus	Franklin	1839-59	j, w

Clark (A. J.) & Co		Columbus	Franklin	1852-56

Cleveland	Francis	Zanesville	Muskingum	1815-18

Cleveland (Francis) & Bliss (John)		Zanesville	Muskingum	1815-18	g, s	Employed Charles Hill who later joined A. C. Ross as Hill & Ross

Clymer	Charles	McConnellsville	Morgan	1853-59

Cohen	Thomas	Chillicothe	Ross	1815	s, j, c, w

Coleman	Joseph	Massilon	Stark	1853 -80	j	born in England; listed in the 1880 census as a dealer in watches and jewelry

Combs & Vautrot		Warren	Trumbull	1853-56

Combs & Meiksch				1853

Conant	H. H.	Maumee City	Lucas	1846	j, w

Coppock (G.F.) & Son		Columbus	Franklin	1852-53

Conway	Newton S.	Catawba	Clark	1853

Cook	H. T.	Toledo	Lucas	1853-72	j	listed, with son William, in the 1880 Toledo census as merchant jewelers

Cook	William H.	Toledo	Lucas	1880	j	son of H. T. Cook

Coon & Aaron		Medina	Medina	1853

Coon	Jeremiah	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1846-56		b 1819 in NY; 1880 Cleveland census as a clerk in jewelry store

Coon	John W.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga

Coonwell	M. A.	Copapa	Lorain	1859	j, c, w

Cooper	Henry	Wellsville	Columbiana	1865-80	w	son of Wilson, listed in the 1880 census as a jeweler

Cooper	Wilson	Wellsville	Columbiana	1853-80	w	listed in the 1880 census as a wathmaker

Coriell	A.	Portsmouth	Scioto	1853-72

Cornwell	David Coleman	Athens	Athens	1869-1900	s, w, j	son of John; listed in the 1880 census as a silversmith

Cornwell	John Goldsmith	Athens	Athens	1832-1852, 1856-1869	j	Cornwell Jewelers (still in business) is the oldest in the country.
		Wilkesville	Vinton	1880	j

Cornwell	Frank M.	Athens	Athens	1880	s	son of John; listed in the 1880 census as a silversmith

Covell	Lyman S.	Deleware	Deleware	1853-72	j, c, w	listed in the 1880 census as a farmer and jeweler

Cowles	Ralph	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1840-68	j, w, s

Cowles (Royal) & Albertson (Joseph A)		Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1849-53	j, w, s

Cowles (Royal) & Co (Homer Micheal Goodwin)		Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1857-89

Cracaw	E. A.	New Phila.	Tuscarawas	1856	j

Cram	Moses Bailey	Republic	Seneca	1840-1860		b: 17 Oct 1804 in Weare NH; d: 18 Jun 1878 in Faribault MI

Crickmore	Peter	Lebanon	Warren	1852-64

Crittenden	Newton E.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1826-72	j

Cross	R. A.	Maumee City	Lucas	1856	j

Custard	Joseph	New Lisbon	Columbiana	1853-72	s

Daller	H.	Ripley	Brown	1853-68	j

Davis	Pliny E.	Columbus		1850	j

Deal or Dial	J.	Franklin	Warren	1859-64	j, c, w

Deardorf	P.	Lebanon	Warren	1844-52	c
		Dayton	Montgomery	1853-68	c

Deardorf & Tucker		Dayton	Montgomery	1849-51

Deardorf & Jenkins		Dayton	Montgomery	1853

Defeu	C. F.	Chillicothe	Ross	1866
		Greenfield	Highland	1868

Dehl	Charles	Wooster	Wayne	1856	j

Deitz	Bernard G.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1859-68	w

Dietz (Bernard) & Bothers		Cleveland	Cuyahoga

Demmet or Dammest or Dammert	Francis	Pomeroy	Meigs	1853-56
		Irontown	Lawrence	1859	j, w

Desnoyers	Pierre Jean	Gallipolis	Gallia	1790

Deuble (George) & Brothers		Canton	Stark	1856-72	j, c, w, s

DeVacht	Francois	Gallipolis	Gallia	1792	w, s

DeVacht	Joseph	Gallipolis	Gallia	1792	w, s

Dewey	Hiram Todd	Sandusky	Erie	1853-64	j

Dewey	R.	Sandusky	Erie	1853-66

Dewing	John	Lee	Athens	1853

DeWitt	Frank C.	Oxford	Butler	1870	j	son of Zachariah

DeWitt	James	Wapakoneta	Auglaize	1853-66

DeWitt	Zachariah T.	Oxford	Butler	1856-68	s, j	birth: 24 February 1809 in Oxford, Butler, Ohio; death: 13 December 1870

DeYoung	R. J.	Leesburg	Highland	1840	j

Dickerson	T. H.	Marion	Marion	1853-66	j

Dickinson	Charles	Zanesville	Muskingum	1815

Dickenson (Charles) & Safford (Harry)		Zanesville	Muskingum

Deihl	E. H.	Wooster	Wayne	1853-56	j

Drayer	William E.	Hamilton	Butler	1853-68	j, w

Dreher	E.	Chillicothe	Ross	1835-38	j

Dresbach	C. F.	Columbus	Franklin	1835-37

Droz	F. Humbert	Ohio City	Cuyahoga	1853-68	j, w

Dunbar	R. D.	Columbus	Franklin	1852-68	j, c, w, s

Dungan	B. E.	Sunfish	Monroe	1853

Dunkin & McLaughlin		Circleville	Pickaway	1853

Dury	M.	Newark	Licking	1853

Elliot	E. G.	Springfield	Clark	1853-61

Elliot	Freeman	Lebanon	Warren	1828-31	j, c, w, s

Ells, Claflin & Co		Dayton	Montgomery	1846	g

Embry	E.	East Liberty	Logan	1853-66	j, c, w

Emmons	S. F.	Youngstown	Mahoning	1856	j

Enyart	David	Lebanon	Warren	1836-37	s

Espich	Henry	Germantown	Montgomery	1853-59	j, c, w

Evans	J. S.	Franklin	Warren	1859-61	j, w, c

Ewatt	H.	Piqua	Miami	1856-59	j

Farver	J. K.	Gilboa	Putnam	1853

Fee	Arthur	Felicity	Clermont			birth: 18 Dec 1791 in Washington, Pa; death: 2 Jan 1879 in Clermont, Ohio; married: Sarah Miller, b 2 Mar 1798 in Kentucky

Fee, Jr	Arthur	Felicity	Clermont			birth: 15 Jan 1821 Place: Clermont, Ohio ; death: 7 Apr 1879

Fee	M. D.	Felicity	Clermont

Fee & Fee		Felicity	Clermont	1856	w

Feighner	H. H.	Bucyrus	Crawford	1853

Feller	George	Xenia	Greene	1853

Ferguson		Dayton	Montgomery	1845	c

Field	David E.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1841-68	j, s, w

Field & Gray		Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1853

Fletcher	J. F.	Ravenna	Portage	1853

Folger	James Mott	Ravenna	Portage	1849	c, w, s

Ford	Daniel	Abbeyville	Medina	1853

Foster	William	West Unity	William	1853

Franklin	E. M.	Upper Sandusky	Wyandot	1853

Fredericks	J. G.	Defiance	Defiance	1859-61	j, c, w

French	Thomas	Elyria	Lorain	1859-72	j, c, w

Frey	S. C.	Canton	Stark	1853-56

Furtwangler	D.	Washington	Fayette	1853-68	s

Gallup	William	Tiffin	Seneca	1854-80	j, w	working 1841-1845 in Licking OH; 1845-1853 in Covington KY; 1854-1880+ in Tiffin OH (listed there in the 1880 census as a jeweler).

Gantz or Zantz	David	Carrolton	Carroll	1859-61	j, c, w

Garden, Jr	Samuel	Akron	Summit	1846	j, w

Garney	J. T.	Piqua	Miami	1846	w

Gates	James	Lancaster	Fairfield	1853-64	j, w, s	Also listed as an early silversmith in Chillicothe.

Gates	Olmsted	Urbana	Champagne	1859

Garrahty	James	Lancaster	Fairfield	1853-56	w

Gelier	M.	Louisville	Stark	1853-68

German	Michael	Lower Sandusky		1841	w, c

Gillett	J.	Akron	Summit	1853

Goodman	John	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1859-72	j, c, w	born 1815 in England; listed 1880 census as a watchmaker

Goodspeed	Laban	Massillon	Starke	1853

Goodwin	Homer Michael	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1857-1889		married Royal Cowles' sister Maryette in 1849; listed in the 1880 Sandusky census as an attorney.

Gory	Volintine	Chillicothe	Ross	1850	c

Gudgeon	D. L.	Bellefontaine	Logan	1853

Green	H. N.	Mansfield	Richland	1856	j

Griffith	Humphrey	Lebanon	Warren	1819-23	c, w	born 23 Dec 1796 in Wales; died 2 Jun 1870 in Indianapolis IN

Hall (A. B.) & Co		Ohio City		1837	j, w

Hall	J. C.	Urbana	Champaign	1859

Hall	Ransom E.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1833-36

Snow & Hall (Ransom)				1835

Haller (L. R.) & Son		Portsmouth	Scioto	1853-36	j

Handy (J. J.) & Co		Morristown	Belmont	1853

Hardman	J.	Lebanon	Warren	1823	c, w

Harper	W. M.	Greenville	Darke	1859-68	w

Harrison		Marrietta			j, c

Hartman	Lewis	Tiffin	Seneca	1863-80	w	son of John; listed in 1880 census

Hartman	John	Tiffin	Seneca	1853-72	j	born in Germany;

Hasil or Hasic	Marcus	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1845-46	w

Hastings	B. B.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1836-47	j, w, s

Hatch	John	Portsmouth	Scioto	1828	c, w

Heath	Ralph	Chillicothe	Ross	1815	j, c, w, s

Helfrick	A. B.	Dayton	Montgomery	1853-64	j, s

Herancourt	Georg Micheal	Columbus	Franklin	1835-42	j, w, s	Born in Bavaria; retail jeweler; proprietor of the Herancourt Brewery in Cincinnati.

Herancourt (G. M.) & Dresbach		Columbus	Franklin	1835

Herancourt (G. M.) & Hukill		Columbus	Franklin	1834

Hewitt & Buck		Salem	Columbiana	1853

Hill	Arundel	Steubenville	Jefferson			born 5 Dec 1791 in Harrisburg PA, died 5 April 1848 in Steubenville; early spoon in private collection marked A. Hill Steubenv'e

Hill (Charles) & Ross (A. C.)		Zaneville	Muskingum	1833

Hill	Charles	Zanesville	Muskingum	1815-33		Master to A. C. Ross, 1827-1831 and later his partner

Hinman	Stiles	Wilmington	Clinton	1853-68	j

Hoffman	George Washington	Plymouth	Richland	1860-1880	s	listed in the 1880 census as a silversmith; possibly the brother of Augustus Hoffman (Light & Hoffman)

Huffman	John	Bucyrus	Crawford	1853-68	j, w

Hunter	Merit A.	Jefferson	Ashtubula	1856	j

Hyde	Joshua	Mt. Vernon	Knox	1853-72

Hyde	Zachariah D.	Roscoe	Coshocton	1856-64	j

Ingersol	William B.	Sandusky	Erie	1840-45	j
		Elyria	Lorain	1846-50	j

Ingersol	C. F.	Oberlin	Lorain
		Berea	Cuyahoga	1853-59	j, c

Irick	T. A.	Lebanon	Warren	1837

Jacobs	John M.	Chillicothe	Ross	1846	c, w

Jamison	Jacob	Dayton	Montgomery	1853-66	c, w	In 1832 went from Springfield to Cincinnati then on to Dayton

Johnson	Joseph R.	Fairview	Guernsey	1856	j

Johnson (E. D.) & Co	E. D.	Urbana	Champaign	1853-56	s

Johnson	W.	Greenville	Lickling	1859-64	j, c, w

Johnson	W. J.	Somerset	Perry	1853

Jones	G. A.	Akron	Summit	1846	j, w

Jones	George A.	Zanesville	Muskingum	1856-68	j

Julian	J. J.	Troy	Miami	1856-68	j

Karg	L.	Dayton	Montgomery	1859	s

Kelsey	Amos	Leatherwood	Guernsey	1853

Kelvey	Thomas	West Union	Adams	1820

Kesler	Frank	Columbus	Franklin	1875-80	w	son of Herman; listed in the 1880 census as a watchmaker

Kesler	Herman	Columbus	Franklin	1859-80	j, w	born 1826 in Wurtemberg, Germany; listed in the 1880 census as a watchmaker

Kesselmeier	J.	Galion	Crawford	1859-72	j, c, w, s

Kidd (William) & Co	William	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1853-72	j

Kieffer	Lewis	Miamisburg	Montgomery	1853-66	j

King	Ashbel	Warren	Trumbull		s

King	Julius	Warren	Trumbull		s	He went on to graduate from the Cleveland Medical College and later founded the Julius King Optical Company in New York City.

King	Walter	Warren	Trumbull	1820-1853	s, w	father of Ashbel, Julius and Walter Burnham

King	Walter Burnham	Warren	Trumbull		s

King & Brothers (Ashbel, Julius, and Walter Burnham)		Warren	Trumbull	1856-64	s

King (Walter) & Son (Ashbel)	W.	Warren	Trumbull	1853-1855	s, w

Kingsbury	R. R.	Ravenna	Portage	1853

Kirkpatrick	Robert	Massilon	Stark	1856-64	w

Kissell	John G.	Bryan	Williams	1853

Kleeman Brothers (Louis and Moses)		Columbus	Franklin	1853-72	j, w

Knight	C. M.	Hudson	Summit	1853-64	j

Knight	E. G.	Hudson	Summit	1856	j

Kramer	G. P.	Delphos	Allen	1859	j, w

Kranken or Krakran	E. A.	New Philadelphia	Tuscarawas	1853-59	j, c, w

Lafee	Paul A.

Laffere	A.	Dayton	Montgomery	1856-72	c, w

Lebensberger & Lebolt		Dayton	Montgomery	1856	j, c

Lee	George	Pomeroy	Meigs	1853-72	j

Lee	John A.	Mansfield	Richland	1853-72	s

Lee (John A.) & Wilkinson (Edward)	Mansfield	Richland		1864-72	s,

Lehman	Christopher	Jerome	Union	1853

Leppelman	Lewis	Fremont	Sandusky	1853-72	j, w

Leroy	Francis	Ohio City	Van Wert	1836-37	g

Lesquereux	L.	Columbus	Franklin	1853-68	j, w

Lesquereux	F. A.

Licktennegger	F.	Columbus	Franklin	1848-61	j, w

Light (Joshua) & Hoffman (Augustus)		Plymouth	Richland	1853-56	j
		Plymouth	Richland	1859-72

Likes	J. W.	Galena	Deleware	1859-66	j, c, w

Lindsley & Hatch (John)				1828

Lindsley	William	Portsmouth	Scioto	1828	c, s	Also a cooper and gunsmith. A partner of John Hatch

Liniger	John	Woodfield	Monroe	1853

Lotland	John	Cadiz	Harrison	1853

Love	James	Toledo	Lucas	1846-68	j, w, s

Love (James) & Voight (Lucius N.)				1853-56

Madden	James	Tiffin	Seneca	1853

Madison	Charles L.	Cambridge	Guernsey	1853-80	j, c, w	listed in the 1880 census as a watchmaker

Malcher	Francois Paul	Gallipolis	Gallia	1790

Martin	A.	Dayton	Montgomery	1859-61	j

Martin	Joseph	Dayton	Montgomery	1853-72	j

Martin	J. M.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1836-37

Masterson	P.	Chapel Hill	Perry	1853

Matheny	F.	Athens	Athens	1853

Matson	Newell	Painesville	Lake	1853	j

Matteson	Horace Elias E.	Seville	Medina	1856	j, w	listed in the 1880 census at Seville as a dry goods merchant

Mayer or Meier	Jacob	Cleveland		1845-68	j, w

Meads	Alfred	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1856-59	j, w

Merrill	T.	Lebanon	Warren	1837		With T. A. Irick, bought the stock of J. Probasco

Meyers	Frederick	West Union	Adams	1853

Miers		Logan	Hocking	1853

Miksch	R. P.	Franklin Mills	Portage	1851-53	j, w

Miller	Isaac W.	Newark	Licking	1856-72

Miller (John & William)	John	Bellefontaine	Logan	1859-72

Millner	Thomas	Ashtabula	Ashtabula

Miner	O. H.	Columbus	Franklin	1848	w

Moeller	Peter	Cleveland	Cuyahoga

Morison & Carey		Lexington	Richland	1856	s

Moyers	John	Hillsboro	Highland	1853-72

Murphy	H.	Fairview	Guernsey	1853

McClain	Robertson	Barnsville	Belmont	1859-66	c, w

McCain	Benjamin	Akron	Summit	1853	j
		Ohio City	Summit	1836-37	j

McHenry	David	Circleville	Pickaway	1856-72	j, w	listed in the 1880 census as a grape grower

McHenry	Frank	Circleville	Pickaway	1875-80	s	son of David; listed in the 1880 census as a silversmith

McLaughlin	J.	Somerset	Perry	1856	s

McNeely	William	Paris	Stark	1814	s

McNeely (William) & Estep		Paris	Stark	1814
		St. Clairsville	Belmont	1827	s, c, w

Nusley	V.	Sundusky	Erie	1853-66

Oldein or Olden	David	Middletown	Butler	1853-72	j

Oldroyd	William	Mt. Vernon	Knox	1856-59	j

Olmsted	Philo Hopkins.	Columbus	Franklin	1835-46		Previously attributed, but not a silversmith; apprenticed as a printer in father's newspaper, which he later took over. Hotel owner, local politician, and prominent citizen.

Parmele	John	Ravenna	Portage	1853

Patterson & Wilkinson (James A.)		Mansfield	Richland	1853-61	s

Pauley	Milton R.	Lebanon	Lebanon	1855-6		married Mary Benedict, 1857, in Mason OH; listed in the 1880 census there as a drygoods merchant

Shepherd & Pauley (Milton R.)		Lebanon	Lebanon	1855-56

Paxton	Alexander	Steubenville	Jefferson	1820	c, w

Paxton	Isaac	Hamilton	Butler	1813	c, w, s

Paxton (Isaac) & Wallace		Hamilton	Butler	1813	c, w, s

Peck	A. G.	Ashtabula	Ashtabula	1823

Peugh	B. G.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1845-46	j

Phillippi	George A.	Portsmouth	Scioto	1856-59	j

Philpot	S.	Belleville	Richland	1853

Picard	J. C.	Mowrytown	Highland	1853	j, w	Ad in Georgetown OH newspaper, 1834, states he is a French watch and clockmaker; listed in 1840 Cincinnati Directory

Pickett	Julius K.	Salem	Columbiana	1853-72	s	listed in the 1880 census as a hotel keeper

Pickett	Julius K.	Salem	Columbiana	1870-80	w	son of Julius, Sr.

Pinkerton	D. C.	Chillicothe	Ross	1838
		McConnellsville	Morgan	1838-59	j, w

Platt	Benjamin	Delaware	Deleware	1817-1833	s, instrument maker	working earlier in New Milford CT

Platt	Cyrus	Delaware	Deleware	1847-72	j, c, w, s	son of William; he was in Delaware by 1847, when he married; still working as a jeweler there in the 1880 census

Platt	William Augustus	Columbus	Franklin	1830-50	j, c, w	son of William; later president of Columbus Gas Light and Coke Co.

Platt	William	Columbus	Franklin	1817-46	j, c, w	son of Benjamin

Plowman	Thomas	Chillicothe	Ross	1830-31	c, w

Powell	E. N.	Chillicothe	Ross	1833-36	j

Pratt	Ephraim P.	Chillicothe	Ross	1839	s

Pratt (Ephraim P.) & Bangs (John)		Chillicothe	Ross	1839-41

Preston	H. W.	Norwalk	Huron	1856	j

Probasco	John	Lebanon	Warren	1823-52	j, c, w, s

Punghes (Punches)	W.	Bryan	Williams	1859-64	j, c, w, s	b. 1811 in PA; recorded as a jeweler in Bryan in the 1880 census
		Ashtabula	Ashtabula	1868

Pugh	Richard	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1861-72

Quest	Benjamin K.	Cadiz	Harrison	1856-80	j, c, w	listed in the 1880 census as a clock repairer

Ralston	William	Ashland	Ashland	1853-72	j, c, w, s	apparently working for several years in the 1870s in Fayetteville TN

Ramsay	George	Clyde	Sandusky	1859-64	j, w

Reeks	H.	Dayton	Montgomery	1853-61	j

Reeves (E.) & Son (John)		Dayton	Montgomery	1844-72	w, s

Reeves	E.	Dayton	Montgomery

Reeves	John	Dayton	Montgomery

Reeve (George) & Richard		Zaneville	Muskingum	1809

Reeve	George	Zanesville	Muskingum	1809-14	j, s

Reniff	T. W.	Toledo	Lucas	1853-66

Ricaby	William	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1953

Richard	C. A.	Columbus	Franklin	1836-37	c, w

Richards	Joseph	Gallipolis	Gallia	1853

Ricksecker	Israel	Canal Dover	Tuscarawas	1853

Reiter	Alexander	Alliance	Stark	1859-68	j, c, w

Robert	Jules	Gallipolis	Gallia	1859-61	w	listed in the 1880 Gallipolis census as a jeweler, b. 1830 in Switzerland

Robinson	John R.	Mansfield	Richland	1856	j

Ruff	Christian	Upper Sandusky	Wyandott	1859	j, c, w	in the 1880 census at Upper Sandusky, Christian Ruff, b. 1806 in Wurtemberg, Germany, is listed as a carpenter

Robinson	William	Chillicothe	Ross	1810-15	s

Roff	Conrad	Dayton	Montgomery	1856-59	s, w

Rogers	Soloman	Elmira	Fulton	1859	j, c, w

Rohman	B.	Rossville	Butler	1853
		Hamilton	Butler	1859-72	j

Rose	M.	Canton	Stark	1853

Rosenfield	S.	St. Marys	Auglaize	1856

Ross	Alexander Coffin	Zanesville	Muskingum	1829-64	j, c, w	Apprenticed to Charles Hill, 1829-1831 and his partner in 1833. A man of many talents and an ingenious turn of mind. He is credited with being the inventor of sulphur matches and with producing the first daguerreotypes west of the Allegheny mountains after reading an account of the discovery of the process in a London journal. He operated the first telegraph line in Zaneville and is credited with writing the famous song Tippecanoe and Tyler Too, in the Harrison presidental campaign.

Ross	James J.	Zanesville	Muskingum	1853-61	, j, w	brother of Alexander, for whom he probably worked

Russell	Daniel N.	Lebanon	Warren	1836	c, w, s

Safford	Harry	Zanesville	Muskingum	1816	j, c, w, s, g	Probably came from Gallipolis; worked in Marrietta 1810. Later a merchant and postmaster of Springfield.

Saffer & Allen		Dayton	Montgomery	1853

Sage	Henry	Circleville	Pickaway	1856-64	j, w

St. John	R. H.	Bellefontaine	Logan	1853-56	w

Sanderson	Robert	Athens	Athens	1839-64	w, s

Sargent	A. G.	Lower Sandusky		1836	w, s

Sargent	J. C.	Bellefontaine	Logan	1859	j, w

Sarratt	J. H.	Steubenville	Jefferson	1853-72	j

Satterthwaite	Isaac	Lima	Lima	1853-72	s, gunsmith

Savage	John T.	Columbus	Franklin	1853-56	j

Savage	James Y.

Savage	William	Columbus	Franklin	c 1840-1880	j	b 1815 in VA

Savage	James	Columbus	Franklin	c 1860-1880	j	son of William

Sayler	Jacob	Hillsboro	Highland	1853-72	s

Saylor	Samuel	Jackson	Jackson	1853-68	j

Schreckengaust (S. & J.)		Chillicothe	Ross	1850-72	j, s

Schneider	George	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1859-72	j, w

Schroeder	A.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1844-46	j, w

Schroeder (A.) & Wangelin		Cleveland	Cuyahoga

Schwabe	Theodore	Zanesville	Muskingum	1846-56	s

Schwarz	John	Hamilton	Butler	1859	j

Shober	Wiliam	Gallipolis	Gallia	1859-72	j, c, w

Seewald	Philip	Tiffin	Seneca	1853-66	j

Selenberger	E. C.	Feesburg	Brown	1853

Shaw (P. & R.)		Sarahsville	Noble	1853

Shaw	T. M.	Feed Spring	Harrison	1853

Sheldon & Ewalt		Wooster	Wayne	1853

Sheldon	Philo S.	Bellefontaine	Logan	1856	j

Sheldon	P. S.	Wooster	Wayne	1856	j

Shepherd		Wilmington	Clinton	1853

Shepherd	Amaziah	Lebanon	Warren	1853-56

Shepherd (Amaziah) & Pauley (Milton)		Lebanon	Warren	1855-56

Shepherd	J. B.	Ashtabula	Ashtabula	1853-56	j

Sherwood	John	Dayton	Montgomery	1859	c, w

Sherwood	N. D.	Jefferson	Ashtabula	1853

Shrock	Jacob M.	Newark	Licking	1853-72	j	1880 census as a watchmaker

Shrock & Cook		Millersburg	Holmes	1853

Sill (E. J. & C. S.)		Cuyahoga Falls	Summit	1853-56	w, + drugs

Simpson	Walter	Sandusky	Erie	1853-56	j

Smith	F.	Winesburg	Holmes	1853

Smith	J.			1803	w, s, g	Advertised in Scioto Gazette, 21 May 1803

Smith	J.	Appleton	Licking	1859	j, c, w

Smith	M.	Franklin	Warren	1817	c, w, s

Smith	William B.	Coshocton	Coshocton	1859-72	j, c, w

Snow	William H.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1835-37

Snyder	C.	Georgetown	Brown	1853

Southwell	George	Columbus	Franklin	1848	w

Spear or Speer	Robert	Steubenville	Jefferson	1853-61	j

Sprague		Newark	Licking	1853-72	j	Hezekial S., Henry Day, and Henry S. Sprague all worked as jewelers in Newark. The first two were the brothers of Lindel Sprague and the third his son.

Sprague	Lindel	Wooster	Wayne	1853-72	s

Spurk	Peter	Chillicothe	Ross	1810	s

Staford	Thomas	Auburn	Geauga	1859	j

Stanley	Joseph E.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga
		Zanesville	Muskingum		s

Stanley	Jos. M.	Zanesville	Muskingum		g, s

Starbuck	Robert P.	Bealsbille	Monroe	1856	w

Stark	William Trammell	Xenia	Greene	1853-58	j	born: 1790 in Loudoun VA; died: 11 Sep 1858 in Xenia

Starr	L.	Bedford	Cuyahoga	1853

Starry	James H.	Hillsboro	Highland	1842	s
		Clarksville	Clinton	1843-50	s	first silversmith to work in the city

Stedman	Oscar	Nelson	Portage	1853

Steele	A. W.	Ashtabula	Ashtabula	1853-64	j, c, w, s

Stein	D. O.	Circleville	Pickaway	1859	j, c, w

Stevens & Heath (Ralph)				1815

Stevens		Chillicothe	Ross	1815	j, c, w, s

Stone	Levi	Mt. Vernon	Knox	1856-72	j	probably apprenticed to Joshua Hyde. Member of Young, Stone & Hyde

Stow	Dwight Foster	Toledo	Lucas	1846-53	j, c, w, s	working 1832-1845 in NYC

Strieby	C. H.	Mt. Vernon	Knox	1853	c

Sturdivant & Brothers		Deleware	Deleware	1853

Sumner	Edward	Bellevue	Huron	1859-64	j

Sumner (Edward) & Weiker		Bellevue	Huron	1853

Sweny	J. R.	Harveysburg	Warren	1859	j, c, w

Swope	James Willard	Dayton	Montgomery	1859-72	j, c	born: 1835 in La Porte IN; died 15 JUL 1909 in Dayton

Talcott & Co		Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1853-59	j, w

Tallman	William	Akron	Summit	1856-61	j, c, w

Thiele & Hofer		Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1853	j

Thiele & Co		Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1856	j

Thoma	August	Piqua	Miami	1846-72	j, s

Thomas	William	Urbana	Champaign	1853-56	j

Thompson	Seth	Chillicothe	Ross	1804-06	j, w, s, g

Thrift	John	Kalida	Putnam	1859	j, c, w

Tight or Zight	G.	Granville	Licking	1859-64	j, c, w

Truman	Jeffery	Mainsville	Warren	1822-23	w, c
		Franklinle	Warren	1822-23	w, c

Van Deren & Gadner		Chillicothe	Ross	1836

Vandyke	D. W.	Mason	Warren	1853-68		listed as a gunsmith in 1880 census

Vantrot	Jules	Trumbull	Warren	1856-72	j	born in France; listed in 1880 census as a jeweler, as was his son, Jules Jr.

Vantrot (Jules) & Mieksch		Trumbull	Warren	1853

Vantrot (Jules) & Ackley		Trumball	Warren	1868

Varner & River		Covington	Miami	1859	c, w

Vellage	B. C.	Athens	Athens	1856	w

Venen (Joseph Albert & Darwin Plummer)		Conneaut	Ashtabula	1853-72	j, c, w

Venen	John D.	Conneaut	Ashtabula	1853-56	j

Vincent	Antoine Claude	Gallipolis	Gallia	1790

Vincent (Benjamin) & Green (Jesse)		McConnellsville	Morgan	1856	j, w

Wadell	Robert R.	Georgetown or Hillsborough		1857	j

Wangelin (Louis & Edward)		Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1844-46	g

Warner	John	Columbus	Franklin	1816-31	j, s

Washburn	Wellington	Cuyahoga Falls	Summit	1859	j, c, w	apprenticed in Akron, 1852-1859; working 1859-1875 in Galesburg IL

Wassignsra	P.	East Liverpool	Columbiana	1853-59	j, c, w

Weber	C. B.	Ironton	Laurence	1853

Webb	N.	Greenville	Darke	1853-72	j, books

White	Alex	Galigher	Guernsy	1859	j, c, w

White	D. C.	Elyria	Lorain	1853-68	j, c, w, s

White	Edward	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1859	j, w

Whitemore	Levi	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1845-46	j

Whitemore	J.	Medina	Medina	1853

Whitesides	R.	Chillicothe	Ross	1806-08	j, s

Wight (J. W. & H. W.)		Garrittsville	Portage	1859-64	j, c, w

Wilcox	John	Cardington	Morrow	1853
		Belleville	Richland	1859-64	j, w

Wiler	J. V.	Mansfield	Richland	1853

Wilkinson	Edward	Mansfield	Richland	1853-72	s, j	listed in the 1880 census as a retired jeweler

Wilkinson	Milton G.	Mansfield	Richland	1857-80	j	son of Edward; listed in 1880 census as a jeweler

Wilkinson (James A.) & Co	James A.	Norwalk	Huron	1856-80	j	son of Samuel; listed in the 1880 census as a jeweler

Wilkinson	Samuel	Norwalk	Huron	1830-60	j	listed in the 1880 census as a retired jeweler, living with his son

Wilkinson	Thomas	Gallipolis	Gallia	1853-64	j

Williams	John H.	St. Clairsville	Belmont	1851-53

Wilson	C. B.	Finley	Hancock	1853-56	j

Withington	Martin A.	Massillon	Starke	1845-66

Wolcott	S. B.	Elyria	Lorain	1859-72	j, s

Wofram	C.	Dodsonville	Highland	1853

Woltze	W. E.	Dayton	Montgomery	1859-61	w

Woods	S.	Rossville	Butler	1832	c, w

Woolnough	J. H.	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	1853

Young	William Mitchell	Mt. Vernon	Knox	1854-1880+	j	apprenticed to Joshua Hyde in 1849. He joined him as a partner in 1854.

Young (William Mitchell), Stone (Levi) & Hyde (Joshua)		Mt. Vernon	Knox	1854-72	j	Levi Stone became a partner in 1856; Joshua Hyde retired in 1872.

Zoellner	Albert	Portsmouth	Scioto	1858	j	son of Phillip; born: 27 APR 1859 in Portsmouth

Zoellner	Phillip	Portsmouth	Scioto	1858	j, w	born: 22 NOV 1832 in Bavaria; died: 28 DEC 1906 in Portsmouth