1921 Duluth & St Louis County MN, Van Brunt.pdf - Garon.us

902 DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY
war. Mr. Bayha by his second marriage has five children : WiUiam
H., Lois, Robert L./ Dorothy and M. F.
John H. Jeffrey is a prominent citizen of Tower and is chief clerk
of the Soudan Mine of the Oliver Mining Company. He has ^he
distinction of having been continuously in the service of this greatest
iron ore mining corporation of the world since 1888. This service
makes him a pioneer of the Iron Range country and he is widely
known all over northern Minnesota.
Mr. Jeffrey was born in the county of Cumberland, England, September
1, 1864, son of John H. and Frances (Simpson) Jeffrey. When
he was about thirteen years of age the family came to America. John
H. Jeffrey was also a practical mining man and for a time was employed
in the Central Mine of Keweenaw County, Mic^higan, later moved
to Ishpeming in that state, and died when about fifty-five years of age.
His wife passed away in 1900, at the age of seventy-three. John H.
Jeffrey was affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
was a member of the Methodist Church.
Of his three children John H. Jeffrey, Jr., is the only survivor. He
attended school before coming to America and finished his education in
an excellent grade school conducted at the Central Mine in Michigan.
When he was sixteen he accepted employment in the mine office at
Ishpeming, being a bookkeeper for several years. Mr. Jeffrey came to
Tower in 1888, and had successive service with the Oliver Mining Company
as timekeeper, warehouseman, surface boss and since 1901 has
been chief clerk of the Soudan Mine,
he was aoout thirteen years of age the family came to America. Joihn
While he has given close and faithful attention to his business duties
for many years, Mr. Jeffrey has aided at every possible point the
welfare and progress of his community. He was a member of the School
Board for twenty years and was chairman when the new school house
was built. He is independent in politics, is a member of the Episcopal
Church, for twenty years has been secretary of Vermillion Lodge of
thirty years and is present mayor of Ely, practically grew up in the cop-
Masons, and is also a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
In 1891 Mr. Jeffrey married Matilda Brown, daughter of John Brown,
of Ontonagon, Michigan. They have three children: Roy F., an employe
of the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad ; Edith, a teacher in the Gilbert
schools, and Owen T.. who is employed at the Fayal Mine at Eveleth.
Henry Chinn, who has been a resident of northern Minnesota for
thirty years and is present mayor of Ely, practically grew up in the copper
mining district of northern Michigan, and has been identified with
some phase of mining operations in Michigan and Minnesota since early
boyhood.
Mr. Chinn, who is widely known over the Iron Ranges, was born
in the town of Central in the copper district of Michigan November
25, 1866. His parents, James and Mary (Carter) Chinn, came from
Cornwall, England, to America in 1864. James Chinn had been employed
in the tin mines of southwestern England, and after coming to
America he lived out his life at Central, Michigan, where he was identified
with the copper mines. He died in February, 1914, at the age of
seventy-two, and his wife passed away in 1910, at the same age. They
were active Methodists, and James Chinn was a Republican and a Knight
of Pythias.
Of the eight children of his parents Henry Chinn was the seventh in
age. The public schools of his native town of Central gave him his
early advantages, but at the age of fourteen he was doing regular duty as