[p. 605] one of New Castle's respected citizens, who has occupied his pleasant home at No. 107 Laurel Avenue since 1906, and who came to the city in 1903, was formerly a resident of Union Township, Lawrence County, where he was born December 6, 1849. His parents were William and Hannah (Kildue) Mayberry.
William Mayberry was born in Union Township, Lawrence County, and was a son of Thomas Mayberry, who resided at Harbor Bridge, having settled in that section when the forest covered all the land. William Mayberry continued to reside in Union Township until 1854, when he moved to North Beaver Township, where he died in May, 1889, having been engaged in agricultural pursuits for many years. He was a man of sterling character, capable as a farmer and as a citizen, and he was one of the founders of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Hillsville. Both he and wife, who had died in 1887, were held in the highest esteem by all who knew them. Of their children the following six survive: Mary A., who is the wife of T. H. Karisher, of Youngstown; James K., who resides at Topeka, Kan.; Samuel W.; Elizabeth, who is the wife of Emmett McCready, of Youngstown; Olive, who is the wife of H. H. Hoffmaster, of Youngstown, and Charles O., of Cleveland.
Samuel W. Mayberry accompanied his parents to North Beaver Township and attended the public school at Bessemer in his boyhood. For many years he followed farming and dairying and for a short time was associated with the Farmers' Supply Company, of New Castle.
On February 23, 1872, Mr. Mayberry was married to Emma McDonald. who was born in Edenburg, Pa., and is a daughter of James and Martha (Kerr) McDonald. James McDonald was born in Lawrence County and was a son of Arnold McDonald, an early settler. Of the children of James and Martha McDonald, four survive namely: Clarissa, wife of David G. Duff, of New Castle; Emma; Charles P., a resident of Kansas City, Mo., and Loretta, wife of P. A. Thompson, of New Castle. To Mr. and Mrs. Mayberry were born four children, as follows: Ostie, who resides in Columbiana County, Ohio; Nora E., who is the wife of C. E. Hoffmaster, of Mahoning Township; Vernon S., who resides at Norfolk, Va., and Edice, who is the wife of James Ball, of New Castle.
In politics Mr. Mayberry is affiliated with the Democratic party. Both he and wife are members of the First Methodist Episcopal Church at New Castle and are valued members also of the city's pleasant social circles.
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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