Hiram B. Everett
HIRAM B. EVERETT. Street Commissioner, Bucyrus; son of Jesse and Mary Russell Everett, was born Sept. 4, 1833, in Seneca Co., N. Y. He lived on a farm till he was 15 years of age and for two years worked at the painting trade. In March 1854, he came to Bucyrus, and farmed near here for three years, and then worked at house painting for eight years. In 1863, he went to New Orleans via New York, and became first mate on a steamship plying on the Mississippi River and he became Captain of the Time and Tide, which was destroyed with nine other boats. Mr. Everett being a witness of the affair, and, at the time, he secured the money and came out through the flames. In 1865, he purchased a trading boat called the Star, of 75 tons' capacity, and ran it on the Red River. He sold it in the spring of 1866, and soon after purchased an interest in the War Eagle, making trips to St. Louis and Omaha, with success. In June, 1867, he sold this vessel, and was taken sick at St. Louis, being disabled for three months. After recovering somewhat, he went to Saginaw, Mich., and resumed his trade of house painting for a year. In 1868, he went to Washington as witness before the Court of Claims in the case of the loss of J. H. Russell and the steamer Liberty. When court adjourned he resumed his trade in all some 16 months. In February 1878, he returned to Saginaw, Mich., and worked at his trade for three years. In December 1873 he came to Bucyrus and has since then been engaged in painting. In the spring of 1880 he was elected Street Commissioner of the city of Bucyrus and is now discharging the duties of that office with great credit. He was married Aug. 5, 1878, to Mrs. Louisa Keeney, a daughter of Benjamin Warner and widow of Edwin Keeney. They have one child, Thos. Ewing. Mr. Everett has always been a Democrat and was in favor of the war for the preservation of the Union.
From History of Crawford County and Ohio, Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1881