JOHN CRAWFORD ECCLES.
John Crawford Eccles is well known to the hardware trade throughout the state of South Dakota as he has one of the leading stores of the kind in the state and is the largest shipper along that line in the Black Hills district. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1859, a son of James and Margaret (Claffy) Eccles, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. The father, who was a merchant tailor, emigrated with his family from the Keystone state to Michigan, where he continued in business, and both he and his wife passed away in the Wolverine state.
Mr. Eccles of this review is the sixth in a family of eight children and was reared under the parental roof. He attended school first at Battle Greek, Michigan, and later at Tecumseh and Charlotte, that state. In 1881 he came to South Dakota and located in Deadwood, where he was employed by the Starr & Bullock Company in their hardware
department. After one year in their employ he was taken into the firm,
which became Starr, Bullock & Eccles. They opened the first hardware
store in Sturgis and Mr. Eccles continued in charge of that
establishment until 1896 or 1897, when he sold his interest in the firm and went to Juneau, Alaska, where he bought a stock of men's
furnishings at a bankrupt sale and conducted business for about six
months. On disposing of his interests there, he returned to Deadwood,
South Dakota, and entered the employ of Ayers & Company, dealers in
hardware, with whom he remained for seven years. At the expiration of
that period he removed to Belle Fourche and purchased the Mortimer &
Cock Hardware Company's stock. This was in 1904 and in the intervening
years he has been most successful in the conduct of his business and
now carries the largest stock of hardware in western South Dakota and
the largest stock of wire in any state. His business occupies two
floors in the main store and he also uses three large warehouses. He is recognized as the largest hardware shipper in the hills. His success is founded upon those unchanging principles of business which must be the basis of enduring prosperity, namely, knowledge of the stock carried, honesty in all transactions and never-failing courtesy. He carries a full line of paints, oils, shelf and heavy hardware, farm implements, wagons, buggies and wire fencing of all kinds. In addition to his large retail trade he does an extensive jobbing business.
Mr. Eccles was married January 5, 1887, to Miss Elizabeth Maria
Ash, a native of Yankton, South Dakota, and a daughter of Henry Clay
and Mary Culver (Reynolds) Ash, the former born in Allegany county,
Maryland, on Christmas Day, 1828, and the latter in Ohio in 1830. The
mother died January 28, 1905, in Yankton, and the father passed away in Sturgis, February 12, 1909. He was a charter member of the first
Masonic lodge established in Dakota territory, which was located at
Yankton, and was well known in the Masonic fraternity. He and his wife
were the parents of five children: Benjamin Cowdin, who resides near
Faith, South Dakota, and operates an extensive stock ranch, while his
family live in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Julia, the wife of Charles
Bates, of Yankton; Harry Clay, who was born in 1858 and died July 25,
1904, in Colorado, where he had gone for his health which had become
impaired while he was prospecting in Alaska; William Bartlett, a
resident of San Diego, California, where he is engaged in the real-
estate and loan business; and Mrs. Eccles
Mr. and Mrs. Eccles have four children. John Crawford, Jr., born
May 25, 1889, is associated with his father in the hardware business.
He married Miss Katherine Pearson, a native of Missouri, who was
brought to Belle Fourche by her parents when but an infant. A daughter, Anna Elizabeth, has been born to this marriage, her natal day being June 25, 1914. The second son, Marston Ash, was born November 8, 1891, and married Miss Ethel Hall, a native of Belle Fourche. He is also associated with his father in the hardware business. Charles Bates, whose birth occurred June 7, 1893, is operating a two thousand acre stock ranch in Montana which is owned by Eccles & Sons. Although the ranch is in Montana the post office is Boise, Idaho. Mary Margaret, the only daughter, was born June 4, 1895, and is the wife of Lynn Chunning, cashier of the State Bank of Baker, Montana.
Mr. Eccles is a democrat but has been too busy with his business
affairs to hold office. He is identified with the Knights of Pythias
and the Modern Woodmen of America and in those organizations has made
many friends, while he holds the respect and esteem of his fellow
citizens, who recognize the fact that his financial success has been
won by superior business ability and tireless energy and that it has
not been gained by taking advantage of others.
Source- History of Dakota Territory IV, By George W. Kingsbury, 1915
John Crawford Eccles is well known to the hardware trade throughout the state of South Dakota as he has one of the leading stores of the kind in the state and is the largest shipper along that line in the Black Hills district. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1859, a son of James and Margaret (Claffy) Eccles, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. The father, who was a merchant tailor, emigrated with his family from the Keystone state to Michigan, where he continued in business, and both he and his wife passed away in the Wolverine state.
Mr. Eccles of this review is the sixth in a family of eight children and was reared under the parental roof. He attended school first at Battle Greek, Michigan, and later at Tecumseh and Charlotte, that state. In 1881 he came to South Dakota and located in Deadwood, where he was employed by the Starr & Bullock Company in their hardware
department. After one year in their employ he was taken into the firm,
which became Starr, Bullock & Eccles. They opened the first hardware
store in Sturgis and Mr. Eccles continued in charge of that
establishment until 1896 or 1897, when he sold his interest in the firm and went to Juneau, Alaska, where he bought a stock of men's
furnishings at a bankrupt sale and conducted business for about six
months. On disposing of his interests there, he returned to Deadwood,
South Dakota, and entered the employ of Ayers & Company, dealers in
hardware, with whom he remained for seven years. At the expiration of
that period he removed to Belle Fourche and purchased the Mortimer &
Cock Hardware Company's stock. This was in 1904 and in the intervening
years he has been most successful in the conduct of his business and
now carries the largest stock of hardware in western South Dakota and
the largest stock of wire in any state. His business occupies two
floors in the main store and he also uses three large warehouses. He is recognized as the largest hardware shipper in the hills. His success is founded upon those unchanging principles of business which must be the basis of enduring prosperity, namely, knowledge of the stock carried, honesty in all transactions and never-failing courtesy. He carries a full line of paints, oils, shelf and heavy hardware, farm implements, wagons, buggies and wire fencing of all kinds. In addition to his large retail trade he does an extensive jobbing business.
Mr. Eccles was married January 5, 1887, to Miss Elizabeth Maria
Ash, a native of Yankton, South Dakota, and a daughter of Henry Clay
and Mary Culver (Reynolds) Ash, the former born in Allegany county,
Maryland, on Christmas Day, 1828, and the latter in Ohio in 1830. The
mother died January 28, 1905, in Yankton, and the father passed away in Sturgis, February 12, 1909. He was a charter member of the first
Masonic lodge established in Dakota territory, which was located at
Yankton, and was well known in the Masonic fraternity. He and his wife
were the parents of five children: Benjamin Cowdin, who resides near
Faith, South Dakota, and operates an extensive stock ranch, while his
family live in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Julia, the wife of Charles
Bates, of Yankton; Harry Clay, who was born in 1858 and died July 25,
1904, in Colorado, where he had gone for his health which had become
impaired while he was prospecting in Alaska; William Bartlett, a
resident of San Diego, California, where he is engaged in the real-
estate and loan business; and Mrs. Eccles
Mr. and Mrs. Eccles have four children. John Crawford, Jr., born
May 25, 1889, is associated with his father in the hardware business.
He married Miss Katherine Pearson, a native of Missouri, who was
brought to Belle Fourche by her parents when but an infant. A daughter, Anna Elizabeth, has been born to this marriage, her natal day being June 25, 1914. The second son, Marston Ash, was born November 8, 1891, and married Miss Ethel Hall, a native of Belle Fourche. He is also associated with his father in the hardware business. Charles Bates, whose birth occurred June 7, 1893, is operating a two thousand acre stock ranch in Montana which is owned by Eccles & Sons. Although the ranch is in Montana the post office is Boise, Idaho. Mary Margaret, the only daughter, was born June 4, 1895, and is the wife of Lynn Chunning, cashier of the State Bank of Baker, Montana.
Mr. Eccles is a democrat but has been too busy with his business
affairs to hold office. He is identified with the Knights of Pythias
and the Modern Woodmen of America and in those organizations has made
many friends, while he holds the respect and esteem of his fellow
citizens, who recognize the fact that his financial success has been
won by superior business ability and tireless energy and that it has
not been gained by taking advantage of others.
Source- History of Dakota Territory IV, By George W. Kingsbury, 1915
JOHN CRAWFORD ECCLES.
John Crawford Eccles is well known to the hardware trade throughout the state of South Dakota as he has one of the leading stores of the kind in the state and is the largest shipper along that line in the Black Hills district. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1859, a son of James and Margaret (Claffy) Eccles, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. The father, who was a merchant tailor, emigrated with his family from the Keystone state to Michigan, where he continued in business, and both he and his wife passed away in the Wolverine state.
Mr. Eccles of this review is the sixth in a family of eight children and was reared under the parental roof. He attended school first at Battle Greek, Michigan, and later at Tecumseh and Charlotte, that state. In 1881 he came to South Dakota and located in Deadwood, where he was employed by the Starr & Bullock Company in their hardware
department. After one year in their employ he was taken into the firm,
which became Starr, Bullock & Eccles. They opened the first hardware
store in Sturgis and Mr. Eccles continued in charge of that
establishment until 1896 or 1897, when he sold his interest in the firm and went to Juneau, Alaska, where he bought a stock of men's
furnishings at a bankrupt sale and conducted business for about six
months. On disposing of his interests there, he returned to Deadwood,
South Dakota, and entered the employ of Ayers & Company, dealers in
hardware, with whom he remained for seven years. At the expiration of
that period he removed to Belle Fourche and purchased the Mortimer &
Cock Hardware Company's stock. This was in 1904 and in the intervening
years he has been most successful in the conduct of his business and
now carries the largest stock of hardware in western South Dakota and
the largest stock of wire in any state. His business occupies two
floors in the main store and he also uses three large warehouses. He is recognized as the largest hardware shipper in the hills. His success is founded upon those unchanging principles of business which must be the basis of enduring prosperity, namely, knowledge of the stock carried, honesty in all transactions and never-failing courtesy. He carries a full line of paints, oils, shelf and heavy hardware, farm implements, wagons, buggies and wire fencing of all kinds. In addition to his large retail trade he does an extensive jobbing business.
Mr. Eccles was married January 5, 1887, to Miss Elizabeth Maria
Ash, a native of Yankton, South Dakota, and a daughter of Henry Clay
and Mary Culver (Reynolds) Ash, the former born in Allegany county,
Maryland, on Christmas Day, 1828, and the latter in Ohio in 1830. The
mother died January 28, 1905, in Yankton, and the father passed away in Sturgis, February 12, 1909. He was a charter member of the first
Masonic lodge established in Dakota territory, which was located at
Yankton, and was well known in the Masonic fraternity. He and his wife
were the parents of five children: Benjamin Cowdin, who resides near
Faith, South Dakota, and operates an extensive stock ranch, while his
family live in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Julia, the wife of Charles
Bates, of Yankton; Harry Clay, who was born in 1858 and died July 25,
1904, in Colorado, where he had gone for his health which had become
impaired while he was prospecting in Alaska; William Bartlett, a
resident of San Diego, California, where he is engaged in the real-
estate and loan business; and Mrs. Eccles
Mr. and Mrs. Eccles have four children. John Crawford, Jr., born
May 25, 1889, is associated with his father in the hardware business.
He married Miss Katherine Pearson, a native of Missouri, who was
brought to Belle Fourche by her parents when but an infant. A daughter, Anna Elizabeth, has been born to this marriage, her natal day being June 25, 1914. The second son, Marston Ash, was born November 8, 1891, and married Miss Ethel Hall, a native of Belle Fourche. He is also associated with his father in the hardware business. Charles Bates, whose birth occurred June 7, 1893, is operating a two thousand acre stock ranch in Montana which is owned by Eccles & Sons. Although the ranch is in Montana the post office is Boise, Idaho. Mary Margaret, the only daughter, was born June 4, 1895, and is the wife of Lynn Chunning, cashier of the State Bank of Baker, Montana.
Mr. Eccles is a democrat but has been too busy with his business
affairs to hold office. He is identified with the Knights of Pythias
and the Modern Woodmen of America and in those organizations has made
many friends, while he holds the respect and esteem of his fellow
citizens, who recognize the fact that his financial success has been
won by superior business ability and tireless energy and that it has
not been gained by taking advantage of others.
Source- History of Dakota Territory IV, By George W. Kingsbury, 1915
John Crawford Eccles is well known to the hardware trade throughout the state of South Dakota as he has one of the leading stores of the kind in the state and is the largest shipper along that line in the Black Hills district. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1859, a son of James and Margaret (Claffy) Eccles, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. The father, who was a merchant tailor, emigrated with his family from the Keystone state to Michigan, where he continued in business, and both he and his wife passed away in the Wolverine state.
Mr. Eccles of this review is the sixth in a family of eight children and was reared under the parental roof. He attended school first at Battle Greek, Michigan, and later at Tecumseh and Charlotte, that state. In 1881 he came to South Dakota and located in Deadwood, where he was employed by the Starr & Bullock Company in their hardware
department. After one year in their employ he was taken into the firm,
which became Starr, Bullock & Eccles. They opened the first hardware
store in Sturgis and Mr. Eccles continued in charge of that
establishment until 1896 or 1897, when he sold his interest in the firm and went to Juneau, Alaska, where he bought a stock of men's
furnishings at a bankrupt sale and conducted business for about six
months. On disposing of his interests there, he returned to Deadwood,
South Dakota, and entered the employ of Ayers & Company, dealers in
hardware, with whom he remained for seven years. At the expiration of
that period he removed to Belle Fourche and purchased the Mortimer &
Cock Hardware Company's stock. This was in 1904 and in the intervening
years he has been most successful in the conduct of his business and
now carries the largest stock of hardware in western South Dakota and
the largest stock of wire in any state. His business occupies two
floors in the main store and he also uses three large warehouses. He is recognized as the largest hardware shipper in the hills. His success is founded upon those unchanging principles of business which must be the basis of enduring prosperity, namely, knowledge of the stock carried, honesty in all transactions and never-failing courtesy. He carries a full line of paints, oils, shelf and heavy hardware, farm implements, wagons, buggies and wire fencing of all kinds. In addition to his large retail trade he does an extensive jobbing business.
Mr. Eccles was married January 5, 1887, to Miss Elizabeth Maria
Ash, a native of Yankton, South Dakota, and a daughter of Henry Clay
and Mary Culver (Reynolds) Ash, the former born in Allegany county,
Maryland, on Christmas Day, 1828, and the latter in Ohio in 1830. The
mother died January 28, 1905, in Yankton, and the father passed away in Sturgis, February 12, 1909. He was a charter member of the first
Masonic lodge established in Dakota territory, which was located at
Yankton, and was well known in the Masonic fraternity. He and his wife
were the parents of five children: Benjamin Cowdin, who resides near
Faith, South Dakota, and operates an extensive stock ranch, while his
family live in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Julia, the wife of Charles
Bates, of Yankton; Harry Clay, who was born in 1858 and died July 25,
1904, in Colorado, where he had gone for his health which had become
impaired while he was prospecting in Alaska; William Bartlett, a
resident of San Diego, California, where he is engaged in the real-
estate and loan business; and Mrs. Eccles
Mr. and Mrs. Eccles have four children. John Crawford, Jr., born
May 25, 1889, is associated with his father in the hardware business.
He married Miss Katherine Pearson, a native of Missouri, who was
brought to Belle Fourche by her parents when but an infant. A daughter, Anna Elizabeth, has been born to this marriage, her natal day being June 25, 1914. The second son, Marston Ash, was born November 8, 1891, and married Miss Ethel Hall, a native of Belle Fourche. He is also associated with his father in the hardware business. Charles Bates, whose birth occurred June 7, 1893, is operating a two thousand acre stock ranch in Montana which is owned by Eccles & Sons. Although the ranch is in Montana the post office is Boise, Idaho. Mary Margaret, the only daughter, was born June 4, 1895, and is the wife of Lynn Chunning, cashier of the State Bank of Baker, Montana.
Mr. Eccles is a democrat but has been too busy with his business
affairs to hold office. He is identified with the Knights of Pythias
and the Modern Woodmen of America and in those organizations has made
many friends, while he holds the respect and esteem of his fellow
citizens, who recognize the fact that his financial success has been
won by superior business ability and tireless energy and that it has
not been gained by taking advantage of others.
Source- History of Dakota Territory IV, By George W. Kingsbury, 1915
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