Obituary - Adam Booth
East Liverpool Tribune
ADAM BOOTH, PIONEER POTTER, DIED SUNDAY AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Had Worked at Trade in East Liverpool Ever Since Industry Was Started.
Adam Booth, on of the oldest potters in the city, and one of the oldest clay workers in the United States, died at 1:40 Sunday afternoon (November 12, 1905) at his home 258 West Third street, after an illness of nearly two years. He was 79 years old and death was due to a general breaking down of the system. He was born in Woolstanton, Staffordshire, England, and came to the United States 57 years ago, locating at East Liverpool which had been his home ever since.
He was a saggermaker by trade and his first employment after coming to this city was at the old Croxall pottery, originally the Bennett plant, at the foot of Second street. This was the plant that the late John W. Croxall, the pioneer manufacturer of East Liverpool, was connected with. Mr. Booth was one of twenty-four prominent potters that were residents of East Liverpool prior to 1849. These men formed an organization nearly thirty years ago, at the home of the late Joseph Barker, and of the original enrollment only one survivor remains. He is Holland Manley.
Mr. Booth was born in 1826, and had followed the pottery trade nearly three-quarters of a century. He was actively employed at the bench as a saggermaker until four years ago when failing health forced him to retire.
He was last employed at the Burgess stilt works in Fourth street, but during his career has worked at many of the local plant. On account of his long residence in the city he was well known and could relate many interesting stories of the pioneer days of the pottery making business in this city. He was respected as a citizen and had a host of friends.
He was married July 1, 1854, to Mary Goodwin, a daughter of Phillip Goodwin, deceased. Phillip Goodwin was a brother of John Goodwin, a manufacturing potter, who has been dead many years. Mr. Holland Manley knew Mr. Booth very well and spoke of him in most respectful terms. He said he was a splendid workman and enjoyed the confidence and esteemof allhis employers.
The deceased is survived by his wife and six children, Frank, Fred, Samuel, Charles, Edward and Mrs. Annie Walker, all of this city. The funeral arrangements had not been completed last evening. One brother, Abraham, of Dayton, also survives.
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