The Biographical encyclopaedia of Kentucky of the dead and living men of the nineteenth century, Part 125

Author: Armstrong, J. M., & company, pub
Publication date: 1878
Publisher: Cincinnati, J. M. Armstrong
Number of Pages: 946

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Through 'her they have dispensed much of their pros- perity to the needy, and in various ways the Church and community have felt her noble virtues.

ULLITT, HON. ALEXANDER SCOTT, was born in 1761, in Prince William County, Vir- ginia; and was the son of Cuthbert Bullitt, a lawyer of distinction, and a Judge of the Su- preme Court of Virginia. Alexander S. Bullitt emigrated to Kentucky in 1784; and, after re- maining for a time in Shelby, settled permanently in Jefferson County. He there entered a tract of land, on which he made his home, and where he resided during his life. In 1792, he was elected, from Jefferson County, as a delegate to the Convention which framed the first Constitution of Kentucky; after the admission of the State, he was elected to the State Senate, and presided over that body until 1799, when he was again chosen a delegate to the second Constitutional Convention, which met at Frankfort, and served as its president. In the following year, he was elected Lieutenant-Governor with Gov. Garrard, serving four years in that capacity. He was subsequently sent from his county to the Legisla- ture, serving as Senator or Representative until 1808, when he retired from public life, and remained on his farm until his death, which took place April 13, 1816. Gov. Bullitt married the daughter of Col. W. Christian.

OWE, REV. JOHN, Clergyman, was born December 31, 1769, in North Carolina, and was the brother of Rev. Joseph P. Howe, who was ordained over the Churches at Mt. Sterling and Springfield, Kentucky, in 1795, and died in 1830. John Howe came to Kentucky in '1794, and was installed as pastor of the Church of Beaver Creek and Little Barren in 1798; continued in that relation for several years; became pastor of the Church at Greensburg in 1805, at the same time carrying on a school at that place; subsequently returned to Barren County, on his former charge. In 1812, he purchased a farm near Greensburg, in Greene County, continuing as pastor of the Church until 1845; also had charge of the Church of Bethel and Ebenezer, and, for the greater part of thirty years, taught a school in New Athens Seminary, at Greensburg. Among his pupils who be- came distinguished men were Judge A. W. Graham, William V. Loving, Judge A. Barnett, of Greensburg,. Judge Richard A. Buckner, -Jr., of Lexington, Dr. Richard F. Barret, Hon. Henry Grider, Hon. Aylett Buckner, Rev. John Howe Brown, and a large number of other men who have become prominent over the

West and South. He was a man of fine scholarship, and was exceedingly popular as a teacher. In 1845, he removed to Missouri, and settled near Otterville, in Pettis County, where he died in 1857. He was a preacher of great earnestness, but made little pretense toward oratoric display, his sermons being practical, and were usually extemporaneous. He wielded a great influence in the community; was greatly beloved, and was without enemies, never having been known to have a dispute with any man. Some of his sermons were published, and were of great merit. In person, he was under six feet high; displayed great vigor of constitu- tion, and continued actively engaged in the great work before him until the close of his life. Mr. Howe mar- ried a Miss Wallace, a lady of genuine intelligence and worth, who died in 1842.

ULLIVAN, JOHN T., Tobacco Merchant, and President of the Pound Gap Railroad, was born in the village of Dover, Mason County, Ken- tucky, August 25, 1822. He is of Irish extrac- tion, his ancestors having emigrated to America at a very early day, and settled in Virginia. From this State, his father, Randolph Sullivan, who ac- quired his patronymic from the celebrated Randolph family of Virginia, with which he was connected on the maternal side, emigrated to Kentucky and settled on a farm in Mason County. Having acquired a preliminary education in the primitive neighborhood school of the day, he entered college with a view of preparing him- self to follow the profession of medicine. But the neces- sary confinement and requirements attendant on the requisite course of study were repugnant to his active habits, and, abandoning his first project, he returned, in poor health, to the paternal farm, where he was em- ployed in the culture of tobacco until he had attained his majority. He subsequently removed to the adjoin- ing county of Bracken, where extra inducements were offered to tobacco-growers, in the shape of new and cheap lands. Here he engaged extensively in business, as farmer, store-keeper, and tobacco dealer; and, within a brief period, through his enterprise, integrity, and constant business intercourse with the people, acquired considerable influence throughout this region; and, by his personal efforts, by furnishing the latest and most reliable information as to the growth, handling, and packing of tobacco; also, by finding a market at their doors for all the sellers, where the highest prices were paid for every thing offered, succeeded in developing the tobacco interest in Bracken County until it became the staple, and that county was recognized as the " Ban- ner County" of the district for fine tobacco. He re- sided there for many years, engaged constantly, in addi-

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tion to his farming and store-keeping occupations, as the head of a large tobacco firm, composed of bankers and merchants, at Ripley, Ohio, and packed and shipped annually a thousand hogsheads of tobacco to all the mar- kets of the United States. Even at that time, although living in a comparatively obscure rural district, he was widely and favorably known in the shipping markets * of New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York; and to the cutting men of Rochester, Buffalo, Cleveland, Toledo, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Chicago. The subsequent war having closed one of the chief sea- ports- New Orleans-to shipments, he sought a new field for his enterprise, and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he engaged in the leaf-tobacco jobbing and com- mission business. To this point his old neighbors and acquaintances from the Mason County district followed him with their fine tobacco, and here, also, he soon took a place in the front rank of commission men and dealers. Quick to discern the demands of the cutting trade, he established a system of re-handling and re-drying all his tobaccos, thus insuring, beyond all contingencies, their sweetness. In the course of time, his tobacco became an article of necessity to cutters, and in this way he rapidly acquired control of the cutting trade. Country dealers, stimulated by his success, then began to bestow greater care on the preparation of their tobaccos, which were all shipped to Cincinnati, and which contributed greatly to the activity of the city tobacco trade, and ultimately made Cincinnati the center of attraction for cutters, who gathered here from all parts of the Union, and from Canada. Thus, largely through his instru- mentality, a new era was inaugurated in the tobacco trade of the city, and it became the first market in the United States, if not in the world, for the cutting stock. Having now accumulated a large capital, he, in con- nection with his brother and brother-in-law, built a mammoth warehouse in Covington, and opened a ware- house business. For the proposed purposes, this struc- ture was, as to location, a mistake, although in other respects admirably adapted to the ends in view. Yet, through indomitable energy and perseverance, it was made a pecuniary success, and eventually was the means of adding largely to the receipts of tobaccos from fields which, up to that time, were comparatively unknown in Cincinnati. His hands now being full of outside busi- ness-the conduct of a large farm in Illinois, the man- agement of a gold mine in North Carolina, and divers enterprises in the vicinity of his home-he relinquished his interest in the warehouse, letting it pass into other hands, and contented himself with a smaller business, requiring less personal attention. But he yet takes a laudable pride and interest in the continuance of the success of the tobacco trade, with which he has been so importantly identified ; and has never let pass a favor- able opportunity to extend the area of its influence. At

the present time he is engaged in a most interesting experiment, having for its object the extension of the territory in which cutting tobacco may be grown. This movement is made in connection with an enterprising cutting house in Dayton, and is an effort to introduce and grow the Mason County white tobacco in a district of Ohio, on the Miami and Mad rivers, adjacent to Mi- amisburg and Dayton, hitherto entirely devoted to the production of Ohio seed-leaf; and also to demonstrate that, by growing and curing the latter product in the same manner which is adopted in the cultivation and curing of the Mason County tobacco, it would fully equal, for cutting, the former article. This is a meas- ure involving important issues, and to its support he and several of his friends have devoted considerable capital. The following positions held by him are con- vincing evidences of the esteem in which he is held by fellow-citizens and associates in business : the Vice-Pres- idency of the Tobacco Board of Trade, held by him at his pleasure; a membership in the Council of Coving- ton, and the Chairmanship of the Finance Committee of that body; and a membership in its School Board. Also, he is now President of the Covington, Flemings- burg, and Pound Gap Railroad-a very important road, penetrating the coal fields of Kentucky, and one which will add greatly to the wealth of this section, and the region through which it will pass. He is tireless in his efforts to make the enterprise a success, and, should the purposed ends be accomplished, the praise will justly be due chiefly to him. He is prompt to adopt new ideas, and ever ready to support them with labor and capital ; and, as a business man and a citizen of extended views, possesses the respect and esteem of the entire commu- nity. His residence has long been in Covington, Ken- tucky.

cGOODWIN, WILLIAM H., Merchant, was born November 9, 1805, in Logan County, Kentucky. His father, Daniel McGoodwin, was of Scotch-Irish parentage; came to this country at the age of ten years; was a soldier in the war of the Revolution; settled in Ten- nessee in 1789; in 1792, removed to Kentucky, and was one of the most valuable among the early pioneers of the country. William H. McGoodwin received a good education, mainly in the schools of Russellville; and, in 1825, settled in Franklin, where he has since resided, with the exception of a year or two spent in Danville. In 1838, he associated himself with K. D. Salmons; and for a half century has been one of the most prominent and successful merchants of Southern Kentucky, and one of the most valuable business men and citizens of Simp- son County. He was, for some time, deputy surveyor, under his brother; was master commissioner of the

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county ; filled other positions of trust, and is one of the most widely known and influential men of his com- munity. Religiously, he is identified with the Cumber- land Presbyterian Church, and has been active in caring for its interest. He is a man of fine habits, not having tasted intoxicating liquor or tobacco in any shape for forty or fifty years. He is a man of mild and attractive manners; has been noted for his business integrity; has liberally extended his hand to every good work in his community; is highly esteemed by his fellow-citizens, and has lived an active and valuable life. Mr. McGood- win was married, March 25, 1828, to Miss Mary J. McClutchen, daughter of James McClutchen, of Logan County, Kentucky : and has four children, who fill hon- orable places in society.

EUTLINGER, ADOLPH, Banker, son of Mat- thew and Catherine Reutlinger, was born May 8, 1833, at Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany. His father was a carriage-maker of that city. The son graduated, in his eighteenth year, in the schools of his native city, when his father's entire family, by reason of the political troubles of the time, left Germany to emigrate to this country. He then began learning carriage-making with the firm of Burr & Haight, at Bridgeport, remaining with them till 1853. He then left for Louisville; but, not finding work in his trade, went to Cannelton, Indiana, remain- ing there eight months. He then went into the employ of Enders & McRight, remaining with them till 1861. He then enlisted in the Federal army, as Sccond Lieu- tenant of Company E, Fifth Kentucky Infantry ; was incapacitated for service by sickness ; was discharged in

៛ 1862. After his recovery, he entered the German In- surance Company, as book-keeper, holding that position ten years. In 1872, he, in company with others, started the German National Bank, A. N. Struck being presi- dent, and himself cashier; in 1876, he was advanced to the presidency of the bank. This bank has been quite successful, from the time of its start. Mr. Reut- linger was two years Trustee of the Third Ward School. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., holding the office of Noble Grand, in Mozart Lodge, No. 149; is a member of Neptune Encampment, and a Knight of Pythias, in Uland Lodge, No. 4, having been Chancellor in the lat- ter. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church. On August 24, 1858, he was married to Miss Sopha, daughter of John Fischer, of Louisville; and has four children, one of whom is deceased. In 1874, he lost an eye, by an accident. His fortune is largely invested in bank stocks. Mr. Reutlinger is a man of great benevo- lence, and a model in his relations as a citizen and man of family.

TIRMAN, W. D., M. D., was born in Decem- ber, 1824, in Washington County, Kentucky. His grandfather was a soldier in the Revolu- tionary War. His father, Capt. James Stirman, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and followed mercantile pursuits, and died in 1829, at Mem- phis, Tennessee. His mother, Elizabeth L. Dowell, . came of an old English family long settled in Virginia ; and, after the death of his father, she returned to Wash- ington County, Kentucky. His only brother, O. F. Stirman, became a lawyer of distinction, and died at Louisville, in 1871. The subject of this sketch received a good education, and began the study of medicine un- der Drs. Polin and Linton, in Springfield, Kentucky. In 1842, Dr. Linton became professor in the St. Louis University, and he accompanied him to that city, where he continued his studies, and after taking two full courses of lectures, graduated in 1844. He was imme- diately after appointed Assistant Professor of Anatomy, and held the position for several years, engaging in the mean time, to some extent, in the practice of his pro- fession. In 1849, he located at Owensboro, Kentucky, where he soon established himself in a large and valuable practice. In 1857, he received the appointment of Pro- fessor of Anatomy in the Kentucky School of Medicine, in Louisville, which position he occupied until the breaking out of the war, when he returned to his pri- vate practice, in Owensboro. He is greatly devoted to his profession, in which he has been exceptionally suc- cessful, and has taken rank as one of the first surgeons and general practitioners in his section of the State. While devoting himself closely to the duties of his pro- fession, he takes great interest in all matters relating to the public good, being largely interested in the projec- tion of the Owensboro and Russellville Railroad, and also taking an active part in the educational and other interests of the community. In politics, he was orig- inally a member of the Whig party, and during the war sympathized with the cause of the South.

ILL, CAPT. SAMUEL EWING, Lawyer, son of Judge Daniel S. Hill, was born in Morgan- town, Kentucky, January 30, 1844. His father was a mechanic and prominent citizen ; became Judge of Ohio County, and held the position at the time of his death. Both of his parents were natives of Butler County, but were of Virginia parentage. He was raised in Hartford, Ohio County, and worked some on a farm; but, from his tenth to his eighteenth year, attendcd, at intervals, the Hartford Seminary. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the com- pany raised by his brother, Capt. John W. Hill, which belonged to the Twelfth Kentucky Union Cavalry, com-

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manded by Q. C. Shanks; was appointed orderly ser- | he moved to Lexington, Kentucky, where he has ever geant ; served eighteen months; then, on the death of his brother (who was killed at Knoxville, in the serv- ice), was unanimously elected captain of the same com- pany, a fact that he speaks of with pride; served with this company throughout the war; took part in the pursuit of Morgan in his raids through Kentucky, In- diana, and Ohio; was with Burnside in his campaign of 1863-4; was with Sherman in 1864; and, after the fall of Atlanta, was with Stoneman, in his expedition against the Salt-works of Virginia; remained with him till the close of the war; was brevetted major by the Governor of Kentucky, for meritorious conduct on the field ; was mustered out of service in 1865; returned to Kentucky, and entered the law office of the Hon. H. D. McHenry, of Hartford; was admitted to the bar in the Spring of 1866, but continued his studies till Octo- ber of that year; was then admitted to the Senior Class of Louisville Law School; graduated in the Spring of 1867, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws; re- turned to Hartford, and entered into partnership with Hon. J. W. Kinchloe, with whom he remained till 1872; then, the partnership being dissolved by mutual consent, on the Ist of January, he united with his former preceptor, H. D. McHenry, with whom he still remains. He at once took a high position in his pro- fession, and has built up an extensive practice. Capt. Hill married Miss Naomi Beard, daughter of Judge A. B. Beard, of Hartford, Kentucky, in October, 1869. He is a Mason, in good standing, and has held several of the highest offices of the order; is a Democrat, and has, for five years, been an active member of the County Executive Committee; is energetic in character; modest and retiring in manners; a hard student and thorough lawyer.

cMICHAEL, ROBERT, Merchant, was born August 8, 1827, near Lawrenceburg, Ander- son County, Kentucky. His father, James McMichael, was a respectable farmer, much esteemed by his neighbors for his genial social qualities, and was a very popular man through- out his district; he married Miss Nancy Boston, a daughter of Mr. Reuben Boston, who had been a soldier during the Revolutionary War, and received a pension, which he enjoyed for many years before he died. They had raised a family of twelve children-two girls and ten boys-to whom they gave as good an English edu- cation as could be obtained in those days in country schools. Robert McMichael spent the greater portion of his youth on his father's farm, and, when he grew to manhood, commenced teaching school, and continued in that capacity with success for four years. In 1852,

since resided. He accepted the position of clerk in the dry-goods house of I. W. Cook, then on Water Street. After a few months, he was offered a more advantageous position as salesman in the wholesale house of Johnson & Zimmerman, where he remained until 1855, gaining a thorough knowledge of all branches of their business. In 1857, he opened his first store, in the dry-goods busi- ness, near the corner of Main Street and Broadway, with a small capital; but, by industry and close atten- tion, succeeded in gaining a large custom, thus laying the foundation of an extensive trade. In 1865, his busi- ness had so increased that he was obliged to look out for a more commodious .location. He selected and pur- chased the lot where his present store now stands, at No. 17 West Main Street, and there built his present extensive business house. Thus has Mr. McMichael, by praiseworthy ambition and energy, risen, step by step, to the high position he at present holds among the first merchants of the city of Lexington, enjoying the esteem and confidence of a large community. By the most persevering industry he built up a large trade, and, by following steadily the direct line of his business, has be- come a successful merchant, now owning a large estab- lishment, presenting an example worthy of respect and emulation. He never devoted much time to public affairs, yet he takes great interest in all matters re- lating to the welfare of his fellow-citizens, never re- fusing his name or help in any thing which could promote their temporal or spiritual advancement. He contributed largely towards the building of the Ken- tucky University, and many other charitable institu- tions in the city of Lexington, also the Orphans' School at Midway. He is a member of the Christian Church, and shows great devotion to his religion, and a watchful care for the Church of his choice; was also chosen one of its deacons, and has been a faithful mem- ber for many years, never forgetting his religious duties even in the midst of worldly prosperity. The Kentucky University, to which Mr. McMichael had given largely of his wealth, is an institution liberal in principles, and unsectarian in its benefits, but is largely maintained and controlled by the members of the Christian Church throughout the State. During the troubles in the man- agement of the University, from 1870 to 1875, he stood by the Church party, at great inconvenience and pe- cuniary loss to himself; but acting from conscientious motives to uphold the cause which he believed right, and to support the interests of the University. He was one of the organizers, and has ever been one of the Directors, of the Fayette National Bank, and has also invested largely in the Mount Savage Furnace Property, in Carter County. In politics, he was a member of the Whig party as long as it existed, and, when it became extinct, he joined the Republican ranks, and has been

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a steadfast adherent to the principles of that party. He lowing: the Atkinson Will Case; and a case, which at carries out the same views in local politics, but, being the time, attracted considerable attention, of a negro, who was on trial for the murder of Dr. Childs; Mr. Pen- dlcton was employed in this case as counsel for the de- fendant, and received a verdict of acquittal. He was married, in 1860, to Miss Ella P. Gorin, the accom- plished daughter of John Gorin, of Russellville. They have had six children, five of whom are living. He is a regular attendant of the Baptist Church, and takes an interest in all that relates to the enlightenment of the com- munity. Mr. Pendleton is a man of unquestioned ability and integrity ; has always occupied a conspicuous posi- tion among his fellow-men ; and, as a token of apprecia- tion of his talents and sound character, he was in 1875, elected to the State Senate. a most conscientious man, often votes for a Democratic candidate, his knowledge of the man, and his fitness for the responsibilities of the position, being his sole guide. He was first married, in 1855, to Miss Fanny Mason, of Lexington, Kentucky; she died in 1857. In 1858, he married his second wife, Miss Rebecca Nichols, the daughter of Erasmus Nichols, of Lexington. There are four children by this marriage, three of whom are living-Sallie B., Robert J., and Gano. In 1875, Mr. McMichael bought "Oakland," a beautiful suburban residence, at the west end of Sixth Street, the former home of Hon. M. C. Johnson; and, later, the residence of Judge Thomas A. Marshall, where he spends his leisure hours surrounded by his family; and enjoying the respect and confidence of a large circle of friends.

ENDLETON, CYRUS NEVILLE, Lawyer, was born February 19, 1832, in Christian County, Kentucky. He was the youngest son of John Pendleton, who settled near Pembroke as early as 1812. He was one of the leading men of his time, having been elected to the State Legisla- ture for several terms, and held the position of Clerk of the Bethel Association, from the time of the organiza- tion of that society until the date of his death, by which that charity lost a faithful and efficient officer. Young Pendleton received a liberal education, spending several years of study in Georgetown College, followed by a thorough course of instruction in Centre College, at Dan- ville. Graduating in 1851, with high honors, he chose the law for a profession, as being suitable to his tastes, and immediately entered upon the task of qualifying him- self. He commenced the study of the law with F. M. Bristow, at Elkton, and, after two years of diligent ap- plication, was licensed and admitted to the bar in 1854, by Judges Graham and Stites. He opened an office in Russellville soon after, rapidly advancing in popularity, and securing a fair practice. He was early drawn into politics, being a warm supporter of the Democratic party, which rewarded him for his zeal by placing him in the office of County Attorney of Logan County, in 1857, and re-elected him two years later. About this time the war began to engross the attention of the peo- ple of the State, and, pledging himself to the Confeder- ate cause, he entered the army, joining Col. Woodward's cavalry. He served but a short time, however. He took up his residence at his father's old homestead near Pem- broke, and, resuming the practice of his profession, was soon engaged in some of the most important cases occur- ring in his district. Among the many prominent cases in which he has been employed, may be mentioned the fol-

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The Biographical encyclopaedia of Kentucky of the dead and living men of the nineteenth century, Part 125

Author: Armstrong, J. M., & company, pub Publication date: 1878 Publisher: Cincinnati, J. M. Armstrong Number of Pages: 946

Author: Armstrong, J. M., & company, pub
Publication date: 1878
Publisher: Cincinnati, J. M. Armstrong
Number of Pages: 946