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5 EORGE TRUOG, proprietor of the Mary- land Glass Etching Works, of Cumberland, is a native of that world-famed city, Verona, Italy, and possesses the artistic temperament and talent which are a peculiar inheritance of the higher classes of the citizens of Italy. He has been a traveler in many climes, has visited some of the chief cities of the world, and is a man of wide general information. After having lived in various countries in Europe, he concluded that he would seek a home in America. Accordingly in December, 1883, he sailed from the far-away shores of the new world. He proceeded direct to Wheeling, W. Va., where he spent four years. During that period he was in the employ of the
Central Glass Works, and thoroughly learned the extremely difficult art of etching on glass. In 1887 he came to Cumberland, and for five years was connected with the Cumberland Glass Company.
After working for others, in 1892 Mr. Truog organized the Seneca Glass Company, which has its works located in Morgantown, W. Va., at this time, and was the secretary of this concern for one year. In 1893 he built his factory and started the business now known as the Maryland Glass Etching Works, himself being the sole owner and manager. He employs agents in all of the chief cities of the United States, and is gradually building up a large and remunerative trade.
Mr. Truog is a young man in the prime of life and energy, and was born in 1861. His parents were George and Mary (G'Frey ) Truog, natives of Switzerland. The father was a confectioner by trade, and followed that occupation during his residence in the city of Verona until he was com- pelled to flee for safety in the Austrian-Italian war of 1866. He went to Switzerland and ob- tained a position as postal clerk for that govern- ment. He continued in the employ of the Swiss government as long as he lived, and was assist- ant comptroller in the postoffice of St. Gallen for twenty-one years. He died at the age of fifty- nine years. He was the father of six children, of whom our subject is now the only survivor. The mother departed this life when about thirty- eight years of age.
When his parents left Italy for Switzerland Mr. Truog of this sketch was a child of but four years. He was reared in the latter country and re- ceived an excellent education, finishing his higher studies in the University of Zurich. When in his twentieth year he went to Paris, France, and was for eighteen months a designer for a watch-key manufacturer. Subsequently he was tendered a better position in the eastern part of France, as manager of his uncle's cotton factory, and as such he continued for about a year. He then returned to his home in Switzerland, and after a short time spent in visiting his relatives, he embarked in the embroidery business. In 1883 he went back
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to Paris, and toward the close of that year he made preparations to come to America. Here he has prospered and has never found reason to really regret his decision that his future home should be made in the land of freedom. His business ability is undoubted, and his natural talent for his chosen work cannot be called in question by any one who has seen specimens of the beautiful ware which he engraves. He is certainly an artist in his line, and the visitor to his establishment becomes positively envious as he is shown the dainty and lovely handiwork of Mr. Truog. He married Miss Barbara Wegman of this city in 1888, and they have one daughter, Roselia. Mr. Truog is identified with the Cath- olic Church, and his wife attends the services.
C 0 HARLES J. FAZENBAKER, M. D., of Swanton, Garrett County, was born in Allegany County in 1867, and is a member of a family that has long been intimately identi- fied with the history of this section. The first of the name in this country was George Fazen- baker, a native of Hesse-Cassel, who came to America, a Hessian soldier, in the service of King George, to fight the colonists. Becoming himself imbued with the spirit of liberty and freedom, he became a permanent resident of America, settling on a tract of land in Allegany County.
Next in line of descent was Marcus Fazen- baker, our subject's grandfather, who devoted his entire life to farm pursuits. He had a brother, Godfrey, who served as commissioner of Allegany County for a number of years, and his son now occupies the old homestead, known as Fort Necessity, at Cherry Tree Meadows, the site of the battle fought by Braddock and Washing- ton against the French. Marcus Fazenbaker died at the age of eighty-one years. His son, Marcus M., a native of Allegany County, resides on a farm near Firm Rock, in Garrett County, and is the leading agriculturist and land owner
in the Fourth District. Politically a Democrat, he was appointed justice of the peace in 1882 and has since filled the position, receiving his ap- pointment the last time from Governor Lowndes, a Republican. He married Elizabeth E. Broad- water, daughter of Charles C. Broadwater, Jr., and twelve children were born of their union, all still living: Harriet L., wife of James Grove; Patrick S .: Charles J .; Dorcas E., who married David Warnack: Mahala, Mrs. W. W. Green; Henry H., who is physically a giant, being six feet and four inches in height; Marcus A., Samuel E., John W., Oliver C., Maurice Van Buren and Annie Cleveland.
After Allegany County was reduced in size by the formation of Garrett County, the subject of this sketch was born in the latter division, May If, 1867. He received his education in the public schools, after which he engaged in teach- ing in this locality, being for one term principal of the Bloomington school, and also teaching in other schools in the same neighborhood. In 1892 he began the study of medicine with Z. T. Kal- baugh, M. D., of Piedmont, W. Va., and a few months afterward entered the Baltimore Medical College, where he carried on his studies for two terms. He then matriculated in the medical de- partment of the National Normal University, of Lebanon, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1896, with the degree of M. D. He began the practice of his profession at Western Port, Md., but remained there only one year, coming to Swanton in 1897. Here he has built up a good practice and a reputation as a skillful, successful physician. Politically he affiliates with the Republican party, in whose campaigns he takes a warm interest.
In 1889 Dr. Fazenbaker was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth H. Johnson, daughter of James Johnson, who served in the Union army, endured the hardships of Andersonville prison and was formerly a resident of Rockingham County, Va. The doctor and his wife have three children, Edena F., Ethel F. and Anderson J. In religion he holds to the faith of the United Brethren, and for one year he was a licensed preacher in that denomination, holding a pasto-
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rate in Washington County, Md. His life is now devoted entirely to professional work, for when not actively practicing, he is engaged in the study of current medical literature, believing it to be a physician's duty to keep abreast with every advance made in the science.
ILLIAM E. GEORGE, of Deer Park, has carried on farm pursuits in Garrett County for many years, and has also done much effective work as a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is of English birth and Welsh descent, and was born in Worcestershire, England, in 1820. His father, William George, was a native of the same shire and there spent his entire life, taking an active part in local matters and in the work of the Episcopal Church, to which he belonged. He died when sixty-six years of age. Seven children had been born of his union with Hannah Rogers, an estim- able lady, whose death occurred when she was seventy-six years of age.
The fifth of the seven children was William E., of this sketeh. He attended the schools of his shire in boyhood. At the age of fourteen he was bound out as apprentice to the shoemaker's trade and this occupation he followed in England until 1853, when he came to America and settled in Philadelphia, following his trade in that city for a short time. After a short visit among his old friends in England, he again came to America and in 1857 located in Barton, Allegany County, Md., where he remained until the outbreak of the war. In 1861 his was the first name en- rolled as a member of Company A, Third Mary- land Infantry, P. H. B., in which he refused the place of first lieutenant, entering as a private. During the latter part of his term of service he was assistant quartermaster of his company. At Morefield, Va., he was captured by the Confeder- ates, but was paroled on June 29. Honorably discharged September 12, 1864, he went back to Barton, where he resumed the pursuits of peace.
In 1871 he removed from Barton to Swanton and there engaged in farming until 1878, the year of his removal to Deer Park.
Always a stanch advocate of Republican princi- ples, Mr. George was appointed postmaster of Deer Park under the administration of President Har- rison and served in that capacity for four years and three months, until a change of administration caused his removal. Fraternally he is connected with Lodge No. 94, I. O. O. F., in Barton, Allegany County. In 1843 he married Miss Jane E. Gamson, daughter of Thomas and Jane Gamson. Four children were born of their union, namely: Theophilus, of Barton; Hephzi- bah, wife of John Fitzwaters; A. F., who is fish commissioner; and A. C., who lives in Deer Park.
While still living in England, in 1844, Mr. George was converted and became a Christian, holding membership in the Primitive Methodist Church. After coming to the United States he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in 1872, while in Barton, he was ordained a deacon by Bishop Simpson. He has officiated as a local preacher since coming to Deer Park, and through his tireless labors he has accomplished much for the advancement of the cause of Christ in his community. In the temperance movement he is deeply interested, and both by precept and example he strives to promote this worthy cause.
DWARD H. SINCELL, a prominent young Republican of Garrett County, has been very active in the advancement of the in- terests of the party and is always to be found upon the side of all progressive movements and plans which have as their object the development of the resources of the government, state and the county in which he dwells. During the ad- ministration of President Harrison he was deputy collector of internal revenue and for the past ten years he has been attorney for the board of county commissioners and auditor of the circuit court of Garrett County. Since he was admitted
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to the bar of this county, some fourteen years ago, he has been occupied in the practice of his profession in Oakland and now has an extensive and lucrative patronage.
The birth of our subject occurred in Fred- erick City, Md., in 1862, and he was but twelve years of age when he came with the other mem- bers of his family to Oakland. He is the eldest of the eight living children of Charles and Leah . Richardson) Sincell, and grandson of Henry Sincell, a native of Germany, who came to the I'nited States in 1810, and thenceforth made his home in Frederick, Md. The maternal grand- father was John Richardson, of Baltimore Coun- ty, Md. Charles H. Sincell was born in Fred- erick and continued to reside there until 1874, when he came to Oakland. His death occurred in this city about ten years later, he being then in his forty-fifth year. He carried on a general wagon and carriage manufactory in this place, and had built up a large trade, as he was the only one in the business in this county. He gave employment to a number of hands and was on the high road to a fortune when his career was brought to an untimely close by the angel of death. He was a loyal Republican and when he was a young man he was a member of a military company. With this same company of Frederick's soldier-boys he went to Harper's Ferry at the time of John Brown's raid, according to orders, and, when they had found the place in which Brown was in hiding, he was the only volunteer to step forward in response to the call for volunteers to batter down the door. Mrs. Leah Sincel. is living in Oakland with her chil- dren. Three of her family are deceased, and the others are named as follows: Edward H., John T. (justice of the peace), Benjamin H. (an editor), Henry C., James A., Margaret, Gertrude and George L.
After he had mastered the elementary branches of learning in the public schools, Edward H. Sincell of this sketch was privileged to attend St. John's College in Annapolis, Md., graduat- ing therefrom in 1883. He then took up legal studies under the direction of Col. J. W. Veitch, of this city, and was admitted to the bar of Garrett
County in 1885. In 1886 he married Miss Sallie Wells Button, daughter of Dr. E. J. M. Button, U. S. N., of Annapolis, Md., and they have two sons, Charles Milton and Edward H., Jr. Mr. Sincell is a Knight of Pythias, and has held some of the offices in the lodge. He is a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is a liberal contributor to the work of the denomina- tion. Both he and his wife are popular among the best people of Oakland and their pleasant home is always hospitably open for the entertain- ment of their numerous friends.
ILSON ROWE. In the life of this gentle- man may be found an example worthy of emulation by young men who start out for themselves without capital. In early life he en- joyed but little advantages, nor had he wealth or position to aid him. He relied solely upon his own efforts to win success, and through his un- aided exertions he attained in a large degree, prosperity. When he began in business he had only $25, but he has worked energetically and persistently, and is now the owner of one of the most important business enterprises in Hagers- town. Nor has his success been merely in the sense of accumulating a competence; he has also succeeded in winning and retaining the friendship of many of the best people of the place, and has made for himself a reputation as a reliable, hon- orable business man.
Mr. Rowe was born in Perry County, Pa., in 1848, and is a son of Joshua and Sarah (Shib- ley) Rowe. His father was a native of Perry County and during active life was engaged in agricultural pursuits. At the age of seventeen our subject entered a- tinshop as an apprentice and served for four years at the trade, after which he opened a small shop of his own in German- town, Pa., remaining in that place for six years. He then went to Huntingdon County, Pa., and opened a tin shop there, afterward adding a stock of furniture and carrying on both lines of busi-
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ness successfully. He next opened a store in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa., where he was successful in building up a large and profitable business. Later he sold out the business to his brother. In 1891 he came to Maryland and set- tled in Hagerstown, where he now carries on a large furniture and stove establishment under the firm name of Wilson Rowe & Son. In 1896 he erected his present store building, which is one of the best of the kind to be seen in western Maryland and is thoroughly modern. His stock is complete and would be considered suitable for a large city. He is recognized as one of the most progressive and enterprising merchants of the city, and is held in high esteem by all.
The marriage of Mr. Rowe united him with Miss Mary Book, of Huntingdon County, Pa. They are the parents of two children, a son, Samuel, and a daughter, Lottie M. The former is in partnership with his father and is of the greatest assistance in the management of the business. The family are connected with the Presbyterian Church.
2 ORMAN B. SCOTT, SR., M. D., came to Hagerstown May 8, 1844, and began in the practice of his profession, which he car- ried on continuously for a period of fifty years, retiring in 1894. During this long time he built up an enviable reputation for skill in his pro- fession and for success in the treatment of disease. He continued to be a student, thus keeping in touch with the latest discoveries in the science of medicine, and in his practice he carried out mod- ern ideas in so far as they seemed to him an improvement upon the old. His retirement from practice did not mean a cessation of interest in the profession; on the contrary, he is still a close reader and observer, and a student of the pro- fession in which he was for so long a prominent figure.
1819. He was a son of John Scott, a native of Belfast, Ireland, who came to America in 1841 and soon afterwards married a wealthy young lady of Bruceville. He spent the remainder of his life in that place, maintaining an oversight of her large property interests. Politically he was an active Whig. He died at the age of seventy-one. His wife, Elizabeth T., was a daughter of Nor- man Bruce, a native of Scotland and a direct descendant of the far-famed Robert Bruce. He was reared and educated in Scotland and in youth came to the United States, taking up a large tract of land in Carroll County and devoting himself to farm pursuits. The town of Bruce- ville was named in his honor. For several years he was sheriff of Frederick County and also served as its judge, being one of its leading men for years.
His daughter, Mrs. Scott, died at the age of eighty-three, in the faith of the Episcopal Church, to which she had long adhered. Of her four chil- dren all are deceased except the subject of this sketch. He received his education in Brook's Academy, Frederick Seminary and St. John's College in Annapolis, where he finished at the age of twenty-one. The next four years were spent on the home farm, after which he began to read medicine in the office of Prof. David Gil- bert, who was professor of surgery in the Penn- sylvania Medical College at Philadelphia, and made his home at Gettysburg, Pa. He spent one year in the University of Pennsylvania, after which he entered the University of the City of New York and was graduated from that institution in 1844 with the degree of M. D. Immediately afterwards he began to practice in Hagerstown.
The marriage of Dr. Scott united him with Miss Kate, daughter of John B. McPherson, who for many years was cashier of the Gettysburg Bank and long was numbered among the most prominent citizens of Gettysburg, Pa. Three children were born to their union, namely: John McP., a prominent physician of Hagerstown; Lillie Key, wife of Alexander Armstrong, also of this city; and Norman B., Jr., chairman of the Republican state central committee and a
In Bruceville, Carroll ( then Frederick ) County, Md., the subject of this sketch was born May 8, prominent attorney of Hagerstown. Dr. Scott
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is not identified with any denomination, but assists in the maintenance of the Presbyterian Church, to which his wife belongs. He is a man of firm convictions on the subject of politics and is a decided Republican, believing that the platform of this party, if fully carried out in our country's history, would conduce to the highest develop- ment and material prosperity of our people.
ENRY MAURICE TALBOTT. Admitted to the bar in 1872, Mr. Talbott began in practice at Rockville ten years later, and has since engaged in professional practice before the supreme court of Maryland and the District of Columbia. He possesses much natural apti- tude for the law, being a concise and logical rea- soner, who always has his cases well in hand. As a speaker he is earnest and at times eloquent, and his services are always in demand during campaigns, where his influence promotes the Democratic cause. His logical arguments are re- lieved by flashes of wit, and illustrations from the homely affairs of everyday life, that never fail to impress the minds of his hearers.
In Shepherdstown, W. Va., the subject of this sketch was born January 22, 1851, to Benson and Maria (Hyde) Talbott. His maternal grand- parents were Thomas W. and Emily (Wailes) Hyde, the latter a daughter of Capt. John Wailes. The paternal grandfather, Henry Warren Tal- bott, was a son of Nathan, whose father, John Talbott, was born in Anne Arundel County, Md., and removed to Montgomery County about 1750, settling upon a plantation there. He had two sons, John and Nathan, the latter of whom be- came a planter of Montgomery County. By his marriage to Valinda Stone, he had three sons, Henry W., John O. and Thomas. John O. died from lock-jaw. He left one daughter and one son. The former, Mary, became the wife of Perry Neal, who represented the sixth congres- sional district of Ohio in congress, and their son, Lawrence T. Neal, also a prominent public man,
was nominated for governor by the Democratic party of Ohio and ran fifteen thousand ahead of his ticket. The son, John, is engaged in business as a shipping merchant in St. Louis and has gained great wealth.
Thomas, the younger brother of John O. Tal- bott, went to Missouri and all. trace of him was lost. Henry Warren, the oldest of the three sons, followed the planter's occupation near Poolesville, where he was born and reared. In his plantation there were about six hundred acres of land, now owned by Edward J. Chiswell. For forty years he served as justice of the peace, which was an important position in those days. In religion he was a Methodist. By his marriage to Sarah Benson eight children were born, namely: Nathan T., who married Paulina, daughter of Leonard Hayes and resides at Barnes- ville; Benson, father of our subject; Ann, Mrs. John Williams, who resided near Poolesville, but is now deceased; Emeline, who is the wife of Col. Otis T. Bradford, of Parkersburg; Henrietta and Sarah; John, who married Mary Walter and settled in Frederick County; and Henry O., who married Sarah Clagett and makes his home in Charlestown, W. Va.
Near Poolesville Benson Talbott was born in October, 1821. He engaged in the mercantile business in Washington from 1845 to 1851, when failing health forced him to seek an occupation that would give him outdoor exercise. He turned his attention to farming, which he fol- lowed until 1865, and from that time until 1872 carried on a mercantile store in Washington. He then went back to his farm, where he remained until retiring from active life in 1885. He now resides in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County. Until the war he supported Whig doctrines, but since then has been a Democrat.
January 1, 1848, Benson Talbott married Maria, daughter of Thomas W. Hyde. This family has been represented in America for some generations. Capt. John Wailes, the maternal ancestor of Maria Hyde, came from England prior to the War of 1812 and purchased two thou- sand acres in Montgomery County, near German- town. He was a man of undaunted bravery and
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commanded a privateer under letters of marque in veyancing. Politically he is a Democrat, and the War of 1812. His five daughters were: Emily, fraternally is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Junior Order United American Mechanics. By his marriage to Miss Hall he has two children, Sadie Marie and Will- iam Randolph.
Mrs. Thomas Hyde; Evelina, Mrs. Nathan S. White; Attilia, Mrs. Horatio Wilcoxon; Adelia, Mrs. Leonard Trail; and Valeria, wife of Dr. John Perry. Unto Thomas and Emily Hyde were born two daughters, Evelina W., who married Dr. Thomas Poole, and Maria. The children of Benson and Maria (Hyde) Talbott were: Dr. Thomas M. Talbott, of Falls Church, Va., whoss first wife was Ella Febrey and his second Kath- leen Nourse; Henry Maurice; Lillie, wife of Dr. William O. Eversfield, of Prince George County, Md .; Charles L .; and William Hyde, who mar- ried Bertha C. Hall and is in partnership with our subject, the firm being Talbott & Taibott.
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In 1872 our subject graduated at the Colum- bian University, of Washington, D. C. At the age of twenty-one he embarked in the grain busi- ness at Georgetown, and this he followed for ten years, then turned his attention to the law. He is one of the four oldest lawyers in Montgomery County, where he has built up a large and profit- able general practice. In religious belief he is a Methodist. He is connected with Montgomery Lodge No. 195, A. F. & A. M., Columbia Chapter No. 4, R. A. M., and DeMolay Com- mandery No. 3, K. T., at Washington. January 14, 1875, he married Cora E. Wilson, of George- town. Four children comprise their family, namely: Estelle Hyde; Thomas M., a student in Cornell University, Helen Wilson and Evelyn Wailes.
William Hyde Talbott, our subject's brother, was born near Poolesville, this county, July 5, 1861, and was educated in the public schools and Columbian College at Washington. For three years he followed the grain commission business in Georgetown, after which, his father's health having failed, he returned home to assist in the management of the estate. At the same time he read law under the direction of his brother, H. Maurice, and was admitted to the bar. After- wards he practiced the profession in Hagerstown from 1887 to 1891, when he formed a partnership with his brother in Rockville. He gives his at- tention principally to real-estate matters and con-
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