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longer, selling out in 1872. His next venture in the business world was at Staunton, Va., where he was occupied as formerly, in foundry work. At the end of five years he withdrew from his undertaking in that place and in 1886 came to Cumberland. Here he has been quite prosperous from a financial point of view, and has some- times taken city contracts. Politically he is in- dependent. Since his youth he has held mem- bership with the Lutheran Church and when liv- ing in Frostburg served in the council of the local church for several years.
In 1852 Mr. Paul married Miss Annie Miller, of Baltimore. Seven children came to bless their hearthstone, but three of the number were sun- moned by the angel of death. Annie is the wife of William Kirby. Mary is the wife of H. Perry. Addie is at home with her parents. George C. is a promising young business man and is a mem- ber of the firm of R. C. Paul & Son.
M AHLON C. HINEBAUGH, M. D., is one of the rising young physicians of Garrett County, and though he has been located in the town of Oakland but six years, he has already built up an enviable reputation for skill and ability in his chosen profession. He is progress- ive and enterprising in his methods, and while he is sufficiently conservative to stand by all of the thoroughly-tested and reliable systems of the older generation of practitioners, he possesses the spirit of the age and seeks for improvement and advancement along all lines of thought. He studies the leading medical journals published and is an earnest and constant searcher after truth.
The paternal grandfather of the doctor, Daniel Hinebaugh, was a native of Pennsylvania, and later became one of the early settlers of this por- tion of Maryland. He lived in what was then known as Allegany County, but has since been formed into Garrett County. He was a success- ful farmer, owning a valuable tract of land, on
which he was still living when the summons to the silent land came to him in his eightieth year. His son, William, the doctor's father, was like- wise a native of Pennsylvania, but when a child he came to this section, where he continued to reside during the rest of his busy and successful life. He not only carried on a large and desirable farm but also managed a taunery for many years. His home was in the town of Accident for sev- eral years, and from 1886 until his death, in June, 1897, at the age of sixty-one, he was a citizen of Oakland. When in his prime he was quite a prominent man in his own community, and was, in fact, favorably known throughout the county. Frequently he was called upon by his appreciat- ive friends and neighbors to occupy positions of honor and trust, and he never failed to give per- fect satisfaction as to the manner in which he dis- chargeć these public duties. For over twenty years he was a justice of the peace and for eight years he was secretary of the county school board. He was affiliated with the Democratic party from his early years. His widow, now living in Oak- land, was formerly Elizabeth Glotfelty, daughter of William and sister of Mahlon Glotfelty, the present county treasurer. The children of Will- iam and Elizabeth Hinebaugh are as follows: Mrs. S. E. Boyer, James O., Thaddeus C., Will- iam G., Dr. M. C., Lucinda J., Martha E., Wade H. and Arthur Y.
Dr. M. C. Hinebaugh is a native of this lo- cality, then called Allegany County, his birth having taken place June 14, 1868. He received an excellent education in the public schools of Accident and in Susquehanna College, which he afterwards attended. As he had determined to enter the medical profession, towards which all his tastes and sympathies inclined, he next en- rolled himself as a student in the medical depart- ment of the University of Maryland, from which he was graduated in 1892 with the degree of M. D. Soon afterwards he located in Oakland. He has won for himself a prominent place among the physicians of the county, as well as a large and increasing practice. He is a member of the Lutheran Church and is very much interested in all matters affecting the welfare of his beloved
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country. He never neglects his duty as a citizen and voter, and is a supporter of the principles of Democracy.
In 1893 Dr. Hinebaugh married Miss Eva T. Robinson, of Baltimore, whose father is Prof. John G. Robinson, a well-known teacher of music in the Oriole city. The young couple have one charming little daughter, Eleanor Curtis. Mrs. Hinebaugh is a lady of superior education and native talent, and is very popular in society. She was reared in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
OVELACE MORTIMER GORSUCH. It would be impossible to write an accurate his- tory of Frostburg and omit mention of Mr. Gorsuch, for his connection with local enterprises was close and extended over a long period of years. Few men who have lived in the town have won the unqualified esteem and warm friend- ship of others to so great a degree as did he. Coupled with his acknowledged ability as a busi- ness man and financier were qualities of manhood that endeared him to acquaintances and won the affection of his more intimate associates.
The Gorsuch family emigrated from England to America at the time of the persecution of Quakers, to which society they belonged. Set- tling in Maryland they engaged in agricultural pursuits in what was then Baltimore (now Car- roll) County, and succeeding generations resided in the same locality. There, in 1818, occurred the birth of the subject of this memoir. He was left an orphan at the age of three years and was reared by his grandparents. His opportunities were few but his aspirations great. Determined to obtain an education, when he was ten years of age he walked six miles each day to the nearest school. Afterwards he was a pupil in an acad- emy, and the education acquired in this way was afterwards supplemented by a course of reading. He was especially interested in geology and his favorite studies were in connection with that science.
In 1848 he came to Frostburg, where he was for a time interested in coal mining, but in this venture he was unfortunate. During the early '6os he organized the Savage Mountain firebrick works, which he conducted successfully until his death, making a large fortune in the business. Since his death his widow has been manager of the plant. The fire brick turned out is of a superior quality, especially adapted to the fur- naces and glass works. It finds ready sale and exclusive use in the furnaces at Pittsburg and other points that require a kind of brick able to withstand the most excessive heat. The estab- lishment is large and furnishes employment to fifty hands. It would seem, to one not acquainted with Mr. Gorsuch, that the demands of this busi- ness would prevent him from identifying himself with other affairs, but not so. He was so method- ical in habits, so systematic in the conduct of business, that he could successfully manage large and varied interests. In 1890 he organized the First National Bank, of which he continued to be the president until his death.
A man of much public spirit, Mr. Gorsuch was deeply interested in all matters pertaining to the advancement of Frostburg materially, morally, educationally and commercially. He was a man of unblemished character, upright and honest in every transaction. While desirous of avoiding anything that appeared to be ostentation, he was benevolent, and more than one poor family in Frostburg lost a good friend when he passed away. None knew the extent of his kindness but God and himself, for he believed in following literally the Scripture injunction not to let one hand know what the other hand doeth. In the Methodist Episcopal Church he served as a trustee. He worked actively against the liquor traffic, and when told that the bank would lose through his action, he offered to replace every dollar that was drawn out on that account. In politics he was a stanch Republican in national issues, but in local matters voted for the best men. While he held some positions of minor importance, he was too busy to care for office, and declined to serve as county commissioner when urged to accept the position by his friends. He passed from earth
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November 28, 1891, mourned by the people of hood. She is a native of Montgomery County, his community, who realized that in his death one of their most progressive and honorable men was gone.
D HARLES W. PRETTYMAN. One of the representative citizens and leading members of the bar of Montgomery County is this gentleman, whose home is in Rockville. He is much esteemed and respected by all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance, is public-spirited and energetic in all matters tending to promote the general welfare and strongly in favor of the best possible educational advantages for the rising generation. In brief, he is a true patriot and loyal citizen, standing stanchly by the law and good government, progress and improvement dong all lines of development.
The father of the above, Elijah B. Prettyman. is known far and wide as an educator of advanced ideas, and for his long and active career in the public service. He was born in Pennsylvania, but passed almost the whole of his life in Maryland. He received an excellent education and is emi- nently fitted for pedagogic work. Coming to Montgomery County in his early manhood he en- gaged in teaching at Brookeville for several years and was the principal of Brookeville Academy. In 1863 he was elected clerk of the court of Montgomery County, which office he held to the satisfaction of all concerned for twenty-two years. . Later he was honored by being made chief clerk of the Maryland house of delegates, and still liter for four years he acted in the capacity of deputy naval officer in the naval department of the port of Baltimore. Since then he has re- sumed educational work, and is the principal of the state normal school at Baltimore, and at the same time is the secretary of the Maryland state board of education. He is a man of genuine executive ability and scholarly attainments and is very popular with teachers and pupils. His wife was Miss Lydia F. Johnstone in her girl-
and is a daughter of Capt. Zachariah F. John- stone, of the United States navy, who was born and reared on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and Ann ( Holland) Johnstone, who was born in Rockville. Six children were born to Elijah B. and Lydia F. Prettyman, namely: Charles W .; Forrest J., now a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and in charge of a pastorate in Staunton, Va .; Miriam, wife of Al- bert J. Almoney, the editor and proprietor of the Montgomery Advocate; Eliza B., Anna H. and Lydia F.
Charles W. Prettyman was born in the village of Brookeville, Montgomery County, April 1, 1857, and was a child of about six years when his family returned to Rockville to live. After completing his elementary studies in private schools he attended Rockville Academy and Em- erson Institute, in Washington, D. C., there pre- paring himself for college. Lat .: he was enrolled as a student in Randolph Macon College at Ash- land, Va., and finished his education in those classic halls in 1876. Returning home he be- came deputy to his father, then county clerk of this county, and continued to hold that position for two years, during which time he pursued legal studies. In 1878 he matriculated in the legal department of the University of Maryland at Baltimore, and upon his graduation the follow- ing year he was admitted to practice at the bar of Montgomery County. He at once established himself in practice here and continued alone in business for about fourteen years. In March, 1893, he became associated with Hon. H. W. Talbott, under the name of Talbott & Prettyman, which is regarded as one of the strong legal firms of western Maryland.
With the exception of two years when he was counsel for the board of county commissioners, Mr. Prettyman has never held any kind of pub- lic position, though he has often been urged to accept such honors. He is content to do his duty as a voter, his preferences being for the policy of the Democratic party. Since 1890 he has been secretary of the board of trustees of Rockville Academy, having succeeded his esteemed father
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in the executive management of that institution. For many years he has been an official member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. De- cember 7, 1881, he married Miss Rosa V. Bouic, third daughter of Judge W. V. Bouic, and they have one son, W. F.
AMUEL S. HAYS was born April 2, 1826, upon a farm within two miles of the village of Barnesville, Montgomery County, and here he now resides, having purchased the prop- erty in 1883. His father, Samuel S., Sr., a son of Leonard Hays, was for many years a resident of this place, where he died September 7, 1857. He married Anna, daughter of Thomas Rawlins, who owned nearly twelve hundred acres of land near Gaithersburg, where she was born. Her death occurred in March, 1855. Of their nine children all but one attained years of maturity. In order of birth they were as follows: John H. T., who died in Washington County; Thomas L., who moved to Frederick County late in life and there died in 1873; Elizabeth E., Mrs. John A. Trundle, deceased; Sarah A., who died in young womanhood; Samuel S., of this sketch; George R., who was a resident of Frederick County for years before his death and who left seven children, born of his marriage to Sarah, daughter of Capt. Otho Thomas, of Buckeystown District, Frederick County; Harriet A., widow of Edward Baker, of Frederick County, and now living in our subject's home; William N., who is a retired merchant of Poolesville; and William Zachariah, who died in boyhood.
In public and private schools the subject of this sketch obtained an excellent education. When twenty-three years of age he began to teach the Sugar Loaf School in Montgomery County, and later taught four years in the Barnes- ville school, after which he rented a farm near Gaithersburg for one year. From 1861 to 18So he resided upon a farm he purchased, consisting of three hundred and twenty-five acres, lying
within one and one-half miles of Barnesville and called Mountain View. Upon selling it he bought a farm of four hundred acres in Frederick County. Since 1883 he has resided upon the old family homestead.
First as a Whig, later as a Democrat, Mr. Hays has been active in politics. In 1859 he was elected magistrate, which office he held until 1896, making a continuous service of thirty-seven years. During that time he had three thousand cases on his docket. - After an interval of two years, in May, 1898, he was again appointed magistrate, and his services in this capacity are most satisfactory. He assisted in establishing the First National Bank of Gaithersburg, and is one of its directors. For many years he has been a member of the town board, and for some time served as its president. He was one of the charter members of the Barnesville Grange. In religious matters he is connected with Christ Episcopal Church, at Barnesville. He has never married.
The Hays family is among the oldest in western Maryland. The great-grandfather of our subject, Jeremiah Hays, was a pioneer of this part of the state and owned a large tract ofland, doing much to assist in the development of the agricultural resources of this section. An uncle of our sub- ject, Abraham S. Hays, was one of the com- missioners under whose supervision the village of Barnesville was platted, and he remained here for some time, but in 1849 removed to Lexington, Mo., and there died in 1863.
HARLES B. JONES, postmaster of Rock- ville, was appointed to this position by President Mckinley, May 14, 1898, and at once entered upon the duties of his office. He is an earnest advocate of the Republican party plat- form and stands loyally by its nominees, but has never been a politician in the usual acceptation of the term, and has heretofore never occupied a public position.
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Mr. Jones comes from good old patriotic stock. His paternal great-grandfather, Rev. David Jones, of Revolutionary fame, was styled the "fighting preacher," and a price was set upon his head by the British, so valorous and formid- able was he to their cause. He survived the war, however, and was again ready for the defense of his beloved country when her peace was threat- ened in the War of 1812. His son, Benedict Jones, grandfather of our subject, was also a hero of that war. He was a native of Newcastle County, Del., and removed from that state to Cecil County, Md., where he engaged in farm- ing .. He chose for his wife Miss Hester Price. Their son, Thomas P., father of the subject of this article, was born in Cecil County, and owned a farm adjoining the town of Cecilton. He was a member of the constitutional conven- tion held in this state, which voted that Mary- land should be on the side of the Union. He was a stanch defender of the Union and was an ardent supporter of the Republican party. His wife was Ann C., daughter of Dr. William Mace, of Baltimore County, Md. Two sons and four daughters were born to them: Charles B .; Hester, wife of H. E. Ellison, of Newcastle County, Del. ; Thomas P., Jr., who is in the hotel business in Cecilton, his native town; Catherine, deceased, formerly wife of R. H. Shallcross, of Kent Coun- ty, Md .; Margaret, wife of George D. Morgan, of the custom-house department in Baltimore; and Virginia, Mrs. Harry S. Price, of Kent County, Md.
The birth of Charles B. Jones took place De- " The first of the name in this country was his cember 3, 1842, upon his father's farm near Ce- grandfather, who crossed the ocean in colonial days and engaged in farming, purchasing the property where his grandson was born many years afterwards. Henry, father of our subject, was born and reared in this county, and was a life-long farmer, carrying on a farm in this lo- cality. He was not an office holder and took no part in politics aside from doing his duty as a voter in behalf of the Whig party. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and contributed both of his time and means to relig- ious enterprises. By his marriage to Mary Sim- mons there were born three sons and three daugh- cilton. He continued to dwell there until he was twenty-six years of age, but after he reached his majority he engaged in merchandising in the town near by, and later he opened a general agency for tools and implements, being the local salesman for the firm of C. Aultman & Co., of Canton, Ohio. He traveled considerably, in various parts of his own state, and in New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Vir- ginia. In 1882 he came to Rockville, and con- tinued his connection with the old firm up to the time of their business failure. In 1887 he be-
came a member of the firm of S. B. Lyddane & Co., who built the Derwood Flouring Mills of this county. Later he was employed by the Wy- choff Implement Company for several years. He has been very successful in his business enter- prises; has won the esteem and respect of all with whom he has had dealings and by his uni- form fairness, justice and integrity of word and deed has gained an enviable reputation in the commercial world.
The first marriage of Mr. Jones was solemnized in 1869, when Miss Emma G. Beaston became his wife. She was a daughter of George Beas- ton, a commission merchant of Baltimore. By this marriage Mr. Jones has two sons: Charles, justice of the peace and practicing attorney of Rockville, and Ralph E., who is employed by Parker, Budget & Co., of Washington. January 31, 1883, Mr. Jones married Lavina Lyddane, daughter of James E. Lyddane, of an old family of this state. To our subject and wife three chil- dren have been born: Hattie, Marie and Edmund.
AMES S. WINDSOR. The progressive spirit and business ability of Mr. Windsor have placed him among the most prominent citi- zens of Montgomery County. He is a native of this county, born near Clarksburg, July 20, 1839, and is a descendant of English ancestors.
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ters, who attained mature years. They are as follows: John H., deceased, who was a success- ful merchant, first of this county, later in Baiti- more, and died in Georgia, where he had gone in the hope that a change of climate might benefit his health; Corilla P., Mrs. King, deceased, for- merly a resident of Baltimore; Keturah, Mrs. Jackson Waters, of Montgomery County; Wili- iam R., who resides on the old family homestead near Clarksburg; Mary A. E., Mrs. Hodges, who lives near Barnesville, this county; and James S.
The education of our subject was acquired in the local public schools. In 1859 he secured em- ployment as clerk in a store at Laytonsville, where he remained until 1866, and then came to his present location, Darnestown. For a time he was a member of the firm of Griffith & Windsor, and on the death of Mr. Griffith, after three years of business, Mr. Windsor purchased his partner's interest and has since carried on the store alone. His personal attention is given to the manage- ment of the concern, the success of which is due to his sound judgment. He has exhibited ability as a merchant and has gained a place among the most prosperous business men of his town and county. In addition to the management of the store he is also interested in farming, owning five hundred acres, which he personally superin- tends, though necessarily he gives more time and thought to his store than his farm.
Like all citizens of public spirit, Mr. Windsor maintains an interest in the prosperity of his county, state and nation, and keeps himself posted concerning all public affairs of importance. He is an adherent to the principles of the Republican party. He has never sought nomination for any political position, but accepted appointment as postmaster at Darnestown, which office he held for more than twenty years, and his son, James, is now holding the same position. In religious belief he is a Presbyterian and has served his church as trustee and treasurer for twenty-five years and as an elder for a number of years.
In October, 1865, Mr. Windsor married Sarah R., daughter of John W. Darby, one of the in- fluential farmers of this community. Of their six children four are living, viz .: Effie A., who
married Hatton Waters, a farmer and merchant at Travilah; Lulu M .; James, who is with his father in the store and now holds the office of postmaster; and Alice.
All enterprises for the benefit of the com- mercial interests of the county receive Mr. Wind- sor's support. He is interested in the Gaithers- burg Milling and Manufacturing Company and is also a director of the First National Bank of Gaithersburg, in the incorporation of which he bore an active part. Educational matters receive his warm sympathy and hearty support. At this writing he is treasurer of the board of trustees of the Andrew Small Academy, in which he has served as a trustee from a time very shortly after the organization of the school. Personally he is rather reserved in disposition, but his friendship once won is firm and stanch; and those who know him best have the keenest appreciation of the qualities of mind and heart that have made his citizenship a potent influence in the welfare of his community.
EORGE R. RICE, a prosperous farmer of Darnestown District, Montgomery County, is one of the most respected citizens of this section. He is a native of this district, his birth having occurred here October 8, 1842, upon his father's homestead, near the village of Darnes- town. With the exception of a short time when he was engaged in teaching in western Pennsyl- vania and the time he spent upon southern battlefields, he has always lived in this vicinity and has been closely associated with its welfare since his early years.
The Rice family is of Scotch-Irish origin, and of sturdy old Presbyterian stock. They have been represented in Virginia and in this county since a date prior to the Revolutionary war, and have been noted for good citizenship and indus- trious, upright traits of character. William H. Rice, father of our subject, was reared and edu- cated in Loudoun County, Va., where he became
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a well-to-do planter and owned many slaves. He came to Montgomery County about 1840, four years after his marriage to Jane Rhodes, of his native place. Here he also followed agricultural pursuits, and won the love and respect of all who knew him. Politically he was an old-line Whig and later a Democrat. Religiously he adhered to the tenets of the Presbyterian Church, the church of his forefathers. The father of his wife was George Rhodes, of English descent. His ancestors were among the early residents of the city of Philadelphia. Mr. Rhodes served in the War of 1812, enlisting as a private and being promoted to a captaincy toward the close of the war. He was a wealthy planter and slave-holder of Loudoun County, Va. William and Jane Rice were the parents of nine children, seven of whom are living. Jane is the wife of Edgar L. Tschiffely and resides near Hunting Hill, Md. Charles A. is a merchant of Frederick County. Mary V., whose home is in this district, is the wife of Edgar D. Vinson. Lacey married Clark Galleher, of this county. Willie Ellen is the next in order of birth; and Millard L., the young- est, is engaged in farming in this county.
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