A history of Scioto County, Ohio, together with a pioneer record, Part 127

Author: Evans, Nelson W. (Nelson Wiley), 1842-1913
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Portsmouth, O. N. W. Evans
Number of Pages: 1612

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When Mr. Drouillard was about to retire from the Clerk's office, the mem- bers of the bar, as a testimonial of their high appreciation of him, presented him with a gold watch and chain. As Clerk of the Common Pleas Court, he had no superior, if an equal, in the state, and the members of the bar who had busi- ness with his office have borne ample testimony to the efficiency with which he discharged the duties of his office. Mr. Drouillard was a man who never sought publicity in any thing, but he was always faithful to every duty imposed upon him. He was kind and considerate to all. As a book-keeper he had. no super-

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ior. He devoted his whole waking time to whatever business he was engaged in. While he had as much capacity as any one for recreation and pleasure, he rare- ly indulged in it. Urged by his friends to take some rest, his attempt to do so in 1873, resulted in his death.

William Duis

was born August 18, 1833 in Lager, East Friesland, Germany. His father was Jacob Duis and his mother's maiden name was Rosina Gruben. When a year old his father removed to Rina in Prussia. When he was five years old his father died. Five years later his mother married Frederick Sant. They came to the United States in 1845. They left Bremen on a sailing vessel and arrived at New Orleans March, 1845. In the party were his step-father, his mother and his brothers, Henry and Benjamin Duis and himself. He lost one sister in in- fancy and another at the age of ten years, in Germany. The emigrant party re- ferred to came to Cincinnati where they remained but a few months. His step- father and brother Henry, went to Hanging Rock to find work, and from there went to Lawrence Furnace, where they only stayed about a month. From there they went to Aetna Furnace and remained three years, after that they went to Vesuvius Furnace and lived for about three years; from there they went to Buckhorn Furnace living there two years. At the latter place our subject mar- ried on September 11, 1853, to Mary Ann Verigan, daughter of Henry Verigan.

He attended school in Germany for six years before coming to this coun- try, and also attended school at Buckhorn Furnace. After his marriage he re- moved to Washington Furnace and in 1854, to Hamden Furnace. In 1855, he went to Limestone Furnace and remained there for the winter. From there he went to Madison Furnace and remained until March, 1859, when he removed to Lawrence Furnace. He remained until January, 1860, when he removed to Wheelersburg, where he has since resided. He purchased William Mckinney's farm adjoining the village of Wheelersburg, and has resided on it ever since.

Mr. Duis is, par excellence, the model farmer of Scioto county. He has read all that is obtainable on the subject of farming. He takes the leading ag- rieultural papers and magazines and tries to keep up with the times. Many of his neighbors think he has gotten slightly ahead of the times. He was con- verted years ago to the theory of tile draining and has at least fourteen miles of tile drainage on his farm. When he bought his farm it was unimproved. He built a house on it, built all the barns and out buildings, and has improved the property fully two-hundred per cent and brought up his farm over two-hun- dred per cent in its productive capacity. Mr. Duis believes in machinery, tools and appliances: and he has all the modern machinery which a farmer could re- quire. He keeps tools of all kinds on his farm; and is able to do about all of his repairing, which is a great saving of time and expense. He requires that his farm products should be the best. and usually attains that end.

His children are: Rosina, the deceased wife of Charles H. Ketter, of Iron- ton; William, deceased; Lida, the wife of W. W. Meeks of Santiago, Texas; Lizzie, wife of George Bell; Ann, the second wife of Charles H. Ketter; John, farming for himself; and Winifred. wife of Christian Herzog of Canton. O.

Mr. Duis voted for Buchanan in 1850, which he said was due to ignorance, and which he has regretted many times since. In 1860, he became a republican and has continued such. He is a member of the Methodist church in Wheel- ersburg, and has been since 1860. He was reared a Lutheran and confirmed in that church. He has had several responsible offices in the church at Wheel- ersburg. Mr. Duis is a man noted for his honesty and integrity. He is also noted for his remarkable industry and energy. To know what kind of a farmer he is, one should visit his farm and inspect his buildings and fields. Everything is kept in perfect order and a self respecting weed will not grow any where on his place.

John Kline Duke

was born at Piketon, Pike county, Ohio, August 20. 1844, the son of Samuel Duke and Elizabeth Ware, his wife. His father died in March. 1846, and left him in the care of his mother who died in May, 1883. His father was a Penn- sylvania German, a radical old-line whig. and very active in support of that party. He came to Ohio and located in Piketon, in 1825. He was a man of ex- cellent judgment and one whose opinions were much sought after. He was a hat

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maker by trade. He married Elizabeth Ware, a native of Virginia, born in 1832.

Mr. Duke's early life was passed in the quiet village of Piketon, Ohio, until the alarm of war, when at the age of 17, he enlisted, but was discharged on account of his youth. In the second year of the war, at the age of 19, he enlist- ed in Company F, 53rd O. V. I., for three years, and was mustered out with the regiment at the conclusion of the war, August, 1865. He, with his regiment, followed Gen. Sherman during the last two years of the war. He participated in quite a number of battles and was with Sherman on his famous march to the sea. He was at the final surrender of General Johnson, in April, 1865. He also made the forced march through from North Carolina to Washington for the grand review with the 15th Army Corps. He has in his possession his gun and accoutrements which he carried throughout his enlistment. He is the au- thor of the Regimental History of the 53d Ohio, which evidences his capacity as well as his loyalty to his command.

The year following the war, he was employed in the public schools of Logan county, Illinois, as a teacher. In October, 1866, he came to Portsmouth in search of employment and D. N. Murray tendered him the position of ac- countant in his hardware house. This position he occupied for about two years, when he was tendered the position of book-keeper in the First National bank. He accepted the same and remained in the employ of said bank for a period of about nine years. At that time he was tendered a position with a Chicago manufacturing plant, which he accepted and filled to the satisfaction of his employer; so much so, that at the end of the first year he was promoted and sent to the New York office of the same firm as financial manager and general book-keeper, which position he held until he became a physical wreck from the strain and over-work of said office.

He returned to Portsmouth, in 1878, and took a position with the Singer Manufacturing Company as an accountant, in which position he served about five years. In 1883, he established an insurance and real estate agency. He now represents one of the largest agencies of this kind doing business in Ports- mouth. On February 8. 1890, he inaugurated The Royal Savings and Loan As- sociation Company. This financial institution is one of the solid ones of the city.

Mr. Duke occupies an eminent position in the ranks of the G. A. R. He has the distinction of having been the installing officer of every Post established in Scioto county, and in many of the surrounding counties of southern Ohio. He has been honored twice by being a delegate to the National Encampment, and is known as one of the great workers of Bailey Post No. 164. He has been all his life identified with the Methodist Episcopal church, and has been for years a teacher in the Sabbath school of Bigelow, as well as an official member. He has organized many of the fraternal organizations of southern Ohio. He was treasurer of the Board of Education of the city of Portsmouth for several years. In politics he is an ardent republican.

October 27, 1870, he was married to Miss Dola C. Lloyd, a daughter of Thomas G. Lloyd, a pioneer of Portsmouth. Their only son, John K. Duke, Jr., is associated with his father in business. He was recently married to Miss Jessie Henderson.

Mr. Duke, as a boy was earnest, serious and studious. He was always anxious to learn and wanted to know the reasons of things. He has carried his trait of seriousness and earnestness through life. He made an ideal soldier. He was always in the place of duty. When he ceased to be a soldier he became a patriot and he is always found ready to do anything and sacrifice anything for his country. He is of very strong likes and dislikes. If he has prejudices either dertakes. way they are intense. He is faithful to every duty and in everything he un- If there is any one characteristic of his which overshadows all oth- ers, it is his tireless energy and industry. He works incessantly and When other men are resting. His resistless, limitless, boundless, capacity to work and disposition to do so, coupled with his doing it, has made the Royal Building Association of Portsmouth, Ohio. the leading one in southern Ohio. He reminds the editor much of that sterling character of Whittier's, Abraham Dav- enport. Mr. Duke is noted for the purity of his life and for his high ideals of citizenship. His business character is built on the highest integrity and sense of honor. Mr. Duke has always been a strong republican. He is a power

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in the community for good, and he makes his influence in that direction felt in every organization with which he is connected. His influence is to build up and strenghten every organization with which he is connected. He is a strong and powerful factor in the community and it is hoped his career of usefulness may be a long one.

John Wesley Dunham

was born at Harper's Ferry, W. Va., in Jefferson county, June 18, 1815. His father was John Dunham, who came from Harper's Ferry to Ohio and settled at Piketon, when our subject was only five years old. His mother was Mary (Holliday) Dunham, who was born near Sheperdstown, W. Va., in 1797, and died in February, 1856. She was a member of the Holliday ťamily which was promi- nent in that section of West Virginia. Her mother's maiden name was Mary Carr. She was born near Herring Bay on the shores of Chesapeake Bay, thirty or forty miles from Annapolis. Mr. Dunham had only a common school educa- tion. In his younger days he was a clerk, but afterwards went into general mercantile business at Piketon for himself. During the time he was in business he had several partners, one of whom was James Jones. He continued in busi- ness at Piketon until 1864. About this time the county seat of Pike county was moved from Piketon to Waverly, which took all the business from Piketon to Waverly, and he was compelled to close down his business there which he did and came to Portsmouth. He clerked for C. D. Elden in the dry goods business for a few years, and afterwards engaged in the grocery business for himself. In 1875, he took charge of the dry goods department of the Gaylord rolling mill store, and was employed there until his death, June 1, 1881. He was a whig and a republican. He was never prominent in politics and never held office. He was a very prominent member and earnest worker in the Bigelow M. E. church and Sunday school.

He was married to Miss Jane Clough, daughter of Hon. Nathan K. Clough, (a sketch of whom is found elsewhere in this book,) May 14, 1846. Four children were born to them as follows: Edward Henry, died in Colorado. June 10, 1890; Mary Clough, widow of H. P. Pursell, now residing on west Fourth street in Portsmouth; George Holliday, died in his tenth year at Piketon, Ohio, and Charles Lodwick, now residing in Portsmouth.

Andrew Jefferson Duteil

was born on a farm in Vernon township, Scioto county, Ohio, near Chaffin's Mill, June 25, 1859, the oldest son of John and Maggie (Gifford) Duteil. His father John Duteil was born in the French Grant May 13, 1826 and a grandson of Francis Charles Duteil, who drew lot No. 32 in the original French Grant. John Duteil was raised on a farm and during his early manhood bough! the Chamberlain and Emory farms in Vernon township where he was engaged in farming and stock raising until his death on August 10, 1888.

Our subject was raised on a farm and attended the common schools at Chaffin's Mill until he was nineteen years of age, when he attended the Na- tional Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio, and prepared himself for a teach- er; but not liking that profession he came back to his father's farm where he 'was engaged in farming and buying and selling stock until December, 1885 when he entered the Iron City Business College of Pittsburg, Pa., and was grad- uated February 26. 1886. On September 7, 1886 he was employed by the Camy- bell Iron Company at Mount Vernon Furnace, Lawrence county, Ohio, as für- nace clerk, which position he held up to January 1, 1894. In the year 1894 be and Colonel W. C. Amos leased the Vesuvius furnace in Lawrence county, Ohio. and operated it till December, 1894 when he sold his interest in the furnace and accepted a position as general manager of Madison furnace in Jackson county, Ohio, which position he held up to October 19, 1898, when he was appointed Receiver of the Clare, Duduit & Company which position he now holds.

He was Constable of Vernon township from 1881 to 1885 and Clerk of Decatur township, Lawrence county, Ohio, from April, 1888, to January, 1894, when he resigned on account of leaving the township. He was appointed Post- master at Rempel, Jackson county, Ohio, January 29, 1898 which office he now holds. His political views have been republican and he takes an active part in

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politics, being usually a member of the County Executive Committee. He has never belonged to any church, but is a firm believer in the teachings of the Bible and always helps keep the church and Sabbath school up in his community. He belongs to the Masonic Order and Jackson Commandery No. 33 at Jackson, Ohio. He also belongs to the Benevolent and Protective order of Elks, Jackson Lodge, No. 466.

Charles Francis Duteil

was born in Bloom township, Scioto county, Ohio, July 2, 1869. His father and mother are Lemuel Duteil and Ruhama (Emory) Duteil. His grandfather was Louis Duteil and his great-grandfather was Francis Charles Duteil, one of the original settlers, of the French Grant. His father, Lemuel Duteil served from June 4, 1861 to June 19, 1864 in the Civil War, Company F, 2nd Kentucky regi- ment, V. I., participating in the battles of Chickamauga and Shiloh as well as other smaller engagements. At Shiloh, his brother, William, was wounded and as Lemuel was carrying him across a swamp, two stalwart "Rebs" came rushing up and demanded his surrender. Instead of complying with their re- quest, he dropped his brother and acting under that impetuosity characteristic of him all his life he clubbed his musket and knocked one senseless; the other ran. Lemuel Duteil died in South Webster, November 18, 1899. William entered the service June 4, 1861, in the same company with Lemuel, and was discharged at Louisville, Kentucky, on surgeon's certificate of disability, November 23, 1862. The subject of this sketch received a common school education. He is a republican and takes an active part in local affairs. He is a member of the Bloom Baptist Missionary church. He married Cloey B. Kuhner, August 17, 1897. Her father was a merchant at Bloom Switch for forty years. They have two children: Selma R. and Elizabeth C. Duteil. Mr. Duteil is an excellent young man, noted for his push and energy. He is prosperous and has a very comfortable home in South Webster. He is a member of South Webster Lodge, Knights of Pythias, No. 724.

Mack Eakins

was born at Pine Grove Furnace, Lawrence county, Ohio, August 13, 1861. He is the son of William C. and Susan (Chatfield) Eakins. His great-grandfather came from Ireland and was one of the early settlers in Adams county. William Eakins is the son of a Thompsonian physician and has three brothers who are physicians. Our subject received a common school education at the Franklin Furnace school. He came to Sciotoville in 1887 and commenced the mercantile business. In 1894, he and his father commenced business under the name of W. C. Eakins & Son. They have now a large business which is rapidly in- creasing. The son is a repubilcan and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. On June 14, 1888, he married Amasetta Price. They have two chil- dren, Elva and William.

Leo Ebert

was born in Klingerberg, Bavaria, on the Main, near Frankfort, Germany, June 28, 1837. His father was John Andon Ebert, a brewer, and his mother's maid- en name was Barbara Krentzman. They had four children of whom our sub- ject was the eldest. He attended school in Germany until his twelfth year. when his father put him in the brewery to learn the trade. He learned it in three years and then traveled and worked at it for five years, in Mannheim, Bremen and other places. He then went home and stood his chance in the con- scription. He however drew a high number and got off. At the age of twenty, on January 6, 1858, he married Matilda Uilchin, daughter of John Uilchin. Then he brought his wife and came to the United States. He landed in New York and worked nine months at his trade. Then he went to Cincinnati, and worked in a brickyard one summer. He afterwards found a place in a brewery and in two months was made foreman. He worked in Cincinnati sixteen months as a foreman and then went to Ironton and started in business for himself, and has resided and been in business in Ironton ever since. He has six children: Fannie, married; Margaret, the widow of Michael Rauch; Matilda. the wife of Charles Jones; Emma, the wife of Frederick Wagner, a farmer on Pine creek near Powellsville; Bertha Hocke, widow of Andrew Hocke; Otto, in

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business with his father. Mr. Ebert was a republican till 1872, and since, has been a democrat. He is an Odd Fellow, Knight of Pythias, and an Elk. For seventeen years, he was in public office in Ironton, as Councilman, mem- ber of the School Board, and a member of the Board of Health. For eight years he was president of the Ohio Brewers' Association, and for two years has been president of the National Association of Brewers.

Jacob Arthur Eckhart

was born August 7, 1843, in Jackson county Ohio. His father was Jacob Eck- hart, and his mother's maiden name was Mary Sherer. They had fourteen children, twelve of whom grew to maturity. Our subject was the third child. His parents moved to Madison township, Scioto county, when he was about three years old. He received all his schooling in Madison township. He en- listed in Company K, 91st O. V. I., August 13, 1862, at the age of nineteen for three years. On May 9, 1864, at the battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Va., a gun was discharged so near him that he lost the hearing in his right ear. On July 20, 1864, at the battle of Stevenson's depot, he was wounded in the right hip, and was sent to Maryland Heights hospital, where he remained for three months. He was never fit for any duty after that, and never rendered any service; but was discharged May 6, 1865 at Cumberland, Maryland on surgeon's certificate of disability.

When he came home in December, 1865, he married Jermima Busler, a na- tive of Carrol county, Ohio, but who then resided in Jackson, a daughter of Samuel Busler. He engaged in farming in Madison township, and followed it until March 20, 1900, when he moved to Harrison township, where he has lived ever since. He was appointed postmaster at Scioto (Harrisonville) July, 1900, and holds the office. He has had eight children, five of whom are living, three deceased. Daniel Webster, died at the age of fourteen years; George Washing- ton, died at the age of eighteen years; Margaret Ellen, married Dr. S. W. Rick- ey, and both are deceased, leaving two children with our subject. Their names are Naffa Eckhart, aged eight years and Anna May, aged six years. Dr. Rick- ey, their father, was killed at Sinking Springs, in a runaway accident, August 2, 1900. The mother died May 11, 1901. The fourth child of our subject is John Franklin, aged thirty-two years, lives in Portsmouth, and conducts a broom factory; Minnie, married Warren Coriell superintendent of the fire brick works on Chillicothe pike, near the old Norfolk & Western railroad station. Another is Sampson Douglas, teacher of common schools on Lawson Heights. Andrew Jackson, a farmer who resides in Madison township, near Massie P. O., and Bertha, married Russell Frowine, lives in Madison township.

Mr. Eckhart has been a member of the United Brethren church for twenty- eight years, and at present holds his membership at Harrisonville.

A comrade of his who was through the service with him, by his side says he made a most excellent soldier; that he was always brave and ready for duty.

George Edmunds

was born in Tredegar, Wales, September 24, 1837. His father John Edmunds. came to the United States in 1840 and brought his son along. His mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Thomas. They remained in Toronto for two years and then came to Pittsburg, Pa., where they remained for ten years. In 1858 they removed to Centerville, Gallia county, Ohio. His father was a mechanical engineer and iron worker. After he removed to Centerville, he took stock in Limestone furnace, when it was organized. Then he sold out and went to Kan- sas, but on account of the troubles in Kansas, stopped short and located in Missouri, in Sullivan county, and was there when the Civil War broke out. He was a Union man and found it impossible to remain in Missouri, so he came to Gallia furnace and remained there until 1865. Then he moved to Sciotoville and lived there until his death.

In 1861 our subject went to the mines in Colorado and was there eigh- teen months, then he went into the Quartermaster service of the United States and remained in that until 1866, in which year he went to Richland Furnace, Vinton county, where he was an engineer. He remained there three years. In June, 1870, he went to South Webster to superintend the South Webster fire

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brick works, and was there until 1898. After a few years he became secretary and general manager of the works. He sold out his interest in 1898, went to Lucasville, engaged in the mercantile business and sold farming machinery. The firm is Martindale & Edmunds. He was married in September, 1869 to Susannah Hill. His children are: Olive, the wife of Charles Martindale, his partner; Carrie, the wife of Edward Butler; John, yard master for the Nor- folk & Western railway of Portsmouth; Gertrude and George at home. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and of the Masonic fraternity. He is a republican.

Daniel Henry Egbert

was born in Lawrence county, Ohio, May 20, 1854. His father's name was Dan- iel Egbert, born May 8, 1824, in Hunteburg, Kingdom of Hanover. He came to Lawrence county on November 1, 1847. His mother's maiden name was Louisa Appel, born at Santover, Baden, March 25, 1831. She came to this country in 1849, with her parents. They were married October 26, 1849, in Lawrence county, Ohio. In October, 1858, they located in Valley township, Scioto county. Daniel, Senior, bought a farm of 124 acres on Millar's Run of Blackson Far- mer, on which he has lived ever since. He has now 370 acres of land. He has had four children: William, resides at Clifford, O., Daniel H., our subject; Lucy, wife of John M. Johnson, resides on Beck street, Columbus, is connected with the street car business; George, was accidentally killed in 1897, and left a widow and five children. He was a resident of Valley township at the time of his death.

Daniel Egbert, Jr., was married October 27, 1880, to Mary B. Wooster, daughter of John Wooster. He has seven children: George, born December 19, 1881; Albert, born November 4, 1883, died June 13, 1886; John E., born December 17, 1885; Louella, born October 23, 1888; Walter, born April 26, 1890; Dora, born May 11, 1892; Marion, born September 15, 1895; Charley and Margaret, twins, born May 7, 1897; Margaret died July 12. 1897. Mr. Egbert is a democrat in his political views. He has been Trustee of the township and a member of the school board of his district a number of years. He is a member of the Ger- man Lutheran church at Portsmouth, Ohio.

Richard Burton Eglin

was born in Spencer, Medina county, Ohio. April 10th, 1868. His father was John Eglin, a native of England and his mother Harriett Ann Hendee. He was the second of a family of four children. He attended the public schools at Wellington, Ohio, and afterwards the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio. In 1889 he went South engaging in manufacturing and exporting of hard wood staves from Arkansas and Texas, and later returned to Ohio and the stone business. In 1899 he entered the McDermott Stone Company becoming one of the directors and president of that company. He was married in 1889 to Miss Netta Santley of Wellington, Ohio. He has four children: Ralph Burton, Mary Evelyn, Harriet and Netta Elizabeth. Mr. Eglin is a republican and a member of Bigelow M. E. church.

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A history of Scioto County, Ohio, together with a pioneer record, Part 127

Author: Evans, Nelson W. (Nelson Wiley), 1842-1913 Publication date: 1903 Publisher: Portsmouth, O. N. W. Evans Number of Pages: 1612

Author: Evans, Nelson W. (Nelson Wiley), 1842-1913
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Portsmouth, O. N. W. Evans
Number of Pages: 1612