A history of Scioto County, Ohio, together with a pioneer record, Part 162

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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D. from the Ohio Medical College. He was President of the Scioto County Medical Society for two years and after the Hempstead Academy of Medicine was organized became one of the Trustees and was its first vice president. He was also a member of the Ohio State Medical Society and held a diploma from it.

He was married May 25, 1851 to Miss Ara B. Jennings, daughter of Enos Jennings of Vinton county. She was a sister of the late Sanford Bundy Jen- nings. Six children were born to them: James S., Enos J., married Anna Rein- hardt, resides at Dennis, Ohio; John E., Alice H., Flora M., married T. J. Lauter, and Loulie K. the wife of W. L. Baker of Dennis, Ohio. John E. is deceased. Alice H. is married and lives in Wisconsin.

When Doctor Vaughters was about to die he made all arrangements for his funeral and selected his pall bearers. He was the true type of the human- itarian. He wore himself out in the service of others. The editor of this work often said to him, that he deserved one of the highest seats in heaven. The Doctor was a practical Christian. He believed in good works and performed them himself. He took the part of the good Samaritan every day of his life and acted it out to perfection.

Charles Wesley Veach

was born July 31, 1834, in Nile township, Scioto county, Ohio. His father was William Veach, and his mother was Ruth (Burris) Veach. He received his education in the log houses of Washington and Nile townships. On April 2, 1861 he enlisted in Company D 22 O. V. I. for three months and was mustered out with the Company, August 19, 1861. On October 18, 1861, he was appointed Second Lieutenant and recruited forty men for the service and was assigned to Company D, 56 O. V. I. He was commissioned First Lieutenant February 5, 1862 to rank from November 11, 1861, and was discharged by order of the War Department June 2, 1862 and re-commissioned April 9, 1863 to rank from Feb- ruary 9, 1863. He resigned September 10, 1864.

He resided in Nile township until 1865 in which year he moved to Vin- ton county, Ohio and lived there until 1867. Receiving an offer of employment from the Quincy Bridge Company, he located in Quincy, Illinois, leaving there in 1869 for Grundy county, Missouri where he farmed until 1881 when he re- turned to Scioto county. Here his family suffered severely from the high wa- ters of 1884 and he decided, in 1886, to go to Kingston, Ross county, where he has resided ever since.

He was married to Mary Ellen, daughter of George W. Mckinney of Nile township, on the 28th of June 1863. The day following his marriage he re- turned to the army. He has six children living: Ruth, wife of Henry Snook, Mary E., Charles Walter, Maggie A., Nellie J., and Maude F. His son William W. was killed at the age of nineteen, by the explosion of a flour mill boiler at Kingston, Ohio.

He is a republican in his political views and has been a member of the Methodist church for twenty-five years. Mr. Veach is a citizen of the highest character and possesses the confidence of all who know him. He is of the strictest integrity and lives up to the golden rule every day. He is a credit to the community in which he dwells and would be a credit to any community. He takes life easy and is simply waiting the final roll call, when he will ans- wer, "ready."

A. King Veazey

was born in Greenup county, Kentucky, November 13. 1857, the son of Joseph W. Veazey and Elizabeth Campbell, his wife. His father was a Mexican soldier and at the opening of the Civil war he was drill master for a long time at Ironton, Ohio. Our subject had two brothers in the Civil war, B. I. and W. W. Veazey. In 1858 his father removed with his family to near Ironton, Ohio. His boyhood and youth were spent at that place where he attended the schools at South Point, Ohio. He taught school in Lawrence county for four years and was a township Clerk for two years from 1890 to 1892. He has always been a republican.

He was married December 21, 1880 to Dollie H. Kennedy, daughter of John and Catherine O. Kennedy of Wheelersburg, Ohio. They had two chil-

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dren: Stella K., the wife of Charles Bennett of Portsmouth, Ohio, and Orin L. His wife died April 14, 1891. April 12, 1892 he was married a second time to Emily Storer Honaker, daughter of Doctor Honaker of Pond Run. They have one child, Morris H., age seven. He is a republican and voted first for Charles Foster for Governor. He was a delegate to the State Convention which nominated William Mckinley for Governor in 1891.

Henry Vincent

was born in Parish of Stockland, Devonshire, England, August 16, 1827. His father was Benjamin Vincent, a farmer, and his mother's maiden name was Tabitha Lane. As a boy he attended a private school in England until he was ten years of age. Then he went to work as a farmer, which he continued until he was sixteen years of age. He then went into the butcher's business as an apprentice and served two years and then worked for his master, Thomas Chamberlain, one year. At the age of twenty-one years he came to the United States.

He left London on the 1st of May, 1849, and came over on the Hendrick .Hudson, a sailing vessel. He landed in New York on the 8th of June, 1849. His older brother Benjamin came with him. He went from New York to Al- bany on a boat and then went on the Erie Canal to Albion, Orleans county, New York, where he worked at his trade for three years. He went to Detroit, Michigan and spent one winter there. He returned to Albion for nine months. Hc left there in the fall of 1852, and went to Maysville, Ky., and remained one winter. He went from Maysville to Louisville, Ky., where he remained a month. He came to Portsmouth, in the spring of 1853. Mr. Vincent came to Portsmouth through the invitation of a Mr. Harrison Bennett, who was in the meat business here. He worked for him three months, and then opened up a business for himself in November, 1853, which he continued until April, 1890.

He was married in Portsmouth, May 8, 1856 to Mary Ann Callow. They have the following children: Ida Callow, wife of David Williams; Mrs. Hattie J. Russell, widow of Charles F. Russell; John H .. traveling salesman; B. Frank, secretary of The Portsmouth Steel Works. and Mrs. Mary E. Ames. Mr. Vincent was reared in the Protestant Episcopal church, and is a commun- icant of the All Saints church and has been a Vestryman. He does not affiliate with any political party. Mr. Vincent was very successful in his years of bus- iness and acquired a competency. Since his retirement in 1890, he has lived a life of ease well earned. He admires the institutions of his native country and is the best preserved man of his age in the city of Portsmouth. He could easily pass for twenty-five years younger than his correct age.

Captain William Harrison Wagner

was born April 6, 1830. His father was Jacob Wagner and his mother was Ann Cane. His grandfather, Peter Wagner, emigrated from Alsace, France, now a part of Germany. He went to school in Philadelphia until 1814, then he went to Pittsburg and went on the steamboat "Moderator," and followed the river for two years. He then entered the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Phil- adelphia and started to learn the machinist's tradc. He worked there until 1851, when he went on the Pennsylvania railroad as a fireman from Philadel- phia to Columbia. He ran on this road until 1855, and in the meantime, he was engineer on the local freight between Columbia and Philadelphia.

In January, 1855. he went to Indianapolis, Mo. and enlisted in Co. D, 2nd U. S. Cav. He served until January, 1860. Albert Sidney Johnston, after- wards the rebel General who was killed at Shiloh, was Colonel of the regiment. The regiment's service was upon the frontier and against the Indians. Wagner was captured by the Sioux Indians in the spring of 1856, on the 20th of April and was kept two years and eight months captive when he escaped. At the time he was captured, there were forty of his command on a scout and the In- dians killed them all except twelve, whom they captured. Of the twelve cap- tured, the Indians tortured eight of them to death, fastening them down and building fires on them. For some reason Wagner pleased the Indians-perhaps his strength had something to do with it, as he was able to take up an Indian on each hand and hold them off the ground. While he remained with the

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Indians, he learned to make their medicines. In January, 1860, he was dis- charged from the service, and from that time until 1861 he was an engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad between Altoona and Harrisburg.

In April, 1861, he enlisted in Co. B., 5th Pennsylvania Infantry for three months service under Captain Miller. In August, 1861. while in the field, he enlisted in the 6th Pennsylvania Co .. under Captain Robinson, for three years. The regiment served principally in the Shenandoah valley. While in the three month's service, he was in the first battle of Bull Run and in the three year's service, he was in the second battle of Bull Run. He was at the battles of Culpeper, Spottsylvania, Antietam, Kelley's Ford, Gettysburg, Brandy Station and Port Republic. He took part in twenty-six engagements. all told, and was wounded seven times. At the second battle of Bull Run, he was wounded in the side by a saber. He had a second saber wound on his hip and five gun-shot wounds. He was discharged on account of these wounds on October 14, 1864, and went to Huntington, Pennsylvania, to reside.

He became a railroad engineer again between Altoona and Harrisburg. Afterwards. during the war, he was a captain in the State Militia for a short time and was called out for State duty. He was engaged as a railroad engi- neer from 1864 to 1879. He then came on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad and acted as locomotive engineer until 1884. During this time he resided at Huntington, West Virginia. In 1884. he went to Cuba and was Master Mechanic on the Cuba Central Railroad. He remained there until the "Maine" blew up in 1898, when he returned to this country, and located at Charleston, West Virginia. He remained there a short time and then went to Huntington and resided there until 1899. On the 1st day of August, 1899, he removed to Ports- mouth. He is engaged in the manufacture of all kinds of herb medicines which he learned to compound while a captive among the Indians.

He was married in 1860 to Sarah Pheasant. She was from Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. They have one son, Harry, who is Colonel of the Second United States Infantry of the Regular Army, stationed in China. His wife died in 1870.

Mr. Wagner is as straight as an Indian and has good health. He is 72 years old but looks to be 40. He is a member of the G. A. R. at Huntington, West Virginia, a Mason, Knight of Pythias and a Knight of the Golden Eagle. If any man has seen more ups and downs in going around in this world, we would like to have his acquaintance. Captain Wagner has black hair and a black mustache. Considering the hardships of eight years service in the army, he is the best preserved man mentioned in this work. He is as active and energetic as a young man in his business. He receives a pension but it is for his seven wounds and not for any physical infirmities.

Gilbert David Wait

was born October 15, 1841, at Portsmouth, Ohio. His father was John Heaton Wait, and his mother's maiden name was Melvina D. Sikes, daughter of Levi Sikes. He attended the Portsmouth public schools and was in the High School two years, until 1857, when he went into business with his father in the man- ufacture of furniture. He was a clerk for his father.

He enlisted in Company A, 30th O. V. I., on August 14, 1861, and served until August 29, 1864. He was, in that period. in all the battles in which the regiment participated. He was made Fifth Sergeant for bravery. and was afterwards promoted to First Sergeant. In December. 1864, he gave up the position as First Sergeant and was detailed as clerk for Judge Advocate at Di- vision Headquarters under General Morgan L. Smith, remaining there until the close of his service.

After his return from the army, he went to Cincinnati and was employed in a photographic stock house until 1866, when he came to Portsmouth and went in with his father as J. H. Wait & Son, which continued in the manufac- ture of furniture until 1884, when his father retired, and he took entire charge of the business. In 1885, the Wait Cabinet Works was formed, of which he was a proprietor. In 1895, the business was merged into a stock company, known as the Wait Furniture Company, and has been such ever since. He has been president of the company most of the time, and superintendent all of the

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time. All of his life, but six years, he has been in the city of Portsmouth.

He was married first to Miss Kate Wetherbee, of Minnesota. There is one daughter of this marriage, Bertha. Mrs. Wait died February 28, 1878. He was married the second time to Miss Sallie J. Dillon, daughter of Rev. J. W. Dillon, February 23, 1882. Their children are: Helen M., Catharine D., and Gilbert D. He is a member of the Bigelow M. E. church, and is a republican in his political views.

Clarence Dayton Walden

was born at Harrison Mills about three miles southeast of Harrisonville, Ohio, December 30, 1870. His father Charles Walden enlisted as a private in Company A, 39th O. V. I., July 16, 1861 and was discharged July 9, 1865. His grand- father, Richard Walden, was in Captain Hamilton's Company, Company D, 1st O. V. I. in the Mexican War. He enlisted June 1, 1846 at the age of 32 and was discharged June 14, 1847. His mother's maiden name was Harriet Ellen Colegrove, daughter of Peleg Colegrove. His boyhood and youth were spent on the farm where he attended the district school in winter. His father removed to Portsmouth where he had a general store. He remained two years and in 1884 re- moved to Sciotoville where our subject completed his education in the Sciotoville schools. He spent three and a half years as teacher in the grammar school and five and a half years as teacher in the High School of Sciotoville. He began teaching in 1891 and is at present teaching in the High School at Lucasville. He was appointed County School Examiner in September, 1899. He is a republican and a member of the Wheelersburg Masonic Lodge and also a member of the Sciotoville Knights of Pythias Lodge.

He was married February 27, 1892, to Sarah Purdy, daughter of Jesse Pur- dy of Sciotoville. They have one daughter, Helen Elnora.

Mr. Walden is a self-made man and has reason to be proud of what he has accomplished. He possesses all of the cardinal virtues and illustrates and hon- ors them in life. He is a diligent and faithful student and a proficient scholar for his years. He has attained the highest success as a teacher. He holds a State High School Life Certificate.

William Seymour Walker

was born in Buffalo, New York, March 18, 1861. His father was David Walker, and his mother was Sarah E. Tyler. They had two children, our subject and a daughter. William attended school in Buffalo between six and eight years, and at the latter age, his father, who was a contractor on public works, moved to Chicago, Illinois. The family remained there until after the great fire in 1871 when they moved to Milwaukee. There William went to school till 1878 when he spent one year in preparing for Brown University at Providence, Rhode Island, but instead of going, went into business. From 1879 to 1887, he was an assistant book-keeper in a hardware house, at Milwaukee.

In 1881 he began to travel for an ink company and among other places vis- ited Portsmouth, Ohio. He was pleased with the place and in 1887, he located there and went into the employment of the Veneer Works then opened by Gold- smith & Rapp. He has remained in Portsmouth and has been connected with that business ever since. He is now the secretary, treasurer, and general mana- ger and has been such since 1900.

He was married August 14, 1889, to Miss Effie Petrie, daughter of James Petrie, a Scotchman, who is now the postmaster at Jasper, Ohio. She is a great-grand- daughter of Major Joseph Ashton, a soldier of the Revolution, who has a sketch herein. Mr. and Mrs. Walker have two sons, Paul and Harold Holcomb. Mr. Walker is a Mason and a Modern Woodman. He has already placed himself in the front rank of Portsmouth's business men. He has deserved success and has obtained it. He possesses all of those qualities which are admired and prized by those who value success. He has accomplished much in his chosen business career and bids fair to make a record as one of the most valued men of the city.

Charles Clement Waller

was born February 24, 1869, at Lancaster, Ohio. His father was Henry Wood- row Waller, a native of Guernsey county, Ohio, near Cambridge. His mother

CHARLES CLEMENT WALLER. [PAGE 1172.]

CLARK WILLIAM WALLER. [Page 1173.]

FRANCIS MARION WALLER. [Page 1173.]

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was Minerva M. Graybill. He was reared on a farm and received his education in the public schools of Lancaster and afterwards learned the stone business in a quarry operated by his father near Lancaster. With his brothers he came to Rarden in 1895 and became a stockholder in the Rarden Stone Company, or- ganized and incorporated at that time. Since that time he has superintended and managed the operation of its quarry. He is a democrat, but votes for the man as often as for the party. He is a member of the English Lutheran Church at Lancaster, Ohio. He was married October 12, 1893, to Gertrude Schweikert, daughter of Henry C. and Catherine Burke Schweikert of Lancaster, Ohio. Their children are Ora Concorda, age eight, and Gladys Catherine, age five.

Clark William Waller

son of Henry Woodrow Waller and Minerva M. (Graybill) Waller, was born at Lancaster, Fairfield county, Ohio, January 25, 1875. His father was raised near Cambridge, Guernsey county, Ohio. His mother was a daughter of Samuel and Mary (Pence) Graybill. His father enlisted in Company F, 9th O. V. C., August 27, 1863, for three years, and was mustered out with the company July 20, 1865.

Our subject was raised on a farm adjoining Lancaster, attended the public schools and was afterwards employed at a stone quarry operated by his father near Lancaster. He came to Rarden June 15, 1895, and became en- gaged in the stone business with his brothers Frank M. and Charles C., L. Tay- lor and others under the name of the Rarden Stone Company, Incorporated. He is a stockholder in the company and is a foreman in the quarry. He is a Democrat and a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, Tribe No. 159, and also of the Knights of Pythias, Lodge No. 203, at Peebles, Ohio. He was elected a member of the Rarden council in 1892. He was married October 1, 1896, to Iva Wamsley, daughter of Harvey and Sarah Wamsley, of Rarden. His chil- dren are Mildred and Paul.

Francis Marion Waller

was born September, 5, 1872, at Lancaster, Ohio. His father was Henry Wood- ward Waller and his mother's name was Minerva M. Graybill. His parents had three sons and one daughter. He received his education in the common schools at Lancaster until nineteen years of age, then he attended Zanesville Business College, at Zanesville, Ohio. He left there in April, 1893, and re- turned to Lancaster and engaged in work at his father's stone quarry with his other brothers. He remained here until June, 1895. They were handling sandstone for masonry work. They then concluded to change their business to Rarden, Ohio, and have been engaged there ever since. An advertisement of Scioto County stone in a stone journal had called their attention to this lo- cality, and Charles C. came to Rarden to investigate the situation, and the re- sult was that all three located there.

Our subject was married December 28, 1897, to Noline Abbott. She died August 14, 1898. Mr. Waller attends to all the shipping of the Rarden Stone Company, and is secretary of the company. He is a member of the Red Men and Knights of Pythias. He is a republican in his political views, and a mem- ber of the English Lutheran church, of Lancaster, Ohio.

George Walsh

was born September 12, 1876, in Scioto county, Ohio. His father was Edmond Walsh, and his mother's maiden name was Margaret O'Brien. They were from county Clare, Ireland, and came to the United States in 1848. Their children were: James R., Bridget, married Wm. Guthrie, deceased; John C., clerk in his brother's store; George, our subject; and Edward K. Our subject attended school at McCulloch, and at the age of twenty-two went west to Menominee, Michigan. After remaining at Menominee furnace, for two years in the Northern Peninsula, he came back to Scioto county, and later went to Pullman, Illinois, and was a brickmaker for six months. Then he went to Indiana and railroaded six months. In 1884 he was a turnpike contractor of Ross county with James R. and John C. Walsh.

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He was married May 12, 1886 to Miss Mary Finn, daughter of John Finn. They have the following children living and deceased: Edmond James, Maggie, Annie, Marie, deceased at two years, two months, and Helen. He began the liquor business at Otway February 1, 1886, and has been in it ever since. He is a member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church at McCulloch. He is a democrat in his political views. Mr. Walsh is a farmer and owns the Albert Dear farm and the Joseph Kelly and the Banks farms in the horse shoe bend in Brush Creek. Mr. Walsh devotes almost all of his attention to farming. He is regarded by his neighbors as an upright and honorable man, who will stand up to every agreement or pledge he makes, and is well liked by those who know him best. He is liberal in all public matters and regarded as a good citizen and a valuable factor in the community. .

William Henry Ware

was born in Piketon, Ohio, Feb. 10, 1830. His father, Daniel Ware, was a na- tive of Virginia. and his mother's maiden name was Maria Dunham. Our sub- ject was one of a family of eight children, five sons and three daughters. He attended the public school in Piketon, and at the age of eighteen, he clerked in the store of Ross, Dunham & Co., at Piketon. On Oct. 20, 1852, he came to Portsmouth, on the old stage line conducted by Hawks of Circleville. At that `time the stage left at five or six in the evening and arrived in Portsmouth about 10 P. M. On the next day after his arrival he went to work for R. Bell & Co., as a salesman. He remained an employee until February, 1856, when he became a partner in the business. He remained as a partner until 1875, when the firm closed out. Our subject has not been in any regular business since,

He was married on October 12, 1853, to Martha Ann Lancaster of Pike- ton, O. His children are: Mrs. Anna, wife of John E. Mick of Chillicothe, O .; Ida, wife of Frank H. Davis, of Portsmouth; William H., traveling salesman for the Excelsior Shoe Company of Portsmouth; Lucy, unmarried; Harry L., a salesman for the Excelsior Shoe Company; Francis J., died at the age of two years. He has always been a republican. Since 1875 he has lived a re- tired life, taking the world easy.

Charles Morton Very Warrener

was born in London, England, March 16, 1850. His father was John Metham Warrener, a contractor. His mother's maiden name was Martha Very, daughter of Judge Very. There were five sons and two daughters in the family. Our subject was the third child and the second son. He was brought up in London, England, until he was twenty-two years of age. He attended school in London and received a thorough academical education. He studied veterinary surgery at a school in Westborne, London, England, for four years and graduated in 1871. The same year he came to the United States and located on a farm in Athens county, with an uncle, and remained there five years. He then went to Chester Hill, Morgan county, Ohio, and be- came a stock dealer. and was in that business until 1890 when he went to Gal- lipolis and took up veterinary surgery. In 1898, he came to Portsmouth and has been here ever since. He has a hospital at 21 west Eighth street. He was married in 1873 to Pharaby Adeline Beasley, daughter of Isaac Beasley, of Athens county. He has three children: his son Arthur B. is a Veterinary Sur- geon, in partnership with his father; his daughter Jennie married Otto Lasley of Marietta, O., and his daughter Martha married W. K. Merriman of Gallipo- lis. His wife died November 12, 1902. He is a republican, a Knight of Pythias, and a member of Aurora Lodge F. & A. M.

Beverly Green Warwick

was born December 25, 1805 in Nelson county, Virginia. He was the son of Nelson Reed Warwick who was born April 6, 1784 in Nelson county, Virginia. He moved from Virginia in 1838 to Chillicothe, Ohio, where he died of flux October 5, 1843. He united with the M. E. church when 19 years old at Nelson C. H., Virginia. He had a good common school education, was a great reader and a good public speaker. He taught school at Betliel church, Nelson county,

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A history of Scioto County, Ohio, together with a pioneer record, Part 162

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