A history of Scioto County, Ohio, together with a pioneer record, Part 19

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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In 1870 and 1871, he was a member of the 59th General As- sembly. The vote at this election stood Glover 2,312, James W. Newman, 2,289, majority, 23. In politics Mr. Glover was first .a Whig. He cast his first Presidential vote for Henry Clay, in 1832,

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and remained a Whig as long as that party lasted. He then became a Republican and continued such all his life. As a campaign speaker, Mr. Glover was in great demand. He could amuse and entertain an audience second only to Thomas Corwine; and the less preparation he had the better speech he made. The reason of this, was that he was a great reader ; and when he got on his feet to speak, all he ever read was at his tongue's end; and he had the full command of it. If he attempted to arrange his speech, he failed to do his best. He had an unlimited command of language; and of anecdotes and repartee, he had an unlimited supply. He never indulged in personal abuse, but pleased and instructed his audience. Rev. Dr. Pratt said of him; "He is one of the readiest man for a speech, on any subject, I ever knew. I have heard him called on, on different occasions, in political, moral and literary questions, and I never knew him to make a failure. His stock of knowledge was always at his command." Mr. Glover nev- er made a dollar in the sense of saving it, or accumulated anything, but always lived well, enjoyed himself, and was a highly respected citizen. In his life he always stood for purity and decency. He never com- promised with the liquor interest or any form of public vice, but always stood for morality. He was not an eminent or prominent lawyer, but succeeded well in what he undertook. He died Septem- ber 17th, 1880. He belonged to one of the first families of Portsmouth as did his wife, who survived him until April 12th, 1889. She was born in Winchester, Virginia, in 1816, a daughter of George Offnere, who was a brother of Dr. Jacob Offnere. She was the mother of seven children. They were: Mrs. Laura E. Watkins, wife of J. L. Watkins; Samuel C. Glover, of Grand Haven, Michigan; Mrs. Mary L. Hope; Mrs. Lizzie Ross; Mrs. Harriet Taylor, wife of Rev. Al- fred R. Taylor of Marion, Ohio; and Frank C. Glover, who died a young man in South America. The Old Glover homestead stood on the property Mrs. Glover inherited from her father, George Offnere, who died comparatively young ; and there a generous hospitality was extended to their friends through a course of many years. It was a delightful place to visit, either for the young or the old. Many of those on the shady side of fifty have pleasant memories of the young people who met there; and Mr. and Mrs. Glover both contributed to the young folks' enjoyment, as they were always young in spirit.

John C. Malone

was born in Vernon Township, Scioto County, Ohio, November 5th, 1832. His father was Isaac Malone, born June 5th, 1802, and his mother's maiden name was Mary Perry, daughter of Samuel Perry. His grand-father, was Richard Malone, born in the year of 1776, in Loudon County, Virginia. He was married in 1797, to Susannah Weaver, of German ancestry. They moved from Loudon County, Virginia, to Greenbriar County, Virginia, where Isaac Malone, the father of our subject was born. Richard Malone's father came from

CAPTAIN JOHN C. MALONE.

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Ireland. In 1803, the family of Richard Malone removed to the mouth of Pine Creek. In 1804, they located in Vernon Township.

Our subject received his education in the common schools of his township. His practical education was on the farm, in the ore-banks and coal mines of Scioto County. He was piously disposed; and at the age of eighteen years, became a member of the Vernon Baptist Church. In the Spring following his majority, he was elected As- sessor of Vernon Township, and was re-elected again the next year. In the Fall of 1856, he was married to Eunice Chaffin, daughter of Reuben and Sarah Chaffin. There were seven children of this marriage: Cynthia C., William L., John E .. Lency E., of Tacoma, Washington : Charles S., of Otway, Ohio; Eunice A. and Ernest, both deceased.

In the Fall of 1856, our subject moved to Warren County, Iowa. and remained there for five years. In 1857 he was elected Justice of the Peace in Iowa and from 1858 to 1860, he was Township Clerk. He was a member of the militia of the State of Ohio from 1862 to 1864 and was engaged in the pursuit of the rebel General John Mor- gan when he invaded Ohio, but did not capture him.

In the Spring of 1863, he was elected Justice of the Peace of Vernon Townshp and was also postmaster at Lyra, Ohio.

On August 5th, 1864, our subject enlisted in Co. D., 173rd O. V. I. and was made a Captain September 17th, 1864. The Company was inustered out on June 26th, 1865.

In the Fall of 1866,he was nominated and elected Sheriff of Scio- to County, Ohio, on the Republican ticket, and was re-elected in 1868. In 1866, the vote stood 2,600 for himself and 2,148 for John J. Mc- Farlan, Democrat. His majority was 452. In 1868, the vote was 2,817 for himself to 2,325 for John J. McFarlan, his Democrat op- ponent. Mr. Malone's majority was 492.

In 1871, he was a candidate on the Republican ticket for Rep- resentative and was elected by a vote of 2,518 for himself to 2,407 for Robert N. Spry, Democrat. His majority was III.

In 1877, Mr. Malone's first wife died, and in 1878, he was mar- ried to Mrs. Sarah Ervin, daughter of John C. Stewart, of Lawrence County.

In 1880, our subject removed to Granville, Ohio, where he has since resided. He served as Justice of the Peace in Granville for twelve years.

In 1886, his second wife died, and in 1897, he married Mrs. Inez C. Ellis, daughter of Nathan P. and Mary Caldwell, of Seneca Coun- ty, Ohio, who survives.

From 1890 to 1894, he was postmaster at Granville. He was the Republican candidate for Sheriff of Licking County, in 1888, but the County was Democratic and he was defeated. He ran 210 votes ahead of his ticket.

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Captain Malone began his career as a Republican. His first vote was cast for Salmon P. Chase for Governor in 1855. He voted twice for the immortal Lincoln, twice for Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Blaine and Harrison, and was a Mckinley man up to the St. Louis Conven- tion in 1896, when he left the party and voted for Bryan. He also voted for Bryan in 1900. He was a candidate for the nomination as member of the State Board of Equalization before a Democratic con- vention at Zanesville in 1900, but was defeated. He received 94 votes and 97 was necessary to elect him. Mr. Malone is and always has been a religious man. He has had his ups and downs in business and in politics, but in all of his life he has been a consistent pillar in the Baptist church. He has always been a good citizen.

George Johnson

was born in Washington County, Pa., August 7th, 1815, and died at Portsmouth, Ohio, April 14th, 1875. He graduated at Jefferson College, Cannonsburg, Pa., in 1834. He read law with Russell Marsh at Steubenville, Ohio, and was admitted to practice in 1837. He began first at Steubenville, but went to Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1841. He was alone till November 4th, 1855, when he formed a partnership with Col. Moore, which continued during his life. He was a Whig and in 1844, was Secretary of the Clay Club. In 1846 to 1850, he was Mayor of the town. At his first election in 1846, he had 266 votes and Isaac Kirby, 88. In his second election in 1848, he had 372 votes and William P. Camden, 5.

He was taxed as a lawyer in 1844 at $500, and rose to $1,000 in 1849. From 1854 to 1856, he was Prosecuting Attorney. He was a candidate for a second term in 1855 as Independent and the vote stood E. Glover, 1,200; George Johnson, Independent, 1, 167 ; major- ity 39.

In 1864, 1865 and 1866, he was president of the City Council. In 1874 and 1875, he was a member of the Legislature, as a Re- publican. He was a Director in the Portsmouth National Bank and its predecessor for over twenty-eight years. He was president of the bank at the time of his death and had been for several years. He was married August 24th, 1847, to Mary R., daughter of Samuel M. Tracy, and had four children. Mrs. Emma Jennings, widow of San- ford B. Jennings, Samuel Miles, a lawyer in Portsmouth, Albert Tra- cy, manufacturer of fire brick and Tracy Bradford, a member of the firm of C. P. Tracy & Co.

Mr. Johnson was a good business man, a good neighbor and re- liable in every respect.

Richard Henry Hayman

was born in Newport, Kentucky, June 6th, 1826. His father was Isaiah Tilden Hayman and his mother was Elizabeth ( Tarvin) Hay- man, the daughter of Richard Tarvin. He attended school in New-

HON. RICHARD II. HAYMAN.

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port and Covington and finished his course in Covington in 1843. His father had been a dry goods merchant in Newport; and when he was seventeen, his father started him in business in Letart Falls, Meigs County, Ohio. He was there eighteen months, then his father started him a dry goods store in Missouri and he was there eighteen months, but he could not stand the climate and had to come home. He was sick for a year and then he took three flat boats and went to New Orleans. Two of the boats sank on the way. They were loaded with whiskey. In June, 1847, he was married to Elizabeth Fair- man, daughter of Doctor Loyal Fairman. He then went into the dry goods business for himself in 1847; and was in it in Newport for eighteen years. His health failed and he sold out and came to Scioto County with his family. He had been very suc- cessful in the 18 years in the dry goods business, and made lots of money. He bought the Cole farm and resided on it until 1871, when he removed to Portsmouth. In 1882, he built a commodious resi- dence near Kinney's Lane. His first wife died May 9th, 1863. He married Mrs. Ellen Sharpless. She died June 3rd, 1890. Mrs. Wil- liam Bierly was her daughter. Mr. Hayman had four children : Mary, the wife of Dr. William D. Tremper; Floyd, who died at the age of twenty-two, and two boys who died in infancy. Our subject was always a Democrat. He is not a member of any church. He was a City Clerk while in Newport ; and a member of the City Council there for two years. He was a member of the Legislature of Ohio for Scioto County at the sixty-third session. In the election of 1877, John T. Sellards was on the Republican ticket and our subject on the Democratic. The vote stood as follows : Hayman, 2,923; Sel- lards, 2,586; Hayman's majority, 337. In 1879, he was a candidate for re-election, but was defeated by Amos B. Cole. Cole received 3,321 votes to Hayman's 3,071, majority 250. In 1893, he was again the candidate for his party against Charles E. Hard and was defeated. The vote stood 4,253 for Hard and 3.242 for Hayman, majority IOII. Mr. Hayman ran away ahead of all his party associates on the ticket. While he was a member of the Legislature, he procured the passage of the bill for the Portsmouth Library Board. He origi- nated the bill and deserves great credit in connection with the found- ing of the Library. The acts creating and regulating the Public Li- brary in Portsmouth will be found in the City Legislative Article. Mr. Hayman was the author of the measure creating the Tax Commis- sjoner for Scioto County. He was originally appointed on the board, and has been on it ever since the law passed. The law will be found on another page of this work. Mr. Hayman is highly esteem- ed for his honor and integrity. He has the confidence of the entire community.

Daniel J. Ryan

was born at Cincinnati, January Ist, 1855.

His father, John Ryan

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and his mother. Honora Ryan, were born in Ireland and came to this country about 1850, and settled in Cincinnati. They afterwards re- moved to Portsmouth, Ohio, where young Ryan received his education in the public schools, passing through all the grades. He was grad- uated from the high school in 1875. For a year before leaving school he was entered as a law student in the office of Judge James W. Bannon, where he continued his studies after graduating. Tn February, 1877, he was admitted to the Bar by the Supreme Court at Columbus. He at once commenced practice alone at Portsmouth, and in the following April was elected City Solicitor; was re-elected in 1879, serving until the spring of 1881. In 1883 he was elected a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and was re-elected in 1885. During this service he was speaker pro tem. and chairman of the committee on public works. At the expiration of his legislative duties he resumed practice. In 1888 he was elected secretary of State of Ohio, and in 1890 wa's re-elected for a second term. He resigned this office, however, in 1892 to accept the appointment of commissioner in chief for Ohio of the World's Columbian Exposition, the duties of which required his services until May, 1894. While secretary of State he assisted in the compilation of Smith & Benedict's edition of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. He has since been engaged in the prac- tice of law at Columbus. He has always been a Republican; was the first president of the Ohio Republican. League, and presided at New York over the first convention of the National League of Republican Clubs which met in 1887. For ten years Mr. Ryan has been one of the trustees of the Ohio Historical Society. He was appointed by the Exhibitors' Association at the World's Fair as one of the commission- ers to the Antwerp Exposition in 1894. He was appointed by Gov- ernor Mckinley as delegate to the National Water Ways Conven- tion which met at Vicksburg in 1894. At the present time he is president of the Ohio Canal Association. Mr. Ryan is well and fav- orably known throughout the State as a man of high character and a lawyer of ability. He has been identified with many important cases in Ohio which have attracted general attention both in and out of the State, among which might be mentioned the case touching the con- stitutionality of the abandonment of the Hocking canal, and litiga- tion relating to the food department of the State. On the 10th day of January, 1884. Mr. Ryan was married to Myra L. Kerr, of Ports- mouth, and by this union five children were born, two of whom are living, Julia E. and Elinor.

Joseph Pancoast Coates,

son of Benjamin F. Coates and Elizabeth (Patterson) Coates, is a native of West Union, Adams County, Ohio. During infancy, to- gether with his parents, he became a resident of Portsmouth, where he has since almost continuously resided. His education was obtained in the public schools of his home city, and at Kenyon College, of

HON. DANIEL J. RYAN.

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which latter institution he is a graduate. He subsequently taught in the High School, at Chillicothe, Ohio .Upon abandoning the profes- sion of teaching and returning to Portsmouth, he was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of Ohio. He has served as a member of the Scioto County Board of School Examiners. He was elected as a Republican to represent Scioto County in the 68th and 69th General Assemblies, of Ohio, his last terms as such expiring in 1892. Since that time, he has held no public office and has resided in Ports- mouth, engaged in the practice of his profession.

Anselm Tupper Holcomb

was born November 19th, 1846, a son of John Ewing and Mary Ma- thews Holcomb, at Vinton, Gallia County, Ohio. His mother was a daughter of Colonel Phineas Mathews. His paternal grandfather was General Samuel R. Holcomb. His grand-parents on both sides set- tled in Gallia County as early as 1800. He attended the schools at Vinton and Ewington. He assisted his father in a country store. He entered Ohio University in 1863 and graduated in 1867. While at- tending the University, he studied law with the Honorable Reed Gol- den, at Athens, Ohio. Directly after the Civil War, his parents re- moved to Butler, Bates County, Missouri. After his graduation in 1867, Mr. Holcomb continued the study of law with his uncle, General Anselm Tupper Holcomb. In this period he taught school at Vinton and Rodney, in Gallia County and at Moorefield, Kentucky. In 1870 he went to Bates County, Missouri and was admitted to the bar. He formed a partnership with Hon. William Page and practiced law in Bates County till 1875 when the firm of Page & Holcomb was dissolved and our subject associated himself in the practice of law at the same place with his brother, Phineas with whom he remained until the summer of 1878, when he cam to Portsmouth, Ohio, and formed a law partnership with the Hon. Albert C. Thompson as Thompson and Holcomb. This terminated in 1881, when his partner was elected Common Pleas Judge. In September. 1884, Judge Thompson resign- ed as Common Pleas Judge and the partnership was resumed. James Madison McGillivray was made a third partner in the firm and it had offices both in Ironton and Portsmouth. In about one year Mr. Hol- comb resided at Ironton. From 1886 to 1891 Mr. Holcomb practic- ed alone. In the latter year he formed a partnership with James M. Dawson (who had just retired from the office of Probate Judge) as Holcomb and Dawson which continued until 1894. In 1891 he was elected to represent Scioto County as a member of the Seventieth Gen- eral Assembly. He was a member of the Judiciary Committee and that on Municipalities and he served with ability and distinction. He declined a second term. In 1893, he became one of the assignees of the Citizen's Savings bank, one of the most complex trusts ever ad- ministered in Ohio. In 1894, he became Administrator of the estate

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of the late George Davis, another intricate trust. On June Ist, 1897, he formed a partnership with Frank B. Finney, as Holcomb and Fin- ney, which continued until just 2 years later since which time he has practiced law alone. He is a man of wonderful energy and activity. While practicing law in Bates County, Missouri, he completed an ab- stract of title of all the lands and town lots in the county. Since his residence in Portsmouth he has been connected with almost every new business enterprise organized. He has been President of the Ports- mouth Board of Trade and while holding that position the Board of Trade addition was made to the city which brought the Portsmouth Stove and Range Works, the Wait Furniture Company and Harsha & Caskey into business in the east end of the city. He induced the building of the Portsmouth Street Railroad and the Portsmouth opera house and is now one of the four owners in the latter. He is Presi- dent of the Raccoon Coal and Fuel Company which is building a branch railroad of three miles to connect with the Hocking Valley Railroad. He bought the Scioto Furnace Lands and is opening coa! mines on the same. He is one of the original stockholders and pro- moters of the Buckeye Fire Brick Company. He is one of the largest stockholders, a Vice President and Director of the Portsmouth Shoe Company. He is President of the Portsmouth Veneer and Panel Company. He is a stockholder in The Washington Hotel and in the Scioto Fire Brick Company. He is Secretary of the Fluhart Coal and Mining Company of Wellston, Ohio. He is engaged in the coal business in Missouri. He was an original stockholder in the Portsmouth Fire Brick Company and the Portsmouth Wagon Stock Company. He and Mr. Leonidas H. Murphy were more than any other citizens of Portsmouth, instrumental in inducing the Editor of this work to undertake it, and if it should be approved by the public, for whom it is intended, the credit will be largely due to him and Mr. Murphy. Mr. Holcomb not only has a taste for promoting business enterprises, but he is a fraternity man as well. He is one of the charter members of the Portsmouth Commercial Club. For fifteen years he has been a member of Massie Lodge, Knights of Pythias. He is a Blue Lodge, Chapter Council and Knights Templar Mason, and an Elk.

When one of his friends persuades himself he is an enemy, Mr. Holcomb can only express himself like Ceasar did when exclaimed, "et tu Brute", There is one part in Mr. Holcomb's character above all praise, persons may cherish enmity to him but he holds none in re- turn. He has a good feeling for those who believe themselves his enemies, as well as for his friends. So far as Mr. Holcomb himself is concerned, he has no enemies, though there are some who regard themselves as such. This quality he possesses, above all men known to the writer, and had he lived in the days of the Early Christian Saints it would have qualified him as one, but living in these days,

HON. ANSELM T. HOLCOMB.

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when all men are sinners, his benign disposition, shines out like a beacon light. Mr. Holcomb is the soul of power in all his dealings. George Washington could not be and Mr. Holcomb could not be guilty of anything dishonorable. To do so he would have to deny the record of a long line of honorable ancestry and violate the intui- tion of his own soul, which he could not do.

It is commonplace to say that Mr. Holcomb is a good lawyer. He is much more. He is a fluent and able advocate. He is cour- teous with all with whom he comes in contact and is willing to accord to every man all he is entitled to.

He is kind hearted and sympathetic, and these traits in him are often taken advantage of. He is wonderfully enthusiastic in every- thing he undertakes. He is ever courageous and hopeful. No more public spirited citizen ever resided in Portsmouth. He favors every project for the public good. He possesses confidence in everything he undertakes, and inspires it in others.

He is a Republican without guile. He is true to his party regard- less of himself. He has always taken a prominent position in his par- ty councils. In 1876 in Missouri he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention for his Congressional District. He has been a delegate to the Convention in his district in Ohio almost every year. Twice he has been presented by his County for Congress, but other combinations prevented his nomination. He was married October 14th, 1876, to Miss Grace L. Breare, of Gallia County, Ohio, and has two sons Anselm Tupper, Jr., and Robinson Breare. His eldest son is a student at the University of Virginia and will graduate in 1903.

Charles Ellsworth Hard,

the son of William and Tryphena ( McMullen) Hard, was born at Haverhill, Ohio, January 21st, 1864. His parents removed to Ports- mouth -in 1869. He was educated in the public schools, graduating with one of the honors in the Class of 1882. He engaged in book- keeping under George D. Selby and J. T. Rardin until 1888, when he entered the law office of Judge J. W. Bannon. Admitted to the bar in 1889, he soon after became a partner with Hon. A. C. Thompson, now United States District Judge, in the firm of Thompson and Hard. He served as Secretary of the Board of Trade for two years. In 1892, he was appointed United States Commissioner by Judge Taft. He or- ganized Company "H", Fourteenth (later Fourth) Infantry, O. N. G., serving as First Lieutenant and Captain. He is a member of the Elks and a charter member of Magnolia Lodge, Knights of Pythias. In 1893. he was elected Representative from this County on the Repub- lican ticket, defeating Hon. R. H. Hayman by a majority of I,OII. In 1895, he was re-elected, defeating Edward K. Walsh by a majority of 2,274. He was the author of the Collateral Inheritance Tax Law, Express Company Excise Tax Law, Foreign Corporation Franchise

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Fee Law, and aided materially in solving the financial and taxation problems, then before the State, by his service on the Finance and Taxation committees. He was the author of many other important measures, one making many needed improvements in the Australian ballot law, giving the franchise practically an educational qualifica- tion. He also secured the passage of a resolution declaring for the election of United States Senators, by direct vote of the people. Of Mr. Hard's legislative service, Governor Mckinley, among other com- plimentary things, in the campaign of 1895, in the last speech he ever delivered in Portsmouth, said : "I watched him in his first term in the City of Columbus, and I want to say to his friends and neighbors and constituents that no more earnest, faithful, honest and painstaking leg- islator was in our legislative counsels at Columbus."

He was a member of the Republican State Central Committee in 1895, and its Secretary in 1896. He was Chairman of the Repub- lican County Committee in both the Mckinley presidential campaigns of 1896 and 1900 when the record breaking votes in Scioto County of 5.496 and 5,756 were gotten out. In January, 1897, Mr. Hard re- tired from the legal profession and became editor of the Portsmouth Blade, which underwent a complete reorganization at that time. He has since conducted it with gratifying success, leading in the move- ment which has resulted in eliminating personal journalism from the local press and placing it upon its high and proper plane. Since the expiration of his legislative terms he has sought no other office for himself, but few men have been more active and successful in politics for the advancement of the welfare of their friends.

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A history of Scioto County, Ohio, together with a pioneer record, Part 19

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