History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 160

Author: Andrews, Martin Register, 1842-; Hathaway, Seymour J
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Chicago : Biographical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1490

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David Dunbar was the father of the follow- ing children : Thomas T., who is the subject of this sketch; Leonidas S., who resides at Phoenix, Arizona : Anna L., who is the widow of Mr. Schrader, resides with her brother. Thomas T., and is preparing for the profession of a trained nurse ; and Etta Ellen, Ida May and Hester Adell, who died in infancy.

The subject of this sketch was reared and schooled in Fairfield township, and during his father's life, was associated with him on the farm. Since then he has had charge of this large estate and has carried on general farm- ing. Ile is somewhat prominent in politics, is active in the Republican party, and has served efficiently as township treasurer.

Thomas T. Dunbar was married to Sarah L. T. Carothers, who is a daughter of R. D. Carothers, of Cutler, Ohio. Six children have been born to Mr. Dunbar and his wife, as fol- lows: Carrie Mildred, born on August 8. 1800: Matilda Elizabeth, born on May 23. 1892: David Deane, born on July 6, 1894:

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Laura Mertie, born on January 20, 1896; Jolin William Ellis, born on February 6, 1896; and Alice Dorothea, born on March 20, 1902. Mr. Dunbar's fraternal association is with the Knights and Ladies of Security. The family attend the Centenary Methodist Church, near Cutler, in which they are most highly valued.

EVI W. GREEN, for many years a prominent and prosperous business man, is now living a retired life at New Matamoras, Washington Coun- ty, Ohio. He was born in Belmont County, Ohio, August 11, 1833, and is a son of Isaac H. and Delilah ( Ruble) Green.

Isaac H. Green was born in New York State in 1792. He was a farmer by occupa- tion, and was also engaged in merchandizing many years. He came to Ohio when a young man, and located about twenty miles south of St. Clairsville Belmont County, where he bought a farm. He was a prominent man, and represented his county in the State Legis- lature of Ohio, for two terms. Religiously, he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His death occurred in 1847. while on a business trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. Mr. Green married Delilah Ruble, who was born in Belmont County, Ohio, and they reared the following children: Andrew : James and Samuel, deceased; Charlotte; Levi W .; Ben- ton, deceased; and Susanna, wife of Isaac Voung.

Levi W. Green left his native county at the age of 16 years, and has since lived in Washington County, Ohio. He first located on a farm in Lawrence township, and then spent four years in Marietta, learning the trade of a brick-mason. He afterward located in Bloomfield, and in 1857, came to New Mata- moras, where he followed his trade for many years. He purchased the old Shannon House in 1891, and established the Green Hotel, which fourished under his management and owner- ship until 1899, since which time he has leased the building. He also conducted the Central

Hotel for a period of three years. He has large real estate interests in New Matamoras, but is now living in retirement, and enjoying the fruits of his early toil.

November 16, 1859, Mr. Green was joined in hymeneal bonds with Margaret Ellis, who was born in Grand View township, Washington County, in 1843, and is a daughter of William M. and Clara ( Ankrim) Ellis, both natives of Washington County. Her father was born in 1819, and was a brick and stone mason by trade. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis had five children, namely: Margaret; Rebecca, wife of Robert Williamson; Sibyl, wife of Dr. Richardson; William P. ; and Silas H., deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Green became the parents of seven chil- dren, namely: Emma C. ( Raper), of Wheel- ing, West Virginia ; Thomas B., of New Mata- moras; Fanny N. (Fulton), of Wheeling ; Sibyl R. ( Lydick ), of Pittsburg; William R., deceased; F. W., who graduated from Duff's Business College, at Pittsburg, in the class of 1902; and Gwendolyn ( Weeter). The subject of this sketch is a Democrat, in politics. He is now serving his sixth consecutive term as councilman, and is also a trustee of Grand View township. Mrs. Green is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

OSEPH H. GAGE, deceased, who was one of the most prominent and influen- tial residents of Fairfield township, Washington County, Ohio, settled on the farm now owned by his son, My- ron W. Gage, as early as 1835.

Joseph H. Gage was born in Salem, Rock- ingham County, New Hampshire, February 16, 1815. He removed to Washington County, Ohio, in 1835, and settled on a farm in what was then Wesley township, and is now Fair- field township. He was a stone-mason by trade, and was also engaged in stone cutting for Hanford Powers, in and about Water- ford, for many years. In religious belief he was a Universalist.

Mr. Gage was united in marriage, Novem-

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ber 8, 1838, with Mary Adliza Cook, who was born in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont. and was two months old when brought by her parents to this county. She was also a mem- ber of the Universalist Church. They had the following children: Caroline F., who was born September 3. 1839, and died August 3, 1845; Lucien Cook, who was born April 20, 1841, and died November 11, 1841 ; Hor- ace Dunsmoor, who was born March 19, 1843. resides at Patten Mills, Ohio, married Jose- phine Cody, and has eight children ; John Ab- ner, born July 5, 1845: Mały Ann, born Oc- tober 15, 1847, who is the wife of Waldo Smith, a farmer living near Columbus, Ohio; Flora Theodosia, born December 5. 1849, who is the wife of J. T. Dunbar, of Watertown ; Polly Judith, born September 24. 1851, who died August 26, 1852: George Rodney, a res- ident of Bartlett, and a farmer, of Wesley township, who was born January 10, 1854, and married Emma Selby, a daughter of Marion Selby, of Wesley township ; and Myron Went- worth, who was born August 23. 1857. Jo- seph H. Gage died November 25, 1895, at the age of eighty years, nine months and nine days. after an industrious and well spent life. His widow died January 12, 1898, at the age of eighty-three years, ten months and two days.

E H. TRICKLE, M. D. The high standard attained by the medical pro- fession in Washington County, Ohio. is well represented in the person and practice of Dr. E. 11. Trickle, whose skill and ability as well as his wide experience have made him known beyond the limits of Cutler, where he has been an important fac- tor ever since his location there.

The birth of Dr. Trickle occurred near Saint Clairsville, in Belmont County, Ohio, on July 1, 1836. His preparatory education was obtained in the common schools of Har- rison County, where he began his medical stund- ies, and he later entered Miami Medical Col- lege, at Cincinnati, Ohio. The outbreak of

the Civil War interrupted his education, his loyalty inducing him to put aside his personal aims in order to become a defender of his country. He enlisted in July, 1861. as a pri- vate, in Company E, 4th Reg. West Virginia Vol. Inf., but soon received promotion to the rank of first sergeant of Company I. Mt Vicks- burg, his gallant conduct gained him the rank of lieutenant, and as such he served until Oc- tober, 1864, when he was mustered out at Har- per's Ferry. During the summer of 1861, his regiment was located in the Kanawha Valley in West Virginia, and took part in the cam- paigns of that section until the winter of 1862, when it was sent to Vicksburg and did gallant service in accomplishing its surrender. After the capture of Jackson, Mississippi, the regi- ment went to Chattanooga in time to take part in the Battle of Missionary Ridge, under Gen- eral Sherman, in the 15th Army Corps. It next went to Knoxville to relieve General Burnside, and returned to Larkinsvlle, Ala- bama, where it went into winter quarters. In the spring of 1864. Lieutenant Trickle came. with his gallant regiment, back to West Vir- ginia, participated in the Lynchburg raid. and spent the summer fighting and skirmish- ing through the Shenandoah Valley.

After his return to peaceful pursuits, and his recuperation from the strain of this long service, the subject of this sketch went to Ra- cine, Ohio, in order to resume his medical stud- ies, In the spring of 1868, he settled for pre- liminary practice, at Parkersburg, West Vir- ginia and two years later, returned to Miami Medical College, at Cincinnati, where he took his degree. Dr. Trickle was engaged in the successful practice of his profession at Racine, Ohio, until 1879, when he removed to Wash- ington County, on account of failing health. Since February, 1879. he has been a resident of Cutler and has been identified with the town's remarkable growth. He invested heavily in real estate, owns much town prop- erty, including an excellent hotel, and but late- ly has platted an addition to the town.

Dr. Trickle was married in 1857. to Jane Ilamilton, who was born in Ireland in 1838.

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and came to America with her parents when eight years old They settled in Athens County, Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. Trickle have a family of three daughters and two sons, one of the lat- ter being engaged in business in California, and the other being connected with the Asso- ciated Press, in Colorado. As a physician and surgeon, Dr. Trickle's ability has received flattering recognition. For eight years he was the examining surgeon of the pension but- reau, in Meigs county, and has also served in the same capacity under the administrations of Harrison, Mckinley and Roosevelt, in Wash- ington County, covering a period of ten years. He has also been surgeon for different rail- road companies, and is a member of the Amer- ican Academy of Railway Surgeons. He is also a member of the Washington County Medical Society, and the Meigs County Med- ical Society. He has served as president of the society in Washington County, and sus- tains the most cordial relations with his broth- er physicians and surgeons. His fraternal association is with the A. F. & A. M. and the I. O. O. F., both in Racine, Ohio. Dr. Trickle is a member of the Methodist Church in Cutler, and is a liberal supporter of its many lines of benevolent and Christian en- deavor.

R EV. W. E. ROE, D. D., who has been pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta since 1892, is a native of Cornwall, New York, and was born in 1857. He is a son of James G. Roe, who was a business man, and had three brothers who were ministers. James G. Roe and his father were Presbyterian eld- ers all their lives. W. E. Roe's younger brother, Rev. Walter C. Roe, of the Dutch Reformed Church, is a missionary among the Indians.

Rev. W. E. Roe graduated from Williams College in 1878, and from the Union Theolog- ical Seminary, in 1886, having spent four years intervening, in teaching in New York and Pennsylvania. He taught school in

Brooklyn, New York, and at the "Hill" school at Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

He was pastor of a church at Jacksonville, Florida, from 1886 to 1887, and had charge of another at King Ferry, New York, from 1887 to 1892. He then accepted the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church in Marietta, and under his guidance and leadership, it has grown perceptibly each year. He is highly esteemed in Marietta, where his discourses are received with much praise.

Rev. Mr. Roe was married in 1889, to Ab- by S. Adams, of King Ferry, New York, and they have had three children,-Samuel A., who died January 1, 1898, aged seven years ; Caroline Clark, who was born November 19. 1893: and James Adams, who was born De- cember 30, 1899.

Rev. Mr. Roe received the degree of D. D. from Williams College in 1898. He is a nephew of the well-known novelist, E. P. Roe.

R. CHARLES S. HART. This gen- tleman stands. among the foremost physicians of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. He was born in Washington County, in 1856, and is a son of Dr. B. F. Hart.

Dr. Charles S. Hart received his primary education in Marietta, and later, took a course of study at Roanoke, Virginia, which he com- pleted in 1875. He entered the Columbus Medical College, in 1875, graduating in 1877, and at once took up the practice of his pro- fession in Marietta, Ohio. He spent thirteen years in Lincoln, Nebraska, returning to Mar- retta in 1893, when he took up office quarters with his father. In 1896, he entered his fine- ly fitted-up office and home at No. 306 Putnam street. He has a very large practice, which demands his entire time and constant atten- tion. Great confidence is placed in his ability as a physician and surgeon, and his reputation is by no means confined to the limits of his home town,

Dr. Hart married Julia L. Holdren, and

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they have one son,-James F., who is attend- ing Marietta College. Dr. Hart is a member of the Ohio State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association, and was exam- iner for the United States recruiting officers, while examinations were held in Marietta. He is a member of the Elks lodge, having served as exalted ruler of that body. He is a Repub- lican, in politics. Religiously, he is a member of the First Congregational Church.

ILLIAM EATON, a highly re- spected farmer of New Mata- moras, Washington County, Ohio, was born in Graysville, Monroe County, Ohio, January 1, 1844. and is a son of Kennard and Rebecca ( Phil- lip) Eaton.

Kennard Eaton was also born in Grays- ville and followed the occupation of a black- smith until his death, in 1862. He married Rebecca Phillip, and they reared William, the subject of this sketch : John: Mary Jane, who married Mrs. Flowers, of Washington Coun- ty: Louisa, who married Thomas Miller, of Washington County ; and Nathan. Mrs. Eaton married, for her second husband. Franklin Mc- Knight.

William Eaton, the subject of this bio- graphy, has farmed all of his life, and with the exception of eight years spent in Monroe coun- ty, has lived in New Matamoras since 1868. On October 18, 1861. he enlisted in Company C. 77th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., and served until March 8, 1866. He was in the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, where his regiment lost 700 men, and marched under General Grant from Pittsburg Landing to Memphis, Tennes- 1 sce, and then to Alton, Illinois. From Alton, the regiment went to the Mississippi River. thence to Little Rock, Arkansas, and later, to Camden, Arkansas, where Mr. Eaton's com- pany undertook to take a supply train to Pine Bluff, and were captured. Mr. Eaton was kept as a prisoner at Fort Tyler for ten months, when he was exchanged, in April. 1

1864, and sent home on a prisoner's furlough. He reported for duty at New Orleans, Louisi- ana, going from there to Mobile, Alabama, and thence to Brownsville, Texas, where he was discharged, March 8, 1866. Ile saw mitch hard fighting throughout the war in which he bore himself gallantly.

At the close of the war, Mr. Eaton re- turned home, and devoted himself to farming. which has been his occupation ever since. He owns 154 acres of finely improved land, the most of which he rents. He has several val- uable oil wells on his farm in Monroe county. Mr. Eaton thoroughly understands agricultural matters, and is one of the most successful farmers in the county.

The subject of this sketch was married De- cember 20, 1866, to Rebecca Wheeler, who was born in Pennsylvania, in 1847, and they have had eight children, namely : Albert ; George W .; Rosetta Ann, who married P. Hall: Kinsey K., deceased; James J .: Mary J. : John O .; and Maggie L. Mr. Eaton and his family attend the First Presbyterian Church of New Matamoras. He is a Dem- ocrat, in political views. He is a member of the G. A. R.

IIARLES W. ATHEY, a prominent citizen of Marietta, was born in 1843. in Fearing township, Wash- ington County, Ohio, and is a son of Hezekiah and Mary Ann (Tidd ) Athey, the families on both sides belonging to the farming communities of Virginia. Benoni Goldsmith, the father of grandmother Athey. served as a soldier in the Revolution, and was wounded and captured by the British at the Battle of Cowpens, in South Carolina.

Hezekiah Athey was born in Fearing town- ship also, and was a son of Walter Athey, who came to Washington County from Hampshire County, Virginia, and settled along Duck Credk. Like his ancestors. he engaged in farming and stockraising. He spent four years in Marietta, but died on his farm in Fearing township, in 1899. In 1842, he mar-

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ried Mary Ann Tidd. who died in 1852. They had three children, namely: Charles W., James L. and Annie E. James L. lives in San Francisco, California, and Annie E. is the wife of Joshua P. Doan, of Warren township. The second wife of Mr. Athey was Phebe M. Huggins, who became the mother of four chil- dren, namely : Frances E., wife of J. C. Se- crist. of Sherrodsville, Ohio; Elizabeth, who resides with her mother on the homestead; R. W., who is a physician of Marietta ; and Etta, the wife of George Pfeiffer, of Newport town- ship.

Charles W. Athey was reared in Fearing township and acquired his mental training in the district schools of his locality.

On October 20, 1861, when but 18 years of age, he enlisted in Company B. 77th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., and faithfully served through the stormy years until March 26, 1866, partici- pating in the Battle of Shiloh, the Siege of Corinth and the Battle of Fallen Timber. He escaped wounds, but was captured at Marks' Mills, Arkansas, and spent ten of the longest months of his life, as a prisoner at Tyler. Texas. Upon his return home, he followed farming for one year, and was then engaged in mercantile pursuits at West Marietta, for two years. He then carried on the same business at Stanleyville, where he continued until 1897, when failing health warned him to seek a warmer climate. He then went to Florida, although his home is still in Marietta, where he has a large circle of friends.

Mr. Athey was married in Fearing town- ship, to Mary E. Dowling, who was born in 1842, in Fearing township, and is a daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth ( Young ) Dowling. who were married in 1836. The former was of Scotch-Irish descent, was born in 1810, and came to Washington county, in 1814. with his parents. Mrs. Dowling, who was affection- ately known in the community as "Aunt Bet- sey," and "Mother Dowling," on account of the estimable characteristics which endeared her to all within her influence, was born Octo- ber 9. 1812, at Path Head, Scotland. She accompanied her parents, John and Mary

Young, from Pittsburg, by flatboat, down the Ohio River : to Bull Creek, and married Lewis Dowling, at Caywood. She died in May, 1902, aged go years. Her life had been an exemplification of the religion of the Methodist Church, which she professed from girlhood. The family born to Mr. and Mrs. Dowling consisted of the following: James R., born in 1837, a resident of Kentucky: John W., of Fearing township; Lewis W., of Kentucky; Mary E. (Athey) ; Thomas B., of Marietta; George F., who lives on the homestead farm in Fearing township; Martha J. and Sarah M. ( Sheldon), both deceased; and Rose M., the wife of Henry Caywood, of Fearing township. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ath- ey, namely: May E., who is the wife of S. A. Palmer ; and Charles E., a physician of To- ledo.

In politics, Mr. Athey is a stanch Republi- can, and for many years was postmaster at Stanleyville. He has acceptably served as treasurer of Fearing township, and is known as a man of excellent judgment, strict integ- rity and great worth in positions of responsi- bility. His fraternal relations are with Amer- ican Union Lodge, No. I. A. F. & A. M., and Buell Post, No. 178, G. A. R. He be- longs to the Congregational Church, and liber- ally supports its various religious and carita- ble undertakings. The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Athey is a pleasant one, at No. 726 5th street, Marietta, where they delight to welcome a large circle of friends.

Charles Edgar Athey, now one of the suc- cessful medical practitioners of Toledo, Ohio, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Athey, served in the Spanish-American War as a member of the Ist Territorial Regiment, New Mexico battalion, having enlisted from Albuquerque, New Mexico. He had previously been a mem- ber of the National Guards. His promotion was rapid, and he served until the regiment was discharged. in February, 1899. The young man then went to Cuba, where he ac- cepted a clerkship, for a time, in the custom house. He a graduate of Western Reserve College, at Cleveland, Ohio. From Cuba, he

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went to New York, where he finished his med- ical elucation. He then took a post-gradu- ate course, and settled in Toledo, Ohio.

AVID HAYES, who is one of the prominent and substantial farmers of Washington County, as well as one of its oldest and most esteemed citizens. was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, on April 18, 1824, and is a son of Ed- mund and Sarah ( Whittaker ) Hayes, natives of Virginia.

The parents of Mr. Hayes came to seek a home in Ohio from Loudoun county, Virgina, about the year 1806, bringing with them their provident habits and keeping to their simple Quaker faith. Edmund Hayes was a mill- tender by trade, and after locating in Coluni- biana County, he engaged in milling and also in farming. Later, he located on a farm on the Marietta road, in Washington County, and still later, farmed with his son. He died about 1855, at the age of 84 years. Ilis widow sur- vived until 1862, dying at the age of 84 years. Both parents were interred in Wesley township. They reared their family of HI children to ma- turity, although David, the youngest, is the only one now living. The others were as fol- lows: Polly, who died when past 80 years : Catherine: Phoebe: Caleb, who lived to reach 85 years; William Oliver Perry ; Amanda ; Al- ma : Harriet : and Martha. This was a family of remarkable longevity.

David Hayes started out in life with little capital but health and energy, fortified with the principles of upright living taught by a most es timable mother. His desultory mental train- ing had been acquired in a few terms at the common school in his neighborhood, his youth having been mainly spent in securing a home. in caring for his aged parents through their declining years. He came to Washington County in 1845: and located on section 16. Barlow township. Ile erected a log house. and through persevering industry, cleared his farm and placed it in such a state of cultiva- 60

tion that it is now valuable an | lesirable, from any point of view. Mr. Hayes owns 240 acres in section 16, in Barlow township, and bo acres on the Marietta road. After a number of years, the log shanty was replaced with a commodious and comfortable dwelling, and other buildings of modern style were erected. as needed. The place presents a miost attrac- tive appearance, and represents a large money value.

For his wife, Mr. Hayes chose Nancy Had dow, daughter of a neighbor, Robert Haddow, who was formrely an elder in the Presbyter- ian Church at Barlow. Mrs. Hayes was born near Edinburgh, Scotland, and was one of the estimable wives and mothers for which that country is noted. She passed away December 22, 1901, having been the mother of 10 chil- dren, eight of whom still survive, namely : Lewis C .; William, a partner in the firm of Hayes Brothers ; Robert, a partner in the same firm; Lizzie, the wife of Charles Palmer, a farmer, of Barlow township: John, who is at home; Jennie, the wife of William Skipton, of Barlow township; and Caleb and Lydia, twins, who are at home with their father.

In religious sentiment, Mr. Hayes is very liberal. His wife belonged to the Presbyter- ian Church at Barlow. Since the Rebellion. the former has been identified with the Repub- lican party. His standing is high with his fellow-citizens, who feel that when they are dealing with him, it is with a man of princi- ple and integrity.

€ LMER E. TROTTER, of Marietta. who since September 10, 1901. has been clerk of the Washington County courts, was born in Washington County, May 17, 1880. and is a son of Orlando and AAnnie ( Drain ) Trotter. The father passed from this life on September 10. 1001, and the mother resides in Marietta. Or- lando Trotter was also clerk of the Washing- ton County courts.

Elmer E. Trotter was liberally educated

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at Conference College, Buckhannon, West Vir- ginia. where he graduated in June. 1899, after a three-years course. Upon the death of his father, he was appointed to the office the former had filled, and his efficiency was proved by his election to that same office in the fall of 1901. Mr. Trotter's fraternal connection is with the K. O. T. M. He is a member of the Methodist Church.

The late Orlando Trotter was a man of such estimable character and lived so exemplary a life that it is profitable to recall its years of usefulness and ponder upon its lessons. No better tribute ean be placed before the public than the following extract, prepared, in ine- moriam, by one who knew and loved him well.

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History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 160

Author: Andrews, Martin Register, 1842-; Hathaway, Seymour J Publication date: 1902 Publisher: Chicago : Biographical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1490

Author: Andrews, Martin Register, 1842-; Hathaway, Seymour J
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Chicago : Biographical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1490