History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 165

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

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Henry C. Vincent and his wife have one son, Fred W., who was born in 1866. The lat- ter is now engaged in the general merchandise business in a fine large building at the corner of Third and Marion streets, his store adjoin-

ing that of his father. Both families reside above the stores, and have comfortable homes. Fred W. Vincent married a daughter of Pro- fessor R. J. Smith, deceased. of Beverly, and they have a daughter, Helen A. In politics Mr. Vincent is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Congregational Church. He is also a member of the Order of Odd Fellows.

F. FINCH, general freight and pas- senger agent for the M. C. & C. € Railroad Company since November 20, 1901, understands the duties of his position thoroughly, and is ad- mirably adapted to the place.

Mr. Finch is a native of Fleming, Ohio, where he attended school and afterward learned telegraphy, which he has put to good use in the business he now pursues. He has served in various capacities and places since the begin- ning of his railroad career, having previously acted as shipping clerk for the Mckinney Coal & Coke Company, whose headquarters were at Zanesville, Ohio, and having been an agent and operator at different points. In 1892 he took a position as agent at Lathrop, and remained there until 1805, when he was called to Mar- ietta, and employed in the auditing department. He also served as paymaster until November 20, 1901, when he was appointed to his present lucrative position as general freight and pas- senger agent.

The M. C. & C. Railroad has a mileage of fifty-four miles, and the company employs about two hundred people. Its present officers are: H. H. Isham, of New York City. presi- (lent: H. A. Clare, of New York City, vice- president and general manager : J. C. Riddle, of Marietta, general superintendent ; F. L. Alex- ander, of Marietta, auditor and secretary : E. E. Finch. general freight and passenger agent : M. T. Seymour, train dispatcher : J. E. Irvine, master-mechanic: and C. R. Huffman, road- master. The road is largely patronized and has many conveniences and comforts.

Mr. Finch was united in marriage with Miss Tratchel, a daughter of Charles Tratchel,

MRS. LEAH S. DYE.

LUDWELL PETTY DYE.

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of Tunnel. Ohio, and the marriage ceremony was performed at Marietta, Ohio, where they now reside at No. 403 Second street. In re- ligious belief they are members of the Presby- terian church. Mr. Finch is deservedly popu- lar among his many friends and acquaintances, 1 and treats all with unfailing courtesy.

UDWELL PETTY DYE, a farmer and oil operator, of Marietta township, was born in Lawrence township, Washington County, Ohio, in Octo- ber, 1842, and is a son of A. J. and Maria ( Petty ) Dye. Maria ( Petty ) Dye was a daughter of Presley and Margaret ( Jen- nings) Petty, natives of Ohio, who had 14 children.

Presley Dye was a farmer. living in New- port township. and he and his wife spent their lives there.

John Dye, grandfather of Ludwell P., was an early settler in Washington County, Ohio, having come from near Fairfax Court House, Virginia. He died when his son, A. J. Dye, was six years of age.

Ludwell P. Dye was reared in Washington County, and in November, 1863, enlisted in the 92d Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf .. 3rd Division, Ist Brigade, 14th Army Corps. In the Atlanta campaign he participated in all the engage- ments, marching to the sea with Sherman's Army, and acquitting himself with honor. He was at the grand review at Washington. He was mustered out at Louisville in 1865. his reg- iment being disbanded at Columbus, Ohio. He then went to his father's home and for nine and a half years worked in the oil business, having an interest in a number of wells. He purchased his present farm in Marietta town- ship in March, 1875, and on this farm, has ten producing oil wells. It is a valuable piece of property, and is located but four miles from Marietta. Mr. Dye is a progressive man and is deeply interested in the welfare of his town- ship, county and State.

Mr. Dye was married to Leah V. Snider. a daughter of Jacob and Catherine Snider, her

father being a farmer, of Harrison county, Ohio. Both he and his wife are deceased ; they left six children, namely: John, who died in the army; Mary, who married AAlbert Moore,

, a carpenter, of Harrison County; Leah V .; Mattie, who married John Striker, a farmer, of Harrison County, Ohio; Sarah Jane, who died aged eight years : Jacob, a farmer, of Harrison county : and Fanny, who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Dye became parents of five children. as follows : Rosella ; Selinda : Beatrice Blanche and Ora Virginia. Rosella is teaching school in Marietta: one, unnamed, died in infancy; Selinda is the wife of George Wallace Robin- son, a farmer, of Marietta township, by whom she has three children, -Helen M. : Wilbur .1 .. and Blanche, aged, respectively. nine, seven and five years. Beatrice Blanche married Nor- val J. Stewart, and lives at Zanesville, Ohio. Ora Virginia died in infancy. Mr. Dye is a Republican in politics, whilst in religious at- tachinent he is a Methodist.

EASON D. CAROTHERS, a sub- stantial, retired farmer of Washing- ton County, Ohio, and one of the pi- oneer settlers in the vicinity of Cut- ler. has spent a long life in this local- ity, and has devoted much effort to the agri- cultural development of Fairfield township. The birth of Mr. Carothers took place Decem- ber 2, 1818, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and he is a son of AAndrew and Jane ( Fitz- simmons) Carothers, both of whom were na- tives of Eastern Pennsylvania, and were of Scotch-Irish ancestry.

Andrew Carothers and his wife moved in 1832 to Crawford County, Ohio, where they lived until within a few years of their death, when they moved to Morrow County, where the father died at the age of 86 years, and the mother at the age of 90 years. The members of their family who reached maturity were as follows: William; Reason D .; Jonothan; Dr. James H., of California ; Dr. John, who died in California; Mrs. Jane Morrison, a widow, who resides in Tuscarawas County, Ohio; and Samuel, who is deceased.

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On September 15, 1846, Reason D. Ca- rothers was married to Elizabeth B. Dawson, who was born May 2, 1825, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of Benjamin and Sarah ( Bain ) Dawson. She was the fourth, in order of birth, of the family born to her parents, the others being as follows: Catherine, Mary, Benoni and Margaret, all de- ceased; Rebecca, a resident of Brooklyn, New York ; and William F., a resident of East Liv- erpool, Ohio. In 1854, Mr. Carothers and his family settled in Washington County. Ohio, on their present farm, which was then located near the few straggling houses which represented the village of Cutler. Mr. Ca- rothers has lived to see a busy, thriving town grow up under his eyes, and he has done his part in encouraging worthy enterprises which have benefited the place. His farm comprises 113 acres, and the adjoining farm of 113 acres is owned by his son, Andrew L. Both are under the efficient management of the latter, the combined properties being operated in gen- eral farming and successful stockraising. The subject of this sketch was engaged in railroad contracting and constructed a portion of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad, known at that time as the Springfield & Illinois Southeastern. He was superintend- ent of the line from Springfield to Shaw- neetown, Illinois. He was also superinten- dent of the division from Tamaroa to Chester, on the Mississippi. He was, previous to this, a millwright by trade.

The subject of this sketch and his wife had nine children, of whom the survivors are num- bered among the most respected residents of their several localities. The eldest. Benoni H. Carothers, was born June 12, 1847, in Beavor County, Pennsylvania, and now re- sides at Chillicothe, Ohio, where he has charge of the water tanks and pumps of the Balti- inore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad : he mar- ried Marcella Staley, of Chester, Illinois, and they have one daughter, Nellie. Phebe Jane Carothers was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, September 24, 1849, and died, unmar-

ried, in 1871. Andrew Lamar Carothers was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, May 18, 1852. He spent four years, from Febru- ary, 1877, to 1880, in Topeka, Kansas, and in Jefferson and Pottawatomie counties in the saine State, and then returned to Ohio, where he has been engaged in the management of his own and his father's property ever since. He married Euphemia Barnes, who was born in Washington County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Henry S. Barnes, an early resident of the county. The three children of Andrew La- mar Carothers and his wife are,-Henry R., born June 6, 1889; Sella Louise, born March 3, 1891; and Eliza Jane, born April 20, 1894. William H. Carothers, who was born Novem- ber 2, 1854, is a physician located at Boston. Massachusetts. He married Helen Norris, a daughter of George Norris, and their only child is Elizabeth Alvira. Dr. Carothers is a regular practitioner, was educated at Cincin- nati, and completed his medical course at Pliil- adelphia. James A. Carothers, who was born November 11, 1857, resides in Wayne County, Illinois, and is engaged in farming. He mar- ried Rachel Morris, of Washington County, and their six children were,-Dora C .; Morris D .; Earl T., deceased; George N. ; Helen II. ; and Reason J. His first wife died in April. 1897. Ile later married Early Purcell, of Wayne County, and they have one son, Daniel L. Daniel L. Carothers, who was born Au- gust 22, 1860, resides in Chicago, and is su- perintendent of the Chicago Division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He married Car- rie Leland, a native of the State of Maine, and they had one child, Leland D., deceased. John B. Carothers, who was born February 20. 1863, is married, and resides in Cincinnati. where he is an engineer of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Sarah Louise Theresa Ca- rothers who was born April 9, 1865, married Thomas T. Dunbar, of Fairfield township. The youngest of this family is Myrtie Elvira Ca- rothers, who was born December 1. 1867, and resides at home.

In early life, our subject firmly supported

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the Whig party, but since the advent of the Republican party has been identified with that organization.

His Masonic connection was with Bart- lett Lodge, while his son Andrew L., belongs to Cutler Lodge, No. 784. I. O. O. F. The religious connection of the family has long been with the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, which is located on the farm. Mr. Carothers enjoys the respect of the whole community, and his venerable figure is wel- comed wherever he goes. His long life bridges a wonderful part of the world's his- tory, in which he has always taken an intelli- gent interest.

ETER KUNZ, JR., who conducts a general dry goods store in Marietta, Ohio, was born in Washington Coun- ty, Ohio, near Marietta, in 1853, and is a son of Peter Kunz.

Peter Kunz, Sr., was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1821, and came to America about 1842, where he engaged in farming and shoe- making. In 1858 he removed to Marietta, where he opened a general store on Greene street. This store was burned out in May, 1859. Purchasing a stock, he continued in business on Front street and in 1861, bought a lot at the corner of Front street and Fouin- dry Alley, on which he built a storeroom and dwelling. and carried on business at this place until his retirement, in 1885. His death oc- curred in October, 1897. He married Mary Elizabeth Zumbro, who was born in Bavaria, Germany, and is a daughter of Franz Zumbro, who came to this country and settled at Cedar Narrows Bridge, in Wash- ington County. Peter Kunz and his wife reared the following children, namely : Frank. who was his father's partner from 1880 until 1885, and is now in business at Columbus, Ohio: Caroline ( Wetz), of Zanesville. Ohio: Charlotte ( Schafer), whose husband is a harness dealer, of Marietta ; Mary, deceased ; Margaret ( Seipel), deceased: Kate J. (Ste- phenson ), of Marietta ; Annie, the wife of Clin-

ton E. Pape, who is proprietor of the Marietta Distillery Company.

Peter Kunz, Jr., the subject of this sketch, received his mental training at J. D. Phillips' grammar school, and Theodore Scott's private school. He clerked for his father until he was twenty-seven years old. In 1881 he opened a general store, and four years later assumed control of his father's store. His stock is fresh and up to date, and occupies two floors, the buildinig being 130 feet decp. Mr. Kunz inherits his father's superior business qualities, and is one of the leading merchants of the city, as well as an active worker in all movements undertaken for the welfare and advancement of the people.

Mr. Kunz married Ella L. Biszantz, a daughter of Charles F. and Philipena Bis- zantz, and they have three children, namely : Charles Frederick; Blanche Florence; and Laura Fedora.

Politically, Mr. Kunz is Republican. He attends the Congregational Church.

D R. A. H. SWINBURNE, of Marietta, Ohio, is recognized as a most suc- cessful specialist in stomach ailments and abdominal diseases, and has built up a practice in this locality that is second to none. His reputation extends not only throughout the Ohio and Muskingum valleys but to every part of the country, and the patients now under his advice and treat- ment, come from every state, from Maine to the Golden Gate, while he has correspondence with hundreds of others.

Dr. Swinburne is a native of Delaware County, lowa, where he was born November 6. 1866. Until he attained the age of fif- teen years, he attended the High School of Delhi, Iowa, his studies there being supple- mented by a course at the Upper lowa Univer- sity, at Fayette. After this, he taught school for three years previous to taking up medicine as a study. To fit himself to be a physician, he entered the medical department of the state

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university at Iowa City, and received the de- gree of M. D., in 1891. He chose for his first field of practice, Earlville, Iowa, and re- mained there for some time. Before he left Iowa, to come to Marietta, he went to Chi- cago, taking two special courses in preparation for his specialties, which are diseases of the stomach and abdomen. Since August, 1900, he has been a resident of Marietta. Ohio, with his office in the St. Clair Building, and his res- idence, on Fifth street. His success has been pronounced and rapid, and his skill is widely recognized.

Dr. Swinburne is married and lives in a comfortable residence with his wife and two children, Algernon C. and R. Dewey. He is a member and supporter of the Congregational church of the city, of which he is a faithful at- tendant. In fraternal circles he affiliates with the I. O. O. F. organization. He is a mem- ber of the State Medical Society, of Iowa. He is a self-made man, and his reputation has been fairly won by the successful treatment of nu- merous and difficult cases.

R EV. SAMUEL FREDERICK MUELLER, pastor of St. Paul's German Evangelical Church at Mar- ietta. Ohio, was born at Saline, Michigan, in 1876, and is a son of Rev. F. Mueller, who is now pastor of St. Mark's German Church at 35th street and Un- ion avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Rev. F. Mueller was born in Wurtemberg, near Stutgart, Germany, and came to this country in 1874. He received his education at Basel, Switzerland, and after coming to the United States held the pastorate of churches in Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois. He was married in America to Miss Raible, and to them have been seven children, namely : Sam- uel Frederick; Rudolph; Dorothea: Sophia; Amelia ; Gertrude; and Edward.

Rev. Samuel F. Mueller was but a small boy when his parents removed to a suburb of Chicago. He graduated from the St. Louis

Theological Seminary in 1898, taking a post- graduate course at the McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. He remained in that city for one year, and May 28, 1899, accepted the pastorate of his present church, St. Paul's German Evangelical, in Marietta. This church has 200 enrolled members and much good is done by these active workers. Rev. Mr. Mueller is a fluent speaker, a man of much influence in the community, and is held in high esteem by all.

ACOB H. DYE, a prominent citizen of Marietta, Ohio, is now serving his twenty-fifth year in the capacity of city marshal, and his twenty-sixth year as constable of Marietta town- ship. He was born in that city March 14, 1850, and is a son of Jonathan T. and Cather- ine ( Weekley ) Dye, and grandson of Samuel Dye, who came to Washington County from Pennsylvania, and served as justice of the peace of Lawrence township for many years.

Jonathan T. Dye was born in Lawrence township, Washington County, Ohio, and as a young man came to Marietta, where he learned the trade of a tanner with Mr. Mc- Farland on Second street. He was a veterin- ary surgeon, with office on Sixth and War- ren streets, and also built and owned a num- ber of houses in that part of the city. He was engaged in gardening for many years. He and his wife reared the following children : Elijah, who served in Company A, 39th Reg .. O. Vol. Inf., and died as a result of wounds received during the war; William P., who was killed at the massacre of Custer and his army by the Indians; Charles G., who was deputy sheriff of Washington County, under Sheriff D. B. Torpy, and died of typhoid fever, while in office : Jacob H. ; Abbie, wife of Will- iam Coen, of Athens County ; Elizabeth ( Has- kell ), of Boston, Massachusetts; Mrs. E. P. Davis, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Mrs. F. H. | Martin, of Pennsborough, West Virginia, who died in 1896; and Mrs. Ansel Jones, who died at Marietta.

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Jacob H. Dye was reared at Marietta and first learned the trade of a carpenter, serving time with Philip Walters. He shortly after- ward went to the Volcano Oil region in Wood County, West Virginia, where he was engaged in the oil business for ten years. He returned to Marietta and has occupied his present posi- tion as marshal of Marietta City 24 years, and as constable of Marietta township continu- ously since 1876. He has efficiently dis- charged the duties of his office, and has the unbounded confidence and esteem of his fel- low citizens.

Mr. Dye was united in marriage with Car- oline Leonhardt, who was born in 1854, at Wheeling, West Virginia, and was a mere child when brought to Marietta by her family. To this union were born the following chil- dren: Walter E., who is in business at Mari- etta ; John W., foreman for the Marietta Fuel and Gas Co .; Charles G., a jeweler, of Boston, Massachusetts; Benjamin G., a contractor in oil-well drilling in the fields of West Virginia ; Howard W., aged fourteen years, who is at school; Marietta, wife of C. C. Collins, who is superintendent of the Bell Telephone Com- pany at Marietta ; and Virginia, wife of Fred- erick Strecker, the liveryman. Mr. Dye en- tered the army in the fall of 1864, when but little more than fourteen years old, and served five months in Company A. 48th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., under Colonel Moore. He belongs to Buell Post, G. A. R., the Order of Odd Fel- lows; Knights of Pythias; and Knights of the Maccabees. Religiously, he was confirmed in the Lutheran Church, but now attends the Methodist Episcopal Church.

ON. THOMAS WATSON MOORE, who resides at his beautiful home at Moore's Junction in Marietta town- ship, Washington County, Ohio, is a prominent business man, who has for many years been engaged in railroad contract- ing. He was born in Allegheny County, Penn- sylvania, March 22, 1825, and is a son of Jo- 62

seph and Rebecca ( Watson) Moore, his father being a well known farmer of that county.

At the age of 17 years, Thomas W. Moore left farm life for the city, and he served an ap- prenticeship as an engine forger, with the firm of J. B. Warden & Company, engine builders. After an apprenticeship of four years he con- tinned with the firm two years as journeyman, at the end of which time he was engaged as engineer on the steamer "Northern Light." then plying between St. Louis and New Or- leans. One year later, he was engaged as en- gineer on the passenger steamer "Pennsyl- vania," plying between Pittsburg and Cincin- nati. In this position he remained about one year, and then determined to abandon river work. Having laid by about $1,200, by the strictest frugality and economy, he came to Warren township, Washington County, and in- vested the entire amount in a farm near what is now known as Tunnel Station, on the "Old Line" Railroad. In April, 1850, he came with his two children to his new purchase, and dur- ing the four years following was engaged in farming and stock dealing. In 1854, when the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad was in the course of construction, he removed to a farm along the line, at what is known as Tunnel Station. Here he opened a store with a general line of merchandise, and at the same time did railroad contracting. He continued thus until 1858, and in the meantime held a number of local offices. He served as justice of the peace for seven years in succession. In 1858 he took a contract for the construction of a tunnel near White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, on what is now the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. The war broke out before the completion of this work, and as Mr. Moore was a strong Union sympathizer it was unsafe for him to remain in that section. He disposed of his interest in the contract, and returned home. It was about this time that the Marietta & Cincinnati Rail- road Company completed plans for building a tunnel through the hill before mentioned, and this contract was let to Hon. William P. Cut- ler and Mr. Moore. In July, 1861, the pros- ecution of this work ceased because of lack of funds on the part of the railroad company. Mr.

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Moore at once raised a company of 100 voluin- teers and offered their service to the govern- ment. They were accepted and the company. of which Mr. Moore was made captain. be- came a part of the 36th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf. He remained at the head of his company until the next February, when the Marietta & Cin- cinnati Railroad Company, having secured the requisite funds, demanded that he fulfill his part of the contract. This resulted in his resig- nation from the army. He returned home and completed the work in 1863. Shortly after- ward, he purchased his beautiful home on the bank of the Ohio River, about three miles dis- tant from Marietta, and has since resided there. The farm includes 600 acres of both high and bottom land, and is kept up by a number of tenants who live upon it. In the spring of 1864, he raised a company of the National Guard in Warren township, and held himself and company in readiness to enter the service whenever a call should be made. During the same spring he took a contract to build a por- tion of the Baltimore Short Line Railroad, and had just entered upon this work when his mil- itary company was ordered into active service. This company, with a number of others, ren- dlezvoused at Marietta, May 2, 1864, and he was at once elected colonel of the regiment. The regiment was ordered to Harper's Ferry, thence to Point of Rocks. via Washington City. and from there to Bermuda Hundred, where it performed garrison service until mustered out. Colonel Moore was made commander of the fort, and to this important duty was after- ward added that of assistant inspector general. Upon returning home from the war, he resumed his work on the Baltimore Short Line, which was completed in 1865. He then went to Mis- souri and bought a farm of 1,000 acres within sight of Sedalia, in which city he assisted in organizing the First National Bank. He was engaged extensively in the stock business until 1868, and then went to Saginaw, Michigan. where he carried on the lumber business for two years. He then returned to his home in Wash- ington County, Ohio. He has had a remark- ably successful career in various lines of busi-

ness, and is respected as one of the foremost citizens of his township and county.

Thomas W. Moore was married at an early age, to Margaret McClelland, of Pittsburg, who died in 1850, leaving two children, Mary and Margaret. The former lived to reach the age of three years and the latter that of six years. In April. 1853, Mr. Moore formed a second matrimonial alliance, wedding Mary Green, a daughter of Caleb Green, of Wash- ington County, and they became the parents of three children, as follows: Julia Fremont. Rowena Green and Flora Rebecca. Julia Fre- inont was born in August, 1856, and is the wife of F. M. Reed, who is in business with Colonel Moore : they have one child. Gertie May. Row- ena Green was born in November. 1858; and Flora Rebecca was born in March. 1864.

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History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 165

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