History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 185

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

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and built a home at No. 312 Third street, where he now resides with his two sisters. Religiously the family belongs to the Meth- odist Episcopal Church.

ENRY WENDELKEN, a retail grocer of Marietta, Ohio, located at No. 250 Front street, has been a resident of that city since 1853. He was born in the Province of Hanover. Ger- many, in 1840, and is a son of Gerd Wendel- ken.

Gerd Wendelken brought his family to America in 1853, and conducted a general store from 1855 to 1870. He died February 27. 1893, at the age of eighty-three years, his wife having died some years previous to that time. Mr. Wendelken has two sisters who are married. and live in Wheeling. West Vir- ginia, and a brother. Martin K. Wendelken, who is a member of the firm of R. Van Metre & Company.

Henry Wendelken, subject of this sketch, went to school until he was fourteen years old, and then became employed in a bucket factory on the west side of Marietta, which was then conducted by John Newton, the site being that of the present Marietta Manufac- turing Company. After four years' employ- ment in that factory, he learned the carpenter's trade, at which he served a four-years' appren- ticeship. In 1864, he entered the army, and served four months, after which he assisted his father in the store until 1865, when he en- gaged in business for himself. He first opened a general store on Front street, where Craig's photograph gallery now stands, and carried it on for ten or twelve years. He is now en- gaged in handling groceries, alone, and has a fine stock of both staple and fancy goods. He his occupied his present building, which was erected in 1859, for the past twenty-four years. Mr. Wendelken now owns the building, which. when first built, was 60 feet deep. He has added 40 feet to the rear, and the store is now 100 feet long, and 20 feet wide.

The subject of this sketch was wedded, in

1866, to Elizabeth Andrea, of Matamoras, Ohio. She died in 1885, leaving six children, whose names are as follows: Edward, who is in the employ of the Buckeye Pipe Line Com- pany; Clara, the wife of William Sayres; Emma, the wife of George Schad; Sargeant, who assists his father in the store : Louisa ; and Harry, a clerk in the First National Bank of Marietta. Mr. Wendelken married, secondly, in 1888, Mrs. Elizabeth Rotchey, and they have one son, Gerd, who is in school.

Mr. Wendelken is a director in the Dime Savings Society, and also has other business interests in Marietta, although he devotes most of his time to the grocery business. He is a very successful man, and his success has been of his own making, as he has striven untiringly for many years. He is honest and upright in every way, and enjoys the confidence and es- teem of all in the community. In politics, he is a Republican. He is a member of Buell Post, G. A. R., and has served three terms as senior vice-commander. He attends St. Paul's German Church.

E LMER E. WHITTINGTON, who carries on a general merchandise store at West, Grandview town- ship, Washington County, Ohio, was born in Summerfield, Noble County, Ohio. October 12, 1864, and is a son of Benja- min Whittington.

Benjamin Whittington was born in Mary- land August 12, 1832, and went to Belmont County, Ohio, with his mother, at the age of twelve years. There he lived until he reached the age of twenty-one years, when he settled in Noble County. In 1881, he moved to Mon- roe County, where he continued to reside tintil 1898, and then located in Washington Coun- ty, where he died December 13. 1898. He was a farmer, and an upright, honest man. He married Hannalı Merrill, who was born in Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, and is now deceased. They reared the following offspring, namely: Sylvester, a farmer, of Monroe County; Marguerite, who married M. Sny-

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der, and is living in Noble County Dr. Rich- ard H., of Washington County; James T .; Elmer E. ; Laura J., deceased ; and William A., a teacher in Washington County.

Elmer E. Whittington came to Washing- ton County, in 1891, where he conducted, in partnership with his brother. James T., a gen- eral merchandise store at West. There they supply the wants of the farmers of the vicin- ity, and also the residents of the neighboring towns. They carry a good line of stock, and are well patronized. Mr. Whittington is well known in the community, and is a man worthy of the confidence placed in him.

The subject of this sketch was married September 20, 1898, to Julia A. Loman, who was born in Washington County, Ohio, Sep- tember 9, 1872, and is a daughter of John R. Loman, deceased.

Mr. Whittington is a Republican, in poli- tics. He was appointed postmaster of West in 1891, and has served in that capacity most ac- ceptably since that year. He is a member of the Methodist Church.

R. J. D. PARR, a well known practi- tioner of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, was born in Washing- ton County, September 3, 1858, and is a son of Nathan and Casinda ( An- crum) Parr.

Nathan Parr lives near New Matamoras, Washington County, and is a native of this county. His father, Samuel Parr, died at the age of ninety years. J. D. Parr, the sub- ject of this sketch, remained at home until he was 21 years old. He attended the grammar school of John D. Phillips, and taught school eight years in Washington County. He spent two years in Kansas, where he also taught school about 30 miles southeast of Kansas City. He began the study of medicine in Kansas City, with Dr. M. T. Runnels. On returning home, he took a course at Pulte Medical Col- lege, in Cincinnati, from which institution he was graduated in 1890. He at once began the active practice of his profession, spending

the first two years at New Cumberland, West Virginia. He then practiced for nine years in Huntington, West Virginia, and moved to Marietta, in September, 1901. There he pur- chased a fine home, in which he has his offices. Dr. Parr is a physician of more than ordinary ability, and has a large and increasing prac- tice. He is a man who inspires confidence in his patients, and treats them with consideration and sympathy. His knowledge of his profes- sion is thorough, and he is constantly seeking to advance, taking a deep interest in the prog- ress made in that science.

Dr. Parr wedded Mary F. Dailey, a daugh- ter of Nicholas Dailey, of Washington County. Her people come from Belfast, Ireland, and with the exception of herself and brother, John Dailey, of Pittsburg, are all deceased. The Daileys came to America in 1840, and located at Wellsburg, West Virginia, whence they moved to Washington County. Dr. Parr and his wife have three sons, viz: Donley J., who was born March 12, 1892, at New Cumber- land. West Virginia : Robert Wesley, who was born March 9, 1894. at Huntington, West Virginia; and Willie Everett, who was born March 14, 1897, at that place.

Dr. Parr is a Democrat, in politics. He is a member of the Homeopathic Medical So- ciety, of West Virginia : the Hahnemann Med- ical Society, of Cincinnati, Ohio; and the American Institute of Homeopathy : and has served as examiner for various old-line insur- ance companies. He is the examiner, at Mari- etta, for the MI. W. of A. lodge, of which he is a member. In religious belief he is a Meth- odist.

OHN M. WALKER, who has been en- gaged in farming in Grandview township, Washington County, Ohio, since 1866, was born in Noble County. Ohio, April 2, 1845, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Low) Walker.

John Walker was born near Morgantown, Morgan County, West Virginia, and when twenty years of age moved to Ohio and lo- cated in Noble County. In 1867, he settled in

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Liberty township, Washington County, Ohio, where he followed farming until his death. He married Elizabeth Low, who was born on Duck Creek, Noble County, Ohio, in 1820, and they reared the following children : Sarah (Fleming) ; James A., of Belmont County, Ohio; Elizabeth; John M .; George, who was a member of Company C, 36th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., and died during the Civil War; David, deceased; Susan Ann, wife of I. Birch, of West Virginia ; Delilah, wife of C. Wise, of Monroe County, Ohio; and Eliza ( Wiley), of Wash- ington County, Ohio.

John M. Walker came to Washington County, Ohio, in 1866, and located in Grand- view township. He purchased forty acres of his present farm in 1868. Since 1878, he has added by purchase, 137 acres, and now has 246 acres of fine farm land. He is engaged in stock raising and deals largely in wood, and his success has been continuous.

In 1866 Mr. Walker was united in mar- riage with Mary Shaw, who was born in Penn- sylvania, in 1844, and they have had five chil- dren : William H., and Francis E., deceased ; Flora B., and Robert and Jolin D., deceased. Mrs. Walker died May 10, 1876. John M. Walker was again marred, in 1878, Emma J. Wells, who was born in Washington County, Ohio, becoming his bride. Their children are as follows: F. Warren; Mary; George; Ed- na C .; Blanche E .; and Thurman R. Politi- cally, Mr. Walker is a Prohibitionist, and has served two terins as township trustee. Reli- giously, he is a member of the Christian Church.

HOMAS STANTON, one of the well- known and representative farmers of Washington County, Ohio, who has been identified with the growth and development of Wesley township for many years, was born in Somerset township, Belmont County, Ohio, in 1828, and is a son of William and Mary (Leslie) Stanton.

William Stanton was born in North Car- olina, in 1796, and there in the home of his parents, he grew to maturity, learning the tan-

ning business. Later in life, he became a farmer and died in 1861. The maternal grandfather of Thomas Stanton was Robert Leslie, and the grandmother was Rachel Rog- ers, both being honored names in the State of Maryland, where Mary ( Leslie ) Stanton was born in 1801; she died in Ohio in January, 1868.

Thomas Stanton was reared in Belmont County and learned the blacksmith trade in Somerton, where he conducted a shop for seven years. He moved to Little Hocking in 1859. and cultivated his small farm, which he left to enter the army. He enlisted under the 100- day call, and after his service was ended, he sold his 50-acre farm at Little Hocking, and moved to Athens County, where he bought an- other farm and operated it for seven years. In 1872 Mr. Stanton secured his present fine farm, which was at that time known as the "Windfall" tract, on account of its big timber having gone down in a very destructive storm which swept over the locality some years prior to Mr. Stanton's purchase. With the excep- tion of 50 acres, he cleared this land and has made his farm a model in tillage and improve- ments. The property comprises 164 acres, and originally belonged to the well-known Na- hum Ward, and was a part of "the Ohio Pur- chase." Mr. Stanton keeps only good stock. and he has been particularly successful in sheep growing, his wool bringing the highest market price.

In 1851, Mr. Stanton was married to Pa- tience C. Hobbs, a daughter of Amos Hobbs. of Belmont County, who was born in 1830, in Maryland, and came with her parents to Ohio, in childhood. To this union the following children were born: Greenberry W., born in 1852, who married Jennie Barton, has foul children, and lives in Morgan County, Ohio, Mary E., born in 1854, who married John Murphy, and lives in Athens County : William A., born in 1856, who died at the age of 18 years ; Charles J., born in 1858, who resides at home and is unmarried; Louis Eugene. born in 1859, who married Emily Fawcett, has one child, and lived in Colorado : Elmer Ellsworth, born in 1862, who married Laura E. Edgar-

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ton, and has five children; Sarah A., born in 1866, who resides at home; and Schooley, born in 1867, who resides in Marietta, and is con- nected with the Standard Oil Company. Mr. Stanton gave his children excellent educational advantages, in select schools at Bartlett, and two of them took business courses. Both Ells- worth and Eugene taught school in Iowa and Dakota. The former is now a rising attorney at Stromsburg, Nebraska, and the latter is a successful physician at Sterling, Colorado.

In politics, Mr. Stanton has been identified through life with the Republican party, his interest beginning when he was 12 years old. His first vote was cast for the Free Soil ticket. Although he never sought office, he has served as assessor and school director, and is regarded as one of the most useful, reliable and sub- stantial citizens of Wesley township.

EORGE W. PFEIFFER, a well- known educator and agriculturist of Washington County, is now living upon his well kept farm in Lawrence township.

William Pfeiffer, father of George W., our subject. was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, on the Rhine, in Germany, February 27, 1820. On January 1, 1847, he landed in New York and after some time settled in the Ohio Val- ley. Here he followed wood turning, and was also engaged for many years in farming. He married Priscilla S. Bircher, who was born in Sussex County, Delaware, September 15, 1831. Mr. and Mrs. Pfeiffer reared four children, namely: Lizzie, deceased; George W .; Le- nora and Charles S., deceased. After settling in this county Mr. Pfeiffer became a citizen, and was a Republican in politics. He became a member of the Christian Church in middle life.

George W. Pfeiffer was born in Newport, Kentucky, April 18, 1858. He received a good education, and after reaching manhood began teaching school. This profession he followed for 17 years, giving most excellent satisfac-

tion. In the meantime he had become inter- ested in agriculture, and being a progressive man, he puts into practice the latest and most approved methods of farming. His specialty is the raising of Durham cattle, and swine.

Mr. Pfeiffer married Etta Athey, who was born October 7, 1867, and is a daughter of Hezekiah Athey. This union has resulted in three children,-Charles, Georgiana and Theo- dore Alston. Mr. Pfeiffer keeps thoroughly informed upon all the leading questions of the clay. Politically, he is a Republican, and takes much interest in local politics, having served his community as assessor for one year. He is a man of irreproachable character, and is highly esteemed by all who know him.

EORGE WORRALL, who is one of the active and prominent young busi- ness men of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, is treasurer of the "Worrall Grocery Company," which he conducts. He was born in Morgan County, Ohio, at Chester Hill.

Mr. Worrall attended the common schools of Chester Hill, and began his business career by clerking in a general store in that village. He has had many years of experience in the grocery business, having spent ten years in service with the Penrose & Simpson Company.

The Worrall Grocery Company was incor- porated under the laws of Ohio. in September, 1900, and its officers are as follows: J. S. Pierpont, president ; P. W. Leedom, vice-pres- ident : M. E. Coffman, secretary ; and George Worrall, treasurer and manager. The build- ing now occupied by the firm is on Second street, and was built for their use, consisting of four floors and a basement. This company has an entire floor space of about 20,000 square feet. Three traveling men cover the territory for a radius of sixty miles. The business of 1902 shows an increase of 20 per cent. over the corresponding months in 1901. They carry on purely a wholesale business, and have one of the largest and finest stocks of grocer- ies in Marietta.

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Mr. Worrall married Miss Leedom, of But- ler, Pennsylvania, and they have one son,- Ralph L. They live at No. 408 Scammel street, and are members of the Congregational Church.

Mr. Worrall was secretary and treasurer of the Marietta Council of United Commercial Travelers of America, which organization was established in April, 1891. He was one of the thirty charter members, and from 1894 to 1899 held the office of secretary and treas- urer. This organization now consists of IIO members, and its present officers are as fol- lows: E. C. Wise, past counselor ; A. H. Strecker, senior counselor: Lou Strecker, junior counselor ; W. M. Dearth, conductor ; O. J. Hawk, sentinel; and M. Rea Gano, sec- retary and treasurer.

Mr. Worrall is one of the rising young business men of Washington County, and is possessed of more than ordinary mercantile ability. He is progressive and active and is keenly alive to the necessity of untiring en- ergy and zeal in this day of keen competi- tion. He displays much tact and good judg- ment in the management of his business, and is a man of upright principles.

AMES F. BRIGGS, numbered among the substantial and representative cit- izens of Warren township, Washing- ton County, Ohio, is well known and popular in that vicinity, and is ever ready to perform his share of the duties of a citizen.

Mr. Briggs is the son of Andrew and Mary ( Black) Briggs. The subject of this sketch was born in Morgan County in 1839. and has been located at his present place since 1890. The father was born in Ohio and the mother in Pennsylvania.

In 1864 Mr. Briggs enlisted in the 174th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., in the 23rd Army Corps. He spent most of his time in Tennessee, doing brave service under General Schofield, at Cedar Creek, Murfreesboro, and Over-all Creek. He was honorably discharged at the close of the war and returned to Ohio.

Mr. Briggs chose for his life companion Harriet E. Marshall, a daughter of Thomas and Jane Marshall, of Muskingum County. Ohio. They have had five children, namely : Emmett, who died in infancy; Evert: Theo- dosia; Charles A .; and E. Stanley. Theo- dosia and Charles A. are still residing at home. E. Stanley is running a lease in the oil business with great success. Evert married Emma Pfeffer, and they have two children,- Floyd and Alta. The family are faithful in their attendance on religious service at the Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Briggs is a Republican in politics and is often of service in helping to advance the interests of his chosen party. His good-na- tured ways and pleasing manners have won him many friends on every side, who delight in his prosperity.

URMAN J. DYE, an extensive agricul- turist, living on his farm four miles from Marietta, on the River Road, is recognized and' has been for some years past, as one of the most substan- tial citizens of Warren township, Washington County, Ohio.

Mr. Dve is a son of Samuel and Lucinda ( Dye) Dye, and was born November 10, 1841, in Lawrence township, Washington County. His father was born September 24. 1806, in Lawrence township. Washington County, and died June 3. 1884. In 1868 he moved to War- ren township, where he spent his last days. He and his wife were the parents of 16 children, six of whom are now living, as follows : Mor- gan I. ; John J. : Furman J. : Hattie R. ( Scott) ; Joseph R. : and Samuel M. Samuel M. re- sides with his brother on the home farm. He married Mary Ward, a sister of the wife of Furman J. Dye. Samuel M. and his wife have a family of five children, as follows: Thomas ; Lizzie : Edna : Mamie ; and Wirt.

Marietta College furnished the education with which Furman J. Dye made his start in life, and it was while he was attending to his studies there that his father purchased the

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farm now owned by his three children, Fur- man J .. Samuel M. and Hattie R., wife of D. A. Scott. It consists of 232 acres of the best kind of land. and Mr. Dye is deriving great profit from its cultivation ; he raises principally grain and hay. On this farm, the first oil in the vicinity was discovered, and there also the first well was drilled by Newton & Company at "Cow Run," the farm at that time being still in the possession of his father.

Furman J. Dye was united in matrimony with Lizzie Ward, a daughter of Patrick and Mary Ward, of Warren township, and their tinion resulted in two children, namely: How- ard and Dewey W., whose ages are twelve and two and a half years, respectively.

Mr. Dye is an upright, consistent and re- liable man, progressive in all his methods of farming, and public-spirited as a citizen. The greater part of his time and energy are spent on the farm in attending to its various duties.

ILLIAM ROWLAND WICKENS, er and oil producer in Aurelius township, Washington County, Ohio, which has been his home since early boyhood, was born on the Isle of Wight. England, March 15, 1823, and is a son of George and Charlotte ( Row- land ) Wickens, both natives of the same place.

George Wickens, the paternal grandfather, spent his entire life on the Isle of Wight, ac- tively engaged in farming. The maternal grandfather, William Rowland, was a native of the same isle, where he followed the occti- pation of a ship carpenter. In 1820 he came to America, and was among the pioneer set- tlers in Aurelius township, Washington Coun- ty, Ohio. He married Nancy Beer, and they reared six children, as follows: Harriet, who married James Rowland, known as James May ; Jane. who married John Hutchins: William Rowland: Charlotte; Mary A., who married Alfred Regnier ; and Edward, who married Eliza Kidd.

George Wickens, the father of William Rowland, sought a home in America in 1832,

bringing his family with him. He located in Washington County, Ohio, and purchased land in Aurelius township. He was a shoemaker by trade, and worked at the bench for 40 years. After clearing a portion of the land he en- gaged in tilling the soil, and also improved his farm by the addition of substantial buildings. Upon this farm he and his wife passed their closing years, having realized their fondest hopes.

Five children were born to him and his estimable wife, namely: George; Betsey, who married Allen Pierce; William Rowland, the subject of this biography; John; and Henry, a short sketch of whose life appears in another part of this work.

William R. Wickens was reared and schooled in the vicinity of his present farm, which consists of 300 acres. A part of this land was taken up as a government claim, by his brother, George, shortly after the family came to America. This tract not only ranks among the best farming land in Aurelius town- ship, but is good oil property. Over 200 acres- of it was cleared by its present owner, who, in 1865, began prospecting for oil. His efforts were crowned with success, and since that time, mitch attention has been given by Mr. Wickens. to the development of the oil industry in his section. He now has a large number of wells in successful operation, yielding an average of 70 barrels of oil every 24 hours.

September 23. 1849, Mr. Wickens was joined in marriage with Sarah L. Cadwell, a daughter of James and Lucy ( Hamilton) Cad- well. Their union was blessed with four chil- dren, namely: Edward T., Charles A., Ellis W. and Joseph A. Two of these, Edward T. and Joseph A., are farmers of considerable prominence, as well as oil producers. An ap- propriate account of their careers is found in another part of this volume.

April 22, 1902, Mr. Wickens was deprived of his beloved companion by death, when she was in her seventieth year. She had been a devout and active member of the Good Hope Baptist Church, since 1856. Mr. Wickens is a member of the same church, and served in the capacity of deacon for more than a quarter of

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a century. He is a firm advocate of the Re- publican party, and is highly esteemed as a citi- zen.

APTAIN J. C. MORROW, a gen- tleman well known to the citizens of Washington County, Ohio, is sher- iff of the county, in which he has lived most of his life. He was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1833, and is a son of James and Sarah ( Moore) Mor- row, both natives of Pennsylvania.

The parents of Captain Morrow removed to Washington County, Ohio, in 1845, ac- companied by their five children. They locat- ed in Wesley township on a farm, and the father followed farming and blacksmithing for many years. He was a stanch Republi- can in politics. He died in 1892, at the age of eighty-eight years, and his wife died in 1888, aged about eighty-five years. The five chil- dren born of their union were as follows: Rebecca, who died in 1880; John, who was a farmer of Wesley township, and died in 1896; Polly, who was the wife of Mr. Williamson, of Wesley township, and died in 1855; Charles, who is living in retirement in Bart- lett, Wesley township, and has served as town- ship trustee and in other official positions ; and J. C., the subject hereof.

Captain J. C. Morrow spent his boyhood and youth in Washington County, and then located in Athens County, Ohio. He enlisted from Amesville, in August, 1861, as a private soldier in the 36th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and served in four different companies of that regi- ment, namely : B, F, G and D. He became orderly sergeant and later second lieutenant, and during the latter part of his army career was captain of Company D, 36th Regiment, which rank he held for more than a year. Dur- ing the year 1864 he commanded General Cook's escort. During his entire service he was never wounded or ill. Throughout his life he has been a stranger to sickness, and is now as hale and hearty as a boy. At the close of the war he returned to Athens Coun- ty, Ohio, and followed blacksmithing, a trade

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History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 185

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