History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 188

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

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Clarinda Jane Clark obtained her educa- tion in the private schools of Marietta and Zanesville. After leaving school she taught for nine years, and in 1838. was married to Charles Russell, a son of Squire John Russell. The latter was born in Connecticut, and came to Marietta some time before the Indian War. He married Betsy Smith, a daughter of James Smith. Charles Russell and his wife became parents of one child, Julia.

Julia Russell was born October 26, 1839, and was married, in 1861, to Robert M. Ap- plegate, a son of Daniel and Margaret Apple- gate. He was a wholesale grocer and banker, of Zanesville, Ohio, where he died September 9. 1896. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. They had four children : Charles, who is in the bank at Beverly; Margaret, wife of Louis Robinson, of Coshocton, Ohio; Grace, who married W. V. Van Metre, of Marietta; and Jane, wife of Dr. E. T. Haywood, of Wa- terford, Ohio. Charles Russell died in 1841.

After the demise of her husband. Mrs. Rus-

sell again engaged in teaching school, at which she continued for a period of twenty-seven years. In 1868, she married Colonel Enoch S. McIntosh, who was born in Marietta, May 23. 1793, and died March 30, 1889. He was a banker and extensive farmer, owning seven hundred acres of land. He was appointed colonel in the militia by Governor Brown, of Ohio. Religiously, he was a member of the Presbyterian church. He was a member of the Pioneer Society, of which he was presi- dent, and of the State Board of Public Works. He was a prominent and influential man. Mrs. McIntosh was a member of St. Luke's Episco- pal Church, of Marietta, and lived in Beverly. She embodied the highest type of womanhood. and was loved and respected by her neighbors and friends. The date of her demise was June 30, 1902.

AMES F. WAGNER, who is superin- tendent of the public school of Bev- erly, Washington County, Ohio, was born in Morgan County, Ohio, in May, 1858, and is a son of Harvey M. and Susan (Crawford) Wagner.

Harvey M. Wagner was born in Licking County, Ohio, and is now living in Waterford township, where he is retired from active busi- ness life. He is now seventy-five years old. For many years he was a teacher in the public schools of Washington County. He is a strong Republican, and for a number of years has been justice of the peace and a notary pub- lic. He is a trustee of the Coal Run Metho- dist Church, in which he is an active worker. He married Susan Crawford, who was born in Morgan County, Ohio, in 1836, and is a daughter of John and Margaret ( West) Craw- ford. They have had six children, namely : Arthur W .; James F., the subject of this sketch: Warren: Ida, who married Edwin Sprague, and is living in McConnelsville: Da- vid : and an infant child, deceased.

James F. Wagner received his education at Beverly Academy and the Lebanon Normal College. He engaged in teaching. Immedi- ately after leaving school, he had charge of a

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district school for four years. He then taught the village school in Coal Run for three years, when he removed to Belpre, and taught there for four years. He took charge of the school in Beverly in 1888, since which time he has been its superintendent. He has 175 pupils enrolled at the present time, and is thoroughly competent to instruct and manage so large a number. He is modern in his methods of teaching, and has met with much success, re- ceiving a great deal of praise for his discipline and good instruction.

Mr. Wagner was united in marriage to Vesta M. Glines, who was born in Morgan County, Ohio, in April, 1865, and is a daughter of Frank and Hannah Glines. Her father was a farmer in that section. The subject of this sketch and his wife have six children : Claudia T., born in June, 1885; Rowena M., born in April, 1887; Glenna L., born in July, 1890; Pauline E., born in August, 1894; Alva, born in June, 1897; and Herrick, born in Au- gust, 1900.

Mr. Wagner is a member of the Methodist Church. He is a member of Beverly Lodge, No. 84, I. O. O. F .; Shiloh Encampment, No. 158; and the Court of Honor. He is a Repub- lican in politics, and has served as county school examiner for ten years. At the last session of the Cambridge District M. E. Con- ference, held at Summerfield, Ohio, he was li- censed as a local preacher.

A LEXANDER ORMISTON. Among the well-to-do farmers of Barlow township, Washington County, Ohio, the name of Alexander Ormiston de- serves especial mention in this vol- umme. He was born August 22, 1835, and has spent almost his entire life in the vicinity of his birth place. He is of Scotch extraction, and his parents were James and Lucinda ( Wil- mirth) Ormiston.

James Ormiston was a native of Lanark- shire, Scotland, and came to the United States in 1828, locating for a time in Marietta, Ohio, where he secured employment in the boat

yards. In 1830 he settled permanently on sec- tion 16, in Barlow township. The following year, his father, James Ormiston, Sr., and his. wife, took passage for America and soon after their arrival, settled on a farm in the same. county. They reared the following children, namely: James, the father of Alexander Or- miston; David; Michael; Janet (Hoddow) ; Agnes ( Anderson ) ; Christina ; and John.

James Ormiston. Jr., was an old line Whig, and later in life a Republican in politics. He died in Barlow, in 1889, in his eighty-fourth year. Ilis marriage took place in Wesley township, where he was united with Lucinda Wilmirth, who proved a faithful companion throughout the remainder of his life. She sur- vived her husband for twelve years, and died in December, 1901, in her eighty-eighth year. Twelve children were born to this couple, viz : Alexander : Isaac A .; Martha N. ; Christiana ; Tames F., who for the past forty years has lived in the West: Janet, deceased: Jane, who died in infancy; Mary Lovina (Root), a widow ; Rufus P .: Anna Jane, deceased ; Thomas L., a resident of Barlow township; and Ruth Lu- cinda, of Meigs County, Ohio.

Alexander Ormiston lives on a part of the ancestral farm which contains 130 acres, which he purchased forty-three years ago. His farm- ing is diversified, and a portion of it contains an oil pumping station and is leased to oil pros- pectors, who are developing the natural re- sources of the land. In 1861, Mr. Ormiston responded to our country's call for volunteers, and enlisted in Company G, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served three years and ten months in the 16th and 17th Army Corps,- the latter portion of the time as a non-com- missioned officer, and participated in twenty- two engagements, fortunately escaping injury or capture.

The subject of this sketch was united in matrimony with Isabella Heslop, who was born in the North of England, in 1833, but is of Scotch parentage. Two sons resulted from their union. The elder of these, James W., was born in 1870, and married Elma Gilbert. They reside with Mr. Ormiston, and have one son, Frank, born in February, 1900. George.

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H., the younger son, married Jane Fleming, and resides on a farm near that of his father. They also have one son, Alexander Clifford, born in 1897. In his political views, Mr. Or- miston is an ardent Republican, and took an active part in the formation of that party, cast- ing his first presidential vote for John C. Fre- mont. He is a prominent member of Barlow Post, No. 434. G. A. R., of which he served as chaplain at the time of its organization. He is also a prominent figure in religious circles hav- ing been an elder of the Presbyterian Church for a number of years.

OHN BEAVER. one of the well-to- do farmers of Grandview township. Washington County, Ohio, is a native of Maryland, where he was born May 16, 1831. He is a son of Michael and Catherine ( Benine) Beaver. The latter is a native of Maryland, where she was born Sep- tember 10. 1796.

Michael Beaver was a farmer all his life. and a valued member of his community. He was born in Germany, in 1784, and when still a youth he and his parents crossed the ocean to the United States, and located, for the time. in Maryland. In 1832 Michael Beaver left that state and settled in Monroe County, Ohio, where he bought his farm, and tilled the soil for many years. In 1838 he bought more prop- erty in Washington County, removed thither, and made his home there until his death.

Michael Beaver was united in marriage with Catherine Benine, and they reared nine children, three of whom now survive, namely : Nancy, who married Thomas Lee, and is a resident of Independence township; Rachel,

who married Mr. Mount, and lives in Grand- view township: and John. The family were United Brethren in their religious faith. In politics, Mr. Beaver voted the Democratic ticket. He was a useful citizen and an expert agriculturist.

John Beaver was reared and schooled in his native place. He has been a farmer all of

his life, and located on his present ample farm in 1882. It consists of 145 acres of excellent land, located in section 28, and well adapted to farming.

Mr. Beaver was united in marriage with Rebecca Thompson, in 1856. She was a na- tive of the Keystone State, and was born in 1840. They have had thirteen children, nine of the family still living, as follows: Will- iam, born January 13, 1858: Martha, born Au- gust 18, 1856, who married Mr. Northcraft ; Belle, who was born June 2, 1860, and married a Mr. Mounts ; Elmer, born July 7, 1865 ; Flor- ence, who married A. M. Mounts: Etta, born June 29, 1871, who married Mr. Thompson, of Marietta, Ohio: Charley, born August 26, 1875: Ada, who was born July 2, 1874, and married Harry Lane; and Harman, born Au- gust 13, 1881.

Mr. Beaver is a Democrat in political opin- ion. Fraternally, he affiliates with the J. O. U. A. M. He is a member of the United Brethren Church.

HOMAS HANCOCK, superintendent of the city electric light plant of Ma- rietta, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 10. 1832. His father was Jacob Bradshaw Hancock, of Belfast, Ireland, a scholar of unusual attain- ments, and a graduate of both Dublin and Ox- ford universities. After coming to this coun- try he became connected with the public schools of Cincinnati. In that city, in 1830, he mar- ried Mary Hubbard of Westfield, Massachu- setts.

When Thomas was 13 years old, his father died. Being the eldest of a large family, this calamity threw him upon his own resources, and after a brief course in the Marietta Acad- emy, having a natural aptitude for mechanics, he apprenticed himself to the machinist's trade. A few years later, when steamboating was in its prime and presented an alluring field of employment. he followed that occupation, as chief engineer, and worked on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, and many of their tributaries.

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During the entire War of the Rebellion, he was in the United States transport service, upon the steamers "Fanny McBurnie" and "Ohio No. 3." One of these was captured by Gen. Albert G. Jenkins, of the Confederate forces.

On the 27th of September, 1870, at Mari- etta, Mr. Hancock was united in marriage with Estelle Frances Wilson, a native of Ellsworth, Maine, and an only daughter of Asa and Re- becca Joy Wilson. This union resulted in two children,-Mary Rebecca born October 25, 1872, and Winfield Scott, born April 30, 1876. The latter is a lawyer by profession, and a member of the well known firm of Way & Hancock. In 1899, Mary Rebecca was mar- riedl to Asa Davis McCoy, assistant postmas- ter of Marietta. Ohio. Kingston Chanler Ware McCoy, born August 19. 1900, is the only grandchild of Thomas Hancock.

Since leaving the river, Mr. Hancock has been identified with the city of Marietta in an official capacity for 24 consecutive years. He has had the supervision of the fire apparatus. and the management of the City Opera House. Taking a keen interest in electricity, and es- pecially in municipal lighting, he was appoint- ed superintendent of the city electric light plant at its installation in 1889, a position he still retains.

ETH FORD, a prominent and repre- sentative farmer of Washington County, Ohio, who resides upon a well-improved farm in Barlow town- ship, was born on September 12. 1830. in Barlow township, and is a son of Amon and Hannah ( Parke) Ford.

The Ford family is an old and respected one of the state of Connecticut, where its mem- bers have lived since colonial days. In 1795 William Ford, the grandfather of Seth, came to Ohio from Avon, Connecticut, in company with his father, also William Ford, and lo- cated in Watertown township, where William Ford ( 1) erected one of the first houses with- in its boundaries. This sturdy pioneer died in 1825.

Amon Ford, son of William (2), and father of Seth, was born in 1808, in Water- town township. He remained at home, and assisted his father in the clearing of his land until he had reached his majority. He then settled in Barlow township, Washington County, three miles east of the village, where he remained fintil 1839. At that period he moved to Watertown, where his death oc- curred August 7, 1895. He married Hannah Parke, who was born September 5, 1809, and died at Barlow, on Christmas Day. 1892. The children born to Amon Ford and his wife were as follows: John, who died in Barlow town- ship, in 1860: Seth; Sarah, who was born Sep- tember 23, 1847, and died at Watertown at the age of 15 years; Lucy and Laura, twins, who were born in June, 1834, the former dy- ing at Cincinnati and the latter becoming Mrs. Thompson, of Barlow; Jude, who was born in 1836, and died in Kansas, in 1880 ; and Will- iam, who lives in Kansas.

Seth Ford left Barlow township at the age of eight years and acquired his mental train- ing in Watertown. Possessed of an adven- turous spirit, and desirous of seeing so " thing of the world, he made the trip across the country to California, in 1852, and returned to Ohio in 1863. During these years, he was engaged in mining. farming and other occu- pations, and for a time, drove the stage be- tween Half Moon Bay and San Francisco. He was clerk at the first election held in San Mateo County. California. Upon his return to Ohio, in 1863, he resumed farming at Wa- tertown, where he lived for 30 years. In 1803, he returned to Barlow township, and in the fall of 1897. located upon his present farm of 12 acres, which he improved with comforta- ble and commodious buildings, and made of it one of the finest rural homes in the locality.

In 1863, Mr. Ford married Margaret Ross, who was born in Perry County, Ohio, in 1840, and is a daughter of James and Sarah ( Dut- ton ) Ross. James Ross was born December ' 27, 1813, in Perry County, moved to Water- town in 1850, and died there September 12, 1864. His widow died at the home of Mr. . Ford on December 30, 1899. Mrs. Ford has

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one brother, James Ross, who lives in Guthrie County, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Ford have had four children,namely: Frank, Mary, Hattie and Fred. Frank was born on November 27. 1864, married a Miss Murdock, resides in Palmer township, and has one son,-Leland. Mary was born January 1, 1867, and died in June, 1870. Hattie was born on May 7, 1873. and resides at home. Fred was born on De- cember 3, 1874, married a Miss Wible, resides at Vincent, and has one daughter,-Freda Ferne. In politics, Mr. Ford is a Republican. As three of his uncles were ministers in the Presbyterian Church, his religious tendencies are in that direction.

EORGE VAUGHN, who is engaged in the general merchandise business in Waterford, Washington County. Ohio, was born in Washington Coun- ty, in 1844, and is a son of Robert and Eliza ( Drury ) Vaughn.

Robert Vaughn was a native of Washing- ton County, and he died in 1864. aged 57 years. He was a farmer, and lived two miles south of Waterford post office. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and a Republi- can, in politics. He married Eliza Drury, who was born in Vermont, and died in 1869. aged sixty-five years. They reared eight children, namely: Lucy, who married Elias Olney ; Elmira, who married Alva Israel and is de- ceased : Mary, deceased ; Sarah L., deceased ; Emily, who lives with her brother, Charles ; George, the subject of this sketch; and Frank B., who is in the drug business in Lowellville, Mahoning County, Ohio.

George Vaughn was married, in 1874, to Jane Webster, a daughter of Owen and Eliza Webster. She was born in Washington Coun- ty, and has borne her husband four children, namely : George O .: Harriet: Clara; and Mabel.

Charles E. Vanghn, brother of George went into the general merchandise business in 1879. and three years later. George Vaughn entered into partnership with him. They lo-

cated in Waterford, where they carry on gen- eral merchandizing, having a large store, which is very well patronized. They carry a full stock of dry goods, groceries, etc., and their customers receive prompt and ready attention.

Charles E. Vaughn was born in Water- ford township, Washington County, Ohio, Au- gust 18, 1851. He married Julia Sprague, in 1875. She was born in Waterford township in 1857, and is a daughter of Benjamin and Lucina Sprague. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He is a Democrat in politics, and was postmaster of Waterford un- der President Cleveland's first administration.

George Vaughn and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. The former is a member of the Odd Fellows' lodge. Both he and his brother are very well known in Wash- ington County, and are business men of un- disputed ability.

YNES E. BOOHER who is efficiently filling the position of superintendent of the high school of Waterford, Washington County, Ohio, was born in Mount Zion, Noble County, Ohio, July 25. 1856, and is a son of Samuel A. and Harriet ( Broughton ) Booher.

Samuel A. Booher was born in Mount Zion in 1823. and is living on the home farm. He has always followed farming and has been very successful Religiously, he is a member of the Lutheran Church. Politically he is a Re- publican. He married Harriet Broughton, who was born in Belle Valley, Noble County, Ohio, in 1831, and was a daughter of Andrew Broughton. She was a member of the Pro- testant Methodist Church. Her death oc- curred in 1894, and she left four children. namely: Lynes E. : Emma C., who married Henderson Williams,' a carpenter of Chase- ville, Ohio: Maretta, who is living on the home farm; and Margaret, wife of George Buckey. who also lives on the home farm, now owned by L. E. Booher.

Lynes F. Booher, after completing his pre- liminary schooling in the Booher schoolhouse

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at Mt. Zion, attended, successively, Mount Un- ion College; Alliance College, two years ; Mus- kingum College, at New Concord, two years ; and Ada University, three years, graduating from the last-named institution in 1889. Af- ter completing his studies, he became superin- tendent of schools at Sarahville, Ohio, and continued there two years. He was then superintendent at Dexter one year, at New- port, Washington County, three years, and had charge of Marietta township high school, five years. In 1900, he accepted the position of superintendent of Waterford township high school, and has since continued most creditably in that capacity. He is a man of notable in- tellectual attainments, and progressive ideas. and under his administration the school has made great advancement. He has had wide experience as an instructor, having begun at the early age of sixteen years, in order to fur- ther his plans for securing a higher education.

In 1880, Mr. Booher was united in mar- riage with Mary A. Campbell, who was born at Senecaville, Ohio, in 1866, and is a daugh- ter Alexander and Armintha ( Cook) Camp- bell. They have two children .- L. Harold, who was born in 1800; and Ruth Irene, born in 1900. Religiously, the family are Metho- dists. Fraternally, the subject of this sketch is a member of Marietta Lodge, No. I. F. & A. M .: and Raynold Lodge, No. 82, K. of P.

RANK A. WORSTELL, who is en- gaged in the grocery business in Bev- erly, Washington County, Ohio, was born in Beverly October 10, 1876. and is a son of John P. Worstell, and grandson of Isaac.

Isaac Worstell was a saddler, and carried on his business in Beverly until his death. John P. Worstell was born in Harrisville, Ohio, and died in 1884. in his thirty-seventh year. He was a merchant of Beverly for many years, and a man of fine character. His death was greatly mourned in the community, as he was esteemed by all and was an excellent citizen. He mar- ried Mary E. Fouts, who was born at McCon-

nelsville, Ohio, in 1848, and is a daughter of Rev. J. W. Fouts, of Eastern Ohio. She is liv- ing in Beverly. John P. Worstell and his wife had three children .- Lulu E., who married James O. Cullen, and died suddenly, in 1897 ; John C., who was born July 11, 1874, enlisted April 25, 1898, in Company D. 7th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. and died at Camp Alger, July 12, 1898; and Frank .\. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wor- stell were devout members of the Methodist Church.

Frank A. Worstell attended the public schools of Beverly, and went into the grocery business in 1899, in which he has met with much success. He is very active in local en- terprises which are conducted for the advance- ment of Beverly and is a highly esteemed citi- zen of that place. He is a member of Beverly Lodge, No. 37, F. & A. M. Politically he is a Republican.

ERNON W. KELLY. This gentle- man is one of the active young busi- ness men of , Beverly. Waterford township. Washington County, Ohio, and was born in Waterford, Septem- ber 19. 1870. He is a son of P. H. Kelly, and grandson of P. H. Kelly.

His grandfather, P. H. Kelly, was born in Ireland, and came to the United States in 1824, locating in New York. He removed to Mor- gan County, Ohio, in 1826, and his death oc- curred there several years later. He was a farmer by occupation. His wife, Catherine Twohey, was also a native of Ireland, and her death occurred in Morgan County.

P. H. Kelly, father of the subject hereof, attended the academy and college in Marietta, and graduated from a medical college, in Cin- cinnati, in 1850. He opened an office in Wa- terford, and continued in the active practice of his profession until 1894. He is a meniber of the county medical society and was also a mem- ber of the American Medical Association. He was the father of six children, namely: T. H., a lawyer, of Cincinnati ; E. A. Kelly, a phy- sician, of Berkley, California : Emma, who is at home: Lucy K. ( Hussey), of Utica, New

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York: Vernon W., the subject of this sketch ; and F. M., a bookkeeper in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Vernon W. Kelly was reared in Water- ford. Ohio. He has a large livery barn in Beverly, and is there conducting his business very successfully. He was united in marriage July 3. 1899, to Beryl Davis, a daughter of Marvin and Nancy Davis. She was born near Beverly, August 8, 1873. They have one child,-Dorothy,-who was born April 9. 1001.

MIr. Kelly is well known and highly es- teemed.

H LEXANDER W. HUMPHREY, one of the prominent business men of Waterford. Washington County, was born in Carlisle, Noble County, Ohio, in 1846, and is a son of Alex- ander W. and Isabel ( McCollum) Humphrey. Alexander W. Humphrey was born in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, and died in 1846, at the age of twenty-five years, before the birth of his only child. He was a physi- cian by profession. He married Isabel Mc- Collum, who was born in Noble County, and died in 1864, aged about forty-six years. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

During most of his career. Alexander W. Humphrey has been engaged in lumbering in Ohio and West Virginia. In the fall of 1900. the Humphrey & Raney Panel and Veneering Company, of Waterford, was organized, the junior member being John E. Raney. They do panel and veneering work in all kinds of lumber, and their trade extends throughout the United States. Mr. Humphrey is also a mem- ber of the firm of Humphrey & Funk, of Pin- son Fork. Kentucky, where the firm has two mills. In 1901, Mr. Humphrey built the Bey- erly Electric Light plant as a private venture, and subsequently sold it to the municipal cor- poration. He is a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in 1863. in Company G, 78th Reg .. Ohio Vol. Infantry. He went through the siege of Atlanta, and accompanied Sher-

man on his march to the sea. He served until the close of the war, and was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky.

Alexander W. Humphrey married Hannah Gorby, who died in 1878, at the age of thirty- one years, leaving a daughter, Isabel, who mar- ried Roscoe Angle, a farmer of Beverly. He formed a second union, with Vesta Rutter, who died in 1889, at the age of thirty years, leaving two children,-Herman L. and Iva May. In 1800, the subject of this sketch was married to Hattie Beach, who was born in Waterford township, in 1869. and is a daugh- ter of Barney and Mary Beach, both deceased. Religiously, the family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Humphrey is a member of Beverly Lodge, No. 37. A. F. & A. M. He is a Republican, in politics. He was superintendent of the Sunday school of his church for twelve years, and is steward and trustee of the church and parsonage in Water- ford.

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History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 188

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