History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 192

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

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MR. AND MRS. CHARLES SCHIMMEL.

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Jane Basin, who resides mainly at Charleston, West Virginia.

The subject of this sketch was reared on the farm and attended the public schools. The stirring events of 1861 aroused the loyalty of the youth of the land, and he was not slow in following the patriotic example set by his two older brothers. In September, 1861, his name was enrolled in Company H, 2nd Reg., West Virginia Vol. Cav., and he was a faithful, brave and gallant soldier until he was mustered out of the service on July 4, 1865. Re-enlist- ing after his first term expired, he served as a veteran, and although he participated in many of the most perilous movements of the war, he was not seriously wounded. During the first three years his regiment was detached, in the Big Kanawha Valley, and was engaged in fighting and skirmishing during the greater part of the time. At the battle of Winchester his regiment was under the command of Gen- eral Crook, and in the Shenandoah Valley it was under General Custer. In the first battle Mr. Hull was in, at Winchester, his regiment was in the 8th Army Corps, under General Crook and General Averill. The second was September 19, General Sheridan commanding. Mr. Hull was still in Averill's brigade there and at the battle of Fisher's Hill. Afterward his regiment was put into Custer's division, and went with him to Five Forks and to Appo- mattox, never missing a fight. After his dis- charge, on July 4, 1865, at Wheeling, the sub- ject of this sketch returned to the home farm and continued to operate it for a number of years. Later he moved into the village of Cut- ler, and was there engaged in an extensive hardware business for some years. Since September, 1900, he has been retired from business care.

On October 17, 1866, Mr. Hull was united in marriage with Ellen E. Griffith, who was born on April 12, 1845, in Perry County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Hull have had three children, viz. : Jessie L., Mary E. and Emma A. The eldest was born on October 7, 1868, and died on May 14, 1884. Mary E. was born on Sep- tember 7, 1870, and married Frank Goddard,

of Fairfield township. They are farming peo- ple, and have three children,-Harry H., Don T., and Nellie. Emma A. was born on April 29, 1876, and married G. W. Graham. They reside on Mr. Hull's former farm, and their only child is named Jessie. Politically, Mr. IIull has long been an active Republican, and cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. He now fills the position of infirmary director, having been elected to this responsible office in the fall of 1901, for a term of three years. His reputation as a man of broad, humane prin- ciples makes this selection a most appropriate one. The subject of this sketch is a man of social instincts, and is connected with Cutler Lodge, No. 784, I. O. O. F. ; and Cutler Post, No. 502, G. A. R., and in the latter organiza- tion he has filled several of the official posi- tions. With his family he belongs to the Cen- tenary Methodist Church, of Cutler, and lib- erally contributes to its work. As an honor- able and upright citizen Mr. Hull enjoys the esteem of his fellow-citizens.

HARLES SCHIMMEL, a progress- ive agriculturist and an oil pro- ducer, of Aurelius township, was born in Fearing township, Wash- ington County, September 24, 1842, and is a son of Christian and Catherine (Pet- ers) Schimmel, both natives of Germany.

Christian Schimmel was a farmer by occu- pation, and went to Fearing township in 1830, purchased a farm there, cleared it, improved it in numerous ways, and spent the remainder of his days there until his removal to Marietta, shortly before his death, in 1867, when he was 55 years old. He was united in marriage with Catherine Peters, and their family consisted of five children, as follows : Elizabeth, the wife of Adam Reider: Kate, deceased wife of Peter Lauer: Emma, the wife of David Lauer ; Charles; and Jacob.

Charles Schimmel was reared in Fearing township and received what education was possible from the schools of the county. In

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1867, he purchased a farm of 107 acres in Aurelius township, cleared a part of it and made some improvements in the way of build- ings. Little by little, he subsequently added more to his possessions, until his farm now comprises 325 acres of the best kind of land, 200 acres of which is under high cultivation.

In 1896, Mr. Schimmel's attention was first attracted to the oil wells in Washington County. Since that time, he has been en- gaged in oil producing quite extensively, and at present has six producing wells.

In November, 1867, Mr. Schimmel was united in matrimony with Margaret, daughter of George and Margaret ( Snyder ) Stamm, of Lawrence township, who came to this country from Germany. The subject of this sketch and his wife have three children, namely : William: Jacob: and Elizabeth, who is the wife of Henry Wepler.

In politics Mr. Schimmel is an ardent Democrat, and has served his party as trustee of Aurelius township for six years. He is thorough and straightforward in all he under- takes, and has the esteem and confidence of all citizens of the county.

SAAC B. COULTER, a well-known and much respected citizen of Cutler. Fair- field township. Washington County, Ohio, is a native of Ohio, where he has passed his whole life. He began at the foot of the ladder, and through energy and good management has accumulated property and reared a family which ranks among the leading ones of the county.

Mr. Coulter was born in Coshocton Coun- ty, Ohio, on June 27. 1834. and is a son of Thomas and Margaret ( Kincaid) Coulter. Thomas Coulter came to Ohio when a young man, either from Virginia or Pennsylvania. married in Belmont County, and resided in Guernsey and Coshocton counties. His wife died in Washington County in 1877. In the fall of 1837 the family moved from Coshocton County to Washington County, and located

near Bartlett, in Wesley township, where Thomas Coulter rented a farm for about two years, and was a resident of Cutler for the two years following. Finally he bought a farm near Fishtown, and lived there until his death, in 1848. The children born to Thomas and Margaret Coulter were seven in number, as follows: Joseph C., who resides in Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon; William F., who resides in Crowley, Oregon; Mariah Jane, who married A. W. Goddard, and died on January 30, 1902; Harriet, who married George Cunningham, and resides in Noble County, Ohio: Sarah E., who married J. H. Gage, and resides in Fairfield township; Isaac B. : and David A., who was born December 6, 1837, and died April 15, 1838.

When Isaac B. Coulter started out in life his capital was represented by muscle and en- ergy, but he was not discouraged. Securing work on the neighboring farms, he was careful and prudent, and by the time he was 26 years of age was able to purchase a farm of 80 acres, located near Cutler. To this tract he has added until his farm comprises 136 acres. Besides the farm he owns 20 town lots in Cutler, which are continuously increasing in value. In 1880 he engaged in business in the village, in which he continued successfully until March, 1901. At that time the concern was removed to Byes- ville, in Guernsey County, where it is still car- ried on by W. C. Gage, a member of the fan- ily, retaining the name and honorable methods of its founder. Since 1884 Mr. Coulter and his estimable wife have also kept a hotel. Un- til December 17, 1873, the family remained in the old house. Then they moved to Cutler, where they have resided ever since.

On November 29, 1865, Mr. Coulter mar- ried Esther C. Goddard, daughter of Edward H. and Jane ( Hildebrand) Goddard, who were pioneer residents of the county. Both grandfathers of Mrs. Coulter lived to their 82nd year, and died respected by the com- munity. Mrs. Coulter was born December 27, 1834, in Fairfield township. Two years later the family moved to Milton township, in Jack- son County, and resided there until the death

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of the father in 1853. The mother died on No- vember 18, 1901, in her g1st year. Mrs. Coul- ter was one of a family of nine children, as fol- lows: Esther C., who became Mrs. Coulter; Mary E., who is the wife of Austin B. Miller, of Belpre township; David, who lives near Garden City, Kansas ; George Rodney, who re- sides near Jackson, in Jackson County, Ohio; Ruth, who married James Saunders, and died in Illinois ; Julia Rebecca, who married Adam Dempsey, of Berlin, Ohio; Charles Howard, who was accidentally killed in Kansas, where lie lived, and whose family reside at Wellston, Ohio; Nancy A., who was drowned on July 15. 1875. in Little Hocking Creek, in Dunham township, at the age of 27 years; and James E., who is a substantial farmer at Wellston, Ohio.

Isaac B. Coulter and wife have had the following children: Clement Edward, of Cut- ler ; Leora J., a resident of Hartford, Connec- ticut ; Cyrilda Margaret, the wife of W. C. Gage; Nancy A., who lives with her parents ; and Esther C., who is in Connecticut with her sister. Although not a politician, the subject of this sketch has always voted the Democratic ticket and upheld the principles of that party. Mrs. Coulter is a valued member of the Univer- salist Church, while her husband is liberal- minded in his religious views, leaning, perhaps, to the Presbyterian faith, in which he was 1eared. The family is held in very high esteem in Cutler.

D R. WILLIAM R. DABNEY, a spe- cialist in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, came to Marietta in 1896. He has built up a fine prac- tice, being recognized as the lead- ing practitioner in that line in the city. He was born at Guyandotte, West Virginia, and is a son of Dr. D. W. Dabney, who is still en- gaged in practice at Huntington, in that State. He comes of an old Virginia family, of Eng- lish extraction, the name having originally been spelled, De Orbney.

Dr. William R. Dabney received his edu-

cational training in the local school of Hunt- ington, and the Huntington State Normal school. He attended the Ohio Medical Col- lege from 1889 to 1892, and the New York Post-Graduate College during 1893 and 1894. He also took courses in the different post- graduate schools of New York in 1902. He was then engaged in practice at Huntington until 1896, when he removed to Marietta, and at first, located on lower Front street. He now has a neat suite of rooms at No. 282 Front street, and resides at No. 211 Scammel street.

Dr. Dabney married Kate V. Murphy, of Guyandotte, West Virginia. He is a prominent member of the Marietta and Washington County medical societies. He is a man of the highest character, and enjoys the esteem and friendship of every one with whom he is ac- quainted.

ANNING M. ROSE, who has effici- ently served as postmaster of Mar- ietta, Ohio, since 1898, was born in Waterford township, Washington County, Ohio, June 30, 1856, and is a son of James H. and Mary ( Schafer) Rose.

James H. Rose was born in Virginia, in 1810, and came to Washington County. Ohio, about 1842, locating in Adams township, just across the line from Waterford township. For . many years before, during and after the Civil War, he operated the Cliff Coal Mines. His wife, Mary Schafer, was born in 1812 and died in 1875. He died in 1881.

Manning M. Rose attended the common schools of the county, and was afterward en- gaged in mercantile pursuits from 1878 to 1884. He was chief deputy sheriff of Wash- ington County from 1885 to 1889, and dur- ing that period was also chairman of the Re- publican Executive Committee of the county. In February, 1890, he was appointed clerk of surveys in the general land office, and in Oc- tober. 1891, was made chief clerk of the but- reau. In November, 1892, he became assist- ant land commissioner, and had full charge

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of the land office exhibit at the World's Co- lumbian Exposition. He returned to Ohio soon after Cleveland's inauguration and was engaged in the shoe business with C. W. .James, Ifor three years, when he sold out. He was appointed a member of the state board of pardons by Governor Mckinley, who was his personal friend, and was chairman of that board for two years. In May, 1898, he was appointed postmaster of Marietta, and has since continued in that capacity. He is a man of recognized ability, and has the good will and hearty support of his fellow citizens.

Manning M. Rose was united in marriage with Louisa M. Beish, of Beverly, Ohio, and they have two children,-C. Beish, who is serv- ing as day-mail clerk in the post office; and Nellie M., who is at home. Mr. Rose is pres- ident of the New Century Historical Society, and a member of the official board of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, to which he belongs.

J. BANKSON, who has been a tor- pedo manufacturer for over 25 years, is vice-president of the Marietta Torpedo Company. This company, which operates extensively in Ohio and West Virginia, was incorporated in 1902. with the following officers: N. Francis, of Titusville, Pennsylvania, president; A. J. Bankson, vice-president ; William H. Earnst, secretary; and A. Oppenheim, of Blockton, Indiana, treasurer. Branch stores are main- tained in Salem, Parkersburg, Sisterville, and St. Marys, West Virginia; and Wolf Hill, Malta, Corning, Woodsfield. Chester Hill, Macksburg and Graysville, Ohio. The com- pany also receives orders by mail.

A. J. Bankson was born in Pennsylvania, and has for many years been engaged exten- sively in the oil business in Pennsylvania and Ohio, although at the present time, his pro- ducing interests are all in Ohio. He has a wife, son and daughter and resides at the corn- er of Fourth and Washington streets, Mariet- ta. Fraternally, he is a member of the I. O. O. F. and K. of P.

ILLIAM A. CLARK, a well known citizen of Marietta, Ohio, has for some years been associated with his father, E. Clark, Jr., in exten- sive oil operations in Ohio, Penn- sylvania and West Virginia, and in many im- portant enterprises in Marietta.

E. Clark, Jr., is a native of Crawford Coun- ty, Pennsylvania, and has been successfully en- gaged in oil operations for 25 years. He came to Macksburg. Washington County, Ohio, in 1884, at the opening up of the oil fields there, and subsequently made his headquarters at Ma- rietta. He has since been active in the oil busi- Less, and particularly so in Washington Cou !- tv. He has run, however, several strings of tools in Belmont, Harrison, Monroe, Morgan, Vinton, Allen and Guernsey counties, in Ohio. He has operated throughout the Cairo fields in West Virginia, in Ritchie, Pleasants, Wood and Tyler counties, and in Allegheny, Wash- ington and McKean counties, in Pennsylvania. The father and son are among the largest operators at Marietta, and have offices on the second floor of the Pioneer City Build- ing & Loan Association block, formerly the Electric Building. In 1900 they pur- chased the old National Hotel, later known as the Vale Hotel, and changed its name to the Norwood Hotel. They have equipped it in modern style. furnished it anew, and provided steam heat, electric light and tele- phones in the rooms. The regular rates are from $2 to $3 per day. It is conducted on a most enterprising scale and in such a manner as to have won a liberal patronage from the traveling public. The subject of this sketch and his father have also other valuable business interests in the city, among them being the Acme Brick Company, in which they are the leading spirit.

E. Clark, Jr., has five children, as follows : William A .; Mrs. Wilson Donaldson, of War- ren County, Pennsylvania; Ralph, who is in business in West Virginia : Charles, who works at the Norwood Hotel; and Irene, aged 12 years. The father of this family is a member of Spartan Lodge, F. & A. M., of Spartans-

CHARLES M. GRUBB.

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burg, Pennsylvania : the Commandery ; Chap- ter, of Correy, Pennsylvania; and Aladdin Temple Shriners, Columbus, Ohio. William A. Clark married, in May, 1900, Lucia M. Fetrick, of Cairo, West Virginia, and they have one child. H. T. The subject of this sketch is a member of American Union, No. 1, F. & A. M .: the Commandery; Chapter; Aladdin Temple, of Columbus, Ohio; the Council; Or- der of Elks : and Knights of the Maccabees.

HARLES M. GRUBB, who has been engaged in carpentering and bridge building for a number of years, is a well-known resident of Beverly. Washington County, Ohio. He was born in Morgan County, Ohio, March 1I, 1829. and is a son of Albert G. and Elizabeth (Mc- Carty ) Grubb.

Albert G. Grubb was born in Delaware, and in 1843 removed with his family to Washing- ton County, Ohio, where he followed the trade of a carpenter and was engaged in farming un- til 1877, when he died at the age of 75 years. He married Elizabeth McCarty, who was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died in 1858. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Eleven children resulted from their union, as follows: Mary J., de- ceased; Elizabeth, widow of J. W. Fonts ; Charles M .; Louis L., who lives in Beverly ; Albert G., Lucelia and Goodsil B., deceased ; James, who lives in Missouri; and Sarah, Louisa and Josephine, deceased.

Charles M. Grubb enlisted in 1861, as a private in Company F, 18th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and served three years and three months. Shortly after entering the service he was made orderly of the company, then rose to be second lieutenant, and finally to be first lieutenant. He was for a time detailed as aide-de-camp on the staff of the commander of the brigade. He saw hard service and participated in the following engagements: Stone River. Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge. He was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, No-

vember 9. 1864, and returned home and en- gaged in carpentering and bridge building, which he has since continued. He resides in Beverly, and is held in high esteem by all who know him. He is a Republican in politics, and served for a time as county commissioner. One of his last acts in that capacity was in assist- ing to locate the site of the new and handsome $200,000 Court House, a structure he was in- strumental in securing for the county.

Mr. Grubb was married December 9, 1852, to Susan F. Dutton, who was born in Aurelius township, Washington County, in August, 1829, and was a daughter of Hanson and Eliza- beth Dutton. They had five children, namely : Albert H., of Beverly ; Charles W., of Havana, Illinois ; Clara E., deceased; Frank F., a car- penter of Marietta ; and Ernest C., a carpenter of Lincoln, Illinois. Mrs. Grubb died July 20, . 1894. Fraternally, Mr. Grubb is a member of Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 37, F. & A. M .; and the Chapter. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic, and has served as com -. mander of the local post a number of times.

J AMES STOW DEVOL, who conducts a large dairy two miles from Marietta, in Muskingum township, Washington County, Ohio, was born in 1867, and is a son of Israel and Dyanthea ( Stow) Devol. and grandson of William Devol. Dy- anthea ( Stow) Devol. a daughter of James S. Stow, was born in Union township, Washing- ton County, Ohio, September 20, 1837.

Israel Devol was born October 28, 1836. in Union township. Washington County, which is now known as Muskingum township. He and his wife are living with their son, the sub- ject hereof, and at present are building on a part of the homestead farm.

James Stow Devol has a large dairy, which he conducts most successfully, being well- known throughout that vicinity. He is a man of excellent business ability, is conscientious . and painstaknig, and ranks among the leading farmers and dairymen of Washington County.

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D ALONZO DUNSMOOR, a promi- inent agriculturist of Barlow town- ship, owns one of the best improved farms in that section of Washington County, Ohio, on which he has lived since 1859. He was born in Barlow town- ship, in 1849. and is a son of Daniel N. and Isabella (Fleming ) Dunsmoor.

About 1827, the paternal grandfather, Phineas Dunsmoor, located in Palmer town- ship, Washington County, where he secured a section of land, and spent the remainder of his life. The homestead farm formerly owned by him is known at the present time as the Isaac Haynes farm. Phineas Dunsmoor and his wife reared six children, as follows: Hiel; Abner : Lucius ; Mary, wife of Ephraim Palm- er; Attaline, wife of Hiram Gard; and Dan- iel N.

Daniel N. was a native of New Hampshire, and lived to attain the age of 77 years. He died in August, 1896. He accompanied his parents to Washington County, and his early manhood was spent in Palmer township. He subsequently moved to Barlow township, where his marriage took place. and located on what is now known as the S. W. Harvey farm. Af- ter several years of residence there, he pur- chased a farm in the same township, and by subsequent additions to the original purchase, became the owner of 400 acres of land. About half of this tract is now owned by the sub- ject of this sketch. Daniel N. Dunsmoor was a prominent man in that section of the county. In politics he was first a Whig, and later a Republican. He served as township trustee and assessor, and was a justice of the peace for a number of years. His wife was born in Scotland, and was brought to this country when but five years old. She was a daughter of John Fleming, who located in the early days on a farm in Barlow township, the same now occupied by J. C. Schweikert. Mrs. Dunsmoor died in 1894, aged 79 years. She bore her husband three sons .- Perley, Harvey and D. Alonzo. The eldest son is a respected resident of West Virginia. Harvey was a sol- dier in the United States regular army at the

time of his death. During the Civil War, he served with the 100-day men, and afterward enlisted in the 36th Reg .. Ohio Vol. Inf. He died in 1868, at Devil's Lake, Dakota, where his regiment was on duty.

D. Alonzo Dunsmoor was joined in mar- riage with Annie E. Milligan, a daughter of John and Maria Milligan, both of whom died several years ago. Mrs. Dunsmoor was reared in the northwestern part of Barlow township. Her only brother, John, died in 1899. She has three sisters, living,-Susan; Maria E,; and Nellie. Mr. and Mrs. Dunsmoor have reared three children-Jennie S., Maria I., and Charles B. Jennie S. married C. S. Benedict and resides in West Marietta, where her hus- band is a member of the city council. The others still brighten the home fireside, the son having just reached his majority. . Polit- ically, the subject of this sketch is a faithful adherent of the Republican party. Both he and his wife are active members of the Bar- low Methodist Church.

C. CISLER, a prominent and influ- ential farmer residing in Ludlow township, Washington County, Ohio, was born near Caldwell, Noble Coun- ty, Ohio. December 31, 1853, and is a son of John and Jane ( Harris) Cisler.

John Cisler was born about 1826, and was engaged in general farming throughout his en- tire career. He was a Democrat, in politics, and in religious views, held to the Protestant faith. Fraternally, he was a member of Olive Lodge, No. 259 I. O. O. F., of Caldwell. He married Jane Harris, who was born in No- ble County, Ohio, in 1826, and was a daughter of Stephen Harris. Eleven children blessed this union, namely: Rebecca, wife of D. S. Shepherd; N. C., the subject of this sketch ; Henry, deceased, who married Millie Clark : William, deceased; Isabella, wife of William Seibold, who lives in Oklahoma Territory ; Elza, who lives in Colorado; Daniel, who is married, and lives in Denver, Colorado; Mary,

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who is the wife of C. A. Pryor, and lives in Iowa; Stephen, who is in the mail service be- tween New York and Germany; E. L., who lives at home ; and John, deceased.

N. C. Cisler was reared and educated in Noble County, and in 1874 removed to Wash- ington County, Ohio. Here he was engaged in sawmill work for a period of 18 years, and dur- ing the past 10 years, has been successfully engaged in general farming on his present place in Ludlow township. He is a man of superior business ability, and well merits the success with which he is meeting.

Mr. Cisler was united in marriage with Sarah Edwards, who was born in Washington County, Ohio, January 1, 1853, and is the daughter of E. C. Edwards, They reared nine children, as follows: Precia; Clarence C .; Ora: Archie: Edward; Roxy; John; Scotia; and Elsie. The subject of this sketch had one brother, who served in the American Army during the Spanish-American War. Frater- nally, Mr. Cisler is a member of the I. O. O. F. ; and the J. O. U. A. M. Council No. 59. He is a Democrat in politics. In religious views, Methodist Protestant.

R ICHARD BREWSTER one of the oldest inhabitants of Belpre town- ship, Washington County, Ohio, was born in Old Watertown, Ohio, November 27. 1820, and is a son of Levi and Lydia (Waterman) Brewster. Levi Brewster was also a native of Old Watertown, and a grandson of Seabury Brewster.

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History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 192

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