History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 195

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

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William A., born May 2, 1849, who married Rebecca Thomas, of Ludlow township; Henry H., the subject of this biography; Simon C., born February II, 1854, who married Jane Simmons : Charles W., born January 29, 1856, who died October 15. 1856; Sylvester M., born .August 25, 1857, who married Hannah Cline, and lives in Ludlow township: Mary B., born December 2, 1859: Stephen A., born April 18. 1852, who married Nancy E. Jones ; and Clem- ent L., born June 14. 1865, who married Mary Mowder. The father died November 26, 1893. and the mother August 23, 1889. Mr. Holland was a Protestant in religious belief. In politics he was a Democrat.

Henry H. Holland was engaged in teach- ing school for seventeen years. He is now en- gaged in the general practice of law, and has been justice of the peace of his township for the past nine years. In politics he is a Dem- ocrat.

IIARLES T. REED, a progressive farmer of Marietta township, is liv- ing about 31/2 miles from Marietta, in Washington County, Ohio. He was born in Newport township, July 3. 1868, and is a son of Samuel D. and Mary G. Reed.

Harvey Holland was born in Oswego Coun- ty, New York, June 19, 1815, and at an early day moved to Woodsfield, Ohio. A part of the trip he made by boat, landing at Claring- ton, Ohio, in 1820. He was educated at Woods- field and read law and was admitted to the bar at Columbus. He located in Ludlow township. His paternal great-grandfather, Anthony Reed, was a farmer, of Columbiana County, Ohio. His grandfather, Ezekiel Reed, died in 1843. Samuel D. Reed. his father, was married in 1864, to Mary G. Hill, and his (leath occurred September 14. 1873. Washington County, in 1832, and there prac- ticed law. He was the owner of 150 acres of land and was one of the most prominent citi- zens of the community. His first marriage was with Mary Black, by whom he had three children .- Hulda J., who was born in July. Charles T. Reed's maternal grandparents were William and Martha (Amlin ) Hill. They lived in Pittsburg, and reared the following children : John Thomas, born in 1823, who was a justice of the peace for a number of years, and is now living on his farm in New- port township: Jonathan, born in 1824, who is also living in Newport township: Rhoda Ann, (leceased ; Elizabeth, who died in 1901, at the age of seventy-three; William Hill, Jr., living in Newport township; Sarah, who married William Caywood, a farmer of Lawrence town- 1834, and died November 30, 1881: Harriet E., born August 1, 1837, who married Bishop McVey, and lives at East Liverpool, Ohio: and James E .. born December 24, 1839, who married Rebecca M. Henry. Harvey Holland formed a second union, wedding Mary Mossor. who was born February 10, 1825. They reared the following children : Harvey, deceased, who was born July 6, 1845, and on May 16, 1861, married Cynthia Dickson, deceased ; Ar- ious N., born January 19, 1847, who married Louise Smith, and lives in Ludlow township; ! ship; Charles Hill, deceased in 1893; Amy S.,

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deceased; Harriet N., who married Roswell LaRue, a farmer, of Marietta township : Henry J., born in 1839, who is a carpenter, of Law- rence township; Mary, the mother of Charles T. Reed; and Maria B., who married Benja- min Triggs, a farmer and carpenter, of New- port township.

Charles T. Reed moved with his parents to Marietta township in 1872, and they are now living on the farm upon which they located at that time. It contains about 43 acres of land. Mr. Reed is a prosperous farmer, and is much interested in his vocation. He is well posted on agricultural affairs and takes great pride in the care and management of his farin.

On July 20, 1892, Mr. Reed was married_ to Laura Belle Brown, a daughter of Enoch and Rachael Brown, both deceased. They have two children, namely: John O., born June 8, 1895 : and Austin Irwin, born October 23, 1897. Mr. Reed is a Congregationalist in religious belief. Politically, he is a Democrat.

AMUEL W. HARVEY, who has been engaged in various enterprises, is now manager of the Bartlett and Marietta telephone line, and is identified with other interests. He is located on the old home farm in Barlow township, on which he was born June 17, 1840. being the only son of Samuel and Isabella ( Fleming) Harvey.

Samuel Harvey was born in Argyleshire, Scotland, and as a young man came to this country and located on the farm in Barlow township. In 1838 he built the residence which still stands in an excellent state of preservation, although it has been remodeled once, and the shingles, which he himself manufactured, lasted more than 50 years before being re- placed. He died in 1841. His widow married D. N. Dunsmoor, and several children blessed their union.

Samuel W. Harvey at an early age engaged in the sawmill business, and also spent four years in a store at Marietta. Then for a period of 23 years he occupied a position as traveling

salesman for the Cleveland Dryer Company, which he represented in six different States, but mainly in Ohio. He decided to live a more settled life, and located on the home farm in Barlow township. This consists of 240 acres of well improved land, equipped with substan- tial buildings, and is devoted to general farm- ing. He was the prime mover in the establish- ment of a rural telephone line, which is op- erated by himself and L. C. Hays, as the Bart- lett and Marietta line. It is equipped with heavy cedar poles, is first class in every respect, and receives a liberal patronage from the resi- dents located along the 21 miles of line. The line, which was established in 1898, is actively managed by Mr. Harvey. He is also interested in the Stockport and Marietta telephone line, and the firm of Hays & Harvey owns about .1 3 miles of line north of the tunnel, connecting with the long-distance "phone" at Athens. In 1861 Mr. Harvey enlisted in the Union Army and served four years as a member of the 36th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., participating in all the engagements of the regiment. He entered as a private, served in every company of the regi- ment, and was mustered out as captain of Com- pany G.

Mr.Harvey was united in marriage with Amanda Wolcott, who was reared in Water- town township and is a daughter of Alanson Wolcott, an early resident of that township. To them was born one daughter, Mrs. C. H. Taylor, of Fairview Heights, Marietta, whose husband is one of the proprietors of the Mari- etta Steam Laundry. In politics the subject of this sketch is a Republican. For many years he has been a member of the Loyal Legion, of Cincinnati, Ohio.

ILLIAM HUGHES, well-known as a farmer in Newport township, Washington County, Ohio, is a son of D. M. and Elizabeth ( Evans) Ilughes, both natives of Wales. D. M. Hughes was born December 31. 1812, and emigrated from his native country at the early

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age of twenty-four years. With his father and brother, John D., he came to the United States and landed in New York, where he remained for some time. He was subsequently engaged in the manufacture of white lead in Pittsburg and there met Elizabeth Evans, who became his wife. In 1848 they removed to Newport township. Washington County, Ohio. Eliza- beth Evans was born January 1, 1811, in Wales. She became the mother of a number of children, among whom were the following : Margaret A., who died at the early age of six years; Benjamin F., who died in infancy ; Da- vid D., who was united in marriage with Es- tella F. Rea, and resides in Allegheny, Penn- sylvania; Evan D., who married Anna Will- iamson and now resides in Wellsville, Ohio: and William.

William Hughes was born September 17, 1853, and is a native of Newport township. When grown to manhood he was united in marriage with Louisa Snyder, who was born December 25, 1852, and is a daughter of James and Margaret Snyder, of Grandview township. Mr. Hughes and his worthy wife have had sev- en children, of whom all but one grew to man- hood and womanhood. Their names are as fol- lows: James W .; Margaret A .; Mary, de- ceased : Jennie L .; Harry D .; Edward D. ; and Estella Grace. The family attend the M. E. Church.

From 1884 until 1890 Mr. Hughes was en- gaged in the manufacture of apple barrels, but is now cultivating his land to the best of his ability. He has two farms of 36 and 20 acres, respectively. In politics he promotes the in- terests of the Republican party, and is a zeal- ous worker in its behalf. As a citizen he is regarded as a man of influence, ever ready to uphold the cause he thinks is right.

AMIES PATTERSON HOON, a suc- cessful blacksmith and farmer, of Palmer township, who also owns and operates a blacksmith's shop at Wolf Creek, is a representative of an old and honored pioneer family of Washington County.

The birth of Mr. Hoon occurred May 20. 1830, at Sharpsburg. Allegheny County, Penn- sylvania, and he is a son of John and Jane ( Pat- terson ) Hoon. John Hoon was born in 1803. and died in October, 1876. Mr. Hoon is of Dutch and Welsh ancestry. His great-grand- father Hoon was a native of Holland, who came to the United States and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, while his grand- mother was of Welsh descent,-her uncle. William Williams, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Mr. Hoon is the eldest of a family of II children, the others being as follows: Philip: Priscilla Jane: Jefferson C .; Elizabeth Aman- da; John Madison: Samuel .1 .; Lewis Claw- son; Clarissa: Armella; and George. Mr. Hoon was a member of the State Guards for several years, and in the Civil War enlisted in Company I. 148th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under Colonel Moore and Capt. D. J. Richards, serv- ing under the 100-day call.

The subject of this sketch was married in 1853 to Susan Foutch, and the following chil- dren were born to their union: Jane Priscilla : James M. ; Sylvester ; Orson E .; Thomas Jef- ferson; Cassius M .; Ulysses Grant : and Jesse G. In politics he is identified with the Re- publican party. Mr. Hoon operates a farm of 74 acres in Palmer township and also follows his trade of blacksmith at Wolf Creek. Be- sides his farming and work at the smithy Mr. Hoon is interested in the oil business, owning 26 producing wells, on which he receives roy- alties.

ILLIAM E. SMITHSON, conspic- uous among the citizens of Macks- burg, Washington County, Ohio. has been in the employ of the Cleve- land & Marietta Railroad Company for 34 years. He is a son of John and Jane (Campbell) Smithson, natives of England and Ireland, respectively, and was born in Aurelius township, Washington County, July 23. 1837. The paternal grandfather of William E. Smithson was Thomas Smithson, who came from England to America during the early

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part of the 19th century, and was admitted to citizenship in the town of Butternuts, Otsego County, New York, February 9. 1814. in 1816 he removed from New York to Ohio, and settled immediately after his arrival in the lat- ter State, in Aurelius township. Washington County, where he lived until his death. He was united in marriage with Rebecca Benning- ton and they reared a number of children.

The maternal grandparents of William E. Smithson were Richard and Martha ( Reed ) Campbell, both of whom were natives of Ire- land. They came to the United States, how- ever. and made their home in Salem township in 1816. A more extended record of their an- cestry is given in the biography of R. C. Smith- son. also in this volume.

William E. Smithson enlisted in the 77th Reg. Chia Vol. Inf. on November 14, 1861, soon after the call for volunteers in the early part of the Civil War. He rose to the rank of 2nd lieutenant, and after three years and two months of hard and courageous service, re- ceived an honorable discharge at Little Rock. Arkansas.

On January 7, 1864, Mr. Smithson was united in matrimony with Louisa C. Clark, a daughter of Andrew Clark, of Lowell, Wash- ington County. Their union resulted in two children .- H. Jennie, the wife of J. T. Bennett ; and John C. Mr. Smithson is a believer in the principles of the Republican party, and has served as mayor of Macksburg for four years, giving satisfaction to all and reflecting credit upon his executive ability and strength of char- acter. Socially he is a member of the Ma- sonic order, affiliating with Aurelius Lodge No. 108. F. & A. M., and American Union Chap- ter No. I. R. A. M., of Marietta.

M. BROWNRIGG, who is one of the substantial citizens and leading farm- ers of Palmer township, Washington County, Ohio, was born at Olive Green, Noble County, Ohio. He is a son of William and Nancy ( Norris) Brown- rigg, and grandson of John W. and Matilda

(Caldwell) Brownrigg, natives of Pennsyl- vania. Nancy (Norris) Brownrigg was a daughter of Samuel and Jane Norris, natives of Morgan and Jefferson counties, respectively.

Mr. Brownrigg is of English ancestry, his grandfather, John W. Brownrigg, having come from Northumberland, England in 1819, reach- ing America after a passage of 10 weeks and five days on the water. He came with his par- ents to Marietta, Ohio, and the family located in Morgan County ( Noble County not being formed until 1852), on the headwaters of Olive Green Creek. The father of Lewis M. suc- ceeded to the old homestead of 560 acres, and there his life closed. He was a man of sub- stance and one who was universally respected. Unto him and his wife were born the follow- ing children: Emma; L. M .; Mary; Noble; Lillie: John W. ; and May.

L. M. Brownrigg was afforded excellent educational advantages in his youth. He at- tended the Indiana Normal School at Valpa- raiso and later Professor Smith's private col- lege at Beverly, Ohio. He is a man of schol- arly tastes, and has enjoyed much travel, his pleasurable wanderings having taken him through 15 different States. He has taken part in many of the sports in vogue in the different localities visited. In Montana he has hunted buffalo, and in 1882 he saw there quantities of wild game and many Indians. His fine farm which is widely known as "Dunsmore" farm. consists of beautiful. rolling land, well-watered and perfectly adapted to the breeding of regis- tered Hereford cattle. Mr. Brownrigg is en- gaged in general farming on this property of 230 acres, and is also interested in wool buying. He is especially interested in the breeding of fine cattle, and among his herd which are reg- istered. are Grove, a Hereford bull, registered as number 70.379: Frith's Pride. also a regis- tered bull: also cows which are full blooded Herefords. as follows : Empress ; Cherry ; Beachwood Lass; Actress ; and several others. Upon these cattle have been bestowed some of . the best premiums ever awarded in the State of Ohio.

On September 24. 1884. Mr. Brownrigg was united in marriage with Rilla Jennings, a

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daughter of George N. Jennings, of Noble County. Ohio. They have two daughters,- Mary Bernice, born May 24, 1888; and Lura M., born August 13, 1892. In religious faith Mr. Brownrigg is a Methodist. In politics the family have been Democratic for generations. In Masonry Mr. Brownrigg has attained high degrees and is well known in the order wher- ever he has visited.

D R. CHARLES B. BALLARD. a phy- sician of Marietta, Ohio, was born in the western part of Washington County, Ohio, in 1861. He is a son of Z. B. and Mary Ann ( Cole ) Ballard. Andrew Ballard, grandfather of the Doc- tor, was a farmer and died about 1868. He was an early settler of Belpre and resided on Major Rice's farm and cared for the major until that worthy gentleman's death. Later he moved to a farm in Decatur township. Wash- ington County, where he resided until his death.

Z. B. Ballard was born in Vermont in 18II and came to Ohio with his parents. His early boyhood was spent in Belpre, Ohio. After obtaining a common school education he clerked for a time for Dr. Gilbert in a general store. Subsequently he removed to Decatur township. where he taught school for several years. He ! then engaged in farming and merchandising, half a mile from Fillmore, Ohio, where he died May 16, 1878. In 1840 he married Mary Ann Cole, a native of Washington County, Ohio, and the following children were born to them. namely : George M., an attorney of Anderson. Indiana: Philip A., who lost his health in the Civil War, and subsequently died from the ef- fects of his service in the army: Mary C. ( Te - ) Maryland. bey), who died in 1897: W. W., who died in Washington County in 1872 : Diantha L., wife ' of A. O. Frame, of Coolville. Ohio; and Charles B., the subject of this sketch.

Charles B. Ballard received his primary education in the country schools of his native county, after which he attended Purdue Uni- versity and then taught school for some years

before taking up the study of medicine. In March. 1880, he graduated from the Miami Medical College in Cincinnati, Ohio, receiv- ing the degree of M. D. For the next 10 years he practiced in Belpre and in January, 1899. removed to Marietta, where he has since con- tinued to reside, attending to a general practice.

The subject of this sketch was united in marriage October 6, 1891, with Bertha Glazier, a daughter of A. W. Glazier, a prominent and substantial citizen of Belpre, who represented this district in the State Senate in 1883-1884. Dr. Ballard and his wife live at No. 205 Scan- mel street. In politics the Doctor is a Republi- can. He is a member of the American Medi- cal Association, the Ohio State Medical Soci- cty, the Washington County Medical Society. and the Marietta Medical Society. Religiously he is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

J W. STURGISS, a prominent real es- tate and insurance man of Marietta, Ohio, with office at No. 115 Front street, was born at Ravenna, Ohio, May 20. 18440, and is a son of Rey. A. G. and Sabra L. ( Miner ) Sturgiss.

Rev. A. G. Sturgiss was born in Pennsyl- vania and at an early age located in Ashtabula County, Ohio, which was then but sparsely set- tled. He spent the most of his life as a Meth- odist minister, and was for years secretary of the Pittsburg Conference. The subject of this sketch is one of three sons, his two younger brothers being George C. and Alfred G. The former is a prominent lawyer of Morgantown, West Virginia, and is regent of the college there. He has the distinction of being one of the first superintendents of free schools in the State. Alfred G. is a druggist in Oakland,

J. W. Sturgiss resided in Pennsylvania un. til 1861, when he enlisted as a private in Com- pany G, Sth Reg. Pennsylvania Veteran Re- serve Corps, one of the first organizations to enter the United States service after the first battle of Bull Run. He was in the Army of the Potomac, and served altogether four years and three months. During the first three months

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he was a private, and then was made a lieuten- ant. In the latter part of 1862 he was detailed in charge of a recruiting station at Little Wash- ington, Pennsylvania, and was in command of his company in various engagements, including those of Antietam and South Mountain. In the latter part of 1862 he re-enlisted in Company G. IgIst Reg. Pa. Veteran Volunteers, and was mustered out in the spring of 1865 at Harris- burg.

Mr. Sturgiss came to Marietta in Decem- ber, 1865. and became identified with the firm of Bell. Morrison & Company, which afterward became J. C. Jamison & Company, and was engaged in the business of selling oil well sup- plies. The establishment was located on Greene street, opposite the National House, and con- tinued until 1868 when it was closed. Mr. Sturgiss then embarked in the insurance busi- ness and later in the real estate business, and is now one of the firm of Roeser & Sturgiss. He represents various life, fire, accident, steam boiler and plate glass insurance companies, and has a well established business.

Mr. Sturgiss first married Mattie A. Beach, a daughter of Jesse Beach. She died in the early "seventies," leaving four children, name- ly: Charles E., who is in the insurance busi- ness ; Dr. Fred G., of Lower Salem ; Sarah A., wife of Charles E. Sayre, a druggist of Sharon, Pennsylvania : and Mattie B., wife of J. Leroy Cohagan, an insurance man of Marietta. Dur- ing the war the subject of this sketch became acquainted with Louisa Gilmore, of Clifton Heights, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, who later became his second wife. They have a son, George, who is a clerk in the shoe store of W. A. Grimes. In politics J. W. Sturgiss is a Republican and has been re-elected clerk of Marietta township, an office which he has filled for about fifteen years. He is also clerk of the Board of Education of the township. For many years he has been secretary of American Union Lodge, No. I. F. & A. M. He has been a member of the I. O. O. F. since 1861 and be- longs to the K. of P. Religiously he is a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has been an official for 20 years. His residence is at No. 534 Fifth street.

AMES COONEY, for many years a prominent and influential citizen of Washington County. Ohio, was the owner of the boat "Hubble," which plied between Marietta and Beverly and intermediate points. He was born in County Donegal, Ireland, in 1818, and was a son of Mark Cooney, who was a freeholder. James Cooney assisted at farming and at- tended school until he was eighteen years of age. He showed a great aptitude for mathe- matics, which branch he studied at the neigh- boring coast town of Ballyshannon,-his in- tention being to become a surveyor. He was offered a position in the service of his father's landlord. Colonel Conly, M. P., but decided to come to America, being influenced in his de- cision by his brother, John, whom he joined in Canada, in 1837. He remained with him until 1840, and then came to Beverly, where he accepted a position on the Muskingum pub- lic works, which he held four years. He again went to Canada and taught school three years. Returning to Beverly in 1847. he was employed on public works until 1859. Until 1873 he clerked in stores and in the woolen factory, and owned a small clothing store. In that year, a company consisting of Thomas Clark, George Preston, George Worstell, and him- self, built a boat for the trade between Marietta and Beverly and intermediate points. The boat was named "Hubble." in honor of J. H. Hubble. a gentleman who operated a sawmill on his farm, and had been particularly accom- modating to them. In acknowledgement of the compliment. Mr. Hubble presented them with a $20 flag for the boat. Mr. Cooney acted as clerk on the boat until 1878, when he became its entire owner. It made convenient trips from one town. to another, and was a great accomodation to the residents of the places where it stopped. Mr. Cooney contin- ued as master of this boat many years, and had a very successful career. He enlisted as a pri- vate in the 18th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under Capt. Jolin Henderson, with which he contin- ued until the expiration of his term of enlist- ment.

James Cooney was joined in marriage with

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Ann Anderson April 8, 1848. She was born June 13, 1826, and was a daughter of James and Catherine ( Hoglin) Anderson. Her fa- ther was Beverly's first mayor, defeating Col. Enoch McIntosh. He was a carpenter by trade, and built a number of the first houses erected in Beverly, some of which are still standing. Mr. and Mrs. Cooney became the parents of two children,-Mary Jane; and Belle Ann, who died October 11, 1900. James Cooney died September 2, 1894, and was buried at Beverly. He was a member of the Beverly Lodge of Odd Fellows. Politically, he was a Democrat.

Mary Jane Cooney, a daughter of James Cooney, was born in Beverly, April 4. 1850, and after completing her schooling was en- gaged as a teacher for five years, in and around Beverly, and at McConnelsville. She and her mother conducted a millinery and notion store in Beverly for two years, and in 1883. moved to the farm, where her mother died April I, 1893. and was buried in Beverly. Miss Coon- ey has a farm of 78 acres in Waterford town- ship, three miles north of Beverly, which was purchased by her grandfather. James Ander- Son. She is a member of the Christian Church.

D AVID S. MILNE, treasurer and man- ager of the Marietta Consolidated Gas Company, of Marietta, Ohio, is a rising young business man, who is capable of obtaining the best results possible in his present position, and possesses the confidence of the company in no small de- gree. The Marietta Gas Company, of which D. S. Milne was treasurer and manager, was consolidated in May, 1902. with the Marietta Fuel Gas Company, the resulting corporation being known as the Marietta Consolidated Gas Company. Natural gas is furnished for fuel and light. The president of this company is H !. A. Jamieson, of Warren, Pennsylvania, and W. J. Cram, of Marietta, Ohio, is vice-presi- dent.

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History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 195

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