History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 201

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


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In fraternal circles Conrad Saner is a men ?- ber of the Knights of Pythias and of Buell Post, G. A. R. Until 1896 he was always a Democrat. But since that time he has voted the Republican ticket. Ile and his wife are members of the German Lutheran Church at Marietta.


John C. Saner attended the public schools of Marietta, and upon the completion of his studies, spent some time at work in the planing mill connected with the Marietta Chair Com- pany. In April, 1891, he obtained a position as messenger boy in the bank established by the Dime Saving Society, and after a year of good and satisfactory service in this capaci- ty he was advanced to the position of book- keeper and teller. This he retained until 1899. when he helped to organize the German Na- tional Bank of Marietta. This institution was a marked success and he was given a place in it as paying teller, which he held until May 14. 1900. At this date the German National Bank of Marietta organized the First National


Mr. Saner's duties as cashier and manager of the bank are such that one must possess the very best qualities to discharge them with the promptness and correctness that character- ize the work of Mr. Saner. He has the con- fidence of everyone around him, and uses his judgment to good advantage. He has other enterprises which occupy much of his atten- tion, such as his transactions in real estate and fire insurance. He does quite a brisk business in the latter, and in the former he has laid out an addition to Lowell, as well as one to the town of Williamstown. West Virginia, and platted the Norwood Addition to Marietta.


Mr. Saner chose for his wife Marie Weihl. a daughter of Frederick and Mary (Deming) Weill. The ceremony was performed June 22, 1808. Mrs. Weihl was a daughter of Harley Deming, and was born in Watertown township, Washington County, where she spent all her life. Her husband, Mrs. Saner's father, followed the occupation of a merchant at Watertown for many years. and died in 1881. He was a member of Mount Moriah Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Beverly, Ohio. Mrs. Saner taught school in Waterford township before her marriage, and was also bookkeeper in the Marietta Dime Savings Bank, for a year. She and her husband are members of the First M. E. Church of Marietta.


In fraternal circles Mr. Saner affiliates with Buell Lodge, No. 395. Knights of


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Pythias, of Lowell; the Royal Arcanum ; and the Elks, of Marietta. He is also a prominent member of Harmar Lodge, No. 390, A. F. & A. M .; American Union Chapter. No. 1 ; and the Marietta Council. In politics he is a mem- ber of the Republican party.


R ICHARD CAMPBELL SMITHSON. senior member of the firm of R. C. Smithson & Son, who conduct an ex- tensive general merchandise business in Macksburg, Ohio, has served as township treasurer of Aurelius township, of which he is a native, for a period of twenty years. He is regarded as one of the most suc- cessful business men and one of the most enter- prising citizens of Washington County. Mr. Smithson was born October 17, 1840, and is a son of John and Jane ( Campbell ) Smithson, natives of England and Ireland, respectively.


The paternal grandfather of the subject hereof was Thomas Smithson, a native of Eng- land, who, in the early part of the nineteenth century, settled in New York, and February 9. 1814, was admitted to citizenship in the town of Butternuts, Otsego County, New York. About 1816, he settled in Aurelius township, Washington County, Ohio, locating on sec- tion 17, where he lived until his death. Ie cliose for his wife Rebecca Bennington, and their family consisted of four children, namely : John ; Mary A., who married John T. Jewell ; Jane, who was united in marriage with The- odore Gevrez : and Thomas.


Richard C. Smithson's maternal grandpar- ents were Richard and Martha ( Reed) Camp- bell, formerly of Ireland, who came to the United States and, in 1816, settled in Salem township. Washington County, where they be- came very prominent.


John Smithson, father of the subject of this sketch, and eldest child of his parents, be- came an extensive landowner, possessing land in sections 16, 17, and 20, in Aurelius town- ship, besides large tracts in Noble County. He was united in marriage with Jane Campbell


and they had eleven children, namely: John; Mary A., wife of A. T. Warren ; Robert ; Sal- lie, wife of 1. H. Delong; Martha J., the wife of W. H. Morris: Thomas; William; Richard C .; Rebecca, wife of J. S. Snyder: Horatio M .; and Lizzie, wife of J. B. Markey. Ho- ratio M. was a member of the 77th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf. in the Civil War. and died during that conflict of disease contracted in the ser- vice.


Richard C. Smithson was reared in Att- relius township, Washington County, and at- tended the schools of Macksburg. Prior to the Civil War, he clerked in his father's store at Macksburg. On August 2, 1862. he en- listed in Company H. 92nd Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., as a private, and participated in the bat- tles of Missionary Ridge and Chickamauga, and in minor engagements. In May, 1864, he was promoted to be orderly sergeant. and was honorably discharged from service June IO, 1865, at Washington, D. C.


Returning from the war, Mr. Smithson embarked in general merchandizing with his father, at Macksburg, under the firm name of J. Smithson & Son, and continued thus until 1870. He then formed a partnership with Mr. Snyder, and was senior member of the firm of Smithson & Snyder for the following six years. In 1876, Mr. Smithson sold out and erected his present commodious store building and con- ducted a very profitable business alone, until 1898. He then formed a partnership with his son, Harry N., under the firm name of R. C. Smithson & Son, which is still in existence. They are prospering as is only possible for a firm which gives complete satisfaction to all its patrons. Mr. Smithson has had wide ex- perience in mercantile life, and naturally makes a success of all he undertakes in that line.


Mr. Smithson was united in marriage with Emma Atkinson, October 14, 1868. She is a daughter of Isaac and Hannah ( Lippincott) Atkinson, of Marietta township, and has borne her husband three children, namely: Harry N., Nellie and Dollie.


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fully. He was elected Justice of the Peace of Aurelius township in 1868, and served until 1871. He was re-elected in 1897, and served with credit. Fraternally, he is a member of Aurelius Lodge, No. 308, F. & A. M.


OHN D. HOLLINGER, a prominent and useful citizen of Lowell, Ohio, is a member of the well-known firm of Hollinger Bros., of that city, who do blacksmithing, make harness, and are extensive dealers in buggies and carriages. He was born March 13, 1873, in Lowell, and is a son of Jacob and Katherine ( Wagner ) Hol- linger.


Jacob Hollinger was born in Bavaria, Ger- many, on May 1, 1840, and his demise oc- curred October 13. 1901. He came to this country in 1868, and made his home in Lowell directly after coming to this country. Up to the time of his death, he followed his trade, that of a blacksmith, most industriously, and was considered an expert workman in that line. He and his beloved wife were united with the German Lutheran Church. In social circles, he affiliated with the A. F. & A. M. and I. O. O. F. In politics, he was always a Democrat, and his public spirit was manifested in the ser- vice he rendered on the school board, and in the village council, of which latter office he was an incumbent for twenty years


Jacob Hollinger was united in marriage with Katherine Wagner, a daughter of Adam and Katherine Wagner. born in Erie County. Pennsylvania, December 1, 1850. She is still living, and makes her home with her father. She was the mother of five children, namely : Jacob F .. a member of the firm of Hollinger Bros. : John D .; Ettie M., of Lowell, who married Christian G. Schneider: Katherine, who also lives in Lowell, as does her sister, Annie C., the fifth child.


John D. Hollinger was married on March 31, 1898, to Melissa C. Augenstein, a daugh- ter of John and Emma Augenstein. She was born August 6, 1874, near Lowell. They have been blessed with one child, Hester, who was born in Lowell. December 19. 1899.


Mr. Hollinger is a member of the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias. He repre- sented his lodge at the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge at Cincinnati, Ohio, in May, 1902, and had a most enjoyable time. In po- litical belief, he is a Democrat, and in 1896. he received the nomination for clerk of the courts of Washington County. He is now serving his fourth term as corporation clerk, and his second term in the office of township clerk. In his work as a harness maker, he has pros- pered. and the firm, consisting of his brother. Jacob, and himself, does a flourishing business at all times. The brothers are known through- out the county for their skill and fine work- manship, and the concern is one of the princi- pal business houses in Lowell.


HARLES SCHIMMEL, widely known in Washington County as a substantial farmer, of Adams town- ship, lives on his fine farm of 180 acres, on the West side of the Mus- kingum River, about three miles from Lowell. He was born September 28, 1851, in Fearing township, and has lived in Adams township since 1880. His parents were Jacob and Caro- line (Becker ) Schimmel, natives of Bavaria, Germany, where the foriner was born in 1823. and the latter, in 1831.


Jacob Schimmel came to the United States at the early age of sixteen years and went di- rectly to Fearing township, Washington Coull- ty, Ohio, where he became a tiller of the soil, and lived until taken away by death in 1896. In political affairs, he was always a Democrat. He and his family were devoted members of the German Lutheran Church. He was uni- ted in matrimony with Caroline Becker, who still resides on the home farm in Fearing town- ship. She became the mother of seven chil- dren, namely : William, who died in infancy : Charles: Wilhelmina, widow of Nicholas Reiter, of Marietta: Carrie, who lives in Ma- rietta, and is the widow of Adam Young: Liz- zie, who is still at home; Louis, whose death occurred in 1901 ; and Katie, who became the


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wife of Jacob Spindler, of Fearing township. Charles Schimmel was united in marriage with Carrie Marsch, March 5. 1874. She is a daughter of Daniel and Katherine Marsch. and was born in 1855. in Fearing township. Their family consists of the following chil- dren : Jacob, who married Carrie Landsittle; William : Gilbert : Lena ; Nettie: Albert ; Har- ley ; Karl; and Mildred. Two others of their children are deceased. The family are mem- bers of the German Lutheran Church.


Mr. Schimmel is a Democrat, in his poli- tics, and while still a resident of Fearing town- ship, served in various township offices, and was township clerk for eight consecutive years. Socially, he affiliates with the Knights of Pythias, being a member of the lodge at Low- ell. The subject of this sketch is straightfor- ward in all of his business and political deal- ings, and has the respect and esteem of his neighbors and acquaintances.


NTHONY BROWN. one of the most reliable brick-masons and contractors in Marietta, and a citizen who enjoys the esteem and respect of the com- munity, was born in 1833, in Bavaria. Germany, and is a son of Philip B. and Mary Ann ( Welsh) Brown.


Philip Brown was born in Germany and with his family, came to America in 1839. In his native country he followed the weaving trade, but after coming here he was a farmer until his death, in 1881, at the age of 78 years. He supported the Democratic party. His re- ligious connection was with the Catholic Church. The mother of Mr. Brown was also born in Germany. She was a devoted member of the Catholic Church. Her death occurred in 1890, at the age of 79 years. Five children were born to these parents, as follows: An- thony. of Marietta: John, a resident of Mon- roe County: Mary, deceased : Barbara, a resi- dent of Monroe County: and Mark, who was a member of Company B. 26th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf. He enlisted at Woodsfield, in 1862, and gave up his life for his country.


Anthony Brown was six years of age when he accompanied the family from Germany to the United States. His first home was in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, but one year later his father moved to a farm in Monroe County. Ohio, and there Anthony remained until 1863. in the spring of which year he lo- cated in Marietta. For the past 25 years, Mr. Brown has been one of the leading contractors of this city, his reliability and thorough com- prehension of the business having enabled him to build up a very large and successful trade.


In 1856. Mr. Brown was united in mar- riage with Amanda Carrick, daughter of Mor- ris and Eliza Carrick, who was born in Mon- roe County, Ohio, in 1840. A family of nine children were born to them, namely: Mary Virginia, who married Alden Pierce, and lives at Marietta : John, who lives in Wood County, West Virginia ; Charles, who lives in Marietta ; Mark, who is now deceased: Jacob, Frank and Ellen, who are at home: William, who resides at Massillon ; and an infant, deceased.


Mr. Brown is identified with the Demo- cratic party, and actively upholds its principles. He is a member, and a generous supporter, of the Catholic Church.


OSEPH W. ALLISON, following the double occupation of farmer and car- penter, lives on his farm about three miles north of Lowell, and is a sturdy, progressive man. He is native to the farm on which he now lives, where he was born in 1853, and is a son of Leiscester G. and Sarah A. ( Davis) Allison.


Leiscester G. Allison was also born in Ad- ams township, in 1823. He was a son of Ste- phen Allison, and grandson of Robert Allison, the last named having come from Pennsylvania with the early settlers of Ohio. Robert Alli- son was in the garrison during the wars car- ried on against the Indians, and about this time the birth of Stephen Allison occurred. He was born in the Marietta garrison in 1794, and died in 1876. After the Indian wars were


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over, he moved from Marietta to a farm near Lowell, and ever afterward was a resident of Adams township. At one time, he owned sev- eral hundred acres of land there.


Leiscester G. Allison first became an occu- pant of the farm on which Joseph W. now lives, in 1847. Besides busying himself with the carpenter's trade and his occupation as a farm- er, he drilled oil wells, and for several years ran a sawmill in Lowell. He was active in all township affairs, was a Republican, in poli- tics, and performed the duties of various of- fices in a creditable manner. He and his fam- ily were members of the Christian Church. He was united in marriage with Sarah A. Davis, a daughter of Frederick and Polly ( Allison ) Davis, who was born in 1825, in Adams town- ship. They reared five children, whose names are as follows : Adelia, who married Adam Cramer, and lives in Adams township: Adel- phia, deceased: Joseph W .: Charles F., who lives at Ventura, California ; and Mary A., the wife of Martin Reed, of Waterford township.


The subject of this sketch was united in matrimony with Idla Buchanan, in 1882. She is the daughter of George W. and Laura ( Woodford ) Buchanan. The former was killed on the steamer, Harry Dean, while at Gallipolis, January 4. 1868. He chose for his wife Laura Woodford, a daughter of Grove Woodford. They had a family of five chil- dren, as follows: Edward F., of Watertown. Ohio: Ellsworth, deceased ; Ida, born in 1857, at Rensselaer, Indiana; James L., of Water- town : and Dora E., deceased.


The subject of this sketch and his wife have four children, namely : Zora M. born in 1883: Ewell V., born in 1885: Dudley L., born in 1889; and Laura A., born in 1894. The family are members of the Christian Church, of Lowell. Mr. Allison is a Repub- lican, in politics, and always stands by his party. During his busy life, he has made a success in his vocation. for thirteen years. Previous to taking up work on the farm, he taught school in Waterford, Aurelius, Mus- kingum and Adams townships, and at Water- town. Ile is the possessor of about 80 acres


of land three miles north of Lowell, and is a respected representative of his county.


SAAC REED, widely known through- out Adams township, Washington County, Ohio, owns about sixty acres of first-rate land in that vicinity, and lives four and a half miles north of Lowell. He is a citizen of prominence in his community, and is greatly esteemed for his many good qualities, and his services to the township. His parents were Benjamin and Sarah (Dickerson ) Reed, and he was born on Christmas Day, 1825, near Cambridge, Guern- sey County.


Benjamin Reed, a native of Washington County, Pennsylvania, was born in 1787, and died in 1872. He was living in Guernsey County, Ohio, when Isaac was born, where he followed farming to a great extent. His death, which occurred at the home of a son living in Lowell, was mourned as the loss of a good citizen. He lived for a time in Noble County, and served as Democratic trustee of Jackson township in that county. Sarah Dick- erson, who became his wife, was a daughter of Gideon Dickerson, and was born in Wash- ington County, Pennsylvania. in 1792. She was the mother of eleven children, as follows : Evaline, Bonam and Joseph, deceased: Sally Ann, who lives in Macomb, Illinois, and is the widow of Joseph Merritt: Richard S., de- ceased : Isaac; Margaret E., who lives at Des Moines, Iowa, and is the widow of Davis Hughes : John . 1 .. deceased : William, who lives in Washington County, Ohio; Mary J., de- ceased : and Benjamin, who was killed while fighting in the Battle of Chickamauga, during the Civil War. The mother died in 1858.


Isaac Reed was united in marriage, in 1851. with Catherine Bowhan, a daughter of How- ard and Susan Bowhan, who lived in Mary- land, near Frederick, but removed in 1837, to Ohio. Mrs. Reed was born in 1825, and went to Ohio when twelve years of age, locating. with her parents, in Washington County. Her


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death took place in 1894. She and her hus- band had nine children, namely: Isaac N. and Howard, deceased; Joseph B., who lives near Watertown; Edward P., deceased ; Martin T. and Benjamin, of Waterford township; Mary. who became the wife of William Way, and lives in Jackson township. Noble County : Charles A., who also lives in Noble County ; and George F., who resides near Watertown.


After the death of his first wife, Isaac Reed married again, choosing Addie Owen, a daugh- ter of Vincent and Mary ( Waller ) Owen, who was born in Adams township. December 25. 1854. She is a member of the Christian Church, which her husband also attends.


In politics, the subject of this sketch he- longs to the Democratic party, and has served very creditably as trustee, assessor, and justice of the peace, of his township. at various times. In his service in these offices he was always prompt and energetic in performing his duties. and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his fellow men. He has always been a farmer, and from a lifelong experience in this vocation, is fully acquainted with the best methods of tilling the soil in order to insure success.


ANIEL OWEN, a descendant of one of the early settlers of Washington County. Ohio, is accounted one of the county's best citizens.


Daniel Owen was born in 1831. on the place where he now lives, a short dis- tance from the city of Lowell. He is a son of Daniel and Deborah ( Sprague) Owen, and a grandson of James and Mary Owen. Mary Owen was the first white woman who came to the Northwest Territory, and on account of that circumstance, received a deed of 100 acres of land in the Rainbow District, from the Ohio Company, through its representative, John Go- bel. The original conveyance had as one of its witnesses. Gen. Rufus Putnam, and is now in the possession of the subject of this sketch. Mrs. Mary Owen now lies buried in the Rain- bow Cemetery. She and her husband were among the party of settlers which located at


Marietta in June, 1788, another party having settled there in April, of the same year. They battled with the many hardships and dangers of a life in the wilderness, fought through the Indian Wars, and the father finally died while still a resident of Adams township.


Daniel Owen. Sr., was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and died in 1855, at the age of seventy-three years. He left his native state to come to Washington County, Ohio, when but six years old, and in company with Gen- eral Varnum and others, located at Marietta, and was among the first settlers in that city. He applied himself to farming, and spent his entire life on the farm now in the possession of his son, Daniel, taking a very important part in the affairs of the township and county. He was first a Whig, and later, a member of the Republican party, and served at different times as trustee, clerk, etc., of Adams township.


Daniel Owen, Sr., chose for his wife De- borah Sprague, a daughter of Wilbur Sprague, also a pioneer of Washington County, who. while standing in his barnyard, was shot in the back by a lurking Indian. The bullet struck a brass button and drove it into the flesh. Af- ter his brother. Jonathan Sprague, had ex- tracted the ball, however, he recovered com- pletely. Mrs. Owen was born in Waterford in 1801, and departed this life in 1880. She and her husband were faithful members of the Baptist Church. They reared a family of three children, namely: Hannah, who mar- ried Jesse Nicholson, and is now deceased ; Daniel : and Henry S., deceased. By a previ- ous marriage, with Hannah H. Allison, Mr. Owen had the following seven children: Sal- ly : Polly ; James ; Azubah : Vincent : Leander ; and Allison. After her death, and previous to his union with Deborah Sprague, he mar- ried Betsey Green, and had one child. Oliver G., who is deceased.


The subject of this sketch was united in marriage with Mercy Chapman, on May 9, 1852. She is a daughter of Davis and Sallie (Davis) Chapman, and was born in Adams . township, in 1830. They were blessed with four children, as follows: Florence. de- ceased ; Alice, who became the wife of J. W.


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Kelly, at Marietta; an infant, who died; and Linnie, residing at home with her parents. Mr. Owen lives on his fine farm about one mile from Lowell, and owns over 600 acres of land. all in Adams township. He is prominent in business circles, is a stockholder in the First National Bank, of Lowell, and also in the Citi- zens' Bank, of Marietta. In politics, he is a Republican, and in social circles, he affiliates with the I. O. O. F., being a member of the Lowell lodge.


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ANIEL MARSCH, one of the enter- prising and useful citizens of Adams township, is now serving with great satisfaction to all, both as trustee of his township, and as justice of the peace. He is a son of Jacob and Margaret ( Grosclose) Marsch, and was born in Ger- many in 1834, which was also the native place of his parents.


Jacob Marsch was born in 1800, lived a useful life, and died in 1881. He learned the trade of a shoemaker when young, and fol- lowed it for some years, previous to becoming a farmer for the remainder of his days. He married Margaret Grosclose, who was born in 1809, and lived until 1883. Their union was blessed with two children, namely: Dan- iel : and Katherine, who is deceased. The par- ents attended the German Lutheran Church. of which they were active members. Mr. March was a member of the Democratic party.


The subject of this sketch came with his parents from his native country, when but six years of age, and settled first in Wheeling, but afterward made Fearing township his place of residence until 1885. when he moved to Adams township. Since leaving Wheeling. he has lived in Washington County all this time. He was united in matrimony with Katherine Pfaff, in 1855. and they had eleven children, seven of whom were reared to ma- turity, and are good citizens. Mrs. Marsch is a daughter of Jacob and Caroline Pfaff, and was born in Germany. in 1835. Their children are as follows: Caroline, who is the wife of


Charles Schimmel, and lives in Adams town- ship: Jacob P., a resident of Marietta ; Will- iam, a citizen of Fearing township, Washing- ton County; Andrew J. of Painesville, Ohio: Lizzie, who married Charles Baesel, of Adams township: Ernest L. and Herman, who still live at the home place, three and a half miles from Lowell. Ernest L. married Anna L. Becker, a native of Lowell. Ohio, and has one child, Bernice.


Mr. Marsch has been a citizen of Adams township since 1885, when he went to that place and purchased the David Rumble farm, north of Lowell. on the Muskingum River. At the present writing, he owns about 270 acres of land there, and with the help of his two sons. before mentioned, keeps everything in the best of order. The family are members of the German Lutheran Church. In politics. Mr. Marsch is a Democrat, and has served in various offices of his township. When he lived in Fearing township, he served very commend- ably as treasurer, trustee and clerk of the town- ship, besides being land appraiser and justice of the peace. As a citizen. Mr. Marsch is great- ly interested in all the affairs of his township and county, and commands the respect and confidence of all who know him.




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