Wayne Township (part 15 of 16)

On September 20, 1849, Mr. Evans was married to Martha A. Shipman, born in 1828, at St. Clairsville, a daughter of George Shipman, who moved to Wayne township when she

J., a teacher, residing at home; Melvina R., the wife of Rev. D. C. Wasburn, of the Methodist Church at Belle, Ohio; Ruth A., at home; Ada, the wife of C. F. Coleman, of Cincinnati, Ohio; and Eva O., at home. A family reunion of more than usual interest took place at the old home, on September 20, 1899, this being the occasion of the golden wedding of our honored subject and estimable wife. The family circle of children and grandchildren was complete. Both Mr. and Mrs. Evans have long been prominent in the Methodist Church at Mount Horeb, in which our subject has been very active and useful as class leader, exhorter and steward. In the evening of life, it is most gratifying to be able to look back over so many well-spent years and to enjoy the affection of kindred and the high esteem of neighbors and friends.

JOSEPH McAllister, the junior member of the firm of J. & J. H. McAllister, lumber merchants and extensive farmers, of Morristown, Ohio, a leading business factor and a prominent public citizen, was born August 22, 1851, in Pultney township, Belmont County, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Tarbott) McAllister.

The paternal grandparents of Mr. McAllister were Wallace and Elizabeth McAllister, who came* from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to Belmont County, in 1807, locating on a farm of 50 acres in Pultney township, near Rock Hill Church, in the shadow of which they lie buried. Elizabeth McAllister was a woman of exalted Christian character, and one of the charter members of the Rock Hill Presbyterian Church, which was organized under an elm tree, standing about one and one-half miles west of Bellaire, on Mc- Mechen's Creek. Since that day when the little fervent band of Christian men and women gathered under the spreading branches of the old elm to found a church, three edifices have been erected, the third of which was destroyed by lightning, and the fourth is now building, the intention being to make it a substantial, commodious structure, costing $8,000.

John McAllister, the father of our subject was an only child, and was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and accompanied his parents to Ohio in 1807. He naturally inherited the home farm and lived upon it until his death, in 1878, in his 77th year. From his parents he imbibed religious principles which guided him through life, making him not only a man of Godly life, but one who scrupulously lived up to all the ordinances of the religious body to which he belonged. In the observance of these rites, he was supported by his wife, and one of the most valued possessions of our subject is his beloved mother's well-read Bible. Both parents were laid away in the cemetery of the Rock Hill Church, in which they had so long worshiped, the mother preceding the father some eight years, dying in 1870, in her 56th year. Her three brothers were; William, a farmer; James, a carpenter; and John, a farmer, - all of them prominent men and life-long residents of Pultney township. Mrs. McAllister was the eldest of three sisters, the second being Fanny, who died at the age of 18 years, and Isabel, the only survivor, who is the widow of Daniel Giffen, of Pease township, whose home adjoins the High Ridge United Presbyterian Church property.

A family of 12 children was born to John and Elizabeth (Tarbott) McAllister, namely: Elizabeth, who married Steven White, resides in Owen County, Indiana ; Robert, who lives on the old farm; Wallace, who is a farmer in Delaware County, Ohio; Isabel, who married Hugh Giffin, who is a retired farmer of Pultney township; Nancy J., who married Thomas W. Lucas, a farmer of Owen Gounty, Indiana; James, who resides at Kirkwood, is a farmer of Belmont County; Margaret, who married John Giffin, resides on their farm in Pultney township; John H., who is the senior member of the lumber firm, resides at

Morristown ; Mary F., who married George W. Gillis, resides on their farm in Owen Gounty, Indiana; Joseph, who is the subject of this Ihography; Martha Ann, who married Thomas Davis, resides at Kirkwood, where Mr. Davis is a sheet roller in the Aetna- Standard Mill; and Sarah C., who married \V. L. Brokaw, and resides at Cambridge, Ohio. It is a somewhat unusual circumstance that so numerous a family should all have attained maturity and have passed into middle life without any vacancy in its ranks.

Joseph McAllister was educated in the old Rock Hill school house and assisted his father on the farm until 1871, when he and his brother, John FI. McAllister, formed a partnership in carpenter contracting, following this line until 1876, when they became owners and operators of a portable, circular sawmill, and until 1882 they engaged in custom work. In the spring of the latter year they changed their business into one of contracting and furnishing timber from the tree, for railroad constructing, and in this industry they operate not only their own mill, but five others also, having an annual output of from $20,000 to $50,000 worth of lumber, the business reaching the latter figure in 1901. In their own mill they employ 12 men, besides having a full equipment of teams, camp ecjuipage and all the outfit and belongings for such purpose, furnishing their first customers, the Scott Lumber Company of Bridgeport, Ohio, the Aetna-Standard Iron & Steel Company, and the C., L. & W. Railway Company, their operations having been chiefly confined to Belmont County. Their contract has been made for . their entire output until 1903, at which time, or soon after, the firm contemplates retiring from business.

The firm of J. & J. H. McAllister also owns fine farming lands in Belmont County, comprising TOO acres, which they have operated for the past five years, making a specialty of wheat growing, realizing this year 30 Irushels to the acre. Joseph McAllister has been prominent in civic and township affairs, having held many of the responsible positions in the latter.

at various times, and for two terms having been honored by his fellow citizens with the office of mayor of Morristown, serving most acceptably in every instance. In fraternal orders he is a prominent Odd Fellow, and has represented District No. 36, in the Grand Lodge of Ohio, two terms, and is also a member of the encampment branch of the order. He is a member of the blue lodge, F. & A. M., and is vice-chancellor in the Knights of Pythias.

On June 29, 1881, Mr. McAllister was united in marriage with R. E. Jolly, who was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of the late distinguished Prof. E. B. Jolly and Elizabeth Sights, the former of whom was a native also of Pennsylvania, where for 33 years he was a noted educator, being one of the first five teachers to win a State certificate. Professor Jolly died January 2. 1886, at the age of 56 years. He was a life-long member of the Disciples' Church, and a great Bil)le student, becoming an authority in Holy Writ, for he possessed such thorough knowledge of the Scriptures that he was able to immediately locate a text upon hearing it repeated. He was held in high esteem both as teacher and man. His veperable widow still survives at the age of 73 years, and resides at Taylorstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania. She also is a consistent member of the Disciples' Church and a lover and student of the Bible. These parents reared nine children, the eldest being Mrs. McAllister, and the others being as follows : Frank

D., who is a carpenter and contractor, living in Claysville, Pennsylvania ; William C., who is a farmer , living near Taylorstown, Pennsylvania; E. M., who is also a farmer, living near Middletown, Pennsylvania; John C., who is a farmer, living near Middletown also ; Mattie B., who was a teacher for nine years, died at the age of 25 years; Minnie, who married M. J. McKelebon, a motorman on the electric railroad, resides on Wheeling Island; Susie C., who married William Grimes, in the postal service, lives at Claysville, Pennsylvania ; and Lettie May, who is still at home.

The three children born to Mr. and Mrs. McAllister were: Maude E., who is a graduate of the Morristown High School and also of the musical department of Mount Union College, Ohio, a lady of unusual musical gifts ; Charles L., who was born January ii, 1884, died July 12th of the same year; and Ethelynd L, who is still a student, and who displays marked musical ability on the violin. Both parents and daughters are members of the Presbyterian Church, in which Mr. McAllister has been a trustee for the past 12 years. In every way our subject is a most worthy citizen and with his family belongs to the best social life in Morristown.

J. TAYLOR HENDERSHOT, one of the best known citizens of Washington township, Belmont County, is a prosperous general merchant of Hendershot, of which he is also the postmaster. He was born in this township in 1849, is a son of Henry and Mary (Barrett) Hendershot.

Henry Hendershot engaged in farming all his life, and for many years lived on the farm now occupied by our subject. He died in 1885 and his wife in 1871. The mother was probably a Virginian by birth, and was in the block-house at Wheeling during the trouble with Indians. Mr. and klrs. Henry Hendershot became parents of the foliowurg children : John Peter, deceased, a soldier of the Civil War ; William, deceased, who also served in the army; Henry Clay, deceased, also a soldier of the Union Army ; Elizabeth, deceased ; Annie (McGar), a widow, residing near Belmont; Lydia Bell, deceased, and J. Taylor, subject of this biography.

J. Taylor Hendershot was reared and has always made his home on the farm. Early in the "nineties" he established a general store, carrying a stock of goods hi voicing about $2,000, and this he has since conducted in a most successful manner. When Hendershot was made a post office some seven years ago our subject received the appointment of postmaster, in which capacity he has since continued. He owns a farm of 160 acres, all of which is well improved and is operated under his direction. He was joined in marriage with Eunice Hall, a daughter of Job Hall, and they have three children: Birdie O., now at Steubenville; Eoster Welch, at Captina Mills, and Bernie Baer, at home. Politically he is a Republican and has served as township trustee and in other local offices. He is a member of Moriah Lodge, No. 105, E. & A. M., of Powhatan. In religious attachment he is a member of Grand View Christian Church.

Job Hall, father of Mrs. Hendershot, was born in Richland township, Belmont County, in 1824, and is a son of William and Nancy (Dillon) Hall, and grandson of Dennis Hall. The last named moved to Wheeling from Loudoun County, Virginia, in 1805, and later located in Pease township, and finally in Richland township, Belmont County, Ohio. He was a miller by trade and follow^ed milling throughout life. He married Rachel Shubridge, who died in Knox County, Ohio, and of the children born to them four died before leaving Virginia. The others, William Y., John, James, Nanc}^ and Priscilla, are now' all deceased. Wdlliam Y. Hall, father of Job Hall, was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, January 9, 1795, and came with his father to Richland township. He resided in Belmont County until 1854, when he moved to the State of Iowa, locating in Appanoose County, where he followed carpentering and farming. His death occurred January 13, 1870. His wife, Nancy Dillon, was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, in 1801, and was a daughter of Job and Catherine (Colly) Dillon, who emigrated from Penns}dvania to Richland township 'when IMrs. Hall was very small. She died in 1833 in the prime of life. Six children were born to William and Nancy Hall, namely: Alma, born in 1822, married and moved to Iowa, where she died; Job; Lovina, born in 1827. married Isaac IMeek and died in this county; IMelissa, born in 1829, died at Armstrong's Mills; Catherine, born in 1831, died single, and Nancy, born in 1833, who is the wife of William Slay, of Glencoe.

Job Hall was four years old when brought to Washington township, where he has since made his home, having now passed the age of 78 years. He was reared on a farm, but later took up the trade of a millwright when 33 years of age. He engaged at various mills and continued in the business until some five years ago, his last work being to help put in the rolls at the Armstrong Mills, which were later burned. He has resided on his present home farm since 1859, and has followed farming during tliat period. He was married in 1849 to Elizabeth Hendershot, who was born in Washington township in 1824, and is a daughter of Daniel and Mary (Brewer) Hendershot. They have five children : Eunice, born in 1850 and wife of J. T. Hendershot; James W., born in 1852, died at the age of two years; Alonzo O., born in 1854, resides at Bellaire, where he is engaged in the grocery business; Mary, born in 1857, wife of Samuel Carpenter, of York township; and Viola, born in i86o, married Charles E. Kocher, a blacksmith, and resides at Armstrong's Mills. Politically Mr. Hall is a Democrat and has served in various township offices. Fraternally he is a member of Captina Lodge, No. 429, 1. O. O. F. His wife is a member of the Christian Church and he is a Universalist.

FREDERICK FRALEY, well known as one of the representative farmers of Washington township, Belmont County, was born in Germany, December 7, 1838, and was six months of age when brought by his parents to this country. His parents, Philip and Barbara (Vite) Fraley, upon coming from Alsace, Germany, first located in Monroe County, Ohio, but shortly after came to Belmont County, locating on Cat's Run, in Washington township.

The parents of our subject both died on the home farm, the father in 1867, at the age of 77 years, and the mother in December, 1879. There were seven children in the family of Philip Fraley, as follows: Jacob, half-brother of our subject; George, deceased, whose son Charles lives on the old home farm ; Peter, a farmer of Monroe County; Frederick; Philip, proprietor of the Beallsville Mills, who also owns a farm in Monroe County; Barbara, wife of John Andregg, of Steubenville, Ohio, and Charlotte, wife of Henry Anshutz, of Washington township. All remained at home until marriage and each had a farm.

Frederick Fraley remained at home longer than the other children, and he and his brother Philip secured of Charles Danford the John Noffsinger farm, on which he now lives. He has 160 acres, which he devotes to general farming and stock raising, and he is considered one of the substantial and reliable farmers of the township.

Mr. Fraley was joined in marriage with Mary Schafer, who was born in Monroe County, Ohio, in 1841, and is a daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Intzinger) Schafer. Her parents came from W urtemberg, Germany, and were early residents of Monroe County, Ohio. They were parents of nine children, as follows : Godfrey, who resides near Barnesville; Jacob, an engineer of Sardis, Ohio; Adam, a retired farmer, who conducts a hotel at Newport, Ohio; Frederick, a farmer living near New Martinsville, West Virginia; George, deceased ; Levi, who resides near Somerton, Ohio, and, follows farming; Mary, wife of Mr. Fraley; Catherine, who is unmarried, and Elizabeth, wife of Frederick Walter, who lives in Switzer township, Monroe County, Ohio.

Hendershot, married Miss Wright and has three daughters - Lucy, Carrie and Mary ; Pauline, wife of Mathias Brown, resides near her father and has three children - Lucy, Minta and Nina ; Clara, widow of L. G. Brown, resides with her father and has three children - Francis, Clarence and Bessie; Caroline, wife of Alfred Schafer, resides in Washington township and has five children - Lawrence, Leslie, Frederick, Elsie and a baby; Charles, a farmer, living southeast of Beallsville, Mon- roe County, married Sevilla Kocher and has three children - Effie, Arlie and Lester; John W. resides in Davenport, Iowa, and is unmarried ; George, who is in the pottery business at Steubenville, married Luella Schrawger and has two children - Dewey and Russell ; Jacob T., who resides in Steubenville, married Blemma Bilyen; Harry Berton, who is at home, and Oliver B., of Steubenville, Ohio. Two children died in infancy. In politics Mr. Fraley is a strong supporter of Democratic principles. He is a Liitheran in religious views and his wife is a Methodist.

HERMAN HARTENSTEIN, a venerable and honored resident of Belmont County, Ohio, has spent almost half a century of his useful life in the iron and steel works. In 1900 he retired to his farm near Bellaire, - this farm is most beautifully situatedf being located on a hill overlooking the Ohio River. The original purchase contained but 30 acres, but later a 50-acre tract adjoining was added, making it one of tbe finest 80-acre farms in the vicinity. Here Mr. Hartenstein carries on general farming and his activity would put to shame many a younger man. Valuable sand pits are to be found on his land and large quantities of sand are sold for molding purposes.

As the same indicates, the subject of this sketch is of German nativity. His birth took place in October, 1830, in Saxony, Germany, and he is a son of Henry Hartenstein, who with his family emigrated from the fatherland, locating in Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1844. Purchasing a tract of land in that county, Henry Hartenstein followed agricultural pursuits for many )^ears. About a year prior to his death, he sold his farm and removed to a near-by town. Both he and his wife died in 1895 - within six weeks of each other - and both were octogenarians at the time of their deaths.

fore their deaths. He has four sisters, who reside on farms in different parts of Butler County, Pennsylvania, and his brother, Louis, is successfully engaged in mercantile life in the same State.

Mr. Hartenstein obtained his primary education in Germany, and after locating in the United States attended night school. WTen 15 years of age, he secured emplo3unent in the iron works at Brady's Bend, Armstrong County, Penns}dvania, continuing to work there until 1849, when the plant was closed. After a brief sojourn at Pittsburg, he went to Wheeling, and followed the fortunes of a miner a few months. The following 3'ear (1850), upon the opening of the Belmont Mills, Mr. Hartenstein entered the emplo}-- of Bailey, Woodward & Co., continuing in tlie employ of that firm for many years after the La Belle Mill was built there by them, working in all 17 years with the Belmont and La Belle companies. He first worked in the rolling department and later was employed for }"ears in the boiling rooms. He tended the puddling furnaces and, as the business grew, became manager of the puddling and heating furnaces, retaining that position for years.

In 1886 Mr. Hartenstein entered the steel works as assistant manager and filled that position in an able manner until his retirement from the service in 1900, having spent 49 years in the business. He is well known all over the steel region and is one of the few men now living who were among the early employees of the mills.

In February, 1852, our subject was united in marriage with Louisa Knipping, who was born in Germany in 1833 and is a daughter of William and Theresa (Schlinkey) Knipping. She came to this country in 1844 and was reared in the family- of her step-father, August Wiedebusch, Avho lived in Wheeling, West Virginia. Mr. and IMrs. Hartenstein have five daughters and three sons living and have lost several children. Their two eldest sons, August and Herman, reside in the West. Albert, the youngest son, is a druggist in Bellaire. The daughters are Leona (Mrs. John IMurphy),

Roberta (Mrs. Peter Kern), Louisa (Mrs. Joseph Glasser), Mary (Mrs. James McKee) and iVnnie, wife of John Glasser, a manufacturer of some note. All reside in Bellaire.

Mr. Plartenstein is a faithful follower of the Democratic party. While a resident of Wheeling, he served tliree years as a member of the City Council. Mr. Plartenstein was captain in the West Virginia State Militia during the Civil War. In fraternal circles, he is a prominent Mason, having a membership of 20 years' standing. He affiliates with the blue lodge and chapter of Bellaire and with Hope Commandery. No. 26, K. T., of St. Clairsville. He has been a member of the I. O. O. F. since he was 21 years of age. He is an active member of the Lutheran Church and contributed largely toward its support. P'rom the foregoing it will be seen that our subject has led a long and active life and, although now in advanced years, is still a useful member of his community.

Mrs. Hartenstein's father fought in the battle of Waterloo and was never wounded. He was a brave soldier and was granted a life pension by King William, who also awarded him a brass medal.

SAMUEL W. PERKINS, a farmer and stock raiser residing in .section 17, Kirkwood township, Belmont County, was born in this township July 14, 1849. He is a son of Rev. Jonathan and Rebecca (Majors) Perkins, and a grandson of Samuel Perkins, after whom he was named. The last named was a soldier in the War of 1812, and his widow received a pension for nearly 15 years.

Rev. Jonathan Perkins was born June 15, 1820, where the house of our subject now stands, and was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years. He traveled the Moorefield circuit and was senior minister of the circuit. He later had a local charge and was a man of great popularity, enjoying the distinction of having united in marriage and buried more people than any other minister in the county. He served as justice of the peace some 12 or 15 years, and his efforts were successful in amicably settling the differences of his neighbors without the intervention of the courts. During the Civil War he was captain of a military company which he took out to oppose the Morgan raid. He was a strong abolitionist and believed in a vigorous prosecution of the war. At one time he owned nearly a section of land and was a very successful farmer. In 1872 he had a large quantity of wool destroyed in the great Boston fire, but his loss was comparatively slight, owing to the property being insured. His death, which occurred August 28, 1887, was widely deplored, as he had lived a very useful life and came from one of the early families of the county. He joined the church at the age of 17 years and ever after was a consistent Christian. He served as a class leader in the church at Salem, and during a period of 15 years never missed a class meeting. He was united in marriage February 8, 1846, to Rebecca Majors, who was born in section 18, Kirkwood township, September 9, 1825, and died August 25, 1902. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for many years was quite active in church work. She was a great home woman until the death of her husband, when home lost its charms, and she thereafter spent her declining years at the homes of her children, whose chief joy was ministering to her wants. Eight children blessed the union of Rev. and Mrs. Perkins, five of whom survive, namely : Sarah E., wife of George E. Smith; Samuel W. ; Margaret R., wife of J. W. Anderson, a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Wichita, Kansas; Josephine O., wife of Albert S. Reynolds, a justice of the peace of Kirkwood township, and N. S. G., who resides where his father lived.

Samuel W. Perkins was educated in the common schools and later at Hopedale, after which he took to agricultural pursuits. He has 210 acres of well improved land, and all is underlaid with coal. He raises some stock that he sells, and winters about 35 head. He is one of the substantial men of his township.

March 29, 1876, Mr. Perkins was united in marriage with Nannie A. Anderson, a native of this county, and a daughter of D. P. and Margaret Anderson, the former of whom died in 1890, and the latter April 18, 1902, at the age of 86 years. Mr. Anderson and wife had the following children : Rev. 'J. W. ; Mary, wife of Rev. W. G. Cash, superintendent of schools at Morristown for a time; Nannie A., and Ella M., wife of G. W. Warrick, who resides on the old Anderson homestead in this county. Our subject and his Avife have four children, as follows: Emsley O., a member of the class of 1904 at Athens College; Isa Edith, who married F. J. Hamilton, a manufacturer of cigars at Hendrysburg, O., and has a daughter, Carrie L. ; Jonathan F., who lives at home on- the farm, and Margaret R., who is attending school. Our subject and his wife are members of the ]\Tethodist Episcopal Church, of which he has been trustee and steward. He has frequently served as superintendent of Sunday-schools and has been a leader for about 10 years. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias. In politics he is a Republican.

J. C. ISRAEL, a well-knoAvn agriculturist residing in section 2, Kirkwood township, Belmont County, Ohio, Avas born on his present farm December 21, 1833. He is a son of Robert and Mary ('Taylor) Israel, and grandson of John Israel, aaEo Avas a civil engineer and laid out the tOAvn of SeAvellsville.

John Israel Avas born in England and came to the Plnited States at an early age, settling in Maryland. He came to Ohio in 1801, and Avith his brother-in-laAV, Nicholas GazaAA^ay, entered section 2, KirkAVOod tOAvnship, in partnership, this farm having since remained in possession of the family. On account of ill health he took a trip to the West Indies, and returned much benefited, but soon after died. His AAufe, Rachel Clary, died on the home farm at the age of 82 years. They had a family of

Robert Israel Avas born on the home farm in 1806, and liA^ed there until he retired from active business, then moved to IMorristOAvn, Avhere he died in 1891. He Avas a farmer and stock raiser and for a period of 20 years was a trustee of his tOAvnship. He Avas a member and elder of the Christian Church in MorristoAvn. He Avas an ardent Whig and later a Republican, faA^oring a vigorous prosecution of the Civil War. He married Mary Taylor, Avhose father. Noble Taylor, Avas one of the best known men and largest land OAvners in the county at the time of his death, about the middle of the 19th century. Mrs. Israel AA-as born in 1810 and died in 1858. To this union Avere born the folloAving children: Sarah E.,

J. C. Israel receiA^ed his education in the district schools and has lived on the home farm all his life. With his brother. Noble J., he entered the arm}^ under Geneial Brooks and Avas called out to repel the Rebels, Avho sought to iiiA^ade the Northern States from Canada. They Avere in the service a period of 17 months and Avere Avith the regiment at Cleveland during Morgan's raid, and Avere sent as guards on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Our subject has some 363 acres of land, all Avell improved and underlaid Avith coal. He raises stock and grain, his land averaging from 50 to 75 bushels of corn to the acre. He has iieA^er had to buv grain Avith Avhich to feed his stock. He has serAxd as land appraiser, aa'US toAvnship assessor tAA'o years, and school director 12 years. He Avas county commissioner six years, beginning in 1885. and acted in that capacity during the construction of the county buildings.

In 1856 Mr. Israel AA^as joined in marriage Avith Elizabeth A. Pryor, by Avhom he had one child. Avho died in infancy. Mrs. Israel died i in February, 1858, at the age of 22 years, and in i860 he formed a second union with Sarah E. Skaggs, who died in 1869, leaving three children: E. L., a farmer in Union township, who married Ella Landers and has fonr children - Roy, Elobart, Dewey and Lillian ; Mattie, a twin of E. L., who died at the age of six months ; and Robert, a pharmacist of Morristown, who married Mattie McCarrahan and has two children - John B. and Abbie. In 1871 Mr. Israel married Maria G. Gregg, a daughter of Steven C. Gregg, county commissioner for many years, and they have two sons. Emmet G., of Oklahoma, who married Kate Mill, and Albert, of Texas. Religiously our sul)ject is an elder and member of the Christian Church. Lie is probably the oldest Republican in the county, although not the oldest man.

JAMES PATTON EERGUSON, who has lived in the section of Belmont County known as Wheeling township since 1859, is engaged in the occupation of general farming, and also raises some fine stock, especially in sheep and cattle. He is of Irish descent, being a son of Malcolm and Mary (Patton) Ferguson, and a grandson of Samuel Ferguson, who was born in Ireland and immigrated to this country during the early part of the last century.

Samuel Ferguson settled in Washington County, Pennsylvania, at first, soon after his arrival in the United States, but his residence there was but of short duration for he removed to the State of Ohio in 1824, and was located in Colerain township, Belmont County, for a time. Then he lived with his daughter Hannah on a farm in Wheeling, township. This farm was his home during the remainder of his life and is but a short distance away from the land owned l)y our subject. While living in Pennsylvania, the first wife of Mr. Ferguson was taken away by death, leaving him six children, namely: James, Malcolm, Benjamin, Hannah, Sarah Ann and Eliza Jane. James Ferguson was born in Pennsylvania in 1808 and removed with his father to Ohio in 1824. He was educated in part in the common schools, but on the whole his education was mostly obtained through his own, individual efforts, for he was a natural student and had a wonderful aptitude for mathematics, oftentimes receiving difficult problems for solution from his relatives and friends in Ireland. He made his home at McComb, Hancock County, Ohio, reared a large family of children and lived to a very old age, being found dead in his bed one morning. Benjamin Ferguson was born in 1816. Hannah was was born in 1810 and married George Coss, a native of Ross County, near Chillicothe, Ohio. She is now deceased and left five children to mourn her loss. Sarah Ann was born in 1814 and married Mr. Wood. Eliza Jane was born in 1818, and married William Sloan, of Harrisville, Ohio. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Ferguson married a second time, but the second wife also died while he was in Pennsylvania and left no children.

Malcolm Ferguson, the father of our subject, was born July 27, 1812, and was a native of the Keystone State. He, like his father, was also married twice, the first marriage being contracted with Mary Patton, the mother of our subject, who was a daughter of James H. and Jane (AValker) Patton. The maternal grandmother of our subject was a sister of Rev. John Walker, one of the founders and first teachers of Franklin College, and died at the advanced age of 91 years. When James P. Ferguson was but four years of age his mother died, leaving one other child, Mary Miller, and some time later his father married Julia A. Miller, a daughter of David Miller of Cadiz, Ohio, and a school teacher by profession. They also had two children, named William Hanna and Nancy Jane. Mary Miller, our subject's own sister, was born April 20, 1844, and in October, 1867, was united in marriage with Samuel McCracken of Wisconsin and had the following children : Malcolm F.. born September 13, 1868; Robert F., born June 15, 1870, who has been two years in the service of the United Presbyterian Church at Xenia, Ohio. Mrs. McCracken married a second time, being united with William Voshall,

William Hanna Ferguson was born October 29, 1847, and obtained a thorough education at Franklin College, after which he took a course at the theological seminary, at Xenia, becoming a minister of the United Presbyterian Church. He was located at Uniontnwn, Ohio, for a time, and at Piper City, Illinois, prior to locating in Lisbon Center, New York, his present place of residence. He chose for his wife Sarah Armstrong of Logan County, but they have no children.

Nancy Jane Ferguson was born July ii, 1852, and died November 29, i860, a victim of diphtheria, her case being the first in the neighborhood to prove fatal.

Malcolm Ferguson's father died when he was but a small boy and he made his own way through life and succeeded well in his efforts, proving a source of benefit and help to those around him who had not the experience and ability that were his. His death occurred September 3, 1896, but he is still remembered by many of his neighbors and friends.

Our subject is a native of New Athens, Harrison County, and was born August 8, 1841. He received a favorable training in the common schools and when the family removed from Harrison to Belmont County, he went with them and has resided here ever since. During the Civil War he joined the lOO-da}^ service as a member of the 170th Reg., Ohio National Guard, and saw good service during his term.

November ii, 1869, James P. Ferguson was married to Sarah C. x-kmos, a daughter of Joshua and Orpah (McComas) Amos, her parents being people from Baltimore, ivho first removed to a farm in Monroe County, Ohio, and made their home for a time, afterward moving to Colerain township, Belmont County, Ohio. Mrs. Ferguson was the second child in a family of eight, and was born February 23, 1838. Her brothers and sisters are as follows : James O., publisher of the Shelby County Democrat, who has traveled much in foreign lands, is quite conspicuous in political affairs, and is a prominent worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church, - he was /Vdjutant General of the State, under Governor xA.1- len, has represented Monroe County in the Legislature, and has served as State Senator from his district also ; Elizabeth J., who was born in 1840, married hlr. Prewett; William, who was born in 1842; i\. Mack, born in 1844; Benjamin F., born in 1846; x\nna M., born in 1848; and Elbridge Gerry, born in 1861.

Our subject and his wife had two children, but the beloved mother died March 15, 1894. Glenn Amos, the oldest child, was born February I, 1878, on the home farm, was educated in the common schools first and later took a course of three terms at Franklin College. Anna Myrtle was born February 5, 1879, was also educated in the common schools, but since her mother died, when she was 15 years old, she has taken full charge of the home duties for her brother and father, filling the position with loving care and fidelity. She was married October 29, 1902. to Elmer E. Coulter of Harrisville, Ohio. Two nephews that were reared by Mr. Eerguson and his wife also belong to the home circle.

James P. Ferguson's grandparents on both sides of the family were TVssociate Presbyterians and he and his children also belong to the Llnited Presbyterian Church at Unity, Rev. W. G. YHddle being the present pastor, and Mr. Ferguson's membership in that church dates back to the year 1861, when he first took his vows and became a member, continuing faithful and zealous in his church work ever since. His fellow citizens hold all due respect and consideration for him, esteeming his services as those of a friend, worker and earnest helper. He has never taken an active part in politics beyond the great questions which rise from time to time.

Mr. Ferguson was married to Elizabeth Eleanor Bentley September 16. 1902, she being a daughter of the late Solomon and Eleanor f Thompson) Bentley of Bannock, Belmont County, Ohio.

GEORGE GILLESPIE, a well-known citizen of York township, Belmont County, Ohio, is a native of this township, the date of his birth being 1841. Pie is a son of Jacob and klary E. (Pyles) Gillespie, and grandson of David Gillespie.

David Gillespie was born in America, but was of Irish parentage. He was at the Wheeling block-house, contemporary with the Zane family. Upon coming to York township, Belmont County, Ohio, he took up land from the government at Do^'er, now owned and occupied by Samuel Gillaspie. His death occurred before tbe breaking out of the Civil War. His children were John, Jacob, David, Nancy, Lydia, Barbara, and Elizabeth, all of whom are now deceased.

Jacob Gillespie was born in York township in 1806 and died in 1895. He resided in York township alt his life, a part of the time being located in the northern part of the township. He married Mary E. Pyles, who was born in York township and died about 1847. To them were born tbe following children: Mary Elizabeth, wife of James Giffen, living at Glencoe: Robert G., who resides at Waverly, Coffey Ccainty, Kansas; Ebenezer, who served in Company F, 52nd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., -was killed in the battle of Chickamauga ; Lydia, deceased, was the wife of Alexander Graham, of Washington township: George, subject of this sketch; Sarah, wife of Noah B. Carle, resides near St. Clairsville, in Richland township, and Maria Louise, who died about 1847.

George Gillespie was reared at the home of his grandparents in York township, until he was 12 years of age, since which time he has lived in York township. He came to his present home about 1891, it being the old James A. Giffen farm in section 22, consisting of 172 acres. He is engaged in general farming and has a well improved farm. He is a man of high character, deeply interested in all relating to the general welfare of the township and county, and stands high in the esteem of his fellow citizens.

Mary E. Gift'en, who was born in York township, and is a daughter of John G. Giffen, and to them were born nine children, as follows : Alice, who lives at home; Sarah Ellen, wife of Joseph Penn, of Belmont, Belmont County; Lena B., wife of Charles E. Ruble, residing in Bellaire, Ohio; Albert A., of Moundsville, West Virginia; Lawrence, a machinist by trade, located in California; Edison, who is also located in California; Vernon B., who lives at home; Frank E., who is also at home, and Mary J. Politically Mr. Gillespie is independent, and is at present a trustee of York township, to which office he was elected in the spring of 1901 on the Democratic ticket. In religious views he is a member of the Christian Church.

ALBERT ZURCHAR, a well-known farmer of Washington township, residing on the William Plendershot farm, which he owns,' has been a resident of Belmont County since 1898. He was born March 29, 1844, in Canton Bern, Switzerland, and is a son of Albert and Margaretta (Spring) Zurchar, who never came to this country. He is an only son and has six sisters, four of whom live in Switzerland.

Albert Zurchar was educated in the good common schools of his native land and also learned the trade of cheese-maker, which he followed several years. In the fall of 1866 he came to America, locating in Ohio towmship, Monroe County, O., where he resided some years. He then lived in Wetzel County, West Virginia, for 1 1 years, at the end of which period he returned to Monroe County, Ohio, where he purchased a farm. He continued there until he sold his farm in 1898, when he came to Washington township, Belmont County, purchasing- the William Hendershot place. Here he has a farm of 140 acres, which he devotes mainly to stock raising. He has good stock, preferring Durham and Jersey cows, and contemplates the manufacture of the famous Schweitzer-kase, for which he would find a ready sale.

Richard Arthington Doster

Mr. Zurchar was first married to Mary Rief, who is deceased. He then married his present wife, Louisa Yost, who was born in Washington township and is a daughter of Jacob Yost, who is of an old family of this section. Two children have blessed this union, Adelia and Charles. In politics our subject is Democratic on national issues, but independent in local affairs. In religious views he is a Lutheran, but attends the Christian Church. Mr. Zurchar is a self-made man in all that term implies, and during his residence of but four years in this community has won innumerable friends, who admire him for his excellent traits of character.

RICHARD ARTHINGTON DOSTER, the popular postmaster of Temperanceville, Somerset township, Belmont County, and for the past 1 1 years its leading merchant, was born in 1864, in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio, and has been a resident of Belmont County since 1881.

Mr. Doster is of old and honorable ancestry, his materal line being the same as that of Alexander H. Stephens, the leading statesman of the Southern Confederacy, while a long and uninterrupted line leads on the paternal side as far back as Queen Elizabeth, of England. His father is Aaron B. C. Doster, who for many years was a commercial traveler and now assists in the management of his son's establishment in Temperanceville.

Aaron B. C. Doster was born in 1832 near Martinsburg, Eayette County, Ohio, and accompanied his son to Belmont County in 1881. In politics he supports the Republican party and is fraternally a Mason. The mother of our subject was Louisa Jane Stephens, who was born in Monroe County, and died in 1870, at the early age of 29 years. She had been the devoted mother of four children, namely ; John S., deceased: Richard A., of this sketch; Mary H. (Mrs. William Mace of Temperanceville) ; and Hattie E., deceased.

School and Greenfield Seminary, following which he engaged for nine years in teaching school, five of these being in the schools of Temperanceville. Embarking in the mercantile business, Mr. Doster has continued to yearly expand until he now carries as complete and well assorted a stock of goods as can be found in any town of its size in the county. His trade is a critical one and extends over a wide scope of country. In April, 1897, he was appointed postmaster, and still continues in office.

In May, 1896, Mr. Doster was united in marriage with Annie L. Gallagher, who was born in Temperanceville in 1871, and is a daughter of Austin and Barbara (Harren) Gallagher, and a niece of the distinguished Catholic Bishop, Nicholas Gallagher, of Galveston, Texas. The two children born to this union are: Louisa Marie, born in 1897; and Charles Ralph, born in 1900, Mrs. Doster, a lady of refinement and culture, is a devoted daughter of the Catholic Church. Mr. Doster belongs to the Knights of Pythias.

GEORGE W. GREEN, a prosperous farmer of York township, Belmont County, of which he is a native, was born June 23, 1835, and is a son of Robert B. and Mary T. (Trackler) Green,

Robert B. Green was born in New York State January 27, 1792, and moved with his father, Asher (j-reen, first to IMoundsville, AVest Virginia, about 1802, and in 1815 to Belmont County, buying a tract of land at the mouth of Cat's Run, which had been entered by George Lemley, and is located in section 14. Mr. Green had a large tract of land, consisting of 420 acres, and engaged in general farming. He also traded between his place and New Orleans, making his first trip on a flatboat in 1805, returning home on foot. He frequently made the return trip by boat to New York. He resided on the home farm until his death September 18, 1869. He was at one time a commissioner of Belmont County, and assisted in building tlie wooden bridge across Caplina Creek, in the "forties." He married Mary T. Trackler, who was born in Shenandoah County, (West) Virginia, February 6, 1799, Jiiid died in Belmont

Gallia County, Ohio, about 1806, and for }-ears carded the wool and made clothing for the family. Her father, who was of German descent, came by wagon down the Kanawha River and settled upon 400 acres of land along the Ohio River. To Mr. and Mrs. Green were born the following children : Philip T., born May 21, 1819, and died April 12, 1844: Alliert G., born June 30, 1821, who lived on a portion of the old homestead until his death; Elizabeth, born April ii, 1823, died A])ril 7, 1826: Roman H., born February 3, 1825, who is deceased: Barbara T., born August 21, 1827, who married John M. Robb and resides on a part of the old home place; Permelia, born in June, 1830, now deceased, first married a Mr. Ring, and later John Owens ; Mary, born January 7, 1832, married William Abrams, who survives her and resides in Allegheny City, being a steamboat pilot; George Mb, sul)ject of this biograph3^ and John C., who was born June 8. 1841, and died September 21, 1842

George W. Green u'as reared on the home farm in York township, and for three or four years clerked in the store of Dorsey & Potts, also teaching school for a time. From May i, 1864, to September 31, 1864, he served with the rank of 2nd lieutenant in Company C, 170th Reg., Ohio National Guard, with Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valle^d Upon his return from war he served one v^ear as clerk in the store, and then returned to the farm to care for his parents in their declining A^ears. FTe has a ver>^ fine farm, on which he built a comfortable home and made manv other improvements, and follows general farming.

Creek and moved to York township when her father purchased the Lemley farm. To this union have been born the following children : Mary O., born August 20, 1869, who is the wife of Oscar W. McMannis, and resides in Colerain township; Robert B., born October 8, 1871, who lives at home; Charles E., born June 12, 1872, who teaches school at Captina; William J., born January 21, 1875, who is at home; Albert G., born May 19, 1877, who died February 18, 1882; Walter L., born September 29, 1879, March 3, 1899; and John

-A.., born January 2, 1882, who is at home. Politically our subject was a Democrat for many years and is uoav a Prohibitionist. He served as assessor of York township two terms. In religious views he is liberal as to creed, his wife and Charles E. attending the Presbyterian Church and his three other sons the Methodist.

FIENRY C. ANSHUTZ, a prosperous farmer residing on the southeast corner of Washington township, Belmont County, was born at Moundsville, (West) Virginia, March 26, 1846. He is a son of Christian and Catherine M. (Jenewine) Anshutz, both natives of Germany.

The parents of our subject came to the United States when children and their marriage occurred in Belmont County, Ohio. The father came to this county about 1836 and for a number of years was an engineer in a flouring mill in this section. He was located at Moundsville when our subject was born. He followed the same line of business for a period of 14 years. In 1855 he returned to Belmont County and located on the farm now mainly owned and operated by his son, Flenry C. He purchasecl land in section i, Washington township, first buying 80 acres, to which he subsequently added. His death occurred in 1869, at the age of 56 years. His wife is still living at the age of 82 years and makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Gates, living in the West. They had four children, as follows ; Sarah Amelia, wife of Robert Gates, residing at Nevada, Mis- souri ; Edward, who died in Kansas, leaving a wife and three children; Charles, who died in Nevada, after having traveled extensively over the West; and Henry C., whose name heads this biography.

Henry C. Anshutz was nine years of age when his father moved upon his present home farm, and here he has since resided. He owns this farm of i6o acres and has some 40 acres in section 7, all well improved with substantial buildings. The original log house has been remodeled and rebuilt into a comfortable modern home, and a new barn was constructed in 1893. He follows general farming and has raised very fine stock.

In 1869, Mr. Anshutz was married to Charlotte Fraley, a sister of Frederick Fraley, whose life sketch appears elsewhere in this work, and nine children have been born to them, as follows : Fuella, wife of William Hendershot, residing at Bellaire, where he is agent for the Singer Sewing Machine Company; George, a farmer residing at Armstrong's Mills, married Etta Hendershot; Edward, a farmer living near Beallsville, Monroe County, Ohio, married Orissa Dawson; Emma, wife of William Schafer, resides near Barnesville, where her husband' farms ; Robert ; Amos ; Arminta ; Annie and Cora, the last five living at home with their parents. Politically, our subject is a Democrat. Religiously, he is a member of the Lutheran Church, attending St. John's Church in Monroe County.

AMBROSE G. KING. One of the honorable old names in Belmont County, one which has been conspicuous in agricultural, business and military life, is that of King. One of the family's leading representatives is Ambrose G. King, a prominent and successful farmer of Wayne township, who was born April 22, 1837, in Washington township, Belmont County, a son of Philip and Margaret (Danford) King._ _ _ a el King, who was one of the early settlers of hlonroe County, Ohio, and one of its most prosperous farmers. For nearly 70 years Philip King was a resident of Belmont County, a* farmer of excellence, a merchant and tobacco handler of business integrity, a large land owner and a prominent Republican politician. For 27 years he served as justice of the peace in Wayne township, removing there when Ambrose was a boy, and he held other township offices with the efficiency of an honest and upright citizen. His death occurred in 1898.

The mother of our subject was Margaret Danford, a daughter of Hon. Ambrose Danford, at one time a State legislator. She died in 1872, at the age of 60 years. The surviving members of the family born to these parents are : P. L., who resides at Bethesda, Ohio; W. P., who is a merchant at Beallsville, Monroe County ; Mary, who married William Miller, a farmer near Beallsville; and Ambrose G., of this biography .

The boyhood of Mr. King was spent in Wayne township and he was educated in the excellent schools at Barnesville. Until the outbreak of the Civil War, he had been mainly engaged in farming, having married and settled down to the enjoyment of domestic life. But Mr. King was too loyal and patriotic to ignore the call of the great President for defenders of the LTnion, and among the early enlistments of brave men, who hastened to Marietta, to enroll their names, we find that of Ambrose G. King, on August 13, 1861, in Company E, 36th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and from that date until he received his honorable discharge as a veteran, at Columbus, Ohio, July 27, 1865, energies and faithful service were devoted to his country. His connection during these years was with the 4th, the 8th, the iith and' the 14th Army Corps. So long and continuous a service could scarcely escape being dangerous and that Mr. King, or to give him his well-earned rank. Lieutenant King, saw hard fighting and was in the midst of it, was very conclusively proven by his three serious wounds, a coincidence being that all occurred in September, the first on the 17th in 1862, the second on the 20th in 1863, and the third on the 19th in 1864. His first wound, at the battle of Antietam, was serious enough to send him home on a furlough of 30 days, after which he rejoined his regiment. His second wound was received at the charge at Chickamauga, a gunshot in the mouth, this necessitating a stay of two months in the hospital at Nashville, Tennessee. His wound was so serious, while his valor was so pronounced, that a newspaper deemed it notable enough to thus comment :

"At the battle of Chickamauga, Sergeant King, giving vent to his feelings when a bullet entered his mouth, passed through his cheek and carried with it some teeth, had hardly recovered from the shock when a Rebel demanded his gun, and he answered 'yes,' and plunged his bayonet through his body."

The third wound which this gallant officer received was at Opec]uan, in 1864, a gunshot wound in the forehead, and this necessitated a ho.spital residence, at Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, for a period of two months. At this time he Avas a veteran, his first service having honorably terminated February 14, 1864. On the same day he re-enlisted, in Company E, 36th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and was transferred to Company F, 36th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. and as above noted was honorably discharged in 1865. To his credit stands a long list of the most telling battles of the war: Lewishurg, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, South Mountain, Antietam, Tullahoma, Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, Brown's Ferry, Missionary Ridge, Cloyd's Mountain, Lynchburg, Kenesaw Mountain, Cahletown, Charlestown, Winchester, Martinshurg, Halltown, Berryville, Opequan and Beverly, Lieutenant King is the popular commander of the G. A. R. post at Pilcher, an office he has filled since its organization, with the exception of two years. The King family was a remarkably loyal one, three brothers of our subject also serving with distinction : IMichael, a member of the 3rd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., now deceased, who was a prisoner for 26 months ; Philip L. ; and Charles

LL, a member of the 25th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., who died of the wounds he received at Gettysburg. The military spirit still lives in this ]Aatriotic family and resulted in a grandson of our subject taking part in the Spanish-Amercian War as a member of the 6th Illinois Regiment. This young man lost his life at Pittsburg, on September 23, 1902, - he was then employed on the Pennsylvania Railroad.

On December 23, 1858, Ambrose G. King was' united in marriage with Amanda J. Hudson, a daughter of William and Susan (Knull) Hudson, who came to Ohio prior to the birth of Mrs. King. A family of seven children was born to this union, as follows : William R., residing near his father, married first a Miss Tittlow, who at death left two children, Maud and Lettie, - the present wife, formerly a Miss Phillips, is the mother of an infant; Martha J., who is the wife of Leander Davis, resides in Wayne township, and they have six children; Charles S., who married Lucy Flocks, resides in Illinois, and they have two children ; Benetta, who first married a Mr. Davis, had two children, her second husband being Mr. McFrederick, and their residence Jerusalem, Monroe County; Mary A., who is the wife of William Barrett, has three children and they live near Glencoe ; Emma, who is a trained nurse in Philadelphia; and Kate M., who resides in Barnesville. Mr. King and sons are unusually fine specimens of physical manhood, the father being six feet four inches tall and weighing 240 pounds, his son Charles reaching six feet six inches and weighing 230 pounds, while William is almost an equal, weighing 227 pounds and being six feet three inches in lieight.

Farming on his well-cultivated 50 acres is the main business of this soldier-citizen, but he lias been many times honored with township offices in the gift of the people and the Republican party. As a ju.stice of the peace he has given excellent satisfaction, and now is a notarv public in Pilcher. His fraternal association with the Knights of Pythias at Jerusalem, in Monroe County, is of long standing. Our subject is well known through Wayne township and is a representative man and a justly honored survivor of that great struggle which convulsed the country and absorbed its best blood, 40 years ago.

In six trips across the plains, during which he visited the Black Hills, Colorado and California, Mr. King also was a participant in some Indian fighting.

THE CUNNINGHAM FAMILY. One of the pioneers of Belmont County was John Cunningham, who was born of Scotch-Irish parentage, in March, 1771, in Berkeley County, Virginia. He, with his brother Hugh, were members of the militia sent out under General Lee to c|uell the "Whiskey Insurrection" in Pennsylvania. Both of these brothers were among the first persons who ever drove wagons over the Alleghany Alountains. Mr. Cunningham and his wife, Hannah (Robinson) Cunningham, came to Belmont County in 1805 and settled near Bellaire on what is nozv known as the Rhodes farm. He built of logs the present house occupying the knoll opposite to the Klee farm. This house was subsequently weatherboarded and it is still in a good state of preservation after the lapse of almost a century. Mr. Cunningham and his wife were ardent advocates of temperance. Indeed, so strong were Mr. Cunningham's temperance principles that he has been called the "father of temperance" in the community. Mrs. Cunningham was much interested in foreign mission work, then in its infancy. Her prayers for the cause were answered by the calling of two granddaughters, Mrs. Margaret Capp and Mrs. C. W. Mateer, and a great-granddaughter, Mrs. Margaret Wells, to the mission work in China.

Mr. Cunningham was ordained as one of the two first elders of the Rock Hill Presbyterian Church, and near this church he lies in liis last sleep. Airs. Cunningham died in 1859, being the last of the original members of Rock Hill Church. Their family consisted of six sons and six daughters, and there were 53 grandsons and 37 granddaughters.

The sons were: Israel, James, Hugh, John, Samuel and George. The daughters were : Abigail, who married John Alooney; Hannah, who married Robert Brown ; Sarah, who married William Rankin ; Rebecca, who married John Laris ; Julia, who married George Alilligan, and Agnes, who died in early girlhood. Of the sons, two were life-long residents of Belmont Count}n These were George, who married Alary Harris, and Samuel, who married Eliza Work, daughter of Andrew and Anne (Anderson) Work, of the vicinity of St. Clairsville. The living children of George Cunningham are Airs. Leroy Wise of Washington, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Reece Thomas, Airs. Alva Wise and Aliss Hannah Cunningham of the vicinity of Bellaire. Samuel Cunningham's living children are Airs. Jesse Bonar, of Aloundsville, West Virginia; iMiss Alice Cunningham, principal of Bellaire High School, and William Cunningham of Toledo, Ohio. The descendants of the remaining sons and of the daughters of John and Hannah Cunningham live in Delaware and Champaign counties, Ohio, and in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Air. Zink was born in Alonroe County, Ohio, and was 15 years of age when, in 1875, came to Powhatan as clerk in his brother's store. His brother, Edward Zink, had located here some 10 years previously, being the oldest merchant in Powhatan, and conducted a large and prosperous store. H. J. Zink was clerk for his brother for a period of 15 years, then leased his present building for a period of three years, placing in it a complete stock of general merchandise. Idis business thrived, and at the end of the three years he purchased the building, in which he has since been located. He carries a large stock of everything, which goes to make up a stock, invoicing at from $10,000 to $12,000, and each year has witnessed a large increase over the previous year in the amount of business transacted. Mr. Zink is a thoroughly up-to-date, wide-awake and energetic business man, and his great success lias been due to his own efforts alone. He has a two-story building, the dimensions of which are 44 by 65 feet, and it is divided into four large rooms, fie has a force of three assistants the year around. About 1898 he opened a branch store at Moundsville, West Virginia, where he carries a stock valued at from $7,000 to $10,000.

Mr. Zink was joined in marriage with Amelia Ramser, of Monroe County, Ohio, and they have two children, Helen and brederick. He recently erected a very comfortable home on Second street, in which he lives with his family. Our subject is a stanch Democrat in politics, and lias served as treasurer of York township for the past 10 years or more. Religiously he and his wife are members of the IMethodist Episcopal Church.

JOHN F. WHEATLEY has been a general merchant for the past 25 years at Atlas, Belmont County, Ohio, and is the very popular postmaster. He is a native of Ohio, born in 1850, in Somerset township, Belmont County-

Levi Wheatley, the father of John F., was horn in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and after a busy and useful life of 70 years died in Belmont County September 3, 1875. For many years he taught school and later managed a farm in Somerset township. In his early life he was a Whig in politics, and later was actively identified with the Republican party. Both he and wife were consistent members of the Methodist Church. The mother of our subject was Lydia Heck, who was horn in Monroe County, Ohio, and died in 1858, at the age of 35 years. The four children born to the parents of John F. Wheatley were as follows: Mary S., who married John F. Wheaton, of West Virginia; William, deceased; John F., of this sketch; and Frederick D., deceased .

Mr. Wheatley obtained an excellent education under the supervision of his father, and followed the trade of shoemaker for some years. Later he embarked in a mercantile business at Atlas and has also engaged in the manufacture of cigars. For 25 years he has kept the leading general store in the village, and has a trade which extends over a wide territory. Mr. Wheatley is well known as an active member of the Republican party and he has very capably served in a number of the township offices, has been judge of election and trustee and for a long period, a notary public. He is a man of social instincts, and was for many years a member of the local lodge of Odd Fellows and a charter member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 331.

In 1872 Mr. Wheatley married Margaret A. Finley, who was born in Somerset township in 1852, a daughter of Jacob and Esther Finley, and a family of five children was born to this union, viz, : Charles D., employed in the steel works; Jacob W., a justice of the peace; William C., a cigar manufacturer, at Atlas; Lucy A., who married Phineas McKendree, of Speidel, Ohio ; and George, deceased. Mrs. Wheatley is a most esteemed member of the Christian Church. In all the relations of life, Mr. Wheatley has shown himself a man of excellent judgment and a high standard of honor, and he is very highly regarded through Somerset township for his many sterling qualities.

SAMUEL RAMSAY, one of the largest land owners and substantial citizens of York township, Belmont County, Ohio, was born April II, 1842, and is a son of Abraham and Sarah (Maloney) Ramsay.

Abraham Ramsay was born in 1807 and was a son of Thomas Ramsay, a native of Ireland, whose people were wealthy linen manufacturers there. Thomas Ramsay came to America about 1795 and married a Miss Falconer in Pennsylvania. Lie accumulated considerable property in Washington County, Pennsylvania, but through injudiciously going security lost quite heavily. He came to Bel- mont County about 1812, locating in the woods in the southeastern part of the county, on Moore's Run. He worked some on the National Road. He and his wife were parents of 10 children, as follows: Abraham, father of

Abraham Ramsay resided near and at Jacobsburg until his death in 1886, at which time he owned about 1,000 acres of land, mainly in Smith township. He married Sarah Maloney, who was born in Pennsylvania, and married in Belmont Count}^ where she died about 1888. To this union were born the following children : Thomas, deceased ; David, deceased ; John, who resides near our subject, but in Washington township ; Abraham, who also lives in Washington township; Samuel; Nancy (Taylor), of Smith township; Elizabeth (Riley), of Mead township; Aaron, of Smith township, and Allen, deceased. Two children died in infancy.

Samuel Ramsay resided in Washington township until he was 10 years of age, removing then with his parents to Smith township. He purchased his present home farm in York township about 1878, and was married in Guernsey County. He and his wife began housekeeping on this farm and except two or three years spent in Smith township have since made it their home. The farm, which was covered with stone, timber and underbrush, has been greatly improved and is now very valuable farming land. Mr. Ramsay manages the work on the farm and is an extensive sheep man, as was his father, handling from 300 to 500 head of sheep. He owns 375 acres in York towship, besides two farms, containing 243 acres, in Washington and Mead townships.

Samuel Ramsay was joined in marriage with Susanna Mendenhall, a daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Mendenhall, both of whom reside near Salesville, Guernsey County, Ohio. Mrs. Ramsay was born in Noble County, Ohio, April 10, 1852, and as a result of her union with our subject lias had the following children: Thomas Abraham, of Washington township, who married Cora Kittlewell and has three sons ; Samuel Oliver, living in Mead township, married a Miss Eraley; Annie A. (Trigg), whose husband is a blacksmith at Jacobsburg; Delphi Odessa (Devaul), whose husband is a farmer and sawmill man of Smith township; Lela L., v. ho is single and lives at home ; Carrie Golda, who is also single; Edna Loretta, who attends school at Jacobsburg; Lewis, who is at home and assists his father; Sarah Rebecca, who is deceased, and Emma Ethel and Joseph, who died in infancy. Politically Mr. Ramsay cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln for President, and has voted the Republican ticket e\ er since. In religious attachment, he and lus family are Methodists and attend churcli at Jacobsburg.

WALKER EULTON. The agricultural possibilities of Smith township, Belmont County, are well shown in some of its model farms and in none more than in the fine, well-improved estate of Walker Eulton, comprising 176 acres, favorably located two miles southeast of Glencoe. Mr. Fulton is a Buckeye by birth, born in Richland township, Belmont County, a son of Charles and Jane (Brown) Fulton.

Charles Fulton was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, came to the United States in 1837 and died in Mead township, Belmont County, October 25, 1901, at the age of 88 years. By trade he was a shoemaker and worker in leather and prior to locating in the United States was connected with the military service in Canada and employed in the manufacture of leather stocks or collars used to keep the British soldier's head erect. After coming to Ohio, he engaged in farming in Mead township, took part in Democratic politics and was appointed justice of the peace. For 40 years he was an elder in the Lhiited Presbyterian Church. His wife was also of Irish birth and ancestry, born in County Derry and married there, and died j in Ohio January 27, 1894, in the 8ist year of 1 her age. The nine children born to them bore these names: William and George, deceased; Walker; Robert McKelvey, of Richland township ; Isabella, the wife of George D. Creamer of Mead township; Mary E. and James M., deceased ; Thomas, a farmer at Delaware ; and the yonngest child, who is deceased.

Air. h'ulton was reared to work on a farm and has always devoted his attention to the pursuits of agriculture. His line has been general farming and moderate stock raising, and he has been eminently successful, ranking with the most progressive and practical farmers of his locality. In improvements and modern methods, Air. Fulton keeps abreast of the times and assists materially in making Smith township a leading agricultural one of the county.

In 1865 Fulton was married to Ellen E. Trimble, who is a daughter of John and Catherine Trimble of Brooke County, West Virginia, and a family of eight children has been born to them, namely : Margaret W., a teacher in Barnesville; Charles B., deceased; John T., engaged in the Harrison County oil fields ; Effie J. ; Catherine, a teacher in Barnesville; William S., a physician in Wheeling; Sarah A., of Philadelphia; and Mary. Mr. Fulton and famliy belong to the United Presbyterian Church in which he is a trustee. He is one of the substantial citizens of Smith township, and belongs to a family well known and thoroughly esteemed.

AUGUST KRAATZ, now living in retirement at No. 816 Broadway, Martin's Ferry, is one of the thrifty German citizens who have helped to build up the industries of the city. For over a cjuarter of a century he was engaged as a skilled blacksmith and has amassed considerable wealth. He is now a large stockholder in the People's Bank and the Belmont Brewery and is a director in the latter. He is also an inventor of considerable note.

Air. Kraatz was born in Alechlenburg, Germany, November 16, 1845, and when quite young lost his father. He was, however, given careful training by his mother, a most excellent woman. She is still living in Germany and is now 80 years old.

In the excellent schools of his native country Mr. Kraatz procured a good, thorough education. Having a decided liking for mechanics, at an early age he entered a blacksmith shop and learned the trade, becoming in the course of time very proficient. Well ecjuipped for life, at the age of 21 he determined to come to the United States. Soon after landing he proceeded to Wheeling, where he remained for eight years. He found no difficulty in securing positions, and during his stay in Wheeling followed his trade for some of the time at the old Washington Mill and later in connection with the iron works. Coming to Martin's Ferry at the end of this period, he engaged himself as a blacksmith in the Aetna Standard Mill, where he remained until February, 1902, a period of 26 years. That his work has been in every respect satisfactory and first-class goes without saying. During this period he invented the long squaring shear-knives, an excellent article, which has been on the market for the last 17 years. It has had a large sale. A steady, hard worker all his life, Mr. Kraatz has made considerable money, which he has invested to much advantage in brewery stock and in the People's Bank. Owing to his business ability, he has been made a director of the Belmont Brewery.

While residing in Wheeling, in 1869, Mr. Kraatz married Eliza Bieberson, who was born in Hanover, Germany, Alarch 16, 1845. She is one of three children. Her brother, Henry Bieberson, is now president of the Belmont Brew^ery. Her sister, Wilhelmina, married August Rolf and resides on Market street, in Wheeling. Mr. and Airs. Kraatz have had nine children : Matilda married William H.

Helfenbine, and resides at Martin's Ferry; Emma, wife of Edwin Oppelt, of East Liverpool, Ohio, has a son, Oscar; Clara, who has never married, lives at home; Charles, who married Enola Rohrich, is assistant engineer at the Belmont Brewery in Martin's Ferry; Fredericka lives at home ; Harry is in the grocery business with his brother-in-law in East

Liverpool; George, who works in the Aetna Standard Mill ; Eliza, who died February 10, 1893, at the age of 10; Gertrude, who died December 26, 1901, at the age of 14 years and three months.

Mr. Kraatz is a man whose word carries weight in his community. As a Republican he exerts a large influence in local politics. Fraternally he belongs to the B. P. O. E. Both he and his wife are prominent members of the German Lutheran Church. In 1901 IMr. Kraatz made a trip to Germany, paying a visit to his aged mother, and in October, 1902, he took an extended, trip throughout the Southwestern States, visiting Texas principally, and had a most enjoyable time.

DAVID F. McKELVEY. The wellcultivated and finely improved farm of David F. McKelvey, located in section 32, Mead township, not only reflects great credit upon its owner, but also demonstrates the great agricultural possibilities of this part of Belmont County. IMr. McKelvey is one of the prominent citizens of Mead township, possessing honorable ancestry, wealth and social position, and is also a representative man in political life. David F. McKelvey was born September 23, 1844, in Mead township, Belmont County, on a farm in the vicinity of his present property, the same now being operated by his youngest brother, Samuel P. McKelvey. His parents were the late Samuel and Lucinda (Creamer) McKelvey, the latter of whom was also born in this county, a daughter of David Creamer, one of the early settlers of Belmont County and one of the very few permitted to see both the dawn and the close of a century. His daughter, Mrs. 'McKelvey, died July ii, 1885.

Samuel McKelvey was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and after a voyage of six weeks on the Atlantic Ocean reached Belmont County irt 1840, where he purchased a farm in Mead township, from Zachariah Hayes, its original owner, and here Mr. McKelvey died in 1888, when over 80 years of age, having survived all his brothers, viz. : James, David, George, Joseph, Thomas and Weir. They had a sister, Elizabeth, who married a Mr. McCaffrey. The five sons and four daughters of Samuel Mc- Kelvey* and wife were: David F., of this biograph}4 Robert, Thomas B. and Joseph O., of Mead township; Emma and Narcissa, living on the home farm; Mary E., the wife of John W. Neff, and Nancy Jane, the wife of Theodore Neff, of Bellaire; and Samuel P., born in 1864, who is the capable operator of the homefarm, an estate comprising 188 acres, lying in sections 31, 36 and 2-5. It has been greatly improved under Mr. McKelvey's management.

Reared on the farm, David F. McKelvey has always been deeply interested in agricultural pursuits and has spent the gi'eater part of his life in Mead township. He received a fair education and during his earlier years taught the country schools, but after marriage began his business career as a farmer. For several years he farmed at Wegee, but for the past 20 years has iDeen established on his present farm, a valuable tract of 140 acres, which he has successfully devoted to general farming and stock raising. This- land was originally the property of "Tommy" Miles, then the Porterfields, later the klcMasters and then was purchased by Mr. McKelvey.

March 24, 1881, Mr. McKelvey was married to Ida J. Alexander, who was born in Pultney township, in 1856, and is a daughter of Samuel Alexander, a pioneer. The two daughters born to 'this union are klary and Lucy, both of whom belong to the home circle. In politics Mr. McKelvey has been more than usually prominent and was but lately sent as a delegate to the Democratic Congressional Convention held at Martin's Ferry. For the past five years he has served as township treasurer and is at present one of the school directors. During its existence, he belonged to the Farmers' Alliance. His religious connection is with the United Presbyterian Church. As a commentary upon the great strides made in the county, Mr. McKelvey shows a well-preserved hoghouse on his farm, the same having served

ARNOLD WILLIAM BURKLIART, a well-known agriculturist located in Washington township, Belmont County, Ohio, was born in INIonroe County, Ohio, April i, 1845, and is a son of Andrew and Eustua (Frankhouser) Burkhart, and grandson of Andrew Burkhart.

iVndrew Burkhart, the grandfather, came to this country from Switzerland in 1820, and entered land in York township, Belmont County, Ohio, where he followed the business of a horticulturist. He built a log house on his claim, which stood until destroyed by fire in 1897. He and his wife had six children, as follows: John; Catherine (Syllis), who died at Martin's Ferry; Annie (Muster) ; Frederick, who was unmarried and died in 1897 ; Andrew ; and Mary, wife of Jacob Kocher of York township.

Andrew Burkhart, father of our subject, was born in Switzerland, in 1808, and at 12 years of age came to Belmont County, Ohio, with his father. He was married here in 1840, and later with his wife removed to Monroe County, Oliio, where both died. Fie died April 25, 1893, at the age of 85 years, and she died in klarch, 1894, aged 74 years. His wife was a daughter of Nicholas Frankhouser, a pioneer of Belmont County, and also a native of Switzerland. To this union were horn the following children : Arnold W. ; Rosanna ( Sweigard), a rvidow residing in Monroe County; Caroline, who resides in Monroe County; Jacob, of Monroe County; Lena, wife of Frank Cain of Parkersburg, West Virginia; Mary, wife of Clarence Carpenter of Iowa ; Louisa, wife of Flenry Kraft of Monroe County; and Samuel, Lizzie and another daughter who died of diphtheria at an early age.

y\t the age of 10 years, Arnold W. Burkhart accompanied his parents to Belmont County, where he has since resided. During the Civil \Var he served some four months with General Sheridan, having enlisted in Company C, 170th

Reg., Ohio National Guard, and was wounded at Snicker's Gap, Virginia, in 1864. He remained at home until after his marriage, and then resided on Carpenter's Ridge where Samuel Carpenter now resides. In May, 1888, he bought a part of the old Chandler tract, also known as the William Graham farm, and on this he has since resided. He has 160 acres under a high state of cultivation and devotes it to general farming and stock raising. Honest and straightforward in all his transactions, he has gained the lasting confidence and respect of his fellow citizens, who are pleased to call him a friend.

Mr. Burkhart was joined in marriage with Mary M. Carpenter, youngest daughter of Robert Carpenter, whose wife died December 8. 1898, at the age of 98 years. They have nine children, as follows: Sevilla (Wild), of fiVrk township; Lucy (Vandine), who lives at home; Emma FI. (Moore), of Bellaire; Jemima ( Flendershot) ; Margaret (Vandine), who lives near her parents; Theodore F. ; Grover; Ida; and Eunice. None of the family has ever been sick enough to require the aid of a physician or the use of medicine, which is truly a remarkable record. Although his family has always been Democratic, Mr. Burkhart is a stalwart Republican, and at one time was township assessor. He is a member of Post No. 595, G. A. R., of Armstrong's Mills.

B. F. DISQUE, a prominent citizen of Powhatan, Belmont County, Ohio, where he conducts a large general store, was born in this town in 1852, and is a son of Henry and Mary (Pfeffer) Disc^ue. The father is in his 86th year and is one of the oldest residents of the village. With Mrs. I.ouis Boger, Mrs. John A. Weyer, Mrs. Richard Dorsey, and Mrs. James Workman, he shares the honor of having lived in Powhatan for more than half a century.

Henry Disc^ue was born in Bavaria, Germany, and upon coming to this country spent nine years in the State of New York. He then lived one year in Monroe County, Ohio, spent the winter of 1848 at Wheeling, and in 1849 moved to Powhatan, where he has since resided. For a period of more than 60 years he followed his trade as a shoemaker. He married Mary Pfeffer, who was also born in Bavaria, Germany, and died at Powhatan in 1891. Six children were born to them, as follows : Henry, who is in the drug business at

Pittsburg; Fred, who is a member of the firm of J. J. Porter & Company, of Pittsburg; George A., a jeweler at Erie, Pennsylvania; Mary (Fuchs), deceased; B. F., subject of this biography, and Mrs. Callie May, who resides at New Matamoras, Washington County, Ohio. The two eldest were born in New York, the third child in IMonroe County, Ohio, and the other three at Powhatan, where all were reared.

B. F. Disque early in life worked at the trade of a slioemaker for a few years, then entered the mercantile business at Powhatan as a clerk in 1881. In 1884 he formed a partnershin with A\"illiam Hornbrook, which continued 12 years, and since that time he has conducted the store alone. During the entire time he has been located in his present building, the dimensions of which are 70 by 21 feet. A very complete line of general merchandise is carried. To the rear of the building is a warehouse, in which surplus stock is stored. Across the street from this building is a large storeroom, in which a very complete line of furniture is carried. The trade extends over a large area, surrounding Powhatan and into West Virginia, and necessitates the employment of two or three clerks all the time.

Mr. Disque was first married to Maggie Bean, who died November 19, 1897, leaving two children, Clifford and Eva. lie formed a second matrimonial alliance with hlary Hornbrook, a daughter of J. P. Hornbrook, who owns considerable real estate at Powhatan, although he is not a resident. Mr. Disque built a fine home on Front street, in which he lived with his family until he sold it recently to Dr. J. A. Berry. Politically Mr. Disque has always been a stanch Democrat, and in former years was quite active in political affairs. He served three terms as township clerk, two terms as township treasurer, and officiated in other minor capacities, such as director of the School Board and councilman. He is an elder and member of the board of trustees of the Presbyterian Church, of which his father is also a member. His fellow elder in the church is Philip Frankhouser, and in addition to himself the board of trustees includes John Fuchs, Philip Frankhouser, Charles Greene and Samuel Fielding. Our subject is one of the substantial men of the community and has a host of friends wherever he is known.

GEORGE WASHINGTON HENDERSHOT, one of the oldest and most prominent farmers of Washington township, Belmont County, was born in this township along Pea Vine Creek, in 1818.

He is a son of Michael and Mary (Space) Hendershot, who emigrated from New Jersey February 15, 181.5, locating along Captina Creek. They both died on the home farm when 86 years of age. The mother of our subject was the second wife of Michael Hendershot, and to them were born the following children: John, born in 1807, wdio died in

1833 : Isaac, born in 1809, who died in Guernsey County, Ohio, in 1867; Henry, born February 26, i8ii, who died in Washington township in 1885 : George Washington, subject of this biography; Mary Ann, born in 1813, who died at the age of 2 1 years : Sarah IMaria, born in 1820, w'ho married Henry Lomar September 9, 1843, lived in Beallsville, Monroe County, Ohio, wdrere she died ; and Alichael, born in 1823, who died at Columbus and \va? buried in York township. By his first wife hlichael Hendershot had tw'o children, Daniel, who died in 1883, and Angeline, wdfe of Adolph Harmon, born in 1804, and died in Nebraska about 1893.

George W. Hendershot was reared and has always resided in Washington towmship. He owns about one section of land, wdiich is de- A'-oted to sheep raising and general farming un- der his supervision. He cleared this land at an early day and actively managed it until a few years ag'o, when it was given into the care of his sons, each of whom receives his share of the crops.

September 30, 1843, Mr. Hendershot married Sevilla Carpenter, who was born in Monroe County, Ohio, in 1824, and is a daughter of Robert Carpenter, who moved to York township, Belmont County, when she was eight years of age. Twelve children were born to them: The eldest died in infancy; Penelope, wife of AVilliam Pfeffenbach, resides at Bellaire; k'lichael Taylor, who lives on the home farm, married Margaret Linden and has five children: Robert C., also residing on the home Farm, married Lovina Taylor, deceased, and later Margaret Bryson; Henry S., residing on his father's farm, married Elizabeth Bryson; Sevilla Jane, rvife of John Graham, resides on her father's farm on Pea Vine Creek ; Adary, wife of Christopher Schnegg, lives in York township; Alice, who died at Wheeling, was the wife of David Honey: Adargaret, who married Ross Carle, resides on Pea Vine Creek; George Grant, who resides with his father, married Sarah Diantha Hess; Nancy Ellen, married George Carle and resides near Bellaire, Pultnev township : and Anna I^aura died at the age of three years. Although Adr. Hendershot's eyesight has failed rapidly in recent years, he retains all his old-time sagacity in business affairs, and gives counsel to his sons, dde is most higblv e.steemed and has friends of long standing in the county. He has always been a Republican since the organization of the party. He was reared a Presbyterian, but is inclined to be liberal in his rdews.

HTRAAd D. TTAdAdONS*, superintendent and manager of the Barnesville Gas & Electric T.ight Company, is an expert electrician and r himber. having attained .success by adroit endeavor. close application and bv vears of con- .stant practice of his vocation. He was born in Cadiz, Harrison Countv, Ohio, and is past the meridian of life. He is a son of Eli and

Eli Timmons was one of the pioneer settlers of Harrison County, Ohio. In early manhood he learned the trade of a carriage maker, which he followed with success up to the time of his death on the 30th of December, 1877. Eli Timmons was born March 16, 1819, and his wife was many years his junior, her birth having occurred September 25, 1830. She is also deceased.

Hiram D. Timmons accompanied his parents to Barnesville when a mere boy. He became apprenticed and learned the plumbing and heating trade under Healy Brothers. He completed his trade in 1879, having mastered all the details of the business. Some time afterward Mr. Timmons accepted a position as traveling representative of Gordan, Stroebel & La Rue, a large Philadelphia firm. He traveled throughout the South for this establishment tor a period of three years, and during that time he fitted many factories throughout with machinery, doing all the hydraulic work and steam piping himself. In 1889, he severed his connection with tha house and accepted his present lucrative position.

The city of Barnesville was first relieved from darkness December 25, 1874, by the introduction of gas. A company had been previously organized on September 15th, of the same year, and a plant was built a short distance north of the Hilles flouring mill; this ])lant was erected by B. Van Steinberger of New York City, who was the chief instigator, at the cost of $24,000, and the late Hon. Samuel Hilles was the first superintendent. The city was lighted in this manner until March 15, 1890, when an ordinance was passed by the City Council, whereby it provided for the lighting of the city by electricity. A franchise was granted to the Port Wayne Electric Lighting Company, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, who furnished incandescent lights to the city for a period of ten years.

of $50,000 and the name of the company was changed to the BarnesAdlle Gas & Electric Light Company. The present officers are : J. W. Bradfield, president; J. M. Lewis, vicepresident ; and F. Hunt, secretary ; with Hiram D. Timmons, superintendent and manager. As before mentioned, the latter became connected with the company in 1889 and has the exclusive control of this large plant. He is a thorough electrician and employs four assistants. Under his careful and capalde management the plant has given thorough satisfaction. His kind and amiable disposition, coupled with his shrewd business methods, has made hosts of friends for him while working in this capacity.

In fraternal circles he is a member of the Odd Fellows, and in politics he supports the Republican party. His influence is extensive and powerful and he has done much in securing public improvements as well as stimulating private enterprises. The success of the plant with which he is connected is largely due to his unremitting efforts and the manner in which he has surmounted all obstacles and risen to his present place of authority and responsflDility from apprenticesjiip shows his aggressive and energetic nature.

HAMILTON G. WOODS,* a shearman in the Laughlin Sheet Mill at Martin's Ferry, Ohio, is serving his second term as councilman from the Second Ward, is on the finance committee, the ordinance committee, police, sewer, street and waterworks committees, and can be depended upon to do according to agreement. He was born in Wbeeling, West Virginia, February 7, 1861, and his parents were John and Nancy (Gosney) Woods, natives of Smithfield, Ohio.

John Woods spent all his active life as a boiler in the Top Mill in VTeeling, West Virginia. He moved to Martin's Feriw in 1886, a retired business man. and there lived until his death. October 18. 1890. at the age of 66 years. Lie was married June 4. 1854, Nanc}^ Gosney becoming his wife. She Avas a daughter of Reuben and Loretta Gosney. Her father died at the age of 60 years during the Civil AVar, and her mother died in 1849. Mrs. W oods Avas one of a family of 1 1 children, of Avhom the four surviving are: klary J., Avho married William McKee, Avho Avas killed at the battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864; Nancy, our subject's mother; James, a resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ; and Davis, residing in Martin's Ferry. The names of the deceased children are as follows : Elizabeth,

Avhose death took place Avhen she was just 18 years old ; Hamilton, Avho died at the advanced age of 70 years; John and John Reuben, who died in bo3drood; AndreAV, Avhose death occurred at the age of 55 years, served in the Civil War as a priAWe; Albert, Avho died Avhen tAvo years old; and Thomas, Avho is presumed, to be living, but avIio Avent Avest and has not been heard from for 12 years.

Our subject's father and mother had tAvo children, John M., Avho Avorks at the mill in Bridgeport, Ohio; and our subject, Hamilton G. The parents .Avere members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and John Woods al- Avays took part as an officer. He and Governor Atchison were Avell knoAvn to each other, Avere Avarm friends, and Avorked together in the temperance movement in West Virginia.

Hamilton G. Woods Avas educated in the public schools of Wheeling, after Avhich he, like his father, Avorked at boiling in the Top Mill and folloAved that occupation until the organization of the Standard Mill at Bridgeport, Ohio. He helped to start this mill and Avas given a position as shearer in it, remaining Avith the company for 19 }'ears, until October, 1901. He left the Standard i\Iill only to take his position in the Laughlin Mill as shearer.

They were member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and at her death that church lost one of its most enthusiastic workers, as well as an excellent singer, for Mrs. Howell always sang in the choir. She became a member in early girlhood and found many little ways of making herself useful and serviceable. Mrs. Woods is a native of Ohio and has been the mother of nine children, whose names are as follows: I'rank PL, who works in the Laughlin Sheet Mill and does most efficient service for one of his years; Beulah PL; Richard C. and Kathleen L., twins; Plulda B., Lillie H., Donald S., Gilbert PL, and Elizabeth M., born June 5, 1900, and died September 14th of the same year. The father and mother of these children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and rear their children in that faith also. Mrs. Woods is president of the mercy ami hel]) department of the church work and certainly does her part. In politics Mr. Woods is a Republican of strong convictions, and as a member of the Council has been of great ser- \'ice to the city. He is also a strong believer in tbe temperance question,- - he acts, lives, and believes in temperance at all times ; since he, himself, has never drank an intoxicant in his life, he has never been able to see the need for others to do so, and has taken a firm, determined stand on this question. He and his family live in their pleasant, beautiful home at No. 623 West Washington street.

E. N. BOGGS*, a representative citizen of Barton, Ohio, who is extensively engaged in mining and mercantile business, rvas born in Colerain townsbip in 1859. He is a son of Erancis and Elizabeth (Berry) Boggs. His mother was a daughter of Jacob Berry, who settled in Colerain township about 1802, coming from Hagerstown, Maryland, with his parents when about three years of age.