Wayne Township (part 2 of 16)

W. R. King was reared to agricultural pursuits, and acquired an excellent commonschool education. His sendees were given to his father on the home farm, until he reached his legal majority, when he took a trip to the West, and located in Bureau County, Illinois, for six years, being employed during this time among the Illinois farmers, who contracted for his services by the year. In 1890 he returned to his native State, and a short time later purchased a farm of 80 acres east of Newcastle, but later sold that property and bought his present farm in section 20, Wayne township, near the village of Pilcher. This was considered a very desirable farm, being known as the Philip King farm, and was owned by William G. Budd. It comprises 160 acres and is well adapted to both general farming and also stock raising, Mr. King making a specialty of sheep. Formerly he raised quantities of tobacco, but does not now make that a leading crop. The excellent improvements have been placed here by our subject, and he now owns one of the attractive as well as very valuable farms of the township. In method he is practical, and he has been eminently successful.

The first marriage of Mr. King was to Josephine Titlow, a daughter of John Titlow. She died in 1899, leaving two daughters, viz.: Dora Maud and Lettie Pearl.

Mr. King married for his second wife Amanda Phillips, a daughter of John Strickling, of Monroe County, Ohio, and one child has been born to this union, - Lura May.

Mr. King is a stanch Republican, and in the spring of 1896 was elected township trustee, and served most acceptably for two terms, or six years. Fraternally he is a popular member of the Knights of Pythias of Jerusalem, Ohio. Mrs. King is a consistent memher of the Christian Church and Mr. King contributes to its support and attends the services.

CONRAD RUMBACH has for the past 30 years been a business man of Bellaire, and has also exerted no small influence in the conduct of its public affairs, serving for some time as president of the City Council. About a year ago he severed his connection with the large wholesale wine house with which he had for some time been connected, and is now living practically retired.

]Mr. Rumbach was born in Switzerland and there resided until he was 16 years of age. Preparatoiw to a business in life he learned during this period the printer's and typesetter's trade, which, by the way, he had but little occasion for use in later years. Upon leaving his native land he came directly to this country and located at Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia. After a short residence there, however, he secured a lucrative position with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and moved to Grafton, in the same State. Though succeeding in his work, he decided after some time to engage in business by himself, and opened a hotel and barroom in Grafton. He continued in this line for some years. Finally, disposing of this business, in 1872 he moved to Bellaire, Ohio, and there about a year later opened a billiard room and cafe. A knowledge of men and shrewd flnancial management enabled him to make this new enterprise a success in every way, and for 19 years he continued it. Then, in 1892, in company with S. Wimmer, he purchased the large building at No. 3219 Union street and engaged in the wholesale wine and liquor business. This enterprise was the largest and most profitable one he ever undertook, but in spite of this fact in June, 1901, he discontinued it, and retired from active participation in business. He has invested in real estate, which he rents to good advantage to various concerns, and is interested in other enterprises.

Some years ago Mr. Rumbach married Mercy Ryfe, of Switzerland. She died in 190T, and he has since married Mrs. Kittie Maul, a widow, who has one son - John B. Maul, now a clerk in the employ of the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad Company. The family reside at No. 222 33rd street.

As a man of marked business ability and decision of character, Mr. Rumbach has won the confidence of all who know him. He is also popular with his fellow citizens, and has served the Third Ward in the City Council for four years, being made president of that body in 1901. Fraternally he belongs to the K. of P., the B. P. O. E. and the Turners, and has been a prominent member of the T. O. O. F. for the past 22 years.

From his earliest childhood our subject has been interested in machinery. His father, Peter McDermott, was a wheelwright by trade, and Matthew has doubtless inherited much of his father's skill. One brother of our subject is a miner in Australia, and another, Patrick, is a molder employed in Canada. In 1866 the family moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, and there our subject went to work in the locomotive shops, although previous to this he had been employed in Canada on the Grand Trunk Railway. Since he was 18 years old he has resided in the United States, and for the past 35 years has followed the forging business, a portion of the time being also interested in the oil business. In 1890, associating himself with his brother-inlaw, E. H. McDermott, of McKean County, Pennsylvania, the present works were established for the manufacture of oil-drilling tools and forgings of every description, and for the making of dies for enamel work, etc., their output covering everything in their line. E. PI. McDermott is no blood relative of our subject, although bearing the same family name. The building occupied was originally intended for the construction of threshing machines, but the whole property is now equally owned by the two McDermotts. It is located in very favorable quarters, with excellent railroad facilities, on First street, opposite the ferry landing, and it requires some 30 workmen, one-half of these being skilled forgers and machinists.

Our subject was married in Pennsylvania to Charlotte Saulsgiver, a lady of German descent. The seven children born to this union were as follows; Peter, who is the bookkeeper for tlie firm; Edward, who is engaged in the shops of the McDermott Tool Works; Henry, Emmett, Gerald, Reginald and Winnifred, the one daughter of the family. The beautiful family home is situated at Tiltonville, a suburb of Martin's Eerry. The religious connection of the family is with the Roman Catholic Church.

Mr. McDermott belongs to the Catholic IMutual Benefit Association. He is known as a man of integrity and reliability, and his business success may be in a great measure attributed to these qualities. Since he has become manager of the works the trade has increased in a wonderful degree, making almost immediate enlargement a necessity. He is self-made and offers an example of what may be accomplished by the persistent effort of an industrious, self-respecting and energetic man.

JACOB RIDER of Martin's Eerry, Ohio, his antecedents, descendants and a short sketch of his life. George Rider, his greatgrandfather, was born on the Rhine in Germany and died at the age of 106 years. Our subject's grandfather, John Rider, was born in Germany. He came to the colony of the infant United States before the Revolutionary War and settled on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He removed to Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where he wooed and married Margaret Engle. Eroni Northumberland County they removed by wagon to Red Stone, now Brownsville, Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River. Here they sold their horses and wagons and purchased a flatboat, on which they stored their goods and started to float down the IMonongahela to the Ohio. The first stop they made was at Steubenville, where they remained a short time, while the husband went out through the country to select a home. Not being satisfied, they continued their way as far as Wheeling Creek, where they sold the boat and shipped their goods back to Steubenville. securing land near where the town of Richmond, Jefferson County, now stands. They remained there several years, then removed to Athens County, Ohio, where they

George Rider, the father of the subject of our sketch, was the third son of John and Margaret (Engle) Rider. He was born October 6. 1793, in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, and was 13 years of age when his parents settled in Jefferson County, Ohio. Pie became an expert blacksmith and made edged tools of all kinds. At the age of 21 he married Catherine Culp, whose age was 20 years. Miss Culp was born July 19, 1794, in Preston County, (West) Virginia, and they began married life near Richmond, Jefferson County, Ohio. Mr. Rider served in the War of 1812 under General Harrison. He died in Jewett, Ohio, in his 87th year, and his wife died in her 86th year in Jefferson, Ohio. This couple were parents of 10 children, as follows: John, born March 13, 1815, who moved to California in 1852 and died in Sacramento in T901; Jacob, the subject of this sketch, who was born July 25, 1816, in New Richmond, Jefferson County, Ohio, and was the first male child born in the village; Sarah, born November 25, 1819, died September 10, 1858; Margaret, born July 30, 1822, died January 16, 190T; David, born December 19, 1824, who is now a retired merchant at Jefferson. Harrison County, Ohio; Emanuel, born IMarch 16, 1827, who is now a retired farmer living at Des Moines, Iowa; Thomas, born October 8, 1829, who is a farmer near Cadiz, Ohio; George, born November 24, 1832, who is now living in De Witt, Iowa; Andrew, born February 10, 1837, who is manager of the Ohio Cultivator Works at Bellevue, Ohio; and Lewis, born November 14, 1839, who is now living in Kirkville, Missouri, - one of his daughters is the Avife of Dr. Still, a son of Dr. Still, the father of osteopathy.

Raltzer Culp, the maternal grandfather of Jacob Rider, was born in Germany and came to the United States before the Revolutionary War, during which struggle he served for several months as teamster under General

Jacob Rider began his apprenticeship at carpenter work when a lad of 15 and followed the trade in Steubenville and Wellsville until he moved to Martinsville (now known as Martin's Ferry), on Saturday, July 29, 1836, having come from Steubenville on the steamer "Post Boy." It was a boat about 20 feet wide, 60 feet long and one deck high. It was a side-wheeler and was at that time considered a very nice passenger boat. Martinsville was then a village consisting of First and Second streets, from Washington street to Walnut street. Thirty-six families constituted the population. He first began working for William J. Lewis, making furniture and coffins. He next worked for John Harris at the furniture business.

Jacob Rider and Lois E. Dunn were married September 7, 1837, and began housekeeping in a small frame house which stood on the west side of Second street, a short distance below where the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad passenger station now stands and across the street from the residence of Joseph L. Stephens, at present occupied by Samuel Heaton as a blacksmith shop. His home adjoined the residence of W. C. Howells, the birth place of the famous author, William Dean Howells. The Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad Company purchased all the property on the west side of Second street from Locust street to Walnut street, and the buildings above mentioned were removed. Mr. Rider then purchased the property on which he now resides at the corner of Third and Locust streets. He built a workshop on part of the lot and folloAved his trade, making patterns, furniture and coffins until the beginning of the War of the Rebellion, when he removed with his family to Wheeling. There he engaged in the foundry business, and in 1862 made the pattern for the famous Burnside Heating Stove, which is noAV used in every State in the Union. Near the close of the Avar he returned to Martin's

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Ferry, and in 1866 located at New Martinsville, West Virginia, where he engaged in the manufacture of shingles. He later returned to his old home in Martin's Ferry, where he has since resided. Mr. Rider with his wife in 1836 united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has since been a faithful member. He has been trustee of the church for more than 40 years and now enjoys the honor of being the only honorary member of the board the church ever created in Martin's Ferry. He has always' been strictly temperate in his habits and is now enjoying the fruits of a perfect and clean life.

Lois E. (Dunn) Rider, the wife of Jacob Rider, was the daughter of Robert and Sarah Dunn, who came from Stamford, Connecticut, during the Revolutionary War and settled in Hancock County, (West) Virginia. Her father died at the age of 37 years and her mother at the age of 73 years. Mrs. Rider was born November. 18, 1817, in Hancock County, Virginia, and died in Martin's Ferry, Ohio, December 14, 1896. She was the first child in her neighborhood to yield to the temptation of eating a tomato, then known as the "Jerusalem apple," and considered to be poisonous. Her parents were so badly frightened they sent for a physician, fearing she would die. The result of her experience soon spread abroad and others became bold enough to risk their lives in the same way. Tomatoes soon became one of the standard vegetables. Mrs. Rider was a woman of sterling qualities. She united with the Methodist Episcopal Church at an early age and was a very pious Christian woman. She was a great sufferer during the last 20 years of her life,, and the last 15 years was a helpless paralytic, but bore her trouble with Christian fortitude. Mr. and Mrs. Rider were parents of five children, all living, as follows: John Stephen, born May 21, 1840, who is now engaged in the real estate business in Sterling, Rice County, Kansas; George Edwin, born December 14, 1847, who is engaged in the foundry business at Kansas City, Missouri; Rev. William Harper, born February 3, 1853, who is pastor of a Methodist Episcopal Church at Minneapolis, Minnesota; Sarah K., born July ii, 1855, who is the wife of Rev. C. B. Henthorne, presiding elder of the West Philadelphia District of the East Ohio Conference, and Eugene Henry, born November 18, 1858, who is secretary and treasurer of the Stanton Heater Company of Martin's Ferry, Ohio. Jacob and Lois E. (Dunn) Rider were grandparents of 19 children and great-grandparents of eight children.

ISAAC R. LANE, who represents the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company's interests in Barnesville, Ohio, is one of the city's representative men. He was born October 20, 1842, and is a son- of Harrison and Rebecca (Cox) Lane. His great-grandfather was Thomas Lane, who died December 10, 1819, at the advanced age of 107 years, and his grandfather, Richard Lane, died in the same year, at the age of 42 years. His father was born in Maryland, July 14, 1812, and died October i, 1875. In 1833, he was a citizen of Belmont County. On December 25, 1834, he married Rebecca Cox, the daughter of a widow, whose husband died in 1833. After the death of Mr. Cox, his widow with her son and four daughters moved to Barnesville and their first night spent in Warren township was one., of misfortune. They stopped over night with Thomas Tannyhill, in a house west of the city, and there the son, Isaac, fell down stairs and was instantly killed.

The primary education of Mr. Lane was obtained in a little, old, brick school house in Barnesville. At the age of 16 years he entered the printing office of the "Barnesville Intelligencer," as a compositor, under George B. klcClellan, who was a son-in-law of the late Jesse Judkins. On iVugust 5, 1862, the young printer enlisted as a private in Company H, 94th Reg., Ohio Vol.

inf., and saw hard service until the close of the war. At that time this regiment, which was a part of Geii. George H. Thomas' famous 14th Army Corps, was actively engaged in the Tennessee campaign, and participated in the battle of Chickamauga, together with the hardships at Chattanooga, where the brave soldiers stood fast until the liragg siege was raised by the successful battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. The gallant 94th took part in Hooker's battle above the clouds, and left many of its brave men on the field. Mr. Lane also participated, in the summer of 1S64, in the capture of Atlanta, and marched under Sherman to the sea. Resting for a short time at Savannah, the regiment's active work was resumed, and the march was continued through the swamps of the Carolinas, in constant rain; but, nevertheless, it safely reached Washington and took a conspicuous and deserved part in the final grand review. It was mustered out June 5, 1865, although out of the 1,000 brave men who had loyally marched away but three years before, only 238 men, battered and travel-worn, l)ut honored, remained to tell of the horrors of war, and to congratulate each other on a safe return.

Since the close of the war, Mr. Lane has been chiefly engaged in the railroad service, and has held many positions of responsibility. For a time, he was in a railroad office at Bellaire; he was chief bookkeeper of a wholesale house; he was for a time in Columbus: and for several years he was secretary and treasurer of one of the large iron companies of Portsmouth, Ohio. Since 1878 he has l^een the trusted agent for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company at Barnesville, and is held in the highest esteem by the officials of that great line.

On February 18, 1868, Mr. Lane was united in marriage with Mary A. Warfield, a daughter of the prominent citizen and noted surgeon. Dr. J. W. Warfield, who won distinction as surgeon of the 77th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and was also made brigade and division surgeon. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Lane, namely: Rufus FI., Fred W., Jessie, and Isaac. Rufus H. entered the United States Naval Academy, in 1887, and graduated from that institution in the fall of 1881. He served through the Spanish- American War on Admiral Sampson's flagship, the "New York," and after the war was promoted to be a captain. He is now serving on the U. S. battleship "Kentucky," in Chinese and Japanese waters. Fred W. completed a course at the university at Wooster, Ohio, and graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, in 1893. He is now'One of the leading physicians and surgeons of Cambridge, Ohio. Jessie and Isaac have passed through the city schools. The family is connected with the Ih'esbyterian Church. Mr. Lane has been a lifelong Republican in politics and is actively interested in the success of that party. He has taken part in many public enterprises and has served in many civic positions. For three years he was a trustee of the Belmont County Children's Home; for two years a member of the Barnesville City Council, and for six years the very useful president of the Board of Education. He was honored with an election as commander of G. A. R. Post No. 220, and was a delegate from Ohio to the national encampment held in 1886, in San Francisco.

Mr. Lane fulfills the ideal of a first-class citizen. In his business he is honorable and upright, in public life he is conscientious and painstaking, and in social life he takes a prominent position on account of his genial disposition and pleasing personality. The family is held in the highest esteem in Barnesville.

WILLIAM F. RICHMOND, who is successfully engaged in the real estate, loan and insurance business in Barnesville, Ohio, was born on June 9, 1867, in Zanesville, Ohio, and is one of a family of 13 children born to his parents, Matthias and Anna (Taylor) Richmond. Matthias Richmond was a glass worker in Zanesville, and continued in that line as long as he lived.

William F. Richmond received an excellent common-school education in Zanesville, where he was eng-aged in business. Later he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and on September 3, 1901, located in Barnesville. Mr. Richmond handles a great deal of valuable property in both city and country; buys, sells and exchanges, makes loans, and also represents many of the leading insurance companies. Plis honorable methods, as well as his close and careful attention to business, have gained him the confidence of the public, and he bids fair to become one of the leading men in his line in this part of the county.

In 1890 Mr. Richmond married Minnie A. Hammond, a daughter of Adam Hammond, both of whom are natives of Ohio. Two children have been born to this union - Loren and Elson. Mr. Richmond is a member of the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias, and is popular in both orders. He and wife are leading and valued members of the Methodist Church, and their active interest is shown in the benevolent and charitable work of that denomination.

Among the insurance companies which are represented by Mr. Richmond are those covering life, fire, accident, plate glass, boilers and live stock. He also acts for the Fidelity Bond Company. His pleasant and courteous manner makes many friends, while his expeditious and efficient mode of conducting his transactions has given him a high business standing in the city and vicinity.

JOSIAH W. DOUDNA, secretary and treasurer of the Eastern Ohio Glass Company, is one of the leading and representative citizens of Barnesville, Ohio. Fie has been prominently identified with the various progressive movements which have given this city a leading position in the county, and has contributed time, advice and means to the furtherance of permanent enterprises of benefit to the community.

The birth of Josiah W. Doudna occurred in Warren township, Belmont County, Ohio, in September, 1849. He was one of four children born to Joseph F. and Belinda (Hob^lH:^ Doudna. The father is one of the oldest farmers in the county. He is also a native of Belmont County, where he was born 78 years ago, and is still living in Warren township, a short distance from the city limits.

Josiah W. Doudna attended the common schools, and was afterward a pupil in the Friends' School at Westtown, Pennsylvania. For a number of years he was engaged in business in Barnesville, and was well and widely known in this connection. Progressive in spirit, it was Mr. Doudna who introduced the first telephone system into Barnesville, and later a company was formed, including E. F. Doudna, I. L. Smith and T. W. Branson. This company was organized in 1895 under the name of the Barnesville Telephone Company, and the enterprise has proved to be of the greatest benefit to the public and a financial success to the stockholders. For three years it was successfully conducted, but in February, 1898, the system passed into the control of the Bell Telephone Company. Three months later all of the apparatus of the former company was destroyed, a short distance from town, by fire. The new company provided another equipment, and in September, 1898, the long distance accommodation was established. Of this system Albert H. Doudna, a son of Josiah W., located at Bridgeport, is the general manager operating in Belmont County. At one time, in association with his brother, Edwin, the subject of this sketch was interested in several well-drilling machines. Eor a number of years Mr. Doudna has been one of the directors of the People's National Bank of Barnesville, and a member of the executive board of the Independent Glass

Company, of Pittsburg. The Eastern Ohio Glass Company, in which Mr. Doudna is secretary and treasurer, is one of the leading industries of Barnesville. It employs 225 men and has the largest and best equipped factory in this part of the State, and sends finished goods over a good part of the world. Their excellent equality and fine finish have made them desirable wherever introduced, and caused a great demand for them.

Mr. Doudna was married to Ruth Bundy, a niece of Hon. William Bundy, of Warren township, and a daughter of John Bundy, one of the oldest residents of Belmont County. Two sons and two daughters were born to this union. Mr. Doudna is social by nature and enjoys an active membership in the F. & A. ]\I. and I. O. O. F. He belongs to and is State representative in the encampment in the latter, and is a member of the chapter and commandery of St. Clairsville in the former. His political affiliation is with the Republican- party, although he has never consented to accept political office. The family is held in the highest esteem in Belmont County.

RICHARD HEAFEY, manager and superintendent of the Barnesville Creamery, of Barnesville, Ohio, is one of the capable, selfreliant and successful young business men of this city, of which he has been a resident since 1895.

Mr. Healey was born in Butler, Indiana, on November 10, 1866, and is a son of John and Hannah (Irwin) Healey. John Healey was born in Massachusetts, January i, 1838. In his earlier years he followed the coopering trade, but later became extensively interested in the timber business, and was thus engaged until his death, May 13, 1898. Hannah (Irwin) Healey died July 27, 1881.

Richard Healey was one of a family of three children born to his parents, and was reared and schooled in Ohio, his father having located at Fima and engaged in the manufacture of stoves when Richard was seven years old. As he grew to manhood he also became interested in the timber business, but later was employed by a creamery concern. He represented a large supply house on the road and traveled through the West. In 1898 he accepted his present responsible position with the Barnesville Creamery, and since that time the business has been increased many per cent. He is also interested in the commission business. Mr. Healey's knowledge is practical, and his methods and management have demonstrated his ability as superintendent. The average monthly business under Mr. Healey's charge amounts to from $1,800 to $2,000, and it is constantly growing larger. All modern appliances are in use calculated to increase the value and quantity of the output, with a minimizing of expense, the consequence being that this industry is one of the best paying ones in the city.

The first marriage of Mr. Healey was to Sarah Abplanalp, in 1884, and one child, Margaret, was born to them. Mrs. Healey died July 28, 1895. In 1899 Mr. Healey was married to Mary Taylor, a daughter of J. A. Taylor. In fraternal affiliation Mr. Healey is a valued member of the Knights of Pythias and Independent Order of Foresters. He is prominently identified with the Democratic party. The religious connection of the family is with the Christian Church.

NATHAN M. BOSWEFF, of the wellknown marble and granite firm of Colpitts & Boswell, in the thriving city of Barnesville, Ohio, has been connected with this industry for years. Its junior member has done his share in establishing its present high reputation. The firm does a larger business than any other of its kind in the Ohio Valley.

Mr. Boswell was born June 9, 1864, and comes of one of the pioneer families of Barnesville, where he has spent the greater part of his life. His father, William Boswell, born April 16, 1819, saw the place grow from a wilderness to a prosperous and flourishing village. He was reared in Belmont County, where upon reaching manhood he engaged in agriculture. He continued thus throughout his active career. He was an honest and confidence of all who knew him. He made his home in the county until he died, in December, 1891. During his early manhood he i married Hannah Briggs, and they had five children. Mrs. Boswell survived her husband two years, dying in 1893.

Nathan M. Boswell received the ordinary rearing of a farm boy, attended the district schools for a few months each year, and put in his spare time in hard manual labor. Upon reaching manhood he became interested in the marble and granite industry conducted by Colpitts Brothers, and established as early as 1875. August 12, 1887, he purchased a half interest in the business, and has since worked strenuously for its success. The firm attends not only to the cutting and preparing of marble and granite monuments, but also to the making of statuary, and in both lines has established an enviable reputation in point of excellence. It has always been noted for square dealing and honesty, and is held in the highest estimation wherever it is known.

In June, 1894, Mr. Boswell married Della Burson, daughter of James Burson, a prominent agriculturist, and they have had two children, Leah L. and William. The family occupy a high position socially, and belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Boswell has always evinced a keen interest in public aflairs, and as a Republican is influendal in politics.

MOSES W. EDGAR, a veteran in the lumber business, to which his whole life has practically been devoted, is a highly esteemed citizen of Barnesville, Ohio. His interests have been identified with Warren township since January 31, 1867, when he became connected with the M'att Brothers, who are well known as manufacturers on a then in its infancy. Mr. Edgar took charge of their sawmill before they moved to ! their present quarters, and is still engaged in the same connection. He enjoys the reputation of being the oldest lumberman in the section, and as the purchasing agent of Watt Brothers is very valuable to the concern, being considered an expert on lumber questions.

Mr. Edgar, like his father, is a native of Greene County, Pennsylvania, where he was born June 20, 1838. His father, Moses Edgar, was a millwright by trade, and during his early manhood followed that occupation diligently and successfully in his native State. He afterward moved to Monroe County, Ohio, where he followed the same vocation for a time, but subsequently engaged extensively in agricultural pursuits. He and his wife had seven children. Both parents have been deceased many years, the beloved mother having passed away in 1870.

Moses W. Edgar, the subject of this narrative, while a small child was brought to Alonroe County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood. His youth was spent upon his father's farm, and he attended the public schools of that county, where he obtained the rudiments of an education that has proved of °:reat value to him. He has been twice married. His first union was contracted with Catherine Clegg, a daughter of Richard Clesfsr. a substantial citizen of klonroe

Countv. Their union resulted in one child, Hester J., who is now the wife of J. Craft. On June 5, i860, j\Ir. Edgar was called upon to bear the loss of his beloved companion.

In 1862 the subject of this sketch enlisted in the Union Army as a member of Company C, ii6th Reg.. Ohio Yol. Inf., under Col. J. Washburn and Capt. J. Mann. He participated in about 18 battles and numerous hot skirmishes, and received an honorable discharge in the summer of 1864. having served throughout with an unblemished record. After the war Mr. Edgar returned to Jiarnesville and again engaged in the lumber business. In addition to his duties as purcliasing agent for the large manufacturing concern with which he is connected, he owns a portable engine and sawmill and covers large contracts each season. In 1867 he married Sarah M. Watt, a daughter of the late Joseph Watt, and their union was blessed with six children, of whom two, Leona M. and William O., are deceased. Those living are Joseph E., Clara R., Ina M. and John Watt. Joseph E. is a member of the I. 0.0. F. organization. He married Emma Wright. Clara R. married J. R. Shry, one of Barnesville's most enterprising and up-to-date merchant tailors. Her brother, John W., is also identified with the same line of business in Cambridge, Ohio. He affiliates with the Knights of the Golden Eagle. Ina M., the remaining sister, is the wife of J. R. Fitten, of Bellaire, Ohio.

Mr. Edgar is one of the most public spirited and substantial citizens of Barnesville. The Edgar family are well known throughout Belmont County and occupy a coveted position in social circles. They are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which Mr. Edgar has served as a class leader for several years. In politics he is a pronounced Republican, and at all times uses his influence for the success of his party. Mr. Edgar has led a busy and useful life and is rightly considered one of the mainstays of Barnesville.

FRANCIS MOORE is a well-known and highly respected citizen of Barnesville, Ohio, who conducts a first-class blacksmith shop in this city. He was born Tn Barnesville. August 7, 1856, and is a son of William R. and Mary E. (Hall) Moore.

William R. Moore, who died on March 3, 1875, belonged to that body of excellent mechanics which in the early days of the city did so much for its permanent development.

The names of John Francis, Robert Crozier, William Kline, Joseph Capstack, John Mc- Donnell, J. P. Cox, James Sproat, George Hall, John Seals and William R. Moore, recall to the older citizens men of energy and brawn, who were not only good mechanics and blacksmiths, but were also among the best and most reliable citizens. In 1857 William R. Moore erected a hominy mill in Barnesville on the corner of South and Chestnut streets. For many years he operated this very successfully, and it was followed in 1854 by a sawmill, which he located on South Chestnut street, and which, after years of successful operation, was bought by Hides Brothers. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Moore was one of the loyal men who responded to the call for volunteers. He enlisted in Company C, 9th Reg., Ohio Vol. Cav., and served faithfully until 1865. His marriage to Mary E. Hall was blessed with the following children; Owen, who gave his young life to his country at the battle of Stone River; John W., Lurestine P., George and Francis.

Francis Moore was reared and schooled at Barnesville, but in early manhood started out for himself, turning his steps to the great Northwest. There he learned the blacksmith trade and was thus employed at Minneapolis, Minnesota. He followed the same occupation in the regular army, with which he was connected for two years, and during that time, under command of General Miles, participated in several engagements with the Indians. In 1881 he returned to his old Ohio home and opened up his present quarters, where he has been very successfully employed ever since. Mr. Moore is an expert horseshoer and is known for his special work in the shoeing of I'ace-track horses. His establishment is the leading one in Barnesville.

Mr. Moore was first joined in marriage in 1873 with Annie B. Hummer. His second marriage occurred in 1884, when he wedded Annie B. Kircher, who died, leaving one daughter, Etta K. Mr. Aloore formed a third

In politics Mr. Moore is identified with the Democratic party, while his fraternal connection is with the Odd Fellows. Both Mr. and Mrs. Moore are highly respected by all who know them, and they have a wide circle of friends.

JOHN K. REED, an extensive farmer in Warren township, Belmont County, Ohio, and one of the substantial, prominent and representative citizens of the county, was born in Warren township, June 27, 1827, a son of James P. and Sarah (Kent) Reed.

The father of our subject, James P. Reed, was a son of John Reed, one of a family of eight children. John Reed, with his family, migrated to Belmont County, Ohio, from Loudoun County, Virginia, in 1802, settling so far in the timber that he was obliged to cut a road from Barnesville to his farm, four miles west of that settlement. He cleared up a farm of 133 acres in Warren township, and upon that tract James P. Reed was reared from the age of one year. He lived until 1886, aged 84 years, a man respected by his neighbors and much beloved by his family. The Reeds were indeed pioneers, coming to Warren township while it was nothing but a wilderness, 'with scarcely any sign of civilization in the way of highways,, schools or churches. The mother of our subject also was a daughter of a pioneer William Kent, formerly of Wills Creek Noble County, Ohio, where he was a large and successful farmer.

John K. Reed grew up on his father's farm and attended the district schools. From, assisting his father he gradually began to accumulate land of his own to cultivate, and the large farm he now owns is one of the very best in Warren township. It contains 108 acres of well-improved land, partly located in sections 25 and 26, his comfortable residence being in the former. An air of thrift pervades the place and gives testi-, mony to the excellent methods pursued b}' the owner of these fertile acres and attractive buildings.

The first marriage of IMr. Reed was to IMartha Price, a daughter of Nelson Price, in February, 1850, and three children were born to this union, the one survivor being Mrs. Dora J. Blakemore, whose husband is one of the progressive business men of Barnesville. The second marriage of Mr. Reed took place April ii, 1896; to Anna Griffen, the accomplished daughter of Douglas Griffen. Both Mr. and Mrs. Reed are consistent members of the Methodist Church, and, like his father, he is identified with the Democratic party. IMr. Reed is justly regarded as one of the county's most substantial citizens, and has been one of the directors of the People's National Bank of Barnesville ever since its organization. His character is one of integrity, and in all enterprises looking to the growth and development of Belmont County he has taken a deep interest.

JAMES H. DARRAH, a well-known citizen of Bellaire, Ohio, now identified with the steel business, was for many years connected with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad service. He was born in 1837 in Richland township, two and one-half miles south of St. Clairsville, a son of William and Letitia (I^IcEarland) Darrah.

William Darrah, the father of James H., was a capable and energetic business man and is still remembered both for his integrity and for estimable personal characteristics. He was born in County Antrim, near Belfast, Ireland, and immigrated to the United States, landing at Baltimore, Maryland, prior to 1824, coming to Belmont County. Ohio, in the fall of 1832, during the administration of President Andrew. Jackson, for whom he entertained feelings of admiration and from whom he imbibed Democratic principles to which he adhered througdi life. He was a man of quick wit and shrewd knowledge of human nature. A little incident, remembered by those who heard its relation at a later date, occurred during his long voyage of hve months across the Atlantic, which displayed in him a keen understanding of men and motives. A passenger discovered that he had been robl.)ed, and to the council, called to formulate some plan liy which to discover the thief, Mr. Darrah proposed that straws be prepared to the number of souls on board the vessel, and that each one should draw and that the one wdio obtained the longest straw should be deemed the thief. This unique jilan decided the matter; the thief, in his anxiety to escape the longest straw, bit off a jiarl of his own, making it the only short one in the Inmch, for they were originally all of one length. Consec|uently, the thief was caught and ducked.

William 1 )arrah was accompanied to America l)y his lirother Rol)ert and his sister Jane, the latter of whom married William Gow and resided near Martin's Ferry. Mr. Darrah removed his family to St. Clairsville al)out 1844, wdiere he engaged for some time in a Imtchering business, and was later appointed postmaster liy President Pierce through Governor Shannon, wdio \vas then Congressman, keeping the office in connection with a grocery business in which he continued until his retirement from activity, dying in November, 1870, aged 72 vears. His wife, wlio was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, sundved until August, 1872, dying at the age of 66 years. Mr. Darrah w^as a man of fine irhvsical ]:iresence. weighing some 300 pounds, and of ]deasant, genial disposition, capal)le of winning attached friends. P>y a former marriage he had two sons and a daughter Iiorn to him, wdiile nine sons were born to his latter union wdth the mother of our subject. These rvere: John, deceased, the father of D. H. Darrah, ex-postmaster of P>ellaire, of whom extended mention may be found in another part of this volume: Robert, ^Yho has been deceased some 20 years;

Walter, who resides at St. Clairsville; William, who resides at Martin's Ferry; Barton, who died at the age of 65 years; James FT; David, of St. Clairsville; Wilson Shannon, who died at the age of five years, and Alexander, wdio resides at St. Clairsville.

James H. Darrah was about seven years of age when his parents located in St. Clairsville, and it was in this place that he was mainly educated. He assisted his father for six years in the post office, and from 1861 to 1865 he served as deputy sherifl:, under Sheriff George H. Umstead, and then was made deputy auditor under R. M. Clark, who was auditor of Belmont County, remaining in this office for four years and eight months. In December, 1872, he removed to Bellaire, bringing his family to this city in January, 1873, since which time it has been their home. For the past 21 years they have resided in their comfortable residence at No. 3744 Belmont street, which Mr. Darrah erected about 1881. After coming to Bellaire, Mr. Darrah liecame a member of the clerical force of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and continued with that great corporation for 28 years. Since 1900 he has been connected with the steel works.

In 1863 IMr. Darrah was married to Lydia A. Taggart, wdio ivas born in Belmont County, a daughter of John and Nancy Taggart, the former pf whom, a native of Belmont County, followed farming all his life and died August 18, 1895, aged 87 years, a son of a native of Tyrone, Ireland. Mrs. Taggart died in 1893, aged 81 years. Both were sadly missed, as they were highly esteemed by many friends and beloved by tlieir surviving children. The record of the brothers and sisters of Mrs. Darrah is as follows; Joseph R., now a resident of St. Peters- I)urg, Florida, who was at one lime prominent in Illinois, where he served two terms as sheriff of his county: Catherine, who died in infancy: Atwell, who is deceased: James H., who is a grain dealer in Illinois; Mrs. Mary Morrison, of St. Clairsville, and Mrs. Agnes D. Roberts, deceased, her husband re- siding in Minneapolis, IMinnesota. Five children were born to Mr. and Airs. Darrah, all of whom have passed away; Flarry, Jesse. Charles and Florence d}dng in infancy, and Mary L., the eldest daughter, in December, 1899. She was a lady who was well known to the citizens of Bellaire, having served three years in the post office under D. W. Cooper and D. H. Darrah, and was universally loved for her amiable manner and beautiful womanly character.

In politics Air. Darrah is a Democrat, although not an active politician. Both he and his wife belong to the First Presbyterian Church. It has been a pleasant custom of the members of the Darrah family in this locality to hold yearly reunions, and these gatherings have assembled for the past two years at Wheeling Park.

AIRS. HARRIET B. PATTERSON, a well-known and most highly esteemed resident and property owner of Pease township, Belmont County, Ohio, was born at Biddge^ port, Ohio, in 1839, a daughter of Dr. John G. and Alary (Howard) Affleck, and the widow of the late B. C. Patterson, who passed away at his home in Pease township in 1900 at the age of 73 years.

No history of Belmont County would be complete without mention of the Howard family, which for integrity, industry and high principles has not been excelled by any other. Horton Howard, the maternal grandfather of Airs. Patterson, was born-in England, and with his brother John, whose descendants still reside in Colerain township, Belmont County, came to America in 1796, after the close of the Revolutionary War, and, attracted by the mild climate and fertility of the soil, settled in North Carolina. There, however, they found slavery existing under conditions which made them look farther for permanent homes. Horton Howard was a Quaker preacher, plain and unassuming, a man of peace, and when he settled in Colerain township, about 1799, the few wandering Indians became his friends and the orchards he planted and the buildings he erected never suffered from their depredations. One of these orchards still produces fruit, and a substantial barn is utilized by the Starbuck family, which now own a large part of the land he first located, when he was one of the first settlers in Colerain township, Belmont County. He married Hannah Hastings, of Delaware, and they later moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he died in 1832, conducting a land office at that time, disposing of his large holdings. His children were: Alary, the mother of Airs. Patterson, born in 1809, died in 1891; Airs. Sarah Forrer; Horton, who at one time conducted a newspaper at St. Clairsville; Joseph; and John, who became a lawyer at Da}'ton, Ohio.

In 1837 Alary Howard was married to Dr. Affleck and they located in Bridgeport, where the physician had a large practice and became an honor to his profession. He died there in 1877, aged 75 years. The four children born to Dr. and Airs. Affleck were: Harriet B., who was born in 1839: Howard, born in 1840, who was killed at the battle of Shiloh during the Civil War, a youth of but 21 years; Edward, born August 23, 1843, ^ well-known railroad man, having been division agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for some years, is now engaged in the coal business at Toledo - -he married Laura Walkup, of Columbus, and they have these children, - Howard, Florence, Rankin and Edward, Jr; and Alary, who was born in 1849, married J. Frank Sharp, of Bridgeport, and they now reside at Buffalo, New York.

On Sept. 30, 1858, Harriet B. Affleck was united in marriage with B. C. Patterson, who was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, but came to Belmont Countv later than 1840. Two sons were born to this union, namely: John G., who resides near his mother, and in September, 1882, married Alarv Heil, their children being Catherine, Harriet, Ralph, Alarjorie and Alary ATartha. Edward, the second son, resides with his mother, and with Ids l)rother, John G., carries on a very successful market and fruit business. Mrs. Patterson was given this fine farm of Ii6 acres by her father, and has resided here for 42 years. She is a valued member of the Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood. In early years Mr. Patterson was a druggist. Tn politics he was a Re]nd)lican, in private life a man of admirable traits, one who was devoted to his home and the welfare of his fandly.

MRS. MARTHA ASHENHURST, an esteemed resident of Pultney township, Belmont County, Ohio, is the widow of Rev. James Young Ashenhurst, who passed to his final rest in January, 1896.

Rev. Ashenhurst was born in Brown County. Ohio, in 1818, and first came to Belmont County in 1844, remaining several months. He was educated principally at Franklin College, and was ordained a minister of the Gospel in 1845. first charge was the church at Roney's Point, Virginia, now in Ohio County, West Virginia. After eight years of faithful service at that point his next field of labor was at Dalton, Wayne County, Ohio, after which he was stationed at Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio, and subsequently spent five years in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He remained there until about 1877, when he retired from the ministry to the farm, where our subject now resides. The closing years of his life were spent in the pursuits of farm life and at his death he was sincerely mourned.

Mrs. Ashenhurst, whose maiden name was Martha Johnson, was born in Pidtney township in 1822, and is a daughter of John and Jane (Gordon) Johnson, who were among the early settlers of Belmont Countv. The paternal grandfather of our subject, William Johnson, was an Irishman by birth, and after immigrating to this country located near Ydreeling, (West) Virginia, where he lived until cut off by death. About 1795 he married Martha Giffen, who was of Scotch nativity, and they had two children, John and James.

John Johnson, the father of our subject, was born in Virginia in 1800. He continued to reside in that State lurtil his mother married John Allen of Belmont County, Ohio, whither the family removed, locating on High Ridge, in Pultney township. He accumulated a large amount of land and in the early "fifties" he built the house now occupied by the subject of this narrative. There he I'esided until 1872, when he passed to his eternal rest. Three children were born to him and his wife, our subject being the eldest child. The others are James, who was born in 1823 and whose sketch also appears in this volume, and William, who was born in 1825 and came to his death in 1849 by drowning while bathing in Wheeling Creek.

The mother of our subject died in 1825, and the father was married twice after her death. In 1827 he was united with Nancy Pattison of West Virginia, and in 1854 he followed her to her grave also. Several years afterward he contracted a union with Mrs. Nancy (Nichol) McGaw, who died in 1899.

In 1844 subject was united in marriage with Mr. Ashenhurst, and their union was blessed with nine children, as follows: John J., of New Wilmington, where he edits the "Globe": Mrs. Margaret

Niece of Bellaire, Ohio; Mrs. Mary Dunns, also of New Wilmington; James O.. a missionary among the Indians, located at Simnasho, Oregon; Etta, who is still at home; Mrs. Flora Golden of Moline, Illinois. Nannie and William J. died after reaching maturity, and Elizabeth died when but four months old.

Mrs. Ashenhurst owns a fine 200-acre farm, which she manages in a most capable manner. The politics of the family were in unison with the old line Whigs, later with the anti-slavery party, and then became Republican. and at the present time the family are Prohibitionists. They ha\^e a wide acquaintance throughout the county, and no

WILLIAM NICHOL, a representative farmer of Belmont County, Ohio, has a fine home in section 2, Pultney township, and devotes much time to stock raising. He is a descendant of one of the pioneer families of Belmont County, and was born April 24, 1830, on McMechen's Creek, near Stewartsville, in Richland township.

Thomas Nichol, the great-great-grandfather of our subject, was a native of County Derry, Ireland. He was a descendant of one of seven brothers who sought refuge in that country, fleeing from Scotland on account of religious persecutions. He married Isabelle Cooke, and their son, John Nichol, lived in the same home on Nichol's Hill. John Nichol married Martha Love. Their son, John Nichol, married Anna Woodburn, and with his wife .immigrated to the United States in 1789. They first settled in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, but subsequently removed to Westmoreland County in the same State. About the year 1800 they moved farther west and located in Colerain township, Belmont County, Oliio. Their son, William Nichol, Sr., was the father of our subject.

William Nichol, Sr., was born in 1789 and died in 1855. He married Harriet Mitchell, who was born in 1789 and died in 1870, many years after the death of her husband. Numerous children were born to this worthy couple, our subject being the youngest one of the six who lived to mature years. Other members of the family are: Thomas M.. Nancy, John, Jemima Jane and Harriet. Thomas M. Nichol was born in 1817 and died in September, 1896, at Uniontown, Wheeling township. He married Margaret Creamer, whose death occurred a few months previous to that of her husband, during February of the same year. They reared a family of six sons and one daughter, who for the most part have their residences in Wheeling township. Nancy Nichol was born in 1818, and June I, 1898, marks the date of her death. She was twice married, and is survived by two sons and one daughter. Her first husband was William McGaw, and her second, John Johnson. John Nichol was born in 1820. His death took place in 1888. His widow, whose maiden name was Jean Robb, is still living, being at the present writing a resident of Monmouth, Illinois. Jemima Jane Nichol was born in 1825 and is also a resident of Monmouth, Illinois. She married James Boyd, deceased since 1878, and she has three daughters, all of whom are residents of Illinois. Harriet Nichol was born in June, 1827, and died quite recently, August 20, 1902. She was the wife of T. J. King of Richland township.

William Nichol was reared and educated in his native township, which continued to be his home until October, 1872, when he purchased his present home in Pultney township, previously known as the Kelsey farm. This farm is finely located and contains 115 acres. Mr. Nichol has added many substantial improvements to the place, and his home farm is conceded by many to be among the finest in the county. In addition, he owns another fine farm in Richland township, near Franklin station, which he leases.

united in marriage with Nancy NefI of Richland township, where her birth took place in 1839. Six children blessed this union, as follows: Isaiah, Minnie E., Mary N., Dorcas Anne, Elmer W. and Della Rhea. Isaiah was born July 10, 1839. married Ella Alexander of St. Clairsville Junction, Ohio, and they have two children, MagHe Estella, born September 23, 1888, and Mary Alta, born September 14, 1890. Minnie E. was born August 6, 1862, and resides at home, as do also her sisters, Mary N., born in August, 1863, and Della Rhea, born Eebruary 7, 1883, and her brother, Elmer W., who was born September 9, 1876. Dorcas Anne was born Uctol)er 13, 1870. She married Rev. E. M. Tliompson of Crawfordsville, Iowa, and they have one child, Helen Frances, whose birth occurred January 20, 1901.

In politics Mr. Nichol is a firm Democrat and does all he can in a legitimate way to advance the interests of that party. He and his wife have the g'ood will and respect of all whio know them and are faithful members of the United Presbyterian Church.

JOHN COLPITTS, senior member of the firm of Colpitts & Boswell, stonecutters and marble and granite goods manufacturers, of Barnesville, Ohio, has by his energy, faithful w^ork and square dealing, assisted in building up one of the largest and most successful industries of this kind in the Ohio Valley The statuary and monuments sent out from the establishment cannot l)e surpassed for excellence of workmanship, and have won for the firm a reputation far and near. Mr. Colpitts' early start in this line has undoubtedly helped him greatly in making a success of his business. Born in England in 1851, a son of Thomas and Mary A. (Thornburn) Colpitts, he comes of a family of stonecutters.

Thomas Colpitts w'as especially proficient in this trade, having follow^ed it almost continuously throughout his mature life. Born in England, he there received careful rearing somewdrat Ireyond the ordinary. Early displaying artistic and mechanical ability, he w'as placed in a marble-cutter's shop and there learned the trade wdrich he afterward made his life work. Upon reaching manhood he opened a shop of his owm and carried on a successful business in his own country for some time. In 1856, however , desiring to better his fortunes, he came to the LTnited States, and after a short residence in the East made his w^av to Ohio and located at Barnesville in t8sq. Here he opened a shop and engaged in the tombstone business. Being an excellent workman, he established a large trade, which he here continued for the rest of his life. He died in 1880. During his early manhood he married Mary A. Thornburn, and they had eight children. Mrs. Colpitts died in 1894.

John Colpitts w^as but five years old when his parents came to this country and eight years of age when they settled in Barnesville, and he is largely a product of this thriving city. Here he received his early mental training, and in his father's shop, which he entered in his youth, his preparation for the work which he has since so ably and continuously performed. In 1875 industry with which he is connected was established and as it was in his line upon starting in life for himself, he purchased an interest in the business. The composition of the firm has since changed somewhat, and in 1887 Mr. Colpitts took in as a partner Nathan M. Boswell, with whom he has since continued in partnership. The business is a large one and consists mainly of the manufacture of marble and granite monuments and fine statuary. Most exquisite work is turned out.

In 1888 Mr. Colpitts married Mary M. Bundy, daughter of Nathan Bundy, and they have had one child, Clifford B. The family are all active in religious circles and members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Colpitts is a man w'hose word carries much weight in his community, and as a Democrat he is especially influential in local politics. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.

EDWARD T. PETTY, who is one of the oldest practicing attorneys of Barnesville, Ohio, and one of the leading men of the city, was born on September 26, 1843, in Noble (formerly Monroe) County, Ohio. He is a son of Jesse L. and Elizabeth (Thomas) Petty. The father was born in Virginia, located in Ohio in 1811, and followecl an agricultural life until his death, in 1887. The mother passed away in 1883. They were the parents of seven children.

Stewart Watt

Edward T. Petty was reared on a farm and j obtained his mental training in the common ; schools. When but i8 years of age he enlisted in the early part of i86i in the noted 42nd Reg., Oliio Vol. Inf., which was under the command of the lamented President Gar- j field. Three years later, at the expiration of his term of service, he re-enlisted in the 5th ! United States Veteran Corps (Hancock's), j with which he continued in all of its battles | and campaigns until it was finally mustered out in the spring of 1866. Immediately following his army experience Mr. Petty became a teacher and followed this profession for six years, in the meantime reading law. This resulted in his admission to the bar in ! the spring of 1877, and he began the prac- 1 tice of law in Barnesville, Ohio, in June, ' 1879. In 1884 Mr. Petty formed a legal [ partnership with Judge Smith, of St. Clairs- | ville, the firm style being Petty & Smith. During the greater part of the continuance of this partnership Mr. Petty served as city attorney, and he firmly established himself ! as one of the able advocates of Belmont County.

i\Ir. Petty married Rebecca E. kliller, the accomplished daughter of Eliza Miller, of Muskingum County, Ohio. The offspring of this union was one son, who is now largely interested in the Guffy Oil Company in Texas; one daughter, who is the wife of J.

A M. O'Donnell, and two daughters, who are at home. In church relations the family are Methodists. Eraternally, Mr. Petty has long been connected with the klasonic bodies and with the Grand Army of the Republic since its organization. In politics he is a zealous Republican and a leader in his party.

STEWART WATT, general superintendent and one of the members of the firm i comprising the AVatt Mining Car Wheel Company, of Barnesville, Ohio, an inventor of ability and a successful man of business, is also a leading citizen in the public, religious and social life of the city of his

The birth of Mr. W'att took place in Harrietsville, Ohio. June 21, 1846, and he was reared and educated both in Noble and Alonroe counties. Until he was 17 years old he remained at home, engaged in farm work, but in the spring of 1863 he came to Barnesville, where his father, the late Joseph Watt, and his brother, the late James H. \Wtt, were engaged in a foundry business, and entered as an employee, in 1867 becoming a partner, when the firm name became J. H. V'att & Brothers. A practical mechanic and a young man of inventive genius, his activity was constantly in. the line of improvement, and in the invention of the selfoiling mining car wheel he not only gained reputation for himself and brother, James H. W'att, with whom he was associated, but also gave an impetus to the foundry business, which later was developed into the V att iMining Car Vdreel Company; he was then made superintendent of the works. James H. and Stewart Watt secured the first patent on November 2, 1880. and our subject immediately went upon the road, introduring the car wheel into many States, with unexpected and flattering success. Up<on his return he took charge of the shops of the foundry, and in his capable, efficient manner has regulated a business of enormous volume, which now has penetrated into almost every part of the globe and is a part of the invasion which foreign lands have begun to fear from American captains of industry and their products. IMr. Watt with his able brother, the late James H. Wtt, was the patentee of 14 patents which are made use of in the construction of the car wheels in this foundry, some of which patents cover the English field.

In 1868 Air. AATtt was united in marriage with Anna AT Bundy, daughter of Ezekiel Bundv, one of the highly respected citizens of AA'arren township, and six children were l:)orn to this union, namely; Forrest H., who is employed as a manager in the foundry;

Daisy H., who married W. K. Pendleton, a noted minister of the Christian Church; William E. and Walter G., both of whom are in school; an infant that died a babe; and Olga M., whose death occurred on November 9, 1895, a beautiful young woman of 22 years, whose decease cast a shadow over the city's social circles. She was a graduate of the High School and w^as gifted in many ways, being particularly accomplished in the art of china painting, many exquisite samples of her work being treasured by relatives and friends. The religious connection of Mr. Watt and family is with the Presbyterian Church. Pie is advanced in Masonry and is a charter member of Warren Lodge, Knights of Pythias.

Mr. Watt has been too deeply absorbed in business to find time to accept offices of great responsibility, although his prominence in the Republican party and his eminent fitness are generally recognized, but he has served in the City Council for more than 10 years, during this time advocating strenuously the paving of the streets, he being the first member of the Council to present this subject before that body. He is the owner of considerable real estate in the city, and wdth his brother, Janies PL, erected 20 houses; he has done much for the permanent improvement of Barnesville. At the death of James H. Watt our subject was made jiresident of the Belmont-Monroe Reunion Association.

THOMAS S. ROSENGRANT, M. D. d he medical profession is worthily represented in Barnesville, Ohio, by men of ability, great skill and trained experience, and prominent among these is Dr. Thomas S. Rosengrant, who was born in Oxford township,- Guernsey County, Ohio, and was one of a family of seven children of George L. and Deborah fWilkins) Rosengrant. The former was born and reared in Guernsey County, Ohio, where he became an extensive

The early life of the Doctor was spent on his father's farm, where he was born January -5) 1857- PTere, among rural surroundings, he attained manhood and acquired a good common-school education. This was supplemented by a course in Scio College, from which institution he graduated with great credit. His reading of medicine was followed under the direction of Dr. James E. Taylor, of Richmond, Indiana, preparatory to his entrance into Starling Meclical College at Columbus, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1883. Dr. Rosengrant then took a postgraduate course in medicine and surgery at the Chicago Medical College and at the Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He acquired experience by attending the hospitals of these cities, and, when prepared to begin his life work, settled in Barnesville, Ohio, July 9, 1900. Although his residence has been but a short one in this city, it has been one of encouraeement and success, his capacity having been recognized both by the public and his brother practitioners.

Dr. Rosengrant married Ada E. Jones, a daughter of A¥illiam Jones, of Belmont County. The Doctor is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Odd Fellows, and is highly valued in his association with the Ohio State Medical Association and the American Medical Association. His political connection is with the Republican party, and he is actively interested in the success of its measures and the spread of its principles. With his wife he belongs to the Methodist Church, to which he liberally contributes. Plis offices are located in the Bradfield Block in Barnesville, one of the most convenient and appropriate situations for a rising young physician.

Thomas Colpitts was born in England, and there learned the trade of stone carver. He also had the superintendence of extensive building operations, which he continued later in the United States, where he settled in 1857. Until 1859 he resided in Washington. D. C., then moved to Barnesville, Ohio, where he resided until his death, in 1880. His widow survived him until 1896.

George A. Colpitts entered upon the study of law under the able instructions of W. R. Talbot, and in 1890 was admitted to the bar of Belmont County. He formed a partnership with Mr. Talbot, which continued for four years. During 1898, 1899 and 1900 Mr. Colpitts served the public in the capacity of city solicitor, having been elected b}^ the Republican party, of which he is an active member. His fraternal associations are with the K. of P., the B. P. O. E. and the Masons.

With his two younger sisters Mr. Colpitts occupies a cozy and comfortable residence in Barnesville, where all are most highly esteemed. As a rising man the subject of this sketch is well known, and his interest is pronounced in regard to the promotion of enterprises which promise to benefit the city. He is well qualified as a lawyer and has a large and constantly increasing patronage.

CHARLES M. ROBITZER, the junior member of the firm of Williams & Robitzer, flour, feed, meal and grain millers, of Barnesville. Ohio, is one of the progressive, energetic and successful young business men of this city. The birth of TIr. Robitzer occurred January 5, 1875, in Kentucky. He is a son of Frederick and Louisa D. H. ''Hinkey) Robitzer. Our subject's mother died the same year that he was born.

Erederick Robitzer was born in Germany and came when a young man in the early "fifties" to the United States, where he followed the trade of a painter. Landing in

New York, he went from there to Cincinnati and thence to Kentucky, and moved after the death of his wife to Terre Haute, Indiana. where he now resides. Mr. and Mrs. Robitzer had a family of eight children, five of whom survive.

Charles M. Robitzer was the youngest of his parents' family, and never knew a mother's tender care. His mental training was obtained in the common schools. He early developed business instincts, and in his endeavor to became a wage earner and to assist his father, learned the barber's trade. As he grew to manhood, however, his inclinations led him to become a millwright, and when the occasion presented itself he became deeply interested in the milling business.

In 1881 the firm of Carter, Beardmore & Wiesiner built a large flouring mill on lots 63 and 64 in Barnesville, which it operated for several years. Subsequently, the mill became the property of John Wiesiner. who disposed of it to klr. Bonnell. On February 14, 1894, Mr. Bonnell lost the mill by fire, and afterward partially replaced it. W. H. Bentley and E. E. McKeever completed the work. The death of the latter in 1897 and of the former in 1898 placed the property in the hands of their respective widows, by whom it was leased for a short time to R. G. Hogue. On February 24, 1900, this propertv, known as the City Mill, was purchased by the young firm of Williams & Robitzer. Since that time the business has prospered and has continuallv advanced in importance. Much rebuilding and remodeling was necessary in order to place the plant in first-class condition, and new machinery was installed at a cost of $2,000. The entire plant has a valuation of from $12,000 to $15,000, and it has a capacity of 75 barrels per day. All modern methods of milling are in use, and the product is held to be entirelv satisfactory bv the citizens of Barnesville and the farmers in the vicinity. The business methods of the firm are also of an honest and fair character, and personally its members are men of integrity.

On June 3, 1902, Mr. Robitzer was united in niarriag'c with Pearl 1. Dye, the accomplished daughter of Thompson W. Dye, who is a well known mechanic, ddie subject of this sketch and his wife are valued members of the Presbyterian Church. Fraternally Mr. Robitzer is a Mason'. Politically he acts with the Republican party.

THOMAS G. MOORE, postmaster of IMrnesville, Ohio, is one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens of the place, his long term of mail service having made him familiar to the community, while it has served to thoroughly educate him in every detail of the work. For many years Mr. Moore's chief interest has centered in the perfection of the ])ostal system under his care.

ddie birth of Mr. Moore occurred in Warren townshi]), P)elmont County, and he is a son of Thomas G. and Mary (Staggs) Moore. The father was horn in Kirkwood, Ohio, October 9, 1824. There he engaged in farming until his death. July 31, 1891. The mother survived until November 13, 1898.

The subject of this sketch attended the public schools and ]:>repared himself for a business career by taking a thoroitgh commercial course. While still a youth he was employed in the mail service on the Vandalia Railroad and continued thus for 18 months, when he resigned to accept a clerical position in a drug store in Barnesville, where he remained for three and a half years.

About this time Mr. Moore was appointed assistant postmaster at P)arnesville, and continued in that capacity for iij years. On May 4, 1900, he succeeded Postmaster Hillis, and has proven one of the most acceptable officials this citv has ever had. He introduced rural mail delivery and has four employees under his supervision. Mr. Moore gives his whole time and attention to his office. His system has met with the approval of the citizens, and they esteem an official so

Mr. Moore married Eva M. Marks, who is a daughter of Samuel Marks and a native of Ohio. The two children horn to this union are Carrie M. and Ralph M. Mr. Moore is a member of the Odd Fellows. He is a stanch supporter of the Republican party.

J. W. GARBER, secretary and treasurer of the Enameled Steel Tile Company, of Bellaire, Ohio, has long been known in Belmont County for his efficient service in connection with railroad work. He was horn and reared at Cambridge, Ohio, and his first work was done in the transportation and traffic departments of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. In 1886 he moved to Bellaire and accepted the position of night clerk, his close attention to business and his reliability promoting him r?ipidly through all the desks to that of chief clerk, cashier and agent.

In 1899 Mr. Garber was called to Martin's Ferry with the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railway, and he built up business at that point in the same capable manner that had made his work so satisfactory previously. When this road was consolidated with the Baltimore & Ohio our subject was proffered a responsible position at Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on the main line, hut he declined and severed his relations on account of his pleasant home and many friends being in Bellaire. The enterprise with which Mr. Garber is so prominently associated is a comparatively new one in Bellaire, organized in June, 1902, by J. W. Garber, James F. DuBois, William H. Landkrohn, W. S. Heatherington and James F. Anderson, incorporators. The officers of the company are men of standing and worth in the community, namely: James F. DuBois, president; E. J. A. Drennen, of Martin's Ferry, vice-president; J. W. Garber, secretary and treasurer; William H. Landkrohn, manager of the factory and the practical man of the plant. This business will be conducted for the manufacture of enameled steel tile, to take the place of the ordinary clay tile now in general use, and the number of beautiful designs thus made possible is almost unlimited. This is to be used for ceilings, wainscoting, hearths, mantels, etc. The ceiling tile will be manufactured 1 6 inches scj^uare and the manner of fastening together has been patented, and a wide business field is open in this line alone. It is claimed for this tile that it is non-crazing, fully as serviceable as the old tile and accepts a much more beautiful finish. The substantial building located between 2/th and 28th and Water streets, known as the "old tobacco warehouse," has been purchased by the company and fitted with appropriate machinery, and work will probably be commenced in the fall of 1902. Many orders have already been received for their product. Mr. Garber was one of the promoters of this company, and the enterprise bids fair to become one of Bellaire's successful industries.

L. F. WILSON, who is widely known through Barnesville and Belmont County as a successful florist, has been located in this city since 1864. He is a native of Ohio, was born in Freeport, Harrison County, on January 29, 1858, and is one of a family of six children of William C, and Esther (Faucett) Wilson.

William C. Wilson was also born in Ohio, and was a resident of Freeport for many years. He moved to Barnesville about 1864. He was one of the charter members of the First National Bank, and served as its first cashier. At one time he was also an extensive merchant in this city% and also while a resident of Freeport. Ohio. He was a highly regarded member of the Society of Friends at Barnesville. In 18^2 he married Esther Faucett, a native of Columbiana County, Ohio, and a descendant of one of the prominent families of Salem. Mrs. Wilson died in i886.- His lamented death occurred in April, 1867. His marriage resulted in the following children: Charles, Frank

The early mental training of L. F. Wilson was acquired in the common schools of his native place and Barnesville. His interests have always centered in his present delightful business, in which he embarked on his own account in 1887. From small beginnings he has built it up until his trade extends over a wide area, and his name in connection with his products is known very familiarly throughout Belmont County. With Mr. Wilson his business is an absorbing one, and in its pursuance he has devoted little time to outside matters. His present residence and greenhouses cover a space of four and a half acres, while his collection of rare and valuable plants in two of the rooms is valued at $2,000. His florist business includes all branches of the work, and he continually supplies the greater part of the critical flower buyers iir Barnesville. A visit to his beautiful houses is a treat to lovers of flowers, and a pleasure to those who are even indifferent.

On October 19, 1887, Mr. Wilson was married to Flora M. Fowler, who is a daughter of James Fowler, a representative citizen of Barnesville. This union has resulted in three children, - Mary^ E., William F. and Anna G. Mr. Wilson affiliates with the Republican party, although not in the attitude of an office-seeker, and his fraternal association is with Warren Lodge, No. 76, Knights of Pythias. He is financially interested in the Home Building & Loan Association, and assists in every way in the development of Barnesville as an educational and business center, and as a city' where the highest type of home life is possible. i\Irs. Wilson is a member of the Methodist Church. She and her husband are held in high esteem. They number many' warm friends in this city', and enjoy' the opportunity to tender them a gracious hospitality'.

ROBERT J. POLLOCK, one of the oldest and most substantial citizens of Wheeling' township, Belmont County, Ohio, is a native of the Buckeye State, born in Short Creek township, Harrison County, on Christmas Day, 1824. His parents were John and Agnes (Hays) Pollock, the former of whom was born either in Washington or Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1795, a son of Samuel Pollock, probably of Scotch- Irish ancestry.

John Pollock immigrated to Ohio in 1827- 28 and located in Lhhon township, Belmont County, purchasing his land from James Marquis, wdio had made but little improvement u])on it. Mr. Pollock w'as an energetic and industrious man, and in the course of time erected excellent buildings and cleared the land for cultivation. He had married Agnes Hays in Pennsylvania, and they became the parents of 14 children, as follows: Samuel, William, James (ist), Alexander, kol)ert J., Hannah J., Eleanor, John, James (2nd), Margaret, Mary, Calvin, Sarah R., and Agnes.

Robert J. Pollock has been a resident of Belmont County since he was four years old, and of Wheeling towmship since his 18th year, and has been identihed with its growth and development, especially in agricultural lines. His education was obtained in the district schools of his locality and also at a select school at Loydsville. Lor a number of years, in his early business life, he engaged in the manufacture of threshingf machines, rvhich were regarded as invaluable at that time, although they were built without the present fanning attachment. This was in the early days of harvesting machinery. In 1850, one year after marriage, he began farming and stock-raising, and in l^oth lines of agriculture has been eminently successful.

On December 5, 1849, Robert J. Pollock was married to Mary J. Rainey, daughtei of William Rainey, of Wheeling township, who died on October 24, 1882, having been j

A., Mary, James, and Agnes. William R., who is a farmer of Wheeling township, living near Shepherdstown, married first Jennie R. Neal and has one child. His second marriage was to Lizzie Watson. John is a prominent member of the bar of Belmont County, and resides in St. Clairsville, having one child. Emma married John L. Allen, has one child, and they reside near Crab Apple Church. Thomas A. married Belle Allen, and they reside near Eairpoint. Mary married James A. Ross, and they have three children and live near Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. James married Mabel Henderson, daughter of T. J. Henderson, and they have four children. He owns a fine farm, but resides with his father, and is operating the latter's farm. Agnes is her father's housekeeper, leaving school at the death of her mother. Mr. Pollock has given his children excellent educational advantages and has reared them in a home of comfort and refinement, affording them literary and cultured surroundings. Few residences in the township more completely fill the idea of a comfortable home than that occupied by our subject. It is modern in all of its appointments, and is surrounded with attractive grounds and appointments which Mr. Pollock's ample means have provided. Of quiet, refined, intellectual tastes, he takes much enjoyment in his library and current literature, and while never a politician, is an interested observer of public issues. His first vote was cast for Stephen A. Douglas for president, and later for John C. Fremont, and now gives his support to the Republican party. He has served as director of the County Infirmary, but has refused other offices, although so well cpialified to hold them. A strain of Scotch blood not only is observable in his keen gray eyes and rugged physique, but also in his adherence to the faith of the Presbyterian Church, in i which he was reared. He is an elder in the

James H. Watt

Although Mr. Pollock has passed his 75th birthday, it is only by *the written record that it can be believed, his erect figure and alert movements, his interest and usefulness in his locality, his superior judgment in matters of business, all giving him the appearance of a man of not more than 50 years. It has been more than once remarked that his personal appearance reminds many of Salmon P. Chase, that distinguished son of Ohio, while others see in his mild and gentle face a notable resemblance to no less a personage than Horace Greeley. Few citizens of Belmont County more completely represent its best element.

Jx\i\IES H. WATT. It is possible for the careful student of political economy and human achievement to select in every community individuals who have risen above their fellows, not on account of environment, but rather in spite of it. Such was the case with the late James H. Watt. The indomitable spirit which conquered early disadvantages was the motive power which made of him the manufacturing magnate he finally became, and changed the obscure little village foundry into one of the great centers of activity in its line, with its products welcomed in every part of the civilized globe.

The birth of James H. Watt took place at Batesville, Noble Count^^ Ohio, August ii, 1839. He grew to manhood in Noble and Monroe counties, Malaga being the scene of his most anxious efforts to fit himself for the vocation of teacher. In 1862, after teaching in the country schools, he accompanied his brother, Stewart, to Barnesville, Belmont County, and during the 39 years vouchsafed him of life thereafter he was identified with affairs in Barnesville and vicinity, which in many- cases materially affected the character and fortunes of some of her greatest enterprises.

In the year 1862, in association with his respected father, the late Joseph Watt, our subject started in a small way in a foundry business, in a small building located in Barnesville, on Church street. The business so modestly started grew in strength and importance, and in 1865 the style was given to the public as the firm of J. H. Watt & Brother, John W. Watt having become a member. In 1867 this firm name was changed to J. H. Watt & Brothers, Stewart Watt then entering the firm. The business was inaugurated for the manufacture of stoves and castings, and the output continued thus for a period of 18 years. In 1880 a patent secured by James H. and Stewart Watt on a self-oiling mining car wheel (with 13 other patents) caused additional business and change in manufacture, resulting in 1882 in the formation of the Watt Mining Car Wheel Company, of which James H. Watt was made the president. The influx of outside trade, which the adoption of the above-named patent brought to the company, necessitated the enlargement of the buildings, and in 1890 and 1891 new buildings were erected, covering all the available space on the old site; as increased facilities were needed, a large tract of land was secured in the northeast part of the city, where a huge structure of stone, brick and steel represents the manufacturing plant of the company, which in 1862 could easily be accommodated in one dingy room. That this wonderful growth and development can be attributed to the master mind of James H. Watt, his brothers, the present owners and managers, are the first to declare. He was the oldest of a family of gifted business men, and his energy and business faculty, combined with a sureness of judgment and tenacity of purpose, guided the great enterprise through the shoals of its earlier existence into the calm waters of success. At his death the business was reorganized with the election of the following officers: R. Ross Watt, president and general manager: John W. Watt, vice-president and treasurer; P.

Watt, superintendent. This company, which stands as a monument to the aljility of the late James 11. Watt, is the largest industry of its kind in the United States, and its products are in demand all over the world.

(4n December 30, 1875, James 11. Watt was united in marriage with Elizabeth Adams, and this union was blessed with four children - Anna M., Mary, Clyde A. and H. Huston - who, with his widow, still survive. 'J'he death of Mr. Watt took place May 2, 1902, in riiiladelphia, Pennsylvania. The obsequies were conducted according to the beautiful ritual of the Masonic fraternity, with which he had been connected for 34 years, and a touching testimonial to his place in the estimation of his employees and the imblic was given by the presence of the latter in great numbers, and also of the teachers and pupils of the High School, all anxious to show their grief for one whose efforts had so long l)een directed to the betterment of industrial conditions and educational advancement. Mr. Watt was also a Knight of Pythias, fjeing a charter member of Warren Lodge and one of its interested promoters. .Mthough his name had never been placed u])on the rolls of the Presl)yterian Church, his life was connected with that religious body by services in many positions and constant attendance. His advocacy was sincere and his support to be relied upon for every measure of religion, education or worthy enterprise which came to his notice, and his private benefactions exceeded his public ones.

Although absorbed in the business which his great plant brought to him constantly, Mr. WTtt was also interested in other enterprises which caused growth in his city. During the greater part of the time of its existence he was an active member of the Warren Gas & Oil Comj^any, and served as its president for several years preceding the sale of its lands to the Union Gas Company. He aided in various ways in the development of the oil fields in this region and was interested in valuable holdings in the new field south of Barnesville. He was one of the organizers of the Barnesville Glass Company, of which he was a director for a number of years. He was also president of the Greenmount Cemetery Association for many years; this office he was holding at the time of his death. He served as the first president of the Barnesville Canning Company and was one of the chief investors in the establishing of the People's National Bank of Barnesville. Mr. Watt never sought public office, but served several terms in the City Council, his sound judgment and practical wisdom making him a valuable member of that body. He assisted greatly in organizing the Belmont-A'Ionroe Reunion Association, was its first president, and much of its success was due to his efforts. The employees of the Watt Mining Car Wheel Company testify to his personal interest in them and their affairs, and acknowledge that mainly through his encouragement many of them own their own homes and are accumulating means. One trait of Mr. Watt still deserves mention in this all too brief memorial, and that was his memory of past favors and of the friends of his earlier years. No change in fortune or accession of riches changed a nature which was manly and true to the core.

JOHN AHNTIER, of Wheeling township, Belmont County, is one of those enterprising men who have devoted their energies to the development of the agricultural resources of this section. For fully 40 years he has worked on his present attractive farm, each year making new improvements and introducing some progressive measure in his farming, so that his place is now one of the best paying pieces of property in the vicinity.

Mr. Mintier was born near the Pine Fork Church, in Jefferson County, Ohio, June 13, 1827, and when quite young moved with his parents to Hammondsville. There in the public schools he procured his education, developing habits of industry and self-reliance, which have followed him through life. After leaving school there, he entered upon the active duties of life, remaining in the place until he was 26 years old. He then moved to Guernsey County, where for two years he continued his labors. Believing he might better his fortunes by making a decided change, he next moved to the State of Iowa, where he remained for five years, earning for himself and family a comfortable living, and laying by a little something for a rainy day. In 1862, however, he returned to Ohio, and here in Wheeling township, Belmont County, invested his savings in a farm which he considered a place worth having. Setting to work on it with energy and determination, he soon found he had not overestimated its value, as the land proved to be productive and the crops all that he could desire. He has from year to year opened new sections of it, and, as has been said, greatly improved it in many respects. He keeps himself well informed upon the latest methods of agriculture, and is considered one of the most progressive and at the same time practical farmers in the county. The farm embraces 102-J acres and is well stocked.

September 15, 1853, Mr. Mintier married Mary J. Henderson, one of 14 children born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Henderson, of Belmont County. Mrs. Mintier is a cultivated woman, who received a good common school education, and before her marriage taught school for a couple of terms. By this union they have had seven children, one of whom, an infant daughter, died when only three days old. Robert H., born in Guernsey County, Ohio, in 1856, married Agnes Anderson, and, about 22 years ago, went to Los Angeles, California, where he has since been engaged as a contractor and carpenter. He has one child. Martha, born in 1857, was married in 1880 to William Stiles. She died in Guernsey County. Ohio, in 1889. John,

I born in 1859, now a resident of Shepherdstown and engaged in the management [ of the home farm, married Lizzie Flowers and has one child. Park Nichol, born in 1861, now a resident of Bloomfield station, married Ella Hervey, and they have three children. Mary Elizabeth, born in 1865, who never married, is irow deceased. William Alexander, born in 1869, graduated from Franklin College in 1895, and from the U. P. Theological Seminary, at Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in 1898, and officiated as pastor of a church in Cochranton, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, until 1902, and is now living near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He married Pearl McCune, and they have had two children. iMr. Mintier and his wife are members of the L'nited Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a Republican.

THO^IAS and WILLIA^I CALVIN GILLESPIE, two of the most enterprising and wealthy agriculturists of Belmont County, now residing on a large and attractive farm in Vdreeling township, are there by intelligence and skillful management carrying on a most successful industry. Making a specialt}^ of raising sheep and thoroughbred cattle, they have in these lines met with the most gratifying results. Both were born on the farm next to the one on which they now reside, Thomas, November 25, 1847, AAhlliam Calvin, February 13. 1852. They are of Scotch-Irish descent and the sons of Robert and Eleanor (Barnes) Gillespie.

Thomas Gillespie, grandfather of William, was born in the north of Ireland in June. 1781. At an early date he came to America and settled in Pennsylvania. Later, however, he came to Ohio, and purchasing a 90-acre farm in Wheeling township, remained there for the rest of his life. He died September 20, 1849. 1803, while who lived near Woodsfield, in Monroe County, Ohio, and died there in 1880, married Louisa Henderson and they had nine chidren, six sons and three daughters. Belle, who died in 1887, married Thomas McFarland, a resident of Monroe County, Ohio, and they had seven children. Maria married James Ensley, who resides near Keene, in Coshocton County, Ohio, and they had six children. She died in 1890. Peggy (Margaret) married Thomas Culbertson, and resided in Guernsey County, near -Washington, Ohio. They had three children. She is now deceased. John lived in Shepherdstown and died there in 1892. Jane, deceased, resided near Caldvv^ell, in Noble County, Ohio, and was the wife of James Amos; they had four children. Louisa married William Barr and lived near Bellefontaine, in Logan County. Thomas married Belle Haverheld and resided in Jacobsburg, Belmont County, where he died in 1895. I'hey had four children.

Robert Gillespie, father of William Calvin, was born on the Belmont County homestead in January, 1821.- Following in the footsteps of his father, upon reaching manhood he made farming the business of his life, carrying on the industry in Belmont County. He married Eleanor Barnes, daughter of Peter Barnes, of Maryland. To Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie were born hve children. Of these, Joseph, born May 12, 1859, died of diphtheria, then an epidemic in the county, November 12, 1861, at the age of 12 years. John L., born November 25, 1854, a farmer and stock raiser near Harrisville, Ohio. Fie -vi married Louisa Green of Shepherdstown, daughter of John Green, and they have five children. Nancy J., born August 17, 1855, married George Lyle, a farmer and stock raiser of FTarrison County, Ohio, residing near New Athens. They have six children.