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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
A Standard History of
THE HANGING ROCK IRON REGION OF
OHIO
An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with the Extended
Survey of the Industrial and Commercial Development
Vol. II
ILLUSTRATED
Publishers - The Lewis Publishing Company
1916
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WORTH RAY, M. D.
Many of the men in the medical profession today are devoting
themselves in a large measure to the prevention of disease as
well as its cure. In this way their efficiency as
benefactors has extended much beyond the scope of the old
fashioned practice when the doctor was related to his patients
only as an individual. One of the able representatives of
such modern physicians, who has enjoyed special favor and
success as a physician and surgeon, is Dr. Worth Ray, now
practicing with a large clientage at Superior, Lawrence County.
Doctor Ray has served several of the state institutions,
is a member of the State Board of Health, and has a large
general practice as a physician and surgeon.
Worth Ray was born in Jackson Township of
Jackson County, Ohio, June 15, 1873, a son of Joseph M. and
Anna (Carter) Ray. His father was born at Chester in
Meigs County, Ohio, in 1829, spent his active career as a
farmer, and now lives in Jackson Township of Jackson County.
The mother was born in Belmont County, Ohio, in 1836. Four
of their eight children are living: Mary, now
Mrs. Thomas E. Harper of Jackson County; Wilder C.,
who married Gertrude Shockey and is a farmer on the old
homestead; Doctor Ray, and Edith M., who is
Mrs. O. L. Harper, her husband an engineer at Ironton, and
they have two children, Ruth B. and Marie E.
Dr. Worth Ray grew up in Jackson County, had a farm
as his early environment, and after completing the work of
public schools entered Starling Medical College at Columbus and
was graduated M. D. Mar. 25, 1897. His first practice was
at Omega in Pike County, and after two years he was appointed
assistant superintendent of the State Hospital at Athens during
1898-99. He was transferred in the same capacity to the
Cleveland State Hospital for four months, then practiced at
Coalton from the fall of 1899 to 1910, spent two years, 1910-12,
at Columbus, and since then has enjoyed a large practice at
Superior in Lawrence county. Doctor Ray is
physician and surgeon to the Superior Portland Cement Company,
is a member of the Jackson County Medical Society, the State
Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He
is a member of the State Board of Health and is vital health
officer of his county.
Doctor Ray is a Royal Arch Mason, and is in
politics a republican. For two terms he served as coroner
of Jackson County. His church is the Methodist.
Doctor Ray devotes all his time to his profession,
and outside of that his principal interests are in his home and
in outdoor recreation. Doctor Ray was
married Dec. 27, 1889, to Gertrude Morse, daughter
of George Morse of Middleport, Meigs County, Ohio.
They are the parents of three children: Joseph Morse Ray,
Wendell B. Ray, and one that died in infancy.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of
Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing
Company, 1916 - Page 1055 |
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FRED G. ROBERTS.
The bar of Lawrence County has one of its ablest members in
Fred G. Roberts, who has been in practice at Ironton since
1910 and has the further distinction of being the only, democrat
ever elected to the office of probate judge in Lawrence County.
He began, like so many successful professional men, his
career as a teacher, and by hard work and by following his
ambition steadily finally perfected himself in the law, and now
holds a place in the front ranks of his profession at Ironton.
Fred G. Roberts was born at Waterloo, Lawrence
County, Aug. 18, 1880. His father, Joseph A. Roberts,
was born in Summers County, West Virginia, in 1843, and during
the great Civil War made a record as a soldier. Farming
has been his vocation, and he still lives at Waterloo. The
mother's maiden name was Amanda Hutchison, also a
native of Summers County, West Virginia, and she was born in
1847 and died in 1907. Their eight children were: Emma,
William H., May, Burton, Hudson, Fred G., Ernest and
Roanoke.
Fred G. Roberts as a boy lived on the farm and
attended the village schools of Waterloo, and subsequently
pursued his law course in the Cincinnati Law School. Eight
years of his life were spent in the school-room as a teacher,
and at the time of his mother's death he was ready to go away to
law school, but the loss of his mother and a sister about the
same time interfered with his plans, and he had to resume
teaching for a couple of years in order to secure the means for
a college course. In spite of handicaps and obstacles,
Mr. Roberts since his admission to the bar in 1910 has made
an unusually successful record, and his work has been
characterized by a thorough ability and an extreme fidelity to
the interests of all clients.
Mr. Roberts was married Oct. 12, 1911, to
Bertha C. Paul, daughter of Moses D. Paul, now living
retired at Ironton. They are the parents of one child,
Marjorie. Mr. Roberts and family attend the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics he is a democrat.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of
Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing
Company, 1916 - Page 716 |
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ARNO C. ROBISON.
Among those who have borne a substantial and helpful part in the
development and progress of the Hanging Rock Iron Region during
modern times, one deserving of special mention is Arno C.
Robison, of Ironton. An able and successful lawyer, a
former auditor of Lawrence County, a worker in public spirited
enterprise, and a citizen who has gained hosts of friends in
this section of the state.
Arno C. Robison was born in Monroe County, Ohio,
February 16, 1874, a son of James W. and Adaline M. (Stark)
Robison. His father was born in Noble County, Ohio, in
1836, and now lives retired in Proctorville, Lawrence County.
His career during his active years was that of school teaching
and farming. The mother, who was born in Jefferson County,
Ohio, in 1836, died in 1900. Their seven children are
briefly mentioned as follows: Lula B., now Mrs. C. W.
McClure, of Huntington, West Virginia; Mary E., a
teacher in Sharon, Pennsylvania; Margaret, a teacher at
Huntington, West Virginia; Ralph, a salesman in
Huntington, West Virginia; Arno C.; Chester T., a
bookkeeper for one of the lumber companies at Ironton; and
Etta, now Mrs. Konns, of Huntington, West
Virginia.
The early education of Arno C. Robison was
acquired at the common schools of Crown City, Ohio, and at
LaBelle, Ohio, and his higher training was at the Ohio Northern
University at Ada. Twelve years were spent in teaching,
and during six years of that time he was on the examining board.
His career as a teacher was followed by his election to the
office of county auditor of Lawrence County, and he was one of
the county officials at the time the present courthouse was
erected. It is the judgment of people well informed that
the business of the auditor's office was never better managed
than during the six years Mr. Robison had charge.
After leaving that office he entered the law department of the
Northern Ohio University at Ada, and continued his studies until
graduating LL. B. in 1911. Since then he has been in
active practice at Ironton, and his partner is J. L. Anderson,
the Nestor of the Lawrence county bar. His success as an
attorney has been due to his high standing as a citizen and
gentleman, his broad acquaintance over the county, and a
demonstrated ability for handling the intricate problems of the
law whether in office or before a jury.
Mr. Robison is a Knight Templar Mason, a
member of the Knights of Pythias, the Knights of the Golden
Eagle, both Lodge and Encampment of Odd Fellowship and the
Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Among his
business interests he is a stockhokler in the Marting
Iron & Steel Company, has stock in the Ironton Portland Cement
Company and in the Home Telephone Company. He is one of
the trustees of the sinking fund of the City of Ironton.
Politically his work has been with the republican party.
While at college he was a member of the Cadet Corps and in the
company which won the flag for being the best drilled company in
the entire corps. Mr. Robison and family
occupy one of the comfortable residences of Ironton, and his
other property holdings include 122 acres of improved farm land
in Rome Township of Lawrence County. He is assisting in
the development work which is transforming Lawrence County to a
fine fruit section by planting a large part of his land in fruit
trees.
Mr. Robison was married Apr. 20, 1899, at
Proctorville, Lawrence County, to Emma Eaton,
daughter of John Eaton, a farmer. They are
the parents of four children: James C., Dwight E., Jolin H.,
deceased, and Alice M.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of
Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing
Company, 1916 - Page 706 |
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