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1902

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  CHARLES ABBOTT, who was born in Prussia, Jan. 12, 1839, is a son of William and Mary (Dunsing) Abbott, who came to Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, in 1842, and soon afterward settled on a farm in Fearing township.  His mother was born in Germany, and came to this country with her husband and children.
     Charles Abbott located on his present farm in Marietta township, in 1895, and there he carries on general farming and stock raising, in which he is highly successful.  He is well known as a man of upright principles, of thrift and ability, and is looked upon as worthy of the highest esteem and confidence.
     He married Martha Wehrs, a daughter of Henry and Catherine WehrsHenry Wehrs died in Marietta, in 1891, at the advanced age of ninety years.  The subject of this sketch and his wife have reared eight children, as follows:  William, who married Mary Oliver, a daughter of Henry Oliver, of Pleasant Hill, Lawrence township, and has one child, Lulu; Mary, the wife of George Block, of Marietta, who has two daughters, - Hattie and Martha; Henry, who married Phoebe Mootz, of Huntington, West Virginia, and has three children, - Jacob, William, and Grace; John, who is married to Retta Roberson, and has two children, - Raymond and Earl; Katie, who is living at home with her parents; and Chris, Martha, and Fannie, all at home.
     Mr. Abbott is a Republican, in politics.  He is a member of the Methodist Church.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1096
  DR. SAMUEL G. ADAIR, a successful physician of Beverly, Washington County, Ohio, is a native of Guernsey County, Ohio, and was born in 1848.  His parents were Arthur B. and Eleanor G. (Orr) Adair.
     Arthur B. Adair
was also a native of Guernsey County, and was born in 1818.  His death occurred in 1893.  He was a farmer by occupation, and was well known in his locality.  His wife was born in Ireland, in 1818, and was but six weeks old when her parents moved to this country.  Her parents, George and Elizabeth Orr, are long since deceased.  Arthur B. Adair and his wife had five children, namely: Mary D., who married Henry Berkey, and died in Denver, in 1890; William A., a physician, who died in Athens County in 1899; Samuel G., the subject of this sketch; Jennie J., who died at the age of twenty-two years; and Robert O.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1288
  WILLIAM ADDIS, deceased.  Among the many worthy settlers whose lives were closely interwoven with the early history of Washington County, Ohio, the name of the late William Addis deserves especial mention.  Fayette County, Pennsylvania, was the place of his birth, and 1807, the year of that event.  Mr. Addis inherited a rugged constitution, so essential in withstanding the hardships and early privations incident to the settlement of a new country.  His father, John Addis, was born in England, but in early manhood, came to the United States, and spent some time in Pennsylvania.  He subsequently moved to Washington County, Ohio, where the closing years of his life were passed.
     William Addis left his native state at the early age of twelve yeas, about 1830, and went to Columbia County, Ohio.  In the fall of 1839, he purchased a farm in Fairfield township, Washington County, Ohio, which is now owned by his sons, John R. and Charles M.  The original purchase contained 160 acres in section 8, township 7, range 11.  Later, an additional purchase of 80 acres was made, and thus the farm was increased to 240 acres, which is its present size.  Upon this farm, William Addis carried on general farming and stock raising, and was very successful.
     William Addis married Martha B. Morlan a native of Loudoun County, Virginia, whose parents removed to Columbiana County, Ohio, where Mrs. Addis was reared.  Later, the family located on a farm in Washington County, and there the death of Mrs. Addis took place - Nov. 28, 1874, in her sixty-eighth year.  Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Addis.  The three eldest, Mary, Creighton, and B. F., were born in Columbiana County.  Mary  is still living, having married and settled in Crawford County, Indiana, which is still her home.  The other children were born in Washington County.  They are Jason S. who died in 1866; Marshall L. who died in February, 1867; John, who was born Nov. 2, 1844, and resides on the homestead; and Charles M., who was born July 3, 1850, and is a partner of his brother, John, on the ancestral farm.  William Addis, the father, passed away in 1887, in his seventieth year.  After his death, as before mentioned, the sons John and Charles M., succeeded to the farm, and the intervening years have been spent in carrying on general farming on practical and well-paying lines.  The brothers were reared in the same vicinity, and were the recipients, in their youth, of a common-school education.  They are well-versed in everything pertaining to their work, and are well-read on the local and national questions of our day.  Charles married Florence Campbell, a daughter of William Campbell.  Mrs. Addis died May 20, 1900, leaving one daughter, Vida E., aged fifteen years, who keeps house for the brothers.  Both brothers are Democrats, and Charles has served as township trustee, while John filled the same office for seven years, and also served thre4e years as assessor.  They have liberal views on the subject of religion.  The brothers have recently completed an extensive addition to their residence, which is now large and comfortable.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1459
  DAVID ALBAN studied law in the office of Hon. Samuel F. Vinton, of Gallipolis, Ohio.  In the spring of 1855 he was admitted to the bar by the District Court sitting in Gallia County.  In the summer of 1855 he removed to Marietta and commenced practice in partnership with Hon. Arius Nye
     In 1862 he volunteered as a private soldier in the United States service, and served with his regiment, until he was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, Sept. 13, 1862, and paroled.
     In 1861 he was elected prosecuting attorney of the county, and was re-directed in 1863, and in 1865, serving for six consecutive years.  For several years he was associated with Hon. W. B. Loomis, in the law firm of Loomis & Alban, which was recognized as one of the leading law firms in the city.  In 1879 he was again elected prosecuting attorney of the county.  He died in Marietta in 1882.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 456
  RICHARD J. ALCOCK

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1420

  ROBERT BENTON ALCOCK

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1425

  ROBERT F. ALEXANDER

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1359

  JOSEPH W. ALLISON

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1445

MARTIN R. ANDREWS, editor and compiler of the historical part of this book was born at Meigs, Morgan County, Ohio, Apr. 6, 1842.
     He received his first schooling in a little log school house, which stood by the roadside, about six miles east of McConnellsville.  He afterward attended the graded school of that town, and was graduated from the High School, at the age of 16.  For the next two years he spent the summers on the farm in the continuation of his studies and winters in teaching a district school.
     In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, of the 62nd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., commanded by Col. F. B. Pond.  He served in Maryland under General Lander; in the Shenandoah Valley, under Shields; on the Peninsula, under McClellan;  and in North Carolina, under Foster.  In the spring of 1863 he returned to Ohio and helped to enlist the 43rd Battalion, Ohio Vol. Inf., with which he served as adjutant in the bloodless campaign against Gen. John Morgan, in Washington and Morgan counties.  Seeing no prospect of further active service in this organization, he resigned his commission and enlisted in the Signal Corps, and served with the 23rd Army Corps under General Schofield in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina.  He flagged his last message in the field from a tree-top in North Carolina in front of the headquarters of General Ruger.
    
Returning to Ohio in 1865, he arrived in time to enter the junior class of Bethany College, West Virginia.  On account of weakness of the eyes he was compelled to withdraw before the end of the year.  For about a year he taught a private school at Renrock, Noble County, Ohio.
     In 1867 he was elected principal of the Harmar grammar schools, and a little later entered the junior class of Marietta College.  In those days, college exercises began at seven o'clock, sun time, while the public schools opened at nine and the last class in college recited after four o'clock; so throughout the year 1868-69 he managed to do the work of both student and teacher.  He was graduated from Marietta College in 1869.  In 1870 he was elected superintendent of schools in Steubenville, Ohio, and filled that position until 1879 when he was elected principal of Marietta Academy, remaining in charge of the Academy until 1894.  Since that time he has been first, instructor, and afterward Douglas Putnam Professor of History and Political Science in Marietta College.
     He has taken an active part in educational meetings, paying particular attention to historical subjects.  He served, successively, as president of the Jefferson County Teachers' Association; of the Washington County Teachers Association; of the Ohio Superintendents' Section of the State Association; and of the County Examiners' Association of Ohio; he has also been Secretary of the department of Higher Instruction in the National Educational Association.
     Has for many years contributed to different educational journals, especially to the Ohio Teacher, published by Dr. John McBurney, Cambridge, Ohio.  This periodical was purchased in 1899, and for three yeas published at Marietta by Martin R. Andrews and Superintendent H. G. Williams.  In 1902 Mr. Andrews sold his share in the paper to Mr. Williams, but continued to serve as assistant editor.

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 902


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