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George Richmond, Pres.; S. Harmer Neff, Sec'y.; C. R. Arnold, Treas.
Chicago, Illinois -
1902

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  MRS. MARY LAKE.  The name of Mary Lake was for many years a household word in the pioneer families of Marietta.  Her example both in the Revolution and here demonstrated the capability of a kind hearted, strong minded woman in seasons of distress.  Mary Bird was born in Bristol, England, in 1742.  At the age of 20, she married, Archibald Lake, a seaman, and moved to St. John, New Foundland.  Here he followed fishing until the place came into possession of the French, when he removed to New York, and engaged in ship-building.  New York at an early period of the war was occupied by the British, and Mrs. Lake determined to be of use to her adopted countrymen, for she enlisted heartily in the American cause, deserted the city and went into the hospitals at Fishkill and then at New Windsor, where she was the comforting angel of many suffering soldiers.  The war over her husband was at a loss for profitable employment, and welcomed the news of the opening of the new territory wet of the Ohio, where he could find a home.
     The family came to Marietta in 1789.  Mrs. Lake's kindness of heart and skill in the sick room were soon found out.  Her superior intelligence and purity of character, placed her in high esteem in the new settlement.  In the spring of 1790 smallpox broke out in Campus Martus.  Most of the physicians were young, and knew little of the disease.  Her experienced services during this trying period were found of the highest value.
     Mrs. Lake was a lady of intense purity, and wore all the graces of pure religion.  She taught the first Sunday-school in the Territory.  After the regular preaching service.  Mrs. Lake gathered the children about her and instructed them from the Westminster Catechism and the Bible.
     After the peace of 1795, she moved to the Rainbow settlement on the Muskingum, where she died in 1802, leaving an estimable family.  Her grave is marked with a monument erected by the Sunday-school children of Ohio.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 878
  WILLIAM H. LANGENBERG

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1352

  WILLIAM F. LEIBRAND

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

  DR. WILLIAM B. LEONARD was born in England, in 1737, and was bred a surgeon.  He was an associate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, and in the prime of life served as a surgeon in the British Army.  In 1794 he determined to engage in woolen manufacture in America, and as machinery was at that time prohibited from being transported out of England, Dr. Leonard determined to clandestinely bring it on the vessel on which he had engaged passage, but was detected and imprisoned.  Having been discharged, he came to America in 1797, and engaged in medical practice in Massachusetts until 1801, when he came to Marietta.  Here he married Lydia Moulton, daughter of William Moulton, a highly respectable pioneer.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 463
  DANIEL LORING, from Massachusetts, was an early settler in Belpre; he was appointed a magistrate by General St. Clair, and subsequently a judge under the Territorial government; he was a substantial and correct man, and one of hte best kind of citizens; his descendants are an exemplification of his worth and estimation in society.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 503
  AURELIUS J. LONGFELLOW

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1438


Henry Hardy Longfellow
HENRY HARDY LONGFELLOW

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1413

  SAMUEL BENTON LONGFELLOW,* of Longfellow Brothers, oil producers, is one of the most progressive and successful business men of Macksburg, Washington County, Ohio.  He was born in Aurelius township Oct. 12, 1866, and is a son of Aurelius and Elizabeth B. (Davidson) Longfellow.  His paternal gradfather was Samuel Longfellow, a native of Maine, and one of the pioneers of Aurelius township.  His maternal grandparents were William and Jane (Richison) Davidson, natives of County Durham, England, who settled in Aurelius township, Washington County, in 1833.
     Samuel B. Longfellow was reared in his native township, and attended the public schools of Macksburg.  In 1883, he began his active career in the Macksburg oil field, as a driller and tool dresser, and in 1884 engaged in contracting, owning his own tools, In 1885, he became an oil producer.  He was associated with H. H. Keeler until 1890, since which time he has been a member of the firm of Longfellow Brothers, operating in Washington, Noble and Monroe counties, Ohio, and Doddridge and Ritchie counties, West Virginia.  They are also interested in farming in Aurelius township, and gold mining in Idaho, and are owners of the elegant new hotel at Macksburg, erected in 1902.
     Mr. Longfellow was married May 23, 1885, to Lizzie DeLong, a daughter of William and Mahala (Fowler) DeLong, of Aurelius township.  To this union were born four children, namely: George E.; Samuel H.; Bessie F.; and Ferest, deceased.  The subject of this sketch is a member of Aurelius Lodge, No. 308, A. F. & A. M.  He has served as trustee of Aurelius township, and member of the Macksburg council , and in politics is a Republican.
  Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1460
GEORGE H. LORD

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1417

  JOHN A. LOVELL

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1404


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