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  JOHN C. SANER

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1441

  WINTHROP SARGENT, a native of Boston, and secretary of the Northwest Territory, married the daughter of Gen. Benjamin Tupper, and resided in Marietta until the fall of I 790, when General Harmar was ordered down the river; he followed and tarried below.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 498
  CHARLES SCHIMMEL

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1444


Mr. & Mrs. Charles Schimmel
CHARLES SCHIMMEL

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1363


Thomas Ovid Scott
THOMAS OVID SCOTT

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1357

  BENJAMIN SHAW, from Beverly, Massachusetts, came early to the country and settled at Waterford; he was a good citizen and a substantial farmer.  He had a large family, who now hold reputable and respectable stations in society; his oldest daughter married Benjamin Boylston Shaw, now resides on and inherits the paternal property at Waterford.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 504
  JAMES R. SHELDON

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1353

  CAPT. ENOCH SHEPARD, from Massachusetts, and brother to General Shepard, who commanded at Springfield when General Shays attacked the arsenal, came early to the county with a large family of children, one of whom still lives in Marietta, the wife of Maj. John Clark.  He was a substantial, intelligent business man.  In the summer and fall of 1790, in company with Colonel Sproat, he expended a large amount of labor and property in erecting a saw-mill and grist-mill on a large scale.  They had the frames and machinery ready for operation on the site where Robinson's mill stands, on Duck Creek, when the war stopped their operations and the mills were burned by the Indians, and the whole was a dead loss.  But his industry and enterprise were not cramped by this misfortune, for many undertakings of magnitude and utility, after that, were executed by his judgment and perseverance.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 499
  WILLIAM SKINNER, ESQ., was a native of Pennsylvania, and one of the first settlers in the county, and was engaged in mercantile business, under the firm name of Skinner & McKinley.  He was the second high sheriff, and the first under our present Constitution.  His descendants are too conspicuous to require any further relation from me.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 499

William Skipton


Mrs. Sarah B. Skipton

WILLIAM SKIPTON

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1377

  A. L. SMITH, who is a member of the well-known law firm of Ellenwood, Smith & Leeper, of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, is a native of that county, and a soon of S. B. Smith.
     Samuel Smith
, the grandfather of A. L. died in 1824.  His son, S. B. Smith, father of the subject of this sketch settled in Washington County in 1816, when he was but four years old, his parents having removed from their native town, - Clinton, Connecticut, which was formerly known as Killingworth.  S. M. Smith had several brothers, one of whom conducted a nursery for several years near Marietta.  Mr. Smith married Susan Racer, a daughter of Benjamin Racer, who came as a boy, in 1793, from Penmar, Pennsylvania.  He was a farmer and also flat-boated produce down the Ohio River.  Susan Smith, the mother of A. L., died in 1888.  She had five sons, all of whom reside in Marietta township.
     A. L. Smith, whose name opens these lines, attended the county schools and later graduated from Marietta College, with the class of 1875.  For several years he taught school, having charge of the schools at Volcano, West Virginia.  He was for three years clerk under Probate Judge C. T. Frazyer after which he went west, where he had charge of schools in Olympia, Washington, during the winter of 1881-1882.  He was then engaged in the United States Land Office at Olympia, and returned to Marietta in 1882.  Having studied law with Judge M. D. Follett and others, prior to his western trip.  Mr. Smith was admitted to the bar in 1881, and upon his return to Marietta formed a partnership with Judge Frazyer, which continued until 1885.  In that year he entered into partnership with L. M. Ellenwood, and ten years later Judge Leeper also became a member of the firm.  Business is conducted under the firm name of Ellenwood, Smith & Leeper, and their practice is general.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1278
  FRANK R. SMITH, the efficient engineer of the Buckeye Pipe Line Company, at Elba pump station, was born in Reinersville, Morgan County, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1878, and is a son of John and Rachel (Clendenning) Smith, both natives of Morgan County, Ohio.  His paternal grandfather was Adam Smith, a Pennsylvanian by birth, but of German descent.  Adam Smith is one of the pioneer settlers of Morgan County, and has spent his entire life in farming.  He is now ninety-five years old, and is residing at Reinersville.  His wife was Elizabeth Patterson.
    
The father of Frank R. Smith is a farmer in Morgan County.  In early life he drilled for oil in the Macksburg district,  before oil was discovered there, but failed to find any.  He was a soldier in the Civil War, having enlisted at Marietta, as a private in the 77th Reg. Ohio Vol. Infantry.  He was taken prisoner at Little Rock, Arkansas, while on special duty, and was honorably discharged after four years service, with the rank of captain.  He married Rachel Clendenning and they reared six children, as follows:  Willis, deceased; Joseph A.; Frank R.; William; Harry, who grew to maturity, but is now deceased; and Edna.
     The subject of this sketch was reared in Morgan and Washington counties, and attended the public schools.  He served an apprenticeship at telegraphy at Elba, where he has been located since 1895.  He was in the employ of the Cleveland and Marietta Railroad Company until 1897, since which time he has been in the employ of the Buckeye Pipe Line Company.
     Nov. 30, 1899, Mr. Smith was united in marriage with Alice Harper, a daughter of John H. and Sarah Harper, a daughter of John H. and Sarah (Porter) Harper of Reinersville, Morgan County, Ohio.  Mr. Smith is a member of the Christian Church, and in fraternal circles affiliates with Marietta Lodge, No. 477, B. P. O. E.  In politics, he gives his support to the Republican party.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1283
  HARVEY E. SMITH, for many years a prominent educator of Washington County, is at the present time assistant manager of the Cumberland Oil Company, with headquarters at Marietta, Ohio.
     Mr. Smith was born in Morgan County, Ohio, in May, 1863, and is of Quaker parentage.  He was educated at the Ohio State University, at Columbus, after which he took up the profession of teaching.  He first taught at Chester Hill, Ohio, and other towns, until 1869, and then came to Washington County, and had charge of the schools of Marietta township for two years.  His ability was soon recognized and he became principal of the Marietta High School, in which capacity he served for eight years.  In November, 1899, he accepted his present position with the Cumberland Oil Company.  He gave marked satisfaction as an instructor, and his resignation was accepted with regret.  Mr. Smith has done considerable work of a literary character, which has attracted much attention.
     The Cumberland Oil Company was chartered in 1899, at Portland, Maine, with a capital stock of $500,000, to operate in Ohio.  The officers are, - George P. Wescott, president; J. G. Shaw, vice-president; George F. West, treasurer; H. C. Lord, general manager; and H. E. Smith, assistant manager.  Mr. Lord is an old time oil operator who came to Marietta in 1898, and in July, 1899, consummated the organization of the company, which runs several strings of tools.  It is actively engaged in developing the mineral resources of this section, and owns a number of productive wells.  In 1897 Harvey E. Smith was engaged with J. A. Lowell, to locate the pool that supplied the wells oil the Joy farm, and they, with others, drilled a score of wells to ascertain its location.  Persistent effort finally resulted in success.  The corporation, which maintains offices in the St. Clair Building, has done good work for this section of the oil country.
     The subject of this sketch was married to Ella Curry, of Morgan County, Ohio, who was also engaged in teaching school.  Mr. Smith has one son, Edward Orton, who was born in Morgan County.  Politically, Mr. Smith is a Republican.  He is a member of the Board of Education, for which office none is better qualified.  Religiously, he is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1294
  J. B. SMITH, one of the most prominent merchants and progressive citizens of Ludlow township, Washington County, Ohio, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, July 9, 1848, and is a son of Samuel Smith.
     Samuel Smith
was born in 1822, and is a farmer by occupation, now living in Kansas.  He is a Republican, in politics, and in religious belief, a member of the M. E. Church.  He married Adeline McKnight, and they reared the following seven children:  James W., who married Sarah Johnston, and lives in Tennessee; J. B., the subject of this biography; A. M., who married Arie Steves and lives in Galena, Kansas; Francis Marion, who lives in Kansas; Samuel A., who married Miss Long, and lives in Kansas; Mary, a resident of Oregon; and Thomas Jefferson, deceased.
     J. B. Smith was educated in Monroe county, Ohio, where he lived until 1863, when he enlisted in the Union army for three years' service.  He participated in numerous engagements, among them those at Little Rock, Fort Morgan and Fort Blakely.  He was captured at Marks Mills, Arkansas, Apr. 25, 1864, together with the rest of Company C, 77th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., an was incarcerated at Tyler, Texas, for a period of ten months.  He was exchanged at the mouth of Red River, Feb. 25, 1865, an upon his return home, was engaged in farming at Rinard Mills, Monroe County, Ohio, for two years.  He then went to Kansas, but, three years later, returned to Ohio and has since lived in Ludlow township, Washington County.  In 1900 he engaged in merchandising at Pool, Ohio, and carries a very complete line of goods.  He stands well among the citizens of the township, and has received a liberal patronage.  He is also postmaster of Pool.
     Apr. 23, 1867, Mr. Smith was joined in marriage with Amanda McVey, who was born July 23, 1850, and is a daughter of John McVey.  They have six children, namely: Sarah, wife of I. Mendenhall; Ardella, wife of W. E. Brandon of Jeannette, Pennsylvania; Mary, deceased; Martha; S. L.; and E. W., who married Myrtle Griffin, and lives at Bloomfield, Ohio.  Politically, the subject of this sketch is a Republican, and served as township trustee and assessor for three years.  In religious attachment, he and his family belong to the United Brethren Church.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 974
  L. D. SMITH, * a well known farmer and oil producer of Ludlow township, Washington County, Ohio, was born on his present farm, Feb. 10, 1866, and is a son of Elijah Smith.
     Elijah Smith
was born July 4, 1832, in Sweitzer township, Monroe County, Ohio, and always followed farming.  He was a Democrat in politics, and religiously was a member of the Christian Church.  He married a daughter of Elisha Smith, of Washington township, Monroe County, Ohio, after which they moved to the farm now owned by and occupied by L. D. Smith.  Six children blessed their union, as follows:  F. A., who married Mahala Mendenhall, and resides in Ludlow township; Melissa; Mary, wife of William Rinard, of Ludlow township; Eunice, wife of T. S. Thomas, of Bellefontaine, Ohio; Charlotte, deceased, who was the wife of A. M. Graham; and L. D.
     L. D. Smith
received his schooling at Bloomfield, Ohio, and has always been engaged in farming.  He has a tract of 175 acres of valuable land, on which are nine oil wells.  These wells produce 800 barrels of oil per month, and yielded as much as 250 barrels per day, when first operated.  Politically, Mr. Smith is a strong supporter of Democratic principles.  Religiously he is a faithful member of the Christian Church.  A progressive man of sterling character, he occupies a high place in the esteem of his fellow citizens.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1462

Lewis W. Smith
MRS. MAGDALENA SMITH, whose wide circle of acquaintances and friends testifies to her goodness and popularity, is a woman of kindly impulses and generous disposition.  She is a native of Germany, where she lived until 1874, when she came to the United States, and soon afterward located at Marietta, Washington County, Ohio.
     While still living in that city she became acquainted with LEWIS W. SMITH, whom she married some time later.  He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1849, and during his life was all that a good husband should be.  For a considerable time he was the owner and manager of a planing mill in Marietta, which he sold to James Foreman and James Hall, and purchased the farm on which Mrs. Smith now lives.  In 1892, they settled on this farm, and here they reared three children; namely, Walter G., Charles F., and May M.
     Mr. Smith
departed to his final rest on Apr. 23, 1901, and was mourned by the citizens of Warren township, as a good, useful citizen is always mourned.  His portrait accompanies this sketch.  On the farm of Mrs. Smith are now several producing oil wells.  It is located about four miles out on the river road from Marietta, and is well cared for under the direction of Mrs. Smith, whose judgment and good common sense can always be counted upon.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1139

Van Smith
VAN SMITH engaged in agricultural pursuits about four miles northwest of Beverly, Washington County, Ohio, has been on the farm since 1900, before which time, he was an expert blacksmith.
     Mr. Smith is a son of William R. and Julia D. (Ryland) Smith, the former a native of Morgan County, Ohio, where he was born in 1823, an the latter claiming Pennsylvania as her native State.  William R. Smith was for many years employed in the railroad shops.  He settled in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, in 1857, an remained there until 1873, when he moved to Waterford township, became a tiller of the soil, and lived there until his death, in 1900.  He took great interest in township affairs, and at one time served well as township trustee.  He favored the doctrine of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  The mother of Van Smith was Julia D. Ryland, a daughter of Hugh Ryland, and was born in 1825.  She and her husband had two children, namely:  Van, the subject of this writing; and Flora V., who is now the wife of Taylor K. Hunsaker, and resides at Milford, Ohio.
     Van Smith is a native of Morgan County, Ohio, and was born in the year 1846.  In 1867, he led to the hymeneal alter, Martha Murray, a daughter of George Murray.  This worthy lady was also born in Morgan County, Ohio, her birth having occurred in 1844.  She and her husband have but one child, Howard H., born in 1870, in Washington County, Ohio.  He is now a competent engineer on the Ohio & Little Kanawha Railroad.
    For many years Van Smith was a blacksmith by vocation, and did most skillful work in that line, being employed in the blacksmithing department of a number of railroads.  At one time he worked in the shops of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, after which he was similarly employed, for five years, in the shops of the L. C. & S. W. Railroad.  Some time later, he had charge of the machinery department of the Zanesville & Ohio River Railway shops, at Zanesville, Ohio.  This position was his for twelve years, during which time he worked at intervals on a farm.  In 1900, he settled down to farming permanently, and now owns 69 acres, the home farm containing 110 acres in all.
     In politics, the subject of this sketch is a Republican, and is ever zealous in his efforts to promote the interests of his party.  He has seen many years of good service during his life, and is highly regarded in his township and community.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1351
  WILLIAM SMITH, a native of Yorkshire, England was born in March, 1841, and is now a farmer of Waterford township, Washington County, Ohio.  His father was also named William Smith, and was born in Yorkshire, in 1801; his death occurred in 1872.  He was employed as a steward for noblemen in England.  His wife, whose name was Elizabeth, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1801, and died in 1851.  They had three children, namely:  John, deceased; Elizabeth, who lives in England; and William.
     The subject of this sketch, was married in 1867, and his wife died ten years later.  She left two children, - Cohen, an engineer on the Ohio River; and Margaret E., who married Harmon Matthews, a stationary engineer in Duquesne, Pennsylvania.  Mr. Smith was again married, in 1884, to Mrs. Vesta Foster, widow of Lemuel Foster.   She was born in Adams township, Washington County, Ohio, in 1841 and is a daughter of Adelpha and Patience Mason.  By her first marriage she had one child,—Ishmael,—who was born in Adams township, in May, 1870, and died in infancy.  Mr. and Mrs. Smith have one child—Letitia — who was born in 1884, on the Dana farm in Waterford township, and is now living in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania.
     Mr. Smith came from England to the United States in 1870, and located on the Shaw farm, in Waterford township, where he remained two years. He then managed the Dana farm for twenty-one years, or until 1894.  At present he is living two miles southeast of Beverly, where he owns a farm of 40 acres, which he successfully operates.  He is very well informed on agricultural matters, and has had a long experience in farming.  He is a member of the Episcopal Church, and his wife attends the Christian Church.  Mr. Smith is a member of the Beverly lodge of Odd Fellows.  Politically, he is a Republican.  Both he and his wife stand very high in the community, where they have many friends.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1072
  MRS. WILLIAM C. SMITH, a highly respected lady residing in Decatur township, Washington County, Ohio, in the vicinity of Cutler, is almost an octogenarian, having been born Jan. 15, 1825.  Mrs. Smith, whose maiden name was Phoebe Lee, is a native of Belmont County, Ohio, a daughter of Jonathan and Ruth (Wade) Lee, and granddaughter of Daniel Lee, a sturdy Pennsylvanian.  Her father was a native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and her mother was born in North Carolina.  On May 15, 1851, the subject of this sketch was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with William C. Smith, also a Pennsylvanian by birth.  He was born Sept. 17, 1825, and after a useful life died Nov. 11, 1896.  Soon after his marriage he moved to Washington County, Ohio, where the remainder of his life was spent.
     Mrs. Smith is one of a large family of children.  Her twin sister, Margaret, died in
infancy.  The other members of the family are: Abdon; Sarah W.; Samuel; Ellis; Edwin: Ethan; Jonathan; Wesley; and LydiaAbdon Lee was born June 27, 1821, and was twice married.  His first union was contracted with Margaret G. Adams.  After a brief married life she died, Dec. 28, 1849.  She was preceded to the grave by a little daughter, Mary Ann, who passed to her rest Dec. 20, 1849, when only a few days old.  In 1853 Mr. Lee married again, being united this time with Frances T. Morland. who bore him five children, as follows: Abi Ann; Jonathan H. E.; Martha Roxana; Lydia E.; and Theodore G.  Abi Ann was born Sept. 11, 1854, and on Jan. 6, 1871 , she married Lee ChambersMrs. Chambers died March 11, 1893, leaving five children, two of whom died, and three live in South Dakota.  Jonathan H. E. was born Dec. 8, 1856, and died unmarried Feb. 9, 1882.  Martha Roxana was born July 28, 1861, and on Mar. 27, 1892, she wedded Benjamin F. Gill, who died May 3, 1893.  Lydia E. was born Aug. 23, 1862, and on Dec. 24, 1891, she was united in marriage with Marion G. Woodruff.  Their union resulted in four children, namely: Sylvia, born Dec. 5, 1892; Ivy, born Nov. 5, 1895; Silas Rodney, born Nov. 1, 1897, and Andrew Smith, born Feb. 11, 1899.  Theodore G. is mentioned at the close of this sketch.
     Sarah W. Lee, the eldest sister of Mrs. Smith, was born July 25, 1822.  In October, 1841, she was joined in marriage with Isaac C. Kille, who was born Mar. 8, 1808, and is now in his ninety-fourth year.  Mr. and Mrs. Kille reside in Athens County, Ohio, and are the parents of thirteen children, as follows:  William; Thomas; Jonathan Lee; Mary; Ruth; Hannah; John Clayton; Elizabeth; Phoebe; Rachel; Charles; Edward and James W. William was born July 7, 1842, and died in 1866; Thomas, who was born in October, 1843, died in 1898.  He married Ora Johnson and they have four children.  Jonathan Dee, who was born in 1845, married and has a family of three children.  Mary was born Feb. 25, 1847, and resides in Athens County, still unmarried; Ruth, who was born in 1849, married J. C. Petitt; Hannah, who was born Mar. 15, 1851, married Leander Parker, and with their three children, reside in Denver, Colorado; John Clayton was born in 1853. and is still a bachelor; Elizabeth, who was born in 1855, is now Mrs. John Weir; Phoebe, who was born in 1i57, is married and has two children; Rachel, who was born in 1859, married Reuben White, of Athens County, Ohio, and has five children; Charles, who was born in 1861, married Alpha Arnold, who died Oct. 1, 1900, leaving four children: Edward
was born in 1863 and is united in marriage with Mary Funk, of Athens County; and James W., who was born in 1868.  Samuel Lee, Mrs. Smith's second oldest brother, was born June 17, 1829. In 1854 he was united in marriage with Nancy Miller, who was born in 1831 and they reared a family of nine children, as follows: Jefferson; Viola; Vesta Ann; Charles E.; Alfred A.; Bertha I.; Ira O.; Mary E.; and Ruth.   Jefferson is deceased; Viola was twice married.  Her first union was with Joseph Selby, by whom she had three children.  Her second marriage was contracted with Emmanuel Russell, by whom she had one child, Carroll RussellVesta Ann was born in 1876.  Charles E. Ruth was born Nov. 29, 1875, and on Nov. 22, 1896, she was united in matrimony with Waldo D. Root, who was born Aug. 11, 1869.  Two children blessed their union.—Ralph Emerson, born Mar. 27, 1807, and Ernest Lee, born Jan. 16, 1899.   Mr. and Mrs. Root own a small farm and carry on general farming.
     Ellis Lee, another brother of Mrs. Smith, was born in April, 1831.  He wedded Catherine McQuade and they have had five children, namely: Charles; ViolaWilliam; Joseph; and one that died in infancy.  The remaining brothers of Mrs. Smith. Edwin, Ethan, Jonathan and Wesley, were born respectively, in 1832, 1834, 1836 and 1838.  Edwin married Roxy Gearhart in 1866. Lydia E. Lee, the youngest sister of Mrs. Smith, was born in 1842.  Mrs. Smith has no children of her own, but has one adopted child, before mentioned.
     THEODORE G. LEE, the adopted son of Mrs. William Smith, also bears the relation of nephew to that lady.  Mr. Lee was born June 8, 1867, and is the youngest child in a family of five children born to Abdon and Francis T. (Morland) Lee, a brief sketch of whose lives in given above.  Mr. Lee is unmarried and resides with his adopted mother, whose wishes are law to him, and whom he delights to honor.  He superintends the farm and everything on the place shows the effort of his care and thoughtfulness.  He is well-known throughout the community and has hosts of friends, who wish him continued success and prosperity.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1417
  RICHARD CAMPBELL SMITHSON

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1443

  WILLIAM E. SMITHSON

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1396

  COL. EBENEZER SPROAT.  A distinguished character in the early history of Ohio is the tall sheriff who headed the procession at the opening of the first court in the Territory, and whose imposing figure so impressed the Indians that they gave him the name of "Hetuck" (Big Buckeye).  There is a tradition that from this circumstance the term Buckeye came to be applied to all Ohioans.
     Colonel Sproat was born in Middleborough, Massachusetts, in 1752.  He had the advantage of early education and became familiar with the principle and practice of surveying.  HE assisted his father on the farm and was remarked for his strong vigorous frame.  He stood erect six feet four inches tall.  At the opening of the Revolution, Mr. Sproat was given command of a company but soon rose to the position of major in the Tenth Massachusetts Regiment, under Colonel Sheppard.  In 1778 he became lieutenant colonel in Glover's brigade.  It has been said that he was not only the tallest man in the brigade, but also the most complete disciplinarian.  At the close of the war he retired to Providence and employed himself at surveying.  While here he became attached to Catharine Whipple, whom he married.  Colonel Sproat now turned his attention to mercantile pursuits, for which he was singularly unfitted.  He was fond of company and freehanded, and as a natural result failed after a short period, losing his own fortune and his wife's patrimony.  In 1780, Colonel Sproat was given an appointment on the survey of the seven ranges, and the following year was made one of the surveyors of the Ohio Company's Purchase.  In the fall of that year he led the detachment to Simrell's ferry, where he superintended the building of the "Mayflower."  Colonel Sproat continued as surveyor for the company until 1891, when the Indian war prevented further operations.  He held the position of high sheriff, under commission of Governor St. Clair, for 14 years.  He invested the office with all the dignity of ancient ceremony, which his commanding presence gave a peculiar effect.  He always carried a sword as the badge of office.  During the Indian war, he served as paymaster of the troops.  The family of Colonel Sproat consisted of his wife and one daughter, who came to Marietta with Commodore Whipple.  His daughter married Solomon Sibley, Esq.  Colonel Sproat was a friend of General Washington and an acquaintance of La Fayette.  He was a stanch Federalist and saw the fall of his party with regret.  He took a live interest in agriculture, particularly gardening.  His garden covered nearly an acre of ground and was tastefully laid out in squares and walks.  He died suddenly in February, 1895.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 874
  COL. WILLIAM STACY.  A man highly esteemed for his many excellent qualities, and honored for his services and sufferings in the cause of freedom, has many descendants yet living in the county.  He was a native of Massachusetts, and when the outbreak at Lexington aroused American patriotism, he was the first member of the New Salem militia company to renounce his allegiance to the king.  The company was reorganized, and entered the American service with Mr. Stacy as a captain.
     In 1778 Captain Stacy was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel of Col. Ichabod Alden's regiment of the Massachusetts Line.  He was with his regiment on the perilous campaign, in 1778, against the Indians and Tories in the Cherry Valley, New York, and was a witness of the slaughter of November 11th, in Oneida County.  Colonel Stacy was here taken prisoner, and was taken a distance of about 200 miles to an Indian village near the present site of Geneva.  After a council of the chiefs, he was sentenced to be burned.  The Indians were under the command of Joseph Brant when Colonel Stacy saw in the surrounding crowd, while the fires were being kindled under him.  It is said that he gave Brant the sign of Freemasonary, and that that chief, whose word was law, directed his release.
     Colonel Stacy was held as a prisoner by the Indians for four years.  After his release he returned to his farm at New Salem until 1789, when he removed with his five sons and one-son-in-law with their family to Marietta.  Two of the sons, John and Philemon, were victims of the attack on Big Bottom, Jan. 2, 1791.  John was killed, and Philemon was taken prisoner, and died in captivity.  Gideon, the youngest son, settled in New Orleans, and established a ferry across Lake Ponchartrain.  The remaining member of the family settled in this county.
     After the death of his first wife Colonel Stacy married Mrs. Sheffield, a lady of high rank.  He died at Marietta in 1804.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 879
  DR. WILSON STANLEY was born and spent his early life in North Carolina, and graduated from the Homeopathic Hospital College, of Cleveland, Ohio.  He practiced medicine for about 10 years in Marietta, and moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1866, where he died within a year.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 471
  WILLIAM E. STEPHENS, a successful tiller of the soil, has one of the attractive farms in Barlow township, where he has 150 acres under fine cultivation, and devotes his attention to mixed farming.  His residence is surrounded by fruit and shade trees, and well-kept lawns, good, substantial barns and various farm buildings dot the place here and there, giving to the place an air of general prosperity.
     Mr. Stephens is a native of Monroe County, Ohio, where he was born in January, 1856.  He is a son of Joseph and Rachael (Mason) Stephens, who are highly respected citizens of Noble County, Ohio, the family home being but one mile from the Washington County line.  The father is also a native of Monroe County, and his father was a Pennsylvanian by birth.  The mother of William E., was born in Belmont County, Ohio.
     William E. Stephens is the eldest of a family of eight children.  The others are as follows:  Rufus P., of Salem township; John B., of Aurelius township; Joseph E., of Noble County, Ohio; Henry A., of Salem township; Frank of Noble County; Amanda wife of Mr. Pollard; Howiler of Elba, Aurelius township; and Emma, wife of Morrill Holden, of oil prospector pf Graysville, Monroe County, Ohio.  It will be observed that five of the above are residents of Washington County.  Frank resides with his parents, on the home farm.
     Mr. Stephens remained at home until about the time of his majority.  In December, 1876, he was united in marriage with Jane Morris, of Noble County.  Two children were born to them - Joseph O. and Cora M.  In 1883 their mother succumbed to a fatal disease.  Mr. Stephens was subsequently joined in wedlock with his present wife, who was, before marriage, Hattie Ball, a daughter of Daniel Ball, of Noble County.  This union resulted in four children,—Lawrence, Edith, Harry and Loring, aged respectively, twelve years, ten years, eight years, and one year.
     Mr. Stephens located in Washington County in 1881, and was a resident of Salem township until 1888.  In the spring of that year, he purchased the James Fleming farm in Barlow township, which is his present home.  Most of the improvements have been added by him.  In politics, he is a Democrat, and has served several successive years as president of the Board of Education.  The family join in worshiping at the M. E. Church, of Barlow, of which Mrs. Stephens is an active member.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1448
  ALGERNON STEPHENSON

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1386

  DR. G. J. STEVENS, an old practitioner, was located in Harmar for 13 years.  He was a native of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, where he was born in 1805.  He attended lectures at Fairfield Medical College, and received a diploma in 1827.  He practiced in New York, and in Portage and Summit counties, Ohio.  He died at his home in Harmar in April, 1881.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 471
  AUGUSTA DANA STONE, deceased, was one of Belpre's oldest and most prominent citizens.  He was born Feb. 17, 1835, in Washington County, Ohio, and was a son of Col. John and Charlotte P. (Loring) Stone.
     Col. John Stone
was born June 23, 1795, and was a son of Capt. Jonathan Stone, who first came to Marietta in 1788.  Capt. Jonathan Stone was born at Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1751, and was a tanner by occupation.  He enlisted in the Colonial army during the Revolutionary War, with the rank of orderly sergeant.  He was commissioned captain in 1781, and served in that capacity until the close of the war.  He was appointed treasurer of Washington County in 1792.  He died Mar. 24, 1801.  Colonel Stone lived upon the old homestead, now occupied by he widow of Augustus Dana Stone.  The house is over a hundred yeas old, and originally stood near the river.  Later it was moved to its present location with thirty-eight yoke of oxen, in four hours' time.  In 1820 Mr. Stone was made colonel of militia, and was thereafter known by the title of colonel.  In 1819 he married Charlotte P. Loring, a daughter of Ezekiel Loring, who came to Ohio from Massachusetts, when she was seventeen years old.
     Augustus Dana Stone received a good mental training in the log school houses of Belpre township, and thereafter took up farming, which he followed throughout life.  He enlisted in the 100-day service during the Civil War, and served in the 148th Reg., Ohio Vol. Infantry.  He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and in politics was a strong Republican.
     Mr. Stone was united in marriage with Rowena Nye Putnam, who was born in Belpre township Nov. 5, 1834, and is a daughter of William P. and Rowena N. Putnam.  Her father was born Apr. 2, 1792, and died May 31, 1871.  His wife was born Aug. 15, 1802, and died in Sept., 1885.  They had eight children two of whom survive, namely: Mrs. Stone, and Mrs. Julia Wilcox who resides in St. Louis.  William P. Putnam was the founder of the Universalist Church in Belpre township, and was very active in church work.  He was a good man, and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him.
     Mr. Rowena Nye Stone received her mental training in the common schools of Belpre township.  She is well-read, and is thoroughly posted on the history of the township.  She has always taken a deep interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the county, and now resides on the old homestead, which is located within the corporation limits of Belpre.  Four children blessed her union with Mr. Stone, namely; Anselm Tupper; Grace, wife of P. W. Athey; Mary N., wife of Dr. F. S. McGee; and William N., who married Josephine Thompson, a member of a Pennsylvania family.  Mr. Stone is a member of the Universalist Church.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1243
  BRADLEY BURGESS STONE

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1384

  CAPT. JONATHAN STONE, from New Brontill, Massachusetts, was a soldier and an officer during the Revolution.  He commanded a company of light infantry, and was principally engaged in partisan warfare, where his station was near the lines of which separated the antagonistic troops, by which he was subjected to numerous perils, which demanded the utmost vigilance and activity, both of the soldier and the officer.  Early in life he had qualified himself as a practical surveyor, and subsequent to the Indian war completed the survey of the Ohio Company's Purchase, in company with Jeffrey Madison.  He was run for a member of the first Territorial Legislature; but his chief characteristic was that of an intelligent and substantial farmer, and an industrious and useful citizen.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page  500
  REV. DANIEL STORYDr. Cutler was happy in his selection of a chaplain for the Ohio Company.  Dr. Story was well qualified for the place which he filled for about 15 years, first in the employ of hte Ohio Company and then of the Congregational Church, or of the First Religious Society as it was known.
     He was born in Boston in 1755.  Judge Story, the eminent lawyer, was his uncle.  He graduated at Dartmouth College.  Dr. Story's connection with the religious history of the early settlement has been sufficiently sketch elsewhere.  His services in the ministry before coming to Marietta gave promise of usefulness and the choice of Dr. Cutler was received with great satisfaction.  His sermons were logical and scholarly, his conversation interesting and his manners agreeable.  The last two circumstances were particularly fortunate, for his salary was extremely meagre and generous friends had to be depended upon for relief.  He was compelled to mortgage his property in New England to support his contingent expenses, and after death his estate was found insolvent.  He severed his connection with the church as pastor Mar. 15, 1804, on account of poor health.  His death occurred on the 15th of the following December.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page  884
  LOUIS D. STRECKER*  is a general Washington County, Ohio, and is also extensively engaged in the manufacture of glue, fertilizers, and tallow rendering.
     Mr. Strecker is a native of Marietta, Ohio, and was born on the homestead farm, in 1872.  He is the son of John, Jr., and Ricka (Baumgartner) Strecker, and grandson of John Strecker, Sr., who came with his family from the province of Wurtemberg, Germany, to the United States, and settled at Marietta.
     John Strecker, Jr., was born in 1832, in Germany, and became a farmer in Washington County, where he also manufactured glue on the homestead farm, until his death, Dec. 30, 1890.  He married Ricka Baumgartner, and they had seven children, namely:  C. F. Strecker, of the firm of Strecker Bros. & Co., engaged in the wholesale manufacture of leather and harness; John, a prosperous farmer of Muskingum township; B. F., also a member of the firm of Strecker Bros. & Co.;  Caroline, employed as a teacher of German in the Marietta high school; E. W., a Methodist minister now residing in Crawfordsville, Indiana; Ellen M., who is still at home with her mother, and Louis D., the subject of this sketch.
     Louis D. Strecker was united in marriage with Florence Fischer, a daughter of P. C. Fischer, a shoe merchant in Marietta.  They have no children.  They are members of the German Methodist Church, of which they are regular attendants.  Mr. Strecker is a Republican in politics.  He is a dutiful citizen, and very efficient in his business management.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1461
  J. W. STURGISS

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1398

  MARTIN V. SUTER

Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page 1427


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