BIOGRAPHIES

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* Centennial History of Columbus, and Franklin Co., Ohio
 by William Alexander Taylor
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	J. J. MAGRUDER, M. D. The medical profession demands a high order of ability and conscientiousness in the performance of duty.  Possessing the requisites of the successful physician, Dr. J. J. Magruder is enjoying an extensive and profit able practice in Columbus.  He was born in Somerset; Ohio, December 10, 1847, and is a son of Dr. E. R. Magruder, a native of Maryland, who became a resident of this state in 1833.  He had studied medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and practiced in Somerset, Ohio, from the time of his removal to the Buckeye state until his death, in 1877.  His wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary McKinney, was a. native of Pennsylvania. and died in the same year in which her husband's death occurred, only two weeks intervening between the dates at which they passed away.      Dr. J. J. Magruder spent his boyhood days in his father's home and was sent to the public schools and later had the advantage of instruction in St. Vincent's College at Wheeling, West Virginia.  Whether natural predilection, environment, or deliberate choice had most to do with shaping his business career it is impossible to determine, but at all events he entered upon a work, in which he has displayed good ability.  He read medicine with his father, and continuing his studies in the east was graduated from the Long Island Medical College at Brooklyn, New York, with the class of 1872.  He then joined his father in active practice but after a short time became connected with the army as acting assistant surgeon, continuing in that position until 1875.  He was on duty most of the time in New Mexico.  In 1875 he returned to his native city, where he engaged in practice until 1879, when he went to the Athens (Ohio) Asylum as first assistant physician.  He remained there for a year and then again located at Somerset, where he practiced continuously until 1891, since which time he has been a member of the medical fraternity of Columbus.  He has been chief of staff of St. Anthony's Hospital since it was founded, was physician at St. Mary's Academy, also at St. Vincent's Orphans' Home and at Notre Dame Academy. He is accorded a liberal private practice, and his understanding of the complex problems that continually confront the physician is manifest in the excellent results which attend his efforts to restore health and prolong life.       In 1875 Dr. Magruder was married to Miss Margaret. O'Neill, a native of Zanesville, Ohio. They became the parents of nine children, all of whom are yet living, with the exception of one son, Jesse J., who was killed in a street railway accident when twelve years of age.  Dr. Magruder is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and in professional lines is connected with the Columbus Academy of Medicine, the State Medical Association, and the American Medical Association.  He is very highly respected as a man and citizen, as well as physician, possessing those sterling traits of character which in every land and clime awaken confidence and regard. (Source: Centennial History of Columbus, and Franklin Co., Ohio by William Alexander Taylor - Vol. II - 1909 - Page 6)
	SAMUEL H. MARVIN, general agent of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, is a thoroughgoing business man whose advancement has come to him, not because of family influence or the favoring opportunities of inheritance, but because his ability has enabled him to cope with important and complex business problems.  He was born in Tolland, Connecticut, May 8, 1845, and is a son of Ira Kilbourne Marvin and a grandson of Harvey Marvin.      The family is of Scotch-Irish origin, although the progenitors of the family in America came to this country from England in 1836, settling at Weathersfield, Connecticut, while representatives of the name were among the founders of the city of Hartford, Connecticut.  Throughout all the intervening years the family has been represented in the Charter Oak state.  The grandfather, Harvey Marvin, married Clarissa Kilbourne and the birth of Ira Kilbourne Martin occurred there in 1797 and his life history covered the intervening years to 1880, when he passed away.  He married Julia, daughter of Judge Young was also instrumental in procuring the building of the government road extending from Washington, D. C., to Springfield, Illinois, of which Main street of Columbus is part.  Unto Mr. and Mrs. Ira K. Marvin were born eight children: Samuel H., Maria, Julia, Sybil, Hannah, Lucy, Clara, and Edwin E.  The only ones now living are our subject and Edwin E. Marvin, the latter clerk of the U. S. district court of Connecticut for forty years.      Samuel H. Marvin was educated in the common schools, which he attended to the age of fourteen years, after which he performed the work of field and meadow upon his father's farm until twenty-one years of age.  The first seven and a half years after leaving school were spent by him in hauling wood to market with an ox-team.  The family was very poor and was largely dependent upon him for support.  He worked diligently and persistently, knowing few idle moments but the lessons of industry, enterprise and unfaltering perseverance which he then learned have proved important factors in his later success.  As stated, he continued on the old home farm until twenty-one years of age.      He was married in October, 1871, in Bristol, Connecticut, to Miss Angie Bartholomew, a daughter of the famous clock manufacturer of that name.  At that time Mr. Marvin became engaged as salesman in the sewing machine business and was later general agent and manager for western Ohio, with headquarters at Urbana.  At that place he afterward turned his attention to dealing in horses and continued in that line of business until 188, when he became connected with life insurance business.  He came to Columbus in 1889 as representative of and district manager for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, and in June, 1892, was appointed general agent of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, in which connection he still continues.  He has built up an extensive insurance business, having a clientage which makes his position a most remunerative one.      In his political views, Mr. Marvin is a stalwart republican and is well informed on the questions and issues of the day, although he never seeks nor desires political office.  The rules which govern his conduct and make him a man among men are indicated in the fact that he is a member of the Broad Street Methodist Episcopal church.  He also belongs to the Wyandotte, the Columbus and the Columbus Country Clubs.      In 1893 he was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died in October of that year.  They had previously lost a son, Percy, who died in 1891, at the age of eighteen years while a student in the Ohio State University.  Two daughters survive: Elizabeth, the wife of B. D. Clement, who is associated with her father in the insurance business; and Edna, who is a graduate of the Columbus high school.  The family residence is at No. 721 Bryden road.      Mr. Marvin is a man of sterling worth, who early learned to correctly value life's opportunities.  Although in his youth he was denied many of the privileges and advantages which other boys enjoy he has lived to attain prosperity through his own well directed, earnest and honorable methods and has been generous in assisting others, contributing liberally to charitable objects, while the poor and needy have found in him a friend.  Remembering his own early struggles he has also been ever ready to aid others who are attempting to work their way upward. (Source: Centennial History of Columbus, and Franklin Co., Ohio by William Alexander Taylor - Vol. II - 1909 - Page 35)
	JOHN MARZETTI.  The story of the life record of John Marzetti may well serve as a source of inspiration and encouragement to those who seek advancement along honorable business lines.  He not only won success, but also left his family the priceless heritage of an untarnished name, for the rules which governed his conduct in every relation of life were those which are characteristic of a high type of manhood and of citizenship.      Mr. Marzetti came from sunny Italy, his birth having occurred in Bagni di Lucca, July 28, 1836.  In his youth he crossed the Atlantic to America, reaching the shores of the new world after a voyage of sixty-one days on the sailing vessel.  That trip was in marked contrast to one which he made years later as passenger on one of the fast sailing steamships equipped with every modern time connected with marine traffic and transportation, operating a trading boat on the upper Ohio river.      Arriving in Columbus in 1861, he became identified with its commercial interests as a vender of fruit, conducting a stand at the corner of Gay and High streets.  His business developed proportionately with the growth of the city and by thrift and industry he built up an enterprise of large proportions.  As the years passed he handled all kinds of domestic and foreign fruits and his sales reached an extensive figure annually.  As he prospered he saved his earnings until he was enabled to make judicious investments in real estate.  He became the owner of the block at the northwest corner of Gay and High streets, also a block at Euclid avenue and High street and the entire frontage from Euclid to Seventh avenue.  He also owned property on both of those streets and his realty holdings in the course of years brought him a substantial and gratifying financial return.  He always had firm faith in Columbus and its development and was therefore not afraid to invest in property.  The years proved the wisdom of his judgment, for his holdings increased in value, and he became one of the substantial residents of the capital.  He also joined the Board of Trade and was numbered among its leading members, being actively and helpfully interested in all those movements of the board for the promotion of the business activity and development of the city.      Mr. Marzetti sought and obtained business success, the accumulation of wealth was not the sole end and aim of his life.  He was conscious, too, of his obligations to his fellowmen, to the city of his residence and the land of his adoption, and he fully met every obligation that devolved upon him.  His life exemplified an earnest, Christian spirit, and he was always interested in the religious progress of the community, being a member of the Catholic church.  He gave the lot on which the church of St. John the Baptist was built and was ever a liberal supporter of the parish work.  With a lack of early educational privileges and limited financial circumstances Mr. Marzetti depended upon his own labors for his advancement and developed a high type of manhood.  He was nearly sixty-four years of age when he passed away, Dec. 25, 1899, at which time there was ended a life fraught with good deeds and manly purposes.  The west was to him a haven of opportunities and the wise use which he made his chances in the business world led him out of humble financial surroundings to the plane of affluence and gained form him the admiration of all who knew aught of his career.  Mrs. Marzetti survived her husband until June 8, 1907, when she too passed away.  One son and two daughters still occupy the fine home on North High street, which was built by their father. Source: Centennial History of Columbus, and Franklin Co., Ohio by William Alexander Taylor - Vol. I - 1909 - Page 550
	JOSEPH RAINIE McGAW.  About 1861 one might have seen a lad of eleven years carrying the Ohio State Journal from Campbell Station to Senecaville. covering six miles on the round trip. His circulation numbered twelve copies of the paper. That boy is today the enterprising president of the firm of Jones, Witter & Company, conducting an extensive wholesale dry-goods business in Columbus. He was born in Senecaville, Guernsey county, Ohio, in 1850. His father. James McGaw, was a native of Maryland and went to Guernsey county in 1841. A tanner by trade he followed that business for many years and met with a fair measure of success in his undertakings. He became well known and his death was deeply regretted, when in 1882 he passed away, having for four years survived his wife, who died in 1878. She bore the maiden name of Margaret Rainie and was of Scotch-Irish parentage.      Joseph Rainie McGaw was reared in Senecaville and attended the public schools until thirteen years of age. It was while he war still a school boy that he delivered the twelve copies of the Ohio State Journal. After putting aside his text-books he went to Barnesville, Ohio, where he carried papers and did other work until fifteen years of age. At that time he went upon the road as a traveling salesman for W. H. Jones and remained there until the removal of the firm to Zanesville in 1865. He continued with the house as a salesman until 1880 and in the meantime, in 1874, the business was moved to Columbus, the firm being reorganized under the name of Jones & Garner. Mr. McGaw's business ability was recognized and he was admitted to a partnership in the business under the style of Jones. Witter & Company. When the business was incorporated in 1906 he was chosen its president and has continued in the position to the present time. Thus he was successively promoted through all of the departments and positions until he became the chief executive officer. He is a splendid example of the successful self-made man; who owes his advancement entirely to his individual efforts, his persistent purpose and his indefatigable energy. The business has shown a steady growth from its inception and is today one of the leading wholesale dry-goods and notion houses of Columbus, being the second largest concern in the city. In their sales they cover the territory of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky. Michigan and West Virginia. Aside from his connection with this house Mr. McGaw is also a director of the Hayden-Corbett Chain Company.      On the 18th of June, 1871, Mr. McGaw was married to Miss Myra Robinson, of Athens, Ohio, who died in 1906. leaving a son. W. Ray. who was born in 1872, and is a salesman with the firm of Jones. Witter & Company. Mr. McGaw is a member of the Columbus Country Club and of the Masonic fraternity. He is fond of outdoor sports, and when leisure permits he indulges in those interests. His mental and physical activity, the only capital which he brought to the starting point of his business career, has enabled him to reach success. Early in his business life he performed all of the duties that devolved upon him, however humble and however small the recompense, conscientiously and industriously. His strict integrity, business conservatism and judgment have always been so uniformly recognized that he has enjoyed public confidence, to an enviable degree and naturally this has brought him such a lucrative patronage that through times of general prosperity and general adversity alike he has witnessed a steady increase in his business until today it is one of the most flourishing in its line in the city of Columbus. (Source: Centennial History of Columbus, and Franklin Co., Ohio by William Alexander Taylor - Vol. II - 1909 - Page 24)
	NICHOLAS MONSARRAT has since the first of March, 1889, been the president of the Hocking Valley Railway Company and stands as a splendid type of the railway official who, in his executive capacity, guides and directs the operations of the most important line extending diagonally across the state of Ohio and proving one son of the most important outlets for trade interests in the state.      Mr. Monsarrat is a native of Canada, his birth having occurred in the city of London on the 1st of March, 1839.  His parents were Charles and Elizabeth Monsarrat, well known residents of that city, and while spending his boyhood days in their home the son was sent to the grammar school conducted by Rev. Benjamin Bayley.  In further pursuit of an education that would qualify him for the practical and responsible duties of life, he entered Toronto University and was graduated therefrom with the Bachelor of Arts degree as a member of the class of 1859.  This constituted his scholastic training, while his business education was secured in the broader academy of actual experience.  Throughout his business career he has been identified with railway interests.  He sought the freedom and appreciation of the great American republic, crossing the border into this country, where competition is greater but where advancement is more quickly secured.  Early in life he realized the fact that the successful men are those who prove their worth by the capable, efficient, prompt and faithful discharge of duty and it has been along this line that he has worked his way steadily upward, being advanced from one position to another since 1872 he became identified with railway interests, his connection therewith now covering thirty-seven years.  The employer today is constantly on the alert to find efficient, capable assistants and when the individual is found who does not fear laborious attention to detail nor thinks that he is giving his employer an unrequited service, in time his promotion follows just as surely as the night the day.  Gradual advancement through positions of increasing responsibility have brought Mr. Monsarrat to the presidency of the Hocking Valley Railroad Company, controlling the most important coal carrying system west of the Allegheny mountains in this great middle section of the country.  He was chosen to the presidency Mar. 1, 1889, and has been unanimously reelected at each successive annual election.      Mr. Monsarrat was united in marriage to Miss Corinne Blanch Henry, a member of a prominent family of Bowling Green, Kentucky.  They now a member of a prominent family of Bowling Green, Kentucky.  They now occupy a beautiful manorial country seat near the town of Powell, a few miles distant from the northern limits of Columbus, where they freely but unostentatiously dispense Kentucky hospitality to their hosts of friends.  Electric and traction lines and steam railways, as well as fine roadways, make their home but a comparatively few minutes' ride from the heart of the city.  There is one daughter, Bessie H., accomplished and talented, who assists her mother in dispensing the hospitality of this beautiful home.  Appreciative of the social amenities of life, Mr. Monsarrat holds memberships in the Columbus Club; the Arlington Country Club, of Columbus; the Toledo Club of Toledo, Ohio; the Union Club, of Cleveland; the University, Racquet and Tennis Clubs, of Columbus; the Sewanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club; and the Midway and Ohio societies, of New York.  The importance of the position to which he has attained in railway circles has brought him a wide acquaintance among financiers and prominent men throughout the country and his sterling worth has met appreciation in the friendship and respect which are uniformly accorded him. (Source: * Centennial History of Columbus, and Franklin Co., Ohio by William Alexander Taylor - Vol. II - 1909 -  Page 818)

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