BIOGRAPHIES
 Source:
History of Lower Scioto Co., Ohio
Publ. Chicago: Inter-state
Publishing Co.
1884
MARION
KESINGER, superintendent and overseer of the
banks of the Mohler & Kesinger mine, was born in
Monroe County, Va., in 1845. He was reared on a
farm, receiving a common-school education. He came
to Jackson County, Ohio, in 1862, and in 1863 enlisted
in Company F, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio
Infantry. He served six months, and on his return
home enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and
Seventy-third Ohio Infantry. He participated in
the battle of Nashville, Tenn., After his return home he
was engaged by Mr. Mohler as bank boss of his
mine, and held the position till the present firm was
organized. He was married in 1871 to Maggie,
daughter of Beverly Keenan, of Jackson County.
Source:
History of Lower Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
Inter-state Publishing Co. 1884 - Page 563 |
JOHN
CHARLES KYLE, coal operator, Jackson, Ohio, was
born at Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio, June 12, 1855, a
son of Alexander Stewart and Mary W. (Henderson) Kyle,
his father a native of Ohio and his mother of
Pennsylvania. The latter died Feb. 20, 1866.
His parents were married at Hendersonville, Mercer Co.,
Pa., Jan. 25, 1842, and had a family of three children.
The subject of our sketch received a common-school
education at Youngstown, and graduated from the Iron
City Commercial College at Pittsburg, Pa. In his
younger days he was engaged in prospecting for coal, but
in January, 1879, locating in Jackson, and has been
operating in and mining coal. Politically he is a
Republican. He was elected a member of the City
Council in April, 1881. He was married Dec. 25,
1879, to Mary Lee Fellows, of Youngstown, Ohio.
They have but one daughter - Mary Roberts.
Mr. Kyle is a member of the Masonic fraternity,
and belongs to Lodge No. 132, Jackson, Ohio.
Source:
History of Lower Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
Inter-state Publishing Co. 1884 - Page 563 |
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