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ALLEN
PALMER, who was once one of Island Creek's most
respected citizens and exceptionally successful farmers
and stock raisers, was born on the farm on which his
widow still resides, in Island Creek Township, Jefferson
County, Ohio, March 29, 1833, and died on the same farm
Nov. 3, 1881. He was a son of George and Elma
(Coulter) Palmer. The Palmers were
among the earliest settlers of Island Creek Township and
both the parents and grandparents of the late Allen
Palmer lived on this farm.
Allen Palmer obtained a
district school education. His whole life from
youth up was devoted to agricultural pursuits which he
followed carefully and intelligently and resulted in the
amassing of an ample fortune. He was married on
Oct. 11, 1853, to Miss Nancy Alban, who was born
in Island Creek Township, Jefferson County,
Ohio, March 16, 1833, a daughter of George and Nancy
(Cox) Alban. Her father was a native of Island
Creek Township and her mother of West Virginia, and her
paternal grandfather George Alban, settled in
this township when forests covered the land where now
richly cultivated fields are seen. Mrs. Palmer
has one sister, Mary, who is the widow of
Samuel Magill, formerly of Island Creek
Township but she now lives in Newcastle, Pa.
To Mr. and Mrs. Palmer five
children were born, namely: George and John
H., residing in Island Creek Township; James W.,
residing in California; Samuel E., residing in
Brooke County, West Virginia; and Charles S., who
lives in Colorado. One son, John H.,
resides on the homestead and carries it on for his
mother. He married Miss Susie Green, a
daughter of Henry Green, late of Island Creek
Township, and they have three children: Harold M.,
Earl and Elma G. Mrs. Palmeris a member of the Presbyterian Church, as was her husband.
He was a Democrat in his political views but never was
willing to accept. office.
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CHARLES
ISAIAH PARLETT, assistant manager of the
Dillonvale Brick and Tile Company, is also engaged
in the insurance and real estate business at
Dillonvale, Ohio, and is one of the representative
young business men of the place. He was born
in Mt. Pleasant Township, Jefferson County, Ohio,
June 11, 1880, and is a son of Isaiah and Jane (Deyarmon)
Parlett.
Isaiah Parlett was born Dec. 14, 1840, at
Middletown, Ohio, a son of William and Aily
(Nichols) Parlett. William Parlett
was also born at Middletown. April 27, 1819,
and his wife was barn in Pennsylvania, May 3, 1820,
being of English parentage. both died at
Quaker City, Guernsey County, Ohio. They had
the following children: Jarrett, who died in
California in 1858; Isaiah, who died Dec. 19,
1898; Charity who is a widow (Mrs. Riggle),
residing near Cambridge; Mary Ann deceased,
who was the wife of the late Joseph King, of
Mt. Pleasant; Martha Jane, who was the wife
of William Chambers, and resided at Little
Hocking, Ohio, until her death; Samuel, who
lived and died at Georgetown, Ohio; William
who died young; and Nancy, Thomas and Ruth,
all of whom are now deceased. Isaiah
Parlett was married in early manhood to Jane
Deyarmon, who was a daughter of David and
Ruthetta (Frye) Deyarmon the former of whom was
born in Ireland in 1771 and died at Dillonvale in
1858; the latter, born in Pennsylvania, in January,
1802, died at Dillonvale in 1879. They had
five children: Nancy; Lucinda, who married
James Wier, of Mt. Pleasant; Tabitha, who
died at Dillonvale in 1907, (was the wife of
Thomas Paxton); Hester, who died at
Martin's Ferry in 1889; and Jane who became
the wife of Isaiah Parlett.
To Isaiah Parlett and wife seven children
were born as follows: William S.; Lou,
who married Wiley Brown, of Mt. Pleasant
Township; Minnie, who married Ray Yost
of Wheeling, W. Va.; Mary, who died aged five
years; Charles Isaiah; David, who
resides at Toledo, Ohio; and Ralph, who lives
at home.
Charles Isaiah Parlett was educated in the
public schools of Mt. Pleasant Township and
Dillonvale, graduating from the Mt. Pleasant High
School in the class of 1897, after which he became
station agent and telegraph operator and continued
his connection with railroad work for three years.
He then embarked in the mercantile business at
Adenia as manager for Carrick & Paxton, but
two years later went into business for himself at
Piney Fork, where he continued until 1907. He
then sold out and came to Dillonvale, where he has
been successfully engaged in the fire and life
insurance business and deals also in real estate,
handling the risks of some of the largest insurance
companies in the land. He has been very active
in local politics and is a member of the Jefferson
County Republican Executive Committee.
In 1900 Mr. Parlett was married to Miss Roxa
Cass, who is a daughter of A. D. and Mary
Cass and was reared at Dillonvale. They
have four children, Mildred, Clyde, Edgar and
Bruce. Mr. and Mrs. Parlett are members
of the Methodist Protestant church at Dillonvale.
He is prominent in the Masonic fraternity and
belongs also to the Odd Fellows.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph
B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago -
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WILLIAM S.
PARLETT, postmaster at Dillonvale, Mt.
Pleasant Township, is a representative business
citizen of this place and is a member of the
Dillonvale Mercantile Company. He was born in
Harrison County, Ohio, Jan. 20, 1864, and is a son
of Isaiah and Jane (Deyarmon) Parlett.
Isaiah Parlett was born in Harrison County, Ohio,
in 1840, and died in 1898, aged fifty-eight years.
His parents were William and Ailey Parlett,
natives of Guernsey County, Ohio, where they died.
The Parletts came originally to Ohio from
Baltimore, Md. The maternal grandfather was
born in Ireland, and after coming to Jefferson
County, Ohio, lived and died in a village which
bears the name of Deyarmonville. His wife died
in Mt. Pleasant Township, at the age of
seventy-seven years, her husband having lived to be
eighty-seven. The maternal grandparents of
Mr. Parlett belonged to the Seceder Church, but
the Parletts were members of the Methodist
Protestant Church. The mother of Mr.
Parlett was born in Jefferson County in March,
1843, and still survives. To Isaiah Parlett
and wife seven children were born, four sons and
three daughters, namely: William S.; Charles
Isaiah, who is engaged in the insurance and real
estate business at Dillonvale, and married Miss
Roxa Coss, a daughter of Alfred Coss; David
E., a commercial salesman, maintaining his home
at Toledo, Ohio, who married Miss Florence Sorbey;
Ralph, who is engaged in the insurance business
at Mt. Pleasant; Louise who married Wiley
C. Brown a farmer in Mt. Pleasant Township;
Minnie, married first to Jesse Brokaw,
and second, to Ray Yost, who resides at
Wheeling, W. Va., and Mary, who died in her
fourth year.
William S. Parlett was four years old when his
parents moved from Harrison to Jefferson County,
settling on a farm in Mt. Pleasant Township, and he
attended the public schools in Mt. Pleasant and
Smithfield Townships. He remained at home
until his marriage in 1889, when he went to Martin's
Ferry, where he learned the butchering business and
remained in that place for two years. Since
then, Mr. Parlett has spent the greater part
of his time in Mt. Pleasant and Dillonvale, coming
to the latter town in 1890, and prior to January,
1898, when he embarked in business for himself, he
was in the employ of C. A. Eberle, a butcher
and meat dealer at Dillonvale. On Jan. 16,
1906, Mr. Parlett was appointed postmaster,
Dillonvale being a third class office, and he has
proved a careful and efficient public official.
In politics, he is a stanch Republican. He was
serving in his second term as a member of the town
council when appointed to his Government office and
since then has given a large part of his attention
to it. He has been an active and interested
citizen ever since coming here and has served on the
school board for the past ten years.
Mr. Parlett was married in 1889 to Miss Flora
E. Buckingham, of Calais, Monroe County, Ohio,
and they have six children, Madge, Eulah, Harold,
Eugenia, Walker and Myron all of whom
survive except Walker. Mr. Parlett and
family are members of the Dillonvale Methodist
Protestant Church, of which he is a trustee.
He is a Thirty-second Degree Mason and belongs to
the Blue Lodge and Chapter at Smithfield, the
Council and Commandery at Steubenville, and Carson
Lodge of Perfection and Lake Erie Consistory.
He is also identified with the Odd Fellows.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph
B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago -
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GEORGE A. PATTERSON*,
a prominent farmer and stock raiser and a leading
citizen of Island Creek Township, Jefferson County,
Ohio, where he owns 278 acres of valuable land, was
born in this township, Mar. 21, 1874, and is a son
of Andrew J. and Samantha (Taylor) Patterson.
Andrew J. Patterson was born in Island Creek
Township and spent his life here, his death
occurring on Mar. 13, 1901. He was a son of
William Patterson, who came to this
township in its early days of settlement and in 1800
secured the farm land which remained in the
Patterson name for 100 years. This farm is now
owned by David McKinley and wife, the
latter being a daughter of Andrew J. Patterson.
The latter was a member of Mt. Tabor Methodist
Episcopal Church in Island Creek Township and served
as one of its trustees. He was a man of
sterling character and had correct views on public
questions pertaining to the welfare of his family
and community. He was twice married and the
surviving children of both unions are: Henry S.,
who resides at Richmond, Ohio; Laura P., who
is the wife of David McKinley; and George
A. The mother of the last named was born in Ross
Township, Jefferson County and died Mar. 19, 1901.
George A. Patterson passed a quiet, healthy
boyhood on his father's farm, early becoming
accustomed to its management, and obtained a public
school education in Island Creek Township.
He has made farming and stock raising his business
and devotes particular attention to sheep raising,
keeping exclusively to the Merino strain. He
is a practical, intelligent and well informed man
and in the management of his large estate and his
different industries shows enterprise and
progressiveness.
Mr. Patterson was married in 1897 to
Miss Sylvia Gordon, who was born
in Salem Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and is a
granddaughter of William Gordon, a
former well known citizen and old settler.
Mr. and Mrs. Patterson have had five children:
Bessie L., Margaret M., Beatrice
Irene, Genevieve A. and Geraldine G.,
all of whom survive except the eldest. Mr.
and Mrs. Patterson are members
of Mt. Tabor Methodist Episcopal Church. Like
his late father, Mr. Patterson casts
his vote with the Republican party.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville &
Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ
Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page
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M. B. PATTERSON,
secretary of McGowan Bros. Company,
wholesale grocers, has been engaged in business in
Steubenville for many years and is a well known
citizen. He is a veteran of the Civil War, in
which he served nearly four years. He was born
in Steubenville, O., in January, 1841, and is a son
of Samuel Patterson, who also was born
in Jefferson County, and died in 1855, of typhoid
fever. He was a carpenter and contractor by
trade. Samuel Patterson,
grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was among
the early settlers of Jefferson County.
M. B. Patterson was reared and educated in
Steubenville, where his entire business career thus
far has been spent. For a period of twenty-six
years he has been connected with the McGowan
Bros. Company, of which he now is secretary.
At the first call to arms in 1861, Mr. Patterson
enlisted as a private in Company E, 70th New
York Volunteer Infantry, and remained in the service
until August, 1865. At the time he was
mustered out he was a first lieutenant in Company H,
193d Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His
early service was with the Army of the Potomac, and
later in the Shenandoah Valley. He
is a member of E. M. Stanton Post, No. 166,
G. A. R.
In 1880, M. B. Patterson was united in marriage
with Miss Lizzie O. Hall, who was born and
reared in Jefferson County, and the following
children were born to bless their home: George P.,
of Los Angeles, Cal.; Ray H., of
Steubenville; Mabel H., and Lucile M.
Mr. Patterson has been secretary of
the National Union ever since its inception in
Steubenville, and is a member of the Steubenville
Country Club.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville &
Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ
Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page
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THOMAS M. PELLEY was born Apr. 8, 1868, at
Sherrard, W. Va.
He was educated in the public schools and took a course in the
Wheeling
Business College
and the Pittsburg College of Pharmacy, where he graduated in the class of 1892.
In 1888 he also
came to Mingo Junction and became his brother’s partner in the drug business,
which they have so successfully carried on ever since. On Nov. 26, 1902, he was married to
Miss Jennie Quinn, a daughter of
John Quinn of Mingo Junction. They have a pleasant home on
Steuben Street. Both brothers are members of the
Methodist Episcopal church and both are Republicans in their political
attachment. During the
administration President Roosevelt. William E. Pelley, was appointed
postmaster, but he declined to serve, feeding that from the nature of his
business he should have no divided interests.
He is a member of the Odd Fellows, at Mingo, while
Thomas M. Pelley is identified with the Masons at Steubenville.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page 564
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SAMUEL M.
PHILLIPS, a well known and highly esteemed
citizen of Amsterdam, O., and manager and partner in
the firm of H. Phillips & Brother, dealers in
gents' furnishing goods, was born in New York City,
N. Y., a son of Joseph and Mary Phillips, the
former of whom is deceased, while the latter is a
resident of Steubenville. Mr. Phillips
secured his education in New York City, and in 1904
engaged as a merchant with his brother at Mingo
Junction, the firm still carrying on business there.
The store at Amsterdam was opened in 1907, and since
its opening has had its share of the patronage of
the people of this community. Mr. Phillips
has acted as manager of both stores and it is
probably due to his business ability that the firm
has met with such success. Mr. Phillips
is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Red
Men, both of Amsterdam. In his political views
he is independent.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph
B. Doyle - Publ. Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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B. R. PORTER,
residing at Yellow Creek, Saline Township, Jefferson
County, Ohio, is one of this county's oldest, most
respected and most substantial citizens. He
was born in the northern part of England in 1832,
and is a son of John and Ann (Gill) Porter.
The parents of Mr. Porter died in England,
and of their family of twelve children, B. R.,
the eleventh in order of birth, is the only one
living, and he, with a sister, Barbara, and a
brother, Benjamin, were the only ones to come
to America. Barbara died in
Pennsylvania at the home of a daughter.
Benjamin died at Wellsville, O., and his burial
was in the cemetery there.
B. E. Porter came to America in 1854 and spent a
short time at Wheeling, W. Va., and from there came
to Yellow Creek, Jefferson County, and entered into
the hotel business and continued in the same at this
place, and at Wellsville and Irondale, for thirty
years. The old hotel at Yellow Creek, which he
first conducted for several years, was built in 1803
and subsequently burned down. He then
purchased the Herwick Hotel at Wellsville and
operated it for two years, and then returned to
Yellow Creek which has been his place of residence
ever since. He owns considerable property in
the village and erected a row of dwellings and has
long been one of the representative citizens.
Formerly he was active in the order of Odd Fellows
at Yellow Springs, but no longer attends, on account
of the infirmities of age.
Mr. Porter was married first to Miss
Susan Roberts, in 1855. She was a
daughter of Edward Roberts, who at
that time owned the coal mines near Yellow Creek.
Mrs. Porter died in 1863, leaving two
sons and two daughters: John, Edward,
Ann and Susan. John
married Mary Leonard and resides at
Detroit where he is in the railroad service.
He has had the following children: Grace, Anna,
Emma, Roy, Leonard, John, Victor, Mary Ann, and
William. Three daughters and one son
moved to Portland, Ore. Edward
Porter is unmarried and lives at Pittsburgh, an
electrician. Ann married W. H.
Madden, a merchant at Hammondsville, O., and
they have four children: John R., Edward, Annie
and Susan. Susan Porter
became the wife of W. C. Connor, and has one
daughter, Mary. On Mar. 30, 1888, Mr.
Porter married at Steubenville, O., Miss
Mary Jane McDonald, and they
had the following children: Maggie, who
married Samuel Gorsuch, has one son,
Willis; Mary, who married Fred
Bruggemeyer, has had two children, Fredaand
Carl, the latter of whom is deceased;
William, who never married, and was accidentally
killed at a railroad crossing in Wellsville, O.; and
Bartholomew, who resides at Bellaire.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville &
Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ
Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page
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J. W. PORTER,
a member of the Jefferson County Bar, and one of the
influential and leading business men of the younger
generation of Jefferson County, Ohio, was born in
New Alexandria, Ohio, and is a son of T. B.
Porter, and a grandson of Joseph Porter,
who was one of the pioneer settlers of the county.
J. W. Porter is a native of this county, secured
a common school education in the public schools of
New Alexandria, and began teaching school before he
was sixteen years of age. He taught for
several years in the country schools, and for six
years was principal of the Central Grammar Schools
at Toronto, Ohio. He was highly successful as
a teacher and was the holder of an eight year
teacher 's certificate.
Mr. Porter attended school at Scio
College, and later took up the study of law.
He was admitted to the Jefferson County Bar in June
of 1903, was successful in passing one of the
severest examinations that had been given by the
State. He has been associated with Mr. P.
P. Lewis, one of the most successful and
prominent attorneys in the State of Ohio, in the
practice of law. In December of 1908 he passed
the examination in the Federal Courts, and practices
law in both the State and Federal Courts.
Mr. Porter was united in mariage
with Mayme Montgomery of Toronto,
Ohio, and they have one daughter, Kathaleen
Porter. T. H. Montgomery, father
of Mrs. Porter, was one of the
influential and wealthy citizens of Jefferson
County, and an ex-sheriff of the county. Mr.
Porter lives at Toronto, Ohio, but practices
law in Steubenville, the county seat.
Mr. Porter is in every sense a self-made
man. He made his own way through college, and
has by diligent and laborous work pushed
himself to the front. He is a talented
scholar, a forceful talker, and a gentleman of high
rank. He has a nice practice in his chosen
profession, and is destined to be one of the leaders
of the Jefferson County Bar. Mr.
Porter is no partisan; on his father's side,
they were strong and loyal Republicans, while on his
mother's side of the house, they were devoted
Jacksonian Democrats, and he seems to have taken the
best from the teachings of both, and become
independent in his political views. He
believes in placing men in office who will carry out
the principle, "that a public office is a public
trust." His mother was Elizabeth
Graham, a member of a leading and substantial
family of Jefferson County.
Mr. Porter is a member of the M. E. Church of
Toronto, Ohio, and is interested in the growth of
all church work. He is affiliated with the K.
of P. Lodge, and the Benovolent Protected
Order of Elks.
Mr. Porter has three brothers and one
sister, the Rev. C. M. Porter.
Attorney R. G. Porter, V. L. Porter, in
the oil business and Mrs. Frank S. King, wife
of Ex-City Auditor Frank S. King, of
Steubenville, Ohio.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville &
Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ
Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page
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RALPH E. PORTER,
proprietor of a first class grocery store at Mingo
Junction, O., with commodious quarters in the
Adkins Block on Commercial Street, has lived
here ever since he was ten years old, but was born
at Toronto, O., May 15, 1882, and is a son of
John H. and Ella (Plumber) Porter. The
parents of Mr. Porter reside at Cleveland, O.
They moved to East Liverpool, O., from Toronto, in
1884,
and in 1892 to Cleveland. Ralph E. is
the only survivor of their three children.
Raymond, the eldest, died when aged twelve
years, and Bessie, the second born, died at
the age of three years.
Ralph E. Porter was ten years old when he came
to Mingo Junction to make his home with hi-s uncle,
Dr. W. J. O'Connell, a well known medical man
of this section, who died in 1902 when aged sixty
years. Mr. Porter attended school
regularly until he was seventeen years of age, when
he began work in a grocery store for J. C. Hanna,
with whom he remained for three years and then
became clerk at the Bar Mill, where he continued for
five years. In 1907 he bought out his former
employer, J. C. Hanna, and in June, 1909,
took possession of his present quarters opposite the
postoffice. He carries a large stock of both
staple and fancy groceries and aims to please every
taste and suit every purse.
In October, 1905, Mr. Porter was married
to Miss Oca Adkins, who is a
daughter of Stephen Adkins, one of the
leading and substantial citizens of Mingo, and they
have one daughter, Ella Deborah.
Mr. Porter was reared by his late
uncle to believe in the principles of the old
Democratic party. Dr. O'Connell was not
only a leader in politics at Mingo Junction but in
all its public affairs, serving four terms as mayor
of the place and two terms as postmaster. Mr.
and Mrs. Porter are members of the Methodist
Episcopal church at Mingo Junction and they are also
factors in the pleasant social life of the place.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville &
Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ
Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page
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HON. THOMAS W. PORTER,
mayor of Steubenville, O., is efficiently serving in
this highest municipal office and is giving his
fellow citizens a clean, business administration
that is winning the approbation of all who have the
best interests of this beautiful city at heart.
He was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, Aug. 29,
1861, and is one of a family of four children born
to his parents, who were Joshua M. and Rachel
(Williams) Porter. The father of Mayor
Porter died at Steubenville in 1872. He
was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he
learned a trade and continued to work at the same
long after he settled in Jefferson County, Ohio, in
1857.
Thomas W. Porter obtained his education in the
public schools of Jefferson County and when he
reached manhood came to Steubenville and entered the
rolling mills, where he continued an employe until
1887. In that year he embarked in the retail
grocery business and continued in that line until
called upon to assume the duties of his present
office. Mayor Porter may be
described as a man with no frills or fancies, his
life having been a very practical one and this fact
makes him a most satisfactory mayor, at a time when
the city's needs are insistent and a clearheaded,
courageous and honest man is needed at the helm of
public affairs. In politics Mayor
Porter is a Republican and his election on the
Republican ticket to his present office, on Nov. 4,
1907, was by a majority of 467 votes. He is
fraternally identified with both the Masons and the
Knights of Pythias.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville &
Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ
Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 - Page
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JOHN POTTER, secretary and treasurer of
the Miners and Mechanics Bank at Steubenville, Ohio, is one of the most
active of the younger generation of businessmen of the city.
Mr. Potter was born in Steubenville,
June 16, 1876, and is a son of E. P.
Potter, who for many years was engaged in the dairy business here but is now
living in retirement on Washington
Street.
The subject of this sketch was reared here and received a good public school
education, graduating from the
Steubenville
High School with the class of 1893. Upon leaving school he became a
bookkeeper in the Miners and Mechanics Bank, and has sine been identified with
that institution, during the past five years in the capacity of secretary and
treasurer. He takes a deep interest
in the success and advancement of the best interests of his native city, taking
rank with the progressive element.
He is an elder of the Third Presbyterian Church, and is church organist. He has been interested in the welfare
of the local Y. M. C. A. and serves as treasurer of the board of directors.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co., Ohio by Joseph
B. Doyle - Publ Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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Capt. B. F. Prentiss |
CAPT. B. F. PRENTISS,
one of Steubenville's best known citizens, residing
at his comfortable home, No. 218 North Fifth Street,
Steubenville, came here in 1856. H was his
title first in early manhood, when he ran a canal
boat on the old Pennsylvania Canal, and later, when
he raised a company for service in the Civil War.
He was born at Milton, Pa., in August, 1835.
After coming to Steubenville, in 1856, he went to work
for the Jefferson Iron Company, later for a Wheeling
concern and then went to Pittsburgh from which city
he returned to Steubenville in 1859. He was
working in the La Belle Iron Works when the Civil
War broke out and he immediately went out with Co.
G, Second Ohio, that served one month in the State
defense. He then came back to Steubenville and
raised a company that was mustered into the service
as Co. H, First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in October,
1861. Some eighteen months later he resigned
and returned to Steubenville. when General
Morgan made his spectacular raid through the
State, Captain Prentiss was one of the
soldiers that fought to repel him. In 1864 he
became manager of the nail manufacturing works at
Benwood and was connected there about three years.
He has had other interests and for twelve years
served with the greatest efficiency as a justice of
the peace. Since 1867 he has been a member of
E. M. Stanton Post, No. 166, G. A. R., and for many
years he has been identified with the Masonic
fraternity.
In 1863 Captain Prentiss was married to Miss
Margaret Jane King, who was born and reared at
Steubenville. Their two daughters, Mary K.
and Jennie B. reside at home. The
former is principal of the Washington school of
Steubenville. The latter is one of the city's
successful physicians. She was graduated first
from the Steubenville High School and in 1890 from
the Homeopathic College of Cleveland, with her
medical degree. After spending one year in
dispensary work in Cleveland, she established
herself at Steubenville and has built up a very
lucrative practice. She is a member of the
Ohio Valley and the Ohio State Homeopathic Medical
Societies. Dr. Prentiss is a member of
the United Presbyterian Church.
Source: 20th Century History of Steubenville & Jefferson Co.,
Ohio by Joseph B. Doyle - Publ. Richmond-Arnold Publ. Co. - Chicago - 1910 -
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