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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History
Source:
A History of Scioto County, Ohio
together with a
PIONEER RECORD
of
SOUTHERN OHIO
by
NELSON W. EVANS, A. M.,
Life Member of The Ohio state Archaeological and Historical Society.
Member of the Virginia Historical Society, and of the
American Historical Association
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Published
Portsmouth, Ohio
by Nelson W. Evans
1903
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FRANCIS SEYMOUR was
born Nov. 19, 1834, in France. His father was Nicholas
Seymour, and his mother's maiden name was Barbara Bernard.
He left France at the age of thirteen years and came to America with
his parents, and located on Pond creek. His father and mother
died there. With the exception of the years 1858 and 1859,
when he went to the State of Iowa, about thirty miles from Keokuk,
he has lived on Dry Run all his life since 1850. He was
married Aug. 31, 1869, to Miss Mary J. McKane, a daughter of
John McKane, who was a native of this country. He had
nine children: Flora and Rose of Portsmouth,
dress-makers over Corson's grocery; Mary at home;
Frank, who lives on Dry Run; Ernest, at home, aged
twenty-one; Lena, Mary, Albert, aged thirteen and
Veronica.
He has been a farmer all his life.
He is a democrat in his political views. He is a member of the
Catholic church on Pond creek. He owns about 800 acres of hill
land, about 65 acres of Scioto bottoms and forty or fifty acres on
dry Run. He can always be depended on to do anything he
undertakes.
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WILLIAM JOHN SHANNON
was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, July 21, 1847. He
came to Scioto county, Ohio, with his father in 1854, and has been a
resident of this county ever since. He was married Sept. 23,
1879 to Lucy Ellen Wolford, of Wheelersburg, Ohio. She
was a French descent. He has the finest locality in Scioto
county for a summer resort, and has probably the highest point in
the county. Mr. Shannon is respected by all who know
him. He is a model citizen. He is a member of the United
Presbyterian church at Mt. Joy and a republican.
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MILTON H. SHUMWAY
was born Jan. 5, 1861, at Scioto, Ohio. His father was John
Q. Shumway, and his mother's maiden name was Mehetabel Snyder.
His boyhood and youth were passed on the farm. He attended the
district schools and spent one year at Oberlin College. He
taught in the public schools of this county, fifteen years. He
was Clerk of Harrison township from September, 1884, to September,
1889, and the Treasurer of the same township from 1889 to 1893.
He was appointed Deputy Auditor Apr. 9, 1894, and was elected to the
office of County Auditor in November, 1898. He was re-elected
in November, 1901, and is at present serving in that capacity.
He is a strong republican. He is a member of the Sixth Street
M. E. Church of Portsmouth. He was married Jan. 1, 1884, to
Miss Emma L. Sampson, a granddaughter of the old pioneer
Simeon Wood. They have four children, as follows:
Herbert S., age seventeen; Morton, age fourteen;
Roswell B., age eleven; and Harold B., age three years.
Mr. Shumway began his career as a teacher of the
public schools. He at once showed a great aptitude for the
work and placed himself in the first rank of that profession.
He is possesed of a forceful character, strong will and
excellent judgment. He aims to understand all details of every
work set before him and to bring to it the aid of all his natural
abilities. As Deputy Auditor he was faithful and efficient.
As the County Auditor he has fulfilled the duties of the office in a
manner acceptable to every one concerned. His attainments are
such that he would fill acceptably any office or position he would
accept. He comes from a long line of ancient and honorable
Revolutionary ancestry, and acts out the good qualities of each
generation which preceded him He has an intelligent and well
trained conscience and lives up to its dictates. In the moral
and religious views Mr. Shumway's character is one for
favorable comment and praise.
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REUBEN B. SHUMWAY
was born in Harrison township, Scioto county, Ohio, Jan. 3, 1844,
eldest son of John Q. and Mehetabel Shumway. He
attended the common schools of Harrison township, two terms of
select school at Harrisonville, and took up teaching as a
profession. He completed the study of book-keeping and
surveying at the same time. He enlisted in Company F, 140th O.
V. I., May 2, 1864, and was mustered out Sept. 3, 1864. HE was
elected Assessor of Harrison township in 1865, re-elected in 1866.
He was married Dec. 24, 1865, to Barbara Schuster
daughter of John and Margaret Schuster (nee Geyschel).
They have had twelve children, of whom nine are living. They
are: John W., chief clerk of the Wabash railroad, at Council
Bluffs, Iowa; Mrs. Louella Thompson, of Galt, Kansas;
Henry, Charles and Edward, all prosperous farmers and
stock-raisers in Rice county, Kansas; Mrs. Hettie Plank;
Mrs. J. M. Williams of Lyons, Kansas, and Clay and
James at home.
Mr. Shumway was always a republican. He
was elected County Surveyor of Scioto county, in 1883, and resigned
the office in April, 1885. He located in Rice county, Kansas,
May 1, 1885, where he now resides. In the fall of 1885, he was
appointed Deputy County Treasurer, which position he held for eight
years, when he was elected to the office of County Treasurer and
served two terms. In addition to his official work, he was
made assignee of the Bank of Lyons, the largest institution of its
kind in Central Kansas, whose affairs he successfully closed up.
Mr. Shumway is a citizen of the highest character. He
has acquired a competence, and is living the life of a christian
gentleman, honored and respected by all.
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CHARLES AUGUSTUS
SMITH was born Aug. 18, 1876, at Buena Vista, Ohio. His
father was Joseph W. Smith, County Surveyor and
Commissioners, and was named for Captain Charles A. Barton.
His mother's maiden name was Harriet A. Cross, daughter of
Lewis Cross Our subject was the eldest of the children.
He attended school near and at Otway, and attended a Normal school
at Lucasville and one at Peebles. He taught school from 1894
until 1900 in Scioto county on the West side. In the winter of
1899. he began the study of telegraphy. He secured work with
the Cincinnati, Portsmouth & Virginia railroad, Nov. 1, 1900, and
was a temporary operator until June, 1901, when he became an
operator and agent at Mineral Springs until Jan. 10, 1902, when he
was appointed agent at Rarden, Ohio. He is a young gentleman
who has only to be known, to be liked. He is as steady as
clockwork in his habits. He is temperate in word and deed.
He is careful and conservative in all he does. He is prudent
and self-reliant, firm of purpose and faithful in pursuing any
course he adopts.
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CHARLES STRATTEN SMITH
was born Nov. 1, 1816, on the McColm farm below Carey's Run.
His father was a native of Boston and his mother was a Miss
Stratton of Virginia. He attended the Portsmouth
schools, and was a clerk in the store of Hall & Gales.
He afterwards traded on the river. From May, 1838 to May,
1839, he was a wharf-master at Portsmouth, Ohio.
November, 1843, he was married to Miss Mary G. Locke,
of Oxford, New York. Directly after he went into the grocery
business, and remained until 1850 when he went into the grocery
business, and remained until 1850 when he went to Californi to find
gold. His wife died December 20, leaving two children,
Floyd L. and Addie M., now Mrs. Walter M. Tibbetts,
of Indianapolis, Indiana, and he left them with her parents in New
York and sailed from New York City, May 12, 1850.
He made twenty thousand dollars in three years and came
home. In 1854, he was the proprietor of a wharf-boat at
Portsmouth, Ohio. He went into milling, where the Times office
stands and made money. He built several steamboats, one of the
"D. M. Sechler" and ran her on the Muskingum river. He
built the John Dice home on Second street.
On Jan. 5th, 1854, Mr. Smith was married to
Miss Kate Ackerman. The children of that marriage were
Isabel Ellis, wife of Howard H. French of Indianapolis,
Indiana, and Mary Allen died in infancy. Mr. Smith
was a half brother to Alpheus. Thaddeus and
Robert Cook and Mrs. William Salter his mother having,
after the death of his father, married Hugh Cook He
conducted a paper mill on Mill street. He was a man of fine
personal appearance, a handsome man. His son, Colonel Floyd
L. Smith owes his good looks to him. He was genial and
agreeable, very much appreciated among his friends. He died
Aug. 28, 1900.Source: History of Scioto Co., Ohio
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COLONEL FLOYD LOCKE SMITH,
the son of Charles Stratten Smith and Mary G. Locke,
of New York, his wife was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, June 30, 1845.
During his boyhood he made it unusually lively for the boys of
Portsmouth, but managed to stay in school until he was fifteen years
of age. In 1860 he went to Prof. White's Classical
school one year. In 1861 he engaged in the milling business
with his father on the spot on Second street where Storck &
Hopkins now have a stove store. He enlisted Aug. 11, 1862,
at the age of eighteen, for three years in Company E of the 11th O.
V. I., and served until Jan. 20, 1863, at Chattanooga, Tenn., when
he was discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability. He
was a private all the time of his service, but was one of the very
best. He was with his regiment much of the time, but part of
the time he was a clerk on Gen. Crook's staff. After
his discharge from the service, he went into the Quartermaster
Department at Cincinnati, where he remained until June, 1866, when
he became chief clerk of the clothing, camp, garrison and equipae
department.
He then returned to Portsmouth, and with his father
engaged in the manufacture of vinegar until 1870. As this was
too sour a subject to suit the sweet and agreeable disposition of
the Colonel, he left it and engaged in the manufacturing of brown
paper until February, 1872. Then he began his career as an insurance
agent in Portsmouth with Samuel F. Reber, and has been in it
ever since. Col. Smith, as he is best known, has
organized many building associations and many companies, and he has
been secretary of so many different associations, that he might be
said to be a professional secretary. In 1879 he organized what
is now the present Central Union Telephone Company, and built the
exchange between Portsmouth and Ironton. He has been secretary
of the Ohio, the Second Ohio and the City building associations.
He has also been secretary of the Monarch and People's building
associations. He was director of the Farmer's National Bank
for a number of years, and up to its failure. For five years
he was president of the Portsmouth Street Railroad & Light Company,
prior to its present organization.
He was an aide-de-camp with the rank of Colonel on
Governor Foraker's staff. It would be unjust to Col.
Smith not to say in this connection that when he had his full
uniform on that he was the finest looking man on the Governor's
staff. He wishes that it should not be forgotten that he served two
years as a member of the Portsmouth School Board, and was a friend
of Prof. Vickers all the time. He would like to
have it forgotten that he was Clerk of the Board of City Water Works
for the year 1899. He was District Passenger Agent of the
Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad Co., and its successor for fifteen
years. He is secretary of the Board of Trade, of the Board of
Underwriters: and of the Commercial Club. He was manager
of the Telephone Company of Portsmouth for twenty years; and was
clerk on steamboats for four years, and was one of the most
accommodating and agreeable clerks who ever trod the deck of a
steamboat. He served on the Victor No. 3, Kate Henderson, Jim
Fiske and Mountain Bell.
He was married Dec. 24, 1867 to Cordelia Sickles.
Their children were Charles, Harry and Floyd L.,
Jr. She died Oct. 27, 1887, and he married the second time
June 22, 1891 to Miss Florence Slack of Charleston. W. Va.
Their children are: Lowell, Kenneth, Osborne
and Florence. Col. Smith is secretary of
the Elks, a 32nd Degree Mason, a Shriner and an Odd Fellow. He
has been representative of the Grand Lodge, and if there is anything
comes around worth joining, the Colonel stands ready to join it.
Source: History of Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. 1907 - Page
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General Jacob Hurd Smith |
GENERAL JACOB HURD
SMITH was born Jan. 29, 1840, near Jackson Furnace, Scioto
county, Ohio. His father was Joseph Mills Glidden Smith,
and his mother's maiden name was Charlotte Maria Hurd, both
of whom have sketches herein. His boyhood was passed at Junior
and Scioto furnaces, at Portsmouth, Ohio, and in Greenup county, Ky.
He attended the public schools, one term at Miami University, and a
Military Institute at New Haven. He was old enough to be
impressed with the return of the Volunteer Soldiers from the Mexican
War, which event fired him with military ambition. After
attending the Military Institute, at New Haven, Conn. for three
months, he was made First Sergeant, “for his soldierly conduct and
bearing.” This pleased him more than any other position or
rank he has ever held. These were his happy days, as his
tastes and inclinations had always been towards the profession of
arms. When the Civil War broke out, he was residing with his
father at South Portsmouth, Kentucky. He entered Company F,
Second Kentucky Infantry, May 8, 1861, as First Lieutenant. He
was wounded at Barboursville, W. Va., on July 1, 1861. He was
made Captain Jan. 25, 1862 which promotion was due to his valorous
conduct. He was transferred to the Veteran Corps, June 29,
1863 and was discharged therefrom Oct. 31, 1865. He was
severely wounded at the battle of Shiloh, and brought to his home at
Portsmouth.
On Mar. 7, 1867, he received a commission as Captain in
the Regular Army and was assigned to the 13th Infantry. He
served in Montana until the spring of 1868, and then served a year
in the Judge Advocate's office in Washington. In 1869, he was
transferred to the 19th Infantry and served until 1871, in
Louisiana, during reconstruction times. He went to Kansas in
1871, and commanded Fort Larned and Fort Dodge, and took part in the
Dull Knife campaign, in 1878, and the Uncompangre campaign in 1879.
He went to Texas in 1881 and served along the Rio Grande, north from
Brownsville to Fort Davis. In 1889, he went with his command
to Jackson Barracks, La., and in May, 1890, was given command of the
Island of Mackinac, Mich. He was next ordered on recruiting duty to
David's Island, and thence to Columbus Barracks in 1890 and 1891.
He was afterwards stationed at Fort Wayne, Mich., near Detroit, and
in 1894 was promoted to Major of the 2nd Infantry. He served
at Fort Omaha, Neb., and Fort Keogh, Mont., until Apr. 20, 1898.
He was in the several Indian Campaigns, and settled the out-break at
Cheyenne Reservation in Montana, in 1897.
He went with the Second Infantry to Cuba, and was
wounded in the battle of Santiago, July 1, 1898. He was
promoted to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the 12th Infantry June 30,
1898, and Colonel of the 17th Infantry, Oct. 20, 1899, made a
Brigadier-General of Volunteers, in June, 1900, and
Brigadier-General of the Regular Army on Mar. 31, 1901.
He left the United States for the Philippine Island on
Feb. 19, 1899 and served with Gen. McArthur's Division during
the whole campaign. The rainy season held his command at San
Fernando, Luzon, until Aug. 9, 1899 the date of general advance
northward. Gen. Smith (then Lieutenant-Colonel)
commanded the 12th Infantry, which had the left wing, and sustained
severe fighting. The insurgents, having been defeated, the
advance halted at Calulut, six miles north of San Fernando. On Aug.
16, 1899, Gen. Smith was
ordered to capture Angeles, five miles north of Calulut. Two
commands had previously failed to accomplish this task and the
engagement was a difficult one. The Twelfth again proved equal
to the demand, and although the little band of Americans was
surrounded by a force of the enemy, much superior in numbers, it was
successful, after withstanding a siege of seven weeks. For
this Gen. Smith was officially commended.
On Nov. 5, 1899, in command of the right wing, he
advanced to Magalan where a large force of insurgents were
successfully attacked and dispersed, leaving our troups in
possession of Mabalacat and Banban, two strongholds of the enemy.
Gen. Smith was then kept at Bautista from which point his
forces captured the bands of robbers which were terrorizing the
natives. In April, 1900, he was ordered to capture the
remnants of Aguinaldo's forces, under Gen. Macabolos, who
were strongly entrenched in the mountains. Macabolos
was put to flight and his entire command including Gen.
Montenegro, surrendered after a short and decisive conflict.
The command of the provinces of Tarlac, Pangasinan and Zambales was
given him on Aug. 1, 1900.
The work of Gen. Smith thus farm was successful
and highly commended. He brought peace to every district to
which he was sent. About this time the War Department
published a map of the Phillippines, showing the hostile places in
black and the peaceful districts in white. Samar appears on
that map as a black dot. Gen. Smith was selected to
pacify it, after the horrible massacre of our troops at Balangiga.
In four and a half months, he forced the surrender of all the savage
tribes opposed to the United States, on this island, effectually
removing the black blot on the Department's map. In this
campaign, he acted in harmony with the orders of his superiors and
General Order number 100, of 1863. The task was waged against
a cruel, savage and relentless foe and under circumstances of the
greatest difficulties and perils imaginable.
For words attributed to him while viewing the scene of
the Balangiga massacre, at a time when his patriotism was stirred to
its depths, and his kind heart was with the brave boys who had been
massacred and mutilated, Gen. Smith ws court-martialed.
The verdict of the Court was in his favor, on all the serious
charges made against him in the specifications, but he was sentenced
to be admonished by the reviewing authority. Unfortunately at
this time there was wide-spread criticism of the conduct of our Army
in the Phillippines, the Senate Committee was taking testimony upon
alleged cruelties and disclosures were made of the "water-cure" and
other tortures. The matter assumed a political aspect and as a
result of the hue and cry raised by certain politicians and others,
the President placed Gen. Smith on the retired list of the
Army. Neither the "water-cure" nor any other form of torture
was ever administered tothe natives by the command of Gen. Smith
He performed his duty to his country and his flag bravely, loyally
and faithfully, and the heart and affections of the American people
go out to him in the hope that he will be again recalled to active
duty in the service of the country under whose flag he served for
forty-two years.
He spent 1880 and 1881 in traveling in Great Britain
and on the Continent and in 1894 and 1895 he traveled in Egypt,
Greece, Italy, France, Germany and England. He was brought up
an old line whig, and afterwards became a republican. When a
boy, he attended the Methodist church but afterwards became a member
of the Protestant Episcopal church, although he says he can only
live up to it, as near as it is possible for an army officer.
He married Miss Adelaide M. Hall, Feb. 4, 1885. She was
born in Calais, Maine.
Gen. Smith is small in stature, quick, active,
and impulsive. He comes from a long line of soldiers, eight of
his ancestry having served in the Revolutionary War. His
strong characteristics are his intense determination and his kind,
sympathetic nature. His intimate associates and old friends at
home know he is exactly opposite the portrayal given him by those
who do not know him personally. He reading, travel and study
have given him a wonderful fund of information, and made him very
companionable and a charming conversationalist. As a soldier,
he faithfully performed every duty assigned to him and in bravery
represents the true type of the American soldier. General
Smith does not know what fear is. He is cool, calm and
collected under any and all circumstances. These statements
were fully verified in the part he took in the attack on San Juan
Hill. Withal General Smith is a modest man and never
boasts of his achievements. He is essentially a man of action.
When the time comes for him to act, he is always to be depended on
to take the best course. While a good fighter, when fighting
is required, he is equally good as a tactician. He could
always be depended on to make the best disposition of the forces at
his disposal. When he was in command, the enemy could expect
an aggressive campaign and all the blows he could possibly deliver
with the forces of his command. He was sent to suppress the
insurrection in the Island of Samar and he did it. The outcome
was unfortunate to him, but he has borne the reflections he did not
deserve, with true soldierly fortitude. The American people
understand the situation and their sympathies are with him in his
forced retirement. They hope the time will come when his
course as a General of the Army in the Phillippines with be
appreciated by all classes.
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CAPTAIN JAMES WILLIAM
SMITH was born in Pike county, Ohio, May 21, 1871. His
father's name was Maximus Smith, and his mother's
maiden name was Sarah A. Schoonover. His father was a
native of Ireland. His grandfather Thomas Schoonover,
was a native of Ohio. Captain James was the
oldest child. Our subject received a common schol
education in the country schools in Pike county, Union township,
near Galford, Ohio. His father died when he was five years
old, but his mother is still living. At the age of fourteen,
our subject commenced working in a saw mill for Peter
Brushart. He remained in Pike county until he was
seventeen years of age, then he went to the State of Illinois, at
Springfield and Williamsville, where he remained three years.
He spent the majority of the time among the farmers and stock
raisers. He came to Portsmouth in 1891, in the spring of the
year, and has been here ever since. He had learned the
carpenter's trade while he was working at the saw mill, and when he
came to Portsmouth, he took up this trade, and first worked on the
Little Kanawha Lumber Company's building. He worked at the
carpenter's trade two years, and in 1894, he began as a contractor
and builder, which he continued until the time of the Spanish
American war.
He enlisted in Company E, 4th O. V. I., Apr. 25, 1898,
for two years. and was made Second Lieutenant. He was mustered
in the service May 9, 1898, at Columbus, Ohio. He was
appointed First Lieutenant July 13, 1898, and appointed Captain,
Aug. 1, 1898, and was mustered out with the company Jan. 20, 1899.
Captain Smith has the distinction of having received
three commissions during the short period of the Spanish American
war.
After the war he engaged in the building of the Smith
Lumber Company. on the corner of Tenth and Lincoln streets.
The business was first conducted by Captain Smith
alone, until June 1, 1900, when a partnership company was formed.
On Apr. 1, 1901 it became a corporation as the Smith Lumber
Company, and Captain Smith has been the manager and
president of the company ever since. He was married Aug. 14,
1888, to Martha Galford, daughter of Alexander
Galford, of Galford, Ohio. They have three children: Elsie
B, Delia M., and Homer James. Mr.
Smith is a republican in his political views.
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JOHN SEWERT SMITH
was born at Alexandria, Scioto county, Ohio, Aug. 23, 1866, the son
of William R. and Margaret Smith. His grandfather was
one of the earlier settlers of that historical town, having moved
there with his parents from Massachusetts, when a boy, by boating
down the Ohio river before the days of steamboats.
In the year 1886, our subject together with his father
and brothers, became interested in the development of Scioto county
stone and were the first quarry operators to develop that business
in the Brush creek valley, where they continued operations until
1898, when Mr. John S. Smith moved to McDermott. Ohio,
and engaged in the stone business with the McDermott Stone
Company. He has been a director in this company since its
organization and is its superintendent. He is a member of
Smith Lodge, 387, K. of P., has passed the honors of the subordinate
lodge and is a Past Chancellor of the order. Mr.
Smith is a
young gentleman of pleasant address and presence. He is
thoroughly conversant with his business and is highly appreciated by
his business associates.
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MRS. JOSEPH M. G. SMITH
was born Sept. 9, 1814, in Orange County, Vermont, in the town of
Burlington. Her father was John Hurd and her mother's
maiden name of Mary Young. John Hurd was born in
Bath, New Hampshire and her grandfather, Jacob Hurd, was born
in England. Jesse Young was her grandfather and he was
a soldier in the Revolutionary war. His record will be found
under Revolutionary Soldiers. Jacob Hurd's wife was
Hannah Barron. Her father Timothy Barron was
in the Revolutionary war. Our subject came to Ohio in 1821
with her father, and his family. Orin Gould's mother
and her children and the Whitcomb family. Samuel
Gould was already here. Benjamin Whitcomb was her
uncle and had married Sallie Young, an aunt of our subject.
Samuel Gould married Hannah Young. The following
are the family of John Hurd, her father. first.
Charlotte Marie, our subject, who married J. M. G. Smith.
Second, Jacob Hurd married Catherine Rogers, at Bloom
Furnace. Fourth, Mary Hurd married Leander Comstock
in Scioto County. Fifth, Josephine married first,
Lewis Tomlinson, second, Dan Glidden, and third Cyrus
Ellison. Our subject married Joseph Mills Glidden
Smith, Nov. 3, 1831, at Franklin Furnace landing. The
wedding party of forty rode horseback from Franklin to Junior
Furnace, where the bride and groom went to housekeeping in their own
house. Elizabeth Kendall, nee Finton, cooked the
wedding supper. They lived there two years and then went to
Vesuvius Furnace which Mr. Smith built. Their
son, Warren, was born there and they lived there for three
years. They then went to Jackson and there General Jacob
Smith was born. They lived at Jackson for two and a half
years and then went back to Junior Furnace and lived there for two
and a half years. They resided at Scioto Furnace for eight
years. They resided at Scioto Furnace for eight years.
They came to Portsmouth in 1854 and Mr. Smith then built the
Springville Distillery. They lived in Kentucky from 1855 to
1861 and then came to Portsmouth which became their permanent home.
Their children are given under the sketch of her husband.
Mrs. Smith had been a devout member of the Methodist church
since childhood. She is certainly living a happy old age at
the home of Judge Bannon. She is a woman of remarkable
memory and vitality and of a self-sacrificing, lovable disposition.
Source: History of Scioto Co., Ohio
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JOSEPH MILLS GLIDDEN SMITH
was born Dec. 28, 1807, near Tilton, New Hampshire. He was the
son of Jeremiah and Betsey (Glidden) Smith. His mother
was the daughter of Charles Glidden, a Revolutionary soldier,
(see his record under Revolutionary Soldiers) and Alice (Mills)
Glidden. He came to Ohio in 1827 and located near
Wheelersburg. He first commenced his life's work at Franklin
Furnace. He aided in the construction of Junior Furnace.
He built Vesuvius Furnace in Lawrence County, and then went to
Jackson Furnace, Ohio. He moved to Scioto Furnace in 1841 and
was its principal owner and manager until 1853, when he sold his
interest to I. V. Robinson, Senior He continued to
manage the furnace until 1855, when he moved to Portsmouth. He
had been identified with the iron business since 1832 and when he
came to Portsmouth, he had $90,000 on deposit in the banks. He
concluded to build a distillery at Springville and in so doing, lost
all his fortune. He was afterwards interested in Diamond
Furnace, at Jackson, in 1864 and 1865 and in 1867 and 1868 he
managed Kenton Furnace. His last active employment was at
Talladega, Alabama, where he remained until 1881. At that time he
returned to Portsmouth and made his home with his daughters.
Mrs. J. W. Bannon and Mrs. James Orrin Murfin On
Nov. 3, 1832, at Franklin Furnace, he was married to Miss
Charlotte Marie Hurd, daughter of John and Mary (Young) Hurd.
Her mother, Mary (Young) Hurd was the daughter of Jesse
Young, whose record will be found under Revolutionary Soldiers.
They had five children: Warren Smith now is California;
Brigadier General Jacob Hurd Smith of the regular army; a
daughter Alice who died in infancy; Mary, the wife of
James W. Bannon and Josephine the widow of James Orin
Murfin of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Joseph M. G. Smith
died Apr. 4, 1889, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Murphin,
of softening of the brain. His father lived to be 100 and his
mother 98. He was a man of great force and determination, and
honest in all his dealings. His generous hospitality was well
known. He was a unique character and many are the tales told
by the old inhabitants of his adventures.
Source: History of Scioto Co.,
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JOSEPH WEMPLE SMITH,
son of Isaac P. and Diana Wintersteen Smith, was born Oct.
31, 1848, in Adams county, about half way between Wamsleyville and
Cedar Mills. His grandfather, Samuel Smith,
served in the War of 1812, and his great-grandfather, John
Smith, served in the Revolution and died in 1825.
Samuel Smith was of German descent, and came with his parents,
from Pennsylvania. Isaac P. Smith was born Nov. 3,
1812, in Scioto county on Little Bear creek. Nicholas
Wintersteen, grandfather of our subject, came from Canada to
Geauga county, where he was married to Eliza T. Quiggle.
They came to Scioto county, in 1834. The mother of our subject
was born in 1822. His parents came to Scioto county when he
was only six years old and located where he now resides.
His education was received from the common schools,
before he reached the age of fourteen. He attended three months in
the year. On Mar. 7, 1865, he enlisted in the Eighth
Independent Company of Ohio Volunteer Sharp shooters and was
discharged July 19, 1865. He taught school during the winter
of 1867 and 1868, and for three months in 1873, he studied surveying
with Thomas Keyes, son of James Keyes,
the historian. He followed surveying from this time until
1891. His work was mostly on the Virginia Military lands west
of the Scioto. He became very familiar with all the lines and
corners of the surveys in the county. He served as Deputy Surveryor
under John B. Gregory and Charles A. Barton, County
Surveyors, for a period of about two years. He was elected
County Surveyor Nov.12, 1880, and served until 1883. R. B.
Shumway was his successor, but resigned before his term was out,
and our subject was appointed his successor, May 6, 1885, and served
until the first Monday of January, 1886. He was then
re-elected in 1886, and again in 1888, and served until 1891, when
he resigned on account of his being a candidate for County
Commissioner. He was elected County Commissioner in 1892, and
served two terms, till 1898.
He is a republican, though not an active politician.
He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many
years, and has been a trustee of that church at Otway since its
organization in 1897. Feb. 4, 1875, he was married to
Harriet A. Cross, daughter of Louis and Mary Cross.
They have six children, all living: Charles A., is the agent
for the Norfolk & Western at Rarden, Ohio; Estelle, married
C. E. Wamsley, of Otway; Rosalie married J. M.
Jones, of Otway; Frank A.; Lafayette T. and
Joseph Oscar are still at home. Mr. Smith
believes in doing all his religious, social and public duties
without parade or ostentation. He is and always has been a
very modest man. He has a good quantity of the philosopher in
his make-up. He believes that what cannot be cured must
be endured and endurance is his strong point. Had he lived in
the palmy days of Greek philosophy, he would have been a Stoic.
He is one of the best examples of the plain every-day American
citizen and his life gives him the esteem of his neighbors which he
enjoys to the highest extent.
Source: History of Scioto
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LEROY FINDLAY SMITH
was born June 3, 1846, in Scioto county, Ohio on the farm now owned
by Peter Montavan. His father was Peter Jonah Smith
and his mother's maiden name was Rebecca Foster Moore,
daughter to Firman Moore His father came to Ohio, from
Maryland, with his father Joel W. Smith, who is buried in the
Wilcoxon graveyard, east of the canal in Washington
township. Our subject has always lived in this county.
He was brought up a farmer and has followed that occupation all his
life. He obtained a common school education.
He was married Feb. 22, 1869, to Miss Hattie
Bradford, the daughter of Cornelius W. Bradford, of the
West Side, who was at one time Commissioner of Scioto county.
Our subject has had four children. His oldest, Orsen,
is aged 28 years, and resides on the Grimes' farm below
Friendship. He has a son Howard, aged twenty-four,
unmarried; Mary, a daughter at home and also Walter, a
son of eighteen years. He has the most productive farm on the
canal, just south of the George W. Cole farm. Mr.
Smith is a republican in his political views and has always been
such. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church
at Oldtown for thirty-three years and has lived up to his
profession. He was a trustee of Washington township for eight
years, and was a member of the school board in the same township for
ten years. These offices he was elected to without any
solicitation upon his part. His neighbors esteem him as a most
honorable and estimable citizen.
Source: History of Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. 1907 - Page
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LUKE PHILPOT NEWSON SMITH
was born Oct. 10, 1818, on the lot where J. C. Hibbs formerly
had his hardware store on Front street. His father was John
Smith, a native of Massachusetts and his mother's maiden name
was Mary Stretton. As a child he was precocious and
could read in the New Testament when he was only three years old.
He had a very meager education in the common schools, but he was a
diligent student all his life and educated himself by learning from
his well educated friends. As a child he was of a pious
disposition; as a young man, he was the life and soul of his circle
and was always fond of the society of young people.
At the age of eighteen he began life for himself as a
delivery clerk for McDowell & Davis, who were then doing a
commission business in the McDowell corner. He had
literary tastes and on Feb. 11, 1842, he was made Vice President of
Franklin Institute. In October, 1844, after he had served as a
clerk for the firm for eight years, he was taken into the firm on
his birthday and the firm became Davis, Smith &
Company. He and his brother Joseph W., were the
Smiths of the firm.
He was a man of great public spirit and when Mr.
Robert Bell started in the manufacturing of shoes in Portsmouth,
to encourage it, Mr. Smith took an interest. In 1850,
he was a member of the Portsmouth Council and one of hte Committee
on Claims. In 1854, the firm of Davis & Smith exchanged
their interest in the Buckhorn tannery with M. R. Tewksbury
for his interest in Jackson furnace, and Mr. Smith removed
there and afterwards became sole owner of the furnace.
On Oct. 10, 1839, he was married to Rebecca Peebles
She was born in Wilkinsonsville, Pennsylvania, May 18, 1821.
She and her husband joined the Presbyterian church Jan. 19, 1851,
under the pastorate of Rev. Marcus Hicks. In 1852, he
was made a ruling elder of the church and continued until his death.
He maintained his residence, until 1872, at Jackson furnace, when he
built large and commodious home at Sciotoville, to which he removed
and in which he died Oct. 21, 1873, leaving a widow and seven
children to survive. They were: Anna Thane, Mary
Davis, Gertrude, Hugh Cook, Joseph Stretton, who died in
October, 1875, Bertha and Lilas. Hugh Cook
married Miss Ella Finton of Portsmouth in November, 1805.
Lilias married John Henry Holman at
Sciotoville, June 2, 1886, and has one daughter. Luke P. N.
married Miss Lydia McLaughlin, in March, 1885, at Sciotoville
and has four children. Gertude was married was
married in March, 1877, to Charles N. Sellers, in Colorado,
and has a family of Mr. Smith lost six children in infancy or
childhood.
Our subject was a fine looking man of dignified
carriage. He always wore a full beard. He was courteous
to to all he met and made a good impression on friends and strangers
alike. He was most highly esteemed by all who knew him.
He died from an attack of flux and his death was a calamity not only
to his family and friends but to the whole community. As a
religious man, he lived up to his professions.
Source: History of Scioto Co.,
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WILLIAM RUSSELL SMITH
was born in Scioto County on Sept. 20, 1824. His father was
John Funston Smith and his mother's maiden name was Russell.
His brothers sisters were: Stephen Smith, Mrs. Elizabeth
Moore, wife of Captain William Moore, Thomas and
Reuben. William R. was reared in the County.
Some years before the war he bought a steamboat and
went on the river as its master. Charles C. Row was
with him. He owned and ran the T. J. Patton, the "nymph,"
"Clyde" and "Bierce" successively. He had altogether nine
steamboats. During his career as a steamboatman he was engaged
in navigation on the Big Sandy, the Ohio the Mississippi and in the
business of navigating steamboats prior to and during the war.
His boat, the "Patton," was impressed by the government, and he went
with it. The "Bierce" was a tug and was also impressed.
The "Patton" carried soldiers and freight, and was used part of the
time by General Grant personally. After our subject
left the government service, as a master of steamboats, he became a
contractor with the Government for the purpose of raising sunken
steamboats. He was hurt at one time on the "Bierce" while
operating it on the Yazoo river, by a piece of machinery falling on
one of his limbs and this laid him up for a year.
He was married in 1863 to Margaret Wishon,
sister of Henry and Leonard Wishon. The children of
this marriage were William R., Jr., John S., now a resident
of McDermott, Ohio, Frank C., Oliver F., Louis D., Everett N.,
and a daughter, Magnolia Russell.
Captain Smith was originally a Whig, but at the
outset of the war he became a Republican. Nov. 13, 1866, he
was appointed postmaster at Portsmouth, Ohio; but was not confirmed
and served until Mar. 6, 1867, when Oliver Wood succeeded
him. He was not a member of any church but believed in the
creed of the Universalists. After he left the government
service, he engaged in the stone business in Scioto County and was
in that for many years. He died in June, 1898, at McDermott,
Ohio, of McDermott, Ohio.
Source: History of Scioto Co., Ohio -
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