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Source:
A Standard History of
THE HANGING ROCK IRON REGION OF
OHIO
An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with the Extended
Survey of the Industrial and Commercial Development
Vol. II
ILLUSTRATED
Publishers - The Lewis Publishing Company
1916
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CHARLES A. M. DAMARIN.
In the Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio among the
pioneers probably no business man was distinguished by
greater influence, integrity, and broader usefulness
than the late Charles A. M. Damarin, who for many
years was identified with Portsmouth and vicinity, and
whose descendants still live in that section of Ohio.
Charles A. M. Damarin
was born in Paris, France, Apr. 10,
1797. His father, Antonius M. M. Damarin,
also a native of France, emigrated to America in 1817,
bringing with him his two sons, Charles and
Augustus. The former had been well reared and
educated in his native laud, and was twenty years of age
when he first came to this country. From New York
City the father and his two sons went directly to
Southern Ohio, and located at the old French settlement
at Gallipolis on the Ohio River. Charles
Damarin there began his career as a clerk, but in a
short time his business capacity was demonstrated by the
purchase of an interest in the business of his employer,
John Peter Roumains. After a number of years
during which he had made considerable progress toward
business prosperity Mr. Damarin in 1830
returned to Paris, and was in that city at the time
Charles X was dethroned. When he returned to
the United States in 1831 he was accompanied by his
mother and his sister, Pauline.
In 1831 Mr. Damarin moved from Gallipolis to
Cincinnati, was in business there two years, and then
established a retail grocery house at Portsmouth.
Successful from the start, he soon enlarged his scope of
operations to include a wholesale business, extended his
commercial relations to a large territory in several
states, and in course of time had amassed a fortune.
It was his interest in enterprises closely related with
the general welfare and progress of Southern Ohio that
made the career of Mr. Damarin particularly
noteworthy. In his history of Scioto County the
author, Mr. Evans, who knew him well, said: "He
took the lead in business affairs in Portsmouth and
maintained it all his life. While he was in active
business no enterprise of any public consequence was
undertaken unless he was in it and at the first.
He was one of the founders of the Commercial Bank and
one of its directors. He was one of the first to
start the Scioto rolling mill and he built the Hamden
Furnace, and by endorsing made it possible to build the
Scioto and Hocking Valley Railroad. In 1835
he was selected to obtain a loan of ten thousand dollars
to build a court house, and the commissioners left the
money with him and checked it out as needed.
He had a strong will, great power of endurance both
mental and physical, and his integrity shone above all
other qualities. He was charitable and
benevolent."
Charles A. M. Damarin married Harriet Offner,
a daughter of Doctor Jacob and Mary (Harness) Offner.
To their marriage were born three children, namely:
Augustus A. M.; Mary E., wife of Albert B.
Voorheis of Cincinnati; and Harriet, wife of
George Drake Scudder of Portsmouth.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging
Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated -
Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page
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CHALLIS HADDON DAWSON
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging
Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The
Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 986 |
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RAY DEVER
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging
Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The
Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 898 |
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SOLOMON A. DEVER
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging
Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The
Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 1226 |
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JOHN WILLIAM DILLON
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging
Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The
Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 886 |
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TRACE N. DIXON
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging
Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The
Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 918 |
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LEWIS W. DOTY
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging
Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The
Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 971 |
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THOMAS W. DOTY
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging
Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The
Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 1020 |
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IRVING
DREW, president of the Irving Drew Company, of Portsmouth,
Scioto County, has been a dominant power in advancing the
manufacturing and mercantile interests of this section of Ohio, he
and his father, the late Frederick Drew, having been among
the original shoe manufacturers of Portsmouth, and prominent in the
upbuilding of one of the largest industries of the kind in the city.
A native of New England, he was born, July 27, 1849, in Rowley,
Essex County, Massachusetts. His paternal grandfather,
Joshua Drew, was born, in 1793, in Durham, New Hampshire, being
a son of Samuel Drew a native of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
The Drew family, according to tradition, originated in
England, the immigrant ancestor coming from there to America in
colonial times, and locating in New Jersey, from whence some of his
descendants migrated to New Hampshire.
Frederick Drew was born Feb. 1, 1817, in Durham,
New Hampshire, where his father was a life long resident.
Leaving home at the age of eighteen years, he located in Essex
County, Massachusetts, a county in which, without doubt, more shoes
are manufactured annually than in any other county in the world, and
for upwards of fifteen years resided in the Town of Rowley where he
became thoroughly identified with the trade of a shoe manufacturer,
learning the business from start to finish. In 1851 he came to
Portsmouth, Ohio, to accept the position of foreman in the old time
shoe factory which Robert H. Bell had established the
previous year, it being the pioneer factory of the city. Going
back to Massachusetts at the end of a few months, he remained in
Rowley until 1854, when he returned to Ohio, and for eight years was
engaged in the manufacture of shoes by the old hand method and
selling at retail at Ironton, Lawrence County. Going to
Granville, Licking County, in 1862, he there continued in the shoe
business a part of the time until 1869, when he returned to
Portsmouth to again enter the employ of Mr. Bell, who had
commenced to manufacture shoes by machinery, and from that time
until 1891 he was actively associated with the shoe business of that
place. Returning then to Massachusetts, he spent the remainder
of his life in Rowley, his death occurring there on Oct. 17, 1896.
The maiden name of the wife of Frederick Drew
was Sarah G. Bailey. She was born in Rowley,
Massachusetts, a direct descendant in the seventh generation from
the immigrant ancestor, James C. Bailey, who settled in
Massachusetts about 1630, the lane of descent being thus traced:
James C. (1), John (2), Nathaniel (3),
Deacon David (4), Ezekiel (5), Ezekiel (6), and
Sarah G. (7). Ezekiel P. (6) Bailey, a life
long resident of Rowley, was a ship carpenter by trade, and for many
years was intimately connected with an industry of much importance.
Mrs. Sarah G. (Bailey) Drew, died Jan. 30,
1900. To her and her husband six children were born, two dying
in infancy and four were reared, as follows: Ellen A.;
F. Austin, who died in 1874, at the age of twenty-seven
years; Irving the subject of this sketch; and Mary S.,
who died in 1901.
Irving Drew was educated in the schools of
Ironton and Granville. Coming to Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1869, he
began work in a shoe factory as a general utility man, and in
short time had learned to sue the McKay Sewing Machine, and to last
shoes. In 1871 the firm of Rifenberick, Drew & Gregg
was formed, and succeeded to the ownership of the R. Bell &
Company manufacturing department. In 1874 the Portsmouth Shoe
Company was organized, with Mr. Drew as secretary, treasurer,
and general manager, the company succeeding to the ownership of the
Rifenberick, Drew & Gregg Company's plant. In 1877
Mr. Drew and his father withdrew from that concern, and
organized the firm of Irving Drew & Company. In 1880
George D. Selby purchased an interest in that organization, and
the firm name became Drew, Selby & Company, Bernard Damon
being the junior member of the firm. In 1902 the business was
incorporated as the Drew Selby Company, and Mr. Drew sold
enough of his stock to Mr. Selby to give him a controlling
interest in the business, although he himself remained as a director
until 1905. Mr. Drew then disposed of his entire
interest in the firm, which then became the Selby Shoe
Company. In 1902 Mr. Drew organized the Irving Drew
Company, of which he has since been the president. This
enterprising company succeeded to the business of The Star Shoe
Company in 1902, and about a year later purchased the business of
the Heer Shoe Company, merged the two and enlarged its
operations. The Irving Drew Company having grown from a
small beginning until until now its business is nearly as large as
was that of the Drew-Selby Company when Mr. Drew
disposed of his interest in that concern.
Mr. Drew, married, June 30, 1879, Ella A.
Gates, who was born in Cheshire, Ohio, a daughter of William
Wallace and Alvira (Nye) Gates, natives of Ohio. Seven
children have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Drew, and in
order of birth are: LeRoy Irving, who died at the age
of twenty-four years in 1904; Mabel Arelie married S. D.
Ruggles and they have an adopted daughter, Elinor; Margorie
Gates, wife of T. C. Lloyd, has three children, Roy
Irving, Reese and Drew and Sarah Ann; Hazel Bailey;
Frederick Wallace and Everett A. Mr. and Mrs. Drew
are members of the Second Presbyterian Church, in which he is a
ruling elder.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of
Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing
Company, 1916 - Page 882 |
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