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Source:
History
of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Combination atlas map of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio
Strasburg, Ohio: Gordon Print.,
1875
359 pgs. L. H. Everts
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ROBERT M. DAWSON.
The subject of this notice was born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania February 6, 1793. His father died when
Robert was quite young, and at an early day his mother
emigrated to Wellsburg, West Virginia, and, as the family
were poor, he was bound out to learn the saddler's trade,
and became a proficient workman therein. Becoming
dissatisfied, however, with this business, he left his
master before his term of service expired, and, though
through the assistance of some friends, became a real-estate
dealer in Brook County, West Virginia, and in this met with
great success.
On January 12, 1824, he was married to Miss Mary
Marshall, of Wellsburg, West Virginia, with whom he
lived until July 18, 1828, when the union was dissolved by
her death.
Along with his real-estate business he also owned a
boat that plied upon the Ohio River, by means of which he
carried on trade between Pittsburg and the South, and for
several years did a thriving business.
On March 10, 1831, he was married to Miss Eliza A.
Bukey, of Ohio County, West Virginia. In the
following autumn misfortune overtook him; his boat, laden
with a heavy cargo, was sunk upon the Ohio River, and he
lost nearly his entire property.
Early in 1832 he emigrated to Ohio, and located in
Uhrichsville on the 1st of March. Here he opened a
small saddler's shop where Ebenezer Goans now
resides, and his energy and promptness were rewarded by
success. He also did a prosperous business in real
estate in different parts of the country.
He was looked up to by the laboring man as a godfather,
inasmuch as he furnished employment to many poor in the way
of clearing land, of which he owned a large amount, and
which he was constantly improving. In those days of
the scarcity of money, Mr. Dawson seemed to be one
out of a thousand who could command the article, and in this
liberal disbursement of the same sent comfort and happiness
to hundreds of households. He laid out what is known
as Dawson's addition to the village of Uhrichsville,
and displayed great public spirit in the interests of the
town. His energy, promptness, and benevolence made him
many friends. He departed this life August 9, 1848.
George W. Dawson, son of Robert M. and Eliza
A. Dawson, was born on his father's farm near
Uhrichsville, December 20, 183, where for many years he
followed the life of a farmer and stock-dealer.
On June 12, 1866, he was married to Miss Susan J.
Lawhead, of New Comerstown. In the fall of 1867 he
repaired to Dennison, kept a boarding house, and dealt in
real estates for some three years; and in the fall of 1871,
along with Edmond G. Helwig, he bought fifty-two
acres of land of Peter Hoopengarner and laid out what
is known as the Helwig & Dawson's first addition to
the town of Uhrichsville, and subsequently a second and
third addition.
In the fall of 1872, he purchased of A. A. Mazurie &
Son the Union Planing Mill, and in the fall of 1873
brought of W. W. Porter about four acres of land, and
established thereon what is known as the Dawson &
Whittemore Union Planing Mill of Uhrichsville, which is
one of the finest mills in the State.
Mr. Dawson is one of the most enterprising and
thoroughgoing business men of the community, and has been
instrumental in the erection of more houses of these places.
He has also been commendably liberal in the use of his means
for the building of churches, and for other benevolent
purposes. In the fall of 1872 he built the elegant
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WILLIAM H.
DEMPSTER. The subject of this record was born
in Jefferson County, Ohio,
April 25, 1815. When a lad he served
a four years’ apprenticeship to the tailor’s trade.
When about twenty
years of age he repaired to Washington
County,
Pennsylvania, - whither his father had previously moved, - and
opened a shop and began business.
On Aug. 23, 1835,
he was married to Miss Violetta West
Stowbridge, who was born in Brook
County, Virginia, in Sept., 1814. His
family consists of six sons and three daughters.
In 1836 he moved
to Wellsburg, Virginia,
where for three years he followed his trade.
He then spent eleven years in Jefferson County, Ohio. After a subsequent residence of about
two years in Leesburg, Carroll County,
Ohio, he came to Tuscarawas County
in 1852, and was engaged for nearly three years in the mercantile trade I
Fairfield Township. Then, after a
resident of a year at New Cumberland, he returned to Leesburg and was for three
years in the hotel business.
In 1860 he came
to Uhrichsville and opened the United States Hotel. In 1873 his house was greatly
enlarged and improved, and possessed excellent accommodations for the traveling
public.
For some two
years. Mr. Dempster served as
Township Treasurer, and for four years as Clerk; all of which service was
acceptably performed. In politics
Mr. Demster served as Township
Treasurer, and for four years as Clerk; all of which service was acceptably
performed. In politics
Mr. Dempster is a staunch Republican.
Source: Combination Atlas Map of Tuscarawas County, Ohio by L. H. Everts & Co. – Philadelphia – 1875 ~ Page 23
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