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History of Marietta
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Published by Biographical Publishing Company
George Richmond, Pres.; S. Harmer Neff, Sec'y.; C. R.
Arnold, Treas.
Chicago, Illinois -
1902
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CHARLES ABBOTT, who was born in
Prussia, Jan. 12, 1839, is a son of William and Mary (Dunsing)
Abbott, who came to Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, in
1842, and soon afterward settled on a farm in Fearing township.
His mother was born in Germany, and came to this country with
her husband and children.
Charles Abbott located on his present farm in
Marietta township, in 1895, and there he carries on general
farming and stock raising, in which he is highly successful.
He is well known as a man of upright principles, of thrift and
ability, and is looked upon as worthy of the highest esteem and
confidence.
He married Martha Wehrs, a daughter of Henry
and Catherine Wehrs. Henry Wehrs died in
Marietta, in 1891, at the advanced age of ninety years.
The subject of this sketch and his wife have reared eight
children, as follows:
William, who married Mary Oliver, a daughter of
Henry Oliver, of Pleasant Hill, Lawrence township, and has
one child, Lulu; Mary, the wife of George Block,
of Marietta, who has two daughters, - Hattie and
Martha;
Henry, who married Phoebe Mootz, of Huntington, West
Virginia, and has three children, - Jacob, William, and
Grace; John, who is married to Retta Roberson, and
has two children, - Raymond and Earl; Katie, who
is living at home with her parents; and Chris, Martha,
and Fannie, all at home.
Mr. Abbott is a Republican, in politics.
He is a member of the Methodist Church.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1096 |
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DR. SAMUEL G. ADAIR,
a successful physician of Beverly, Washington County, Ohio, is a
native of Guernsey County, Ohio, and was born in 1848. His
parents were Arthur B. and Eleanor G. (Orr) Adair.
Arthur B. Adair was also a native of Guernsey
County, and was born in 1818. His death occurred in 1893.
He was a farmer by occupation, and was well known in his
locality. His wife was born in Ireland, in 1818, and was
but six weeks old when her parents moved to this country.
Her parents, George and Elizabeth Orr, are long since
deceased. Arthur B. Adair and his wife had five
children, namely: Mary D., who married Henry Berkey,
and died in Denver, in 1890; William A., a physician, who
died in Athens County in 1899; Samuel G., the subject of
this sketch; Jennie J., who died at the age of twenty-two
years; and Robert O.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1288 |
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WILLIAM ADDIS,
deceased. Among the many worthy settlers whose lives were
closely interwoven with the early history of Washington County,
Ohio, the name of the late William Addis deserves
especial mention. Fayette County, Pennsylvania, was the
place of his birth, and 1807, the year of that event.
Mr. Addis inherited a rugged constitution, so essential in
withstanding the hardships and early privations incident to the
settlement of a new country. His father, John Addis,
was born in England, but in early manhood, came to the United
States, and spent some time in Pennsylvania. He
subsequently moved to Washington County, Ohio, where the closing
years of his life were passed.
William Addis left his native state at the early
age of twelve yeas, about 1830, and went to Columbia County,
Ohio. In the fall of 1839, he purchased a farm in
Fairfield township, Washington County, Ohio, which is now owned
by his sons, John R. and Charles M. The original
purchase contained 160 acres in section 8, township 7, range 11.
Later, an additional purchase of 80 acres was made, and thus the
farm was increased to 240 acres, which is its present size.
Upon this farm, William Addis carried on general farming
and stock raising, and was very successful.
William Addis married Martha B. Morlan a
native of Loudoun County, Virginia, whose parents removed to
Columbiana County, Ohio, where Mrs. Addis was reared.
Later, the family located on a farm in Washington County, and
there the death of Mrs. Addis took place - Nov. 28, 1874,
in her sixty-eighth year. Seven children were born to
Mr. and Mrs. Addis. The three eldest, Mary,
Creighton, and B. F., were born in Columbiana County.
Mary is still living, having married and settled in
Crawford County, Indiana, which is still her home. The
other children were born in Washington County. They are
Jason S. who died in 1866; Marshall L. who died in
February, 1867; John, who was born Nov. 2, 1844, and
resides on the homestead; and Charles M., who was born
July 3, 1850, and is a partner of his brother, John, on
the ancestral farm. William Addis, the father,
passed away in 1887, in his seventieth year. After his
death, as before mentioned, the sons John and Charles M.,
succeeded to the farm, and the intervening years have been spent
in carrying on general farming on practical and well-paying
lines. The brothers were reared in the same vicinity, and
were the recipients, in their youth, of a common-school
education. They are well-versed in everything pertaining
to their work, and are well-read on the local and national
questions of our day. Charles married Florence
Campbell, a daughter of William Campbell. Mrs.
Addis died May 20, 1900, leaving one daughter, Vida E.,
aged fifteen years, who keeps house for the brothers. Both
brothers are Democrats, and Charles has served as
township trustee, while John filled the same office for
seven years, and also served thre4e years as assessor.
They have liberal views on the subject of religion. The
brothers have recently completed an extensive addition to their
residence, which is now large and comfortable.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1459 |
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DAVID ALBAN
studied law in the office of Hon. Samuel F. Vinton, of
Gallipolis, Ohio. In the spring of 1855 he was admitted to
the bar by the District Court sitting in Gallia County. In
the summer of 1855 he removed to Marietta and commenced practice
in partnership with Hon. Arius Nye.
In 1862 he volunteered as a private soldier in the
United States service, and served with his regiment, until he
was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, Sept. 13, 1862, and
paroled.
In 1861 he was elected prosecuting attorney of the
county, and was re-directed in 1863, and in 1865, serving for
six consecutive years. For several years he was associated
with Hon. W. B. Loomis, in the law firm of Loomis
& Alban, which was recognized as one of the leading law
firms in the city. In 1879 he was again elected
prosecuting attorney of the county. He died in Marietta in
1882.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 456 |
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RICHARD J. ALCOCK
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1420 |
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ROBERT BENTON ALCOCK
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1425 |
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ROBERT F. ALEXANDER
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1359 |
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JOSEPH W. ALLISON
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1445 |
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MARTIN
R. ANDREWS, editor and compiler of the historical part of
this book was born at Meigs, Morgan County, Ohio, Apr. 6, 1842.
He received his first schooling in a little log school
house, which stood by the roadside, about six miles east of
McConnellsville. He afterward attended the graded school
of that town, and was graduated from the High School, at the age
of 16. For the next two years he spent the summers on the
farm in the continuation of his studies and winters in teaching
a district school.
In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, of the 62nd Reg.,
Ohio Vol. Inf., commanded by Col. F. B. Pond. He
served in Maryland under General Lander; in the
Shenandoah Valley, under Shields; on the Peninsula, under
McClellan; and in North Carolina, under Foster.
In the spring of 1863 he returned to Ohio and helped to enlist
the 43rd Battalion, Ohio Vol. Inf., with which he served as
adjutant in the bloodless campaign against Gen. John Morgan,
in Washington and Morgan counties. Seeing no prospect of
further active service in this organization, he resigned his
commission and enlisted in the Signal Corps, and served with the
23rd Army Corps under General Schofield in Alabama,
Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina. He flagged his last
message in the field from a tree-top in North Carolina in front
of the headquarters of General Ruger.
Returning to Ohio in 1865, he arrived in time to
enter the junior class of Bethany College, West Virginia.
On account of weakness of the eyes he was compelled to withdraw
before the end of the year. For about a year he taught a
private school at Renrock, Noble County, Ohio.
In 1867 he was elected principal of the Harmar grammar
schools, and a little later entered the junior class of Marietta
College. In those days, college exercises began at seven
o'clock, sun time, while the public schools opened at nine and
the last class in college recited after four o'clock; so
throughout the year 1868-69 he managed to do the work of both
student and teacher. He was graduated from Marietta
College in 1869. In 1870 he was elected superintendent of
schools in Steubenville, Ohio, and filled that position until
1879 when he was elected principal of Marietta Academy,
remaining in charge of the Academy until 1894. Since that
time he has been first, instructor, and afterward Douglas
Putnam Professor of History and Political Science in
Marietta College.
He has taken an active part in educational meetings,
paying particular attention to historical subjects. He
served, successively, as president of the Jefferson County
Teachers' Association; of the Washington County Teachers
Association; of the Ohio Superintendents' Section of the State
Association; and of the County Examiners' Association of Ohio;
he has also been Secretary of the department of Higher
Instruction in the National Educational Association.
Has for many years contributed to different educational
journals, especially to the Ohio Teacher, published by
Dr. John McBurney, Cambridge, Ohio. This periodical
was purchased in 1899, and for three yeas published at Marietta
by Martin R. Andrews and Superintendent H. G.
Williams. In 1902 Mr. Andrews sold his share in the
paper to Mr. Williams, but continued to serve as
assistant editor.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 902 |
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