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JOHN MALSTER
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page
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DANIEL MARSCH
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
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Dr. John H. Martin |
DR. JOHN H. MARTIN,
a physician and surgeon, of New Matamoras, Ohio, is reputed to be
one of the ablest practitioners in Washington County. The
doctor is no stranger in his community, as he was born in Monroe
County, adjacent to Washington County, and his parents were natives
of the same county. HE was born Mar. 3, 1861, and is a son of
the well-known Dr. F. P. Martin, and his wife, Adeline A.
(Davis) Martin.
Dr. F. P. Martin was born May 12, 1836. He
attended the Barnesville Academy, and later, the Cincinnati Medical
College, graduating from the latter institution. He located in
New Matamoras in 1862, and practiced his profession continuously for
more than 40
years, meeting with unqualified success. He finally retired to
his old home in Monroe County, where he still resides and is still
recognized as one of the most skillful physicians of that section.
His wife was born in 1840 and they reared nine children, of whom
John H. is the eldest. The others were as follows:
Francis, deceased; Lillian; Addie, deceased:
Thaddeus T.; Nimrod A.; Luther R.; Matilda;
and Lucy.
Dr. Martin was the recipient of a good
education, and after completing his studies, he engaged in teaching.
He first had charge of the school in Ludlow township, which he
taught one year. He followed teaching for an unbroken period
of thirteen years. He served three years.—from 1888 to
1891,—as superintendent of the New Matamoras schools. He then
attended a medical college at Baltimore, Maryland, having previously
read medicine. He graduated in 1893, and the same year,
returned to New Matamoras, and commenced the practice of his
profession.
Sept. 26, 1880, Dr. Martin was joined in
marriage with Amelia V. Burgbacher, a native of Woodsfield,
Ohio, where her birth occurred July 19, 1863. The Doctor and
his worthy wife have one son, Francis Eugene, who is
now attending medical college at Baltimore, Maryland, and is a
member of the class of 1905. Like his father, Dr.
Martin is a Democrat, in politics, and has served two terms as
town clerk, and nine years as township clerk.
Dr. Martin is a man of broad ideas, is
public-spirited, and takes a fitting interest in the welfare of his
community. He is a member of the Board of Education, and in
fraternal circles, is master of Matamoras Lodge, No. 374, F. & A. M.
The subject of this sketch is up to date in his profession, and is
well-read upon all the leading questions of the day. He is a
valued member of the Washington County Medical Society.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
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JOHN MATTHEWS.
Son of Daniel Matthews and Huldah Putnam, was born in
Brookfield, Massachusetts, the 18th of December, 1765. At the
age of 15, he ran away from home and enlisted in the Revolutionary
Army, serving under Gen. Rufus Putnam, is mother's brother.
He served for three years and the fortitude and endurance displayed
by the one so young were remarkable. He was present at the
surrender of Cornwallis.
When in his 21st year, John Mathews
joined the party of pioneers sent out by the Ohio Company, and was
one of that little band of 48 who first landed at the month of the
Muskingum. Later he was appointed one of the surveyors of the
Northwest Territory, together with Rufus Putnam, R. J. Meigs,
Ebenezer Sproat and Anselm Tupper. In 1789 or 1790
while young Mathews was in charge of a surveying
party, his party was attacked by the Indians and all were killed
excepting himself and two others. They escaped only by the
timely aid of some men who were making their way down the Ohio River
in a flatboat. They cautiously put for shore for Mathews
and his companions and all reached Fort Washington in safety.
In 1791, John Mathews was associated in
business with William Bull, a New York agent. In 1800,
1801 and 1802, he was engaged in Colonel Sproat in locating
land-warrants. A little later he set up a store at Marietta in
partnership with his brother. Increase Mathews.
He was also concerned in a store at Lancaster in company with
Elnathan Scofield.
In 1803 he was married to Sarah Woodbridge
and settled upon a farm at Moxahala, in Muskingum County.
During that same year he built the first sawmill on the Ohio and
when the first plank was sawed, it was considered an event of such
importance that it was carried from Moxahala to Zanesville on the
shoulders of four men, accompanied by a band of music.
Mr. Mathews devoted much of his time to
fancy gardening and brought to Ohio the first fancy fruits, such as
peaches, pears and plums. He was also associated in business
for some years with Ed. Buckingham. In 1820, he was
elected Senator. Thomas Hammond speaks of John Mathews
as "a man of fine principles, true to his convictions, faithful in
every accepted trust, steadfast in friendship and unyielding in his
opposition to what he beheved to be wrong or of questionable
utility, modest and retiring in disposition, and always an earnest
and devout churchman, being an Episcopalian in belief."
----- George M. Woodbridge
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
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SAMUEL J. McELHOSE
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
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DR.
NATHAN McINTOSH - The subject of this sketch possessed the
characteristic energy of his family. He was the son of Col.
William McIntosh, of Needham, Massachusetts, and born in 1762.
His father was a man of considerable local note, having commanded a
company in the Continental Army, and subsequently served as colonel
of militia. He was one of the delegates in the convention in
Boston, in 1788, on the adoption of the Constitution of the United
States.
Nathan McIntosh, after receiving a suitable
education, studied medicine in Boston, and was admitted to practice
in 1786. In 1788 he decided on going west, and started for
Marietta on horseback. when he reached Meadville,
Pennsylvania, he was attacked with smallpox, and suffered severely
from that loathsome disease. He practiced for a short time at
Hagerstown, Pennsylvania, and Clarksburgh, (West) Virginia, and then
came to Marietta in 1790. He received the appointment of
surgeon's mate at the Waterford garrison at the salary of $22 a
month. He married, in 1792, Rhoda Shepard, daughter of
Col. Enoch Shepard, of Marietta, and grand-daughter of
General Shepard, of Massachusetts.
In 1793 Dr. McIntosh decided to accept an
invitation extended by leading citizens of Clarksburgh to locate at
that place, and removed his family there in July, under escort of 15
soldiers. He was soon in possession of a large practice, but
being full of adventure suffered a serious financial misfortune.
He contracted to build a bridge across the Monongahela River at
Clarksburgh, and warranted it to stand a certain length of time.
But soon after its completion, the whole structure was swept away
during a freshet.
Dr. McIntosh returned to Marietta in 1795 and
resumed practice. His courteous and obliging manner and skill
as a surgeon won him a large practice.
Jacob Young, the great itinerent
Methodist, in his autobiography, commends the kindness of Dr.
McIntosh in the most feeling terms. In 1805 the pioneer
Methodist was stricken down by an attack of fever at a house where
the surroundings were by no means pleasant. D. McIntosh
took him to his house and not only doctored but nursed him during a
long term of sickness.
In religion Dr. McIntosh was a Halcyon, a sect
embracing nearly the same doctrines propounded by the Second
Adventists. He had previously been a Methodist. He wrote
and lectured on religious and moral topics, being particularly
severe on the secret societies. He published a volume on the
subject of "Scripture Correspondences."
Dr. McIntosh, about 1806, turned his attention
to the manufacture of bricks and building brick houses, working
diligently in the brickyard and on walls. He died of fever
Sept. 5, 1823, during the prevailing epidemic. His family
consisted of four sons, and two daughters. The children were:
Enoch S.; Rhoda, wife of J. M. Chamberlain; William
Whiting; Nathan Henry; Samuel Dooey; and Lucy Hulda, wife
of Samuel Mason, of Gallia County.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page
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CAPT. BENJAMIN MILES, of Rutland,
Massachusetts, settled in the "Lower Settlement" of Belpre; his
family was large and reputable. He was a substantial farmer
and took much pains to educate his children, some of whom, I
believe, occupy prominent situations in society.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
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CHARLES A. MILLER,
who resides near the Ohio River, at the month of the Little
Muskingum River, in Marietta township, Washington county, Ohio,
is extensively engaged in the manufacture of fruit gaskets,
crates, and egg cases. He was born in Marietta township,
July 16, 1842, and is a son of Robert T. and Marietta Miller.
The subject of this sketch was born on the farm now
owned and occupied by L. E. Miller, and attended the
common schools of his district, and also the Marietta High
School, which he entered in September, 1859. There he
continued until the war excitement of 1861, when he enlisted in
Company H, 7th Reg., Ohio Vol. Cav., and was mustered into
service Sept. 2, 1862. His regiment became a part of the
Army of the Cumberland, serving under Gen. Burnside in
East Tennessee. He was with Sherman's army on its
march to Atlanta, Georgia, and returned to Nashville with the
command of General Thomas. He was in Gen. Wilson's
cavalry corps during the raid through the Southern States, and
was mustered out of service at Nashville, June 2, 1865.
Since the War he has served in the Ohio National Guard, and was
captain of Battery G., from 1884 to 1889. After the close
of the war. Mr. Miller worked on the farm for two
years, in the meantime teaching school during the winter months.
In 1867, together with his brother John W., he purchased
a lot at the mouth of the Little Muskingum River, and erected a
sawmill. They were extensively engaged in the lumber
business under the firm name of Miller Brothers, until
February, 1878, when the death of John W. Miller
occurred. Charles A. Miller then purchased the
interest of his deceased brother, and conducted the business
until 1890, when he began the manufacture of baskets, crates,
fruit packages and egg cases. He has since continued in
this field of business, and finds sale for his products in the
southern, central and eastern sections of Ohio and in West
Virginia. His annual output is about one million berry
baskets, eight thousand dozen fruit baskets, and fifty thousand
egg cases.
Nov. 18, 1868, Mr. Miller married Margaret
Bell, a daughter of James Bell, of Marietta township,
and they became the parents of seven children, as follows:
George M., who died June 3, 1893, at the age of twenty
years; Etta M., wife of Clayton B. Smith of
Marietta township, by whom the has four children, - Mildred,
Glen, and Clayton and Clara twins; Emma D.,
wife of F. A. West, of Marietta township, by whom she has
a daughter, Margaret; Clara, who married Dr. Eugene
Hemmeger, of Adelphi, Ohio, and has two children. Mary
and Frances; Lucy, who married V. E. Racer, of
Marietta township, and has one child, Maurice; Olive, who
married Zenas B. Hildreth of Marietta township; and
Carlin Fuller the youngest of the family, who is at home and
attending school. Mr. Miller is a Republican, in
politics and was the candidate of his party for the state
legislature, in 1883, going down to defeat with the rest of the
ticket.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
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LOUIS
E. MILLER, an influential farmer of Marietta township,
Washington County, Ohio, was born Feb. 17, 1860, on the farm on
which he now lives. His father, Robert T. Miller,
was born in Fearing township, Washington County, Ohio, June 18,
1810, and was a son of John Miller, a native of New York
State, who settled at an early date in Fearing township.
John Miller moved to Marietta township in 1826, with his
family, and located on the farm now owned and occupied by his
grandchildren. Robert T. Miller inherited a part of
the old homestead and purchased the rights of the other heirs,
and at the time of his death, left to his children 200 acres of
rich land. He married Marietta Fuller, born in
1814, a native of Massachusetts, and a daughter of Charles
Fuller, who with his family, came to Fearing township,
Washington County, driving an ox team, when his daughter was
about nine years old. Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Miller
had nine children, of whom five are now living namely;
Charles; Robert T., Jr.; Lucy E., wife of J. W. Thorniley;
Mary A., wife of Dr. William Mitchell; and Louis
E., all of Marietta township.
Robert T. Miller died Aug. 25, 1896.
Mrs. Miller died Sept. 26, 1886. She was a member of
the Baptist Church.
Louis E. Miller was the youngest son of the
Miller family. He received his primary education in
Marietta township, and later attended Marietta College, for one
year. He has always lived on the old homestead, and is now
devoting his time and attention to agricultural affairs.
He married Josephine Racer, a daughter of
O. E. Racer, who was a son of Benjamin J. Racer,
an old settler of Marietta township. E. O. Racer
had two children,—Josephine, the wife of Louis E.
Miller, and Valmar, who married Lucy Miller, a
daughter of C. A. Miller, and has an infant son,—Maurice.
Louis E. Miller and wife have been blessed with
two children, namely: Mary Caroline, born Sept. 3,
1887, who attends the township high school; and Ezra Racer,
who was born Dec. 9, 1893. Mr. Miller is a
Republican, in politics, The family are Methodists.
Mr. Miller has spent all his life in Marietta township,
where he is well known, and is generally admired for his many
good traits of character, and his energetic spirit.
John Miller and his son, Robert T., in an
early day, followed flatboating to New Orleans, in addition to
farming.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
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ROBERT T. MILLER,
a prosperous farmer and gardener of Marietta township,
Washington County, Ohio, was born on the old family homestead in
this township Mar. 29, 1847, and is a son of Robert and
Marietta Miller.
He received his educational
training in his native town and after the war broke out enlisted
in Company B, 148th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and was mustered into
service May 2, 1864. He served in the Army of the
Cumberland until September, 1864, when he was mustered out,
having enlisted as a hundred-day man. He then returned to
his native township, where he has since been engaged in farming
and gardening with marked success. He located in 1873 on
his present farm, which is in
section 16, two miles from the city of Marietta.
Sept. 23, 1873, Mr. Miller married
Mary Broughton, who died Sept. 3, 1881. She was
a daughter of John and Lucy Broughton and as a result of
her union with Mr. Miller, left three children,
namely: Frank E., of Marietta, who married Julia
Riley, of Marietta township, and has a daughter, Irene;
and Martha L. and Augustus C., who died, aged 16
years and 14 years, respectively. Mr. Miller formed
a second union Mar. 16, 1884, with Alveretta Palmer, a
daughter of Thomas and Eleanor Palmer of Fearing
township, and they have three children,—Jane T.; T.
Lester; and Robert T., Jr. Mr. Miller is
a member of the Masonic order, and of Buell Post, G. A. R.
Politically he is a Republican and has served six years as
director of the county infirmary. Religiously he is a
member of the Baptist Church, of which he is a trustee. He
has in his possession a watch which was owned by his grandfather
as far back as 1805. It is an interesting family relic,
and one which Mr. Miller treasures highly.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1457 |
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COL.
JOHN MILLS. The city of Marietta has sent out into
the great world many distinguished sons during her years of
prosperous growth, but owes her development largely to others
who have devoted their energies to the industries within her
borders. Such an one was the late Col. John Mills,
to whom his native city is much indebted.
The birth of Colonel Mills
occurred on Dec. 2, 1795, when Marietta was situated on what was
then known as the Northwest Territory. His father,
William Mills, with other survivors of the
Revolutionary War, came here in 1792. The Indian war was
then in progress and Capt. William Mills was made
commandant of the little town which had been founded in 1788, at
the mouth of the Muskingum River.
At that early date and in the prevailing unsettled
conditions educational advantages were meager, but young John
Mills mastered enough of the essential branches to make him
a desirable clerk in a mercantile establishment, at the age of
eighteen years. Here he displayed such ability that he was
placed in charge of a new store at the age of 21 years.
Close application and provident saving enabled him to secure
entire charge of this business some years later, and for the
succeeding 40 yeas. Col. John Mills was a
successful merchant in Marietta. He was much more.
His public-spirit and liberality made him the promoter of every
worthy enterprise started in this city. He was one of the
founders of Marietta College, and served as a trustee of the
institution iron its establishment, in 1835. For 15 yeas
he was its treasurer, never asking nor accepting remuneration
for his services. The Congregational Church also profited
largely by his generosity, and until his death, both of these
institutions were dear to his heart. For over 40 years he
occupied positions of responsibility in the various charitable
institutions of the city, and for 15 yeas he was the president
of the Washington County Bible Society.
As a capitalist and financier, Col. Mills
was conspicuous. As early as 1824 he was chosen a director
of the Marietta Bank, the first bank in the State, which was
incorporated in 1808. In the next year, although then but
31 years of age, he was chosen president of this institution,
and continued as such until 1843, when the charter expired.
He was also a director, and part of the time president, of the
Marietta branch of the State Bank, which was established in
1845. He continued in this connection until 1863, at which
date the Marietta National Bank was organized. He served
as a director in this institution during the period of its
continuance. From 1877 until the time of his death, he
served as a director in the First National Bank of Marietta.
He was the largest stockhlder in the Marietta Chair
Company, and was its president for many yeas. He was also
for a number of years president of the Marietta Gas Company.
It was largely due to the efforts of Col.
Mills that the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad was built, the
first to connect the town by rail with the outside world, and
not only an important factor in the development of the commerce
of Marietta, but also of vast importance to the whole State.
Col. John Mills was twice
married. In 1824 he was united to Deborah Selden Wilson
who died in 1842, leaving two daughters - Martha S., who
married Rev. George M. Maxwell, D. D., and Sarah,
who married Col. I. C. Elston, a banker, of
Crawfordsville, Indiana. In 1845 Col. Mills married
Dorothy Webster, of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and they had
two sons -John, who is president of the Marietta Chair
Company; and William Webster, who is president of the
First National Bank of Marietta.
In personal appearance Col. Mills was of stately
and dignified bearing, and his military title, which was earned
by long and faithful service in the militia of the State, during
his early manhood, seemed both natural and appropriate. He
died full years and crowned with honor, beloved and esteemed, in
his own beautiful home, in his native city, on Mar. 14, 1882,
having almost rounded out 87 years.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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DAVID MILNE
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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CAPT.
WILLIAM MILLS, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, father
of Col. John Mills, of Marietta, and brother of Col.
John Mills, Adjutant General of the United States troops,
who died in Cincinnati. He was appointed by the Governor
captain of artillery, in January, 1790. He was sometime
necessarily absent as administrator of his brother's estate in
Cincinnati; subsequently he brought on his family who resided in
Marietta.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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DAVID N. MINDLING
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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F.
W. MINSHALL, deceased, for many years a prominent oil
producer, and a resident of Marietta, attained high distinction
by his geological research in the oil regions and his practical
demonstrations of the "anti-clinal theory." This theory
was first brought to his consideration in 1878, in which year he
noticed that the productive area in the Cow Run pool of
Washington County, Ohio, was confined to the crests of a
well-defined anti-clinal arch of small dimensions. This
led to his making a careful survey and measurement of what is
known as the White Oak Anti-clinal beginning north of French
Creek, on the Ohio River, near the present station of Belmont,
and running thence through Pleasants, Ritchie and Wirt counties,
West Virginia, to Burning Springs on the Little Kanawha. A
profile along the axis of the arch and cross section at
Horseneck, White Oak and Burning Springs were drawn to scale,
and a detailed description of the whole line was published, with
an account of the manner in which the action of natural forces
caused the gas, oil and water to accumulate at different points
along the arch. This appeared in the Parkersburg State
Journal under the title of "West Virginia Geology," and was
the first definite and thorough explanation of the theory, and
fact by which it was sustained. The drawing and
description were of a high order and of such importance as to be
published in the United States Census Report, in 1880.
Mr. Minshall's ability and knowledge in this line attracted
much attention, and he was secured to furnish for the Ohio
Geological Survey a chapter upon the history of oil development
in Southeastern Ohio from 1860-61 to 1886, when the work was
published. Later this time was devoted to the geology of
the subject, and he did more field work than any other person
similarly engaged, measuring and mapping all the anti-clinal
folds in West Virginia and Southern Ohio, besides performing
considerable work of like character in Southwest Pennsylvania.
He was the first to secure gas for Marietta from "Fifteen."
Mr. Minshall was born in Illinois, in 1839, and
there received his educational training. He prepared
himself for the profession of law, and after his admission to
the bar, practiced for a short time. At the outbreak of
the Civil War, he enlisted at Springfield, Illinois, but was
shortly called home by the serious illness of his mother.
He was detained by his mother's death until his regiment had
departed, and being persuaded by his relatives to temporarily
abandon his war plans, he spent a few months in Danbury,
Connecticut. He came to Marietta in November, 1864, and
entered upon his career as an oil operator, which he was
destined to follow the remainder of his life. He took
charge of the business of the Bergen Oil Company, of New York,
and was in its employ for several years. He then engaged
with Girard Crane, in a refinery at Parkersburg, West
Virginia, where he continued from 1869 to 1876. He moved
with his family to Parkersburg in 1874, and remained there until
1886. In that year he sold his interests to the Camden Oil
Company, a branch of the Standard Oil Company, but continued to
be active in the oil fields. During the last five years of
his life, he was in the employ of J. M. Guffy, of
Pittsburg, in West Virginia fields, his death occurring Dec. 27,
1900.
Mr. Minshall was married, in Illinois, to
Maria Read, a native of New York City, who were born to
them, namely: Katherine; Julia; Herbert, who is in
the employ of the Citizens' National Bank; Eugene, who is
in the employ of J. M. Guffey, of Pittsburg; and Marie.
All but Eugene reside with their mother, at No. 421
Fourth street. In politics, the subject of this sketch was
a stanch Republican. Religiously, the family are
Unitarians.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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CAPT. JOSIAH MONROE, a native
of New Hampshire. He served through and commanded a
company at the close of the Revolution; he came on directly
after the company and subsequently brought on his family; he was
the first postmaster in the county; he died at Marietta,
but has left a number of descendants, by his son, Joseph
Monroe, and by his daughter, the wife of Col.
Daniel Converse, in Muskingum County.
Permit me to mention a circumstance to show how
hard was the case with many a Revolutionary officer and soldier.
At the close of the war, in 1783, Captain Monroe
returned home, purchased a small farm, amounting to about
$1,000, paid a small part and got credit for the balance for
four or five years, giving his ‘brother-in-law, Captain
Crosby, as surety, thinking by the time the money was due
he should realize the money for his services to the amount of
$800, and interest. In 1787 final settlement of the notes
would bring but 12 to 15 per cent. on their nominal value.
In 1788 he left his final settlement notes with his
brother-in-law, who managed to keep off the execution until the
Constitution was adopted, when they rose to 23 per cent. above
par and paid all demands.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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DR. JONAS MOORE was
a native of New Hampshire, and was in the senior year at Dartmouth
when his father died, necessitating his return home. He never
went back to graduate. His whole family was soon after carried
off by scarlet fever, and he came to Marietta where he taught school
and studied medicine with Dr. S. P. Hildreth. He
next went to Louisiana where he practiced for a number of years.
He afterward became one of the leading physicians of Marietta, where
he died in March, 1856. He was a trustee of Marietta College,
and took deep interest in educational matters. He was of a
scientific turn of mind and invented a number of mechanical devices
for use in surgery. He was highly respected as a man.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page
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Hon. Thomas Watson Moore |
HON. THOMAS
WATSON MOORE, who resides at his beautiful home at
Moore's Junction in Marietta township, Washington County, Ohio,
is a prominent business man, who has for many years been engaged
in railroad contracting. He was born in Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania, Mar. 22, 1825, and is a son of Joseph and
Rebecca (Watson) Moore, his father being a well known farmer
of that county.
At the age of 17 years, Thomas W. Moore, left
farm life for the city, and he served an apprenticeship as an
engine forger, with his firm of J. B. Warden & Company,
engine builders. After an apprenticeship of four years he
continued with the firm two years as journeyman, at the end of
which time he was engaged as engineer on the steamer "Northern
Light," then playing between St. Louis and New Orleans.
One year later, he was engaged as engineer on the passenger
steamer "Pennsylvania," plying between Pittsburg and Cincinnati.
In this position he remained about one year, and then determined
to abandon river work. Having laid by about $1,200, by the
strictest frugality and economy, he came to Warren township,
Washington County, and invested the entire amount in a farm near
what is now known as Tunnel Station, on the "Old Line" Railroad.
In April, 1850, he came with his two children to his new
purchase, and during the four years following was engaged in
farming and stock dealing. In 1854, when the Marietta &
Cincinnati Railroad was in the course of construction, he
removed to a farm along the line, at what is known as Tunnel
Station. Here he opened a store with a general line of
merchandise, and at the same time did railroad contracting.
He continued thus until 1858, and in the meantime held a number
of local offices. He served as justice of the peace for
for seven years in succession. In 1858 he took a contract
for the construction of a tunnel near. White Sulphur
Springs, Virginia, on what is now the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.
The war broke out before the completion of this sympathizer it
was unsafe for him to remain in that section. He disposed
of his interest in the contract, and returned home. It was
about this time that the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad Company
completed plans for building a tunnel through the hill before
mentioned, and this contract was let to Hon. William P.
Cutler and Mr. Moore. In July, 1861, the
prosecution of this work ceased because of lack of funds on the
part of the railroad company. Mr. Moore at once
raised a company of 100 volunteers and offered their service to
the government. They were accepted and the company, of
which Mr. Moore was made captain, became a part of the
36th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf. He remained at the head of his
company until the next February, when the Marietta & Cincinnati
Railroad Company, having secured the requisite funds, demanded
that he fulfill his part of the contract. This resulted in
his resignation from the army. He returned home and
completed the work in 1863. Shortly afterward, he
purchased his beautiful home on the bank of the Ohio River,
about three-miles distant from Marietta, and has since resided
there. The farm includes 600 acres of both high and bottom
land, and is kept up by a number of tenants who live upon it.
In the spring of 1864, he raised a company of the National Guard
in Warren township, and held himself and company in readiness to
enter the service whenever a call should be made. During
the same spring he took a contract to build a portion of the
Baltimore Short Line Railroad, and had just entered upon this
work, when his military company was ordered into active service.
This company, with a number of others, rendezvoused at Marietta,
May 2, 1864, and he was at once elected colonel of the regiment.
The regiment was ordered to Harper's Ferry, thence to Point of
Rocks, via Washington City, and from there to Bermuda Hundred,
where it performed garrison service until mustered out.
Colonel Moore was made commander of the fort, and to this
important duty was afterward added that of assistant inspector
general. Until returning home from the war, he resumed his
work on the Baltimore Short Line, which was completed in 1865.
He then went to Missouri and bought a farm of 1,000 acres within
sight of Sedalia, in which city he assisted in organizing the
First National Bank. He was engaged extensively in the
stock business until 1868, and then went to Saginaw, Michigan,
where he carried on the lumber business for two years. He
then returned to his home in Washington County, Ohio.
He has had a remarkably successful career in various lines of
business, and is respected as one of the foremost citizens of
his township and county.
Thomas W. Moore was married at an early age, to
Margaret McClelland, of Pittsburg, who died in 1850,
leaving two children, Mary and Margaret. The
former lived to reach the age of three years and the latter that
of six years. In April, 1853, Mr. Moore formed a
second matrimonial alliance, wedding Mary Green, a
daughter of Caleb Green, of Washington county, and they
became the parents of three children as follows: Julia
Fremont, Rowena Green and Flora Rebecca. Julia
Fremont was born in August, 1856, and is the wife of F.
M. Reed, who is in business with Colonel Moore; they
have one child, Gertie May. Rowena Green was born
in November, 1858; and Flora Rebecca was born in March,
1864.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1117 |
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FRANK T. MURPHY
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1413 |
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