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JOHN C. SANER
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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WINTHROP SARGENT,
a native of Boston, and secretary of the Northwest Territory,
married the daughter of Gen. Benjamin Tupper,
and resided in Marietta until the fall of I 790, when General
Harmar was ordered down the river; he followed and
tarried below.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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CHARLES SCHIMMEL
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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Mr. & Mrs. Charles Schimmel |
CHARLES SCHIMMEL
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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Thomas Ovid Scott |
THOMAS
OVID SCOTT
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BENJAMIN SHAW, from Beverly,
Massachusetts, came early to the country and settled at Waterford;
he was a good citizen and a substantial farmer. He had a large
family, who now hold reputable and respectable stations in society;
his oldest daughter married Benjamin Boylston Shaw, now
resides on and inherits the paternal property at Waterford.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
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JAMES
R. SHELDON
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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CAPT. ENOCH SHEPARD,
from Massachusetts, and brother to General Shepard, who
commanded at Springfield when General Shays attacked the
arsenal, came early to the county with a large family of
children, one of whom still lives in Marietta, the wife of
Maj. John Clark. He was a substantial, intelligent
business man. In the summer and fall of 1790, in company
with Colonel Sproat, he expended a large amount of labor
and property in erecting a saw-mill and grist-mill on a large
scale. They had the frames and machinery ready for
operation on the site where Robinson's mill stands, on
Duck Creek, when the war stopped their operations and the mills
were burned by the Indians, and the whole was a dead loss.
But his industry and enterprise were not cramped by this
misfortune, for many undertakings of magnitude and utility,
after that, were executed by his judgment and perseverance.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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WILLIAM SKINNER,
ESQ., was a native of Pennsylvania, and one of the first
settlers in the county, and was engaged in mercantile business,
under the firm name of Skinner & McKinley. He was
the second high sheriff, and the first under our present
Constitution. His descendants are too conspicuous to
require any further relation from me.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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- 1902 - Page 499 |
William Skipton
Mrs. Sarah B. Skipton |
WILLIAM SKIPTON
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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A. L.
SMITH, who is a member of the well-known law firm of
Ellenwood, Smith & Leeper, of Marietta,
Washington County, Ohio, is a native of that county, and a soon
of S. B. Smith.
Samuel Smith, the grandfather of A. L. died
in 1824. His son, S. B. Smith, father of the
subject of this sketch settled in Washington County in 1816,
when he was but four years old, his parents having removed from
their native town, - Clinton, Connecticut, which was formerly
known as Killingworth. S. M. Smith had several
brothers, one of whom conducted a nursery for several years near
Marietta. Mr. Smith married Susan Racer, a
daughter of Benjamin Racer, who came as a boy, in 1793,
from Penmar, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer and also
flat-boated produce down the Ohio River. Susan Smith,
the mother of A. L., died in 1888. She had five
sons, all of whom reside in Marietta township.
A. L. Smith, whose name opens these lines,
attended the county schools and later graduated from Marietta
College, with the class of 1875. For several years he
taught school, having charge of the schools at Volcano, West
Virginia. He was for three years clerk under Probate
Judge C. T. Frazyer after which he went west, where he had
charge of schools in Olympia, Washington, during the winter of
1881-1882. He was then engaged in the United States Land
Office at Olympia, and returned to Marietta in 1882.
Having studied law with Judge M. D. Follett and others,
prior to his western trip. Mr. Smith was admitted
to the bar in 1881, and upon his return to Marietta formed a
partnership with Judge Frazyer, which continued until
1885. In that year he entered into partnership with L.
M. Ellenwood, and ten years later Judge Leeper also
became a member of the firm. Business is conducted under
the firm name of Ellenwood, Smith & Leeper,
and their practice is general.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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FRANK
R. SMITH, the efficient engineer of the Buckeye Pipe Line
Company, at Elba pump station, was born in Reinersville, Morgan
County, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1878, and is a son of John and Rachel
(Clendenning) Smith, both natives of Morgan County, Ohio.
His paternal grandfather was Adam Smith, a Pennsylvanian
by birth, but of German descent. Adam Smith is one
of the pioneer settlers of Morgan County, and has spent his
entire life in farming. He is now ninety-five years old,
and is residing at Reinersville. His wife was Elizabeth
Patterson.
The father of Frank R. Smith is a farmer in
Morgan County. In early life he drilled for oil in the
Macksburg district, before oil was discovered there, but
failed to find any. He was a soldier in the Civil War,
having enlisted at Marietta, as a private in the 77th Reg. Ohio
Vol. Infantry. He was taken prisoner at Little Rock,
Arkansas, while on special duty, and was honorably discharged
after four years service, with the rank of captain. He
married Rachel Clendenning and they reared six children,
as follows: Willis, deceased; Joseph A.;
Frank R.; William; Harry, who grew to maturity, but is now
deceased; and Edna.
The subject of this sketch was reared in Morgan and
Washington counties, and attended the public schools. He
served an apprenticeship at telegraphy at Elba, where he has
been located since 1895. He was in the employ of the
Cleveland and Marietta Railroad Company until 1897, since which
time he has been in the employ of the Buckeye Pipe Line Company.
Nov. 30, 1899, Mr. Smith was united in marriage
with Alice Harper, a daughter of John H. and Sarah
Harper, a daughter of John H. and Sarah (Porter) Harper
of Reinersville, Morgan County, Ohio. Mr. Smith is
a member of the Christian Church, and in fraternal circles
affiliates with Marietta Lodge, No. 477, B. P. O. E. In
politics, he gives his support to the Republican party.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1283 |
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HARVEY
E. SMITH, for many years a prominent educator of
Washington County, is at the present time assistant manager of
the Cumberland Oil Company, with headquarters at Marietta, Ohio.
Mr. Smith was born in Morgan County, Ohio, in
May, 1863, and is of Quaker parentage. He was educated at
the Ohio State University, at Columbus, after which he took up
the profession of teaching. He first taught at Chester
Hill, Ohio, and other towns, until 1869, and then came to
Washington County, and had charge of the schools of Marietta
township for two years. His ability was soon recognized
and he became principal of the Marietta High School, in which
capacity he served for eight years. In November, 1899, he
accepted his present position with the Cumberland Oil Company.
He gave marked satisfaction as an instructor, and his
resignation was accepted with regret. Mr. Smith has
done considerable work of a literary character, which has
attracted much attention.
The Cumberland Oil Company was chartered in 1899, at
Portland, Maine, with a capital stock of $500,000, to operate in
Ohio. The officers are, - George P. Wescott,
president; J. G. Shaw, vice-president; George F. West,
treasurer; H. C. Lord, general manager; and H. E.
Smith, assistant manager. Mr. Lord is an old
time oil operator who came to Marietta in 1898, and in July,
1899, consummated the organization of the company, which runs
several strings of tools. It is actively engaged in
developing the mineral resources of this section, and owns a
number of productive wells. In 1897 Harvey E. Smith
was engaged with J. A. Lowell, to locate the pool that
supplied the wells oil the Joy farm, and they,
with others, drilled a score of wells to ascertain its location.
Persistent effort finally resulted in success. The
corporation, which maintains offices in the St. Clair Building,
has done good work for this section of the oil country.
The subject of this sketch was married to Ella
Curry, of Morgan County, Ohio, who was also engaged in
teaching school. Mr. Smith has one son,
Edward Orton, who was born in Morgan County.
Politically, Mr. Smith is a Republican. He
is a member of the Board of Education, for which office none is
better qualified. Religiously, he is a member of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1294 |
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J. B.
SMITH, one of the most prominent merchants and
progressive citizens of Ludlow township, Washington County,
Ohio, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, July 9, 1848, and is a
son of Samuel Smith.
Samuel Smith was born in 1822, and is a farmer by
occupation, now living in Kansas. He is a Republican, in
politics, and in religious belief, a member of the M. E. Church.
He married Adeline McKnight, and they reared the
following seven children: James W., who married
Sarah Johnston, and lives in Tennessee; J. B., the
subject of this biography; A. M., who married Arie
Steves and lives in Galena, Kansas; Francis Marion,
who lives in Kansas; Samuel A., who married Miss Long,
and lives in Kansas; Mary, a resident of Oregon; and
Thomas Jefferson, deceased.
J. B. Smith was educated in Monroe county, Ohio,
where he lived until 1863, when he enlisted in the Union army
for three years' service. He participated in numerous
engagements, among them those at Little Rock, Fort Morgan and
Fort Blakely. He was captured at Marks Mills, Arkansas,
Apr. 25, 1864, together with the rest of Company C, 77th Reg.,
Ohio Vol. Inf., an was incarcerated at Tyler, Texas, for a
period of ten months. He was exchanged at the mouth of Red
River, Feb. 25, 1865, an upon his return home, was engaged in
farming at Rinard Mills, Monroe County, Ohio, for two years.
He then went to Kansas, but, three years later, returned to Ohio
and has since lived in Ludlow township, Washington County.
In 1900 he engaged in merchandising at Pool, Ohio, and carries a
very complete line of goods. He stands well among the
citizens of the township, and has received a liberal patronage.
He is also postmaster of Pool.
Apr. 23, 1867, Mr. Smith was joined in marriage
with Amanda McVey, who was born July 23, 1850, and is a
daughter of John McVey. They have six children,
namely: Sarah, wife of I. Mendenhall; Ardella,
wife of W. E. Brandon of Jeannette, Pennsylvania; Mary,
deceased; Martha; S. L.; and E. W., who married
Myrtle Griffin, and lives at Bloomfield, Ohio.
Politically, the subject of this sketch is a Republican, and
served as township trustee and assessor for three years.
In religious attachment, he and his family belong to the United
Brethren Church.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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- 1902 - Page 974 |
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L. D.
SMITH, * a well known farmer and oil producer of Ludlow
township, Washington County, Ohio, was born on his present farm,
Feb. 10, 1866, and is a son of Elijah Smith.
Elijah Smith was born July 4, 1832, in Sweitzer
township, Monroe County, Ohio, and always followed farming.
He was a Democrat in politics, and religiously was a member of
the Christian Church. He married a daughter of Elisha
Smith, of Washington township, Monroe County, Ohio, after
which they moved to the farm now owned by and occupied by L.
D. Smith. Six children blessed their union, as
follows: F. A., who married Mahala Mendenhall,
and resides in Ludlow township; Melissa; Mary, wife of
William Rinard, of Ludlow township; Eunice, wife of
T. S. Thomas, of Bellefontaine, Ohio; Charlotte,
deceased, who was the wife of A. M. Graham; and L. D.
L. D. Smith received his schooling at Bloomfield,
Ohio, and has always been engaged in farming. He has a
tract of 175 acres of valuable land, on which are nine oil
wells. These wells produce 800 barrels of oil per month,
and yielded as much as 250 barrels per day, when first operated.
Politically, Mr. Smith is a strong supporter of
Democratic principles. Religiously he is a faithful member
of the Christian Church. A progressive man of sterling
character, he occupies a high place in the esteem of his fellow
citizens.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1462 |
Lewis W. Smith |
MRS.
MAGDALENA SMITH, whose wide circle of acquaintances and
friends testifies to her goodness and popularity, is a woman of
kindly impulses and generous disposition. She is a native
of Germany, where she lived until 1874, when she came to the
United States, and soon afterward located at Marietta,
Washington County, Ohio.
While still living in that city she became acquainted
with LEWIS W. SMITH, whom she married some time later. He
was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1849, and during his life was
all that a good husband should be. For a considerable time
he was the owner and manager of a planing mill in Marietta,
which he sold to James Foreman and James Hall, and
purchased the farm on which Mrs. Smith now lives.
In 1892, they settled on this farm, and here they reared three
children; namely, Walter G., Charles F., and May M.
Mr. Smith departed to his final rest on Apr. 23,
1901, and was mourned by the citizens of Warren township, as a
good, useful citizen is always mourned. His portrait
accompanies this sketch. On the farm of Mrs. Smith
are now several producing oil wells. It is located about
four miles out on the river road from Marietta, and is well
cared for under the direction of Mrs. Smith, whose
judgment and good common sense can always be counted upon.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1139 |
Van Smith |
VAN
SMITH engaged in agricultural pursuits about four miles
northwest of Beverly, Washington County, Ohio, has been on the
farm since 1900, before which time, he was an expert blacksmith.
Mr. Smith is a son of William R. and Julia D.
(Ryland) Smith, the former a native of Morgan County, Ohio,
where he was born in 1823, an the latter claiming Pennsylvania
as her native State. William R. Smith was for many
years employed in the railroad shops. He settled in
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, in 1857, an remained there
until 1873, when he moved to Waterford township, became a tiller
of the soil, and lived there until his death, in 1900. He
took great interest in township affairs, and at one time served
well as township trustee. He favored the doctrine of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. The mother of Van Smith
was Julia D. Ryland, a daughter of Hugh Ryland,
and was born in 1825. She and her husband had two
children, namely: Van, the subject of this writing;
and Flora V., who is now the wife of Taylor K.
Hunsaker, and resides at Milford, Ohio.
Van Smith is a native of Morgan County, Ohio,
and was born in the year 1846. In 1867, he led to the
hymeneal alter, Martha Murray, a daughter of George
Murray. This worthy lady was also born in Morgan
County, Ohio, her birth having occurred in 1844. She and
her husband have but one child, Howard H., born in 1870,
in Washington County, Ohio. He is now a competent engineer
on the Ohio & Little Kanawha Railroad.
For many years Van Smith was a blacksmith by vocation,
and did most skillful work in that line, being employed in the
blacksmithing department of a number of railroads. At one
time he worked in the shops of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
after which he was similarly employed, for five years, in the
shops of the L. C. & S. W. Railroad. Some time later, he
had charge of the machinery department of the Zanesville & Ohio
River Railway shops, at Zanesville, Ohio. This position
was his for twelve years, during which time he worked at
intervals on a farm. In 1900, he settled down to farming
permanently, and now owns 69 acres, the home farm containing 110
acres in all.
In politics, the subject of this sketch is a
Republican, and is ever zealous in his efforts to promote the
interests of his party. He has seen many years of good
service during his life, and is highly regarded in his township
and community.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1351 |
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WILLIAM SMITH,
a native of Yorkshire, England was born in March, 1841, and is
now a farmer of Waterford township, Washington County, Ohio.
His father was also named William Smith, and was born in
Yorkshire, in 1801; his death occurred in 1872. He was
employed as a steward for noblemen in England. His wife,
whose name was Elizabeth, was born in Yorkshire, England,
in 1801, and died in 1851. They had three children,
namely: John, deceased; Elizabeth, who lives
in England; and William.
The subject of this sketch, was
married in 1867, and his wife died ten years later. She
left two children, - Cohen, an engineer on the Ohio
River; and Margaret E., who married Harmon Matthews,
a stationary engineer in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. Mr.
Smith was again married, in 1884, to Mrs. Vesta Foster,
widow of Lemuel Foster. She was born
in Adams township, Washington County, Ohio, in 1841 and is a
daughter of Adelpha and Patience Mason. By her
first marriage she had one child,—Ishmael,—who was born
in Adams township, in May, 1870, and died in infancy.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have one child—Letitia — who was
born in 1884, on the Dana farm in Waterford
township, and is now living in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Smith came from England to the United
States in 1870, and located on the Shaw farm, in
Waterford township, where he remained two years. He then managed
the Dana farm for twenty-one years, or until 1894.
At present he is living two miles southeast of Beverly, where he
owns a farm of 40 acres, which he successfully operates.
He is very well informed on agricultural matters, and has had a
long experience in farming. He is a member of the
Episcopal Church, and his wife attends the Christian Church.
Mr. Smith is a member of the Beverly lodge of Odd
Fellows. Politically, he is a Republican. Both he
and his wife stand very high in the community, where they have
many friends.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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MRS.
WILLIAM C. SMITH, a highly respected lady residing in
Decatur township, Washington County, Ohio, in the vicinity of
Cutler, is almost an octogenarian, having been born Jan. 15,
1825. Mrs. Smith, whose maiden name was Phoebe
Lee, is a native of Belmont County, Ohio, a daughter of
Jonathan and Ruth (Wade) Lee, and granddaughter of Daniel
Lee, a sturdy Pennsylvanian. Her father was a native
of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and her mother was born in North
Carolina. On May 15, 1851, the subject of this sketch was
united in the holy bonds of matrimony with William C. Smith,
also a Pennsylvanian by birth. He was born Sept. 17, 1825,
and after a useful life died Nov. 11, 1896. Soon after his
marriage he moved to Washington County, Ohio, where the
remainder of his life was spent.
Mrs. Smith is one of a large family of children.
Her twin sister, Margaret, died in
infancy. The other members of the family are: Abdon;
Sarah W.; Samuel; Ellis; Edwin:
Ethan; Jonathan; Wesley; and Lydia.
Abdon Lee was born June 27, 1821, and was twice
married. His first union was contracted with Margaret
G. Adams. After a brief married life she died, Dec.
28, 1849. She was preceded to the grave by a little
daughter, Mary Ann, who passed to her rest Dec.
20, 1849, when only a few days old. In 1853 Mr.
Lee married again, being united this time with Frances T.
Morland. who bore him five children, as follows: Abi Ann;
Jonathan H. E.; Martha Roxana; Lydia E.;
and Theodore G. Abi Ann was born
Sept. 11, 1854, and on Jan. 6, 1871 , she married Lee
Chambers. Mrs. Chambers died March 11,
1893, leaving five children, two of whom died, and three live in
South Dakota. Jonathan H. E. was born Dec. 8, 1856,
and died unmarried Feb. 9, 1882. Martha Roxana
was born July 28, 1861, and on Mar. 27, 1892, she wedded
Benjamin F. Gill, who died May 3, 1893. Lydia E.
was born Aug. 23, 1862, and on Dec. 24, 1891, she was united in
marriage with Marion G. Woodruff. Their union
resulted in four children, namely: Sylvia, born Dec. 5,
1892; Ivy, born Nov. 5, 1895; Silas Rodney,
born Nov. 1, 1897, and Andrew Smith, born Feb. 11,
1899. Theodore G. is mentioned at the close of this
sketch.
Sarah W. Lee, the eldest sister of Mrs.
Smith, was born July 25, 1822. In October, 1841,
she was joined in marriage with Isaac C. Kille, who was
born Mar. 8, 1808, and is now in his ninety-fourth year.
Mr. and Mrs. Kille reside in Athens
County, Ohio, and are the parents of thirteen children, as
follows: William; Thomas; Jonathan
Lee; Mary; Ruth; Hannah; John
Clayton; Elizabeth; Phoebe; Rachel;
Charles; Edward and James W. William was born July 7,
1842, and died in 1866; Thomas, who was born in October,
1843, died in 1898. He married Ora Johnson
and they have four children. Jonathan Dee,
who was born in 1845, married and has a family of three
children. Mary was born Feb. 25, 1847, and resides
in Athens County, still unmarried; Ruth, who was born in
1849, married J. C. Petitt; Hannah, who was born
Mar. 15, 1851, married Leander Parker, and with
their three children, reside in Denver, Colorado; John
Clayton was born in 1853. and is still a bachelor;
Elizabeth, who was born in 1855, is now Mrs. John
Weir; Phoebe, who was born in 1i57, is married and
has two children; Rachel, who was born in 1859, married
Reuben White, of Athens County, Ohio, and has five
children; Charles, who was born in 1861, married Alpha
Arnold, who died Oct. 1, 1900, leaving four children:
Edward
was born in 1863 and is united in marriage with Mary
Funk, of Athens County; and James W., who was born in
1868. Samuel Lee, Mrs. Smith's
second oldest brother, was born June 17, 1829. In 1854 he was
united in marriage with Nancy Miller, who was born
in 1831 and they reared a family of nine children, as follows:
Jefferson; Viola; Vesta Ann;
Charles E.; Alfred A.; Bertha I.; Ira O.;
Mary E.; and Ruth. Jefferson is
deceased; Viola was twice married. Her first union
was with Joseph Selby, by whom she had three
children. Her second marriage was contracted with
Emmanuel Russell, by whom she had one child,
Carroll Russell. Vesta Ann was
born in 1876. Charles E. Ruth was born Nov. 29,
1875, and on Nov. 22, 1896, she was united in matrimony with
Waldo D. Root, who was born Aug. 11, 1869. Two
children blessed their union.—Ralph Emerson, born
Mar. 27, 1807, and Ernest Lee, born Jan. 16, 1899.
Mr. and Mrs. Root own a small farm and carry on
general farming.
Ellis Lee, another brother of Mrs.
Smith, was born in April, 1831. He wedded
Catherine McQuade and they have had five children, namely:
Charles; Viola; William; Joseph;
and one that died in infancy. The remaining brothers of
Mrs. Smith. Edwin, Ethan, Jonathan
and Wesley, were born respectively, in 1832, 1834, 1836
and 1838. Edwin married Roxy Gearhart
in 1866. Lydia E. Lee, the youngest sister of Mrs.
Smith, was born in 1842. Mrs. Smith
has no children of her own, but has one adopted child, before
mentioned.
THEODORE G. LEE, the adopted son of Mrs. William
Smith, also bears the relation of nephew to that lady.
Mr. Lee was born June 8, 1867, and is the youngest child
in a family of five children born to Abdon and Francis T. (Morland)
Lee, a brief sketch of whose lives in given above.
Mr. Lee is unmarried and resides with his adopted mother,
whose wishes are law to him, and whom he delights to honor.
He superintends the farm and everything on the place shows the
effort of his care and thoughtfulness. He is well-known
throughout the community and has hosts of friends, who wish him
continued success and prosperity.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1417 |
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RICHARD CAMPBELL SMITHSON
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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WILLIAM E. SMITHSON
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
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COL. EBENEZER
SPROAT. A distinguished character in the early
history of Ohio is the tall sheriff who headed the procession at
the opening of the first court in the Territory, and whose
imposing figure so impressed the Indians that they gave him the
name of "Hetuck" (Big Buckeye). There is a tradition that
from this circumstance the term Buckeye came to be applied to
all Ohioans.
Colonel Sproat was born in Middleborough,
Massachusetts, in 1752. He had the advantage of early
education and became familiar with the principle and practice of
surveying. HE assisted his father on the farm and was
remarked for his strong vigorous frame. He stood erect six
feet four inches tall. At the opening of the Revolution,
Mr. Sproat was given command of a company but soon rose
to the position of major in the Tenth Massachusetts Regiment,
under Colonel Sheppard. In 1778 he became
lieutenant colonel in Glover's brigade. It has been
said that he was not only the tallest man in the brigade, but
also the most complete disciplinarian. At the close of the
war he retired to Providence and employed himself at surveying.
While here he became attached to Catharine Whipple, whom
he married. Colonel Sproat now turned his attention
to mercantile pursuits, for which he was singularly unfitted.
He was fond of company and freehanded, and as a natural result
failed after a short period, losing his own fortune and his
wife's patrimony. In 1780, Colonel Sproat was given
an appointment on the survey of the seven ranges, and the
following year was made one of the surveyors of the Ohio
Company's Purchase. In the fall of that year he led the
detachment to Simrell's ferry, where he superintended the
building of the "Mayflower." Colonel Sproat
continued as surveyor for the company until 1891, when the
Indian war prevented further operations. He held the
position of high sheriff, under commission of Governor St.
Clair, for 14 years. He invested the office with all
the dignity of ancient ceremony, which his commanding presence
gave a peculiar effect. He always carried a sword as the
badge of office. During the Indian war, he served as
paymaster of the troops. The family of Colonel Sproat
consisted of his wife and one daughter, who came to Marietta
with Commodore Whipple. His daughter married
Solomon Sibley, Esq. Colonel Sproat was a friend of
General Washington and an acquaintance of La Fayette.
He was a stanch Federalist and saw the fall of his party with
regret. He took a live interest in agriculture,
particularly gardening. His garden covered nearly an acre
of ground and was tastefully laid out in squares and walks.
He died suddenly in February, 1895.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 874 |
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COL. WILLIAM STACY.
A man highly esteemed for his many excellent qualities, and
honored for his services and sufferings in the cause of freedom,
has many descendants yet living in the county. He was a
native of Massachusetts, and when the outbreak at Lexington
aroused American patriotism, he was the first member of the New
Salem militia company to renounce his allegiance to the king.
The company was reorganized, and entered the American service
with Mr. Stacy as a captain.
In 1778 Captain Stacy was promoted to the rank
of lieutenant colonel of Col. Ichabod Alden's regiment of
the Massachusetts Line. He was with his regiment on the
perilous campaign, in 1778, against the Indians and Tories in
the Cherry Valley, New York, and was a witness of the slaughter
of November 11th, in Oneida County. Colonel Stacy
was here taken prisoner, and was taken a distance of about 200
miles to an Indian village near the present site of Geneva.
After a council of the chiefs, he was sentenced to be burned.
The Indians were under the command of Joseph Brant when
Colonel Stacy saw in the surrounding crowd, while the
fires were being kindled under him. It is said that he
gave Brant the sign of Freemasonary, and that that chief,
whose word was law, directed his release.
Colonel Stacy was held as a prisoner by the
Indians for four years. After his release he returned to
his farm at New Salem until 1789, when he removed with his five
sons and one-son-in-law with their family to Marietta. Two
of the sons, John and Philemon, were victims of
the attack on Big Bottom, Jan. 2, 1791. John was
killed, and Philemon was taken prisoner, and died in
captivity. Gideon, the youngest son, settled in New
Orleans, and established a ferry across Lake Ponchartrain.
The remaining member of the family settled in this county.
After the death of his first wife Colonel Stacy
married Mrs. Sheffield, a lady of high rank. He
died at Marietta in 1804.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 879 |
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DR. WILSON STANLEY was born and
spent his early life in North Carolina, and graduated from the
Homeopathic Hospital College, of Cleveland, Ohio. He practiced
medicine for about 10 years in Marietta, and moved to Memphis,
Tennessee, in 1866, where he died within a year.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 471 |
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WILLIAM E. STEPHENS,
a successful tiller of the soil, has one of the attractive farms
in Barlow township, where he has 150 acres under fine
cultivation, and devotes his attention to mixed farming.
His residence is surrounded by fruit and shade trees, and
well-kept lawns, good, substantial barns and various farm
buildings dot the place here and there, giving to the place an
air of general prosperity.
Mr. Stephens is a native of Monroe County, Ohio,
where he was born in January, 1856. He is a son of
Joseph and Rachael (Mason) Stephens, who are highly
respected citizens of Noble County, Ohio, the family home being
but one mile from the Washington County line. The father
is also a native of Monroe County, and his father was a
Pennsylvanian by birth. The mother of William E.,
was born in Belmont County, Ohio.
William E. Stephens is the eldest of a family of
eight children. The others are as follows: Rufus
P., of Salem township; John B., of Aurelius township;
Joseph E., of Noble County, Ohio; Henry A., of
Salem township; Frank of Noble County; Amanda wife
of Mr. Pollard; Howiler of Elba, Aurelius township; and
Emma, wife of Morrill Holden, of oil prospector pf
Graysville, Monroe County, Ohio. It will be observed that
five of the above are residents of Washington County.
Frank resides with his parents, on the home farm.
Mr. Stephens remained at home until about the
time of his majority. In December, 1876, he was united in
marriage with Jane Morris, of Noble County. Two
children were born to them - Joseph O. and Cora M.
In 1883 their mother succumbed to a fatal disease. Mr.
Stephens was subsequently joined in wedlock with his present
wife, who was, before marriage, Hattie Ball, a
daughter of Daniel Ball, of Noble County.
This union resulted in four children,—Lawrence, Edith,
Harry and Loring, aged respectively, twelve years,
ten years, eight years, and one year.
Mr. Stephens located in Washington County
in 1881, and was a resident of Salem township until 1888.
In the spring of that year, he purchased the James
Fleming farm in Barlow township, which is his present
home. Most of the improvements have been added by him.
In politics, he is a Democrat, and has served several successive
years as president of the Board of Education. The family
join in worshiping at the M. E. Church, of Barlow, of which
Mrs. Stephens is an active member.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1448 |
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ALGERNON STEPHENSON
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1386 |
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DR. G. J. STEVENS, an old
practitioner, was located in Harmar for 13 years. He was a
native of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, where he was born in
1805. He attended lectures at Fairfield Medical College, and
received a diploma in 1827. He practiced in New York, and in
Portage and Summit counties, Ohio. He died at his home in
Harmar in April, 1881.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page
471 |
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AUGUSTA DANA STONE, deceased, was one of Belpre's
oldest and most prominent citizens. He was born Feb. 17,
1835, in Washington County, Ohio, and was a son of Col. John
and Charlotte P. (Loring) Stone.
Col. John Stone was born June 23, 1795, and was a
son of Capt. Jonathan Stone, who first came to Marietta
in 1788. Capt. Jonathan Stone was born at
Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1751, and was a tanner by
occupation. He enlisted in the Colonial army during the
Revolutionary War, with the rank of orderly sergeant. He
was commissioned captain in 1781, and served in that capacity
until the close of the war. He was appointed treasurer of
Washington County in 1792. He died Mar. 24, 1801.
Colonel Stone lived upon the old homestead, now occupied by
he widow of Augustus Dana Stone. The house is over
a hundred yeas old, and originally stood near the river.
Later it was moved to its present location with thirty-eight
yoke of oxen, in four hours' time. In 1820 Mr. Stone
was made colonel of militia, and was thereafter known by the
title of colonel. In 1819 he married Charlotte P.
Loring, a daughter of Ezekiel Loring, who came to
Ohio from Massachusetts, when she was seventeen years old.
Augustus Dana Stone received a good mental
training in the log school houses of Belpre township, and
thereafter took up farming, which he followed throughout life.
He enlisted in the 100-day service during the Civil War, and
served in the 148th Reg., Ohio Vol. Infantry. He was a
member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and in politics was a
strong Republican.
Mr. Stone was united in marriage with Rowena
Nye Putnam, who was born in Belpre township Nov. 5, 1834,
and is a daughter of William P. and Rowena N. Putnam.
Her father was born Apr. 2, 1792, and died May 31, 1871.
His wife was born Aug. 15, 1802, and died in Sept., 1885.
They had eight children two of whom survive, namely: Mrs.
Stone, and Mrs. Julia Wilcox who resides in St.
Louis. William P. Putnam was the founder of the
Universalist Church in Belpre township, and was very active in
church work. He was a good man, and was held in the
highest esteem by all who knew him.
Mr. Rowena Nye Stone received her mental
training in the common schools of Belpre township. She is
well-read, and is thoroughly posted on the history of the
township. She has always taken a deep interest in all that
pertains to the welfare of the county, and now resides on the
old homestead, which is located within the corporation limits of
Belpre. Four children blessed her union with Mr. Stone,
namely; Anselm Tupper; Grace, wife of P. W. Athey;
Mary N., wife of Dr. F. S. McGee; and William
N., who married Josephine Thompson, a member of a
Pennsylvania family. Mr. Stone is a member of the
Universalist Church.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1243 |
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BRADLEY BURGESS STONE
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1384 |
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CAPT. JONATHAN STONE, from New
Brontill, Massachusetts, was a soldier and an officer during the
Revolution. He commanded a company of light infantry, and was
principally engaged in partisan warfare, where his station was near
the lines of which separated the antagonistic troops, by which he
was subjected to numerous perils, which demanded the utmost
vigilance and activity, both of the soldier and the officer.
Early in life he had qualified himself as a practical surveyor, and
subsequent to the Indian war completed the survey of the Ohio
Company's Purchase, in company with Jeffrey Madison. He
was run for a member of the first Territorial Legislature; but his
chief characteristic was that of an intelligent and substantial
farmer, and an industrious and useful citizen.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page
500 |
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REV. DANIEL STORY.
Dr. Cutler was happy in his selection of a chaplain for
the Ohio Company. Dr. Story was well qualified for
the place which he filled for about 15 years, first in the
employ of hte Ohio Company and then of the Congregational
Church, or of the First Religious Society as it was known.
He was born in Boston in 1755. Judge Story,
the eminent lawyer, was his uncle. He graduated at
Dartmouth College. Dr. Story's connection with the
religious history of the early settlement has been sufficiently
sketch elsewhere. His services in the ministry before
coming to Marietta gave promise of usefulness and the choice of
Dr. Cutler was received with great satisfaction.
His sermons were logical and scholarly, his conversation
interesting and his manners agreeable. The last two
circumstances were particularly fortunate, for his salary was
extremely meagre and generous friends had to be depended upon
for relief. He was compelled to mortgage his property in
New England to support his contingent expenses, and after death
his estate was found insolvent. He severed his connection
with the church as pastor Mar. 15, 1804, on account of poor
health. His death occurred on the 15th of the following
December.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 884 |
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LOUIS
D. STRECKER* is a general Washington County, Ohio,
and is also extensively engaged in the manufacture of glue,
fertilizers, and tallow rendering.
Mr. Strecker is a native of Marietta, Ohio, and
was born on the homestead farm, in 1872. He is the son of
John, Jr., and Ricka (Baumgartner) Strecker, and
grandson of John Strecker, Sr., who came with his family
from the province of Wurtemberg, Germany, to the United States,
and settled at Marietta.
John Strecker, Jr., was born in 1832, in
Germany, and became a farmer in Washington County, where he also
manufactured glue on the homestead farm, until his death, Dec.
30, 1890. He married Ricka Baumgartner, and they
had seven children, namely: C. F. Strecker, of the
firm of Strecker Bros. & Co., engaged in the wholesale
manufacture of leather and harness; John, a prosperous
farmer of Muskingum township; B. F., also a member of the
firm of Strecker Bros. & Co.; Caroline,
employed as a teacher of German in the Marietta high school;
E. W., a Methodist minister now residing in Crawfordsville,
Indiana; Ellen M., who is still at home with her mother,
and Louis D., the subject of this sketch.
Louis D. Strecker was united in marriage with
Florence Fischer, a daughter of P. C. Fischer, a shoe
merchant in Marietta. They have no children. They
are members of the German Methodist Church, of which they are
regular attendants. Mr. Strecker is a Republican in
politics. He is a dutiful citizen, and very efficient in
his business management.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1461 |
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J. W.
STURGISS
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1398 |
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MARTIN
V. SUTER
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1427 |
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