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BIOGRAPHIES
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)
Source:
Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio
and Representative Citizens.
Publ. Biographical Publishing Co. - Chicago,
Illinois -
1903
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OLIVER C. PARKER,
one of the well-known and substantial men of Belmont County, Ohio,
has for many years been identified with farming and stock interests,
and now finds a pleasant home, retired from activity, in the
prosperous city of Martin's Ferry.
The birth of Mr. Parker occurred on March 24,
1829, in Pease township, Belmont County, Ohio, a son of Joseph
and Mary (Judkins) Parker, both of whom were born in Northampton
County, North Carolina, where they were married.
The Parker family is of Welsh origin, and
Grandfather Jacob Parker was an example of the best type of
that thrifty and energetic people. In 1805 the parents of our
subject left their North Carolina farm, with ox-cart and household
belongings, and became pioneers in Ohio. For a time they
lingered in Jefferson County, but later located in Belmont County,
where Joseph Parker rented land for 14 years and then bought
100 acres. Our subject now owns all but 14 acres of the
original farm. From the Giffen estate Oliver C. Parker
purchased 23½ acres making in all a total of 109½ acres, underlaid
with the Pittsburg or No. 8 vein of coal, which is sold.
Joseph Parker was born in 1778 and died in April, 1855, having
always been numbered among the useful citizens of the county.
The mother of our subject was born in 1787 and died in April, 1871.
She is a daughter of James and Martha (Stanton) Judkins,
through her mother being related to the great Secretary of War,
Edwin M. Stanton. She was a most estimable woman, and she
professed the simple Friend faith. She lived a life of
meekness and kindness, her gentle touch and sympathizing presence
often bringing comfort in the neighboring pioneer homes.
Joseph Parker was also a Friend, of the orthodox faith, but as
he had been reared in a State where he saw the effects of slavery,
he was of a more aggressive spirit, and went great lengths to assist
the work of the "Underground Railroad." His abolition ideas
had much to do with his settlement in Ohio.
Oliver C. Parker was the ninth member of the
family of ten children born to his parents, the names being:
Abigail, born in 1803, married Joseph Steele, and she
died in 1855, aged about 52 years; Jacob, who was a skilled
machinist, a builder of threshers, in his day, died on Aug. 21,
1849, aged 43 years; James, who was born in 1809, married
Harriet Beck who died with cholera in 1833 on the farm in Pease
township; Dr. William, who was born in 1812, practiced many
years in Columbiana County, Ohio, and died at the age of 68 years;
Dr. Isaac, who was born in 1815, practiced in Morgan County,
Ohio, and died in 1893; Stanton J., who was born in 1818,
followed farming and died in 1889; Dr. Joseph, who was born
in 1821, practiced in Washington County, Ohio, and died in 1885;
Anderson J., who was born in 1824, died on Aug. 20, 1849, - he
lived 100 miles from his brother Jacob and died one day
earlier. The parents and relatives were starting to attend the
funeral of Anderson when they were prostrated still further
by the news of the death of Jacob. Anderson was
a teacher, had about finished his law course, came home from St.
Clairsville, was taken ill with dysentery and died. The tenth
member of the family was Martha A., who married Dr.
William Van Pelt, and died in 1854, ten months after marriage,
at the age of 21 years. Thus our subject is the only survivor.
Oliver C. Parker received only the
educational training obtainable in the district schools in this
vicinity. He was reared on the farm and assisted his father,
and, as the youngest son, remained with his parents and gave them
filial care until they passed out of life. His early interests
were centered in agriculture and he has always followed it,
succeeding in his farming and also in his breeding and selling of
good stock.
Mr. Parker was married in 1864 to Martha Van
Pelt, who was an invalid for 12 years, and died Jan. 3, 1877,
having been a patient sufferer. She was a daughter of Jacob
and Jane (Wiley) Van Pelt, of Belmont County. The second
marriage of Mr. Parker was on Oct. 29, 1879, to Mary
Kathleen West, a daughter of and the only surviving member of
the family of Dr. Simon Brown and Mary Zane (Martin) West.,
who is a druggist, having studied pharmacy since his 15th year, and
is now attending the College of Pharmacy at Scio, Harrison County,
Ohio. Mr. Parker is a man of earnest, thoughtful
character. Mrs. Parker is a granddaughter of
Ebenezer Martin, who was the founder of Martin's Ferry.
Her father, Dr. West, was a practitioner in Pease township
for 50 years, a man of skill and reputation. He graduated in
1836 from the Cincinnati Medical College, which has graduated five
physicians of the name.
Mr. Parker is not a politician, but takes great
pride in casting his vote for the candidates of the Republican
party. Although his first vote was cast for John P. Hale,
the Free-Soil candidate in 1852, since the formation of the
Republican party he has been a strong supporter of its principles.
He has never missed a vote for a presidential candidate since 1856.
He served four years as trustee of Pease township.
Source: Centennial
History of Belmont County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Publ.
Biographical Publishing Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1903 - Page 752 |
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MRS. HARRIET B. PATTERSON, a
well-known and most highly esteemed resident and property owner of
Pease township, Belmont County, Ohio, was born at Bridgeport, Ohio, in
1839, a daughter of Dr. John G. and Mary (Howard) Affleck, and
the widow of the late B. C. Patterson, who passed away
at his home in Pease township in 1900 at the age of 73 years.
No history of Belmont County would be complete without
mention of the Howard family, which for integrity, industry and
high principles has not been excelled by any other. Horton
Howard, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Patterson,
was born in England, and with his brother John, whose
descendants still reside in Colerain township, Belmont County, came to
America in 1796, after the close of the Revolutionary War, and,
attracted by the mild climate and fertility of the soil, settled in
North Carolina. There, however, they found slavery existing
under conditions which made them look farther for permanent homes.
Horton Howard was a Quaker preacher, plain and unassuming,
a man of peace, and when he settled in Cole rain township, about 1799,
the few wandering Indians became his friends and the orchards he
planted and the buildings he erected never suffered from their
depredations. One of these orchards still produces fruit, and a
substantial barn is utilized by the Starbuck family, which now
own a large part of the land he first located, when he was one of the
first settlers in Colerain township, Belmont County. He married
Hannah Hastings, of Delaware, and they later moved to
Columbus, Ohio, where he died in 1832, conducting a land office at
that time, disposing of his large holdings. His children were: Mary,
the mother of Mrs. Patterson, born in 1809, died in
1891; Mrs. Sarah Forrer; Horton, who at
one time conducted a newspaper at St. Clairsville; Joseph; and
John, who became a lawyer at Dayton, Ohio.
In 1837 Mary Howard was married to Dr.
Affleck and they located in Bridgeport, where the physician had
a large practice and became an honor to his profession. He died there
in 1877, aged 75 years. The four children born to Dr. and Mrs.
Affleck were: Harriet B.. who was born in 1839; Howard,
born in 1840, who was killed at the battle of Shiloh during the Civil
War, a youth of but 21 years; Edward, born August 23, 1843, a
well-known railroad man, having been division agent of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad for some years, is now engaged in the coal business at
Toledo—he married Laura Walkup, of Columbus, and they
have these children,—Howard, Florence, Rankin and
Edward, Jr; and Mary, who was born in 1849, married
J. Frank Sharp, of Bridgeport, and they now reside at
Buffalo. New York.
On Sept. 30. 1858, Harriet B. Affleck was
united in marriage with B. C. Patterson, who was born in
Lancaster County. Pennsylvania, but came to Belmont County later than
T840. Two sons were born to this union, namely: John G., who
resides near his mother, and in September, 1882, married Mary
Heil. their children being Catherine, Harriet.
Ralph, Marjorie and Mary Martha. Edward,
the second son, resides with his mother, and with his brother. John
G., carries on a very successful market and fruit business. Mrs.
Patterson was given this fine farm of 116 acres by her father,
and has resided here for 42 years. She is a valued member of the
Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood In early years Mr. Patterson
was a druggist. In politics he was a Republican, in private life a man
of admirable traits, one who was devoted to his home and the welfare
of his family.
Source: Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens. Publ. Biographical Publishing Co. -
Chicago, Illinois - 1903 |
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WILLIAM LUTHER PATTON,
postmaster of Fairpoint, Belmont Co., Ohio, is also the owner of a
flourishing mercantile business at that place, and is one of the
foremost citizens of Wheeling township. He was born June 8
1849, a son of William and Anna (Clark) Patton, and still
resides on his native place, owning a fine farm on the outskirts of
the town, where he and his family live very comfortably.
William Patton, the father, was born near
Belfast, Ireland, in County Down, in 1799, but immigrated to this
country with his parents. He was an honest, straightforward
citizen and a man of very firm opinions. He married Anna
Clark, who was born in 1810, a daughter of Alexander Clark
of Lancaster County, of the Keystone State. The early
education of Mr. Patton was exceedingly limited, for he
attended school but six weeks in his life. However, he had an
apt, inquiring mind, and succeeded in teaching himself so well that
he prospered in his business life and accumulated considerable
wealth. This wealth he afterward divided among his twelve
children, nine of whom were sons - their names will be mentioned
later. In his occupation as general farmer he made a specialty
of raising fine stock, and in his branch he was doubly successful
and made the greater part of his wealth. At his death, which
occurred in 1872 at the age of 73 years, each of his living sons was
given a farm. The death of Mrs. Patton occurred in
1885, when she was 75 years of age. Mr. Patton was a
Suceder in religious opinions, but his wife was a member of the
Presbyterian Church, and during the greater part of his married life,
Mr. Patton also attended that church, having united with it in
later life, and he served faithfully as ruling elder many years.
He took no interest in politics, since even in his day he considered
them immoral, but from the beginning of the slavery question he was
an Abolitionist, although he had nothing to do with the "Underground
'railroad" system. He was a member of no sect or order, as his
religious ideas forbade it, but he did his part as a citizen to
assist in enterprises of worth, and his fellowmen found in him a
ready assistant in time of need.
Our subject's brothers and sisters were as follows:
Samuel, born in 1830, who died in 1857, when pastor of the
United Presbyterian Church of Detroit, was a graduate of the U. P.
Seminary at Canonsburg, and it is said preached his first sermon
when 20 years of age. He left a widow to mourn for him, her
name having been Jennie Lee of Cadiz, Ohio, before her
marriage. Margaret, born in 1832, became the wife of
Rev. J. P. Robb of Sidney, Ohio, in 1859, he being pastor of the
United Presbyterian Church at that place, and they have a daughter,
who was educated at Washington Seminary at Washington, Pennsylvania.
John, who was born in 1834, and lives at St. Clairsville,
Ohio, was united in marriage with Lauretta Thompson, a
daughter of Major Thomas Thompson, and has three children.
His education was obtained at Franklin College, which he left when
the war broke out and became a member of the 98th Reg., O. V. I.
Eleanor, born in 1836, became the wife of Rev. Josiah
Stevenson of Bellevue, Pennsylvania, a United Presbyterian, who
recently went to Ireland and gathered complete data of the Patton
family; they have been blessed with eight children.
Alexander C., born in 1838, followed farming as a vocation, and
when the Civil War broke out enlisted in the 170th Reg. O. V. I.,
and became a captain later. He married Agnes Sharp of
Uniontown, Ohio, and they had two children and lived in Springfield,
Ohio, where the father died in 1900. Caroline was born
in 1840 and married Addision Lysle of Pittsburg, Penn., a
prominent coal dealer, residing in Allegheny, and they had one
child. Mrs. Lysle was educated in Washington Seminary
and graduated from that institution. James, born 1842,
chose Elizabeth Dunbar, a daughter of William Dunbar,
of Uniontown, Ohio, for his wife, and they had three children when
she died. He married a second time, this time choosing
Agnes Cook, daughter of James Cook of New Athens, Ohio.
George M., born in 1844, served in the war as a member of the
98th Reg., O. V. I., and married Louise M. Campbell, a
daughter of Dr. John Campbell, of Uniontown, who bore him six
children. Calvin W., who was born in 1846, was a member
of the 170th Reg. O V. I., during the Civil War, and was united in
marriage with Harriet Dunbar and later with Dora Troll,
who bore him two children, John T., and C. G. Mrs.
Patton formerly resided in St. Clairsville, Ohio.
Sylvanus was born in 1852 and died in 1863, aged twelve years.
Thomas L., born in 1855, married Jennie McKee of
Uniontown, and lives at Alliance, Ohio. They have four
children. An only brother of our subject's father died when
but 20 years old.
William Luther Patton led Maggie R. McNary,
daughter of John McNary, of Belmont County, to the hymeneal
alter in 1873. She was born in 1850 and had two brothers.
Her scholastic training was obtained in Franklin College, and she
and our subject have four children, namely, Lodalee, born
November 2, 1874; Park, born in December, 1879; A. Van,
born May 5, 1883, and Nellie McNary, born in 1885.
They are still residents of the home farm with their parents, and
the two eldest children have attended college to obtain the best
education possible. Lodalee graduated at Franklin
College in New Athens, Ohio, the third in rank in her class.
Park graduated from the High School at St. Clairsville, at
Franklin College also, and took a business course at the business
college at Poughkeepsie, thus fitting himself thoroughly for the
position he occupies as professor of mathematics in Curry College of
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. A. Van has graduated from the
High School at St. Clairsville, also is clerking in his father's
store, but his parents believe that children should not be sent to
school too young, and he will be given ample opportunity to take a
more advanced course at some college at a later date.
Mr. Patton has had charge of the duties at the
post office since 1886, except about six months during Cleveland's
administration, and he has proved a most valuable man for the place,
being of an accommodating, cheerful nature. He has built up a
hustling business and has the best patronage of the village, which
speaks for his ability as a merchant and his popularity as a
citizen.
Source: Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens. Publ. Biographical Publishing Co. -
Chicago, Illinois - 1903 - Page 635 |
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SAMUEL W. PERKINS, a farmer and
stock raiser residing in section 17, Kirkwood township, Belmont
County, was born in this township July 14, 1849. He is a son
of Rev. Jonathan and Rebecca (Majors) Perkins, and a grandson
of Samuel Perkins, after whom he was named. The last
named was soldier in the War of 1812, and his widow received a
pension for nearly 15 years.
Rev. Jonathan Perkins was born June 15, 1820,
where the house of our subject now stands, and was a minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for many years. He traveled the
Moorefield circuit and was senior minister of the circuit. He
later had a local charge and was a man of great popularity, enjoying
the distinction of having united in marriage and buried more people
than any other minister in the county. He served as justice of
the peace some 12 or 15 years, and his efforts were successful in
amicably settling the differences of his neighbors without the
intervention of the courts. During the Civil War he was
captain of a military company which he took out to oppose the
Morgan raid. He was a strong abolitionist and believed in
a vigorous prosecution of the war. At one time he owned nearly
a section of land and was a very successful farmer. In 1872 he
had a large quantity of wool destroyed in the great Boston fire, but
his loss was comparatively slight, owning to the property being
insured. His death, which occurred Aug. 28, 1887, was widely
deplored, as he had lived a very useful life and came from one of
the early families of the county. He joined the church at the
age of 17 years and ever after was a consistent Christian. He
served as a class leader in the church at Salem, and during a period
of 15 years never missed a class meeting. He was united in
marriage Feb. 8, 1846, to Rebecca Majors, who was born in
section 18, Kirkwood township, Sept. 9, 1825, and died Aug. 25,
1902. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and for many years was quite active in church work.
She was a great home woman until the death of her husband, when home
lost its charms, and she thereafter spent her declining years at the
homes of her children, whose chief joy was ministering to her wants.
Eight children blessed the union of Rev. and Mrs. Perkins,
five of whom survive, namely: Sarah E., wife of George E.
Smith; Samuel W.; Margaret R., wife of J. W. Anderson,
a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Wichita, Kansas;
Josephine O., wife of Albert S. Reynolds, a justice of
the peace of Kirkwood township, and N. S. G., who resides where his
father lived.
Samuel W. Perkins was educated in
the common schools and later at Hopedale, after which he took to
agricultural pursuits. He has 210 acres of well improved land,
and all is underlaid with coal. He raises some stock that he
sells, and winters about 35 head. He is one of the substantial
men of his township, of which he is now serving his second term as
trustee.
March 29, 1876, Mr. Perkins was united in
marriage with Nannie A. Anderson, a native of this county,
and a daughter of D. P. and Margaret Anderson, the former of
whom died in 1890, and the latter April 18, 1902, at the age of 86
years. Mr. Anderson and wife had the following
children: Rev. J. W.; Mary, wife of Rev. W. G. Cash,
superintendent of schools at Morristown for a time; Nannie
A., and Ella M., wife of G. W. Warrick, who
resides on the old Anderson homestead in this county.
Our subject and his wife have four children, as follows:
Emsley O., a member of the class of 1904 at Athens College;
Isa Edith, who married F. J. Hamilton, a
manufacturer of cigars at Hendrysburg, O., and has daughter,
Carrie L.; Jonathan F., who lives at home on the farm, and
Margaret R., who is attending school. Our subject and his
wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has
been trustee and steward. He has frequently served as
superintendent of Sunday-schools and has been a leader for about 10
years. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias.
In politics he is a Republican.
Source: Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens. Publ. Biographical Publishing Co. -
Chicago, Illinois - 1903 |
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EDWARD T. PETTY, who is one of the oldest
practicing attorneys of Barnesville, Ohio, and one of the leading men
of the city, was born on September 26, 1843, in Noble (formerly
Monroe) County, Ohio. He is a son of Jesse L. and Elizabeth
(Thomas) Petty. The father was born in Virginia, located in Ohio
in 1811, and followed an agricultural life until his death, in 1887.
The mother passed away in 1883. They were the parents of seven
children.
Edward T. Petty was reared on a farm and
obtained his mental training in the common schools. When but 18 years
of age he enlisted in the early part of 1861 in the noted 42nd Reg.,
Ohio Vol. inf., which was under the command of the lamented
President Garfield. Three years later, at the expiration of
his term of service, he re-enlisted in the 5th United States Veteran
Corps (Hancock's), with which he continued in all of its battles and
campaigns until it was finally mustered out in the spring of 1866.
Immediately following his army experience Mr. Petty
became a teacher and followed this profession for six years, in the
meantime reading law. This resulted in his admission to the bar in the
spring of 1877, and he began the practice of law in Barnesville, Ohio,
in June, 1879. In 1884 Mr. Petty formed a legal
partnership with Judge Smith, of St. Clairsville,
the firm style being Petty & Smith. During the greater part of
the continuance of this partnership Mr. Petty served as city attorney,
and he firmly established himself as one of the able advocates of
Belmont County.
Mr. Petty married Rebecca E. Miller, the
accomplished daughter of Eliza Miller, of Muskingum
County, Ohio. The offspring of this union was one son, who is now
largely interested in the Guffy Oil Company in Texas; one daughter,
who is the wife of J. M. O'Donnell, and two daughters, who are
at home. In church relations the family are Methodists. Fraternally,
Mr. Petty has long been connected with the Masonic
bodies and with the Grand Army of the Republic since its organization.
In politics he is a zealous Republican and a leader in his party.
Source: Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens. Publ. Biographical Publishing Co. -
Chicago, Illinois - 1903 |
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HUGH M. PICKENS who is extensively
engaged in agricultural pursuits in his native township, was born
Sept. 25, 1833, in Pease township, Belmont County, Ohio, in his
father's cabin in the northern part of the township. He is a
son of John Clark and Martha (McConahey) Pickens, and
grandson of William and Agnes (Alexander) Pickens.
William Pickens, grandfather of our subject, was
born Sept. 15, 1762, in Scotland, and with two of his brothers came
to this country, locating in Maryland. He came to Belmont
County, Ohio, early in the nineteenth century and secured land in
the northern part of Pease township from Robert and Elizabeth
Woods. It was a tract of 220 acres extending to the
Jefferson County line and located in section 33, township 4, range
2. The deed to this property bears date of Oct. 21, 1821, and
has since been in possession of the Pickens family. In
1822 William Pickens built a house which is still standing
and is used now by S. A. C. Pickens. He was a
cabinetmaker by trade, also a millwright, and made doors, mouldings,
etc. He built and conducted the first sawmill on Deep Run.
Later he moved to Mount Pleasant, where he became a large property
holder, and there he lived until his death, Apr. 24, 1841.
William Pickens was first married to Agnes Alexander, who
was born in Scotland in 1762, came to America in 1771, and died Apr.
4, 1817. He formed a second union with Margaret DeMent
who was born Aug. 3, 1779. By his first wife he had the
following children: Margaret, born Mar. 5, 1790;
Thomas, born Feb. 26, 1792; James, born Jun. 13, 1794;
Ellen, born Oct. 20, 1796; William, born Apr. 10, 1799;
Janet, born Nov. 14, 1801; Nancy A., born Feb. 3,
1804; John Clark, born Aug. 15, 1806, and Alexander,
born Aug. 31, 1811.
John Clark Pickens was born in Pease township
and reared on the home farm. He purchased the farm now owned
by his son. S. A. C. Pickens, from the other heirs, and
died in the residence where e had lived from the time he was 17
years of age. He was married Feb. 9, 1831, to Martha
McConahey, who was born Apr. 12, 1807, at Warrenton, Ohio, and
died Mar. 23, 1881. Their children were as follows:
William, Hugh M., Margaret E., James Calvin, Thomas M., Agnes Eliza,
Martha J., and Samuel A. C. William, who was born Mar. 7,
1832, and died in 1884, married a daughter of Dr. Caldwell,
who survives him. They had the following children: Rev.
John, who is a Presbyterian minister; Hugh, who lives
with his mother; Harry, who is married and lives at Adena,
Ohio; Herbert, who is a druggist of Pittsburg; Paul,
who is in the hardware and general agency business at Colerain;
Mrs. Maude (Dungan), who lives on a farm near Newcastle,
Pennsylvania; Ora (Edwards), deceased; Bessie, who is
at home, and Blanche, Walter and Sadie, who died
young. James Calvin was born Apr. 22, 1838, and died
Oct. 3, 1839. Margaret E., born June 9, 1836, died Mar.
1, 1847. Thomas M., born Feb. 20, 1840, died Sept. 20,
1849. Agnes Eliza, born Apr. 23, 1843, widow of Rev.
Dr. Alexander, who died in Virginia, resides in Wheeling.
Martha J., who was born Feb. 9, 1845, died Oct. 28, 1876.
Samuel A. C. Perkins was born in 1848 and has
resided on the old home farm all his life. He owns a tract of
181 acres, and since his father's death in 1887, has built a fine
new ten-room house. He was married in 1873 to Mary J.
Finney, a daughter of Robert J. Finney, and granddaughter
of Joseph and Mary (Mitchell) Finney. Joseph Finney
came to Ohio from Pennsylvania early in the nineteenth century.
He and his wife were parents of the following children: Robert
J., John M., who resides on the old home place; James
C., deceased; Jane, who resides with John; Elizabeth,
wife of George Parks, living in Iowa; Elizabeth,
deceased, was the wife of William Darrah, and Margaret A.,
whose death occurred recently. Robert J. Finney was
born near Martin's Ferry, October 9, 1823. He married
Rebecca Gow, a daughter of William Gow, whose family came
from Ireland, and she died Dec. 25, 1896, at the age of 69 years.
They had twelve children, Margaret A., wife of Frank
Jordan, living near Bridgeport; Mary J., born in 1853,
wife of Samuel A. C. Pickens; Louise, wife of I. N.
Talbot of Martin's Ferry; Janett C., who is at home;
William J., who married Emma West and lives in Pease
township; Joseph A., who married Eva Shears and lives
in Pease township; Laura R., wife of Dr. Burdette of
Burgetstown, Pennsylvania; one who died in infancy; Robert L.,
who married Jane McCune and resides in Pease township; Val
I., wife of W. Taylor of Pease township, and John C.,
who is single and lives at home. Samuel A. C. Pickens
and wife have five children, as follows: Elmer E., Mattie I.,
Robert C., Ada R. and Mary E.
Hugh M. Pickens was reared on the farm now owned by
S. A. C. Pickens and lived there until his marriage in 1857.
He started for himself and lived on a farm near the old home place
for some years, then was located on a farm near Mount Pleasant for a
period of eleven years. Disposing of that place, he moved to
Scotch Ridge, in Pease township, where he continued until 1882, when
he purchased and located upon his present home farm on the
Burlington Pike, about four miles northwest of Martin's Ferry.
He is a very prosperous farmer and one of the respected citizens of
his section.
Dec. 24, 1857, Hugh M. Pickens was joined in the
bonds of matrimony with Margaret M. Jamison, who was born in
Harrison County, Ohio, Dec. 25, 1841, and is a daughter of
Alexander and Mary Jamison, both of whom are deceased.
Thirteen children have blessed this union: Martha Ada,
born Aug. 25, 1859, died Sept. 8, 1864; James Alexander, born
Mar. 2, 1861, died Sept. 29, 1862, died Sep. 19, 1863; Mary
Margaret, born Sept. 29, 1862, died Sept. 6, 1864; John Ross,
born July 21, 1865, resides in Denver, Colorado; William Clark,
a twin brother of John Ross, is employed in the large
department store of Stone & Thomas at Wheeling; Barclay
Jamison, born June 18, 1867, is employed at the Hub clothing
store at Wheeling; Samuel McConahey, born Apr. 4, 1869, died
July 29, 1870; Athelbert Hugh, born Feb. 7, 1871, married
Nevada Darrah and resides with our subject; a son, born Feb. 17,
1875, died on Oct. 5, of that year; a daughter, also born Feb. 17,
1875, died on June 20, 1875; Martha Jane, born Aug. 4, 1876,
married William Irwin, and resides at Steubenville, Ohio, -
they have a son, Hugh P.; Agnes Jamison, born Mar. 16,
1873, is the wife of Walker McConnell, a farmer near
Steubenville, - they have one child, Mary T., born May 26,
1880, is the only child at home with our subject and his wife.
Seven of the children, with their families, are members of the
Presbyterian Church, which the Pickens family has always
favored.
Source: Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio
and Representative Citizens. Publ. Biographical Publishing Co. - Chicago,
Illinois - 1903 - Page 476 |
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DR. JOSEPH PIERSOL was born in
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, on the 25th day of September, 1857.
He was graduated at West Penn Medical College in 1850. The
Doctor began practice in Bellaire, Ohio. He is estimated by
his brethren of the city as an excellent physician. He has a
large and paying practice.
Source: Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio
and Representative Citizens. Publ. Biographical Publishing Co. - Chicago,
Illinois - 1903 - Page 152 |
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ROBERT J. POLLOCK, one of the oldest
and most substantial citizens of Wheeling township, Belmont County,
Ohio, is a native of the Buckeye State, born in Short Creek township,
Harrison County, on Christmas Day, 1824. His parents were John and
Agnes (Hays) Pollock, the former of whom was born either in
Washington or Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1795, a son of Samuel
Pollock, probably of Scotch-Irish ancestry.
John Pollock immigrated to Ohio in
1827-28 and located in Union township, Belmont County, purchasing his
land from James Marquis, who had made but little
improvement upon it. Mr. Pollock was an energetic and
industrious man, and in the course of time erected excellent buildings
and cleared the land for cultivation. He had married Agnes
Hays in Pennsylvania, and they became the parents of 14 children,
as follows: Samuel, William. James (1st), Alexander, Robert J.,
Hannah J.. Eleanor, John, James (2nd), Margaret, Mary, Calvin, Sarah
R., and Agnes.
Robert J. Pollock has been a resident of Belmont
County since he was four years old, and of Wheeling township since his
18th year, and has been identified with its growth and development,
especially in agricultural lines. His education was obtained in the
district schools of his locality and also at a select school at
Loydsville. For a number of years, in his early business life, he
engaged in the manufacture of threshing machines, which were regarded
as invaluable at that time, although they were built without the
present fanning attachment. This was in the early days of harvesting
machinery. In 1850, one year after marriage, he began farming and
stock-raising, and in both lines of agriculture has been eminently
successful.
On December 5. 1849, Robert J. Pollock was
married to Mary J. Rainey, daughter of William Rainey.
of Wheeling township, who died on October 24, 1882, having been the
devoted mother of seven children, namely: William R., John, Emma,
Thomas A., Mary, James, and Agnes. William R., who is a
farmer of Wheeling township, living near Shepherdstown, married first
Jennie R. Neal and has one child. His second marriage was to
Lizzie Watson. John is a prominent member of the bar of
Belmont County, and resides in St. Clairsville, having one child.
Emma married John L. Allen, has one child, and they reside
near Crab Apple Church. Thomas A. married Belle Allen,
and they reside near Fairpoint. Mary married James A. Ross,
and they have three children and live near Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio. James married Mabel Henderson,
daughter of T. J. Henderson, and they have four children. He
owns a fine farm, but resides with his father, and is operating the
latter's farm. Agnes is her father's housekeeper, leaving
school at the death of her mother. Mr. Pollock has given
his children excellent educational advantages and has reared them in a
home of comfort and refinement, affording them literary and cultured
surroundings. Few residences in the township more completely fill the
idea of a comfortable home than that occupied by our subject. It is
modern in all of its appointments, and is surrounded with attractive
grounds and appointments which Mr. Pollock's ample
means have provided. Of quiet, refined, intellectual tastes, he takes
much enjoyment in his library and current literature, and while never
a politician, is an interested observer of public issues. His first
vote was cast for Stephen A. Douglas for president, and later
for John C. Fremont, and now gives his support to the
Republican party. He has served as director of the County Infirmary,
but has refused other offices, although so well qualified to hold
them. A strain of Scotch blood not only is observable in his keen gray
eyes and rugged physique, but also in his adherence to the faith of
the Presbyterian Church, 5n which he was reared. He is an elder in the
church and a most liberal supporter of the church's benevolent and
charitable enterprises.
Although Mr. Pollock has passed his 75th
birthday, it is only by the written record that it can be believed,
his erect figure and alert movements, his interest and usefulness in
his locality, his superior judgment in matters of business, all giving
him the appearance of a man of not more than 50 years. It has been
more than once remarked that his personal appearance reminds many of
Salmon P. Chase, that distinguished son of Ohio, while others
see in his mild and gentle face a notable resemblance to no less a
personage than Horace Greeley. Few citizens of Belmont
County more completely represent its best element.
Source: Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens. Publ. Biographical Publishing Co. -
Chicago, Illinois - 1903 - Page 380 |
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J. OLIVER PORTERFIELD,
a well-known educator of Belmont County, Ohio, in which profession
he has been engaged for the past 20 years, was born on the home farm
in section 31, Smith township, Apr. 11, 1861. He is a son of
Alexander and Lydia Jane (Carleton) Porterfield, and grandson
of John and Margaret (Robb) Porterfield.
John Porterfield was born in County Donegal,
Ireland, and came to the United States in 1801, locating first in
Pennsylvania. In 1805, he removed to Jefferson County, Ohio,
where he remained until 1811, when he came to Belmont County and
located in Richland township on the farm now occupied by Prof. W.
D. Porterfield. In 1818 he removed to Smith township,
where he died. He and his wife had 16 children, as follows:
Elizabeth, Susan; Matthew; John and James, twins;
William; Margaret; Emily; Mary, widow of George Myers,
residing in Pultney township; Monica; Andrew; Jane; Nathaniel;
Alexander; Sarah, widow of George W. Kemp, residing in
Goshen township; and Joseph. But two of the family are
now living.
Alexander Porterfield was born in
Smith township, Jan. 22, 1830, and died June 6, 1900. He was
married Nov. 6, 1856 to Lydia Jane Carleton who was born in
Goshen township Mar. 12, 1839, and is a daughter of Thomas and
Margaret (Pryor) Carleton. She was born on the farm
settled upon by the Carletons in 1814, and which has since
been in the possession of the family. Her father, Thomas
Carleton, was born in 1813 and died July 15, 1869. He
married Margaret Pryor, who was born in 1819 and died Oct.
16, 1901. Mr. and Mrs. Carleton were parents of the
following children: Lydia Jane; Joshua, deceased;
Mark L.; Margaret Ann (Bentley), deceased; Thomas W., of
Smith township; William, of Smith township; Elizabeth
(Kinney), of Montgomery County, Kansas; and John O., of
Goshen township.
Alexander Porterfield and wife had five
children, as follows: Margaret Isabelle, who is at
home; Clara D., wife of J. W. Stonebraker of Smith
township; J. Oliver, subject of this sketch; Emma L.,
wife of W. W. Lucas of Smith township; and Crawford, O.,
who owns and resides on a part of the home farm in Smith township, -
he married Margaret I. Melott, a daughter of Joshua R.
Mellott of Smith township.
J. Oliver Porterfield was reared and primarily
educated in the country schools. He entered upon his
profession in 1883, and has since continued, his first schools being
at Lampsville and in Goshen township. During 1886 and 1887 he
taught at Hopedale College in Harrison County, and has since been
located at many different places. He is at present in charge
of the Lampsville school. He has never married and resides at
the home built by his father in 1875, a most substantial and
comfortable brick structure. The farm consists of 480 acres
and is owned by various members of the family. They make a
specialty of raising Delaine sheep and Shorthorn cattle.
Politically, our subject is a Republican and since
Sept. 1, 1900, has served as a member of the board of school
examiners for the county. He was appointed to this office for
a term of three years.
Source: Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens. Publ. Biographical Publishing Co. -
Chicago, Illinois - 1903 - Page 792 |
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WILLIAM D. PORTERFIELD, a
well-known educator of Belmont County, Ohio, was born on the farm on
which he now resides, about four miles south of St. Clairsville, in
1861. He is a son of Andrew and grandson of James
Porterfield. The grandfather, with his brother, John, came
to Ohio from Pennsylvania at an early day, first settling in Jefferson
County. He then came to Richland township and established the old
family homestead.
Andrew Porterfield was also born on the
old homestead in Richland township in 1819, and was a farmer and stock
raiser by occupation. He was reared in the old Seceders' Church, and
after the war united with the Presbyterian Church, of which he was for
many years a trustee at Warnock. He was a member of St. Clairsville
Lodge of Masons, and in politics was a Republican. He was one of the
primitive Abolitionists, and his opinions on the slavery question
determined his secession from the church. He died in 1884.
He married Elizabeth Adeline Glasgow, who was born in Richland
township in 1837, and is a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Blocher)
Glasgow. Her father was born in Ireland and came to Belmont
County about 1825, teaching school during a greater apart of his life.
Her mother was of Dutch stock, her parents being Marylanders.
The mother of our subject was reared to the Methodist faith, but after
marriage attended the Presbyterian Church with her husband. Two
children were born to them: William D., and Mary E.,
wife of James B. Wilkinson, they residing on a portion of
the homestead, which originally consisted of 170 acres.
William D. Porterfield attended the public schools of
Richland township and the St. Clairsville High School. In
August, 1882, he matriculated at Ohio Normal University at Ada,
graduating with the degree of B. S. in 1885. He then taught
school for six years at his home school, three years in the village of
Glencoe, and was township superintendent for three years. He was
the first township superintendent and introduced the plan of township
organization and supervision of schools. He accepted the chairs
of English and History in Franklin College in the fall of 1895, and
filled the position acceptably for six years. Inducements were
offered him to remain, but he had determined to withdraw. During
the winters of 1901 - 02- 03 he taught in the schools of St.
Clairsville.
In 1886 Mr. Porterfield was united in marriage
with Myrtle E. Bear, who was born near Dayton, Ohio, in 1866,
and is a daughter of Henry and Ellen Bear. Her parents
were natives of Pennsylvania, and the father was a farmer by
occupation. They are parents of two children, as follows:
Clarence V., born in 1888; and Henry A., born in
1891. Religiously, Mr. and Mrs. Porterfield are members
of the Presbyterian Church at Warnock. He is a Republican in
politics.
Source: Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens. Publ. Biographical Publishing Co. -
Chicago, Illinois - 1903 |
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CHARLES E. POTTS, night
superintendent of the Aetna Standard Mill, at No. 706 West
Washington street, Martin's Ferry, is a man who, as his position
indicates, carries the respect and esteem of his employers and is
numbered among the representative citizens of his county. He
is a son of Nathan H. and Anna D. Potts and was born
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7, 1867.
Nathan H. Potts followed farming pursuits until
the war broke out between the North and South, and he enlisted in
the army in April, 1861, during the first call of President
Lincoln for 75,000 volunteers. He was wounded in the left
limb at Salem, May 3, 1863, and returned to his home, where he
took a position as chief of telegraph operators in Philadelphia.
During the remainder of his life he held this position, and Jan. 19,
1884, he departed his life, age 44 years, four months and 20 days.
He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
the latter's death took place September 30, 1874, at the age of 24
years. They had only two children, Charles, our
subject, and Orville, who died in 1872 at the age of two
years, having contracted the smallpox when it was epidemic in
Philadelphia.
Our subject was reared by his grandparents and sent to
school in Philadelphia, after which he learned the trade of a tanner
and currier for four years, and when to Martin's Ferry in 1886.
He found employment in the Aetna Standard Mill, where he has ever
since been engaged, and he has held his present position for nearly
five years.
Mar. 12, 1894, he was united in marriage with Olive
Carpenter, a daughter of Engene and Oella (Farmer) Carpenter,
and a native of Martin's Ferry. The Farmers and Carpenters
were old families, well known in Belmont County, who were born,
reared and died with the interests of its cities and towns at heart.
Mrs. Potts is one of a family of ten children - Leona V.,
who died when 19 years of age: Olive, our subject's wife;
Ethel M., who died Mar. 6, 1889, aged 14 years; Claud E,
a cooper in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania; Pearl, who died at the
age of six weeks; Pearl, the second, now Mrs. Larry
Broderick, residing in Coraopolis also; Myrle, a resident
of Springdale, Pennsylvania; Isaac C., numbered among the
residents of Coraopolis, where he is following the trade of a
cooper; Grover C., likewise a cooper in Coraopolis; Una,
who died July 3, 1891, aged 14 months. The parents were
devoted and active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Potts have three children, viz.,
Wilfred Eugene, Elton Gifford and Thelma Leota.
They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The father
of Mrs. Potts died Mar. 16, 1901, aged 51 years, and his wife
died Oct. 9, 1894. They left an example and record as most
excellent people, leading devout and worthy lives, which afford a
pleasing memory to a large circle of acquaintances.
Source: Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens. Publ. Biographical Publishing Co. -
Chicago, Illinois - 1903 - Page 654 |
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