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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Portrait and Biographical Record
of
Auglaize, Logan & Shelby Counties, Ohio
Containing
Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens
together with Biographies & Portraits of all the
Presidents of the United States
Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892
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Wm. M. Beatty |
HON.
WILLIAM W. BEATTY is one of those men, too few in
number, who fully recognize the truth so often urged by
the sages of the law, that of all men, the reading and
thought of a lawyer should be the most extended.
Systematic reading gives a more comprehensive grasp to
the mind, variety and richness to thought, and a clearer
perception of the motives of men and the principles of
things - indeed, of the very spirit of laws. This
he has found most essential in the prosecution of his
professional practice at Huntsville, where he is a
prominent attorney and also serves as Postmaster.
Our subject, as well as his father, John H., and
his grandfather, David Beatty, were natives of
the Old Dominion. The great-grandfather of our
subject was a native-born Scotchman and came to America
during Colonial days, settling in Virginia, where his
death occurred. The grandfather followed the
occupation of a miller in his native State and passed
his entire life there, dying when sixty-three years of
age. He was a Democrat in politics.
The father of our subject was reared in Virginia, and
followed the occupation of a carpenter, joiner and
cabinet-maker. He came with his family to Ohio in
183, the journey being made over the mountains in a two
horse wagon. He settled in Belmont County, Ohio,
in the woods, and there followed his trade. About
1835, he moved from there to Moorefield, Harrison
County, Ohio, and pursued his trade there until 1844,
when he came to Bellefontaine, following his trade in
this city until advanced in years, when he removed to
Huntsville, where he served as Constable for a number of
years, and there he died when over eighty-six years of
age. From his youth he was identified with the
Methodist Church, of which he remained a worthy member
until his death. In politics, he was an active
Democrat until 1840, but afterward was a Whig until the
organization of the Republican party, when he became a
firm adherent of its principles. He married
Miss Eleanor Southerland, a native of Rockingham
County, Va., of Dutch-Irish descent, and nine children
were born to them, six of whom lived to mature years.
They were named in the order of their births as follows:
William W., Elizabeth, Francis A., John J., Cornelius
B. and Ellen. The mother died when
sixty-five years of age, in full communion with the
Methodist Church.
Born in Loudoun County, Va., Sept. 12, 1820, William
W. Beatty attended the district school in his native
county until thirteen yeas old, and supplemented this by
a course in an academy at Upperville. He remembers
very distinctly the journey from Virginia to Ohio, then
considered a very great undertaking. His ambitious
and enterprising disposition was displayed in childhood,
when he traded his school books to another boy for a dog
and then traded the dog for a small flint-lock pistol.
While on the way from Virginia to Ohio, he bought some
ammunition and thought he would practice shooting at a
mark. Not knowing how his parents would like this,
he slipped out of the back part of the wagon and became
so interested in firing at different objects that he
forgot all about the wagon and enjoyed himself most
thoroughly. However, his happiness was brought to
a termination by his father returning for him with a
beech gad, which played an important part in his hurry
to overtake the wagon. His beloved pistol was
taken from him and he was in disgrace for some time.
However, his active brain went to work to conjure up
some scheme to get the pistol back into his possession,
and he told his father that if he would give it back to
him he would sleep in the wagon and watch the goods, for
he thought the community a very "tough" one. This
scheme proved successful and once more he grasped the
handle of that murderous weapon.
After reaching Ohio, our subject attended school for a
short time in a log cabin, with a large fireplace, mud
and stick chimney, and slab seats. He subsequently
served an apprenticeship of five years at the
carpenter's trade, which he followed both in Belmont and
Harrison County, he met an old Justice of the Peace, by
the name of Samuel Skinner who took a fancy to
him and induced him to read law under Turner & Cowan,
of Cadiz, Harrison County, for eighteen months.
After this, he came to Logan County, where he and his
family were taken with ague, and it was two years before
he was able to earn his livelihood. He had no
means to continue his law studies and fell back on his
trade of a carpenter, which he carried on for two years.
In this manner, he began to retrieve his fortunes, and,
as soon as able, began reading law under Judge
Lawrence, now of Bellefontaine. This he
continued for two years and was admitted to the Bar in
1850. He then began practicing in Belle Centre,
Logan County, and in connection carried on a
store, but in this he was not very successful.
After residing in Belle Centre until 1855, he sold out
and removed to Huntsville, where he has practiced ever
since. He is one of the most talented attorneys of
Logan County, lending strength to her Bar, tone to her
finances and grace to her society, and since his
residence here has been honorably and usefully
identified with the interests of the county and with its
advancement in every worthy particular.
Nov. 9, 1855, Mr. Beatty married Miss Mary
Wilkins, a native of Harrison County, Ohio, and the
fruit of this union has been five children, one daughter
and four sons: Catherine, now Mrs. Ragan,
who resides in Kenton, Ohio; Henry, who died from
the effects of hard service during the war; David W.,
who was killed at Missionary Ridge; John H., who
resides in Kansas; and Albert, who was tram
dispatcher at Cleveland, and was killed by the cars.
All the sons were in the late war.
In 1875, Mr. Beatty was elected Representative
and two years later was chosen State Senator.
During his first session, he introduced a number of
bills and succeeded in having many of them passed.
One of the most important was the County Officer Fee
Bill, the importance of which was to repeal the salary
bill and make it a free bill. While in the Senate,
the same bill was passed which our subject introduced in
the House. He introduced many bills in the Senate,
and was recognized as one of the best workers the county
had ever had, either in the House or Senate. He
was again elected to the Legislature in the fall of
1885, and re-elected in 1887. The most important
bill he introduced during that time was the Township
Local Option Bill, which passed. Just after
introducing this bill, Mr. Beatty was stricken
with paralysis and for a month was very ill, but by
strenuous efforts he succeeded in getting back in time
to vote for his bill. He also introduced a bill to
compel railroad companies to provide an automatic car
coupler, so that the brakeman would not have to pass
between the cars. Owing to deceitful manipulations
and promises of railroad men, this bill failed to pass.
Usually, however, Mr. Beatty was very successful
in getting bills passed and was one of the hardest
workers in the House. Among the committees on
Rules, Judiciary, Fees and Salaries, Revision of Laws
and Corporations other than municipal.
For forty-two years, Mr. Beatty has followed his
profession at Huntsville and has the second largest
practice in Logan County, where he has many warm friends
among both Democrats and Republicans. He is strong
in his adherence to the last-named party, and cast his
first Presidential ballot for William H. Harrison.
In addition to his service in the House and Senate, he
ahs been elected by his party to various positions of
trust and honor, and is at present rendering efficient
service as Postmaster at Huntsville. A warm friend
of the temperance cause, and an unwavering foe to the
liquor traffic, his influence may be relied upon for the
advancement of the former and the suppression of the
latter. In religion, he is a believer in the
doctrines of the Methodist Church, with which his wife
is also identified.
A Lithographic pursuit of Mr. Beatty accompanies
this sketch.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892
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M.
C. BOALS, one of the prominent merchants in
Bellefontaine, is a native of Richland County, Ohio.
He was born Dec. 9, 1819, and is a son of Charles and
Sarah J. (Richie) Boals, both of whom are natives of
the same county as is our subject. Charles
Boals is a farmer by occupation, and still lives at
the place of his birth, where he has been eminently
successful in his chosen calling. Of the two sons,
M. C. and M. R., the latter is an
attorney, a resident of the Same city as our subject.
Mr. Boals was educated in the public schools in
his native place, and later entered Central College of
Iberia, Ohio. He remained on his father's farm
until about twenty years of age, and after finishing his
collegiate course, he was engaged as a teacher during
the winter months, having a position in the public
schools; later, he took a position in the college at
Iberia.
When twenty-four years of age, Mr. Boals went to
Pennsylvania, and was accepted as a bookkeeper of the
Dicks Bank, at West Newton. During the latter part
of his connection with this establishment he served in
the capacity of Cashier. In this place he spent
about three and a half years, and thence went to Beaver
Falls, in the same State, where he embarked in the
general mercantile business, which he carried on quite
extensively until 1884, when he came to Bellefontaine.
Since the date above given, our subject has been
energetic in the prosecution of his calling. He
has occupied the same building up to the present time.
It is a commodious two-story brick structure at the
junction of Garfield Avenue and Columbus Street.
Here he carries a good stock of general
merchandise, including dry goods, groceries, etc.
During his career as a merchant in this place, Mr.
Boals has built up a very satisfactory business,
which is constantly on the increase. His whole
attention is given to his business, nor does he seek any
publicity.
M. C. Boals was married Feb. 13, 1884, to
Miss Lulu Piersol of Beaver Falls, Pa. Our
subject is a member of the Royal Arcanum, and both he
and his wife worship with the United Presbyterians.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 529 |
James Braden |
JAMES
BRADEN, one of the oldest living residents of
Logan County, and one of its most prosperous farmers,
deserves a prominent place in the history of this
county, not only on account of his pioneer record, but
because he has been usefully and honorably identified
with her growth and prosperity in every particular.
He was born in Union Township, this county, on the 1st
of July, 1822, and now owns a large and finely improved
farm on section 29, Harrison Township. His
grandfather, Samuel Braden, was a native of the
Emerald Isle and came to America when a young man,
settling on the Licking River, in Harrison County, Ky.,
where he operated a store for some time. He was
married there, adn reared four children, a son and three
daughters. His wife died in that State and about
1810, he and his brother-in-law, whose name was
Newell, went to Ohio to buy some stock. They
separated, each taking a different roate and agreeing to
meet at a certain point. This was the last ever
seen or heard of the grandfather, and it is supposed
that he was killed by the Indians or waylaid by
highwaymen.
Robert Braden, father of our subject, was said
to have been born in a block-house where his parents had
taken refuge from the Indians. After the loss of
both parents, he was reared by his grandfather Newell,
and in 1817 came to Logan County with his uncle, Hugh
Newell the journey from Kentucky being made by
wagon. After working out for some time, he
accumulated sufficient means to invest in land and
purchased a tract on the southwest quarter of section 5,
Union Township now owned by the children. There he
made his home in a round-log cabin in the woods and at
once began developing and improving his place in every
way. He was industrious and ambitious, and
although he labored under many disadvantages,
by good management he achieved considerable success.
He was fifty-six years of age at the time of his death.
In politics, he was a Whig. He married Miss
Lucinda McNay, a native of Ohio, born in 1801, and
eleven children blessed their home, ten of whom attained
maturity, viz: James, .Jane, Mary
A., Samuel, Robert, John,
Lucinda, Cynthia, Elizabeth, and
Henry Clay. The mother deserved much
credit for her pluck and fortitude in struggling through
the adversities of pioneer life, and was a lady whose
many estimable qualities of mind and heart endeared her
to all. She died when about seventy years of age,
and lies buried by the side of her husband in
Philadelphia church cemetery.
James Braden grew to manhood in Logan
County and had the thorough practical drill in farm
labors which was the portion of the pioneer boys.
He helped to fell the trees and put the land in
condition for cultivation and has aided in bringing it
to its present prolific condition. The log
schoolhouse, with all its rude furniture, furnished his
early education, and he well remembers the yawning
fireplace, the uncouth seats and the greased paper used
for window lights. He also remembers the board
laid on pegs driven into the wall, on which the children
rested their copy books while standing up to write.
Bellefontaine had but few inhabitants at that time, and
brush covered what is now the courthouse lawn.
Indians were numerous, and deer filled the woods.
When he reached his majority, our subject started out
to fight his own way in life and worked out by the day
until he had accumulated enough means to buy a team of
horses, four years being required to raise this sum.
In 1847, he bought forty acres of land from his father,
and on this he erected a log cabin, to which he brought
his wife whom he had married on the 3d of December,
1843, and whose maiden name was Edith Spry.
She was a native of Champaign County, Ohio, born Apr. 7,
1823. Here they reared seven of the nine children
born to them, viz: Marietta, Corwin F.. Robert,
Matronie, Abigail, Laurie and James.
Lucettie, and an infant unnamed, died young.
Mrs. Braden died on the 4th of February 1885.
She was a faithful and devoted companion to her husband
and was inclined to the Lutheran belief in religion.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 389 |
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JOHN BRADEN
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 395
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JOSEPH C. BRAND, JR.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 593
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EZRA BROWN
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 510
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JOSEPH T. BRUBAKER
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 549
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SAMUEL A. BUCHANAN
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 228
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