JOHN FINDEIS, wine and
beer saloon, Market street, was born in Bavaria, Germany, Dec. 17,
1827, a son of John Findeis. He came to the
United States in 1851, locating in Pittsburg; remained there three
years, and then went to Louisville, Ky. where he married Mary
Hormikel, a native of Germany. He subsequently removed to
Monroe, Ohio, and remained there seven years, and then came to
Portsmouth, and became established in his present business. He
also owns the fine hotel property on Third street, near Market.
Mr. and Mrs. Findeis have nine children - Charles, John,
Lizzie, Mary, Margaret, Henry, Minnie, Jacob and Rosa.
Mr. Findeis is a member of the I. O. O. F. and Harngari
societies.
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ANDREW JACKSON FINNEY,
Sheriff of Scioto County, was born in Bloom Township, Scioto
County, Oct. 2, 1840, a son of George H. and Eliza (Fullerton)
Finney. In April, 1861, he enlisted in Company D,
Twenty-second Ohio Infantry, and served three months. In
October, 1862, he enlisted in the Eighth Ohio Independent Company
Sharpshooters, as a private, but soon after going out was promoted
to Duty Sergeant. In the spring of 1863 he was promoted to
First Duty Sergeant, and the following winter to Orderly. His
company was in the Army of the Cumberland, and a greater part of the
time was detailed as special guard at General Thomas's headquarters.
He participated in many hard-fought battles, some of the more
important being Mission Ridge, Buzzard's Roost, Kennesaw Mountain,
Atlanta and Nashville. He was discharged July 26, 1865, and
returned to Vernon Township, Scioto County, and was engaged in
farming till 1871, when he sold his farm and went to Greenup in
1872. In 1873 he became established in the mercantile business
at Powellsville, but in 1883 abandoned it to accept the office of
Sheriff of Scioto County, his time expiring in 1885. He has
served as Justice of the Peace of Greene Township six years, Land
Appraiser of Vernon Township one year, and Postmaster at
Powellsville nearly ten years. Feb. 22, 1862, he married
Lovina, daughter of B. F. Wait, of Wait's Station.
They have seven children - Eliza A., wife of James Chabot,
of Powellsville; Mary, Frank, Oscar T., Walter, Ora
and Emma. They have lost three children - George H.,
died March 17, 1873, aged six years; Carrie J., July 9, 1876,
aged two years, and an infant, Andrew J., Jan. 18, 1883.
Mr. Finney is a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church at
Powellsville. He is a member of Western Sun Lodge, No. 91, F.
& A. M., Wheelersburg, and Scioto Lodge, No. 5, I. O. M.,
Portsmouth.
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GEORGE FISHER was
born in Bavaria, Germany, April 21, 1830, a son of Joseph Fisher,
a farmer, who died in 1830, aged thirty-eight years. He came
to the United States in the spring of 1847, locating in Portsmouth.
He learned the shoemaker's trade in Germany, and worked as a
journeyman two years; then opened a shop in Greensburg, Ky., and
afterward in Wheelersburg, Ohio. He remained there thirteen
years. In 1863 he enlisted in the Ninth Ohio Cavalry, and
served as Hospital Steward till the close of the war. After he
returned home he began the study of medicine, and after studying two
years purchased the drug store owned by Dr. Finch, on the
corner of Sixth and Chillicothe streets. Two years later he
sold out and opened a store on Second street, but after a year and a
half bought back his old store, and combined the two, moving again
to his old quarters. He keeps a full line of drugs, paints,
oils, toilet articles, etc., and does a large prescription business.
He was married Oct. 29, 1850, to Louisa H. Welch, a native of
Kentucky, but reared in Scioto County. They have no children.
Mr. Fisher is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and
has been a member of the Board of Education for the last eight
years.
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MARTIN
FITZGERALD was born in Ireland in 1846, where he was educated
and trained to the mercantile business, and in 1865 came to the
United States, locating in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was barkeeper
at the Walnut Street House three years. He then removed to
Portsmouth, Ohio, and owned the saloon of the old Taylor Hose
there until it burned down. He subsequently obtained a
position as bookkeeper at the wholesale liquor house of Stanton
& Bagby, and again held the same position with the firm of
Bagby & co. till he bought out the latter in 1875, since which
time he has been doing business as wholesale and retail liquor
dealer. He was married in 1873 to Kate Dunn, of
Portsmouth. They have four children - two boys and two girls.
Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald are members of the Catholic faith.
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