BIOGRAPHIES
Edward A. Arkle, newspaper man, 1923
Alexander Armstrong, 1775-1868Early newspaper man, built Fulton paper mill
Wheeler H. Bachman: dry goods jobber and financier and a portrait of Mr. Bachman
Lucy Bagby, last person returned to slavery under the Fugitive Slave Act, 1861.
John W. Beltz, manufacturer of building materials and contractor, 1923 and a picture
Charles H. Berry, rope and cordage manufacturer and merchant, 1825-1889
Chu Berry, jazz musician -- Wheeling Hall of Fame page
Another picture of Berry
Cover of a sheet music collection
Chu Berry's obituary from the Baltimore Afro-American
Edward S. Bippus, physician, 1923
M. M. Bleakmore, lawyer, b. 1818
Samuel S. Bloch founder of Bloch Brothers Tobacco. Obituary from 1937.
S. S. Bloch's home
His Wheeling Hall of Fame page
Lydia Boggs
'Betty Zane, Lydia Boggs, and Molly Scott: The Gunpowder Exploits at Fort Henry', by William Hintzen, from West Virginia History.
Gate of Monument Place, Lydia Boggs' home
Monument Place, Lydia Boggs' home
Jacob Brittingham, Rector of St. Luke's church in early years of 20th century
Hal Brues, President of water board, ca. 1909
Dr. Robert Hazlett Bullard, physician, ca. 1850-1922.
Dr. O. W. Burdats, 1870-1957, dentist
Dr. Burdats' residence
Walter Burke, Street car worker since 1860s (article from 1909)
Jesse Burkett, 1868-1953, baseball Hall of Fame member (obit from News-Register)
Burkett as a professional roller skater! (1886)
A selection of news stories about Jesse Burkett, dating from 1890-1915
Picture from 1909
Article about him from 1926
1951 Interview with Burkett
Picture of Jesse Burkett as member of an All American team
Link to Jesse Burkett in National Baseball Hall of Fame
Harry E. Caldabaugh, engineer and businessman, 1920s
Dominick Carey, contractor: built Terminal Railway bridge; killed building Main Street Bridge, 1892
Capt. John Carlin, 1823-1887, Soldier in Mexican War and Civil War
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Carter celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary
Harry T. Clouse, sheriff of Ohio County, 1923
and a photograph
Fred Colmar, printer, newspaper man, 1900s-1920s
Martin Luther Connelley, b. 1842, insurance man
Picture of Mr. Connelley
Hannah M. Curtis, wife of Gen. William Baker Curtis of West Liberty, d. 1890s
Rebecca Harding Davis in Wheeling Hall of Fame
Rebecca Harding Davis (short bio from Scribblingwomen.org)
List of Rebecca Harding Davis' works available on the internet, plus other links
General William Wirt Colby, a story by Rebecca Harding Davis
Elijah Day, 1794-1887; Grocer, Public Official
Henry Ebeling, Musician, d. 1887
George S. Eberts, 1867-1921, business man, involved in Richland school district
William Ellingham, pioneer in IOOF and wholesale grocery business, d. 1922
W. B. Elliott, founder of Elliott School of Business
Beverly Eoff obituary
Portrait of Beverly Eoff
Edward Bates Franzheim, architect, 1923 article and a picture of Mr. Franzheim
One of his early buildings, City Bank, 1891.
St. John's Chapel, by Franzheim and a second view of it
Franzheim's house
John B. Garden and Wheeling Electric Company
George R. E. Gilchrist, attorney, 1923
Photograph of Mr. Gilchrist
Simon Girty bibliography from W. Va. Dept. of Archives and History
Article from same source
Obit of Jack Glasscock, 1859-1947, major league baseball player.
Press clippings about Glasscock, 1887-1892
Jack Glasscock leaves majors to manage Wheeling team, 1895
Glasscock leads team to championship; Honus Wagner on opposing team
Leaves for St. Paul in 1896; tells story on Jesse Burkett
Leads Western League in batting, 1896
Old baseball card with Glasscock
Another baseball card
Gallery of tobacco card images
L..S. Good, Department store founder, 1923 article
Picture of Mr. Good
Joseph Greer, pioneer, soldier, boatman. Article from 1881
Van B. Hall, businessman, d. 1887
Dr. Lydia Cromwell Hearne (Mrs. Julian Hearne) physician and civic leader
William L. Hearne, obituary, 1895.
Campbell Henderson, general manager of Wheeling Telegraph(1923)
Dr. Gail Hamilton Holliday, teacher and naturalist, born 1872.
Morris Horkheimer,1849-1912, businessman and civic leader
Dr. Eliza Hughes, physician, d. 1882
Wright Hugus, lawyer and legislator, 1920s
William B. Irvine, National Bank of West Virginia and a photograph
Otto Jaeger, founder of Fostoria, Seneca, and Bonita Art Glass
J. McHenry Jones, educator, author, African American leader
Jones' novel Hearts of Gold, along with biographical sketch.
Frank C. Kirkpatrick, involved in oil development, 1923
William Leighton, 1833-1911, glass manufacturer and poet
Fritz Luikert, b. 1857, maker of Unzer-Fritz bacon and sausage
Samuel McColloch by Richard S. Kline and Alan Cooper, a three part newspaper biography from 1977.
Samuel McColloch: a 19th century account of his leap down the mountainside into Wheeling Creek to escape pursuing Indians.
Samuel McColloch: a 19th century image of the leap.
Samuel McColloch: the McColloch's leap monument.
Samuel McColloch:detail of the monument.
D. B. McLain, pioneer printer and journalist (Evening Argus), d. 1880.
Harold R. Markell, businessman (1920s)
Wilbert S. Miller, real estate agent, 1923
John A. Moore (Warwood Tool Co.), 1923
Joel E. Moss, founder of J. E. Moss Iron Works
Obituary of William F. Peterson, d. 1896.
Augustus Pollack, 1830-1906 (obituary) J. S. Rainbow, 1858-1947, prominent African-American resident
Michael Reilly, 1808-1892, wholesale grocer, businessman Harvey Bender Reppetto, associated with Wheeling Stove and Range Co., 1923 and a picture.
Richard Robertson, printer, 1923, involved in newspaper development
Alexander Rogers1802-1887 -- Merchant George Jackson Rogers, attorney, 1923
Col. George H. Sands, retired Army officer, d. 1920.
F. Schmeichel, businessman, b. 1841
Louis Schader, court reporter, 1923 Dr. Jacob Schwinn, a prominent and longlived physician. John T. Scott, 1849-1923, founder of Scott Lumber
Frank R. Scroggins, proprietor of White Swan Laundry
John M. Short, policeman, deputy U.S. Marshall in 1923
Gen. W. W. Shriver, ca. 1805-1880.
Glenning D. Simeral, printer, 1920s
W. C. Smith, civil engineer, 1822?-1897
William Stamm, a Wheeling resident since the 1830s, and proprietor of the Four-Mile House on the National Road. (article is from 1906)
Christian Steinmetz, box manufacturer, and a portrait
E.J. Stone, co- founder of Stone and Thomas department stores E. J. Stone (II) and Stone & Thomas Dept. Store, 1923
Baker Fred Stroehmann and a 1923 picture A. J. Sweeney, 1827-1893, founder of Wheeling Electric, Mayor of Wheeling
Thomas Sweeney reminisces in 1884
Thomas P. Thomas, 1827-1923, grandson of Betty Zane
William P. Thompson, financier, connected with Standard Oil, d. 1896
M. F. Tighe elected president of the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly, 1896
Charles E. Wemple founder of American Stone Co., pulpstone manufacturer Lewis Wetzel, Dark Hero of the Ohio, by James P. Pierce from The Early America Review, a Journal of People, Issues and Events in 18th Century America. Martin Wetzel (Lewis Wetzel's brother)
Nathan Wilkinson, businessman, Civil War commander, d. 1889
Betty Zane Monument, Martins Ferry, Ohio Biographies from History of the Upper Ohio Valley, 1890 thanks to WAGS
Service provided by the staff of the Ohio County Public Library in partnership with and funded in part by Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation.
Portrait of Augustus Pollack
Augustus Pollack monument --
More views-- and --A detail
Monument when it was at the City-County Building
Dedication of the Pollack Monument
His home
Second article, and a picture, also from 1923.
Dr. Schwinn remembered by George Kossuth.
Stone & Thomas Department Store
Stroehmann's Vienna Bakery (2208 Main)
Photograph of Mr. Wemple
Lewis Wetzel: Warfare Tactics on the Frontier, by George Carroll, from West Virginia History.
Adventure of Lewis Wetzel, From The Casket, 1837.
Graves of Jonathan, Ebenezer and Elizabeth Zane
Inscriptions on Elizabeth Zane's and Ebenezer Zane's graves
Walnut Grove Cemetery, Martins Ferry, site of the Zane graves
The Story of Fort Henry, by A.B. Brooks, from West Virginia History
"Betty Zane, Lydia Boggs, and Molly Scott: The Gunpowder Exploits at Fort Henry", by William Hintzen, from West Virginia History.
Siege of Fort Henry as described in Newton's History of the Northern West Virginia Panhandle.
Zane Grey's biographical novel, Betty Zane
Additional electronic versions of the novel via Project Gutenberg
Betty Zane bibliography
Biographies from a number of collections thanks to WAGS