Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-03
From the Marietta Register.
DEATH OF JOSEPH HoLDEN.as.

DEATH OF JOSEPH HOLDEN. Sen.
JOSEPH HoLDEN. for sixty years on,
OF the most highly esteemed citizen,
Of Marietta. died last Saturday night
Nov. IA. 1863-at II o'clock, within
three weeks OF 81 years of age. AT
elder brother. Levi Holden, is still liv
ing in Hawley, Mass, and will be sc
on the 95th of next month.
Mr.. Holden was born in Shirley,
Middlesex county. Massachusetts. Dec.
s, 1869. He came to Marietta in the
year 1903, and ever after resided here,
July 8, 1907, he was married tc
Miss Eliza Hannaway, who came from
Maryland. OF his ten children, six
preceded him to the grave. Mrs. Hol.
den died jan. Is, l846, in her 65th
year. 81.
Mr.. Holden first worked at his trade,
after coming to Marietta, and was a
householder of no little note. He be-
gan business as a merchant in 1907,
in a store opposite his late residence,
on the ground now occupied by Kunz's
grocery; but he afterwards built houses,
and always took deep interest In build
ing operations. often watching over and
advising the movements OF others
His first ledger after he went into trade
is still in existence, opened in his own
hand, but containing some writing in
the hand Of j. G. Mcfarland, who was
for time associated with him, and is
still living at Charleston. West va
The first account was with Simeon Pool,
who built the house, in 1906, now oc-
cupied by zAnselm T. Nye, on Putnam
street. This ledger was used In the
years 1907. 1903. 1909, and for a
time in l8l0--it being now over fifty.
three years since It was filed. -Four
persons, whose names we find there,
(besides ]. c. Mcfarland, mentioned
above. still survive. to wit: Col
Augustus Stone, Of Harmar; Samp-
son Cole, OF Marietta; Thomas F.
Stanley. Of Fearing; and Richard
Greene. Of Newport. Mr.. Holden con.
tinued in trade until 1893. .-.-
After coming to Marietta, Mr.. Hol-
den was successful in business, and &C.
quired q competence. He acted so as
to win success--was temperate, indus
trious, benevolent. snug business
man, exact in all his dealings, strictly
moral. as honest a man as lived. He
was a friend to the poor mechanics.
and generally "friend to the friend
less" His good deeds in the years of
1899 and 1928 are remembered, when
he spent most Of bis time in taking care
Of the sick, and distributing to the poor
many comforts from bis store. He was
a man of excellent judgment. whose sd-
vice was often sought; and was uni
versallv respected.
Mr.. Holden had no political aspira-
tions, although of decided political
opinions. He was Jefferson man, in
Jefrrson's time, and warmly opposed
the Federslists. In 1914, the Repub-
licans of this county nominated him Tor
County Commissioner, when a nomi-
nation by that party was equivalent to !
an election. but he declined the nomi.
nation. He was afterwards appointed |
County Treasurer, and served ab1ut
eight years, beginning in 1916 or per-
haps 1917. In Wing days he was
devoted Wing. and bis store, corner of
Front and Green street, was a kind Of
Wing headquarters. where assembled /
such men as Esq Booth, Robert John. /
'our Judge o. R. Roring. Of Belpre.
when be came to town, and the late 1
Judge Barker. of Newport. The late (
John Brophy, who was a warm Demo-
;rat, was wont to call It "Uncle Joe's
Senate" In bis old age, he was Re-
publican, as he had been in his youth;
and the last time he was out, in life,
was TO ride to the polls less than Eve
weeks before his death. to vote for
John Brough and the Union ticket
He was for MANY years Bank Director,
irst. of the old Bank Of Marietta. then
If the State Branch Bank. from its
In ls46, until within 4
bout three years. 1s7't eel 1
As ''fine old gentleman" Mr.. Hol.
len was model.a He retired from &C.
i've business quarter Of q century
lgo, but managed bis property to the
ast-kept 10 mind an exact account.
Ilways remembered the day money fell
Iuei to him, be was proverbially, how.
ver. lebient to his creditors. At the
ge of 80. he visited his native place in
travelling alone. About
hree years ago he fell and injured his i
lip, and afterwards could walk only /.
'ery little; but he preserved his cheer
illness 10 the end, never complaining, 1
lis fsce always beaming with mildDess. {,
ie read the papers habItuslly taking 4