The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-26
A IMAM
Ofthe Made
Sort
Was EsIie Powers
Who Has
PASSED DAWAY.
Was Sheriff of LO-
gan County
After the Wariand Had Acted
as COmmiSSiOner--An Odd
Fellow for IS Years.

One of Bellefontaine oldest and
most highly respected citizens
passed away Sunday afternoon at IL "a
o o'clock after lingering illness que to
stroke of paralysis. For many days
he lay ON the threshold between life
and death, only his rugged constitu-
tion serving to delay his passing. He
was pioneer in Logan county most
clearly rememb cred as the veteran
ma,ble dealer whose establishment
stood south of the present site of the
A. NJ. E. church ON south Main street.
Eslie Powers was born in Pittsburg,
Pa. February 10, 1919, of Kentucky
parentsge. When he was three years
of age his parents removed v itn their
family of six children to Logan coun-
ty. Ohio, settling here in the year 1872.
In the year 1926 five members of the
family died of a fever within three
months. including the father and moth
er. One sister and brother were left
The sister, Sarah, became the wife of
Joseph Spain, and died in 1899; the
brother. John Powers. is living In this
county at the extreme age of ninety
six years.
After the death of his parents Mr..
Powers went to live with an uncle in
Pennsylvania. After learning the tail
or's trade he again came to Logan
county where he resided until his mar
riage.
Mr.. Powers was united in marriage
to Phoebe Miller and remained in Gin
ciDnsti until 1s47 conducting tailor
ing establishment there. he next re-
moved to North Lewisburg, Cham
paign county, Ohio, where he turned
his attention to farming. For five
years he carried on agricultural pur-
suits and then came to Bellefontaine
in 1852. He entered in general busi-
mess at that time manufacturing brick
and doing contract work. From his
plant came nearly all the brick used in
the construction of business buildings
on Main street. Afterwards he turned
his attention to the marble business
in which he continued for thirty-two
years.
Mr.. Powers lost his first wife in 1895.
He was again married in Hutchinson,
Kansas. in 1897. the lady being Mrs.
Mary Glicknan paa EppI-
In his political views Mr.. Powers
was stalwart Republican and in 1865
he was chosen Sheriff of. Logan county
which position he filed for four years.
He was also County Commissioner for
six years. He was entitled to mem
bership in the Grand Army of the Re-
public because of his four months SER
vice in 1864 under Captain W. B. Niven
and Colonel Hayes in Company b 132d
Ohio Infantry He served with the
Eighth Army Corps and was mostly
engaged in picket duty. He belonged
to Eugene Reynolds G. A. R., and for
forty two years he had been a member
Of the l. o. o. F. His life was one of
business activity and with no outside
assistance or aid from influential
friends he depended entirely on his
own resources accomplishing much
through his persistency of purpose and
industry He was a man
of Christian principles and dealt fairly
with his fellowmen.
Funeral services from the home
afternoon at O'Clock con-
Quoted by Rev. Samuel E. Greenawalt,
pastor of the Lutheran church, and
Lodge No. ~ 1. o. o. +.
Interment in the city cemetery.