┌── William Doty
│ c1811-1857
│
│
Oliver Perry Doty ───┤
B: 1838 │
D: 1919 │
No Issue └── Emeline Swaar
c1810-1856
M: Susan Justice
| Oliver Perry Doty [ID 00476] | Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: |
Born Nov 13 18381,2,3 [Nov 5 18374,5,6], Adams County, Ohio1,2,3.
He married Susan Justice, Apr 17 1862, Lawrence County, Ohio.1,7,8 Susan was born Jan 11 1835, Ohio.1,3,6,9
No children.6,7
Oliver and Susan were shown in the 1870 census (Jun 30 1870), Scioto County, Ohio:3
Oliver and Susan were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 11-12 1880), Green Township, Scioto County, Ohio:5
Oliver and Susan were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 12-13 1900), Hanging Rock, Lawrence County, Ohio:6
Susan died Mar 19 1904, buried Section 9, Woodland Cemetery, 824 Lorain Street, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio.9
Oliver Perry Doty died Dec 18 19191,7,11 [Dec 19 19194], Hanging Rock, Lawrence County, Ohio1,7,11; buried Section 9, Woodland Cemetery, 824 Lorain Street, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio1,7,11.
Oliver's obituary was published in "The Semi Weekly Register" (Ironton, Ohio) on Tuesday, December 23, 1919:7
Uncle Oliver P. Doty Was One Of Nature's Noblemen When Olliver P. Doty was summoned from this life a nobleman was called to a just and deserved reward. His long life in this community was a constant benediction to those close to him and to some who did not hold a claim on his largeness. Mr. Doty was born at the Brush Creek furnace in Adams county a little more than 80 years ago, and all of his long and useful life was spent in the Hanging Rock iron region. His father, William Doty, erected and managed the fisrt furnace in Ohio, that on Brush Creek. Its capacity was one ton of iron in a day and the furnace was operated by water power. Who of the present day with the great pounding furnaces of 1,000 tons capacity, is able to visualize a furnace of one ton capacity. The man who really built the Brush Creek furnace was John Paul, a distant relative of Mrs. Oscar Richey. He had many associates in this business, which was inaugurated in 1811, more than one hundred years ago. Olliver Doty was born at the Brush Creek furnace and remained there but a short time before his removal to Monroe furnace in Jackson county. Closely connected in and with those old furnace days were Oliver Doty and Abraham Clutts father of J. C. Clutts of this city. This was in the old charcoal furnace days. Abraham Clutts was but six months old when his father died. He was born at Etna furnace in this county and his wife was born and reared in the same place. We cannot detail the changes of residence that were constantly being made in those days but Mr. Doty and the elder Mr. Clutts lived at various times and were interested in Center, Mt. Vernon and Washington furnaces and also at Madison, Hecla, Grant and other plants. John Ellison, another pioneer took young Olliver Doty to Etna from Monroe and it was at Etna he met, wooed and won the daughter of Elias Justice. In this operation and later at Ohio furnace Olliver Doty was associated with Cyrus and John Ellison, Thomas and William Means and David Sinton. He was with these men at Junior, Ohio and Pine Grove furnaces and was always a skilled, faithful and dependable man. He later associated himself with the Means, Kyle and C( ) at Hanging Rock and remained there with the Robert Brown company until his enforced retirement on account of his age. Even when an old man Mr. Doty continued to evince a lively interest in the affairs of his younger relatives who were also in the furnace business. He would spend weeks at a time helping them over the hard places and his services were always gratutious. He was a great benefactor, and unselfish, earnest, conscientious man and citizen. We talked with Mr. J. C. Clutts concerning Uncle Olliver as he lovingly called him and the latter fairly bubbled over with happy reminiscenses. He paid a glowing tribute to Mr. Doty's worth as a citizen and told innumerable instances of his great and good services to those who stood in need of his aid. Mr. Clutts begged us not to mention his name in this connection but to leave him out of the story would be to leave it incomplete. J. C. Clutts was in furnace work when he was 12 years old. He was an ambitious lad and Uncle Olliver Doty was his guiding star. He wanted to be like Uncle Oll. Mr. Clutts learned the furnace business from the ground up and he learned it thoroughly and well. After he had mastered the principal end of the great iron manufacturing business and after he was a full grown man he studied and mastered chemistry, at least insofar as it affected the making of pig iron. His success in life may be attributed to two things, himslf and Uncle Olliver Doty who was his ideal. Mr. Clutts never tires of singing the praises of Mr. Doty and if we could only write the many interesting stories he told us of the early furnace days in the Hanging Rock iron region they would make a wonderful volume. His father, Abraham Clutts, is still living in Wellston, a happy, carefree gentleman. The last of the old charcoal men in this region were Mr. Doty, Mr. Clutts, James McGee, who is also still living in Wellston, and B. Willard, of Ironton. These men were all men of the same age and those living have a fund of reminiscenses of an intensely interesting nature. Uncle John McNaughton was also identified with these men in furnace work. But the subject of this sketch is Olliver P. Doty who has just been laid to rest.
He was one of nature's noblemen and we know this brief recital of his earlier work will be found of much interest to the families of the old iron manufacturers. Mr. Doty was a true friend and benefactor, a straightforward, upright man, and with those who knew him best, we say he has gone to a reward as rich as it is deserved.
In his will Oliver bequeathed "to my sister Mary Altum, of the State of Texas three thousand [($3,000).00] dollars".12
Photo: Oliver Perry Doty & Susan Justice gravestone Woodland Cemetery
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