BIO: Salyards, E. J. - Maysville, Mason Co

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E. J. SALYARDS of Orleans, Ind., was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1820, a
son of Edward and Phoeba (Gibson) Salyards, the former a native of Virginia
and the latter of Pennsylvania.  Edward was what is known as an iron-master
in Pittsburgh, whence he came to Cincinnati with his family and stock of
hardware in a keel-boat about the year 1816.  E. J. Salyards received his
education in the early schools around his boyhood home.  About the year
1836, he moved to Portsmouth, Ohio, and engaged in the grocery business.
>From there he went to Maysville, Ky., where he did a marble business from
1844 to 1850, when he moved to New Albany, Ind. and a year later to Orleans.
Here he established his present marble business and has since then added the
hotel, blacksmithing, merchandizing and furniture store.  In 1871 he
received a stroke of paralysis and since then his son Edward has conducted
the business.  He has been twice married, the first time in 1841, to Maria
Buffington, a native of Buffington's Island, near Marietta, Ohio.  Her death
occurred in 1851, after she had borne him three children, these two, Edward
M. and Maria J., now living.  By his second wife, Rebecca, whom he married
in 1852, he is the father of eight children, only five now surviving, Oscar
C., Ida, Charles R., Frank M. and Harry G.  Mr. Salyards is a member of the
Masonic fraternity and belongs to Orleans Lodge No. 153, and is an earnest
Republican in politics.

"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA"  GOODSPEED BROS.
1884

Transcribed by Diana Flynn <ivie@tima.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997