OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 453 Today's Topics: #1 BIO: Gallia Co. OH; R. P. ALESHIRE [Valerie & Tommy Crook Subject: BIO: Gallia Co. OH; R. P. ALESHIRE *************** The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 185 R. P. ALESHIRE, representative of Cabell County in the Legislature, is one of Huntington's prominent financiers, head of a real estate and investment brokerage business in that city. Mr. Aleshire was born at Gallipolis, Ohio, and his grand- father, Reuben Aleshire, was a pioneer in that city on the Ohio River, going from Luray, Page County, Virginia. He was a flour miller at Gallipolis, where he lived until his death at the age of seventy-five. He married Margaret Shepard, who was born in 1818 and died at Gallipolis No- vember 19, 1896, at the age of seventy-eight. Edward S. Aleshire, father of R. P. Aleshire, was born at Gallipolis in 1841, and as a young man enlisted from that city in Company F of the Second Ohio Heavy Artil- lery and served all through the war. He was also engaged in the flour milling industry at Gallipolis, but about 1890 moved to Huntington, West Virginia, and became manager of Armour & Company's branch house in that city. He died at Huntington January 3, 1905. He was a democrat, a vestryman of the Episcopal Church and affiliated with the Masonic fraternity. Edward S. Aleshire married Justine Onderdonk, a native of New York State, now living at Huntington. She became the mother of seven children: Walter, who died at Gallipolis at the age of seventeen; Henry O., vice president of the Huntington National Bank; Edward S., secretary and treasurer of the Standard Print- ing Company at Huntington; R. P. Aleshire; Halsey W., a merchandise broker at Huntington; Morris B., an artist in New York City; and Justine, who died in infancy. E. P. Aleshire graduated from the Gallipolis High School in 1889, and also attended the Gallia Academy in that city for two years. After completing his education his early experience was in banking, and he was bookkeeper and subsequently promoted to assistant cashier of the Ohio Val- ley Bank of Gallipolis. He also became interested in poli- tics while in Ohio, and in 1901 was democratic candidate for state treasurer, but was defeated in the republican landslide of that year. Mr. Aleshire removed to Huntington in 1905, and has since been in the real estate and investment brokerage busi- ness. He is president of the Aleshire-Harvey Company, real estate dealers and brokers, and is a director in several real estate organizations. He is secretary-treasurer of the Mutual Land Company, Home Land Company, Steel Prod- ucts Company and the Boone Block Mining Company, all Huntington business organizations. Mr. Aleshire was elected to represent Cabell County in the Legislature in November, 1920, on the democratic ticket. During the session of 1921 he ably represented his constitu- ents, and was a valued member of the committees on finance, mines and mining and labor. He is a member of the Epis- copal Church, of Huntington Lodge No. 313, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and is past exalted ruler of his former home lodge in Gallipolis. He is a member of the Rotary Club, Guyandotte Club and Guyan Country Club of Huntington. Mr. Aleshire is unmarried. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #453 *******************************************