Cabell County, West Virginia -   Biography: CHARLES R. VOSE

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WEST VIRGINIA In History, Life, Literature and Industry
The Lewis Publishing Company, 1928 - Volume 4, page 35-36

        CHARLES R. VOSE. One of the best examples of the sound, aggressive
and successful business man of Cabell County, Charles R. Vose, of
Huntington, is secretary and treasurer of the Nicholson-Kendle Furniture
Company, and has maintained his present connection since 1915, devoting all
of his time and attention to his company with admirable results.
        Charles R. Vose was born at Catlettsburg, Kentucky, March 7, 1889,
a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Russell) Vose, both of whom are living.
Daniel Vose is of German extraction and was born at Pomeroy, Ohio, while
she, of Scotch descent, was born at Peach Orchard, Kentucky. The paternal.
grandfather, John Vose, was born in Germany, and came in young manhood to
America, settling in Ohio, where he worked for many years in the salt mines
of that state. The maternal grandfather, Thomas Russell, was born in
Scotland, but came to the United States and settled at Ashland, Kentucky,
where he was engaged in coal mining, and also, during the early days, drove
a stage coach and traded to a considerable extent. When war broke out
between the states he enlisted in the Union army and rose to the rank of
captain. Daniel Vose served an apprenticeship as a shoemaker, and is now
engaged in the retail shoe business at Catlettsburg, but at one time was a
hardware merchant. Both he and his wife are
active members of the Presbyterian Church. Fraternally he belongs to the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and to the Commercial Travelers
Association, the latter resulting from his experience on the road during
his younger days when he covered the territory including Catlettsburg. A
very active Republican, he has been honored by his party and served as a
member of the city council and as a member of the Lower House of the
Kentucky State Assembly. Two children have been born to him and his wife:
Jean C. and Charles R.
        The public schools of Catlettsburg and Ohio gave Charles R. Vose
his educational training, and in 1908 he began his connection with business
life as paymaster for the Ashland Steel Mill Company, which position he
held until 1915, and for a few months he was assistant national bank
examiner in West Virginia. In September, 1915, he came to his present
company, and has maintained this connection ever since. In addition to his
duties as secretary and treasurer he is sales manager. The company
manufactures bedroom sets and furniture, and ships its product all over the
United States, the annual volume of business showing a healthy increase
with each succeeding year.
        In September, 1917, Mr. Vose married Johnnie Montague, who was born
at Catlettsburg, Kentucky, and there she was reared and educated. Mr. and
Mrs. Vose have one child, Charles Russell Vose, known as "Steve," who was
born in 1921. Mr. Vose belongs to the Presbyterian Church. He is a
Scottish-Rite and Shriner Mason, and also belongs to the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks and the United Commercial Travelers Association,
and his club affiliations are with the Guyandotte. Like his father he is a
Republican, but as yet he has had no time for public office. During the
World war he was in the service, being trained at Camp Taylor for five
months, after which he was honorably discharged, the declaration of the
armistice making any further increase in the number of troops unnecessary.
The people of Huntington realize that in Mr. Vose they have a dependable
and upright citizen and his associates a loyal and devoted friend.
        It is such men as Mr. Vose who form the great backbone of the
nation's business life. In every age there have been a few men who attract
the notice of the public through certain spectacular action, but it is upon
the quiet, day-by-day efforts of the average citizen that the country's
prosperity depends. Each man has his work to perform; some do it well,
others indifferently, and a few fail utterly, but fortunately the first
named in each section are in the majority, and therefore the balance is
maintained. It matters little in what channel their efforts are directed,
for they would succeed in any, however the best interests of all are
conserved when a man finds congenial occupation, and such is the case with
Mr. Vose, for in his present connection he realizes that he has found the
work for which he is fitted by ability and inclination, and the condition
of the affairs under his care proves that he is the right man in the right
place.


Transcribed by <AUPQ38A@prodigy.com> (MRS GINA M REASONER), 1999
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