Soldier, Teacher and Lawyer. Son of John and Sarah (Howard) Battin. Married(1) Ellen Atkinson in Apr 1855.Father of Gertrude A., Etta M. and Flora H.
Married(2) Mary E. Boyd in Oct 1872.
Twenty-eighth Grand Master of Masons in Ohio - 1872-1875.
ATTORNEY ASA H. BATTIN'S SUDDEN DEMISE
Death stealthily entered the city's gate yesterday and silently, swiftly snatched from our midst an honored citizen.
Asa H. Battin lay down for an afternoon nap and awoke in another, brighter world. There was no struggle, no pain, no sorrow at parting. As he lay there in peaceful slumber, his spirit slipped gently away, out of the tired body, and was free.
His wife went to awaken him shortly before four o'clock, but was unable to arouse him and called to her assistance several neighbors when it was discovered that he was cold in death and that the end must have come several hours before.
No death in many months has so shocked the community as did the sudden demise of Mr. Battin yesterday afternoon. The news travelled about the city with lightening-like rapidity and, within an hour, his residence at 809 North Fourth Street was crowded with grieving friends.
Mr. Battin was at his office yesterday morning until about eleven o'clock. When he arrived there in the morning he remarked to his partner, Peter Gavin, Esq., that he did no feel well as he had a sharp pain in his side and felt generally depressed. Shortly afterwards he began walking about the office holding his hand at his side. He seemed to be suffering from pain and said, "I don't feel well at all. I guess my liver is out of order." Mr. Gavin advised him to see a doctor, and finally, at 11 o'clock, Mr. Battin said he would go up to Dr. Erskine's. As he left the office, he told Mr. Gavin that if he felt no better after dinner he would not be down in the afternoon.
He called on Dr. Erskine and got some medicine. Dr. Erskine felt his pulse while he was there and told him it was very low. Mr. Battin replied that he had noticed that.
From Dr. Erskine's office he went home, but refused to eat any dinner. He sat down in the arm chair for a while and then said he guessed he would go upstairs and lie down. Mrs. Battin tried to persuade him to undress and go to bed, as the rest would do him good. This was about one o'clock. An hour later Mrs. Battin looked in the room and he appeared to be sleeping peacefully, and she did not disturb him. A neighbor dropped in and chatted a while with Mrs. Battin and, after this visitor left, she went upstairs again and looked in the room. Mr. Battin seemed to be still sleeping. She spoke to him several times but he did no answer. She then went up to the bed and shook him, but still failed to awaken him. Thoroughly alarmed by this time, she got some water and tried to revive him with that but to no purpose. Then she summoned several neighbors to her assistance. Drs. Erskine, P.A. Walker and McCoy were hastily summoned and, when they arrived, they pronounced Mr. Battin dead. His body was cold and it is thought he had been dead at least two hours before he was found. Death was thought to have been due to heart failure, although Mr. Battin suffered some, at times, with rheumatism and neuralgia in the region of his heart.
An examination made this morning by the physicians disclosed the fact that death resulted from the bursting of a blood vessel in the brain. Mr. Battin's mother died from the same cause.
Capt. Asa H. Battin was 67 years of age and was the son of John and Sarah (Howard) Battin. His father, John, was born in Washington County, Penn., and was a son of John and Ann (Raley) Battin.
When a young man, John Battin located at Mt. Pleasant, this county, where he learned the trade of cabinetmaking with John Howard, to whose daughter, Sarah D., he was subsequently married. Shortly after their marriage the young couple removed to Columbiana County, where they resided until Mr. Battin's death in September, 1875. His wife died two months afterwards at the home of a daughter at West Liberty, Iowa.
Capt. Asa H. Battin was born on a farm one mile west of Hanover, Columbiana County, Ohio, March 16, 1829. His boyhood and youth were spent upon a farm in the vicinity of his birthplace, and his early education was obtained in the district school. Later he attended a private school under the auspices of the Quaker church, of which both his parents and grandparents were members.
He was studious and ambitious, and, at the age of eighteen years, he became employed as a teacher. The next five years he taught in the district schools of Columbiana County, and during that time he took up and pursued the study of law. He was admitted to the bar at New Lisbon in May, 1853, and in April, 1854, he began the practice of his chosen profession at Salem, Columbiana County.
In December, 1858, he removed to Wellsville, where he opened an office and practiced law for ten years, with the exception of the time he spent in the army during the Civil War. He enlisted April 19, 1861, shortly after the rebellion began, as captain of Company K, Third Regiment, Ohio Volunteers. He returned home from the field about May 1, 1862, broken in health. His one year's service was chiefly performed in West Virginia and Kentucky.
In September, 1868, nearly twenty-eight years ago, he removed from Wellsville to this city, where he has successfully practiced his profession ever since.
Mr. Battin was married in April, 1855, to Ellen Atkinson, who died in August, 1871, leaving three daughters, Gertrude A., wife of Rev. A.O. Stone, of the Pennsylvania M.E. Conference, now located at Sharpsburg, Pa.; Etta M., wife of Dr. Mason, of Wheeling, W. Va., and Flora H., wife of W.M. Sturgeon, secretary of the Ann Arbor Organ Company, of Ann Arbor, Mich.
In October, 1872, Mr. Battin was married to Mary E. Boyd, who also survives him.
He was also a consistent member of the First Presbyterian Church of this city.
In politics he was an ardent, enthusiastic Republican from the time the party was organized, and was always ready to aid the party of his choice. Although importuned by prominent Republicans on several occasions to become a candidate for political honors, he steadfastly refused to enter political service, and, with the exception of two terms as city solicitor, he never held office.
In Freemasonry, he had obtained the rank of Knight Templar, and had been honored with the position of Grand Master of the State for three terms, 1872, 1873, 1874.
As a lawyer he occupied a front rank, and was one of the prominent figures of the Jefferson County Bar. By his energy and tireless perseverance, he had built up a large and lucrative practice, which was rapidly increasing year after year.
His dignified and kindly appearance will be sadly missed by his associates, who had learned to honor him for his many sterling qualities of mind and heart. Especially will he be missed by the younger members of the bar, all of whom looked upon him as their friend. He was never too busy, never too tired to help them over a rocky place in the legal road; never to preoccupied to notice when a cheery word was needed.
The funeral service will occur at the late residence of the deceased, 809 North Fourth Street, at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. The services at the house will be conducted by Rev. McKinley, and the Masonic Lodge will have charge of the services at the cemetery.
The Bar Association held a meeting at the Clerk's office at half-past two o'clock today and appointed a committee to draw up suitable resolutions and procure floral tributes. The members of the bar will attend the funeral in a body.
(Copied from the Steubenville Daily Herald, Vol. 50, No. 59, June 4, 1896)
LAID TO REST
The funeral of attorney Asa H. Battin, which occurred from his late residence, 809 North Fourth Street, at 10 o'clock this morning, was very largely attended, many visitors from Toronto, Irondale and surrounding towns being present to pay their last sad tribute to the memory of their friend as he lay there surrounded by banks of beautiful floral offerings. Rev. R.A. McKinley delivered a touching and eloquent tribute to the dead attorney, taking for his text the appropriate line, "He giveth his beloved sleep."
At the conclusion of the ceremonies at the house, the funeral cortege formed with the Stanton Post, G.A.R., the Masons and the Bar Association preceding the hearse. At Union Cemetery the services were conducted by the Masons. The pallbearers were Messrs. Jones Munker, H.M. Priest, Amos Parsons, E.E. Erskine, Henry Fickes and Capt. B.F. Prentiss.
(Copied from the Steubenville Daily Herald, Vol. 50, No. 61, June 6, 1896)
Married(2) Mary E. Boyd in Oct 1872.
Twenty-eighth Grand Master of Masons in Ohio - 1872-1875.
ATTORNEY ASA H. BATTIN'S SUDDEN DEMISE
Death stealthily entered the city's gate yesterday and silently, swiftly snatched from our midst an honored citizen.
Asa H. Battin lay down for an afternoon nap and awoke in another, brighter world. There was no struggle, no pain, no sorrow at parting. As he lay there in peaceful slumber, his spirit slipped gently away, out of the tired body, and was free.
His wife went to awaken him shortly before four o'clock, but was unable to arouse him and called to her assistance several neighbors when it was discovered that he was cold in death and that the end must have come several hours before.
No death in many months has so shocked the community as did the sudden demise of Mr. Battin yesterday afternoon. The news travelled about the city with lightening-like rapidity and, within an hour, his residence at 809 North Fourth Street was crowded with grieving friends.
Mr. Battin was at his office yesterday morning until about eleven o'clock. When he arrived there in the morning he remarked to his partner, Peter Gavin, Esq., that he did no feel well as he had a sharp pain in his side and felt generally depressed. Shortly afterwards he began walking about the office holding his hand at his side. He seemed to be suffering from pain and said, "I don't feel well at all. I guess my liver is out of order." Mr. Gavin advised him to see a doctor, and finally, at 11 o'clock, Mr. Battin said he would go up to Dr. Erskine's. As he left the office, he told Mr. Gavin that if he felt no better after dinner he would not be down in the afternoon.
He called on Dr. Erskine and got some medicine. Dr. Erskine felt his pulse while he was there and told him it was very low. Mr. Battin replied that he had noticed that.
From Dr. Erskine's office he went home, but refused to eat any dinner. He sat down in the arm chair for a while and then said he guessed he would go upstairs and lie down. Mrs. Battin tried to persuade him to undress and go to bed, as the rest would do him good. This was about one o'clock. An hour later Mrs. Battin looked in the room and he appeared to be sleeping peacefully, and she did not disturb him. A neighbor dropped in and chatted a while with Mrs. Battin and, after this visitor left, she went upstairs again and looked in the room. Mr. Battin seemed to be still sleeping. She spoke to him several times but he did no answer. She then went up to the bed and shook him, but still failed to awaken him. Thoroughly alarmed by this time, she got some water and tried to revive him with that but to no purpose. Then she summoned several neighbors to her assistance. Drs. Erskine, P.A. Walker and McCoy were hastily summoned and, when they arrived, they pronounced Mr. Battin dead. His body was cold and it is thought he had been dead at least two hours before he was found. Death was thought to have been due to heart failure, although Mr. Battin suffered some, at times, with rheumatism and neuralgia in the region of his heart.
An examination made this morning by the physicians disclosed the fact that death resulted from the bursting of a blood vessel in the brain. Mr. Battin's mother died from the same cause.
Capt. Asa H. Battin was 67 years of age and was the son of John and Sarah (Howard) Battin. His father, John, was born in Washington County, Penn., and was a son of John and Ann (Raley) Battin.
When a young man, John Battin located at Mt. Pleasant, this county, where he learned the trade of cabinetmaking with John Howard, to whose daughter, Sarah D., he was subsequently married. Shortly after their marriage the young couple removed to Columbiana County, where they resided until Mr. Battin's death in September, 1875. His wife died two months afterwards at the home of a daughter at West Liberty, Iowa.
Capt. Asa H. Battin was born on a farm one mile west of Hanover, Columbiana County, Ohio, March 16, 1829. His boyhood and youth were spent upon a farm in the vicinity of his birthplace, and his early education was obtained in the district school. Later he attended a private school under the auspices of the Quaker church, of which both his parents and grandparents were members.
He was studious and ambitious, and, at the age of eighteen years, he became employed as a teacher. The next five years he taught in the district schools of Columbiana County, and during that time he took up and pursued the study of law. He was admitted to the bar at New Lisbon in May, 1853, and in April, 1854, he began the practice of his chosen profession at Salem, Columbiana County.
In December, 1858, he removed to Wellsville, where he opened an office and practiced law for ten years, with the exception of the time he spent in the army during the Civil War. He enlisted April 19, 1861, shortly after the rebellion began, as captain of Company K, Third Regiment, Ohio Volunteers. He returned home from the field about May 1, 1862, broken in health. His one year's service was chiefly performed in West Virginia and Kentucky.
In September, 1868, nearly twenty-eight years ago, he removed from Wellsville to this city, where he has successfully practiced his profession ever since.
Mr. Battin was married in April, 1855, to Ellen Atkinson, who died in August, 1871, leaving three daughters, Gertrude A., wife of Rev. A.O. Stone, of the Pennsylvania M.E. Conference, now located at Sharpsburg, Pa.; Etta M., wife of Dr. Mason, of Wheeling, W. Va., and Flora H., wife of W.M. Sturgeon, secretary of the Ann Arbor Organ Company, of Ann Arbor, Mich.
In October, 1872, Mr. Battin was married to Mary E. Boyd, who also survives him.
He was also a consistent member of the First Presbyterian Church of this city.
In politics he was an ardent, enthusiastic Republican from the time the party was organized, and was always ready to aid the party of his choice. Although importuned by prominent Republicans on several occasions to become a candidate for political honors, he steadfastly refused to enter political service, and, with the exception of two terms as city solicitor, he never held office.
In Freemasonry, he had obtained the rank of Knight Templar, and had been honored with the position of Grand Master of the State for three terms, 1872, 1873, 1874.
As a lawyer he occupied a front rank, and was one of the prominent figures of the Jefferson County Bar. By his energy and tireless perseverance, he had built up a large and lucrative practice, which was rapidly increasing year after year.
His dignified and kindly appearance will be sadly missed by his associates, who had learned to honor him for his many sterling qualities of mind and heart. Especially will he be missed by the younger members of the bar, all of whom looked upon him as their friend. He was never too busy, never too tired to help them over a rocky place in the legal road; never to preoccupied to notice when a cheery word was needed.
The funeral service will occur at the late residence of the deceased, 809 North Fourth Street, at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. The services at the house will be conducted by Rev. McKinley, and the Masonic Lodge will have charge of the services at the cemetery.
The Bar Association held a meeting at the Clerk's office at half-past two o'clock today and appointed a committee to draw up suitable resolutions and procure floral tributes. The members of the bar will attend the funeral in a body.
(Copied from the Steubenville Daily Herald, Vol. 50, No. 59, June 4, 1896)
LAID TO REST
The funeral of attorney Asa H. Battin, which occurred from his late residence, 809 North Fourth Street, at 10 o'clock this morning, was very largely attended, many visitors from Toronto, Irondale and surrounding towns being present to pay their last sad tribute to the memory of their friend as he lay there surrounded by banks of beautiful floral offerings. Rev. R.A. McKinley delivered a touching and eloquent tribute to the dead attorney, taking for his text the appropriate line, "He giveth his beloved sleep."
At the conclusion of the ceremonies at the house, the funeral cortege formed with the Stanton Post, G.A.R., the Masons and the Bar Association preceding the hearse. At Union Cemetery the services were conducted by the Masons. The pallbearers were Messrs. Jones Munker, H.M. Priest, Amos Parsons, E.E. Erskine, Henry Fickes and Capt. B.F. Prentiss.
(Copied from the Steubenville Daily Herald, Vol. 50, No. 61, June 6, 1896)
Soldier, Teacher and Lawyer. Son of John and Sarah (Howard) Battin. Married(1) Ellen Atkinson in Apr 1855.Father of Gertrude A., Etta M. and Flora H.
Married(2) Mary E. Boyd in Oct 1872.
Twenty-eighth Grand Master of Masons in Ohio - 1872-1875.
ATTORNEY ASA H. BATTIN'S SUDDEN DEMISE
Death stealthily entered the city's gate yesterday and silently, swiftly snatched from our midst an honored citizen.
Asa H. Battin lay down for an afternoon nap and awoke in another, brighter world. There was no struggle, no pain, no sorrow at parting. As he lay there in peaceful slumber, his spirit slipped gently away, out of the tired body, and was free.
His wife went to awaken him shortly before four o'clock, but was unable to arouse him and called to her assistance several neighbors when it was discovered that he was cold in death and that the end must have come several hours before.
No death in many months has so shocked the community as did the sudden demise of Mr. Battin yesterday afternoon. The news travelled about the city with lightening-like rapidity and, within an hour, his residence at 809 North Fourth Street was crowded with grieving friends.
Mr. Battin was at his office yesterday morning until about eleven o'clock. When he arrived there in the morning he remarked to his partner, Peter Gavin, Esq., that he did no feel well as he had a sharp pain in his side and felt generally depressed. Shortly afterwards he began walking about the office holding his hand at his side. He seemed to be suffering from pain and said, "I don't feel well at all. I guess my liver is out of order." Mr. Gavin advised him to see a doctor, and finally, at 11 o'clock, Mr. Battin said he would go up to Dr. Erskine's. As he left the office, he told Mr. Gavin that if he felt no better after dinner he would not be down in the afternoon.
He called on Dr. Erskine and got some medicine. Dr. Erskine felt his pulse while he was there and told him it was very low. Mr. Battin replied that he had noticed that.
From Dr. Erskine's office he went home, but refused to eat any dinner. He sat down in the arm chair for a while and then said he guessed he would go upstairs and lie down. Mrs. Battin tried to persuade him to undress and go to bed, as the rest would do him good. This was about one o'clock. An hour later Mrs. Battin looked in the room and he appeared to be sleeping peacefully, and she did not disturb him. A neighbor dropped in and chatted a while with Mrs. Battin and, after this visitor left, she went upstairs again and looked in the room. Mr. Battin seemed to be still sleeping. She spoke to him several times but he did no answer. She then went up to the bed and shook him, but still failed to awaken him. Thoroughly alarmed by this time, she got some water and tried to revive him with that but to no purpose. Then she summoned several neighbors to her assistance. Drs. Erskine, P.A. Walker and McCoy were hastily summoned and, when they arrived, they pronounced Mr. Battin dead. His body was cold and it is thought he had been dead at least two hours before he was found. Death was thought to have been due to heart failure, although Mr. Battin suffered some, at times, with rheumatism and neuralgia in the region of his heart.
An examination made this morning by the physicians disclosed the fact that death resulted from the bursting of a blood vessel in the brain. Mr. Battin's mother died from the same cause.
Capt. Asa H. Battin was 67 years of age and was the son of John and Sarah (Howard) Battin. His father, John, was born in Washington County, Penn., and was a son of John and Ann (Raley) Battin.
When a young man, John Battin located at Mt. Pleasant, this county, where he learned the trade of cabinetmaking with John Howard, to whose daughter, Sarah D., he was subsequently married. Shortly after their marriage the young couple removed to Columbiana County, where they resided until Mr. Battin's death in September, 1875. His wife died two months afterwards at the home of a daughter at West Liberty, Iowa.
Capt. Asa H. Battin was born on a farm one mile west of Hanover, Columbiana County, Ohio, March 16, 1829. His boyhood and youth were spent upon a farm in the vicinity of his birthplace, and his early education was obtained in the district school. Later he attended a private school under the auspices of the Quaker church, of which both his parents and grandparents were members.
He was studious and ambitious, and, at the age of eighteen years, he became employed as a teacher. The next five years he taught in the district schools of Columbiana County, and during that time he took up and pursued the study of law. He was admitted to the bar at New Lisbon in May, 1853, and in April, 1854, he began the practice of his chosen profession at Salem, Columbiana County.
In December, 1858, he removed to Wellsville, where he opened an office and practiced law for ten years, with the exception of the time he spent in the army during the Civil War. He enlisted April 19, 1861, shortly after the rebellion began, as captain of Company K, Third Regiment, Ohio Volunteers. He returned home from the field about May 1, 1862, broken in health. His one year's service was chiefly performed in West Virginia and Kentucky.
In September, 1868, nearly twenty-eight years ago, he removed from Wellsville to this city, where he has successfully practiced his profession ever since.
Mr. Battin was married in April, 1855, to Ellen Atkinson, who died in August, 1871, leaving three daughters, Gertrude A., wife of Rev. A.O. Stone, of the Pennsylvania M.E. Conference, now located at Sharpsburg, Pa.; Etta M., wife of Dr. Mason, of Wheeling, W. Va., and Flora H., wife of W.M. Sturgeon, secretary of the Ann Arbor Organ Company, of Ann Arbor, Mich.
In October, 1872, Mr. Battin was married to Mary E. Boyd, who also survives him.
He was also a consistent member of the First Presbyterian Church of this city.
In politics he was an ardent, enthusiastic Republican from the time the party was organized, and was always ready to aid the party of his choice. Although importuned by prominent Republicans on several occasions to become a candidate for political honors, he steadfastly refused to enter political service, and, with the exception of two terms as city solicitor, he never held office.
In Freemasonry, he had obtained the rank of Knight Templar, and had been honored with the position of Grand Master of the State for three terms, 1872, 1873, 1874.
As a lawyer he occupied a front rank, and was one of the prominent figures of the Jefferson County Bar. By his energy and tireless perseverance, he had built up a large and lucrative practice, which was rapidly increasing year after year.
His dignified and kindly appearance will be sadly missed by his associates, who had learned to honor him for his many sterling qualities of mind and heart. Especially will he be missed by the younger members of the bar, all of whom looked upon him as their friend. He was never too busy, never too tired to help them over a rocky place in the legal road; never to preoccupied to notice when a cheery word was needed.
The funeral service will occur at the late residence of the deceased, 809 North Fourth Street, at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. The services at the house will be conducted by Rev. McKinley, and the Masonic Lodge will have charge of the services at the cemetery.
The Bar Association held a meeting at the Clerk's office at half-past two o'clock today and appointed a committee to draw up suitable resolutions and procure floral tributes. The members of the bar will attend the funeral in a body.
(Copied from the Steubenville Daily Herald, Vol. 50, No. 59, June 4, 1896)
LAID TO REST
The funeral of attorney Asa H. Battin, which occurred from his late residence, 809 North Fourth Street, at 10 o'clock this morning, was very largely attended, many visitors from Toronto, Irondale and surrounding towns being present to pay their last sad tribute to the memory of their friend as he lay there surrounded by banks of beautiful floral offerings. Rev. R.A. McKinley delivered a touching and eloquent tribute to the dead attorney, taking for his text the appropriate line, "He giveth his beloved sleep."
At the conclusion of the ceremonies at the house, the funeral cortege formed with the Stanton Post, G.A.R., the Masons and the Bar Association preceding the hearse. At Union Cemetery the services were conducted by the Masons. The pallbearers were Messrs. Jones Munker, H.M. Priest, Amos Parsons, E.E. Erskine, Henry Fickes and Capt. B.F. Prentiss.
(Copied from the Steubenville Daily Herald, Vol. 50, No. 61, June 6, 1896)
Married(2) Mary E. Boyd in Oct 1872.
Twenty-eighth Grand Master of Masons in Ohio - 1872-1875.
ATTORNEY ASA H. BATTIN'S SUDDEN DEMISE
Death stealthily entered the city's gate yesterday and silently, swiftly snatched from our midst an honored citizen.
Asa H. Battin lay down for an afternoon nap and awoke in another, brighter world. There was no struggle, no pain, no sorrow at parting. As he lay there in peaceful slumber, his spirit slipped gently away, out of the tired body, and was free.
His wife went to awaken him shortly before four o'clock, but was unable to arouse him and called to her assistance several neighbors when it was discovered that he was cold in death and that the end must have come several hours before.
No death in many months has so shocked the community as did the sudden demise of Mr. Battin yesterday afternoon. The news travelled about the city with lightening-like rapidity and, within an hour, his residence at 809 North Fourth Street was crowded with grieving friends.
Mr. Battin was at his office yesterday morning until about eleven o'clock. When he arrived there in the morning he remarked to his partner, Peter Gavin, Esq., that he did no feel well as he had a sharp pain in his side and felt generally depressed. Shortly afterwards he began walking about the office holding his hand at his side. He seemed to be suffering from pain and said, "I don't feel well at all. I guess my liver is out of order." Mr. Gavin advised him to see a doctor, and finally, at 11 o'clock, Mr. Battin said he would go up to Dr. Erskine's. As he left the office, he told Mr. Gavin that if he felt no better after dinner he would not be down in the afternoon.
He called on Dr. Erskine and got some medicine. Dr. Erskine felt his pulse while he was there and told him it was very low. Mr. Battin replied that he had noticed that.
From Dr. Erskine's office he went home, but refused to eat any dinner. He sat down in the arm chair for a while and then said he guessed he would go upstairs and lie down. Mrs. Battin tried to persuade him to undress and go to bed, as the rest would do him good. This was about one o'clock. An hour later Mrs. Battin looked in the room and he appeared to be sleeping peacefully, and she did not disturb him. A neighbor dropped in and chatted a while with Mrs. Battin and, after this visitor left, she went upstairs again and looked in the room. Mr. Battin seemed to be still sleeping. She spoke to him several times but he did no answer. She then went up to the bed and shook him, but still failed to awaken him. Thoroughly alarmed by this time, she got some water and tried to revive him with that but to no purpose. Then she summoned several neighbors to her assistance. Drs. Erskine, P.A. Walker and McCoy were hastily summoned and, when they arrived, they pronounced Mr. Battin dead. His body was cold and it is thought he had been dead at least two hours before he was found. Death was thought to have been due to heart failure, although Mr. Battin suffered some, at times, with rheumatism and neuralgia in the region of his heart.
An examination made this morning by the physicians disclosed the fact that death resulted from the bursting of a blood vessel in the brain. Mr. Battin's mother died from the same cause.
Capt. Asa H. Battin was 67 years of age and was the son of John and Sarah (Howard) Battin. His father, John, was born in Washington County, Penn., and was a son of John and Ann (Raley) Battin.
When a young man, John Battin located at Mt. Pleasant, this county, where he learned the trade of cabinetmaking with John Howard, to whose daughter, Sarah D., he was subsequently married. Shortly after their marriage the young couple removed to Columbiana County, where they resided until Mr. Battin's death in September, 1875. His wife died two months afterwards at the home of a daughter at West Liberty, Iowa.
Capt. Asa H. Battin was born on a farm one mile west of Hanover, Columbiana County, Ohio, March 16, 1829. His boyhood and youth were spent upon a farm in the vicinity of his birthplace, and his early education was obtained in the district school. Later he attended a private school under the auspices of the Quaker church, of which both his parents and grandparents were members.
He was studious and ambitious, and, at the age of eighteen years, he became employed as a teacher. The next five years he taught in the district schools of Columbiana County, and during that time he took up and pursued the study of law. He was admitted to the bar at New Lisbon in May, 1853, and in April, 1854, he began the practice of his chosen profession at Salem, Columbiana County.
In December, 1858, he removed to Wellsville, where he opened an office and practiced law for ten years, with the exception of the time he spent in the army during the Civil War. He enlisted April 19, 1861, shortly after the rebellion began, as captain of Company K, Third Regiment, Ohio Volunteers. He returned home from the field about May 1, 1862, broken in health. His one year's service was chiefly performed in West Virginia and Kentucky.
In September, 1868, nearly twenty-eight years ago, he removed from Wellsville to this city, where he has successfully practiced his profession ever since.
Mr. Battin was married in April, 1855, to Ellen Atkinson, who died in August, 1871, leaving three daughters, Gertrude A., wife of Rev. A.O. Stone, of the Pennsylvania M.E. Conference, now located at Sharpsburg, Pa.; Etta M., wife of Dr. Mason, of Wheeling, W. Va., and Flora H., wife of W.M. Sturgeon, secretary of the Ann Arbor Organ Company, of Ann Arbor, Mich.
In October, 1872, Mr. Battin was married to Mary E. Boyd, who also survives him.
He was also a consistent member of the First Presbyterian Church of this city.
In politics he was an ardent, enthusiastic Republican from the time the party was organized, and was always ready to aid the party of his choice. Although importuned by prominent Republicans on several occasions to become a candidate for political honors, he steadfastly refused to enter political service, and, with the exception of two terms as city solicitor, he never held office.
In Freemasonry, he had obtained the rank of Knight Templar, and had been honored with the position of Grand Master of the State for three terms, 1872, 1873, 1874.
As a lawyer he occupied a front rank, and was one of the prominent figures of the Jefferson County Bar. By his energy and tireless perseverance, he had built up a large and lucrative practice, which was rapidly increasing year after year.
His dignified and kindly appearance will be sadly missed by his associates, who had learned to honor him for his many sterling qualities of mind and heart. Especially will he be missed by the younger members of the bar, all of whom looked upon him as their friend. He was never too busy, never too tired to help them over a rocky place in the legal road; never to preoccupied to notice when a cheery word was needed.
The funeral service will occur at the late residence of the deceased, 809 North Fourth Street, at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. The services at the house will be conducted by Rev. McKinley, and the Masonic Lodge will have charge of the services at the cemetery.
The Bar Association held a meeting at the Clerk's office at half-past two o'clock today and appointed a committee to draw up suitable resolutions and procure floral tributes. The members of the bar will attend the funeral in a body.
(Copied from the Steubenville Daily Herald, Vol. 50, No. 59, June 4, 1896)
LAID TO REST
The funeral of attorney Asa H. Battin, which occurred from his late residence, 809 North Fourth Street, at 10 o'clock this morning, was very largely attended, many visitors from Toronto, Irondale and surrounding towns being present to pay their last sad tribute to the memory of their friend as he lay there surrounded by banks of beautiful floral offerings. Rev. R.A. McKinley delivered a touching and eloquent tribute to the dead attorney, taking for his text the appropriate line, "He giveth his beloved sleep."
At the conclusion of the ceremonies at the house, the funeral cortege formed with the Stanton Post, G.A.R., the Masons and the Bar Association preceding the hearse. At Union Cemetery the services were conducted by the Masons. The pallbearers were Messrs. Jones Munker, H.M. Priest, Amos Parsons, E.E. Erskine, Henry Fickes and Capt. B.F. Prentiss.
(Copied from the Steubenville Daily Herald, Vol. 50, No. 61, June 6, 1896)
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