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 RTHUR D. SUITT, proprietor of a general mercantile establishment at Loxa, and one of the rising young men of the place, was born Oct. 9, 1857, in Guernsey County, Ohio, and is the son of William and Matilda (Cowan) Suitt. William Suitt was born Jan. 23, 1824, in Maryland, and was there taught the carpenter’s trade. Early in life he left his Eastern home and removed to Ohio, where his marriage to Miss Matilda Cowan took place, in 1847. Mrs. Suitt was born in 1826, in Pennsylvania. After his marriage Mr. Suitt remained in Ohio for some time, and then removing to Illinois with his family, settled in the city of Mattoon. After remaining there two years he went to Lafayette Township, and there commenced farming, and the following year removed to Loxa, where he still lives, and continues working at his trade, although quite advanced in years.Mr. and Mrs. William Suitt had a family of six children, whose record is as follows: Philip C., a resident of Leotia, Kan.; Arthur; Emma, the wife of John Gaines, a resident of Douglas County, Ill.; John, Frank, and Matilda, the wife of George E. Shinn. Mr. and Mrs. Suitt are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In politics Mr. Suitt sustains the Republican party, although he never aspires to office, and is not actively interested in political affairs. John and Frank are residents of Douglas County, Ill. Arthur Suitt was a boy when his family removed to Coles County. He received a practical, common-school education, and attended Lee’s Academy at Loxa for a short time. After leaving school he worked ’at the carpenter’s trade with his father, but his inclinations and business abilities led him to prefer mercantile life, and in July, 1883, he established a general mercantile business at Loxa, associated with his brother, Philip C., under the firm name of P. C. Suitt & Bro. They were successful, and continued the partnership until December, 1885, when Arthur Suitt purchased his brother’s interest in the store, and has since been sole proprietor of the business. Arthur Suitt was married on the 31st of August, 1887, to Miss Nettie Dornblaser. Mrs. Suitt is the daughter of P. H. and Mary (Jeffris) Dornblaser, and was born Nov. 28, 1864, in Paradise Township, Coles County. |
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