BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO "History of the Upper Ohio Valley" Vol. II, 1890. Presented by Linda Fluharty from hard copies provided by Mary Staley & Phyllis Slater. Pages 583-584. CHARLES HENRY - A leading business man of Bellaire, and one who was a pioneer of Belmont county, Ohio, is Charles Henry, a native of Bavaria, Germany, where he was born October 31, 1829. His parents were Christopher and Katherine (Stuber) Henry, both natives of the same province in which their son was born. Christopher Henry was a mine overseer in the coal and quicksilver mines of Germany, which he followed until his demise in 1852. Of the five children born 'of this marriage all are now dead with the exception of Charles and one other son. Mrs. Henry died in 1833. Mr. Henry was a scholar in the schools of his native land during his younger days, and afterward worked in the mines, and there was occupied as a time-keeper on the government pikes. In 1852 he emigrated to the United States, remaining in New York city for a time, he then went to North Carolina, and was engaged there in the copper mines until 1854. In the latter year Mr. Henry came to Ohio, making the journey on foot over the mountains, having several companions on the trip. They often had to sleep at night in the woods with the trees for their only shelter, not finding any habitation to put up at night, and often could not be accommodated for love nor money. Arriving in Wheeling, W.Va., he remained there for sometime, then made his way to Pittsburgh. In 1854, having made but a short stay in the latter place, he moved to Bellaire, and entered the employ of a Mr. Horn, then engaged in the coal business. In 1860, Mr. Henry leased a tract of land of Col. Sullivan, and was engaged in the coal mining business for several years, having subsequently purchased the land. In 1887 he embarked in the wallpaper and stationery trade, also carrying a large stock of paints and oils, but he disposed of the latter part of his business sometime after. In 1856 he was married to Mary Bender, of Wheeling, and by her he had ten children: Theodore C., Charles F., Herman A., Otto C., Mary C., William F., Edmund C., Albert C., Catherine C. and Emilie S., all living but Albert and Emilie. Mr. and Mrs. Henry are com- municants of the German Protestant church. He has been a member of the school board for over twelve years and re-elected for another term, and he was a member of the city council and was township trustee. He has always been prominently identified with the republican party.