Winfield S. Martin
Winfield S. Martin, a representative business man of Steubenville, O., who is engaged in general contracting and dealing in real estate, has been a resident of this city for eight years. He was born at Shade River, Meigs County, Ohio, in May, 1859. After his school days were over, Mr. Martin learned the carpenter trade, which, to a large degree, he has followed ever since. He has also been identified with oil development in this section and early invested in property in the outskirts of Steubenville which now forms the desirable suburb of Pleasant Heights. Mr. Martin owns considerable property in this choice residence part of the city and has done a great deal to develop and improve this section, in which his family was the first one to locate. Since coming to Steubenville he has been engaged in general contracting and does a heavy business in this line. Mr. Martin was married in 1890, to Miss Elizabeth Lewis, of Huntington, W. Va., and they have five children, Charles B., Marguerite A., Carl E., Elmer S. and Ward Henry, all residing at home. The beautiful family residence is situated at No. 433 Lawson Avenue, Pleasant Heights.
From 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio, by Joseph B. Doyle. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910