William A. Tisher
William A. Tisher, treasurer and general manager of the River Sand Company, of Steubenville, of which city he has been a resident since 1889, was born at Hannibal. Monroe County, Ohio, in 1867, where he was reared and educated and remained until twenty-two years of age.
When Mr. Tisher came first to Steubenville he was interested in river packet transportation between Steubenville and East Liverpool, and later from Steubenville to Wheeling, but in the break-up, of the ice in 1904 his boat was sunk. He then associated himself with others, and in 1905 the River Sand Company was organized and incorporated with a capital stock of 25,000, paid in. The present officers of the company are: W. H. Wills, president; A. F. McCoy, vice president; William A. Tisher, treasurer and general manager; and H. G. Dohmian, secretary The board of directors includes all the officers and three additional members: Hon. John L. Cleans, Judge J. W. Jordan and Frank Miller. The enterprise is one of large importance. The company deals in river sand and gravel and they operate dredges and flatboats. In 1896 Mr. Tisher was married to Miss Margaret Wise, who was born and reared at Steubenville, and is a daughter of Samuel Wise. Mr. and Mrs. Tisher are members of the Second Presbyterian Church.
From 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio, by Joseph B. Doyle. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910