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The following is the obituary for William C. Amos, copied from The Ironton Register, of March 20, 1902, courtesy of the Archives and Special Collections Division, Alden Library, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio:
Mr. W. C. Amos, one of Ironton’s leading citizens, and one of the pioneer ironmen of this region, died at his home, corner of Eighth street and Park avenue, at 336 am Sunday.
Six weeks ago carbuncles formed on his neck, gradually getting worse, until on Thursday last, he became so weak from lack of nourishment, which he could not take, that he had a partial stroke of paralysis and sank gradually until the end came at the hour above mentioned. He was conscious of his impending death, but accepted the inevitable with Christian resignation and cheerfulness.
William Covington Amos was born in Mason township, Lawrence county, February 16, 1829, being a son of Asa and Nancy Amos, who moved to this county from Virginia several years prior to his birth. He was reared on a farm and obtained an education in the local schools, fitting himself for teaching, a profession which he took up at the age of 21, teaching for three years. He then commenced merchandising in Mason and Elizabeth townships and in 185+, went to Etna Furnace, this county, where he kept store for 10 months. He then clerked for the same firm, as storekeeper and salesman until December 1, 1865. He then leased an interest in the furnace and commenced managing it. This interest he held for five years. In 1868, three years later, he leased Vesuvius Furnace for 5 years and organized a company composed of Col. George N. Gray, F. A. Dempsey, H. L. Amos (Cub’s brother ), Oliver Lyons, and W. C. Amos under the firm name of Gray, Amos & Co. This lease was sold out to the Etna Iron Works Company four years later. In 1879 he purchased an interest in Bloom Furnace, holding that for one year when he sold out to J. D. Clare of Portsmouth. Prior to this, he was associated with John T. McKnight in the wholesale and retail grocery business under the firm name of McKnight and Amos. After he left Bloom Furnace he spent about a year with a company at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in manufacture of pig iron. Leaving Fond du Lac, he went south for P. N. Moore of Olympia, Ky., and P. 0. Warner of Cincinnati, Ohio, in searching for iron ore properties, locating three places, which the above named parties purchased and which Mr. Amos managed for about five years.
Upon leaving the south, Mr. Amos returned to Ironton and later leased Vesuvius Furnace, for a period of five years, operating it for six blasts, having organized the Vesuvius - Iron Company to do so. The last furnace work in which he was engaged was for the Amos and Davis Iron Company in the management of Center Furnace.
Mr. Amos was married to Harriet E. Sutton at Etna Furnace, Ohio, November 26, 1857. Eight children, five girls and three boys, were born of the union. Of the children, only two, Mrs. William E. Delaney of Williamsburg, Ky., and Mr. Horace L. Amos of Ironton, survive him.
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Mr. W. C. Amos, one of Ironton’s leading citizens, and one of the pioneer ironmen of this region, died at his home, corner of Eighth street and Park avenue, at 336 am Sunday.
Six weeks ago carbuncles formed on his neck, gradually getting worse, until on Thursday last, he became so weak from lack of nourishment, which he could not take, that he had a partial stroke of paralysis and sank gradually until the end came at the hour above mentioned. He was conscious of his impending death, but accepted the inevitable with Christian resignation and cheerfulness.
William Covington Amos was born in Mason township, Lawrence county, February 16, 1829, being a son of Asa and Nancy Amos, who moved to this county from Virginia several years prior to his birth. He was reared on a farm and obtained an education in the local schools, fitting himself for teaching, a profession which he took up at the age of 21, teaching for three years. He then commenced merchandising in Mason and Elizabeth townships and in 185+, went to Etna Furnace, this county, where he kept store for 10 months. He then clerked for the same firm, as storekeeper and salesman until December 1, 1865. He then leased an interest in the furnace and commenced managing it. This interest he held for five years. In 1868, three years later, he leased Vesuvius Furnace for 5 years and organized a company composed of Col. George N. Gray, F. A. Dempsey, H. L. Amos (Cub’s brother ), Oliver Lyons, and W. C. Amos under the firm name of Gray, Amos & Co. This lease was sold out to the Etna Iron Works Company four years later. In 1879 he purchased an interest in Bloom Furnace, holding that for one year when he sold out to J. D. Clare of Portsmouth. Prior to this, he was associated with John T. McKnight in the wholesale and retail grocery business under the firm name of McKnight and Amos. After he left Bloom Furnace he spent about a year with a company at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in manufacture of pig iron. Leaving Fond du Lac, he went south for P. N. Moore of Olympia, Ky., and P. 0. Warner of Cincinnati, Ohio, in searching for iron ore properties, locating three places, which the above named parties purchased and which Mr. Amos managed for about five years.
Upon leaving the south, Mr. Amos returned to Ironton and later leased Vesuvius Furnace, for a period of five years, operating it for six blasts, having organized the Vesuvius - Iron Company to do so. The last furnace work in which he was engaged was for the Amos and Davis Iron Company in the management of Center Furnace.
Mr. Amos was married to Harriet E. Sutton at Etna Furnace, Ohio, November 26, 1857. Eight children, five girls and three boys, were born of the union. Of the children, only two, Mrs. William E. Delaney of Williamsburg, Ky., and Mr. Horace L. Amos of Ironton, survive him.