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WILLIAM KILGORE, was born on King's Creek, Hancock COunty, W. Va., on July 18, 1796, and came to Steubenville in 1815. Here he entered into mercantile business and fifteen years later erected the brick block on the northeast corner of Fourth and Market Streets, which was long the principal business block of town, at this writing about to be replaced by D. J. Sinclair's modern office building. He became identified with the leading industrial enterprises of the place, was directed of the Steubenville & Indiana Railroad, one of the original builders of the Jefferson Iron Works, now the La Belle, president of the Jefferson Bank, and was interested also in glass and wollen manufacture. His home on Fourth Street, now the site of the Specht Block, was surrounded by spacious grounds. He was married, September 16, 1824, to Anne, daughter of Samuel Hill, a native of England, who came to the United States at an early day and served in the American army in the War of 1812-15. Samuel Hill, settled at Harrisburg, Pa., where he resided until his death. William Kilgore died January 1, 1877, and his wife on October 8, 1872. None were more highly esteemed in the community, and few or none did more than he to develop the industrial interests of Steubenville and the vicinity. They were the parents of six children, of whom John D. Kilgore is the sole survivor.  Return to Family Tales
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