Joseph Cable

Joseph Cable - deceased, was Judge of the Common Pleas Court of Carroll county; member of Congress two terms, from 1848 to 1852, for the 17th Congressional District, Ohio; was a prominent man in Carrollton, Ohio. He was editor of the first paper in Steubenville, Jefferson county; removed to Paulding County in 1855. His birth was in Jefferson county, April 17, 1801, and his death occurred May 1, 1880. His first wife, Susan Stallcup, was the mother of Fielding S., Eliza S., and John I.; the first two are deceased. The present Mrs. Cable was Jane W. Watt, a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Barber) Watt, and was born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, March 22, 1811. By this wife two more were added to the family flock: Mary Susan, born October 21, 1845, died July 17, 1871; Martha Alta California, July 25, 1849, resides in Paulding. Mr. Cable was a member of Congress when the Missouri Compromise bill passed, opposed it, and left the Democratic party; joined the Republican party, and was one of the framers of the first Republican platform; supported Fremont and Lincoln; voted for Seymour against Grant, on principle; voted against Greeley, but voted for Tilden against Hayes. He was a man of high moral character, and everything he did was from principle. He was an earnest Christian, a devoted husband, and a kind father. Address Mrs. Cable at Paulding, Paulding county, Ohio.