From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, page 212.
Brant & Fuller, 1890.


GEORGE ARKLE

George Arkle, a justice of the peace of Wheeling, was born at that 
city, January 28, 1846.  His parents, George and Dorothea (Dodds) 
Arkle, natives of England, came to Wheeling more than fifty years 
ago, and here the father did business as a coal operator for several 
years.  He reared a family of six children: Isabel, wife of Philo 
Kimberly; Thomas, deceased; Mary, wife of John W. Lowe; Ralph; 
Dorothea J., deceased, wife of Cepheus Davis, and George.  The latter 
was reared and educated in his native city, and began his business 
career as a clerk in a grocery store.  At the age of seventeen years 
he embarked in business on his own account, in connection with the 
coal trade, and was so occupied for four years.  He then accepted the 
position of superintendent with the Wheeling Omnibus company, and was 
engaged in that capacity for several years.  Then, entering the 
business of general contracting, he followed that pursuit for a 
considerable period, up to 1886.  In the meantime, in 1883, he had 
been appointed justice of the peace for Clay district, and has held 
that office continuously since that date, being elected in 1884, and 
re-elected in 1888 for a term of four years.  The duties of this 
office Mr. Arkle has discharged with fidelity and discretion, and he 
is highly esteemed, both as an official and a private citizen.  He is 
a member of the First Presbyterian church, of the Knights of Honor, 
and of the A. 0. U. W. and National Union.  In politics he is a 
democrat.  Mr. Arkle was married in 1867 to Mary R. Smith, a native 
of Missouri, and daughter of John Smith, formerly of Washington 
county, Penn.  To this union two children have been born,          
Harry G., and May Dodds. 


(Linda Fluharty)