Cassius O. Dye -- Ezekiel Dye was the first of that name to settle in what is now Noble County. He was born in New Jersey, removed to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and in 1804, removed once more to Ohio, settling in what is now Brookfield Township, then a part of Morgan County. He took up land from the government, the deed being signed by President James Madison. The place is still known as the "Old Dye Settlement" and a portion of the original land purchase still remains in the possession of descendants. Ezekiel Dye was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, taking a prominent part in Battle of Monmouth. He was married twice, the first wife being Betsy Cox of Pennsylvania, and of the same family as "Sunset" Cox. She born him ten children: Thomas, Ezekiel, Vincent, William, John, Amos, Rebecca, Polly, Sarah and Acha, all of whom are now deceased, leaving descendants in Eastern Ohio. The second marriage was to Mrs. Sarah (Egbert) Paul, and to them were born nine children: Joseph, Louis, James, Furman, Morgan, Betsey, Lucinda, Charlotte, and Cynthia, all of whom are now deceased except Furman, the youngest. Mr. Dye was a nephew of Anthony Applegate, of Revolutionary fame, who was shot in his own door by the Tories. Furman Dye was the youngest child of Ezekiel Dye, and was born in March 1820 at the old homestead near Renrock, now Noble County. He was reared in that vicinity, and has spent his entire life in Morgan and Noble Counties. He received a good education and taking up the study of medicine prepared himself for that profession, but never practiced. He has always been a man of note in the section of the state in which he lived, taking a prominent part in public affairs as a political speaker. He was married to Lucy McElroy, a native of Noble County, and a daughter of Samuel McElroy, of Irish descent and an early settler of Eastern Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Dye were born seven children: Laura, now Mrs. Carr of Coshocton; Wayland, a physician, now deceased; Henrietta, deceased; Courtland H., deceased; Georgia, wife of J. A. McClellan of Cumberland; Cassius O. and Forest R., city editor of the Zanesville Signal. Furman Dye and wife are both living and enjoying their old age in the village of Renrock. Cassius O. Dye was born in Morgan county, on November 28, 1866, and was reared and educated there. He began his career as a teacher and followed that vocation for about eight years, in the meantime reading law. In 1892 he came to Caldwell and continued his studies in the offices of J. M. McGinnis, and in March 1893 he was admitted to the bar, beginning to practice immediately, and continuing to the present time. In the spring of 1895 he was elected Mayor of Caldwell, serving one term, and in the spring of 1899 he was again elected to that position, serving another term. In the fall of 1897 he was the Democratic candidate for Representative in the State Legislature, and although the county is about six hundred Republican, he was beaten by only eighty-eight. Mr. Dye was married in 1888 to Florence Thorla, daughter of F. W. Thorla, an old resident of Brookfield. Four children have been born to them, Valerie Ethel, Dorothy Edith, Donald Leslie and Florence Muriel. Mr. Dye is a member of the Knights of Pythias, being district deputy Grand Chancellor for the counties of Noble, Washington, Morgan and Monroe. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.