Cleveland Ohio

Biographical Sketch of Robert Johns Bulkley

Bulkley, Robert Johns; congressman; born, Cleveland, Oct. 8, 1880; son of Charles Henry and Roberta (Johns) Bulkley; A. B., Harvard, 1902, A. M., 1906; law student, Harvard, and at Cleveland; married Katharine Pope, of Helena, Mont., Feb. 17, 1909; admitted to bar, 1905, and began practice at Cleveland; member law firm of Bulkley & Inglis, Sept. 1, 1909-; member 62d Congress (1911-13); 21st Ohio Dist.; Democrat; trustee University School, Cleveland. Clubs: Union, Hermit, University, Tavern and Country (Cleveland), Harvard (New York), Montana (Helena).

Biographical Sketch of William Kornman

Kornman, William; prop. cafe; born, Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 21, 1866; son of Peter and Marguerite Frank Kornman; educated, public schools, Pittsburgh, Pa.; married, Cleveland, 1907, Jennie Pendergrast; one son, William H. Kornman, Jr.; member National Order of Eagles and Knights of Pythias.

Biographical Sketch of Jacob Wagner

Wagner, Jacob; born, Switzerland, 1840; son of John R. and Mary Weltz Wagner; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Aug. 4, 1870, Elizabeth Fontins; issue, two sons, Frank A. and Charles J.; served three years in Rebellion; enlisted Co. B, 128th O. V. I., January, 1862; discharged, March, 1865; guarded rebel officers at Johnson’s Island and transported them for exchange to Vicksburg, Miss.; two different times under a flag of truce inside the rebel lines 300 miles; also to Ohio Penitentiary at Columbus, O.; pres. The Wagner Manufacturing Co., the firm was started in 1866, and the present company incorporated … Read more

Biographical Sketch of James B. Shields

Shields, James B.; cigar mnfr.; born, New Castle, Pa., Nov. 1, 1874; son of Louis and Lena Winternitz Shields; educated, New Castle High School; married, Cleveland, March 6, 1902, Fannie M. Meisel; issue, two sons; J. B. Shields & Co., started in business in 1895; incorporated under the name of Shields-Wertheim Co., 1906; at that time he was elected pres. of the company, and still continues in that capacity; pres. Southern Ohio Coal Co., and Superior Slide Co; director Up-to-Date Laundry Co., H. R. Pollock Co , J. E. Meisel Co.; member Elks, Chamber of Commerce, B’Nair B’rith, Cleveland Commercial … Read more

Biographical Sketch of George McKim Mills

Mills, George McKim; see ‘y E. F. Houseman Co.; born, Cleveland, Aug. 11, 1881; son of F. C. and Anna M. McKim Mills; educated, Cleveland public and Central High School and Case School of Applied Science; married, Cleveland, Sept. 4, 1912, Iris Ethel Weiner; sec’y the E. F. Horseman Co.; member The Cleveland Engineering Society; member Beta Theta Pi Fraternity.

Biographical Sketch of Abraham T. Brewer

Brewer, Abraham T.; lawyer; born in Monroe County, O., Sept. 20, 1841; son of Abraham and Mary (Mitchell) Brewer; educated, Indiana County, Pa., and Harlem Springs College, 1865-1866; LL. B., Ohio State Law College (Harlem Springs) ; married, Nov. 21, 1990, Clara Genella, daughter of Rev. John H. and Laura L. Tagg; served over three years in 61st Pennsylvania Volunteers in Civil War; seriously wounded at battle of Fair Oaks, and lay two days on battlefield without attention; admitted to bar, 1869. Author: Ohio Corporations, 5th edition, 1903; How to Make the Sunday School Go, 1892; True War Stories, 1907; … Read more

Biographical Sketch of L. Louis Malm

Malm, L. Louis; vice consul for Sweden; born in Umea, Sweden, Dec. 15, 1850; son of John August and Augusta Sophia Wahlin Malm; educated in Government schools and College of Umea; married, Dec. 15, 1874, Miss Wilhelmina Peterson; issue, seven children; went to sea as an apprenticed seaman; promoted to 2nd mate; spent four years at sea; on returning to Sweden, engaged in ship chandlery for one year; in 1872, came to the U. S.; located in Pennsylvania, with Titiusville Gas & Water Co.; in 1874, became supt. and remained in that position till 1884, when elected treas. Danvers, Mass., … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Edward A. Richardson

Richardson, Edward A.; architect and engineer; born, Cleveland, O., Jan. 28, 1874; son of John N. and Martha Wood Richardson; educated, Cleveland grade schools and High School (W. if. S.); Spencerian Business College, Case School of Applied Science; married, Cleveland, Dec. 6, 1897, Esther F. Dillow; and Oct. 26, 1911, Maude H. Buchanan; one daughter, Rose K. Richardson, born June 4, 1900; gen. supt. of sewer construction, City of Cleveland, 1888 to 1900; 1st Lieut. Co. Al 1st Battery of Engineers, O. N. G., 1900 to 1905; sr. lieut. Ohio Naval Militia, 1909, to present time; now executive officer, U. … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Alcysius L. Roth

Roth, Alcysius L.; milk and cream; born, Cleveland, Aug. 19, 1889; son of Alois and Anna Thomas Roth; graduated from St. Stephens, Commercial class, June 24, 1906; member of the C. M. B. A., branch No. 99. Recreation: Baseball, managed the Seewords, of the D. R. K. League, for two years.

Biographical Sketch of Irving L. Daniels

Daniels, Irving L.; civil engineer; born, Oberlin, O., June 26, 1877; son of Theodore F. and Julia H. Lewis Daniels; educated public and high school, Lorain, O., Berea College, Berea, Ky., and Oberlin College, Oberlin, O.; married, Cleveland, O., Della E. Holmden; two sons, 9 and 3 years of age; member Sons of Veterans, Lookout Camp, No. 466, and Cleveland Commandery, Uniform Rank Sons of Veterans; member the Old Stone Church (1st Presbyterian); member the Cleveland Chamber of Industry; for five years in Engineering Dept., L. S. & M. S. R. R., in the Toledo Division; on county work for … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Robert Russell Rhodes

Rhodes, Robert Russell; born, Cleveland, Dec. 17, 1845; son of Daniel and Sophia L. Russell Rhodes; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Sept. 30, 1868, Kate Newell Rhodes; issue, Fannie, Sophia, and William C. Rhodes (the latter two deceased); pres. United States Coal Co., Peoples Savings Bank Co.; director Cleveland Storage Co., Great Lakes Towing Co., National Commercial Bank; member Union, Country, and Clifton Clubs.

Biographical Sketch of J. Milton Dyer

Dyer, J. Milton; architect; born, Middletown, Pa., 1870; son of Cyrus and Eliza Dyer; educated, Central High School and Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland; Technique Hoch Schule, Berlin; Ecole des Beaux Arts; Paris; took degree in 1900; has designed Cleveland City Hall, buildings at Cooley Farms, Warrensville; Summit and Lake County Court Houses; Central National Bank; First M. E. Church; The Guardian Savings & Trust Co.; First National Bank; The Tavern Club; The William Taylor Sons & Co.’s store and arcade; The Sterling & Welch Co. store, and many other important buildings and residences; among the latter being those … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Dickran Asadorian

Asadorian, Dickran; oriental merchant; born, in Armedan, Armenia, Sept. 6, 1879; son of Bagdasar Asadorian; educated in public schools in native country; married, Feb. 5, 1907, Miss Brownie Vliet of Canton, O.; one daughter, Adeline Belle; in business with my father for some years; came to the U. S. in 1896; in business in Detroit, Mich., a few months, then came to Cleveland; established myself in the oriental rug and carpet business; was the pioneer merchant in the business in Cleveland; summer home at Meyers Lake, near Canton, O.; member Episcopalian denomination. Recreation: Boating and fishing.

Biographical Sketch of Maynard Hale Murch

Murch, Maynard Hale; dealer in securities; born, Chardon, Ohio, Nov. 3, 1874; son of Maynard Hale and Lucy Marion Stephison Murch; Adelbert College, Western Reserve University, class 1899, Ph. B.; married, March 22, 1905, Leah Mildred Daggett; issue, one son, Maynard Hale Murch, III; editorial staff Plain Dealer, 1898-1902; 1902-1909, employed by banking houses in bond and investment departments; 1910, organized the Maynard H. Murch Co.; sec’y and director Maynard H. Murch Co.; member Alpha Delta Phi, and Hermit Club.

Biographical Sketch of Charles Thomas Biggerstaff

Biggerstaff, Charles Thomas; mason contractor; born, Welland, Can., May 16, 1885; son of Thomas and Harriet Ann Castle Biggerstaff, educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, May 16, 1906, Minnie Schroeder; one daughter, Harriet, age 6 years, and one son, Thomas, age 4 years; his father and mother left Oxford, Eng., in 1884, and came to Welland, Can., in 1887, they came to Cleveland, where he has always lived; after going through the East Madison Avenue public school, he learned the bricklaying trade, going into the mason contracting business with his father in 1911, as junior partner, and taking full charge … Read more

Biographical Sketch of S. H. Weis

Weis, S. H.; architect; born, New York City, September, 1888; educated in the grammar and High Schools of Cleveland, and University of California; married in Cleveland in 1911; pres. and treas. Esplanade Realty Co.; member Chamber of Commerce.

Biographical Sketch of Joseph J. Schuster

Schuster, Joseph J.; jeweler and optician; born, Cleveland, May 18, 1881; son of Joseph and Lena Bissman Schuster; graduated from the following schools; public, Edminston Business College, 1897, Northern Illinois College of Opthamology and Otology; also, Northern Illinois College of Engraving, 1901, and Canadian Herological Institute, 1900; married, Cleveland, March 16, 1910, Martha C. Schwebke, one daughter; for several years has been watch inspector for the Erie R. R.; member American Assn of Opticians, Ohio Optical Ass’n, and American National Retail Jewelers Ass’n.

Biographical Sketch of William C. Kasper

Kasper, William C.; motion picture theater; born, Cleveland, Feb. 14, 1880; son of Christ and Minnie Voss Kasper; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, June 12, 1901, Ida C. Rice; issue, William Carl Kasper, Jr., born June 15, 1906, Robert Lee Kasper, born Sept. 23, 1909; in business with his father in The Merchant Delivery & Storage Co. and treas. of The Eckeman Heating & Plumbing Co. for about five years; then opened Fairyland Moving Picture Theater, on W. 25th St.; member Cleveland Chamber of Industry, and Lakewood Tennis Club. Recreations: Home and Motoring.

Biographical Sketch of Bernard T. Duffey

Duffey, Bernard T.; insurance; born, Rockford, Ill., July 5, 1869; educated, public schools of Rockford; married, Beloit, Wis., August 15, 1892, Lillian Knapp; married, Chicago, Ill., June 15, 1910, Bertha Agnes Nye; children, Bernard P., Jr., John Nye; engaged in fire insurance with Rockford Insurance Co., Rockford, Ill., 1887, continuing with that company until 1900; then with Royal Insurance Co., Ltd., of Liverpool, England; now state agent in Ohio for that company; member Cleveland Athletic Club.

Biographical Sketch of Benjamin F. Silliman

Silliman, Benjamin F.; mechanical engineer; born, Reading, Pa.; educated, common schools, Cleveland; married, Cleveland, Maud M. Valentine; vice pres. and gen. mgr. The Electric Railway Improvement Co.; vice pres. and sec’y Tregoning Electric Mnfg. Co.; director Forest City Electric Co., The Ohio Blower Co., Cleveland Steel Tool Co.; member The Perfection Spring Co.; member Masonic Order, and Athletic Club.