Biographical Sketch of Charles S. Brooks

Brooks, Charles S.; born, Cleveland, Jan. 25, 1878; son of Stephen E. and Mary Coffinberry Brooks; educated, Yale University, class 1900; married, Cleveland, Oct. 12, 1907, Minerva Kline; entered the Brooks Co. in 1900; made sec’y of the Company in 1910; also director; member Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, and Mayfield, University and City Clubs.

Biographical Sketch of Charles G. Barkwill

Barkwill, Charles G.; banker and mfg.; born, Cleveland, Aug. 6, 1847; son of Charles and Elizabeth Ball Barkwill; educated, public Schools, Cleveland, and Humistons Institute; married, Cleveland, June 15, 1870, Maria O. Steetor; issue, five children; has been principally engaged in the manufacture of building brick; pres. The Columbia Savings & Loan Co.; The Barkwill Brick Co., The Empire Rolling Mills Co.; co-partnership in Barkwill & Bradley, Barkwill & Hodous; treas. The Canfield Oil Co. Recreations: Farming on farm at Dover.

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 James Mathews

Mathews, James; lawyer; born, Bellwood, Pa., Sept. 4, 1868; educated at Mifflintown; graduated, Princeton University, 1890, degree A. B., Cincinnati Law School, 1893, degree LL. B.; admitted to the bar, and began practice in the United States attorney’s office, in Pittsburgh, Pa., 1893; come to Cleveland in 1894, as attorney for Cleveland, Akron & Columbus R. R.; formed partnership with Senator H. W. Wolcott, continuing until Wolcott was made gen. mgr. Kansas City & Leavenworth Ry.; then with Berkley Pearce, firm name Mathers & Pearce; member Century, Euclid and Hermit Clubs; politically Independent.

Biographical Sketch of A. William Neale

Neale, A. William; insurance; born, Columbus, O., May 14, 1863; son of William and Emma B. Lennox Neale; educated in Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Nov. 20, 1890, Clara Chandler; issue, one son and one daughter; began work at 14 years of age in a planing mill; held various office positions until 26, when appointed contracting agt. for Illinois Central R. R., at Pittsburgh, entered insurance business in Cleveland with Geo. H. Olmsted & Co.; later with Fred P. Thomas, insurance; with brother, E. E. Neale, formed firm of Neale Bros. & Co.; merged with the Phypers Bros. Co., as … Read more

Biographical Sketch of William Binford Crew

Crew, William Binford; judge, born, Chester Hill, Morgan County, O., April 1, 1852; son of Fleming and Sarah (Patterson) Crew; educated Westtown College, Ohio State and Union Law School, 1874; married, Elizabeth Worrall of Chester Hill, O., May 9, 1876; pros. atty. Morgan County, O., 1876; member Ohio Legislature, 1889; judge Court of Common Pleas, 8th Judicial District, 1891-1902; appointed judge Supreme Court, Ohio, July 19, 1902, to fill vacancy caused by death of Hon. M. J. Williams; elected judge, Nov. 4, 1902; Republican.

Biographical Sketch of Augustus Frederic Hartz

Hartz, Augustus Frederic; lessee Euclid Ave. Opera House; born, Liverpool, England, Sept. 8, 1843; apprenticed to the stage (prestidigitateur) 1851; studying with a tutor during evenings; arrived in U. S. in 1863, and remained on the stage until 1880, when he settled in Cleveland; mgr. Park Theater, 1883; took lease of Opera House, 1884, and has retained lease ever since; pres. Majestic Oil Company; pres. Trenton Rock Oil & Gas Company; veteran member Forest City Lodge, F. & A. M.; hon. life member Cleveland Lodge, B. P. 0. E.; member Excelsior, and Oakwood Clubs.

Biographical Sketch of John Anisfield

Anisfield, John; manufacturer; born, near Vienna, Austria, March 5, 1860; son of Israel and Amelia Geldwerth Anisfield; educated in the public and technical school in Vienna, came to this country at the age of 16; married, March 26, 1886; Daniels Guttenberg, of Vienna, Austria; issue, one daughter, Edith Karolyn, a graduate of Western Reserve University and a talented musician; second marriage, Jan. 17, 1904, to Miss Alice Strauss, daughter of Adolph Strauss of New York City; for six years mngr. and traveling salesman for the D. Black Cloak Co.; in 1882 established business under the name of John Anisfield Co., … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Fred E. Wismar

Wismar, Fred E.; milk business; born, Cleveland, 1872; son of John C. and Hanna Seegert Wismar; educated at Milton Township, Wood County, O.; married, Cleveland, 1896, Bertha Schroeder; issue, two sons and two daughters; member Loyal Order of Moose.

Biographical Sketch of George Baird Johnson

Johnson, George Baird; professional; born, Erie, Pa., Jan. 10, 1877; son of James a and Susan Baird Johnson; educated, Sewickley Academy and Park Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa.; married, Cleveland, Feb. 10, 1906, Edith Ketchum; issue, two children, John Baird and Harriet Ely Johnson; in charge Cleveland office, having jurisdiction over Ohio and Kentucky, for William Salmon & Co., international bankers, New York; 1895, with general Agency Insurance Co. of North America, at Erie, Pa.; 1900, Agency Dept. New York Life Insurance Co.; 1905, W. J. Hayes & Son, bankers, Cleveland; 1909, William Salmon & Co., bankers; member Union Club.

Biographical Sketch of John Whittlesey Walton

Walton, John Whittlesey; merchant and mfgr.; born Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., Jan. 15, 1845; son of Lucius Clark and Mary Vesta (Whittlesey) Walton; removed in early life to Tallmadge, Summit County, O.; educated, public school and Tallmadge Academy, graduated, 1864, Eastman’s Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; married, Cleveland, Oct. 6, 1869, L. A. Lyman; issue, one son and two daughters, Edwin A. Walton (Detroit, Mich.), Ethelwyne, now Mrs. William O. Osborn, Cleveland, Florence L., now Mrs. Frank Gill Dorr, Buffalo, N. Y.; married Gertrude Louise Hutchinson, Madison, Ind.; issue, three daughters, Gertrude Letitia, Margaret, Gladys; clerked first in retail and … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Frank B. Fretter

Fretter, Frank B.; vice pres. and treas. National Refining Co.; born, Cleveland, Oct. 2, 1864; son of Nathan and Barbara Kirch Fretter; educated in Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Margaret Huburt; one child; first employed by Marsh & Howard Chemical Co., Root & McBride Co., and L. S. & M. R. R.; entered oil business about 1885; with the National Refining Co. twenty-five years, past two years as vice pres., previously sec ‘y; member National Petroleum Assn, Union and Country Clubs; vice pres. Western Petroleum Refiners’ Ass’n.

Biographical Sketch of John Sherwin

Sherwin, John; banker; born, Cleveland, 1868; son of N. B. and Lizzie Kidder Sherwin; married, Cleveland, 1893, Frances McIntosh; issue, two sons, John, Jr., and Francis M.; pres. First National Bank, First Trust & Savings Co., Wigmore Realty Co.; chairman Bishop, Babcock, Becker Co.; director Cleveland Telephone Co., Central Union Telephone Co., Wellman, Seaver, Morgan Co.; G. C. Kuhlman Car Co., and the Lenox Co.; member Union, Tavern, Athletic, Country, Roadside, Mayfield, Chagrin Valley Hunt, and Willowick Clubs.

Biographical Sketch of Hon. Willis Vickery

Vickery, Willis Hon.; lawyer; born, Bellevue, O., Nov. 26, 1857; son of William and Sarah Perkins Vickery; no schooling until the age of 19, excepting three months in the winter; then entered the Clyde, O., High School, graduating in 1880, valedictorian of class; studied law in the office of Everett & Fowler, at Fremont, O.; continued law studies combined with teaching in the schools of Clyde and Castalia, O., in 1882, entered the law dept. of Boston University; graduated in 1884; admitted to the Ohio bar in 1885; married three times; three children by first wife, who was Anna L. … Read more

Biographical Sketch of William F. Singer

Singer, William F.; mgr. Fairbanks, Morse & Co.; born, Sept. 20, 1860, St. Louis Mo.; educated in St. Louis public schools and at Washington University; married, Aug. 7, 1889, Alice Nugent, at Kansas City, Mo.; chief clerk, Maintenance of Way Department, Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis R. R., from 1887 to 1892; general storekeeper, World’s Fair, Chicago, 1892-1894; purchasing agent Western Stone Co., Chicago, 1894-1900; in Cleveland since as manager for Fairbanks, Morse & Co., scales, gas engines, steam pumps, etc.; member Masons, Royal Arcanum, Cleveland Athletic Club.

Biographical Sketch of John Joseph Comerford

Comerford, John Joseph; plumbing contractor; born, Cleveland, March 1, 1868; son of John and Bridget Elizabeth Fennel Comerford; educated, St. Patrick’s Parochial School; married, Cleveland, Oct. 16, 1889; Anna D. Dolan; asst. plumbing inspector in 1893-1894; did the plumbing in the mansion of Colonel Morgan in Alliance, O., all piping was made of brass, costing about $13,000; trustee and director Cuyahoga Plumbing Supply Co.; pres. of the Local Union, No. 35, in 1892; treas. Cleveland Master Plumbers’ Ass ‘n, in 1904, and pres. in 1905; member The Builder’s Exchange; pres. of the Cleveland Master Plumbers’ Club, 1912, treas. in 1911.

Biographical Sketch of Jesse Grant Conant

Conant, Jesse Grant; contractor and builder; born, Hinckley, O., Nov. 5, 1869; son of Lewis and Catherine Dunn Conant; educated in the Hinckley schools, 1875 to 1885; married, Cleveland, O., June 8, 1892, Hattie E. Kirsch; one son, Kirsch Lewis Conant; at the age of 20, in the spring of 1890, he came to Cleveland to learn the carpenter’s trade; worked at it until 1906; he then started in the contracting business; has been successful, averaging three houses a month during some seasons; in 1909, began dealing in real estate in connection with his contracting, both businesses have had a … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Edward Manoe Herron

Herron, Edward Manoe; contractor; born, Donegal, Ireland, March 22, 1857; son of George and Margueretta Manoe Herron; educated, National School, Balbiritra, Ireland, and Tanners and Hudsons College, Cleveland, four years; married, Akron, O., Sept. 11, 1883, Matilda Elford Emery; three sons; Independent in politics; member firm of Geo. H. Herron & Co., contracting painters and grainers; was considered one of the best grainers in the United States; chief member of School of the Prophet in Donegal county, Ireland, and member Universal spies for twenty years. Recreation: Hunting, not for game, but for the sport.

Biographical Sketch of Jay D. Fuller

Fuller, Jay D.; manufacturer; born, Alden, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1872; son of Spencer J. and Mary A. Smith Fuller; educated, Alden High School; married, Cleveland, June 4, 1896, Florence Helen Quayle; one daughter, Helen; with the Haserot Canneries Co. fifteen years; established The Fuller Canneries Co. in March, 1904; pres. of the company; in November, 1912, became identified with The Weideman Co., Canned Foods and Mnfg. Dept.; Mason; member Union and Athletic Clubs.

Biographical Sketch of George John Heffner

Heffner, George John; president; born, Cleveland, Dec. 6, 1883; son of John and Mary Henniger Heffner; educated, Cleveland public schools, Berea High School, and Baldwin University, class of 1908, B. S.; Councilman of Parma Heights Village; chairman of Police and Lighting Committees; pres. the Eagle Art Stone Co.; since 1912; has been with the company since 1908; was sec’y and treas. at the time he was elected pres. of the company; also makes a specialty of real estate farm properties south of the city; director The Harvard-Dennison Loan Co.; Mason, 32nd°; Lake Erie Consistory, Al Koran Temple, (Elks), B. P. … Read more