Crane, Percie D.; pres. Meech Foundry Co.; born, Michigan, Jan. 9, 1874; son of A. T. and Clara Dunham Crane; educated in Saranac, Mich., schools; married, Milwaukee, 1897, Melia A. Parsons; issue, one son; president the P. D. Crane Co.; member Cleveland Whist Club, Acme Club.
Oglebay, Crispin; manufacturer; born, Wheeling, W. Va., in 1880; received early education in the public schools of Kansas City, Mo., then attended St. Paul’s School, in Concord, N. H., graduating with the class of 1896; graduated from Yale in 1900; returned to Kansas City; worked as clerk for Swift Packing Co. for one year; engaged in real estate business for one year; came to Cleveland in 1903, as sec’y for the Hoffman Hinge & Foundry Co.; in six month’s time was made pres. of the company; in 1906, The Ferro Machinery & Foundry Co. was incorporated, taking over the business … Read more
Einstein, Herman; merchant; born, Germany, May 14, 1855; educated in the public schools of Germany; came to this country in 1873, taking a business college course after his arrival; has been with the same firm since, first as clerk, bookkeeper, salesman; in 1881, became a partner Ullman-Einstein Co.; 1904, the company was incorporated, and he was elected sec’y; in 1912, became pres. and treas. of company; director National Flue Cleaner Co.; treas. Mt. Siani Hospital; member Berai Barith Order, Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; treas. Hebrew Loan Ass’n; member Federation of Jewish Charities; belongs to Excelsior Club and the 55th St. … Read more
Kittredge, Lewis Harris; automobile business; born, Harrisville, N. H., June 18, 1871; son of Samuel Grant and Harriet Louise Harris Kittredge; educated, Keene, N. H., High School, New Hampshire State College, degree of B. S.; 1896-1897, with New York Belting & Packing Co., Passaic, N. J.; 1897 to present time with The Peerless Motor Car Co. of Ohio, pres. since 1906, same office for the company in New York and New England; director The Peerlees Motor Car Co. of Ohio; pres. since 1906, same office for the Company in New York and New England; director the Peerless Motor Car Co. … Read more
Everett, Henry A.; capitalist; born, Cleveland, Oct. 16. 1866; educated, public and private schools, Cleveland; pres. Toledo Railways & Light Co., Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co., London St. R. R., London, Can.; chairman board of the Detroit United R. R.; interested in numerous corporations, telephone and traction companies; member Union, Euclid, Century, Colonial, and Electric Clubs.
Sweeney, Patrick Rodger; carpenter and builder; born, Ohio, May, 1852; son of Ferdinand and Mary Adams Sweeney; educated, High School, La Grange, O.; married, Grafton, O., August, 1883 Catherine Meskal; issue, four daughters; twice elected assessor, Carlisle Township, Lorain County, O., once township trustee, Newburg, O.; as building foreman, had full charge of construction and alterations on Hotel Euclid; first and second floors, Meyer & Marks Block, Standard Foundry additions and alterations, block for Continental Jewelry Co., three stores for the P. C. O’Brien Co.; business agt. Sweeney & Schully, two terms Carpenter Brotherhood; chairman Carpenter Committee to pass on … Read more
Baker, Walter Charles; pres. American Ball Bearing Co.; born, Hinsdale, N. H., June 27, 1868; son of G. W. and Jeannette R Hall Baker; educated, public schools, Cleveland, and Case School of Applied Science; married, Cleveland Oct. 27, 1891, Fannie E. White; organized the American Ball Bearing Co.; in 1894 was elected pres. and Mechanical Engineer, still serving; interested in other corporations; member Union, Euclid, Clifton Park and Engineers Clubs; Republican; member Unity Church.
Mercer, George Wellington; florist and decorator; born, Toronto, Canada, 1872; son of Albert and Eliza Bye Mercer; educated in public schools of Ontario, Canada; come to United States in 1888; three years with J. F. Sullivan, florist, Detroit; two years with J. H. Rebstock, florist, Buffalo; then came to Cleveland; two years with J. M. Gassers Co.; two years with F. R. Williams Co.; organized own business 1898; married, Cleveland, May 24, 1898, Jessie Withycombe; issue, two children; member Pilgrim Congregational Church.
Merner, William E.; wall paper business; born, Ontario, Can., April 29, 1865; son of Christian Merner, mother’s maiden name Young; educated, Canadian High School, Commercial course at The Northwestern College, Naperville, Ill.; married, June 18, 1902, Effie S. Pratt; issue, two daughters; director The Western Reserve Land Co.; owner The Economy Wall Paper Co.; Mason, Ellsworth Lodge, Hillman Chapter; member Chamber of Industry.
Rogers, George M.; Plain Dealer; born, Ashtabula, Dec. 4, 1879; son of Judson and Florence Elizabeth Butts Rogers; educated, Western Reserve University; married, Cleveland, April 23, 1903, Florence F. Stone; issue, Martha Stone Rogers, born April 13, 1904, Joan Rogers, born June 3, 1909, and Herbert Stone Rogers, born Aug. 7, 1912; has been on the Plain Dealer ever since he finished College; business mgr. The Cleveland Plain Dealer; member Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity (Beta Phi Chapter); W. R. U.; member Hermit, Athletic, City, and Cleveland Advertising Clubs.
Bader, Walter J.; dentist; born, Cleveland Aug. 31, 1887; son of Herman B. and Anna Mary Vogt Bader; Cleveland grammar and high schools; Western Reserve University Dental Dept.; mgr. Cleveland Branch, New York Tire Filler Co.; member Northern Ohio Dental Ass’n; National Dental Ass’n; member Lakewood Chamber of Commerce and Lakewood Tennis Club. Recreations: Tennis and Yachting.
Zimmerman, Charles X.; mgr. Luna Park; born, Cleveland, Jan. 18, 1865; son of Carl and Theresa Reis Zimmerman; public and high school education; married, Cleveland, June, 1900, Ethel Vogt; enlisted Ohio National Guard, 1884; has served continuously since; captain Spanish-American War; colonel Aug. 14, 1889; served during the Ohio floods of 1913, putting Dayton and Hamilton under martial law; comrade Military Order Foreign Wars; member K. of P., M. W. of A., Ohio National Guard Ass ‘n, Cleveland Athletic Club.
Oliver, John Hemwood; general contractor; born, London, Eng., April 14, 1868; son of John and Sarah Burnham Oliver; educated, Cleveland public schools and business college; married, Cleveland, June 13, 1900, Lydia Schneider; issue, two sons, Chester Henry, and Karl Hemwood Oliver; five years in military, Co. I, 5th regiment, Cleveland, and one year 1st sergt. in the Euclid Light Infantry, Cleveland; learned the contracting business with his father, who was proficient in all lines of building; has been a building contractor for twenty years, for the past five years mostly in building, jobbing and remodeling, taking all branches of the … Read more
Rickey, Harry Norris; newspaper man; born, Aug. 12, 1871, Cincinnati, O., son of John M. and Marinda Paine Rickey; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, 1899, Virginia Nelson Odor, Cleveland; three children; twenty-five years in newspaper business, as reporter, editor and publisher; vice pres. Scripps Pub. Co.; pres. and trustee Newspaper Enterprise Ass’n; director Des Moines News Co.; member Cleveland Athletic Club.
Strong, Edgar E.; merchant; born, Connecticut, 1841; son of William C. and Lucy M. Nicholas Strong; educated, Seminary at East Greenwich, R. I.; left school to enter the army in 1862; married, Cleveland, January, 1869, Mary Ella Clarke; issue, four children, two living; entered the army in 1862, as a private in the 16th Regiment, Conn. Vol. Infantry; promoted to 2nd lieut., Dec. 25, 1862, and to 1st Lieut., May 2, 1863; further promotions impossible, owing to requirements being reduced in numbers to a point which prohibited promotions; honorably discharged at close of war; in 1887, engaged in the mill … Read more
Hall, Lucien B.; wholesale druggist; born, Brenfield, O., Feb. 18, 1848; son of Porter B. and Mary Hinsdale Hall; attended Western Reserve for a time, left college to go into business; married, Cleveland, Dec. 23, 1880, Jennie E. Lyon; one daughter, Amy Hall Case (Mrs. George S.); in 1870, traveled for Benton, Myers & Canfield; 1876, entered firm of Benton, Myers & Co.; afterward Benton, Hall & Co., now Hall, Van Gorder & Co.; pres. and treas. The Hall-Van Gorder Co.; vice pres. and treas. The Cleveland Fruit Juice Co.; director, The Guardian Savings & Trust Co.; director Cleveland National … Read more
“The Czechs of Cleveland” by Eleanor Edwards Ledbetter provides a historical and sociological overview of the Czech (Bohemian) immigrant community in Cleveland, Ohio. This study explores their initial settlements in the city’s East Side, their contributions to its growth, and their cultural integration, reflecting the broader narrative of Czech immigration and settlement patterns in America from the mid-19th century onward.
Hawley, Davis; banker; born near Hamilton, Ont., Sept. 18, 1850; son of Davis and Sabra Amelia Lake Hawley; educated, district schools; married, Cleveland, November, 1873, Miss Mary Switz; issue, one son, Davis Hawley, Jr., born Oct. 5, 1878; employed in Detroit, Mich., two years, came to Cleveland in 1866, went to work as cigar boy at the Weddell House; after three years entered the shops of the White Sewing Machine Co.; remained three and one-half years; in 1878, clerk Hotel Clinton, run by his brother, in 1878, became mngr. of the Hotel Clinton; in 1882, with his brother, D. R. … Read more
Ricks, Charles A.; sec’y and treas. Kuhlman Car Co.; born, Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 14, 1868; son of Augustus J. and Emma Maxwell Atwater Ricks; educated, Kenyon Military Academy, and Kenyon College; married, Oct. 21, 1897, at Detroit, Mich., Miss Margaret Trowbridge; business career, 1888 clerk First National Bank, Massillon, O., sec’y and treas. Massillon Loan Ass’n; came to Cleveland in 1890, and became auditor and traveling salesman for the Standard Oil Co.; in 1896, appointed mgr. of the Cleveland station; in 1900, organized the G. C. Kuhlman Car Co., sec’y and treas., builds electric and steam railway cars, turning out … Read more
Baldwin, Fred; born, Yorkshire, England, Feb. 11, 1882; son of Robert and Martha Baldwin; educated in England; married, Columbus, O., Aug. 1910, Margaret May Talbot; resident of Cleveland for 5 years.