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Biographical Sketch of William George Dietz

Dietz, William George; investment banker; born, Warren, O., April 7, 1857; son of August A. and Katherine Baehr Dietz; educated public school and in the private school of Miss Sackett, in Warren; graduated Hiram College, 1881, Ph. B.; married, Solon, O., Nov. 18, 1885, Jessie B. Pettibone; one daughter, Marian; deputy auditor Trumbull County, 1867-1877; sec’y to Dr. B. A. Hinsdale, supt. of the Cleveland public Schools, from September, 1882, to February, 1886; was one of the first two teachers in the night schools of Cleveland; taught news boys; with Lamprecht Bros. & Co., bankers, 1886-1893; organized the firm of … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Carl J. Diedricks

Diedricks, Carl J.; contractor and builder; son of Frederick and Henriette Heinemann; educated Neenberg and Buxtehude Technisum; graduated as brewmaster, as competent for government work, 1876; married, Harburg, Jan. 20, 1878, Juliana Marian Bortz; issue, three sons and three daughters; contractor and builder and mnfg. of fly screens and cabinet work.

Biographical Sketch of Joseph E. Diederich

Diederich, Joseph E.; garage; born, Cleveland, April 5, 1879; son of Peter Diederich and Katherine Weixal; educated at Holy Trinity School; married at Cleveland, June 7, 1896, to Jeannette Youncker; prop. and mgr. Lorain and Clark Ave. Garage; director The West 25th Street Supply & Garage Co.; member West Side Chamber of Industry, West End Business Men’s Association, Gilmour Council, No. 310, Knights of Columbus.

Biographical Sketch of Henry Ernest Fritzsche

Fritzsche, Henry Ernest; contracting engineer; born, Cleveland, July 2, 1874; son of Alfred and Caroline Snyder Fritzsche; educated, Cleveland public schools; contracting engineer, The General Fire Extinguisher Co.; member Sons of Veteran; Royal Arch Mason, and Cleveland Grays; member Yacht, Athletic, Willowick Country, Automobile, Automobile Country, and Shaker Lakes Country Clubs. Recreations: Landscape Painting, Amateur Photography and Golf.

Biographical Sketch of Alfred Fritzsche

Fritzsche, Alfred; west. mngr. General Fire Extinguisher Co.; born, Cleveland, May 21, 1869; son of Alfred and Caroline Snyder Fritzsche; public school education, Cleveland; married, Cleveland, June 6, 1894, Clara Neracher; issue, four children; director The Borden Co.; director and west. mngr. General Fire Extinguisher Co.; director The Wilson Dress Hook Co., and The General Time Recorder Co.; vice pres. Monroe Body Co.; mngr. and treas. U. S. Construction Co.; member Ohio Society of New York, Euclid and Cleveland Athletic Clubs.

Biographical Sketch of Walter De Voe

De Voe, Walter; author; born near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 11, 1874; educated at Cedar Rapids; unmarried; teacher and lecturer on new psychology. Author: Healing Currents from the Battery of Life, 1904; Mystic Words of Mighty Power, 1905; Sacred. Science of Regeneration, 1906; The Doors of Life, 1909. Frequent contbr. to New Thought, Nautilus, Unity.

Biographical Sketch of Henry Kelsey Devereux

Devereux, Henry Kelsey; railway supplies; born, Oct. 10, 1860; son of Gen. J. H. and Antionnette Kelsey Devereux; educated, Brooks Military Academy, Cleveland, scientific course, Sheffield College, Yale, graduating in 1883; married, Mildred Abeel French; issue, one son, Julius French, and one daughter, Aileen Mildred; civil engineer on the Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati R. R., located in Cleveland, and engaged in the railroad supply business; mgr. Chicago-Cleveland Car Roofing Co.; director American Sportsman Co. and The Roadside Club; moving spirit in organizing the Forest City Live Stock & Fair Co., which built the North Randall trotting track; from boyhood, a … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Hermann Dercum

Dercum, Hermann; architect; born, Cleveland, Apr. 23, 1879; son of Otto and Augusta Raebel Dercum; educated, Cornell, 1902, B. S. (in architecture); 1903, M. S., (in architecture); married, Lakewood, Sept. 3, 1910, Carlotta Krause; one son, Max Dercum; member firm Dercum & Beer, architects; member Cleveland Chapter, American Institute of Architects, and Athletic Club.

Biographical Sketch of Barton R. Deming

Deming, Barton R.; real estate and bldg.; born, Mudson, Ont., August, 1875; son of Huburt U. and Susan Wigle Deming; Ontario schools, graduated Sarnia High School; married, Chicago, Ill., July 8, 1908, Helen R. Rice; one daughter; five years with Oglebayhorton & Co., iron ore; pres., treas. and mngr. The Deming Bros. Co.; pres., treas. and mngr. The B. R. Deming Co.; member Chamber of Commerce and the Euclid and Automobile Clubs.

Biographical Sketch of Frederick Charles Deisher

Deisher, Frederick Charles; master plumber; born, Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 31, 1873; son of Wm. E. and Jane E. Smith Deisher; educated, Cleveland schools; married, Mansfield, O., June 13, 1898, Josephine Schambs; three children; for eight years F. C. Deisher Plumbing & Heating, Incorporated, Feb. 28, 1913; pres. and mgr. The Deisher Plumbing & Heating Co.; F. & A. Masons; raised Iris Lodge, No. 229, Nov. 28, 1904; Exalted Cleveland Chapter, No. 148, Cleveland, March 9, 1906; created Knight Templar in Holyrood Commandery, No. 32, Cleveland, Dec. 20, 1906; created Grand Elect Mason, 14th degree, in Eliadah Lodge of Perfection, Feb. … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Robert Waller Deering

Deering, Robert Waller; university dean; born, Hogansville, Ga., June 27, 1865; son of Rev. John R. and Fannie (Covin) Deering; A. M., Vanderbilt University, 1885; A. M., Ph. D., University of Leipsiz, 1889; married Jessie Winn, of Mt. Sterling, Ky., Sept. 9, 1891; adj. prof. Germanic languages, Vanderbilt, 1890-1892; prof. Germanic languages since 1892, dean, Grad. Faculty, since 1893,. Western Reserve University. Editor: The Little Gipsy (translated from Cervantes La Jitanilla), 1891; Schiller’s Wilhelm Tell, 1894; Schiller’s Wilhelm Tell, spl. edit., 1900; Goethe’s Egmont, 1903; also monographs and reviews on philol. subjects.

Biographical Sketch of Harry Decker

Decker, Harry; merchant; born, Cleveland, Feb. 14, 1864; son of Denceman and Adriana Van Lesser Decker; educated public schools of Cleveland; married, Cleveland, May 31, 1888, Evelyn Weihl; five daughters; dry goods.

Biographical Sketch of William Louis Day

Day, William Louis; judge, born, Canton, O., Aug. 13, 1876; son of William Rufus (q. v.) and Mary Elizabeth (Schaefer) Day; graduate Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass., 1896; LL. B., University of Michigan, 1900; married Elizabeth E. McKay, of Caro, Mich., Sept. 10, 1902; admitted to bar, 1900, and practiced at Canton; city solicitor, 1906-1908; U. S. atty., Northern Dist. Ohio, 1908-1911; U. S. dist. judge, May 13, 1911-; Republican, Lutheran. Clubs : Hermit, Cleveland Athletic, Nisi Prins.

Biographical Sketch of Lather Day

Day, Lather; lawyer; born, Canton, O., May 9, 1879; son of William R. and Mary E. Lebaufu Day; married, Canton, O., June 24, 1903, Ida McKinley Barber; two daughters, Katherine and Ida; practiced law in Canton, O., six years; entered firm of Goulder, Day, White, Garry & Duncan, in November, 1910; member Psi Upsilon Fraternity and Athletic, Euclid, and Lakeside Country Clubs; and Chamber of Commerce.

Biographical Sketch of Robert H. Dawson

Dawson, Robert H.; lawyer; born, Pontiac, Mich., March 28, 1882; son of John W. and Jean Hamilton Dawson; educated, University of Michigan, A. B., 1903, and Western Reserve University, 1909, LL. B.; married, Pueblo, Colo., Sept. 14, 1910, Miss Luna Cooper; member Phi Delta Phi Fraternity. Recreations: Baseball and Football.

Biographical Sketch of Jay P. Dawley

Dawley, Jay P.; lawyer; born, Ravenna, O., March 7, 1847; son of Perry P. and Rebecca Clemens Dawley; educated, Ravenna High School, and Western Reserve College; married, Corry, Pa., Sept. 12, 1873, Iva G. Canfield; issue, Frances C., William J., Arthur A. and Ruby S.; member of Company C, 16th Ohio Batallion Infantry; member Cleveland Board of Education and Cleveland Library Board; practiced at Cleveland Bar for forty years; director Webb C. Ball & Co., and Baldwin Hotel Co.; member Delta Upsilon Fraternity.

Biographical Sketch of Herbert Leland Davis

Davis, Herbert Leland; physician and surgeon; born, Cleveland, Oct. 31, 1871; son of J. F. and Annie Benbow Davis; educated, public and high schools and Cleveland Medical College; married, Cleveland, Dec. 10, 1901, Mammie E. Randall; one son, Randall Leland Davis, born May 29, 1903; surgeon Medical Corps, N. G.; served as capt. from February, 1902, to March, 1912; served in Spanish-American War, and Cuba; medical inspector public schools; one of ‘Lae founders; entered the medical profession, April 6, 1898; member Academy of Medicine, Ohio State Medical Society, American Medical Ass’n, Cleveland Medical Library; director Central Friendly Inn, Neighborhood Settlement … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Edward Lockwood Davis

Davis, Edward Lockwood; hardware; born, Cleveland, Feb. 18, 1874; son John J. and Frances M. Hunt Davis; B. A. degree, Yale University; married, Bay City, Mich., Oct. 18, 1899, Flora E. Eddy; sec’y and director Davis, Hunt, Collister Co., hardware, entering company 1896, and elected sec’y on its incorporation in 1899; member Zeta Psi, Euclid and Hermit Clubs.

Biographical Sketch of Frank W. Davis

Davis, Frank W.; railroad business; born, Cleveland, Jan. 1, 1857; son of H. S. Davis, mother’s name, Lyman; educated Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, April, 1883, Katherine Wenderink; started when 15 years old working for Bingham & Williamson, hardware dealers; railroad sales mgr. for Lake Erie Iron Co., Cleveland; member Athletic Club; too busy for any recreations; outside of business spends time at home with his music.

Biographical Sketch of Albert Richard Davis

Davis, Albert Richard; automobiles; born, Delaware, O., Dec. 20, 1877; son of A. R. and Jennie Christy Davis; public and high school education; married, Cleveland, Sept. 20, 1900, Hortense Tello; two children; manager Studebaker Auto Co., until July, 1911, when he formed the A. R. Davis Motor Co., taking over Studebaker interests locally; pres. A. R. Davis Motor Co., member Chamber of Commerce, Union, Cleveland Athletic, Hermit, Rotary, Cleveland Automobile and Euclid Clubs.