50 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY a member of the executive committee and served in that position twenty years. He is a prominent member of the Masonic order and has received all of the degrees including the thirty-third and last degree. He was elected Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of Ohio in 1888, 1889 and 1890. For many years he has been the president of the board of trustees of The Ohio Masonic Home located at Springfield. He is a member of the Cincinnati Country Club and the National Geographic Society of Washington, D. C. AMOS CLIFFORD SHINKLE. Amos Clifford Shinkle, a prominent factor in financial circles of Cincinnati, is the president of the Central Trust & Safe Deposit Company of this city. His birth occurred in Covington, Kentucky, on the 25th of October, 1877. His paternal grandfather, Amos Shinkle, was born on a farm on White Oak creek, Brown county, Ohio, on the 11th of August, 1818, and was a son of Peter and Sarah (Day) Shinkle. While still a youth he left the parental roof with a cash capital of seventy-five cents and secured a position as cook on a flatboat, making a number of trips down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. By dint of industry and frugality he eventually acquired capital sufficient to purchase a flatboat of his own. He went into the woods of eastern Kentucky, felled trees and manufactured the timber into furniture, which he transported to New Orleans, where there was a ready market for his goods. Subsequently he engaged in the grocery business but, owing to the loose credit system then in vogue, found himself bankrupt ere he had attained his majority. In due time, through unremitting effort and much self-denial, he paid every cent of his indebtedness, thus gaining a reputation for integrity that proved the foundation of his future success and definite prosperity. In August, 1846, he embarked in the coal trade at Covington, being principally engaged in supplying fuel to steamboats plying between Cincinnati and New Orleans. In 1864 he had accumulated a competence that justified his retirement. During his many years of active and noteworthy identification with navigation interests on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers Mr. Shinkle did much to improve facilities in this important field of enterprise, having been the owner of a number of steamboats and having put into commission one of the first vessels of this kind on the Ohio river. At the time of the Civil war the United States government purchased two or more of his boats, which were converted into ironclads and which were utilized in a number of the naval battles on the lower Mississippi. While living at Higginsport, during his early years, Mr. Shinkle received from Governor Shannon commission as first lieutenant of artillery in the Eighth Division of the Ohio militia. At the time of the Mexican war he offered his services and those of his company to the government but hostilities had ceased before he was mustered in. This early training and experience in military affairs served him well in later years, when, as colonel of Kentucky Home Guards, he was in command at Covington during the raid of the Confederate officer, General Kirby Smith. During the Civil war his executive ability and mature judgment CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 51 proved of great value in maintaining peace and order in his section of the state. His rapid rise as a man of affairs placed him in commanding position among the leading capitalists and business men of his community, and he carried into successful operation extensive and important enterprises. The reorganization of the company to complete the Covington and Cincinnati suspension. bridge was consummated by him in 1856, and he likewise founded and promoted successfully the Covington Gas Company, continuing as president thereof until his death. He was also the founder and the first president of the First National Bank of Covington and was director or president of other corporations too numerous to mention. His connection with the board of education inaugurated a change in the architectural beauty and utility of the public-school buildings. As a member of the city council he made his influence always felt for good. He was long and prominently identified with the Masonic fraternity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in local politics he was an unostentatious but a recognized power. It was division of opinion during the Civil war that made Mr. Shinkle a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he threw himself unreservedly and with characteristic zeal into the work of building up the organization and its interests. He distributed to charity sums which many an ambitious man would regard as adequate fortunes. The Protestant Children's Home, a costly edifice devoted to useful purposes, was a gift for a home for the orphaned or otherwise uncared for Protestant children of Covington. Devoted to the interests of the Methodist Book Concern, watching its growth with peculiar pride; thoughtful for the Freedman's Aid Society and its wide benevolent work in the south; busied with plans for the aid of poor clergymen in the Kentucky conference; a pillar and pride of the local church ; he was a noble specimen of the devout, God-fearing, diligent Christian. His demise occurred at Covington. on the 13th of November, 1892. On the 10th of November, 1842, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Shinkle to Miss Sarah Jane Hughes. They were the parents of only one child, Bradford Shinkle, who became the father of Amos Clifford Shinkle of this review. Bradford Shinkle, who died at his home in the city of Covington, on the 7th of May, 1909, was long numbered among the most prominent and influential business men of the city of Cincinnati and also of Covington. He was born in Higginsport, Ohio, on the 29th of September, 1845, but in 1846 the family home was established in Covington, Kentucky, where it was subsequently maintained. He obtained his early education in the public schools of Covington and afterward became a student in Miami University of Oxford, Ohio. Following his graduation from that institution he began the active commercial and financial pursuits in which he was engaged during the remainder of his busy career. He was a prominent and influential citizen, conspicuous among the energetic and progressive business men of his community. His counsel and advice were constantly being sought and to within a very short time prior to his decease, he was actively and energetically identified with the affairs of many public and private enterprises. He was president of the Covington & Cincinnati Suspension Bridge Company, president of the Champion Ice Company and director of a large number of corporations, among which we may mention the following: the First National Bank of Covington ; the Fifth-Third National Bank of Cincinnati; the Cincinnati Leaf Tobacco -Warehouse Company ; the Columbia Life 52 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY Insurance Company of Cincinnati ; the Central Trust & Safe Deposit Compa:iy of Cincinnati ; and he was also a member of the business firm of The Shinkle, Wilson & Kreis Company. In addition to these commercial and financial alliances, many of which were of great importance, he was president of the board of trustees of the 'Protestant Children's Home of Covington, as well as being personally associated with other charitable, benevolent and religious institutions, in which he was an active and faithful worker. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Cincinnati, a member of the Queen City Club, and since 1883 a member of the Commercial Club of Cincinnati, in which at one time he occupied the position of treasurer. He was a most agreeable, attractive and hospitable gentleman and his influence for good in public life was felt and recognized in many ways by his fellow citizens. Mr. Shinkle was twice married, his first union having been with Ann Johnson Hemingray, a daughter of Robert and Mary A. (Carroll) Hemingray, who were natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Maryland and who were for many years residents of the city of Covington, Kentucky. By his first wife Mr. Shinkle had two children : Camilla, who is now the wife of Dr. Frank B. Cross, a .representative physician and surgeon of Cincinnati ; and Amos Clifford, who now has charge of his father's extensive estate. The mother of these children passed away on the 1st of October, 1884, and Bradford Shinkle later married her younger sister, Miss Mary Ann Carroll Hemingray, who survives him, as does also their one son, Bradford. Mr. Shinkle was a stanch republican in his political proclivities. Amos Clifford Shinkle, whose name introduces this review, was born and reared in Covington, Kentucky, and was educated in private schools, supplemented by a course in the University of Cincinnati. At the present time he is prominently identified with the financial interests of Cincinnati as the president of the Central Trust & Safe Deposit Company. He married Frances Hinkle,. who was born and reared in Cincinnati and by whom he has three children, Frances, Ann Camilla and A. Clifford, Jr. JESSE O. FRANK. Jesse O. Frank, of the firm of A. & J. Frank, carrying on a successful business as a dealer in stocks and bonds, maintains his office in the suite of the above firm at No. 314 Traction building, Cincinnati. Though still young in years, he has made almost phenomenal progress since establishing himself in this business in 1902. His birth occurred in Cincinnati, on the 12th of March, 1884, his parents being Oscar I. and Hattie (Leon) Frank. The father, a native of Hanover, Germany, was brought to this country by his, parents in 1854. Dr. I. T. Frank, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was numbered among the eminent physicians of Cincinnati, practicing medicine here, until called to his final rest in 1887. Oscar I. Frank, the father of Jesse O. Frank, who was three years of age at the, time of his arrival in the new world, received the degree of LL. D. from Columbia University and practiced the profession successfully for twenty years. At the present time, however, he is living retired in the Columbia apartments. CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 53 Jesse O. Frank obtained his education in Cincinnati, attending Hughes high school. After putting aside his text-books he became traveling salesman for a prominent wholesale concern of Chicago and on the expiration of that contract embarked in the banking and brokerage business on his own account as a stock and bond broker and by dint of integrity, honesty and industry has 'won an enviable and gratifying measure of prosperity for one so young. He is in partnership with his brother, Arthur L. Frank, the senior member of the firm of A. & J. Frank, who is a graduate of the Hughes high school. Mr. J. O. Frank is a director of the Ohio Corrugated Culvert Company and is likewise financially interested in various other enterprises of Cincinnati and vicinity. On the 18th of April, 1906, in Cincinnati, Mr. Frank wedded the only daughter of Joseph Silverman, a prominent distiller of forty years' standing in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Frank have one son, Stanley Oscar, who is now three years of age. The family residence is located in Avondale. Mr. Frank is identified with the Knights of Pythias, formerly belonged to the Phoenix Club and is a member of the B'nai B'rith and the Cuvier Press Club. He is known as a public-spirited and prosperous citizen, who always has at heart the best interests of the city and who enjoys the confidence and esteem of his friends. As a representative citizen and as a native of Cincinnati he takes just pride in its continued advancement. JOHN L. SHUFF. The insurance business finds a worthy representative in John L. Shuff who fifteen years ago came to Cincinnati and soon gained recognition as a progressive and wide-awake man. Today he ranks as one of the most successful insurance men in the city and also as one of its most zealous promoters, never counting the time or effort which he expends in seeking to advance the welfare of Cincinnati. He is also prominently known in political and social circles and his friends arc numbered by the legion. He is a native of Bourbon county, Kentucky, born May 21. 1863, a son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Cleveland) Shuff, the mother being a second cousin of the late Grover Cleveland. Mr. Shuff, Sr., was born in Virginia and early in life moved to Kentucky, becoming identified with the development of Bourbon county. He lived to the advanced age of eighty-seven years. The first stone house in Bourbon county was built by him on the line of Bourbon and Scott counties, a partition in the house dividing the two counties. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Shuff : John L. ; and Thomas K., a prominent real-estate man and farmer of Georgetown, Kentucky, who has also taken an active part in politics and filled the position of sheriff at the time of the celebrated Goebel trial. John L. Shuff received his preliminary education in the country schools of his native county and after arriving at manhood went to Jacksonville, Florida, as secretary and manager of the Florida Express Company, in which position he continued for three years. He then went to Atlanta, Georgia, and for three years engaged in the wholesale and retail carriage business. At Atlanta he became interested in life insurance and went to Baltimore, Maryland, where he 54 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY spent three years, becoming thoroughly acquainted with the details of the business to which he is eminently adapted by talents and experience. He arrived in Cincinnati about 1896 and during the period that has since elapsed has given his attention with marked success to life insurance. He is popular among others engaged in the same line of business as himself and is a working member of the Life Underwriters' Association of this city. Mr. Shuff was married in Mason county, Kentucky, to Miss Ida Thompson, a daughter of Henry and Mary (Wells) Thompson, the father being an early settler of Mason county and a leaf tobacco dealer. He was a cousin of Simon Kenton, the noted Indian scout and fighter. In politics Mr. Shuff takes a great interest, being in hearty sympathy with the democracy, although independent in city affairs, as he belongs to the increasing number of men in America who believe that a municipal government should be taken out of the control of the political parties and managed by competent business men. He was an adviser of Governors Pattison and Harmon and is a close personal friend of William J. Bryan. He is greatly interested in movements for the good of the city aside from politics and was secretary and organizer of the first and second fall festivals of Cincinnati, the results redounding greatly. to the credit of those in charge. He is a member of the Business Men's Club and is chairman of the house committee, serving also for three years as a member of the board of directors. He is a director of the Queen City Club and holds membership in the Avondale Club. In religious belief he adheres to the Christian church. Few men stand higher in the estimation of their fellows than Mr. Shuff. He is remarkably diligent in his vocation as an insurance man but is never too busy to lend a willing ear to calls for his time or service in promoting the comfort or happiness of the community even when there is no expectation of pecuniary reward. His success in business and in citizenship is well deserved and is the direct result of untiring industry, perseverance and the application of sound judgment based on principles of justice and truth. JOSEPH NIEHAUS. After a residence of almost fifty years in Cincinnati Joseph Niehaus was called to his final rest on the 18th of May, 1908. He was then but in the prime of life and it seemed that he should have been spared to continue his life of usefulness and activity for a longer period but fate ruled otherwise and in his. passing Cincinnati lost one of her active and valued business men. He was born in this city in 1859, a son of Joseph Niehaus, who founded the first brewery here and for some time was president. of the Niehaus-Klinkhamer Brewing Company. The Catholic Elementary schools and St. Xavier College, of this city, afforded the son his educational privileges and he started out in the business world in connection with his father but upon the death of Joseph Niehaus, Sr., the brewery changed hands and the son turned his attention to other interests. He was connected for a time with a foreign agency and had charge of the foreign business of the brewery and, since it passed into other hands, he became the presi- CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 57 dent of the National Hardware Company and still later perfected plans which resulted in the organization of the Continental Carriage Company for the manufacture and sale of vehicles. He devoted most of his active business life to successfully upbuilding this undertaking, of which he was the president and in which he continued in active connection for fifteen years or until 1907. He then sold out and purchased the business of Fuchs & Budde, dealers in sponges and chamois, and the business is still continued by the family. It was in Cincinnati in 1882 that Mr. Niehaus was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Homan and unto them were born three sons : Joseph, who has charge of a branch of the Illinois Leather Company of Cincinnati ; Henry M., now deceased; and Robert M., who has just completed school. Mr. Niehaus was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic church. He had no club relations for he was a man of domestic tastes and his home was all the club he cared for. He was, however, public-spirited and active always in support of projects for the general good. When he saw that the best interests of Cincinnati could be conserved in the support of any well organized movement, he did not hesitate to give his cooperation thereto and as he was a man of considerable influence this induced others to follow his example and therefore secured for the project a strong and substantial support. A resident of this city for almost a half century, he had a wide acquaintance here and many of the comrades of his boyhood remained the friends of his manhood. AUGUSTUS S. LUDLOW. Augustus S. Ludlow, who has been an able member of the Cincinnati bar for more than a half century, is a worthy representative of a family that has figured prominently in the annals of this city and county for almost one hundred and twenty-five years. His birth occurred on the 7th of March, 1837, his parents being John and Hetty (Niles) Ludlow. Just when the family was first established in the United States is not known. The ancestry is traced back to Sir Edmund Ludlow, an English general, of Shropshire, England, who was banished from that country to Switzerland on the restoration of the Stuarts. He was one of the judges who passed the death sentence on Charles I and afterward became deputy of Ireland under Cromwell. The great-grandfather of our subject, Major General Cornelius Ludlow, a son of Jeremiah Ludlow, was connected with the state militia of New Jersey and fought in the Revolutionary war. In 1728 he wedded Miss Catherine Cooper, by whom he had a son, Israel. For his second wife he chose Miss Julia Anne Disborough, of New Jersey, and the oldest son of that marriage was John. Colonel Israel Ludlow arrived in Cincinnati in 1788, coining to this city from the vicinity of Morristown, New Jersey. His half-brother, John Ludlow, came here in 1790. In 1787 Israel Ludlow had been appointed by the government to come to Ohio for the purpose of surveying the Indian lands. He laid out the village of Cincinnati and it is claimed that he gave the name of Cincinnati to the place in honor of his father, who was a member of the Order of Cincinnatis. In 1794 he surveyed the city 58 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY of Hamilton, the following year surveyed the present city of Dayton and also laid out Ludlow, Kentucky. He left numerous descendants. John Ludlow, the grandfather of Augustus S. Ludlow, came to Cincinnati in 1790, as stated above. Two years later he took up his abode on section 17, Mill Creek township, where he built a loghouse and blockhouse and devoted his attention to general agricultural pursuits. The site of his home, in Ivorydale, is now occupied by the Procter & Gamble Soap Company. He had wedded Miss Catherine Cooper in 1772 and after her death chose for his second wife Miss Susan DeMun of New Jersey. It is claimed that he established the first lodge of Masons in the then western country. In 1823 he passed away, leaving the greater part of his farm to his son John, with whom his widow made her home until called to her final rest in 1843. John Ludlow, the father of the gentleman whose name introduces this review, was born on the home farm, on the loth of December, 1795, and as a companion and helpmate on the journey of life chose Miss Hetty Niles, of Hamilton county, whose natal day was July 17, 1799. They resided on the farm in Mill Creek township throughout the remainder of their lives, John Ludlow passing away on the 23d of April, 1875, while the demise of his wife occurred on the 7th of July, 1866. Mr, Ludlow served as the first sheriff of Hamilton county and also acted as a magistrate for ten years. He was likewise an extensive landowner, holding much of the land in what is now the most desirable portion of Cincinnati. Unto him and his wife were born eight Children, as follows : Stephen C., whose birth occurred on the 29th of November, 1819, and who passed away on the 3d of September, 1882 ; Harriet, who was born May 29, 1822, and died on the 9th of October, 1882 ; Amanda, whose natal day was October 9, 1824, and who passed away June io, 1891 ; Dr. William B., who was born on the 15th of March,. 1828, and died on January 22, 1910; Samuel W., who was born May 8, 1830, and passed away February 3, 1907 ; John, a surgeon in the navy, who was born June 27, 1832, and died November 20, 1896; Augustus S., of this review ; and Walter S., a sketch of whom appears on another page of this work. Augustus S. Ludlow supplemented his early education, obtained in the district schools of Mill Creek township, by a course of study in the Farmers College. In preparation for a professional career he entered the Cincinnati Law School, from which institution he was graduated on the 18th of April, 186o. Throughout the intervening years he has been engaged in the practice, of law in the Queen City, enjoying an enviable and distinctively representative clientage. In his practice he specializes in that branch of legal work concerning the settlement of estates and assignment matters. He engages little in trial practice, his work in his particular branch of law, however, being of a superior order, and he has many old clients. On the 3d of October, 1860, Mr. Ludlow was united in marriage to Miss Roxanna Wilson, whose birth occurred on the 24th of July, 1840, and who is the mother of three children. Edwin W., who was born August 3, 1861, is now a practicing physician of Urbana, Ohio. On the 2d of January, 1890, he wedded Miss Montana Stone, by whom he had one child, Edwin Fairfax Ludlow, who in the maternal line is related to the Fairfax family of Virginia. For his second wife Dr. Ludlow chose Miss Ruelle Rawlings, of Urbana. Charles K., who CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 59 was born May 20, 1866, and makes his home with his parents, is connected with the Automatic Temperature Regulation Company. Lida Almira, whose natal day was June 7, 1871, was married on the 27th of June, 1900, to Archibald E. Roninger, and makes her home at South Bend, Indiana, her husband representing a New York carriage house there. Mr. and Mrs. Roninger have two children : Archibald E., Jr., whose birth occurred on the 25th of September, 1904; and Merle Louise, born July 31, 1911. The two sons and also the son-in-law of our subject are worthy exemplars of the Masonic fraternity. Augustus S. Ludlow is a member of the Central Christian church. In the community where he has spent his entire life, covering a period of seventy-four years, he enjoys an enviable reputation as a leading and prominent citizen. An interesting relic which has been in the Ludlow family for more than two hundred and fifty years is an old clock which is still keeping good time. ROBERT N. FRYER. Inclination and ability for hard work, integrity of character and gentlemanly address may he designated as the foundation of the success which was gained by Robert N. Fryer (luring an active experience of many years in business. He is now living retired at Cincinnati, where he has made his home since his early manhood. A native of Paris, Tennessee, he comes of good southern parentage and is a son of Thomas C. and Anne Fryer. The father was born in North Carolina but removed to Tennessee and engaged in the practice of law at Paris, becoming one of the leading attorneys of that part of the state. He died in 1900. while his wife had passed away in 1879. Their remains were deposited in the cemetery at Paris. Robert N. Fryer possessed good advantages of education in the public and high schools of his native town and showed an interest and ability in his studies which gave bright promise for his future. At the age of eighteen he came to Cincinnati and secured a position as stock clerk with the firm of Louis Stix & Company. Later he was engaged with the Singer Sewing Machine Company, in which he continued for eight years and had the record for the largest sales of any man in the same length of time. His experience in the sewing-machine business fitted him well for his next position, when he became solicitor for the Mutual Life Insurance Company and demonstrated a talent for securing business which placed him among the highly successful insurance solicitors of the city. After an experience of four years he was appointed general agent of the Phoenix Mutual Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, with headquarters in Cincinnati. He had charge of the business of the company in the Iowa field first, when on account of his success Kentucky was given him, to which later on was added southern Ohio. During this time he made a highly satisfactory showing but on account of ill health he retired from active labors at the end of ten years. He was a remarkably energetic worker .and acquired a competency which now enables him to enjoy the comforts of life. In 1905, at Maysville, Kentucky, Mr. Fryer was married to Mrs. Mary (Stevenson) Thomas, and they have one son, Robert N., Jr. Mr. Fryer and 60 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY his family reside at Fort Thomas, Kentucky, but he maintains an office at 1020 Union Trust building, Cincinnati. In politics he adheres to the democratic party, the principles of which he accepts as best adapted to enhance the prosperity of the nation. He has never sought political office but has served as trustee of Highland, Kentucky. For a number of years he was actively connected with the Knights of Pythias and also held membership in the leading social clubs of the city. In his early life he adopted progressive methods and he ably performed his part in advancing the permanent interests of those with whom he associated. He and his estimable wife have many friends and their home is a center of widespread hospitality. WILLIAM C. CULKINS. William C. Culkins was born in Greenup county, Kentucky, May 12, 1868, the only child of John and Elizabeth J. Culkins. The father, who was born in 1827, became a railroad contractor and builder and at one time was city commissioner of Ironton, Ohio. He died in Cincinnati in 1898, while his wife, who was born in Virginia in 1838, passed away in 1892. The removal of the family to Ironton, Ohio, during the early boyhood of William C. Culkins caused him to pursue his education in the schools of 'that city, completing his course by graduation from the high school with the class of 1886. He afterward engaged in school-teaching, being later for a period employed as timekeeper in connection with railroad-construction work and was also a clerk in a grocery store. He afterward became local editor of the Daily Irontonian, the first successful daily paper published in Ironton. In 1891 he came to Cincinnati and did local editorial work on the Commercial Gazette and has been connected with the Tribune, Post, Enquirer and Times-Star in different capacities. He was New York correspondent for the Commercial Gazette and Boston Journal and Washington correspondent for the Post and Scripps-McRae League. He is political editor and special writer on municipal and county affairs and has been legislative correspondent in Ohio for fifteen years. In commercial and financial fields he has also directed his energies and is now president of the Hyde Park Building & Loan Company and director and secretary of the Hotel Gibson Company, while formerly he was vice president and general manager of the Columbus Life Insurance Company, and later became manager of the special branch of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York. In May, 1911, he became superintendent and executive secretary of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, which position he now occupies. Mr. Culkins' political service as an officer covers the period from April 20, 1906, to December 31, 1907, when he was auditor of the city of Cincinnati. He is identified with the progressive wing of the republican party and is in accord with that movement which is seeking to bring about purifying and wholesome reforms that have been gradually growing up in the political and municipal life of the city. On the 14th of February, 1897, Mr. Culkins was united in marriage to Miss Ida Nicholson, a daughter of M. Nicholson, and they have three children, Wil- CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 61 liam B., Paul J. and Florence L. Mr. Culkins' fraternal relations are with Hyde Park Lodge, F.. & A. M., Columbia Lodge, K. P.; Ironton Lodge, I. O. O. F. ; and Ivanhoe Council of the Royal Arcanum. He is also identified with many of the movements of a public character that have to do with the city's progress, being now a director and former secretary of the Business Men's Club, a director of the Federated Improvement Association, of which he was formerly president, member of the Hyde Park Business Club, and associated organizations and vice president of the Associated Charities. He is also connected with the City Club and the Pen and Pencil Club. He is a director of the Roosevelt Republican Club, and member of the Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Association, the Taxpayers Association, the Mount Lookout Business Club and the Ohio Valley Historical Association and is secretary of the Ohio Valley Improvement Association. WILLIAM MUHLBERG, M. D. Dr. William Muhlberg, assistant medical director for the Central Union Life Insurance Company, his professional service being of a varied character that has well equipped him for the position which he now occupies, was born in Cincinnati, in 1875, a son of William and Celestine (Miller) Muhlberg. The family name indicates the German origin. The father was born in Eisenberg, Saxony, Germany, and enjoyed liberal educational advantages, attending the University of Leipzig. He came to America in 1849 with the movement that brought Carl Schurz and other eminent citizens of Germany to the new world, the German states having been involved in war wherein many of the citizens attempted to secure greater liberties, and when unsuccessful in this they sought the freedom, appreciation and greater opportunities of this growing western world. William Muhlberg was of this number. He had studied medicine and pharmacy in his native land and for a year or two after coming to the United States was located in New York city, where he followed his profession. He then came to Cincinnati and established a drug store on Western Row, now Central street, becoming one of the pioneer pharmacists of this city. He was not long in building up a good business and for an extended period was associated with the drug trade, his labors being crowned with success. He married Celestine Miller, a daughter of William Miller, who was of French extraction. The death of William Muhlberg occurred in 1890, when he was sixty-nine years of age. Dr. Muhlberg completed his public-school education by graduation from Woodward high school with the class of 1893, but not content with the advancement that he had already made, he continued his studies in the University of Cincinnati. Later he attended lectures at Ohio Medical College and was graduated in 1897. His professional career has been marked by steady progress. He was interne in the City Hospital for a year and a half and gained thorough and valuable experience in his hospital practice. He afterward went to Berne, Switzerland, where he studied for a year, specializing in physiology. Following his return to the United States he occupied the position of assistant in 62 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY the laboratory of physiology for a year in, Harvard Medical School, but in 1901 returned to Cincinnati and accepted 'the appointment of professor of physiology in the Ohio Medical College, with which lie was thus connected for six years, or until 1907, when he resigned to become a member of the medical staff of the Union Central Life Insurance Company, which he now represents as assistant medical director. Later, in 1908, he was appointed professor of experimental medicine at the Ohio Medical College and was offered the deanship in 1909 but declined the proffered position and returned to the insurance company. He served on the staff of the City Hospital as curator and has also been pathologist to the German Hospital. His professional service has been of an important character and has won him high encomiums from his professional brethren as well as from the general public. He is interested in various societies and organizations for the dissemination of medical knowledge, holding membership in the Cincinnati Academy of Medicine, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He also belongs to the Society for Medical Research and was formerly a member of the American Physiological Society. In more strictly fraternal and social lines he was connected with the Sigma Alpha Epsilon of the Cincinnati University and became a member of the Nu Sigma Nu at the medical college. Dr. Muhlberg was married to Miss Edna Zinke, a daughter of Dr. Zinke, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume. They now have one child, Edna. Dr. Muhlberg and his family attend and support the German Protestan church. Barring his absence in Europe his entire life has been passed in Cincinnati and many of the comrades of his youth are numbered among the friends of his manhood—a fact which is indicative of a well spent life and the high regard entertained for him by those who are familiar with his history. CARL E. PRITZ. Carl E. Pritz, who is prominently identified with the distillery business, with general offices at Nos. 909-11 Sycamore street, Cincinnati, has spent his entire life in this city and has gained high standing in business and social circles. He owes his position to his gentlemanly address, his unquestioned integrity of character and his acknowledged business ability. He was born February 20, 1878, and is a son of Solomon W. and Caroline Pritz, record of whom is presented in the sketch of Sidney E. Pritz, which appears elsewhere in this work. The public schools afforded opportunity for the early education of Carl E. Pritz and after making the usual preparations he entered the technical school from which he was graduated with high standing in his class in .1895. Immediately after leaving school he entered the employ of the cloak manufacturing firm of H. Rosenbaum & Company. Beginning as an entry clerk he advanced to the position of salesman, which he held for three years. He then resigned and became connected with the firm of Strauss, Pritz & Company as a clerk but was advanced to the position of salesman, later becoming a partner in the firm. Upon its incorporation, January I, 1910, he was elected vice president and treasurer of The Strauss, Pritz Company, which controls the Spring Hill Dis- CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 63 tillery, at Frankfort, Kentucky. He is also a member of the board of directors and his rapid rise to a position of large responsibility indicates the confidence of his associates in his judgment. He fills the presidency of the National Wine and Spirit Representatives' Association, and thoroughly understands the business. His efforts in promoting the interests, of the company have been rewarded with a gratifying measure of success. On the 21st of October, 1907, Mr. Pritz was married at St. Louis, Missouri, to Miss Dora Wertheimer, a daughter of Jacob J. Wertheimer, president of the Wertheimer-Swartz Shoe Company. Mr. Pritz has never allowed his interest to be absorbed by politics to the detriment of his private affairs but as a patriotic citizen he votes in support of the principles he deems most essential for the advancement of the permanent welfare of the country. He is a wide-awake and progressive business man and the success he has attained is the result of his good management. Socially he is popular and is a member of the Phoenix Club, the Losantiville Country Club and the Business Men's Club. He is identified with the Masonic order and also with Cincinnati Lodge, No. 5, B. P. 0. E. His home is at No. 4064 Rose Hill, Avondale. EDWIN J. KEHOE, M. D. Dr. Edwin J. Kehoe, engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery, was born in Covington, Kentucky, October 23, 1869, a son of Timothy and Elizabeth (McHenry) Kehoe, both of whom are natives of Ireland, whence they came to America in early life. The father crossed the Atlantic when a young man, settling in Covington, Kentucky, where he died in July previous to the birth of our subject. When Edwin was a year old the family removed to Cincinnati so that in the public schools of this city Dr. Kehoe pursued much of his education. However, (luring his high-school days he was in Middletown, Ohio, and, having mastered the course there, determined upon the practice of medicine as a life work and in preparation therefor entered the Miami Medical College in 1899. The course covered four years, bringing him to his graduation in 1903. He at once located for practice in Cincinnati at No. 4042 Colerain avenue. He is in close touch with the most advanced scientific ideas and methods of practice and a discriminating judgment enables him to wisely choose in the selection of methods and remedies which he believes will constitute the most effective force in producing the results desired. He belongs to the Cincinnati Academy of Medicine, the Ohio State Medical Society, the West End Medical Society and the McDowell Society. Dr, Kehoe was married to Miss Margaret Moore, a daughter of Michael and Mary Moore, of Cincinnati. She was born in the residence which she now occupies. By this marriage there have been born four children, Mary, James, Morrell and Purcell. Dr. Kehoe belongs to the Catholic Order of Foresters but his social and other activities are limited by the increasing demands made upon his time and attention by his profession. He is gradually building up a gratifying practice and many who have come to him as casual patients have remained as steady patrons 64 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY when necessity has demanded professional medical service. He has further developed his powers through continuous study as well as by experience and his worth is attested by many who have employed him as family physician for a number of years. EDWIN WEBSTER JEWELL. Edwin Webster Jewell, for thirty years a resident of Cincinnati, during which entire period he has been connected with the Union Central Life Insurance Company, acting as general agent since 1885, is a man of much local prominence in Norwood and in the city, not only by reason of his important business connections, but also owing to the active part which he has taken in forwarding charitable and benevolent movements. He was born in Rockford, Illinois, on the 5th of March, 1844, a son of Thomas Jefferson and Susan Dwight (Fuller) Jewell, both of whom were natives of Vermont, whence they drove across the country by wagon to Illinois. The mother was a relative of Martha Fuller. In his native city Edwin W. Jewell mastered the elementary branches of learning, pursuing his studies in one of the old-time log schoolhouses, such as were common on the frontier. Throughout the entire period of his connection with the business world he has been identified with insurance although his primary activities were in the field of fire insurance as a member of the firm of Treadway & Jewell, who had the largest fire insurance agency in Chicago at the time of the disastrous conflagration of 1871. The company and the agency survived the fire of that year but the second Chicago fire of 1873 together with that of Boston financially ruined them. Mr. Jewell and his partner had large holdings of stock in the company which was wrecked through this great catastrophe. With undaunted spirit and unfaltering determination Mr. Jewell sought the opportunity to make a new start in life. He continued in the insurance business but entered the field of life insurance in southern Illinois with the New York and Home Life Insurance Companies. Subsequently he became connected with the Union Central Life Insurance Company, at Pontiac, Illinois, and in 1882 came to Cincinnati as its city agent, so continuing until 1885, when he was made general agent, and has since served in that capacity. He was called to the position at a time when the company had a very small business in force at this point but it has grown to be one of the large agencies of the company, producing between a million and a quarter to one million and one half of busines a year. Mr. Jewell has thoroughly organized the work, has surrounded himself with a corps of efficient agents and the business has reached a large volume. In addition to his insurance interests he has become known in financial circles the vice president of the Provident Savings Bank & Trust Company. On the 12th of October, 1887, at Price Hill, Cincinnati, Mr. Jewell was unit in marriage to Miss Jessie Madison Welsh, a daughter of Major Pinckne James and Frances (Berry) Welsh. Her father organized a company of the Fifty-sixth Illinois Regiment at Shawneetown, Illinois, to enter the Civil war and went to the front as its captain, from which rank he was promoted to tha of major. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Jewell has been blessed with two CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 67 sons and a daughter, Edwin Webster, John Davis and Jessie Susan. The family are all members of the Grace Methodist Episcopal church of Norwood, and from 1893 until 1910 Mr. Jewell was president of its board of trustees, and his son, John, is now a steward of this church. Fraternally he is a master Mason and a Knight Templar. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and there are few men who feel more hearty concern for the public welfare or have been more helpful in bringing about the purifying and wholesome reforms which have been gradually growing in the political, municipal and social life of the city. He belongs to that class of men who wield a power which is all the more potent from the fact that it is moral rather than political and is exercised for the public weal rather than for personal ends. He regards it the duty as well as the privilege of a citizen to serve where his service can benefit his community. Therefore, he has used a portion of his time which otherwise might have been given to personal interests to act as president of the board of sewerage commissioners of Norwood. He has also been president of the Norwood Welfare Association and president of the Norwood Anti-Saloon League and because of his broad humanitarian spirit he has not only taken a deep and helpful interest in civic government but has also been a most generous contributor to charities and benevolent organizations. Realizing, too, the necessity of recreative periods, he has become president of the Norwood Baseball Club of the Saturday Afternoon League. He ever looks at life from a sane practical standpoint, realizing its possibilities and its opportunities, its obligations and its responsibilities and appreciative at all times of those interests and pleasures which are most worth while. JOSEPH W. O'HARA. Even as a youth Joseph W. O'Hara fixed his mind upon the law as a vocation, and after more than a quarter of a century at the bar of Hamilton county he sees no reason to regret his early choice. He was born in Cincinnati, August 2, 1863, being the son of William Austin and Elise (Halm) O'Hara, the former of whom was born in Cincinnati and the latter in Austria. Mr. O'Hara, Sr., was engaged in the commission business and subsequently in the fire insurance business and has long been deceased, but Mrs. O'Hara is still living. There were six children in their family, five of whom survive, namely : Joseph W.; William A.; Julie C. ; Elise U., who became the wife of Jenk E. Wright; and Jane S.; the other son, Charles Taft O'Hara, having recently died. Joseph W. O'Hara attended the common schools of this city and was graduated from the Hughes high school in 1880. He entered the Cincinnati Law School and after pursuing a regular course was graduated in 1884 with the degree of LL. B. He was associated with the firms of Jordan, Jordan & Williams ; Jordan, Jordan & O'Hara and O'Hara & Jordan but is now practicing alone with offices in the Johnston building. Mr. O'Hara has devoted himself to the general civil practice and is a member of the Ohio State and Cincinnati Bar Associations. Vol. IV-4 68 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY On the 1st of July, 1899, Mr. O'Hara.. was married at Cincinnati to Miss Lucile P. Hazen, who is a native of this city and daughter of Colonel L. AI. and Theresa (Kellogg) Hazen. In politics Mr. O'Hara adheres to the democratic party, but he has never aspired to the honors or emoluments of political office, although he takes a lively interest in educational matters and served for ten years as a member of the school board. He. is identified with various clubs and local organizations and has established a wide and favorable acquaintance. HENRY MARKS. Among those who have been builders of Cincinnati's commercial greatness Henry Marks deserves mention because of his close connection with the clothing business in this city. He never faltered when obstacles and difficulties confronted him but, when one avenue of opportunity seemed closed, sought out another path by which he could reach the desired goal and never stopped short of the successful accomplishment of his object. He was born in Forbach, France, June 3, 1828, a son of Joseph and Hannah (Mendley) Marks. The father was a butcher and cattle man who spent his entire life in Europe. Henry Marks pursued his education in the schools of France and came when eighteen years of age to the United States, joining his brother, Lipman Marks, who was a resident of Cincinnati. He had no means of support save his industry and for about two years after his arrival he engaged in peddling goods around the country. This gave him a start and at all times he was actuated by a laudable ambition to attain something better. Even when success was his, he was constantly reaching out along broader lines, thus exemplifying the progressive spirit of the age. His first independent venture was made at Muncie, Indiana, where he engaged in the clothing business in partnership with Marx Leon, a brother-in-law. There he remained until 1859, when he returned to Cincinnati to establish, a manufacturing plant and also a clothing' business. The store at Muncie was then conducted by Emanuel Marks, a brother of Henry Marks, and the business at Cincinnati was carried on under the style of Leon, Marks & .Company, on Pearl street. Subsequently in order to secure enlarged quarters they removed. to the corner of Vine and Pearl streets where they built up a very extensive business, Mr. Marks continuing in charge for a number o years and developing an enterprise which became one of the important man factoring and commercial interests of the city. In later years when succes was his, he retired from that field, his sons taking charge of the business, while Henry Marks turned his attention to the insurance business. After his retirement the clothing trade was conducted under the style of Marks' Sons Company but has since been sold. On the 2d of November, 1852, in Cincinnati, Dr. Isaac M. Wise performed the marriage ceremony that united the destinies of Henry Marks and Miss Helena Wertheimer, a daughter of Aaron and Jeanetta (Rosenthal) Wertheimer. Mrs. Marks was born in Germany and when twelve years of age was brought. to the United States. Her father came to Cincinnati in 1849 and was CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 69 engaged in the iron business for a long period. He died in 1881. The marriage of Mr, and Mrs. Marks was blessed with ten children : Joseph H., now of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, who married Fannie Marbleston and has one child, Clara; Leopold H., who is engaged in the brewing business at Albany, Georgia, and who married Josie Devlin, by whom he has three daughters, Dollie, Hattie and Hazel; Sol H., who is with the Geiershofer Company of Cincinnati ; Charles, of Albany, Georgia, who married Bertha Zimmer and has four children, Raymond, Estella, Henry and Joseph ; Nathan, who is with the Sig & Sol Freiberg Company, of Covington, Kentucky, and has four children, Natalie, Henry, Mora and Hazel ; Cora, who is the widow of Leo Altheimer, who was born in Germany and came to Cincinnati when fifteen years of age, here engaging in the clothing business until his death, October 16, 1910, when fifty-five years of age, at which time he left three children, Bertram M., Helena and Henry; Stella, the wife of Sig Freiberg, of Cincinnati ; Hattie, who is the wife of N. M. Block, of Macon, Georgia, and the mother of three children, Hazel, Herbert and Earl; Jessie, the wife of H. C. Bluthenthal, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and the mother of two sons, 'Irwin and Herbert C. ; and Mabel, the wife of Max Morris, of Macon, Georgia. The family were called upon to mourn the loss of the husband and father on the 8th of June, 1907, when Mr. Mark passed away, his remains being interred in the Lick Run cemetery. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Free Sons of Israel He was also president of the Reading Road Temple and one of the founder of that church. He also served as one of the board of governors of the Hebrew Union College and gave his political allegiance to the democratic party but never sought nor help} office. He always preferred to concentrate his energies upon his business affairs and in the field of manufacture and merchandising he met with that substantial and well merited success which follows industry energy and enterprise J. H. STROBL. The name of J. H. Strobl is a synonym for progress in clay manufacture in Cincinnati, and of important business interests Mr. Strobl is now the head, being president of the Strobl Tile Company, of Winton Place. The business was established in 1901, at which time he opened an art and clay specialty pottery on Depot street and State avenue, in Cincinnati, where he continued until he came to his present location. If heredity has anything to do with the choice of occupation it was the most natural thing in the world that he should have become a potter, for his father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather all followed that pursuit, and in fact nearly every male representative of the family for over a century has given his attention to the same line of business, while many of the female members of the Strobl family have been adept at the lighter and more artistic features of clay modeling. The story of the family has been interestingly told concerning the fact that for generations representatives of the name have been famous as potters near the city of Linz, Austria, no other occupation having any attraction for those of the name. 70 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY The art was inherited, the secrets handed down, sons succeeded fathers and they in turn gave way to youth that took up the work abandoned by age, the even tenor of it running through time beyond memory. And each generation saw the advancement that came with the birth of ideas and the growth of deftness and skill. The clay creations of the father were outdone by those of the son and later those took place beyond the fashioning and coloring of younger hands and brains in the march of the years. At length there came one of the family who regarded the opportunities of the old world as too narrow for his growing ambition and he sought an outlet for his energy and industry in a strange land. It was Paul Strobl, the grandfather of our subject, who sailed for America in the year 1851 and established a pottery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the father of F. X. Strobl, who continued in the same line of trade, learning the business under the direction of his father, and in 1873 opened a pottery in Ripley county, Indiana, which he conducted until 1883. He is still living and works at the old trade in the large establishment now managed by his son. In a little room furnished off from his father's pottery at Ripley, Indiana J. H. Strobl was born and from his earliest infancy has been familiar with the business. He found his chief enjoyment as a boy in modeling clay and when a youth of fourteen he came to Cincinnati, where he sought and secured a position in the Scott Pottery, now out of existence. He remained with that house until he started in business for himself, incorporating the J. H. Strobl Pottery Company, on the 6th of May, 1906. The business was capitalized for thirty thousand dollars with Mr. Strobl as president, George Fox, vice president and treasurer, and Gus Krug as secretary. They manufactured artistic colored vases, punch bowls, loving cups, flower baskets, etc., but like many other concerns of the kind in the United States were caught in the financial panic of 1907, which completely demoralized the art-pottery trade. Unlike many others, however, the Strobl Company was in a position to withstand the panic and, discontinuing the manufacture of vases, they began the manufacture of artistic tile for ornamental and building purposes, making a specialty of manufacturing mantels from architectural drawings. Their success has been deserved and their work has given fame to Cincinnati as a manufacturing center. They are represented upon the road by traveling men who cover Canada while another has headquarters at San Francisco and two travel out of Cincinnati. In 1909 they erected their own modern pottery at Winton Place, there employing from twenty-five to thirty men. They have occupied the building since April, 1909, and have a thoroughly equipped plant for the conduct of the business. They have, however, discontinued the manufacture of pottery ware and are now manufacturing tiles exclusively. Mr. Strobl was married to Miss Carrie Ahlenstorf, of Cincinnati, a daughter of Fred Ahlenstorf, and they have two children, Arthur and Pearl. Mr. Strobl is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles but has not given much time to society and club life, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his business affairs. He is now meeting with well merited success. Patiently, hopefully and tirelessly he worked until he reached results that equipped him for the contest with others, and he is now at the head of a business that has grown year by year. He has never become discouraged with failures in his experi- CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 71 mental work hut has labored on until at last the secret of mixture and color has been learned. His labors are making the name of Strobl stand today in America for what it has long stood in the land of his forefathers and the products of his manufactory are becoming more and more widely known. OLIVER SARSON BRYANT. Oliver Sarson Bryant, attorney at law of Cincinnati, his native city, was born February 7, 1877, a son of Oliver Dexter and Kate (Sarson) Bryant. The Cincinnati public schools afforded him his early educational privileges and when the work of the grades had been completed he attended the Hughes high school and the Franklin school. His collegiate work was done in Yale University, where he won the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1899, and then, entering Harvard, he matriculated as a law student, winning the LL. B. degree upon his graduation with the class of 1902. Returning to Cincinnati for practice, he has since been a member of the profession and in the intervening period of nine years has made substantial progress and in 1911 was appointed assistant city solicitor. Advancement at the bar is proverbially slow and yet he has gradually worked his way upward, arguing many cases and losing but few. Realizing the necessity for thorough preparation, he industriously prepares his cause for presentation and his course in the courtroom indicates reserve strength. His handling of his case is always full, comprehensive and accurate ; his analysis of the facts is clear and exhaustive; he sees without effort the relation and dependence of the facts and so groups them as to enable him to throw their combined force upon the point they tend to prove. Mr. Bryant belongs to the Cincinnati Bar Association and to various prominent clubs, including the Literary, of which he is secretary, the City, University, Stumps Boat and the Cincinnati Yale Clubs. Allied with the democratic party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise, he is nevertheless independent, supporting all movements for the betterment of city government and the elimination of boss rule. He is in hearty sympathy with that reform movement which seems to be common to both parties and which is one of the hopeful signs of the times. HERMAN JULIUS GUCKENBERGER. Herman Julius Guckenberger, lawyer and banker, was born in Cincinnati, December 11, 1880, his parents being George and Eliza Guckenberger, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume. After passing through the grammar grades of the public schools he attended the high school and subsequently entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he completed the course of the law department with the class of 1903, the LL. B. degree being conferred upon him. He has since practiced his profession and has gained a gratifying clientele, whereby he has become connected with many of the important liti- 72 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY gated interests tried in the courts of this city. He is also interested in banking as a stockholder in the Atlas National Bank and has taken a very active part in the American Institute of Banking, especially the Cincinnati Chapter. This is an educational department and forms a part of the American Bankers Association. Its object is the education of bank men in banking. To enlarge opportunities for the local men during his term as president of the local chapter, with the assistance of prominent business and professional men of this city, particularly bank officials, he founded the Cincinnati College of Finance, Commerce and Accounts, a college of higher commercial education, where training in accounting, business administration, commerce, commercial law and finance is offered. He has taught commercial law and banking law in this institution since its establishment five years ago and is now dean of the school and a member of its executive committee. Mr. Guckenberger is a member of Hanselman Lodge of Masons, and belongs also to the Cincinnati Business Men's Club, the Michigan University Alumni Association of Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club and the Westwood Business Men's Club, making his home in the suburb of Westwood. An analyzation of his character shows that he possesses resolution perseverance and reliability and among the younger representatives of the legal profession and financial interests he is well known. GEORGE F. KLOTTER. George F. Klotter, president of the Cincine F. Klotter Company of Cincinnati, doing all kinds of copper work, has been successful in developing an important enterprise and after many years of well applied effort is enjoying the results of his labors. He was endowed with natural talent as a mechanic and his work to him has been a pleasure, yielding at the same time a gratifying financial reward. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, April 20, 1855, a son of George F. and Magdalene Klotter. The father was a native of Germany and after arriving at manhood emigrated to the new world. He located at Cincinnati in 1858 and engaged in the mercantile business during the remainder of his life. At the time of the Civil war he offered his services to his adopted country and was enrolled as a member of the Home 1900, at Cincinnati. He died in 1900, at the age of seventy-five, and his wife passed away in 1888. Mr. Klotter of this sketch received his preliminary education in the public schools and later took a commercial course at Nelson's Business College. At the age of fifteen he began as an apprentice in the copper-working trade under F. C. Deckebach and continued with him for four years. He then secured employment tinder Sauser & Haller and was with this firm for eighteen years, being superintendent of the plant during the last ten years of the period named. In 1895 he bought out Schneidler & Haller, his employers, who were the successors of Sauser & Haller, and conducted the business so ably that it became one of the well established concerns of the city. It was incorporated in 1899 as the George F. Klotter Company, of which he has since been president. The CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 73 company gives employment to about fifteen persons, most of whom are skilled workmen, and each year witnesses a substantial increase in its patronage. Mr. Klotter's success in his chosen calling has been directly due to close application and his ability to meet the demands of the public satisfactorily, his reputation for reliability having proved of great value in the development of the business. Politically he is independent, preferring to vote for the man rather than in support of any party, and fraternally Mr. Klotter is identified with the K. A. E. O. JAMES A. McENTEE. James A. McEntee is president and manager of the J. A. McEntee Lumber Company, which business he founded twenty-four years ago and which has through his own individual efforts developed into the thriving enterprise it is today. He is of Irish extraction, as the name would suggest, and was born in Covington, Kentucky, in 1867, his parents being Patrick and Maria (McKean) McEntee, both natives of the Emerald isle. The mother is now deceased, but the father is still living at the venerable age of seventy-eight years. In the acquirement of his education James A. McEntee attended the public and parochial schools of his native city. On starting out in life for himself he obtained a position in the lumber and stave business and being an enterprising, ambitious young man, he proved to be a most efficient employe in every respect. By reason of his intelligent application, keen mentality and natural aptitude he early gave evidence of possessing the qualities most essential to success in all commercial fields. His abilities and close concentration to business soon won recognition from the firm and at the age of eighteen years he was promoted to the position of a traveling salesman. He possesses great strength of character and forcefulness as well as the spirit of aggressiveness and the social faculties so indispensable in successful salesmanship, his efforts in this direction but confirming the expectations of his employers, who had the most implicit confidence in his abilities. In 1887 he began business under the firm name of Stone & McEntee, realizing that his services were of greater finanical value to himself than any one else, and feeling assured that he possessed the necessary qualifications for success in the lumber business and also the practical knowledge. The passing of time has enabled him to fully test and prove his powers by the establishment of one of the flourishing lumber enterprises of the city. In 1891 the partnership was dissolved and the same year Mr. McEntee started The McEntee Lumber Company, the present firm of The J, A. McEntee Lumber Company being incorporated in 1909. He holds the controlling stock and is president and manager. The company do a wholesale business only in the north and east, shipping on an average twelve million feet of lumber annually. Mr. McEntee married Miss Ida Martin and they have one son, Harold P. By reason of his courage and hopefulness Mr. McEntee has always been able to dominate the conditions with which he has met in his business activities. 74 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY THE SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE COMPANY. The Suburban Real Estate Company, actively operating in the real-estate field in Cincinnati since its incorporation, in October, 1906, has as its officers: W. F. Eltzroth, president; S. W. Probasco, vice president ; and E. M. Eltzroth, secretary and treasurer. They are developers of suburban real estate, putting on the market such attractive districts as Norwood View, Elsmere, Glenway avenue, Fairmont and Norwood place. They have put upon the market in these different districts altogether fifteen hundred lots. The Worth Building Company, a copartnership arrangement, has for its members in part the same gentlemen who are conducting the business of the Suburban Real Estate Company. Under the partnership relation they are engaged in building residences on their property, which are erected for the purpose of sale, W. F. Eltzroth makes his home in Lebanon, Ohio, while Mr. Probasco is a resident of Cincinnati. Having carefully studied the situation, they have developed far-reaching plans for the conduct of their interests and in their real-estate operations the company has greatly contributed to the improvement of the city as well as to individual success, for in their operations as speculative builders they have erected some of the attractive homes in the different suburban districts wherein their investments have been made. DAVID BANNING. David Banning, whose life covered an extended period of eighty years, was the oldest bank director in the city at the time of his death and the last survivor among the original nine directors of the Fourth National Bank. He figured for more than half a century as one of the most prominent business men of this city and was honored and respected by all by reason of the straightforward business methods he followed and the spirit of enterprise and honorable determination which he displayed. He was a native of Vernon, Ohio, his birth having occurred April 11, 1819. He never sought to figure prominently outside of business circles, bein content to concentrate his time and energies upon the work nearest at hand Thus for over fifty years he was a member of the firm of D. & J. W. Ban ning, large commission merchants. When he retired from active business about 1880, he was in possession of a comfortable fortune, won through honorable, progressive methods. Aside from his partnership relations he had figured in financial circles, having been elected a director of the Fourth National Bank upon its organization in 1869. He continued to serve in that capacity for thirty-two years and his keen sagacity and sound judgment carried weight in its councils. On April 28, 1847, in Erie, Pennsylvania, Mr. Banning was united in marriage to Miss Asenath C. Bradley, a daughter of Dr. Moore B. Bradley, and they are survived by a daughter, Kate, who is still a resident of this city. The other children were Charlie, Blanche, Starr, Harry and Willie, all deceased Mr. Banning lived in Covington, Kentucky, until about 1888, when he removed CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 77 to Walnut Hills, where his remaining days were passed, his death occurring when he was eighty-one years of age, on the 8th of March, 1901. His wife survived him for about eight years and passed away in 1909. He lived to witness much of the growth and development of the city and at all times was interested in its welfare and cooperated in its measures and movements for the general good. Men came to recognize in him a man whose word was to be trusted and whose commercial integrity was unassailable, and among his friends he numbered those who for many years were most prominent in the business and social life of the city. THOMAS LEE. 'Thomas Lee, of Cincinnati, is a successful manufacturer and inventor, and by industry, perseverance and good business judgment he has won acknowledged high standing in a city which is noted for the intelligence and progressiveness of its people. He is a descendant of sturdy Irish ancestry and was born in Ossining, Westchester county, New York, April 9, 1852, a son of Patrick and Julia (Lee) Lee. The father was a contractor for the building of county and pike roads. He died in 1882, at the age of seventy-seven, and his wife was called away in 1873. Their remains repose in St. Joseph's cemetery. Mr. Lee of this review possessed very limited advantages of education in his youth but he has through life been an indefatigable student and by reading, observation and contact with the world has become remarkably well informed on all subjects of general interest. At the age of thirteen years he became an apprentice in a metal-working establishment and applied himself to such good advantage that in 1879, he established the business of manufacturing ventilators, skylights, etc., of which he is now the head. He was obliged to borrow two hundred and fifty dollars, in order to launch this enterprise, his shop being located at No. 57 Race street. As time advanced his patronage increased and called for greatly enlarged facilities. His factory and offices are now located at Nos. 128-132 West Second street and have a floor capacity of seven thousand square feet. He also owns a plant on the opposite side of the street which contains about twelve thousand square feet of floor space. The concern gives employment to about thirty persons and the products of the factory are sent to all the principal parts of the United States. Mr. Lee is also interested in other enterprises and is president of the Standard Roofing Company of this city. On the l0th of October, 1871, he was married to Miss Wilhelmina Brockman, a daughter of Henry Brockman, who was for many years identified with the grocery business in Cincinnati. To this union eight children have been born, seven of whom survive. Matilda married J. C. Magness, who is engaged in the lumber business in New York city. Julia is a graduate of Notre Dame University. She married A. H. Applegate, who has charge of the exhaust systems of his father's business. Walter H. is a graduate of the Boston (Mass.) Institute of Technology and is now successfully engaged as an architect in Cincinnati. Robert E. is in charge of the metal window department. of his father's 78 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY business. Elsie, a graduate of the Home City high school, became the wife of George W. Hand, vice president of the Bayou Land & Lumber Company, Irene, also a graduate of the Home City high school, married H. C. Lambert, assistant foreman, of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company, Wills, the youngest of the children, is a student at Columbia College. Politically Mr. Lee is recognized as a progressive independent. He has taken an active part in public affairs, having served as alderman of the eighth ward, as district alderman and also as a member of the board of education of Cincinnati. For several terms he filled the positions of mayor and councilman of Sayler Park. Fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order belonging to Monitor Lodge No. 445 of Sayler Park, Cincinnati Valley Consistory, Orient of Ohio Commandery and the Syrian Temple of Cincinnati, being also a member of the Knights of Pythias. He has been since its organization identified with the Cincinnati Commercial Association. He does not claim any exceptional talent but ascribes his success to an indomitable perseverance which has never bowed to obstacles, however great they might have been as to number or magnitude. He hewed closely to the line and the responsible position he occupies in the community is evidence of his character and ability. He has patented forty different devices of which he was the inventor and many of them are now in use in manufacturing establishments of the country. In all the relations of life he has displayed a breadth of view and a consideration for the rights and opinions of others that have made for him many friends and are a fair indication of the true nobility of his nature. JOSEPH A. BROWN. Joseph A. Brown, superintendent of the Cincinnati markets, has resided in this city for over a third of a century and has been a active observer of its development into one of the great commercial centers of the country. He is a native of Cumberland, Maryland, a son of Harmon and Mary Ann (Van Walde) Brown. He received his preliminary education in the public schools at Allegany Academy at Cumberland and on his father's farm gained lessons in industry and self denial which had an important effect in shaping his character. In 1876 he came to Cincinnati, believing that here was a favorable location for an ambitious and energetic young man, and, recognizing the importance of larger acquaintance with books, took private lessons under an instructor and studied nights after his regular day's work was over. For several years he filled the position of traveling salesman for Winchell, Upson & Company. Upon retiring from the road he located in Avondale and was elected marshal, which position he held until the town was annexed to Cincinnati, discharging his duties in a manner that met the hearty approval of th people. In 1901 he was appointed superintendent of markets and has served in that position ever since with the exception of six years, when he was engaged in the real-estate business. He has demonstrated his. special qualifications for the office he occupies and is discharging its responsibilities to the entire satisfaction of those most concerned. CINCINNATI--THE QUEEN CITY - 79 Mr. Brown was married, in this city, to Miss Alvina Busch, a (laughter of Frederick W. Busch, and they have two children now living: Mamie, who is the wife of William H, Prather, of Cincinnati ; and William F. Mr. Brown and his wife are valued members of the Printe Presbyterian church of Avondale. Fraternally he is connected with the Masonic order and is a member of Avondale Lodge, No. 542, A. F. & A. M.; Ohio Consistory, S. P. R. S. ; and Syrian Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., being secretary of the first named organization. He also holds membership in Golden Lodge, No. 70, K. P. He has passed through all the chairs of the lodge and is now a member of the board of trustees and also of the Uniform Rank. He has a very wide acquaintance in this city and vicinity and is a member of the board of directors of the German Cemetery Association of Walnut Hills. In politics he gives his support to the republican party. Having through life been governed by principles of rectitude and honor, he has never lacked friends and is today one of the respected men of the city. He owes his success to a spirit of helpfulness and a high sense of duty, which have ever been his prominent characteristics. FRANK OVERTON SUIRE. Frank Overton Suire, who has been engaged in the practice of law at Cincinnati for almost three decades, enjoys an enviable reputation as a prominent and successful representative of the legal profession here. He is numbered among the worthy native sons of Cincinnati, his birth having here occurred on the 1st of July, 1858. His parents, Francis E. and Hannah A. (Fitch) Suire, were both natives of Baltimore, the former born in 1820 and the latter in 1825. Jonathan Fitch, the maternal grandfather of our subject, served as a captain in the war of 1812. Francis E. Suire, the father of Frank O. Suire, came to Cincinnati in 1857 and was here successfully engaged in business as a druggist until called to his final rest in 1873, conducting a store at the corner of Fourth and Vine streets. He first became a member of the firm of Suire & Eckstein and later conducted his establishment under the name of F. E. Suire Company. Unto him and his wife were born four sons, three of whom have passed away. Frank O. Suire began his education in a school conducted by E. F. Bliss, of Cincinnati, and subsequently attended the Phillips Exeter Academy at Exeter, New Hampshire, while later he entered Harvard University, being graduated therefrom with the class of 1880. Desiring to enter the legal profession, he pursued a course of study in the Cincinnati Law School and in 1882 was admitted to the bar. During the intervening years his legal business has constantly grown and the favorable decisions which he has won in the courts attest his comprehensive knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence and his correct application thereof to the points in litigation. He is a general practitioner and has devoted his attention largely to civil law. His standing in the profession is indicated by the fact that he has at various times served as the vice president, secretary, etc., of the Cincinnati Bar Association. 80 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY On the 16th of August, 1902, Mr. Suire married Miss Marion Lindsay, a daughter of the late Senator William Lindsay, of Frankfort, Kentucky. They have two children : William Lindsay and Frances Ann. Mr. Suire exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the democracy and belongs to the Duckworth Club and the Young Men's Democratic Club, two political organizations. He is likewise a member of the Queen City Club, the Riding Club and the Pillars, the last named being a country club. His friends find him always a genial, courteous gentleman, who has true appreciation for the social amenities of life, and while never too busy to be courteous, neither is he too courteous to be busy. WALTER H. TARR. Walter H. Tarr, who has been for many years one of the prominent busi ness men of Cincinnati, was born on the 22d of January, 1844, in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and is a son of William Tarr, whose birth occurred in Nottingham, England, June 21, 1810. The father was reared and educated in his native land and there became an expert weaver, but later in life turned his attention to the dry-goods business after coming to the United States. It was in 1832 that he crossed the Atlantic and settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania, where he conducted a store until his retirement about fifteen years prior to his death in 1889. He married Mary Green, also a native of England, where their wedding was celebrated. She passed away in 1879. In their family were nine children, of whom two sons and two daughters are still living. After the father retired from business the store was conducted by two of his sons, now deceased, The daughters still living are Mrs. J. C. Bockins and Mrs. Lewis Treichler, both residents of Germantown. During his boyhood Walter H. Tarr attended the common schools of Germantown, Pennsylvania, and on the completion of his education entered his father's store, where he remained until about twenty-three years of age. He then came to Cincinnati as agent for a Germantown woolen manufactory, remaining with that firm about five or six years. In 1872 he embarked in the dry-goods business for himself on Fifth street and continued in business there until 1888. During the following eight or ten years he practically lived retired but when his son Walter H., Jr., attained his majority they embarked in the real-estate business under the firm name of Walter H. Tarr & Son, dealing in property in the central and southwestern part of the city. The son now has practically entire charge of the business, which was really started for his benefit, while the father lives retired. In 1871 Mr. Tarr was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Wolfe, a daughter of Christian Wolfe, at one time a well known hardware merchant on East Pearl street. To them were born three children, namely : Mrs. Joseph P. Elliott, of Hartwell ; Mrs. George A. Shives, also of Hartwell ; and Walter H., Jr. The wife and mother died in 1883 and two years later Mr. Tarr married Miss Jeanette Barnett, by whom he has two children, Clarence S. and Mrs. Marion T. Martin. CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 81 Mr. Tarr has always been a great believer in the growth and prosperity of Cincinnati and his first savings were invested in real estate, which he has found to be quite profitable. He is now a member of the National Real Estate Exchange, is past chancelor of the Knights of Pythias and is also a member of Wyoming Lodge, No, 186, F. & A. M. He has traveled extensively over this country, spending much time in both the north and the south. As a business man he ranks high and in the city which has now so long been his home he has a host of warm friends. For over twenty years he has been a member -of the Cuvier Club, now known as the Cuvier Press Club, and is a director of the same. He is a republican in politics. WALTER H. TARR, JR. Walter H. Tarr, Jr., the junior partner of the firm of Walter H. Tarr & Son, is one of the rising young real-estate men of Cincinnati, whose future gives every assurance of being most promising. He was born in this city on the 24th of January, 188o, and is. a son of Walter H. and Amelia (Wolfe) Tarr. At the usual age Walter H. Tarr, Jr., entered the public schools, where he obtained his early education, after which he became a student in the Ohio Mechanics Institute, being graduated with the class of 1898. In order to better qualify himself for the practical duties of life he subsequently pursued a commercial course in Bartlett's Business College for one year. At the expiration of that period he made his entrance into the business world as a real-estate broker, Although very young he gave marked indications of developing into a capable business man, possessing the keen mental faculties, clear judgment and capacity for work that form the essential factors in the successful pursuit of any vocation. All of his energies are concentrated upon his business ; his undivided attention being given to the thing for the time being he is bent upon accomplishing. Anything he undertakes, however insignificant, or unimportant it may appear to the casual observer, is carefully planned, all of his powers being directed toward a definite purpose. The firm of Walter H. Tarr & Son deal almost exclusively in down-town real estate and are one of the best known and most prosperous real-estate concerns in the city, some of the finest properties of Cincinnati being entrusted to their care and with their own and other properties they control over one million dollars worth of real estate having subagents at Chicago and Indianapolis. They attribute their large and constantly increasing business to their careful attention to the interests of their patrons, and their methods of conducting their affairs generally. Mr. Tarr married Miss Eva Le Count, a daughter of Charles E. Le Count, editor of the Cincinnati Live Stock Publishing Company, and unto them has been born one son, Walter Le Count, who is a most interesting little chap of three years. Fraternally Mr. Tarr is a worthy exemplar of the Masonic order, being a member of Wyoming Blue Lodge, No. 186, F. & A. M. ; he is also a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of Syrian Temple. He is a 82 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY past chancelor of the Knights of Pythias, and holds membership in the Cuvier Press Club of Cincinnati. In matters of faith he is a Presbyterian and both he and Mrs. Tarr are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Walnut Hills. Mr. Tarr has spent his entire life in this city where he is well known and has many stanch friends, the majority of whom have known him from early boyhood. HON. HERMAN PHILIP GOEBEL. Hon. Herman Philip Goebel, lawyer, is a native son of Cincinnati, born April 5, 1853, and his record is in contradistinction to the old adage that a prophet is never without honor save in his own country," for in the city of his birth and where his entire life has been passed Judge Goebel has won prominence and success at the bar and distinction in connection with political affairs, His advancement has been the logical sequence of his ability and the honors conferred upon him are a merited tribute to his worth. His parents, Christian and Elizabeth (Braun) Goebel, were born and married in Germany. The year 1848 witnessed their arrival in Cincinnati. Christian Goebel was a cabinet maker by trade. Unto him and his wife were born four children, as follows : John M., who is a resident of St. Louis, Missouri ; Herman Philip, of this review ; Frederick, who is deceased ; and Elizabeth, the wife of Christian Richt, of Cincinnati. While spending his youthful days in the' home of his parents Judge Goebel attended the public schools: When twelve years of age he was employed as messenger boy by Hon. George Hoadly, then judge of the superior court of Cincinnati who afterwards became governor of Ohio. Subsequently he acted in that capacity for Judge Alphonso Taft, father of President William H. Taft, who succeeded Judge Hoadly, on the superior court bench. When a youth of seventeen Judge Goebel began reading law in the office of Anthony Shonter, He was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School when only nineteen years of age and his youth necessitated his waiting for two years before, according to the state law, he could be admitted to the bar. On attaining his majority however, he was licensed to practice in the courts of this state and at once entered upon the active work of the profession. No dreary novitiate awaite him. His ability and keen mental powers won him almost immediate recognition and his practice constantly grew in volume and importance. The supremacy of mental force, disputing the weight of years, was again evidenced in his election to the state legislature in 1875, when but twenty-two years of age. He was the youngest member of the house but soon gave proo of his thorough understanding of the questions that came up for consideration in the general assembly. None questioned his political integrity and his utterances always compelled attention and respect. His next election to office was in the direct path of his profession when, in 1884, he was chosen judg of the probate court of Hamilton county, thus serving for six years and prov ing himself one of the ablest men that ever sat upon that bench. On the expiration of his term as probate judge he resumed his private practice and CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 83 throughout the intervening years to the present his name has been inscribed high on the keystone of the legal arch of Ohio. His private practice has been of a most important character. He is considered an authority on probate matters and his published opinions are often quoted with great weight. Again there came an interruption to his professional labors when his fellow townsmen once more demanded his active service in their behalf, electing him to congress in 1902 and retaining him as a member of that important body, by reelection, until March 4, 1911. He has not only been a lifelong student of his profession and the involved and intricate problems of the law, but also of the great sociological, political and economic questions which are engaging the attention of statesmen and men of affairs, and in this regard has ever kept abreast with the best thinking men of the age. His political allegiance is given to the republican party but there is with him something higher than partisanship and more important than the election of party candidates. Judge Goebel has been married twice. In May, 1877, he wedded Miss M. Louisa Brown, who is now deceased. Their union was blessed with three children, namely: Nellie; Hilda, the wife of Edward Spielman, Jr., of Columbus, Ohio; and Florence Anna, the widow of Harold Kapp. In November, 1903, Judge Goebel was again married, his second union being with Miss Florence G. Voight. Unto them have been born four children : Herman P., Jr., Monica, Gertrude and Frances. Judge Goebel is a trustee of the Longview Hospital, is identified with the Humane Society as general counsel and is also connected with charitable and financial institutions of Cincinnati. In religious faith he is a Lutheran, while fraternally he is identified with the Masons. He is a Knights Templar and a member of the Scottish Rite and belongs to the Mystic Shrine. In the line of his profession he is connected with the Cincinnati Bar Association. R. E. THOMPSON. R. E. Thompson, president and manager of The Thompson Hardwood Lumber Company, is one of the youngest lumber dealers in Cincinnati and also one of the city's most capable young business men. He was born in this city on the 2d of December, 1886, and is a son of John N. and Julia (Eggleston) Thompson. The father was also a native of Cincinnati, where he passed away in 1901, at the age of forty-five years. Up to the time of his death he was successfully engaged in the coffee brokerage business, to which he had succeeded his father, Norris Thompson. Cincinnati has always been the home of R. E. Thompson, who attended the public schools of Walnut Hills, completing his education in the high school. He entered the business world in 1901, his first position being with C. Crane & Company, remaining in their service until he engaged in business for himself. As he was ambitious and enterprising he always concentrated his attention upon any duty assigned him, realizing that the faithful performance of any task. however trivial or insignificant it might be, developed the powers essen- 84 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY tial in assuming greater responsibilities; He applied himself to the mastery of the lumber business and the acquirement of as large an amount as possible of practical business knowledge, with the expectation of conducting an enterprise of his own as soon as he was qualified to successfully discharge the duties. He was promoted from time to time in accordance with the ability he displayed until he became a traveling salesman, thus passing through the different departments of the business until he had mastered its various details. In the spring of 1910 he withdrew from his position and on the 15th of April, 1910 organized and incorporated The Thompson Hardwood Lumber Company. Mr. Thompson is president and manager of this concern ; J. P. Orr, vice president and O. P. Stratemeyer, secretary and treasurer. Their general offices and yards are located at 1327 West Liberty street, and they are handling the output of several mills located in Kentucky and Tennessee, making a specialty of plain and quarter-sawed red and white oak, ash, poplar, basswood and chestnut. Although the company has been organized but a short time they are doing a good business, their annual shipments averaging from five to six million feet. Their trade is practically confined to the northern and eastern part of the United States but they also have some patrons in Canada. Despite the fact of his limited experience Mr. Thompson is meeting with unusual success, having had the advantages of excellent training and possessing the most essential factors for promoting any enterprise—absolute confidence in his own powers and the determination to succeed. He most carefully conserves his energies, then intelligently directs them toward a definite purpose following out a well organized plan of action in all of his undertakings. SIMON OBERMAYER. The term "self-made" man has been much abused. Its highest and best significance finds exemplification in the life record of Simon Obermayer, who was a manufacturer of foundry supplies and thereby built up an extensive enterprise, and in his success indicated what may be accomplished when determination and energy form the basis of character. He was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1848, and was therefore only fifty years of age when he passed away in Cincinnati, on the 17th of September, 1898. He was left fatherless when three years of age and was reared by his widowed mother. His father had been engaged in the iron business in Jefferson City and the attention of Simon Obermayer turned somewhat naturally to that field of labor. initial effort in the business world, however, was a most modest one. As a young man he established an iron foundry on a small scale under the name of the S. Obermayer Company, manufacturers of foundry supplies. Eventually with the steady growth of the business this developed into a large plant which was situated at No. 941 to 947 Evans street. Mr. Obermayer had come to Cincinnati in 1854 and after placing his manufacturing interests upon a substantial basis here, he extended the field of his operations by establishing a branch house in Chicago. For a time he gave to this end of the business his personal attention and it was during his residence in that city that Mr. Obermayer was CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 87 united in marriage in 1890 to Miss Sophie Helene Mende. It was entirely through the efforts and determination of Mr. Obermayer that his business grew and prospered, a handsome competence awarding his labors and close application. He continued actively in the management of the enterprise which he had built up until the time of his death. Mrs. Obermayer has since disposed of all his interests but the business is yet carried on under the old name of S. Obermayer & Company. Mr. Obermayer was well known as a member of the Commercial Club and as a member of the Masonic lodge and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He held membership in the Jewish Temple and was active in the Jewish charities of this city. He never selfishly hoarded his means but recognizing his obligations to his fellowmen, extended a helping hand, giving tangible expression to his sympathy, nor did he seek the praise of others because of his generous spirit. He gave quietly and without display, satisfied that in his own consciousness he was doing what was right. WILLIAM E. GANG. The thorough training of apprenticeship and the experience that came with successive promotions equipped William E. Gang for the large responsibilities that now devolve upon him as the president of The William E. Gang Company, manufacturers of patent radial drills, with factory and office from No. 1543 to 5547 Queen City avenue, Cincinnati. This is one of the important machine-tool manufactories of the city and has contributed toward making Cincinnati a center for this field of trade. Mr. Gang was born at Scioto Furnace, Scioto county, Ohio, August 22, 1855, his parents being George Gang, an ore digger, and Katherine (Willaman) Gang. Both were natives of Alsace-Lorraine, where they were reared and married. They came to America about 1840 and became the parents of twelve children, of whom William E. Gang was the youngest son. The son spent his boyhood days around various iron furnaces in Ohio where his father was employed and when ten years of age became a resident of Portsmouth, Ohio, where he resided until he reached the age of seventeen, attending the public schools during that period. He afterward came to Cincinnati, entering the machine shops of Steptoe, McFarland & Company to learn the machinist's trade, serving three years as an apprentice. After working in various shops for six years he entered the service of Lodge, Barker & Breckley, continuing in their employ as a journeyman machinist. Later he became foreman and subsequently superintendent, but severed his connection with that house in 1888 to become a member of the firm of Dietz, Woermann & Company. Soon afterward he purchased Mr. Woermann's interest and the firm name of the Dietz-Gang Company was then assumed. The factory was located at 58 and 60 Plum street. Prior to Mr. Gang's connection with the business the Dietz, Woermann & Company had been manufacturing wood-working machinery but after he entered the firm they dropped that branch of manufacturing and began the manufacture of machine tools. In 1893 Mr. Gang retired from the Dietz-Gang Vol. IV-5 88 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY Company and began the manufacture of radial drills, having, a factory at Brighton, but in 1898 he erected and removed to his present factory in Fair mount. In 1899 The William E. Gang Company was incorporated, with Mr Gang as the president and general manager. The company manufactures the Gang Radial Drill and employs about fifty skilled mechanics. The business has grown steadily and has been attended with substantial financial results. In 1878 Mr. Gang was married, in Cincinnati, to Miss Annie Olivier, a daughter of John 'Frederick and Johanna Frederica (Leide) Olivier, who was born in Amsterdam, Holland, but was brought to Cincinnati during her infancy. They have six living children : Arthur H., vice president of The William E. Gang Company, who married Gertrude Geiser and they have one son Paul ; Jeannette ; Edith H., the wife of Dr. George E. Dash, and they, have a son, David ; Mary Edna ; William .E., Jr. ; and Frederick Oliver. Mr. and Mrs. William E. Gang both are members of the Mohawk Presbyterian church. He is a member of Hoffner Lodge, F. & A. M., and of McMillan Chapter, R. A. M. He also belongs to the Cincinnati Business Men's Club and was formerly president and is now a director of the West Cincinnati Business Men's Club. He is likewise a director of the Lick Run Improvement Club, of the Taxpayers Association of Hamilton county, Ohio, and a stockholder in the Brighton German Savings Bank. His interest largely centers in movements for, the development of the commercial and industrial interests of the city and his cooperation can always be counted upon as a practical factor in promoting the public good along those lines. C. B. VANDERVORT. C. B. Vandervort, who has been engaged in the manufacture of carriage woodwork in Cincinnati for the past ten years, was born in Loveland, Ohio in 1862, and is a son of. Minor T. and Louisa J. (Buckingham) Vandervort. The paternal grandfather, John Vandervort, migrated from Virginia to 0 in the early part of the last century and engaged in farming. His son, Minor T. followed the same occupation during the entire period of his active career but he is now living retired at the age of seventy-nine years. He is well preserved and has the strength and activity of a man many years his junior. Loveland was also his birth place, and there he has always made his residence having taken a deep interest in the development of the country that for nearly a hundred years has been the home of his family. The public and high schools provided C. B. Vandervort with his early education, which he supplemented later by a course of study in Chickering Institute. After the completion of his schooling he sought employment, his first position being in the Globe Warehouse, a leaf-tobacco concern. He began working in this place in the early '80s, remaining for ten years, at the expiration of which period he had gained sufficient knowledge of the leaf-tobacco business, to engage in it on his own behalf and he opened an establishment that he conducted until he went into the business he is now identified with. About 1901, together with E. W. Conant he opened a plant for the manufac- CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 89 tune of carriage woodwork, under the firm name of E. W. Conant & Company and they began in a modest way employing about twenty-five people, but the business has developed so rapidly that it now requires one hundred and fifty men and boys to fill their orders, most of these operatives being highly skilled workmen. Their trade is practically confined to the immediate vicinity, Cincinnati consuming the greater amount of their products. In November,. 1910, Mr. Vandervort bought out the interest of his partner, and has since been condoning operations alone, under the name of C. B. Vandervort. His thorough knowledge of the trade and its requirements as well as his inherent business ability has enabled him to so capably direct his efforts as to meet with. excellent success in the development of his enterprise. Mr. Vandervort married Miss Belle Fulton, a daughter of John Fulton, of Ripley, Ohio, and to them have been born two daughters and a son : Elizabeth, Paul and Esther. During the long period of his residence in Loveland, Mr. Vandervort always took an active interest in all public affairs, and was a member of the town council for ten or twelve years, and he was also on the school board for a number of terms. He is a worthy exemplar of the Masonic fraternity, and while living in Loveland belonged to Emory Lodge, No. 258, F. & A. M., of which he is a past master. He is now affiliated with Milford Chapter, No. 35, R. A. M. ; Cincinnati Commandery, No. 3, K. T.; and Syrian Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Through the medium of his connection with the Carriage Makers Club he maintains relations with his business associates, in addition to which he also belongs to the Business Men's Club. Mr. Vandervort is well known and highly esteemed in the commercial circles of the city, both because of his sagacity as a business man and his many substantial personal qualities. G. A. HINNEN, M. D. Dr. G. J. Hinnen, oculist, aurist and laryngologist, whose successful practice places him in a prominent position as a representative of his specialty, although he is yet but a young man, was born in Cincinnati in 1880, his parents being August and Wilhelmina (Hammer) Hinnen. The family is of Swiss origin, although the parents of Dr. Hinnen were both born in Cincinnati, where the father was well known as an artist, being connected for years with the Strobridge Lithographing Company. In his boyhood and youth Dr. Hinnen devoted his time to the acquirement of an education in the public schools and in the Cincinnati Technical School; from which he was in due time graduated. He also attended Trinity College at Hartford, Connecticut, and upon his graduation in 1901 was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science. His professional training was received in Miami Medical College in 1904. He has been associated with Dr. Holmes in practice since 1902 and he is now serving on the staff of the City Hospital and is clinician at the medical department of the University of Cincinnati. He has been a member of the Cincinnati Academy of Medicine since 1904 and belongs also to the State and American Medical Associations and to the American Academy 90 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology. He is likewise connected with the Cincinnati Chapter of the Onega Upsilon Phi, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Agassiz Association, the Audubon Society, etc. Dr. Hinnen was married in 1911 to Miss Martha Sprenger, a daughter of Dr. William Sprenger, of New Haven. Personal worth has won for him high regard among his professional and social acquaintances and his ability is such, as promises a successful future. GEORGE KINSEY. The substantial measure of success which makes possible retirement from business has been accorded George Kinsey; long a prominent representative of industrial interests in Cincinnati, where his business ability was demonstrated in the constant expansion of the enterprises under his control. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, December 25, 1848, and is a representative in the ninth generation of the direct descendants of John Kinsey Of Much Haddam England, who as crown commissioner had charge of a Quaker colony that sailed from London in the ship Kent and landed at Newcastle on the Delaware on the 16th of June, 1677, seven years prior to the arrival of William Penn. This colony settled under the purchase of Edward Byllinge on the site of what is now Burlington, New Jersey. Edmund Kinsey, the grandson of John Kin. sey, removed to Bucks county, Pennsylvania, where he assisted in founding Buckingham Meeting in 1716. His grandson, Samuel Kinsey II, was Lieutenant Samuel Kinsey of Dean's Company, Seventh Regiment of Marv! Regulars, during the American Revolution and was the great-great-grandfather of George Kinsey. The great-grandfather, Charles Kinsey, was a member congress from New Jersey in 1820 and as a leading abolitionist had the tinction of preparing the way for the Missouri compromise by advocating it broad grounds of patriotism, though it caused his own political extinction. William and Imogen (Slater) Kinsey, the parents of George Kinsey, removed from Newark, New jersey, to Cincinnati, where they resided until 1904. In the public schools of this city George Kinsey pursued his education until sixteen years of age, when he was set to work, his first job being that of shipping clerk for Perkins, Livingston & Post in 1865. Close application and the development of his native powers enabled him to win rapid promotion, and in 1870 he purchased the business which was conducted under the name of the Cincinnati Steel Spring Works. The new organization was formed under the style of George Kinsey & Company and Mr. Kinsey remained continuosly at the head of this firm for thirty years, or from 1870 until 1900, with the record of unbroken success. In the latter year the business was taken over by the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company of Pittsburg, who continued the organization at Cincinnati under the management of Mr. Kinsey until his retirement on the 1st of January, 1909. While he was chief owner of the business he employed an expansive policy that wrought out successfully. He was a director of the Cincinnati National Bank during the presidency of Franklin Alter. CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 91 On the 4th of September, 1873, in Cincinnati, Mr. Kinsey was united in marriage to Miss Martha J. Humphreys, a daughter of Joseph Bloomfield and Martha Ludlow (Pendery) Humphreys and a great-granddaughter of John Ludlow, elder brother of Israel Ludlow, who surveyed the site of the city of Cincinnati. John Ludlow came to Cincinnati in November, 1789, and occupied the first frame house built here, its site being at the corner of Main and Front streets. He was one of the founders of the First Presbyterian. church and was also a prominent figure in the early political history of the city and state, serving for several terms in the territorial legislature. Mrs. Kinsey is also the great-granddaughter of Captain James Montgomery, of Philadelphia, one of the original members of the Society of the Cincinnati. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Kinsey have been born the following children: Boyden, who married Greta Stearns ; Edna, the wife of Lewis Mallory Webb; Charles; Martha; Robert Saxe; John Ingham; and Imogen. Mr. Kinsey is an independent republican of conservative tendencies. He does not believe entirely in the revolutionary methods of insurgent leaders who propose to destroy the existing order of. things but rather in that intelligent development which shall bring about substantial and enduring reform and progress. He has the distinction of having been the first president of the Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and he is a member of the Cincinnati Literary Club and other social and business organizations. In his business life Mr. Kinsey was a persistent, resolute and energetic Worker, possessing strong executive powers, keeping his hand steadily upon the helm of his business. Watchful of the possibilities of new avenues opened in the natural ramifications of trade, he passed over many pitfalls into which unrestricted progressiveness is so frequently led and was enabled to focus his energies in directions where fruition was certain. G. M. AND JOHN SCHERZ. limbered among the flourishing industrial plants of Cincinnati is the firm of John Scherz's Sons, manufacturers of harness, leather articles, and those made of canvas, such as awnings, tents and the like. The company was originnally founded by John Scherz, Sr., who was born in Interlaken, Switzerland, in 1832. He was a son of Christian Scherz, who conducted a hostelry in the Alps. John Scherz grew to manhood amid the freedom and stirring scenes familiar to the Alpine mountaineers and learned the harness-making trade which he followed for ten years. Eager for adventure, he then joined the Italian army and fought under Victor Emanuel. A short time after the outbreak of the Civil war he came to America, working at his trade for a brief period. Inspired by sympathy for the cause of the Union, he enlisted in Company C, Ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, and saw active service in the war. As a result of his army experience he never enjoyed the same health or soundness of body which he had previously possessed, finding that his vision was impaired and that he likewise suffered from other ailments. On returning from the war he went to Laurel, Indiana, where he engaged in business but remained only a 92 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY short time, returning to Cincinnati where he again entered business life, establishing himself in the west end of the city. Subsequently he crossed the river to Covington and there opened up a harness business on Second avenue, conducting this for two years. In 1877 he again came to Cincinnati and located in the neighborhood of his present store, on Freeman avenue. He began his enterprise on a very small scale, having but thirty dollars capital for investment. Without help of any kind but only by dint of his zealous efforts and careful management, his business grew until he at length saw it attain to its pres large proportions. About twelve years ago he added to his harness mans factory the present canvas industry, making awnings and tents of every description, from the small camping tent to the large showman's tent or canvas cover used by builders and contractors. John Scherz, Sr., was married to Miss Barbara Fichter, a native of Schoenau, Bavaria, but a resident of Cincinnati at the time of her marriage. Of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Scherz only two sons, G. M. and John grew to manhood. In their religious beliefs they subscribed to the doctrines of the Evangelical church, being members of at. Marcus' church of that denomination. Mr. Scherz was a member of William Tell Lodge, No. 335, I. O. O. F., in which he was a past grand master, and maintained social relations with the Swiss Gruetliverein and other social organizations, as well as with William Nelson Post, G. A. R. He was a favorite among the veterans of the Civil war and all who knew him commented upon his admirable military bearing, which he maintained to the very last. He departed this life March 17, 1905, being seventy-three years of age. G. M. Scherz was born in Covington, Kentucky, in 1872 and there received his schooling. When old enough to enter upon the duties of business life, his father gave him a position in his manufacturing establishment, so that he learned the harness trade from the bottom up. He is a thorough business man and possesses excellent judgment as well as marked executive ability. Through his energies the business has increased vastly in the output, the product being shipped to various points in the United States, the local trade, however, being of prime importance. The company occupies a substantially built three-story brick building well equipped and in an advantageous location. Since his father’s death Mr. Scherz has had the chief responsibility of conducting the affairs of the firm. He was married to Estelle Schwartz, a daughter of Martin and Elizabeth Schwartz, of Cincinnati. One child was born of this union, a son named Clyde Wellington. G. M. Scherz is a member of William Tell Lodge No. 335, I. O. O. F. The importance with which his associates regard him in the business world is indicated by the fact that he held the position of secretary of the National Harness Manufacturers' Association for a period of ten years. John Scherz, Jr., was born in Covington, Kentucky, in 1875 and attended the public schools of his native town. He was trained for a business career and when old enough entered his father's manufacturing plant, assisting him and his brother, G. M., in the conduct of the business. He is industrious and energetic and shares with his brother the reputation for scrupulous business methods. He has charge of the awning department while his brother, G. M., has charge of the harness department and also does the general buying for the plant. He is a member of the Personal Liberty League, to which his brother likewise belongs. Both G. M. and John Scherz possess unusual musical talent. CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 93 The former plays the violin and cornet for his own pleasure and diversion, while the latter plays the baritone horn in the band conducted by George Smith and is a member of the Cincinnati Local Musicians' Association. Fraternally he is associated with the Masonic order, being a member of Price Hill Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Price Hill Chapter, R. A. M., and of Hanselman Commandery, K. T. and the Shrine. WILLIAM DRIEHAUS. Among the coterie of progressive business men and leading citizens of Madisonville is numbered William Driehaus, who is now mayor of the city, a director of the First _National Bank and a dealer in real estate. In the discharge of his official duties as well as in the conduct of his private business interests he displays most commendable qualities and never sacrifices the public weal to individual welfare or to partisanship. Mr. Driehaus was born in Cincinnati, October 10, 1844, and is a son of Herman and Catharine Driehaus, who were natives of Germany. The mother died when her son was but a young lad. The father supported his children by working at the cabinet-maker's trade, which he had learned in early life. William Driehaus attended the public schools of Cincinnati and when yet a young lad accepted a position in a drug store as soda-fountain clerk, the business being then located at the corner of Fourth and Main streets, in Cincinnati. After working there for two years, he became bellboy and baggage master at the Gibson House, one of the leading hotels of the city, and while there employed his leisure hours by attending the Nelson Business College. He mastered bookkeeping, after which he accepted a position as clerk in the Cincinnati postoffice, spending four years in that service. At the end of that time he became bookkeeper for the Cabinet-makers union and filled that position for five years. He next entered the employ of Flack Brothers, wholesale and retail grocers, and no other criterion of his ability is necessary than the fact that he was with about store for over thirty years and most of the time was cashier. In 1885, about ten years after he had become associated with Flack Brothers, he removed to Madisonville, but continued to hold his position in the wholesale grocery house in Cincinnati until 1906, when his physician advised him against the confinement of his work and he resigned and turned his attention to real estate. Since that time he has operated in Madisonville and has handled much important property. He also became one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Madisonville and remains as one of its directors. His business duties, however, do not fully engross his time and attention, for he is now mayor of Madisonville, which position he has occupied since January 1, 1908. In all probability he will be the last mayor, as this suburb is to be annexed to Cincinnati during the summer of 1911. He had previously served as a member of the city council and also as a member of the board of public affairs. Madisonville has benefited much by his labors in its behalf, for his ideas are not only of a progressive character but are also extremely practical and far-reaching in their scope. 94 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY In 1869, in Cincinnati, Mr. Driehaus was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Krecke, and unto them have been born four children. Harry H. is now auditor for the Western Union Telegraph Company at Cincinnati. Ella .became the wife of Charles E. Perret. Irvin W., a teacher in the New York Teachers Training School, is a graduate of the Madisonville high school and of the University of Cincinnati and has received several degrees at Columbia University in New York city. Arnold C., who is a. twin brother of Irvin W., is also a graduate of the Madisonville high school and attended the University of Cincinnati for a year. Turning his attention to dentistry as a profession which he desired to make his life work, he. has since graduated from the Ohio Dental College of Cincinnati and is now practicing in Las Animas, Colorado. Mr. Driehaus affiliates with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is a prominent and active member of the Presbyterian church, serving now as president of the board .of trustees. None question his honesty in business, all a recognize his progressiveness and all are cognizant of the excellent work he has done for Madisonville during his incumbency in the position. of mayor. He is never neglectful of business obligations or of his official duties and these with his social interests constitute an even balance in his life, making him man a of well rounded character. FREDERICK KARL BISSINGER. Frederick Karl Bissinger reached a prominent position in connection with the confectionery business in Cincinnati, embarking in that line here in 1845. He was a native of Mannheim, Germany, born in 1828, and his life record covered a period. of about seventy-seven years, his death occurring February 20, 1905. His father was Karl Bissinger, a noted maker of fine confectionery, and while spending his youthful days in his home Frederick Karl Bissinger pursued his education. He had the advantage of college training, and after leaving college continued his studies in Paris and later learned the trade of confectioner and caterer, and also became expert in the business of preserving fruit. That he attained a most prominent position in this connection is indicated by the fact that he was caterer and confectioner for the house of Bonascea for a number of years and won prizes for fine confectionery all over France. He stood very high in the making of artistic designs in confectionery, some of which are still preserved by the nobility of his native country. In 1845 he came to America, starting a confectionery business in Cincinnati. This enterprise is still conducted under the name of the Bissinger Candy Company with Mrs. Theresa (Bissinger) Cooper as president of the company. The business prospered from the beginning for Mr. Bissinger showed himself possessed of executive ability and powers of capable management as well as .of skill in manufacture. Mr. Bissinger was a most public-spirited citizen, interested ever in the welfare and progress of his city and cooperating whenever possible in its plans for development and improvement. In 1874 he was united in marriage to Miss Theresa Meyer. Her mother and stepfather were among the early residents of this city, arriving in 1848. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bissinger were born two sons CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 97 Karl H., and Frederick M.; who is connected in business with his mother and married Agnes Murphy, a daughter of Dan Murphy, and they now have one son Frederick, Jr. The death of Mr. Bissinger occurred February 20, 1905, and Cincinnati thus lost one who had been prominently connected with her business interests for many decades and who at all times commanded and deserved the respect and confidence of his fellow townsmen. In August, 1906, Mrs. Bissinger became the wife of W. C. Cooper, a native of England, who when a young man of twenty-two years came to Ohio. He was a druggist by trade and conducted a drug store in Clifton, but later became connected with Mr. Bissinger and learned the business, manifesting such thoroughness and capability that he was placed in charge of the factory and is now actively associated with Mrs. Cooper in the management and control of one of the most extensive enterprises of this character in Ohio. CLAUDE ASHBROOK. Since taking his initial step in the business world Claude Ashbrook has been connected with financial interests as a banker and broker and is today probably the best known broker in Cincinnati, his comprehensive knowledge of commercial paper and its value enabling him to so place investments for himself and others that substantial profits accrue. Much of his life has been spent in this city or acrwas the river in Covington. He was born in Boone county, Kentucky, July 7, 1867. His father, Benjamin Ashbrook, was born in Harrison county, September II, 1838, and was engaged in the iron and heavy hardware business in Covington, where he remained until 1874, when he came to Cincinnati. Here he engaged in the same line of trade seeking the broader business opportunities of a larger city. During the full Civil war he joined the Confederate army, enlisting in September, 1862, as a member of Company E, Second Kentucky Cavalry. He was with Colonel John H. Morgan when he made his raid into Ohio and Indiana and with the Corydon (Indiana) Battery participated in a continuous fight until they reached Buffington, Indiana. There they were captured and sent as prisoners of war to Camp Douglas, Chicago. The progress which he made in commercial circles indicated Mr. Ashhrook's excellent business ability and well directed. energy. He married Elizabeth Tucker, a daughter of W. P. Tucker, a Kentucky farmer. She was born in Boone county, October 13, 1843, and there spent her girlhood days on the old homestead farm. By her marriage she became the mother of four children who are yet living: Claude; Arthur E., of Chicago; Herbert R., if Toledo, Ohio, who is married and has two daughters ; and Stanley B., of Newport, Kentucky, who is married and has one son and one daughter. Claude Ashbrook spent his school days in Covington, receiving the instruction there afforded by the public schools. He has since been engaged in the banking and brokerage business, his first position being in the Third National Bank of Cincinnati, where he remained fpr about a year. He was afterward with the Fidelity National Bank until its failure and then organized the City 98 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY Hall Bank, of which he was the cashier for two years. He then retired from that position and entered the brokerage business, working his way steadily upward to a foremost place among Cincinnati's brokers. His business management commends him to the confidence and support of clients and colleagues, while his opinions regarding investments are largely accepted without question by investors or those who desire information upon the subject. His keen, businesslike manner, his alertness and dominant energy show that he is alive to every legitimate opportunity, and an analyzation of his life record shows that the secret of his success is to be found in these qualities. Mr. Ashbrook was married in 1892 to Miss Cora Cullom, who was born in Cincinnati, a daughter of Captain Cullom, who was commander of a steamboat during the Civil war but is now deceased, as is his wife, Mrs. Maria (Mann) Cullom. Mr. and Mrs. Ashbrook have one daughter, Corinne, who was born in Avondale, where also occurred the birth of Mrs. Ashbrook. Mr. Ashbrook gives his assistance to the well formulated plans of the Business Men's Club for the promotion of Cincinnati's interests and also holds membership in the Queen City Club. WILLIAM B. YOUNG, M. D. Dr. William B. Young, a physician and surgeon of Cincinnati, was born in Pana, Illinois, August 14, 187o, a son of William L. and Appeline (Maddox) Young. The grandfather, James Young, came from the east and with two brothers settled at California, Kentucky, where his son, William L., was born and reared, remaining a resident of that state throughout his entire life. He engaged in general merchandising and also filled the office of postmaster for sixteen years, his administration being entirely satisfactory to all concerned because of his systematic and businesslike policy. His political allegiance has always been given to the republican party since its organization. At the time of the Civil war he responded to the country's call for troops, enlisting as a member of Company I, Twenty-third Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, on the 27th of October, 1861. He was mustered into the service with the rank of sergeant on the 2d of January, 1862, at Camp King, Kentucky, for a three years term, and was mustered out at Huntsville, Alabama, January 8, 1865. Immediately after its organization the regiment was ordered to the front and joined the Army of the Cumberland, Mr. Young participating with the command in all of the campaigns in Tennessee and Georgia. The regiment was frequently mentioned in reports of commanding officers for its superior discipline and undaunted bravery of both officers and enlisted men. In almost every charge, where men of unflinching bravery were needed, this command was placed in front and its casualty list shows how gallantly they stood their ground. The regiment participated in the following battles : Round Mountain, New Hope Church, Jonesboro, Brown's Gap, Kenesaw Mountain, Nashville, Chickamauga, Pine Top, Franklin, Resaca, Atlanta, Missionary Ridge, Smyrna, Stone River, Rocky Face Ridge and Lovejoy's Station. After the close of the war William L. Young continued to engage in merchandising in CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 99 California, Kentucky, and was a valued and representative citizen there. He held membership with the Loyal Legion and was also an exemplary representative of the Masonic fraternity. After attending the public schools Dr. Young became a pupil in Parker's Academy and subsequently began reading medicine under Dr. J. M. Thomas. Later he entered the Ohio Medical College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1894, and immediately afterward he began practice in Cincinnati. He is a member of the Cincinnati Academy of Medicine, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association and through his connection with those organizations as well as by private reading and study he keeps in touch with the advancement which is being continuously made by the profession. For eight years he has been assistant in the obstetrical department of the medical department of the University of Cincinnati and specializes somewhat in that field, doing splendid work therein. Also in the general practice of medicine and surgery he has made continuous progress and his ability is attested by an extensive practice which is accorded him. Dr. Young was united in marriage to Miss Zella Swing, a daughter of Alfred James Swing the well known artist who painted the picture of Cincinnati in 1802 which is reproduced on another page of this history. The original painting was burned. Alfred J. Swing was a brother of Professor David Swing, the eminent Chicago divine. Dr. and Mrs. Young have two children, Zelmarie Swing and James Rowlett. Dr. Young belongs to Mayo Lodge, No. 198, F. R A. M.: has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite in Ohio Consistory and has also crossed the sands of the desert with the Nobles of Syrian Temple of the Mystic Shrine. In his practice he has ample opportunity to exemplify the basic principles of the fraternity, and again and again in his professional work he holds to the teachings of the craft concerning mutual helpfulness and brotherly kindness. He is yet a young man, well established in his profession. and the ability which he already displays promises further success for the future. JOSEPH A. NIEHAUS. Among the prominent business men of Cincinnati who are representative of the German-American element in the United States is Joseph A. Niehaus, secretary of the National Hardware Company. He was born in Cincinnati, October 7, 1870, and is a son of. Henry and Lizette Niehaus. The father was a native of Germany and grew to manhood in the old country. He joined the army and participated in the war between Hanover and Prussia. He then emigrated to America and, having selected Cincinnati as his home, entered the bottling business with his uncle, Joseph Niehaus, under the title of Joseph Niehau & Company. He was a successful business man and a patriotic liberty-loving citizen. He died in 1892, his wife having passed away in 1883. They are buried side by side in St. Bernard cemetery. Joseph A. Niehaus possessed good advantages of education at St. Joseph's College. At the age of fifteen he entered the employ of Neave & Company as