600 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY Mitchell was acting in that capacity when the bank was absorbed by the Toledo Trust Company, with which he spent a short time, and since July, 1924, has been vice president of the Ohio Savings Bank & Trust Company of Toledo. His comprehensive knowledge of financial affairs and broad experience have been of direct value to the institution, which ranks with strong and ably managed banks in this section of the country. He is president of the Union Deposit Bank of Maumee, and vice president of the Home Savings Bank of Metamora. Among his other business connections he is vice president of the Gendron Realty Company of Toledo. On the 1st of November, 1896, Mr. Mitchell was married in Mansfield, Ohio, to Miss Florence Au, who passed away June 26, 1913. To them were born four children : Frost A., Ellen and Eunice, twins, and Marian. Mr. Mitchell's second union was with Frances Koch Hurd, to whom he was married November 19, 1922, in Toledo. A Knight Templar Mason and Shriner, Mr. Mitchell has taken the thirty-second degree in the order, and he is a Unitarian in his religious views. Like most successful men, he has risen to the top through tenacity of purpose and his ability to plan and perform. His well rounded nature unites the refinements of life with the sterner qualities of manhood, and his efforts are resultant factors in everything that he undertakes. DONALD H. BUCKHOUT Broad practical experience has supplemented the technical education of Donald H. Buckhout, who is successfully engaged in the practice of architecture in Toledo, his native city, amply justifying the promise of his student days. He was born March 2, 1894, and is a son of Walter S. and Viola (Willison) Buckhout. The father was born near Oshtemo, Michigan, while the mother is a native of Hastings, that state. The grandfather, Henry Buckhout, journeyed from the Genesee valley of New York to Michigan in company with his brothers and all became pioneer settlers of Kalamazoo county. Henry Buckhout located in the vicinity of Oshtemo TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 601 and there engaged in agricultural pursuits until his demise. His wife Eunice (Coleman) Buckhout, who was also a native of the Empire state, passed away in St. Paul, Minnesota. Walter S. Buckhout spent his early life on his father's farm and afterward came to Toledo, being now auditor for the R. A. Bartley Company of this city. He is an earnest member of the Collingwood Avenue Presbyterian church and gives his political support to the republican party. Mrs. Buckhout's father, Zeph Willison, now deceased, was a leading merchant of Hastings, Michigan. Her mother, Julia (Griffin) Willison, has also passed away. Donald H. Buckhout was graduated from the old Central high school of Toledo in 1911 and in 1917 won the B. S. degree from the University of Minnesota, at which time he was awarded the scholastic medal of the American Institute of Architects because of his record as a student. During the World war he was inspector of construction at the Hampton Roads naval base near Norfolk, Virginia, receiving his appointment from the civil service commission, and he returned to Toledo as engineer and designer of the local nitrate plant of the United States government. Afterward he was employed in succession by Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordhoff, George B. Rheinfrank and Harry W. Wachter, spending two years with each firm of architects, and he subsequently was associated with Carl H. Ruch, a well known contractor of Toledo, for three years, in order to study field methods of construction, as well as to secure accurate and definite data concerning costs of various types of construction. In November, 1928, Mr. Buckhout began his independent career as an architect, opening an office in the Nicholas building, and has already been entrusted with a number of important commissions. His designs are skilfully executed, combining beauty and symmetry with utility, and thoroughly conforming to specific needs. On the 17th of November, 1920, Mr. Buckhout was married in Perrysburg, Ohio, to Miss Ruth Tracy, a native of Toledo and a graduate of the Smead school of this city, also of the Tewksbury school at. White Plains, New York. She is a, daughter of Thomas H. and Laura (Pratt) Tracy and a member of one of Toledo's old and highly respected families. 602 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY Her father, who was born near Millbury, Ohio, is a leading attorney and senior member of the well known law firm of Tracy, Chapman & Welles. Her mother's birth occurred near Perrysburg. Mr. and Mrs. Buckhout have two children : Donald H., Jr., who was born October 22, 1922; and Natalie, born June 29, 1926. Mr. Buckhout is affiliated with the Collingwood Avenue Presbyterian church, while Mrs. Buckhout is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he is a republican, and he finds relaxation and diversion in golf. Imbued with the, creative instinct and the true artist's appreciation of beauty in its various forms, Mr. Buckhout greatly enjoys his work, and his ability, ambition and close application are destined to carry him far in a field which is regarded as the most useful of the fine arts and the noblest of the useful arts. WALTER WILLIAM BRAND, M. D. Dr. Walter William Brand was born in Toledo, August 29, 1871, his parents being Adolph and Therese (Zundel) Brand. The mother, a daughter of John Zundel, came to America in early life. Dr. Brand's father arrived in the new world in 1864, and established his home in Toledo, where later he engaged in a mercantile business conducted under the firm name of Brand & Marx. He passed away in 1916, at the age of seventy-six years. His wife departed this life in 1910, at the age of sixty-two years. In their family were three children : Rudolph, a resident of Los Angeles, California ; Walter William, of this review; and Herman H., who is vice president of the Union Trust & Savings Bank of Toledo. At the usual age Dr. Brand entered the public schools, being graduated from the Central high school of Toledo with the class of 1890. His more specifically literary education was pursued in the University of Michigan and then in preparation for professional service he entered the Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia and won his M. D. degree as a member of the class of 1894. Following the completion of his course he returned to Toledo and for a year saw active TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 603 service as interne in the Toledo Hospital. He then entered upon private practice. For the past twenty years he has been a member of the staff and president of the staff of Women's and Children's Hospital of Toledo. From 1901 until 1906 he served as city health commissioner of Toledo and he has been appointed a member of a committee of four to supervise the construction of the hospital addition to the Lucas County Infirmary, this appointment being made by the judge of the court of common pleas of Lucas county. In Toledo, April 17, 1895, Dr. Brand was married to Miss Julia Layng, who was born in Van Wert, Ohio, a daughter of George W. and Florence (Cowan) Layng. Dr. and Mrs. Brand have a daughter, Madeleine, now the wife of Austin Reynolds Waite, of Toledo. The Doctor's residence is at 2242 Parkwood avenue. His interest in civic measures is demonstrated in his connection with the Chamber of Commerce and socially he is identified with the Toledo Club, the Toledo Country Club, the University Club, Elks Club, the Torch Club, of which he is past president, and the University of Michigan Club. GEORGE GREEN George Green is proving an important factor in the educational progress of Ottawa county, occupying at the present time the position of superintendent of the Harris-Elmore schools. Actuated by high standards and prompted by the noble purpose of making his services of the greatest possible benefit to the youth of the land in the development of character as well as in the stimulus of intellectual activity, he has done much to advance the standards of the school. Ohio numbers Mr. Green among her native sons, his birth having occurred in Winchester, October 5, 1889. He attended the rural schools in his early youth afterward a preparatory school, and then entered Lebanon University, from which he was graduated with the class of 1915, winning the Bachelor of Arts degree. The same degree was conferred upon him at the completion of a course of study in Wilming- 604 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY ton College in 1919. He also devoted more than a year to post-graduate work in the University of Chicago. Mr. Green has always devoted his attention to the profession of teaching and for four years was thus connected with the rural schools of Brown county, Ohio, while later he spent a similar period in Warren county and three years in Huron county. In 1922 he came to Elmore as superintendent of the Harris-Elmore schools and here he has since remained, most capably serving the community in the methods which he employs as an instructor and in the advancement of the school's standards. Mr. Green has also had a few years' experience in supervision work and has made for himself a most creditable place in educational circles of his native state. There is an interesting military chapter in his life record inasmuch as during the World war he was connected with the chemical warfare service, spending eight months in the Edgewood arsenal in work of a most difficult and dangerous character. Fraternally he is connected with the Masonic lodge at North Fairfield, Ohio, and his religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church, while at all times his aid and influence are on the side of those interests which further the development and welfare of the individual and the community at large. GEORGE KELLER APPLE One of the most responsible positions in the machinery of the law courts is that of official reporter, for his is the only record of the actual testimony of court proceedings. George Keller Apple, assistant official court reporter of Lucas county, is an expert shorthand writer and is in every respect qualified for the position. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 26th of September, 1874, and is a son of Henry and Martha (Keller) Apple. The family was early established in this country. On the paternal side his ancestors were represented in the Revolutionary war and were of German and English descent. His father and grandfather were both born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the former on the 1st of January, 1828, and he died December 3, TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 605 1906. His maternal grandmother, Mary Loller, was born in 1802 of Welsh parents, while his maternal grandfather was born in 1800 and was of German and English descent. The Keller family was founded in this country in 1764. One member of the family served as a lieutenant and another as a private in the Continental army. George K. Apple is the only survivor of the six children born to his parents. At the age of seven years he accompanied the family on their removal to Haddonfield, New Jersey. After completing the grade and high school courses, he attended a business school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in which he prepared for the profession of shorthand reporting. For twenty years he was employed in the United States immigration service and for a period of twelve years, from 1911 to 1923, he was in charge of the immigration service in Toledo. On November 1, 1923, he accepted the appointment as assistant official court reporter, which position he still holds. On the 20th of June, 1906, Mr. Apple was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Vincent, of Quebec, Canada, a daughter of William and Annie (Turner) Vincent. She is a first cousin of Lieutenant-General Sir R. E. W. Turner, of Quebec, who went to France with the first Canadian army and later had command of all Canadian troops in England during the latter part of the World war. Because of the service thus rendered the English government conferred on him the titles of Knight Commander of the Bath and the Military Cross. He had previously won the Victoria Cross and the D. S. O. in the Boer war. To Mr. and Mrs. Apple have been born three children, as follows : Vincent Keller, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 1, 1907, is a radio expert and resides in Toledo; Dorothy, born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 17, 1909, is a student in the Art Museum of Cleveland; and Ruth, born July 23, 1919, died October 17, 1921. Mr. Apple is a member of Robinson Locke Lodge, No. 659, F. & A. M.; and Anthony Wayne Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. His religious affiliation is with the Protestant Episcopal church, and he is the treasurer of the Mission of the Holy Spirit in West Toledo. He belongs to the state and national organizations of shorthand reporters. 606 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY Boating and fishing are his favorite summertime recreations, and he is the owner of a nicely appointed cottage at Wampler Lake, Michigan. He is widely known in Toledo, where his residence for many years has been at 4211 Berwick avenue. In his manner he is cordial and unassuming and he enjoys the uniform respect of those who know him. CLARENCE A. REETZ A highly esteemed member of banking circles of Toledo is Clarence A. Reetz, manager of the South Spencer branch of the Commerce Guardian Trust & Savings Bank of Toledo, a position which he attained through years of loyal and efficient service. He is a native of Toledo, born March 19, 1898, and is a son of William and Bertha (Frederick) Reetz, who have been lifelong residents of Toledo. The father has been a successful contractor and builder here for a number of years and is prominent in business circles of the city. He is a republican and a member of the Salem Reformed church. Clarence A. Reetz attended the public schools and completed his preparation for a business career by courses in the Tri-State and Metropolitan Business Colleges. He went to work for the Pennsylvania Railroad in a clerical capacity, but a year later he entered the National Bank of Commerce, at the corner of Madison and St. Clair streets, which is now the Commerce Guardian Trust & Savings Bank. Starting in as a messenger boy, he gave the best service of which he was capable, as he did also in every succeeding position to which he was promoted, and his sterling qualities received substantial recognition when he was made manager of the South Spencer branch of that bank, in which position he is still serving. On October 2, 1919, in Maumee, Ohio, Mr. Reetz was united in marriage to Miss Blanche Farnsworth, who was born at Waterville, this state, and is a daughter of Ralph E. and Anna (Glann) Farnsworth, of Toledo. Mr. Farnsworth is a member of the board of county commissioners of Lucas county. Mrs. Reetz is a graduate of the Maumee high school and belongs to the Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. and TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 607 Mrs. Reetz are the parents of two children : Donald Clarence, born August 29, 1921; and Robert Wayne, born July 10, 1925. Mr. Reetz is independent in his political views, voting always for the candidates who in his judgment are best qualified for the offices they seek. He belongs to Pyramid Lodge, No. 701, F. & A. M., of Toledo, and the South Side Chamber of Commerce, and is secretary and treasurer of the South Spencer Business Men's Association. He and his wife are earnest members of the Park Congregational church. During the World war Mr. Reetz enlisted and went into training at Camp Meigs, Washington, D. C., from which he was later transferred to Camp Holabird, Maryland, and he was honorably discharged from the service in April, 1919. He has shown splendid executive ability in his management of the bank, and in his relations with its patrons has maintained a mutual spirit of good will which has been evident in the continued growth of the bank's financial statements. JERRY D. MOMENEE Jerry D. Momenee has spent the greater part of his life in Toledo, finding here excellent opportunities for advancement, and through their wise utilization he has become a successful business man. He was born in Momeneetown, Ohio, September 24, 1878, a son of Michael and Victoria (Casaver) Momenee, who were natives of Erie, Michigan, and became pioneer settlers of Momeneetown, migrating thence to Toledo over fifty years ago. Jerry D. Momenee received a public school education and when a young man of twenty-two years entered the employ of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, with which he spent ten years, acquiring a detailed knowledge of the business. In 1919 he combined his capital with that of Michael B. Murray, and they have since engaged in the insurance business in Toledo under the style of the Momenee-Murray Company. Mr. Momenee is president of the corporation, which has a suite of offices on the fifth floor of the Ohio building, and a constantly increasing 608 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY number of satisfied policyholders attests the quality of service rendered by the firm. On the 20th of May, 1902, Mr. Momenee was united in marriage to Miss Blanche Seaver, a native of Toledo, and their attractive and hospitable home has long been a center of the social life of the city. Mr. Momenee is unbiased in his political views and votes according to the dictates of his judgment, standing for progress, reform and improvement in public affairs. He adheres to the Catholic faith and has been a member of the St. Louis Society of Toledo for thirty-five years. His fraternal affiliations are with the Knights of Columbus and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and champions every well defined project for Toledo's growth and betterment. Mr. Momenee is a broad-minded man of progressive views and high standards and stands deservedly high in the esteem of his fellow citizens. EDWARD HOPKINS Forceful and resourceful, Edward Hopkins has made steady progress since starting out in the business world and is now widely known as the vice president of the Toledo Shipbuilding Company and its naval architect. His plans are always definite, his vision is clear and his judgment sound. These qualities, therefore, have carried him into important business relations, the Toledo Shipbuilding Company profiting largely through his cooperation. Mr. Hopkins was born in Detroit, Michigan, August 28, 1872. His parents were John and Ellen (Leithead) Hopkins, the former a native of Dublin, Ireland, in which city he was reared and educated. Coming to America in 1862, he settled in Detroit and for many years he followed carpentering, having served an apprenticeship to the trade in early life. Later he became a contractor and was identified with building operations in Detroit until he put aside business cares. In that city he married Ellen Leithead, who was born in Lapeer, Michigan, and is of Scotch descent. The death of John Hopkins occurred in 1925, when he had reached the TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 611 age of eighty-four years, but his widow survives and yet makes her home in Detroit. Their family numbered four sons and a daughter, and four of the five are yet living, namely: Edward, Harold, Leslie and Mrs. Walter MacAdam. Edward Hopkins, the eldest of the family, pursued a pub-, lic school education in Detroit until he reached the seventh grade, when he began providing for his own support, obtaining a position as an illustrator in a wood engraving plant in his native city. After a brief period, however, he entered the employ of the Detroit Dry Dock & Engineering Works at a wage of seven dollars and a half per week. Industry and diligence characterized his efforts from the beginning and, moreover, he made it his purpose to learn everything possible concerning the business and under the guidance of Frank E. Kirby, a nationally known naval architect, he began the study of naval architecture. For seventeen years he was associated with Mr. Kirby, constantly promoting his efficiency through study and experience until he reached a high professional plane. The two men labored jointly in the execution of some of the foremost contracts in their line, designing lake and ocean-going vessels, which included some of the largest and finest ships on the Great Lakes. Although he started as office boy with the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, of which Mr. Kirby was then the head, in four years he had become chief draughtsman. From 1904 until 1905 he served in a similar capacity with the American Shipbuilding Company of Cleveland and in the latter year removed to Toledo, where he became associated with William G. Henderson and other well known business men in organizing the Toledo Shipbuilding Company, of which he became the naval architect, and in December, 1924, he was elected vice president. He not only discharges the executive duties of this office but is the technician of the company in its large shipbuilding program. This company is one of the foremost in its line in the United States and Mr. Hopkins' steady rise in his chosen field of labor is indicated in the fact that he is today one of its chief officials. The company employs thousands of men, working in a splendidly equipped plant supplied with the latest improved machinery, and theirs is now one of the chief industries of Toledo. 38-VOL. 3 612 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY On the 20th of October, 1898, in Detroit, Mr. Hopkins was married to Miss Grace Symington, a native of that city and a daughter of Duncan and Barbara (Campbell) Symington, both of whom have passed away. Her father was for many years a manufacturer who conducted the Frontier Iron Works, builders of marine engines, in which connection, he was widely known. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins reside at 2245 Scottwood avenue. She is a member of the Toledo Women's Club but Mr. Hopkins has no club connections at the present time, having found it necessary to give up all of his former Associations of that character because of the increasing demand of his business interests. He is, however, a member of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce and the Society of Naval Architects. He gives to his company the service of an expert. His constantly expanding powers have enabled him to outdistance many who perhaps started in life under more favorable financial circumstances. Efficiency has ever been his watchword and his opinions concerning any branch of naval architecture are largely accepted as authority. FIDEL F. SCHWARZ The proud American title of self-made man is worthily worn by Fidel F. Schwarz, of Toledo, whose success has been won solely through his unaided efforts, the qualities of industry, perseverance, good judgment and honesty having contributed to his rise in the business world. As a leading official of the Knights of the Maccabees he has shown an ability and dependableness which have gained for him the genuine respect of all who know him. Mr. Schwarz was born in Freedom township, about seven miles from Manchester, Washtenaw county, Michigan, on the 10th of January, 1874, and is the eighth in order of birth of the nine children who blessed the union of Fidel and Monica (Eisele) Schwarz. Both parents were born in Andelfingen, Wurtemburg, Germany, and were there reared, educated and married. They came to the United States prior to the Civil war and first located in New York. Later they went TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 613 to Ontario, Canada, but eventually settled in Michigan, where they spent their remaining years, the father dying in 1893 at Adrian. In his native country he learned the trade of a cooper, which line of work he followed after coming to this country. He was a democrat in his political views. Fidel F. Schwarz attended the district school of his home neighborhood, completing his education in the public and parochial schools of Adrian, Michigan. At the age of thirteen years he started out to earn his own livelihood, apprenticing himself to learn the tinning and plumbing trade, which he followed until twenty-nine years old, being regarded as an expert workman, and thoroughness in all that he undertakes is one of his prominent characteristics. When sixteen years of age he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he lived until 1912. During the latter portion of that period he was identified with the firm of Pettibone Brothers, the largest manufacturers of military and secret society regalia and uniforms in this country. He became manager of that business, holding that responsible position until 1912, when he resigned and entered the artistic metal goods business as a manufacturer. He successfully engaged in that undertaking in Cincinnati for seven years, or until about the close of the late war, when he accepted the position of state lecturer for the Knights of the Maccabees, of which order he had been a member for many years, having joined Crusader Tent, No. 155, of Cincinnati, in his twenty-first year. He did such splendid and appreciated service for the order that in 1925 he received distinctive recognition in his election to the office of great record keeper and general supervisor, in which dual capacity he is still serving, with his offices in Toledo. On April 22, 1896, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Schwarz was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Daniels, who is a native of Cincinnati and is a daughter of George and Ida (Kamp) Daniels, an old and well known family of that city. Both parents are deceased. Mrs. Schwarz is a member and past commander of the Ladies of the Maccabees. To Mr. and Mrs. Schwarz have been born five children, namely : Norma ; Marie; Helen, who is the wife of Bernard Sullivan, of Toledo, and the mother of two children, Elaine Mary and Jerome Sullivan ; and Gertrude and William, twins, both of 614 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY whom are deceased. All of the living children were educated in Cedar Grove Academy. Mr. Schwarz maintains an independent attitude in politics but consistently gives his support to those measures which promise to promote the public welfare. The Roman Catholic church claims his religious allegiance, he and his wife being members of the Cathedral chapel. Mr. Schwarz is a man of earnest and sincere purpose, discharges his official duties in a conscientious manner, and to a marked degree he commands the respect and confidence of all who know him. WILLIAM B. DEVLIN William B. Devlin, attorney at law, was born in Toledo on the 8th of May, 1893, and is a son of Peter F. and Mary M. (Fallon) Devlin. The grandparents, Bernard and Bridget (Prendergast) Devlin, were natives of Ireland and emigrated to America about 1850. They came direct to Toledo, where the grandfather engaged in merchandising for many years, remaining in the city until his demise. He was a member of the Catholic church and a faithful follower of its teachings. Of his three children, two survive, Peter F. and William H., both residents of Toledo. Since its establishment in 1908 Peter F. Devlin has been clerk of the juvenile court of Toledo and his long retention in the office is an eloquent testimonial to his service. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Devlin have always lived in Toledo and are the parents of three children : William B. ; Lillian W., who is the wife of Lawrence W. Sullivan, of Detroit, Michigan; and Mildred I., at home. William B. Devlin acquired his early education in St. Patrick's Academy, from which he was graduated in 1908. In 1913 he won the A. B. degree from St. John's University, which bestowed upon him that of LL. B. in 1916. From 1913 he was employed in the office of the clerk of courts in Toledo and attended night classes at the university. During 19171918 he was assistant prosecutor of Lucas county and engaged in general practice under his own name until 1921. TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 615 Since that time he has been a member of the firm of Hall & Devlin. Mr. Devlin is unmarried and resides at No. 2834 Robin-wood avenue, Toledo, while his office is situated on the eleventh floor of the Nicholas building. In politics he is a democrat, and his religious views are in harmony with the doctrines of the Catholic church. His fraternal affiliations are with the Knights of Columbus and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is a member of the Highland Meadow Golf Club and the Toledo Bar Association. PARKER E. GAUDERN A valuable employe of the American Gypsum Company is Parker E. Gaudern, general office manager, which position he has held for a score of years. He was born in Elyria, Ohio, in 1880, and is a son of William J. and Mary (Herrick) Gaudern, both of whom are deceased. The mother was an adopted daughter of Frank Herrick. The father was for many years engaged in mercantile affairs. They were the parents of three children, Parker E., of this review; Harry E., deceased; and Mrs. John See, of Youngstown, Ohio. Parker E. Gaudern received his education in the public and high schools of Elyria, Ohio, after which he took a commercial course in the Oberlin Business College, at Oberlin, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1898. He entered the employ of the Garford Saddle Manufacturing Company in a clerical capacity, but later went to Cleveland and worked in the auditor's office of the Nickel Plate Railroad. In the fall of 1909 Mr. Gaudern came to Port Clinton and took charge of the office of the American Gypsum Company, which position he has held continuously to the present time, and also has charge of the company's offices at Detroit and Cleveland. In 1905 Mr. Gaudern was united in marriage to Miss Cleora M. Arnold, of Florence, Ohio, and they are the parents of three children, namely: Margaret, born in 1907, attended Miami College and is at home; Gertrude, born in 1914, is a graduate of the Port Clinton high school ; and Tom, born 616 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY in 1917, is in high school. Mrs. Gaudern is a past worthy matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. The republican party receives Mr. Gaudern's support and he has shown an active interest in local public affairs. He is a member of the Masonic order; is a past master of his blue lodge, and also belongs to chapter and council. He also belongs to the Port Clinton Yacht Club and attends the Protestant Episcopal church. He is a member of the National Credit Men's Association; is recognized as a man of good business ability, and is held in high regard by the officers of his company. JAMES A. FASKIN James A. Faskin, who is rendering able service as commissioner of Forest cemetery, Toledo, is one of the city's old and honored residents, having for many years been connected with some of its most prominent business concerns. He was born in Toledo, January 17, 1861, and is a son of John and Mary (McMullen) Faskin. The father was born at Huntley Ford, Scotland, in 1821, and died in Toledo, May 7, 1897. He served in the British army with the famous Ninety-third Highlanders and was later ordered to Nova Scotia, whence he was transferred to Quebec and later to Montreal. At the latter place he bought his discharge from the army, at which time he held the rank of sergeant. In 1848 he came to Toledo, was employed by the Electric Auto-Lite Company. In Truax, later entering the employ of the Whittaker & Phillips Hardware Company. At the outbreak of the Civil war he gave evidence of his loyalty to his adopted country by enlisting in the Sixty-seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of which he was made regimental adjutant and later lieutenant colonel. Subsequently he resigned from that regiment and returned home to organize the One Hundred and Thirtieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a one hundred day regiment, of which he became lieutenant colonel. He was honorably discharged at the close of the war and at once resumed his former position with the Whittaker-Phillips concern, with which he remained for forty years, or up to its re- TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 617 tirement from business. He was a stanch republican in politics and was appointed by President McKinley as night collector of customs. His wife, who was born in Ireland, died in Toledo, October 13, 1905, at the age of eighty-three years. James A. Faskin was educated in the public schools of Toledo and took a commercial course in the Jorden Business College of this city. He first worked as a drug clerk in the store of Walding, Kamman & Marvin, with which concern he remained for eight years, and later held a clerkship in the county treasurer's office for eight years, first under Horace Potter and then under Samuel Hunter. He then took a clerkship in the office of the Taylor-Rogers Shoe Company, a wholesale shoe firm. This concern was reorganized several times, under different names, but Mr. Faskin remained with each succeeding firm until the concern finally went out of business. He was then a clerk in the office of Baumgardner & Company for five years, after which he had charge of James Ashley's office during the latter's campaign for congress. Mr. Faskin then helped to organize the First Home Guards, for duty in Toledo in 1917, in which he was assisted by officers of the old Veterans Cadet Corps. Later he was for ten years employed in a clerical capacity by the Willys-Overland Company, and in February, 1928, was appointed by Mayor William T. Jackson to his present position as commissioner of Forest cemetery. This cemetery was started in 1833 and is one of the oldest in Toledo, about ninety thousand bodies being interred there, including some of Toledo's most prominent citizens. It is a very pretty and well kept cemetery, and Mr. Faskin is taking pride in maintaining it in the best possible condition. On June 29, 1904, in Mansfield, Ohio, Mr. Faskin was united in marriage to Miss Ida C. Kegg, who was born in Rainsburg, Bedford county, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of Simon P. and Sarah E. (May) Kegg. Her father, who was born in Rainsburg and died in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1911, was a farmer in early life but was later associated with a lumber concern in Mansfield. He served three years and three months in the Union army during the Civil war as a private, and later a corporal in the One Hundred and First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He participated 618 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY in twenty-one battles and was never wounded but had typhoid fever and later yellow fever. His wife, who also was born at Rainsburg, Ohio, died in Mansfield in 1907. Mrs. Faskin attended the public schools near Rainsburg and was graduated from the Toledo Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1897, after which she followed her profession in Toledo for seven years prior to her marriage. She is a member of the Second Church of Christ Scientist of Toledo and the Toledo Citizens Research Association. Mr. Faskin has always supported the republican party and is an adherent of the Presbyterian church. He belongs to the Toledo Veteran Cadet Corps and the Fifty Year Club. A man of earnest purpose and unquestioned integrity, he has exemplified a high type of citizenship throughout his long and useful career, and no resident of Toledo is more worthy of public esteem than he. JOHN F. HUNTER John F. Hunter, in charge of the legal department of The Reuben Realty Company, was born in Ford City, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, October 19, 1896, a son of Robert B. and Annie (Feeney) Hunter, the former a native of Shields, England, and the latter of County Longford, Ireland. The father as a young man was a glass worker and later became a stationary engineer. He attained the age of sixty-five years, passing away in August, 1927, and surviving his wife for a number of years. John F. Hunter was four years of age when the family settled in Toledo. He attended the public schools of the city and prepared for his profession in St. John's University, from which he was graduated in 1918 with the degree LL. B. During the World war he enlisted in the United States army and was sent to Fort Hayes, Ohio. Later he was transferred to Camp Grant, Illinois, and was awaiting a commission when the armistice was signed. He was discharged November 28, 1918, and on returning to his home became connected with the Toledo Title Company. His ability and devotion to the interests of the corporation were rewarded in 1926 by TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 619 election to the office of secretary, which he filled until 1929, when he was chosen to his present position. He specializes in title and real estate law and is thoroughly informed on matters pertaining thereto. Mr. Hunter was married June 18, 1918, in Toledo to Miss Mary F. Fischer, a native of the city and a daughter of Edward and Carrie (Sohnley) Fischer. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter have four children : Mary Frances, Edward J., Robert A. and Richard F. The family are faithful communicants of St. Agnes Roman Catholic church of West Toledo. Mr. Hunter is active in Boy Scout work and champions all movements for the general good. He holds the fourth degree in the Knights of Columbus and is also a member of the Real Estate Board, the Chamber of Commerce, Toledo Post of the American Legion, the Elks, the Toledo Bar Association and the local Rifle Club. His home is at No. 1348 Royalton road. WILLIAM K. BROWNLEE One of Toledo's most successful industries is the Buckeye Clay Pot Company, of which William K. Brownlee is president, and which during the past twenty years has enjoyed a steady growth in business and reputation. Mr. Brownlee was born in Wellsburg, West Virginia, on the 6th of September, 1867, and is a son of William and Mary Ann (Shriner) Brownlee. The father, who was a native of West Virginia, died at Wellsburg, where he had been engaged in the manufacture of paper. At the outbreak of the Civil war he was one of the first to enlist, serving until the close of that conflict. He was a republican in politics and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife, also a native of the Mountain state, died at Wellsburg. William K. Brownlee attended the public schools, graduating from the Wellsburg high. school, after which he was a brick contractor in that city for some years. From 1900 to 1909 he was associated with the Libbey Glass Company of Toledo, looking after furnaces and construction work. In 1909 he and several associates founded the Buckeye Clay Pot 620 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY Company, of Toledo, of which he has been president and general manager to the present time. This company manufactures clay materials for use in glass factories, specifically, glass furnace materials, and the quality of its products has enabled it to build up a large and prosperous business. Mr. Brownlee is also a director of the North American Fire Brick Company, the headquarters of which are in Cleveland. On August 28, 1889, in Wellsburg, West Virginia, Mr. Brownlee was united in marriage to Miss Ella M. Kennedy, a native of Wheeling, that state, and a daughter of the late Gloud Wilson Kennedy, a prominent contractor and builder of Wheeling and a veteran of the Civil war. Mrs. Brownlee received her education in the public schools and a seminary in Wheeling. Mr. and Mrs. Brownlee are the parents of a son, William L., born November 5, 1895, in Wellsburg, and now assistant manager of the Buckeye Clay Pot Company of Toledo. During the World war he was in the officers' training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, Indiana, and was later transferred to Camp Sherman, at Chillicothe, Ohio, where he was stationed when the armistice was signed. He married Miss Loraine Crosby, a native of Hudson, Michigan, and they have a daughter, Patsy Ann, born September 8, 1926. William K. Brownlee gives his political support to the republican party. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias in Wellsburg, West Virginia, and now belongs to the Inverness Golf Club. Religiously he and his wife are connected with Trinity Protestant Episcopal church. He has shown splendid business and executive ability in the management of the company of which he is the head and well merits the success which has come to him. HENRY ARTHUR MIDDLETON Henry Arthur Middleton, member of the well known law firm of Geddes, Schmettau, Williams, Eversman Si Morgan, has been continuously engaged in law practice in Toledo since his discharge from the army in April, 1919. He was born in Urbana, Ohio, July 19, 1888, the youngest of the four TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 621 children of Arthur Newton and Allie Loretta (Taylor) Middleton. His father, who was a representative of the legal profession throughout his active career, passed away in 1889. Henry A. Middleton was adopted and reared by Charles Newton and Mary Elizabeth (Middleton) Dodson, the latter being his father's sister. Mr. Middleton received his education in the public schools of Champaign county, Ohio; the Springfield, Ohio, high school, Boston University and the Law School of Ohio State University. He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1911 and at once became associated in general law practice with John F. Wilson and Fred C. Rector of Columbus. When the United States had become involved in the World war, he applied for admission to the Second Officers' Training Camp in July, 1917, was accepted and mustered in at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, August 27, 1917. On the 27th of November following he was commissioned first lieutenant of Field Artillery and was assigned to the Three Hundred and Twenty-third Field Artillery, Eighty-third Division, Camp Sherman, Ohio, with which regiment he remained during his entire service. With that division he sailed from New York on June 12, 1918, for service overseas. In action his regiment supported the Ninety-first, Twenty-ninth and Thirty-second Divisions and was actively engaged at Ecurey when the armistice was signed, November 11, 1918. On November 17th his regiment started on the march to the Rhine with the Thirty-second Division, and with it occupied the center wedge of the Coblenz bridge-head. Mr. Middleton served as adjutant of the Second Battalion and Commander of Battery E ; was promoted to the rank of captain of Field Artillery and, as such, was honorably discharged at Camp Meade, Maryland, April 8, 1919. Immediately thereafter Mr. Middleton became associated with the Toledo law firm of Brown, Geddes, Schmettau & Williams, in which he became a partner in February, 1921. The firm name has since been changed to Geddes, Schmettau, Williams, Eversman & Morgan. His ability as an attorney is widely recognized and has won him place among the prominent representatives of the legal profession of his adopted city. Mrs. Middleton was before her marriage Myrtle Elnora 622 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY Johnson of Urbana, Ohio, who, like her husband, traces her ancestry to a family settling in Virginia long prior to the Revolutionary war. Mr. and Mrs. Middleton are consistent members of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church, and both are actively interested in the social and civic enterprises of Toledo. Mr. Middleton is a Knight Templar and a thirty-second degree Mason. He also belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, the Toledo Transportation Club and the Toledo Club; is a vice commander of the department of Ohio of the American Legion, and is past president of Anthony Wayne Chapter (Toledo) of the Sons of the American Revolution. Professionally, he is a member of The Toledo, Ohio State, and American Bar Associations. During the World war he saw action on the battle fronts of France, and he is thoroughly cognizant of the requirements of good citizenship in times of peace. His outstanding characteristics are such as command respect and confidence wherever he is known. STEPHEN A. FAZEKAS Stephen A. Fazekas has the distinction of being the first Hungarian lawyer to be admitted to the bar in Toledo, where he has practiced successfully for the past eleven years. He is not only a representative attorney but a worthy native son of the city, his birth having here occurred on the 22d of April, 1894. His parents, Stephen and Mary (Kosmay) Fazekas, both of whom were born in Hungary, have passed away. His sister, Mary, is the wife of George Szakovits. Stephen A. Fazekas pursued his early education in parochial schools and subsequently matriculated in the University of Notre Dame at Notre Dame, Indiana. In further preparation for a professional career he next entered St. John's University of Toledo, which conferred upon him the degree of LL. B. in June, 1918, while he was in the service of his country. In December of the same year he was admitted to the bar and opened an office in Toledo, where he has continued in practice to the present time and has been accorded a large clientage in recognition of his ability in the work of the courts. He made a very creditable record as assistant law TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 625 director of Toledo for two years and is an able young lawyer who has already attained a degree of professional success that augurs a bright future. On the 12th of September, 1916, Mr. Fazekas was united in marriage to Helen V. Sommers, of Toledo, daughter of John Sommers. They are the parents of two children, Virginia Eileen and James Robert. Mr. Fazekas was a member of the Ohio State Naval Militia and when the United States entered the World war on April 7, 1917, was a member of the first unit to leave Toledo, which was two days after war was declared. He was stationed at the Philadelphia navy yard as a yeoman and served there during the war, being discharged in December, 1918. At the polls Mr. Fazekas supports the men and measures of the republican party, believing firmly in its principles. He filled the position of deputy treasurer of Lucas county for six months and served as second deputy recorder for a period of four years, efficiently discharging his duties in both connections. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Fraternal Order of Eagles and he also has membership in St. Stephen's Society. His favorite forms of recreation are indicated in his membership in the Izaak Walton League and the Chippewa Golf Club. He is a charter member of Dean Horton Post of the American Legion ; a member of the Toledo Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. His residence is at 722 Fourth street, East Toledo. ROBERT C. HALL, D. D. S. Dr. Robert C. Hall, one of Toledo's leading dentists, has. had the privilege of practicing his profession in widely separated parts of the world and has attained a degree of technical skill that has won for him a large and profitable patronage. He was born in Pioneer, Williams county, Ohio, on the 6th of October, 1883, and is a son of Thomas B. and Mary Elizabeth (Orr) Hall. His paternal grandparents were Thomas and Margarite (Kirkpatrick) Hall, the former of whom was a native and lifelong resident of Shelby, Ohio. He 626 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY was a farmer by vocation, was a democrat in his political belief and was a member of the English Lutheran church. His wife was born in Pennsylvania and died in Pioneer, Ohio. Thomas B. Hall was born in Shelby, Ohio, August 30, 1848, and is now living at Pioneer, this state. He was for forty-five years engaged in mercantile pursuits but is now retired. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and is independent in his politics. His wife was born at Corunna, DeKalb county, Indiana, in 1855. Her parents, Edward and Rachael (Updyke) Orr, were natives respectively of Pennsylvania and New York city, and both died at Corunna, Indiana, where Mr. Orr had farmed for many years. Robert C. Hall graduated from high school at Pioneer in 1901 and from the South Bend (Indiana) Commercial College in 1902. He then became private secretary to J. F. Harnit, general superintendent of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, with whom he remained until the fall of 1905, when he entered the dental school of the University of Michigan, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in June, 1909. He entered upon the practice of his profession in Toledo in that year, but in September, 1911, he entered the dental department of the University of Glasgow, Scotland, from which he was graduated in 1912, with the degree of Licentiate in Dental Surgery (L. D. S.) . He served his interneship in the Royal Infirmary at Glasgow, after which he went to Johannesburg, South Africa, where he practiced continuously until 1924. He then returned to Toledo and opened his present office at 7491/2 West Central avenue, where he is meeting with marked success. Dr. Hall was married September 6, 1911, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Miss Lydia Louise Kunderd, who was born in that city, October 16, 1886, and is a daughter of Henry and Mary Jane Kunderd. Her father was born in Berne, Switzerland, and was brought to this country by his parents when two years of age. He devoted his active life to farming and died in Kendallville, Indiana, where his widow, who was born in DeKalb county, Indiana, is now living. Mrs. Hall was graduated from the Kendallville high school and is a member of the German Lutheran church. The Doctor and his wife are the parents of two sons, Charles Robert, who was born TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 627 in Hull, England, June 13, 1912; and Winston Conwell, who was born at Johannesburg, South Africa, June 14, 1916. Dr. Hall is a member of the Toledo Dental Society, the Lucas County Dental Society, the Ohio State Dental Society and the American Dental Association. He is an independent voter, and he attends and is a supporter of St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal church. He is a member of the Masonic order in Johannesburg, and of the Psi Omega dental fraternity. He is a man of strong character, is closely devoted to his profession, and all who have come in contact with him hold him in high esteem for his professional ability and his worth as a man. A. L. KERSHAW A. L. Kershaw is one of Toledo's most energetic, progressive and capable business men and, as president of the Toledo Alloyed Castings Company, he has achieved a notable success. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 4th of October, 1889, and is a son of Adolphus and Henrietta (Davidson) Kershaw. He received his early education in the public schools of Cleveland and Pasadena, California, after which he attended Throop Polytechnic Institute at Pasadena, and Ohio State University at Columbus. In 1912 he became connected with the Ohio Electric Car Company, of Toledo, with which concern he remained for three years. During the two following years he was with the Milburn Wagon Company, of Toledo, and then he enlisted for service in the World war. He was commissioned a first lieutenant and assigned to the ordnance department, being stationed at Detroit, Michigan, until the close of the war. He was honorably discharged in January, 1919, and, returning to Toledo, was employed by the Electric Auto-Lite Company. In 1921 he purchased an interest in the Toledo Standard Commutator Company, with which he was associated until 1923. In 1921 the Toledo Alloyed Castings Company was organized and in September, 1923, Mr. Kershaw took over the company, which was incorporated, and he has since been the executive head of the business. Starting in a small way, 39-VOL. 3 628 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY this company, because of the superior quality of its products and its prompt and satisfactory service, has enjoyed a remarkable growth until today it is one of the substantial and important industries of Toledo. The company manufactures alloy castings and does a general jobbing business in automobile, aircraft, washing machine and Marine motors, auto body parts, sporting goods parts, motor and chassis parts—in fact everything in alloy castings will be turned out by this company on a production basis. Large quantities of its products are shipped throughout Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio. On June 2, 1917, Mr. Kershaw was united in marriage to Miss Ruth Haskell, who was born and reared in Toledo and is a daughter of William H. and Mollie (Hauser) Haskell, both of whom are old residents of this city. Mr. Haskell, who is now retired, was for many years the owner and head of the W. H. Haskell Milling Company, one of the old and substantial business concerns of Toledo until 1920, when the business was closed out. Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw are the parents of two children : William Haskell, born April 6, 1918; and Robert Davidson, born October 7, 1923. Mr. Kershaw is a member of the Toledo Club and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and is recognized as possessing superior business ability. His forebears in both lines were early established in this country, his paternal grandparents coming from England in 1825 and his maternal grandparents coming from Scotland in 1830. They have been stanch and loyal citizens of the republic through the generations to the present time, and in Mr. Kershaw is found an exemplification of the best type of American citizenship. Socially he is affable. and friendly, and throughout the range of his acquaintance he is deservedly well liked. DUDLEY FRANKLIN SMITH Dudley F. Smith, member of the law firm of Ritter & Brumback, in the Commercial Bank Building, Toledo, is recognized as a capable, honorable and trustworthy lawyer and stands high in the legal circles of Lucas county. He was TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 629 born in Wooster, Ohio, on the 14th of March, 1896, and is a son of J. Frank and Macy A. Smith, to whom were born also two other children, Francis E., of Pasadena, California, and Martha C., the wife of W. W. Smelker, of Columbus, Ohio, and the mother of three children, James, Edward and Elizabeth. J. Frank Smith was for many years a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and held a number of important pastorates in this state. His death occurred November 3, 1918, and his wife passed away July 25, 1926. Dudley F. Smith's maternal grandfather, John Smith, was a captain in the Union army during the Civil war, having enlisted from Creston, Ohio. Many of his relatives have been actively engaged in missionary work, including his mother, who was formerly a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which capacity she spent seven years in Chile, South America. His uncle and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Smith, spent fifteen years as missionaries in old Mexico, and another uncle, named Richards, and his wife spent eighteen years as missionaries in India. Dudley F. Smith attended the grade schools of Cleveland, Columbus and Mount Vernon, this state, in which cities his father held pastorates, and was graduated from high school at Bucyrus. He was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1920 and then entered the law school of Ohio State University, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1923. On July 17th, of that year, he was admitted to the bar of Ohio and engaged in the practice of law with the firm of Ritter & Brumback, with which firm he is still connected. Since January 1, 1929, he has served as assistant law director of the city of Toledo. Mr. Smith is entitled to practice at the bar of the United States district court for the northern district of Ohio, western division, of the United States circuit court of appeals of the sixth circuit, and the United States supreme court. He is a constant student of the law, is energetic and conscientious in handling the interests of his clients and has met with a degree of success that reflects creditably on his ability. On June 15, 1920, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Helen L. Snyder, a daughter of Joseph and Mary Sny- 630 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY der, of Wapakoneta, Ohio. Her father, who was for many years engaged in the manufacture of furniture, passed away a number of years ago and her mother died in 1927. Mr. Smith is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Phi Gamma Delta college fraternity and the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. He also belongs to the Lucas County and Toledo Bar Associations and the Ohio State Bar Association. He is a veteran of the World war, having served in the Three Hundred and Ninth Engineer Train of the Eighty-third Division. He was in training for six weeks at Camp Sherman, Ohio, went from there to Camp Mills, Long Island, New York, and in September, 1918, was sent to France. He was honorably discharged from the service at Camp Mills in 1919. He is a member of the Soldier and Sailors Union. He and his wife are members of the Epworth Methodist Episcopal church. True and loyal in all the relations of life, Mr. Smith has earned the respect of his fellowmen and is one of Toledo's worthy and reliable citizens. MELVIN O. RETTIG Working his way through college, Melvin 0. Rettig has developed his latent powers and talents through the exercise of effort and is now a successful lawyer of Toledo with a background of twenty-two years of practical experience in the profession. He was born in Seneca county, Ohio, March 14, 1868, a son of John Leonard and Hannah A. (Carson) Rettig. The father was born in Crawford county, Ohio, in 1842, and his parents were natives of Germany. He was reared and educated in Crawford county and located in Seneca county early in the '60s. In 1870 he settled in Huron county, Ohio, and there remained until his death in 1901, when fifty-nine years of age. As a young man he followed agricultural pursuits and in later life engaged in merchandising at Willard, Ohio. He was identified with the Masonic order and shaped his conduct by the teachings of the United Brethren church. In politics he was a stanch republican and served for several terms on the board of county appraisers. His wife was born in Seneca county in 1846 and attained the TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 631 age of sixty-three years, passing away at Willard in 1909. She was a daughter of J. W. and Mary A. (Moore) Carson and of Welsh lineage, The family was founded in America by her great-grandfather, Robert Carson, who came to this country in colonial times and served under General Washington in the Revolutionary war. He was the father of Samuel Carson, who fought in the War of 1812, and the latter's son, Carlington B. Carson, a great-uncle of Melvin 0. Rettig, was a soldier in the Civil war. He espoused the cause of the Union, and his grandson, Lloyd Carson, served in the World war. Mr. and Mrs. Rettig were married in Seneca county and became the parents of six children, four sons and two daughters, of whom Elmer E. and Mrs. Nellie Jackson are deceased. The surviving children are : Melvin 0.; D. S., who lives in Canada; Letta, the wife of Albert Behm, of Willard, Ohio; and C. B. Rettig, a resident of Niles, this state. Melvin O. Rettig was a pupil in the country schools of Huron county and the high school at New Washington, Ohio. Early in life he began to provide for his own livelihood and earned six dollars per month by working on a farm, afterward becoming a railroad employe. He attended the Northern Ohio University at Ada and devoted six years to educational work, teaching in the public schools of Huron, Seneca and Crawford counties. His law studies were pursued in the office and under the direction of the firm of Andrews Brothers, well known attorneys of Norwalk, Ohio, and in 1907 he was admitted to the bar. Mr. Rettig has since engaged in general practice in Toledo and each year has recorded a marked increase in his clientele, which is now of large proportions. He has a comprehensive knowledge of the law and displays much skill in its exposition. He is attorney for a number of firms and served on the legal advisory board during the World war. Mr. Rettig was married June 15, 1898, in Willard, Ohio, to Miss Flora B. Kelsey, who passed away June 6, 1926. Her father, the Rev. William A. Kelsey, was a minister of the United Brethren church and a veteran of the Civil war. Mr. Rettig was married November 24, 1928, in New Washington, Ohio, to Mrs. Fairy B. Kemerline, the widow of Dr. C. E. Kemerline and a daughter of David H. and Hannah A. Scott. 632 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY They were early settlers of Crawford county, where Mrs. Rettig was born. Mr. Rettig was one of her playmates and schoolmates in childhood and in later years they were associated in teaching. The residence of the family is at No. 1104 Prospect avenue, and Mr. Rettig's office is situated on the sixth floor of the Gardner building. His Masonic affiliations are with Boaz Lodge, No. 669, F. & A. M. ; Toledo Chapter, No. 161, R. A. M.; Toledo Council, No. 33, R. & S. M.; St. Omar Commandery, No. 59, K. T.; and Zenobia Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Toledo. Mrs. Rettig belongs to the local chapter of the Eastern Star and is a Methodist in religious faith, while Mr. Rettig is a member of the Collingwood Avenue Presbyterian church. His political allegiance is given to the republican party, and while a resident of Willard he was called to the office of justice of the peace, serving from 1899 until 1903, when he resigned. He is a member of the Lucas County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Touring constitutes his chief source of recreation. His ability, integrity and public spirit are well known, and his close conformity to the ethical standards of the profession have won for him the high regard of his fellow practitioners. ALF S. HERRLIN Alf S. Herrlin, a stockholder in the United States Gypsum Company, at Gypsum, Ottawa county, is doing splendid work for this concern as manager of the sample department. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1907 and is a son of Sven and Anna Herrlin, the latter of whom is deceased. The father, who still resides in Chicago, is successfully engaged in the grocery business. To him and his wife were born seven children, Mabel, Carl, Beatrice, Esther, Ethel, Myrtle and Alf. The last named received his education in the public and high schools of his native city, supplementing this by a special course in business management. His first work was as a timekeeper for the Cadillac Motor Company, but later he was associated with his father in the grocery business in Chicago. TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 633 In 1926 he went to work for the National Radio Company in Chicago, but in March of that year he became interested in the United States Gypsum Company in that city, entering the sample department. He remained there until: August 1, 1927, when the department was transferred to Gypsum, Ohio, and Mr. Herrlin became manager of the department, having four men under him. Mr. Herrlin is a republican in his political views and has shown a commendable interest in public affairs. He is a member of the Catawba Cliffs Beach Club, owning property at the cliffs; is secretary and treasurer of the Polliwog Club, an organization of employes of the gypsum company, and belongs to the Men's Club of Port Clinton, as well as the Glee Club. He attends the Methodist Episcopal and Community churches, and is a man of earnest purpose and upright conduct, having shown himself worthy of the high place which he holds in the esteem of those who have come in contact with him. FRANK FERGUSON BLUFF For nearly four decades the Toledo Artificial Limb Company has been numbered among the prosperous and substantial business establishments of the city and has always been in control of the Bluff family, Frank F. Bluff being its present head. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on the 4th of December, 1876, a son of William and Jessie (Ferguson) Bluff. The father was born in England, November 2, 1847, and died in Toledo, Ohio, July 10, 1926. In 1890 he and W. F. Howell formed, a partnership and organized the Toledo Artificial Limb Company. The venture proved successful and in 1911 the business was incorporated, with Mr. Bluff as president, which position he held up to the time of his death. He was a veteran of the Civil war and gave his political support to the republican party. His wife was born in Scotland in September, 1851, and is now residing in Toledo, Ohio. Frank F. Bluff attended the Jefferson public school in Detroit, and when thirteen years old his parents located in Toledo, after which he attended the Jefferson public school in 634 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY this city. Later he attended the A. H. Steadman Business College of Toledo, taking a course in bookkeeping. He was employed for seven years in the finishing department of a photographic studio in Toledo, after which he became connected with the Toledo Artificial Limb Company. In 1911 he acquired stock in the company and was made treasurer and a director. On the death of his father, in 1926, he succeeded him in the presidency. The company is engaged in the manufacture of artificial limbs out of highland willow wood and the superior quality of its product has been the basis on which has been built the splendid business which the company now enjoys. On November 11, 1917, in Toledo, Mr. Bluff was united in marriage to Mrs. Armenia C. (Chaffee) Thomas, a native of Green township, Trumbull county, Ohio. Mrs. Bluff attended the public schools of her home community and studied music two years in Dana Institute, Warren, Ohio. She taught music prior to her marriage. By her first marriage she is the mother of a daughter, Theda Thomas, who conducts a beauty parlor in their home at 1115 Sylvania avenue. Mr. Bluff is a republican in his political views and re- ligiously is an adherent of the Baptist faith. He is an active member of the Sons of United Veterans of the Civil war. He gives his close attention to the business of which he is the head and which, under his judicious management, is enjoying a very gratifying measure of prosperity. THOMAS RILEY MANTON From his Gaelic ancestors Thomas Riley Manton inherited a keen intellect, strength of purpose and a sturdy physique, and with these assets he has rapidly advanced toward the goal of his ambition, becoming one of the successful attorneys of Toledo. He was born in Van Wert, Ohio, April 18, 1889, and represents one of the old and prominent families of the state. His father, John P. Manton, was born in Toledo, October 22, 1861, a son of Thomas and Jane (Riley) Manton, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of New York state. Thomas Manton, the grandfather of TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 635 Thomas Riley Manton, was born on the Emerald Isle but at an early age emigrated to the United States and settled in Toledo, Ohio, becoming one of its pioneer contractors and prominent business men. His son, John P. Manton, was a pupil in St. Patrick's Academy of Toledo from 1868 until 1875 and also attended the public schools of the city. As a young man he read law in the office of the Hon. John H. Doyle and in 1896 qualified for practice in the courts of this state, while two years later he was admitted to, practice in the United States district court. His first public office was that of assistant city solicitor, which he filled in 1900 and 1901, and was recalled to that position in 1906, serving until 1908. A year later he was elected judge of the common pleas court of Lucas county, over which he presided until January, 1921, dispensing justice with an even hand, and his decisions were regarded as models by his colleagues. After his retirement from the bench the Judge resumed the private practice of law, forming a partnership with his son Thomas R., and for several years was senior member of the firm of Manton & Manton. When national issues were at stake he voted the democratic ticket but cast an independent ballot at local elections. He was a member of St. Ann's church and a devout Catholic. Along fraternal lines he was connected with the Knights of Columbus and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He was a member of the Toledo Golf Club and the Lucas County and Ohio State Bar Associations. On the 10th of May, 1885, John P. Manton married Miss Matilda M. Goulden, a daughter of Michael Goulden, who was one of the early settlers of Toledo. For forty-three years they traversed life's pathway together and on December 20, 1928, their union was severed by the death of Mr. Manton. He had attained the age of sixty-eight years and was at the height of his usefulness. He was a courteous, kindly gentleman of high ideals and an ornament to his profession. He is survived by Mrs. Manton, who occupies the family home in Toledo, and by their eight children, four sons and four daughters. Thomas R. Manton, the third in order of birth, attended parochial and public schools of Toledo and obtained his higher 636 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY education in St. John's University, which awarded him the degree of A. B. in 1909 and that of LL. B. in 1914. After his admission to the bar he became a member of the firm of Manton & Manton, with which he is still connected, and has successfully handled much important litigation. His mind is analytical and logical in its trend, and his ability is manifest in the force of his arguments and the clearness of his reasoning. He is a director of the O'Connell Amusement Company, the Lakeside Resort Amusement Company, the Toledo Brush Company and the Port Lawrence Development & Improvement Company. Mr. Manton was married June 20, 1916, in Toledo to Miss Helen Murphy, who was born July 4, 1890, in this city and is a daughter of John B. and Mary (Barton) Murphy, who have resided here for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Manton have one child, Mary Eileen, who was born July 31, 1917, in Toledo. The residence of the family is at No. 1926 Upton avenue, and Mr. Manton's suite of offices is located on the ninth floor of the Spitzer building. He is a faithful communicant of the Jesu Roman Catholic church and maintains an independent attitude in politics, supporting the candidate whom he considers best qualified for office. Mr. Manton is a member of the Heather Downs Country Club, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Lucas County and Ohio State Bar Associations. His outlook upon life is broad, and his personal qualities are such as make for esteem and friendship. WILLIAM CLYDE TIMBLIN William Clyde Timblin is one of Port Clinton's enterprising young business men and a well known pharmacist. He was born in Scio, Harrison county, Ohio, in 1900, and is a son of Samuel and Josephine Timblin, who came from Pennsylvania to Ohio. His public school education was acquired in Scio, and in 1923 he was graduated from the pharmaceutical department of the Ohio Northern University at Ada. For a year he was employed by the Steubenville firm of Bell & Steel and in 1924 located in Port Clinton, becoming the TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 639 proprietor of the Davis cut rate drug store. Later he moved the business to No. 136 Madison street and on April 25, 1929, opened his new store at the corner of First and Madison streets. The establishment is artistically finished, and good taste is reflected in all of its appointments. Mr. Timblin carries a complete line of drugs and druggists' sundries, and the filling of prescriptions is an important feature of his business, which is growing rapidly owing to his prompt, efficient and courteous service and policy of honorable, straightforward dealing. In 1923 Mr. Timblin married Miss Nena Bower, a daughter of D. N. and Mary Bower, prominent residents of Scio. Mr. and Mrs. Timblin reside at 545 West Third street and have one child, Betty Jane, who was born January 29, 1927. The family attend the Methodist Episcopal church, and Mr. Timblin is allied with the republican party. He is a member of the Lions Club, the Port Clinton Yact Club, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Oliver H. Perry Lodge of Masons. He typifies the spirit of progress in Port Clinton, and his industry and ability have made him a recognized leader of the local drug trade. CORNELIUS C. COLLINS The field of opportunity is ever open to the alert, and the fruits of victory are for those who dare. Of courageous spirit and energetic, self-reliant nature, Cornelius C. Collins has provided for his own livelihood from an early age, pressing steadily onward toward the goal of success, and he is now numbered among the substantial business men and prominent realtors of Toledo. He was born in County Cork, Ireland, April 10, 1880, a son of Patrick and Ellen (Roche) Collins, who were lifelong residents of that country. The father died in 1884, and the mother passed away in 1898. Cornelius C. Collins was reared in his native land and received a common school education. At the age of fourteen he obtained a position in a blacksmith shop and was thoroughly trained in that line of work. In November, 1899, when a young man of nineteen, he sailed for the United 640 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY States, joining his brother, who had previously located in Toledo, and owing to his experience as a blacksmith had no difficulty in securing employment. He saved his earnings and • when he had accumulated sufficient capital opened a modern, well equipped shop at Monroe and Twenty-second streets. His mechanical knowledge and skill enabled him to establish a large trade, and he continued to engage in blacksmithing until the decline of the business when automobiles came into general use. On laying aside the apparel of a mechanic Mr. Collins joined the ranks of office executives and has been equally successful in the real estate field, which he entered on the 1st of November, 1915. He has negotiated many important transfers of property and knows the worth of all realty in this locality. He also writes insurance and has a suite of offices on the fifth floor of the Spitzer building. On the 28th of April, 1903, Mr. Collins was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Mackin, also a native of the Emerald Isle. They are faithful communicants of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church, and Mr. Collins is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is one of the enterprising members of the Chamber of Commerce and does all in his power to "boost" his city, to which he is deeply attached. Sagacious, decisive and farsighted, he is a fine type of the modern business man and throughout life has been governed by those standards which constitute the basis of all honorable and desirable prosperity. HOYT B. MEADER, M. D., F. A. C. S. In the field of professional service Dr. Hoyt B. Meader has made continuous progress` and he now ranks with the leading physicians and surgeons of Toledo. He was born in this city on the 29th of January, 1891, and is a son of Albert William and Mary (Shatto) Meader. The Meader family is of Welsh origin and was established in this country by three brothers who emigrated to America prior to the Revolutionary war. The Doctor's grandfather, Valentine Meader, was born in Vermont and settled in Ohio late in the '50s. His wife, also a native of the Green Mountain state, was a dis- TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 641 tant relative of the late David Starr Jordan, the noted educator. Albert W. Meader was born in Mount Gilead, Ohio, February 22, 1865, and located in Toledo during the latter part of the '80s. He is still a resident of the city and is engaged as a traveling salesman. Mr. Meader belongs to the Sanford L. Collins Lodge of Masons and is an adherent of the republican party. His wife was born December 24, 1865, on what is now East Broadway in East Toledo but which at that time was a farming community. Her parents, John and Charlotte (Corser) Shatto, were pioneers of Lucas county and of Dutch descent. Mr. and Mrs. Meader have a family of three sons : Hoyt B. ; Lysle Albert, who is living in Cleveland, Ohio; and Valentine Kent, a resident of Toledo. Dr. Meader completed a course in the old Central high school in 1909 and afterward matriculated in the Toledo Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1913. He was an interne of the St. Clair Hospital at Cleveland and also of St. Vincent's Hospital in Toledo, spending a year in each institution, and engaged in general practice in his native city from 1915 to 1917. He then entered the service of his country and was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps of the United States army. Dr. Meader went overseas in September, 1917, and was assigned to duty with the Lakeside Hospital unit of Cleveland, which was stationed at Rouen, France. This unit was the first body to carry the American flag in Europe, in May, 1917, and for the first month in France was brigaded with the British. Dr. Meader remained at Rouen for three weeks and was then transferred to the British Expeditionary Force. In August, 1918, he was recalled to the Lakeside unit, with which he was connected until April, 1919, and on the 16th of that month was honorably discharged at Camp Sherman near Chillicothe, Ohio. He took a postgraduate course in Cleveland and returning to Toledo in the fall of 1919, has since specialized in surgery. His pronounced ability has brought him a large practice, and he is chief of the surgical department of the Lucas County Hospital, senior associate surgeon of the Women's & Children's Hospital and a member of the surgical staff of the Toledo and Flower Hospitals. On the 18th of April, 1919, Dr. Meader was married in 642 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY Cleveland to Miss Gladys Mansburger, a native of Toledo and a daughter of Wilbur and Nettie (Shepherd) Mansburger, formerly residents of Texas. Dr. and Mrs. Meader have two children : Mary Jane, who was born May 5, 1920; and Robert Charles, born March 30, 1927. The Doctor's home is at 1943 Calumet avenue and his office is located in the Toledo Medical building at 316 Michigan street. His political support is given to the republican party, and along social lines he is connected with the Sylvania Golf Club, while fraternally he is identified with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is secretary of the Toledo Academy of Medicine and is also affiliated with the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. An earnest student and a tireless worker, Dr. Meader is progressing with his profession and conscientiously discharges life's duties and obligations. HERMAN E. DECK The largest and oldest undertaking establishment in Bryan is that of Herman E. Deck, who has been engaged in business here for twenty-three years and commands a large share of the local patronage in his line. Mr. Deck is a native of Williams county and is a son of J. F. and Mary (Berry) Deck, the former of whom was engaged in farming. They were the parents of three sons and five daughters. Herman E. Deck received his education in the public schools and later worked for A. C. Dillman, an undertaker of Bryan, under whom he served his apprenticeship and with whom he remained ten years. In 1906 Mr. Deck embarked in the same business on his own account, buying out Overholt & Price, and he has carried the business on to the present time. He has been more than ordinarily successful and in 1926 acquired his present splendid funeral home, which in its location, arrangement and equipment will compare favorably with any other mortuary in this locality. He has a nice display room, reception room and preparation room, and has an up-to-date motor service, comprising two Cadillacs, a Pack- TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 643 and and a Dodge, and is in every respect well prepared to render the best quality of service promptly. Mrs. Deck, who is a licensed embalmer, renders valued assistance in the handling of the business. She was formerly Miss Emma Williams, of Bryan, and became Mr. Deck's wife in 1898. Mr. Deck is a republican in his political views, and is a member of the Masonic order, in which he has received the Knights Templar degrees of the York Rite; is a member of the Mystic Shrine, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. He served nine years as a member of the county health board and is at this time president of that board. Socially he is a member of the Orchard Hill Country Club and the Bryan Exchange Club, and is also affiliated with the Ohio State Funeral Directors Association. He has shown a commendable interest in the welfare of the community and is regarded as one of its best citizens. HOWARD CURRY BAKER Howard C. Baker, president and founder of the Howard C. Baker Company, is one of the best known men in heating and power plant construction in this section of the country and occupies a foremost position in that line of activity in Toledo. He was born in Clio, Michigan, June 11, 1885, a son of Arthur T. and Luella (Curry) Baker. His grandparents were Henry and Mary Baker, natives respectively of New York and Michigan. The grandfather was a prosperous farmer and after his retirement established his home in Detroit, Michigan. Arthur T. Baker was born in Coldwater, Michigan, and has engaged in the brokerage business in Toledo for several years. He is a member of the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, and gives his political support to the republican party. Mrs. Baker was born in Tontogany, Ohio. Her father, James L. Curry, was born near Ithaca, New York, and during the Civil war was a soldier in the Union army. Afterward he engaged in the practice of law, spending the latter part of his life in Clio, Michigan. In politics he was a stanch republican and aided in framing the laws of Michigan as a member of the house of representatives and 40-VOL. 3 644 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY the state senate, serving for a period of eight years. His wife, Sarah ( Trembley) Curry, was born in Ohio and passed away in Clio, Michigan. Howard C. Baker, the eldest in a family of three children, completed a course in the high school at Marlette, Michigan, and attended the State Agricultural College at Lansing, being a member of the class of 1907. He was connected with the Michigan United Traction Company of Lansing for a year and then went to Saginaw, in that state, entering the employ of Clarence L. Cowles, a well known architect, with whom he remained for a similar length of time. In 1907 he came to Toledo and for two years was a mechanical engineer for George S. Mills, also a prominent architect. This was followed by a year's engineering work in Gulfport, Mississippi, for the Yaryan Naval Stores Company, of which Homer T. Yaryan was the executive head. Subsequently Mr. Baker was associated with the firm of Eagan Brothers, heating contractors of Toledo, as vice president, and continued with them for eight years. Going to New York city, he entered the service of Baker, Smith & Company, engaged in constructing power plants for the government, and two years later returned to Toledo. In April, 1919, he established a business of his own, which was subsequently incorporated and of which he has since been president and general manager. In addition to its activities as heating and power plant engineers, this company has also installed the plumbing in a number of the most important buildings in Toledo. It installed the heating, plumbing, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems in the new Ohio Savings Bank & Trust Company building at St. Clair street and Madison avenue. This was the first office and bank building in Toledo to have the refrigeration air unit by which temperatures in warm weather are controlled. The Howard C. Baker Company are acknowledged experts in the lines in which they specialize and the constant growth of the business is proof of their promptness and efficiency in the execution of contracts. Mr. Baker closely supervises every detail of the work, always holding to a high standard in the field of professional service, and with the initiative of the successful executive, has achieved a well merited success. TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 645 On the 22d of April, 1911, Mr. Baker was married in Detroit, Michigan, to Miss Naomi Mae Harsh, a daughter of Michael and Henrietta Harsh. Mrs. Baker was born July 29, 1893, in Toledo, and completed a course in one of its high schools. Mr. and Mrs. Baker are affiliated with the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, and in politics he is a republican. He is a Kiwanian and his wife is a member of the Woman's Club. His Masonic affiliations are with the York and Scottish Rites and Zenobia Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Baker is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the American Society of Heating & Ventilating Engineers, the American Association of Master Plumbers, and Heating & Piping Contractors Association. He has chosen for his life work a field of broad usefulness, and the keenness of his intellect and strength of his personality have brought him to the fore in his profession. Mr. Baker's residence is at 4604 Manorwood road. LOYD WILLIAM HETRICK Loyd William Hetrick, a representative of the younger generation of business men to whom Oak Harbor looks for its growth and progress, is a well known mortician, following a line of work in which members of the family have long been engaged. He was born in Oak Harbor in 1892, a son of William Henry and Rozella (Setzler) Hetrick, the former a native of Sandusky county and the latter of Green Spring, Seneca county, Ohio. In 1893 the father became identified with the undertaking establishment of Nicholas Thein, remaining in his employ until the business was sold to A. B. Vogel, for whom he also worked. In 1904 Mr. Hetrick purchased the business, which he has since conducted with the assistance of his son, L. W. Hetrick, maintaining the only funeral home in Oak Harbor and one of the oldest institutions of the kind in this part of the state. The father is affiliated with St. John's Lutheran church and shapes his conduct by its teachings. The other children in the family are : Viola, the wife of Edward Heodt, of Oak Harbor; Grace Luella, a teacher in the Glenwood school of Toledo; Edwin, a senior at 646 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY the University of Ohio; and Norman John, who is a member of the senior class of the Oakwood high school. Reared in his native town, Loyd W. Hetrick completed a course in the local high school in 1910; attended the University of Ohio during the following year, and in 1912 was graduated from the Cincinnati College of Embalming. Under his father he was thoroughly trained in the business, becoming its manager in 1922, since which time he has been in charge of the establishment. Entering upon the work during his student days, he has practically grown up in the business, which has constantly expanded under his expert management. Both the father and son are licensed embalmers as well as funeral directors of high standing, and they also deal in furniture and music. Their equipment is thoroughly modern, and the service rendered by the house is first class in every particular. In 1912 L. W. Hetrick married Miss Cora Mylander, of Oak Harbor, and they have two children : Richard H., who was born in 1914; and Virginia Lou, born in 1919. Mr. Hetrick belongs to the Elks lodge of Fremont and Oak Harbor Camp of the Modern Woodmen of America, while his wife is connected with the local chapter of the Eastern Star. He is clerk of the Oak Harbor Cemetery Association, which he formerly represented in the capacity of president, and is also identified with the Funeral Directors & Embalmers Association and the Catawba Cliffs Beach Club. His religious views are in harmony with the teachings of Grace Lutheran church, whose services he regularly attends. He gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and at one time was a councilman. Loyal and public-spirited, Mr. Hetrick is ever ready to serve his community when needed, fulfilling every duty and obligation in life to the best of his ability. LEO P. DOLAN, M. D. Dr. Leo P. Dolan is following the trend of the times, which is toward specialization in all fields of professional activity, and has become one of the well known urologists of Toledo. He was born in this city on the 28th of March, 1898, TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 647 a son of Patrick J. and Magdalena (Fipp) Dolan. The father was a native of County Roscommon, Ireland, and in early life went to England, where he completed his education. When a young man of twenty-one he emigrated to the United States, coming direct to Toledo, where he subsequently engaged in banking. He also dealt in real estate and insurance, prospering in all of his undertakings and remaining in this city until his demise, which occurred on the 6th of January, 1920, when he was sixty years of age. A Roman Catholic in religious faith, he united with the Church of the Good Shepherd, and his fraternal affiliations were with the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Order of Foresters. His widow, a native of Ottawa, Ohio, and of German lineage, is still residing in Toledo. Mr. and Mrs. Dolan were the parents of two sons, of whom Norman J. J., the first born, is deceased. In the acquirement of an education Dr. Dolan attended parochial and public schools of Toledo, afterward taking a course in St. John's University of this city. His B. S. degree was won from the University of Dayton in 1918. During the World war he joined the Medical Reserve Corps of the United States army. In 1923 he received the M. D. degree from the University of St. Louis and while attending that institution took a prominent part in athletic sports, playing tackle on the football team. During 1924 he was an interne of the City Hospital of St. Louis and then took a course of instruction under Dr. Louis E. Schmidt, a noted urologist of Chicago. The following year, 1926, was devoted to post-graduate study in Berlin, Germany, Vienna, Austria, and Budapest, Hungary, and he then returned to Chicago, becoming associated with Dr. Schmidt. In January, 1929, Dr. Dolan located in Toledo and is now a member of the staff of St. Vincent's Hospital. His scientific knowledge is comprehensive and exact, and his professional services are in constant demand. On the 12th of January, 1929, Dr. Dolan was married in Chicago to Miss Mary Smith Van Arsdale, a native of that city, and they reside at No. 20 Bronson place, while the Doctor's offices are located on the fourth floor of the Ohio building. In politics he maintains an independent attitude, placing the qualifications of a candidate before party ties, and 648 - STORY OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY his religious views are in harmony with the doctrines of the Catholic church. Along social lines he is identified with the Lake Shore Athletic Club of Chicago, and Mrs. Dolan is connected with the Woman's Club of Detroit. He belongs to the local council of the Knights of Columbus and is an ex-president of the St. Louis University Chapter of Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity. In 1926, while abroad, he was elected vice president of the American Medical Association of Vienna and is affiliated with the Toledo Academy of Medicine, the Chicago Medical Society, the Illinois and Ohio State Medical Societies, the American Medical Association and the American Urological Society. He enjoys traveling, and football is his favorite sport. Dr. Dolan is deeply interested in the scientific and humanitarian phases of his work, and through intensive study and practical experience he is coming rapidly to the fore in his profession. GEORGE WASHINGTON CUPP Manifesting his energy and self-reliance at an early age, George Washington Cupp has continued throughout life an earnest, efficient worker in every field of activity which he has entered and is now one of the well known realtors and substantial business men of Toledo. He was born August 15, 1857, about three miles southwest of Millgrove in Wood county, Ohio, a son of Jackson and Permelia (Jackson) Cupp, the latter of Irish and English descent. The father was born in Lancaster, Ohio, September 7, 1816, and the mother in Cleveland, this state, August 3, 1833. David Jackson, the grandfather of George W. Cupp, was of English lineage and fought in the War of 1812. He participated in the battle of Fort Meigs, in which every man on his boat was killed. The captain ordered him to hold the boat, which he did. He never fed himself again and died in 1871. At the reunion of his company in 1869 he met his old commanding officer, who kissed him, and the captain's wife gave him twenty dollars. Phillip Cupp, the paternal grandfather of George W. Cupp, also fought in the War of 1812 and, like David Jackson, received an honorable discharge. Jackson Cupp, the father of TOLEDO AND THE SANDUSKY REGION - 649 Mr. Cupp of this review, settled in Wood county in 1839 and was the first person to be married in Bloom township by Squire Robbins. He was twice married, and became the father of seventeen children, eight of whom are now living. George W. Cupp was a pupil in the country school near his father's farm and attended a normal school for a year. At the age of seventeen and a half years he began his career as a teacher in Wood county, where he engaged in educational work for twelve years. In 1896 he removed to Shelby, Ohio; located in Mansfield a year later, and in 1922 became a resident of Toledo. On retiring from the educational field he took up journalistic work and was also engaged in contracting for a number of years in the oil district of Wood county. Since 1900 Mr. Cupp has devoted his attention to the real estate business and is one of the most successful operators in Toledo. He is an expert valuator, and his judgment in regard to realty investments is always to be relied upon. Mr. Cupp was the founder of the Central Fruit & Grocery Company of Mansfield, which is now doing over two million dollars' worth of business per year, and he also founded the Shelby Printing Company of Shelby, Ohio, now doing a business amounting to more than three million dollars annually. Mr. Cupp was married August 2, 1883, in Fostoria, Ohio, to Miss Nettie I. Cook, who was born in Bascom, Seneca county, Ohio, January 31, 1863, and devoted much time to church and temperance work. She was the daughter of William and Naomi (Miller) Cook. Her father served in the Civil war, and her uncle, Captain Miller, was a gallant Union officer who met death in the battle of Lookout Mountain. Mrs. Nettie Cupp died April 20, 1919. On the 20th of August, 1921, Mr. Cupp was married in Syracuse, New York, to Mrs. Jessie M. Kemble, who was born in Manlius, Onondaga county, New York, February 18, 1876. Mr. Cupp is the father of five children, of whom Pearl J. and Park S. are deceased. The others are : Fred A., who married Miss Grace Longshore and is a resident of Mansfield, Ohio; Lola May, who is the wife of Fred W. Marth, of Mansfield; and Don, who married Miss Irene Stafford and is also living in Mansfield. Mr. Cupp was reared in the Methodist faith but is now a