150 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY moval of Mason and Slidell from the English mail steamer Trent. In 1862 he was made lieutenant commander and at different times commanded the iron-clads Carondolet and Benton. He was also in command of a division of Admiral Porter's squadron on the Mississippi river and in passing Vicksburg on the 16th of April, 1863, he fought the batteries at Grand Bluff and was there almost forty-five days. Subsequently he had charge of the naval station at Mound City, Illinois, and soon afterward, in 1864, was given command of the flagship Blackhawk, thus serving until February, 1865. The succeeding year he was commissioned commander and in 1873 was in command of the steamship Tigress when she was sent in search of the Polaris, on which the celebrated Arctic explorer John Hall, made his last ill-fated expedjtion. The lost ship was found on the coast of Greenland. In 1876 further promotion came when he was commissioned captain and as such he commanded the training frigate Constitution, the old vessel which had been in active service in the war of 1812, again in the Mexican and also in the Civil wars and which has ever had a strong hold on the affections of the American people. Subsequently Captain Greer was assigned to the sloop Constellation, on which the government exhibits were sent to the Paris exposition of 1878, and his next assignment made him a member of the naval board of inspection and president of the naval examination and retiring board, in which capacity he served from 1885 until 1887. In 1886 he was commissioned commodore and in 1887 as acting rear admiral and was given command of the European squadron, so continuing until 1889. In the latter year he was made president of the naval examination and retiring board and so continued in active connection with the navy until, having reached the age limit, he was retired on the 28th of February, 1895. Admiral Greer had been married in early manhood in Norfolk, Virginia, to Miss Mary Randolph Webb, the wedding being celebrated on the 26th of November, 1857. His record is without a blot, his promotions followed as the logical sequence of his ability and fidelity. Early in his career he learned that the soldier's first lesson is that of obedience and he became in later years an excellent disciplinarian, at the same time commanding the entire respect and good will of those who served under him. If there were ever wearisome hours in his life they were those of forced inactivity. He ever preferred active duty and his efforts were a potent force in maintaining the high standard of the navy which has recently had such signal triumph in its world tour. His closing years were passed at the seat of national government and for him the final roll call was sounded June 17, 1904. He was buried at Arlington with full military honors. CHARLES H. BOSLER. Charles H. Bosler is yet comparatively a young man but a review of his life indicates that his accomplishments would be creditable to many a man of older years. In public service and in private connections his labors have been attended with substantial and desirable results and Dayton honors him as a cit- DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 153 izen of worth whose activities have always been of a progressive and beneficial character. Mr. Bosler is one of Dayton's native sons, his birth having here occurred on the 8th of November, 1866. His youthful days were passed in the usual manner of lads of the period, his time being divided between the pleasures of the playground and the duties of the schoolroom until he had passed through consecutive grades to his graduation from the Central high school with the class of 1885. Soon afterward he entered upon the study of law in the offryce of Gunckel & Rowe, well known attorneys of Dayton, with whom he continued for a year. He next entered Denison University, at Granville, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1890 with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. He felt that more advanced education along literary and scientific lines was essential as a foundation for a preparation for the bar and, following his graduation, he resumed his law studies with his former preceptors and in March, 1893, was admitted to practice. He then opened an office and for a number of years continued in active connection with the profession, his ability winning him continual advancement. In the fall of 1893 his activities were called forth in legislative fields, for he was elected to represent his district in the general assembly, public approval for his first term's service being accorded in his reelection for a second term, during which time he served as speaker pro tem of the house. He was also on a number of important committees and was actively associated with much valuable legislation during those two terms. In 1896 he was appointed assistant city solicitor, which position he filled for a year, and then resigned to become chief counsel for the Ohio dairy and food department of the state service. To his duties in that connection he gave his undivided attention for several years and then resumed the private practice of law in Dayton. He did not confine his attention to one special department but represented many legal interests in various lines, in which he displayed comprehensive and thorough understanding of the principles of jurisprudence.. Mr. Bosler has now retired from the practice of law, however, and is engaged in the construction and operation of street railways. He built and is president of the street railway systems at Tulsa and Enid, Oklahoma ; constructed the Dayton Street Railway of Dayton, Ohio ; and has built several interurban roads in and near Dayton. He is also president of the Dayton Street Railway Construction Company, and the Burlington Gas Company of Burlington, Kansas ; a director of the Enid Development Company, of Enid, Oklahoma ; and is president of the Ada Water, Heat & Light Company, of Ada, Ohio. A man of resourceful ability, he has put forth his efforts in various lines and his well formulated pans are easily carried forward to success for they are based upon practical. experience and thorough understanding of the needs of the situation. In 1896 Mr. Bosler was married in Dayton to Miss Bessie Kumler, and they have two sons, Barrett Kumler and Richard Grayson. Mr. Bosler belongs to St. John's Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite. He is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks nor is he neglectful of the higher, holier, duties of life, giving generous support to and manifesting deep interest in the First United Brethren church, in which he holds membership. In politics he has always been a stalwart repub- 154 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY lican, recognizing the obligations as well as the privileges of citizenship and holding to the belief that every loyal American should support the principles which he deems most valuable in promoting the welfare and progress of the nation. His opinions have carried weight in the local and state councils of his party and he has frequently been a delegate to state conventions. Tireless energy, keen perception and a genius for devising the right thing at the right time joined to every-day common sense have constituted the salient qualities in his political and legislative services, in his law practice and in his development and control of various corporate interests: REV. HOWARD PRIMROSE WHIDDEN, D. D. Rev. Howard Primrose Whidden, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist church of Dayton, was born July 12, 1871, at Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. His parents were Charles Blanchard and Eunice Caroline (Graham) Whidden, the former a son of the Rev. John Whidden, a Baptist clergyman and the latter a daughter of David Graham, who was a ship owner. Charles Blanchard Whidden, successful in his business undertakings, was for many years a wholesale and retail dealer in provisions and groceries and was also well known as a ship owner and in other business connections. He was likewise for many years a leading layman in the Baptist denomination of the maritime provinces of Canada, was a trustee of Acadia College, and was likewise connected with the political and moral progress of his native province. Two brothers of the Rev. H. P. Whidden are yet living : D. Graham Whidden, a manufacturer of St. Lin, Quebec ; and C. Edgar Whidden, a wholesale and retail provisioner and ship owner of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. In early youth the Rev. H. P. Whidden had a strong desire to go into business life but later a definite conviction that the work of the gospel ministry should be taken up led to his immediate preparation therefor and his subsequent entrance therein at the completion of a regular course of training. He began his education in the public schools of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and at the age of fourteen left home to prepare for college at the Horton Collegiate Academy, at Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Later he entered Acadia College in the autumn of 1887 when sixteen years of age and was graduated therefrom in the class of June, 1891, on the completion of the liberal arts course. The academy and college are both Baptist institutions of the maritime provinces of Canada. Before entering upon active preparation for the ministry he had experience in home mission fields during the summer vacations of 1890 and 1891. In September of the latter year he entered the Newton Theological Institution, at Newton Center, Massachusetts, while in January, 1892, he became a student in the divinity school of McMaster University at Toronto, Canada, where he completed the regular theological course and was graduated with the class of 1894. While pursuing his theological studies there he also filled the position of instructor in public reading and speaking. He has since taken post-graduate work in the Newton Theological Institution and the University of Chicago, and in 1906 DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 155 the degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by Denison University, of Ohio. Following his graduation in the spring of 1894 Dr. Whidden accepted the call to the pastorate of the Baptist church of Morden, Manitoba, and was ordained in July. On the 1st of October, 1896, he entered the University of Chicago for post-graduate work and after a serious break down in health in 1897 and a subsequent recuperation he accepted a call to the First Baptist church of Galt, Ontario. During the college year of 1899-1900 he gave instruction in the divinity school of McMaster University in addition to performing his regular pastoral duties in Galt and in the spring of 1900 he continued his educatjonal work by accepting a call to the chair of biblical literature in Brandon College at Brandon, Manitoba, there continuing until January, 1904, when he came to Dayton as pastor of the First Baptist church, in which connection he has since been closely identified with the moral progress of the city. Dr. Whidden was married in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, October 4, 1894, to Miss Katherine Louise Ganong, a daughter of James H. and Susan B. Ganong. Her father was a leading merchant of that point, while her eldest brother, William F. Ganong, Ph. D., is head _professor of botany in Smith College. Her second and third brothers, James Edwin and Arthur D. Ganong, are manufacturers of St. Stephen and her fourth brother, Walter K.. Ganong, is professor of electrical engineering in the University of Maine. Her only sister, Miss Susan B. Ganong, is principal of the Netherwood School for Girls at Rothe-say, New Brunswick. Unto Dr. and Mrs. Whidden have been born six children : Charles Ganong, Susan Gwendolen, Evan Macdonald, James Gilbert, William Francis and Reginald Wilbur. Of these James G. died in infancy and William F. on the 9th of July, 1905, at the age of three years. Dr. Whidden is recognized as one of the able representatives of the Baptist ministry and while his labors have largely been across the border in Canada he is well known to the denomination in the United States because of the excellent work he has done in connection with different pastorates and in educational lines. In the five years of his residence in Dayton he has endeared himself to the hearts of his parishioners and has enjoyed the good will and respect of the general public, who recognize that his labors are a telling force in the religious development of the city. PETER D. BERRY. Peter D. Berry is the proprietor and general manager of the P. D. Berry Company, conducting one of the most extensive nurseries in the county. He was born in Virginia on the l0th of July, 1860, a son of George and Mary (Connor) Berry. His maternal grandfather, Thomas Connor, was a native of Virginia and of Irish descent. George Berry, the father of our subject, was an agriculturist by occupation and participated in the Civil war as a soldier of the Confederate army. He died while in the service, having been stricken with fever. 156 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY His family numbered five children, namely : Feba, Susan, Peter D., George A. and Anna A. Peter D. Berry obtained his education, in the common schools and when not busy with his text-books gave his attention and interest to the cultivation of his home farm. When he had attained his majority he made his way to Montgomery county, Ohio, and here continued agricultural pursuits until twenty-seven years of age. About twenty-five years ago he organized his present business, established a nursery on the Brandt pike, about three miles north of Dayton, and began the growing of small fruit on a limited scale. By dint of unremitting and persistent labor, guided by sound judgment, he has gradually enlarged the concern until it is now one of the most extensive of this character in the county, having a wholesale mail order trade. He grows more raspberry tips than any other man in the entire state, also makes a specialty of gooseberry layer plants and in. fact is very successful in the propagation of numerous other small fruit, trees, shrubs, etc. His success is directly attributable to his own energy and perseverance and he may justly be classed among the most substantial, progressive and leading citizens of the county. On the 14th of March, 1886, Mr. Berry was united in marriage to Miss Clara B. Hyre, a daughter of John and Martha (Davis) Hyre. Her father was a prominent and prosperous agriculturist of Randolph township, Montgomery county. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Berry have been born three children : Walter Glenwood and Edgar Earl, who are associated. with their father in the conduct of the nursery and Marie, who is at home. The parents are 'widely and favorably known throughout the community and their home is justly celebrated for its gracious and warm-hearted hospitality. FRANK EYLER. Frank Eyler, a farmer and breeder of thoroughbred horses, owns a well improved tract of land on section 4, Jefferson township. He was born in Frederick county, Maryland, on the 8th of November, 1859, his parents being Daniel and Sophia (Chreshaugn) Eyler, of Maryland. In the year 1876 Frank Eyler made his way to this state, locating in Jefferson township, Montgomery county. He has followed agricultural pursuits as a means of livelihood and owing to his untiring industry and indefatigable energy, has met with a gratifying measure of success in his undertakings, being now the owner of a valuable and productive farm on section 4, Jefferson township. He also has several fine stallions and is a well known breeder of thoroughbred horses, having recently imported a fine Percheron stallion from France. As a companion and helpmate on the journey of life Mr. Eyler chose Miss Almeda Hunter, whose birth occurred October 17, 1863, her parents being Charles and Susan Hunter, residents of Jefferson township. By this union there have been born eleven children, namely : May, whose birth occurred in 1884 Ada, born in 1886 Charles, in 1888 ; Howard, in 1891 Hazel, in 1893 DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 157 Ruth, in 1894 ; William, in 1897 ; Roscoe, in 1901 ; Florence, in 1900 ; Franklin, in 1903 ; and Bertha, who was born in 1905. Mr. Eyler is a stanch advocate of the principles of the democratic party and served for two terms as pike commissioner on the Germantown pike in Jefferson township. He belongs to the Junior Order of United American Mechanics at Dayton, Ohio, and is a respected and highly esteemed citizen of this county, where he has now made his home for almost a third of a century. He owes his advancement in life entirely to his own perseverance and well directed labor and is wholly worthy the regard which is uniformly accorded him. CHARLES W. SCHAEFFER. No city depends for its growth and upbuilding upon one or even a few individuals. It is the united and concerted effort of many who produce the result. He whose name introduces this review is well known in business circles as the senior partner of the firm of Schaeffer & Gengnagel, dealers in coal and building materials. His close application and unfaltering energy constitute the basis of his success, which has gained him place among the substantial residents of Montgomery county. One of Dayton's native sons, he was born January 20, 1867. His father, David W. Schaeffer, was a native of Germantown, Montgomery county, and removed from the village to the city, where his remaining days were passed. He was well known as an insurance man and continued in that line until his death, which occurred in Dayton in 1894. At the time of the Civil war he responded to the country's call for aid, enlisting September 15, 1861, at the age of thirty-five years. He enrolled for three years' service and was transferred as a private from Company I to Company H of the Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry. He was appointed first sergeant and was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant, October 24, 1862, while on the 19th of March, 1864, he became first lieutenant, being mustered out with the rank of captain on the 8th of September of the same year. The regiment was mustered in on the 24th of September, 1861, at Camp Hamilton, Ohio, by P. H. Breslin, captain of the Eighteenth Infantry, U. S. 4., and was mustered out September 27, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tennessee. by William G. Wedemeyer, first lieutenant Sixteenth United States Infantry. The battles in which he participated were as follows: siege of Corinth, Mississippi, April 30, 1862 ; Perryville, Kentucky, October 8, 1862 ; Tullahoma campaign, June 23 to 30, 1863 ; Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19 and 20, 1863 ; Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863 ; Buzzards Roost, Georgia, February 25 and 27, 1864; Dalton, Georgia, May 9, 1864 ; Resaca, Georgia, May 13 to 16, 1864 ; Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 30, 1864 ; Pine Mountain, Georgia, June 14, 1864 ; Pine Knob, Georgia, June 19, 1864 ; and Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 20, 1864. Mr. Schaeffer was also at one time on active duty as deputy sheriff of Montgomery county and in every relation of life, whether in political, military, business or social circles, he was ever an honored and honorable gentleman. He married Catherine Starr and unto them were born 158 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY two sons, Charles W. and George S. The wife and mother passed away in February, 1909, at the age of seventy-nine years. Charles W. Schaeffer spent his youthful days in Dayton and at the usual age entered the public schools, wherein he pursued his studies to the age of eighteen years. He was afterward graduated from the Miami Commercial College, in 1885 and immediately afterward accepted a position as bookkeeper with C. H. Starr, being thus employed for a period of seventeen years or until 1902. He then formed a partnership with Mr. Gengnagel, under the firm style of Schaeffer & Gengnagel, for the purpose of dealing in coal and building materials and during the seven years of its existence the firm has enjoyed constantly growing patronage that makes their trade a very profitable one at the present time. In 1892 Mr. Schaeffer was united in marriage to Miss Anna Gengnagel and they have one daughter, Kathryn Alberta. Mr. Schaeffer is prominent in Masonic circles. He has attained the Knight Templar degree in the Scottish Rite and is also a member of the Mystic Shrine.. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, to the Knights of Pythias and to the United Commercial Travelers, No. 3, of Dayton. He is also a member of the Stillwater Canoe Club and the Commercial Club, while his religious belief is indicated in his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church in Riverdale. In politics he is an active republican, taking much interest in the work of the party and doing all in his power to secure the adoption of its principles. He has twice acted as secretary of the republican executive committee. Those who know him in political, in business or in social relations all speak of him in terms of high respect and regard. He has worked his way upward in business life, achieving success not through any occult methods but by reason of his persistent energy, guided by resistless will power and by the most straightforward principles. WILLIAM F. KRAMER. William F. Kramer whose sterling traits of character won him the unqualified regard of all with whom he was associated while his business interests carried him into important relations with the industrial and manufacturing affairs of Dayton, was a native of Montgomery county, having been born in this city on the 14th of June, 1853. Here his entire life was passed and his record was in contradistinction to the old adage that "a prophet is never without honor save in his own country," for in the city of his birth, where he spent his entire life, he was accorded the honor and respect which are logically given in recognition of high principles and upright manhood. His parents were William and Caroline. (Egry) Kramer. The father, a native of Germany, became a resident of Montgomery county, Ohio, when it was still a largely undeveloped region. He was a wine manufacturer and owned a fine farm near Dayton, on which he raised fruits and grapes from which he made select wines, the excellence of his product insuring him its ready sale upon the market. He had a wide acquaint- DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 161 ance in Montgomery county and the sterling qualities of himself and his family won them free entrance into the best homes of the city. William F. Kramer, whose name introduces this review, was educated in the schools of Dayton, after which he learned the trade of blacksmithing and wagon-making, following those pursuits for many years. He made gradual advancement in his business and as each forward step brought him a wider outlook and broader opportunities he at length determined to extend the scope of his activities and organized the Buckeye Wagon Works for the manufacture of everything needed in the construction of vehicles. From a small beginning this enterprise developed rapidly and substantially until it became one of the leading industries of the city. He was also the inventor and patentee of the low-down, short-turn, gear wagon. The factory is located on Canal near Third street and constitutes one of the leading productive industries of the city. Mr. Kramer was also interested in several insurance companies and his name was on the directorate of the Cooper Insurance Company. On the 2d of February, 1876, Mr. Kramer was united in marriage to Miss Philipena Fahnert, of Dayton, and unto them were born three children, but the eldest, Minnie, is now deceased. Those still living are Mrs. Charles Wallenhaupt, of Dayton, and Mrs. William L. Wirsching, also of this city. Mr. Kramer held membership in Mystic Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite. He was likewise connected with Humboldt Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and with Howard Council of the Royal Arcanum. His life was always in harmony with the beneficent teachings of these organizations and he was in hearty sympathy with their basic principles of universal brotherhood and mutual helpfulness. Death came to him on the 16th of August, 1908, when he was fifty-five years of age, and his demise was the cause of deep regret among his business associates and friends. He had builded an important industry in the city, had at all times been a cooperant factor in measures for the general good, and in private life had manifested those sterling traits of character which in every land and clime awaken confidence and regard. W. D. McKEMY. W. D. McKemy, who for nine years served as judge of the probate court and is now engaged in the general practice of law in Dayton, where his personal characteristics as well as his legal ability make him an honored and respected member of the profession, was born in Rockbridge county, Virginia, February 14, 1843, his parents being William and Elizabeth (Kirkpatrick) McKemy. He is descended in both paternal and maternal lines from north of Ireland families although the Kirkpatricks came of Scotch ancestry while the McKemys are purely Irish in the ancestral strain. The American branch of the family was founded by John McKemy, who in his youthful days crossed the Atlantic and established his home in Virginia, where the remainder of his life was passed. He was a farmer by occupation and the only interruption to his agricultural pursuits came when he served his adopted country as a soldier in the war of 162 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY 1812. His son, William McKemy, born in the Old Dominion, spent his entire life in that state and there married Elizabeth Kirkpatrick. Unto them were born eight children but Judge McKemy is now the only survivor. In the picturesque Rockbridge county of Virginia Judge McKemy spent his youthful days on his father's farm and in a country school acquired his education. He was only eighteen years of age when on the 5th of August, 1861, he espoused the cause of his loved southland and joined the Confederate army, becoming a member of Company H, Twenty-fifth Virginia Volunteer Infantry. The regiment was attached to the brigade and division commanded by General "Stonewall" Jackson and Judge McKemy was present when that brilliant military leader lost his life through a mistaken volley fired by his own troops. Judge McKemy continued at the front until June 30, 1865, when he was discharged. He had been captured May 12, 1864, at the battle of the Wilderness and was sent to Point Lookout, Maryland, whence he was transferred to Elmira, New York, remaining there until after the close of the war. When released he at once returned to his home, continuing a resident of Virginia until 1866, which year Witnessed his arrival in Ohio. Locating in Darke county, Judge McKemy there remained until the spring of 1868, since which time he has been a resident of Dayton. Owing to the fact that his early educational advantages were somewhat limited he had resumed his 'studies in the common schools of Virginia after his return from the war and had also been a high-school student in Greenville, Ohio, until his graduation with the class of 1867. Subsequently he engaged in teaching for a year or two but his attention was drawn to the legal profession through his connection with the probate court, in which he served as deputy clerk while in Darke county. He occupied a similar position with Judge Dwyer after removing to Dayton and held other public offices, filling the position of deputy recorder under Johnson Snyder for three years. For two and a half years he acted as deputy sheriff and bookkeeper under Sheriff Patton and then became deputy county treasurer, filling the position for three years under H. H. Laubach. In the meantime Mr. McKemy had taken up the study of law, devoting every available hour to the mastery of legal principles. He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and the following year became a candidate for probate judge but was defeated by a few votes. Entering upon the active practice of law he spent three years in the work of the profession, after which he was nominated and this time was elected probate court judge. At the close of his term of three years he was again made the democratic candidate and later was chosen for a third term so that his incumbency in the office covered nine years. In 1890 he resumed the private practice of law and his ability has been manifest in his able handling of various important cases, some of which have been of much more than local interest. He has a mind of judicial cast, largely free from personal bias or prejudice and with a strongly developed analytical trend that enables him to readily determine and utilize the strong points in his case. In March, 1873, Judge McKemy was united in marriage to Miss R. Florence Haise, of Union city, Randolph county, Indiana, and unto them have been born a daughter and two sons: Gertrude L., John W. and Harry G. The family is prominent in the social circles of the city and one of the strong characteristics DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 163 of Judge McKemy is his loyalty in citizenship. In fact he never wavers in his allegiance to any cause or to any person in whom he is particularly interested. His fraternal relations are with the Odd Fellows, and for a number of years was connected with various orders but has lately dropped his membership, preferring to spend his spare time in the family circle, He has always given stalwart support to the democracy and has served as a member of the city board of elections. In 1884 he was a delegate to the democratic national convention in Chicago which nominated Grover Cleveland. His opinions have carried weight in the councils of his party for his judgment relative to political activity is sound and reliable. JAMES DYE CETONE. James Dye Cetone is a gardener of Harrison township, and the owner of nine acres of fine land on South Broadway, about two miles from the courthouse. He is the son of Stephen Cetone, by his second wife, who in her maidenhood was Miss Ellen Dye. Stephen Cetone came to this country from France at the age of sixteen and located in Dayton. He had received some of his education in the land of his birth but spent several years in the schools here after his arrivals becoming proficient in the language and habituated to the customs of his country which was to be his new home and at the same time supplementing the formal part of his education. Different pursuits claimed his attention for a number of years until he finally took up gardening, cultivating a piece of land he had acquired in Miami county. About the time he decided to rest from the active cares of life he came to this county, which he made his home until his death. Mr. Cetone was married twice. Of his first wife and her children mention is made in the sketch of George Cetone in another part of this volume. James Dye Cetone was born April 8, 1858. He completed the course of study laid down by the schools of Miami county and later attended the Miami Commercial College, from which he was graduated. During the years of his school life, however, he worked diligently on his father's farm, so that he was well prepared to enter either the business world or assume the cares of life on a farm. The call of the outdoors, with its cultivation of numerous fresh edibles, eventually proved stronger than the confining life of the city and to it he devoted his energies. In 1890 he came to Montgomery county and bought his present farm. Then it was not its present size, however, or in its present excellent condition, for many an acre represents a great number of hours of patient toil and careful planning. Gradually he was able to add to its extent and steadily he increased its productiveness, until now it is regarded generally as one of the most valuable truck farms in the county. On, the 5th of May, 1890, Mr. Cetone was united in marriage to Miss Adeline Bossler, the daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Hoover) Bossler, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania and never left that state. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Cetone: Ethel, who was graduated from school in the spring of 1909 ; Estelle and George F., who are still attending school. The 164 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY family attend the Miami chapel of the United Brethren, of which Mr. Cetone is a trustee and of whose official board he is secretary. Mr. Cetone has fraternal relations with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, for he is a member of Lodge No. 243, at Troy, Ohio, in which he is conspicuous as a man deeply interested in the welfare of his fellows and in advancing the standard and ideals of the lodge. He is also a member of that spirited band that denominates itself the Protective Home Circle. Perhaps his greatest interest in public affairs is evinced as a member of the school board of Harrison township, upon which he has served for the past two years. Here he exerts his influence for the betterment of the township institutions of instruction and is ever in the vanguard of those who work for progress. His efforts meet with the approval of the community where he lives, and he is widely respected as a man and a citizen. HON. WILLIAM BROADWELL SULLIVAN. Hon. William Broadwell Sullivan, an able and representative attorney of the Dayton bar, who creditably served as police judge and is now giving his attention to the private practice of law, was born February 13, 1856, in the city which is still his home, in fact having never moved from the limits of the territory which is now included in the first ward. His father, Stith M. Sullivan, was born in Dayton in 1822, a son of William Sullivan, a native of Virginia, who arrived in this city during an early epoch in its history and continued his residence here until his demise in 1844. With the upbuilding and development of Dayton during its formative period as well as in its later years of progress and improvement the Sullivan family has been active and helpfully connected. Stith M. Sullivan was here reared and educated and in 1848 was admitted to the bar, giving his attention to the profession throughout the years of a long and active career. For many years he also served as commissioner of insolvents. He married Miss Amy H. Broadwell, also a native of Dayton, and they became the parents of seven children, of whom four sons and two daughters are yet living. The mother died in 1891, while the father survived until 1894. One daughter of the family, Lucy W. Sullivan, has for twenty years been a missionary in India, representing the Methodist Episcopal church. William B. Sullivan, entering the public schools at the usual age, displayed special aptitude in the studies and at the age of seventeen years was graduated from the Central high school with the class of 1873. He afterward entered Lafayette College at Easton, Pennsylvania, and was graduated therefrom in 1878. Returning to Dayton he took up the study of law under the direction of the well known law firm of Gunckel & Rowe and was admitted to the bar in October, 1880. He then entered upon active practice in his native city and, imbued with laudable ambition, he has steadily worked his way upward, never neglecting the arduous work of the office which must always precede the successful presentation of a case before the courts. In 1885 and 1886 he was in partnership with A. A. Thomas, after which he continued in practice alone until February, 1904, DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 165 when he was appointed by Governor Myron T. Herrick as police judge, to fill the vacancy caused by the promotion of Judge E. T. Snedeker to the common pleas bench. At the regular election in November, 1904, Judge Sullivan was chosen for the full term of three years and during his incumbency proved a capable presiding officer in the court, his decisions being based upon equity and a comprehensive knowledge of the law, so that his opinions were invariably sustained by the higher courts. On retiring from the bench he resumed the private practice of law and has been accorded a liberal clientage for it is well known that his preparation of cases is thorough, while his arguments are characterized by perspicuity, logic and a correct application of legal principles. On the 21 st of April, 1891, at Xenia, Ohio, Judge Sullivan was married to Miss Helen Hypes and for the past fifteen years they have occupied the same residence on Robert boulevard. They are well known in the social circles of the city. Being very fond of travel, they have several times toured the continent as well as visited the principal places of interest in the United States. Judge Sullivan is a prominent representative of the Masonic fraternity and is now serving as senior warden of Dayton Lodge, No. 147, A. F. & A. M. He belongs to Unity Chapter, No. 16, R. A. M. ; Reese Council, No. 9, R. & S. M., of whjch he is deputy master ; Reed Commandery, No. 6, K. T., of which he is now eminent commander ; while in the Scottish Rite he is a past potent master of Gabriel Lodge of Perfection ; while on the 18th of September, 1906, he was especially honored in that he was crowned with the thirty-third degree in the Supreme Council at Boston. For ten years and up to the time of the dedication of the new Masonic Temple he was secretary of the Masonic Temple Company which completed the Masonic building on South Main street. The Judge likewise belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ; takes great interest in his college fraternity, the Phi Delta Theta ; and is at present the secretary and treasurer of the Pan Hellenic Association. Nor is he neglectful of the higher and holier duties of life but gives to religious work his earnest endorsement as an active member of Grace Methodist Episcopal church, of whjch he served for twenty years on the official board. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and he is observant of all the duties of citizenship and in sympathy with movements that tend to promote the intellectual, social, material and moral progress of Dayton. HARVEY SWANK. Harvey Swank, who is successfully engaged in general merchandising at Trotwood and is a prominent citizen of the town, was born on the 21st of September, 1867, his parents being David and Mary (Baker) Swank. Eli Swank, the grandfather of our subject, was one of the early settlers of Pennsylvania and subsequently journeyed, across the mountains to Darke county, Ohio, taking up his abode on a tract of timber land. His son, David Swank, who was a native of Darke county, there carried on agricultural pursuits throughout his active busi- 166 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY ness career and owned a two hundred acre farm, known as the old Swank homestead, of which Harvey Swank, of this review, is one of the heirs. In his youthful days Harvey Swank divided his time between the work of the home farm and the duties of the schoolroom and after putting aside his textbooks he continued on the home place until about thirty years of age, when he became engaged in general merchandising at Laura, Ohio. On selling out his interests there he removed to Georgetown and about seven years ago returned to Trotwood and for four years was engaged in the elevator business and later became the successor of T. M. Wagner in the mercantile circles. Although his residence here covers a comparatively brief period, he has already won for himself an enviable reputation as a progressive and enterprising business man, owing to his well selected and attractive line of general merchandise, reasonable prices and honorable, straightforward methods. His establishment is one of the largest country stores in the county and in addition to its management and control he is also serving as assistant postmaster of Trotwood. On the 19th of February, 1887, Mr. Swank was united in marriage to Miss Lydia E. Miller, a daughter of David and Sarah (Stoltz) Miller, who lived in the vicinity of the Swank home near Georgetown, the father being a very prominent agriculturist. By this union there are two children. Raymond. who is a high school graduate, is engaged in teaching school at Trotwood and is also a student in Oxford College, pursuing the classical course. Sylvia, who is likewise a high school graduate, resides at home. Mr. Swank and the members of his family attend the Church of Christ and take an active and helpful part in the work of the church and the extension of its influence. In manner he is genial and cordial and his good qualities are such as have endeared him to those wjth whom he has come in contact and brought him warm friendships. EDWARD A. DEEDS. Edward A. Deeds, the second vice president and assistant manager of the National Cash Register of Dayton, was born on a farm near Granville, Ohio, March 12, 1874. Marked business ability and scientific attainments have brought him to the present position of responsibility which he occupies. His advancement has come through his wise utilization of his opportunities. His youth was spent amid rural surroundings and his early education was that offered by the public schools. Later he entered Denison University at Granville, Ohio, from which he was graduated with- the class of 1896, and subsequently he had one year's training in special electrical engineering in Cornell University. Entering into active connection with the business interests of Dayton in 1897 he was employed by the Thresher Electric Company for two years and then took charge of the engineering department of the National Cash Register, his special college course well equipping him for this work. After two years he resigned that position to take charge of the construction work of the National Food Company, a plant costing over two million dollars. He was occupied With that mammoth task for two years, after which he returned to Dayton and DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 169 again entered into active connection with the National Cash Register Company as second vice president and assistant manager. He is not only well equipped by his practical and scientific knowledge of engineering to direct much of the work done by the company but also displays excellent ability in administrative direction and executive control. Recognizing the fact that there are continually problems to be solved in connection with the control of any important business concern he bends his energies to their successful solution and his keen discernment and unwearied industry are as well factors in the success of the business. On the 5th of June, 1901, Mr. Deeds was married in Dayton to Miss Edith Walton, a daughter of the late Samuel Walton and they have two sons, Charles Walton Deeds, and Edward Andrew Deeds, Jr. In his political views Mr. Deeds is a republican because of a belief in the principles of the party, but is without aspiration for office. He belongs to the First Baptist church and in more specifically social lines is connected with the Dayton City Club, the Dayton Country Club and the Automobile Club of America. Fraternally he is associated with the Masons, having attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, while in lines relative to the science in which he is particularly interested he has become a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the American Electro-Chemical Society. Since his entrance into business life his advancement has been uniform, indicating the continual growth of his business powers and capacities, and a laudable ambition and unfaltering enterprise will undoubtedly lead him into still more important connections with business circles. JOHN S. CETONE. Among the younger class of men of Van Buren township, Montgomery county, who are meeting with a creditable degree of success in their business venture is John S. Cetone, a native of this county, who was born in the old Smith homestead on Olive street in Dayton on the 5th of August, 1870. He is a son of Henry and Anna (Rote) Cetone, the former one of the oldest gardeners in this section of the county. Born in Miami county, Ohio, he came to this county when a young man and has since made his home here, remaining today an active factor in the business circles of Van Buren township. John S. Cetone is the oldest member of a family of seven children, the others being : Harry, Edward, Leo, Frank, William and Mamie. Reared in the city of his nativity, John S. Cetone acquired his education in the public schools of Dayton, and after laying aside his text-books became identified with the soap-making and cement manufacturing industries. After devoting some time to this line of activity he took up gardening, in which line of activity he is still engaged. He has conducted his enterprise along strictly business lines, has employed modern and up-to-date methods and has manifested an ability for good management, so that the success which he now enjoys has come to him as the logical result of well directed energies. 170 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY On the 29th of October, 1593, Mr. Cetone was united in marriage to Miss Anna Myers, a daughter of John and Elnora Myers. The father, who was a chain-maker by occupaticn, is now deceased. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Cetone have been born four children, namely, Robert, Ralph, Elnora and Alice. Mr. Cetone is a member of the Emanuel church and takes an active and helpful interest in the church work. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party but he has never been an aspirant for office, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his private business interests. He is not remiss, however, in the duties of citizenship, but lends his influence to all matters which have for their object the substantial and permanent growth and upbuilding of the community. Although stilattainedin years, he has already attaihed a creditable degree of success and in this locality where his enacqujrede has been spent, he has acquired a large circle of warm friends, whose respect, esteem and good will he enjoys. WILLIAM STANLEY McCONNAUGHEY. The spirit of intense activity characteristic of the present age is as evident in professional circles as in industrial and commercial lines and it has been this spirit which, characteristic of the. legal career of William Stanley McConnaughey, has brought him prominently before the general public .as a leading attorney at law practicing at the Dayton bar as a member of the firm of Ferneding, McConnaughey & Shea. He was born in Tippecanoe, Ohio, February 13, 1873. His father was born in Miami county, Ohio, in 1816, and died in the year 1902. He followed agricultural pursuits until middle life. His family numbered five children, of whom for survive, including William S. McConnaughey, who resided in his native city to the age of eighteen years, during which time he pursued a public-school education and was graduated from the high 'school with the class of 1890. His initial step in a professional career was in educational lines for, after completing his high-school course, he devoted two months to teaching in a country school. The remainder of the winter was spentamercjaldent in the Miami Corm mercial College in Dayton, after which he devoted a year and a half to stenographic work for the National Cash Register Company. Leaving that position in 1892 Mr. McConnaughey entered the law office of Gottschall & Brown for the purpose of preparing for the bar and after thorough preliminary reading was admitted in 1896. He at once entered upon active practice in connection with the firm with which he had previously studied and thus continued until January I, 1903, after which he practiced alone until September, 1906. At that time he became a member of the present. well known and success:. ful law firm of Ferneding, McConnaughey & Shea. The firm has an extensive and important clientage, has been connected with. many legal cases tried in the courts of the district and its enviable reputation is based upon the many favorable verdicts which they have won. Mr. Connbankru is appointed —referee in bankruptcy in 1903 and is now filling that position. While he exercises his right of franchise in support of DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 171 the men and measures of the republican party he does not seek office nor has he any .political ambitions. He belongs to the Royal Arcanum, the Mystic Lodge and to the Third Presbyterian church, which associations indicate much of the nature of his interests and the rules which govern his life. NATHAN G. WORLEY. Nathan G. Worley, who for the past fifteen years has been numbered among the leading and successful business men of the county,, being engaged in general merchandising at Trotwood, was born on his father's farm, then situated about a half mile east of Trotwood but now within the corporation limits of the ,city, on the 16th of March, 1843. His parents were William and Mary (Higgins) Worley, and his paternal grandfather was Nathan Worley: who, leaving Kentucky in 18̊5, became one of the early settlers of Dayton, Ohio. William Worley, the father of our subject, who was born in 1812, and carried on general farming as a life work, was one of the prominent agriculturists of his community and eventually came from Jefferson township to Trotwood. Caleb Worley, brother of William Worley and an uncle of Nathan G. Worley, valiantly served his country throughout the war of 1812. In the family of William and Mary (Higgins) Worley there were seven children; namely: Amos H., Caleb and Elizabeth, all of whom are deceased ; Nathan G., of this review ; Martha and William H., who have also passed away ; and Mary B., a resident of Farmersville. Nathan G. Worley attended the district schools in the acquirement of an education and when not busy with his text-books assisted his father in the cultivation of the home farm. At the time of the Civil war, his patriotic spirit being aroused by the attempt of the south to overthrow the Union, he enlisted as a member of the One Hundred and Thirty-first Infantry, at Dayton, and did valiant and faithful service under Colonel John G. Lowe, of Dayton. When hostilities had ceased he was honorably discharged at Columbus and returned home with a creditable military record. For the past fifteen years he has conducted a general store on Main street; in the town of Trotwood, dealing in all kinds of merchandise, and his well selected and attractive line of goods and ,earnest desire to please his customers has insured him a profitable and growing. patronage.             . On the 7th of November, 1867, Mr. Worley Was United in marriage to Miss Marie Stillwell; of Troy, Ohio, a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth' (Sayers) Stillwell who are very prominent and well-known resident's of Troy, the father being a leading agriculturist. of Unto Mr: and Mrs. Worley have been born foul children, namely: Horace, who married Miss Lena Weaver ; Walter, who wedded Miss Edna Reese, of Clinton county, by whom he has a daughter, Ruth; Wilbur, who passed away at the age of twenty-four years ; and Helen E.; the wife of J. E. Stafford, of Trotwood, by whom she has a daughter, Evelyn. 172 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY Mr. Worley is one of the oldest members of the Christian church and is serving as deacon and clerk. In his business life he has met with a measure of success that is indicative of his ability and enterprise, of his careful management and keen discrimination, and he is now classed with the substantial residents of Montgomery county. Having always made his home here, he is well and favorably known and is widely recognized as a worthy representative of a family that has figured prominently in the annals of the county for more than a century. JOHN KRAMER. Only that individual can be said to have lived worthily and well when the news of his demise brings a feeling of deep and sincere sorrow to those who were his associates while he was yet an active factor in the world's work. Few men have passed through life who have been more deeply and truly mourned than was John Kramer, who for sixty years was a resident of Dayton and for many years one of its most prominent, reliable and respected merchants. His labors contributed to the commercial prosperity of the city as well as to individual success and in the conduct of the complex interests of a growing business enterprise he at all times held steadily to the most honorable course, never taking advantage of the necessities of another in any trade transaction. Mr. Kramer was a native of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, his birth there occurring on Christmas day in 1843, his parents being George and Elizabeth Kramer, who in 1850 removed with their family to Dayton. During his last years John Kramer was the only male survivor who lived in the little log cabin now standing in Van Cleve Park, this being the first house erected on the site of the present city. The public schools of Dayton afforded him his educational privileges, his youth being divided between the duties of the schoolroom, the pleasures of the playground and such tasks as were assigned him by parental authority. He was but seventeen years of age when, in response to the country's call for troops, he enlisted for three years' service on the l0th of June, 1861, becoming a private of Company A, Eleventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at Camp Denison. There he was also mustered out on the l0th of June, 1864, by reason of the expiration of his term of enlistment. He was severely wounded at South Mountain on the 14th of September, 1862. He participated in all of the engagements in which his company took part save the battle of Antietam, for at that time he was lying wounded in the hospital. He took part in the second battle of Bull Run, the battles of Frederick City and South Mountain, Maryland ; Hoover's Gap and Tullahoma in Tennessee ; Lane's Church, Chickamauga, Rossville Gap and Lookout Mountain, Georgia ; Missionary Ridge, Ringgold, Buzzards Roost, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca and others of lesser importance, making a record as a brave, intelligent soldier, his course winning him the commendation of the officers throughout the regiment. But a boy in years, his valor was equal to that of many a veteran of twice his age. After giving three years to faithful, devoted service to his country, Mr. Kramer returned to his home in Dayton and here made his initial step in the business world DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 173 by securing a situation in the hardware store of Langdon & Fowler. Later he was employed in the same line by Rogers, Engle & Keifer, which eventually became the well known hardware firm of Kramer, Viot & Company, through various changes in partnership. For forty-two years Mr. Kramer was identified with the commercial interests of the city. I-Es career was remarkably successful, chiefly by reason of his natural ability and his thorough insight into the business in which he embarked as a young tradesman. Early in his business career he performed all the duties that devolved upon him, however humble and however small the recompense might be, conscientiously and industriously. Thus from time to time his faithfulness and ability won him promotion until in the course of years he became senior partner of one of the most prominent mercantile enterprises of the city. Like other business men he may not have found all days equally bright but his rich inheritance of energy and determination enabled him to turn defeats into victories. His strict integrity, business conservatism and judgment were always so universally recognized that he enjoyed public confidence to an enviable degree and thus witnessed a steady increase in his business. For twenty years he was a director of the Dayton National Bank. In 1874 Mr. Kramer was united in marriage to Miss Mary Durst, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ( Jost) Durst. Her father was a member of the Durst Milling Company. There were four sons of this marriage : Horace, George, Jost and Edward, all residents of Dayton. The death of the husband and father occurred September 15, 1907, when he was sixty-three years of age and was laid to rest in Woodland cemetery. He was ever devoted to his friends and loyal to the interests of this city, yet his best traits of character were reserved for his own home and fireside, where he was known as a devoted husband and father. He belonged to the Union Veterans League and enjoyed meeting with his old army comrades. From an editorial which appeared in the Daily Herald we quote the following : "A life of quiet, unostentatious usefulness closed with the death of John Kramer. For over forty years he marched in the ranks of Dayton's soundest and safest citizenship ; giving to business, to family, to church, and to the community the fruits of a high character and the devotion of a strong personality. It is upon such lives as his that the enduring structure of this city has been builded ; it is to such men as he that Dayton owes her prosperity in every right direction. in mercantile and financial circles John Kramer's name stood as the synonym of integrity ; to his employes it stood for the most generous and considerate treatment. His was a good life, well spent ; and the city is the poorer for its ending." J. D. KRAMER, M. D. Dr. J. D. Kramer was born on the 9th of October, 1878, in Dayton, where he has made his home throughout life. He began his education in the public schools of this city, which he attended until his graduation from the Steele high school in June, 1898. He then went to Philadelphia and entered the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1902 with 174 - DAYTON .AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY the degree of M. D. At that time he was a member of the William Pepper Medical ..Society and, also the Phil Gamma Delta fraternity. On finishing his course at the university he spent two years in the hospitals of the east, doing post-graduate work, and later went to Vienna, Austria, where he. attended clinics and lectures for One year. On his return to the .United States in 1906 Dr. Kramer came direct to Dayton, .where he entered upon the practice of :medicine and has since followed his profession in this city, He is a member of the American Medical Association, the Ohio State Medical Society, the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Dayton Academy of Medicine. He is also a member of the William Pepper Medical Society and is serving. on the staff of St. Elizabeth Hospital. WILLIAM KIEFER CALLAHAN. Among Dayton's native sons who made for themselves an honorable and creditable place in the business circles of the city was William Kiefer Callahan. It is true that he entered upon an enterprise already established, but unlike many sons of successful fathers, he did not regard his father's accomplishments as something which would give him honor and standing without his individual effort and with firm and high purpose he sought to make for himself a name as powerful and as honorable as his father's in business circles. This he not only accomplished, but wrought along even larger lines in keeping with the spirit of growth and progress of the age. Dayton numbered William Kiefer Callahan among her native citizens, his birth having here occurred on the 8th of January, 1864, his parents being William P. and Elizabeth (Kiefer) Callahan. At the usual age he was sent to the public schools. and after completing his course' here he -spent four years as a student in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, of •Boston, where he secured a splendid training in both the theory and practice of applied mechanics.. He then returned to make his home permanently in Dayton, but the young man did not yet consider himself ready to assume a responsible position in the manufacturing plant of which his father was then the leading spirit, although there were then, as now, plenty of openings awaiting men with the right sort of training and ability. He resolved that he would thoroughly acquaint himself with the business in every department and thus by personal knowledge be competent to direct and control the labors of others. Therefore he entered the shop, where he worked as an apprentice for two years, at the end of which time he had mastered every detail of the, vast industry and was fully equipped for any position the business might afford him. He was then admitted to the firm in 1885 and at once became a factor in the work of administrative direction and executive control. After the death of his father he had charge of his estate and was for many years the controlling spirit of the manufacturing firm of W. P. Callahan. & Company, one of the largest in the city. He was a man of strong, Aggressive spirit, accomplishing what he undertook, for his ready adaptability en-