DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 975 have his name upon their roll-call. As a member of the Young Butchers Society, he keeps abreast with the interests of his fellows in that line of work. He is a man of wide experience ; his name is well known among those engaged in butchering and those who have come in contact with him in a business way have never had reason to complain of his treatment of them, for he is a man who holds to a high code of honor in all his dealings. SAMUEL MILLER. Samuel Miller, successfully carrying on agricultural pursuits in Madison township, is the owner of a fine farm of one hundred and thirty-six acres situated about one mile south of the Wolf Creek pike and three and a half miles southwest of Trotwood. It was on this place that his birth occurred on the 7th of July, 1853, his parents being David and Anna (Shock) Miller. The paternal grandparents were David and Hannah (Pfoutz) Miller, the former the first representative of the Miller family to come to this county, the date of his arrival being 1808. In 1812, he took up the tract of land which is now the property of our subject and there carried on general farming until the time of his demise, being buried by the side of his wife on the farm of John Garber in Perry township, Montgomery county. His wife lived to be ninety-one years of age and was one of the oldest settlers in this part of the country. David Miller, the father of our subject, was but a small child when he accompanied his parents on their removal from Augusta county, Virginia, to this part of the state, which at that early day was still covered with timber. He was connected with agricultural interests throughout his active business career and was well known throughout the community as one of its most highly esteemed and enterprising citizens. He was twice married and by his first wife, Miss Liza Souders, had two children : Ephraim; and Mary, deceased. By his second wife, who bore the maiden name of Anna Shock, he had nine children, namely: John, Susanna, Hannah and David, all of whom have passed away ; Amos ; Rachel ; Samuel, of this review ; Aaron ; and Catharine. Samuel Miller attended the schools of his home locality in the acquirement of an education and has always lived on the farm on which his birth occurred. When about thirteen years of age, he came into possession of the old homestead property, and by capable management and indefatigable industry, has brought it to its present high state of development and improvement. In addition to cultivating the cereals best adapted to the soil and climate, he is also engaged in stock-raising to some extent and likewise devotes considerable attention to gard- ening, finding a ready market for his products in Dayton. On the 26th of September, 1878, Mr. Miller was united in marriage to Miss Susan Arnold, a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Andrews) Arnold. Her father made his way from Virginia to this county, settling near Phillipsburg, Ohio. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Miller have been born the following children : Alice Victoria, the wife of Frank Shock, an agriculturist of Montgomery county, by whom she has two children, Muriel Corinne and Edna Elizabeth ; Susie Elizabeth, 976 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY who is the wife of Homer Garber, a farmer of this county, and has four children, Chester L., Edna May, Virgil Roy and Ethel Marie; Cora May, the wife of Milton Lentz, an agriculturist of this county, by whom she has one child, Herbert LeRoy ; Martha Lucretia, who has finished her education and is living at home ; Hettie Vietta, deceased ; Harvey Calvin, who is a farmer by occupation and still resides under the parental roof ; Mary Florence, who is attending school ; Bessie Ann, who is likewise a school student ; Chester Samuel, who is attending school and also assists his father in the cultivation of the home farm; and Emerson Ray. Mr. Miller is a member of the old German Baptist church, in which he is serving as one of the trustees. Throughout his entire life, he has lived in Montgomery county, and great have been the changes that have occurred during this period. The splendidly cultivated farms with their fine homes and good buildings and the enterprising towns and cities, present a picture that bear little resemblance to the county in which his grandfather took up his abode, for at that time the land was still covered with the native forest growth. The Miller family at once became active factors in bringing about the changes which have been wrought and Samuel Miller of this review has borne his full share in the work of general improvement. AMANDA HEETER. Harrison township can boast of at least one woman of undeniable energy and shrewdness in affairs beyond the home—Mrs. Amanda Heeter. Her natural capacity for business, which was evident in her youth, has been exercised and developed by the success of her wise operations. Yet her industries are those which have ever been regarded as particularly within a woman's province, even before the conditions of life were as complicated as at the present and woman had not entered the industrial world. But while all women connected with farming take an especial pride in their dairy, few have the opportunity or the desire to build up from it an important commercial asset. The dairy which Mrs. Heeter started and cf which she is the sole proprietor and manager is the most successful in the county, and the mill which she controls on the Cincinnati pike, about five miles south of Dayton, has a capacity of seventy-five barrels. In addition to these enterprises she has a farm, a fine piece of land of twelve acres, which she refuses to sell despite the many offers which would be tempting to a less clever woman. Darke county, Ohio, in which Mrs. Heeter acquired her early education and first displayed her business ability, was the place of her birth. She is a daughter bf Peter and Margaret (Stricker) Black and is the eldest in their family of four children, the others being : Abraham, now deceased; Mrs. Sarah McMillan; and John. Her mother was only five years old when she came to this country, but the Black family were of Virginian origin. At Lewisburg, Ohio, in 187o, Miss Amanda Black was united in marriage to Nelson Heeter, a son of Jacob and Susan (Kerner) Heeter. Although a car- DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 977 penter by trade, Nelson Heeter now assists his wife in the management of the dairy and mill. Unto them were born four children, but the first two, who were twins, did not survive the period f infancy. Those living are Edward and Agnes. The son, who is now in the employ of the National Cash Register Company of Dayton, married Miss Anna Seikmon and to them have been born three children, Edward Nelson, Frederick Jacob and Jefferson Hugo. The family are widely and favorably known and they have many friends in Dayton. Enterprise, united with business acumen and industry, has gained for Mrs. Heeter well deserved success and an enviable position among the people of her vicinity. Her life is a fine example of how a woman can employ most profitably the opportunities that lie ready to her hand, enter the business world with all its competition and still remain true to her finest nature. ALONZO MICHAEL. Alonzo Michael, farmer and prominent citizen of Miami township, is the owner of one hundred and twelve acres of fine land on the Alexanderville and Belbrook roads, about a quarter of a mile from the former in an easterly direction. He was born February 26, 1870, and is the son of Elias and Sarah (Brunner) Michael, who are still living, making their home about a quarter of a mile east of our subject. The father came to this state from Maryland with his parents, Jacob and Catherine (Stine) Michael, who were the first of the family to locate here, and throughout life he has followed the occupation of farming. Our subject has one sister, Ada, the wife of D. W. Edy of Dayton. Alonzo Michael was born on the Brunner farm, which lies not far outside the corporation limits of Germantown, and was but six years of age when the family removed to a farm in Miami township. At home and in the public schools, he received his early preparation for life and later attended a commercial college at Dayton, for he looked forward to a business career. He has, however, followed farming since attaining manhood, but his commercial training has aided him greatly in the management of his business affairs. Mr. Michael was united in marriage to Miss Maud A. Weeks, a daughter of W. W. and Ruth (Creal) Weeks. She is a descendant of the Cranstons of Rhode Island, Governor Cranston being her great-great-great-grandfather, and she is eligible to membership in all of the colonial societies in this country as the family were prominent in Revolutionary times. Her father, W. W. Weeks, was born and reared in Warren county, Ohio, and her mother is a native of Tuscarawas county, this state. Some years ago, however, they became residents of Montgomery county and now make their home in the city of Dayton. Mrs. Michael has three brothers: W. Glen and Fred W., both residents of Lewis, Canada ; and Guy C., now attending the University at Columbus, Ohio. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Michael has been born one son, E. Lee. The family attend the Methodist Episcopal church of Dayton. Mr. Michael takes an active interest in public affairs and exerts his influence in support of those measures, which he believes will benefit his county, state and 978 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY nation. At present, he is serving as treasurer of the Montgomery County Fair-Association and is also secretary and treasurer of the State Association of the Farmers National Congress: For a period of six years, he has served as justice of the peace and he has always been found true to every trust reposed in him, whether of a public or private nature, so that he has gained the confidence and respect of those with whom he has come in contact. ALBERT PRETZINGER. Albert Pretzinger, an architect of Dayton, whose skill and ability are evidenced in a number of fine structures of this and surrounding cities, was born in Dayton, February 28, 1863. As the name indicates he is of German lineage. His father, John Jacob Pretzinger, was born in Reutlingen, Wertumberg, Germany, December .16, 1823, and as a young man came to America, August 17, 1852. He was educated for the ministry in the institute at Cornthal, Wertumberg, Germany, his father being a Lutheran minister. After his arrival in the United States he remained three months in New York, when, at the instigation of his uncle, he located in Greenville, Ohio, where he engaged in the mercantile business, which was continued for a period of two years. On November 1, 1854, he came to Dayton and became interested in the wholesale liquor business and in 1856 launched in the wholesale liquor business with Dr. Jefferson Walters. He remained in this business until he was compelled to retire by failing health. He was a broad-minded man in whom Dayton found a progressive citizen, largely interested in her welfare. He was married in Germany to Miss Lena Schauwecker and unto them were born the following children : Rudolph and Louise, deceased ; Emelie ; Herman ; Otto, who has also passed away ; and Albert. The father died in Dayton in 1863 but the mother is still living in this city at the age of eighty-three years. Albert Pretzinger spent his youthful days in Dayton, his time occupied by the duties of the schoolroom and the sports in which most boys indulge. He put aside his text-books in 1882 and- started in business life in the office of Leon Beaver, an architect of Dayton, who instructed him in the scientific and practical work of the profession for four years. Because of his health Mr. Pretzinger went to California in 1886 and remained on the Pacific coast until 1889 through the winter months, while the summer seasons were passed in Dayton in the office of Peters & Burns, well known architects of this city. Since 1889 he has been closely associated with his profession in Dayton. In that year he took charge of the office of Peters & Burns, continuing there in a responsible position until 1893, when he was admitted to a partnership under the firm style of Peters, Burns & Pretzinger. This relation was maintained until the 1st of January, 1907, when the partnership was dissolved and Mr. Pretzinger has since been alone in practice. He now has a large clientage and his business is of an important character, his ability being shown in a number of the attractive buildings of the city. He was the architect of the Reibold building and Commercial building ;. was in charge of DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 981 the construction of the Steele high school building while with Peters & Burns ; and was also the architect of the Rentschler building and the Odd Fellows' Temple at Hamilton. He has made designs for and superintended the construction of a number of prominent buildings, including the new technical high school at Springfield, Ohio, the new building for The Dayton Daily News, the First Reformed church, Xenia, Ohio, and many fine residences throughout the west. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and his ability has won him classification with the prominent representatives of the profession throughout the west. Mr. Pretzinger has three children: Florence Louise, Freeman Albert and Mary Ellen. Freeman, the son, is now studying architecture at the Massachusetts Institute f Technology, where he will finish his course in 1911. After this he will continue his studies in the Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Paris, where his education will be finally completed. Mr. Pretzinger's political allegiance is given to the republican party where national questions are involved but in municipal elections he casts an independent ballot, regarding only the capability of the candidate for the position he seeks. Fraternally Mr. Pretzinger is connected with the Dayton lodge of Elks and the Masonic lodge and his social nature further finds expression in his membership in the Smizer Family, the Dayton City Club and the Dayton Bicycle Club. FREDERICK J. CELLARIUS. Frederick J. Cellarius, city civil engineer of Dayton, was born July 31, 1865, in the city where he makes his home. His father was Henry Cellarius, who was born in Schwartzburg, Rhudelstadt, Germany, in 1831 and as a young man of twenty-one years, came to Dayton, where he established his home in 1858. Frederick's grandfather was the Rev. H. F. E. Cellarius, a distinguished representative of the Lutheran church, who was clergyman to the reigning prince f Schwartzburg. Henry Cellarius, father of our subject, while a resident of Cincinnati, in July, 1858, wedded Miss Mary C. Haessig, a native of Switzerland, who came to America with her father, Dr. Frederick Haessig, about 1852. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Cellarius were born seven children, of whom five are living: Herman F., Frederick J., Gustave A., Lydia and Edith P. The family adhere to the Lutheran church, of which Mr. Cellarius was a member. Frederick J. Cellarius was reared in Dayton and in the public schools passed through consecutive grades, until he was graduated from the Central high school with the class of 1884. Four years later, he completed a course in the Ohio State University, at Columbus, graduating with the degree of civil engineer. Returning to his native city, he entered upon the practice of his profession and in 1890, was appointed assistant city civil engineer, serving as such until 1905 with the exception of one year. In January, 1908, he was appointed to his present position as city civil engineer, in which capacity, he is giving excellent service, owing to his thorough training and experience in the line of his profession. He 982 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY is a member of the Ohio Engineering Society and that he stands high with the representatives of the profession, is indicated by the fact that he served as secretary and treasurer of the society for a number of years and at the present time is a member of the board of trustees. In 1907, he published an exhaustive atlas, showing in detail all lots, city lands, rivers, railroads, etc., in the city, a work valuable to all engaged in civil engineering or who seek accurate knowledge concerning locations in Dayton. While practicing his profession, Mr. Cellarius has engaged extensively in the development of suburban real estate and in that connection has erected a large number of residence properties. Mr. Cellarius was married in October, 1904, to Miss Edith Garber, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and they are well known in social circles of Dayton. Mr. Cellarius gives stalwart allegience to the democratic party. He is a member of the Chi Phi college fraternity and is- a Scottish Rite Mason, having attained the thirty-second degree. He is also a Knight Templar and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He likewise has membership relations with the Elks and with the Dayton Bicycle Club. His friends, and they are many, find him a social, genial gentleman, whose substantial qualities well merit their regard and esteem. PAUL D. HALE, M. D. Although one of the younger representatives of the medical fraternity in Dayton, Dr. Paul D. Hale is making substantial advance in his profession. He was born in Lisbon, Ohio, April 1o, 1878, a son of James T. Hale, who is now living on Cottage Grove avenue in Dayton. During the Civil war the father enlisted at the age of fourteen in an Ohio regiment from Cincinnati and remained in the service for about two years. The doctor has one brother, William J. Hale, who is professor of chemistry in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and also a sister, Ilo, the wife of J. B. Anderson of Key West, Florida. Dr. Hale is a nephew • of Dr. W. A. Hale, pastor of the First Reformed church of Dayton, whose sketch appears on another page of this work. In his youthful days Dr. Hale accompanied his parents on their removal to Fairfield, Ohio, where his father, who was a minister, accepted a pastorate. Owing to the fact that his father was called to various charges Dr. Hale pursued his education in different public schools of Ohio prior to receiving a collegiate training at Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, where he was graduated with the degree of B. S. in the class of 1898. His professional training was received in the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, his name being on the roll of the alumni of 1901. Dr. Hale located for practice in Dayton the same year and has since given his attention to the general work of the profession. He is careful in the diagnosis of his cases, is systematic and thorough and, in the faithful discharge of each day's duty in his professional round of calls, finds courage and inspiration for the labors of the succeeding day. He has now practiced for eight years in Dayton with constantly increasing success, and makes a specialty of genito-urinary and skin diseases. He remains a student of his profession and adds to his knowledge through his membership in the Montgomery County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medi- DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 983 cal Association and the American Medical Association, in the meetings of which topics of vital interest to the profession are discussed. His political support is given of the republican party and his fraternal relations are with the Knights of Pythias and the Foresters. He belongs to the Presbyterian church and is popular in the different organizations with which he is connected. The Doctor's favorite pastime is hunting in the west and his office is profusely decorated with many trophies of these expeditions. CAPTAIN EPHRAIM MORGAN WOOD. Few residents of Dayton are more prominent or widely known than Captain Ephraim Morgan Wood, because of his official relations with public affairs, his Important business concerns and also by reason of his oratory which has brought him into prominence on many occasions as a public speaker. He has now passed the Psalmist's allotted span of three score years and ten and yet is actively interested in the affairs of moment, keeping always well informed upon questions of general importance. Cincinnati numbers him among her native sons, his birth having occurred in that city, January 24, 1838. His father, Dr. William Wood, was a distinguished representative of the medical profession and an educator of ability in that line. For a long period, he occupied a chair in the Cincinnati Medical College and was well known in the profession as a writer upon subjects of deep interest to the medical fraternity. His writings interested a still wider range and were characterized by clear cut thought and an interesting presentation of the subject under discussion. He married a daughter of Ephraim Morgan, a well known citizen of Cincinnati and one of the founders of the Cincinnati Gazette. The ancestry on the maternal line can be traced back to Captain Miles Morgan, one of the founders of Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1636, and a brave officer in the Indian wars, in whose honor a statue has been erected in the most prominent square in Springfield. Reared in a home atmosphere of intellectual culture and refinement, Captain Wood was stimulated in all of his school and college days by the interest that his parents took in his intellectual progress. He was graduated from Yale University at the age of nineteen years and soon afterward took up the study of law with Justice Stanley Matthews, afterward of the United States supreme court, as his preceptor. Admitted to the bar, he was soon appointed by President Lincoln captain' of the Fifteenth United States Infantry and he put aside all business and professional relations in order to loyally defend the interests of the Union in the south. He did active service along the Mississippi until failing health compelled him to resign,, when he returned home. On leaving the army, Captain Wood took up his abode in Dayton. He had married Miss Victoria H. Clegg of this city, and has since been a factor in its business activities and affairs. From time to time, he has made judicious investments in different business concerns, becoming a director of several large manufacturing interests and also of the Winters National Bank. His judgment is sound in relation to the control of extensive and important commercial and industrial concerns, from which he derives a substantial annual income. 984 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY For six years, Captain Wood was president of the board of education and for seven years was a member of the city council as its presiding officer, during which time he exercised his official prerogative and influence for public progress, reform and improvement. He was largely instrumental, while serving on the board of education, in establishing the office of superintendent of schools and also of the normal school. Public education has ever been to him a matter of deep interest and his efforts in its behalf have been far-reaching and beneficial. He is also widely known because of his activity in the church and has held a number of leading offices in the Episcopal diocese of southern Ohio. His membership relations extend to the Ohio Society of Colonial Wars, to the Sons of the American Revolution and to the Loyal Legion. Captain Wood is also widely known as an orator, having been called upon to address the public on many momentous occasions. Many of his speeches have been published and widely circulated and at all times he has the power of holding the audience by his attractive delivery as well as by the substratum of logical thought which ever underlies his words. He enjoys the honor and respect of all with whom he has come in contact, for though men may differ from him in opinion, they never question the sincerity of his convictions. CLEMENT LEARD WEAVER. Clement Leard Weaver, a resident farmer of Jackson township, where he was born February 1, 1863, is now meeting with a gratifying measure of success in his chosen life work. He is a son of John Daniel and Elizabeth (Tibecap) Weaver, both natives of that township. He comes from a family that has long been represented in this section of the county, his grandfather, John J. Weaver, having come with his father, Jacob Weaver, to Jackson township, about 1809 or 1810, casting in his lot with the early settlers of this district. His son, John Daniel Weaver, the father of our subject, was the proprietor of a store here for about three years and then for a number of years operated a sawmill. His later years, however, have been devoted to agricultural pursuits, in which he has been very successful. In his family were six children, namely : Elmira, Alice, Theodore, Ervesta, Elmer and Clement. Clement Leard Weaver, whose name introduces this review, spent his boyhood and youth under the parental roof, entering the common schools at the usual age, therein acquiring a good English education. When not busy with his text-books, he worked with his father and after leaving school, began learning the carpenter's trade. He followed this pursuit for about four years and then for six seasons operated a thresher. During the intervening period he had been a hard worker and had carefully saved his earnings, so that eventually, he had accumulated sufficient means with which to purchase a farm of his own. This place is a finely improved property, the air of neatness and prosperity surrounding it bespeaking the care and attention bestowed upon it by its owner. On the 2d of December, 1895, Mr. Weaver wedded Miss Alice Wegley, a daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Heeter) Wegley, of Jackson township. This union was blessed with six children, namely : Sadie, horn in 1896; Opal, born in DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 985 1899 ; Ralph, born in i9o1 ; John, born in 1904 ; Ida, born in 1906; and Orville, born in 1908. The parents are members of the Lutheran church, in the work of which they have always taken a deep interest. Mr. Weaver has never been an aspirant for public office, preferring to concentrate his undivided time and attention to the management of his personal interests. In his farm work, he has made steady advancement and has gained a reputation for business integrity and activity that is most commendable and therein lies the secret of his success. JOHN MARION SHOUP. John Marion Shoup, a well known citizen of Wayne township, is the owner of seventy-nine acres of fine farm land near the old Troy pike, on the Sulphur Grove road. He was born July 21, 1860, and is the son of Henry B. and Mary Ann (Lewis) Shoup. The birth of the father occurred in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, but he came here as a boy and has been prominent in all township affairs. He followed the vocation of a farmer and later became interested in lime kilns. For the past forty years, he has been engaged in this later work for himself and been more than ordinarily successful. He is still leading an active life, though he is one of the oldest men of the township. As a member of the school board for a number of years, he contributed his influence to improving the methods and means of education here, and in other matters of public concern, he evinced the tame interest and generous spirit. John Marion Shoup was reared at home and received the foundation of his preparation for life in the Union and Wayne schools. During all the years that he was a student, however, he worked with his father on the farm, in this way making double use of his time. General farming has been his principal concern, but of recent years, he has undertaken the raising of stock, and has engaged to some extent in the buying and selling of cattle. In Dayton, he finds his market, both for the products of the soil and the live stock. On the 20th of November, 1884, Mr. Shoup was united in marriage to Miss Nettie M. Reel, a daughter of William and Caroline (Curtis) Reel. Her father, who was a butcher in Indiatia, has passed away, and her mother has married a second time and is still living. Eleven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Shoup : Myrtle M. M., the wife of William Smith and the mother of a daughter, Lucile ; Marion H. B., living in Illinois ; Belle and Raymond, who both live at home ; Irene, who has passed away ; and Royal, Oram, Odella, Beulah, A. Jay and an infant, all of whom live under the parental roof. The family are members of the United Brethren church, in which Mr. Shoup is prominent as the incumbent of several offices. Though a successful farmer, it is for his public spirited work as a citizen of Wayne township that Mr. Shoup is best known. As township trustee, and as a member of the school board for twelve years, he has evinced that consideration for the public welfare and that determination to exert himself in its behalf that is the distinguishing mark of the highest citizenship. He also takes a prominent part in church work, for he is a trustee, steward and class leader in the United 986 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY Brethren church. In short., he is a man in whom people are bound to place confidence and upon whose judgment they are accustomed to rely. In his case, this confidence and reliance is not misplaced, and those who have had business dealings with him, speak with commendation of his methods. WILLIAM FREDERICK BREIDENBACH. William Frederick Breidenbach, a prominent business man and leading citizen of Dayton, was born in that city on the ist of January, 1869, his- parents being Frederick and Marguerite (Weis) Breidenbach. His mother, was the only daughter of Reinhardt Weis, a pioneer merchant of Dayton. In early life Frederick Breidenbach worked as a mechanic but later entered 'mercantile business, which he continued to carry on for a number of years, but is now living retired, enjoying a well earned rest. Both he and his wife emigrated from Germany to this country with their respective parents when about four years of age. In the public schools of Dayton, William Frederick Breidenbach obtained a good practical education and later pursued a business course in the Miami Commercial College. On leaving that institution and finding no bookkeeping or clerical position available, he entered the construction department of the Edison Lighting Company of Dayton, his work consisting of the installation of lights and motors, and he remained in their employ for about two years. Leaving home at the age of twenty, he went to New York city, where he accepted a position in the construction department of the Edison Lighting Company and was there in charge of the installation work for about six months. He then became traveling inspector for the old United Edison Manufacturing Company in the engineering department, remaining in that capacity after they were merged into the Edison General Electric Company and later the General Electric Company, and his work in that position caused him to travel extensively throughout the United States and Canada. On leaving that company he traveled for a number of years as salesman for electric lighting and railway supplies, after which he took up the work of manufacturers agent, but being desirous of returning home and making Dayton his future residence, in 1889 he became associated with John F. Ohmer in the promotion and manufacture of a street car register, this resulting in the present Ohmer Fare Register Company of Dayton. For a few years he took an active part in the affairs of that company, being in charge of the contracting and installation department as manager, but this work caused him to be away from home much of the time and in 1903 he became associated with his father-in-law, Nicholas Thomas, in the brewery business of the N. Thomas Brewing Company. This company was later merged and is now a part of the Dayton Breweries Company, Mr. Breidenbach being assistant manager of the N. Thomas plant. He is also identified with other business interests, being one of the promoters of the Dayton Mutual Fire, Insurance Company, of which he is now vice-president and a director. He was also one of the promoters and builders of the Lawrence Railway & Light Company, of Lawrence, Kansas, and is a director and treasurer of that concern. HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 989 At Holy Trinity church of Dayton, on the 26th of June, 19o1, Rev. Charles H. Hahne performed the ceremony which made Mr. Breidenbach and Miss Katherine A. Thomas man and wife, the latter being the only daughter of Nicholas Thomas, president of the N. Thomas Brewing Company. Both are active members of that church and Mr. Breidenbach is also a life member of the St. Joseph's Orphans Association and of the Elks Lodge, No. 58, of Dayton. In addition to these organizations he is connected with the Gem City Council, No. 3, United Commercial Travelers of America, and the Gem City Democratic Club, aside from several other social clubs. His political support is usually given to the democracy but he is liberal in his views and a stanch supporter of good government. For some time he was a member of the old Phoenix Light Infantry of the Ohio National Guard and during the Spanish-American war recruited a company of volunteers but was not called out for service, as the Ohio quota had been filled and was in no need of more troops. He is prominent in both business and social affairs and has a wide circle of friends in this city which he has always claimed as home. GEORGE G. SHAW. Executive force and keen discrimination are the salient elements in the business career of George G. Shaw, now the president of the Dayton Paper Novelty Company. He has thus attained to considerable prominence in the commercial circles of his native city. He was born in 1865 and here spent his youthful days in the home of his father, George Wilson Shaw, whose birth occurred in Rising Sun, Indiana, in 1823. The ancestry of the family is traced back to John and Susanna Shaw. The family were originally English Friends or Quakers and their earliest American location was in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. By deed, dated July 7, 1697, John Shaw acquired title to three hundred acres of land in the lower part of what is now Northampton, Bucks county. In 17o9, he is on record as a resident of Southampton and his name and that of his son, James, are among the petitioners, December II, 1722, for the separate township of Northampton. He and his wife were members of the Middletown monthly meeting of the Society of Friends. They had ten children. The eldest, James Shaw, born January 9, 1694, died December 3, 1761, at Plumstead, Bucks county, Pennsylvania. He was married September 24, 1718, at Abington meeting house, in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, to Mary Brown, who died June 9, 1764. She was a daughter of Thomas and Mary Brown. Her father, born in 1666, emigrated from Barking, Essex county, England, and after living sometime in Philadelphia and Abington, Pennsylvania, located near Dyers-town, Bucks county, as early as 1712. By deed, dated June 18, 1724, he conveyed to James Shaw two hundred acres of land in Plumstead. James and Mary Shaw had six children, including Alexander Shaw, the direct ancestor of our subject in the third generation. Alexander Shaw, the direct ancestor of George G. Shaw, in the third generation, was born November 4, 1734, and his life record covered the intervening years to the i ith of January, 1790. He married Sarah Brown, widow of Moses 990 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY Brown, and, surviving her husband for twenty-two years, she passed away about 1812. All of their children were born on the Shaw homestead which Alexander inherited from his father and which was situated about three miles northeast of Doylestown, Bucks county, Pennsylvania. The family numbered eight children. The eldest was George Shaw, who was born April 2, 1760, and died on the 21st of August, 1801, while his wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Wilson, died at Evansville, Indiana, about 1828. After losing her first husband, she became the wife of Johnson Watson, by whom she had a daughter, Elizabeth, who was married twice. A deed, dated April 1, 1797, recorded in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, shows that Thomas Brown conveyed land in Plumstead, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, to his son-in-law, James Shaw, on June 18, 1784, and on the 14th of December, 1759, James Shaw deeded part of this to his son Alexander Shaw, who died intestate and the orphans court adjusted this land to his eldest son, George Shaw. On the 1st of April, 1797, George Shaw and his wife Mary, of Plumstead, deeded this land to John Fell. Mrs. George Shaw was born in 1763. Her parents were John and Elizabeth Wilson, of Nockamixon, Bucks county, Pennsylvania. The father died in December, 1773, leaving two children, John and Mary. The mother afterward became the wife of William Keith; of Wakefield, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, who died in 1781. Her third husband was Robert Gibson, who was appointed guardian of David Shaw, minor son of George and Mary (Wilson) Shaw. George and Mary Shaw had three children. David Shaw, their youngest son, was born in Plumstead, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1796, and died at Madison, Indiana, December 24, 1860. About 1818, he removed west with his mother, two brothers and a half-sister, Elizabeth Watson. He was married July 29, 1819, to Nancy Speer Andrews and they resided near Dayton, Ohio, where his sons, Charles G. and George W., were born. He then removed with his family to Rising Sun, Indiana, where his children Theodore, Edward C., Hugh, John, James, Elizabeth and Eleanora, were born. About ]836, he became a resident of Madison, Indiana, where he purchased the dry-goods store of John Lodge, continuing in business there until he retired a few years prior to his death. Unto him and his wife were born ten children. Of that family, George Wilson Shaw became the father of our subject. He is mentioned elsewhere in this volume. George Guilford Shaw, the youngest son of George Wilson and Mary (Perrine) Shaw, was born in Dayton, Ohio, August 20, 1865, and was educated in the Dayton schools until he was qualified for entrance in Wollaston Seminary at East Hampton, Massachusetts, where he remained as a pupil until 1887. He then left school to travel in Europe. A distinguished writer and scholar has said that a year's travel abroad is equivalent to a four years' college course and at least Mr. Shaw returned with a mind enriched with the experiences of his sojourn in the old world. Taking up his abode in Chicago, he there engaged in a merchandise brokerage business, continuing in the western metropolis for three years. He next became secretary and treasurer of tliDayton Paper Novelty Company and was elected its president in 1900. This is a growing and important productive industry of the city, making many interesting and attractive novelties in the paper line and having..a ready sale for its output. Mr. Shaw is also treasurer of the Pioneer Tar Soap Company and the value of his business DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 991 discernment and unfaltering enterprise, are further manifest in the fact that he has been elected to the directorate of the National Cash Register Company and of the Third National Bank of Dayton. In 1900, in his native city, Mr. Shaw was married to Miss Sophie Craighead, only daughter of the late William and Margaret (Wright) Craighead, and their children are George Wilson and Margaret Craighead. The parents hold membership in the First Presbyterian church and are much interested in its various activities and the extension of its influence. Mr. Shaw is a republican in his political connections, while socially, he is connected with the Dayton City Club, the Court- . try Club and Buzfuz. His social qualities render him popular and his business ability places him in the front rank among the enterprising young men of the city who are making each day's labor count for the advancement of their own interests and for the development of commercial and industrial growth in Dayton. ALEXANDER MACK. Alexander Mack, superintendent of the House of Detention at No. 442 North Main street in Dayton, was born on the 2d of November, 1842, in the city which .is still his place of residence. His parents were Gottlieb and Dorothy (Naley) Mack. His grandfather, Emanuel Mack, was the founder of the family in the new world. By trade, he was a baker and became one of the early settlers of Montgomery county. Gottlieb Mack was born in Germany, where he was reared to early manhood, acquiring his education in the schools of that land and also learning his trade in Germany. On coming to America, he first located at Philadelphia, where he married and later he removed to Dayton, establishing the butchering business at that time, delivering his meat to his customers from a wheelbarrow. In the course of time, he built up a good business and employed several assistants. Subsequently, he conducted a hotel and in later years went to Indiana, where he was engaged in the packing business, spending his remaining days in that state. Alexander Mack, whose name introduces this review, was educated in the schools of Dayton and worked with his father to the age of thirteen years, when the parent died. He then started out to earn his own living and selected as an occupation the trade which his father had previously followed—that of butchering. He went to work when about fourteen years of age and remained in the employ of others until he had attained his majority, when he began business for himself, establishing a butcher shop on Valley street in North Dayton, which he successfully conducted for four years. Subsequently he was superintendent of the stockyards for two years and also superintendent of the market for a similar period. During this time the old market was replaced with a new one and Mr. Mack had charge of the renting of all curbstone spaces, which was the first time in the history of Dayton, that the city received any revenue from this source. After again becoming connected with the butchering trade, he conducted business along that line for fifteen years, winning a most gratifying measure of success and becoming one of the best known butchers in the state of Ohio. Few men 992 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY have been better informed concerning the quality of meats and the market prices, and the capable management of his business affairs brought to him a commendable and well merited degree of prosperity. At length he retired from active connection with the butchering business and later accepted the position of superintendent of the Dayton workhouse, which is one of the highest honors that the democratic party can confer. On retiring from that position, he again became connected with the meat trade and was thus occupied until asked by the probate judge to accept his present position as superintendent of the House of Detention. Mr. Mack was married to Miss Elizabeth Engellauf, a daughter of John and Christine (Myers) Engellauf. Unto them were born four children : Charles W., who married Jennie Goehring and has two children, Edward and Catharine Dorothy, who is the widow of I-iarvey Weifenbaugh and has four children, Florence, Russell A., Ruth and Pearl ; Arizona, the wife of Jesse Lescher, by whom she has three children, Ralph, Dorothy and Herbert ; and Alexander, who is one of the best known young butchers of Dayton and is also prominent in the Fraternal Order of Eagles. While occupying the position of superintendent of the workhouse Mr. Mack was very unfortunate in losing his wife. She was one of the city's best known and generous women and such was her popularity that her funeral was the largest ever seen in Dayton. Their daughter Dorothy, now Mrs. Weifenbaugh, is now acting as matron of the House of Detention and is proving most capable in that connection. Mr. Mack belongs to the Old Butchers' Association. He is also connected with the Knights of Pythias, the Druids, the Ancient Workmen and the Harugari lodge. He was twice defeated as the democratic candidate for sheriff, but in the second campaign was the only one on the entire ticket who carried the city. He has an extensive circle of friends and his substantial qualities are indicated in the high regard and good will which are uniformly accorded him. LEWIS ARTHUR CLEMMER. Lewis Arthur Clemmer, proprietor of a grocery store at Third and Abby streets, Dayton, Ohio, was born July 22, 1864, in Johnsville, Perry township, of a family which came to this country when the colonies were on the verge of throwing off the yoke of England. His great-grandfather was the first of the family to settle in this county, and his son George L. was born in the old Clemmer homestead, near Johnsville. The family were among the first settlers and theirs was the life of the average pioneer and frontiersman, who is dependent upon himself alone for the means of sustaining life and for the few comforts with which he tried to alleviate the rigors of a hard existence. The Clemmer family, like many another of the time, cleared their own land—the place where the old homestead now stands and where productive fields now yield their crops. In due time George L. Clemmer married Miss Susan Droyer, and of this union was born David Clemmer, the father of the subject of this sketch. David Clemmer sought in the cultivation of the fields his means of livelihood and was successful beyond the average in winning rich harvests from his lands. Twenty years ago, he DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 993 gave up the active pursuit of farming, and now lives in Johnsville, enjoying good health, which sixty-nine years have not in the least impaired. His wife was Miss Lucinda Heeter before her marriage and is the mother of his four children—George T., Laura B., Lewis A. and Elizabeth. Lewis A. Clemmer pursued his studies in the schools of this county and worked on the farm at the same time until his sixteenth year, when he went to Brookville, Ohio, to complete his education. His first business training, however, in which he acquired those principles and methods that have brought him success„ was gained when he and his father opened a grocery store, after his sojourn in Brookville. Later he established a store of his own in that town and remained there two years, when he came to Dayton and turned his attention to farming. Three years later, he returned to the city of Dayton and opened up a grocery at the corner of Third and Western streets. For nine years, until three years ago, this was the scene of his business activity, and he left it only to go into his more desirable quarters at Third and Abby. On April 8, 1886, Mr. Clemmer was married to Miss Flora Anna Oberholser, the daughter of Levi Oberholser, and seven children have been born to the couple: Nieva, Edith and David, who have completed their education ; Blanch, Mary and Margaret, who are still school girls ; and Lewis A., Jr. Mr. Clemmer is a most energetic business man, a careful buyer and a good manager and is unremitting in his efforts to give the utmost satisfaction to his patrons, so that his success follows as a matter of course. He retains his interest in affairs of the farm however, through his possession of one hundred and twenty acres of fine arable land in this county, near New Lebanon, on the Eaton pike. At present a tenant has charge of this. He is a member of Brookville Lodge, No. 287, Knights of Pythias, and is active in promoting the interests of the society and the individual welfare of his fraternal brothers. The Reformed church, which the Clemmer family attend, also knows him for a man who lives up to the principles he professes. HARRIE P. CLEGG. In the conflicts of life resulting from the conditions of modern civilization, there are men who seem equal to every emergency, whose well formulated plans compass every exigency and whose resolution overcomes every obstacle. Such is Harrie P. Clegg, president of The Dayton & Troy Electric Railway Company and the vice-president and general manager of the Oakwood Street Railway Company. He is also connected with other business enterprises but is perhaps best known in Dayton and Ohio, through his operations in urban transportation. He was born in Dayton, May 4, 1871, and is the son of Charles B. Clegg, mentioned elsewhere in this volume. At the usual age he entered the public schools, wherein he continued his studies to the age of thirteen, after which he spent six years in school in Cincinnati, Ohio; in Garden City, Long Island ; Stevens School, Boboken ; and in Miami University at Oxford, Ohio. He afterward went abroad, giving his time to special courses of study in the University of Ber- 994 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY lin, thus completing his college days in 189o. He then returned to Dayton and with the business interests of the city, has since been closely associated. His powers of management and executive control have led him to an important position in the business circles of his native city. Studying the question of urban and interurban transportation from every possible standpoint, he has sought to give to the public an adequate street car service and at the same time secure a. fair and gratifying financial return upon his investment. He is now bending his energies to administrative direction in a way that has greatly promoted the success of the Oakwood Street Railway Company, of which he is vice-president and general manager, and he has done equally efficient work in the presidency of The Dayton & Troy Electric Railway Company. in this age of intense business activity, it is demanded that time and space shall oe annihilated by rapid transit and to the problem of meeting this demand Mr. Clegg is bending his energies with results that are satisfactory alike to the public and to the stockholders of the companies with which he is associated. Mr. Clegg was the first president of the Ohio Electric Railway Association, which later became the Central Electric Railway Association, standing today as the leading organization of electric transportation industries of this district. He is also a director of the Penfield-Fairchild Publishing Company of Chicago. In 1894, Mr. Clegg was married to Miss Lola P. Crume, a daughter of W. E. Crume, and they have four children, namely : Harriet, Charles B. (II), William Ellsworth and Joseph. Mr. Clegg gives his political allegiance to the republican party, which finds in him a stanch advocate but not an active partisan, and at local elections where no issue is involved he is in sympathy with the spirit of political independence that seeks an honest and businesslike administration of public affairs rather than the advancement of party interests. He is a communicant of Christ Episcopal church and a part of his leisure is devoted to the pleasant associations which come through his membership in the Dayton City, the Country and the Buzfuz Clubs. He has a wide acquaintance in this city, where his entire life has been passed save for the periods devoted to study in preparatory schools and colleges elsewhere, and those who see him in daily associations of business life or in the occasional meetings the club and social life afford, find him at all times a pleasant and agreeable gentleman, cognizant of his own capabilities and powers but at the same time thoroughly appreciative of the substantial and admirable qualities of others. CHARLES W. BIESER. Charles W. Bieser, owner of Everybody's Book Shop, situated at 21 and 23 West Fifth street, Dayton, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 11, 1867, his parents being Charles and Louise (Fuhrman) Bieser. In both the paternal and maternal lines he comes of German ancestry. His paternal grandfather, who was both a merchant and farmer, died in Germany when more than eighty years of age, and his wife also lived to an advanced age and reared a large family. The maternal DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 997 grandfather was George Fuhrman, a native of Germany, who became a tailor by trade and also followed farming. He died in the land of his birth when a young man, as the result of an accident. He married Miss Wilhelmina Zumstein, who also died in comparatively early life. Charles Bieser, the father of our subject, was born in the city of Worms, in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. He devoted his life to merchandising and in 1854 sought a home in the new world, locating in Dayton. He afterward removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he lived during the period of the war and in 1867 returned to Dayton. Here he resumed merchandising and was for many years a prominent representative of the commercial interests of the city. He died June 20, 1897, at the age of fifty-nine years and is still survived by his widow. Both were members of the Lutheran church. Mrs. Bieser is a native of Rhinepfalz, Germany. By her marriage she became the mother of nine children, five sons and four daughters. Charles W. Bieser was reared in Dayton and attended the public schools, after which he learned a trade. He was graduated from Professor A. D. Wilt's Commercial College and then became associated with his father in business. Later, however, he served as chief clerk of the probate court for two terms and was elected for two terms as clerk of the court of common pleas and circuit court. His official duties have been discharged with promptness and fidelity, making a record unsurpassed by any predecessor. Mr. Bieser is now engaged in business as a dealer in books, stationery and office furniture and is conducting the largest store of the kind in Montgomery county. He is also vice president of the First Savings & Bariking Company and an officer and director in many other business institutions. Mr. Bieser is also active in political ranks, having been chairman of the county and city republican committees, and is now chairman of the congressional committee, being quite prominently identified with the political interests of this section of the state. He was a delegate to the last national convention at which Mr. Taft was nominated for president and took a prominent part in the hardest contest known in that convention. He also has the distinction held by no other man in the county of having been a delegate to twenty-one state conventions. He is a member of the Mystic Lodge, No. 4o5, A. F. & A . M. ; Unity Chapter, No. 16, R. A. M. ; Reese Council, No. 9, R. & S. M. ; the Elk lodge and the Harugar, a Liederkranz German singing society. Both he and his wife are connected with the Eastern Star chapter. It was on the loth of June, 1896, that Mr. Bieser was united in marriage to Miss Flora S. Gruen, of Columbus, Ohio, a daughter of Dietrick and Amelia Gruen. There were four children of that union, Louise Pauline, Carl William, Irvin Gruen and Horace Francis, but the first named died at the age of eight months. Mrs. Bieser was born in Delaware, Ohio, while her father was a native of the city of Worms, Germany. In their family were five children, Frederick, Mrs. Bieser, George, Francis W. and Charles. About 1868 the father, Die-trick Gruen, came to America and located at Delaware, Ohio, where he engaged in the jewelry business. He afterward made Columbus his home and incorporated the Columbus Watch Company, carrying on business along that line for some years. Afterward he organized the D. Gruen Sons Company, with main offices at Cincinnati and their factory in Bienne, Switzerland. He yet resides in Cincin- 998 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY nati and is the president of the -Queen City Watch Case Company, the D. Gruen Specialty Company and several other business concerns. Mr. and Mrs. Bieser and their family are members of the First Lutheran church. They reside at No. 564 West Second street and their home is a most hospitable one, always open for the reception of their friends, who are legion. Mr. Bieser ranks among the prominent business men and successful financiers of the city—a man strong in his honor and his good name and in his ability to plan and to perform. HARRY GASCHO. Harry Gascho is the general manager and part owner of the Gascho Dairy Company, which has a fine plant of extensive dimensions on the Smithville road about three miles east of Dayton. Besides the several buildings there are seventy-two acres of excellent pasture land and seventy-five additional acres used for farming. Harry Gascho was born in Dayton, Ohio, May 17, 1878, the son of Henry and Mary (Rost) Gascho. His paternal grandfather, George Gascho, whose wife in her maidenhood was Miss Margaret Reit, came from France and was one of the early settlers of Dayton. The father was a carriage trimmer by trade, but he found time to study law and be admitted to the bar, though this honor came to him but a short time ere his earthly sojourn was done. He died in 1883. Mary (Rost) Gascho is the daughter of Lewis and Barbara (hotter) Rost. Her father came to this country from Germany and is now living retired in Dayton with his wife, enjoying a well earned rest. The couple are among the oldest in the city, for eighty-two and seventy-nine are the number of the years that have been allotted to them, respectively, thus far. Harry Gascho is the eldest in a family of three children. Nettie, the sister next younger, is married to Fred Zimmerman and is the mother of two children, Robert and Marie. George, the youngest, lives on the dairy farm, of which he is assistant manager. He was married to Miss Laura Karnoth and is blessed with two daughters, Marie and Gertrude. Harry Gascho received his early education in the schools of Dayton, but in his youth knew work as well as play, for he worked at the dairying business during all his school period. Upon the death of his father he went to make his home with his grandfather, Lewis Rost, who at the ripe old age of seventy-two, in company with his grandson, removed to Dayton and organized the present dairy business. Upon the shoulders of the younger man naturally fell the heavier work of getting the ,plant in working order and to him is largely due the credit of its present excellence. Like many another business this started very modestly, in a stable. The first additional building erected was a dairy barn, measuring one hundred and ten feet by thirty-six feet with room for fifty cows. A second building, of like size, was soon afterward put up and also a large cold storage milk house. The buildings are all of concrete, very modern in plan, and embody the latest improvements in construction and sanitary conditions. The house is also a fine building, pleasantly situated off the road. HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 999 As an active member of the Dairyman's Association, Harry Gascho keeps abreast of the times in his vocation, having filled during a period of six years the position of secretary to this organization. For some years he was secretary of the school board of his township, for the people rightly recognized the fact that a man who could make a success of a difficult business and evinced any public spirit at all would make an excellent public servant, and in this they have not been mistaken. In religious matters his allegiance and support are given to the Lutheran church on Third street, Dayton. Mr. Gascho is an energetic and enterprising young man, and the business he established has by industry and good management been pushed to the fore among others of its kind, so that the success of his early years augurs well for the future, which his friends trust will be filled with good fortune. FRANK N. AULL. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Frank N. Aull was born August 27, 1862, but was only about two years of age when brought by his parents to Dayton. His father, Nicholas L. Aull, continued his residence in this city until 1895 when he went to Lookout Mountain to make his home with a daughter. For many years he was prominently engaged in the hotel business and was very popular with his patrons, enjoying in fullest measure their friendship and warm regard. The name indicates his German nativity, his birth having occurred in Hessen-Cassel, whence he came to the United States when a youth of ten years. He was always most loyal to the interests and institutions of his adopted land arid for a considerable period was an active worker in democratic circles in Dayton. He married Miss Julia Gigler, a native of Hagerstown, Maryland, who died January 8, 1891. They became the parents of ten children but lost a son and daughter, Edward and Elizabeth, in infancy. Of the others Louisa is the widow of John Weston, of Dayton ; Catherine is the wife of W. F. Heath, of Ottawa, Illinois ; Eva is the wife of Colonel H. F. Collins, of this city ; William J. is deceased ; Emma is the wife of 0. L. Hurlbert, of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee ; Frank N. is the next of the family John W. is connected with The Aull Brothers Paper & Box Company ; and Julia is the wife of T. V. Meyer, of Chattanooga, Tennessee. At the usual age Frank N. Aull entered the public schools of Dayton, wherein he continued his studies until he reached the age of fourteen. At that time he entered the employ of R. A. Rogers, a paper jobber of Dayton, with whom he continued until 188o, when he embarked in the paper and box business on his own account, beginning operations on a small scale, buying his stock in limited quantities and selling the goods from a wagon. Ten years later he was joined by his brother, W. J. Aull, under the firm style of W. J. Aull & Brother. The partners bent every energy toward the development and expansion of the business, personally soliciting Orders and then returning to their establishment to fill them. After a time their original quarters became too small and they secured adjoining space. Upon the erection of the M. J. Gibbons' building at No. 136 East Second street, they took possession of this, it having been designed and erected especially for their use. Five years later they again found their quarters too limited for their