50 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY son, Patrick Edward, Jr. The republican party receives Mr. McAllister's support and since coming to this city he has shown a deep interest in everything concerning its welfare and progress. He is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Loyal Order of Moose, the Knights of Columbus and the Young Men's Christian Association, and his religious connection is with St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church. He also belongs to the Kiwanis Club, the Chamber of Commerce, in which he is a member of the industrial committee ; the Massillon Real Estate Board and the National Real Estate Association. Though Mr. McAllister no longer plays football, he maintains a constant interest in outdoor' sports, and is a firm believer in physical culture, keeping himself in good trim by daily gymnasium work. He possesses a splendid personality, easily makes friends and throughout the community in which he lives he commands uniform respect. RALPH L. RUTLEDGE, M. D. Among the distinguished and successful physicians of Alliance stands Dr. Ralph L. Rutledge, whose professional ability, particularly in the field of orthopedic surgery, has gained for him wide recognition in medical circles and has enabled him to build up a large practice. He was born at Augusta, Carroll county, Ohio, on the 15th of September, 1892, and is a son of Daniel Howard and Eugenia (Leyda) Rutledge. His paternal grandparents were William and Harriet (DeFord) Rutledge, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Ohio, and both died in Augusta. William Rutledge followed the undertaking business for many years and was a man of prominence and influence in his community. He belonged to the Presbyterian church and was an active supporter of the democratic party, being an effective public speaker and frequently debating political questions with William McKinley. Daniel Howard Rutledge was born in Augusta, Ohio, and now resides in Alliance, where he is sales manager for the Royal Candy Company. He is a member of the First Presbyterian church and is a stanch democrat in politics. His wife was born at Pattersonville, Ohio, and is a daughter of George and Elizabeth (Tillet) Leyda, both of whom are deceased, her father dying in Patterson- HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 53 vine and her mother in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Mr. Leyda was a farmer and sheep raiser, and belonged to the Presbyterian church. Ralph L. Rutledge was graduated from the McKeesport (Pennsylvania) high school in 1910, and then entered the University of Pittsburgh, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1914, after which he matriculated in the medical school of that institution and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1916. He took post graduate work at the Harvard Medical School and the New York Orthopedic Hospital, and served one year as interne in the Alleghany General Hospital. He then offered his services to the government and was commissioned a first lieutenant in the medical corps, being stationed successively at Boston, Massachusetts; Houston, Texas ; and Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was ordered overseas and served with Base Hospital 114 at Bean Desert, near Bordeaux, France, and later at Paris and Chateau Thierry. He was honorably discharged from the service in June, 1919, at Camp Dix, New Jersey, with the rank of captain. He at once located in Alliance, establishing an office in the Alliance Bank building, where he remained until January 1, 1926, when he moved to the City Savings Bank, where he has well equipped and nicely furnished offices. While engaged in general practice in medicine and surgery, the Doctor specializes in orthopedic surgery, in which important branch he has achieved splendid results. He is a member of the staff of the Alliance City Hospital. Dr. Rutledge has been married twice, first, on April 27, 1921, to Miss Grace A. Gaul, who was born June 21, 1892, in Washington, Pennsylvania, and died in Alliance, Ohio, September 11, 1924, two days after the birth of a son, Ralph L., Jr. She was a daughter of Frank B. and Ida (Knox) Gaul, the latter of whom was born at Claysville, Pennsylvania. Mr. Gaul, now vice president of the Washington Observer Company, was born in Washington, is a republican in politics, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. On Ocober 10, 1925, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dr. Rutledge married Miss Anne Stanier, whose sketch follows this. The Doctor is a republican in his political affiliation and is a member of Conrad Lodge No. 271, F. & A. M. ; Alliance Chapter No. 83, R. A. M. ; Alliance Council No. 112, R. & S. M. ; Alliance Commandery No. 67, K. T. ; Al Koran Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S., at Cleveland, and belongs to the Chamber of Commerce. He and 54 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY his wife are members of the Presbyterian church and support all worthy benevolent or charitable enterprises. The Doctor maintains professional affiliation with the Stark County Medical Society and the Ohio State Medical Society and is a fellow of the American Medical Association. He not only possesses adroit professional ability but also that sincere human sympathy that actuates him in his labors in behalf of suffering humanity. He is kindly and affable in manner and since coming to Alliance has won a host of loyal friends, who esteem him for his genuine worth as a physician and man. ANNE STANIER-RUTLEDGE Alliance is justly proud to number among her residents the gifted artiste, Anne Stanier-Rutledge, American mezzo-contralto of wide renown. A native daughter of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was. born March 11, 1894, to the marriage of John T. and Emma (Fidler) Stanier, the former a native of Scotland and the latter of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Her father is now general manager of the West Penn Steel Company at Tarentum, that state. He is a republican in politics and a consistent member of the Protestant Episcopal church. Anne Stanier was educated in private schools and is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. She was a pupil of Wheat, Brenner, Brockett, Miller and Charles A. White of Boston, later coaching with Richard Hageman in New York city. Gifted with a contralto voice whose quality and range critics praise most highly, she has been soloist in prominent churches of Boston, Pittsburgh and elsewhere, as well as soloist with the Mozart Choral Club of Pittsburgh and the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Boston. Following one of her concerts in Atlantic City, The Press said : "Mrs. Rutledge sang her two groups with true interpretation, especially the French group and 'The Curfew' by Chadwick, which seemed to exactly suit her beautiful mezzo-contralto voice. Admirable poise and assurance, reflecting a wonderful personality, added an indescribable charm to the musical ability of her work that was quite irresistible. An artist must be at least unfeeling who could HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 57 refuse encores after the appreciation expressed at the close of her second group." The following is an excerpt from an article which appeared in the Alliance Review under date of March 13, 1928: "Mrs. Rutledge made her first appearance in concert here last night as a benefit for the Alliance Y. W. C. A. and the performance was a distinct success from every angle. The Alliance contralto has made many appearances in social and musical circles since coming to Alliance about three years ago, but last night's concert was the crowning glory of her local popularity. * * * The concert was a source of gratification to the 'Y', to the music lovers of Alliance and to Mrs. Rutledge herself. The treasury of the Y. W. C. A. is richer by a considerable sum; the audience is richer by an evening of fine musical entertainment, the memory of which will linger a long, long time ; and Mrs. Rutledge is richer by a wealth of friendly admiration and appreciation." Since Anne Stanier became the wife of Dr. Ralph L. Rutledge, in 1925, she has resided at 606 South Union avenue in Alliance and has been much in demand as a teacher of voice. She has served for two years as president of the. Mount Union College Woman's Club and is also president of the Alliance Music Study Club and fraternally is affiliated with the Mu Phi Epsilon, an honorary musical fraternity, and the Order of the Eastern Star. She is also a member of the Women's Civic Club and the MacDowell Music Club of Canton. HERMAN AUGUSTUS BLOCH Herman A. Bloch, a native son of Stark county, is numbered among Canton's progressive and successful business men, being the owner of a prosperous wholesale rubber business. He was born near Navarre, in Bethlehem township, on the 23d of March, 1880, and is a son of Augustus and Bertha (Bitticker) Bloch, both of whom were born in Switzerland, the father on August 28, 1843, and the mother June 7, 1844. In 1868 they left their homes in Canton Solothurn and came to the United States, settling first in Cleveland, where their marriage occurred in 1869. Soon afterwards they moved to Navarre, Ohio, where they lived for four years, and then again lived in Cleveland for the same length of 58 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY time, finally returning to Navarre, where Mr. Bloch engaged in stonemason contracting, doing county work principally. His death occurred March 21, 1912, and he is survived by his widow, who now resides at 825 Seventh street northwest, in Canton. Two of their daughters also live in Canton. Bertha, born August 20, 1875, at Navarre, was a dressmaker at that place for awhile, later followed the same business in Canton, in 1908 became a saleslady for the Homer Miller Company, was afterwards with Zollingers, and for several years has been with the Seitner Company. She is a member of St. John's Roman Catholic church and belongs to the Altar Society and the Ladies Sodality. Rose, born at Navarre, February 3, 1878, served for four years as postmistress at Navarre and later was for sixteen years in charge of the office of W. R. Zollinger & Company, after which she became associated in the same capacity with the Seitner Company, with which she still remains. She is a member of St. John's Altar Society, the Ladies Sodality and the Catholic Daughters of America. Another daughter, Mary Elizabeth, born September 8, 1872, died July 28, 1925. Ernest Bloch, head of a well known music school in Cleveland and one of the able and authoritative musical critics of this country, is a relative of this family. Herman A. Bloch attended the parochial school and graduated from the Navarre high school on June 2, 1899, after which he took courses in bookkeeping and stenography in the Massillon Actual Business College, completing his work there in December, 1901. He then entered the office of the Goodrich Rubber Company in Akron, but later returned to Canton and was employed for two years as bookkeeper with J. L. Simon. He next accepted a position as traveling salesman for the Electric Cleanser Company, with which he remained until 1916, when he went with the La Crosse Rubber Mills, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, manufacturers of rubber footwear, for which concern he traveled one year. In 1917 Mr. Bloch started into business on his own account, under the name of H. A. Bloch, as a wholesale dealer in dipped, molded and mechanical rubber goods. This proved a successful venture and he is now doing a wholesale and brokerage business, handling a complete line of rubber goods except tires. Energetic and progressive he has enjoyed a steady and continuous growth in business and is now regarded as one of the leaders in his line in the state of Ohio. HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 59 On May 5, 1917, in St. John's church in Canton, Rev. P. J. McGuire performed the ceremony which united Mr. Bloch and Miss Florence Kelly, who was born in Columbus, Ohio, December 1, 1881, and is of Irish-American and Irish ancestry, being a daughter of William H. and Julia (Egan) Kelly, the former born in Vermont and the latter in Dublin, Ireland. Her father died June 8, 1926. Mrs. Bloch is a talented musician, having studied in Dana Institute at Warren, Ohio, taking a general music course, after which she took piano under Anna B. Loichot and Mrs. Herman Kortheuer, at the Boston Conservatory of Music, under Paul Stoye, the eminent Swiss teacher of Chicago, and Herman Kortheuer, of Canton. She has frequently been heard in concert and recital and is a prominent figure in the musical circles of Canton. She is a member of the Woman's Club, the Sorosis Club, the Mac-Dowell Club, the Music Study Club, the Catholic Daughters of America and the Columbus Club, and was the organizer of the Junior MacDowell Club at Canton, which she assisted in managing for a while. Mr. and Mrs. Bloch are the parents of two children, namely : Elizabeth Florence, born April 28, 1918, and James Herman, born December 31, 1919. Mr. Bloch is a republican in his political views and has shown a commendable interest in public affairs, though he has never been an aspirant for public office. He belongs to the United Commercial Travelers, and his religious connection is with St. Peter's Roman Catholic church. He is a man of earnest purpose, upright life and honorable in all of his business dealings, so that wherever known he commands confidence and respect. RAY EDRIC HAMLIN Ray Edric Hamlin, conducting a prosperous furniture business at 430 South Union street, Alliance, is a native son of Stark county and his record here has been such as has gained for him an enviable place in public esteem. He was born near Alliance on the 10th of February, 1892, and is a son of Frank and Laura ( Waithman) Hamlin. The father, also born near Alliance, was long engaged in the retail grocery business here but is now retired and still lives in this city. He is a republican in politics, and his religious 60 - HISTORY Of' STARK COUNTY connection is with the First Methodist Episcopal church. He is a son of Elijah and Mary Ann (Shaffer) Hamlin, who were also natives of Stark county and are deceased, the mother, dying in Alliance and the father dying on one of his farms near this city. He devoted his life to agricultural pursuits, in which he was very successful, becoming the owner of five farms. In politics he was a republican, and he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Laura (Waithman) Hamlin, who is still living in Alliance, was born on the farm adjoining the birthplace of her husband and is .a daughter of Thomas and Lucy Ann (Klingaman) Waithman, the latter of whom was born near Alliance and died in this city. Mr. Waithman was born and reared in Alliance; followed farming as an occupation, and died at the home of his daughter in this city. He was a republican and an adherent of the Methodist Episcopal church. Ray E. Hamlin attended the public schools of Alliance and took a commercial course at Mount Union College. He entered the employ of the Cassaday Furniture Company, with which concern he remained four years, and then became a collector for J. H. Sharer. & Sons Company, furniture dealers. One year later he was promoted to the position of buyer and eventually became manager of the business, with which he was identified for eleven years. On January 1, 1927, Mr. Hamlin embarked in the furniture business on his own account, establishing a store at 430 South Union street, where he carries a large line of up-to-date furniture and house furnishings, and is meeting with a flattering measure of success. On September 1, 1917, in Alliance, Mr. Hamlin married Miss Lorene Davis, who was born in this city, April 1, 1893, and is a daughter of Thomas Morgan and Mayme (Erwin) Davis. She is a granddaughter of Evan and Mary (Thomas) Davis, both of whom were natives of Wales and died in Alliance. Evan Davis was a republican in politics. He was a member of the Welsh Congregational church, in which he served as chorister, and he also taught music. Thomas Morgan Davis was born at Mineral Ridge, Ohio, May 19, 1867, and died in Arizona, April 19, 1913, while a resident of Alliance. During the greater part of his life he was a musician by vocation, but in his later years was employed as a machinist. He was a republican and a member of the Welsh Congregational church. His wife was born at Bethel, near. Lisbon, Ohio, July 1, 1869, and is still living in Alliance. She is a daughter HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 61 of Jesse and Margaret (Neigh) Erwin, both of whom were born near Lisbon, and died at Alliance. Mr. Erwin was engaged in the buying and selling of wool, but later conducted a dry goods store where now stands the City Savings Bank. He was a democrat in politics and was an adherent of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Hamlin was graduated from the Wadsworth high school in 1911, and later from the Alliance Business College, after which she was employed as a stenographer by Transue & Williams up to the time of her marriage. She is an active member of the Presbyterian church and its societies, belongs to the Apolodelphian Society, and during the World war served as chief clerk of the draft board. Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin are the parents of a son, Thomas Warren, born February 2, 1921. Mr. Hamlin is nominally a republican but is independent in his voting, supporting the men whom he believes best qualified for the offices they seek. He is a member of the Presbyterian church and belongs to the Sleepy Hollow Country Club. During the World war he enlisted and was in training at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe. A man of earnest purpose and upright life, he stands high in the regard of those who know him, and his sound and progressive business methods are bringing him a large and steadily increasing patronage. RAY LEED BOWEN Ray L. Bowen is conspicuous among the plastering contractors of Canton, having done a vast amount of high-grade work in this city and county, and has won a good reputation as a competent and dependable business man. He was born in Canton July 21, 1889, and is a son of Charles W. and Tillie (Leed) Bowen, also natives of this city, the father born March 29, 1854, and the mother July 5, 1864. He is of Scotch descent in the paternal line, while in the maternal line he comes from German antecedents. Mr. Bowen received his educational training in the North Cherry school, after which he attended a business college for one year, studying bookkeeping. During this period he attended evening classes and worked during the daytime, having started to learn the trade of a lather with Aston Brothers, plasterers. He 62 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY remained with that firm for four years as a lather, and then spent three years with them in learning the plastering trade. In 1913 he began contracting on his own account, in which line of business he has continued to the present time. Starting with one assistant, he has gradually built up a business which now requires the services of twenty plasterers and lathers. He takes pride in the high quality of work, some splendid examples of which are seen in St. Paul's Episcopal church, the Longfellow high school building in Massillon, the school administration building at Canton, and the stucco work on the Lefkovits home on North Canton road, Canton. In Canton, Mr. Bowen was united in marriage to Miss Lillian E. White, who was born in this city, August 25, 1895, and is a daughter of Max and Lillian White, both of whom are natives of Germany and now reside on Sherrick road, Canton. Mr. and Mrs. Bowen are the parents of four children : Erma, born August 22, 1913, now attending the McKinley high school ; Ray E., born May 31, 1919 ; Earl W., born April 10, 1920, and Walter, born December 2, 1921. Mr. Bowen gives the republican party his political support, and is a member of the Willowdale Country Club and the Canton Builders Exchange. He and his wife are earnest members of the Lutheran church and stand for all that is best in life, supporting all measures for the advancement of the community. Mr. Bowen is a man of excellent personal qualities, has been loyal and true to the obligations of citizenship and is regarded as one of his community's dependable men. He is a veteran of the World war, having enlisted September 3, 1918, in the Ninth Company, Third Train Battalion, One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Depot Brigade, and was in training for three months at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio. He was honorably discharged December 9, 1918. LOGAN D. BURD Logan D. Burd, president and general manager of the Burd Construction Company, of Canton, is numbered among those whose success reflects great credit on their determination, perseverance, industry and clear-headed judgment, for he started his career in an humble capacity, without money or influential friends, and every step of his progress has been gained through hard work, HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 63 backed by sterling integrity and honesty of purpose. He has attained flattering success and today holds a prominent place in the business circles of Stark county. Mr. Burd was born in Markelsville, Perry county, Pennsylvania, on the 29th of October, 1874, and is a son of David and Catherine (Farver ) Burd, both of whom are deceased, the father dying in May, 1913, and the mother November 6, 1919. Mr. Burd is descended from German and Irish ancestry and in his makeup exhibits the best qualities of both nationalities. He attended the public schools of Newport, Pennsylvania, but had little opportunity for an education, as, on completing the third grade, he was compelled to go to work. However, he has well made up this deficiency, having always been a reader and a student of men and events, and today is a well informed man on a wide range of subjects. In 1888 he took his first job, driving mules on the towpath of the canal from Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, to Havre de Grace, Maryland, and was thus employed until 1892, when he went to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he drove a cab for about a year. He then started to work for the Pennsylvania Steel Company, at Steelton, handling ingots to the rolls, and a year later went to West Superior, Wisconsin, where he was employed for a few months in paving streets with wooden blocks. In August of that year he went to North Dakota and worked with a threshing outfit until the close of the season, when he returned to West Superior and worked in the Bessemer plant as a millwright's helper. He was there about one and a half years and then checked flour on the East Minnesota dock for about the same length of time. He next went back to the Pennsylvania Steel Works and was employed in the bridge shop until June, when he went to Bradford, Pennsylvania, where he was with the Commercial Gas Company, being employed in reading and setting meters for three years. He was then advanced to the position of general superintendent and had charge of the work of installing the gas plant at Orchard Park and East Aurora, New York, also purchasing all supplies. This work claimed his attention from April to November, 1898, but on September 30th of that year he was also made superintendent of construction for the East Ohio Gas Company and installed the first natural gas lines in Canton. In November, 1898, he went to Akron, Ohio, as superintendent of installation of the belt gas line pipes, after which he superintended 64 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY the connection of the Akron and Canton mains, which was completed in the following February. He had the honor of turning on and lighting the first natural gas in Canton at the corner of Navarre road and Harrison avenue, southwest. In 1901 Mr. Burd resigned his position with the gas company and established the Canton Natural Gas Supply Company, of which he became president and general manager. This proved a successful venture and in 1907 he branched out into the plumbing business, in connection with which he brought the first power washing machine to Canton. In 1907 he also started a general contracting business, including excavations, construction of sewers, and the grading and paving of streets with brick and asphalt. He carried on the latter business under his own name until 1916, when he incorporated the Burd Construction Company, of which he has been president and general manager to the present time, and approximately fifty miles of paved streets in Stark county indicate his success and is testimony of the high quality of his work. On January 24, 1907, in Canton, Mr. Burd was united in marriage to Miss Ruellia A. Nighman, who was born in this city, November 13, 1870, and is a daughter of Thaddeus C. and Emmeline (Bitler) Nighman. Her father was born in Canton, February 2, 1831, and died January 8, 1916, and her mother, who was born here, March 20, 1837, died January 6, 1880. Mrs. Burd's paternal grandfather, George Nighman, served with the Ohio Militia in the war of 1812. Mrs. Burd is a member of the Canton Woman's Club, of which she is a director ; the Sorosis Club, the Daughters of 1812, the League of Women Voters, the Young Women's Christian Association, the Pythian Sisters, the Woman's Republican Club and the McKinley Club, and she is the first and only woman member of the Canton City Board of Education, serving four years. Mr. and Mrs. Burd are the parents of a son, Logan D., Jr., born in Canton, August 19, 1908, and now a senior in the McKinley high school. Mr. Burd gives his political support to the republican party and during all the years of his residence here has been active in the public affairs of his community. He is a member of Canton Lodge, K. P. ; Nimisilla Lodge, No. 39, I. 0. 0. F. ; Canton Lodge, No. 68, B. P. O. E. ; Canton Lodge, No. 233, L. 0. 0. M. ; Canton Aerie, No. 141, F. 0. E. ; and the Canton Optimist Club. He and his wife are members of the First Baptist church of this city. He is interested in every- HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 65 thing that pertains to public improvement and progress and is accounted one of the valuable citizens of Canton, his substantial traits of character winning for him the regard and esteem of his fellowmen. ELMER FRANKLIN REINOEHL The spirit of aggressive enterprise which has been responsible for the remarkable development of the great Buckeye state has characterized the career of Elmer F. Reinoehl, secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Ohio Printing & Publishing Company, of Massillon. He has been identified with the printing business since young manhood, and his industry, perseverance and sound judgment are reflected in the splendid success which has come to him. Mr. Reinoehl was born on a farm west of Massillon, February 26, 1879, and is a son of John W. and Susan (Groff) Reinoehl, both of whom are deceased. He received a good public school education and when twenty-one years of age went to Chardon, Geauga county, this state, where he bought a newspaper called the Geauga County Record, an organ of the democratic party in that county. He conducted that paper successfully until 1909, and during that period extended the scope of his operations, buying an independent paper at Middlefield, Ohio, and also a republican sheet at Chardon, so that at one time he owned and published three papers in Geauga county, each of different political complexion. In 1909 Mr. Reinoehl disposed of his newspaper interests there and, coming to Massillon, established a job printing business. In this he met with encouraging success and in the following year it was consolidated with the Novelty Manufacturing Company, which had been in existence since 1908, the business being thereafter conducted under the name of the Ohio Printing & Publishing Company. E. G. Pocock was president of the Company for a number of years but is now deceased. As secretary, treasurer and general manager of the company, Mr. Reinoehl has practical charge of all the details of the business, which under his supervision has enjoyed a prosperous record. The firm does general printing and binding, for which it has up-to-date equipment, and also issues a 5V3 66 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY free circulation publication called the Buyers' Guide. Mr. Reinoehl is also secretary of the American Electric Switch Company. of Minerva, Ohio. In 1905 Mr. Reinoehl was united in marriage to Miss Effie Zimmerman, of Massillon, and they are the parents of a daughter, Eleanor, who is a graduate of the Massillon high school and is now attending Mount Marie Academy. Mr. Reinoehl is an active supporter of the democratic party and while residing in Geauga county served for a number of years as county chairman and in 1908 was a delegate to the democratic national convention. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity ; the Kiwanis Club, of which he has been secretary since its organization in 1920 ; and the Massillon Chamber of Commerce. He has always stood ready to identify himself with any measure calculated to promote the best interests of his community and is regarded as one of its most progressive citizens, commanding the respect and good will of all who know him. WILLIAM G. CLEMENTZ William G. Clementz holds a place in the front rank of Massillon's successful business men and, because of his ability, enterprise and sound methods, has won well merited prosperity. He was born in Massillon on the 22d of August, 1887, and is a son of A. J. and Elizabeth (Dittmar) Clementz, the former of whom died December 31, 1916, but the latter still resides in this city. Mr. Clementz secured his educational training in the parochial schools of Massillon and at the age of sixteen years started to work for his father, who was engaged in the building supply business and also did a good deal of road building. He has been identified with the business continuously since and on the death of his father he assumed control of the business, in which he is now associated with his brother Elmer E. under the name of A. J. Clementz's Sons. They handle a complete line of building supplies, roofing and asphalt shingles, washed sand and gravel, and own their own gravel pits. They give prompt and careful service and command their full share of the local trade in their line. William G. Clementz is also financially interested in other enterprises, being a director of the Union HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 67 National Bank of Massillon, president of the People's Coal & Beverage Company and president of the Russell Service Company. On October 14, 1914, Mr. Clementz was united in marriage to Miss Dayse Bauhof, of Canton, Ohio, and they are the parents of four children, Elizabeth, Margaret, William and James. Mr. Clementz is independent in his political views and always votes for those who in his judgment will best promote the public welfare. He is a member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Columbus, the Rotary Club, and the Chamber of Commerce, of which he is president. A man of strong character and pleasing personality, he commands not only the uniform respect of his fellowmen but is exceedingly popular among his associates and friends, who admire him for his sterling worth. JAMES H. SHORTHILL James H. Shorthill is secretary and general manager of the Shorthill Plumbing Company, at 233 Second street southwest, Canton, numbered among the most reliable concerns in its line in Stark county, its success having been founded on the sound principles of quick service, high grade materials and first class workmanship. He was born in Canton, July 16th, 1880, and is a son of George W. and Barbara M. (Shum) Shorthill, the former born in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, and the latter in Louisville, Stark county, Ohio. Both parents are deceased, the mother passing away August 9, 1925. Mr. Shorthill is of Irish and Scotch ancestry on the paternal side, while his mother's forebears were German. George W. Shorthill was a veteran of the Civil war, having served as a member of the Two Hundred and Sixty-first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. James H. Shorthill secured his early education in the West North public school, graduated from the Central high school and then took courses in bookkeeping and stenography at the Canton Actual Business College in one year. In 1901 he started to learn the plumbing business with the Hartung Plumbing Company, with which he remained three years, and then started in business for himself under the firm name of C. Carpenter & Company, which 68 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY later became Carpenter, Schwing & Shorthill, and in 1912 the firm became known as the Shorthill Plumbing Company, of which Mr. Shorthill is secretary and general manager. The business was located on Third street southwest for ten years, since which time it has been at its present location, where is to be found a fully equipped shop, manned by expert workmen, who do fair and honest work. Mr. Shorthill is himself a good plumber and is insistent that every job done by his concern shall be absolutely satisfactory, so that he has well merited the reputation which he enjoys as a thoroughly dependable business man. He is a member of McKinley Lodge, No. 431, F. & A. M. ; Nazir Grotto ; and Stark Lodge, No. 513, I. O. O. F. He is a man of courteous and agreeable manner, is generous in his support of all worthy causes and stands for the best things in community life, while his personal record has gained for him the sincere respect and good will of his fellowmen. JEFFERSON A. HOUSER Jefferson A. Houser, who proved his loyalty and patriotism by gallant service in the Civil war, was for many years a valued citizen of Canton and through the medium of his own efforts rose to an influential position in local business circles. A native of Ohio, he was born on a farm near Middlebranch in 1846 and when a child was brought to Canton by his parents, John and Mary (Wise) Houser. His father was one of the pioneer business men of the city and operated the Hundred Mile Warehouse on East Tuscarawas street. In the acquirement of an education Jefferson A. Houser attended the old Union school on West Tuscarawas street and in 1861 left high school to enter the federal army, being at that time a youth of fifteen. At the age of seventeen he reenlisted, joining Company I, attached to the One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was assigned to duty with Sherman's Brigade. He was injured in the Stone River and Rocky Ridge engagements and was wounded the third time during the siege of Atlanta. In that city he was captured by the Confederates, and after his exchange was with the Army of the HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 71 Cumberland. In April, 1865, he was honorably discharged and following his marriage moved to the Houser farm, which was later sold. He then located in Canton and entered the office of the Ault-man Company, spending over forty years of his life in its service. At first he had charge of the extras department and his ability and devotion to duty were soon rewarded by promotion. In 1894, while acting as sales manager,' he was sent to Nebraska to make an invoice at the company's distributing plant in Omaha and was crushed by a descending elevator, receiving injuries from which he never fully recovered. Af ter the failure of the Aultman Company, Mr. Houser took over the repair department, in partnership with Martin Hogan, and it was subsequently operated under the name of the Canton Engine & Machinery Company. Through well matured plans and systematic efforts Mr. Houser stimulated the growth of the business, of which he had highly specialized knowledge, and at his death on February 1, 1909, at the age of sixty-five years, was secretary and treasurer of the company. On September 6, 1866, Mr. Houser had married Miss Mary C. Martin, a daughter of Charles and Della (Smith) Martin, and to them were born three children. Jennie May Houser, the elder daughter, died at the age of four years. Mary who became the wife of Charles A. Stohlberg, has passed away, as have their two children, Harry and Mary Elizabeth. The son, Charles J. Houser, is captain of Company C, Eighth Regiment of the Ohio National Guard, and a veteran of three wars. He fought for his country in the conflict with Spain and was stationed in the Philippines during the insurrection. After leaving the islands he returned to Ohio and for fifteen years was military instructor in the Boys' Industrial School at Lancaster. Subsequently he was appointed disciplinarian of the same institution and at one time had charge of fifteen hundred boys. During the World war he went to France with the American Expeditionary Force and was gassed. He married Miss Helen Bertolett and they are the parents of two daughters, Ruth and Margaret Katherine. Mr. Houser was affiliated with the First Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was a trustee for many years, and contributed generously toward its maintenance. He belonged to McKinley Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and through his association with his old comrades relived the scenes of the past. At the time of his death he was treasurer of Royal Star Council, No. 18, of 72 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY the Royal Arcanum and also had membership relations with Canton Lodge, No. 60, A. F. & A. M. Honest, industrious, broad-minded and public-spirited, he played well his part and his memory is revered by all who enjoyed the privilege of his friendship. Mrs. Houser occupies the family home at No. 1439 Cleveland avenue, northwest, and is highly esteemed because of her many estimable qualities of heart and mind. She is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church and for many years was a teacher in the Sunday school, having charge of the teachers' training class. WILLIAM J. STUHLDREHER William J. Stuhldreher, who conducts an up-to-date grocery store at 127 First street northeast, Massillon, has been identified with this line of business for forty years and is regarded as a capable and reliable business man, having realized a very satisfactory measure of success during the thirty years in which he has been in the business on his own account. Mr. Stuhldreher was born near Millport, Columbiana county, Ohio, on the 2d of August, 1870, and is a son of August and Elizabeth Stuhldreher, the former of whom was a farmer by occupation. He received his educational training in the district schools of his home neighborhood and assisted his father on the farm until eighteen years of age, when he came to Massillon and clerked in the grocery store of S. F. Wefler for seven years, during which period he gained an intimate knowledge of every phase of the business. In 1898 he embarked in the grocery business on his own account, to which he has devoted his attention continuously since, and is regarded as one of Massillon's solid and substantial business men. In 1898 Mr. Stuhldreher was united in marriage to Miss Flora Witt, of Crystal Springs, Ohio, and they are the parents of two sons, Walter and Harry, both of whom completed their educations in Notre Dame University. Harry, while in that institution, won a national reputation as a football player, being the quarterback member of the famous backfield known everywhere as the "Four Horsemen." He is now engaged in coaching. Mr. Stuhldreher is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and he and his wife are earnest members of St. Mary's Roman Catholic HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 73 church. A man of generous disposition and kindly manner, he has won a large circle of warm and loyal friends, while his business methods have been of a character that has earned for him the confidence and good will of all who have dealt with him. FRANK BILODEAU Frank Bilodeau is numbered among the enterprising and successful merchants of Alliance, where he is engaged in business under the name of The Bilodeau Company, Inc., and is enjoying a very gratifying measure of success. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, September 8, 1883, and is a son of Joseph and Eliza (Fortain) Bilodeau, both of whom were natives of France and died in Canada. The father was a carpenter and builder by occupation; was a republican in politics while living in this country, and he and his wife were devout members of the Roman Catholic church. Frank Bilodeau attended the public schools of Lowell, Massachusetts, graduating from high school in 1903, after which he went to work in the clothing store of J. L. Calif oux, of Lowell, with whom he remained for two years. During the following five years he was with the A. G. Pollard & Company department store, of Lowell, as buyer of furnishings, and then went to Providence, Rhode Island, where he entered the employ of the J. B. Barnaby Company, being manager of and buyer for the furnishings department for six years. He next came to Canton, Ohio, where for six months he served as window trimmer and advertising man for Hirscheimer Brothers, clothiers. In 1917 he came to Alliance and bought an interest in the business of F. W. Pierson at 304 East Main street. They remained together for six years, and in 1923 Mr. Bilodeau bought his partner's interest in the business and organized the Bilodeau Company, Inc., of which he is secretary, treasurer and general manager. He has shown himself an up-to-date business man, energetic and progressive in his methods, and well merits the prosperity which is crowning his efforts. On August 23, 1905, in Lowell, Massachusetts, Mr. Bilodeau was united in marriage to Miss Corinne Peladeau, who was born in that city, May 23, 1886, a daughter of the late Peter Peladeau. Her father was an expert machinist ; gave his political support to 74 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY the republican party ; and was a member of the Roman Catholic church. Mrs. Bilodeau is a graduate of the Lowell high school and is a member of the Alliance Women's Club, the American Red Cross Society and the Young Women's Christian Association. During the World war she took an active part in the several Red Cross drives. Mr. and Mrs. Bilodeau are the parents of three children, namely : Henry, who was born at Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in 1909, was killed in an automobile accident at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, November 25, 1915 ; Reggie, born in Providence, Rhode Island, August 23, 1910, attended the Alliance grade and high schools and is now a student in St. Vincent College, at Beatty, Pennsylvania ; and Doris, born in Providence, September 5, 1916, attended Mount Marie Academy at Canton for two years and is now in the parochial school in Alliance. Mr. Bilodeau gives his political support to the republican party and is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Alliance Chamber of Commerce. He and his wife are devout members of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church. A man of kindly manner and generous disposition, Mr. Bilodeau has made many warm friends since coming to Alliance, and his business record has gained for him the respect and confidence of all who have had dealings with him, for he observes the highest commercial ethics and is fair and square in all of his affairs. EDWARD F. DAVIES Among Massillon's successful and influential citizens and business men stands Edward F. Davies, vice president of the First Savings & Loan Company, with which institution he has been identified for twenty-four years. He has shown himself to be a man of substantial qualities and has been a definite factor in the commercial prosperity of this city. Mr. Davies was born near Massillon on the 3d day of October, 1872, his parents being Thomas B. and Elizabeth (Rowland) Davies, both of whom were natives of Wales. The father came to this country in the early '50s and in 1866 located in Stark county. During his early years he followed the occupation of a coal miner, but later engaged in the grocery business, to which he gave his at- HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 75 tention for thirty-two years. His death occurred in February, 1927, when he was eighty-seven years of age. Edward F. Davies received his education in the public schools and for about ten years was associated with his father in the grocery business. He learned the art of telegraphy but never followed it as a vocation. For a time he was employed as freight clerk by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and was for four years with the Massillon Coal Mining Company. In 1904 he entered the service of the First Savings & Loan Company, beginning at the bottom, and during the subsequent years his intelligent and loyal efforts gained for him deserved promotions until in 1927 he was elected vice president of the institution. In 1902 Mr. Davies was united in marriage to Miss Annette H. Matthews, of Massillon, and they are the parents of a daughter, Margaret, who is the wife of C. J. Parker, Jr. Mr. Davies gives his political support to the republican party and is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Kiwanis Club and the Chamber of Commerce. A man of sterling character, sincere purpose and candid and straightforward manner, he has long commanded the unqualified confidence and respect of the people and is regarded as a distinct asset to his community. THE A. G. STAFFORD COMPANY The A. G. Stafford Company, of Canton, manufacturers of high grade ornamental iron work, is regarded as the leading concern in its line in Stark county, and under the management of A. George Stafford is enjoying a steady and substantial growth. Mr. Stafford was born in the province of Jemtland, Sweden. He secured his early education in the public schools of Sweden, and, after coming to the United States, in the high schools of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota State University, Glen Cove Academy, and Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, New York. At Pratt Institute he specialized on the study of architecture, and after graduation served his apprenticeship in the offices of New York architects as designer, draftsman and superintendent. In 1903 he accepted a position as chief draftsman with the architectural bronze department of The Manhattan Brass Com- 76 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY pany in New York, and has since that time been continually engaged in the ornamental iron and bronze business in various capacities. Before coming to Canton, Mr. Stafford was associated with The W. S. Tyler Company of Cleveland for twelve years. On engaging in business in Canton, Mr. Stafford established his office in The First National Bank building, with a shop on the west side. The business was incorporated under its present name in 1925, and in the spring of the next year the present modern plant of the company was constructed at 1531 Fourth street southeast, in which ornamental iron work of all kinds is manufactured, the plant being equipped with modern machinery and all up-to-date facilities for turning out the highest quality of work. But there are certain classes of iron craftsmanship where the ancient traditions are venerated, ignoring modern tools and employing primitive methods of working to attain really artistic results. For this purpose artisans are employed who do handwork almost exclusively. The men with the company have helped to establish a wide reputation for the quality of its work, the beauty of its designs, and the general efficiency of the service which it renders, while its business methods have been such as to give it a high place in the confidence of business circles in this section of the state. JAMES S. McNETT, M. D. Dr. James S. McNett, who enjoys a large and representative medical practice in Massillon, has also won an enviable reputation as a citizen of high ideals, devoted to the best interests of his community, and enjoys the uniform respect of the people of his city. He was born at Hornell, Steuben county, New York, on the 8th of December, 1886, a son of James H. and Eva L. (Santee) McNett. He received his elementary education in the public schools and his premedical education at Ridley College, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. He studied two years at the University of Toronto, one year at Cornell University and completed his medical education at the University of Pennsylvania, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1914. For one year he served as interne in the Chester County Hospital at Westchester, Pennsylvania, and HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 77 in 1915 began the practice of his profession at Endicott, Broome county, New York, where he remained until 1917, when he joined the British Expeditionary Forces for service in the World war and was on detached duty for twenty-two months and was decorated with the British military cross. On receiving his honorable discharge, Dr. McNett came to Massillon, establishing an office in November, 1919, and during the subsequent years has built up an extensive practice in medicine and surgery, being regarded as one of the leading members of his profession in this locality. In September, 1911, Dr. McNett was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Hare, of Cameron, New York, and they are the parents of two children, James and Ada. The Doctor gives his political support to the republican party and is a member of the Masonic order, in which he has received the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite ; and also belongs to the American Legion. He maintains professional affiliation with the Stark County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association and, religiously, is a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church. Actuated by a sincere desire to be of practical service to his fellowmen, a close and constant student of his profession, and kindly and sympathetic in his relations with his patients, the Doctor has won a warm place in the hearts of those who have employed his services, while throughout the community he is held in high regard for his genuine worth as a man and citizen. LEON D. SHERRICK Among the progressive business men of Canton stands Leon D. Sherrick, who has kept pace with the modern trend of rapid transportation and is maintaining a well equipped flying field, from which he carries passengers to any point desired. Mr. Sherrick was born in Canton, on the 13th of January, 1896, and is a son of Alwyn B. and Josephine G. (Gardieux) Sherrick. In the paternal line he is of Swiss descent, his great-grandfather, John Sherrick, having been a native of Switzerland, while his paternal grandmother, whose family name was Danforth, came from Hamilton, Ohio, to Canton, in 1840. Both of his maternal grandparents came to this country from France. 78 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY Leon D. Sherrick attended the West North grammar school and the Central high school in Canton, after which he spent three years in the Case School of Applied Science, at Cleveland, and one year in the University of Washington, at Seattle. On his return to Canton he became assistant city engineer, which position he held for one year, when, the United States having entered the World war, he went to Urbana, Illinois, and enlisted in the Signal Corps Reserve as instructor. Subsequently he was commissioned a lieutenant in the air service, in which he remained until the close of the war, being honorably discharged at Fort Worth, Texas, on January 9, 1919. He then returned to Canton and, in August of that year, opened the Sherrick Flying Field, on Broad avenue extension northwest, and from that time to the present has maintained a complete commercial airplane service. He has five first-class planes, employs only expert and efficient pilots, and has had a remarkable record of freedom from accidents or delays. His service is steadily growing in popularity and is now one of the well known institutions of the city. On October 23, 1921, in Wheeling, West Virginia, Mr. Sher-rick was united in marriage to Miss Edrie Humphreyville, who was born at Mount Pleasant, Ohio, June 25, 1899, and is of French descent, three generations back. Her parents are Edward and Mary ( Moore) Humphreyville, the former born at Mount Pleasant and the latter at Canton. Mr. Sherrick is a member of Canton Lodge, B. P. O. E., enjoys a wide acquaintance throughout Stark county and all who know him entertain for him the highest respect and good will, for he is a man of sterling character and of pleasing and agreeable manner. WILLIAM L. WITWER William L. Witwer, who for nearly a quarter of a century has been engaged in the building contracting business in Canton, has gained an enviable reputation for high class work, sound business methods and absolute fidelity, and therefore commands the confidence of the public to a marked degree. Mr. Witwer was born near Greentown, Summit county, Ohio, on the 8th of June, 1874, and is a son of Ananias C. and Mary A. (Witwer) Witwer, of HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 79 whom the former was born February 14, 1853, and is now deceased, while the latter was born February 12, 1853, and resides at 1524 Ninth street northeast, in Canton. They were first cousins and were of Swiss ancestry. William L. Witwer attended the public schools for a few years, the remainder of his education being received under the personal direction of his father, who was a college graduate. On leaving school he went to work in the Novelty Iron Works, in Canton, in which he was employed for six months, and at the age of ten years started to learn the potter's trade at Canton. Afterward, under his father, he learned the carpenter's trade and later went to South Bend, Indiana, for the Birdsall Manufacturing Company, with which he remained six months, after which he went to Mishawaka, Indiana, where for four years he was employed as a millwright in the Ball Band Knit Boot and Rubber Works, in connection with spinning, carding and knitting machines. He then went to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis. Coming to Canton he engaged in the building contracting business, which he has carried on to the present time. He has done a large amount of building throughout Stark county and has taken a justifiable pride in his successful efforts to satisfy all who have employed his services, for he is exacting and painstaking in everything he undertakes and employs only skilled workmen. He has been successful in his material affairs and is a stockholder in and treasurer of the K. & S. Oil Company. On January 1, 1901, in Canton, Rev. Nau, pastor of the First Reformed church, performed the ceremony that united Mr. Witwer and Miss Elnora G. Graf, who was born May 3, 1874, her parents being of German and French nationality, respectively. In his politcal views Mr. Witwer has always been aligned with the democratic party and has shown a commendable interest in all matters affecting the welfare of his city or county. Fraternally he is a member of Canton Lodge, No. 60, F. & A. M. ; Canton Chapter, No. 84, R. A. M. ; Canton Council, No. 35, R. & S. M. ; Canton Commandery, No. 38, K. T. ; Emeth Lodge of Perfection, Mystic Council, Princes of Jerusalem, and Brenton Chapter of Rose Croix, all at Canton ; Lake Erie Consistory, A. A. S. R., at Cleveland ; and Al Koran Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He also belongs to Nimisilla Lodge, I. O. O. F. ; Canton Council, No. 55, Jr. O. U. A. M. ; and Enterprise Camp, No. 46, W. O. W., at Mishawaka, Indiana. He is an earnest member of the First Christian church of Canton, and 80 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY Mrs. Witwer is a member of the First Reformed church of Canton, to which they give generous support. Mr. Witwer is a man of earnest purpose and upright life, and during his entire career has so ordered his life as to merit the respect and good will of all who know him. LE ROY L. LAMBORN The Lamborn Floral Company of Alliance, of which Le Roy L. Lamborn is the founder and president, is one of the largest and most important concerns in its line in the state of Ohio and, under his careful and judicious management has enjoyed a very successful history. He was born in Alliance on the 15th of September, 1856, a son of Dr. Levi Leslie and Maria (Grant) Lamborn. The family is of English origin and was founded in this country by Mr. Lamborn's great-grandfather, Robert Lamborn. He was the father of Townsend Lamborn, who was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, and who married Miss Anna Clayton. They became the parents of Levi Leslie Lamborn, who was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, October 10, 1829, and died at Alliance, Ohio, June 14, 1910. He was graduated from Western Reserve Medical College with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1849, and practiced his profession at Mount Union for fifteen years and in Alliance for three years, enjoying an extensive practice and gaining a high reputation as an able and successful physician. He was editor of the first newspaper published in Alliance—the Ledger, which was founded in 1854. Later he became a successful banker and conducted an extensive real estate business. He was a stanch democrat ; took an active interest in public affairs and was an eloquent platform speaker. In 1874 he ran for congress against William McKinley and served two terms as clerk of the Ohio house of representatives. He was a member of various medical societies and other organizations and was an adherent of the Quaker church. Maria (Grant) Lamborn was a daughter of Stacey and Jemima (Rockhill) Grant, who were numbered among the pioneer settlers of Alliance. Le Roy L. Lamborn received his educational training in the public schools of Alliance and then engaged in the florist business, HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 83 with which he has been identified continuously since. The business has enjoyed a steady growth and the plant has been enlarged from time to time until now there are five acres under glass, being located near Mount Union College. The business is conducted under the name of the Lamborn Floral Company, of which Mr. Lamborn is president, and his son-in-law, Fred J. Zang, is secretary. They specialize in the raising of roses and carnations and sell at wholesale only, their patronage coming from a wide radius and the high quality of their flowers being recognized by discriminating buyers. On June 13, 1878, in Alliance, Mr. Lamborn was united in marriage to Miss Mary Christine Weybrecht, who was born in this city, October 7, 1856, and is a daughter of John T. and Margaret (Honaker) Weybrecht. Her father was born in Alsace, France, January 27, 1829, and died in Alliance, January 31, 1895. He emigrated to the United States in 1852 and in the following year located in Alliance. In his native land he had learned the trade of a carpenter, which vocation he followed here for a number of years. In 1856 he established the first lumberyard in Alliance and during the following years engaged extensively in the contracting business and erected every schoolhouse in the city during his residence here, besides many other prominent buildings. He was president and a director of the Home & Loan Building Company, and was an active supporter of the democratic party. Margaret (Honaker) Weybrecht was born near Alliance, June 27, 1833, and died in this city, June 15, 1911. She was a daughter of Christopher Honaker, a native of Wurtemburg, Germany, and a pioneer settler in Stark county, where he engaged in farming for many years. Mrs. Lamborn was educated in the public schools of Alliance and has been deeply interested in civic affairs, being a member of the Alliance Women's Club and the Coterie .Club, and during the World war she served as treasurer of the local chapter of the Red Cross Society. She gives her political support to the democratic party. Mr. and Mrs. Lamborn are the parents of a daughter, Margaret Maria, who was born July 3, 1884. She graduated from the Alliance high school and LaSalle Seminary, in Boston, Massachusetts, and is now the wife of Fred J. Zang, secretary of the Lamborn Floral Company. Mr. Zang is a member of the Masonic order, in which he has received the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite ; also is connected with the Knights of 84 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY Pythias, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club, of which he is president. Mr. and Mrs. Zang are the parents of a son, Le Roy L., born January 8, 1916. Mr. Lamborn has always been a strong supporter of the democratic party, while his religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is an adherent. He is a member of the Knight of Pythias and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, as well as the Alliance Country Club. He took an active part in advancing the Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives during the World war and has always been a consistent supporter of movements for the betterment of his community along all worthy lines. He has shown a progressive and enterprising spirit in his business affairs and has been rewarded with a splendid measure of success. He is regarded as one of the worthy and reliable citizens of Alliance. WILLIAM MEUSER William Meuser, who passed to his eternal reward in 1908, was a man of unusual qualities of character, chief among which were high purposes, indomitable perseverance, sound judgment and unswerving integrity, and these elements not only gained for him a large measure of success but also commended him to the favor of all who knew him. He made a splendid business record, having from a modest beginning built up an extensive and prosperous business, which stood as a monument to his industry and ability. Mr. Meuser was born in New Hamburg, Germany, on the 15th of November, 1827, a son of Jacob and Katherine Meuser. He was reared at home and received his education in the public schools of his native land. In 1851, when twenty-four years of age, he emigrated to the United States, landing at New York city, where he lived for two years. He then went to Marietta, Ohio, where he learned the tanning trade, and later engaged in that business on his own account. He started in a small way but the high quality of his products and his progressive business methods gained for him increased patronage and in the course of time his business, which was operated under the name of William Meuser & Sons, was the HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 85 largest in Marietta. He devoted his efforts closely to the development of the business and was so successful in his material affairs that in 1887 he was enabled to retire. In 1898 he removed to Massillon, Stark county, where he resided until his death, his burial occurring on the eighty-first anniversary of his birth. Before coming to America Mr. Meuser was married to Miss Henrietta Stahl, who was born and reared in his home town, and to them were born seven children, as follows : William, who was a nickel plater, moved to San Francisco, California, where his death occurred in 1919. He married Miss Laura Borleau and they had two children, William and Howard. Edward, who died in 1923, was associated with his father in the tanning business, and on his father's retirement he went to New York city, where he learned piano making. He returned to Massillon and, in company with his brother Henry, started the manufacture of pianos. Eventually there were four of the brothers interested in the enterprise, which was conducted under the name of the Meuser Brothers Piano Company. After the dissolution of the company, in 1913, Edward remained in Massillon. Caroline, the next of the family, became the wife of August Goldsmith and they had five children, Edgar, Augustus, Winnif red, Henrietta and Veda. Louis married Miss Matilda Sehadd and they had three children, William, Walter and Irene. Henry C., who was the founder of the piano business at Massillon and later engaged in the real estate business in Columbus, died in 1921. He married Miss Anna Statfield and they had a son, Henry C. Fred, who is at the head of the Columbus Fixture Company, in Columbus, married Miss Anna Trautner, and they have two children, Freda, who is the wife of Dr. D. W. Lavender, of Mansfield, Ohio, and Dr. Gordon Meuser. Emma L. is a resident of Massillon. Dr. Gordon Meuser has an archeological collection of over forty-five thousand pieces, to which he is constantly adding. He started collecting while still in high school in 1914, handling only Indian relics of Ohio, and his collection is now one of the largest in the country for the state of Ohio. Henry Meuser was a chapter Mason and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Fred and Lewis Meuser are members of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and Emma L. Meuser is a member of the Massillon Women's Club and is active in the work of the societies of her church. The family has long been identified with St. Paul's Evangelical church of Marietta, 86 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY of which the father was one of the most liberal supporters and rendered valuable assistance in the building of the edifice. He was a man of fidelity to every cause which he espoused, stood consistently for all that was best in life and gave of his best to advance the public welfare. Though an unassuming man, with no ambition for public position or leadership, his admirable qualities of head and heart and his candid and straightforward manner won for him an exalted place in the confidence and esteem of his fellowmen. TRACY V. BUCKWALTER In the field of mechanical science, Tracy V. Buckwalter, vice president of the Timken Roller Bearing Company, of Canton, has won a national reputation, having done much effective research work and designing, his services in this regard being distinctively constructive in character. He has been a prominent factor in the development of the great Timken company and stands in the front rank of the able and successful mechanical engineers of this country. Mr. Buckwalter was born at Jersey Shore, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, April 28, 1880, and is a son of David B. and Ellen B. (Harmon) Buckwalter. His family originated in Alsace-Lorraine, and his maternal grandmother, whose family name was Brosius, was descended from French Huguenots who came to this country to escape religious persecution. David B. Buckwalter was born August 6, 1850, in McConnellstown, Pennsylvania, and resides at Bellwood, that state, and his wife, who was of English-Scotch descent, was born in 1852, at Nippino, Pennsylvania, and is deceased. Tracy V. Buckwalter received his educational training in the public schools of Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, graduating from the Woodward high school there in 1896. He went to work as an apprentice with an electric construction company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, remaining there one and a half years, after which he was with the Pneumatic Wheel Company, in Freehold, New Jersey, as a machinist until 1900. He then entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Altoona, being engaged as machinist for one year, when he was made gang foreman of the machine shop. Five years later he was transferred to the general of- HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 87 fices as a draftsman, remaining there from 1906 to 1908, in which year he was made foreman of the drafting room motive power department. In 1904, when with the Pennsylvania Railroad, he designed and built the first electric baggage truck ever used, and in 1908 he resigned and built the first double-end-control truck for the Pennsylvania company. In 1906 he examined the first taxi imported in America and from 1907 to 1910 he organized the first taxi service for the company in leading terminals, beginning with the terminal at Washington, D. C. In 1910 Mr. Buckwalter assisted in the organization of the Elwell Parker Electric Company, at Cleveland, Ohio, holding the position of consulting engineer and licensee. In 1913 he designed and built the first tractor with a draw-bar capacity of twenty thousand pounds, which was at that time the strongest known. In 1916 he came to Canton as chief engineer for the Timken Roller Bearing Company, in which capacity he continued, having charge of the development of the bearings used on automotive and industrial equipment, including the now famous railroad bearing, until 1925, when he was elected vice president of the company, in which capacity he is still serving. His duties as vice president are numerous, but specifically he devotes his attention to increasing the scope of the company's business. His ability and clear-headed judgment in practical matters has been widely recognized and in 1919 he made the original studies in Canton on the subject of smoke abatement, the results of his investigations and his recommendations being published in a booklet by the Chamber of Commerce. In 1918 Mr. Buckwalter served on a civilian committee at Washington, D. C., on designing military trucks, during which service he participated in numerous conferences at Washington. He has been successful in his material affairs and is the owner of a forest project of one hundred acres, situated between Canton and Massillon. This project was started in 1921 and the land was fully planted to one hundred and twenty-seven thousand trees, approximately half of which now survive. These consist mainly of black walnut, red oak, white ash, tulip-poplar, black locust and basswood, while the evergreens include Scotch pine, red pine, white pine and Norway spruce. He also owns a pine forest in South Carolina. On October 22, 1902, at Freehold, New Jersey, Mr. Buckwalter was united in marriage to Miss Hattie May Emmons, who is of English descent, being a daughter of John C. and Catherine ( Ap- 88 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY plegate) Emmons, the former born in Monmouth county, New Jersey, while both are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Buckwalter are the parents of six children : Lawrence E., born July 23, 1904, married Miss Ida May Stokes and lives in Bluffton, South Carolina ; Emory T., born October 5, 1906, married Miss Eleanor Haines and resides in Canton ; Theodore J., born April 6, 1908, is attending Columbia University, in New York city, majoring in economics ; Eugene P., born December 19, 1910, is taking his college preparatory course in Northwestern Military Academy, at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin ; Norman E., born December 1, 1913, is a pupil in the Central high school of Canton ; and Tracy V., Jr., born May 25, 1918, is a pupil in the Wells Street public school. Mr. Buckwalter gives his political support to the republican party. Fraternally he is a member of Hiram Lodge, No. 616, F. & A. M., at Altoona, Pennsylvania, also of the council, chapter and commandery of the York rite and Jaffa Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S., at Altoona. He belongs to the Brookside Country Club, the Canton Club and the Congress Lake Club, all at Canton ; the Detroit Athletic Club, the American Society of Mechanics and Engineers, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American Geographic Society, the Army Ordnance Association and the American Society of Political and Social Science. He and his wife are members of the Trinity Lutheran church in Canton. A man of earnest purpose, marked strength of character and agreeable personality, he has a host of loyal personal friends and throughout the range of his acquaintance is held in high regard, while in the business and scientific world he commands the highest measure of respect for his ability and accomplishments. JOSEPH LARKE FLOYD One of the prominent lawyers of Stark county is Joseph L. Floyd, senior member of the firm of Floyd & Yutzey, of Canton, where he has been actively engaged in the practice of his profession for a quarter of a century, during which period he has commanded a large and representative clientele. Mr. Floyd was born in Noble county, Ohio, on the 18th of November, 1876, and is a son of Rev. Morris and Elizabeth (Craig) Floyd, both of whom were born in HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 89 Noble county, the father in 1851 and the mother in 1849. His father was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and was a descendant of the Morris family of Revolutionary war fame. The Floyd family is of Welsh origin, Floyd and Lloyd being merely variations of the same family name. His mother was a daughter of John D. and Sarah Craig, who were born near Portarlington, Ireland. Joseph L. Floyd received a common school education in his youth, attending school in the various places where his father was stationed in his ministerial work. He entered Mount Union College, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1897, and then took the law course at Ohio Northern University, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1902. Mr. Floyd began teaching school when sixteen years of age, his first employment being at the McKinney school, west of East Sparta, Stark county, after which he was principal of the Chagrin Falls high school and principal of the high school at McConnellsville, where he also acted as football coach. He is now associated in the practice of law with C. E. Yutzey and specializes in real estate law, the preparation of abstracts and examinations of titles. Thorough and painstaking in everything he does, he has long enjoyed a reputation for absolute trustworthiness and dependability and commands the unqualified confidence of all who have engaged his services. On March 26, 1913, in Canton, Mr. Floyd was united in marriage to Miss Margaret J. Hillibish, who was born in this city, July 12, 1877,and is a daughter of Frank S. and Katherine (Wren) Hillibish, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania and are now deceased. In the paternal line Mrs. Floyd is a descendant of James Montgomery and on the maternal side of Sir Christopher Wren. She is a member of the Canton Women's Club and is active in church and Sunday school work. In his political views Mr. Floyd is a stanch republican, having cast his first presidential vote for William McKinley, and is in entire sympathy with the principles of Americanism. He is a member of McKinley Lodge, F. & A. M. ; Canton Chapter, R. A. M. ; Canton Council, R. & S. M. ; Canton Commandery, K. T. ; Lake Erie Consistory, A. A. S. R., of Cleveland ; and Al Koran Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., at Cleveland. He also belongs to Lilly Lodge, K. P. ; the Loyal Order of Moose, the Tribe of Ben-Hur and Nazir 90 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY Grotto, and to the Kiwanis Club, the Torch Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Canton Real Estate Board, the Ohio Title Association, of which he is a past president, and the Stark County Bar Association, of which he is now president. Mr. Floyd's hobby is the study of bird life, in which he has been interested for twenty-five years, and he is an associate member of the American Ornithological Union. He and his wife are earnest members of the Simpson Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a trustee. Mr. Floyd rendered effective service as a member of the local draft board during the World war and in everything affecting the welfare of the community he has evinced a deep interest. Strong mental endowment, invincible courage and honesty of purpose enter so strongly into his composition as to render him a leading figure in his profession and to a marked degree he commands the uniform respect of his fellowmen. JAMES E. WILLISON James E. Willison, who for nearly twenty years has been engaged in the practice of law in Massillon, has earned a reputation as a painstaking, careful and dependable attorney, and has been uniformly successful as a practitioner. He was born in Massillon on the 2d of July, 1887, and is the only son of Eugene G. and Carrie (Bayliss) Willison, who were married February 22, 1883. The father was also a native of this city, born January 7, 1853, and was a son of George and Sarah (Cook) Willison. Eugene G. Willison received his preliminary education in the public schools and entered the law school of the University of Michigan, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1875. He had been admitted to the bar in 1874 and the remaining years of his life were devoted to the practice of law, embracing a period of over a half century. He was in partnership with Judge Day from 1892 until the latter became a judge of the state supreme court. For several terms he served as city solicitor, amounting to an aggregate of twelve years, and was recognized as one of the ablest members of the Stark county bar. His death occurred here, March 19, 1928, when he was seventy-five years of age. HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 91 James E. Willison completed the course of the public and high schools of Massillon and entered the law school of Western Reserve University at Cleveland, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1909. In that year he was admitted to the bar and was engaged in the practice of his profession with Willison & Day until 1911, and with his father alone until the latter's death. He has served two terms as city solicitor and is a member of the Stark County Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. He has a large and remunerative practice, being a safe and sound advisor, and he commands the respect of his fellow lawyers and the confidence of the public. On October 22, 1910, in Massillon, Mr. Willison was married to Miss Mary C. Oberlin, who was born and reared in this city, and they are the parents of three children, Robert K., Ralph E. and John S. Mr. Willison is a republican in his political views, while his religious faith is that of the Protestant Episcopal church. He is a member of the Masonic order, in which he has received the degrees of both the York and Scottish Rites ; is vice president of the Young Men's Christian Association; secretary of the Massillon Hospital Association; and a member of the Massillon Lawyers Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He is counsel for the First Savings & Loan Company. He is a public-spirited citizen, ready always to cooperate in all movements for the betterment of the city along material, civic or moral lines, and is regarded as one of Massillon's best citizens. THOMAS H. TAYLOR Thomas H. Taylor is one of the best known real estate men of Massillon, where he has, through his energy and enterprising methods, built up a large and prosperous business, and is also known as a capable and successful contractor. He was born in Wintersville, Ohio, on the 17th of June, 1898, and is a son of Rev. T. H. and Mary (Elliott) Taylor. He was educated in the public schools of Minerva and the Washington high school and attended Ohio Wesleyan University two years. He entered the sales department of the Central Steel Alloy Corporation at Massillon, with 92 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY which concern he remained three years, and then engaged in the real estate business in this city, soon afterwards incorporating the Thomas H. Taylor Company, with offices in the First Savings & Loan Company building. In addition to a large general real estate business, he has done extensive subdivision work in the Oakdale allotment in Massillon and has been one of the principal factors in the development of that splendid section of the city. He has done a large amount of building contracting and has shown himself to be a business man of reliable judgment and high ideals, commanding the confidence of all who have had dealings with him. On November 8, 1927, Mr. Taylor was united in marriage to Miss Mildred Sorg, of Massillon. In his political views he is a democrat, while his religious connection is with the First Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member of Clinton Lodge, No. 47, F. & A. M. ; Sciota Consistory, A. A. S. R., at Columbus ; and Aladdin Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S., at Columbus. He is vice president and a director of the Massillon Real Estate Board and is secretary of the Massillon Exchange Club. He has shown a genuine interest in the advancement of his city and county ; has given his support to all measures for the civic and moral betterment of the community and to a marked degree enjoys the respect and esteem of his fellowmen. IRA J. HOOVER Ira J. Hoover, of Canton, has won a gratifying measure of success in the practice of law and gained a well merited reputation as a capable and reliable counselor. He is also rendering to his state valuable service in the recodifying of certain classes of its laws. Mr. Hoover was born at Greensburg, Summit county, Ohio, February 12, 1895, and is a son of Samuel J. and Ida (Royer) Hoover. His paternal ancestral line was of Swiss origin, with a mixture of French and German blood, members of the family migrating at an early period to Alsace-Lorraine, from which locality came the American progenitor of the family. Arriving in this country some time prior to the Revolutionary war, he settled in Connecticut, from which state later generations moved to Pennsylvania, locating in Lancaster county. Samuel J. Hoover, who HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 95 was a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Stoner) Hoover, was born in Summit county, Ohio, December 3, 1862, and devoted his efforts to farming and stock raising, as did his father before him. Late in life Samuel Hoover located in Lake township, Stark county, and there Samuel J. Hoover now resides. He is a republican in his political affiliations and is a Protestant in religious faith. His wife was born in Summit county, Ohio, and is a daughter of Jesse and Catherine (Humbert) Royer, members of old pioneer families, the Royers being of Pennsylvania German ancestry. To Samuel J. and Ida Hoover were born four children : Mary, who is the wife of Herman Young, a professor in Indiana University ; Sylvia, the wife of Harvey Holshoy, dairy inspector in the health department of Canton ; Dora, the wife of Donald Kamerer, of South Bend, Indiana ; and Ira J. Ira J. Hoover attended the public schools of Hartville, Stark county, was graduated from high school in 1912, and then entered Ohio State University, later transferring to Ohio University, at Athens, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1920. He served from 1920 to 1924 as assistant superintendent of the Stark county schools, and during that period devoted his spare time to the study of law. In December, 1924, he was admitted to the bar and, locating in Canton, at once engaged in active practice. His rise in his profession has been rapid, as he early gave evidence of unusual qualifications as a lawyer, and he is now firmly established as one of the reliable and worthy members of the bar of this county. On August 16, 1915, at Akron, Ohio, Mr. Hoover was united in marriage to Miss Cora Heintzelman, who was born in Stark county and is a daughter of John and Naomi (Shetler) Heintzelman, whose people have long been resident in Stark county. In his political views Mr. Hoover has always been a republican and is actively interested in local and state politics. In 1926 he was elected a member of the legislature and is now serving as a member of a special committee to recodify the criminal laws of this state, being also a member of the legislative judiciary committee, which is recodifying the corporations laws enacted by the past session of the general assembly. Mr. Hoover is a member of the Stark County Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association and the American Bar Association, and his religious membership is with the United Brethren church, to which he gives his earnest support. 96 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY Mr. Hoover well deserves the success which is now his, as he has attained his present position through unaided effort. He paid his way through college by teaching school and has worked hard through every step of his progress. Sterling integrity and honesty of purpose characterize his activities and he has proven well worthy of the confidence and respect which are accorded him by his fellowmen. HENRY FRANK MOTTER For nearly fifty years the name of Motter has been connected with blacksmithing in Canton, and H. Frank Motter, who now owns and conducts the business established by his father, has been identified with it continuously for thirty-five years, though in recent years he is specializing more in automobile repair work. Mr. Motter was born in Canton, on the 30th of June, 1875, and is a son of Jacob and Susan Motter, natives of Carroll county, Ohio, who are now deceased. The father was of German descent and one of his brothers, Felix Motter, served in the Union Army during the Civil war. H. Frank Motter attended St. Peter's parochial school and the eighth grade of the public school, after which he took a course in bookkeeping in the Canton Actual Business College. In the meantime he had been devoting his spare time to helping his father in the blacksmith shop which he had been operating since 1880, and on completing his commercial studies he entered the shop as a full-time employee, working as a horseshoer and general blacksmith, in both of which lines he is an expert. In 1908 the firm name became Jacob Motter & Sons, under which style it is still conducted, though H. Frank Motter is now the sole owner. He still does some horseshoeing, but a large part of his business is in the repairing of automobile fenders and bodies, as well as automobile iron work. He has a well equipped shop and builds to order truck and commercial bodies, in which line also he is developing a good business. On September 25, 1901, in St. Peter's Roman Catholic church, Canton, Rev. Victor Arnold pronounced the words which united Mr. Motter and Miss Nettie A. Piero, who was born in Canton, February 16, 1876, and is a daughter of John and Teresa HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 97 (Bergold) Piero, both of whom are deceased. Mrs. Motter is a devout member of St. John's Roman Catholic church and its Altar Society, as well as of the Daughters of America. Mr. and Mrs. Motter are the parents of two children, Paul J., born January 9, 1906, and Alfred J., born February 23, 1909. In his political alignment, Mr. Motter is a stanch democrat and ever since attaining manhood he has shown a deep interest in the welfare of his community, supporting those measures which are calculated to promote the city's prosperity and advancement. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and belongs to St. Peter's Roman Catholic church. He is a good business man, faithful in all of his engagements, true to the highest ideals of citizenship and cordial and sincere in his social relations, so that he has proven worthy of the confidence which is accorded him by his fellowmen. GODFREY GESEN Godfrey Gesen, now rendering a high type of service as postmaster at Massillon, well merits this position by virtue of his long and efficient record in the post office, with which he has been actively connected for twenty-eight years. He was born in Massillon on the 24th of January, 1872, and is a son of Matthias and Barbara (Fleick) Gesen, the former of whom was a native of Switzerland. He received a good practical education in the public schools of the city, and in 1900 he was appointed a clerk in the post office under Postmaster Koons. Through his intelligent and loyal service he gained successive promotions to general delivery clerk, foreman and superintendent, and on November 17, 1921, he was appointed postmaster by President Harding, his selection being brought about through his exceptional efficiency in the work of the office, not being in any way a political appointment. His administration has been marked by a high degree of effectiveness in every department of the office, which is a matter of frequent comment. On October 18, 1898, in Massillon, Mr. Gesen was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Gleitsman, who was also born and reared in this city, and they are the parents of two sons, Carl G., who was graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Anna- 7V3 98 - HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY polis in 1923 and is now a lieutenant on Submarine S-10; and Earl M., who is a clerk in the Massillon post office. Mr. Gesen is a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, the Kiwanis Club and the Massillon Chamber of Commerce, and he and his wife are earnest members of St. Paul's Lutheran church. Because of his sterling character and consistent life, Mr. Gesen has won the confidence and esteem of his fellowmen and is regarded as a distinct asset to his community. WILLIAM HOWARD MILLER William Howard Miller, attorney and counsellor at law, was born August 7, 1880, at Wooster, Wayne county, Ohio, a son of Frank W. Miller and Alice (Howard) Miller. In both paternal and maternal lines he represents honored pioneer families of the state. On the paternal side he is a grandson of David D. and Rebecca (Morris) Miller and a great-grandson of John and Elizabeth (Deppen) Miller and of William and Hanna ( Smith) Morris. On the maternal side he is a grandson of William and Angelica (Crump) Howard and a great-grandson of Horace and Lydia (White) Howard and of Alfred and Margaret (Walters) Crump. While his ancestry is principally of English extraction there is also in the family line an admixture of Dutch, French, Welsh and Scotch-Irish blood tempered by several generations in America. Mr. Miller's father was born in New Franklin, Stark county, Ohio, and his mother in Wooster. His father was a hardware merchant and manufacturer in Wooster and Canton. His brothers, D. D. Miller and Frank W. Miller, reside in Canton and are president and treasurer respectively of the Ney Manufacturing Company, of which company his sister Charlotte M. Bell ( Mrs. S. H.), residing at Wooster, is vice president. This company was founded about fifty years ago in Canton by members of the Miller family, including Mr. Miller's father and has continued as a family corporation to the present time. It manufactures a large line of hay-unloading and dairy barn equipment, hardware specialties, weld-less chain, etc. During the boyhood and youth of Mr. Miller the family continued to reside in Wooster, where he attended the public schools HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY - 99 and was graduated from the Wooster high school with the class of 1898. He then entered the College of Wooster, where he pursued a regular collegiate course which was interrupted by a severe attack of typhoid fever, so that he did not graduate until 1903, when he received the degree of Ph. B. He then spent one year in the factory at Canton and in travel, and entered Harvard Law School at Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the fall of 1904. In December, 1906, he passed the Ohio bar examinations and in June, 1907, was graduated from Harvard with the degree of LL.B. He returned to Wooster and became a member of the Wayne county bar and was registered as a patent attorney in the United States patent office at Washington in August, 1907. In January, 1908, he with the other members of his father's family, removed to Canton, where he formed a partnership with a much older attorney, Fred W. Bond, Esquire, under the firm name of Bond & Miller, specializing in the practice of patent, trade-mark, copyright, unfair competition and corporation law. He was admitted to practice in the United States district court September 11, 1911. The firm of Bond & Miller was dissolved in 1914, owing to the pressing need for Mr. Miller's services in several personal and family enterprises. Since that time his practice has been limited to these special, diversified interests. At Pleasant Ridge, Hamilton county, Ohio, July 1, 1908, Mr: Miller married Miss Edith B. Browne, a native of Mount Sterling, Madison county, Ohio, and a daughter of the Rev. George S. J. and Emma (Carpenter ) Browne. Her father was a Presbyterian minister, scion of a pioneer Cincinnati family of English ancestry, while the Carpenters were an old and well known family of Westerville, Franklin county, Ohio. Mrs. Miller spent much of her girlhood in Bowling Green, Ohio, and later at Cincinnati and is a graduate of Woodward high school at Cincinnati with the class of 1898 and of Oxford College for Women at Oxford, Ohio, and for some time was a student at the University of Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have two daughters, both natives of Canton : Elizabeth Browne Miller, born June 11, 1909, who was graduated from McKinley high school at Canton in 1927 and is a sophomore at the College of Wooster and Alice Browne Miller, born December 6, 1911, now a senior at McKinley high school. Mr. Miller is secretary of The Ney Manufacturing Company of Canton and of the Collier Printing Company of Wooster. He