(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 250 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY ton and became office manager at the Anna Dean farm. In November, 1918, he was made factory superintendent of the Ohio Insulator Company and is still filling that position in a most acceptable manner. On November 9, 1899, Mr. Reed was united in marriage to Miss Maude Donley, of Ashland county, this state, and they are the parents of a daughter, Margaret Lyle, who is now a student in Akron University. Mr. Reed gives his political support to the republican party and has been a member of the city council of Barberton and at the present time president of the library board. He is a Presbyterian in his religious faith and is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Kiwanis Club and the Chamber of Commerce. ARTHUR I. KITTINGER Arthur I. Kittinger, one of the organizers of the Mechanical Mold & Machine Company, has been the executive head of that corporation since its inception. He was born in Akron, December 29, 1885, his parents being Isaac and Caroline (Rempis) Kittinger, who were also natives of Ohio. Here the father has spent his entire life and has devoted his attention and energies to mechanical pursuits. The mother passed away leaving five children : A. I., Charles, Frank, Lee and Mrs. John R. Farst. A. I. Kittinger was reared in Akron, attended the graded schools and concluded his education in the Central high school. The first job he secured was as an apprentice with the Art Die Sinking Company of Akron. It also proved his last job working for others, for he remained with that organization for ten years, during which time he gained valuable knowledge and experience, and then in 1913 started in business on his own account, becoming associated with F. J. Pfiefle, C. C. Koch and H. H. Tham. These four gentlemen organized the Mechanical Mold & Machine Company with Mr. Kittinger as president, Mr. Pfiefle as vice president, Mr. Koch as secretary and Mr. Tham as treasurer. The business was begun on a small scale but its growth has been of the steady and substantial kind and now ranks with the leading industrial concerns of Akron in its line. More than one hudred and twenty-five people are employed in the plant which is of modern construction and equipped with every up-to-date device to facilitate its operation. The success of the Mechanical Mold & AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 253 Machine Company is a magnificent tribute to its management and Mr. Kittinger has contributed his best energies toward its upbuilding and development. On the 16th of September, 1914, Mr. Kittinger was married to Miss Dona D. Gates, daughter of George Gates, of a well known Akron family. Mr. and Mrs. Kittinger have a daughter, Ruth Carolyn, who was born in Akron, November 29, 1915. Mr. Kittinger is a York Rite Mason who has also attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and is a Shriner, belonging to Tadmor Temple. He likewise has membership in the Masonic Club, the Fairlawn Country Club, the Akron Automoile Club, the Akron City Club and the Akron Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church and is serving on the official board. Mr. Kittinger's entire life has been spent in Akron and for nearly thirty years he has been connected with the city's industrial interests. He has a wide acquaintance and not a few of his warmest friends have known him from boyhood. His residence is at No. 58 Kenilworth drive. HARRY F. JENKS Among the prosperous business men of Cuyahoga Falls whose success has been won by their individual efforts, one of the most prominent is Harry F. Jenks, who until recently conducted a well equipped roofing and sheet metal establishment at 158 South Front street. He was born in Butler county, Kansas, September 25, 1883, and is a son of George W. and Eva B. (Guinn) Jenks, the former of whom is deceased. He received a common school education, and his first efforts in making a living were as a newsboy on the streets of Gallipolis, Ohio. He then was employed in a furniture factory for four years and subsequently he learned the trade of a tinner in that city, where he resided until 1912. For a year he worked at his trade in Akron, Canton and Alliance, Ohio, and in 1913 came to Cuyahoga Falls and established the roofing and sheet metal business, of which he was the sole owner until August, 1928, when he disposed of the plant to his son and Earl Jennings, who had been with Mr. Jenks for five years. He met with success in the sheet metal work and roofing and the selling and installing of furnaces, and in 1925 erected the splendid building in which the office and shop of the company are now 9-VOL. 3 254 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY located. He devoted his attention closely to his business; proved a competent and painstaking man in every job he undertook and the satisfactory quality of his work was his best advertisement. In September, 1904, Mr. Jenks was united in marriage to Miss Katie Ralph, of Gallipolis, Ohio, a daughter of Milton and Sarah (Brown) Ralph, both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Jenks are the parents of one son, Ralph, who with Earl Jennings purchased his father's business. Mr. Jenks is an active supporter of the republican party and is a member of the city council. He served for five years as a member of the Ohio National Guard. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, the Modern Woodmen of America, Star Lodge No. 185, F. & A. M., the Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Club and the Merchants Association, and he and his wife are earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Jenks conducted his business in accordance with the highest business principles, was prompt and courteous in his relations with the trade, and his record here has gained for him the confidence and respect of all who have come in contact with him. WALTER E. SCHOENEWEISS, D.D.S. No part of the human anatomy bears a more vital relation to health than do the teeth, and therefore dentistry is one of the most important and essential of all the professions. Dr. Walter E. Schoeneweiss, of Cuyahoga Falls, has well merited the splendid reputation which he enjoys as an able and skillful dentist and has built up a large and remunerative practice. The Doctor was born in Columbus, Ohio, on the 24th of May, 1893, and is a son of Christopher and Frances (Steiert) Schoeneweiss, the former of whom is deceased. He secured his elementary education in the grade and high schools of his home city, and then worked for the Case Crane & Engineering Company of Columbus, with which concern he remained a year, and then entered the dental school of Ohio State University, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1917. On leaving college he enlisted in the medical corps of the Three Hundred and Ninth Engineers, with which he served ten months and then engaged in the practice of his profession in Akron. One year later he came to Cuyahoga Falls, where he has AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 255 remained to the present time. He has a well furnished and modernly equipped office and from the beginning has enjoyed a steady increase in practice. On August 14, 1921, Dr. Schoeneweiss was united in marriage to Miss Grace Bonham, who is a graduate nurse and saw active service during the World war. To them have been born two children, Robert and Jack. The Doctor is a republican in his political views and is a member of Star Lodge No. 187, F. & A. M. ; the council, R. & S. M. ; Yusef Khan Grotto, Xi Psi Phi dental fraternity, Summit County, State and National Dental Society; the Kiwanis Club and the Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the council of the Boy Scouts. He and his wife are earnest members of the Congregational church and are exceedingly popular in social circles. The Doctor has proven a man of genuine worth and is recognized as one of the representative professional men of Cuyahoga Falls. VICTOR IRL MONTENYOHL Men of efficiency and reliability are the type of workers the business and financial world of today are eagerly seeking, and in this classification belongs Victor IA Montenyohl, one of the officials of the B. F. Goodrich Company of Akron. Starting at the bottom, he has progressed with the business, and his record proves that the field of opportunity is open to all who have the courage to persevere therein. He was born in this city, May 2, 1889, a son of George and Susan Emma (Christian) Montenyohl. The father, who was born in Akron in 1837, was one of the employes of the Buckeye Mower & Reaper Company for many years and was a business man of high standing. He attained the age of seventy-five years. The mother has reached the eighty-first milestone on life's journey and retains her home in the Rubber city. To Mr. and Mrs. Montenyohl were born nine children, seven of whom survive : Frank, who lives in California; and Mrs. H. E. Andress, Mrs. M. M. Brown, Mrs. R. T. Griffith, Mrs. Charlotte Scobey, Mrs. Guy Allyn and Victor I. Montenyohl, all residents of Akron. The last named was educated in this city and after his graduation from the Central high school took a course in the Hammill Business College. For a year he was a member of the clerical force of the Erie Railroad Company and in 1907 became a sten- 256 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY ographer for the B. F. Goodrich Company, also doing clerical work. Afterward he was transferred to the treasurer's office, in which he remained, and acquired a detailed knowledge of the work in this department. His best efforts were given to every task assigned him, and his devotion to the interests of the firm was rewarded by successive promotions. At length he was made assistant treasurer and in 1926 was elected to the office of treasurer, which he is now filling. For twenty-one years he has remained with the company, and through the faithful, efficient discharge of his duties has aided in making this one of the largest corporations of the kind in the world. He is a director of the B. F. Goodrich Company and also of the National City Bank, one of the chief sources of Akron's financial strength. Mr. Montenyohl was married March 3, 1920, in Columbus, Ohio, to Miss Elizabeth C. Lawrence, a daughter of Dr. F. F. Lawrence, a prominent surgeon of that city, and they now have two children : Victor Irl Jr., who was born March 18, 1921, and is attending the King school; and Patricia, born October 3, 1924. Mr. Montenyohl belongs to the Akron Chamber of Commerce, the Automobile Club and the Portage Country Club. He shapes his conduct by the teachings of the First Congregational church and is a native son whose record reflects credit and honor upon Akron. ROLL H. MARKWITH, M. D. Dr. Roll H. Markwith is identified with a most important and valuable department of public activity—that of public health service, filling the office of commissioner of health for Summit county and attaining a position of international prominence in this capacity. He discharges his duties with a sense of conscientious obligation that produces valuable results and is constantly studying to make his work of greater benefit. In the private practice of medicine he has also displayed marked capability and ever keeps abreast with the trend of modern research and investigation. Roll H. Markwith was born in Greenville, Ohio, February 22, 1894, and comes from one of the old and prominent families of Darke county, Ohio. His parents, Dr. A. F. and Margaret (Mann) Markwith, were natives of Darke county. His grand- AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 259 father in the paternal line came to this state at an early day and purchased a large farm that now constitutes a part of Greenville. His son, Dr. A. F. Markwith, became a well known physician and surgeon, continuing actively in practice to the time of his death, which occurred July 19, 1925. His widow is still living, and he is also survived by a son and daughter, Roll H. and Margaret. Roll H. Markwith attended the schools of Greenville and was graduated from the high school with the class of 1912. He next entered the Ohio State University, taking a classical course, while later he entered upon preparation for the practice of medicine and surgery, gaining his professional degree at the Ohio State University June 5, 1917. On the day of his graduation he enlisted in the medical corps; was commissioned a lieutenant and was detained at the Protestant Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, until January, 1918. He was then assigned to the Rockefeller Institute in New York, where he took a three months' course in special laboratory work and communicable diseases. He took a continuation course for three months in the same subjects at Yale Medical School and had orders to sail for Europe with a contingent from Allentown, Pennsylvania. By the time he reached Allentown, an influenza epidemic had broken out in the Schuylkill valley and he remained there on orders several weeks. He sailed from Hoboken on November 12, the day after the armistice was signed. Upon reaching France he was assigned to special service in communicable diseases, laboratory work and tuberculosis. He worked in France, Belgium and Germany, and was given a special training at Dijon University, France, in laboratory work of water and milk analysis. He returned to the United States in August, 1919, and was mustered out at Camp Sherman in September. He then returned home and was associated with his father in general practice until January, 1920. The specialty of public health work strongly appealed to him and he entered Ohio State University for a postgraduate course in that work, under the provisions of the Hughes-Griswold bill creating full time health administration. Following the suggestion of Dr. E. R. Hayhurst he interested himself in industrial medicine, and came to Akron in January, 1920, in the medical department at the B. F. Goodrich Company. In June, 1921, he was made assistant health commissioner for Summit county and continued to act in that capacity until June, 1923, when he was made the health commissioner. He has since devoted all of his time and 260 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY attention to the duties of his position and in conjunction with his work gives a course of lectures to the nurses at the City Hospital. Dr. Markwith has brought his department up to a high state of efficiency and it has become internationally known, being the only unit of its kind. It has been visited by health commissioners from foreign countries and its program has been adopted in Canada. It differs from other units because in addition to the rural jurisdiction it includes two cities, Cuyahoga Falls and Kenmore. Dr. Markwith visits schools, inspects pupils, examines water supplies and sanitation, checks food establishments, inspects milk supplies and holds child welfare clinics. He is on duty day and night, combating epidemics and endeavoring to prolong the span of life and make those years more enjoyable. He keeps a complete file of the history of everything connected with the public health service, and his work is just as systematic as it is efficient, important and valuable. He utilizes every opportunity that will promote his knowledge and broaden his capability and at all times keeps in touch with the trend of thought and progress as a member of the different medical societies. On the 2d of March, 1918, Dr. Markwith was married to Miss Ethel Davis, of Columbus, Ohio, daughter of John Davis. Mrs. Markwith is much interested in athletics and golf and in the question of right living and is prominent socially in the city in which she now resides. The Doctor is a Mason, has attained the Knights Templar degree in the York Rite and is a member of the Shrine and the Grotto. In club circles he is well known, being a member of the Fairlawn Country Club, the University Club, the Lions Club, the Masonic Club and the Turkey Foot Club. He is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha national medical fraternity; Sigma Phi Epsilon, national literary fraternity; American Public Health Association; Summit County and Ohio State Medical Societies and a fellow in the American Medical Association. He is president of the Northern Ohio Better Milk Association and vice president of the Ohio Society of Sanitarians. He is a member of Joseph Wein Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Izaak Walton League. That he is deeply interested in the general welfare is manifest in his service as a member of the council of the Girl Scouts, as a member of the Akron Chamber of Commerce and the Cuyahoga Falls Chamber of Commerce. He attends the Congregational church and his life has ever been actuated by high and honorable principles that have made him one of the valued AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 261 residents of Summit county. He always recognizes his duties and. his obligations as well as his privileges; is just and fair in his ideas and loyal to the interests entrusted to his care. His well rounded nature unites the refinements of life with the sterner qualities of manhood, and his efforts are resultant factors in anything he undertakes. NATION O. MATHER For thirty years Nation O. Mather has been a member of the bar and during almost the entire period has practiced in Akron, although he started out in his chosen field as a lawyer of Owensboro, Kentucky. Arriving in Summit county, his progress here has been continuous and has been built upon the substantial quality of thoroughness, both in preparation and in the presentation of a cause before the courts. His mind is naturally analytical, logical and inductive and his clear reasoning makes him both a safe counselor and a strong advocate in the field of corporation practice in which he specializes. Mr. Mather was born in Union county, Ohio, December 1, 1875. His parents were John D. and Ruth A. (Tallman) Mather, the former also a native of Union county, while the latter was born in Champaign county, Ohio. The father devoted his life to farming and stock raising, continuing his residence in Union county, where also resided both the paternal and maternal grandparents of N. 0. Mather, who represents one of the pioneer families of the Buckeye state. He is a direct descendant of Increase Mather, one time president of Harvard College and whose name is inseparably interwoven with the pioneer history of New England and who was the father of the celebrated Cotton Mather, a distinguished preacher and writer of his day, and of Thomas Mather. N. 0. Mather spent his boyhood in Union county, his time being largely given to the acquirement of a public school education and to further study in the Indiana Normal College. In the meantime he had thoughtfully considered his future and had determined upon the practice of law as a life work. Accordingly he entered the Chicago Law School and completed his course by graduation with the class of 1898. The same year he was admitted to the bar of both Ohio and Kentucky and entered upon active practice in Owensboro of the latter state in partnership 262 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY with George W. Bradshaw, who is now in the legal department of the Canadian Grand Trunk Railway Company in Montreal. The business association, however, continued for less than a year, as Mr. Mather left Owensboro en route for Cleveland, Ohio, but stopped off in Akron and never proceeded farther. Opening an office in the Central office building, he awaited his first client and after he had given demonstration of his ability to cope with intricate legal problems his practice grew readily both in volume and importance. In 1903 he entered into partnership with Henry M. Hagelbarger, who was then county prosecutor, and in 1908, that connection having been discontinued, he became a partner of Judge C. R. Grant and Colonel George W. Sieber under the firm style of Grant, Sieber & Mather, with offices in the Dobson building. It was in the year 1912 that Mr. Mather again changed his partnership relation by becoming the associate of Judge Samuel G. Rogers and Arthur J. Rowley, and in 1915 R. H. Nesbitt succeeded Mr. Rowley in what had previously been the firm of Rogers, Rowley & Mather. In 1917 Judge Rogers removed to Cleveland and the firm became Mather & Nesbitt, while in 1922 the present firm name of Mather, Nesbitt & Willkie was assumed with the admission of Wendell L. Willkie to a partnership. Their practice is very extensive and they rank with the leading corporation lawyers of the state. They are general counsel for the Northern Ohio Power & Light Company, having been retained in this connection since 1910. They also represent the Erie Railroad Company, the Ohio State Bank & Trust Company, the American Vitrified Products Company and other corporations, and Mr. Mather is one of the directors of the Northern Ohio Power & Light Company, of the Ohio State Bank & Trust Company, of the American Vitrified Products Company, the Akro Agate Company, the Main and High Realty Company and other corporations. His knowledge of the law, especially as relating to corporations, is comprehensive and exact and his ability is attested by the important interests entrusted to his care. Mr. Mather is also recognized as a leader in other fields. He has long been deeply interested in the political situation and was chairman of the republican county executive committee in 1903-4. At the senatorial convention of 1905, held in Painesville, he was nominated for the twenty-fourth-twenty-sixth joint district comprising Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, Portage and Summit counties, and his election followed. His first term in the senate covered three years by reason of a constitutional amendment abolishing AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 263 spring elections. He was then again chosen to represent the district in the upper house of the general assembly, serving in 190910 and attending four sessions in five years. By joint vote of the republican and democratic members he was made president pro-tern of the senate during his second term and served on the codifying committee which recodified the entire statutory law of Ohio. He was also appointed by Governor Andrew L. Harris a member of the commission to redraft the entire life insurance code of Ohio, which was subsequently enacted. At different times he served as delegate to district and state conventions, but the institution of the primary system alienated his interest in political activity. On the 31st of December, 1908, Mr. Mather was married to Miss Adeline Hoover, daughter of Stephen Hoover, and they now have two children : Betty Jane, a student in the Burnham school at Northampton, Massachusetts; and Mary Ann who is attending the Emma Willard school at Troy, New York. Long since, Mr. Mather has become an integral part of Akron by reason of his professional and political activity and by the part which he plays in connection with the social and club life of the city. He belongs to the Portage Country Club, the Portage Riding Club, and the Akron City Club, and is a member of the Akron, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. He finds recreation in golf, in horseback riding and hunting and derives pleasure from music and literature, particularly works on philosophy, biography and history. Travel also makes strong appeal to him, and because he has recognized the value of play as well as of work his is a well balanced character and his lines of life have ever been cast in harmony with the principles of upright manhood, progressive citizenship, devotion to duty and the recognition of the privileges and rights of others. EDWARD H. BAUMAN For more than twenty-five years Edward H. Bauman has been actively identified with the Cuyahoga Falls Reporter, which under his able and judicious management, has gained recognition as one of the leading weekly newspapers of northeastern Ohio, and has been an important factor in the growth and development of the community. Mr. Bauman was born at Sandusky, Ohio, on the 11th of 264 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY November, 1861, and is a son of H. and Eva Bauman, both of whom are deceased. He received his educational training in the public schools of Belleview, Ohio, and at the age of seventeen years began to learn the printing trade, with which he has been connected continuously since. In 1901 he came to Cuyahoga Falls and entered upon his career here with the Reporter. This well known paper is now in its fifty-second year, having been established by E. J. Knox, and its history is given more fully in the chapter on newspapers of Summit county and other pages of this work. For five years Mr. Bauman had F. W. Orth as a partner, but is now the sole owner of the paper. The Reporter is issued weekly; is independent republican in its political attitude, and during the years of its existence has stood consistently for everything that is best in the life of the community. Mr. Bauman possesses the genuine newspaper man's instinct for news, which he presents in an interesting style, while the typographical appearance of the Reporter will compare favorably with any of its contemporaries. The columns of the paper are kept free from matter of an objectionable nature, and it is a welcome visitor into the homes of this section of the county. On February 11, 1900, Mr. Bauman was united in marriage to Miss Millie Kaiser, and they are the parents of a son, William, whc is a student in John Carroll University, at Cleveland. Mr. Bauman is a member of the Kiwanis Club and the Chamber of Commerce, and his religious connection is with the Roman Catholic church. A man of sterling integrity of character and an agreeable personality, he has long commanded the sincere respect and the good will of his fellowmen and is one of the representative citizens of Cuyahoga Falls. EDWARD HOPKINS BISHOP There are certain men who, without self-seeking, by the vigor and sincerity of their expressed opinions draw to themselves an approving public attention. When to this magnetic quality of sensible candor they add a cheerful willingness to strive for the realization of their ideals, they exert a strong and far-reaching influence for good. Such a man was Edward Hopkins Bishop, whose talents found their highest expression in public service. His heart was without guile, and when he determined upon a AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 267 course of duty he never faltered. He was long a resident of Akron and drew his friends from all walks of life. Mr. Bishop was born in Fairfield, New York, November 15, 1859, and his parents, Richard and Elizabeth (Hoover) Bishop, were also natives of the Empire state. The father was born in Watertown in 1823 and attained the age of seventy-seven years, passing away in 1900. The mother was born in Fairfield in 1822 and responded to the final summons in 1901, when seventy-nine years of age. Edward H. Bishop was educated in Fairfield Seminary and lived in Herkimer county, New York, until 1881, when he migrated to Ohio, locating in Stow. In 1893 he removed to Akron and here maintained his home during the remainder of his life. On entering the commercial world he obtained work in a varnish plant and gained a highly specialized knowledge of that industry, with which he was connected until his retirement from business affairs. He was employed as a traveling salesman and for many years represented the Akron Varnish Company in that capacity. His energy and ability enabled him to build up a large trade in the territory which he covered and he was also a director of the company. On the 18th of September, 1884, Mr. Bishop married Miss Julia L. Southmayd, who was born in Stow, Ohio, February 26, 1864, and died February 1, 1890. She was a daughter of Charles and Helen (Wilson) Southmayd. Her father was also born at Stow, Ohio, February 4, 1824, and died January 8, 1892, while her mother was born in Bristol, New York, May 13, 1842, and died May 9, 1928. To Mr. and Mrs. Bishop were born two children. Ethel Helen is now the wife of Henry Grove, who is employed in the East Akron post office, and they have two daughters, Elizabeth Julia and Alice Louise. Paul Richard Bishop, now a member of the editorial staff of the Beacon-Journal, married Mildred McKeever, and they have two children : Betty Jane and Paul Richard, Jr. On September 19, 1891, Mr. Bishop was again married in Oneida, New York, to Miss Jennie F. Hoover, who was born in Little Falls, that state, April 9, 1866. Her father, John P. Hoover, was born in 1834 and died in 1903 at the age of sixty-nine years. His wife, Catherine (Rians) Hoover, was born in 1840 and passed away in 1905, when sixty-five years of age. Two children were born of this marriage. Mildred Carolyn is the wife of Sterling E. Kneale, manager of the ball department of the Miller Rubber Company of Akron, and they have a daughter, 268 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY Marjorie Jane; and Robert Lynn, who died at the age of two months. Mr. Bishop was connected with the United Commercial Travelers Association and the Elks Club, while his life was governed by the teachings of the Disciples of Christ church. In politics he was a stalwart democrat and was made chief deputy of the local board of elections. In 1895 he was elected county treasurer and was a member of the state legislature during the sessions of 1912-13 and 1917-18. Although a political partisan, he measured all legislation by the people's good, and his sincerity was never doubted. Throughout his career he was impelled by an earnest desire to do right and was the very soul of honor. The elements were happily blended in the rounding out of his nature, and in his passing on January 10, 1926, both the city and state of his adoption suffered a distinct loss. The following tribute to his worth appeared in one of the local papers at that time : "Akron people hear with regret of the death of the Hon. Edward H. Bishop, one of their former representatives in the general assembly. Long before it became the fashion for the state's lawmakers to indorse the popular demand for 'less legislation,' Representative Bishop was practicing this reform at the state capital. He had no patience with fellow members of the legislature who dumped bales of proposed new laws into the hopper upon the theory that it improved their political and professional standing back home. The best servant of his country, he argued, was the one who did not try to commit the government to every fool paternal device that was offered merely because this happened to be the whimsy of the moment or was the particular hobby of some leader who called himself progressive. Edward Bishop was an excellent example of the old-time democrat who through successive waves of modern reform managed to keep his feet solidly on the rock of Jeffersonian ideas of American government. Because of this they called him a democrat of the old school, but it is a simple, substantial political creed that is coming into favor again as the country wades out of the swamp of debt and extravagance into which wandering from old landmarks caused it to be brought. "The Beacon-Journal says these things in praise of its former representative because it believes that in all these fundamentals he was right. Every community has need of such men, who can keep their feet on the ground and refuse to be rushed away every time some bellowing leader stampedes the herd. Besides AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 269 he loved his home and family, his friends and his home city better than all the money in the world, and in preserving them he found his greatest pleasure. It grieves Akron to have to part with such a lifelong friend and fellow citizen." DURBIN H. HOLLOWAY Durbin H. Holloway, one of Akron's loyal sons, is a forceful personality in local real estate and insurance circles and successfully follows in the business footsteps of his father, Durbin W. Holloway, who spent the greater part of his life in this city, materially influencing its commercial development. He was a native of Pennsylvania and located in Akron in 1875, becoming a clerk in a dry goods store. For a number of years he filled that position and finally purchased the business of his employer, whom he hired as a clerk. He infused new life into the concern and the old quarters soon proved inadequate. A desirable location was secured on Howard street, and Wendell Mangold was admitted to a partnership in the business, which was conducted by the firm of Mangold & Holloway until 1889. At that time Mr. Holloway retired, owing to impaired health, but subsequently reentered the mercantile field, purchasing from his cousin, C. A. Holloway, a retail shoe store, of which he was the proprietor until 1907, when illness forced him to dispose of the business. After regaining his health Mr. Holloway opened a real estate and insurance office and engaged in that business from April 1, 1910, until his death in January 26, 1920. Resourceful, energetic and farsighted, he succeeded in all of his undertakings, and his honesty was above question. A Mason of high standing, he passed through all the chairs of the Blue Lodge, council and chapter and was elected Eminent Commander of the commandery. He held the thirty-second degree in the order. He is survived by a widow, Mrs. Florelda C. (Stuver) Holloway, a native of Ohio, and two children, Mrs. J. P. Frisby and Durbin H. Holloway, all of whom are living in Akron. The son attended the public schools of this city and continued his studies in Buchtel College, also taking a correspondence course in mechanical engineering with the American Institute of Technology. For a time he worked in his father's shoe store and later was employed in the plant of the Webster, Camp & Lane Company. His next position was that of draftsman for the Hugh-let Coal & Ore Company, after which he was in the service of the 270 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY Westinghouse Electric Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was also connected with the mechanical department of the Goodrich Tire & Rubber Company of Akron for a few years. On April 1, 1906, he became an automobile salesman for Andrew Auble, Jr., with whom he remained until 1911, and then became associated with his father. Since the latter's death, the son has been sole owner of the business, which is located at No. 172 South Main street and conducted under the style of the Holloway Insurance & Real Estate Company. The firm has been in existence for a period of eighteen years and its success has resulted from efficient management and close conformity to a high standard of commercial ethics. Mr. Holloway has devoted much thought and study to the business and under his able guidance its continued expansion is assured. He is also a director of the Security Savings Bank, one of the strong financial institutions of the city. Mr. Holloway was married September 20, 1914, to Miss Bessie. I. Ries, who was a daughter of George and Mary Ries, of Doylestown, Ohio, and passed away May 13, 1920. Mr. Holloway is a thirty-second degree Mason and Shriner, being identified with both the York and Scottish Rites. He is also connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Masonic and Automobile Clubs and the Akron Chamber of Commerce. His public spirit has been expressed by effective service in behalf of his city, and his life is guided by the teachings of the First Methodist Episcopal church. JOHN W. MARHOFER Gifted with foresight and keen sagacity as well as the essential qualities of industry and determination, John W. Marhofer has converted his opportunities into tangible assets and is numbered among the prosperous farmers of Stow township, while he has also contributed toward its upbuilding and improvement. He was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, November 15, 1868, his parents being Frederick and Julia Ann (Arnold) Marhofer, who were natives of Germany, the former born December 12, 1832, and the latter February 22, 1834. In 1837, when Frederick Marhofer was a child of five, his parents sailed for the United States, casting in their lot with the early settlers of Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and there he was reared and educated. For several years he earned a livelihood by making shoes but later in life followed AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 273 agricultural pursuits and developed one of the productive farms of Tuscarawas county. He remained on that place until his death, which occurred December 29, 1919. He had long survived his wife, who passed away April 27, 1876. Her mother was a daughter of Valentine Goetle and grew to womanhood in Germany. When about eighteen years of age she was married to Jacob Arnoldth and in 1842 they came to America, subsequently anglicising their name. They settled on a farm in Tuscarawas county and there Mr. Arnold passed away June 24, 1851. His widow remained on the homestead until her children reached adult age and afterward went to Indiana. She attained the advanced age of eighty-two years, passing away November 8, 1890, at the home of her son, John Arnold, in Fort Wayne. John W. Marhofer was reared in his native county and received a public school education. When twenty-one years of age he left home and on February 14, 1890, came to Summit county. Arriving here without a dollar in his pocket and a perfect stranger, the success he has achieved is due entirely to his own efforts and excellent business ability. For some time he was employed in various capacities, conscientiously performing every task assigned him, and he saved a certain percentage of his earnings. He had been well trained in agricultural pursuits, for which he had a preference. In 1908 he purchased sixty acres of land just north of Stow, on the Hudson-Stow-Cleveland road, and this he divided into building lots in 1915. When he purchased the property many people ridiculed the idea that it would ever become valuable, but he disposed of the allotment, and to him is due all of the credit for starting building operations and the development of Stow. It was in 1914 that he bought his present farm of one hundred acres on the Stow-Tallmadge road. He realized that property at Stow Corners was destined to increase in value and he secured holdings at the corner of the Kent-Stow-Tallmadge road, which also leads to Akron and Cleveland. This property he improved by the erection of a substantial brick block of two stories and adjoining frame buildings including seven storerooms. There is a dance hall on the second floor of the brick building. Recently he erected a one-story brick building on the Stow-Tallmadge road and has done much to stimulate the growth and development of this district. His farm is supplied with up-to-date equipment and scientific methods are used in its cultivation. Mr. Marhofer gives considerable attention to the raising of fruit and has a wonderful three year old peach orchard containing one thousand trees and 274 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY an acre of berries. The buildings upon his place are in first class condition and everything indicates the neatness, thrift and good management of its owner. Mr. Marhofer was married December 21, 1895, to Miss Leah Ellingham, a daughter of Dennis and Mary Ann (Convine) Ellingham. Mrs. Marhofer was born in Prickwillow, England, and is the only member of the family to settle in this country. She secured a position in Brooklyn, New York, and later came to Ohio, locating in Cuyahoga Falls, where she was employed until her marriage. Possessing a self-reliant nature and courageous spirit, she made her own way in the world, and a winning personality has drawn to her a wide circle of steadfast friends. Mrs. Marhofer has been a worthy helpmate to her husband, aiding him . in every possible way, and to her is due a large measure of the success which has come to him. Mr. and Mrs. Marhofer have three children. Chester William, born December 8, 1896, married Miss Ada Franklin, by whom he has a daughter, Janice Jane. Mary Elizabeth, born January 11, 1902, is the wife of Harry L. Olson. They reside on the home farm and are the parents of three children : John Marhofer, Roy Arnold and Jean Marylyn. John Frederick, born June 23, 1904, is at home. The family adhere to the Episcopalian faith and are affiliated with St. John's church of Cuyahoga Falls. Mr. Marhofer is a Mason and on January 30, 1928, was made master of Star Lodge, No. 187, F. & A. M., of Cuyahoga Falls. He is a member of the Summit County Farm Bureau and also belongs to the local chapter of the Eastern Star, with which his wife is likewise affiliated. Both manifest a deep and helpful interest in movements for the general good and are esteemed and respected by all who know them. Mr. Marhofer has never been afraid of hard work and his prosperity is the merited reward of an upright, useful, well ordered life. WENDELL L. WILLKIE On the list of prominent and representative members of the Akron bar appears the name of Wendell L. Willkie, who is a partner in the firm of Mather, Nesbitt & Willkie, well known as leading attorneys. Mr. Willkie was born in Elwood, Indiana, February 18, 1891, and is a son of H. F. and Henrietta (Trisch) Willkie, the former a native of Germany, while the latter was AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 275 born in the Hoosier state. The father came to America in his early youth and with the passing years won prominence as a lawyer of Elwood, where he has now been in continuous practice for more than a half century and is still numbered among its distinguished attorneys. His wife also survives and they have reared a family of six children : Julia E., who resides in Elwood, Indiana; Captain Robert Willkie, who is a regular in the United States army; Herman F., Jr., a resident of Windsor, Ontario; Wendell L., of this review; Edward E., living at Leer, Hanover, Germany; and Mrs. Paul Pihl, who makes her home in Pensacola, Florida. Having attended the public schools of his native town, including the high school, Wendell L. Willkie afterward became a student at the Culver Military Academy, there remaining for one year. He then entered the Indiana University and at the completion of the classical course was awarded the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1912. This served as a broad foundation upon which to rear the superstructure of professional knowledge and he entered upon his law course, winning the LL.B. degree in 1914. He was graduated with the highest honors, being valedictorian of his class. He engaged in the practice of law in association with his father until 1917, when he entered the United States army, with which he served for two years during the World war as an officer in the field artillery in this country and in France. In 1919 he came to Akron and secured a position in the law department of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, acting as one of the attorneys for the Firestone interests for a year and a half. He then entered into his present connection as a partner in the firm of Mather, Nesbitt & Willkie. They act as general counsel for the Northern Ohio Power & Light Company, the Ohio State Bank & Trust Company and the American Vitrified Products Company and also as counsel for the Erie Railroad Company and other corporations. They specialize in corporation law and trial practice, with which branches of jurisprudence Mr. Willkie is thoroughly familiar and in which his ability is widely recognized. He is a director of the Northern Ohio Power & Light Company, the Ohio State Bank & Trust Company, the South Akron Savings Association, the Acme Mortgage Company and several other corporations. On the 1st of January, 1917, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Willkie and Miss Edith Wilk, of Rushville, Indiana, a daughter of Philip and Cora (Smith) Wilk, the former a prominent 276 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY building contractor of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Willkie have one child, Philip, born in Akron, December 7, 1919. Their home is a hospitable one whose good cheer is greatly enjoyed by their many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Willkie are members of the Episcopal church, and he also belongs to the Masonic order, to the Portage Country Club, the Akron City Club and to the Akron. Chamber of Commerce. His professional connections are with the Summit County Bar Association, of which he has served as president, the Ohio State Bar Association and the American Bar Association and he is in full sympathy with the ethical standards of his calling. He is also a member of two Greek letter societies, Beta Theta Pi and Phi Delta Phi, the latter a legal fraternity. CARL H. BAIR, M. D. Well equipped for the work of his profession, Dr. Carl H. Bair has steadily advanced and although young in years he occupies an enviable position in medical circles of Akron. He was born in Canton, Ohio, March 31, 1892, and is a son of John E. and Emma (Oberlin) Bair, natives of Stark county, this state. The father is engaged in the jewelry business in Akron. The mother has passed away. They became the parents of three children : Mrs. Mildred C. Stahler and Mrs. Fay Miner, residents of Akron ; and Dr. Carl H. Bair. The son attended the public schools of his native city and received his higher education in the Starling Medical School, from which he was graduated in 1914. After a year's service as an interne in the Protestant Hospital at Columbus, Ohio, he opened an office in Greenwich, where he spent two years, and since 1917 has followed his profession in Akron. In diagnosis he is thorough and painstaking and accurately applies his scientific knowledge to the needs of his patients. During a period of eleven years he has established a large practice in the city, and his office is located on the second floor of the Hill building at No. 1001 East Market street. Dr. Bair was married December 1, 1915, in Columbus, Ohio, to Miss Carrie Warren, a daughter of the Rev. William B. Warren, and they have become the parents of two children : Carl H., Jr., who was born in Columbus in 1917, and is attending the AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 277 Rankin school, and Jean Marie, who was born in Akron in 1921 and is a pupil in the same school. Dr. Bair is a member of the Summit County and Ohio State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. Deeply engrossed in his profession, he is constantly augmenting his knowledge and skill and possesses those qualities which command respect and inspire confidence and friendship. HAL G. KNIGHT As a mining engineer Hal G. Knight aided in bringing to light the rich mineral resources of the west, and his attention is now devoted to the sand and gravel business. His activities are centered in Akron, his native city, and his enterprise and ability have placed him with the leading operators in this field. He was born April 21, 1885, in a house which stood immediately east of the old Spicer school, and is a son of Charles M. and May A. (Acomb) Knight, a sketch of the father appearing elsewhere in this publication. Hal G. Knight attended the public schools of Akron and completed a course in Buchtel Academy in 1902. He next entered Buchtel College, which awarded him the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1906, and two years later he was graduated from the Colorado School of Mines at Golden, receiving the degree of Metallurgical Engineer. During the following year he was identified with the mining of gold, silver and other metals in Colorado and California and then went to Alaska, where he was engaged in placer gold mining for about nine years. In the fall of 1918 Mr. Knight returned to Akron and in association with his brother formed the Rubber City Sand & Gravel Company, of which he is now vice president and general manager. This concern has an extensive plant at Krumroy and ships its product to Akron and other markets. The main office is located on the second floor of the D. E. Hill building in this city, and the rapid growth of the industry is proof of the executive capacity and enterprising spirit of the men who control it. H. G. Knight is president of the Northeastern Ohio Sand & Gravel Association and a director of the Citizens System Company of Akron. On November 18, 1911, Mr. Knight was married in Akron to Miss Mary Iredell, a daughter of Robert S. Iredell, whose father 278 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY was the first mayor of this city. Mary Elizabeth, the only child of this union, was born in Cleveland in 1919. Mr. Knight is a trustee of the First Congregational church and is vice president of the University of Akron Alumni Association. In Masonry he holds the Knight Templar degree and is one of the Nobles of Tadmor Temple of the Mystic Shrine. His name appears on the directorate of the Akron Chamber of Commerce, and the members of the City Club have chosen him as their president, which office he is now filling, being affectionately termed "Pilot." He is also identified with the Rotary Club, the Portage Country Club, Summit Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Lone Star fraternity. Mr. Knight won the championship cup offered by the City Club to its golfing members, and while a college student was captain of the football and basketball squads. He fills an important place in the life of his community and through his achievements has brought additional prestige to an honored family name. WILLIAM L. KELLER, M. D. For more than a quarter of a century Dr. William L. Keller has successfully followed his profession in Akron, thoroughly demonstrating his ability to cope with its intricate problems and rendering to the city that service which only the experienced, efficient physician and surgeon is capable of giving. He was born March 26, 1872, in Alliance, Ohio, of which city his parents, Zachary T. and Mary (Buck) Keller, were also natives. His father chose the career of an agriculturist and developed one of the productive farms of Stark county. Although eighty years of age, he is alert and active, but the mother passed away in 1921. To them were born two sons: William L., of this review; and John M., who resides in Lakewood, Ohio. Dr. Keller acquired his early education in Alliance, finishing the curriculum of the high school in 1890, and six years later completed an academic course in Mount Union College. He next matriculated in the old Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, graduating with the class of 1901, and he taught obstetrics in that institution for a year. At the end of that time he became physician and surgeon for the Wheeling & Lake Erie Coal Company but a year later sold his practice and in 1902 joined the medical AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 281 fraternity of Akron. Time has ripened his ability and the list of his patients has constantly increased. He closely studies each case intrusted to his care and utilizes the most effective remedial agents. On December 24, 1901, Dr. Keller was married in Canton, Ohio, to Miss Edith E. McConkey, a daughter of Dr. William and Sarah McConkey, the former long a leading physician of that city and now deceased. Dr. and Mrs. Keller have a son, William McConkey, who was born April 12, 1912, in Akron and is now attending Culver Military Academy. The Doctor is a Mason and belongs to the Masonic Club, the Automobile Club and the Vista del Lago Country Club. He is a member of the Summit County and Ohio State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. His public spirit is expressed through his affiliation with the Akron Chamber of Commerce and in religious faith he is an Episcopalian. Mrs. Keller is a member of the Woman's Club of Akron and other local organizations of a cultural nature. In the social life of the city Dr. and Mrs. Keller are both prominent, and travel affords them recreation. Each winter they make a trip to Florida and spend a portion of the summer season in the cool spots of Ohio. They have a wide circle of friends and their home in Akron is noted for its hospitality as well as its attractiveness. Dr. Keller's residence is at 174 Beck avenue. OWEN MOYNIHAN Owen Moynihan has for nearly thirty years been identified with some phase of the rubber business, which he knows from the ground up, and now, as secretary of the Northern. Rubber Company of Barberton, he has gained a high reputation in business circles as a man of sound judgment and tireless energy and an important factor in the successful operation of this concern. Mr. Moynihan was born in London, England, on the 17th of September, 1878, a son of Frederick and Mary F. Moynihan, both of whom are deceased. The father, who was a sculptor by profession, brought his family to the United States in 1881. Owen Moynihan received a good public school education, graduating from high school, and then engaged in the automobile tire business in New York, to which he gave his attention for twenty-two years. In 1922, on the organization of the Northern Rubber 282 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY Company of Barberton, Ohio, he joined it in the capacity of sales manager and secretary, which position he still holds. Mr. Moynihan has been married twice, first in 1899 to Miss Julia Vanslett, who died leaving a son, Fred, who now lives in New York city. In 1915 Mr. Moynihan was united in marriage to Miss Madge Nessel. His political support is given the republican party and he has shown a deep interest in everything relating to the welfare of his community. A man of agreeable personal qualities, he has made many warm friends since coming to Barberton and is highly regarded by all who know him. CHARLES McCUSKEY The name of Charles McCuskey has been prominent in the legal circles of Cuyahoga Falls for many years, and he ranks among the leading members of the bar of Summit county. He was born on a farm in Coshocton county, Ohio, on the 16th of December, 1880, and Is the second in order of birth of the five children who blessed the union of Festus and Katherine (Schwab) McCuskey, the former of whom died November 30, 1927. Festus McCuskey brought his family to Summit county in 1886 and here engaged in the real estate and insurance business. He was a man of sterling character and upright life and commanded the respect of all who knew him. Charles McCuskey secured his education in the grade and high schools and then took up the study of law in the office of Orlando Wilcox, one of the pioneer lawyers of Cuyahoga Falls. He was admitted to the bar June 23, 1909, and has since devoted his attention closely to the practice of his profession. A man of vigorous mentality, well grounded in the law and keen and resourceful in its practice, he has enjoyed a large measure of success and has always been found safe and dependable in any cause in which he is engaged. Mr. McCuskey has been married twice, first, on April 21, 1904, to Miss Lottie Wilcox, a daughter of Orlando and Zelia (Severance) Wilcox, and to this union were born three children, namely : Sid, who is a student in the Case School of Applied Sciences at Cleveland; Lynn, who is attending Amherst College; and George, who is in Western Reserve Academy. The mother of AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 283 these children died in 1914, and on December 23, 1916, Mr. McCuskey married Mrs. Carrie (Hobbs) Warnock. In his political alignment Mr. McCuskey is a republican, and he has always been actively interested in public affairs. He is a member of the Star Lodge, F. & A. M. ; has received the Yusef Kahn thirty-second degree in Cleveland Consistory of the Scottish Rite, belongs to Yusef Khan Grotto, the Cuyahoga Falls Rotary Club, of which he was the first president; and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a director of the Swinehart Tire & Rubber Company and vice president and a director of the Falls Engineering & Machine Company. He maintains professional affiliation with the Summit County Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. The family reside in a comfortable and attractive home at Hudson, Ohio. Mr. McCuskey is a loyal and public-spirited citizen, interested in all that has to do with the welfare and advancement of his community, and enjoys the warm friendship and high regard of all who know him. CHARLES M. KNIGHT Charles M. Knight, professor emeritus of the University of Akron, and widely known in educational and scientific circles, was born in Dummerston, Vermont, February 1, 1848, a son of Joel and Fannie (Duncan) Knight, and was graduated from Westbrook Seminary at Deering, Maine, in 1868. He received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts College in 1873 and during the following year was a postgraduate student at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1878 he received the Master of Arts degree from Tufts College and in 1897 Buchtel College conferred upon him the honorary degree of Master of Science. For many years he contributed toward the educational prestige of the last named institution, serving as professor of natural science from 1875 to 1883, when he took charge of the department of physical science, and remained at its head until 1907. He next became professor of chemistry, filling that chair until 1913, and has since been professor emeritus of the University of Akron. During 1896-97 he was acting president of Buchtel College, of which he was dean from 1902 until 1913. In 1909 he started a course in rubber chemistry, the first established in any American college, and in that year the Knight chemi- 284 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY cal laboratory was named in his honor. He is the author of a monograph on the chemistry of rubber and has also written articles pertaining to the subject of sanitary science. His endowment of intellectual wealth has been enriched by broad research into the realms of science, and his discoveries have been of direct benefit to humanity. Dr. Knight belongs to the Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta Psi and Phi Sigma Alpha fraternities, the University Club, the Chemists Club, of which he is an honorary member, the American Chemical Society, and holds a fellowship in the American Academy of Science. His work as an educator and scientist has been of much importance and value, and his has been a successful career in the fullest sense of the term. Dr. Knight married Miss May A. Acomb, daughter of James Acomb, M. D., of Tidioute, Pennsylvania, and they reside in Akron during the summer and spend the winter months in Miami, Florida. They have three children : Maurice Acomb, a well known manufacturer of acid proof chemical stoneware and president of the Rubber City Sand & Gravel Company; Helen Lillian, who is the wife of Robert Iredell, of Akron ; and Hal Greenwood, vice president and general manager of the Rubber City Sand & Gravel Company. FRANK PETER BISSON For forty-eight years a resident of Akron, Frank Peter Bisson left the deep impress of his individuality upon the history of its upbuilding, and the moral force of his character entered into the very fiber of the city's life. He was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, March 19, 1856, and was a son of Daniel and Barbara (Hauk) Bisson. His youth was spent on his father's farm and his education was acquired in the public schools of Meadville. Afterward he studied landscape gardening and engaged in that line of work in Akron about 1880. His services were sought by the Steinbachers and other well known families, and he was recognized as an artist in that field of activity. Later he was made building superintendent of the Central high school and thus served for fourteen years, his long retention in the office showing that his worth was thoroughly appreciated. Entering the real estate business, Mr. Bisson purchased an allotment on Perkins street in East Akron and readily disposed AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 287 of the lots. At the same time he engaged in contracting and built and sold many attractive homes. The buildings were substantially constructed and represented the best in workmanship and material consistent with the prices charged. He bought and sold the property now known as the Averill dairy farm and next purchased a tract of seventeen acres on Sherbondy hill. There he laid out a street, which he called Bisson avenue, and divided the land into lots. These he sold to advantage, and the district is now one of the most desirable residential sections of the city. In making his investments Mr. Bisson displayed rare judgment and marked foresight and greatly enhanced the value of property in every locality in which he operated. Success attended all of his undertakings and about 1916 he was able to retire. Mr. Bisson was married August 24, 1880, in Meadville, Pennsylvania, to Miss Margaret Maley, and eight children were born to them. Conrad M., the eldest, who owns the business conducted under the style of the Ravenna Baking Company, married Miss Lois Hatfield, and they have five children : Stafford, John, Ellsworth, Elizabeth and Minnie. Frank C., the second son, is a government electrician, stationed at the League Island navy yard. He married Miss Agnes White, by whom he has five children : Margaret, Frances, Joseph, Jack and Patricia Ann. Bessie H., the next of the family, was for fourteen years with the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company as an accountant, but is now at home. John D. died young. George H., who is connected with the Mutual Life Insurance Company of Detroit, Michigan, married Miss Ida Borchardt, and they have two daughters, Betty and Stella. William M., who is employed in the plant of the Bridgewater Machine Company, married Miss Emma Fischer, now deceased, and is the father of two children, Jean Alice and William Edward. Le Roy M., a bookkeeper in the Ackerman Garage, married Miss Ada Keller, and they have a family of four children : Anda Marie, Robert, Barbara May and Helen Margaret. Albert F., the eighth in order of birth, follows the profession of an architect and is connected with the firm of Noah & Frank. He married Miss Alma Caposell, and they have become the parents of a son, Albert Joseph. Mr. Bisson was a member of the Protected Home Circle and adhered to the Catholic faith, being a devout communicant of St. Vincent's church. In politics he followed an independent course, voting for the candidate whom he considered best qualified for office irrespective of party ties. He was liberal and broad-minded 288 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY in his views on all subjects and was ever considerate of the rights and privileges of others. His honesty was above question, and his sincerity, kindness of heart and innate courtesy endeared him to all with whom he was brought in contact. Mr. Bisson possessed those qualities which are most desirable in American manhood and citizenship, and his death on October 16, 1927, was a distinct loss to Akron. EDWARD G. MAJOR Experienced and efficient, Edward G. Major enjoys an enviable reputation as a civil engineer and is well known in Akron, for the greater part of his life has been spent in the Rubber city. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 28, 1880. His father, Robert B. Major, was a native of England, and when a young man came to the United States, locating in the vicinity of Philadelphia. He achieved success as an engraver. His wife, Victoria (Church) Major, was born in the Keystone state and both have passed away. Of their five children, four are now living: Harry, Frank and Edward G., all residents of Akron; and William, whose home is in Norwalk, Ohio. Edward G. Major received his early instruction in the Quaker city and continued his studies in the public schools of Akron. Later he entered the employ of Paul Brothers, civil engineers, and remained with them for twenty-eight years, faithfully performing every task assigned him. Gradually he was intrusted with greater responsibilities and owing to his ability was chosen to survey the line of the Texas & Eastern Railroad in the Lone Star state. While in the service of Paul Brothers he also did other work of importance. He has since followed the profession of a civil engineer independently in Akron, maintaining an office on the third floor of the Nantucket building, and his technical knowledge and skill are in constant demand. In 1905 Mr. Major was married in Akron to Miss Dettie Workman, who was a daughter of Eugene Workman and passed away in 1918, leaving four children : Mrs. Evelyn Lucas, of this ,city; Edward E., who was born in 1910 and was graduated from high school in June, 1928; Virginia, who was born in 1913 and is attending high school ; and Harold R., who was born in 1916 and is a grammar school pupil. In 1919 Mr. Major was united in AKRON AND SUMMIT .COUNTY - 289 marriage to Miss L. May Sell, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sell and a member of one of the prominent families of Akron. Mr. Major is a Knight Templar Mason and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He has attained the thirty-second degree and also belongs to the Masonic Club. Studious and diligent, he has steadily progressed in his profession and is esteemed for the qualities to which he owes his success. MILES F. GODARD Miles F. Godard has richly earned the reputation which he enjoys as one of the most capable and successful insurance men in Akron, and the Godard Insurance Agency, of which he is vice president, is one of this city's prosperous and substantial business concerns. Mr. Godard was born at North Granby, Connecticut, on the 30th of April, 1895, a son of Oren Harvy and Lena Belle (White) Godard, also natives of Connecticut, the father having been born in North Granby and the mother in Canton. Oren H. Godard was successfully engaged in farming for many years and is still active. His wife is deceased. To them were born seven children : Harvy E. ; Grace M., Ensworth M., Jewell W., Miles F., Oren B. and Porter B. Miles F. Godard attended the public schools of his native town, having one year of high school work, after which he took a course in a business college. He then became an underwriter for the Aetna Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, with which concern he remained for three years. He then entered the employ of the Burroughs Adding Machine Company as a salesman in the Hartford, Bridgeport and Stamford districts of Connecticut. He held first place in sales in that line of business and during his last three years was district sales manager. He resigned in 1925 and came to Akron, in which city his brother, Jewell W., had established an insurance agency in 1922. They entered into partnership under the name of the Godard Insurance Agency, and during its existence of seven years it has enjoyed a steady and continuous growth. They do a general insurance business and represent a number of the strongest and most reliable insurance companies in the country. Jewell W. Godard is president, and Miles F. Godard is vice president of the company. On October 23, 1920, in Hartford, Connecticut, Miles F. Godard was united in marriage to Miss Katherine Elizabeth Morrilly, 290 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY a daughter of Michael and Mary (Booth) Morrilly, a prominent family of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Godard are the parents of two children, Warren Harvy, born August 16, 1922; and Fred Munyon, born July 30, 1924. Mr. Godard is a Mason and a member of the Grotto. He and his wife are earnest members of the First Congregational church and give generous support to all worthy benevolent or charitable causes. Mr. Godard is a veteran of the World war, having enlisted September 17, 1917, and served seventeen months at Mineola, Long Island, where he was connected with both the ordinance and aviation branches of the service. He has worked hard and tirelessly for the prosperity which is now his, and all who know him hold him in high regard for his ability and his splendid personal qualities. REV. B. Z. STAMBAUGH No calling to which a man may devote his intellect and energy can compare in actual importance and results to that which teaches men how to live; which teaches them to place the proper relative value on things and to strive toward the right ideals. Among the able and successful clergymen of Akron, none is more highly regarded than is the Rev. B. Z. Stambaugh, rector of the Church of Our Savior and one of the prominent Protestant Episcopal clergymen of this diocese. Mr. Stambaugh was born on a ranch near Bartley, Redwillow county, Nebraska, on the 23d of May, 1888, and is a son of the Rev. W. D. and Loretta Emily (Cross) Stambaugh, the former of whom was born in Illinois and the latter in Ohio. His father was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and eastern Nebraska was the scene of much of his ministerial activities, though at the time of his son's birth he was, because of ill health, recuperating on a farm. He is still living, but the mother is deceased. B. Z. Stambaugh attended the public schools of Nebraska and South high at Omaha. In 1909 he was graduated from the Nebraska Wesleyan University with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. During his last year in college he decided to emulate his father's example and devote his life to the Christian ministry. He became a lay-preacher of the Methodist church, and for the next two years rode a "pony circuit" out of Palmer, Nebraska. He entered the Boston University School of Theology in 1911 and AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 291 continued his theological and graduate studies until 1915. During this period he was assistant pastor of the Eliot Congregational church in Boston and later pastor of the First church in Scituate, Massachusetts,—the oldest existing Congregational society in the world, organized in London in 1616. In 1916 Mr. Stambaugh was called from Scituate to the First church in Marlborough, Massachusetts, where he ministered four years. In November, 1920, he resigned his parish and was confirmed in the Episcopal church by the Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, D. D., in St. Paul's cathedral, Boston. He served his novitiate on the staff of the dean at St. Paul's cathedral, Detroit, and at the same time was in charge of Emmanuel mission in the north end of the city. In April, 1922, he was ordained to the priesthood by the Rt. Rev. Charles David Williams, D. D., bishop of Michigan. Immediately he was called to the rectorship of Christ church, Adrian, Michigan, where he remained until coming to the Church of Our Saviour in Akron, October 1, 1926, where he succeeded the Rev. George Parkin Atwater, D. D., whose writings had been partly influential in bringing him into the Episcopal church. On October 17, 1910, in Omaha, Nebraska, the Rev. Mr. Stambaugh was united in marriage to Miss Mary Rose Bulla, daughter of James H. and Elizabeth (Rose) Bulla. Her father was for many years a prominent figure in the Omaha Stock Yards Company as president of the Exchange and a cattle jobber. He is now retired and lives with his wife in Omaha. To Mr. and Mrs. Stambaugh have been born six children, of whom five are living : James Douglas, born in Omaha in 1911, is a student in Howe Military Academy, Howe, Indiana; Richard Bulla, born in Boston, in 1913, in a student in West high, Akron ; Elizabeth, born in Scituate, Massachusetts, in 1915 ; Virginia Rose, born in Detroit, in 1921, and David Alan, born in Adrian, Michigan, in 1923, are all three pupils in King school. Mr. Stambaugh is a member of the Masonic lodge in Marlborough, Massachusetts, the Akron Rotary Club, the Torch Club, the Akron Art Institute and the Archeological Society. In religious affairs he is widely known and influential, being a member of the Modern Churchmen's Union of the Episcopal church, a member of the diocesan board of religious education and a diocesan advisor of the Girls Friendly Scouts; belongs to the Akron Ministerial Association and is a member of the commission on noon preaching for the College of Preachers, Washington, D. C. A strong sermonizer, an eloquent and forceful speaker and possess- 292 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY ing an earnestness of purpose and intensity of manner indicative of great vitality and reserve power, he has won the hearts of the people of Akron and is doing most effective and appreciated work in the community, while his genial and kindly manner has won for him a host of warm and loyal friends. JOHN R. DAVIS For thirty-five years John R. Davis has edited and published the Barberton News and during this period has, through his editorial columns and in person, consistently stood for all that is best in the life of the community, giving earnest and effective support to all measures or enterprises calculated to better local conditions and advance the public welfare. Mr. Davis is a native of Wales, born on the 28th day of June, 1851, and is one of six sons who blessed the union of Benjamin and Eliza (Lewis) Davis, both of whom are deceased. When he was less than a year old, the family came to the United States, the sailing vessel on which they embarked requiring seven weeks to make the voyage. They landed at New York, June 2, 1852, and soon afterward located near Youngstown, Ohio, where they lived for four years, moving then to the vicinity of Clinton, Summit county, where the father was employed in the Chippewa mines. John R. Davis secured his education in the public schools of Clinton and for a time after reaching his majority was employed in the mines. He then entered Lebanon University at Lebanon, Ohio, from which he was graduated in science in 1876 and in the classical course in 1877. He taught school during his student years and after graduation engaged in teaching at various places, including Greensburg, Manchester, Brecksville and Uniontown, and for five years was superintendent of the Norton township high school. He then came to Barberton and was largely instrumental in placing the schools here on an organized basis. In 1893 he was elected superintendent but did not accept the position as in the previous year he had become the founder of the News and preferred to devote his entire attention to that paper. His journalistic venture proved successful from the start and from a small beginning he has gradually built up a splendid plant, modern in all of its equipment, and the News is today one AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 295 of the best country papers in northeastern Ohio, having an extensive circulation. In 1880 Mr. Davis was united in marriage to Miss Matilda Proehl, and to them were born three sons, namely : Roy, who enlisted in the service of his country during the World war and died in France; George, who is at the head of the Davis Printing Company, the job department of the News; and Bert, who is practicing law in Barberton. Mr. Davis is an active member of the Baptist church and gives his political support to the democratic party. He was instrumental in incorporating the village of Barberton in 1892 and was mayor of the municipality in 1894-96. He is a man of excellent personal qualities, kindly and affable in manner, and throughout his community he commands the unreserved confidence and respect of the people. CHARLES L. REIMER Charles L. Reimer, member of the Porter & Reimer Machine Company of Cuyahoga Falls, has spent practically his entire life in this community, where he is well and favorably known, and the prosperity which is now his has been gained through his industry, business sagacity and high principles. Mr. Reimer was born in Cuyahoga Falls, March 15, 1884, and is a son of Louis Frederick and Isabelle (Porter) Reimer, both of whom are now deceased. He secured his education in the public schools of Cuyahoga Falls and Akron, and when nineteen years of age went to Cleveland and began to learn the trade of a machinist. He followed that line of work there for four years and then returned to Cuyahoga Falls and engaged in the grocery business. A year later he turned his attention to the meat business, which he carried on for four years, and in February, 1924, he bought an interest in the machine shop owned by George D. Porter. This has since been operated under the name of the Porter & Reimer Machine Company. The business was started by Mr. Porter in 1913 and has become a prosperous and important establishment. In 1925 Carl R. Bloomgren also became a member of the firm. Their plant is well equipped for all kinds of machine work, for the high quality of which the company enjoys a high reputation, and they are doing a large and important business. Mr. Reimer has been successful in material affairs and is now constructing a 296 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY modern, two-story apartment house, having four suites of rooms, at 196 South Fourth street, Cuyahoga Falls. On April 30, 1907, Mr. Reimer was united in marriage to Miss Martha Missbach, of Cleveland, and they have a daughter, Martha Isabelle. Mr. Reimer gives his political support to the republican party, and his religious connection is with the Protestant Episcopal church. His fellowmen regard him as a citizen of worth, possessing many sterling traits of character which have been of value in the progress of the community and which have won for him the high regard of all who know him. CLEA AMOS SHAFFER Reared on a farm, Clea Amos Shaffer early formed habits of industry and thrift which gave him the advantage over many a city-bred boy when he began the battle for ascendancy in the business world. Proprietor of both the East Akron Coal Company and the South Akron Coal Company, he is now widely recognized as one of the representative and prosperous business men of Summit county. He was born in Wayne county, Ohio, July 20, 1875, his parents being Wesley and Elizabeth (Kaiser) Shaffer, natives of Ashland county, Ohio, who spent their entire lives in the Buckeye state. During his active business career the father devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits and to the coal trade. His family numbered four children, namely: Clea A., of this review; William, who is deceased ; Judson, a resident of Barberton, Ohio; and Mrs. Cora Troutman, who has also passed away. Clea A. Shaffer acquired his education in the Big Woods school of his native county and after putting aside his textbooks worked on his father's farm for five years, on the expiration of which period he removed to Millersburg, this state. Subsequently he conducted a grain and elevator storage business on a large scale at Holmesville, Ohio, for ten years. Then in 1911 he came to Akron, where he established a wholesale produce business which he carried on successfully for a number of years and eventually sold. He entered his present field of business in partnership with his father and since the death of the latter has been an independent dealer in coal and fuel, being the sole owner of the business enterprises conducted under the name of the East Akron Coal Company and the South Akron Coal Company. He is also owner of a Tourist oil and filling station and is identified AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 297 with financial affairs in the official capacity of vice president of the Workers Savings & Loan Company of Akron, of which he was one of the organizers. His judgment is sound, his discrimination keen and his enterprise unfaltering and thus he has advanced steadily toward the goal of success. On the 21st of October, 1898, in Wayne county, Ohio, Mr. Shaffer was united in marriage to Miss Maude Sidle, daughter of Henry and Asbury Sidle. Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer are the parents of three children, as follows : Mrs. Helen Gahnelle Randall, born in Wayne county, Ohio, in 1899, is the mother of one child, Merllyn Jane. Wesley Gerald, who was born at Millersburg, Ohio, April 2, 1909, was educated in the West high school of Akron and is now a student in Miami College of Oxford, Ohio. Mary Elizabeth, who was born in Akron, October 12, 1912, has been educated in the West high school here. Mr. Shaffer is a consistent member of the High Street Church of Christ and also has membership in the Akron Autobomile Club and the Akron Chamber of Commerce. His life has been an exemplary one in all respects and he is accorded the unqualified confidence and esteem of those with whom he has been associated, He resides at No. 67 Rose boulevard. H. A. WHITTEMORE Numbered among the well known, prominent, progressive and popular young citizens of Akron is H. A. Whittemore, who has won an enviable reputation for his efficiency and success as an attorney and abstractor. He was born in Kankakee, Illinois, July 17, 1888, a son of Henry F. and Mary (McKay) Whittemore, the former a native of Illinois and the latter of Ireland. Henry F. Whittemore devoted his attention to general agricultural pursuits throughout his active business career and spent the evening of life in well earned retirement. To him and his wife were born two sons and two daughters, as follows : Harry, a practicing attorney of Kankakee, Illinois; H. A., of this review; Mrs. W. C. Welton, a resident of Akron, Ohio; and Mrs. D. M. Butler, living in Kankakee, Illinois. The parents of the above named are deceased. In the acquirement of an education H. A. Whittemore attended the grade and high schools at the place of his nativity. Attracted to the oil fields of Texas, he followed oil location for 298 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY several years with good success in the Lone Star state, but eventually he decided to enter into some profession that would afford him a permanent home and a place where he might form steadfast friendships and lasting associations. Thus it was that in 1916 he came to Akron and here began reading in a law office, while later he entered the Hamilton College of Law, which conferred upon him the degree of LL. B. in 1920. Through the intervening period of eight years he has become widely known as a successful attorney and abstractor of Akron, his home city, which numbers him among her substantial and highly esteemed citizens and accords him place in the front rank of her legal fraternity. He is a member of the Summit County Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association and has won an extensive circle of friends in both professional and social circles of his community. On the 11th of February, 1914, at Wichita Falls, Texas, Mr. Whittemore was united in marriage to Miss Henrietta Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wright of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Whittemore are the parents of a son and a daughter, namely : Richard, born in Akron, February 11, 1916, who is attending school; and Frances, born in Akron, August 13, 1924. Mr. Whittemore has at all times manifested an active and helpful interest in public affairs and is campaign manager for Judge Scott Dix Kenfield, candidate for reelection to the bench. He has membership in the Akron Chamber of Commerce and the Akron Automobile Club and fraternally is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, while in religious faith he is a Presbyterian. His course has ever been characterized by devotion to duty and fidelity to principle, and all who know him attest the fact that the sterling traits of his character are many. KENNETH M. MYERS A man of practical knowledge and wide experience in mechanics, Kenneth M. Myers is well qualified for his present dual position as director of public service and superintendent of the Kenmore Water: & Light Company, in which he has proven efficient and capable. He was born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, on the 2d of October, 1894, a son of William Jackson and Jennie M. (Morris) Myers. He secured his early education in the grade schools of his home neighborhood, and then attended the Turtle Creek high school near Pittsburgh and the Casina Technical