The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 245

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784

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YOUNG, Jesse Bowman, clergyman; July 5, 1844-July 30, 1914. (See Who's Who in America, 1914-15.)

YOUNG, John Dunraven, chemist; Nov. 1, 1852- May 21, 1916. (See vol. 1905.)

YOUNG, John Walter, second vice pres. Chal- mers & Williams, Inc .; Sept. 26, 1855-Jan. 14, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

YOUNG, Lawrence Andrew, lawyer; b. Louis- ville, Ky., 1870; A.B., Princeton, 1892, A.M., 1900; LL.B., Univ. of Louisville, 1893; came to Chicago, 1896; widower. Practiced at Chicago since 1896; asst. corpn. counsel during Mayor Harrison's first

term. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Chicago, University, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, South Shore Country. Home: 1812 Prairie Av. Office: 209 S. LaSalle St.

YOUNG, Linn H., lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)

YOUNG, Thomas J., lawyer; b. Ottawa, Ill., Dec. 30, 1866; s. John D. and Margaret C. (Riordan) Young; ed. grammar and high schs., Ottawa; m. Anna E. Petras, of Milwaukee, Wis., July 7, 1902. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1888, and began practice at Ottawa; removed to Chicago, 1892; asst. atty. gen. State of Ill., 1913-17. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Lawyers' Assn. Democrat. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Recreations: outdoor life, music, literature. Home: 5921 W. Ohio St. Office: 942 Otis Bldg.

YOUNG, William Foster, publisher; b. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 11, 1867; s. Arthur Wellington and Caroline (Page) Young; ed. pvt. sch., Memphis; pub. schs., Chicago and Oswego, Ill .; Univ. of Ill., 1882-5; m. Laura Pierce, of Chicago, Sept. 26, 1892; 3 children: Arthur T., Philip P., William F., Jr. Taught sch., 1885-6; newspaper reporter, Aurora, Ill., 1887; stenographer, 1887-9; in sch. book pub. business with Ginn & Co., Chicago, 1889-94; office mgr. of D. C. Heath & Co., 1894-1902; became vice pres. and mgr. Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., of Chicago, 1902, pres. since 1913. Mem. N.E.A., Nat. Assn. for Promotion of Industrial Edn., Chicago Assn. Com- merce. Mason. Clubs: City, Caxton, Illini. Recre- ation: fishing. Home: 5506 Rice St. Office: 623 S. Wabash Av.

YOUNG, William K., head of firm of W. K. Young & Bro., real estate. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Of- fice: Marquette Bldg.

YOUNG, William Sanborn, grain commn. (See vol. 1911.)

YUILLE, George Allen, commercial engr. Re- moved to St. Paul, Minn. (See vol. 1911.)

ZANDER, Edward William, real estate; May 1. 1859-Jan. 26, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

ZANDER, Henry George, real estate; b. Rends- burg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Oct. 4, 1869; s. Claudius C. and Margot (Van Staeding) Zander; ed. gymnasium at Rendsburg, Germany; grad. North Div. High Sch., Chicago, 1886; later grad. as civil engr. from Grant's Sch .; LL.B., John Marshall Law Sch .; m. Charlotte M. Keitel, of Chicago, 1895; 2 sons: Henry G., Jr., Karl Marvin. On leaving school entered office of Martin Van Allen, 1886; formed partnership with G. F. Koester under firm name of Koester & Zander, real estate and loan business, 1892. Democrat. Lutheran. Mason (32°, Oriental Consistory, K.T., Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Clubs: Union League, City, Ridgemoor Country. Recreations: golf, fishing. Home: 4041 N. Keystone Av. Office: 143 N. Dearborn St.

ZANE, John Maxcy, lawyer; b. Springfield, Ill., Mar. 26, 1863; s. Charles S. and Margaret D. (Max- cy) Zane; ed. grammar schs., 1869-76, high sch., 1876-80, Springfield, Ill .; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1884; (D.Litt., Northwestern Univ., 1917); m. Sara R. (Zane) Zane, of Phila., Pa., Apr. 25, 1894. After graduation went to Salt Lake City with father, who had become chief justice of Utah Supreme Court, and was clk. of 3d Dist. Court of Utah, 1884- 88, studying law meanwhile; admitted to bar of Utah, Aug., 1888; asst. U.S. atty., Utah, 1889-93; reporter Utah Supreme Court, 1889-94; in practice at Salt Lake City until Mar., 1899; then removed to Chicago; mem. firm of Shope, Zane, Busby & Weber, 1901-5, Zane, Busby & Weber, 1905-12, Zane,. Morse & Mckinney since 1912. Lecturer Univ. of Mich. Law Sch. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Soc. of Advocates, Law Inst. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Author of Zane on Banks and Banking, 1900; "Bench and Bar" in Essays on An- glo-Am. Law, 1907. Clubs: Union League, Univer- sity, Quadrangle, Caxton, Law. Home: 747 Lincoln Parkway. Office: Harris Trust Bldg.

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ZANEIS, George Frank, insurance; b. Washing- ton, Ill., Oct. 1, 1864; s. Jacob H. and Henrietta (Tobias) Zaneis; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, June 14, 1892, Harriet E. Elliott. Was employed by Mar- shall Field & Co., dry goods, 8 yrs. until 1889; since then in accident ins. business; associated with Moore, Case, Lyman & Hubbard since 1908. Repub- lican. Served 8 yrs. with 1st Regt. I.N.G. Mem. and asst. supt. Hemenway M.E. Ch., Evanston, and pres. Adult Bible Class. Home: 829 Michigan Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chi- cago.

ZAPFFE, Frederick Carl, M.D .; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Mar. 16, 1873; s. August and Babette (Weiss) Zapffe; ed. grammar schs. of Milwaukee and Mil- waukee High Sch .; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1896; m. Mazie A. Stolba, of Chi- cago, Oct. 21, 1896. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Roentgen Ray Soc .; sec. Assn. of Am. Med. Colleges. Author of Zapffe's Manual of Bacteriol- ogy. Contbr. to med. jours. Home: 3431 Lexington St. Office: 1717, 25 E. Washington St.

ZARING, Elbert Robb, editor; b. Rockport, Ind., Jan. 12, 1868; s. William Martin and Minerva M. (Robb) Zaring; A.B., DePauw Univ., 1891 (A.M., 1904, D.D., 1906); m. Minnie Montrose Beem, of Spencer, Ind., Jan. 10, 1895. Ordained M.E. minis- try, 1891; pastor Ind. Conf., 1891-1905; asso. editor Western Christian Advocate, 1905-12; editor North- western Christian Advocate since June 1, 1912. Frequent contbr. to periodicals. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Home: 5612 Kenmore Av. Office: 740 Rush St.

ZARTMANN, Parley Emmett, clergyman. Re- moved to Winona Lake, Ind. (See Who's Who in America.)

ZEIGER, Gebhardt W., pork packer; b. Berlin, Germany, Sept. 4, 1846; s. William and Auguste (Krueger) Zeiger; ed. in native city; m. Clara Wollfer, of Berlin, Jan. 30, 1876; children: El- friede, Clara (Mrs. P. W. Seyl), Adele (Mrs. W. H. Peterson). Came to America, 1865; has been iden- tified with the packing business since Oct. 1, 1876; now pres. G. W. Zeiger Co., beef and pork packers. Republican. Lutheran. Mason. Recreation: travel. Home: 2426 N. Clark St. Office: 515-519 W. Chicago Avenue.

ZEILER, Frederick Merrill, stock broker; b. Lex- ington, Mo., Feb. 10, 1873; s. John William and Sarah (Clauson) Zeiler; ed. pub. schs., Kansas City, Mo .; m. Viola Pierson, of Chicago, Sept. 10, 1910; 1 son, Frederick Merrill, Jr. Entered stock broker- age business in employ of William J. Wollman & Co., Kansas City, 1888; came to Chicago with the firm, 1894, and succeeded to the business in 1898; consolidated the firms of Zeiler, Fairman & Co., Shimmin & Douglas and F. A. Hill & Co. into F. M. Zeiler & Co., 1913, and continues as sr. partner of latter; dir. Edgewater State Bank. Mem. Home Lodge No. 508, A.F. and A.M .; Lafayette Chapter No. 2, R.A.M .; Chevalier Bayard Commandery No. 52, K.T. Recreation: country life. Home: 1040 Hol- lywood Av. Office: 209 S. LaSalle St.

ZEIS, Oliver M., lumber; b. Maysville, Ind .; s. of Lewis and Barbra (Baltz) Zeis; ed. Angola (Ind.) Normal Sch .; m. Margaret Maurer, of Baltimore, Md., Oct. 24, 1895. Began in employ of South Side Lumber Co. at 21; promoted to mgr., 1897, and so continued until company went out of business, 1913; organized the O. M. Zeis Lumber Co., 1913, of which has since been pres. Also dir. Marquette Park State Bank; dir. Oak Hill Cemetery, Lincoln Cemetery. Republican. Mem. Normal Park Lodge No. 797 A.F. and A.M. (Past Master), Normal Park Chapter No. 210 R.A.M. Home: 7130 Normal Boul. Office: 6401 S. Irving Av.

ZEISLER, Fannie Bloomfield, pianist; b. Bielitz, Austrian Silesia; d. Solomon and Bertha (Jaeger) Bloomfield; came with parents to Chicago in her 2d yr .; showed early musical talent; studied princi- pally under Leschetizky at Vienna; m. Chicago, Sigmund Zeisler, Oct. 18, 1885; children: Leonard, Paul, Ernst. Played in prin. American cities, 1883- 93, in prin. German cities, 1893-5; in America, 1895- 98; English tour, spring of 1898; in America, 1898- 1902; tour in Germany, Austria and France, au- tumn, 1902; in America since 1903, with exception

of concert tour, Germany, England and France, winter, 1912. Honorary mem. Lakeview Musical Soc. (Chicago), Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. Clubs: (honorary mem.) Woman's, Book and Play, Wom- an's Aid, Amateur Musical (Chicago), Woman's (Peoria), Saturday (Sacramento, Cal.), Philomel (Warren, Pa.), Burlington (Ia.) Musical, Kansas City Musical, Schubert (St. Paul). Address: 5749 Woodlawn Av.

ZEISLER, Joseph, dermatologist; b. at Bielitz, Austrian Silesia, Oct. 7, 1858; s. Isaac L. and Anna (Kanner) Zeisler; grad. med. dept. Univ. of Vien- na, July 3, 1882, as Doctor of Universal Medicine; interne in Vienna Gen. Hosp., 1882-4; m. Chicago, June 25, 1885, Therese Feuchtman; children: Wal- ter Bruno (lost in Iroquois fire), Erwin Paul, Anita and Doris Josephine. Came to Chicago, 1884; prof. dermatology, Woman's Med. Coll., 1889-1901; prof. skin and venereal diseases, Post-Grad. Med. Sch., 1888-95; prof. skin and venereal diseases in North- western Univ. Med. Sch. since 1889. Is chief der- matologist to Mercy, Wesley and Michael Reese hosps. and South Side Dispensary. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State med. socs., A.M.A., Chicago Dermatol. Soc., Am. Dermatol. Assn. (ex-pres.), Internat. Dermatol. Congress, Dermatol. Soc. of Germany; corr. mem. Vienna Dermatol. Soc. and Dermatol. Assn. of Italy. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Cliff Dwellers, Physicians'. Home: 3256 Lake Park Av. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av.

ZEISLER, Sigmund, lawyer; b. Bielitz, Silesia, Austria, Apr. 11, 1860; s. Isaac L. and Anna (Kan- ner) Zeisler; grad. Imperial Coll. (Gymnasium) Bielitz, 1878; studied law and polit. science Univ. of Vienna, 1878-83, Doctor Juris., 1883; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1884; admitted to Ill. bar, 1884; m. Fannie Bloomfield, Oct. 18, 1885; children: Leonard, Paul, Ernst. Was asso. counsel for de- fense in Anarchist cases, 1886-7; chief asst. corpn. counsel, Chicago, 1893-4; since engaged in pvt. practice; master in chancery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., since 1904; lecturer on Roman law, North- western Univ. Law Sch., 1884-6 and 1892-3, and on constl. law, John Marshall Law Sch., 1901-4. Ac- tive as sound-money Dem. in campaign of 1896; platform orator; speaker at the first Anti-Imperi- alist meeting held west of the Alleghenies, Central Music Hall, Chicago, Apr. 30, 1899; mem. exec. com. Am. Anti-Imperialist League, Oct., 1899; act- ing chmn. during entire business session Nat. Lib- erty Congress, Aug. 16, 1900; stumped country as an Anti-Imperialist in favor of Bryan in campaign of 1900; pres. Nat. German-Am. Parker League, 1904; delivered campaign speeches for Parker at Cooper Inst. and Carnegie Hall, New York, 1904; vice pres. Am. Free Trade League since 1910. Dem- ocrat. Mem. exec. com., 1899-1905, advisory com. since 1905, Municipal Voters' League; mem. exec. com. since 1900 and 1st vice pres. since 1912, Civil Service Reform Assn. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Chicago Soc. Advocates (gov.); advisory com. Am. Judica- ture Soc. Clubs: Law, Chicago Literary, City, Lit- tle Room, Cliff Dwellers, Book and Play (pres. 1907-16), Idlewild Country, Iroquois. Contbr. to re- views and law jours. Home: 5749 Woodlawn Av. Office: 906 Straus Bldg.

ZEISS, Harold, grain commn .: b. Chicago, Mar. 29, 1884; s. Henry Christian Frederick and Flea- nore (Mathews) Zeiss; prep. edn. Harvard Sch., Chicago; A.B., Princeton, 1907; unmarried. Em- ployed in various capacities, by Brittain & Co., packers, Marshalltown, la., and Boyd, Lunham & Co., Chicago, 1907-10; head of Harold Zeiss & Co .. grain commn., since 1911. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Clubs: University, Princeton. Recreation: farming, Residence: Virginia Hotel. Office: 341 Postal Telegraph Bldg.

ZEIT, F(rederic) Robert, pathologist; b. Gelter- kinden, Switzerland, Mar. 13, 1864; 8. Robert and Lina (Metzger) Zeit; ed. pub. schs. at Cologne, Düsseldorf and Elberfeld, Germany, and gymna- sium at Elberfeld; M.D., Western Reserve Univ .. Cleveland, 1887; m. Hanna F. David, of Basel, Switzerland, May 5, 18SS. Practiced as physician and surgeon in Wis., 1887-97; collaborator of Prof. Edwin Klebs, 1897-1900; instr. in pathology, 1897- 1900, 1st asst, and instr. in clin, pathology and

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bacteriology, 1899, prof. bacteriology and clin. 15; now pres. Ziegfeld Cinema Corpn. Republican. pathology, 1900-1, prof. pathology, since 1902, Presbyterian. Home: 4933 Dorchester Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; prof. pathology and bacteriology, Post-Grad. Med. Sch. of Chicago, since 1900. Pathologist, Wesley, Mercy and Post- Grad. hosps. Mem. Draft Registration Bd., 1917. Fellow A.A.A.S .; hon. mem. Northwestern Wis. Med. Assn .; mem. A.M.A., Am. Assn. Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Chicago Pathol. Soc. (pres. 1904-5), etc. Republican. Presbyterian. Club: Uni- versity of Evanston. Home: 4016 Vincennes Av.

ZEMAN, Anton T., lawyer; b. Chicago, Jan. 17, 1872; s. Anton and Marie (Kuzdas) Zeman; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago, and business coll .; Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1891-2; LL.B., Kent Law Sch., 1893; m. Grace Maux, of Chicago, Apr. 11, 1899; 2 children: Lauretta, Helen. Was office boy for late Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller; clk. for Hon. Sidney C. Eastman (referee in bankruptcy); clk. for Hon. James S. Harlan (inter-state commerce commr.), and Congressman George E. Foss; in city attorney's office under Roy O. West; alderman 30th Ward, 1899-1901; 2d asst. city prosecutor, 1907-11; asst. corpn. counsel since 1915. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Home: 1500 W. 62d St. Office: City Hall.

ZENOS, Andrew C., theologian; b. Constantino- ple, Turkey, Aug. 13, 1855; s. P. and Elizabeth Ze- nos; grad. Robert Coll., Constantinople, 1872; grad. Princeton Theol. Sem., 1880; A.M., Princeton Univ., 1880 (D.D., 1888; LL.D., Wooster, 1912); m. Ruth J. Schlager, of Scranton, Pa., Oct. 12, 1882. Or- dained Presbyn. ministry, 1881; pastor Brandt, Pa., 1881-3; prof. Greek, Lake Forest Univ., 1883-8; prof. N.T. exegesis, Hartford Theol. Sem., 1888-91; prof. ch. history, 1891-4, Bibl. theology since 1894, McCormick Theol. Sem. Editor or author of a num- ber of vols., for titles see Who's Who in America. Address: 2 Chalmers Pl.

ZETTLER, Emil Robert, sculptor; b. Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany, Mar. 30, 1878; s. August and Jo- hana (Ziller) Zettler; came to U.S., 1882; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Art Inst. Chicago; Royal Acad. Berlin; Julien Acad., Paris; also with Lewin- Funke, Berlin. Exhibited in Salon des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1910; Pa. Acad. of Fine Arts; San Francisco Expn .; Art Inst. Chicago; hon. mention, Art Inst. Chicago; awarded silver medal, Chicago Soc. Art- ists; bronze medal, San Francisco Expn., 1915; gold medal (Potter Palmer), Art Inst. Chicago, 1916. Represented in the Municipal Art Collection, Chi- cago. Sculptor mem. Municipal Art Commn. of Chicago. Mem. Chicago Soc. Artists. Clubs: The Arts, Cliff Dwellers. Home and Studio: 4 E. Ohio Street.

ZEUCH, William, lithographer; b. in Germany, Apr. 13, 1855; s. John and Margaret (Bernhardt) Zeuch; came to U.S., 1867; ed. in pub. schs. of Ger- many and Chicago; m. Emily Ederer, of Chicago, Oct., 1876; children: William, Elsa, Ada, Walter, Henrietta, Hugo, Arthur. Entered lithographing business at Chicago with Lott & Zeuch, 1871; firm of William Zeuch & Co. established 1872 and now sole propr. Republican. Recreation: music. Home: 6006 Kenmore Av. Office: 740 N. Franklin St.

ZIEGFELD, Florenz, musical educator; b. Jever, Oldenburg, Germany; s. of Florenz and Louise (Kirchhoff) Ziegfeld; grad. Leipzig Conservatory; studied music under Moscheles, Wenzel, Plaidy, Papperitz, Richter, David, etc .; settled in U.S., 1863; m. Rosalie De Hez, May 17, 1865; children: Flor- enz, Jr., Carl, William Kimball, Louise (Mrs. Wil- lis E. Buehl), Theodor. Founded, 1867, and pres., 1865-1916, since pres. emeritus, Chicago Musical Coll. Engaged musical talent for the Boston Peace Jubilee; chmn. board of judges musical exhibit World's Columbian Expn. Insp. rifle practice, asst. insp .- gen., col. comdg. 2d Inf. I.N.G. Officer Légion d'Honneur, France, 1903. Home: 1448 W. Adams St. Office: 624 S. Michigan Av.

ZIEGFELD, William Kimball, motion pictures; b. Chicago, Oct. 21, 1872; s. Dr. Florenz and Rosa- lie (De Hez) Ziegfeld; ed. pub. schs. and in Har- vard Prep. Sch., Chicago; m. Chicago, Feb. 8, 1900, Carrie Fulghum Lindley; 2 sons: William K., Jr., Robert Lindley. Vice pres. and gen. mgr. Chicago Musical Coll., 1893-14; mgr. Ziegfeld Theatre, 1908-

ZIEGLER, Herbert Peter, district mgr. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co .; b. Chicago, Nov. 2, 1882; s. Peter Herbert and Catherine (Hansen) Ziegler; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Alice V. Har- din, of Chicago, June 6, 1903; 1 daughter, Elaine Elizabeth. With Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. prac- tically ever since beginning of active career, 1906; dist. mgr. of the company at Chicago since 1913. Home: 7418 Crandon Av. Office: 1601 Michigan Av.

ZIEHME, Albert E., wholesale jeweler; b. To- mah, Wis., Sept. 1, 1866; s. William and Helena Ziehme; removed with parents at age of 4, to Clear Lake, Ia .; ed. pub. schs. there; m. Iowa City, Ia., June 5, 1894, Ella Main. Engaged in mercantile business at 22 at Kensett, Ia .; became traveling salesman for a wholesale jewelry house, 1891; came to Chicago, 1895, and organized jewelry firm of A. E. Ziehme & Co. Republican. Trustee Ra- venswood M.E. Ch. Clubs: Hamilton (life), Ill. Athletic, Ravenswood (dir.). Homes: 4400 N. Pau- lina St., Chicago; (summer) Clear Lake, Ia. Office: 326 W. Madison St., Chicago.

ZIESING, August, civil engr .; b. Peru, Ill., Feb. 19, 1858; s. of Dr. Henry and Katherine (Brenne- mann) Ziesing; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1878 (C.E., 1905); m. Alice A. Hanna, of Wooster, O., Feb. 27, 1884; children: Mabel (died 1885), Harry H., Mar- garette (Mrs. Mark D. Rector), Gertrude (Mrs. Harry L. Stout), Katherine. Engaged in bridge de- signing and constrn., 1878-83, ry. engring., 1883-97; mgr. and engr. Lassig Bridge Works, 1887-1901; vice pres. and western mgr., 1901-5, pres. since Sept., 1905, Am. Bridge Co. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs., Am. Ry. Engring. Assn. Re- publican. Clubs: University, Union League, Engi- neers', Skokie Country; Engineers' (New York) ; Duquesne, Pittsburgh Athletic (Pittsburgh). Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St., Chi- cago.

ZILLMAN, Christian C(harles) H(erman), law- yer; b. Momence, Ill., Dec. 26, 1870; s. William and Dorothea (Maas) Zillman; removed with parents to Chariton Co., Mo., 1871, which was his home until 1897; ed. U.S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md., 1888-91; B.S., Univ. of Mo., 1893; M.A., Columbia, 1897; m. Lucia Benecke, of Brunswick, Mo., Jan. 2, 1904; 4 children: Theodore, Christian, William and Louis. Entered employ of law firm of Rubens & Mott, Chicago, Aug., 1897 (firm became Rubens, Dupuy & Fischer, May 1, 1898) ; began independent practice, Aug., 1900; associated with David, Smul- ski & McGaffey, Aug., 1902, Smulski and McGaf- fey later withdrawing; associated with Joseph B. David under title of David & Zillman, 1906-16; in practice alone since June, 1916. Dir. Fullerton- Southport State Savings Bank. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Nu, Columbia Coll. Alumni Assn., Univ. of Mo. Alumni Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Club: Park Ridge Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4446 N. Kildare Av. Of- fice: 154 W. Randolph St.

ZIMMERMAN, Fred, railway official; b. Port- land, Me., July 26, 1866; s. Frederick Scott and An- netta (Haugan) Zimmerman; ed. pub. schs., Chi- cago; m. Edith A. Hoskins, of Chicago, June 29, 1893; children: Herbert Leslie, Donald Roy. Be- gan, 1882, with the Green, Kankakee, Chicago & Louisville Southern, and Southern Dispatch fast frt. lines, and continued with various Chicago and Ohio River lines, at Chicago, until 1887; rate and tariff clk., C.,I.&L.Ry. ("Monon Route"), at Chi- cago, 1887-90; with Mich. Central Ry., at Chicago and Detroit, 1890-9; asst. gen. frt. agt., same com- pany, at Buffalo, N.Y., 1899-1900, at Chicago, 1900- 09; apptd. gen. frt. agt. Indiana Harbor Belt R.R., at Chicago, Nov. 1, 1909, and on Jan. 1, 1911, also gen. frt. agt. Chicago, Indiana & Southern Ry .; gen. frt. agt. L.S.&M.S.Ry., and Dunkirk, Alle- gheny Valley & Pittsburgh R.R., at Cleveland, O., Mar .- Nov., 1914; vice pres. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Ry., at Chicago, since Nov. 1, 1914. Mem. Am. Assn. Frt. Traffic Officers (vice pres. 1917). Republican. Presbyterian. Mason; mem. Nat. Un- ion. Clubs: Union League, Traffic of Chicago (dir.),

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Oak Park (pres. 1917-18), Oak Park Country, etc. 1907, of Zoellner String Quartette, which has Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 623 N. Oak toured extensively in Europe and America. Ad- Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1414 Transporta- dress: Care of H. Culbertson, 5474 University Av. tion Bldg., Chicago.

ZOLINE, Elijah Nathaniel, lawyer. Removed to ZIMMERMAN, W(illiam) Carbys, architect; b. New York. (See vol. 1911.)

Thiensville, Wis., Feb. 25, 1859; s. of William and Elizabeth (Carbys) Zimmerman; acad. edn., Mil- waukee, followed by course of architecture at Mass. Inst. Tech .; m. Chicago, Apr. 18, 1881, Emily Vogts; children: William Spencer, Irla (Mrs. Albert M. Saxe), Edward Carbys, Ralph Waldo. Practiced architecture as mem. firm of Flanders & Zimmer- man until 1898; state architect of Ill., 1905-13; since in pvt. practice; sr. mem. firm Zimmerman, Saxe & Zimmerman. Fellow A.I.A., and mem. Ill. Chapter same (pres. 1902-3). Clubs: Union League, Cliff Dwellers, Quadrangle. Recreation: carpentry work. Home: 5621 Blackstone Av. 'Office: 64 E. Van Buren St.

ZIMMERMAN, William Frederick, vice pres. A. C. McClurg & Co .; b. Berlin, Germany, Mar. 26, 1849; s. William Frederick and Matilda (Schwe- der) Zimmerman, who emigrated to America in 1851; ed. pub. schs. of Brooklyn, N.Y .; m. Germany, 1879, Marie Marbaise; children: William F., Jr., Herbert, Hilmar. Began as office boy and bill clk. in New York, and at age of 14 went to the oil re- gions of Pa., remaining 4 yrs .; came to Chicago and was in employ of Cobb, Pritchard & Co .; en- tered the book and stationery house of Jansen, Mc- Clurg & Co., 1872, as chief clk. of the wholesale dept .; has since remained with that house and its successor, A. C. McClurg & Co., of which was pres., 1902-12, now vice pres. Club: Iroquois. Recrea- tion: reading. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 330 E. Ohio St., Chicago.

ZOELLER, William, machinist; b. Villmar, Ger- many, Apr. 7, 1852; s. William and Ann (Speier) Zoeller; came to U.S., 1865; ed. in Germany and Chicago; m. Emily Braun, of Chicago, May 24, 1876; children: William A., Edward Henry, Fred John, Agnes S., Walter N. Began learning trade of machinist with John Holbeck (now Nat. Machine Works), 1866; connected with the Crane Co., 1871- 73; with C.,R.I.&P. shops, 1873-4; then with Sco- ville's machine shop, L. Wolff Mfg. Co. and the Northwestern Horse Nail Mfg. Co .; entered busi- ness on own account, 1883, incorporated, 1907, as the William Zoeller Co., machinists. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mason. Mem. Turn Verein Vorwaerts. Recreation: week-end country visits. Home: 3307 Fulton St. Office: 325 N. Curtis Street.

ZOELLNER, Joseph, Sr., musician; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 2, 1862; studied violin with Lorenzen and Theodore Jacoby, New York, and with Oster- meyer and Hegner, at Aschaffenburg, Germany, and Henri Petri, Dresden; m. Helena Schneider, of Brooklyn, 1884. Musical dir. Niblo's Garden, New York, 1884; head of music, schs. of Brooklyn, 1882- 1903, Stockton, Cal., 1903-6; toured in Russia, 1908- 09; head of violin dept. École Communale, Etter- beek, Brussels, Belgium, 1909-10; mem. Symphony Orchestra, Durant, Brussels, 1910-12. Founder,

ZOLLER, Walter G., coal; b. Lebanon, Pa., Aug. 24, 1867; s. Frank and Annabella (Warbrooke) Zol- ler; ed. pub. schs. Began as telegraph operator at Peoria, Ill., with the Chicago, Pekin & Southwest- ern R.R .; then pvt. sec. to W. A. Gardner, div. supt. of Wis. Central R.R. at Chicago 2 yrs .; subse- quently engaged in the coal business, first with Chicago, Wilmington & Vermillion Coal Co .; be- came mem. firm of Bell & Zoller, later inc. as the Bell & Zoller Coal Co., of which is sec. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore, Flossmoor Country. Home: 5525 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St.

ZOOK, Joseph Irving, treasurer of Montgomery Ward & Co .; b. Harrisburg, Pa., Mar. 6, 1880; s. Noah and Hannah Mary Zook; ed. rural schs., Dick- inson Co., Kan .; Northern Ill. Coll., Fulton (non- grad.); m. Jessie Walden Odell, of Lexington, Ky., Dec. 21, 1905. Country sch. teacher, 1901-3; agent accident, life and liability ins., 1904-5; in employ of Montgomery Ward & Co. since 1906, first as corr. Kansas City house, advancing through vari- ous positions until became supt. office dept. in charge of 1,000 employes, 1908; transferred to Chi- cago house, Jan., 1913, in charge all office depts. of all houses, and efficiency expert; treas. and dir. of the co. and 5 subsidiary cos. since Jan., 1914. Democrat. Clubs: Mid-Day, Westmoreland Coun- try, Business Men's Prosperity, Edgewater Beach Yacht. Recreations: golf, fishing, shooting. Home: 915 Winona Av. Office: 618 W. Chicago Av.

ZOOK, Morris Alexander, civil engr. Removed to Washington, D.C. (See vol. 1911.)

ZUBER, Anthony E., wholesale drugs; b. Olney, Ill., Sept. 3, 1867; s. of Francis H. and Mary (De Arnolde) Zuber; ed. pub. and high schs., Olney; m. Marguerite Messier, of Kenosha, Wis., Nov. 20, 1896; children: Eugene, Francis, Florence. Began as drug clk., 1881; entered retail drug business, 1890, as A. E. Zuber, now Zuber Drug Co., of which is sec .; one of organizers, 1909, of Chicago Whole- sale Drug Co., of which is pres .; dir. Citizens Trust & Savings Bank, Mutual Drug Co., Cleveland, O. Democrat. Catholic. Recreations: motoring, travel. Home: 243 W. Garfield Boul. Office: 117 W. Harri- son St.

ZULFER, Anton George, commission mcht .; b. Chicago, Apr. 29, 1865; s. Anton and Elizabeth (Blue) Zulfer; ed. parochial sch. and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; m. Nora Beck, of Chicago, July 4, 1896; 3 children: Katherine, Eliza- beth and Anton George, Jr. Began in grocery busi- ness at 17 yrs. of age, as mem. firm Mauss & Zul- fer; later in same business alone until 1894; mem. firm of Morf & Zulfer, 1894-1900, of A. G. Zulfer & Co. since 1900. Republican. Catholic. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Booster. Recreations: billiards and bowl- ing. Home: 1318 Sherwin Av. Office: 121 W. South Water St.

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Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1917 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 784

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784