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WORRELL, Edwin Reed, clergyman; born Avon, Fulton Co., Ill., Jan. 22, 1858; son Rev. Benjamin Franklin and Matilda Jane (Griffin) Worrell; A.B., Wheaton (Ill.) Coll., 1885, A.M., 1888; (D.D., Grove City Coll., Pa., 1906); mar- ried Clara E. Pickens, of Bloom (now Chicago Heights), Ill., Nov. 26, 1885; 5 children living: Paul Benjamin, Dwight Edwin, Willard Parker, Caris B., Doris Naomi. Principal pub. school, Thornton, Ill., 2 years; ordained by Chicago Presbytery, 1888; pastor Chicago, 1888-93, Wa- verly, Kan., 1893-7, Butler, Pa., 1897-1906; field sec. Gen. Assembly's Com. on Temperance, Chi- cago (traveling in Middle West), 1906-8; pas- tor Brookline Church, Chicago, since 1908. Mcm. Prohibition State Central Com. of Ill. Mem. Chicago Presbyn. Ministers' Assn. Rec- reations: hunting, base-ball, basket-ball, chess, gardening. Residence: 7213 Rhodes Av.
WORTH, William P., coal; born Chanahan, Ill., Jan. 7. 1870; son George W. and Sarah (Worthy) Worth; ed. high school, Joliet, Ill .; married Chicago, Jan. 1, 1895, Ella J. Cruver; 2 children: George W., Gerald Pitkin. In a banking house in Chicago, 1888-96; pres. Gar- den City Fucl Co. until Nov. 1909, when com- pany was merged into the Lill-Robinson Coal
Co., of which is sec. and treas .; also pres. Worth-Huskey Coal Co. and Franklin Coal Co .; sec .- treas. Sampson Steam Forge Co. Repub- lican. Mem. Garfield Lodge A.F.&A.M. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Colonial (Oak Park), Lake Geneva Yacht. Recreations: yachting and mo- toring. Residence: 232 S. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 203 S. Dearborn St.
WORTHINGTON, Gerrit Hazard, fire insur- ance; born Summit, Wis., Apr. 29, 1854; son Hon. Denison and Mary (LaGrange) Worthing- ton; grad. high school, Chicago, 1871; married Sue Ingman, of Madison, Wis., Apr. 15, 1884; 3 children: LaGrange, Virginia, Robert Ingman. Began in fire insurance, 1871; examiner in Western Dept., Continental Fire Ins. Co., 1881- 92; chief clerk, Western Dept., Conn. Fire Ins. Co., 1892-1905; since 1905 supt. agencies of Del- aware Ins. Co. of Phila., Reliance Ins. Co. of Phila., and Rochtester German Ins. Co., of Rochester, N.Y. Republican. Episcopalian. Charter mem. 1st Regt. I.N.G., and served 8 years. Mem. Nat. Union. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 79 W. Monroe St.
WORTHY, Sidney Winsor, lawyer; born Chi- cago, May 29, 1876; son John and Martha E. (Johnson) Worthy; prep. edn. pub. schools, Chicago, and Highland Military Acad .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1899; unmarried. Admit- ted to the Ill. bar; associated in practice with W. W. Gurley since 1899. Republican. Meth- odist. Clubs: Union League, University, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Marquette. Residence: 149 E. Chicago Av. Office: 914 Marquette Bldg.
WRAY, James Glen, electrical engr .; born Janesville, Wis., May 19, 1872; son James and Helen (Edgar) Wray; B.S., in elec. engring., Univ. of Wis., 1893; married Clara May Will- iams, of Chicago, Sept. 25, 1895: 5 children: Florence Vivian, Alice May, Ethel Lois, Helen Norma and James Glen, Jr. Entered employ of Chicago Telephone Co., June 1893 (engring. dept.), and has been asst. chief engr., asst. supt. of maintenance, supt. of maintenance, electrician, supt. of equipment and, since 1902. chief engr. Dir. Wray Publishing Co., The Technical Data & Appliance Co., and Charter Electric Co .; mem. Inst. Elec. Engrs. (chmn. Chicago Section), Western Soc. Engrs., Illu- minating Engring. Soc., Chicago Electric Club. Mem. Board of Visitors Univ. of Wis. For- merly mem. Wis. N.G. Mem. Tau Beta Pi, Roy- al Arcanum, and Wisconsin Soc. of Chicago. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Univer- sity, City, Ouilmette Country, Univ. of Wis. Club of Chicago; also University (Madison, Wis.). Residence: 618 Washington Av., Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 230 W. Washington St.
WRENN, Everts, life insurance: born Chica- go, Mar. 16, 1869; son George L. and Eliza (Ev- erts) Wrenn; grad. Cambridge Latin School, 1888; A.B., Harvard, 1892: married Goodrich Manvel, of Chicago, Oct. 29, 1895; 2 children: Allen Manvel and Anna. Engaged in ins, busi- ness since 1893; gen. agent State Mutual Life Ins. Co., Chicago, since 1901. Clubs: Univer- sity. Chicago. Saddle and Cycle. Onwentsia Residence: 1223 N. State St. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
WRENN, Howard A., broker; see Vol. 1905.
WRENN, John H., banker and broker; horn in Ohio. Came to Chicago in 1863 and has since been engaged in banking and brokerage husi- ness; established in business for self in 1870; mem. of firm of Wrenn & Brewster. 1872-6: since then head of firm of John H. Wrenn & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Chicago Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange. New York Produce Exchange, New York Cot- ton Exchange. New York Coffee Exchange. Clubs: Chicago, Mid-Day, Caxton, University. Quadrangle. Onwentsia (Chicago). Metropoli- tan, Players, Grolier (New York). Summer Residence: Iako Forest. 11. Residence: 1500 Astor St. Office: 219 S. LaSalle St.
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WRENN, William Brent, broker; deceased; died, organized Wright, Bogert & Co., of which see Vol. 1905.
WRIGHT, Arthur Bethuel, lawyer; born Mer- iden, Conn., Feb. 23, 1864; son Gen. Dexter Russell and Maria (Phelps) Wright; B.A., Yale Univ., 1882, LL.B., 1884; married Florence Hen- derson, of Minneapolis, May 14, 1900. Admit- ted to Conn. bar, 1884. and practiced law with his father until latter's death in 1886, when went to New York . and was in practice with Platt & Bowers until 1894; came to Chicago, 1894; associated with Eugene E. Prussing since 1903. Was mem. New Haven Grays, 2d Regt. Conn. N.G., 5 years. Republican. Christian Sci- entist. Mem. Mil. Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S., Ill. State Bar Assn. Club: Union League. Recreations: flowers and country life. Residence (Summer) : Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 1034 The Rookery.
WRIGHT, Frank G., commercial paper; born Paxton, Ill., Oct. 7, 1867; son George and Cor- delia E. (Day) Wright; ed. pub. school and Paxton (Ill.) Collegiate and Normal Inst., and at business coll. in Chicago; married Kath- erine, daughter William B. and Katherine (Woods) Dunlap, of Mattoon, Ill., Feb. 6, 1895; 2 children: Norman Bartlet and Rosalind. Be- gan in his father's bank at Paxton, later work- ing on stock farm during summers; came to Chicago, 1890, and engaged in note brokerage business, incorporating, 1903, as Frank G. Wright & Co., of which has since been pres. Republican. Congregationalist. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Residence: 5740 Kimbark Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
WRIGHT, Frank Solomon, cement; born Milwaukee, Wis., July 27, 1846; son Peter B. and Elizabeth (Ledden) Wright; ed. pub. schs. of Milwaukee and Sheboygan, Wis .; married Jan. 4, 1866, Mercy A., daughter of Col. Smith McClevey, of Chicago. Joined F. D. Meacham, 1874, in firm of Meachan & Wright, incorpor- ated, 1903, as Meacham & Wright Co. (Utica and Portland cements), of which is now vice- pres. Pres. Nat. Builders' Supply Assn .; ex- pres. Builders' and Traders' Exchange. Repub- lican. Mem. Royal League (formerly of its Su- preme Council). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Illinois, Builders'. Recreations: fishing and motor boating. Summer Residence: Lake Geneva, Wis. Residence: 1440 W. Jackson Boul. Office: 134 S. LaSalle St.
WRIGHT, George Deming, clergyman; born Huron, O., Jan. 17, 1857; son Franklin Hugh and Mary Amelia (Deming) Wright; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1879; B.D., Gen. Theol. Sem., New York, 1886; married Mrs. Louise Layton Northrup, of Chicago, Aug. 3, 1903. Ordained deacon, 1885, priest, 1886, P.E. Ch .; asst. St. John's Ch., Saginaw, Mich., 1885-90; in charge Morgan Park, Ill., 1890, Cathedral, Chicago, 1890-7; chaplain St. Luke's Hosp., Chicago, since 1897; also in charge Ch. of the Holy Cross, Chicago, since 1902. Mem. Sons of the Revolution (chaplain). Address: 1431 Michi- gan Av.
*WRIGHT, John Edwards, newspaper editor; see Vol. 1905.
WRIGHT, John Frost, grain merchant; born Esperance, Schoharie Co., N.Y., July 13, 1838; son John C. (ex-comptroller of N.Y. State) and Louisa (Marsh) Wright; ed. Albany Boys'. Acad., Poughkeepsie Collegiate Inst. and in Naval Acad., Sept. 1854-7 (resigned); married McGregor, Ia., May 16, 1859, Clara Safford; children: Fannie Louise, George Safford. Was in employ of C.,M.&St.P.R.R. at Prairie du Chien and Milwaukee, Wis., 1857-62; with C. C. Moeller & Co., grain, as solicitor, 1862-5; in same capacity with J. G. Smyth & Co., 1865-8; with Elmendorf, Watte & Co., on joint account, 1868-88; with Wright & Haughey, on joint ac- count, 1888-91; founded house of Haughey, Wright & Co., 1891; Wright & Taylor, grain, 1894-1904, and in Apr. 1904, Mr. Taylor having
was vice-pres. until 1906; since then as John F. Wright & Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Sons of New York. Democrat. Resi- dence: 3733 Lake Av. Office: Royal Insurance Building.
WRIGHT, Joseph, lawyer; born Ontario, Can., May 27, 1839; son George and Elizabeth (Aikens) Wright; ed. pub. grammar schools and Upper Canada Coll., Toronto; read law at Toronto; married Lydia C. Staples, of Chicago, June 13, 1877. Admitted to practice at Toronto, 1866; came to Chicago, May 1869, and since engaged in practice here. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chica- go, Press. Recreations: reading and walking. Residence: 225 E. 30th St. Office: 1215, 69 W. Washington St.
WRIGHT, Silas, mfr .; see Vol: 1905.
WRIGHT, Thomas Aiken; born Brampton, Ont., Can., Dec. 29, 1841; son George and Eliz- abeth (Aiken) Wright; ed. pub. grammar schs. in Can .; married Clara A., daughter of Dr. Moses Gunn, of Chicago; 1 son: Glyndon Gunn. Began as clerk in dry goods house, Toronto, 1860; came to Chicago in 1864; various occu- pations until 1867; went South; in life ins. at St. Louis. 1867-70, mgr. Life Assn. Co. of America, Leavenworth, Kan., 1870-2; in grain commn. business, Chicago, 1874-6, Kansas City,' 1876-86; senior mem. firm Wright & Haughey, grain commn., Chicago, 1886-98; since engaged in various enterprises. Clubs: Chicago, Home- wood Country. Recreation: golf. Residence: 2101 Calumet Av. Office: 1302, 69 W. Washing- ton St.
WRIGHT, Warren, sec. and treas. Calumet Baking Powder Co .; born Springfield, O., Sept. 25, 1875; son William Monroe and Clara Lee (Morrison) Wright; ed. pub. grammar and high schools and business coll .; married Ruth Dillard, of Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 11, 1899. Be- gan as office boy with the Calumet Baking Powder Co., 1890, and has since been identified with the co. in various capacities, becoming sec. and treas. in 1899. Republican. Presby- terian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Midlothian Country, Exmoor Coun- try. Recreations: golf and fishing. Residence: 1449 Astor St. Office: Corner St. Clair and Ohio Sts.
WRIGHT, William Van Doren, treas. Inter Ocean Steel. Co .; born Indianapolis, Sept. 5, 1871; son Mansur H. and Jennie (Van Doren) Wright; ed. Indianapolis pub. schools; mar- ried Lake Placid, N.Y., Sept. 25, 1898, Louise Brier Stephens; children: Jane Van Doren, Redmond Stephens, Louise Brier. Came to Chi- cago from Indianapolis, 1884; in business since 1890; in iron and steel business since 1899; pres. of Wright-Thiffault Co., jobbers of iron and steel. 1904-9; treas. Inter State Steel Co. since 1909. Republican. Clubs: Onwentsia, Sad- dle and Cycle. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Residence: 52 Bellevue Pl. Office: Railway Ex- change.
WRIGLEY, William, Jr., mfr. chewing gum; born Philadelphia, Sept. 30, 1864; son William and Mary A. (Ladley) Wrigley; ed. pub. schs. of Philadelphia; married Ada E. Foote, of New York, Sept. 17, 1885; 2 children: Dorothy W. and Philip K. Began in business with father in Philadelphia, 1882; removed to Chicago and entered business for self, 1893, under firm name of W. Wrigley Jr. & Co .; incorporated, 1904; on Jan. 1, 1911, the plant of the Zeno Mfg. Co. was absorbed and the name of the corpn. changed to Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Mr. Wrigley retaining the presidency; also pres. Chicago Copper Ref. Co., Big Ten Prod- ucts Co. (Phila.); vice-pres. California & Mas- sachusetts Copper Mining Co .; dir. Nat. Prod- uce Bank, Chicago; mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republican. Mem. Loyal Legion. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., South Shore
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Country, Edgewater Golf, Glen View Golf,. 1883, and has been supt. and a dir. since 1891, Chicago Yacht (Chicago), Lambs (New York). of Brink's Chicago City Express Co. Mason Recreations: horseback riding, motoring. Resi- dence: 2466 Lake View Av. Office: Kesner Bldg. (32°, K.T.). Republican. Residence: 320 Erie St., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 55 W. Washington St.
*WULFF, Henry, real estate; see Vol. 1905. WURTS, Charles Pemberton, ins .; born Car- bondale, Pa., May 30, 1859; son Charles Pem- berton and Laura (Jay) Wurts (mother a great-granddaughter of John Jay, 1st chief justice of the U.S.); grad. Yale, 1880; attended Columbia Law School, 1882; married Chicago, June 7, 1894, Henrietta Strong; children: Hen- rietta Strong, John Jay. In insurance business, New York, 1881-7; asst. auditor Delaware and Hudson Canal Co., New York, 1887-8; came to Chicago, 1889, as special agent Commonwealth Ins. Co. Republican. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Clubs: City, Yale, Chicago Ath- letic. Recreations: outdoor athletic sports. Residence: 1212 N. State St. Office: 108 S. La Salle St.
WYATT, Franklin O., coal; born Norwich, Vt., June 12, 1838; son Joseph P. and Abagail (Marsh) Wyatt; ed. pub. schools and Indiana Asbury Univ .; married Honesdale, Pa., 1872, Marion L. Purdy; children: Edith F., Faith, Phyllis M. Began as civil engr .; engaged in ry. construction and operation, 1867-85; since 1884 mgr. and sec. of the LaSalle County Car- bon Coal Co., miners and dealers in coal. The company was organized in 1883, and is one of the most prominent operating in LaSalle Coun- ty field. Summer Residence: Valley Junction, Wis. Residence: 4632 Sheridan Rd. Office: Old Colony Bldg.
WYETH, Harry Bissell, mfr .; born St. Louis, Mo., June 6, 1868; son J. H. and Elizabeth A. (Rodehaver) Wyeth; ed. St. Louis pub. schools and Univ. of Mich., class of 1889; married Ann Arbor, Mich., Mar. 7, 1888, Helen Daisy Rich- ardson; children: Arthur Richardson, Harry Bissell, Jr. and Alice E. In lumber business in Wis. and Ark. and in St. Louis, 1889-94; gen- eral agent Am. Arithmometer Co., of St. Louis, Mo., located at Philadelphia, 1894-1901; was pres. Morley Pharmaceutical Co., of Philadel- phia, 11/2 years; came to Chicago; bought the Comptograph business from Felt & Tarrant Mfg. Co., and organized, 1902, the Comptograph Co. (comptograph adding and listing machine), of which is pres. and gen. mgr. Republican. Mem. Psi Upsilon. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Union League, Evanston. Recreations: motoring, golf and tennis. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 1460 Dayton St.
WYETH, Newton, lawyer; born New Way, O., Oct. 28, 1854; son Stillman S. and Eliza- beth (Wright) Wyeth; A.B., Oberlin (O.) Coll., 1879; student law dept. Univ. of Mich., 1881-3; married Adelaide W. Heald, of Canton, Ill., June 24, 1884; 3 children: Lorna A. (Mrs. M. F. Brinker, Morgan Park, Ill.), Walter H. and Harold D. Admitted to Ind. bar, 1883, and en- gaged in practice at Fort Wayne 1 year, at Chicago, 1884-94, at Peoria, Ill., 1894-1900, and at Chicago since 1900. Republican. Royal Arch Mason. Clubs: Union League, Marquette. Recreations: fishing, billiards. Residence: 1620 Cullom Av. Office: 1217 Ashland Blk.
WYGANT, Alonzo, general express agent; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
WYGANT, Bernard, general express agent; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
*WYMAN, William Dow, life ins .; moved to Pittsfield, Mass .; see Vol. 1905.
WYNE, William Benjamin, supt. Brink's Chicago City Express; born Rushville, Ill., May 15, 1848; son Benjamin Franklin and Cyn- thia Florina (Potter) Wyne; ed. pub. schools of Platteville, Wis .; married Chicago, Apr. 11, 1891, Olive M. Lee. Began as clerk in general store at Platteville, Wis., afterward entering service of Am. Express Co., for which he was route agent 10 years; has lived in Chicago since
WYNEKOOP, Gilbert Haven, surgeon; born Wolcott, Ind., Oct. 20, 1879; son William and Helen M. (Haynes) Wynekoop; B.S., North- western Univ., 1903; M.D., Coll. Physicians and Surgeons (Univ. of Ill.), 1906; unmarried. In- terne Augustana Hosp., 1906-8; attending sur- geon Lake View Hosp. since Feb. 1908; also sec. Lake View Hosp. Assn. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago Med. socs., A.A.A.S., Physi- cians' Club, Delta Upsilon, Nu Sigma Nu. Ma- son. Address: 4500 Sheridan Rd.
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YAMASAKI, Keichi, consul of Japan; born Yokohama, Japan, Feb. 28, 1882; son Yoshizo and Nui (Hara) Yamasaki; grad. Higher Com- mercial Coll., Tokio, Japan, with degree of Master of Commercial Science, 1905; unmar- ried. Came to America, 1908; vice-consul of Japan at New York, 1908-10; consul of Japan at Chicago since May 11, 1910. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, University, Quadrangle. Rec- reations: tennis and horseback riding. Resi- dence: 5735 Lexington Av. Office: 133 W. Wash- ington St.
YARROW, Philip Walter, clergyman; born London, Eng., Apr. 7, 1872; son Rev. William Henry and Emma (Radwell) Yarrow; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1896; B.D., Hartford (Conn.) Theol. Sem., 1899; married Georgiana Robin- son, of Manchester, N.H., Aug. 8, 1900; 3 chil- dren: Paul Warren, Dorothy Dunbar Brook and Philip. Ordained Congl. ministry, Aug. 30, 1899; pastor Fosston, Minn., 1899, Montevideo, Minn., 1900-2, Olive Branch Church, St. Louis, 1902-8; also supt. St. Louis (Mo.) City Mis- sionary Soc., 1902-8; pastor Waveland Av. Ch., Chicago, since 1908. Residence: 3516 Bos- worth Av.
YEGGE, Charles Frederick, lumberman: born Boone, Ia., May 5, 1871; son John K. and Elizabeth (Mulholland) Yegge; ed. Boone (Ia.) pub. school, and at Northwestern Univ., Evans- ton, Ill .; married Peru, Ill., Jan. 1, 189S, Ida Lassig; 2 sons: Harold Francis and Charles Frederick, Jr. Since leaving school engaged in lumber and box mfg. business and in handling timber lands, and since Aug. 1898, sec. and dir. Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. Also vice-pres. and dir. Marked Tree Lumber Co .: dir. Chi- cago Packing Box Co. of Ill., Am. Box Co. of Chicago; vice-pres. and dir. Helena Lumber & Box Co., Helena, Ark .; manager, shook dept. Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Co. Clubs: Ill. Ath- letic, Evanston Golf. Recreations: golf and motoring. Residence: 1333 Maple Av., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 940 W. Chicago Av.
YEOMANS, Charles, mfr. pumps; born Orange, N.J., Nov. 16, 1877; son Alfred and Elizabeth B. (Ramsay) Yeomans; prep. edn. Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, N.J .: A. B., Princeton Univ., 1900: married Maud Ger- non, of Madison, Wis., May 1. 1907. Entered the firm of Yeomans Bros., mfrs. pumping ma- chinery, Chicago, in 1900, with which has since been identified. Clubs: University, City. Rec- reation: sailing. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: 1240 Monadnock Blk.
YEOMANS, George Green, ry, official: born Trenton, N.J., Jan. 11, 1860; son Edward D. and Anna C. (Green) Yeomans; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1879; married Mary A. Wright, of Ste- vens Point, Wis., July 24. 1884. Began in roll- ing mills of Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co., 1879-80; with the Montour Iron Co .. Danville, Pa., 1880-2: entered service of C.R.& Q.R.R., 1882, as chief clerk in purchasing dept .. 1887-93, asst. purchasing agent. 1893-S. and purchasing agent, 1898-1905; asst. to the pres
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of the Wabash R. R. since 1905. Republican. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Residence: 4559 Greenwood Av. Office: West- ern Union Bldg.
YERKES, Charles Edward, broker; born Philadelphia, Pa., Ang. 25. 1863; son Charles Tyson and Susanna G. (Gamble) Yerkes; ed. Friends' Central School, Philadelphia, followed by a year of study abroad; married New York City, Apr. 26. 1898. Mabel T. Guerin. Started in father's banking office in Philadelphia and later admitted to firm of Charles T. Yerkes, Jr. & Co .; was pres. of the Siemens & Halske Elec- tric Co. of America. 1895-8; came to Chicago and formed a partnership with Alexander L. Dewar, as Dewar & Yerkes, and later estab- lished present firm of Charles E. Yerkes & Co. Clubs: Glen View. Evanston Country, Edge- water Golf. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
YONDORF, Charles, clothing merchant; born Gölheim, Bavaria, Germanv. May 20, 1849; fam- ily immigrated to U.S., 1852, settling at New York; ed. pub. schools; married Grace A. May- er. of Chicago. Mar. 2, 1880; children: Alma (Mrs. S. Hirshberg, Cincinnati. O.), Nettie (Mrs. Bertram H. Rice, Cincinnati, O.) and Ed- na. Came to Chicago in 1872; engaged in re- tail clothing business since 1872; senior mem. firm of Yondorf Bros., and since 1892 has been sole propr. of the business. Independent in politics. Jewish. Mason (Covenant Lodge 526). Clubs: Standard. Ravisloe Country. Recrea- tion: golf. Residence: 4552 Michigan Av. Of- fice: North Av. and Larrabee St.
YONDORF, David, clothing merchant; born New York City, Feb. 12, 1862; son Meyer and Caroline (Michaelis) Yondorf; ed. New York and Chicago pub. schools and Dyrenforth Coll., Chicago; married Chicago, Feb. 2, 1902. Ida Mayer. Began with H. F. Hahn & Co., jewel- ers, 1875; with O. R. Keith & Co .. 1877-9; trav- eling salesman for A. L. Singer & Co., 2 years; then with Strauss, Yondorf & Rose, until 1894, when, with brother, C. Yondorf. established in clothing business: bought brother out, 1896; pres. and treas. Yondorf Clothing Co .; pre . Born-Dunham Car Improvement Co .; president Mahler & Co., wholesale millirery. Mem. Asso- ciated Jewish Charities. Clubs: Standard, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: motoring and fishing. Residence: 5009 Ellis Av. Office: 401 S. Hal- sted St.
YONDORF, Simon, estate
mortgage banker: born Gellheim, Germany; son M. Yon- dorf (30 years teacher in Germany): came to U.S. with parent, arriving in Philadelphia, 1854; attended pub. schools for 2 years.in Phil- adelphia; married Chicago, May 24, 1876, Min- nie Horner: children: Mrs. E. F. Rosenbaum, Milton S., Hazel D. Went to New Orleans, 1857, to work in wholesale dry goods store, remain- ing there until 1868. Was mem. of the Cres- cent Regt. (State Militia), and in spring of 1862, at call of Gen. Beauregard, regt. volun- teered its services to the Confederate Govern- ment for 90 days, and participated in battle of Shiloh. Came to Chicago. May 1868; was iden- tified with wholesale clothing trade until Jan. 1. 1895. when his firm retired from business. Since Jan. 1899, of firm of Kozminski & Yon- dorf. Club: Standard. Residence: 2960 Prairie Av. Office: 137 N. Dearborn St.
YORK, George Washington, editor and pub- lisher; born Alliance, O., Feb. 21, 1862; son John Buchtel and Margaret (Glock) York; reared on a farm; ed. pub. schools of North- eastern Ohio, and Mt. Union Coll., Alliance, O .; married Wilmette, Ill., Sept. 22. 1886, Sallie Ann Ward (died Oct. 14, 1907) ; 2 children (both died in infancy) ; married 2d, Miss Grace Hitch- cock, July 2, 1910. Came to Chicago, Apr. 1, 1884, as employe in office of Am. Bee Journal; with exception of year 1891, has been with same journal continuously, and now its editor
and publisher; oldest Am. bee-paper. Pres. Nat. Bee-Keepers' Assn .; pres. Chicago-Northwest- ern Bee-Kecpers' Assn. Methodist; 15 years supt. Sunday school of Ravenswood M.E. Church; sec. Methodist Deaconess Orphanage. Prohibitionist; has been candidate for Legisla- ture and for recorder of Cook Co. Residence: 4522 N. Ashland Av. Office: 117 N. Jefferson St. YOUNG, Aaron Nelson, retired grain mer- chant; born Union Grove, Whiteside Co., Ill., Apr. 3, 1838; son Daniel Beers and Betsy (Jackson) Young; ed. pub. school at Union Grove; married Sterling, Ill., Mar. 27, 1867, Anna Marie Corell; children: Albert Joseph (de- ceased), Paul Corell (deceased), Ruth, Helen, William Sanborn, Ralph Blaisdell. Was mem. firm of S. H. McCrea & Co., 1862-80; of Young & Nichols, 1882-1902; then retired from active business. Was pres. Board of Edn. of Evans- ton, 12 years. Clubs: Evanston, Glen View Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 160 W. Jackson Boul.
YOUNG, Abram Van Eps, chemist; born She- boygan, Wis., June 5, 1853; son Van Eps and Arlisle (Seaman) Young; Ph.B., Ph.C., Univ. of Mich., 1875; fellow, Johns Hopkins, 1878-80; unmarried. Asst. in chemistry, Univ. of Mich., 1875-7, Harvard, 1884-5; prof. chemistry, North- western Univ., since 1885. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Chem. Soc. Author: The Elementary Principles of Chemistry. Address: Evanston, Illinois.
YOUNG, Caryl; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
YOUNG, Charles Herbert, clergyman; born Manhattan, Will Co., Ill., Sept. 26, 1867; son Edward and Ann Eliza (Hoyt) Young; B.A., Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn., 1891, M.A., 1894; studied at Seabury Divinity School, Faribault, Minn., 1 year, General Theol. Sem., New York, 1894; married Omaha, Neb., June 7, 1898, Sarah Hillhouse Bowen; children: Theodora, Mar- garet Bowen, Katharine Storrs, Elizabeth Will- iams. Taught in Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., and later was in service of Pa.R.R. until entering coll. Ordained in Omaha, 1894; head of Associate Mission of Omaha, sec. of diocese of Neb .; since 1903 rector Christ Church, Chi- cago. Pres. Sunday School Commn. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, S.A.R. Residence: 6451 Woodlawn Avenue.
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