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LED IN FOUNDING OLD W&D STORE
Samuel Wolf, (1868-1960) born and educated here, was an outstanding and highly respected businessman, financier and former merchant, and contributed much to Fort Wayne as a civic leader.
Mr. Wolf was co-founder with Myron E. Dessauer in 1896 of the old Wolf & Dessauer store, prede- cessor of L. S. Ayres downtown store. He led the way in new merchandising methods and W & D became an institution in Fort Wayne-a pleasant place to shop and dine. He sold his interest in the store in the early 1920s and then devoted himself to financial and real estate interests.
SERVED AS NURSE IN UNION ARMY
Mrs. Helena Wolff, (1836-1925) was a well known Union Army nurse and one of Fort Wayne's best known Civil War personalities. For over two score years, she was a familiar figure at all public pa- triotic assemblies held in honor of Civil War heroes.
Mrs. Wolff was assigned to nursing the wounded at military hospitals in Cincinnatti, Louisville, and Nashville, Tenn. In recognition of her services, she was publicly received by President Lincoln and Gen. Grant. Gen. Logan gave her a citation for bravery in caring for the wounded.
PUBLISHER SERVED AS FIRST MAYOR
George W. Wood (1808-1871) newspaper pub- lisher, politician and businessman, had a promi- nent part in the early development of Fort Wayne. He came here in 1836, joining The Sentinel as a printer and a year later was its publisher. He sold The Sentinel in 1840, and became publisher of The Fort Wayne Times.
He was elected Fort Wayne's first mayor in 1840, and re-elected in 1841. In 1849, he was appointed by President Fillmore to head the Fort Wayne land office. In 1855, he sold his newspaper holdings to John W. Dawson, and then served as administra- tor of the vast Samuel Hanna estate.
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INVENTIONS AIDED IN G. E. GROWTH
James J. Wood, (1856-1928) General Electric con- sulting engineer here for 38 years, was one of the Nation's foremost inventors. He began his career at Branford, Conn., at age 16, inventing a hori- zontal steam engine. Later he invented the "Wood" electrical system, playing an important role in early development of General Electric.
He held 240 patents, and was credited with de- veloping the dynamo for flood lights first used on the Statue of Liberty. His picture hangs in the Hall of Fame in New York City along with Edison and others.
DISTINGUISHED CIVIC LEADER
Mrs. Clara Porter Yarnelle (1884-1966) during her long and active career was one of Fort Wayne's out- standing community leaders. She was president of the YWCA, College Club, Visiting Nurses League and Washington School PTA.
Mrs. Yarnelle was also active in the Community Concert Association, American Association of Uni- versity Women, Fort Wayne Art School, Needlework Guild, Fortnightly Club and First Presbyterian Church. Her work with mothers of young children resulted in formation of several Yarnelle Child Study Clubs. She attended Fort Wayne public schools and received a B.A. degree at Bryn Mawr.
LEADER IN HEAVY HARDWARE FIRM
Edward F. Yarnelle, (1850-1938) was one of Fort Wayne's outstanding business leaders and philanthropists. He came to Fort Wayne in 1878, and his first job was as clerk in Foster Bros. Dry Goods Store. Then he joined Coombs & Co., wholesale heavy hardware. In 1882, Mr. Yarnelle and Frank Alderman purchased the A. D. Brandriff hardware firm on East Columbia.
William E. Mossman bought Mr. Alderman's interest in 1885 and it became known as Mossman & Yarnelle Com- pany. Mr. Yarnelle was president and later chairman of the board. He was also associated with other local busi- nesses, was active in church, music, and civic affairs. He became a Thirty-Third degree Scottish Rite Mason in 1926.
He was a member of the City Park Board and donated to the park system a tract of land at the Jefferson Street ap- proach to Swinney Park. He also gave "Camp Yarnelle" at Winona Lake to the YWCA.
LT. JOHN T. YOUNG LAST G.A.R. VETERAN
Lt. John T. Young (1847-1941) was the last surviving member of the G.A.R. in Allen County. He was twice commander of Bass-Lawton Post, and a resident of Fort Wayne for 65 years. He enlisted in the Union Army in March, 1862, with Company D, 118th Infantry in Angola, and served with the Army of Tennessee at Cumberland Gap, Greenville, Williams Fort, and Strawberry Plains.
Lt. Young was a railroader during the days of the old wood burning type locomotives. He also served as engineer at the post office.
DISTINGUISHED LAWYER, JUDGE
Judge Allen Zollars (1839-1909) served with dis- tinction as a lawyer, state legislator and judge here for nearly a half century.
He was born in Licking County, O., and graduated by Dennison University and Michigan University Law school. He entered law practice here in 1867, and was married to Minnie Ewing, formerly of Lan- caster, O.
Judge Zollars became judge of Allen Superior Court upon its establishment in 1877. He was elected State Supreme Court judge in 1882, and later returned to Fort Wayne to build a large law practice. The Zollars rest in Lindenwood.
CIVIL WAR HERO, SUCCESSFUL MAYOR
Col. Charles A. Zollinger (1838-1893) Civil War hero, former sheriff of Allen County, was elected mayor of Fort Wayne in 1873. By re-election every two years, he held this office continuously for twelve years. Upon retirement from office, he left a balance of $133,000, in the city's treasury, and a record of impressive municipal accomplishments.
While in the Union Army, Col. Zollinger fought at Murfreesboro, Shiloh, and was with Sherman dur- ing the Atlanta campaign. He also took part in the battles of Franklin and Nashville, and the last conflict of the rebellion at Kinston, N. C. After the close of the war, he assisted in organizing the town of New Haven and served as first president of its board of trustees.
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NAME
LOT NUMBER SECTION
Calvin Anderson
33
J
Francis S. Aveline
65
B
Harry W. Baals
14
C
Paul Frank Baer
13
H
Judge Peter B. Bailey
48
B
Myron F. Barbour
130
F
Edward A. Barnes
13
I (Eye)
James Barnett
114
J
James M. Barrett, Sr.
74
I (Eye)
Solomon Bash
124
J
John H. Bass
1
E
Col. Sion S. Bass
81
J
Minnette Baum
39
Y
Solomon D. Bayless
70
B
Henry A. Beadell
41
Two
S. B. Bechtel
48
E
Mrs. Jessie Maria Bond
32
H
James W. Borden
165
G
Christian Boseker
144
J
Sylvanus F. Bowser
7
I (Eye)
Joseph Brackenridge
86
J
Cong. Samuel Brenton
13
J
Dr. William H. Brooks
125
F
Judge William W. Carson
122
F
David H. Colerick
80
J
Margaret M. Colerick
60
F
David M. Comparet
24
F
Louis F. Curdes
21
I (Eye)
Frank H. Cutshall
68
West View
NAME
LOT NUMBER SECTION
John W. Dawson
54
B
Hugh M. Deihl
138
F
John H. Doswell
8
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D. Burns Douglass
34
I (Eye)
John B. DuBois
29
F
Dr. Herman A. Duemling
76
I (Eye)
Fred Eckart
155
J
Alfred P. Edgerton
82
J
Joseph K. Edgerton
109
J
Samuel Edsall
6
F
William S. Edsall
62
F
Miss Julia E. Emanuel
(Cremation)
Charles W. Ewing
62
B
Col. George W. Ewing
62
B
Capt. Asa Fairfield
114
B
John Ferguson
48
G
Lucien P. Ferry
22
R
Robert M. Feustel
3
West Terrace
Oscar G. Foellinger
90
A
Louis Fortriede, Sr.
65
R
Col. David N. Foster
178
G
Samuel M. Foster
7
E
Marx Frank
127
Y
John B. Franke
59
I (Eye)
William Geake
124
G
Mrs. Eliza E. George
33
H
Dr. George W. Gillie
108
A
Capt. John N. Godown
83
J
William F. Graeter
131
S
NAME
LOT NUMBER SECTION
Jesse A. Grice
4
N
William M. Griffin
118
A
Bert J. Griswold
34
I (Eye)
Herbert J. Grosvenor
99
N
John Earl Groth, Sr.
1
West Terrace
Olaf N. Guldlin
174
G
Edward A. K. Hackett
5
G
Arthur F. Hall
10
E
Allen Hamilton
27
H
Emerine Jane Hamilton
27
H
Samuel Hanna
60 & 61
B
Gottlieb H. Heine
27
N
Louis Heilbroner
163
Y
Henry J. Herbst
4
West View
Dr. Victor H. Hilgemann
25
Terrace View
Pliny Hoagland
29
H
Edward G. Hoffman
53
I (Eye)
John Hough, Jr.
28
H
Fred S. Hunting
19
I (Eye)
Dr. Merchant W. Huxford
183
U
Max Irmscher, Sr.
41
South Terrace
Samuel D. Jackson
93
A
Fremont L. Jones
103
G
Miss Margaret Ann Keegan
83
B
Peter Kiser
95
J
Dr. Isaac Knapp
40
D
Max Kraus
105
Y
Erastus B. Kunkle
26
G
Chester T. Lane
39
G
Henry Lankenau
34
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NAME
LOT NUMBER
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Ross F. Lockridge, Sr.
163
K
Henry Lotz
23
H
Martin H. Luecke
20
G
John G. Maier
113
F
J. Ross McCulloch
59
B
Ronald T. McDonald
6
D
Oliver P. Morgan
25
H
Judge John Morris
12
D
Samuel Morris
1
Fourteen
Samuel L. Morris
12
D
Samuel S. Morss
166
R
B. Paul Mossman
18
I (Eye)
Samuel E. Mulholland
9
K
Miss Gertrude A. Muller
9
G
Issac D. Nelson
35
H
Lee J. Ninde
88
J
Smallwood Noel
91
B
Joseph D. Nuttman
84
J
Henry C. Offutt, Sr.
18
Terrace View
Henry G. Olds
125
J
Walter S. Palmer
199
G
Henry C. Paul
1
Lake View Place
Isabelle McClure Peltier
151
Z
William H. W. Peltier
41
D
Arthur H. Perfect
2
Lake View Place
William L. Pettit, Jr.
89
J
Dr. Miles F. Porter, Sr.
39
G
Franklin P. Randall
34
H
Perry A. Randall
3
E
NAME
LOT NUMBER SECTION
William C. Rastetter, Sr.
66
A
Victor F. Rea
78
A
Mrs. Bessie Keeran Roberts
53
Z
Col. Robert S. Robertson
173
G
William Rockhill
5
F
Henry W. Rudisill
1
H
Fred J. Rump
3
A
Ernest C. Rurode
65
B
Dr. Charles A. Schmitz
139
J
A. "Germany" Schulz
164
J
William H. Shambaugh
173
G
Arthur R. Smith
43
K
John C. Stahlhut
22
M
Nathanial P. Stockbridge
42
H
Dr. Charles E. Sturgis
91
J
Laura Suttenfield
133
F
Col. Thomas W. Swinney
86
D
Herman W. Tapp
38
D
Frank B. Taylor
113
J
Theodore F. Thieme
93
J
Thomas Tigar
118
J
George F. Trier
34
G
J. Lyle Tucker, Sr.
47
South Terrace
Jesse E. Vermilyea
169
G
Judge William J. Vesey
169
J
Rev. Samuel Wagenhals
99
G
Louis C. Ward
139
Six
James B. White
75
F
Harry M. Williams
118
P
NAME
LOT NUMBER SECTION
Jesse L. Williams
175
G
Samuel Wolf
109
Y
Mrs. Helena Wolff
77
P
George W. Wood
111
F
James J. Wood
47
I (Eye)
Mrs. Clara Porter Yarnelle
(Cremation)
Edward F. Yarnelle
147
R
Lt. John Young
172
K
Allen Zollars
35
D
Col. Charles A. Zollinger
268
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