Memoirs of the lower Ohio valley, personal and genealogical : with portraits, Volume I, Part 1

Author: Federal publishing Company
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Madison, Wis. : Federal Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 424


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MEMOIRS C


OF THE


Lower Ohio Valley


PERSONAL AND GENEALOGICAL WITH PORTRAITS


(


1


VOLUME I


MADISON, WIS. FEDERAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 1905


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INDEX, VOLUME I


A PAGE


Adams, J. M.


305


Brown, N. C. 150


Adams, W. M


241


Bruce, A. J . 141


Ahman, I. M


155


Bulthaup, Henry 104


Ahrens, Theodore


296


Buttorff, P. C .. 218


Akers, Hiram


315


Alford, T. A. . 67


Campbell, William. .384


Anderson, G. S. 220


Cannon, Thomas 238


Anderson, Jacob


79


Anderson, J. R .365


Carney, M. 381


Annis, D. A. 126


30


Cash, R. B. 401


B


Cisco, J. M. 185


Badger, G. W 221


Bardes, Louis . 45


Barker, R. M 145


Barnard, T. H 202


Clegg, Edward. 209


Barth, August.


254


Cochran, T. J 151


Baschang, Jacob 46


Coffey, John. 49


Coghill, C. C. 153


Cole, J. E. 210


Beinkamp, C. M 87


Coll, B. A.


209


Berry, A. S. 53


Berry, J. L


273


Bitz, L. A


.353


Bohne, E. C. 284


Columbia, G. C.


85


Boluss, Thomas. .379


Bond, Marc L. 95


Conaway, C. H. 102


Connor, F. D. 225


Contri, L. G. 179


Bonser, R. J. . 51


Conway, G. H. 153


Conway, Richard . 156


Bosworth, C. A.


29


Conway, W. H 95


Coolman, E. B. 235


Corson, J. W 135


Breed, W. J. 41


Cottingham, T. B. 118


Brewer, J. H. .295


Cottingham, W. A 127


Brill, J. R. 373


Coulter, J. P. 101


Brimson, W. H 206


Cowen, B. R. 27


Brisby, E. L 235


Cowen, Jos. B. 41


Brock, T. J. .215


Cox, J. B.


360


Brown, G. G. .282


Cragg, H. C.


39


V


48


Collins, James


Collins, S. H 109


Colt, R. H 88


.Comstock, F. D. 31


Bond, R. C 94


Bond, R. L 174


Booth, F. M. 203


Bourland, I. N. 403


Bowton, James .131


City National Bank 380


Clark, G. M 260


Clause, Martin


66


Bauer, J. M 83


Bax, Laurence. 308


C


Cardwill, G. B 223


Carroll, John W 26


Archibald, J. A.


PAGE


vi


INDEX


D PAGE


Daily, John. 409


Daniel, William. 317


Dant, J. P.


305


Darling, A. W


139


Daughters, A. P


115


Davies, C. H


346


Davis, C. W. 32


Day Leather Co. 259


Deatherage, G. W. 171


Denny, G. E.


199


.397


Deweese, J. S.


157


Dilger, H. F.


214


Dimick, C. C. 392


Dimick, G. F 391


Doherty, Martin. 408


Drake, C. R 180


Duck, Robert.


133


Durr, P. W.


38


Durrett, R. T. 274


E


Edwards, G. T. 396


Elder, W. H. 22


Ellis, J. T.


164


Ellis, Robert.


170


Ellspermann, J. C. 325


Emmert, E. J.


108


Enslinger, Frank


265


Esslinger, Isidor.


.378


F


Faller, E. M. 258


Fegenbush, C. J 307


Fisher, D. W. 205


Fitch, Harris


116


Fleischman, Julius


19


Fogle, T. E. 246


Foster, Joseph. 395


Fox, E. C.


77


Francisco, Hiram,


184


Frohock, T. J.


405


Furnish, W. H


172


G


Gaines, F. H


142


Galbreath, E. E. 35


Gardner, S. J. 268


Gebhart, J. F.


272


Gex, J. A.


150


Gibson, G. H. D 220


Gordon, H. L. 20


Gosney, J. H. 65


Grabfelder, Samuel. 286


Graham, J. L. 181


Grant, Mark. 326


Graydon, T. W 44


Green, Henry 262


Green, J. M. 173


Greene, W. H. 99


Griesbacher, George. .362


Grimes, J. W 103


Grose, W. V. 244


H .


Habermel, J. F.


.313


Haines, Wesley


175


Hanlon, Thomas 229


Hargan, James


316


Hargitt, Thomas


130


Harris, J. T. 166


Harris, W. J 328


Harrison, W. G


243


Hartman, William 62


Hatch, H. S.


196


Hegewald, Charles.


257


Henderson, G. W 80


Henning, E. C.


343


Heustis, J. E


125


Hickey, M. J


303


Hill Family


73


Hindman, Biscoe


289


Hite, W. W.


.290


Hoagland, E. P. 165


Hoard, Garfield


200


Hoffer, Tobias.


269


Holloway, O. T.


26


Holtz, E. W. .367


Holzhauer, L. P. 148


Howard, P. J. 387


Huddleston, R. F.


122


Huelsmann, J. H.


47


I


Ingalls, M. E.


17


Isherwood, J. W


107


J


Jackson, J. H


119


Jacobs, J. F.


168


Jahrries, C. A


324


Jaquith, O. S.


90


PAGE


Devous, J. L


vii


INDEX


PAGE


. Jenkins, Pleasant 312


Jett, A. N. 147


Jeunesse, Remi. 302


Johnson, C. R. 194


Johnson, Richard.


188


Johnston, D. E. 119


K


Kanzler, Christ .356


Kellner, J. F. 280


Kelly, Walter 149


Kerr, T. R.


390


Kessler, Anton.


.356


Kevekordes, Theodore.


.325


Kinstler, M 75


Koch, Andrew 350


Koch, J. A. .355


Kolker, G. H.


35


Kopp, William.


.300


Kramer, Louis.


.372


Kraft, J. S.


243


Kratz, Christian.


382


Krementz, J. T 266


L


Laughlin, C. E. 366


Laut, George. .370


Laut, H. S. 371


Leap, John.


77


Lee, E. M. 86


Lehmann, J. S. 143


Lemmon, Amos 311


Leopold, J. F.


76


Libbert, E. J.


113


Little, S. W


.342


Little, W. F 352


Logan, D. A. .406


Logan, J. R. 400


Logsdon, J. J. 398


Lohstroh, W. F


56


Lovell, H. L 42


Lutz, B. C ..


219


Lyon, V. W. 212


Mc


McArthur, P .. 57


McCallister, William 23


McGehee, W. S. 404


McIntire, William


385


McIntyre, G. B.


245


McKinley, G. W


216


McLean, W. A. 261


M PAGE


Maag, Fred ... 40


Manus, Frank. 264


Marshall, Curtis 189


Marshall, Orrin. 322


Mattison, H. A. .336


Mayfield, F. M 213


Meddis, S. S. 299


Meek, T. H. 106


Melish, C. B. .198


Meyer, J. F. 123


Miller, E. D 354


Miller, G. H. 71


Mobley, J. G 393


Monfort, E. R 24


Montgomery, H. C. 211


Morris, R. J 233


Morris, R. W. 227


Moser, George. 264


Muench, Julius 294


Mundt, Walter 319


Myerhoff, C. H


344


N


Nevitt, G. W 124


New Albany Pub. Lib 242


Newman, W. P. 134


Niebaum, E. H


112


Niklaus, L. W.


.197


North, H. J. .138


North, L. L. 169


Nowlin, A. E. 84


Nowlin, C. W


132


Nowlin, R. J.


121


Nye, W. S. 317


O'Brien, W. H


81


Oertel, J. F. 298


Osborn, J. H 363


Ott, A. J.


338


Owen, W. T.


158


P


Parker, R. T.


68


Parks, G. B. 222


Parsons, Byron. .330


Patterson, A. B.


110


Peak, W. F.


176


Pentland, J. A 36


Perkins, W. T.


32


Pernett, J. S


207


viii


INDEX


PAGE


Perry, T. W. 213


Pfender, Christopher 69


Poole, E. C. 328


Poschinger, Mathias .297


Posey, F. B .374


Powell, J. P .178


Prosser, C. A.


239


Protsman, W. O. .140


Puls, H. A. J 309


R


Ralston, W. G. 348


Ransdell, B. W. 167


Rauschenbach, T. E. 368


Rechtin, T. E


.358


Rickwood, S. G.


349


Rider, Edgar


399


Riedel, Andrew


320


Riedel, Daniel. 60


Riedlin, William. 47


Roberts, C. J. 204


Roberts, G. M.


89


Rogers, J. W


402


Rohrman, John 293


Rose, B. S. 351


Rowlett, W. W


270


Ruby, J. T. 267


Ruehrwein, William


38


Rump, Henry.


137


Ruston, Thomas.


361


S


Saunders, J. D. .335


Scarborough, James 347


Schaefer, Joseph. 364


Schenck, A. J 182


Schroeder, A. H.


359


Schroeder, C. F.


359


Schwab, G. D. 323


Schwan, J. A. 371


Schwartz, Hubbard. 54


Scott, C. B. 230


Scott, E. E.


195


Searcy, Bartlett. 163


Searcy, R. T 163


Sebree, F. P. 144


Shanks, John.


.120


Shaw, Archibald. 89


Shaw, C. W. 73


Shaw, J. F 78


Sherlock, E. J .321


Sherriff, J. T 88


Shirley, W. A. 161


Shoemaker, W. M .292


Shopbell, Clifford. .329


Shrader, F. L. 228


Shrader, W. A. .304


Shutt, J. F. 237


Shutts, F. B 107


Sink, W. G. 136


Slider, E. T


255


Smith, E. Q


.369


Smith, E. R


369


Smith, Edwin.


96


Smith, H. J.


98


Smith, T. J. 43


Spaeth, H. P. 111


Spencer, J. W .377


Spivey, A. T. 394


Stahlhefer, H. W 327


Stanley, H. J. 29


Stark, W. E. 114


Stoner, G. IV 208


Stoy, L. A.


.232


Stoy, L. R.


252


Stoy, P. R. 251


Strunk, I. G 248


Sulzer, Louis. 191


Sutton, George 91


Sutton, H. H.


93


Swales, Francis


129


Swearingen, E. L.


278


T


Tandy, C. S


159


Tandy, Nannie S 177


Tandy, Willis 165


Thatcher, F. S


72


Thomas, J. W 192


Thornton, J. T 61


Thuman, C. J.


341


Toggweiler, J. A


310


Tucker, F. A.


34


U


Umbreit, Charles


250


Utz, W. C.


234


V


Van Dusen, E. W.


50


Vanosdol, A. D.


186


PAGE


ix


INDEX


PAGE


PAGE


Varner, G. W


339


Wilkins, J. W


383


Varner, W. T.


357


Wilkinson, R. C. 366


Vernia, E. P.


268


Vinyard, A. A.


386


Winders, H. M .389


Winterberger, Alois 411


W


Woolley, R. J. 160


Waite, R. W 253


Waldo, F. J


133


Wall, M. A.


217


Walter, Frank


.301


Waltz, S. S. 287


Wymond, R. J. 110


Warder, J. H. 218


Wartmann, J. W 376


Y


Webber, C. D. 97


Young, B. H.


276


White, James.


201


Young, J. J.


186


Whitney, J. H.


33


Wilcox, F. H.


247


Wilder, J. H.


113


Wright, J. C. 114


Wright, J. F. 63


Wright, S. F


59


Wulber, W. C. 105


Z


Zollman, Charles


.216


·


Wilks, W. J. 407


INDEX, VOLUME II


Ackerman, O. P. A PAGE


406


Bucher, Eberhard. 253


Allen, E. C. 359


Buckman, B. Z. 135


Anderson, J. C. 306


Austin, J. B. 143


B


Baker, C. M 388


Barger, Jacob. 329


Barret, H. P.


52


Barret, J. R.


32


Barret, J. H. 32


Barret, J. H., Jr 35


Barrett, Strachan.


60


Barter, L. E. 119


Bean, H. M . 297


Bean, J. M.


. 338


Carroll, Charles


319


Cassidy, G. P. .385


Becker, G. J. 264


Bennett, Fred. .367


Champion, W. B 191


Bennett, H. S


.106


Bennett, Z. A.


212


Berry, W. M 142


Bethel, J. T. 48


Bingham, S. H 170


Bishop, J. P.


168


Bishop, J. T


172


Bishop, U. S 152


Blackard, F. G. .342


Blackard, H. P.


.289


Blue, J. S. 138


Boaz, H. C. 45


Compton, W. H. 148


Connor, J. W 407


Cook, F. W. 84


Cook, H. N. 98


Cooley, F. W.


74


Cothron, L. H.


199


Covert, C. G .. 68


Cowper, R. B. .201


Cowper, W. F 198


Crabb, R. W.


131


Craney, Robert. .


159


Bruce, R. J 282


C


Caldwell, Peter


401


Callicott, F. E. 314


Cambron, C. Z. 130


Cambron, J. M 141


Chapman, G. H. 122


Charles, A. L. 190


Clark, W. C. 341


Clarke, W. I. 196


Clements, A. W 137


Clements, G. W.


125


Clements, S. L


157


Clopton, J. A. 211


Coffman, W. C. 145


Colbert, J. T. 389


Combs, G. W. 287


Bockstege, Frederick 94


Boetticher, Edward. 88


Bondurant, A. A.


344


Book, T. B. 59


Bosse, Benjamin. 83


Bowling, J. M. .290


Bowling, J. W .322


Bozarth, H. P. 335


Bradley, B. B


240


Brashear, Walter.


53


PAGE


Buckman, J. E 133


Buckman, J. M 134


Buder, E. A. 228


Bush, J. W 200


Bush, P. H. 206


Butler, W. N. 255


Butsch, Alfred.


81


Beck, Christopher. .251


Caulton, D. E. 132


Crenshaw, J. H.


373


xi


xii


INDEX


PAGE


Cruz, J. B 151


Cunningham, G. A. D


Davenport, A. F 268


Davis, L. B 214


Davis, R. M 284


Denby, Charles 100


Devous, Joseph.


280


Dewey, E. S. .233


Dewey, W. S. 230


Dillard, Jonathan. 297


Dixon, Henry. 37


Dorroh, C. C. 184


Dorsey, J. L. 30


Douglas, S. W. 63


Downen, Felix 387


Drury, G. L


139


Dunn, M. C. 47


Dyer, H. R. 167


E


Edwards, Leonard. .304


Edwards, W. G. 302


Ehs, A. P. 267


Emig, Martin, Jr. 98


Ensle, J. F 72


Esslinger, J. A.


76


Evans, S. G.


93


Evans, Thomas.


209


F


Farnsworth, R. P. 40


Feith, Mrs. M. E 263


Ferrill, J. P. .396


Feuchter, Charles 237


Fitzgerald, E. P. .366


Foster, I. A.


377


Foster, G. C. 64


Fraser, A. S. .362


G


Galligan, J. H .221


Garnett, B. R


184


Gilbert, John. 398


Gilbert, M. F. 231


Gilbert, W. B 224


Gillen, James. .345


Glasscock, T. H. .307


Goad, W. B .. . 165


Gordon, L. W .327


Graham, J. T. .177


Grassham, C. C. 195


Grassham, Montgomery . 180


Grassham, R. H. 182


Greaney, J. B. .252


Greaney, W. P. 250


Green, Reed. 222


Gregg, F. A.


288


Gregg, H. C. 292


Gregory, C. E 262


Griggs, J. N. 147


Grumley, John. 302


Gwaltney, Amariah. 308


H


Hale, Josiah. 27


Hales, J. W 270


Hall, S. J. 408


Halliday, Douglas. .


243


Halliday, E. W. 248


Halliday, H. E 241


Halliday, H. L. 242


Halliday, W. R. 353


Harrelson, George. .386


Harrington, J. W .311


Harris, J. W. 148


Harth, J. F. 71


Hastings, Samuel.


244


Haynes, C. C. 354


Heeger, E. G. 69


Heilman, G. D


73


Hemenway, J. A. 114


Hendrick, A. G. 197


Henson, C. G. 54


Herbert, Louis. 400


Hercules Buggy Co 103


Hessian, C. E .348


Heyns, William 96


Hick, T. B .. 383


Hickman, R. T 58


Hite, J. W. 158


Hite, W. P. 160


Hodges, John.


236


Hogan, J. T 279


Holland, R. M. .305


Houston, G. L. 324


Hovey, A. P . 17


Howell, Lee. 112


Howell, W. A. .320


Humphrey, B. F


.164


Huston, J. H. 99


PAGE


77


xiii


INDEX


Inman, William


I


PAGE


293


J


Jennelle, J. J.


219


Jourdan, Johr


87


K


Karges, A. F


86


Keaton, C. L., Jr. 347


Kellenaers, C. A. J.


126


Kellenaers, Theophilus


405


Kimmel, S. H.


39


King, C. L. 55


Kinsall, D. M. 274


Kleymeyer & Klute


41


Kluge, William


266


Koepke, Martin.


97


Kratz, C. W


65


L


Lambert, M. E. 272


Lancaster, Charles 361


Landram, G. W.


207


Langan, P. T.


358


Lansden, J. M.


238


Lasher, O. C 194


Lawler, R. E 374


Lilly, J. E.


136


Lindle, W. G.


162


Little, L. P. 25


Logsden, Joseph


370


Logsdon, J. E. 391


Logsdon, T. B.


.390


Lowery, J. S


188


Lutz, W. M


118


Mc


McBane, A. M. L. .325


McCue, Josiah. 310


McCurdy, W. H


.104


McFarland, R. C.


46


McKeaig, G. W.


172


McKernan, W. R.


.312


McKnight-Keaton Co


347


347


McKnight, W. A.


M


Magner, A. S 363


Markwell, W. S. 156


Marstall, Herman


44


Martin, J. T


149


Mattingly, C. I


123


PAGE


Mattingly, G. E. 123


Mayer, Jacob 95


Menzies, G. V 19


Merritt, R. N.


129


Miller, J. A.


216


Mills, Edgar. 277


Mitchell, James .369


Mitchell, L. P 186


Moore, G. W 332


Morlock, F. A. 121


Moss, S. J .. 187


N


Naas, Frederick


299


Neal, M. R. .185


Nellis, F. D. .365


New York Store Co.


. 348


Noggle, C. P.


174


Noggle, G. W.


175


Nunn, J. B.


169


Nunn, W. H.


166


O


Ogden, H. H


91


Old State Nat'l Bank. 76


O'Rourke, James 376


Orr, David.


395


Overby, W. H


49


P


Parker, L. P.


261


Pendleton, G. H.


245


Penn, J. W.


193


Phillips, W. S.


333


Pierce, J. A.


182


Pike, Sylvester


127


Pittman, C. E. 82


Powell, J. H. 38


Powell, L. W


43


Pride, J. D.


178


Q


Quick, J. A


379


R


Ragon Brothers


105


Rankin, J. E.


31


Reed, Charles


222


Reed, J. B


246


Reid, Dent


282


Reid, Robert.


309


Rennie, J. T.


247


xiv


INDEX


PAGE


Rheinlander, John.


79


Rice, Edward. 294


Richards, A. J .404


Richeson, A. G .276


Riggle, E. H.


.235


Rittenhouse, Henry. .397


Roberts, E. F. 150


Robinett, Blueford .. 384


Robinett, Joseph. .372


Robinson, J. H


.349


Roche, J. S. .215


Roney, J. M.


162


Rosencranz, A. C


89


Rudd, G. A.


210


Rudolph, R. M


.339


S


Sanks, H. G. 267


Sanders, F. N 296


Sanders, W. J


.295


Satterley, William


.381


Schatz, William.


364


Sellers, Elijah. 57


Sellers, Elijah, Jr. 61


Siddall, J. P.


.271


Siebman, A. L.


.378


Sihler, Charles 67


Smith, C. L. 355


Smith, Elmer.


258


Soaper, R. H.


36


Sonntag, M. S.


108


Stacey, Britton .394


Stanley, A. O.


28


Steagala, Joseph


.260


Stephens, H. T


.259


Stevens, C. R.


.193


Stiles, W. H.


.300


Strickland, H. C. .269


Strong, J. E. .340


Stuart, Lester


.403


Sturgis, S. P ..


176


Sullivan, J. C.


343


Sutherland, W. H.


.356


T


Tadlock, E. L 357


Taylor, J. R. 128


Taylor, N. P.


50


Teare, William


.124


Thomas, Cyrin


158


PAGE


Threlkeld, W. T. 205


Towles, W. A. 21


Turner, C. W. 331


Turner, J. B. 331


Twitchell, La Fayette


392


Tyner, J. J.


189


V


Veatch, Abbott


26


W


Walker, J. P. 62


Waller, M. R. 140


Waller, William 153


Walsh, Thomas 116


Walters, J. B


368


Warner, J. B .351


Wathen, Ignatius 161


Watson, J. W 179


Wenger, J. W


257


West Side Bank


91


Whitehead, John. 173


Whitledge, H. E. 132


Willard Library


108


Willis, J. C. .229


Wilson, C. H. .202


Wilson, G. M.


204


Wilson, G. S.


153


Wilson, Harrison 55


Wilson, W. W. W 51


Winston, J. S. 171


Winston, P. H 155


Winter, Claude.


.352


Wisehart, R. J.


.380


Wiseheart, Marshall.


317


Wolflin, J. C.


146


Wood, E. W .. 24


Woodford, B. F 254


Woolfe, J. T.


181


Worthington, G. N


70


Y


Yearwood, E. F.


117


Yewell, Martin.


24


Young, J. W.


382


Z


Zabler, Francis


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MEMOIRS


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PERSONAL AND GENEALOGICAL ·


WITH PORTRAITS


VOLUME I


HON. MELVILLE EZRA INGALLS, president of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis railway, more pop- ularly known as the "Big Four," was born at Harrison, Me., Sept. 6, 1842, his parents being Ezra T. and Louisa In- galls, descendants of that old New Eng- land stock whose industry, patriotism and inherent love of honesty have been such potent factors in moulding the charac- ter of American institutions. His youth was passed on his father's farm, and in attendance upon the common schools during the winter months. At the age of sixteen he was granted a teacher's certificate and from that time until he reached his majority he was engaged in the onerous labor of the country schoolmaster or in attending higher institutions of learning. After graduating from Bridge- ton academy he entered Bowdoin college in 1860, but his finances run- ning low he did not finish the course. In 1862 he entered the Harvard law school, from which he graduated the following year, receiving one of the prizes for a legal essay. Shortly afterward he opened a law office at Gray, Me., but, the place being small, he decided to


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remove to a larger center of population, and in 1865 he located in the city of Boston, where he was associated with Judge Charles Levi Wood- bury. Mr. Ingalls soon won the attention of bench, bar and the public in his new home, and in 1867 he was elected to the State senate. At the close of his term he declined a re-election and turned all his atten- tion to his profession. About this time his successful management of several corporation cases attracted wide attention, and when, in 1871, the old Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette railroad became seriously involved he was requested by the stockholders to assume the manage- ment of its financial affairs. Notwithstanding the magnitude of the undertaking, Mr. Ingalls accepted the receivership and in a short time restored order out of chaos. He was then elected president of the company in recognition of his executive ability, but in 1876 the com- pany was again confronted with bankruptcy and he was again ap- pointed receiver. Four years later the company was reorganized under the name of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago railroad, Mr. Ingalls being elected to the presidency. Now began the real work of Mr. Ingalls' life-the building up of a great railroad system. In 1889 the interests of his company were consolidated with the Cleve- land, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis railway (the old "Bee Line Route"), and the present name adopted. Mr. Ingalls was elected pres- ident of the new organization and has held the position ever since. The wonderful growth of the Big Four is due in a large degree to his execu- tive ability and foresight. From about four hundred miles in 1889, the system at present comprises more than two thousand miles. Track, rolling-stock, roadbed and buildings have been improved, and few rail- way systems stand higher in the popular favor than the Big Four. Besides his interests in this company, Mr. Ingalls was president of the Kentucky Central from 1881 to 1883, and of the Chesapeake & Ohio from October, 1888, to January, 1900. In 1879 he was elected by the Cincinnati chamber of commerce one of the commissioners of the indus- trial expositions, and the following year was chosen president of the board. He was also instrumental in securing the fifty-three subscrip- tions, of one thousand dollars each, to build the art museum, and upon the death of the first president, Joseph Longworth, was chosen to suc- ceed him. For some time he was president of the Cincinnati Commer- cial club, an organization limited to fifty of the city's leading business men, and having for its object the promotion of the commercial prosper- ity of the city. Mr. Ingalls is a member and president of the Unitarian church of Cincinnati, and as such is active in promoting all worthy movements tending to better the moral and spiritual condition of the


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masses. He is not narrow in his religious views, is liberal and charita- ble in the extreme, and is one of the most approachable men in the country. He is noted for his literary taste, and, although a busy man, he finds time to cultivate the acquaintance and association of scholars. On Jan. 19, 1867, Mr. Ingalls was united in marriage to Miss Abbie M. Stimson, of Gray, Me., and to this union have been born six chil- dren. The Ingalls home is the abode of happiness and social culture.


JULIUS FLEISCHMANN was born at Riverside, Cincinnati, on June 8, 1872. His father, Charles Fleischmann, the well- known banker and manufacturer of com- pressed yeast, which made the name inter- nationally famous, was of Austrian ances- try. The family of his mother, who was a Miss Henriette Robertson, was of Scot- tish origin, settled in Germany. Mr. Fleischmann's early education was re- ceived in the public schools of Cincin- nati, and the Franklin school, also of that city, from which he graduated. His first business experience was in the occupation of clerk in his father's house, which business was then as now conducted under the firm name of Fleischmann & Co. He familiarized himself with this vast business in such a thorough manner that in 1884 he became manager, which position he held up to the time of his father's death, in 1897, when, in conjunction with his brother, Max Fleischmann, he assumed control of all the various Fleischmann interests, among which may be enumerated the following, in the management of every one of which Mr. Fleisch- mann takes an active part, being president of the Union Grain and Hay Company, the Market National bank, the Security Savings bank and Safe Deposit Company, the Riverside Malting and Elevating Company, all of Cincinnati ; Illinois Vinegar Manufacturing Company ; the Fleisch- mann Manufacturing Company, of New York, and vice-president of the Cincinnati, Newport & Covington Street Railway Company. Aside from the numerous interests which engage his time, of which the fore- going are some of the most important, Mr. Fleischmann, withal, finds ample opportunity for social diversion and attention to public matters. In military affairs he has always taken the deepest interest, having served with distinction on the staff of William McKinley, when gov- ernor of Ohio. He also served in the same capacity under Governors


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Bushnell and Nash. Politically, Mr. Fleischmann has affiliated with the Republican party since attaining his majority, but despite the con- sistency of his partisanship, a public-spirited recognition of his capacity for the high office to which he was elected on April 2, 1900, rallied to his support the conservative business element irrespective of political creeds. At the municipal election held in April, 1903, Mr. Fleischmann was re-elected mayor by the largest plurality ever given a candidate for that office. His administration during the four years of his incumbency in office has been such as to challenge universal admiration. His pro- gressive ideas, his unquestioned executive ability, his breadth of mind and warmth of heart have earned for him popularity to a degree never before enjoyed by any mayor of Cincinnati. Mr. Fleischmann is a governor of the Queen City club, director of the Phoenix club, and member of the Commercial club, and the Riding club, of Cincinnati ; the New York Yacht and the Atlantic Yacht clubs, of New York; a thirty-second degree Mason, an Elk, Cincinnati Lodge No. 5, and a Knight of Pythias. He has also been the recipient of many civic honors, a fact which is attributed to the ardent interest which he has taken in the city of Cincinnati and its progress. In yachting he takes a lively interest, as is witnessed by his ownership of the magnificent floating palace, "Hiawatha." Mr. Fleischmann was married on April 12, 1893, to Miss Lilly Ackerland, of Cincinnati, and three children have been born to them, Louise, Charles, and Julius Fleischmann, Jr.


HON. HARRY L. GORDON, a prom- inent attorney and vice-mayor of the city of Cincinnati, O., was born in the pic- turesque little village of Metamora, Franklin county, Ind., Aug. 27, 1860. He is a son of M. B. and Sophia (Tracy) Gordon, the father being one of the lead- ing farmers of the Whitewater valley until his death, which occurred in 1892. Harry L. Gordon was reared on his father's farm, assisting in the cultivation of the crops during summer and attending the public schools in the winter, until he was eighteen years of age. He then left his country home to attend college. After a season in the Normal college of Ladoga, Ind., he entered DePauw university at Greencastle, from which institution he was graduated with honors in 1882, receiving the degree of Ph. B.


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Three years later, after post-graduate work, he was honored with the degree of Master of Arts. He entered the law office of McDonald, Butler & Mason, one of the leading law firms of Indianapolis, Ind., in 1882, and remained in the office until 1887, being the chief clerk nearly all that time. In January, 1887, he went to Wichita, Kan., where he opened a law office and soon won a high standing at the bar. There he practiced successfully for ten years, and during that time filled sev- eral offices of trust and responsibility. For some time he was assistant prosecuting attorney of Sedgwick county, was then city attorney for Wichita, and in 1895 was elected a member of the Kansas state sen- ate. In June, 1897, he removed to Cincinnati, where he became a mem- ber of the legal firm of Renner, Gordon & Renner and soon became well -known in all the courts as one of the successful lawyers of the city. Subsequently he retired from this firm and established offices in the Union Trust Building, where he carries on a large and profitable law practice. Mr. Gordon is a Republican in his political affiliations and stands high in the councils of his party. In 1899 he was appointed to a place on the board of supervisors of Cincinnati, and the following year was made president of the board, a fitting recognition of the high order of his executive ability and his progressive ideas of municipal affairs. This position he continued to hold until April 1, 1903. On June 26, 1902, he was appointed by Gov. George K. Nash to fill the vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor caused by the resignation of Hon. Carl L. Nippert, and served until the expiration of the term in 1904, discharging the duties of the position with credit to himself and to the entire satisfaction of the people of Ohio. In April, 1903, he was elected vice-mayor and president of the council of the city of Cin- cinnati, which position he now holds. In all the official positions occu- pied by Mr. Gordon he has received the unqualified support of the bet- ter class of people because of his championship of law and order, public morality, education, and all those things that go to mark a community progressive and refined. In social life Mr. Gordon is a well-known figure, being a Scottish Rite Mason, a Knight Templar, a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, a member of the Itan-Nic-Nic club, as well as several other leading clubs and business organizations of the city. Although an indefatigable worker in his profession and the duties of official posi- tion he finds time to attend his lodge and club meetings occasionally, where he is always welcomed because of his genial disposition and entertaining qualities. On April 20, 1892, Mr. Gordon led to the altar Miss Esther I. Langtree, of Aurora, Ind., and to this marriage there has been born one son, Harry L., Jr., now ten years of age.




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