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The 25th of October, 1859, was the wedding day of Edwin G. Rose, the lady of his choice being Miss Sarah P. Sherwin, a daughter of Ahimaaz and Sarah M. (King) Sherwin. Her father came to Cleveland from Hartland, Vermont, in 1818, and was a son of Ahimaaz Sherwin, Sr., who served with distinction in the Revolutionary war. Mrs. Rose is one of Cleveland's pioneer women, having been born here August 30, 1838. She has two living sons, Norman, of New York city and Arthur G., a salesman. She also lost one child in infancy while a daughter, Fannie, died at the age of eleven years.
From the organization of the republican party until his demise Edwin G. Rose voted for its candidates, having firm faith in its principles as being most conducive to good government. He was also a member of the Unitarian church of Cleveland, and he found in the church as well as in business and social circles many warm friends, whose high regard was given him through all the years of his association with Cleveland's interests. He belonged to that large band of eastern men who sought the opportunities of the growing west, and through their
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improvement of the advantages here offered have won substantial success, at the same time contributing to the progress and upbuilding of the city. Mrs. Rose has been a resident of Cleveland for seventy-one years, and events which are to others matters of history have occurred within her personal recollections. She now holds membership with the Old Settlers' Association and is highly esteemed in that organization.
HOMER H. McKEEHAN.
Homer H. McKeehan, who is trial lawyer of the firm of Hoyt, Dus- tin, Kelley, McKeehan & Andrews, one of the strongest legal combinations of Cleveland, making a specialty in practice of corporation and admiralty law, was born in Hillsboro, Ohio, June 27, 1870. His father, Milton McKeehan, also a native of this state, was for many years successfully engaged in business as a wholesale grocer, continuing in active connection with the trade until his death in 1903. His widow, who in her maidenhood was Sarah E. Foraker, still sur- vives him and yet resides at Hillsboro.
In the public schools of his native town Homer H. McKeehan mastered the elementary branches of learning and afterward attended the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, completing his classical course by graduation in 1892, when the Bachelor of Arts degree was conferred upon him. A mental review of the business field led him to the determination to make the practice of law his life work and he began studying in Cleveland in the office of Sherman, Hoyt & Dustin, pursuing his reading under that direction until his admission to the bar on the Ist of October, 1894. He continued in the employ of the firm until January 1, 1902, when he was admitted to a partnership. On the death of Mr. Sherman, in 1893, the firm had become Hoyt, Dustin & Kelley and is now Hoyt, Dustin, Kelley, McKeehan & Andrews. They make a specialty of corporation and admiralty law, and since admitted to the bar Mr. McKeehan has been trial lawyer for the firm, appearing constantly before all of the courts, his strength as an advocate being attested in the many verdicts which he wins favorable to his clients. He gives to them the benefit of considerable talent and of unwearied industry and is known to the profession as an able minister in the temple of justice. He belongs to both the county and state bar associations.
Mr. McKeehan gives his allegiance to the republican party and has been somewhat active in local politics. His social nature is evidenced in his mem- bership in the Union, Euclid, Mayfield, Hermit and Cleveland Athletic Clubs. He was married December 16, 1896, at Hillsboro, Ohio, to Miss Nancy Spargur, a daughter of H. W. Spargur, of that place, and they now have one child, Eliza P., eleven years of age. The family residence is at No. 2043 East Eighty-eighth street, Mr. McKeehan owning the property. He has made sub- stantial progress in his chosen field of labor, his earnest study, thorough prepara- tion and close adherence to a high standard of professional ethics bringing him into important relations with the work of the courts.
HOWARD EUGENE TEACHOUT.
Howard Eugene Teachout, who was long a representative of industrial life in Cleveland, where he was also known as a public-spirited citizen, was born in Lorain, Ohio, August 24, 1850. He was left an orphan in his childhood, and Dr. Beeman, who was his guardian, reared him. He was educated in the public schools, and after putting aside his text-books he secured a clerkship in the roll- ing mill store in Newburg, where he remained for a time. He was ambitious,
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however, to engage in business on his own account and for this purpose care- fully saved his earnings and eagerly availed himself of the first opportunity to begin business. He started in the boot and shoe trade, but after being in that line for a time became connected with the Boiler Manufacturing Company in association with his father-in-law, John Smith, who came from England, his na- tive country, when a young man of nineteen years and began work in the steel mills. He diligently pursued the tasks assigned him until his labor had brought him sufficient capital to enable him to engage in business on his own account. He then established a boiler shop under the firm style of Smith & Mather, while later his sons became associated with him in business, and Mr. Teachout was also admitted to a partnership. Mr. Smith was one of the early and prominent business men of the city and was active in its affairs until about five years before his death, when he retired to private life and spent his remaining days in the enjoyment of well earned rest. He died on the 8th of December, 1891, at the age of seventy-three years and is still survived by his wife, who is now eighty-five years of age. They were the parents of three children: F. W. Smith, now con- nected with the boiler manufacturing company; Mrs. J. H. Redman; and Mrs. Teachout.
It was in Cleveland in 1872 that Mr. Teachout was united in marriage to Miss Helen Marie Smith, and they now have two children-Maybelle, the wife of Dr. A. A. La Vigne-and John Howard, who is a graduate of the Case School of Applied Science and is employed by the Carnegie Steel Company, at Youngs- town, Ohio.
Mr. Teachout was a very prominent Mason, attaining the thirty-second de- gree of the Scottish Rite and exemplifying in his life the beneficent and helpful spirit of the craft. His political allegiance was given to the republican party, and he closely studied the questions and issues of the day, regarding it as the duty, as well as the privilege, of the American citizen to cast his ballot in the direction which he believed would best conserve the interests of good government. His religious faith was that of the Episcopal church, with which he was long connected. He was regarded by all who knew him as a public-spirited citizen, an honorable business man, and one whose sterling qualities gained for him the trust and good will of all who knew him.
CHARLES HENRY MACFARLAND, JR., M. D.
Dr. Charles Henry MacFarland, Jr., one of the younger physicians of Cleve- land, whose success might well be envied by older practitioners, was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, July 25, 1877. His father, Dr. Charles Henry MacFar- land, coming to Cleveland in 1890, practiced here for several years but is now living retired. His mother, who bore the maiden name of Ellen E. Carpenter, died in 1889.
In the public schools of his native city, Dr. C. H. MacFarland of this review pursued his studies until he was graduated from the high school with the class of 1896. In April, 1898, he enlisted in the First Regiment of Maryland Volun- teer Infantry, with which he served for ten months, being discharged with the rank of corporal in February, 1899. Upon President McKinley's call for volun- teers for active duty in the Philippines, he enlisted in August, 1899, was a mem- ber of the Twenty-eighth Volunteer Infantry, joining the regiment in private. He then served in the islands of the Pacific until April, 1901, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant. In the fall of that year he entered the Cleveland Col- lege of Physicians & Surgeons and was graduated in May, 1905, with the M. D. degree, having pursued the full four years' course so that he was thoroughly qualified for the onerous duties that devolved upon him as he entered upon gen- eral practice. He also spent one year as house physician and surgeon in the
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Cleveland General Hospital, and the varied experiences of hospital work more thoroughly than ever equipped him for his chosen vocation. He has since prac- ticed at his present location and is accorded the support of many patrons who have found him skillful, able and conscientious in ministering to the needs of the sick. Upon its opening he was appointed a member of the staff of the Wood- hill General Hospital, and he belongs to the American Medical Association, the Ohio State Medical Society and the Cleveland Academy of Medicine.
Dr. MacFarland was married May 1, 1907, to Miss May Schoonover, of Findlay, Ohio, and they have one child, Charles Henry MacFarland III. The family residence is at No. 4089 East Ninety-first street. Dr. MacFarland be- longs to the Masonic lodge and to the Order of Foresters and is a lover of ath- letics, in which he was quite active until his growing practice made such constant demands upon his time that it left him little opportunity for baseball and other outdoor sports, in which he found deep interest and delight.
JOHN ELLERY GREENE.
Fifty-three years in the business of selling hardware and machinists' and mining supplies continuously under the same roof is the record of J. E. Greene, president of the W. Bingham Company of Cleveland, and what is more remarka- ble, although more than seventy years of age he still displays an activity and enthusiasm that give promise of keeping him in the business arena for another decade. Mr. Greene was born June 23, 1837, at Vergennes, Vermont, the oldest and smallest city in New England, incorporated three weeks before the incor- poration of Boston. His father, William Ellery Greene, was a direct descendant in the sixth generation of General Nathaniel Greene of Revolutionary war fame. The family is an old and prominent one of English and Scotch origin, and among its representatives was General George Searles Greene, of the United States army, a prominent civil engineer of Washington and New York and a veteran of the Civil war, who devoted the latter years of his life to compiling an extensive genealogical record of the family. A letter which he wrote to J. E. Greene in his ninety-seventh year is a fine specimen of penmanship and literary ability.
In the classic school of Benjamin B. Allen at Vergennes, Vermont, J. E. Greene pursued his education and in 1852, at the age of fourteen years, he entered upon his business career in a general store in his native town, there remaining until April, 1856, when he came to Cleveland. Thus for more than half a century he has figured in the business circles of this city and has been connected with one of its leading enterprises, constituting an important factor in Cleveland's commercial progress and prosperity. On his arrival here he entered the employ of W. Bingham & Company, wholesale and retail hardware dealers, the firm then consisting of William Bingham, H. C. Blossom and H. K. Wells. In 1865 the first two bought out Mr. Wells' interest and Mr. Greene, who up to that time had been occupying the position of clerk, was admitted to the firm. Subsequently the sons of the two senior members became partners, but the name continued the same as when established in 1841 until the business was incorporated in 1888 as the W. Bingham Company. At that date Mr. Greene was elected vice presi- dent, holding that position until shortly after the death of its founder, Hon. William Bingham in 1904, when he was elected to the presidency. When he en- tered the business the trade was practically retail, the wholesale department being very limited, its patrons consisting only of a few merchants in Cleveland and the adjacent territory. Today the house conducts one of the largest whole- sale enterprises of this character in the state, and their retail business on Superior street also continues as one of the important factors in Cleveland's commercial enterprises. The wholesale business is still conducted under the same roof as
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when Mr. Greene entered the employ of the firm fifty-three years ago, and he enjoys the honor of being the oldest merchant on Water street in years of con- tinuous connection with the trade. Since an early epoch in his commercial career he has given especial attention to mining supplies, and the efficient service which he has rendered different companies in this line is largely responsible for the growth and extent of the wholesale department.
On the 20th of December, 1864, Mr. Greene was married in Cleveland to Miss Mary Elizabeth Seymour, a daughter of Harry Belden Seymour, of Vergennes, Vermont. The death of Mrs. Greene occurred December 17, 1891, and was the occasion of deep regret to many friends. In the family were six children: Mary Seymour, the wife of Charles O. Patch, vice president and general manager of the Security Savings & Trust Company of Detroit and formerly vice president of the Cleveland Trust Company; Lucy Huntington Sherrill, at home; William Ellery, an active member of the W. Bingham Company ; Edward Belden, assist- ant treasurer of the Cleveland Trust Company; Helen Maria, the wife of Charles P. Hine, of the law firm of Thompson & Hine, of Cleveland; and Harry Belden, who died in 1886 at the age of fourteen months. The family residence at No. 4410 Franklin avenue was erected by Mr. Greene in 1877. A man of domestic taste, he divides his time between his home and his office. In manner he is quiet, courteous, kindly and genial, and has therefore commanded the respect and good will of his business colleagues and those whom he meets socially. Since its or- ganization he has been a member of the Chamber of Commerce. He gives his political endorsement to the republican party and is senior warden in St. John's Protestant Episcopal church, of which he has been a vestryman since 1886. Never active in public life, he has concentrated his energies on his business and is yet a most active man, having kept in touch with the processes of business transformation and development, while his indefatigable energy has constituted a prominent factor in the growth and substantial progress of Cleveland.
EDWIN W. CHRISTY.
The capacity for understanding the multiplicity of details, for managing in- volved interests and solving intricate business problems well qualified Edwin W. Christy for his present position as state manager of the United States Life Insurance Company. He was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, November 29, 1863, and is a son of Mathias Christy and a grandson of John Christy, the latter one of the earliest settlers of Trumbull county, Ohio, where he was engaged in farming, aiding in the conversion of the wild land into productive fields. His son, Mathias Christy, was born in Trumbull county, was educated at Bethany College in West Virginia and became a minister of the Disciples church. He served for some time as pastor of a church of that denomination at Paynes Cor- ners, Bristol, Hartford, Newburg and at various other places, devoting his life to the work of the ministry up to the time of his death, which occurred when he was forty-nine years of age. He wedded Jane McMullin, a daughter of Benja- min and Catherine McMullin, also natives and old settlers of Trumbull county.
Edwin W. Christy is indebted to the public-school system of Trumbull county, Ohio, for the early educational privileges which he enjoyed. In 1878 he entered Hiram College, where he remained for a year, after which he became a student in the Michigan University in 1879, spending two years in that institution. He studied law for two years, originally with the intention of making this practice his life work, but at the end of that time he turned his attention to the insurance field in 1885. For four years he conducted a general insurance agency, and on the Ist of February, 1889, he came to Cleveland with the United States Life In- surance Company, as state manager. He has been with them continuously since, and by reason of his executive ability and administrative powers he has largely
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developed the business of the company in this state. In his chosen field of labor he has won substantial success, being one of the most capable state managers in the entire country in the field of life insurance. For five years he served as the secretary of the National Association of Life Underwriters and is now a mem- ber of the Cleveland Life Underwriters Association.
In September, 1887, Mr. Christy was married to Miss Jane Bassett, a daugh- ter of Horace P. and Justine L. (Brewster) Bassett, of Warren, Ohio. They have but one child, Taylor B., who is a graduate of the University School and now a student in Princeton. Mr. Christy owns a country home in Tallmadge, Ohio, where he has an estate of one hundred and seventy acres, and there he indulges his love of fine stock, making a specialty of Holstein cattle. Driving is his chief source of recreation, and he is a member of the Gentlemen's Driving Club. He has never allowed personal interest or ambition to dwarf his public spirit or activities but gives to matters of public moment such aid as he deems wise and is at all times recognized as a public-spirited citizen. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and to the Roadside Club, while his political views are manifest in his stalwart support of the republican party at the polls. He belongs to the Euclid Avenue Disciples church and is a man of charming person- ality and unfeigned cordiality. His social qualities are pronounced, and he is an acceptable companion in any society in which intelligence is a necessary attribute to agreeableness.
HENRY PHELPS SANFORD.
Henry Phelps Sanford made his home in Cleveland only during the later years of his life but was a native son of Ohio and always resided within its borders. During the period of his residence in the Forest city he gained many warm friends through his genuine worth, and at all times he willingly gave his aid and influence to matters relative to the general welfare.
Mr. Sanford was a native of Painesville, Ohio, born on November 7, 1829. He pursued his early education in the schools of his native town and his more specifically literary course at Hudson, Ohio. He attended the law school of Yale University and was graduated with honors with the class of 1850. In the mean- time, while in New Haven, he met the lady whom he afterward made his wife, and, not wishing to wait and build up the law practice which might delay their marriage for some time, he gave up the idea of practicing law and returned to his home town, where he entered into business relations with his father, P. P. Sanford, who was the founder of the Geauga Furnace Company, which event- ually became the Geauga Stove Company. The business relation between them continued until the death of the father, when Henry P. Sanford became the head of the concern and so continued until the year 1897, when, on account of ill health, he removed to Cleveland and retired from active life. In all of his business affairs he maintained an unsullied relation to the trade, being thor- oughly reliable in all transactions, never misrepresenting the output in any way but winning his success by reason of the satisfaction which his products gave to his customers.
While a resident of Painesville Mr. Sanford served the city in many ways, not only by building up a business that gave employment to many men but also by cooperation in various movements for the general good. He was long a mem- ber of the board of education and served as its secretary for thirty-five years, during which time he was champion of every practical and progressive move- ment which he deemed would prove beneficial to the schools. He was also a member of the city council for thirty-five years and did much toward shaping the municipal progress and guiding the destiny of his native city. For forty years he was junior warden of the Episcopal church. His long continuance in these various offices is incontrovertible proof of his loyalty and ability therein.
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It was in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1851, that Mr. Sanford was married to Miss Emily J. Huggins, and unto them were born five children, but only two are now living: Henry Huggins, a resident of Mansfield, Ohio, and Percy Phelps, bookkeeper in the Union National Bank, with which he has been con- nected for seventeen years. After coming to Cleveland Mr. and Mrs. Sanford united with St. Paul's church and gave to it generous support and loyal assistance in advancing its activities.
As a citizen Mr. Sanford was extremely public spirited. He was always very proud of his home state and the record it had made and was ever ready to lend prompt and generous aid to its advancement. A man of scholarly tastes he read broadly, continually adding to the sum total of his knowledge, and his wide learning made him well qualified to speak with authority upon many subjects. His manner was entirely free from anything dictatorial or aggressive, but the true worth of his character, his kindliness, his geniality and his deference for the opin- ions of others made him loved and honored by all with whom he came in contact.
JOHN REEVE DAVOCK.
John Reeve Davock, a partner in the firm of J. R. Davock & Company, con- ducting a lake transportation business with offices in the Rockefeller building, was born in this city February 28, 1877, his parents being William B. and Grace (Garlock) Davock, of Buffalo, New York. The father was an iron merchant, and the family became residents of this city in 1869. At the usual age John Reeve Davock was sent to the public schools, where he pursued his education to the age of seventeen, and after leaving school entered the Bank of Commerce, where he was employed for a time. He afterward became connected with J. R. Davock & Company in a lake freight transportation business and in this connec- tion has built up an enterprise of large and profitable proportions, having to do in large extent with all freight shipments from this point. They control the busi- ness of the Vulcan Steamship Company and of the Triton Steamship Company, and the success which is theirs follows as the legitimate and logical sequence of well defined effort and carefully formulated plans, stimulated at all times by the spirit of enterprise.
In 1907 Mr. Davock was married to Miss Agnes Buell, a daughter of George W. Buell, and they have one daughter, Harriet. Mr. Davock gives his political endorsement to the republican party and is a stanch advocate of all measures that relate to Cleveland's welfare, being at all times loyal to the city of his residence.
CHARLES SHAW HORNER.
Charles Shaw Horner, an attorney at law, who as a member of the city coun- cil has been prominent in the adoption of the question of street railway interests in Cleveland, was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, June 7, 1873. His father, Benjamin F. Horner, was a native of Roscoe, Ohio, born in January, 1846. At the time of the Civil war he enlisted at the first call for troops, becoming a pri- vate of Company A, Fourth Ohio Regiment. He became a noncommissioned officer, serving with the rank of sergeant, and after the ninety days' call he re- enlisted, continuing at the front until the close of hostilities. He married Anna Shaw and since 1881 has acted as general passenger agent of the Nickel Plate Railway Company, being recognized as a leading representative of railway cir- cles. He was a son of William Horner, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, and a miller by trade.
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Charles Shaw Horner, after attending the public schools of Cleveland, con- tinued his studies in a private military academy, from which he was graduated in 1890. He then matriculated in Cornell University at Ithaca, New York, and was graduated in 1894, while the following year he won the Bachelor of Law degree from the same university. In 1896, after a year spent in a railway office, he commenced the practice of his chosen profession and for a time was a mem- ber of the firm of Hile & Horner but is now alone. While he gives his attention to general practice he specializes to some extent on tax law and also in the settle- ment of estates. He is a director of the Riggi Candy Company, and his ability is evidenced in his keen discernment concerning commercial affairs as well as in the profession which he has chosen as his life work.
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