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Benjamin Franklin Tracy was reared on a farm in his native county, where he resided until 1879. Through boyhood he attended school there and when a young man was married in the same county. When Mr. Tracy left his farm he went first to Akron and then, for a time to Barberton, where he subsequently acquired much land. Mr.
Tracy about this time entered the employ of the Seiberling Straw Board Company, gather- ing straw for Mr. Inman, who had the con- tract for that work. After two years in that line he took charge of the straw department of the Straw Board Company, at New Por- tage. In 1884 he moved to Circleville, where he organized a straw board company, re- maining there eight years, during which time he had charge of the straw department. In 1892 he returned to Barberton and after the American Straw Board Company took charge of the New Portage Straw Board Company, he became superintendent of all their twenty- five different mills. After settling perma- nently at Barberton, Mr. Tracy erected the fine structure known as the Tracy Block. three stories in height, 96x100 feet in di- mensions, constructed of brick. The city of- fices are all located in this block. Mr. Tracy was married to Sarah White, and they have one son, Jay W. The latter also resides at Barberton and is associated with his father in an extensive real estate business. He married Stella Richards and they have one child, Harriet. Mr. Tracy is a member of the Masonic fraternity.
BERT RODENBAUGII, M. D ..* one of Summit County's rising young medical prac- titioners, who is serving as health officer of Barberton, Ohio, was born at Thomastown. Summit County. Ohio, in August, 1874. and is a son of N. J. and Nellie (Wagoner) Rod- enbaugh. the former a retired school teacher and farmer of Summit County. Dr. Rod- enbaugh has one brother, Harry, and one
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sister. Mabel, who married Thomas Stahl. Dr. Rodenbaugh attended the common schools of Thomastown and Buchtel College for five years, and' after spending several years in the pottery works at Akron, Ohio, he entered the Ohio Medical University at Columbus, and after a four years' course was graduated therefrom in 1902. He immedi- ately located at Barberton, where he engaged in practice alone for a short period. then forming a partnership with his unele, Dr. N. F. Rodenbaugh, with whom he has since been associated. They are surgeons for the Sterling Boiler Company. the Columbia Ce- real Company, the American Sewer Pipe Company. the Diamond Match Company, the Diamond Machine Shop and the Pittsburg Valve Company, all of Barberton. In Sep- tember. 1905, Dr. Bert Rodenbaugh was elected health officer of Barberton, on the Republican ticket. He is a member of the Woodmen of the World, and the State and county medical societies. In January, 1905, Dr. Rodenbaugh was married to Grace Robin- son, who was born in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. Rodenbangh reside at their residence, situated at No. 602 West Beard Avenue, Barberton.
GEORGE A. SMEAD .* a leading business man of Akron, is located at No. 65 South Main Street, where he is proprietor of the larg- est art and wall-paper store in Northern Ohio. ITe was born in 1882, in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. but was practically reared and educated at Akron. Mr. Smead has been identified with his present line of business ever since his entrance into the industrial world. For two years he was with M. D. Bronse, following which, for three years he was in the wall-paper department of M. O'Neil, and for three years managed the wall- paper store of C. G. Oliver. In June. 1906, he bought the business and conducts the largest wall-paper store in all this section of the State. carrying all grades of paper, and of the simplest to the most expensive and ex- clusive designs. In connection therewith he also carries on an art department, in which
he handles only works of real merit. Many visitors go to his establishment to see the ex- quisite wall hangings and choice works of art always on exhibition. In 1903, Mr. Smead was married to Elta M. Biltz, who died June 9, 1903, leaving two little sons : Eher E. and Chester Ray. Mrs. Sinead is greatly missed, both in her home and in so- cial circles, where she was a favorite. Mr. Smead is a member of the Wooster Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. Fraternally, he belongs to the Knights of Pythias, the Royal League, and the Protected Ilome Circle.
GEORGE V. BILLOW,* president of the Akron Paving and Plastering Company, of Akron, was born in 1854, at Kendallville, In- diana. but he was reared and educated in Williams County, Ohio.
In young manhood, Mr. Billow learned the plastering trade and after removing to Mans- field, Ohio, he was engaged in contracting in plastering, for twenty years, and then he came to Akron, where he did the plaster work on the Post Office, and also work of this kind on many buildings in Cleveland. He did the plaster work on the Hamilton Build- ing and at this time, in 1900, he moved his family to Akron, where he took contracts for plastering the First National Bank, the Li- brary Building, the new Summit County Court-House and other large buildings.
In 1901, Mr. Billow, in partnership with George W. Carmichael and George J. Shaffer, organized the Akron Paving and Plastering Company, locating at No. 262 South Broad- way, and this enterprise is already numbered with the important industries of the city.
In 1875, Mr. Billow was married to Alice Bell, of Mansfield, Ohio, who died in 1883. leaving three children, namely: Paul, who is a student in the medical department of the University of Wisconsin, at Madison; George B., residing at Evansville, Indiana; and Grace, who married C. K. Reamer. residing at Akron. Mr. Billow was married (second) July 22, 1885. to Mary McGray. of Holmes County, Ohio, and they have the following
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children: Herbert, Alice, Fern, May M., John, Kathryn and Dollie M. Mr. Billow and family are connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
WILLARD N. FITCIL,* who fills the im- portant office of paymaster for the great army of employes connected with the Diamond Rubber Company at Akron, was born in 1872, in Medina County, Ohio, where he ob- tained a good, common school education and remained until he was twenty years of age.
In 1892. Mr. Fitch came to Akron and for one year worked for the Akron Grocery Company, after which he was with his father for a short time in an insurance business. Following this he entered the employ of the
B. F. Goodrich Company and eighteen months later became foreman of a special de- partment of the Diamond Rubber Company, a position he filled until 1897. when he be- came time-keeper. In 1900, Mr. Fitch was made paymaster and as such has entire charge of the pay rolls of this company, handling annually vast sums of money and disbursing the same which is mainly spent in Akron.
In 1898, Mr. Fitch was married to Nellie M. Huber, who is a daughter of P. C. Huber, of the Jacob Koeh Company. They have two sons, James Huber and Robert Philip. With his family, Mr. Fitch belongs to Trinity Lutheran Church. He is a member of the Diamond Rubber Relief Association.
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