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Noah Tyler Bish spent his youthful days in the county of his nativity, where he remained until he attained his majority, pursuing his education between the ages of nine and seventeen years. His opportunities, however, were quite lim- ited, his longest term being twenty-eight days. He has been, however, an apt student in the school of experience, learning from each new condition and inter- est of life the lesson which it contained. On leaving home he removed to Mont- gomery county, Ohio, where he was employed on a farm for three seasons.
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Mr. Bish completed his arrangements for having a home of his own by his marriage, November 11, 1869, to Miss Sarah C. Clemmer, a daughter of George L. Clemmer, who died in Dayton, January 20, 1902. Her mother passed away in the same city on the 8th of October, 1887. At an early date her grandfather, Andrew Clemmer, came to this state from Rockingham county, Virginia, in company with his two brothers, John and David, and entered land in Mont- gomery county under the homestead law. Mrs. Bish is one of a family of five children, the others being David, a resident of Johnsville, Ohio; Elizabeth, de- ceased wife of Josiah Hull; Lewis D., of Dayton; and John W., who died at the age of seven years.
The year following his marriage Mr. Bish purchased forty acres of land in Perry township, there carrying on general farming from 1870 until 1884, during which time he brought his fields under a high state of cultivation, while the rich crops which he gathered enabled him to continuously add to his capital. He then came to Dayton and invested in a stock of groceries, opening his store on the same site where he now carries on business. From the beginning he has prospered in his commercial pursuits and now has a large and well appointed store and a liberal patronage is accorded him. His trade is of a most gratifying character and the reliability of his methods is indicated by the fact that many of his patrons have been with him for years. Admitting his son to a partnership, the business is now continued under the firm style of N. T. Bish & Son.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bish have been born three children: George William, his father's partner ; Susan Addie, who died in 1889 at the age of sixteen years ; and Ray Clemmer, born in 1890. The parents hold membership in the Grace Re- formed church and their influence is always on the side of justice, truth and progress. Mr. Bish votes with the democracy but has never sought the rewards of office for party fealty. His life has been quietly passed in devotion to the duties that have devolved upon him through his business relations, and the secret of his success lies in his trustworthiness, industry and commercial in- tegrity.
ROBERT J. CARROLL, M. D.
Dr. Robert J. Carroll, who for ten years has been a representative of the medical fraternity in active practice in Dayton, was born in Huntsville, Logan county, Ohio, in 1870, and was there reared and attended school. His prelim- inary education was supplemented by a two years' course in the Normal College at Ada, Ohio, and when he had determined upon the practice of medicine as his life work he took up a course of study in the Medical College of Ohio at Cin- cinnati, being graduated therefrom with the class of 1892. He first located for practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and later made his home for a time in Indianapolis, Indiana, after which he returned to his native state and has since practiced in Dayton, opening an office here in December, 1899. He is an indus- trious man, imbued with the laudable desire to make the most of his opportuni- ties, and the value of his professional service is indicated in his growing prac-
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tice. He is a member of the American Medical Association, as well as local organizations among the medical fraternity.
In 1896, in Dayton, Dr. Carroll was married to Miss Elizabeth Diemunsch, and they have two sons, Charles A. and Thomas J. The family residence is at 1728 Brown street and the Doctor's office is at 1007 the same street. He belongs to the Catholic church and in politics is somewhat independent. He is, however, interested in matters of general progress and improvement but confines his attention and labors largely to his professional duties. Of late years he has become much interested in the treatment of disease by means of electricity and is making a specialty of electro-therapeutics, with which he has had excellent success, es- pecially in the treatment of malignant growths and chronic diseases, having already succeeded in curing cancers incurable by other means.
CHARLES E. WEAVER.
Charles E. Weaver, principal of the schools of district No. 9, Harrison town- ship, and the owner of ninety acres of fine farm land in Preble county, near Man- chester, Ohio, was born in Liberty, Montgomery county, September 23, 1858, his parents being Martin V. and Eliza Weaver. His paternal grandfather, Jacob Weaver, came to this state from Maryland early in the nineteenth century, being one of its early settlers. He first located in Greene county, where he lived upon a farm with a Mr. Sanders, and later came to Montgomery county, clearing one hundred and sixty acres of land which became the Weaver homestead. Upon this farm he passed his last years in retirement from active labor. His wife in her maidenhood had been Miss Catharine Jordan.
Martin V. Weaver, the father of our subject, was born near Spring Valley in Greene county, Ohio, and in early life worked as a mechanic but later turned his attention to farming. He married Miss Eliza Zehring, who died at Johnsville, May 20, 1896, and his death occurred at the same place on the 17th of January, 1900. In the family of this worthy couple were eight children, namely : Warren A., a resident of Grangeville, Newton county, Missouri ; Allen R., deceased ; Al- vin C. and Alma M., both residents of Dayton; Helen I., deceased; Charles E., of this review ; and Edward L. and Arthur G., both deceased.
Charles E. Weaver obtained a good education at many schools and colleges, though the larger part of his higher training was acquired after he began teach- ing. For after a course at Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio, which supple- mented the schooling obtained in Johnsville, he began his career as a teacher and spent his summers in study and wider preparation for his profession. These summer courses began in 1882 at Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, fol- Iowed two years later by work at the Northwestern Normal at Danville, Indiana. In 1885 he went to Oberlin, where he took a commercial course, and in 1892 went to Lebanon.
Two days before Christmas, 1894, Mr. Weaver was united in marriage to Miss Iva A. Ziler, a daughter of Daniel and Maria (Bennett) Ziler, of Darke county, Ohio. Her mother, who was born in Johnsville, October 21, 1842, died in Ansonia,
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Darke county, March 18, 1900, but her father, whose birth occurred near Harper's Ferry in Virginia, September 26, 1830, is still living at the age of seventy-nine years on the old homestead at Ansonia and enjoys good health. His brother, Joseph B. Ziler, served throughout the Civil war and for a time was private cook for General Sherman. He is still living at Ansonia at the age of eighty-one years. Mrs. Weaver has two brothers, Perry E. and Frank L., both residents of Ansonia. She, too, has engaged in school teaching, following that profession for three years in Ansonia. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Weaver: Olive May and Ralph Emerson, both in school; and Lois Edna.
Mr. Weaver is a man of poise and ability who accepts seriously the responsi- bility and trust placed in his hands. The guidance of teachers and youths to a desire for the best in education is a noble task and one not lightly to be bestowed on any man nor accepted in any but a conscientious spirit. That Mr. Weaver appreciates all that his position means his years of service demonstrate. He and his family attend the Memorial Baptist church of Dayton, but his parents were members of the United Brethren church.
WILLIAM A. EWING, M. D.
Dr. William A. Ewing is deserving of mention with the medical fraternity of Dayton as in his practice he holds to a high standard of professional ethics and is meeting with excellent success as he makes his daily round of calls, per- forming every service with a sense of conscientious obligation. Born on a farm in Montgomery county, Ohio, in 1876, he is descended from a family of Scotch origin that was founded in Maryland in the seventeenth century. The branch to which Dr. Ewing belongs was later represented in Kentucky and afterward in Montgomery county, Ohio, its representatives taking an active and helpful part in the pioneer development of the different states. His great grandfather arrived in Montgomery county in 1797, removing from Kentucky to this state when it was still under territorial rule. From that time to the present the family has been active in promoting the work of public improvement in this county, con- tributing in substantial measure to its general growth and progress. The grand- father, John Ewing, was born in this county in 1802, devoted his life to general agricultural pursuits and reached the venerable age of eighty years ere he was called to his final rest in 1882.
His son, William G. Ewing, the father of Dr. Ewing, was born on the old family homestead in Montgomery county in 1826. He was here reared amid the wild scenes and environments of pioneer life, sharing in all of the hardships and difficulties that fall to the lot of the early settler. As the years passed by he gave substantial assistance in the work of promoting the material development of this section. Following the discovery of gold in California he made his way to the Pacific coast, traveling across the long stretches of hot sand and through the moun- tain passes to the Golden state, where he remained for five years. He then re- turned to Montgomery county and at the time of the Civil war responded to the call for troops to serve for one hundred days. When the war was over he once
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more took up his abode in this county, continuing his residence in Ohio until his death in 1891.
Dr. Ewing was a little lad of six years when he accompanied his parents on their removal to Darke county, Ohio, where his youthful days were passed on the home farm, the work of field and meadow early becoming familiar to him. He completed his more specifically literary education in the high school at Green- ville, Ohio, and in the State University at Columbus, where he continued his studies for a year. His professional training was received in the Jefferson Medi- cal College, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1900, and he put his theoretical training to the practical test in the Miami Val- ley Hospital, at Dayton, where he served as interne for a year, gaining the broad and valuable experience of hospital practice, which proved an excellent prepara- tion for the professional labors that have since devolved upon him as he has con- tinued in private practice in Dayton. At present he is a member of the staff of Miami Valley Hospital. His labors have been attended with gratifying success when viewed from both professional and financial standpoints and his patronage is constantly increasing.
In 1902 Dr. Ewing was united in marriage to Miss Emeline Davenport, of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and they have an interesting little daughter, Mary. Dr. and Mrs. Ewing are widely and favorably known in the social circles of the city. He is a member of the Masons and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and gives his political allegiance to the republican party but is not an active worker in its ranks aside from casting his ballot in support of its principles. He concentrates his attention upon his professional duties and keeps abreast with the most progressive methods of the medical fraternity through his connection with the American Medical Association, the Ohio State Medical Society, the Mont- gomery County Medical Society and the Dayton Academy of Medicine. Of the last named he was president in 1907. In the years which have followed since he left college he has continued a student of the fundamental principles of medicine and while he is not quick to discard the old and time-tried methods of practice at the same time he is quick to adopt any new idea which his judgment sanctions as of essential value in professional circles.
JOHN W. AULL.
John W. Aull is the secretary and general manager of The Aull Brothers Paper & Box Company of Dayton, in which connection he is a well known repre- sentative of the productive industries of the city. He was born here in 1866 and is a son of Nicholas L. Aull, of whom extended mention is made on another page of this volume in connection with the sketch of F. N. Aull, a brother of our subject.
John W. Aull was reared in Dayton and at the usual age entered the public schools, wherein he passed through consecutive grades until he reached the age of thirteen years. At that time he entered business circles and has since been dependent entirely upon his own resources so that he justly deserves all
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the praise indicated in the term a self-made man. He entered the employ of R. A. Rogers & Company, wholesale paper manufacturers, and that he was re- liable, competent and faithful is indicated in the fact that he continued with the house for fifteen years. He was sent upon the road as a traveling salesman when seventeen years of age and thus represented the house among its patrons for ten years. Desirous, however, of engaging in business for himself, he care- fully saved his earnings and at length he and his two brothers, F. N. and W. J. Aull, embarked in the wholesale paper business on their own account and grad- ually transformed the enterprise into that of which they are now the owners. The firm was incorporated under the name of The Aull Brothers Paper & Box Company, with John W. Aull as secretary and general manager. This has been his official connection with the business continuously since and in a position of administrative direction and executive control he has shown himself thoroughly familiar with the trade and has given evidence of his power in business lines in his ready appreciation for and utilization of opportunities.
Mr. Aull was married in 1901 in Dayton to Miss Mary L. Harries, a daughter of John L. Harries. He belongs to the Dayton City Club, to the Bicycle Club and to the Dayton Country Club and is a man of genial social nature, whose deference for the opinions of others, combined with a kindly generous spirit, has made him popular with a large circle of friends. In his political views he is a republican, but while he supports the party at the polls he does not seek or desire office, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his business affairs, his capable conduct thereof being evidenced in the success which is attending his efforts.
EMIL SCHULTZE.
Emil Schultze, the leading merchant of Harrison township, is the sole owner of a well equipped grocery and meat market on the corner of Fairview avenue and Catalpa drive. He was born near Berlin, Germany, on the 9th of June, 1889, his parents being Julius and Emma (Seitz) Schultze. The paternal grandfather, who followed mercantile pursuits throughout his active business career, spent his entire life in Germany. Julius Schultze, the father of our sub- ject, learned the butchering business in Germany and after crossing the Atlantic to the United States he lived for a short time in Galena, Illinois. Subsequently he came to Dayton, Ohio, and here gave his attention to various occupations. His family numbered eight children, namely: Emil, of this review; Richard; Emma ; Julius ; Anna ; Charles ; and Minnie and Edith, twins. All still survive and are residents of Montgomery county.
Emil Schultz was but two years of age when brought by his parents to the United States and, as before stated, the family home was first established in Galena, Illinois, where Mr. Schultze of this review began his education in the common schools. His mental training was further continued in Dayton, Ohio, following the removal of his parents to this place and on putting aside his text- books he entered the employ of the National Cash Register Company. The fact that he remained with that concern for fourteen years stands in incontrovertible
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proof of his promptness and capability in the discharge of the duties assigned him and during this period he carefully saved his earnings with a view to ac- quiring capital sufficient to enable him to begin business on his own account. About two years ago he established a grocery store at the corner of Fairview avenue and Catalpa drive, which is now the leading enterprise of the character in Harrison township. He is the sole proprietor of the business and in addition to dealing in groceries and meats also conducts a feed business, meeting with a most gratifying and commendable measure of prosperity in his undertakings because of his honorable business methods, his earnest desire to please his pat- rons and his close application. The neat and tasteful arrangement of the store and the excellent line of goods which he sells have secured to him a gratifying and growing patronage.
On the 7th of January, 1902, Mr. Schultze was united in marriage to Miss Doris Martin, a daughter of Henry and Caroline (Meinike) Martin. The father, who was a native of Germany, took up his abode in Dayton, Ohio, after emi- grating to the United States with his family. He had ten children, as follows: Ernest ; Lena; Carl; Louise ; Henry and Doris, twins; Mary; Wilhelm; Min- nie ; and Henry. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Schultze have been born three children : Florence H., Theodore J., and Harold E. Mr. Schultze finds his greatest de- light in his home and family.
Fraternally Mr. Schultze is identified with Gem City Camp of the Modern Woodmen at Dayton, Ohio. He is a trustee of the German Baptist church and does all in his power to promote its growth and extend its influence. By per- severance, determination and honorable effort he has overthrown the obstacles which barred his path to success and reached the goal of prosperity, while his genuine personal worth has won him the warm regard and esteem of all with whom he has been associated.
ALLEN W. SOMERS.
Allen W. Somers, postmaster of Brookville, his native city, was born Septem- ber 5, 1875, and is a son of Ephraim and Catherine Somers. The father, also a native of this county, was in early life a school teacher, following that profession for about twelve years. He filled the position of justice of the peace and notary public for twelve years prior to his death, and in the discharge of his official duties made a most creditable record. He passed away October 16, 1900, and is still survived by his widow, who yet resides in Brookville.
Allen W. Somers, after acquiring his preliminary education in the schools of Brookville, later attended the Dayton Commercial College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1893. He afterward learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for about eight years, at the end of which time he entered the employ of the Citizens' Banking Company as assistant cashier. That posi- tion he filled for three years, at the end of which time he resigned to become postmaster of Brookville, to which position he was appointed on the 22d of February, 1906. He has made a most creditable record in this connection for
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the business of the office is carefully systematized and he is most prompt in the distribution of the mails and in all of the work connected with the position. He has also filled other places of public trust, the duties of which he has discharged in a most faithful and loyal manner. For three years he was clerk of Clay town- ship and for two years was clerk of the village. On the 10th of February, 1906, he was appointed notary public and is still acting in that capacity, having again been commissioned in February, 1909. In 1908 he was elected justice of the peace and his decisions in that connection have been strictly fair and impartial, being at all times based upon the law and the equity in the case.
Mr. Somers was married on the 22d of June, 1898, to Miss Maud E. Berst, of Brookville, a daughter of A. C. Berst, an ex-superintendent of the county infirmary and now a resident of Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. Somers have two chil- dren, Ruby H. and Catherine E. Mr. Somers is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity and of the Knights of Pythias lodge, while his religious belief is manifest in his membership in the United Brethren church. In his political views he is a republican and has always been active in the work of the party since age con- ferred upon him the right of franchise. He has several times acted as chairman of the local committee of his party and does all in his power to promote its growth and secure its success. His citizenship is of a high order and his devo- tion to the general good no man questions seriously.
WILLIAM H. SWISHER, M. D.
Dr. William H. Swisher, coroner of Montgomery county, who since 1903 has engaged in the general practice of medicine in Dayton, was born in Camp- bellstown, Ohio, in February, 1875, a son of Henry and Sarah ( Bulla) Swisher. His father died in Campbellstown, June 27, 1905, but the mother is still living and now makes her home in Richmond. She is a daughter of Joseph M. and Nancy Bulla, of Boston, Indiana. The Doctor's paternal grandfather was Wil- liam Swisher, who served throughout the war of 1812, and his discharge papers are now in possession of our subject. He came to this state from Charlottesville, West Virginia, in 1789, and after leaving the army served as justice of the peace in Preble county for a number of years. Dr. Swisher has one sister, Minnie E., now the wife of George W. Murray, of Dublin, Indiana.
In the place of his nativity the Doctor made his home until he had attained manhood. He attended school in that place and was also a student in the high school in Richmond, Indiana, while in preparation for a business career he pur- sued a course in pharmacy in the Ohio State University at Columbus, from which he was graduated with the class of 1896. He then entered the Eclectic Medical Institute, where he completed the course by graduation in 1898. His knowledge of pharmacy has been of great value to him in the practice of medi- cine and in the latter line he has continually promoted his efficiency by broad reading and investigation. He practiced at Eaton in partnership with Dr. C. W. Conley until 1899 and then went to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he remained for six months.
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On the expiration of that period he located at Campbellstown, Ohio, where he practiced successfully until 1903, when, seeking the broader field of labor and the wider opportunities offered in a city practice, he came to Dayton. Here he has since remained, receiving a good patronage, and in the round of his profes- sional visits he displays conscientious understanding of the obligations that de- volve upon him. In November, 1908, he was elected coroner of Montgomery county on the democratic ticket. He belongs to the Ohio Eclectic Medical Asso- ciation ; to the Dayton Medical Society, of which he is secretary; and to the National Eclectic Medical Association.
On the 5th of October, 1902, Dr. Swisher was married in New Paris, Ohio, to Miss Cora Agnes Murray, and they have one son, Murray, born September 23, 1908. Mrs. Swisher is one of a family of seven children. Her father, James Murray, was born in 1843 and during the Civil war entered the service as a mem- ber of Campany F, One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He died at his home near New Paris, March 25, 1905. His widow still survives.
Dr. Swisher in his fraternal relations is connected with the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of the World and the modern Woodmen of America, and his associates in those orders find him a genial companion who at all times manifests deference for the opinions of others, while at the same time his own ideas are clear-cut and forceful.
JOHN J. HOOVER.
John J. Hoover, practicing at the Dayton bar as a successful attorney, was born in Grafton, Pennsylvania, December 3, 1869. His youthful days were there passed to the age of about nineteen years, during which time he attended the public schools, continuing his studies in Juniata College, at Huntingdon, Penn- sylvania, from which institution he was graduated with the B. E. degree in the class of 1889. He afterward engaged in teaching school for three years in Hunt- ingdon county, Pennsylvania, and also spent three years as a representative of the teacher's profession in Butler county, Ohio. On the expiration of that period he removed to Dayton and was upon the road for two years, representing the firm of McClung Brothers, cigar dealers of this city. Thinking, however, to find the profession of law a more congenial pursuit, he entered the Cincinnati Law School, and following his graduation in 1894, he opened an office in Day- ton, where he has practiced continuously since. His knowledge of the law and his ability in correctly applying its principles have brought him a good clientage, his success being demonstrated in the extent and importance of the legal interests entrusted to his care.
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