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Lewis Henninger, the youngest son and the fifth born in the family, was fourteen years old when he came to Ohio. He grew up on his father's farm, attending the district school dur- ing the winter and in summer assisting in the farm work. Honesty, industry and economy were early instilled into his life, and to his carly training he attributes much of the success he has attained. Ile is now the owner of 107 acres of fine land. May 9, 1893, his residence was wholly destroyed by fire, and since then he has erected a more pretentious one, at a cost of
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83,000. In connection with his farming he has also been engaged in the stock business, and for some years has kept a dairy.
In April, 1850, Mr. Henninger married Christena Orth, a native of Germany. She died a few years later, leaving two danghters, namely: Anna, wife of William Alber, of Me- dina county, Ohio; and Minnie, wife of Charles Graff, also of Medina county. Mr. Henninger's second marriage occurred in 1858, when he wedded Catharine Hardt. She, too, is a native of Germany, but has been a resident of Ohio since she was twelve years old. They have five sons, viz .: Lewis, of Brecksville township, this county; George and Philip, at home; Henry, also at home; and Frederick W., who is in col- lege at Ann Arbor.
In national issnes Mr. Henninger supports the Democratic party, but for township officers he votes for the best men, regardless of party lines, He is a member of the Evangelical Church.
F F. DAY, manager of the hat, cap and gents' furnishing department of J. L. Hudson's great clothing establishment of Cleveland, was born in this city in 1859, and commenced work for himself here at the early age of fifteen years, operating a lath machine in a sawmill. After spending a season at this business he began learning the art of steam- pipe fitting; but in 1875 he entered the employ of HI. F. MeGinnis, of Cleveland, hatter and fnrrier, as a clerk, and remained in that posi- tion for six or seven years. Ilis employer failing in business, he engaged with C. H. Fuller & Co. and continued with them until January, 1884, when he was engaged by the celebrated J. L. Hudson house and placed at the head of the hat and cap department. Two years afterward he was in addition given charge of the gents' furnishing department, which po- sition he now fills. Under his supervision are about twenty salesmen.
Mr. Day's success in life has been due ex- elnsively to his own efforts. He is steady, always at his post, not losing a week since 1875! For the past twelve years he has been a member of the militia of this city,-the " Cleve- land Grays."
Ile was married in this city, May 10, 1887, to Miss Nellie Johnson, who was reared in Dunkirk, New York, and they have two chil- dren: Joseph II., six years of age, and Alice Mildred, three years old. The residence is at 386 Dunhain avenne.
YEORGE N. DOW, master car builder of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company, inangnrated his ca- reer as a railroad man at Salem, Massa- elmsetts, with the Easton Railroad, in Decem- ber, 1868, as a messenger boy in the office of the roadmaster. May 1 of the next year he began learning his trade in the car shops of the same road, and in October, 1879, was made a foreman of freight repair. In September, 1881, he was given charge, in addition to freight re- pairs, of the building of new trucks, platforms, and running gear of passenger cars. In May, 1886, he was transferred to the Boston & Maine Railroad as general foreman of the south end of the road, with headquarters at Boston. Oeto- ber 1, 1887, the Summerville shops were placed under his supervision. May 1, 1889, Mr. Dow made an entire change, leaving the Boston & Maine Road and going to the Pullman Palace Car Company at Pullman, Illinois, as superin- tendent of repairs, and remained there until June 16, 1890, when he came to the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company as general car inspector, and July 1, 1891, was promoted to division master car builder,-com- pleting in December, 1893, twenty-four years of continuous unbroken service.
Mr. Dow was born in Kingston, New Hamp- shire, October 21, 1853. Early the next year his father, G. W. Dow, a railroad man, moved
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to Lynn, Massachusetts, and four years later located in Salem. G. W. Dow was born in Plaistow, New Hampshire, in 1827, and spent most of his life in railroad service. He en- listed in the Union army at the first call- and served to the close of hostilities, and died Au- gust 12, 1881. By marriage to Olivia, a daughter of Nathaniel Smith, Mr. Dow became the father of two children,-George N. and Charles, now located in Salem, Massachusetts.
George N. left the public schools at the age of sixteen years, after receiving a fair English education, and became a messenger boy, as be- fore stated. June 17, 1875, he married, in Boston, Mary Y. Statem, a daughter of William Statem, a blacksmith. They have one child, Alice M., born August 26, 1876, and is now in the freshman class of the Cleveland high school.
Fraternally Mr. Dow is a Mason, an Odd Fellow, a Workman, a member of the B. M. Relief Association, the Master Car-Builders' Association, and of the Central Railway Club.
W II. AVERY, a well known farmer and influential citizen of Brecksville township, was born on the same farm where he now lives, and which he owns, June 26, 1845. ITis father, George J. Avery, was a native of county Kent, England, born in 1815, the son of George Avery, who when a boy learned the trade of butcher, which he followed in London. (Both his parents were farmers.) When a young man he, the last mentioned, was married, in county Kent, to Miss Mary With- erdon, and they had the following named chil- dren: George J., born in 1815 and the father of our subject; Mary, born in 1817; Hester, 1819; James, 1821; Harriet, 1826; An, 1827; Sarah, 1829; and Joseph, 1830. This wife died in England, as did also the danghter Ilester; and for his second wife Mr. Avery married Mary Fields, and abont 1840 emigrated to the United States, with all his children excepting
George, Jr., and James. Sailing from London they landed at New York, and came to Cleve- land by the canal and lake, and finally arrived in Brecksville township. Near the west line of this township he purchased forty-one acres, where he lived until his death, when about sixty years of age; and he was buried in Rice cemetery. By his last marriage there were no children.
George Avery, Jr., father of W. II., was reared on a farm in his native country. Soon after his marriage, in 1841, he emigrated to this, the land of golden opportunity, whither his father and many of his friends had come the previous year. With his bride and brother James he bade farewell to his native land, and from London took passage on a sail vessel which required six weeks and three days to reaclı New York; they eneonntered consider- able ice on the way and at one time the situation was perilous. On arrival at Cleveland the bride was left there while the brothers walked out to Brecksville, where a conveyance was secured to take her out.
Mr. Avery purchased a small piece of land, on time, near the west line of the township, where Mr. W. II. Avery (our subject) now lives. Here he began farming, and resided there the remainder of his life, dying Septem- ber 3, 1850, after a short illness, and was buried in Rice cemetery. In his political sym- pathies he was an old-line Whig. For his wife lie had married Louisa Avann, who was born in county Kent, England, in 1824. After the death of her husband she married George Reanier and moved to California, and she is now living at Capitola, that State, again a widow. Mr. George (Jr.) Avery's children were: Elizabeth, born September 12, 1842, and is now a widow of W. II. Sheldon, living in Texas ; William 11., whose name heads this article; and Charlotte, born December 13, 1849, and is now a widow of Samuel Shurtleff.
The gentleman whose name heads this bio- graphical sketch was only five years of age when his father died, and his school advantages
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were consequently very limited. When but sixteen years of age he began life for himself, and first he was employed for a short time by Clinton Wyman, of Independence township, and next by that good citizen, J. J. Barnes, then a farmer of this township, until his enlistment in the United States army, in September, 1864, at Cleveland, in Company H, One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was detailed to Tullahoma, Tennessee. The first regular engagement in which he partiei- pated was at the Cedars, when the Union forces were repulsed and driven back to Murfrees- borongh. Mr. Avery was then detailed to varions places in that vicinity, then to Wash- ington, District of Columbia, and later to North Carolina, where he joined General Sher- man, at Goldsboro, and continued with him un- til the close of the war. During his service he received. no wounds. He was discharged June 30, 1565, at Cleveland.
Returning to Brecksville township, he found a home and employment at Mr. Barnes' again, as his mother had left for California. After a time he purchased the home farm and kept " bach" for two years, while working it. After his marriage, in 1869, he located upon his present farm, the Avery homestead, where he has since lived, following general agriculture and also the dairy business extensively. Ile has an excellent farm of nearly 100 aeres, which is systematically cultivated and managed. There are few, if any, more stirring and system- atic farmers in the township than Mr. Avery, and these traits have been important factors in his success. In his dealings he is straightfor- ward and reliable. With regard to political issnes he is a stanch Republican, and is public- spirited, but is no office-seeker. HIe and wife are members of the Congregational Church.
June 16, 1869, Mr. Avery married Miss Rosaline Comstock, who was born March 26, 1847, in Richfield, Summit county, Ohio, a danghter of Allen and Lydia (Miller) Comstock. ller father was a native of Connecticut and her mother of Massachusetts, and are now deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Avery's children are: May, born May 4, 1870, now Mrs. Harry Seward, of Akron, Ohio; Laura, who died in infancy; George A., born November 16, 1875; Myron C., December 14, 1879; Charles W., who died when three years of age; and Harry W., born April 8, 1884.
C C. SCHELLENTRAGER, Auditor of Cuyahoga county, is a widely and favorably known citizen of this portion of the State. IIe was born in Eisenach, Germany, March 2, 1846, and emigrated to America in 1859, cross- ing the ocean in a elipper ship, the journey last- ing forty-nine days. lle had received an ordi- nary education in his native country, in the citizens' school and Teachers' Seminary of Eisenach.
After his arrival he spent the first six months in New York, engaged in a cigar factory, strip- ping tobacco, at $ 2 per week in wages. Then he eame to Akron, this State, and worked as an apprentice in his brother-in-law's bindery, the first complete book bindery at Akron, estab- lished in 1859. While he was thus employed he was favored in attending the elementary and high schools there, in perfecting his education, by special arrangement with the school officials, and passed through all the grades of study. In the meantime he followed the occupation of book-binder, after which he left Akron for New York. He embarked from there for San Fran- cisco, California, leaving New York on the (so called) opposition line in the steamer America, and after crossing the isthmus of Nicaragua took the steamer Moses Taylor on the Pacific side, reaching San Francisco after a most inter- esting trip of twenty-four days, in June, 1863.
On arriving, unable to seenre work at his trade, he accepted a position as waiter in the Globe Hotel, for the consideration of $15 per month and board. After this he secured a po- sition as elerk in a fruit store in the fall of the same year, and under very favorable circum- stances remained there until his return to Cleve-
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land in April, 1866: Being an active Union boy, he had joined, while sojourning in San Francisco, a volunteer military company organ- ized for the purpose of entering the army then in the fields of battle, but the company failed to receive an order to report for field dnty, and was mastered ont in 1865.
On returning to Cleveland he engaged in the restaurant and saloon business, which he con- tinned to manage until 1883, with considerable snecess, principally under the firm name of Die- bolt & Company, thence removing in 1884 to Glenville, to engage in agricultural pursuits. Ile became the manager and owner of The Cleve- land Aromatic Disinfectant Company in 1891. Was married in July, 1869, to Miss Adella L. Guebhard, and has two children: Carl and Clara.
In politics he has always been an ardent Democrat, firmly believing in its true prin- ciples, and steadfast in his position for the interests of the many. He became active in polities in 1872, during the Greeley campaign, and was elected to the City Council of Cleve- land in the spring of 1877 from the old Third ward, and was twice re-elected. While a mem- ber of the City Council he was repeatedly nomi- nated on the connty ticket for Representative, Sheriff, etc., and finally honored with the nomi- nation of Connty Recorder in the fall of 1882, and successfully elected as such, but not success- ful in the election of 1885 for the same office. Ile was again placed on the Democratic ticket in 1886 as a candidate for Connty Anditor, withont his knowledge or consent, and his defeat was mainly dne to his embarrassed condition and ill health.
On account of his experience in municipal affairs and his known progressive, sincere and honorable ideas of public anty, he was in the spring of 1888 again called out and elected Mayor of Glenville. Declining a re-election in 1890, he was songht for the place in the spring of 1892, and again elected by a handsome ma- ority. In the fall of 1892 he was, without. opposition, nominated for County Anditor the
second time, and triumphantly elected against much opposition from unknown sources. IIe resigned his position as Mayor of Glenville in Angust, 1893, and entered upon the responsible duties of the office of County Auditor Septem- ber 11, 1893. This testimonial of the people is an evidence of the broad mind, business capaci- ty, and general integrity of Mr. Schellentrager.
E RNST A. SCIIELLENTRAGER, a prominent pharmacist of the city of Cleveland, is a brother of the Anditor of Cuyahoga county, Mr. C. C. Schellentrager. The gentleman whose name introduces this sketch was born in Eisenach, Germany, Febru- ary 22, 1850, attended the citizens' school of his native city until 1864, and then emigrated to America, coming direct to Cleveland, with his mother and youngest brother and sister. Pos- sessing a predilection for the drug business, he entered the employ of Dr. II. C. Busch, a drug- gist on the corner of Ontario street and the public square in Cleveland, soon after his arrival here. After remaining with Dr. Busch two years, lie engaged with Hartness & Shannon, where he spent another two years. Following this he was for several years engaged in the capacity of manager of the drug store of Dr. W. II. Capener on St. Clair street, after which time he was called to Ravenna, Ohio, to take charge of the ding business of E. P. Brainerd & Son. Ile returned to Cleveland in 1873 and embarked in business for himself on St. Clair street, where he has built up an enviable repnta- tion for competency and reliability. In 1887 he formed a partnership with Eugene R. Selzer and opened a drug store at No. 1021 Superior street, under the firm name of Engene R. Selzer & Co .; but at the end of five years this partner- ship terminated, and in 1893 Mr. Schellentrager associated himself with George J. Hochn, and under the firm name Schellentrager & Hoehn opened a new pharmacy at the corner of Superior and Norwood streets. in January, 1894, the
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Madison Pharmacy, corner of Superior street and East Madison avenue, was purchased by this firm. Mr. Schellentrager, however, de- votes most of his time to his St. Clair street institution. He has taken much interest in pharmacy and devoted much time to it, and though not a graduate he has labored zealously for the promotion of pharmaceutical edneation.
While president of the Cleveland Pharmaceu- tical Association in 1882 he took the first step toward the establishment of the Cleveland School of Pharmacy; and ever since the organization
of this school he has been honored with the presidency of the pharmacy school committee, which position he holds at present. In 1878 he was elected a member of the Cleveland Board of Education (now the School Conneil), and his twelve years' incumbency of that office testifies most fitly as to the value of the service he has rendered and the appreciation of the public. In 1886 he was chosen president of the board by a nnanimous vote, notwithstanding the fact that the board was nearly equally divided on polit- ieal issues, which in itself was an unusual com- pliment. He is also a member of the American,
Ohio and Cleveland Pharmaceutical Associa- tions, being most active in the latter, seldom missing a meeting.
Ilis family consists of a wife and seven chil- dren, as follows: Emmy L., wife of M. J. Keip, of Chicago; Fred C., druggist of the same city; Ernst A., Jr., employed in his father's phar- macy; Ada L., Johanna, Eleonora M. and Wal- ter Ludwig,-the last mentioned yet an infant. Mrs. Schellentrager is an accomplished lady and a fine musician, having studied under Professor Oscar Paul, a prominent instructor in the Con- servatory of Music at Leipzig, Germany, where she was reared and married.
Mr. Schellentrager has recently erected a very comfortable modern home in Glenville, one of Cleveland's suburbs, where he was so fortunate as to strike a rich flow of natural gas, which he utilizes. His home, " The Evergreens," is fur- nished in a manner adapted to contentment, and is occupied by an appreciative family.
A L. RADWAY, one of the old settlers and well-known farmers of Newburg township, Cnyahoga county, Ohio, forms the subject of this article.
Mr. Radway was born in Fayetteville town- ship, Windham county, Vermont, November 10, 1828, son of Richard Radway, who was born in Putney, that same county, in 1804. Richard Radway was a blacksmith by trade. About. 1841 he emigrated with his family to Ohio and settled in Newburg, Cuyahoga county, where he followed his trade three years. In 1844 he located on the farm on which the subject of our sketch now lives, and the rest of his life he de- voted to agricultural pursuits. Ile was a Democrat in politics, and at one time served as Township Trustee. Of his father, Jonathan Radway, little is known. It is supposed, how- ever, that he was born in Rhode Island and was of English descent. Ile died when Richard Radway was four years old. Richard Radway died at the age of seventy two. The mother of
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our subject, nee Mary Ann Stone, was a native of Vermont and was left an orphan when quite young. She died at about the age of sixty-five years. Two sons and one danghter composed their family, A. L. being the oldest and being about twelve years of age when he came with them to Ohio. He had attended school some in Vermont, and after coming to this county went to the district schools for several winters. All his life he has been engaged in general farming and is now the owner of ninety-two acres.
Mr. Radway was married in 1853 to Marietta Rathburn, a native of Livingston county, New York. She came out to Cuyahoga county, Ohio, when she was twenty years old and for five years was engaged in teaching school in Newburg township.
Politically, Mr. Radway is a Democrat. He has served as Trustee of the township, and for many years has been an Assessor.
TIOMAS R. CLEMENT, one of the Trustees of Strongsville township, Cuya- hoga county, Ohio, is a lnighly respected eitizen and one of the representative men of his community. A brief sketch of his life is herewith presented:
Thomas R. Clement was born in the town- ship in which he now lives, February 1, 1856, son of Edward and Sophia (Redrnp) Clement, both natives of England, the former born in Berkshire in 1817 and the latter in Bucking- hamshire in 1819. Edward Clement came to America when he was about sixteen years of age, and it was in Strongsville township, Cuya- hoga county, Ohio, that he subsequently met and married Miss Redrup. They have been residents of this township ever since. In their family of eight children Thomas R. is one of the younger. He was reared and educated here, and in this vicinity has resided all his life. 1
October 18, 1877, the subject of our sketch was married, in Royalton township, this county,
to Miss Florrie Saunders, who was born there June 15, 1858, and their union has been blessed by the birth of two children, Vernice L. and Lonis II.
Mr. Clement was elected Trustee of Strongs- ville township in the spring of 1893. In all public affairs he has ever taken a commendable interest. Both he and his wife are prominent and active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He has served as Sunday-school superintendent for several years, and has at various times filled most of the leading offices in the church. In polities he is a stanch Re- publican.
H ENRY R. HENNINGER, another one of the prosperous farmers of Parma township, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, was born and reared in this township, and in this township he has spent his whole life. A8 one of its representative citizens it is therefore appropriate that biographieal notice be made of him in this work. Briefly, a sketeli of his life is herewith presented:
Henry R. Henninger was born July 3, 1845, son of Philip G. and Sophia (Orth) IIenninger, both natives of Germany, the former born in Bavaria, October 20, 1813, and the latter May 9, 1823. They were married in Cuyahoga county, Ohio, and after their marriage settled in Parma township, where she has since re- sided, his death having occurred July 15, 1892. They reared eight children, whose names are as follows: Helen, John, Henry R., Louisa, Emma, Laura, Julia and Mary.
Henry R. Henninger was married here, No- vember 21, 1876, to Miss Margaret L. Uhinck, danghter of William and Margaret M. (Boyer) Uhinek. Her parents, both natives of Ger- many, came to Cuyahoga county, Ohio, about the year 1848 and settled in Parma township, where her mother died March 6, 1887. They had six children, of whom Mrs. Henninger was the third. She was born in Parma township, Jannary 21, 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Honninger
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are the parents of eight children, seven of whom are living: William P., Edwin J., Carl II., Arthur J., Elma M. S., Oscar A. and Roman G. IIarvey J. died in infancy.
As already stated, Mr. Hemninger is ranked with the prosperons farmers of the township. He owns a hundred aeres of fine land, and has it well improved with good buildings, etc. Ile affiliates with the Democratic party, and has always taken an active part in political affairs. lle has filled several of the township offices, has served as Justice of the Peace for twelve years, and in all the positions to which he has been ealled he has performed his duty with the strictest fidelity. In church work he also takes a prominent and active part, being a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
AMES PRESTON, one of the well-known farmers of Strongsville township, Cuya- hoga county, Ohio, dates his birth in county Armagh, Ireland, early in the '30s. Ile spent his youthful days on his native isle, and in 1855, upon reaching manhood, emi- grated to America. From that time up to the present he has made his home in Strongsville township, and since his marriage, which oe- curred two years after his arrival here, he has lived on his present farm. Ile owns eighty- three acres of land, well improved and under a high state of cultivation, and the buildings and general surroundings of the place are indicative of the thrift and prosperity that have attended Mr. Preston's earnest efforts.
Mr. Preston was married in this township, November 16, 1857, to Mrs. Sylvia C. (Kelly) Meacham, widow of Stephen Meacham, Jr., who died here in 1851. Mr. and Mrs. Meacham had six children, two of whom are living, viz .: Iney and Marquis. Mr. and Mrs. Preston have one son, Francis J., who married . Miss Ida M. Brown and resides in Strongsville township.
Mr. Preston is a public-spirited and pro- gressive man. He is generons in his support
of the gospel and of all worthy causes. In- deed, any measure that has for its object the welfare of his community is sure to find in him a hearty supporter. He has served three years as Township Trustee, and has also filled the office of School Director.
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