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The Hoose family residence is at Twin Lakes.
Harry W. Hopp
Harry William Hopp, oldest son of Harry William Hopp, Sr. and Mabel Curtis Hopp, was born March 13, 1909 at Titusville, Pa. but early moved to North Ridgeville, Ohio. Graduating from the high school there in 1927, he attended Baldwin Wallace College in Berea.
Early interested in aviation, he enlisted in the 112th Observation Squadron of the Ohio National Guard, Novem- ber 25, 1932, then based at Cleveland Airport. For five years he operated gasoline stations for Standard Oil in Berea.
March 26, 1937 he married Miss Roberta Churchward of Columbia Station, Ohio. Two years later he became a United Airlines pilot, based at Chicago.
He was called into active duty in World War II early in March, 1942. He was sent immediately to the China-Burma area, and flew the "hump" route for a year, then transferred to the Middle East campaign in North Africa. As plans for the invasion of Europe developed, he was sent to England as chief of air transportation for the Ninth Air Force. In 1944 he commanded the first air transport group of the Ninth Air Force, seeing service in France, Belgium, and Nuremburg, Germany. After 39 months of overseas duty, Colonel Hopp returned to civilian life.
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He became chief pilot for General Motors in Detroit, and personal pilot for C. E. Wilson, then president of General Motors, later Secretary of Defense.
In 1949 he came to Kent, buying out City Pontiac and establishing Hopp Pontiac, Inc. on West Main Street.
Two years later he was again called into active duty when the Korean War broke out. He left Kent in October, 1950 and headed the 433rd Troop Carrier Wing that went into training at Donaldson Air Base in S.C. He again went overseas in July 1951 to Rhine Mair Air Base in Germany. Mrs. Hopp and three-year old Susan Kathryn accompanied him on this tour of duty.
The Hopps returned to Kent in July, 1952, and shortly after the arrival of their second child, Elizabeth Ann, moved into their Beech Drive home.
He is a member of the Elks, Masonic Order Tadmore Shrine of Akron, and a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Horning
Charles Andrew Horning was born February 15, 1890, being the son of John and Eva (Bauer) Horning.
After attending Breakneck district school he followed farming until 1912.
On August 14, 1912, he married Gladys Ellen Caldwell. To them four children were born. These are Robert Charles; Rita, now Mrs. Wm. Mc- Kibben; Esther Jean; and Nancy Joann, now Mrs. L. G. Sonnenberg.
In February of 1914, Mr. Horning purchased the Eckert Livery Stable, which was then located where the First Federal bank now stands. He was then engaged in livery and auto work until 1917. In that year he went into the moving and general trucking business and in 1926 added coal sales and ready mixed concrete. This business still takes his attention in association with his son, Robert.
In 1922 Mr. Horning was elected to the Kent City Council and served one term. In 1937 he was appointed by Mayor W. I. Harvey to be city service director and served three years in that office. In 1940 he was elected County Com- missioner and served three terms successively. In 1954 he was again elected for a four year term.
Mr. Horning belongs to the Elks Club, the Eagles and St. Patrick's Church, Kent.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford J. Horning
Clifford Joseph Horning was born on a farm in Franklin Township, Dec. 8, 1886. He was the son of John and Eva (Bauer) Horning. He attended the local schools until the age of fifteen when he went to work for the old Seneca Chain Co., working as a chain maker for six years. He was then employed by the Davey Tree Expert Co. for a period of eight years, his work covering several states from Maine to Texas.
In 1916 he moved to Marietta, Ohio, where he was employed as a chain maker by the Marietta Chain Co. He remained there until 1919 when he returned to Kent and purchased the coal and building supply business of L. A. Wilt. This he conducted until 1946, over a period of 27 years, when he sold to his son, Richard.
On Nov. 21, 1910, he was married to Hazel Marie Wonsetler, daughter of Cyrus B. and Mahola Nogal Wonsetler. Mr. Wonsetler was a wood worker for the Kent Carriage Works,
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Mr. and Mrs. Clifford J. Horning
later operating a blacksmith shop for several years.
Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Horning - John Leroy, Clifford Joseph and Rich- ard Charles. In 1937 Mr. Horning purchased acreage and planted a citrus grove in Florida, which has since grown to one of considerable size. Mr. and Mrs. Horning now spend a large portion of their time at Zephyrhills, Florida, re- turning to Kent in summers.
Mr. Horning is a member of the Knights of Columbus, B.P.O.E. Mrs. Horning belongs to the Em- blem Club and C. D. of A. Both are members of Kent St. Patrick's church.
Richard C. Horning
Richard Charles Horning was born in Marietta, Ohio, April 24, 1918. He was the son of Clifford J. and Hazel Marie (Wonsetler) Horning.
In his childhood the family came to Kent and he obtained his education in St. Patrick's parochial school, Central and Roosevelt High, graduating in 1936.
After that he worked for his father in the coal and builders supply business until 1945, when he took over his father's interests entirely.
Mr. Horning was married to Audrey Laura Bramlett of Akron in December, 1952. She was the daughter of Walter and Bertie Bramlett of Akron. To them three children were born-Janet Ruth, Laura Ann and Richard, Jr.
In 1955 the coal business was discontinued entirely after a period of forty years in the same location. Entire attention was then given to the building supplies trade. Building sup- plies of all kinds were handled, including ready mixed con- crete. The firm is also contractor for driveways, basement walls, swimming pools and the like.
Mr. Horning is a member of the Lions Club, Eagles, Elks and Twin Lakes Country Club. His special hobby is boating and he belongs to the Sandusky Yacht Club and the U. S. power squadrons.
Robert J. Horning
Robert John Horning was born October 10, 1900, in a house located on what is now known as Horning Road. He was the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Jacobs) Horning. He attended the Breakneck district school, St. Patrick's school and Kent State Normal high school.
Mr. Horning worked on his father's farm until April, 1922, when he went to the Michigan State Auto School. He then went to the Packard automobile factory and Oakland
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and Packard service stations for a total of three years. On June 27, 1922, he was married to Dessie Irene Mc- Grath in Wyandotte, Mich. In August, 1924, they moved to Wyandotte where Mr. Horning went into the contracting business with his father-in-law. In the following year they moved to their present location on Horning Road, where he now resides.
A daughter was born to the couple Dec. 11, 1923- Kathryn Ann, now Mrs. John Perkowski of Kent. There are two grandchildren, Linda Ann and Robert John. Since 1925 he has done general farming with special attention to dairying.
In March, 1941, Mr. Horning was appointed to fill the unexpired term of his father as township. trustee. He was elected to the same office in 1945 and still retains it.
He was also chairman of the Franklin Township soil conservation committee in November, 1941, now the Agricul- tural Stabilization Committee. He is now serving as chairman of the county committee.
He belongs to the Knights of Columbus and St. Patrick's church.
Frank C. Hull
Frank Carlton Hull was born October 21, 1897, in Waterford, Erie County, Penna., son of Thomas D. and Harriet (Phillips) Hull. He was one of four children, one brother and two sisters. His father had been a school teacher but was now the co-proprietor of Hull Brother's General Store.
Frank received his education in Waterford Academy, but voluntary enlistment in the U. S. Army for World War I interrupted his senior year. He served overseas with Co. A., the 112th Infantry, 28th Division, participating in the action at Chateau Thierry, Meuse-Argon- ne, Feimes-Fi St. Mihiel. After his discharge from service with the rank of sergeant, he completed his secondary edu- cation, studied for the Bar in Cleveland and received his law degree from Baldwin-Wallace College.
He then accepted a position as personal injury claim adjustor with the Erie Railroad at Youngstown, O. In 1926 he was promoted to division claim agent at Kent. When the Erie shops were moved from Kent, he decided to stay in Kent and start the practice of law. The Second World War inter- rupted this practice. In 1937, he helped organize the first unit of the Ohio National Guard to be located in Kent. The unit was activated in October of 1940 to Federal service and sent to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, where he served as battalion commander.
Returning to Kent, he resumed the practice of law where he is presently the senior partner of the firm of Hull and Williams.
He is the father of two sons, Stewart and Dean, both of Kent. Stewart is a salesman for W. W. Reed and Son, Realtors; Dean being the present commander of the same national guard unit that his father headed.
Mr. Hull is now married to the former Eleanor Tobin of Garrettsville. They live at Twin Lakes.
He is a member of Christ Episcopal Church; the American Bar Association, state and
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county; Past President of the Portage County Bar Association; Past Commander of the American Legion Post 496; Past Chef De Gare of LaSociete Des 40 Hommes Et 8 Chevaux, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Past Exalted Ruler of the Kent Lodge of Elks 1377; the Masons, Tadmor Temple of Akron; Tadmor Temple Oriental Band; Past President of Portage Shrine Club; the Kent State University Downtown Boosters Club; the University Club in Akron; and Twin Lakes Country Club.
Andrew R. Hynton
Andrew Robert Hynton, was born July 13, 1893, in Northfield, Ohio, one of twelve children of John and Anna Cassidy Hynton, who moved to Kent in 1899. He was educated in Kent schools.
He was first employed in the old Kent Chain Works and the Lamson & Session Co.
A World War I veteran, he enlisted on May 26, 1918, trained at Camp Gordon, serving with Co. F, 47th Infantry, Fourth Division. He left for overseas July 22, 1918, taking part in the Argonne offensive, later serving with the Army of Occupation, being discharged August 4th, 1919. He was a member of Portage Post 496, American Legion, and Captain Brady Post 3079, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Standing Rock Aerie 1204, and F.O.E.
After returning from service he was employed with the Erie Railroad until he entered the employe of the Twin Coach Co., May 24, 1921, where he worked in the trim department and later in the sub-assembly department.
Active in Local 40, United Auto Workers, CIO at Twin Coach, Mr. Hynton held many offices, President, Grievance Chairman; serving on the Executive Board for many years, and acting as National Delegate at Atlantic City.
Mr. Hynton was married March 23, 1927, to Mary Frances Austin, daughter of Garfield and Anna Antill Austin. They have two children, Mrs. Robert P. (Mary Frances) Hogan and Andrew Robert, Jr.
Mr. Hynton died January 27th, 1948, at his home at 619 W. Main St., Kent.
James Imperial
James Imperial was born in Parti Nico Province, near Palmero, Sicily, March 9, 1898. His parents were Leonard and Frances Imperial. He attended local schools there and worked for his father in the care of an olive grove, the bulk of which product was pressed into olive oil.
In 1912 Mr. Imperial came to Marion, Ohio, and started selling fruit, selling bananas and other fruit from house to house. At the age of 18 he was employed by the Erie Rail- road as section hand at Marion, later attaining a foremanship. He came to Kent in 1917, continuing his work as foreman for the railroad.
In 1926 he started in the produce business with his wife working with him, until 1928 when he began to devote his entire time to this business and adding groceries and meats.
On April 25, 1925, he was married to Vera Elizabeth Arganti, daughter of Marco and Mary Arganti of Kent. Four children were born to them. These are Frances Marie, now
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Mrs. Edmund J. Leslie; Mary Jean, now Mrs. Robert Weiss; Katherine May, now Mrs. Ronald Lee Gardner; and JoAnn Lucille.
Mr. Imperial obtained his citizenship at Ravenna in 1943.
He was a member of St. Patrick's Church in Kent and passed away, Sept. 5, 1945.
Byron Henry Jacob, M.D.
Byron Henry Jacob was born Dec. 18, 1865 on a farm near Norwich, Ont. Canada. He was the son of William Francis and Olivia (Coote) Jacob, of Scotch-Irish ancestry.
Byron H. Jacob assisted his father on the farm until he was 26 years old. He wanted to be a doctor and when his father gave him a farm he promptly sold it and used the money for his education. Lacking a high school education it was necessary for him to enter school with boys and girls half his age. He made rapid progress and was admitted to Trinity Medical College, (now University of Toronto) where he graduated with a degree of M.D.C.M.
After graduation he came to the United States, and soon became a naturalized U. S. citizen. He located in Birm- ingham, Ohio. In 1902 he moved to Kent where he practiced his profession of physican and surgeon until he retired in 1919.
Dr. Jacob married Rebecca Wilson of Toronto, Canada. To them were born two children, B. Harold Jacob of Ravenna, O .; and Lila Jacob Martsch of Burbank, Calif.
Dr. Jacob was a member of the Methodist Church. And he served as a director of The City Bank for about 20 years.
After retiring he moved to Florida, but returned to Kent to visit each summer until his death in 1949.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Jacobs
Carl M. Jacobs was born in Kent, August 22, 1899. He was the son of Fred and
Margaret (Knapp) Jacobs.
He attended the Kent public schools and later Kent Normal school as it was then known.
On October 21, 1925, he was married to Genevieve Irene Bahl. Three children were born to them. These are Mary Lou, now Mrs. Louis Horning; Frederick C. and Robert M. Jacobs.
After reaching maturity Mr. Jacobs learned the machinist trade and followed this for a period of 25 years, working in various es- tablishments, until 1940, when he was employed by his father in his
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paint, wall paper and picture framing business. In 1942, he succeded his father in the operation of the business, which had been established in 1895. He conducts this business today.
Mr. Jacobs lives at 657 Longmere, Kent, and he attends St. Patrick's church.
Eben S. Johnson
Eben S. Johnson was born in Shalersville, Portage County, March 23, 1847, the young- est son of Ebenezer and Annis Stoddard Johnson. His paternal grandfather, Sylvester Johnson, was a farmer at Rutland, Vt. and his maternal grandfather Stoddard was a native of New Hampshire who settled in Freedom township in 1834 and afterward moved to Iowa.
Eben Johnson's family came to Kent when he was ten years old. At the age of seventeen he entered business life as a clerk in the meat and grocery store of his brother Alonzo. Later, he formed a partnership with his nephew, Will John- son. Altogether, he was in the grocery and meat business in Kent 48 years. After his death this business was continued by his son Frank, who later moved with his family to Glendale, Cal. Will Johnson later became Dr. William A. Johnson, who practiced dentistry in Kent until his death Oct. 24, 1942.
Eben Johnson first married Minnie Brewster and to them two sons were born, Frank W. and W. A. Johnson. The mother subsequently died.
On August 21, 1887, Mr. Johnson married Anna Christ- ian. To them were born three children. These were Howard C. Johnson, now in the celery and produce business; Anna Beckley, who lives in Akron; and Annis Stevens, who lives in Cleveland. Ann Christian Johnson passed away Aug. 23, 1892.
In 1901, Eben Johnson married Mary J. Price. They had one child, a daughter, now Rhea Johnson Merrell.
Eben Johnson has four grandchildren-Florence Johnson, William A. Stevens, Jeanette Beckley and Edwin Neal Merrell.
Isadore I. Kastin
Isadore I. Kastin was born April 20, 1899, in Pinczow, Poland, son of Joshua and Pearl Kolatacy Kastin. Since there were no public schools there at that time, his education was received mainly from private tutors. In 1912, he emigrated to America, alone.
After some time in the East he came to Cleveland in 1916. There he attended high school. Later he attended Oberlin College and Cleveland College of Western Reserve University. About 1921 he entered the lumber business under the name of the Kastin Sash and Door Co., continuing until 1932.
In 1933 he went into the wholesale meat business under the name of Great Lakes Packing Co. In 1948 he came to Kent, Ohio, as half owner of the Kent Provision Co., which conducts an extensive business in meats throughout the entire area including Akron, Cleveland and nearby places.
On Feb. 27, 1933, Mr. Kastin married Ruth Ardang, who bore him two sons, Abba and Paul. Mrs. Kastin passed away in 1944.
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In Cleveland Mr. Kastin was vice-president of the "Better School Association of Cleve- land Heights", and was co-chairman of the Jewish Welfare Drive, food division, of Greater Cleveland. He is a member of the Kent Rotary Club and was chairman of the Golden Anniversary of International Rotary and was also a member of the executive board and chairman of various committees of the organization.
In Cleveland he was the 1946-47 president of the J.Y.F., which embraces all Jewish organizations of Greater Cleveland.
Mr. Kastin received his citizenship papers in Cleveland,
Robert G. Katzenmeyer
Robert G. Katzenmeyer was born July 2, 1915 in Kent, Ohio, being the only child of Phillip and Jessie (Shuman) Katzenmeyer.
Robert received his education in the Kent Public Schools and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1932. He then entered Kent State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1937.
In 1954 he received his Master of Business Adminis- tration degree from Kent State University and was awarded a Certified Public Accountant certificate by the State Board of Accountancy in the same year.
In 1947 Mr. Katzenmeyer established a public ac- counting practice in Kent. In 1954 he was named Clerk- Treasurer of the Kent City Board of Education and held this position as a part-time adjunct to his public accounting practice. In the same year he became a part-time instructor of federal taxation and auditing at the University of Akron Evening College.
Mr. Katzenmeyer was married in 1948 to Betty Cole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cole of Akron, Ohio. To them was born one child, Jerry Lee Katzenmeyer in 1949.
Robert is an active member of the Kent Methodist Church and serves on its Official Board and Commission on Finance. He is affiliated with Rockton Lodge F. and A. M., Ancient and Accepted Order of Scottish Rite and the Shrine. He is a long time member of Kiwanis and the Chamber of Commerce. Professional affiliations include: The Amer- ican Institute of Accountants, Ohio Society of CPA's., National Association of Cost Ac- countants and American Association of School Business Officials.
The Zenas Kent Family
Of the early business men of the county, none arrived at greater stature than Zenas Kent. Best remembered for his business operations in Kent, he was long active in Ravenna and actually lived there longer than in any other place.
He was born in Middletown, Conn., in 1786, where he married Pamela Lewis. First a carpenter he came to Ravenna in 1815 by way of Mantua and Hudson, becoming partner in the Oviatt & Kent store. The venture was successful but Mr. Kent engaged in other activities as well, such as building a new court house and jail. The store became Kent & Brewster, running until 1850 when Mr. Kent came to Franklin Mills. He bought many acres of land and water rights, established Kent's flouring mill, a tannery, a cotton mill and other businesses. He became president of the Kent National Bank and treasurer of the A. & G. W. railroad, promoted by his son. He died in 1865 and is buried in Cleveland. He was the father of thirteen children.
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Born in Ravenna Sept. 21, 1816, Marvin Kent was educated in Ravenna and in academies at Tallmadge and Claridon. He then became associated with his father, Zenas Kent, in his store, showing great aptitude for business. He then looked after his father's business interests in Frankling Mills, including the flouring mill, tannery and other shops, and in building. He married Maria Stewart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Stewart of Franklin Mills. His greatest achievement was the promotion of the railroad which later became the A. & G. W., now the Erie. Of this he was president many years. He brought the railroad repair shops to Kent, a source of prosperity for many years. Honoring the Kent family, the name of the town was changed to Kent in 1867. In 1865 Marvin Kent succeeded his father as president of the Kent National Bank and in 1867 he was elected to the Ohio State Senate. He had one son, William Stewart. Mr. Kent died in 1908.
William S. Kent was born in 1847. He was a merchant and for many years was publisher of the Kent Courier. When his father, Marvin, died in 1908, he succeeded him as head of the Kent National Bank. Mr. Kent's first wife was Kittie North, who died in an accident in 1875. He then married Mary Logan Pearson. Mr. Kent was largely instrumental in securing Kent State Normal School for the town. He died in 1923.
Francis J. Kerwin
Francis Joseph Kerwin was born February 4, 1901, at Cleveland, Ohio, being the only son of William F. and Elizabeth (Quinn) Kerwin, and the eldest of four children. His maternal grand-father, William Quinn, helped build the old Erie Shops in Kent.
When he was six years of age, the family moved to Kent, where Francis has lived since. He received his edu- cation in the local parochial school, then graduated from Kent State High School, and from Actual Business College. He then engaged in business as a rubber manufacturing cost accountant, and later as estimator and manager in the retail lumber business.
In 1934, he was appointed as Kent Safety Director, and later, in April, 1936, he was appointed to the position as City Auditor, which he now holds.
Mr. Kerwin was married in 1927 to Margaret Jane Reed, of Lowellville, Ohio, a graduate of Kent State Normal School, and presently first grade teacher at Brimfield Township School. To them was born a daughter, Mary Jane, a graduate of KSU. Mary Jane is now married to Robert J. Koch, who with their three children reside in Cuyahoga Falls.
Mr. Kerwin is a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Third and Fourth Degrees of Knights of Columbus, Eagles and Moose Clubs, Wranglers' Club, Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Municipal Finance Officers Assn., and is Treasurer of Kent Camp Fire Girls. His chief interest, outside of his family, is in athletic sports of every nature.
Emmet J. Kline
Emmet J. Kline was born in Franklin Township February 7, 1885. He was the son of Jacob and Amanda (Brown) Kline.
At an early age his parents moved to Brimfield where he secured his education in the district schools and Brimfield High School, from which he graduated in 1903.
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He then helped his father on the farm. At the age of 15 he operated a milk route in Kent for his father and later ran it himself.
In March, 1910, he moved to Kent and started a grocery, which business he is still operating with his sons, Francis and Maurice, associated with him.
On October 19, 1915, Mr. Kline was married to Julia F. McMahon, whose parents were natives of County Clare, Ireland. To them three children were born-Francis J., Ralph C. and Maurice H.
Mr. Kline served six years on the Kent City council and during this period the Kent Sanitary Sewer system and Dis- posal Plant were installed.
He is a member of the K. of C. and St. Patrick's Church and has been active in community affairs. He is a trustee of the Portage County Historical Society and is biography man- ager of the present Portage County History.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Kline
Francis J. Kline was born in Kent, October 12, 1917, son of Emmet J. and Julia McMahon Kline.
His early education was received in St. Patrick's Parochial School and he later entered Kent State University School, graduating in 1936. During this period he worked in his father's grocery store and later was associated with his father and brother in the same business.
Mr. Kline married Edith Louise Brown August 18, 1941. She was the daughter of Howard O. and Gladys (Keirns) Brown, born Nov. 11, 1917, in Athens County, Ohio, and coming to Kent in 1937. She graduated from Kent State Uni- versity in 1941. They have two daughters-Mary Grace and Mar- cella Joanne.
Mr. Kline is a member of the Knights of Columbus and Retail Grocers Association. Mrs. Kline belongs to the Kent Business and Professional Women's Club, Wo- man's Club of Kent, Travelers Club and Federated Democratic Women of Portage County and has served as Clerk of Council, City of Kent. She is active in church and community affairs. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kline are members of St. Patrick's Church of Kent.
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