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Garrettsville, Ohio, 1908-1911; Supt.
schools, Conncaut, Ohio, 1912- Socs.
and clubs: F. & A. M., Blue Lodge and Chapter, Garrettsville, O .; Council, Con- neaut Chamber Commerce; Colonial Club (Conneaut. O.). Congregationalist. Home address: 329 Monroe St., Conneaut, O.
WILLIS, FRANK BARTLETTE, ex-Gov- ernor; born, Lewis Center. Ohio. Dec. 28, 1871; son of Jay B. Willis and Lavinia A. (Buell) Willis; educated: Ohio North- ern Univ. College degrees: A. B., 1893: A. M .. 1904: LL. B .. 1906. Married, Allie Dustin, July 19, 1894. Prof. of History and Economics, Ohio Northern Univ .; then Prof. of Law of same Univ .; admitted to bar in 1906: member Ohio House of Representatives, 1900-1904; member 62nd and 63rd Congresses, 1911-1915. Sth Ohio Dist .; elected Governor of Ohio, fall. of 1914, term 2 yrs .; candidate for re-elec- tion, 1916. Republican. Home address: Delaware. O.
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WILLOCK, CURTIS MOORE, Manufactur- er; born, Pittsburgh. Pa., Dec. 17. 1875; son of Samuel Moore Willock and Linda (Haines) Willock; educated: Pittsburgh high school; East Liberty Academy, Pitts- burgh, Pa .; Princeton Univ .; Harvard Univ., Law Sch. College degrees: A. B., 1896; LL. B .. 1899. Married, Mary Car- ter Stevenson. May 3. 1900. Admitted to bar at Pittsburgh, Pa., 1900; practiced law at Pittsburgh until 1904: Pres. The American Steel Package Co., Defiance, O., 1904 -; Pres. The Superior Oxygen Co., Defiance, O .; Pres. The Superior Oxygen Co., Pittsburgh, Pa .; Dir. The Waverly Oil Works Co .. Pittsburgh, Pa .; Dir. The Superior Oxygen Companies of New York, Illinois and Missouri. Socs. and clubs: Cannon Club of Princeton Univ .; Nassau Club, Princeton, N. J .; Univ. Club of Pittsburgh, Pa .; Univ. Club of Chi- cago; Princeton Club of New York. Home address: Defiance, O.
WILLYS, JOHN NORTH, Pres. The Willys- Overland Co .; born, Canandaigua, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1873; son of David Smith Willys and Lydia (North) Willys; educated: Canandaigua, N. Y. Married, Isabel Irene Van Wie, Dec. 1. 1897. Began in bicycle business. Canandaigua, 1890; removed to Elmira. N. Y .. and organized the Elmira Arms Co., also engaged in selling auto- mobiles on an extensive scale; purchased the Indianapolis plant of the Overland Automobile Co .. 1907, and two years later purchased the Pope Toledo plant at To- ledo; Pres. The Willys-Overland. Toledo, Ohio, 1909 --: owns one of most valu- able collections of oil paintings in Ohio. Socs. and clubs: Union League (New York); Columbia (Indianapolis); (Pres.) Toledo Club; Toledo Country Club; In- Verness Country Club; Bankers' Club of America; Greenwich Country Club (Green- wich, Conn.): Midwick Country Club; California Club; Crags Country Club (Los Angeles, Cal.). Presbyterian. Home address: 2210 Robinwood Ave .. Toledo, O.
WILMOT, CHARLES A., Attorney; born, Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 22, 1875; son of Frank A. Wilmot and Anna L. (Brewster) Wilmot; educated: Claridon Dist. Sch .; Burton high school: Chardon high school; Ohio State Univ. (Grad.). 1900. Married, Mabel L. Shaw. Sept. 12. 1906. Practicing attorney in Geauga Co .. 16 yrs .; justice of the peace, two terms, Chardon, O .; pros- ecuting attorney, one term; re-elected, 1916 --. Socs. and clubs: Chardon Lodge. K. of P. Joined Claridon Congregational Church at 17 yrs. of age. Home address: Chardon, O.
WILSHIRE, JOSEPH, Business Manager; born, Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 18, 1880; son of J. W. Wilshire and Ada (Van Hamm) Wilshire; educated: Cincinnati public schools. Married, Helen Seely, Aug. 6, 1907. Entered the employ of the Fleisch- man Co. as packer of yeast; in 1898 he became clerk; in 1902 traveling salesman; in 1907 was made assistant manager and in 1909 became manager of same, which position he now holds. Socs. and clubs: Queen City Club; Business Men's Club; Country Club; Cincinnati Gymnasium: The Pillars. Home address: 2219 Grandin Rd., Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, O.
WILSON. CALVIN -DILL, Clrgym .- Author; born, Baltimore, Md., July 12, 1857; son of (Rev.) Thomas Brown Wilson and Mar- garet (Saunders) Wilson; educated: Wash- ington and Jefferson Coll., 1876; Western Theol. Seminary, Allegheny, Pa., 1876-79. College degrees: D. D., Union Christian Coll., Merom, Ind., 1899. Married. Marv Alicia Webster. Oct. 23, 1889. Licensed
by Presbytery of Pittsburgh, Apr. 1, 1878; ordained by Presbytery of Chester. May, 1880; pastor Atglen. Pa .. 1879-1883; Church- ville, Md., 1883-1893; Franklin, O., 1893- 1903; Glendale, O., 1903 ---. Author: Bible Boys and Girls (with J. K. Reeve), 1896; The Child's Don Quixote, 1901; The Story of the Cid, for Young People, 1901; The Flight of the Hebrews (with J. K. Reeve), 1902; Making the Most of Ourselves, first series, 1905: second series. 1909; Black Masters, 1905: The Faery Queene, for Young People, 1906; Chaucer, for Young People, 1906; Negroes Who Owned Slaves, 1911; Working One's Way Through Col- lege and University, 1912. Essays, Poems, Stories in many magazines and news- papers. Socs. and clubs: S. A. R .; Phi Gamma Delta. Home address: Fountain Ave., Glendale, Ohio.
WILSON, CHARLES GRANVILLE, Attor- ney; born, Fremont, Ohio, June 27, 1846; son of James W. Wilson and Nancy E. (Justice) Wilson; educated: Fremont pub- lic schools; Kenyon Coll., Gambier, Ohio; Harvard Coll., Cambridge, Mass. College degrees: A. B .; A. M .; LL. B. Married, Cornelia L. Amsden, Sept. 6, 1876. Prac- ticing attorney-at-law, Toledo, O., and adjoining counties, 1871 -; Pres. First Nat. Bank, Fremont, O., 1895 -; Dir. Fremont Savings Bank. Socs. and clubs: Toledo Club; Country Club; Toledo Com- merce Club; Masonic Order, K. T., Shrine, 32d degree; Alpha Delta Phi Frat .; Fre- mont Chamber of Commerce. Home ad- dress: 104 Prescott St., Toledo, O.
WILSON, DELONZA TATE, born, Clin- ton, North Carolina. August 1. 1862; son of Elisha Moore Wilson and Martha 'Ann (Carrol) Wilson; educated: Univ. of N. C .; Vanderbilt Univ .; Univ. of Chicago. College degrees: A. B., 1887; M. A., 1896; Ph. D., 1905. Instr. in Astronomy, Univ. of Cincinnati, 1901-1903; Asst. Prof. of Math. and Astronomy, Case School of Ap- plied Science, 1903-1911; Assoc. Prof., 1912 -. Socs. and clubs: Am. Assn. for the Advancement of Science; Am. Mathe- matical Soc .; Am. Astronomical Soc .; Math. Assn. of America; Soc. of Sigma Xi. Methodist Episcopal Church. Home address: Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, O.
WILSON, EDWARD JAMES, Physician- Surgeon; born, Licking Co., Ohio, Aug. 9, 1855; son of Philip Wilson and Jane (Dun- can) Wilson; educated: Denison Univ .; Long Island Coll. Hosp. College degrees:
M. D. Married, Sarah J. Tudor, 1882. Former Asst. Phys., Columbus State Hosp .; Prof. of Obstetrics, Starling Med. Coll., 1892-1900; practicing physician and surgeon; former member State Med. Bd .; former member Columbus Bd. of Educa- tion. Socs. and clubs: Columbus Acad. of Medicine; Columbus Country Club. Episcopal Church. Home address: 594 E. Town St., Columbus, O.
WILSON, EUGENE TRIMBLE, Retired Army Officer; born, Canaan Twp., Madi- son. Co., Ohio, Oct. 31, 1841; son of Thomas B. Wilson and Elizabeth (Trimble) Wil- son; educated: Lafayette schools; O. W. Univ .: West Point Military Acad. Began his military career as a second lieutenant in the First Artillery at San Francisco in 1SS9; from 1898 to 1899 was at San- tiago, Cuba; from 1899 to 1901 aid to Gen. Shafter: in 1908 was sent to Panama where he remained until 1914; retired July 24, 1891. with rank of Lieut .- Col .; is now engaged in breeding Shropshire Sheep. Socs. and clubs: Masons. Home address: R. D. No. 3, London, O.
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WILSON, FRAZER ELLS, Merchant; born, Ansonia, Ohio, Sept. 10, 1871; son of Augustus N. Wilson and Sarah Catherine (Niswonger) Wilson; educated: Green- Ville common school; Grad. Greenville (Ohio) high school, 1890; Ohio Wes. Univ. (1890-1); Oberlin Coll., Jan. to June, 1898. Married, Pearle Larimer, June 7, 1904. member firm A. N. Wilson & Sons, Green- ville, O., 1892 -; city Treas., Greenville, O., 1912-13; clerk Bd. Education, 1916 --- curator public museum since organization; Financial Secy. I. O. O. F. Lodge, 1914 -; published : "Treaty of Greenville," 1894 (local history); "Peace of Mad Anthony," 1909; edited and compiled "History of Darke Co., Ohio," 1914; contributed articles to Quarterly of Ohio Archeological & Hist., Ohio magazines, etc. Socs. and clubs: I. O. O. F .; Greenville 1list. Soc .; Ohio Hist. Soc .; life member Ft. Recovery Memorial Assn .; Treaty City Teachers' Club. Republican. Reformed Church. Home address: 633 Wayne Ave., Green- ville, O.
WILSON, GEORGE HENRY, Dentist; born, Painesville, Ohio, March 3, 1855; son of (Dr.) David C. Wilson and Marion (Flan- ders) Wilson; educated: high school, Painesville, O .; Univ. Mich. College de- grees: D. D. S., 1878. Married, Kittie Cooley, Jan. 1, 1880. Practiced dentistry, Painesville, O., 1878-1891; removed to Cleveland, O., resumed practice, 1891 -: Prof. Clin. Prosthetic Dentistry, Cleveland Univ. Med. and Surg., 1891-2; Prof. Pros- thetic Dentistry and Metallurgy, Western Reserve Univ., 1892-1904; an editor Den- tist's Magazine. 1906-9. Author: Manual of Dental Prosthetics, 1911; chapter on Vulcanized Rubber as a Base for Artifi- cial Dentures, in Turner's Am. Text-Book of Prosthetic Dentistry, 1907; also many papers and articles in dental journals. Socs. and clubs: Nat. Dental Assn .: 1st Pres. Cleveland Dental Library Assn .: Pres. Northern Ohio Dental Assn., 1887: Ohio State Dental Assn .. 1893; Cleveland Dental Soc., 1897; Delta Sigma Delta Frat. Home address: 1103 W. Forest Rd .. Clif- ton Park, Lakewood. Ohio.
WILSON, HIRAM ROY, College Professor; born, Hamden, O., Sept. 12, 1874; son of Horace Carter Wilson and Naomi Cath- erine (Bishop) Wilson; educated: public Schs. (Hamden. O.); Ohio Univ. (Athens, O.): Cornell Univ. (Ithaca, N. Y.); Univ. Chicago. College degrees: A. B., 1896: A. M., 1897; Litt. D., 1911. Married, Flor- enee MI. Craig. Oct. 31. 1901. Teacher Ohio Univ., Athens, O .. 1896-1905; Prof. English, Ohio Univ., 1905- Author: Teacher's Manual of English Grammar and Analysis; editor. edition of Silas Mar- ner; contributor, various magazines and American College Society of New York. Socs. and clubs: Secy. Northern Division of Delta Tau Delta, 1895; Speech-Arts Assn .; Masonic Order; K. P .; Delta Tau Delta. Presbyterian. Home address: 34 Elmwood Place, Athens, O.
WILSON, IDA M., Physician; born, Mt. Vernon, Ohio; daughter of Henry Colt Wilson and Sarah Ann (Johnson) Wil- son; educated: Mt. Vernon; Columbus; New York. College degrees: M. D. Prac- titioner of Medicine, 1896-1916; Ohio State Univ., Med. Dept .; Pres. of General Prac- titioners' Med. Soc., 1909; Pres. Woman's Med. Club. 1915-1916: Pres. of Business Woman's Club. 1910. Socs. and clubs: Columbus Acad. of Med .; Gen. Practi- tioners Med. Soc .; Woman's Med. Club; Ohio State Med. Soc .: Am. Med. Assn .: Federation of Woman's Clubs: Woman's Ohio State Univ. Alumni Club. Protes-
tant Episcopal Church. Home address: 1562 N. High St., Columbus, O.
WILSON, JOSEPH HARVEY, Physician- Surgeon; born, Carroll Co., Ohio; son of Isaac H. Wilson and Mary A. (Cessna) Wilson; educated: public school. College degrees: Cleveland Homeop. Hospital Col- lege, 1871. Married, Ella Emery, Nov. 12, 1871. Member of Pension Board. Socs. and clubs: Am. Med. Assn .; Ohio State Med. Soc .; Logan Co. Med. Soc .; Am. Inst. of Homeop .; Ohio State Homeop. Med. Soc .; Montgomery Homeop. Med. Soc. Presbyterian. Home address: Belle- fontaine, Ohio.
WILSON, JUSTICE, Attorney; born, Tole- do. Ohio, May 12, 1881; son of Charles G. Wilson and Cornelia Louise ( Amsden) Wilson; educated: Toledo public schools; Lawrenceville school; Yale Univ .; Univ. Mich. College degrees: Yale, A. B., 1901; LL. B., Univ. of Mich., 1907. Married, Marian Lee Sneath, Jan. 30, 1909. Ad- mitted to Ohio bar, 1907; engaged in practice of law. Toledo, Ohio, with firm Tyler, Tyler, Kumler & Wilson, 1909; ap- pointed assistant attorney general Ohio. 1910; general counsel and assistant general manager T. F. & E. Electric Ry. Co., 1910-1912; formed partnership with U. G. Denman, under firm name Denman & Wil- son, 1912~, Toledo, O. Socs. and clubs: Sanford L. Collins, F. & A. M .; Ft. Meigs Chapter; Toledo Council; Toledo Com- mandery, K. T .; Toledo Consistory, 32d degree; The Toledo Club; Toledo Country Club; Commerce Club; Alpha Delta Phi; Scroll & Key (Yale); Phi Delta Phi (Univ. Mich.). Home address: Park Drive, Cop- land Heights, River Road, Toledo, O.
WILSON, MAURICE EMERY, Clergyman; born. Baltimore. Md .; son of (Rev.) Thomas B. Wilson and Margaret Brown (Sanders) Wilson; educated: public schools Canonsburg, Pa .; Jefferson Academy; Washington and Jefferson Coll .; Western Theol. Sem. College degrees: A. B .; D. D. Married, Fanny L. M'Combs, June 19, 1879. Pastor: First Presby. Ch., Gallipo- lis, O., 1879-1881; Presby. Ch., Emsworth. Pa., 1881-1884; Westminster Presby. Ch., Baltimore, Md., 1884-1890; First Presby. Ch., Dayton, O., 1890 -. Lecturer on historical. theological and literary sub- jects. Member council, Dayton Associated Charities, 5 yrs .; Bd. Trustees, Western College for Women, 4 yrs .; Bd. Trustees, Miami Valley Hospital, 18 yrs :; Vice Pres. Board, 1914- Socs. and clubs: Phi Kappa Sigma; Sons of the Revolution; Royal Arcanum; National Security League. Presbyterian. Home address: 119 N. Lud- low St., Dayton, O.
WILSON. N. D. O., Educator; Co. Supt. of Schs .. Licking Co. Home address: New- ark, Ohio.
WILSON, MRS. NELLIE SHERIDAN, Mer- chant; born, Somerset, Ohio, Dec. 14. 1870; daughter of John L. Sheridan and Catherine (Gallin) Sheridan; educated: public and parochial schools; St. Mary's of Springs, Columbus, O. Married, Mr. Wilson, Sept. 3, 1913. Postmaster, Somer- set, Ohio, 1889-1913. Roman Catholic. Home address: Somerset, O.
WILSON, PHILIP DUNCAN, Surgeon; born, Columbus. O., April 5. 1886; son of Ed- ward J. Wilson and Ida (Tudor) Wil- son: educated: Columbus Central high school; Ohio State Univ .; Harvard College: Harvard Med. Sch .; Mass. Gen. Hospital. College degrees: A. B .; M. D. Married, Germaine Porel, July 6, 1916. Practicing physician, and general surgery; surgeon
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to Grant Hosp. and Protestant Hosp., Co- lumbus; member of Harvard Surgical Univ. and did Red Cross work at Amer- ican Ambulance Hosp., Paris, 1915-1916; surgical faculty Ohio State Univ. Med. Sch. Socs. and clubs: Columbus Academy of Medicine; Ohio State and Am. Med. Assns .; Columbus Athletic Club; Alpha Omega Alpha Med. Soc. Home address: 1654 Franklin Ave., Columbus, O.
WILSON, ROY A., Physician; born, Denni- son, Ohio, April 3, 1875; son of Thomas H. Wilson and Harriet (Mccullough) Wil- son; educated: Dennison high school; Scio College; Western Univ. of Pennsylvania. College degrees: M. D. Married, Parthena Wagner, June 26, 1916. Surgeon in U. S. Army, 5% yrs .; ex-mayor and member of city council, Dennison, O .; practicing physician. Dennison. O., 1903 --- M. E. Church. Home address: Dennison, O.
WILSON, T. H., Banker; Vice Pres. First Natl. Bank. Home address: 1918 E. 73rd St., Cleveland. O.
WILT, C. A., Educator: Co. Sunt. of Schs., Darke Co. Home address: Greenville, O.
WINDERS, FRANK, Physician; born, Find- lay, Ohio. March 25. 1871; son of David T. Winders and Caroline (Schwartz) Win- ders; educated: Findlay Coll .; Bellevue Hospital Medical Coll., N. Y. City. Col- lege degrees: M. D., 1895. Married. Mae Hull. May 15. 1895. Practiced in Colum- bus. Ohio. since 1896: Secy. of State Med. Examining Board, 1896-1905; Secy. Ohio State Med. Assn., and editor of Ohio State Medical Journal. 1902-1907. Socs. and clubs: Columbus Club; Athletic Club of Columbus; Columbus Country Club. Franklin Park M. E. Church. Home ad- dress: 1633 Franklin Park South, Colum- bus, Ohio.
WING, FRANCIS JOSEPH, Atty .: born, No. Bloomfield. Trumbull Co., O., Sept. 14, 1850: son of Joseph Knowles Wing and Mary (Brown) Wing; educated: Phillips Acad .. Andover, Mass .; Harvard Univ. Married, Mary Bracket Remington, Sept. 25, 1878. Engaged in practice law, Cleveland, Ohio, Jan., 1874 -; judge Court Common Pleas, Cuyahoga Co., Nov., 1899, to Jan., 1901; judge United States Dist. Court, Northern District of Ohio, Jan., 1901, to Feb., 1905. Home address: 3133 Prospect Ave., Cleve- land. O.
WINGER, GEORGE W., Banker; born, Springfield, O .; son of Jacob Winger and Catherine (Trout) Winger; educated: public schools; Wittenberg Coll. (Spring- field). Married, Julia Schenck, Nov. 14. 1877. Entered Second Nat. Bank, as book- keeper and teller, Springfield, O., 1866-74; resigned to accept position as general bookkeeper in 1st Nat. Bank, 1874-1904; became cashier 1st Nat. Bank, 1904 -. Socs. and clubs: G. A. R. United with Baptist Church. 1859; became member Presbyterian Church, 1880. Home ad- dress: Springfield, O.
WINN, JOHN WASHINGTON, Attorney; born, near Norwich. Muskingum Co., O .. March 4, 1855; son of Elisha Winn and Huldah (Chapman) Winn; educated: country schools of Williams Co., O .; Wil- liams Center Acad. and Cincinnati Col- lege of Law. Married, Charlotte M. Yeag- ley, Sept. 4, 1881. Admitted to bar in 18$1: taught school several years; came to Defiance in 1882; elected Pros. Atty., 1884 and 1887; member House of Repre- sentatives, 1891 and 1893, minority leader during last term; elected member 4th Constitutional Conv., which convened Jan. 9, 1912; member Defiance Bd. of Edn.,
number of years. Socs. and clubs: Masons; K. of P .. elected Grand Chancellor in 1897 and member of Supreme Lodge, also on home board. Methodist Episcopal Ch. Democrat. Home address: 1005 Jefferson Ave., Defiance, O.
WINNER, IVAN S., Educator; born, West Mansfield, Logan Co., Ohio, March 6, 1885; son of Isaac R. Winner and Eliz- abeth (Skidmore) Winner; educated : country schools; West Mansfield higli school; Ohio Northern Univ .; Hiram Coll .; State Normal Coll .; Ohio State Univ. College degrees: B. L .; M. L. Married,
Verne Southard, Aug. 7, 1907. Employed in newspaper office, general store and bank; teacher rural schools, 2 yrs .; Prin. high school, West Mansfield, O., 1906-1907; Supt. schools Quincy, 1907-1909; Huntsville, O., 1909-1913; Pemberville, O., 1913 -. Socs. and clubs: (Secy.) Logan County Agri. Soc .; (Secy.) Logan County S. S. Assn. (resigned. 1913); Masonic Lodge; K. P. Presbyterian. Home address: Pember- ville, O.
WINSLOW, LEON LOYAL, Educator; born. Brockport, New York, Jan. 20, 1886; son of William Ney Winslow and Carrie (Van Eps) Winslow; educated: Academic Dept. Brockport (N. Y.) State Normal Sch., 1906: Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y., grad- uated, 1908. College degrees: B. S. (Co- lumbia, 1912). Scholar in Industrial Arts
at
Teachers'
College, Columbia Univ.,
1911-1912; student at Rochester, N. Y., Mechanics Institute, 1913; supervisor of Industrial Arts, public
City schools, Niagara Falls, N. Y., 1908-1911; teacher in public schools, New Rochelle, N. Y., 1912-1913; instructor in Industrial Arts, School of Education, University of Pitts- burgh, 1913-1914; head of Dept. of Indus- trial Arts. State Normal College, Bowl- ing Green, O., 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: Acacia Fraternity; Theta Delta Chi; Ma- sonic; National Society for the Promotion of
Industrial Education; Eastern Arts Assn. Presbyterian. Contributor to In- dustrial Arts Magazine, School Arts Mag- azine and Manual Training Magazine. Home address: 160 S. Main St., Bowling Green, Ohio.
Joint-author with Prof. August P. Gompf of "The Industrial Arts in Elementary Education," 1917.
WINTER, NEVIN OTTO, Attorney; born, Benton, Crawford Co., Ohio, June 14, 1869; son of Adam Winter and Ella (Dun- lap) Winter; educated: Ohio Wesleyan Univ .; Ohio State Univ. College degrees: A. B .; LL. B .; Litt. D. Author of Mexico and Her People of Today, 1907, Revised Edit .. 1912; Guatemala and Her People of Today, 1909: Brazil and Her People of To- day, 1910; Argentina and Her People of Today, 1911: Chile and Her People of To- dav, 1912; The Russian Empire of Today and Yesterday, 1913: Poland of Today and Yesterday. 1913: Texas. the Marvellous, 1916; History of Northwest Ohio in prep- aration; admitted to bar in 1896; practiced law in Toledo, Ohio, since 1897; trustee of Toledo Public Library. Socs. and clubs: Toledo Commerce; Pan-American Soc. of U. S. (New York): Academy of Social and Political Science (Philadelphia). Methodist Church, Toledo. Trustee of St. Paul's M. E. Church. Has contributed to many magazines; delivered leading ad- dress on Mexico at The American Con- ference at Clark Univ., Worcester, Mass .. 1913: has traveled extensively in four Continents. Home address: 345 Irving St .. Toledo, O.
WINTER, WILSON, Merchant-Manufac- turer; born, Zanesville, Ohio, Feb. 3. 1851;
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son of Wickham Winter and Elizabetli (Barker) Winter; educated: Muskingum and Perry County Schs. Married, Sarah McKeover, Nov. 7, 1877. In 1877, the part- nership of Burley & Winter was formed, and the Mercantile business continued for 25 yrs .; also the manufacture of pottery ware, which is continued to present time; Pres. of Burley & Winter Pottery Co. for a number of years, now Treas .; Dir. of Crooksville Banking Co .: large real estate dealings in Ohio, Texas and Min- nesota; in 1899 bought the Jacob Reed farm and laid out into town lots, East Main St. and eastern part of Crooks- ville; instrumental in building up the town and its industries. Socs. and clubs: I. O. O. F. First M. E. Church. Recording steward and trustee for many years. Home address: Star St., Crooksville, O.
WINTERHOFF, ERNEST HENRY, Clergy- man; born, Willighausen. Germany, Aug. 20, 1860; son of John Henry Winterhoff and Dorothea Winterhoff, nee von der Kammer: educated: public schools and high schools of Germany; Capital Univ .; Theological Seminary, Columbus, O. Mar- ried, Floretta Rohr, Oct. 14, 1884. Pastor: Lutheran Ch., Covington. O., 1884-1889; Anna, Shelby Co., O., 1889-1899; Pember- ville. O .. 1899 -; Pres. Western Dist. Ev. Lutheran Joint Synod, Ohio, 18SS-9; Vice Pres. Northern Dist. Ev. Lutheran Joint Synod, Ohio, 1906 -; member Bd. Trustees, Capital Univ., Columbus, Ohio; Secy. Theological Seminary Bd., 1904 -; inember Northern Dist. Ev. Lutheran ,Joint Synod of Ohio and other states. Home address: Pemberville, O.
WINTERS, HELEN CLEGG (Mrs. Valen- tine). horn. Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 6. 1869; daughter of Charles B. Clegg and Harriet (Pease) Clegg: educated: Cincinnati and New York; Miss Nourse, Misses Peebles and Thompson, and Madame da Silva's Schs. Married, Valentine Winters, Feb. 25. 1889. Lived 1 yr. in Santa Barbara. Calif .; State Chmn. of the Congressional Union for Woman's Suffrage. Socs. and clubs: Vice Pres. Montgomery Co. Wom- an's Suffrage Assn .; Vice Pres. The Day- ton Civic Music League; Vice Pres. Day- ton Branch of the Drama League; Dir. of Montgomery Co. Humane Soc .: member of the Woman's Club; The Woman's Li- brary Club: The Woman's Music Club; The Greater Dayton Assn .; The Dayton Club; The Dayton Country Club; fellow of the American Geographical Soc. (New York); member Dayton- Art Assn .; Na- tional Boy Scouts organization. Member Episcopal Church. Home address: 319 W. First St., Dayton, O.
WINTERS, JACOB OSCAR, Business Man; born, near Dawn, Ohio, June 14, 1875; son of Job Mann Winters and Rhoda (Brewer) Winters; educated: country school. Mar- ried, Charlotte A. Rehmert, July 3, 1900. Agriculturist until 27 yrs. of age; since, built foundation and Gen. Mgr. of the Western Ohio Creamery Co., Greenville, O .: Dir. Greenville Commercial Club; member and Pres. of Bd. of Education. Greenville, O .; Pres. The Ohio Assn. of Creamery Owners and Managers, 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: Masons, Blue Lodge: United Commercial Travelers. Christian Church. Home address: 210 Oakwood Ave., Greenville, O.
WINTERS, VALENTINE, born, Dayton, O., June 9. 1867: son of Jonathan Harshman Winters and Susan (Bates) Winters; edu- cated: public schools and passed exam- inations for Princeton, but entered the Winters National Bank. Married, Helen Clegg. Feb. 2S, 1889. Entered the Win-
ters National Bank as messenger; after serving as teller, he became Pres. of the Dayton & Western Railroad; Pres. Day- ton & Troy Road; Secy. of the Oakwood St. R. R .; Dir. of the Winters National Bank; retired at age of 50 yrs. and now holds only the Presidency of the Dayton & Western R. R. Socs. and clubs: Day- ton Club; Dayton Country Club. Pres- byterian. Home address: 319 W. First St., Dayton, O.
WISE, JOSEPH D., Merchant; born, Bucy- rus. Ohio; son of William Wise and Eliza Jane (Deardorff) Wise; educated: Bucy- rus public schools; Wittenberg Coll. Mar- ried, Olive Geyer, Oct. 1, 1902. Spent en- tire life in furniture and undertaking business in Bucyrus, O. Socs. and clubs: Masons; K. of P. St. Paul's English Lutheran Church. Supt. of St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday School for past 15 yrs. Possesses baritone voice and for 25 yrs. sang in St. Paul's Church choir and has sung in many cities throughout Ohio. Home address: Bucyrus, O.
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