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DANFORD, M. E., Manufacturer; born, Bishopville, O., March 20, 1878; son of Rev. Thomas J. Danford and Ida A. Powell) Danford; educated: Fairfield Union Academy; Ohio Univ .; Ohio Wes. Univ. College degrees: B. S., O. W. U. (1902). Married, Mary M. Rice, June 16. 1903. President Northeastern Ohio Normal Col- lege, 1902-3; Asst. Supt. Open Hearth Carnegie Steel Co .. 1903-8; Asst. Supt. Open Hearth-Am. Steel & Wire Co., 1909- 10; Supt. Open Hearth-Am. Rolling Mill Co .. 1910-12; Asst. Gen. Supt. Open Hearth-Am. Rolling Mill Co .. 1912-16; Gen. Supt. Am. Rolling Mill Co., 1917 ---. Socs. and clubs: Sigma Chi Frat .; Day- ton Consistory, 32d degree Scottish Rite Mason; Mem. Antioch Temple Mystic Shrine. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: The Highlands, Middletown, O. DANNEMILLER, AUGUSTUS, Wholesale
Grocer, President of the Dannemiller Grocery Company, Canton, Ohio; born. of Canton, Ohio, April 27. 1846; son
Benedict Dannemiller and Barbara (Scheiber) Dannemiller; educated: Can- ton. Ohio. public schools. Married, Julia M. Thierry,
February 19, 1873. Member of the firm of B. Dannemiller & Sons, engaged in wholesale grain business in Canton. O .. from 1865 to 1869; in 1869, entered the wholesale grocery business, B. Dannemiller & Sons, having bought out Kimball Bros., wholesale grocers; con- tinued same up to 1902 when the company was reorganized and incorporated under the name of The Dannemiller Grocery Co. Socs. and clubs: Member Canton Club; Elks Club; Lakeside Country Club; Con- gress Lake Club. Home address: 634 Market Ave .. N .. Canton. O.
DANIELS, LOUIS EUGENE, Clergyman; born, Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y., Dec. 10, 1859; son of Ezekiel Daniels and Emily (Bates) Daniels; educated: Pub. Schs .; Acad. at Owego, N. Y .; Bexley Hall, Gam- bier, O. Unmarried. Librarian for 2 yrs .: teacher and tutor (with some jour- nalistic work) until 1899; rector of St. Albans Ch., Toledo. O., 1902 -; Secy. 1904- Pres. Toledo Kenyon Assn., Musical Art Soc. of Toledo; Musical Critic of the Toledo Blade. Episcopallan. Home address: 260 Linden Pl. Toledo, Ohio.
DANZIGER, HENRY, Editor; born, Trano- witz, Prussia, Feb. 7, 1852; son of Igna- tius Danziger and Charlotte Danziger; educated: in Germany; Cincinnati Law School (LL. B., 1883). Married, Mrs. Rosa Lutz. 1906. Admitted to bar. 1883; editor in chief, Cincinnati Volksblatt, 1887 -. Home address: 2853 Pine Grove, Hyde Park, Cincinnati. O.
DARLING, JESSE WILBUR, Wholesale Lumber Dealer; born, Wheeling. W. Va., May 6. 1873; son of Robert Fulton Darling and Elizabeth (Reeder) Darling; changed residence to Ironton, O., with parents. in 1884. Finished education in 1891 and en- tered cmploy of Nicola Bros. Lumber Co., of Pittsburg, Pa .; 1893. became manager of their interests in Southeastern Ken- tucky; 1896, in sales department; 159S, manager their Western business. offices in Cincinnati, elected director In company; 1901, began business in Cincinnati as J. W. Darling Lumber Co., he being owner; 1908, also purchased Wilhelm Lumber Co., Wilhelm. La. Married, Florence Taylor Smith, of Buffalo, N. Y., April 17. 1901. Socs. and clubs: 32d degree Mason, Cin- cinnati Consistory; Knight Templar, Cin- cinnati Commandery; Business Men's Club; Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce; Director of Southern Cypress Mfrs. Assn. Home address: 2219 Cameron Ave. (Nor- wood). Cincinnati. O.
DATES, HENRY BALDWIN, Prof. Elec- trical Engineering; born, New Britain, Conn., July 15. 1869; son of Henry Mason Dates and Sarah E. (Baldwin) Dates; educated: public schools, New Britain, Conn .; Mass. Institute Technology, Bos- ton. College degrees: B. S .; Hon. E. E. Married. Harriet Burt Haskell, Dec. 29, 1896. Engineer, Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co., 1894-1896; Prof. Physics and Elec. Eng., Clarkson School Technology, Potsdam, N. Y., 1896-1903; dean College Eng. & Prof. Elec. Eng., Univ. Colorado, Boulder, Colo .. 1903-1905: Prof. Elec. Eng., Case School Applied Science, Cleveland, O., 1905 --. Socs. and clubs: American Inst. Elect. Engineers; Illuminating En- gineering Soc .; Ohio Electric Light Assn .; Am. Electric Ry. Assn .; Soc. Promotion Engineering Education; Cleveland Cham- ber Commerce; Univ. Club; Elec. League; Jovian Order; Cleveland Eng. Soc. Pres- byterian. Home address: 3071 Euclid Heights, Boulevard, Cleveland, O.
DAUGHERTY, HARRY M., Attorney; born, Washington C. H., O, Jan. 2. 1860; son of John H. Daugherty and Jane A. (Dra- per) Daugherty; educated: Washington C. H. high school; Law Dept., University of Michigan. College degrees: B. B. L. Married, Sept. 3, 1884. Practiced law at Washington C. H., O .. until 1893; en- gaged in practice at Columbus. O., 1893; organized firm, Daugherty, Todd & Rarey, Columbus. O .. in 1908; member General Assembly. Fayette Co .. Ohio. 18SS-1893; Chairman two terms Rep. State Cen. Comm .: Chairman Rep. State Executive Committee, 1898 and 1912; Delegate Rep. National Convention, 1904. 1908 and 1912; Mcm. Committee on Credentials Rep. Nat. Convention. 1908; 1912. chairman Ohio Taft Delegation. Socs. and clubs: Ohio Soc. of New York; Columbus Club; Ath- letic Club; Scioto Country Club; Arling- ton Country Club. Methodist Episcopal Church. Home address: Columbus, O.
DAVIDSON, CHARLES C., Educator-Bank- er: born, Mt. Ephraim, Noble Co., O., Feb. 24. 1843; son of Joseph Davidson and Jane (Cooper) Davidson; educated: Ohio Univ., Athens, O. College degrees: A. M .; B. S. Married, Mary M. Patterson, Oct. 13. 1875. Teacher, rural schools, 1863-1874; Supt. village schools, 1874 -; Supt. Alliance, O., public school, 1885-1892; Dir. Peoples' Bank. Alliance. O .; (one of founders) . First Nat. Bank, Alliance, O., and served as Vice Pres. of same; Secy. and Mgr. Alliance Bldg. Co .. 1916 -; has served as state. county and city school exam- iner; Mem. Bd. Trustees, Ohio Univ .; Pres. Bd. Education, Alliance, O., 1916 -;
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Mem. city council. Alliance, O. Socs. and clubs: Mason; Salem Commandery, K. T., Salem, O. Democrat. Methodist Episco-
pal. Home address: 59 West Ely St., Alliance. O.
DAVIES, ARTHUR ERNEST, Educator; born, London, England, March 18, 1867; son of James Davies and Ellen (Davies) Davies; educated: The Western Grammar School and King's College School, Lon- don, England; The Owens College, Man- chester, Eng .; University College, Lon- don, Eng .; Yale Univ .; The Starling, O., Med. Coll. College degrees: B. D .; Ph. D. Married, Emily Adeline Hill, Dec. 28, 1892. Congregational Minister, 1892-1900; Univ. Prof., The Ohio State University, 1900 ----- Socs. and clubs: American Psychological Assn .; A. A. A. S .; The Am. Assn. of Univ. Profs. Congregation- al Ch. Contributor to The Philosoph- ical Review, The Psychological Review, The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods, The International Journal of Ethics. Author of "The Moral Life" and "A Text-Book of Logic." Home address: 95 E. Woodruff Ave., Columbus, Ohio.
DAVIS, BENJAMIN MARSHALL, College Professor; born. N. Salem. Ind .. June 15, 1867; son of Smith Russell Davis and Jennie (Brown) Davis; educated: Butler Coll., Ind .; Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of Calif. College degree's: S. B., 1890; M. S., 1892; Ph. D., 1906. Married. Emma Johnson, Aug. 1, 1912. Acting Prof. of chemistry, Butler Coll., 1892; Prof. biol- ogy. Whittier Coll., Calif .. 1893-5; Butler Coll .. 1895-7: Los Angeles State Normal Sch., 1897-1903: resident naturalist, Scripps Biol. Sta .. Univ. of Calif .. San Diego, 1904; Prof. biology, Chico State Normal Sch .. Calif., 1905-7; Prof. agricultural education. Miami Univ., Oxford. O., 1907 --; special collaborator U. S. Bu- reau of Ed .. 1912- Socs. and clubs: N. E. A .; Natl. Soc. for Study of Edn .; Fellow, Amer. Assoc. for Adv. of Science; Am. Nature Study Soc .; Phi Delta Theta; Sigma Xi. Member Disciples of Christ. Progressive Republican. Author: Agri- cultural Education in the Public Schools, 1912; Text-Books and other Contr. on Ednl. and Scientific topics. Home address: Ox- ford, O.
DAVIES, JOHN LEWIS, Clergyman; born, Aberaman, Glamorganshire, South Wales, G. B .. March 16. 1848; son of Evan Davies and Mary (Pugh) Davies: educated: Gal- lia Acad .; Ewington Acad .; Marietta Coll .; Lane Theol. Sem. College degrees: A. B. and M. A .. Marietta Coll. Married. Jen- nie Jenkins, March 21. 1876. Teacher in preparatory department of Marietta Coll., 1872-1874: pastor at Shandon, O., 5% yrs .; Youngstown. O .. 10 yrs .; organized Ply- mouth Church. Plymouth, O., 1882: pastor in Scranton. Pa .. 14 mos .; pastor West Congregational Church of Akron. O ..
12 yrs .; Congl. Church of Columbus, O., 6 yrs .; pastor First Congl. Church of Marys- ville. O .. 1912 -. Socs. and clubs: Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Marietta Chapter. En- listed in Co. D. 179 O. V. I .. in August, 1864: discharged in June, 1865. on account of close of war. at Camp Chase, O. Home address: Congregational Parsonage, Marysville, Ohio.
DAVIES, WILLIAM WALTER, Author- Clergyman; born, Llangybi, Cardiganshire, South Wales; son of David Davies and Mary ( Thomas) Davies: educated: com- mon schools, native village; Ohio Wes. Univ. (1868-1872). B. A .; Drew Theological Sem. (1872-1874). B. D .; Univ. Halle, Prussia (1874-1877), M. A. and Ph. D .;
Faculte Libre, Lausanne. Switzerland;
Sorbonne, Paris (1877-1878). Married, Mary Chase, Auburn. Maine, Dec. 25, 1878; 2nd, Madeline Sharp, June 27, 1911. Or- dained M. E. ministry, 1879; pastor, New Dover, O., 1878-1879; editor Critical notes in S. S. Teachers' Journal. 1895-1897;
editor department Archaeology-Biblical
Research Methodist Review. 1894-
Published: "The Codes of Hammurabi & Moses," 1905; "The Universal Bible Ency- clopedia," 1903; contributor: International Standard Encyclopedia; Meth. Review, re- ligious journals. Socs, and clubs: Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Beta Kappa; Author's Club, London. Eng. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: Delaware, O .. Washington C. H., O.
DAVIS, BERT ELISHA, Banker; born, De- fiance, O., May 4, 1888; son of Abraham B. Davis and Katherine (Tremain) Da- vis; educated: Pub. Schs. of Defiance. Unmarried. Elected Treas. of Defiance Twp., the first Republican to be elected to the position in the township; elected Treas. of the city of Defiance, 1915, the first Republican to fill that position; Asst. Cashier Merchants Natl. Bank; Secy. Farmers Savings & Loan Assn. Socs. and clubs: Defiance Commandery Knights Templar; B. P. O. E .; Yvetot Club. Re- publican. Home address: 61S Washing- ton Ave .. Defiance. O.
DAVIS, EDWIN LEWIS, Clergyman; born, near Sidney, O., Oct. 6, 1869; son of Wil- liam P. Davis and Magdelene (Heintz) Davis; educated: Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa .; Ohio Wes. Univ .. ' Dela- ware, O. Married, Nora Scott. March 20, 1898. Pastor, M. E. Church. Bradford, O., 1896-189S; West Liberty, O., 1898-1901; Kalida. O., 1902-1905; McComb. O., 1905- 1907; De Graff, O., 1907-1911; Leipsic. O., 1911-14; Wayne Ave. M. E. Church. Cin- cinnati, O., 1914- Socs. and clubs: 32d degree Mason. Methodist. Home ad- dress: 131 Wayne Ave., Cincinnati. O.
DAVIS, ELMER E., Attorney; born. New Straitsville, Perry Co .. O., Oct. 31. 186S: son of Robert Davis and Alcinda (Thorpe) Davis; educated: Pub. and High Schs. of New Straitsville. O .; Univ. of Michigan. College degrees: LL. B .. 1891. Married, Grace L. Richards. 1904. Admitted to the Ohio bar in 1891 and came to Toledo in same year; practiced 2 yrs. in the office of Clayton Everett; now practicing alone; served one term in the City Council. Socs. and clubs: Mason; Knight Templar and Mem. of the Shrine; Mem. Lucas County Bar Assn. Home address: 2425 Scott- wood Ave., Toledo. O.
DAVISON, JOHN, College Prof .; born, West Newton, O., July 22. 1858; son of Amaziah Davison and Eliza J. (Nye) Davison; educated: public schools. West Newton, elementary and high: Ohio North. Univ. College degrees: B. S .; B. L .; M. S .: M. I .: Dr. Ped. (1913). Married, Clara E. Hay, March 24, 1886. Supt. schools, Elida. O., 1883-1892; Prin. Harrod High School, 1893-1897: dean Normal Depart .. Lima Coll., 1897-1900; Prof. Eng. & Am. Lit. Ohio North. Univ., 1900-1905: Supt. pub- lic schools, Lima, O., 1905-1915; Vice Pres. Ohio Northern Univ. and dean of the College of Education, Ada, O., 1915 -; member Ohio Teachers' Assn .; Nat. Ed. Assn. of U. S .; tax assessor. 1896-1897; deputy inspector oils. 1897-1900; member Lima Bd. Teachers' Examiners, 1905-1915: Pres. Northwestern Ohio Teachers' Assn., 1915. Socs. and clubs: Philo. Soc .: Lima Philo. Soc .; Allen Co. Hist. Assn. Mr. Davison is known as the man who built up Lima schools; introduced commercial
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courses; manual training; domestic art; domestic science; increased enrollment in high school from 330 to 860. Trinity M. E. Church. Home address: Ada, O.
DAVIS, JOHN MERRILL, Educator; born, Harrisonville, O., Nov. 16, 1846; son of William Davis and Samantha (Chase) Davis; educated: Ohio Univ .; Univ. of Wooster. College degrees: A. B., 1873; Ph. D., 1886; D. D., 1896. Married, Jane Elliott Boyd, June 22, 1876. Taught in Ohio Univ., 1872-4; in Ridgeville Coll., Ind., 1874-8; in Rio Grande Coll., 1879 -; Pres., 1887-1911; Prof. Psychology and ethics, 1911 -; member Conf. Bd. Free Bapt. Ch., 1892-5; delegate Inter-Church Conf., New York, 1905; Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, Phila- delphia, 1908. also at St. Louis in 1916: Nat. Rivers and Harbors Congress. Wash- ington, 1908; Pres. Ohio Free Baptist State Assn., 1906-1907. Socs. and clubs: Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution. Baptist Church. Republican. Author of "Striving for Masteries," 1910, and "Isocrates to De- monicus,' 1916. Home address: Rio Grande, O.
DAVIS, HARRY LYMAN, Mayor of Clevc- land; born, Cleveland, O., Jan. 25, 1878; son of Evan H. and Barbara Davis; educated: in the Cleveland public schools and night business college. Married, Lucy V. Fegan on July 16. 1902. First employment at the age of 13 in the roll- ing mills of Newburgh; next with a sur- vey party of the Cleveland Park Board; Solicitor for the Bell Telephone Company; Vice Pres. and Gen. Mgr. of the Davis Telephone Adjustment Company; Treas. of the City of Cleveland in 1910 and 1911; National organizer of the Loyal Order of Moose, 1912; connected with Davis & Farley, general insurance. 1913 to 1915; Mayor of Cleveland, Jan. 1. 1916 -. Socs. and clubs: Cleveland Athletic Club; Cleveland Chamber of Commerce: Cleve- land Advertising Club; Cleveland Auto- mobile Club: Electrical League of Cleve- land; Iris Masonic Lodge: Baker Chapter of Masons; Oriental Commandery of Ma- sons; Standard Lodge of Knights of Py- thias; Woodmen of the World; B. P. O. Elks; the Eagles; the Moose; Young Men's Business Club: South End Chamber of Enterprise. Affiliated with the Trinity Baptist Church. Home address: 4167 East 97th St .. Cleveland. O.
DAVIS, JOSEPH RICHARD, Merchant; born, Youngstown, O .. Dec. 31, 1867; son of Thomas A. Davis and Hannah (Sam- uels) Davis; educated: Girard, O., public schools; Spencerian Business Coll., Cleve- land, O. Married, Grace B. Snyder, Feb. 12. 1912. Upon leaving school entered employ Union Iron and Steel Co., Girard, O .; left steel works to enter business col- lege; entered employ Hartzell Bros., Girard, and Youngstown, O., as book- keeper. 1895; removed to Warren, O., em- ploved as clothing salesman, 1895-1900; engaged in clothing business. Warren, O., 28 Main St., 1900 -: Dir. Peoples' Sav- Ings Co. Socs. and clubs: Mason; K. T .; K. P .; I. O. O. F .: Elk; Westminster Men's Club (Secy same): St. David's Soc. (Youngstown, O.); Warren Board Trade. Presbyterian. ITome address: Woodbine
DAVIS, OLIVER E., Attorney: born, Ros- seau, Morgan Co., O., July 28, 1862; son of (Dr.) James Davis and Frances E. (Ward) Davis; educated: Ada, O. Mar- ried, Sarah E. Davis, Sept. 14, 1884. Reared on farm; learned trade of carpen- ter and became contractor and builder:
taught school, 9 yrs .; admitted to bar in 1892; mayor of Athens, O., 2 terms, com- mencing April, 1895. Socs. and clubs: K. of P .; Salesmanship Club of Columbus, O. Home address: 2141 W. Broad St., Columbus, O.
DAVIS, THOMAS KIRBY, Clergyman; born, Chambersburg, Pa., Feb. 11, 1\26; son of William Stewart Davis
and Joanna (Kirby) Davis; educated: Chambersburg Acad .; Grad. Yale Coll., 1845; Theol. Sem., Princeton, 1846-1869; Pennsylvania Coll. and Parsons Coll., 1880. College degrees: A. B., 1845; A. M., 1848; D. D., 1880. Mar- ried, Mary Hays Proctor, Aug. 14, 1851. Presbyterian pastorates: Bedford, Pa .; Middletown, Pa .; Mansfield, O .; Hayes- ville O .; while Prof. of Langs. in Ver- milion Inst., Westminster Ch., Wooster, O .; while in California, served the First Church of San Francisco; First Church of Los Angeles; and First Church of Stockton: Home Missionary in Califor- nia in 1855-57; one of three Protestant ministers in the southern half of Califor- nia; minister for longer or shorter periods of eight different Presby. Churches in N. Central Ohio, while Librarian of Woos- ter Univ .; Trustee of Vermilion Inst., and was Secy. of the Board for many years; Fiscal Secy. of Wooster Univ., 1871-1875; Trustee of the Univ., 1876-1899; Secy. of the Board, 1878-1908: Librarian of the Univ., 1877-1904. Socs. and clubs: Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Charter Mem. of the Century Club of Wooster, O .; Natl. Geographic Soc. In Los Angeles, Calif., his church numbered 12 members; now there are in that city thirty-two churches of this branch alone; one of them has more than 2500 members. At Yale, was elected class orator. Was elected tutor by the Faculty of Yale, but declined office. In his 89th year published "Mind and Spirit, a Study in Psychology," 1914. Has written for the newspaper press and for Review during all his ministerial life. Home address: 810 Beall Ave., Wooster, Ohio.
DAVIS, WALTER OLIVER, Educator; born, Atherton, O., April 16, 1889; son of John Franklin Davis and Elizabeth Mary (Swartz) Davis; educated: Jacksontown High Sch .; Doane Acad., Granville, Ohio; attended Denison Univ., and finished college work at Ohio State I'niv. Col- lege degrees: A. B. Married, Mary Anita Theiss, July 27, 1915. Prin. of High Sch. of Columbiana, 1912-1913: elected Supt. of Schs., 1913. and has served in that ca- pacity until the present; member of Offi-
cial Bd. of M. E. Church; Pres. North Columbiana County Athletic Assn. Socs. and clubs: Allen Lodge, No. 276, F. & A. M .: Mem. N. E. A. of Ohio School Teach- ers; Mahoning Valley Schoolmasters' Club; Columbiana County Schoolmasters' Club. M. E. Church, Columbiana, O. Home ad- dress: Columbiana, O.
DAWES, BEMAN GATES, ex-Congress - man: born, Marietta, O., 1870; son of Gen. Rufus R. Dawes and Mary Beman (Gates) Dawes; educated: Marietta Academy and College, 1886-7. Married, Bertie Burr, Oet. 3. 1894. Pres. of The Ohio Cities Gas Co .; Mem. 59th and 60th Congresses, 1905-1909, 15th Ohio District. Presbyterian Church. Republican. Home address: S40 East Ave., Warren, O.
Broad St., Columbus, O.
DAVY, JACOB ALVIN, Attorney; born, Delaware, Co .. O .; son of Henry Dorsey Davy and Catharine (Bosthechter) Davy; educated: Troy, O. College degrees: B. T. Married, Gertrude E. Mitchell, Feb. 6, 1886. Engaged in practice law, Troy.
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O. Baptist. Home address: 6 South Plum St., Troy. O.
DAY, ROBERT H., Common Pleas Judge, Stark County. Term expires April, 1917. Home address: Canton. O.
DAY, JAMES H., Attorney; born, Feb. 10, 1840; son of Ezekiel P. Day and Margaret (Barr) Day; educated: common schools, Hancock County and Van Wert, O. Mar- ried, Frances O. Small, June 10, 1863. Practiced law 10 yrs .; common pleas judge; then resumed on circuit court
bench; practice of law, Celina, O. Socs. and clubs: Mem. Celina Lodge, No. 241, F. & A. M .; Chapter, No. 120, R. A. M. Methodist-Episcopal. Home address: Sugar & Fulton Sts., Celina, O.
DEACON, WILLIAM B., Banker; born, Buf- falo, N. Y., July 4, 1853; son of Thomas Deacon and Anna Mariah Deacon; edu- cated: Zanesville Pub. Schs. Married, Julia M. Vandegrift, Dec. 30, 1874. Founded Deacon Market about 1876; Pres. and Dir. Deacon Co .; Dir. Dean Undertaking Co .; Vice Pres. and Cashier Security Trust & Savings Co., 1903-10; Cashier The State- Security Bank, 1910 -; member City Council, 1900-1903; Mayor of Zanesville, 1903-1909. Socs. and clubs: Masons; Odd
Fellows. Methodist Episcopal Ch. Re- publican. Home address: 321 Luck Ave., Zanesville, O.
DEAN, BAILEY SUTTON, Retired Educa- tor-Clergyman; born, Canfield, Mahoning Co., O .; son of Orsemus Dean and Rhoda ( Hayden) Dean; educated: country schools; Mahoning Academy: Hiram College; Bethany College; Harvard Summer Sch. College degrees: B. A .; M. A. Married, Emma I .. Johnson, June 14, 1869. Teacher, country schools, Ohio and Wisconsin; tutor, Hiram and Bethany Colls .; Prin. Burton Central High Sch. 1869-70; pastor, Church Christ, East Smithfield, Pa., 1870- 1878; pastor, Church Bellaire, O., 1878-82; Hiram O., 1882-SS; Vice Pres. Hiram Coll., 1882-83: instructor Hiram Coll., 1883-88; Prof. history. Hiram Coll., 1888-1916; traveled in Europe, 1906; served as clerk Water Works Board; member City Coun- cil; clerk Bd. Health, 1915 -. Socs. and clubs: Am. Hist. Assn .; (Pres.) Board of Church of Christ (Disciples), 20 yrs. Home address: West Campus St., Hiram, Ohio.
DEATRICK, JOHN FREDERICK, Attorney- Insurance Agent; born, Chambersburg, Pa., Nov. 26. 1829; son of John Jacob Nicholas Deatrick and Elizabeth (Boyer) Deatrick; educated: Harrisburg Schools. Married, Nancy Taylor, Dec. 28, 1853; died, Feb. 4, 1888: 2nd, Marian S. Strong, 1895. Settled at Defiance in 1853 and estab- lished a woolen mill; admitted to bar; in 1856, accepted an agency of an insurance company and with his son still conducts the business; he is the oldest agent and has the oldest agency in the State; Apptd. Deputy U. S. Marshal, 1861; chief of the fire department. 1872; elected mayor of Defiance, 1882, 1884, 1890, 1894, 1896. Socs. and clubs: Charter Men. Defiance Com- mandery. Knights Templar; B. P. O. E. Presbyterian Church. Democrat. Home address: 123 Jefferson Ave., Defiance, O. DEATON, SHERMAN S., Attorney; born, Kosciusko Co .. Ind .. Feb. 23. 1865; son of George W. Deaton and Frances C. (Fortrey) Deaton; educated: Kosciusko Co. country schools; at 17 began teach- ing and taught 12 yrs .; attended North- western Ohio Normal Univ., Ada, O., summers of 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890; studied law in office of Hon. E. P. Middleton, Urbana. O., and admitted to bar Dec. 7, 1893. Married. Mabel West, 189S. Prac-
ticed law a short time at St. Paris. O., and now one of Urbana's leading attor- neys, being senior member of law firm of Deaton, Bodey & Bodey; they are local attorneys for Erie Ry. Co. and Ohio Elec- tric Traction Co .; elected by Republicans in 1894 as Pros. Atty., Champaign Co., served 2 terms; in June, 1901, appointed by Gov. Nash member State Bd. of Par- dons; was nominated and elected by Re- publicans as State Senator for 11th sena- torial district. served 2 terms; several years was chairman of Champaign Co. Republican Exec. Com. Socs. and clubs: Mem. of Champaign Lodge F. & A. M .; Jr. O. U. A. M. Home address: 330 La- fayette Ave .. Urbana, O.
DEEVER, OTTERBEIN THOMAS, Clergy- man; born, Lecompton, Kans., June 11, 1881; son of John B. Deever and Jennie B. (Etherington) Deever; educated: Pub. Schs., High Sch., Topeka, Kan .; Camp- bell College, Holton, Kans .; Bonebrake Theol. Sem., Dayton, O. Married, Maud F. Wilkin, Oct. 20, 1908. . Teacher in Pub. Schs., one term, 1899-1900; pastor, United Brethren Church, Lawrence, Kans., 1902- 1904; Bloomer, Wis., 1904-1905; Topeka, Kans., 1907-1912; Kansas City, Mo., 1912- 1913; Pres. North Kansas Branch Chris- tian Endeavor; Mem. General Conference, United Brethren Church, 1913; Trustee Kansas City Univ. Socs. and clubs: Ma- son : Odd Fellows. United Brethren. Home address: 115 Fountain Ave., Day- ton, O.
DEERING, ROBERT WALLER, University Dean; born, Hogansville, Ga., June 27, 1865; son of (Rev.) John R. Deering and Fannie (Covin) Deering: educated: Van- derbilt Univ .; Univ. Leipzig. College de- grees: A. M., Vanderbilt, 1885; Ph. D., Leipzig, 1889. Married, Jessie Winn, Sept. 0, 1891. Adj. Prof. Germanic Languages, Vanderbilt, 1890-2; Prof. Germanic Langs., Western Reserve Univ., 1892 -; dean Grad. Faculty 1893 -; editor, The Little Gipsy (translated from Cervantes' la Pepi- ta Jitanilla) 1889: Schiller's Wilhelm Tell, 1894; Schiller's Wilhelm Tell, special edi- tion, 1900; revised edition, 1915; Goethe's Egmont, 1903; revised edition Bernhardt's Hegse's L' Arrabbiata, 1914; monographs and reviews on philological subjects. Home address: 2931 Somerton Rd., Cleve- land. O.
DE FORD, SAMUEL F., Banker; born, Car- roll Co .. O. May 2. 1836; son of John DeFord and Matilda (Littell) DeFord: educated: Country Schs., Carroll Co .; Mt. Union Coll., Alliance, O .. 1858. Col- lege degrees: M. A. Married. Mary V. Duncan, Nov. 5, 1859. Supt. of Schools, Newton Falls, Trumbull Co., O., 1858; con- ducted an academy at Lordstown. Ohio, unti! 1861; Supt. Schs. at St. Marys, Ohio, until 1863; Supt. of Schs., Celina, O., un- til 1869; Supt. of Maumee, O., Seminary, 1870; Supt. of Schs., Ottawa, O. 1870-1886; established the Exchange Bank of Ottawa in 1886; at the present time he is Vice Pres. of The First National Bank of Otta- wa. Socs. and clubs: Masons: Odd Fel- lows; Royal Arcanum. Methodist Episco- pal Church. In 1864 he was ordained a minister of the Methodist Church. Home address: Ottawa. O.
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