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college. Home address: Ashtabula. O.
DURBIN, RAYMOND, Editor; born, near McConnelsville, O .. Aug. 2, 1879; son of William Nixon Durbin and Margaret Elizabeth (Border) Durbin; educated: country school. Unmarried. Clerked in general store. 2 yrs .; manager of same, 1907 to 1909: became owner and editor, Morgan County Democrat, 1909 -; Secy. Dem. Executive Com .; Secy. Morgan Co. Bd. Trade; Dist. tax assessor. 11% yrs .; Pres. Bd. Education, 1916-17; alternate, 1912, to Baltimore Nat. Conv .; delegate, 15th Dist .. to Dem. Conv. at St. Louis, 1916 --. Socs. and clubs: Mason: Mas- ter of Lodge, 1916-17; Modern Woodmen of America. Home address: McConnels- ville, O.
DURBIN, WILLIAM W., Manufacturer; born, Sept. 29. 1866; son of William W. and Margaret (Lipold) Durbin; educated: public schools of Kenton; Natl. Law Univ., Washington, D. C. Married, Mary L. Danaher, March 25, 1890. Admitted to bar, June, 1888; practiced until June, 1902; was law partner, Hon. Phil. M. Crow, Judge of Court of Appeals; manager and treasurer of the Scioto Sign Co., 1902 -;
member of Board of Education, 1891-94, 1911-16; elected chairman of the Dem. State Central Com. in 1915. and re-elected 1916, for the years 1917-1918; was candi- date for Auditor of State of Ohio in 1908 on the Dem. ticket and ran more than fifty thousand ahead of ticket, but was defeated; delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1900, Kansas City, and 1912, Baltimore; was in charge of Wilson forces in Ohio; candidate for Congress in Sth Ohio Dist., 1912, and defeated by Gov. Willis; examiner of claims, 2nd Auditor's office, Treasury Dept., Washington, 1886- 1890. Socs. and clubs: Knights of Py- thias; Elks, of which he has been Exalted Ruler for eight terms. Home address: 82 N. Resch St., Kenton, O.
DURR, CHESTER S., Editor; born. Elm- wood Place, O., Jan. 7, 1892; son of Peter W. Durr and Emma F. (Freytag) Durr; educated: Elmwood Inter .; Ohio Military Inst .; McDonald Law Inst .; Cin- cinnati Law School; Woodward High Sch. Entered office of The Blade Publishing Co., Elmwood Place, O., in 1909. at pres- ent managing editor The Blade and Pres. of the corporation; member Republican Co. Central Com., Hamilton Co .. Ohio. Socs. and clubs: Alpha Chi Sigma; Loyal Order of Moose; Fraternal Order Eagles; Young Men's Blaine Club. Home address: Springfield Pike, Hartwell, Cincinnati, O. DURY, CHARLES, Entomologist; born, Cincinnati, O .. Nov. 14. 1847; son of Francis W. Dury and Louisa M. (Gibson) Dury; educated: public schools. Married, Pearl A. Welch, Oct. 28, 1896. Contribu- tor, papers on entomological subjects and ornithology; Mem. Ohio Academy Sciences (Pres .. 1907). Socs. and clubs: Cincin- nati Soc. Natural History (Pres., 1897- 98-1915-16-17); Cuvier Press Club (trustee, 1906 -- ). Home address: 537 Ridgeway Ave .. Cincinnati. O.
DUSTMAN, FREEMAN LINCOLN, Editor; born, Van Wert, O., Oct. 4, 1869; son of George Dustman and . Amelia (Peters) Dustman; educated: Dist. Schs. Married, Augusta Rand. Dec. 2. 1890. On farm from birth until 28 yrs. old; three yrs. with Van Wert Bulletin; 1891-1908, Toledo Blade: was managing editor, Toledo Blade, 14 yrs .; editor of the American Issue, Columbus, 1908- .-. Methodist-Episcopal. Home address: 1332 Highland St .. Coluni- bus, O.
DUTTON, J. HARMON, Clergyman; born, Neptune, Mercer Co., O., Sept. 2, 1878; son of John Martin Dutton and Anna Elizabeth (Hickernell) Dutton; educated: common and high schools, Neptune. O .; National Cash Register Industrial Sch .; Bonebrake Theol. Seminary (1906); North- western Univ., Evanston, Ill. (1912): Mar- ried, Maude May Ingle, Dec. 24, 1899. School teacher; cash register salesman; Y. M. C. A. Secy .: pastor. U. B. Church, Argenta; pastor, U. B. Church, Chicago, Ill; pastor, U. B. Church, Dayton, Ohio. Socs. and clubs: Modern Woodmen of Am .; Odd Fellow. United Brethren in Christ. Home address: 35 Warder St., Dayton. O.
DUVALL, TRUMBULL GILLETTE, Coll. Prof .; born, Indianapolis, Ind., March 20, 1861; son of David Cornelius Duvall and Sophronia Alice (Nelson) Duvall: edu- cated: DePauw Univ .: Boston Univ. Sch. of Theol .; Berlin. Jena and Tublingen, Germany. 1890-2. College degrees: A. B., 1888; S. T. B., 1889; Ph. D .. 1892. Mar- ried, Adela Louise Ogden, Aug. 29, 1994. Instr. and Prof. Philosophy, DePauw Univ., 1892-5; Prof. Philosophy, 1895 -; Dean of Coll., 1900-5; Ohio Wesleyan Univ.
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Socs. and clubs: Am. Psychol. Assn .; Am. Philos. Assn .; Phi Beta Kappa. Church affiliations. Methodist. Author: Outline of Philosophy of Religion, 1898. Con- tributor on Psychol. and Educational subjects. Home address: De'aware, O.
DUVAL, MATTHEW, Educator; born, New Baltimore, Hamilton Co., O., Nov. 16, 1876; son of Alexander Wilson Duval and Alice (Burns) Duval; educated: public
school; Shandon high school: Northern Normal Univ .. Lebanon, O .; Miami Univ. Married. Sibyl Ilunt.
July 17, 1912. Teacher rural schools, 4 yrs .; upper gram- mar grades and principal, 5 yrs .; Instr. high school, 4 yrs .; Supt. Mt. Healthy, O., public schools, 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: Cincinnati Schoolmasters' Club; Hamilton County Teachers' Assn .; South- western Ohio Assi .; Ohio State Teachers' Assn .: I. O. O. F .; McMakin Lodge. No. 120, F. & A. M. Congregationalist. Home address: 16 N. Harrison Ave., Mt. Healthy, Ohio.
DWIGGINS, CHARLES BOSWORTH, At- torney: born, Clinton Co .. O., April 3. 1550; son of Zimri Dwiggins and Phoebe (Frazier) Dwiggins; educated: country schools; Wilmington Coll. Married, Mary B. Shepherd, Feb. 13, 1873. Admitted to Ohio bar, May 16. 1872; practiced law, Wilmington, 1887; located in and assumed active practice of law, Findlay, Ohio, 1587 --. Socs. and clubs: Elk, P. E. R .; Mason; Knight Pythias. Home address: Findlay, O.
DYER, CHESTER A .. Farmer; born. Jack- son. O., Dec. 17. 1866: son of James Dyer and Josephine (Steele) Dyer; educated: Jackson Schs .; Business Coll. Married, Gertrude McKinniss, June 2, 1892. Was teacher, editor, and now farmer and Granger organizer; deputy auditor, 1891- 1894; Mem. Sch. Bd., 1905-13; Mem. Elec- tion Bd., 1906-10; Vice Pres. Jackson Co. Fair Assn., 1915-17; Associate Editor Ohio State Grange Monthly; Secy. Citizens Telephone Co. Socs. and clubs: Grange; K. of P .: Jackson Co. Club. Baptist Ch. Home address: Coalton, O.
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EADY, HENRY J., Druggist; born, Cottes- brooke, Northamptonshire, England, Apr. 25. 1846: son of Thomas Eady and Susan (Holt) Eady; educated: in England. Came to America in 1864 and engaged in the drug business in Elyria. O., 1868. Mar- ried, Charlotte Ellen Noakes, Feb. 16, 1876. Owner of drug store, 1873-1905; built two business blocks, naming one for county where born; was member of Elyria city council; Pres. of Bd. of Pub. Service; Life Mem. of Elyria Memorial Hosp. Co. Socs. and clubs: Mem. Cham- ber of Commerce; Masonic Lodge: I. O. O. F. St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Home address: 248 Sixth St .. Elyria, O. EAGER, WILLIAM HOSMER, Manufactur- er: born, Syracuse, N. Y .. Feb. 2. 1880; son of James Wilson Eager and Ella (Hosmer) Eager; educated: common schools, Syracuse, N. Y .: Mass. Inst. of Technology, Boston, Mass. College de- grees: S. B. Married, Helen L. Hiscock, April 22, 1907. With Onondago Elec. Co. in Syracuse, in various capacities; two yrs. with Westinghouse Elec, & Mfg. Co., Pittsburgh, as engineer, and since 1906 with Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Co .. Treas. Socs. and clubs: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Frat .; Osiris; University Club: Tech. Club of Akron; Portage Country Club;
Northern Ohio Tech. Club: Engineers Club; Tech. Club of New York. Home address: 576 Diagonal Rd., Akron. O.
EAGLESON, FREEMAN THOMAS, Attor- ney; born, Washington, O., Oct. 4, 1876; son of Thomas Eagleson and Jennie (Spence) Eagleson; educated: Muskingum Coll .; Ohio State Univ. Married. Jessie Neely, June 25, 1913. Began practice of law at Cambridge, O., where he remained from 1904 to 1912; removed to Akron. O., in 1912 where he has since engaged in his profession; Mem. Ohio Legislature 1904- 1909; Speaker of House of Representatives, 1908; counsel for Public Utilities Com. of Ohio, 1914-16. Socs. and clubs: Columbus Club; Columbus Country Club: Delta Chi Frat .; O. S. Univ .; Knights Templar. Methodist Church. Home address: Akron, Ohio.
EAKMAN, WILLIAM SYLVESTER, Physi- cian; born, Waterloo, O., March 14. 1853; gon of Seth Eakman 'and Sarah Jane (McPeck) Eakman; educated: common and select schools. Lawrence and Scioto counties. College degrees: M. D. Mar- ried. Nannie S. Davis, March 12. 1882. Practiced at Pedro, Lawrence Co .. Ohio, 1881-7; at Ironton since 1887; Member Sch: Board, 1887-9; now serving the fourth term as member of the Board. Ironton, O .; U. S. Pension Examiner, 1892-7; U. S. Pension Examining Surgeon. Socs. and clubs: Masonic; Blue Lodge; Ironton Commandery, K. T .. No. 45; Ohio Valley Lodge, I. O. O. F .; Myrtle Lodge, K. P .; Bd. of Trade. Ironton. O. First M. E. Church. One of the five trustees of Briggs Library and Dir. and Pres. of the Star Bldg. & Loan Co .. the largest in the city. Home address: 315 Hepter St., Iron- ton, O.
EARNHART, MOSES BRANSON, Attor- ney; born, Miami Co., O .; son of Jacob Earnhart and Philene (Branson) Earn- hart; educated: Grad. of Troy High Sch .; Miami Univ .; Michigan Univ. College de- grees: M. A .; also a Phi Beta Kappa. Married, Ida M. Earnhart. Was mayor of Troy. O .; Pros. Atty. of Miami Co., O .; State Senator, and Judge of the Mu- nicipal Court. Socs. and clubs: Rep. Glee Club; Elks; Masons; Woodmen. Chris- tian Church. Home address: 1437 Bryden Rd .. Columbus. O.
EARNSHAW, JOE HENRY, Manufacturer: born, Tilton, New Hampshire, Oct. 11, 1862; son of James Earnshaw and Sarah (Dawson) Earnshaw; educated: High Schs. Married, Della Electa Webb. Oct. 19. 1887. Pres. The Columbus State Co .: Pres. The Black Diamond Co .; Dir. in other corporations. Socs. and clubs: The Columbus Club; The Scioto Country Club; The Columbus Country Club: Re- form Club, New York; Ohio Society, New York. Congregational Church. Home ad- dress: Bexley. O.
EASLEY, JACOB N., Abstracts-Insurance; born. Crawford Co .. O., May 6, 1867: son of Daniel N. Easley and Rosana (Bitti- kofer) Easley, who were natives of Switzerland; educated: common schools. Married. Helen I. Comstock, Sept. 21. 1899. Taught school several terms; came to Bowling Green in 1890 and has been in the abstracting and insurance business since that time. and associated with C. WV. Lenhart for 25 yrs. in the same; active in Ohio politics as a Democrat and has served on various political committees almost continuously for over two decades: member of the Bowling Green Normal Coll. Com., which successfully worked to locate that institution at Bowling Green, Ohio. Socs. and clubs: I. O. O. F., 40C Bloomdale; Bowling Green Lodge of Elks,
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No. 818. Presbyterian. Home address: North Church St., Bowling Green, O.
EASTMAN, EPHRAIM R., Attorney; born. Woodstock, O., May 6. 1854; son of Richard K. Eastman and Christi Ann (Groves) Eastman; educated: public schools, Union Co., O .; Chautauqua L. & S. Circle. 6 yrs .; University, 3 yrs .; law, 3 yrs .; pri- vate literary work in English, German, French. Spanish and Latin. Married,
Elizabeth Ellen Parrett, Oct. 18, 1874. Taught public schools. 1872-1883, except one summer, 1873, worked in railroad office; farmer during vacations until 1880; as a mechanic, 1880-4; six months' ex- perience as merchant, 1883-1884; practiced law in both State and Federal Courts, 1884 -; member school board, 1882-1883; postmaster, 1883-1884; clerk. Deputy State Supervisors of Elections, 1903-1904; found- er of The Ottawa Home and Savings Assn .; its Secy. 19 yrs .. and attorney, 6 yrs. Author of book of poems and many essays; first public advocate of compul- sory school laws in Ohio; among first advocates of system of county superin- tendents, also of road improvement in Northwestern Ohio. Socs. and clubs: Blue Lodge, Chapter and Council of Masons; Knights Templar and Scottish Rite. 32d degree; Subordinate and Encampment Odd Fellows. Methodist-Episcopal. Home address: Ottawa. O.
EASTMAN, LINDA ANNE, Librarian; born, Oberlin, O., July 17, 1867; daughter of William Harvey Eastman and Sarah (Redrup) Eastman; educated: Cleveland, O., public schools; private tutors. Teach- er. 1885-1892; Asst. Cleveland. O .. Public Library, 1892-5; Asst. Librarian, Cata- loger. Dayton. O .. Public Library. 1895-6; Vice Librarian, Cleveland Public Library, 1896 -; Instr. Western Reserve Univ.
Library Sch., Cleveland. O., 1904 -. Socs. and clubs: Ohio Library Assn. (first woman president, 1903-4); member Coun- cil American Library Assn. (1905-1914) ; American Library Institute; Women's City Club (Cleveland, O.); Mem. Board of Directors. Home address: 3206 Prospect Ave .. Cleveland. O.
EBERLE, SAMUEL A., Commission Mer- chant; born, Cincinnati. O .. Oct. 11, 1873; son of Christian Eberle and Magdalene Eberle; educated: public schools and Cin- cinnati Business Coll. Married, Hilda Bertsch, May 1, 1903. Became associated with his father 'in produce commission business, 1889; at death of his father, 1896, became Pres. of firm; Pres. Cincinnati Produce Exchange; member Board of Dir. Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. Home address: 2624 Scioto Ave., Cincinnati. O. EBERLY, CHARLES BERNARD, Insur- ance-Real Estate; born, Perrysburg, Wood Co., O., May 24, 1868; son of William S. Eberly and Harriet A. (Chubb) Eberly; educated: public schools of Bowling Green, O. Married, Jessie M. Whitaker. Sept. 23. 1891. Entered Exchange Bank of
Bowling Green, as Asst. Cashier. July 16, 1886. and remained until the bank was merged with the Wood County Savings Bank. 1906; with the Wood County Sav- ings Bank. 4 yrs .; in 1910 opened office of his own and engaged in insurance, real estate and loan business. buying the in- surance business of Barton and Loomis; has been Secy. and Mgr. of The Equitable Bldg. & Loan Co., 1892 -; now located in new and well equipped office at 133 East Wooster St., Bowling Green, Ohio: Dir .. Secy. and Mgr. of the Equitable Bldg. and Loan Co .; Dir. in Wood County Savings Bank Co .; Dir. in Wood Co. Fair Co .; Dir. and Secy. of the City Water Co .; Treas. of Bowling Green Commercial
Club. Socs. and clubs: B. P. O. Elks: Commercial Club. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: 223 S. Grove St .. Bowling Green. O.
EBERLY, WILLIAM S., Business Man; born, near Portage, Wood Co., O .. Dec. 19. 1836: son of Jacob Eberly and Eliza- beth (Cox) Eberly; educated: Dist. Schs. near Portage; Fostoria Academy, Fostoria, O .: Otterbein Coll .. Westerville. O. Mar- ried, Harriet A. Chubb, July 30, 1867, who died, Feb. 25, 1893; 2nd. Allie S. Myers, Oct. 5. 1904. Studied law under Hon. A. Cook. of Perrysburg. O .; admitted to bar. Aug. 7. 1868. and practiced law in Bowling Green and Fostoria, O., until 1877, when he was elected clerk of courts of Wood Co. and was re-elected in 1SS0, serving two terms. Feb., 1878. to Feb., 18$4; owned farm in oil fields and en- joyed a lucrative income from it from time of discovering oil in 1877: was en- gaged in boot and shoe business with his son but retired from active business sev- eral years ago. Methodist. Home address: Bowling Green, O.
EBERSBACH, FREDERICK, Business Man; born, Pomeroy, O., Nov. 3, 1859; son of Martin Ebersbach and Sophia (Wilder- muth) Ebersbach; educated: Pub. Schs., Pomeroy, O .. Married, Amelia Hobt, Nov. 20. 1884. Secy., Treas. and Mgr .. Pea- cock Coal Co., Pomeroy, O., 1915 ---; Pres. Pomeroy Machine Co., Pomeroy, O., 1915 -; Pres. Martin Ebersbach Co., Pomeroy, O., 1915 -; Pres. Peoples' Coal Co .. Ripley, O .; Secy. and Treas. Pomeroy Dock Co., 1915- Methodist Episcopal. Home address: Pomeroy. O.
EBY, SAMUEL L., Educator; born, Creston, O., April 23. 1878; son of Tobias S. Eby and Susan (Leatherman) Eby; educated: Rural Schs .; Ohio Northern Univ .: Lima Coll .; Ohio State Univ .; Harvard Univ .; Yale Univ .; Univ. of Grenoble (France) ; Univ. of Leipsic (Germany); Univ. of Geneva (Switzerland). College degrees: Litt. B. (1905); A. B. (1909); A. M. (Yale) ; Ph. D .. 1913 (Yale). Teacher rural schools, 6 yrs .; Prin. village schools, 2 yrs .; acting Prin. North Baltimore high school, 1905; Prin. Cadiz high Sch., 1906-7; Supt. Schs., Cadiz. O., 1907-10: Instr. Univ. Wooster Summer Sch .. 1911-12; Kent State Nor- mal Coll .. Kent. O .. 1914; Prof. of Educa- tion. O. S. U., Summer Session. 1916; State High Sch. Inspector, 1914 -: Kent State Normal Coll .. 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: Ohio State Teachers' Assn .: N. E. A. Home address: 122 Prospect St., Kent, Ohio.
ECKLEY. HARVEY J., Common Pleas Judge. Carroll County. Term expires Dec., 1920. Home address: Carrollton, O.
EDENBURN, JOHN S., Clergyman; born, near Cambridge. O .. 1872; son of David Edenburn and Rebecca J. (Shannon) Edenburn; educated: Muskingum Coll., New Concord. O. College degrees: B. S .; Ph. D. Married, Flora Knabenshue. Oct. 19, 1892. Clergyman. Pastor of First Westminster Presbyterian Ch., Toledo, O. Soes. and clubs: Scottish Rite Mason: Scotch Soc .; Commercial Club, Toledo, O. Presbyterian Church. Author: Four Arches of Faith; Christ and the Old Tes- tament. Contributor to mathematical magazines. Home address: 1033 Huron St .. Toledo. O.
EDGAR, GEORGE DANIEL, Dentist; born, Lyons, O., Oct. 25, 1872; son of W. S. Edgar and Susannah (Pontious) Edgar; educated: Pub. Schs. of Adrian. Mich .; Univ. of Michigan. College degrees: D. S. Married, Evelyn M Blair, May 23, 1900. Mem. Bd. of Directors of the Ohio State Dental Soc .; member Oral Hygiene
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Com .. State Dental Soc .; Pres. City Coun- cil. Defiance. 1912-13, and 1916-17: mem- her supreme auditing committee Brother- hood American Yeomen; Pres. Defiance Masonic Temple Co .; Vice Pres. Defiance Chamber of Commerce; 32d degree Scot- tish Rite Mason; K. of P .: Maccabee; State correspondent of the Ohio State Conclave of the Brotherhood American Yeomen; Defiance Club. Presbyterian Ch. Republican. Home address: 308 Third St., Defiance. O.
EDMUND, W. S., Educator; Supt. of Schs., Medina, O. Home address: Medina, O. EDWARDS, CLARENCE RANSOM, Briga- dier General U. S. A .: born, Cleveland, O., Jan. 1, 1859; son of William Edwards and Lucia (Ransom) Edwards; educated: U. S. Military Academy (appointed from Ohio. 1883); Hon. A. M. St. John's Coll. (Fordham, N. Y.), 1893; LL. D., Fordham Univ .. N. Y., 1909. Married, Bessie Roches- ter Porter. June 11. 1889. Second Lieut. 23rd Inft .. July 20, 1891; Capt., July 30, 1898; Maj. Asst. Gen. Vols .. May 12, 1898; Lieut. Col .. 47th U. S. Vol. Inf .. Aug. 17, 1899; Hon. mustered out of volunteer service, July 2. 1901: Col. U. S. A., July 1. 1902; Brig. Gen., June 30, 1906; Prof. Military Science and Tactics. St. John's Coll .. Fordham, N. Y .. Dec., 1890 -; as- signed to staff of Gen. Lawton. as Adj. Gen., Jan. 6, 1899, served until Gen. Law- ton's death, Dec. 19, 1899; participated in Gen. Lawton's campaigns and expedi- tions in Philippines; Bur. of Insular Af- fairs, War Dept., Washington, D. C., Feb. 18. 1900 -. Socs. and clubs: Metropoli- tan; Alibi: Chevy Chase; Army and Navy (Washington). Office address: War Dept., Washington; Home address: 230S Prospect Ave., Cleveland. O.
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EDWARDS, EDWARD W., Manufacturer; born, Cincinnati, May 1, 1874; son of Walter Edwards and Ellen (Bryan) Ed- wards; educated: Cincinnati public schools; Woodward High Sch. Married, Eleanore M. Zimmerman, Nov. 14, 1901. In 1901 hegan sheet metal manufacturing on Syc- amore St .; built a large plant on Eggles- ton Ave .. 1905; company now known as The Edwards Mfg. Co. of which Mr. Ed- wards is Pres .; branch offices: New York, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. Socs. and cluhs: Chamber of Commerce; Queen City Club: Automobile Club; Cin- cinnati Golf Club; Cincinnati Country Club; Hamilton County Golf Club: Life Mem. of Cuvier Press Club; Commercial Club: ex-President of The Business Men's Club; President of the Cincin- nati Rapid Transit Commission; Trustee of Berea College. Home address: Observ- atory and Burch Ave .. Cincinnati, O.
EDWARDS, JOHN WILLIAM, Attorney; born. New Lebanon, O., Feb. 13, 1870; son of (Dr.) Oscar F. Edwards and Susan (Martin) Edwards; educated: Pub. Schs., New Lebanon. O .: Ohio Northern Univ., Ada. O. Married, Maud Vaniman. Aug. 31. 1898. Engaged in teaching school and land surveying until 1901; deputy county surveyor. Montgomery Co., 3 yrs .; deputy clerk, probate court, Montgomery Co .. 1901-7: elected county auditor. 1908; re- elected. 1910: had distinction of leading Democratic ticket at both elections; Mem. and Vice Pres. Montgomery Co. Fair Bd., 1915 --. Socs. and clubs: Odd Fellow; Mason, St. Johns Lodge, Dayton, O .; Bar Assn .. Montgomery Co .: Ohio State Bar Assn. Member Brethren Church,. New Lebanon. O. Home address: 119 South Williams St .. Dayton. O.
EFFLER. ERWIN ROBERT, Attorney;
born. Toledo. O .. Dec. 15. 1884; son of Jacob Effler and Alice (Leibius) Effler;
educated: St. John's Univ., Toledo, O .: Georgetown Univ., Washington. D. C. College degrees: A. B., St. John's Univ .: A. M., LL. B .. Georgetown Univ. Mar- ried, Fanny Pilliod, April 30, 1913. Ad- mitted to bar of Ohio, Jan., 1909; mem- ber of law firm of Smith, Baker, Effler & Allen, Toledo, O., Jan., 1913 -; Secy. St. John's Univ. Law Sch., Toledo, Ohio. Socs, and clubs: Toledo Commerce Club; Toledo Automobile Club; Knights of Co- lumbus; Past Grand Knight, Toledo Coun- cil. Catholic Church. Home address: 2545 Parkwood Ave .. Toledo, O.
EGERTON, CHARLES B., Banker; born, Ironton. O., April 18. 1861; son of Charles B. Egerton and Emeline (Turney) Eger- ton; educated: Pub. Schs. of Ironton. . Married, Gertrude Belcher, Sept. 22, 190S. Clerical position, four Ironton companies, 1880-9: Woods Mgr. Yellow Poplar Lum- ber Co .. 1889-96: clerk of Ironton Water Works and Deputy Treas .. 1896-1900; cashier Ironton City Savings Bank, 1905 -: Treas. of Lawrence Co .. O., 1900- 1904. Socs. and clubs: Knight Templar; K. of P .; Elks. Home address: 1603 S. Third St., Ironton. O.
EGGERT, (MRS.) SYLVANIA O., Writer: born. Fredericksburg. O., May 9, 1845; daughter of Caleh Markle and Amanda (Maxhimer) Markle; educated: Massillon, O., high school; Fredericksburg Academy. Married. Jacob W. Eggert. May 20, 1866. Writer short stories in various publica- tions: worker in religious, social, horti- cultural and grange lines; Secy. Stark Co. Horticultural Soc. (16th term): delegate to International Sunday School Conven- tion. Socs. and cluhs: Pres. Current Events Club; Horticultural Organizations; W. C. T. U. Presbyterian. Home ad- dress: Vinedale. Massillon. O.
EGLI, ADOLPH, Clergyman; born, Ktn. Zuerich, Switzerland, Dec. 26, 1864; son of Caspar Egli and Elizabeth (Furrer) Egli; educated: Elmhurst College: Eden Theol. Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. Married. Johanna A. Frick, Nov. 20, 1890. Ordained November 25. 1889; served the following churches: West, Tex .; Lamar, Zoar, Sey- mour, Ind .; Sandusky and Amherst, O. German Evangelical Synod of N. A. Home address: Amherst, O.
EICHELBERGER, GEORGE HAMILTON,
Attorney; born, Urbana, O., Jan. 24. 1877; son of George Maley Eichelberger and Emma (Ring) Eichelherger: educated:
Urbana Univ .: Ohio Wes. Univ. Mar- ried, Frances Stanton Dodge, Aug. 11. 1908. Engaged in practice law. Cleveland, O .. 1901 -: United States Marshal at Shanghai, China, 1897-1900. Socs. and clubs: Mason: Athletic Club: Shaker Heights Country Club; Union Club. Home address: 3328 Euclid Ave .. Cleveland. O. EISENLOHR, BERTHOLD AUGUST, Prof. German, O. S. U .; born, Cincinnati. O., May 3, 1863; son of Gustav W. Eisenlohr and Elizabeth (Deutsch) Eisenlohr; edu- cated: Cincinnati public schools and Woodworth high school; preparatory de- partment Ohio State Univ .: Ohio State Univ .; Univ. Berlin: Univ. Munich. Col- lege degrees: B. Ph .; M. A. Married, Louise Gertrude Mason, Aug. 18, 1904. Variously employed commercially and pro- fessionally (theatrical Prof.), until 1892; teacher German, Portsmouth (Ohio) high school, 1892-6; Instr. German. Ohio State Univ., 1896-7; teacher, Columbus Sch .. 1897-S; employed by Sunday Creek Latin Coal Co., Corning, O .. 1899-1900; German. Indiana Univ .. 1900-1: Instr. in Instr. German. Asst. Prof., associate Prof. Ohio State Univ .. 1901-12: Prof. German Ohio State Univ., Columbus, O., 1912 -. Socs.
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and clubs: Masonic Order; various pro- fessional organizations. Unitarian. Home
address: Columbus. O.
ELDEN, WALLACE STEDMAN, Univer- sity Professor; born, Waterville, Me., May 25. 1868; son of J. Frank Elden and Sarah D. (Stark) Elden; educated: Coburn Classical Inst. (Waterville, Me.); Bowdoin Coll. (Brunswick, Me.); Johns Hopkins Univ .: Univ. Mich. College degrees: B. A .; M. A .; Ph. D. Married, Martha Caro- line Gaerin. June 17. 1903. Headmaster, Rectory Sch .. Hamden. Conn .. 1890-1891;
Instr. Latin and French, Ohio State Univ .. 1892-4; Instr. Romance Langs., Univ. Mich., 1894-6; associate Prof. Langs., Univ. Mich., 1896-9; Asst. Prof., Latin, Ohio State Univ .. 1900-2; associate Prof. 1903-6; Prof .. 1906 -. Author: articles in classical journals; engaged in archaeo- logical study in North Africa and Europe during leave of absence in 1910. Socs. and clubs: Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Upsi- lon: Sons Am. Rev .; Am. Philo. Assn .; Classical Assn. Middle West; Athletic
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