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HOWE, Edward Lyman; banker; born, Columbus, O., Aug. 14, 1875; son of Brainard Harris and Sarah Augusta Beecher Howe; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Feb. 25, 1901, Mary Frances Mattison; issue, Sarah, Charles Mattison and Mary Elizabeth; business career, with Hower & Higbee, 1889-1892; Euclid Ave. National Bank, 1892-1897; Cleveland Trust Co., 1897- 1901; Prudential Trust Co., 1901-1904; Citizens Savings & Trust Co., 1904-1905; Superior Savings & Trust Co., 1905 to date; treas., vice pres. and director Fuller Canneries Co .; treas. and director Workingmans' Collateral Loan Co .; treas. and director Jenkins Steamship Co .; trustee Young Men's Christian Ass'n; member Sons of American Revolution, Athletic and Glen Valley Clubs. Recreation: Out-door Life.
HOWE, William Addison; merchant; born, Cleveland, O., March 4, 1839; son of Amariah D. and Elizabeth Shaw Howe; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Jan. 17, 1866, Rachel Sage; issue, one daughter, three sons; served three years in the Civil War, as private, sargeant, 1st and 2nd lieut. and capt. in the 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; pres. Cuyahoga Soldiers' and Sail-
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ors' Monument Committee; vice pres. Society Army of the Po- tomac; past commander Army and Navy Post; several years in the picture frame business; established, in 1878, incorporated, in 1895, business for mounting and finishing paper for lithographers and printers; specializing in hangers, posters, show cards, etc .; pres. The Wm. A. Howe Co .; member Chamber of Commerce, Euclid Ave. Baptist Church, Masonic Fraternity, Loyal Legion, Grand Army of the Republic, Society Army of the Potomac.
HOWLAND, Paul; congressman; born, Jefferson, O., Dec. 5, 1865; son of W. P. and Esther Elizabeth Leonard Howland; A. B., Oberlin College, 1887, A. M., 1894; LL. B., Harvard, 1890; mar- ried, Jessie F. Pruden, of Burghill, O., Jan. 18, 1905; practiced at Jefferson, 1890-1894; at Cleveland, since 1894; senior member law firm of Howland, Moffet & Niman; member 60th, 61st, and 62d Congresses (1907-1913), 20th Ohio Dist .; Republican; 2d lieut., 1st Ohio Cav. in Spanish-American War.
HOYT, James Humphrey; lawyer; born, Cleveland, Nov. 10, 1852; son of James Madison and Mary Ella Bebee Hoyt; educated, public schools, Hudson Academy, one year Western Reserve Uni- versity, two years Amherst College, graduated, Brown University in 1874, graduated, Harvard Law School, LL. B. 1877; married, June 17, 1884, Jessie P. Taintor; issue, one daughter, Katherine Boardman and one son Elton II .; formed law partnership with H. S. Sherman, firm name, Sherman & Hoyt; later Willey, Sher- man & Hoyt, and then Sherman, Hoyt & Sherman, Hoyt & Dustin; now firm name is Hoyt, Dustin, Kelly, McKeehan & Andrews; gives attention to civil practice; prominent Republican; nom- inated candidate for Governor in 1895; member Union, Tavern, Country, Euclid, Roadside, Mayfield Golf, and University Clubs, of Cleveland; Corinthian Yacht, New York Yacht and Metropoli- tan Clubs, New York City; noted as brilliant after-dinner speaker.
HUBBARD, Sterling William; pig iron; born, Springfield, O., March 20, 1877; son of Charles M. and Clara C. Diehl Hubbard; educated at Ohio State University; married, Cleveland, Feb. 20, 1907, Helen H. Bartow; issue, one son and one daughter; asso- ciate resident mgr. Rogers, Brown & Co .; director Lake Erie Ore Co., Pittsburg Iron Ore Co., Huron Iron Mining Co .; member Beta Theta Pi, Hermit and East End Tennis Clubs, Chamber of Com- merce, Erie Club, Erie Pa.
HUBBELL, Benjamin S .; architect; born, Leavenworth, Kas., July 11, 1867; educated, Cornell University, in senior year won scholarship in architecture, and was elected member of the Sigma XI, took degree in architecture in 1894; now practising under the name of Hubbell & Benes; firm was architect for Wade Memorial, Citizens Bldg., Cleveland School of Art, and other im- portant structures; member Masons, Chamber of Commerce, American Institute of Architects and Colonial Club.
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HUDLETT, John; baker; born, Germany, Jan. 14, 1875; son of Fred and Magdalena Spaiser Hudlett; educated, Gymnasium at Zweibuncnen, Germany; married, Detroit, Mich., Nov. 28, 1903, Antionette Biringer; one daughter, Antionette; master baker for 10 years; located at 14330 Euclid Ave .; member Master Bakers' Ass'n. Recreation: Motoring. Was delegate to the Stodtoer- band.
HUGHES, Felix; singer; born at Lancaster, Mo., Oct. 1, 1874; son of Felix Turner and Jean Amelia Summerlin Hughes; brother of Rupert H. (q. v.); academic education; studied at Rudy Insti- tution, Paris, and under singing masters in Paris, Berlin and Lon- don; married, Adella Prentiss, of Cleveland, Oct. 5, 1904; appeared in concerts in France; made debut in La Juive, Liege, Belgium; returned to United States, 1901; has sung in concerts, recitals, and oratorios under Van der Stucken and Paur; baritone; reper- toire includes 40 operas and all standard oratorios. Clubs: Her- mit, Euclid, Mayfield Country.
HULETT, Ralph Martin; architect; born, Cleveland, March 28, 1873; son of Martin Paul and Esther Fawcett Hulett; graduated from the Cleveland public schools in 1891, then took up the study of architecture under special tutors; married, Bradford, Pa., Aug. 28, 1895, Clara C. Goodyear; one boy, Coulter Townsend Hulett, age 15; was architect for numerous buildings in Cleveland, such as high class apartments and residences, The Farmers' & Mechanics' Bank Bldg., the lodge rooms of Brooklyn Lodge, F. & A. M., The Richmond Hotel, Akron and several school buildings for the cen- tralized school districts adjacent to Cleveland and Akron; since forming the Ralph M. Hulett Co., have specialized and designed numerous factories in and around Cleveland; designed the Chris- tian Missionary Alliance, hotel at Beulah Park; organizer and head of the Ralph M. Hulett Co., architects and engineers, main office, Lenox Bldg., Cleveland; the firm has representatives in Akron and surrounding towns; associate member the Cleveland Real Estate Board; member Brooklyn Lodge of Masons, 454, and Fraternal Order of Eagles, No. 135.
HULL, John Bartlett; patent lawyer; born, Arlington, Va., Oct. 31, 1866; son of Truman P. and Eliza E. Bartlett Hull; educated, Washington High School, Cadet School U. S. Revenue Cutter Service, Columbia University, Bachelor of Science; National Law School (Washington, D. C.), LL. B .; married, Macomb, Ill., June 21, 1893, Adelina V. Sommers; three children, two daughters and one son; Cadet 3rd Lieut. and 2nd Lieut. U. S. Revenue Cut- ter Service; patent examiner United States Patent Office eight years; has practiced patent law in Cleveland for over ten years; member firm of Fouts & Hull, patent lawyers; member firm of Bates, Fouts & Hull, patent lawyers; senior member present firm of Hull & Smith, patent lawyers; vice pres. The Perfection Spring Co., also director; sec'y and director The U. S. Elastic Fiber Co .;
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pres. and director The Engine Holdings Co .; vice pres. and director The Goby Engine Co .; member Society Automobile Engineers, Woodward Lodge, F. & A. M., Cleveland Chapter, Oriental Com- mandery, Lake Erie Consistory, Al Koran Shrine; member Cham- ber of Commerce, Athletic and Euclid Clubs. Recreation: Golf.
HUMPHREY, David H .; gen. mgr. The Humphrey Co .; born, Townsend, O., June 5, 1855; son of Dudley and Mabel Truman Fay Humphrey; educated in the district schools; spent years in farm- ing and was engaged in business with his brothers before coming to Cleveland; since coming to the city has spent his time in de- veloping the business of The Humphrey Co., and has had a large part in the remarkable success of the enterprise; his father came to Ohio in 1835, from Goshen, Conn., his birthplace; he located in Parma, O .; was engaged with his brother in the lumber busi- ness; he removed to Townsend, Huron county, where he pur- chased a large tract of land and engaged in the saw mill busi- ness, erecting over forty saw mills in the western States; he was the inventor and patentee of the woven wire and picket fence, which was patented in 1867. Recreation: Reading and a student of Philosophy.
HUMPHREY, Dudley S .; pres. The Humphrey Co .; born; Town- send, O., May 19, 1852; son of Dudley Sherman and Mabel Tru- man Fay Humphrey; educated, district schools and Buchtel Col- lege; married, Wakeman, O., Sept. 3, 1879, Effie D. Shannon; issue, Mabel Elizabeth, born June 12, 1880, Harvey John, born Jan. 7, 1884, and H. Louise, born June 9, 1898; after leaving school worked on his father's farm and engaged in other business interests until his father died in 1876, when with his brothers assumed the management of the estate; in 1884, was engaged with his brothers under the firm name of Humphrey Bros., seed growers, Wakeman, O .; in June, 1893, came to Cleveland and began the popping and retailing of pop corn without any capital; later engaged in mak- ing pull candy; in 1901, secured Euclid Beach Park which firm has operated ever since, making it the largest, cleanest, best pat- ronized, and best paying summer resort in the country; in the autumn of 1907, firm built and opened the Elysium Rink, at Uni- versity Circle; this is the largest and finest ice rink in the United States; pres. The Humphrey Co .; Mabel Elizabeth Humphrey is second vice pres .; Mrs. D. S. Humphrey is sec'y and treas. of the company; Harvey John is asst. treas., and H. Louise, is the young- est member of the firm; treas. Ohio Good Roads Ass'n; good roads are his hobby; member Chamber of Commerce, Athletic and Auto- mobile Clubs.
HUNT, William Henry; life insurance; born, Warren, O., Jan. 28, 1868; son of William B. and Rabecca Myers Hunt; public school education; married, Akron, O., Oct. 15, 1912, Mary, Fair- child Sanford; chairman committee on Municipal Art and Archi-
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tecture, Chamber of Commerce; member Wholesale Merchants' and Manufacturers Board; for a number of years vice pres. of the Hydraulic Press Brick Co .; member of the executive committee of the National Brick Manufacturers Ass'n and became pres. in 1901-1902; pres. the Ohio Face Brick Ass'n, 1907-1908; four years pres. of the Builders' Exchange, now an honorary member; two years director Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; since 1909 have been pres. of the Cleveland Life Insurance Co .; trustee and treas. St. Lukes' Hospital Ass'n; trustee Hiram House; director Work- ingmen's Collateral Loan Ass'n; life member Associated Charities and a member of the finance committee; in 1910 pres. the Cuya- hoga County Centennial Commission; vice pres. the Civil Federa- tion of Cleveland; vice pres. for the Society for Promoting the Interests of the Blind; member City Planning Commission of Cleveland and Aquarium Commission; member Union, Euclid, May- field, Rowfant and Athletic Clubs. Recreations: Travel and "The Hemlocks"; his summer home at Independence, O.
HUNTER, Alexander A .; sec'y and treas. The Western Reserve Woolen Co .; born, Lakewood, O., May 1, 1873; son of William and Sarah R. Hunter; educated, Collinwood public school and Spencerian Business College; married, Nottingham, O., 1898, Annah G. Weber; issue, two children, Malcolm J., aged 9, and Victor A., age 4; upon leaving school secured position as clerk in the office of the Murphy Varnish Co .; was promoted from time to time and served the above company as bookkeeper for several years; in December, 1904, accepted a position with the Western Reserve Woolen Co .; in January, 1907, was elected sec'y, and January 16, 1911, was elected sec'y and treas., which position he now holds; member East Congregational Church, Cleveland Commercial Travelers' Ass'n, and Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. Recre- ations: Home and Gardening.
HUNTER, William Ross; contractor; born, Gillardsport, Pa., Oct. 24, 1869; son of Joseph and Lucinda Dukate Hunter; common school education at Masontown, Pa .; married, Masontown, Pa., Jan. 1, 1902, Haddie May Willard; three children; plastering con- tractor; has worked at the business for 25 years, served appren- ticeship under his father; aim has always been to please cus- tomers; member Odd Fellows.
HUSBAND, Arthur J .; dentist; born, Toronto, Can., June, 1864; son of George H. and Helen McBride Husband; educated, Rich- mond Hill High School, and Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, Can .; married, in Illinois, July 15, 1888, Elizabeth Agnes Henry; issue, Eva, born Jan. 3, 1890, Ruby, born Jan. 1, 1894, Harold, born June 3, 1895; began practice in Toronto in 1885; practiced there for sixteen years; located in Cleveland in 1905; member of Ohio State Dental Society and Cleveland Dental Society.
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HUSTON, Frederick Wilhelm; attorney-at-law; born, Millers- burg, O., 1889; son of John and Sarah Close Huston; educated, Western Reserve University, LL. B .; member the firm Huston, Huston & Bricker; member Theta Lambda Phi, William R. Day Chapter, The Singers Club and Trinity Cathedral Choir.
HUTCHINS, John Corydon; lawyer; born, Warren, O., May 8, 1840; son of John Hutchins; mother's maiden name Andrews; educated, Warren public schools, Oberlin College and Albany Law School; married, Ravenna, O., Dec. 28, 1861, Jane M. Campbell; issue, five children, two daughters and three sons; 1st lieut. 2nd Ohio Cavalry in Civil War; came to Cleveland to live in 1868, and from that time on has lived an active professional business and official life; member of School Board, 1873; prosecuting attorney, 1871-1880; Judge of Police Court from 1883 to 1887; member of Public Library Board thirteen years, and pres. eight years; Common Pleas Judge, 1892 to 1895; Post Master from 1895 to 1899; first class member Military Order of Loyal Legion; at different times member of the Union and Euclid Clubs.
HYDE, Edward Pechior; ; hysicist; born, Baltimore, Md., Jan. 3, 1879; son of Edward Ingle and Caroline Clemm Hyde; educated, public schools, Baltimore City, Md., A. B., Johns Hopkins Univer- sity, 1900; fellow and fellow by courtesy, Johns Hopkins Univer- sity, 1900-1906; Ph. D., Johns Hopkins University, February, 1906; married, Baltimore, Md., May 4, 1904, Virginia Getzen- denner; one daughter, Dorothy Virginia, born Aug. 25, 1906; physicist, director the physical laboratory National Electric Lamp Ass'n, 1902 to 1908; laboratory asst. and asst. physicist and asso. physicist Bureau of Standards, Washington; while at the Bureau of Standards, undertook a foreign trip for purpose of comparing the United States unit of light with the official units of Germany, England and France; was largely instrumental in bringing about national and international agreement on a common unit of light (candle power) 1or England, France, and the United States; con- ceived, and to a large extent organized the epoch-making course of lectures on "Illuminating Engineering,"' given at Johns Hopkins University, in October and November, 1910; organized physical laboratory National Electric Lamp Ass'n, for study of physical physirotozical and psychological problems in light and illumin- ations; non-resident member Franklin Institute, Fellow A. A. A. S .; member American Psychological Society, American Electrochemi- cal Society, Illuminating English Society. (pres. 1910 and chair- man Research committee), National Electric Light Ass'n; cor- respondent member, London, Eng., Illuminating Society; Ass'n member American Institute, Electric Engineers, (member Elec- trophysics Com. ; member American Gas. Inst. (chairman Photome- tric commission); member Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity, Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; member Union and Mayfield Country Clubs, Cleveland, and John Hopkins Club, Baltimore, and John Hop- kins University Alumni Ass'n.
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HYDE, Walker F .; building contractor; born, England, Oct. 12, 1866; son of James Butler and Elizabeth Love Hyde; educated, public schools of England, graduated from Ardingly College, Eng .; married, Cleveland, May 3, 1897, Mary B. Markham; issue, four children; at the age of eighteen after leaving college assisted his father, who was in the general contracting business in England; came to America in 1898, and started work as a carpenter; has been associated with several large firms as foreman and supt .; organized the firm of W. F. Hyde Co., in 1909; pres. and gen. mgr. the firm has had a rapid business growth, handling large contracts in the city and other towns.
HYRE, Alonzo Eugene; sec'y The Cleveland Chamber of In- dustry; born, Basil, O., June 1, 1860; son of Henry Clay and Al- media Ann Poff Hyre; educated, public schools Cambridge City, Ind., Columbus, O., Springfield, O., and Buchtel College, Akron, O., degree B. S .; married, Akron, O., April, 1886, Sarah Emma Cad- wallader; issue, two sons, Rexford C. and Raymond E .; owned and edited a Republican newspaper for twelve years; active in Republican politics as delegate to county and state conventions and served upon republican executive committees; appointed cash- ier of the U. S. Internal Revenue office under Mckinley, and served five years; was one of the organizers of The Cleveland Chamber of Industry and has been the sec'y since it was established; member Delta Tau Delta College Fraternity, member a lot of unimportant Clubs. Recreation: Moving Pictures. "The Marvel of the Cen- turies," established and published the first College Journal at Buchtel College; began newspaper work in Cleveland, in 1885; owned and published "Vanity Fair" the first publication in Cleveland devoted to art, music, drama and society; owned and published, for many years, "The Cuyahogian," a weekly news- paper of country circulation.
IRELAND, Robert L .; with M. A. Hanna & Co .; born, Strat- ford, Conn., Aug. 20, 1867; son of John B. and Adelia Duane Ire- land; educated, Stamford, Conn., Newburgh, N. Y., and Yale, graduating in 1890; married, May 2, 1894, Kate Benedict Hanna; issue, Robert Livingston Ireland, Jr., born Feb. 2, 1895, and Eliza- beth Ireland, born Oct. 30, 1898; business career, with the Cleve- land Hardware Co., Hackney Bicycle Co., Globe Iron Works, Ship Owners Dry Dock Co., Cleveland Dry Dock Co .; instrumental in the consolidation of the shipbuilding interests of the Great Lakes; organization being known as the American Ship Building Co .; was vice pres. until 1903; partner in the firm of M. A. Hanna & Co .; identified and officially connected with many corporations; member advisory board of The Citizens Savings & Trust Co., and the Cleveland Trust Co .; member Union, Tavern, Athletic, Hunt, Roadside, Gentleman's Driving, and Mayfield Country Clubs, of Cleveland, and University, and Yale Clubs, New York City.
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JACKSON, Charles Edmund; manufacturer; born, Lowestoft, Eng., April 10, 1865; son of Edmund J. and Lucretia Betts Jack- son; educated, Lowestoft, Eng., and Cleveland, O .; married, De- troit, Mich., July 19, 1890, Mary M. Cooper; one son, Herbert C. Jackson; mgr. E. C. Jackson & Co .; business founded Aug. 20, 1896; machine and blacksmith shop and a general repair shop for all kinds of machinery; Master Mason, Halcyon Lodge, Royal Arch Mason, Cleveland Chapter, Knight Templar, Holyrood Com- mandery, 32nd degree Mason, Lake Erie Consistory, Noble of Mys- tic Shrine, Al Koran Temple. Recreation is an annual vacation.
JANES, Julius French; pres. and gen'l mgr. Standard Steel Cast- ings Co .; born, Erie, Pa., Sept. 24, 1877; son of Herman and Julia (Williams) Janes; educated, Brooks Military Academy, University School, Phillips Andover Academy, Andover, Mass .; graduated from Yale in 1902; married, Nov. 11, 1904, Ruth Hawkins; issue, one son, Julius French; in sales dept. the Bourne-Fuller Co., three years; salesman with Morgan Lithograph Co .; appointed to joint management of sales dept. and treasurer in 1908; established Standard Steel Castings Co., 1912; member Calvary Presbyterian Church, Hermit and Euclid Clubs. Recreations: Golf, Tennis, Fishing and Motoring.
JEAVONS, A. N .; japaning and decorating works; in 1875, his father, W. A. Jeavons, established a japaning and decorating works; in 1878, he joined with his father in the business; together they built up a business second to none of its kind in the country; in 1891, his father died, he has continued in the business and his motto has always been "Prompt Service and Satisfaction in All Dealings," he does auto lamps, bicycle parts, and all kind of metal baked enameled and striped in any color.
JENNINGS, John Gould; treas. The Lamson & Sessions Co .; born, Cleveland, Sept. 28, 1856; son of John Giles and Caroline Read Conkling Jennings; educated, Central High School, Cleve- land, and Yale University, class of 1878; married, Cleveland, Jan. 23, 1884, Lillian M. Lamson; one son, Isaac Lamson Jennings, Jan. 14, 1885; bookkeeper Wilcox, Treadway & Co. (now Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co.), 1880-1882; bookkeeper Melton Mining Co., Grizzly Flat, Cal., 1883; since 1883, treas. The Lamson & Sessions Co .; sec'y The Johnston & Jennings Co .; director The Ferry Cap and Set Screw Co .; pres. Clifton Club Co .; trustee Cleveland Feder- ation for Charity and Philanthropy and Riverside Cemetery Ass'n; pres. Pilgrim Congregational Society; member Union, Clif- ton, Lakewood Yacht, Westwood Golf, and Tippecanoe Clubs, Cleveland Chamber of Commerce.
JENSEN, Peter; baker; born Denmark; son of Jens Larsen and Johanne Anderson Jensen; educated, Denmark public schools, and took preliminary examination for University of Copenhagen; mar- ried, Cleveland, Dec. 20, 1900, Rosina Mae Donald; one child; in
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1890, came to Cleveland from Copenhagen, Denmark; was occu- pied in various ways until five years ago, when he started a bakery and confectionary store in the East End; his business grew so rapidly that he moved to 2810 W. Madison Ave., for baking alone, disposing of his East End location; started a branch at 15611 Detroit Ave .; maintains a retail delivery in the neighbor- hood; belongs to First Church of Christ Science, having been healed from a so-called incurable disease in 1895.
JEROME, Frank J .; lawyer; born, Painesville, O., Nov. 3, 1855; son of Joseph and Susan C. Foster Jerome; educated, Painesville public schools and Ann Arbor Law School; married, Painesville, O., Sept. 10, 1884, Lucy E. Dingley; one son, Frank Jay Jerome; admitted to the bar in 1877; practiced in Painesville until 1893, most of the time in the firm of Burrows & Jerome; entered the law dept. of The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern R. R. Co., at Cleveland, June 1, 1893; appointed general attorney for that road in 1901 and general counsel in 1912; general counsel L. S. & M. S., its leased and operated lines; director Big Four Ry. Co., T. & O. Ry. Co., Lake Erie & Pittsburgh Ry. Co., Cleveland Short Line Ry. Co., Lake Erie & Eastern Ry. Co .; trustee Lake Erie College, Painesville; member Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, and Union Club.
JOHNSON, George Baird; professional; born, Erie, Pa., Jan. 10, 1877; son of James G. and Susan Baird Johnson; educated, Se- wickley Academy and Park Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa .; married, Cleveland, Feb. 10, 1906, Edith Ketchum; issue, two children, John Baird and Harriet Ely Johnson; in charge Cleveland office, having jurisdiction over Ohio and Kentucky, for William Salmon & Co., international bankers, New York; 1895, with general Agency In- surance Co. of North America, at Erie, Pa .; 1900, Agency Dept. New York Life Insurance Co .; 1905, W. J. Hayes & Son, bankers, Cleveland; 1909, William Salmon & Co., bankers; member Union Club.
JOHNSON, Levi A .; real estate and fire insurance; born, Cleve- land, Sept. 1, 1873; son of Philander L. and Sarah M. Clarke Johnson; educated, Cleveland public schools, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University; mar- ried, Cleveland, Oct. 24, 1911, Margaret Taylor Dodge; one son, Levi Clarke Johnson; sec'y and treas. The Johnson Realty Co .; director The Wood & Spencer Co .; member Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Real Estate Board, Delta Psi Fraternity of Yale Uni- versity; member Union, and Country Clubs; his grandfather, Levi Johnson, came to Cleveland, March 10, 1809; he built the first steamboat that sailed from Cleveland, built the first court-house and jail in Cuyahoga County, the old government piers at the mouth of the river, and a number of light-houses on the lakes; his father was born in Cleveland, on Superior Ave., where the
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Rockefeller Bldg. now stands; in 1823, he was identified with ship- ping on the lakes, and was a large owner of real estate in Cleve- land; he died May 18, 1907.
JOHNSON, Wendell H .; dentist; born, Alliance, O., March 18, 1875; educated, University of Michigan, D. D. S .; married, Cleve- land, Nov. 6, 1901, Bessie Compton; issue, Compton Johnson, born April 24, 1906, Elizabeth Ferris, born June 24, 1910; began practice, September, 1897; vice pres. Union Oil Co .; member Ohio State Dental Society; member Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity; member Union, and Country Clubs.
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