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WILLARD, Hudson E .; coal business; born, Cleveland, Oct. 18, 1860; son of Elliott Sherrill and Ruth Hudson Willard; educated, Cleveland schools, Brooks Military Academy, and Oberlin College; married, New Philadelphia, July 11, 1890, Edith Smith; issue, three children; business career, William Bingham & Co., wholesale hard- ware, six years; organized The New Philadelphia Pipe Works Co., manufactures cast iron pipe; A. C. Saunders & Co., coal and iron ore; organized with A. R. Rhodes and M. A. Bradley, The United States Coal Co., and kindred organizations and corporations; sec'y, gen. mgr. and director The United States Coal Co .; member Clifton, Tennis, and Athletic Clubs.
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WILLIAMS, Arnold E .; lake coal shipping agent; born, Eng- land, March 12, 1877; son of Alfred and Mary Ball Williams; edu- cated, High School and Business College, Canton, O .; agent North- western Fuel Co., The Consolidation Coal Co., The Empire Coal Co .; director The Northern Lakes Steamship Co .; mgr. Triton Steam- ship Co .; 32d degree Mason, Noble of Mystic Shrine; member Euclid, Athletic, Tippecanoe and Cleveland Tennis Clubs.
WILLIAMS, Arthur Baldwin, Jr .; real estate and law; born, Glen Ridge, N. Y., April 11, 1874; son of Arthur B. and Ida L. Harrison Williams; educated, Yale University, A. B., 1898; Cleve- land Law School, LL. B., 1912; married, Scranton, Pa., June 5, 1901, Emma M. Hanley; admitted to Ohio bar, June, 1912; sec'y College Dept., International Committee of Y. M. C. A., 1901-1904; sec'y Central Dept., Cleveland Y. M. C. A., 1904-1907; general agt. The Cleveland Humane Society, 1908-1913; special lecturer in so- ciology, Western Reserve University, 1912-1913; Green, Cadwall- ader, Long Co., real estate, 1913; member Ohio State Bar Ass'n; life member Cleveland Associated Charities; sec'y Western Reserve Child Welfare Council; sec'y Ohio Federation of Humane Societies; member Yale Alumni Ass'n of Cleveland; Chamber of Commerce, Council of Sociology; fraternities, Beta Epsilon, Alpha Chapter, Delta Phi Deita, Alpha Chapter, Psi Upsilon Beta Chapter. Recrea- tions: Hunting and Fishing, Camping, bird study and general out-door life.
WILLIAMS, Edward Mason; mnfr .; born, Cleveland, Nov. 9, 1871; son of Edward Porter and Mary Louise Mason Williams; educated, Yale, A. B., 1893; married, Cleveland, Oct. 11, 1899, Mary Raymond; issue, four children, Hilda, Madeline, Edward Porter and Mary Raymond; member City Charter Commission, 1913; began with the Sherwin-Williams Co., in September, 1893; supt. of their factory in Montreal, Can., November, 1895 to Oc- tober, 1897; then returned to Cleveland; director The Sherwin- Williams Co., Laurence Paint Co., Ozark Mining & Smelting Co., Cleveland Box Co., Superior Savings & Trust Co .; member National Geographic Society; pres. Childrens' Fresh Air Camp; vice pres. Federation of Charities and Philanthropy; chairman Charities Committee of Co-operation; director Chamber of Commerce; mem- ber executive committee American Electric R. R. Mnfrs. Ass'n; member National Child Labor Ass'n; National Society for the Prevention of Infant Mortality; member Union, Athletic, Tavern, Mayfield, Country, Cleveland Country, Rowfant, Chagrin Valley Hunt, Cleveland Gun, and University Clubs.
WILLIAMS, George Henry; wholesale grocer; born, Cleveland, Aug. 17, 1893; son of Robt. T. and Lulu H. Brooks Williams; edu- cated, grammar school, West High, and Dykes Business College, one year; stood high in athletics; received business education in his father's store, has spent considerable time there for the last ten or twelve years; vice pres. The Williams Bros. Co., The Victor Co .;
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stockholder Northern Ohio Traction Co .; Aurora, Elgin, Chicago Traction Co .; member West Side Y. M. C. A., eleven years; mem- ber Machine Club. Recreations: Boating, Fishing and Touring.
WILLIAMS, Walter Miller; coal agent; born, Cleveland, Jan. 26, 1890; son of C. G. and J. Alice Hauer Williams; educated, Cleveland public schools and Lakewood High School; married, Cleveland, Jan. 17, 1913, Mildred R. Gager; since 1910, Cleveland mngr. Tomlinson Co., of Duluth; since 1909, agt. for Berwind Fuel Co .; 1910-1911, agt. for Carnegie Coal Company of Pittsburgh, Pa .; member Cleveland Athletic Club, and Lakewood Tennis Club. Recreations: Tennis and Baseball.
WILLIAMSON, James D .; clergyman; born, Cleveland, March 12, 1849; son of Samuel and Mary E. Tirdale Williamson; edu- cated, Cleveland public schools, Western Reserve College, A. B., Andover and Union Theological Seminaries; honorary degree of D.D. from Western Reserve University; married, Elyria, Aug. 4, 1875, Edith Day Ely; issue, four children; 1875-1884, pastor First Presbyterian Church, Norwalk, O .; 1885-1888, pastor First Pres- byterian Church, Warren, O .; 1888-1901, pastor Beckwith Memorial Presbyterian Church, Cleveland; trustee and pres. Pro Tem Soci- ety for Savings; trustee Western Reserve University, Lake Erie College, Hiram House, Goodrich House; member Union, University and Mayfield Country Clubs. Recreation: Golf.
WILLIS, Malcolm Chandler; insurance; born, Cleveland, Oct. 5, 1871; son of George Henry and Martha Tiebout Willis; educated, public schools, Cleveland; married, June 21, 1899, Elsie Dutton; with Insurance Exchange for twenty years; sec'y thirteen years; director The Home Financing Co., The Mudge & Beech Co .; sec'y Cleveland Fire Insurance Exchange; member Insurance Society of Cleveland; Chamber of Commerce and Clifton Club.
WILMERINK, William J .; milk dealer; born, Cleveland, July 6, 1877; son of J. W. and Jennie Hasselo Wilmerink; married, Cleveland, Nov. 20, 1901, Dena F. Becker; issue, three children.
WILSON, George Henry; dentist; born, Painesville, O., March 3, 1855; son of Dr. David C. and Marion (Flanders) Wilson; edu- cated, High School, Painesville, D.D. S., University of Michigan, 1878; married Kittie, daughter of Rev. Lathrop Cooley, of Cleve- land, Jan. 1, 1880; practiced dentistry, Painesville, 1878-1891, Cleveland, 1891 --; prof. clinical prosthetic dentistry, Cleveland University of Medicine and Surgery, 1891-1892; prof. prosthetic dentistry and metallurgy, Western Reserve University, 1892-1904; an editor Dentist's Magazine, 1906-1909; member National Dental Ass'n; 1st pres., Cleveland Dental Library Ass'n; pres. Northern Ohio Dental Ass'n, 1887; Ohio State Dental Ass'n, 1893; Cleve- land Dental Society, 1897; member Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity. Author: Manual of Dental Prosthetics, 1911; Chapter on Vulcan-
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ized Rubber as a Base for Artificial Dentures, in Turner's Amer- ican Text-Book of Prosthetic Dentistry, 1907; also many papers and articles in dental journals.
WILSON, Dr. Harris R. C .; D.D. S .; born, Painesville, O., Sept. 7, 1881; son of George H. and Kittie Cooley Wilson; educated, Painesville and Cleveland graded schools, Western Reserve Acad- emy at Hudson, Hiram College, Western Reserve University Den- tal School; married, Ravenna, June 20, 1908, Mabel Rogers; issue, Kathryn, Roger, Georgetta; member National Dental Ass'n, Ohio State Dental Society, Cleveland Dental Society, Northern Ohio Dental Ass'n; recording sec'y Cleveland Dental Society, 1913; member Clifton Club.
WILSON, Harwood; iron merchant; born, Trenton, Tenn., Jan. 15, 1880; son of R. D. and Lydia R. Harwood Wilson; educated, Trenton public schools; married, Trenton, Tenn., Dec. 30, 1903, Charlotte Virginia Greggard; issue, one daughter; assistant resi- dent manager The Rogers, Brown & Co .; member Hermit Club.
WILSON, James W .; insurance; born, Putneyville, Pa., April 11, 1873; son of Edward T. C. and Nancy Smith Wilson; educated, West Academy and private school; married, Mckeesport, Pa., Feb. 15, 1899, Sophia Wiegering; issue, three children, William M., Dorothy May, and James W. Jr .; Republican; in life insurance business since 1900; manager Prudential Insurance Co .; member Chamber of Commerce, Athletic and Advertising Clubs.
WILSON, Thomas H .; banker; born, Liberty, Trumbull County, O., Oct. 9, 1841; common school education; married, Youngstown, O., Nov. 10, 1863, Louise Fellows; issue, two sons, Willard and Henry Bliss; in 1860, began as clerk in private bank of Wick Bros. & Co., Youngstown, O .; came to Cleveland in 1888, as cashier of First National Bank; in 1903 became vice pres. of the First Na- tional Bank; trustee and member of Calvary Presbyterian Church; member Chamber of Commerce; regarded as one of the most pro- found students of banking in Northern Ohio.
WING, Francis Joseph; judge; born North Bloomfield, Trum- bull County, O., Sept. 14, 1850; son of Joseph Knowles and Mary (Brown) Wing; educated, Phillips Academy, Andover, and Har- vard University, 1868-1871; married Mary Brackett Remington, of Cleveland, Sept. 25, 1878; admitted to Ohio bar; asst. United States district attorney, Northern District of Ohio, 1880-1881; judge Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, O., 1899-1901; United States district judge, Northern District of Ohio, 1901-1905 (resigned); member Delta Kappa Epsilon.
WINTON, Alexander; pres. the Winton Motor Carriage Co .; born, Scotland, June 20, 1860; educated in the common schools of Scotland; began career in the Clyde Ship Yards in 1873; in 1878
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came to the United States, locating in New York City; came to Cleveland in 1885 as supt. the Phoenix Iron Works; three years later formed partnership with Thomas Henderson in the manufac- ture of bicycles; organized the Winton Bicycle Co .; director in the company; organized the present company, serving as pres .; life member Boston Yacht Club; member Lakewood Yacht, Clifton and Civil Engineers Clubs, and Chicago and Cleveland Automobile Associations; member Congregational denomination.
WISMAR, Fred E .; milk business; born, Cleveland, 1872; son of John C. and Hanna Seegert Wismar; educated at Milton Town- ship, Wood County, O .; married, Cleveland, 1896, Bertha Schroeder; issue, two sons and two daughters; member Loyal Order of Moose.
WODISKY, Jerome Joseph; merchant tailor; born, Cleveland, June 22, 1892; son of Morris and Anna Heller Wodisky; educated, public schools and Metropolitan Business College; started in busi- ness in May, 1910, at the age of about 18; worked up a trade and at the age of 21, has one of the largest merchant tailoring estab- lishments on the south and west sides, employing eight people; member German Club. Recreations: Music and Photography, is entering upon a musical career and is studying piano and vocal, studying vocal under a renowned singer and well known teacher.
WOLF, L. J .; investments; born, Cleveland, 1856; son of Jacob and Mathilda Mandelbaum Wolf; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Erie Pa., 1886, Carolyn Mandelbaum; issue, two sons; pres. Wolf, Baker Co., Aurora, Elgin & Chicago R. R. Co., Western Ohio R. R. Co., Cleveland Mining Co., Laurence Mines Co .; vice pres. Cleveland, South Western & Columbus R. R. Co .; sec'y Morrison Realty Co .; partner Mandelbaum, Wolf & Lang; member Excelsior, Athletic and Oakwood Clubs.
WOLF, Morris J .; mfr .; born, Cleveland, Oct. 2, 1867; son of Jacob and Mathilda Mandelbaum Wolf; Cleveland public school education; from 1883 to 1896 associated with J. Wolf in hide and tallow business; member of Prince & Wolf, cloak and suit mfrs., New York, 1896-1899; Prince, Wolf Co., Cleveland, 1899-1910; pres. Keetch Knitting Co., Cleveland, 1911-1912; treas. and sec'y Con- solidated Knitting Co., 1912 --; member Chamber of Commerce, Wholesale Merchants and Manufacturers Board, Chamber of Com- merce, Association of Women's Wear Manufacturers; member Ex- celsior and Oakwood Clubs.
WOLFE, Jesse G .; coal business; born, Webster, W. Va., Dec. 19, 1881; son of Charles M. and Susan Cole Wolfe; educated, West Virginia Wesleyan University and University of West Virginia; married, Grafton, W. Va., April, 1909, Grace E. Tregellas; issue, one son, Charles Tregellas Wolfe; 1902, with Henderson Coal Co., Charlevoi, Pa .; Davis Coal & Coke Co., Simpson, W. Va., 1903; auditor L. B. Brydon & Co., 1904-1910; traffic mgr. Hutchinson
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Coal Co., 1910-1911, Fairmount, W. Va .; western mgr. Hutchinson Coal Co., 1912 to date; Elks (B. P. O. E.); member Methodist- Episcopal Church. Recreation: Baseball.
WOLSEY, Louis; rabbi; born, Jan. 8, 1877, Midland, Mich .; son of William and Frances Krueger Wolsey; educated, public and High Schools, Chicago, University of Cincinnati, B. A., 1899, Hebrew Union College, B. H. L., 1894; rabbi, 1899; post-graduate University of Chicago and Western Reserve University; married, June 12, 1912, Florence H. Wiener, daughter of Abraham Wiener, Cleveland; rabbi Congregation B'Ne Isreal, Little Rock, Ark., 1899-1907; rabbi Euclid Ave. Temple, Cleveland, 1907 -; during in- cumbency new temple built at Euclid Ave. and East 82d; Chaplain- General Arkansas State Guard, 1905; member American Associa- tion of Political Science, Religious Education Ass'n, Central Con- ference of American Rabbis, B'Nai B'Rith, Zeta Beta Tau, West- ern Star Lodge, No. 2, F. & A. M., Little Rock, Shrine, honorary life member B. P. O. E .; Excelsior Club; member of committee to nominate Charter Commission, Cleveland, 1912.
WOOD, James Craven; surgeon; born, Wood County, O., Jan. 11, 1858; son of General Henry A. and Jane Kankle Wood; A. M., Ohio Wesleyan University, M. D., University of Michigan, 1879, honorary A. M., University of Michigan, 1912; married, Monroe, Mich., Dec. 26, 1884, Julia Kellogg Balkley; issue, Capt. James L. Wood, Mrs. Arthur P. Williamson, Justin B. Wood; writer and author of a text book on Gynecology; for nine years professor of obstetrics and the diseases of women and children, University of Michigan; for twenty years professor of diseases of women and children, Cleveland Medical College; Ex-pres. of the American In- stitute of Homeopathy; fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, London, Eng .; trustee Cleveland Medical Library Ass'n and Cleve- land Pulte Medical College; member Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity; member Union Club. Fishing and Horseback Riding favorite recreations.
WOODRUFF, Albert W .; automobile business; born, Boston, Mass., April 2, 1882; son of Frederick and Fannie Sturtevant Woodruff; educated, Brookline High School, Stones (private school), Boston; married, Cleveland, May 20, 1907, Ellen M. An- drews; issue, one child, not living; has been with following con- cerns in order mentioned: Cleveland Plain Dealer, Western Re- serve Motor Car Co., The F. B. Stearns Co., Southern Motor Works, Nashville, Tenn., as gen. mgr .; F. B. Stearns Co., The Peerless Motor Car Co., Lozier Motor Car Co., Detroit; The Lozier Sales Co., city, as gen. mgr .; member Cleveland Athletic and Auto- mobile Clubs.
WOODWORTH, Fred J .; banker; born, New Haven, O., Sept. 22, 1871; son of Jonathan and Martha Welch Woodworth; public and High School education; married, Cleveland, Nov. 22, 1905, Nellie F. Patton; issue, two daughters, Muriell, born Aug. 19,
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1895, Marjorie, born Oct. 27, 1898; bookkeeper and teller First National Bank, Plymouth, O., March, 1886 to February, 1889; February, 1889, entered Euclid Avenue National Bank, employed as discount clerk, teller and in various capacities; July 1, 1895, began as asst. cashier of Park National Bank and continuously associated with it until consolidation with Euclid Ave. National Bank in 1903; continued as asst. cashier of the consolidated bank known as the Euclid Park National Bank; in 1904, Euclid Park National and the First National Bank consolidated; became vice pres. of the consolidated First National Bank; still in that posi- tion; treas. Forest City Live Stock & Fair Co .; member Union, Mayfield and Hermit Clubs.
WORDEN, Arthur Morley; manager Worden-Crawford Co .; born, Dansville, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1887; son of Charles Arthur and Jane Morley Worden; educated, University of Pennsylvania, class of 1909, B. of Econ .; director Worden-Crawford Co., and mgr. Cleveland office; member Kappa Sigma Fraternity; Hermit and Rotary Clubs.
WORTHINGTON, George H .; merchant; born, Toronto, Can., Feb. 13, 1850; son of John and Mary Wellborn Worthington; public school and business college education; married, Mount Vernon, O., in February, 1878, Mrs. Hannah L. Weaver; worked in a wholesale grocery store in Canada for three years; came to United States to take charge of his fathers interests as contractor in building the Southern Central R. R., in New York State; then went to Brownhelm, O., and worked for his father and brother in operating a stone quarry; in 1873, admitted to the firm which later became the Cleveland Stone Co .; became pres. of the Berea & Huron Stone Co .; promotor and organizer of the Beeman Chem- ical Co .; pres. the American Chicle Co .; pres. the following: Union National Bank, Cleveland, American Chicle Co. of New York, The American Dynalite Co., Cleveland, Underwriters Land Co., Mis- souri, The Cleveland Stone Co., The Perry-Mathews-Buskirk Stone Co., Bedford Stone & R. R. Co., Indiana; director, The Guardian Savings & Trust Co., The Chamberlain Cartridge & Target Co., Interurban Railway & Terminal Co., The Cincinnati Trust Co., The Columbus Gas & Electric Co., and the Southwestern Ohio Traction Co .; also interested in zinc and lead mines in Missouri; 32d degree Mason since 1876; charter member Lake Erie Consis- tory and Al Koran Temple of the Mystic Shrine; member Union, Euclid, Cleveland Yacht, Country and Roadside Clubs, Cleveland, and the New York Yacht Clubs; commodore of the Cleveland Yacht Club; owner the "Pricillia"; has the greatest collection of stamps in America and one of the three greatest in the world.
WRIGHT, Arthur Silas; educator; born, Decatur, N. Y., March 7, 1858; son of Hanson and Fannie M. (Mason) Wright; A. B., Union College, 1882, A. M., 1886; Princeton Theological Seminary, 1884-1885; University of Leipzig, 1885-1887; married, Julia B. Bar- hyte, of Schenectady, N. Y., April 2, 1890; junior prof. modern
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langauges, Union College, 1887-1892; prof. modern languages, Case School of Applied Science, since 1893; member Modern Language Association of America; Modern Language Association of Ohio. Editor: In St. Jurgen (Theodor Storm), 1901; Entwicklungslehre (v. Wagner), 1903; Elektronentheorie (Kayser), 1905.
WRIGHT, Elmer B .; civil engineer; born, Cleveland, 1870; son of James M. and Margaret While Wright; educated, Cleveland public schools and N. E. O. N. C., Canfield, O .; married, Cleveland, 1896, Alice E. Pritchard; issue, one daughter, Margaret R. Wright; chairman of Board of Trustees of Public Affairs, Nottingham, O .; municipal engineering and surveying in Cleveland and nearby cities and villages; in charge of a large part of Cleveland's Park System; since 1903 in private practice, supervising improvements in many additions to city; surveys all lands owned by the Pennsyl- vania Co., and Cleveland Short Line R. R. in the city; member Cleveland Engineering Society; Chamber of Commerce and Real Estate Board; member Automobile Club. Recreation: Suburban Farming.
WRIGHT, Ernest T .; milk bottle exchange; born, England, April 11, 1872; son of James and Mary Rebbeck Wright; educated, Shaftesbury grammar school; married, New York, Sept. 23, 1900, Lilly M. S. Collard; issue, three children; five years was a milk dealer on the west side under name of Wright Bros .; in 1905 the Health Board of the City ordered every milk dealer to retail his milk in glass bottles, to advertise their business, every dealer had his name on his bottles; in the course of the business one dealers bottles would get into the hands of another dealer; at that time there were over 500 dealers in the City, so some system of exchange was a necessity; in 1908, he organized the Milk Dealers Exchange, putting out wagons to call on the dealers and collect bottles not belonging to them; these were all taken to sorting works and then delivered to the right owners; the business has been successful; he now employs nine men and runs six wagons; several other large cities now have exchanges run on his system; charter member West Side Milk Dealers Fraternal Union; pres. for two years; member Order Sons of St. George; pres. Middle West Cricket League; Britiania Cricket Club, and Gilberth Equal- ity Bowling League, 1912 to 1914.
YODER, Ivan Isaac; physician and surgeon; born, Wadsworth, O., Dec. 30, 1875; son of Noah N. and Susan Overholt Yoder; edu- cated, country schools of Medina County, O., until 17 years of age, Medina High School, 1897; B. A. degree, Ohio Wesleyan Univers- ity, 1901, M. D., Western Reserve University, Medical Dept. 1904, A. M., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1905; district physician, 8th ward, Cleveland, 1911-1912; asst. surgeon to American Ship Build- ing Co., and Cleveland-Pittsburgh ore docks since 1905; has spe- cialized in casualty surgery; pres. Yoder Realty Co .; member American Medical and Ohio State Medical Ass'ns, Cleveland
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Academy of Medicine, American Association for Advancement of Science; Forest City Lodge, F. & A. M .; Lakewood Tennis Club; Civic League of Cleveland.
YORK, George W .; investment banker; born, 1869; graduated from Hiram College in 1892; he has been associated with the bond business since 1893; has had a long experience in the pur- chase and sale of bonds; has traveled extensively in connection with his work; for some years he was mgr. of the Bond Dept. of the Otis Co., and in 1911 became a general partner in the firm.
YORK, Robert H .; mnfr .; born, Michigan, Oct. 29, 1866; son of Barney H. and Julia Harkness York; educated, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass .; married, Cleveland, Oct. 3, 1892; Clara Gordon; issue, three children; pres. The Berkshire Mnfg. Co .; member Union, Tavern, Euclid, Country, Mayfield, Country, and Roadside Clubs, Cleveland; Manhattan, N. Y.
YOUNG, William Daniel; banker; born, Cleveland, April 19, 1863; son of John P. and Elizabeth (Borger) Young; educated, public schools; married, Aug. 19, 1885, Bertha Knecht; issue, one son, Carlton W., one daughter, Elsie B .; Republican; began life as cash boy with E. I. Baldwin & Co., until 1880, when he was first employed by the National City Bank as messenger; rose through the grades of collector, clerk, bookkeeper, teller, asst. cashier and cashier to vice pres. (1913), also vice pres. Bloomfield Develop- ment Co .; pres. American Trading Co .; director The People's Sav- ings Bank Co .; member Iris Lodge, No. 229, F. & A. M .; Webb Chapter, R. A. M .; Cleveland Council; Oriental Commandery, K. T .; Al Koran Temple, N. M. S .; Lake Erie Consistory, Scottish Rite; Automobile, Automobile Country, and Rotary Clubs. Recre- ation: Motoring.
YOUNG, WILLIAM F .; sales mgr .; born, Jonesboro, Ind., July 9, 1862; son of James and Lucinda Bird Young; educated, public schools of Jonesboro and Marion Normal College, married, Jones- boro, Jan. 29, 1887, Phebe C. Adams; issue, two sons; taught school five years in Jonesboro; five years principal of the Gas City, Ind., schools; fifteen years in employ of Brunswick, Balke, Callender Co., first as traveling salesman, then as branch manager; served as township trustee for five years in Mill Township, Grabt County, Ind .; member B. P. O. E., No. 39, Omaha, Neb .; K. of P., No. 7, Omaha; Ben Hur Lodge No. 15, Fort Wayne, Ind .; member Elks Club.
ZEMAN, Mathew; iron business; born, Probulov, Bohemia, Feb. 15, 1860; son of John and Anna Zeman; educated, public and high schools of Pisek, Bohemia; after leaving school, married, July 20, 1889, Miss M. Svoboda; issue, three children; Miroslav, graduate of public schools and Central Institute, now a student in Tech- nical High School, in Prague, Bohemia, Ladimir, who was the first
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graduate of the Cleveland Technical High School, attended Case School of Applied Science and is now at Cornell University, Oto- kar, graduate of public schools and now a student at East Tech- nical High School; after he left school he went to Prague, Bo- hemia, to learn the iron manufacturing trade; remained two years; then entered the Austrian Army to serve his military term; because of mechanical knowledge was sent to Turkey and was kept busy in erecting hospitals and other buildings for the Australian Gov- ernment for three years; after army discharge remained in Turkey for four years, as building contractor of steel structures; then came to Cleveland with The Excelsior Iron Works Co., as foreman of the first steel structure, The Perry-Payne Bldg .; remained with this firm ten years; in 1895, established an iron manufacturing plant of his own on Broadway; in 1905, formed a stock company, and erected a new factory on Union Ave .; in 1908, sold his inter- ests and returned to Europe, traveling in France, Germany and Bo- hemia; returned to Cleveland and established The Zeman Iron Works offices E. 55th and Broadway, manufacturing all kinds of architectural and ornamental iron specialties; member Knights of Pythias, the C. S. P. S., and the Bohemian Turners; his association with so many concerns and in so many different countries, has given him success.
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