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A Standard History of
THE HANGING ROCK IRON REGION OF OHIO

An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with the Extended
Survey of the Industrial and Commercial Development
Vol. II
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Publishers - The Lewis Publishing Company
1916
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  JOHN L. SCHACHLEITER.  Gastronomical facilities are a matter of deep concern to the average human being, and in every populous community there is imperative demand for restaurants that will accord effective service.  In the City of Ironton, Lawrence County, such provision is most effectively made by the well equipped and popular restaurant and cafe conducted by Mr. Schachleiter at No. 13 North Third Street.  Special interest attaches to this establishment, as it was founded, in the same location, nearly sixty years ago, by the honored father of the subject of this review, and during the long intervening years has been conducted under the family name, with a reputation that has at all times been of the highest, owing to the excellent standard that has marked the service of the restaurant in every particular and that has kept to the place a large and representative patronage.
     John L. Schachleiter was born in Ironton on the 30th of July, 1873, and is a son of George W. and Mary (Delabar) Schachleiter, the former of whom was born in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1843, and the latter of whom was born at Baden, Germany, in 1840.  Of the nine children seven are living, and those deceased were Marey C., the fourth in order of birth, and Roscoe J., the youngest of the number.  Those surviving are:  Fannie E., Frank G., William E., John L., Katherine C., Anna F., and Georgine M.
     The late George W. Schachleiter was long one of the well known and highly honored citizens of Ironton, where his circle of friends was limited only by that of his acquaintances and where he was signally admired for his unbounded buoyancy of temperament and unfailing geniality.  He was an enterprising business man and was influential in public affairs of a local order.  This sterling pioneer business man came with his family to Ironton in 1866, in which year he established the restaurant now conducted by his son John L., the same being now one of the oldest business concerns in the city, in the matter of consecutive operation.  In his youth and early manhood George W. Schlachleiter gained no little reputation in the theatrical profession, and had much talent as a comedian.  He was a member of the company of the tragedian, John Wilkes Booth, who was a close personal friend and after he had retired from the profession he was visiting Booth in the City of Washington, where he had left the stage of the theater only a few moments before the assassination of President Lincoln there occurred.  Prior to coming to Ironton he had been engaged in the hotel and restaurant business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and in this city he developed a restaurant whose reputation extended farm beyond local environs, as is true of the place today, under the management of his son and popular successor.  Mr. Schachleiter served many years as a member of the Ironton Board of Health and was otherwise influential in civic affairs.  His death occurred in the year 1910, and was the direct result of injuries which he had received in a wreck on the Illinois Central Railroad, at Kankakee, Illinois, at the time of the World's Columbian Exposition, in Chicago.  He had attended the exposition and after the accident mentioned, his injuries caused him to be in impaired health until the close of his life.  His widow, held an affectionate regard by all who know her, still resides in Ironton.
     John L. Schachleiter attended the parochial school of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ironton until he had attained to the age of sixteen years, and for the ensuing five years he was employed in the steel-range department of the Whitman Stove Company, of Ironton.  He then, in 1899, purchased his father's restaurant business, to the management of which he has since given careful attention and in the administration of which he has not only upheld but advanced its popularity.  Mr. Schachleiter is an active member of the Ironton Chamber of Commerce, his political allegiance is given to the republican party, both he and his wife are communicants of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, and he is affiliated with the sons of St. George and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
     On the 16th of June, 1896, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Schachleiter to Miss Nina Taylor, of Ironton, she being a daughter of John Taylor, who came to this city from Newark, New Jersey.  Mr. and Mrs. Schachleiter have the following children: William J., Edna C., Gordon L., Johanna M., Armlla V., Alberta F. and Rose Marie.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 1187
  HENRY J. SCHERER.   A business concern at Ironton which has stood for good service and progressive principles for a number of years is that of Scherer Bros., roofers, tinners and plumbers at 313 South Third street.  The business has been in existence for a period of about forty years, and Henry J. Scherer is now one of the brothers who took over the concern, which had been founded by their father and later managed by their mother, and by their united energies have given it a more than local prestige.
     Henry J. Scherer was born at Ironton Oct. 29, 1870.  His father, Michael M. Scherer, born in Germany in 1824, and learned his trade of tinner, and established a shop at Ironton about 1874.  He continued business until his death in 1882.  Michael Scherer married Constance Deitrich, who as born in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1831, and died in 1913.  Their eight children were William M., Ellen, Jacob F., Pauline (deceased), Henry J., Mary, Frank B., and Caroline.
     Henry J. Scherer was educated in St. Joseph's parochial school until fourteen years of age, then learned the tinner's trade under his father, was employed as journeyman workman by the senior Scherer, and when his mother took over the management of the business continued as her right-hand man until her death.  He and his brother Frank then bought out the enterprise, and have since conducted it under their name as Scherer Bros.  The shop, stock and material are valued at about five thousand dollars, and they do a general roofing and metal business, also plumbing and steam fitting, and have handled many of the important contracts throughout the Hanging Rock Iron Region.
     Mr. Scherer was married on Apr. 15, 1895, at Ironton, to Rosie Haubert, daughter of Nicholas Haubert, a Lawrence County farmer.  Their three children are Edith, Ethel and Milton.  Mr. Scherer, with his family, is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, of St. George's Association, is a republican in politics, and a member of the Ironton Chamber of Commerce.  He owns his home at 438 South Fifth street, and a half interest in a piece of business property on South Third street.  While his business has absorbed most of his attention, Mr. Scherer takes his pleasure in outdoor life, in fishing and hunting, and is especially fond of a fox hunt.  Both he and his brothers started in life as poor men, and have gained prosperity as a result of hard work and close attention to business.  
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 767
  JACOB F. SCHERER.  A successful business man of Ironton, whose activities have been devoted to contracting in teaming, and dealing and operating in coal, is Jacob F. Scherer.  From modest beginnings he has steadily advanced to a position of importance in his community, and as a lifelong resident of the city ahs taken a keen and helpful interest in its affairs, whether of a business or civic nature.  Mr. Scherer was born at Ironton, Sept. 15, 1865, and is a son of Michael and Constance (Deitrict) Scherer.  His father, born on Tiger Creek, Kentucky, in 1836, followed by the trade of tinner throughout a long and industrious career and died in1892, while Mrs. Scherer was born at Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1849, and passed away in 1913.  They were parents of seven children:  William M., Ellen, Jacob F., Pauline, Henry J., Benjamin F. and Caroline M.
    
The early education of Jacob F. Scherer was secured in St. Joseph Parochial School, and at the age of twelve years he laid aside his books to learn the tinner's trade.  At the time of his father's death, he and his mother and two brothers took over the management of the business, with which Jacob F. was connected until 1905, and in that year became identified with teaming as a contractor, in which line he has built up an excellent trade.  He first became interested in the coal mining business about 1899, and in addition to being one of the leading dealers of Ironton is well known as a developer of coal lands, and owns forty-two acres of coal land in Upper Township, in addition to which he leases other property in the same vicinity.  He also has 106 acres of improved farming land in Green Township, Scioto County, Ohio, and owns his residence at No. 638 South Sixth Street, and one-half interest in the business property at 40 Scott Avenue.  In 1910 Mr. Scherer formed a partnership with Harry Mountain, but the business is still conducted under the name of J. F. Scherer.  Mr. Scherer is a stockholder and director in the Miller Ice Cream Company, and a working member of the Chamber of Commerce.  Primarily a business man, his large interests demand his almost exclusive attention, but he has not been indifferent to the needs of his city, and has always been ready to perform the duties of citizenship.  He is a republican in his political views, and for four years served as central committeeman, although he has not been an office seeker.  Mr. Scherer is a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and of St. George's Society.
     On Mar. 15, 1883, Mr. Scherer was married to Miss Bridget A. Joyce, of Ironton, daughter of Thomas and Mary (McGinnis) Joyce.  Eight children have been born to this union: Thomas M., who is deceased; Bertha M., who married Mathew Anderson, a pipe foreman for the United Gas and Fuel Company, of Huntington, West Virginia; Benjamin F.; William J., a tinner of Ironton, married Grace Justice; Pauline; Welby and Mald, twins, the latter of whom is deceased; and Albert C.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 1217
  REV. JOHN J. SCHNEIDER.  Among the members of the Catholic clergy are found men of comprehensive education, religious zeal and progressive views, whose example and teachings exercise and influence for probity that must be numbered as one of the great factors in advancing any community.  The Catholic priest must not alone be a spiritual guide and advisor to his people but he must also be possessed of a large measure of the practicality which will assist him to advise and teach in the ordinary walks of life and to protect the interests of his parish while promoting its temporal affairs.  Much, in fact, is demanded of those who choose the unselfish life of the Catholic priest.  As in the affairs of life, not all are fitted by Nature for the same sum of responsibility, and perhaps few, under the same conditions, would have so rapidly advanced to the important position now occupied by Father John J. Schneider, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, of Ironton.
     Father Schneider was born at Columbus, Ohio, May 28, 1870, and is a son of John and Barbara (Baumann) SchneiderJohn Schneider was born in Germany, in 1834, and at the age of fourteen years came to the United States, locating first at Buffalo, where he remained three of four years and followed his vocation of jeweler.  Subsequently he removed to Lancaster, Ohio, where he remained for a period of seven years, and then went to Franklin Furnace, Ohio, and about 1869 moved to Columbus, where he still resides, at No. 102 East Main Street, in the first three story brick building erected in that city, which was built by Mr. Baumann, the maternal grandfather of Father Schneider Mrs. Schneider was born at Columbus, Ohio in 1843, and has been the mother of twelve children:  Mary, Annie, George, John J., Rosie, Lucy, Amelia, Cornelius, Antoinette and three who died in infancy.
     Father Schneider attended the parochial schools of Columbus until reaching the age of thirteen years, and at that time went to Dubuque, Iowa, where for two years he was a student at St. Joseph College.  Following this he attended St. Francis Seminary, near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and then took a theological course at St. Mary's Seminary, on Price Hill, Cincinnati, where he remained three years.  On June 9, 1893, he was ordained a priest in the Cathedral at Columbus, by Bishop Watterson, and in the presence of the Duke of Veranga.  Father Schneider was then made assistant to the Cathedral, having charge of the Good Shepherd Convent, St. Francis Hospital and the County Infirmary for three years, and was then appointed priest in charge of the Catholic Church at Pomeroy, Ohio, where he continued for six and one half years.  In 1902 Father Schneider came to Ironton, where he has since been in charge of St. Joseph's Church, and where his achievements have demonstrated not alone his intense religious zeal and fervor, but the possession of the highest business ability.  Here he has purchased property valued at $5,500, has paid off debts of $22,000, has remodeled and repaired the church and its property, its schools and parish house, and the church is nearly out of debt at this time, its liabilities being less than $4,000.  At this time Father Schneider has six societies and sodalities, viz:  the Holy Name Society, St. George's Association, the Christian Mothers'  Association, the Young Ladies' Sodality, the Children of Mary Sodality and St. Aloysius Young Men's Sodality, all of which are in a flourishing condition.  Father Schneider considers he has gained his greatest success in his school work, where he teaches not only up to the eighth grade, but also the first and second grades of high school.  He is also an advocate and promoter of daily communion.
     Beloved by his people, Father Schneider makes their every interest his own.  When he finds from his manifold duties and responsibilities he devotes himself to his books, being an omnivorous reader; but he is also fond of out-of-door sports, particularly baseball, and is the only priest to ever attend a national convention of organized baseball as a delegate - that held at Columbus in 1913.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 1330
  OTTO H. SCHWEICKART.   Among the contractors and builders of Ironton who have contributed materially to the upbuilding and development of this prosperous community of the Hanging Rock Iron Region, none are held in higher regard than Otto H. Schweickart.  Although still a young man, his accomplishments have been such as to place him in a substantial position among the members of his calling, and as a public-spirited citizen he has always had the interests of his city at heart.  Mr. Schweickart was born at Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, Jan. 7, 1884, and is a son of Frederick and Louisa (Fridley) Schweickart.  His father was born in Germany in 1833, and at the age of twenty-five years emigrated to the United States and settled at Ironton, where he subsequently became a prominent contractor and builder.  He also took an active interest in the educational, religious and civic affairs of the city, and for a number of years was a member of the Hospital Board of Ironton.  His death occurred in 1907.  Mrs. Schweickart, who survives her husband and resides at Ironton, was born near Ripley, Brown County, Ohio, in 1838.  There were nine children in the family, as follows:  George, Lena, Charles, Margaret, William L., Albert, Frank, Amelia and Otto H.
     Otto H. Schweickart was given ordinary educational advantages in his youth, attending the Ironton public schools and proving a close and attentive student.  At the age of fourteen years, under the teaching of his father, he started to learn the trade of carpenter, and after mastering his vocation worked thereat until 1911.  At that time he embarked in the contracting and building business, and continued alone with some success for three years, but in 1914 formed a partnership with C. K. Turley, the firm now being known as The Diamond Lumber Company.  The business has enjoyed a steady and healthy growth, and at this time the company own two plants, one at Ironton and the other at Russell, Kentucky, and the stock and buildings are valued in the neighborhood of $25,000.  Mr. Schweickart is thoroughly familiar with every detail of his business and does all of his own architectural work, and numerous handsome business structures, churches, schools and residences stand as monuments to his ability.  He is greatly interested in all out-door sports and is a stockholder in the Ironton Athletic and Amusement Company, as well as in the South Side Theater Company, and also holds membership in the Chamber of Commerce.  Mr. Schweickart owns his own residence.  In political matters he is independent, preferring to use his own judgment in the selection of those men and measures which he believes will contribute to the welfare and advancement of the community and its people.  Fraternally, he is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America and with Lawrence Lodge No. 198 Free and Accepted  Masons.  With his family, he attends the Pine Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
     Mr. Schweickart was married at Ironton, Sept. 6, 1907, to Miss Kathryn Winifred Roberts, daughter of George H. Roberts, a carpenter of this city.  Mrs. Schweickart is a lady of education and refinement and for several years was a public school teacher.  Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Schweickart: Otto Robert and Kathryn Louisa.

Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 1202
  WILLIAM L. SCHWEICKART.   As president and general manager of the Schweickart Lumber Company, this well known citizen of Lawrence County holds distinctive prestige as one of the representative business men of the City of Ironton the while his sterling loyalty and civic progressiveness mark him as a citizen fully entitled to the status which he securely maintains in popular esteem.
     Though he has been a resident of Lawrence County from his childhood, Mr. Schweickart was born at Dover, Kentucky, on the 28th of October, 1871.  He is a son of Frederick and Louisa (Fridley) Schweickart, the former of whom was born in Germany, in 1833, and the latter of whom was born near Ripley, Brown County, Ohio, in 1838.  Frederick Schweickart came to Lawrence County, Ohio, when he was about twenty-five years of age, and he became one of the successful contractors and builders of this section of the state, besides which he served many years as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ironton Hospital.  He was an honored and venerable citizen of Ironton at the time of his death, which occurred in 1907, and his widow still resides in this city.  The names of their nine children are as follows: George, Lena, Charles, Maggie, William L., Albert, Frank, Amelia and Otto.
     William L. Schweickart attended the public schools of Lawrence County until he had attained to the age of fifteen years, and thereafter he gained practical experience by becoming a newsboy in Ironton, a dignified position which he held four years.  Thereafter he was employed in clerical positions for two years, at the expiration of which he became a machine operator in the plant of the Ironton Wood Mantel Company.  Two years later he became associated with his father in the contracting and building business, under the firm name of Schweickart & Son, and after four years his father retired from active business and left the enterprise to be continued successfully by William L. until 1913, when he became associated with Edward Kurtz and William A. Ault in the organization and incorporation of the Schweickart Lumber Company, which bases its operations on a capital stock of $15,000 and which has built up a substantial and prosperous enterprise, Mr. Schweickart being president and manager of the company, Mr. Kurtz vice president and Mr. Ault secretary and treasurer, Mr. Schweickart is president also of the South Side Building & Loan Company, and a stockholder of the German Building & Loan Company, besides which he is a member of the directorate of the South Side Theater Company.  He still continues active operations as one of the leading contractors and builders in Ironton and here he is the owner of four houses and lots besides his own attractive residence and his interest in the mill and yards of the Schweickart Lumber Company.
     Mr. Schweickart is an active and valued member of the Ironton Chamber of Commerce, is a republican in his political allegiance, served two years as a member of the Ironton Board of Public Works, is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Seven Wise Men, and the Knights of Pythias, and both he and his wife hold membership in Emanuel Methodist Episcopal Church.
     Jan. 18, 1899, recorded the marriage of Mr. Schweickart to Miss Rozzie McCarty, daughter of Michael and Jane McCarty, of Scioto County, and the three children of this union are
: Paul G., George G., and Phyllis Irene.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 1266
  THOMAS DAVID SHIRKEY.   One of the oldest practicing attorneys of Lawrence County, identified with the bar of Ironton for more than thirty years, Thomas D. Shirley's career has been characterized by the usual accomplishments and rewards of the successful lawyer, and at the same time by a distinctive and influential place in the community.
     Thomas David Shirkey was born at Athalia, Lawrence County, Ohio, Mar. 6, 1859.  His father, Greenley T. Shirkey, who was born in West Virginia Feb. 26, 1829, was one of the early and able educators in Ohio and elsewhere and died Dec. 5, 1888. The mother's maiden name was Clarissa A. McGee, who was born in Washington County, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1833, and died Sept. 7, 1913.  The Ironton lawyer is their only child.  As a boy he attended the common schools and was also a student in the select schools opened and conducted by his father at different places in the county.  As a part of his early experience there was two years of work as a teacher, one term in Lawrence County and one term in Cabell County, West Virginia.  Mr. Shirkey prepared for the law at the University of Michigan, graduating LL. B. Mar. 29, 1882.  In November 1912 Mr. Shirkey had completed thirty years of active practice at Ironton, and his associates have long held him in the highest esteem and attribute his success as a practitioner to a thorough ability linked with frank and honest dealings with his clients.
     Mr. Shirkey was married May 24, 1886, to Florence Crever, of Windsor Township, Lawrence County.  Mr. Shirkey has taken both the lodge and encampment degrees in Odd Fellowship, is a member of the Knights of Pythias, attends the First Methodist Episcopal Church and in politics is a republican.  Besides his comfortable residence in Ironton, he is the owner of town property in Proctorville, and also a fine farm of 100 acres in file same vicinity.  While he has been a close student and worker in his profession, Mr. Shirkey has found diversion in the mechanical trades of cabinet maker and machinist, and has spent much of his leisure time in practical work along those lines.  He is a man of broad intelligence, has kept well informed in literature and affairs, and everyone in Ironton recognizes his thorough public spirit as a citizen.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 1316
  ARTHUR & WILMER SMITH.   One of the successful business enterprises of Ironton is that conducted by Arthur and Wilmer Smith, under the firm style of Smith Brothers company, furniture dealers.  The brothers have experienced the vicissitudes which are liable to be encountered by every merchant, but have triumphed over their discouragements, and today are numbered among the successful men of the younger generation doing business in this flourishing city.  They are sons of Cornelius and Amelia (Strother) Smith, the former born at Ironton, Ohio, in 1849, and the latter in Wayne County, Kentucky, in 1848.  The father, who spent his life as a laborer at Ironton, was a mail carrier during the Civil War, his route lying between Ironton and Gwendolyn.  There were seven children in the family, of whom three are deceased, the survivors being: Low D., Arthur, Wilmer and Elizabeth.
     Arthur Smith was born at Ironton, Ohio, Sept. 21, 1876, and received only ordinary educational advantages, attending the public schools until reaching the Seventh Grade.  At that time, when but fourteen years of age, he took upon his young shoulders life's responsibilities, becoming a laborer in the old Star Mill, where he continued for five years.  At the end of that time, with his brothers, Low D. and Wilmer, he embarked in the grocery business at Ironton, but after a business life of four and one-half years obstacles were met which could not be overcome and the venture failed.  In 1900, nothing daunted, the brothers again engaged in the grocery business, and about one year later established a notion store on North Second Street, of which Arthur Smith had charge for six years.  At this time Low D. Smith disposed of his interests to his brothers and retired from the firm, and the latter then closed out the grocery and notion stores and in 1910 embarked in the furniture business.  Through able management and tireless industry, aided by the experience gained in their former ventures, the brothers have built up a prosperous business, which is constantly growing and attracting a representative patronage.
     Arthur Smith is unmarried.  He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and of the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias.  His political views are those of the democratic party, and his religious connection is with the First Methodist Episcopal Church.  He gives the major part of his attention to the duties of his business, but when he can lay aside its cares for a time is fond of travel and hunting and is also a baseball enthusiast.  His acquaintance is large at Ironton and his friends numerous.
     Wilmer Smith was born at Ironton, Mar. 28, 1879, and like his brother only received ordinary educational advantages.  When the Spanish-American War broke out he demonstrated his patriotism by enlisting in Company E. Seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which organization he served as a private.  Upon his return to civil life he joined his brothers in business, and his ability, resource, progressive ideas and energetic nature have done much to insure the success of the company of which he is a member.  Like his brother, Mr. Smith is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church and a democrat in politics, and like him also is a "booster" for the best interests of his native place.  He is generally popular, as testified by a wide circle of friends.
     On May 30, 1900, Wilmer Smith was married at Ironton to Miss Anna Hill, daughter of Lawrence Hill, and three children have been born to this union: Thelma L., Richard W. and Ralph E.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 727
  EUGENE C. SWITZER was born at Bath, Steuben County, New York, Sept. 14, 1875.  His parents were Wallace D. and Harriet (Knowles) Switzer.  The father was born in Campbell, New York, in Steuben County in 1852, followed contracting and building, and now lives at Newcastle, Pennsylvania.  The mother who was born at Bath in Steuben County in 1856, died in 1891.  Their four children were Eugene C., Sarah E., Lena H. and Erwin J. J.
     Eugene C. Switzer
was educated in the High School at Emporium, Pennsylvania, until sixteen years of age, and after some practical experience along the lines in which he subsequently concentrated, entered Bucknell University and was graduated in the scientific course in 1900.  Mr. Switzer was employed as civil engineer with the Pittsburg Shawmut & Northern Railway for three months, being located at St. Mary's Pennsylvania, spent a year as mining engineer with the Shawmut Mining Company, was for three years a construction engineer in the employ of the Carnegie Steel Company at Newcastle, Pennsylvania, and as construction engineer for one year with the Newcastle Portland Cement Company, and in 1906 came to Superior in Lawrence County, Ohio, as construction and mining engineer for the Superior Portland Cement Company.  Mr. Switzer was advanced to his present position as superintendent of the plant on Jan. 1, 1913.
     On Nov. 19, 1902, Mr. Switzer married Margaret Patterson Taylor, daughter of G. O. and Margaret Taylor, of Aylmer, Province of Quebec, Canada.  They are the parents of four children: Eugene, Arthur, Wallace Taylor, Gordon Cuthbert, and Genevieve Clark.  Mr. Switzer is a Knight Templar Mason.  With his family he worships in the Baptist Church, and in politics is a republican.  HE is the owner of an automobile, and that affords the chief means for his recreation outside of business hours.
Source: A Standard History of The Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, Vol. II - Illustrated - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1916 - Page 1102


 



 

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