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Biographies
Source:
* Fifty Years and Over of Akron and Summit County,
by Ex-Sheriff Samuel A. Lane.
Akron, Ohio: Beacon Job Department -
1892
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Isaac C. Dyas
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ISAAC J. DYAS, born in
Parish Athboy, Ireland, Dec. 22, 1849; primary education in
national schools; at 13 entering Ranelagli College, at Athlone, remaining a year and a half, then attended Santry
College, Dublin, the same length of time; served a four
years' apprenticeship at the dry goods trade with Thomas
Drury & Co., Dublin. In 1870 came to the United
States, serving a year and a half as salesman with A. T.
Stewart & Co., in New York, and about three years as
salesman with Timothy Brothers, of Nashville, Tenn.
In 1877, came to Akron, entering into partnership with
Mr. Michael O'Neil, and under the firm name of O'Neil
& Dyas opening a dry goods store in Woods' Block,
114 East Market street. Their business outgrowing the
room there available, the firm built a fine four story stone
front store on South Main street, which, with an immense
stock of goods, was destroyed by fire on the night of Oct.
28, 1889, at a loss of $250,000, about half covered by
insurance. Returning to their former quarters, they
immediately began to rebuild the burned structure, into
which they moved on the anniversary of the fire, it being
one of the most extensive and complete establishments of its
kind in the city. June 20, 1880, Mr. Dyas was
married to Miss Lutheria S. Weber, of Akron, who has
borne him four children - Mary H., John W., Carl E.
and James F.
Source:
Fifty Years and Over of Akron and Summit County,
by Ex-Sheriff Samuel A. Lane.
Akron, Ohio: Beacon Job Department - 1892 ~ Page 526 |
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