BIOGRAPHIES

Source: 
History of Allen County, Ohio
And Representative Citizens
Edited and Compiled by
Charles C. Miller, Ph. D.
Assisted by
Dr. Samuel A. Baxter
Lima, Ohio
Published by Richmond & Arnold
George Richmond; G. R. Arnold
Chicago, Ill
1906

	FRANK SIEBER, president of The Lima Brewing Company, was born in Seneca County, Ohio, May 25, 1862, and is a son of Frank and Caroline (Elses) Sieber.      The father of Mr. Sieber was born in Germany.  By trade he was a cabinet-maker.  He married Caroline Elses also of German extraction, and they had a family of three children.      Frank Sieber was reared through the years of childhood in his native county, where he attended the local schools and gave particular attention to music, for which he has great talent.  In 1884 he engaged in hotel-keeping the continued in that line until 1899 when he became president of The Lima Brewing Company.  The officers of this company are:  Frank Sieber, president; Gus Spannagel vice-president; and E. W. Charles, secretary and treasurer.  The Lima Brewing Company manufactures lager beer and malt extract, its products being of fine quality and possessing healthful tonic properties.  Employment is given to 26 men.  The plant is the largest of its kind in Allen County.      Mr. Sieber was united in marriage with Mary Knarr, a daughter of John Knarr, and they have a family of six children.  Their comfortable home is situated at No. 402 West Market street.  The family belongs to the Catholic Church. Source:  History of Allen County, Ohio, Publ. by Richmond & Arnold, Chicago, IL - 1906 - Page 437
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Simons	ADAM SIMONS, prominent in the brick manufacturing line at Lima, has been one of the city's leading business men for a quarter of a century.  He was born in Seneca County, Ohio, in 1844, and is a son of the late John Simons, who formerly was a substantial and well-known farmer of Upper Sandusky.      Mr. Simons spent all the earlier years of his life on a farm in Wyandotte County, and there obtained his education. In 1872 he left home and removed to Delphos, where he engaged in the manufacture of brick until 1880, when he came to Lima.  Here he found an excellent field for his industry and now stands at the head of the brick manufacturers of the city.  The quality of his product has done its own advertising, and a canvass of Lima’s most substantial structures will prove how large is his local trade.      In 1869 Mr. Simons was united in marriage with Maria Hoffman, who is a daughter of Eli Hoffman, a farmer of Upper Sandusky.  They have reared a family of nine children, namely: Frank, who is in business at Lewiston, Illinois; Henry, who is the engineer of the Lima central fire department; Charles, who is chief engineer of the LaFayette (Indiana) Traction Company; Minnie, who is the wife of A. McPheron, of Lima; Permilla, who is the wife of E. F. Flaving, of Chicago; Rosa, who is the wife of Byron S. Langin, of Lima, employed in the Lake Erie & Western Railroad office; Bertha, living at home; Earl, who is employed at the Lima Locomotive Works; and Raymond, who is attending school.  The inclinations of Mr. Simons’ sons have led them into mechanics, where each one is giving an excellent account of himself.      In late years Mr. Simons has paid little attention to politics.  Both he and his wife are members of St. John’s Catholic Church.  Their portraits accompany this sketch. Source:  History of Allen County, Ohio, Publ. by Richmond & Arnold, Chicago, IL - 1906 - Page 799
	JOHN P. STAMETS, who was one of the honorable business men and old time citizens of Lima, died here on April 26, 1897.  He was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1829.  In his early business life, Mr. Stamets left his native State and moved to Ohio, where he resided in Wayne and Ashland counties.  During the five years prior to coming to Lima, he resided in Bucyrus, where he was engaged in the dry goods business.  In 1877 he located at Lima, engaging first in a hardware business and later, in the sale of wagons and buggies.  Failing health induced him to dispose of many of his interests, several years before his death.  The deceased was a man of business principle and commanded the respect of all associated with him.      On Feb. 1, 1855, Mr. Stamets was married to Malinda Kern, who, with one son, Lori E. still survives him.  For 45 years he was a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, and alike in his religious, business and social connections, his worth as an upright Christian man was recognized.  He was known as one of the city's most liberal contributors to worthy objects of charity.  In his political sentiments he was a life-long Democrat.      Mr. Stamets was a large owner of real estate, and erected the handsome flat building which bears his name, his widow and son residing there in much comfort. Source:  History of Allen County, Ohio, Publ. by Richmond & Arnold, Chicago, IL - 1906 - Page

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