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WILLIAM
M. FEE is the oldest merchant in Clermont County,
having been in this business since 1858, and is one of
the most prominent and popular citizens of Moscow.
He was born in what is now Washington township, Nov. 9,
1825, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Camery) Fee.
The father was born in what is now Washington
township, Clermont county, in 1804, and died in 1886,
and the mother was born in Pennsylvania in 1802 and died
in1862, both being buried near Moscow. Jacob
Fee became a general farmer in Washington township,
where he made his home many years, and the Fees
were among the earliest families in the county, coming
there when it was very sparsely settled. They were
active in early affairs and were valuable residents of
the community. The parents were members of the
Methodist Church and had twelve children, all born in
Clermont county: Eliza, wife of John Fletcher,
who died in 1896; William M.; John married
Miss Alice Allee, and is now deceased; Daniel
died in 1897; Enos died in childhood; Elijah
is a carpenter and lives in Richmond, Ind.; Thomas,
deceased; Sarah Jane, wife of James Mahan,
resides at Anderson, Ind.; Elizabeth died single;
Wesley R., a retired merchant of Moscow; Jacob
Dimmitt lives at Edinburg, Ind.; Mary Ann
died in infancy. The Fees came to Ohio at a
very early date, from Bracken county, Kentucky, the
grandfather and great-grand-father of William M. Fee.
Mr. Fee attended the public school at Moscow, Ohio,
which were then typical pioneer schools, and for a few
months attended a private school. Upon leaving
school he became clerk in the store conducted by
Nathan Keyt, in Moscow, where there was a line of
general merchandise, beginning this work in 1848.
In 1849 he went into business as a general merchant with
J. R. Downs, and this arrangement continued two
years. Mr. Fee's next partner, B. F.
Fisher, who remained with him a year, and for the
next two years he was associated in business with
Robert Smith. He was in partnership with his
brother, John, four years, and in 1858 engaged in
business for himself, having at one time the largest
stock fo general merchandise in the village of Moscow,
and this business has been continued up to the present
time. For two years he was interested in buying
and selling tobacco, and had a large warehouse. He
is an energetic and industrious merchant. He is
upright and conscientious in his dealings and has the
full confidence of his patrons.
Mr. Fee is a strong Republican, as his father
was before him, and has served in various local offices
of honor and trust. He was mayor of Moscow and
served on the school board when it contained but two
members. For the past twenty-years he ahs been a
notary public, and for nearly fifty years he has been a
trustee of the Methodist church, being an active member
of the church. In 1851 he married Miss Emma
Eliza Pinney, born in Vermont, daughter of
Haskell H. and Melina (Towne) Pinney. Mr.
Pinney was a cooper by trade and a cattle dealer in
Vermont. He followed his trade in Moscow many
years. Mrs. Fee died in 1884 and was buried
in Moscow. Although she was reared in the
Presbyterian faith, she became a Methodist after her
marriage.
Mr. Fee married (second), July 14, 1885, Miss
Elfa McKibben, who was born in Florence, Ind.,
daughter of Dr. Charles T. McKibben. Dr.
McKibben was born in Augusta, Ky., in 1821, and died
in 1893. His wife, whose maiden name was
Elizabeth Lindsey, was born at Rising Sun, Ind., and
lives with a son and daughter of Cincinnati. For
over eighteen years Dr. McKibben resided in
Moscow, where he most successfully practiced his
profession. He was a Republican in politics and
very prominent in the Masonic order. He was a
stanch Presbyterian. He died in Moscow and was
buried in Augusta, Ky. Dr. and Mr. McKibben
had seven children, namely: Anna Maria, wife of
James Handsaker, of Mattoon, Ill.; Hiram C.,
purchasing agent for a traction company in Cincinnati;
Grace E. lives with her aged mother; Mrs. Fee;
Gertrude, wife of E. C. Shelley, of
Cincinnati; Dr. J. T., is a very prominent
physician and an excellent citizen of Cincinnati, and
lives with his mother; Dr. William, of Toledo,
Ohio, like his father and his elder brother, is a fine
physician and has won a good standing in his profession.
Mrs. Fee belongs to the Methodist church and is
one of the charter members of the local organization of
the Eastern Star. She has held all the chairs and
is past worthy matron.
In 1878 Mr. Fee built his present home at Second
and Elizabeth streets, one of the best and largest
residences in the village, and had erected his store
some years before this. Mr. Fee is one of
the oldest men in the county, but is hale and hearty and
is each day able to attend his duties in the store,
assisted by his capable and efficient wife. Both
are well fitted for this work and are highly regarded by
all. Their home is known as one of the most
hospitable in the vicinity and they have done many good
deeds to their fellow men. Mr. Fee's
brothers, Wesley R. and Jacob Dimmitt,
served in the Civil war, as members respectively of the
First Ohio independent battery, and in a regiment of
Heavy artillery and won good records therein.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
- Vol. II - by Byron Williams - Publ. 1913 - Page 792 |
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THOMAS H. FLINN, one of
the successful and highly progressive young business men
of Loveland, Ohio, is senior member of the well known firm
of Flinn & Ertel,
grocers, whose up-to-date and thoroughly equipped place of
business is located at the corner of Broadway and Railway
avenue, was born at Loveland, Feb. 28, 1882, his parents
being Stephen Flinn,
for the pas twenty years watchman and flagman at the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad crossing at Loveland, during
which time he has never been suspended nor has anyone been
injured at this point, was born in county Meath, Ireland,
near the city of Dublin, May 25, 1847, son of
Thomas and Margaret (Melady) Flinn, who came to America in 1856,
when Stephen
was about nine years of age.
The sailing vessel on which they took passage was
nine weeks on the ocean and encountered a severe storm
before landing at
New Orleans.
They came to Cincinnati,
and on to
Loveland.
Thomas Flinn
was a stonemason, and after a time entered the employ of
the old Hillsboro railroad, building stone bridges, and later
worked in
Loveland
and vicinity, finally becoming a contractor.
Subsequently he purchased lots in
Loveland, on which he erected
houses, selling the properties in incoming residents.
He lived to the age of seventy-four, while his
widow survived him some fifteen or sixteen years.
Both are buried at Milford.
Stephen
Flinn received a fair common school education and
worked on the farm in his youth, also starting in to learn
the shoemaker’s trade.
During the Civil war, at the time of
Kerby Smith’s
raid, he was called out and served for ninety days,
receiving an honorable discharge, and afterwards spent
nine months more in the Government service as a teamster.
Shortly after the close of the war he entered the
employ of the Marietta & Cincinnati railroad, now
the Baltimore & Ohio, working on the section for years,
finally becoming a section foreman.
His marriage to
Miss Susan Terrill
was solemnized at Loveland, she being a native of Perry county, Ohio.
Their two children are:
Thomas H.,
of this review, and
Margaret, who is the wife of
Charles Roush,
of
Norwood,
Ohio.
Thomas H.
Flinn graduated form the
Loveland
High School in the class
of 1901 and for one summer was employed as a book
solicitor, in which he proved himself a success,
incidentally receiving a training useful in after life.
Was for a short time engaged as bookkeeper at
King’s Mills, in Warren
county, Ohio, resigning to accept a position as assistant agent
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at
Loveland.
One year later he resigned, and on Feb. 28, 1903,
formed the present partnership with
Hon. Earl E. Ertel,
the present representative from Clermont county to the
Ohio Legislature.
The business of this firm has been most
satisfactory, having grown rapidly under their progressive
management.
Mr. Flinn
was married at Cincinnati,
Feb. 12, 1907, to
Miss Nellie M. Daly, who was born, reared and educated
in the Queen City, a daughter of
Timothy and Mary (Linsky)
Daly, residents of Cincinnati.
Both are natives of
Ireland, coming to
America
prior to their marriage.
Mr. and Mrs.
Flinn have two children:
Roland Earl and
Thomas Charles.
Although reared a Democrat,
Mr. Flinn is a
staunch Republican and cast his first Presidential ballot
for Theodore
Roosevelt in 1904.
He was reared in the Catholic church, being
confirmed at fourteen under
Bishop Elder. Socially
he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, of which
he served as clerk for three years and for six years as a
member of the official board of the local camp.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
- Vol. II - by Byron Williams - Publ. 1913 - Page 472
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LUDWIG
H. FREY. Ludwig W. Frey, one of the
prosperous farmers and large stock raisers of Clermont
county, Ohio, owning and operating the Stephen Goble
farm of ninety-three acres of well cultivated land
northeast of New Richmond, was born in Ohio township,
this county, June 13, 1862, and is a son of John
Henry Ludwig and Elizabeth (Derachter) Frey, who
were natives of Byron, Switzerland, the latter of whom
was born in 1831, and died Apr. 19, 1903.
John Henry Ludwig Frey was born July 24, 1831,
and brought his family to America, arriving at New York
on Dec. 31, 1854, where they remained a short time.
From here he went to Massillon, Ohio; spending but two
years there, he went to Missouri. At the end of
the following year he returned to Ohio, taking up his
residence in Cincinnati, where he remained until 1860,
at which time they settled in Ohio township, on a small
farm they had secured. In August, 1862, J. H.
L. Frey enlisted in Company G, Fiftieth Ohio
volunteer infantry, and served nearly two years,
contracting a disease, from which he died July 31, 1864.
He had written a letter home on his birthday, which was
the last the family received from him. HE was the
father of five children, three of whom died when young,
and two grew to maturity, Adolph, who was a
resident of Washington township, died in 1909 at the age
of fifty years, and Ludwig H., the subject
of this mention.
Ludwig H. Frey was reared and educated in Ohio
township, where he has spent his life thus farm, and in
1893 became united in marriage to Miss Lenna C. Goble,
who was born in Ohio township Jan. 21, 1862, and is a
daughter of Stephen P. and Francis (Ashburn) Goble,
the latter a daughter of Richard Ashburn and a
sister of the late Judge Thomas Q. Ashburn
mention of whom is made in his work. Stephen P.
Goble was born in1831, and met his death in 1866, by
a shot fired from the gun of a trespasser.
Francis (Ashburn) Goble was married the
second time to William Lillick, and died in 1888,
in her fifty-third year.
Mrs. L. H. Frey is one of three children:
Richard, died in his twenty-fourth year.
Miss Bessie Goble, of this county.
The farm which is now owned by Ludwig H. Frey
was settled in 1832, by the grandfather of Mary Frey,
Stephen Goble, who cleared and developed the farm,
building first a substantial log house, later remodeling
as it is today. Stephen Goble was a steam
boat engineer, which occupation he followed until his
retirement. He was born in 1804, on the 9th of
March, at Bethel, and died in 1889, at his home one-half
mile above New Richmond. He left Bethel at the age
of fifteen years, and for forty years operated on the
Ohio river, between Pittsburgh and New Orleans. In
later years, he was a stockholder and treasurer of the
Batavia and New Richmond Turnpike Company. His
first wife was Elizabeth Brown, and to the
union were born seven children, one of whom was
Stephen P., the father of Mrs. Frey. He
married a second time a sister of his first wife,
Alice Brown, who was born in Clermont county, five
daughters and one son. The great-grandfather of
Mrs. Frey was William Goble, who was a son of
a Revolutionary soldier, and was the only one of his
family to locate in Clermont county, Ohio. Mrs.
Frey's grandmother and her sister were daughters of
Rev. George Brown, who was a prominent
Methodist minister, and was also one of the early mill
owners of Washington township. He became a large
land owner, and was one of the substantial men of the
county.
Mr. and Mrs. Frey are the parents of three
children, all of whom have been born at the present
home. They are - Harold C., Marguerite, and
Dorothy E.
Mr. Frey in an active member of the Republican
party, although not an office seeker. He holds
membership with the Sons of Veterans, and was confirmed
in the Lutheran church his parents were active members,
but attends the Methodist church, Mrs. Frey being
a member of that denomination.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
- Vol. II - by Byron Williams - Publ. 1913 - Page
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FRANKLIN FRIDMAN.
Franklin Fridman's record as a progressive and
honorable business man of Clermont county for many years
entitles him to representation among the honored dead of
the county. He resided for fifty-four years at
Clermontville, where he won the respect and high esteem
of all with whom he was associated by his kindly
purposes and upright conduct.
Mr. Fridman was born in Stolhoven, in the
principality of Baden, Germany, on the River Rhine, Oct.
4, 1816, and died Aug. 21, 1895, his life taken by a
negro. He was the youngest son of George and
Elizabeth (daughter of Michael Miller) Fridman
who had six children born to them: Leonard, who
came to America about 1830 and was a contractor in the
construction of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and who
died in 1889, aged about eighty years; Mathias,
who died, aged eighty-eight years; Franklin, Theresa,
Sabina and Elizabeth.
The mother and two sisters died in Germany.
In 1833, the family started for America, but the father
died in France while en route. They spent a little
time in Baltimore then moved to Wheeling, Cincinnati,
Louisville, Ky., finally locating at Rockford, Inc., on
the White river, near the present site of Seymour.
When only eighteen years old, Franklin came on
to Cincinnati, alone, to learn boiler making under
Thomas Justice and Mr. Banks, following the
same for two years under Richard Dumont and
Mr. Parker.
Mr. Friedman was second engineer on the "Lady
Scott," the first steam packet plying the Ohio river
between Maysville and Cincinnati, for nearly a year,
when he met with a severe accident to his hand, which
compelled him to give up this work. He then began
peddling over parts of Ohio and Kentucky on foot.
In this business, Mr. Fridman was most
successful, and he was enabled to locate, in 1839, on
Boat Run, near the Ohio river. Shortly after this
time he established a store near the present home of
his son, Franklin M., and subsequently built a
large store and warehouse in Clermontville, where he
conducted one of the largest general stores in Clermont
county until 1880, when he transferred that business to
his three oldest sons, and by them carried on until a
few years since.
Mr. Fridman married, Sept. 9, 1840, Rebecca
Bushman (daughter of Demos and Elizabeth Bushman,
early settlers of Clermont county). To this union
was born the following children: George Henry,
Lewis L., Franklin M., Lincoln W., Children A. (died
in infancy), Elizabeth (Tomkins), Annie (Rice).
Mrs. Fridman is deceased.
On Sept. 28, 1859, Mr. Fridman married a second
time, to Millie A. Bushman). Their children
are as follows: Calvin D., William M., Leonidas
S., Fred W., Belle, Wallace and Grace
(deceased).
Mrs. Fridman was born, Apr. 5, 1835, and passed
away Jan. 31, 1897, in the sixty-second year of her
life. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fridman were
members of the Christian church.
Politically, Mr. Fridman was a staunch Democrat
and was often solicited and strongly urged to accept a
candidacy for office, but refused because of his many
other public interests. He was a director and one
of the largest stockholders of the First National Bank
of New Richmond from its organization and was president
from 1880 until his death. He was for years a
director of the Clermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
and was one of the owners of the "Virginia Home"
steamboat, plying between Foster's Landing and
Cincinnati. For many years this enterprising man
of affairs built and owned a large number of flat boats
trading on the Ohio river, and with Mr. Theodore
Steelman owned and operated at New Richmond, Ohio,
the largest steam saw mill in Clermont county, which was
afterwards incorporated as the Fridman Lumber
Company, and is now owned the operated by his sons.
On the exchange in Cincinnati and in the business
circles of Southern Ohio, Mr. Fridman's name and
word were ever held in high regard. A man of
strictest integrity, but ever public-spirited, doing
much to relieve the distress of the deserving poor.
Never taking advantage of the necessities of others for
his own gain.
Mr. Fridman was strong in his convictions of
right and wrong, and never allowed himself to be turned
from his decisions. One instance of this
trait of character: Nearly all the merchants of his time
handled whiskey to a certain extent, but feeling that he
could not conscientiously sell liquor he could never be
persuaded to do so. Such a character as this well
deserves the most reverent remembrance.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
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FRANKLIN M. FRIDMAN.
Prominent in both agricultural and commercial circles,
and known as a worthy son of one of the foremost of
pioneer families of Clermont county, Ohio, is
Franklin M. Fridman, who was born at Clermontville,
Monroe Township, in the home which he now owns, Dec. 8,
1849. Mr. Fridman, who was born at
Clermontville, Monroe township, in the home of which he
now owns, Dec. 8, 1849. Mr. Fridman was
reared and educated in the schools of the county,
assisting his father, Franklin Fridman, Sr., on
the farm, thus becoming thoroughly conversant with all
the details that fall to the lot of the successful
farmer. After finishing the common schools which
he attended Parker's Academy for several terms,
after which he assisted his father in the management of
his varied business interests.
Mr. F. M. Fridman was united in marriage to
Miss Ella Luke in 1875, and to their union have been
born three children:
Miss Veola, at
home
Miss Carrie, employed in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Fridman is a daughter of Charles and
Mary Luke, both members of early resident
families of the county. Charles "Luke was
born in Heidelerg, Germany, and came to America when
quite a small boy. Mr. Fridman was born and
reared in Monroe township, and attended Parker's
Academy.
Politically, Mr. Fridman is a Democrat, being
now nominee for county commissioner. He has served
in the varous township offices as trustee, assessor, and
has been a member of the school board for nearly twenty
years. Socially, Mr. Fridman holds
membership with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of
New Richland, Ohio. The family as well as himself
are member of the Mt. Zion Christian Church.
For many years Mr. Fridman has been an extensive
dealer of success by reason of his keen business insight
and practical methods. Mr. Fridman's
characteristic include unswerving loyalty to personal
and political friends, adhering to principle regardless
of political favor, and limitless faith in whatever he
undertakes. His personal qualities contribute
largely to his successful career.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
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FREDERICK W. FRIDMAN
is numbered among the progressive and successful
business men of Clermont county, Ohio, whose diligence
constitutes the force that has brought to him his
present enviable position in commercial circles, and is
thus living up to the standard which the men of this
family have always maintained.
The subject of this mention was born at the family home
near the Ohio river, Oct. 11, 1876, and there grew to
young manhood. He pursued his education in the
public schools, after which he became a student at
Parker's Academy, this county. He then attended
Antioch College, at Yellow Springs, Ohio, later entering
the Wesleyan University, where he spent one term.
The business career of Mr. F. W. Fridman began
in 1896, when he became associated with his brothers in
the lumber business, at New Richmond, Ohio, and for
three years continued with this company. He
afterward spent eight years with the Fridman
Seating Company, residing in the meantime on the farm at
Clermontville until the fall of 1906, when his present
comfortable home at New Richmond was completed.
Since May, 1912, Mr. Fridman has again been
associated with the Fridman Lumber Company, as
assistant secretary and treasurer. He has also
served as director of the First National Bank at New
Richmond for the past two years. He is a member of
the board of public works of the village of New
Richmond.
Mr. Frederick W. Fridman was united in
marriage to Miss Clara Bernice Moreton, May 24,
1899. She is a daughter of Isaac Moreton,
who was a son of William and Mary (McNeill) Moreton,
the latter of whom was a sister of the late Harbison
McNeill, mentioned elsewhere in these volumes, and
her death occurred Mar. 6, 1884. Mrs. Fridman's
father died in April, 1909, in his sixtieth year.
Mr. and Mrs. Fridman are the parents of one son,
Donald, who was born on Jan. 11, 1901. He is
attending school.
Politically, Mr. Fridman is a standard advocate
of the principles of the Democratic party and although
he is not an office seeker, he is interested in all
public affairs of the day.
Socially, Mr. Fridman is affiliated with the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and also of the
Masonic order, being past master of the Buckeye Lodge,
No. 150. Religiously, both Mr. Fridman and
his wife are devoted members of the Mt. Zion Christian
church at Clermontville. Mr. Fridman is
meeting with success in all of his undertakings and
enjoys an unassailable reputation for reliability and
enterprise.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio -
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LEONIDAS S. FRIDMAN.
This name which appears at the head of this biographical
mention is worthy of a place in these volumes as a
representative of a family widely known in connection
with the important business interests of Clermont
county, Ohio, a family which in its history illustrates
those qualities of enterprise, sound judgment and
unwavering integrity, which has won recognition in the
county of their nativity because of the business acumen
of many who have borne the name.
One of the most versatile of the sons of Franklin
Fridman, Sr., is Leonidas S. Fridman,
whose varied interests have made him an important figure
in the business circles of this locality. He is
secretary and treasurer of the Fridman Lumber
Company, vice-president of the First National Bank, of
New Richmond, succeeding his father as director in 1895,
secretary and treasurer of the Fridman Seating
Company, and is a director of four other incorporated
companies, being president of two of them and
vice-president of another.
Leonidas S. Fridman was born at Clermontville,
Ohio, Aug. 11, 1868, and was reared and educated in the
schools of Monroe township, after which he became a
student of the noted Parker's Academy. In 1888, he
took a business course at the Eastman Business College,
of Poughkeepsie, New York, graduating in March, 1889.
At the age of eleven years, Mr. Fridman
displayed great ambition toward a business career, which
he began by clerking in his father's store at
Clermontville. At the age of sixteen years he
turned his attention to agricultural matters and
assisted in the operation of the home farm, following
this line of business until 1888. After his return
from business college, he accepted a position with the
Fridman-Roberts Company, which he held for
six months, resigning to become second clerk on the
steamer "Tacoma," which plied the Ohio river from
Cincinnati to Chilo. In November, 1891, Mr.
Fridman resigned this position to accept a
clerkship on the steamer "Bonanza," which was owned by
the Cincinnati, Portsmouth, Big Sandy & Pomeroy Packet
Company, continuing until June, 1892. He then
became associated with the Fridman-Roberts Company, and
in March, 1893, purchased the interest of Mr.
Roberts, the corporation becoming the Fridman
Lumber Company, with our subject as treasurer, which
position he held to January, 1896, when he was elected
secretary and treasurer, which position he has held
continuously since.
From 1901 to 1911, Mr. L. S. Fridman owned and
operated a store at Wyatt, Mo., in Mississippi county,
and together with his brother, William M. Fridman,
bought small tracts of land , adding to until they owned
several hundred acres of the best Missouri land, which
they finally sold out at a handsome profit, in December,
1910. Mr. L. S. Fridman sold his store and
stock in November, 1911, and has since been interested
in other and larger enterprises.
On June 30, 1896, occurred the marriage of Mr. L. S.
Fridman to Miss Lina Linn, a Brown county
lady, a daughter of Carl and Louisa (Hensel) Linn,
early residents of near Ripley. Mr. and Mrs.
Fridman have had one child to bless their union,
Leonidas Linn, who was born June 9, 1902.
In political matters Mr. Fridman is an active
Democrat, but has refused public office because of his
many private interests. He was appointed by the
mayor of New Richmond as trustee of the Electric Light &
Water Works Building Company, and served until the plant
was completed, when he resigned on account of pressing
business affairs.
Mr. Fridman is a member and a trustee of the
Presbyterian church, and has been a member of the board
of education for several years past. Conscientious
in all his business dealings, he has won the respect of
all with whom he has been associated.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
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LEWIS L. FRIDMAN,
well known in Clermont county, Ohio, where for
sixty-five years he has been a resident, is one of a
family who inherits an unusual amount of executive
ability and business sagacity from their father,
Franklin Fridman, and by following his example have
earned prosperity as well an universal respect and
esteem of all in the community in which they live.
Lewis L. Fridman was born at Clermontville,
Ohio, Aug. 25, 1847, and was reared and has since
resided in the neighborhood of the village of his birth.
He received a good education and was associated with his
brothers, Franklin M., George Henry, and
Lincoln W., in the mercantile business at
Clermontville until they sold out, in 1890, after which,
having been reared to agricultural pursuits, he turned
his attention to that line of industry.
The marriage of Lewis Fridman and Miss Emma R. Shaw
was solemnized in Ohio township, Apr. 20, 1871.
She was born in Monroe township and was reared there,
she being a daughter of Jonathan and Lina (Wyatt)
Shaw. Her education was acquired at Parker's
Academy. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. L. L.
Fridman have been born the following children:
Rosamond, died in infancy.
Lina R., who was born Sept. 5, 1873, is the wife
of L. E. Rouse, of Cynthiana, Ky., a grocer of
the firm of W. B. Rouse Grocery Company.
They have two children, William Leonard and
Anna Ruth.
Bertha, who was born Sept. 28, 1875, is a
home.
Bessie Pearl, born July 31, 1878, is Mrs.
Philip A. Ireton, of Laurel. Mr. Ireton
was formerly a merchant of Laurel, but is at present
engaged in faring. They have two children,
Harold and Elsie.
Edith Shaw, who was born Apr. 7, 1885, is at home.
She is a teacher in the Cincinnati schools. She
has also taught several years at New Richmond, Ohio.
Mrs. Fridman's father, Jonathan Shaw, was
born in 1824, in Ohio township, and passed away Sept.
12, 1902. The mother, Lina (Wyatt) Shaw,
was born Mar. 22, 1830, and left this life Dec. 17,
1886. They reared the following children:
Dr. William Shaw, who a resident of Idaho, was a
teacher in this county for several years, where he owns
some five hundred acres of land. He practiced a
number of years at Cincinnati.
Mrs. L. L. Fridman, wife of the Mr. Fridman.
Mrs. Tillie Nichols, of Monroe township.
James E., of Fancy Prairie, Ill., is a farmer.
Mrs. Anna S. Houston died Dec. 23, 1911.
She was fifty-one years of age at the time of her death.
George Houston is in the printing business at
Cincinnati.
Laura, born Apr. 17, 18i57, died Jun. 13, 1882.
Robert A., of Cincinnati, where for years he was
in the grocery business, operating under the firm name
of Robert A. Shaw Grocery Company. He is
now with the street car company.
Etta, married C. W. Hartman, of Buffalo,
N. Y. He has charge of the Indian reservation at
Collins, N. Y.
Nora, who married Elmer M. Armacost, of
Cincinnati, died Feb. 27, 1896, in her twenty-eight
year.
May, who is Mrs. Ernest Armacost, of
Point Pleasant, was born Apr. 4, 1872.
Mr. L. L. Fridman is a Democrat in politics and
has served his party as township treasurer for two
terms, and has been a member of the school board for
several years. He and his family evidence their
faith in Christianity by their membership in the Mt.
Zion Christian Church.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
- Vol. II - by Byron Williams - Publ. 1913 - Page 346 |
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WILLIAM
M. FRIDMAN. The career of the business
man has few of those spectacular phases which make the
life record of the military or political leader of
wide-spread interest, yet thinkers throughout all the ages
have regarded the profession of law as that which most
greatly conserves public stability and progress. It is to
the work of the courts that William M. Fridman has
given his time and attention since 1887, coming to the bar
with good equipment and since that time making the most of
his opportunities for advancement in the difficult and
arduous profession of the law. He has practiced in
Cincinnati since April, 1891, and the court records show
his connection with various cases of importance. He was
born in Clermontville, Clermont county, Ohio, February 26,
1863, son of Franklin and Milly A. (Bushman) Fridman,
the former a native of Stolhoven, Baden, Germany, and came
to America in 1830. Franklin Fridman was the
pioneer merchant of Clermontville and more extended
mention of his remarkable activities are to be found on
other pages of this work.
William M. Fridman attended the public schools,
continued his studies in the Clermont Academy, at
Clermontville, Ohio, until his sixteenth year; next
entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio,
graduating in 1884 with the degree of Bachelor of Science.
His literary knowledge served as an excellent basis upon
which to build the superstructure of his professional
knowledge. Mr. Fridman's law study began
under the preceptorship of Frank Davis, the
present judge of the common pleas court of Clermont and
Brown counties, Ohio. He came to the Cincinnati Law School
in 1886, and the following year won the degree of Bachelor
of Laws upon his graduation in May, 1887. Mr. Fridman
at once began practice at New Richmond, Ohio, where he
remained until April, 1891, and then came to Cincinnati
and formed a partnership with Marshall Moreton; one
year later engaged in practice in association with
George G. Bright, under the firm name of Bright
& Fridman, which firm was dissolved January 1,
1894. He was then associated with Edward J. Dempsey,
until May, 1898, at which time Mr. Dempsey
was elected judge of the superior court. He was then
associated with Edward Barton until the latter became
general attorney of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company.
In May, 1903, he formed a partnership with Judge Edward
J. Dempsey, as Dempsey & Fridman, until
January, 1906. Mr. Fridman has since
followed his profession independently, and with notable
success. He has indicated his ability to cope successfully
with intricate and involved legal problems and to present
his cause in such clear and logical form that he never
fails to hold attention of court or jurors and seldom
fails to gain the desired verdict. Other business
interests have to a limited extent claimed his attention,
for he has been a director of the First National Bank of
New Richmond, Ohio, and is now a director of the
Fridman Lumber Company, and of the Fridman
Seating Company, both paying enterprises.
June 12, 1900, at Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Fridman
was married to Miss Katherine Tombach, a daughter
of August and Rose Tombach.
Her father was superintendent of the Powell Brass Work
Foundry, but passed away in 1878. The mother, however,
still survives. Mr. and Mrs. Fridman reside
at No. 2256 Jefferson Place, Norwood. Mr.
Fridman was elected mayor of Norwood in November,
1911. In politics always a Democrat, since age conferred
upon him the right of franchise, and fraternally a Mason,
widely known in the order. He is now past master of
Vattier Lodge, No. 386, Free and Accepted Masons, and has
also taken the degrees of the Scottish Rite and the Mystic
Shrine. In sympathy with the benevolent and beneficent
purpose of the order, he also enjoys its social relations,
for he is a man to whom friendship means much and to his
friends he is ever loyal. The same loyal spirit is
manifested in his professional work, and his capability as
a practitioner of law has enabled him long since to leave
the ranks of the many and to stand among the more
successful few.
Source: History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio
- Vol. II - by Byron Williams - Publ. 1913 - Page 36 |
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