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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
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
ILLUSTRATED
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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)
Schneider. John 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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