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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Portrait and Biographical Record
of
Auglaize, Logan & Shelby Counties, Ohio
Containing
Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens
together with Biographies & Portraits of all the
Presidents of the United States
Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892
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CHARLES M. WANZER
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 520
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WILLIAM H. WEST
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 459
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PROF.
HENRY WHITWORTH, Superintendent of the Public
Schools of Bellefontaine, was born in Richland County,
Ohio, Jan. 20, 1853. His parents, John and
Sarah (Blow) Whitworth, were born, reared and
married in England, whence they emigrated to America
early in the year 1852, settling in Richland County,
Ohio. The father was a local minister in the
Primitive Methodist Church in England, and after coming
to the United States, united with the Methodist
Episcopal Church and was ordained to the ministry.
He is a man of great piety and earnestness in the work
of the Lord, and is highly esteemed by all with whom he
has been brought in contact. As a preacher, he
shows unusual familiarity with the Scriptures and
intense fervor and zeal.
Our subject is one of three surviving children, the
others being Mrs. Mattie J. Smith and Mrs.
Mary A. Wheaton The rudiments of his education
were gained in the district and village schools in the
vicinity of the parental home, and after completing the
common-school studies, he entered the Ohio Wesleyan
University at Delaware in 1871, graduating from that
famous institution in 1877. In September of the
same year, he came to Bellefontaine to accept the
position of teacher in the High School, serving as
Principal for five years. In 1882, he was promoted
to the superintendency of the city schools, which
position he has since filled with marked ability and to
the satisfaction of all.
The fine school building at Bellefontaine was finished
in 1878, during his first year as Principal of the High
School. The school has about eight hundred
attendants, and is divided into twelve grades, four each
of Primary, Grammar and High School, twelve years being
required to finish the course. He has been
connected with the schools for ten years and has been
instrumental in advancing the standard of education and
gaining increased facilities for the children of the
city. For five years he has been County Examiner
of Logan County, a position requiring unusual tact and
ability, and in which he has served with credit and
success.
June 26, 1883, Prof. Whitworth was united in
marriage with Miss Katie Kernan, an estimable and
accomplished lady, who has passed her entire life in
Bellefontaine. One son, Kernan B., has
blessed the union. The religious home of Prof,
and Mrs. Whitworth is in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and they are ever foremost in religious and
benevolent undertakings. Their culture and fine
social qualities render them pleasant companions whereever
they may be. and they are welcome guests in the best
circles of society. The Professor is identified
with the Masonic fraternity, in which he is a leading
member. His broad information and extensive
knowledge of men and events qualify him most admirably
for the position which he has so long and ably filled,
and he is numbered among the most cultured citizens of
Bellefontaine.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio. Publ.
Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 126 |
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CHRISTIE WILLIAMS
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 241
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G. W. WIRICK
Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of
Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ.
Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 557
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