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HISTORY of CITY OF TOLEDO and LUCAS COUNTY, OHIO
Illustrated
Clark Waggoner, Editor
Publ. New York & Toledo:
Munsell & Company, Publishers
1888
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Abner L. Backus |
ABNER L. BACKUS
Source: City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio -
Illustrated - Clark Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York &
Toledo: Munsell & Company, Publishers 1888 - Page 479a |
R. G. Bacon |
RANDALL G. BACON
Source: City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio -
Illustrated - Clark Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York &
Toledo: Munsell & Company, Publishers 1888 - Page 767 |
Wm. Baker |
WILLIAM BAKER,
Lawyer, son of Hon. Timothy Baker, was born at Norwalk, Ohio,
Feb. 5, 1822. His father was a native of Massachusetts, and
removed to Ohio in 1818, settling at Norwalk, which continued to be
his residence until his death in 1878. From his advent to the
new Western Settlements, he was active and prominent in the
development of the country and the promotion of its material and
moral well-being. Although not a Lawyer, he served for 21
years (three terms) as Associate Judge of Huron Common Pleas, much
of that time as the most prominent and active of the three
Associates. The son pursued his earlier studies at home,
chiefly at Norwalk Academy; whence he went to Granville College (now
Dennison University), where he was graduated with honors in 1841.
Pursuing the study of the law for a year with Goddard and
Converse, Zanesville, Ohio, he entered the Law School of Harvard
University in 1842, in which the late Joseph Story and
Professor Simon Greenleaf were instructors. Here he was
graduated, with the Bachelor's Degree, in the Spring of 1844.
At the age of 22, he came to Toledo in November of the same year,
and there entered upon the practice of his profession, opening an
office in Mott's Block, corner of Summit and Monroe Streets.
It so happened, that his advent here was contemporaneous with the
entrance of Toledo upon the era of prosperity caused by the
long-delayed opening of the Wabash and Erie Canal; which favorable
condition was by him turned to special account. The first year
of his practice was one of exceptional success in the character, no
less than in the amount, of business coming to him, which was so
conducted as to give him specially favorable position at the Bar.
HE was alone in practice until 1847, when he entered into
partnership with Hon. Myron H. Tilden, who at that time
resigned the position of President Judge of Common Pleas Court for
this circuit. In 1850, Judge Tilden removed to
Cincinnati, when the partnership was dissolved. In 1857 Mr.
Baker became associated in practice with William A. Collins,
Esq., which connection continued until the election of the
latter, in 1870, as Judge of Common Pleas. For the following
10 years, Mr. Baker was again alone in practice. In
1880, his youngest son, Rufus H. Baker, then graduated at
Columbia College Law School, became associated with him; as did
Barton Smith, Esq, in 1881, the firm then becoming Baker
Smith and Baker, as it still continues. Mr.
Baker's practice, from the first, ahs been not only large and
successful, but chiefly in the direction of real estate and
commercial law and equity, for which classes of business his sound
judgment, thorough reading and methodical habits of mind and action
specially fit him; to all which was added recognized integrity and
promptness in all matters entrusted to his hands. These
qualities early brought him in confidential relations with men and
corporate bodies representing large property interests. As the
agent of such, largely in the East, he has loaned and looked after
vast sums of money, whereby he was enabled, while placing capital
productively, to secure to Toledo large amounts of means for
profitable employment. Mr. Baker's constant close
attention to his profession and other business, ahs not made him
unmindful of the claims upon him of his fellow citizens.
Illustrating in his daily life the strictest rules of personal
demeanor, he has ever been ready to co-operate with others in the
promotion of the principles and practice of the same. One of
the original members of the First Baptist Church, Toledo, he has
from the start been an office-bearer and liberal supporter of that
organization, and has been active in other agencies for the
promotion of the moral and religious welfare of the community.
And so, in local enterprises for the material benefit of Toledo, he
has ever borne his part. He was prominently active in the
construction of the Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland (now Lake Shore)
Railroad. He was actively identified with the organization and
construction of the Wabash Railway, of which Company he was from the
first and for 15 years a Director. He has been prominently
identified with the promotion of the manufacturing interests of
Toledo, and especially in connection with the Milburn Wagon Works,
with the start and management of which he has been actively
connected, while he has rendered substantial aid to other
enterprises of the same general class. Politically, he was a
Whig from the time of becoming a voter until that party was merged
into the Republican party, with which he has since acted.
While earnest and active in that relation, he never has been a
seeker for office or personal prominence of any sort; but content to
meet the responsibilities and duties of citizenship in private ways.
As a loyal citizen of the United States, he did what he could toward
sustaining the Government during its struggle with the Republican.
His position in that respect, was indicated in 1864, upon the
organization of the Toledo Branch of the United States Christian
Commission, in the interest of the Soldiers of the Union, when the
representatives of the leading Churches of the City selected him as
the President of that organization. Through the various
channels open for pecuniary contributions to the well-being of his
fellow citizens, he has always been ready to do his full share.
Mr. Baker's literary qualities, amid the constant pressure of
business pursuits, have never had the opportunities for
manifestation to which they are entitled. Occasional lectures
and addresses, and letters for the public press while traveling,
constitute his contributions in that direction. In 1882, with
Mrs. Baker, he visited every European country, Russia and
Turkey only excepted, spending 18 months in such trip. Aug.
28, 1849, Mr. Baker and Miss Frances C., daughter of Peter
Latimer, Esq. were married at Norwalk, Ohio. They have
four sons - William L., Engineer and Superintendent of
Detroit Bridge and Iron Works; Herbert and Arthur E.,
Iron Founders; and Rufus H., Lawyer, Toledo; and one
daughter, Miss Kittie.
Source: City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio -
Illustrated - Clark Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York &
Toledo: Munsell & Company, Publishers 1888 - Page 532 |
Marquis Baldwin |
MARQUIS BALDWIN
Source: City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio -
Illustrated - Clark Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York &
Toledo: Munsell & Company, Publishers 1888 - Page 675 |
R. M. Bartley |
RUDOLPH A. BARTLEY
was born in Wuertemberg, Town of Rafenepurg, Germany, May 9, 1851,
and is a son of Gebbard and Josephine (Genter) Bartley.
He came with his parents to America in 1854. His father is a
Miller by trade, and previous to his coming to America was engaged
in milling. His parents first settled in Perrysburg, Ohio, but
soon removed to Lucas County, where many years his father was
engaged in farming, but of late years has lived a retired life in
Toledo. Mr. Bartley's boyhood was spent on a farm,
where he became acquainted with the usual toil of a Farmer's son.
His education was limited to the advantages afforded by the District
School of the neighborhood, which he attended until his 17th year.
At that time the natural inclinations of his mind led him to abandon
the farm for the wider field of commercial pursuits. He
commenced his business career as Clerk for the Grocery firm of H.
& F. Barnes, of Toledo, where he remained for two years; after
which he served for over three years in a similar capacity with J.
A. Speyer. In 1871, Mr. Bartley, in connection with
Enos Cousino, under the firm name of Cousino &
Bartley, commenced the Grocery business at 307 Summit Street.
The undertaking, backed by experience, energy and enterprise, was a
success. In 1881, after 10 years of well-directed labor, Mr.
Bartley purchased his partner's interest in the business and
became sole proprietor. During that year, he further extended
his business by purchasing the Grocery stock and leasing the
adjoining double store of J. C. Wuerfel. From this date
until June, 1885, he occupied Nos. 303, 305 and 307 Summit Street,
and carried on both Wholesale and Retail Grocery trade. At the
latter date he removed to his present more ample quarters, at Nos.
272 and 274 Summit Street, where he has since been engaged in the
Wholesale Grocery trade exclusively, which has already assumed large
proportions. In the building up of his present successful and
growing business Mr. Bartley has displayed unusual business
foresight, energy and perseverance. His success can be
attributed to fair and honorable business methods, a keen knowledge
of the demands of trade and an untiring personal supervision, united
with an economic administration of every detail of his business.
Among the youngest men in Toledo engaged in his line of trade, he
has already established for himself an enviable reputation as an
honorable business man, and one whose success is built on such
stable foundation.
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Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 762
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E. Bateman |
ELWOOD BATEMAN
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Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 762a |
L. S. Baumgardner |
LEANDER SOLOMON BAUMGARDNER,
a Merchant of Toledo, was born in East Union Township, Wayne County,
Ohio, Feb. 10, 1832. Peter Baumbardner, the
father, was a native of Baden-Baden, Germany, coming to the United
States in 1812, when he was 14 years of age. He was married
with Catharine Heller, native of Hellerston, Pennsylvania,
and also of German descent. The couple came to Ohio in 1830,
settling in Wayne County. When but 10 years of age, Leander
was "bound out" to a farmer, a provision of the contract being, that
the boy should attend School during each Winter of his indenture -
an agreement which was not made good. In spite of such denial
of educational privileges, however, Leander so well improved
the limited opportunities available, that before reaching his
majority, he was himself qualified to teach School, which he did for
two seasons. He remained in farm work until his 22d year,
when, yielding to a strong desire for mercantile life, he united
with his older brothers, J. H. and T. P. Baumgardner,
forming the firm of J. H. Baumgardner & Co., which opened a
store for the sale of drugs, stationery, musical instruments, etc.,
at Wooster, in 1854. So successful was this venture, that
within three years the firm resolved to provide a building for their
special use, and proceeded to erect the "Arcadome Building," with a
public ball in the upper story, which supplied the first
accommodations of the kind in Wooster. Here the firm published
a newspaper, mainly as a medium for their own advertising, the
editorial charge of which was with L. S. and J. H. Baumgardner.
The former of these took part in organizing the Wooster Library
Association, a successful and useful institution. In 1865,
Mr. Baumgardner disposed of his interest in the store, and for a
year was on a farm which he had purchased at Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County. Not satisfied with such life, in 1866 he came to
Toledo, and founded the firm of L. S. Baumgardner & Co., for
wholesale trade in notions, gents' furnishing goods, etc. The
success of this arrangement was assured from the start, and its
business has steadily grown, until it has reached the large annual
aggregate of $400,000. The present firm is composed of Mr.
Baumgardner and his nephew, Edson W. Baumgardner.
Beginning life, as already shown, without the most ordinary
advantages of the farmer's sons, by the sheer force of an
indomitable will guiding and sustaining the practice of industry,
energy, economy, and the strictest integrity, Mr. Baumgardner
has been enabled to establish himself in the front rank of
mercantile men of Toledo and Northwestern Ohio, while enjoying a
liberal accumulation of honest gains, as the just fruits of active
and judicious management. While thus watchful and devoted in
the pursuit of life's business, he has been by no means indifferent
to or neglectful of the claims which every community have upon the
citizen; but has at all times promptly recognized whatever call his
fellow-citizens might make for his best counsel and active help.
As a leading organizer and the first President of the Tri-State Fair
Association, in 1876, he contributed largely to the exceptional
success which has marked the history of that enterprise, which,
without working capital, during the seven years of Mr.
Baumgardner's service as President of the Association, took in
over $260,000, paid larger premiums and larger dividends on its
stock than any other similar institution in the country, at the same
time accumulating permanent improvements to the amount of $60,000,
without indebtedness of any sort. Mr. Baumgardner was
active and effective in the organization of the Merchants' and
Manufacturers' Exchange, which for several years bore a prominent
and useful part in the promotion of the mercantile and industrial
interests of Toledo. From his early residence here, he has
been identified largely with whatever concerned the religious,
moral, educational or material well-being of the City - never
hesitating or stopping to consider personal ease or personal
popularity, when duty seemed to call. In political affairs, he
has acted with the Republican party, in whose councils he has been
potential for the prevalence of the policy and aim of patriotism and
purity. In 1879, he was the candidate of his party for Mayor
of Toledo, being defeated with his associate nominees, though
receiving the compliment of the support of many political opponents;
at the same time losing many votes, in consequence of his known
earnest and consistent record in opposition to what was known as the
saloon or liquor interest. In 1880, he was a prominent
candidate for nomination as the Republican candidate for Congress,
J. M. Ritchie being the nominee. After the organization
of the Citizen's Electric Light Company, and the embarrassed
condition of the same, Mr. Baumgardner was called to its
management as President, and succeeded in securing a combination of
the United States, Brush and Thompson-Houston Companies under one
organization, with a capital stock of $150,000, of which he became
and still is the President. This Company, at the present
writing, is a competitor for a contract for lighting the City of
Toledo, with reasonable certainty, that if not successful in that
purpose, it will at least serve the people of Toledo in securing
very material reduction in the cost of gas. Mr. Baumgardner
is a Director in the Great Western Pin Company at Toledo which he
helped to organize; and President and Treasurer of the Toledo Cot
and Wringer Co., which is doing a large business in its line.
He is largely interested in the development of valuable real estate
within the City. As a member of the Board of Equalization, he
has done much toward the establishment of more just and equitable
rules and standards for the taxable valuation of City property.
He is a member of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, and of the
Vestry of the same, and also President of Trinity Library
Association, a helpful aid in the prosecution of the work of that
Church. For several years past he has been an Odd Fellow, and
a member of the Legion of Honor, and Royal Arcanum. Apr. 25,
1858, Mr. Baumgardner was married with Miss Matilda E.
Miller, daughter of David Miller, of Akron, Ohio.
Mrs. Baumgardner has ever borne a leading and most useful
part in not only the religious work of her Church, but in the
dispensation of true charity and aid to the needy of the community,
especially in the management of the Protestant Orphans' Home
and of the Protestant Hospital.
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 768 |
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ROBERT H. BELL
was born in Youngstown, Westmoreland County, Penn., December 10,
1823. In 1825, the family removed to Middlebury (now within
Akron, Summit County), Ohio. When 21 years of age, he went to
St. Joseph, Mich., where, with Edward Kent, he formed
the firm of Bell & Kent, Merchants. In 1845 they
removed to Chicago, for like business. As a result of the loss
ot what was known as the " Wabash trade," through the opening of the
Wabash Canal to Toledo, Chicago soon was brought to a crisis, which
largely prostrated its business, and reduced its population.
After two years of waiting for a revival, Mr. Bell
decided to follow the lost trade, and came to Toledo in 1847.
There, with the late James Deveau, be organized the
firm of Bell & Deveau, the first exclusively Wholesale
house in that City. They dealt in pretty much everything, save
Hardware, Drugs and Medicines. The history of this
establishment (now Emerson & Co.) is given on page 758.
Mr. Bell retired from the house in 1872, and operated
to some extent in real estate, the result of which, in consequence
of the financial disaster following the panic of 1873, was
unfortunate. His active life was always identified with the
public welfare in different ways. Commencing as a member of
the Chicago Engine Co. No. 3, of which he was Foreman, he resumed
such service on coming to Toledo, and maintained the same for a
period of 18 years, during most of which time he served as Assistant
and Foreman of Engine No. 1, and as Assistant and Chief Engineer of
the Department, withdrawing in 1866. It is safe to
state, that to no other citizen is Toledo more deeply indebted for
the efficiency of its Volunteer Fire Department, than to Mr.
Bell, whose long and active devotion in that connection was
without interruption. He also placed the people of
Toledo under special obligation to him for courageous and effective
service rendered during the different visitations of cholera (1849,
1852, 1854). Regardless of personal ease or safety, and with the
open hand of liberality, he sought out and ministered to the needs
of victims of that dread scourge, regardless of age, sex, condition
or nationality. Like liberality and enterprise have
distinguished him in connection with other matters of public
concern, as occasion offered. Though never holding an office
of profit, he gratuitously served his fellow citizens in different
public positions, including those of Councilman and Alderman.
Politically, he started life as a Whig, acting with that party until
it was merged into the Republican party, with which he since has
acted, and of which he was the nominee for Sheriff in 1885, though
not elected. Mr. Bell was married February 22,
1844, with Miss Delia A. Chittenden, at Akron. They had
four children—John M., now of Chicago; Nettie T.
(deceased), wife of Alex. Backus, of Toledo;
Roberta, of Toledo ; and one dying in childhood.
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 762a |
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ELWOOD BATEMAN was
born Aug. 28, 1825, in Springboro, Warren County, Ohio. His
parents, Jacob and Rachel (Mullin) Bateman, were natives of
Pennsylvania - the father being of Welsh-English and the mother of
Irish-English descent. For several generations, their families
had been identified with the Society of Friends dating back well
toward the days of Fox. About 1807 a Mission was established
by the Friends among the Indians in Northwestern Ohio, the location
being the old Indian Village Waupaukonnetta near the present Town of
Wapakoneta, Auglaize County. Jacob Bateman for
about two years was Companion to the Missionary at that point.
Associated with others, about 1810, he laid out the Village of
Springboro, the owners constructing Flouring and Saw-Mill and
Carding Machine. At the Schools sustained by the Friends, the
son's educational privileges were better than the average of Western
pioneer settlements. When 18 years of age, he went to
Cincinnati, to make his start in business life, and there spent
three years in learning the trade of shoemaking. In
1846, he went to Attica, Indiana, remaining there 13 years, being
employed as Clerk in the Grain Warehouse of a brother, Kersey
Bateman, and in a Dry Goods store. He went to Danville,
Illinois, in 1859, and in connection with N. C. Porter,
established a Grocery and Provision Store, remaining in successful
trade for seven years. In 1867, with Mr. Porter and a
brother, Clarkson W. Bateman, he opened a Wholesale Boot and
Shoe Store (firm of N. C. Porter & Co.), in Toledo.
Withdrawing from this establishment in 1809, Mr. Bateman
established at No. 441 (new number) Summit Street, the Grocery and
Provision business which he has continued for the period of 19
years, with a degree of success and acceptability to customers not
exceeded by any like establishment in Toledo, where he has justly
come to be recognized as the leading Retail Dealer in his line of
trade, a man of unexceptional personal habits, he has ever stood as
a firm friend of sobriety and good order. Mr. Bateman
was married September 5, 1850, with Miss Jane P. LaMont, of
Owego, N. Y. They have had five children—LaMont, of
Toledo; Mary, who died in childhood; Caroline, wife of
Frank P. Russell, San Jose, California; Rachel, wife
of George J. Law, of Lincoln, Nebraska; and Ruth E.,
of Toledo. Mrs. Bateman is recognized as among
the most active and efficient friends of Temperance in Toledo,
having for many years taken prominent part in support of that cause,
in connection with the Women's Christian Temperance Union and other
branches of the same work.
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 762a |
Peter F. Berdan |
PETER
FREDERICK BERDAN was born in Brunswick, Medina County, Ohio,
Oct. 23, 1824. He was a son of John and Pamela (Freese)
Berdan. The father was born in New York City, Dec. 16,
1798. The mother was born in Lee, Massachusetts, Feb. 4, 1802.
The father was a merchant and Justice of the Peace at Brunswick, and
otehrwise prominent in business, as in social and religious circles.
The country thereabouts was then pretty much a wilderness, and the
Village little more than a Hamlet. Hence, the traffic of the
Store made very moderate return in profits. In September,
1835, the family removed to Toledo, arriving there amid the most
intense of the excitement connected with the boundary dispute or the
"Toledo War." Mr. Berdan soon engaged in the Forwarding
and Commission business, with B. H. Peckham (the firm name
being Peckham & Co.), whose warehouse was at the foot of
Lagrange Street. This firm did most of the business of the
kind in Toledo, the Stamboats generally stopping at their dock.
As elsewhere stated, upon the organization of a City Government for
Toledo, in 1837, Mr. Berdan was chosen as its first Mayor,
serving as such for a term of two years. In 1839, he was
elected by the State Legislature as Associate Judge for Lucas
County, which position he filled with special credit until his
death, Oct. 11, 1841. No name is borne in the memory of the
early settlers of Toledo with more respect, than is that of John
Berdan, who throughout his residence there, as throughout his
life, manifested conscientious regard for the rights of his
followmen, while, in all ways open to him, contributing to their
well-being. Peter's educational privileges, aside from
the careful attention of his parents, were meagre. At
Brunswick he attended for a short time a School taught by a female
teacher, who accompanied the family to Toledo. He had no male
School teacher save while for one year at Gambier Seminary, which
term closed when he was 12 years of age. He entered upon his
business life when 13 years old, as clerk in the Store of Titus &
Co., Toledo, at a salary of $75 per year (without board). At
that time $500 was the highest salary paid to any clerk. He
remained with Titus & Co., and with Gid. W. Weed,
successor to that firm, until 1845, when he engaged in the same
capacity with the firm of Ketcham & Secor (. H. Ketcham and
Joseph K. Secor), remaining there for three years. In
1848 Mr. Berdan and Salmon H. Keeler organized the
firm of Berdan & Keeler, dealers in general merchandise, the
partners contributing, respectively, to the capital stock of the
firm, the sums of $156 and $132, their savings from clerkships.
They were associated in successful trade for six years, and until
the firm of Secor, Berdan & Co. was organized in 1854, with
which Mr. Berdan was connected until his retirement from
active business, in January, 1877. Such change was largely the
result of impaired health, caused in great measure by long years of
incessant business cares, rarely interrupted by any cause. Few
men in Toledo or elsewhere have passed an equal period of time in
like unremitting devotion to the demands of trade - made the more
imperative by the steady increase and extension of its volume.
Mr. Berdan's withdrawal from routine cares of trade, did not
take him from the circles of business. While judiciously
consulting health in comparative relaxation, he was out without
interests furnishing exercise. for his mind. He was for
many years a stockholder and long a Director in the
Second National Bank;
was a stockholder and for seven or eight years a Director in the
Toledo Gas Light and Coke Company; was a heavy stockholder and for
an equal period a Director in the Wabash Elevator Company; and was
among those who organized and but in operation the Maumee Rolling
Mill, in which Company ho was from the first and until his death a
Director. In these various channels, both his capital and his
superior business capacity wore made effective to the common
prosperity. In no sphere of action did Mr. Berdan
more fully manifest his appreciation of the claims of his
fellow-citizens upon his attention and aid, than in his long and
prominent connection with the Fire Department of Toledo.
Entering such volunteer service of the City as soon as old enough to
warrant that relation, he maintained the same, with special success,
won by personal sacrifice known to few of the present generation in
Toledo. "Old No. One Engine Company," of which for years he
was Foreman, was largely indebted to his untiring devotion, for the
high position to which it attained, and which it held so long as the
system of which it was a prominent part was in existence.
Mr. Berdan was actively identified with the prosperity of
First Congregational Church, Toledo, with which his father and
family and his own family were connected throughout a period of over
50 years. He was long connected with the Middle Bass (Put-in Bay)
Association, at which place with his family for many seasons
previous to his death, he spent much of his time, and was greatly
benefited thereby. He was eminently a man of domestic
attachments, whose chief happiness always was found within the
charmed circle of his home. Mr. Berdan was
married Oct. 21, 1852, with Maria Waite, only daughter
of Judge H. M. Waite, of Connecticut, and sister of Chief
Justice M. R. Waite and Richard Waite, of Toledo.
She died in Toledo, Sept. 3, 1804, aged 33 years. She left
five daughters—Mary B., wife of Walter Shepard,
of Buffalo, New York; Ida M., wife of E. C. Bodman,
now of New York City; Alice A., (deceased), wife of Arthur
E. Baker, of Toledo; Julia, wife of Oliver
Rodgers, of Toledo; and Pamela, of Toledo. Mr.
Berdan was married in New York June 21, 1866, with Mary
Elizabeth Ketcham, who with three children - Anna Secor,
Frederick and John Milton - survives him.
Mr. Berdan had one brother - John Berdan,
so long associated with him in trade, and yet in the same business;
and two sisters - Rachel A., widow of the late V. H.
Ketcham; and Mary M. (deceased), wife of Dr. E. M.
Buckingham, of Springfield, Ohio. Not least of the many
conditions contributing to the happy domestic circle of Mr.
Berdan, has been the part borne therein by his venerable mother,
throughout a widowhood now near a half-century in duration.
Rarely, indeed, has a family been blessed with such presence and
support; and even more rarely, has such blessing been attended by
like precious results.
Source: City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio -
Illustrated - Clark Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York &
Toledo: Munsell & Company, Publishers 1888 - Page 758 |
S. H. Bergen, M.D. |
SYMMES HENRY BERGEN, M. D.
Source: City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio -
Illustrated - Clark Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York &
Toledo: Munsell & Company, Publishers 1888 - Page 550 |
H. W. Bigelow |
HENRY WAITE BIGELOW
was born at Colchester, Connecticut, Feb. 1, 1838, where his father,
a farmer, continued to reside until his death, in 1869, and where
the mother yet resides. The ancestors of the parents were
among the earliest settlers of New England, the original branch
coming from England early in the 17th century. The family have
given to Connecticut some of its most distinguished citizens.
The paternal grandfather of the subject of this sketch, served
during the Revolutionary War as Commissary General's Clerk; while
his father (Colonel Guy Bigelow) born in 1785,
was a prominent officer in the State Militia of Connecticut.
He was also an active member of the Masonic order. His mother
(Sarah A. Waite) was of a family specially distinguished in
judicial history. Chief Justice Henry M. Waite, of
Connecticut, the father of Chief Justice Henry M. Waite, of
Connecticut, the father of Chief Justice Morris R. Waite of
the United States Supreme Court, was her brother. The boyhood
of the subject of this sketch was not essentially different from
that of the average of New England farmers sons. He was
educated at Bacon Academy, Colchester. At the age 16, he
entered the store of Colonel D. R. Noyes, at Lyme, as clerk,
remaining there two years. In 1845 he came to Toledo and
engaged in like capacity in the Wholesale Grocery establishment of
Secor, Berdan & Co. He remained with that firm
until the Rebellion, when (August 15, 1861) he enlisted for three
years in the Fourteenth Ohio Infantry, and was with his Company
throughout its notable, and was with his Company throughout its
notable service - at Wild Cat, Chickamauga, Jonesboro, the Atlanta
campaign and the "March to the Sea." In March, 1862, he was
promoted from First Sergeant Company C, to Second Company I; in
October, 1863, was advanced to First Lieutenant; and in December,
1864, to a Captaincy. At the battle of Chickamauga he was
severely wounded in the thigh, and being incapacitated for service
was granted a furlough; but rejoined his command at Chattanooga Dec.
30, 1863. From that time until May, 1864, he served on Court
Martial duty. Preceding the battle of Jonesboro, he stood
fourteenth in rank in the Regiment. Two days thereafter, as
the result of loss of officers in that engagement and the muster-out
of non-veteran organizations, he became second in rank, and
thenceforward he acted as Major, serving in that capacity in the
March to the Sea and in the Carolina campaign, as also in the Grand
Review at Washington, May, 1865. He was in command of the
Regiment during its muster-out at Louisville. While in
service, Captain Bigelow several times declined staff
appointment, and throughout his connection with the Army, here bore
the just character of a brave, faithful and useful Soldier,
commanding the confidence and respect, alike, of superior officers
and enlisted men. For six months after being mustered out, he
was detained in Connecticut by sickness contracted in the service.
In February, 1866, he returned to Toledo, and in May, following,
with George Worts, Albert Kirk, and Henry S. Waite,
organized the firm of Worts & Co., for the manufacture of
Crackers at 311 (old number) St. Clair Street. From that date
until the death of Mr. Waite in 1873, Captain Bigelow
traveled for the house; he then taking charge of its financial
affairs. The firm-name was soon changed to Worts, Kirk &
Bigelow, as it yet remains. To the exceptional success of
the establishment, he has largely contributed by his close attention
and sound judgment. Captain Bigelow was for many years
a member of Forsyth Post, Grand Army of the Republic and is now a
member of Toledo Post, recently organized. He is also a member
of Ohio Commandery, Loyal Legion, of the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland, and of the Fourteenth Regiment. In the Masonic
order, he has for many years held a high position. Joining
Rubicon Lodge, No. 237, Toledo, in February, 1859, he has since
received all degrees of recognized Masonry, including the
thirty-third and last degree. Politically, Captain Bigelow
has always been a Republican in principle, yet directing his action
by considerations of public policy, as these would be suggested to
his judgment. Of a retiring disposition, he has sought a life
of quiet, in the conscientious discharge of duty as the same was
made known to him.
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 783 |
Amasa Bishop |
AMASA BISHOP
Source: City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio -
Illustrated - Clark Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York &
Toledo: Munsell & Company, Publishers 1888 - Page 676 |
Reed Vincent Boice |
REED VINCENT BOICE
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Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 504 |
Oliver S. Bond |
OLIVER S. BOND
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Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 503 |
O. A. Bostwick |
OSCAR ALONZO BOSTWICK
Source: City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio -
Illustrated - Clark Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York &
Toledo: Munsell & Company, Publishers 1888 - Page 767 |
C. R. Bowen |
CHARLES R. BOWEN
Source: City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio -
Illustrated - Clark Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York &
Toledo: Munsell & Company, Publishers 1888 - Page 845 |
J. M. Brigham |
JAMES M. BRIGHAM was born at
Oxford, Chenango County, New York, in 1816, and died in Toledo, May
3, 1869. He was a son of David Brigham, and of Scotch
descent. He had one brother, Charles, for some years
Editor of the Pittsburgh Commercial, and now a president of
Florida, and two sisters, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Pierrepont.
His childhood and youth were spent in Oxford, he being educated at
the Academy in that place. After leaving school, he became a
Civil Engineer, and acted in that capacity in the construction of
the Chenango (New York) Canal. In pursuit of the same calling,
he came to Ohio during the construction of the Miami and Erie Canal.
Not obtaining employment in that connection, he taught a District
School in Providence, Lucas County, for one Winter. For a time
he was in business at Waterville. About 1845, he was appointed
Superintendent of the Eastern Division of the Miami and Erie Canal,
which position he held for several years and until there was a
political change in the management of Ohio Public Works. In
1849, with the late L. L. Morehouse, he formed the
partnership of Brigham & Morehouse, so long and so usefully
identified with the business interests of Waterville, their special
trade being the sale of merchandise and Milling. No business
firm in Lucas County ever attained to more honorable and high
character was Waterville largely indebted for many years. In
1864 these partners with John B. Ketcham organized the
Wholesale Grocery firm of Ketcham, Brigham & Co., at
Toledo, which continued in successful operation until the death of
Mr. Brigham, in 1869. In addition to their Waterville
operations, Brigham & Morehouse, in 1859, in connection with
S. W. Whitmore formerly a Clerk with them, opened at store at
Tontogany, Wood County. In 1868, they disposed of their
Waterville Store to H. H. Wakeman & Co. In all that
constitutes a true man, a genial and liberal-hearted citizen and
energetic business operator, Mr. Brigham was fully endowed.
An old and specially intimate friend of his most justly speaks of
him as "in every position in life filling the measure of an
intelligent, honest and large-hearted man." He was a large
body and large brain, a genial companion, warmly attached to his
friends. Politically, he was a Whig until that party was
merged into the Republican organization, after which he acted with
the latter. While over actively interested in political
affairs, he habitually avoided official position. His wife,
Mrs. Eliza Ann Brigham, now (1888) resides at Oxford, New York.
They had one child, Julia (deceased), wife of Ezra S. Dodd,
of Toledo.
[See Lorenzo Lewis Morehouse]
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 918 |
Calvin Bronson |
CALVIN BRONSON
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Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 780 |
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SYLVESTER J.
BROWN, son of Hiram and Julia (Marsh) Brown, was born
in Livingston County, New York, Mar. 17, 1821. His father was
a native of Vermont, being born in Shaftsbury, Sept. 18, 1795, his
ancestors being English, and settling in New England. He was a
Tanner and Currier, which business he carried on at Caledonia for 12
years. In 1825 he emigrated to Monroe, Michigan, where for
nine years he was engaged in the same business, and also in trade in
Boots and Shoes and Saddlery, and furnished Saddles for use by the
United States Army during the Black Hawk War in Illinois, in which
he was Lieutenant of a Company commanded by Captain Levi Humphrey.
In 1832, the father decided to close up his Monroe business and
engage in farming. He then removed to and settled on a farm of
160 acres, now within the Sixth Ward, Toledo, where he continued to
reside until his death, Nov. 16, 1852. Here the youth of
Sylvester was spent, attended by the experiences common to
pioneer farmers' sons. His educational privileges consisted of
attendance at a local District School during the Winter months, and
two terms at the Perrysburg Academy. When 19 years of age, he
left his father's home and began the battle of life an an apprentice
in the Repair Shop of the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad at Toledo.
There he remained until the operations of the Shop were suspended by
the embarrassment of the Company, in 1842-43, when he obtained
employment for a year as Engineer in the Manhattan Saw Mill.
He then engaged with Hollister & Co., of Perrysburg, in the
purchase of Furs through this region. In 1844 he held the
position of Second Engineer on the Steamer St. Louis, owned by
Hollister & Co., running between Buffalo and Chicago, which he
held until the Summer of 1847, his Winters meantime being spent in
the purchase of Furs for that firm. In 1848 he was First
Engineer of the Propeller Hercules, plying between Buffalo and
Chicago, continuing as such for two seasons, when he became Engineer
of the Steamer John Hollister, Captain Charles I. Keeler,
running between Perrysburg and Detroit, which position he held until
the death of his father in the Fall of 1852, which made necessary
his return for the care of the farm, which has since been his
business, in connection with Gardening. In 1863, Mr. Brown
was instrumental in raising the first Company of Ohio National
Guards, under the revised Military laws of the State, of which he
was Captain. It came to be Company A, First Regiment, Ohio
National Guard. As the One Hundred and Thirtieth O. V. I., the
record of this Regiment is given elsewhere in this volume.
Upon his return from the field, Captain Brown resigned, and
has since taken no active part in military matters. He was
twice married - first with Julia Ann Whitmore, who died May
12, 1854, leaving one child, Arthur H., born Sept. 8, 1846,
and now living in Jefferson County, Kansas. His second
marriage was with Adeline Stockwell Nov. 16, 1854. Four
children were born of this union - Hiram W., Dec. 24, 1856;
Laura A., Dec. 9, 1858, who married Alexander E. Forster,
and died Mar. 9, 1885; May A., born May 2, 1862, now
Principal of Lincoln School, Toledo; and George S., born
Sept. 4, 1858, and died Mar. 4, 1882. In politics Mr. Brown
was originally a Whig, and subsequently a Republican. He has
held various Township offices, but while strongly attached to the
principles and policy of his party, he has had little inclination or
time for public office. Having sold for $600 per acre, the
land for which he father paid $1.25, Captain Brown proposes
soon to make his home Toledo. The case of Captain Brown
well illustrates what may be attained of common esteem and success
in life by early practice of industry and economy, with life-long
regard for justice and the rights of others.
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 698 |
T. P. Brown |
THEOPHILUS P. BROWN
was born at Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Jan. 5, 1835,
being the fourth of a family of ten children. His parents, yet
living in Massachusetts, and now over 85 years of age, are George
and Almira Brown. They are of the true Puritan stock.
The father of the mother was a Soldier of the War of 1812-15.
The early advantages of the son, outside a true Christian parentage,
were limited, and he soon found himself dependent mainly on
resources to be found within himself. The father was a
tradesman, and the son learned a trade - that of broom-making,
which was his occupation during winters, his summers being employed
on the farm. When 18 years old he went to Deerfield academy,
where he spent one year in close study, whereby he was enabled to
gain fair knowledge of the branches most important in practical
life. At the age of 20 years (1855) he started out on life's
Mission, and coming West he stopped at Tecumseh, Michigan, where he
spent three years. In May, 1858, he came to Toledo and at once
engaged in the Insurance business, in which he continued
successfully for a period of 19 years. So long was he
connected with the Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford,
Connecticut, that for designation he became to be known as "Phoenix"
Brown. In 1870, Mr. Brown devised an enterprise which
has given his name a permanent place among the energetic and pushing
citizens of Toledo. His plan consisted in the purchase of 160
acres of land adjoining the City, which was platted with reference
to meeting the wants of the large population with moderate means,
specially including working classes. To this end, the lots, in
price, were brought within reach of many who then were hopeless of
homes of their own. The property was known, and is still
known as "Brown's Addition." To make the locality more
readily accessible, Mr. Brown constructed a Street Railway to
miles in length, which furnished cheap and prompt communication with
other portions of the City. Subsequently, addition were made
to original plat, the whole constituting a most valuable accession
to Toledo's accommodations. In 1881, Mr. Brown turned
his attention to the matter of constructing a Railway between Toledo
and Indianapolis, Indiana, Via Findlay. Such project
had long been under discussion at Toledo and along the proposed
route, but without definite steps being taken to that end. It
was not long ere he was successful in organizing the Toledo and
Indianapolis Railroad Company, of which he was made the President.
That portion of the line between Toledo and Findlay was completed
and put in operation in May, 1883. The Company was
re-organized in March, 1885, under the name of the Toledo, Columbus
and Southern Railway Company, MR. Brown still remaining the
President and General Manager. The discoveries of the great
oil and natural gas fields in Wood and Hancock Counties, have given
to this Railroad special importance, the localities in question
being along the line of and in the vicinity of its track.
These accessions of vast wealth cannot fail directly to bring now
traffic to the Road, while as resources for the settlement and
development of the country concerned, they will indirectly supply
much trade. Mr. Brown is giving special attention to
the promotion of local traffic, 16 Stations having been established
on the line of the Road in a distance of 45 miles, at which points
industrial enterprises are rapidly appearing. Throughout his
active life, Mr. Brown has manifested not only an interest in
matters common to his fellow-citizens, but by energy and push has
contributed largely to the promotion of the same. In 1877 he
was among the most active organizers of the Tri-State Fair
Association at Toledo, which has had such eminent success.
Casting his first Presidential vote for John C. Fremont, in
1856, he has always acted with the Republican party. In 1875,
as a Republican candidate, he was elected to Ohio State Senate
in a District with a Democratic majority of 1,400. His
legislative record was creditable to him. Among the objects of
his attention was the enactment of a law limiting taxation in Toledo
and Lucas County, the effect of which has been materially to reduce
the rate of local taxation. He was enabled to do much toward
the protection of the people of the State from irresponsible and
fraudulent Insurance schemes for which he was specially qualified by
his long experience in and intimate knowledge of that business.
Apr. 17, 1861, Mr. Brown was married to Miss Francis A.,
daughter of Isaac and Harriet N. Hampton, of Toledo and
formerly of Tecumseh, Michigan. In 1873, they visited Europe,
and the West Indies in 1875. Mr. Brown has been a
member of the First Congregational Church for many years, as leader
of the choir of which he long contributed very materially to the
public services of the same. Like aid has been liberally
rendered by him to a great variety of religious and other worthy
objects. His home is in the substantial and elegant residence,
Northeast corner of Madison and Thirteenth Streets.
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 421 |
Theodore J. Brown |
THEODORE J. BROWN
was born at Newark, New Jersey, Feb. 5, 1837, and is a son of Daniel
B. and Elizabeth Brown. His father was a manufacturer of
patent leather. He died when the son was 12 years old.
The latter remembers assisting in the factory. His educational
advantages were very limited, he having been compelled at the age of
14 years to take care of himself, then entering upon a seven-years
apprenticeship at the Jeweler's trade, extending until his majority,
his wages being $2.25 per week, with an allowance of $25.00 per year
for clothing. On such income he was able to pay his board,
clothe himself and accumulate a capital of $300, for the business
which he established at Toledo. Upon the close of his
apprenticeship, it was found that from the consideration of health,
it would be necessary for him to have more physical exercise than
the Jeweler's trade would allow. At the time, this was felt to
be severe, but he now regards the value of industry and discipline
thus secured, as a rich reward for all such labor. With this, he had
the aid of parental religious instruction and examples in childhood,
leading to an early acceptance of the Christian faith. He
attributes his business success largely to economy in expenditure,
buying no more than he could expect to pay for when bills became
due, and to hard, persistent work, and carefully watching his
business in all its details—especially in the so-called " little
things." His mother was with him for two years from 1863, then
returning to Newark, where she died suddenly in October, 1887, in
her 78th year, and after a widowhood of 38 years, much of which
period was spent in the support and care of her children, of whom,
beside the subject of this sketch, a brother, Josiah; and a sister,
Cornelia, are now living. With all his incessant business
cares, Mr. Brown has never forgotten the common
obligations of men to their fellows. Whatever has concerned
the moral or material welfare of his neighbors, has received his
attention and aid. Whether in religious, social, political or
business affairs, he has always had a voice and a hand in support of
the right. From his youth a Republican in politics, he has
been among the most active in support of that party's organization,
but never an office-holder or an office-seeker. Uniting in
youth with the Presbyterian Church, at Newark, he transferred such
connection to First Congregational Church, on coming to Toledo,
retaining the same until the organization of Westminster
Presbyterian Church, in 1865, of which he was one of the original
members. Not long after the institution of that Church, he was
chosen as one of its Ruling Elders, which office he yet holds.
In 1865 Mr. Brown was married at Toledo, with Miss Eliza L.,
youngest daughter of the late Dr. Geo. L. Weed, of
Cincinnati, OH.
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 771 |
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