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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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DAVID KALEY
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 844 |
Harvey Kellogg |
HARVEY KELLOGG
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 842 |
A. L. Kelsey |
AARON L. KELSEY
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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 773 |
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JOHN B. KETCHAM was
born August 27, 1832, at Cornwall, Orange County, New York.
His father, Samuel Ketcham, was a farmer and miller,
who was married with Miss Rachel Sands, at Cornwall.
John B. remained at home until 20 years of age, working
on the farm and attending District School during the Winters.
In 1852, he came to Toledo, where he soon engaged as clerk with
Ketcham & Secor, and after wards in like capacity, with
Secor & Berdan. In 1854, upon the organization
of the Wholesale Grocery house of Secor, Berdan & Co.,
he became a partner in the same, and continued as such until 1862.
At this time, with Henry W. Gillett, he established the firm
of Ketcham & Gillett, for the prosecution of the same
business, which continued until 1864 when Mr. Gillett
sold his interest to L. L. Morehouse and James M. Brigham,
of Waterville, the firm name becoming Ketcham, Brigham
& Co. Mr. Brigham dying in 1869, the surviving
partners continued as the firm of Ketcham &
Morehouse. In 1872, Charles W. Bond and John B.
Ketcham 2d taking the interest of Mr. Morehouse, the firm
of Ketcham, Bond & Co. was formed, and continued until
the Retirement of the last two named partners, in 1884, leaving the
business with the senior partner, who continued it until 1887, when
it was finally closed, and Mr.Ketcham opened an office
as Merchandise Broker and Manufacturers' Agent. Mr.
Ketcham served for seven years as a member of the Hook and
Ladder Company, in the old Volunteer Fire Department, and one year
as Assistant Chief Engineer. He was married October 15, 1863,
at Cleveland, Ohio, with Miss Mary E. Knott. They have
two sons, Henry A. and John S.
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 762a |
V. H. Ketcham |
VALENTINE HICKS KETCHAM
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 500 |
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CHARLES AUGUSTUS KING
was
born at Sackett's Harbor, New York, Aug. 9, 1817. His parents
were William and Eliza (Ingersoll) King. The father was
born in Boston, Massachusetts, in the year, 1786. His
grandfather, during the Revolutionary War, was a Tory, siding with
the British Government, and moved to Nova Scotia. His mother
was born in Savannah, Georgia. Mr. King is one of
twelve children - seven boys and five girls. Mr. King
came to Toledo in the Spring of 1841, when he engaged as a clerk in
the Commission House of Morgan L. Collins & Co., Forwarding
and Commission Merchants, where he remained until the Winter of
1845-46, when he entered like employ with Edward Haskell &
Co. In August, 1846, with N. Mitchell, he established
the Forwarding and Commission House of Mitchell & King, on
Water Street, near Jefferson, which continued until January, 1848,
when the firm was dissolved, Mr. Mitchell removing to
Cincinnati. With A. J. Field & King was then
organized, which continued until 1853. Then was formed the
firm of C. A. King & Co. (Charles B. Phillips,
partner), which continued until 1855, when Ebenezer Walbridge
succeeded Mr. Phillips. IOn January, 1859, was formed
the firm of King Brothers (C. A. & F. J. King), to which
afterwards was admitted Fred H. King. Other partners of
the Kings were W. H. Whitaker, and George Gassaway,
the firm now (1888) consisting of C. A. and Frank I. King,
doing business at the old stand, corner of Madison and Water
Streets, which the senior partner has owned since 1853. It is
the oldest Grain House in Toledo, its history covering a period of
nearly 42 years. In 1855 Mr. King contracted for
building the first Grain Elevator (No. 1) for the Wabash Railway.
Since the institution of Banks in Toledo, he has been connected with
these as stockholder and Director. He was one of the five
Trustees appointed by the Court of Common Pleas to whose direction
was assigned the construction of the Toledo and Woodville Railroad
in 1870. He has been a member of every Board of Trade in the
City, beginning with the first one in 1849; now holds like relation
with the Produce Exchange; and was President of the former body in
1808. He was many years President of hte Mutual Insurance
Company. Politically, Mr. King was a Whig while that
party existed, and has since been identified with the Republican
party. Elected as Mayor of Toledo in 1867, he served for two
years. At a special election held in Dec., 1868, he was chosen
State Senator, to succeed James C. Hall, deceased.
Among the measures which received his special support, was what is
known as the "interest law," under which, by special agreement,
eight per cent, interest was made payable, the regular legal rate
remaining at six per cent. In 1882, he was the Republican
candidate for Congress in the Toledo District, and with a Democratic
majority of 3,000 in the District he came within 1,104 votes of an
election, running 1,051 ahead of the Republican ticket in Lucas
County. F. H. Hurd, of that County, was the Democratic
candidate. For many years Mr. King was an active
member and a Trustee of the Young Men's Association, and
subsequently of the Toledo Library Association organized in 1865, as
he also was and yet is of the Toledo Public Library. On the
occasion of the coup d' etat occurring at the annual election
of the Young Men's Association in October, 1864 (referred to on
pages 636-637), Mr. King was specially active in the
organization of the Toledo Library Association, himself making a
contribution of $1,000, and securing a large amount from others, as
financial basis for the new institution. Mr. King was
married Aug. 1, 1847, with Miss Mary Dodd, daughter of
Ezra B. Dodd, one of the earliest settlers of Toledo. She
died at Cleveland Dec. 23, 173, aged 47 years, leaving three
children, one of whom married S. T. Dick, of Meadville,
Pennsylvania, and the second daughter married Robinson Locke,
of this City; the youngest a boy, is now 18 years old.
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 479 |
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HENRY D. KINGSBURY was born in
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, July 19, 1818. He is a son of
Alvah and Lydia Kingsbury. In 1820, the family removed
to Brunswick, Medina County, Ohio, making the distance with an ox
team and covered wagon. They settled on a farm owned by
Jabez Kingsbury, father of Alvah. The first School
attended by Henry was when he was eight years old, the
distance being three miles. At 14 he attended a Select School
taught by Judge Frieze, father of Mrs. Pamelia Berdan,
widow of Judge John Berdan, first Mayor of Toledo. Nov.
22, 1835, with a brother (William M. G. Kingsbury), he
started for Maumee, where they arrived on the 25th, stopping with an
uncle, William Kingsbury, who had come there in 1832.
He there found work at $8.00 per month, with board, and soon came to
Toledo and was employed by Peter H. Shaw, Brickmaker, to chop
wood at $15.00 per month. In July, 1836, he worked for the
Manhattan Company, in connection with buildings and other
improvements. In the Winter of 1837-38, he became a Clerk in
the Hotel at Manhattan. In 1839 he entered the employ of the
Ohio Railroad Company, having charge of the construction of the
section 15 miles Eat from Manhattan, which was made ready for the
iron from 1840. In November of that year he took the contract
to build a portion of a proposed Railroad from Manhattan to Monroe,
Michigan; and in 1841, contracted for a section of the Ohio Railroad
between Black and Rocky Rivers, West of Cleveland. Of $16,800
due from these two Companies, he received the value of $1,000.
In 1843 he removed to Toledo, and for a short time rented and kept
the Franklin House (alias Mansion House). In 1851, he rented
the Ohio House, afterwards the Kingsbury House, which
he conducted until 1858, he having been elected Sheriff, being
re-elected in 1859. Upon the outbreak of rebellion in April,
1861, he was the sixth man to enlist at Toledo. He
served as Quartermaster of the Fourteenth Ohio Infantry for the
three months service, and then raised a Company (A) for three years,
in the same, which he commanded until made Major in July, 1862.
He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in December, 1862. In
March, 1861, in recognition of the good conduct of the Fourteenth
Regiment at Chickamauga and Mission Ridge, he was made Brevet
Brigadier-General. Throughout the brilliant service of that
command, he bore his full share of responsibility and activity,
gaining a high record for bravery and effective work. While
vet in the Army, he was again nominated Sheriff, and was elected in
October, 1865, and re-elected to a fourth term in 1867, the only
case of the kind in the history of Lucas County. Politically,
General Kingsbury was originally a Whig, an has acted
with the Republicans since the organization of that party. His
father died of cholera, in 1852, and his mother of same disease, in
1854, both dying at Toledo. He was married in November, 1840,
with Miss Harriet E. Van Orden, of Manhattan. They had
five children, of whom three died while young. Those now
living are Mary L., wife of Henry S. Corwin, of
Duluth, Minnesota; and Charles H., of Maumee, for some years
past the home of the family.
Source:
Story of City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Illustrated - Clark
Waggoner, Editor - Publ. New York & Toledo: Munsell & Company,
Publishers - 1888 - Page 930 |
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