BIOGRAPHIES
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City of Toledo and Lucas and Wood Counties, Ohio.
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1895
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CHARLES SCADDING * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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Philip Schmidt |
PHILIP SCHMIDT,
proprietor of the City Bottling Works of Toledo, is a prosperous and
enterprising business man of this place. He was one of the
organizers of the Ketcham National Bank, and has been interested in
other local enterprises. Since 1878 he has had full control of
the bottling works, when he succeeded to the former owner, Mr.
Schrenk.
Born in Bavaria, Germany, in the year 1843, our subject
is a son of Henry and Anna M. (Meltzer) Schmidt, also natives
of Bavaria, and the former a farmer by occupation. Until he
was seventeen years of age young Philip attended the common
schools of his native land and remained with his parents. In
1860 he set sail for the United States, his destination being New
York City. On landing there he continued his journey to
Cincinnati, whence a brother had preceded him. There he at
once set to work to learn the wagon-maker's trade, and was thus
occupied for two years and a-half.
It was in the year 1865 that Mr. Schmidt
came to make his permanent abode in this city, and for a number of
years he worked successfully at his trade. After that, for a
period of two years, he was employed in the old Grasser Brand
Garden, and in 1869 he bought out the interest of William
Enderman, and in partnership with John Schrenk
established the City Bottling Works. This concern continued to
do business until January, 1878, when, his partner retiring from the
firm, our subject became sole proprietor. He manufactures a
large assortment of soft drinks, soda water, etc., and also bottles
mineral water and pure cider vinegar. He has an extensive
patronage and. as he endeavors to meet the wants of his customers,
merits the success which has attended his efforts. His large
plant is well equipped with modern machinery, and is in every
respect a model one of the kind.
Sept. 21, 1869, Mr. Schmidt married
Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Riess, an old settler
of the Buckeye State. Mrs. Schmidt is a native
of Toledo, and by her marriage has become the mother of three sons
and four daughters, namely: Katie, Millie,
Charlotta, Walter H., Carl Philip, Maria
Lillian and one son, Edward, who died in infancy.
The pleasant residence of the family is at No. 719 Michigan Street.
Fraternally Mr. Schmidt is identified
with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in politics he is a
stanch defender of the principles and candidates set forth by the
Republican party.
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H. M. SCHNETZLER * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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PETER SCHNITZLER * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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NOAH C. SCOTT,
now residing on section 5, Sylvania Township, Lucas County, is one
of the well-to-do agriculturists of this section. He is a
native of this state, and was born in Wayne county, Nov. 5, 1828, to
Robert and Lottie (Cunningham) Scott, also natives of the
Buckeye State, the former's birth having occurred Nov. 15, 1802.
The father was a life-long farmer, and although he started out in
life poor in this world's goods, he left at his death a valuable
estate.
The parental family numbered eight children, of whom
four are now living. Of these children, William, the
eldest, was born Jan. 23, 1825, and is now deceased; James
born Aug. 26, 1826, is engaged in farming near Wauseon, in Fulton
County, this state; Noah C. was the next-born; John,
whose birth occurred Aug. 22, 1830, is a resident of Wayne County,
this state; Cunningham, born Oct. 22, 1832, i residing in
Omaha, Neb., where he is District Judge; Elizabeth, born Oct.
3, 1835, married Milton Emberson, and is residing in South
Whitley, Ind.; Mary born May 19, 1838, married Daniel
Bailes, and departed this life in Wayne County, in 1894; and
Oliver, born July 19, 1842, died in infancy. The parents
of this family were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. In politics the father was a stanch Republican.
He possessed fine business qualities, which he made good use of,
both in his own interest and that of the community.
Our subject remained with his father until twenty-one
years old, when he left home, and, going to sea, was engaged in the
whaling service for five years, cruising in the Indian Ocean.
On again becoming a permanent resident of terra firma, he was
married, Mar. 4, 1857, to Helen M. Britton, who was born Jan.
27, 1839, and was the daughter of Madison and Lucinda Britton,
natives of Wayne County, this state. Her father, who was a
carpenter and builder, reared a family of six children: John,
Amos, Milford, Rosetta, Helen and Lucinda.
To Mr. and Mrs. Scott there have
been born five children, of whom the eldest, Lottie, was born
July 1, 1858, and is now the wife of Hiram Palen a resident
of Fountain County, Ind.; Leander born Sept. 8, 1860, is now
located at Detroit, being agent for the Lake Shore Road at that
place; Mary Inezy was born Apr. 16, 1863, and married
Harry Johanning, a resident of Toledo; Charles B. was
born Feb. 18, 1874, and is at home with his parents.
While on the sea Mr. Scott was enabled to save
quite a sum of money, and thus was able to make a good start when
ready to invest his earnings. After locating in this county he
began running a sawmill, which he operated for two years, then
traded it for a farm in Williams County. In 1872 he became a
resident of Lucas County, where he purchased eighty acres of land,
on which he has resided ever since. Although our subject's
advantages for obtaining a good education were very limited, he is
to-day one of the best financiers in this section; and, realizing
the value which a good knowledge of books brings, has seen to it
that his children have attended school, and for one year he hired a
tutor for them.
Mr. Scott has been both School Director of his
district and Supervisor of his township. Socially he is a
Mason of high standing, and takes great interest in the workings of
that order. In politics he never fails to cast a vote in favor
of Republican candidates, and when first given the right to vote
cast a ballot for John C. Fremont. He is Government
Weather Reporter for his township, making monthly reports of the
Bureau at Washington.
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HARVEY SCRIBNER * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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DANIEL C. SHAW * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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GEORGE J. SHEPERD,
the able and efficient manager of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company of Maumee, is a native of Vermont, and was born in
Hyde Park, May 16, 1867. He is the third child in a family of
seven born to J. S. and Eliza (Woods) Sheperd. The
former, who was a native of Canada, came with his parents to the
United States when a boy, and spent his early life in Vermont, where
he still resides, at the age of fifty-eight years. He is of
Irish ancestry, but his parents were natives of this country.
The mother was a native of New Hampshire, and is still living.
She is of Scotch-Irish extraction, but her father and mother were
born in America.
The subject of this sketch was educated in the common
schools of his home locality, and remained with his parents until he
was fourteen years of age, when his father gave him his time and he
started out for himself. He worked on a farm by the month
until he was about eighteen years of age, and then was employed as a
teamster by the American Telephone and Telegraphy Company. He
followed this occupation for one year, after which he was given a
position where he had charge of a number of men for about seven
years.
In 1893 Mr. Sheperd was offered and accepted the
position of manager of the office in this city, it being a telephone
exchange and repeating station of the telegraph department for the
East, West, North and South. The position is a very
responsible one, but Mr. Sheperd is perfectly capable of its
management, and has the confidence and esteem of the company.
He has three assistants in the office, as there is a considerable
amount of work to do, and this time is fully occupied.
Feb. 16, 1893, Mr. Sheperd married Miss
Martha J. Wilson, and one child has blessed this union, Helen
M., a bright little girl, the pride of her parents. Our
subject is a Republican in his political views, and takes an active
interest in local politics, although never having aspired to public
honors himself. Socially he is a member of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. He is a
popular young man, and with his estimable wife occupies a high
position in social circles.
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MATTHEW SHOEMAKER * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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JOHN SHULL * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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WILLIAM SIEGRIST * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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RUBELLUS J. SIMON * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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ELEAZER N. SMITH is a self-made man, as
he began life poor and unassisted, but, undaunted by the
difficulties which he met in his pathway, he had risen steadily to a
position of influence and prosperity. For the past thirteen
years his home has been made in West Toledo, prior to which time he
was actively engaged in agricultural pursuits.
In a family of seven children our subject is the
youngest, the others being Polly, William, Huldah, Priscilla,
Hannah and Millicent. Their parents were Noadiah
and Mary S. (Sibley) Smith, natives of Connecticut and
New York, respectively, and the former a farmer by occupation.
Born in Rensselaer County, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1815, our subject
continued to live with his parents in the Empire State until he had
reached his majority. He early became familiar, by practical
experience, with every detail of farm work, and determined to make
it his business in life.
After working for neighbors for some time, our subject
came to Ohio, in the spring of 1836, proceeding a part of the
distance in a canoe. He settled in Lucas County and began
working by the month on a farm in Washington Township. When
several years had passed, during which time he had carefully laid
aside the main share of his earnings, he found himself able to
embark in business on his own account, and invested his money in one
hundred and thirty acres of land in Washington Township. The
place had been partly improved and a log house erected by a previous
proprietor. In 1838 Mr. Smith returned to New York,
where he remained two or three years, but eventually came back to
make a permanent home in Ohio. Altogether, he was for up wards for
forty years one of the leading farmers of Washington Township, and
was actively concerned in its development.
The first Presidential vote of Mr. Smith was
cast for Andrew Jackson, but he now affiliates with the
Republican party. He still owns his improved and valuable farm
of one hundred and eighty acres, on which are two good orchards,
which he set out himself. He is almost entirely self-educated
as well as self-made, for his school advantages were extremely
limited. In his township he has served as Trustee and School
Director of his home district. Ever since he was seventeen
years of age he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and is now a Steward and Trustee in the congregation.
Oct. 5, 1848, Mr. Smith and Catherine Rawson
were united in marriage. They have three children:
William N., a farmer of this township; Mary, Mrs. James W.
Moore; and Emma, now Mrs. William W. Dixon.
Mrs. Smith began teaching school when she was only seventeen
years old, in a log cabin, and taught successfully for about eleven
years. Like her husband, she is a faithful and zealous worker
in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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JOHN SOUTHARD * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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JAMES H. SOUTHARD * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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SAMUEL SOUTHARD * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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GEORGE H. SPECK * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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JONAS M. STANBERY * Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of
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GEORGE W. STEVENS Source:
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THOMAS M. STEVIC, one of the
enterprising merchants of West Toledo, is proprietor of a store
containing a full and well selected line of drugs, hardware, paper,
paints and oils. It was in 1890 that he came to this point,
and it was not long before he had built up a lucrative trade.
He is courteous and accommodating to all, and readily makes friends
of his customers. His goods are always just what they are
represented to be, and can be depended upon as being reliable and
the best of their kinds.
A native of the Buckeye State, Mr. Stevic was
born Oct. 17, 1849, in Wooster, Wayne County, being a son of
Henry and Mary (Berlin) Stevic. Henry Stevic's parents
were natives of Germany, but he was born in Pennsylvania, and there
grew to maturity. In early life he was a farmer, but later
embarked in the grocery business. He was called from the
scenes of his labors by death when he was in his eightieth year.
His wife, Mary, was born near Harrisburg, Pa., and her
parents were natives of the Emerald Isle. She is still living,
and is now in her eighty-sixth year.
The boyhood of our subject was passed on his father's
homestead, where he was early inured to agricultural duties.
His elementary education was such as was afforded by the district
schools of that period, but subsequently it was his privilege to
continue his studies at Smithville (Ohio) College. About the
time of reaching his majority he started in the grocery business at
Jefferson, Ohio, and carried on this venture for some eight years.
He then went to Waldron, Mich., where for three years he held
positions as a clerk. After leaving there he engaged in the
drug business at Shiloh, and devoted eight years to that enterprise.
He became thoroughly conversant with the needs of the public in this
direction, and fully competent to manage a store of his own.
Having husbanded his means, he found himself in possession of a fair
sum, which served as capital and enabled him to equip a store in
this city.
In 1886 Mr. Stevic married Miss Mettie Barron,
of Shiloh, Ohio. Her father, Rev. J. H. Barron, is a
minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is now stationed at
Canal Fulton. To Mr. and Mrs. Stevic have been born two
children, a son and daughter, Thomas R. and Leona Madge.
In his political views Mr. Stevic is an
uncompromising Republican. Fraternally he is associated with
the Odd Fellows.
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JOHN STOLLBERG,
is President and Treasurer of the Stollbert & Clapp Company,
wholesale dealers in hardware, glass, paints, oils and
house-furnishing goods. The company was organized in 1830, and
has as its other officers Frank Harrison, Vice President; and
C. D. Clapp, Secretary. The commodious, well appointed
store which is occupied by the concern is at Nos. 603 and 605 Cherry
Street, and is 50x90 feet in dimensions. Five Boors of the
building are used for storage of supplies and for display rooms.
The firm employs five salesmen who are kept continually on the road.
John Stollberg was born in this city,
Jan. 5, 1856, and is a son of William and Anna
(Haller) Stollberg, who were natives of Prussia and
Wurtemberg, Germany, respectively. They were married in the
United States, and soon afterward settled in Toledo. The
father’s death occurred in 1885, and that of the mother in 1866.
They were the parents of five children, four sons and a daughter,
John being the third in order of birth.
Our subject received a public-school education and
later attended the German Wallace College and Baldwin University, of
Berea, Ohio. On beginning the active duties of life for
himself, he obtained a clerkship with Fordyce & Wheeler,
of Toledo. Afterward he was in the employ of J. C.
Weeber, a hardware merchant, and during the five years spent in
that gentleman’s service he obtained a practical knowledge of the
business. In 1879 he started in the hardware business for
himself on Cherry Street, where he continued for a year. The
four years following he was associated with H. E. Kuhlman in
the same line of trade.
May 29, 1879, Mr. Stollberg married
Miss May E., daughter of Jacob Weber, and their
union has been blessed with three children, namely: Iola
May, Luella Evalina and Stella Irene.
The family are members of the German Methodist Episcopal Church.
Their home is a very pleasant and attractive one at No. 2254 Jerome
Street. Mr. Stollberg is a member and Director
of the Toledo Builders’ Exchange, and President of the Toledo
Tinware Manufacturing Company. He also holds a similar
position with The Stollberg Manufacturing Company. He
is President of the Toledo Macnnerchor, which honorable post he has
occupied for several terms. A Knight of the Maccabees, he
belongs to Maumee Tent No. 9, and in the National Union holds
membership with Nasby Council No. 41. He is also identified
with Lodge No. 149, K. of P., Toledo Lodge No. 402, Toledo
Encampment No, 118, and Grand Canton Lucas No. 3, I. O. O. F. In his
political belief he is a Republican.
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ALFRED A. STUMP Source: Portrait
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GEORGE F. SUKER Source: Portrait
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