BIOGRAPHIES

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Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo
Harvey Scribner, Editor in Chief
Illustrated
Volumes I & II
Publ. Madison, Wisc. by Western Historical Association
1910
 

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	ERNEST FRANK BAKER, one of the prominent and influential members of the Lucas County bar, is a native of the Hawkeye State, having been born at Boone, Iowa, Sept. 26, 1868.  He comes of good old Dutch stock, his great-great-grandfather having landed in this country, direct fro Holland, during the period of the Revolutionary war.  Being a seaman in the British Marine, he was pressed into the British navy, contrary to his wishes, and brought to the United States to assist in putting down the Colonists.  His sympathies lying with the American patriots, he later joined the Continental army under General Washington and fought to the close of the war, after which he settled in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania.  The sterling qualities of thrift and integrity, handed down through generations to the subject of this sketch, augmented by the development of a robust constitution on an Iowa farm, laid the foundation for a successful and useful career.  He received his elementary educational training in the schools of Boone, and at the early age of seventeen years, because of his recognized executive ability, was induced to undertake the task of teaching the "toughest school in the county," which he speedily converted into one of the best.  He is in every sense a self-made man, having made his own way through the law department of the State University of Iowa, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Laws, as a member of the class of 1891.  Immediately thereafter, he embarked in the practice of his profession at Ogden, Iowa, and a few months later formed a co-partnership with Judge M. K. Ramsey, of Boone, under the firm name of Ramsey & Baker.  A year later he was elected Judge of the Municipal Court, which position he held for two years, refusing to serve longer in that capacity.  He then became the senior member of the law firm of Baker & Baker, the lucrative business of this firm being still enjoyed by his brother.  D. G. Baker, who succeeded to the business upon the dissolution of the partnership, in 1898.  Mr. Baker then removed to Denver, Colo., in the hope that the mountain climate might prove beneficial to the health of his wife, who had contracted lung trouble.  The effort proved unavailing, and she succumbed to the ravages of tuberculosis eight months later, leaving a little daughter, Alita Fern Baker, who is still a member of her father's household.  In March, 1900, Mr. Baker removed to Ohio.  The following autumn he established law offices at Barberton, the "Magic City" of the "Match King," Ohio C. Barber.  Here he rapidly established a reputation as a "fighter," and within two years was elected city solicitor of the municipality, the compensation of his predecessor being quadrupled to secure his services.  The position was a peculiarly important one because of the large amount of public improvements contemplated, some of which were already under way, and the situation was badly complicated by legal entanglements which required unraveling.  An extensive water-works system, storm and sanitary sewerage systems, fire departments, city buildings, and a large amount of street paving furnished a prodigious amount of important work for the legal department as well as a multiplicity of litigation.  In this field Mr. Baker established an enviable record, proving himself master of the situation.  Every bond issue withstood the test of expert scrutiny and every ordinance stood the test of the courts.  A hostile street car company was speedily brought into subjection and public service corporations of all kinds dealing with the municipality secured their dues and no more.  In fact, so valuable became his services that at the expiration of his first term his salary was again doubled as an inducement for him to continue in charge of the legal department.  In the spring of 1906, chafing under the limitations of a small municipality, Mr. Baker sought a more extended field for his abilities, locating in Toledo, where he established offices in the Nicholas Building which he has since maintained.  Though but little more than four years have elapsed since he came to Toledo, he has in that brief period of time developed a large and profitable clientele and demonstrated his professional skill in a manner that has won the admiration and respect of his brother attorneys and the confidence and esteem of his clients.  Few lawyers have had a wider or more varied experience; yet in all the trying situations to which he has been subjected he has proven entirely equal to the demands.  In political matters he is an adherent of the Republican party, through by no means offensively partisan.  While residing at Barberton, Mr. Baker met and married Miss Birdie Meeks, a native of Ohio, she being at that time the publisher and editor of the "Barberton Tribune," a daily newspaper.  Of this union two daughters were born - Ernestine Barbara and Mosena Harriet.  Mr. Baker owns a modest home on Nessle street, where the family resides.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 357
W. Baker See another Portrait and Biography from History of Northwestern Ohio publ. 1917	WILLIAM BAKER, who for half a century was one of the leading lawyers and most influential citizens of Toledo, was a native of Ohio, having been born at Norwalk, Huron county, Feb. 5, 1822, and he was a descendant of one of those sturdy New England families whose industry and sterling virtues played so important a part in the development of the celebrated Western Reserve.  At the age of Nineteen years, he graduated at Granville College, and then entered the Harvard Law School, where he graduated in 1844.  In November of that year, he began the practice of law, in Toledo, and from that time to his death, Nov. 17, 1894, he was a prominent figure in all matters pertaining to the material and intellectual development of his adopted city.  In 1847, he formed a partnership for the practice of law with Judge Myron H. Tilden which lasted until 1850; from 1857 to 1870, he was in partnership with Judge William A. Collins, and, from 1881 to the time of his death, he was the senior member of the law firm composed of himself, his youngest son - Rufus H. Baker - and Barton Smith.  Mr. Baker was well grounded in the knowledge of the law, was tireless in behalf of his clients, and was at all times and under all circumstances a man of the strictest integrity.  Possessed of these essentials, it was only natural that he should achieve success, and that succes began early in life, lasting as long as he lived.  With such men as Morrison R. Waite, Samuel M. Young, Peter F. Berdan, Joseph K. Secor, Horace S. Walbridge, Abner L. Backus, and others, he was a prominent factor in building up the institutions upon which now rest Toledo's greatness and prosperity.  Mr. Baker was especially active in securing the Toledo, Norwalk & Cleveland railroad (now the Norwalk division of the Lake Shore system), the Wabash railroad, the Boody House (Toledo's best known hotel), the Wabash elevators, the Milburn Wagon Company, and a number of other concerns that have contributed to the city's growth and prosperity.  When the First Baptist Church was organized, Mr. Baker became a member of the congregation, and from that time was one of its stanchest supporters.  For many years he was superintendent of the Sunday school connected with the church, and in various ways he aided in its good works.  His religion was not confined to the mere question of belief.  He conscientiously endeavored to practice the Christian virtues of charity and benevolence, and many men who afterward became prosperous and influential in the business life of Toledo owe their start in life to  his timely advice and assistance.  It not infrequently falls to the lot of those who aid others to become victims of misplaced confidence, and Mr. Baker was no exception.  He sometimes suffered heavy losses through the unworthiness of those to whom he extended a helping hand, but those losses never rendered him uncharitable, nor destroyed his confidence in humanity.  It is said that no man, 'in whose ability and integrity he believed, ever asked his help in vain."  During the Civil war he was a member of the Sanitary Commission, in which capacity he rendered efficient service, and he was also president of the Toledo branch of the United States Christian Commission.  On Aug. 28, 1849, Mr. Baker married Miss Francis C. Lattimer, who, with three sons and a daughter, survived her husband.  The children are Herbert, now president of the Home Savings Bank of Toledo; Arthur E.; Rufus H., who was a partner in his father's law firm at the time of his death, and Mrs. John J. Manning.  A day or two after Mr. Baker laid down the burden of life one of the Toledo papers said, editorially:  "It is a distance loss to a city when such a man as William Baker passes away.  Broadminded and thoughtful, with a sincere belief in his fellow men, and an earnest desire to do what lay in his power for their prosperity and progress, Mr. Baker was one of the human factors, and large one, in the arduous work of laying the foundations upon which the superstructure of Toledo's solid growth and prosperity has been erected.  Quiet and unassuming in his manner, he was not one to pose constantly before the public; but there was no project for the advancement of the real prosperity of Toledo, as a commercial and manufacturing center, which did not find in him an earnest advocate and sagacious supporter.  Though not a demonstrative man, the energy and thoroughness, characteristic of his New England ancestry, made his support count for much.  Nor was he less a factor of usefulness and progress in the upbuilding of the social fabric of the city.  His fifty years' residence in Toledo was one of continuous helpfulness to the development of her moral, religious and educational progress.  A consistent and active Christian, he was a tower of strength to the church of which he was a member and his influence extended far beyond the limits of its immediate field.  He has gone to his rest, full of years fruitful of good works, leaving an example to his fellow citizens that all may emulate with honor to themselves and credit to Toledo.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 210
	LEANDER SOLOMON BAUMGARDNER, for more than forty years identified with the mercantile interests of Toledo, as the head of the firm of L. S. Baumgardner & Company, was a native of the Buckeye State, having been born in East Union township, Wayne county, Ohio, Feb. 10, 1832.  He was a son of Peter and Catharine (Heller) Baumgardner the former of whom was born in Baden-Baden, Germany, and came to this country in 1812, when he was fourteen years of age, and the latter was a native of Hellertown, Pa., of German descent.  In 1830, the family removed to Wayne county, Ohio, and, when Leander was but ten years old, he was bound out to a farmer, one of the provisions of the contract being that the boy was to be allowed to attend school during the winter months, each season.  Unfortunately, this provision was not observed by his master, but, in spite of this, the boy so well improved his limited opportunities that, before he had attained to his majority he was qualified to teach in the common schools, and he followed that vocation for two seasons. He continued in farm work until he was in his twenty-second year, when he formed a partnership with his oldest brothers - J. H. and T. P. Baumgardner - and opened a store for the sale of drugs, stationery, musical instruments, etc., at Wooster, under the firm name of J. H. Baumgardner & Company.  That was in 1854, and they met with such success in their undertaking that, three years later, they erected a building of their own.  This building was called the "Arcadome Building," on the top floor of which was a public hall, the first of its kind in Wooster.  After removing into this building, the firm began the publication of a newspaper, chiefly as a medium for advertising their business, Leander S. and J. H. Baumgardner being in charge of its editorial management.  In 1865, Leander S. disposed of his interest in the store, purchased a farm at Cuyahoga Falls, Summit county, Ohio, and lived there for a year, but,  not liking rural life, he came to Toledo, in 1866, and established the firm of L. S. Baumgardner & Company, for the wholesale trade in notions, gents' furnishings, etc., which was a success from the beginning.  The firm still bears the name under which it began, and it is probably the oldest established concern in Toledo that has been conducted continuously without change since it was started, as well as being one of the largest wholesale dry-goods houses in Northern Ohio.  Throughout his long and useful life, wherever he lived, Mr. Baumgardner was deeply interested in every movement for the advancement of the community.  While at Wooster, he was one of the organizers of the Wooster Library Association, which developed into a useful and successful institution.  He was one of the leaders in the establishment of the Tri-State Fair Association, and was its first president.  This association began without working capital, but, through Mr. Baumgardners executive ability, it took in, during the seven years' of his service, over $260,000 and accumulated permanent improvements worth at least $60,000, unencumbered.  He was an active factor in the organization of the Merchants'  & Manufacturers Exchange, which for several years played a conspicuous part in the promotion of the commercial and industrial affairs of Toledo.  He served as president of the Continental Bank & Trust Company; was a director in the Northern National Bank; president of the Fremont Furniture Company, and was an extensive owner of Toledo real estate.  Most of his holdings in this respect consisted of residence property, though he built, and, at the time of his death, owned Collingwood Hall, which, by the terms of his will, remains the property of his widow during her life, and at her death is to go to the Old Ladies' Home.  Politically, he was a Republican and was active in public affairs.  In 1879, he was a candidate of his party for the office of mayor, but was defeated, along with the entire Republican city ticket, though he had the satisfaction of receiving a large number of Democratic votes.  At the same time, he lost many of his own party because of his open and courageous opposition to what is known as the saloon or liquor element.  In 1880, he was prominently mentioned as the nominee of his party for Congress, but the choice of the convention fell upon Hon. James M. Ritchie, to whom Mr. Baumgardner gave loyal and active support.  One of Mr. Baumgardner's greatest achievements was in connection with the Citizens' Electric Light Company.  When it became seriously embarrassed he was called to the presidency, and by the exercise of good business diplomacy effected a consolidation of the United States, the Brush and the Thompson-Houston companies, with a capital stock of $150,000.  As president of the new company thus formed, he placed it on a paying basis, at the same time giving to the people better lighting facilities than they had ever before enjoyed.  For nineteen years before he died, he had been in the habit of spending his winters in Florida, and his death occurred Mar. 3, 1909, at Bradentown, Fla., Bright's disease being the immediate cause of his taking off.  On Mar. 11, 1909, the directors of the Northern National Bank adopted memorial resolutions, which paid a just and generous tribute to Mr. Baumgardner's talents and energy as a business man and citizen, and which were spread upon the minutes of the meeting, where these resolutions form part of the permanent records of the bank.  Mr. Baumgardner's remains were brought to Toledo for burial, and, on the day of his funeral, David S. Robison, Jr., of the Ohio Savings Bank & Trust Company, eulogized him as follows:  "It pained me greatly to learn of the death of my old friend, Leander S. Baumgardner.  We were children, boys and men together, both having been born in Wayne county, Ohio, and there is no person living whom I have known so long and so intimately as him.  I do not remember ever having known any person who was so uniformly the same, whether in his social or business life; he had no excesses, no extremes; he was of unusual equipoise.  In all his business life he was affair and honorable, and, I believe, would have preferred to suffer loss himself than make an error whereby anyone should lose through him in any transaction.  He had always the interests of the city of Toledo at heart, and manifested it in every way when opportunity presented itself; and if opportunity did not offer, he would create the opportunity.  He was always active in public enterprises and a leader among leaders.  It cannot be otherwise than that he will be greatly missed, not only by his family and his immediate friends, but also by all who knew him in his business and everyday life.  He has left too many monuments among us of his perseverance, beneficence and industry, to city, church and state, to summarize them, and they cannot be forgotten.  As we stand today in the presence of his taking off, and in the passing cortege, the whole city acclaims with one accord:  'Thou has gone from among us forever!' and I can say:  'Go, sainted friend, Farewell!  Hail! and Farewell.'"  On Apr. 25, 1858, Mr. Baumgardner married Miss Matilda E. Miller, daughter of David Miller, of Akron, Ohio, who survives his death.  Mr. and Mrs. Baumgardner were for years members of the Trinity Episcopal Church, of Toledo, and Mrs. Baumgardner was ever active in the actual work of her church and the dispensation of true charity to the unfortunate.  Since the death of her husband - the companion of more than half a century - she finds her greatest solace in this work, as she dwells alone in the old home at 406 West Woodruff avenue, patiently waiting for the call of the Master to join her loved one in the Great Beyond.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 42
	PHILANDER C. BEARD, deceased, one of the most highly esteemed members of the Lucas county bar, and late senior member of the law firm of Beard & Beard, with offices at 504-507 Spitzer Building, Toledo, first beheld the light of day, Mar. 4, 1829, in Morrow county, Ohio.  His parents were Reuben and Eliza (Loveland) Beard, the former of whom was born in New York State, in 1805, and the latter in Hartford, Conn., in 1810.  They were numbered among the earliest settlers in Morrow county, Ohio, where for many years they resided in a log cabin of the most primitive type, and endured the hardships and privations incident to frontier life.  The wheat and corn for family use was taken on horseback to the mill, many miles from the old homestead, and, while the father was assiduously tilling the soil his good wife performed her household duties and spun and wove, with hand-wheels and loom, the wool and flax from which he clothes of the family were made.  though the educational advantages of the parents were necessarily limited, they were both of strong mentality, and, by self-study in their later years, they supplemented the meager educational training acquired in the old backwoods school house.  They lived upright, consecrated, Christian live; were active and devout members of the Christian church; were endowed with clear convictions as to right and wrong; and both commanded in fullest measure the respect and esteem of those in whose midst they lived and labored so many years.  Reuben Beard received the Master's summons to the life eternal, Jan. 13, 1870, and his faithful companion throughout their wedded life of nearly half a century survived him over twenty-five years, her death occurring, May 9, 1895, thus closing an eventful and exceedingly useful career of eighty-five years.  Philander C. Beard, to whom this memoir is dedicated, was reared on the old Beard homestead, experiencing the hard labor and privations incident to the life of the farmer lad of that early period, which tended to develop within him those qualities of application and industry which afterward figured so prominently in his eminent success as a member of the legal profession.  His preliminary educational training was acquired in the district schools in the neighborhood of his father's farm, after which he taught in various district and select schools of Morrow, Delaware and Union counties, in this State.  He then attended Oberlin College for a year, at the expiration of which he again became a pedagogue, and, shortly after attaining his legal majority, was elected to the office of justice of the peace in Bennington township, Morrow county, in which capacity he served two terms, attending to the duties of the office in connection with his work as teacher.  In the meantime he also studied law and, at the expiration of his second term as justice of the peace, was admitted to the bar, thereby becoming entitled to plead the cause of clients before the various State and Federal courts.  He practiced his profession in Morrow, Knox and Delaware counties until 1878, when he removed with his family to Toledo.  Here he established his offices and soon met with the well deserved success which his exceptional ability and his thorough knowledge of the law merited.  During the last twenty years of his life he was associated in practice with his son, Ellsworth M., under the firm name of Beard & Beard, with offices in the Spitzer Building.  The professional career of Mr. Beard was characterized by a marked success, and he was held in high esteem by his legal brethren, his clients and all others with whom he came into contact, as an able, dignified and high-minded gentleman.  He was ever honest and honorable in pursuance of any work, and, as a result of faithful adherence to duty and loyalty to his own manhood, he saw the evening of his career crowned with a most satisfactory success, and the respect, honor and esteem of all his associates.  In political matters, Mr. Beard was always a loyal Republican, except during the period when it seemed that the Prohibition party would check and stamp out the evils of intemperance throughout the nation.  Soon after locating in Toledo, in accordance with his strong temperance convictions, at the request of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and contrary to the advice of some of his friends, who argued that he would never develop a successful law practice if he became known as an advocate of temperance, Mr. Beard delivered many lectures in opposition to the liquor traffic in Toledo and throughout Northwestern Ohio; and, though it was detrimental to his practice at the time, it later brought to him a clientage composed of the very best people in this portion of the commonwealth.  During the ante-bellum and Civil-war days, he was a strict Abolitionist and an active lieutenant in the "underground railroad," thus many of his fellow-mortals to escape from bondage, in the South, to freedom in Canada.  Mr. Beard was twice married.  On July 4, 1850, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Hettie Howard, of Morrow county, and, Aug. 30, 1851, a son was born to them - Rev. Reuben A. Beard, who now resides in Fargo, N. D.  Six years later, Hettie (Howard) Beard passed away and, about one year afterward, Mr. Beard was united in marriage to Miss Lucetta Manville, who was born July 6, 1841, on the old John Manville homestead, adjoining the village of Sparta, in Morrow county, and of this union were born six children: namely, Loma L. (Beard) McCune, born Oct. 17, 1859, is a widow and resides in Toledo; Ellsworth M., born Feb. 17, 1862, resides at Toledo, engaged in the practice of law, and is married to Lillian E. Donnolly; Vernon V., born Sept. 23, 1865, is the husband of Ida Repas, and has for many years resided in New York city; Rev. Stanley B., born Feb. 26, 1867, died Dec. 6, 1897, leaving a widow, Jessie E. (Culley) Beard; Charles, born June 10, 1872, is a resident of Harrisburg, Pa., and is married to Della Price; and Roland A., the youngest of the children, born June 13, 1880, is the husband of Harriet Rogers, and makes his home in Toledo.  Philander C. Beard closed his eyes on earth, Thursday, April 21, 1910.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 163
Seth W. Beckwith, M.D.	SETH W. BECKWITH, M. D.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 304
Charles William Bell	CHARLES WILLIAM BELL, deceased, was born May 2, 1852, at Rock Island, Ill., son of William and Betsey (Harrold) Bell.  William Bell was a ;prosperous contractor of Rock Island and made that city his home until the death of his wife, when he moved to Toledo and made his home until the death of his wife, when he moved to Toledo and made his home with John Paul Jonesuntil his death, Dec. 12, 1901.  Mr. Bell was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and politically he was identified with the Democratic party.  Mr. and Mrs. Bell were the parents of six children, of whom Ella the youngest, is the only survivor.  The other children were Rose Belle, Irene, Maria, Dora, and Charles William, the subject of this sketch.  Charles William Bell was educated in Rock Island and Toledo and was a graduate of the Toledo High School, after which for a time he was employed as clerk in a book store in Rock Island.  When he came to Toledo he engaged in the boot and shoe trade with R. J. Cummings as a partner; later he sold his interest in this concern and became associated with the firm of R. H. Lane & Co. as buyer, which position he occupied until two years before his death, when he retired from active business.  Mr. Bell was a loyal adherent to the principles of the Republican party and took a broad-minded interest in public affairs, although he never became a candidate for office.  He was a devout member of the First Congregational Church and took an active part in promoting the work of that organization.  He was also a prominent Thirty-second degree, Scottish Rite Mason and was much beloved and respected by the members of the order.  The beautiful Bell home, at 2327 Glenwood avenue, was built by Mrs. Bell, nee Nellie May Bush, who is a representative woman, endowed with a high order of intellect and the finest attributes of feminine character.  Mr. and Mrs. Bell were married Dec. 20, 1880, and became the parents of two children.  Harold Wright was born at Fremont, Ohio, Nov. 21, 1881; graduated in the Toledo High School, and is a grain dealer, prominent in Toledo business circles; Arthur Timothy was born at Fremont, Ohio, Sept. 11, 1884; graduated in the Toledo High School; then at the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale, in 1906, and is now employed as civil engineer by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company at Toledo.  Mrs. Bell is a daughter of Timothy H. and Susan Julia (Seaman) Bush, of Fremont, Ohio.  Mr. Bush was born Jan. 24, 1823, at Sparta, Lexington county, New York, and Mrs. Bush was born Dec. 10, 1829, at Lower Mount Bethlehem, Northampton county, Pennsylvania.  Mr. Bush was a highly respected school teacher of Fremont, a man of culture and an earnest scholar.  He was the son of Rastus Bush, a native of Orange county, Vermont, who was the proprietor of a large flour mill at Rochester, N. Y.  In December, 1839, Rastus Bush retired from business, went to Fremont and there spent the remainder of his life.  Timothy Bush taught for a few years, and after he reached middle life engaged in the real-estate business in Fremont.  In this departure he was very successful and built up a considerable fortune.  Stock-raising was another occupation profitably conducted by Mr. Bush, in connection with his real-estate dealings, with the result that he led a very active and busy life.  He was an enthusiastic Mason and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  Mrs. Bush was a member of the Presbyterian church. Timothy Bush served as a member of the city council of Fremont and was a stanch Republican in political sympathies.  Mr. Bell is remembered in Toledo by a wide circle of friends and business associates as a worthy and upright man, a type of useful and honorable citizenship and a loyal and true friend.  His unostentatious services to those in need were many and unknown even to his own family until after his death, when grateful tributes to his memory were heard in many different quarters.  The close of Mr. Bell's earthly life completed the record of a manly and Christian character and brought the deepest sorrow to a previously happy and tranquil home.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 569
	JOHN BANCROFT BELL, deceased, one of the prominent manufacturers of Toledo for seveal years, was born in Sylvania, Lucas county, Ohio, July 26, 1839, the son of William and Mary Miller Bell.  Both parents were born in Scotland, where the father learned the trade of millwright.  Soon after coming to the United States he located in Monroe county, Michigan, where he spent the most of his active life working at his trade.  Some few years before his death he retired and removed to Buffalo, N. Y., where he and his good wife spent the balance of their lives.  Mr. Bell, the father, joined the Whig party soon after taking out his naturalization papers, and during his entire life he gave faithful service to that party.  In religious matters both he and his wife were identified with the Presbyterian church.  Fourteen children, all of whom are now deceased, were born to the parents.  Their name were:  Robert; William; Eliza, who was the wife of M. Ford; Mary, the wife of Thomas Thompson, also of Buffalo; Rebecca, the wife of Hugh Thompson, also of Buffalo; David; Maria; John B., of this sketch; James A. H.; Charlotte; and four others who died in infancy.  John Bancroft Bell received his earliest educational training under private tutors, and later attended the public schools of Buffalo, N. Y.  When he had finished his preparatory work, he took up the study of dentistry, and in due time was granted the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery.  Shortly after he had completed his course the war of secession had opened, and, fired with the same patriotic zeal which had enthused so many others of his fellow citizens, he enlisted in Company K of the Fifteenth Michigan infantry, and before the company had been mustered into the United States service, Nov. 14, 1861, he had been made a sergeant by the vote of his fellow soldiers.  On Oct. 1, 1862, he received the commission of lieutenant; on Aug. 13, 1861, was made captain; on Jan. 21, 1865, became a major; and on May 25, of the same year, was commissioned brevet lieutenant-colonel for gallant and meritorious service on the field of action.   Several months after the cessation of hostilities, on Aug. 13, 1865, he received his honorable discharge from the service.  In its services for the Union the Fifteenth Michigan passed through some of the bloodiest contests of the war, and in all the battles Mr. Bell took a prominent part as a member of that organization.  He participated in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka, the siege of Vicksburg, the bloody Atlanta campaign, Sherman's famous march to the sea, and the campaign in the Carolinas.  When he retired from military service he located in the city of Chicago, Ill., and established an office for the practice of dentistry.  There he remained  successfully engaged in the practice of his profession until 1881, in which year he removed to Toledo.  His removal to this city was that he might engage in the manufacture of soap with his brother.  After a few years, he purchased the brother's interest in the concern and controlled and managed the business himself.  He was eminently successful in the undertaking, due in large measure to his thorough and careful business methods, his habits of industry and thrift, and his genial, wholesome nature.  About 1896, he had opportunity to dispose of his business interests to good advantage, and doing so he retired from active participation in the field of business enterprise.  Naturally, he was a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party, and as the candidate of that party was at one time honored with election by his fellow citizens as their representative in the city council.  In religious matters he was allied with the First Unitarian Church.  On Mar. 25, 1875, Mr. Bell was united in marriage with Miss Ada Marshall Johnson, the daughter of Francis Marshall and Susan Maria (Daniels) Johnson, of Newton, Mass.  Three sons were born to bless this union—Marshall Johnson, Bruce Bancroft, and Lawrence Graeme—all of whom now live in Toledo.  Marshall, the eldest, married Miss Frances Elizabeth Hatch, of Grand Rapids, Mich., and by her is the father of two children—Rathbun Brewster and Ada Marshall. Mrs. Bell's father.  Francis M. Johnson, was born in Kingston, Plymouth county, Massachusetts, and his wife was also a native of the same historic village.  Mr. Johnson was a prominent commission merchant and dealt extensively in leather and hides, with headquarters in Boston. Mass.  He had various other business interests at various times, and was always a prominent figure in the financial circles of the state.   For several years he was the incumbent of the office of president of the Mount Walliston Bank, of Quincy, Mass., and subsequently served several terms as a director and vice-president of the old National Bank of Redemption, of Boston.  He was instrumental in organizing the Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company, the first of its kind in Boston, and was its president for a long term of years, until the time of his death, July 6, 1878.  Always a keen student of public affairs. he allied himself with the Republican party, in the belief that it was the best agency to call out his ideals of government.  During his active life he was several times the candidate of his party for various public offices, and among others to which he was elected was that of representative in the lower house of the Massachusetts legislature.  Subsequently he also held for several terms the office of railroad commissioner of the state by appointment of the governor.  He also served with success and distinction in both branches of the General Court.  In religious matters, he was an influential member of the Unitarian society throughout the East.  Mr. Johnson's ancestry was of excellent Colonial stock, dating back through his grandmother to Elder Brewster, of the Mayflower Pilgrims.  For several years after her husband's demise, which occurred at his home in Newton, Mass., Mrs. Johnson made her home in Toledo with her daughter, Mrs. Bell.  It was from the latter's home, in June, 1903, she took the long journey from whence there is no return.  Mrs. Bell's residence continues to be in Toledo, where her two unmarried sons make their home.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 644
	JOHN BERDAN, for many years a prominent figure in the banking and commercial circles of Toledo, and who died in that city June 26, 1902, was born at Brunswick, Medina county, Ohio, about 1821, a son of John and Pamela Berdan.  He was educated at Kinderhook, N. Y., where he fitted himself for the profession of civil engineer.  After leaving school he was employed for about two years in the city of New York, in the real estate business.  At the end of that time he returned to his native State of Ohio, and, as the great West was just then beginning to feel the pulsations of progress in the way of internal improvements, he readily found employment at his profession.  Among the other important commissions entrusted to his skill as a civil engineer was the construction of the old Wabash & Erie canal, south of Terre Haute, Ind.  When the discovery of gold in California in 1849 caused a widespread excitement, Mr. Berdan caught the fever and started for the Eldorado, along with other ambitions, and adventurous spirits.  He made a trip overland to the Pacific coast with an ox-team and, upon arriving at Sacramento, Cal., located there.  For some years he was engaged in various occupations, such as working in the mines, driving an express team in the mountains, following his profession as occasion offered; and in this connection, it is worthy of note that he superintended the construction of the Sacramento waterworks.  He then embarked in the lumber business, but had the misfortune of seeing his mill and plant destroyed by flood and fire, which entailed a heavy loss.  Notwithstanding this disaster, Mr. Berdan was fairly prosperous and in 1854 he returned to Ohio in a better condition financially than when he went away.  Upon his return to his native State he located at Toledo, where he formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, Valentine H. Ketcham, and founded the banking house of Ketcham, Berdan & Co., of which Mr. Berdan was the cashier.  This bank was the antecedent of what is now the First National Bank, of Toledo.  In the meantime the wholesale grocery business that had been established by some of the Ketchams and Berdans, in 1836, had been steadily increasing in its proportions, and shortly after the Civil war, John Berdan resigned his position as cashier of the bank to become a partner in the wholesale grocery firm of Secor, Berdan & Co.  For thirty years this business absorbed his time and attention and he was, at the time of his death, at the head of the firm, through he relaxed his efforts to some extent during the last few years of his life and allowed the younger men to assume a larger share of the burdens and responsibilities.  Mr. Berdan was one of the founders of the Woolson Spice Company, and at one time was the president of that widely known concern.  He was also identified with the banking interests of the city, and at the time of his death he was a director of the Northern National Bank of Toledo.  Incidentally it is interesting to note that Mr. Berdan was the last of those old business giants who were associated with him in the wholesale grocery trade.  Valentine H. Ketcham, Peter Berdan, Joseph K. and Joseph Secor and Maro Wheeler, with all of whom he had been connected, passed before him into the Great Beyond.  John Berdan came of that sturdy stock who knew no such word as fail, reverses acting only as a stimulus to greater efforts.  Throughout his long and successful career in Toledo he was identified with nearly every movement for the upbuilding of the city and its institutions.  His trade extended over a wide territory, in which no man stood higher in character, integrity and public spirit - in fact all those essential attributes that go to make the successful and influential citizen.  As previously stated, Mr. Berdan died June 26, 1902.  His wife survived him until Apr. 17, 1909, when she, too, joined the silent majority, after a long and useful life.  They left two sons and one daughter, all of whom lie in Toledo, viz., Lucius B., who lives at 2215 Parkwood avenue; Sinclair who lives at 2038 Collingwood avenue, and Mrs. Marshall Sheppey, of 2109 Collingwood avenue.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 189
	JUDGE JOHN BERDAN, who officiated as the first executive officer of the city of Toledo, merits recognition in this work as a fine example of the sturdy pioneers who so well laid the foundation for the present metropolis of the Maumee valley.  Coming here in the early days of the infant settlement, his superior ability was at once recognized, and although his career was cut short by an early death he left the impress of a noble character upon the community and won the love and respect of his fellow citizens.  Judge Berdan was born in New York City, Dec. 16, 1798, and in early life removed to Brunswick, Medina county, Ohio, where he engaged in business as a merchant, was elected justice of the peace and became otherwise prominent in business as well as in social and religious circles.  The country thereabouts was at that time pretty much of a wilderness and the village of Brunswick was little more than a hamlet, with small prospects of future greatness.  Hence, the traffic of the store made very moderate return in profits, and in September. 1835, Mr. Berdan removed his family to Toledo, arriving at the time of the most intense excitement occasioned by the boundary dispute and the so-called "Toledo war."  He soon engaged in the forwarding and commission business, with B. H. Peckham (the firm name being Peckham & Company), and the warehouse was situated at the foot of Lagrange street.  This firm did most of the business of the kind in Toledo, the steamboats generally stopping at its dock.  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 and discharging the duties that devolved upon him with signal faithfulness and ability.  In 1839, he was elected by the State legislature associate judge for Lucas county, the duties of which office he discharged with prudence and fidelity until his death, Oct. 11, 1841.  But it was not only in the public walks of life that his worth was best exhibited.  As a citizen he was public spirited, as a neighbor he was beloved, as a Christian he was consistent, and he embodied virtue in his character and morality in his conduct.  To the benevolent enterprises of the young city his hand was as open as the day, and as a friend of the poor he was ever ready to soothe their afflictions and help them.  No name was borne in the memory of the early settlers of Toledo with more respect than that of John Berdan, who throughout his residence here, as throughout his life, manifested conscientious regard for the rights of his fellowmen, while, in all ways open to him, contributing to their well-being.  Kind, courteous and obliging, his frankness inspired confidence and his integrity won respect.  His motives were incorruptible and the purity of his intentions were unquestioned.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 390
	PETER FREDERICK BERDAN, deceased, has left a name to posterity that is synonymous with integrity in commercial pursuits, loyalty in all affairs of a civic nature, and the highest expression of devotion when speaking of the domestic circle.  It is singularly fitting that in a volume devoted to the representative men, past and present, of Lucas county, a memoir should be included of him who for so long was identified with the affairs of her chief municipality.  Mr. Berdan was born in Brunswick, Medina county, Ohio, Oct. 23, 1824, and was one of two sons born of the marital union of John and Pamela (Freese) Berdan.  The father is spoken of more at length on another page of this volume, where is also given a record of his short be successful and useful career, and it may here be mentioned that the mother, after the death of her husband and throughout a period of fifty years of widowhood, made her home the greater part of the time in the family circle of the subject of this memoir.  Peter F. Berdan's educational privileges, aside from the careful attention of his parents, were meager.  At Brunswick, the place of his birth, 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 safe while for one year at Gambier Seminary, which term closed when he was twelve years of age.  He was but eleven years old when the family removed to Toledo, and two years later he entered upon his business career as a clerk in the store of Titus & Company, at a salary of seventy-five dollars per year, without board.  He remained with this company and with Gid W. Weed, successor to that firm, until 1845, when he engaged in the same capacity with the firm of Ketcham & Secor (V. H. Ketcham and Joseph K. Secor), remaining there for three years.  In 1848, in company with Salmon H. Keeler, he organized the firm of Berdan & Keeler, dealers in general merchandise, the partners contributing to the capital stock of the firm the sums of $156 and $132, respectively, their savings from clerkships.  They were associated in successful trade for six years and until the early part of 1854, when Mr. Berdan purchased the late V. H. Ketcham's interest in the wholesale house of V. H. Ketcham & Company, and with the remaining partner, Joseph Secor, established the house of Secor & Berdan which still continues, a monument to the energy and enterprise of its founder, under the name of Berdan & Company.  Mr. Berdan retired from active business in January, 1877, although up to the time of his death, which occurred Nov. 13, 1887, he was largely interested in various business enterprises.  He was for many years 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 he was among those who organized and put in operation the Maumee Rolling Mill, in which company he was from the first and until his death a director.  But 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.  "Old No. 1 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 the First Congregational Church, of Toledo, and with it has father and family and his own family were connected throughout a period of over fifty years.  He was long connected with the Middle Bass (Put-in-Bay) Association, at which place for many seasons previous to his death, with his family, he spent much of his time, and was greatly benefited thereby.  On Oct. 21, 1852, Mr. Berdan was married to Miss Maria Waite only daughter of Judge H. M. Waite, of Connecticut, and sister of the late Chief Justice M. R. Waite and Richard Waite, of Toledo.  Mrs. Berdan died in Toledo, Sept. 3, 1864, at the age of thirty-three years, and she left five daughters, of whom the following specific mention may he appropriately made:  Mary B. is the wife of Walter Shepard, of Buffalo, N. Y.; Ida M., is the wife of E. C. Bodman, of New York City; Alice A., now deceased, became the wife of Arthur E. Baker, of Toledo; Julia is the wife of Oliver Rodgers, of Cambridge, Wash.; and Miss Pamela resides 2041 Scottwood avenue, in the city of Toledo.  On June 21, 1866, Mr. Berdan was again married, in the city of New York, to Miss Mary Elizabeth Ketcham, and of this union were born three children:  Anna Secor, the wife of Charles Gardner, mentioned more at length on another page of this volume; Frederick, deceased; and John Milton, who is a graduate of Yale in the class of 1896, and at present is Professor of Rhetoric in the same institution.  Mrs. Mary E. (Ketcham) Berdan was born in Mamoroneck, Westchester county, New York, and died in Toledo, Sept. 26, 1907.  She was well known in Toledo and was always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need, dispensing charity in a quiet and unassuming way.  She attended the First Congregational Church, although a member of the Society of Friends, and she was for many years president of the Toledo Industrial School.  In concluding this brief memoir it may be said of the subject, Mr. Berdan, that in all the relations of life, as husband, father, and friend, he was most highly esteemed, those who knew him best admiring most those sterling qualities of heart and mind that stamped him as an exemplary man.  In social life he was kind and considerate, and in business circles his very name was a tower of strength, for probity, integrity and justness were the leading characteristics of his business life.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 391
	HENRY W. BIGELOW was born at Colchester, Conn., Feb. 1, 1838, and passed away at his home in Toledo Mar. 12, 1805, at the age of fifty-seven years.  His ancestors were among the earliest settlers of New England, the first American progenitor coming from England early in the Seventeenth century.  The family has given to Connecticut some of its most distinguished citizens.  The paternal grandfather of Henry W. Bigelow served during the Revolutionary war as a clerk to the commissary-general, and Col. Guy Bigelow, born in 1785, and who was the father of Henry W. was a prominent officer of the state militia of Connecticut.  He was a farmer by occupation and continued to reside at Colchester until his death.  He was also an active member of the Masonic order.  His wife, the mother of Henry W. Bigelow, and whose maiden name was Sarah A. Waite, was of a family especially distinguished in judicial affairs.  Chief Justice Henry M. Waite, of  the Connecticut Supreme Court, and who was the father of Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite, of the United States Supreme Court, was her brother.  The boyhood of Henry W. Bigelow was not essentially different from that of the average New England farmer's son.  He was educated at Bacon Academy, Colchester.  At the age of sixteen he entered the store of Col. D. R. Noyes, at Lyme, Conn., as clerk, and remained there two years.  In 1856 he came to Toledo and engaged in a like capacity in the wholesale grocery establishment of Secor, Berdan & Co.  He remained with that firm until the first year of the Civil war, when, on Aug. 15, 1861, he enlisted for three years in the Fourteenth Ohio infantry and was with that regiment throughout its notable career - at Wild Cat, Chickamauga, at Atlanta campaign and the "march to the sea."  In March, 1862, he was promoted from first sergeant in Company C to second lieutenant in Company I; in October, 1863, he was advanced to first lieutenant, and in December, 1864, to a captaincy.  At the battle of Chickamauga he was seriously 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 his regiment.  Two days thereafter, as a result of the loss of officers in that engagement and the muster of non-veteran organizations, he became second in rank, and thenceforward he acted as major, serving in that capacity on the "march to the sea" and in the Carolina campaign, and also in the grand review in Washington, in May, 1865.  He was in command of the regiment during its muster out at Louisville.  While in the service Captain Bigelow several times declined staff appointments, and throughout his connection with the army he bore the just character of a brave, faithful and useful officer, 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 illness 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, and then he took charge of  its financial affairs.  The firm name was soon changed to Worts, Kirk & Bigelow, and to the exceptional success of the establishment Captain Bigelow 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.  He was also a member of Ohio Commandery, Loyal Legion; of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland and of the Fourteenth regiment; and he was an honored member of the Sons of the American Revolution.  In the Masonic order for many years he held high positions, joining Rubicon Lodge, No. 237, in February, 1859, and he afterward received all of the degrees of recognized Masonry, including the Thirty-third (the last) degree.  In the days of Minot I. Wilcox's fame as captain of Relief Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, Captain Bigelow was one of the most valuable members.  It was a crack company and it was a difficult matter to gain membership therein .  At the time of his death, Captain Bigelow was a director in the Merchants & Clerks' bank.  Politically, he was a Republican in principle, but directed his actions by considerations of public policy, as these would be suggested to his judgment.  Of a retiring disposition, he sought a life of quiet in the conscientious discharge of duty as the same was made known to him.  He was a genial, kind-hearted gentleman, and in his death the business community lost one of its ablest citizens.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 683
	OSCAR M. BOYER. - No family in Lucas county is held in higher regard or is better known than that of which the subject of this sketch is a representative.  It stands for the highest type of citizenship, and he whose name initiates this review has contributed in considerable measure to the development and upbuilding of what is now an opulent and populous county.  Oscar M. Boyer was born in the village of Middleburg, Snyder county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12, 1860, and is a son of Elias and Mary Boyer, both of whom were natives of the same place, the father having been born Sept. 19, 1819, and the mother, Dec. 25, 1825.  Elias Boyer was a valiant soldier in the Civil war.  In October, 1862, he became a member of Company C, One Hundred and Seventy-second Pennsylvania infantry.  This was a militia regiment, organized in the counties of Snyder and Northumberland, and it was mustered into the United States service at Harrisburg, in November, 1862, for nine months' service.  It moved to Washington on Dec. 2, and thence was ordered to Newport News, thence to Yorktown, and it garrisoned the fort at the last named place until July, 1863.  At that time it was sent to Hagerstown, Md., and assigned to the Eleventh corps, with which it joined in the pursuit of the enemy, fleeing from the field of Gettysburg, as far as Williamsport.  It then moved to Warrenton Junction and from there to Harrisburg, where it was mustered out, Aug. 1, and Mr. Boyer received his final discharge from the service, in November, 1863.  Some time afterward, he made a trip of investigation to Lucas county, and he was sufficiently impressed with this section of the State of Ohio, that he determined to make a permanent location here.  He was a man of strong mentality, marked individuality and much initiative power, so that he naturally became a leader in the community, and he contributed in large and unselfish measure to the development of this section alongcivic, industrial and economic lines.  He reclaimed to cultivation a large part of his land and continued to be actively identified with the management of his farming and other interests until his death, which occurred in June, 1894.  His wife passed away in July, 1900, and the names of both have an enduring place on the roster of the honored citizens who aided in laying deep and fast the foundations upon which has been reared the superstructure of a great county.  Oscar M. Boyer was but a lad at the time of the family removal from the State of Pennsylvania to Lucas county, and here he was reared to manhood, in the meanwhile having duly availed himself of the advantages of the schools of Providence township.  His initial services in the field of practical endeavor were upon his father's farm, and throughout his busy career he has ever given allegiance to the basic industry of agriculture, at the present time residing upon and owning "Creek-Side Farm," which is located one and one-half miles south of the village of Whitehouse, in Waterville township.  In politics, he is aligned as a stalwart supporter of the cause of the Republican party, and his worth as a citizen has been recognized by the voters of Lucas county in electing him to the responsible position of county commissioner, in which position he served two terms, a period of six years.  He is affiliated with Turkey Foot Lodge, No. 529, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Grand Rapids, Ohio, and with the Knights of Pythias Lodge at Whitehouse.  On Oct. 14, 1882, Mr. Boyer was united in marriage to Miss Kate V. LaBarr, who was born in Henry county, this State, Oct. 28, 1866, and who is a daughter of David and Karoline (Miller) LaBarr, who later became prominent residents of Waterville township, Lucas county.  Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Boyer there have been born four children: Mabel, born Apr. 18, 1884; Alexander R., born Sept. 23, 1888; Chester M., born Sept. 1, 1890; and Marie A., born Sept. 12, 1892.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 670
	ALLEN BROWN, deceased, pioneer resident and esteemed citizen of Toledo, was born near Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1834.  He was the son of Orlando and Maria (Allen) Brown, both natives of Mansfield, Conn.  During the early part of his life the father was a farmer near Rochester, N. Y., but in 1834, he came to Toledo and under the homestead law took up land, which he cleared and farmed until the time of his death, which occurred in 1850.  The mother died thirty years later. Nine children were born to the parents.  Emily, the eldest, is deceased; Ruby died at the age of seven: Eliza, born in 1830, lived but a year; Henry, born in 1832, died in 1864; Allen is the subject of this memoir; Nelson, born in 1837, died in 1851; Ellen was born in 1838 and Rocelia in 1841; and Lucius, the youngest, born in 1843, died in 1894.  Until he was fifteen years of age, Allen Brown attended the public schools, whence he entered the preparatory department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, taking a special course.  Upon completing his preparatory work he matriculated in the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, Mich., and after his graduation at that institution he studied for a time at the Detroit (Mich.) Business College.  His scholastic career over, he removed to Prairie du Chien, Wis., where for a period he served acceptably and well as principal of the city schools.  Upon leaving Wisconsin he located at Princeton, Ind., and there established a seminary for preparing students for collegiate work.  In this work he was eminently successful for some years, and when he relinquished it he came to Toledo to engage in the manufacture of shoes.  This was in 1861, just subsequent to the breaking out of the Civil war, and it was Mr. Brown's idea to manufacture a style of shoe suitable for use in the army.  In this business he was engaged with a partner, Mr. Bloomfield.  While the government continued to keep an army in the field the business prospered, but shortly after the cessation of hostilities the demand decreased and Mr. Brown determined to enter some other line of trade.  Forming a partnership with William R. Richards, he embarked in the commission business, which later developed into a real-estate enterprise, both of which met with much success.  For a time also he was engaged in the manufacture of Freer stone, and in this phase of business he had the same material success as characterized the other lines in which he was entered.  His death occurred Nov. 27, 1891.  In the matter of politics he gave unswerving allegiance to the Republican party from the time he attained his majority, but never aspired to public office of any nature.  His religious ideas were amply expressed by his membership in and devout attendance upon the services of the Congregational church. Fraternally he was identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.  On Mar. 31, 1859, was solemnized Mr. Brown's marriage to Miss Mary E. Ellis, the daughter of William and Anne (Mugford) Ellis.  Nine children were the issue of this union. Emma, the first born, is the widow of C. L. Leidy, for many years the managing editor of the Detroit Evening Journal.  Two children were born to them — Paul, who is now instructor in mathematics in the Sheboygan (Wis.) High School, and Bruce, deceased.  Minnie, the second in order of birth of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, is the wife of John R. Fisher, of Detroit, Mich.; Frank B. resides in Pittsburg, Pa.; Fred A. lives in Toledo; Lottie A. and Blanche E. are deceased; Lloyd A. is a resident of Cleveland. Ohio; Bessie B. is the wife of W. J. Wuerfal, of Toledo; and Clarence V. lives in Bellevue, Ohio.  Mrs. Brown's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, were both born in Bovey Tracey, Devonshire, England, and came to the United States in 1849, locating first in West Toledo, where Mr. Ellis purchased a farm.  Some years later he disposed of his property and from that time until his death lived quietly retired. Prior to his coming to the United States he had followed the vocation of cabinet maker.  His death occurred Jan. 12, 1895, and some five years later,  Sept. 5, 1900, his widow followed him across the Great ]3ivide.  Both were loyal members of the Baptist church.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 491
	JAMES M. BROWN, late of Toledo, for many years a prominent figure in legal adn political circles, and one of the city's most influential and philanthropic citizens, first beheld the light of day, in Delaware, Ohio, in 1835.  He was the son of Hyram j. L. and Rosanna P. Brown, the former, for many years, prominent as a farmer, miller and merchant, in Delaware county.  James M. Brown acquired his educational training in the public schools of Delaware and at Ohio Wesleyan University of that city.  At an early age, he became an apprentice in the office of the "Olentangy Gazette,"  later known as the "Delaware Gazette," and continued to follow the printing business in its various branches for seven years, during the latter part of which period he was proprietor and editor of the "Oskaloosa Herald," at Oskaloosa, Iowa.  In 1858, he withdrew from the printing business and commenced his preparations for the legal profession, in the offices of the firm of Lee & Brewer, at Tiffin, Ohio.  Two years later, he was admitted to the bar and began to practice, at Lima, Ohio, with William E. Lee, under the firm name of Lee & Brown, which professional relationship was continued until 1869, when Mr. Brown entered into a partnership with his former preceptor, Gen. John C. Lee, then lieutenant-governor of Ohio.  The firm established headquarters in Toledo and continued in active practice until 1891, when General Lee died.  The following three years, Mr. Brown was engaged in the work of his profession by himself, and, in the summer of 1894, associated himself with his eldest son, Walter F. - one of Toledo's prominent attorneys, and now chairman of the Ohio Republican State Committee, and a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this volume - which firm rapidly attained a leading position at the Lucas county bar, and was continued until Jan. 1, 1909, when James M. Brown, subject of this sketch, retired from active practice.  James M. Brown, subject of this sketch, retired from active practice.  James M. Brown's professional career was characterized by marked success, and he was held in high esteem by his legal brethren, his clients, and all others with whom he came in contact, as an able, dignified and high-minded lawyer.  His industry was remarkable and his sound judgment, thorough legal knowledge, and indefatigable energy brought to him an extensive and lucrative clientage of a widely varying nature.  He was a powerful antagonist, but always a fair adversary; and, although delighting in a legal triumph, he wanted it fairly won.  He was an active champion of the Republican party from the birth of that organization.  He was chairman of the Lucas County Republican Committee for many years and of the County Executive Committee during the successive Presidential campaigns of James A. Garfield, James G. Blaine and Benjamin Harrison.  For six years, Mr. Brown was a member of the Board of Elections, and, from 1902 until his death, in 1909, served as president of the Board of Review.  During the Civil war period, he was Deputy United States Marshal for the Northern District of Ohio, and also Assistant United States Assessor of Internal Revenue, in the Fifth Congressional district.  He was postmaster at Toledo from 1890 to 1894, under Benjamin Harrison's administration, and was frequently summoned to Washington to participate in conferences concerning improvements in the postal service.  At the request of the postmaster-general, he drafted and presented to the Congressional Committee on Postal Affairs, bills providing for the establishment of postal-savings banks and the utilization of telegraph and telephone lines for postal purposes.  He also contributed to leading periodicals and journals articles in support of the above measures, and during his term as postmaster, he was granted a three months' leave of absence that he might personally investigate the system of rapid transit, in England, France and Germany.  He devoted much of his time and attention to charitable and benevolent work and was widely known - not only in this State, but throughout the country - through his connection with the Toledo Humane Society, of which he was a charter member and its president from the organization, twenty-five years ago.  He took an active part in the erection of the Newsboys' Home, and was also actively identified with the Miami Children's Home.  For a few years he was the honored president of the American Humane Association and was serving as a director and vice-president of that organization at the time of his death.  He was one of the five trustees of the $50,000 left by the late John T. Newton to the Toledo Humane Society, for the erection of a permanent home for the organization, and a memorial tablet to Mr. Brown will occupy a conspicuous place in this building.  During the winter following the memorable panic of 1893, Mr. Brown was instrumental in providing daily relief to more than 7,000 poverty stricken people, and, during the first winter subsequent to the establishment of the society's wood yard, more thus 1,500 indigent transients were given employment and were thus enabled to provide themselves with comfortable lodgings and necessary food.  In 1889, Mr. Brown drafted and presented to the Ohio legislature a bill granting convicts' children the privilege of participating in the earnings of their parents, which bill finally became a law, being the first statute of its nature enacted in this commonwealth.  In 1890, he drafted and presented to the legislature a measure compelling parents abandoning their children to either go to prison or enter into bonds of at least $1,000 for the children's support, which bill was also enacted into law, and has been of unlimited benefit to abandoned children in the State.  Before the World's Humane Congress, which convened at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, in 1893.  Mr. Brown delivered a notable address on the duty of the State toward the families of its criminal classes, which attracted the attention of students of penal reform throughout the world, and in which he forcibly maintained that all convicts should be compelled to work, and that a fair proportion of their earnings should go to their families, thus protecting the latter from unnecessary shame, pauperism and crime.  At a meeting of the American Humane Society, held in Cleveland, in September, 1896, he delivered another celebrated discourse, entitled "Unwanted Children," which dwelt at length on the barbarous practice of infanticide, and which received much favorable comment from the press of the country.  Mr. Brown was a member of the First Congregational Church of Toledo, in the affairs of which he took an active interest.  He has happily married, in 1865, to Miss Lavina C. Folger daughter of Robert H. Folger, of Massillon, Stark county, Ohio, and she received her summons to the life eternal, in 1887, leaving three children:  viz., Amy H., the eldest, and Ralph P., the youngest, who now reside in the Belvedere Apartments in Toledo; and Walter F., sketch of whom appears on another page of this work.  On Aug. 25, 1909, while sitting in an automobile in Walbridge Park, on the afternoon of King Wamba's Home-Coming Day, as chairman of which he had labored unceasingly, day and night, during several months for its success, Mr. Brown suffered a fatal attack of apoplexy.  He and John W. Dowd, the principal orator of the day, had ridden in an automobile to the park, where Mr. Brown, in a few well chosen words, addressed the thousands about him, closing with an introduction of the principal speaker.  He sat in a corner of the car, listening to Dowd's address, when suddenly he sank back, and a reporter, noticing the sudden shaking of his hand, called the speaker's attention to it.  A physician was summoned, but it was apparent that Mr. Brown was dying.  He was hurried in the automobile to the home of the custodian of the park, where vain attempts were made to restore heart action.  Thousands were at the park, enjoying the music and speeches, and deep gloom was cast over all by the tragic death of Mr. Brown.  He is at rest in beautiful Woodlawn cemetery.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 175
	STILLMAN P. BROWN, the efficient superintendent of city and rural deliveries in the Toledo postoffice, was born in Oregon township, Lucas county, Ohio, May 7, 1871.  He is the son of Charles H. C. and Jennie (Finch) Brown, the former a native of Vermont and the latter of Guelph, Canada.  The father preceded his parents to Lucas county some years before the outbreak of the Civil war.  The mother came with her parents from Canada to what is called the Black Swamp region, in Wood county, Ohio, and her marriage occurred in East Toledo.  Charles H. C. Brown, the father, was an agriculturist on a small scale in the earlier days of his married life, and subsequently became a stock drover, operating in the Toledo stockyards.  Still later, he conducted a mercantile establishment on the east side of the city.  His demise occurred March 18, 1882, in the forty-third year of his life, and he left, beside his widow, who now resides in Toledo at 831 Indiana avenue, two sons - Stillman P. the subject of this memoir, and Charles H. C., Jr. of the Toledo postoffice.  Both sons received their scholastic training in the public schools of Toledo, and rounded out their education by a course in Stedman's Business college, of Toledo.  The brother, Charles H. C., Jr., enlisted in Company D, of the Tenth Ohio infantry at the time of the call of President McKinley for troops for the Spanish-American war.  He served but ten days, as his youth debarred him from being sworn into the service of the United States.  Stillman P. Brown was but a lad of eleven years when his father passed away, and the circumstances of the family made it necessary for him to get out into the world and make his own way.  Finding employment with an uncle, G. W. Finch, who had been his father's partner, he worked nights and Saturdays while he still continued at school, and later devoted his time during the day to the store and attended school in the evenings.  When he wsa nineteen years of age he entered the postoffice as a clerk, a position which he held continuously for eight years.  During the two years immediately following, he served as foreman in  the city division, and since 1891 he has filled acceptably and well the position he at present holds, that of superintendent of city and rural deliveries of the Toledo postoffice.  With the money which he has saved form his salary Mr. Brown has purchased a tract of seventeen and a half acres, just beyond the city limits of East Toledo and three and one-half miles from the Toledo postoffice.  He also has some other realty, which is rapidly increasing in value and will some day bring the owner a goodly return on his investment.  Fraternally, Mr. Brown has taken many degrees in Masonry, and he is now affiliated with the Sanford L. Collins Lodge, the Fort Meigs Chapter, the Toledo Council and the St. Omer Commandery of the Masonic order.  He also holds other fraternal and social relations, among them being membership in the Home Guards, Evergreen Camp, Woodmen of the World, and the Toledo Business Men's Club.  In the matter of Politics, Mr. Brown naturally favors the Republican party, but takes no active part in the campaigns.  On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day, 1897, occurred, at the Central Christian Church of Toledo, the marriage of Miss Lulu B. Burdeaux and Mr. Brown.  The bride of that day is the daughter of the late Alexander and Jane (Fisher) Burdeaux, of Monroe county, Michigan, pioneer settlers of that county.  Mrs. Brown was a teacher in her native county for some years, and at the time of her marriage was conducting a successful shorthand school in Ashtabula, Ohio.  Three children have been born to bless the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Brown - two sons and a daughter - Russell G. C., Stewart B., and Miriam J. E.  The Brown home is at 2735 Glenwood avenue.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 559
	WALTER F. BROWN, a prominent and influential attorney of Toledo, for many years a conspicuous figure in Ohio politics and now chairman of the Republican State Committee, is one of Lucas county's representative citizens.  He is a son of the late James M. Brown, lawyer and humanitarian, and a sketch of whom appears on another page of this work.  At Massillon, Stark county, Ohio, May 31, 1869, Walter F. was born, ranking second in point of age of the three children born to the parents, the others being Amy H., the eldest, and Ralph P., the youngest, who also make their home in Toledo.  He secured his elementary educational training in the graded and high schools of Toledo, and completed his preparations for college at Western Reserve Academy, at Hudson, Ohio.  In 1889 he entered Harvard College, where he received his degree of Bachelor of Arts in the spring of 1892.  He worked on the "Toledo Blade" during the summers of 1890 and 1892 and served as city editor for a few months, but in the autumn of 1892 he abandoned journalism at his father's solicitation and took up the legal profession, returning to Cambridge, Mass., and spending the years of 1903-04 in the Harvard law school.  Shortly afterward he began to practice in partnership with his honored father, becoming junior member of the well-known firm of James M. and Walter F. Brown, which was continued until Jan. 1, 1909, when the elder Brown retired from active practice.  The subject of this review then formed the partnership of Brown, Hahn, Sanger & Froehlich, consisting of George P. Hahn, Sigmond Sanger and Emund C. Froehlich which firm at once took front rank among the legal profession of northwestern Ohio.  Like his illustrious father before him, Mr. Brown is a staunch and earnest supporter of the Republican party, having commenced his political activity in the memorable campaign of 1891, which culminated in the election of William McKinley as governor of Ohio, and ever since then, though never an aspirant for public office himself, he has contributed much to the signal success of the "Grand Old Party" in Ohio.  During the past ten years he has, been a member of the Ohio State Republican Committee, of which he has been chairman for the last three years.  In the pre-convention campaign of 1908, he was an influential factor in the movement which culminated in the nomination of William Howard Taft for the Presidency.  Mr. Brown is affiliated with the Toledo Club, the Lincoln Club, the Middle Bass Club, of Lake Erie; the Toledo Yacht Club, of which he is a trustee; the Toledo Humane Society, in which he was recently elected to his father's place on the board of directors; the Harvard Club, of Toledo, of which he is president; and city is signalized by his membership in the Toledo Chamber of Commerce and the Business Men's Club.  He is an enthusiastic yachtsman and, when not occupied with his professional duties, he is usually afloat upon the Great Lakes.  On Sept. 10, 1903, at Middle Bass Island, in Lake Erie, he was united in marriage to Miss Katherine Hafer, daughter of George Hafer a well-known citizen of Cincinnati.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 179
	CHARLES SUMNER BURGE, a prominent and influential business man of Toledo, is a native of this county, having been born in the village of Maumee, Nov. 24, 1868, and is a son of Robert and Margaret (Shoemaker) Burge, the former of whom is a native of Devonshire, England, and the latter of Maumee, this county.  The paternal grandparents, who were also natives of England, settled in the village of Maumee in the early day, and there, during the remainder of his career, the grandfather followed the occupation of mason and builder.  The maternal grandparents also came to Ohio in an early day, locating in Miami, where they continued to make their residence during the residue of their lives, the grandfather being a ship captain on the Great Lakes.  Robert Burge, the father of the subject of this review, like his honored parent, was also a mason and builder by occupation, which he successfully followed, first in the village of Maumee, until 1883, and then in the city of Toledo, where, since 1892, he has been living retired from active work, enjoying the fruits of an exceptionally enterprising career.  Charles Sumner Burge acquired his educational training in the public schools of his native village and in those of the city of Toledo.  In 1882, when only fourteen years of age, he commenced his real work in life by entering the employ of the S. W. Flower Company, of Toledo, dealers in seeds, in which capacity he continued until 1888, when he entered into partnership with Mr. Flower and became one of the proprietors of this concern, the affairs of which have been conducted solely under his able direction since the death of Mr. Flower, which occurred Nov. 13, 1908.  Mr. Burge was also financially interested in the Dollar Savings Bank, of Toledo, of which he was vice-president until it was merged with the Ohio Savings Bank & Trust Company, in December, 1909, and in this capacity, as in his private business career, he brought to the discharge of his duties capability of a high order and absolute integrity, essential attributes in the large affairs of life.  All who come in contact with him receive kind and courteous treatment, and his business associates, patrons of the concern of which he is now in charge, and all others with whom he comes in contact hold him in high regard and esteem.  He is public-spirited and takes a profound interest in civic affairs in this city and county.  In his political adherence he is aligned in the ranks of the Republican party.  He is a member of the Toledo Business Men's Club, the Toledo Produce Exchange and the Masonic fraternity, in the affairs of which he is a prominent figure.  On June 15, 1892, he was happily united in marriage to Miss Lenora C. Barks, a daughter of Charles and Elzina Barks, of Toledo.  Mr. and Mrs. Burge have no children.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 432

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