BIOGRAPHIES

 Source:
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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Albert E. Macomber	ALBERT E. MACOMBER  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 48
	JAMES MELVIN, deceased, was a native of the State of Massachusetts, having been born in the historic old town of Concord, Dec. 20, 1826.  He was a direct descendant of the Melvins who came to New England soon after the Mayflower touched the rock-bound coast, laden with the Pilgrim Fathers.  His ancestors were among the ardent supporters of the American Colonies from the beginning of the Revolutionary struggle against England, and it is of historical interest that his grandfather, Amos Melvin, was one of the guards in Concord town on the night that Paul Revere made his famous ride from Boston - the night preceding the day upon which the embattled farmers "fired the shot heard 'round the world."  He whose name introduces this memoir served his country with the same loyalty as did his ancestors, and in the dark days of 1861, when the integrity of the Union was threatened, at the first call for troops, in April, he enlisted in the Sixth Massachusetts infantry and with it served a three months' enlistment.  Later, he re-enlisted in the Thirty-third Massachusetts infantry, and performed his duty nobly in all the marches, campaigns and battles of that command for a period of two years, at the end of which time his health became impaired and he was discharged from the service on account of disability.  Returning then to his Massachusetts home, as soon as the condition of his health would permit he resumed the thread of a peaceful life.  In 1870, he came to Toledo and immediately opened a men's and boys' clothing establishment, with quarters at what is now 342 Summit street, under the name of the Boston Square Dealing Store.  By careful attention to the details of the business and strict integrity he soon secured a permanent hold upon the clothing trade of Toledo and vicinity, and as the James Melvin Clothing Company the establishment has grown to be one of hte most exclusive in its line in the city.  Mr. Melvin served the city as a member of the board of aldermen for one term and as a member of hte board of education for two terms.  In his public business and domestic life, his name stood for integrity and purity, and in these days of "high finance," when financial gain is place before every other consideration, his life record, stainless on every page, stands out with peculiar significance.  He was a member of Forsyth Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and of Anthony Wayne Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution.  He had been a member of the Unitarian Church of Our Father from the time of its organization, and served as treasurer of the church board for many years.  In his death, which occurred June 23, 1906, Mr. Melvin left a sorrowing wife and two daughters - Mrs. Clifford Taft Hanson, of Toledo, and Mrs. J. Alan Hamilton, of Buffalo, N. Y.  Mrs. Mary Lacey, a sister of Mr. Melvin, lives in the old home at Concord, Mass.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 35
	ALBERT H. MILLER, a prominent member of the Toledo bar and a partner in the firm of Miller, Kewley & Miller, was born at Bellefontaine, Ohio, Oct. 23, 1883.  His father, the late Alexander W. Miller, also a native of Bellefontaine, was a silversmith and jeweler of that place, who died some months before his son was born.  The mother, whose maiden name was Martha Ella Howenstein, is now the wife of Rev. George W. Hamilton, D. D., and lives in Cadiz, Ohio.  The Miller family is descended from a long and notable line of Ohio pioneers.  Albert H. Miller the subject of this sketch, received his preparatory scholastic training in the schools of Bellefontaine, where he lived until March, 1900.  Upon removing from that city to Piqua, he entered the Piqua High School, and was graduated at the institution, in 1902.  Then casting about for a means of livelihood, he found employment for a time as time-keeper for a construction gang on a railroad, from which position he was promoted to be paymaster and then foreman of the gang.  Subsequently, he became a motorman on The Dayton & Troy electric railway, and still later served for a time as local superintendent for the same company, in Piqua.  During the years prior to 1906, he claimed residence in Piqua.  During the years prior to 1906, he claimed residence in Piqua, Cadiz and Columbus, for various periods, and, July 5, 1906, became a resident of Toledo.  Mr. Miller's legal training was received in the Ohio state University, at which institution he was given the degree of Bachelor of Laws, in 1906.  Within a few months afterward, he began the practice of his chosen profession, in Toledo, in partnership with A. Jay Miller and Joseph E. Kewley the latter named of whom was one of his classmates in the Ohio State University.  A sketch of Mr. Kewley appears elsewhere in this volume.  Mr. Miller is actively interested in the matters of politics, being of the younger generation which has infused new life into the Republican party.  The offices of the firm are located in rooms 1645-1646-1647 Nicholas Building.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 258
	JAMES  E. MONTGOMERY, a prosperous man of affairs of the city of Toledo, was born on a farm in Swanton township, the son of Edward Montgomery and wife, both of whom were natives of Ireland, and both died in Toledo.  The father, whose demise occurred in 1902, followed railroading the greater part of his life after coming to America, and for many years was in the employ of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern road.  James E. Montgomery began the battle of life early, and at the tender age of ten years began to support himself,   He soon became a railroad man and worked himself up until he was given positions of considerable responsibility, at one time having charge of 114 miles of the busiest yard tract of the New York Central railway system.  He was in the employ of this company from 1893 to 1908, a period of fifteen years.  Prior to this employment he worked for the Santa Fe Railroad Company, spending a great deal of his time in Mexico.  He successfully filled every position assigned him, and in the performance of his duties was competent, reliable and energetic, so that when he decided to inaugurate an independent business career the good wishes of all his former associates accompanied him to his new field of action.  On Mar. 20, 1909, he entered the real estate business at Toledo, in company with Charles H. Getz, under the firm name of Getz & Montgomery.  Both of these partners are wide-awake business men, and they have one of the finest businesses in their line in the city, taking into consideration the fact that the same was established but a comparatively short time ago.  On Feb. 20, 1896, he was married to Miss Louise Fehrenbach, daughter of Daniel Fahrenbach, an old and highly respected citizen of Toledo, where he was employed as a blacksmith for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad and Mrs. Montgomery there has been born one son - Jeremiah C., born May 23, 1905.  The family home is pleasantly located at 217 Western avenue, and the real estate offices of Getz & Montgomery are at 1038-39 Spitzer Building.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 618
	LOUIS MONTVILLE, deceased, was a pioneer resident of the East Side, Toledo, and throughout a long residence in that section of the city he won and held the respect of all with whom he came in contact.  With perhaps one or two exceptions he was the largest individual holder of East Side property, and the Montville Block at First and Main streets and a quantity of other properties fronting on East Second and Platt streets were among his holdings.  Mr. Montville was born in the state of New York, in 1837, and at the close of the Civil war he came to Toledo from his former home at Watertown, in that state.  Soon after his arrival in Toledo he located on the East Side, where he entered upon the contracting business, and he gained his first financial start in grading East Side streets.  He continued in the contracting business until his death, but in later years his work was largely that of pile contracting and at the time of his death he was completing the work on the drydocks for the Toledo Shipbuilding Company.  While of limited school training he had a remarkable ability in calculations the value of timber, and he could tell at a glance which would often require long and elaborate calculation by others.  He was energetic and industrious, and was held in high esteem by al who knew him.  His death occurred on May 27, 1907, and he left a widow, three sons - Fred of Alger, Ohio; Louis, of Memphis, Tenn.; George of Toledo - and two daughters - Mrs. Adeline Sutton and Mrs. Emma Barror, both of whom reside in Toledo.  Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 29

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