GEORGE E. WEBER, assistant postmaster at Toledo; for many years a conspicuous figure in commercial circles in Lucas county; founder of the Toledo Tinware Manufacturing Company; formerly cashier of the Ohio Savings Bank & Trust Company; later secretary and treasurer of the M. I. Wilcox Company, and closely identified with various other business concerns of Toledo, was born in West Toledo, Mar. 8, 1860.  His parents, Jacob and Elizabeth (Kuebler) Weber, were both natives of Switzerland, and upon their migration to America came to Lucas county, where they passed their remaining days and were ever known as thrifty, enterprising citizens.  The father was a carpenter by trade and aided in the erection of many of Toledo's finest residences.  During the later years of his career he embarked in the flour and feed business in Toledo, in which he was engaged at the time of his death.  One of his sons, Otto, brother of George A., of this review, was a gallant soldier in the Union army during the Civil war, enlisting in the Ninety-sixth Ohio infantry and remaining with the regiment until it was mustered out at the close of the war.  The immediate subject of this sketch received his early education in the schools of Williams county, Ohio, and later pursued a course of study in the Davis Business College of Toledo.  He commenced his independent career at the age of twelve, by entering the employ of a wholesale millinery concern, in the capacity of errand boy, and here his promptness, aptitude and fidelity soon won for him the approbation of his superiors, which led to his promotion to the position of bookkeeper.  After serving in this capacity for several years, he resigned and became a bookkeeper in the employ of the R. & J. Cummings Company, wholesale dealers in boots and shoes.   In 1884, he was made teller in the National Bank of Commerce and was thus engaged until 1895, when, in company with others, he organized the Toledo Tinware Manufacturing Company, with which he was for several years associated, after which he disposed of his interest therein.  He then became teller in the Ohio Savings Bank & Trust Company, of which he later was elected cashier.  In 1906, he resigned the last named position to become secretary and treasurer of the M. L Wilcox Company. In November, 1909; having disposed of his interest in the Wilcox company, he was appointed assistant postmaster at Toledo, and here, as in all the other capacities in which his enterprising career has found him, he has brought to the discharge of his duties exceptional capability, fidelity and absolute integrity, and all who come in contact with him receive kindly, courteous treatment.  Mr. Weber is financially interested in several concerns in Toledo and is a member of the boards of directors of the National Bank of Commerce, the Buckeye Paint & Varnish Company, and the Express Publishing & Printing Company.  He is a prominent figure in the affairs of the Toledo Credit Men's Association and the fraternal order of the National Union.  In politics, he is a stanch Republican, and for two years, 1884-1886, he was deputy treasurer of Lucas county.  In his religious faith he is a Baptist.  On Nov. 9, 1892, Mr. Weber was united in marriage to Minnie Louise Redding, daughter of Philip and Babette (Wirth) Redding, the former a native of Bavaria and the latter of Wurtemburg, Germany.  Of the happy union of Mr. Weber and wife have been born three children, namely: Robert R., Spencer G., and Ford R.  The subject of this review is a fine example of a "self-made" man.  Beginning his career as an errand boy at the tender age of twelve, he has steadily mounted the ladder of success to his present enviable position.  He has made his way in the world through his own industry, frugality and intelligence, as well as a strict adherence to the correct principles of life. He is one of the sterling citizens of the community and commands the unqualified respect and admiration of all who know him.
 Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 629

ARTHUR W. WHEELER, M. D., merits consideration in this volume by reason of his status as one of the progressive physicians and surgeons of Toledo.  He is a native of the Hawkeye State, having first beheld the light of day in Franklin county Iowa, July 10, 1876.  His paternal grandfather, William Wheeler, Sr., a native of Connecticut, migrated west, to Williams county, Ohio, in an early day and settled on a farm.  He attained unusual success in the agricultural industry and came to be one of the largest land owners in Williams county, being in possession of about 1,100 acres of land at the time of his death, which occurred in 1908, in his ninety-first year.  His wife, Mary A. (Clark) Wheeler, was a native of Pennsylvania, and she died in 1904.  Dr. Wheeler's maternal grandfather, Elihu Ferrell, is a native of Columbiana county, Ohio, and, in 1855, removed to Hillsdale county, Michigan, and located on a farm, upon which he still resides, at the age of ninety-three years.  His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Hart, passed away in Waldron, Hillsdale county, Michigan, aged ninety-one years.  He is the owner of about 360 acres of land and for many years has been a loyal member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which his wife also held membership.  Dr. Wheeler's parents, William Wheeler, Jr., and Jennie E. (Ferrell) Wheeler, are both natives of this State, the former having been born in Williams county, in October, 1851, and the latter in Columbiana county, in March, 1852, and they now reside in New Mexico, where the father is engaged in the real estate business.  William Wheeler, Jr., was reared on the old Wheeler homestead in his native county and secured his education in the district schools in the neighborhood.  In 1875, when twenty-four years of age, he removed to Franklin county, Iowa, where he engaged in farming and made a specialty of stock raising.  Later he went to Northern Michigan and embarked in the vehicle business, in which he continued for several years and then returned to his native county, locating on a farm in the vicinity of Bryan, where for some years he was engaged in diversified agricultural pursuits and the breeding, buying and selling of horses.  He then removed to New Mexico, where, as stated above, he is now engaged in the real estate business.  In politics he is a loyal adherent of the Democracy and for many years both he and his wife have been active members of the Methodist Episcopal church.  Seven children, of whom six are now living, were born to them.  Dr. Wheeler was a mere lad at the time of his parents' removal from Franklin county, Iowa, to Northern Michigan, and his early educational training was secured in the public schools of Ithaca, Gratiot county, Michigan.  He was graduated in the high school at Pioneer, Williams county, Ohio, and then pursued a course in the normal school at Wauseon, Fulton county, Ohio.  He devoted seven years to teaching school and then began the work of preparing himself for the medical profession, matriculating in the Toledo Medical College, where he graduated and received his degree of Doctor of Medicine, in April, 1902.  During the ensuing year he was engaged as House Surgeon in St. Vincent's Hospital in Toledo, where he had much practical experience in the work of his profession.  He then established offices in Toledo and here he has been an exceptionally busy practitioner ever since.  He has developed an extensive practice and has gained most gratifying success and prestige, demonstrating his professional skill in a manner that has won the respect of his brother practitioners and the confidence of the public.  He is a member of the American and Ohio State Medical associations and the Ohio State Academy of Medicine.  Like his father, he is a Democrat in his political allegiance and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  He is unmarried.
 Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 302

FRANK P. WILSON, M. D.

 Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 296

DAVID WOLF was born near Findlay, Hancock county, Ohio, Dec. 25, 1842, and was the son of Philip and Mary (Haney) Wolf.  Both the father and mother were natives of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.  The father came to Hancock county, in 1831, and took up 320 acres of government land, which he cleared and farmed until his death, in 1860.  The wife preceded him, in 1853.  They were members of the Evangelical church, and he was a supporter of the Democratic party.  There were eight children in this family, and David, to whom this review is dedicated, was the youngest, and all of them are deceased.  David  was educated in the district schools of Allen township, Hancock county, and then worked on the farm until the Civil war broke out, when he enlisted as a private in Company F, Twenty-first Ohio infantry, and served three years and five months.  He was in the batttles of Chickamauga, Stone's River, Chattanooga, etc.  When he returned from the war he located in Findlay and worked at the mason's trade for about six years.  He then went onto a farm for a short time and then returned to Findlay and engaged in the contracting business.  He laid out a great many of the streets of Findlay and platted several of the additions to the city.  He retired about seven years before his death, which occurred Jan. 3, 1900.  He was a staunch supporter of the Republican party, although he never aspired to public office.  On Jan. 9, 1869, he was married to Miss Maranda Cooper, a daughter of Amos and Elizabeth (Poe) Cooper, of Findlay, Ohio.  Of this union were born three children, as follows: Amos W. resides at Findlay, this State; Rilla Annetta is the wife of F. W. Detweiler, a wholesale lumber dealer of Toledo, and Anson Curtis is deceased.  Mr. and Mrs. Wolf were members of the Evangelical church, although Mrs. Wolf has attended the St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church since coming to Toledo, about a year ago.  She makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Detweiler, on Ashland avenue.  The parents of Mrs. Wolf were natives of Ohio, the father having been born in Perry county and the mother in Hancock county.  The father was a farmer and continued this occupation until about ten years prior to his death, Aug. 18, 1879, when he retired.  The mother died Mar. 9, 1872.  They were members of the Baptist church and he was affiliated with the Republican party.  Mr. Detweiler, who married Rilla Annetta Wolf, was born in Rush county, Ind., and received his education in the schools of St. Mary's, Ohio.  He worked on his father's farm for a time and then went to Findlay and worked at the carpenter's trade, soon becoming a contractor.  He gave this up to engage in the wholesale and retail lumber business, and in the spring of 1906, came to Toledo and entered the wholesale lumber business with offices in the Spitzer Building.  He is a Republican politically, and the family attend the St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church.  They have one daughter, Edith Josephine, Amos W., son of our subject, is the proud father of two sons - Marcus D. and Earl W.
 Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 486

JOHN T. WORTHINGTON, deceased, was born in 1818, in Baltimore county, quite near to the city of Baltimore, Md., a descendent of many of the oldest and best known families in that State.  In his boyhood, he went to Masontown, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and there engaged in business.  He developed a decided business talent and was almost uniformly successful in his ventures.  He closed out his first business enterprise in Masontown at a profit, and bought a store in Brownsville, Pa., where he also operated a large distillery and manufactured a brand of Monongahela whisky, which became very popular and supplied an extended market.  He entered into partnership with Dr. Woodward, of Bellevue, Ohio, and together they managed the large distillery there with great success.  Mr. Worthington was also instrumental in the organization of the First National Bank of Bellevue, became its president and was the largest  stockholder of the institution at the time of his death, Mar. 12, 1884.  He married Emily Parshall and one child was born to the marriage - Matilda who became the wife of George E. Pomeroy, Jr., of Toledo.  Mr. Worthington established his residence with his family in Toledo, in 1876, and lived at the corner of Walnut and Huron streets, now the home of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Pomeroy.  Mr. Worthington's business success was entirely due to his own personal efforts and to his business sagacity and vigorous will, both of which traits of character he possessed in a high degree.  He was not only a practical banker but a close student of finance and political economy, sensitive to the ever changing currents in the world of affairs.  In disposition, Mr. Worthington was charitable, kind, genial and affectionate, devoted to his family, and a man of warm personal friendships.  He was so fortunate as to be endowed with artistic gifts, whose exercise afforded him the distinctive pleasure of creative work, and in his hours of relaxation from business he pursued the study of art.  The drawings and paintings executed by Mr. Worthington bear the impress of genius, and some of them have been complimented by experienced art critics.  While in Rome, Mr. Worthington became interested in sculpture and produced a bust of the Young Augustus, which work is worthy of high praise and is now in the possession of his daughter.
 Source: Memoirs of Lucas County & City of Toledo - Vol. II - Publ. 1910 - Page 51