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TOLEDO
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LUCAS COUNTY, OHIO
1623 - 1923
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Chicago and Toledo
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1923
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Albert P. Fall |
ALBERT PHILLIP
FALL
Source: Toledo and Lucas County,
Ohio 1623-1923 - Vol. II - Publ. 1923 - Page 636 - 637 |
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EDWARD PATRICK FARRELL
Edward P. Farrell, one of the leading
representatives of commercial activity in Toledo, has
devoted his life to the furniture business and for nearly
three decades he has figured prominently in industrial
circles of the city, owing to his skill as a craftsman and
his thorough knowledge of the trade. He was born in
Almont, Canada, July 15, 1868, of the marriage of William
Thomas and Elizabeth (Sabraugh) Farrell, also natives of
that country. The father devoted his active life to
the furniture business and accumulated a substantial
competence which now enables him to live retired. The
mother has passed away. They were the parents of ten
children, six of whom survive, namely: John
Augustus, a resident of Lawrence, Massachusetts;
William Alexander, of Youngstown, Ohio; James Arthur,
whose home is in Cincinnati, this state; Edward Patrick
and Dominick Joseph, both of this city; and
Ambrose Daniel, of Elyria, Ohio.
Edward Patrick Farrell acquired his public
school education in Canada and afterward learned the
upholsterer's trade under the able supervision of his
father, with whom he was associated in business until 1884.
In that hear he came to Toledo and secured a position with
the Gendron Wheel Company, with which he remained for two
years. Lured by the west, he started for the Pacific
coast, with San Francisco as his destination, but as his
funds were very limited he found it an exceedingly difficult
matter to carry out his desire. On reaching St. Louis,
Missouri, he approached a locomotive engineer who was making
preparation to start on his run and asked him how he could
reach San Francisco without money. The engineer
decided to assist Mr. Farrell and allowed him to ride
in the locomotive cab to Sedalia, Missouri, afterward taking
him to his home in that city, where he remained for several
weeks, when he was turned over to another engineer who was
operating on a western line. In this manner he managed
to reach his destination in about six weeks and on arriving
in San Francisco the last engineer with whom he had traveled
returned to Mr. Farrell the silver watch which he had
offered as a pledge to the first railroad employe who had
assisted him on his journey. He had no difficulty in
securing a position and entered the employ of the Wakefield
Rattan Company, but at the end of four weeks became homesick
and was transferred by the firm to their branch
establishment at Chicago, Illinois, returning to the east at
their expense. After working for a short time in that
city he was appointed an instructor at the Joliet, Illinois,
penitentiary, by Warden McClaughry, and remained
there for about six months, when he accompanied the warden
on his removal to Central Prison of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Farrell was connected with that institution for a
year and then returned to Toledo, reentering the service of
the Gendron Wheel Company, with which he was identified for
two years. In 1893 he established a business of his
own, engaging in the manufacture of high grade rattan
furniture until 1914, when he was obliged to discontinue his
activities along that line, owing to the fact that he was
unable to secure reeds, which were being used by the
government in making airplanes for the World war.
Mr. Farrell has since concentrated his attention upon
the upholstering of fine furniture and has built up a large
business in the city, while he also received many orders
from outside points. He is an expert at his trade and
his work represents the highest degree of efficiency in his
line.
On the 14th of June, 1892, Mr. Farrell was
married to Miss Maude A. Baxter, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Baxter, well known residents of this
city. They had four children but lost the eldest,
Mrs. Mark Finch. She was born in 1893 and died
Apr. 5, 1921, leaving three children, Helen, Mark, Jr.,
and Virginia Finch; the second daughter, Mrs.
Gertrude Wright, was born in 1896 and acquired her
education in the public schools of the city; Earl P.
Farrell was born in 1898, attended the Toledo schools
and is now associated with his father in business. He
married Miss Vera Powers of this city; Howard
Edward Farrell, the youngest member of the family was
born in 1900 and since his graduation from high school he
has been connected with the business conducted by his
father.
Mr. Farrell is identified with the Loyal Order
of Moose and is also a member of the Toledo Automobile Club.
He had no advantages to aid him at the outset of his career,
but realized that energy, determination and honest dealing
are indispensable concomitants in the attainment of
prosperity. Through the employment of these agencies
he has steadily advanced and his history proves that success
and an honored name may be won simultaneously.
Source: Toledo and Lucas
County, Ohio 1623-1923 - Vol. II - Publ. 1923 - Page 499 -
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KARL J. FINK
Karl J. Fink is a well known building contractor
of Toledo whose success has been founded upon broad
practical experience and expert ability, and his labors have
contributed materially to the upbuilding and improvement of
the city with which he has allied his interests. He
was born abroad on the 11th of September, 1879, a son of
John and Fredericka (Baerle) Fink, who are now
eighty-six years of age and the mother has reached the age
of eighty-three.
The fourth in order of birth in a family of eight
children, Karl J. Fink attended the public schools of
his native land and also a technical school, in which he
learned the cabinetmaker's trade. At the age of
fourteen years he began assisting his father in his building
operations and remained in his native land until 1906, when
he sought the opportunities offered in the United States to
an ambitious, energetic young man, first locating at
Defiance, Ohio. He secured work as a cabinetmaker in
Geiger's furniture factory and remained there until
1915, when he came to this city and obtained employment with
the Toledo Lumber Company, with which he was connected for
five years. He then joined John W. Landin, also a
workman at that plant, and they established a general
building and contracting business, which they have since
conducted successfully under the firm style of Landin
& Fink. Their business has rapidly developed,
owing to their straightforward dealing and thorough
knowledge of the work in which they are engaged, and they
have been awarded a large number of contracts.
At Defiance, Ohio, on the 9th of May, 1907, Mr. Fink
was married to Miss Annie Merzk, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Merzk, and they have became the parents
of six children: Annie, whose birth occurred
in1908; Karl, born in 1910; Roland, born in
1911; Eugene, born in 1914; Robert, born in
1917; and Edward,
born in 1919. The first four children are natives of
Defiance and the last two were born in Toledo. The
family attended the German Methodist Episcopal church and
Mr. Fink is a member of the American Legal
Association and the Young Men's Christian Association.
In his business career he has demonstrated what it is
possible to accomplish through determined effort, wisely
directed. As the architect of his own fortunes he has
builded wisely and well and his labors have brought him a
desirable measure of success, while they have also been a
source of benefit to his city.
Source: Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio 1623-1923
- Vol. II - Publ. 1923 - Page 127 |
Carl J. Fisher |
CARL J. FISCHER
Carl J. Fischer, a member of the firm of Sidney
Spitzer & Company, bond dealers, is one of the well known
men in investment security circles of Toledo. He comes
from a family which for nearly fifty years has been
prominently identified with the commercial development and
upbuilding of the city. He is one of Toledo's native
sons, for he was born in this city, on the 4th of December,
1888, and his parents were Ignaz and Elizabeth (Reiger)
Fischer, the former of European birth and the latter a
native of Rochester, New York. In his youth the father
came to the United States, first locating at Dayton, Ohio,
while later he established his home in Toledo. He was
a talented musician and in 1876 organized the Ignaz
Fischer Music House, which he conducted successfully
for forty-three years, gaining a position of leadership in
this field. His demise occurred in 1920. The
mother is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Fischer had a
family of four children: Alpha, a resident of Toledo;
Sister Mary Ursula, who is connected with Ursuline
Academy of this city; Marie, who died in infancy; and
Carl J.
In the
acquirement of an education Carl J. Fischer attended
the parochial and grammar schools of Toledo and the Central
high school. He obtained a clerical position in the
First National Bank of this city and remained with that
institution until 1909, when he became connected with the
bond and investment banking house of Spitzer and Company and
was an employe of this firm for five years. He then
left that firm and took a position with Sidney
Spitzer & Company, investment bond dealers, as a bond
salesman, keeping this position until four years ago, when
he was admitted as a partner in this well known bond house.
Mr. Fischer was married in this city, on the
26th of February, 1916, to Miss Rebekah Colter, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wilber Colter of Toledo.
Mr. Fischer is a Roman Catholic in religious
faith and he is also identified with the Knights of
Columbus, in which he has taken the third degree. He
is a member of the Toledo Commerce Club, and the Toledo
Automobile Club, and his political support is given to the
men and measures of the republic party. In all matters
of citizenship he is loyal, progressive and public-spirited,
and during the World war Mr. Fischer spent
much of his time with the War Savings committee, at
Washington, D. C., working under the direction of Frank
A. Vanderlip of the United States treasury. Mr.
Fischer has depended upon his own efforts for
advancement and although not yet of middle age, his rapidly
developing powers have placed him in a position of
prominence in business circles of the city. His life
has been an exemplary one in all respects and he is accorded
the respect, confidence and esteem of those who have known
him from boyhood to the present time.
Source: Toledo and Lucas County,
Ohio 1623-1923 - Vol. II - Publ. 1923 - Page 460 |
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DeWITT FISHER
DeWitt Fisher,
a prominent attorney of Toledo, was born in Ada, Ohio, May
28, 1883, a son of John S. and Mary A. (Greene) Fisher,
the former a native of Bethany, Virginia, while the latter
was born near Toronto, Canada, whence in early life she came
to Ohio. The father was a well known physician and
surgeon of Ada for many years. He passed away in
Toledo in 1917, at the age of seventy two years, survived by
his wife, who still makes her home in this city. Their
family numbered three children: Thaddeus W., who is
deceased; Ilo B.,
now the wife of James L. Trotter;
and DeWitt.
The last mentioned was a pupil
in the public schools of Owosso, Michigan, and entered the
study of law in the Toledo University and was graduated with
the LL. B. degree in the class of 1912. Four years
later he was appointed clerk of the invalid pension
committee under General Sherwood and on the 1st of
March, 1917, he was appointed clerk of the city court of
Toledo. In 1918 he filled the position of secretary to
Mayer Schreiber and continued to act in that capacity
until 1922. Since 1912 he has also engaged in the
general practice of law at various times and since the 1st
of January, 1922, has been practicing with Cornell
Schreiber.
On the 25th of August, 1913,
Mr. Fisher was married to Miss Charlotte M. Witt
of Buffalo, New York, and they have one child:
Bernice E., born July 8, 1914.
Source: Toledo and Lucas County,
Ohio 1623-1923 - Vol. II - Publ. 1923 - Page 480 |
Dr. William H. Fisher |
WILLIAM H. FISHER, M. D.
Dr. William Henry Fisher, eminent in the field
of surgery, belongs to that class of representatives of
medical profession, who have made their calling
something more than a means of livelihood. Dr.
Fisher has studied the profession and its opportunities
from the standpoint of utmost service and scientific
advancement, delving deep into the questions which have to
do with standardization of hospitals and all those grave,
broad and important problems that in any way concern
professional advancement and the higher achievements of the
Medical fraternity. For a number of years he has
practiced most successfully in Toledo, in which city he was
born on the 25th of February, 1870. He was graduated
from the high school and pursued his preliminary medical
studies under the direction of his father, A. W. Fisher,
a capable physician of that day. At length he entered
the medical department of the University of Michigan, from
which he was graduated in 1891. The following year he
was appointed surgeon for the United States Public Health
and Marine Hospital service for the port of Toledo and
occupied the position for thirteen years, at the end of
which time he resigned. He then received post-graduate
instruction in surgery in New York schools and hospitals and
also attended clinics in the surgical centers of Europe in
1900, since which time he has visited repeatedly all the
important surgical centers in the United States, thus
constantly promoting his knowledge and efficiency. He
has served on the surgical staff of the Toledo Hospital, the
Lucas County and St. Vincent's hospitals and at the present
writing is a member of the advisory board of the last named.
He is lecturer on gynecology to the Nurses Training School
and is visiting surgeon to the hospital and is also director
of gynecology at the Lucas County Hospital. For
several years he gave special lectures on gynecology and
cystoscopy and held surgical clinics in the interests of the
Toledo Medical College. After the most persevering
endeavors covering nearly twenty-five years, in association
with other members of the profession, reorganization of
staffs, standardization of hospitals, the building of proper
homes for nurses, and the establishment of free dispensaries
and clinics were consummated. The importance of this
work can scarcely be overestimated and from the beginning of
his professional career Dr. Fisher has made valuable
contribution to the advancement of the science of medicine
with direct application thereto to the needs of suffering
humanity.
Dr. Fisher was president of the Toledo Medical
Association in 1900 and 1901 and in addition to his
connection therewith he has membership in the Lucas County,
the Ohio State and American Medical associations and is a
fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Fisher is a republican by birth and
principles. He has never sought political preferment
but takes a keen and active interest in civic, state and
national policies and lends the weight of his influence on
the side of progress and improvement at all times.
Fraternally he is connected with the Masons, is a
thirty-second degree Consistory member and Mystic Shriner
and he is also identified with the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks. He is a life member of the Union Club
of Michigan, while in Toledo he has membership in the
Chamber of Commerce, the Toledo Club and the Inverness Club.
His membership relations also extend to the First
Congregational church and he has ever been keenly interested
in those forces which make for advancement in any field
wherein the welfare of society and the betterment of the
individual are involved. His residence is at No. 2540
Scottwood avenue.
Source: Toledo and Lucas County,
Ohio 1623-1923 - Vol. II - Publ. 1923 - Page 128 |
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