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John M. Alderfer |
JOHN MELVIN ALDERFER, who is
identified with the India Tire & Rubber Company, of Akron, as
chairman of the board of directors, is a representative citizen of
Sharon Center, Medina County, where he resides. He was born at
Western Star, Summit County, Ohio, Jan. 15, 1867, the son of
Frederick and Deborah (Longacre) Alderfer.
The Alderfer family in Ohio is descended
from Frederick Alderfer, who came to the United States from
Germany in August, 1732. He settled in Montgomery County, Pa.,
where he secured a tract of land, part of which is still in the
possession of the Alderfer family. John Melvin Alderfer,
the subject of this sketch, is the sixth general in descent from the
aforementioned Frederick Alderfer.
Frederick Alderfer, father of the subject of this
sketch, was born in Montgomery County, Pa., in 1836, and died in
August, 1898. He was a retail lumberman and operated a sawmill
and crate manufacturing plant near Sharon Center from 1869 until his
death. Mar. 3, 1864, he married Deborah Longacre, the
daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Newcomer) Longacre, of
Wadsworth, Ohio. To them were born six children. 1.
Ella Catherine, born July 3, 1865, died in 1927, was the wife of
Almon Trump of Wadsworth, Ohio. 2. John Melvin,
the subject of this sketch. 3. Frederick Grant, born in
December, 1868, is vice president of the Trump Rubber
Company, of Akron, Ohio. 4. Jacob Franklin, born Aug.
18, 1870, was an instructor in music at Oberlin College for a number
of years, and during the World War served as staff secretary of the
University Union in Paris, France. While thus engaged he died
from illness in Paris and is buried at Wadsworth, Ohio. 5.
Deborah, born Aug. 20, 1878, the widow of David Austin Grubb,
who died in 1927, and she lives at Akron. 6. Pearl Permelia,
born Nov. 12, 1880, the widow of William McCracken, lives at
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
John M. Alderfer was educated in the district
schools of Sharon Township, and as a boy was employed in his
father's sawmill. At the latter's retirement from active
business in 1892, Mr. Alderfer and his bother, Frederick,
took complete charge of the business, which they successfully
operated until 1915. In that year the plant was completely
destroyed by fire, and two years later John M. Alderfer
organized the India Tire & Rubber Company at Akron, Ohio. He
became president of the company and held that office until 1928,
when he retired and became chairman of the board of directors.
He is also vice president of the Franz Foundry & Machine
Company of Barberton, Ohio; vice president of the Akron Rubber
Reclaiming Company of Barberton; vice president and director of
Sharon Center Banking Company; and a member of the finance committee
of the Mogadore Savings Bank, Akron. From 1916 until 1926 the
Alderfer family lived at Akron. They are now residents of
Sharon Center. They live in a fine old Colonial home which was
built in 1839.
On July 23, 1890, Mr. Alderfer married Miss
Stella S. Santee, the daughter of William H. and Emma
Caroline (Stuver) Santee, of Sharon Township, both deceased.
The former spent many years in the employ of the Empire Reaper and
Mower Works of Akron. To Mr. and Mrs. Alderfer were
born two children: Starling William, born May 17, 1897, is
assistant to the president, secretary and superintendent of
purchases, India Tire & Rubber Company, lives at Akron; and Ruth
Emma, a graduate of Sharon Center High School, attended Oberlin
College, and is a graduate of the College for Women, Western Reserve
University. She has studied art in Paris and has taken
graduate work in handicraft at Columbia University. During the
World War Miss Alderfer served with the Red Cross in France.
She lives at home.
Mr. Alderfer is a Republican and a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Since 1917 he has taken an active
interest in Y. M. C. A. work throughout the State of Ohio, and at
the present time is a member of the State Committee.
Source: History of north central Ohio : embracing Richland,
Ashland, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron and Knox Counties - Publ. 1931
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ROLAND A. AUBLE. One of the leading
figures in the business life of Medina County is Roland A. Auble,
who is president of the Peoples Savings & Loan Company of Wadsworth,
and a member of the real estate and insurance firm of Neath, Daniel
& Auble. He was born near Wadsworth, Sept. 6, 1871, the son of
Thomas and Maria (Turner) Auble.
Thomas Auble is a representative citizen of Wadsworth, where he
has had numerous business interests. He was born in Center County,
Pa., Nov. 12, 1850, the son of Andrew and Margaret (Motz)
Auble, who were natives of Pennsylvania and among the early
settlers of Wadsworth, having settled here in 1850, when their son,
Thomas, was but three months old. Andrew Auble was married
twice, Thomas being the only child born to Margaret (Motz)
Auble. She died in 1875. By a former marriage a daughter,
Westanna, was born, who married Henry Rosenberger,
deceased, and she lives in Nebraska. Andrew Auble died
in 1905.
Thomas Auble is one of the
largest landowners in Medina County, at the present time having in his
possession a well improved farm of 1,000 acres in Wadsworth and Sharon
townships. He is president of the Wadsworth Brick & Tile Company, and
a director of the Wadsworth Savings and Trust Company. He has held
numerous township offices and has always been prominent in the
political and civic life of the community. Thomas Auble
married Maria Turner, who was the grand-daughter of
Alexander Turner, a native of Connecticut, who came to Ohio
in 1820 and settled in Wadsworth Township. His son, Alonzo
Turner, was the father of Maria Turner. To Thomas
and Maria (Turner) Auble were born three
children: Roland A., the subject of this sketch; Andrew,
who was a pioneer in the automobile business in Akron, now retired,
lives at Akron, Ohio; Grace, married W. R. Koontz, lives
at Wadsworth; and Stanley, who died in 1913 at the age of 26
years.
Roland A. Auble was reared and
educated in Wadsworth, and as a young man took over the management of
a 300 acre farm in Wadsworth Township,, which he still owns. The
Auble estate is known as Home Brook Hill, and is among the finest
to be found in Medina County. For a number of years Mr.
Auble has been identified with the Peoples Savings & Loan Company
of Wadsworth, and was elected president of the institution at its
organization in 1922. He is also a director of the Wadsworth Brick &
Tile Company, and is interested in the real estate and insurance
business in Wadsworth, with offices at 110 Main Street.
On Feb. 25, 1892, Mr. Auble was married (first) to
Miss Fietta Miller, the daughter of John and
Susan Miller, who were early settlers of Medina County.
She was born Nov. 29, 1871, and died Feb. 25, 1920. She is buried in
Woodlawn Cemetery, Wadsworth. To Mr. and Mrs. Auble
were born six daughters:
1. LaVonne, married Forest Cox, and they have
three sons, Theodore, Thomas, and Robert.
2. Sue, married Capt. Frank Hilliard, a
funeral director, Wadsworth.
3. Marjorie, a graduate of Wittenberg College, married
Gordon Phillips, and they have three children, Gordon,
Jr., Dorothy Ruth, and Richard.
4. Dorothy, a graduate of Wittenberg College, the widow of
Charles Schneider, who died in June, 1930, and they had two
children, Sue Frances, and Charles, Jr.
She is a teacher in the Wadsworth public school.
5. Grace, a graduate of Wittenberg College, married Joseph
Neath, who is an electrical engineer in the employ of the Ohio
Match Company. They have a son, Joseph, Jr.
6. Virginia, who attends Wittenberg College. All are residents
of Wadsworth.
On Oct. 5, 1923, Mr. Auble was married
(second) to Miss Nora Baird, of Ashland County,
the daughter of William and Lucy Baird. Mr.
Baird lives retired at Jeromesville, Ohio. His wife is
deceased. To Roland A. and Nora (Baird)
Auble have been born three children: Helen, born in 1924;
Joan, born in 1927; and Donna, born in 1930.
Mr. Auble has served as trustee of
Wadsworth Township for 16 years, having resigned in 1927. He was
deputy state supervisor of elections in Medina County for a period of
four years, and in 1930 was elected county commissioner. He has also
served as a member of the township school board. Mr. Auble is a
Republican.
Mr. Auble is a member of the Lutheran
Church, of which he was a trustee for ten years. Mrs. Auble is a
member of the Church of Christ of Wadsworth, where she has been active
in Sunday School work for many years. He is a member of I. O. O. F.
and the Wadsworth Business Men's Association, and has always taken an
active interest in all civic affairs.
Source: History of north central Ohio : embracing
Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron and Knox Counties - Publ.
1931 - Page
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