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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History of the City of Dayton
and
The Montgomery County, Ohio.
by Rev. A. W. Drury
1909
John C. Schenck |
ROBERT CUMMING SCHENCK Source: The
History of the City of Dayton and Montgomery Co., Ohio by
Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol. II - Page 5 |
Anna Belle Shoup |
ANNA BELLE SHOUP.
The name Shoup has long been identified with the
interests of Dayton and Ohio and in the paternal line the
subject of this review is also a representative of an old
pioneer family of the state, being the granddaughter of
Samuel Tate, Sr., who came to Ohio from
Pennsylvania, in 1816. He has just been married there
and with his bride started for the "far west." They
started from a point near Uniontown Pennsylvania, made their
way down the Ohio river to Cincinnati and on horseback to
Dayton. Here the young husband soon established a
still on what is known as Tate Hill, which later
became one of the leading distilleries of Ohio, its
manufactured product being widely sold. Mr. Tate
remained a resident of Dayton throughout the residue of his
days, passing away at the venerable age of eighty-three
years. He had married Miss McCurty and unto
them were born three sons and two daughters.
Joel O. Shoup, the father of Anna Belle,
was born in Fredericksburg, Maryland and in early life came
to Dayton. He was identified with commercial interests
in this city as proprietor of a general store for a number
of years but eventually sold out in that line and entered
the banking business, organizing the firm of J. O. Shoup
& Company, for the conduct of a private bank. In
this undertaking he met with success and was recognized as
one of the leading representatives of financial interest
here. Subsequently he went to Davenport where he
handled farm machinery, and his death occurred during his
temporary residence of that state. In early manhood he
had married Miss Isabel Tate and unto them were born
six children, of whom four are living: Ida, now the
wife of William White, a manufacturer of Chicago;
Anna Bell, who is residing in Dayton; Clara, the
wife of R. N. Connable of Baltimore; and Joel O.
The father died in 1865 and was long survived by his wife,
who passed away in 1890. The entire family have been
life-long members of the Episcopal church and both Miss
Anna Belle and Joel O. Shoup are communicants of
Christ Episcopal church. The former is conducting a
large catering business here and is numbered among the
enterprising business women of this city, having an
extensive patronage in the line which she has chosen as a
life work.
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and
Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol.
II - Page 344 |
H. B. Shoup |
HENRY
B. SHOUP scarcely needs introduction to the readers
of this volume for during the many years of his residence in
Montgomery county he has become widely known as an
enterprising business man and valued and representative
citizen. He also deserves mention in these pages
because of the fact that he is a veteran of the Civil war,
giving valiant aid to his country in her hour of need.
A native of Pennsylvania, his birth occurred in
Roherstown, Lancaster county, on the 31st of October, 1835.
He is a son of John and Mary (Beuhler) Shoup, natives
of Switzerland and Germany respectively, the former being
born in 1806 and the latter in 1805. They came to the
United States in childhood, at the age of four or five
years. Upon their arrival in America, because of their
inability to pay for their passage, they were bound out for
service but fortunately their employer was a good man and
they were soon able to work out their passage, the father
selling bread and cakes. They were married in
Pennsylvania and came to Ohio in 1838, where the father
engaged in general farming. He passed away in the fall
of 1862, while his wife's demise occurred in 1848, their
remains being interred in Woodland cemetery. In their
family were eleven children: Martin, Henry B., Rev. John,
Elias, Fannie, Caroline, Elizabeth, Mary, and three who
died in infancy. Elias was killed in the Civil
war, while Fannie, Caroline and Mary have also
passed away. The others are still living.
Henry B. Shoup was a little lad of three years
when he accompanied his parents to Ohio, the family home
being made near Canton. In 1845 he removed to Clark
county but he has been a resident of Montgomery county since
1848. He attended the common schools of Ohio and
therein acquired a good education that fitted him for a
responsible and practical duties of life. Throughout
almost his entire business career he has been engaged
in the lime business and has met with gratifying success in
that line of activity. In the year 1880 he moved to
his present location in Wayne township, Montgomery county,
his farm consisting of one hundred and eighty-one acres.
This property is not only excellent farming land but is also
rich in its lime deposits and here Mr. Shoup has
since been continuously engaged in making or burning lime,
marketing his product in Dayton. That he has been
successful is dictated by the extent of the business which
he does which, having reached large proportions, is
continually increasing in size and importance. He
averages about seventy-five thousand bushels of Dayton every
day.
An interruption to his busy career came in 1862 when,
in March of that year, he put aside all personal
considerations and enlisted in Company F, Sixty-first
Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry. This was
consolidated with the Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry
in April, 1865, owing to the small number of men left in the
regiment. He participated in several important battles
and in various skirmishes, among the former being the second
battle of Bull Run and the engagement at Gettysburg.
He was also with Sherman on his celebrated march to
the sea and participated in the grand review held at
Washington, which was the most famous military pageant ever
witnessed in the history of his country. He was
honorably discharged in Kentucky, Aug. 5, 1865, and returned
home with an excellent military career, for throughout his
entire service he had never lost a day through
sickness or injury and at all times was most gallant in his
defense of the old flag and loyal to the cause which it
represented.
It was on the 25th of September, 1855, that Mr.
Shoup was united in marriage to Miss Mary Lewis,
who was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1834.
Unto this union were born ten children, namely: William
H., born Mar. 21, 1858; John, July 22, 1860;
Benjamin, Oct. 19, 1862; Elias, May 15, 1866;
Myrtle, Jan. 12, 1868; Rose, June 6, 1870;
Baniah, Feb. 28, 1872; Anna, Feb. 6, 1873;
Dolly, Dec. 2, 1874; and Maud, June 28, 1878.
Rose and Baniah have both passed away, their
remains being interred in Shears cemetery. The other
members of the family are all married with the exception of
Benjamin. On the 17th of April, 1892, the wife
and mother was called to her final rest and her remains were
buried at New Carlisle. She was an excellent wife, a
loving mother and a true friend and her loss was felt
throughout the community in which she resided.
Mr. Shoup is a prominent and valued member of
the United Brethren church of which he is treasurer, and was
a superintendent of the Sunday school for fifteen years.
His loyalty to the church is indicated by the fact that for
several years during his residence in Dayton he drove each
Sunday all the way from that city to attend the services
held at Sulphur Grove. In politics he is a republican
and he has served as trustee of his township. Mr.
Shoup may well claim the proud American title of a
self-made man for whatever success that is his today has
come entirely through his own well directed efforts, his
industry and perseverance. Personally he is esteemed
and honored by all men. His name is not only inscribed
upon the list of those who went valiantly forth at the time
of the nation's peril and faced the dangers of warfare, but,
as a worthy and upright citizen and Christian gentleman, he
will be honored throughout the coming years. He has
just returned from Salt Lake City where he attended the
Grand Encampment of 1909.
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and
Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol.
II - Page 888 |
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JOEL OHIO SHOUP
is identified with various business enterprises, all of
which proving profitable cources of income because of
the keen business discernment and unfaltering diligence
manifested in their control. He is now a member of the
firm of Shoup & Heeter, conducting a leaf tobacco
business; of the firm of Shoup & Company, general
contractors; and of the Edgemont Building Association, of
which he is the president.
He was born July 15, 1859, at Davenport, Iowa, during
the temporary residence of his parents there. His
education was acquired in the public schools of Dayton.
After completing his literary course he began reading law
and acted as the first law librarian of the county court,
which position he filled for ten years. He then
organized the Dayton Paper Novelty Company and continued at
its head for two years, after which he sold out and was
elected county recorder. He filled that position for
two terms for six years, during which time he most capably
discharged the duties of the office, his record winning him
high encomiums. He next turned his attention to the
hotel business, in which he was engaged with Torrence
Huffman, as proprietor of the Beckel Hotel from
1887 until 1900, and in the meantime he had extended his
efforts into other fields of labor, being a man of keen
discernment and of resourceful business ability. He
joined D. M. Heeter in the leaf tobacco business
under the firm style of Shoup & Heeter, which
association has since been profitably maintained. In
1901 he organized the firm of J. O. Shoup & Company,
general contractors in reenforced concrete and street
paving. He was one of the organizers and is now the
president of the Edgemont Building Association, is a
director of the Dayton Ice Manufacturing & Cold Storage
Company and a director and one of the organizers of the Home
Telephone Company. His interests have long been varied
and important and their successful control is unmistakable
evidence of his business ability and indefatigable energy.
Mr. Shoup was married in 1886 to Miss Carrie
L. Bunstine, a native of Montgomery county and a
daughter of Jacob Bunstine, a manufacturer.
They now have one child, Dorothy, and they also lost
one child, Marian. Mr. Shoup is a member of the
original Dayton Club and also one of the members of the
Dayton Golf Club. In Masonry he has attained high
rank, having taken the degrees of the Knights Templar
Commandery and of the Mystic Shrine. He also belongs
to Christ Episcopal church, and his is a well rounded
character which excludes none of those interests or
activities that mark the development of strong and upright
manhood.
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and
Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol.
II - Page 259 |
C. D. Slagle |
C. D. SLAGLE, M. D. Dr.
C. D. Slagle, one of the prominent physicians of
Centerville, was born Aug. 29, 1871, in Sciotoville, near
Portsmouth, Ohio, and is the son of Dr. Jacob and
Margaret (Dodge) Slagle. The mother is still
living in Portsmouth, but the father, who was born in Olpa,
in the province of Baden, Germany, one the 20th of July,
1847, died Jan. 29, 1904. He was but an infant when
his parents, George and Mary (Schaffer) Slagle, came
to this country. The former was born Mar. 11, 1811, in
Baden, Germany, the son of Shriver Slagle, a
Frenchman, and was educated in the land of his birth.
He followed the life of a winemaker and farmer. In
1848 he disposed of all his business and came to this
country, making his way immediately to Ohio. He
settled in Scioto county and followed the life of a farmer
until his death, which occurred Mar. 27, 1877. His
wife, who was born in Baden Germany, Dec. 1, 1810, survived
him something over six years, her death occurring on the
anniversary of her birth, 1883. Dr. Jacob Slagle
received his education in the common schools of Ohio, and
his medical degree from the Miami Medical College in
Cincinnati in 1877. He began the practice of his
profession in Scioto county, where he remained for about
twelve years locating in Portsmouth in 1890. Six years
later he went to California but returned to Ohio in 1901,
making his home in Troy, this state, until his death, which
occurred Jan. 29, 1904. For three years he served in
the Union Army during the Civil war, enlisting in 1862 as a
member of the For-seventh Kentucky Volunteer Infantry.
Seven children were born to him and his wife; C.
D., Franklin J., Willard G., Clara B., Catherine M.,
Otto S. and Harland E.
C. D. Slagle received his early education in the
common schools of the place of his birth and later attended
the high school at Wheelersburg, Ohio, from which he was
graduated. For the next two years he was taught by a
German, Professor Neihbauer. In 1894 he entered
the Starling Medical College, at Columbus, Ohio, from which
he received his degree in 1897. There upon he joined
his father in Portsmouth and for a year assisted him in
caring for his patients. The work was heavy, however,
and told upon the health of both men, so that they were
compelled to leave and go to California, though the younger
man remained here for a short time to close up the business
and did not go west until 1898. He practiced there for
a short while, but was not very favorably impressed with the
country and returned to this state in July, 1898.
Montgomery county has been the scene of his professional
labors ever since.
On the 22 of April, 1896, was solemnized the marriage
of Dr. Slagle and Miss Mayme L. Bandau, of
Portsmouth. She is the daughter of George and Mary
(Stoll) Bandau. George Bandau was for ten years a
minister of the United Brethren church until failing health
compelled him to abandon that work for less strenuous labor
in the commercial world. His wife died June 15, 1909.
Dr. and Mrs. Slagle's union has been blessed with five
children - Marian M., William L., Marie L.,
Ethelyne L. and George W. C. The two eldest
are of an age to attend school. The family are members
of the Methodist Episcopal church and are conspicuous in all
its work.
Dr. Slagle enjoys fraternal relations with the
Knights of Pythias in Centerville, Ohio, and is also a
member of several societies that look to the advancement of
his profession, belonging to the Montgomery County Medical
Society, the Ohio State Medical Society, the Mississippi
Valley Medical Association, and the American Medical
Association. In the summer of 1902 he added to his
professional efficiency by a post-graduate course in the New
York Post Graduate Medical school and New York Lying-In
Hospital. In the yeas that he has practiced in
Centerville he made his a reputation for discrimination and
good judgment in the diagnosis of cases and the careful and
conscientious care for patients. He is in consequence
held in high regard and deservedly so.
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and
Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol.
II - Page 504 |
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AARON E. SLOUGH, a
successful farmer of Miami
township, Montgomery county, has the
reputation of being one of the best tobacco raisers in his
county. He lives
upon and works the land of
Mrs. John Treon, of Miamisburg, which he has advanced to a high
degree of productiveness.
He was born May 31, 1854, the son of
Christopher and Susan
(Swar) Slough.
The former, who has been dead four years, was
born and reared in Springfield, Ohio, his parents having come to this state from Pennsylvania.
Following in his father’s footsteps he took up the
work of a farmer, in which he was very successful, and when
he came to this county he became one of its most respected
agriculturists.
Our subject is a descendant of
Colonel Mathias
Slough, who was the first colonel appointed by
General Washington
when he became commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War.
Aaron E.
Slough was reared at home under the guidance of wise
parents and received his education in the common schools
here so that Miami township can claim full credit for the
lessons taught and experiences gained which made possible
his advancement in his line of work.
On the 15th of January, 1876, was
celebrated the marriage of
Mr. Slough and Miss Catherine
G. Mount, the daughter of
John and Hannah (Vandever)
Mount, who were very prominent in farming circles in
this county. For
only a little over nine years were the couple permitted to
traverse together life’s road, for
Mrs. Slough was
taken from this world Oct. 31, 1885.
She had borne a family of five children, four of whom
are living useful lives.
They were:
May, the
wife of Clayton Small
and the mother of
Delphine and Nellie; Susie, the wife of
Milton West and the mother of two daughters,
Helen G. and
Grace; Emma, who
married J. M.
Robinson; Bert E., deceased; and Walter
Roy, who married Miss C. Eckhart, who has borne to him
a son, Bert.
Although so much of his time is given to the cares of
the farm, Mr. Slough
still finds hours to spend in the company of his fraternal
brothers of the Knights of Pythias, to whom he is ever most
loyal and in whose welfare he is ever most interested.
His allegiance in religious matters is given to the
Presbyterian church, and he takes an active part in all its
affairs. He is
the owner of a bible which has been in the
Slough family for two hundred and fifty years.
Many are the friends he ahs made in good principles.
Source: The History of the City of
Dayton and Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ.
1909 - Vol. II - Page 762
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GRANT STONER
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and
Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol.
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JOHN
JACOB SWARTSEL, as well known and prosperous
agriculturist residing on section 28, Jackson twp., is
numbered among the worthy native sons of Montgomery county.
His birth occurred in Jackson township on the 21st of
September, 1843, his parents being Joshua and Catherine
(Miller) Swartsel, who were residents of that township.
Our subject has been connected with farming pursuits
throughout his entire business career and has met with a
creditable and gratifying measure of success in his
undertakings by reason of his well directed industry and
capable management. He is a most public spirited
citizen whose aid and influence can ever be counted upon to
further any movement instituted to promote the general
welfare and was instrumental in the organization of the
telephone company, the creamery and farmers' institutes, as
well as various other interests which have contributed to
the material advancement and upbuilding of his native
county.
On the 3rd of November, 1863, Mr. Swartsel was
united in marriage to Miss Missouri Miller, by whom
he has three children: Etha who married Frank
Stump and lives in Farmersville; Maud, who
married Elijah Miller and resides in Dayton; and
Germanus, deceased. Mr. Swartsel is widely
and favorably known throughout the county in which his
entire life has been passed and in his home community is
recognized as a man of excellent executive ability and keen
discrimination, whose opinions are regarded as authority
upon many matters of public concern.
Source: The History of the City of
Dayton and Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ.
1909 - Vol. II - Page 825 |
John W. Stoddard |
JOHN W. STODDARD
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and
Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol.
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ORIEN
P. SWARTZEL, who is a teacher in the schools of
district No. 11 A, Harrison township, and the owner of seven
acres of land on the Frederick pike, was born Oct. 5,
1851, in Sunbury, near Germantown, Ohio, and is the son of
Abraham and Margaret (Craig) Swartzel. The
paternal grandfather came from Saxony, Germany, and located
in this county, where he was among the early settlers.
The father was born in Montgomery county, and after he had
reached man's estate removed to German township, this
county. His interests were those of a farmer and he
cultivated with creditable success a tract of seventy acres
of good land. Six children were born to him, of whom
our subject was the third, the two older being William
and James.
Orien P. Swartzel received his introduction into
the field of learning in the schools of Preble county.
Graduating from these, he went to the college at Lebanon,
Ohio, pursuing courses there through 1870, 1871, 1872 and
1873. In the last year he received his well earned
degree. After leaving college he took up teaching and
to this profession has devoted all his time and energy
since, during a period of thirty-seven years. The
schools of both Preble and Montgomery counties have profited
by his devotion to his profession, and it is hoped that he
will not soon carry his labors to other fields.
In May, 1877 was solemnized the marriage of Mr.
Swartzel to Miss Hattie Feerer, daughter of
Jacob and Nancy (Ward) Feerer. Only one child,
Guy D., has been born to the couple. He was
graduated from Otterbein University, and is a young man of
fine ability, who is following in the footsteps of his
father. The family give their support to the Methodist
church and in their daily lives upholds it teachings.
Mr. Swartzel is an active member of the Vandalia
Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is regular
in attendance at its meetings. He also takes an
efficient interest in the social and philanthropic work of
the society and is ever eager to promote the welfare of his
fraternal brothers. He has done a great deal in
raising the standard of the schools of Montgomery county,
and of the professional services he has rendered the
community the people are duly appreciative. His
efforts are met with good-will and encouragement, and it is
the universally expressed wish that the schools may
continued to profit by his guidance. The small farm
which Mr. Swartzel may sometimes be seen cultivating
himself during leisure hours. Mr. Swartzel may
sometimes be seen cultivating himself during leisure hours,
affords him a pleasant relaxation from the duties of the
school room.
Source: The History of the City of
Dayton and Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ.
1909 - Vol. II - Page 515 |
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