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BIOGRAPHIES
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Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.
1896
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FRED W. CAMPER,
proprietor of the leading grocery business in Port
Clinton, Ottawa county, is a native of Ohio, born at
Cincinnati, March 12, 1855, a son of F. W. and
Frederika (Kramer) Camper.
In Berlin, Germany, our subject's father had been
coachman for the Emperor Frederick William,
and in 1847 he emigrated to America, locating at
Cincinnati, Ohio, in the suburbs of which city he
followed gardening till 1886, when he removed to Genoa,
where he still resides, now (1895) aged eighty years,
having been born in 1815. His wife was born in
1822, and died January 25, 1892. They had seven
children who grew to maturity, named respectively:
Charles F., Henry F., Lucy, Fred W., John A., Lizzie
and William H. Of these, Charles F. , who
is an employe at the Carbon Works, at Fremont, Ohio,
married Carrie Dryer, and they have four
children; Henry F., a farmer on the old homestead
at Genoa, married Eliza Hoch, and has five
children; Lucy was married in 1871 to Henry
Hotho, who for several years has been foreman in
a malt house at Buffalo, N. Y. , and they have seven
children; John A., a farmer of Genoa, married
Rosa Ernst, and has two children; Lizzie
married August Reeman, and lives on the
home farm; William H., a dry-goods merchant of
Genoa, married Clara Emch, and they have two
children.
Fred W. Camper, of whom this sketch pertains,
attended the common schools of Genoa, Ottawa county,
until he was eighteen years of age, and remained on his
father's farm until he was twenty-four. In 1880,
in partnership with his brother Charles F., he
embarked in mercantile business at Genoa, Ottawa county,
but after five years sold out to William
Habbler. In the fall of 1884 he was elected
county recorder of Ottawa county, and held that office
six years. In 1890 he went into the wholsale
fish business, as member of the firm of Bense,
Camper & Co., but at the end of one year he sold out
to William E. Bense, and then traveled on the
road for the wholesale house of J. L. Anthony
& Co., of Sandusky, Ohio, two years, after which he
opened the retail grocery in Port Clinton, of which he
is sole proprietor.
On September 21, 1882, Mr. Camper was united in
marriage with Miss Lutie E. Cole, a lady
of Scotch descent, daughter of William L. and
Margaret (McRitchie) Cole, the former of whom is now
deceased, and three children have blessed their union,
their names and dates of birth being as follows:
Clara M., July 4, 1884; Nellie H., June 17,
1885, and Carl Eugene, June 27, 1888, the first
named born at Genoa, the other two at Port Clinton.
In religious faith the family are connected with the M.
E. Church, though Mr. Camper himself was
reared a Lutheran. He is a member of the I. O. O.
F., subordinate Lodge and Encampment, and of the
National Union; politically he is a Democrat.
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JACOB C. CLAPPER
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WILLIAM
CLARK. A sketch of the life of this early
settler of Ottawa county, who bore such a prominent part
in the affairs of this community, and whose death was
deeply mourned by all to whom his name was familiar, is
truly worthy a place in this volume.
William Clark was born in Devenshire, England,
Aug. 11, 1827, and was a son of William and Ann
(Clark) Clark, also natives of that county, where
the father passed away. Here the son was educated
and reared to manhood, spending his time upon a farm
until 1853, when he immigrated to America, and coming to
Ohio settled, in Danbury township, near Port Clinton,
where he engaged in agricultural pursuits for about
eight years. In 1862 Mr. Clark moved to
what was then Clay (now Allen) township, and from that
date until his death, which occurred Nov. 29, 1894, he
was a continuous resident of that township, and held a
leading place among it s most enterprising place among
its most enterprising and progressive citizens, giving
his support to all projects tending to the advancement
and welfare of the town and county. He was largely
engaged in agricultural pursuits in connection with
milling, the manufacture of lime and an extensive
mercantile business. He was also postmaster for
twelve years. In all these various lines he was
conspicuous for his energy, untiring industry, strict
integrity and faithful performance of his duties, and
having brought up his children to the same commendable
habits they are today able to carry on his large
enterprises with credit to themselves and honor to the
memory of their father. Mr. Clark was
married, in Lincolnshire, England, Dec. 5, 1852, to
Susan, daughter of Robert and Ann (Chapman)
Wilkinson the former of whom passed away Mar. 20,
1874, in Allen township, the latter dying Oct. 5, 1893,
in her native land.
To the union of our subject and his wife nine children
were born, as follows: Sarah Ann, Sept. 8,
1854; William W., Nov. 8, 1855; James A.,
Nov. 8, 1857; George F., Nov. 26, 1859;
Charles E., Apr. 1, 1861; Ira A., Mar. 2,
1863; Alice N., Marc. 15, 1865; Mary E.,
Jan. 2, 1868; Florence A., Mar. 2, 1870. Of
this family Sarah Ann died July 24, 1874.
William W. Clark was educated in the district
schools of his native township, and since his early
youth has been connected with his father's business
enterprises. He is a member of Clay Lodge No. 584,
I. O. O. F., at Genoa, and also of the Encampment at
Elmore, and of the Daughters of Rebekah. He is a
Republican politically. James A. Clark was
married Dec. 18, 1891, to Miss Mary R. Richards,
and resides at Clay Center; since arriving at the years
of manhood he has always given his attention to the
duties pertaining to the homestead farm; like his
brothers he attended the district school in his boyhood.
George F. Clark was married Oct. 19, 1883, to
Nellie J. McIntyre, and they have two children,
Alva B., born Feb. 15, 1890, and Florence A.,
born Feb. 4, 1892. He received his education in
the public schools of Clay township, and has always
assisted in his father's business. He is a member
of Genoa Tent No. 173, Knights of the Maccabees. Charles
E. Clark was married Dec. 23, 1889, to Miss
Stella Ross, of Colorado, and has one child, Ira
E., born Oct. 29, 1891. He also received his
education at the home schools, and was connected with
his father's business up to 1887, when he went to
Colorado, where he now resides, engaged in farming in
Montrose county. Ira A. Clark received his
early education in the district schools of Clay township
and also spent the winters of 1886 and 1887 in the
Normal School of Danville, Ind. He entered the Law
Department of Ann Arbor (Mich) University in 1892, and
graduated with honor with the class of June, 1894.
He was admitted to the bar of this State in March, 1894,
and since that time has practiced in Toledo, where he is
meeting with flattering success. He is a member of
Clay Lodge No. 584, I. O. O. F., at Genoa, and also of
the Toledo Encampment. In politics he is
Republican. Alice N. is the wife of
Ralph W. Hill, cashier of the Elyria Savings Bank.
Mary E. resides at Clay Center. Florence
A. was married June 21, 1893, to Alva H. McIntyre,
and resides in Toledo.
During the life of our subject his large business
enterprises were conducted under his own name, but since
his death a stock company has been formed consisting of
all the members of the family, under the title of The
Clark Company, of which George F. Clark is
president and treasurer, and William W. Clarkis
vice-president and secretary. Mr. Clark was
for several years was trustee of Clay township. He
was a member of Clay Lodge No. 584, I. O. O. F., also of
the Toledo Encampment and Daughters of Rebekah.
His widow lies at the old homestead at Clay Center,
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CLEMONS FAMILY
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ALBERT A. CLEMONS
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ALEXANDER CLEMONS
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HUBBARD M. CLEMONS
is a representative of one of the early families of
Ottawa county, and was born in Danbury township, Mar.
22, 1848.
A pretty complete history of the Clemons family
was written by Alexander Clemons (deceased), of
Marblehead, Feb. 20, 1874, and embodies the facts which
were related to him by his father.
"While on their way to school on the Island of
Guernsey, two little boys, Isaac and Jacob Clemons,
were stolen and placed on board a British man-of-war and
brought to this country, being landed at Salem, Mass.,
probably early in the eighteenth century. Isaac
afterward located in the State of Maine, and Jacob
in Canada. The former had two sons, Edward
and John, and Edward became the father of
four sons, who were named Jock, Samuel,
Jabez and Frank. These four brothers
removed to Madison, Madison Co., N. Y., in 1795. Jock
had born to him three sons and three daughters:
Samuel, one son and two daughters; Jabez, two
sons and three daughters; and Frank, three
daughters. Samuel removed to Fredonia, N. Y.
David. a son of Jabez, is, I believe, the
father of Samuel L. Clemens, better known
by the nom de plume of “ Mark Twain." John,
the brother of Edward, had born to him three sons
and three daughters, named respectively, John,
Jonathan, Eli, Ruth, Hannah and
Eunice. John married Mary
McLallan, of Gorham, Maine, and there were born to
this union ten children, named: Carry, Andrew,
Alexander, John, Eunice, Ai,
Elijah, Nancy, Samuel and
William. Ruth, a sister of John,
married Col. Charles Wadsworth, a
son of Gen. Peleg Wadsworth, of
Revolutionary war fame, and uncle of Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow. Hannah married
William Cotton. Of Eunice I remember
nothing. Alexander, son of John, was
married to Angeline Hollister, Feb. 11.
1824, and to their union were born four teen children,
as follows: Winslow, Milo, William
Alexander, Phineas Harrison,
Sarah, Frances, Myron Elijah,
Albert Alonzo, Lucian Monroe,
Lester Newton, Lucia Louisa,
Hubbard Mortimer. Ai J., and
a babe unnamed. The mother of John and
grandmother of Alexander was Abigail
Wetherbee, who lived to be one hundred and four
years old, and left one hundred and sixty-four descend
ants. The following is the record of births and
deaths in Alexander Clemons' family:
Alexander Clemons was born in Hiram,
Maine, Feb. 11, 1794, and died Mar. 12, 1886, in
Marblehead, Danbury township, Ottawa county. He
wedded Almira Angeline Hollister,
who was born in Glastonbury, Conn., Apr. 5, 1806, and
died at Marblehead, Mar. 24, 1861. Their marriage
was celebrated near Sandusky, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1824, and
they became the parents of the following children:
Winslow, who was born in Sandusky, Dec. 29, 1824;
Milo, who was born Apr. 26, 1827, and died Mar. 6,
1888; William Alexander, born Dec. 16,
1829; Phineas Harrison, born Feb. 16,
1832; Sarah, born Mar. 4, 1834; Frances,
born Apr. 6, 1836; Myron Elijah, born Feb.
25, 1838; Albert Alonzo, born Apr. 9,
1840; Lucian Monroe, born Nov. 28, 1841;
Lester Newton, who was born in 1843, and
died Mar. 5, 1846; Lucia Louisa, who was
born in December, 1844, and died Nov. 20, 1849;
Hubbard Mortimer, born Mar. 22, 1848; Ai
J., born June 17, 1850; and there was also one
child that died in infancy."
The gentleman whose name commences this review was
reared to man hood on the old homestead, and acquired
his education in the district schools and in the
high-school of Sandusky City. He afterward engaged
in stone quarrying, and subsequently became a member of
the firm of Clemons Sons, operating a
quarry until 1891. In January of that year he
began dealing in coal, wood and ice in Marblehead, and
is now doing a good business, having a large and
constantly increasing trade. He has always resided
in this locality. and is numbered among the
representative business men.
Mr. Clemons was married in Sandusky City,
January 23, 1873, to Miss Almira L., who was born
near Troy, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1843, daughter of George
and Margaret (Hogal) Le Vake, the former a native of
Vermont, the latter of New York. To this union
have been born six children: Flora B., Nov. 15,
1873; Lucy A., July 11, 1875; Clara
Pearl, Dec. 22, 1877; Ralph M., May 17, 1879;
Eunice N., July 17, 1882, and Jessie
Mabel, Aug. 10, 1885.
Mr. Clemons is a very prominent and
influential citizen of his native county, and is now
efficiently serving as mayor of Marblehead. He has
also served as justice of the peace, and for seventeen
years has been a member of the board of education.
His political support is given the Republican party, and
socially he is connected with Peninsula Lodge, No. 607,
K. of P., of Lakeside, Ohio. The family attend the
Methodist and Congregational Churches, Mr.
Clemons holding membership with the former. He
is one of the successful business men of the county, and
the chief element of his prosperity has been close
application to business, coupled with executive ability
and fore sight. He furnishes a striking example of
what may be accomplished by honorable dealing, careful
and wise management, and by a business policy that
commands the respect of all. He has thus succeeded
in attaining an enviable position in the regard of the
public, and his prominence is well deserved. A
pleasant and genial gentleman, unassuming in manner, he
commands the highest esteem of all with whom he has been
brought in contact. He is a close observer of men
and affairs, and is well-informed on all public
questions.
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MYRON E. CLEMONS,
one of the highly-esteemed citizens of Danbury township,
Ottawa county, where he is successfully engaged in fruit
growing, was born Feb. 25, 1838, and is a son of
Alexander and Almira Angeline (Hollister) Clemons.
The district schools of the neighborhood afforded him
his educational privileges, and on leaving the
school-room he engaged in the business of fishing on the
lakes, which he successfully followed until 1862, in
which year an irrepressible desire to serve his country
caused his enlistment on the 13th of August.
He became a member of Company G, One Hundred and
Twenty-third O. V. I., and, with his regiment,
participated in many engagements, including the battles
of Winchester, Newmarket, Piedmont, Lynchburg, Snicker's
Ferry, Berryville, Opequon, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek,
Pitersburg, High Bridge and Appomattox, in all Virginia.
He was wounded at the battle of Thatcher Run, and
remained in the hospital for some little time. He
was also captured by the Rebels at the battle of
Winchester, in 1862, and after about thirty-two days
spent in Libby prison was paroled. He then
rejoined his regiment, and was mustered out at Columbus,
June 12, 1865, at which time he was in the hospital.
He was a faithful soldier, always loyally found at his
post of duty. On becoming convalescent he returned
to Marblehead, and for some years carried on the dual
occupation of fishing and farming, but for the past
seven years he has devoted his entire attention to
farming and fruit growing.
Mr. Clemons was married in Danbury township,
Ottawa county, Dec. 16, 1868, to Rena E. Fox, who
was there born, June 6, 1844, a daughter of James S.
and Anna (James) Fox, both natives of Ontario,
Canada. In 1844 they located in Danbury township,
where they spent their remaining days, the father
passing away Feb. 11, 1884, the mother June 11, 1888.
Mr. Clemons has efficiently filled several
positions of trust in his township, and is at present
acting as a councilman in the corporation. In his
political views he is an unswerving Republican, and he
and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
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WILLIAM A. CLEMONS
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W. A. COLLIER
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FREDERICK COOK
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RANALD
L. COOPER, a member of the firm of Cooper
Brothers, general merchants, of Lakeside, Ottawa
county, and the youngest son of Caleb and Jeanette
(McDonald) Cooper, was born in Portage township,
Ottawa county, July 10, 1857.
He spent his boyhood days upon the homestead farm
amidst the surroundings of a comfortable home, and
received the advantages of a liberal education in the
public schools of his native township. On
completing his studies, he was engaged as a salesman in
general mercantile establishments in Port Clinton and
Gypsum, Ohio, and also in Victor, Iowa, until 1881.
From that year until 1883 he was employed as clerk by
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company, at
Sandusky, Ohio, and for the next five years then served
in the same capacity with the Lake Erie & Western
railroad, at Lima, Ohio. In 1889 he was appointed
freight agent for that company at Lima, which position
he filled until the latter part of November, 1893.
In the following year he formed a connection with his
brother William A., and they are now conducting a
successful general mercantile establishment.
In the city of Sandusky, Ohio, on Nov 13, 1883, was
celebrated the marriage which united the destinies of
Mr. Cooper and Miss Flora A. Boor, a daughter of
William and Elizabeth Boor, both natives of
Pennsylvania, and three children have come to bless
their union: Ranald L., born Mar. 22, 1886;
Hazel, born Jan. 1, 1890, and Kenneth,
born Dec. 13, 1892.
Mr. Cooper is connected
with several civic orders in Lima, Ohio, belonging to
Lima Lodge, No 91, Knights of Pythias; Criterion
Council, No. 1162, Royal Arcanum; and Ottawa Council,
No. 125, National Union His political preferences
are with the Republican party, which he always supports
by his ballot, and with his family attends the Methodist
Episcopal Church. He holds a high position in
social as well as business circles, and gains the
confidence and regard of all with whom he comes in
contact.
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WILLIAM A. COOPER,
senior member of the firm of Cooper Brothers,
general merchants and prominent citizens of Lakeside,
was born in Portage township, Ottawa county, June 22,
1853, and is a son of Caleb and Jeanette (McDonald)
Cooper. He was educated in the public schools
of his native township, and, on leaving the school-room,
worked upon the homestead farm until 1882, when he began
contracting and building at Lakeside, putting up the
addition to the "Lakeside Hotel," and also erecting
several other prominent buildings in the vicinity.
In 1894, in connection with his brother, Ranald L.,
he began his present business, in which he is meeting
with excellent success.
On December 18, 1877, '" Portage township, Mr.
Cooper was united in marriage with Eliza
Howard, a daughter of William and
Mary Howard, natives of England.
Her mother is now deceased, but her father is still
living, and makes his home in Jefferson county, Neb. To
our subject and his wife were born four children, two of
whom are yet living, Bessie and Mary.
Mr. Cooper belongs to Peninsular Lodge,
No. 607, K. of P., of Lakeside, and Lakeside Tent, No.
81, K. O. T. M. His political views coincide with
those of the Republican party, to which he gives his
support, and the family attend the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Though still a young man, Mr.
Cooper occupies a high position among his fellow
citizens. Standing on the vantage ground of his
past achievements, he has certainly much to hope for and
look forward to, and with his practical business
knowledge and good judgment his future is sure to be a
bright and prosperous one.
Caleb Cooper, the father of our subject, is a
prominent and successful fruit grower of Portage
township, Ottawa county. His birth occurred in
Boughton, County of Ivent, England, August 17, 1826, and
he is a son of Thomas and Sarah (Billsby) Cooper,
the former a native of Northamptonshire, the latter of
Lincolnshire, England. His mother died when he was
quite young, and with his father and the other members
of the family he migrated to this country, locating in
Monroeville, near Bellevue, Huron Co., Ohio, about 1844.
His father resided with his children until his death,
which occurred about 1870, when he was at the advanced
age of eighty-three years. In his early life he
had been a stock buyer for a number of years, but later
for eleven years superintended the estate of the Earl of
Chelsea, in Kent, England. After coming to America
he made his home with his children, and did not engage
in any arduous duties. He had ten children, only
two of whom are now living—the father of our subject;
and Maria, widow of William Dey,
and a resident of North Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio. Caleb
Cooper received a very limited education in the
school on the estate of the Earl of Winchelsea, after
which he acted as page for a clergyman for some years.
On his arrival in the United States, he began
agricultural pursuits, but soon after the breaking out
of the Mexican war, he enlisted in the First Mich. V.
I., under command of Col. Stocton, and did
garrison duty at Cordova, Mexico, for four months.
After serving for a little over seven months, he was
discharged at Detroit, Mich., after which he returned to
his home at Monroeville, Ohio, where he resumed farming.
It was about 1848 when he purchased his present farm in
Portage township, Ottawa county, where he has since
engaged in agricultural pursuits, but of late years has
devoted the greater part of his attention to fruit
growing.
At Plaster Bed, Ottawa county, on November 16, 1849,
was celebrated the marriage of Caleb Cooper and
Jeanette McDonald, who was born in Banffshire,
Scotland, January 15, 1859, and was a daughter of
Alexander McDonald, a native of Scotland and early
settler of Portage township, Ottawa county. Her
mother is still living, but her father is deceased,
having passed away at the advanced age of over eighty
years. Mrs. Cooper died March 17,
1888, leaving four children: Sarah, born October
15, 1850, wife of George P. Englebeck, of Des
Moines, Iowa; William A. is next in order of
birth; Ranald L. , born July 10, 1857; and
Margaret M., born January 10, 1859, still living
with her father.
Mr. Cooper generally supports the men and
measures of the Republican party, but is not strictly
partisan, believing in voting for the best man
regardless of his party affiliations. With his
family he attends the Methodist Episcopal Church.
He is a systematic agriculturist who has met with a
well-deserved success, and has acquired all his
possessions by his own industry, business economy and
good management. He is a quiet, peaceable,
kind-hearted neighbor, respected by all who know him for
his many noble traits of character.
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ALPHONSE COUCHE
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MRS. ANTONIE COUCHE
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SAMUEL COVERS
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HENRY CROLL
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PATRICK D. CULLENEN
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PHINLEY
L. CUNNINGHAM, M.D., of Graytown, Benton
township, Ottawa county, a son of Andrew and Jane
(Brewer) Cunningham, was born in Fulton county,
Ohio, May 24, 1865.
Andrew Cunningham was born September 10, 1821,
in Pennsylvania, and in 1840, at Oxford, Butler Co.,
Ohio, was united in marriage with Jane Brewer,
who was born in Pennsylvania, May 23, 1824. They
had ten children, eight of whom are now living, Dr.
P. L. Cunningham being the youngest in the family.
Three of the sons are physicians, one an attorney at
law, one a conductor on the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern road, one a teacher of twenty years standing,
and one daughter has been a teacher of music for twenty
years. The father and mother now living i their
home in Fulton county, Ohio, have great reason to be
proud of the attainments of their children, who are all
self-educated, their parents having been unable to
assist them in their efforts for success.
Dr. P. L. Cunningham spent his boyhood days at
Wauseon, Fulton Co., Ohio, and there attended the public
schools, from which he graduated in the scientific
course in 1882. After graduating he went at once
to Cleveland to accept a clerkship in the firm of Broker
& Co., and filled the position for six months, engaging
for the remainder of the year in the store of McLyman
& Co., and for three months was connected with the
brass works of Lorain county, Ohio. He then went
to Knox county, began reading medicine with Dr.
Robert Putman, and remained with him for four years.
Meanwhile, in 1885, he began a course of medical
lectures in the Western Reserve University, where he
attended two years, and then spent one year in the
University of Wooster, Cleveland, Ohio, from which he
was graduated in 1888 with the degree of M. D.
Immediately after graduating Dr. Cunningham
located as physician in Fulton county, Ohio, where he
took the general practice of his brother until 1892.
During all this time he fully realized that the road to
success lay along the line of specialism. Thus far
he had been a self-made man, and had put himself through
his medical course. Now, determining to push his
studies further, and in special liens, he made all
necessary arrangements, and in the fall of 1892 left for
Edinburgh, Scotland, to pursue special work. He
entered the old University of Edinburgh, and remained
there about nine months, taking a post graduate
course, after which he went to London, England, and
entered St. Thomas Hospital, where he remained six
months, doing medical and surgical work. He then
returned to Ohio, and settling in Graytown continued for
a time in general practice here as a physician and
surgeon, and then took up his specialties of the eye and
ear, in which he is now engaged. Dr. Cunningham
visits all the leading cities in Wisconsin and Iowa,
where he has a very extensive clientele. His
surgical work on the eye in Ohio is mainly performed in
Cleveland, where access may be had to first-class
hospitals; he has performed many difficult operations,
and success has attended his efforts in his chosen
profession. He is also a contributor to different
medical journals, among which are the International
Medical Journal, the New York Journal, Cincinnati
Clinic, Journal of Surgery, Medical World, Medical
Bulletin and Physicians' Report.
On January 1, 1893, Dr. Phinley L. Cunningham
was united in marriage with Miss May Stepp, of
Seward, Fulton Co., Ohio. They have no children,
and are living in a pleasant home in Grayton.
Mrs. Cunningham received her education in the public
schools of her native town. Her parents,
Frederick and Martha Anna E. (Ottgen) Stepp, came to
this country from Germany, her mother in 1855, and her
father in 1865, were married December 1, 1866, and had
three children, one son and two daughters. Mrs.
Cunningham's sister is with her at Graytown, and her
brother is clerking in Toledo. Her grand-parents
were born in Germany in 1795, and died in 1852 and 1854
respectively.
* Source: Commemorative Biographical Records
of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago:
J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 743 |
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* Source: Commemorative Biographical Records
of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago:
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