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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Shelby County, Ohio
and
representative citizens
Publ.
Evansville, Ind.
1913
947 pgs.
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HENRY
V. VAN DEMARK, a successful general farmer and
well-known citizen of Clinton township, Shelby county,
O., who is operating a farm of 200 acres, which belongs
to his father, was born in the house in which he
resides, April 21, 1885, and is a son of Jacob Newton
and Catherine (Hicks) Van Demark.
After his boyhood school days were over he attended the
Sidney high school for two years. He comes of an
agricultural family and naturally turned his attention
to farming and stock raising, in which his father and
grandfather were so eminently successful, but, before
settling down decided to visit certain portions of the
West and spent several months traveling through that
part of the country, with the result that he returned
satisfied. to Ohio, realizing that this state offers
everything contributive to the financial advancement and
living comfort that can be consistently expected. Here,
on one of the large farms belonging to his father,
Mr. Van Demark is engaged in farming and he also
gives attention to producing high-grade horses and
stock.
Mr. Van Demark was
married September 18, 1907, to Miss Caroline Coon,
who was born on a farm in Shelby county and is a
daughter of Marshall K. and Anna
(Rinehart) Coon. Mrs. Van Demark
has a brother, Alfred, and a sister, Florence.
Two daughters have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Van
Demark, Catherine and Anna. They
attend the Presbyterian church. Mr. Van Demark,
like his father, is identified with the republican party
but takes no very active part in politics.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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CAPT. JAMES L. VAN RIPER,
captain of Company L, Third Ohio National Guard, and
city auditor of Sidney, O., is one of the prominent
young men of Shelby county and one in whom Sidney takes
a proprietary interest as he was born here on August 17,
1884, and has made his native place the scene of his
interests. He is a son of William L. and
Margaret (Lampher) Van Riper, the former of whom is
agent for the United States Express Company in this
city.
James L. Van Riper attended the public schools
of Sidney and was graduated from the Sidney high school
in 1902, at that time accepting a position in the office
of the American Steel Scraper Company, where he
continued for five and one-half years, when he accepted,
in 1907, the position of secretary with the Standard
Clutch Manufacturing Company, with which he remained
until his resignation in 1911. In the meanwhile he had
become interested in public affairs and politics and
became the candidate on the republican ticket for city
auditor, to which office he was elected with a large
majority, being the only one of his political complexion
elected on the city ticket. A patriotic sentiment
suggested his uniting with the state militia and on July
1, 1907, he enlisted as a private in Company L, Third
Regiment, Ohio National Guards, and he was quickly
discovered to possess military qualities which resulted
in his promotion. On July 22, 1907, he was appointed
corporal, and on March 20, 1908, was advanced to the
rank of sergeant, on April 22 following being made first
sergeant and on January 6, 1910, was commissioned first
lieutenant by Governor Harmon. On January
26, 1911, he succeeded Captain Douglas and has command
of a fine body of fifty-six men, his being the largest,
as well as one of the best drilled companies at the
annual encampment in 19.12. Although a stern
disciplinarian, Captain Van Riper
has the universal devotion of his men and they form a
very effective section of the Third regiment. Captain
Van Riper is identified with several
fraternal organizations, including the Knights of
Pythias and the Foresters.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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