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BIOGRAPHIES
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AKRON
and
SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO
1825 - 1928
Volumes II & III
Illustrated
Publ. Chicago and Akron
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1928
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Birtus O. Etling |
BIRTUS O. ETLING.
The assertion that Birtus O. Etling has, through his
business interests and personal influence, contributed as
largely to the development and progress of Barberton as any
other man is amply borne out by even a cursory review of his
activities in this community over the past twenty-five
years. A man of great energy, sound judgment in
practical affairs and progressive in his methods, he has
been intensely loyal to his city and is regarded as one of
its representative men of affairs.
Mr. Etling was born on a farm near
Marshallville, Wayne county, Ohio, on the 19th of September,
1878, and is a son of Abraham and Ada (McIntyre) Etling.
His mother died about five years ago, and his father, who
was a farmer up to the time of his retirement, now lives in
Barberton. The maternal grandfather of B. O. Etling
lived to be about one hundred years old, while his paternal
grandfather lived to the ripe old age of eighty-six.
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Etling were the parents of nine
children, seven of whom are living.
B. O. Etling received his educational training
in the district schools, the Marshallville high school and
Wooster Business College. He went to work for the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad as station agent and operator, in
which capacity he was employed at different stations for
four years, and then was promoted to the position of
assistant traveling auditor. In the fall of 1902 he
came to Barberton and established the downtown office of the
Wells Fargo Express Company, remaining there just long
enough, however, to induct a new man into his duties. Mr.
Etling then engaged in the building and selling of
houses, a business which he has continued to the present
time, and during these years he has literally erected
thousands of houses in this locality, including all of
Barberton Heights, subdivisions One and Two and all of the
Central Allotment excepting four houses. In 1910 Mr.
Etling bought out the Jackson Lumber Company, the
name of which was changed to that of the Wiggans &
Etling Lumber Company, and a few months later he became
the sole owner of the business, which he has operated as the
Etling Lumber & Manufacturing Company to the present
time. He is also president of the Barberton Lumber
Company; president of the St. John Realty Company ; was the
organizer and is the president of the Great Northern
Building & Loan Association; president of the Akron Rubber
Reclaiming Company and a director of the People's Savings &
Banking Company of Barberton, and also of the Seiberling
Rubber Company and the Sun Rubber Company. His real
estate operations are extensive and his civic pride, backed
by his means, has prompted him in various ways to promote
the welfare and betterment of his community.
Mr. Etling has been married twice, first, in
August, 1902, to Miss Ida Zimmerman, who died in
1910, leaving two children, Ivory L. and Frieda Lenore.
In 1912 he was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Hennigan
and they have one child, Nellbirtus.
A stanch democrat in his political views, he has taken
an active interest in local public affairs and has served as
a member of the city council. He is a member of the
Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has reached the degree
of Knight Templar and is a Shriner; the Knights of Pythias
and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and also
belongs to the Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce, of
which he is a director. He is a Baptist in his
religious faith and gives his generous support to all worthy
benevolent causes, though entirely unostentatious in his
giving. A successful business man, a public-spirited
citizen and a loyal neighbor and constant friend, he holds
an enviable place in the confidence and regard of his
fellowmen. Mr. Etling's residence is at
1321 Norton avenue, Barberton.
Source: Akron and Summit County, Ohio 1825-1928 - Vols
II & III - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago & Akron. The S.
J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1928 - Page 68 - Vol. III |
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