The Book of Clevelanders: A Biographical Dictionary of Living Men of the City of Cleveland. Burrows Book Company. 1914.
Patterson, William Edward; lawyer; born, Hunter, O., Feb. 5, 1873; educated, Mt. Union College, Alliance, O., Ph. B., 1893; West Virginia University, class of 1895, LL. B; married, Cleveland, Nov. 1, 1911, Bertha Marian Pierce; in 1895, admitted to the bar in. West Virginia; practiced at Wheeling, 1895-3897; came to Cleveland in 1897; since 1910, […]
Wall, William E.; pres. Fred G. Clark Co.; born, Chatham, Ont., Can., Aug. 23, 1868; educated, common schools and Chatham High School and Collegiate Institute; came to Cleveland in 1890; engaged in the oil business, for the past 24 years identified with the Fred G. Clark Co.; elected pres. of the National Petroleum Ass’n, 1903;
Merner, William E.; wall paper business; born, Ontario, Can., April 29, 1865; son of Christian Merner, mother’s maiden name Young; educated, Canadian High School, Commercial course at The Northwestern College, Naperville, Ill.; married, June 18, 1902, Effie S. Pratt; issue, two daughters; director The Western Reserve Land Co.; owner The Economy Wall Paper Co.; Mason,
Downie, William; master painter; born, Cleveland, 1874; son of William and Margarite McLaughlan Downie; married, Warren, O.; 1896, Cora Evarts Green; issue, two sons; pres. Wm. Downie Co. and Downie Real Estate Co.; sec’y and treas. Whittle, Downie Sign Co., vice pres. Panama-Pacific Exposition Tour Co.; member Chamber of Commerce (member municipal committee), Clan Grant,
Young, William Daniel; banker; born, Cleveland, April 19, 1863; son of John P. and Elizabeth (Borger) Young; educated, public schools; married, Aug. 19, 1885, Bertha Knecht; issue, one son, Carlton W., one daughter, Elsie B.; Republican; began life as cash boy with E. I. Baldwin & Co., until 1880, when he was first employed by
Dall, William; contractor; born, Cleveland, Nov. 25, 1876; son of William and Alice Bennett Dail; educated in common schools and a University course; married, Cincinnati, June 1, 1899, Miss Florence Wing; worked three years for U. F. Schweinfurth, architect; then went to Buffalo and learned the bricklaying trade; worked on the Erie County Savings Bank;
Rudd, William Cullen; grocer; born, Cleveland, July 22, 1845; son of Charles and Esther Lacey Rudd; educated in Cleveland schools; married. Cleveland. Oct 17. 1872, Mary Rockefeller; two children living, Frank H., and Mrs. Edward A. Roberts; pres. the Chandler & Rudd Co. Favorite recreations are Golf and Motoring.
Teter, William Crooks; specialist in dentistry; born in Tennessee, May 4, 1873; son of Rev. Joseph II. and Sarah Howard Teter; educated, Houghton Seminary, N. M., 1886; Sheridan, Ind., High School, 1891; Otterbein University, 1892-1898, Dental Dept., Ohio Medical University, 1899-1903, degrees of A. M. and Ph. B.; married, Coshocton, O., May 2, 1900 EImira
Connelly, William Clement; mfr.; born, Cleveland, 1875; son of Daniel and Kate Laughlin Connelly; education, St. Ignatius College and Case School of Applied Science; married, Buffalo, Nov. 12, 1907, Mary C. Schaefer; issue, Daniel, born April 6, 1909; on leaving college, entered employ of his father, who had been established as a boiler manufacturer in
Scott, William C.; Lake Ford agt. Can. Pac. Ry.; born, Carroll County, O., May 3, 1869; son of Thomas and Susanna Gant Scott; in common schools until 13 years old, then entered coal mines; has picked up education since, as duties would permit; married, Cambridge, O., May 6, 1896, Sophia Hollenbeck; issue, two sons; Independent,
Kasper, William C.; motion picture theater; born, Cleveland, Feb. 14, 1880; son of Christ and Minnie Voss Kasper; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, June 12, 1901, Ida C. Rice; issue, William Carl Kasper, Jr., born June 15, 1906, Robert Lee Kasper, born Sept. 23, 1909; in business with his father in The Merchant Delivery
Buse, William; prop. Hofbrau-Haus; born., Sept. 1, 1865; Heppens, Oldenburg, Germany; in Cleveland since 1867; education, common and high schools; practical restauranteur; married Aug. 27, 1889, Mary Fry; issue, one daughter, Margaret, Dec. 4, 1904; member Concordia Lodge, F. & A. M.; Hillman Chapter, Holyrood Commandery, Lake Erie Consistory; Cleveland Lodge, B. P. O. E.;
Sanders, William Brownell; lawyer; born, Cleveland, O., Sept., 1854; son of William D. and Cornelia R. (Smith) Sanders; A. B., Illinois College, 1873, A. M., LL. B., Albany Law School, 1875; married Annie E. Otis, of Cleveland, April 30, 1884; Judge Court of Common Pleas, 1888-1890; resigned; member firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, since
Crew, William Binford; judge, born, Chester Hill, Morgan County, O., April 1, 1852; son of Fleming and Sarah (Patterson) Crew; educated Westtown College, Ohio State and Union Law School, 1874; married, Elizabeth Worrall of Chester Hill, O., May 9, 1876; pros. atty. Morgan County, O., 1876; member Ohio Legislature, 1889; judge Court of Common Pleas,
McAllister, William Barriss; contractor; born, Cleveland, March 5, 1877; son of Arthur and Emma Barriss McAllister; educated, public schools, Cleveland, Mount Pleasant Academy, Ossining, N. Y., Case School of Applied Science, 1896; married, April 10, 1913, Martha Weed; started in business as manager of A. McAllister, builder, September, 1896 bought business from estate in 1898;
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Rogers, William Banks; clergyman; born at Cincinnati, Dec. 7, 1857; son of Joseph Hill and Mary Rose (Mcllvain) Rogers; academic and collegiate course St. Xavier’s College, 1869-1875; St. Stanislaus Seminary, Normal, Florissant, Mo., 1875-1879, Woodstock College, Maryland, philosophy, science, 1879-1881; Louvain, Belgium, metaphysics, ethics, 1881-1882; Woodstock College, theology, 1887-1891; taught English and classics, St. Ignatius
Leonard, William Andrew, Rt. Rev. D. D.; Bishop of Ohio; born, Southport, Connecticut, July 15, 1848; educated, Philips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, St. Stephen’s College, Annadale, N. Y., and Berkley Divinity School, Middletown, Conn.; ordained May 31, 1871, degrees of D. D. from St. Stephen’s College, and Washington and Lee University, Virginia; Rector the Church of
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Bramley, William Alfred; florist; born, Cleveland, Nov. 23, 1873; son of Charles and Sarah Kennedy Bramley; public school education; married, Cleveland, Nov. 23, 1898, Anna Marie Mann; four sons and one daughter; started in the florist business with his father, under the firm name of Charles Bramley & Son; in 1898, he purchased his father’s
Agnew, William; attorney-at-law; born, Glasgow, Scotland, May 30, 1870; son of John and Elizabeth Black Agnew; educated, Cleveland public schools and Cleveland Law School, LL. B., Baldwin University; married, Cleveland, June 20, 1899, Anna B. Coville; Chief Deputy Clerk of Courts, 1903-11; admitted to the Bar, June, 1906; member Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Ass’ns;
Howe, William Addison; merchant; born, Cleveland, O., March 4, 1839; son of Amariah D. and Elizabeth Shaw Howe; educated, Cleveland public schools; married, Cleveland, Jan. 17, 1866, Rachel Sage; issue, one daughter, three sons; served three years in the Civil War, as private, sergeant, 1st and 2nd lieut. and capt. in the 7th Ohio Volunteer
