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... Baltimore , Maryland , from which he was graduated in 1846. On June 14 , 1847 , he was united in marriage to Susan E. Shaeffer , of Lancaster , Ohio , and located in Somerset , Perry county , Ohio , where he resided several years . He ...
... Baltimore , Maryland , from which he was graduated in 1846. On June 14 , 1847 , he was united in marriage to Susan E. Shaeffer , of Lancaster , Ohio , and located in Somerset , Perry county , Ohio , where he resided several years . He ...
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... Baltimore , Fairfield county , and was there employed by the contractors on the Ohio Central canal to carry water to their work- men on the deep cut near Monticello . Here his commendable boyish qualities and faith- fulness attracted ...
... Baltimore , Fairfield county , and was there employed by the contractors on the Ohio Central canal to carry water to their work- men on the deep cut near Monticello . Here his commendable boyish qualities and faith- fulness attracted ...
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... Baltimore , in 1820 , when he received from Professor Potter the following commendatory cer- tificate , which , coming from such a broadly known and eminent source , was to young Dr. Boerstler a credential letter . introduc- ing him in ...
... Baltimore , in 1820 , when he received from Professor Potter the following commendatory cer- tificate , which , coming from such a broadly known and eminent source , was to young Dr. Boerstler a credential letter . introduc- ing him in ...
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... Baltimore , Ohio , where he has served as mayor for eighteen years , while for a long period he was actively associated with its business interests and along all lines of progress he has borne his part . He is pop- ular and honored and ...
... Baltimore , Ohio , where he has served as mayor for eighteen years , while for a long period he was actively associated with its business interests and along all lines of progress he has borne his part . He is pop- ular and honored and ...
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... Baltimore , Ohio ; Benjamin and Jefferson , who have passed away ; Caroline , who became the wife of Daniel Fisher , but is now deceased , while her husband died in the army when serving as a member of Company I , Seventeenth Ohio ...
... Baltimore , Ohio ; Benjamin and Jefferson , who have passed away ; Caroline , who became the wife of Daniel Fisher , but is now deceased , while her husband died in the army when serving as a member of Company I , Seventeenth Ohio ...
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Page 7 - State, and from their lips have the story of their life struggles. No more interesting or instructive matter could be presented to an intelligent public. In this volume will be found a record of many whose lives are worthy the imitation of coming generations. It tells how some, commencing life in poverty, by industry and economy have accumulated wealth. It tells how others, with limited advantages for securing an education, have become learned men and women, with an influence extending throughout...
Page 292 - Practical industry wisely and vigorously applied never fails of success ; it carries a man onward and upward, brings out his individual character and acts as a powerful stimulus to the efforts of others.
Page 7 - Coming generations will appreciate this volume and preserve it as a sacred treasure, from the fact that it contains so much that would never find its way into public records, and which would otherwise be inaccessible. Great care has been taken in the compilation of the work and every opportunity possible given to those represented to- insure correctness in what has been written, and the publishers flatter themselves that they give to their readers a work with few errors of consequence. In addition...
Page 7 - The history of a country is best told in a record of the lives of its people." In conformity with this idea the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of ^is county has been prepared. Instead of going to musty records, and taking therefrom dry statistical matter that can be appreciated by but few, our corps of writers have gone to the people, the men and women who have, by...
Page 316 - ... possessed of an analytical mind and a self-control that will enable him to lose his individuality, his personal feelings, his prejudices and his peculiarities of disposition in the dignity, impartiality and equity of the office to which life, property, right and liberty must look for protection.
Page 437 - He has argued many cases and has lost but few. No one better knows the necessity for thorough preparation and no one more industriously prepares his cases than he. His course in the .courtroom is characterized by a calmness and dignity that indicate reserve strength. He is always courteous and deferential toward the court, kind and forbearing toward his adversaries.
Page 239 - Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Page 155 - Blattner is actively connected with a profession which has important bearing upon the progress and stable prosperity of any section or community, and one which has long been considered as conserving the public welfare by furthering the ends of justice and maintaining individual rights.
Page 53 - The hope that led him to leave 'his native land and seek a home in America has been more than realized. He found the opportunities he sought, which, by the way, are always open to the ambitious, energetic man, and making the best of these he has steadily worked his way upward.
Page 417 - The zeal with which he has devoted his energies to his profession, the careful regard evinced for the interests of his clients, and an assiduous and unrelaxing attention to all the details of his cases, have brought him a large business and made him very successful in its conduct.