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OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS
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Erie County,
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B. NEUMEYER, Sandusky, was born in the kingdom of
Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1822, and emigrated to America in 1845,
and settled in Cleveland, and in 1847 settled in Sandusky, when
he became engaged in the baking business. He was
married in 1852 to Catharine Loubster, of
Sandusky. She was a daughter of Henry Loubster ,
who settled in Sandusky about 1830, coming from Baden, Germany.
John and Catharine have a family of ten children
now living: Leonard, Henry, Ida, Harrison, Bernard, Thomas,
Joseph, Barbara, Carline, John Jr. John B. had one
brother, Michael, who settled in Cleveland. |
MARGARET
NOLAN. One of the outstanding examples of woman's
success in the business world of Sandusky is that of Miss
Margaret Nolan, owner of the M. Nolan Real Estate
Agency and Manager of the Sandusky Abstract Co.
Miss Nolan was formerly associated in this business with the
late James M. French and upon his death Miss Nolan
assumed his position in the real estate world, achieving a
remarkable success. Her business life has been in the real
estate and insurance business exclusively.
In addition to her business activates Miss Nolan
has had a wide range of activity in church and welfare work.
Among civic and church positions that she has held are those of
Secretary of the Associated Charities, Treasurer of the St.
Joseph Cemetery Association and First Vice President of the
Women's association of Providence Hospital.
Miss Nolan is a Catholic, being a member of the
Sts. Peter and Paul's church and she is active there in a lay
capacity. She is a Democrat, prominent in the women's
division of that party.
Miss Nolan is the youngest daughter of
Malachi and Ann Nolan. She received here school
education in the public schools, and her business training in
Sandusky Business College. |
GENERAL
PERRY NULL. For more than three years
General Perry Null has performed his duties as
commandant of The Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home to he
satisfaction of the members and has continued to hold his
position under an adverse politics administration.
He was born Dec. 29th, 1877 at Genoa, Ohio. His father
Levi Null was a farmer. His mother's name was
Emmeline. He had what education the Genoa
Schools could give him and graduated from the High School in
1895. He then taught school in 1895 and 1896 to get money
to go to college and he graduated from Angola college Indiana,
in 1899. He entered the military service in 1898,
enlisting in Company H, 157th Indiana Volunteer Infantry for the
duration of the War. Honorably discharged he returned home
and for nine years was a traveling salesman. His marriage
Feb. 24th, 1909 to his present wife Dorothy Sturzinger
induced him to engage in Market gardening in which business he
continued until his appointment as Commandant Oct. 4th, 1924.
His wife was the daughter of Gottlieb and Dorothy
Sturzinger and has spent all her life in this county.
Politically a Republican he has served as a member of the county
central committee, and the executive committee, and has been
elected committeeman from Perkins Township. Socially he is
a member of the Rotary Club, the Elks and the Perkins Grange
besides belonging to about all the Masonic Bodies including the
Shrine. In his various activities he has been ably
assisted by hsi wife who was made matron of the Soldiers Home by
Governor Harry Davis at the time of her
husband's appointment as Commander. Mrs. Null
was born April 14th, 1888 in Perkins township and attended the
Public schools. Later she attended Shepardson College at
Granville, Ohio and later graduated from Northwestern College at
Naperville Illinois. For a time she taught in the Perkins
public schools and later taught music in the Genoa Public
Schools. She was the first President of Erie County
Federation of Women's Clubs, and first President of the Woman's
Republican Club of Erie County, Ohio. These activities
have not prevented her from attending to her duties as a wife
and a mother of two daughters Virginia Alice Null
born Dec. 8th, 1910 and Doris Kathryn born Jan. 24th, 1915.
Source: Centennial
History of Erie County, Ohio Vol. II - 1925 - Page 718 -
Perkins Twp. |
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