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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
North Central Ohio Biographies
embracing Richland, Ashland,
Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron & Knox Counties
by William A. Duff - 3
vols.
Published 1931
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T. R. BARNES.
An able business man and a citizen of broad public spirit,
T. R. Barnes has been a notable figure in the life
and affairs of Mansfield. He was born near Salem, in
Mahoning County, Ohio, on a farm, the son of R. A. and
Avarila Ann (Gilbert) Barnes.
R. A. Barnes was born in Maryland, as was his
wife. They came to Ohio in 1858 and settled on a farm
near Salem. T. R. Barnes received a
public school education and came to Mansfield when he was 21
years of age. For four years he was an employe of the
Adams Express Company, and then became secretary of
the Humphrey Manufacturing Company, a concern which engaged
in the manufacture of pumps. While there Mr.
Barnes acquired a practical knowledge of pump
manufacture and with that experience and some capital he
became interested in the promotion of the Barnes
Manufacturing Company in 1895. He is chairman of the
board of directors.
The Barnes Manufacturing Company was organized
with a capital stock of $100,000. The industry has
grown and steadily prospered, and in 1920 the capital was
increased to $500,000. From the beginning Mr.
Barnes had been secretary and general manager, and at
the date of its reorganization he was made chairman of the
board of director. C. Gorman is president.
The Barnes Manufacturing Company is a concern
that has had much to do with making Mansfield known to the
out side world as a source of manufactured products.
Its output consists of house and farm pumps, hand and power
pumps of all kinds, pumps operated by electric and gas
power, and pumping machinery for oil wells and highway road
construction. A few yeas ago a line of portable power
pumping units was added for contractors' uses. The
company also manufactures sanitary porcelain enamel ware.
In its early history the company employed about 50 men,
as compared with its present pay roll of 250. The
plant and equipment represent an investment of approximately
$700,000.
Mr. Barnes has been connected with a number of
Mansfield's progressive institutions. He is a director
of the Mansfield Savings & Trust Company, director of the
Mansfield Wire Spoke Company, director and president of the
Buckeye Tempered Copper & Brass Company, director of the
Superior Brass Company, vice president and director of the
Citizens Savings & Loan Company, director of the Richland
Mutual Insurance Company, director of Memorial Park and
Chairman of the Board of the Conservancy District. He
is also director in the Mansfield-Leland Hotel. He has
been a contributor to all worthy public causes and acted as
chairman of the Community Chest during the World War.
Mr. Barnes married Miss Lida R. Scott, a
daughter of George Scott, a veteran employe of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Mr. and Mrs.
Barnes have a daughter, Ruth, who is the wife of
James C. Gorman. He is a graduate of Lehigh
University, and is president of the Barnes
Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Gorman is a
graduate of Smith College, Northampton, Mass., and is
prominently identified with social work in Mansfield.
Mr. Barnes is a member of the county executive
committee of the Republican party, is past president of City
Club, and for six years was a member of the board of
trustees of the Presbyterian Church. He also has
served as a member of the city council. H belongs to
Mansfield Lodge, No. 35, F. & A. M.; Mansfield Chapter, R.
A. M.; Mansfield Council; R. & S. M. M.; Mansfield
Commandery, K. T. No. 21; Dayton Consistory, 32d degree; and
Al Koran Temple; and Jesters of Cleveland. He is also
a member of the Kiwanis Club.
Mr. Barnes recently built an attractive home on
Woodlawn Road, just within the city limits of Mansfield.
His beautiful flower gardens are a source of much pride and
pleasure to Mr. Barnes.
 Source:
North Central Ohio Biographies embracing Ashland,
Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron & Knox Counties by William A. Duff - 3
vols. 1931 |
JOSEPH A. BAYER.
Prominent among the younger attorneys of Mansfield is
Joseph A. Bayer, who has offices at 94½
North Main Street. He was born in Deutsch Stamora,
Austria-Hungary, Oct. 24,1896, the son of Jacob and
Magdalene (Egner) Bayer.
Jacob Bayer was born at Moravita, Austria-Hungary,
now Serbia. He was a civil and railroad engineer and
died at Klopodia, Austria-Hungary, now Roumania, in 1902.
His widow, born of Gross Zsam, Austria-Hungary, now Roumania,
resides at Mansfield. Their children were: Martin,
identified with the Mansfield Tire & Rubber Company,
Mansfield; John, deceased; Barbara,
married Lorenz Jerger, lives at Mansfield; and
Joseph A., the subject of this sketch.
In early boyhood, Joseph A. Bayer removed to Wersetz,
Austria-Hungary, now Serbia, with his parents, and received
his education at that place. He came to the United
States with his mother in 1911 and completed his schooling
in Mansfield, as a student for one year at St. Peter's
parochial school, and two years at Mansfield High School,
being graduated from the latter in 1914. He spent the
next two years as a machinist with the Roderick Lean
Manufacturing Company, and then became associated with
Anton Reiser, local contractor. His next
connection was with the Mansfield Tire & Rubber Company as
assistant master mechanic, and he later returned to the
Roderick Lean Manufacturing Company as assistant traffic
manager. Mr. Bayer spent some time as cashier
of the Ohio Textile Products Company, and was assistant
manager of the Constance Lumber Company, now the Home
Materials Company. During these years he had
registered with the Supreme Court of Ohio, and read law in
the office of attorney George W. Biddle, of
Mansfield. He was admitted to the Ohio bar, Jan. 26,
1824, and on Feb. 21, 1825, to the Federal Courts.
Mr. Bayer was also admitted to the Michigan State
Courts, Oct. 8, 1829.
Mr. Bayer has a daughter, Helen, who
resides with her father.
Politically, Mr. Bayer is a Democrat. He
is an active member of the Richland County, Ohio State, and
American Bar Associations.
Source#3: North Central Ohio Biographies embracing Ashland,
Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron & Knox Counties by William A. Duff - 3
vols. 1931 - Pg. 623)
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ARTHUR
SHERIDAN BECK, who is serving as auditor of
Richland
County, is numbered among
the popular public officials of North Central Ohio. He
was born at Mansfield, Sept. 17, 1886,
the son of Charles and Della May (Hughes)
Beck.
Charles Beck has always lived in Mansfield. As a young man he learned the
blacksmith and took dressing trade, and remained in the
employ of Aultman Taylor Company for a
period of forty years. He is now foreman in the shop
of the Hughes-Keenan Company, Mansfield. Mr.
Beck is a Democrat, a member of the First Christian
Church and Knights of Pythias. His wife was born in
Washington Twp.,
Richland County,
Ohio, and died in 1924. She
is buried at
Mansfield. Two children were
born to Mr. and Mrs. Beck: Arthur
Sheridan, the subject of this sketch; and
Ruth, married Carl Kahl, lives at Mansfield.
Arthur Sheridan Beck attended the public schools of Mansfield and attended Ohio
Business
College
after his graduation from
Mansfield
High School in 1905.
He was employed by the Ohio Brass Company until 1909, at
which time he was employed by the office of the auditor of Richland County.
He served as deputy auditor until Feb. 1, 1927, and
at that time was appointed auditor to fill the unexpired
term of John A. Howard.
He was appointed auditor to fill the unexpired term
of John A. Howard.
He was elected in November, 1928, for the balance of
the term expiring in March, 1931.
Mr. Beck was married in 1912 to
Miss Mabel Stotts, a native of
Richland
County.
Mr. and Mrs. Beck
have a son, Charles, born in 1918.
Politically, Mr. Beck is a Democrat.
He holds membership in the First Christian Church and
belongs to the Chamber of Commerce.
He has the following lodge affiliations:
Venus Lodge, No. 152, Free and Accepted Masons;
Mansfield Chapter, R. A. M., No. 28; Mansfield Council R.
and S. M., No. 94; Mansfield Commandery, K. T., No. 21;
Scottish Rite, Valley of Dayton, District of Ohio; Baku
Grotto, M. O. V. P. E. R.; and Knights of Pythias.
Source#3: North Central Ohio Biographies embracing Ashland,
Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron & Knox Counties by William A. Duff - 3
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BENJAMIN B.
BOALS, who is well known among the business men of
Mansfield, is a member of a pioneer family of Richland
County. He was born on a farm in Mifflin Township,
Richland County, May 22, 1896, and is a son of William L.
and Anna (Brubaker) Boals.
William L. Boals was born in Mifflin Township, a
son of David Boals, who was born in Mifflin Township,
Richland County, Dec. 22, 1836, and married Mary Huston
in 1861. He spent his long and honorable life as a
farmer in Mifflin Township. William L. Boals
was reared on his father's farm and during his active life
engaged in farming and stock-raising. Mrs. Boals
was born in Ashland County, Ohio. The children of
Mr. and Mrs. Boals are: Clarence D., who resides
on the old homestead; Walter S., lives at Toledo,
Ohio; Benjamin B., the subject of this sketch;
Miriam, the wife of Park Marsholder, lives
at Mt. Vernon, Ohio; Alma, the wife of Harold
Sturgeon, Mifflin Township; Willard, at home;
and Lucille, the wife of Cyrus Sweinford, of
Ashland County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Boals live
in East Mansfield. He is a Democrat, and has served as
township trustee and a number member of the school board.
He has always been active in church work and has served as
president of the Sunday School of the United Brethren Church
for many years, and as trustee.
Benjamin B. Boals attended the public schools of
Mifflin Township, after which he assisted his father on the
home farm until 1918, when he came to Mansfield. His
first business experience was with the Empire Steel Company.
In 1919 he became identified with the Page Dairy Company and
was in charge of the receiving station for the Toledo plant.
In 1922 the company erected a modern butter making plant in
Mansfield and Mr. Boals was made manager.
The Page Dairy Company's plant is one of the
largest of its kind in this section of the country and
serves within a radius of 75 miles about Mansfield. It
has a fleet of 13 trucks. Mr. Boals is in
charge of 35 employes, besides the salesmen and outside men,
his territory embracing the Canton and Newark (Ohio)
Branches).
In 1920 Mr. Boals was married to Miss Dorothy
A. Enos, the daughter of Oliver L. and Nellie M.
(Zerby) Enos. Mr. Enos was for many years a
traveling passenger agent for the Erie Railroad. He is
now serving as ticket agent of that road of Mansfield.
He was born in Perrysville, Ohio, and his wife is a native
of Mansfield. Mr. and Mrs. Boals have three
children: Robert William, Benjamin Oliver, and
David.
Mr. Boals attends the United Brethren
Church, and in politics is an independent voter. He is
a member of the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce, vice
president of the Exchange Club, and the Order of Red Men.
(Source: North Central Ohio Biographies embracing Ashland,
Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron & Knox Counties by William A.
Duff - 3 vols. 1931, pg. 711) |
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