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BIOGRAPHIES
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A Standard History of
STARK COUNTY, OHIO
An authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular
Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civic and
Social Development. A Chronicle of the People, with Family
Lineage and Memoirs.
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JOHN H. LEHMAN
Supervising Editor
Assisted by a Board of Advisory Editors.
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2 (pgs. 391 - 760)
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A. B. Wingate |
AMBROSE B. WINGATE.
Now serving as deputy recorder of Stark County, Ambrose
B. Wingate has for many years been well known not only
in this county but all over Eastern Ohio, and chiefly as an
educator. His work as a school man has enabled him to
influence for good thousands of the younger generation, and
it can be said with perfect propriety that Mr.
Wingate has brought energy, faithfulness, and ability to
every undertaking in the course of his life.
His years have been passed in several counties of
Eastern Ohio. He was born at New Cumberland,
Tuscarawas County, Nov. 21, 1862, and is a son of the late
William and Mary Margaret (Shuster) Wingate, both
also natives of Ohio. His paternal grandfather was
Elihu Wingate, who was born in Wales and came over and
settled near Canal Dover in Tuscarawas County. His
settlement there occurred during the pioneer era, and as a
farmer he was unusually successful. However, his death
occurred only a few years after his arrival in this country,
and his wife passed away about the same time. The
maternal great grandfather of Mr. Wingate was
Samuel Shuster, who was born in Germany.
He and his wife had the same family name. They sailed
on the same vessel and worked their way across. They
had never met until they were on the ocean. As soon as
they landed they married and then worked hard to secure
means to take them West as far as Tuscarawas County, in
which district they came as pioneers.
William Wingate, father of the Stark
County educator and public official, died at Bowerston,
Ohio, on Nov. 5, 1895, at the age of seventy-four. His
wife passed away at the old homestead Mar. 5, 1890, at the
age of sixty-six. They were the parents of ten
children, five of whom died in childhood, while the others,
except Samuel, who died about 1905, are still living.
It was on the old home farm near New Cumberland that
Ambrose B. Wingate grew to manhood. He had the
usual circumstances and environment of a country boy, and
attended the common schools up to the age of sixteen.
At that time he taught his first school, and for seven years
was employed during most of the year in country school
districts, using the earnings thus acquired to continue his
education through the higher branches. For seven years
Mr. Wingate was principal of the Bowerston public
schools and for six years was county examiner in Harrison
County, discharging the duties of both positions at the same
time. For ten years he was superintendent of the Beach
City public schools.
While teaching and during vacations he acquired a
liberal education. He attended Scio College and spent
four terms at the Chautauqua Normal Training School.
In June, 1909, he left the schoolroom as a teacher and
superintendent, and for six years was a very capable
representative for the Royal Mutual Life Insurance Company.
On Sept. 6, 1915, he took his first office as deputy
recorder of Stark County.
Mr. Wingate, on account of his widely recognized
qualities as an educator, was elected a member of the first
County Board of Education of Stark County in 1914 and is
still a member. He had much to do with the
organization and early work of the board, since his
experience and ability made him a natural leader in the
work. In 1907 he was a candidate at the primaries for
state representative, and was defeated by a. margin of only
seven votes. He was secretary of the Stark County
Sunday School Association for three years and at Akron at
the last annual conference of the Northeast Ohio Conference
of the Methodist Church, on the first ballot, he was chosen
a delegate to the National Conference which convenes at
Saratoga, New York, in May, 1916. Fraternally he is
identified with the Knights of Pythias.
Mr. Wingate married Frances M. Justus of
Worthington, Indiana. Mrs. Wingate was also a
teacher and taught in the primary rooms in schools of which
Mr. Wingate was for seven years superintendent.
* Source: A Standard History of Stark County, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. 1916 - Page 740 |
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