D. M. Slusser

As printed in 1881

D. M. SLUSSER, merchant; Louisville; is a native of Canton Tp., Stark Co., O., and was born in 1827. He is one in a family of twelve, born to Jacob and Elizabeth (.Minchick) Slusser, and their names respectively are — Jesse, Catharine,.John, Jacob, Elizabeth, George, Rebecca, Eli, Michael, Danii.l, Benjamin and David. All tlieke are living except John, Benjamin, Michael, Jesse and George. The parents were of Germanic ilesceiit, but were born in Pennsylvania. This family came to Canton Tp., Stark Co., Ohio, in 1804, settling ni a forest in which but few sett'i's then lived. The father had very poor health, and he remained almost all the time in the house working at his trade — shoemaking — while he hired his out-door work done until his hoys were old enough to do it. The family lived here in the woods, clearing and improving the place, luitil Mr. Slusser's death, which occurred in 1837, aged thirty-seven years. The fall before he was tvifenty years of age, D. M. Slusser went to Indiana, where he lived two years. Learning that he could obtain land partially cleared just as cheap n Ohio as Indiana, he returned to Stark Co., working on the old homestead one year. He then formed a partnership with his lirother-in-law in the provision business at Louisville, under the firm name of Slusser & Holdwick, with stock valued at about 1,000. This partnership continued for five years and was then dissolved; Mr. Slusser clerking in the retail store of Lawrence & Mathias. He remained with this firm two years, and then, in 1868, started the manufacturing of baskets in Louisville, a business he followed with success for some time, and from that business again started in the provision trade. He now owns one of the best grocery stores in town, and does a general dealing in produce. In 1879, he admitted as a partner his son, O. W., and the firm name now is D. M. Slusser & Son. The year before he came to Louisville, Mr. Slusser was united in marriage with Lydia Holdwick, daughter of one of Canton Tp.'s early pioneers. To this union were born nine children — O. W., A. O., Alice, Lucy, Harvey, Lincoln, Cora, Ada and Mary E. The last-named was first born but has since died. Mr. Slusser is one of Louisville's substantial and leading citizens. He is a Republican, and the Slussers adhere to the United Brethren Church in their religious views.

As printed in History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.