Elmer Dubbs Kuenzli

As printed in 1913

ELMER DUBBS KUENZLI.

Elmer Dubbs Kuenzli, one of the progressive and enterprising young men of Nevada, is engaged in the hardware business, as head clerk of the concern known as Kuenzli Brothers. He was born in Eden township, March 15, 1880, and is a son of Frederick and Josephine (Hochstetter) Kuenzli, natives of Holmes county, the father born in 1845. He engaged in farming during his active life, passing away in 1898. He was survived by his wife, who died in 1906. In their family were ten children. The two eldest, Clara and Fred, died in infancy. Sophia married E. O. Blaser, a tile manufacturer of Upper Sandusky, and they became the parents of two children, Esther and Fred. Edward S. is engaged in the hardware business and is also active as a tile manufacturer in Nevada. He married Victoria Neat and has four children, Alice, Edith, Lester and Irvin. Henry L. is a tile manufacturer and hardware merchant. His wife was in her maidenhood Viola Sigler, and they have two children, Ruth and Thaddeus. Charles C. has been twice married. He wedded first Miss May Kaufman, who has passed away, leaving two children, Terrence and Robert. After the death of his first wife he married Esther Songer by whom he has two children. He is now connected with the Springfield (Ohio) Theological Institute and engaged in educational work. John W. passed away at the age of forty years. Grace became the wife of W. Or. Milligan, a farmer in Eden township, and they have four children. William is engaged in farming. He

, Google married Miss Myrtle Cross and has six children. Elmer D. is the youngest child in the family and the subject of this review.

The last named was reared in Eden township and acquired his education in the district schools, which he attended until he was eighteen years of age. After laying aside his books he worked for two years in a tile factory, but at the end of that time became head clerk of his uncle 's hardware business in Nevada, a connection in which he is proving his energy, progressiveness and business acumen. He has secured an extensive and representative patronage, which is accorded in recognition of his honorable and straightforward business methods and his reasonable prices. He owns his own residence and two valuable vacant lots.

In Nevada, on the 6th of March, 1903, Mr. Kuenzli married Miss Grace Boulby, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Boulby, the former a farmer in Crane township. Mr. and Mrs. Kuenzli have five children, Homer A., Earl P., Curtis B., Eva L. and Hubert D. Mr. Kuenzli is a member of the English Lutheran church and fraternally is connected with the Knights of Pythias. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party, having served as treasurer of Nevada for six years, as treasurer of Antrim township for four years and as a member of the town council, displaying in the discharge of his official duties the same energy, determination and progressive spirit which have marked the activities of his business career.

As printed in Past and present of Wyandot County, Ohio; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement; (1913). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.