J. W. Parmenter

As printed in 1908

J. W. PARMENTER, president of the J. W. Parmenter Company, and also of the Ohio Garment Company, is one of Spring-field's leading men of business and has been a resident here for some twenty years. He was born in 1859, in Wood County, Ohio.

After completing his education in the local schools near his home Mr. Parmenter first became a clerk in a general store at Bowling Green, the county seat, and then went into a clothing business on his own responsibility. From Bowling Green he came to Cincinnati, in which city he was with the John Shilito Company until he came to Springfield. For about seven years following his location here he traveled for a suspender manufacture ing house and then went into the business for himself, which he carried on for twelve years, developing it from a small concern until it grew to dimensions that required commodious quarters and the lirotection of incorporation. In 1904 Mr.

Parmenter incorporated the J. W. Parmenter Company for the manufacture of men's suspenders and belts, and also the Ohio Garment Company, for the manufacture of all kinds of men's cotton garments. Mr. Parmenter requires 150 regular employes and has eighteen men on the road who cover all the territory from Boston, Massachusetts, to Denever, Colorado. The responsibilities of these two enterprises are heavy, but Mr. Parmenter has others interests, including oil.

In 1884 Mr. Parmenter was married to Delia M. Moore, who is a daughter of Dr. George W. Moore, of Springfield, and they have one child, Georgia, who is a student at Millbrook College, New York. Mr. Parmenter and family attend the Episcopal Church. He is a member of ihe Young Men's Christian Association, the Commercial, the Country and the Lagonda Club.

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.