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From 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908)
DR. JOHN LUDLOW, for many years president of the Springfield Bank, and proprietor of the pioneer drug store in this city, was long numbered with the substantial and representative men of Clark County. He was born in this county December 9, 1810, his father, Cooper Ludlow, having settled here when he came to the State as a pioneer from New Jersey.
Dr. Ludlow was educated at Cincinnati to be a pharmacist, and prior to 1851 he had become sole pi'prietor of the only drug store at Springfield, with which he was connected for a number of years. He was one of the early promoters of the Springfield Bank, and from its board of directors was chosen its president on the death of Judge Oliver Clark. He was deeply interested in the progress and growth of Springfield and was noted for his public spirit. He was one of the founders of Fernclitf Cemetery, where his dust now rests.
On August 31, 1835, Dr. Ludlow was married to Elmina Getman, who came from an old family of Herkimer County, New York. Of this union there were three children, namely: Ellen, who is the widow of the late Gov. Asa S. Bushnell; Frederick G., who died January 18, 1906, and who was for many years a resident of Los Angeles, California; and Charles, for many years a prominent druggist and business man of Springfield, who is recently deceased.
For more than forty years Dr. Ludlow was a valued and active member of Christ Episcopal Church, at Springfield, of which he was one of the founders, and served as senior warden for many years. He was also a liberal supporter of its various charities. He was a man of exemplary life and sterling character who had at heart the cause of true religion and the spread of Christian truth, and for fourteen years he served as treasurer of the Clark County Bible Society. He may surely be counted among those who might expect to hear the Divine eulogium, "Well done, good and faithful servant; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."
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.
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