Stewart A. Muff

As printed in 1908

STEWART ALBERT MUFF,* a well known dealer in grains, vehicles and implements, who is established in business in both New Carlisle and Springfield, has been a resident of Clark County, since 1897. He was born June 7, 1871, on his father's farm in Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Rachel (Antrim) Muff.

John Muff was a native of Germany and when a lad of ten years came to this country with his mother, and after reaching manhood went to California where he worked in the gold mines until 1865. He then came to Butler County, Ohio where he was married and there followed farming and operated a grist mill for many years. He died in Butler County in 1904 aged about seventy years, his wife's death having occurred ten months previous when in her sixty-first year. John Muff and wife were the parents of three children: Edward C, of Butler County, Ohio; Stewart Albert, subject of this sketch; and Sarah Antrim, who is the wife of Edward L. Tracy of Butler County, Ohio.

Stewart A. Muff was about six years old when his parents moved to Somcrville, Ohio, where he was educated in the public schools and he is a graduate of the high school of that village. His leisure time was spent in his father's grist mill. At the age of twenty-one he began dealing in stock at Somcrville, and later established a grain business in connection with stock buying, continuing at this until 1897. He then sold out and came to Clark County, locating at New Carlisle, where he operates a grain elevator and deals in farming implements. Ten months later he removed to his present location on the Big Four Railroad. In 1903 he bought a grain elevator at Mechanicsburg, Ohio, from W. H. Hodge, and operated this in connection with his other business for four years, when he sold to H. M. Conger. Tn 1904 he purchased the Wigwam building in Springfield, where he has since been dealing in farming implements with much success. He also contemplates establishing a business of that nature at Enon, Ohio. Mr. Muff owns a fine farm of three hundred and ten acres in Butler County.

Mr. Muff was united in marriage December 25, 1905, to Minerva Clark, a daughter of W. Scott Clark of Ross County, Ohio, and they reside at No. 705 N. Fountain Avenue, Springfield. Politically Mr. Muff gives his support to the Democratic party and when a resident of Butler County took a very active interest in the affairs of that party. His fraternal connection is with the Masonic Order.

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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.