William S East^[1]

1866 -

• Name	William S East
  Born	25 Dec 1866
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I17558559421	Master Tree
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2009

  
  

  Father	Abraham East
  Family ID	F16053348255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blanche Truesdale
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2009
  Family ID	F16053348256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S16144775018] Allen County, Ohio Biographies, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohallen/bios. William S. East, president and manager of The East Iron & Machine Company, of Lima, is a man who possesses mechanical aptitude of a high order and is one of the leading manufacturers of the city. He was born at Lima, December 25, 1866, and is a son of Abraham East. Isaac East, the grandfather of William S. East, was one of the pioneers of this section in the flouring-mill business and in this industry was succeeded by his son Abraham. The latter continued in this business at Lima for a number of years. William S. East completed the common and high school courses at Lima and then learned the trade of machinist, at which he worked for 12 years in shops where his ability was thoroughly tested. He has been in business for himself for some eight years. The East Iron & Machine Company was founded a number of years ago and the plant has been established at its present location for the past two and a half years. The officers of the company are: William S. East, president and manager; J. L. Sampson, secretary and treasurer, and A. D. Neuman, vice-president. The company is capitalized at $100,000. The business is the manufacturing of all classes of structural ironwork, a leading feature being steel bridgework. Their trade covers Ohio and a large portion of the territory in adjacent States, particularly Pennsylvania. It is ranked with the large and important industries of Lima. In 1891 Mr. East was married to Blanche Truesdale, who is a daughter of S. D. Truesdale, a prominent retired citizen of Delphos, Ohio.