Wapello County IA Archives Biographies.....Somers, Harry B. 1861 - 
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

HARRY B. SOMERS.

Harry B. Somers, chief clerk at the Ballingall Hotel at Ottumwa, has been
connected with this hotel since August, 1887. He was born in Ohio, August 30,
1861, and is a son of Dr. P. G. and Anna (Waggoner) Somers, the former a native
of Ohio and the latter of New York. They were married in the Buckeye state and
there remained until called to the home beyond. In their family were two
children: Frank P., who is now a resident of Cleveland, Ohio; and Harry B.

When eleven years of age the latter went to live with his uncle, William
Waggoner, upon a farm. This uncle was a school teacher in Wapello county at an
early date. In the acquirement of his education Harry B. Somers attended the
public schools, was graduated from the high school at Copley, Ohio, and also
attended the Valparaiso (Ind.) Normal School. For five years he engaged in
teaching in Ohio and in 1887 made his way westward to Wapello county, where he
engaged in selling encyclopedias. In August, 1887, he entered the Ballingall
Hotel as a clerk and has since been connected therewith, working his way upward
to his present position of chief clerk. He is ever courteous and obliging and
has become a popular hotel man, faithfully representing the interests of his
employers and at the same time carefully guarding the comfort of hotel patrons.

On the 1st of August, 1891, Mr. Somers was united in marriage to Miss Maud A.
Haines, a native of Wayne county, Iowa, and a daughter of Aaron A. and Eliza A.
(Anderson) Haines. The father is now deceased but the mother is still living.
Mr. and Mrs. Somers have become the parents of three children: Harry F. A., who
is now in Chicago; Meta A., who is a graduate of the high school and is studying
music; and Marvel T., who is likewise attending high school and studying the art
of music. Mr. Somers and his family attend the Baptist church, and he belongs to
the Royal Arcanum, serving as chairman of the finance committee of the grand
council for nine years. Pie is likewise a member of the Modern Woodmen of
America, the Knights of Pythias and the Yeomen. At the present writing he is
serving on the Ottumwa school board and the cause of education finds in him a
stalwart champion, loyal to the best interests of progressive education. His
political allegiance is given to the republican party but he does not seek nor
desire political office, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his
business affairs. He has a wide acquaintance in Ottumwa and Wapello county and
also among the traveling public and is popular with all who know him.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1914


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