DeSoto County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....SCHRYVER, Martin Wesley September 16, 1926 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara Jean (SCHRYVER) Green bjgreen@infinet.com September 24, 2005, 7:59 am "Madison Press" - Sep 19, 1926 "MARTIN W. SCHRYVER, RETIRED BANKER DIES...was father of President of Citizens Bank--Funeral Tuesday. Remains of Martin Wesley SCHRYVER, retired Ohio banker, father of R. H. SCHRYVER, President of the Citizens Trust & Savings Bank, who died suddenly in South Mansfield, La., Friday [Sep 16, 1926], will be brought to Ohio for funeral and interment at Mt. Sterling, Ohio. Funeral services will be held in the Methodist Church of that place, probably Tuesday afternoon. Mr. SCHRYVER was a native of Pickaway County,Ohio but had been active in civic and educational affairs of Mt. Sterling for many years, where, in 1869, he organized the first financial institution and later established the first newspaper there. In recent years, he had spent much time in the south, and only a few weeks ago went to Louisiana after a visit in this city. He spent the summer in Mt. Sterling, Columbus and Chicago. Surviving him in addition to his son in Columbus, are two other sons C. H. of Chicago and G. H. of Los Angeles; three daughters, Miss Florence SCHRYVER and Mrs. J. R. HOSLER of Columbus and Mrs. Omar WALDO of Mt. Sterling." Additional Comments: "Martin Wesley SCHRYVER was a pioneer resident of Pickaway & Madison Counties, Ohio and a highly esteemed citizen of Mount Sterling (Madison), Ohio. In 1869, he organized the first financial institution in Mount Sterling, Ohio, "The Mount Sterling Building & Savings Association," and was Secretary most of the time during its 11 years of existence. In 1871, he organized the "Mechanic's B & L Association." After a few years, this association fell into incompetent hands and failed. He was appointed receiver, and by husbanding the scattered assets, closed the business up with but little loss to the stockholders. In 1889, he aided in organizing "The Mount Sterling Building & Loan Company" which was changed, in 1898, to "The Security Building & Loan Company." He drew up the constitution and by-laws, and the organization is still in successful operation. He was a Member of the Board of Directors up to the time of his death. In 1871, he brought the first printing press to Mount Sterling, establishing and printing the first newspaper there, "The Mount Sterling Review" afterward changed to "The Husbandman," and then "The Mount Sterling Tribune." Complete copies are on file with "The Historical Society of Ohio" in Columbus, Ohio. One of those issues of "The Husbandman" was comprised of eight pages. The first page was concerned with national and world affairs, then the rest of the paper had poems, short stories, vignettes, recipes, and farm interests scattered throughout. There were many illustrated ads for just about everything. Some of the more interesting were those for patent medicines and their claims for cure-alls of every imagined and imaginable disease or hurt. There was very little local 'gossip' but sometimes a mention of some party or gathering would be made. There were large ads for the "SCHRYVER and Company Mercantile" which sold dress goods, lusters in all colors and other dress- making needs; also groceries, Queensware, Hardware, Glassware and Stoneware. "The Mercantile" had reasonable terms - they sold for cash or feathers, eggs, rags or bacon. There was also an ad for the "SCHRYVER Music Store" in each issue, headed by a drawing of a piano and inviting patronage for all kinds of musical instruments. [He possessed musical talents of high order, having taught music for several years, and written several musical compositions of much merit.] When Martin Wesley SCHRYVER first came to Mount Sterling, he began teaching school, having been educated in the Circleville public schools and had taught since the age of 16. He remained connected with the schools for several years, serving as Superintendent in the years 1869 & 1870. He was a Member of the School Board from 1878 to 1885 during which time the High School Department was added to the common school course. He started the first book store in Mount Sterling, and for several years, conducted a general merchandise business. He was a member of Council and Clerk of that body from 1873 to 1877, during which incumbency he drew the plans and specifications, and superintended the building of the stone culvert on South Columbus Street, a mammoth undertaking at that time. During the last 12 years of his life, because of increasing years and declining health, he retired from business and disposed of his interests in the real estate and insurance firms. He also declined re-election as Secretary of the Building and Loan Company. He went south and purchased a plantation of 1,000 acres near South Mansfield (De Soto Parish), Louisiana. There he would engage extensively in the growing of cotton. It would become his custom to spend about 8 months of the year supervising the plantation, and the other 4 summer months in Ohio with his children." Submitted by: Great-Granddaughter/Barbara Jean (SCHRYVER) Green - "The Family's Genealogist" This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 5.6 Kb