Hamilton County OhArchives Biographies.....Roth, Francis A. 1877 - 
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    Rev. Francis A. Roth, pastor of St. William church, Cincinnati, was born at
Reading, Ohio, July 21, 1872, and received his early education at the parochial
school of SS. Peter and Paul church. Later he attended St. Xavier College, after
which he went to Mount St. Mary's Seminary, Emmetsburg, Md., and his theological
studies were completed at Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West, Price Hill,
Cincinnati. He was ordained December 22, 1895, and shortly thereafter was
appointed assistant at Holy Trinity Catholic church, remaining in that capacity
for nine months. Father Roth was then made professor at St. Gregory Seminary,
and remained in that capacity for eleven years, this service being followed by
three years as chaplain of the Mother House of the St. Joseph Sisters of
Charity. In March, 1910, Father Roth established St. William parish and became
its first pastor. The first church was completed in that year, being dedicated
May 20, and cost $3,800. The new school, which cost $46,000, was completed in
1912, being dedicated September 1st, and in 1915, the south wing of the school
was added at a cost of $10,000. In 1917, the frame church was remodeled, a brick
veneer being put on at a cost of $4,000. The parish house was built in 1912, at
a cost of $5,800. The original church site, donated by Herman Elsaesser, was 300
by 300 feet, and in March, 1913, the church purchased additional property, 138
by 300 feet. During the last ten years, $110,000 has been expended in
improvements. At this time, there are 360 families in the parish, approximating
2,000 souls. Seven Sisters of Charity and a special instructor in elocution
teach 300 pupils in the parochial school. The church maintains all of the
societies usual to churches of the Catholic faith, and St. William Athletic Club
has won wide distinction and reputation, having been the pennant winner of the
Catholic Church League during the past two years. Rev. Laurence G. Wessel,
assistant pastor of St. William church, was born at Elmwood, Ohio, May 6, 1891.
He attended the parochial school of St. Aloysius church, St. Gregory Preparatory
Seminary, St. Xavier College and Mount St. Mary Seminary of the West, Mount
Washington, Cincinnati, and was ordained June 18, 1916. For nine months
thereafter, he was assistant at St. Pius church, and July 1, 1917, became
assistant pastor of St. William parish.

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