C. C. Hossellman
C. C. Hossellman, who is general superintendent of The Deisel-Wemmer Company's factory at Lima, was born in 1869, at Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, and is a member of a respected family of that section.
When 16 years old, after completing the common school course and learning the trade of cigar maker, he went to Hamilton, Ohio, where he worked at this trade for nine months. From there, in search of employment, he went to Louisville, Kentucky, where he worked as a cigar maker for 15 months, going thence to Connersville, Indiana, where he had six months' of experience in a cigar factory. Other engagements followed, Mr. Hossellman working at Marysville, Kentucky, and at Wapakoneta, Ohio, through the following eight years, and then he came to Lima. Here he entered the employ of The Deisel-Wemmer Company, after working on the bench for two years, he was promoted to be foreman of the shops, and still later to be general superintendent. This position Mr. Hossellman has most efficiently filled for the past four years, during which time the business has expanded to a remarkable degree. His long, practical experience makes him exceptionally well-equipped or his present office, while his executive ability and his tact in the management of a large force of skilled workmen make him almost invaluable to his employers. He also owns stock in the dry goods house known as Feltz Brothers & Company.
On February 25, 1892, Mr. Hossellman was married to Eliza A. Sefered, who is a daughter of David A. Sefered, of Wapakoneta, Ohio. They have two children, Vernon C. and Margaret E. The family residence is at No. 1,000 Wayne street. The family belong to the English Lutheran Church. Mr. Hossellman is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees and of the Knights of Pythias at Wapakoneta, and of the German order of Red Men at Lima.