Otto F. Ramseyer
Otto F. Ramseyer, of the firm of Woolevy & Ramseyer, proprietors of the City Book Store, at Lima, Ohio, was born near Bluffton, Ohio, in 1870, and is a son of Abraham Ramseyer, formerly engaged in the book-binding business at Lima.
Otto F. Ramseyer was five years old when his parents removed from Indiana to Lima, and here he was reared and educated. In 1885 he went into the City Book Store, a business house which had been established at Lima in 1870 by George P. Waldorf, who was succeeded by W. G. Nichols. The latter was succeeded by Trevor & Robinson and this firm by T. A. Robinson. Mr. Ramseyer remained with the store under its different managements and in 1889 he became its manager. In 1899 in partnership with W. H. Woolevy, he bought Mr. Robinson' s entire interest. Since that time the business has been enlarged to cover other lines than formerly, a fine art department having been added, which is the only one in the city and the most complete to be found in this section of the State.
In 1898 Mr. Ramseyer was married to Laura E. Reynolds, who is a daughter of D. R. Reynolds, of Lima, and they have one son, Richard Lee.
Mr. Ramseyer is a Royal Arch Mason, a Knight of Pythias and belongs also to the Maccabees. He is a member of the German Reformed Church.