L. D. Shreve
L. D. Shreve is a native of Ripley Township, Holmes Co., Ohio, born in 1838. His early days were spent in his native township, and here he was educated, attending the common schools, later for a time the academy at Loudonville. He began teaching when a young man, which occupation he followed for fifteen years, thus earning the money with which he bought his first land. He has, in reality, been the architect of his own fortune, and his success is due to a life of energy and industry. In 1880 he bought the farm where he now lives, containing 110 acres of land, all the improvemtns having been made since he purchased it. He is one of the prominent citizens of the township, and has served as school director, township clerk and treasurer.
Mr. Shreve was married in 1865 to Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Geisenger, and they have two children: O. A. and J. T. In politics Mr. Shreve is a Democrat, and he and his wife are members of the Disciples church.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889