John Young Glessner
Mansfield's Retiring City Clerk to Become a Resident of Chicago -- Tuesday night John Y. Glessner retired from the office of city clerk which he has occupied for the past six years. He was first elected by council in May, 1886, to succeed Jonas Smith, and was twice re-elected. Being a good penman and a book-keeper of experience he possessed the most necessary qualifications for the office and he has discharged his duties with credit to himself in both those particulars. John Young Glessner, a son of the Late Young Y. Glessner, was born in this city at the Glessner homestead on South Main street where Peter Scholl now resides. He graduated from the Mansfield high school in 1871. He then went to Cleveland and clerked six months for a hardware firm, after which he returned home and was in the employ of E. P. Sturges & Co. for three years as shipping and bill clerk and traveling salesman. In 1876 Mr. Glessner married Miss Nemmie L. Richardson, only daughter of ex-Mayor J. R. Richardson. During the next three years he was a traveling salesman for John H. Gause & Co., and Fisher & Childs, two Cleveland firms , during which time he resided one year in Cleveland. He then returned to Mansfield to become business manager of the Democratic paper owned and edited by his father and continued in that capacity until the death of this father in 1882 and the settlement of the Glessner estate of which he was one of the administrators. His next position of importance was the one from which he is about to retire. With the exception of one year above referred to Mr. Glessner has always resided in Mansfield. For several years past he has resided on Glessner avenue, but he recently disposed of all his interests in this city and will leave for Chicago the latter part of this week to make that city his future home. He has not yet fully determined what business he will engage in. Mr. and Mrs. Glessner and their two children, a son and daughter, will be missed by their numerous friends. The NEWS bespeaks for Mr. Glessner the realization of his hopes for future prosperity in his new home.
From The Mansfield Weekly News, May 5, 1892