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Peter Shiras was born in 1843, at Center Furnace, Lawrence County, Ohio, but was reared and educated principally at Cincinnati, Ohio. He is of Scotch ancestry. The first representatives of the Shiras family in America came from Scotland, settling in New Jersey, then removing to Pittsburgh, Pa., where his father, William M. Shiras, Sr., was born. From Pittsburgh William M. Shiras, Sr., removed at an early date with his father-in-law, James Rodgers, to Lawrence County, Ohio, and engaged in the manufacture of pig iron at Center Furnace, erecting and operating one of the first charcoal furnaces in Ohio. William M. Shiras, Sr., subsequently removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was engaged in the wholesale grocery business with Henry Hanna until his death in 1862. In 1836, he married Elizabeth Rodgers, daughter of James and Eleanor Rodgers. She was born at Hanging Rock, Ohio. Unto the marriage four children were born, one of whom was Peter Shiras, whose name introduces this personal sketch.
In 1867, Peter Shiras and Rachel Ellison were united in marriage. They are the parents of five children and have thirteen grandchildren. Their children are as follows: (1) Edna, the oldest, is the wife of Frank G. Blair, a resident of Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he is a coal mine operator, and who is a son of the late esteemed A. M. Blair, for years president of the First National Bank of Ottawa; (2) Fred M. Shiras, the second child and oldest son, is the competent cashier of the People's National Bank, married Addie Cummins of Akron, Ohio; (3) Eleanor, the second daughter, is the wife of Ralph A. Harris, editor of the "Ottawa Daily Herald," and the son of John P. Harris, the president of the People's National Bank; (4) Marie, the third daughter, is the wife of Dr. Alston Fitts of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; (5) Oliver Shiras the youngest son, is president of the International Electric Fixture & Contracting Company of St. Louis, Mo.
Peter Shiras, vice-president of the People's National Bank of Ottawa, Kansas, is one of the ablest and best known bankers of the state. He came to Kansas, in 1872, locating at Ottawa, where he has since resided. For nearly forty years he has been connected with the People's National Bank. On coming to Ottawa, he became a stockholder in this bank and its vice-president, in which relation to the bank he has rendered an active and invaluable service in building up the institution, which has been guided in safest channels and has become one of the strongest banks of Kansas, having a capital stock of $50,000 and a surplus and earnings of $50,000. Mr. Shiras has been continuously and actively connected with the bank since his coming to Ottawa. Perhaps no other banker has been connected with any one bank in Kansas as long as Mr. Shiras has been connected with the People's National Bank of Ottawa. There is not a bank or banker now in Kansas City, Mo., that was there when Mr. Shiras entered the People's National Bank Before coming to Ottawa Mr. Shiras was engaged in the banking business at Manchester, Ohio, as a member of the banking firm of John Ellison & Company, with which firm he became connected Jan. 1, 1866, just after the close of the Civil war, in which Mr. Shiras served as a sergeant for three years in the Army of the West, enlisting at the beginning of the war in the Fourth Ohio cavalry. Mr. Shiras rendered true and valiant service in the defense of the Union. He has for years been active in the Grand Army of the Republic.
Note: Peter Shiras married Rachel Means Ellison, October 23, 1867, in Adams County, Ohio. She was born July 30, 1849, in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio, the daughter of Andrew Barr Ellison and Rachel Ennis. She died October 26, 1930, in Franklin County, Kansas. She is buried in Hope Cemetery.
Children:
(1) Edna Shiras (Blair), born July 20, 1868 in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio, and died June 29, 1955, in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.
(2) Frederick Mortimer Shiras, born 2 Jan 1870 in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio, and died May 3, 1918. (Buried in Hope Cemetery.)
(3) Ellison Findley Shiras, born June 16, 1871 in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio. (Possible child. Buried in Hope Cemetery. No other information.)
(4) Eleanor Shiras (Harris), born October 29, 1872 in Ottawa, Frankin County, Kansas, and died March 13, 1952. Eleanor is buried in Hope Cemetery. (She was listed as Nellie in the 1880 census.)
(5) Mary Shiras (Fitts), born November 9, 1874 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, and died January 30, 1932, in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
(6) James Oliver Shiras, born October 29, 1876 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, and died October 2, 1915. (Buried in Hope Cemetery.)
(7) Alice Barr Shiras, born August 29, 1879 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas. (Listed in the 1880 census as being 10 months old. Buried in Hope Cemetery. No other information.)
Contributor Note: The 1900 Census states that Rachel Shiras was the mother of 7 children but only 5 were living.
Peter Shiras was born in 1843, at Center Furnace, Lawrence County, Ohio, but was reared and educated principally at Cincinnati, Ohio. He is of Scotch ancestry. The first representatives of the Shiras family in America came from Scotland, settling in New Jersey, then removing to Pittsburgh, Pa., where his father, William M. Shiras, Sr., was born. From Pittsburgh William M. Shiras, Sr., removed at an early date with his father-in-law, James Rodgers, to Lawrence County, Ohio, and engaged in the manufacture of pig iron at Center Furnace, erecting and operating one of the first charcoal furnaces in Ohio. William M. Shiras, Sr., subsequently removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was engaged in the wholesale grocery business with Henry Hanna until his death in 1862. In 1836, he married Elizabeth Rodgers, daughter of James and Eleanor Rodgers. She was born at Hanging Rock, Ohio. Unto the marriage four children were born, one of whom was Peter Shiras, whose name introduces this personal sketch.
In 1867, Peter Shiras and Rachel Ellison were united in marriage. They are the parents of five children and have thirteen grandchildren. Their children are as follows: (1) Edna, the oldest, is the wife of Frank G. Blair, a resident of Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he is a coal mine operator, and who is a son of the late esteemed A. M. Blair, for years president of the First National Bank of Ottawa; (2) Fred M. Shiras, the second child and oldest son, is the competent cashier of the People's National Bank, married Addie Cummins of Akron, Ohio; (3) Eleanor, the second daughter, is the wife of Ralph A. Harris, editor of the "Ottawa Daily Herald," and the son of John P. Harris, the president of the People's National Bank; (4) Marie, the third daughter, is the wife of Dr. Alston Fitts of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; (5) Oliver Shiras the youngest son, is president of the International Electric Fixture & Contracting Company of St. Louis, Mo.
Peter Shiras, vice-president of the People's National Bank of Ottawa, Kansas, is one of the ablest and best known bankers of the state. He came to Kansas, in 1872, locating at Ottawa, where he has since resided. For nearly forty years he has been connected with the People's National Bank. On coming to Ottawa, he became a stockholder in this bank and its vice-president, in which relation to the bank he has rendered an active and invaluable service in building up the institution, which has been guided in safest channels and has become one of the strongest banks of Kansas, having a capital stock of $50,000 and a surplus and earnings of $50,000. Mr. Shiras has been continuously and actively connected with the bank since his coming to Ottawa. Perhaps no other banker has been connected with any one bank in Kansas as long as Mr. Shiras has been connected with the People's National Bank of Ottawa. There is not a bank or banker now in Kansas City, Mo., that was there when Mr. Shiras entered the People's National Bank Before coming to Ottawa Mr. Shiras was engaged in the banking business at Manchester, Ohio, as a member of the banking firm of John Ellison & Company, with which firm he became connected Jan. 1, 1866, just after the close of the Civil war, in which Mr. Shiras served as a sergeant for three years in the Army of the West, enlisting at the beginning of the war in the Fourth Ohio cavalry. Mr. Shiras rendered true and valiant service in the defense of the Union. He has for years been active in the Grand Army of the Republic.
Note: Peter Shiras married Rachel Means Ellison, October 23, 1867, in Adams County, Ohio. She was born July 30, 1849, in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio, the daughter of Andrew Barr Ellison and Rachel Ennis. She died October 26, 1930, in Franklin County, Kansas. She is buried in Hope Cemetery.
Children:
(1) Edna Shiras (Blair), born July 20, 1868 in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio, and died June 29, 1955, in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.
(2) Frederick Mortimer Shiras, born 2 Jan 1870 in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio, and died May 3, 1918. (Buried in Hope Cemetery.)
(3) Ellison Findley Shiras, born June 16, 1871 in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio. (Possible child. Buried in Hope Cemetery. No other information.)
(4) Eleanor Shiras (Harris), born October 29, 1872 in Ottawa, Frankin County, Kansas, and died March 13, 1952. Eleanor is buried in Hope Cemetery. (She was listed as Nellie in the 1880 census.)
(5) Mary Shiras (Fitts), born November 9, 1874 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, and died January 30, 1932, in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
(6) James Oliver Shiras, born October 29, 1876 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, and died October 2, 1915. (Buried in Hope Cemetery.)
(7) Alice Barr Shiras, born August 29, 1879 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas. (Listed in the 1880 census as being 10 months old. Buried in Hope Cemetery. No other information.)
Contributor Note: The 1900 Census states that Rachel Shiras was the mother of 7 children but only 5 were living.
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Peter Shiras was born in 1843, at Center Furnace, Lawrence County, Ohio, but was reared and educated principally at Cincinnati, Ohio. He is of Scotch ancestry. The first representatives of the Shiras family in America came from Scotland, settling in New Jersey, then removing to Pittsburgh, Pa., where his father, William M. Shiras, Sr., was born. From Pittsburgh William M. Shiras, Sr., removed at an early date with his father-in-law, James Rodgers, to Lawrence County, Ohio, and engaged in the manufacture of pig iron at Center Furnace, erecting and operating one of the first charcoal furnaces in Ohio. William M. Shiras, Sr., subsequently removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was engaged in the wholesale grocery business with Henry Hanna until his death in 1862. In 1836, he married Elizabeth Rodgers, daughter of James and Eleanor Rodgers. She was born at Hanging Rock, Ohio. Unto the marriage four children were born, one of whom was Peter Shiras, whose name introduces this personal sketch.
In 1867, Peter Shiras and Rachel Ellison were united in marriage. They are the parents of five children and have thirteen grandchildren. Their children are as follows: (1) Edna, the oldest, is the wife of Frank G. Blair, a resident of Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he is a coal mine operator, and who is a son of the late esteemed A. M. Blair, for years president of the First National Bank of Ottawa; (2) Fred M. Shiras, the second child and oldest son, is the competent cashier of the People's National Bank, married Addie Cummins of Akron, Ohio; (3) Eleanor, the second daughter, is the wife of Ralph A. Harris, editor of the "Ottawa Daily Herald," and the son of John P. Harris, the president of the People's National Bank; (4) Marie, the third daughter, is the wife of Dr. Alston Fitts of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; (5) Oliver Shiras the youngest son, is president of the International Electric Fixture & Contracting Company of St. Louis, Mo.
Peter Shiras, vice-president of the People's National Bank of Ottawa, Kansas, is one of the ablest and best known bankers of the state. He came to Kansas, in 1872, locating at Ottawa, where he has since resided. For nearly forty years he has been connected with the People's National Bank. On coming to Ottawa, he became a stockholder in this bank and its vice-president, in which relation to the bank he has rendered an active and invaluable service in building up the institution, which has been guided in safest channels and has become one of the strongest banks of Kansas, having a capital stock of $50,000 and a surplus and earnings of $50,000. Mr. Shiras has been continuously and actively connected with the bank since his coming to Ottawa. Perhaps no other banker has been connected with any one bank in Kansas as long as Mr. Shiras has been connected with the People's National Bank of Ottawa. There is not a bank or banker now in Kansas City, Mo., that was there when Mr. Shiras entered the People's National Bank Before coming to Ottawa Mr. Shiras was engaged in the banking business at Manchester, Ohio, as a member of the banking firm of John Ellison & Company, with which firm he became connected Jan. 1, 1866, just after the close of the Civil war, in which Mr. Shiras served as a sergeant for three years in the Army of the West, enlisting at the beginning of the war in the Fourth Ohio cavalry. Mr. Shiras rendered true and valiant service in the defense of the Union. He has for years been active in the Grand Army of the Republic.
Note: Peter Shiras married Rachel Means Ellison, October 23, 1867, in Adams County, Ohio. She was born July 30, 1849, in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio, the daughter of Andrew Barr Ellison and Rachel Ennis. She died October 26, 1930, in Franklin County, Kansas. She is buried in Hope Cemetery.
Children:
(1) Edna Shiras (Blair), born July 20, 1868 in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio, and died June 29, 1955, in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.
(2) Frederick Mortimer Shiras, born 2 Jan 1870 in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio, and died May 3, 1918. (Buried in Hope Cemetery.)
(3) Ellison Findley Shiras, born June 16, 1871 in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio. (Possible child. Buried in Hope Cemetery. No other information.)
(4) Eleanor Shiras (Harris), born October 29, 1872 in Ottawa, Frankin County, Kansas, and died March 13, 1952. Eleanor is buried in Hope Cemetery. (She was listed as Nellie in the 1880 census.)
(5) Mary Shiras (Fitts), born November 9, 1874 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, and died January 30, 1932, in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
(6) James Oliver Shiras, born October 29, 1876 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, and died October 2, 1915. (Buried in Hope Cemetery.)
(7) Alice Barr Shiras, born August 29, 1879 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas. (Listed in the 1880 census as being 10 months old. Buried in Hope Cemetery. No other information.)
Contributor Note: The 1900 Census states that Rachel Shiras was the mother of 7 children but only 5 were living.
Peter Shiras was born in 1843, at Center Furnace, Lawrence County, Ohio, but was reared and educated principally at Cincinnati, Ohio. He is of Scotch ancestry. The first representatives of the Shiras family in America came from Scotland, settling in New Jersey, then removing to Pittsburgh, Pa., where his father, William M. Shiras, Sr., was born. From Pittsburgh William M. Shiras, Sr., removed at an early date with his father-in-law, James Rodgers, to Lawrence County, Ohio, and engaged in the manufacture of pig iron at Center Furnace, erecting and operating one of the first charcoal furnaces in Ohio. William M. Shiras, Sr., subsequently removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was engaged in the wholesale grocery business with Henry Hanna until his death in 1862. In 1836, he married Elizabeth Rodgers, daughter of James and Eleanor Rodgers. She was born at Hanging Rock, Ohio. Unto the marriage four children were born, one of whom was Peter Shiras, whose name introduces this personal sketch.
In 1867, Peter Shiras and Rachel Ellison were united in marriage. They are the parents of five children and have thirteen grandchildren. Their children are as follows: (1) Edna, the oldest, is the wife of Frank G. Blair, a resident of Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he is a coal mine operator, and who is a son of the late esteemed A. M. Blair, for years president of the First National Bank of Ottawa; (2) Fred M. Shiras, the second child and oldest son, is the competent cashier of the People's National Bank, married Addie Cummins of Akron, Ohio; (3) Eleanor, the second daughter, is the wife of Ralph A. Harris, editor of the "Ottawa Daily Herald," and the son of John P. Harris, the president of the People's National Bank; (4) Marie, the third daughter, is the wife of Dr. Alston Fitts of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; (5) Oliver Shiras the youngest son, is president of the International Electric Fixture & Contracting Company of St. Louis, Mo.
Peter Shiras, vice-president of the People's National Bank of Ottawa, Kansas, is one of the ablest and best known bankers of the state. He came to Kansas, in 1872, locating at Ottawa, where he has since resided. For nearly forty years he has been connected with the People's National Bank. On coming to Ottawa, he became a stockholder in this bank and its vice-president, in which relation to the bank he has rendered an active and invaluable service in building up the institution, which has been guided in safest channels and has become one of the strongest banks of Kansas, having a capital stock of $50,000 and a surplus and earnings of $50,000. Mr. Shiras has been continuously and actively connected with the bank since his coming to Ottawa. Perhaps no other banker has been connected with any one bank in Kansas as long as Mr. Shiras has been connected with the People's National Bank of Ottawa. There is not a bank or banker now in Kansas City, Mo., that was there when Mr. Shiras entered the People's National Bank Before coming to Ottawa Mr. Shiras was engaged in the banking business at Manchester, Ohio, as a member of the banking firm of John Ellison & Company, with which firm he became connected Jan. 1, 1866, just after the close of the Civil war, in which Mr. Shiras served as a sergeant for three years in the Army of the West, enlisting at the beginning of the war in the Fourth Ohio cavalry. Mr. Shiras rendered true and valiant service in the defense of the Union. He has for years been active in the Grand Army of the Republic.
Note: Peter Shiras married Rachel Means Ellison, October 23, 1867, in Adams County, Ohio. She was born July 30, 1849, in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio, the daughter of Andrew Barr Ellison and Rachel Ennis. She died October 26, 1930, in Franklin County, Kansas. She is buried in Hope Cemetery.
Children:
(1) Edna Shiras (Blair), born July 20, 1868 in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio, and died June 29, 1955, in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.
(2) Frederick Mortimer Shiras, born 2 Jan 1870 in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio, and died May 3, 1918. (Buried in Hope Cemetery.)
(3) Ellison Findley Shiras, born June 16, 1871 in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio. (Possible child. Buried in Hope Cemetery. No other information.)
(4) Eleanor Shiras (Harris), born October 29, 1872 in Ottawa, Frankin County, Kansas, and died March 13, 1952. Eleanor is buried in Hope Cemetery. (She was listed as Nellie in the 1880 census.)
(5) Mary Shiras (Fitts), born November 9, 1874 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, and died January 30, 1932, in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
(6) James Oliver Shiras, born October 29, 1876 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, and died October 2, 1915. (Buried in Hope Cemetery.)
(7) Alice Barr Shiras, born August 29, 1879 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas. (Listed in the 1880 census as being 10 months old. Buried in Hope Cemetery. No other information.)
Contributor Note: The 1900 Census states that Rachel Shiras was the mother of 7 children but only 5 were living.
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