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58 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
Walnut Lane Preparatory School for Girls in Gerinantown, Pennsylvania,
Avhere she taught liiatheniathics and science until 1907. She then
became connected Avilh the Stevens' School at the same place. In 1909
she left educational Avork to be with her father.
Job, Jr.. eighth child of Job and Anne Elizabeth Fish, Avas born in
Colon, St. Joseph County, .Michigan, May 2, 1867. On graduating at
Oberlin College in 1888, AA'here he distinguished himself in the classics
and in athletics, he at once took a position witli the Crane Elevator
Company of Chicago; and Avhen that concern Avas consolidated Avith the
Otis Elevator Company he Avas made superintendent of Hie larger concern.
For a number of years he has been manager of the company's
Avorks at different places, and is IIOAV located at Buffalo. He married,
September 18, 1890, Ruth B. Hall, daughter of Judge Theodore and Lucy
M. Pierce Hall of Ashtabula, Ohio. Their only child, Julian Lounsbury
(born January 13, 1893. in Ashtabula), Avas graduated in 1915 from the
University of Illinois, among 1 lit* first in his class.
John Charles Lounsbury. ninlh child of Job and Anne Elizabeth
Fish, Avas born June 3, 1870. in ToAvnsend ToAvnship, Huron County,
Ohio. He attended the Oberlin Preparatory School in the Avinler and
spring of 1886; Avas assistant 1o the city civil engineer of Sandusky.
1886-88, and assistant engineer on location and const ruction of the railroad
from Sandusky to Bellevue (IIOAV part ol* the Pennsylvania Railroad
system) in 1891. He was graduated from the department of civil engineering
of Cornell University in 1892, and served as instructor in the
department 1892-93. At, Stanford University, in California, he Avas
assistant professor, 1893-98; associate professor, 1898-1909, and has
been professor of railroad engineering since 1909. He Avas resident
engineer. 1905-07, and division engineer, 1907-09. on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Raihvay (IIOAV NCAV York Central Railroad—line
Avest of Buffalo) on construction of the railroad from Franklin 1o Brookville,
Pennsylvania. He is author of "EartliAvork Haul and Overhaul,"
"Engineering Economies." and a number of other books and of papers
and articles on professional subjects. He is a member of the American
Society of Civil Engineers and of the American Raihvay Engineering
Association. lie has been president of the board of health or health
commissioner of Palo Alio, California, since 1901. He Avas married at
Laporte, Indiana. July 31. 1894, to Ethchvyn R. Slaght, daughter of
Nathaniel and Frances Wallace Slaght of Greenville. Michigan. Their
children are: Job (born at Palo Alto, October 9, 1895. died at Corsica,
Pennsylvania. November 6, 1907) ; Lounsbury Slaght (born at San Francisco.
December 30. 1899) : and Frances Cecilia (born at San Francisco.
February 3. 1901).
Anne Elizabeth, tenth child of Job and Anne Elizabeth Fish. Avas
born October 2. 1S72. in ToAvnsend ToAvnship, Huron Coiuily, Ohio. She
graduated at Oberlin College in 1895, and taught in a private school in
LakeAA'ood. NCAV Jersey. She Avas married June 22, 1899. to Dr. Charles
Francis McClure. who Avas horn April 29, 1872. Their children are: Albert
Nathaniel, born al LaGrange, Illinois, June 17. 1901: Mary Sophia.
born December 23. 1903. They have resided in LaGrange since 1900.
Albert Elias, eleventh and youngest child of Job and Anne Elizabeth