Excerpt from Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, Volume 2:

For a quarter of a century Elmore Judson Swerer has been a factor in the business circles of the capital city, where he is now well known as manager of the Ohio State Savings & Loan Association. The family of which he is a member is probably of German origin, and early representatives of the name removed from New Jersey to Ohio, where they located in pioneer times. As early as 1800 the family was known in this state. Three years passed before the state was admitted into the Union and for some years thereafter many evidences of frontier life were extant here, the Indian population far exceeding the number of white settlers, and the great forest tracts were yet covered with a native growth of trees which gave shelter not only to the red men bui to many wild animals. The great-grandfather and grandfather of Mr. Swerer were residents of Preble county, Ohio, and took an active and helpful part in converting the region into a district of improvement containing all the elements of an advanced civilization.

Lewis C. Swerer, the father, was born in Preble county, Ohio, and devoted his life to the practice of law, becoming a well known attorney. He was also a veteran of the Civil war, serving with the Fifth Ohio Cavalry in the rank of first lieutenant. He was very active in his military experiences, participating in many of the hotly contested battles, long marches and hard campaigns in Mississippi and other southern states. For a number of years he resided in Missouri and was a prominent participant in the political circles of that state. Ilis death occurred in 1881, while his widow still resides in Columbus. Mrs. Swerer bore the maiden name of Teresa Jaqua and was a representative of an old Huguenot family of France, who left their native country at the time of the expulsion of all who followed that religious faith. Coming to America the family was represented in the colonial army during the Revolutionary war, and a monument erected in Pennsylvania which commemorates its Revolutionary soldiers contains the names of several of the Jaqua family. To this family also belonged ex-Governor Gray, of Indiana, who was an uncle of E. J. Swerer. He was very prominent in diplomatic circles and died in the city of Mexico during the administration of President Cleveland.

Elmore J. Swerer was born on a farm near New Paris, in Preble county, Ohio, 4 Feb 1861, and when a lad of eight years accompanied his parents on their removal to Mexico, Missouri, in 1869. There he was educated as a student in the public and high schools, pursuing his studies to the age of fifteen years, when he started out in business life on his own account, securing the position of assistant cashier in a large mercantile house at Mexico. Missouri. He applied himself diligently to the mastery of the duties that devolved upon him and was successively promoted through various positions, eventually becoming cashier. He has been a resident of Columbus since 1883 and was employed as bookkeeper by various concerns until 1891 when, believing that he saw an opportunity for the establishment of a successful business enterprise, he organized the Ohio State Savings & Loan Association, of which he became the manager. He has continued as manager, and under his guidance the business of the company has assumed mammoth proportions, now being in what is known as the two million dollar list. There are six hundred and forty ilssociations of this kind in the state, of which twenty-five are controlling a business amounting to over two million dollars. The Ohio State Savings & Loan Association is a leader in modern methods and is ready always to adopt any new and feasible ideas that promise a successful outcome. This company makes loans to buy and build homes in Columbus, Ohio, and has a remarkable record for the safety of its investments. The business has passed through two general financial panies and yet has continued on its way in a steady progression which has made the Ohio State Savings & Loan Association one of the strongest organizations of this character in the Buckeye state.

In 1895 Mr. Swerer was married to Miss Ora Zinn, of Franklin county. and they are now the parents of two daughters and a son: Maud, Marie and Elmore J. Mr. Swerer belongs to the Ohio Club and to various Masonic bodies. He is also ex-president of the Franklin County Building & Loan League and a member of the executive committee of the State Building & Loan Association League. He is likewise one of the original members of the old Jackson Club, and his interests embrace a connection with various measures and movements which have for their object the welfare of the city and the progress of the state at large. He is a man of broad mind and public spirit who ranks today not only with the successful business men but also with the leading and valued citizens of Columbus.

References:
• 1909 William Alexander Taylor: Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, Volume 2: https://books.google.com/books?id=RzoVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA764 .
• 2022 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVDC-9MS .
• 2022 Braffett descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/BraffittDescendants.txt .

Excerpt from Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, Volume 2:

For a quarter of a century Elmore Judson Swerer has been a factor in the business circles of the capital city, where he is now well known as manager of the Ohio State Savings & Loan Association. The family of which he is a member is probably of German origin, and early representatives of the name removed from New Jersey to Ohio, where they located in pioneer times. As early as 1800 the family was known in this state. Three years passed before the state was admitted into the Union and for some years thereafter many evidences of frontier life were extant here, the Indian population far exceeding the number of white settlers, and the great forest tracts were yet covered with a native growth of trees which gave shelter not only to the red men bui to many wild animals. The great-grandfather and grandfather of Mr. Swerer were residents of Preble county, Ohio, and took an active and helpful part in converting the region into a district of improvement containing all the elements of an advanced civilization.

Lewis C. Swerer, the father, was born in Preble county, Ohio, and devoted his life to the practice of law, becoming a well known attorney. He was also a veteran of the Civil war, serving with the Fifth Ohio Cavalry in the rank of first lieutenant. He was very active in his military experiences, participating in many of the hotly contested battles, long marches and hard campaigns in Mississippi and other southern states. For a number of years he resided in Missouri and was a prominent participant in the political circles of that state. Ilis death occurred in 1881, while his widow still resides in Columbus. Mrs. Swerer bore the maiden name of Teresa Jaqua and was a representative of an old Huguenot family of France, who left their native country at the time of the expulsion of all who followed that religious faith. Coming to America the family was represented in the colonial army during the Revolutionary war, and a monument erected in Pennsylvania which commemorates its Revolutionary soldiers contains the names of several of the Jaqua family. To this family also belonged ex-Governor Gray, of Indiana, who was an uncle of E. J. Swerer. He was very prominent in diplomatic circles and died in the city of Mexico during the administration of President Cleveland.

Elmore J. Swerer was born on a farm near New Paris, in Preble county, Ohio, 4 Feb 1861, and when a lad of eight years accompanied his parents on their removal to Mexico, Missouri, in 1869. There he was educated as a student in the public and high schools, pursuing his studies to the age of fifteen years, when he started out in business life on his own account, securing the position of assistant cashier in a large mercantile house at Mexico. Missouri. He applied himself diligently to the mastery of the duties that devolved upon him and was successively promoted through various positions, eventually becoming cashier. He has been a resident of Columbus since 1883 and was employed as bookkeeper by various concerns until 1891 when, believing that he saw an opportunity for the establishment of a successful business enterprise, he organized the Ohio State Savings & Loan Association, of which he became the manager. He has continued as manager, and under his guidance the business of the company has assumed mammoth proportions, now being in what is known as the two million dollar list. There are six hundred and forty ilssociations of this kind in the state, of which twenty-five are controlling a business amounting to over two million dollars. The Ohio State Savings & Loan Association is a leader in modern methods and is ready always to adopt any new and feasible ideas that promise a successful outcome. This company makes loans to buy and build homes in Columbus, Ohio, and has a remarkable record for the safety of its investments. The business has passed through two general financial panies and yet has continued on its way in a steady progression which has made the Ohio State Savings & Loan Association one of the strongest organizations of this character in the Buckeye state.

In 1895 Mr. Swerer was married to Miss Ora Zinn, of Franklin county. and they are now the parents of two daughters and a son: Maud, Marie and Elmore J. Mr. Swerer belongs to the Ohio Club and to various Masonic bodies. He is also ex-president of the Franklin County Building & Loan League and a member of the executive committee of the State Building & Loan Association League. He is likewise one of the original members of the old Jackson Club, and his interests embrace a connection with various measures and movements which have for their object the welfare of the city and the progress of the state at large. He is a man of broad mind and public spirit who ranks today not only with the successful business men but also with the leading and valued citizens of Columbus.

References:
• 1909 William Alexander Taylor: Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, Volume 2: https://books.google.com/books?id=RzoVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA764 .
• 2022 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVDC-9MS .
• 2022 Braffett descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/BraffittDescendants.txt .

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