John W. Grabiel
| John Willington Grabiel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 17, 1867 Rushsylvania, Logan County Ohio, USA |
| Died | April 13, 1928 (aged 61) Fayetteville Washington County, Arkansas |
| Residence |
(1) Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Alma mater |
Ohio Northern University |
| Occupation | Republican gubernatorial nominee, 1922 and 1924 |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Laura Hartman Grabiel (married 1892-1908, her death) |
| Children |
All from first marriage: |
(1) Bowling Green, Ohio
Ohio Northern University
Findlay College
(1) Laura Hartman Grabiel (married 1892-1908, her death)
All from first marriage:
Florence R. Ellis
Ruth R. Grabiel
John Kent Grabiel
John Willington Grabiel (March 17, 1867 - April 13, 1928), an Ohio native, was an attorney in Fayetteville, Arkansas, who was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1922 and 1924.
Grabiel was one of nine children born to John Grabiel (1815-1900), a farmer, and the former Sarah Downs Tharp (1834-1913) in the village of Rushsylvania, or Rushcreek Township, in Logan County in west central Ohio. His paternal grandfather, Jacob Grabiel, migrated to Ohio in 1812 from Pennsylvania. Earlier, Grabiel ancestors settled in 1635 in Virginia. The ancestor of the Virginia Grabiels had lived in Germany and was a Calvinist refugee from Switzerland. The Grabiels were active Presbyterians. The Tharps were a Virginia family too and were related to the Zanes, among the early pioneers of Ohio.
Educated in the common schools and Rushsylvania High School, Grabiel completed the liberal arts curriculum at the private Ohio Northern University in Ada in Hardin County, took a special course at the newly opened Findlay College in Findlay, Ohio, and completed a law course at Ohio State University in the capital city of Columbus. He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1900 and practiced in Bowling Green, Ohio, until 1912, when he relocated to Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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