Joseph Arnold Shriver
Joseph Arnold Shriver belongs to an old German family which can be traced to 1688 at Altenbom, Germany. The family came to America prior to the Revolution; and David Shriver, an ancestor, before the opening of that war and for a period of thirty years, was a member of the Legislature. As such he rendered distinguished services in behalf of the patriots. Admiral Schley is identified with the family in the female line. Joseph Mitchell Shriver, father of our subject, was born June 18, 1816. His mother, Catherine Cuppel. daughter of Daniel Cuppel. was born April 30, 1815, at Decatur, Ohio. His grandfather, Petter Shriver, was born March 6. 1766, in Pennsylvania. His grandfather. Lading Shriver, was born October 14, 1709, at Altenbom, Germany. There have been many distinguished members of the family in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Our subject was born July 27, 1853, at Manchester, Ohio. He was educated in the common schools of Adams County until he was seventeen years of age, when he began to learn the tinner's trade with his father. He followed that until 1898, when he sold out to Charles Prather. Since then he has been a dealer in real estate. On May 9, 1876, he married Miss Mary I. Vandeventer, of Versailles, Ills. He has one child, a daughter Minnie, wife of Granville Boyer, telegraph operator at Manchester. They have one child, Burnace Boyer, a son, aged fifteen months.
If there is any one thing Mr. Shriver is noted for, it is for his devotion to the principles and success of the Republican party. For more than twenty vears he has been one of the leaders of the county. He has been a Committeeman of his township for many years, and has often been County Committeeman. He has many times been delegate to the County and District conventions of his party, and in these has been conspicuous for his work. He conducted the campaign in his county when President McKinley was first elected Governor of Ohio, and his party was successful in the county. In 1896, he was Sergeant-at-arms of the National Republican Convention at St. Louis. On April 18, 1900, Mr. Shriver was nominated by the Republican Congressional Convention of the Tenth Congressional District for presidential elector.
In business. Mr. Shriver was noted for his industry, honesty of purpose, and strict integrity. He is regarded as progressive and energetic. He has been President of the Manchester Stove Works and Treasurer of the Manchester Fair Association. He is well esteemed by his neighbors, and is regarded as reliable in all the undertakes. He has done as much for his party as any member of it in the county.
From "History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time" - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900