George Francis Houck
George Francis Houck was Chancellor of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. He also wrote Volume One of the 1903 A History of Catholicity in Northern Ohio and the Diocese of Cleveland from 1749 to December 31, 1900. An overview history of Roman Catholicism in northern Ohio. Beginning with Catholic missions in the American frontier of the Ohio Country, one of the first settled parts of the Midwestern United States, and concluding with a history of the Cleveland diocese through the end of the 19th century.
Houck was bornJuly 1847 in Tiffin, Ohio. His parents were John and Odile Houck. They were natives of Germany. His father immigrated to this country from the Grand Duchy of Baden when he was four years old his mother when she was ten years old. They were marriedFebruary 1846. For forty years John Houck was a shoe merchant in Tiffin. For two years, when Houck was eighteen years old and his father was sick, Houck took complete charge of the business.
Source: Wikipedia