BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO

"History of the Upper Ohio Valley" Vol. II, 1890.

Presented by Linda Fluharty from hard copies provided
by Mary Staley & Phyllis Slater.


Pages 530-531

HENRY FLOTO, president of the Northwood Glass company, of Martin's Ferry,
was born in Brunswick, Germany, in 1839. He is the son of Lewis and Caroline
(Frohme) Floto, natives of Germany. The father, who died in 1850, was a
shoemaker by trade, and also engaged in farming. The mother is still living
in Germany. Henry Floto received a limited education in Germany and learned
the craft of a glass-blower, at which he was engaged until he came to the
United States in 1863. He found employment at Steubenville about one year,
then worked at McKee's Glass works at Pittsburgh, afterward at various
places, and in 1866 came to Martin's Ferry and entered the employment of
Sweeney & McCluny. Soon afterward he and his brother purchased the bakery
establishment of J. Ensley, and this he still conducts. He is also a
stockholder and president of the Northwood Glass company. He has been
highly successful in business, and is one of the most enterprising men
of the town. No less than thirteen residences and other buildings have
been erected by him in Martin's Ferry, and he is active in the public
interests. Mr. Floto also owns large tracts of land in Tennessee. He was
married in 1866 to Margaret Roller, of Steubenvile, and nine children
have been born to them: George, Hattie, Frank, Henry, Christian, Emma,
William, Minnie (deceased), and Charles. He is a member of the Lutheran,
and his wife of the Catholic, church.