H. M. Totman &  W. E. Heiserman   

TOTMAN & HEISERMAN, builders of fine light buggies, Park Avenue, Meadville, came from Ohio to this city in 1883, embarking in their present business, turning out only first-class work of the best material. Their business this year is double that of last year, and they now employ nine men. They have spent their time at their business since boyhood. The senior member of the firm, H. M. Totman, was born in Connecticut in 1853, and is a son of A. C. and Martha (Atkins) Totman, of English and Scotch ancestry, the father a jeweler by trade. He received his education and in 1868 graduated at East Bloomfield Academy, New York. As he has been engaged for sixteen years as a carriage trimmer, and during that time has worked in some of the largest carriage manufactories in America, his experience eminently qualifies him for his department of the work. He was married in 1876 to Miss Belle Thompson, in Ohio. They have four children: Georgia, Norma, Juanita and Winnie. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. In politics Mr. Totman is a Republican. W. E. Heiserman is a native of Stark County, Ohio, born July 17, 1852, and is a son of Gideon and Rebecca (Smith) Heiserman, of German descent, parents of seven children, of whom our subject is second. He was educated in Paris, Ohio; has most of his life worked at wood finishing on carriages, and is a master workman. He was married in Ohio, in 1881, to Miss Belle Miller. They have one daughter—Araminta. They are members of the English Lutheran Church. In politics he is a Republican.

History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania: containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885, page 771

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