Almon C. Routh

Almond Cooke Routh (often recorded as Almon C. Routh, 1882–1969) was a prominent businessman and resident of Logansport, Indiana, best known for his leadership in the local ice cream and dairy industry with the Ray-O-Roth / Routh dairy operations.

Background and Life

Born in 1882; passed away in 1969.

Lived and worked in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.

Active in local commerce and registered in the area through the 20th-century census and historical community records.

Almond C. Routh was an inventor from Sandusky, Ohio, who patented several pioneering mechanical systems and processing apparatuses between the 1930s and 1950s, primarily focused on the industrial manufacturing of ice cream, confections, and food-processing equipment.

Key Patents by Almond C. Routh
* Ice Cream Manufacturing Apparatus (US2067683A) – Filed in December 1935, granted in January 1937: Early machinery improvements for processing frozen treats.
* Material Processing Method and Apparatus (US2211387A) – Filed in May 1937, granted in August 1940: Systems aimed at continuous preparation and uniform consistency in food mixtures
* Apparatus for Making Bars of Ice Cream or the like (US2188418A) – Filed in July 1936, granted in January 1940: Production line methodology for shaped frozen confections.
* Method and Apparatus for Making Flavored Confections (US2344901A) – Filed in April 1940, granted in March 1944: Specialized injection/mixing mechanisms for flavor distribution.
* Apparatus for Making Flavored Confections (US2389084A) – Filed in September 1943, granted in November 1945: Advanced configurations for flavoring integration during production.
* Apparatus for Making Variegated Ice Creams and Like Substances (US2722177A) – Filed in February 1951, granted in November 1955: landmark patent detailing the "variegator" apparatus used to create ribboned or marbleized ice cream (such as chocolate fudge or strawberry swirls blended into vanilla base)

Almon C. (Almond Cooke) Routh Birth 19 Aug 1882 Logansport, Cass, Indiana Death 21 Mar 1969 Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida Burial Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Fort Myers, Lee County, Floridson of William Culberson Routh and Sarah Amanda Taylor

By 1918-1918 when he registered for the World War I draft he was living at 1308 Campbell Street Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio and was the Superintendent at the Sandusky Packing Plant
The original Sandusky Packing Co. was founded in 1919 by W.C. Routh in Sandusky, Ohio, later becoming the J.H. Routh Packing Co. (makers of Daisyfield pork products).
Meat Processing HistoryFounding:
Established in 1919 as the Sandusky Packing Company.
Name Change: Changed to J.H. Routh Packing Co. in 1942; transitioned its brand name to Daisyfield pork.
Location: Operated a major pork processing plant at 4413 W. Bogart Road in Sandusky, Ohio.
Current Status: The historic packing facility was sold and operates under HK Cooperative (J.H. Routh Packing Co.)

ALMOND C. ROUTH Funeral service for Almond C. Routh, 86, of Sandusky, Ohio will be today at 3:30 p.m. at Leo W. Engelhardt Funeral Home with Rev. John Williams officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gar. dens Cemetery. --News-Press (Fort, Myers, Flordia)Mon, Mar 24, 1969 ·Page 2

married 12 Jun 1906 Cass County, Indiana Florence Blanche Closson Birth 11 Nov 1882 Logansport, Cass County, Indiana Death 21 Jan 1971 Lee County, Florida Burial Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida daughter of Edgar Dwight Closson and Margaret Matilda Archer

Blanche C. Routh was survived by her son, Almond Cooke Routh, Jr. of Huron, OH and a daughter, Mrs. Fred Snider of Fort Myers Beach, FL. Arrangements by Leo W. Engelhardt Funeral Home. Burial in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. (Fort Myers News-Press, 1/23/71)

Logansport Native Expires In Florida
Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche Closson Routh, 88, Fort Myers,- Fla., a Logansport native, were held in Fort Myers.

She had resided in Sandusky, Ohio, for more than 50 years before moving to Florida.

Her husband, A. C. Routh, died in 1969.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Fred F. Snider, Fort Myers Beach; one son, A. C. Routh, Sandusky; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. - The Pharos-Tribune Thu, Jan 28, 1971 ·Page 2

Children:

Mildred Closson Routh 1907–1972

Infant daughter Birth 20 Nov 1909 Indiana Death Date 25 Nov 1909 Logansport, Cass County Indiana

Almond C Routh Jr Birth 28 May 1911 Logans[prt. Cass County, Indiana Death 25 Jan 1983 Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio married 17 Sep 1932 Scarsdale, New York Helen Eliabeth McMillan Birth 18 Sep 1911 New York City, New York Death 20 Feb 2010 Essex, Connecticut daughter of Clarence McMillan and Mayme Howard Flaacke Children: Donald Routh Alan Routh Candace Routh