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BIOGRAPHIES
 Source:
History of
Cincinnati and Hamilton Co., Ohio, Past & Present
- Illustrated -
Publ. Cincinnati, Ohio - S. B. Nelson & Co.,
Publishers -
1894
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DR.
ALOIS ZECKENDORF was born in Prague, Austria, Oct,
23, 1865, and is the second eldest of six children born to
Siegfried and Rosa Zeckendorf, both natives of
Austria, residing in Prague. Dr. Zeckendorf
received his primary education in the schools of Austria,
Germany, and Switzerland, and for five years attended the
University of Basel, from which institution he was graduated
with honors in 1888. In 1892 our subject came to
America, and was employed as chemist in the Fleischman
Distilling Company’s establishment in New York City.
In the fall of 1893 Dr. Zeckendorf removed to
Cincinnati, and is now engaged here as superintendent of the
malt house for the same company.
Source: History of
Cincinnati and Hamilton Co., Ohio, Past & Present -
Illustrated - Publ. Cincinnati, Ohio - S. B. Nelson & Co.,
Publishers - 1894 - Page 872 |
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WILLIAM P. ZELTNER,
artist and designer, was born in Cincinnati Aug. 11, 1869,
and is one of the three children born to Michael and
Margaret (Franck) Zeltner, the former a native of
Cincinnati, of German parentage, the latter of Cumberland,
Md., and of French descent. He was educated in the
public schools of his native city and the Art Academy, after
which he began his career as a designer for the Artistic
Glass Painting Company, remaining with them for two years,
and for three years with the Wells Glass and Decorative
Company, of Chicago. Returning to Cincinnati he engaged with
William Coulter & Son, Art Workers, Fifth and Sycamore
streets, where he is at the present time. He was
married, Apr. 5, 1893, to Miss Laura, daughter of
George and Rosa (Hagan) Weber, natives of Bavaria and
Cincinnati, respectively.
Source: History of
Cincinnati and Hamilton Co., Ohio, Past & Present -
Illustrated - Publ. Cincinnati, Ohio - S. B. Nelson & Co.,
Publishers - 1894 - Page 913 |
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EUGENE ZIMMERMAN,
vice-president of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Company, was born in Vicksburg, Miss., in December, 1845, a
son of Solomon and Hannah J. (Biggs) Zimmerman,
natives of Ohio and Mississippi, respectively, the former
being of Dutch extraction. His grandfather, who had
been a colonel in the regular army of Holland, emigrated to
New York in the early part of this century, and soon after
removed to Philadelphia. His father was a man in good
circumstances in Vicksburg and retained his business
relations there after removing to Clifton in 1856. Two
years after taking up his residence in that beautiful suburb
of Cincinnati he died, leaving a wife, who survived him but
three years, and three children. There was some
property, consisting of slaves and a foundry that the father
had operated, and a guardian was of course appointed for the
orphans, but he could not do much. The war came on,
the property was burned by the soldiery, and the slaves
joined in fighting for their freedom. The outcome of
the matter was that at the age of sixteen the subject of
this sketch was informed that everything had been destroyed
or otherwise plundered, and that he would have to look out
for himself.
As may be imagined, the information that came to the
student at Gambier was not of a comforting nature. He
had been sent to Cincinnati at the age of thirteen to attend
Farmers’ College at College Hill, and later he went to
Gambier to prepare for Kenyon College, but his college
career was never entered upon. When the news of the
misfortunes that had befallen the little patrimony reached
Gambier, several of the boys were making preparations to
join the army. The fever was catching, and in less
time than it takes to tell it Eugene made up his mind
to “go along.” He bad no money, but this did not deter
him from going to the front. He bad been told that, be
would not get another penny, at least for a time, so with
all his belongings and his capital in his pocket be set out
for Cincinnati, walking part of the way from Gambier.
He bad but fifty cents when be left Gambier, but by careful
husbandry be managed to traverse the long and weary way to
the Queen City. He met his guardian, made application
to join the navy, and was refused on account of his youth,
but later, accompanied by his guardian, be made a second
application, this time with success. Joining the navy,
however, was not all a mere mechanical business. The
youthful soldier saw advancement ahead, and it did not take
him long to discover that be could get promotion if be could
pass an examination. Fresh from school, be resolved to
try, and in a week startled the old tars by donning the
shoulder straps and sailing out as a master mate. This
appointment be secured through the result of his
examination. Admiral Porter was about
this time in front of Vicksburg, and thither the young
volunteer was sent, and in a few short weeks was
industriously engaged in shelling his old home.
It might be well to explain why Mr. Zimmerman
took the Northern side in the great contest, when his father
was a former resident of Vicksburg, and be was Southern
born. It is sufficient to state that his father came
from Ohio, and though a slave owner was a Northern man in
sentiment. Had Mr. Zimmerman’s father
lived be would have undoubtedly joined the Northern cause;
be was a free man fox all that word was worth in those days.
The first engagement was with a guerilla party. It was
followed by an expedition up the Yazoo river. The
stream bad been blockaded with torpedoes, and Master-mate
Zimmerman was dispatched with a boat and crew to clear
up the path for the steamer. Here the youthful soldier
came near losing his life, as the boat struck a torpedo,
that exploded, tearing the frail craft to atoms and killing
several of the men. Mr. Zimmerman was
thrown into the river but was rescued. This was in
1862, when be was in his seventeenth year. The
expedition ended by the attack on Haynes Bluff. The
next engagement was the capture of Arkansas Post. The
charge on the fort was successfully made, and for gallant
conduct Mr. Zimmerman was promoted to ensign.
Next followed the St. Charles and Duvall’s Bluffs engagement
on White river; then the siege at Vicksburg. The fleet
was divided, and Mr. Zimmerman was placed in
command of a mortar boat that went up the Yazoo river; the
orders were to get to the bead of Yazoo river if possible,
but the expedition did not come out as successfully as could
be wished, and the mortar boat fell back and took part in
the Fort Pemberton engagement. Then be returned to
Vicksburg, running the blockade in April. He
participated in the Grand Gulf engagement in May, 1863, and
also assisted in the attack on Vicksburg, which was captured
July 4, following. For gallant behavior at various
times Mr. Zimmerman was again promoted, this
time being made acting master and executive officer of the
U. S. S. “Ouachita.” This position placed him next the
commanding officer, and was a great distinction for a lad of
eighteen. The Red river expedition, so famous in
history, next engrossed attention, during which Mr.
Zimmerman engaged in the attack on Fort DeRussy.
He was also in the Black and Ouachita river expeditions, and
assisted in the capture of Trinity and Harrodsburg.
The rebel ram “Webb ” was one of the prizes captured about
this time, and later the rebel ram “Missouri” suffered the
same fate. About this time the war drew to a close,
but not before Mr. Zimmerman bad been promoted
to the position of volunteer lieutenant, in command of the
“Ouachita.” He was still in command of the vessel when
be resigned from the navy.
The war ended, Mr. Zimmerman resigned his
place and was honorably discharged. He was not yet
twenty, but be bad risen from the ranks to the command of a
ship, and he enjoyed then, and to-day enjoys, the
distinction of being the youngest officer of his rank in the
United States Navy. This is an enviable distinction.
Some time after the war he was au officer and one of the
organizers of the Zouave Battalion, which later became the
Ohio National Guard. With nearly all his navy pay in
his pocket, Mr. Zimmerman returned to
Cincinnati, and looked about for something to do. A
gentleman at Hamilton, Ohio, made an offer of a partnership
in a planing-mill and lumberyard, which was accepted, and
for some time this industry was followed. In 1870 came
the beginning of the oil business. Mr.
Zimmerman was a partner, and subsequently traveled
considerably for his firm. Here he made money, and
finally sold out to the Standard Oil Company, retaining,
however, a considerable interest, which is very valuable.
Railroad construction next engaged the attention of the
energetic young business man, then about thirty years of
age. He built a railroad to a coal field in Kentucky,
and sold the road to C. P. Huntingdon. The
transaction was a fortunate one, and it was followed by an
engagement with Mr. Huntingdon to look after
considerable interests of the capitalist in this region,
railroad interests being the chief matters for concern, and
the C. & O. bridge another. Various other interests
crowded to the front, and Mr. Zimmerman became
known as one of the leading lights in the financial and
railroad world. He interested himself in coal fields,
and became an operator, which he still is.
A very interesting period in Mr. Zimmerman’s
life must always be his connection with the C. H. & D. R. R.
After becoming a director, he, with others, worked out a
reorganization of the road, the aggressive policy then begun
has been ever since pursued, and the C. H. & D. railroad
stands as a solid pillar in the stock world. It is
said that Mr. Zimmerman’s interest in the C.
H. & D. alone reaches nearly a million dollars. He is
also largely interested in the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
railroad, and the Chesapeake & Nashville railroad; the last
named of which he built, besides several other railroads.
In the recent acquisition by several of the chief owners of
the C. H. & D., of the C. N. O. & T. P. R. R. and Alabama &
Great Southern he took a prominent part, and is one of the
largest stockholders. Mr. Zimmerman is
largely interested in railroads in the South, and is
president of the Chesapeake & Nashville. He is a large
stockholder in the Standard Oil Company. This was just
after the close of the war, and then it was that he laid the
foundation of his great wealth. As a partner in the
Standard Oil Company he started with a limited amount of
money, but his connection with the institution has much to
do with its marvelous success. When he retired from
active management in the Company, his financial genius and
persistent toil had already born luscious fruit. It
does not fall to the lot of every man to make a fortune, and
even young men with a competency to start with seldom
achieve a position they can be proud of; yet here is a man
whose unsupported efforts have made him a millionaire.
With no one to aid him, and with discouragements in early
life that would wreck all but the invincible, he toiled
forward and upward till his name is synonymous with wealth
and honor. His railroad interests alone undoubtedly
aggregate more than a million, while he is besides the
largest owner of coal fields in the State of Ohio. His
recent acquisition of the Cincinnati Southern railroad was
as startling and unexpected as any of the deeds of
Napoleon Bonaparte, and capitalists here and in
other cities are still nonplussed at the remarkable tact
displayed in the transaction.
Mr. Zimmerman was married, in 1876, to
Miss Marietta A. Evans, daughter of Abraham and
Elizabeth M. (McKensie) Evans, of Urbana, Ohio.
Mrs. Zimmerman died in 1881, leaving one child,
Helena. Laying aside business and looking at Mr.
Zimmerman as a man of the world, it can be stated
that, while he enjoys life, he is not after the many petty
honors that engross most of the time of the average citizen.
He never held an office, and was never in politics.
Some years ago he was nominated for the Legislature, but
declined to accept. He is a thirty-second degree
Mason, an Odd Fellow, and, as a matter of course, is a
member of the Loyal Legion by reason of his naval service.
Personally Mr. Zimmerman is easy to approach.
He wears his honors lightly, and disregards no man, however
humble. He is a traveler of considerable note, having
made excursions through Europe and Africa, and he has also
invaded many of the remote parts of the world. He
works systematically, and retains the reputation he acquired
in the navy, that of a rigid disciplinarian, and a believer
in hard work. Mr. Zimmerman is a
vestryman in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. He has a
tine residence in Mount Auburn, and has surrounded himself
with elegance and beauty.
Source: History of
Cincinnati and Hamilton Co., Ohio, Past & Present -
Illustrated - Publ. Cincinnati, Ohio - S. B. Nelson & Co.,
Publishers - 1894 - Page 790 |
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E. GUSTAV ZINKE,
physician and surgeon, office and residence No. 85 Garfield
place, Cincinnati, was born in Spremberg, Province of
Brandenburg, Germany, May 29, 1846, a son of Earnest W.
and Amelia (Martin) Zinke, the former of whom, who was a
boot and shoe merchant, died in 1874, at Goerlitz, Silesia,
Germany, aged fifty-nine; the latter died in the same place
aged seventy-three, in 1894. Our subject is the second
in a family of seven children, five of whom are living.
He was educated in the common schools of Goerlitz, and when
sixteen years of age entered the Prussian navy, serving his
country for eight years, and during this service he had an
opportunity of visiting all the important ports of the old
and new world. He was several times promoted.
One of his ships took part in the opening exercises of the
Suez Canal, November 29, 1869, and shortly after went to
South America, where some of the crew contracted yellow
fever, in consequence of which the vessel was at once
ordered north. While off the coast of the United
States, our subject decided to take “French leave,” and
carried out his desire soon after his ship arrived in New
York. He proceeded at once to Virden, Ill., where he
spent two years working on a farm, attending school and
teaching German. In 1872, he began the study of medicine
under Dr. Jones, a homeopathist of Girard, Ill.
Six months later he entered the office of a regular
physician, Dr. J. R. Mitchell, of the same town.
He matriculated at the Medical College of Ohio in the fall
of 1878, graduated in the spring of 1875, and at once
entered upon the practice of his profession in Cincinnati.
He never severed his connection with his alma mater, and
served consecutively this time-honored institution, first in
the capacity of assistant to the chair of ophthalmology and
otology, under Prof. W. W. Seely, as prosector to the
chair of anatomy under Prof. P. S. Conner, and as
assistant to the chair of obstetrics and gynecology.
When the occupant of that chair, Prof. C. D. Palmer,
met with a serious accident which disabled him for months,
Dr. Zinke was called upon to fill the temporary
vacancy. Upon the return of Dr. Palmer
to his duties, as a reward for his services Dr.
Zinke was appointed adjunct professor of obstetrics and
clinical midwifery, an office created especially for him,
and which he still holds. Soon after, Dr.
Zinke successfully inaugurated the outdoor obstetrical
clinic, of the Medical College of Ohio, and, under his
energetic efforts and skillful management, this clinic
became one of the most important of the college. Dr.
Zinke also lent his time and experience to organizing
and establishing, in Cincinnati, the German Protestant
Hospital, becoming a member of its board, of managers and
president of its medical staff. He is in charge of the
wards devoted to diseases of women and midwifery in this
institution. He is also consulting gynecologist to the
Presbyterian Hospital and Woman’s Medical College; president
of the Cincinnati Academy of Medicine; a member of the
Cincinnati Obstetrical Society, of which he was president
(1885); a member of the American Medical Association; the
British Gynaecological Association; the Ohio State Medical
Society, etc.
In spite of the duties of a large practice, Dr.
Zinke has found time to do considerable literary work
for the medical press of this country, and among the more
important of his contributions we mention: “Treatment of
Diphtheria by Quinia Inhalation;” “Emmet’s Operation: When
shall it, and when shall it not, be performed?” “ The use of
Chloroform during Labor; ” “The Treatment of Hemorrhoids by
Carbolic Acid Injections;” “ Puerperal Fever and the Early
Employment of Antiseptic Vaginal Injections;” “ Gastro-Elytrotomy
and the Porro Operation vs. The Saenger Method of Performing
Cesarean Section;” “Cesarean Section, with report of a Case,
and a full Description of the Saenger Operation;” “Varieties
and Causes of Extra Uterine Pregnancy,” and others.
Dr. Zinke performed, January, 1893, the first
successful Cesarean section for Cincinnati, saving both
mother and child; in May of the same year, he performed the
first “Symphyseotomy” in the State of Ohio, also saving both
lives. Dr. Zinke was united in marriage
Mar. 26, 1879, with Miss Clara Von
Seggern, eldest daughter of Chris Von Seggern, a
well-known attorney of Cincinnati, and to this marriage two
children have been born: Stanley G. , born Aug. 25,
1880, and Edna A., born Nov. 29, 1883. In 1891
Dr. Zinke with his family went abroad for six
months, visiting Paris, Vienna, Breslau, Berlin, London and
Birmingham, and on his return purchased his present elegant
residence at No. 85 Garfield place. Dr.
Zinke and wife are members of the St. John’s Lutheran
Church. The Doctor is a thirty-second degree Mason;
politically he is a stalwart Republican.
Source: History of
Cincinnati and Hamilton Co., Ohio, Past & Present -
Illustrated - Publ. Cincinnati, Ohio - S. B. Nelson & Co.,
Publishers - 1894 - Page 667 |
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