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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History of the City of Dayton
and
The Montgomery County, Ohio.
by Rev. A. W. Drury
1909
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ORION
E. BAKER, the popular and efficient cashier of the
Citizens Bank of Brookville, in which capacity he has served
since 1900, was born on a farm near Brookville, Montgomery
county, in 1870. His parents were John and Sarah (Limbert)
Baker, the former an agriculturist by occupation.
In pursuit of an education Orion E. Baker attended
the Brookville high school and subsequently further prepared
for a business career by a course of study in the Miami
Commercial College. He then accepted a position as
bookkeeper in a railroad auditor's office and was afterward
employed in the treasury department of the National Cash
Register Company for two years. In 1900 he came to
Brookville as the cashier of the Citizens Bank, which
position he has held continuously since, proving a most
capable, trustworthy and reliable official.
In 1892 Mr. Baker wedded Miss Flora
Overholser, of Brookville, a daughter of Jacob B. and
Eliza Overholser, her father being a blacksmith and
wagon and manufacturer by trade. By this union there
are three children: Lucile, Reba and John.
Mr. Baker gives his political allegiance to the
republican party and his fellow townsmen, recognizing his
worth and ability, have called him to various positions of
public trust. He served as township clerk for two
terms, was township treasurer for one term and for four
terms or eight years acted as village clerk. He is now
serving as president of the village board of public affairs
and is widely recognized as a most influential, progressive
and public-spirited citizen of the community.
Fraternally he is identified with the Masons, the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and
the United American Mechanics and has been secretary of the
local lodge of the two last named orders. His family
are affiliated with the United Brethren church and are well
known and highly esteemed throughout the locality in which
they reside
Source: The
History of the City of Dayton and Montgomery Co., Ohio by
Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol. II - Page 33 |
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C. H.
BREIDENBACH, M. D. Dr. C. H. Breidenbach,
engaged in the general practice of medicine and since 1899
acting as surgeon for the Dayton fire department, has given
undivided attention to his profession for more than a
decade. He was born in the city which is still his
home in 1867, and, as the name indicate, comes from German
lineage. His father, Daniel G. Breidenbach,
whose birth occurred in Germany, July 6, 1826, was a young
man of twenty years when he determined to make his home in
the new world, reaching Philadelphia on the 13th of May,
1846. Two months later he came to Dayton, where he
entered business life as a shoemaker and as he prospered in
the course of years he opened a retail shoe store and for a
long period was a prominent representative of mercantile
interests here. There came an interruption in his
commercial career, however, when in response to a call for
troops he served for one hundred days, joining the One
Hundred and Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and during
the period of his enlistment was stationed a Baltimore.
He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and also a
charter member of the German Pioneer Society. His
political allegiance was given to the democracy and from
1875 until 1881 he served as a member of the board of
education, while in 1883 he became assessor of his ward and
occupied that position for fourteen years. HE died Oct.
22, 1903, and his wife passed away Oct. 22, 1892. Both
were members of the German Evangelical church. Mrs.
Breidenbach bore the maiden name of Anna Trieschman
and was also a native of Germany. Their wedding was
celebrated in 1848 and was blessed with eleven children:
Elias, second vice president of American Federation of
Painters and Paper Hangers; Conrad, an organ
builder of Piqua, Ohio; Catherine, the wife of J.
W. Fouts, of West Alexandria, Ohio; Mary, who
became the wife of Lawrence died in March,
1894; J. W., a printer of Dayton; Emma, who
became the wife of P. M. Weaver, of Dayton, and died
in Dayton, Sept. 13, 1907; C. H.; Anna, the wife of
Samuel Monneman of Dayton; and three who died in
infancy.
Of this family, Dr. C. H. Breidenbach is the
youngest son and has made for himself an enviable position
as a medical practitioner in his native city. He
pursued his education in the public schools here and entered
business as an employe in the drug store of Dr. J. C.
Reeve, Jr. Later he took up the systematic study
of pharmacy and was graduated from the Philadelphia College
of Pharmacy in 1888. He then became a student in the
Miami Medical College of Cincinnati from which he was
graduated in April, 1898. Immediately afterward he
located for practice to Dayton, where he has since followed
his chosen calling. He was done excellent work as a
general practitioner and since 1899 he has acted as surgeon
for the Dayton fire department. He is also serving no
the staff of the Miami Valley Hospital and is recognized as
an able physician of wide general knowledge in all the
branches of his profession. He was formerly well known
as a prosperous druggist of the city, having in 1890
established a store at the corner of Fifth street and
Jefferson. He attained particular skill as a chemist
and his ability in that direction as well as his knowledge
of the various properties of drugs have constituted splendid
equipment for his medical practice. He is now serving
as first vice president of the Market Savings Bank of
Dayton.
On the 3d of April, 1893, Dr. Breidenbach was
married to Miss Anna Danner, a popular teacher, who
for seven years had been connected with the fifth district
school. They have two daughters, Isabel and Anna
Marie. Dr. and Mrs. Breidenbach hold membership in
St. John's Lutheran church and he belongs to the Masonic
fraternity, in which he has taken the degrees of the
Scottish Rite and the Mystic Shrine. He is also a
member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the
Knight of Pythias and the Patriotic Order of Sons of
America. His political allegiance is unfaltering given
to the republican party, which finds in him a stalwart
advocate. In professional lines he is connected with
the Montgomery County Medical Society, the Ohio State
Medical Society and the American Medical Association.
An interest in scientific research and broad
humanitarianism, as well as a commendable desire to achieve
financial success, are features in the professional work of
Dr. Breidenbach and are bringing him to the prominent
position in professional circles.
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and
Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol.
II - Page 502 |
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EDGAR H.
BRANDENBURG is one of the leading citizens of
Trotwood, and as a manufacturer of closed spring wagons is
recognized as a factor in the industrial development and
upbuilding of the community. A native of Ohio, his
birth occurred July 1, 1853, in Vandalia, his parents being
David and Rhoda (Hutchins) Brandenburg. The
family are old settlers of Ohio, the grandparents, Jacob
and Saloma Brandenburg, having removed to this state
from Frederick county, Maryland, while the land was still in
an uncultivated condition. Upon his arrival here
Jacob Brandenburg purchased the property upon which the
State Hospital now stands, which then consisted of one
hundred and sixty acres. Here, after clearing the
land, he built a cabin on the top of the hill for himself
and family. David Brandenburg, his son and the
father of our subject, was born in Butler township,
Montgomery county, on a farm. He was a carriage
manufacturer, having learned the trade under the direction
of a distant relative in Sulphur Grove, carried on his
business for about fifty years in Vandalia, Ohio.
Edgar H. Brandenburg received a good education
in the common schools of Vandalia and assisted in his
father's shop, where he acquired a thorough knowledge of the
business. He continued in his father's employ until
the year 1890, when he removed to Trotwood, Madison
township, where he established himself in the closed market
wagon manufacturing business in connection with
blacksmithing and general repair work. He has fully
realized the value of unremitting energy and perseverance,
and these have proven salient qualities in his success, for
he stands today as one of the most prominent and influential
citizens of Trotwood, while his business enterprise ranks
among the leading industries of the city.
Mr. Brandenburg was married Oct. 29, 1880, to
Caroline Jordon, a daughter of N. W. and Esther
(Scott) Jordon, the former a very prominent farmer of
Warren County, Ohio. Unto them were born three
children, all of whom are now deceased: Foster
and Hattie who died in infancy; and Blanch.
Mr. and Mrs. Brandenburg reside in a large two story
house adjacent to the factory.
Mr. Brandenburg is a member of the United
Brethren church, of which he was also a prominent member
while living in Vandalia. He has not allied himself
with any fraternal orders, preferring to devote his time and
attention entirely to his business affairs, which, properly
conducted, are proving a source of financial profit to him.
He does not, however, permit his business affairs to exclude
him from participation in those matters which are of vital
importance to the true citizen, for he is deeply interested
in all measures that tend toward the growth and development
of the city. In all of his business dealings his
honesty and integrity is unquestioned, and he commands the
respect and confidence of all who know him, while by reason
of his sterling worth and blameless life he has gathered
around him a large circle of warm friends.
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and
Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol.
II - Page 356 |
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JOHN R. BROWNELL
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and
Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 - Vol.
II - Page 12 |
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