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Born 1850
From History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio (1909), Centennial portrait and biographical record of the city of Dayton and of Montgomery County, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with the biographi (1897)
HNDREW PLOCHER, proprietor of the City Forge & Iron works, at 25 South Wyandot street, is a native of the kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany, was born on the 19th of June, 1850, and is a son of John and Anna M. (Zeller) Plocher. The father passed his entire life in the fatherland, while the mother subsequently came to America and passed her declining years with her children, her death having oc-; curred in Dayton, in the year 1882. John and, Anna Plocher were the parents of six children, viz: John, a resident of Miamisburg, Ohio,: where he is engaged in contracting and build-, ing; Andrew, the immediate subject of this re-: view; Christian W., who is engaged in the bot-, thing business at Elyria, this state; Caroline, the widow of John Bitzer, of Crestline, Ohio; Lena, the wife of Jacob Holker, of the same place; and Jacob, whose present residence is not known to the other members of the family.
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The father, who was prominently engaged in business as a grain dealer in his native land, died at the age of forty-nine years. He was a zealous and consistent member of the Lutheran church, and was honored for his ability and sterling worth of character.
Andrew Plocher passed the first seventeen years of his life in the land of his nativity, receiving his educational training in the excellent schools of Germany, and familiarizing himself with practical business affairs as an assistant of his father. At the age of seventeen years he emigrated to America, and soon after his arrival here made his way to Dayton, which has ever since been his home. For about eighteen months he found employment on a farm, after which he learned the blacksmith’s trade, with which line of work, or that of a like nature, he has ever since been identified. In 1895 he established his present enterprise. The products of the establishment include 1 varied kinds of light and heavy forgings, and in the well equipped works are also manufactured wrought-iron fence, railings, etc., of the I most artistic design and superior construction, the output finding sale throughout a wide territory contiguous to Dayton. The mechanical {equipment is of the most modern and approved sort, so that the work of manufacture is facilitated in every possible way. The superior (workmanship and thorough reliability of products have given the business a marked imipetus frorp its inception. Mr. Plocher is himself an expert mechanic, and he maintains a 'personal direction and supervision of all details of the business. His character is one (which commands the respect and esteem of all with whom he has dealings, and he is known as one of the alert and progressive business men of the city, and as one whose success is lithe just reward of well-directed efforts and unflagging perseverance. Aside from the City jForge & Iron works Mr. Plocher has other considerable financial interests. He is the owner of much valuable realty in Dayton, and has erected two excellent dwelling houses beside his shops.
Mr. Plocher is a member of the democratic party, while his fraternal relations are with Humboldt lodge, No. 58, Knights of Pythias, and with the Deutschen Ordens der Harugari, in which latter order he was one of the organizers of the local body, Victoria lodge, No 67.
In the year 1874 Mr. Plocher married Miss Eva Barnhardt, who was born in Wurtemberg, on the 6th of June, 1852, the daughter of John and Lenah Barnhardt. They have three children— John and Carroll, both of whom are employed in their father’s establishment, and Flora, who is still at home. The family attend the Lutheran church, and their home is located at No. 1806 East Fifth street.
As printed in Centennial portrait and biographical record of the city of Dayton and of Montgomery County, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with the biographi (1897). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
ANDREW PLOCHER.
Andrew Plocher, proprietor of the City Forge & Iron Works and thus actively associated with the industrial interests of Dayton, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, June 19, 1850. He came to America in 1868, when a young man of eighteen years, and at once took up his above in Montgomery county, Ohio, being employed for two years on a farm in the vicinity of Miamisburg. He felt, however, that city life was preferable and removed to Dayton, where he worked at the blacksmith’s trade, which he had learned in his native land. He was thus employed until 1894, when his laudable ambition prompted him to engage in business on his own account and he opened a shop. From the beginning the enterprise was successful and gradually he extended his interests in the development of the enterprise of which he is now proprietor. The City Forge & Iron Works constitutes one of the important industries of Dayton. He has occupied his present quarters since 1900 and the constant ring of the iron is proof of the amount of business which is here carried on. His patronage has continually increased in volume and importance until his business is today one of the extensive concerns of this character in Dayton.
In 1874 Mr. Plocher was united in marriage in Dayton to Miss Eva Bernhard and unto them have been born three children, namely: John A., who wedded Miss Bertha Lastner; Carl A., who married Miss Amanda Buehner; and Flora L., who wedded Leonidas Miller.
In his social relations Mr. Plocher is a Mason, belonging to the lodge and the council and he is also connected with the Knights of Pythias. He was reared in the Lutheran faith and he gives his political allegiance to the democracy. Lie has never had occasion to regret his determination to come to the United States, for the business opportunities which he sought were here found and m their improvement he has made substantial financial advance. His work has brought to him the merited reward of labor and his life record might well serve as a source of encouragement and inspiration to others, showing what may be accomplished when one has the will to dare and to do.
As printed in History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio (1909). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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