Surnames: Adrian, Greter, Schulze, Williamson, Brinkema From Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919: on page 5 Adam Adrion. In the period of more than a quarter of a century, the grocery business owned by Adam Adrion, at Ninth street and Yankee road, Middletown, has grown into what is considered one of the community's commercial necessities. The proprietor of this establishment, now one of the leading and successful men of the community, has built up the business from modest proportions, and has had the necessity of making his own way in the world, having arrived in this city with little save his ambition and his knowledge of a useful trade. He was born in 1857, in Germany, and was but fifteen years of age, a youth with a common school education, when he arrived in the United States. His first place of residence was at Indianapolis, Ind., where he learned the blacksmith business and resided for about three years, then coming to Middletown, which has continued to be his home. For three years after his arrival at Middletown, he worked in the blacksmith shop of Charles Greter, and after! leaving his employ was associated for eleven years with Martin Sheets. It had always been Mr. Adrion's ambition to become proprietor of a business of his own, and when he left Mr. Sheets it was to embark in the grocery business, a line with which he had had little experience, but in which he soon showed his worth. His business was founded at the corner of Ninth street and Yankee road, with a small but well-selected stock of staple and fancy groceries. It was several years before he was firmly established as one of the merchants of the community, but this object once attained and the fact recognized by the people, his business began to grow and develop, and under his care and watchful management has continued to do so. This is now one of the most prosperous business stands of its kind in the city and the credit for its well-being all rests with Mr. Adrion, who has never been compelled to call for outside assistance, but he has relied upon his own abilities and resource. In ! 1880 Mr. Adrion was married to Miss Louise Schulze, daughter of Willia m Schulze, a native of Germany, who immigrated to America at an early age and subsequently came to Middletown, where he was engaged in business until his death. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Adrion: Leona and Herman, who are both now deceased; and Mrs. John T. Williamson, formerly Minnie Adrion, who died September 9, 1919, leaving father, mother, husband and a little daughter, Martha Jane, aged five, to mourn her loss. Mrs. Williamson was an exemplary Christian woman, a devoted daughter, wife and mother and was loved by all who knew her. She was buried from her home, B. J. Brinkema, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of which Mrs. Williamson was a most devout member, officiated at the burial and Mrs. Williamson was on page 6 laid to rest amid sorrowing family and friends. Mr. Adrion is fraternally affiliated with the local lodges of the Knights of Pythias and the Foresters. He is a Democrat, and he and Mrs. Adrion belong to St. Paul's German church. It was in this church Mrs. Adrion was confirmed and has been a consistent member of it for forty-seven years. Her father, William Schulze, was one of its founders and a member of the choir till his death. Mrs. John T. Williamson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adrion was baptized, confirmed and married in this church. Gary King Batavia IL -----Original Message----- From: Vivian KK Moon <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 06:51:05 -0400 Subject: Fw: [OHBUTLER-L] Memoirs of the Miami Valley - FLANNIGAN, HERR, KNOX, MULLIGAN, GRETER Gary I woulld like to read the bio of ADRION and also NIBLOCK. These families are buried Woodside Cemetery Section 7