Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 7:34 AM Subject: [OHBUTLER-L] Memoirs of the Miami Valley - BRANNON > Surnames mentioned: Brannon, Bisdorf, Spivey, Gard, Yarick, Walsh, > Hoderlene > >>From Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919 > > on pages 81/82/83: > Luke Brannon, now deceased, was formerly sheriff of Butler county, and at > the time of his death held the office of county commissioner. It is > doubtful if any other man in this county was more respected than he, for > he proved upon many occasions that he was utterly fearless in the > discharge of his duty, and that he was scrupulously upright in all of his > official dealing. He was born at Hamilton, December 9 1859 and he died in > the city of his nativity, December 2, 1918, from pneumonia, at his > beautiful home on Central avenue and Chestnut street. He was a son of > Roger Brannon, who, with his wife, was born in County Roscommon, Ireland, > but came to the United States, and located at Hamilton, who, at an early > date in its history. Luke Brannon was reared at Hamilton, and attended > its schools, and his useful life was spent in Butler county. Early > displaying qualities which fitted him for the work of protecting society > against the depredations of the criminal classes, he was ele! > cted constable of Hamilton, and held that office until 1900, when he was > selected by Sheriff Peter Bisdorf as has first deputy. The record made by > Mr. Brannon as a deputy resulted in his election to the office of sheriff, > and he assumed the duties of that office January 4, 1904, and he was > re-elected to that same office, and Butler county never had a better or > more conscientious official. Perhaps the most notable event during his > tenure of office was that of the Oxford riots, occasioned by the endeavor > of a mob to lynch a man by the name of Spivey. Being notified of the > gathering of the mob, Sheriff Brannon drove to Oxford, arriving just in > time to spare the community the disgrace of a lynching, for the rope was > already around the neck of the prisoner, and over a branch of one of the > village trees. The dauntless sheriff forced his way to the prisoner's > side, undeterred by the threats of the mob, forced back the ringleaders, > and taking the rope from Spivey's neck, took h! > im away single-handed, and lodged him safely in the village jail. A li > ttle later, the prisoner was removed to Hamilton, where he was tried and > convicted. Such action on the part of Sheriff Brannon showed his regard > for his oath of office, and his determination to uphold the laws of the > county he represented, no matter what the personal peril. His coolness > and quiet assertion of his right to the prisoner had the proper effect on > the mob, and probably the majority were very grateful to him for saving > them from the commission of a serious crime. During the time he was > sheriff, Mr. Brannon did not permit any congregation of gamblers and > confidence men either inside or out of the Butler County Fair Grounds, and > he was very successful in reducing the percentage of crime in the > territory over which he had jurisdiction. While he was unflinching in his > enforcement of the law, Mr. Brannon was kind and considerate in his > treatment of the prisoners commited to his care, and won many of them to > adopt a better mode of life. The people of Butler county ! > were not willing to resign their claims upon Mr. Brannon, and in 1911 he > was appointed juvenile officer by Judge Warren Gard, but later left this > office to run for county commissioner, and was elected by a very large > majority in 1913, giving to the duties of this last named office the same > conscientious attention which had characterized his former career. From > early youth Mr. Brannon was allied with the Democratic party, and was very > active in politics, and a leader locally in his party. He held membership > in the Elks, Eagles and Red Men. January 6, 1896, Mr. Brannon was married > to Emma K. Yarick, and they lived together happily until her death, March > 27, 1901, she having borne him two children, namely: Marie, who was born > January 2, 1898, attended the Hamilton schools and the Notre Dame convent > at Hamilton, from which she was graduated, marrying, in 1916, Clarence > Walsh of Hamilton, and they have two children; and Luke Brannon, jr., who > was born December 29, 1899, attend! > ed St. Stephen's school, and later St. Mary's high school. December 29 > , 1903, Mr. Brannon was married (second) to Miss Catherine Hoderlene, of > Hamilton, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Brannon had one son, Roger, who was born > February 19, 1905, and he is now attending St. Mary's high school. Mr. > Brannon was a consistent .member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic church of > Hamilton, where Mrs. Brannon is a member of St. Stephen's. A tender > husband, watchful father, kindly neighbor, and stainless public official, > Mr. Brannon will long live in the memory of his fellow citizens, who are > still benefiting from his official capability, and his alert vigilence in > maintaining law and order. > > on page 325: > in bio on John A. Holzberger, it mentions his sister, "Anna, the wife of > Charles BRANNON, of Hamilton, with four children." > > > > Gary King > Batavia IL > > -----Original Message----- > From: L. L. Scott <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 11:27:59 -0600 > Subject: Lookup Butler Co. > > > How very kind of you to do look ups for us. > Please if you have time. > > Brannon, 81, 82, 83, 325, > Bridge, 249, 250 > > > ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== > Search for surnames in the 1882 History of Butler County ~ > http://surhelp-bin.rootsweb.com/surindx.pl?site=OHBUTLER > >