Lake County IN Archives Biographies.....Batterman, Edward 1858 - 
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Author: T. H. Ball (1904)

EDWARD BATTERMAN.

    E. Batterman, proprietor of a blacksmith and machine shop at Hobart, was
born in Will county, Illinois, March 5, 1858, and is a son of Charles and
Johanna (Dasher) Batterman, both of whom were natives of Germany, the father
having been born in Hanover and the mother in Hamburg. They came to America,
establishing their home in Illinois, and there the subject of this review was
reared, pursuing his education in the common schools of Will county. After
putting aside his text-books he learned the trade of a blacksmith, serving a two
years' apprenticeship in Hobart, Indiana. He began work in this line at the age
of twenty-two years, and on the completion of his apprenticeship was employed in
the railroad shops of the Nickle Plate road for about six months. In 1880 he
opened a shop of his own at Hobart, this establishment being only sixteen by
twenty feet. Here he has since remained, and has built one of the finest
blacksmith and machine shops in the county. The building is forty by one hundred
feet, two stories in height, and is constructed of brick. There is a wagon shop,
twenty-four by forty feet, in addition to the other department. He is now
recognized as one of the leading business men of the town, a prominent
representative of its industrial interests. In his chosen field of labor he has
become an excellent workman, and his capability and reliable business methods
have formed the strong elements in his successful career.

    In 1882 Mr. Batterman was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Richards, and
they have one daughter, Lena, who is now the wife of Plin Trusdale, of Chicago.
Mr. Batterman has been a life-long Republican, and upon the ticket of that party
was elected town treasurer, which position he now holds. He belongs to the
Independent Order of Foresters, Lodge No. 141, and the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, Lodge No. 144, and in the latter has taken the degrees of the
encampment. He is well known in northwestern Indiana, his business extending
largely over Lake and adjoining counties. His shop is one of the leading
industries of the kind in this part of the state, and in addition to the work
which he does as an artisan he handles all kinds of agricultural implements and
sells directly to the farmers. As a citizen he has contributed in no small
degree to the upbuilding and development of Hobart, and whatever tends to
benefit the community receives his endorsement and co-operation.


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ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF
Genealogy and Biography
OF
LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA,
WITH A COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY 
1834—1904

A Record of the Achievements of Its People in the Making of a Commonwealth and
the Founding of a Nation.

REV. T. H. BALL
OF CROWN POINT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO   NEW YORK
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1904


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