Montour-Philadelphia-Northumberland County PA Archives Biographies.....Ostrander, Ogden H. 1837 - 
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OGDEN H. OSTRANDER, one of the most widely known citizens of Northumberland
County, is a highly esteemed resident of Riverside, where he is engaged in civil
engineering, in the real estate business, and as an expert accountant. He was
born in New York City, October 12, 1837, and is a son of Philip H. and Julia A.
(Van Loon) Ostrander, both of whom were natives of New York City.

  Our subject was reared and educated in New York City, learned the profession
of a civil engineer, and then spent six years in the employ of the New York &
Hudson River Railroad. He then gave up his profession and moved to Danville,
Pa., to accept a position in a large general store; later he spent one year in
Philadelphia; then he returned to Danville and became accountant for Grove
Bros., of that town, which position he held for a period of seven years. This
position he resigned to accept an appointment as postmaster of Danville, and at
the expiration of his term, in 1869, he again took up his former profession as a
civil engineer. In 1869 he laid out the village of Riverside, which lies on the
bank of the Susquehanna River, opposite the borough of Danville, and is located
in Rush township, Northumberland County. Our subject built a handsome brick
residence, with a brown-stone front, on the corner of Avenue D and Sixth street;
the house is surrounded by a well-kept lawn and beautiful shade trees and
shrubberies. He also built and sold some twenty other model residences, and
induced many people to make Riverside their home. Mr. Ostrander has supervised
the erection of many of the residences and business structures of Riverside,
including the bridge that was built in 1875, which connects Danville and
Riverside, and the Danville Water Works. In 1871 he erected the Union School
building, paid the bills and carried all indebtedness for several years, when it
was transferred to the school district. He has been interested in the growth of
both Danville and Riverside, has served as president of the Glendower Mills, now
known as the Mahoning Rolling Mills, and has served as accountant for nearly all
the mills and manufacturing establishments in Danville. He has also served as
justice of the peace, as school director, and has been a member of the village
council of Riverside.

  In 1898 the borough of Sunbury made a contract with George F. Steefer and Mr.
Ostrander for the "making of an official map of the borough, and in 1899, after
about a year and a half of labor, the work was completed, at a cost of about
$2,000.

  Mr. Ostrander was wedded to Melissa D. Brown, a daughter of George B. Brown of
Danville.

  George Brown was born in Columbia County, now Montour County, September 13,
1816, and is a son of Samuel and Dorothy (Neice) Brown, the former a .native of
England and the latter a native of Holland. George Brown engaged in farming
until he was seventeen years of age and then began clerking in a store at
Mifflinville, Pa. In 1834 he moved to Danville and purchased the store of S. M.
Bowman & Company; he then studied dentistry and later opened a dental office.

In 1856 he opened and conducted a stationery store, and to him belongs the honor
of establishing the first daily newspaper of Danville. He was united in marriage
to Sarah A. Gearhart, a daughter of John Gearhart, and as a result of this union
four children were reared, namely: Benton B.; Melissa D., our subject's wife;
John G.; and William G.

  Mr. and Mrs. Ostrander are the parents of the following children: George B., a
clerk residing at Wilkesbarre, Pa.; Walter S., a civil engineer and surveyor of
Riverside; Sarah B., who is attending school; and Henry and Mary, who died in
infancy. Mr. Ostrander is a member of the Masonic fraternity and is the oldest
past master living of Danville Lodge No. 224, F. & A. M.; is past high priest
and past commander of the Knights Templar; also a member of Danville Chapter.
Our subject is a member of the Baptist Church and has served as trustee many
years; he also aided in the building of the Episcopal Church of Riverside. Mrs.
Ostrander is a member of the Methodist Church.

  In politics our subject is a Democrat, but was formerly a Republican, having
cast his first vote for Lincoln.


Additional Comments:
  Extracted from:
    
    Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District
    Published by 
    Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)


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