Clark County WA Archives Biographies.....Dietderich, E. M. January 1, 1873 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wa/wafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com September 20, 2009, 5:00 pm Source: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company E. M. DIETDERICH. One of the leading hardware and implement stores in Vancouver is that owned by E. M. Dietderich at 317 Main street, which is one of the old and popular business establishments of this locality. Mr. Dietderich is a native of Washington, having been born about ten miles northeast of Vancouver on the 1st of January, 1873, a son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Harris) Dietderich, the latter of whom was born in Missouri and now lives at Outlook, Washington. Isaac Dietderich was born and reared in Ohio. In 1868 he and his wife crossed the plains with a horse team, arriving at Portland, Oregon, in September of that year. In the spring of 1869 he took up a homestead between Brush Prairie and Hockinson, his land being covered with a dense growth of timber, and there he developed a good farm. In 1875 he built a sawmill on Salmon creek, to which locality he moved, and this he operated by water power until 1889, when he moved to a dairy ranch which he bought just west of Vancouver. He lived there up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1908. He was a veteran of the Civil war and was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. E. M. Dietderich secured his education in the public school and assisted his father until 1900, when he bought the dairy ranch, which he operated until August, 1915, when he rented it, and moved to Vancouver, selling the ranch in 1919. From 1915 to 1919 he was employed in the shipyards and at other lines of work, and then he bought an interest in a hardware store, with which he is still identified. This business was first known as the Brooker Implement Company; later became the Wilde Pump Company, by which name it was known when Mr. Dietderich became interested in it. He was first a member of the firm of McKay & Dietderich, but about 1920 there was a change of partners, the new firm being known Dietderich & Sander until December 31, 1927, when he became the sole owner of the business. He carries a large line of shelf and heavy hardware, farming implements, pumps and dairy supplies, and makes a specialty of installing complete water systems. He is an energetic and enterprising business man, square in all of his dealings, and has won a high place in the confidence of the public. In 1893 Mr. Dietderich was united in marriage to Miss Emma Hulett, who was born on the Columbia river six miles below Vancouver, and is a daughter of James and Sarah (Enyart) Hullett. Her father was born in England and in 1854 went to California, later becoming a resident of Washington. Her mother was a native of this state and a member of an old pioneer family, the Enyarts having been among the first settlers here, locating on a donation claim. Both parents are deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Dietderich have been born three children, namely: Ruth, deceased, who was the wife of Gordon Charlton; Bessie, a trained nurse employed in Dr. Coffey’s hospital in Portland, Oregon; and Clifford, who is attending Northwestern Medical College in Chicago. Mr. Dietderich is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Chamber of Commerce. He has shown a good citizen’s interest in the affairs of his community and has been a member of the city council for the past five years, having three more years to serve. His prosperity is the direct outcome of his persistent efforts along progressive lines, and he has so ordered his course as to command the respect and good will of all who come in contact with him. Additional Comments: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, Pages 499-500 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/clark/bios/dietderi86gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wafiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb