Who's Who in Chicago in 1926 as a lumber merchant. He was president of Rittenhouse & Embree Lumber Co. in Chicago. Coming from humble beginnings John began his career as a clerk in a general store in Pennsville, Ohio in 1879. Between 1880 and 1883 he worked as a clerk in a dry goods store in Topeka, Kansas living near his father, William. By 1883 he'd moved to Chicago where he worked as a lumber salesman. He became president of Rittenhouse & Embree Co by 1915.
7th cousin to Cornelius Embree (106288312) buried in Hillside at Oakridge Cemetery.
7th cousin to Cornelius Embree (106288312) buried in Hillside at Oakridge Cemetery.
Who's Who in Chicago in 1926 as a lumber merchant. He was president of Rittenhouse & Embree Lumber Co. in Chicago. Coming from humble beginnings John began his career as a clerk in a general store in Pennsville, Ohio in 1879. Between 1880 and 1883 he worked as a clerk in a dry goods store in Topeka, Kansas living near his father, William. By 1883 he'd moved to Chicago where he worked as a lumber salesman. He became president of Rittenhouse & Embree Co by 1915.
7th cousin to Cornelius Embree (106288312) buried in Hillside at Oakridge Cemetery.
7th cousin to Cornelius Embree (106288312) buried in Hillside at Oakridge Cemetery.
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