Long Illness of Elkhart's Oldest Citizen Ends in Death today.
John H. Brodrick passed away at his home 206 South Fourth street, at 6 minutes of 6 o'clock this morning, after an illness extending over many months. Mr. Brodrick's ailment had never been definitely defined by the physicians, but seemed to be a gradual breaking down and loss of strength. Many times, several months ago, he was thought to be on the verge of dissolution, but the vital spark was revived and the crisis passed. On Sunday night be appeared in better condition than usual, and it was not until 3:30 this morning that the nurse discovered alarming symptoms. At that hour, she noticed that though he coughed severely he did not appear to wake up, and she then investigated, found him in critical condition, and awakened the household. From that hour he gradually lost strength until the end came.
His father, Nehemiah F. Brodrick, died here twenty-five years ago last Friday.
Mr. Brodrick until eight years ago had been a remarkably well preserved man, but he became a martyr to chronic rheumatism, and kidney trouble and heart disease developed. In addition to his physical sufferings, he lost the sight in one eye. The worst phase of his later illness was paralysis.
The funeral arrangements cannot be perfected until the plans of H.M. and Ralph Brodrick and Mrs. Baldwin can be ascertained. The sons are expected to arrive here tomorrow.
The death of Mr. Brodrick removes not only one who has been an important factor in the early development of the industrial interest of the city, but the first white person born in the present confines of Elkhart. His birth took place on Nov. 9, 1835, about two months after his parents; Mr. and Mrs. Nehemiah Brodrick arrived here from Shelby County, Ohio. The place was then a village of about 200 inhabitants, and the greater portion of the city's present site was a wilderness. The metamorphosis, which he beheld in his native place during his career of nearly 70 years, has been truly remarkable. Until he was three years old the family lived on the Jefferson street lot just west of Throop's grocery, when they moved to the J.A. Arnold property on Second street near Jackson. At an early age Mr. Brodrick engaged in the furniture business, but sold his establishment in the spring of 1860 and moved to a farm in Shelby county, Ohio , where he engaged in farming for a couple of years. During the civil war, he joined Co. D 100th Indiana, and served as commissary sergeant, with headquarters at Louisville, Ky., but during the last year of the conflict, he was on detached duty as a hospital attachee serving with the Army of the Tennessee. Returning to Elkhart after the war, he embarked in mercantile pursuits and later as a manufacturer, but in 1878 he went west and at Osborne, Kas., erected what was then the largest hotel in the northwest, "The Key West" later "The Lipton". But in 1881 he returned to Elkhart, and continued his residence here ever after. In January 1860, Miss Eleanora Maxwell of Sidney, Ohio, became his bride, and five children were born. They are Mrs. C.E. (Laura) Baldwin of Osborne, Kas., Mrs. Alberta Ruede of Elkhart, Carl J. Brodrick of Elkhart, Harry M. Brodrick, editor of the Marysville, Kas., Democrat, and Ralph E. Brodrick a druggist at Osborne. He was a second time married, but was separated from his second wife.
He was the eldest of five children born to Nehemiah Brodrick and his wife, and the survivors are Charles B Brodrick, Justus L. Brodrick and Mrs. Joseph D. Arnold, all of Elkhart. He was nursed in his last illness by his daughter, Mrs. Ruede.
The deceased was connected with the Elkhart Paper Co., the Elkhart Hydraulic Co., the St. Joseph Hydraulic Co., the National Tablet Co., and the Indiana National Bank, being a stockholder and director in the last named at the time of its closing.
Nehemiah Brodrick was a native of New Jersey, where he was born in 1805, and a descendant of Irish colonists who came to the new world at an early date. His grandfather, Anthony Brodrick, was a colonel in the Revolutionary Army, and died in Pennsylvania in 1807 while en route to the west with the family of his son, Robert, the grandfather of the Messrs. Brodrick so closely identified with industrial Elkhart's growth. Robert Brodrick pressed on to a point near Dayton, Ohio, and two years later settled near Hamilton, Ohio. At the age of 12 Nehemiah was brought to Wapakoneta, Ohio, where his father served for twelve years as blacksmith at the Shawnee Indian agency, the smith in the meantime being adopted by the Wolf tribe with great ceremony as "No-Sau-Tuck-Au" (Guardian(. After spending some time at Piqua Nehemiah returned to the agency in 1822 and trafficked with the Indians, and then after a short stay in Shelby county came to Elkhart in 1835, first clerking for Elijah Beardsley, then teaching school, then engaging in business with his brother-in-law, Dr. J.H. Henry, and then serving as justice of the peace for nearly 22 years. His father died here in 1848, and he followed him in death 31 years afterward. His wife was Miss Margaret Henry, to whom he was married in 1821.
Elkhart Daily Review
May 23, 1904 pg. 5
John H. Brodrick passed away at his home 206 South Fourth street, at 6 minutes of 6 o'clock this morning, after an illness extending over many months. Mr. Brodrick's ailment had never been definitely defined by the physicians, but seemed to be a gradual breaking down and loss of strength. Many times, several months ago, he was thought to be on the verge of dissolution, but the vital spark was revived and the crisis passed. On Sunday night be appeared in better condition than usual, and it was not until 3:30 this morning that the nurse discovered alarming symptoms. At that hour, she noticed that though he coughed severely he did not appear to wake up, and she then investigated, found him in critical condition, and awakened the household. From that hour he gradually lost strength until the end came.
His father, Nehemiah F. Brodrick, died here twenty-five years ago last Friday.
Mr. Brodrick until eight years ago had been a remarkably well preserved man, but he became a martyr to chronic rheumatism, and kidney trouble and heart disease developed. In addition to his physical sufferings, he lost the sight in one eye. The worst phase of his later illness was paralysis.
The funeral arrangements cannot be perfected until the plans of H.M. and Ralph Brodrick and Mrs. Baldwin can be ascertained. The sons are expected to arrive here tomorrow.
The death of Mr. Brodrick removes not only one who has been an important factor in the early development of the industrial interest of the city, but the first white person born in the present confines of Elkhart. His birth took place on Nov. 9, 1835, about two months after his parents; Mr. and Mrs. Nehemiah Brodrick arrived here from Shelby County, Ohio. The place was then a village of about 200 inhabitants, and the greater portion of the city's present site was a wilderness. The metamorphosis, which he beheld in his native place during his career of nearly 70 years, has been truly remarkable. Until he was three years old the family lived on the Jefferson street lot just west of Throop's grocery, when they moved to the J.A. Arnold property on Second street near Jackson. At an early age Mr. Brodrick engaged in the furniture business, but sold his establishment in the spring of 1860 and moved to a farm in Shelby county, Ohio , where he engaged in farming for a couple of years. During the civil war, he joined Co. D 100th Indiana, and served as commissary sergeant, with headquarters at Louisville, Ky., but during the last year of the conflict, he was on detached duty as a hospital attachee serving with the Army of the Tennessee. Returning to Elkhart after the war, he embarked in mercantile pursuits and later as a manufacturer, but in 1878 he went west and at Osborne, Kas., erected what was then the largest hotel in the northwest, "The Key West" later "The Lipton". But in 1881 he returned to Elkhart, and continued his residence here ever after. In January 1860, Miss Eleanora Maxwell of Sidney, Ohio, became his bride, and five children were born. They are Mrs. C.E. (Laura) Baldwin of Osborne, Kas., Mrs. Alberta Ruede of Elkhart, Carl J. Brodrick of Elkhart, Harry M. Brodrick, editor of the Marysville, Kas., Democrat, and Ralph E. Brodrick a druggist at Osborne. He was a second time married, but was separated from his second wife.
He was the eldest of five children born to Nehemiah Brodrick and his wife, and the survivors are Charles B Brodrick, Justus L. Brodrick and Mrs. Joseph D. Arnold, all of Elkhart. He was nursed in his last illness by his daughter, Mrs. Ruede.
The deceased was connected with the Elkhart Paper Co., the Elkhart Hydraulic Co., the St. Joseph Hydraulic Co., the National Tablet Co., and the Indiana National Bank, being a stockholder and director in the last named at the time of its closing.
Nehemiah Brodrick was a native of New Jersey, where he was born in 1805, and a descendant of Irish colonists who came to the new world at an early date. His grandfather, Anthony Brodrick, was a colonel in the Revolutionary Army, and died in Pennsylvania in 1807 while en route to the west with the family of his son, Robert, the grandfather of the Messrs. Brodrick so closely identified with industrial Elkhart's growth. Robert Brodrick pressed on to a point near Dayton, Ohio, and two years later settled near Hamilton, Ohio. At the age of 12 Nehemiah was brought to Wapakoneta, Ohio, where his father served for twelve years as blacksmith at the Shawnee Indian agency, the smith in the meantime being adopted by the Wolf tribe with great ceremony as "No-Sau-Tuck-Au" (Guardian(. After spending some time at Piqua Nehemiah returned to the agency in 1822 and trafficked with the Indians, and then after a short stay in Shelby county came to Elkhart in 1835, first clerking for Elijah Beardsley, then teaching school, then engaging in business with his brother-in-law, Dr. J.H. Henry, and then serving as justice of the peace for nearly 22 years. His father died here in 1848, and he followed him in death 31 years afterward. His wife was Miss Margaret Henry, to whom he was married in 1821.
Elkhart Daily Review
May 23, 1904 pg. 5
Long Illness of Elkhart's Oldest Citizen Ends in Death today.
John H. Brodrick passed away at his home 206 South Fourth street, at 6 minutes of 6 o'clock this morning, after an illness extending over many months. Mr. Brodrick's ailment had never been definitely defined by the physicians, but seemed to be a gradual breaking down and loss of strength. Many times, several months ago, he was thought to be on the verge of dissolution, but the vital spark was revived and the crisis passed. On Sunday night be appeared in better condition than usual, and it was not until 3:30 this morning that the nurse discovered alarming symptoms. At that hour, she noticed that though he coughed severely he did not appear to wake up, and she then investigated, found him in critical condition, and awakened the household. From that hour he gradually lost strength until the end came.
His father, Nehemiah F. Brodrick, died here twenty-five years ago last Friday.
Mr. Brodrick until eight years ago had been a remarkably well preserved man, but he became a martyr to chronic rheumatism, and kidney trouble and heart disease developed. In addition to his physical sufferings, he lost the sight in one eye. The worst phase of his later illness was paralysis.
The funeral arrangements cannot be perfected until the plans of H.M. and Ralph Brodrick and Mrs. Baldwin can be ascertained. The sons are expected to arrive here tomorrow.
The death of Mr. Brodrick removes not only one who has been an important factor in the early development of the industrial interest of the city, but the first white person born in the present confines of Elkhart. His birth took place on Nov. 9, 1835, about two months after his parents; Mr. and Mrs. Nehemiah Brodrick arrived here from Shelby County, Ohio. The place was then a village of about 200 inhabitants, and the greater portion of the city's present site was a wilderness. The metamorphosis, which he beheld in his native place during his career of nearly 70 years, has been truly remarkable. Until he was three years old the family lived on the Jefferson street lot just west of Throop's grocery, when they moved to the J.A. Arnold property on Second street near Jackson. At an early age Mr. Brodrick engaged in the furniture business, but sold his establishment in the spring of 1860 and moved to a farm in Shelby county, Ohio , where he engaged in farming for a couple of years. During the civil war, he joined Co. D 100th Indiana, and served as commissary sergeant, with headquarters at Louisville, Ky., but during the last year of the conflict, he was on detached duty as a hospital attachee serving with the Army of the Tennessee. Returning to Elkhart after the war, he embarked in mercantile pursuits and later as a manufacturer, but in 1878 he went west and at Osborne, Kas., erected what was then the largest hotel in the northwest, "The Key West" later "The Lipton". But in 1881 he returned to Elkhart, and continued his residence here ever after. In January 1860, Miss Eleanora Maxwell of Sidney, Ohio, became his bride, and five children were born. They are Mrs. C.E. (Laura) Baldwin of Osborne, Kas., Mrs. Alberta Ruede of Elkhart, Carl J. Brodrick of Elkhart, Harry M. Brodrick, editor of the Marysville, Kas., Democrat, and Ralph E. Brodrick a druggist at Osborne. He was a second time married, but was separated from his second wife.
He was the eldest of five children born to Nehemiah Brodrick and his wife, and the survivors are Charles B Brodrick, Justus L. Brodrick and Mrs. Joseph D. Arnold, all of Elkhart. He was nursed in his last illness by his daughter, Mrs. Ruede.
The deceased was connected with the Elkhart Paper Co., the Elkhart Hydraulic Co., the St. Joseph Hydraulic Co., the National Tablet Co., and the Indiana National Bank, being a stockholder and director in the last named at the time of its closing.
Nehemiah Brodrick was a native of New Jersey, where he was born in 1805, and a descendant of Irish colonists who came to the new world at an early date. His grandfather, Anthony Brodrick, was a colonel in the Revolutionary Army, and died in Pennsylvania in 1807 while en route to the west with the family of his son, Robert, the grandfather of the Messrs. Brodrick so closely identified with industrial Elkhart's growth. Robert Brodrick pressed on to a point near Dayton, Ohio, and two years later settled near Hamilton, Ohio. At the age of 12 Nehemiah was brought to Wapakoneta, Ohio, where his father served for twelve years as blacksmith at the Shawnee Indian agency, the smith in the meantime being adopted by the Wolf tribe with great ceremony as "No-Sau-Tuck-Au" (Guardian(. After spending some time at Piqua Nehemiah returned to the agency in 1822 and trafficked with the Indians, and then after a short stay in Shelby county came to Elkhart in 1835, first clerking for Elijah Beardsley, then teaching school, then engaging in business with his brother-in-law, Dr. J.H. Henry, and then serving as justice of the peace for nearly 22 years. His father died here in 1848, and he followed him in death 31 years afterward. His wife was Miss Margaret Henry, to whom he was married in 1821.
Elkhart Daily Review
May 23, 1904 pg. 5
John H. Brodrick passed away at his home 206 South Fourth street, at 6 minutes of 6 o'clock this morning, after an illness extending over many months. Mr. Brodrick's ailment had never been definitely defined by the physicians, but seemed to be a gradual breaking down and loss of strength. Many times, several months ago, he was thought to be on the verge of dissolution, but the vital spark was revived and the crisis passed. On Sunday night be appeared in better condition than usual, and it was not until 3:30 this morning that the nurse discovered alarming symptoms. At that hour, she noticed that though he coughed severely he did not appear to wake up, and she then investigated, found him in critical condition, and awakened the household. From that hour he gradually lost strength until the end came.
His father, Nehemiah F. Brodrick, died here twenty-five years ago last Friday.
Mr. Brodrick until eight years ago had been a remarkably well preserved man, but he became a martyr to chronic rheumatism, and kidney trouble and heart disease developed. In addition to his physical sufferings, he lost the sight in one eye. The worst phase of his later illness was paralysis.
The funeral arrangements cannot be perfected until the plans of H.M. and Ralph Brodrick and Mrs. Baldwin can be ascertained. The sons are expected to arrive here tomorrow.
The death of Mr. Brodrick removes not only one who has been an important factor in the early development of the industrial interest of the city, but the first white person born in the present confines of Elkhart. His birth took place on Nov. 9, 1835, about two months after his parents; Mr. and Mrs. Nehemiah Brodrick arrived here from Shelby County, Ohio. The place was then a village of about 200 inhabitants, and the greater portion of the city's present site was a wilderness. The metamorphosis, which he beheld in his native place during his career of nearly 70 years, has been truly remarkable. Until he was three years old the family lived on the Jefferson street lot just west of Throop's grocery, when they moved to the J.A. Arnold property on Second street near Jackson. At an early age Mr. Brodrick engaged in the furniture business, but sold his establishment in the spring of 1860 and moved to a farm in Shelby county, Ohio , where he engaged in farming for a couple of years. During the civil war, he joined Co. D 100th Indiana, and served as commissary sergeant, with headquarters at Louisville, Ky., but during the last year of the conflict, he was on detached duty as a hospital attachee serving with the Army of the Tennessee. Returning to Elkhart after the war, he embarked in mercantile pursuits and later as a manufacturer, but in 1878 he went west and at Osborne, Kas., erected what was then the largest hotel in the northwest, "The Key West" later "The Lipton". But in 1881 he returned to Elkhart, and continued his residence here ever after. In January 1860, Miss Eleanora Maxwell of Sidney, Ohio, became his bride, and five children were born. They are Mrs. C.E. (Laura) Baldwin of Osborne, Kas., Mrs. Alberta Ruede of Elkhart, Carl J. Brodrick of Elkhart, Harry M. Brodrick, editor of the Marysville, Kas., Democrat, and Ralph E. Brodrick a druggist at Osborne. He was a second time married, but was separated from his second wife.
He was the eldest of five children born to Nehemiah Brodrick and his wife, and the survivors are Charles B Brodrick, Justus L. Brodrick and Mrs. Joseph D. Arnold, all of Elkhart. He was nursed in his last illness by his daughter, Mrs. Ruede.
The deceased was connected with the Elkhart Paper Co., the Elkhart Hydraulic Co., the St. Joseph Hydraulic Co., the National Tablet Co., and the Indiana National Bank, being a stockholder and director in the last named at the time of its closing.
Nehemiah Brodrick was a native of New Jersey, where he was born in 1805, and a descendant of Irish colonists who came to the new world at an early date. His grandfather, Anthony Brodrick, was a colonel in the Revolutionary Army, and died in Pennsylvania in 1807 while en route to the west with the family of his son, Robert, the grandfather of the Messrs. Brodrick so closely identified with industrial Elkhart's growth. Robert Brodrick pressed on to a point near Dayton, Ohio, and two years later settled near Hamilton, Ohio. At the age of 12 Nehemiah was brought to Wapakoneta, Ohio, where his father served for twelve years as blacksmith at the Shawnee Indian agency, the smith in the meantime being adopted by the Wolf tribe with great ceremony as "No-Sau-Tuck-Au" (Guardian(. After spending some time at Piqua Nehemiah returned to the agency in 1822 and trafficked with the Indians, and then after a short stay in Shelby county came to Elkhart in 1835, first clerking for Elijah Beardsley, then teaching school, then engaging in business with his brother-in-law, Dr. J.H. Henry, and then serving as justice of the peace for nearly 22 years. His father died here in 1848, and he followed him in death 31 years afterward. His wife was Miss Margaret Henry, to whom he was married in 1821.
Elkhart Daily Review
May 23, 1904 pg. 5
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