Battin, Vincent (1833-1911)

BATTIN

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 11/18/2007 at 19:24:23

Vincent Battin
Oct 1833 - July 14, 1911

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.13, Council Bluffs)
Vincent Battin, carpenter, Council Bluffs, was born in Ohio in 1833; left home in 1853, and went to Indiana, where he stayed four years. He has traveled quite extensively; has been in Kansas, Colorado and Idaho, and was married in the latter place in 1866. He moved to Council Bluffs from Idaho in 1867; opened a carpenter shop on Broadway, and has lately erected his present building; he does a business averagine $15,000 annually, and gives employement to eight men; he superintended the rebuilding of the Ogden House, and also built the Everett Block, on the corner of Broadway and Pearl streets. His mother is living in David County, Iowa, and is seventy years of age; his father died in David County, Iowa. Mr. Battin is a stanch Republican, and takes a deep interest in political affairs.

(From the 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, p.434)
Vincent BATTIN, contractor and builder, has his office on Seventh street, between Broadway and First avenue, and his residence on the corner of Mynster and North Eighth streets. He established his business in Council Bluffs in 1867 and since that time has been actively engaged here. Some of the principal buildings erected by him are the Ogden Hotel, Whitney Block, Everett Block, corner of Pearl street, Key Block, Farnsworth residence, Champ's residence and J. J. Brown's residence, besides many others that might be cited.
Mr. BATTIN was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1833, son of Ezra and Julina (KEITH) BATTIN, natives of Pennsylvania, and Virginia, who came to Ohio while quite young. The paternal ancestors were Welsh and Irish and the maternal English. Vincent was reared in Ohio and educated in the public schools of that State. He also learned the carpenter's trade in his native State. At the age of twenty he went to Indiana, and spent four years in Greensburgh; thence to Lawrence, Kansas, two years; thence to Colorado, spending three years in Denver and the mines; thence to Idaho and Oregon, three years, working at his trade and mining. In 1867 he came to Council Bluffs, and since then has been an active and enterprising businessman of this city. He employs an average of ten men the year round, his pay roll amounting to $6,000 annually. His annual business averages about $25,000. Politically Mr. BATTIN is an independent Republican.
He was married in Idaho, in 1866, to Jennie ROGERS, who was born in Illinois, in 1843. Mr. BATTIN and his wife are worthy citizens of Council Bluffs and are favorites in society circles.