From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, page 216-217.
Brant & Fuller, 1890.


CONRAD BACHMAN

Conrad Bachman, of Wheeling, has since 1869 been engaged in the 
retail grocery trade at that city, and has been prosperous in 
business.  He was born in Baden, Germany, November 17, 1835, the son 
of Jacob and Susanna (Ganzhorn) Bachman, both of whom died at his 
native place in 1852.  In the spring of the following year Conrad 
accompanied his brother, Peter Bachman, who is also a resident of 
Wheeling, to America, and made his home during the first year after 
his arrival at Pittsburgh.  During the next year he began his 
residence at Wheeling.  From the fall of 1853 until the summer of 
1863, he was occupied on the river boats, holding the position of 
cook when he abandoned that occupation.  He then went into the 
employment of Anderson & Maier, proprietors of a boat store, and he 
continued their successors, Booth, Battelle & Co., until 1867.  He 
then decided to go into business for himself, and first opened a 
store at Tiltonsville, Ohio, which he conducted for two years, after 
which he returned to Wheeling and continued the grocery trade in 
which he had embarked at No. 2127 Chapline street.  In 1871 he 
removed to 2201 Eoff street, his present place of business.  He is 
active and enterprising and has a large and profitable trade.  Mr. 
Bachman was married January 29, 1860, to Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. 
Benjamin Valentine, of Washington county, Ohio.  They have had eleven 
children:  Abigail, Tena (died, aged nineteen years), Phillip, Henry, 
Frank, Anna, Elizabeth, Susannah, Howard W., Chester A. and Walter C.  
Mrs. Bachman is a devout member of the Chapline Street Methodist 
Episcopal church.    


(Linda Fluharty)