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F. AUGUSTUS ALDINGER, one of Chicora's enterprising business men, senior member of the firm of Aldinger & Tadder, operators of the largest repair shop in the place, doing business under the name of the Chicora Engine Tool
ompany, was born at Chicora, Butler County, Penna., January 4, 1876. His parents are C. F. and Ella (Henshew) Aldinger.
The father of Mr. Aldinger has been a prominent business man and leading citizen of Chicora, for many years. He was born in Germany and was four years old when his parents brought him to Butler County, with which section his interests have ever since been connected.
He has been identified with the shoe trade and also conducted a gents' furnishing store, and during his many years in business has lost a large amount of money from fire, being burued out five times. He has been a very active citizen, served for years as a justice of the peace,
has held almost all of the city offices, at present being city clerk, and for four years was postmaster. He married Ella Henshew a lady of Millerstown, Penna., and they have four children namely: F. Augustus, C. F., Elizabeth aud Pauline. With his wife he belongs to the German Lutheran Church.
F. Augustus Aldinger attended school at Chicora aud then learned the machinist's trade with W. H. Westerman, who conducted a machine shop at that time on the site of Mr. Aldinger's present plant. After Mr. Aldinger had been with this employer for two years the shop was
destroyed by fire and while Mr. Westerman was rebuilding, Mr. Aldinger worked at another machine shop for six months and then returned to his former employer for six months longer. From there he went to Pittsburg and for one year worked for the Westinghouse people, this
being his only absence from Butler County in his life. After coming back to Chicora he began work with Dierken and Logan, and two years later, after the latter had sold out to Daniel Dierken, Mr. Aldinger, in partnership with W. J. Logan, purchased the business from
Mr. Dierken and they conducted it until 1904. In February of that year the partnership was dissolved and for two subsequent years the business was continued by the Millerstown Deposit Bank. In the meanwhile, Mr. Aldinger and George Taddder came to an understanding and
entered into the present partnership and took possession of the business which they have so successfully conducted ever since. They give constant employment to four workmen and have about all they can handle with their present facilities. Mr. Aldinger being a practical
machinist, has careful oversight of all the work turned out, thus ensuring entire reliability in every instance.
On June 8, 1904, Mr. Aldinger was married to Miss Minnie Hurley, and they have two children: Paul A. and Gerald. Mr. Aldinger and wife belong to the English Lutheran Church. He takes a good citizen's interest in politics and for eight years has served as a member of the
election board.
Source: 20th century history of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and respresentative citizens, McKee, James A., 1909, page 1078-1081.
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