BIOGRAPHY: August BRADIMYER, Cambria County, PA 

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From Wiley, Samuel T., ed. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria 
County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1896, p. 108-9
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AUGUST BRADIMYER, the efficient superintendent of Grand View cemetery of the 
city of Johnstown, is a son of William and Charlotte (Bravier) Bradimyer, was 
born at Lewisville, Indiana county, Pennsylvania, December 18, 1850. His parents 
were natives of near Hanover, Germany, and shortly after marriage came to this 
country, landing August 10, 1850, the father dying in Johnstown, December 1, 
1884, age sixty-eight years; and his widow survived him four years, passing away 
January 4, 1888, at seventy-nine years of age. William Bradimyer and his wife, 
of whose nativity and death we have so briefly spoken, were an honest and 
industrious couple, being consistent members of the Evangelical Lutheran church 
and their remains sleep in Grand View cemetery. William Bradimyer received his 
education in Germany, learned the trade of a blacksmith, and served four years 
as a soldier in the German cavalry regiment.
     He was the son of Henry Bradimyer, and landing in this country soon settled 
at Lewisville, in Indiana county, where he ran a blacksmith shop up to August 
18, 1853, excepting the year 1852, during which he worked in a Pittsburg shop. 
Leaving Lewisville, he ran a shop in that part of Johnstown known as Parkstown, 
from 1853 to 1863, then bought a small farm at La Cune, Wisconsin, which he sold 
in October, 1863, to remove to Zanesville, Ohio, which he left in January, 1864, 
to settle at Hillside, Westmoreland county. At the latter place he ran a shop 
until the autumn of 1865, then bought a Richland township farm, on which he 
built and ran a shop until the winter of 1866. From there he returned to 
Johnstown, and worked in the Cambria Iron company's blacksmith shops until his 
death, in 1884. After coming to America, Mr. Bradimyer was identified with the 
Democratic party, and supported its measures and nominees at the polls. Mrs. 
Bradimyer, whose maiden name was Bravier, was a daughter of Henry Bravier, of 
Hanover, Germany.
     Mr. and Mrs. Bradimyer were the parents of two children: a son, Augustus, 
whose name appears at the head of this sketch, and a daughter, Lena.
August Bradimyer received his education in the public schools, and after 
learning the trade of a blacksmith with his father, worked at blacksmithing at 
different places until 1871. In that year he went west spending five years in 
the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Returning from the West in in [sic] 
1876, he followed his trade for one year at Parkstown, and then went to 
Edensburg, in the "oil country" above Pittsburg, but not finding there the 
advantages that had been held out as inducements he returned to Johnstown a 
second time and worked for the Cambria Iron company, from the fall of 1877 until 
August, 1888, when he received his present appointment as superintendent of 
Grand View cemetery.
     On December 24, 1878, Mr. Bradimyer married Mary Amelia Davis, a daughter 
of Benjamin Davis, of Johnstown.
     While taking an intelligent interest in political affairs, Mr. Bradimyer is 
no politician. He votes the Republican ticket.
     He is a member of the United Brethren church, Johnstown Council, No. 85, 
Junior Order of the United American Mechanics, and Conemaugh Lodge, No. 191, 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is a Past Grand.
     He resides at 725 Napoleon street, and now devotes nearly all of his time 
to superintending and beautifying Grand View cemetery, the beautiful city of the 
dead, that has won so many words of praise from visitors. When Mr. Bradimyer 
assumed charge, but 240 graves were within its boundaries, and on July 2, 1896, 
3801 graves were registered. Under his hand the cemetery has grown in beauty and 
attractiveness. Tasteful walks, beautiful flowers, graceful vines and ornamental 
trees greet the eye and charm the sense. He is well-fitted for his present 
position and has placed Grand View cemetery among the fine cemeteries of 
Pennsylvania.