07-10-2020, 07:26 PM
My hometown is Union City and is split by the Indiana/Ohio line. Once an important hub for the railroad and a robust economy with large factories like Sheller Globe (GM), Westinghouse, Union City Body Company (manufactured trucks for the USPS). It drew much attention with the likes of Al Capone and his crew and several others. We even had our own ***** house called the Branham Hotel (which ironically was turned into a "House of Flavor's" ice cream shop in the 70's). It's a small town with 2 stop lights. That's it! We had 6 bars and as many churches when I was growing up.
Union City, Indiana population in 2018 was 3,452. Union City, Ohio was 1,662 in 2011. Pretty small town even combined. Each side has their own school system (different states). In 1937, the population may have been slightly higher http://www.dcoweb.org/randolph/UCHistory.html but hasn't really changed much.
Notables from Union City, Indiana:
The McCoys were a rock group formed in Union City, Indiana, United States, in 1962.[1] They are best known for their 1965 hit single "Hang on Sloopy".[1] Their name was changed from Rick and the Raiders to The McCoys, taken from the B-side of The Ventures' hit record "Walk, Don't Run" titled "The McCoy".
Hugh Thompson Reid (1811–1874) was a lawyer, president of the Des Moines Valley Railroad and Union general during the American Civil War. Born in Union City, Indiana October 18th, 1811.
Donald Ray Atkinson (February 10, 1940, in Union City, Indiana–January 11, 2008, in Santa Barbara, CA) was an American counseling psychologist and professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He was known for his extensive work in multicultural counseling psychology. He was the director of training for UCSB's Counseling Psychology Program for ten years (1979-1989), and previously as Assistant Dean of the Department of Education there for four years (1975-1979).
Isaac Pusey Gray (October 18, 1828 – February 14, 1895) was the 18th and 20th Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1880 to 1881 and from 1885 to 1889. Originally a Republican, he oversaw the forceful passage of the post-American Civil War constitutional amendments whilst he was a member of the Indiana Senate. He became a Democrat following the corruption of the Administration of Ulysses S. Grant but was regularly stymied by his Democratic adversaries who constantly referred to his tactics while a Republican, earning him the nickname "Sisyphus of the Wabash." Not born in Union City, but moved here in 1855.
Christopher Allen Hawkey (born December 25, 1970) is a country music artist who was a member of the Minneapolis band Rocket Club and is the vocalist of the Chris Hawkey Band. He lives in the Twin Cities and also produces and co-hosts a sports radio morning show, Power Trip Morning Show. He also holds the Minnesota State record in bobbing apples out of the toilet with 27 apples per minute. Chris ( Dimebag) Hawkey was born a twin whose brother didn't survive their birth[1] and raised in Union City, Indiana, where he graduated from Mississinawa Valley High School. Starting in 1989 he attended a broadcasting school in Dayton, Ohio, pursuing careers in both radio and music.
Earle Raymond Hedrick (September 27, 1876 – February 3, 1943), was an American mathematician and a vice-president of the University of California. Hedrick was born in Union City, Indiana. After undergraduate work at the University of Michigan, he obtained a Master of Arts from Harvard University.
Randy Jo Hobbs (March 22, 1948 – August 5, 1993) was an American musician born in [/url]Winchester, Indiana. Hobbs played bass for The McCoys during the 1965-1969 period and in the bands of the brothers Edgar Winter and [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Winter]Johnny Winter during 1970-1976.
He played bass with Jimi Hendrix on some 1968 live sessions which were later released unofficially as Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead (1980) and New York Sessions (1998), and officially as Bleeding Heart (1994). He joined up with a later version of Montrose, appearing on the Jump on It album, released in 1976. That same year, he also played bass on Rick Derringer's album with Dick Glass, Glass Derringer.
Randy Jo Hobbs was found dead of heart failure, aged 45, in a hotel room in Dayton, Ohio, in 1993 and is buried in his hometown of Union City, Indiana.
Henry Everett Jackson was a Major League Baseball player. He played in 10 games for the 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers of the National League. He was born in Union City, Indiana June 23, 1861.
*********** Now for Union City, OHIO**************
Curtis Thomas Enis (born June 15, 1976) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for Penn State University, and earned All-American honors. Enis was a first-round pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the NFL's Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. Enis was born in Union City, Ohio. He attended Mississinawa Valley High School in Union City, where he was named a Parade magazine high school All-American, and voted Ohio's Mr. Football Award by the Associated Press. He was a three-time all-state selection at linebacker, and Most Valuable Player of the 1994 Big 33 Football Classic. He spent one year at The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania.
Harley Dog: Legend!
Some of these notables I knew of, some not. Mostly all information from Wikipedia. There are a few unlisted, but I can't remember enough information about them to post anyway.
Union City, Indiana population in 2018 was 3,452. Union City, Ohio was 1,662 in 2011. Pretty small town even combined. Each side has their own school system (different states). In 1937, the population may have been slightly higher http://www.dcoweb.org/randolph/UCHistory.html but hasn't really changed much.
Notables from Union City, Indiana:
The McCoys were a rock group formed in Union City, Indiana, United States, in 1962.[1] They are best known for their 1965 hit single "Hang on Sloopy".[1] Their name was changed from Rick and the Raiders to The McCoys, taken from the B-side of The Ventures' hit record "Walk, Don't Run" titled "The McCoy".
Hugh Thompson Reid (1811–1874) was a lawyer, president of the Des Moines Valley Railroad and Union general during the American Civil War. Born in Union City, Indiana October 18th, 1811.
Donald Ray Atkinson (February 10, 1940, in Union City, Indiana–January 11, 2008, in Santa Barbara, CA) was an American counseling psychologist and professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He was known for his extensive work in multicultural counseling psychology. He was the director of training for UCSB's Counseling Psychology Program for ten years (1979-1989), and previously as Assistant Dean of the Department of Education there for four years (1975-1979).
Isaac Pusey Gray (October 18, 1828 – February 14, 1895) was the 18th and 20th Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1880 to 1881 and from 1885 to 1889. Originally a Republican, he oversaw the forceful passage of the post-American Civil War constitutional amendments whilst he was a member of the Indiana Senate. He became a Democrat following the corruption of the Administration of Ulysses S. Grant but was regularly stymied by his Democratic adversaries who constantly referred to his tactics while a Republican, earning him the nickname "Sisyphus of the Wabash." Not born in Union City, but moved here in 1855.
Christopher Allen Hawkey (born December 25, 1970) is a country music artist who was a member of the Minneapolis band Rocket Club and is the vocalist of the Chris Hawkey Band. He lives in the Twin Cities and also produces and co-hosts a sports radio morning show, Power Trip Morning Show. He also holds the Minnesota State record in bobbing apples out of the toilet with 27 apples per minute. Chris ( Dimebag) Hawkey was born a twin whose brother didn't survive their birth[1] and raised in Union City, Indiana, where he graduated from Mississinawa Valley High School. Starting in 1989 he attended a broadcasting school in Dayton, Ohio, pursuing careers in both radio and music.
Earle Raymond Hedrick (September 27, 1876 – February 3, 1943), was an American mathematician and a vice-president of the University of California. Hedrick was born in Union City, Indiana. After undergraduate work at the University of Michigan, he obtained a Master of Arts from Harvard University.
Randy Jo Hobbs (March 22, 1948 – August 5, 1993) was an American musician born in [/url]Winchester, Indiana. Hobbs played bass for The McCoys during the 1965-1969 period and in the bands of the brothers Edgar Winter and [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Winter]Johnny Winter during 1970-1976.
He played bass with Jimi Hendrix on some 1968 live sessions which were later released unofficially as Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead (1980) and New York Sessions (1998), and officially as Bleeding Heart (1994). He joined up with a later version of Montrose, appearing on the Jump on It album, released in 1976. That same year, he also played bass on Rick Derringer's album with Dick Glass, Glass Derringer.
Randy Jo Hobbs was found dead of heart failure, aged 45, in a hotel room in Dayton, Ohio, in 1993 and is buried in his hometown of Union City, Indiana.
Henry Everett Jackson was a Major League Baseball player. He played in 10 games for the 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers of the National League. He was born in Union City, Indiana June 23, 1861.
*********** Now for Union City, OHIO**************
Curtis Thomas Enis (born June 15, 1976) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for Penn State University, and earned All-American honors. Enis was a first-round pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the NFL's Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. Enis was born in Union City, Ohio. He attended Mississinawa Valley High School in Union City, where he was named a Parade magazine high school All-American, and voted Ohio's Mr. Football Award by the Associated Press. He was a three-time all-state selection at linebacker, and Most Valuable Player of the 1994 Big 33 Football Classic. He spent one year at The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania.
Harley Dog: Legend!
Some of these notables I knew of, some not. Mostly all information from Wikipedia. There are a few unlisted, but I can't remember enough information about them to post anyway.
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