Dr. George B. Ehrmann, who in the general practice of medicine has proven his ability to handle intricate and difficult cases, thus testing his broad scientific knowledge and his efficiency in making application thereof, was born September 29, 1858, in the city which yet remains his home. His parents were Benjamin and Elizabeth (Bigler) Ehrmann, the latter a sister of Dr. George W. Bigler. His paternal grandfather, Frederick Ehrmann, was a resident of Germany who engaged in the practice of medicine as a life work. Benjamin Ehrmann also became a representative of the profession. He was a graduate of the Homeopathic College of Allentown, Pennsylvania and afterward located for practice in Chillicothe, Ohio.  In 1849 at the solicitation of Dr. Pulte he removed to Cincinnati and as partners they continued in practice for a long period, doing especially commendable work during the cholera scourge. Dr. Ehrmann's labors in the treatment of cholera were particularly successful and as a general practitioner he also did excellent work that won for him a liberal practice. He continued as an active follower of the profession until his death, which occurred in 1886, when he was in his seventy-fifth year, his birth having occurred in 1812. One of his sons, Dr. Albert Ehrmann, for many years was an active representative of the profession but retired from practice about fifteen years ago and now lives in Paris. Another son, Benjamin F. Ehrmann, was a lawyer but now lives retired and spends much of his time in travel. Two daughters of the family have passed away, the only living sister of Dr. Ehrmann, of this review, being Adelaide, a resident of Mt. Auburn, Cincinnati. The mother's death occurred in 1886, the same year in which Dr. Benjamin Ehrmann departed this life.
        Dr. George B. Ehrmann attended the public and high schools of Cincinnati and was graduated from Chickering Institute with the class of 1876. He afterward entered the Pulte Medical College in 1882 and following the completion of his work there pursued a post-graduate course in the Philadelphia Homeopathic School. At its close he returned to Cincinnati, where he has since engaged in general practice, specializing somewhat in the treatment of chronic diseases. His work has been attended with a gratifying measure of success. He has never been hasty in discarding the old and time-tried methods of practice and at the same time has not been slow in taking up new ideas which his judgement has sanctioned as of value in professional services. That he is well equipped for his chosen life work and successful in his practice is indicated by the liberal patronage which for many years has been accorded him.
        In 1893 Dr. Ehrmann was married to Miss Mary Bartholomew, a daughter of G. K. Bartholomew, one of the early educators of Cincinnati, conducting here a girls' school. Dr. and Mrs. Ehrmann have four children, Elizabeth, George, Albert and Robert, who are now public-school students. Dr. Ehrmann belongs to the Queen City Club but his attention is chiefly devoted to the medical profession of which his family have been representatives for a century. He now belongs to the Ohio State Homeopathic Society, and to the International Hahnemann Society and thus he keeps in touch with the advanced work of the followers of the school in which he has always practiced. Careful in the diagnosis of cases, his judgement is sound, his discrimination is keen and as the years have gone by, he has maintained a creditable place as a representative of the medical profession of Cincinnati. In 1911 Dr. Ehrmann retired from the active practice of medicine and now devotes his time and attention to the education of his children.
 

        For thirty years Talton Embry has been engaged in the live-stock commission business at Cincinnati and during a large part of that time has been a member of the firm of Greene, Embry & Company, one of the leading commission firms at the Union Stock Yards. Having applied himself closely and faithfully to his calling, he has made a success of it and now enjoys the results of many years of wisely applied effort.
        Born on a farm in Madison county, Kentucky, June 5, 1861, he is a son of Talton Embry, who was for many years a prominent farmer and live-stock man of his section. Reared on the home farm, Mr. Embry, whose name stands at the head of this sketch, came to Cincinnati in 1881, having decided to devote his attention to the live-stock business. He soon found employment and in the course of a few years became well acquainted with the Cincinnati market and its possibilities. He is not a man to remain long in a subordinate capacity and in 1885 he associated with Thomas M. Greene in the organization of the firm of Greene, Embry & Company, which has ever since that time been in business with headquarters at this point. This concern is now one of the old and well established live-stock commission firms of Cincinnati and can claim patrons in all the states tributary to this market. Branch houses are also maintained by the firm in Evansville, Indiana, under the name of the Bourbon Commission Company; at Jersey City, New Jersey, under the title of the Kern Commission Company; and branches are also maintained at Dayton, Ohio, and Peoria, Illinois. While Mr. Embry has given his attention chiefly to the live-stock business, he is also active in other directions. He has served as vice president of the Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company since its organization in 1906 and is also a member of the board of directors of the Cincinnati Abattoir Company, one of the great corporations of the city. He is a man of good judgement and his advice is often sought by associates in regard to business affairs, his opinions having great weight with all who know him.
        In 1896 Mr. Embry was married, at Fort Worth, Texas, to Miss Susan Higbee, and they have one son, Higbee. Their home is in the beautiful suburb of Avondale. Mr. Embry has confined his attention to business, never allowing his energies to be dissipated in other directions, and is recognized as one of the best informed men in his line in the Cincinnati market. His enterprise and ability are manifest in the success that has crowned his efforts and the prosperity he has attained gives assurance of further advancement in the same direction in the future. Fraternally he is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is also a member of the Business Men's Club, the Chamber of Commerce of Cincinnati and the Hamilton County Golf Club.