JAMES W. BRANDON, who is employed in the railroad postal service, has been a resident of Piqua for twelve years and here are centered his main interests. He was born March 2, 1871, at Covington, Ohio, and is a son of Thomas Brandon.

Thomas Brandon was born in 1844, in Darke County, Ohio, and has been engaged in agricultural pursuits through a long life. He now lives retired at Covington. During the Civil War he served for 100 days as a member of the 147th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

James W. Brandon was reared and educated at Covington and after graduating from the High School, engaged in teaching for about six years. He then entered into the railway mail service and for the past thirteen years has been connected with the C. H.& D. Railroad, between Detroit and Cincinnati. On September 29, 1897, Mr. Brandon was married to Miss Grace Purdy, of Covington, Ohio. They are members of the First Presbyterian Church at Piqua. He is identified with the Masons and the Knights of Pythias.