Edward Rodden

1866 - 1934

• Born	1 Dec 1866	Columbia, Tuolumne, California
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Sonora, Tuolumne, California   [1]
  	G. L. Rodden, 45, teamster, property $200, real estate $2500, born in North Carolina. E.W. Rodden, 34, keeping house, born in Alabama. Mary Rodden, 12, born in California. E. C. Rodden, 9, born in California. William Rodden, 8, born in California. Edward Rodden, 4, born in California.
  Census	1880	Sonora, Tuolumne, California   [2]
  	Gabriel Rodden, 54, freight agent, born in North Carolina. Elizabeth Rodden, 43, keeping house, born in Alabama. Mary Rodden 21, school teacher, born in California. Lizzie Rodden, 17, born in California. William Rodden, 15, born in California. Edward Rodden, 13, born in California.
  Census	1900	San Francisco, San Francisco, California   [3]
  Occupation	1904	Oakdale, Stanislaus, California
  	banker
  Census	1910	Oakdale, Stanislaus, California   [4]
  	Edward Rodden, 43, banker, born in California, married 22 years. Ada M. Rodden, 40, born in California, 5 children, 5 living. William Rodden, 21, book keeper in bank, born in California. Lola Rodden, 19, born in California. Mary Rodden, 17, born in California. Charles Rodden, 16, born in California. James Rodden, 2, born in California. Bertha Riesow, 18, servant, born in Wisconsin.
  Census	1920	Oakdale, Stanislaus, California   [5]
  	Edward Rodden, 53, president of bank, born in California. Ada M. Rodden, 50, born in California. Lola Rodden, 29, stenographer, born in California. James D. Rodden 12, born in California. Robert D. Rodden, 6, born in California.
  Census	1930	Oakdale, Stanislaus, California   [6]
  	Edward Rodden, 63, banker in bank, born in California. Ada M. Rodden, 60, born in California. James D. Rodden, 21, born in California. A. Viola Rodden, 39, born in California. Robert D. Rodden, 16, born in California.
  _UID	C7C5851E02D04E75BBB5A4CBA1BDCB360219
  Died	2 Oct 1934	San Francisco, San Francisco, California
  Buried	5 Oct 1934	Oakdale, Stanislaus, California
  Notes	The Rodden Brothers Edward and William Rodden came to Oakdale in 1882 with their father, Gabriel. They established the Rodden Bros. General Merchandise store in 1884 on West Railroad (now Yosemite) Ave in the block north of F street. The site of the Rodden Bros. General Merchandise Store location was moved a couple of times and finally settled in Schadlich's Louvre Hotel building. This is the building which burned in the 1989 Live Oak Inn fire. The brothers were very successful in their merchandising business and as a result of their increasing operations as cattle brokers and real estate agents Ed and Bill became leaders in the organization of the First National Bank of Oakdale in 1904. The bank was then located in the same business location that had been their merchandise store except next door to the north. In 1907, William and Edward Rodden were among the supporters for the incorporation of the city of Oakdale and later helped in the organization of the Oakdale Irrigation District, and were instrumental in helping many persons develop businesses and farm land in the area. The brothers moved the First National Bank of Oakdale into their new brick building in 1909. Bank Robbery A personal interview by Tim Haidlen with Mellie Rodden Finney on October 7, 1973, tells about the night of the First National Bank of Oakdale robbery: the town bell rang and everyone was out in the street. George Morrison was the town Marshall. Ed Rodden took his sons and his guns and went to the bank to help chase the robbers. George Morrison was shot during the robbery. SOME OAKDALE BANKING HISTORY Banking Holiday has prompted us to publish these items of historical data and comment relative to the First National Bank of Oakdale and the Stanislaus County Savings Bank. These banks have weathered every financial storm since their organization over 28 years ago and have steadily grown in strength and stability. The First National Bank of Oakdale was organized in 1904 by W.L. Rodden, Edward Rodden, Paul Brichetto (father of George and L.F. Brichetto) and associates. The capital paid in at that time was $60,000. A few months later its savings affiliate, the Stanislaus County Savings Bank, was organized with a capital of $30,000. This was all the capital paid to these institutions by these stockholders. The capital of the First National Bank was later increased to $100,000 and the surplus built up to $150,000, entirely through earnings. The capital of the Stanislaus County Savings Bank was increased to $60,000 and the surplus to $100,000. A modest dividend, after the first six months, has been paid semi-annually without interruption to the present time, averaging about 6% per annum. The policy of the management has always been conservative with the ideal of building strong institutions. Edward Rodden was the first president, Paul Brichetto the 1st vice-president and William L. Rodden the first cashier. Ed Rodden is now chairman of the board of directors, William Rodden is president, L. F. Brichetto and James D. Rodden, vice-presidents, D'Arcy Lee is cashier, J. Alban Rydberg and George T. Morrison are assistant cashiers and E. Gorne is auditor. The directors of the First National Bank are Ed Rodden, William R. Rodden, W.B. Willms, J.L. Sawyer, Louis F. Brichetto, S. Mondo and D'Arcy E. Lee. The directors of the Stanislaus County Savings Bank are William Rodden, V.A. Rodden, A.E. Schell, L.C. Kaufman, L.F. Brichetto and J.B. Stearson. The years of service of active officers of the banks are about as follows: E. Rodden, 28 years; W. Rodden, 25 years; D.E. Lee, 15 years; J. Alban Rydberg, 20 years; George T. Morrison, 15 years; E. Gorne, 15 years. http://www.oakdalemuseum.homestead.com/fnb.html Newspaper article in Oakdale, Californina Newspaper, Thursday, 4 Oct 1934: In the death of Ed. Rodden Tuesday Oakdale and the Oakdale district suffers an irreparable loss. The progress and prosperity of the community has been interwoven with the life of Mr. Rodden almost since the birth of Oakdale--since the organization of the irrigation district. City and district are largely a monument to his business sagacity and public enterprise. As has every successful man, Mr.Rodden had his critics -- but he pursued an unfailing policy of never replying to them. Those who enjoyed his friendship--knew him as an honest, sincere hard worker for the good of the community. They knew him as a man whose secret benefactions were countless--a man who was always going out of his way to help lighten the load for the farmer and the businessman--with purse string and sound advice always out for those in difficulty. Wealth never changed him--he believed in the old fashioned gospel of honesty and hard work. He abhorred sham and hypocrisy--wheter by individual or public official. To him there was only the question of right or wrong--there was no middle ground.
  Person ID	I21432	7_families
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2006

  
  

  Father	Gabriel Lindsay Rodden,   b. 15 Sep 1823, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina ,   d. 16 Jul 1911
  Mother	Elizabeth Ditto,   b. 27 Jun 1836, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama ,   d. 11 Jul 1919
  Married	16 Jun 1857	, Marshall, Alabama
  Family ID	F11100002	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ada May Drew,   b. 23 Jan 1870, Sebastopol, Sonoma California ,   d. 25 May 1951, Oakdale, Stanislaus, California
  Married	May 1888	Modesto, Stanislaus, California
  Children	> 1. William Lindsay Rodden,   b. 18 Jun 1889, Oakdale, Stanislaus, California ,   d. 21 Dec 1951, , Stanislaus, California   2. Ada Viola Rodden,   b. 29 Sep 1890, Oakdale, Stanislaus, California ,   d. 5 Dec 1975, Oakdale, Stanislaus, California > 3. Mary Louise Rodden,   b. 12 Jun 1892, Oakdale, Stanislaus, California ,   d. 4 Apr 1984, San Mateo, San Mateo, California   4. Charles Edward Rodden,   b. May 1893, Oakdale, Stanislaus, California ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 5. James Drew Rodden,   b. 23 May 1908, Oakdale, Stanislaus, California ,   d. 11 Feb 1955, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo, California > 6. Robert Ditto Rodden,   b. 12 Feb 1914, , Stanislaus, California ,   d. 9 Mar 2000, Modesto, Stanislaus, California
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2005
  Family ID	F225	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Dec 1866 - Columbia, Tuolumne, California Census - 1870 - Sonora, Tuolumne, California Census - 1880 - Sonora, Tuolumne, California Married - May 1888 - Modesto, Stanislaus, California Census - 1900 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California Occupation - banker - 1904 - Oakdale, Stanislaus, California Census - 1910 - Oakdale, Stanislaus, California Census - 1920 - Oakdale, Stanislaus, California Census - 1930 - Oakdale, Stanislaus, California Died - 2 Oct 1934 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California Buried - 5 Oct 1934 - Oakdale, Stanislaus, California  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Edward and Ada May Drew Rodden home
  		Rodden Brothers Grocery Store
  		Edward Rodden
  		Edward Rodden
  		Rodden Family Members L-R: Edward Rodden, Rodden Finney, William Rodden, Walter Rodden, William Rodden, Fred Marlin, Wallace Finney.
  		Edward and William Rodden - young men

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Edward Rodden death announcement
  		Edward Rodden death announcement
  		Edward Rodden death announcement page 2
  		Edward Rodden Estate Distribution Page 1
  		Edward Rodden Estate Disposition Page 2
  		First National Bank Officers Selected William Rodden President, James D. Rodden Cashier and Director and Robert D. Rodden Director.
  		Rodden Brothers - First National Bank Officers
  		Edward Rodden Funeral Notice
  		Emma Burger Drew Mead Party 19 Apr 1925
  		Edward Rodden Passes
  		Edward Rodden Funeral Article
  		Rodden Banking Advertisement

  
  

  Headstones

  Edward Rodden headstone

  
  

• Sources

  [S445] California, Tuolumne, Sonora - 1870 - Federal Census, California, Tuolumne, Sonora, (www.ancestry.com). [S371] California, Tuolumne, Sonora - 1880 - Federal Census, California, Tuolumne, Sonora, (www.familysearch.org), Edward Rodden, 13, born in California (Reliability: 3). [S381] California, San Francisco, San Francisco - 1900 Federal Census, California, San Francisco, San Francisco, (www.genealogy.com), Edward Rodden, 33, real estate agent, born Dec 1966 in California. District 37, Series T623, microfilm 104, book 2, page 35 (Reliability: 3). [S376] California, Stanislaus, Oakdale - 1910 - Federal Census, California, Stanislaus, Oakdale, (www.ancestry.com), Edward Rodden, 43, banker, born in California (Reliability: 3). [S369] California, Stanislaus, Oakdale - 1920 - Federal Census, California, Stanislaus, Oakdale, (www.ancestry.com), Edward Rodden, 53, born in California, Bank President. Father born in Georgia, mother born in Alabama. (Reliability: 3). [S370] California, Stanislaus, Oakdale - 1930 - Federal Census, California, Stanislaus, Oakdale, (www.ancestry.com), Edward Rodden, 63, born in California, banker. Married at age 21. (Reliability: 3).