Clark, Robert Carlton, Ph.D. "History of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Vol. 3.
Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1927. p. 266.
 
EUGENE B. GRABENHORST

     Eugene B. Grabenhorst, a business man of enterprise and ability, is a
member of one of the well known real estate firms of Salem and also figures
prominently in civic affairs. He was born December 14, 1894, in Dayton, Iowa,
and his parents, William H. and Eva (Haight) Grabenhorst, migrated to Oregon
when he was a boy of eight, reaching Salem on June 1, 1902. For eight years his
father followed the occupation of farming in Marion county and in 1910 located
in Salem. He joined his son, George H. Grabenhorst, in the real estate business
and the partnership was terminated by the death of William H. Grabenhorst in
1923.
     In the acquirement of an education Eugene B. Grabenhorst attended the
public schools of Marion county and the Capital City Business College. He also
studied civil engineering and for seven years followed that profession. In 1918
he enlisted in the United States Army and was assigned to duty with the
Twenty-second Engineers. He was ordered to the front and remained abroad for
nine months. After his honorable discharge he returned to Salem and since July
7, 1919, has been one of the owners of the business of the. W. H. Grabenhorst
Company, of which his brother, George H., is the senior partner. They have laid
out a number of attractive subdivisions, doing much to improve and beautify the
city and its environs, and their business has assumed large proportions, for the
policy followed by the firm is one which commends itself to public confidence
and support.
     On July 16, 1919, Eugene B. Grabenhorst was united in marriage to Miss
Helen M. Harris, a daughter of W. H. Harris, an agriculturist, who came to Salem
in 1912. To Mr. and Mrs. Grabenhorst has been born a daughter, Anna Mae. Mr.
Grabenhorst has invested a portion of his capital in farm lands and is fully
cognizant of the advantages and attractions of this favored region. He is an
adherent of the republican party and has served on the city council since
January, 1925. He acts as chairman of the sewer committee and exerts his
influence to secure for the municipality those improvements which will enhance
its desirability as a place of residence. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce
and is a past director of the Lions Club. He is also a member of the Salem Rod &
Gun Club, the American Legion and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. Mr.
Grabenhorst typifies the progressive spirit of the west and is a young man of
fine character, esteemed and respected by all with whom he has been brought in
contact.

     
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