History of Cincinnati, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches, Part 139

Author: Ford, Henry A., comp; Ford, Kate B., joint comp
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Cleveland, O., L.A. Williams & co.
Number of Pages: 666

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Frederick Koehler, saloon-keeper, was born in Ger- many, December 5, 1827, coming to the United States, and landing in New Orleans in 1842, thence direct to Cincinnati, which has been his home ever since, and to- day he is one of the old pioneers of the city, being an

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active member of the German Pioneer society. Mr. Koehler came here and commenced to work in the employ of a paper-hanging establishment, where he con- tinued two years. He then commenced to learn his trade (tailor) which business he carried on for a number of years. In 1866 he moved to his present place. Mr. Koehler was married in Cincinnati to Christena Schnider, of Germany. She came to America when she was about two years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Koehler are the parents of eight children.

William Buehler, proprietor of Buehler's Garden, was born in Wedenburg, Germany, May 29, 1817, and is the son of John and Caroline (Hedge) Buehler-both parents born in Germany. Our subject came to America in 1849, landing in New York city, where he remained a short time, and then came to Cincinnati. In 1852 he moved to Corryville where he has remained one of its honored citizens ever since. Mr. Buehler married Mrs. Zeltner, wife of the late John E. Zeltner, who was born in Germany in 1813, where he married Mrs. Zeltner (nee Miss Kunegunda Pleistiener), who was also born in Ger_ many. In 1839 they came to the United States, landing in New York city and coming direct to Cincinnati. Here he worked at his trade as a cutter, and soon after established himself in the clothing trade. He then en- tered the wholesale liquor business. On retiring he moved to the country. In 1856 he estabtished a wine house on Vine street, known as the National Hall. He was a very active man. He died with the cholera in 1866, respected and honored.

Joseph H. Bohm, butcher, was born in Bavaria, Ger- many, in 1847; came to the United States and landed in New York city in 1860. He came direct to Cincin- nati and entered the butcher business, and has been actively engaged in the business ever since. Mr. Bohm is now the oldest butcher in Corryville, and is meeting with good success in his present place of business. He keeps a first-class butcher-shop, and as he buys nothing but the best meats, customers trading with him receive nothing but good, wholesome food in that line.

Thomas Bishop, dairyman, was born in England, but came to America at an early day, and in 1845 located in Cincinnati. Here he has been actively engaged in the dairy business, and to-day is one of the oldest, as well as one of the most practical, dairymen around the city. In 1849 he began business for himself at his present place. Here he started with a few cows, and by good management his business has increased to such an extent that he now owns fifty-four cows, nine horses and two milk-wagons, and employs six hands. Mr. Bishop keeps one of the best, neatest and cleanest dairies around the city. He has forty acres of fine land, which he uses for pasture.

Adam Fisher, dairyman, was born in Brown county, Ohio, April 16, 1845, and is the son of Michael Fisher, one of the pioneers of that county. In 1846 Adam Fisher moved with his parents to Hamilton county, where he assisted his father in the dairy business. He now has a dairy of his own, with sixty cows, eight horses and three wagons, employing three hands. He has a

large pasture of forty acres, and is doing a very good and profitable business.

A. Sunderbruch, florist, was born in Hanover, Germa- ny, in 1830. When young he entered zealously upon what has since been his fevorite study, the art of land- scape gardening and floriculture, at which he spent most of his time in Europe, being at one time offered a posi- tion in the king's garden at Berlin. In 1849 he sailed for America, and in the same year located in Cincinnati, where he has been actively engaged at his trade, being a private gardener in some of the leading suburbs around Cincinnati. He, in 1854, with a small stock of plants, started his present business in Clifton, on the Carthage pike, with two green-houses containing some eight hun- dred square feet of glass. Here he remained for some nine years, being very successful. In 1863 he moved to his present place, where he began with fifteen hundred feet under glass. His business since then has grown wonderfully, and he has now forty thousand square feet of glass, employing a number of hands. Mr. Sunder- bruch has taken a number of first prizes awarded by the Cincinnati exposition, for the finest display of plants and cut flowers; he has three gold and two silver med- als. In 1845 he married Miss Mary Brining, and has three children.

Henry Voss, manufacturer of brick, was born in Han- over, Germany, March 11, 1825. While in Germany he · married Minnie Rose; and in 1851 he and his wife started for America, landing in New Orleans. They took a steamer for Cincinnati, and on the way up the Mississippi, near Vicksburgh, a son (Henry) was born to them. Soon after arriving in Cincinnati, Mr. Voss be- gan making brick, and has followed the business ever since. He began with five hands, burning six hundred thousand brick yearly, but for several years was not very successful. By hard work and good management, how- ever, he has accumulated a good property, and has be- come one of the leading brick manufacturers of this vicinity. He has furnished brick for a number of public buildings, the Longview asylum, the school-house at Corryville, and others. In connection with his brick business, he deals in wood, coal and sand.

Jacob Rhein, grocer, one of the successful business men of Corryville, was born in Bavaria, Germany, Oc- tober 3, 1835. He came to the United States in 1851, coming direct to Cincinnati. Here he commenced the saloon business on West Fifth street, which he continued about five years, when he moved to Walnut Hills, where he was engaged in the stock business. He then moved to Corryville. Here he has been one of its honored citizens ever since. He was actively engaged in the omnibus business in company with his brother for a number of years, operating a line of omnibuses from the suburb residences to the city. Commencing with four omnibuses the business increased until they had eight omnibuses doing a good business. Mr. Rhein, in 1862, commenced the grocery business, and to day owns one of the best family groceries in Corryville. He carried on for a number of years a feed store. His present brick store building he built in 1879.

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Mrs. E. Tuechter, grocer, was born in Germany about 1823. She came to America in 1845, landing in New Orleans, where she remained about fifteen months and then came to Cincinnati, where she was married about 1847 to Detrich Schussler, who died with the cholera in 1849. She was married the second time to Eberhard Tuechter, who was one of the old pioneers of Cincin- nati. He came to Corryville and entered the grocery business, which is now carried on by his wife and was about the first, if not the first, grocery located in this vicinity. He continued in the grocery business up to his death, which occurred in 1874, leaving a wife and three children to mourn his loss. He was an active mem- ber of the German Lutheran church, being at one time treasurer of that congregation. He died respected and honored. Fred and George are assisting in the grocery. The daughter, Mary, is now the wife of John Mackle.

B. Eppens, grocer, Cincinnati, was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1818. He came to America and landed in New Orleans in 1854; thence direct to Cincinnati, ar- riving December 23d of the same year. Mr. Eppens is a rope-maker by trade, which he learned in Germany. After arriving in Cincinnati, not finding work at his trade, he, with a capital of somne sixty dollars, started a small grocery on Eighth street, near John. He moved his business to Liberty street, thence to John and Chestnut, and from there to his present place of business in 1873. Mr. Eppens, with good management, has accumulated - a good property. He married, in Germany, Miss Lizzie Dallmon, by whom he has had five children.

Conrad Hagedorn, grocer, was born in Germany, De- cember 2, 1815; came to the United States and landed in New Orleans in 1844, coming direct to Cincinnati, arriving here July 7, 1844, in company with his wife, whom he married in Germany. Her name was Mena Heidorn. They came here in poor circumstances, and Mr. Hagedorn went to work breaking rock on Jackson Hill. He then worked in an oil-cloth factory, remaining there for six years, after which he worked in a shoe- maker's shop in fitting boots, working there some nine years. In 1860 he commenced the grocery business, which he has been in every since. Mr. Hagedorn is a member of the German Pioneer society. He is also a member of the German Protestant church. He has three children living.

John H. Fenneman, grocer, was born in the grand duchy of Aldenburg, Germany, April 16, 1816. He came to the United States and landed in Baltimore in 1835, arriving in Cincinnati in November of the same year. Coming here poor he went to work as a day laborer. He was for fifteen years a porter in one of the leading mercantile establishments of Cincinnati. In 1853 Mr. Fenneman moved to his present place, being now one of the oldest residents of this vicinity. He married Miss Louisa Nordman, by whom he has five children living.

G. Emge, business merchant, was born in Germany November 7, 1835. He came to the United States and landed in New York city May 55, 1867. After remain- ing there some three weeks, he came to Cincinnati, Ohio,

where he worked by the day as a laborer for nine years, when he entered the grocery business on Clefton avenue, where he remained until 1876, when he then came to his present stand, which is one of the most complete family groceries in the neighborhood. Mr. Emge was married to Miss Delia Brehm, of Germany. By this marriage, they have four children.

Augustus E. Lindemann, dealer in stoves and hardware, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1854, and is the son of John H. Lindemann, who came to Cincinnati in about 1846. Our subject learned his trade as a tinner, with Mr. Augustus Konshein, who established the present business in 1868. Mr. Lindemann, after the death of Mr. Konshein became owner, and since he has carried on the business, which is the only stove and hardware store in Corryville; he keeps in stock a fine lot of first- class stoves and hardware. He is also doing a good bus- iness in the tin roofing and guttering line, taking large contracts.

Frank Ries was born in Bavaria, Germany, October 23, 1825. He came to the United States and landed in New Orleans in 1841; then came direct to Cincinnati, arriving here in March, 1841. Here he began to learn the tailor's trade which business he followed for some seven years. In 1853 he moved to St. Bernard, where he engaged in the saloon business. In 1856 he moved to Corryville, which has been his home ever since; and he was engaged in the saloon business. Mr. Ries was married in Cincinnati at St. Mary's church October 10, 1848, to Miss Mary Huffbower. She was born in Ger- many, having come to Cincinnati in about 1843. By this union, they have ten children living. Mr. Ries is a member of the Catholic church, and has been one of its active adherents. He was one of the building committee in erecting St. George's Catholic church at Corryville. He is a member of the German Pioneers' association ; had one son, Jacob, in the late war in the gun-boat service, who did good duty, and was honorably discharged. Mr. Ries came to Cincinnati in company with his mother and six children. His sister, Catharine Ries, came to Cincinnati in 1839.

Michael Fisher, retired, was born in Germany, and in 1837 came to the United States, locating in New York, thence to Pennsylvania. In 1838 he moved to Brown county, Ohio, where he engaged in farming and in 1846 moved to Hamilton county and soon after established in the dairy business which he has been very successful in, and is to-day one of the oldest dairymen in Corryville; for the last few years the dairy business has been carried on by his son Adam.

Charles Teichmann, retired, was born in Prussia, Ger- many, July 21, 1812. He came to the United States and landed in New York city in 1848, thence to Buffalo and in 1849 to Cincinnati, coming here with wife and four children. Soon after arriving here, he was taken sick with the cholera, and suffered very much; his wife also had a slight attack of this disease. Mr. Teichmann's first work was in a slaughter-house. In 1859 he entered the saloon business which he carried on successfully up to 1880, when he sold out to his son. He was married

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in Germany, to Miss Dora Tera. Stilsenbaugh. She was born in Germany in 1817. By this union they have seven children. They had three sons in the late war, Charles, Albert and Herman; they were brave and faithful soldiers, each one serving his time out, and was honorably mus- tered out. Mr. Teichmann himself was a soldier in the militia during the Morgan raid.

Professor F. A. Oaks, principal of the St. George Catholic school, was born in Rochester, New York, in 1844, where he received sufficient education that in about 1864 he began teaching school. He came west and in 1872 graduated from the Notre Dame college of Indi- ana. He then engaged at his profession, teaching school in several cities. He was principal in Hamilton, Ohio, and Covington Kentucky. In 1880 he took charge of his present school, where he is giving the best of satisfac- tion.

Rev. Gabriel Lipps, assistant pastor St. George Catholic church, was born in Lick Run, Hamilton county, Ohio, November 3, 1850, and is the son of Andrew and Cath- arine (Grebner) Lipps, both parents natives of Germany, who came to Cincinnati at an early day. Father Lipps graduated from the St. Francis college in 1873; was or- dained as minister October 12, 1873, at Oldenburg. He then was pastor of the St. Ann church, of Hamburgh, Franklin county, Indiana. In 1879 he returned to Cin- cinnati and was for five months pastor in Sedamsville. In 1880 Father Lipps was appointed to his present charge.

Rev. Paul Alf, pastor of the St. George Catholic church, was born in Cincinnati, June 21, 1852, and is the son of George and Mary (Dall) Alf, both parents natives of Prussia. Father Alf graduated from the St. Joseph col- lege at Bardstown, Kentucky, in 1871. He was ordained as minister September 19, 1877, since which time he has preached in Chatham, Canada, Detroit, Michigan, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Menunk, Illinois, Louisville, Kentucky, Hamburgh, Indiana. He came to his present charge August 20, 1880.

John Kraft, saloon-keeper, was born in Bavaria, Ger- many, April 24, 1824; came to the Untted States and landed in New Orleans, coming direct to Cincin- nati. Here he commenced to work at his trade-tailor -which he had learned in Germany, continuing at his trade here for some ten years. He then started in the saloon and cigar business, and afterward went into the dry goods business. In 1853 or 1854 Mr. Kraft came to Camp Washington and started in the tailor busi- iness in connection with dairying. He was the first tailor to locate at Camp Washington. He has been en- gaged at his present business for the last twelve years. He was married in Cincinnati to Carolina Rice, of Ger- many. She came to Cincinnati in 1833. 'They have eight children-five sons and three daughters.

Leo Wagner, root beer manufacturer, was born in Ohio. He learned the art of manufacturing root beer in 'Tiffin, where he remained for several years. In 1877 he estab- lished his present business in Camp Washington, since which it has been steadily on the increase. He is now located in a two-story brick house, and is prepared to do

a large business. He employes two hands. Root beer is one of the most cooling and healthy drinks manufac- tured.

Henry Rastert, butcher, was born in Baden, Germany, June 22, 1845. In 1860 he came from his native land to Cincinnati, and commenced the butcher business. In 1864 he began business for himself, and four years later moved to Camp Washington, where he has built up a very successful trade.

George Alexander, butcher, was born in Germany May 13, 1826. In 1847 he came to the United States and landed in New Orleans, coming direct to Cincinnati, where he went to work at the butcher business with his brother Henry, who had come here in an early day. In 1853 Mr. Alexander moved to Camp Washington, and is now the oldest butcher in the place. He married Miss Mary Hachl, who came to Cincinnati when about two years of age .. They have seven children. Mr. Al- exander is a member of the German Protestant church. He has been very successful in the butcher business, and now owns very valuable real estate in Camp Wash- ington.

John Schroth, butcher, was born in Cincinnati in 1842, and is the son of John Schroth, who was a native of Germany and came to the city in 1839. For a num- ber of years he was a leading butcher of the city, and died honored and respected by his fellow men. Our subject was brought up in the butcher business with his father, and opened his first shop at Brighton. In 1863 he moved to Camp Washington, where he has built up a very large business. At first he killed about ten hogs a day, but now his average is twenty-five to fifty per day, employing eight hands. Mr. Schroth married Miss Louisa Stoll, also a native of the city, her parents having moved there at an early day.

George Goetz, butcher, was born in Germany April 13, 1819. In 1849 he landed in New York city, and came direct to Cincinnati, where his first work was mow- ing grass. Since 1851 he has been in the butcher busi- ness, and is now one of the pioneer butchers of the city. He has been very successful in his business, and has ac- quired valuable real estate at Camp Washington, which has been his home for over thirty years. Mr. Goetz niarried Miss Elizabeth Schatchmann, a native of Ohio. Her parents came to the city when she was very young.

Fred Schroth, butcher, was born at Cincinnati, Ohio, April 2, 1846, and is the son of John Schroth, a pio- neer butcher of the city. After the death of his fath- er, our subject engaged in the butcher business with his three brothers. In 1863 he moved to Camp Wash- ington, and in 1869 began business for himself. Besides his large local trade in fresh meats, he is engaged in packing and curing, employing seven hands. His build- ings are all of substantial brick. Mr. Schroth married Miss Catharine Hettrick, a native of the city.

Among the enterprising business men of Cincinnati we may mention Mr. L. F. Haffner, who was born in Bava- ria, Germany, in 1839. He is a currier and tanner by trade. He came to Cincinnati in 1868, and soon after engaged in the tannery business in a small frame build-

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ing, where he managed well, and at the end of two years employed sixteen hands. In 1873 he put up the present building, which has a frontage of eighty feet, is three stories high, the main building extending back forty feet, with a wing extending one hundred feet. The tannery IS built with all modern improvements-seventy vats, and thirty six horse-power engine. Mr. Haffner has been very successful in the tannery business, his trade extend- ing to a number of States, and he carries the largest stock of leather around the city.

Jacob Huebscher, tanner, is one among the enterpris- ing business men of Camp Washington. He is a native of France, coming to Cincinnati in 1870. He went to Boston and learned the trade of currier and tanner, re- maining there about two years, when he returned to Cin- cinnati and embarked in business for himself, first locat- ing at No. 393 Colerain avenue, where he worked alone. Mr. Huebscher has, by his hard work and good manage- ment, gradually improved in business, until he now has a room thirty-three by seventy feet, and employs two men, finishing as high as one hundred and fifty hides per month. His trade is principally in the city, where he is meeting with ready sales of his manufactured stock of harness and shoe leather.

William Weihe, grocer, was born in Germany February 6, 1821, and came to America, landing at Quebec, com- ing to Cincinnati by way of Sandusky, locating at Camp Washington June 26, 1847, and he has made it his home here since, being one of the oldest pioneers of the place. He started in the dairy business, which he carried on about eleven years, and then engaged in dealing in wood. In 1865 he started in his present business, and has con- tinued in it since. He now resides in what was known at one time as the Camp Washington House, an old hotel, and one of the old land marks in this vicinity. Mr. Weihe was married in Germany to Miss Ernestine Munstd, by whom he has had four children.

William Bolia, florist, was born in Baden, Germany, January 10, 1843. At fourteen years of age he com- menced to learn the florist business at Lahr, Baden, where he remained until 1864, when he came to America, and was for a short time in the florist business in Newark, New Jersey. In 1865 he came to Cincinnati, and was engaged in different places in Clifton and suburbs. In 1877 Mr. Bolia commenced his present business, and now owns four hot-houses-two ten by sixty and two six- teen by sixty. His business is very good, and he keeps his plants in first-class order. He is recognized as keep- ing one of the neatest places in the city, and employs two hands.

Albert Wetterstrome, druggist, was born in Jackson county, Indiana, in 1854, and came to Cincinnati in 1863 or 1864. Here he was engaged as a clerk in a drug store for about five years, receiving a practical edu- cation in the compounding of medicines. In 1876 Mr. Wetterstrome came to Mount Washington and com- menced in the drug business for himself, since which time he has built up a very valuable trade. He now owns the oldest drug store in Camp Washington. He gradua- ted from the Cincinnati College of Pharmaceutists in 1876.

John A. Andrews, druggist, was born in Cincinnati, August 23, 1846, and is the son of Jacob Andrews, who came to the city about the year 1830; his mother is still living at the age of seventy-four years. Our subject is a thorough, practical prescription and drug clerk. He grad- uated from the Cincinnati College of Pharmacy on Septem- ber 17, 1873. He came to Camp Washington in 1869, and immediately started in the drug business, which he continued for five years, when he sold out his business. In 1878 he returned to Camp Washington and again started in the drug business, and now owns one of the neatest drug stores in the vicinity and is doing a good business.

Charles Boch is one of the oldest settlers of Camp Washington now living. He was born in Frankfort on the Main, Germany, August 2; 1826, and came to the United States, landing in New York city, in 1845. He remained in that city one year, and came thence direct to Cincinnati. In 1854 Mr. Boch moved to Camp Washington, which has been his home ever since. Here he began the feed business, which he is still carrying one very successfully. He was married in Cincinnati in 1850 to Miss Margaret Miller, by whom he has seven children. Mr. Boch has taken a very active part in the improve- ment and advancement of Camp Washington.

John Hessler, merchant, is one of the highly respected pioneer business men of Camp Washington. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1826, and came to the United States, landing in New York, in 1847, and thence direct to Cincinnati. He is a blacksmith by trade, which he had learned in Germany. On arriving in Cincinnati he went to work at his trade, receiving for his services eight dollars per month. In 1853 Mr. Hessler came to Camp Washington and started the first blacksmith-shop in the place. He continued at this business until 1865, when he entered his present business. He was married in 1847 to Sophia Seiss, a native of Germany, by whom he has four children.

C. F. Schock was born in Wedenburg, Germany, June 26, 1833, and came to the United States in 1854. He came direct from New York, where he had landed, to Cincinnati, arriving here in March, of the same year. Here he began to work at his trade as a baker, which he had learned in Germany, continuing at this occupation for a number of years. In 1873 Mr. Schock came to Camp Washington, where he is now carrying on the con- fectionery business, and has acquired a good trade. In 1871 he erected the business block which he now occu- pies, and is one of the finest buildings in the town.

John H. Hopf, hardware merchant, was born in Prus- sia, June 11, 1838. He learned the tinner's trade in the old country. In 1861 he came to the United States, landing in Baltimore, and coming direct to Cincinnati. He soon after enlisted in the First Ohio artillery, in battery I, where he served as a faithful soldier during the late civil war, participating in all the battles and marches that his company was engaged in, and at the expiration of his time of service returned to Cincinnati. In 1865 he moved on a farm where he remained until 1870, when he came to Camp Washington, returning to the farm in

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History of Cincinnati, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches, Part 139

Author: Ford, Henry A., comp; Ford, Kate B., joint comp Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Cleveland, O., L.A. Williams & co. Number of Pages: 666

Author: Ford, Henry A., comp; Ford, Kate B., joint comp
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Cleveland, O., L.A. Williams & co.
Number of Pages: 666