BIOGRAPHIES Source:
History of Hancock County, Ohio
Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co.
1886
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Findlay Twp. -
KARL AUGUST EMANUEL KARG (formerly
Karch), meat market, Findlay, was born at Boennigheim, in
the Kingdom of Wurtemburg, Germany, Mar. 8, 1829; son of
Jacob Friederich and Regina (Zimmerman) Karch, whose family
of three sons and one daughter came to America, viz.:
Wilhelmina, wife of Edward Dietsch, a furniture
manufacturer; Lewis, a butcher and farmer; Frederick,
who died in Findlay in the spring of 1885, leaving a family, and
K. A. E. Karg. In 1850 our subject came to America
and spent two years in New York City, coming to Findlay in 1852.
While in New York he married Margaret Young, who was born
in Auerbach, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, Jan. 4, 1827, and came
to America (to New York City) in 1850. Mr. and Mrs.
Karghave a bright, intelligent family of five sons and two
daughters: Eliza, wife of John Klentchy, residing
in Findlay; Jacob Frederick in meat market business;
August, in meat market business; Charles, in
meat market business; Minnie wife of William M. Hull,
a harness maker in Silver city, N. Mex.; Albert, in meat
market business, and William too young as yet for
business. Mr. Karg learned his father's trade (meat
business) in his native land, has taken an important rank in
that industry here, and has accumulated a handsome competency.
He is also a taxidermist of considerable skill, to which, in his
later years, he has paid considerable attention. He is a
worthy gentlemen, an excellent citizen and a thorough-going
business man. He has served in the councils of his adopted
city. Mr. and Mrs. Karg and family attended the
services of the Lutheran Church. In politics he is a
Republican.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago -
Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 764 |
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