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Born 1838
From History of Crawford County and Ohio : containing a history of the state of Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time ... a history of Crawford County ... biographical sketches, portraits (1881)
WILLIAM H. DONNENWIRTH, merchant, New Washington; was born in Stark Co., Ohio, Oct. 6, 1838. He is a son of John and Margaret (Lang) Donnenwirth, who were parents of nine children. The parents were natives of Alsace, Germanj-. They were married in Stark Co., Ohio, in 1828, and the names of their children respectively are Elizabeth, deceased; John, deceased; Mary, George, William, Margaret, Elizabeth, Andrew and Samuel. The mother is dead; the father is yet living, at an advanced age, in Stark Co., Ohio. Mary lives in Canton, Ohio, the wife of Emanuel Raber. George married Matilda Stump and is a farmer and lives in Stark Co. Margaret lives in Michigan and is the wife of Henry- Hettleman, Elizabeth is the wife of Lewis Schneider and resides in Stark Co. Andrew is a saddler, married Mary Ingraham and lives in Summit Co. Samuel is a farmer in Stark Co., his wife being Emma (Housman) Donnenwirth. William was reared on a farm, receiving a good common-school education. He began for himself when 27 years old, by farming. Jan. 30, 1866, he was united in marriage with Miss Catharine A. Sheetz, daughter of John A. Sheetz by his second wife. To this union were born the following family: Margaret 0., born Dec. 2, 1866; Caroline L., born Oct. 18, 1868; Mary M.,born Sept. 25, 1870; Etta I., born July 19, 1872; Emma A., born March 14, 1875, and Ida E., born Feb. 3, 1878. Mrs. Donnenwirth was born in Auburn Township, Aug. 8, 1838. Mr. Donnenwirth opened a hardware store in New Washington in 1872, and by excellent business tact has increased his stock to one of the best stores of its kind in the county. He is a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Donnenwirth is a genial, intelligent and enterprising gentleman, and one of the best business men in New Washington.
As printed in History of Crawford County and Ohio : containing a history of the state of Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time ... a history of Crawford County ... biographical sketches, portraits (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name William H. Donnenwirth: Jacob Sheetz (b. 1843) John A. Sheetz (b. 1809) John A. Sheetz (b. 1852)
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