Morgan County AlArchives Biographies.....Bethard, A. G. 1840 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 January 11, 2012, 11:22 am Source: See below Author: Smith & De Land, publishers A. G. BETHARD was born in Union County, Ohio, 1840; was a soldier in the late war, of Company F, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served through the war, and was a musician for one year and a half of the time of his service. He learned the trade of a carpenter in his younger days, and after the war became a foreman, contractor and builder, in Springfield, Ohio, until March, 1872, in connection with other parties. After that time his business was entirely on his own account and in the same city. He continued it successfully until he came to Decatur, in l887, where he organized the Bethard Manufacturing Company. This company consists of A. G. and D. P. Bethard. They are now doing a very extensive and profitable business in builders' supplies. Mr. Bethard was married in 1864, to Miss Mary Roberts, who died in 1876, leaving him one child. He was married again in 1877, to Miss Adenia Gates, and they have two children. Mr. Bethard and wife arc members of the Congregational Church. He is a member of I. O. O. F., K. of P., G. A. R., K. of G. R., and I. O. R. M. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Northern Alabama: Historical and Biographical Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land 1888 PART IV. MONOGRAPHS OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA, TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MANY OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVE PEOPLE. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/morgan/bios/bethard1042gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb