Wayne County IN Archives Biographies.....Griesinger, Jacob 1831 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Glapha Cox rcoxfam@earthlink.net January 6, 2006, 10:50 am Author: History of Wayne County, Indiana;Volume II, (1884) Jackson Township p. 563 & 564 Jacob Griesinger, merchant tailor and dealer in gents' furnishing goods, was born in 1831 in Wurtemberg, Germany; where he remained till he was fifteen years of age. He then emigrated to the United States, landing in New York City, where he remained five years, during which time he learned the tailor's trade. He then went to Ramsey's. N. J., and in 1866 came to Cambridge City, where he has since been engaged in his present business. He has met with success from the commencement and has now the leading establishment of the city. Mr. Griesinger is a member of Lodge No.9, K. of P., of Cambridge City. He was married in 1857 to Ida Herbert; a native of Germany, and daughter of Henry and Rosa Herbert. They have a family of four children---Anthony, William, Ida and Rosa. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/wayne/bios/griesing35gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb