Wayne County IN Archives Biographies.....Herman, Simon Flavian February 18, 1841 - ************************************************ 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 13, 2006, 10:43 am Author: History of Wayne County, Indiana;Volume II, (1884) Wayne Township p. 786 & 787 Simon Flavian Herman, manufacturer of cigars and grower of small fruits, near Richmond, was born Feb. 18, 1841, in Sargans, Canton of St. Gall, Switzerland. In 1849 his parents, Joseph H. and Walburga (Kohler) Herman, came with their family of four children to America, landing in New Orleans in February, 1849, where they resided one year. They then resided two years in Cincinnati, Ohio, and three years in Covington, Ky. While residing in the latter place the father and his eldest son, Joseph B., were drowned while going to St. Louis, and the remainder of the family removed to Evansville, Ind., where the mother died in 1860. Their children, were---Mary G., who married Charles Larch; Joseph B., Simon F. and Christiana C. Our subject learned the cigar-maker's trade in Evansville, at which he worked till 1861. He then worked at the trade with Andrew C. Fogus, making his home in Mount Vernon till 1869, and during this time he worked in various places. In 1867 he was married making his home in Mount Vernon till 1869, and during this time he worked in various places. In 1867 he was married to Anna M. L. Steinkamp, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, of German descent. They were the parents of ten children---Frederick W., born June 20, 1868; Mary C., born Dec. 30, 1869, and died in September, 1870; Frank H., born July 1, 1871; Emma L., May 17, 1873; John A., April 11, 1875; Joseph B., Nov. 11, 1876; Edward S., July 10, 1878; Anna L., Jan. 27, 1880; Louisa C., Oct. 10, 1881, and a son born May 22, 1883, died in infancy. In 1874 Mr. Herman returned in Richmond and soon after settled on the place where he has since resided, and engaged in manufacturing cigars in connection with the growing of small fruit. He joined the Masonic fraternity in 1862 and belongs to Lodge No. 163, A.F. & A. M. He and wife are members of the German Lutheran church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/wayne/bios/herman86gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb