Tuscola-Saint Clair-Bay County MI Archives Biographies.....Kaesemeyer, Theodore F. 1831 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

THEODORE F. KAESEMEYER. The traveling public has every reason to remember with
the kindliest of feelings, the proprietor of the Unionville House, of
Unionville, Mich. This excellent gentleman was born in Prussia, on February 20,
1831, and is the son of Christian and Margaret (Hermans) Kaesemeyer, who were
likewise natives of Prussia. His father was a hotel keeper and a butcher, and
Theodore learned when young the best methods of conducting an hotel, which
theories he has since carried into active practice with marked success. He
remained with his father in Prussia until 1851 when he emigrated to the United
States and located first in Detroit, thence removing to Chicago and later to
Port Huron. We find him afterward in Bay City, where he engaged in business as a
butcher.

  Starting in life without a dollar he could call his own, Mr. Kaesemeyer by
industry and perseverance had accumulated about $4,000 while residing in Bay
City. Unfortunately his generosity toward his friends made him penniless, but
instead of being discouraged he again started into business and purchased the
hotel property in Unionville. For this he paid $2,000, borrowing the first $100
for a payment and securing ten years in which to pay the balance. By his
unremitting industry, together with the cheerful co-operation of his wife, who
is one of the best of landladies, he not only paid for his property, but has
added improvements costing about $5,000. In addition to this he has purchased a
fine farm of eighty acres which he now has in the very highest state of
cultivation.

  The success which Mr. Kaesemeyer has attained in life is largely due to his
estimable wife, to whom he was married December 4, 1854. Her maiden name was
Catherine Maesel and she was the daughter of Gotleib Maesel, a native of Baeren,
Germany. In that country Mrs. Kaesemeyer was born, March 21, 1836, and there was
reared to womanhood. Her union has been blessed by the birth of ten children, of
whom we note the following: Catherine, who died at the age of four and one-half
years; Louisa, died when two and one-half years old; Edward, died in infancy;
Gotleib, married Emma Coy and lives in Idaho; Otto, is unmarried and makes his
home in Idaho; Amelia, married Oscar Hill and resides with her parents; Mary,
became the wife of Otto Cramer and resides in Akron; Catherine, lives at home
and is engaged as a teacher, being also a proficient musician; Frederick and
Nellie are at home. In politics Mr. Kaesemeyer is a Democrat, and socially a
member of the Bay City Lodge, F. & A. M. The members of the family belong to the
German Lutheran Church.


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Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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