Biographical Sketch of Heinrich Groneweg, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Heinrich Groneweg, dealer in cigars and tobacco. Mr. Groneweg is the pioneer in this line in St. Joseph, and was born April 24, 1821, at Lemfoerde, Hanover, Germany, where he was raised. After having received his education he was employed as clerk in the revenue collector's office at Lemfoerde, which position he filled until 1848, with the exception of a year and six months, which he served as soldier. In this year he emigrated to America and went from New York City to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained two years, then removed to St. Louis, Missouri and was employed until 1852, when he came to St. Joseph and engaged in the cigar business. One year after his arrival he opened his own cigar manufacturing and tobacco business, which he carries on very successfully. He was married April 26, 1857, to Miss Catharine Becker. They have six children: Heinrich, Carolina, Charles, William, Emma and George. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================