LENNARTZ BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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LENNARTZ, Joseph - b: 1850 Mercer Co, OH
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 615
residence: Deepwater Twp

Joseph Lennartz, merchant at Montrose, was born in Mercer County, Ohio, May 25, 
1850, Peter Lennartz, his father, and also his mother, whose maiden name was 
Catherine Simmerman, were natives of Prussia. Joseph spent his youth on a farm 
and enjoyed fair opportunities for obtaining all education at the public schools. 
In 1870 he came to Missouri and settled in Henry County, farming for two years. 
In the fall of 1872 he commenced railroading, and worked at this business for the 
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Road for three years. In the fall of 1875 he engaged in 
the butchering business in Montrose, and after two years was interested in the 
grocery trade one year. During the years of 1878-9 he was engaged in clerking in 
the dry goods house of Solomon Kahn. Mr. Lennartz commenced his present 
business in 1880. He has a complete stock of heavy and shelf hardware, and being 
a good salesman and an energetic and enterprising business man, is receiving an 
excellent patronage. He was married in Montrose in January, 1877, to Miss Katie 
Brawnsberger, a native of Ohio and a daughter of Joseph Brawnsberger. She died 
August 18, 1880, leaving two children, Mary and Cicilia. Mr. Lennartz was 
married again in Montrose October 23, 1881, to Miss Elizabeth Smith, of 
Pennsylvania and a daughter of Valentine Smith. They have one child, Josephine. 
He and his wife are members of the Catholic Church.

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