CRAWFORD COUNTY OHIO - BIO: GEORGE DONNENWIRTH,JR. (1881) *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Submitter: Tina Hursh Email: ribbit@clubnet.isl.net Date: 25 May 2002 *********************************************************************** >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html Transcribed by Bonnie Walsh. --------------- CRAWFORD COUNTY HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND OHIO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, p.728 CHICAGO BASKIN & BATTEY, HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS 186 DEARBORN STREET 1881 BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP, CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO GEORGE DONNENWIRTH,JR., brewer Bucyrus, son of George Donnenwirth; was born Jan. 28, 1835, in Columbus, Ohio. His father's family removed to New Washington. Crawford Co., in 1838, where the subject of this sketch lived until 1855. When 15 years of age he commenced learning the blacksmith's trade with his father, and worked at this some four wars. He then went to Sandusky City and remained eighteen months, employed in a grocery. In March, 1857, he went to Burlington, Iowa, where he was a clerk until December of the same year. He then came to Bucyrus and entered into a partnership with Henry Anthony in the manufacture of beer. This partnership lasted some eleven months, when Mr. Donnenwirth's father purchased the interest of Mr. Anthony, and the business was conducted under the firm name of George Donnenwirth & Son. Mr. Donnenwirth Sr., retired in 1875 and the firm became George Donnenwirth & Bro., Frank P. entering as partner and they are now doing an extensive business. On Nov. 23, 1865, our subject was married to Miss Mary Fuhrman. of Bucyrus. He is at present a member of the School Board and Town Council and has been Treasurer of the township for ten years. He is also Treasurer of the School Board, and is a Democrat.