BIO: Gottlieb HAAG, Centre County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania: Including 
the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion: Containing 
Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Etc. 
Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1898.
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  GOTTLIEB HAAG, a well-known resident of Bellefonte, Centre county, is 
one of the prosperous German-born citizens of that thriving town, and 
his success is the more notable from the fact that at the time of his 
landing in New York, when a young man of twenty-five years, he had only 
two dollars in his pocket.
  Mr. Haag was born in Wittenberg, Mehrstetten, Germany, June 14, 1829, 
the son of George Haag, and grandson of George Haag, Sr.  The father 
was a native of the same place, born in 1804, and was a carpenter by 
trade.  He married Catherine Mantz, who was born in Hundersengen in 
1805.  Both were devout members of the Lutheran Church.  The father 
died at seventy years of age, and the mother lived to be fifty-six.  Of 
their ten children, the subject of this sketch is the eldest.  George 
is a lockmaker in Switzerland.  Magdalene married Mr. Ruse, and resides 
in Germany.  Ludwig was killed by an accident in Germany.  Margaret 
married John Scheidenberger, a miller at Warrensburg, Mo.  Philip 
resides at Williamsport, Penn.  Christina met her death by accident at 
the age of seven years.  Elizabeth, widow of John Reutter, resides at 
the old home.  The youngest child died at an early age.
  Gottlieb Haag learned the carpenter's trade in his native land, and 
in 1854 he came to America in search of better opportunities for 
advancement in life.  Naturally he had to spend some time in 
prospecting for a suitable field for his labors, and he worked at West 
Hoboken, N.J., and Union Hill, N.J., before locating in Schuylkill 
county, Penn, where he remained twelve years.  He then passed a number 
of years at Cressona and Pottsville, and several years at Williamsport, 
when he established himself in business at Pleasant Gap, Centre county, 
building a hotel and distillery there, the latter being put into 
operation June 24, 1874, for the wholesale whiskey trade.  In addition 
to this distillery, he owns, at that place, a gristmill and ten acres 
of land.  Mr. Haag is an adept in the hotel business, having been 
engaged in it some thirty years altogether, at Pottsville, Pleasant Gap 
and Bellefonte.  For nine years past he has been a resident of 
Bellefonte, where he bought two valuable lots, upon which he erected 
two double houses and a commodious stable, with other first-class 
improvements.  He also is the owner of the "Hotel Haag" property at 
Bellefonte.

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He adheres to the religion of his parents, being a member of the 
Lutheran Church, and, in his political views, he is a Democrat of the 
Free-silver type.
  On November 13, 1854, Mr. Haag married Miss Catherine Treyz, a native 
of Germany, born September 7, 1828, about fifteen miles from his early 
home.  They have had no children of their own, but have reared two 
boys, who are now like sons to them: John C. Mulfinger, who was born 
February 3, 1859, was taken into our subject's home at the age of six 
years, and at present has charge of the hotel and distillery at 
Pleasant Gap.  He married Miss Kate Mundreich, and has had eight 
children: Kate, Maggie, John, Gertrude, Gottlieb, David (deceased), 
Edward and Frederick.  Harry Haag, who was formally given the name of 
his adopted parents, is in charge of the stable department of the 
"Hotel Haag" at Bellefonte, under Daniel C. Keller, who keeps the 
hostelry.  He married Miss Maggie Noll, and has four children: Mabel. 
Ralph, Gottlieb and Philip.