BIO: Charles INGWERS, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, pages 366-367.
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  CHARLES INGWERS, Mount Union, Pa., was born in Germany, May 6, 1871, 
son of B. Y. and Mary (Schor) Ingwers, both Germans, who came to this 
country when their son Charles was about one year old. After some time 
spent in work of various kinds, the elder Ingwers formed an engagement 
with the Glucose Manufacturing Company; at Davenport, Ia., where he has 
been engaged for the last twenty years, and in which he has become a 
large stockholder. Three of their family are living: Paul V.; Charles; 
and Clara. Five died in infancy and childhood. Charles Ingwers attended 
the common schools of Davenport until he was twelve years of age. He 
was then engaged in the George Otts sash, door and blind factory, for a 
year; then worked on a farm for two years. In 1887, he began a three 
years' apprenticeship at tailoring; when that time had expired, he went 
to Kansas City, Mo., and worked at his trade for eighteen months. He 
was then clerk in a wholesale grocery in Pittsburg for a few months, 
after which he was employed for a short time by Mr. H. Anderson, 
tailor, of that city. He then formed a partnership in McKeesport, Pa., 
with Hugh Smith; the connection was dissolved in about eight months, 
and Mr. Ingwers became engaged with George Evans & Son, merchant 
tailors. Four months later, May 29, 1893, Mr. Ingwers came to Mount 
Union, and established himself in the merchant tailoring business on 
his own account. He has already formed a large business connection. He 
has the satisfaction, well-earned, of feeling that he is a self-made 
man, having started in life as a poor boy, and attained by his own 
exertions, to a leading position in his line of business. He is active 
among Odd Fellows, as a member of Mount Union Lodge, No. 673. In 
politics he is independent.
  Charles Ingwers was married, December 18, 1895, to Catherine, 
daughter of George and Rosanna (Malone) Weams, and a native of 
Clearfield county.