OBIT: Adam KONIGMACHER, 1889, Ephrata, Lancaster County, PA

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DIED OF BLOOD POISONING.

ADAM KONIGMACHER, A PROMINENT
CITIZEN OF EPHRATA.

A Sketch of His Career – Hi Retires From Active Business Ten
Years Ago – County Auditor Two Terms.

Adam Konigmacher, a well known and prominent citizen, died at his residence at 
Ephrata, on Monday night, from blood poisoning, after an illness of several 
weeks.  Deceased was the son of William Konigmacher, and was born in 1821.  He 
received his education at the schools of the Seventh-Day Baptists in Ephrata, 
after which he learned the tanning trade.  With a younger brother he operated 
his father's tannery for several years, and retired from that business to engage 
in the store business, and went back to the tannery and run it and a farm.  
About ten years ago he retired from active business and was succeeded by his son 
Jacob.

He was an active Whig and later a Republican in politics.  He was honored by his 
fellow citizens with important offices.  He was for two terms county auditor and 
for many years a school director in Ephrata township.  He served for a number of 
years as a director in the Northern Mutual Fire Insurance company, was active in 
the organization of the Ephrata National bank and was a director in this 
institution at the time of his death.

He was twice married.  His first wife was Eliza, daughter of John Royer, and the 
children of that union are Jacob, residing in Ephrata, Mrs. Susan Hess, of 
Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Mrs. Henry Musser, of Ephrata.  Several years after 
the death of his first wife he married Miss Eliza Bowman, of Ephrata, and the 
children of this marriage are Charles Konigmacher, teller of the Ephrata 
National bank, and Mrs. Martin Musser, of Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Mr. Konigmacher was held in high esteem by his neighbors.  He was an honest, 
conscientious man and was frequently called upon to act as executor, 
administrator or guardian, and all the trusts reposed in him were faithfully 
managed.

Lancaster Intelligencer, November 12, 1889