Northumberland County PA Archives Biographies.....Buddinger, Joseph 1847 - living in 1899

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JOSEPH BUDDINGER, the leading meat merchant of Mount Carmel, Northumberland

County, Pa., and a prosperous and enterprising citizen, was born in Wurtemberg,

Germany, March 7, 1847, and is a son of Anthony and Julia (Fricker) Buddinger.



  Anthony Buddinger, the father of our subject, was born in Germany and came to

America in 1849, locating in Mount Carmel, where he lived until his death in

1898. He learned the trade of carpentering in his native country, where he

followed it some years; he also followed it at Mount Carmel nearly all of the

years of his residence there. He was united in marriage with Julia Fricker and

they reared four sons and two daughters: Conrad, who was killed at the battle of

Gettysburg in the Civil War; E. William, formerly a machinist by trade, who is

now engaged in the butcher business in Mount Carmel; Joseph, the subject of this

sketch; Mathias, who follows the trade of a carpenter; Julia, who died shortly

after landing in this country; and Teresa, the wife of William Reamsnyder of

Williamsport, Pa.



  Joseph Buddinger was about six years of age when he was brought to Mount

Carmel by his parents, and soon after entered the public schools, which he

attended for the brief period of three months. Although his schooling was

limited, he has acquired a very extensive knowledge of the affairs of the world

by constant contact with business men and men of high education. He early in

life learned the trade of a carpenter, which he followed until 1873, when he

went into the butchering business, which he has since continued. He was first

located on Fifth street, but later moved to his present excellently located

establishment on Oak street, about the year 1880. He carries the highest grades

of meats of all kinds and is patronized by the leading citizens of Mount Carmel.

He has many friends and is highly esteemed.



  Mr. Buddinger enlisted in the Civil War in Company D of the 48th Reg., Pa.

Vol. Inf., March 10, 1864, and served with great credit until its close; he

actively participated in the following important engagements: Battle of the

Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Weldon Railroad, Spottsylvania, Spottsylvania

Courthouse, and before Petersburg. He was wounded on June 17, 1864, at Weldon

Railroad, slightly wounded in front of Petersburg in 1865, and at the battle of

Cold Harbor received a wound which resulted in deafness in one ear.



  Our subject was first united in marriage with Sarah Kutz of Schuylkill County,

Pa., by whom he had two children, namely: Carrie E., the wife of William Straup

of Mount Carmel; and Katie, the wife of George Clark of Mount Carmel. His second

union was with Josephine Kreighbaum, and they have three children: Sally; Julia;

and Adam Lawson Lee. Politically Mr. Buddinger is now a consistent

Prohibitionist, but formerly was affiliated with the Republican party.

Fraternally he is a member of Mount Carmel Lodge No. 630, I. O. O. F.; Mount

Carmel Commandery No. 22, Knights of Malta; and Burnside Post No. 92, G. A. R.





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Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District

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Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)



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