Northumberland-Montour County PA Archives Biographies.....Mauser, & Bro. 1846 - living in 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com July 4, 2005, 9:29 pm Author: Biographical Publishing Co. MAUSER & BRO. This well known firm of carriage-makers at McEwensville, Northumberland County, Pa., is the successor to the old-established business conducted by William Hood, whose reputation for handiwork was known throughout this state. Nicholas Mauser, the paternal great-grandfather, was born, as nearly as can be ascertained, about the middle of the last century, and was a native of Germany;, immigrating to this country in 1779, ne settled in what is now known as Montour County, but was then known as Northumberland County. Nicholas Mauser settled the farm where Aaron Mauser now lives, clearing it from the forest, and building a log-house, which is still kept as a relic of past pioneer days. He served in the Revolutionary War, and when he died he was buried in the Ridgeville churchyard, Cooper township. He had one son, Christian; and two daughters, Mrs. Deaffenbaucher, and Mrs. Kocher. The old records give Christian Mauser's birth as occurring March 8, 1779, and he died May 27, 1866. He married Catherine Sickler, who was born April 21, 1786, and died December 20, 1862. They lived on the old homestead, where Mr. Mauser followed farming. Their children were as follows: Joseph, who married Lydia Frey; Betsey, the wife of John Krumm; Barbara, the wife of Michael Workman; John, who married Lydia Workman; Michael, who married Catherine Workman; Jacob, who married Catherine Krumm; William, who married Maria Frey; Maria, who married Michael Workman; Fanny, who married Thomas Cole; Molly, the wife of Edmund White; Catherine, the wife of Thomas Cole. Our subject's father, Michael Mauser, was born October 15, 1817, and died October 15, 1854. He learned the carpenter's trade, but followed farming on part of the old homestead, until his life ended at the early age of thirty-seven years. His wife was a daughter of Henry and Annie (Krumm) Workman. Mr. Workman was born April 2, 1783, and died December 6, 1867. His wife was born December 11, 1785, and died November 16, 1859. Their children were: Gideon; Jacob; Joseph; Esther; Lydia; Reuben; Catherine; Eliza; Mary; and Henry. Our subject's father was the parent of five children: Mary, who married Lewis Bayler; Alem and Cain, our subjects; Emanuel, who married Addie Wolf; Michael, who married Sarah E. Wesner. Mrs. Mauser was married a second time to Anthony Faust of Washingtonville, Pa., and they have one child, Peter, who married Annie Patterson, and they reside in Deny township. Alem Mauser, our subject, and senior member of the firm, was born July 20, 1846, on the old homestead in Montour County. His early life was devoted to education and farming, and as his father died at an early age, our subject started at seventeen years as an apprentice in McEwensville, learning the wood-work of carriage building under the excellent instruction of William Hood and becoming very proficient. After a few years he took charge of the business, and in 1870 succeeded Mr. Hood, and with the exception of a few months spent in the West, he has carried on the business ever since. In 1875 he took in his brother, Cain, as partner, and the firm name has since been A. Mauser & Bro. Alem Mauser married Hannah M. Hood, a niece of William Hood, and they have been blessed with two children: Sarah H., the wife of P. Detrich, a teacher in the schools at Danville, Pa.; and Harry S., a student. Mr. Mauser is a stanch Democrat, and has been school director for the past twenty-four years. He is a member of the borough council; also a member of the Reformed Church. When Mr. Hood first started the business in 1836, it occupied a small building, which now stands back of the present one; but as the business increased he built the store which the successors, A. Mauser & Bro., now occupy. He also built a large blacksmith-shop, having four forges and employing upwards of thirty men. He had orders from the East, South, and West, for fine carriages, and the present firm now makes top-buggies, Pittsburg Rockaways, and some heavy work— spring wagons and busses; altogether, having an output of about one thousand five hundred vehicles a year. Cain Mauser, the junior member of the firm, was born on the old homestead August 14, 1849, and attended the public schools and the Orangeville Academy. While a young man, he learned the harness-making trade in Bloomsburg, but wishing to see a little of the world, he accordingly set out, and spent several years in the West. Returning, he clerked in a general store for a short time, next learning to paint and trim carriages. In 1875 he became a member of the firm with his brother. He married Emma C. Wesner, a daughter of Henry Wesner of McEwensville, Pa. Mr. Mauser is a member of the Lutheran Church and a member of the I. O. O. F. He also has been a member of the school council for seventeen years. This reliable firm has made a reputation which is known throughout the state, and too much cannot be said in praise of these brothers, for, in all of their dealings, honesty and uprightness stand out prominently, as their large patronage goes to prove. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899) This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 5.8 Kb