>From: "John Haisty" <jhaisty@tcac.com> >Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 11:20:10 -0600 >Subject: [ARDREW-L] [ARDREW] John Ahrens' Sons >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > >INDUSTRIAL AND SOUVENIR EDITION OF THE ADVANCE > Monticello, Arkansas, Tuesday, December 17, 1907 > > John Ahrens' Sons > > The larger part of the insurance business of Monticello as well >as a large part of the business of several adjoining counties is >controlled by the firm of John Ahrens' Sons. This firm was >established in 1883 by John Ahrens who personally conducted the >business for nearly twenty years, his death occurring in 1902. By >industry, ability and fair dealing Mr. Ahrens built up the largest >insurance business in this immediate portion of the state. At his >death the business was taken in charge of by his sons and the style of >the firm changed to John Ahrens' sons, the eldest son, Darwin, >becoming the head of the business. All three of Mr. Ahrens' sons were >originally interested, but the youngest son, Elmo and has dropped out >and is now located in Hamburg and the firm at present is composed of >Darwin and Albert Ahrens. > Under their management the business has continued to prosper. >They now represent 51 fire insurance companies besides life, accident, >etc., and the combined assets of their different companies will total >about $800,000,000. They represent only the best companies operating >in this section of the country and they are doing an extensive >business in the neighboring counties of Ashley, Chicot, Desha, Lincoln >and Bradley in addition to Drew. > The business was at first established as a fire insurance agency >only, but its scope has been enlarged till now the firm writes all >sorts of insurance including life stock, making of bonds, etc. Their >live stock insurance is handled through the Indiana & Ohio Live Stock >Insurance Company of Crawfordsville, Ind., which has just entered this >state and which is the largest and oldest compnay of its kind in the >United States. > It is worthy of mention that no customer of John Ahrens' sons has >ever lost a dollar through the failure of any of their companies. >They always cheerfully and promptly reinsure a customer under such >circumstances, giving credit for any unearned premium. They have done >this at a heavy loss to themselves at times, but they have never >departed from the rule. They are now installed in an office on South >Main Street which they recently bought and handsomely fitted up. They >solicit all insurance business of whatsoever kind and all persons >dealing with them are assured of the lowest current rates and the >best and most reliable companies. > > >Carolyn > > Carolyn- Would this Ahrens possibly be related to the Freddie Trammell's husband - the father of her children Trammell and Maude Ahrens? If so- perhaps we can see if there is some information on Freddie that will tie in to the Trammell mystery. Thanks Vicci ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com