Surnames: AUGSPURGER, KINSINGER, IMHOFF, MEYERS, KENNEL From Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. III, 1919: page 20/21 August K. Augspurger. The substantial element of the business citizenship of Trenton, Ohio, has a capable and worthy representative in the person of August K. AUGSPURGER who has been identified with the business interests of the village since 1900, and is recognized as one of the progressive and enterprising citizens of the community. He was born on a farm in Madison township, Butler county, May 8, 1865, a son of Moses and Fannie (KINSINGER) AUGSPURGER, the former a native of near Seven Mile, Ohio, and the latter of Baden, Germany. The paternal grandfather of Mr. AUGSPURGER, a native of Alsace-Lorraine, emigrated to the United States as a young man and settled first at Seven Mile, but in later years moved to south of Trenton, where he engaged in farming and also operated a distillery. He was the father of the following children: David, Moses, Catherine, now Mrs. Peter IMHOFF, and Josephine, now Mrs. Joseph MEYERS. Moses AUGSPURGER received a country school education, an! d as a young man applied his energies to the vocation of agriculture, an occupation which interested his best efforts until the death of his second wife, at which time he retired from active affairs and removed to Trenton, where his death occurred in November, 1906. His first wife bore the name of Fannie Fry, and they were the parents of four children: Moses; Jacob, deceased; Joseph; and John, deceased. Joseph is a resident of Trenton, and Moses lives in Idaho. After the death of his first wife Mr. AUGSPURGER married Fannie KINSINGER, and they became the parents of two children: Catherine and August K., the former of whom is single and makes her home at Trenton. The parents of these children were all members of the Mennonite faith. August K. AUGSPURGER is indebted to the public schools of Madison township for his educational instruction and to the home farm for his vocational training. After he had laid aside his school books he turned his attention unreservedly to far! ming, which he continued until 1900, at that time embarking in commer cial affairs as the proprietor of a hardware store at Trenton, which he still conducts. In 1912 he associated himself with the Trenton Grain & Coal company, of which he is president and manager. In the meantime, he has interested himself also in financial affairs, and in the capacity of vice-president lends strength and individual ability and industry to the affairs of the Bank of Trenton. In 1915 Mr. AUGSPURGER organized the Miami Valley Real Estate agency, of which he is president, and is conducting an extensive business in this field of activity. Although essentially a business man, he has not given up his interest in agricultural affairs, as he is still the owner of eighty acres of land, highly cultivated and very valuable, the old home place which lies one mile south of Trenton. While he is not a public man or politician, he is a good citizen, conversant with all leading topics of the day, and a supporter of worthy movements, as was shown during the great war, when! he contributed generously. Mr. AUGSPURGER was married in 1891 to Ida E., daughter of Joseph and Helen (KENNEL) KINSINGER, of Madison township, Butler county, and they are the parents of one son: Herbert J., born October 14, 1894, who is a graduate of high school and his father's capable and enterprising assistant. The elder AUGSPURGER is a thirty-second degree Mason and is popular in the various branches of his order. With his wife and son, he belongs to the Mennonite church. Gary King Batavia IL -----Original Message----- From: Bette McIntosh <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 21:19:25 -0600 Subject: Re: Imhoff, 21, 389, 764 Gary, I checked my IMHOFF data and I see that I have 1900 census information that mentions Margaret IMHOFF Welch as well as a Catharine IMHOFF so would it be possible for you to transcribe & send along all three references (Pages 21, 389 & 764) in the book? Many thanks for your help with this. Bette Subject: Re: Imhoff, 21, 389, 764 That is the entire reference to the Imhoff family in that bio. Or were you wanting the entire bio on Kochendarfer?