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    1. [PACAMBRI] Johnstown Breweries
    2. Frank Bobak
    3. Growing up I was always told my GGGrandfather was a brewer and the family owned a brewery in the Cambria City section of Johnstown. Census record show that Anthony (Anton) Sager's occupation was a brewer. So at least that part I can believe. However, I have never been able to verify the ownership issue. Recently my mother was cleaning and came across a shoebox full of stuff from my grandparents. In it was a newspaper article about the Goenner Brewery founded in 1870 surviving until 1953. I don't have a date (figures) for the article and the photo attached states it was courtesy of the Johnstown Flood Museum. The article states the brewery was founded by Jacob Goenner with later operators as William F Gaynor Sr., John L Stibich, Herman Cron, Paul Hahn, Jr., William F Goenner, Jr., and Laura Goenner Symons. Herman Cron is circled in pencil and in the margin written Great-Great-Grandfather; I recognize the handwriting as my grandmothers. My GGGrandmother was Mary Kron (Cron/Krone/Crone) Sager. I cannot find anything about Herman Cron. My GGGGrandfather's name was Michael and he owned a general store in New Baltimore, Somerset County. With the exception of Louis, all the son's died in infancy and only the daughters survived. I have never been able to find if Michael had any brothers that immigrated with him from Germany. Does anyone have any information about the Goenner Brewery or more specifically Herman Cron? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Frank

    01/29/2009 05:16:41