Unkrich, Henry

UNKRICH, HERBERT, FRENCH, STURGES, KRITZLER

Posted By: Debbie Nash (email)
Date: 11/18/2002 at 16:08:51

From the FAIRFIELD TRIBUNE, Wed., Feb. 6, 1901, Page 6, col. 2.

Mr. Henry Unkrich of Lockridge, formerly of Glasgow, died at his home in Lockridge Feb. 2, 9 a.m. from pneumonia, aged 68 years four months and four days. He was born Sept. 23, 1832, in Strykerhagen, Pmmmern, Germany. In 1854 he and his brother Charles went to Australia. In 1861 they came to America, whither their father and family had come in 1859, and settled on a farm near Glasgow. His father was a government officer in Europe and came to America for his health, but died one year later. This son, Henry, upon his arrival became his widowed mother's stay and took charge of the farm.
Nov. 20, 1865, he joined in marriage Miss Cristina Herbert of St. Louis, Mo. Seven children; three remain - George, Louis, and Mrs. Lena French of New Washington, O.; three dying in infancy and Frank died at Glasgow in 1897. Mrs. Unkrich died in 1875.
In 1876 he was married to Miss E. J. Sturges of Glasgow and soon after moved to a farm one mile west of Fairfield. In 1881 he purchased the store, J.J. Kritzler & Son, at Glasgow......Of the second marriage three survive him, Mrs. Unkrich and two sons, Gustave and Clinton; also leaves one brother, G. A. Unkrich of Fairfield and Miss Wilhelmina Unkrich and Mrs. Scharlotte Kritzler of Glasgow. Lutheran church......Body interred in the Glasgow cemetery.