Jennisch, Charles H. 1830 – 1896

JENNISCH, FOLLIARD, HUTCHINSON

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:44

Source: Decorah Republican Aug. 20, 1896 P 1 C 6

CHARLES H. JENNISCH.
Another pioneer has passed to his rest. Charles H. Jennisch, who had been a resident of the city, and borne a marked relationship to its progress in various ways, died on Friday last at 4:45 a. m., and was buried on Sunday.
Mr. Jennisch was born in Koennischreich, Wurtemberg, Dec. 3d, 1830. He came to this country when about eighteen years of age, and worked at his trade of blacksmith in Philadelphia, and other cities of Pennsylvania, and then came westward, stopping at Chicago and locating at last in Dubuque. While living at the last-named place he was persuaded by M. O. Walker, of stage fame, to come to Decorah to do his work. After eighteen months of service he purchased the shop that had been built for him, and ever since had been in business on his own account. At his trade he was always regarded as an expert and unusually superior workman. In connection with the late George L. Wendling, for many years he pursued the business of wagon and carriage making; and whoever purchased a vehicle of their manufacture was certain of an article built on honor, and of the best workmanship.
January 1st, 1870, he married Miss Mary E. Folliard, of Dubuque, and to them were born seven children. The wife preceeded him to the spirit land several years ago, but two sons—William and Harry—and three daughters— Mamie (Mrs. Frank Hutchinson) Annie and Grace—survive him.
During all his life Mr. Jennisch has taken an active interest in public affairs, serving the community on the school board, the city as one of its aldermen for several terms, and his party as chairman of its County Central Committee. In his earlier years, and during the war period especially, he was a Republican, but when the party look an attitude on the temperance question with which he could not agree, he transferred his allegiance to Democracy, following one as devotedly as he did the other. Though ardent in his beliefs and stout in their advocacy his nature was so genial and kindly that they never sundered friendships or made enemies.
Death resulted from cancer of the stomach, but he was seriously ill for only a few weeks—but little more than a month. Symptoms of danger appeared early last spring, and progressed in a not alarming degree, and he did not yield to the sway of disease, until his physician had pronounced his difficulty an incurable one. His funeral was held from the Catholic church on Sunday morning last, and was attended by a large company who respected him as a man and citizen and thus testified their regard for his memory.

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