POHREN, Vincent 1822 - 1904

POHREN, FRITZ, HOOK, MINERT, MINEART, ARNDT

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:22:44

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, July 20th, 1904
Page 6, Column 3

LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Among Our Neighbors.

...Vincent POHREN, a native of Solmaruhr, Germany, died at his home in Penn township the 5th inst., at the age of eighty-two. He came to America in 1854, and to Lockridge township, this county, a year later. His widow and six children survive him, five of them being well known in this county -- Jacob POHREN, Mrs. Michael FRITZ, Mrs. John FRITZ, Mrs. George HOOK and Mrs. Chris. MINERT (sic - MINEART). Mr. POHREN held a warm place in the hearts of the German people of northeastern Jefferson county....

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Note: Vincent's wife was Margaretta ARNDT, who survived him by five years and died in 1909; they are buried in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain.