Ignatius Wiengartner
Ignatius Wiengartner was born in Baden, July 19, 1831, and learned the shoemaking trade. He came to America in 1851 and came to Cincinnati in April of the same year, where he worked a few days and moved to Hamilton. Here he worked at his trade about two years at $4 per week for the first six months, and then, working by the piece, earned from $5 to $8 per week He then visited Sidney, Dayton, Richmond, and Indianapolis and finally again to Sidney, where he worked at his trade about two years. In 1855 he moved to Freyburg, Auglaize County, and opened a hotel, but in two years returned to Sidney and opened the Farmers' Hotel, which he conducted about nine years, his brother Joseph being associated with him about two-thirds of this time and his brother louis the other third. At length he sold his interest in the hotel, and a year or so later began butchering and opened a meat market with his brother Joseph. Sixteen years later he bought his brother's interest, and in 1882 took his son, Wm. E., into partnership with him. In addition to his town interests, he with his brother owns a farm below the cemetery, which they rent from time to time. He married Miss Amelia Young in August, 1855, and reared eight children, of whom two are now dead. Thos eliving are named, Wm. E., Mary E., Lena, Jacob H., Frank, and Flora.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883