Engelbert Knepfle
Engelbert Knepfle
Below is information from St. John's Catholic Church in Harrison, Oh.
BADEN, Germany and Fischbach, Germany
are both mentioned in articles that were found.
Baden-Württemberg is a federal state (Bundesland) in Germany. Its world famous Black Forest and the celebrated, romantic city of Heidelberg are top tourist destinations within Germany and Central Europe, but there is much more to see.
Baden-Württemberg is part of the southern German-speaking world where dialect and tradition remain strong. It shares many traditions with its neighbors in Alsace, France to the west and in Switzerland and Vorarlberg, (Austria) to the south. It's also much more rural and bucolic than central and northern Germany; this makes it a popular destination for visiting natural spas with supposed curative properties or going on long hikes in its many old-growth forests.
Alternative spellings of the Land's name are Baden-Wuerttemberg and Baden-Wurttemberg.
A shorter version of the above article:
Engelbert Knepfle arrived from Baden Germany in 1839.
Walked from Pittsburgh, Pa. to Harrison, Ohio.
His son, John, established the "Knepfle Cigar Manufactory" in 1883.
His wife, Anna Knepfle, took over in 1911.
It continued as A. Knepfle and Sons
They added some bowling alleys.
After Anna died in 1933, it became the "The Knepfle Brothers".
It was at the present address of 124 Harrison Ave.
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