The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-29

shop now stands. He later
sold the lot to Mr. Ball to erect his
agricultural works on and purchased the
lot at the southwest corner Of Eighth
street and the Fort Wayne railroad,
where he erected warehouse, which is
still standing.
In June, 1869, he bought out the
whclesale grocery business Of Thomas
Kimball & Brother, who had their store
in the room now occupied by the United
States Express Company, next to spong-
lsr the halter They had warehouse on
Piedmont street and the old grain ware
house on Eighth street. When he pur
chaesd the grocery business he took his
two Sous, william and Augustus, who
Agsd the goroery business, in with
him, giving then, each share and found
ing the Wholesale grocery house of B.
Dannemiller & Sons. The firm occupied
this room three years when IL proved too
small for their business. They then
moved to the corner Of North Market and
East Tuscarawas streets in the building
now occupied by @. L. Lehman and
Hirshheimer Bros In 1878 the other
two sons Edward and Julius, were
added to the firm. In 1879, their quar-
ters proving too small for the require
ments Of their business, the brick block
at tte corner Of Fifth and Market streets
was built. The firm had started 10 the
coffee business in 1878, and their sue.
cess in that line made many oonveniences
necessary that they did not have in their
old quarters. When the building on
Market and Fifth streets was erected
was thought it would be sufficient for
their needs for many years. Their bust
ness grew 50 rapidly, however, that
another move was necessary and in the
spring Of 1891 TIE firm moved into the
massive flve-story brick BUILDING at the
corner Of. seventh and Cherry, where
they are close to the railroads, and freight
cars can be loaded and unloaded inside tie
building in all kinds of weather. The
building occupied now by the firm is
one Of the largest Of its kind in the State
of Ohio and the firm of b. Dannemiller
& Sons ranks second to none.
In the year 1887, being aged and be-
coming tired of business lie, he divided
bothE hEpersonal and real estate among his
eight children, the business, however,
being carried on under the old firm
name Of b. Dannemiller & Sons. His
surviving brothers and sisters are Regina
Ziecher, of Tiffin, aged So years; Mrs.
Josephine Schonhardt, of Sandusky, aged
n years stephen Dannemiller, Clinton,
Ohio, aged 70 years; Julia Seigley, Wooi-
ruff, LaGrange county, Indiana, aged 81
years. He also leaves to mourn their loss
thIrty-two grand children and three
great-erand children. Mr.. Dannemiller
was lifelong member Of st. Peter s
Catholic church OF this city. He was the
of st. Peters congregation. The congre-
cation is indebted to him for many favoIs
in the way of contributions for the cree
ton Of the various bulldogs owned by
that congregation. His latest gift was
the large bell which was recently placed
in position in the bell tower of st.
Peters church, and which was given
in remembrance of his late wife.
He was a thorough American, never
having gotten over his first love for this
Country In 1876 he visited his birth
place, but found fewer changes than had
taken place in Canton 10 the same length
of time. He always said that if he had
his life to live over he would still choose
America for his home.
Mr. Danneniller has always been a
public spirited citizen. Various business
hous S sprang up in the city's midst as
the results Of the untiring energy of this
man who arriving 10 this city with
scarcely a dollar in his pocket, worked
his way to the very top OF the ladder of
commercial SUCCESS. In his death Canton
loses one of her staunchest and most re-
spected citizens.
He was the last of the inoorporators Of
the Farmers bank.