The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-29
IDEAL CITIZEN
PASSES AWAY IN THE PRESENCE
OF HIS FAMILY.
Earthly Eud of one who Has none
Much to Upbui d Canton and Her
Business -Benedict
DanuemtIler is Dead.

DauuCmtllcr - Deaus
The venerable Benedict Dannemlller
passed b his lnal reward : tnTday morn
ing ut $40 o'cl OK. The end had been OK
pected for several days rs old age had
crowded ont his str ngth and vitality
and full Of years and peso that comes
Of a Christian life, he qui, tly breathed
his last while surrounded by his sorro"-
ing family. Wien the warning came the
family gathered at the residence, No ll0
West Third street, and in their presence
the death angel released the old mans
spirit from its residence of clay.
Mr.. Dannemill was aged S3 years,
tour months and two days.
History of His Life.
He was born in Alsaoe, Frante, Deoem-
br 22, 1918. He was the second child
and Oldest son Of Benedict Danuemiller
and Magdalena Bechel. He YVES one OF
eight children, having three brothers
and four sisters. While yet young boy
he became acquainted with Mr.. Sharias,
who owned cotton mill in Alsace.
shsrias was an old revolutionary soldier,
having left France with Lafayette and
coming to this country, he had entered
the Anne loan army as private, and
when he vent back to France after peace
was declared with Great Britain, he was
= lieutenant. Young Dannemiller an
his father often went to the Mill of
Sharias and freq leDtly stayed to dinner
with his family. While there the boy
always manager TO turn the converse
zion on the subject of Americ1, a sub
iect the old soldier never tired OF talking
about. These talks with Sharias, to-
gethtr with a couple Of books relating to
the marvellous discoveries made by Co.
lumbus in the new world, filled young
DannemIller with a desire to come to
Amerion and see this marvellous country.
Numerous parties had already left
France and settled in various parts of
the United States and some from AlsaCe
had come to a town called Canton, in
Ohio. When he was but sixteen years
old. he finally persuaded his father to
allow him to leave his home and go to
seek his fortune in the new world,
Accordingly, bis father, on September Q,
1880, gave him monty to pay his passage
from Frarce to this country, at the same
tine telling him II he did not like
America to write and he would send him
money to come home.
on Septenter 9, 1880, in company
with his uncle, Philip Bcchel, he left
bis home and started for the rev world.
October 10, 1880, he embarked on an
American ship called the Erie, in the
mort Of Havre, France, and November 4,
1880. landed in New York. He had not
money more than sufficient to nay his
way to Canton, whittier he and his uncle
were bound. So close was he run for
money that he was obliged to borrow a
dolla, from his uncle to So" him through.
They ! # New York for Canton by the
way Of Albany, Buffalo and Cleveland,
arriving ia Canton Move nber 2S, 1880.
His fatn ner, mother, brothers and sisters
came eight years later and ssttl9l on
farm north of Harrisburg, this county.
It was while waiting for canal boat in
Cleveland tl bring them to Canton, that
Benedict Dlnnemiller earned his first
money in the United States. There
was small grain warehouse in
Cleveland at that time and that day
there was q snoll schooner at the ware
house waiting to be lolded They were
short Of hands aud the boss, seeing young
Dsnnemiller, called him over. Giving
him shovel, he made him understand
that grain would come down the spout,
and he should keep it away with the
shovel. Soon the grain commenced to
come and the young man had over an
hours very hard work. When the boat
was loaded the boss gave him piece of
Spanish money, valued at that time at
1882 cents. This was his first money In
America. and was the start of his pres
ant fortune.
His uncle, Philip Bechsl, was black
smith, and young Dannemiller had
worked one year with him In France.
Arriving in Canton his uncle opened
A blacksmith shop at the corner OF
South Walnut and Tenth streets. Here
they worked one year and then moved
into a shop at the corner Of Plum and
Fifth st e}ts. On July 7, 1884, he
started a blacksmith shop for himself,
and worked at his trade in Canton for
himself foe twenty-four years, making
In all Wenty-nine years that he worked
at the blaoksmi h trade in Canton.
August 18, 1885, be made application
in common pleas court for naturalization
papers, declaring it to be his intention to
become a citizen of the United States.
Three years later he received his final
papers. becoming full-aedgei Ameri-
can Gitiz3n. The year 1888 was great
year ( II he young man. Besides being
naturalizei, on December 81 he was mar
lied to Barbara Sohelber, who prece led
him to the grave, July 81, 1886, aged 90
years. OF this marriage there were born
eight children, all Of whom are living.
They are Mrs. Joseph Deyille, william
Dannemlller, Helena Neuheisel, Augustus
Dannemiller Rosa Dannemiller, Ed
ward Dannemiller, Julius Dannemiller
and Mary MeCrea. His first presidential
vote was cast forWilliam Henry Harrison