"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL."
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884.
F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLE
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND MARTINSVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA
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BENJAMIN DESSAUER is the fifth son and eighth child in a family of eleven
born to Aaron and Fannie (Goldsmith) Dessauer, natives of Germany. His
parents married in Baltimore, Md., in 1836, where his father followed his
vocation as merchant tailor; thence he removed to Missouri; remained until
in 1842, and then went to Ohio; located in Cincinnati, and engaged in the
clothing business. In 1852, he embarked in the general booking business,
and was thus engaged for eight years, when he retired from business. He
died November 16, 1866; his wife on October 29, 1866. Benjamin Dessauer
was reared in Cincinnati, obtained a good education in the graded schools of
that city, and when eighteen years of age took a complete course in Nelson's
Commercial College. When twelve years of age, he began clerking in a
general merchandise store in Thorntown, Ind.; then clerked at various
points until 1875. He then came to Martinsville in September of that year,
and formed a partnership with his brother David in the clothing, boot, and
shoe business, in which they have been so successfully engaged, their
business rooms being two of the largest in the town. On June 10, 1879, he
was married to Rebecca Kronenberger, daughter of Max Kronenberger, a native
of Germany. Mr Dessauer is a member of the K. of P. Lodge, No. 89.
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