"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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JOHN J. FERTIG is the elder of two children born to John S. and Frances
(Sarhmann) Fertig, natives of Germany, who were married in 1858, in Indiana,
where they removed in 1854. His father was a carpet weaver, and since his
marriage has resided in Madison, Jefferson County, Ind. His wife died
January 29, 1873. John Fertig was born March 1, 1860, in Madison, where he
was reared, and received a good English and German education. When fifteen
years of age, he began learning the trade of saddletree making, which he
followed for two years. He also learned the barbers's trade, in Madison,
where he followed it for three years. In the summer of 1880, he came to
Martinsville and worked at his trade until in 1882. In March, 1883, he
purchased a barber-shop of T. M. Gillig, which he refitted, and is at
present conducting. Mr. Fertig is a member of the Catholic Church, and
active in its support. In politics, he is a Democrat, and a good citizen,
always ready to assist in every benevolent undertaking in public enterprise.
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