Helen, Part of your answers. I'm setting here looking at 3 Evansville cigar boxes.
First is La Fendrich Favorite. Price was 10 cents. Made by H. Fendrich, Inc, Evansville
established 1850. Inside lid has picture identified as Herrmann Fendrich.
Second box is Charles Denby Invincibles. Price was 9 cents. Made by same H. Fendrich,
Inc. Evansville. Inside picture is identified as Charles Denby, "Minister to China
from 1885 to 1896" & "Member of the Philippine Commision 1899"
Third is Health Club 5 cent Cigars by Wm Frier, Evansville so Fendrich was not the only
one in town.
From occupation in early census I think the major industries would include cigars, plows
and furniture.
Joe Weiss
gkeusch(a)psci.net wrote:
I had relatives who worked in the Diamond Coal Mine and the cigar
factory. I think this was the La Fendrich Cigar factory-- was the cigars made called
Chas. Denby or La Fendrich or both? Also, where was this cigar factory and the coal
mine exactly located? I know where the Fendrich mansion was-- my old dentist lived
across the street from the mansion, I would sit in his office chair and stare at the
mansion as I was waiting for my jaw to get numb.
And I am wanting some ideas-- I have been working on a Feulner line (parents John and
Anna Spindler Feulner) and have hit a wall. I have a John Feulner, b. abt 1853 in
Germany, died Nov 11, 1917 in Evansville. The death record (health dept) gives no
parents. John married Magdalena Reis "Lena" on Apr 25, 1876 in Vanderburgh
CO. This John and Lena lived in the same area as the other Feulners and I have a gut
feeling that he was born in Germany and was too young to cross over with his parents (John
and Anna) in 1852-1853. The census of 1900 gives the young John as immigrating in
1870. I would really love to find a home for young John.
Thanks for any info or help. Helen Zuber Keusch