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GEORGE ZIEGENFELDER, merchant, Troy; born in Saxony, Germany, in the year 1820; is a son of Simon P. and Gertrude Ziegenfelder, who were born in the same State. In 1835, his father and one brother came to America and located in Cincinnati; in 1836, our subject, his mother and other members of the family came, and for a while resided in the above place; in 1840, Mr. Ziegenfelder located in Troy, and the year following was joined by the balance of the family, who made Troy a permanent home; his father died in 1858, aged 62 years; his mother departed this life in Piqua, in 1846, aged 46 years; they were parents of eleven children, three living. Our subject received his education in the common schools in his native country, and there a common-school education implies more than it does in our own country. In 1841, Mr. Z. embarked in the grocery business, which he successfully carried on till 1859 after which he engaged in milling, a business he followed until 1877, and again embarked in a general merchandising business, in which he is now engaged, in partnership with Mr. Stein. The above gentlemen constitute one of the most successful and enterprising business firms in Troy. In 1842 Mr. Z. was married to Catherine Bucka, who has borne him eleven children, eight living— Charles, George, Lewis, Walter, Maggie, Clara, Christy and Estella; the deceased are Simon P., John P., and one dying in infancy, viz., Lizzie. He and his estimable wife are members of the Lutheran Church, of which they have been members since childhood, and are exemplary Christian people. Mr. Ziegenfelder is President of the church organization in Troy, and one of the Directors of the First National Bank of Miami Co. He sustains the reputation of being liberal and generous to a fault, having donated nearly one-half the money that built the beautiful little church that adorns the town.