Historic German Village
City Park Avenue
Our Goal:

To acknowledge and honor
The people who have shared
our shops and homes in
German Village for the last
150 years
German Village House Histories
David and Alison Randall
39 E. Beck Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-221-9710

e-mail:
gvhousehistories@wowway.com

For information on having your
home or shop history completed,
go to:
www.germanvillagehousehistories.com
Biological Notes:

John Murphy was born in
  1. While achieving only
the occupation of clerk in
1888, he would rise to being
deputy auditor in 1940.

George Meinert was born in
1866 and died in 1927. He
worked as a tailor, according
to the Columbus Directories
of 1880 and 1887, before
being a clerk. He was the
brother of Peter and the
father of Fred.

Peter Meinert was born in
1857 and died in 1932. He
was married to Carolyn.
He had a varied career,
working as a painter (1880),
a driver (1897), teamster
1905), a weightmaster (1911)
and a clerk (1911).

Louis Meinert was born in
1888 and died in 1943. His
father was Peter Meinert.
He worked as a shoemaker
in 1903 and later as a
bartender.
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