Surnames: Pfleghardt, Price, McCrory, Bodendorfer, Wilson, Beatty
John Pfleghardt Sr was born in Bavaria, Germany, August 22, 1823, and is a son of Louis L Pfleghardt and Anna B Price Pfleghardt. The former was a shoemaker, shipwrecked and drowned coming to American in 1836 on the ill-fated Frederick William; the latter is also deceased.John Pfleghardt Sr until thirteen years of age received a thorough training in the German schools; he then learned the trade of shoemaker and continued in it until 1848 when he left his native land for America. He worked for six years at trade in New York City and in 1854 removed to Fayette City. Here he began in the boot and shoe business in which he is still engaged.
In 1850 he was married to Miss Charlotte Bodendorfer who came from Germany with her brother in 1849. Nine children have been born unto them: John H Pfleghardt in Nebraska; John N Pfleghardt; Louis L Pfleghardt, dead; Mary E Pfleghardt; William B Pfleghardt; Louisa Pfleghardt;
Benjamin F Pfleghardt; Anna C Pfleghardt, wife of John A Wilson.John N Pfleghardt, son, was born December 26, 1855, and learned the shoe business with his father. He married in 1878 Miss Anna C McCrory, daughter of James McCrory, and she died in September of the same year.
In 1880 he was united in marriage to his present wife, Miss Ida M Beatty, daughter of William Beatty. They have four living children: Louis H Pfleghardt; Charles W Pfleghardt, dead; William E Pfleghardt; Elsie Pfleghardt and Opal Pfleghardt, twins.
He is associated with his father in the shoe business and belongs to the I O O F and K M C, denominationally is a Methodist with his wife.
Mr Pfleghardt Sr carries from three to five thousand dollars worth of stock in the boot and shoe business and is doing the best business of any other of the kind in his section of the county,
Mr Pfleghardt Sr is an F & A M, K of P and belongs to the Equitable Aid Union, and in company with his wife is a Lutheran. He is a successful businessman and is one of the solid and influential citizens of Fayette City.