Legislator Details
Portrait captured from Find-a-Grave.com 10/10/2024
Vital Records Information:
Marital Information:
married Ida H. Gerhardt, dau. of Henry and Mary (Allis) Gerhardt, 9/4/1888 in Reed City; children: 4, Arthur B., Muriel Ester and Helen Ruth (Parmalee) and 1 other
Number of Children: 4
Background
Education:
public schools of Berlin and Reed City, MI
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Christian J. and Elizabeth (Gingrich) Fleischhauer. His family moved to Berlin, MI in 1870 and then to Reed City in 1877. He clerked in his father's grocery and crockery store after leaving school until becoming his partner in December ,1889. IN 1891, he sold his interest in the store and moved to Grand Rapids to engage in business. He returned to Reed City a year and a half later and clerked once more. He served 3 years as chairman of the township committee and was secretary of the young men's republican club from 1888-97
Notable Facts:
Death certificate says he was born in Kitchner, Canada; 1897 Manual says Waterloo; Find-a-Grave says england.