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Matthias Kahl


MATTHIAS KAHL, general grocer, was born in Prussia, Germany, November 6, 1846, and is a son of John and Mary Kahl, natives of Germany, who immigrated to Madison, Ind., in December, 1858, and in 1855 removed to Hickory Township, Mercer Co., Penn. Here they resided until the fall of 1870, when they removed to a farm about three miles east of Greenville, where they are now living. Our subject grew to manhood in Mercer County, and in his early boyhood began working in the coal mines of Hickory Township, which he followed until the spring of 1884, a period of twenty-five years. In April, 1884, he opened his present grocery store in Sharon, and has since built up a good business. He was married, April 26, 1870, to Miss Rosa Connor, of Hickory Township. Of this union seven children have been born to them, six of whom survive: Mary, Catharine (deceased), Rosa, Annie, John, Martha and William. Mr. Kahl is a stanch Democrat, and in 1876 was one of the Democratic candidates for the Legislature. The family are members of the Catholic Church, and he is one of the enterprising business men of Sharon. Mr. Kahl was one of the organizers of the Merchants' Protective Association in the spring of 1887, and has been president of the society since its organization.

History of Mercer County, 1888, pages 732-733


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