ADAM AUGHENDOBLER was born August 14, 1823, near the city of Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, where his parents passed their lives. His mother died when he was eleven years old, leaving one child. Adam Aughendobler remained at the home of his uncle after the death of his parents, and there learned the weaver's trade, also assisting on the farm. In 1852 he embarked on a vessel bound for America, aud after a voyage of seven weeks landed at Baltimore, Md. He then came to Washington county, Penn., and worked on a farm for Major Millinger, also for James Stockdale. On May 4, 1853, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Lizzie Zeh, a lady of German parentage, and the widow of J. B. Zeh, by whom she had one child John B. Zeh, born in Germany. She was married to Mr. Zeh in the Fatherland, where he died. She came to America in the same vessel as Adam Aughendobler, to whom she was married, as just related, and in 1865 they came to Monongahela, where the family have since resided. Mr. Aughendobler is an active member of the Republican party, has served as councilman, and for twenty-eight years has been superintendent of the cemetery, which position he now holds. In religious faith he is identified with the Lutheran Church, which he has served as elder. To Mr. and Mrs. Aughendobler have been born the following children: Maria (Mrs. Levi Friend) and Bessie (Mrs. William Woodward), (twins), Jane (wife of James Dickey), Maggie (Mrs. Hoffman), Anna (wife of John Staib), George (deceased) and John L.

Text taken from page 814 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed March 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published March 1997 on the Washington County, PA pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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