John Runck, Jr.
John Runck, Jr., butcher, Dayton, was born in Dayton, Ohio, September 6, 1855. His granfather, Philip, and his granmother, Elizabeth (Runck) Runck, were both natives of Rhine Byrne, Germany, where our subject's father, John Sr., was born on the 10th of May, 1830. The latter came to America in 1848, and, after a few months residence in Cincinnati, came to Montgomery County and commenced butchering in Dayton, where he learned his trade, and where he has since continued to follow it. He married, December 20, 1854, Miss Louisa Steiner, daughter of Henry and Oppolina (Wenst) Steiner, of Datyon, both natives of Germany. By this union they had thirteen children-Anna Mary, John, our subject, Charlie, Kate, Caroline, Margaret, Frank, Julia, Michael L., Hattie, Florence, Clara and Oppolina; of these one girl and two boys have since died. John, Jr., attended the schools of Harrison Township, where they lived and then took a course in the Commercial College, of Dayton, working at his trade of butchering at the same time. He married January 6, 1880, Miss Julia A. Klaner, daughter of William and Barbara Klaner, of Dayton, by whom he has had one child, a daughter, born November 10, 1880. He is a young man of much business ability, a good financier, and an industrious and obedient son.
From History of Montgomery County, Ohio, W. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1882
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