Moses Emrich
MOSES EMRICH. clothier, Bucyrus. This popular and widely known clothier was born in Baden, Germany, March 31, 1838 and is the son of Moses and Esther (Breidenbach) Emrich. Until 14 years of age, Mr. Emrich attended school and at 15 he sailed for the United States, being upon the ocean forty days and arriving at New York July 7, 1853. He came in a few days to Fremont, Ohio. He attended school somewhat at Rochester, Ohio acquiring, a knowledge of our language. of which he was entirely ignorant upon his advent here. He was a diligent student and made good progress. In the spring of 1854 he commenced to travel through the country on foot, and sell notions but soon purchased a horse and wagon, and with this outfit traveled some four years in Northern Ohio and Michigan. He then bought and shipped live stock for some two years and later accepted a clerkship in a store at Tiffin, Ohio. In March 1861, he removed to Bucyrus and opened a store for the sale of ready-made clothing, in the room now occupied by Malic & Gloyd, continuing in that room some two months then removing to the old Failor corner until fall, when he entered his present quarters in Nos. 1 and 2 Quinby Block, two rooms having an area of 40 x80 feet, where he has been ever since. He is engaged in the gents' furnishing goods business and has an immense stock of ready-made clothing, a specialty being his merchant tailoring department. The whole establishment is one of the largest in Central Ohio, he employing some thirty-five hands in different branches. He at one time had two branch houses, one at Tiffin and another at Upper Sandusky. He is one of the oldest business men in his line in the city. Aug. 19, 1867, he was married to Miss Rachel Trounstine, of Cincinnati. They have two children, Selma and Blanche. As a business man, Mr. Emrich stands among the first in Bucyrus and he has an extended reputation as a clothier which he justly deserves.
From History of Crawford County and Ohio, Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1881