Biography of Henry E. Braun, page 849.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Henry E. Braun, proprietor of Braun’s meat market, Waterloo, Ind. was born 
in Saxony, Germany, Feb. 28, 1831.  He was reared and educated in his native 
country, and when eighteen years of age entered the German army and served 
two years and seven months.  In August, 1852, he came to the United Stated; 
landed in New York, and thence proceeded to Licking County, Ohio.  He soon 
after settled in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he remained till 1870, when he 
removed to Waterloo.  He has been engaged in his present line of business 
since coming to this country, and has met with a successful patronage.  He 
was married in Fort Wayne to Margaret Heath.  They have had four children; 
but three are living---Katie, William and George.  Mr. Braun is a member of 
the Knights of Honor.  In politics he has affiliated with the Democratic 
party till the campaign of 1884, when he voted for St. John, the Prohibition 
candidate for President.  His sons are also strong advocates of temperance 
and prohibition.  Mr. and Mrs. Braun are members of the Methodist Episcopal 
church.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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