Biography of Herman Froehlich, page 871.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Herman Froehlich was born in Zduny, Prussia, April 1, 1841, a son of Eduard 
and Ernstina (Langner) Froehlich.  His mother died in 1845.  In 1862 his 
father, a younger sister and himself came to the United States and located 
in Warsaw, Ind.  Herman Froehlich came to De Kalb County in 1865 and his 
father followed him in 1869, where he died in 1875.  Herman learned in the 
old country in his father’s shop the cabinet-making trade, and during his 
stay in Warsaw, Ind., he learned the marble monumental trade, and since has 
always followed this vocation.  He is an industrious, economical man, and 
has accumulated a good property, being to-day among the most substantial 
business men in Waterloo.  He was married in November, 1865, to Eva 
Eckhardt, daughter of George and Catherine (Pullman) Eckhardt.  Her father 
came with his family from Hessen Darmstadt to America in 1847 and located in 
the State of New York, from whence he was sent by the America Tract Society 
to De Kalb County in 1851 to distribute tracts, and was employed by them 
four years, and subsequently a portion of his time for two years.  Mr. 
Eckhardt died in November, 1874.  Mrs. Eckhardt is living now in Toledo, 
Ohio.  They had a family of four children, all of whom are living.  Mr. 
and Mrs. Froehlich have three children---Olive E., Frederick H. and Edmund 
Carl.  Mr. Froehlich cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln 
and his last for  B.F. Butler.  He and his wife are members of the 
Methodist Episcopal church.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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