AARON M. GREENAWALD. This gentleman
is the owner and occupant of a productive tract of land in South
Whitehall Township, this county, which consists of forty-eight
acres, and is so managed as to bring forth abundant crops of
good quality. In addition to cultivating the soil, he is a
prominent teacher and well known throughout this section as
Esquire Greenawald.
Our subject was born in this
county, January 24, 1861, and is the son of Charles and Caroline
(Hausman) Greenawald, who were also born in this locality, and
are at present residing in Weisenburg Township. Jacob Greenawald,
the grandfather of our subject, spent his entire life in the
above township, and his father was the founder of this branch of
the family in America. He was a native of Germany, and on making
his home in the New World located in Weisenburg Township, where
he was classed among its very earliest residents.
Our subject has three brothers
who are living: Edwin, who is a well-to-do agriculturist of
Weisenburg Township; Daniel J., a resident of Falls City, Neb.;
and William A., who is engaged in business in Falls City, Neb.
Aaron M., of this sketch, who was reared to manhood on his
father’s estate, received a fair education in his native county,
and being the carver of his own destiny has made it an honorable
one. Affable in manners, courteous in address, firm in
convictions, faithful in attachments and true in principles, he
is well liked by all. When sixteen years of age he attended for
one term Heidelberg College at Tiffin, Ohio, and immediately
thereafter began teaching school, his first engagement being in
Linn Township, this County, following that occupation during the
winter season up to the present time, with the exception of two
years, when he was obliged to retire from active work on account
of failing health.
December 25, 1880, Aaron M.
Greenawald was married to Miss Sarah Werley, who was born in
Weisenburg Township. The lady was the daughter of Penrose and
Diana Werley, residents of that place. The four children who
have come to bless their home, bear the respective names of
Llewellyn, Pirmah, Charles and Jennie.
In 1882 our subject moved upon
the farm which he is at present occupying in South Whitehall
Township, and which, as before stated, comprises forty-eight
acres of well tilled land. Mr. Greenawald has always been in
favor of every measure calculated to promote the welfare of his
fellow-citizens, and has always been a stanch advocate of public
schools. He holds membership with the German Reformed Church at
Mickleys, and for many years has taken an active part in
Sunday-school work. He is very popular in his community, and has
served for several years as Justice of the Peace. He is a member
of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, belonging to Guthsville
Lodge No. 378. He likewise is connected with the Mutual Aid
Society at Guthsville, in which he holds the position of
Secretary. In his political affiliations he is a firm adherent
of the principles of the Democratic party, of which he is one of
the leaders in this community.
Kindly submitted by:
Barbara Gallagher
