BIOGRAPHIES
(Source:
Schenectady County, New
York : its history to the close of the nineteenth century
unknown: New York History Co., 1902 - Yates, Austin A.)
Transcribing by Sharon Wick
Kadel,
Nicholas
Kaler, Charles H.
Kathan, Dayton L.
Kellam, Newton J.
Kerste, Edward L. |
Kerste, Henry A.
Ketchum, Margaret H.
Killian, Thomas
Kinum, Andrew
Kivlin, George M. |
Koch, Christian
Koons, Bertie D.
Kreigsman, Edward E.
Kreuzberger, Martin
Kurth,
Henry A., M. D. |
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Nicholas Kadel was born in Hessen,
Germany, Aug. 21, 1860. He came to the United States when
twenty-two years of age, and after a few months sojourn in other
places, settled in Schenectady in August, 1882. His first
business experience was as a clerk in the grocery business for
eight months, after which he became clerk in the liquor business
for Mr. Wienke for three years. In 1886 he embarked in
business for himself, which he has sine continued with marked
success. He is the proprietor of the Oak Cafe, one of the
handsomest and most up-to-date in the city. This cafe is
finely appointed and handsomely furnished. |
Edward E. Kreigsman, son of
Arnold E. G. and Eva H. (Lucas) Kreigsman, was born in the city
of Albany, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1852. His father died in April,
1858, and he and his mother moved west to Ohio, and lived for a
time on a farm of an uncle, near Toledo. In 1862 he came
to Schenectady, where he attended school for the following two
years, when, in 1864, he began the active duties of life by
selling papers. In 1865 he entered the services of George
Clair as paper carrier, and was one of the first to sell the
Schenectady Union. In 1866 he entered the employ of
O'Brien & Yates, cigar manufacturers, with whom he remained some
time. In Feb., 1869, he entered the classical department
of the Union school and was graduated in the class of 1872.
He then entered Union College and was graduated from that
time-honored institution in the class of 1876.
Immediately after graduating Mr. Kreigsman began the
study of law in the office of Alexander J. Thomson, and was
admitted to the Bar in 1878. In 1881 he was appointed City
Clerk, and served until May, 1883. In August of 1881 he
formed a partnership with H. G. Glen in the fire insurance
business, and in December, 1882, he purchased the interest of
Mr. Glen and consolidated the agency of Schermerhorn & Company,
and he is still a member of that firm.
In addition to holding the office of City Clerk, Mr.
Kreigsman has been Registrar of Vital Statistics and Clerk of
the Board of Water Commissioners. In 1891 he was elected
County Treasurer for a term of six years, and discharged the
duties of that office with such acceptability that he was
re-elected in 1897.
In October, 1879, Edward E. Kreigsman married Elizabeth
M. Butler, and they have a family of four children.
Mr. Kreigsman is a member of New Hope Lodge, No. 730,
F. and A. M., and is highly popular with all classes because of
his energy and enterprise and the active interest which he takes
in public affairs and the promotion and advancement of the
welfare of Schenectady. |
Henry A. Kurth, M. D., was born in
Germany, September 4, 1863, but came to this country with his
parents in 1868. They came direct to Schenectady and made
this city their permanent home, and here Henry A. Kurth was
prepared for college at the Union Classical Institute, from
which he graduated in 1883. He then entered Union College,
and was graduated therefrom in the class of 1887 with the degree
of A. B. He next entered the medical department of
Columbia College, and received his degree of M. D. in that
institution in 1890. After graduating he spent a year as
Intern in the German Hospital, New York City, and in 1891 began
the regular practice of his profession in Schenectady. He
is a member of the Schenectady County Medical Society.
In 1893 Dr. Kurth married Mary E. Hawkes. His
parents were Frederick and Anna Kurth. |
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