| Philip Bockfinger |
| Philip Bockfinger,
part proprietor of wagon and carriage factory, was born
in Froechweiler Alsace, Germany, in 1831. He learned the
trade of wagon maker in Niederbron, and in 1852, came to
America, and his first location was in Cincinnati, Ohio;
thence to Galena, Ills., and in 1856 he came to Lansing
and established his present business in company with Mr.
Boeckemeier. They are extensive manufacturers of wagons,
plows, etc., the business amounting to about $50,000
annually. They employ about thirty men. Mr. B. was
married to Magdalana Wetzel, also of Germany; they have
seven children. pg 479 |