From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, page 279.
Brant & Fuller, 1890.


JOHN M. EMMERTH

John M. Emmerth, a prominent contractor of Wheeling, is a native of 
Bavaria, Germany, born July 20, 1854, the son of John M. and Mary Ann 
Emmerth, with whom he came to America at the age of fifteen years.  
The family reached this country in the year 1870, and first settled 
at St. Mary, Elk county, Penn., but four years later removed to 
Wheeling.  Here the father, who was by occupation a contractor, was 
engaged in business until his death, July 12, 1883.  The mother is 
still living. Of the eleven children of these parents, three are 
living besides the subject of this sketch, who was the third born.  
He has been a resident of Wheeling since 1874, and his first 
employment here was as a stone mason with his father, and work at 
this trade, and contracting in that department of construction has 
been his life occupation.  He now occupies a creditable position 
among the contractors of the city, and is esteemed highly as a 
citizen.  He is a member of the Catholic church, and in politics is a 
democrat.  In January, 1889, he was elected a member of the second 
branch of the city council.  Mr. Emmerth was married February 26, 
1878, to Rosa Menz, daughter of John and Frances Menz.  She was born 
in Germany and came to the United States in 1873.  She and her 
husband have four children: Anna Roso, Albert Philip, Rudolph Anton, 
and Otto Peter. 


(Linda Fluharty)