From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, page 478.
Brant & Fuller, 1890.


LUDWIG WILHELM

Ludwig Wilhelm, a prominent citizen of Wheeling, is a native of Saxe-
Weimar, Germany, born March 20, 1832.  He was reared in his native 
land, and on June, 1852, he landed at Baltimore.  He was married July 
17, 1853, to Bertranda Mihm.  They proceeded directly to Wheeling, 
where Mr. Wilhelm found employment in trimming and finally in the 
saddlery trade.  In November, 1857, he opened a store on the south 
side, and has ever since continued to deal in harness, trunks, 
saddles, etc., his place being now one of the oldest and most 
prominent in the city.  Subsequently he turned his attention to 
grapegrowing, and in about 1865 purchased four or five acres of land, 
and planted a vineyard, which he has carefully cultivated and 
improved until he now has one of the most productive vineyards of 
this region.  From the product of the vineyard he manufactures 
annually a large quantity of fine domestic wines, in which he deals 
at wholesale.  The land which he took as a vineyard was, at the time 
of its purchase, a wilderness, but he has made it a most attractive 
spot.  Mr. Wilhelm is a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic church.  By 
his marriage, above mentioned, he has had thirteen children, five of 
whom are living: Josephine, Bertrand, Magnus; Matilda, wife of 
William Vogler, and Louis. 


(Linda Fluharty)