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JACOB FREUNDLICH was born in Bavaria, June 4, 1844, being the younger of two children of Jacob and Margaret (Hartmann) Freundlich, both natives of the same country, where the father lived and died January 26, 1862. The mother came to this country in 1872, and lived with our subject until her death, January 20, 1875. Our subject went to school in the old country until the age of fourteen years, when he learned the brick-mason’s trade, which he followed during the summers, making willow baskets during the winters. At the age of twenty-two years he came to America, landing in New York City, January 1, 1867, and then went to Cincinnati, but soon came to this county and engaged in farming for over a year. He then came to Boonville and followed teaming between Boonville and Evansville, and general labor. In 1875 he engaged in the grocery business, but two years later began the tobacco business, continuing about a year, then engaged in the liquor traffic, which has since been his employment. He now has a good property and trade. He bought his present property in March, 1881, and rebuilt in the spring of 1884. November 25, 1867, he married Eva Margaret Lutz, and by her is the father of nine children, four now living: Emma, Jacob, Phillip and Julius. He was raised a Catholic. His wife and children are members of the Evangelical Church. He is a Democrat, and a member of the I. O. O. F.