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HENRY SCHLEMMER, firm of Bertz, Schlemmer & Co., hardware merchants, Ansonia; born in Hesse, Germany, March 23, 1842, where he received a good education in German, and in 1860, emigrated to America, landing in Baltimore; coming directly West, he followed blacksmithing two years in Cincinnati, and in October, 1862, enlisted in the 47th O. V. I.; he was in many hard-fought battles, among which was the siege and capture of Vicksburg and Atlanta, battle of Chattanooga, and with Sherman’s army on his march through Georgia to the sea, arriving at Savannah to spend the Christmas of 1864; he then marched north, through the Carolinas, and was with Sherman’s army at the surrender of Johnson, after which, he marched through Richmond to Washington, where, after the grand review of the army, he returned to Columbus, and received his discharge, having served in the Union army nearly three years; he was wounded at the battle of Jonesboro, but kept at his post; he then followed blacksmithing in Cincinnati until 1867, when he came to Ansonia and followed his trade until 1879, when he became a partner in the above firm. Mr. Schlemmer arrived in this country with a capital of only $7; he has made one trip to his native country, upon a visit to his parents, with whom he remained three months; his father, John Schlemmer, was born in Hesse, in 1804; he married Martha Disher; they are the parents of six children, three of whom are now living in Germany, and three in America. In 1868, George Schlemmer was united in marriage to Mary Baughman, a native of Darke Co., and a daughter of Simeon Baughman, one of the early pioneers; they have five children, viz., John, George, Frank, Augustus and Elizabeth.