“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.


JACOB BREUNIG, brewer and saloon keeper, Jefferson; born March 
24, 1815, in Elsenfeldt, Bavaria, Germany; learned trade, and worked as 
apprentice ten years in Wertsberg; came to America March 6, 1854, and 
first worked in Philadelphia three months, and then came to Jefferson 
and worked at coopering, and got out timber for making beer-barrels; 
helped erect his present brewery.  Married Anna Ruecker in 1854; they 
have one son – George.  People are members of Catholic Church.  Mr. 
Breunig has been Alderman several terms.  For full description of Mr. 
Breunig’s manufacture, see “Breweries.”


Submitted by:  Linda Pingel  (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)