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


HENRY DAUB, proprietor of the Excelsior Beer Hall and Restaurant, 
and sole agent for the sale of Fred Miller’s Milwaukee lager beer.  Mr. 
Daub was born July 28, 1848, in Hamm, a city in the Province of 
Westphalia; he attended the University until 1862, and then engaged in 
the business of telegraph operator for the railway company; worked at 
that business until May 1, 1869 (seven years); at that time, being called 
on to serve in the army, he decided to emigrate to America, which he 
did, arriving at Watertown June 3, 1869; for six months he was 
employed as book-keeper in the Empire Brewery, owned by his uncle, 
A. Fuermann; afterward he was engaged as a book-keeper and clerk in 
the boot and shoe establishment of Henry Bertram; remained in that 
position for four years; after leaving the retail boot and shoe business, he 
entered the employ of the wholesale boot and shoe house of Shay & 
Pearson, of Chicago, and continued with this firm as traveling salesman 
through Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, for nearly two years; 
afterward, for one year and a half, he was with the Janesville Shoe 
Manufacturing Company in the capacity of traveling agent; after the 
failure of the last-named company in 1877, Mr. Daub discontinued 
traveling and engaged in present business for himself.  He is a member 
of Washington Lodge, I.O.O.F., Guttenberg Lodge, 13, O.D.H.S., and of 
the Concordia Musical Society.  Oct. 27, 1872, he married Amalie 
Bertram, daughter of Henry Bertram; she was born in Watertown Oct. 
26, 1852; they have two children – Louise, aged 4 years, and Mary, three 
years of age.


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