Henry Broschart, p. 993

HENRY BROSCHART, the genial and popular landlord of the "Auld House," Washington, was born December 17, 1849, in the town of Permesence, Germany, of which country his father was also a native, born in 1820. The elder Broschart, who is a stonemason by trade, came with his family to America in 1852, and made a settlement in Sullivan county, Penn., where he now resides. He is a Democrat, and a member of the Catholic Church. In the Fatherland he had married Mary Press, who bore him children as follows: Frederick, Christian, Henry, Jacob, Michael, Frances, Gottlieb and Mary, the last two named being deceased.

Henry Broschart came with the family to the United States, and here he was reared to manhood and educated. His first business was lumbering in Forest, Clarion and Jefferson counties, Penn., and then he went into the oil country where he kept hotel until 1885, in which year he moved to Washington, this county. Here he conducted the "Rush House" for one and one half years, and then leased the "Auld House" which he manages with well-merited success. On June 19, 1878, Mr. Broschart was united in marriage with Lena, daughter of Valentine Smith of Sullivan county, Penn., and the children born to them were Helen, Ernest, Leo, Paul and Clara, the last named being deceased. Mr. Broschart has lately been interested in an extensive glass industry at Redkey, Ind. He is a sound Democrat, and in religion is a member of the Catholic Church.

Text taken from page 993 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).

Transcribed March 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project.
Published March 1997 on the Washington County, PA pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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