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WILLIAM C. ENDRES
Originally published in 1900 |
WILLIAM C. ENDRES, of Closter, Bergen County, was born in Cassel,
Germany, on the 14th of July, 1848. He is the son of Peter Endres and
Augusta Heinemenn and a grandson of Nicholas Endres, who was at one
time Mayor of Cassel. Mr. Endres was educated in Germany. He left school at the age of fourteen and learned the business of painting and decorating. In 1866 he came to the United States and the next year settled in Closter, N. J., where he has since resided, and where he has continuously been engaged in the painting and decorating business with marked success. He served as Township Clerk of Harrington Township for three years, and in both business and public capacities has gained the confidence of the community. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church and a public spirited, progressive, and enterprising citizen He married, first, Johanna Hoffmann, by whom he had five children: William C., Lillie, Mary, Edwin, and Annie. He married for his second wife Mary Eichler, who has borne him two children: Alberta and Johanna.
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