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P. Lichtenfels
P. Lichtenfels, of the firm of P. Lichtenfels & Co., is a native of Richmond, Ind., born in 1845, a son of John C. and Eva (Baetz) Lichtenfels, natives of Germany, who came to America in 1833, and to Richmond in 1842. His father was by trade a baker, and established the first German bakery in the city. He died in 1852, and his wife in 1878. They had a family of four children. P. Lichtenfels was reared in his native city. In May, 1879, He became established in his present business, at 622 Main street, remaining there till March, 1882, when, his business having increased, he removed to the Hittle Block, corner of Ninth and Main streets. They carry a stock of $25,000 and have a constantly increasing trade. Mr. Lichtenfels was married in 1872 to Josephine F. Giltz, born in 1850, in Philadelphia, of German parentage. They have a family of two sons and two daughters.
Source:
History of Wayne County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884. Volume 2