HENRY FREDERICK ARMENDT, Ohio County, was born in
Lawrence County, Ky., February 5, 1853, and in childhood removed with his
parents to Ohio County, where he has since resided. His father, Henry F.
Armendt, a native of the city of Darmstadt, was born April 30, 1826, and landed
in the United States in 1848. His father, Louis, and his mother, Sophie,
natives of Darmstadt, were intelligent and well educated. Henry F. married
Margaret M., daughter of Dr. John and Magdalen (Lerg) Weinsheimer, of Bingen on
the Rhine; she was born in Oppenheim on the Rhine, September 24, 1828, and from
their union sprang Henrietta M. (Becker), Louis G., Henry Frederick, William
B., John A., Laura I., Eleanor H. and Mary F. April 19, 1877, Henry Frederick
Armendt married Ida E., daughter of Alfred T. and Sarah J. Hines, of Ohio
County; she was born February 18, 1857, and to them have been born Clarence L.
and F. Roy. Mr. Armendt was reared a farmer until his eighteenth year, when he
labored at the carpenter's trade for three years. He served two years as guager
in the United States revenue service and has recently been engaged in the
distilling business. In 1881, he commenced a general merchandising business, in
which he has met with encouraging success, being located at Hines' Ferry. He
took the United States census in 1880. Politically is a Republican.
Source: J. H. BATTLE, W H. PERRIN, & G.
C. KNIFFIN 1895
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