HISTORY OF HENDERSON COUNTY, KY.



moved to the old Fulwiler brick on Main Street, now adjoining C. H.
Johnson's book store. By close attention to business, honest work,
and reasonable compensation, Mr. Mayer held the entiregunsmitbing
trade of the country for several counties, and his prudence led him'to
lay aside enough to increase his business and make himself financially
comfortable. His trade continued to increase until he found it neces-
sary to have a more roomy store house, and, to that end, he purchased
and built the present house, now occupied by his son, Jacob F.
Mayer. In this house he continued to do business in partnership
with his sons, Jacob F. and Virginius M., whom he had educated most
excellent business men and mechanics, until old age bade him desist
from further labor and spend the remainder of his days in rest and
quiet. Of his three children, Louisa married French Gobin, an influ-
ential and esteemed citizen, and they had two children, one of whom
is now living, Maggie J., who married Joseph B. Johnston, and they
have had six children, four of whom are now living, Eugenia, an ac-
complished young lady, just grown; Joseph Russell, Robert Evans,
and Gilbert Ludson. Mrs. Gobin died March 18th, 1874.
    Jacob F. Mayer has been twice married, first to Miss Lucie Bond,
of Iowa, by whom he has three living children, Fred. V., Walter and
Harry. Fred. married Miss Elsie Wymond, of Evansville, and has one
child, a daughter. Mr Mayer married, secondly, Miss Mattie Wood-
ruff, of New Jersey, a highly cultured and devoted Christian lady, by
whom he has had four children, three of whom are living, Frank,
Herbert and Maurice. Virginius MI. Mayer married Miss Lottie
Lotze, of Cincinnati, a lady of high, social and domestic character, and
unto them have been born three children, Amanda, a charming young
lady just budding into womanhood, and George Adolphus and Virgin-
ius, both very promising. Mr. Mayer removed several years since
from Henderson and is now handsomely domiciled in Cincinnati.
Like their father, both Jacob F. and Virginius M. have accumulated
e. ch a handsome estate. The first wife of the subject of this sketch
died in Henderson, on the twentieth day of January, 1853. On the
twentieth dav of December, 1854, he married Elizabeth Worsham
widow of Philip Ludson Johnston. She died June 4th, 1875.
    Mr. Mayer was scrupulous in all his dealings, and has always,
through his business life, aimed to give perfect satisfaction, and to
oblige, to the fullest extent, his patrons. He has throughout his en-
tire life, shown himself a man of marked energy and sound judgment.
It is not astonishing, therefore, that, in his career and character are
to be found elements composing a man very useful as a citizen and



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