Posted By:
Hal LewisIMPORTANT NOTE: Henry Reccius was making cigars as FAR BACK as 1870!!
In the 1870 Federal Census of Louisville, Kentucky...
the "Household" is listed as:
JOHN REWCIUS, 51 (born in Nassau, Germany) - Cabinet Maker
SOPHIE REWCIUS, 49 (born in Nassau, Germany) - Keeps house
WILLIAM REWCIUS, 23 (born in Nassau, Germany) - machinist
HENRY REWCIUS, 18 (born in Nassau, Germany) - CIGAR MAKER!!
MIKE REWCIUS, 13 (born in Louisville) - At school
JOHN REWCIUS, 10 (born in Louisville) - At school
PHILIP REWCIUS, 8 (born in Louisville) - at home
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So by 1870, young Henry had gotten into the Cigar business... where he stayed for the remainder of his life...
while his two youngest brothers went on to become Major League Baseball Players for the Louisville Colonels!!