George
W.H. Pring
(1864-1912)
George Washington Henderson Pring was born on Feb. 28, 1864 in Cedar Creek Twp., Allen County, IN, the son of John and Caroline (Minerd) Pring.
George married Ionia Duly ( ? - ? ). They had one son, George "Arlie" Pring.
In 1898, at the age of 34, the Prings moved to the city of
Fort Wayne, IN. They resided at 1520 East Creighton Avenue. George was a member
of the Harmony Lodge, Odd Fellows and Ben-Hur Court.
Seen here is a rare old photographic postcard of busy Transfer Corner in downtown Fort Wayne.
According to the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, George "took employment in the Perfection Biscuit company and advanced to the position of foreman. [In March 1912] he took a position as fireman at the Old National bank and was employed in that capacity until the time of his death."
In
late July 1912, at the age of 48, George caught a fatal case of typhoid
pneumonia. Sadly, he passed away just 9 days later, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Fort Wayne, on Aug. 6, 1912. Ionia's fate
is not known.
Son Arlie owned the Pring Dry Cleaners in Fort Wayne for nearly 2 decades. Later, he was chief deputy of the Fort Wayne Board of Works from 1963 to 1971.
For more information, contact Sandra Ammerman-Paser.
Donald L. Kear, a distant nephew of John Pring's, has an extensive collection of information on this family on his "Kear Family Site." He also has published his findings in The John Cears Kear Family (1984).
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