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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jivvy, post: 388041, member: 8184&quot;]Per the &quot;The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men 1875&quot; (found on google&#039;s free ebooks, published in 1877), this engraving is indeed of the aforementioned brewer,&nbsp; Jacob Obermann (1819 - 1887).</p><p><br /></p><p>And it appears (from the book&#039;s preface) that the included engravings were done for the book, so there&#039;s that date.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m pretty happy right now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Especially given (before posting) I had been researching someone with the last name &quot;oLberman&quot; -- how I got there I don&#039;t know, but this is why I ask for fresh eyes on research that&#039;s going nowhere. Besides killing the &quot;L&quot;, the second &quot;n&quot; was crucial to the (relatively) quick find.</p><p><br /></p><p>I could now go on and on about Mr. Obermann, but it&#039;s unlikely anyone cares, so my effusive and most heartfelt thanks to all.&nbsp; I will now see if I can find any direct descendants who would like this little trinket.</p><p><br /></p><p>(just in case anyone does care, the following -- from the aforementioned book)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]134510[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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