MATTHIAS
KAHL, general grocer, was born in Prussia, Germany, November 6, 1846,
and is a son of John and Mary Kahl, natives of Germany, who immigrated
to Madison, Ind., in December, 1858, and in 1855 removed to Hickory
Township, Mercer Co., Penn. Here they resided until the fall of 1870,
when they removed to a farm about three miles east of Greenville, where
they are now living. Our subject grew to manhood in Mercer County, and
in his early boyhood began working in the coal mines of Hickory
Township, which he followed until the spring of 1884, a period of
twenty-five years. In April, 1884, he opened his present grocery store
in Sharon, and has since built up a good business. He was married,
April 26, 1870, to Miss Rosa Connor, of Hickory Township. Of this union
seven children have been born to them, six of whom survive: Mary,
Catharine (deceased), Rosa, Annie, John, Martha and William. Mr. Kahl
is a stanch Democrat, and in 1876 was one of the Democratic candidates
for the Legislature. The family are members of the Catholic Church, and
he is one of the enterprising business men of Sharon. Mr. Kahl was one
of the organizers of the Merchants' Protective Association in the
spring of 1887, and has been president of the society since its
organization.
History of Mercer County, 1888, pages 732-733
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