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Justus Goebel

Justus Goebel
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Goebel in 1912
Born (1858-07-21)July 21, 1858
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Died March 11, 1919(1919-03-11) (aged 60)
Columbus, Ohio
Children Justus Goebel, Jr. (1892-1957)
William A. Goebel
Parent(s) Wilhelm Goebel
Augusta Groenkle
Relatives William J. Goebel, brother

Justus Goebel, Sr. (July 21, 1858 - March 11, 1919) of Covington, Kentucky was a Kentucky delegate to the 1912 Democratic National Convention. He was president of Lowry & Goebel.

He was born on July 21, 1858 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania to Wilhelm Goebel and Augusta Groenkle. He had brothers, William J. Goebel and Arthur Goebel.

He married Elizabeth Reynolds and they had the following children: Lieutenant Justus Goebel II; Captain William Arthur Goebel, who both served in the American Expeditionary Forces; and Lilie Goebel Heusch, of Columbus, Ohio.

His brother died in 1900 and in 1901 Justus was indicted for bribery. In 1910 he moved to near Phoenix, Arizona for his health.

He was a delegate to the 1912 Democratic National Convention from Kentucky. He died on March 11, 1919 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Ollie James and Goebel at the 1912 Democratic National Convention


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