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- Confirmed at the age of 12 in the Evangelishe Church in Heidelbach in 1843. 22 Aug 1850 census living in Rahway, NJ in home of Jacob Walter. It has been reported that Henry came to America with a sister and that she married in NYC (maybe husbands name Ricky or Richie). However, she has not yet been found. He did have at least three half-sisters, born of his step-mother. Henry was naturalized: 16 Oct 1856 New York City At that time he was living at 38 Delancy St on the Lower East Side of NYC. In the 1856 City Directory of NYC, Jacob Walter, shoemaker was also living at 38 Delancy St. He is later (1860) listed as Jacob Walters, Jr. and thus was probably Henry's brother-in-law. In the 1860 Census Henry Scharch, age 29, copper smith, wife Catherine age 24, sons Henry age 3 and George 6mo are found living Ward 14, District 2 in NYC. Fifteen years later (1875) Henry Scharch is listed in the City Directory as a machinist living at 235 W 27th St. The same year in another City Directory, put out by a different company, he is listed as a smith. He had "learned his trade in Germany” before coming to this country according to grandson Paul Scharch. At that timein Germany, “to learn a trade” gave one status and a place in the community. Henry started a business in Brooklyn and it is belived that his eldest son J. Henry stayed in Brooklyn and took over this business when his father moved on, leaving the City of New York. It is believed that Henry farmed for one year in Pennsylivana before relocating in South Bend, Indiana where he was superintendent of the blacksmith department of "the Studebaker works". Studebaker at that time was making covered wagons and carriages. In the 1880 Census of South Bend, Indiana the family is listed: Henry (50) Hesse Darmstadt, Catherine (45) NY, John Henry (23) NY, George (20), William (15), Louisa M. (13), Carrie C. (13 ), Charles L. (9), Walters, Emma (22) Sister-in Law. Henry and his family moved to Watertown, NY about 1884 (age 53) where he was superintendent of the blacksmith department of H.H.Babcock Co. (carriage maker) until 1912 (age 81). He was one of the oldest employees of the Babcock Co. in 1904. He became a member of Emmanuel Congregational Church in Watertown on 1/4/88. On 4 November 1899 Henry with son with William H. Scharch bought property on Point Sulubrious, (Lake Ontario), Chaumont,NY for the price $25. where he built a cottage. This cottage remained in the family for many years, with the last family owner being Fred Scharch, his grandson. Great grandaughters, Paula and Carol-Anne Scharch, remember visiting this cottage every summer during the 1940s and 1950s. Henry was remember by grandson, Paul Scharch, as big man who sat on the porch of cottage at Point Sulubrious, and H.H. Babcock would send test models down for him to check out-- along with a pay check. [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
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