JOSEPH BARTHOLOME, Lawrencburgh, one of the oldest landlords of this city, was born in Germany in 1819. He immigrated to America in 1836 with his step-father and mother, and thereafter spent several years in different parts of the country, locating in Lawrenceburgh in 1840. He was employed as a laborer till 1848, when he assumed charge of the Barthome House, the proprietor of which he continued to be for about thirty three years. In 1877 he retired, placing the house in charge of his son-in-law, Frank Weikle. Mr. Bartholome was married January 23, 1843, to Anna Mary Josephine Scholle and fourteen Children have blessed their union, twelve of whom are still living: Simon,Joseph, Reinhold, William, Albert, Edward, Framk. Margaret, Josephine, Augusts, Mary and Ida. Mr. and Mrs. Bartholome are members of the church. They have labored hard to maintain their children and gain the competency which they are now enjoying in their declining years.