 |
Andrew Karcher and his mother Mary Wesche Karcher came to Little Rock from Cincinnati, Ohio in 1885 following the death of his father Frederick Karcher in 1882. They were also joined by his sister Mary Karcher Rueve. Around 1897 Andrew married Minnie Rochon. The 1900 Census lists the household as this:
| Alf Karcher Head of Household Born Cincinnati Dec. 1861 Married 3 years Father born in Germany Mother born in Germany Confectioner He could read, write and speak English | Minnie Karcher Wife of Alf Born in Arkansas Aug. 1876 Married 3 years Father born in France Mother born in Arkansas One child She could read, write and speak English |
| Clare L. Karcher Daughter of Alf Born in Arkansas Dec. 1899 Father born in Cincinnati Mother born in Arkansas | Mary Karcher Mother of Alf Born in Germany Aug. 1830 Father born in Germany Mother born in Germany Widowed 2 children, both living She could read, write, and speak English |
| Mary Rueve Sister of Alf Born in Cincinnati Sept. 1863 Father born in Germany Mother born in Germany Married 3 children, all living She could read, write, and speak English | Mary Rueve Daughter of Mary Rueve Born Cincinnati June 1885 Father born in Cincinnati Mother born in Cincinnati |
| Nora Rueve Daughter of Mary Rueve Born Cincinnati May 1886 Father born in Cincinnati Mother born in Cincinnati | Martha Rueve Daughter of Mary Rueve Born in Cincinnati July, 1888 Father born in Cincinnati Mother born in Cincinnati |
Below are pictures taken from a scrapbook. It appears some of these photos were taken in the backyard and others at a family vacation. My grandmother thought possibly on a vaction to the Great Lakes.
| Karcher Rueve | Karcher Kids | Karcher Girls | Karcher Boys | |
| More Karcher Boys | Baby Geraldine | Geraldine2 | Geraldine3 | |
| Raymond | Raymond graduation | Mary Wesche and grandchildren | Andrew and Kids |
The A Karcher Candy Company had started as a bakery. Over the years it expanded and changed, moving into candy and then other sidelines such as soda fountain supplies, beer distributor, post card distributor, paper box manufacturing. When Andrew Karcher died in the 1930's, the sidelines took on an added importance and an increased share of the business. In 1959 the Karcher Candy Co. ceased production.
The Rochons
Some time in the late 1860's Mitchell Rochon (B. @1830) and his younger brother Frank (B. @1830) came to Little Rock from Canada. The move wasn't a good one for Mitchell. He died in 1871 and is buried in Oakland cemetery. Frank managed to find a job as a butcher and a few months after his brother's death married his boss's daughter Clara George. Their daughter Minnie Rochon, was born in 1876, followed three years later by her brother, George Henry Rochon, named for his maternal grandfather. A few years later there was another daughter named Lulu, who died at age two of diptheria. She is buried at Calvary Cemetery. Their final child, Frank Rochon Jr., was born in 1884. Frank Sr. died in 1885, leaving Clara with three children to raise. Clara died in 1892, and was buried in Calvary Cemetary. The children lived with their maternal grandmother until her death in 1895. The eldest, Minnie married Andrew Karcher late in 1896. The youngest child, Frank Jr. shows up in the 1910 Census, working at Karcher Candy Co. Frank Jr. died in 1915.
 | Clara Rochon's marker at Calvary Cemetery |