Louis Dunmeyer

    Louis Dunmeyer, of Chattanooga, was born in Hardy County, Va., August 11, 1842, son of Jacob and Catherine Dunmeyer, both natives of Germany. He moved to Pittsburgh, Penn., with his parents in 1846, where he was reared and educated. In 1863 he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving as fireman in this department under Admr. Dahlgren until the close of the war. In 1869 he married Miss Lottie Sayles in Buffalo, N. Y.; she died in 1871 without issue. In 1872 Mr. Dunmeyer came to Chattanooga where he became a partner in the Enterprise Machine Works, and has continued in that capacity ever since. He is a Republican, a member of the I. O. O. F., the K. of P., and is a successful business man.

Goodspeed's History of Tennessee 1887