1) Married Matilda Caroline Brower.
2) Married Rebecca Julia Evans West 27 Mar 1842.
John Kugler, trustee of the city of Milford (formally known as Hageman's Mills), in partnership with his father, Matthias (son-in-law of Christian Waldschmidt ), purchased the Milford mill in 1828. Kugler built several buildings including a warehouse and a distillery, and later became director of the Little Miami Railroad Co. Well-known throughout southern Ohio for his extensive business enterprises and properties, when Kugler died in 1868, he was the biggest industrialist and wealthiest man in Clermont County. Some of the buildings he constructed are still in use today and are highly valued for their historical significance.
For instance, the area of Milford where SEM Villa Retirement Community is currently located was once a picnic area called "Kugler Woods", it was especially favored by churches and lodges for picnicking. John Kugler planted a large potato patch on the rich, fertile soil here. On the front part of the grounds he planted a fruit orchard. It was known as one of the best orchards in the vicinity. The interior of the property was heavily wooded with maple trees. The trees were tapped and sugar was boiled down to be turned into molasses in a small shed that stood where the Spiritual Center's basketball court is now located. The property was later named "Ripples" and eventually under the ownership of the retirement center.
Kugler began his significance after the city decided to begin charging a toll to cross the bridge from Clermont to Hamilton County. Kugler, thinking the toll too high, decided to collect stones from the East Fork to build his own bridge to avoid paying the exorbitant fee. The toll collectors, finding out about a rival span, dropped their toll in order not to lose Kugler and the rest of Milford's business. Thus, with all these stone gathered, Kugler built his many businesses.
John Kugler also raised pigs on his farm south of the village and he operated a pork packing plant on Water Street where the Masonic Temple now stands. At Kugler's death in 1868 all operations except the mill ceased.
2) Married Rebecca Julia Evans West 27 Mar 1842.
John Kugler, trustee of the city of Milford (formally known as Hageman's Mills), in partnership with his father, Matthias (son-in-law of Christian Waldschmidt ), purchased the Milford mill in 1828. Kugler built several buildings including a warehouse and a distillery, and later became director of the Little Miami Railroad Co. Well-known throughout southern Ohio for his extensive business enterprises and properties, when Kugler died in 1868, he was the biggest industrialist and wealthiest man in Clermont County. Some of the buildings he constructed are still in use today and are highly valued for their historical significance.
For instance, the area of Milford where SEM Villa Retirement Community is currently located was once a picnic area called "Kugler Woods", it was especially favored by churches and lodges for picnicking. John Kugler planted a large potato patch on the rich, fertile soil here. On the front part of the grounds he planted a fruit orchard. It was known as one of the best orchards in the vicinity. The interior of the property was heavily wooded with maple trees. The trees were tapped and sugar was boiled down to be turned into molasses in a small shed that stood where the Spiritual Center's basketball court is now located. The property was later named "Ripples" and eventually under the ownership of the retirement center.
Kugler began his significance after the city decided to begin charging a toll to cross the bridge from Clermont to Hamilton County. Kugler, thinking the toll too high, decided to collect stones from the East Fork to build his own bridge to avoid paying the exorbitant fee. The toll collectors, finding out about a rival span, dropped their toll in order not to lose Kugler and the rest of Milford's business. Thus, with all these stone gathered, Kugler built his many businesses.
John Kugler also raised pigs on his farm south of the village and he operated a pork packing plant on Water Street where the Masonic Temple now stands. At Kugler's death in 1868 all operations except the mill ceased.
1) Married Matilda Caroline Brower.
2) Married Rebecca Julia Evans West 27 Mar 1842.
John Kugler, trustee of the city of Milford (formally known as Hageman's Mills), in partnership with his father, Matthias (son-in-law of Christian Waldschmidt ), purchased the Milford mill in 1828. Kugler built several buildings including a warehouse and a distillery, and later became director of the Little Miami Railroad Co. Well-known throughout southern Ohio for his extensive business enterprises and properties, when Kugler died in 1868, he was the biggest industrialist and wealthiest man in Clermont County. Some of the buildings he constructed are still in use today and are highly valued for their historical significance.
For instance, the area of Milford where SEM Villa Retirement Community is currently located was once a picnic area called "Kugler Woods", it was especially favored by churches and lodges for picnicking. John Kugler planted a large potato patch on the rich, fertile soil here. On the front part of the grounds he planted a fruit orchard. It was known as one of the best orchards in the vicinity. The interior of the property was heavily wooded with maple trees. The trees were tapped and sugar was boiled down to be turned into molasses in a small shed that stood where the Spiritual Center's basketball court is now located. The property was later named "Ripples" and eventually under the ownership of the retirement center.
Kugler began his significance after the city decided to begin charging a toll to cross the bridge from Clermont to Hamilton County. Kugler, thinking the toll too high, decided to collect stones from the East Fork to build his own bridge to avoid paying the exorbitant fee. The toll collectors, finding out about a rival span, dropped their toll in order not to lose Kugler and the rest of Milford's business. Thus, with all these stone gathered, Kugler built his many businesses.
John Kugler also raised pigs on his farm south of the village and he operated a pork packing plant on Water Street where the Masonic Temple now stands. At Kugler's death in 1868 all operations except the mill ceased.
2) Married Rebecca Julia Evans West 27 Mar 1842.
John Kugler, trustee of the city of Milford (formally known as Hageman's Mills), in partnership with his father, Matthias (son-in-law of Christian Waldschmidt ), purchased the Milford mill in 1828. Kugler built several buildings including a warehouse and a distillery, and later became director of the Little Miami Railroad Co. Well-known throughout southern Ohio for his extensive business enterprises and properties, when Kugler died in 1868, he was the biggest industrialist and wealthiest man in Clermont County. Some of the buildings he constructed are still in use today and are highly valued for their historical significance.
For instance, the area of Milford where SEM Villa Retirement Community is currently located was once a picnic area called "Kugler Woods", it was especially favored by churches and lodges for picnicking. John Kugler planted a large potato patch on the rich, fertile soil here. On the front part of the grounds he planted a fruit orchard. It was known as one of the best orchards in the vicinity. The interior of the property was heavily wooded with maple trees. The trees were tapped and sugar was boiled down to be turned into molasses in a small shed that stood where the Spiritual Center's basketball court is now located. The property was later named "Ripples" and eventually under the ownership of the retirement center.
Kugler began his significance after the city decided to begin charging a toll to cross the bridge from Clermont to Hamilton County. Kugler, thinking the toll too high, decided to collect stones from the East Fork to build his own bridge to avoid paying the exorbitant fee. The toll collectors, finding out about a rival span, dropped their toll in order not to lose Kugler and the rest of Milford's business. Thus, with all these stone gathered, Kugler built his many businesses.
John Kugler also raised pigs on his farm south of the village and he operated a pork packing plant on Water Street where the Masonic Temple now stands. At Kugler's death in 1868 all operations except the mill ceased.
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