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Muth Brothers Rigging
| # | Fact | Source | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muth Bros. was founded in Dayton in 1871 by Peter Muth, a machinery moving and rigging business. | Jerome “Jed” Muth obituary, Dayton Daily News (2014) | legacy.com |
| 2 | The founder was the great-grandfather of Jerome “Jed” and Thomas Muth, making it at least a four-generation family firm. | Thomas L. Muth obituary, Westbrock Funeral Home (2019) | westbrockfuneralhome.com |
| 3 | The company’s formal trade name in later years was Muth Brothers Riggers and Movers. | Thomas L. Muth obituary, Westbrock Funeral Home (2019) | westbrockfuneralhome.com |
| 4 | Peter Muth built the family home on La Belle Street in Dayton’s St. Anne’s Hill district, where Jed grew up. | Jerome “Jed” Muth obituary, Dayton Daily News (2014) | legacy.com |
| 5 | The Muth brothers built the Queen Anne house at 101 La Belle Street around 1905. | St. Anne’s Hill Historic District blog (2011), citing Preservation Dayton | stanneshill.blogspot.com |
| 6 | The firm advertised as a rigging company in period Dayton City Directories held at the Dayton Metro Library. | St. Anne’s Hill Historic District blog (2011) | stanneshill.blogspot.com |
| 7 | A 1918 Sanborn fire insurance map shows a warehouse on La Belle Street a few doors from the Muth home — likely the early yard. | St. Anne’s Hill Historic District blog (2011) | stanneshill.blogspot.com |
| 8 | Civil defense / WWII: Muth Brothers riggers mounted Dayton’s four Chrysler “Victory Sirens” in 1943, working with the city’s Council for Defense. | Dayton Council for Defense account, via DaytonHistoryBooks.com and St. Anne’s Hill blog | daytonhistorybooks.com · stanneshill.blogspot.com |
| 9 | Community landmark: the company erected the Deeds Carillon bells at Carillon Historical Park — more than once, per Jed Muth. | Jerome “Jed” Muth obituary, Dayton Daily News (2014) | legacy.com |
| 10 | Local business landmark: Muth Bros. did notable work for Esther Price Candies. | Jerome “Jed” Muth obituary, Dayton Daily News (2014) | legacy.com |
| 11 | Large industrial accounts: the firm’s biggest jobs were for Inland Steel, NCR, and Delco-Moraine — Dayton’s largest employers at the time. | Jerome “Jed” Muth obituary, Dayton Daily News (2014) | legacy.com |
| 12 | Jed Muth (UD civil engineering, 1950; Army Corps of Engineers 1951–53) rose to company president after decades in the business. | Jerome “Jed” Muth obituary, Dayton Daily News (2014) | legacy.com |
| 13 | As president, Jed also led the Dayton Builders Exchange, the Association of General Contractors, the Dayton Rotary Club, and the Engineers Club through the 1960s–70s. | Jerome “Jed” Muth obituary, Dayton Daily News (2014) | legacy.com |
| 14 | Muth Brothers, Incorporated registered as a foreign profit corporation in Florida on 9/8/1982 and withdrew on 12/20/1983. | Florida Division of Corporations (SunBiz), doc. no. 854002 | search.sunbiz.org |
| 15 | That filing lists the company’s principal and registered-agent address as 613 East Second Street, Dayton, OH 45402. | Florida Division of Corporations (SunBiz), doc. no. 854002 | search.sunbiz.org |
| 16 | The same filing names William H. Muth as President and Director, Thomas L. Muth as Director, and Ronald R. Klosterman as Treasurer. | Florida Division of Corporations record, via intercreditreport | florida.intercreditreport.com |
| 17 | Donald R. Foreman Jr. served as President of Muth Brothers — apparently the only non-family president on record. | Donald R. Foreman Jr. obituary, Dayton Daily News (2010) | legacy.com |
| 18 | Foreman came to Muth from Foreman Machinery Movers and left to co-found Omega Movers & Riggers, ORE Electrical, and Hevi-Duty Equipment. | Donald R. Foreman Jr. obituary, Dayton Daily News (2010) | legacy.com |
| 19 | Foreman co-founded the Dayton Area Movers & Riggers Association and was its president for years — the trade body Muth would have sat in. | Donald R. Foreman Jr. obituary, Dayton Daily News (2010) | legacy.com |
| 20 | Robert E. “Bob” Muth (1940–2017) of Miamisburg was one of the owners/operators of Muth Brothers. | Robert E. Muth obituary, Newcomer Funeral Home, Dayton (2017) | newcomerdayton.com |
| 21 | Bob Muth’s parents were Howard and Eleanor (Daugherty) Muth — the Howard William Muth at the center of your GEDCOM. | Robert E. Muth obituary, Newcomer Funeral Home (2017) | newcomerdayton.com |
| 22 | Thomas L. Muth (1932–2019), Chaminade and University of Dayton graduate and Army veteran, ended his career as the company’s president. | Thomas L. Muth obituary, Westbrock Funeral Home (2019) | westbrockfuneralhome.com |
| 23 | An entity called “The Muth Bros Co” holds USDOT no. 356157 at 2180 Eakin Rd, Columbus, OH, hauling machinery and large objects, with authority since June 1989. | FMCSA carrier data via Lanefinder | lanefinder.com |
| 24 | A “Muth Rigging Company Inc.” is also listed among Dayton-based motor carriers. | FMCSA carrier listing via Lanefinder | lanefinder.com |
| 25 | The Muth family is described by the St. Anne’s Hill Historic Society as having “almost mythological status” in the district’s history. | Susan Gray, President, St. Anne’s Hill Historic Society, condolence entry (2014) | legacy.com |