Biography of Ferdinand Kman
FROM OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE
A DESCRIPTIVE AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD
OF SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK
PREPARED AND PUBLISHED UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE SARATOGIAN
THE BOSTON HISTORY COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 1899
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Kmen, Ferdinand, was born in Bohemia, Austria, May 30, 1854, a son of Joseph and Anna Kmen. He learned the tailor's
trade in Vienna, and in 1882 came to America, settling in Saratoga Springs the following year. In 1891 he embarked
in business for himself and enjoys the reputation of being one of the leading tailors of this county. He is a member
of the Odd Fellows fraternity and of the Royal Arcanum. Mr. Kmen married Barbara Vrana, who died in September,
1898. They had six children, five of whom survive: Bessie, Bertha, Frederick, Fannie, Henry.
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