Charles McKenzie Oerting
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Charles McKenzie Oerting | |
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Occupation | Ship chandler |
Children | William McKenzie Oerting Fannie Augusta Oerting |
Charles McKenzie Oerting founded McKenzie Oerting & Company, a ship chandlery and grocery. He came to America in 1863, and established the business in 1886; it was later operated by successive generations of the family until it closed in 1971.
Around the turn of the century, Oerting also served as vice-consul for both Denmark and Sweden.