I, too, have found different info depending on how I spell my great-grandmother's name, CATHARINE ANDRAE and her brother GOTTLIEB ANDRAE (I've even found Gottlieb spelled Gottlob). Sure makes a tough search tougher! Following are various postings from Pt. Huron Michigan business directories pertaining to Gottlieb Andrae (or however the heck ya care to spell it!): note that no spellings below were changed, they are as they appeared in the publications:

1877 - 1877-78 Directory of the City of Port Huron and Fort Gratiot by R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers
- Andrea, Gottlieb, (Grabmann & Andrea), resides sw corner Butler and Michigan

- Grabmann & Andrea (Christian Grabmann & Gottlieb Andrea), beer bottlers, Union Block, Huron Avenue

1881 - 1881 Directory of the City of Port Huron by Leath & Talbot, Publishers
- no residence listing

- Andrea, G., [business portion of directory under liquors and saloons] at es of Huron Avenue between Quay
and Butler

1883 - 1883 Port Huron and St. Clair County Directory by C. E. Meech & Co., Publishers
- Andrea, Gottlob, saloon, 35 Huron Avenue, resides same

1885 - 1885 Port Huron City and St. Clair County Directory by R. L. Polk & Co., Volume II
- Andrae, Gottlob, saloon and pop manufactory, 37 Huron Avenue, resides same

- Andrae, G., [business portion of directory under ginger beer manufacturers] 39 Huron Avenue

1887 - 1887-8 Port Huron City and St. Clair County Directory by R. L. Polk & Co., Volume III
- Andrae, Gottlob, saloon 39 Huron Ave, resides same

- Andrae, Gottlob, [business portion of directory under bottlers-mineral water] 37 Huron Avenue

- Andrae, Gottlob, [business portion of directory under saloons] 39 Huron Avenue

1888 - Directory
- Andrae, Gottlieb, bottling works, resides 238 Huron Avenue

- no other listings

1890 - Directory
- Andrae, Gottlieb, bottler of carbonated beverages, rear of 238 Huron Avenue, boards 308 Huron Avenue

- Andrae, Gottlieb, [business portion of directory carbonated beverages] 238 Huron Avenue

1891 - 1891-2 The Sherman Company's Port Huron and Fort Gratiot City Directory
- Andrae, Gottlieb, bottler of carbonated beverages, rear of 238 Huron Avenue, boards 308 Huron Avenue

- Andrae, Gottlieb, [business portion of directory carbonated beverages] 238 Huron Avenue






1893 - 1893-4 The Sherman Company's Port Huron City Directory & St. Clair County Directory
- Andrae, Gottlieb, bottler of carbonated waters, rear of 237 Huron Avenue, rooms same, boards 308 Huron
Avenue

- Andrae, Gottlieb, [business portion of directory carbonated waters] 237 Huron Avenue

1894 - 11 October 1941, No. 2 D20 E74 F112 JHA/BAR, Citizens Historical Association, Indianapolis, Charles G.
Gruel abstract
- Charles Gruel and Edward F. Ott purchase the business of Gottlieb Andreae.

CATHARINE ANDRAE: sister of Gottlieb, married CHRISTIAN CARL METZGER. Metzger was Lutheran Minister in WATERLOO, MI and SEBAWAING,MI. Metzger and both Andrae's emigrated from Germany.


Would love to know anything about any of the above!!!