Hi,
On a recent trip through central Missouri, in the tiny town of Beaufort, we're driving along, and all of a sudden I see a small, old-time hardware store called Honold Hardware. I made my husband pull over to go inside and ask about the name (since I have Honolds in my family tree and it's such an unusual name). Don't know yet if there's a connection to my family, since I haven't had much time for genealogy, but here's what I found, if it might help someone else:
-Charles Honold was owner of the hardware store, he died around 1952, the hardware store still bears his name, the current owners are somehow connected to Charles through marriage.
-Charles' father was Jake Honold.
-Jakes' father was likely Christopher Honold.
If you need more info, I'd get in touch with Honold Hardware in Beaufort.
Thanks,
Charlotte Haase Dey - new email address fall 2005 (chardey18@sbcglobal.net, former email charh@execpc.com)