Category:Oscar Arthur Moritz Lindauer (1815-1866)

Oscar Arthur Moritz Lindauer (1815-1866) emigrated from Strasbourg in Alsace-Lorraine to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1834. He along with his children operated a series of liquor and cigar stores in Manhattan, New York and Jersey City, New Jersey. Their cigar business was Lindauer and Company Tobacconists which manufactured and sold cigars throughout Manhattan and Hudson County, New Jersey. They were also involved in an illegal lottery in Manhattan, called the numbers game or "policy dealing". (b. 1815; Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, Bas Rhin, France - d. September 5, 1866; 42 Grand Street, Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York, USA)