In 1852 Henry O. Ager was born in Patterson, La., a town in St. Mary's Parish, the son of William and Euphemia Bourg Ager. After a country school education, Henry applied himself to learning the drug business.
He was twenty-two years of age when he first came to Liberty and for a few years worked as a clerk, later returning to his Louisiana home. Determined to establish himself in business at the first favorable opportunity, Ager came back to Liberty in 1884 with only $150. He invested in a small stock of drugs and established a drug store in a one-story frame building on Main Street that later was replaced by a two-story wood frame building. Fire destroyed his business and the building in April 1909.
Henry O. Ager was one of the long-term business people of early Liberty, establishing the Main Street Ager Drugstore in 1884 and building the named Ager Building in 1909 that stands in 2012.
Through the years, Ager took an interest in banking and in 1907 became one of the owners of the First State Bank of Liberty. He served as president and as a member of the Board of Directors.
In public service, he served as Liberty School Board President and as Liberty County Clerk in 1894-1895.
In 1893 Henry O. Ager traveled to visit and explore the Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition, one of the major events of its time.
At the Chicago World's Fair, he met his bride-to-be, Miss Bridgett Elizabeth Garrity.
Miss Bridgett and Mr. Henry corresponded for over ten years and finally married Feb. 4, 1903 in Elroy, Wisconsin. Henry was 51 years old.
Two children were born, Henry O., Jr. and John William.
In 1905 J. W. Raper built the house for Henry's bride at 537 Fannin, on the lot northeast of the drugstore.
Information from The Vindicator
He was twenty-two years of age when he first came to Liberty and for a few years worked as a clerk, later returning to his Louisiana home. Determined to establish himself in business at the first favorable opportunity, Ager came back to Liberty in 1884 with only $150. He invested in a small stock of drugs and established a drug store in a one-story frame building on Main Street that later was replaced by a two-story wood frame building. Fire destroyed his business and the building in April 1909.
Henry O. Ager was one of the long-term business people of early Liberty, establishing the Main Street Ager Drugstore in 1884 and building the named Ager Building in 1909 that stands in 2012.
Through the years, Ager took an interest in banking and in 1907 became one of the owners of the First State Bank of Liberty. He served as president and as a member of the Board of Directors.
In public service, he served as Liberty School Board President and as Liberty County Clerk in 1894-1895.
In 1893 Henry O. Ager traveled to visit and explore the Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition, one of the major events of its time.
At the Chicago World's Fair, he met his bride-to-be, Miss Bridgett Elizabeth Garrity.
Miss Bridgett and Mr. Henry corresponded for over ten years and finally married Feb. 4, 1903 in Elroy, Wisconsin. Henry was 51 years old.
Two children were born, Henry O., Jr. and John William.
In 1905 J. W. Raper built the house for Henry's bride at 537 Fannin, on the lot northeast of the drugstore.
Information from The Vindicator
In 1852 Henry O. Ager was born in Patterson, La., a town in St. Mary's Parish, the son of William and Euphemia Bourg Ager. After a country school education, Henry applied himself to learning the drug business.
He was twenty-two years of age when he first came to Liberty and for a few years worked as a clerk, later returning to his Louisiana home. Determined to establish himself in business at the first favorable opportunity, Ager came back to Liberty in 1884 with only $150. He invested in a small stock of drugs and established a drug store in a one-story frame building on Main Street that later was replaced by a two-story wood frame building. Fire destroyed his business and the building in April 1909.
Henry O. Ager was one of the long-term business people of early Liberty, establishing the Main Street Ager Drugstore in 1884 and building the named Ager Building in 1909 that stands in 2012.
Through the years, Ager took an interest in banking and in 1907 became one of the owners of the First State Bank of Liberty. He served as president and as a member of the Board of Directors.
In public service, he served as Liberty School Board President and as Liberty County Clerk in 1894-1895.
In 1893 Henry O. Ager traveled to visit and explore the Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition, one of the major events of its time.
At the Chicago World's Fair, he met his bride-to-be, Miss Bridgett Elizabeth Garrity.
Miss Bridgett and Mr. Henry corresponded for over ten years and finally married Feb. 4, 1903 in Elroy, Wisconsin. Henry was 51 years old.
Two children were born, Henry O., Jr. and John William.
In 1905 J. W. Raper built the house for Henry's bride at 537 Fannin, on the lot northeast of the drugstore.
Information from The Vindicator
He was twenty-two years of age when he first came to Liberty and for a few years worked as a clerk, later returning to his Louisiana home. Determined to establish himself in business at the first favorable opportunity, Ager came back to Liberty in 1884 with only $150. He invested in a small stock of drugs and established a drug store in a one-story frame building on Main Street that later was replaced by a two-story wood frame building. Fire destroyed his business and the building in April 1909.
Henry O. Ager was one of the long-term business people of early Liberty, establishing the Main Street Ager Drugstore in 1884 and building the named Ager Building in 1909 that stands in 2012.
Through the years, Ager took an interest in banking and in 1907 became one of the owners of the First State Bank of Liberty. He served as president and as a member of the Board of Directors.
In public service, he served as Liberty School Board President and as Liberty County Clerk in 1894-1895.
In 1893 Henry O. Ager traveled to visit and explore the Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition, one of the major events of its time.
At the Chicago World's Fair, he met his bride-to-be, Miss Bridgett Elizabeth Garrity.
Miss Bridgett and Mr. Henry corresponded for over ten years and finally married Feb. 4, 1903 in Elroy, Wisconsin. Henry was 51 years old.
Two children were born, Henry O., Jr. and John William.
In 1905 J. W. Raper built the house for Henry's bride at 537 Fannin, on the lot northeast of the drugstore.
Information from The Vindicator
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