Minna Dohrman Yuengling

Minna Dohrman Yuengling ( ) was part of the beer scion Yuengling family and helped to run the Yuengling Brewery along with her son Frank D. Yuengling after her husband Frederick Yuengling died.

Early life

Yuengling was born Minna Dohrman and grew up in Brooklynn, New York, where she met future husband Frederick Yuengling at private school in the early 1870s. Minna was from the "uppermost social class" in New York and enjoyed the mannered social scene in Pennsylvania. The couple were married on April 3, 1873. The newlyweds purchased a townhouse on Mahantongo Street, a street known for its "opulence" at the time. The house had six bedrooms, formal living rooms, formal dining rooms, a music room, tiled entryways, a Spanish crystal chandelier and German stained-glass windows.

Yuengling and her husband had two children. Frank D. Yuengling was born September 27, 1876. Daughter Edith Louise Yuengling followed on March 18, 1878. Louise died on October 6, 1883, at 5 years old. This left son Frank as the sole heir of his parents.

Business

In the book D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. by Robert A. Musson, Musson writes "she essentially co-managed the brewery with Frank after Frederick’s death in 1899". Mark A. Noon, author of Yuengling: A History of America's Oldest Brewery, writes that Yuengling "played a significant role in the management of the brewery following Frederick Yuengling's death." Having supported Frederick in his role of president, she did the same for 22-year-old Frank, helping to manage company decisions. Musson continued that "she proved to be an able businesswoman in the coming years."

Later life

Upon her death on 6 Feb 1912, Yuengling was buried in the Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Other family members buried in the family plot include her daughter Edith, son Frank and husband Frederick.