Translations:Johannes Eckart (Da VII 10)/6/en

Marriage and Founding a Company

In 1864, Johannes, 24 years old at the time, became acquainted with Susanne Zick (1844 to 1909), four years his junior, in the house of his uncle Philipp Wich. It was not long before they got engaged. However, marriage was only possible if Johannes was able to establish proof of an income or property. For this reason, he purchased land at the address Birkenau 24 1/3, where his brother lived at the time, in 1867. Johannes Eckart thus obtained citizenship in Munich and permission to marry. At the same time, he prepared to establish a business. When freedom of trade was introduced in Bavaria on January 30, 1868, this opened the way for the ambitious young man. On May 2, 1868, a Saturday, he founded the "Johannes Eckart Fruchtsaftfabrik" (Fruit Juice Factory). May 2, 1868, was one of the most important days of his life, also for another reason: He married Susanne Zick in the Protestant church in the street Sonnenstrasse. On the day of their marriage, the young couple moved into an apartment of the house at the address Salvatorplatz 2 in central Munich. The fruit juice production, which was still small, was set up in the apartment. At first, it only took up a single room. At that time, it was common practice to establish small production facilities in an abode.