William D. Orthwein

William David Orthwein (February 9, 1841 - 1925) was a German-born American Civil War veteran and grain merchant in St. Louis, Missouri.

William David Orthwein was born on February 9, 1841, in Stuttgart, Wurtemberg, Germany.

[1][3] Orthwein emigrated to the United States in 1860, arriving in Lincoln, Illinois, to work as a salesman.

[1] In 1862, he joined his brother in St. Louis, Missouri, to work for his grain commission business, Haenshen & Orthwein.

[1] The firm shipped grains to Europe from St. Louis, via New Orleans, Louisiana, and Galveston, Texas.