Born March 29, 1840, in Hanover Township, Owen F., of this sketch, is the youngest of his parents' large family. He was reared to agricultural pursuits, and attended the common schools. In 1862 he was a member of a regiment of Pennsylvania militia, being once called into service in Maryland. In 1868 he took charge of the home farm, operating about eighty acres of it, and then turned his attention to the dairy and milk business, supplying many of the inhabitants of Allentown.

In 1873 Mr. Fatzinger bought an interest in the lumber district, and the following year located in Catasauqua, since which time he has been a resident of this city, and active in its commercial enterprises. In 1891, on the death of John Williams, he was elected his successor as Vice-President of the National Bank of Catasauqua. He is also interested and a Director in the Catasauqua Land Company and the Bryden Horseshoe Company. As one of the original members, he helped to found the Unicorn Silk Mills. Being greatly in favor of wetting this industry started in Catasauqua, he volunteered to go to New York to secure it, the result being that the property was leased for ten years, and after that, owing to his influence with New York parties and others, he succeeded in establishing the works. The Directors have now been paid up, and the mills are steadily gaining in trade and reputation for fine goods.

The F. W. Wint & Co. lumber business has long been a leading branch of the trade in this locality, and the plant covers some two and a-half acres. For convenience the yard is located near the canal, and equipped with saw and planing mills, where all kinds of dressed and undressed lumber used in various buildings, etc., may be found, as well as sash, doors and blinds. The works are run by steam-power, and have improved mill machinery, where as many as twenty hands are often employed.

In 1868 Mr. Fatzinger was married in Hanover Township to Miss Savilla Wint, daughter of the old pioneer, William Wint, and sister of F. W., of the firm of F. W. Wint & Co. Mr. and Mrs. Fatzinger are members of the Lutheran Church, of which the former is a Trustee. Socially he is connected with Porter Lodge No. 268, F. & A. M.; Catasauqua Chapter, R. A. M.; and Allen Commandery No. 20, K. T. Besides, he belongs to Lulu Temple of the Mystic Shrine of Philadelphia, and with his wife attended the Triennal Conclaves at Denver, Colo., and Washington, D. C. On the question of politics he votes with the Democratic party.