August Sturm

August Daniel Sturm (1865–1943) was an American businessman. He was one of Indiana's leading canners and was the founder of the Central State Canning Company and the Sturm Canning Company, of which he was president.

Early life Sturm was born in Marion County, Indiana on January 5, 1865. His parents John (March 1, 1830 – May 7, 1895) and Elizabeth (Greenwalt) (January 15, 1835 – February 2, 1898) Sturm were German immigrants. Two of their children were born in Germany. Owing to conditions of life in Central Europe John Sturm sought better opportunities in the New World. In about 1862, the family arrived in Indianapolis. His first job in Indiana was in a brickyard. A few years later, he became a farmer. He was also a teamster in Indianapolis. They were members of the Zion Evangelical Church.

Sturm Canning Company In 1919, Sturm founded the Sturm Canning Company in Bargersville, Johnson County, Indiana. Together they had three children, Ada Ellen Sturm Webb Morgan (1891–1980), Richard John Sturm (1893–1955) and Anna Elizabeth Sturm Robinson (1895–1982).

August died March 15, 1943, while Emma died April 5, 1954. Both are buried at Round Hill Cemetery.