Dear Frank,
some more "jobs"/"businesses" our forefathers (and -mothers) had:
Fleischer - butcher
Gasthoefe - guesthouses
Gemischtwarenladen - convenience store
Imker - bee keeper
M�hle - mill (miller)
Schmied - blacksmith
Schneider - taylor
Schuhmacher - shoe maker
Stellmacher - cartwright, wheelwright
Jetzt wei� ich auch, was Ben Cartwrights Job auf der Ponderosa (in "Bonanza") eigentlich war. Der war kein "Viehz�chter" ! 
Der hat die Schienen und Weichen f�r seine S�hnchens gestellt.
Now I know what kind of job Ben Cartwright on his Ponderoza ("Bonanza") had. He was not a rancher; he was setting trails for his sons...
With kind regards from Germany --- Gisela