Biography of Joseph Mellert, Clay Co, AR

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The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of N. E. Ark.
Biographical Information.

Joseph Mellert, hotel proprietor and farmer of Knobel. Clay County, Ark., was
born in Germany, in 1836, and is the fifth (with a twin brother) in a family of
twelve, born to F. and Mary Mellert, Joseph was reared on a farm and attended
school until fourteen years of age, when he began learning the cigar-maker's
trade, and in 1859 came to the United States and settled in St. Louis, where he
worked at his trade for about ten years, six years of that time being engaged in
business on his own account. In 1870 he moved to Illinois, remaining there for
six years; then moved to Randolph County, of the same State, where he remained
six years more. He then located in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and after working at his
trade there for three years, went to Pilot Knob for about one year, and in 1881
came to Knobel, Ark., and opened his present hotel. He farms about twenty-five
acres of land and keeps quite a number of cattle and hogs. In 1861 he married
Miss Wilhelmina Branica, a native of St. Louis, and by her has two children:
August and Louisa. Mr. Mellert is not very active in politics, but usually votes
with the Democratic party. Although he has only resided in the county a short
time, he has seen many improvements made, and has aided materially in advancing
all enterprises for the good of his section.