Marshall County KS Archives Biographies.....Wuester, Joseph B. 1858 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 18, 2007, 7:03 pm Author: Emma E. Forter (1917) JOSEPH B. WUESTER. Joseph B. Wuester was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, in the year 1858. In i860 his parents came to Marshall county, Kansas, and located on a farm three miles north of Beattie, where he grew to manhood. In the year 1880 he was united in marriage to Miss Rosa R. Schwarz and remained on the farm until 1884, when they engaged in the general mercantile and grain business in Home City, Kansas, which they conducted for about twenty years. In 1904 he organized the State Bank of Home City where he has always enjoyed the confidence of the people and prospered in business. To this union were born three children, William, who died at the age of five years; Joseph W. and Charlotte R. Harry, both of whom reside in Home City. Charlotte R. was born on August 24, 1885, and was married to S. C. Harry, January 3, 1909. To them was born one child, Audrey La-Nelle, March 23, 1914. Joseph W. was born on November 26, 1887; he was married to Ruby Haw, September 18, 1911. To them were born two children, Charlotte La-Verne, January 25, 1913, and Blanche, June 18, 1916. Additional Comments: Extracted from: History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions by Emma E. Forter Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co. (1917) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/marshall/bios/wuester446gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ksfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb