Biographical Sketch of Felix Defonds, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Felix Defonds, steard, assistant superintendent of the city hospital, and secretary of the Board of Health, was born in France, February 28, 1848. He received a good education in his youth. He came to Wheeling West Virginia, in 1866, and to St. Joseph, Missouri in 1870. Was em- ployed by Herman Garlichs, and remained with him until appointed by the City Board of Health to his present position; he has performed his duties well and with universal satisfaction. In 1875, he was appointed clerk of the Board of Health. He married Miss Jennie Marsee, in this city, December 24, 1873. They have two children: Adele and Eddie. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================