Biographical Sketch of N. Egly, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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N. Egly was born October 18, 1825, at Ober Mossan, Grossherzogthum
Hessen, South Germany, where he was raised and learned the trade of
cooper, with his father, Leonhard Egly, working at it until 1846.
Then he left his home and went to Colmar, France, and in 1847, went
to Fredburg, Switzerland.  After being employed there four months,
a religious war broke out.  Egly and his countrymen were ordered by
the government to leave Switzerland, when he returned to his home,
where he remained until 1849.  At the outbreak of the German revolu-
tion, he went to Frankfort-on-the-Main, and worked there without 
interruption until 1852, when he emigrated to America.  He landed
at New York, and worked as cooper up to 1857.  Becoming ill, he re-
turned to Germany, to recover his health, and again came to New York
in May, 1858.  After a short stay there, he got a situation at 
Detroit, Michigan, where he worked four months.  Thence to St. Louis,
and afterwards to Leavenworth, Kansas, working in each place only a
short time.  Attracted by the favorable news which he had heard of
St. Joseph, he came here May 29, 1859, and opened his own cooper
business, which he carried on successfully; but becoming sick in 1860
he went to Colorado by team.  After four months, he was able to return
to St. Joseph, and again opened his business.  At the outbreak of the
civil war he joined the militia, called out to protect the city of St.
Joseph, and did his duty as long as his services were required.  In 
1875, he paid a visit to his fatherland, where he remained one year 
and returned, in 1876, to St. Joseph, when he sold out and retired 
from business.

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