Biographical Sketch of Henry Mayer, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Henry Mayer, bridge builder, house mover and contractor, was born in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, September 7, 1851, and was there reared and learned the carpenter's trade. His father, Joseph, was an agri- culturist, and Henry spent his early days on the farm. In 1869, he came to St. Joseph, Missouri. He is well known throughout Buchanan County, and has attained an enviagle reputation. He was married in 1873, to Miss Maria Riter, of St. Joseph, daughter of Joseph Riter, one of the old settlers in the county. They have three children by this union: Edward, Albert J. and Josephine M. Himself and family are members of the Catholic Church, and he belongs to the St. Francis Society. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================