Biographical Sketch of L. S. Stigers, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** L. S. Stigers, architect, a pioneer in this branch, is the subject. Was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, February 27, 1817, and when young migrated to Ohio with his parents, where he was reared, educated and learned the carpenter's trade, at Mt. Vernon, Kent County. Follow- ed his vocation there until 1844, when he came to St. Joseph, and rent- ed a residence and commenced business as a builder. Drafted the plans and built the Patee House, and many other buildings which today are old landmarks. for a time he was in partnership with F. R. Boettner, and a fair specimen of their architectural skill is the Market House, Saxton & Russell's building, occupied by Baldwin, the jeweler, A. N. Shuster's residence and numerous store buildings and residences. Mr. Stigers superintended the erecting of Asylum No. 2. In the private and busi- ness walks of life he commands the respect of a large circle of acqua- intances. He was married November 28, 1840, to Miss Harriet Gooding, of St. Clair County, Illinois. She was born June 11, 1815, and died May 25, 1874, leaving five children, of whom four are living: Mary E., born September 24, 1841; Robert G., born March 16, 1845; Laura B., born June 14, 1849, and died September 21, 1850; Orren and Warren, twins, born June 4, 1852. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================