Biographical Sketch of Heinrich Voss, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Heinrich Voss, dealer in wall paper, window shades, manufacturer of mattresses, etc., was born August 9, 1831, at Pinneberg, Holstein, where he was raised and learned the trade of upholsterer. In 1854 he emigrated to America and landed at New York City, September 1st, from there going to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained several months. Then went to New Orleans, and after seven months, he came to St. Joseph, Missouri, in April, 1855. Here he was employed at his trade for some years, and in 1862 established himself in busi- ness, keeping a full line of wall paper, window shades and baby carriages. Being an upholsterer, he added the manufacture of mattresses, to which he paid his full attention. He married on November 22, 1863, to Miss Kathrina Ketzel, of Nebraska City. They have had seven children: Calvin, born in 1864, died July, 1865; Rose, born in 1867; George, born in 1869; Frank, born in 1871; Oscar, born in 1873; Katharina, born in 1875, died when three weeks old; Adloph, born in 1876, died in 1881. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================