Biographical Sketch of Samuel Wildbahn, 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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Samuel Wildbahn, deceased, was born in Ohio, January 28, 1810 and came
to Missouri in 1844, locating at Lexington.  A year later he came to
St. Joseph, where he made his home till the Mexican War broke out.  He
fought through the war, and returned to St. Joseph, where he remained 
a short time and went to California, there residing one year.  He then
returned to St. Joseph and was united in marriage to Miss Elzerie 
Connett, October 16, 1859.  She was a daughter of Major William C.
Connett.  After their marriage he moved to Texas, and remained till 
the close of the late war, when he returned to Buchanan County and
settled on his farm, where Mrs. Wildbahn now resides, in Section 34.
The farm contains sixteen acres.  Mr. Wildbahn was well and favorably
known in St. Joseph and Buchanan County, and had a large circle of
friends to mourn his loss.  They had four children, three girls and
one boy: Mattie A., born in Travers County, Texas, September 10, 1860
and married to William S. Ashton, December 15, 1880; Laura L., born
in Travers County, Texas, December 7, 1862; Cassie, born in Buchanan
County, Missouri October 6, 1866; Squire T., born in Buchanan County,
June 10, 1869.

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