Biographical Sketch of A. S. Yetter, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** A. S. Yetter, foreman painter of locomotive department of the St. Joseph & Western Railroad Company, is a native of Germany, and was born in Wurtemberg, May 8, 1840. When thirteen years of age he came to America with his parents, locating in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he was reared and educated, and learned the trade with Harper Bros. After this he was in the employ of the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad as painter. In 1859 he went to Buffalo, New York and was shipwrecked while en route on Lake Huron. He worked for a time at St. Catherine, Canada, Cleveland and Cincinnati. His mother had died and his father and only brother had returned to Germany. When the rebellion broke out A. S. was in New Orleans and was forced into the Confederate Army; served three months and deserted while on guard, secreted himself in the cane brakes, and after traveling for three nights and not having any food or drink, he made his way to a Union Camp. He came North, locating in Wisconsin, and in 1861 he was married to Miss Johanna Fieber in Grafton, Wisconsin. He soon moved to Milwaukee and worked at his trade until 1866, when he came to St. Joseph, Missouri and for two years was in partnership with George Pooler; also for two years and a half in the employ of the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad Company. In 1871 he commenced with the St. Joseph & Western as foreman painter. When the car and locomotive department were made seperate he was placed in charge of the latter. Mr. Yetter is a gentleman favorably known in St. Joseph, and as a painter is master of the profession in all its details. His wife died in 1874, leaving five children: Julia, Clara, Willie L., Edward J. and Ida. In 1878 Miss Annie Deichmann became his wife, by whom he has one daughter, Martha. Mr. Yetter is a member of the St. Joseph Turn Verein, Enter- prise Lodge of I.O.O.F., South St. Joseph Grove of Druids, and Orderly Sergeant of the Turner Rifles, Company B, Second Batalion National Guards of Missouri. He helped organize Wallhalla Grove of Druids, and was First Vice Arch and for five successive years was trustee; has been four times representative to the Grand Grove; was appointed by the Grand Grove as District Deputy Grand ARch for three years. He organ- ized Centennial Grove, No. 35, and also South St. Joseph Grove, No. 37 U.A.O.D. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================