Biographical Sketch of George H. Ziph, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** George H. Ziph, proprietor of the sheet iron and copper works was born in Germany in 1843, and while young came to the United States with his parents, locating in New York, where they resided three years. They then migrated to Illinois, where our subject was reared, educated and learned his trade. In 1868, he came to St. Joseph, Missouri, engaging in the sheet iron work, which he makes a specialty. He does a lucra- tive trade, being known as a first class workman. He is a member of the Turner 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 ====================================================================