Biographical Sketch of Christopher Mountz, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Christopher Mountz, a well known farmer of Crawford County, was born in
Pennsylvania in 1828, and is the second of the nine children of John
and Elizabeth (Gardner) Mountz.  He was reared in his native State, 
served an apprenticeship as foreman, and in 1850 immigrated to Missouri
where he was employed in the old Massey Iron Works for a considerable 
time.  In 1853 he bought 160 acres of land, entering eighty acres more,
and the same year was married to Martha M., daughter of George W. Bott-
orff.  Of the thirteen children (six sons and seven daughters) born to
this union, two are deceased.  Those living are: John G., Desdemona 
(now the wife of Oren Cranmer), Thomas E., Ellen E., Louis J., Mary
Jane (now the wife of Emory Marion), Anna, William S., Charles C.,
Clara D. and Herbert F.  Since the war Mr. Mountz has turned his entire
attention to the farm, and now owns 360 acres well under cultivation 
and 300 acres fenced.  He has plenty of stock and a comfortable resi-
dence, and is highly respected by all who know him.  Though not an 
office seeker, he served for several years as justice of the peace, and
in politics votes the Democratic ticket.  Mrs. Mountz is a worthy mem-
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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