Biographical Sketch of John Ernst, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** John Ernst, farmer and stock raiser, was born near Buffalo, N. Y., in 1856, and is the son of David and Frederica (Beringer) Ernst, both natives of Germany, the father born about 1828, and the mother a few years later. They were reared in their native country and married there in 1855. The same year they came to the United States and lived near Buffalo, N. Y., for some time, then went to Wisconsin, and from there, in 1859, to Franklin County, Mo., where they located two miles west of New Haven, and where they have a good farm. They are both living, and have resided on their present farm for nearly thirty years. Mr. Ernst served for some time in the army in his native country, and was in the Missouri Militia during the late war. About 1875 he made a trip back to his old home in Germany. He is a man of industrious habits and honest in his dealings. John was reared at home, and obtained a public school education. He was married in 1880 to Miss Johannah Rascha, a native of Warren County, and the daughter of Henry and Hannah Rascha. To Mr. and Mrs. Ernst were born two children: Louisa and William D. G. Since his marriage our subject has resided five miles southeast of New Haven, where he has a fine farm of 180 acres. Although comparatively a young man, he is already among the leading farmers of the county. He, being a Republican in politics, cast his first vote for James A. Garfield, in 1880. He and wife are members of the Lutheran Church. Mrs. Ernst lost her parents when about eight years old, and then lived with her grandfather, Christ Bueker, with whom she went on a tour to the old country in 1872. Since his return Mr. Bueker has resided east of New Haven, where he has a good farm. ==================================================================== 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: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================