Biographical Sketch of Daniel Haid, Jr., Franklin County, Missouri

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

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Daniel Haid, Jr., dealer in general merchandise, grain, etc., was born
in Gasconade County, Mo., two miles west of Berger in 1859, the son of
Daniel and Teressa (Speckhals) Haid, natives of Switzerland and Germany,
respectively.  When still quite young they came with their parents to
the United States, located in Gasconade County, where they were married,
and where the father of our subject still resides.  He is a thorough-
going well-to-do farmer and general trader.  He is a man of good busi-
ness ability, and one who has the esteem of the entire community.  He
is now living with his second wife, Mrs. Barbara Smidt, nee Zeilmann.
His first wife died in 1872, at the age of thirty-six years.  Daniel
grew to manhood on the farm and secured a fair education in the country
schools.  He was then occupied on the farm, where he remained until 
1883, when he, in company with Albert Labhardt, engaged in the general
merchandise business at Berger.  At the end of one year Mr. Labhardt
withdrew, and since then Mr. Haid has conducted the business alone, 
with unusual success, and having quite a capital invested in his busi-
ness.  He has erected a large elevator, and is quite extensively en-
gaged in the grain trade, and bids fair to soon become one of Franklin
County's leading business men.  He cast his first presidential vote in
1880.  He is a member of the A. O. U. W. and the German Evangelical
Church.

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