Biographical Sketch of Charles Klingsieck, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Charles Klingsieck, ice dealer and farmer of Washington, Mo., is the son of Henry and Mary (Blanke) Klingsieck. The father was born in 1804 and is yet living. He followed agricultural pursuits during the summer seasons, and was engaged in butchering during the winter months. His wife died in 1853, at the age of forty-two. She was the mother of nine children, Charles being the fourth child. He was born in West- phalia, Germany, in 1844, and was reared and grew to manhood in his native country. In 1844 (?) he crossed the ocean to the United States, located in Washington, Mo., where he hired on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and assisted in erecting bridges for two years. The follow- ing year he worked in a machine shop for the same company. In 1864 he married Miss Oliva Dettweiler, who was born in Washington, Mo., in 1849, and who is the daugher of Abraham Dettweiler. This union result- ed in the birth of seven children: Caroline, Edward, Louis, Amanda, Clara, Regina and Selma. During the years 1868 and 1869 Mr. Klingsieck worked on the construction train, and in 1870 began his career as a farmer, and followed this occupation two years. The next four and half years were passed in driving a brewery wagon for John B. Busch. In 1881 he began dealing in ice, and has since been engaged in that busi- ness, and has put up 4,000 tons of ice during the past six years. Mr. Klingsieck is the owner of ten acres of land, and has a good residence nicely located in the western portion of the city. In politics he is a Republican, and he and wife are members of the Lutheran Church. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================