Biographical Sketch of Martin Muench, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Martin Muench, farmer of Section 21, Township 44, Range 1 West, St. John's Township, was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany in 1818, a son of George and Christina (Krauser) Muench. The father was born in 1777 and died in 1827; he was a minister by profession. His wife was born in 1779 and died in 1841. Of their family of eight children Martin was the seventh. He was educated in his native country, and in 1841 came to America and settled in Warren County, Mo., but five years later moved to near Newport, Franklin Co., on a farm. In 1855 he bought eighty-nine acres one half miles from the city of Washing- ton, and for four years ran a dairy where he now lives. In 1859 he married Miss Alvina Knecht, who was born in Germany, December 19, 1835, and came to the United States in 1858. Seven children were the fruits of this marriage: Clara, George, William, Annie, Ludolph, Charlotte and Alvine. Mr. Muench has sold a portion of his farm and now owns fifty-four acres. He is a Republican in politics, and a highly respected citizen. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================