Biographical Sketch of William Meyer, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** William H. Meyer, a farmer, and a son of John H. and Mary C. (Brameyer) Meyer, was born in Prussia, Germany, in the year 1848. His father was born in Westphalia, Germany, in 1816 and while growing up learned the stone mason's trade, which he followed while in the old country. Upon reaching his majority he married Miss Mary E. Brameyer, who bore him six children, four sons and two daughters. She was also born in West- phalia in 1817. In 1859 they came to America, settled on a farm in Franklin County, and here they have since resided. The father is a stanch Republican, served in the Home Guards during the war, and he and wife are members of the Evangelical Church. William H., at the age of twelve, came with his parents to America. They landed at New Orleans, came up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, and from there to Franklin County. While growing up he received an education in both English and German. In 1874 he married Miss Sophia D. Bente, who was born in Franklin County, Mo., in 1856, and who bore him one child, John (deceased). Mrs. Meyer died in 1875, and the following year he married Miss Kate Krenning, a native of St. Louis, born in 1856. This union resulted in the birth of four children, viz.: Wilhelmine, Eddie Frank, Charles Henry and Henry Oscar. Soon after his second marriage Mr. Meyer settled on the place where he is now living, which consists of 125 acres, the greater part of which he has made by his own in- dustry and good management. For twenty-seven years he has lived in this county, and is a wide-awake young farmer, and an honest, upright citizen. He is a stanch Republican in politics, 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 ====================================================================