Biographical Sketch of George W. Pike, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** George W. Pike, foreman of the Corn Cob Pipe Factory of Washington, is a native of Hampshire, England, born in 1856, and is the son of George and Mary (Fisher) Pike. The father was a native of England, born in 1811, and was a wholesale merchant by trade. He died in 1876. The mother was born in 1813, and died in 1877. Of their family of nine children only one is now living, George W., who was the seventh child. He was educated in Winchester and attended school until seventeen years of age. He then commenced book-keeping for Marine engineers, and work- ed four and a half years. In 1878 he went to London and hired as book- keeper in a newspaper office. In 1882 he left his native country and immigrated to the United States. Here he worked in New York City for three months, at the end of which time he came to St. Louis, and from there to Washington, where he hired as foreman of the finishing depart- ment in the Cob Pipe Factory. He remained in this position until Jan- uary, 1885, when he was given charge of the office, and held that posi- tion for seven months. In August, 1885, he and Fritz Kruel became foremen of the entire factory, as contractors, and have ever since occupied that position. October, 1884, Mr. Pike married Miss Mary Frances Gregory, daughter of John Thomas Gregory. Mrs. Pike is a native of Franklin County, Mo. To this marriage were born two child- ren: John and Mary Agnes. In politics, Mr. Pike is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of which he is trustee and recording steward. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================