Biographical Sketch of Henry Stock, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Henry Stock, cigar manufacturer at New Haven, which business he estab- lished at the above named place in 1881, and which has steadily increa- sed ever since, finds a ready sale in the general market for his cigars and owing to an increased demand for the same, has been compelled to add to his force of employes. He is at present turning out about 700 cigars per day. Mr. Stock was born in the town of Vlotho, in Valdorf, Germany, August 5, 1843 and is the son of William Stock and Christine (Wemeier) Stock, who have long since been dead. Our subject received a good common school education and at the age of sixteen began learning his trade, which, since finishing, he has followed all his life. On October 27, 1867, he married Wilhelmine Schaumborg, a native of Germany born March 19, 1846 and the daughter of Henry and Louise Schaumborg, natives of Kaldorf, Lippe, Detmold, Germany. To Mr. and Mrs. Stock were born six children, viz.: Louisa, Amalia, Henry, Herman, Otto and Willie. Mr. Stock came to the United States in 1881, and located at New Haven, where he has since remained. 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 ====================================================================