Biographical Sketch of Julius H. Schweer, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Julius H. Schweer, a prominent merchant of Shotwell, was born in Frank- lin County, Mo., in 1862, and is the sixth of ten children born to John H. and Catherine E. (Hortsmann) Schweer, natives of Germany. The father came to the United States in 1838, and settled in Franklin County, Mo., where he married and reared his family. Julius H. Schweer graduated from Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College, in St. Louis, in 1882, and in the fall of the same year embarked in the mercantile business on his own account at Shotwell, with a stock of goods valued at about $4,000; his business has increased at least fifty per cent since the first year and he now has a splendid trade; is a rising young merchant of good business ability, and enjoys the respect and confidence of all who know him. He was appointed postmaster of Shotwell, October 31, 1887. On September 29, 1887, he married Miss Dora, daughter of John F. Roedder, of Beaufort, this county. Mr. Schweer is a stanch Republican in poli- tics. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================