Biographical Sketch of Henry Winkelmeyer, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Henry Winkelmeyer, farmer, of Township 43, Range 1 west, of Franklin County, Mo., was born in Hanover, Germany, November 7, 1842, and is the son of John Henry and Mary Winkelmeyer. The parents moved to America in 1844, and located at St. Louis, where they remained until about 1858 and then removed to Franklin County. The father died in St. Louis in 1847, and the mother died in Franklin County in 1881. Henry after mov- ing to Franklin County engaged in agricultural pursuits, and now owns 103 acres of good farming land, two miles south of Union. In 1861 he enlisted in the Federal army, joining Company G, Seventeenth Regiment of Missouri Volunteers and served three years. In 1864 he married Miss Catherine Buscher, who was born in Germany, and is the daughter of William Buscher, of Franklin County. To this union eleven children have been born, eight now living. In his political views Mr. Winkel- meyer is a Republican, and quite a prominent member of that party. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================