Biographical Sketch of Louis Wehrmann, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Louis Wehrmann, real estate, insurance and collection agent of Washing-
ton, Mo., was born in Prussia, February 14, 1826 and is the son of 
Louis and Charlotte (Reckmann) Wehrmann.  The father was born in Pruss-
ia, in the year 1783, and was a farmer by occupation.  He died in 1847.
The mother was also born in Prussia, in 1792; she came to America in 
1850, and died in Washington, November 23, 1857.  She was the mother of
six children, Louis being the fifth.  He was educated in Germany, and 
at the age of fifteen years, commenced working at the shoemaker's trade
serving an apprenticeship of five years, and then worked as a journey-
man three years in various cities.  In 1848 he left his native country
and came to the United States, locating in St. Louis, Mo., where he
worked at his trade.  Coming to Washington in 1851, he established a
business as dealer in boots, shoes, harness, saddles, leather and hides.
January 12, 1857, Mr. Wehrmann married Miss Amalie Storck, a native of
Hanover, Germany, born May 12, 1830, who came to the United States in
1855.  To this marriage five children were born: William, Emilie, Gus-
taf, Amalie and Louis.  Emilie died July 13, 1887 at the age of twenty-
seven years, and Gustaf died in infancy.  Our subject continued at the
above business until 1873, when he gave it up and established his pre-
sent business, in which he has been engaged ever since.  He is working
for the North British & Mercantile, Northern, Niagra, Royal Queen Fire
Insurance Companies, and the Germania Life Insurance Company.  He is a
Republican in politics, and April 27, 1870 he was appointed postmaster
of Washington, Mo., a position he held for thirteen years, till April
1, 1883.  During the late war he was for six months a member of the 
home militia, and was one of first to assist in its organization.

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