Biographical Sketch of William C. Boing, Gasconade County, Missouri

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

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William C. Boing, agent for Bodine Roofing, at Hermann, was born in 
Gernsheim, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, May 9, 1830, the son of Francis
and Louisa (Kohlermann) Boing, both deceased.  The father came to the
United States in 1832, and the mother followed with two children in
1833.  They settled in Franklin County, Mo., where they began making
themselves a home among the squatters, and went to farming. Two child-
ren were born in Franklin County, making in all two boys and two girls.
Susanna, the youngest, died in 1854; the oldest Emma, died in 1873, and
Charles, in 1879, at the age of forty-four years.  In 1842 they came to
Hermann, and here the father died in the fall of 1873, sixty-eight 
years of age, and the mother in the summer of 1881, at the age of 
seventy-six years.  William C. has lived in Hermann ever since, where 
he studied practical surveying and engineering when the Missouri Pac-
ific Railroad was building, taking a practical and theoretical course
at the same time, and at which he became quite proficient, following
surveying for many years.  In 1859 he was elected county surveyor and
served in that capacity for nine years.  He was elected county clerk in
1870, and occupied this position for twelve years to the satisfaction
of all.  June 8, 1856 he married Miss Adele Knoche, daughter of Died-
rich Knoche (deceased).  No children were born to Mr. Boing's marriage,
but he has reared two of his deceased brother's children, viz.: William
F. and Annie W. Boing.  Mr. Boing is a member of the Harmonie Singing
Society, a member of the County Agricultural Society, and a passive
member of the Hermann Fire Company.  He is also a member of the Hermann
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

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