Biographical Sketch of Jacob Bareis, Gasconade County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Jacob Bareis, a successful farmer of Roark Township, is the son of John and Elizabeth (Strobel) Bareis, both born in Wurtemberg, Germany, where they spent their lives. The father was a worthy farmer, and both he and wife were members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He died at the age of eighty, and she, when a little over seventy. Their family con- sisted of thirteen children, eight sons and five daughters. Only two of the children ever crossed the ocean, Jacob and a brother. The former was born in Wurtemberg, in 1827, and at the age of twenty-one started for America, and intended to stop at Cincinnati, Ohio, but the cholera was raging at that place, and he came to St. Louis. Finding it no better there he came to Hermann, but soon after went to St. Clair Co., Ill., where he farmed five years. He then returned to Gasconade County where he has made his home since 1856. That year he married Dorrettea Richter, a native of Brunswick, Germany. She came to this country in 1855, and after her marriage to Mr. Bareis they settled upon their pre- sent property, which consists of forty acres. Their family consisted of ten children, nine of whom are living, five sons and four daughters. In politics, Mr. Bareis votes for the man rather than the party. Both he and wife are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and he is a good farmer on a small scale. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================