Biographical Sketch of Julius Beiermann, Gasconade County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Julius Beiermann was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1833, and is the son of Louis and Wilhelmina (Thofern) Beiermann, also natives of Hanover, Germany, born in 1788 and 1793, respectively. The father was a farmer by occupation, and served under Napoleon in his Russian campaign. They were married in the old country, and five children were born to them, two sons and three daughters, all of whom were born across the water. In 1838 they sailed for America, and made their first settlement in Gasconade County. Both were members of the Evangelical Church, and lived to be eighty-two and sixty eight years, respectively. The eld- est son, Julius, was reared on the farm, and during the war served in the militia. In 1855 he married Miss Mary Vogel, daughter of Joseph Vogel, and to them were born six children, five sons and one daughter. Mrs. Beiermann died in 1869, and the following year he married Miss Caroline Barner, daughter of William Barner, and the fruits of this union were six children, three sons and three daughters. He owns 240 acres of land, and is a Republican in his political views. He and wife are members of the Evangelical Church. His first wife was a mem- ber of the Catholic Church. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================