Biographical Sketch of Christian F. Karstedt, Gasconade County, Missouri

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

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Christian F. Karstedt, merchant at Stony Hill, and farmer, is the son
of Louis J. and Louise (Bethke) Karstedt, both natives of Prussia, the
former born in 1800 and the latter in 1814.  After marriage they lived
in their native country until 1855, when they came to America and lo-
cated in Wisconsin, where the father died in 1881.  The mother still 
lives and makes her home in Colorado.  The father was a farmer and bur-
gomaster in his native country, and both parents were members of the
Evangelical Church.  Ten children were born to their marriage, and only
one, the youngest daughter, was born in America.  Christian F. was born
in 1835, was reared on the farm and received a good education.  At the
age of nineteen he came to America and for several years traveled over
the States, working at whatever presented itself.  In 1861 he enlisted
in Company C, Second Missouri Infantry, and served three months.  Soon
after he joined the Second United States Reserve Corps, and served un-
til it was disbanded in 1863.  He participated in the battle of Wilsons
Creek.  He began as a private and arose to the rank of sergeant; was
discharged at Benton Barracks in 1863.  Three years later he came to 
this county and opened a store, which he has since operated with the
exception of a short interval.  In 1868 he secured the postoffice at 
Stony Hill, and has been postmaster nearly ever since.  In 1870 he 
married Miss Catherine Mueller.  She was born in Alsace in 1844, and
came to America when but a small girl.  By her five children, three
sons and two daughters, were born.  Both he and wife are members of the
Evangelical Church, and he is a Republican in politics.  He has held 
the office of justice of the peace four years to the satisfaction of 
all.  He began life a poor boy, and has made all his property by hard
work and good management.  Besides merchandising he carries on farming
on 150 acres of good land.  

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