Biographical Sketch of Frederick Lalk, Gasconade County, Missouri

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

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Frederick Lalk, farmer and saw miller of Gasconade County, Mo., was
born in Lippe-Detmold, in 1847, being the eldest of seven children of
Fred and Frederica (Brant) Lalk, who came to the United States in 1848
and settled in Gasconade County, Mo., about seven miles from Hermann.
The father died in 1878, while on his way home from St. Louis, where
he had been to get some machinery for a boat which he had built.  He
was an industrious citizen and a stach Republican in politics, and was
a member of the Presbyterian Church. Frederick Lalk, his son, received
such education as the country schools afforded in his boyhood days,
but was often compelled to stay at home and assist his father.  During
the war he served in Company C, of the Enrolled Missouri Militia.  In
1871 he married Mary Suenkel, who was born in Gasconade County, and
died in 1877, leaving one child.  The same year Mr. Lalk married 
Caroline Suenkel, sister of his first wife.  They have two children. 
Mr. Lalk lived on Second Creek ten or twelve years, and then located 
on his present farm of 170 acres on Gasconade River.  While he was
residing on Second Creek he spent several years in saw milling and
threshing, in connection with farming.  His property has been acquired
through his own exertion, and he is a good and honest citizen.  Polit-
ically, he is a Republican, and his first presidential vote was cast
for Grant.  The name of his child by his first wife is Malinda, and
those by his second are Lizzie and Eda.  His brother's names are 
William, Henry (deceased), August, a carpenter, and Ernest and Charley,
who are farmers, the latter being a resident of the old homestead.

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