Biographical Sketch of August Langendoerfer, Gasconade County, Missouri

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

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August Langendoerfer, farmer of Roark Township, is the son of Frank J.
and Frederica (Grossmann) Langendoerfer, both natives of Germany, he
was born in Baden, and she in Wurtemberg.  He came to America when a
young man, and for some time worked at the shoemaker's trade in New
York City, Philadelphia and St. Louis.  In 1838 he came to Hermann, and
would walk out to his place, which was five miles distant, do a day's
work, and return at night.  After having improved his place, he moved
to the same, and became an extensive wine and fruit grower.  The mother
of August came to America with her parents in 1837, and was here marr-
ied to the father of our subject.  She died in the full bloom of woman-
hood.  The father afterward married Anna Lambs.  To the second marriage
were born five children, of whom four daughters survive.  The father
still lives, and is in his seventy-fifth year. He was a Democrat before
the war, but since then has been a Republican in politics.  Both he and
wife were members of the Lutheran Church.  August was the youngest son
of the first marriage.  He was born in Hermann, Mo., in 1847, and educ-
ated in both the English and German languages.  After remaining at home
until 1880 he married Miss Lucia Gaebler, daughter of Ernest Gaebler, 
whose sketch may be seen elsewhere in these pages.  Mrs. Langendoerfer
was born in Gasconade County in 1860, and by her marriage became the
mother of four children, two sons and two daughters.  After marriage,
Mr. Langendoerfer moved to his present residence, which consists of 240
acres of land.  He is quite an extensive vine grower, having about four
acres of grapes.  He is a Republican in politics, and he and wife are
members of the Evangelical Church.  The other living brother of Mr.
Langendoerfer, Frederick, lives with him, and Louis, now deceased, 
served during the war in the Home Guards, and afterwards in the Fourth
Missouri Volunteers.

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