Biographical Sketch of William F. Langenberg, Gasconade County, MO >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Hon. William F. Langenberg, a prominent farmer and dealer in live stock and grain, at Bay Postoffice, Mo., was born in the house where he now lives, March 4, 1843, and is the eldest of five children (four of whom are living) born to Casper H. and Elizabeth (Koch) Langenberg. Casper H. Langenberg was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1797, and was educated in the common schools of his native country. He was twice married, first to Miss Hollander, who came with him to the United States in 1837 where she soon after died, having taken sick on the ocean. She left one daughter, now Mrs. Minnie Hobein, who resides near Drake. Mr. Langen- berg married his second wife in St. Louis, in 1840. She was born in Prussia, May 1, 1812 and died August 20, 1880. After their marriage they came to Gasconade County, and two years later erected the house in which Hon. William F. Langenberg now resides. The father was an influ- ential and leading citizen of Gasconade County, and died December 8, 1869. Both he and wife were members of the Presbyterian Church. William F. Langenberg received a private education in German, and was educated in the English language in the Sunday schools and by his own efforts. He served in Company E, Missouri State Militia during the war and on January 20, 1870, married Henrietta, daughter of Fred William Flachmann, and by her became the father of five children: Fred William, Annie Paulina, Clara Rosa, Emma Rebecca and Dora Henrietta. Since his marriage Mr. Langenberg has resided on his farm of 240 acres. He owns 680 acres, and is one of the leading business men of the county. For twenty years or more he has been extensively engaged in the stock and grain trade. He has taken a great interest in improving the horse flesh of the county, and for many years has made a specialty of breed- ing Norman horses. He has a fine Clydesdale horse in his possession, which has an enviable record at Louisville, Ky. From 1874 until 1878 he was engaged in the merchandise business at Bay Postoffice, but has since leased the store. He has been a notary public since 1879. In 1880 he was elected to the State Legislature, and was re-elected in 1882, serving four years to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. He takes a great interest in educational affairs and has given his children good advantages in both English and German, his eldest daugh- ter being educated in the St. Louis public schools. Mr. Langenberg is a Republican in politics, and his first presidential vote was cast for Lincoln. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, and since the organization of the Boulware Farmers' Aid Association he has been its president. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================