Biographical Sketch of Victor Lauer, Gasconade County, Missouri

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

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Victor Lauer, farmer and raiser of fine stock, was born in Gasconade
County, Mo., in 1849, was reared a farmer boy, and in 1875 married 
Louise Ruediger, a native of this county, born in 1857, and to them
were born four children, two sons and two daughters.  Mr. Lauer has
made this county his home all his life, and is considered one of the
successful business men of the same.  While growing up he learned
the blacksmith trade, and worked at that for eleven years.  He owns
160 acres, and, aside from his farming, has fine breeding stock of
all kinds, among which are Norman horses and Holstein cattle.  He is
a Republican in politics.  His parents, Frank and Catherine Lauer, 
were both natives of Germany, where they remained until their marri-
age.  They then came to America, and were among the early settlers of
Gasconade County, where the father followed farming.  While in the
old country the father was a soldier most of the time.  He lived to
be seventy-four, and she sixty-three years of age.  During the late
war he served his adopted Government about three years, and was a
much respected citizen.

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