Biographical Sketch of A. B. P. Mundwiller, Gasconade County, Missouri

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

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A. B. P. Mundwiller, farmer and magistrate of Roark Township, is the 
son of Ralthasar and Magdalena (Fritz) Mundwiller, natives of Alsace,
Germany (France), who, when children, came with their parents to Amer-
ica in 1832, the latter being among the first settlers of Gasconade
County.  On reaching years of discretion the father and mother of the
subject of this sketch went to St. Louis, in 1847, were married and
then returned to Gasconade County, where they spent the remainder of
their lives.  The father was a wide awake man, and one who took an 
active interest in schools, roads and other improvements.  He for some
time, served as magistrate.  During the late war he was one of the
first to take up arms in answer to his country's call, and was first
lieutenant in the Home Guards.  Afterward he raised Company E, of the
Fourth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, United States army, and was elec-
ted captain, which commission he held until mustered out of service.
Both he and family were members of the Catholic Church.  He died at 
the age of fifty-two, lamented by all.  Of the twelve children born
to their marriage, nine are still living.  The eldest of this family
is our subject, who was born in Roark Township in 1851, and educated
in the common schools and High School at Hermann.  He remained at home
until twenty-four years of age, and then engaged in teaching, which
profession he followed in winter, and engaged in farming during the
summer.  In 1875 he married Augusta Keuper, a native also of Roark
Township, and the fruits of this union were the birth of five children.
In 1882 Mr. Mundwiller was chosen magistrate of his township.  He is a
Republican in politics, and both he and wife are members of the Catho-
lic church.  He has 120 acres, and is accounted a man of intelligence
and thrift.

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