Biographical Sketch of William Poeschel, Gasconade County, Missouri

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

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William Poeschel (deceased) was one of the old settlers of Gasconade
County, born in 1829, in Saxony, and was the son of John Poeschel.  He
came to America in 1846, and the same year enlisted in the Mexican War
but only served about one month.  His company being disbanded he went 
with a train to carry provisions to the army, and in that capacity 
served about two and a half years.  In 1850 he married Miss Theodora
Neidhardt, a native of Baden Germany, born in 1828, and who came to 
this country in 1849.  After marriage they settled upon the farm where
his widow still lives, and which consists of ninety-five acres, of 
which eight acres are in grapes.  He was a member of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church, and she of the Catholic.  He died in 1870.  He was a
stirring, successful farmer and wine grower, and, although starting
with nothing, succeeded in becoming one of the well-to-do farmers of 
the county.  In their family were seven children, two sons and five
daughters.  One son, William F., was born in this county March 4, 1857
and was educated in Hermann, finishing school at St. Louis.  He remain-
ed at home with his mother until 1879, when he married Amanda Colling,
daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Colling, who were early settlers of
Gasconade County.  She was born in that county December 25, 1859, and 
by her marriage became the mother of two children, one son and one 
daughter.  After marriage they settled upon the farm on which they are
now living, 186 acres, and in this county William F. has lived all his
life, and is accounted a stirring young farmer and a good citizen.  He
is a Republican in politics. 

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