Biographical Sketch of Arnold Rhump, Gasconade County, Missouri

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

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Arnold Rhump, an enterprising farmer and present assessor of the 
county, is also of German nativity, born in Westphalia, December 14, 
1834.  Peter Adolph and Minnie (Knipp) Rhump, his parents, were also
natives of that country, where they lived and died.  The father was a
wire manufacturer and served in the German army under Gen. Blucher,
during the war with Napoleon, participating in many battles, among
which was that of Waterloo.  Three sons and three daughters were born
to them, four of whom survive, two living in Germany, and Arnold and a
sister, who came to the United States in 1855, locating in St. Louis
County, Mo.  The subject of this sketch was engaged in farming for 
five years, then moved to the city of St. Louis, where he was occupied
as salesman in a mercantile establishment another five years.  Coming
to Gasconade County he started a store at Woolam, which he disposed of
after conducting some six years, and again became engaged in merchan-
dising as a salesman at St. Louis.  Two years thereafter he became
permanently located in this county, and since then has farmed in diff-
erent localities, having owned a number of farms.  In 1883 he was
elected assessor of Gasconade County, again in 1885 and in 1887 was
re-elected, serving in an acceptable manner.  Mr. Rhump's career has
been a successful one, for his present position has been obtained en-
tirely through his own unaided efforts.  During the late war he served
in the State Militia.  Politically, he is a stalwart Republican, and
anti-prohibitionist, and while a merchant at Woolam served as post-
master.  It is worthy to mention that while not a man to court notor-
iety, he is a liberal contributor to those measures tending to the 
upbuilding of the county and vicinity in which he makes his home. 

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