Biographical Sketch of Henry W. Stoenner, Gasconade County, Missouri

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

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Henry W. Stoenner, dealer in general merchandise and standard farm
machinery, carrying a stock of goods to the value of $7,000 annual 
sales about $15,000 or $16,000 has been engaged in the business since
1878, at Bay Postoffice, and is one of the county's leading business
men.  He is assistant postmaster in the Bay Postoffice.  He was born
near Bay, in 1854, and is the son of Casper H. and Mary (Schlienkamp)
Stoenner, formerly of Germany, where they were married.  They came to
the United States in 1840, settled in Gasconade County, being among
the first German settlers on Punching Camp Creek, and at a time when
there were only a few houses in Hermann.  Here the mother died in 
1862, and the father in 1883.  He was a farmer, and both were members
of the Evangelical Church.  Henry W. received his education in both
the English and German languages, and at the age of seventeen began
for himself as clerk at Drake, where he remained one year.  After
that he was in Osage County two years, then in Hermann for the same
length of time, and was in the State of Kansas for three years, en-
gaged in the grain business.  He then commenced his present business,
which he has continued successfully ever since.  In 1877 he married
Miss Dora M., daughter of Kasten Buschmann, who is postmaster at Bay,
and who is one of the first German settlers of Gasconade County.  To
this union three children were born, only one living: Annie R.  Mr.
Stoenner is a Democrat in politics, casting his first vote for S. J.
Tilden, and he and wife are members of the Evangelical Church.

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