Biographical Sketch of Hermann Schlender, Gasconade County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Hermann Schlender, retired merchant, of Hermann, was born in Hanover, Germany, January 14, 1820, and is the son of Christ Schlender (deceas- ed), a native of the same place. Hermann came from the old country in September, 1848, and settled in Hermann, then a small village. When in his native country he clerked in a store, and after coming to Her- mann worked in a tanyard, and later was engaged in the wine growing business. In 1857 he engaged in merchandising, which he continued until 1876, when he retired. He was married February 6, 1857, to a widow, Mrs. L. C. Franksen, born Wesselhoft, who died January 14, 1888. She was a noble woman, full of good deeds, loved and respected by all. Mr. Schlender was secretary of the Hermann Mutual Fire Insurance Comp- any for twenty years, was for seven years treasurer of the town of Hermann, and was also a member of the school board for several years. He is a man much respected and esteemed by all his acquaintances. Since living in Hermann he has seen many changes to the advantage of the place. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================