DRACH BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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DRACH, John Jr. - b: 1842 Pittsburgh, PA
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 776
residence: Fields Creek Twp

John Drach, Jr. - There are always in the settlement of every locality, a few men 
from whom historic points seem to radiate, and who are entitled to the honor and 
glory of the development of that particular part of a new country. This may be 
truly said of John Drach, Jr., public administrator and one of the worthy pioneers 
of Henry County. Mr. Drach was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1842, 
and is a son of George and Margaret (Kling) Drach, natives of Pennsylvania. The 
Drach family lived pioneer lives and were early settlers in St. Clair County, 
Illinois. They saw it in its manifold aspects. They saw the development of the 
wild and unbroken plains of western Missouri at a time when few folks knew or 
appreciated what this meant. At the close of the Civil War and for a few years 
thereafter, George Drach and family made their home in the vicinity of Belleville, 
in St. Clair County, Illinois, but when John came West and located in Missouri, in 
the fall of 1867, he left all of his kin and kindred behind, for the time being and 
was joined by his parents in 1868. He began life in a new locality, under new 
conditions, where manhood and integrity meant all, and family pedigree nothing. 
George Drach and the family came to Henry County in March, 1868. The Drachs 
first located one and a half miles west of Lucas Post office and moved to the 
Drach home place in the spring of 1871. George Drach labored to make a home for 
his family and before this end was accomplished he died in 1883. His wife, 
undismayed by misfortune, continued to make her home in this county and rear 
her family, all of whom practically reached the age of maturity. She died in 1892. 
To George and Margaret Drach were born the following children: John, the subject 
of this sketch; Mrs. Annie M. Kruse, St. Louis, Missouri; George Drach, who died at 
Girard Illinois, May 6, 1917; Julius, born August 6, 1859, and died at Glenwood 
Springs, Colorado; Harry, died at Cripple Creek, Colorado; Catharine C., 
housekeeper for John Drach; Edward E., born December 6, 1850, and now resides 
at Denver, Colorado, and Alfred Edward, who died in childhood. Mr. Drach is one of 
the enterprising and progressive farmers and stockmen of the county and is the 
owner of one of Henry County's best farms, owning altogether 135 acres, located 
four miles north of Clinton on the Warrensburg road. Since coming to Henry 
County he has made many improvements and today ranks as one of Henry County's 
most progressive citizens and fearless voters. Mr. Drach is regarded as one of the 
most progressive citizens of Henry County, and has done his part ably and well in 
the furtherance of progress. In politics he is a Democrat.

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