MUNSTERMAN BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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MUNSTERMAN, John J. - b: 1861 Montgomery Co, IL
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 665
residence: White Oak Twp

John J. Munsterman, a well known and prosperous farmer and stockman of White 
Oak township, is a native of Illinois. He was born in Montgomery County in 1861, 
a son of Anthony and Elizabeth (Wucherpfennig) Munsterman, natives of Germany. 
The father came to this country when he was sixteen years old and Elizabeth 
Wucherpfennig came to America with her parents when she was five years of age. 
They both died in Illinois, the father at Edwardsville in 1871 and the mother at 
Raymond in 1918. They were the parents of the following children: John J., the 
subject of this sketch; Mrs. Anna Walpe, Clinton, Missouri; Mrs. Mary Brockamp, 
deceased; Mrs. Caroline Tonsor, Monroe, Missouri; Caroline, died in infancy, and 
Mrs. Louise Crockwell, St. Peters, Missouri. By a former marriage to Caroline 
Brockamp the following children were born to Anthony Munsterman: Henry, 
Theodore, Josephine, Katherine and Caroline, all deceased. After the death of Mr. 
Munsterman his widow married Conrad Weller, and to this union the following 
children were born: Mrs. Minnie Poggenpohl, Henry, Joseph, Mrs. Elizabeth Back 
and Mrs. Rosa Eickoff, all of whom reside at Raymond, Illinois. John J. 
Munsterman was educated in the public schools of Montgomery County, Illinois, 
and was engaged in farming there from 1881 to 1903, when he came to Henry 
County and located one mile west of Urich. He has a splendid farm of 450 acres 
with a good residence and other good farm buildings. The place presents a very 
attractive appearance and bears mute testimony on every hand of the thrift and 
industry of its owner. Mr. Munsterman was united in marriage September 28, 
1881, with Miss Catherine Brockamp, a daughter of John and Louisa (Lappe) 
Brockamp of Christian County, Illinois. Mrs. Munsterman was born in Illinois. Her 
parents both died in Christian County. To Mr. and Mrs. Munsterman have been born 
the following children: Mrs. Elizabeth Bergschneider, Urich, Missouri; Mrs. Mary 
Weitekamp, Raymond, Montgomery County, Illinois; Joseph M., Urich, Missouri; 
Henry M., Urich, Missouri.; Lawrence, Clinton; William, Urich; Rosa, Kansas City; 
Catherine and Luella, at home. Mr. Munsterman is a progressive citizen and 
always one of the first to give his support to any worthy enterprise for the 
betterment or up-building of his county. He was one of the first advocates of the 
drainage district plan, and he and Mr. Hinote guaranteed the expense of the 
preliminary survey, which was the first actual step in the inauguration of this 
great drainage project that means so much to Henry County now, by which 
thousands of acres of otherwise practically worthless land has been reclaimed. 
The Munsterman family are all members of the Catholic Church. In politics Mr. 
Munsterman is a Democrat. 


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