Biographical Sketch of Engelbert Bergmeyer, Jr., Jefferson County, MO

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

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Engelbert Bergmeyer, Jr., justice of the peace, farmer and mechanic, of
Rock Township, was born in Baden, Germany, in 1848 and is the only sur-
viving child of Engelbert and Wilhelmina (Ihli) Bergmeyer, who came to
the United States about 1850, and remained for about two years in St.
Louis, where the mother died the first year.  The family then came to
Jefferson County, and settled near where Antonia now is, and here the
father passed the remainder of his life.  He was a farmer, and was 
three times married.  He served about six years in the German army, and
in 1848 and 1849 was in the war between Denmark and Germany.  He was 
one of the first and enterprising settlers of the vicinity of Antonia,
and died about 1883, at the age of sixty-three.  Engelbert was but four
years old when he came to Jefferson County, and here he was reared, 
with a common school education.  He remained at home until 1871, after
which for several years, he worked at the carpenter's trade, but since
that time has devoted his time exclusively to agricultural pursuits. In
1873 he married Miss Caroline, daughter of Ambrose and Cordula Freid-
mann, who were among the earliest German settlers of Jefferson County.
The mother died in 1863, but the father is still living.  They came to 
the United States in 1844, and after spending two years on an island
in the Missouri River, near Washington, came to Jefferson County, where
he has since resided, near Antonia.  The following eleven children were
born to Mr. Bergmeyer's marriage, viz.: Mary and Edward (twins), Will-
iam, Emily, Katie, Mina, Rosa and Cora (twins), Walter and Matilda and
Thomas (twins).  The first three are deceased.  Since 1875 Mr. Berg-
meyer has resided on his present farm, situated one mile south of 
Antonia, on the Rock road, where he has forty acres, which he has im-
proved, and made a good and comfortable home.  Since 1884 he has been
justice of the peace, being first appointed to fill a vacancy, and has
held that position ever since.  A Republican in his political views,
his first presidential vote was cast of U. S. Grant, in 1872.  He is a
member of the Sons of Hermann, and is an active worker for the cause of
education.  He has been school director for many years, and is an 
honest, industrious citizen.

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