Biographical Sketch of Andrew L. Frech, Jefferson County, Missouri

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

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Andrew L. Frech, dealer in corn, oats, hay, etc., De Soto, is a native
of St. Louis, Mo., and was born in 1853.  His parents, Conrad and Cath-
erine (Mahn) Frech, were natives of Germany, and were born, respective-
ly, in 1822 and 1818.  They were the parents of the following children:
Elizabeth, wife of John Hausam; John, in the grocery business in De-
Soto; Andrew L.; Catherine, wife of Elmer Kempe; Conrad, a cigar manu-
facturer, of Des Moines, Iowa; Philopena; Hannah, wife of George Mahn,
of St. Francois County, and Mary, wife of John Walteher.  The father
immigrated to the United States in 1847, and followed his trade of a
stone cutter in St. Louis, until 1855, when he came to Jefferson County
and bought 200 acres of land, five miles east of De Soto; in 1869 he
sold his farm and moved to St. Charles, Mo., where he died April 10, of
that year.  His widow is still living.  Andrew L. Frech received his
education in the common schools and at Warrenton College.  He remained
on the home farm until sixteen years of age, and two years later began
learning the barber's trade, establishing a shop of his own in 1872.
He continued in business until June, 1887, when he abandoned it, and
opened a feed store.  April 10, 1877, he married Miss Julia Matheau,
daughter of Louis and Annett Matheau; she was born in Nauvoo, Ill., in
1855.  Three children have been born to this union: Eva, Emma and Harry.
Politically, Mr. Frech is a Republican.  He is a member of the Encamp-
ment, I. O. O. F.

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