Biographical Sketch of John Frech, Jefferson County, Missouri

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

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John Frech, dealer in groceries and provisions, De Soto, was born in 
St. Louis, Mo., June 20, 1849 and is a son of Conrad and Catherine
(Mahn) Frech, the former a native of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, who came
to the United States in 1846, and settled in Jefferson County, Mo., in
1855.  John Frech was reared on the farm, and received his education in
the common schools of the county and the De Soto Seminary.  When seven-
teen years of age, he went to St. Louis, where he learned the carpen-
ter's trade, which he followed ten years.  He established his present
business in 1880, and carries a full line of groceries, provisions,
glassware, etc., and deals largely in produce; he has a capital stock
amounting to $3,000 and does an annual business of $18,000, second in
the town in his line.  September 30, 1875 he married Hattie M. Springer
daughter of Charles Springer, of Council Grove, Kas.  Mr. and Mrs. 
Frech are the parents of four children: Gustave A., Conrad C., John E.,
and Mary K.  Mr. Frech is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and in
religion affiliates with the Methodist Church.  He has been connected
with the City Council for six years, and is a member at the present 
time.

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