Biographical Sketch of Peter Gutohrel, Jefferson County, Missouri

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

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Peter Gutohrel, a farmer and stock raiser of Joachim Township, was born
in Bavaria, Germany, September 22, 1829 and is the youngest son in the
family of six children of George and Rachel Gutohrel.  His father hav-
ing died before Peter was born, leaving the family in limited circum-
stances, the latter was thrown upon his own resources at an early age.
He attended the schools of his native country for the better part of
seven years, and was afterward employed as a common laborer in various
occupations until he had reached the age of twenty two years, when, in
1849, he came to America, stopped one month as a farm hand in New York,
and then came west to Mansfield, Ohio, where he secured employment on
a railroad then in process of construction, remaining in that vicinity
two years.  December 16, 1860, he married Bridget Connley, a native of
County Tyrone, Ireland, who was born in October, 1834; her parents hav-
ing died when she was quite young, she was dependent upon relatives,
with whom she lived about three years, and then came to America with a
family from her native place.  Mr. and Mrs. Gutohrel have been blessed
by the birth of seven children, of whom Peter and Thomas are deceased.
Those living are: William, born December 12, 1861; Mary, born April 9, 
1867; Christian, born October 12, 1868; John, born January 14, 1871;
and Joseph, born March 5, 1873.  William married Mary Clarke and has
two children: Peter and Laura.  Mary is the wife of Robert Wolmer.  Mr.
Gutohrel located in Jefferson County in 1864, where he has since resid-
ed.  He owns sixty acres of land, and four houses and lots in Festus.
He is president of the school board of directors of Joachim Township,
and is a member of the American Legion of Honor.  In politics he is a
Republican.  He holds membership in the Christian Church and his wife 
in the Catholic Church.  The family command the respect and confidence
of a large circle of friends and acquaintances.

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