Biographical Sketch of William J. Haverstick, Jefferson County, Missouri

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

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William J. Haverstick was born in 1837, and is the fifth of nine child-
ren born to George W. D. and Barbary Ann (Shultz) Haverstick.  George
W. D. was probably born in Pennsylvania in 1809, and when but a boy 
came with his father, Rudolf Haverstick, to Jefferson County, he being
one of the first settlers in the vicinity of De Soto, where he made his
first improvement, and in his first house were port-holes, as a protec-
tion against the Indians who were numerous there.  He was a tanner and
shoemaker, and at an early day kept tavern.  George W. D. was married 
at the age of nineteen, in Meramec Township, to the mother of the sub-
ject of this sketch.  She died March 23, 1862.  The same year Mr. 
Haverstick married Miss Catherine Medley, who bore him two children.
He lived in various parts of Jefferson County until 1846, when he 
settled on what is known as Clover Fork of the Joachim; where he died
April 24, 1871, a farmer, wagon maker and blacksmith by trade.  He 
could commence at the beginning and make a complete wagon, some of
those taken to California by the "Forty-niners" being of his make.
Both parents were for many years members of the Baptist Church and
esteemed citizens.  They reared an industrious family, all living ex-
cept the eldest sister, Elizabeth, wife of Muse Vinyard.  She died in 
1887.  Those still living are Mrs. Susan Foxton, Mrs. Sarah Cook,
Jacob, William J., Philip R., John W., Mrs. Martha C. Strickland and
James Willis.  William J. was reared at home and obtained a common
school education.  He was married in 1861 to Elizabeth R. Vinyard,
daughter of Charles W. S. and Harriet Vinyard, natives of Virginia and
Jefferson County, Mo., respectively.  To Mr. Haverstick and wife were 
born nine children: Martha Bell, now Mrs. Albert Wease; Harriet Ann,
now Mrs. John Edgar Wease; George W., Charles W., Samuel T., Edward E.,
Rosalie A., Andrew J. and Daniel H.  Since his marriage Mr. Haverstick
has lived on his present farm, situated two miles southeast of Victoria
and which consists of 542 acres, and eighty acres on Big River.  He re-
ceived eighty acres from his father, the remainder was made by his own
efforts.  He was second lieutenant of Capt. W. H. Washburn's company of
militia during the war.  He is a Democrat in politics, is a member of 
the Masonic fraternity, and he and wife are members of the Baptist
Church.

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