Biographical Sketch of Louis Kleinschmidt, Jefferson County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Louis Kleinschmidt, a son of Charles Kleinschmidt, was born in Prussia, Germany, December 10, 1841, and came to America with his parents in the fall of 1856. In March, 1857, the family removed to Plattin Township, Jefferson County, Mo., where our subject has ever since resided. He was reared on a farm, and has always devoted his attention to the pur- suit of agriculture. His education was acquired in the common schools of his native place, and, after coming to this country, he attended the night school in St. Louis a short time, which, supplemented with the study of the English language at home, completed his education. During the late war he served in the Missouri State Militia, and was in active service several months at different times. March 27, 1864, he married Mary Moehimann?, and of the eleven children born to them, nine are now living, viz.: Emma C., now the wife of Alvin Gierth, of De Soto; Char- les H., Anna M., Minnie L., Louis A., Clara, John, Lizzie and Edward. Mr. Kleinschmidt owns 350 acres of land, and is engaged in farming and stock raising. He is clerk of the school board. Mr. and Mrs. Klein- schmidt are members of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has held various offices of trust. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================