Biographical Sketch of Henry Moehlmann, Jefferson County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Henry Moehlmann was born in Westphalia, Germany, in 1841, and is a son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Broeker) Moehlmann, who immigrated to the United States in 1854, and located in St. Louis. The father died in 1859, aged about forty-five years, and the mother died in 1862 at the age of forty years. Of their three children Henry was the eldest; he was twelve years of age when his parents came to America, and when about seventeen years old he commenced working in a foundry at St. Louis, where he was employed three years. In 1860 he located in De Soto, where he was engaged in farming for some time; during the war he served in the Missouri Enrolled Militia, and in 1865 went to St. Louis, where he worked at the tinner's trade six years, at the expiration of which time he established a grocery in St. Louis. He came to De Soto in 1878, and established a grocery store, to which he added, in 1883, a line of dry goods and hardware, he conducts one of the best general stores in the town, is a thorough business man, and a highly respected citizen. In 1873 he married Miss Amelia Schmidt, who was born in Jefferson County, Mo., in 1851. Five children have been born to them, viz.: Henry, Carrie, Albert, Hattie and Rudolph. In politics Mr. Moehlmann is a Republican; he is president of the school board of De Soto, and is a member of the I. O. O. F. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is steward. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================