Biographical Sketch of Capt. Alexander Ziegler, Jefferson County, MO

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

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Capt. Alexander Ziegler, a farmer of Joachim Township, is a native of
St. Louis County, Mo., and was born January 23, 1824.  His father was
Matthew and his mother was Barbara (Halffner) Ziegler, natives of Ger-
many, who were married in America, and were among the early pioneers of
the State of Missouri.  The father died in 1835, leaving a family of 
six small children and their mother in limited circumstances. Alexander
being the second eldest son, was called upon to assist in keeping the
wolf from the door, and remained at home until he was about twenty 
years of age.  April 10, 1844, he married Miss Amanda Dover, a daughter
of John and Jemina (Stephens) Dover, who was born in Louisville, Ky.,
November 19, 1823; her parents were natives, respectively, of Virginia
and London, England.  To Mr. and Mrs. Ziegler have been born two sons,
viz.: Charles B., born July 18, 1845 and Theodore C., born February 21,
1849.  As his father was a tobacconist it was quite natural that Alex-
ander should follow the same calling, and he engaged in the manufactur-
ing business in St. Louis until 1845, when he came to Jefferson County
and was engaged in farming for about three years.  He was afterward 
employed as a captain of steamboats on the Mississippi River, having
charge of the "Belle of St. Louis" from the time it was launched until
it was abandoned.  His command was then transferred to "The City of
Chester," which was burned in Memphis, Tenn.  In all he spent about
thirty years on the river.  Since 1868 the family have resided in Joac-
him Township, on a farm of 450 acres of well cultivated land.  Mr. and
Mrs. Ziegler are consistent members of the Roman Catholic Church.  In
political matters he is a stanch Democrat.  During the war he was in
command of a vessel transporting troops up and down the river, and was
intimately acquainted with Gen. Grant; he was present with that general
at the surrender of the city of Vicksburg.

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