Biographical Sketch of Charles August Reichle, Johnson County, Missouri

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.
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Charles August Reichle was born May 9, 1864 in Ross county, Ohio, on
the farm of his father's, a place located near Chillicothe.  He is a
son of John Jacob and Anna Barbara (Reichle) Reichle, both of whom were
natives of Germany.  John Jacob Reichle was born March 16, 1820 in 
Guttenburg and Anna Barbara was born March 21, 1825 in Wurtemburg. They
were united in marriage in Germany in 1849 and two children were born 
to them in the old country: Margaret and Christopher.  In 1854, the
father emigrated from his native land and came to America, where he
located temporarily in Pennsylvania and then in Ohio.  In the latter
state, he engaged in general farming and when he had accumulated suff-
icient savings, John Jacob Reichle sent for his wife and children, who
had remained in the old country on account of the hard times, and the
mother came to America in 1856, bringing the two children with her to
Ohio.  In Ross county, Ohio, three children were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Reichle: Mary Elizabeth, Clara Christina and Charles August.  The 
Reichle family moved from Ohio to Missouri in 1865 and located on the
farm, known as the Robertson place, in Johnson county.  In 1867, they
settled on the farm now owned by Charles August Reichle, the land 
formerly belonging to Daniel Adams.  This place comprised ninety acres
and here the father was engaged in farming and stock raising for many
years.  He died in August, 1906 and in the same month of the year,
seven years later the mother joined him in death, August 29, 1913.  Mr.
and Mrs. John Jacob Reichle were valued members of the German Lutheran
Church.  December 27, 1888, Charles August Reichle and Elizabeth Mack,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mack, of Johnson county, were united
in marriage.  To them were born the following children: Gertrude Elsie,
born August 4, 1890 and died October 27, 1907; Ora Ethel, born July 10,
1892; and Charles August, Jr., born December 19, 1901.  The mother died
September 18, 1907.  She was one of Johnson county's bravest and 
noblest women.  For seven years after his marriage, Mr. Reichle was
engaged in farming on rented farms.  At the close of that period of
time, he moved back home with his parents and has resided on the home
place ever since.  He now owns the one hundred thirty acres comprising
the home farm and one-third interest in a tract of land of one hundred
sixty acres adjoining the homestead.  Mr. Reichlie is an earnest
Christian gentleman, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  It is
a delight and pleasure to talk with a man such as Charles August 
Reichle, who always looks on the bright side and turns all "clouds
inside out to find the silver lining."  He is of the opinion that the 
present times are not so bad or so hard.  Mr. Reichle has experienced
all the hardships of pioneer life and war and he knows the meaning of
really "hard times," when people considered themselves well off if 
they had plenty of corn bread and hominy.  Yeast bread was a luxury,
indulged in about once a month, and deemed so fine that it was called
"cake."  Prices for food and clothing are high now, but the wages of
the working man of any intelligence are also high and conditions are 
not to be compared with those when he was a young man trying to get a
start in life, working for a dollar a day and flour was ten dollars a
barrel, hogs twelve dollars a hundred weight, and even calico one 
dollar a yard.

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