Biographical Sketch of S. C. Demuth, Laclede County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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S. C. Demuth, grocer at Lebanon, Mo., was born in Tuscarawas county,
Ohio, May 15, 1832 being the son of Joseph and Mary (Varner) Demuth,
natives of Ohio, and grandson of John Demuth, who was a native of
Pennsylvania, and who drove a team in the War of 1812.  He was a farmer
by occupation, and died in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, at the age of sixty
three years.  The father of the subject of this sketch was a mechanic 
by trade, which he followed the principal part of his life time.  He 
was elected to the office of county treasurer of his county, and served
two successive terms.  He was a prominent man and a good citizen.  He 
died in 1867, and the mother many years previous, in 1832.  They were
the parents of two children, only one now living, S. C. Demuth, who was
reared in Ohio and received his education in the schools of that State,
completing his education at Granville College.  He was placed behind 
the counter at eleven years of age, and has followed mercantile pur-
suits ever since, except at intervals, when attending school.  In 1856
he went to Northern Illinois, and from there, in 1858, to Clinton coun-
ty, Ill., where he was engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1876.  Pre-
vious to this, in 1860, he married Miss Mary James, a native of the
State of New York, who immigrated with her parents to Illinois when 
about eight years of age.  To Mr. and Mrs. Demuth were born three
children: John V., Frederick and Mary.  In 1876 Mr. Demuth moved to
Lebanon, Mo., engaging in merchandising, which he has since carried on
quite extensively.  He has a general line of groceries and a full 
stock.  He has had considerable experience in the mercantile line, and
has a thorough knowledge of the business.  He is a member of the Mas-
onic fraternity, also a member of the A. O. U. W., and is a Republican
in his political principles.  He had the misfortune to lose his life's
companion in October, 1888.  She was in her fifty-fourth year, and was 
an excellent woman.

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