Biographical Sketch of John Goehner, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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John Goehner, P. O. Lexington, Missouri; was born in Wittenburg, Germany,
June 28, 1833, where he was raised and educated.  He learned the trade of
Marble cutter under his father, Jacob Goehner, who carried on a shop in
the city of Tuebinger, Wittenburg.  At the age of twenty he came to this
country, landing in New York in 1853.  The first five years he spent in
working at his trade in different parts of the union.  In 1859 he came to
this county, and settled in Lexington, where, after working journey work
for a year or more, he set up shop for himself in 1860.  He worried 
through all the depression and hard times of the war, and since that time
has done a good, and constantly increasing business.  He now owns a good
property in the city of Lexington; has a neat building on Franklin street
and is doing a thriving business.  May 4, 1865 he was married, in Lexing-
ton, to Miss Margaret Soellner, daughter of John Soellner, by which union
they have three children living, two sons and one daughter.  He is a 
member of the Lutheran church, and also of the Odd Fellows. 

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