Biographical Sketch of John P. Herr, 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. ********************************************************************** John P. Herr, carpenter, postoffice, Mayview. Is a native of Washington county, Maryland; born April 6, 1818. At the age of 16 years he learned the carpenter's trade, which he has followed for over 30 years. He came to Missouri in 1836, locating in Franklin county, where he remained for one year, and then moved to Lexington, where he resided for 26 years, working at his trade. He then moved to the present site of Mayview, and in company with George Houx, laid out the town. Its growth and present prosperity is due to the energy and enterprise of John P. Herr and others like him. Mr. Herr is a member of the I. O. G. T., and also of the Christian Church. His grandfather, was a soldier of the revolution and his father of the War of 1812. ==================================================================== 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 (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================