Biographical Sketch of Henry Wikler, 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. ********************************************************************** Henry Wikler, postoffice Lexington, Mo., is a native of Saxony, Germany, where he was born July 15, 1829; was raised and educated in Leipsig, and there learned his trade of furniture making. In 1849 he came to America and first stopped in New York, where he worked at his trade for several years, then spent a year or so in St. Louis, and then, in 1853, he came to this county and settled in Lexington where he has since lived. Here, with his younger brother, who followed him to this country, he engaged in the manufacture of furniture. They have gone on steadily enlarging their trade and facilities, until now they have an extensive establish- ment for the manufacture of all kinds of furniture, in which they employ about forty-five men. He was married August 3, 1854 to Miss Eliza Wilker, who has borne him six children, all living, and the oldest daughter married to Mr. John Daehler. Mr. Wikler belongs to the Lutheran church and is also a mason. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================