Biographical Sketch of Peter Baumgartner, Phelps County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
**********************************************************************

Peter Baumgartner, proprietor of St. James Livery Stable, and dealer 
in wines, liquors and cigars, has been a resident of St. James, Mo.,
since January, 1878.  He was born in Germany in 1852, and at the age
of two years was brought to the United States by his parents, until
four years of age residing in Pennsylvania.  Since that time he has 
been a resident of Maries county, Mo.  The father, Anton Baumgartner, 
was a farmer and carpenter, and died in Maries county in 1887.  His 
wife, Mary, is still living, aged about seventy years.  Their son,
Peter, is the second of four children, and was educated in the common
schools of Maries county.  In March, 1872, he was married to Missouri
Isabella Jones, who was born and reared in Missouri, and died in 1878,
leaving three children, only one of whom is living.  In March, 1879,
Mr. Baumgartner married his second wife, whose maiden name was Jennie
Ann Brown.  She was born in Gasconade county, and is the mother of 
four children.  In 1886-87 Mr. Baumgartner served as mayor of St. 
James.  He has a good business block and livery barn in the town, 
keeps from fifteen to twenty horses, and has an excellent lot of
vehicles, all of which he has earned by hard labor and good management
since he attained his twenty-second birthday.  He is a Democrat, and 
cast his first presidential vote for Tilden in 1876, and is a member of
the I. O. O. F., Big Springs Lodge No. 237.  He is also a member of the
Triple Alliance, and belongs to the Catholic church.  His business
amounts to about $5,000 annually.

====================================================================
     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 <mio@netins.net>
		      Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell <Incog3678@aol.com>

====================================================================