Biographical Sketch of John A. Schlicht, Pulaski County, Missouri

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

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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John A. Schlicht, miller, of Pulaski County, MO., is the son of Paul
and Anna M. (Lortz) Schlicht, who were born in Hafstetten, Bezirk,
Regensburg, Upper Bavaria, and Wohunfurch, in Middle Bavaria, in
1821 and 1818, respectively.  The father always followed the occupa-
tion of milling, and in his youth received a good education in the 
schools of Munich, being the master of four languages on leaving
school.  He served in the War of 1848, and on that account was 
exiled and went to Switzerland, where he remained two years.  He 
then resumed milling in his native town, and in 1870 immigrated to
America, where he died in 1884.  He was the father of two children:
John A. and Frank, the latter being a miller of Wright County, MO.
The male members of the family for seven generations back have been
millers.  John A. Schlicht resided in the old country until twenty
years of age, and there received an excellent education, being a
fine scholar in English and French.  He also studied mechanical
engineering, and at the age of fourteen entered a machine shop,
where he worked two years.  The two following years he spent on the
ocean, as cadet on a Government vessel, and then returned home and
engaged in milling, continuing this occupation until coming to the
United States in 1866.  He landed at Castle Garden, New York City,
without a pair of shoes, but soon after found employment at Danbury,
Conn., working at the milling business for G. Grofuth & Sons.  He
next went to Rochester, N.Y., thence to Lebanon, MO., where he was
manager of J.F. Smith's Mills for six years.  In 1876 he purchased
the Gasconade Mill, which was then a small water mill, and since
then has added the full roller process, the capacity of which is 
sixty barrels per day, and has both steam and water power.  In 1868
he was married to Miss Margaretta Hohman, daughter of Peter Hohman,
who is residing in the old country.  Mrs. Schlicht immigrated to 
the United States in 1865, and settled at Rochester, N.Y., where
she married Mr. Schlicht.  She has two children:  Charles and 
Theressa.  Besides his mill, which has a permanent water supply from
a large spring near by, Mr. Schlicht owns 200 acres of good land, 
and gives considerable attention to raising stock.  He is a strong
Democrat, and is a member of the I.O.O.F.

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