Biographical Sketch of Henry Bub, Washington County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Henry Bub was born in Prussia, December 6, 1833, and is the youngest of
the two children born to John and Mary Bub, natives of the same place.
Henry received a good practical education, and followed the occupation
of mining until 1854, when he came to the United States, and January 1,
1855, located in Washington County, Mo., where for a time he was en-
gaged in mining with indifferent success.  In 1859 he beceame the agent
of several mills in the vicinity for loading and shipping lumber, and
afterward accepted a position as brakeman on the Iron Mountain Railroad.
For the past eleven years he has held the position of conductor and
agent of the road from Potosi to Mineral Point, and the length of time
he has held the position is an evidence of his fidelity and efficiency.
He was married in 1866 to Miss Mary Link, of Baden, Germany, who came
to this country in 1852.  They have ten children, viz.: Annie C., John
H., Frank A., William M., Frederick D., Clara, May, Edward O., Mettie
H. and Gertrude P.

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