Biographical Sketch of Albert Walser, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Albert Walser, a native of Warren County, Mo., of German nativity, was born September 26, 1840. His father, John B. Walser, was a native of Germany, who immigrated to the United States, and settled in Washington County, Mo., about 1847; he married Martha, the widow of James Renfrow, whose maiden name was Compton. John B. Walser was a farmer by occupa- tion, which he followed all his life. In his family were five children who grew to maturity, viz.: Raphael, Albert, Mary, Marion and Edward. The father died in 1869, and the mother is still living. Albert was reared on a farm in Washington County, Mo., and has always been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was married in December, 1866, to Mrs. Jane Parkinson, nee Silvers, who was born in Washington County. They have one daughter, Susanna J., and one son, William Edward is deceased. Mr. Walser owns about 800 acres of land, and is an enterprising farmer. ==================================================================== 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 Harrell ====================================================================