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WILLIAM KINDERMAN, a native of Prussia, was born September 10, 1835, being the youngest of three children of Charles L. and Louisa (Harhausen) Kinderman, both natives of Prussia, where they lived until 1864, when they came to America and lived with our subject until their deaths. Our subject received a fair education in Germany, and when in his fifteenth year went to the King’s Garden at Berlin and learned floriculture, which occupation he followed in that country until he reached the age of twenty-three years when he immigrated to America, landing at New York city in October, 1858. He went west to Illinois, but March 1, 1859, located in Boonville and learned the carpenter’s trade, which he followed until 1867 and then engaged in cabinet-making until 1869, and in 1870 embarked in the grocery and hardware business, and is employed at present as dealer in hardware, stoves and agricultural implements. In 1876 he added stoves and tinware to his business. In 1872 he built his large brick store-room, in which he now does a prosperous trade. At present he is also engaged in handling agricultural implements. Jutie 8, 1861, he married Mary Bohn, by whom he is the father of ten children, six now living, as follows: Anna, Louis, Beana, Emelie, Charles and Louisa. He and family are members of the Evangelical church. He is a Democrat and an I. O. O. F. and an A. O. U. W.