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Below is a family biography included in The History of Franklin County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Henry Winkelmeyer, farmer, of Township 43, Range 1 west, of Franklin County, Mo., was born in Hanover, Germany, November 7, 1842, and is the son of John Henry and Mary Winkelmeyer. The parents moved to America in 1844, and located at St. Louis, where they remained until about 1858, and then removed to Franklin County. The father died in St. Louis in 1847, and the mother died in Franklin County, in 1881. Henry after moving to Franklin County engaged in agricultural pursuits, and now owns 103 acres of good farming land, two miles south of Union. In 1861 he enlisted in the Federal army, joining Company G, Seventeenth Regiment of Missouri Volunteers and served three years. In 1864 he married Miss Catherine Buscher, who was born in Germany, and is the daughter of William Buscher, of Franklin County. To this union eleven children have been born, eight now living. In his political views Mr. Winkelmeyer is a Republican, and quite a prominent member of that party.
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