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Below is a family biography included in The History of Gasconade 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 H. Ruediger, farmer, of Gasconade County, and son of John H. and Anna C. (Armbruester) Ruediger, was born in Roark Township in 1852, and received a limited education in both English and German. He remained working for his father until twenty-four years of age, when he began for himself as an independent farmer. In 1876 he married Miss Mary Louise Buttermann, a native of Roark Township, and the daughter of John G. Buttermann. The result of Mr. Ruediger’s marriage was the birth of three children, two sons and a daughter. After marriage Mr. Ruediger settled on his present farm, which now consists of eighty acres. Both he and wife are members of the Evangelical Church, and he is an intelligent, stirring farmer, and a member of one of the old settled families of the county. He is a Republican in politics, and has been road overseer for three years.
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