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HERMAN GELDMACHER, baker and confectioner, was born in Detmald, Westphalia, Germany, August 11, 1828. His parents, Christian and Catharine Geldmacher, were also natives of Germany; his father was born in January, 1778, and died in the summer of 1874; his mother was born in December, 1780, and died Dec. 25, 1858. Our subject grew to manhood in the country of his nativity, and was educated in the German schools. When fourteen years of age he commenced to learn the trade of baker. In 1846 he commenced traveling, and spent considerable time through Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Russia. He immigrated to America in 1862, sailing from Bremen in July in the Estella, and after a voyage of six weeks, landed in New York City; engaged at his trade in that city for a time, and subsequently in Philadelphia and Washington City; then with the army until the battle of Chancellorsville; afterwards at Amboy, Ill., St. Louis, Mo., Nashville, Tenn., New Orleans, La.. Richmond, Mo., Baxter Springs, Kan., and on Aug. 5, 1871, came to Joplin. Mr. G. was married in this city Feb. 1, 1873, to Miss Sophia, daughter of Jacob and Barbara Hammon, natives of Germany. Mrs. G. was born Sept. 11, 1842. They have three children: Matilda, born Jan. 22, 1875; Herman, born May 16, 1877, and Adolph, born Oct. 11, 1882.