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Below is a family biography included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published by Mills & Company in 1883.  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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J. HENRICHS, of Henrichs & Bros., saddlers, etc., was born near Cologne, Prussia, Feb. 12, 1838. His parents Mathias and Mary Margaret (Neges) Henrichs were also natives of Prussia. His father was born in 1806, and died at St. Louis, Mo., June 21, 1852. His mother was also born in 1806, and died in Lee county, Iowa, in July, 1872. While in Prussia Mr. Henrichs attended the German schools. He emigrated with his parents to America in 1851, going first to Holland, then to England, and sailed from Liverpool on September 15th of that year on the Crescent City, and after a voyage of about seven weeks arrived at New Orleans, and proceeded to St. Louis where his father was engaged in the harness business. When he was fourteen years old he commenced to learn the harness trade, but his father dying he moved with his mother and other members of the family to Lee County, Iowa, locating near West Point. He there engaged in agricultural pursuits for six years, and then returned to St. Louis and worked at his trade until the breaking out of the war when he enlisted in Company A, Third Missouri Home Guards and served four months; was then discharged and at once resumed work at his trade. In June, 1805, he returned to Lee county, Iowa, and commenced business for himself, where he remained nearly four years and then came to southwest Missouri locating at Seneca. He came to Joplin in April, 1872, and commenced his present business. Mr. Henrichs was married at West Point, Lee county, Iowa, Sept. 11, 1866, to Miss Minnie Schuck, who was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 28, 1845. From this union there are three children: John W., born June 11, 1867; Frederick C., born Jan. 6, 1874, and Adolph A., born Nov. 20, 1876.

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