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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Buchanan County, Missouri
Containing
A History of its Citizens, Buchanan County in the Late War,
General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers
and Prominent men, History of Missouri,
Map of Buchanan County, Etc., Etc.
- ILLUSTRATED -
Publ. St. Joseph MO
Union Historical Company.
1881
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JOHN EHRET,
farmer, section 36, postoffice Rushville, is a native of
Germany, and was born June 10, 1827. Received a
fair education in his native country, and in 1854
emigrated to America, and located in Buchanan County,
Missouri. Served two years in the state militia,
and in 1864, enlisted in the Confederate service in
Company A, Forty-third Missouri Infantry; participated
in many important battles and remained in service until
the close of the war. His landed estate consists of 195
acres in this county and 20 acres in Kansas, near
Atchison. Was married, in 1859, to Miss Sally
Lunbofan, of Germany. She died May 14, 1873,
leaving six children, four of whom are living, Lena,
Sally, Willie and Mary. Was again
married, in September, 1873, to Miss Tila Bowman.
She was born in Germany, Nov. 27, 1848, and came to
America in 1872. They have had four children,
three of whom are living, George, Charley and
John.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 1008 |
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FRED. ERB, JR.,
was born in Lafayette, Indiana,
November, 25, 1859, and came to St. Joseph in 1874.
He married Miss Addie Schaufert, of this city,
May 18, 1880. They have one son, Freddie.
He early developed a natural taste for hunting, and is
an expert with a gun. In 1880, in St. Joseph, in a
trial with the celebrated Borgardus, he beat him 93 to
83. In June of the same year, at Easton,
Pennsylvania, he won the shot of Bogardus, by 50 to 47.
These games were for large sums of money. At St.
Louis, May 28, 1881, he shot with W. T. Mitchell,
for $200, 100 birds each, English rules, killing 93 to
Mitchell's 85, which is the best core on record
by seven birds, using a Purdy Gun, English make.
He has had trials with many of the professionals, and
almost always has a victor.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 741 |
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