Biographical Sketch of Henry Alberswerth, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Henry Alberswerth, dealer in general hardware and farm machinery, at
New Haven, is a native of Lyon Township, Franklin Co., MO., born in 
1850, and the son of Fritz and Wilhelmina (Oberwortman) Alberswerth,
natives of Germany, who came with their parents to Franklin County, MO.
and were here married about 1848.  They located in Lyon Township, where
the mother died when our subject was quite young.  The father died in
1859, at the age of thirty-four.  He spent a few years in St. Louis 
after coming to the United States, having a position in the postoffice,
but passed the greater portion of his time engaged in agricultural pur-
suits.  Henry remained with different relatives until about fifteen
years of age, his entire schooling being not more than a few months. He
then began for himself at such work as he could obtain until 1872, when
he was united in marriage to Miss Caroline, daughter of William and
Charlotte Koch, natives of Germany.  Mrs. Alberswerth was born in 
Franklin County, and by her marriage became the mother of six children,
five now living, viz.: Ida, William, Edward, Amanda and Caroline. After
marriage our subject first located on the old home place in Lyon Town-
ship, and this farm he afterward purchased.  It consisted of 200 acres,
on which he lived and farmed until February, 1885, when he removed to
New Haven, and has since been engaged in the hardware business with
very good success.  Politically a Republican, he cast his first presi-
dential vote of J. G. Blaine.  Although not identified with any relig-
ious denomination he and family are regular attendants and supporters
of the Evangelical Church.

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