Biographical Sketch of Andrew Bergmann, Franklin County, Missouri

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

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Andrew Bergmann was born in Bavaria, Germany, April 20, 1832, and is 
the son of John and Anna (Bergmann) Bergmann, both natives of Bavaria,
where they passed their lives.  The mother died at the age of fifty-
two, but the father still lives and is eighty-five years old.  His
occupation has been that of a farmer.  Of their family of eight child-
ren, five sons and three daughters, Andrew is the third child and the
only one who immigrated to America.  He landed at Baltimore, Md., in
1853, and after working for nearly a year in a glass factory and roll-
ing mill, he turned his attention to the river, and for about nine
years ran as deck-hand, fireman, watchman and second mate.  He then
engaged as porter and later as salesman in a large wholesale and retail
establishment in St. Louis, where he remained four years.  Having been
offered better wages at New Orleans, he left for that place, but the
war broke out and he, fearing lest he should be forced into the Con-
federate service, went to New York and volunteered in Battery I, First 
New York Light Artillery.  After driving cannon for about two years, 
he was promoted to horse farrier, which position he held until the
close of the war.  When the Eleventh and Twelfth Army Corps were con-
solidated into the Twentieth, he was transferred to Sherman's command
at Chattanooga, and continued with him until cessation of hostilities.
At the battle of Gettysburg, a shell took off the top of his cap and
cut the hair from the top of his head.  In 1865 he was mustered out at 
Buffalo and returned to St. Louis, where he followed teaming.  In 1868
he married Miss Katie Toennies, a native of Oldenburg, Germany, born 
in 1838.  She came with her parents to this country in 1865.  One year
after marriage Mr. Bergmann and wife moved to Franklin County, Mo., 
and settled on his present farm, which consists of 187 acres.  Their
married life was blessed by the birth of one child, a daughter, named
Anna M.  The family are members of the Lutheran Church.  Mr. Bergmann
was a Democrat until about two years after the war, since which time
he has been an ardent Republican.  He is a member of the G. A. R., 
Francis Wilhelm Post, No. 344.  For nineteen years he has been a resi-
dent of this county, and is accounted a successful farmer.

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