Biographical Sketch of William Brix, Franklin County, Missouri

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

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William Brix, editor and publisher of the Washington Post, in the
German language, was born in Washington, Franklin Co., Mo., in 1858,
and is the son of Otto and Clara (Wolny) Brix.  The father was born 
in Berlin, Germany, in 1822, came to America in 1849 and settled in
Gasconade County, where he farmed for a few months, afther which he
moved to Hermann.  In 1854 he came to Washington and became a civil
engineer.  In 1858 he erected the first pottery in Franklin County,
making earthenware of various kinds.  In 1865 he rented the pottery 
and in 1872 sold out.  From 1865 until 1869 he was surveyor and civil
engineer of Franklin County, and in the latter year he established
the Washington Post (German), and was editor and publisher until his
death, which occurred in February, 1883.  His wife was born in Bohe-
mia, about 1832, and died in 1863.  She was the mother of three 
children, who lived to be grown.  Our subject was the eldest of 
these children, and was educated in the schools of Washington.  At
the age of eleven he entered the printing office of the Post, and 
has since been in the business.  After the death of his father
William succeeded him, and has continued the work successfully, it
being the only German paper published in the county.  Mr. Brix is a
Republican in politics, and cast his first vote for James A. Garfield
in 1880.

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