Biographical Sketch of John B. Busch, Franklin County, Missouri

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

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John B. Busch, proprietor of Washington Brewery, is a native of Hesse
Darmstadt, Germany, born in 1832, and is the son of Ulrich and Barbara
(Pfeiffer) Busch.  The father was born in 1772, and was a lumber mer-
chant by occupation.  He died in 1852.  His wife was born in 1775, and
died in 1840.  Mr. Busch was married three times, and was the father
of twenty-three children.  He was well respected, and was a man of 
large estate.  His second wife, Barbara Pfeiffer, was the mother of 
twelve children, John B. being the second child.  In 1849 he left his
native country and immigrated to America, settled in St. Louis, and
began learning the brewery business with his brother, George.  He 
worked for him two years, and in 1852 he entered the McHenry College,
at Lebanon, and studied the English language for two years.  In 1854 
he went to Howard College, at Fayette, Mo., and here attended one year.
In 1855 he came to Washington, Mo., and established what is now widely
known as the Washington Brewery, his partners being his brother, Henry,
and Fred Gersie.  The partnership continued about five years, and since
1866, Mr. Busch has had full control, being the sole owner.  He manu-
factures beer exclusively, and does an enormous business, it being of
a first-class quality and in great demand.  In 1858 he married Miss
Antonia Krumsick, who was born in Brunswick, Germany, in 1838, and who
came to Franklin County, Mo., in 1853.  To them were born seven child-
ren: George U., John B., Jr., Julius, Ulrich, Anton, Walter and Lillie
M.  Mr. Busch is a Democrat in his political views, and an Ancient 
Member of the Masonic Order and I. O. O. F.  He is a Catholic, and his
wife a Lutheran.

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