Biographical Sketch of William Henry Buttemiller, Franklin County, MO

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

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William Henry Buttemiller is the son of John F. and Anna M. Buttemiller.
The father's name before marriage was Drevel, but, marrying a lady of 
landed estate, took her name, and their five children were born in Ger-
many.  The father was a blacksmith by trade.  In 1839 they set sail for
America, and in the spring of the following year settled on the farm 
upon which William is now residing.  Having borrowed enough money to 
buy eighty acres of wild land, they were obliged to work very hard and 
use great economy in order to keep their home.  From exposure, the 
father died soon after coming here, but the mother lived to a good old
age.  Both were members of the Lutheran Church.  William was born in
Prussia, Germany, and while growing up learned the trade of his father,
but did not follow it long after coming to America.  In 1853 he married
Miss Mary W. Vemmers, who was also born in Germany, about 1832, and who
bore him ten children: Mary E., Anna M., Franz F., Mary F., Herman W.,
Frederick W., Franz A., John F., Margaret L. and William L.  For forty-
seven years our subject has lived in Franklin County, and is a good
farmer and citizen.  He owns 150 acres, all of which he has made by his
own efforts.  He served in the militia during the late war; is not a
strict partisan, but votes for the best man.  He and wife are members
of the Lutheran Church.

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