Biographical Sketch of John Ernst, Franklin County, Missouri

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

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John Ernst, farmer and stock raiser, was born near Buffalo, N. Y., in
1856, and is the son of David and Frederica (Beringer) Ernst, both
natives of Germany, the father born about 1828, and the mother a few
years later.  They were reared in their native country and married
there in 1855.  The same year they came to the United States and lived
near Buffalo, N. Y., for some time, then went to Wisconsin, and from
there, in 1859, to Franklin County, Mo., where they located two miles
west of New Haven, and where they have a good farm.  They are both
living, and have resided on their present farm for nearly thirty years.
Mr. Ernst served for some time in the army in his native country, and 
was in the Missouri Militia during the late war.  About 1875 he made a
trip back to his old home in Germany.  He is a man of industrious 
habits and honest in his dealings.  John was reared at home, and 
obtained a public school education.  He was married in 1880 to Miss
Johannah Rascha, a native of Warren County, and the daughter of Henry
and Hannah Rascha.  To Mr. and Mrs. Ernst were born two children: 
Louisa and William D. G.  Since his marriage our subject has resided 
five miles southeast of New Haven, where he has a fine farm of 180
acres.  Although comparatively a young man, he is already among the
leading farmers of the county.  He, being a Republican in politics, 
cast his first vote for James A. Garfield, in 1880.  He and wife are
members of the Lutheran Church.  Mrs. Ernst lost her parents when 
about eight years old, and then lived with her grandfather, Christ
Bueker, with whom she went on a tour to the old country in 1872.
Since his return Mr. Bueker has resided east of New Haven, where he
has a good farm.

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