Biographical Sketch of Capt. Adolphus Frick, Franklin County, Missouri

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

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Capt. Adolphus Frick, one of the leading farmers and stock raisers of
Lyon Township, is a native of Lahr, Germany, born in 1835, the only 
son of five children born to Jacob and Madeline (Herpst) Frick, who
were born, respectively, in 1800 and 1805, and were married in 1828.
Mr. Frick, a tanner by trade, served for some years as city council-
man, and died in 1857; his widow died in 1883.  Adolphus Frick remain-
ed at home until fifteen years of age, receiving his education at the
college in his native city; he then went to France, where he spent two
years, and in 1854 came to the United States, spending nearly two years
in Cincinnati, Ohio, and subsequently coming to Franklin County.  In
1858 he married Elvina, daughter of John Eberhard and Marie E. Vitt,
natives of Prussia, who came to this country in 1853.  Eight children
have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Frick, viz.: Ida, wife of Samuel Geft, 
of La Salle County, Ill.; Bertha, wife of Charles Goebel; Lillie, wife
of William Meinhart, of Iroquois County, Ill.; Emma, wife of Fred Mein-
hart, of Iroquois County, Ill.; Edward, Amelia, Anna and Oscar.  When
Mr. Frick first came to Franklin he purchased eight acres of his pre-
sent farm, which he has increased to 200 acres, all well improved and
situated in one of the best wheat-growing sections of the county; he
turns his attention principally to stock breeding, having a fine herd
of thoroughbred short horn cattle.  He is also quite largely engaged in
shipping hogs and cattle, and his grain growing is confined mostly to
corn, oats and hay, which are all consumed on the farm.  He ran a gen-
eral store on his farm, which are eight miles southwest of Washington,
from 1856 until 1866, and during that time and since, with the excep-
tion of about one year, has been postmaster of Campbellstown Post
Office.  In 1874 he was appointed notary public, but did not act.  
Since 1886 he has been justice of the peace.  In 1861 he organized 
Company D, of the Franklin County United States Reserve Corps, for 
three months serving as captain, and operated on the Missouri Pacific
Railway.  At the expiration of that service he enlisted in Company I,
Seventeenth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, of which he was also made
captain, and after a short service in Missouri he resigned.  From 1863
until the close of service he commanded Company E, of the Enrolled
Missouri Militia, operating in Franklin County.  In politics, Mr. Frick
is an active Republican, casting his first vote for President to Lincoln.

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