Biographical Sketch of William Meyersieck, Franklin County, Missouri

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

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William Meyersieck, proprietor of the Union Livery Stable, was born 
three miles south of Union, in Franklin County, Mo., August 21, 1839,
the son of L. L. and Josepha (Anz) Meyersieck, both of whom were na-
tives of Prussia.  They emigrated to the United States in 1832, and
settled in Franklin County, Mo., where the father followed farming.
He died in 1861, and the mother in 1867.  William attained his major-
ity on the farm and secured a fair education in the schools of the
county.  He enlisted in the Federal army in the spring of 1861, being
one of the first to volunteer in Franklin County, under President
Lincoln's call for three months' soldiers.  At the expiration of the
first three months Mr. Meyersieck re-enlisted for three years, being
a member of Company F, Twenty-sixth Regiment of Missouri Infantry. 
He was discharged in the fall of 1862 on account of physical dis-
ability, and returned home.  January 10, 1863 he married Catharine
Hartman, who was born in Prussia.  To this marriage seven children
have been born, five of whom are now living.  Our subject followed
farming until October 1, 1885 when he removed to Union, and at about
the same time took charge of the livery stable.  In the fall of 1877
he was elected public administrator of Franklin County, and held the
office for six years.

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