Biographical Sketch of Frank Roedder, Franklin County, Missouri

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

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Frank Roedder, general blacksmith at Detmold, was born in Beaufort, 
Franklin Co., Mo., in 1858.  He attended the public schools until six-
teen years of age, and secured a good education.  He then learned the 
blacksmith's trade, which he has followed with success ever since, now
being one of the most competent and efficient workmen of the county. 
In 1881 and 1882 he worked in St. Louis, and in 1884 opened a shop at
his present stand.  He was married in 1885 to Miss Minnie, daughter of
Henry and Hannah Panhorst, and a native of Franklin County.  To this
marriage was born one child: William.  Our subject through his indus-
try and close application to business has already accumulated consider-
able means.  He is a Republican in his political views, and cast his 
first presidential vote for J. G. Blaine, in 1884.  He is a son of John
F. and Margaret (Rapps) Roedder, natives of Prussia.  The father was
also a blacksmith, and when young came to the United States, where he
worked for some time in New York and Ohio.  He then came to Franklin
County, was married about 1857, and spent the remainder of his life in 
Beaufort, at the anvil.  He was known throughout the county as a man of
good business ability and was universally respected.  He died in 1887.
Mrs. Roedder is still living and is about forty-eight years old.

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