Biographical Sketch of Samuel H. Schleef, Franklin County, Missouri

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

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Samuel H. Schleef, of the firm of S. H. Schleef & Co., dealers in gen-
eral merchandise, notary public and insurance agent, is a native of
Prussia, born in 1844, the son of J. Fred and Henrietta (Kindervater)
Schleef, also natives of Prussia, born in 1809 and 1810, respectively.
They were married in 1833, and in 1847 came to the United States, lo-
cating first in Warren County, Mo., where the mother died in 1856, and
where the father married Mrs. Mary Hewendick, in 1857.  In 1866 the
father came to Franklin County, Mo., and located three miles south of
New Haven, where he still resides.  He has been a farmer all his life.
Our subject's educational advantages were very meager, as his entire
schooling only amounted to about six months.  He went to St. Louis and
there acted as clerk for different firms for about six years, after
which he went to Holstein where he clerked one year, and then in 1869
he came to New Haven, and clerked about one year.  After that he acted 
as bookkeeper in a flourmill from 1870 to 1872.  He then formed a par-
tnership with Ed. Meloey and L. Grannemann in the mercantile business,
and in 1874 the firm was changed to L. Grannemann & Co., which firm
that of S. H. Schleef & Co. are under the same management, Mr. Granne-
mann having charge of one establishment and Mr. Schleef of the other.
In March, 1871, he married Miss Louisa Pehle, a native of Franklin 
County, Mo., born in 1852, and the daughter of A. and W. Pehle.  To
Mr. Schleef and wife were born seven children, only four now living:
Alice, Oscar, Addie and an infant unnamed.  Mr. Schleef has been a
notary public since 1881, and since about 1882 he has been in the 
insurance business.  He served one year as justice of the peace, and
has also held various city offices.  He is at present a member of the
school board.  In politics he is strictly independent, and cast his 
first presidential vote for Gen. Grant, in 1868.  He is a member of 
the A. O. U. W., and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.

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