Biographical Sketch of Herman T. Weirich, Franklin County, Missouri

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

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Herman T. Weirich, a prominent merchant, farmer, stock dealer, notary
public, postmaster, land agent and collector, Spring Bluff, was born in
Mecklenburg, Schwerin, Germany, April 2, 1851 and is the eldest of the
fourteen children of Frederich I. and Louisa (Schrader) Weirich, who
immigrated to the United States in 1859, and settled in Missouri the
following year, two miles east of Union, where the father followed shoe
making.  Herman T. Weirich received a common school education, working
in the summer time and attending school in the winter.  In 1867 he 
accidentally shot himself in the right knee, and was confined to his 
room about three years, when, in 1870, he went to St. Louis, where he
worked at the butcher's trade four years, at the expiration of which
time he returned to Franklin County, rented a small house and with a
stock of goods worth about $300, started in the mercantile trade. Part
of this was loaned him by a true friend, Richard Farvarsen, now decea-
sed, and the balance by another friend, Henry Wellenkamp, to whose kind
assistance Mr. Weirich attributes his early start in business life, re-
ferring to their help with grateful remembrance.  By good management 
and economy, his trade rapidly increased.  He was appointed postmaster
in 1875, and two years later bought of Isaac Young his present site,
then known as Five Points; to this point the postoffice was moved, and
Mr. Weirich was re-appointed postmaster.  The place is now known as
Spring Bluff.  Mr. Weirich is one of the leading merchants of the 
county, and carries a general stock valued at $8,000 and his real es-
tate is worth that much or more, and clear of all debts.  June 21, 1874
he married Martha J., daughter of Daniel Miller, who departed this life
November 3, 1880, leaving two children: Frederich D. and Edward F.; a
daughter, Anna L., having preceded her mother to the grave, and Fred-
erich D. followed January 26, 1883.  January 13, 1881, Mr. Weirich
married Virginia A., daughter of Eli Park, and by this union are two
children, Leonora V. and Gustave E.  Mr. Weirich is a member of no
church, but a supporter of all worthy enterprises.  He is a Republican
in politics, and in 1886 was elected justice of the peace by a large
majority of the people of Boon Township, which position he resigned in
1887.  He is an enterprising citizen and does business on a purely cash
basis.  He is the only Republican that holds a postoffice under the
Democratic administration since the year 1887, for which he is very
thankful to said party.

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