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John Vogel is one of the prosperous farmers residing on the Little Niangua River, in Camden County, Mo. He was born in Germany in 1842, and in 1853 came to America with his parents, Frederick and Elizabeth (Miller) Vogel, who were born in that country in 1810 and 1807, respectively. They settled in Cole County, Mo., where the father followed his trade of tailoring, and reared his family, which consisted of eleven children. Seven are living at the present time, and four of his sons were soldiers in the Union army. At the age of eighteen years John Vogel began life for himself, and entered the Union army, enlisting in 1861, in Company K, Fifth Missouri Cavalry, and received his discharge in July, 1865. He is now a member of the G. A. R., and is a stanch Republican in politics, casting his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1864. He came to Camden County in 1870, and purchased his present fertile valley farm, consisting of 220 acres, 100 of which are under cultivation, and here has since resided with his family. December 26, 1868, he wedded Miss Louisa Arnholdt, who was born in Cole County in 1847, and by her is the father of the following named children: Bertha, Ida, William, Henry, Charles, Peter and George, all of whom attend the Lutheran Church, of which the father and mother are members. Mrs. Vogel’s parents, Christopher and Purlina (Frish) Arnholdt, were born in Germany, and came to America in 1842, locating in Cole County, Mo. They moved to Camden County in 1856, purchasing a good farm on the Little Niangua River. He was engaged in farming and milling until his mill was burned by bushwhackers in 1864, and after the war he located in Jefferson City, Mo., and has since been engaged in the mercantile business, being now a resident of Brazito, Mo.