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George H. Buschmann, postmaster and merchant at Owensville, is a native of this (Gasconade) County, born December 13, 1852, being the eldest of ten children (nine living) in the family of his parents, Kasten and Rebecca Buschmann, nee Eitmann, natives of near Bremen, Germany. The father, when a boy of fourteen years of age, immigrated with his parents to America, settling in Gasconade County, where he remained until twenty-one years of age. Following this for several years he carried on a store in St. Louis, but finally returned to his adopted home and engaged in farming. He has become one of the most prominent men in the county, having filled nearly every position within the gift of the people, including those of justice of the peace, collector, sheriff, representative, county and probate judge, and others—sufficient testimonial of his popularity. He is postmaster and notary public at Bay, near which place he now resides upon his farm. Himself and wife are members of the German Evangelical Church. George H. Buschmann remained at home with his father until twenty years of age, receiving the rudiments of a liberal education in the common schools, which he finished at Hermann. During the winter seasons for six years following he taught school, clerking during the summer months, until, in company with a brother-in-law, H. W. Stoenner, he started a store at Bay, also conducting a store at Owensville, where a brother, P. H. Buschmann, was also associated with them. In two years the establishment at Bay was taken charge of by Mr. Stoenner, and two years after that Mr. Buschmann purchased the interest of his partners, and has since been sole proprietor of an establishment doing from $18,000 to $20,000 worth of business yearly. The stock is a general one, and well selected. October 2, 1882, Mr. Buschmann married Emma Colling, daughter of Jacob Colling. She was born near Hermann, and has become the mother of two daughters: Emma and Flora. Mr. Buschmann and wife are members of the Evangelical Church; in politics he is a Democrat.