My Genealogy Hound

Philip Koeller (deceased) was born in Germany in 1800, grew to manhood there, and married Miss Dorathea Voght, also a native of Germany, born in 1807. While in the old country Mr. Koeller followed the occupation of a butcher and baker. In 1833 he and family came to the United States, settled in Philadelphia, Penn., but later moved to Hermann, where Mr. Koeller followed butchering for some time, and then moved on the farm. He lived to be fifty-five, and she eighty years of age, and both were members of the Evangelical Church. Of the fourteen children born to their marriage, two were born in the old country, and the rest in the United States. August, the next to the youngest child, was born in 1844, on the place where he now lives. He received his education in Hermann, where he attended school until fourteen years of age. In 1861 he went out as Home Guard, then in the Gasconade Reserve Corps, which finally was consolidated into the Fourth Missouri Volunteers, he being in Company E. In 1864 his brother was drafted, but our subject went in his stead, in Company I, Eleventh Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and served in all about thirty-three months, being discharged at Memphis, Tenn. He participated in the battles of Fish River and Spanish Fort. After the war he returned to farming, and in 1867 married Miss Joanna Meyer, a native of this county, born in 1849, who bore him nine children, three sons and six daughters. He is a member of the G. A. R., a Republican in politics, and he and wife are members of the Evangelical Church. Mr. Koeller is a thrifty farmer, and has a fine farm of 200 acres. He has been road overseer for some time.