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Simon Boeger, merchant of Bay Post office, was born in Lippe-Detmold, Germany, July 21, 1837, and is the son of Simon Boeger (deceased), who immigrated with his family to the United States in 1855, settled in St. Louis, where Simon, Jr., attended the evening schools, and acquired a good English education. He filled the position of salesman in three different stores in St. Louis, until April, 1862, when he came to Gasconade County, settled at Bay, and engaged in merchandising, marrying Mrs. Charlotte Peters, whose husband, Frank H. Peters (deceased), established in 1855 or 1856 the business, and where he died in 1860. Mr. Boeger carries a full line of everything usually kept in a first class general store, and does an annual business of from $15,000 to $16,000. He owns 1,018 acres of land, and is carrying on farming in connection with merchandising. Besides this, he has two other stores, one at Drake, this county, and the other at Feuersville, Osage County, each of which is doing a large business. Mr. Boeger was married in April, 1862, to Mrs. Charlotte Peters, who bore him, these children: Frederica, August, Louis, Emma and Amanda. Frederica married William Brinkmann, who died in 1887; she has one child, Laura. Mrs. Boeger’s maiden name was Charlotte Peters, and she was the daughter of Jasper Henry Peters (deceased). She was born in Hanover, Germany, and came to the United States in 1851, where she married Francis Peters (no relative), in 1854. To them were born three children, two now living: Henry W. and Emily. Henry married Annie Stoner, a shoe merchant in St. Louis, and has two children: Ella and Edwin. Ella married Henry Fink, a merchant of St. Louis. Mr. Boeger was postmaster at Bay for twenty-five years, but on account of his Republican principles was removed, notwithstanding the fact that the people of all parties remonstrated against his removal by a petition to the department. He is a member of the Evangelical Church, and his wife and children are members of the Presbyterian.