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Below is a family biography included in The History of Gasconade County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Victor Lauer, farmer and raiser of fine stock, was born in Gasconade County, Mo., in 1849, was reared a farmer boy, and in 1875 married Louise Ruediger, a native of this county, born in 1857, and to them were born four children, two sons and two daughters. Mr. Lauer has made this county his home all his life, and is considered one of the successful business men of the same. While growing up he learned the blacksmith trade, and worked at that for eleven years. He owns 160 acres, and, aside from his farming, has fine breeding stock of all kinds, among which are Norman horses and Holstein cattle. He is a Republican in politics. His parents, Frank and Catherine Lauer, were both natives of Germany, where they remained until their marriage. They then came to America, and were among the early settlers of Gasconade County, where the father followed farming. While in the old country the father was a soldier most of the time. He lived to be seventy-four, and she sixty-three years of age. During the late war he served his adopted Government about three years, and was a much respected citizen.

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This family biography is one of 146 biographies included in The History of Gasconade County, Missouri published in 1888.  For the complete description, click here: Gasconade County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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