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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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William Barner, one of the early settlers and influential citizens of Gasconade County, was born in Prussia, in 1816, and is the son of William and Christine (Bredemeyer) Barner, both natives of Prussia, and both born in the year 1789. The father was a shoemaker by trade, though, after coming to America, he followed farming. They remained in the old country until 1845, when they came to America and settled in Missouri, Franklin County, where both died, he in 1874, and she in 1848. He took an active part in the war against France in 1813. Both parents were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In their family were three sons and three daughters, all of whom were born in Prussia, Germany. William Jr., the second child, also learned the shoe maker’s trade, to which he devoted his time until he came to the United States. In 1843 he married Christine Ohlemeyer, also a native of Prussia, born in 1824, and they too came to America in 1853, locating in Roark Township, on the farm they still own. To their marriage were born nine children, five sons and four daughters, of whom three were born in Germany, and six in Gasconade County. Mr. Barner has farmed since coming to this country, and now owns 133 acres of good land. He and family are members of the Evangelical Church, and he is Republican in his political belief. For thirty-five years he has been a resident of this county, and is accounted a good farmer, and an honest, upright citizen. The Barner family is one long established and well-known in Gasconade County.

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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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