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Conrad Weissgerber was born in Hessen Darmstadt, Germany, June 19, 1821, being the son of Adam and Catharine Weissgerber, both natives of Germany. He was a burgomaster and prominent man, both in church and State. He was a soldier under the English Government for sixteen years, and fought in Spain. He died at the age of seventy-two. His mother died in 1841. They had seven children, all of whom grew to maturity, two of whom are living in Germany. Conrad Weissgerber came to this country in the spring of 1847, at the age of twenty-four years. He landed at New Orleans, and worked at cabinet making for about eight years. He then went to Warren County, Mo., where he stayed for two years, and then went to Davenport, Iowa, where he met with great losses, through a cyclone striking the town. He then went to Chicago where he was married on the 26th of July, 1856, to Miss Theresa Doffeller a native also of Germany, by whom he became the father of four children, of whom only one is living, his son George, who is in Baton Rouge, La., engaged in farming. Mr. Weissgerber now moved to Baton Rouge, La., where he, together with his brother Christian opened a confectionery business, but the war breaking out soon after, they went back to Chicago, where Mrs. Weissgerber died in 1864. In 1865 Mr. Weissgerber took for his second wife Miss Emma Kunze, a native of Germany, who came to this country at the age of fifteen. This marriage resulted in the birth of four children of whom three are living: Lena, Otto and Theresa. In 1866 he came to Laclede County, where he followed farming in Hooker Township. He is the owner of a large tract of land, and is one of the representative farmers of the county. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, and is an honest, upright citizen. He moved to Lebanon in 1888 where he now resides.