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CHRISTIAN DEONIER, farmer and stock-raiser, post-office Sarcoxie, was born in Switzerland, March 29, 1843, and immigrated with his parents to America when two years of age, they locating in Highland, Madison county, Ill. Shortly afterward his father returned to the “old country” and engaged in teaching. Our subject was liberally educated in the common schools. At the age of eighteen he commenced to learn the trade of cooper, and continued at that for a time. He then crossed the plains to Colorado, and nine months thereafter returned to the states, locating in Montgomery county, Mo. There he learned wagon-making, and for two years was thus employed. He then moved to Lincoln county, this state, and engaged in farming. In 1875 he returned to Illinois, and farmed until coming here in the fall of 1879. Since then he has made this his home. Mr. Deonier was married in Montgomery county, Mo., Feb. 7, 1868, to Miss Abigail Brown, of Lincoln county. They have six children: William P., born June 13, 1869; Mary Ellen, born Aug. 13, 1870; John F., born Sept. 12, 1872; V. May, born Aug. 12, 1874; Cora E., born June 13, 1877; and Joseph N., born June 12, 1881. Our subject is a member of the Protestant Church, and also belongs to the I. O. O. F. He has a fine farm of 225 acres, well improved, good fences, orchard, etc. Mr. Doenier is a man of good habits, industrious, and enterprising, and he is considered one of the most substantial farmers and stock-raisers in Jasper county.