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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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August Wohlt, of the Hermann Ferry and Packet Company, at Hermann, was born in Gasconade County, Mo., August 8, 1858, and is the son of Henry Wohlt, of this county. August received a fair education in the common schools, and came to Hermann in 1875, where he has been engaged in his present business. Prior to this, however, they built a boat, and now own and run the ferry (steam). They built the “Royal” in 1884, a small steam packet, with which they do a general coasting business on the Missouri and Gasconade Rivers, and are doing well. May 12, 1878, he chose for his companion through life Miss Caroline Spery, daughter of Joseph Spery, of St. Louis, and the result of this union was the birth of two children, both deceased. He never aspires to official positions, and is a hard-working, industrious citizen. He is a member of the Hermann Fire Company, and the Triple Alliance, with headquarters at Troy, Mo.
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