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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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Gustave Wohlt, of the Hermann Ferry Company, was born in Gasconade County, Mo., May 31, 1862, and is a son of Henry Wohlt, of Graf’s Island, one and a half miles above Hermann. Gustave Wohlt was educated in the common schools of Hermann, and May 6,1885, was united in marriage to Miss Julia Heckmann, who is a daughter of Henry L. Heckmann, of Hermann, Mo. Mrs. Wohlt was born in Hermann, Gasconade Co., Mo., during the war, August 8, 1864. They had one daughter, Olivia, born April 15, 1886, and died April 25, 1886, and one son, Gilbert (living), born August 27,1887. Mr. Wohlt engaged in his present business in 1883, the firm then consisting of two persons, Gustave and August Wohlt, brothers. The present firm consists of three persons, Gustave Wohlt, August Wohlt and William L. Heckmann. The subject of this sketch is a worthy young citizen of the county, and a member of the E. of P.
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