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Below is a sample of a family biography included in the Camden County, Missouri History published in 1889 by Goodspeed Publishing Company.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details in 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.

George Arnhold, a prosperous miller and farmer of Camden County, Mo., was born near Frankfort, Prussia, on the 14th of February, 1835, and is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Moore) Arnhold, who were also natives of Prussia, the father being a miller by trade, which occupation he followed the greater part of his life; he was the owner of a mill near Frankfort-on-the-Main. He and wife both died in their native land, having become the parents of eight children, five of whom are living: Christopher, who resides in Cole County, Mo.; John, who manages the old home mill in Germany; Sophia and Dora, who are also in Germany, and George, who is the youngest of the family. He learned the miller's trade with his father, and after attaining the requisite age to enter the German army, concluded to come to America, and took passage at Bremen, and after a forty-four days voyage landed at New York City. Here he remained about five months working at his trade, and then went to Rochester, N Y., thence to Detroit, and afterward to Chicago, then to St. Louis, and finally to Jefferson City, Mo., in 1855. He was in the latter city when the war broke out, and he enlisted in the Home Guards, serving two years and participating in several hard skirmishes. He located on his present farm of 200 acres in 1878, and since that time has made many improvements, and has about half of his farm under cultivation. His grist-mill is located on the Big Niangua, six miles west of Linn Creek and is one of the most extensive in Camden County. In connection with this he operates a saw-mill, farms, and is extensively engaged in raising stock, having met with good success in all these undertakings. He was married in 1859 to Miss Dora Schortt, a native of Germany, by whom he has seven children: August, William, Ameil, Henry, Louisa, Sophia and Clara. Mr. and Mrs. Arnhold are members of the Lutheran Church, and he belongs to the I. O. O. F. lodge.

This family biography is one from 33 pages of biographies included in the History of Camden County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Camden County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

View additional Camden County, Missouri biographies here: Camden County Missouri Genealogy

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