Biographical Sketch of George Arnhold, Camden County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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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 exten-
sively 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.

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