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Gustave Freysleben, who
is successfully engaged in the meat busi-
ness at 209 Reed street is
one of the well known and progressive business
men of Moberly. Mr.
Freysleben began business in this city in 1902.
He came here from San
Diego, Calif., where he had spent 32 years. He
came to Moberly an
absolute stranger and by his straightforward methods
and fair dealings, it was
not long until he had permanently established
himself in the business
affairs of this city and had acquired an extensive
acquaintance.
Mr. Freysleben is a native
of Illinois and a son of Gustave Freys-
leben, who in the prime of
manhood, enlisted for service in the Union
Army during the Civil
War, becoming a member of the 44th Illinois Volun
teer Infantry. He enlisted
as a private and in the course ~of his military
career rose to the rank of
major. During the last few months of the
war, he was severely
wounded and returned to his home in Chicago where
he died shortly afterwards
from the effect of his wounds. His wife died
about a year prior to the
death of her husband. Gustave Freysleben, the
subject of this sketch, and
three other children were left orphans. The
other three children were
Fred, Louis and Elizabeth, whose present
whereabouts are unknown.
Mr. Freysleben has made every effort in
years past to locate his
brothers and sister through newspaper advertis-
ing and other efforts
without avail.
Mr. Freysleben was about
seven years old when his parents died
and when he was about
ten years of age, he began work in a butcher shop
in Chicago at the corner of
12th street and Central avenue. He learned
the butcher business by
hard work and close application to .the business.
Life came to him as a stern
reality at an early age and he obtained a
good practical business
education in the hard school of experience and
there laid the foundation
for his subsequent successful career.
Mr. Freysleben was united
in marriage at San Diego, Calif. in 1901
to Miss Katherine Held.
She is a native of Moberly and a daughter of
the late John Held who
was a well known prioeer citizen of Moberly and
Randolph County.
Mr. Freysleben has a
pleasant home at 807 West Reed street. He
is a member of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks.
He is one of Moberly's substantial citizens. |