ADOLPHUS BIELE

Adolphus ( or Adolph) emigrated from Germany and settled in rural Missouri.  Data on him and his family members are sprinkled throughout the Biele Records section.  Many of his family members are still living in central Missouri.  I have had correspondence with several of them and they have provided me with additional information.  Thank you.

Adolph was married in 1846 in Franklin county Missouri to Marie Brune.  He is listed on several records as having come from Germany.  (I have yet to determine where in Germany.)  Adolph had at least two children, sons - Henry and August.

Adolph reportedly died in 1856.  An ancestor in Missouri writes "My Aunt Laura remembers hearing that Adolph and his brother (whose name is unknown to me) both died of a very contagious disease and had to be buried very quickly in a remote corner of the farm. The disease was most likely cholera. There are recorded outbreaks in nearby Hermann, Missouri in 1849 and 1854."

In the 1860 census, Henry (age 13) and August (10) are listed as living with Fritz Brune (39) and his family.  Presumably, this is a brother or other relative of Adolph's wife.

In the 1870 census, there are two records, one in Union township of Franklin county Missouri and another in Boeuf township of Franklin county Missouri.  Four people are listed Henry (23), Amele (18), August (21), and Louise (49).  (Amele is likely Henry's wife, though the census data did not distinguish it or the relation of Louise.)

A burial list for Senate Grove Cemetery in Franklin County has the following entries:

provides information on other families related to this family, most notably the Alberswerth family.