Heisserer Genealogy
In The Civil War
John Heisserer enrolled September 10, 1861 at St. Louis as a private in
Co. C, 2nd Reg. Mo. Volunteer Infantry
under the commands of Charles Fueller.
He was promoted to Corporal in June of 1863, and received his
Honorable Discharge on September 24, 1864 due to contracted malarial fever.
He was described
as being 5 ft. 7 inches, fair complextion, brown hair,
and blue eyes.
The Civil War in Arkansas - Corporal John Heisserer
It's A Job
After the Civil War, John established the first mail service between Cape Girardeau and
New Madrid
carrying the mail on horseback taking him a full day. John farmed near Kelso,
Missouri and aided in community work.
He along with other parishioners donated much time
and many hours in order to get St. Augustine Catholic Church
built in 1878. He donated
a statue of St. John to the church.
It's Not The Size of the Wagon...
The bells for St. Augustine Church were shipped by train from St. Louis to Cape Girardeau. John was to haul them on his wagon to Kelso, but to his amazement the bells
were too large for his wagon bed. August Lux was also in Cape that particular day with his wagon and since
his wagon was larger then John's, he had the honor of hauling the bells to the church in Kelso.
More Woes...
On one occasion while returning from Oran, John's horse became frightened,
throwing him
out of his buggy and causing him to break his arm.
Stories and Pictures of his family
Note: The information that I have obtained has either been noted
by my family and by two books
"Pioneer Families of Scott County" and "The History of Scott County, Missouri" both by
Edison Shrum.
For your own copies of these wonderful books - see the Commerce Historical Society
August Heisserer Family August Heisserer Stories
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