Hermann Heinrich (Henry) Biele - Emigrated from Germany (Prussia at the time) to Missouri, likely in the late 1840s or early 1850s. He spent time in St. Louis, Missouri before settling full time in Gasconade County, Missouri. He became a US citizen and married Wilhelmine Meske in St. Louis in 1856. He died in Gasconade in 1909. Family members include Johann (John), Ernstine, Emilie, Frederich, Alwine, Emielia, and Heinrich (Henry). Many of the family member remained in the area as farmers.