W. F. Struck has been a resident of Staunton since his birth, which
occurred on the 25th of April, 1885. He is a son of the late Herman and
Henrietta (Demke) Struck, natives of Germany. The father, who was a
miner, emigrated to the United States in his early manhood, locating in
Staunton, where he was subsequently married and both he and his wife
passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Struck were the parents of five children:
Minnie, who is the wife of August Fries, of Staunton; F. H., who is
engaged in the livery business in the same place; Emma, the wife of P.
H. Plouck, of St. Louis, Missouri; W. F., who is our subject; and
Hattie, who is unmarried and keeps house for her brother, our subject.
The public and high schools of Staunton enabled W. F. Struck to
acquire a good, practical education, following which he became
self-supporting. When he was seventeen years of age he entered the mines
in which he worked for several years, after which he bought a livery
stable here. Conducting this business for four years he sold it to his
brother and engaged in the saloon business, and he now owns and operates
the Interurban Bar. He has been financially successful and has acquired
some real estate in Staunton.
Mr. Struck has never married. He
belongs to the Evangelical church of Staunton, in the faith of which he
was reared, and fraternally is identified with the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks of Litchfield. He supports the republican party, but his
interest in political affairs is practically confined to the casting of
a ballot, as he has never been an aspirant to political honors.
Extracted 18 Nov 2018 by Norma Hass from History of Macoupin County, Illinois: Biographical and Pictorial, by Charles A. Walker, published in 1911, Volume 2, pages 618-619.
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