Married ca. 1851, St. Louis co., Mo.,
MARY JANE BALL
father John Ball, founder of Ballwin, Mo.
Father of Adolph
Albert E.
Elizabeth
Frederick John (Fred)
Henry W.
Enest
Julius
Louis
Lorenz
Florence Victoria Doretta [Bopp]
Fred was a prominent Mill Wright, skilled in erecting & fitting out the mills. Both house & waterpowered, that were so essential to early community. To fashion the intricate cogs, moving parts, adjust & temper the grinding mechanism to just the right degree to make good "meal", was a highly skilled art in those days.
Later he only built mills that went into the floor milling business.
For many years the old Camp Spring Mill between 19th and 20th streets on Walnut, where Saint Louis Union Station now stands, was a familiar sight to Saint Louisans in the decades immediately following the Civil War.
Here with business acciciate Charles Kraft, would freguently advertise to the citizens of the city.
"Being fully orgainized is now ready to fill orders to the trade for following favorite brands of flour at the lowest prices. EIKERMANN'S BEST, CAMP SPRING XXX, ROBERT E. LEE, BELLE OF TEXAS, as well as the celebrated CAMP SPRING RYE FLOUR & MEAL, also GRAHAM FLOUR, CRACKED WHEAT, all sorts of mill feed, etc. Families supplied with the above choices brands, delivered free of charge. Orders by mail, promptly attended to."
MARY JANE BALL
father John Ball, founder of Ballwin, Mo.
Father of Adolph
Albert E.
Elizabeth
Frederick John (Fred)
Henry W.
Enest
Julius
Louis
Lorenz
Florence Victoria Doretta [Bopp]
Fred was a prominent Mill Wright, skilled in erecting & fitting out the mills. Both house & waterpowered, that were so essential to early community. To fashion the intricate cogs, moving parts, adjust & temper the grinding mechanism to just the right degree to make good "meal", was a highly skilled art in those days.
Later he only built mills that went into the floor milling business.
For many years the old Camp Spring Mill between 19th and 20th streets on Walnut, where Saint Louis Union Station now stands, was a familiar sight to Saint Louisans in the decades immediately following the Civil War.
Here with business acciciate Charles Kraft, would freguently advertise to the citizens of the city.
"Being fully orgainized is now ready to fill orders to the trade for following favorite brands of flour at the lowest prices. EIKERMANN'S BEST, CAMP SPRING XXX, ROBERT E. LEE, BELLE OF TEXAS, as well as the celebrated CAMP SPRING RYE FLOUR & MEAL, also GRAHAM FLOUR, CRACKED WHEAT, all sorts of mill feed, etc. Families supplied with the above choices brands, delivered free of charge. Orders by mail, promptly attended to."
Married ca. 1851, St. Louis co., Mo.,
MARY JANE BALL
father John Ball, founder of Ballwin, Mo.
Father of Adolph
Albert E.
Elizabeth
Frederick John (Fred)
Henry W.
Enest
Julius
Louis
Lorenz
Florence Victoria Doretta [Bopp]
Fred was a prominent Mill Wright, skilled in erecting & fitting out the mills. Both house & waterpowered, that were so essential to early community. To fashion the intricate cogs, moving parts, adjust & temper the grinding mechanism to just the right degree to make good "meal", was a highly skilled art in those days.
Later he only built mills that went into the floor milling business.
For many years the old Camp Spring Mill between 19th and 20th streets on Walnut, where Saint Louis Union Station now stands, was a familiar sight to Saint Louisans in the decades immediately following the Civil War.
Here with business acciciate Charles Kraft, would freguently advertise to the citizens of the city.
"Being fully orgainized is now ready to fill orders to the trade for following favorite brands of flour at the lowest prices. EIKERMANN'S BEST, CAMP SPRING XXX, ROBERT E. LEE, BELLE OF TEXAS, as well as the celebrated CAMP SPRING RYE FLOUR & MEAL, also GRAHAM FLOUR, CRACKED WHEAT, all sorts of mill feed, etc. Families supplied with the above choices brands, delivered free of charge. Orders by mail, promptly attended to."
MARY JANE BALL
father John Ball, founder of Ballwin, Mo.
Father of Adolph
Albert E.
Elizabeth
Frederick John (Fred)
Henry W.
Enest
Julius
Louis
Lorenz
Florence Victoria Doretta [Bopp]
Fred was a prominent Mill Wright, skilled in erecting & fitting out the mills. Both house & waterpowered, that were so essential to early community. To fashion the intricate cogs, moving parts, adjust & temper the grinding mechanism to just the right degree to make good "meal", was a highly skilled art in those days.
Later he only built mills that went into the floor milling business.
For many years the old Camp Spring Mill between 19th and 20th streets on Walnut, where Saint Louis Union Station now stands, was a familiar sight to Saint Louisans in the decades immediately following the Civil War.
Here with business acciciate Charles Kraft, would freguently advertise to the citizens of the city.
"Being fully orgainized is now ready to fill orders to the trade for following favorite brands of flour at the lowest prices. EIKERMANN'S BEST, CAMP SPRING XXX, ROBERT E. LEE, BELLE OF TEXAS, as well as the celebrated CAMP SPRING RYE FLOUR & MEAL, also GRAHAM FLOUR, CRACKED WHEAT, all sorts of mill feed, etc. Families supplied with the above choices brands, delivered free of charge. Orders by mail, promptly attended to."
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