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George Peter Hafner

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George Peter Hafner

Birth
Bavaria, Germany
Death
22 Jan 1912 (aged 73)
Douglas County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Topaz, Douglas County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Around 1854, to escape the Prussian Army, George stowed away on a ship bound for America. He was discovered halfway across the Atlantic. As the ship docked in New York, he stood on deck holding a locket given to him by his mother. The locket held pictures of his mother and sister. Somehow the locket was dropped into the dirty water of the harbor. Daughters and Granddaughters remember that he often told his family that his mother's last words to him were, "George, don't forget to pray!" Perhaps this is what he did because the locket was later found on shore and today is in the possession of a granddaughter. George arrived in New York with 15 cents in his pocket and spoke no English. Even in later years, a daughter tells that he continued to receive and read a German newspaper. He came to southern Missouri via St. Louis and operated a farm and store on the North Fork River. He was an intelligent, prosperous, well-thought of man, with leadership roles both in the community and the Mt. Ararat Baptist Church.
Around 1854, to escape the Prussian Army, George stowed away on a ship bound for America. He was discovered halfway across the Atlantic. As the ship docked in New York, he stood on deck holding a locket given to him by his mother. The locket held pictures of his mother and sister. Somehow the locket was dropped into the dirty water of the harbor. Daughters and Granddaughters remember that he often told his family that his mother's last words to him were, "George, don't forget to pray!" Perhaps this is what he did because the locket was later found on shore and today is in the possession of a granddaughter. George arrived in New York with 15 cents in his pocket and spoke no English. Even in later years, a daughter tells that he continued to receive and read a German newspaper. He came to southern Missouri via St. Louis and operated a farm and store on the North Fork River. He was an intelligent, prosperous, well-thought of man, with leadership roles both in the community and the Mt. Ararat Baptist Church.

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