John Peter Huth and his wife were both in Germany and were married in this country, where their last days were spent. Mr. Huth came to the United Sates in 1848 and not long after his arrival in this country joined the rush for the gold fields of California, making the arduous overland trip. He returned in 1852 via Cape Horn and New York City and came to Missouri, locating on a far in Boonville, where after his marriage in 1853 he and his wife lived. There Mr. Huth died May 26, 1896, aged 74 years. His widow died in 1909 and was 79 years of age.92