BRINKHAUS, F. G., St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


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F. G. BRINKHAUS, GRAND COUTEAU.--Mr. Brinkhaus is a Louisianian by birth,
though his parents, Herman Brinkhaus and Anna M. Koch, were natives of
Prussia, who moved to Louisiana about 1850.  They were married in New Orleans
in 1854.

F, G. Brinkhaus is the eldest of a family of six children.  He began life as a
shoemaker in Grand Coteau, and in this business he has continued until the
present time.  In connection with this he carries a full line of boots and
shoes, and has also a millinery department, which is conducted by his wife.

He was married, in 1879, to Odele Hebert, daughter of Theogene and Julia
(Richard) Hebert.  To them have been born one daughter, Odelia.  Both he and
his wife are members of the Catholic church.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, pp.
6-7.  Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf
Publishing Company.