Biographical Sketch of Herman H. Beinke, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Herman H. Beinke, contractor, builder, and dealer in all kinds of lum-
ber, sash, doors, blinds, etc., of Washington, is a native of Hanover,
Germany, born in 1840, and the son of John Frederick and Anne Marie
(Bruning) Bienke, natives of Germany, born in 1801 and 1812, respec-
tively.  In 1843 the father immigrated to the United States, and bought
an acre of land in St. Louis for $275, now in the neighborhood of Mull-
anphy and Sixteenth Streets.  He lived there one year, after which he
sold out and bought eighty acres eight miles south of Washington, in
Franklin County, the farm now being owned by Henry Meyer, and here
passed the remainder of his days, dying in 1864.  His wife died in 
1857.  She was the mother of nine children, only six of whom are now
living.  Herman H. was the second child, and was quite small when
brought by his parents to Franklin County.  He was reared and grew to
manhood on his father's farm, and at the age of sixteen learned the
carpenter's trade, working as an apprentice for two years.  In 1859 he
went to St. Louis, and began working as a journeyman, and so continued
until the breaking out of hostilities between the North and South.
Being a strong Union man he enlisted, April 17, 1861, in Company A,
First Regiment Missouri Infantry Volunteers, for three months, comman-
ded by Col. Frank P. Blair; was in several skirmishes, and at the end 
of his enlistment returned home and commenced working in Washington.
In January, 1864, Mr. Beinke and John M. Degen formed a partnership,
and began contracting and building.  This firm lasted nearly two years,
and in October, 1865, they dissolved partnership, and from the last 
named date until the present Mr. Beinke has conducted the business on 
his own responsibility with the exception of about eighteen months,
when his brother, Henry, became his partner, the firm then being Beinke
Bros.  He also keeps a lumber yard, and is one of Washington's most 
substantial business men.  He has erected upward of 150 houses in Wash-
ington and vicinity, furnishes the best material, and is doing an ex-
tensive business.  In January, 1866, he married Miss Mary Charlotte 
Oetker, who was born in Washington, Mo., in 1846, and who is the daugh-
ter of Henry Oetker.  The fruits of this union were six children, four
of whom are living: Amos, Regina, Hilda and Arthur.  Mr. Beinke is a
Republican in politics, a member of the G. A. R., D. O. H., U. T. B.,
and he and wife are members of the Protestant Church.  In 1869 he was
elected a member of the town council, and served ten years.  In 1887
he was again elected, and is a member at the present time.  He has been
treasurer of the same the entire time.  He was also town collector two
terms.

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