Biographical Sketch of Henry J. Buhr, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Henry J. Buhr, manufacturer of wagons, carriages, buggies and farming implements and all kinds of repairing at Washington, Mo., was born in Franklin County, Mo., in 1835, and is a son of John H. Buhr and Maria Elizabeth Buhr, born Holtmeyer. The father was born in Hanover, Ger- many, the 18th of December, 1800. His wife was born in Hanover, Ger- many, the 15th of April, 1801, and in 1833 immigrated to America, and settled three miles south of Washington, in Franklin County, Mo. He followed agricultural pursuits, and owned 130 acres of land. His wife died March 26, 1848, and she was the mother of six children, and after her death the father married Miss Katie M. Brunsmann, and she is the mother of seven children. The father died June 26, 1865. Our subject was the third child by the first marriage. He was reared and grew to manhood on the farm, and when twenty years of age, in 1855, commenced to learn the wagon maker's trade. He worked one year in Washington, after which he went to St. Louis, and, after working there one year, returned to Washington and worked for three years longer, and in 1860 worked on the farm, and in St. Louis at his trade in 1861. He estab- lished a shop on his own responsibility, and has since continued at the same trade. He has made on an average about fifteen vehicles per annum, besides doing general repairing. June 1, 1865, he married Miss Katie Placke, a native of Franklin County, Mo., born in 1837. To this marriage were born six children: Josephina M. (Mrs. Gustav Filla), Cecilia A., William F., Agatha M., Henry F. and Vincent F. Politically Mr. Buhr is a Democrat, and he and family are members of the Catholic Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================