Biographical Sketch of A. H. Breckenkamp, Franklin County, Missouri

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

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A. H. Breckenkamp, member of the firm of Degen, Breckenkamp & Co., of
the Washington Planing and Flouring Mills and lumber yard, also car-
penters and builders of Washington, is a native of Franklin County, 
Mo., born in 1839, and a son of Henry and Mary (Kappelmann) Breckenkamp
both natives of Prussia, born in 1804 and 1805, respectively.  The
father was a carpenter by trade, was married in 1826 and in 1839 came
to America settling in Franklin County, Mo., fourteen miles west of
Union.  He purchased 240 acres and followed agricultural pursuits in
connection with keeping a country store for sixteen years.  He died in
1878.  The mother died in 1876.  Of the eight children born to their
marriage our subject was the sixth.  He was born three days after his
parents settled in Franklin County, and what education he received was
largely due to his own exertions.  In 1861 he engaged in merchandising
in St. Louis, but only continued this for six months.  December 25, 
1862, he married Miss Catherine Kappelmann, a native of Germany, born
in 1842, and who came to the United States when five years of age.  To
Mr. Breckenkamp and wife were born five children; four of them are yet
living: August H., Catherine, Edward and Clara.  After marriage they
settled in Lyon Township and here Mr. Breckenkamp continued tilling 
the soil.  In 1862 he was appointed by the county court as county coll-
ector for two years.  He then engaged in teaching school and followed 
this for nine months, after which he was appointed public administrator
to fill a vacancy.  At the expiration of the term he was elected to the
same position, which he held for eight years, being re-elected four
times.  In 1875 he came to Washington, and in 1880 became a partner in
the first mentioned business.  The lumber yard was not combined until
1881.  In 1867 he was appointed by the Governor as notary public, which
position he now holds.  He is a Republican, and cast his first vote in 
1860.  He was a strong Union man during the war, and was first lieu-
tenant of the home militia.  Mr. Breckenkamp is book-keeper and cashier
of the firm of which he is a partner, and has been since he became a
member.  He, his wife and two of his children are members of the German
Lutheran Church.

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