Biographical Sketch of Gustav G. Frentrop, Jr., Franklin County, MO

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

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Gustav G. Frentrop, Jr., member of the firm of W. L. Shelton & Co.,
dealers in lumber, sash, blinds, doors, mouldings, etc., at New Haven,
Mo., is a native of St. Louis, born January 4, 1862, and is the young-
est but one of a family of five children born to the union of Fred-
erick and Frederica (Schuerkamp) Frentrop, natives of Prussia, who,
prior to their marriage, had emigrated to the United States.  They
were married in St. Louis, and here passed the remainder of their days,
the father dying in 1872, at the age of forty, and the mother in 1867,
at the age of thirty.  The father was a teamster by occupation, and was
twice married.  Our subject came to Cedar Fork, Franklin Co., Mo., and
lived with his grandparents until about thirteen years of age, when his
grandfather died, and he and his brother then took charge of the store
for their grandmother until 1881.  His brother then going into mercan-
tile business at Labaddie, Mo., Gustav G. remained until 1884 with his
grandmother on the farm.  At the latter date he came to New Haven, and
soon found employment with W. L. Shelton, with whom he soon entered 
into partnership, as above stated.  September 9, 1886, he wedded Miss
Julia Brinkman, a native of Washington, Mo., and the daughter of Casper
and Louisa Brinkman, natives of Germany.  Mr. Frentrop is a Republican,
and cast his first presidential vote for J. G. Blaine, in 1884.

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