Biographical Sketch of Herman H. Holtgrewe, 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. Holtgrewe, was born in Hanover, Germany, in the year 1818,
and is the son of Herman H. and Mary E. (Vorwald) Holtgrewe, both of
whom werre also natives of Hanover, Germany, where they grew up, 
married and reared a family of eight children.  In 1842 they came to
the United States, settled in Franklin County the same year, and here
passed the remainder of their days, the father dying at the age of
eighty-six, and the mother at the age of seventy-six.  Our subject
remained with and assisted his parents on the farm until twenty six
years of age, when he went to St. Louis and for eight years worked 
for one man in a stone quarry.  In 1856 he married Mina Pohlmann, a
native of Prussia, who came with her parents to America at an early
day.  To this union were born six children, viz.: Henry, John, Frank,
Mary, Catherine and Liza.  In 1860 Mrs. Holtgrewe died, and the 
following year Mr. Holtgrewe married Miss Julia Moellenbrock, a native
of St. Louis.  Ten children were the result of this union, eight of
whom are now living: Anna, William, Fred, Emma, Lena, Frederica, Char-
ley and Lizzie.  All the family are members of the Evangelical Luther-
an Church.  Mr. Holtgrewe escaped military duty in the old country on
account of being under size, although twenty-two years of age.  After
coming here he served in Company I of the militia, during the war. He
is a Republican in politics, and as a business man has been quite
successful.  He now owns 280 acres of land, and has given his children
$7,000, all of which was made by hard work.

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