Biographical Sketch of Henry Binkhoelter, Gasconade County, Missouri

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

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Henry Binkhoelter, prominently identified with the mercantile interests
of Morrison, and a member of the firm of Binkhoelter & Co., the largest
business firm in Gasconade County, came originally from Westphalia, 
Germany, where he was born June 16, 1848, the third of four children in
the family of his parents, Casper and Sophia (Risse) Binkhoelter, who
immigrated to the United States and located in Gasconade County, in 
1853.  While living in Westphalia the father was a shoemaker, but since
then has been engaged in farming.  His wife, who was born in 1811, died
in 1878.  He is now seventy-seven years of age, and a resident of Gas-
conade County.  Henry remained at the home place until twenty-three
years of age, then settling at Little Berger, Gasconade County, as a
farmer, and remained on same four years, then moved to Berger, Franklin
Co., Mo., where he carried on an extensive business until February, 
1887.  Then he moved to Morrison and formed a partnership with J. H.
Schwarze, under the above mentioned name, an association which has 
proved a lucrative one.  Their stock of goods is worth $15,000, an 
annual business of $30,000 resulting.  They also own the Morrison Wheat
Elevator, and estimate that 200,000 bushels of wheat have passed 
through their hands during the past year.  Mr. Binkhoelter is also the
owner of a wheat elevator at Berger, where he handles about 125,000
bushels yearly.  In 1869 he married Mrs. Louisa Koeller, nee Meyer,
daughter of Fritz Meyer.  She was also born in Germany.  They have one
son and three daughters: Alma, Lydia, Oscar and Clara.  Mr. and Mrs.
Binkhoelter are members of the Lutheran Church.  The former belongs to
Morrison Lodge, No. 390, A. O. U. W.

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