Biographical Sketch of Dr. Francis William Brinkmann, Gasconade County, 
Missouri

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

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Dr. Francis William Brinkmann, a practicing physician and surgeon of 
Bay Postoffice, Mo., was born in Gasconade County, in 1859, being the
third of ten children born to Francis William and Wilhelmina C. (Geh-
ner) Brinkmann.  The father was born in Prussia in 1820, and about 
1849 came to the United States.  He was married the same year, and 
for some time after coming to Missouri carried produce to St. Louis.
He afterward dealt in stock and real estate.  He spent the latter
part of his life on Third Creek, where he had improved a good farm,
one of the beest in the county.  It contained 700 acres.  He also
built a fine stone dwelling house, which is, without doubt, one of
the most convenient in the county.  His death occurred in 1874, just
after the finishing of his house.  He was an esteemed citizen and
exercised the right of franchise, but was far from being an active
politician.  His widow is still living on the old farm, and is sixty-
eight years of age.  Mr. Brinkmann was one of the founders of the
Presbyterian Church in his neighborhood, and he and wife were con-
sistent members of the same.  Dr. Francis W. Brinkmann was educated 
in the common schools of the county, and attended one year and nine
months at Bryant & Stratton's Business College in St. Louis, graduat-
ing in 1879.  He was intending to fit himself for general business,
but soon after turned his attention to the study of medicine.  In
1882 he graduated from the Homoeopathic Medical College of St. Louis,
Mo.  He practiced one year at Swiss Postoffice and then came to Bay
Postoffice, where he has since had an extensive practice.  He is one
of the first physicians of the county, and his practice extends into
the neighboring counties of Franklin and Osage.  April 20, 1887, he
was married to Mary, daughter of Henry and Charlotte Sunderwirth, 
and by her is the father of one child, Florence L.  The Doctor is a
Republican in politics, and his first presidential vote was cast for
Garfield, in 1880.  He and wife are members of the Presbyterian 
Church, and he is considered one of the first citizens of the county.
Mrs. Brinkmann was born in the county.  Her father is deceased, but
her mother is yet living.

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