Biographical Sketch of Henry Frechmann, Gasconade County, Missouri

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

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Henry Frechmann, a farmer of Richland Township, was born in Prussia, in
1815, and is the son of Ferdinand and Gertrude (Kotthoff) Frechmann. 
The father died in Germany, and in 1841 the mother came to the United
States, settled in Mississippi, but later moved to Little Rock, Ark.,
where she died.  Henry received a good common school education, and at
the age of fifteen began as an apprentice at weaving and dyeing, which
he followed until he came to the United States in 1836.  After spending
one year in Philadelphia he moved to Vicksburg, Miss., and was engineer
on the Vicksburg & Jackson Railroad until 1843, when he came to Hermann.
He was married the same year to Miss Margaret Kotthoff, who came to
Mississippi from Germany with her parents about 1840, and afterward
moved to Hermann.  Five children were born to this union: Frank, who is
living in Washington, Mo., engaged in blacksmithing; Tony, at home;
Henry F., Teresa, wife of August Baecker; and Jane, wife of Frank 
Oncken.  Henry lived five years on First Creek, and then came to his
present property, situated ten miles west of Hermann, which consists of
520 acres in the home place, and 240 acres in another tract, all the
result of his own labor and good management.  He has filled the posi-
tion of justice of the peace, and from 1872 until 1878 he served as
county judge of the Ninth District with credit.  He is a Democrat
politically, his first presidential vote was for Gen. Cass, in 1848.
Since his residence in Gasconade County, Mr. Frechmann has followed
agricultural pursuits, and is one of the prominent German citizens of
the county.  His eldest son served in the militia during the war.  Mrs.
Frechmann died in 1877.  The father of Mr. Frechmann was sexton and
teacher of his town for thirty years.  He was a man of intelligence and
ability.

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