Biographical Sketch of William Brackmann, Jefferson County, Missouri

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

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William Brackmann, collector of Jefferson County, was born in St. Louis
in 1850, and is the son of Gottlieb and Helena Brackmann, natives of 
Germany.  While quite young the parents came to St. Louis, where they
were married, remaining until December, 1853, when they removed to 
Jefferson County, locating one miles south of Dittmer's Store, where
they lived for thirty years.  They then sold out and purchased the 
Mattocks' Mill Farm, on Big River, where they still live.  He served in
the militia during the war.  William was reared at home, with about 
sixteen months education in the public schools and a fair German educa-
tion.  He then served an apprenticeship of two years at the carpenter's
trade, which he followed until 1876, after which he engaged in merchan-
dising at Dittmer's Store, and was postmaster for nine years.  He then
removed to High Ridge, where he has a store, a saloon, hotel, etc.; is
also postmaster at High Ridge, and was justice of the peace for four
years while at Dittmer's Store.  In 1886 he was elected collector of
Jefferson County.  Previous to this, in 1874, he married Miss Ernest-
ine, daughter of John G. and Louisa Dahn, natives of Germany, and to
this union were born five children (four now living): Oscar, Ida, Hul-
dah, Arthur (deceased) and Edwin, the first three now being educated in
the English language.  Mr. Brackmann is a Republican in politics, and
cast his first presidential vote for Gen. Grant, in 1872; is a member 
of the Masonic fraternity, also a member of the A. O. U. W., was chris-
tened and confirmed in the Protestant Church, to which he contributes
liberally.

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