Biographical Sketch of Albert Althoff, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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Albert Althoff, editor of Missouri Thalbote, P. O. Concordia; is a native
of Germany, born April 18, 1845.  His early education was secured in the
country of his birth.  In 1866, he came to the United States, locating at
first in Stephenson county, Illinois.  During two years of the time he
lived there he attended college at Cincinnati.  Afterwards he moved to 
St. Charles, Missouri, where he taught school for six years; the length
of his engagement being itself a sufficient index to his ability as a
teacher.  He then came to this county where he resided at Lexington for
three and a half years, engaged in teaching a private school, and in 
editing the Missouri Thalbote, a paper which he took with him upon his
removal to Concordia and of which he is still the editor and proprietor.
In 1870 he was married to Miss Mina Freitag, a native of Germany, by 
which union they have had five children, four of whom are now living:
Albert, Arthur, Paulina and Lydia.  On October 11, 1880, he was appointed
postmaster for Concordia, in which capacity he is still serving with 
credit to himself and the community.  He is a man of energy and enter-
prise, as shown by the multiplicity of his duties, in all of which he
conducts himself with ability.

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