Biographical Sketch of John Holtcamp, 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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John Holtcamp.  The subject of the following sketch is a native of 
Prussia, Germany, born March 2, 1832, where he obtained his early educa-
tion.  In 1844 he came to the United States with his father, Casper
Holtcamp, landing at New Orleans and going directly to St. Louis, where
they remained six months and then came to Lafayette county, where his
father entered land near Concordia.  They were the first emigrants from
Prussia wh located in this county.  John lived with his father two years
and then started out to "paddle his own canoe."  In 1850 he was attacked
by the gold fever, which carried him to California, where he remained
until 1856, engaged in mining, meeting with a moderate degree of success,
and returning with about $1,700, with which he purchased a farm a short
distance south of Concordia, on the edge of Johnson county.  In 1858 he
was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Kolman, a native of Prussia; ten
children were born to them, eight now living: Henry, John, Joseph, James,
William, Lydia, Sarah and Mary.  In 1865 he sold his farm in Johnson
county, and purchased one of 297 acres of first class farm land, located
in this county, one and half miles east of Aullville, where he is still
residing, giving considerable attention to stock raising.  In 1863 he
enlisted in the enrolled Missouri Militia, of Johnson county, Capt. 
Folk's company, 40th regiment, serving eight months.  His father died in
1875, at the advanced age of seventy-two years, and was buried in the
Republican church graveyard.  Mr. Holtcamp's postoffice address is Aull-
ville.

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