My Genealogy Hound

Henry Schlochtemeyer, teamster, of Washington, Mo., is a son of Frantz and Mary (Mauntel) Schlochtemeyer. The father was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1804, coming to the United States in 1839, and locating in Washington, Franklin Co., Mo., where, in 1844, he married. He followed various kinds of employment, and was a hard working, industrious man. He was among the early German settlers, and was highly esteemed. He died in 1878. His wife was born in 1820 in Hanover, Germany, and came to the United States in 1835. She became the mother of nine children, five of whom are living: Henry, born in Washington, Mo., in 1846; Mary, born in 1851, and is how in a convent at St. Louis; Frederick, born in 1855, and in 1879 married Margaret Glaser, who was born in 1858, in Wisconsin; by this marriage there are two children: Katie and Frederick. The fourth child is Annie, who was born in 1861, and who is the wife of Daniel Kopp; she is the mother of three children: Clara, Anton and Regena. The fifth child is Frances, who was born in 1864, and who is the wife of Theodore Kopp; to this marriage-were born three children: Emma, Guy and Ida. Our subject was reared and grew to manhood in Washington, Mo. He lives with his mother at the old home place. He is a Democrat, and a member of the Catholic Church.