Biographical Sketch of H. F. Kleinschmidt, 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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Mr. H. F. Kleinschmidt is a native of Missouri, born in St. Louis, on
December 3, 1856.  Was educated in the public schools of St. Louis,
attending both German and English departments.  After leaving school, he
was engaged in a hat and cap store, with H. Knoble, of St. Louis, for 
one year.  He then learned the tinner's trade, which he followed for nine
or ten years.  In August, 1873, he engaged with August Hoevel, a stove 
and tinware dealer, of St. Louis.  In 1878, Mr. Hoevel sold out to L. and
F. Hoevel, with whom Mr. Kleinschmidt remained six months, and then went
to Higginsville, where he and his cousin, H. Kleinschmidt, opened a stove
and tinware store.  He remained there about three months, and then retur-
ned to St. Louis and engaged with the St. Louis Stamping Company.  In
November, 1880, he opened a store at Corder, with a fine stock of stoves
and hardware.  At that time the firm was styled H. Kleinschmidt & Co., 
but in 1881, the partnership was dissolved and Mr. Kleinschmidt is now
sole owner.  October 6, 1880, he married Miss Louise Rosengarn, of St.
Louis.  His parents are natives of Prussia, and came to America in about
1850, coming directly to St. Louis, where they are still living.  His
father is a salesman with R. Sellew & Co.

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