Biographical Sketch of Henry Krog, Franklin County, Missouri

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

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Henry Krog, manufacturer of farm implements, wagons, buggies, and sole
proprietor and manufacturer of Krog's celebrated patent plows, was born 
in Germany, in 1827, and is the son of Charles and Mary (Struve) Krog.
Henry was educated in Germany, and at the age of fifteen began learning
the blacksmith trade, serving three years as an apprentice and seven
years as a journeyman.  In 1850 he married Miss Caroline Krog, a native
of Germany, born in 1828, and the result of this marriage was the birth 
of four children: Ida, Mary, Wilhelmenia and Henry.  In 1852 Mr. Krog
emigrated to America and located in Washington, where he worked as a
journeyman.  In 1853 he engaged in the blacksmith business, and in the
manufacture of farming implements, in partnership with Anton Jasper.
This partnership continued until 1885, with the exception of about
eighteen months during the war.  Since 1885 Mr. Krog has continued the
business on his own responsibility with the assistance of his son,
Henry.  In 1875 Mr. Krog secured a patent on a two-horse plow, which 
has had a good home sale.  He has been in business in this city for
thirty-four years, and is an honest man and a good citizen.  He is a
Republican in politics, was in the Home Guards three months during the
war, and three months in the militia.  He was a member of the town 
council of Washington for two years, a member of the school board for
six years, and is a member of the I. O. O. F.  He and wife are be-
lievers in the Evangelical Church.

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