Henry Broockman

BROOCKMAN, KRAUSE

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Date: 1/31/2019 at 15:40:56

The History of Jackson County, Iowa
Containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., biographical sketches of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, Map of Jackson County, miscellaneous matters, &c … by B.McNally, Published 1879 by Western Historical Company in Chicago, USA, page 623

HENRY BROOCKMAN, cabinet maker and furniture dealer; was born in Germany Sept. 15, 1823; he emigrated to America in 1851; he came to Iowa and lived in Dubuque four years; came to Maquoketa in 1855 and began working at his trade, and has continued in the business since then for twenty-four years, and has built up a good trade. He married Frances Drause, a native of German; they have no childen.