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JOHN F. SNIDER, Bellevue; born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1835 ; came to this country in 1836 ; lived in Huntingdon Co., Penn. ; in 1849, came to Dubuque; and settled in Tete des Morts Township, Jackson Co .; farmed until 1864. Enlisted in Company K, 2d I. V. I .; honorably discharged in 1865 ; returned to Bellevue, and engaged in teaming for five years. Was elected Marshal of the city ; has held various offices since old enough to hold office. Married, in 1859, in Dubuque, Caroline Etting; have four children-Alexander, George, Elma and Mena, the oldest now Mrs. Yager, of Tete des Morts Township, Jackson Co.
JOHN SPORING, farmer, Sec. 8 ; P. O. Bellevue ; born April 15, 1830, in Hanover, Germany. In 1872, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns 120 acres of land. Married Anna Runga iu 1860; she was born in 1839, in Hanover, Germany ; have seven children, six sons and one daughter.
THEO. STAMPFER, firm of Stampfer & Young, hardware, Bellevue ; he was born Dec. 26, 1833, in Prussia; in 1856, he came to Peoria, Ill .; thence to Galena, where he worked at the watchmakiog and jewelry business till 1861, then went to Pike's Peak; in 1863, to Montana, and always engaged in the manufacturing of jewelry ; in 1870, he came to Bellevue ; continued this business until 1876, when he commenced his present business. Married Anna M. Young in 1870 ; she is a uative of Germany.
ADAM STRASSER, dealer in lumber and manages planing-mill ; P. O. Bellevue; born in Wurtemberg, Germany, June 25, 1821; came to this country in May, 1848 ; settled in Dubuque and remained there one year and a half, then returned to Europe ; three months after coming to Galena, went to Dubuque; March 18, 1852, started for California, where he remained until Dec. 24, 1860 ; returned to Dubuque, and, in August, came to Bellevue and engaged in lumber and planing-mill, firm of Strasser & Sletch. He has been School Director and also Township Trustee. His wife was born in Jo Daviess Co., Ill., Sept. 27, 1842 ; her name was Catharine Biller ; married in 1862, at Galena ; they have five children, one boy and four girls.
JOHN STUART, dealer in flour and feed, Bellevue; was born in New York ; resided in different parts of that State and Michigan ; came to Illinois in 1835 ; engaged in the business of clock-peddling through the southern counties of the State. Was married at Lebanon, St. Clair Co., Sept. 6, 1838; kept the village tavern that Charles Dickens mentions in American Notes as being worthy the name of a first-class English alehouse ; sold the hotel and worked as a millwright in several mills; his family
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remained in Lebanon until March 25, 1857, when his wife died. He married his- second wife March 15, 1859, and removed to St. Louis; remained there until May, 1861, then moved to Bellevue, where he expects to pass the remainder of his life.
JOHN T. SUBLETT, deceased; he was born Nov. 8, 1806, in Ken- tucky; died Jan. 2, 1853; in 1827, he came to Galena, Ill .; in 1836, he came to Bellevue, where he remained till the time of his death. He and John D. Bell built the first saw-mill in Bellevue, where now stands Kilborn & Co.'s grist-mill ; afterward sold it to Capt. Potter ; they bought the land where Bellevue now stands; used it for farming purposes ; afterward sold it out in town lots. He married Mary J. Smith in 1841; she was born in Wilmington, Del., in 1814; they had three children, two living -George W. and Zachary T .; lost one-John V.
HENRY TIBBI, retired farmer, Bellevue; a cooper by trade ; came to New Orleans, La., in the year 1856. Married Mary Conrade, of St. Louis; her age was 27 years. Has held the office of School Director one year. They have six chil- dren-Henry (now living on a farm in Wabash, Minn.), Maggie, Mathias, Kate and Mary (living at home) and Susan.
CAPT. W. A. WARREN, insurance and real estate, Bellevue; born in Fayette Co., Ky., Aug. 23, 1812; went to Callaway Co., Mo., in 1826 ; enlisted in a cavalry company, Capt. John Jameson, in 1831, for the Black Hawk war ; was mus- tered out of service in the winter of 1833, at Galena, Ill .; resided in Bellevue since 1836. Was Sheriff of the county seven years; he executed the first man in the Territory by legal order of the Court; he has held the office of Justice of the Peace for twenty-five years most of the time; member of the Constitutional Convention of 1857 and 1858; served in the Union army from April, 1862, until September, 1865, as Quartermaster ; handled millions of money, receiving a receipt in full from the Government. Is now living with third wife; has three children living-Thomas B. Warren, residence in Idaho.
TOM B. WARREN, Terminus, Idaho ; son of Capt. W. W. Warren, of Bellevue, Iowa ; proprietor of U. S. Stage Line to all parts of the Territory, and Post- master at Terminus.
J. W. WEEK, proprietor of the Central House, Front street, Bellevue. Mr. W. was born in Cologne, Prussia, July 11, 1842, and came to America July 28, 1849 ;settled near West Greenville, Wis., and engaged in farming until 1865; came to Bellevue the same year, and has been in the hotel business since; has been two years Township Trustee, and member City Council one year. His wife was born in Hess- Darmstadt, in 1841 ; came to this country in 1851, and settled in Saukville, Wis .; they were married at Saukville Oct. 16, 1862; had nine children-Lena, Willie, Annie, Jennie, Millie, Josiah (died May 9, 1867), George (died Nov. 5, 1874), Annie Liz- zie (born Aug. 5, 1867, died Nov. 5, 1868), and an infant daughter (born Sept. 8, 1878).
ANTONE WEINSCHENK, firm of Kegler & Weinschenk, general dealers in farming implements, sewing machines and attachments, also auctioneer, Belle- vue; born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1844; emigrated to America in 1852; came to Jackson Co. and engaged in farming until 1861, when he enlisted in the 5th I. V. I. at Bellevue, and served until Nov. 24, 1863, when he was captured at the battle of Missionary Ridge, Ga., and taken to Belle Island ; transferred to Scott Prison, Rich- mond, Va., thence to Andersonville, from which he made his escape the night of Sept. 9, 1864; honorably discharged at Davenport Oct. 29, 1864. He married at Bellevue, Feb. 28, 1870, Miss Mary A. Budde, who was born at Galena, Ill., Aug. 17, 1851 ; they have five children-Irving, Lizzie, Wally A., Lulu and Mamie ; Maggie died Jan. 8, 1873.
CHRISTIAN WEYHGANDT, blacksmith and -proprietor of machine- shop, Bellevue ; he has been engaged in the present business six years ; born in Wur- temberg, Germany, in 1848 ; came to America March 4, 1864, and located in North Boston, Erie Co., N. Y. ; worked as a journeyman three and a half years ; then traveled, finally settling in Jackson Co., Perry Township, and, Jan. 1, 1847, came to Bellevne
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and engaged in the present business. His wife was born in Tete des Morts Township in 1852, and is the daughter of J. Sherbon, a farmer in Tete des Morts Township; was married at Andrew March 3, 1874, and has three children-Louisa, Johnnie and George. THEODORE WILMING; P. O. Bellevue; born in Hanover in 1837 ; came to America in 1865; settled at Spruce Creek ; rented a farm and afterward removed to Richland Township and remained there three years, then came to Jackson Co. and bought 120 acres of Mr. Coppas in Sec. 29. Wife was born in Hanover ; came to America in 1837; they have seven children-Annie, Mary, Johnnie, George, Hermon, Theodore and Kittie. Democrat ; in religion, Catholic.
W. W. WILSON, proprietor of Bellevue Foundry and Machine-Shops, Sec- ond street, near the Union Depot, Bellevue; born in Jackson Co. Aug. 4, 1857 ; son of William Wilson, one of Bellevue's old settlers, who was killed by . a threshing machine Aug. 20, 1877, leaving four children-Wilson W., Aga (now Mrs. C. C. Dias), John G. and Lida (now. Mrs. A. J. Dorchester).
WILLIAM WOLFENDEN, of the firm of Wolfenden & Son, manu- facturers of stoneware and pottery, Second street, Bellevue; born at Oldham, Lan- cashire, England, in 1826; came to America in 1843; settled in New Jersey ; remained there three years ; removed to Lowell, Mass., and remained but a short time ; went to Pittsburgh, Nashville and Detroit ; there he learned the brickmason's trade ; moved several times, finally settling in Bellevue, and engaged in the present business. Married Catharine Prandey, a native of Ireland, and have four children-William ( the junior member of the firm), Charles, Thomas and Daisy.
ANDREW WOODS, banker, Bellevue ; he was born in September, 1821, in Grafton Co., N. H. In 1845, he came to Bellevue ; first engaged in school-teaching and surveying, then general merchandise, till 1870, when he commenced the banking business. He owns 160 acres of land in Perry Township, also property in town ; has been Clerk for the County Commissioners, Deputy County Surveyor, member of the Town Board; has been for seventeen years Secretary of the School Board. Married Loretta Hoyt in December, 1851 ; she was born in Vermont. Had three children, two living-Mary Belle, now Mrs. Buckley, of Cedar Rapids, and Frank A .; lost William C. in 1856, aged 3 years.
D. A. WYNKOOP, attorney, Bellevue; born in 1840, in Chemung Co., N. Y. ; when a child, moved with his parents to Waukegan, thence to Stark Co., Ill. In 1855, came to Bellevue ; he commenced reading law in 1859, with Booth & Graham ; graduated in 1861 ; he has been in constant practice since ; he has the largest practice in this county, and excels as a criminal lawyer. Married Anna E. Coulehan in 1863; she was born in Virginia. Have one daughter, Minnie V., aged 11 years ; lost Lulu M. in 1866, aged 2 years.
WILLIAM T. WYNKOOP, deceased ; was born in Chemung Co., N. Y., May 25, 1817, and died at his residence in Bellevue Jan. 30, 1870; he was edu- cated at Geneva College, N. Y .; after leaving college, he came to Galena, Ill., where he commenced the study of law. In 1844, he came to Bellevue, and assisted James F. Trott (now of Niagara Falls, N. Y.) in his business-merchandising. In 1846, he, with D. F. Watkins, commenced a general merchandise business, and for more than twenty years carried on a very extensive and prosperous business, and was much esteemed by all who knew him. In 1849, he married Miss Sarah J., daughter of the late Hon. J. B. Booth, late Judge of the Seventh Judicial District of Iowa, who died Feb. 18, 1869. They had six children, three sons and three daughters. He was an Elder in the Pres- byterian Church, and had been a member since 1851 ; he was thrown from a sleigh near his residence, and survived only twenty-eight hours after the accident.
BARNARD YAGER, farmer ; P. O. Bellevue; born in Baden Baden, Germany, in 1852; came to this country in December, 1860, and lived with his unele, Fred Yager, in Tete des Morts Township, until he died, in January, 1861. Barnard moved to Spruce Creek in March, 1861 ; settled in Bellevue Township in 1869, and has 112 acres in Section 7. Married, March 22, 1867, Miss Bleger, a daughter of Henry Bleger, of Tete des Morts, and have one child-Ben William.
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WILHELM YAGER, farmer ; P. O. Bellevue ; resides on 100 acres of well-tilled land, located in the valley of Mill Creek. He was born in Baden Baden, Germany. Jan. 10, 1840; came to this country Jan. 1, 1868; went to Galena, and remained abont eleven years, engaged in farming, then came to Bellevue and bought a farm. In the old country he was in the regular army, under the command of Prince Carl. He was married, in 1867, at Baden Baden, to Miss Afficadar Saunders, who will be 41 years old on Feb. 11. They have seven children-Richard, Frank, Willie, Emma, Berdorf, Lena and Carrie.
GEORGE YOUNG, of the firm of Stampfer & Young, hardware, Front street, Bellevue ; born in 1838, in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. In 1856, moved to Galena ; in 1858, came to Bellevue; in the winter of 1860, he went to Corinth, Miss., then returned to Bellevue, and enlisted in 1861, Co. I, 5th I. V. I. ; served three years and two months and was honorably discharged ; participated in the battles of Inka, Corinth, Champion Hill, Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain and others; was employed by the Gov- ernment from 1864 to 1865, as a carpenter, at Nashville; afterward at Huntsville, till the end of the war ; then employed by the Memphis & Charleston Railroad till 1868, when he returned to Bellevne, worked at his trade till 1874, when he commenced bis present business. Is a member of the Order of United Workmen, Harngari, Turners' Society, Masons, Fire Company and Music Band. Married Miss C. Hassig in 1868; she was born in Germany. Have four children, two sons and two daughters.
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CHARLES BAUSCH, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Bellevne ; born in Nassau, Germany, in 1821 ; came to America in 1847; settled in Jackson Co. in 1848 ; entered forty acres, and now has 640. First wife was Angusta Kimbell, a sister of Richard Kimbell, of Bellevue; was born in Germany, in 1820; came to America in 1847; mar- ried in 1848 ; they had seven children-Charles, Berta, John, Mena, Catherine, Lonisa and Emeline. Mrs. Bausch died Ang. 6, 1862. Second wife was Miss Hermes; born in Hanover in 1821 ; came to America in 1861, and married in 1864. Mr. Bansch is a man of public enterprise ; he built the schoolhouse in District No. 5, and has been School Trustee for four years.
JOHN BAUSCH, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Bellevue ; born in Jackson Co. in 1855 ; a son of Charles Bausch. He owns 210 acres. His wife was Alice Yager ; born in Germany, in 1857 ; came to America in 1866. Married at Bellevue in 1876 ; they have one child-Angusta.
FRANK BEIMER, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Bellevne ; born in Westphalia, Prussia, in 1817 ; came to America in 1854, and owns 120 acres ; made all the improve- ments, and has a very fine place. His wife was born at the same place, and married in Germany in 1841 ; they have two children-Mary, now Mrs. Herman Freeman, living at home. and Lena, also at home.
FRED BOLTE, farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. O. Gordon's Ferry ; born in Germany in 1817 ; came to America in 1869, to Jackson Co .; bought 168 acres of land. His wife, Miss Senna Haase, was born in Germany in 1818. Married in 1845, in the old country ; they have seven children-Sophia, now Mrs. A. Dufree, residing at Galena ; Henry, at Andrew ; Dedrich, Fred, Louisa, Handre and Chris.
MICHAEL BROWN, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Bellevue ; born in Germany in 1832 ; came to America and settled in Jackson Co .; has 200 acres, earned by his own work. He is proprietor of the ferry known as Smith's Ferry, on the direct road to Galena. His wife, Maria Ternan, was born in Prussia in 1834; came to America at the age of 10 years, and married in Tete des Morts in 1854; they have five children living-Josephine A:, Godfrey G., Isabelle, Lizzie and Henry J. ; was Road Supervisor for thirteen years, and Constable two years.
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FREDRICK DIETZ, Lutheran minister, Sec. 8; P. O. St. Donatus; born in Bavaria in 1818 ; came to America in 1853 ; he studied in Nuremberg, Bava- ria, came to this country and was licensed to preach at Ft. Wayne, Ind .; has been resi- dent Pastor of this church at St. Donatus for fifteen years ; his wife, Barbara Margaret Miller, was born in Bavaria in 1823; came to America in 1855. Married in Ft. Wayne, Ind., in 1855 ; they have three children-Daniel, Kunigunde and Fredrick.
LOUIS EFFERDING, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Bellevue ; he was born Dec. 16, 1846, in Tete des Morts Township; his parents were among the earliest settlers in the township ; his mother still lives at the old homestead ; he owns eighty acres of land. He married Mary Yeager April 15, 1869 ; she was also born in Tete des Morts Township.
F. ETTING, farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. O. Gordon's Ferry ; he was horn March 12, 1812, in Hanover, Germany ; in 1832, he came to Pennsylvania ; in 1837, he came to his present farm ; he owns 490 acres of land ; 400 of this he entered. He married Christina Hoober in 1839; she was born July 7, 1819, in Germany ; died May 16, 1879; had seven children-Caroline, now Mrs. Schneider, Mena, George, Catharine, Fred, Sarah and Albert.
NICHOLAS FLAMMING, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. St. Donatus; born May 10, 1835, in Germany ; in 1855, he came to Davenport ; in 1858, to St. Louis, Mo .; in 1861, he removed to Jackson Co .; he owns 310 acres of land. Married Mary Neimann in 1866; she was born in 1845, in Bellevue Township ; they have five children, four sons and one daughter.
DEIDRICK FELDERMANN, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. St. Donatus ; born April 7, 1847, in Hanover ; in 1857, came to Jackson Co .; owns 137 acres of land. Married Mena Shoak in 1872 ; she was born in 1854, in Germany ; have two children -John and Henry.
HENRY FELDERMANN, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. St. Donatus; born in January, 1840, in Hanover; in 1857, came to Jackson Co .; owns 160 acres of land. Married Mary Beckman in 1869; she was born in 1844, in Hanover ; have three children-John, Deidrick and Henry.
HERMAN FELDERMANN, farmer. Sec. 14; P. O. St. Donatus ; born June 6, 1825, in Hanover, Germany ; in 1845, he came with his parents to Baltimore, thence to Cincinnati ; in 1847, came to Jackson Co .; he owns 840 acres of land .. Mar- ried Regina Huber in 1850; she was born in Germany; at the age of 7 years, she came to America with her parents; they have six children-John L., Anna, William H., George H., Mena and Henry.
J. H. FELDERMANN, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. St. Donatus ; born Jan. 16, 1820, in Hanover. Germany ; in 1845, he came to Baltimore; the following year, he re- moved to Jackson Co .; he owns 420 acres of land ; 160 of this he entered. Married Mary Meyer in November, 1855; she was born in November, 1839, in Tete des Morts Township ; her parents came to Jackson Co. in 1839; her father was killed in 1840 by a falling tree, while he was making rails ; they have nine children-Anna Louisa (now Mrs Feldermann), John, Henry, Anna Rosena, Herman, Anna Mary, Albert, Amelia Matilda and August.
J. D. FELDERMANN, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. St. Donatus ; horn April 8, 1817, in Hanover, Germany; in 1845, came to Baltimore; thence to Cincinnati; in 1846, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns 1,487 acres of land ; he is the largest land owner in the township. He married Sena Wacker in 1849 ; she was born in 1820, in Hanover, Ger- many ; had five children ; three living-Henry, John and Mary.
THEODOR FISCHER, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. St. Donatus; born Jan. 1, 1821, in Prussia ; in 1841, he came to St. Louis; in 1850, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns 160 acres of land. He served about fourteen months in the Mexican war; also about eight months in the late war. Married Caroline Meneke in 1850; she was born in 1826; died in 1877 ; have eight children-Catharine, Anna, Anton, August, Theo, John, Henry and Caroline.
ALBERT FRERICHS, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. St. Donatus; born May 14, 1842, in Tete des Morts Township ; his father came to Jackson Co. in about 1836;
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died in 1853, aged 42 years. He owns 320 acres of land, which was entered by his father. Married Mary Tuckman in 1862; she was born in Chicago; had six children, five living-Henry, Rachel, Lena, Louisa and George; lost Sarah in infancy. Has been Township Treasurer, Director of the School Board, Township Trustee, etc.
MARTIN FRITZ, blacksmith and farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. St. Donatus ; born in Baden Baden, Germany, in 1834; came to America in 1866; worked first in Cincinnati, Ohio, and then came to Jackson Co., and owns thirteen acres at the junc- tion of Dubuque, Bellevue and La Motte roads. His wife, Dora Bookman, was born in Hanover in 1834; came to America in 1865; married in 1870; their children are Freline, Mary and Dora. The wife had two children by a former marriage-John and Berdorf.
FRANK FREWERT, farmer ; Sec. 36; P. O. Bellevue; born Nov. 26, 1826, in Germany ; in 1854, he came to Galena; in 1861, he removed to Jackson Co. He owns sixty-five acres of land. He married Charlotte Kornbask in 1854; she was born in Germany.
W. O. GEAR, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Gordon's Ferry ; born at Galena, Ill., in 1830; resided in Chicago from 1859 to 1875; came to Jackson Co. in 1875; has 300 acres of land, the estate of Capt. H. H. Gear. His wife, Miss Georgia A. Breech, was born in Boston in 1835; came to the West in 1854, and resided at Galena. Mar- ried in 1859; they have three children-Emma L. C., Horace Herbert and Ella Jose- phine. Mr. Gear was with the original surveying party of Gov. Stephens on the Northern Pacific Railroad.
CONRAD GEPFERT, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. St. Donatus; born in September, 1842, in Germany ; in 1853, he came to Jackson Co. He owns 185 acres of land. Married Margaret Feldermann in 1870; she was born in 1855; have four children-Dora, Henry, Mary and George. He enlisted in 1862, in Co. L, 5th I. V. C., served to the end of the war.
NICHOLAS GILLES, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. St. Donatus; born in Luxemburg in 1820, and came to America in 1843; his wife, Elizabeth Stalls, was born in the same place, and married in Germany and came to America in 1863; they own 189 acres of land, and have four children living.
CHARLES HOFFMAN, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. St. Donatus; was born Aug. 27, 1827, in Germany ; in 1846, he came to Jackson Co .; owns 160 acres of land. Married Susan Lux in 1855; she was born in 1835, in Germany ; have ten children, three sons and seven daughters.
DEDRICHT HUNEKE, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. St. Donatus; born in Hanover in 1832; came to America in 1850, and bought 174 acres of land ; his wife was Mrs. Beckey Huneke, the widow of Henry Huneke, was born in Hanover in 1845; came to America in 1850 ; married in 1862; they have six children-Dedricht, Louisa, Henry, John, Mary and Otto. His religion is Lutheran.
DEIDRICK HUNEKE, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Bellevue ; born Jan. 2, 1835, in Brunswick, Germany; in 1853, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns 466 acres of land. Married Anna Feldermann in 1867; she was born in Tete des Morts Town- ship in 1847 ; died in 1873; had four children, two living-Henry G. and Emma A. Second marriage to Caroline Nodorf in 1874; she was born in Missouri ; have three children-Fred A., Albert and Anna.
CARL JANEKE, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Bellevue; was born April 5, 1818, in Germany ; in 1846, he came to New York, and, in 1849, came to Dodge Co., Wis .; in 1869, came to Fayette Co., Ill .; in 1871, he came to his present farm ; he owns fifty-three acres of land. Married Wilhelmina Teska in 1842; she was born in Germany ; have six children, five sons and one daughter.
JOHN JOERGER, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Gordon's Ferry ; born April 3, 1815, in Baden, Germany ; Sept. 28, 1839, he came to New York City ; thence to Utica, N. Y .; in 1840, he came to Ohio ; in 1844, removed to Jackson Co. He owns 270 acres of land, which he entered. Married Adalaide Wilke in 1846; she was born in 1811, in Hanover, Germany; had five children, two living-Louisa (now Mrs. Heim) and John.
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JOHN JOHNSON, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Gordon's Ferry ; born in Ger- many in 1819; came to America in 1854, and settled in Jackson Co .; bought 100 acres of land, and made all the improvements. His wife was Miss Margaret Heillars ; born in Germany in 1823. Married in Germany in 1848; they have four children --- Caroline (now Mrs. Yager), Annie (now Mrs. Cornelius), Lena (now Mrs. John Selzer), and John, Jr.
NICHOLUS KAS, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. St. Donatus; born in Luxem- burg, Germany ; in 1849, came to America; in 1859, to Jackson Co., and now owns 160 acres of land. His wife, Margaret Miner, was born in Luxemburg in 1852; came to America in 1872. Married at St. Donatus in 1874, and have two children-Mary and Josephine.
BERNARD KETTMANN, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Bellevue ; born Oct. 20, 1833, in Hanover, Germany ; in 1854, he came to Jackson Co .; owns 230 acres of land. Married Josephine Musel in 1862; she was born in Germany ; have eight children-Henry, Mary, Barney, Anna, Theo., Joseph, Christine and John.
HENRY KNEIF, farmer, Sec. 28 ; P. O. St. Donatus ; born Sept. 17, 1835. in Hanover, Germany ; in 1859, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns 181 acres of land. Married Margaret Buckmann in September, 1863; she was born April 17, 1840, in Ger- many ; had nine children, eight living-Herman, Mena, John, Henry, Mary, Fred, Elizabeth and Emma ; lost Anna in infancy.
JOHN KOHLENBERG, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Gordon's Ferry ; born, December, 1814, in Bremen, Germany ; he came to Jackson Co. in 1854; he owns 180 acres of land. Married Christina Meyer in 1835; she was born in Germany ; have five children-John H., Henry, Rebecca, Oli and Margaret. John H. served in the late war.
JOHN KRAUS, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. St. Donatus; born in Luxemburg, Germany, in 1830; came to America in 1855, to Jackson Co., and bought 120 acres, and made all the improvements of the most substantial kind. His wife, Miss Susanna Striff, was born in Pevy, France, in 1840 ; came to America in 1839; married at St. Donatus in 1860 ; have three children-Nicholas, Margaret, and Annie. He has held the office of Road Supervisor for two years.
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