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Alexander Datwyler, of New Avon township, was born in Switzerland, January 2, 1869. He is a son of Daniel Datwyler, now a retired farmer of Blue Earth county, Minnesota, who came to America in 1890, and his wife Mary (Hofer) Datwyler, who died in 1909 at the age of 70. Alexander Datwyler came to America in 1885 and worked out in Blue Earth county for seven years. Then he bought 80 acres of land in Blue Earth county, where he lived until 1899, when he bought 280 acres in section 22, New Avon township, Redwood county. On this farm he has made many improvements. In 1907 he rebuilt the house and now has a nice comfortable nine-room dwelling equipped with gas lights. Two acres of his land are set out in fruit, three in alfalfa and
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twenty in clover. He raises Shorthorn cattle for dairying pur- poses. He was vice-president of the Farmers' Elevator Company at Rowena and stockholder of the Farmers' Store at Wabasso .. As a citizen who is interested in the welfare of the community, he has served on the township board since 1907 and was director of school district No. 8 for six years. Mr. Datwyler was married January 16, 1892, to Lena Kormann, who was born January 17, 1874, daughter of John Kormann, a farmer of Brown county, who died in 1891, and his wife, Madeline Kormann. Mr. and Mrs. Datwyler have had five children: Ella, wife of Amandus Georgius, a farmer of New Avon township, and the mother of two children, Clifford Theodore and Janette Dorothy; George, who married Minnie Beyer, he and his wife residing with his parents; Inez; Mildred, who died October 15, 1913, at the age of three years, and one who died in infancy.
John Johanneck was born May 16, 1846, in Germany and came to America in 1868, locating in Nicollet county, Minnesota, where he bought 160 acres of land in West Newton township and re- mained there for 22 years. In 1891 he sold this farm and moved to Vail township, where he bought 560 acres of land in section 3. Only 100 acres of this was improved at the time when he took possession. He built a house and barn, planted a grove and en- gaged in general farming. He raised Holstein cattle and special- ized in shipping swine to the market. He died October 26, 1895. He was married in 1868 to Magdelena Radell, born in Germany, February 28, 1848, and this union resulted in the following chil- dren : Mary, now Mrs. Geo. Zitzmann of Vail township; Joseph, a farmer of Vail township; John, a farmer of Red Lake Falls; George, a drayman in Nicollet county ; Barbara, now Mrs. Fred Bauer of Wabasso; Lena, Mrs. P. Schoeb of St. Peter; Frank, a farmer on the old home farm; Charles, carpenter at Redwood Falls; Wencel, farming in Vail township; Rosie, wife of Tony Schueller, a blacksmith in Nicollet; William, Alexander, Anton, all on the old place; and Francis.
George V. Mantel, a prosperous farmer of Vail township, was born September 11, 1866, in Fort Ridgely township, Nicollet county, Minn., son of Valentine and Emaline (Chapman) Mantel. Valentine Mantel was born February 14, 1827, in Germany and came to America in 1847, locating at Dubuque, Iowa, where he worked as a teamster and later moved to Rochester, Minn. In 1854 he homesteaded 160 acres of land on the east line of the pres_ ent city limit of Rochester, which he owned until his death. In 1861 he enlisted at Fort Ridgely and served during the Indian uprising, being honorably discharged after the outbreak. In 1864 he homesteaded 160 acres in section 3, Fort Ridgely township, Nicollet county, and moved there with his family from Rochester, traveling with wagon and a team consisting of a horse and an ox.
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He built a log house, 16 by 16, in which George V. was born, and also built a log barn, 16 by 30, with a hay roof. The roof of the house was made of split log shingles. A shed was put up for the cattle, made of posts and poles with a straw roof. In 1884 he built a two-story frame house, hauling the lumber from St. Peter and New Ulm. He worked the farm with his ox team. He died January 11, 1885. He was married in 1856 to Emaline Chap- man, born in 1840 in New York, who died in 1905. Her parents lived in Chatfield, where her mother died at the age of 96 years. This union resulted in seven children: Lorenz V., a farmer of Cairo township, Renville county ; Elizabeth V., widow of C. Klug- man; George V .; Elsie, wife of J. Moravec, a farmer of Canada ; Arthur T., born October 1, 1870 and died March 6, 1891; May, wife of C. Rose, a plumber of Minneapolis; Emma, born October 4, 1878, and died in 1889. George V. remained at home until his marriage, when he rented a farm in Cairo township, Renville county, and lived there for six years. Then he went to Fort Ridgely township, Nicollet county, and farmed there two years, next coming to Redwood county, where he bought 160 acres in section 35, Vail township. He broke the prairie land, built shacks and then brought his family. In 1898 he built a new house and planted a large grove. As time passed he added necessary build- ings and remodeled the old ones. In 1902 he added forty acres of land in section 26. He was a member of the township board ten years and is a director of the Farmers' Grain and Fuel Company of Wabasso. He is associated with the C. O. F. Mr. Mantel was married April 25, 1890, to Anna Schumack, born January 12, 1870, in Austria. She came to America in 1885, locating in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Mantel have the following children: Mary A., born June 9, 1892, and died March 22, 1912; Elizabeth V., born June 6, 1894, wife of Frank Domer of Vail township; Rosie M., born April 1, 1896, now Mrs. Arthur Noble of Chicago; Anna M., born January 19, 1897; Sofia E., born April 16, 1899; Francis G., born April 18, 1901; Gertrude B., born March 11, 1903; Magdalena, born August 9, 1905; George O., born June 14, 1907; and Stella G., born March 18, 1912.
Christ P. Thorkelsen was born in Schleswig Holstein, July 24, 1857, son of Peter Jessen and Mary Hansen, the father being a native of Denmark. Both parents died in Schleswig. There were three children in the family. Christ P. emigrated from Schleswig Holstein to Denmark, where he secured a position as telegraph operator for the state railroad. After a time he served as corporal in the army and then returned to railroad work, holding the posi- tion of brakeman and later of conductor for 14 years. In 1888 he came to the United States, landing at New York and continu- ing on to Evans, Minn., where he hired out by the year at $1.00 per day. In 1889 he rented a farm of 120 acres in Redwood county.
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He had no money of his own but obtained a loan of $50 on two good watches and also a loan of $30 from two neighbors. With this he bought a team of oxen and enough lumber to build a small shack. The first year he had no crop. In the meanwhile he ยท bought six cows, which furnished the support of the family. After two years Mr. Thorkelsen bought the present home in section 8, Brookville township. Here he secured 80 acres of state land with a small house and barn, paying $500 to the man living there and the balance to the state. In 1891 he increased the size of his farm by purchasing 40 acres more in section 8. In 1900 he built a barn, 28 by 50 feet, a granary 14 by 22, a corn crib and other building" necessary to a farm. A seven-room modern house was erected in 1899, and other improvements have also been made on the prop- erty. Mr. Thorkelsen carries on general farming and raises thoroughbred Jersey cows and Red Poll cattle. He is a stock- holder in the Brookville Creamery and has been its treasurer for the past eight years. He has been a member of the school board of district No. 34 for ten years. Mr. Thorkelsen was married May 6, 1881, to Harriet Kragerup, who was the daughter of Henry Kragerup. Two children were born: Thala, March 23, 1882, and Mamie, January 29, 1885. Thala married William H. Schultz and they reside in Brookville township. Their children are: Lester, Vernon, Glennis and Ivan. The family faith is that of the Danish Lutheran church.
Christ J. Lawrence, one of the leading farmers of Sundown township, was born on his present place March 9, 1877, son of Jacob and Lesa (Bredvold) Lawrence. Jacob Lawrence was born June 29, 1846, and his wife was born February 26, 1843, both na- tives of Norway. He came to America by sailing vessel in 1865, being several weeks on the ocean, and went to Michigan, where he worked in the pineries and in the copper mines. Then he came to Iowa and worked out on a farm. After five years he came to Minnesota in 1871, coming to Sundown township, Redwood county, where he secured a homestead of 80 acres in section 20. It was all wild land and the nearest neighbor was six miles away. He built a board shanty with sod on the outside and began farm- ing with a team of oxen which he drove from Iowa. For five years he lost his crops on account of the grasshoppers. The nearest milling place was at New Ulm. For a time he had to work out and his wife remained at home with the children. After a time conditions improved and he added 80 acres of railroad land to the homestead and built a good modern house and barn. He was one of the organizers of the township and also of the school district. The family church is that of the Norwegian Lutheran church of Sundown, which he helped to organize. Meetings were often held in the houses in the early days before there were any church buildings. Mr. Lawrence was married June 28, 1872, to
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Lesa Bredvold, who came from Norway in 1869 with her father, Lars Larson, and brothers. Her mother, Anna (Jensen) Larson came later. There were five children in the family, Jacob, Lud- wick, Martin, Lesa and Julius. Julius and the mother came in 1873. The family came to Lansing, Iowa, the same year as the Lawrence family did and then moved to Sundown township, where they located a homestead in section 20. Upon coming to . America they changed their name to Bredvold. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence had seven children: Louis, of Wisconsin; Louisa, in Idaho; Christ; Anna Sophia, a teacher; Josephine Lorenza, of Idaho; Jacob, of Canada; Rebecca, now Mrs. Skow of Sundown township. Mr. Lawrence died March 9, 1912. Christ J. Lawrence received his education in the district school and grew to manhood on the farm. He attended the agricultural school and engaged in farming, going to Dakota, where he remained for three years. Then he located on the old homestead, which he has farmed since 1903. He raises good Holstein cattle and other good stock and built the first silo in the township with a capacity of 125 tons. He is a member of the creamery companies. His father was the or- ganizer of the old Sundown creamery and was its president for several years. He was married June 13, 1906, to Anna Skow, born in Sundown township, daughter of Christ Skow. They have had three children, Helen, Elenora, and Lesa who is dead.
Soren Christian Johnson, one of the pioneers of Sundown township, was born May 27, 1859, in Denmark, son of Ole and Christina Jensen, farmers of that country. He was 11 years old when his parents brought him to the United States. He had re- ceived some schooling in Denmark and later attended school in New Ulm and also in Sundown township, where he grew to man- hood on the farm. His first wages were $13 per month. He farmed on his mother's homestead and in 1885 traded 55 acres of it for 80 acres of his present farm in section 32, Sundown town- ship. Forty acres were broken and a small grove set out, but there was no building on the place. He built a frame house and began farming with horse team. He had used oxen on his mother's homestead. He owned one cow and a few chickens. In time he prospered, set out a grove and added 80 acres more land. He was married February 15, 1885, to Marie Jorgeson, born in Denmark December 21, 1858, and came with a brother Rasmus to the United States in 1883. Her mother, Marie Jorgeson, died in Denmark. Her father spent his last days in the United States with his chil- dren. The other children were: Peter, Marie, Stena, Anna and Nels. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have one child, Peter, born January 7, 1882, who farms the home place. He married Minnie Anderson, a daughter of Nels Anderson, of Sundown township. They have three children, Arnold, Mabel and Ronald. The family church is that of the Lutheran church.
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John Goblirsch, a successful farmer of New Avon township, was born in Austria October 20, 1867, son of John and Elizabeth (Buechl) Goblirsch. John Goblirsch, Sr., was a native of Austria and came to America in 1868, located in Nicollet county, Minn., where he engaged in farming and died in 1908 at the age of 73. His wife died in 1908 at the age of 71. John Goblirsch lived at home until 1891 when he bought 160 acres of land in section 3, New Avon township, Redwood county. He built a granary and lived in this during the first year. In 1902 he remodeled the old house into a fine eight-room home, and in 1914 erected a barn, 28 by 48. The farm is now well improved and has been increased to 400 acres. He raises Shorthorn cattle, full-blooded White Berkshire hogs, and Percheron horses. He was chairman of the township board for twelve years, and clerk of school district No. 97 since 1908. He is a director of the Farmers' Elevator Com- pany at Rowena and is affiliated with the C. O. F. Mr. Goblirsch was married November 24, 1891, to Annie Muehlbauer, born January 28, 1871, daughter of Louis Muehlbauer, who died in Austria in 1873, and his wife, Annie Muehlbauer, who died in 1884. Mr. and Mrs. Goblirsch 'have had eight chil, dren: Frank, Henry, Katie, John, Mary, Charles, Louis, and Francisca.
Joseph F. Prokosch, an enterprising farmer of New Avon township, was born in Ottertail county, Minn., April 26, 1878, son of Wenzel Prokosch, a native of Germany and a retired farmer of Pine county, Minn., and his wife, Annie (Springer) Prokosch. Joseph F. remained at home until 21 years of age. The next four years were spent in the meat business in Lamberton and Morgan. Then he worked out on the farms for two years. He next rented a farm in Morgan township for a year and in 1905 bought 240 acres of land in sections 13 and 14, New Avon township, Redwood county, where he now resides. In 1909 he built a barn, 24 by 48, with a 12-foot lean-to and in 1915 a two-story eight-room frame house, 28 by 30, with a full basement and furnace heat. He car- ries on diversified farming. He has been school clerk of district No. 101 for ten years and is a stockholder in the Rowena Farmers' Elevator Company. He is a member of the Catholic church of Clements and of the St. Joseph Society. Mr. Prokosch was elected clerk of New Avon township in the spring of 1916. Mr. Prokosch was united in marriage May 10, 1904, to Rose Schwab, born June 9, 1883, daughter of Michael Schwab, a retired farmer of New Avon township, who now lives with his son George and his wife, Annie (Stengle) Schwab. Mr. and Mrs. Prokosch have three chil- dren, Leo, Margaret and Bernice.
John Anton, an energetic young farmer of New Avon town- ship, was born in Nicollet county, Minn., March 20, 1878, son of Joseph and Katrina (Wallander) Anton. Joseph Anton was born
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in 1848 in Austria and came to America in 1872, locating in Nicol- let county, Minnesota. In 1891 he bought 360 acres of land in sec- tion 34, New Avon township, Redwood county, where he remained until 1907, when he retired and moved to Wabasso. John Anton remained at home until 1907, helping his father, and then, with his three brothers, William, Joseph A. and George, took charge of the farm. There were 920 acres, which were divided between the four boys. John received 240 acres in section 26, where he now lives. He is president of the New Avon Creamery, has been a member of the board of trustees of the Rowena Farmers' Elevator Company for two years, and has served as school director of dis- trict No. 8 since 1907. Fraternally he belongs to the Catholic Order of Foresters. Mr. Anton was married November 23, 1908, to Frances Schottenbauer, who was born September 14, 1886, daughter of John and Annie (Hackert) Schottenbauer. Mr. Schottenbauer came to America from Austria in 1868 and located in Nicollet county. Moving to Redwood county in 1898, he lived in section 13, New Avon township, until 1911, when he retired and took up his residence in Wabasso. Mr. and Mrs. Anton have four children : Mary Bertha, born September 4, 1909; Joseph William, born December 30, 1910; Frank Albert, born March 2, 1911; and Edward Raymond, born March 10, 1915. The family are members of the Catholic church.
Nels H. Haag, a well-known merchant of Lucan, was born April 22, 1860, in Denmark and came to America in 1884, locating in Sleepy Eye, Brown county, Minn., and later moved to Red- wood county, where he worked as a farm hand in Morgan town- ship. In 1887 he bought forty acres in Prairieville township, Brown county, but continued as a farm hand. In 1890 he sold his land and bought 120 acres in section 15, Granite Rock township. It was raw prairie. He built a rude shack and a straw stable. Hay was used for fuel. He broke the land and planted a grove and small orchard. Later he added 80 acres in section 14. In 1894 he built a barn and in 1900 a house. He also made many other im- provements. In 1912 he rented the farm to his youngest son and moved to Lucan, where, in 1914, he engaged in the furniture busi- ness. In 1911 he bought an interest in the elevator at Lucan with his son-in-law, Hans L. Jensen. Mr. Haag has been active in pub- lic affairs, having served as chairman of the township board for two years, assessor for six years, clerk of the board for six years and justice of the peace of the village for two years. Mr. Haag was married November 9, 1879, in Denmark to Mary Nelson, born March 7, 1861, in Denmark, daughter of Nels Paulson, born in 1833, and came to United States in 1894 and died July 13, 1907, and his wife, Carrie (Nelson) Paulson, born in 1823 and died in 1893. Mr. and Mrs. Haag have six children: Peter, Christian, Anna, Carrie, Minnie, and William.
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Hans L. Jensen, manager of the elevator and electric power plant at Lucan, was born March 1, 1881, in Denmark, son of Christ and Mariah (Hansen) Jenson. His father was born August 15, 1858, in Denmark and came to America in 1889, locating in Brown county, Minnesota, where he worked as a farm hand for two years. In 1891 he bought 80 acres of land in section 33, Granite Rock township, Redwood county, and later added 80 acres more. It was all wild prairie land. He broke the land, planted a grove and built a cheap board house and barn. As time passed he im- proved his farm and erected better buildings. In 1902 he built a comfortable one and a half story house. He raises good stock. He was married in Denmark in 1880 to Mariah Hansen, born March 2, 1861, and they have three children : Hans L., Anna, Mrs. Gust Dalmann, of Granite Rock township; and Jens P., who lives on his father's farm. Hans attended the common school and at the age of 18 engaged as a farm hand for Ed Norcutt, Granite Rock town- ship, where he worked for two years. In 1901 he went into the livery and dray business in Clements, Redwood county, for a year. For seven seasons he operated a threshing machine. In 1903 he rented 160 acres in section 13, Granite Rock township, from Peter C. Anderson. He also bought 160 acres of land in section 28, which he later sold at a great profit. After three years he rented 160 acres in section 15 from Nels Haag. In 1907 he became man- ager and buyer for the Sleepy Eye Milling Company, having charge of their elevator at Lucan. In 1911, in partnership with his father-in-law, Nels Haag, he bought the elevator. They have since added the electric power and lighting plant and have in- stalled modern machines for drying and handling the grain. They shipped 271,000 bushels in 1914. In 1913 he bought 320 acres of land in Stutsman county, North Dakota, all improved. The same year he bought 80 acres in the southern half of the northeastern quarter of section 29, Granite Rock township. In 1914 he bought the balance of the northeastern quarter of section 29. He sold a half interest in same to Nels Haag and together they have im- proved the place and built good buildings. Mr. Jensen rents the farm and lives in Lucan, where he owns property. He has served as a member of the township board for four years, of the village board two years, and of the school board. He was married March 2, 1904, to Carrie Haag, born October 28, 1886, in Brown county, Minnesota, daughter of Nels Haag and Mary (Nelson) Haag. Mr. and Mrs. Jensen have the following children : Myrtle, Grace, Mil- ton, Orvile, Milan F. and Floyd.
Henry C. Dittbenner, a rural mail carrier of Lucan, was born May 2, 1873, in Eden township, Brown county, Minnesota, son of John and Caroline (Semondate) Dittbenner. John Dittbenner was born August 15, 1844, in Germany and came to America in 1858 with his father Ludwig. They located in Chicago, his father
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securing work near there as a farm hand, and in 1862 they came to New Ulm. This was just before the Indian outbreak. He bought 160 acres of land adjoining New Ulm limits and broke ground. He made many improvements and built good buildings. He died in 1890. John was 18 years old at the time of the Indian outbreak and bore his share in the defense of New Ulm and Fort Ridgely, having enlisted in and served three years and three months with the army. He was detailed to guard the settlers. He was honorably discharged. Then he rented a farm near New Ulm for two years. In 1867 he homesteaded 160 acres of land in Eden township, Brown county, and built a log house and barn, broke the prairie, planted a grove and later added 40 acres more. In 1887 he built a new house and in 1889 a new barn. He set out two acres of orchard and made many improvements. He carried on general farming and died in 1898. His wife Caroline (Semondate) Dittbenner, was born in 1847 in Germany and came to America in 1858 with her father, Carl Semondate, who later served in the army during the Indian uprising. He took a homestead in North Redwood, Redwood county, and died there in 1885. Mr. Ditt- benner died in 1896. There were twelve children in the family: Alfred, Rosie, Ellorne, Henry, John, Cora, Amanda, Ida, George, Ludwig, Carrie and Arthur. Henry attended the common school until 18 years of age, when he began work as a farm hand. In 1894 he rented his father's farm and in 1896 bought the farm. In 1897 he sold it and moved to Revere, Redwood county, where he bought a house and lot and engaged in the business of selling farm implements. After a year he sold this and bought 160 acres of land in section 18, Granite Rock township. It was all wild prairie land. He broke ground and began making improvements. In time he built a good house and barn, added 80 acres of land and made many other improvements. After living there five years he bought 101 acres in section 21, adjoining the village. He has since increased this farm to 310 acres and built a new house and barn. He has also built other farm buildings, such as granary, engine house, garage and chicken house. He rents his farms. He has carried mail since the route was established. He was married June 15, 1899, to Emma L. Mielke, born March 10, 1881, New Ulm, Minn., daughter of Frederick and Willimena (Schlief) Mielke. Frederick Mielke was born in Germany in 1845 and came to America in 1880 to Wisconsin and later moved to Brown county, where he bought 160 acres of land in Home township and died in 1907. His wife was also a native of Germany and is now living in Eden township, Brown county. They had the following children : Theodore, a farmer in Granite Rock township; Ida, Mrs. Julius Zacke, on the home farm; and Emma L. Mr. and Mrs. Dittbenner have the following children : Elvera, born August 25, 1900; Ver- nan, born April 16, 1905; Agona, born June 3, 1907; and Mildred,
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born October 30, 1910. The family are members of the German Methodist Episcopal church.
Andrew Peter West was born in Sweden June 10, 1855, son of Andrew Johnson and Johanna (Bingelson) Johnson. The par- ents were natives of Sweden and were married in that country. Andrew Johnson, the father, was born in 1830 and came to the United States in 1858, locating in Dahlgren township, Carver county, Minnesota, where he bought 40 acres of land, on which he lived for eight years. Then he sold this and moved to Stevens county, buying 120 acres of timber land in Hancock township. Here he built a log house, which was his residence until his death in 1890. His wife, Johanna, was born in 1841 and died in 1899. They had five children: Anna, wife of Louis Johnson, a retired farmer of Carver county; John, who is farming at home; Andrew P., subject of this sketch; Christena, now Mrs. Ole G. Olson of Gales township; and August, a farmer of Isanti county, Minn. Andrew P. remained on the home farm until he was 27 years of age, when he bought 160 acres of land in section 26, Gales town- ship. Later he added to this 480 acres in sections 36, 25 and 22, Gales township, and 280 acres in sections 29, 18 and 30 in John- sonville township, making 920 acres in all. Starting out with a rude shack and straw barn, he made improvements as rapidly as his means permitted. One of his early labors was to set out a grove. In 1902 he built a fine two-story house and in 1906 a large barn with a stone foundation and hip roof. Other improvements are a machinery shed, granary, chicken house and cattle and hog sheds. Mr. West raises graded Shorthorn cattle. He has served on the township board for six years, and has been director on the local school board six years and treasurer five years. Mr. West was married June, 1881, to Clara Hult, who was born June 25, 1862, in Carver county, Minnesota, daughter of John Hult and his wife, whose maiden name was Betsy Lundblad. John Hult was born in Sweden in 1841 and came to America in 1858, locating in Carver county, Minnesota, where he bought 40 acres of land. In 1877 he sold this property and bought 40 acres in section 30, John- sonville township, Redwood county, where he remained until his death in 1911. His wife was born in Sweden in 1847 and died in 1907. There were four children in the family: August, a farmer of Johnsonville township; Clara, wife of A. P. West; John J., a farmer of Johnsonville; and Anna, now Mrs. Thos. Lidenberg of Gales township. Mr. and Mrs. West's children are: Algert E., John E., Albert, William O., Fredrick J., Flora, Nettie, Emma, Ellen and Mabel. The family are members of the Swedish Luther- an church, of which Mr. West is deacon.
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