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Mr. Warnke of this review was educated in the district schools of Wolf River township and pursued his studies until he was eighteen years of age. From his early childhood to the age of twenty-six he worked for his father in the woods and on the rivers of his native district as a lumberman. When he started out in- dependently he engaged in the creamery business, building a plant of his own in 1893, which he conducted successfully until 1900. In the meantime, however, he had purchased one hundred and sixty-two acres of fine farm land in Fond du Lac township and upon this in 1899 he moved and in the same year began its cultiva- tion. He was successful and his progressive methods and honorable standards brought him rapid prosperity. In 1900 he sold his creamery in order to devote his entire attention to his agricultural pursuits and the abundant harvests which he gathers each year are evidence of his ability and concentrated labor.
On November 26, 1891, Mr. Warnke was married at Wolf River to Miss Ida Dorow, a daughter of Frank and Amelia (Hirsh) Dorow, natives of Germany, who came to Wisconsin and settled in Wolf River about 1856. The father fol- lowed farming and was successful as an agriculturist until his death in 1895. when he was fifty-one years of age. His wife passed away in 1871, when she was twenty-six years of age. To Mr. and Mrs. Warnke have been born ten children :
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Henry, Velda, Nora, Wesley, Milton, Alice, David, Helen, Mildred and one who died in infancy.
In his political belief Mr. Warnke is an independent republican and has served as treasurer of school district No. 3 for six years doing able and efficient work in this capacity. In religious faith he is a Lutheran. His energy, ambition and knowledge have been guided and controlled by his business ability, his keen dis- cernment making the work done in the fields and dairy result in abundant har- vests and good sales in the markets.
MRS. ANNA McCORMICK MEIKLEJOHN.
Mrs. Anna M. Meiklejohn is a resident of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, residing at No. 81 South Park avenue. She is the president of the Fond du Lac Shirt & Overall Company, whose factory is located at Nos. 53 and 55 Forest avenue, with offices at Nos. 22 and 24 East First street. Her birth occurred in the township of Empire, Fond du Lac county. Her paternal grandparents, William and Kathryn (Erwin) McCormick, were natives of Ireland and died in that country when well advanced in years. William McCormick was by occupation a farmer. Unto him and his wife were born two children, Thomas and Mary. The maternal grand- parents of Mrs. Anna M. Meiklejohn were George and Elizabeth (Armstrong) Pogue, who reared four children.
Thomas McCormick, the father of Mrs. Anna M. Meiklejohn was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, and was married in the town of Empire, Fond du Lac county in 1850, to Miss Martha Pogue, a native of County Monaghan. They had emigrated to America in 1849, the year prior to their marriage, and located in the city of Fond du Lac, Mr. McCormick here conducting a bakery business for several years .. Subsequently he closed out his interests in this connection and removed to a farm in the township of Empire, where for a time he devoted his attention to general agricultural pursuits. Later he became the sexton of Rienzi cemetery and remained in that occupation for a period of seventeen years, after which he moved to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where he died January 18, 1901, aged eighty-six years. His wife also passed away at Fond du Lac, her death occurring in 1892, when she had attained the age of seventy-one years. They were the parents of six children, namely: Elizabeth; Robert; Thomas; John; James, deceased ; and Anna, the widow of Andrew Gordon Meiklejohn.
Anna McCormick was reared on her father's farm in Empire township and attended the district schools in the acquirement of an education. On the 12th of April, 1882, she gave her hand in marriage to Andrew Gordon Meiklejohn, who was born on the 24th of September, 1852, his parents being George and Hannah Jane (Cummings) Meiklejohn, natives of New York. Andrew G. Meiklejohn passed away in 1885, at the age of thirty-three years, and is still survived by his widow and one daughter, Martha Hannah, who is now the wife of Albert Whit- temore Kendall. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall reside in Rockford, Illinois, and have one child, Anna Louise.
The Fond du Lac Shirt & Overall Company, of which Mrs. Anna M. Meikle- john is the president, was incorporated in 1896, the charter members comprising seven ladies and one gentleman. The officers of the company at the time of its incorporation were as follows: Mrs. Anna M. Meiklejohn, president; Miss Stella Brown, vice president ; W. W. Collins, secretary and treasurer. This business was organized and started at the time of the closing of the Marshall Field shirt and overall business, which had its factory in Fond du Lac. The closing of the Mar- shall Field factory left many skilled employes out of work and to supply the felt ยท want of employment the Fond du Lac Shirt & Overall Company was organized. This business was first located in the Haber Printing Company's building, where it remained a short time and afterward removed to Western avenue, at which
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place a building was erected for its special use. From its commencement this com- pany has had a prosperous career. After remaining in their building on Western avenue for a period of three years they purchased a building more suited to their convenience and service at their present location-53 and 55 Forest avenue. The company manufactures shirts and overalls and play suits for children and at pres- ent employs a force of one hundred people. The concern was originally incorpor- ated for five thousand dollars and afterward found it necessary to increase its capital stock to fifty thousand dollars. The company was never more successful than at present and has long enjoyed the reputation of being one of the substantial manufacturing institutions of the city. Mrs. Meiklejohn has been the president of this concern during all its business career and its success is a high compliment to her executive ability as well as to her loyalty and devotion in the discharge of the duties devolving upon her as its chief officer.
LOUIS G. ZACHERL.
Louis G. Zacherl needs no introduction to the readers of this volume for he has spent his entire life in Fond du Lac. He was born and reared here, his natal day being October 27, 1862. For a long period he was connected with the business interests of the city as a furniture dealer and undertaker but he now concentrates his energies on the latter line alone.
The family name indicates his German lineage. His parents, George and Magdalena Zacherl, were both natives of Germany and there the father re- mained until fourteen years of age, when he left home and sailed for the new world. For several years he was a resident of New York city and there learned the trade of piano and organ builder, which he followed until he came to Wis- consin. He was one of the early settlers of Fond du Lac, where he established a furniture business and some years later added an undertaking department, conducting the same to the time of his death, which occurred in 1889, when he was sixty-three years of age. His wife survived him for a number of years, passing away in 1900, at the age of seventy-two years. Both were members of the Catholic church. In their family were eight children, three sons and five daughters, six of whom lived to maturity: Hattie, who is the wife of Joseph Ruse of Ishpeming, Michigan; Matilda, the wife of Martin Lohmiller of Fond du Lac; Minnie, the deceased wife of John Buechner, who has also passed away; Rose, the wife of Martin Ryder of San Francisco, California; Louis G .; Sophia, deceased; and two who died in early childhood.
Louis G. Zacherl has been a lifelong resident of Fond du Lac and his educa- tion was acquired in the parochial and public schools and in the business college here. He entered the employ of his father in the furniture and undertaking business and on the father's death became his successor. In 1895 he withdrew from the furniture trade and has since concentrated his energies upon the un- dertaking business, in which he is meeting with success.
On the 24th of May, 1886, Louis G. Zacherl was married to Miss Alice May Marguerite Fitzgerald, who was born in Berlin, Wisconsin, a daughter of Pat- rick and Alice (Flood) Fitzgerald, who were natives of Ireland, the former having been born in County Cork and the latter in Limerick. Her father was a son of Patrick and Julia (Gleason) Fitzgerald, both of whom died in Ireland, the latter when about eighty-five years of age. The mother was a daughter of Henry and Alice Flood. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Fitzgerald, Jr., were early set- tlers in Berlin, Wisconsin, where the former died at the age of sixty-four years and the latter at the age of sixty-three. He was a maker of fine shoes. In their family were five children, three of whom grew to maturity, William, Wal- ter and Alice. Both the father and mother of Mrs. Zacherl had been previously
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married and by his former union Mr. Fitzgerald had a daughter who is still living-Mrs. Annie Allen, the wife of Willard Allen of Sheridan, Wyoming. By her former marriage Mrs. Fitzgerald had a son, Jerry Mclaughlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Zacherl are the parents of two sons: George H., who is in business with his father and who married Elizabeth Kobs, and Archibald L., who is assisting his father. Mr. and Mrs. Zacherl hold membership in the Catholic church and the former belongs to the Catholic Order of Foresters, the Modern Woodmen, the Equitable Fraternal Union, the National Union, the Eagles and the Moose, and of the last named he is treasurer of the lodge at Fond du Lac. He also holds membership in the St. Michaels' Society of St. Mary's Catholic church and is identified with the Maennerchor. He is prom- inent and popular among the German-American citizens and has an equal num- ber of friends among other nationalities and those of American birth. His en- tire life having been spent in Fond du Lac, his fellow townsmen are well ac- quainted with his history and know him to be an upright and honorable busi- ness man and a progressive citizen.
CHARLES M. HUBBARD.
Charles M. Hubbard is the son of a pioneer in Wisconsin and is himself numbered among the early settlers in the state. He has led an active, eventful and useful life, chiefly in the middle west, and has always been identified with progressive farming. He has gained success as a reward for his well directed and intelligent labor and is now living retired after an honorable and worthy career. He was born in Geneseo county, New York, in 1842 and is the son of Ruggles and Mary E. (Bezona) Hubbard. The family has been in America since colonial times, his great-grandfather having been a surgeon in the Revolu- tionary war and his grandfather, Hugh Hubbard, a private soldier in the War of 1812. The father was born in New York, August 6, 1815, and came to Wis- consin in pioneer times, settling in Oakfield township in 1844. Here he took up one hundred and sixty acres of government land which he improved and devel- oped with continuous success until his death, which occurred on February 26, 1891. His wife was born in New York on December 29, 1819, and died in Wisconsin on the 19th of January, 1890. They were the parents of twelve children, Mary J., Charles M., Seth G., Albert A., Ella S., Sarah A., Emma G., Carrie A., Myra E., Myron E., Lela S. and Fred.
Charles Hubbard was only two years of age when he came with his parents to Wisconsin. He was educated in the district schools of Oakfield township, pursuing his studies in winters and working upon his father's farm during the summer months. He supplemented his primary education by a course in the Fond du Lac high school and was still a pupil of that institution when the Civil war broke out. He was drafted about the year 1863 and immediately reported for enlistment but owing to the fact that in his youth he had lost his right eye he was refused enrollment. He later joined a company which was drilling for service in the vicinity of his home, hoping to be accepted as time went on, but his disability always prevented his enlistment. He finally came back to his fa- ther's farm and for two years aided in the operation of the enterprise. At the end of that time he purchased six yoke of oxen and engaged in breaking new ground, but after a year of this activity abandoned it in favor of general farm- ing. He rented one hundred and sixty acres and operated a threshing machine for twelve years. At the end of that time he went to Iowa but was unfortunate enough to begin his farming under very unfavorable conditions. He lost all he possessed and was obliged to sell pork on the hoof for one dollar and sev- enty-five cents per hundred. Oats and barley sold for less than the cost of pro-
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duction, owing to the hard times of the year 1870. Mr. Hubbard eventually abandoned the struggle and went to Nebraska, where he took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres and a timber claim of the same size. He brought his homestead claim to a high state of development in eleven years, trading it at the end of that time for one hundred and sixty acres of farm land in Oak- field township, Wisconsin. He returned home in 1890 and has since been active and successful as a general farmer and stock breeder. He now owns one hun- dred and twenty-five acres, which are improved and cultivated along the most scientific and progressive lines and specializes in the raising of high-grade Guernsey cattle, of which he has a herd of twenty-five head and operates upon his property a model and sanitary dairy, selling its products in the local markets. He keeps thirty hogs, also of good breed. His acres are planted principally in hay, barley, corn and oats and the prices which they command provide an ample income. Since 1908 he has practically retired from active work but is still residing upon his farm.
On November 13, 1867, Mr. Hubbard was united in marriage in Byron to Miss Emma S. Vaughan, a daughter of Daniel C. and Martha (Hart) Vaughan. The parents were natives of England and came to Wisconsin at an early date. They died when Mrs. Hubbard was still a child and she made her home with relatives by the same name in Wisconsin until her marriage. Daniel C. and Martha Vaughan had eight children, Elitha, Martha, Irad, Roxy, Wesley, Sarah, George and Emma. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard are the parents of two children. Minnie S., the elder, is the wife of Samuel A. Rafferty, who follows farming and horse-raising in Oakfield. Roy W. married Mabel King, of Oakfield, by whom he has one child, Neita.
In his political affiliations Mr. Hubbard is a progressive republican and in- telligently and actively interested in public affairs. While he was a resident of Nebraska he served as justice of the peace for three years and during this time performed seven marriage ceremonies. He was a candidate for the state legis- lature but was defeated. He served as a delegate to the State Alliance Associa- tion convention in Nebraska and was assessor in the town of Center, Iowa, for one term. He belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America and the National Fraternal League. He is a devout adherent and a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, with which he has been connected since 1865. In 1872 he was made class leader and superintendent of Sunday school and has held this position for twenty-five years. He is now a teacher of the Bible class in Oakfield and vice president of the Fond du Lac County Sunday School Associa- tion. For four years during his residence in Iowa he was president of the Sunday School Association of Fayette county, that state, and for eight years held a similar position in Nebraska. He was president of the District Sunday School Association for ten years and in all of these positions did able, constructive and valuable work, spreading high doctrines of Christianity and always prac- ticing the faith which he professed. His religion is a vital and important force in his life and makes him a high-minded, honorable and worthy man.
AUGUST F. KROHN.
One of the progressive and substantial agriculturists of Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, is August F. Krohn, who, in his cultivation of two hundred and forty-five acres of land on section 33, Springvale township, is exemplifying the most modern farming principles, and is operating his enterprise along the most scientific lines. He is one of the best known stockmen in the district, and his stables contain some of the finest blooded horses in Wisconsin. He was born in Germany, September 1, 1868, and is a son of William and Wilhelmina (Bor-
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chardt) Krohn, both natives of the fatherland. The father was a farmer by occupation and came to America in 1869 with his family. He located in Mani- towoc county, Wisconsin, where he worked by the month as a laborer for some time. In 1871 he removed to Kewaunee county where he purchased eighty acres of land which he immediately began to improve and develop. He later added eighty acres to his property, and here he is today making his home with his son Herman. He is well known in agricultural circles, and his life has been an in- fluence upon the progress of farming methods in his section. His wife passed away upon the old homestead in Kewaunee county in 1902. To their union were born seven children: August F., our subject; Herman, who is farming with his father on the old homestead in Kewaunee county; Charles, who is engaged in cheese-making in the same section; John, an agriculturist; Henry, who is engaged in farming in Springvale township; Anna, the wife of William Miller, a farmer of Kewaunee county ; and Bertha, who married Albert Miller, a brother of William Miller, and also a farmer of Kewaunee county. The chil- dren who are living in Kewaunee county all have homes near their father's farm.
August F. Krohn was reared at home and attended the district schools in his native section. His early life was identified with the various details connected with the occupation of farming. When he was sixteen years of age he started in life for himself, working upon neighboring farms for wages. He followed this line of activity for seven years and at the end of that time located on the farm where he now resides. His land comprises two hundred and forty-five acres located on section 33, Springvale township, and this he owns in conjunction with his wife. He carries on general farming and stock-raising, and is extensively engaged in the dairy business. He raises and breeds for the Wisconsin markets high-grade Percheron horses, having six blooded mares, one a pure-blooded registered horse and five which are of high-grade stock. His stallion, Man- zanita, is registered in the American stud book. Mr. Krohn carries on farming along the most modern and progressive lines while his dairy business is con- ducted along efficient, systematic and sanitary lines, and forms a valuable source of income to him. He is interested in the growth and development of the sec- tion in which he lives and is indirectly responsible for much of its expansion and progress. He is a stockholder in the Farmers' Elevator Company at Brandon and in a similar organization at Waupun. He is one of the enterprising and public-spirited men of Fond du Lac county, and his conception of his obligations as a citizen is of a high kind.
In the fall of 1891 Mr. Krohn was united in marriage to Miss Viola Randall, a daughter of Guilford G. and Sarah Adeline (Howard) Randall, the former a native of New York state and the latter of English-Jewish descent, although born in the Empire state. Mrs. Krohn's parents were married in Pennsylvania and the father came to Wisconsin in 1850. Here he purchased forty acres of land on section 34, Springvale township, to which he later added two hundred acres. He was a successful and scientific agriculturist for a number of years and died at the home of our subject on March 17, 1905. He and his wife were among the pioneer settlers of Springvale township. Mrs. Krohn was an intel- ligent and cultured woman and took an active interest in the affairs of the Daughters of the Revolution in which she held membership. Representatives of her family have been in almost all the American wars, and her uncle, Frank Howard, was captured in the battle of Chickamauga during the War of the Rebellion and died in Andersonville prison. To Mr. and Mrs. Krohn have been born four children : Mabel, born May 5, 1893, who is a graduate of the Brandon high school in the class of 1912, and is now fitting herself for teaching in the Oshkosh Normal School; Mertie, born March II, 1895, who is a student in the Brandon high school; Arthur, who was born in February, 1897, and died in infancy; and Earl, whose birth occurred on October 4, 1899, and who is attend- ing district school No. 5, Springvale township.
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In his political affiliations Mr. Krohn is a consistent republican and takes an intelligent interest in public affairs. He served for six years as treasurer of school district No. 5, and was for ten years a member of the township board of Springvale township. His official life was distinguished by the same broad ideals of responsibility which have marked his career in all its phases. He and his wife affiliate with the Methodist Episcopal church of Lodoga, and Mr. Krohn is one of the active members of that organization. He is now serving his third year as treasurer of the church. He is one of the enterprising and sub- stantial citizens of his district and his success has been attained gradually but surely, while his work along lines of expansion and advancement in the interest of the general welfare is easily discernible.
JOHN H. LANDAAL.
John H. Landaal is the senior partner in the firm of Landaal Brothers, who are extensive dealers in all kinds of farm implements. Mr. Landaal was born November 1, 1881, at Alto, Wisconsin, and is a son of Henry and Mary E. (De Groot) Landaal, both of whom were natives of Wisconsin, the father's birth having occurred in 1858 and that of the mother in 1860. The paternal grandfather was John Landaal and the maternal grandparents were John and Lena (Wellhouse) De Groot, who emigrated to America from Holland in 1847. The paternal grandfather and also the maternal grandparent followed farming for a livelihood during their years of active work. To Henry and Mary E. Landaal nine children were born: Maggie, who married Louis Gallor, of Wau- pun; John H., of this review; George J., Harry and Melvin, all residents of Waupun; and Mabel, Charles, Elmer and Clifford, all of whom are at home.
John H. Landaal was reared at home and received his early education in the public schools of Wisconsin. He engaged in farming subsequently and in that line continued until 1902. In that year he engaged in the farm implement business in partnership with Benjamin Klugel, under the firm name of Klugel & Landaal. Later Mr. Klugel disposed of his interest and the business was continued under the firm name of Landaal & Mielke and some time later the name of the firm was changed to Landaal Brothers and the business has since been conducted under that name. The firm of Landaal Brothers is one of the well established and reputable business houses of Waupun and since the begin- ning of the business it has steadily increased in its volume of trade and its reputation has been such as to reflect credit upon the owners of the business.
Mr. Landaal was united in marriage on the 17th of October, 1905, to Miss Alice Loomans, who was born in December, 1881, and they have two children, Marion, six years old, and Sylvia, four years of age, both of whom are attend- ing school. Mr. Landaal is affiliated with the democratic party and he and his wife are members of the Dutch Reformed church. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and is one of the well known and desirable citi- zens of this portion of the state.
WILLIAM J. KAUFMAN.
William J. Kaufman has won an enviable reputation in business circles of his native township and county as the manager of the Oak Center Lumber & Fuel Company. His birth occurred in Oakfield township, this county, on the 28th of February, 1872, his parents being John and Margaret Kaufman. The father, a native of Germany, emigrated to America and came to Wisconsin in
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early manhood, devoting his attention to general agricultural pursuits. His demise occurred in the year 1881, while his wife was called to her final rest in 1908, when fifty-eight years of age. The record of their children is as follows: John, who is the proprietor of a sawmill and lumberyard at Phlox, Wisconsin; Lizzie, the wife of G. F. French, of Oakfield township; Charles, who is a train dispatcher residing in Chicago; Henry, an agriculturist of Oakfield township; and William J., of this review.
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