A Standard History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin. An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development.

              676 HISTORY OF WAUPACA COUNTY
sin. He assisted his father on the farm and also worked for many seasons in sawmills. Farming, however, was his choice of vocation and after his marriage he embarked in that business and continued to farm in Dupont Township, Waupaca County, until 1908, retiring then in order to assume his present duties as superintendent of the AVaupaca County poor farm in Little Wolf Township. His administration of this office has been so satisfactory that no change has since been made or contemplated.
In 1888 Air. Horn was united in marriage with Miss Minnie Schimke, who is a daughter of Christian Schimke, one of the pioneer settlers of this part of AVisconsin. One son, Edward, was born to Air. and Mrs. Horn and he now has a domestic circle of his own, having married Miss Minnie Borchart. Air, Horn and his family belong to the German Lutheran Church,
In politics Mr, Horn has always given his support to the republican party and has always considered party loyalty a desirable quality of citizenship. During his long period of residence on his farm he took much interest in public matters in Dupont Township, and at times was called on to serve in public offices. For five years he was township assessor and for nine years was chairman of the township board. His service was always acceptable for he was known to be not only efficient but faithful and honest. He belongs to the Farmers Alutual Insurance Company, of which he was secretary for fifteen years.
Fred Klemp. During the sixty odd years the Klemp family have lived within the borders of AVaupaca County a vast amount of enterprise has flowed from their efforts to the upbuilding and general benefit of the community. The Klemps are one of those hard working and thrifty families of German origin who as much as any other one nationality have had the destiny of Wisconsin as an agricultural state in their hands. .Three generations of the Klemps have lived and done their part in Waupaca County, and the late Fred Klemp represented the second gen¬ eration, and some of his children carry on the extensive farming opera¬ tions in which he was engaged in Larrabee Township,
The Klemp family came out of Pomerania, Germany, where Fred Klemp was born about 1842. His parents were William and Caroline Klemp, German farming people, who emigrated to the United States about 1855, settling in Caledonia Township of Waupaca County. Wil¬ liam Klemp acquired forty acres of wild land. He built a log shanty, and with that as his first home undertook to clear away the woods and plant some pioneer crops. Lie developed the farm and lived there the rest of his life. William and Caroline Klemp had five children: Albert, who was a soldier in the German armies before coming to this country, also served through the Civil war as a Union soldier, and is still living, an honored veteran and citizen in Caledonia Township; Gust, Yetta, Fred, and Gottlieb.
The late Fred Klemp was about twelve years of age when brought to the United States. All his education was acciuired in German schools, though he also made it a point to attend night schools in this country,