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HISTORY OF WAUPACA COUNTY 801 been quite active in local affairs, has served as township clerk, township treasurer, and for four or Rye years was postmaster at Big Falls. Fred W. Kronberg. One of the fine farms of Bear Creek Town¬ ship has been developed out of the wilderuQss by the exertions and enter¬ prise of the Kronberg family. It is now owned by Fred W. Kronberg, one of the younger and more progressive farmers of Waupaca County. It was his father Charles John Kronberg who began the clearing and developing of this place. The father was born in Germany, came to America as a young man, locating at Neenah, Wisconsin, where for • several years he was engaged in farming and teaming. He married Susan Heintermeister, a native of Stockridge, Wisconsin. In 1884 Charles John Kronberg removed to Bear Creek Township of Waupaca County, and acquired the 200 acres in sections 23 and 24 which are now so well known as the Kronberg farm. A very few acres had been cleared when he took possession, and even the clearings had not been ridden of the stumps which proved a serious obstacle to culti^i^tion. Year after year he served on_ the work of clearing and also did general farming and dairying, and prosperity cam.e to him in generous measure. In the spring of 1912 he removed from the farm to Clintonville, where he still resides. He and his family are members of the German Lutheran Church. Charles J. Kronberg and wife had eleven children: Anna, deceased; Henry; Louisk and Mary, deceased; Fred; Ida; Emma; Edward; William and Clara, deceased; and Richard. Fred W. Kronberg, who was born at Neenah, Wisconsin, June 5, 1882, was two years of age when brought to Waupaca County, and his environment from childhood to the present time has been chiefly the farm where he now resides. He attended the public schools of Bear Creek Township, and learned farming by practical experience with his father. For the past five years he has had active membership of the old farm, and now owns 200 acres, employed for general cropping and dairying. Mr. Kronberg is a republican and a member of the German Lutheran Church. In December 21, 1911, he married Miss Minnie Herman. She was born Aiarch 30, 1889, a daughter of Julius and Augusta (Stein¬ bach) Herman. ' The other children in the Herman family were: Edward, Lena, Nora and Benjamin. Mr. and Mrs. Kronberg have one child, Evelyn, born October 31, 1915. William Pomrening^ a native of Caledonia Township, has for a number of years been numbered among the successful farmers and dairymen of Lebanon Township and is providing handsomely for his family and has earned a very influential place in the citizenship of the county. He was born in Caledonia Township June 11, 1875, a son of Charles and Augusta (Pofeil) Pomrening, both of whom were natives of Ger¬ many. Charles Pomrening came to America when a young man about 1866 and a few years later settled in Caledonia Township of Waupaca
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Title | 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. |
Title of work | 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. |
Short title | A Standard History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin |
Author | John M. Ware |
Description | This two-volume work on Waupaca County, Wisconsin, provides a history of the county and the cities and villages of Waupaca, New London, Clintonville, Weyauwega, Iola, Manawa, Marion, Scandinavia, Freemont, Embarrass, Mukwa, Northport, Ogdensburg, and the towns of the county. Volume 2 consists of biographical sketches of residents of the county. |
Place of Publication (Original) | Chicago and New York |
Publisher (Original) | Lewis Publishing Company |
Publication Date (Original) | 1917 |
Language | English |
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Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Waup1917000 |
State | Wisconsin; |
County | Waupaca County; |
Decade | 1630-1639; 1640-1649; 1650-1659; 1660-1669; 1670-1679; 1680-1689; 1750-1759; 1760-1769; 1780-1789; 1790-1799; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; 1910-1919; |
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Title | 801 |
Page Number | 801 |
Title of work | 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. |
Author | John M. Ware |
Publication Date (Original) | 1917 |
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Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Waup1917971 |
Full Text | HISTORY OF WAUPACA COUNTY 801 been quite active in local affairs, has served as township clerk, township treasurer, and for four or Rye years was postmaster at Big Falls. Fred W. Kronberg. One of the fine farms of Bear Creek Town¬ ship has been developed out of the wilderuQss by the exertions and enter¬ prise of the Kronberg family. It is now owned by Fred W. Kronberg, one of the younger and more progressive farmers of Waupaca County. It was his father Charles John Kronberg who began the clearing and developing of this place. The father was born in Germany, came to America as a young man, locating at Neenah, Wisconsin, where for • several years he was engaged in farming and teaming. He married Susan Heintermeister, a native of Stockridge, Wisconsin. In 1884 Charles John Kronberg removed to Bear Creek Township of Waupaca County, and acquired the 200 acres in sections 23 and 24 which are now so well known as the Kronberg farm. A very few acres had been cleared when he took possession, and even the clearings had not been ridden of the stumps which proved a serious obstacle to culti^i^tion. Year after year he served on_ the work of clearing and also did general farming and dairying, and prosperity cam.e to him in generous measure. In the spring of 1912 he removed from the farm to Clintonville, where he still resides. He and his family are members of the German Lutheran Church. Charles J. Kronberg and wife had eleven children: Anna, deceased; Henry; Louisk and Mary, deceased; Fred; Ida; Emma; Edward; William and Clara, deceased; and Richard. Fred W. Kronberg, who was born at Neenah, Wisconsin, June 5, 1882, was two years of age when brought to Waupaca County, and his environment from childhood to the present time has been chiefly the farm where he now resides. He attended the public schools of Bear Creek Township, and learned farming by practical experience with his father. For the past five years he has had active membership of the old farm, and now owns 200 acres, employed for general cropping and dairying. Mr. Kronberg is a republican and a member of the German Lutheran Church. In December 21, 1911, he married Miss Minnie Herman. She was born Aiarch 30, 1889, a daughter of Julius and Augusta (Stein¬ bach) Herman. ' The other children in the Herman family were: Edward, Lena, Nora and Benjamin. Mr. and Mrs. Kronberg have one child, Evelyn, born October 31, 1915. William Pomrening^ a native of Caledonia Township, has for a number of years been numbered among the successful farmers and dairymen of Lebanon Township and is providing handsomely for his family and has earned a very influential place in the citizenship of the county. He was born in Caledonia Township June 11, 1875, a son of Charles and Augusta (Pofeil) Pomrening, both of whom were natives of Ger¬ many. Charles Pomrening came to America when a young man about 1866 and a few years later settled in Caledonia Township of Waupaca |
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