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.

              818 HISTORY OF WAUPACA COUNTY
publican, served as chairman and member of the county board of Dane County about twelve years, and was an active member of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. There were three children: Herman John, Jesse Lee and Bertha Smithbock.
Herman John Severson grew up on a farm in Dane County. He attended the schools at Rockdale and was graduated from the Stoughton Academy and Normal Institute in 1892. He also attended Red Wing Seminary one year. Aside from his experience as a farmer on the home place most of his early career was spent in teaching. He was principal of the London graded school in Dane County, and from there entered the law department of Drake University at Des Moines, Iowa, but finished his law course and graduated from the law department of the University of Wisconsin in 1897. In October of that year he came to Iola and has been in active practice with offices in that Waupaca County town ever since.
In 1900 Mr. Severson organized the State Bank of Iola and has since/ been its president. He is one of the leading republicans in his section of the county, was chairman of the republican county committee in 1904 and 1906, and in 1908 was a delegate to the National Convention at Chicago which nominated William H. Taft. Mr. Severson served as dis¬ trict attorney for two years, in 1908-09. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church at Iola.
On December 17, 1902, he married Miss Anna Olsen Krostue. Mrs. Severson was born at Sheridan, Wisconsin, a daughter of Segur and Thora Krostue, early settlers of Scandinavia in Waupaca County.
Carl Schneidewent is township supervisor of Wyoming Township, is serving his first term in that position, and by his public spirit as well as by the energy with which he has conducted his private affairs as a farmer he is thoroughly deserving of the confidence of his fellow citizens.
Mr. Schneidewent was born in Bloomfield, Wisconsin, September 16, 1882. His parents were John and Louise (Boehm) Schneidewent, both natives of Germany where they were married. His father was a mason by trade, and wdiile living in the old country he served the regular term in the German army. He emigrated to America in 1881, locating at Bloomfield, Wisconsin. He spent about six months there working at his trade and then coming to Aianawa bought forty acres in Little Wolf Township. A few acres had been cleared, but there were no buildings, and the first home of the Schneidewent famity was a log house con¬ structed by John Schneidewent's personal labor. After a few months, however, he removed from that place to Union Township and bought a tract of 120 acres of wild land. In that community he has kept his home ever since, and the land which years ago was practically unproductive is now thoroughly improved and makes a splendid farm home. He is now owner of 280 acres and is still actively engaged in farming. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church. They had ten children: Agnes, Gust, Carl, Minnie, Lena, Clara, Paul, Louis, John and Richard.