Joseph Maurer

MAURER

Posted By: Clay County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 11/30/2010 at 06:43:13

Maurer, Joseph, farmer, was born in Bavaria in 1816, where he lived until he was thirty-two years of age, when he came to the United States and for a short time lived at Buffalo but finally went to Potosi, Grant county, Wisconsin, and settled. For fifteen years he was engaged in lime burning, but subsequently went to farming. In 1878 he moved to Clay county and has since that period employed his time in farming. In 1887 he leased the land known as the "Hewitt Farm," which is one of the finest farms in Riverton township. Mr. Maurer has handled this place with remarkable success. He is a good and careful farmer and few in the county can show a better record during the past two years. He was married first in 1842, and again in 1866. He has ten children.

Source: A History of Clay County, by W. C. Gilbreath, 1889.