Breunig, Joseph,

 

 

                                      Farmer, S. 21, P.O. Edenville; born Feb. 2, 1827, in Baden Germany; in 1851, came to Chicago; in 1857, removed to De Kalb Co., Ill.; in 1860, came to his present farm; owns 495 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Married Catherine Blink Oct. 7, 1852; she was born April 27, 1830, in Baden, Germany; they have eight children—Clara, Lena, Henry, John and Lizzie (twins), Maggie, Jacob and Lucy. Is School Treasurer and Director. Are members of the Catholic Church.

                                      p.586-7, Eden Township

 

 

 

                             --Taken from “The History of Marshall County Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, &r.,” and published by Western Historical Company of Chicago in 1878.

 

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