John Baumgartner, son of Anton and Magdalena Baumgartner, early settlers of Green county, Wisconsin, was born in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland, Aug. 9, i838. He was nine years of age when his parents came to America and settled in Green county, where he grew to manhood. He attended school in his native country, and also in the pioneer schools of Washington. In 1862 he bought the northeast quarter of section 21, on which he built a log house and kept "bach," until 1865. He was married January 19 of that year, to Anna Hefty, also a native of the canton of Glarus, born March 6, 1846. He continued to occupy the log house until 1882, when he erected a large frame house. He has also built a large barn, with a stone basement, a granary 16x26 feet, and a stable of the same dimensions. He is engaged in raising grain and stock. Mr. and Mrs. Baumgartner have nine children-Magdalena, Anna, Mary, Lydia, Herman A, Richard J., Reuben H., Otto. M. and Bertha J. [and Martha since this sketch was written.] ~from the History of Green Co., Wisconsin, Together with Biographies of Representative Citizens; Union Publishing Co., Springfield, Illinois 1884, p1135.
John Baumgartner, son of Anton and Magdalena Baumgartner, early settlers of Green county, Wisconsin, was born in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland, Aug. 9, i838. He was nine years of age when his parents came to America and settled in Green county, where he grew to manhood. He attended school in his native country, and also in the pioneer schools of Washington. In 1862 he bought the northeast quarter of section 21, on which he built a log house and kept "bach," until 1865. He was married January 19 of that year, to Anna Hefty, also a native of the canton of Glarus, born March 6, 1846. He continued to occupy the log house until 1882, when he erected a large frame house. He has also built a large barn, with a stone basement, a granary 16x26 feet, and a stable of the same dimensions. He is engaged in raising grain and stock. Mr. and Mrs. Baumgartner have nine children-Magdalena, Anna, Mary, Lydia, Herman A, Richard J., Reuben H., Otto. M. and Bertha J. [and Martha since this sketch was written.] ~from the History of Green Co., Wisconsin, Together with Biographies of Representative Citizens; Union Publishing Co., Springfield, Illinois 1884, p1135.
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