August F. Pieper, was born Nov. 13, 1842, on a farm in Germany, one of the five children of John and Wilhelmina (Bonflect) Pieper. He grew up in his native land and there on March 28, 1867, married Henrietta Bortz, born March 1, 1840, in that country, daughter of John and Fredericka (Schultz) Bortz.
In 1875, the family determined that they would have better opportunities for success in the United States, and left Germany with their two children, Otelia and Elizabeth, and went directly to New Auburn in Chippewa Falls County, Wisconsin, where they had friends. From there he drove by ox team to Barron County and settled on a homestead of 80 acres of wild land in Section 31, Sumner Township, not far from the old village of Sumner. He built a small frame house and a log barn and started to clear the land. A year later he got his first cow. He cut his grain with a cradle and provisions were brought in by foot. His wife spun wool, knitted socks, mittens and jackets and wove linen cloth. Together they survived the hardships of pioneer life and developed a good farm. Two more children were born on the farm; Clara, wife of Frank Draak; and Otto.
In 1904, after many years of farming, they retired and moved to Cameron, where August died May 5, 1921. The family attended the German Lutheran Church.
Abstracted from pages 888/889 of The History Of Barron County, Wisconsin, published in 1922, by H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In 1875, the family determined that they would have better opportunities for success in the United States, and left Germany with their two children, Otelia and Elizabeth, and went directly to New Auburn in Chippewa Falls County, Wisconsin, where they had friends. From there he drove by ox team to Barron County and settled on a homestead of 80 acres of wild land in Section 31, Sumner Township, not far from the old village of Sumner. He built a small frame house and a log barn and started to clear the land. A year later he got his first cow. He cut his grain with a cradle and provisions were brought in by foot. His wife spun wool, knitted socks, mittens and jackets and wove linen cloth. Together they survived the hardships of pioneer life and developed a good farm. Two more children were born on the farm; Clara, wife of Frank Draak; and Otto.
In 1904, after many years of farming, they retired and moved to Cameron, where August died May 5, 1921. The family attended the German Lutheran Church.
Abstracted from pages 888/889 of The History Of Barron County, Wisconsin, published in 1922, by H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
August F. Pieper, was born Nov. 13, 1842, on a farm in Germany, one of the five children of John and Wilhelmina (Bonflect) Pieper. He grew up in his native land and there on March 28, 1867, married Henrietta Bortz, born March 1, 1840, in that country, daughter of John and Fredericka (Schultz) Bortz.
In 1875, the family determined that they would have better opportunities for success in the United States, and left Germany with their two children, Otelia and Elizabeth, and went directly to New Auburn in Chippewa Falls County, Wisconsin, where they had friends. From there he drove by ox team to Barron County and settled on a homestead of 80 acres of wild land in Section 31, Sumner Township, not far from the old village of Sumner. He built a small frame house and a log barn and started to clear the land. A year later he got his first cow. He cut his grain with a cradle and provisions were brought in by foot. His wife spun wool, knitted socks, mittens and jackets and wove linen cloth. Together they survived the hardships of pioneer life and developed a good farm. Two more children were born on the farm; Clara, wife of Frank Draak; and Otto.
In 1904, after many years of farming, they retired and moved to Cameron, where August died May 5, 1921. The family attended the German Lutheran Church.
Abstracted from pages 888/889 of The History Of Barron County, Wisconsin, published in 1922, by H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In 1875, the family determined that they would have better opportunities for success in the United States, and left Germany with their two children, Otelia and Elizabeth, and went directly to New Auburn in Chippewa Falls County, Wisconsin, where they had friends. From there he drove by ox team to Barron County and settled on a homestead of 80 acres of wild land in Section 31, Sumner Township, not far from the old village of Sumner. He built a small frame house and a log barn and started to clear the land. A year later he got his first cow. He cut his grain with a cradle and provisions were brought in by foot. His wife spun wool, knitted socks, mittens and jackets and wove linen cloth. Together they survived the hardships of pioneer life and developed a good farm. Two more children were born on the farm; Clara, wife of Frank Draak; and Otto.
In 1904, after many years of farming, they retired and moved to Cameron, where August died May 5, 1921. The family attended the German Lutheran Church.
Abstracted from pages 888/889 of The History Of Barron County, Wisconsin, published in 1922, by H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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