Birth noted as Bohemia on some records and Germany on others.
Children with Catherine included: Joseph, John, William, Marie, Leo, Adam, Carl, George, Lawrence, August and Paul.
Adam W. Klug, a well known farmer of Section 26, Almena Township, has been active in the affairs of this community for some years. He has been president of the Farmers' Shipping Association of Almena, and president of the Farmers' Produce Co. of Almena. He helped to organize the Midway Cheese Co. and was its first manager. He is a stockholder in the Almena Telephone Co. In public affairs likewise he has been prominent, and has served with satisfaction for some time as town supervisor. He was born in Austria, Dec. 24, 1881, the son of Adam and Mary Klug, also natives of that country. The father brought the family to America in 1891, and located in Minneapolis, Minn., where he worked in a cooper shop for four years. The mother died there in 1892. The father came to Barron County in 1895, and bought 110 acres in Sections 26 and 34. This land was then covered with stumps, brush and hard timber. He put up a log house, 20 by 30 feet, and started clearing up the farm. There he lived until his death in 1910. In the family there were six children: Andrew, of Canada; Barbara, the wife of A. P. Sifferle, of Minneapolis; Lena the wife of Joseph Broshofsky, of Almena; Adam W.; Margaret, wife of John Shaupshleger, of Almena, and Mary, the deceased wife of Joseph Nellis, of Blue Island, Ill. Adam W. was reared in Minneapolis, and graduated from the St. Elizabeth Parochial School there. He came to Barron County with his father in 1895, and helped his father get the place started. In 1899 he went back to Minneapolis, and entered the employ of the Blatz Brewing Co. In 1904 he engaged in business at Almena for four years. Since then he has devoted his time to carrying on the home farm. He put up a frame house, a barn, 34 by 108 feet, with full basement, and furnished with James equipment; a tile silo, a machine shed, 22 by 30 feet; a granary, 22 by 30 feet, and other buildings. The farm is well equipped with tools, implements and machinery. About 80 acres are under the plow. Mr. Klug successfully carries on general farming and dairying. He has a good herd of Holsteins headed by a full blooded sire. His swine are of the Poland China breed. Mr. Klug was married at St. Nicholas, Minn., on July 3, 1905, to Kate Theis, who was born at St. Nicholas, Minn., Aug. 1, 1885, the daughter of Adam and Kate Theis, natives respectively of Minnesota and of Baden, Germany. They farmed in Minnesota for many years, and are now in Pasadena, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. King have seven children: Joseph, John, William, Marie, Leo, Adam and Carl, all of whom are at home.
--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 378-379.
Children with Catherine included: Joseph, John, William, Marie, Leo, Adam, Carl, George, Lawrence, August and Paul.
Adam W. Klug, a well known farmer of Section 26, Almena Township, has been active in the affairs of this community for some years. He has been president of the Farmers' Shipping Association of Almena, and president of the Farmers' Produce Co. of Almena. He helped to organize the Midway Cheese Co. and was its first manager. He is a stockholder in the Almena Telephone Co. In public affairs likewise he has been prominent, and has served with satisfaction for some time as town supervisor. He was born in Austria, Dec. 24, 1881, the son of Adam and Mary Klug, also natives of that country. The father brought the family to America in 1891, and located in Minneapolis, Minn., where he worked in a cooper shop for four years. The mother died there in 1892. The father came to Barron County in 1895, and bought 110 acres in Sections 26 and 34. This land was then covered with stumps, brush and hard timber. He put up a log house, 20 by 30 feet, and started clearing up the farm. There he lived until his death in 1910. In the family there were six children: Andrew, of Canada; Barbara, the wife of A. P. Sifferle, of Minneapolis; Lena the wife of Joseph Broshofsky, of Almena; Adam W.; Margaret, wife of John Shaupshleger, of Almena, and Mary, the deceased wife of Joseph Nellis, of Blue Island, Ill. Adam W. was reared in Minneapolis, and graduated from the St. Elizabeth Parochial School there. He came to Barron County with his father in 1895, and helped his father get the place started. In 1899 he went back to Minneapolis, and entered the employ of the Blatz Brewing Co. In 1904 he engaged in business at Almena for four years. Since then he has devoted his time to carrying on the home farm. He put up a frame house, a barn, 34 by 108 feet, with full basement, and furnished with James equipment; a tile silo, a machine shed, 22 by 30 feet; a granary, 22 by 30 feet, and other buildings. The farm is well equipped with tools, implements and machinery. About 80 acres are under the plow. Mr. Klug successfully carries on general farming and dairying. He has a good herd of Holsteins headed by a full blooded sire. His swine are of the Poland China breed. Mr. Klug was married at St. Nicholas, Minn., on July 3, 1905, to Kate Theis, who was born at St. Nicholas, Minn., Aug. 1, 1885, the daughter of Adam and Kate Theis, natives respectively of Minnesota and of Baden, Germany. They farmed in Minnesota for many years, and are now in Pasadena, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. King have seven children: Joseph, John, William, Marie, Leo, Adam and Carl, all of whom are at home.
--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 378-379.
Birth noted as Bohemia on some records and Germany on others.
Children with Catherine included: Joseph, John, William, Marie, Leo, Adam, Carl, George, Lawrence, August and Paul.
Adam W. Klug, a well known farmer of Section 26, Almena Township, has been active in the affairs of this community for some years. He has been president of the Farmers' Shipping Association of Almena, and president of the Farmers' Produce Co. of Almena. He helped to organize the Midway Cheese Co. and was its first manager. He is a stockholder in the Almena Telephone Co. In public affairs likewise he has been prominent, and has served with satisfaction for some time as town supervisor. He was born in Austria, Dec. 24, 1881, the son of Adam and Mary Klug, also natives of that country. The father brought the family to America in 1891, and located in Minneapolis, Minn., where he worked in a cooper shop for four years. The mother died there in 1892. The father came to Barron County in 1895, and bought 110 acres in Sections 26 and 34. This land was then covered with stumps, brush and hard timber. He put up a log house, 20 by 30 feet, and started clearing up the farm. There he lived until his death in 1910. In the family there were six children: Andrew, of Canada; Barbara, the wife of A. P. Sifferle, of Minneapolis; Lena the wife of Joseph Broshofsky, of Almena; Adam W.; Margaret, wife of John Shaupshleger, of Almena, and Mary, the deceased wife of Joseph Nellis, of Blue Island, Ill. Adam W. was reared in Minneapolis, and graduated from the St. Elizabeth Parochial School there. He came to Barron County with his father in 1895, and helped his father get the place started. In 1899 he went back to Minneapolis, and entered the employ of the Blatz Brewing Co. In 1904 he engaged in business at Almena for four years. Since then he has devoted his time to carrying on the home farm. He put up a frame house, a barn, 34 by 108 feet, with full basement, and furnished with James equipment; a tile silo, a machine shed, 22 by 30 feet; a granary, 22 by 30 feet, and other buildings. The farm is well equipped with tools, implements and machinery. About 80 acres are under the plow. Mr. Klug successfully carries on general farming and dairying. He has a good herd of Holsteins headed by a full blooded sire. His swine are of the Poland China breed. Mr. Klug was married at St. Nicholas, Minn., on July 3, 1905, to Kate Theis, who was born at St. Nicholas, Minn., Aug. 1, 1885, the daughter of Adam and Kate Theis, natives respectively of Minnesota and of Baden, Germany. They farmed in Minnesota for many years, and are now in Pasadena, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. King have seven children: Joseph, John, William, Marie, Leo, Adam and Carl, all of whom are at home.
--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 378-379.
Children with Catherine included: Joseph, John, William, Marie, Leo, Adam, Carl, George, Lawrence, August and Paul.
Adam W. Klug, a well known farmer of Section 26, Almena Township, has been active in the affairs of this community for some years. He has been president of the Farmers' Shipping Association of Almena, and president of the Farmers' Produce Co. of Almena. He helped to organize the Midway Cheese Co. and was its first manager. He is a stockholder in the Almena Telephone Co. In public affairs likewise he has been prominent, and has served with satisfaction for some time as town supervisor. He was born in Austria, Dec. 24, 1881, the son of Adam and Mary Klug, also natives of that country. The father brought the family to America in 1891, and located in Minneapolis, Minn., where he worked in a cooper shop for four years. The mother died there in 1892. The father came to Barron County in 1895, and bought 110 acres in Sections 26 and 34. This land was then covered with stumps, brush and hard timber. He put up a log house, 20 by 30 feet, and started clearing up the farm. There he lived until his death in 1910. In the family there were six children: Andrew, of Canada; Barbara, the wife of A. P. Sifferle, of Minneapolis; Lena the wife of Joseph Broshofsky, of Almena; Adam W.; Margaret, wife of John Shaupshleger, of Almena, and Mary, the deceased wife of Joseph Nellis, of Blue Island, Ill. Adam W. was reared in Minneapolis, and graduated from the St. Elizabeth Parochial School there. He came to Barron County with his father in 1895, and helped his father get the place started. In 1899 he went back to Minneapolis, and entered the employ of the Blatz Brewing Co. In 1904 he engaged in business at Almena for four years. Since then he has devoted his time to carrying on the home farm. He put up a frame house, a barn, 34 by 108 feet, with full basement, and furnished with James equipment; a tile silo, a machine shed, 22 by 30 feet; a granary, 22 by 30 feet, and other buildings. The farm is well equipped with tools, implements and machinery. About 80 acres are under the plow. Mr. Klug successfully carries on general farming and dairying. He has a good herd of Holsteins headed by a full blooded sire. His swine are of the Poland China breed. Mr. Klug was married at St. Nicholas, Minn., on July 3, 1905, to Kate Theis, who was born at St. Nicholas, Minn., Aug. 1, 1885, the daughter of Adam and Kate Theis, natives respectively of Minnesota and of Baden, Germany. They farmed in Minnesota for many years, and are now in Pasadena, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. King have seven children: Joseph, John, William, Marie, Leo, Adam and Carl, all of whom are at home.
--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 378-379.
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