Joseph Brenner was born on April 6, 1860, in Franklin Township, Wright County, Minnesota, the 2nd oldest of 9 children of Michael Brenner and Magdalena M. Huber Brenner.
He led a rough pioneering life. Before he was married, Joseph cleared the land and sold wood, by the cord, to the Great Northern Railroad for 75 cents a cord. He helped to clear the woods and lay out the farms.
He married Anna C. Enwiller on October 14, 1890. When they were first married, they made butter and cream and took them to the store to barter. They butchered in the late autumn and made blood sausage. At Christmas time, the family's presents consisted of a homemade doll, an apple, and hard candy. They knelt and said an "Our Father" before receiving any gifts.
Joseph and Anna owned an 80-acre farm near Delano for 44 years. Delano was at the end of the railroad line.
At times, Joseph worked on a section of the railroad for $1.00 a day. He asked for and received a 25-cent raise; then the railroad raised the cost of their meals by 25 cents.
In 1920, Joseph and Anna moved to a house in Bemidji, Minnesota. They paid $1200 for the house and lived there for 25 years. In 1945, they moved back to Delano. They bought a 1-room house for $900.
Their son built a kitchen and a solarium out front. They had an outhouse where they used the wrapping paper from peaches for toilet paper.
Joseph was the last survivor of the Brenners. He passed away on March 9, 1959, in Delano, Minnesota.
Information from granddaughter, Roberta Claire Hoganson Mead.
Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
He led a rough pioneering life. Before he was married, Joseph cleared the land and sold wood, by the cord, to the Great Northern Railroad for 75 cents a cord. He helped to clear the woods and lay out the farms.
He married Anna C. Enwiller on October 14, 1890. When they were first married, they made butter and cream and took them to the store to barter. They butchered in the late autumn and made blood sausage. At Christmas time, the family's presents consisted of a homemade doll, an apple, and hard candy. They knelt and said an "Our Father" before receiving any gifts.
Joseph and Anna owned an 80-acre farm near Delano for 44 years. Delano was at the end of the railroad line.
At times, Joseph worked on a section of the railroad for $1.00 a day. He asked for and received a 25-cent raise; then the railroad raised the cost of their meals by 25 cents.
In 1920, Joseph and Anna moved to a house in Bemidji, Minnesota. They paid $1200 for the house and lived there for 25 years. In 1945, they moved back to Delano. They bought a 1-room house for $900.
Their son built a kitchen and a solarium out front. They had an outhouse where they used the wrapping paper from peaches for toilet paper.
Joseph was the last survivor of the Brenners. He passed away on March 9, 1959, in Delano, Minnesota.
Information from granddaughter, Roberta Claire Hoganson Mead.
Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
Joseph Brenner was born on April 6, 1860, in Franklin Township, Wright County, Minnesota, the 2nd oldest of 9 children of Michael Brenner and Magdalena M. Huber Brenner.
He led a rough pioneering life. Before he was married, Joseph cleared the land and sold wood, by the cord, to the Great Northern Railroad for 75 cents a cord. He helped to clear the woods and lay out the farms.
He married Anna C. Enwiller on October 14, 1890. When they were first married, they made butter and cream and took them to the store to barter. They butchered in the late autumn and made blood sausage. At Christmas time, the family's presents consisted of a homemade doll, an apple, and hard candy. They knelt and said an "Our Father" before receiving any gifts.
Joseph and Anna owned an 80-acre farm near Delano for 44 years. Delano was at the end of the railroad line.
At times, Joseph worked on a section of the railroad for $1.00 a day. He asked for and received a 25-cent raise; then the railroad raised the cost of their meals by 25 cents.
In 1920, Joseph and Anna moved to a house in Bemidji, Minnesota. They paid $1200 for the house and lived there for 25 years. In 1945, they moved back to Delano. They bought a 1-room house for $900.
Their son built a kitchen and a solarium out front. They had an outhouse where they used the wrapping paper from peaches for toilet paper.
Joseph was the last survivor of the Brenners. He passed away on March 9, 1959, in Delano, Minnesota.
Information from granddaughter, Roberta Claire Hoganson Mead.
Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
He led a rough pioneering life. Before he was married, Joseph cleared the land and sold wood, by the cord, to the Great Northern Railroad for 75 cents a cord. He helped to clear the woods and lay out the farms.
He married Anna C. Enwiller on October 14, 1890. When they were first married, they made butter and cream and took them to the store to barter. They butchered in the late autumn and made blood sausage. At Christmas time, the family's presents consisted of a homemade doll, an apple, and hard candy. They knelt and said an "Our Father" before receiving any gifts.
Joseph and Anna owned an 80-acre farm near Delano for 44 years. Delano was at the end of the railroad line.
At times, Joseph worked on a section of the railroad for $1.00 a day. He asked for and received a 25-cent raise; then the railroad raised the cost of their meals by 25 cents.
In 1920, Joseph and Anna moved to a house in Bemidji, Minnesota. They paid $1200 for the house and lived there for 25 years. In 1945, they moved back to Delano. They bought a 1-room house for $900.
Their son built a kitchen and a solarium out front. They had an outhouse where they used the wrapping paper from peaches for toilet paper.
Joseph was the last survivor of the Brenners. He passed away on March 9, 1959, in Delano, Minnesota.
Information from granddaughter, Roberta Claire Hoganson Mead.
Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
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