Springfield, Ill: Union Publishing Company, 1883.
Ernest Bossemeyer, an energetic farmer of Providence township, was born in Westphalia, Prussia, on the 18th day of June, 1838. In the fall of 1854 he came to America, landing at Baltimore, Maryland. He then went to Lee county, Illinois, where he was employed on a farm for Frederick Bossemeyer five years, to pay his passage. He then went to Whiteside county, Illinois. In 1863 he married Anna Ackermann. She was born in Hesse Castle, Germany. A family of seven children were born unto them, five of whom are living -- Libbie, Henry, Frank, Ernest, and Harrison. In the fall of 1867 he came to Hardin county, Iowa, where he purchased his present home. Mr. Bossemeyer has 100 acres of land under cultivation, valued at $35 per acre. In politics he is a Greenbacker.
Springfield, Ill: Union Publishing Company, 1883.
Ernest Bossemeyer, an energetic farmer of Providence township, was born in Westphalia, Prussia, on the 18th day of June, 1838. In the fall of 1854 he came to America, landing at Baltimore, Maryland. He then went to Lee county, Illinois, where he was employed on a farm for Frederick Bossemeyer five years, to pay his passage. He then went to Whiteside county, Illinois. In 1863 he married Anna Ackermann. She was born in Hesse Castle, Germany. A family of seven children were born unto them, five of whom are living -- Libbie, Henry, Frank, Ernest, and Harrison. In the fall of 1867 he came to Hardin county, Iowa, where he purchased his present home. Mr. Bossemeyer has 100 acres of land under cultivation, valued at $35 per acre. In politics he is a Greenbacker.
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