Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Laase, Frederick Ernest 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Laase, Frederick Ernest – Ownership of land is in itself a good thing but 
unless the proprietor knows how to cultivate his soil, the profits will not be 
much.  The agriculturalists of Grundy County are, however, in the main, men of 
experience and practical knowledge and their results are eminently 
satisfactory.  One of these modern farmers is Frederick Ernest Laase, owner of 
240 acres of fertile land in Mazon Township, on which he carries on general 
farming.  He was born in Germany in 1860, son of Joseph and Fredericka 
(Klufpien) Laase.  The family came to the United States in 1864, locating in 
La Salle, Ill., from whence they went to Livingston County where the father 
died on his farm in 1898, and the mother passed away that same year.

Frederick Ernest Laase attended school in Livingston County and helped his 
father, remaining at home until he was twenty-five years old.  When he 
attained that age he bought his first land and remained on it for five years, 
and then went to Chicago where he became a general contractor of street 
improvements and sidewalks.  After three years, however, he returned to 
Livingston County and farmed until 1900 when he bought his present farm.  In 
1886 Mr. Laase married Anna Roth, a native of Germany, and they have six 
children:  Walter, Emma, Caroline, Anna, Freddie and Victor.  Mr. Laase 
belongs to the Lutheran Church.  Politically he is a Republican and has served 
as a school director of Mazon Township.  His years in business at Chicago gave 
him valuable experience and he has applied his knowledge to his farm work and 
has prospered accordingly.

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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