Iroquois County Illinois, Biography of HERMAN SALMON Submitted by: (c) Copyright 1999 Elaine Frigone BIOGRAPHY OF HERMAN SALMON from Portrait and Biographical Record of Iroquois County 1893 Page 338 HERMAN SALMON, an enterprising farmer and valued citizen of Ash Grove Township, residing on section 9, claims Germany as the land of his birth. He was born in Westphelia, near the town of Enger, on the 4th of August 1860. His father emigrated with his family to America and removed from Will County, Illinois to this county in 1875. Within a year he was called to his final rest, and his remains were interred in St. Paul's Church yard in Woodworth. Mr. Salmon, whose name heads this sketch, was brought to America when six years of age. His education was acquired in the public and parochial schools, he studying both in German and English. With the family he came to Iroquois County in 1875, and after his father's death operated the home farm for a number of years, except for about one year, when at the age of sixteen, he was employed as salesman in the store of Fred W. Meyer. About 1880, he purchased his present farm of eighty acres and in connection with it continued to operate the home farm until about six years ago. The lady who is now Mrs. Salmon was in her maidenhood Miss Lizzie Munstermann, a daughter of Henry Munstermann, who came to this county nineteen years ago. She was born in Hanover, Germany, on the 24th of April 1860, and in the year 1873 came to America, sailing from Hamburg to New York. On the 4th of March 1886, she gave her hand in marriage to our subject. By their union have been born three children: Herman H. born July 7, 1887, Delia, March 11, 1889, and Lydia, December 2, 1890. All were born on the home farm. Mr. Salmon now owns eighty acres of land and operates forty acres in addition. His home, newly built, is a comfortable residence, surrounded with good improvements, including good barns and outbuildings, and these in turn are situated in the midst of waving fields of grain, whose rich fertility tells of abundant harvests. Mr. Salmon is engaged in general farming and success has attended his efforts. He is a sagacious and far-sighted business man, enterprising and progressive, and his labors have received their reward in a well-deserved prosperity. Religiously, he is a member of the Lutheran Church and has been President of the congregation for three years. He served as School Director for six years and has been Collector of the township. By his first Presidential vote, he supported James G. Blaine in 1884, and has since affiliated with the Republican party. ---------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission obtained from the contributor of the file. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elaine Frigone. Copyright 1999 Elaine Frigone