Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Studtmann, Hermann 1848 - 
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Author: Portrait & Bio Album, 1890

HERMANN STUDTMANN. Northern Illinois, like all of the other States cf the 
Union, owes no small share in its rapid growth and development to the energy 
and industry of its substantial German citizens. They came here mostly poor in 
purse but well fitted by habits of industry and economy to battle with the 
difficulties attending the opening up of new farms, and instituting homes in 
the land of their adoption. Among these may be properly mentioned Peter 
Studtmann, the father of our subject, who came hither from the Fatherland in 
October, 1873, assisted his sons as best he could in his labors, and died at 
his home in 1885. Peter Studtmann was a native of the Kingdom of Hanover as 
also was his son Hermann, of this sketch, the latter being born May 13, 1848. 
The mother bore the maiden name of Mary Vonderohe. She spent her entire life 
in her native Hanover, dying about 1865. The parental family consisted of two 
children, both of whom came to America. Hermann was a youth of nineteen years 
when crossing the Atlantic, and after landing at New York City, he made his 
way to Chicago, Ill., but only sojourned there a few weeks. We next find him 
in Peru, this State, of which he was a resident for about five years. In 
September, 1873, he came to New Lenox Township and selected a tract of land on 
section 20, where he took up his abode and has since lived. He commenced in 
life dependent upon his own resources and while in La Salle County was 
employed by the month as a farm hand. He is now the owner of one hundred and 
sixty acres of good land, all of which is in a productive condition, 
embellished with neat modern buildings and having all the other appurtenances 
of the well-regulated country homestead. His first house was destroyed by fire 
October 22, 1889, but he rebuilt and is rapidly retrieving his loss. Mr. 
Studtmann was married in New Lenox Township March 20, 1873, to Miss Lena, 
daughter of Christian and Caroline (Stein) Keitel. Mrs. Keitel died in Germany 
in 1871. Mrs. Studtmann's father is still living in this township. She was 
born in Germany November 22, 1848, and came to America in January, 1872. Of 
her union with our subject there have been born six children, one of whom died 
in infancy. The survivors are Matilda, Hermann Jr., Bernhard, Lizzie and 
Friedalien. In politics Mr. Studtmann is a stanch Democrat. He has served as 
School Director in his district and both he and his wife are members of the 
German Lutheran Church. He is a go-ahead, enterprising citizen and is rapidly 
taking a position among the leading men of his community.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890

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