Barton County KS Archives Biographies.....Thies, Joseph 1878 - 
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Author: Great Bend Tribune

JOSEPH THIES

THE life history here recorded of Joseph Thies, is the record made by one of the
largest renters of land in Barton County. He was born in Belgium on May 15th,
1878, and emigrated to the United States in 1893, when but fifteen years of age,
and has imbibed more of American ways than of the Fatherland. He stopped first
near Chicago, Illinois, where he hired himself to a farmer to learn how to grow
and till the crops of this country; and later he was employed by a transfer
company in the city for nine years and came face to face with the business world
in the busiest city on the American continent. Thus he fitted himself for the
strenuous life he has pursued since coming to Kansas, which was in September,
1902. He first rented the six hundred and forty acre farm of W. N. Klepper, six
miles southeast of Great Bend, and remained there until 1905. Then he tried his
fortunes for three years nine miles southeast of Ellinwood, on a section owned
by Henry Roetzel. He then returned to the Klepper farm and remained there until
the fall of 1911, when he took charge of the Gus Werhahn farm of three hundred
and twenty acres, fourteen miles west of Great Bend, and he now hopes that he
has secured the farm where he can put in practice the theories he has for
conducting a large farm on an economical basis.

   Joe has always had several side lines heretofore; such as owning and
operating a. threshing machine, corn sheller and trading in live stock. He has
discarded the thresher and sheller, and will sell and breed horses, mules and
cattle, and cultivate corn, wheat, oats and alfalfa in the futuro. He is a great
hustler and Mr. Worhahn is fortunate in having him.

   Joseph Thies was married to Miss Anna Frances Grommes, of Aurora, Illinois,
on August 20th, 1902, and they have three interesting children: Elizabeth
Cordelia, aged 8 years; John Nicholas, 7, and Frank Henry, 5.

   Mrs. Thies was born in Aurora, Ill., on March 16th, 1881, and has adapted
herself to farm life in Kansas amazingly well. She is a true helpmate for her
hustling husband and is content with her chickens, butter making and the
domestic department of a large farm, and much prefers the life to that of a
crowded and overrun city.


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Biographical History Of Barton County


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