Marshall County KS Archives Biographies.....Herman, Henry October 10, 1875 - 
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Author: Emma E. Forter

HERMANN BROTHERS.

    Two of the well-established farmers and stockmen of Oketo township, Marshall
county, are the Hermann Brothers, Henry and Herman, the sons of John and Johanna
Hermann, natives of Germany and Springfield, Illinois, respectively.

    John Hermann received his education in the land of his nativity, where he
was born on October 10, 1875. As a young man he decided to come to America, and
on his arrival in this country he located in Illinois, where he remained for a
time and then came to Nebraska. Here he homesteaded in Nemaha county some time
before the Civil War and had entered upon the task of developing and improving
his farm. At the outbreak of the war, he enlisted in a Nebraska regiment in the
defense of the flag of his adopted country. He saw much active service and was
taken prisoner in Texas and for six months he did time in one of the Southern
prisons. At the time of his capture he had over four hundred dollars sewed in
his shirt, which was later taken by his captors. At the close of the war, and
when he received his discharge he came to Kansas, where he purchased three
hundred and twenty acres of land in Oketo township, Marshall county, where the
sons now live.

    On his return form the war, Mr. Hermann was married and to them thirteen
children were born, nine of whom are still living, as follow: John, Mary, Anna,
Henry, Herman, Emma, Fred, Richard and Frank. John is a resident of Nuckolls
county, Nebraska; Mary Remmers, is also a resident of Nebraska, where her
husband is a farmer and stockman. Her sister, Anna, resides with her. Emma
Bentley is residing in Oketo township, as is her brother, Richard; Fred is
engaged in farming and Frank is a resident of Wymore. Mr. Hermann died in 1896
and his widow is now living at Wymore, Nebraska. They were long members and
ardent workers in the Lutheran church and were prominent in the social life of
the community, where they were held in the highest regard.

    Of the two brothers, Henry was born on December 26, 1872, and Herman on
October 10, 1875, on the old homestead in Marshall county, Kansas. Henry was
united in marriage on April 1, 1904, to Grace Remmers, who was born in Germany
on July 21, 1879, and is the daughter of Claus and Lena Remmers. When the
daughter, Grace, was ten years old the family came to Marshall county, and the
parents are now living in Oketo township. To Henry and Grace Hermann one child
has been born, Johanna, whose birth occurred on June 16, 1906. Mr. and Mrs.
Hermann are active members of the Lutheran church and are among the prominent
people of the community. Henry and Herman Hermann are identified with the
Republican party, and are influential in local affairs; they are stockholders of
the co-operative store and of the elevator company at Oketo.


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History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions
by
Emma E. Forter

Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co. (1917)



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