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Author: L. A. Fritsche

ANDREAS AMANN.

    Andreas Amann, well-known proprietor of the popular Merchants hotel at New
Ulm, who has been a resident of this community, off and on, since 1873, is a
native of Germany, having been born in Upper Trauversbourg, Wurtemberg, November
5, 1850, son of Martin and Maria (Haller) Amann, both natives of Germany,
well-to-do farming people, both of whom spent their lives there, the latter
dying in 1882 and the former in 1888, he then being about sixty-four years of
age. They were the parents of five children, three sons and two daughters, those
besides the subject of this sketch being Martin, of Germany; Johann Baptiste, of
New Ulm; Pauline, who died unmarried, and Theresa, who also died unmarried; all
of whom were reared in the faith of the Catholic church.

    Andreas Amann was reared in his native land and there acquired a thorough
working knowledge of the blacksmith trade, which he followed for some years. In
1873, he then being twenty-three years of age, he came to the United States and
proceeded directly to Minnesota, locating at New Ulm, this county, where he
remained for a couple of years. He then went to California, where he remained
for a year, at the end of which time he returned East and settled on a farm in
Carroll county, Illinois, where he remained three years. He then returned to
this section of Minnesota and at Courtland, over the river in Nicollet county,
opened a blacksmith and wagon shop, which he conducted quite successfully for
nine years, at the end of which time he returned to New Ulm and engaged in the
retail liquor business and was thus engaged until in September, 1914, when he
rented the old Merchants hotel, which he ever since has been conducting and
which he has made one of the most popular hostelries in this part of the state.

     In 1877, Andreas Amann was united in marriage to Catherine Sturm, youngest
of the six children of John and Dora Sturm, well-known residents of this county
at that time, both now deceased, whose other children were Bernhard, Paul,
Theresa, Anna and Mary, and to this union five children were born, as follow:
John B., of Sleepy Eye, this county, who married Emma Bellig and has three
children, Arthur, Sylvia and Irene; Anna, who married John Forster, to which
union twelve children were born, Lucy, Adelaide, Hugo, Rosa, Harold, Marcella,
Elfretta, Margaret, Helen, Marie, Grace and Alma; Bernhard, who married Rosa
Reinhart and has four children, Henry, Rosa, Raymond and Loretta; Lucy, who
lives at home, and Adelaide, also at home. The mother of these children died on
November 8, 1889, and on June 29, 1891, Mr. Amann married, secondly, Theresa
Kamm, who was born near Gleisenberg, Germany, January 6, 1872, daughter of John
and Maria (Kopp) Kamm, the former of whom died in Germany in 1877, at the age of
about thirty-eight, his widow and her three children, Carl, Volberga and
Theresa, then coming to America, in 1881, and settling in New Ulm. John Kamm was
the second in order of birth of the five children born to his parents, Joseph
and Barbara Kamm, farming people in Germany, the others having been Christopher,
Joseph, Helen and Anna. His wife was one of the considerable family of children
born to her parents, Peter and Barbara (Wild) Kopp, the others who grew to
maturity having been Christoff, Alois, Victoria, Mary, Barbara, Volberga and
Albert.

     To Andreas and Theresa (Kamm) Amann seven children have been born, Andrew,
Charles, Adolph, Edwin, Frank, Harry and Hildegarde. Mr. and Mrs. Amann are
members of the Catholic church and their children have been reared in that
faith. Mr. Amann is a member of the St. Joseph Society and Mrs. Amann is a
member of St. Elizabeth's Society and of the Christian Mothers' Society, in the
affairs of which organizations they are warmly interested. Mr. Amann is an
"independent" Democrat and for years has given close attention to local
political affairs. For three years he served as a member of the New Ulm city
council and does his part in advancing the general interests of his home city,
he and his family being held in high regard by their many friends hereabout.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY MINNESOTA
ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS

L. A. FRITSCHE. M. D.
Editor

With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records
of Many of the Old Families

VOLUME II
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana


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