Obit for ESSIG, John z. (b.1851 d.1896), Brown Co., MN
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John Essig Biography
Brown County (New Ulm), Minnesota Pioneers and Their Families
Written by Dr. L. A. Fritsche 1916

JOHN ESSIG
    John Essig, successful farm of Milford township, Brown county, 
Minnesota, is a native of the state of Illinois, Born on May 29, 1851, 
in Will county, son of John F. and Louise (Grannarman) Essig, both natives 
of Germany.
    John F. Essig came to America as a young man and located in the state 
of New York, where he remained for four years, following his trade of 
glass-blower.  He then moved to Will county, Illinois, and settled on 
a farm, where he followed that vocation for some seventeen years, coming 
to this state and county in 1866.  He located in Milford township and 
bought one hundred and sixty acres, for which he paid fifteen hundred 
dollars.  He later added forty more acres and farmed his entire holdings 
until within ten years of his death.  At that time he retired from the 
active duties of life, and took up his residence in Springfield, 
where he passed his declining years, his death occurring in 1896.
    John Essig, the immediate subject of this sketch, is one of a family 
of ten children, nine of whom are still living.  John, as a boy, attended 
the common schools of his home township in Illinois and remained under 
the parental roof until twenty-three years of age.  He then homesteaded 
one hundred and sixty acres of land in this state near Sanborn and 
remained there for about eight years, when he moved to Milford township.  
Upon coming here he purchased two hundred acres in Section 5 and has 
since increased his holdings to four hundred and fifty acres, all 
located in this same township.  He still has one hundred and seventy-
five acres in timber and pasture land and his farm is considered among 
the very best of the township.
    In addition to his farming interests, Mr. Essig has been widely 
known throughout this section for the past few years as the operator of 
a threshing outfit, in which enterprise he has been very successful.
    On November 10, 1885, John Essig was united in marriage with Sarah 
Berg, a daughter of Matthew Berg, and to their union six children have 
been born.  These are William, Milton, Meta, Percy, Anna and Cecelia, 
all at home with the parents.  Religiously, Mr. Essig is a member of 
the Methodist Episcopal church at New Ulm, contributing generously of 
his means toward the support of that society.
    Politically, Mr. Essig is an independent voter, and while not at any 
time a seeker after office, has been active in political matters as 
related to local affairs.  He served several terms as road boss and his 
work in this line was highly pleasing.  Mr. Essig started the town of 
Essig, which is named for him.
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