Brown County MN Archives Biographies.....Henle, Anton 1866 - 
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Author: L. A. Fritsche

ANTON HENLE.

    Anton Henle, one of the best-known and more successful farmers of Milford
township, Brown county, Minnesota, was born on the farm on which he is now
residing on January 1, 1866, a son of Athantansius and Elizabeth (Finke) Henle,
both of whom were natives of Wurtemberg, Germany. The elder Henle was a
carpenter by trade and directed his energies in that line in his native land,
also while living in Chicago, Illinois, for a short time after coming to this
country. He came to this county in 1854 and entered eighty acres in section 6,
of Milford township, on which land he built a log cabin and began the
improvement of his newly acquired possession. He carried on general farming and
succeeded well in his enterprise in spite of many drawbacks and hindrances and
at the time of his retirement from the active duties of life, he was the owner
of six hundred and twenty acres of excellent farm lands. In 1892 he left his
farm and took up his residence in New Ulm, remaining there until the time of his
death in 1893. Mr. Henle was a resident of this county during the Indian
outbreaks in the sixties and in the outrages perpetrated by that race he lost
his home, crops and all his live stock and was thankful to gain New Ulm with the
lives of himself and family. When the trouble occurred, he went with others to
St. Peter and remained there a short time. Mr. Henle took an interest in the
affairs of his community and was township assessor and also supervisor of
Milford township, discharging his duties in a manner satisfactory to all. He was
one of the sturdy pioneers of this section who has left the impress of his
strong and upright character upon the life of the community today.

    Anton Henle, the subject of this sketch, was one of a family of twelve
children, five of whom are still living. His early education was received in the
schools of his native township and he later became his father's assistant,
remaining with him until the time of the latter's retirement in 1892, when he
took over the farm and has had charge of it ever since. He has one of the best
improved farms in the township and since coming into possession of his farm
home, he has put about six thousand dollars on it in the way of improvements. He
divides his attention between general farming and the raising of a certain
amount of live stock, conducting his business along lines most approved by
modern practice. He milks on an average of twelve cows and disposes of their
product to the Essig creamery in which he is a stockholder and served as
treasurer for three years.

    In 1894 Anton Henle was united in marriage with Mary Schueller, born at
Courtland, Minnesota, October 29, 1871, a daughter of Joseph Schueller. To Mr.
and Mrs. Henle ten children have been born, nine of whom are living, as follow:
 Rozella, Aloysius, Alfred, Olivia, Clement, Leo, Melvin, Adeline and Loretta.
Mr. Henle and family are communicants of the Roman Catholic church and he is a
member of the St. Joseph society. In politics, an independent voter, he takes an
active interest in the affairs of the community and for twenty-one years served
as school treasurer. He is one of the substantial men of the township and county
and readily lends his influence to any movement planned for the good of the
community life.


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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