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Author: L. A. Fritsche

GOTTREICH H. KIESLING.

    After a laborious and honest life in "the village smithy," Gottreich H.
Kiesling, of New Ulm, Brown county, is living in retirement, enjoying a
well-earned respite. He was born on October 30, 1837, in Saxony, Germany, and is
a son of Gottreich Kiesling, who was also a blacksmith by trade. The subject of
this sketch grew up in his native land and attended school there until he was
fourteen years of age. He was eleven years old when his father died, and thus
early in life somewhat heavy responsibilities had to be assumed by him, and he
began learning the blacksmith's trade upon leaving school. He came to the United
States in 1857, direct to Brown county, Minnesota, but after a sojourn of a
month or two, went to Chicago where he worked a short time, when, owing to hard
times, he went to the country to work as a farm hand. But he was satisfied with
two months of it, and returned to Brown county, Minnesota, where he started a
blacksmith shop, which he operated until 1890, enjoying a large business, then
he sold out and has since lived retired, having accumulated sufficient
competency for his old age. He had purchased a tract of land from the government
about the time of the late Indian war. In 1862 he served as a soldier against
the Indians and fought at the battle of New Ulm, at which time he was a member
of the Minnesota state militia.

    Gottreich Kiesling was marrffid in Brown county on July 13, 1861, to
Albertini Littbener, a daughter of Lutwich Littbener, a native of Germany, in
which country Albertini was also born. This family came to America from the
province of Pommern, about the year 1855, locating first in Chicago, later
establishing their home in Brown county, Minnesota. Six children were born to
Mr. and Mrs. Kiesling, five of whom survive, namely: Franklin, who died in 1904,
married Emily Klossner, who bore him four children, Ida, Beulah, May and Lilia;
Albert, who married a Miss Martie, has six children, Rosa, Dena, Vera, Albert,
Luther and Gretchen; Tillie, who married Henry Klossner has six children, Roy,
Nettie, Henrietta, Regenia, Minnie and Henry; Herman, who married a Miss Vogtel,
has two children, Floyd and Mildred; Melvina, who married Tena Achersen, has
three children, Lutena, Elvin and Tena; Amel C., who married Nellie Cleveland,
has two children. Selbia and Rena.

     Mr. Kiesling and family belong to the Congregational church. He was on the
town council of New Ulm for some time.


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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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