Brown County MN Archives Biographies.....Niemann, Franz 1867 - 
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Author: L. A. Fritsche

FRANZ NIEMANN.

    Franz Niemann, well-known blacksmith and expert farrier at New Ulm, this
county, and proprietor of the largest and best-equipped establishment of the
kind in that city, is a native of Germany and has been a resident of New Ulm
since the year 1894. He was born in East Prussia on March 29, 1867, son of Fritz
and Henrietta (Zieseng) Niemann, both natives of that same province, the former
of whom died in Wisconsin in 1898 and the latter of whom is now living at New
Ulm. Fritz Niemann was a mail carrier in his young manhood and later became a
farmer. After their family was reared he and his wife came to the United States,
following some of their children who had preceded them several years before, and
in 1895 located at St. Paul, this state. After a short stay there they went to
Wisconsin and bought a farm and it was there that Fritz Niemann died. His widow
later moved to New Ulm, where she is now living. They were the parents of six
children, Fritz, Minnie, Franz, Louise, Edward and August.

    Franz Niemann received his education in the schools of his native land and
was trained to the trade of blacksmith, becoming a very competent general smith
and expert farrier. He did his three years in the military service of his
country and then, in 1893, came to the United States. After a short stay in
Chicago he came on to Minnesota and located at St. Paul, where he worked at his
trade for a year, at the end of which time he moved to New Ulm, where he has
ever since made his home and where he has done very well. He had no difficulty
in finding work at his trade upon his arrival in New Ulm in 1894, for the
quality of his craftsmanship showed for itself, and he soon came to be
recognized as one of the best men in his line in this entire section. In 1896
Mr. Niemann started in business for himself, opening in a small way, at first
doing all the work in the shop himself, but his business quickly grew and for a
long time he has had the largest shop in town, employing a force of four men and
keeping constantly busy. Mr. Niemann is a Republican and takes a good citizen's
part in local political affairs. He is a member of Berg's Battery and takes a
warm interest in the affairs of the local company. He also is a member of the
Modern Woodmen of America and of the Turnverein. He has been a member of the New
Ulm fire department for fifteen years, and has been captain for about six years.

     On October 9, 1895, Franz Niemann was united in marriage to Emma Schneider,
who was born at New Ulm, daughter of George and Emilia (Schell) Schneider, the
former a native of Germany and the latter of Cincinnati. George Schneider came
to the United States when he was thirteen years of age. When the Civil War broke
out he enlisted for service in the Union army and after the conclusion of that
service came to Minnesota and opened a tin shop at New Ulm, following that
business the rest of his life. He and his wife were the parents of three
children, Emma, August and Otto. To Mr. and Mrs. Niemann six children have been
born, Frank, Oleta, Otto, Edna, Alfred and Charles, all of whom are at home.


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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