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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  THEODORE BOFENKAMP, proprietor of the Ellsworth meat market and dealer in live

stock, is one of the pioneer settlers of the village, having made his home there

continuously for the last twenty-three years.



  Mr. Bofenkamp was born near Burlington, Wis., June 17, 1862, the son of

Lambert and Anna (Lindermann) Bofenkamp, natives of Germany and Wisconsin,

respectively. The father came to America when a young man and died at

Belleplaine, Minn., in 1895, aged 84 years. Mrs. Bofenkamp is living and is now

70 years of age.



  When our subject was five years of age the family moved from Wisconsin to

Belleplaine, Minn. After a five years' residence there they moved to Kansas and

for four years resided at Washington. Returning to Belleplaine they again

established themselves in that town, and there our subject was educated and

spent most of his younger days.



  In 1885 Theodore Bofenkamp came to the little town of Ellsworth, where he has

ever since made his home. For several years he worked at the carpenter trade and

helped build many of the principal business houses and residences of the

village. He then started a dray line, which he conducted six years. During three

years of this time he also served as city marshal. Selling out his dray

business, he remained inactive one year, and then in January, 1903, started an

opposition butcher shop in Ellsworth. After running this one year he purchased

the shop he is now conducting. He owns his business and residence property in

the village and 38 acres of land adjoining the town on the north.



  Mr. Bofenkamp was married in Carver county, Minn., Jan. 13, 1886, to Miss

Therresa Bovy, a native of Minnesota and a daughter of Matthias Bovy, a native

of Germany. To them have been born eight children, as follows: Matthias, born

Feb. 24, 1889; Rosa, born Dec. 2, 1890; Clara, born Feb. 6, 1893; Katie, born

June 17, 1894; Mary, born March 28, 1896; Frank, born Feb. 17, 1898; Joseph,

born March 6, 1900; Theodore, born March 4, 1903. The family are members of the

Catholic church, and Mr. Bofenkamp belongs to the Catholic Order of Foresters

and the Ancient Order of United Workmen.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 

WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908



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