Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Lenz, John N. 1859 - 
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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  JOHN N. LENZ. One of the big land owners and progressive farmers of Grand

Prairie township is John N. Lenz, an old time resident of southwestern Nobles

county. He owns 640 acres of land on sections 17, 16 and 18.



  Mr. Lenz was born in Kenosha county, Wis., May 25, 1859, the son of Nicholas

Lenz, who now lives near New Prague, in Scott county, Minn., and Gertrude

(Rosenplanter) Lenz, who died in Scott county Aug. 1, 1906. When he was one year

old the family moved to Scott county, Minn., and there he made his home on the

farm until the early eighties. He came to Nobles county first on June 18, 1881,

driving -through from Scott county with an uncle, J. J. Lenz. He was here only

six days, but returned in the spring of 1882 and began farming the southeast

quarter of section 17, Grand Prairie township, which had been purchased by his

father. He broke out 45 acres of land and put it into crop as well as 30 acres

which had been broken before, and that fall harvested it. He spent the winter of

1882-83 in his old home. Returning the next spring, he erected a house, 16x24

feet, on the place, which had been given him by his father, and has  made his

home there ever since.



  In Scott county, Minn., on Jan. 23, 1883, Mr. Lenz was united in marriage to

Lizzie Geisin, a native of Scott county and a daughter of John and Helena

(Hoffman) Geisin. To them have been born the following children, all of whom

reside at home: Nick, Charles, William, Henry, Frank, Rosie, George, Johanna and

Arthur.



  Mr. Lenz has held the office of treasurer of Grand Prairie township for the

last seven years. He is a member of the Catholic church of Ellsworth, of the C.

O. F. of Ellsworth, St. Joseph's society of Adrian, and Knights of Columbus, of

Sioux Falls.





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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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