Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Von Holtum, Ludig 1852 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com October 21, 2006, 11:20 pm Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908) LUDWIG VON HOLTUM, of St. Kilian, is one of the large land owners and successful farmers of Willmont township. He owns 920 acres of land in Willmont and Larkin townships, all within a short distance of his home in St. Kilian. Mr. Von Holtum was born in Rhineland, Germany, April 7, 1852. He was the youngest member of a family of eight children, of whom four are now living, all except himself in Germany. His parents were John and Theresa (Radmacher) Von Holtum, both of whom died in Germany at advanced ages. The father was born in 1788 and died in 1873; the mother was born in 1806 and died in 1894. Emigrating to America in July, 1882, Mr. Von Holtum came direct to Nobles county. He bought the southeast quarter of section 32, Willmont township, then prairie land, and built his home there and engaged in farming. He met with prosperity and gradually became the owner of other real estate until he has become one of the county's large land owners. He resided on the home farm, which he handsomely improved, until October, 1899, when he moved to St. Kilian. In that little inland village he has since resided, conducting his farming operations from that point. In Adrian on Jan. 13, 1885, Mr. Von Holtum was united in marriage to Amelia Moser, daughter of Joseph Moser, of Willmont township. She was born in Washington county, Wis., in March, 1864. To them have been born the following children: Theresa, born Dec. 18, 1885; Ludwig, born Nov. 23, 1887; Mary, born Feb. 9, 1891; Johnnie, born Dec. 11, 1893; Henry, born March 19, 1896; Helena, born Dec. 9, 1898; Edmund, born Dec. 30, 1901. Mr. and Mrs. Von Holtum are members of the Catholic church. Additional Comments: Extracted from: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY MINNESOTA BY ARTHUR P. ROSE NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA PUBLISHERS 1908 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mn/nobles/bios/vonholtu117gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mnfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb