Bio of Appel, William L. (b.1842) Wabasha Co., MN
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Appel, William L. (page 633), well known in former days as an industrious
and enterprising farmer and sterling citizen of Highland Township, and not
yet forgotten, was born in Baden, Germany, September 18, 1842, son of Adam
and Katherine (Eckert) Appel. He was young when he accompanied his parents
to America, and as a boy attended school in Mercer County, Pa.
Subsequently he learned the blacksmith's trade in Greenville, that state,
which he followed there as a journeyman until 1866, when he came to
Wabasha County, Minn. For three years he followed his trade in Highland
Township, and at the end of that time turned his attention to farming,
buying 205 acres in section 8. The land was raw and covered with timber,
which he cleared off, also erecting a good frame house and other farm
buildings. He continued successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits
until his death on the farm, July 29, 1910. He was a man highly esteemed
and much regretted. Mr. Appel was married November 11, 1869, at Wabasha,
to Margaret Arvilla Harncame, daughter of George and Elizabeth Harncame.
Her parents were natives of Pennsylvania and came to Minnesota in 1855
among the early settlers, locating first in Wabasha, where they remained
five years. In 1860 they took land in section 6, Highland Township, but
later traded that farm to Henry Hampe for a farm in Cook's Valley, where
they spent the rest of their lives, Mr. Harncame dying January 6, 1876,
and his wife November 30, 1887. They had a family of eight children, of
whom there are now only three survivors: Katherine, wife of Darwin
Brainard, of Glenwood, Minn.; Mary E., wife of Peter Rasmussen of Valley
City, N. D., and Margaret Arvilla, widow of William L. Appel. Those
deceased are: James, Henrietta, Matilda, Alice and Sarah. Henrietta
married Peter Rasmussen, who is also deceased. Matilda married Peter Hall,
who is also deceased. Alice married a Mr. Runnels, and Sarah was the wife
of Henry Leisen. Since Mr. Appel's death Mrs. Appel has rented out the
farm, occupying a part of the house when not visiting her sisters.