Bio of Frederick A. Sass (b.1870)Wabasha Co., MN USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Martha J. Berryman Note: This Biography is taken from the book "History of Wabasha County" copyrighted 1920. Sass - Frederick A. Sass, of West Albany Township, who has attained prosperity through enterprising effort in development of farms, who was born in this township April 8, 1870, son of Frederick and Mary Prueter Sass. He was educated in the common schools, which he attended up to the age of 15, and outside of school hours he worked for the most part on his parent'' farm, remaining at home until 1890. On January 15, that year, he married Amelia Moechnig, daughter of Frederick and Caroline Moechnig of West Albany Township. He then rented the Tracy farm in the same township and operated for two years, afterward moving to the Abbott Smith farm in Gillford Township where he remained until 1901. His next removal was to the Hentze farm in West Albany, which was his home for five years. In 1906 Mr. Sass bought 120 acres in Glasgow Township and for some time rented it out to a tenant. In 1906 he bought a 160 acre farm in section 13, West Albany, which had fair buildings, and operated this in connection with the farm of 120 acres in Glasgow Township, building on the West Albany farm a good frame barn 36 by 76 by 16 feet, with full 9 foot basement; two machine sheds, 24 by 40, and did diversified farming until the fall of 1918, when he leased the place to his son Lawrence. This farm is well stocked with grade Shorthorn cattle and Poland-China swine, with full-blooded sires; and in addition has a first-class operating equipment. Mr. Sass owns a five-passenger Dort auto car, and also a nice residence at No. 522 South High Street, Lake City. He and his wife have five children: Elsie, born March 3, 1891, now Mrs. Ferdinand Brunkow of Gillford Township; Lawrence E., born March 22, 1894, who is operating the home farm in section 13, West Albany Township; Caroline, born November 21, 1895, who is the wife of Arnum Zickrick of West Albany Township; Grace, born October 5, 1897, now Mrs. Earl Jones of Weaver, this county; and Esther, born February 4, 1905, who is a student in the high school. Mr. Sass is a Republican in politics and has served six years as a member of the district school board. He is a director of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., and he and his family are members of the German M. E. church of West Albany, of which they are liberal supporters. In November, 1919, Mr. Sass moved to Lake City, where he now lives retired. Note: These biographies were taken from the book "History of Wabasha County" copyrighted 1920. -----