Bios of Foelsch, Albert J. (b.1858) Wabasha Co., MN
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Foelsch, Albert J. (page 382), a representative farmer of Plainview
Township, residing in section 23, was born in Sanilac County, Michigan,
November 30, 1858, son of William and Sophia (Nurnberg) Foelsch. The
parents were natives of Germany, in which country they were married in
1853. Coming to the United States the same year, they located in Sanilac
County, Michigan, where for six years William Foelsch worked in sawmills.
In 1859 he moved with his family to Buffalo County, Wisconsin, taking 40
acres of land, which he grubbed and cleared, erecting a log house, and
subsequently other buildings, until he had developed a farm. At the age of
62 years he retired, and in 1905 he passed away, at the age of 73 years.
His wife died in 1914. They were the parents of six children: Louisa, who
married Nick Heck, but is now deceased; Albert J., the direct subject of
this sketch; Gusta, wife of Charles Heck, of Lake City, her husband being
now retired; John L., who is residing on the old home farm in Buffalo
County, Wisconsin; Annie, wife of Henry Dorman, residing near Minneiska,
Wabasha County; and Julius, who is living in Winona County. Albert J.
Foelsch in his boyhood attended school in Buffalo City, Wis. He remained
on the home farm until attaining his majority, after which for a number of
years he worked on farms except one summer, which he spent on the river.
In 1898 he came to Wabasha County and bought his present farm of 160 acres
in section 23, which was then but slightly improved. The other
improvements, including fences, have been made by himself, and he has
brought the farm into good condition. He keeps grade Durham cattle and
follows general farming with profitable results, being now numbered among
the prosperous citizens of his township, which he served one term as path
master. Mr. Foelsch was married, November 1, 1888, to Mary Baab, who was
born in Minneiska, Wabasha County, Minn., April 3, 1870. He and his wife
have had three children: Dorothy, born July 31, 1889; Elsie, born June 20,
1894, who died October 31, 1918; and Estella, born April 23, 1897. Dorothy
married Fay Wood, of Plainview village, and has three children, Stanley,
Leolo and Marie. Estella is the wife of Clarence Roen, of Owatonna, Minn.