Bio of Henry AHLERS (b.1885 d.1916), Wabasha Co., MN

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Henry Ahlers, a general farmer who is operating a good farm of 230 acres
in Glasgow Township, was born in Westphalia, Germany, October 31, 1885, 
son of Martin and Mary (Kors) Ahlers. Given only a limited common school 
education, he was bound out at the age of 12 years by his father to a 
farmer, and thus early acquired a knowledge of agriculture. In 1910 he 
came alone to Wabasha County, Minnesota, where he had a brother, Herman, 
living. For two years he worked out as a farm hand during the summers, 
cutting cordwood in the winters. On November 7, 1912, Mr. Ahlers married 
Mary Stamschror, who was born on the farm in Glasgow Township, on which 
Mr. Ahler's now lives, in 1890, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Stamschror. 
The first year after his marriage Mr. Ahlers rented his father-in-law's 
farm, situated in sections 10 and 11. In 1913 he bought it and has since 
made his home there. It contains 230 acres, and is provided with a 
comfortable residence. When it came into his possession the other 
buildings were poor, but he has improved the property by erecting a 
modern barn, 36 by 72 by 16 feet, with a full eight-foot stone basement 
for cattle and horses. It has a cement floor and is provided with a modern 
equipment. He also built a silo, 14 by 30 feet, of 100-ton capacity,
a steel windmill and other necessary buildings. The farm is well stocked
with high grade Shorthorn cattle and Duroc-Jersey hogs, and Shropshire 
sheep, and Mr. Ahler's equipment includes a Dodge touring car. From a 
young man with a capital of $60 Mr. Ahlers has risen to be one of the most 
prosperous farmers of his township and is highly esteemed as a man and 
citizen. The latter he became in the late spring of 1920, when he recieved 
his final papers of nauturalization. He and his wife have been the parents 
of five children, the youngest of whom died in infancy. The survivors are: 
Margaret A., born August 30, 1913; Helen E., born June 4, 1915; Joseph C., 
born March 9, 1917, and John G., born September 9, 1918. The Ahlers family 
are Catholics in religion and member of St. Felix parish. 

Note: This biography was taken from the book "History of Wabasha County"
copyrighted in 1920.