Bio of Hample, Joseph (b.1811) Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884.
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Hample, Joseph, (deceased) settled on section 6, Elgin, in the spring of
1857, and died there February 12, 1884. He was born near Prague, Austria,
September 11, 1811. He married Maria Prince, also a native of Austria.
While in his native land, his chief occupation was the manufacture of
woodwork for clocks and accordions. He set out for America in 1850, and
settled in Ohio, engaging in farming. Thence he removed to Winona in the
fall of 1856, and spent the following winter in teaming. He was a faithful
member of the Lutheran Church, in which all his family was raised. Of
eight children born to him, but two reached maturity. The elder is
sketched below (Ferdinand Hample). The other, Christina, is now the wife
of Henry Schenkel, dwelling at Groton, Dakota. In the early days of its
residence here this family endured the hardships which fall to the lot of
most pioneers. For nearly two years wheat bread was a luxury unknown in
the household, as no wheat was produced the first year. Corn and buckwheat
furnished the staple breadstuff, and all were healthy and contented.