Bio of Ernest Klennert (b.1857)Wabasha Co., MN

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Note: This Biography is taken from the book "History of Wabasha County" 
copyrighted 1920.

Klennert - 

Ernest Klennert, proprietor of a good farm in section 26, Gillford 
Township, was born in Branda, Germany, April 19, 1857, son of Frank and 
Elizabeth Klennert. The parents spent their lives in their native land, 
never coming to this country. Ernest, who was one of a family of four 
children, had a common school education in Germany, where he grew to 
manhood. There he found himself unable to make any financial progress, 
and in 1884 came to Wabasha county, Minnesota, arriving here with little 
money. For three years he did hard farm work, grubbing many acres of land. 
By 1887 he had begun to make some progress and resolved to make a start 
for himself. He began independent farming in Oakwood Township, remained 
there a year, and then rented a farm for a year in West Albany. After 
that he farmed for seven years in Gillford Township as a renter. In the 
fall of 1896 he bought 160 acres in section 26, Gillford Township, to 
which he subsequently added 80 acres, making the farm of 240 acres which 
he now occupies. On this farm he built a good frame house, a barn, and 
other necessary buildings, and was doing a good business as a general 
farmer, raising grade cattle, hogs and sheep. Up to the fall of 1916 he 
was strong and active, but at that time was seized with paralysis, from 
which he has not yet recovered. After the attack he removed to Lake City, 
where he lived until the fall of 1919, when he returned to his farm, 
which is now operated by Bert Leonard. Mr. Klennert married Sofe Ruther, 
daughter of Frank and Johanna Ruther of West Albany Township. He and his 
wife have had ten children: Frank Carl, born September 12, 1886; Mary 
Elizabeth, June 9, 1888; Ernest, Jr., December 19, 1889; Margaret, 
March 31, 1892; Anton, September 6, 1894; Helen, January 22, 1896; Martha, 
July 27, 1899; Catherine, August 28, 1903; Sophia, November 18, 1906; and 
Albert, June 5, 1909. Frank Carl is a farmer in Gillford Township; Mary 
Elizabeth is now Mrs. Herman Dahling of Goodhue County; Ernest is married 
and living at Millville; Margaret is the wife of William Laqua of Gillford 
Township; Anton, also married, is a farmer in South Troy, Gillford 
Township, Wabasha County; Martha is the wife of Rudy Johnson, a farmer 
at Augusta, Wis., and the other children are residing on the home farm. 
Mr. Klennert and his family are members of the Catholic church; 
politically he is a Democrat.

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