Bio of Nicholas Rutz (b.1862)Wabasha Co., MN

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

Rutz - 

Nicholas Rutz, a retired farmer residing in Lake City, where he owns a 
comfortable home, was born in La Crosse County, Wis., January 16, 1862, 
son of Louis and Isabella Rutz. The parents were natives of Germany, 
but were married in this country in La Crosse County, Wis., where they 
settled among the early arrivals, and engaged in farming. There the 
father died May 16, 1917, after a long and active career. The mother 
is now living at La Crescent, Minn. Nicholas Rutz was early trained to 
agricultural pursuits on his parent's farm, and was educated in a 
parochial school in his native country. At the age of 18 he began working 
for others as a farm hand, and was thus occupied for three years. On 
January 15, 1883, he was united in marriage with Mary Magdalene Hammes, 
who was born in Belgium, March 28, 1860, and was brought to this country 
by her parents when a babe. Her father was engaged for some years in the 
manufacture of furniture in Paris. Both he and his wife are now deceased. 
After his marriage Nicholas Rutz went to work at the carpenter's trade in 
La Crosse, and followed it there until 1898. He then bought an improved 
farm of 200 acres in Glasgow Township, Wabasha County, Minn., where he 
had married his wife, and engaged in agriculture. Six years later he 
bought another tract of 160 acres, thus increasing the size of his farm 
to 360 acres, of which he improved 140 acres, leaving the rest to pasture 
and timber. The farm was located seven miles west of Kellogg, and he was 
there occupied with farming until 1917, when he retired and moved to Lake 
City, renting his farm. He had bought a house on Prairie Avenue, but in 
1919 he sold that and purchased his present residence at 820 S. Oak 
Street, which is a fine modern house. His career as a farmer was a 
successful one and he acquired an ample competence, the result of hard 
work and a sound practical knowledge of the business. Mr. and Mrs. Rutz 
have had ten children: Clara, now Mrs. Henry Geisler of Lake City; Mary, 
wife of William Fuhrman of West Albany Township; John P. and Joseph L., 
who are deceased; and Henry J., Frank L., Edward, Theresa and Rosella, 
residing in Lake City, Rosella attending the public school. The son Henry 
J. was in the United States' service during the recent war, training at 
Camp Dodge in the motor corps. He married Wilhelmina Echenberger and 
resides at 702 South Oak Street, Lake City.

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