Bio of Wise, Charles (b.1843) Wabasha Co., MN
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Wise, Charles, dealer in farm machinery, Lake City, was born in Baden,
Germany, January 28, 1843, and is the son of Charles and Magdalena
(Lehman) Wise, who were also natives of Baden. In 1851 he, with his mother
and other members of the family, came to America, and joined his father,
who had preceded them in 1847. One year was spent in Bradford county,
Pennsylvania, after which they removed to Tioga (Errata page reads
"Orange") county, New York, and thence to Minnesota, disembarking at
Read's Landing, on April 26, 1856. The family at this time consisted of
father, mother, five brothers and one married sister. After prospecting a
short time a location was made on government land in the town of West
Albany, where they entered upon the arduous task of making a farm under
all the disadvantages of a new and unsettled country. As the work
"failure" is rarely ever written on the page of a German's history, so it
was in this case, and the words "abundant success" may be used to signify
what was accomplished in eleven years' faithful labor by this industrious
family; a farm of nearly six hundred acres was paid for, and thoroughly
improved. In 1867 this farm was sold, and they removed to Lake township,
where a large amount of land was bought, and where some of the family now
live. The father died in 1877, and the mother in 1869. Charles, with two
of his brothers, removed to Lake City, and purchased a brewery of John
Minges in 1870, and in 1876 became the sole owner; sold out a few years
later, and with his brother Ed, in the spring of 1884 embarked in the sale
of farm machinery. For the purpose of carrying on this business they built
a two-story brick-veneered store and salesroom, with iron front, in size
20x60 feet, on Center, between Main and High streets, and opened up to the
farmers a first-class stock of the best implements made. Besides his
interest in Lake City, Mr. Wise owns in the town of Lake two hundred and
eighty acres of land, eighty acres in West Albany, and three
quarter-sections in this state, out of the county. He was married November
28, 1869, to Miss Katie Kaspere, also a native of Germany. In 1873 he
visited the Baden, and spent several months reviewing the scenes of his
childhood. He has a family of five children, whose names, in the order of
their birth, are: Ferdinand, Joseph, Charles, Katie and Martin.