Bio of BRABEC, Edward J. (b.1877), Wright Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Hanson Submitted: April 2004 ========================================================================= 264 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY Edward J. Brabec, successful builder and contractor of Annandale, was born on section 20, Woodland township, Wright county, July 17, 1877, son of Joseph and Anna (Pesina) Brabec. He attended the district schools and was reared to farm pursuits. In 1901 he went to Renville, this state, and learned the carpenter trade from H. H. Wilkins, architect and builder. In 1904 he came to Annandale, and engaged in his present business as a builder and contractor. He is an expert in his line, he takes a deep interest in his work, and many of the best of the modern houses in this vicinity stand as monuments to his honor, ability and mastery of his trade. He is a designer as well as builder, and his ideas are embodied in such structures as the residences of A. A. Zech, John Herzberg, Octavius Longworth and many others. Mr. Brabec was married in 1903 to Edith Klucas, daughter of Fred Klucas, a pioneer of Waverly, in this county. In the Brabec family there are two children: Myrtle, born in 1904, amd Luella, born in 1911. The family attend the Lutheran Church. Mr. Brabec is a member of the Commercial Club. Aside from his activities as a designer and contractor he has quite an extensive cabinet and planing mill, fully equipped with the latest machinery, where he is prepared to turn out anything in his line. He erected this mill himself and it is adequate in every particular.