Bio of Louis W. BREMER (b.1867), 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. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Hanson ========================================================================= This Bio is from the HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY, Volumes I and II, Published in 1915 by Franklin Curtiss - Wedge. Surname Index for The HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY can be found at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/wright/wright.html Under HISTORY. NOTE: This file was scanned and changed to text so there may be some typos. 453 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY Louis W. Bremer, noted far and wide as the breeder of the finest horses in the county, was born on his father's homestead, in Marysville township, May 17, 1867, son of Henry and Fredericka (Schultz) Bremer. Left fatherless as an infant, he early learned the responsibilities of life. He attended the district schools to a certain extent, but spent most of his youth working on the home farm. At the age of eighteen he started out to see the world. He saw much of life, traveled in various states, and worked at many occupations. In 1891 he returned, and worked on the homestead for three years as a helper. Then he rented the place. Finally he purchased it. To the original eighty acres he has added one tract of fifty-three acres, and one tract of forty acres. He has erected a modern home and sightly barns. An attractive feature of the place is a new barn, 32 by 80 feet, with a cement floor, patent stanchions, scientific ventilator system, and the most modern sanitary improvements. He takes particuticular pride in his full blooded Percheron horses, and during the past three years has taken many prizes for his stallions, mares and colts. He also raises a high grade of Shorthorn cattle. Mr. Brenaer is a natural leader among his fellows. He has been president of the school board of his district for several terms, president of the Waverly Farmers' Co-operative Creamery for twelve years; and president of the Waverly Farmers' Elevator for the past eight years. He has joined the Masonic order and the United Workmen. Mr. Bremer was married November 28, 1893, to Ida Stuhr, born in Germany, daughter of Herman and Wilhelmina (Mica) Stuhr. They have four children: Wilhelmina, Fredericka, Henry and Sylvia. Herman Stuhr was a carpenter by trade. He came to America in 1873, and worked his way to Stillwater, in this state. The following year his wife, and his eight children, Henry, Herman, Emil, Otto, Emma, Ida, Charles and Rudolph, joined him. Later they secured a farm in section 32, Chatham township, Wright county. They moved into the cabin of Herman Erath, which was so small that they had to hang the table from the ceiling in order to give the children an opportunity to play on the floor. Herman Stuhr died in 1891, at the age of seventy-three. Beginning pioneer life with nothing but a small tract of land and an ox team, he so pros- pered that at the time of his death he owned a half section of good land. His wife died in 1911, at the age of seventy-three.