Bio of DEMARS, Louis (b.1870), 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: November 2006 ========================================================================= 522 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY Louis Demars, farmer, Otsego township, was born in Hassen, Hennepin county, Minnesota, April 29, 1870, son of McGuire and Amelia (Gregneir) Demars, natives of Canada. The father came to the United States when eighteen years of age, and was employed three years by the government in handling produce between St. Paul and Ft. Snelling. Then he returned to Canada for about seven years. Subsequently he worked in the forests about Lake Superior. In 1865 he came to Sherburne county; then to Hassen in Hennepin county, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1888 he retired to Dayton, in Hennepin county, where he now resides. His wife died in May, 1912. In the family there were eleven children: Brazil, of North Dakota; Richard, of North Dakota; Celia, of Benson, Minnesota; Delvane, of Dayton, Hennepin county; George, of Minneapolis; Caroline, of Hennepin county, this state; Adeline, of Minneapolis; Thomas, of Anoka; Henry (deceased); Louis, and Prosper (deceased). Louis Demars was reared in Hennepin county. At the age of eighteen he secured employment as a teamster in Minneapolis. Then he went to North Dakota with his brothers. Later he attended school at Dayton, Hennepin county. At the age of twenty-two he came to Otsego township, and purchased eighty acres in section 24. He now owns 200 acres, has made some excellent improvements and carries on general farming. He is a Republican in politics, and belongs to the Catholic order of Foresters. The family faith is that of the Roman Catholic church. Mr. Demars was married April 25, 1892, to Annie Reiche, born in Canada, July 26, 1874, and to this union eleven children have been born. Delvina, born April 25, 1893, is now Mrs. Leopold Talbott, of St. Michaels, this county. Delima was born September 15, 1894, is now Mrs. Thomas Zimmer, of Otsego township, this county. Emil J. was born September 22, 1896; Elizzie M., April 25, 1900; Lucy M. A., August 15, 1901. Louis M. was born December 18, 1903, and died February 14, 1904. HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY 523 Odell L. was born June 23, 1904, and died March 29, 1905. Alice and Elsie (twins) were born April 28, 1906. Lorena was born November 26, 1909, and Cyril, February 19, 1914.