Bio of George LAMMERS (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. 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. 442 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY George Lammers, a prominent farmer of Marysville township, was born on his father's homestead in section 19, this township, February 22, 1870, son of Henry and Anna (Dimer) Lammers. He was reared on the home farm, received his early education in the district schools, and later attended St. John's University, at Collegeville, this state. For some three years he and his father operated the home place in partnership. Then he conducted the place alone for some five years. At the end of this period he bought eighty acres of the homestead. He erected a modern home and suitable barns, and has brought the farm to a high stage of cultivation. He carries on general farming and breeds thoroughbred Poland China swine and good grade cattle. He was a director in the Waverly Co-Operative Creamery when it first started, and after an interval when he did not serve he was again elected in 1912. Fraternally he associates with the Modern Brotherhood of America of Waverly. Mr. Lammers was married March 2, 1892, to Elizabeth Borngesser, born in Rockford township, August 30, 1870, daughter of Andrew and Anna (Ruppelius) Borngesser. They have had six children: Anna Christina, born March 16, 1893; George E. H., born December 1, 1897; Roy Patrick, born March 17, 1900; Elmer Louis, born December 30, 1904; Walter, who died at the age of one year and eight moinths; and Raymond, who died at the age of eight weeks.