Bio of SEEGER, George (b.1873), 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 ========================================================================= Pg 1009 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY George Seeger, a prominent farmer of Wright county, living on sections 9 and 10, Rockford, was born December 28, 1873, on the homestead of his father, John Seeger, Frankfort township, this county, and was there reared. He attended the district schools, thoroughly learned farming from his father, and remained at home until twenty-eight years of age. Then he pur- Pg 1010 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY chased eighty acres in North Rockford, where he farmed about six years. September 12, 1908, he purchased his present place of 160 acres. He has made extensive improvements, including the erection of a fine barn, 36 by 64 feet. He does general farming, and makes a specialty of Red Poll cattle. He is serving as a member of the school board and is a useful member of the community. He has adopted the latest approved methods of farming, and his friends predict for him a still greater success in the future than in the past. Mr. Seeger was married in 1902 to Caroline Hohl, daughter of Charles and Caroline Hohl. Their children are: Alvin, born November 11, 1903; George, February 7, 1906; Esther, September 4, 1908; Catherine, November 31, 1911; and Myrle, November 7, 1913.