Bio of Jacob J. STENGELIN, Jr. (b.1876), 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. 490 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY Jacob J. Stengelin, Jr., proprietor of Fair View Farm, Monticello township, was born in the township where he now resides, September 17, 1876, son of Jacob J. and Bertha (Heydeek) Stengelin, natives of Germany, who came to America in the early sixties, and to Wright county about 1874, locating on a farm in Monticello. In the family there were five children: Louise, wife of Gustave Schmidt, of Irons, Mich.; Bertha (deceased); and Jacob J., Jr., Augusta and Conrad, of Monticello. Jacob J. Stengelin, Jr., remained on his father's farm until about thirty- three years of age. Then he bought eighty acres in sections 24 and 25, Monticello, where he carries on general farming and stockraising. The place is well improved and is modern in every respect. Mr. Stengelin is a Republican in politics. December 15, 1909, Mr. Stengelin married Elizabeth Hanson, daughter of Peter and Hannah Hanson. The family faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church.