N.J. Bielenberg
History of Montana, 1898
US Genweb Montana Archives

Mr. Bielenberg was born in Holstein Germany, June 8, 1847.  
At the age of four he was brought to America by his parents 
who located at Davenport Iowa. Here he grew up, attending 
the public school until 1863.  In that year he went to 
Chicago where he served an apprenticeship in the butchering 
business, remaining there until the spring of 1865; that 
year he came to Montana, locating at Blackfoot City where he 
embarked in the butchering business, remaining there in that 
pursuit until 1870.

In that year he engaged in the same business at Helena, 
remaining there until 1872 in which year he married Miss
 Anna Bosk of Deer Lodge and removed to that town.  Here 
he engaged in the stock raising business, buying, selling 
and driving cattle from Montana to Cheyenne from whence he 
shipped them to Chicago.  This he continued until 1877 going 
into business then at Butte, where he operated a large 
butchering business, erecting a cold-storage warehouse and 
handling beef in wholesale quantities.  This business has 
grown into the Butte Butchering Company under which name 
it now exists.

About 1884 Mr. Bielenberg became associated with his half-
brother, Conrad Kohrs, running large herds in connection 
with him and his brother John.  In 1884 he went into the 
sheep business, at first alone, then in partnership with 
Joseph Toomey.  This business grew to enormous proportions,
 handling in one year over 130,000 head of sheep.

Mr. Bielenberg is still engaged in the cattle and stock 
business.  They are still running a bunch of from ten to 
twelve thousand head of sheep in various parts of the 
state.  His family consists of five children, two boys and 
three girls, all living.

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