Henry Freidel Biography This biography appears on pages 1875 in "History of South Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. HENRY FREIDEL was born in Yankton county and in the public schools of this county obtained his education. He spent his boyhood days in the usual manner of farmer lads of the period, assisting in the labors of field and meadow and as the years went by gaining valuable experience as a preparation for his own business career. He is now engaged in general farming on his own account and has one hundred and sixty acres of land under cultivation. He is also engaged in the raising of hogs and cattle and is a farmer of enterprise, following progressive methods and carrying on his work along practical lines so that his efforts are bringing to him desirable returns. Mr. Freidel was united in marriage to Miss Abbie Hacesky and they have one son. In politics Mr. Freidel is independent.