George Wiedenman Biography


	This biography appears on page 716 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) and was 
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				GEORGE WIEDENMAN.  

	George Wiedenman, the efficient and popular manager of the Atlas 
Lumber Company's yard at Blunt, Hughes county, was born in Clayton 
county, Iowa, January 28, 1884, a son of George and Mary (Hoefner) 
Wiedenman. The father was born in Germany and the mother in Allamakee 
county, Iowa. The father, who is a farmer by occupation. crossed the 
Atlantic to the United States when about twenty-two years of age and 
made his way to Allamakee county, Iowa, where he located and became in 
time a landowner. In 1903 he removed to South Dakota, settling upon a 
farm near Iroquois, Kingsbury county, where he is still residing.  

	George Wiedenman is the oldest of a family of nine children. He 
attended school In Clayton county, Iowa, until fifteen years of age and 
thus acquired his education. He remained with his parents until he was 
twenty-one years of age, giving his father the benefit of his labor 
upon the farm, but when he began his independent career he followed the 
carpenter's trade at Iroquois and also at Blunt. After devoting seven 
years to that work he entered the employ of the Atlas Lumber Company as 
manager of their yard at Blunt and is still serving in that capacity, 
faithfully looking after the interests entrusted to him. Under his 
management the yard has done an excellent business and has proved a 
profitable investment for its owners. He owns land in South Dakota and 
a considerable number of cattle.  

	Mr. Wiedenman was married on the 26th of January, 1910, to Miss 
Mabel Redick, who was born in Hughes county, and is a daughter of A. A. 
and Edna (Willis) Redick, both natives of Merrill, Wisconsin. The 
father was formerly actively identified with the ranching interests of 
the state but for several years has lived retired in Canning, Hughes 
comity. To Mr. and Mrs. Wiedenman have been born two children: Alfred 
George, whose birth occurred on the 16th of January, 1913; and Francis 
Henry, born March 3, 1915.  

	Mr. Wiedenman is a stanch adherent of the republican party but 
has never aspired to office. Fraternally he is connected with the 
Yeomen and is well known both within and without that organization. His 
life has been one of well directed activity and the fair measure of 
success which he has gained is due solely to his own enterprise and 
business ability. In all of his relations with his fellow men he 
adheres to high standards of morality and is well spoken of in his 
community.