BIOGRAPHIES:  August C. BRUESEWITZ, Cumberland, Barron County, WI

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August C. Bruesewitz, for nearly thirty-five years a leading citizen of
Brighton Township, Marathon County, who has now selected Cumberland as a
desirable place in which to spend the pleasant afternoon of life, was born 
in Germany, Oct. 13, 1851, the son of Ernest and Sophia (Mouns) Bruesewitz,
both now deceased. He received his education in his native land, and 
remained with his parents until 1869. In that year, at the age of eighteen, 
he came to the United States, and located in Dodge County, Wis., where he 
was variously employed for some eleven years. It was in 1880 that he went 
to Marathon County, and purchased 120 acres in Brighton Township. He erected 
a set of buildings, cleared up the land, and as the years passed, developed 
one of the best places in that part of the county. Busy as he was in 
developing his farm, and rearing his large family of children, he 
nevertheless found time for much public service. For nine years he was a 
valued member of the town board, one year of which he was chairman. He was 
also town assessor for one year. His interest in education is shown by the 
fact that he was on the school board of his district as treasurer for 
twenty-four years. In 1914 he retired and rented his fine farm to his son, 
Frank. Then in looking about for a place to live, he fixed upon Cumberland. 
He is very fond of fishing and of out-door life, and here he found a place 
where he could indulge in that liking to the utmost, and a place where he 
could have a pleasant home amid agreeable surroundings and with congenial 
townspeople. Accordingly, he purchased a home on North Street, and there he 
now lives. He was married Sept. 13, 1880, to Ida Boeder, who was born in 
Dodge County, Wis., Sept. 7, 1863, daughter of Frederick and Fredericka 
(Hohm) Boeder, natives of Germany, who came to America in 1866, and settled 
in Dodge County, where they farmed for the remainder of their lives. Mr. 
and Mrs. Bruesewitz have ten children: Ella, Frank, Anna, Dora, Walter,
Minnie, Robert, Fred, Linda and Irene. Ella was born June 24, 1881, and is 
the wife of Robert Voelker, of Marathon County, Wis. Frank was born Nov. 7,
1882, and as already noted, operates the home farm in Marathon County. Anna
was born April 7, 1884, and died Aug. 2, of the same year. Dora was born 
July 3, 1885, and is the wife of Herman Schwantis, of Marathon County, Wis. 
Walter was born Nov. 7, 1890, and is farming in Clark County, this state. 
Minnie was born Aug. 1, 1892, and died Dec. 29, 1900. Robert was born Jan. 
31, 1894, and now lives in Marathon County, Wis. Fred was born Nov. 24, 
1896, and is farming in Park County, Wis. Linda was born Nov. 11, 1898, 
and is now Mrs. Paul Walitz, of Marathon County, Wis. Irene was born July 
20, 1900, and lives at home.

  --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., &
Co., 1922, pg. 268.