BIOGRAPHIES: John ENDERS, Mikana, Barron Co., WI ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Transcribed by Kate Wilson. Edited and submitted by Vic Gulickson 5 October 2003 ************************************************************************ John Enders, business man and truck farmer of Mikana, was born in Milwaukee, Wis., June 2, 1850, son of John and Barbara (Meisner) Enders, both of whom are now dead. He was educated in his native city and at Hartford, Wis., and at the age of fourteen started to learn the shoemaker's trade. In 1886 he went to Manitowoc County and had charge of a shoe repair shop for a year. Then he was similarly employed at Racine, Wis., for a while. He settled in Pierce County in 1868 and worked on farms summers and in the woods winters. Four years later, in 1872, he went back to Racine and operated a shoe shop there for two years. From there, in 1874, he again came to Pierce County and opened a shop at Plumb City, which he operated for three years. He bought a farm in that county in 1877 and successfully operated it until 1895, nearly twenty years. In that year he came to Barron County and purchased 200 acres in Section 28, Cedar Lake Township, which he developed. He cleared in all fifty acres and with a part of the lumber thus obtained, erected a good set of buildings. Here he carried on general farming for a number of years. He was prominent in the community and served in such offices as assessor, pathmaster and member of the school board. While operating the farm he worked for several winters in the woods. In 1901 he sold the farm and erected a store building in Mikana, in which his son opened a hardware store. From 1906 to 1911 Mr. Enders was a wagon vender of proprietary articles. Since that time he has done truck farming on twenty acres within the village limits and also conducted a small shoe repair shop. Mr. Enders was married Oct. 1, 1873, to Gertrude Trinborn, who died July 9, 1890. This union was blessed with seven children: Anna, Frank, Joseph, Kate, Elizabeth, John, Jr., and Eva. Anna was born July 24, 1875, and now lives in Fresno, Cal. Frank was born Feb. 13, 1877, and died Jan. 7, 1915. Joseph was born Dec. 8, 1879, and now lives in Fresno, Cal. Kate was born Feb. 10, 1881, and is the wife of Eugene McDonald of Ashland, Wis. Elizabeth was born Oct. 11, 1885, and is the wife of John Lee of North Dakota. John, Jr., was born Feb. 23, 1887, and is now at Mayville, Minn. Eva was born March 19, 1890, and is the wife of Joseph Wolf of Greenwood, Wis. Mr. Enders was married Feb. 9, 1892, to Catherine Smith, who was born in Ohio, Sept. 1, 1860, daughter of Peter and Catherine (Schiffhauer) Smith, both now deceased. This union has been blessed with five children: Mary, Gertrude, Henrietta, Agnes and Leo. Mary was born Nov. 29, 1892, and is the wife of Bernard Kennedy of Doyle Township, this county. Gertrude was born Feb. 20, 1894, and is at home. Henrietta was born Dec. 4, 1896, and is the wife of Lester Cohn of Muskegon, Mich. Agnes was born Sept. 7, 1900, and is connected with the Rice Lake Hospital. Leo was born March 20, 1904, and is at home. --Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 1016. © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm