BIOGRAPHIES: Peter MARX, Arland Township, Barron County, WI

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Peter Marx, proprietor of a good farm in Section 9, Arland Township, which
he has developed from wild land, was born in Luxembourg, March 9, 1867, son
of John and Anna (Penning) Marx. The father still resides in Luxembourg,
the mother being deceased. After relinquishing his school studies, Peter
Marx took up farm labor to earn a livelihood, continuing thus engaged until
he came to America in 1889, a young man of 22 years. From New York he went
to St. Paul, Minn., where he found employment cooking in restaurants and
hotels. He then wandered about the West, following the same occupation in
various cities in Kansas and in San Francisco, where he remained for two
and a half years. In 1896 he returned east as far as Barron County, and
bought 80 acres of wild land in Section 9, Arland Township. On this he
built a frame shanty and log barn, which two years later were destroyed by
fire, when he lost all he had except his land. In 1920 he found himself in
a position to repair his losses and built a barn and out buildings, the
barn measuring 34 by 66 feet and provided with the James equipment. He has
now one of the nicest sets of farm buildings in Arland Township and has
cleared 75 acres of his land. Aside from his direct farming interests, he
is a stockholder in the Barron Co-operative Creamery and the Farmers'
Co-operative store at Poskin. In religion he is a Catholic. On June 30,
1894, Mr. Marx was united in marriage with Katie Kasel, who was born in
Luxembourg, Sept. 17, 1866, daughter of Peter and Katie (Nesen) Kasel. Her
parents have both passed away. To Mr. and Mrs. Marx have been born seven
children, of whom four are now living. The record of births is as follows:
Joseph, Jan. 1, 1896; Edward, Nov. 2, 1898; Anna T., May 15, 1900;
Gottfried A., Nov. 25, 1901; Mary J., Aug. 16, 1904; Lena M., May 3, 1907,
and Nicholas T., Feb. 23, 1908. Those deceased are: Anna T., who died Oct.
4, 1900; Gottfried A., who died April 28, 1920, and Nicholas T., who died
May 25, 1908. Though bereaved of three of their children, Mr. and Mrs. Marx
still enjoy a happy home life attuned to harmony by the key of mutual
affection.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co.,
1922, pg. 900.