BIOGRAPHIES: August E. WESTPHAL, Doyle Township, Barron County, WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, 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. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Vic Gulickson 28 June 2002 ==================================================================== August E. Westphal, a well known resident of Doyle Township, was born in Faribault, Minn., Aug. 26, 1885, the son of Ferdinand and Mary Westphal, natives of Germany, who, on coming to America, located on a farm at Faribault, Minn. He attended the common schools, learned farming from his father, and remained at home for long after attaining his adult years. In 1906 he started work in the mill at Birchwood, in this state, then, after a short time, he worked in Angus, Cedar Lake Township, this county, where he worked for A. T. Johnson, a leading citizen. In 1920 he rented his present farm in Section 16, Doyle Township. He carries on general farming on a profitable scale, and makes a specialty of dairying. His good herd of graded cattle is headed by a Holstein sire. Mr. Westphal was married at Cedar Lake Township, Aug. 21, 1913, to Cecelia Asmussen, who was born in Viscania, Ill., on Aug. 2, 1889, the daughter of Peter and Christena (Jensen) Asmussen, natives of Norway who now live in Mikana, in Cedar Lake Township. Mr. and Mrs. Westphal have three children: Franklin A., born June 23, 1914; John F., born April 8, 1915; and Hazel M., born June 25, 1917. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1922, pp. 731-732.