Biographies from The History of Columbia County,
Wisconsin, 1880 


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From The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, 1880,
publ. by Western Historical Company, Chicago, Page
908-909

T. L. KENNAN, attorney at law; was born in Morristown,
St. Lawrence Co., N.Y., Feb. 22, 1827, where he lived
until the age of 20, when he went to Norwalk, Ohio,
and studied law with his uncle, Jairus KENNAN; came to
Wisconsin in the fall of 1851, and located at Oshkosh;
was admitted to the bar of Wisconsin Oct. 23, 1851;
removed to Portage about Oct. 1, 1855.  At the
breaking-out of the rebellion, he enlisted Aug. 22,
1861, in Co. D, 10th W.V.I., and was commissioned
First Lieutenant, and recruited half of his company;
resigned July 12, 1862; the following summer he was
appointed Deputy Provost Marshal of Marquette Co,
serving until near the close of the war, resided at
Pewaukee about ten years; going then to St. Louis,
where he was employed as general agent for the
Northwestern Life Ins. Co.; then for a short time
practicing law there, and returning again to Portage
in March 1873.  He was married at North Fairfield,
Huron Co., Ohio, Sept. 30, 1850 to Loa BROWN; she was
born in Borodino, Onondaga Co., N.Y.; they have six
children - K. Kent (a lawyer of Milwaukee), Chester T.
(in college at Ripon), Loa B. (in college at Ripon)
Mary B. (at home), Charboth J. (at home) and Thomas
L., Jr.  Thomas L. KENNAN, Sr. was admitted to the bar
of the United States Supreme Court Nov. 6, 1876,
having been admitted to practice in the Supreme Court
of Wisconsin many years earlier, also to the United
District and Circuit Courts several years prior to
1876.

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FRANK KELM was born in Prussia April 2, 1835; came to
America in October 1857, and lived in the State of New
York for nearly one year; then came to Wisconsin, and
lived in Oshkosh and also in Waupaca Co. until the war
broke out.  In the fall of 1861 he enlisted in Co. C,
9th W.V.I., and served until the fall of 1864; was in
Co. A. of some regiment for one year of this time; he
never went to the hospital, nor was he ever absent
from his regiment a single day, and participated in
every battle they fought.  After leaving the service,
he went to Oshkosh and resided there until he came to
Portage Sept. 29, 1869.  He has been connected with
one lumber yard ever since coming here.  He was
married in Portage to Miss Wilhelmina FISCHER; she was
born in Saxony; they have two children - Lena and
William.  Mr. KELM is a member of the Hook and Ladder
Co., and of the Leiderkranz Society.

ANDREW KIEFER, the subject of this sketch, was born in
the Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, April 28, 1830;
came to New Orleans Dec. 1, 1845; in February 1846,
went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he learned his trade
of barber, remaining two years, when he returned to
New Orleans, where he spent a portion of the time for
several years; he then removed to St. Louis, and was
engaged in business on board Mississippi River
steamboats for three years, spending about seven years
in the South; he then lived for two and a half years
in Buffalo, N.Y., prior to removal to Portage, May 1,
1856; Mr. KIEFER has been engaged in present business
ever since he came here.  He was Alderman of the
Fourth Ward in 1860-61; City Treasurer of Portage in
1874-75; connected with the Fire Department from its
organization to the present time, and has been of
material assistance in maintaining its efficiency,
holding the office of Secretary of ten years,
Secretary of the Hook and Ladder Co. since its
organization; President and Secretary of Leiderkranz
Society several times; Secretary of the German
Cemetery Association since its organization.  Mr.
KIEFER was married at Watertown, Wis., to Henrietta
ARENBURG; she died July 14, 1864, leaving two children
- one now living, Andrew J., born July 20, 1862; lost
one son, George Henry, born July 3, 1864, died Sept.
10, 1870.  His present wife is Wilhelmina ANACKER, and
was married Feb. 23, 1868, at Portage; she was born in
Hesse-Cassel, Germany; they have three children -
Charlotte E., born Nov. 1, 1868; Emma Louisa, Feb. 13,
1873, and Fred W., September 1878.

H. L. KIND was born in Prussia June 23, 1814; came to
Chicago in June 1854, and to Portage in September of
that year; he has been in the grocery business twelve
years, but worked eight years in elevators before
going into business for himself.  Mr. K. was married
first in Germany, February 1836, to Maria SPANGBERG,
who died in 1847; in June 1848, he married Susanna
Fredericka KIND, by whom he had ten children; the
children are all dead but Ida; Mr. KIND's second wife
died March 30, 1875, and he married his present wife,
Henrietta BRICK, Aug. 28, 1875; she was born in
Kolberg, Germany, and came to Milwaukee in 1849, and
to Portage in the spring of 1855.  Both are members of
the German Lutheran Church.

ALOIS KLENERT, of the firm of KLENERT & Son, was born
in Portage July 23, 1856; resided a short time in
Minnesota, but this city has been his home since the
time of his birth; he is the son of Anton and
Catharina KLENERT.  Alois was married in Portage Aug.
1, 1878, to Mary WURST; she is a native of Austria;
they have one son, Fred, born July 6, 1879.  Mr. K. is
a member of the I.O.O.F., Leiderkranz and Turner
societies.

A. KOENIG, merchant tailor, and dealer in clothing and
gents' furnishing goods; was born in Prussia, July 13,
1823; engaged in tailoring at the age of 15 years;
came to Milwaukee in 1854 and to Portage in 1864.  Mr.
K. was married at Portage July 29, 1865, to Louisa M.
BLASS, who was born in New York City; they have two
children - Clara Augusta and Laura Louisa.

GEORGE KRECH, a native of Germany, born in Saxony,
Oct. 8, 1838; came to New York City, landing there
Oct. 7, 1857; came directly to Beloit; resided there
four years, then came to Portage, and has been engaged
in the butchering business since the fall of 1861; was
dealing also in stock for several years; at present
not engaged in that business.  Married Catherine
DUNNAN in Portage, June 1866; they have one child,
Kittie.

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