Biographies:   Henry AEBLY, Brunswick Township, Eau Claire Co., WI 

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Henry Aebly, one of the prosperous and well-known farmers of Brunswick
township, comes from Swiss lineage.  He was born at New Glarus, Green county,
Wis., June 7, 1850, to Henry and Mary (Becker) Aebly.  The father emigrated 
from Switzerland, his native country, to America in 1845.  Soon after landing
in New York City he secured an outfit and started overland for the state of
Iowa via prairie schooner, arriving safely at his destination.  He remained
but a short time in Iowa, however, when he removed to Wisconsin and settled 
on a large farm near what is now known as New Glarus, in Green county.  Here 
he was successfully engaged in farming until 1898, when he died at the age of
seventy-five years, and his remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at New
Glarus.  He married Mary Becker, daughter of Solomon Becker, of Switzerland, 
and they were the parents of six children as follows: Solomon, deceased;
Henry, the subject of this review; Mary became the wife of Nicholas Duerst, a
prosperous farmer in Green county; Magdelina married Thomas Kundert, a 
retired farmer of New Glarus; Elizabeth married J. Henry Duerst, of New 
Glarus, also retired; and Jacob a farmer of West Concord, Minn.

Henry Aebly, grandfather of our subject, who was a farmer in Switzerland, 
came to the United States with his son, Henry, in 1845.  He also followed
farming in Green county, this state, but lived only a few years after arriv-
ing at New Glarus.

Henry Aebly, III, the subject of this sketch, acquired his education in the 
common schools of New Glarus.  He was reared on the farm and remained at 
home until he reached the age of 25, assisting his parents with the farm
work.  He then purchased a farm at Exeter, Green county, and successfully 
conducted the same for seven years.  He then in 1883 returned to his home
town and engaged in the hotel business, owning and operating the Wisconsin
House, and as proprietor of this well-known hostelry catered to the best of
public patronage.  After successfully carrying on this business for eight
years he retired from the hotel and rented the same for the next seven years.
In 1908 he sold the hotel and other buildings at New Glarus and moved to Eau
Claire county, where he purchased the Porter farm, containing 507 acres of
highly cultivated and well-improved land in Brunswick township.  In his 
general farming operations Mr. Aebly employs the most modern and up-to-date
methods and gives particular attention to the breeding and raising of fine
stock, and shipping his milk to the Eau Claire Creamery Company, and in this
as well as in all his work has been eminently successful.  He is a Democrat
in polical opinion, but has taken little part in matters outside his regular
business more than to perform his duties as a good citizen.  He is affiliated
with the Lutheran church and the German Lodge, G.U.G.G.

Mr. Aebly married Mary Duerst, daughter of Samuel and Barbara (Becker) Duerst
and to this union have been born four children, as follows: Mary Anna married
John M. Schmid, who is connected with the International Harvester Company at
Milwaukee; Henry Nicholas, who resides at home, assisting with the farm work;
Emma Barbara married J. Herman; Elmer, a farmer of Green county, Wisconsin, 
and Magdaline Ida, who is the wife of J. M. Hoesly, a well-to-do farmer of 
Brunswick township.

--Taken from "The History of Eau Claire County, 1914, Past & Present",
pages 624-625