Outagamie County, WI - Biography of Albert Buboltz of Maple Creek Twp (1868- )

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SUBJECT: Biography of Albert Buboltz of Maple Creek Twp (1868- )
SUBMITTER: Janice Marasch     
EMAIL: jmmarasch@aol.com
DATE SUBMITTED: 10 Apr 2000
SURNAMES: BUBOLTZ
SOURCE: History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, Thomas H. Ryan, Chicago, Goodspeed
Historical Association, publishers, p. 858, 1911


BIOGRAPHY:


ALBERT BUBOLTZ, who is one of the leading agriculturists of Maple Creek township, has
spent his life on the place which he is now operating, a tract of 222 acres situated in sections 16,
17 and 18. He was born on this property, June 16, 1868, a son of John and Fredericka Buboltz,
natives of Germany, who were married in Waukesha county, Wisconsin. In 1853 they came to
Outagamie county, purchasing forty acres of land in Maple Creek township, this forming the
nucleus for the magnificent farm now owned by Albert Buboltz. John Buboltz had only his ax to
start clearing his land with, but this served to cut down the trees to make the logs with which to
build his house, and this accomplished, he began to clear his land from the wilderness,
experiencing the usual trials and hardships of the Wisconsin pioneer. As time went on, he began
to buy and clear more land, and added to his farming implements piece by piece, stocking his
farm as he became financially able. In 1862 he enlisted in Company D, Twenty-first Regiment,
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until the close of the war, participating
in all of the battles in which his regiment took part, with the exception of some months when he
was confined in the famous Libby Prison. On being exchanged, he resumed his place in the
ranks of his regiment, and continued to serve as a brave and faithful soldier until the close of
hostilities. He died in September, 1901, at the age of sixty-nine years, and is buried in Maple
Creek Cemetery, his funeral having been in charge of the Grand Army of the Republic,
of which he was a popular and esteemed comrade. His widow still survives him, making her
home with her son, Albert, and is now seventy-three years old. Two years prior to his death, John
Buboltz turned the farm over to his son, Albert, who took, up the interests of the other heirs and
is now sole owner of the land. Mr. Buboltz's parents had six children, of whom Mary married
Benjamin Marsh and lives in Waupaca county, having four children; Frederick, a farmer of
Maple Creek township, is married and has four children; Gusta married Herman Brensicke of
New London and has two children; Albert was the fourth in order of birth; Tena married Albert
Stoehr and lives in Waupaca county, having five children; and George is married and lives in
Waupaca county.
Albert Buboltz remained on the home farm and has never married. He has 100 acres of his farm
in a high state of cultivation, and the whole farm is under fence, principally of barbed wire. In
addition to a modern residence, he has two large barns and a number of outbuildings for the
shelter of stock, grain and machinery, and the general air of prosperity found about the place
makes it one of the finest farms in this part of the county. Mr. Buboltz carries on general farming
and stock raising, marketing dairy products and hogs, while he feeds most of his hay and grain.
He milks twenty cows the year around and is breeding to Holstein cattle, while his hogs are
Chester White crossed with Poland China. He also has French Coach horses and is breeding to
Percherons. In political matters Mr. Buboltz is a Republican, and for two terms he served as a
member of the board of supervisors.