BIOGRAPHIES: Ferdinand, BRUNNER, Lima Township, Pepin Co., WI

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Ferdinand Brunner, an extensive landowner in Lima township, engaged 
in agricultural pursuits in section 4, was born in Austria, May 22, 
1854, son of Frank and Mary (Bauer) Brunner, who were natives of the 
same country. The father was born in 1818 and his wife in 1815. They 
were well advanced in middle life when they came to the United States 
in 1872, locating in Lima township, this county, where Frank Brunner 
bought a small farm. In time he became a large land owner and achieved 
success as a farmer, becoming one of the prosperous citizens of his 
township. Both he and his wife attained to advanced age, the latter 
dying first in 1905, and Mr. Brunner in 1908. They had a family of 
eight children. Ferdinand Brunner, who was the seventh born child, 
attended school in Austria, accompanied his parents to America and 
resided with them until he was 30 years of age, or until about the 
time of his marriage. He then engaged in farming for himself in 
section 4, Lima township, beginning with 120 acres. After residing on 
that farm for 23 years, during which time he made good progress on the 
road to prosperity, he moved to his present location, a fine farm of 
320 acres, in addition to which he owns another tract of 40 acres in 
this township and has 30 acres of woodland on "the island." He is also 
a stockholder in the Inter-County Telephone Company. Mr Brunner has 
been school treasurer for nine years, and is independent in politics. 
He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church at Lima. On Jan. 27, 1885, 
Mr. Brunner was married to Mary Webber, who was born in Austria, 
daughter of John and Agnes (Wesenbeck) Webber, the parents also being 
natives of that country. Coming to the United States in 1881, they 
located on a farm in Lima township, this county, on which Mr. Webber 
died in 1891, and his wife in 1910. He had served in the Austrian army, 
and was a man of industrious habits and a prosperous farmer. The Webber 
family was a large one, the daughter Mary (Mrs. Brunner) being one of 
the older children. She acquired her education in Austria. To Mr. and 
Mrs. Ferdinand Brunner were born the following children: Dora, who died 
as the result of being accidentally shot when 19 years of age; 
Ferdinand Jr., a farmer in Bear Creek Valley, Lima Township; Mary, wife 
of Rufus Youngwitt, residing in Dunn County, not far from his father's 
farm; Agnes, who died in infancy; Agnes, second, wife of Carl Zeidinger, 
residing in Dunn County, near Eau Galle; Andrew who lives with his 
father on the home farm; Rosa, wife of Joseph Zeidinger, residing near 
the church in Lima Township; and Leo, Frank and Wilhelm, living on the 
home farm. Mrs. Mary Brunner, the mother of the above mentioned children, 
died March 7, 1910. Mr. Brunner belongs to the Catholic Knights of 
Wisconsin. He has attained a comfortable position in life through his 
own industry and is a man who stands high in the regard of his neighbors.

-Transcribed from the "History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties Wisconsin, 
1919," page 633

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