BIOGRAPHIES: Weib ANDRIESEN, Gale Township, Trempealeau Co., WI

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Weib Andriesen, who is carrying on general farming and stock raising on 106 
acres of land in section 30, Gale Township, was born in Holland, Jan. 30, 
1864, son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Van Buren) Andriesen.  His parents were 
both natives of Holland, the father being a farmer.  Neither came to 
America, but both remained and died in their native land.  

Weib Andriesen acquired his education in Holland and began working on farms 
at the age of 9 years, also helping his father.  For 17 months he served in 
the standing army of Holland, stationed at Denhaag.  After he was 22 he 
continued work as a farm hand, but kept and saved his earnings except what 
he used for living expenses.  It was in 1903 that he came to the United 
States, locating at once in Trempealeau County, where he had a brother 
already settled.  After arriving here he rented a farm for three years in 
Gale Township, subsequently renting another farm for two years.  Then going 
to Montana, he bought 120 acres of land, resided there one year and then 
sold out, returning to Trempealeau County.  Here he purchased his present 
farm of 106 acres in section 30, Gale Township, and has made practically 
all the improvements on it, having built a modern house, with a good barn, 
silo and other necessary buildings.  He is engaged in dairy farming, 
favoring the Durham breed of cattle, his stock of which he is gradually 
increasing.  He is also a stockholder in the La Crosse Packing Company.  
In addition to the farm he is working he owns another, of 130 acres, near 
Galesville, on which his son-in-law resides.  He now owns from 40 to 50 
head of cattle, with horses enough to work his farm, and all necessary 
implements.  Although not yet a naturalized citizen of the United States, 
he has taken the preliminary steps to become one and expects to enter into 
the full rights of a citizen in the near future.  Mr. Andriesen was married 
in May, 1887, to Johannah Fan-Wal, who was born in Holland, daughter of 
Henry and Katy (Rondaan) Fan-Wal.  Her mother died in Holland and the father 
came to America with his daughter and her husband, Mr. Andriesen, in 1903, 
and died subsequently in Onalaska, Wis.  Mr. and Mrs. Andriesen are the 
parents of eight children:  Elizabeth, unmarried; Katie, married William 
Boersma, they live in La Crosse, Wis., and have two children, William and 
Annadean; Annie, wife of Albert Sandbergen, residing on Mr. Andriesen's 
farm of 130 acres, above mentioned, they have one child, Johannah; Nellie, 
unmarried and residing at hom, and Ella, Hessie, Johnnie and Johannah, all 
living at home.  Mr. Andriesen and wife are members of the Presbyterian 
church.  They are industrious and thrifty people who have already reached a 
prosperous condition in life and whose prospects are bright for the future.

-Transcribed from the "History of Trempealeau County Wisconsin, 1917", 
pages 351 - 352