BIOGRAPHIES:   John F. BROM, Pine Creek Valley, Trempealeau Co., WI

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John F. Brom, one of the successful farmers of Dodge Township, residing in 
Section 6, was born in Pine Creek Valley, this township, May 23, 1875, a son 
of Frank and Kathrine (Pribyl) Brom.  Both parents were born in Bohemia, the 
father in 1850.  Frank Brom came to America in 1861 or 1862, with his parents, 
they settling first in Winona, Minn., but soon the father of Frank homesteaded 
160 acres of wild land in Section 6, Range 9, Township 19 (Dodge), and Frank 
was brought up on this farm, having abundant opportunites to make acquaintance 
with hard work.  In course of time he succeeded to the property.  He cleared 
and developed the land, adding 49 acres to the farm, which increased its size 
to 209 acres.  He also built a two-story frame house, two large barns, a 
granary, machine shed and poultry house.  All the buildings are painted and 
in good shape, while the land, 125 acres are under the plow, the balance 
being in pasture and timber land.  Frank Brom was engaged in general farming 
and dairying, keeping grade cows and selling cream at Arcadia and later at 
Dodge. He died at Winona, Minn., in 1911.  His wife died in Pine Creek Valley, 
Dodge Township, in 1887, and is buried at Winona.  John F. Brom remained on 
the farm with his father until his marriage, his education having been 
acquired in the district and parochial schools.  January 24, 1899, he was 
married to Frances, daughter of Joseph and Susan (Weir) Brizinski, and took 
his wife to his father's home, where they resided until the fall of that year.  
They then moved to the Pribyl farm, adjoining the Brom homestead on the 
northeast, which farm had been bought by Frank Brom, who gave it to his son.  
On this place the present residence had been built in the summer of 1899.  The 
house is a two-story upright with two wings and is modern in its furnishings, 
having bath, hot and cold water and everything desireable except electric 
lights.  The barn is a frame building with hip roof, 36 by 60 by 20 feet; the 
granary is 20 by 28 feet, with a lean-to, 20 by 28 feet; the other buildings 
being a wood shed, 14 by 20; buggy shed, 14 by 24, with shop lean-to, 10 by 
20; poultry house, 12 by 24; machine shed, 24 by 60, and a cement block silo, 
12 by 26 feet, all painted and in good condition.  Mr. Brom has 120 acres of 
land under the plow, the balance of 242 acres being in pasture and timber land.  
In 1912 he bought the old homestead of 120 acres from his brother, Martin, who 
had inherited it at the father's death.  He is engaged in general farming and 
dairying, keeping 18 grade Shorthorn cows, 25 grade Duroc Jersey hogs and 160 
Shropshire sheep.  He also has a small orchard of three acres.  His farm is 16 
miles from Winona, 15 from Galesville and 9 from Arcadia.  In politics Mr. Brom 
is a Democrat.  He has taken part in the government of his township, having 
served as supervisor two terms, being chairman of the board one term, and clerk 
of School District No. 2 for nine years.  Aside from his farming interests, he 
is a stockholder in the First State Bank of Dodge, in the Western Wisconsin 
Telephone Company and in the Dodge Shipping Association.  He and his wife have 
had eight children:  Benjamin, born March 24, 1900, who is assisting his father 
on the farm; Theodore, born August 24, 1902, who died October 15, 1908; Richard, 
born September 2, 1906; Florence, August 7, 1908; Cyril, May 25, 1910; Clarence,
April 14, 1912; Alvin, January 23, 1914, and Isadore, October 17, 1915.  Mr. 
Brom, with his wife and family, are members of the Catholic Church, attending 
Sacred Heart Church at Pine Creek.

- Transcribed from the "History of Trempealeau County Wisconsin, 1917," 
pages 735 & 736


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