BIOGRAPHIES: Omer F. IMMELL, Blair, Trempealeau Co., WI

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Omer F. Immell, hustling agent for the New York Life Insurance company, 
was born on a farm three miles east of Blair, April 22, 1872,  son of 
Francis M. and Anna (Storley) Immell.   Francis M. Immell was born in 
Ohio, came to Wisconsin in 1851, lived at Black River Falls four years, 
came to Trempealeau County in 1856, located three miles east of Blair, 
and lived there until he moved to the village, where he died in 1913, his 
good wife having passed away the previous year.  Omer F. Immell started 
out for himself while a boy in his early teens.  As a youth he did farm 
work.  For several years he was a clerk in the Farmers' Trading Association 
store at Blair.  For one year he traveled for the Ramer Candy Company, of 
Winona, and for six years the Winona Candy Company, of that city.  Later he 
traveled for seven years for the Kratchwil Candy Company, of La Crosse.  In 
1913, he established at Blair, the Immell Bait Company for the manufacture 
of the "Chippewa Bait."  Jan. 25, 1915, he accepted his present agency.  In 
this capacity he has several times led the State organization in number of 
applications obtained, and in February and March, 1915, he led the district 
comprising Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and part of Canada.  The 
enclosed extract, taken from a journalistic source, is a well-merited tribute 
to his ability in the line of industry he follows:  "O. F. Immell, agent for 
the New York Life Insurance Company, has the honor of being one of seven to 
win a vice-presidency in what is termed by the company the $100,000 class.  
To be in this class an agent must sell over $100,000 worth of insurance.  Mr. 
Immell came close to doubling this figure, selling a total of $183,000 work 
of insurance for the year (1917).  By so doing he automatically elected 
himself a delegate from this district to the convention of that company at 
Atlantic City, which is held Thursday and Friday of this week.  Mr. Immell 
has worked hard for this honor and only a close attention to this business, 
coupled with the fact that he is well posted on insurance matters and 
represents one of the best companies, enabled him to win.  The company has 
this to say of him:  'He has the honor of having a larger volume, $183,000, 
than any other official in the club.  He is so close to the $200,000 club 
that we shall expect to see him there without fail one year from now.' "  
Mr. Immell was married Jan. 1, 1895, to Margaret McKivergin, a native of 
Trempealeau County, daughter of James McKivergin.  This union has resulted 
in two children:  Orrie and Florence.

-Transcribed from the "History of Trempealeau County Wisconsin, 1917", 
pages 628 - 629.