Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Herman DERKSEN

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History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement,
growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties,
cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories,
biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views
of county seats, etc.
Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881 p. 1143

Herman Derksen, manufacturer and wholesale dealer in cigars, 52 Maine
street; Mr. D. was born in Germany Feb. 15, 1844; he emigrated with his
parents to America in 1852, and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, where they
lived about two years, then moved to Chicago and lived four years, then
moved to Portage, Columbia Co., and lived seventeen years, where he worked
for his father, T.V. Derksen, who was also engaged in the manufacture of
cigars; he then moved to Oshkosh and began the manufacture of cigars in
company with his father, where they continued until the fire of 1875, after
which he began alone, and has since continued; he is steadily increasing
his business.  He was married in Oshkosh, Wis., Oct. 9, 1872, to Miss
Emilia Ernst, who was born in Oshkosh, Wis., April 20, 1853; they have four
children, three sons and one daughter- Oscar H., Theodore R., Ernst R., and
an infant daughter.  He employs twenty-five hands in the manufacture of
cigars.