The Pohlman Family of Jackson County, Minnesota

WILLIAM POHLMAN (1882), of Weimer township, is one of the successful farmers of that precinct. He was born in Grermany July 22, 1863, the son of Karl and Christina (Geisclman) Pohlman. He is the eldest of five fons, all of whom are living in Jackson county. His father died in September, 1902, aged 63 years;' his mother lives in Heron Lake township.

William received his education and grew to manhood in his native land. He accompanied his parents to the new world in 1882 and with them came to Jackson county. He worked on the farm one year and then located in Cottonwood county, where he worked as a farm laborer nine years. He spent the next year working in Windom and then again became a resident of Jackson county. For a time he lived with his parents in Heron Lake town* ship and in 1898 married and located on the southwest quarter of section 36, Weimer township, which he had previously bought. He has made all the improvements on the farm and has a nice home. He farms 280 acres of land in Weimer and Heron Lake townships.

Mr. Pohlman was married in Jackson July 2, 1898, to Elsie Peter, daughter of August Peter, a pioneer settler of the county. She was born in Weimer township February 14, 1881. They have three children: Christina, Paulina and Harold. Mr. Pohlman and family are members of the German Lutheran church.

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CARL W. POHLMAN (1884) is one of the big landowners and extensive farmers of Heron Lake township. He owns the southwest quarter and the north half of the southeast quarter of section 16, the northeast quarter of section 21, and a half interest in the southeast quarter of 6 and the west half of the southwest quarter of section 5, all in Heron Lake township. He farms 400 acres of this land.

Mr. Pohlman was born in Germany February 14, 1865, the son of Carl and Christina (Geiselman) Pohlman, the second of a family of five sons. His father died in 1902, aged 66 years. His mother, who is now 73 years of age, resides in the comity. Carl spent the first seventeen years of his life in the fatherland, securing an education and working out.

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AUGUST POHLMAN (1884) is one of the successful farmers of Weimer township and he has been a resident of Jackson county a quarter of a century — ever since he was a boy thirteen years of age. He owns the southeast quarter of section 3G and a half interest in 177 acres of land in section 6. Heron Tjikc township. In addition to his own land Mr. Pohlnian fami 240 acres of rented land.

August Pohlman is a native of Hausbergen, Westfallen, Germany, and was born May fi, 1871. His father was Carl Pohlman, who came from Germany in 1884 and who was a resident of Jackson county until his death, which occurred in 1901. Our subject's mother is Christina (Gieselman) Pohlman. who makes her home with her son, Herman Pohlman, nc-ir the eastern shore of Heron lake. August was brought up in a little village where he was born and began his schooling in his native land. When tliirtecn years of age lie accompanied his p.ii iits to America and the family came direct 1 1 Jackson county, arriving on the (5th day of April, 1884. The head of the family bought an eighty acre farm on section 8, Heron Lake township, and engaged in farming. On this farm August lived seven years, completing his education in the district schools and assisting with the farm work. When his father located on section 2, West Heron Lake township, in 1891 Augxist accompanied him and continued to make his home with his parents until 180o.

Mr. Pohlnian bought and located upon his present farm in Weimer township in 189.5, where he has ever since resided. The farm was unimproved wlicn he took up his residence there, and the improvements the place now has are the results of Mr. I'oilman's labors. He set out the grove and erected all the buildings and has brought the place up to its present standard. In addition to his general farming Jlr. Pohlman engaged exlensivelj in raising stock and lias large herds, including a fine flock of sheep. He also has other business interests. He is a stockholder and director of the First National Bank of Lakefield and has stock in the Farmers Bank of Wilder. He is a director of the Sontag Lumber company of Heron Lake, and has stock in the.Lackson County Cooperative company's store of Lakefield, in the Farmers Elevator company of Lakefield and in the Wilder Creamery company. For seven years Mr. Pohlman was clerk of school district No. 30 and he served as a supervisor of Weimer township two years.

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MART1.\ KUHLMAN (1887) is one of the early settlers of Sioux Valley township, where he owns a fine farm of 240 acres. He was born in Hoistein, Germany, October 2, 18.')8. His parents were Jolin Kuhlman and Katie (Hamann) Kuhlman, who died in their native hind in 1872 and 1SS3, respectively.

Martin was brought up on a farm and made his home in Germany until 1882. That year ho came to the new world and located in Scott county, Iowa, where he resided until 1887, working out on farms. In March, 1887, he came to.Jackson county and rented a farm in Siou.K Valley. After conducting that five years he bought his present farm — then raw prairie, absolutely unimproved — and has since made his home on it. His home place is the northwest quarter of section 24 and he owns also the south half of the southwest quarter of section 13. Jlr. Kuhlman has served as director and treasurer of school district No. 77 for several years. He is a member of the Sons of Hermann lodge of Sioux Valley.

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HENRY F. POHLMAN (1884) is one of Jackson county's successful farmers, having a fine home on the east shore of Heron lake in Heron Lake and Weimer townships, where he owns 166 acres. He was born April 29, 1873, in kreis Minden, Holtzhausen, Westfallen, Germany, son of the late Carl Pohlman and Christina (Gieselman) Pohlman.

Until he was eleven yrs of age Henry lived in his native land. In 1884 be accompanied the family to America, arriving in the little village of Lakefield on March 24. The head of the family bought a farm on section 8, Heron Lake township, and that was the home of our subject seven years. Thereafter until his marriage in 1897 he lived with his parents on section 2, West Heron Lake township. He received an education in the district schools and in the German school of Delafield township. After his marriage in 1897 Mr. Pohlman moved onto his present farm, which he had bought two years before, and upon that farm he has ever since made his home. He has made all the improvements on the farm.

In addition to his farming operations Mr. Pohlman has other business interests. He is a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator company of Lakefield, in the First National Bank of Lakefield, in the Jackson County Cooperative company's store at Lakefield and in the Sontag Lumber company of Heron Lake. Besides his home farm Mr. Pohlman owns a half interest in a half section farm in Griggs county, North Dakota. He is a member of the German Lutheran church,

Mr. Pohlman was married in Heron Lake township June 7, 1897, to Alvina Malchow, who was born in Heron Lake township April 11, 1877, and who is the daughter of C. F. W. and Augusta (Kietzer) Malchow, of Lakefield. To Mr. and Mrs. Pohlman have been bom the following named four children: Louisa, born May 7, 1898; Emil, born July 15, 1902; Arnold, bom May 5, 1904; Esther, bom September 13, 1906.

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HERMAN POHLMAN (1884), who owns a fine farm in the northwest corner of Heron Lake township — in that part of the township which was formerly a part of West Heron Iake township — came to Jackson county when he was nine years of age and has spent the rest of his life as a resident of this political division. His farm consists of 2.5.3 acres on section 2.

(Uu subject is a German by birth and was born August 15, 1875. His father, Carl Pohlnian, died in 1902; his mother. Cliristina (Gieselman) Pohlman, resides with her son. Herman crossed the water with his parents in the spring of 1SS4, and on the 24th day of March, 1884, the family arrived in Lakefield. Our subject was brought up on a farm on section 8, Heron Lake township, and received his education in the Jackson county district schools. In 1891 Carl Pohlman bought the farm which is now owned by Herman. The latter wod-;ed for his father until 1898; then ho bought the home farm and has ever since conducted it. Mr. Pohlman is one of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Lakefield. He is a member of the German Lutheran church.

Mr. Pohlman was married in Heron Lake township July 4, 1897, to Annie Daberkow, who was born in Germany and who came to the United States in 1893. To them have been born the following named five children: William, born May 30, 1899: Helen, born September 8, 1901; August and Herman (twins), born September 4.

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