The Stude Family of Jackson County, Minnesota

CHRIST STUDE (1895), farmer of Alba township, was born in Livingston county, Illinois, August 19, 1866, the son of Cbrist and Margaret (Kroa) Stude, of whom the former is dead, the latter living in the state of Washington.

Mr. Stude resided in his native county until the year 1895. That year he came to Jackson county and bought the northwest quarter of section 33, Alba township. He has ever since been engaged in farming the place, making his home with his brother, Henry Stude. He is unmarried and one of a family of five children, the others being Henry, Charlie, Annie (Mrs. Herman Leeck) and Lewis. He is a stockholder in the Brewster creamery and also in the Farmers grain elevator at Brewster.

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HENRY STUDE (1895) is a farmer and land owner of Alba township, where he has resided for the last fifteen years. He was born in Reading township, Livingston county, Illinois, August 15, 1874, and resided in that county until 1805, growing to manhood on his father's farm and receiving a common school education. He came to Jackson county upon reaching his majority and bought his present farm, the southeast quarter of section 32, Alba, upon which he has ever since lived. He has made practically all the improvements on the place, has all the land under cultivation, well fenced and partly tiled.

The parents of our subject were Christ and Margaret (Kroa) Stude. Both parents were born in Germany and came to America when young, having been married nnd having resided in Livingston county, Illinois. The father of our subject died there twenty-five years ago. His mother remarried and now lives in the state of Washington. Henry Stude is the eldest of a family of five children.

Mr. Stude was married in Jackson county, October 10, 1898, to Millie Baumgard. She was born in Illinois on March 10, 1880, and is a daughter of Kudolph and Gustie (Leeck) Baumgard, natives of Germany. Her mother is dead; her father lives at Hatfield, Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Stude are the parents of three children, as follows: Paul, born February 17, 1901; Walter, bom October 10, 1904; Clara, bom March 26, 1907.

Mr. Stude is a member of the Alba township board of supervisors. He is a stockholder and a director of the creamery at Brewster and a stockholder in the Brewster Farmers elevator; also a stockholder in the Brewster Horse company.

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Lewis received an education in the district school of Illinois and in Alba township, Jackson county, to which place he moved with his mother and stepfather in I8O0. He lived at home until seventeen years of age; then he began working for his brothers on the farm in Alba township. In 1005 the property was divided and Lewis fell heir to the southwest quarter of section 33. He improved the farm and at once began its cultivation.

Mr. Stude was married December 20, 190" to Emma Gerdes. She was born in Livingston county, Illinois. May 25. 1882, and is the daughter of John and Hika (Lanus) Gerdes.

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