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Born 1883, Fergus Falls township
From History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916)
GEORGE E. TOMHAVE.
George E. Tomhave was born in Fergus Falls township, Otter Tail county, Minnesota, on April 21, 1883, and is one of the younger generation who have chosen agriculture as his life work. He is die son of John Tomhave and hi> wife, Anna H. (Mier) Tomhave, both natives of Germany. John Tomhave was born on January 13, 1834, and died on February 9, 1907. His wife was born on August 4, 1839. They emigrated to America in 1868 and effected a temporary location of two years in Fontenac, Wisconsin, removing at that time to St. Paul, Minnesota, where they lived for six months.
In 1870 they purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land, under the homestead law. in Fergus Falls township. Otter Tail county, and continued to live on this place for six years. The place was then sold and another farm was purchased in the same township, on which the family continued to reside for fifteen years, and then sold to the son, Louis. John Tomhave had a struggle in the early years of his residence in this township and followed his trade of mason, as well as his agricultural operations. He built the first brick block that was erected in Fergus Falls and did the first mason work in Elizabeth, Mr. Mason splitting out the Ixxird? on which he plastered. In 1889 he invested in the place on which his son, George, now lives, and in tSq2 he erected the present buildings. To John Tomhave and his wife were born the following children: John J., Henry A.. Louis. Catherine, who is the wife of ('. J. Holzbauer; Anna. who is the wife of Ed Kemnitz; Peter W. (deceased), Albert C, Carl (deceased), and George E. John Tomhave was a member of the German Evangelical church and an officer of the same.
George E. Tomhave received his education in Fergus Falls, upon the completion of which he assisted his father with the work of the home place. In 1005 be purchased eighty acres of land, which be-till owns Tn 1006.
together with his brother, Albert, he purchased one hundred and sixty acres in Carlisle township, which was sold in 1913. In 1910 they invested in one hundred and sixty acres mure, which they divided equally, and this is devoted to general farming and the breeding of Shorthorn cattle. In 1909 George E. Tomhave was united in marriage to Alma Baumgart. and they are the parents of two children, [name withheld], who was born on May 18, 1912, and Dorothy Alma, who was born on December 2, 191 5. Alma (Baumgart) Tomhave was born on March 11. 1885, and is the daughter of G. J. and Hettie (ScoveD Baumgart. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In political matters, George E. Tomhave votes the Republican ticket in national affairs, but votes independently on local questions. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America.
As printed in History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name George E. Tomhave: John J. Tomhave (b. 1858)
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