Herman Pohlman

As printed in 1910

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. 1903; Arthur, born February 20,

As printed in An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.