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 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY 987 America and settled in this township, where he purchased eighty acres which he broke and improved. Later lie purchased 160 acres more and subsequently still another eighty, owning at the present time in addition to this, a half section in North Dakota. He is still in the prime of his activities, but his wife died several years ago. Charles Zander, a substantial German citizen of Hay Creek township, was born in Meeklinburg, July 18, 1850, son of Andrew and Mariah (Zandmann) Zander, who brought their family to America in 1861, and located on the farm which is now owned by Charles Zander. At first they built a shanty with lumber brought from Keel Wing, but later en. , -ted the comfortable home where the family now lives. The mother died in 1880 and the" father in 1893. Charles was brought up on the farm, and after his parents' death took charge of the home place. He owns 380 acres around the homestead in Hay Creek township, and in company with his brother, Andrew, also possesses some land in Belvidere township. He raises some stock and carries on gen- eral farming. Mr. Zander is a Republican in politics, has been a supervisor of the township one year and path master many years. He attends the Methodist Episcopal church. Andrew Zander, brother of Charles, married Marguerite Augustine, and has five children. Mary. Christine. Louis, Gustave and Lena. A. C. Bryan carries on general farming in an up-to-date man- ner, on a fine homestead in Burnside township. He has a large silo, commodious barns, a well-furnished house, and all the latest farm machinery of every description, having been most success- ful in all his undertakings. Mr. Bryan was born in this county, April 28, 1863, a son of Thomas and Margaret (Gleeson) Bryan. The father came from Ireland in 1817 and settled for a time in Erie county, Pennsylvania, where he remained ten years. In 1857 he came to Burnside and purchased a farm, where he con- tinued general farming until the time of his death, in April, 1906. A. C. showed marked aptitude in his studies in the com- mon schools, and supplemented this training with courses in the normal school at Winona and the Curtiss Business College in Minneapolis. After this he taught school three years. He now makes a specialty, aside from his agricultural pursuits, of feeding stock and selling it on the hoof. Mr. Bryan has been town chairman for five years and for several terms occupied school office. He was married in 1892 to Emma J. Crandall, daughter of J. S. and Cinderilla Crandall, early settlers of the county, who came from New York state via Illinois. To this union have been born five children, Helen, Ralph, Harry C, Everett and Bernice C. Andrew O. Berg, of "Wanamingo village, was born in Cherry