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 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY L051 county. In 1ST-") he was married to Annie M. Gerlach, daughter of Godfred and Teresa (Seufert) Gerlach, also natives of Ger- many and pioneer residents of Minnesota, living a1 New Trier at thf time of their daughter's marriage to Mr. Sehaffer. He took his wi!V to his home in Welch, when' they still reside. Here, with their children. Mr. and Mrs. Sehaffer worked and saved un- til they had acquired about 440 acres of land, all of which is worth about ^100 per acre now. Eleven children were born to them, six boys and five girls, ten of whom are still living, Mary, the third child born to them, dying at the age of ten years. The two oldest daughters are married, Teresa to Phillip Pasch of Car- los. Minn., and Catherine to Charles Diederholt of Welch. Minn.; and the three oldesl sons are also married, George to Lucy O'Roark, Louis to Lizzie O'Roarl* and August to Clara Ruhr, all residing on farms of their own adjoining their father's farm; his daughter Caroline is stenographer for the Charles Betcher Lumber Company of Red Wing. Minn., and Joseph. Matilda, William and Frances are still residing with their parents. A school office is the extent of Mr. Sehaffer 's public career, and he is not allied with either political party, being an independent voter. Mr. Sehaffer and his family are all members of the Roman Catholic Church. He is a stockholder of the Welch Creamery, where he furnishes several hundred dollars' worth of cream each year, being the owner of about one hundred head of fine blooded cattle. Adolph Grosse, Hay Creek township, was brought to this county by his parents during the early rush of German immigra- tion. He was born in Prussia. Germany, August 21, 1848, son of Frederick and Mary (Herder) Grosse, also natives of Prussia. The family came to America in 1857 and in the city of Chicago, for two months, the father, Frederick, followed his trade of stone masonry. September 27, 1857, they landed at Red Wing, then a small village, and lived in Red Wing until the spring of 1858, then went to Hay Creek township where, after the proper pre- liminaries, they homesteaded 160 acres of land. In connection with breaking the land, improving the place, erecting farm build- ings, etc., Frederick Grosse followed his trade as a mason until 1868, and died in October, 1879. Adolph was nine years of age when he came to America. He was sent to the neighborhood schools, and grew up on the farm. Upon his father's death he inherited the home farm of 160 acres, but makes his home on a place of 40 acres adjoining the village of Hay Creek. He owns in all 200 acres of good land, upon which, until L907, he carried on general farming, lie has now turned the managemenl of the place over to his son Edward. Mr. Grosse's public record has been one of honor and distinction. For twelve years he ably