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 HISTOEY OF GOODHUE COUNTY 371 llillig, John Hennings, J. <i. Scholl, Peter Wailauer, Nicholaus Gross. Wm. F. Schmidt. Henry Bombaeh, Fred Westendorf, Fritz Klauser, William Plotc David Freiermuth. The following is a partial list of the early German settlers: In Belvidere — Klaus Hoist in 1855, Peter Wagner, Jacob AVohlers. In Cannon Falls — Charles Kloek, John Hoffstaetter, John J. Hartig. In Belle Creek — John Hilger, Jacob Hilger, David Switzer, James Schweiger. In Cherry Grove — Henry Kuhns, Charles Hickman, Gottlieb Persig. Frank Yager. Frederick Walters. In Featherstone — Joseph Katthoff, Frederick Schmidt, Jacob Banlich, Ernst Phefferle, Mathias Schabert. In Florence — Michael Ackerman, Charles Herder, Casper Koch, William Hank. Nicholas Schierard. Jacob Schneider, Ed. Schenaeh. John Roeper. In Old Frontenae — Charles Herder, .Alike Ackerman. Engel- bert, Haller Lorenz, Jacob Schneider, Henry Huneke, John Himeke, Joseph Brenner. William Miller, John Friedrich, August Seebach, Fred Klehr, Engelbert Berchtholt. In Wacoota — Charles Hahn in 1853, Anton and Ferdinand Seherf in 1854, Andrew Keye in 1854, William Miller in 1855, Julius Smith in 1855, Ludwig Thiergart. In Goodhue — Theodore Keinpter, Adelbert Bernhardt, Henry Brandes. In Pine Island — William C. Ackerman, William Krapp, John Mohr, Joseph Ahneman. Conrad Durst, J. A. Kuhn in 1855. Henry Ahneman and John Ahneman in 1856, Schaeffer. In Roscoe — John Buhler, Richard Dressel, Fredrick Hamman, John Kreubeng, Frank Kunz, Jacob Rosch, John Schugg, Fred Schaunberg. In Vasa — Carl Schroske, John Dablow. In Wanamingo — William Hahn, John Betcher, Peter Hoppe. In Warsaw — H. Zimmerman, Herman Seherf, Ernst Zahn, In Holden — Charles Zimmerman, Fred Zimmerman, Charles Boatman, Abraham Zimmerman, Michael Hartman, Fred Schmidt. Henry Knutz, Edward Kohler. In Kenyon — August Kaulke, Reinhart Reibath. In Leon — Fred Mohrmann. In Minneola — Carl Schlenty, Frank Stroback. In 1853, J. J. Knauer, a German, surveyed and platted Red Wing for the proprietors. William Freeborn, Benjamin F. Hoyt. Charles L. Willis and Alex Ramsey. An early storekeeper oi* Red Wing was a German, Mr. Enz, of the firm of Jackson & Enz.