Herold, Joseph J. 1857 - 1916
HEROLD, LUBOLD, PECKLE, GARSNER, MILLER, BAKER
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Date: 3/12/2005 at 21:47:22
Joseph J. Herold farms one hundred and sixty acres on section 10, Sumner township, where he makes his home in a commodious house which he has erected. As the years have passed he has come to be regarded as one of the substantial farmers of his neighborhood and his success is the more creditable as it has come to him through his own efforts. He was born in Sumner township, Winneshiek county, June 18, 1857, and is a son of Bernard and Mary (Lubold) Herold, natives of Germany, who came to America in 1846 in order to profit by the larger opportunities of this country. The parents located in New York, where they made their home for eight years. Imbued with the western spirit, they journeyed across the country, making for the middle west and finding a desirable location in Sumner township, this county. The father was a carpenter by trade but in Winneshiek county gave his entire time to farming. He has now passed away and the mother is also dead, her demise having occurred in 1891. To their union were born thirteen children: Regina and Henry, deceased: Elizabeth, the wife of Louis Peckle, of Austin, Minnesota;; Andrew, of Jackson township; John, of North Dakota; Katherina, who married J. Garsner, of Polk county, Minnesota; George of Cottonwood county, that state; Joseph J., our subject; Minnie, the wife of J. Miller, of Pocahontas county, Iowa; Clements, of Spillville, this state; Fred, of Hazleton; and two who died in infancy.
Joseph J. Herold was reared under the care of his parents and received his education in the country schools of Winneshiek county. The father early taught him thorough agricultural methods and after laying aside his text-books he remained at home and worked upon the home farm until he was twenty-six years of age, when he took a string of horses to North Dakota. Returning, he bought one hundred and sixty acres on section 10, in Sumner township, where he erected a fine home, substantial barns and sheds and also provided such other equipment as is considered indispensable to modern farming. He engaged in general farming and stock-raising, giving careful attention to both lines of endeavor. As the years have passed he has attained success and is recognized as one of the substantial men of his township.
On September 21, 1887, Mr. Herold was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Baker and to this union have been born four children: Benjamin Bernard, born May 15, 1889; Mamie Agnes, whose birth occured on the 15th of August, 1893; Emma Katherine, born March 27, 1895; and Gertrude Celia, born July 12, 1897.
In his political affiliations Mr. Herold is a democrat and now serves as township trustee and school director. He is a member of the Catholic church, in which faith his family has been reared. In promoting his own interests he has done much toward bettering agricultural standards and improving general conditions and his labors have been of importance in the development of his township and county.
Source: History of Winneshiek County Vol 11
St. Clement Cemetery gravestone
Winneshiek Biographies maintained by Bruce Kuennen.
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