WILLIAM F. BRAMMEIER

William F. Brammeier, owning and operating an excellent farm of one hundred and twenty acres in Farmington township, is numbered among the worthy native sons of Cedar county, his birth having occurred on the old homestead place in Farmington township on the 8th of July, 1870. His father, Frederick W. Brammeier, is mentioned at greater length on another page of this volume. He obtained his early education in the district schools and afterward continued his studies at the Wilton Normal Academy. He remained with his parents until twenty-seven years of age, when he was married and established a home of this own. At that time he bought a tract of one hundred and twenty acres in Farmington township, the further cultivation and improvement of which has claimed his attention continuously since. He raises the various cereals best adapted to soil and climate and his labors are annually rewarded by bounteous harvests. His place is neat and attractive in appearance, indicating the supervision of a practical and progressive owner.

In 1897 Mr. Brammeier was united in marriage to Miss Louise Wacker, a native of Wilton, Iowa, and a daughter of Peter Wacker. Their home has been blessed with five children, namely: Hilda, Fred, Herbert, Otto and Arthur.

Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Brammeier has been independent in his party affiliations but at present votes the democratic ticket. His religious faith is that of the Lutheran church. Cedar county has always remained his home and he is well known and highly esteemed within its borders.