| JOSEPH
BIERMAN, a leading farmer and stock-raiser of Tilden Township, has been
identified with the interests of Cherokee county since the
year
1873. He did not emigrate from another State or country, but
was
born in the Hawkeye State, Clinton County, September 3, 1855 and is a
son of Frank and Elizabeth Bierman, natives of Germany.
Joseph is
the second of a family of six children and during his early life he
attended school, and worked during the vacations in a factory.
At
the age of eighteen he began life for himself, going to Cherokee
County, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He worked by the
month for six years and at the end of that time he purchased a tract of
raw prairie in Tilden Township where he founded a home and where he has
since resided. He has improved the place with good buildings
and
has planted a fine grove of five acres, all the surroundings indicating
thrift and prosperity. Although a young man Mr. Bierman has
attained an advanced position in business circles and is thoroughly
deserving of the esteem in which he is held. His entire time
and
attention are occupied with farming and stock-raising, and he has been
very successful in these enterprises. He is a firm adherent
to
the principles of the Democratic party. Mr. Bierman was
married
February 14, 1882 to Miss Emma O'Neal, a daughter of Peter and Debbie
O'Neal. She was born in Livingston County, Illinois, October
16,
1862. Four children have been born of this union:
Vennie,
John, Roy and Harry. Mrs. Bierman is an acceptable member of
the
Methodist Episcopal Church. It is indeed a pleasure to
witness
the realization of hopes and worthy ambitions; in attaining his present
position Mr. Bierman has been dependent upon his own resources but has
been successful in all his efforts.
Source: Biographical History of
Cherokee County, IA, W. W. Dunbar & Co Publishers,
1889 |
