Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 500
JOHN C. MICHAEL

John C. MICHAEL, came to Harrison County with his parents, Charles and Frederica, in 1868. They settled on section 17, of Magnolia Township, where he remained until 1884, and then bought a farm on section 8, of Magnolia Township. Our subject was born in Mecklenburg, Strelitz, Germany, October 19, 1859, and in April, 1863, his parents came to America settling in Cleveland, Ohio until 1868 or 1869.

John C. bought a partly improved farm, of which about 50 acres had been broken and fenced. He built a frame house 16x26 feet, together with an ell 16x18 feet. He was united in marriage in Harrison County, October 16, 1884, to Miss Lena HERMAN, and they are the parents of four children; Mamie, Carl, William (deceased), and John.

Lena was a native of Mecklenburg, Germany, born in 1863, and came to America with her parents, when 12 years of age. They settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where they remained until the autumn of 1879, and then came to Harrison County.

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