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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

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           WILLIAM KAPPEN, farmer, sections 29 and 32, Winsor Township,
        was born May 31, 1827, in Prussia, and is the son of FREDERICK and
        MARY (ODE) KAPPEN.  His father died in Prussia, in 1846.  His
        mother came with him to America in 1854, and died in 1868.
           MR. KAPPEN landed in New York, on reaching this country, and
        proceeded to Marine City, St. Clair County, where he worked as a
        farm laborer one year by the month; at the end of that time he
        bought 40 acres of land, on which he resided and labored two years,
        sold out and went to Lexington, Sanilac Co., Mich., where he con-
        ducted a rented farm one year.  In 1858 he went to Booneville, Mo.,
        where he rented a farm, on which he labored two years. In Septem-
        ber, 1861, he enlisted in the Union service, enrolling in Co. A,
        Fifth Mo. Cav., State Militia. He was a participant in the battle
        of Booneville, and his regiment had many engagements with bush-
        whackers. The command did not leave the State. He was discharged
        in March, 1863.
           In May, 1863, he removed hither and bought 80 acres on each of
        the sections named. He is a decided Republican in political senti-
        ment, and has served four terms as Highway Commissioner, four years
        as Township Treasurer, School Director ten years, and has this
        present year acted as Census Enumerator in the Township of Winsor.
           He was married in April, 1852, to WILHELMINE DANNENBURG, and
        they have been the parents of 10 children, — WILLIAM, LENA,
        FREDERICK, MARGARET (deceased), MARY, HERMAN, ERNSTINA, MATILDA,
        AUGUSTA and MARTHA.

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