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FRIEDEL, ADAM
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  Adam Friedel, farmer,, sec. 12, Morton Tp. (P. O., Mecosta), was born at
  Darmstadt, Germany, March 27, 1846.  his parents left the “Faderland”
  when he was a lad, and located in Waterloo Co., Can., where they remained
  about seven years, and then came to Mecosta County in the year 1862, the
  first settlers in Mecosta.  They made the journey hither via Ionia,
  Mich., and cut their way through the woods 15 miles.  The father (Justus)
  entered a claim of 80 acres of land under the Homestead act.  The
  selection of location proved judicious, as the D., L. & N. R. R.
  traverses the entire width of the farm, and the enterprising village of
  Mecosta has been located one mile west.  The primeval forest was in its
  original condition.  The nearest inhabitants were two miles distant,
  located like themselves in a dense forest; their place of supply was
  Greenville, Montcalm Co., 40 miles away—solid woods intervening—and at
  Big Rapids, the civilization center of Mecosta County, the work of
  improvement was in swaddling clothes.  To the original 80 acres of land
  40 acres have been added by purchase, and 80 acres are under the plow.

  The “Vater und Nutter” are the central figures of the household.  They
  have reached the respective ages of 73 and 72, retain their old country
  habits of early rising, and the wholesome hilarity that characterizes
  their race.  “Shermany” is warmly remembered; but they rejoice in their
  prosperity here and the rapid strides of Mecosta County toward a fair
  rank with the other counties of the Peninsular State.

  Mr. Friedel is now  the proprietor and manager of the property described.
  He was married May 14, 1872, to Catherine, daughter of Sebastian and
  Christine Erich, a native of the same place with her husband and was born
  June 20, 1852.  She came to the United States in 1861.  Of the marriage
  of Mr. and Mrs. Friedel six children have been born: Frederick W.,
  George, Adam, Louise Catherine, Maria, Adam Jacob and Ernest.

  Mr. Friedel has officiated two terms as Treasurer of his township, has
  been Supervisor, and is now Highway Commissioner.  He owns 25 head of
  good cattle, and five horses.


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